in tyranny. and juneteenth signifies that. >> tonight celebrations of juneteenth held across the bay area. but in oakland, some gatherings had to go to plan b. why? some say the closures around lake merritt caught them off guard, and the weather is keeping pg and e on its toes. as warned, the utility company has decided to shut off power to hundreds in the bay area as officials watch these warm temperatures and high winds carefully. and good evening to you. i'm claudine wong, now around 1000 homes and businesses in the bay area are without power tonight, and that's due to a deliberate shutoff by pg and e. this is the first time this season the company has made that decision to cut power due to concerns over wildfire danger. we want to give you a look at the pg and e map, and this is their outage map. you got the purple triangles right here that shows you exactly where the power was cut. you can see a majority of those outages are in the east bay. ktvu john jack is

live near livermore tonight with more on all of this. hi, john. >> hi, claudine. and this area in the south and east, south and east of livermore is where a lot of the outages are concentrated. residents will tell you. not surprisingly, this is pretty frustrating, but firefighters say these outages, these shutoffs are an important tool to prevent fires from sparking. >> it's definitely frustrating. but i mean, some of it i mean, all of it's really out of our hands. >> low humidity, dry vegetation and high winds elevating the fire danger in the east bay. as a result, pg and e decided to do a public safety power shut off that began thursday morning and will likely last through saturday. >> what that is, is when we proactively de-energize customers because of the high risk of fire. >> the shut off impacting hundreds of customers in alameda county, most of those south and east of livermore, hundreds more in contra costa county, including some in clayton, are

also affected, along with a few dozen in santa clara county east of gilroy. >> i'm just used to it at this point. one of our neighbors, she she has a generator, so we hear hers kick on. and, you know, we just deal. >> pg and e says over the years, i has actually helped them reduce the number of customers out at any one time. >> your viewers may recall that a few years ago, tens of thousands of customers would lose power, and now we're able to be much more targeted. >> pg and e does have what are called community resource centers for those impacted by the shutoffs, and people with medical conditions can sign up to get advance notice of when a shutoff could happen. >> i think there are a necessary component. >> with all hands on deck. thursday. alameda county firefighters say these public safety shutoffs are an important tool in preventing wildfires, especially in rural areas. >> it gives us a little bit of maybe a safety factor of, you know, those accidental starts

that may come from electrical equipment. >> you know, all it takes is one spark, one start at the wrong time, the wrong place, you know, to really open things up. >> and again, these outages are expected to last into saturday, although that could change based on changing conditions. pg and e does have a street by street map showing where these shutoffs are happening. we've got a link to that on our website, ktvu.com. claudine. >> all right. all good information. good to know what are the conditions out there right now john. is it feel really windy for you? i know you were out at the antioch fire last night and it was really blowing. >> then. it was windy out in antioch last night. it is certainly windy in the livermore area today, and we continue to see the at least these little vegetation fires popping up, firefighters running to take care of those as quickly as they can. and the hope is that by having these shut offs that those little fires won't get sparked into something bigger flooding. >> all right. thank you john jack reporting live. well he was

out at that summersville fire that broke out in antioch yesterday. and that fire is now 100% contained. today, residents did wake up to a reminder of that fire threat. and that prompt response with that pink fire retardant dropping from the sky, still covering those homes, streets and the cars. flames scorched more than 350 acres, and the smoke from the fire prompted an air quality advisory last night. residents were evacuated from their homes for about two hours. >> i'd say 20 minutes. the fire came from over the hill and then the police came to our door and told us we had to leave. >> flames engulfed part of the residents fence, but other than that, the fire damage did appear to be minimal. cal fire says four people were treated for smoke inhalation. all right. this is a weather pattern. we're. going to be watching. ktvu chief meteorologist mark tamayo is here with more on the gusty. winds and the dry conditions. and mark, we are talking in the break prior to this about there's no red flag warning, but certainly when you

have fires like the summersville fire in antioch, a lot can change very quickly. >> yeah, especially the winds kind of picking up in the afternoon hours, just like yesterday. you have to take those those changing wind conditions seriously. so as claudine mentioned, we do not have a wind advisory, although it's windy, just not that strong and not reaching that level. we do not have a red flag fire warning, but we're close to that point. in fact, as a fire weather watch to talk about as we do head into the weekend for parts of northern california showing you the winds today you can see sfo 51 miles an hour, fairfield 43 miles an hour, oakland airport 40 miles an hour. so it was a breezy to windy day across the area. and we're going to hold on to this pattern with elevated fire danger right on through saturday. so winds around 25 to 35 miles an hour. relative humidity. we're not seeing seeing single digit relative humidity. we still have that onshore breeze transporting some moisture into the area, but still it is coming down. so these are the areas we're really watching parts of the north bay and parts of the east bay. now, in terms of that red flag fire warning, we're going to see a wind shift. we'll see more of a

northerly breeze. and this is on saturday. so all these areas under a fire weather watch with the potential to turn into a red flag fire warning. so this is saturday morning. until sunday morning winds could be gusting around 30 to 40 miles an hour. and that does include solano county. so here's the forecast model. kind of lumps everything together the temperature, the wind, the relative humidity and where you have some coverage, that's where you have elevated fire danger. so here's where we are today across northern california in the bay area. it backs off in the morning hours. and look what happens into the afternoon hours. this is your friday afternoon and then once again into saturday. so this is kind of the same kind of model pga is watching to determine those power shutoffs. so this is saturday into the afternoon and into the evening hours. so no red flag fire warnings. but i will say we're kind of approaching that level kind of borderline definitely elevated fire conditions as we do head into friday and into your saturday. more on your forecast in a few minutes. >> certainly a lot to watch. thank you. mark. well, there have been juneteenth celebrations across the bay area today, but in oakland there was also some confusion. now this is video of the barricades that

were around lake merritt today as drivers tried to find a way around westbound interstate 580, the lakeshore avenue exit and westbound 580 to grand avenue were also closed. caltrans posted last night on social media that the closures were requested by oakland police, while oakland police said yesterday there would be beefed up enforcement because of last year's violence. some business owners around the lake told us they didn't know about the closures. others say they did receive a notice from city officials outlining those details. now, because of the limited access to the lake, people told us they headed to mosswood park, which was about two and a half miles away from lake merritt. and our camera did see a handful of vendors and light crowds there, as well as a police presence. now, this confusion is not meant to take away from the importance of this federal holiday, which marks the day that union soldiers rode into galveston, texas, to free the last enslaved african americans that day back in 1865. coming two years after president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. let's go to ktvu. crystal bailey, who attended a

celebration at the oakland museum and joins us live with more. hi, crystal. >> hi, claudine. yeah, we're here, actually, right by the lake. because in years past, this has been a hub for celebrations for juneteenth. but as you can see, not a lot of crowds. it's really, quite honestly, not very many people here because pedestrians are the only ones allowed on these streets. roads are closed due to traffic. those those traffic closures you mentioned earlier. but on the other side of the lake, the oakland museum hosted the juneteenth festival. and i can tell you there were hundreds of people there to celebrate freedom day. for the third year in a row, the oakland museum of california turning its garden into a cookout and block party. >> today is about celebrating black freedom, black joy, black resilience. >> the event featured a variety of black owned vendors and family friendly activities. the valkyries opened up a half court for free throws, and multiple djs played hip hop and r&b tunes. >> a lot of my girlfriends come and we bring our families and we

get to get a chance and the opportunity to, like, hang out and celebrate this day. >> and everybody's invited to the cookout with a plate, especially curated by local chefs, including burgers, coleslaw and mac and cheese. along with the food, black vines was offering a tasting from seven different black owned wineries. >> as we acknowledge what today really means, which is us finding out that, hey, we're free. there are still folks who are fighting for those same freedoms. >> it was an event bringing together members of the community and lawmakers who say, in these tense political times, it's an especially important time to be honoring the nation's history. >> the rights that we won are slowly being peeled back. so celebrating juneteenth today is our responsibility. >> and mayor barbara lee and other city council members were also at that juneteenth celebration, as well as one at the fairyland children's park earlier today. but here you can see security being taken very seriously here tonight. claudine.

>> okay. crystal bailey reporting live. thank you so much for that. well, let's turn to san francisco, where union leaders mark juneteenth today, the international longshore and warehouse union members, bringing together its members at their headquarters this morning. they say workers continue to face challenges across the country, and they urged people to organize and exercise their rights, saying that san francisco dockworkers have a long legacy of activism. >> juneteenth reminds us that freedom in this country has never been a gift. it has been a struggle. freedom had to size, fought for and demanded by the brave, the bold, the unheard, and the determined. >> they also urged members not to be silent in the face of injustice and inequality, and to continue to fight for respect and opportunity in the workplace. and our coverage of juneteenth continues here on ktvu news. at 530, we're going to shine a spotlight on a black owned business in the south bay

who is serving up family recipes that date back generations. >> i look around the restaurant and see the diversity of the people in here. lets me know that we're doing something right, i think i feel like we are. >> that's jackie jackson from jackie's place, who shares with us her legendary family recipes and why they go hand in hand with the juneteenth holiday. and today, the city of piedmont unveiled preliminary designs for a memorial honoring its first black family to own a home. now, when sidney and irene dearing moved into what was then an exclusively white community, that was in 1924, and they faced intense harassment and threats and then moved away just months later. officials say the memorial sculpture uses elements of a home, including a doorway and a window and a mailbox, to suggest what was lost. it was designed by a uc berkeley professor and acclaimed artist, walter hood. that memorial is set to be built in triangle park, near the deering's home.

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dodgers today said that it denied a request by immigration agents to access its property. protesters have been gathering outside of dodger stadium, many chanting ice out of l.a. in recent days. the team has faced criticism from some in the community for staying silent on the ice raids in the area, especially given the dodgers large latino fan base. the team

said that this morning, ice agents requested access to its parking lot, and the organization denied that request. on x, homeland security said that customs and border protection vehicles were in the parking lot for a short time, and it was unrelated to any operation. the dodgers said that tonight's game against the san diego padres will be played as scheduled. police and protesters clashed outside of an immigration customs enforcement building today in portland. footage from the scene captured the moments officers fired flashbangs and tear gas, trying to push crowds away from the gates. protesters responded by throwing firecrackers and attempting to ram that gate with a dumpster. two protesters were arrested, according to the portland police bureau. local media reports that this demonstration gathered in support of moses sotelo, a vineyard worker who had been arrested by ice a week earlier in a new san jose law banning the use of rvs as rental

properties for the unhoused takes effect in almost two weeks, and the goal is to increase safety and prevent problems related to homelessness. but some advocates say this is just another attempt to make life harder for those who are already struggling. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary has that story. >> the passage of the new law is aimed at preventing what city officials are calling van loading. and that stems from what you see behind me. in some cases, people are actually buying and then renting out old rvs as housing. that's something mayor matt mehan says worsens the problems that are facing the unhoused. >> incentivizing people or encouraging people to pay rent to live in a vehicle on city streets works against everything we're doing to end homelessness. >> san jose city council this week passing an ordinance barring so-called van, lauding the advertising and renting of rvs as a primary residence. starting july 1st, people are prohibited from parking and sleeping in rvs from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m, officials say. the

current law banning street sleeping was too vague and didn't address rvs specifically. >> it's unsafe and it's unfair to the broader community. we have had rvs light on fire. if it's someone killed in an rv fire, we have trash impacts across the city. we are not arresting or prosecuting people for being homeless. >> this council cares more about their constituents than obviously the unhoused. >> advocates such as gail osmer fear the latest ordinance, which comes on the heels of a new law requiring the unhoused accept city services or be cited or even jailed, is another attempt toward outlawing homelessness. the city continues campsite abatements, such as this site at columbus park. >> provided somewhere else to go. i would bend to move there, but at this point in time, it's hard to say, you know, kind of depending on home first in the city. >> advocates say rvs, no matter how imperfect, are offering shelter for those who are having a hard time getting permanent housing. >> i would like to see more rv

safe parking open now. not at the end of the year. >> second district councilwoman pam campos was the lone vote against the ordinance. in a statement, she says in part, the ordinance language the council voted on is ambiguous and overly broad, and forcing the ordinance without offering housing, safe parking or an off ramp is not a solution. mayor matt mehan counters there will be upwards of 1000 beds coming online for the unhoused by the end of this year, and he reiterates this ordinance targets those who are buying and renting out rvs, not people who are down on their luck and sleeping in their cars in san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, let's take a live look outside right now at mount diablo. you can see just how dry it is there as the camera shakes just a little bit as it's pointing out over those hills. let's go to meteorologist mark tamayo, our chief meteorologist, to take a look at kind of how those winds are going. and we've

talked about how it's not officially a red flag warning, even though we have these power shut offs and we're just watching the conditions closely. >> yeah, definitely. the winds have been picking up, but we don't have that real dry offshore wind that we typically link up with high fire danger, especially as we head toward the fall. but still, any type of wind is not good news, and that does lead to elevated fire conditions. now, the one system producing the wind has also cooled off the bay area. take a look at the numbers today. concord 21 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. livermore 19 degrees cooler. santa rosa 13 degrees cooler in oakland 11 degrees cooler. so we're not talking about any heat anymore in our forecast. some clouds in the morning for the coast. clearing skies around the bay. more sunshine inland, but the cooling will continue. no 90s. we're just thinking some 70s as we take a look at the fire danger forecast model here, where you have some coverage here that indicates where fire danger is elevated. so this is tomorrow morning, 8:00. notice how things do pick up into the afternoon hours, all in response to those increasing winds. this is a friday 3:00 and then once again into the weekend. but that

wind shift, we're going to see more of a northerly breeze. that is a dry wind that will lead to a fire. weather watch for parts of northern california, including solano county. now here's the satellite for you today where we still have some patchy fog out there. you can see out toward parts of the coastline, out toward half moon bay, pillar point. we still some patchy fog to track for this afternoon into the evening hours. and here we go with the wind reports. it is breezy to windy out toward fairfield, 37 miles an hour. compare that to santa rosa, though only in the single digits. only eight miles an hour out toward sfo, winds gusting to 35 and hayward gusting to 32mph. the temperature change compared to this time yesterday. lots of minus signs. in fact, significant cooling, especially for the inland spots out toward concord and livermore compared to yesterday at this time. current numbers san francisco 58 degrees hayward is 61. fairfield in the upper 70s. and we're not talking about a completely dry pattern. we're showing you relative humidity values here. we're not talking about any single digit relative humidities just yet. in fact, of course,

that fog out toward half moon bay, up to 88%, santa rosa 34% and san jose 47%. so there is some moisture out there. here is our live camera. we do have still lots of clear skies out there. forecast for tomorrow morning does bring in some patchy overcast and then into the afternoon hours. we should clear things out and temperatures ranging from the upper 50s coast side, 60s and the warmest locations on track to reach the 70s for tomorrow afternoon. and still some gusty winds in your friday forecast. this pattern may stick around as we head into the weekend. we'll have more on that with your full update in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you mark. well, coming up, congress barrels towards a july 4th deadline to pass president trump's budget bill. but parts of that bill are dividing republican l makers.

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is the latest explosion of a spacex rocket. during testing. the spacex starship exploded last night at the company's launch site in texas. spacex says it experienced a major anomaly while being filled with liquid oxygen and high energy methane fuel for a test launch later this month. the company says no one was hurt and there were no hazards to nearby communities. over the past two years, seven spacex starship test missions have ended with explosions or breakups during flight. well, president trump has officially signed an executive order giving tiktok's

parent company another 90 days to reach an agreement to sell the platform to an american company. this is the third time the president has extended that deadline for china based bytedance, with a new date set for mid-september. congress passed a bipartisan bill last year. it required tiktok to be owned by a u.s. company, citing security concerns. negotiations for sale stalled in april after the white house announced new tariffs on chinese goods and president trump's deadline for congress to put his budget bill on his desk is rapidly approaching. but republican senators are still divided over an increase in spending. fox's connor hansen has more. >> the one big, beautiful bill will drive growth and supercharge the american economy. >> president trump says he wants a sprawling budget and tax bill on his desk by the 4th of july. >> if that doesn't pass, you'll get a 68% tax increase. and i would say this any senator that votes against it and that includes democrats, i think they'll be finished in politics.

>> but republican senators reviewing the legislation seem far from finished. >> there's a number of things that i've proposed. we will save not only billions of dollars and raise revenue for this country. one big, beautiful bill. but we'll we will save ongoing costs to the taxpayers. >> some worry the bill in its current form will add too much spending. >> you need to start bringing spending down, and we need to do it a lot quicker than what the house bill does. and that's really my only beef with the house bill. it's just not doing enough. >> but too many changes could create issues. when the bill goes back to the house, where it only passed by one vote. some house republicans say they have red lines they won't cross. like taking out increases to the state and local tax cap, a priority for members and states like new york. a lot hinges on the bill passing. transportation secretary sean duffy toured an air traffic control tower and stressed the need for more funding for improvements. >> the big beautiful bill is the

one pathway we have right now that's going to start the funding, start the process, start the building. >> democrats are still united against the bill, but say they will attempt to leave their mark in new york. connor hansen, fox news. >> israel is threatening iran's supreme leader after an iranian missile strike on a hospital in southern israel. officials say at least 240 people were wounded. israel also retaliated with fresh strikes on iran in the week long campaign. the white house said president trump will make a decision within two weeks about whether to join israel in its attacks on iran's nuclear program, while diplomats hold talks in geneva. during a visit to a damaged hospital, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he trusts president trump's judgment. >> that's a decision for the president to make, but i can tell you that they're already helping a lot because they're participating in the protection of the skies over israel and its cities.

>> president trump is reportedly considering whether to strike a uranium enrichment facility in iran, which is considered vulnerable to powerful u.s. bunker buster bombs. [music] next, the story being told by the culinary celebration of juneteenth, how one black owned restaurant in the south bay is sharing the stories f eir ow

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celebrating juneteenth and for several black business owners in the south bay, this holiday has become a very special celebration. let's go to ktvu. aaron dixon dickens, who joins us live from one of the businesses in san jose and explains how, for the owner, food and history go hand in hand. hi, aaron. >> yeah, claudine. pretty amazing. we're at jackie's place, right on north first street in downtown san jose. a lot of food, a lot of history here. and the line was actually down the parking lot early this morning. still pretty busy here at dinner time. and i want to show you this banana pie. take a look. the recipe dates back more than 100 years. is food an important part of history? >> absolutely, absolutely. i know for our family, for my family. my mom was a chef. she was a cook. and she had a bunch

of brothers and sisters. and food is what brought us together. >> jackie's place on north first street has been around since 2018. many of the recipes are from her great grandmother. juneteenth commemorates the official end of slavery in the u.s. it happened in 1865, in texas, more than two years after the emancipation proclamation. it became a federal holiday in 2021, when biden was president. james taylor from usf says a lot was happening in the bay area and san francisco in the mid 19th century. he says hundreds of black people left san francisco to find a safer place in british columbia again. >> there were a number of incidents in san francisco that were challenging, challenging the status of blacks who were here. >> then in the early 1900s, taylor says. things changed. he says thousands of black people migrated to san francisco. >> that coincided with the jazz

age of the fillmore section of san francisco and parts of la. so the migration is very important. >> jackie says her family is originally from texas, and she is proud being a restaurant owner, and hopes others follow in her footsteps. >> i look around the restaurant and see the diversity of the people in here. let's me know that we're doing something right, i think i feel like we are. >> and claudine, you know, i did ask jackie, when are you going to retire? and she said, five more years, then she's going to turn 70. and then she's done in san jose. aaron dickens. back to you, claudine. >> oh that's amazing. i love food is a love language for sure. aaron. we appreciate that report. thanks so much. well, president trump honored juneteenth in each of his first four years as president even before it became a federal holiday. but this year was different. >> does the president plan to

commemorate the holiday today or make any comment on it? >> i'm not tracking his signature on a proclamation today. i know this is a federal holiday. i want to thank all of you for showing up to work. we are certainly here. we're working 24 over seven right now. >> and that is all the white house had to say about if the president was going to commemorate juneteenth. the vibe different this year as the holiday comes amid a new political environment, as the president issues executive orders aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion, or what are called dei programs. so joining us more now with more insight on this conversation, we have san jose state university assistant public relations professor sean fletcher. hi. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> can we talk about the president's first? he just tweeted really within the last hour or so, and people have been talking about how he had not acknowledged juneteenth today. he has done that in his first administration every year, made some kind of comment about juneteenth. but then this is the only one that sort of references

it. it says too many non-working holidays in america. it's costing our country billions of dollars to keep all these businesses closed. the workers don't want it either, either. soon we'll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. it must change if we're going to make america great again. of course, juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when then president biden signed it into law. what are your thoughts on this tweet? >> well, his first administration versus the run up to this current administration. it's on par with the rhetoric and the actions that we've seen coming out of his administration. this is the individual who last year decided to, instead of acknowledging juneteenth, he held a campaign rally in tulsa, oklahoma, of all places, the site of one of the worst massacres of african american people that we've seen in the united states. on top of

everything that has come out of his administration, not only the assault on equity and inclusion practices, which have funded and supported much of not just juneteenth, but our cultural identity, holidays and commemorations across corporate america and just society at large. what i've seen come from his administration today and leading up to it, is on par with the trump administration that we have seen coming out of his campaign and what he has done since he has been in office to dismantle systematically what we have tried to build as it relates to equity and inclusion. and juneteenth is unfortunately facing some collateral damage. >> and this is year one of his first year of his administration. so people are kind of thinking, you know, what happens next year and the year after? >> well, it remains to be seen under the biden administration,

where this juneteenth was set as a federal holiday back in 2021, we saw a slow uptick in corporations acknowledging it and supporting it, and then somewhat putting their money where their mouth is and making it a paid day off. and last year we saw that upwards of four out of ten large employers were, in fact, giving their employees a paid day off. obviously, we don't know what this year is going to look like until the numbers come out, but we have clearly seen that there is a rollback. we have seen that many of the corporate donations that have gone to juneteenth and other cultural identity related celebrations have been stripped away. many have relied upon not just corporate donations. they relied upon federal government and state government grants that are no longer in existence anymore. so those thousands of dollars that have gone towards

supporting equity and inclusion and in specifics, juneteenth celebrations, we're not seeing them anymore. we're not seeing days off. we're not seeing a lot that we used to. >> and certainly to that point across the country, we have seen some impacts to celebrations. i know that there's a museum in virginia that said they had to scale back because it couldn't get some funding from the national endowment of the arts. and then there was a place in new jersey that had their event at a federal site moved that in denver, there was a music festival that reportedly had a dozen companies back out. so in terms of this year, maybe they could still put on their celebrations. but do you expect that next year? because fundraising happens all year long, that we might see a scale back and maybe some more community grass roots celebrations instead? >> the beauty of it all is that if you look across the bay area and the united states, but specifically, i'll hone in on our backyard, we those who are supporters and allies alike of equity and inclusion, work that where we see celebrations like

juneteenth and other cultural identity commemorations come out. we're seeing individuals and groups persist. we're seeing resilience. we're seeing resourcefulness. we are seeing they are stitching together opportunities to bring communities together to celebrate and commemorate the freedom day, otherwise known as as juneteenth. nothing that we are seeing coming from the federal government is going to stop what started decades and decades ago, and the first juneteenth celebration that was 1866. we're continuing to see these organizations and these groups pull things together, and i am in support of them. and hopefully we start to see these organizations who have turned a blind eye and done an about face because of the pressure that they have seen from the trump administration. hopefully we

start to see some more of them step up and some of the performative actions that we saw coming after 2020 and the social injustice and justice movements. hopefully, we'll start to see them step up yet again and put their money where their mouth is and actually to support not just juneteenth, but other cultural identity celebrations as well. >> yeah, certainly juneteenth is one of many, and certainly that's a conversation and action that we will continue to watch. sean fletcher, always great to talk to you. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. [music] >> coming up fever versus valkyrie caitlin clark in the building warmi

in san francisco as caitlin clark and the indiana fever are in town to take on the golden state valkyries and the buzz is building. clark, of course, is one of the most popular women's basketball players in that building, kind of in the sport. ktvu sports reporter bailey o'carroll joins us now from the court, where warmups are underway right now. and bailey is a hot ticket tonight. >> oh my gosh, claudine, you can feel the energy and the excitement around this building. it is different than other valkyries games. and that is of course, because the one and only caitlin clark is in the building. the indiana fever taking on the valkyries tonight.

caitlin clark is out here on the court. she was getting stretched out the last time i looked behind me. she is still there, so you can't exactly see her face. but warmups going on behind us. one thing that i've noticed is i've seen a lot of fans already making their way into this arena. you see a lot of valkyries jerseys, sweatshirts, shirts, things like that, but then they'll have a fever hat or vice versa. they'll have a caitlin clark jersey, but being wear be wearing a valkyries hat, it's an interesting thing and tells you just how widespread caitlin clark's talents are now. natalie nakase, valkyries head coach, just had a press conference about ten minutes ago, and she talked about what it is like to come out here and face an opponent like caitlin clark, she said. they are ready to go and they expect their fans to be a big part of this one. our fans are kind of like our superpower in a way. >> you know, like they really know when to scream, when to holler. and as soon as that ball gets thrown up, they jump from

the start and they're always cheering, cheering until the very end. i just hope there's a hostile environment tonight. >> well, kate martin and caitlin clark having a college reunion tonight, both playing together in college now newcastle, said kate is ready to go there off the court relationship will not have any impact on this game. kate is locked in and to quote natalie in killer mode now, clark returned to play just a couple of days ago. that was a big question mark coming into this one. if she would play, you see her now warming up there as we just saw her getting stretched out. she's already getting some cheers. lots of again caitlin clark jerseys. as i mentioned around this arena, it feels like a valkyries home game, but in part feels like a caitlin clark home game, if that makes sense. so an interesting vibe out here, but i do have to say caitlin clark's return when she did come back just a couple of days ago, that game was on abc. it was their third highest viewed wnba game in history.

it's a regular season game that is a testament to caitlin clark, the audience and the eyeballs that she brings to the fever game, but also to women's basketball. but we'll send it back to you. >> yeah. exciting to see this tonight. all right. thank you. thank you. bailey. [music] all right. coming up, the amazing story of two cancer survivors. one of them human, the other her very best friend, how they helped each other beat those odds and beat that disease. >> a cooler day today across the entire bay area. the winds, though still a big part of our forecast, also leading to an increase in the fire d anger. we'll have the u

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heat from yesterday. it's from yesterday. it's all history right now. and some gusty winds once again going to be a big part of our forecast for friday and into the weekend. in fact by saturday a wind shift we're going to see more of a northerly breeze. right now we have a pretty good onshore breeze coming in from the pacific, but this northerly wind is usually a drier pattern, so fire weather watch for all these areas saturday into sunday morning. that does include solano county, so we'll keep an eye on the changing conditions as we show you the satellite. we still some still some areas of fog out there right near the immediate coastline. in fact, here's a closer look at some of that fog out there right around half moon bay pillar point. this will gradually expand in coverage later on tonight into tomorrow morning showing you the wind reports. there's fairfield gusting to 37 miles an hour, oakland airport gusting to over 30 sfo. right now we're showing you winds gust to 35 in san jose. winds out of the northwest at about 15. current numbers out there. it's still warm, just not as hot as yesterday in santa rosa, 85 degrees. right now concord is 70. san jose, 69, in san francisco has cooled off to

58 degrees. here is our live camera looking out toward sfo and you can see some haze out there, some patchy cloud cover that will gradually increase in coverage for tonight into tomorrow morning. overnight temperatures kind of a chilly start out there. upper 40s to the 50. so partly cloudy skies, some pockets of fog coastside and right around the bay. to start off your friday, here's the wind forecast model. this is tomorrow morning. it's breezy out there. notice the wind speeds do pick up into the afternoon hours for your friday. that will be the case once again as we do move into your saturday. as far as the baseball weather for tomorrow evening, giants and the red sox are in town. we are expecting windy conditions at the ballpark, partly cloudy skies and temperatures mainly in the 50s, so a bit of a chilly evening out of the ballpark for tomorrow evening. so this is the system that cooled off the bay area today. it also generated those stronger winds. it remains in place for tomorrow. so here's kind of the pattern. once again it's a cooler one and some gusty winds for friday into saturday. we're not talking about any heat at all in our forecast over the

next few days. so clearing skies tomorrow winds on the order of around 20 to 30 miles an hour, and temperatures ranging from the upper 50s coast side. warmest locations inland on track to reach the 70s out toward livermore, concord and fairfield. here's a look ahead. your five day forecast. still some gusty winds in your saturday. and once again, a fire weather watch issued for parts of northern california on saturday. partly sunny skies into sunday. the winds begin to back off later in the weekend, and it looks like a minor bump in the numbers as we do head into monday. so no longer talk about any heat out there. just those winds will be around at least over the next couple of days. >> okay. thank you mark. well, homeless advocates are helping those living on the streets and their pets beat the heat. in arizona, two nonprofits are passing out heat relief kits to the homeless, along with separate kits for their pets. now, the kits include things like water bowls, cooling jackets, paul balm and booties. this time of year, organizers say heat relief kits are essential throughout the phoenix area. and the owner of a golden

retriever from northern california is sharing a remarkable story of resilience. that's after her dog was diagnosed with cancer and years after she faced her own battle with the disease, veterinarians discovered an aggressive cancer inside of lola's mouth and lungs. at eight years old, she was given three months to live. her owner enrolled her in a clinical trial at uc davis, and lola got extremely sick from the chemo. x-rays showed the cancer was spreading. however, the dog showed signs of progress and months later, doctors were surprised at how well she was doing. >> are we looking at the correct? are we looking at the right dog even right, like, can you just double check this for me and make sure that i'm not doing something dumb? >> yeah, put that in. and then. >> and here's the twist. lola's owner also had cancer when lola was a puppy. and she says the puppy played a critical role in her fight and recovery from that disease. by the way, lola is now ten years old and remains cancer

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and once again tomorrow right here on ktvu fox two. and we're headed to a neighborhood where past and present intertwine. join us in san jose's japantown, where family recipes, timeless traditions and locally owned shops make it a cornerstone of california history. >> we invented this back in 2000, which is this tuna, and it has, i think we invented spicy mayo too, because we just combined those two. >> again, our fox local zip trip to san jose's japantown is tomorrow right here on ktvu fox two on mornings on two. the nine. and you know, we love a good road trip. and we'd love to see your pictures of adventures behind the wheel. scan that qr code that's right there on your screen. you can upload your photo or your video, and we would love to share your photos

of road trips during tomorrow's zip trip on the nine. all right. if you've ever worked in an office, chances are you've been asked to take a survey asking you about your work experiences and job satisfaction. as fox's evan brown shows us, there's a new ai solution that replaces those surveys with digital coworkers. >> it's something most office workers dread. those annoying employee surveys where we're asked to rate the company's performance and our job satisfaction on a 1 to 5 scale. it's time consuming and frustrating because it feels like nobody in charge is actually paying attention to the answers. but now there is an ai solution. >> the participants you've elected, they get an email and they jump into what feels a bit like a video conference with this ai agent. >> arthur technologies introduces a new program called vibe as a way to make sure all employees have a voice and don't get lost in the crowd. it uses

digital coworkers who actually listen to employees and relay their feedback. the goal is not just to ask smarter questions, but also adapt in real time and deliver insights the bosses can actually act on. >> you have an intelligent counterpart that can actually ask a follow up question, drill a bit deeper, really understand what you're talking about, and then relay this information properly. >> it's already in use by multiple fortune 500 companies, and early reports show it is resulting in a healthier workplace culture and better employee retention, and it is a possible glimpse into the next wave of human ai collaboration in the office. >> we talk a lot about how ai takes our jobs away, but if we look at amplifying voices or augmenting human communication, it actually becomes an incredible force for good. >> according to pew research, about half of all american workers say they do not like their jobs in miami. evan brown,

fox news. >> next at 6:00, dry, gusty winds forcing pga to shut off power to some neighborhoods in the east bay. also in san jose, a new policy banning the use of rvs as rental properties is about to go. in effect, the goal of preventing problems related to homelessness. and right now, the evening festivities just getting underway. how the bay area is celebrating juneteenth. >> this is ktvu fox two news at six. >> all it takes is one spark, one start at the wrong time, the wrong place. you know, to really open things up. >> tonight, nearly 1000 homes and businesses in the bay area are without power due to a planned shut off by pge looking to prevent fires. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. it's the first time this summer season pge has made the call to cut power because of concerns over wildfire danger. team coverage for you tonight. ktvu john jack live near livermore, where the power is out to some. but first we get right to our chief meteorologist, mark tamayoan