bewe begin with allie rasmus. >> reporter: we're at the plaza where about 100 people gathered, it's was called a day of action. parts of the arizona immigration law went into place today. hundreds of religious leaders and community activists met. just a few hours before that gathering, a group of about 100 people took place in a rowdier even. an >> i think it's important for people to come together and talk about the outrage of laws like the one in arizona. >> people are being treated unfairly and it's our responsibility as a whole people to come together and help them out. >> reporter: yesterday, a federal district court judge in arizona struck down parts of the arizona immigration law. but organizers of this protest

say they are not celebrating yet. >> it is not a pleat victory. there are still points that affect our community. >> reporter: one of the provisions in sp1070 is about transports undocumented immigrants. it's supposed to limit human trafficking, but imgauge immigration activists say the provisions are too vague. >> it struck down the requirement that police officers stop and arrest and verify the immigration status of anyone they believe or have reasonable suspicion to believe is undocumented. >> reporter: but arizona is now appealing that decision. this is just the begin of what will probably be a lengthy legal battle. >> this is will probably go to the supreme court, i think. >> reporter: many of the people who attended got on the bart to

head over to san francisco's mission district. at 5:30 there's another immigration protest scheduled other there. we'll bring it to you in half an hour, allie rasmus. right here to the bay area. aárz -- arizona today filed a protest against the changes. demonstrators shout out across arizona's capital despite the fact that a u.s. district judge in phoenix stopped some of the most controversial provisions of the bill from taking effect. >> stopping people with probable cause, turning them

over to i.c. e. she didn't restroke that. >> reporter: including the portion that included police to revoke immigration status if they think the person they stopped on a crime is in the country illegally. several protesters who were ready to be arrested were stopped. some in new york city staged their own showing of solidarity. >> we have more than appetite for is comprehensive immigration reform. that secures our border and forces our laws, protects our workers, unites our families and has a path to legalization. >> reporter: and despite the

well publicized protest, recent polls show that almost half of californians and the majority of americans support the arizona immigration law. rob roth is live with that part of the story. >> reporter: we're in the foothill boulevard overpass, this is where dozens of people are expected to rally in support of arizona immigration bill. if you have already arrived, the rally is organized by members of the tea party. people here are carrying signs mainly for the evening commute. >> every time you wand to load around, it goes forward and back. >> reporter: collins has owned this gun store since 2008. he says he likes the immigration law because he says the federal government isn't doing nearly enough to secure the border. >> if the federal government

won't step up, then arizona should step up and protect its borders. we hear problems about illegal immigrants coming in and destroying property. >> reporter: down the road, limos a barber for the past 50 years he says he sees nothing wrong in arizona's attempt to have everyone to carry documents. a recent poll shows a majority of people favor arizona's law. among the supporters, is rick brocade. >> being a minority myself, i back the immigration law. >> it's not working, we need to consider other alternatives. >> reporter: in the of the headlines around the law have

centered around angry calls to boycott arizona. >> i don't think it's a silent majority , i think it's an unreported majority. >> reporter: people here say they would like to see california pass an immigration law similar to arizonas. a r izonas -- arizona's. reporting live, rob roth. >> political experts say some now view arizona's republican governor as the conservative face of immigration. and they say here in california, republicans can't risk alienating latinos who are the largest growing of voters in the united states. >> the gop realized that they cannot be seen as being anti immigrant if they want to be in the governor's office. >> reporter: others argue that

latino's should expect more from democrats who have failed on their promise on comprehensive immigration reform. you can get all the information on arizona's immigration law on our website. former u.s. agriculture department employee sherley sherrod says she will sue the conservative blogger who posted video of her making remarks that appear to be racist. sherrod was in san diego. the edited video led to sherrod's forced resignation. on the video she appears to say she discriminated a white farmer. later it was found to be taken out of content. >> whether he was targeting the naacp: he had to know he was targeting me. at this point, he hasn't

apologized, i don't want it at this point. >> the u.s. agriculture secretary later apologized to sherrod and offered her another position. sherrod said she hasn't decided whether she wants it yet. 37% of likely voters support democratic candidate jerry brown. meg whitman is not far behind with 34%. almost one in four voters are still undecided about their choice for governor. new numbers are in and it appears some bay area drivers aren't willing to shell out more money to cross bay bridge. transportation authorities say since the fees have gone up, the commute has been lighter.

>> the commute has been lighter, that has helped everyone including bridge drivers and bart. 30% fewer vehicles are using the car pool lane and more people are using bart. >> congestion has dropped by close to 10 minutes where it was last year. which is a big change, it was about a 20 minute delay to cross the bay bridge now it's about 12 minutes. so a little change in traffic can have a big change on congestion. >> reporter: this is what the toll plaza looked like today at about noon. changes have also forced more people to get fast track. fast track sign ups are at about four times the normal rate since july 1st. some worry that fewer commuters over all may bring on higher tolls to make up for the loss of revenue. >> the fact that our traffic numbers are down, we've already

planned for this. there is no plans to raise the tolls any more than they are right now. >> reporter: bart officials say higher commute toll may be responsible for more riders. >> ridership is up by about 4,500 more passengers per day. >> reporter: many bart commuters say they are not surprised by the relationships of higher toll and more riders. >> i think people have always thought with their pocketbook. >> reporter: you can see a live look at the toll plaza here. toll authority and bart officials say, the real indicator is in fall when more people are driving, when school is in and that sort of thing. many people seem to think this trend is normal. the metropolitan transportation commission gives oakland a score of 58 out of

100 for the quality of its road pavement. published reports find more than $500 million of work backlog. the city says it needs $26 million a year to reverse that trend. but it only gets around 4 million to fix potholes. >> you get a lot of front damage and wheel alignment damage. it's not good for oakland. >> the city is looking for ways to bring money for the roads. such as increasing sales taxes. after a month long vacation, lawmakers return to sacramento without a budget plan in place. and it was slightly warmer in some inland locations today. the fog is a real player at the coast. there it is right now. we'll talk about your bay area weekend forecast, we'll see you back here.

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we want to bring you to a live look at san francisco, this is at 24th and mission near the bart station there in san francisco. we're getting word that it's getting started early. this is in protest of the arizona immigration law. we are seeing dualing protests going on all over the state, in fact, all over the country for this day. we will continue to follow this. if it interrupts traffic or has another effect we will bring it to you. we will definitely have an update in our 6:00 forecast. we're learning more about the talks under way to close the state's massive budget holes. one proposal looks to raise some taxes while lowering others. ken pritchett is live at the capital tonight with the story. >> reporter: lawmakers will return from vacation next week, possibly no closer to closing

california's $19 billion budget gap. no closer than they were when they left to vacation a week ago. the hummer of tourists in the gallery, essentially the only sounds heard today on the assembly chambers, the lawmakers are on vacation. >> they have no plan yet. >> reporter: the only visible budget movement, the ticking of the so called budget clock outside the governor's office. but talks do go on behind closed doors. >> what we're talking about is a tax decrease, a tax cut for california's across the income spector. >> reporter: derrick steinberg has a plan to cut the deficit without hurting education. both of which could be deducted from sales tax. >> what we would do is raise

some of the taxes where taxpayers get a federal deduction. and lower the sales tax where taxpayers don't get a deduction. >> reporter: the end result is a tax -- tax decrease. >> we'll have that discussion with him but it doesn't sound like something we can support. >> reporter: furloughs are once again in place, all a result of no budget deals. >> we're still a long way away from getting a budget. >> reporter: steinburg's income tax proposal will go in front of the lawmakers next week. in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. federal reserve officials are considering reviving a depression era of program to

prevent deflation. that's defined as a widespread and prolonged drop in prices of goods, values of home, stocks and wages. despite the proposal, officials with federal reserve think the risk of widespread deflation are still low. federal reserve meeting again on november 10. it was a choppily day of trading as investors weighed in on the anti deflation program set to be released tomorrow. cooler weather is helping fire crews in southern california battle two wildfires that have already destroyed thousands of homes. the bull fire southeast of the

town of tehachape has already burned 500 acres. crews hope the cooler weather and lighter winds will help them get a handle on the blaze. and while things are a bit cooler there, here at home we're seeing a slight warm up. let's go to chief meteorologist bill martin. you've been talking about the weather here and how it's been beneficial. >> right, we're not doing a lot of heat advisories or spare the air days. we're dealing with mild temperatures. however i will say this. today was the warmest day of the week so far with some mid- 80s inland. but that's cooler than you would expect. my friends out at steinson beach you got some clearing today. it's been foggy out there. they've had some breaks but not a lot. the last couple of days have been a bit foggy in the morning. we go on toward princeton and

in granada. fog comes back, plenty of sunshine tomorrow afternoon. temperatures about the same or maybe a little bit warmer and as we move into the weekend, instead of mid- and low 80s in the hot spots, we're going to go to the upper 80s. that's saturday and that's sunday. these temperatures still cooler than you would expect. minor warming for your bay area weekend. fog is a player at the coast. it's hard to get a good fog forecast because lots of small variables out along the coast will get you clearing or not clearing. your best bet for clearing at the beaches is going to be at places like steinson beach, south toward half-moon bay or pigeon point. where the winds are blowing northwest and the fog has a chance to clear. tonight the fog is going to press back in. that's 10:00, then here's the morning. fog not quite as far as into napa. fog stops at about fairfield, fog stops at about, i think it'll creep into livermore valley. but that is not as extensive a

fog footprint as we have been seeing. tomorrow afternoon is back. that's your friday, can you believe it? i'm going to have a forecast specifically for tomorrow. and we'll do a state fly around, we'll see what's happening and where you'll want to travel to. as a number of u.s. soldiers suicide hits a record high. the 15 long study also found the high rate of suicide is part of a rise in risky behaviors including drunk driving and drug abuse. this as the military is stretched thin with the wars in afghanistan and iraq. the army recorded 600 suicide last year. that is the highest total ever. a job fair was held in oakland today targeting military veterans in the community. the recruit expo is put together to help veterans. organizers say the job fair is

to connect those who served the country with veteran friendly companies. >> today we had lockheed, university here, just about 30 different organizations and a pretty hardy offering of employment opportunities and educational students. >> more than 50 job seekers attended today's event. and the efforts of capping the oil well is on the way. and whooping cough claimed another child's life. and the recent consumer discount offered to shoppers. the final shift for more than 50 south bay firefighters. find out what's being done to save their jobs. also, arizona's controversial immigration law. we talk to protesters worried that all this could impact policy here.

and a voter fee fiasco. we'll hear more about the controversy surrounding these pictures and the man who thinks he made a multi million dollars discovery.

there is word tonight that enbattled u.s. congressman rangel is near a deal in his ethics case. this after the house charged him with 19 accusations, including failing to list some assets on financial disclosure forms and not paying taxes on a home in the dominican republic. other california baby has died of whooping cough. the death of the 1 -month-old boy in san diego is at least the seventh in the state. whooping cough has reached epidemic levels in the state. and santa clara county said the situation got worse for them this month. more than half of its 97 cases

this year were reported in july alone. >> this really affects the youngest children and puts them at highest risk. so if you have a newborn or a baby in the household under one year of age, then number one that child should be up to date on their immunizations, but more importantly, every family member has to be vaccinated, adults as well. >> reporter: the health department is also reminding participants to make sure children age 11 and -- parents to make sure children age 11 and older get their booster shot. thad alan spoke to new orleans leaders today. >> spoke about a range of coordinations. as we move from response into recovery. >> also today alan outlined plans for the static kill. that is expected to begin in the coming days, alan also talked about new opportunities for out of work fishermen in the gulf. >> you know there's also going

to be some opportunities working with noa, catching fish that can be tested. >> most of the fishing ground in thnorthern gulf are closed because of the spill putting countless fishermen out of work. federal regulators have not yet said when the closed fishing grounds will reopen. toyota today announced another recall. this time for possible steering wheel problems. toyota says almost 400 avalon models have mechanical issues. the steering lock bar could break under certain conditions. toyota also said it would recall about 40,000 lexus vehicles from the year 2003 to 2007. the state's cash for appliances program expanded today. the state program is adding several new appliances to the

list of items eligible for rebates. they include freezers, washers and water heaters. rebates are still available for models of refrigerators, room air conditioners and washing machines. we want to take you live outside to show you what's going on with protests against the arizona immigration law that's beginning to take place. i'm rita williams in oakland, the residents here are about to get evicted, not people but rescued wild animals. that story is still ahead. in martinez today, why dozens of people reported to the police department, voluntarily.

bay area activists are taking a stand once again against the new immigration law in arizona. as you can see from this live picture from news chopper 2 and this is our breaking story. we've seen this people growing from 50 people to about 100. those are the numbers that organizers were promising. now a lot of these protests happening around the country come despite a judge's ruling which knocked down some of the most controversial parts of that law. we have also seen counter protesters or rallies actually in support of the arizona immigration law happening in pleasantton this evening. protesters are gathering at this hour. in other news, dozens of

east bay racoons, deer and other critters who are injured or need care may be homeless. and the rehabilitation center is scrambling after it learned it could be thrown out of their property. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: it's a big eviction expected in oakland. but not of people, almost 50 wild animals not yet ready for release could soon be homeless. there is just one of the critters living here in oakland. it's oakland's only wildlife rehabilitation facility. with the help of 50 volunteer, it saves more than 500 hurt and abandoned animals a year.

including this possum. >> 50 days after they are born they give birth to embryos. >> reporter: director lila travis and her husband began rescuing animals. but as their own family grew, so did the number of animals. about six years ago, they outgrew their home and the animals and rescuers moved here to this rental property in the oakland hills. but now the owner wants it back and in just a month and a half, the animals and the family will be evicted. >> we're open to any kind of creative solution. we're looking for possibly purchasing a piece of property that's for sale that would be ideal as a relocation site. >> but that means the nonprofit has to come up with about $250,000 and time is running out. that's something travis does not want to think about because oakland's under funded and

under staffed animal control division could not take the slack. and many wild animals that could be rehabilitated will be euthanized or left to die in the wild. >> it would be horrible. it's like, ten years of work trying to make the world a better place being flushed down the toilet. >> reporter: this place gives wild animals a second chance at life. now it's hoping it gets a second chance. if you want the learn more about the wildlife center and what you can do to help, you can go to ktvu.com and click on web links. reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. meantime the san joaquin sheriff's department is trying to figure out who dumped five dead calves along a roadway. authorities discovered the caucuses tuesday near the community of ripen in a wooded area outside the city limits.

the dead animals were spotted from the air following complaints of neighbors complaining about the stench. officers say they were chasing a suspect when he crashed into a utility equipment on spring lake drive and washington avenue this morning. pg & e says at one point more than 2,400 customers lost power. right now more than 500 customers are still without power. police in oakland are working on a response plan for november 5th. that is sentencing day for former bart police officer mehserle. police met with other bay area law enforcement agencies yesterday, they want to avoid a

repeat of the violence that followed mehserle's involuntary manslaughter conviction earlier this month. that's when looters and vandals caused more than $800,000 to business in downtown oakland. friends, coworkers, even strangers came together today to help a veteran east veteran bay police officer. >> reporter: everyone who gives a sample has to agree to be a donor for everyone who needs one, but they came out for one of their own. he's now on the national bone marrow registry. carter who is married and has two sons also has nonhopkins lymphoma, a type of cancer. >> we're hoping for a positive result. and right now the prognosis is very good. >> i've been working here for

about two years. i've known him for as long, and he's a great guy. >> he works for martinez police, we work for public works. we have to help him out in situations. >> reporter: it's not just the pele who know sergeant carter and his brothers and sisters in the fire department or law enforcement, criggley says she knows what it's like to need help from strangers. >> my son had brain surgery, we're always willing to help out other people who need assistance. >> you're going to take one and pull it away from the gum. just like you're brushing the gum. >> reporter: the national registry says swabbing people's cheek is about as tough as the

test gets. as difficult as finding donors are, finding a match is even more challenging. family members, people of similar dna only match 25% of the time. >> when you consider you've got two chromozomes coming from each parent, they have to be the same. >> reporter: those over 61 can't give because of health reasons, and those under 18 can't because they can't legally give consent. in martinez, craig debro, ktvu news. first the iphone 4. now troubles with the i pad. lawmakers are taking a hard look at the amount you are charged when you swipe your debit card. researchers are pointing the finger when it comes to adhd, what clues are now blames for the disorder.

-- what clues are now blaming for the disorder.

apple is facing a lawsuit over it's popular new i pad. three people are suing apple in federal court alleges that the i pad shuts down from overheating after its been in direct sunlight. therefor making the device useless as an e book reader. the lawsuit charges apple as

fraud. they are looking for an injunction over apple's quote false promises. bankers were caught in a tug of war in washington today over so called swipe fees. the proposed financial overhaul bill could reduce the fees paid to your bank every time you use your debit or credit card. small banks are against lowering the fees saying it will leave them scrambling to cut costs. but some business owners are for the reduction, saying they will pass the savings to the consumer. >> i think that's a big deal to most people. >> the federal reserve will consider today's testimony as it drafts the new rules. a government investigation found fake documents can still get you a real u.s. passport. investigators used fake birth certificates and driver's license on seven passport applications. only two were rejected outright. that's despite security overhauls after the september 11th attack.

the state department says human error and a sheer volume of applications will always challenge the integrity of the review process. a new study from australia found that adhd could be linked to a western diet. the researchers categorize the diet of 1,800 subjects as either healthy or western. a healthy diet had fresh foods. western diet had lots of fried food. when it comes to cpr, the study out is less is more. there are cases when adding rescue breathing can help such as with patients with sudden acute heart failure, severe chronic lung disease, acute asthma or cardiac arrest.

the same goes for children who suffer from cardiac arrest. discovery about the graves of fallen american soldiers buried at arlington memorial. and a live picture outside, where you can see the blue sky is there. it's been the hottest day of the week, bill says. he'll have what's going to happen for the weekend. new at 6:00, the final shift for more than 50 south bay firefighters. see what's being done to save their jobs and what you could

do to reinstate their jobs. and we talk to immigration protesters worried that it would impact sanction here. we'll talk about bay area experts about the controversy surround these pictures and the man who thinks he made a multi million dollars discovery.

it is a staggering number, about 6,600 graves could be mislabeled at arlington cemetery. jennifer davis has the emotional investigation from washington, d.c. >> reporter: at the nation's resting place for presidents and fallen heros, tombstones have been found under water and peaking through mud. officials have found mislabeled head tones and remains out of place. >> 4,400 to 6, 6,600 graves may be unmarked, mislabeled or unlabeled. we are here today because we

owe our veterans better. >> reporter: the former superintendent apologized to veteran's families and said the mismanagement wasn't intentional but the work was complex and unseizing. >> personally, it pains me that our team at arlington did not perform to the highest -- required. >> argueton represents to the world in our country the value we place on our veterans and life and in death. and the army must restore the solemn trust that american heros deserve. >> reporter: arlington memorial says that it is stepping up

it's efforts to bring the memorial to date. defense secretary robert beats said today the u.s. had a quote moral responsibility to protect individuals who might be in danger. he also said the military was reviewing its rules for safeguarding classified information. the website wikileaks posted the classified documents on sunday. the southern california city of bells salary scandal is the talk of the state capital right now. julie haener is live in the newsroom with a look at that and some of the other stories we're working on. >> san jose's budget problems are hitting the fire department. find out how many firefighters will be out of the job in the morning. also ahead, are these photos the work of the great anzel adams. ktvu talks to anzel grandson and the man who says they are the real deal. and a protest is under way right now over arizona's immigration law. find out what the protesters fear the impact will be here in

the bay area. it's all coming up at 6:00, we'll see you then. >> we'll see you then. and we're learning what are the security plans for chealese clinton's wedding this weekend. a no fly zone will be declared over new york for saturday. >> and president oe obama says he wasn't invited. >> tough wedding to get invited to. >> were you invited? >> no, no invite here. >> bill, were you invited.

>> no. we do have clearing out toward stinson beach. a lot of people, a lot of folks live out here. from daily city south to pacifica. and you can see the fog shooting across now across twin peaks. across by u.s. south there, and you can see the fog shooting down into the market street area, that fog will be into the city tonight. so if you are heading down there you will want to take jackets because that whole grid will be covered in clouds and cool temperatures in the next half hour. tomorrow, this is your friday already. we have had clearing at the beaches, it's been nice at times but the fog is going to hang in. so if you go to the beach, just know what you're going to get. 58degrees out across the city. low 60s, mid-60s out toward the middle of the bay. you see temperatures working their way up. quiet frankly, these are the warmest temperatures we'll probably see all week. they might be a little warm saturday. tomorrow will be very close to today. and i think saturday and sunday

we'll see low 90s, that's where the warmth will be in sacramento. mid-90s. up in north valley you will find upper 90s. cool air has been the culprit. it has been the culprit as well for lesser air quality. it has kept our temperature well below average for most of the week. temperatures will gradually warm. they are still below average in most locations. if you're traveling this weekend, eureka partly cloudy. monterey is going to have some clouds. no thunderstorms forecasts this weekend. last weekend they had their share. bakersfield, sunny and hot. 87 in antioch. that's the hot spot tomorrow i think you'll easily get a 90 out there. 85 in morgan hill. fog along the coast.

i think you can't say it's been an interesting summer pattern, for me it's been an interesting weather pattern because i've been doing this for a long time. i hope that you've been with us for a long time. but i can't remember a summer quite like this that we've had a lot of fog, low temperatures. we haven't been talking fires, heat advisories. >> i've been out there doing shots out there at 10:00 and i'm wearing my at. >> yeah, we're usually a lot more warmer. >> injustice can create havoc in a young body's. a lawmakers is calling for change in young children's toys. what she's asking for, next.

while product safety laws ban toxic metals from toys, there is growing concern over the use of toxic metals in other children's products. and a bay area lawmakers is hoping to do something about it. last month, mcdonalds recalled shrek glasses. a number of children's jewelry items were recalled for the

same reason. >> every parent should be aware that the only standard right now is on children's toys. and so, if you have any other product, children's jewelry, children's play equipment, any of that is not subject to a limitation. spear warns products containing camdeam could be extremely dangerous to children. >> when they are ingested they can create havoc in a young child's body. there can be kidney problems, there can be developmental problems, brain damage. >> the consumer product safety commission is also considering stricter limits on camdeam and other heavy metals. there's much more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. the fury over arizona's immigration policies continues here in san francisco. we'll take you live to this

ongoing big protest. coming up on the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

arizona's controversial immigration law takes effect prompting protests across the country. including protests in the bay area. >> you know it's going to put the community at risk, their homes at risk. tomorrow dozens of firefighters will be out of a job. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. a day of protests here in the bay area and in arizona as that state's contentious new immigration law now takes effect. police in riot gear arrested dozens of people. here in oakland, protesters called for reform instead of a criminal crack down on immigration. meantime arizona officials have filed an appeal