she did. ktvu's robert handa tonight in palo alto with that report. >> reporter: frank wehere at one of the palo alto neighborhoods where the man and boy tried to burglarize a home. there have been several homes in the area that have been thrown off because a boy was involved. >> i saw a small figure coming outs of my room. >> reporter: in several palo alto neighborhoods several victims have seen the culprit, but really can't believe what they've seen. police have released a sketch of a man who believe is using a child to particularize homes. there have been at least three attempts reported. >> i was afraid that person was coming in my home to hurt me. >> i didn't know if i thought was ten. i thought a teenage boy. they looked lurking or strange. then i said, what are you

doing. then i followed them. >> reporter: andrew said the boy ran and jumped out of an open window. >> i heard noises outside of my window, like wrestling. >> reporter: police say in all three case, victims did not report the incident, much later in the day. >> i do believe that the person that is using the boy does believe that of course, just like what's happening, that people are not going to call on a kid. >> reporter: people agree, but say they will no longer wait to call. people say the boy didn't act like a criminal. >> they seemed scared of me. >> reporter: were you scared? >> yeah, i'm scared to sleep in

my room. >> reporter: the boy is 5'tall, 100 pounds. police say it's possible the two were walking with a group of women at one of the attempted burglaries. live in palo alto, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland police are looking for help catching a man who they said tried to rob a bank branch. police revealed this picture. police say he first went into a wells fargo bank, an hour later he tried it again at a wells fargo branch. but again he left empty-handed. police are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case. and firefighters are battling a fire that is now moving toward homes. it is only 5% contained and our

latest information shows that it is now threatening 2,000 structures. within the last half hour, governor's arnold schwarzenegger appeared to speak to residents. >> i wanted to come here personally to let people know that this state, even though we have a budget crunch and we have a $20 million budget deficit, that everyone should be assured that we have the money always available for fighting this fire or for any disaster that may happen here in california. >> reporter: fire officials say flames have destroyed several structures including a house and three mobile homes. fox's adam housley has the latest now from the fire scene. >> reporter: smoke and flames fill the air in the bay area where 750 firefighters are battling the flames. the huge crown fire is threatening homes in antelope valley facing homeowners to

evacuate. most of those people have been allowed to return but that can change with the winds and depending on how the fire spreads. >> be ready to evacuate. so if the deputies show up at your door, be ready to go. follow the instructions of the deputy, if they tell you to leave, then leave. >> these lines support power through southern california. so we're going to have crews, we're going to have a very extensive air show today. >> reporter: that air show was on full display as massive planes could be seen throwing fire retardant on flames. firefighters say three main factors are driving this fire. >> we are very dry fuel. the slope that the fuel is on, and third is the wind. >> reporter: the hot dry weather also a major factor. the cause of the fire is still unknown. but investigators talking to workers near the area of where

the fire was sparked say -- >> they were working on a tire rim to remove that rim and the bolts from that rim, that's where our investigation is focusing right now. >> reporter: a bit north from here in current county, more toward central california, firefighters have a handle on two smaller fires there that burned a number of homes. their help, the improved weather conditions. in palmdale california, adam housley. even if those power lines go down, the power supply into los angeles will not be impacted. so, for more now on the conditions on those firefighters there in southern california, let's check in now with our chief meteorologist bill martin. we talked a little bit about the dry, hot conditions. >> reporter: if you've ever been to palmdale you me that area, it is -- you know that area, it is windy out there. there's a lot of dry brush. you saw from those pictures,

the dry brush. brown trees, it's just that kind of environment. it's a desert. there's our live pictures near palmdale. that's the latest development. it is big, it is growing and it has just jumped the aquaduct. a lot of smoke with this fire, the winds have been gusting upwards of 25, 30 miles per hour in some places. let's take a look at current conditions. if you've never been out here, it's northeast of los angeles. current conditions right now it's 97 degrees, winds are southwest at 24. and you notice it's on the backside of the hills there. that's kind of an unusual place for them. usually the fires start on the west side and blow over the hill. tomorrow's conditions not much better. saturday 93 degrees, winds are still strong. this is not unusual weather for this area: as . as a matter of

fact i think it's below average on the temperature here. firefighters, bottom line, they are going to have some nasty weather to deal with. this is the palmdale area, we'll talk about your weather forecast coming up. thank you, bill. if you would like to take a look at calfire's plan that helps you protect your home from wildfires, be sure to go to our website at ktvu.com. the ninth circuit court of appeals has set a date to hear arizona's appeal on its anti illegal immigration law. a federal judge this week issued a preliminary injunction blocking key parts of the law including a provision that required police officers to check the immigration status of people they stopped for other crimes and whom they suspect of being in this country illegally. under the appeals court

schedule. arizona will file their appeal. at issue the contract that ac transit imposed on the drivers. and today, those drivers try to get a judge to reinstate their old contract. ktvu's rob roth live tonight in oakland with details of what happened. >> bus drivers went to court today to try to getheir new contract thrown out. but after a two hour hearing, the judge said she would make that decision on monday. for passengers it means the bus service remains status quo, for better or worse. >> it's been running real slow lately. i don't know what the problem is, but they haven't been on schedule. >> reporter: since the drive's contract was imposed on them last week, many drivers have been calling sick. fewer drives means the buses will be slower. changes require drivers to work

longer shifts without overtime pay and drive unfamiliar routes. they want judge judith ford to reinstate the old contract until the dispute may be resolved. >> money, not safety. not the caring of the people that we carry. it's all about saving a mighty dollar and by that, whatever it takes if we run the service into the ground, then so be it. that's ap transit. >> reporter: ap transit said they made the changes to keep the transit afloat. >> if the judge were to rule in favor of the union, the district would suddenly lose $16 million in savings. that would lead to lay offs of some of thesedownon drivers as well and equally importantly, it would mean possibly the loss of weekend ac transit service for all of our riders. many passengers say canceling weekend service would damage their service.

>> i work at a barber shop. if they cancel weekend services, i won't be able to get to work and that's one of my biggest days. >> reporter: the decision will come monday. no matter which way she rule, the two sides will start arbitration to settle this dispute. rob roth, ktvu news. the man convicted of tampering with san francisco's computer system appeared in court today for a sentencing hearing. terry child was found guilty back in april of with holding passwords of the computer system back in 2008. but today the judge denied the defenses request for a new trial and suspension of the conviction. the judge said there wasn't enough time to hear arguments for both sides for sentencing, so the hearing was continued to next week. the prosecution is seeking a five year prison sentence and more than $1 million in restitution for the money the city spent on testing network security. california senator barbara boxer brought her campaign for reelection to the south bay

today where she visited a job training center. boxer toured the center for employment center meeting with students and faculty. the senator says the federal economic federal act has allowed programs like this one to expand during these tough times. she called the center an amazing place that has helped people in the silican valley train for and find jobs. >> so i'm here to tell you, you are about hope. you are about the future. and we are coming out of this. it's too slow, but we're going to keep focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. >> a recent poll shows the three term democratic senator holds a narrow lead over a republican opponent carly fiorina. in response to boxer-fiorina

response -- fiorina's campaign also said more focus needs to be put on efforts to create jobs. our economy grew last spring, but at a slower pace. according to the commerce department, the gross domestic product, the output of all goods and services grew about 2.4% between april and june. that's compared to 3.7% growth in the first part of the year. many economic analysts expected modest growth in the spring quarter and are predicting a slow down. after a choppy day of trading and a dip of 120 points. the dow managed to ease down with a modest drop. the dow fell a little more than one point, the nasdaq was up a little more than three points. for more financial and consumer news, go to ktvu.com and click

on the business tab. >> i heard a big explosion. like an atomic bomb looking thing with black smoke. we'll tell you what happened in one neighborhood that shook residents. the oakland police crisis first led to the lay off of 80 officers. now the police canine squad will be cut.

traffic on the east freeway in oakland came to standstill after a big rig accident. three lanes of eastbound interstate 80 were blocked by the accident. what happened around 10:30 this morning. the highway patrol says a big rig truck ended up on top of a car. two people inside that car had minor injuries. all lanes were reopened at about an hour later. in vallejo, these are desperate times for the police department. a number of accidents have already been let go because of budget problems. tomorrow the situation in vallejo will get even worse.

ken pritchett live in vallejo with our report. >> reporter: vallejo is a bankrupt city and it's already lost 63 of their sworn police officers. tomorrow the bleeding continues with a severe reduction of the canine program. the hope within the police department is that these cuts will be temporary. >> ready to go to work? >> reporter: tomorrow morning ned will be the only canine working for vallejo police. and its 17 member s.w.a.t. team will be shut down. >> we're not very happy about it but these aren't very good times. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. members will remain on the force performing regular duties, but the team will be disbanded because there's no money for maintaining equipment and training. >> we're saving on the training, we're saving on the officers receive small stipend for being on the s.w.a.t. team because they have to train on their own. they have to do physical

training and shooting. >> reporter: o' connell says that he is concerned about the canines. >> i will be the sole canine unit tomorrow. ned has already got the seven arrests under his belt which is -- he's only been working the streets for a month and a half. >> reporter: yates fellow officers will be expected to house their canines at home at their expense or hand the dogs over to the city for care. but canines can handle the most dangerous of situations. >> it scares me for my fellow officers, scares me for the citizens that this inexpensive tool is going to be put on the shelf. >> reporter: as of last week, the plan was to eliminate the canine program entirely. but money was found this week

to save one canine unit. now those on the canine team are reaching out to the community. officer officer yates will be in benita tomorrow for a fundraiser. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. pg & e says failed equipment outside of oakland led to a fire knocking out power to customers. it happened on 23rd street at about 9:30 this morning. pg & e officials say crews were working on an earlier more isolated power outage when a switch malfunctioned. a fire charred some tree branches. witnesses tell ktvu they heard a loud noise and felt the building shake. >> i saw a big explosion, like an atomic bomb looking thing. it was really loud. all of a sudden the bushes were on fire right by pg & e and it was hit by a bunch of fire trucks that came. so it was like, really crazy. >> reporter: the incident also

disrupted power to street signs. pg & e says the power was restored to most of the affected customer at noon. investigators blame someone tampering with the natural gas line for causing an explosion that killed one person and critically injured another. the blast happened around 6:00 this morning. a spokeswoman for southern california gas company says service was turned off to the building yesterday, but that someone hooked up the gas illegally. well on to our weather now, we go over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. it seems like every day it gets better. >> yeah, especially monday and tuesday. highs in the 60s and 70s. today highs are back into the 80s. warmer for your bay area weekend but it has been a cool cool pattern. we talk about that fire in southern california. the crown fire out near palmdale. that's their story, we've been

so cool fire hasn't really been an issue this year. if you've been out and around for a number of time, you know how important this fire can be for the prevention of preventing fires. and we've got a lot of it. out in the avenues we have fog shooting up into market street. heading out toward the ballpark. we have some giants games going on tonight. take a jacket if you're heading on out there. temperatures will be in the 60s. a.m. fog tomorrow, that's saturday morning. weekend is here. a warming trend kind of hangs on with us, but it is not hard to get warmer than it's been. even though it was warm today in the inland valleys it's still below average in most places. the fog forecast tomorrow morning, then that looks just like, the fog forecast for this morning. that's about where the fog was. so tomorrow morning, if you are expecting, if you had it this morning, you'll have it tomorrow morning. temperatures tomorrow, a little warmer than today. you'll find your mid-80s in most sports.

most of us 70s or mid-80s. fire temperatures are way down. air quality is real good and it's very cool right at the coast. mild in the bay and warm inland. that's classic bay area summer. it's just not hot inland because of this pressure system here. this weak, cooler system has given us the flow. high pressure will nudge it a little bit west and as it does it'll bring some of that heat back into the inland bay valley. so a little warmer but i'm not talking about 105 or 95, i'm talking about 85, 95 degrees. i'll the forecast specifically for an area where you live back here. and scientists are going to do an autopsy on a whale found. the collision happened wednesday, the whale was

spotted next to the ship's bowell. hump back whales are on the federally extinction list. why tomorrow is such a significant day. and san jose state reverses course. why the university says it'll now be doing -- what the university rather says it will now be doing. what we've just learned about crime rates and it's good news. what police and residents believe is a decrease in time in an east bay city. plus -- >> as old gives way to the new, bay area prepares for what is supposed to be a better economic future. if it weren't for the program, i wodn't be able to work. >> the clock is ticking for a child care center expected to

shut down. but we're learning who is now stepping up to keep this vital program running, tonight at 6:00.

rallies and marchs are set for tomorrow in san francisco and around other cities cities to mark three years since the 3uc berkeley graduates were captured. today about 60 people gathered to call for their release in front of iran's united nation mission headquarters in new york. sarah shorde's mother nora says it is unbelievable they are still being held. >> there's no crime committed by these three. there's no reason to hold them. there never has been a reason to hold them. we know it's totally political. we know they are being used for a political gain. and we want this to end right away. it's long enough. >> the iranian government has accused the three of spying. today on mornings on two, a

friend of sarah shorde's says they never managed their detainment would go on for so long. >> we figured that you know they would be detained, they would figure out that our friends meant no harm to iran, did not intend to enter iran and they would be released. >> shorde's family and friends are particularly concerned about sarah because she is being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours out of the day and has medical conditions that are not been addressed. san jose state university now says it will accept applications for the spring semester. that's a reversal from earlier announcements. that school officials say students may not actually be able to enroll unless funding comes through. the application period will close august 31st.

the animal rights group peta engaged in some street theater. a woman took off her clothes to say what she says represent the scars of circus elephants. they held the protest before the ringling brothers circus is set to come a week from now. we have more news ahead, including the transbay terminal and sights of the trance bay terminal that people haven't seen in a long time. >> reporter: hundreds of people got a once in a lifetime look of the back of the transbay terminal. and we'll show you what they

saw. and a man targeted a children's hospital. we'll tell you who the hospital gives credit for bringing the criminal down. has a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles. chevy silverado half-ton a consumers digest best buy and the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. now get 0% apr for 72 months on 2010 silverado half-ton models with an average finance savings around $5,800.

>> the restaurant and the bar are still here, i thought they tore those out. a glimpse of san francisco's landmark past before it becomes history. the terminal will be turned down to make room for a multi million dollars transit center. but today people got one last look at areas of the old building that had been closed off. david stevenson is live now in san francisco with more on the behind the scenes tour, david. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 people got a look at some of the secret rooms here just days before the terminal closes down

for good. by the end of world war ii25000000 people used the transbay term -- world war ii, 25,000 people used the transbay terminal to get back and forth. >> we're going to be tearing down and we're going to move into demolishing the terminal november of this year. >> reporter: transportation officials today opened up rooms that haven't been seen in more than 20 years. this diner filled with blue bar stools and two horseshoe counters had a thriving trade during the terminal's hay day. next door is cutters bar. a bar for thirsty travelers arriving or leaving the bay area. >> i'm amazed that the restaurant and bar are still here. my dad used to be a custodian here, i was here when i was little. >> reporter: there's also a

shoe shine stand. a cell used to hold rowdy visitors. and this plaque are headed for bay area museums. >> we're working with caltranses preserving a number of items, the benches, the shoe shine, the phone booth. >> reporter: transportation officials showed off video of the gleaming new terminal which will contain caltrans and train service. >> the deck was for tracks and trains only. and the trains were all right, but the trucks had a problem because they couldn't pass each other. and they had what they called the suicide lane. >> anything about this building you're going to miss at all? >> nothing. >> reporter: some transit riders take another climatic view. >> brand new terminal. we don't have to worry about all the homeless people, all the smell, i think it's great. >> reporter: the terminal will

remain open until next friday. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu. it's time to scale back clean up efforts on the gulf but also stressed his company is committed to helping people in the region get their livelihoods back. bob dudley met today with former fema chief along with state leaders in biloxi, mississippi. >> the commitment by bp to restore the gulf coast, make sure that the businesses and the individuals who have been affected by this bill. the longer term impacts of the oil and marshes and the beaches are remediated. >> reporter: dudley is said to take over for tony hayward in

october. meantime the static kill maneuver designed to permenantly flood that wall may be delayed until tuesday. the emergency room at children's hospital oakland is back to normal tonight after a frightening morning. police say an armed man entered the er and took a staff member hostage. and that prompted city -- rather hospital officials to review their safety procedures. kraig debro had our report. >> reporter: i gave up, i gave up, and don't shoot me is the only thing we could hear catrell say. police say the oakland man let his gun do the talking at 3:15 this morning. >> approximately 20 minutes ago we got a report that the

officials had taken him away. >> certainly folks interacted with the person because he was impaired and seemed to need help. >> the hospital says it's own security team called the police who arrived in three minutes. even with 80 fewer officers. when police arrived, the man surrendered. all of it took eight minutes. >> i heard the screaming in the morning, but i didn't get up to look. because living across the street from the hospital, you always hear a lot of screaming over there. a lot of nights with parents and stuff moving their kids. >> reporter: as sad as the story is, neighbors say crime is not usual here. the crime they do see, while serious doesn't worry them. >> no one is left without having problems. we're in the better part of oakland we think. but you always have to keep

your eyes open. >> reporter: children routinely walk a couple of blocks to this entrance. this morning a spokesperson said, just like the feds around the lot, it's employees were prepared for this morning's event. >> no staff were involved or hurt. and i'm extremely proud of the way the staff responded at the hospital. >> reporter: police say they will seek three separate charges against brodnacks. carjacking, false imprisonment and being a felon in possession of a firearm. there's only so much people who are in the business of caring for others can do to keep people out and still be in that business. in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. newly released census figures show 1/five of californians did not have health coverage in 2007. the rates are even higher now due to the impact of the recession. nearly 20% of californians were uninsured. bay area counties had some of the lowest rates in the state.

alameda county had the lowest rate among the nine counties with 14% without coverage. napa county had the highest in the bay area with 19% of residents uninsured. president obama will sign into law this weekend a plan to make passengers safer when they fly. and, take a look at this, a high speed street race caught on camera. and the chp says a northern california sports sports star was behind the wheel. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

the california highway patrol today released this visit yes taken from one of it spotter planes two years ago. the chp says it's shows tyreek evans driving his purple mercedes more than 100-miles-an- hour. evans appeared to be raising another car but they lost sight of that second vehicle. he was arrested for reckless driving. last week he pled not guilty. police suspended his license for 30 days. president obama today touted the success of last year's auto bail out. some republicans are preparing a constitutional amendment that would keep it from happening

again. the president marked the university of the government take over of gm and chrysler but touring an auto plant of my which michigan. he says 1 million jobs have been created because of the bail out. >> today this industry is growing stronger. it's creating new jobs. it's manufacturing the fuel efficient cars and trucks that will carry us toward an energy independent future. >> government doesn't produce jobs, private industry does and we have to keep a separation there. >> the constitutional amendment is a long shot. 2/three of congress and 3/4 of all states would have to approve it. president obama is expected to sign a bill passed by the senate expected to make flying

safer. the bill toughens airline safety. the fda is looking into whether chicken injected with water and salt can be labeled natural. 1/3 of chicken sold is injected with ingredients that can be 1/3 of the meat's weight. a ruling by the agriculture department is expected sometime in the fall. two more cases of dange fever have been reported in florida. health officials say it's too early whether the disease will spread throughout the u.s. the two new cases bring the total for the mosquito bourn illness to 46 in florida since september. dange fever is the most common virus transmitted by mosquitoes. it causes 10 million infections

and 25,000 deaths worldwide each year. new research suggests calcium supplements have little affect on bone health. new england researchers found a majority of heart attacks were seen those taking calcium rich supplements. the same heart attack rate was not found in those who ate calcium rich diets. taking a live look at our bay area weather and pretty much sums it up. let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin, we'll do so when we come back. to see what it's going to be like for your weekend. what we've just learned about crime rates and it's good

news. what police and residents believe is behind a decrease in crime in an infamously dangerous east bay city. >> as old gives way to the new, all three bay area airports repair for what they hope will be a much better economic future -- airports prepare for what they hope will be a much better economic future. the chock is ticking for a local child care center that is shutting down. we'll tell you who stepped up to help.

former president and father of the bride bill clinton arrived today in the small town of rhindeck new york for his daughter's wedding tomorrow. he told reporters and photographers that he and his family love the area and the quaint town of 3,000. some wedding experts estimate the clintons are spending more than a million dollars on their daughter's wedding. and despite widespread

interest, nearly everyone associated with the big even is staying very tight lipped. reporter karen kafa has more now from washington. >> reporter: the mother of the bride is the nation's top diplomat. the father of the bride, a former president. >> this is chelsea clinton and the american public feels like they watched her grow up. >> reporter: outsiders looking for information about clinton's wetting are frustrated. >> what we're looking at here is the wikileak equivalent of the clinton wedding and we're not getting it. >> reporter: they're supposed to mary at a century old venue. >> it's a sleepily little town, but it's not sleepy anymore. >> reporter: president obama said he didn't make the cut but that one president at a wedding

is enough. the wedding is in the millions, sticker shock for anyone's wedding. >> i mean, their estimate of their wealth based on financial disclosure statements is well over $100 million. this is not quite lunch money, but they can afford it. >> reporter: but keeping the bride's privacy despite two very famous parents, that's priceless. >> they've made sure to put the word out that this is chelsea's event. and the people who are invited have to be chelsea's friends. coming up next at 6:00, the mayor demolition process that began today in one bay area city. julie haener is live with a look at some of the stories we're working on. >> good news involving crime in one bay area city. what factors may have played a role in a significant decrease in violence. also ahead, even though he doesn't play for the warriors anymore, he was back in the bay

area today doing something that could potentially save lives. plus another shake up on american idol, the reports tonight on another judge in addition to elen degeneres leaving the show, and the new two stars that might be in. we'll see you at 6:00. we'll see you then julie, thank you. chinese officials say this we they know now what killed a giant panda at one of the country's zoos. zoo officials say the panda quanquan died from exposure to poisonous gas in her enclosure. the gas leak into the enclosure in an old air rage shelter now used as a storeroom. >> that's bad. time for us to turn to our local weather and, i guess everybody wants to know bill, what about the weekend? >> the weekend is looking pretty good around here heather. temperatures are warming up. it has not been as hot here as it has been in southern

california. we're going to go back to the crown fire near palmdale, these are live pictures. you see the smoke from the fire, it's a big fire. it's so out of control they are evacuating some homes. the aquaduct was jumped. we have pictures of that earlier in the newscast. this is a big fire. here's the deal. the weather is not really cooperating. now it's not sweltering down there, you see a chopper in the foreground there. it's midnight, it's upper 90s, it can be much much hotter in this area. but you can see the terrain, it's dry, it's california, it is very ready to burn. and the weather is going to be dry and hot and windy for the next 48 hours. saturday the wind are going to gust up to 25 and 35. there's the california aquaduct -- no pardon me, that's one of the roadways. i thought it might have been the aquaduct. this fire still an issue.

you will see it more at the 6:00 broadcast then again at 10:00. for us, let's come back. we're talking about temperatures in the 70s. most of us around the bay upper and mid-70s. there's your 90s. i think tomorrow you will see our temperature spread very similar to this. we'll see some 90s, some mid- 80less. this is warmer 8 0s -- some mid- 80s. if you're tired of the coast, get used to it. it's there, we do have clearing at stinson beach. we do have some clearing at the boardwalk. the fog is going to be in the game, all week, all weekend. and we're going to see it all weekend too with the gradual warming trend. saturday, 83 in fairfield, 68 in richmond. you have 83 in danville, 85 in

livermore. these are not major heat events. i would expect livermore to be 95 degrees this time of year. climbtology would have it in the low 90s i would imagine. i haven't looked specifically in livermore but it's probably 92 degrees. here's the upshot. we just showed you the big fire. that is typically one of our big stories this time of year in the heart of fire season. we're not talking about a lot of fires so that's great news. i know my friend working all over, friends who work at the fire department are very happy about this weather pattern in the air quality district, we haven't had red flag warnings. it has been an unusual summer. >> sure has,thank you bill. a san francisco homeless man says his life has changed. >> i kind of feel like an athlete. like a real athlete. and that change involves a game of soccer. we'll explain in just a moment.

eight homeless man from san francisco are in the nation's capital today taking part in a special tournament. the group is one of 22 teams competing in the street soccer usa cup. the tournament features homeless men and women from all around the country. many of the participating say playing soccer provides them with an outlet and helps them stay out of trouble. >> i would either be dead, in

jail, or something bad. something that ain't good. so, i try to use this as an escape. >> jamal gordon says he didn't have it easy growing up. he says he got involved in the program a few months ago and says it has made a difference in his life. >> it's a really good experience. you kind of feel like an athlete. like a real athlete. you know, they treat us like them so i feel that way. >> the winning team will earn a national title, the top eight individual players will then go on to compete in the 2010 homeless world cup in brazil. the three day event in washington, d.c. is put on by street soccer usa in addition to a sports program, the nonprofit group also provides educational and employment opportunities. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. a day care in danger of closing, now parents are taking matters into their own hands. we'll explain coming up.

he's just 10 years old and breaking into homes. tonight a sketch of a man kwrouz using the boy to commit crimes. >> if it wasn't for this grant, i wouldn't be able to work. good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. a bay area city that has struggled with violence for years is tonight reporting good news. richmond police say they have seen a dramatic drop in crime. today they talked about what's behind a decrease in dangerous activity. ktvu john sasaki