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KTVU KTVU Mornings On 2 At 4am March 7, 2017

Tracks going. All the rain has moved off or moved north and were going to keep it that way with upper 50s and low 60s. Its 4 01. Here he is. I hope theres nothing to report. Not much, steve. Good morning to you and good morning to you at home. As you make that junction traffic continues to look pretty good. There is a minor accident on southbound 680 just north of sickamor valley road. Its not wet out there traffic is moving along nicely. Might be better off for you. You can see here at the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. 4 01 lets go back to the desk. House republicans have introduced there plan to keep the Affordable Care be act. Millions of americans could lose their health coverage. The republicans plan came monday through two committees. Americans need relief. They deserve a new direction. Thats why were taking action to repeal and replace obama care with Healthcare Solution that is can actually work. It would eliminate taxes and mandate and replace income subsidies with tax credits based oven age. 2000 to 4,000 per person. The commerce plan would eliminate medicaid plan by 2020. Change medicaid to per capita state to state. Ken jacobs has studied health care for more than a decade. He says the medicaid coverage with hurt the 31 states. Its going to be the states to come up with the money and in california were talking 81 billion to keep this and if not were going to have millions of people dropped off coverage. As many as 3. 7 million medicaid enrollees in california. The republicans plan does keep two provisions. Requiring patients with preexisting conditions and allow dependents up to 26 to stay on their parents plans. They also eliminate um, the rule for what plans have to cover in terms of essential health benefits. So there may be a plan out there that people can buy now but it may cover very little. They dont want folks to see it until the very last minute. Four House Republicans said they could not support the medicaid reductions while at least republican senators objected to income based tax credits. It is very complicated and we shouldnt rush it. We need to get this right. Ktvu fox 2 news. The bill was released without a core from the congressional budget office. Time now 4 04. Also President Trump released his new revised executive order on travel and immigration. Now its different and more narrow than the original travel ban but critics say it still appears to target muslims. This new order bans people from six instead of seven. Iraq was taken off the list after the pentagon and the state department criticized. People who have a green card or a visa will not be affected. To our allies and partners around the world. This is part of our ongoing effort to eliminate vulnerabilities. And the entire u. S. Refuge program will be suspended for 120 days under the new executive order. Silicon Valley Companies often use visas to bring in highly skilled Foreign Workers z. Speeding the up the review time to as little as two weeks. Government Officials Say it will help ease the backlog of the overall visa processing system. Former oakland mayor gene quan is making a move from politics to marijuana. They want to open at 32nd and noriega because they say the Chinese Community there is under served. As amber lee explains many members are opposing that idea. This was once a pharmacy now former mayor gene quan plan to open a potaqauarium. It will be professionally operated in a safe environmentment as a germ tolgs. We need to have a facility thats bilingual and bicultural. An audience greeted kooum thursday night. Opponents. If gene quan wants to open one, go back to oakland. Having marijuana in this compact neighborhood is absolutely not suitable. We have elderly children, preschoolers, children to shop and walk in this area. Kooum says opponents are vocal. Last november when prop 64 legalizing the Recreational Use of marijuana passed with 68 of the vote. And in 1996 prop 215. Since then ive been prescribing it, referring my patients many of whom have disabling chronic illness. Neighbors say a Cannabis Club invites crime into the area. Im afraid there will be robbery, violence, on the street. So my view is no. No, to not open an operation in this neighborhood. For people to not have access to this because of some unfounded feer. Amber lee ktvu fox 2 news. If its approved measure a would apply to marijuana growers, nurseries, distributors, manufacturers, and even testing labs. Critics say the money would go into the general fund and could be spent oven anything. The tax would apply only to marijuana related businesses that are outside of incorporated cities. Low income families received some muchneeded help last night after they lost everything in a fire sunday morning. That fire destroyed 16 units where 40 people lived. Volunteers delivered bins and bags full of donated clothing and canned foods last night. The volunteers are part of a program in which they mentor children at the motel each saturday. We came one day last summer to meet the children and just play and weve been back every saturday since them because we love them. Theyre amazing. Everybodys come together as a community. Its made a horrible experience memorable. Fortunately the families that lost their homes can move into other empty units at the motel and while the cause of the fire is still under investigation the people who live there speculate a child may have been playing with matches. A gofundme account has been set up a month ago so far its about a quarter of a way to the goal of 10,000. Well the raiders plan to move to las vegas got a boost with bank of america offering 650 million in financing for the new stadium. Now the raiders made their pitch yesterday. The city of oakland also made a presentation with an Investment Group featuring funl great ronnie lott. They want to build a new stadium in oakland at the coliseum site. There was nothing new in the oakland proposal. In the meantime the nfl seems impressed with a new offer from bank of america to finance a las vegas stadium. An nfl executive says bank of americas involvement quote, suggests confidence in the project. Bank of america would provide a construction loan that replaces the sux 50 million that casino mogul shell don ot sovn. A vote could come as soon as the end of the month. Mayor schaf says she is not giving up. At 4 30 well tell you why neighbors in one area say a burglary suspect never should have been released. And up next, how this driverless shuttle could help people taking Public Transportation and where its being tested right now. Well unless youre up around Sonoma County it should be pretty warm out. Well take a look at those temps. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Its 4 14. A measure to getting rid of the Electoral College system here in the u. S. Could be on the way to california this year. Now the initiative would not actually change any laws but it would ask the voters if the state to advocate reforms to abolish the Electoral College. Time is now 4 15. California lawmakers continue a push to make california the nations first sanctuary state as a response of trumps tougher stance on immigration. But critics of these sanctuary state ideas say it could making law abiding undocumented immigrants more of a target not less. Opponents at the capital spoke out against it arguing it will make california less safe. The people that have demonstrated a willingness to victimize others, i have no sympathy for them and they have to go. From helping immigration agents track down targets for deportation. Sacramento sheriff scott jones led that opposition. He says right now immigration only notifies them about an undocumented person if theyre in jail for an undocumented crime. The very things that theyre trying to prevent which is large escambia ice immigration sweeps in the communities theyre almost ensuring thats going to happen. We give them that low lying. Were not looking for a fight. A fight has been brought to our doorstep and were not backing down. He says largely in response to the trump administrations immigration stance. Opponents say the bill forces californias own Law Enforcement to break federal bonds. Theres a 10th amendment and it says that federal government cant commondee. We have never been engaged in ice enforcement at all in the community. We never ask what someones immigration status is. Right now on sports 17 we want to check that out for an early look at traffic this morning. Were looking at the south bay commute right now. Its going to be okay if you are driving on northbound 101 through the gilroy area. Not a bad commute coming through there. And it continues to look very good all the way into the san jose area with no major issues. Traffic is looking very good on all the freeways here. If youre driving in san jose for example well scoot up to highway 17 with no major issues. And you can see that traffic is looking very good. You can see its dry and its going to make it a much easier commute. It was much easier for you and for me. Thank you. We do have clearing skies at least for most. Theres some cloud cover up to the north. Parts of lake county and if youre up there north you will get some clufr and some rain. Thats where the storm track is going. Overall ooment of this is lifting north. But all signs point to higher pressure building in and giving us a little bit of a drier pattern. Some areas to the north 46. Napa 39. Brentwood 39. East bay temps are running colder than the north bay. Low 40s for martinas and vallejo. 45. Teens and 20s in south lake tahoe. By the way the reason why 80 was closed for most of the day yesterday they had over 56 of snow. Theres a lot of snow up there. Oh, my gosh. The storm tracks north. You can see right here a little bit of cloud cover will sneak through unless youre down in southern california. Or heading over to spring training. That looks good. Temperatures look cool in the morning. Compared to last year when it was hot. Thats not the case this year. We do have cloud cover up to the north. Mendecino county. Lake county. 50s and 60s on the temps. Upper 50s low 60s. We had mid 50s yesterday. It was cold yesterday. So cold. This old swed used to not be bothered by the cold. But yesterday i felt like man its cold out there. Rain monday, tuesday. All right. A lot of hail yesterday. So it was cold. How many reports . 100. I know. It was incredible. Thank you steve. 4 20 is the time right now. We just got some details on an overnight shooting involving Police Officers in richmond. What we know is it all started about 1 15 this morning when Someone Called Police to report that their neighbors truck was being broken into. When Police Arrived the suspect started running. Just a few blocks away several shots were fired but nobody was hit and from what we understand the suspect got away. If you witness anything you are urged to call police. Meantime in san ramon a Business Park. The bishop ranch Business Park now has two all electric driverless shuttle. These shuttles could eventually be used on city streets possibly going to and from bart. It could move thousands of employees around that big campus and help reduce traffic. It can carry up to 20 people. So there is six sitting positions and six standing positions. So it can carry people with either disabilities or parents with children. If the Pilot Program works and its a success Officials Say they may add to their fleet operating twelve driverless shuttles by the end of the year. 4 22 is the time right now. 16 potholes on our roads. Also children and their parents starving in somalia. Next the International Call to help out in this crisis. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Urging the International Committee to take action to fight famine in the african country of somalia. Theres disease and lack of access to safe drinking water. A u. N. Emergency relief quarter met with mother and children who are going hungry. We understand their hunger and their needs. The reason i and my colleagues are here is because by seeing it ourselves, we can make this story known to a much bigger world. The u. N. Says about 6 million smolys are in need of live saving measures. North korea and malaysia are in the middle of a builter dispute. North koreans are now bans mala malaysians from leaving the country. Malaysia is pursuing several north korean suspects allegedly involved in that murder. The two women. In one of President Trumps First International confrontations the u. S. Is deploying an advanced aunt Missile Defense system in north korea. That comes after north korea tested four missiles yesterday. He said were practice for striking American Military bases in japan. The four missiles landed in the sea off japan. The white house says President Trump spoke with both the japanese Prime Minister and the acting president of south korea by phone to assure the u. S. In the face of the serious threat posed by north korea. Time is now 4 27. A new travel ban taking effect. Up next. The changes in trumps new plan on how bay area muslims are reacting. And comparing slavery to immigration. Looks like its not a bad commute here. So far anyway. We have a decent looking drive on the Golden Gate Bridge heading south to the toll plaza and into san francisco. And we have an improving forecast as well. A little more sun to the south. See whats in store in those temps. Its okay to cry, right . No more we dont want anymore [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. Speeds up to 45 megs, for 30 a month. This is ktvu mornings on 2. Welcome back. All you ought to know about the facts of life. With tooty. Oh, my gosh. How do you remember this . Tooty. The facts of life. Well the facts of this morning is youve got a live picture of the bay bridge and thats the facts of life. Our director said miss garrett. And what was . Natalie the rich girl. Welcome back to

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