mitt romney reaches the magic number, tonight he secured the final delegates needed for the gop nomination. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. a victory tonight in texas put mitt romney over the top. he now has secured enough committed delegates to be the republican candidate for president. romney's win gives him 1,183 delegates surpassing the number he needed. he issued a statement saying quote i have no illusions about

the difficulties of the task before us but we will settle for nothing less than getting america back on the path to full imemployment and prosperity. romney says he is honored and humbled to face off against president obama. >> reporter: behind me is the gate where the 65,000 square foot carolyn mansion reside. and that is where mitt romney will hold his fundraiser tomorrow night. ticket prices cost as much as $50,000 for tomorrow night's event. it's not clear if the fundraiser will be held in the 75-foot tall atrium or one of the other sprawling rooming.

r o om -- rooms. a tent is already in place. >> reporter: tom dobecaro says romney will be wise to focus on the committee. >> he's going to say why keystone is going to be beneficial to the jobs. he has to say why raising taxes will be better for the committee. - - for the economy. >> reporter: that's factually what the president said. >> he was talking about giving the country hope. i know he had a lot of you folks things were going to be real good. he's been a disappointment hasn't he. >> i don't think he's got much place to go given that barack obama got osama bin laden,

ended the iraq war and is now ending the afghanistan war. >> reporter: he thinks romney will seek a named politician from a swing state who could help decide the election in november. live in hillsboro, ken wayne. and more details now romney has clenched the nomination later in the election cycle than any recent republican candidate but not as late as mr. obama clenched the nomination when he went against hillary clinton. at 10:30 tonight, three measures on next week's ballot that affect travelers at sfo. the three taxes in san mateo county that some are calling tourist taxes. on wall street today stocks rallied in what other wise has been a mostly dreary month for investors. this was one of the best days all month. the dow finished 125 points

higher. the nasdaq rose 23. one positive report was an increase in home prices. the news isn't so bright for facebook it stock took another hit today closing below $30 for the first time. the stock lost $3 or about 9% today. since it debuted may 18th it is down 24%. the slide in facebook's fortune comes as the city of menlo park considered a major expansion of facebook's headquarters. lloyd lacuesta live in menlo park where he learned the outcome of that vote within the past hour, lloyd. >> reporter: it's thumbs up for facebook the menlo city park city council unanimously approved a deal that allows facebook to expands it's two campuses here and could potentially bring more than 9,000 employees to this city. >> so i think facebook set out to be a good neighbor, i think they have proven already to be a good neighbor. >> reporter: but some tonight question the environmental report and developed an agreement facebook has worked

out with menlo park. >> we really can't handle all the extra traffic brought on by recent and still planned activities. >> reporter: facebook says it will limit traffic to its campus. it will pay $850,000 in annual payments, $1 million in capital improvements and 500,000 to the community somewheres most companies -- >> most companies do not pay a city to be there. >> i'm sure anybody who bought at $38, or 40, or $42 feels

like it's a disaster. but facebook is the same as it was months ago. >> it's more than just the revenue. it really is about having a renaissance in menlo park. >> reporter: facebook says it is willing to make payments since it does not generate a sales tax. at least for now. lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news in menlo park. law enforcement officers in oakland say a four month effort to crack down on violence ended with dozens of arrests on the street. they arrested 90 people as well as confiscated guns. >> we are watching, we will find you, we will prosecute you, enyou will be removed from the community. oakland police chief howard jordan said the arrests have

resulted in a significant drop in homicides in oakland over the past month. new details tonight about officer involved shootings that have claimed the lives of two men. 53-year-old peter mestler was dispondent over his upcoming divorce when he faced officers. the other, harris was shot and killed by police. he worked at a napa winery for 10 years. police say an officer thought barrett was drawing a gun but it turned out to be his wallet. barrett was the foreman and was well liked. san jose police was trying to determine tonight if a man found dead in a pond was the victim of a homicide.

the santa clara county's sheriff dive team searched the pond shortly at 10:00 this morning. investigators believe it was the same man reported missing in this area. that's why they're treating this case as a homicide. >> he was found basically deceased at the bottom of a percolation pond. >> the search led many people to believe of the teenager sierra lamar. police in concord have not yet decided whether to recommend charges against the teenage driver who's vehicle struck and killed a father and daughter who were out riding their bicycles. the deadly crash happened almost two months ago. ever since ktvu's eric rasmussen has been pressing police for information and he found the slow pace of the investigation is due in part to a question of speed. >> reporter: when this white

cadillac escalate crashed on tree boulevard in early april killing muri and his daughter, witnesses say the 17-year-old driver was going well above the posted 45-mile-per-hour speed limit and everybody thought justice would be swift. >> an individual cannot drive down the street, kill two people and nothing happen. >> reporter: the young driver was released from juvenile hall a few days after the crash and nearly eight weeks later still hasn't been charged with anything. that's why we're not identifying him. a friend and neighbor of the victim steve saez is among those growing inpatient. >> to see it just go on as long as it has with no results, it's pretty frustrating. >> i can appreciate the concern but as an agency this is clearly our top focus and priority to have this done completely and accurately. >> reporter: concord police say they've been in touch with the victim's family and now say they are closer to taking the

case to the district attorney. pinpointing the drivers speed may pinpoint whether he will be charge with a felony or misdemeanor. >> that could be more than just going too fast? >> it would depend at the degree of speed. >> reporter: here at the accident site the words, loved not lost. and they still avoid driving through this scene. concord police tell ktvu news they already have toxicology back on the 17-year- old driver they also have information on whether he was on the phone at the time of the accident. but police tell us they are not yet ready to release those details. we're learning more about galarza hernandez. family members say the 21 joined the military to help his parents. >> he told my mom that he didn't want her to work

anymore. and that he was going to help her out. and he wanted to buy her a house. away from this neighborhood. >> his sister said his brother managed to escape the gangs in salinas and his mother believed he was safer in the military. hernandez married 13 days before he shipped out in his first deployment to afghanistan back in april. his commander called him a rock and said they could depend on him in every situation. the supporters held a prayer vigil this evening at the cathedral along lake merit. recently nones had been scolded. the so called leadership conference of women religious represents about 80% of nuns in the u.s. just days after scoring the game winning touchdown, a san

jose saber cat player passes away. whatpolice say about his death. less fog, more sunshine, a warmer day. i'll let you know how warm. >> the doors are about to sw

alameda is poised to close its city jail to save money. debra villalon is live now in alameda to tell us what else is

on the chopping block, debra. >> reporter: fire equipment too like this, worn out, needs replacing but it's going to have to wait. alameda is finding it's savings in its fire houses and behind bars too. inside the alameda police department a mini jail. 12 cells with a maximum stay of 96 hours this is where prisoners sit before bail or a court appearance. soon they will go straight to jail. the lock up is expensive because it has six civilian jailers on the payroll. >> they will be let go. they will be laid off. >> reporter: a shame says the chief, but the jail averages only two inmates a day. >> you have to look at the

operation, it's about a $90,000 a year operation and are we getting our bang for the buck? >> reporter: compared to past cuts, two animal services, parks and libraries, alameda is trying to make this year's reductions invisible to the public. >> a lot of rescue programs are remaining intact. >> reporter: that coming from the fire chief, sensitive to a drawning of a suicidal man. he knows water rescue is expected in this island city. >> i don't think we're going to touch that for a while that would take something really desperate. truthfully we don't have much left to give. >> reporter: look for more review and public comment before cuts are final but june 5th. alamedans will look at raáeuzing tacks to replace police cars. that money separate from the general fund discussed tonight. we're live in alameda, debra

villalon, ktvu news. a new poll suggests the majority of california voters support governor brown's tax hikes. 59% of likely voters favor the ballot initiative that would temporarily raise the sales tax and tax high wage earners. california faces a budget deficit of $16 billion. governor brown is starting an investigation. the ap says only 40% of the 15 million collected so far has gone to anti terror programs. they were supposed to get 85%. and almost none has gone to pay for scholarships from children from california who lost their parents in the attacks as was supposed to happen. the rest was reportedly used to reduce the state's budget deficit or to pay for other budget items. the california high speed

rail process has a new boss, he's jeff morales. morales has previously worked on president obama's transition team. morales said he was honored and looked forward to working on the high speed rail project. it appears more drivers acted responsibly this memorial day weekend. that is down from 119 arrests made at the same time last year. two fatal crashes were reported over the weekend the same as last year. a player on the san jose saber cats who played a key role in the team's most recent win was found dead in a hotel room last night. jana katsuyama is joins us with

what police are saying about the death. >> reporter: last night santa clara police were called to the inn where the team players stay. >> a little after 11:00 our officers were call to the hotel to investigate a reported dead body. >> reporter: police say they found the 26-year-old dead in his hotel room. >> they started an investigation. there's no evidence of any foul play at this point. >> reporter: police are waiting now for the coroner's report and toxicology tests. the staff and team were too upset to talk on camera today but the coach and owner did issue a statement saying quote, johnny was a great team guy and hard-nosed player and he will be sorely missed. our soughts and prayers go out to his family during this difficult time. >> they would come out and have breakfast, they go out and have

practice, nice guys. real representable nice guys. >> reporter: curtain's parents and four siblings live in washington state he also has a 4-year-old daughter. the team plans to honor him by wearing his number on their helmets. a 6-year-old boy injured in a car accident in berkeley has died. berkeley police say little xavier chavez died friday at children's hospital. his mother who was in the car died at the scene. the accident happened may 18th in austin when a cadillac driven by 24-year-old jose lombreros crashed into a round about and plowed into a tree. lombreros was critically injured and is now facing charging including vehicle manslaughter and drunk driving. and a pretty good holiday weekend after that temperatures on the warm up. they started warming up yesterday but today we got up to 80 degrees in fairfield, 80

in antioch. temperatures are going to increase as we go into friday and into parts of the weekend. as we look into tomorrow's forecast we're looking at an increase from yesterday. look where they go tomorrow. your wednesday looks like a warmer day by a good five degrees in many locations so it's going to be a good one with temperatures in the low 80s in the warmest spots. we go out long rage and get the computer model with your bay area weekend. see you back here at 10:45. two young people from the bay area have been chosen to carry the olympic flame during the olympic torch relay. kylan nieh is the cofounder of internetting family a nonprofit that teaches computer skills to seniors. he's also the founder of the we educate that provides school supplies to students. and sarah williams provides

handmade blankets to foster children. a big clue in an east bay carjacking case. >> plus -- >> reporter: a strong show of support for san francisco's embattled sheriff as he fights to keep ♪

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continuing coverage tonight of suspended sheriff mirkarimi to keep his job. amber lee is in san francisco and tells us chants of support echoed inside of city hall tonight. >> reporter: tonight ross mirkarimi is still inside city hall.

he has just learned that the committee has chosen july 16th. holding a photo on the sheriff and his wife on the day he was sworn in. >> i voted for him as sheriff, i believe the people's voice should override what the mayor thinks. he was an elected official. >> reporter: supporters were also vocal at tonight's meeting. the commission tried to determine which witnesses will be allowed to testify. >> and i do wish the audience would let us proceed. >> reporter: audience members held signs in spoát -- support of lopez, the sheriff's wife. the committee decided who will be allowed to testify. >> in an effort to tar the

sheriff with something that's false. >> i don't believe that a man convicted of domestic violence should serve as sheriff. >> reporter: how much faith do you have in this process right now? >> it's a tested process but i have faith in my attorneys, the supervisors, in the ethics commission. >> reporter: the ethics commission hearing is slated to start three days from today. it's recommendation will go to the board of supervisors which will eventually make the final decision on mirkarimi's fate sometime in july or august. reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. at ktvu.com we have posted

unedited video from today's report. and mirkarimi's entrance to applause. and you can look closely because that is one of two suspects behind the wheel of the stolen car. police say two young latinos with handguns took the car from a woman at east shore state park in berkeley last wednesday. one of them had a tattoo on his left arm showing a word written in old english type face. a principal at a san francisco elementary school pleaded not guilty to dui and hit-and-run charges. sheila moloski that's her right there in the brown jacket sideswiped two cars near the golden gate bridge earlier this month and then kept right ongoing. moloski had a blood alcohol level higher than the legal

limit. doc watson died today at the age of 85. he won seven grammys and was awarded the national medal of arts in 1997. that's when then president clinton said there isn't a baby boomer alive who didn't try to pick up a guitar like doc watson. everybody started jumping in and it was just like, everybody jumping in at one time. >> middle schoolers targeted right in the schoolyard and one mother's mission to do something about it. ♪ ♪

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in vallejo schoolyard bullies are being caught on tape and in this case the bullies are middle schoolers. the mother of one of those victims posted the video online. >> reporter: julian told me she began attending middle school in january and that on her second day of class this happened. the video shows mayhem and she was in the middle of it. a week later video of another attack. the video made the round on the social network but the victim's mother has posted it on change.org to create awareness about bullying. >> at first i was just so outraged. but then i thought, you know what you've a story --

you've already done this. let's make this, we're going to show what's going on and expose the bullies in school. >> reporter: but a school official told us that hogan does not have a problem with bullying. last september ktvu ran a story about a video being shown to promote anti bullying showing hogan students. >> trying to fight somebody just to prove that they can beat something up. it doesn't matter if you can beat them up. >> it sickens me to know that my daughter could not go to school and feel safe while she's been educated. >> reporter: she plans to meet with the district attorney to discuss pressing charges against her daughter's attacker. a teenager was sentenced today to eight years in prison for setting a fire that destroyed a san jose elementary

school. lasarus villareal was 16 years old when prosecutors say he and another teen torched a school in san jose. the fire caused $30 million in damage. the school has since been rebuilt. they plan to reopen this fall. federal prosecutors rested their case today in the roger clemens trial. the former pitcher is accused of perjury. sb1390 would allow sports betting at locations that already have gambling licenses. a 1942 law forbids betting in all but nine states. new jersey is trying to get the law overturned until that happens, there can be no legal sports betting in california.

the bill passed on a 33-2 vote today and now heads to the assembly. a usc los angeles time poll suggests half of california voters would favor legalization of online gambling. if it raised money for education, other government services. opponents say online gambles sets a bad example for young people. now since state lawmakers are trying to figure out a way to bypass that law. state lawmakers are rushing to meet a friday deadline for hundreds of pieces of legislation. both houses convened. nearly 400 bills are still waiting to be considered by senate and assembly members. if they don't pass by this friday those bills will die. >> i think that we are on target in trying to move these bills along in a fast clip. >> reporter: legislations being considered includes 2012 which

would regulate the marijuana industry and allow taxes at 5%. and sb1234 which sets up a state-run pension plan for those currently not covered by a plan. it's boaters in san mateo county that will decide how much tourists will pay after they arrive at sfo -- it's voters in san mateo county that will decide. >> reporter: should visitors pay more? >> fees are relatively minor to the individual traveler. they are extremely necessary to our fiscal health. >> reporter: don horsley backs measure t and u.

-- >> the proximate revenue that we anticipate is in a neighborhood of 13 to 14 million a year. >> reporter: critics argue passes could have an implication throughout the bay area. their argument is that faced with higher prices some tourists would simply go elsewhere. >> you can fly into sacramento instead to go to wine county and rent a car. >> reporter: joe d allesandro says the taxes would harm sfo as it would have the second highest rental car prices of any county in the country. >> if this car rental tax passed over 100,000 car rentals would be lost at s if, o. >> reporter: the taxes at rental cars and hotels will hurt business. supporters counter revenue will go up. >> san jose is 50 miles away, you're going to rent a car and drive 50 miles into san francisco it makes no sense whatsoever. >> reporter: that would be up

to voters to decide in one week. at sfo ken pritchett. more details now on the other measure, measure x. it would allow parking lot operators to pay 8% taxes. it would hurt local residents more than tourists because residents park at the parking lot not tourists. why it may be state sponsored. >> i got tomorrow's forecast, it's going to warm up and it's going to get into the 90s in some

the private company that successfully sent a capsule to the international space station says it has a contract for a new rocket that will be one of the powerful ever bit. space x calls this new rocket falcon heavy. it says it'll be the most powerful rocket currently in use. second only to the saturn five rockets that were used to sent astronauts to the moon. they will be used to carry a communication rocket to the space station. more than 100 people were killed, many of them execution style and about a third of them were children in syria. syria's president has denied any role in the massacre. in italy, strong aftershocks rattled much of the country today. several victims were working inside large warehouses. one woman was found alive in

the rubble of her kitchen. the area near bolonia was also hit by a 6.0 quake eight days ago. it's an area where many expensive cars and parmessean cheese are made. the so called flame virus has the ability to eves drop on computer users and coworkers and can steal information from near by cell phones. they are suggesting that israel may be behind it. many drivers getting on to 280 may notice new metering lights. caltrans plans to turn on those metering rights onramps to southbound 280. the lights will stay on from 3:00 in the afternoon to 7:00 in the evening. the lights should reduce delays and improve safety. >> the most important benefit is the safety element because

as cars merge into the main line, that's going to create less congestion and weaving and make it a safer environment. >> lights in the northbound direction are also being added and should be switched on this fall. >> reporter: they've discovered a potentially serious safety problem that they say dates back for decades. engineers found sensors could have shut down the plants emergency power supply during an earthquake. the operator of the nuclear plant says back up systems are in place. three bay area citys are in the race to reduce their carbon footprint, pleasanton, pittsburg and san rafael are part of the challenge. three winners will be selected at the end of the may, june and july. each will then be awarded a

$10,000 grant for an environmental project. caltrans fires back against accusations of problems with the new by bridge. plus -- >> they've enriched their lives and changed the lives for the better. >> 13 people honored with the medal of freedom today and what set them apart. set them apart. and there's a warm [ male announcer ] u.s. olympian gwen jorgensen is going for aluminum. cullen jones is in it for water-resistant thermoplastic. and amanda mcgrory? she's competing for carbon fiber.

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president obama awardedd a diverse group of 14 americans at the white house today. the recipients had one thing in common they are all exceptional individuals. >> reporter: president obama presenting the medal of freedom, 13 diverse political and cultural icons received the nation's highest civilian honor at a white house ceremony on

tuesday. >> what sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people. not in short binding bursts but steadily. over the course of a lifetime. >> reporter: the medal of freedom is awarded to individuals who make extraordinary contributions to u.s. interests. help to improve world peace or make a significant cultural impact. the award was established in 1963 by president john f. kennedy. this year's recipients include albright who was the first woman to serve -- and rock

legend dillon. >> together the honorees on this stage and those who could not be here have moved us with our actions. they've enriched our lives and changed our lives for the better. >> reporter: others included israeli president prez. shannon bream fox news. huerta was also singled out for her work. she and cesar chavez worked for farm workers. we have posted a slide show of photos from today's ceremony. just look for the hot topics section. big tobacco will raids taxes on cigarettes. >> i'm against smoking. >> tobacco companies have spent

$41 million to defeat this measure in the latest filings from the secretary of state's office. phillip morris accounts for the lions share. one poll shows money may be working. support has fallen from 67% to 53% in late may. the dumbarton bridge is back open tonight after it was closed for the long holiday weekend to allow for seismic work. crews installed a joint replacement on the bridge later this weekend. caltrans says it's planning another weekend closure so crews can replace another joint on the eastern side of the span. tonight caltrans is denying a newspaper report claiming construction issues on the new oakland bay bridge project. >> each one of the 13 piles that supports that structure have been tested and we have

certified that they are 100% safe. >> the sacramento bee says caltrans failed to conduct some of the tests on the 13 towers. spokesman bart ney says those tests were voluntary and he's calling that report inaccurate. welcome back, we have fog coming back in at the coast tonight. we have clearing but the fog is returning. we go to storm tracker. gusting out of the west at about 22 miles per hour. so the winds are coming like this. and i've got fog right now showing up at ocean beach all the way south toward pacifica. right in this area so it's just filling in. that fog will fill in along the the headlands and marin. fog back in the forecast but i don't think we'll see the significant fog into the morgan hill area and into the san jose area. i think it'll be right around the bay and the coast. not as big push inland. 40s that's kind of cool for

this time of year. forecast for tonight for the fog to return. the morning starts off with a little bit of clouds and low fog. sun comes out quicker tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow as i pointed out earlier are going to come up a good five degrees in both locations. kind of interesting i expected it to fill in a little bit more. you see it notching out. that will be those winds starting to clock out. those winds are going to clear the fog late in the day and we're going to see temperatures starting to show up 90s in the central valleys and that heat slowly going to make its way west in our direction. tomorrow it starts, it started a little today but those strong winds will start kicking up, that will get things warming up. as you get past the tri valley you're going to start finding the 80s that's tomorrow. warmer as we go into your

thursday and into your friday. temperatures increased a little today. they're going to increase a little tomorrow as we go into thursday and friday. i think we're going to see temperatures into the upper 80s and 90s. a nice looking weekend ahead. 83 at san helena. 44 cities for where you live and near where you live. 84 in antioch so it's going to start to feel warm or hot tomorrow and then you really notice the heat as we head into your thursday and friday with low 90s. so the five day forecast you guys, with your bay area weekend in view nothing wrong with that. it doesn't really get that hot. thursday looks like it's going to max out, be the hottest day. then it cools a little bit for the weekend but still nice weather. patchy fog returns on the weekend as well. >> thanks, bill. in washington, proposed legislation calling for bison to become the national mammal is getting support.

the species dwindled to about 1,000 by the early 1900. thanks to conservation efforts there are currently 20,000 in the wild and about 500,000 on commercial ranches. if approved the designation would be strictly symbolic. community leaders in oakland held a ground breaking celebration for a new park project in the fruitvale. residents turned the first shovels of dirt at cesar chavez. the park will have a play structure, basketball court and picnic facilities. the project is funded through a voter approved bond measure. big night for the giants and mark is up next with

13-year-old varun was greeted with cheers after almost winning a geography bee. the seventh grader won a college scholarship for placing third in a competition held last week in washington, d.c. >> congratulations to him. mark is here now with

sports and a record from willie mays was broken tonight. >> yeah, and you know the guy did it. milkey cabrera, you always hear about the terrible trades that teams make throughout the years, you have to give it to him. the deal that brings cabrera to san francisco last winter, leads him to another win. 50 for him this month. record for the month of may and as a team giants are heating up a bit. as a matter of fact they are they got a few of them dancing in the aisles, buster posey into center field. in the eighth a man on, cabrera just finds the right side hole. got himself a single and over to third. ryan terio but the big news. 50 hits right there, then tips

his hat to fans that appreciate him. 3-1 final. still dancing, casilla save number 14. they always helped to put the word devastating into perspective. but when it comes to baseball, the a's ninth inning devastating. not only that it was their seventh consecutive defeat, bob melvin seen struggling. in the inning they led 1-0. a little bloop to center. 2-2. testimony then. two nothing, two on, two out. the walk off off bryan fuentes the team celebrates 3-2 that is final. nobody is arguing whether or not they have a good player in all of the basketball. there's no flash or commotion and no doubt they look unbeatable right now as the

spurs 20 consecutive wins would attest to. game two, nothing like game one as san antonio just spurts out of the gate against the thunder. parker engineered. nice spin right there. they're up by as many as 20. but city young legs get back into it. westbrook to durant. just under two minutes left the spurs remain calm. parker to janobli. 20 off the bench for him. a 2-0 lead. the first that serena williams wanted no part of. first time in her career ousted in a grand slam event. not so much she was beaten in her french open opener. she beat herself 47 unforced errors unless little known virgini rolano.

she later said she was 100% physically, no injuries. that's the sporting life. >> thank you, an