remove marijuana growth throughout the county. >> i thought they were practicing fire drills. >> reporter: what she was hearing is the many flights helicopters were making. load after load after load removing pot growth from several locations in the foothills. the first pot growth operation was discovered a few months ago when the sites caused erosion damage and destruction of indigenous plants. >> the people responsible for these operations have no regard for public safety, nor do they have concern for the damage created. >> reporter: law enforcement officers would not give detail about where the growth sites are located, who planted them, and how much marijuana they found. but as you can see, they were able to confiscate several truckloads from the area. >> the sheriff's office is making steps to destroy the

growth and prevent danger from the visitors that enjoy recreation in our public land. >> reporter: park goers appreciate officers caring for their safety, but an operation of this side to remove marijuana is a bit much. >> this day and age with medical marijuana and everything else, it's kind of a waste of money. >> we're more worried about mountain lions and coyotes, not pot growing people, no. >> reporter: coming up at 6 we'll tell you what law enforcement is claiming is an alarming trend with outdoor pot growth and your safety. live, paul chambers, "ktvu channel 2 news." >> reporter: police are investigating a shooting that injured two people today near a shopping mall. it happened around 11:00 a.m. police say a man who owned a nearby butcher shot was in the hand. officers say they believe

neither victim's injuries are life-threatening. so far, no arrests have been made. some people got stuck for more than an our today at six flags. it happened just before 2:00 p.m. on the boomerang roller coaster. 26 people were on board at the time, including some children when it stopped on an incline. a spokesperson said none of the riders were upside down and all were given water while they waited. after about an hour they were escorted off the ride and given free tickets to the amusement park. the roller coaster remains shut down while the breakdown is being investigated. the highway patrol wants to know why one of their officers hit a man. the accident happened before 6:00 a.m. as a motorcycle officer was riding east on brotherhood way near head street and interat a time 280. a man in his early 20s was crossing the street when the officer hit the man.

>> he was able to maintain control of the motorcycle, came back to the crosswalk and found the pedestrian lying in the road. the pedestrian looks like he may have a broken leg. >> the man was taken to san francisco general hospital. he may have been intoxicated. the motorcycle officer was not hurt. an oakland man accused of running down a german tourist in san francisco was in court today. joshua colder is charged with vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, and drunken driving. miles link was biking south friday night when colder struck the tourist from behind. the police arrested him about two and a half blocks away. he's scheduled to enter a plea on friday. tomorrow oakland police plan to meet to discuss possible murder charges against a man involved in a standoff in sacramento. police arrested him at an

apartment complex yesterday. he barricaded himself inside the apartment. he's now being held in oakland for the shooting death outside of a liquor store last month. the dance cafe has been a staple for 15 years, but after fatal shootings outside the club, the port of san francisco handed the club an i conviction notice and said today is the day you go dark, but they say not so fast. live in san francisco with the story, christian? >> reporter: the lease expires in less than 7 hours, but the owners have taken steps to try and block their own eviction. today parks the end of the lease. >> at this point all we've done is terminate the lease. it's up to them to vacate the property, then it becomes a legal action after that. >> reporter: as their landlord, it terminated the lease after

high-profile crimes, including a homicide outside the doors in july. >> we've had three shootings in or around the club in the last two years, and this is port property. >> reporter: although they were closed today, it shows no signs of closing for goods. tables and chairs look ready for customers, glasses are neatly stacked, and events have been scheduled into next month. in fact the lawyer representing the owners say they have no intention of shutting down. he says in june the port asked them to repair leaking pipes, but when the owners made the repairs, they noticed pipes belonging to the port were leaking into the bay. when the clients spoke up, their lease problems began. >> this eviction is retaliatory, and an effort to retaliate against the company because it was a whistle- blower. >> reporter: his clients filed a notice of claims today, the first step in a possible

lawsuit against the port of san francisco. >> we intend to pursue the rights in court. >> reporter: the port denies the eviction is in any way retaliatory and says for them it issues down to public safety. in the last 10 minutes we spoke with the city's attorneys loss and they say none of the accusations claim they are on a month to month lease. menwhile, a meeting has been set between the owners and the port for next week. live in san francisco, "ktvu channel 2 news." furlough fridays are back on for most state employees. the california supreme court set aside an order by a superior court judge that will temporarily stop the furloughs, but all matters related to furloughs have to wait until next month when a hearing on whether or not governor schwarzenegger has authority to order them. same-sex couples were

hoping to get married. the ban was lifted, but it was to take effect at 5:00 tonight, allowing same-sex couples to get married while the prop 8 issue moved through the appeals process, but the weddings were ruled to be put on hold until the court itself rules on the prop 8 case. the court is set to hear arguments in december. filling up his personal car with city gasoline has raised calls for an investigation. firefighters upset over budget cuts took this photograph of the chief filling his bmw over the weekend. the chief says getting free gas for his car and pickup truck is part of a deal he cut with the former city manager when he became chief in 2007. majority of americans believe president obama doesn't have a grasp on the nation's economy, that according to a

new poll that says the president is experiencing his lowest ratings ever on economic issues. just 41% approve of how he's handling the economy while 56% don't like the job he's doing. 61% say the economy has gotten worse since the president has took office. the ap poll also shows his rating remains at 49%, today the president was in ohio saying the economy is on the mend. >> slowly, but surly we are moving in the right direction. we're on the right track. the economy is getting stronger, but it really suffered a big trauma, and we're not going to get all 8 million jobs lost back overnight. it's going to take some time. >> some polls show democrats could take a political hit in the upcoming mid-term elections if there is no significant improvement in the economy by november. looks like more and more people are taking advantage of

low mortgage rates. applications for resize were up 17% last week from the week before. that happened after the average for a 30-year fixed mortgage rate came in at just more than 4.5%. the increase pushed all mortgage application up 13% last week. bank of america said today it has completed more than 76,000 mortgage modifications under the federal governments home affordable program, which is designed to help people stay in their homes. in addition, they say they have hepped another hundred thousand borrows rework their mortgages. retail, financial, text stop push the country into financial territory. after seeing losses early on, stocks closed higher because retailer target signaled they could meet expectations for the rest of the year. the dow was up 9 points to

close at 10,415. the nasdaq rose 6 points. for more financial and consumer news, visit www.ktvu.com and click on the business tab. today crews put new tools into action at san francisco international airport. dedesigned to help protect people from fire and smoke inhalation in the event of a disaster. live tonight at sfo with more on this crash response technology. tom? >> reporter: can't do anything if an aircraft slams into a mountain or crashes into the sea, but many accidents take place right on airport property. it's rare that there's no fire when an airliner breaks up on a runway. as we saw on monday on an island in columbia. more often fire is a result. and unlike this air france crash where everyone survived, the consequences are often deadly. today, san francisco airport showed off two of its new

knights in bright yellow armor, each with a advance that can inject water, foam, or retar dent to stop an aircraft fire. each of the trucks cost $1.3 million. but tax payers paid nothing. >> comes from airport revenues from fees and concession fees we generate. it's an investment we needed to make to make the airport safe and secure. >> reporter: the primary purpose is to penetrate not human occupied areas, but the fact is, in a serious emergency where people might be burned to death, you can penetrate the passenger cabin and save them. >> if the aircraft lands and people cannot get out, you can penetrate the aircraft fuselage and either use water and foam to quell the fire. >> reporter: these days, bad

weather, pilot error, and mechanical failure are not the only worries. in the post 9/11 world, man- made disasters are never out of mind. >> we train frequently, we need to make sure we work collaboratively with the airport, whether it's a malfunction on an aircraft or something intentional. >> reporter: the addition of these three new apparatus greatly increases what the airport can bring to the fire, and anything in the passenger compartment would be nontoxic, reporting live, "ktvu channel 2 news." whooping cough could keep students home for works. plus -- a health care provider is urging thousands to get revaccinated. find out why coming up. more sunshine across most of the bay area today. outside right now looking out

towards the bay, fog in the distance that will effect our forecast, we have bigger changes by the weekend. more on that coming up in a bit.

the south carolina woman accused of strangling her two toddlers and faking their accidental drowning appeared in court today: the 29 year old walked slowly with her head down. she told reporters she's very remorseful and appears to cry quietly as the judge charged her with two counts of murder. >> charging with you murder. do you understand that? do you understand that this is not a bond hearing this afternoon, this is an arraignment, my job today is to inform you of your charges and give you all your rights that you have. okay? >> police say she admitted she smothered her boys, strapped them in their car seats and sent the car into the river. a bay area health provider

says it may have handed out a bad batch of vaccinations. how bad? thousands of people could be impacted, including many school children. ktvu's david stevenson live tonight with that story. david? >> reporter: that's right. the officials say they are particularly concerned young kids and teens may have gotten weak doses of vaccines. >> scariest thing would be thinking you did the right thing and finding out later the vaccine may or may not have protected them. >> reporter: for parents it's a nightmare. between january and june about 3,000 patients in the north bay and san francisco may have gotten bad batches of vaccines, an estimated 70% of those affected are children. >> the potency is in question, but we don't know of the effect of them. at the present time, there's no good way of being able to tell you yes, it was effective or

not effective. >> reporter: it began a month ago when they found temperature fluxuations in a refrigerator similar to this model. they found too much heat or too much cold may have damaged vaccines. >> we have no evidence anybody who was immunized against any of these illnesses has come down with that illness as a consequence of this. >> reporter: still, they began sending out letters to the thousands who may have gotten weak shots, asking them to come in for frere imnanizations. kids should be reimmunized as soon as possible. >> at this point we have no plans to specifically keep those kids out of school. we want to make sure they move as quickly as possible. >> reporter: officials say older students are also at risk. >> adolescents going back to college that received vaccines,

we want to make sure those people are absolutely protected. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you what officials say they are doing to prevent this from aning again. reporting live in -- from happening again. reporting live in san francisco. "ktvu channel 2 news." >> you'll find a complete list of the clinics involved on www.ktvu.com. just click on that news tab. well, classes began this week in san francisco public schools, and health officials are warning if there is an outbreak of whooping cough, some children could be asked to stay home. the disease director fills in ktvu on a whooping cough outbreak. children not vaccinated maybe told to stay home for several weeks. that order could be expanded to an entire grade or entire school if the disease spreads. about 9% of san francisco school children have not been vaccinated for whooping cough, when is a highly contagious

infection. a lot of people have no complaints with today's weather. let's go over to mark to see if tomorrow will also be a no- complaints day. >> tomorrow, a fairly nice day across the bay area. today we warmed up coastside, not much change for the inland spots, get ready for a cooling friend showing up on the 5-day forecast. right now on the maps, i can show you this. there's a cloud pattern with clearing skies over a good portion of the bay area. there's that fog patch and that fog bank to the west of san francisco, in fact, the distant locate torr, we can measure that out to around 18-20 miles that. will be approaching our coastline overnight. as far as current temperatures, they are ranging from lower 60s, hayward, 67 and a few lower 80s to talk about and fairfield right now checking in at 81 degrees. weather story is this, we have a bit of a breeze with winds

from 10-20. warming up for thursday, but especially inland, and then the extended forecast, another cooling trend. highs tomorrow ranging from low 60s for the beaches, 70s as you work your way across the bay, temperatures inland on track, approaching warmer than today in the mid, possibly upper 80s. tomorrow, starting out with a fog, clearing skies into the afternoon, temperature profile at 7:00, 56 degrees, by 12:00, 69, 3:00, an afternoon high of the upper 70s of 70 and 79 degrees. this area of high pressure briefly returns for tomorrow but it will be on the move by the weekend and we have a changing weather pattern that will affect the 5-day forecast. more on that coming up. officials are warning swimmers and surfers about unsafe water conditions. advisory notices have gone up on two public beaches after the

health department found unsafe levels of bacteria. the two sites affected. avoid contact with the water until the warnings have been lifted. a study offered a surprising explanation for a deadly tsunami. two teams of researchers separately came to the same conclusion the tsunami was a result of not one, but two massive earthquakes that hit within minutes of each other. the rare double quake set off the tsunami that killed more than 200,000. straight ahead, a woman who works at disney land say her employer discriminated against her. also, a doctor calls it quits. is the u.s. army now helping wiki leaks? we'll explain.

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the operators of wikileaks have agreed to talk to them about classified documents to protect civilians. the organization has put out thousands of secret war documents. the taliban has said it will use the documents to track down and kill afghans who it

considers traitors. the pentagon did not comment on wikileaks' claims the army would work with it. president obama said today he does not regret remarks he made last week about the rights of muslims to bill a mosque near ground zero. mr. obama said last week the muslims have same rights to practice their religion as everyone else in the united states. the next day he told reporters he was not endorsing the specifics of the mosque plans. a woman who works at disney land has filed a complaint. she works as a story teller at a disney land restaurant. a spokeswoman said she refused officers to wear the covering outside of customers.

dr. laura will go off the air at the end of the year when her radio contract expires. the move comes on the heels of a controversial call in which she repeatedly utah the n-word. >> i was trying to make a point to help her about what i felt about her hypersensitivity. in general in america, our hypersensitivity about race instead of us feeling more like myrrh aal and i felt horrible. >> she told larry king she's leaving radio to regain my first amendment rights. she said she wants to say what is on her mind without someone getting angry. schlessinger admitted using the n-word many times but later apologized, but al sharpton says the apology was too little, too late. >> she didn't apologize until

the next day after there was a uproar. if she wants to retire, that's up to her. if i was her, i would not want to leave with the legacy, but that's her choice. >> also some say she should not have chastised the caller for being offended by the use of the word. she said she's not retiring, but will continue her work through websites, podcasts, and books. los angeles news radio station knx obtained a june home moe citing complaints from passengers about officers reading newspapers or talking on cell phones for long periods. the officers are supposed to be watching over security checkpoints. american airlines say they are going to charge for seats in front of the section. the charges will run between $19 and $39. and for that price, passengers will also be allowed to

bachelor's degree in the first group and among the first to get off the plane. united and continental already charge for the seats in coach. a massive egg recall is growing tonight. we'll tell you what to look for when checking the eggs inside your refrigerator. it's a law that's supposed to keep you safe while using your cell phone. find out what we discovered and why offers are targeting cell phone users this week. droiiiid.

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complete bay area news coverage continues. this is "ktvu channel 2 news" at 5. that sounds gross. i wouldn't want to eat a salmonella contaminated egg. >> but hundreds have done that.

health officials dramatically expanded a massive egg recall. that action now affects nearly 32 million cartons of eggs in what could be the largest recall of its kind. the fda is urging people to check their refrigerators. health and science editor joining us live now with the story, john? >> reporter: the eggs were sold at safeway, albertsons and many other stores and could contain a potentially dangerous strain of salmonella bacteria. >> that sounds gross. >> reporter: officials say more than one hundred bay area people ate the eggs and were sick enough to go to the hospital. this dish contains salmonella, a well-known, but unusual food pathogen. illnesses from this bacteria are relatively common. >> 10,000 cases a year, but unreported could be a lot more.

>> reporter: unlike other strains, this bacteria occurs inside the egg as well as on the shell. the risk is eating eggs raw. >> fever, diarrhea, vomiting, may get sick a couple of days, usually they'll recover. >> reporter: stores should already have removed the eggs from their shelves, but you may have some at home. pack dates between 1/36 and 2/25. latest recall have plant numbers with pack dates. i try to make sure i don't buy the generic brand eggs, you never know where they come from. >> they are from one farm in iowa. how did this happen? industrial farms may actually starve older hens to increase egg production. experts say that makes chickens

susceptible to salmonella. this practice is banned in europe. >> i understand, unfortunately we have to do something about it. it's horrible. >> reporter: recalled eggs should not be consumed but returned to the store for a refund. for a full list of the affected products, go to our website, www.ktvu.com. reporting live, john, "ktvu channel 2 news." website does have much more information on the egg recall, and you can check to see if you think you've been exposed. when you're there click on www.ktvu.com right now. urgent health is going out. red cross is sponsoring a blood drive for the 2 year old diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of nerve cells. the red cross is hoping to get at least 120 donors for leila. she will need more blood to continue those treatments. >> her parents and i go to the

ymca, there's a lot of healthy people that wanted to help, so i organized this blood drive. >> that first blood drive was held today, another one will happen tomorrow from 8:30:00 a.m. to 2:30:00 p.m. at the center on lakeside drive. now to the south bay where a worker was injured today. crews began taking down palm trees today. they were using a crane when the crane suddenly slammed into a worker. the injured man was taken by balance to the hospital, but no word yet on the extent of his injuries. federal government announced its giving the bay area more than $50 million to build a network to allow emergency responders to talk to each other across city and

county lines. the network will be one of the first in the nation to use the 700 ban vacated by television stations in the switch to hd. students from the san jose elementary school ravaged by fire will have a safer street to negotiate. the city council improved lowering the speed limit from 25-15 miles per hour on dana avenue. on july 5, an arson fire destroyed a building. the new building is expected to take 18 months to two years to complete. if you are using your cell phone while driving, you may see flashing lights in your rearview mirror. a highway patrol is running a zero tolerance campaign this week to crackdown on cell phone laws. jade hernandez reports. >> beware of people on their cell phones, take appropriate action. >> reporter: officers got a

heads up during their morning meeting. at the end of their shift, they'll turn in the number of citations handed out to drivers talking on cell phones without hands-free devices. we rode along with a officer keeping an eye out. >> seeing a car swerving in the lanes. >> reporter: the officer says drivers not only speed and make unsafe lane changes while talking on their cell phones, they tailgate. >> i see plenty of drivers who are distracted by phones. they run red lights and make turns incorrectly. they are not focused on the road. they should be. >> emergency situations, i can understand that. but again, i see people swerving in my lane using cell phones. >> reporter: today, tomorrow, friday, and saturday, the campaign, officers will be vigilant. >> last week we issued approximately 900 citations

throughout the bay area, which was a very disappointing number because we didn't anticipate we'd have so many violators. >> reporter: drivers will pay $0 for a first offense, $50 for a second, in the end, court costs could easily add up to $200. in oakland, jade hernandez, "ktvu channel 2 news." triple-a has a warning about driving with your dog in the car. two-thirds of the dog owners responded to the survey reported playing or petting their canines while driving. many owners give their dogs free reign in the cars but others keep their dogs restrained. >> i don't want him in my face, on my lap, or flailing about the car. >> triple-a partnered up with a pet restraint company to do this survey. only 17% use restraints such as

harnesses, barriers, or safety seats for animals. it's named after a 13 year old boy who became the face of the aids epidemic. a look at the ryan white care act and how it changed the way the government dealt with aids. will it spread to verizon?

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activists and health officials marked the 20th anniversary of the ryan white act in a ceremony on the city hall steps, they remembered the 13 year old boy who was diagnosed with aids in 1984 and died in 1990. that year, congress passed a bill that provided extensive funding for aids research and treatment. over the past 20 years, the bill and its subsequent reauthorizations have provided $500 million to the san francisco bay area. looks as though people who work for large companies will be paying more for health insurance next year. the survey found employers expect their medical benefit costs to jump almost 9% next year. 63% said they plan to increase the percentage that employees contribute to health insurance premiums. rumors are swirling that

verizon may soon start celling the iphone, which is sold exclusively by at&t. one of the big questions is will apple change the specific pesky antenna. apple will not likely change the design for verizon's phones because a redesign would take too much time. a central coast republican. also ahead find out what his party is doing to gain more control in washington. details of the gop election year game plan straight ahead. plus, how long will unseasonally cool temperatures stick around? mark takes a look straight ahead.

the republicans held on to a central coast seat in the state senate in yesterday's special election. republican assemblyman defeated john of santa cruz. the district covers all or part of five counties. a trade group that represents small businesses today endorsed a republican in her bid against barbara boxer. a international federation of independent businesses say they endorsed her because they believe she will be friendlier with 20,000 members in california.

the group favors her stand on taxes and regulation. a u.s. chamber of commerce has also endorsed her. you can see the senate candidates face off in a debate right here, ktvu is sponsoring the first debate between the senate candidates. watch the debate september 1 from 7-8:00 p.m. the face off will be at st. mary's college. the gop has put out a huge war chest. part of the game plan is to target one bay area congressman. washington bureau reports carroll hann has the story. >> reporter: when it comes to winning control of the however, this is where the battle will be fought. >> the republican party, standing up for big oil. >> reporter: republicans announce they plan to invest $22 million in tv ads named as

defeating 40 house democrats, and congressman of pleasantton. >> he's in a seat that leans republican. we have a strong candidate urging to take hi