calledden in. she was taken to the hospital. what used to be pristine greens are now a major mess at the golden gate golf course. the second time in four days it's happened. now some changes may be in store. paul chambers live in san francisco with all of the damage and the fallout tonight. paul? >> reporter: city officials say they are furious. this after vandals struck this golf course two times in less than a week. we're on the fifth green but the damage happened in the distance. over the hill is where the three greens were destroyed. that construction cost about $100,000 to repair it. since this is a city park, you, the taxpayer, will have to pay up. >> nothing good happens in this park in the middle of the night. >> reporter: in the second time -- for the second time in days the greens have been destroyed on the golf course. >> i think it's a shame

somebody would come in and drive over the course. >> and the fact they were willing to come back four nights later and do it again, they are pretty brazen. >> reporter: the golf supervisor woke up to tire tracks and ripped-up greens. hole 7 was destroyed beyond recognition. >> the number 7 green, i couldn't differentiate between where the -- it was just one big pile of dirt. >> reporter: investigators believe they used this pathway to access the golf course, a golf course where they make more than $75,000 in damage. the course's manager says they just renovated the greens just last month. but after this incident, they will have to completely tear down at least two if not all three greens. >> two of three of the freens we're gonna have to -- of the greens we're gonna have to tear

down, regrade it, bring in new sod. >> reporter: park officials say this has been a tough several months. besides the incident on the course there's damage to rosebushes and the trees. >> i sure hope they catch these people who did it and let them pay for it, the repair, because that's gonna cost a hoot of money, a lot of city -- a lot of money, a lot of city money. >> reporter: san francisco officials will increase their presence in the park and are considering closing the park earlier to avoid future incidents. the lieutenant-governor's race is heating up as today republican incumbent abel maldonado delivered his message and received surprising endorsements from essentially his rival's doorstep. >> 26% of voters recently

polled were undecided about this race, abel maldonado wants to grab those votes and today, he made his move. >> the next elected governor, abel mall maldonado! >> reporter: on the front steps of city hall also known as gavin newsom's office. >> this is the people of california's house. and everybody has the right to come here and to tell californians what they are gonna do in the future. >> reporter: he was surrounded by bay area democrats. both announced they were crossing a political aisle and endorsing the republican candidate. >> some of my friends might see me surprised here supporting maldonado for governor. >> we're so tired of those who use politics to campaign their career. >> reporter: san francisco

mayor and lieutenant-governor candidate, newsom. >> this is rather curious, considering everything that san francisco city hall has been about, he's fought against. >> reporter: according to the poll, newsom's lead dingled to -- dwindled to just a four- point lead late last month. >> patrick murphy is the chair of the political science department at theist of san francisco. >> if it's a close race, you don't give unany vote. you want to go across the state and give it your best shot. obviously you -- he had better than a shot. >> reporter: and mayor newsom told me maldonado can campaign wherever he wants. as he said, he will do the same. the mayor slated to hit a rally in southern california later this week. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. a majority of marin county supervisors say they support proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana for personal

use. three of the five supervisors say they will vote in favor of the plan that would allow adults to possess an ounce of marijuana. they say the measure would squeeze cartels out of the trade. still, the board as a whole is not taking an official position on the proehlal, choose fog remains -- proposal, choosing to remain neutral. i want to show you live pictures now from newschopper2. you can see a handful of demonstrators there. they are at market and powell streets, which is the cable car turnaround. they say they object to the cost of the war, both in human lives and in money. the protesters say they want the money used to help people in this country instead. the man accused of slamming a stolen van into a fremont police officer on monday is behind bars tonight. the special task force arrested alexander diaz in los angeles

at 5:00 a.m. authorities say they watched him go into an east l.a. home and when he came out, they arrested him. it was a tip from a bay area resident that led police believe he went to l.a. >> the cab company got him to a local bus company and that bus company through our investigation showed that he boarded a bus for southern california. >> diaz is accused of running over fremont police officer, patrick bower. the ten-year veteran suffered a major leg injury but is expected to recover fully. a little girl kidnapped in fresno is all safe and sound, thanks to a stranger who was in the right place at the right time. >> i stepped outside. we're talking about the incident. i happened to see the truck pass by and i jumped in my truck and went after him. advisoryor perez said that's -- victor perez says that's what happened and he confronted the

driver, this man here, who pushed the little girl out of the truck and took off. he was late -- later arrested and faces charges of kidnapping and assault. coming up at 5:55, the full interview of perez. a plea deal might be in the works for the defendants for holding a teenager. the judge says the trial is scheduled to go forward next week. the four defendants appeared in court this morning. three are scheduled to be back on friday. most of them are saying they can't believe how big it is. they are talking about that huge whale that washed a -- that washed ashore. it attracted quite a crowd. robert handa is live tonight to explain why. robert? >> reporter: well, frank, we're

alonthe coastline where at this hour, researchers are staking a close look -- are taking a close look at the whale. they are at the mercy of the tides. the 80-foot, 75-ton pregnant blue whale along with a fetus washed up to this cove. researchers can only get up when it is low tide. >> i literally had to step back and say oh, my gosh. this isn't real. it's just so special. it's sad and yet it's awesome. >> reporter: awesome and unique since blue whales generally migrate toward warmer climate at this time of year. >> this is the first time i've seen a blue whale wash up on the coastline in 30 years. init's incredible. >> reporter: many visitors asked the same question.

>> my first reaction was what caused this while to die? >> we're just trying to discover as much as we can as to cause of death. on a large animal this size, it's difficult to actually do because of the weight issues. >> reporter: the cove turned into a classroom for many students from the east bay attending a science camp running by exploring new horizons outdoor school. >> even to smell the whales, to touch the whales to see it is really, really an incredible experience for students. >> reporter: again, at this hour, researchers are still working on the whale and fetus to try to determine the cause of death and to collect samples from various research projects and they plan to be there until dark tonight and probably through tomorrow. >> live along the coastline, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the coast guard is trying to figure out how a man fell

off a boat which smashed into the san francisco pier. the coast guard received the call from 11:30 from someone who spotted the man in the water from the bridge. the marine unit pulled him from the water about ten minutes later. he was wearing a life jacket and was unhurt. the -- 20 minutes later, the coast guard located it miles away crashed into the pier. there was no damage to the dock and minimal damage to the boat. homeowners in a number of states may soon get wells -- get mortgage relief now that wells fargo has offered to pay back money over what is allegedly deseptemberrive marketing -- deseptemberrive

marketing deceptive marketing. the iphone could be available to ver rye zone customers -- verizon customers next year. the smart phone would go on sale during the first quarter of 2011. right now all iphone users must get an at&t service plan. on wall street, the dow wrapped up a choppy day while text stocks tumbled. [ closing bell ] >> analysts say the dow managed the modest gain as disappointing jobs data kept buyers in check. for more financial and consumer news go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. it's being called blood ally, the bay area freeway

where the drivers are hitting the most animals. plus -- >> reporter: here at the state capitol, lawmakers got their first look at the long-awaited budget proposal. why some say they may vote thumbs down. and as we talked about yesterday, there are a few sprinkles showing up. live stormtracker2 picking up rain out in milpitas right now.

a fire destroyed a home in sunny vail overnight. the fire department says no other homes were damaged and no one was hurt. the home was being remodeled at the time. tonight we are learning specific details on that budget agreement that top lawmakers and governor schwarzenegger agreed on last week. more than 90 days after it was supposed to be done. now that budget agreement goes

to the full state senate and assembly for a vote but will it pass? rob roth is live in sacramento tonight with more on this. rob? >> reporter: frank, right now, that budget proposal is at the printers and the stage is finally set here at the state capitol for tomorrow, when lawmakers must vote yea or nay. outside the governor's office the clock is impatiently ticking as today the budget is 98 days late, a dubious state record. the conference committee met to discuss final details of the proposed state budget. the proposal that leaders agreed upon last week. it closes a $19 billion deficit but does not raise taxes. the question is will two-thirds of the lawmakers vote for the budget. >> i would imagine we'll have two-thirds, yes. >> i'm not sure i will vote for it. i don't know that i like it. >> reporter: it calls for

public schools to be funded like last year which some view as a cut. >> schools didn't get the increases that we thought were appropriate. unless people are willing to extend existing taxes or acknowledge that things need to be adjusted different ways, then there wasn't the resources to do that. >> reporter: prison healthcare would be cut. many social programs would not be cut as originally proposed at first by governor schwarzenegger. >> our cal works program which transitions those from welfare to work. that's been spared. >> reporter: some lawmakers say there's too much creative accounting. >> there's too many gimmicks in here. there's too much of an overestimate makes of revenues that will never come in. >> reporter: some say without a

budget, many child care centers will be in trouble. >> if the trouble doesn't get passed soon, the parents won't be able to take their children there and go to it their job. >> reporter: the assembly senate will be voting on the budget proposal tomorrow, the 99th day of the deadline. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. house speaker nancy pelosi is promoting "make it in america." she was in san francisco at the mattress company for what she calls manufacturing excellence and success. she says the company represents what's best about the city and country. the family-run business has been in operation for 112 years, putting local people to work. >> request make it in america -- request make it in america

"is the corner stone of a growing economy. >> the agenda encourages u.s. manufacturing and the creation of jobs. the chief curator of the oakland museum is helping compile the first state-wide database. 800 road kills have been documented by one man. he says most animals were killed along highway 13 which he calls blood alley. he's one of 400 participants in the road kill observation system. it was started by uc davis research centers. >> you had to be in the right spot at the right time. we had a few showers. let's go to bill martin for more on that. >> there were just a few sprinkles out there, milpitas towards fremont as well. let's go to live stormtracker2.

like i said, i wish this was real rain and we were putting some in the buckets. can you see showers showing up -- you can see the east end of the san jose, mount hamilton. the mountain basically enhances the rainfall. there's the live radar sweep. i've had reports of raindrops in milpitas in the last hour. this storm was pretty strong when it start the out. i want to put this in motion and see if this wi impact your commute. see these areas? very impolicive. you see it dying out as it moves east. as a matter of fact, as it moves out towards the redwood city area, it's just basically a few sprinkles. so there's the loop. can you see the system as it tracks towards the east. i will watch it closely for you. i'll keep an eye on it and let you know that the showers are

moving out of the area. that was the extent of it this morning. it's the only area of precipitation i was able to find. the computer model suggests we'd see activity in the squadron. sunny and mild tomorrow. temperatures begin to warm up a little bit. the extended forecast calls for a fall weather pattern that will take us in the bay area weekend. forecasted highs, back in the mid-70s for most of us. it will be cold tomorrow morning and we'll talk about what will be the warmest day as we move towards the weekend. we'll see you back here. we're turning out the breaking news happening in san francisco. newschopper2 is over the scene of a fire. we know it's on turk street near masonic. you can see at least three fire crews there, what appears to be the top of the building trying to get ahold of smoke and flames. this is happening on turk

street near masonic not too far from usf. you can see fire crews have a ladder on the roof of the building. if you need to be in the area, you may want to take note of this happening and try to avoid it. we'll stay on top of this story and bring you more. president obama has besod the nation's most prestigious honor. the president awarded the medal of honor to the family of staff sergeant mark miller. the 24-year-old sacrificed his life to save his comrades when they came under fire. >> today, he moved away, toward danger -- >> this is only the third time president obama has presented the medal of honor.

>> it's called teleconference. protesters are taking to the streets of san francisco and what are they saying to the cell phone companies committing fraud bren it comes to your health -- when it comes to your health.

cisco systems unveiled the new "you/me" device. it works with existing high- definition tvs. insiders say the san jose company is taking aim with skype. the system will cost $600 and will require a $30 a month subscription. skype is free. facebook is changing, once again. >> it's a core part of our belief that people own and should have control over all of the information they put into facebook. >> mock among the -- among the new features, users can download the information that he have on facebook and zip it and download it. mark zukerberg also said there

will be the ability to share more. >> you go on vacation with photos, you want too create an event with coworkers. >> this make it easier for users to track all of their applications and privacy settings. toyota is offering a new incentive. toyota says it plans to off -- start offering rebates to encourage more people to buy their cars lexus has been the top-selling luxury brand in the united states but fell behind mercedes-benz after quality and safety issues prompted the recall. speculation has been

swirling in washington about hillary clinton -- >> we have a great relationship. i have no interest and no reason doing other than dismissing these stories an just moving -- and just moving on. we have so much to do. >> journalist bob woodward who has a new book out said he was told the idea was "on the table." the wireless industry in town for a big conference, amid controversy over cell phone safety. >> reporter: the atlanta braves are in the city to take on the giants in the first playoff game at at&t park since 2003. we'll have a live report.

dramatic new evidence in the cell phone safety controversy has some crying foul. thousands of people met at the conference in san francisco. that's where john fowler is live tonight with more on the story. >> reporter: protesters are demanding the cell phone industry be honest, stop fighting the risks and start revealing what is known about this, radiation and cancer.

a few weeks ago -- a few blocks away, people blamed them for brain tumors. >> it's not ma a matter of if. it's a matter of if you get one of these and put a cell phone up to your brain long enough. >> reporter: brain cancer killed this man's son. >> what causes this i said he never -- he said cell phone use. >> reporter: studies show neck and jaw cancer are increasing. >> immediately i want to see warning labels on cell phones. i want to see children not. >> reporter: some in the industry are beginning to

question safety. >> we want to it -- i think there's been enough research done. >> we should not insist that we have had had to have enough sick or dead people before acting to prevent harm from happening around the world today. >> cell phones are important, tools. they want people to recognize potential risks and don't use phones foolishly. don't put them against your head. the wireless dustry is so angry, they plan to move this conference next year. protesters are on the streets of san francisco at this hour as we told you earlier in this newscast calling for an end to the war in afghanistan. this on the ninth anniversary of the beginning of that war. i want to show you live pictures from newschopper2, demonstrators are at market and powell street.

that's the cablecar turn around. it looks like protest remembers not impacting the commute. there is a handful as you can see. protesters are -- they say what they are objecting to is the cost of the war, both in human lives and in money. protesters say they want money used to help people in the country instead. the city staff in mill valley is researching what can be done about panhandlers who stand in traffic medians asking drivers for money. several people have complained to the council saying the panhandlers are creating traffic hazards. >> well -- will mayor newsom vetoing the alcohol fee? supporters say the fee would be used to reimburse the city for the cost of alcohol abuse and addiction. mayor newsom says the fee is a bad idea because of the tough

economy and the threats of lawsuits. a giants' flag is flying high in honor of the team. >> everyone is excited. and fred is there right now. >> reporter: the atlanta braves are practicing on the field right now at at&t park. obviously they are enjoying the extra time off neither team has played and now it's starting to feel more like october baseball. the bunting is in place around the ballpark and nearby

businesses. plus the neighborhood residents are ready for these baseball playoffs. >> you don't have to pay for parking? you live right next door. >> i feel like the luckiest guy in the world. i have a block and a half to go. >> reporter: monroe green says his shoe sunshine business isn't affected that much. >> tennis shoes. >> reporter: you're from philadelphia. so you are gonna be a phillies fan. i'm hoping and praying for phillies/giants playoffs. >> well, the giants have a

little bit of business to do first. they have to win this best of five series against the braves. you are talking about the philadelphia phillies there taking on the cincinnati reds in the other nlds and wouldn't you know it, roye halladay -- roy halladay, probableby the cy young winner. he jumped right into the most season with a no hitter on his first ever post-season game. tomorrow it's about 25 hours almost exactly before we take on the giants and atlanta braves. we'll have a lot more on the 6:00 news. but for now, reporting live, fred inglis, ktvu channel 2 news. the number is staggering, what the state could make a year in taxes if proposition 19 is passed.

the thought of going mouth to mouth with a stranger for cpr is making people think twice. why you might be better off keeping your lips but not your hands to yourself.

five local bay area police departments will soon benefit from federal grants. san jose is expected to get $7 million which will fund 16 new

officers for three years. other police departments receiving grants include san leandro, newark, pinole and pleasant hill. the grants come from the justice department's community orienting policing or cops. an investigation into a number of attacks in one apartment complex in contra costa county continue to keep residents on edge. attacks have taken place near walnut creek. three attacks happened in the summer and lead to an arrest but now there have been two more attacks and some residents say they are worryied. proposition 19 would make it legal to possess marijuana, small amounts for use. the state could generate $1.4 billion a year by taxing marijuana under his proposed

law. medical marijuana would be exempted. when it comes to cpr, the mouth to mouth part might not be as important as one thought, especially when it's done by people who will not trained. three new studies found when untrained people performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, survival rates do not go up. british researchers say alcohol for pregnant women may not be totally taboo. they found that a glass of wine or two a week, but not more than one large glass on any occasion might be safe during pregnancy. on average, the children with

light drinkers had had fewer behavior problems. it's underway the huge effort across the state to save salmon. what's happening? i saw the little girl and fear went out the window. the man who found the 8- year-old viping -- 8-year-old kipping victim.

the regular cue of this 8- year-old girl beat the odds and statistics that said her story would end tragically. this little girl is home safe today because victor perez saw the story, saw the images of what police told us was the kidnapper's truck and walked out of his house at just the right time. >> i stepped outside and we are talking about the incident and i happened to see the truck pass by and -- it took a second to decide if that was the truck or not. perez said he stopped him and just for a moment -- >> he was actually -- actually

very polite. when i approached him the second time, he got very upset and we exchangessed words. the little girl happened to pop her head out. >> for a split second during the chase when i confronted him, when we exchanged some words, i saw the little girl and that was it. the fear was out the window. i just eling why at hill, that's not your -- yelling at him actually, that's not your little girl. >> reporter: perez said he pushed the girl and took off. that's when perez said he stopped worrying about him and grabbed the little girl and yelled for someone to call 911. >> she was scared.

i said, everyone is looking for you and -- and that winnie the pooh sweater i said, something like that. and she just replied like am i gonna be okay? claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> gonzalez is a convicted felon who was on probation. he's back in jail tonight facing charges of kidnapping and sexual assault. by the way, you can watch more of the interview, the ktvu interview, with victor perez by going to our website, ktvu.com. when you are there, click on video on demand which is on the right side of the home stage. the supreme court took up a case against a grieving father. the father of the ma mean killed -- marine killed the church and its pastors. members of the church demonstrated in 2006 at the funeral for his son matthew snyder. topeka kansas church says its protests are protected by the

first amendment. >> there is a reason that they came to that funeral that day. it was to hijack someone else's private event. none of us would listen to them. >> the rule of law is you take offence at words or call yourself having your feelings hurt over words is not enough to shut down the speech. coming up next at 6:00, continuing coverage on that huge whale that washed achauffeur and what makes this particular incident so rare. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the other stories we're working on. it's been almost four weeks since the pipeline exploded in san bruno. tonight, we revisit the neighborhood and see what's changed in the aftermath of the disaster. he's been on a one-man mission for 30 frats at uc berke -- fraternities at uc berkeley.

why a handshake is something he'sbeen waiting for for years. that's all coming up at 6:00. see you then. >> thank you, julie. it's back to the drawing board for the city of sunnyvale as it decides what to do with the former air force station. they wanted to put a dealership there. they are considering a convention center, hotels, a library branch or a data center. more than half a million eggs have been taken so far at the feather river hatchery, it will take about 12 million eggs

in order to produce 10 million chinook. on to our weather. it turned into a nice day. but are we talking about the nice day of rain. >> we called for a chance of showers yesterday and the day before. the showers developed but they are widely scattered. it was mostly sunny. it was one of those days where you can think how are there showers? the first thing i want to do is place this in motion. you will see the unusual direction of the shower. you will see it out in the inland bay valley. i'm gonna stop it. the clouds and the activity coming from the east. but what's happening is right here out by mount hamilton, the mountain is enhancing or has been enhancing some of these cells. we have a pretty good buildup in the last few hours.

most of this activity is widely scattered. out in the hills, some light scattered shower activity. >> not a big deal but they are out there. let's keep an eye on them the next few hours. the highs today, despite the cloud cover in the south bay, we're still up in the upper 70s. 74 in concord. it was 77 out in the livermore valley. here's the system. it's all just rotating like this. monterey county to san bernardino county, you have pretty good showers down there. i wish it would just rain. wouldn't it be nice to get .25 on a day like this that's not enough to really tip the buckets in most cities. one of the warmer spots -- i think we'll go 75, 78 tomorrow. very similar to today but take the showers out of the forecast. when you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures will be on the cool side.

i think we'll see mid- to upper 40s in the inland bay valleys. north bay out towards fairfield and the vacaville area. forecast high of 73 in novato. 74 in napa for yours thursday. a -- in terms of temperatures, a lot like today. take the clouds and showers out. as we head into friday, saturday and sunday, temperatures start to come up a little bit. no heatwave. just a classic fall weather pattern as we go into the next 24 hours. this weather system was slightly unusual. we talked about the snow in the mountains. it was a weather winter advisory. it was sort of a nuisance system and it didn't produce anything. it did help fire danger. why more students than normal were walking to school

today and why there were apples beg passed out.

a lawsuit could face illegal immigrants to force illegal immigrants to pay tuition. but a group of out of state students from uc, state universities and community colleges have filed a lawsuit

in fresno challenging the law. california's supreme court is expected to rule within 90 days. students across the country and here in the bay area pounded the pavement this morning for international walk to school day. hoover elementary school in oakland was one of 2500 california schools participating in the event. it's designed to get kids to -- to get kids more physically active. we talk about safety and really just encouraging parents and community members, pedestrians, to drive safe. we want the kids to be safe when coming to school. the principal at hoover elementary size they also gave out apples today to encourage healthy eating as well. there's much more news ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next.

a bay area man's ten-year fight against underaged drinking is starting to see results. what pangs to come to at least -- what changes could come to at least some fraternityies. tomorrow it will be a few weeks the pipeline explosion in san bruno. some vary car is live at the -- tom vacar is live at