a teenage boy on a school field trip jumps from the golden gate bridge and survived. he said he did it for fun. chp calls it a miracle. good evening i'm gasia mikaelian. in tonight for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. i did it for fun. the words of a 17-year-old from windsor high school in sonoma

survived a jump from the golden gate bridge. and debra villalon is live now at the bay bridge. >> reporter: along that railing is where the 17-year-old, a junior from windsor high school pulled a stunt no one can believe. >> it was something we see all the time but mostly suicides. >> reporter: surfers were riding the waves when the teenager fell beside them. >> i looked at him eye to eye. not a bruise, nothing wrong with him. and he went to say he did it for fun. >> reporter: and he went to tell first rescuers that he was

a jumper. he told his classmates that it would be fun to jump over. and he kept looking over the bridge. but they never thought he would jump. >> we were like, don't do it. he looked down at the water and looked back at them and smiled and then jumped off. >> reporter: the 45 students on the field trip were offered counseling. they want it made known no one dared the student to jump or egged him on. >> we would never encourage that. we were all devastated. we thought they were dead. >> it's a miracle. not many people survive this fall. it's a miracle. >> reporter: he's already been schooled by the surfers. >> he was alive and then everybody got mad at him because what were you thinking. >> reporter: only he really knows. the teenager who's nickname

otter injured his tailbone, and he suffered some bruising. he is okay at the hospital tonight. more details tonight on just how many people jump after the golden gate bridge. the marin coroner says last year it counted 31 suicides and that since the bridge opened more than 1,300 people have jumped to their deaths. those numbers may be conservatives because some suicides go unnoted. fall out tonight from the latest san francisco police scandal. jeff adachi is asking for officers who were using master keys to get into residents. eight officers have been named. 57 criminal cases have been dismissed as a result. the contra costa county sheriff announced that deputy sheriff tenabe has resigned after being arrested on drugs

and weapons charges last friday. tenabe has been linked to the case of norman welsh and christopher butler who are suspected of stealing confiscated drugs and selling them. a surprise development in the controversy involving pg & e smart meters. a judge asked pg & e to come up with a process allowing customers to opt out. it's a story we've been following for a year now. and patti lee has the story. >> reporter: people will have the option of refusing pg & e to install these new smart meters and keeping one of these older ones around. but there's a catch. opting out will likely cost you. >> that's what they've been putting in. >> reporter: mark toni is with the reform network, a watchdog group. he says ongoing pressure

finally let the cpuc to direct other options. >> at a reasonable optional cost,. >> reporter: pg & e told us it has been working on an opt out plan for months but declined to release details. consumers have questions, will they be charged to opt out. will there be a removal charge for those who already have a smart meter and how much will they be. >> what are you going to do? >> i'm still opting out. until they do more research. until i hear more about it. >> reporter: there are signs on many homes opposing smart meters. neighbors say their concerns include possible health risks. >> would you opt out? >> not at a cost. i don't think that's fair. >> the cpuc is finally starting to respond to the massive

complaints that customers have had for months and years about smart meters and that's what we think is important. >> reporter: after pg & early & e comes up with a proposal, a council has to review and approve it. two years after the fatal shooting of oscar grant, mehserle is currently serving a two year prison serve for involuntary manslaughter. the board also voted to hire an independent police auditor. the board will not start meeting until that auditor is fired. b.a.r.t. says it's ridership is up about 3%. amtrak has seen the biggest rise with a 13% jump in january

and an 11% rise in february. >> we've been seeing consistent increases in ridership. >> people told us higher gasoline prices convinced them to get up from behind the wheel an on to mass transit. the guardian angels are out today patrolling streets. the organization recently stepped up patrols in the mission following two deadly shootings and other deadly crimes over a recent five day span. much of the violence is gang related. the guardian angels are focusing on a stretch of mission street between 15th and 22nd street. new rules forbidding sitting or lying on a sidewalk are in effect but police are not enforcing what's on the books. as ktvu's rob roth reporting, some offenders say they are not moving. >> reporter: a group of people mostly young men sit in front

of stores. recently store owners have placed these signs. but now in response are messages like these, we won't go. >> i feel like homeless people are quick to anger. >> reporter: officers say they are waiting for multi lingual cards to come back from the printer. cards that will give the resources. >> you can't get rid of us, that's just the way it is. >> reporter: some residents tell us they feel intimidated walking past these groups but others say the majority of homeless people here are homeless. >> i've been unemployed for almost two years so i can kind of understand the people that are sitting and lying. >> reporter: bruce sampson has

owned this toy store for two decades. >> just sitting here, and we've had drugs here, we have people looking for drugs, whatever. >> i have to be some where. i mean i exist too. >> reporter: police say they expect to begin enforcement this sit lie ordnance sometime this month. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu news. evan lote formally declared his candidacy for the state assembly. includes campbell, saratoga and san jose, santa clara. lowe is the first to formally announce his candidacy for that seat. a formal announcement is expected tomorrow. saying that giffords plans to attend next month's launch of space shuttle endeavor. his husband mark kelly is the commander. there were questions if giffords would be physically able to do that since she's

recovering from a gunshot wound to her head. this is endeavor's last launch and kelly had said he hoped his wife could be there. the i pad could be released tomorrow. apple says it will start taking internet hours at 1:00 friday morning. we are just getting word of breaking news. a major earthquake in the pacific. we're gathering information. and we got a break from the rain today. there's more rain toward the weekend forecast. i'll break it down and let you know exactly what day will be the wettest. this is the last week of teacher lay offs. a school district makes a tough decision. decision. who and how many have to

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major earthquake in japan. moments ago authorities there issued a tsunami warning. there is a warning of a tsunami

for as high as 7 feet. we are monitoring news feeds from japan and we'll have more information as it becomes available. new at 10:00, a south bay school district grappling with a school budget. and they are warning of lay offs >> reporter: some 300 people showed up tonight to make their case that there have been enough cuts at the largest district in california. some have been through this before. >> it's just kind of nervewracking that every year

for the last three or four years i get the pink slip. >> it's no longer kids come first, it's dollars and cents. >> reporter: tonight the school board listened to the fees, but this district of 2,400 students has listed $14 million in cuts and by kerrigan, estess, law, lay off notices will have to go out. >> in the year 2015 we could end up with classes the size of 70 or 90 students. >> reporter: what happened tonight is being repeated across the state as financially strapped school districts will begin issuing lay off notices. as many as 25,000 teachers may get pink slips. the one hope is for a special election. >> if that tax extension is available and it passes then we could see some of these positions restored. as far as right now it's not

even going to go to ballot. then these positions are going to be cut tonight. >> reporter: last year 60% of 26,000 teachers who received lay offs were eventually let go. this year it's anyone's guess. live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta. ktvu channel 2 news. police in palo alto are investigating four car burglaries in parking lots. two burglariesccurred outside the tofu house just before 7:30 last night. the other two happened within an hour later outside sun dance, the steak house. palo alto has seen a spike in hit and go car robberies. laptop computers were the primary targets of last night's thefts. take a look at this surveillance video. authorities are looking for these two thieves seen breaking into a family owned jewelry business. it happened last night in the

town of lincoln. the burglary lasted all of three minutes. and officials say cell phones are routinely smuggled into prisons. phones can be used for a variety of crimes in prison. >> it's a matter of public safety and we can't let funning or moneys keep us from doing what we need to do to enhance public safety. more than 10,000 cell phones were found in state prisons last year. state lawmakers are considering a bill to make it a felony for an inmate to have a cell phone in their possession. nine alameda court employees have won their jobs back after being laid off a year ago. the employees should be rehired based on seniority plus receive back pay for the time they were

unemployed. the county laid off the court workers in an attempt to close a budget. democratic leaders met with governor brown today and senate leader steinburg sounded hopeful. >> we're preparing if the very latest, monday or next week. >> reporter: lawmakers are on call to return to sacramento for a vote. the governor has set his own deadline for today. last night asked the legislators leaders to hold off voting while negotiations pressed on. the shouting is over in wisconsin after a three weeks of protests. the state assembly in madison passed the bill today that eliminated the collective bargaining rights of many public employees.

scott walker pushed for it as a way to reduce the budget deficit. the unions vow to make it a campaign issue in upcoming elections and not just in wisconsin. a flier was front and center today in a heated congressional hearing today. rita williams tells us the hearing was called to examine whether muslim groups in america are doing too little to fight terrorism. >> the committee of homeland security will come to order. >> reporter: peter king made this the poster child on the radicalization of muslim americans. a flier promoting a know your rights event in oakland, the bay area care chapter briefly posted on its website in january. >> they are not well served by c.a.r.e. >> we thought the flier was being taken out of context.

>> reporter: c.a.r.e. quickly took the poster off its website. the poster was first used by anti war protesters in the 70s. delu says c.a.r.e. took it down because it doesn't reflect c.a.r.e. policy. >> we do not want people to assume that we would not work with fbi. >> reporter: c.a.r.e. just sued the fbi for putting a gps tracker on a muslim america's car. c.a.r.e. was not invited to today's meeting. >> reporter: now she fears more

hate crimes against muslim americans. rita williams, ktvu. we have light showers today. there's clouds out there right now. overnight lows will be mild. maybe some patchy fog. this system rolled out of here this evening. we'll look for partly cloudy skies. tomorrow not a bad day. partly cloudy. it's going to be a little cooler as we go into the week weekend. we have more rain showing up. maybe some valley fog as i mentioned. as we move into tomorrow. we're looking for that cool air to drop our daytime highs on friday. down into the upper 50s and low 60s. when i come back, the latest computer model i'm going to roll you into the weekend. we're going to look into a rain chance. i'll show you exactly when that could occur. i'll see you back here about 10:45. a new survey shows san

franciscans are looking pretty food. another question found 44% responded that san francisco was going in the right direction. and 32% said the wrong direction. the chamber of commerce also asked about what residency is the mayor issue facing san francisco. homelessness and pan handling were tops. second in a matter of second it was gone. some remarkable pictures of a home that was swept away. and what

some dramatic video of as house being swept into the river. the owner said he spent the last 27 years in that house which was undergoing renovations. he says he plans to rebuild but this time father away from -- farther away from the river. and disney actor finocelo was was inside her burning home. the 56-year-old actress starred in the mickey mouse show followed by a spring of beach movies. ktvu's robert handa reports more will be needed or else the unit may indeed ride off into

the sunset. >> reporter: randy pauly and courtney adamo are essentially the only officers left on the police mounted unit. four years ago there were 13 hours. now 11. so now the unit can now patrol four days a week. >> if there's an event that has to be covered, there's more flexibility. >> it's never easy to raise money even in good times. it's very, very difficult to raise money now. >> reporter: for a police department that has already lost its helicopter and other units, this last minute rest rescue of the mounted unit was a big relief. >> it was nice to see that our residents care about us and

they did not want to see the unit gutted. >> reporter: it hopes the public will appreciate how the unit boasters public safety. the unit gives downtown a better imagine. >> you see the police on the horse, it makes it a friendly town to be in. >> reporter: to keep riding into the summer, the next $70,000 is due june 1st. robert handa, ktvu2 news. the owner of lucky dog pet store said he had an ongoing dispute with the landlord. he found homes for most of the animals but not for 100 pigeons and ducks and chickens. the animal shelters is caring for the birds on-site and is working with rescue groups to

relocate them. more news on that earthquake we're following in japan. and why britney spears upcoming free concert is not hitting a high note

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the quake had a magnitude of 7. 9. japan's meteorolical foundation is warning of a tsunami. these are pictures now that are just coming in to us. showing don't know exactly where they are. but this is japanese television. again the reports that are coming in is that that tsunami has already hit in parts of japan. seems like the water there in the middle may be carrying away some debris or cars or something of that nature. those are the reports we're getting here that cars and houses and trucks and what not are being swept away as a result of that. now this earthquake what that happened just about six days ago is in the same area where

earlier this week there was a 7.2 quake along with several powerful after shocks. a lot of information is coming in. we're continuing to monitor and we'll bring you updates as they become available. here at home, britney spaoerz spears is coming to the castro. they are upset because castro street is going to be closed for nearly 20 hours. crazy was the title of one of britney spears biggest hits. and that's what many say the pop star will do to them and their business. the state and lighting will need to be set. nummi buses will be rerouted as castro streets will be rerouted from midnight until 5:00 p.m. on march 27th. the general manager of chris variety says she is happy about

the free publicity the free concert will bring. but is worried that without parking, customers will not be able to come in. manager there say they welcome the foot traffic from those who don't know they moved to the area. >> even though it hurts business, i think it'll be more valuable to the area. >> i think it'll be very good for like the gay community. the castro, good for her career. >> a -- it's going to be a morning to remember. >> i'll probably be home reading a book. >> reporter: now why the castro? i asked that question to the board of supervisor, they didn't have an answerment we sent an e-mail to a representative and we have not heard back. and the first finalist is scheduled to be back tomorrow

on ktvu mornings on two. >> ashton jones was sent packing tonight when she department get enough votes from jurors. the judges decided not to save the 24 hour from nashville. be sure to hear what jones had to say about her idol experience tomorrow morning. ktvu's mornings on two begins at 7:00 a.m. tibethan holy leader the dalai lama says that he is relinquishing the leading role of the leader.

>> what he says will have the most impact of anyone combined at that sage. >> reporter: the dalai lama says they need a leader at this time. at least one person was injured, this happened in an oil rich area home to the shiite minority. they received text messages today warning them in what's being called a day of rage set for tomorrow. the unrest in saudi arabia is one of the reasons the dow sank below the 12,000 level before. a rising number of unemployment claims and a sign of weakens also helped to contribute to the loss. and aol says it is cutting workers.

most of the cuts will be india where 700 workers will lose their jobs. aol once had more than 20,000 employees. the cuts will bring that figure down to about 4,000. this round of lay offs will eliminate over lap from aol's recent purchase of the huffington post. california added more than 23,000 jobs in january. the labor department also published unemployment figures that showed nevada with higher unemployment rates. followed by california at 12.4%. florida was in third place. the national unemployment rate in january was 9%. on capitol hill, senate democrats are vowing to fight a plan to cut housing plans for some homeless veterans. christien kafton met with a vet. getting back on his feet that

say the cuts will leave him out on the street. >> reporter: he made some bad decisions and wound up on the streets. >> we're not asking for a hand out but a hand up. >> reporter: seacrest is in transition housing. saying that cuts to help veterans may side track his effort to get into permanent housing. >> i have a daughter and a fiancee and they are struggling. i don't know if i'm going to make that change without that vet voucher. >> reporter: homeless veteran advocates say there is a long list for housing and that list grows every day. >> they have over 400 on their waiting list. they closed it in january and they get an average of eight inquiries a day on can i get a

vouching. >> reporter: the original plan was for the federal governor. house republicans say thousands of vouchers get unclaimed each year and their plan would just eliminate those that haven't been distributed. they want to slash the $75 million program to reduce the budget. senators vow to reduce the plan. >> it's not about the numbers, it's about the people who served this country. and we've got some rain to talk about on this bay area weekend. i'll see you back here with the latest computer model. we continue to watch live pictures coming

more information now on our breaking knew. japanese television is showing widespread coastal damage. homes, cars, trucks, buildings all have been swept away. this is video taken during the earthquake. you can see a lot of shaking happening inside the building. the quake hit 2:46 in the afternoon in japan. at least one strong aftershock has been reported. there's also television footage showing the large building on fire in tokyo. a tsunami warning has been issued in parts of the pacific all the way to hawaii but not the west coast of the united

states and not california. in china an earthquake earlier today destroyed 1,000 buildings in the southwestern part of that country. police, firefighters and soldiers have rescued dozens of people trapped in collapsed structures. more than 200 are injured. the quake struck at about 1:00 in the afternoon. passengers and freight trains weren't running today in berlin. railroad engineers held a strike. the engineers threatened to walk off the job indefinitely if their demands were not met. the body of a soldier came home from afghanistan along with the remains of his dog. leam tucker was killed in an

attack, his dog theo died along him. a six defendant was dropped today from the civil trial leaving only three defendants left. a woman who was 17 at the time accused six former players of sexually assaulting her at a party in 2007. the woman is seeking monetary damages, prosecutors refused to file charges. there was a sports scandal brewing in the south bay as a teen hockey team starts its play off run without its coaches. the santa clara blackhawks lost 5-0 last month to the san diego

gulls. california's amateur hockey association found credible evidence that the team intentionally lost. the coaches have been suspended. the santa clara team will play form with replacement coaches. >> we teach our kids to compete part and to your best. if in fact, that's what didn't happen in this case it needs to be addressed. some are angry at the players, there is a face book page called i hate the santa clara blackhawks. a disciplinary hearing for

more now on the breaking news, this is just in from the u.s. geological service. the japan quake has just been up grated to upgraded to 8.8. that is now considered a great quake. one aftershock measured 7.4. these are pictures of the situation there in japan. this quake happened off the north eastern coast. a little more than 200 miles away from tokyo. if you look across the middle of screen. we have seen running water carrying what appears to be lots of debris, in some cases large pieces of debris. the tsunami has hit the north eastern coast of japan. there are reports of houses, cars, trucks, buildings being drifted away from the scene.

you can see it is carrying away a lot of degree. there are reports of at least one building on fire. a lot of buildings buildings in tokyo shaking. the lights inside a building really swinging back and forth. again, the classification of this earthquake, the breaking news right now it is just been upgraded to a magnitude 8.8. that's just about as bad as it gets. that is considered a great quake under the earthquake classifications. we're continuing to follow this. as we get more we will continue to bring it to you. and of course continued coverage tomorrow during our mornings on two forecast. and artichoke joes casino

was closed down. three workers at artichoke joes were arrested. it's been reopened with new management. and ktv us's skwra vu's jana katsuyama with the story. >> reporter: we've been seeing people pointing their credit cards to pay. now a bank is saying it might put a 50 to $100 limit every time you swipe. at the willows market, customers tend to pull out cards more than cash. >> people used to still use cash. but it's mostly debit cards that i see i guess. >> i don't use any credit cards. it's the only form, i only use debit or credit, same card for everything. >> reporter: debit card users

may be looking at new changes in the future. chase bank is considering $50 to $100 per transaction. banks get an average of 44- cents per swipe. the government wants to limit that to 12-cents. >> they're going to have to find other ways to save money. >> reporter: a limit would be a hassle. >> i don't know i probably would switch banks if this was a new rule with one specific bank. if it happened throughout, i would use cash. >> i would like to see the money go some where else. i would like to see it go to a

local merchant. >> reporter: some consumer advocate groups say chases move is just political. jana katsuyama, ktvu news. light showers move through the bay area this afternoon. those showers didn't amount to us for any of us. just about .10 in the heaviest locations. as we go through tonight. patchy fog. the real weather story is the bay area weekend. the weather systems right now are now pushing the energy right to the north. very spring like pacific weather right now. the system is weak. this one right now was weak. your bay area weekend here it comes. looks like sunday night. sunday afternoon, maybe two:00 in santa rosa for a chance of

showers on sunday. the computer gives you a beautiful day on saturday. then as we get into sunday, this system starts to tee off and that's going to be your rain event for sunday night. forecast highs, 69 in vallejo, a little cooler than it was today. 62 in los cados. your weekend always in view. saturday best day on your weekend. but the thing about the 1906 educator 1906 earthquake in san francisco. we're talking about

fred inglis is here with sports. >> it is the games that may have brought in the most casual of fans. sharks never led in this game but came back to tie it three times. they trail now 3-3. sharks have a power play. ryan clove scores his second goal of the game.

watch this nice flip of the wrist from clove here. it's 4-4. sharks just 1-7 in the power lane. once again sharks must answer. joe pevousky but no, cory schneider makes his 44th save of the game. >> cal golden bears thought they had momentum. and put the skids on the bears home for an ncaa tournament bid. and golden bears jumped up to an early lead on this quarter finals of this pack 10-quarter finals. marcus simmons, halftime buzzer beater. cal now 17-14 and now hopes to get a call from the nit. mr.offense. adrian alvarez is also 17-14.

they beat idaho today to advance in the semis of the western atlantic conference. and they play utah state tomorrow. kobe and the lakers took their a game straight to miami to face lebron and the heat. kobe time right. but dwayne wade pokes the ball away. snapped a five game losing streak and clenched a play off spot. 94-88 heat win. and bulldog matt cain and pitched a simulated game. so cain could return to pitching in the cactus league next week. today in goodyear arizona.

baumgartner good for 6 innings. giants beat cincinnati. oakland catcher suzuki homered against kansas city. both teams decided it hey it's 4-4 let's call it a day. that was a tie. and that sharks game back and forth. sharks showing some resilience. thanks, fred. one more look at what is happening in japan. these are live pictures as we are just beginning to see lots of degree. we see a lot of people standing in the streets. this quake hit in the middle of street there in japan. you could see a lot of people at home out and object. we will keep on this breaking news story throughout the night and of course bring you the very latest beginning at 4:30 a.m.

tomorrow. an 8.8 quake. that is considered a great quake when it