last seen around 11:45. it has now become the command center for this very intensive police search. philip, he's 3 years old, puerto rico, now the story about what happened wases that he was out here playing in the driveway and his 14-year-old brother was supposed to be baby-sitting for him. the brother went into the apartment to use the bathroom. when he came out, the boy was gone. one other piece is that his mother is also not been found, his mother is supposedly going shopping at the same time. whether she took the son with her we do not know. police are treating this very seriously. there are a number of police here. there is santa clara county search and rescue here. you can hear a helicopter up above. they are searching the neighborhood. we'll be here throughout the

evening and let you know whatever develops in this case of a missing 3-year-old boy in san jose. live in san jose. we all know about the heated rivalry between the giants and dodgers, what happened last night is an example of fans taking things way too far. a giants fan was critically injured after the game. also what's being done tonight to keep a's fans safe at opening night. ken. >> we can tell you that the santa cruz police are identifying the man. the family says he is not doing well. there is extra security in place, security is tight here. that does not have anything to do with what happened in la, it's actually standard practice for a big game such as a sell out on opening night. >> reporter: a's fans arrived early for opening day, firing up

grills hours before the game. none we talked to had heard about what happened in l. a. three fans in giants dodgers, one man was hospitalized in critical condition. fans say at the coliseum they're not worried about security. >> i feel very safe. >> i've never had any problem. >> but charles bird a fan says safety has crossed his mind. >> i'm taking my chances i guess, hoping law enforcement will watch my back. >> charles got these reassuring words. >> you're going to be all right here. it's not a raiders game. >> the a's contract with oakland police for security, in addition to their own personnel. >> typically a big game like tonight will have a full board of security. when we have the giants come to town we'll have a full board. the yankees, the red sox. >> for a big game like tonight,

close to 200 people will work security in the stadium and parking lot but say post game issues are rare. >> it's a different situation here in oakland, because when people, when the game is over people leave because it's not in a town town area or anything like that. >> reporter: the a's and a's fans are are expecting a pleasant opening night unlike the dodgers whose season opener was supplemental id by this unit. police say they are still looking for those suspects. >> an and as ken mentioned the a's open tonight, game time just about two hours away. more live pictures of the coliseum. there are a lot of expectations for the a's this year, he'll also tell us about the former a's star who is going to be throwing out the first pitch tonight coming up at 5:15. tonight ita much different story than it was a week ago in capitola.

we brought you pictures of the flooding. we'll show you everything that's changed. >> well, what a difference a week makes. the village used to be filled with garbage and debris. the beautiful weather has brought people out. >> welcome back. >> he opened up his clothing boutique for the first time in a week. he is one of the merchants to set up shop under a tent provided by the city. >> already sold a bunch of jewelry and clothes. >> across the street from the tent, the street is packed with people soaking in the sun at the beach and grabbing a bite to eat. >> we bought something in one of the shops,. >> reporter: the city put up banners welcoming people back.

last week a drainage pipe burt flooding the village. there is clean up still happening on the street and repairs are being done. crews began laying down new pipe but there is still work that needs to be done. the flooring in many stores was badly damaged. >> bay area floors is offeringed flood victims new flooring for at cost pricing. >> this is the least we could do, if it happened to us we hope the community would step up for us. >> tomorrow the chamber of commerce will be putting up balloons throughout the village. coming up at 6:00 we'll tell you what else businesses are doing to try to draw people in. reporting live from capitola. >> and we were also at the scene of that massive mud slide in scotts valley today, she tells

us a temporary road around that slide won't be finished until tomorrow. work crews had hoped to complete it today. it will connect nelson road along 8 homes. the people there have been forced to walk in and out of there since the slide happened last week. also next monday, a geologist is scheduled to fly over the area in a helicopter to try to figure out the best way to clear the slide. a judge in the chauncey bailey trial scolded a witness who had missed a court appearance. yusef bey is charged with killing chauncey bailey and two other men. saleem bey failed to appear in court wednesday and was arrested. bey said he thought court had been postponed. the judge warned if i missed another appearance he would go back to jail. a lawyer for scott peterson today asked the state supreme court to appeal, this is the second time peterson's lawyer

had asked for an extension. he was sentenced to death six years ago for killing his pregnant wife, he is on death row. san francisco police say a burglar has targeted business. three businesses were robbed in one night. christian is live tonight with what police are warning businesses this that area to do now. >> well frank, let me show you one of the way police say they broke in. you can see this door here. police say that the burglars actually pull those insulates of glass in then sneak into the business there. police say there is a low tech and cheap way for business owners to protect themselves. >> reporter: by day, it is busy, by night burglars prowl the street. lawrence works at db wireless, says word has traveled fast. >> yeah, i've heard about it. lot of people were talking about burglaries up and down this

block, especially late at night when businesses are closed. >> reporter: police captain has been tracking the burglaries. >> two months ago we had a spike in commercial burglaries, then within the last 30 days, weed had a return of one burglar or two. >> reporter: in fact, they have gotten so bold they pulled off three burglaries on one night in february. now police are going door to door distributing pamphlets warning businesses to keep their cash in safes. >> we also want you to leave a light on. >> reporter: please are telling shops to that low. [ technical difficulties ] means can really work. >> leave a light on so that passers by can look in and notice activity. shopkeepers we spoke with say they'll follow the advice but they say they need a stronger police presence. >> we need more cops to patrol streets. >> the richmond district station also has a twitter feed, it's a

way for residents and businesses learn to learn how to protect themselves. we're live in san francisco. it's no april fool, starting today it's getting more expensive to go shopping. sales tax hikes are now in effect. santa rosa climbed, sanleandro hit 10 and the sales tax in union city is now 10 and a quarter percent. for the last week i've been looking to get a big screen tv, now that you are telling me it's gone up, it's going to cost me a little more money, i'm kind of disappointed. cities are counting on the increased revenue to help balance their budgets. in what could be a light at the end of the tunnel for the

economy, the nation's unemployment race has fallen to it's lowest rate in nearly two years. >> our economy is showing signs of real strength. the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.8% in march, that is down a 10th of a%. labor department also says the economy added 216,000 jobs. the president said even with the crisis in the middle east and the tragedy in japan, the us economy is foremost on his mind. >> you should know that keeping the economy going and making sure jobs are are available is the first thing i think about when i wake up in the morning and last thing i think about when i go to bed each night. despite the drop in unemployment, problems persist. last month the average unemployed person had been without a job for 39 weeks, the longest time on record. and pay isn't keeping up with the cost of living.

dropping by two cents an hour last month. finally although new jobs are being added, we have a ways to go to make up for the 7 and a half million jobs that were lost during the recession. later in this newscast we talk to some of the people doing the hiring now about what they're seeing. >> oil prices have hit a three month under of just under $108 a barrel. the world's two top oil consumers, u.s. and china, issued positive economic reports. also investors are worried that a long conflict in libya could drive up oil prices. stocks surged today in response to the positive news on the job front. >> the dow jones reached its highest level since 2008.

the dow jones was up 57 points ending the week at 12376, the nasdaq was up. both the sides in the libyan conflict may be seeking and end to the hostilities. gunfire rank out again today and despite recent crushing blows, rebels continued their drive. the opposition says they will accept a cease-fire if moammar gadhafi pulls his forces out of all cities. >> the president's position is that gadhafi is no longer fit to lead, he has lost legitimacy in the eyes of his people and the world so no it is not his position that gadhafi should stay in power. at the same time, a former

libyan official says colonel gadhafi's government is reaching out to find a way to end the crisis and stop the allied air strikes. it's still quiet at the coliseum but the balance players expect to make noise all season long. we'll explain why next. >> clouds are increasing and there's a chance for sprinkles. i'll let you know when and in what neighborhood.

in japan tonight, american forces have joined in the search for those still missing after last month's earthquake and tsunami. u.s. troops, and ships are launching a massive operation. an estimated 16,000 people remain unaccounted for. and in the middle of the tragedy, a small miracle today.

the japanese coast guard found a little dog in the wreckage of a home floating out to sea. rescuers think the dog has been there for three weeks. there were noid tags on the pup, but as you can see, the dog seemed grateful to have finally been rescued. international nuclear experts are traveling to get a look at the crippled nuclear power plant. they're goal is to learn more about the radiation crisis and help develop future plans to prevent another nuclear accident. people with the right skills and willing to take a risk are being recruited to work at that damaged nuclear plant. a staffing firm out of massachusetts is hiring experts. the first says those workers will be paid more than the typical u.s. nuclear employee. a handful have already signed up

and will fly to japan on sunday. back to opening day for the oak land a's, the weather couldn't be any better tonight. hopes are high for the a's. ktvu's fred is live. are we looking at a sell out tonight? >> very close. last year they were dead last in attendance, they'll take anything. you know last year these a's finished 81 and 81, exactly 500, second place, but they did something this year i have never heard any other team do. they have added a three, four and five hitter to the male of their line-up. -- to the meat of their line-up. >> are you more optimistic this year? >> every year, i am always. first game, we're going to go all the way. >> how many games do you come to a year? >> at least once a week during the summer.

>> you are loyal? >> most all the sunday games we come and i took off work today. >> everybody is talking about the expectations, they've raised it up a notch. do you guys talk about it. >> i think we are like a pack of dogs. it's not something that necessarily has to be discussed. we feel it. and we know what type of players we can be if we're healthy. >> is this a playoff team? >> we'll find out. right now i like our team. we'll have to let the season decide that but i do like our team, i think we have a good chance. we're going to score some runs this year. >> of course now the seattle mariners are in town for this opening day weekend. but they also have a guy they call king felix. this guy is going to throw, so we don't expect a high scoring game tonight, by the way,

another former oakland a great, dave stuart will be throwing out the first pitch. he pitched in the 1989 world series a's team. hopefully that will be a sign of good things for the start of this season of the reporting live in oakland. >> the oakland a's are also doing their part to help in japan. they plan to donate $1 from every ticket sold from sunday's game. they have also raised an additional $50,000 in corporate donors. the game will feature two of the best japanese players. the statue of an angel sits beyond the fence fence, it's a tribute

to christina who was killed in tucson. thesculpture will honor her. we've had a good past few days, let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. i know things are changing. >> it's been a nice run. earlier we referenced last week when we had flood warnings, high surf and now we've got the last three days like this. no records yet today. temperatures still up into the upper 70s as we speak. right now santa rosa 79 degrees, it's 71 in oakland, then we head to the santa clara valley, 78 in san jose. you see the clouds kind of showing up overhead. going to increase tonight and they're going to increase tomorrow and these clouds are going to lead to the slightest chance of a shower or sprinkle tomorrow morning. not a big deal, do not change your plans but just be aware of

it. you see all the clouds coming in off the pacific. the flow is more on shore than off shore, we're looking for temperatures, they did cool a couple of degrees today. temperatures going to come off another, heck, they'll come down 6, 7, 8 degrees, then further cooling into sunday. it's a mild weekend, system still be nice. we're not going to be in the mid and upper 80s like we were yesterday. some more couldn't temperatures, 79 in livermore, 55 -- an incorrect number. those are automatic numbers, sometimes you get a bad report. i imagine red wood city is more like 70, 75. 53 right now in napa. tonight in concord. these are mild overnight lows. maybe a little patchy fog. when i come bag i'll have the computer model loaded up and ready to go. it will show you where the best chance of showers will be in the bay area and where the clouds will be the thickest. so we'll go hour by hour.

lawmakers passed a new bill that's a blueprint for aviation for the next few years, find out why president obama says he's going to veto it. and the cost of flying is going up against. the two airlines that are raising prices and by how much. take a zip of this, the latest wind trend people are talking about and how you can get it on the latest, tonight on account channel 2 news at 6:00, complete bay area news coverage.

the california highway patrol is trying to track down the driver of the car you see there that crashed right into a building in san rafael this morning. we were live over the scene shortly after the crash was reported this morning. the driver apparently left the scene on east francisco boulevard. given almost no chance of survival, today a peregrin falcon did something that threes in the face of all those who never thought she'd live, let alone fly again. >> reporter: they brought their binoculars to see the release of a peregrin falcon who was given little chance of survival. >> god gave mankind stewardship of the earth, and so when we are able to rehabilitate an injured animal and release it back, that's a wonderful thing. >> last february the female

falcon was burned and suffering, she lay on the ground for 12 hours until workers rescued here and took her to the wildlife center. these pictures show her injuries. all her flatfeeters on her left wing were completely burned off, workers at the wildlife center said she could likely die of her injuries but little by little she got better and that brings us too today. as crews prepared to tag her so they could track her, the bird showed her feisty side. and then freedom. [ applause ] >> pge says it is taking caution. by the way the falcon released this afternoons has a mate and

workers at the center say they hope she meets up with him very some. president obama is threatening to veto a bill that plays out a blueprint for federal aviation programs over the next three years. unions object to a provision they say would make it harder for them to organize and the president agrees which is yes wants to veto the bill. the house and senate have passed different versions of the measure. those have to be reconciled. it is going to cost you more if you fly soon. united and continental are raising some airfares by $10. airlines blame higher costs for fuel for the price hike. this is the 6th widespread price index this year alone.

organ transplant chain. why give a body part to someone you don't know? i'll explain ahead. a bay area limo company is on a hiring spree and doesn't even own any limos. that story up ahead.

complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5. this is national transplant awareness month so would you donate a kidney to someone you don't know? five people are doing just that right now in san francisco. in a story you will see only on 2, ktvu's takes us into the operating room for what doctors say is a west coast first, a series of transplants that could help revolutionize medicine.

>> at san francisco's california pacific medical center, the final surgery is still underway at this hour. we were there for a remarkable ten operation sequence, five recipients getting five anonymous living donor kidneys. >> just an amazing gift. >> one of today's recipients waited on a transplant list five years, without a donor match. >> so i've watched her lose energy and her appetite, and -- >> reporter: april and her husband make one of today's, allen is donating a kidney. >> it's a rare opportunity, you know, i mean, you live your life and you got two kidneys and you don't need them both. >> reporter: altruism, yes, but this makes sure his wife gets a

live kidney. four other pairs of non-matching donors and recipients made this same deal. >> this is made possible by a special tissue match computer program. this approach could revolutionize kidney transplants. >> every time we do one of these kidney pair donations, take the patients off the waiting list, it makes a kidney available for somebody who doesn't have a living donor option. >> each will one day need a transplant. this pay it forward approach may help eliminate the potentially dangerous wait for a match. >> a couple weeks later i'm in the hospital with a new kidney, maybe it will go that fast. >> i asked april why she agreed to talk with us. >> if it will make somebody else aware that they can help,. >> reporter: organ donation is the gift of life. >> updating a story we first

brought you yesterday as it was happening a toddler's big adventure is going to bring some changes to the apartment he lives. the 2-year-old opened the front door of his home and got out crossing a 6 lane street to get to the wal-mart parking lot. he was reunited with his mom a few hours later. the complex owner today plans to change the door handle and locks. today executives from the senior's largers group, in support of president obama's health care plan, republicans accused the aarp saying the group would benefit financially from the health care plan. republicans want the irs to investigate aarp's tax exempt status. >> they no longer operate like a seniors advocacy organization. instead, it is more closely

resembles a for profit insurance company. >> this amounts to nothing more than a political witch hunt to punish an organization that spoke out in favor of health reform. aarp says it's not a for profit insurance company. as we mentioned earlier, we learned today that the nation's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in two years so chats changed in the minds of those doing the hiring? ktvu's consumer editor went out today to find out. tom. >> well the folks who invetted the travel site hat wire.com want to put people in limos. so they're on a hiring spree. limos.com helps customers book limos in a wide variety of price ranges. even though it owns not one

limo, this got $10 million in additional funding to grow its business. first order of business, hire people. >> the first thing we're going to deploy that new money for is hiring people so we can drive this business faster so we have about 30 open programs right now. >> since this is an internet company, only those with sophies at this indicated computer skills are needed and the the hiring process has been shortened. >> we've actually shortened the process down to one day because we found if we wait any longer than that you can actually lose the top talent that's so highly in demand out here. >> reporter: the limos and taxis are a big industry, it's highly fragmented with only 5% of all bookings arranged online. >> limo services, to and from the airport can be very close to the cost of a taxi. they can be easily ordered and made available to them online and that's where we feel the industry has really been behind. >> reporter: despite all the improving economic news, is the economy about to bloom?

>> we're not planning on it having a massive rebound. >> reporter: so, says clark, he will not overhire. >> we want to stay profitable and not get too far ahead of ourselves. >> those who will get jobs first will to have to have real proveable skills, those without skills or education will simply have so wait for better days. reporting live. >> president obama today encouraged u.s. companies to switch to cleaner greener vehicles. the president toured a ups plant today where the company known as brown is growing green with a fleet of hybrid and electric vehicles. other companies have each pledged to use at least 20,000 fuel efficient trucks saving 7 million-gallons of gas every year. >> one of the best ways to reduce our dependence on oil is by making our cars and trucks more energy efficient.

because transportation accounts for more than 70% of america's oil consumption. >> the department of energy is giving the company some technical assistance with the new vehicles. and demand for smaller more efficient vehicles helped boost sales in the u.s. rising 24%s from february and 15% from one year ago. the one exception was toyota. the car makers says its u.s. sales fell in march. still to come, what could start watching up on the california shore line in the next few years. also the guarantee that lawmakers are considering making to every man and woman in the armed forces. and the groom to be talks.

an analysis by usa today indicates ceo'ses are bouncing back big time from the recession. their average pay last year was $9.2 million up 25% or -- exactly $9 million, excuse me, up 27% from 7.1 million in 2009, but not quite up to the 2007 level of 9.2 million. that increase is more than ten times the average percentage increase workers saw.

that was a 2.1% increase. >> as the budget stale mate continues in washington, some lawmakers today took steps to try to safeguard military paychecks. now, congress does not pass a budget for the remainedders of 20 # 11 the budget could shut down next week. the pentagon has a backup plan that calls for a delay in payday for service members. but a new bill would guarantee military men and women get paid. >> they shouldn't be fighting a war with a concern about whether mama is going to get a paycheck to meet that car payment or that house payment. >> troops were paid on time during the last government shut down in 1995 but the pentagon is not promising that would happen this time. a judge in upstate new yorked today ruled that a dead man's ballot should be counted in a race that was decided by exactly one vote. the losing candidate challenged the results of the election for

trustee. the absentee ballot belonged to a man who voted and then died. the judge said there was nothing he could do about it because he didn't have jurisdiction in the matter. press prince william is opening up about his upcoming wedding including how he and his brother muched off bachelor party. >> it was a military operation and we are very proud of how it went. >> he admits he's nervous about getting married and those nerves got to him as a recent rehearsal where he says his thees were knocking. he also has to endure some teasing from his comrades. >> we spent a few pounds on memorabilia and scattered it around, he might find his own face on a cushion when he goes to bed.

>> prince william and kate middleton will be married on april 29th. coming up next here, a very interesting convention is going on in san francisco. why you will see a lot of people walking around in super hero costumes and monster costumes, that's coming up in just a moment. we investigate the public transportation change you need to know about. and take a sip of this, the latest wine trend people are talking about and you can get it in on the latest. tonight at 6:00, complete bay area news coverage.

here's another rising economic indicator, if you will. amusement park attendance is up after two years of declines. six flags reported its

attendance was up nationwide. that's an increase of about 4% over 2009. now, the company does not give out figures for individual park attendance. don't be surprised this weekend if you are walking down the street in san francisco and you pass someone dressed up a like a super hero or monster. it's all part of a huge event going on there. >> that's right. 39,000 people are expected at this weekend's wondercon's convention. officials say it's great news, it signals a rebound in the city's economy. super heroes took over mosconi center celebrating comic books, sigh enfix and the folks who love them. >> i really love it, just a lot of fun to dress up like this.

>> basically the way i say comic book collecting is just like any other sports event. >> a chance to push millions of dollars of summer movie memera memerabilia. >> a he show to show tech case makers the latest in 3 d gamers. >> the people who are on twitter feeds, blogs, i don't know that they would all hangout on another weekend other than this, but at this weekend we all hangout and we're friends. >> good news news for tourism with growing uncertainty about what space will be available in the future, bookings are up. >> we work with the space we've got. there is always talk about expanding. >> the crowded convention floors are fine with sci-fi fans.

>> this is thor's hammer and i made this a couple of days ago just to show off over here. >> reporter: this continues here through sunday, these visitors help make tourism san francisco's number one industry. for more on the wondercon convention go to ktvu.com. a nonprofit canceled an event featuring gandhi. they plan to honor the book at an april 13 event but they canceled the event saying they did not want to be involved in a controversy. the book was banned in parts of indian after critics said it

implied ghandi haded a gay relationship we have an update to breaking news, a missing boy in san jose was found with his mother at a local wal-mart. we'll have a live report of how the search could have been the result of a miscommunication. >> also at 6:00, two fires miles apart, the one thing they have in common the firefighter hope is a wake up call for homeowners. also ahead tonight a budding wine industry is taking root on treasure island, the unique opportunity for grape growers miles away from the vines. also, fast past goes plastic, all coming up at 6:00. signtys say some deagree from the tsunami earlier in the month is making its way toward u.s. shores. the largest amount is expected to arrive in the waters off of california somewhere between 1 and 3 years from now.

they say most of it will be plastics since it doesn't completely decompose but they add, even the large amount of tsunami debris pails in comparison to the litter dumped into ocean on a regular basis. back to the weather right now. all this sunshine and warm weather and that's about to change, isn't it? >> it is about to change, just a little bit. we had three days in a row of record warmth. clouds outside, right now those clouds will thicken up, that will be the main impact tomorrow, mostly cloudy. i don't think the showers will be much to worry about. there's a chance for light sprinkle in the north bay. these are the highs from today. there is your san jose temperature, the old was 83, new record 84 degrees downtown. so that's three days in a row record warmth. the weather system that's off shore moves in tonight with the clouds. tomorrow morning, maybe a few sprinkles, main impact again,

don't change your plans on this, i don't think it's going to shut down any games south of synura rowasa. but it will increase -- here comes the computer model. tonight the clouds increase. tonight we're looking for the rain, even the model is not throwing any rain in here. if there was a shot for showers, this is where it would happen. the model is not putting anything in but i think drizzle, especially if there's some fog around, might occur up at muir beach. almost a nonevent, except in that temperatures will come down, out of the 80s, into the 60s and low 70s. the rest of your day looks good on saturday. on sunday, warmer with mostly sunny skies. this system sort of comes in with some cool conditions, i think we'll notice a little bit of light rain, when i say north

bay, i'm talking santa rosa north. lots of upper 60s tomorrow, low 70s, despite the clouds and the threat of a sprinkle, it's still pretty darn warm out there. i know we won't see any record warmth tomorrow. here's your 5-day forecast. >> people are still going up and skiing. >> yeah, absolutely. >> they will be skiing for a while. >> thanks, bill. >> actor charlie sheen launches his tour this weekend. comes san francisco april 20. he made head lines for erratic behavior. the tour has already sold out several stops including detroit, chicago, and two nights at new york's radio city music hall

some nevada lawmakers are call are for the state's withdrawal, some nevada

lawmakers saw they feel the compact is too restrictive. one law maker calling california the big bully in the school bunch room. opponents say the compact has kept lake tahoe clean. the u.s. transportation department says the number of deadly car accidents is at a record low. last year more than 32,000 people were killed in wrecks on u.s. roads, that's 1,000 fewer than the year before and it's the lowest level since 1949. western states saw the biggest draw in deadly accidents. california, arizona and hawaii by 10. experts credit the decrease to safer cars, seat belt use and drunk driving enforcement. to find out where you can read the full report visit our website. when you are there click on web links. and ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is coming up next. investigators say it's a mri

a keel that three people -- miracle that three people survived this fire, even though the one device that should have been in this home, wasn't.

the smoke was coming out, it was overwhelming. this good samaritan saved two women. and breaking news from san jose, a missing toddler has just been found. we are live at the command post where the announcement was made just moments ago. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. i'm julie haener. breaking news, as we told you just a few minutes ago a 3-year-old boy has been found. he was reported missing from his home earlier today. ktvu live where the boy was found. >> a very very happy ending to this story. police told us about 20 minutes ago they found 3-year-old the boy with his mother. the boy disappeared from the garage of his home around