at&t. news chopper 2 captures a mother whale and her calf. it's a rare sight in the bay, and prompted a warning to boaters. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. noah walker is live tonight with the warning that went out today. >> reporter: that warning is to watch out for whales. getting too close could be dangerous for them and you. when you spend a day at the bay

share, staring at the golden gate, it's pretty tough to call this work, but work we did. trying to find the bay equivalent of the loch ness monster. look at the top of your screen. just to the right of center, and you'll see what's so special right there. a gray whale and her calf, waiting to exhale. news chopper 2 got the eye on our visitors. this isn't seaworld. the whales don't jump through hoops and certainly don't exhale on command. whale watching as we found out, takes patience. >> sometimes they just stay on top and look around, so the really fun. >> reporter: as long as you look from a distance. gray whales are protected by the marine mammal protection act. boats are warned not to get within 300 feet or face

penalties. >> you don't want to injury the whales, but you also don't want to make mom angry. >> reporter: a boat is no match for a 42-ton whale, protecting her calf. many stop at our shores, but they don't usually venture inside the golden gate. >> it may be because the entrance to the golden gate may represent the entrance to the shallow lagoons in california. this could kind of feel like home. >> reporter: as that rose over the marina, we didn't see any sign of them anymore. wondered if they packed up and headed north, but still tonight, the warning is out. reporting live in the presidio, ktvu, channel 2 news. more details now on today's warning. boaters should not get within 300 feet of a whale. cut across a whale's path. make sudden speed or directional changes, or get

between a mother and her calf. new information tonight on a double homicide in fairfield. tonight, police canvassed a community in search of a gunman. amber lee is at the condo complex where that shooting happened. neighbors say the sound of gunfire is becoming all too common. >> reporter: we're at parkway garden townhouse complex here in fairfield. police are collecting evidence as they investigate this double homicide. shortly before 5:00 this evening, police told us they responded to a shooting on el toro court. when officers arrived, they found two men dead from multiple gunshot wounds. a 24-year-old from fairfield, and an 18-year-old from east palo alto. >> when i hear stuff like this, oh, yes, it tears my heart up. >> reporter: family members arrived at the scene too distraught to speak with us on camera, but told us the two victims are cousins. police say they don't yet have

a motive for the double homicide. >> unfortunately, this neighborhood is prone to crime and violence. we've had other shootings, other homicides in this neighborhood in the past. so we're trying to determine what the situation is. >> reporter: police say witnesses saw a black man with long dreadlocks, with an athletic build, running from the scene with a handgun. a gold colored mercedes was seen leaving the area. police say this was towed away to be processed for evidence. one neighbor says he's had enough of the constant shootings and crime. he's moving out. >> when is this going to stop? when is fairfield going to be at peace? >> reporter: police have not yet released the identities of the victims. investigators say they canvassed the neighborhood. so far, no one has been arrested. amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. police arrested an oakland woman this evening, minutes

after a man was found in her home shot in the head with a rifle. the shooting happened at 10th avenue near east 22nd street around 6:30 this evening. investigators say the man had been shot more than once and died on the way to the hospital. police have not confirmed the woman was arrested for shooting the man, but did say the two were the only people in the apartment. convicted murderer, wesley shermantine says there may be a third speedway killer. he mentions the name, jason jones as another killer. he also refers to a previously unknown victim. a pregnant black woman, and suggesting his partner may have killed people in modesto as well. herzog killed himself in january. in san francisco, protesters rallied across the street in support of women's reproductive rights. >> our religious liberty is

not threatened by our reproductive autonomy. >> republicans tried unsuccessfully to amend the president's healthcare policy to allow employers not to pay for contraceptive services if that violates their moral values. >> there's kind of a perverse interest in women's health right now, and it's not even women's health, it's in women's sex lives. >> we attempted to speak with members of the san francisco's archdiocese, but were unable to reach them for comment. now to the race for president. after winning five states on tuesday, mitt romney took most of the day off to recharge his batteries. rick santorum traveled to

kansas, which holds caucuses this saturday. santorum acknowledged romney had a good night last night, but is refusing to quit the race. >> we have to do well in kansas. we have to win in kansas. >> newt gingrich took his bid for the white house to alabama today, also refusing to step aside. he's focusing on next week's southern primaries. gingrich took georgia last night. mitt romney holds a big lead in the delegate count with 419. substantial, but not insurmountable. newt gingrich has 107. ron paul trails with just 47. a republican candidate needs 1144 delegates to clinch the nomination. president obama's reelection campaign plans to release a documentary next week. his campaign manager said it will look at the challenges the

nation faced, and the strides made during his presidency. it was directed by the same director who did al gore's film, an inconvenient truth. for california voters there's not much of a contest in the presidential race. a new poll tonight from the public poll institute of california shows president obama favored by 53% of the voters, and the republican candidate, whoever that may be has 37%. the undecides are at 10%. new details tonight in the domestic violence case against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. court documents show his former girlfriend claims he left her with a small bruise during an argument. christine said he later apologized when he saw the bruise on her arm. the prosecution says this shows new video of abusive behavior. from the night of a crash, or the night of a hit and run crash that injured a young boy.

the sentencing of the driver today, and the outpouring of emotion outside court. new information tonight about the city of oakland's latest attempt to keep the raiders, a's, and warriors from leave town. eric rasmussen tells us this plan involves tearing down both the coliseum and the arena, and that's just for starters. >> reporter: just today, the a's insisted they still want to go to san jose, the raiders are considering going to los angeles and the warriors considering going to san francisco. >> with this team, i think we're about to hit a home run and the game is on. >> reporter: mayor jean quan joined city staff and developers to plan a new coliseum city on 750 acres where oakland's teams currently

play. >> the standards are changing as we speak. we've got to bring three state of the art new stadiums to the bay area. >> reporter: the plans also include new businesses, much like southern california's l.a. live complex, which includes the staples center. >> if you want to build a good stadium here, i'm all for it. >> reporter: but as the a's reiterated their desire, some fans wonder whether they will take the proposal seriously. >> right now, they've got to give us a chance. >> do you think oakland has any chance of keeping these teams here? >> well that's going to be up to the mayor. >> reporter: no comment from many of the teams on this proposal. we could ultimately be talking about a $2 billion project here. the mayor says she will do it without going to voters for more money. in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. she said i can't do this

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the newest ipad is almost here. lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to show you what you get for your money, and what today's unveiling means for the pc industry. >> reporter: i'm at the west hill valley fair shopping center in san jose, let me take you inside to show you the apple related tale of two stores. granted more people may have been lured into the apple store to learn more about the new ipad, but there were more customers than in the microsoft store. >> stores packed from the gils all the way from los gatos to here in the malls. and the pc stores, i don't even see one customer there anymore. >> reporter: a faster processer, and better cameras. apple's ceo calls it the poster child for the post-pc era. >> need to be more portable.

more personal, and dramatically easier to use than any pc has ever been. >> reporter: ipad users don't disagree. >> the easy to carry around. mobile, instant connection. >> i have an ipad, and i just got the iphone. with the iphone, i don't even need the ipad really, and my laptop is no longer useful. >> reporter: both hp and dell report significant declines in sales. >> they use their phone just as much as they ever did, but use their pc less because of the tablet. >> reporter: don't start burying the pc yet, it is still the workhorse of offices. >> the pc is not going away anytime soon. but we've definitely entered an era of multidevice usage.

>> reporter: apple has dropped prices of tablets from 50 to $100. the new ipad goes on sale friday. apple also unveiled its new version of apple tv, which allows streaming of movies. more details now. investors reacted calmly to today's ipad news. apple stock was virtually unchanged. closing up less than half a point. it finished the day at $539. pandora lost almost a quarter of their value today. reacting to news that company values may not react fast enough. the broader markets regained some of yesterday's losses. private estimates of job gains and reports of oil refineries

operating at a faster clip than expected helped send stocks higher. the israeli president spent the day rubbing elbows with high-tech giants and entrepreneurs. he began his day at the launch in san francisco. the president said one of the reasons israel is so interested and invested in high-tech is because the country's greatest resource is its people. the 88-year-old president wrapped up his day with a meeting at google headquarters. in sunnyvale, neighbors say she just couldn't take it anymore. that's why they think a mother killed herself, and then her autistic son. it appears the woman was completely overwhelmed with how much care her son needed. >> friends, even strangers left flowers at this sunnyvale house today. >> it just seemed so sad. >> reporter: police call what happened here a tragedy.

>> it was a murder suicide, where the mother shot the 22- year-old son and then shot herself. >> reporter: they say lester hodgeens, a park ranger returned home last night to find the bodies of his wife elizabeth and severely autistic 22-year-old son, george. >> she was just at her wit's end. she said, i can't do this anymore. i just, i can't do it. i need help. >> reporter: neighbors say that's because george had aged out of the education systlast y devoted mother felt overwhelmed and depressed. >> we all are walking that same journey of parenting children with special needs. >> reporter: her son joe is now 37. trudy's autistic daughter lauren is now 27. both women knew elizabeth hodgeens at san jose's parents

helping parents. >> she just must have been beneath a black cloud that couldn't lift. >> reporter: those women's say they're hearts go out to lester hodgeens. a devoted father now left without his wife and their only child. ktvu.com has more information about the organization parents helping parents, and the support it offers families raising children with autism. just look for the web links section on the home page. the mystery hospital patient who we told you about last night has been identified. he is 42-year-old raymond washington. he doesn't speak very much. the administrator of a board and care facility in vallejo says he recognized him immediately from the picture on television. he spent 11 days at doctors medical center where employers searched for his identity. the west contra costa school district voted tonight to add $10,000 to a reward to

help catch whoever vandalized an elementary school in richmond. the reward stands at $22,500. vandals broke into the school last month and damaged every room in a new multipurpose building. damages are estimated at $500,000. this years's commercial and sports salmon fishing season could be the best in years. salmon fishing in the ocean was shut down entirely in 2008 and 2009. this year the pacific fishery's management council has announced three possible dates for the start of the season. paying off with more adult salmon expected to spawn in northern california rivers this year. it was a nice day today. temperatures got into the upper 60s in some places. tonight, the winds died down. we've got a freeze warning in effect for the north day and

the santa clara valley. mainly in the north bay and south bay, you're going to find numbers down into the low 30s. 30 in san jose. 32 in fairfield. typically when we get a freeze warning, you're looking at 20s. this is a kind of a low grade freeze warning. not a huge deal, but you get the picture. around oakland, and san jose you're going to be in the 40s. highs tomorrow warmer still. so when i come back here at 10:45, we're going to look at your forecast highs in the five- day forecast. see you back here. this spring, businesses in palo alto will be able to sell solar power to the city run utility. the city of palo alto utilities will sign multiyear contracts with solar power producers. for those who sign a 20 yearcontract, the utility will pay them 14 cents per kilowatt

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in east oakland, police cordoned off a neighborhood tonight, looking for at least one suspect, maybe more. officers with guns drawn.

inside the car, police found three guns. tears today outside of a san francisco courtroom after a young man with no criminal record pleaded guilty to charges that he was driving drunk when he seriously injured a 9-year-old philadelphia phillies fan. tonight, david stevenson shows us dramatic video of what happened that night. >> reporter: video cameras inside this taxi cab showed some of the damage caused by andrew vargas. his white truck crashes into the cab and then takes off. he didn't just hit cars, prosecutors say vargas was driving drunk when he struck and severely injured 10-year- old ryan white of philadelphia who was in town for a phillies game, vs. the giants. vargas's mother and father came from mexico city today to hear their son plead guilty to driving under the influence, and inflicting great bodily

injury on ryan white. >> andrew felt terribly about what he had done. he wanted to take responsibility for his actions. >> reporter: he had no prior record, under the plea deal, he will be placed on five years probation, and serve out a year long jail sentence. he must undergo 9 months of dui counseling and perform 100 hours of community service. he will also have one strike under california's three strikes law, and will pay restitution to his victims. ryan white's family approved the deal, and says vargas has written a letter apologizing for his actions. >> neither ryan, or ryan's mother is comfortable yet reading that letter, i'm sure at some time they will be. >> reporter: prosecutors say ryan white is back in school, but still recovering from his injuries. formal sentencing for andrew vargas is set for april. david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. the city of oakland is

suing an occupy protester demanding he pay for windows he broke during a protest. the incident happened on this riot that began on november 2 in the evening and continued into the next day. it claims caesar eguille broke the office window with a folding chair. he has not publicly commented on the lawsuit. the solano county sheriff's department released a sketch today that it says resembles a man who's bones were found in a home. the man is described as african american. 6feet tall with a slender build, short hair and no teeth. workers found his skeletal remains inside a home in vallejo. it appeared the man had been

dead about a year. widespread flooding in hawaii. rain undermined the foundation of one home, leaving it perched on top of a retaining wall. the national weather service is calling for more heavy rain on friday. a bay area refinery accused of selling dirty gas. plus the chance to go fast without having the cops on

new at 10:00, wednesday night drag racing at infineon raceway has added something new. some drivers are racing on the

track rather than racing away from police. >> reporter: julie, this is the 24th year of the wednesday night drags here at infineon and there is a rather new event here that is drawing drivers who used to find trouble. the called drifting. cars around judged on speed, but on style as they skid around an open race at infineon. the idea came from the illegal side shows that used to plague oakland. >> we thought, why not add drifting to our wednesday night program. >> reporter: bill ericson took a ride to give us the point of view from inside the drifting car. the driver admits he used to do this in store parking lots, while dodging police. >> feels good that infineon lets us have a place where it's legal and keep it safe and still be able to do it. >> before this, i was into

street racing. i thought why not get into this and not have to deal with the police. >> reporter: it involved into a professional circus. some of these drivers hope to some day make this kind of driving a career. >> i push myself to the limit. i've been doing it for seven years and i've come a long way. i can outdrift a lot of guys. >> reporter: also the old fashioned drag races. these are all street legal vehicles. >> people just want to go fast. >> reporter: also a chance to swap stories. >> a lot of us come from different sides of the bay area, mostly. coming to this is what pulls us all together. >> reporter: we heard just one complaint here. the high price of gas. premium is about $4.70 a gallon. but some cars here are using racing fuel, which costs $7.99 a gallon. live at infineon raceway, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news.

>> the owners of infineon raceway are looking for a new name. speedway motorsports says naming rights currently owned by infineon are expiring. a search is now underway to find a company to buy the naming rights. california regulators are suing bp. accusing the oil company of selling dirty gas. the air resources board said the gas did not meet state clean fuel standards. bp allegedly sold 85 million gallons of dirty gas between december of 2008 and march of 2009. the gas was sold through storage tanks and pipelines in martinez. the suit is seeking unspecified damages. bp says it has not yet reviewed the lawsuit. it is a tense time for teachers across the state. a state law mandates that teachers are warned if they might be laid off in the fall.

newark school district says it could lose 26 school employees. even more positions could be lost if voters fail to approve governor brown's proposed tax increase in november, which would lead to more budget cuts. livermore and newark aren't alone. san francisco has already issued 500 layoff notices. state lawmakers agreed to carry out an audit of san jose's pension system. the city council approved a june ballot measure that would increase employee contributions and limit benefits for new employees. san jose officials estimate pension costs will range as high as $650 million in 2015. employee unions say that figure is inflated. the league of women voters and two prisoner rights groups sued california election officials today. in december, the california secretary of state issued a memo saying low level felons sentenced to county jail for

more than a year are ineligible to vote. but the lawsuit contends, a 2006 ruling found prisoners are entitled to vote. there was an important delivery today for the artist who has created a huge sculpture in oakland remembering some of our heros. john sasaki tells us, something very unfortunate is also happening to that work of art. >> reporter: we caught up with the artist at his oakland studio where they opened a special delivery. it's a piece of new york's world trade center. he says 9/11 is what originally inspired the monument. >> the connecting rod to 9/11 that makes all of this come whole so to speak.

the idea was inspired from it. it's being finished from. >> reporter: a likeness will be incorporated into section four just to president lincoln's right. at the monument today, kids from a nearby school were enjoying lunchtime. area residents have been upset because the monument has been vandalized numerous times. even little ruby bridges was defaced. but jane has taken it upon her so far to clean up the mess. she and fellow residents are outraged this keeps happening. >> i think it's inconsiderate to everyone involved. to consider it to come from other places to see the sculpture, and disrespective to the memories of the people who are in the sculptures. >> reporter: the fundraising

effort is searching for the final $800,000 needed. in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. new at 10:00, a poll shows pessimism about california's economy. finding 84% of likely voters think the state is in a recession. 62 see bad economic times in the next year. and a strong majority, 78% view the state budget as a big problem. governor jerry brown is pushing a tax initiative for the november ballot to deal with the problems. 52% surveyed said yes, while 40% said no to raising taxes temporarily. it's estimated california is facing a $9 billion deficit in the fiscal year that beginning july 1. a new niemann marcus store is opening in the east bay. when, and where you can get your hands on some designer clothes. i mentioned that freeze warning for tomorrow morning.

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niemann marcus is ready to open its third store in the bay area and its first in the east bay. a sold out gala opening is set for tomorrow night. store managers say the public will get its first chance at the high end merchandise on friday. >> niemann marcus is a 100-year- old company. we're excited to be opening our 42nd store here in northern california. >> people jump on bart to go to the city to go to niemann's. >> the 87,000 square foot store

is filled with brands, including prada and gucci, also has its on niemann brother's cafe. forbes list of richest people is out. holding onto the top stop, carlos slim. following on his heel, microsoft cofounder, bill gates, and warren buffet. also several people from the bay area on the list, including oracle's larry ellison who came in sixth. and ranked 35th, facebook's 27- year-old mark zuckerberg, worth $17.5 billion. in news of the world tonight in afghanistan, six british soldiers have been killed in hellman province. the largest one day loss of life for british forces in six years. it appears their armored

vehicle hit a roadside bomb while on patrol last night. in syria, amateur video shows the devastation in a neighborhood of the city of homes that had been a base for opposition fighters. today, the humanitarian chief visited the area. it -- most of the residents had already fled. in china, scary pictures of a rescue. two men got stuck in their truck in the middle of a river. he and the other man reached dry land safely. the not clear how they wound up in that river in the first place. toyota motor company today announced two separate recalls involving about 681,000 cars and pickup trucks.

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you may now eat the bride. in a story you'll see only on 2, we learned how the solar storm that will hit earth around 4:00 tomorrow morning is part of a more expensive problem than originally thought. over the next day or so energized particles from the sun will create auroras. the solar storm will likely contribute to expensive damage to our power grid. >> economic loss due to events like this, just normal events is about $5 billion a year. >> while solar storms rarely cause major power outages, they do cause numerous small power

disruptions that add up over time. the sun is in an active 11 year cycle with more solar storms expected to come in years to come. the fda has sent the makers of arrow shot caffeine inhalers a warning letter saying inhalable caffeine are false and misleading. the fda saying the mislabeling is raising safety concerns, because people might try to inhale the product, even though it should be ingested in the mouth. aero shot has released a statement saying it is not to be inhaled. the company also says it will work with the fda to make changes to the label. in san francisco tomorrow, tv crews will continue filming a recreation of one of the most famous movie chases. maureen naylor shows us what they filmed today, and where

they'll be filming tomorrow. >> reporter: over and over again today. tires spun out on the streets of san francisco. the director of the mystery series alcatraz spent hours filming trying to re-create one of san francisco's most famous movie scenes. paying homage to the 1968 movie bullet. >> being a part of something that's paying their respect, which that i feel good about. but no one can fill steve mcqueen's shoes. >> reporter: actress sara jones plays the detective in the show. but her stunt double tackles the chase scene. >> we're trying to re-create every single shot and add some

more. a lot of sliding around the corners, getting close to things. >> they knew exactly the streets we needed. we're actually on some of the streets which is fun. >> reporter: the city's height creates challenges. this crew tomorrow moves to taylor street for the third and final day of filming. you can catch this on the season finale, monday, march 26. >> more on today's shooting, just look for the links on the front page. it's going to be a cold one tonight. the freezing effect in the santa clara valley. winds are dying down. i'll go to this live remote leading center readings. the winds west at 2. the winds

die down and temperatures plummet. these temperatures are going to drop a good 8 to 10 degrees over the next few hours. freezing temperatures. frost in the bay area forecast. tomorrow is going to be a pretty nice day though after it starts off cold, it ends up warm. tomorrow's numbers into the 60s and 70s. high pressure back where it should be. fuely not where it should be, not this time of year, but it's back where it's been reoccurring. the winds go northeast. out on the pacific, there's a lot of activity. hawaii is getting hammered. all of this stuff is coming across the date line. and up from the tropics. this is part of the system dumping rain on hawaii. for us, though, we're dry. we could use a foot of rain over a few days. the weekend looks nice. a few clouds. maybe a sprinkle sunday, but do not change your plans. tomorrow, a beautiful day. plenty of sunshine, winds die

down and everywhere is nice. forecast highs as we go into thursday and friday, an increase in temperatures. whenever high pressure settles in, air sinks. when air sinks it warms. our temperature graph goes that way. looks like a really nice day for thursday. friday looks good too. weekend, a few clouds, but no big deal. look at these forecast highs. 72 in sonoma. 66 in sausalito. it is going to feel like may. it's going to feel more like may than still a winter, which it is. 68 in pittsberg. 71 in gilroy. a heck of a winter. it continues this way. really nice weather. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. i stuck a few sprinkles in there. don't change your plans on that one. it looks really weak. the next couple of days, nice and warm. >> no, it does not feel like

winter. >> we're going to spring forward, and change the clocks on saturday night. then it's really going to feel like, not winter. >> thanks bill. a day to remember at a bay area ♪

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faa clearance for that trip. mark joins us now for sports. not a good night tonight for the warriors. >> we say that a lot. >> theoretically, the warriors are supposed to be able to run with the best of them in the nba. tonight, they just get run over. falling into a weird pattern of getting blown out every night it seems. not many high energy moments. steph curry up top. the grizzlies stole the ball 11 times. the warriors turned it over 15. rudy gay, 26 points and 12 rebounds for the grizzlies. see a little of his activity. another bad play here. curry will throw it poorly, right to mike connolly. oj mayo will finish it. mark says this is a team of no excuses. he's right, there is no excuse.

waiting for the stanford men's basketball team to make noise. down there at stanford, the women own that campus. but the men tonight denied cal the pac-12 title on sunday night. they jumped all over arizona tonight. the freshman, making sure they know who they will play. he hits six threes. 27 of them in the 1st half. it will be the cardinals vs. cal tomorrow night. i wouldn't call it alarming, but more like eyebrow raising, when you hear tim lincecum get lit up. he gives up 5 runs, 7 hits in just 2 innings to the rockies. good news though, the giants came back and won it 8-6. the a's fare slightly worse against the dodgers they manage only

the odd exhibition game tie. a two run double gets them off to a 2-0 start. followed off by brandon allen, he is robbed by tony gwynn jr. nice catch, midseason form. it ends in a 3-3 tie. if they can trade willie mays they can do anything in the business of professional sports. you just ask peyton manning today. after four mvp's and a super bowl. thanks for the memories pal. if he can prove he's healthy, the future hall of famer will be the most sought after free agent ever. but his thoughts are not quite there yet as he was very emotional on the podium today. we'll see where he ends up. that's the sporting life for a wednesday night. could be right in the 49ers own division. but the niners say they are not interested. they have an offer on the table for alex smith. >> all right. >> so we'll see. mark thank you. and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.

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