here. they are here to see the president who is town. the president arrived at 1:00 at san francisco at the international airport. the president wasn't met by any state or san francisco officials. instead he was met with secret service agent and chp. the president is expected to raise over $3 million at three fundraisers before he leaves tomorrow. first stop, a private dinner with 60 supporters that home of the ceo of sales force.com. that is followed by the event here at the auditorium at 8:30 tonight. he will address 2500 people.

it's money well spent. >> i like to hear from him about the medicare and social security. >> i just hope to have a great time listening to what -- what his plans are for the campaign. i think he has been pretty clear with it as far as the budget goes and the policies and things that he campaigned for in 2008 that haven't yet been done. >> reporter: and as you can see the president's detractors are also out in force. coming up at 6:00, why some are so angry and why they hope to confront the president inside. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> protesters also rallied at palo alto city hall to give the president an ear full on budget

cuts on the poor. >> sake udheart community services organized this rally. protesters asked the president to preserve the social the need extend tax cuts for the wealthy. >> we have an income to qualify for the bush era tax cuts. i am in favor of letting them expire. >> they also sent the president a friend request on facebook asking him to support communities hit by budget cuts. >> his visit to facebook headquarters. ken pritchett is in palo alto. >> reporter: on subject matter there was no new groundbreakerren here today. of course, this was a first for

facebook the company and it was streamed to hundreds of millions of users. >> it is hour honor to welcome to facebook president obama. the presidents entrance was obscured from view. once settled down -- >> my name is barack obama and i got mark to wear a jacket and tie. >> reporter: he is referring to mark zuckerberg. the president was focused on the economy and his plan to reduce to deficit. >> allows people like me and frankly, you mark, for paying more in taxes. >> i am cool with that. >> reporter: as the president discussed the budget, energy and immigration, protesters rallied outside of facebook headquarters. this was part of a fund raising tour through the bay area and a

glimpse to the reelection strategy. >> you got to be involved. especially the young people here. if you don't give the system a push, it's not going to change. there is question if the energized youth that helped put him into office is still energized. >> it died down with the recession. i was energized after watching the whole thing. >> reporter: we will show you more of the town hall plus the presidents answer to a question of what he would have done differently. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> president obama is in san francisco till tomorrow morning. he is set to attend a breakfast fundraiser. tickets started at $25 and went to $2,500. then he will head to reno and then to los angeles for two more fundraisers. you can watch more by going to www.ktvu.com. click the politic's tab. >> a police officer was hurt

today who when his motorcycle crashed in oakland. happened this morning on highway 24. the officer just ridden westbound through the tunnel when another vehicle bumpbed his motorcycle. the bike went down and the officer had minor injuries. traffic was tied up for a few hours. it is not uncommon for motorcycle officers to commute on their vehicles. >> behind bars at san quentin. but today some san quentin von victs did something most wouldn't expect -- convicts did something most wouldn't expect. >> reporter: 52-degree water, they decided to jump in and save a life. >> reporter: the eastern shores

of marine county. >> we got a call. >> sunken vessel, two people in the water floating near san quentin. a guard hear as scream for help. the first firefighters on scene, inmates, 10 of them, all from san quentin. they were dressed in turnouts and ready for a rescue. >> reporter: engine 23 got the call. >> we found there were two people in the water. >> i took my turnouts off. repelled into the bay. >> once the guy came over, i did cpr immediately. >> reporter: he helped wrap a fire hose around him to pull him out of the water. >> no fear or hesitation. guy needed help. >> reporter: three firefighters and a team of ten.

they are nonviolent offenders, just outside the wall in the rheumier confines. >> you get a lot of good training. these are some of the things you could take to streets. >> reporter: they respond to calls. on this day they risked their lives to save others. >> it's an opportunity for us to show that although we made a mistake and we -- you know, we have debt to society, we are still, you know, human beings and we care for people. sheriff office said the female victim was treated and released. the male victim died. ktvu channel 2 news. 15-year-old boy thought a gun was unloaded when he shot and killed a friend. that was the word in san francisco juvenile court this morning from the attorney. the boy was set to be arraigned

but his plea was put off till may 11. police found the body in a home after neighbors called police. they hatched a blot to dispose of the body. possibly by burning it. there was an attempted sexual assault on third avenue yesterday. a woman said a man followed her home. it's not known if this is related to a assault in china town in february or other assaults earlier this year and last year. in a different case, police believe the same man is responsible for six street robberies yesterday afternoon during a 2 hour period. african american, 25-30 years old. 180-200 pounds. vandals chose this

anniversary of the bp oil explosion to sabotage several gas stations. as ktvu's kraig debro reports, some didn't mind the inconvenience. >> reporter: 3 hooded man chained together gas nozzles. the action is out of a protest commemoration of the bp oil spill. >> he said, three guys came and locked the nozzles with a chain. >> there are two other similar protests this morning. the police made a report of one of the incidents and no one was deprived of gas or time. >> i don't think it's catastrophic. >> reporter: some of the few people feel burned are a group

caused rising tides. they claim to represent the group. >> we did not chain together gas station pumps. they prohibit the kind of action that happened. >> nothing. >> reporter: they are sponsoring a mass protest about the spill tonight at 6:00. there doesn't appear to be a connection between bp and shell except they both produce oil and sell gas. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. a look back on the anniversary of the gulf oil spill, what has been done and what some are still waiting for. >> excitement tonight, stocks jumped 6% today after its income rose 30%. it is benefiting from a raising

demand for personal computers. >> yahoo's stock is up 5%. cost cutting efforts pushed its earning above expectations. they were also benefiting from more visitors and advertising. this is today's closing bell done from the smu school of business in dallas. the nasdaq up 55 points. biggest jump in 6 months after apple reported revenues are more than 40%. the dow rose 186 points. that's his highest close in three years. a dozen teachers will receive lay off notices next

month. pam tells us 11 teachers will lose their jobs. they are trying to reduce its budget by 2-1/2 million dollars. the employee already received preliminary lay off notices last month. the board of supervisors will implement new rules. one calls for higher rental rates for the county's veteran's building and fee hikes and new fees across 7 different departments, the fees take effect july 1. scattered light showers. live storm tracker two. east and north of the area, sprinkles around concord, danville. i am back in 6 minutes with tomorrow's forecast. we will look that latest computer models. the airlines will have less chance to run you, your bags

and rights around in circles. the new penalties still ahead.

the department of transportation announced passengers protections today. changes that began with a angry mom. tom vacar joins us live where passengers will soon be seeing improvements. >> reporter: uncle sam told the airlines today that -- they better adhere to the rules or something else will happen they won't like. >> pushing for the rules. >> this is a big victory. a cornucopia of ground breaking rules. the new rules effective august 23. fairs to include taxes and fees. >> i always like to know what i am paying for. >> reporter: delays more than a

half hour must be disclosed. >> they should let you know. >> reporter: if you are bumped from a flight -- >> they increase $613. >> reporter: if your bags are lost, bag fees must be refunded. if you cancel within 24 hours penalties fees cannot be assessed. >> i will have the right to not be ripped off. >> reporter: long-term delays apply to foreign airlines. and charges for extras, head phones, blankets and pillows must be disclosed before you fly. >> must be nice to know ahead of time. >> reporter: these rules will cost the entire airline

industry $3 million a year. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. a photographer and film director was killed in libya. tim hetherington. half hour ago we received word another journalist was killed. >> the u.s. will send $25 million in nonlethal aid to libyan rebels. it will go for vehicles, medical and communication equipment and to help correct civilians. the president remains opposed to sending u.s. troops in to help rebels fight moammar gadhafi.

moammar gadhafi said he is not backing down. his forces and rebels are struggling over control. rebels and forces have been pounded by forces. a second firefighter died in texas. the fire scorched 150,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of home monopolies crews got a break today with cooler weather and fresh replacements from around the country. but afrin-year-old firefighter died today and more families fled their homes. >> i said we better get our stuff out. it's getting close. >> family and friends held a funeral for another firefighter killed last week. in the bay area, he said i wish it would rain already. it's getting there. >> what you are seeing there is

what is expected. heavier overnight. scattered showers, the main activity is in the north bay. still a little bit of activity towards concord but it's light and widely scattered. not having much of an impact on the afternoon travel plans. we are looking for conditions to begin to -- begin to -- begin to get more cloudy as the next system moves in towards the weekend. rain to the north of us. the forecast tonight calls for increasing clouds. then we will get into showers late tonight and early tomorrow morning which could have in impact on your morning community. thursday, partly cloudy, little bit of everything. showers inhibited to the morning hours. tomorrow, through your day. wednesday, right now, clouds

and showers. tonight at 10:00, this is the bulk of the system. not a big deal. real energy is to the north of us. scattered showers. 10:00 news we will show rain around oakland, alameda. morning hours, this is the tail end of it. look that clearing. as the system rolls through, light showers on your morning commute. there is your thursday afternoon. pretty nice day. morning looks wet. when i come back, we will go into your bay area weekend, which is a holiday for many. there are a few sprinkles in that forecast as well. it is a somber anniversary tonight. the gulf of mexico oil spill. >> at 5:30, oakland puts a target on the sex trade of children.

howficials are putting pimps behind bars and getting child prostitutes off the streets.

a turtle was in the middle of a fight. the groups are suing the federal government over its failure to finalize a protection zone for turtles off the coast. they wanted to designate it as a turtle safety zone and said the government agreed to do it

but missed a deadline. one year since the gulf of mexico oil explosion. bp filed suit against transocean, accusing the rig owner of causing the blow out. tonight the gulf region is still struggling. >> we will go try to catch fish. >> reporter: the struggles of those appear far from over. >> there are still a lot of people that is hurting. >> reporter: the explosion claimed the lives of 11 men and spewed 200 million-gallons of oil, devastating the fishing industry. that weighs on the mind who continue to try to make their living here. >> a little bit of shrimp out there but the problem -- the market, consumers, that's what i worry about. >> john: officials are pleading for americans to visit the

region. >> i stand here today, a year later and i still can't tell you who is in charge. we continue to call on bp to make it right. here in louisiana we have 300 miles of the coast that are still oiled. the claims process has been painfully slow. this man said, 4 billion has been paid out so far. >> i am paying thousands of fisherman every day. >> reporter: many questions about the oil's impact remain. >> it could be years before the full impact is known. one boat captain in miss says oil is still washing up on the beach. federal health reggialilaters are hitting

manufactures of hand sanitizers to stop making false claims. they claim they can prevent infections, including e. coli and bird flew. they must now producistic peru before making the claims. >> a proposed target store near the west end of the bridge. the store would be located in the shoreline center along store line parkway. the city counsel meeting is scheduled for 6:00 tomorrow night. pot club owners are upset after the city put new restrictions. some are reworking their businesses, some are calling their lawyers. the heat is turning up on pimps who exploit young girls in oakland.

. complete bay area news coverage, continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. sell kids over and over again. >> an effort to break that cycle. new evidence it may be working. another march in oakland against child prostitution. this time leaders say new tactics are starting to combat the problem. ktvu's jim vargas is live with more. >> reporter: almost a sure thing in the next couple of hours here young girls will be selling sex. now there is better coordination between people who want to get rid of child prostitution, seems to be getting results. >> reporter: groups fighting

rallied today. they believe they are making progress. the ds is getting convictions for kidnap and rape against pimps. >> our last three jury trials conducted by our heat unit received life sentences. >> reporter: an any night at least a couple dozen girls are on the streets selling sex. since the beginning of the year 15 girls went into recovery programs. getting them there is a tough job. >> they need to do more than be rescued. they need long-term services. >> reporter: it is so lucrative for the pimps who make $600,000 a year, that drug dealers are now changing careers. >> you can only sell dopes once but you can sell kids over and

over again. >> a bill to make it easier to get heavier sentences will be heard next week. the government filed suite against a labor contracting company charging it trapped 200 workers in a human trafficking scheme. global horizons and two farms in washington and hawaii lured workers with promises of steady work. when they arrived they threatened to have them deported. a church youth group leader arrested on child molestation charges. carloe estigo appeared in court today. he was arrested on friday after the victim's mother contacted police. he is charged with two felonies in connection with the molestation of the 16-year-old girl who knew him through church. police are still investigating whether there might be other victims.

police are looking for the owner of a building. a big marijuana growing operation was found. they didn't catch the suspect but they did find an elaborate growing system. 2300 plants were seized. >> we will see in houses or buildings around 500 to a thousand plants. so 2300 is substantial. police say the street value is not yet known. pot club owners and customers are scrambling today after new limits were imposed last night. the public didn't get to address the count. what supporters wanted to complain about publicly. >> reporter: we are inside the

cannabis club, the very first pot club established in the city in 2009. the pot club is still in business but now people are asking is san jose setting clubs up to fail. >> reporter: pam buys it to help her recover from a stroke. she is alarmed. >> it's very important for it to be close and nearby. people like me, they can't get around very easy. >> the club owner points out there are more than 100 now, so dropping to 10 means small neighborhood shops will be replied with temping targets for criminals. >> substantial growth facility attached. you are pointing a target on

all of these locations. >> reporter: he believes that counsel members want the federal government to step in and close the clubs for them. they can expect lawsuits from the clubs left out. >> first come first serve basis is the worst possible system to select, you know, who gets to keep their businesses. >> reporter: smoak is still trying to determine when it will choose the 10 clubs but he predicts they will start suing before the process begins. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. rod blagojevich's second corruption trial began today in chicago. they simplified their case after jurors in the first case complained the evidence in the first case was too difficult to

follow. he faces 23 charges, including allegations of trying to sell president obama senate seat. new rules for how air traffic control handle flights when the first lady or the vice president is on board. michelle obama's plane was too close to a cargo plane. from now on planes will be handled by a air traffic suture visor, rather than -- super visor rather than an air traffic control. >> we consider this a serious incident and it's under investigation and we will get to the bottom of what happened and how it happened and obviously make sure it doesn't happen again. >> ray lahood made it clear michelle obama was never in dangerous. we heard a lot about troubles with air traffic control. we will show you footage and

documents raising new questions about how officials responded to dangerous. the federal government's color coated terror alert system is about to end. it was instituted after september 11, 2001. today in new york city janet napolitano describes the new system. >> they will give you a summary, as many details as we could provide. they will say how you can help, what you need to do to stay prepared, and stay informed. we are -- >> the new system takes effect next tuesday. the iphone faithful may be switching sides. and intoxicating myx. the key ingredient that could

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512,000. the new iphone five won't hit theselves till september. it would mark a big change since they rolled out a new iphone every june since 2007. the national association of realtors say home sales went up. $4.92million in february. an increase of 3.7%. many home sales were investors. more research shows energy drinks and alcohol may be a dangerous mix. those consuming alcohol with an

energy drink continue to binge drink and party longer than they would have otherwised. >> they rely on how they are feeling as to when they had enough so you lose that when you combine caffeine with that. >> experts warned that mixish coffee and call is a bad idea. the theft of millions of dollars of malaria drugs. the theft from the global fund to take place took place in 13 countries, mostly in africa. unlike aids drugs, malaria drugs are easier to sell. one of the busiest nights of the year. how it effected emergency response and who is holding whom accountable. >> more showers in your

forecast. i will look at the latest long range computer model. see you then.

investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at a hotel this morning. a police officer spotted the flames coming from the building and contacted the fire department. everyone got outside safely. a casual comment has people talking in san francisco. it was revealed emergency

services lost internet connections for hours on new year's eve and no one could get the back up system online because no one knew the password. inside the department of emergency communications where workers say it is not as bad as it sounds. >> reporter: this is the heart of operations during an emergency. pen and paper, white boards are the go-to tools. >> this is san francisco emergency operation center. >> two way radio may be considered old school. >> read you loud and clear. >> reporter: low tech tools were needed on new year's eve. an apartment fire that left 50 people homeless. >> what we learned for a number of hours the internet was down

because apparently the city couldn't find the employee that had the password. >> reporter: he says the situation is being blown out of proportion. >> the lack of the internet doesn't compromise us. >> reporter: emergency dispatch communications don't rely on the internet. the real problem was the absence of a tech expert. >> it's not critical. >> i am upset every time we assume things work and they don't. the problem has been fixed. >> a technology person will be on the group of people that are activated. >> reporter: a disappointing reality check. >> san francisco's information technology is stuck in 1999. >> the alternative was pencil and paper. that's not how people community

these days. >> reporter: the department of emergency management will be preparing a report detailing how many times it lost internet power in the past and the systems it is putting in place to keep it from happening in the future. patty lee ktvu channel 2 news. those evacuated during a fire earlier this month. the board gave approval to an ordinance that allows displaced tentants to rent other apartments at below market rates. >> reporter: april 29 the new launch date for space shuttle endeavor. president obama will attend the launch date. gabrielle giffords will be there to watch the launch as well.

time lapse video of the milky way turned into a hit on youtube. this was recorded from spain's highest mountain earlier. 2million people have viewed the video online. we have more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener is here with a look at the other stories. >> reporter: we are tracking president obama's visit. also ahead, today for the first time jurors in the chauncey bailey murder trial saw these police tapes. the jury's reaction coming up at 6:00. and these dogs are looking for a new home, what role a tv show played in setting them free. all coming up at 6:00. a line of storms swept

through the eastern half of the united states today. ohio was one of them. this was east of columbus. >> boom! it took down all the bricks. took all the slate. the split is all across the front yard. >> the national weather service kernfirmed tornadoes in maryland and kentucky today. bill martin is in the weather center. >> we got more scattered showers in the bay area forecast. nuisance showers. not amounting to much. mount diablo, clayton, few sprinkles. antioch, not messing with the morning commute. here is the satellite loop. this is the time of year when

the jet stream goes north and these systems begin to weaken. tomorrow morning, showers, early morning showers and clearing in the afternoon. tomorrow is not a bad day. as we get into saturday, this system, this low pressure center rolls out of here and another rolls in on saturday. it's weak. it's not that strong but could bring rain. saturday is in question. sunday looks okay. the forecast model. tonight at 10:00 -- 5:00, you can see where we are. 11:00, showers north, sprinkles in the bay area. and then morning commute, scattered showers, wet on the roadway, that's thursday afternoon. and then thursday morning and you got showers around san jose. and thursday afternoon, starting to clear out. thursday looks like a nice day. friday, not too bad.

friday morning, more clouds. friday afternoon dry but clouds. here is saturday. clouds. you see this. right now, add saturday 8:00 a.m., rain. this is more significant than what we have seen. bottom line, sprinkles tomorrow morning. afternoon nice for most bay area locations. san jose 66 degrees. more cities in the bay area temperatures in the mid-60s. many locations as we go through your thursday. 63 in berkeley. 65 concord. morgan hill, 65. saturday few sprinkles. tomorrow a dusting of rain at best. day looks nice. >> thank you. the dodgers owner gets observed. the rare move major league

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the commissioner said he will appoint a representative to oversee the operation. air traffic control have been in had headlines. but ktvu obtained documents showing officials were aware of schedules that could cause- controller fatigue and did nothing about it. >> reporter: the faa was warned years ago about not giving air traffic control enough rest. here it is from internal investigators with the u.s. transportation departments. a series of dangerous mistakes by tired air traffic control two years ago and urged them to increase the sifts to 10 hours between schedules. the change wasn't made. until the firestorm of news

coverage began this month. >> till the washington d.c. incident where the controller was asleep when two planes tried to land, that's the first that i heard of this. >> reporter: the fa a's top executive appeared unaware. >> yes, sir we are disappointed to say we found another incident. different than this one. >> reporter: turns out there was two incidents under investigation. including one in march in texas. the big question, why didn't the faa make the safety changes in 2009? a spokesman says she is not ready to answer that question yet. we will get answers and we will keep you posted. ktvu channel 2 news. more news just ahead. ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next.

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recorded police video. now the jurors in the chauncey bailey get agli of it for the first time. >> i went over the wall, and fell down into the bay. >> that from a san quentin inmate. how he jumped into action to rescue boaters in disstress. complete bay area coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> my name is president obama and i got mark to wear a jacket and tie! >> president obama started with a joke with facebook mark zuckerberg but he quickly got down to business. the visit is our top story tonight. >> right now president obama is behind closed door at a fund raising dinner. we are tracking