in these police cars. he said he's staying because the community came calling. >> mrs. mary miles runs a family day care center in glen view's neighborhood. >> when he said he was leaving i said, no he can't. >> reporter: a few months back he says a chief during a speech she attended, says the chief vowed to keep oakland safe. >> when he used the word vow that clicked with me. >> reporter: bats announced he was a finalist for the job in san jose. he hinted he might step down. so miles and her students made a plea and mailed this picture to chief bats reminding him quote you vowed to keep us safe. >> it's time to roll up your sleeves. >> reporter: today the chief announced he's staying in oakland. >> the preschoolers sent this thing with a big thing that says chief don't leave. which touched my heart. the bottom line is the reason i

came to the city is to try to make a difference for the community and the community responded and asked me to stand by them. so that's what touched my heart. >> reporter: bats according to some officers remains frustrated with the dwindling budget. to fix the problems on the streets he needs the tools. today the mayor hinted that he might get what he's asking for. >> i'm very happy that chief bats is in place. >> reporter: bats said if the department does make progress he will indeed stay for the last two years on his contract. the next big contract form is indeed fixing those old radios that have been failing out in the field. today we'll talk about how the chief has had to rearrange patrols because of those failures. mike mibach. >> some officers from the oakland police force say they are relieved now that chief bats will be staying on and want city officials to give him

the resources that he needs. >> he's asking for tools to do the job. i think he needs that in order to be successful. he's as successful as the stuff he asks for. if he doesn't get it then i don't know how anyone could be successful. >> reporter: sergeant aratzarena says chief bats has been fighting for the position. which shows he is willing to get the job done. just 20 minutes ago, we started getting reports that there is gunfire in tyrere square. we have a live picture to show you of that live square. it is dark but still very crowded. cairo is ten hours ahead of us. so it is 3:00 in the morning there. now those reports of shots come after clashes between the demonstrators here had quieted down a bit today. this afternoon during a conference with the prime

minister of canada, president obama hinted at the resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak. >> going back to the old ways is not going to work. >> reporter: again today, tens of thousands of anti government demonstrators flooded tyrere square callings for the ousting of president mubarak. his supporters are also there making their word heard. president mubarka has already said he will not run for reelection in the fall. the big question is who will take over when he leaves. an islamic opposition group stemmed in egypt could turn egypt into another iran if they took control. ubarka said mubarak should step down immediately. >> it's a question of trust, and the trust is gone.

>> reporter: in egypt tonight, a google executive is becoming a part of the upheaval with his disappearance. >> reporter: today the company told us it is setting up various ways for people to send information about its missing executive who is rapidly becoming a symbol of the egyptian revolt. >> reporter: students and american egyptian community rallied today in stanford university part of ongoing campaigns to rally american support against the muabarak run government. people believe that a google executive has been incarcerated for taking part of protests. a google spokesperson told us today the company is doing

everything it can to locate him, but can't confirm if video is authentic. he had sent a twitter message before the violence broke out. and that he did plan to take part in protests against the president. gonin's disappearance and other disappearances is turning the tide against the government. >> now our parents are waking up. like many of our parents are going down the street and saying, we can't take this anymore. it woke them up. >> people like gonin is one of those who stands up and takes part. and we need to follow his lead. >> reporter: to get the homeowner and e-mail address to send google information about him you can go to the web links at ktvu.com. egypt's official news agency and it's new vice

president is offering different numbers on just how many foreigners have left that country. the middle east news agency says more than 160,000 foreigners have left. the new vice president is saying that 1 million people have left egypt since those demonstrations began january 25th. now the situation in egypt is changing by the hour. even minute by minute. you can only see what's going on by going to our website ktvu.com. when you get there click on the world news tab. a huge brawl today involving nearly 200 people. it happened at a bar in emeryville and ktvu's ken pritchett is live at that bar where officers from five different agencies were needed to break up that night, ken. >> reporter: frank we told you aman who's job it is to clean this bar in the morning. he said there was broken glass everywhere. nearly 200 people as you said in the bar most of them fighting that fight spills out on to the street where some in

that large crowd turned on the outnumbered officers. >> kitty's, that's the name of the bar. it appears to be a rather tame place. but at 1:25 this morning it was anything but. >> it was a very, very large bar fight. >> reporter: emeryville police says an officer was driving by kitty's when a security guard waived him down where 180 people fists and bottles flying. >> when they went into the bar they found almost everyone in the bar seemed to be involved in the fight. >> reporter: the fight moved outside. five emeryville officers tried to stop the beating of a man on the ground. >> as they tried to rescue that individual, the crowd turned on the officers. >> an officer was punched in the face. another assaulted. >> i wasn't sure so i just came down here to make sure he was okay. >> no one was taken to the

hospital. the melee lasted 10 minutes and the chaos, only two people were arrested. >> we have had other fights at the bar but this was by far one of the worse that i've heard of. >> reporter: we tried to contact the bar owners, we were not successful. emeryville police were hoping to get help from the public such as cell phone video which will help identify the person who assaulted their officer. his injuries were minor. a man accused of shooting a school principal pleaded not guilty to murder charges today. the custodian john lubers had an argument with the principal before fatally shooting him in his office. students came home today for the first time since the shooting. counselors were in every classroom to help students and faculty. the national unemployment rate did fall slightly. employers added 36,000 new jobs

last month far fewer than economists had expected. but despite that low number, the national unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 9% from 9.4%. that is the lowest since april of 2009. economists say however that the drop in jobless numbers may be linked to people who had been looking for work and have now simply given up. one bay area employer who plans to add jobs has been flooded with applications. google said last week it plans to hire 6,000 workers, since then # 5,000 people have submitted their resumes. a company executive wrote on a blog that google needs quote smart, creative people to tackle tough challenge, everything from build ago new web base operating system to developing a self-driving car. in a one on one interview, the nation's labor secretary said there's no plan to extend unemployment insurance for those who have been out of work for more than 99 weeks.

the government plans to add or expand the career centers locally. the secretary says that even with continued high unemployment, her department is under pressure to cut their resources. >> we will be more efficient, we're going to be very surgical in what cuts we make internally without hurting vulnerable population. >> the department plans to open small community centers. also in a small office in san francisco. the unemployment rate helped eke out modest gains today. that combined with small earnings reports helped boaster investment confidence. actually make 12,092, the

nasdaq finished the day up 15 closing at $27.59. san francisco police send out this bulletin this afternoon. what it's telling people in this neighborhood about four suspicious fires in 24 hours. and your weekend is here. i'm talking about temperatures that are well above average. i'll have the forecast for the warmest cities in your area.

a lot of people who live near the castro are wondering if it can happen to them next. four fires deliberately set. the latest this morning. >> reporter: about two hours ago police sent us this bulletin. it's asking for the public's help to find who set fires to

four homes. it's placing nerves on edge. sandra bulton has lived in this home for year, just before 4:00 a.m. today, someone set fire to a plastic screen on her porch. it's the latest of four suspicious fires in just 24 hours in this san francisco neighborhood. >> people are just really concerned and fearful that this is just -- seems very random and happening in the middle of night. >> reporter: two victorians have been seriously damaged. no one has been injured but at least 10 people are homeless and nerved are frayed. >> so many fires around here. it just got to the outdoor. >> we have a couple of smoke detectors that need new batteries and i think we might buy a fire extinguisher. >> reporter: the castros merchants association says its members are now on high alert.

>> to see this door way across the street that has been torched that's pretty sketchy. i don't like that. >> reporter: san francisco police tell us tonight they are not adding more officers to the castro. but they say patrols that pass through here will now be spending more time in the district. and tonight they are asking anyone including early morning joggers to keep their eye out for suspicious activity here. fire at a san somewhere se homeless center forced more than 200 people to evacuate early this morning. ktvu crew was at the scene when 215 were forced out into the cold it felt fire started just a short time earlier -- into the cold, the fire had started just a short time earlier. >> the crews had to go in to extinguish the remainder of the fire. >> reporter: while she knows the fire started in the laundry room. she tells ktvu that it was not

due to a mechanical malfunction. a woman from auburn drowned this morning while trying to rescue her dog in the surf. 51-year-old cynthia walker went into the surf this morning. 10-foot waves quickly pushed her into the water. she ended up dying at the scene. her dog unfortunately also drowned. well the weather you might think of in central texas, but 5-inches of snow fell in dallas the last few nights. the weather is creating treacherous driving conditions and putting some flights in jeopardy. one person has been seriously injured and five others have been hurt by falling ice.

you can see it falling at cowboy stadium. the ice just falls off the roof there. the city was among the areas of texas that got the most snow today. usually by the way temperatures are in the 50s this time of year. >> those pictures are just remarkable. who would have thought when they awarded the super bowl to dallas that this would be what they would have been dealing with. >> that's not what the dallas wanted. they wanted the super bowl to be highlighted with their typical weather this time of year. it's an indoor thing. but what you're dealing with is ice on the roads. they're going to be dealing with ice and snow flurries throughout the metropolitan area. so nasty going for the super bowl. at least the outside activities. for us we've got a few clouds, nothing like that. the clouds outside right now making for a stunning sunset. you see the high clouds overheard here. those clouds are going to linger and then they're going to move out and it's going to get warm. one of the nicest weekend we

have had. i should have done the math on that. we haven't had a nice weekend like this since early november. middle october. this is going to be mid-70s, maybe a little warmer. saturday and sunday outstanding weather. don't panic about the rain. i mean we often do. we need rain. we're not going to get any, so forget that thought. just enjoy the next couple of days it is going to be outstanding. really nice weather. maybe a little morning fog but not a lot. a little bit of a breeze. but we're talking 75 degrees down in santa cruz. 70degrees in a place like san jose 68 degrees. overnight lows are going to be cool. you knew that, just like this morning we did have some fog. we had little touches of fog. i mentioned it last night. whatever we had was gone quickly. same story tomorrow morning. saturday morning maybe a touch of it. maybe a little frost then gone. the weekend looks good. temperatures throughout the bay area weekend are going to warm easily into the 60s. up every 60s and low 70s with high pressure being the main

story and offshore winds. when we come back, the computer model for a specific forecast for your neighborhood. i'll see you back here in just a few minutes. >> chinese dancers mark the beginning of the new year today in san francisco city hall. >> they performed the traditional lion dance in the rotunda. >> this is the second showing as part of a new series we've launched here at city hall. it's dancers week with san francisco dance for the arts. one legend of the line dance is that an ancient chinese monk started it to ward off evil and sorrow. the chinese parade will air here, it'll be february 19th. our coverage begins at 6:00 a.m. the oakland museum of california plans a kick off party tonight for a new

contemporary arts series. it's called the oakland standard and will feature art work and events including music by djs, health screenings. today's launch party begins at 8:00 and admission is free. police in milpedas sending out a warning tonight. what they want parents to know about a recent kidnapping attempt. the well known restaurant on one of the best known streets in berkeley that is closing it's doors. >> one bay area city makes the list of most miserable places to live. which one and the surprising number of california cities that made it on to that miserable list. we've been following the investigation into recent east bay robberies. and some of the businesses affected aren't your typical targets. what we just learned from police. plus, see why a bay area high school senior class plan for hiv testing is unique.

>> also -- a new year traditional that turns into a big trash problem for this time of year. why cleaning crews are racing to clean up bay area streets before it gets any worse. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

after more than 70 years in business, larry blake restaurant and bar has shut its doors. blakes as it was known was once a big hang out for cal students and the larger berkeley community. there is no official word yet on what caused the owner to close for good. but a property management firm says blakes had not been paying its bills and defaulted on its lease. identical twin cities today fulfilled a promise they made

to their dying mother. melisa and ventine promised to defend and support the constitution. the twin 18-year-olds were born in peru but now they say they want to give something back to their adopted country. her mother has died of cancer but before she died, she gave the twins her blessings to serve their country. >> my grandpa, he recently left to peru and said, i'm leaving really happy because you guys did join the army and i'm really proud of you. >> reporter: the girls will leave next week to enter separate basic training classes and will be parted for the first time in their lives. melissa will enter the army reserved stations right here. and maline will go into active duty and her goal she says is to see the world. the girls say the army will give them more than a career, when they finish their

deployment, they will be american citizens. from 11.7% in december and 10% the month before, the group iraq and afghanistan veterans of america says there are not enough transition programs to help the increasing number of vets to get jobs. >> they should be a shock to everyone. and should shock them into action. 300,000 veterans that served in iraq and afghanistan are unemployed right now. veterans groups are calling for tax breaks for businesses that hire vets and for improvenned job training programs. ronald reagan's son ron says sarah palin has nothing in common with his father. unlike his father, the younger reagan is known for his left of center politics. he made those comments after organizers booked palin to speak tonight at a banquet at the reagan ranch.

the event honors ronald reagan's birthday. ron called sarah palin a soap opera. he said palin is not a serious presidential candidate. palin so far has not commented. stockton stopped the list of the most depressing places to live. merced, modesto and sacramento also made the list. eight of the 20 cities on that list are here in california. police are warning parents and children to be on the look out for these men. police say they are responsible for three attempted kidnappings in just two weeks. and the giants back in town to meet with their fans and hear what the players think about the giants unusual new television project.

>> just screamed and just to run away as fast as i can. she knows what to do, but parents and teachers are making sure all students know what to do now that there's been two child attempted kidnappings. janine de la vega has the

story. in one case the man exposed himself. >> reporter: the latest incident happened to a student who is here at cayhill high school. >> does he look familiar to you? >> no. >> reporter: students were warned by teachers about men in the neighborhood and what to do if they are approached. >> they just told us that if we see the guy to scream. and just to run as fast as we can away. >> reporter: at 8:30 a.m. yesterday police say a latino man started following a 17-year- old girl walking on roswell drive. he started speaking to her in spanish. >> at some point the stranger began to chase her. she started run pittsburgh ning from the suspect and she ran from him as if he was trying to grab her. he made it on her campus. >> reporter: the man is

described as 6'4" and physically fit. a 17-year-old girl walking home from milpedas high school was approached by an asian man. investigators say he tried to grab her then exposed his genitals. in both occasions, the girls got away. the schools are telling parents if they can't take their children to school to encourage their children to use the buddy system. police say they are making these attempted kidnappings their highest priority. ktvu channel 2 news.

san mateo is warning people of two mountain lion sightings. do not job or walk at trails at dawn or dusk. a stomach illness shut town an education school. they still don't know what caused almost 70 middle school students and adults to get sick this week. the students were attending a week long science program when they became sick with vomiting and diarrhea. they expect more lab results next week. you want to know how big the giants are. they are holding their fan fest tomorrow. 40,000 people are expected to show up at&t park. admission is free. the team is involved in a new

television reality show. >> it sounds like everybody is on board. they already shot a reenactment of the world series victory parade. but today more than 40 players and coaches showed up at the at&t park. and i wonder if this new docudrama will be must see tv. the giants strolled into at&t park around 7:00 this morning. and it's hard to second guess a team that just won the world series, but the team agreed to a reality show. >> it's just what happened during the world series. we had the same group following us during the world series. they weren't a distraction. we handled it during the world series we're going to be able to handle it there during the regular season. >> they're going to get out

there a little bit more. >> there's no financial reward for the players or the team. >> there's only one way to tell and that's by going through it. >> reporter: pablo sandoval says the mayor league baseball publishing team already film their training. >> they film already. it's not easy. if work out i've been doing is not easy. >> i'm sure sandoval's weight problems will be featured. but i'm excited about the docudrama. don't stop believin. it's right after the super bowl. >> fred, thank you. the santa clara valley

transportation authority has approved a plan for free rides for some homeless people on buses and railcars. the idea is to help homeless people to get to job interviews and doctor's appointments. estimated 3,500 people are expected to take advantage of the free rides this year. santa clara county will pick up the tab. congresswoman giffords husband says he is going back into his space suit. he says he knows it's the right thing to do. will drivers be sharing the road with what is considered a new highway hazard. potential good news for some train commuters. how their train commute could be cut inhalf.

the commute time could one day be cut in half for riders on a trains between stockton and san jose. the authority board yesterday approved a list of potential route changes through the altamont pass. the proposals are two years away. some funding will come from the bond measure but the rest of

the funding is in question. by this summer, mexican trucks could have the green light to drive all over the unite. supporters say it could mean cheaper prices for american consumers but the debate continues over safety concerns. >> they could get away with drops. if we don't have these lights not working and stuff like that then we get nailed for it. >> there is no evidence that trucks driven by mexicans safety certified, fully qualified trucks are any more dangerous. >> the public will still have a chance to comment when the proposal comes out in the next few months. wifi computer connections have become very common and so has wifi mooching. 32% of people admitted to

borrowing a neighbors uninscripted connection. a nosey neighbor could use easily available software to hack into another person's account unless you take steps to prevent that from happening. there are a lot of smiles at verizon tonight after record sales on the first day the iphone was available from that carrier. a verizon salesperson said more phones were sold yesterday than on any iphone launch. only current verizon customers can get a phone right now. due to tight supplies no more purchases can be made until next wednesday morning. cancer cases could drop significantly if people took care of their diet, got regular exercise and limited their alcohol intake. those changes could lead to

major reductions in the number of breast and colon diagnosis. >> i said, there it is. that's the case. the a ha moment that a man had about banks and interest rates they are charges. your weekend weather, there's a big deal going on over at the ballpark. fan fest, 40,000 people are going to be there. i'll tell you what the temperatures are going to be like. new at 6:00, we've been following the investigation into recent east bay robberies and some of the business affected aren't your typical targets. what we just learned from police. plus see why a bay area high school senior classes plan for hiv testing is unique. also -- >> a new year traditional that turns into a big trash problem for this time of year. why cleaning crews are working to clean up some bay area streets before it gets any worse. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

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taking on one of the biggest credit cards in america. while he may have a case, experts say it's likely he has a very tough battle ahead. mike mibach has tonight's special report. >> reporter: this is michael carnacki on the road and on a crusade. >> i'm a boot maker that's 150 in the united states left. >> reporter: the thing about michael carnacki he's probably one of the busiest individuals here because he's in a big time fight against one of the biggest banks in america. >> these are all civil case, california. >> reporter: his case, usery. >> also termed illegal interest. >> reporter: he was looking to expand his business into italy when this 2008 the u.s. economy took a hit. so too did his sales. he was tens of thousands of dollars deep in credit card debt. his minimum payments doubled.

>> i immediately called them and tried to work out some sort of a payment arrangement. can you lower the -- lower the payments and they refused. >> reporter: he enbedded himself into the library. >> i said, there it is. that's the case. >> reporter: he credited usery law states people can only be charged a limit of 5.5%. but that federally chartered banks are expect from that law. >> how is it possible for me to enter into a contract at the rate of interest by the laws in north dakota while u.s. bank is exempt from the banks of the bank of north dakota. >> reporter: if the state does not set a rate then the federal default rate of 7% should kick in as the maximum allowable rate: so why he asks was he being charged 17%. >> i think that the bottom line

is profit, period. >> so his argument is that u.s. bank is subject to the federal limit in the national bank act. >> reporter: robert lawless is a law professor specializing -- he says that lawless has a tough case. >> i'm still behind on my rent and barely making it. just barely getting through it. but i have faith that this is something to do. >> reporter: a small boot maker battling the big bank. looking out for millions of the credit card customers. mike mibach, ktvu. michael carnacki has taken his case to the courts and says a trial has been set for april 15. u.s. banks did not return our calls or e-mails regarding this story. for tips on how to fight credit card interest rate hikes, you can go to ktvu.com.

as mourners in california begin a week long memorial for a former vietnamese general, united states decided he cannot be buried in the national cemetery. two california lawmakers had petitioned the army to grant pow a burial. his grandson says the general helped bring many immigrants to the united states. >> t he general died last month in fresno county at the age of 81. doubling up, the changes one of the biggest bay area police departments is making

tonight in the wake of critical communication glitches. julie haener has what we're woking on for 6:00. >> the piece of evidence ktvu has learned they want excluded from the trial. >> plus a high school senior class is considering getting tested for hiv. it's all coming up at 6:00. we'll see you then. thank you julie. we've been talking about that fan fest tomorrow. 40,000 people are expected. as we head out over to our chief meteorologist, it sound like the weather is going to be perfect skr-z the weather -- the weather is going to be outstanding in san francisco tomorrow and as we head into sunday as well. with temperatures per happen

perhaps into the mid-70s. some of the temperatures that we're looking at out there. what you're going to see are a few clouds over head. you see those clouds lingering, it's kind of mild outside. we're heading into perhaps one of the nicest weekends we've seen. this fan fest have been going on for a long time. but this will be the biggest. it's going to be a beautiful day and everybody is going there. 52degrees tomorrow. 1:00 at the ballpark, 67 degrees for a daytime high. it's going to be a heck of a day. tomorrow they'll be talking about that on our mornings on 2 weekend edition. you will see mike mibach and claudine they'll be talking about the fan fest. big deal. and the weather will be a big deal too. in the next few day, everything stays normal. no impact on us as far as rain. just high pressure

strengthening tomorrow. and as that thing strengthening, temperatures are going to soar, mid-70s maybe low 80s. in some of the warmest spots. there's your warming trend. mark tamayo will also be here. we'll recap what will probably be a gorgeous day. temperatures easily into the mid-70s. the records aren't hard to get this time of year just so you know. we will get some of those. 4:00 tomorrow, warm. some mid-70s. a beautiful day tomorrow. downtown 70 degrees in san jose. 69 in concord, 68 out there in livermore. and in morgan hill area 73 degrees. your five day forecast shakes out like this. it's a dry one but a warm one as well. >> it's just remarkable. >> it is remarkable. >> enjoy because it will start raining. sometime around the 14th it'll get wet again. >> okay. turning now to a breaking

news story concerning the discovery of a boy's body we told you about in the canal. dna now confirm that the body is indeed that of juliani cardenas. the 4-year-old was kidnapped from his grandmother's arms. crews pulled the vehicle the boy was last seen in from the mendota canal. the vehicle was empty. the body was found just this tuesday. the dna confirmation shows that the boy's body was indeed juliani cardenas. the alleged kidnapper has not been found. workers at a guacamole plant are up to their elbows in avocados as they gear up for their biggest night of the year. that's the sound of bay area city's produce employees mashing up 4,000 pounds of avocados for this week end. the company plans to make

700,000 pounds of guacamole. that's just a drop in the bowl of how much will be consumed this super bowl weekend. >> people don't watch for the game, they watch for the commercial. this new ad for the volkswagen. chrysler has made a two minute long commercial featuring m&m and the city of detroit. that is the longest ad in super bowl history. if you want to take a look at some of the commercial that is will air during this super bowl broadcast go to our website ktvu.com. and click on the slide show tab. a new turn tonight in the fate of the suspect in the tucson shooting. also --

>> the decision became easier over time. >> congresswoman giffords talks about his decision to take command of the next shuttle flight. why he says he knows he should go.

nasa announced today that when the space shuttle endeavor making it's final voyage in april, astronaut mark kelly will be in command. >> i know her very well, and she would be very comfortable

with the decision that i made. >> reporter: when congresswoman giffords was gunned down during a congress on your corner event last month, her husband said he at no time know if he would be able to fulfill his shuttle mission. kelly was staying at giffords side throughout her remarkable recovery. now he says she has made such great progress that he will resume training for take off. >> many people are praying for her, things fell into place. and she improved very fast. so the decision became easier over time. >> the shuttle endeavor is scheduled for lift off on its final trip to international space station before it's retired. while in space, he will keep up to date be his wife's progress through e-mail. kelly returned to training for a week and also took a check out flight on a t38 jet

training before he made his announcement. >> stay with us, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. a bay area high school is offering hiv testing for students. the surprising reaction, next.

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business owners in west oakland reach out to ktvu. the violent crime they say is sweeping through their community. and people take a stand on public health. the project these teens hope will change the way they feel about hiv. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we begin tonight with police following a new crime trend. armed robbers have hit two business. allie rasmus live with why these business aren't your typical targets. >> the business are getting robbed, they are all in warehouse type buildings like this one behind me. this granite company is where the most recent robbery happened. the owners contacted us to