that statement at a hearing today. is seen enough to stand trial. he is suspected in the massacre that killed 77 people and july of 2011. another murder in san jose. this makes eight homicides in the past 11 days, the latest coming thursday evening near king road and a

bird that drive. in 18 year old was killed in what police chafee is a gang-related attack. the 13th gain related homicides so far this year. in a packed news conference this morning the police chief announced a new police strategy for dealing with ongoing crime wave serious the >> gang members are feeling old. >> police chief outlined a new strategy to deal with the ongoing violence. >> we will stop nuclear if you have a weapon, you will be arrested. make no mistake, we will be out there. the mayors think prevention task force has no priority will be all things, all the time with a commitment from serov force of $800,000 to pay for overtime to give

every available officer of the street. >> it will be used primarily for decreasing our patrol and getting officers to patrol the neighborhoods. there will be available to arrest people. san fifth >> on the rice prostitution and property crimes.

>> so far in san jose there been 33 murders. it is a 22% increase from last year did this year. at this rate one and 22,000 people in san jose will be killed by the end of the year however, the homicide rates in oakland and san francisco are even more disturbing. those numbers are coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m.. >>pam: oakland police are busy after several overnight shootings. one person was killed at 48 avenue in foothill boulevard early this morning. police had already been investigating two other shootings from thursday night in a carjacking. this to school evacuations in the bay area this afternoon, the first at willow glenn high school in san jose. police say the school received a threatening phone

call around 2:00 p.m. siri the students were on the football field where they were allowed to stay. police did not find anything on campus. in san francisco authorities locked down a school in the richmond district because of an armed robbery at a jewelry store. this is near the alamo elementary school. students and staff were held in place for about 45 minutes that the suspects got away. surveillance video released by authorities in san pablo shall a violent jewelry store robbery. it shows four men wearing masks entering the business of guns drawn. they start smashing display cases, taking a jewelry and a worker can be seen running. and the four men escaped in a getaway car with about $400,000 in jewelry. some positive economic news to tell you about from san francisco.

>> as a result real-estate values are going way out. >> a lot more interest in expanding jobs in san francisco. >> we are not the cheapest

place to do business but we are a place where people want the smartest people. a lot of infrastructure and transportation. these numbers coupled with the expansion and construction are all signs in the right direction. >> a live look outside this afternoon for the bay bridge toll plaza. sunny skies and sunshine along portions of the coastline.

>> firefighters are starting to get a handle on the ponderous a wildfire.

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>> on friday petaluma junior high school held a special rally and honored their classmates. the entire national team intends this one school. >> one by one teachers read off of a roster.

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>>pam: and one week from saturday the cal golden bears will kick off a new season in a newly designed stadium. jeff pierce takes us on a tour of memorial stadium.

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>>jaqueline: temperatures in the low 60s but they will drop into the upper 50s by the time the game starts. this sea breeze winds are going to just take over the forecast. extensive a fog and drizzle near the coast line with cooler temperatures. temperatures dropping into the seventies through the weekend. 60s for the majors.

our east a source will be sitting in the 60s for the most part.

>> a teenager in illinois says she was held captured and sexually assaulted for years. the 19 year-old managed to escape and showed up at a police station and told her story. they arrested the man inside. the girls to year-old son fathered by her kidnapper was safely removed. the teenager was a runaway from st. louis.

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jacqueline bennett is back with us to show us the path that is it is taking. >> is it is currently sitting at the border of the dominican public in haiti. winds at 65 mi. per hour.

the con is narrowing and could still make landfall in miami. >> today marks 20 years since hurricane andrew punished as out.

>> we are absolutely ready. the governor is dead on right. opening ceremonies will be here on monday. >> we are jointed now by kron4 political analyst comedy thing that ties it is just a distraction? >> they hope it is going to be a distraction. >>pam: what do you think about this ticket? >> i think that this ticket is basically done in a way that allows romney's to go after the metal.

>> romney and ryan what a post convention bounce to put them at the top or at least at a tie with obama. it would be a loss for them if they were not a head of obama by the end of the convention.

grandam a reminder, you can watch uninterrupted commercial for coverage of the evening speeches from the republican and democratic conventions on our need 247 bay area news

channel that is comcast channel 193. >> a jury has ruled mostly in favor of abolition and its patent infringement case. today ample said samsung or stock design technology and the jury agreed. the jury in san jose, by the way. samsung will have to pay more than $1 billion serious xi costs costs cost

>> of violence in syria has been skyrocketing. at least 21 people killed after a government warplane palm -- bombed an apartment building in

eastern syria. this is yet another and a long line of massacres. sauce almost all of the young man in that town died in the attack. the uprising began 17 months ago. researchers have identified a new disease in asia that causes aids like symptoms. it is not a seceded with hiv, scientists do not think it is contagious. 12 cases have been identified in the u.s.. all of those patients are of asian descent. mass evacuations in taiwan where a teflon is dumping rain and causing landslides buried the storm arrived this morning and slowly making its way over land.

>> for today's market up day, a slow start on wall street, the dow closed south 101 points to end the week. the nasdaq jumped 16 points. cook >> ford made a stop in san francisco to give the media a sneak peek at a new car coming out this fall. this is for its first fully hybrid vehicle. this is an interesting car and looks familiar.

i would like to show you some of the cool high-tech features that i thought were unique. these come factory standard. it has an automatic liftgates feature.

>> there is a lot of headroom and this car. >> here is a live look outside at the golden gate. foggy conditions along the north bay.

the inland valleys will be a mix of the '70s and '80s. see the east a shortfall mainly in the '60s here is a

look at your extended forecast. cooler weather this weekend. channel 193. it is quick, convenient and always on. >> let's take a look at the friday traffic situation in san jose at the guadalupe overpass. the headlights are southbound on 101. the bottom of the screen is

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>>pam: nine people or injured mostly because of stray gunfire from the least. police have released dramatic surveillance video. it shows the two officers. you see a man being shot, he faults of the ground and it died a few moments later. this is the gunman police

say had just shots nx boss. fed again, you see him coming up here to officers firing. he was killed. fifth >> month after the shooting, two dead and many others injured. it was 9:00 a.m. when a man identified as jeffrey johnson approached the empire state building. johnson worked as a women's accessory designer but was laid off last year. >> in a dispute with one of the former employees, at johnson produced a pistol scanned fired at close range. he struck the 41 year-old victim of the head. >> kelly said johnson left

the scene and stashed begun but was spotted by construction workers. the worker followed johnson had tipped off a nearby police. >> as the officers approached johnson he pulled his 45 caliber pistol from the bad and fired on the officers who returned fire killing him. michael bloomberg confronts the issue that is what led to others getting injured. the wounded were taken to local hospitals would not life threatening injuries. >>grant: i'm going to

redound exactly where the shootings happened. this is midtown manhattan. here is the empire state building. the first shooting happened here on 33rd street across the street from the empire state. the shooter was lurking behind a white van parked along the curb. >> of 11 people in total or shop. if the suspect and his former colleagues were killed. >>pam: and concord a teenage driver pleaded not guilty to felony charges after

driving his vehicle into a family riding their bicycles. he is being charged as a juvenile. police say he was speeding and loss control when he hit and killed a man at his nine year old daughter. another daughter was also hurt in the accident. the family attorney had asked prosecutors to try him as an adult prosecutors refused. he had just been arrested a week prior to this incident on drugs and weapons charges. some positive economic news reporters at the cisco. real-estate values are way out. >> i think it is a very exciting to see the work that we have been spending a trucking industries.

>> these numbers, the heels of a report by the san francisco center for economic development that says off during the first six months of this year's san francisco added 13,000 tech jobs and 1-50 tech companies. >> the east contra costa fire district has received a federal grant which will allow the district to reopen three recently closed fire stations and rehired dozens of firefighters. charles clifford has details. >>charles: @ early friday morning eats contra costa county fire district chief hugh anderson received in e- mail from fema stating that the district has been awarded a $7.8 million grant. the news comes just weeks after budget cuts forced the

district to close three fire stations and lay off 15 firefighters. >> july with a tough month. with this grand he will be able to reopen all three stations. >> where we are currently at we have nine people on duty. we have three fire stations staffed now. this grant will take us up to 54 per cent now. we will be able to have 18 people on duty cover into the 50s or miles. that means response times will be faster in the district will be less reliant on outside help. the grant is only a temporary solution.

>> @ temperatures or slightly warmer out there today near the coast line thanks to the additional sunshine we did see clearing along the san detail coastline. and the south bay with eighties and saturday and sunnyvale. here is what you can expect overnight. and tens fog near the coast

as well. >> coming out republicans distancing themselves from controversial comments from gop lawmakers why the president tries to capitalize on them.

third >> it can is now running for the united states senate. he was catapulted into the limelight when he remarked that legitimate rape rarely leads department.

>> tonight we are joined by kron4's political analyst. women voters are being heralded this election season. will this, and hang on between now and november? >> obama will do everything he can to make it to hang on. >>pam: this comes on the heels of the radio talk-show hosts calling a woman a host -- a slut who was testifying about birth control.

>> when i did the platform and to decimate our one the mantra was we do not want to make this an issue for anything. >>pam: will really resonate when everyone knows the economy is still the bottom line issue? >> the economy is the number-one issue. people go with to their comfortable with and who they trust more. right now, is winning over rodney.

>>pam: a big game from little league team from petaluma. they won the game thursday night 11-1. they are resting today but they will be back at it tomorrow. tennessee is the only team that they have lost against during this world series being held in pennsylvania. most of the players except for one attend the petaluma junior high. today, the school held a special rally in honor of their classmates.

>>pam: most students say they plan to head back to the boulevard cinema in downtown petaluma on a saturday which will broadcast the series on two different screens. >> here is a live look outside for the bay bridge. sunny skies and sunshine through most of the bay area. most of the coastline is still shrouded in fog.

temperatures right now are pretty mild thanks to the additional sunshine. warmer conditions this afternoon. we have a couple of the events going on. tonight's, the giants are hosting the braves at at&t park. temperatures will be sliding into the upper 50s as the game kicks off. in freezing fog through the game. it will be quite cool at the ballpark tonight. this weekend in cinema at the raceway, the grand prix. the weekend forecast is very similar for both days. temperatures will be well below average this week and thanks to strong seabury's winds which will keep the fog intact through the weekend.

fifties' along the coastline. let's take a look neighborhood by neighborhood starting in the south bay. 60s in our east bay stores. the fog is expected to linger along the coastline tomorrow afternoon. bellamy cool temperatures and breezy conditions. here is a look at your extended forecast. cooler weather this weekend. as we head into next week the winds out of the north could pick up.

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46 murders so far this year compared to 29 in the same time last year. police say they have responded to a lot of shootings and killings in june and july. they recently implemented this saturation patrol strategy to combat violence in those two neighborhoods. police say they have noticed fewer shootings of us today vervets. >> here in san francisco real-estate values are up, especially in the mess and bay. he says that francisco is not out of the woods yet but this is a very good indication that the economic recovery is headed in the right direction.

>> on saturday the team will compete against tennessee. >>pam: apple says samsung group of design technology

of its iphones and ipad. this and has a jury agreed and samsung will have to pay more than $1 billion. in that same suit samsung accused apple of ripping off transmission hands. the jury disagreed and apple will not have to pay damages. the apple victory over design technology could have an effect of other devices. >> temperatures this afternoon were slightly warmer in a few locations. the sonoma grand prix is going on this weekend.

saturday and sunday very similar forecasts. we will have fog until around 10:00 a.m. and then the cool temperatures. mild-los 70's. >> heavy seen this sign?

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>>pam: you may remember getting an allowance for doing childhood tores, kids today are raking in the doe. heath's >> $780 a year. a new survey says that is the average kids allowance. that breaks down to more than enough fomore if kids with.

this survey says that is not happening. 61 percent of parents pay and allowances. most make their kids work for it in some way with the chores or school performance the only one percent of parents say their child ever stays any of it. to remedy that they suggest setting parameters. talk about your own money with them, what you're saving for and how you budget. in other words, lead by example.

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>> and the architects, engineers and officials of the university of california celebrated the completion of our bentley's near completion of memorial stadium today. >> i am sure the fans will go crazy when they come man and see what we have accomplished over the last four years of construction. >> construction was not without challenges. >> we encountered some unexpected difficulties. some were legal and some were very colorful. >> difficulties aside the project sought to maintain the tradition of a stadium built in 1923. >> the fasad has been restored. it is a significant architectural resources.

it had gone through a state of disrepair. >> it is a modern looking stadium now. circulation is modern. the exhibit works. >> the coach sees it as a homecoming of sorts. >> there's nothing like being home. the pride and tradition that goes along with walking to the north, you cannot explain. >> for all of its sparkling changes the coach at once complete. >> i am a little disappointed that we had to change the visitors' locker room. they talked earlier about the worst facility in the country, it was the worst visiting locker room. >> ford made a stop in san

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