homicide. a ktvu camera was the only one on scene as officers took 24- year-old george huggins away in the back of a squad car. he was wanted in connection with the brazen robbery and dilling of 4 -- and killing of 45-year-old father of three, jing jong kang of virginia. he came here for a job interview. he and another suspect robbed cake of deposit $17 and shot him anyway the today we talked to the good samaritan. >> pushed him down, held him down. told me to call the police. i called the police. the police came in about ten minutes. the guy said he's a murder suspect and he said call the police right now. >> the guy holding him down said -- said that this guy is a murder suspect. the other guy who was being restrained, he was not refuting

that. >> reporter: aletha housely is the other suspect was arrested on saturday and police say she confessed and gave them details about the crime. police say they wouldn't have solved this crime so quickly if it had not been for the surveillance tape. investigators say they can't understand why it had to happen in the first place. >> it's really a heinous crime. i don't know. i haven't talked to mr. huggins as of yet. i'm in the pro sis of getting ready to -- process of getting ready to interview him. this is senseless. there's no reason why he could have provided me on why he did what he did. >> reporter: they say he was also involved involved in a robbery and shooting on telegraph avenue. mr. kang's killing could get the suspects the death penalty because robbery is a special circumstance. live in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news.

oakland police say they learned valuable lessens the night the johannes mehserle verdict was issued earlier this month. today they talked about what went right and what went wrong on that night. ktvu's rita williams live in oakland tonight with more. rita? >> reporter: frank, some business owners say good, they hope police do figure out what went wrong so that their stores don't get looted again. >> they wasn't doing their job correctly. >> reporter: two and a half weeks later and most of the display cases on broadway still are empty. $50,000 worth of uninsured items gone. the only merchandise here mostly gold teeth and rings are items this individual says looters dropped. >> i was terrified. i was in a state of shock. i didn't really know what to do. just trying to protect my family. >> reporter: as this youtube video shows he says he, his partner, girlfriend and baby were locked inside the baby

when looters tore off the metal gate, smashed the windows and went inside and helped themselves. he has these small jewelry hammers. >> in -- the police didn't show up for 45 minutes. they were around the block and they didn't show up. when they got here, the people were still looting and they didn't even stop them. >> reporter: police say they can't just rush in make arrests without backup. >> i'm gonna end up using force to more than likely take those individuals into custody. in addition i have to send in another group of officers who are in the mission of making the arrest. >> the blame should be with the looters. there were00 officers from 15 jurisdictions and it had the means to community kate to some extent with each other. still -- >> we're evaluating what we did.

there's a lot -- there's room for improvement. >> reporter: the owner of the scooter store next door to the jewelry store, credits his store book -- credits his dog book foot from helping with this. whether asked about the day of johannes mehserle's sentencing -- >> i think i'll gonna have to board up. that's when people are gonna stay belligerent. the police started to change some of the tactics so they will be ready for the sentencing november 5th. reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose police chief rob davis announced today he will retire in october. davis said he's leaving with mixed emotions. the department saw both progressive initiatives and controversy under davis' leadership. it was the first major police department in the country to make crime data available online. it was also one of the first to issue stun guns. however, civil rights groups have criticized san jose police

for aggressive tactics and alleged racial profiling of latinos. san francisco police will soon start training civilians for routine police, are -- for routine police work. it's part of a pilot program that gorge gascon has come up with. 15 responders will be trained to respond to non-violent crimes and simple evidence collection. gascon says that would free up police officers to focus ton violent crimes and crimes in progress. >> properly trained and have an interest from the field, i think it would be -- interest in the field, i think it would be all right. but definitely non-violent crimes only. >> the police union opposes the pilot program scheduled to begin in january. the budget stalemate in sacramento entered its 26th day today surpassing last year's delay. lawmakers have been unable to agree how to close a projected

$19 billion budget. last year's budget was passed on july 24th. but the 2008 budget wasn't agreed upon until september 23rd. democrats want to delay corporate tax breaks and impose a tax. republicans remain opposed to any tax breaks. governor schwarzenegger implied that he may not sign a budget before he leaves office. unless it includes major tax, pension and spending reform. >> i want to hear about income tax increase, sales tax again. they are gonna -- they are looking at oil excise tax. split rule property taxes. all of these things do nothing to help small businesses! >> governor schwarzenegger says he also opposes prop 25 which would eliminate the need for a two-thirds vote to pass a budget.

the issue of water desalination may boil over at a meeting tonight in san rafael. they will discuss two proposed measure initiatives. one measure has qualified. it requires voter approval before the district can tudy the -- can study the issue and the district has imposed their own which is less restrictive. agricultural officials are asking all grape growers to eradicate their crop. rob roth has more. >> reporter: now, backyard grape growers are being asked to fine in on the fight.

dave does not make wine from the grapes he grows in his backyard. he and his family usually eat them. >> when the egg hatches, the larva goes directly inside -- >> reporter: this week, he plans to mail postcards to napa residents urning them to treat their home grown grapes with a pesticide and get rid of them. >> by removing them we eliminate the source for another infestation. >> reporter: wine growers are concerned about the devastation it do wreak on the life blood of napa. some don't mind getting rid of their grapes. >> one puny little merlot. i'll doing my bit. >> sometimes i think that could be -- that can be just an

overreaction to them. maybe they need to get unless out to the public first. >> trap have been set but there have been no infestations here. they say the number of trapped moths have declined over the past few months. we were surprised to find it last year but i would say that the trapped counts that we're seeing now show we're making great progress. agricultural files say they are not ordering residents to treat or get rid of their grapes. just asking it. they say the battle again the insect could last for years. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the concord man whose pit bulls mauled his step-grandson to death last week was arraigned on two felony charges. steven hayasha is being held on $120,000 bail after being held on child felony endangerment. his 2-year-old grandson was killed by three pit pulls who

attack him when he went into the -- went into the family garage. richmond police are searching for a car thief and suspected kidnapper. investigators say the man stole a cadillac about 5:40 this morning from a gas station on darryll son -- carlson boulevard with a 5-year-old girl insigh. the gillary father had just went inside to pay whether a -- the girl's father had just went inside the station to pay. he left his daughter in the car. some thieves came up and took the car. the girl was still inside. she was found a few blocks away. police say the little girl appeared to be unharmed. they also say this is an important reminder why you should never leave your keys in your car. the highway patrol today said the suv driver involved in last week's deadly greyhound

bus crash was drunk. the chevy trailblazer overturned before being hit by the sacramento bound bus in sacramento. 18-year-old sylvia lopez garay was behind the wheel. friends and relatives saithe had been trier -- say she had been to a party prior to the crash. the chp says she had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. >> san francisco is installing 200 new parking meters that it hopes will make it easier to sign. there will be gps devices used. a big hollywood movie starring brad pitt is filming at the oakland coliseum tonight.

the movie tells the story of oakland as manager billy beane. they had a 20-game winning streak when the as made it all the way to the playoffs. the movie has created hundreds of fans to be extras and many say they don't know what to expect. >> had no idea. you know, i mean -- that's why i came the first day and you can only sign up online for one time. but when you get here, then you can sign up for other times. >> money ball is the first movie to be filmed after the -- a the coliseum since "angels in the outfield" which was shot in 1994. in the movie, they are looking for more extras for the film. if you want more information, go to ktvu.com. california's attorney general today takes action against city leaders in a small town with some really big salaries.

the fact that these are documents several years old does not change our concern that this action risks our national security. >> the pentagon is investigating the source of the documents but says they could have come from anyone with a secret level clearance. bp's embattled boss, tony hayward is reportedly stepping down as ceo. an unidentified official close to the matter says hayward will step down in october. hayward became the face of bp's flailing efforts to contain the massive gulf oil spill and will now take a job with a bp operations in russia. it was once run by american bob dudley, the company's managing director, who is now the odds had on favorite to replace tony hayward. when it comes to the new iphone, critics say apple likes to be in control, whether it's a wire les phone tapped with sport, news, games or google, apple approves each and every

application or app before it becomes available to iphone users. but now that's changing. tom vacar joins us with the details. tom? >> reporter: yeah, the u.s. copyright office took some of apple's control away in favor of a more open market, something iphone users we met liked. >> i think that's a good idea. if you are smart enough to make an app -- i me, it's not easy. if you are smart enough to make an app, you should be able to have it on your phone the if other people want it, you should have it. >> i don't like that it's so closed and guarded. i like it more open. >> reporter: until now, adding an app not approved and delivered bass a -- was a violation of civil and criminal copyrighted law. so-called jailbreaking. >> jailbreaking has been around for a long time. >> reporter: we got comments

from this man. >> this makes it where you can install software on the iphone. >> reporter: others say an open market gives consumers maximum choice. the platform is really open meaning any developer can develop an application for an android smart phone. >> they want to make sure that all of the applications on there are safe, that you don't have any viruses creeping in or applications taking advantage of people's personal data. >> reporter: but nothing really stops apple from setting up technological barriers to the apps it does not approve it. >> there's always a bit of a cat-and-mouse game between the hackers and apple. somehow the hackers find a around whatever apple devices. >> reporter: but with almost 250,000 apps on the store, a few people will go outside of the apple apps store. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. well, a cooler day around

the bay area. it looks like the cooler temperatures are gonna stick around for a while. let's check in now with bill martin in the weather center. >> that's right, julie. with the cooler temperatures are lessened fire danger. air quality is pretty good. it's chilly. out at the beach at half moon bay, look at the nothing. it looks like one you would see from later in the evening like 8:30, 9:00 with the fog already into richmond. if you are in the avenues of san francisco, you didn't see the sun at all today. take a look at daly city, san francisco, pacifica just didn't come out. the highs today, here they are. they are cool than they were. the highs instead of 80s and 90s. they are just in the 70s. a coot pattern stays with us tomorrow. fog, sun, mild conditions right through the week. your forecast highs tomorrow, a lot of 70s, 77, livermore. a lot of upper 70s in the santa clara valley. we have good air quality. less of a fire danger.

it's cool out there. looks like it will continue right into that pattern. >> thank you, bill. >> thank you, bill. several northern california counties -- counties say energy age is up 27% in mendocino county. in humboldt county it's up circumstances times the state's average and many abe tribute it to -- attribute it to indoor growing operations of marijuana. the mayor of the city of bell outside of los an announced he will forgo his salary after a scandal of large salaries rocked the people. he will give up the salary until the end of the term. his decision follows an investigation by state attorney

general jerry brown. all three employees have resigned. the city manager made $787,000 a year. >> we want to find out exactly how they ever came to the conclusion that city officials should make so much money. >> attorney general brown vows to investigate other california cities that are paying too much to elected and unelected officials. on wall street today, stocks ended higher for a third straight session. stocks closed near session highs bridging the dow index into positive territory for the year. the dow closed up 101, at 10,525. the nasdaq gained 27 points and ended the day at 2,296. new home sales were up last month but it was the second slowest sales month on record. according to the commerce department, 330,000 new homes sold in june. that's a 2.5% increase for may but it is down, 16.7% from a

year ago. the lower numbers follow the apex flooration of the government's rebate for new home buyers. coming up -- will terrell owens have a job this season in the nfl? sports is next. wrap

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mark's here. we begin with baseball and the oakland as. >> yeah, the giants have been grabbing all of the attention as of yet. but what about the as? they are 7-2 since the all-star break. took the series against boston and chicago. they trail the rangers by 7.5. got it going. 7-2 since the all-star break. they've hit 66 homers in 98 games but sunday they scored six times. made a winner of dallas braden for the first time since his perfect game on mother's day. they say her are holding up their end -- they say they are holding up their end of the deal. >> we weren't able to get the big homer when we needed it. by way of running and stealing, we're making things happen. i think a lot of us expected this type of baseball in spring

training. >> don't try too overthink things. go out there and have fun. they are playing well. we're playing well. we're ready for the big series. >> the as are off, starting a three-game series in texas tomorrow. it looks like terrell owens is about ready to find a job with the cincinnati bengals. this could be a combustible situation. the bengals -- [ inaudible ] if d.o. agrees -- if t.o. agrees to the terms, that would put him with ochocinco. one of them doesn't think that carson palmer is throwing them the ball enough. the tennessee titans are suing the school and usc's coach, lane kiffin,

specifically for maliciously luring away assistant runningback coach, kennedy po law. the titans' coach is a usc alull. one sticky situation after another. the giants play the florida marlins tonight. full highlights at 10:00. that's the sporting life right now. >> thank you, mark. coming up in 30 minutes on bay area news at 7:00 on tv36. continuing coverage of the shakeup in san jose's department. the police chief is stepping down. we talk with him one on one at 7:00. have a good evening, everyone. good night. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same.

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