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on ktvu fox two. now at ten, considering restoring funding for after-school programs. board members expected to vote soon on potentially reversing or laying already approved cuts. >> some of them can't even deal with their day school teachers, but when they see the after school teachers, their hearts are lightened. >> but first, developing news out of washington, d.c. authorities confirming tonight two israeli embassy staff members have been killed in a targeted shooting right outside the jewish museum. d.c. police saying the 30 year old suspect yelled free palestine after he was taken into custody. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. metropolitan police in washington just gave an update on that shooting in the last hour. police say they received a

call about four hours ago of a shooting outside of the capital jewish museum. an event was going on inside. officers say they found a man and a woman dead at the scene. the suspect was taken into custody inside the museum shortly thereafter. >> the shooting was committed by a single suspect who is now in custody. prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum. he approached a group of four people, produced a handgun, and opened fire, striking both of our decedents. after the shooting, the suspect then entered the museum and was detained by event security. >> police have identified the suspected shooter as 30 year old elias rodriguez of chicago. investigators were also able to retrieve the weapon. a witness at the scene says the museum was hosting an annual event of young jewish diplomats. >> did see the i, whom i believe

is the perpetrator. again, i did not see the shooting. he seemed very distressed, so i assumed he was a witness to it. and i offered him water. he said yes, i went to get him water the moment i handed him the glass of water. he then whipped out a red jordanian keffiyeh keffiyah and said free palestine. and then the security ran in. >> the mayor of washington, d.c. said the city would not tolerate any act of hate or terror. u.s. attorney general pam bondi also said that she intends to prosecute the suspect to the fullest extent of the law. >> and the israeli embassy in the u.s. identified the two victims as embassy staff. a young couple about to get engaged tonight, the israeli ambassador to the u.s. expressing his outrage. >> we are a resilient people. the people of israel are resilient people. the people of the united states of america are resilient people. together, we won't be afraid. together we'll stand and we're going to overcome moral depravity of

people who think that they're going to achieve political gains through murder. >> and the director of the fbi said he's been briefed on the shooting and is working with metropolitan police on the case. we will continue to monitor this story, and we'll have an update tonight on the 11:00 news. live coverage also always available on the fox local app. the live now from fox stream. we'll have coverage throughout the evening. and now to our other top story, the oakland unified school district, holding a special meeting tonight on whether to reverse a controversial decision to cut funding for after-school programs. >> it came after parents and students slammed the wide ranging cuts at a rally earlier this evening. ktvu john jack is live in oakland with the very latest john. >> yeah, claudine. mike, we do have some breaking news to report on this story. just moments ago, the board voted to reverse those cuts to after school. it came after board members got quite an earful from

people during public comment. now, notably, the board voting down a proposal to simply delay the cuts. again, the school board in oakland voting to reverse cuts to after school. >> this board is a mess, and you need to clean it up because you're hurting children. >> outrage at wednesday night's special meeting of the oakland unified school board. more than 40 parents, students and child care providers taking the podium, slamming the board's march decision to slash after school before school and summer programs. >> why is the school board take away something that thousands of kids benefit from? >> food prices are going up. rent prices are going up. why would you cut after school care? >> two months ago, the board voted to cut those programs by up to 80% in an effort to reduce the budget by $106 million, potentially impacting thousands of students. >> i was mad, i'm not going to lie. i was a little upset because it's like it's so many

parents that is working their butt off constantly, day by day. >> at this latest meeting, board president jennifer brohard floated a compromise of sorts to delay the cuts by a year. >> that's why i'm proposing tonight that we postpone the implementation of caps on services and contracts until the 2026 school year. >> but board member mike hutchinson, who put forward a resolution to repeal the cuts entirely, blasting that move. >> they're substituting something that isn't even the same as what we got handed as we walked in. save at the school. save at the school. >> the heated meeting followed a rally outside metwest high school, where community members voiced their anger over how this is all played out. >> we've been partners with ousd for such a long time, and for us to not be included into that conversation is a disappointment. >> parents say cutting after school programs would hurt both them and their kids. >> it will be impactful for me, especially as a mom, because of the fact that i work and i'm a single parent.

>> i feel like the youth center at skyline was my lifeline. you know? they saved me. they were space that made me feel safe. they provided resources that i couldn't get anywhere else. >> percent of after school programs. >> and notably of all those 40 plus people that spoke out at tonight's meeting, not one of them spoke in favor of the cuts. now, going forward, the open question here is what the board will actually do when it comes to tackling its budget woes. we'll have to see in the weeks and months to come. mike, back to you. >> all right. thank you john. well, some san francisco supervisors joined a rally over proposed cuts to medicaid and food assistance. people gathered at the community health center on polk street this morning, and a number of them taking part in a 12 hour fast in solidarity with hunger strikers up and down the state. they say the federal budget bill under consideration in washington would cut spending on snap or food stamps and expand work requirements for food assistance, and medicaid. >> must make sure that people

have health care because it is a human right. >> we are also attacking small business. we are actually attacking workers because food stamp program not only supports small business, but they make sure that we actually have words in our cities. >> yeah. that's right. >> the nonpartisan congressional budget office says the budget bills, changes to medicaid would remove at least 7.6 million people from the health care safety net. >> a former san francisco rookie police officer made his first court appearance after being charged in connection with a crash that injured three people. 28 year old ryan kwan was arraigned on charges including dui, causing injury and reckless driving. investigators say kwan was off duty when he crashed into a minivan early saturday morning on sunset boulevard, near rivera. kwong had been sworn in as an officer just two days earlier. his attorney says he accepts responsibility for what he did. >> he's, you know, incredibly sorry. >> for what happened. his

thoughts right now are for the people who were injured and hopes that they have a speedy and full recovery. and he accepts responsibility for what happened. we haven't received any of the discovery, so we don't know all the details yet. >> just yesterday, sfpd announced that it has cut ties with kwan. the judge this morning released him from custody. his next court appearance is scheduled for june 4th. >> the two year old girl, who was the focus of an amber alert and suspected parental abduction yesterday, has been returned safely. police say the girl was abducted in west oakland at about noon by her own parents and her maternal grandmother, who was wielding a gun and knife. officers found that girl about midnight in a home near 94th and lawler in east oakland, and arrested all three family members. the child's paternal grandmother, alicia benjamin, was attacked during the abduction. the little girl is back with benjamin tonight and is expected to be okay. all three suspects have been booked on suspicion of burglary, battery and violating a custody order. the maternal grandmother is also being held on suspicion

of assault with a firearm. >> and tonight, a family searching for answers after their father died on the job at a recology facility in san francisco. 61 year old alfredo romero died friday morning at work. he had been in the industry for 40 years and was a skilled mechanic. his family says they still have not been told by his employer what exactly happened, and that his colleagues were the only ones to provide insight. >> into health thing. it wasn't a traffic accident. he was on like in the back of the hopper of one of the trucks in the shop, trying to work on it when it happened. so it feels like something that really should have been prevented. >> the family says the union wrote a letter on their behalf asking for transparency. and in a statement from recology, a spokesperson, saying we understand and we share their shock. however, the incident is still being investigated and we are working with the proper authorities to determine exactly what happened. cal osha and the san mateo county district

attorney's office are investigating the death. >> walmart is working to fully restore all service after yesterday's fire at the san leandro station. that has caused major disruptions. bart was able to reopen all stations today, but green line service between berryessa and daly city was still suspended. ktvu tom vacar spoke to riders and has more on the fire. the fixes and the investigation into exactly how it all happened. wednesday at san leandro bart station. three things were going on at the same time. one almost normal service had returned a relief to regular riders after a terrible tuesday. >> i depend on bart to get to work, and you know, when i get here and something's going on, it's like it's not dependable. >> were you worried early this morning that maybe it wouldn't be fine? >> definitely. i have to check my bart app to see what the what the message was regarding which line was, was, was working. >> a lot of people on the bus, but it took maybe 40 minutes by

bus, so it wasn't bad, but it would have took me 15 on bart two. >> the investigation into the precise cause of the fire continues. three the temporary repairs are being watched very, very closely. >> you make temporary repairs so you can restore service right away, and then you focus on more of the long term repairs, which is the work that will happen into this weekend. >> due to ongoing repairs. the green line from berryessa to daly city requires a change of trains. >> we have service to all 50 stations in the system. >> the passage of measure rr in 2016 provided $3.5 billion to rebuild bart's critical infrastructure. >> of that, more than 1.2 billion goes to our power infrastructure. >> so far, 60 miles of main train power cables have been replaced. >> you need to maintain your infrastructure and you need to replace items when they outlive their design life. >> fact is, san leandro station is one of the oldest stations because it's one of the original

stations. and that means wear and tear is a constant thing. for decade after decade after decade, yet hope for bart springs eternal. >> i know bart is struggling right now, but i think it can overcome times like this for sure. >> i hope they can get this situation solved and all the bart riders be happy. >> senator scott wiener is leading the charge to try to get more funding for bart and other transit, because the work they do is absolutely critical, not just to the freeways, but also the california economy. tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> still to come. new technology from san francisco police on fighting crime is bearing results. how officers are able to track down suspects in just minutes. [music] >> anna merryweather. a bit of a temperature spike for today, but tomorrow we go the other direction in your thursday forecast and we'll have the update coming up. >> also addressing homelessness across the bay area tonight, the initiative from city

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after, they robbed a high end designer store in union square. investigators shared footage with ktvu amber lee, and she joins us live in studio with those details. amber. >> claudine. we were invited inside the real-time investigation center to look at a large retail theft bust. police made last friday. they used drones and other technology to catch the thieves. within minutes. >> in square units. those three suspects that robbed burberry. >> on friday before noon. surveillance cameras show one suspect running with luxury designer goods apparently stolen from the burberry store at union square. footage that investigators at san francisco police's real-time investigation center were able to retrieve quickly after the theft was called in to dispatch. >> a suspect description one more time. >> we're able to take that image, and we're able to then disseminate that image to the patrol officers that are working out in the field. >> a drone was immediately

launched from a stationary site to track two of the three suspects. police say one was a 42 year old woman. the other was a juvenile male. though the suspects appeared to have changed clothing at some point, the drone still located them. >> even though the male appears to have changed. we were able to determine that it was the same person. >> south east corner. >> qanon 11. naaimur 97. >> within minutes of the theft, police arrested the suspects. >> so there's another one. >> and recovered most of the stolen goods. police say the swiftness of the arrests after the crime is critical to prosecution. >> in this case. when you're able to solve something within the first five minutes, recover all the property. your case is that much stronger. >> police say the use of technology has assisted in 500 felony arrests last year, and just in the past week, it has helped in 32 felony arrests. >> i think it's working and

doing exactly what we want it to do. >> lauren ellis owns k contemporary, an art gallery at union square. she supports the use of technology to prevent and solve crimes. >> we are a city known for innovation. we're a city known for technology. our police department should have the cutting edge tools that it needs. we've seen people feeling safe in a very vibrant neighborhood within the last six months or so. i feel like that has felt even more pronounced. >> police claim there is no invasion of privacy. no one is monitoring a live feed from the cameras. video is retrieved as needed for an investigation. >> people were that were getting the most privacy, were the criminals that were coming in and being able to commit a lot of crimes here without being caught. >> police say the thieves stole handbags that added up to more than $15,000, and that the case has been turned over to the district attorney's office. police are still looking for a third suspect who took off in a different direction. claudine. >> interesting. inside. look.

amber, how many actual drones does the police department have now? >> well, they tell me they initially started with just a few, and they're now up to dozens. >> certainly, as they're seeing success. it may lead to even more than that. thank you. amber lee reporting live in studio. well, tonight, the police department did team up with the nonprofit stop crime sf to give the public a free demonstration on police drone use. several types of drones were on display for residents to learn about the public private camera program. safe city connect was also there, sharing how they implement ethical standards into their forensic cameras. >> the drone use is increasing public safety. they're being used for things like car theft, emergency response, search and rescue in ways that are making it safer to for the police department to do their job. >> the aclu has previously recommended safeguards such as usage limits and selective data retention when it comes to drone

privacy concerns associated with law enforcement. >> mayors from some of california's largest cities were at the state capitol, urging continued investment to address the state's homelessness crisis, and san francisco mayor daniel lurie was among the seven mayors calling for sustained funding for the state's homeless housing assistance and prevention program. mayor lurie says the program funds 1000 shelter beds in san francisco. >> i am proud to stand alongside my fellow mayors, as we call on the state legislature, to restore $1 billion in homelessness, housing assistance and prevention funding. this funding is used across the entire state. it matters to every single city and every resident of california. >> and the mayors of riverside, sacramento, irvine, bakersfield, long beach and san diego also took part today in sacramento. >> well, a bit of a temperature bounce today here in the bay

area for most neighborhoods, except out toward the coast. lots of sunshine there, but a pretty good onshore breeze keeping those temperatures only in the 60s. this was the scene today in half moon bay. pillar point harbor lots of clear skies, but that wind really picked up during the afternoon hours, that typical sea breeze kicking up, but still nice to see all the sunshine out toward the coast this afternoon. so mostly clear skies across the entire bay area today, the warmest day of the week. take a look at some of the highs from this afternoon. san francisco 67, oakland upper 70s, san jose 81 and some lower 90s out toward antioch and fairfield. santa rosa 84 degrees. we begin to cool things off tomorrow. more sunshine. it's a breezy to windy forecast for tomorrow as well, but lots of excuse me, lots of clear skies showing up here across a good portion of california. some cloud cover up here right around eureka, right around cape mendocino. but we are still tracking a bit of a breeze out there as well. right now, the wind reports 8 to 10 to right around 13 miles an hour

out toward sfo. we have a breeze still gusting at 28 miles an hour. here's our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. and right now we have clear skies, but some patchy fog will make a comeback. current numbers in the 50s and still holding on to 67 degrees in concord. overnight temperatures back down into the 50s with partly cloudy skies for the morning hours tomorrow, but then increasing sunshine into the afternoon hours. but our cooldown kicks in, so forecast highs. no more 90s, we're thinking some 60s and some lower 80s. what about the holiday weekend? we'll have more on that with your full update in just a few minutes. >> all right, we'll see you soon. mark thank you. still to come. gas prices front and center as drivers hit the road for the upcoming memorial day weekend. >> and the latest on how congress may block california's plans to phase out sales of gas powered cars in the state. >> and a first of its kind bulldozer. the high tech goals for this machine and some of its critical

senate voted tonight to clear the way to roll back three emission rules right here in california. democrats delay the vote tonight for hours, strongly objecting the move. those standards senate republicans are looking to block do include a first in the nation ban of the sale of gas powered vehicles in california by 2035. the other two rules deal with cutting tailpipe emissions and curbing smog pollution from trucks. republicans arguing these standards will be costly for consumers and stress the country's energy grid. the senate could pass the rollback resolutions by the end of the week. today, the company lumina unveiled the world's first electric, soon to be autonomous 40 ton bulldozer in san francisco. this is the lumina moon lander model. one company founder ahmed scheuber began the venture four years ago in his garage, with the goal of making it easier for communities to build infrastructure. moon

lander is fully electric and boasts that it has one of the largest cabs of any dozer on the market, and it's air conditioned. now, it's not fully autonomous yet, though scheuber says it has a number of sensors, and it expects to be fully autonomous by the end of next year. >> we're really researching the industry and kind of placing ourselves in it. we realized that electrifying, electrifying fleets of construction equipment have the capacity to double the profits of these businesses. and then when you layer on autonomy on top of it, you can triple the profits of a lot of excavation projects. >> scheuber added that even though autonomy is the goal, he wants to make construction workers as comfortable as possible should they need to be in these vehicles. >> well, this weekend for memorial day, a record number of people are planning to travel, which could cause headaches on the road, but comes as many drivers may see some relief on gas prices. according to gas price tracker gasbuddy, the national average price of gasoline on memorial day is projected to be $3.08. the

expected price could be the lowest for memorial day since 2021. in comparison, gasbuddy says the average gas price in san francisco is $5.11. more than 39 million people are expected to be on the road for the holiday weekend. >> it's just a moment for all of us to remember the many people who have lost their lives cycling. >> still ahead, cyclists coming together to honor lives lost on the road. the message they're sending to drivers and cyclists. >> and a california state lawmaker cited for dui in northern california. why she is denying any wrongdoing. >> and later in sports, the newest multimillion dollar athlete speaks with reporters what quarterback brock purdy is saying about his new contract and the new season. >> also, the latest on president trump's so-called big beautiful tax bill and where it stands tonight in ngre.

a solemn ride to honor those who have been injured or even killed while biking. >> the goal of the ride of silence is to raise awareness for drivers and cyclists alike. ktvu betty yu is live for us in alameda tonight with that story. betty. >> claudine. the ride of silence is a global event that takes place in may at various locations tonight. for many who participated, they said this was a chance for them to reflect and heal. they came together to ride in silence in memory of those whose lives were lost or forever changed while biking. berkeley resident jocelyn larkin rode with a heavy heart as she remembered her husband, 59 year old christopher pattie, who was uc berkeley's chief lawyer in 2017. he was killed instantly by

a speeding driver while biking in guerneville. according to the chp, patty had pulled well off the road when the driver lost control. the impact was so violent, it threw him onto the trunk of the suspect's car and slammed him into the back window. >> my husband and my children and i all loved riding, and i couldn't let that man take away something that brought all of us a lot of joy. so i still think about chris when i'm riding, and i like that. >> the group rode silently for seven miles, starting and ending on park street in alameda. isabella dematos organized this year's ride. she still suffers from a hip injury after being hit by a car nearly 40 years ago in oakland. >> every day you ride, you can get in that situation. yes, alameda is very proactive with putting out the bike lanes, so it's making it a lot safer for

us to ride in alameda. but we don't ride only in alameda, but up in the hills. >> just days ago, a child on a bicycle was struck by a car in oakland at nicole and coolidge avenues. the child reportedly suffered severe head trauma and was rushed to the hospital. wednesday's ride was escorted by police to ensure safety. >> it's great to volunteer for them. it's the first time a great opportunity like this came out, so i was let known about it last night. and now i'm here just to be with the community. >> the first ride of silence began 23 years ago. now, in addition to tonight's event here in alameda, there was another event in san francisco where participants there stopped at sites where cyclists recently lost their lives. mike. >> betty yu live tonight in alameda. betty. thank you for that. the san jose police department is honoring its officers who were killed in the line of duty.

[music] this morning. a ceremony was held at the department's fallen officers monument since 1849, 14 san jose police officers have made that ultimate sacrifice. the latest was a community service officer, long pham. he died last year after being struck by a drunk driver while conducting traffic control. >> this year, with heavy hearts, we add a 14th name community service officer long pham, who died in the line of duty late last year. it's a reminder that the risks of this profession don't only fall on sworn officers, but on everyone who wears a uniform in service to san jose. [music] >> and the families of some of the fallen officers did attend and were honored during the service. >> new at ten a california state senator cited on suspicion of dui is denying the allegation. sacramento police say sabrina cervantes was involved in a car

accident on monday afternoon. she was taken to the hospital by another individual and then treated for minor injuries, while officers who went to the hospital said that she appeared intoxicated and cited her. cervantes. a democrat from riverside county, said that lab results from the hospital showed she did not have any alcohol in her system. she was not given a breathalyzer test. >> the trump administration's so-called big beautiful tax bill has cleared a big hurdle and could be passed as early as tonight. now, division among the republican party delayed this bill, and with a narrow majority, republicans can only afford to lose three votes. the bill would extend tax cuts from president trump's first term, remove taxes on tips and overtime, as well as cut millions of dollars from medicaid and food assistance programs. >> i think progress is made. i think that there is a pathway forward that we can see. but again, the leadership will have to figure out, you know, what the time frame of this is. >> we know that children and

families will go hungry with this proposal. the budget would cut crucial programs for the poor and working families. >> now, discussion on the house floor is still currently underway. house republicans tonight have agreed to some 11th hour changes, including deregulating gun silencers and adding a $12 billion fund for homeland security to reimburse states for costs of migrant detention. >> well, there was another tension filled meeting today between two world leaders at the white house. this time, after president trump made unsubstantiated claims about genocide to south africa's president. >> you're taking people's land away. we have not from them we have. and those people, in many cases are being executed. they're being executed, and they happen to be white, and most of them happen to be farmers. and that's a tough situation. >> president ramaphosa, who was at the white house to discuss commerce and trade, pushed back against president trump's repeated claims that white

farmers are being targeted. >> it's not the government that. >> it would take president trump to listen to them. i'm not going to be repeating what i've been saying. i would say if there was afrikaner farmer genocide, i can bet you these three gentlemen would not be here, including my minister of agriculture. he would not be with me. so it will take him. president trump, listening to their stories, to their perspective. >> get off the subject of. >> other south african officials and journalists also say there is no evidence that thousands of white farmers are being killed or targeted in the way president trump has claimed. >> and the trump administration dropped a lawsuit against southwest airlines, alleging chronic delays during the height of the pandemic. the lawsuit was filed in the final days of former president joe biden's term in office. the current transportation department says the case should have never been brought forward. southwest thank the trump administration for ending the lawsuit.

>> tonight, flight restrictions are staying in place at newark airport to help ease congestion, and this comes as the faa takes steps to overhaul the nation's entire air traffic control system over the last month. outages at the philadelphia based facility that controls flights in and out of newark have led to widespread delays and cancellations. the faa addressed the issue with software updates and new fiber optic lines, but a longer term fix is expected to take months. >> reducing that by 37 flights per hour. isn't going to avoid those mass backups. >> today, major airline ceo sent a letter calling on congress to act quickly on funding. the number of flights in and out of newark will be reduced through the summer. >> coming up tonight at 11, a special meeting in san mateo county, scheduled for tomorrow with the board of supervisors, will discuss in the latest on an investigation into embattled sheriff christina corpus. [music] >> and in weather, a bit of a

temperature spike for today, but some cooling in the thursday forecast. and we'll have the update coming up. >> and the latest on the manhunt for ten inmates who escaped from a prison in louisiana. the details on one f t

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are still searching for five more inmates after ten of them escaped to jail in new orleans last week. one inmate was captured today outside the french quarter, 19 year old corey boyd was arrested at a new orleans apartment complex. he was originally jailed for second degree murder, aggravated battery and threatening a public official. >> i'm confident that we will collect everybody and have them back in custody. my gut tells me that most of them are probably staying close to home, unless they have significant resources somewhere else.

>> right now, there's a $20,000 reward for tips leading to the capture of each inmate. >> the trump administration is working to cancel police reform settlements agreed to during the biden administration. the department of justice says it's planning to review and possibly overturn the cases against police departments in eight cities. officials say the reforms made by police in minneapolis for the george floyd killing and louisville for the breonna taylor police shooting are no longer in the public interest. these departments had overhauled hiring, training and management policies. and tomorrow night, we will be airing a special program. looking back at five years since the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. we'll explore what happened, what plus what has changed across the nation since then. and that will air tomorrow night at eight on ktvu. plus, if you miss it, it will air again at 7:00 on sunday night on the fox local app. >> more than a year after authorities raided sean diddy combs home in miami, the special agent in charge took the stand in court. he testified that

investigators found parts of an ar 15 in combs bedroom, along with a gucci bag containing drugs and expert witness also explaining victims may stay in abusive relationships due to fear of violence, financial control or love for their partner. now this comes days after diddy's ex-girlfriend, cassie ventura, testified that combs would take things away if she wasn't doing what he asked. combs has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, his lawyer saying case evidence reflects domestic violence but not sex trafficking. >> i'm jesse gary in saratoga, where santa clara county officials are turning to artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires in remote areas when they're in their infancy, before they can grow into a goliath. that story coming up. >> but first, a live look outside chief meteorologist mark tamayo is going to have the

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the claremont canyon regional preserve and the carquinez strait regional shoreline. crews will use a piece of equipment called a carbon riser that can burn trees and brush at very high temperatures, and produces much lower emissions than burning open piles of wood. >> and in the south bay, firefighters are using artificial intelligence to prevent wildfires from exploding in size. as ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary shows us tonight. santa clara county is expanding a program to provide a quicker response in those initial stages of a fire. >> this is a new developing technology that's more effective with identifying smoke. >> county deputy fire chief bryan glass says at least 35 artificial intelligence sensors are being added to the rugged terrain in several county parks, such as sanborn park in saratoga. the tall, narrow devices will be put primarily in the east and west foothills and in south county. >> the smoke drifts across, the sensor sensor activates, and then from there, we can move a

camera to double check the activation of the sensor. >> the sensors send an alert to a dashboard similar to this one used by san jose water, which has deployed its own ai sensors. fire crews or park rangers respond to alerts arriving in real time, speeding the response. the county board of supervisors on tuesday approved $250,000 for a one year pilot program. board president otto lee pushed for 50 sensors instead of 30. >> the urgency is very real. many of our folks, those who live by hillside residents in the unincorporated areas, have living in the district. >> the demand has really picked up where i would say the interest has picked up in the post la wildfire world that we're living in. >> the santa clara county fire safe council has sold sensors across the state and across the west. seth shalit, ceo of the santa clara county fire safe council, says sensors have been sold in san mateo, alameda and santa clara counties and in

other western states such as colorado. >> 48 hours after the flames were extinguished, the sensors were there and they picked it up and initiated a response by the fire service. >> installation in santa clara county begins during the summer months with a goal of creating an ai warning network, protecting several counties across the bay area. >> we could actually prevent 1 or 2 fires or reach them faster than before. that already pays off. whatever investment we are putting in today. >> santa clara county offers wildfire prevention workshops for the public. go to our website ktvu.com. we'll link you to the dates and times for those you can attend either virtually or in person in saratoga. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> and developers in los angeles county are looking to use ai to help people in the rebuilding process following the firestorms in january. they say the ai software can examine submitted building plans for basic compliance with zoning and

building codes, and then it will make necessary corrections to avoid back and forth with the city. the australian company behind the software says it hopes the program can jumpstart the county's rebuilding process. >> what our technology does is before you submit to the city, it's a pre-check via the ai platform, where you submit up your floor plans. it checks it against a digital version of the rules, and it gives you a scorecard to tell you exactly where your compliant or not compliant, and how to get your application ready so you can get a fast track approval. >> and the company says it has partnered with cities around the world, including austin, texas. >> well, in bay area weather today, the warmest day of the week, that means some cooler temperatures headed our way. for your thursday and friday. you can see the temperatures from today some 70, some 80, even a few neighborhoods close to 90 degrees. but everybody cools off a bit. in your thursday forecast, you will notice that change concord from 85 down to

79 degrees. so here's the plan for tomorrow. we could have some patchy fog coastside tomorrow morning, and then clearing skies around the bay. and also for some of the inland areas as well. the warm spots tomorrow still in the upper 70s to the lower 80s. here's the satellite where you can see lots of clear skies over the bay area. but we have some cloud cover up here and some some light showers approaching. eureka. least the north coast of california into southern oregon. for us right now, though, we still have mostly clear skies. and here is our live camera looking out toward the golden gate bridge. now. some patchy fog will likely resurface over the next few hours near parts of the coast. and current numbers right now. santa rosa 58 degrees, concord is 67 and san jose in the upper 50s at 58. so tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, kind of a mild start. temperatures mainly in the 50s. to start off your thursday morning. here is the forecast model. and then into the afternoon hours these brighter colors begin to resurface and the eventual temperature range from the low 60s all the way to the low 80s

by about 3 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. so forecast highs for your for your thursday everybody a cooling off a bit 6070 and some lower 80s. so today we had a few spots right around 90 degrees out toward fairfield and antioch. but that will not be the case for tomorrow. so this area of high pressure, this was the source of the warming for today. and this begins to back off as we see some energy move in from the north. and we'll see that cooler forecast for thursday and friday. and once again, those winds do pick up around 15 to 25 miles an hour. so breezy to windy. forecast setting up for tomorrow once again. now we do have with those winds picking up a fire weather watch for all these areas and out toward the san joaquin valley. so this is for tomorrow. we could have winds gusting to 35 miles an hour. it's also a pretty dry weather pattern as well, so it's definitely a fire elevated fire danger for parts of the state. once again, we'll show you the highs for tomorrow. cooler than today and that cooldown will continue in your friday forecast. by the way, the cooler days in this five day. and then as we head into the

weekend, clearing skies on saturday, a bit of a bump in the numbers. partly sunny on sunday and then on monday for memorial day. looks like a little bit of a drop off in those numbers with more clouds headed toward the bay area. so we warmed up today, cooling off and then warming up just slightly as we do move into the weekend. >> okay. sounds good. thank you mark. well, coming up in ktvu sports, presented by honda. the golden state valkyries picked up their first win in franchise history. we'll have those highlights for you. >> and tonight on the 11:00 news, a new report highlighting the latest numbers on commercial office space across the bay area. 1-800-got-junk? is always just

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san francisco 49ers quarterback brock purdy spoke about the new deal and what lies ahead. bailey okwara was right there at levi's to ask him about the big deal. >> brock purdy signed a five year, $265 million contract extension with the 49ers in a post on x from his mom, carrie. it showed that purdy celebrated in a way only he would with a simple chocolate cake. >> i'm not going to lie, it was just like a simple cake that i think my mom got at the grocery store. like she called ahead of time and picked it up. but yeah, i like chocolate cake in general, so it was special to me. >> purdy was the last overall pick in the 2022 nfl draft. he wasn't a starter for his high school team in arizona, and wasn't sure if he'd earn a spot on a division one college roster. >> i was going to walk on somewhere or go to a junior college, and in those moments it's like, i don't know if football is for me or not, but having a family that believes in me and has been there for me from like moments like that to now, it's just something that you can't make up.

>> today it's safe to say football is for purdy. you think about all the programs that that you've been at back to high school. you sort of started at the bottom and just rose through the rankings, eventually getting here. what is that a testament to? >> i just think, like i said, the whole process thing, i think a lot of people nowadays want to get to, you know, their dream job or goal and, and they're not willing to, you know, take it step by step and learn from people and understand that it's not just an overnight thing. >> the person brock has learned most from. >> my dad, for sure. just, you know, for him, he always worked his butt off with providing for my family and i. and he's selling hot tubs and delivering hot tubs and he had long days and nights, but man, we'd be so excited when he came back, like to the front door. >> while he celebrated the deal with his dad and the rest of his family, there's one big purchase he may make with his new contract. >> i was telling my wife and she's annoyed with me, but i'll say it. but i'd like to get a

bass boat one day. so yeah, that'll be my first big purchase. >> well, longtime colts owner jim irsay is dead at the age of 65. he became a colts owner in 1997 and appeared in two super bowls, winning super bowl 41. irsay has in recent years battled health issues, but the team didn't give any details on his death, saying only that he died peacefully in his sleep this afternoon. he is survived by his daughters, his ex-wife and his ten grandchildren. turning now to the wnba, it was an historic night inside chase center tonight. stanford legend tara vanderveer banging the drums as the golden state valkyries welcomed the washington mystics. now in the fourth quarter, mystics up two. kayla thornton drives and passes to veronica burton, who makes that three. warriors guard benjamin jumped up and pumped up later in the quarter. valkyries up one. valkyries avoid the turnover. thornton gets fouled, knocks down that three. a four point play for the valkyries. under 35 seconds left. valkyries

up four. thornton misses that basket, but then they come in with a rebound and that's a dagger three by burton. she finishes with 22 points. valkyries pick up their first ever win, 76 to 74. >> it feels great. credit to first of all washington. they played played a great game, great fight. but our girls stuck with it. we got to just keep believing. you know they've been working on their threes all game. we just got to let it fly. we don't win this game without this crowd. like i said this crowd is six man on defense. and they stuck with us. and i appreciate it. we love you guys. >> all right let's turn to game one of the nba eastern conference. it all lived up to the hype. the indiana pacers and the new york knicks face off in madison square garden. less than 30s left. knicks up two. tyrese haliburton almost loses it but then knocks down that jumper with a bounce at the buzzer. haliburton thinks he's won the game, but take another look. haliburton had his foot on the line right there as he took that shot. so it's a two pointer and

we're going to overtime. and then under 20s left you see the pacers that one. when andrew nembhard finds obi toppin who rises for that two handed slam. pacers steal that game one winning 138 to 135. all right oklahoma city thunder guard shea gilgeous alexander was named the 2024 2025 kia nba most valuable player. gilgeous alexander is looking to become the first player to win mvp and an nba championship in the same season since steph curry in the 2014 2015 season. and it's been an up and down nine game homestand for the san francisco giants. let's take you to the top of the fourth. the royals up 4 to 1. salvador perez launches one deep the other way for that two run home run. the royals would beat them 8 to 4. giants and their homestand five and four. after the game, giants manager bob melvin made this announcement regarding justin verlander's injury status.

>> he's not going to be able to make his next start, so we're just going to i'll him right now. he'll end up missing two starts and i think everybody everything will be good. you know he's obviously not happy about it. he wants to make every start. but we think it's the prudent thing to do is just give him a little bit of a break. >> it's one of those things that i really thought it was going to be just fine. and i go out there and start throwing and i look up the first pitch and it's 90 and 91. i'm a little boy. >> so verlander is being placed on the 15 day injury list. due to that right pectoral injury, the giants will begin a nine game road trip in washington on friday. that's it for sports. the 11:00 news with mike starts now. >> next at 11, a shooting outside a jewish museum in washington, d.c. leaves two israeli embassy staff members dead. the latest on the suspect in custody. also cutting after-school programs in oakland tonight in a special meeting, the district