a stranger helps search for a missing man who fell from a picturesque cliff. good evening i'm julie haener. >> the man tumbled down some

rocks at bodega bay. >> reporter: searching last night and today but still no victim. the sheriff's department here identifies him as andrew batter. his apparent death a tragic accident. this is bodega bay, fishing town, tourist haunt, but on the other side bodega head, a crossing of cliffs that drop to the sea. it was here saturday evening two friends were climbing on the rocks when in an instant one slipped and fell. >> the young man's friend cried several times. >> reporter: brian schuler was here. she returned today. >> there was a detective here too. he was kind of interested in talking to the young man's friend. oh he was distressed. he looked really sad. and very quiet. >> reporter: the friend said

his buddy hit his head on rocks while falling and disappeared into the waveless. we talked to visitors who said they get too close to the cliff. because they can. >> there's areas you have to be careful. >> reporter: bodega head has two warning signs when the path starts to climb. regulars, even though who seek out the vistas, it's too dangerous. >> no one can help you, it's straight down into the water. >> reporter: only andrew batter's backpack was found in the water. the sheriff department says its search is not over. they might fly the area tomorrow. our coasts are as treacherous

as they are beautiful. we're live in santa rosa, debra villalon. new at 10:00 tonight, concern that a small fire at a recycling center could spread quickly prompted a big response from napa county fire today. the fire broke out at about 4:00 at the clover plant landfill. that's on the silverado trail. firefighters say they were able to put the fire out in just about an hour and only a quarter of an acre was born along with some trash. here's video taken before 8:00 this afternoon looking at brown, gray dry grass on mount diablo on the foothill there is. such dry conditions can be seen all over the bay area causing more concern as this heat ramps

up. ktvu's patti lee was with fire officials as they went door to door explaining how to prevent a fire hazard. >> good afternoon how are you. >> reporter: this team is one of the six stations charged with inspecting homes in marin's unincorporated area. >> i will take a quick look and i'll come back with some recommendations. >> reporter: firefighters are the conducting inspections. >> people like to be educated and stay out of the crew. >> reporter: they expect to visit 580 homes in a day. you can see where the area has been cleared for defensible space, that's because fire danger has been high. there hasn't been much rain in the past four months and rain foals for the year are below

average. >> cost me $360 to have those hedge trimmed. >> reporter: this owner got a good grade for her cuttings but was told to remove clippings alongside the road. a grass fire threatened home in the east bay but as this chopper 2 video show it is clearing of defensible space helped stop that blaze from roaring out of concern. in marin county, patti lee, ktvu news. just north of marin county and petaluma a mobile home fire sparked a fire. the mobile home on manner lane near old adobe road caught fire at about 2:00. nobody was inside at the time. the fire gutted the home and spread on to a field. meteorologist mark tamayo joins us now with more on that

red flag warning, mark. >> reporter: that red flag warning was set to expire this morning but extended by the national weather service all because of this. we still have the warm temperatures you will notice on the satellite we have clear skies out there. no fog, here's a look at some of the current observations at this 10:00 hour. it is still in the upper 70s in concord. concord 78 degrees. livermore checking in 73, here are the details on that red flag warning posted for the north bay hills and the east bay hills, posted right now all the way up until 8:00 tomorrow morning with those dry offshore winds. those winds have been backing off. that's good news but still we'll have the warm conditions and the dry conditions out there through tomorrow morning. so as a result, that fire danger remains elevated across part of the bay areas, especially for the hills. this is all controlled by the temperatures and i will let you know when a cooling trend is set to move into the reskropb. south bay fire investigators are looking into the cause of two grass fires that started within 30 minutes

of each other yesterday. the first fire was reported just before 1:30 yesterday afternoon near highway 87 in south san jose. the other broke out at a landfill in milpitas. you first saw this video last night on the 10:00 news, a resident recorded the flames that were fueled by winds of up to 25 miles per hour. some homes in that area were threatened, the fire burned 9 acres but no structures were damaged. meantime in contra costa county a fire that came close to burning four homes in her hercules is being called suspicious. firefighters say heavy brush and a large section of wooden fencing near the homes fueled the fire making matters worse they say the closest fire high drugs and -- hydrant was not working. firefighters in colorado they are facing their own challenge tonight trying to control a fast moving wildfire. coming up in just 18 minutes we'll look at what is making

this fire such a nightmare to contain. and for up to the minute weather information for your neighborhood, be sure to go to our website, ktvu.com any time and click on the weather tab. edwin ramos the man convicted of killing a father and two sons will be convicted tomorrow. prosecutors argued in court that ramos shot the three in their car thinking they were rival gang members. ramos is facing life in prison without the possibility of parol. sacramento police are investigate ago shooting last night that left four people dead including the suspected gunman. according to the sacramento bee, two of the dead were a couple in their 50s who lived in the home and are described as spiritual leaders in the fong community. one guest remains in critical condition. police say someone in another

part of the house heard the gunfire and came running. >> it was gunfire exchanged between the two of them and the suspect is now deceased. >> police say a motive for the shooting has not been determined but officers believe the incident may be gang related. richmond police are investigate ago freeway shooting that nearly killed a driver. the victim is a 57-year-old woman from newark. she was driving her lexus near hilltop drive when someone suddenly opened fire. police say the bullet went through the side door and head rest before hitting the woman in her throat. she was able to drive herself to the hospital and is in stable condition right now. police have no suspects at this time. police were called out to to investigate several robberyings. - - robberies. someone broke into a unit and

made off with several pot plants. it's a three day event aimed at keeping the youngest residents of vallejo safe. the youth summit that kicked off tonight. matt keller is live. >> reporter: coming tomorrow morning 300 kids are expected to walk through these doors for a youth summit that organizers hope will lead them on a better path in life. >> reporter: that sound you hear is what's being called the grand kick off to this year's three day youth summit in vallejo. behind the soulful singing is a message from the heart. >> doing things the right way. getting an education, staying in school, contributing to society is much better than not doing those things. >> reporter: vallejo has seen a lot of violence recently. an 18-year-old was arrested

friday for a shooting that killed one person and seriously injured two others. the adults looking to mentor kids in vallejo face many challenges. >> they are facing gang pressure, peer pressure, some of the kids even at our school with hiv and aids. everything that's prevalent now they're doing. every time of drug, every time of everything. expermital. >> reporter: the goal of the three day evident put on by the minister's union is to help put kids on the right path. that includes anti bullying seminars. they will teach them what they need to do to get their driver's license. health care workers will discuss obesity issues. >> i think it's good for us to get off the street and do something positive. >> it just gives you another aspect of life. it makes you think twice about things. >> reporter: the evident is free from eight to 18. breakfast and lunch can also be served.

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new video tonight of a two alarm fire at oakland's china town. it broke out at 8:15 on the second floor of a building. took firefighters about an hour and a half to get the fire under control. and they managed to control the fire in the rear part of the building. there's no official word on the cause yet. your camera may hold clues into the death of a participate in last month's beta breakers race. christien kafton tells us police are hoping pictures from that race will help find a person who sucker punched a man who ultimately died from his injuries. >> reporter: family and friends of steven martin set up pictures. martin was hospitalized may 20th after he was sucker punched at the beta breakers race. family members said, as for the

doctors recommendation we took him off life support friday morning and allowed nature to take its course. thank you all for your prayers and spoát. anyone who ran the race could be a potential witness. katie cavinau ran the race, she was nowhere near the fight but says that it is difficult to miss a fight. martin was wearing a green troll doll wig and began arguing with a group of men in 49ers jerseys shortly before 9:00 p.m. one of the men ran toward martin and punched him. he fell and struck his head on the curb. police, family and friends are certain someone has the suspect in a photo of video in the race. >> even if it was in the background or something like that. you want to think that every inch of this place was photographed during that day. >> reporter: witnesses describe the attackers as a group of latino men in their 20s wearing

red and white 49ers jerseys. the women were with men wearing purple and one of those women was wearing a tutu. the key to solving this case could very well be sitting on someone's phone right now. christien kafton, ktvu news. police said they had no choice but to shoot and kill a pit bull during a probation check. they arrived at the home on pine hollow road yesterday evening just after 5:00. that's when an adult male pit bulldog charged at them. at first they fired bean bags. alcohol may have been the cause of a crash in the south bay today that left a driver critically injured. the accident happened at 5:40 this morning on highway 85 on sunny vale near the fremont exit. the driver was going more than 100 miles per hour when he hit the center divide. police say the driver was not wearing a seat belt and may

have been drunk. nationwide gas prices have fallen 19-cents a gallon over the past month according to aaa to $3.54 a gallon. but the price drop has been less than dramatic. a gallon of regular dropped to $4.25 down a nickel. in election 2012 news tonight the obama campaign fires back at mitt romney over the economy. >> kids aren't going to win unless we invest in education. i suggest he is living on a different planet if he thinks that's a prescription for a different economy. >> reporter: romney had attacked obama at his remarks that the private-sector is doing fine. after surviving his recall

bid, scott walker is now announcing success for the republicans if the campaign is bold. >> if he shows my state and he shows americans that he has a plan to take on these reforms. >> reporter: the governor disagrees with mitt romney over whether more firefighters, teachers and police should be hired. walker says he does not believe those jobs to be part of big government romney says he would cut. rob portman is down playing speculation that he's on the short list to become romney's running mate. he says the choice for vp is up to the romney campaign. ohio is a critical state. no republican has ever won the presidency without winning ohio. meanwhile politico is referring that romney may make his pick early.

gabrielle giffords is campaigning for a former aide. giffords resigned from her position in the house to recover after being wounded. ron barber is giffords former district director and the only democrat running. the winner of tuesday's special election will finish out the rest of giffords term which ends this fall. the search is on for a gunman who opened fire at a pool party killing two people and injured others. police identifyed the gunman as monte leonard. authorities are searching for him in his hometown of montgomery alabama. >> it's sickening that these young lives were cut short and also the shooter is such a young man, it's, you know as a society we have to learn the value of life again.

>> reporter: witnesses say the shooting started after an argument about a woman. the victim's includes current and former football players. suggests that that number increased nearly 70% last year compared to 2010. according to the l.a. times, 54 people were killed by law enforcement in los angeles county in 2011. autopsy and police reports indicate 36 of those killed were armed with a gun, knife or other weapon. at least 12 of those killed were not armed. autopsy reports were not clear about the remaining six people. l.a. county officials say they are investigating each case to determine if this is an upward trend or a quote flip. the court decision made on who can see the will of late penn state football coach joe paterno. plus remembering a plane crash victim. >> family and friends say goodbye after an accident half way around the world.

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couch watching a movie. and those were the best memories i could have. because he knew i didn't like traveling and going all the way around the world he just knew i wanted to spend time with him. >> reporter: the oakland man was the only american online an airliner that crashed in indonesia. >> he died doing what he loved to fly. the first time we were flying he proposed back to l.a.x. >> reporter: he had been consulting with a customer that was about to buy a plane. he was supposed to return the day before his youngest son adam turned 18. >> it's shocking but life goes on. >> reporter: his wife wanted to thank the community for their support. in briones cara lui. the main syrian opposition group has a new leader who says he is determined to reach out to all of syria's minority and religious groupless. as the fighting and funerals

continue in syria today, the new secular leader said he would refirm the syrian counsel. there has been criticism that the council does not reflect the differences in syria. the radical islamic sect boco horan are claiming responsibility for two takes at two churches that claimed the lives of at least six people. in one of those attacks, a suicide bomber -- come reports of former egyptian president hosni mubarak mubarak is gravely ill. mubarak was convicted of not stopping the deaths of hundreds of protesters during last

year's uprising. mubarak is slipping in and out of consciousness his health has declined so that his wife and two daughters in life were given permission to visit him in prison. and now there's concern the fire may have taken at least one life. the high park fire is burning about 15 miles west of port collins. they have a report of a death but have not been able to confirm it. flames have damaged and destroyed 18 homeless. 500 people have sought shelter with the red cross. in neighboring new mexico another large wildfire sparked by lightning is burning out of control tonight. the little bear fire in the lincoln national forest has now grown to 26,000 acres. hundreds of people have been evacuated and it's estimated 36 structures including the home of the area's former police chief are destroyed.

the trial of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky begins tomorrow. sandusky has pleaded not guilty to more than 50 counts of child sexual abuse. many jurors in the case have ties to the penn state. another's husband has ties to a former employees. the victims must testify under their own names and that the jury will not be sequestered. a court has reportedly ordered the will of head coach joe paterno sale. the voice to bar citizen's voice says it's the first time that a will has been kept private. but the request is common among high profile individuals. paterno died in january from lung cancer not long after he was fired for failing to call

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new video tonight three good samaritans went into the oakland estuary to pull out her car. the rescuers said they spotted the woman's car in the war just feet from the shore. when they got there the car was sinking so fast they decided to jump in and pull the woman to safety. no word yet on what caused the woman to lose control of her

car. thousands of athletes escaped from alcatraz today in a grueling triotholon. alie rasmus shows us what they had to endure. >> reporter: from the distance they look just like seals. the first swimmer out of the water stopped to put his shoes. the second runner passed him, put his shoes on later and he went on to win the entire race. andy pots of colorado springs completed the swim, bike and run in two hours, three minutes it's his fifth time running the triotholon. >> our course is as beautiful as it has ever been that's why people come in. >> reporter: but the biggest draw is the swim. the conditions are tough. >> 55 degrees, you have about a three to four knot current that wants to take you under the golden gate. >> reporter: swimmers have to dodge marine life, but there's

nothing too dangerous in the water. >> no sharks sightings. >> reporter: after the swim there's an 18-mile bike ride, followed by an 8-mile run in the marina. >> not only is the race challenging but also very popular. 8,000 people want to sign up for this triotholon. they have to join a lottery because only 1,000 can compete. >> reporter: mike brennan did the race years ago, he remembers his favorite memory. >> touching the sand after you get on to the bay. and we have more video from today's triotholon on ktvu.com. just look under latest video on the home page. it's a crucial week for california with a budget due friday. the projected shortfall for

next fiscal year is $16 billion. brown's proposal to cut welfare would cut $880 million. a key aspect would end adult benefits at two years instead of four. but the proposal would also trim payments for children. and a call tonight for california state universities and colleges to eliminate or combine low enrollment programs. a new -- found that the university of california had 722 programs with fewer than 10 students each. the council's policy director said such programs are not sustainable in a world of limited education funding. some professors say the data is misleading as there may be few students majoring in a program but a large number of students taking classs in that field. contra costa are meeting tomorrow to talk about cut that is could affect fire

protection. the contra costa fire department must cut service. fire officials will either cut 16 jobs and close three stations in bethel island, nightson. if you live any where near oakland airport you may notice some more aircraft noise. one of the runways is partially closed right now so crews can do some construction work. the closure will not affect passengers but residents in the area may notice more noise and different flying patterns. the runway will reopen fully at 6:00 tomorrow morning. new pictures of apple's proposed building ii has been released. the company hopes to start construction by the end of the year and move into the building by 2015. those plans though still have to be a approved by the city. company says it will not

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well, temperatures have been warming up steadily over the past several days and even right now we have mostly clear skies and mild numbers out there. that will lead to another warm day, another warm and hot day as we head into your monday. right now on the maps on live storm tracker 2, no clouds, no high clouds, no fog out there. mostly clear skies throughout the entire region. we'll take a look at the numbers throughout the area. you will notice right now it is 73 degrees at this 10:00 hour in san jose. once again concord still on the warm side in the upper 70s. there's that 78 degrees in concord, napa 67 degrees. so here we go, take a look at the highs from this afternoon. we warmed up a good eight to 12 degrees over yesterday's readings. san francisco, san francisco topped out 81, oakland in the mid-80s and look at all the numbers near santa rosa, napa, livermore and antioch. tomorrow a little bit warmer. tonight mostly clear and mile. tomorrow lots of sunshine.

we'll call it warm to hot. wednesday and thursday in the extended we gradually cool things off as the fog works it's way over the forecast. mid-50s to the mid-60s. mostly clear skies. san francisco right around 55 degrees. san jose 62 and morgan hill in the upper 50s. high pressure still in command of our weather. once again we had that red flag warning posted until 8:00 tomorrow morning for the north bay hills hills and east bay hills. as the high sets up, there's the sinking air and that warms. it sticks around for tomorrow. so the beaches we'll call it warm but those readings near 70 degrees. the inland spots on track to reach the low to mid-90s. here's your forecast model. you will take it into monday morning, maybe a patch or two, early offshore. but that fog will increase in coverage as we head monday night into tuesday. that will eventually cool us

off. quite a few 90s showing up for your monday afternoon. santa rosa 83 degrees, oakland 84 so definitely try to stay cool. especially after the 10:00 or 11:00 hour. those temperatures really ramping up into the afternoon. downtown san francisco in the upper 70s right around 79. even the beaches near the 70- degree mark with santa cruz warming up into the 80s. here's a look at your five day forecast. we gradually warm up those numbers with your weekend in view especially about a week from now for sunday. heather and kim, felt the warmth today in the low 80s. tomorrow once again in the 80 degrees. >> all the folks in your shorts you don't usually see that unless they're tourists. hundreds of people flocked to haight street for an era of

history that tries to recreate an era of peace and love. it's the 35th year for the haight street fair between canyon and ashbury street. some folks have been coming here for a long time. >> i've been coming every day since the 70s. i like hanging out with people and enjoying the day. >> come every year, i used to live right down the street. eighthstreet fair, love it. you know. good vibes out here, good music, good food. >> reporter: there was dancing, crafts, food and musical acts highlighted by the tubes. remember them, she's a beauty. the weather cooperated and folks appeared to be having a good time along that

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good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. there are four pitchers in the starting rotation over .400 and one under water. no one would have bet that one pitcher would have been tim lincecum. fred and wilma part of the party today. this day was all about the texas rangers and the continued erratic pitching by lincecum. kinsler bases loaded double. texas has one of the most powerful line ups in the majors and the name that stands out above all the others is josh hamilton. right field in the sixth.

that scored two more. the rangers had a 5-0 lead. lincecum went 2-5-1/3. aubrey huff doubled but then got hung up on a foul ball by blanco. blanco gets himself tagged off at first when he stretches too far off the bag. on a day the rangers knew would be a group effort by the bullpen. giants shut out 5-0 for the second time in three games against the rangers. san francisco 2-11 in lincecum's 13 starts this year. the giants are off tomorrow before playing the astros on tuesday. the a's spent lots of time in phoenix. oakland trying to prevent a three game sweep at the end of the diamondbacks and off to a

bad start when cliff pentington drops the ball. one run comes home. arizona takes add advantage of its good fortune. paul goldsmith both score. the a's battle back in the fourth off joe saunders. one run in, and josh hamilton, brandon hinge in second. blanco drops the ball making the tag he was charged with an error. 3-2. the diamondbacks got one of those shots back. the diamondbacks have suddenly heated up. they have now won two in a row. sweep of the a's, the a's off tomorrow before they play the first in colorado on tuesday. in two games in tallahassee, pitching did not have an answer for the hitters from florida state. bloom on the mound for the cardinals in the 8th inning with the bags full of

seminologies semi -- seminoles and this one is not coming back. this was the final nail. florida state wins 14-7 and makes it two straight over the cardinals, they see their season come to an end with the seminoles they're off to the college championships. djokevich did not like the way things were going. didn't get better in the second. nedal hits a winner down two sets. djokevich did rally. then the rain came. they called it, they will

resume play. they will resume it tomorrow weather permitted. it was a very short day race for david castle. castle spins and takes several other drivers along for the drive. truixx and almendinger were taken out. joey logano with eight laps to go he was not finished. with four laps logano returns the favor after a little tap into the rear end of martin. logano wins for the first time since 2009 and becoming the first driver to win a race and he also won the poll and a very tightly bunched. matt kenseth is now in the lead. kenseth finished seventh today. still to come on this late sunday night sports wrap, the latest on the european championship. and a look at one

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alone in second place. johnson wins on tour for the sixth time. will be after his first major this weekend in san francisco. the second major on the women's tour today. the l pga championship out of syracuse. fang became the first chinese woman to win. that was her final winning margin over a 4-way tie for second. san francisco will be the center of the golf universe for the next week when the u.s. open comes to the olympic glove. this is just the fifth time olympic has hosted the open. each one is memorable in its own way and there's ever reason to think the version will hold true to the tradition. >> reporter: the olympic span is filled with tents.

>> something always magical seems to happen at olympic. >> reporter: like 1955 when jack flak beat ben hogan in a monday 18 hole play off. >> from obscurity he springs into fame. >> reporter: billy casper made a tremendous come back. casper upset arnold palmer in another monday night play off. >> 100-par, 69 win. >> there sure are great names on here and it's hard to believe mine is going to be on there too. >> reporter: in 1988 champion, lee jansen watched as another play off. >> it had been an extremely tense, extremely emotional finish for everyone. >> reporter: i recently had a chance to play the course and

had a chance to look at the new par hole. >> it's a beautiful hole. it's going to be a tremendous look. >> reporter: there's additional changes like the green which are covered by bent grass instead of the pole anna. >> the by-product i will say is that you will see more puts made. i'm absolutely convinced to that. >> reporter: for at least two days, hole number 16 will play a u.s. open record 670 yards. number 16 is the first of back to back par 5s. >> with back to back par five, i think you will see the open won or last. >> reporter: but even the pros will struggle if they miss these greens. >> the greens are so rough. >> i don't fit on a couple of the greens. >> deep rough right next to the green. i don't know how to do that.

do you know how to do that? >> reporter: tiger woods just proved he could make those shots. but just four golfers in the four previous opens combined have finished under par. so the iconic 18th hole could be the best place to watch yet another dark horse make golf history. at the olympic club, fred inglis for sports wrap. a guy with san jose sharks roots is headed back to the franchise. brad stewart is now 32 and is headed back to the sharks after five seasons with the detroit red wings including the cup win. the semi indoor arena in poland home for soccer italy against spain. always a good international

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