right now inside the san jose police department police are interviewing a man suspected of killing a 24-year- old man. how the two knew each other and what may have lead up to all of this. the decision for san francisco's new top cop is finally in. his background with fighting crime and the controversy he's been tied to in the past. and the new change in bart. the new change bart is considering to please late night workers and partyers on the weekend. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news.

thank you for waking up with us on this wednesday, april, 27th. i'm pam cook. steve paulson has the weather for us. how does it look? >> it looks nice. we can't lose the breeze but we have wall to wall sunshine. look for 60s. upper 60s and low 70s inland. here is sal. traffic is moving well if you are driving on 80 westbound. no major problems here. also if you are driving to the toll plaza, traffic is light. let's go back to the desk. topping our news this morning a young man was found dead inside a care facility in east san jose last night. another man that lived at the care facility on st. andrews place has been arrested. claudine wong is in san jose for what may have lead up to that attack. >> reporter: we just left that scene within the last half

hour. all is quiet there. police have left that scene and all of the focus turns to the police department. inside the police department interviews are under way with a 28-year-old suspect and possible witnesses. the victim was pronounced dead around 7:30 last night. this is video from the scene which is in the 1800 block of st. andrews place just about five miles from the police station. it all happened in a home that serves as a residential care facility. the victim lived there. according to police so did the man suspected of killing him. >> preliminary investigations suggests that the victim was assaulted or in some fashion confronted by a 28-year-old male who is also a resident of the facility and we suspect that the suspect and victim were acquainted because they both lived at that resident. >> reporter: police tole me

this morning it appears the suspect and victim got into a dispute earlier in the day yesterday. they couldn't tell me what that dispute was about. right now the identities have not been released interview are still under way at this hour with the suspect and possibly any witnesses at this time. we will couldn't to talk to the police this morning. they expect to have updates within the hour or few hours. live here in san jose claudine wong. we are hearing san francisco mayor ed lee will swear in his choice for a new police chief this morning. according to several media reports the mayor has selected captain greg suhr. he is credited with reducing the homicide rate where he is currently in command. and he has support among fellow

officers but also sue has had his problems in the department. ever hundreds of police officer -- hundreds of police officers received pink slips. they could lose their jobs this summer. why some city officials say the massive layoff could be avoided. someone spotted an unconscious man yesterday. he can't recall much about the attack. now on friday, police say four suspects pistol whipped a 50- year-old homeless man and burned down his tent. that happened inside a hidden homeless camp at golden gate park. so far no arrests have been made. san francisco police are also increasing patrols at golden gate park after vandals targeted trees and park

benches. someone used a saw to cut a park bench in half. they also hacked down six trees including three young redwoods. that happened sometime over the weekend people living nearby says the park is safe during the day but nighttime is a problem. >> he lives right on thornton. if you see somebody going in you know that -- >> you shouldn't go in with them. >> reporter: you just stay aafter dark. >> yeah. park vandals destroys 44 trees and three dozen rose bushes and someone drove across the golf course and tore up the grass. suspected serial killer joseph naso is due back in court. he is expected to enter a plea in a case that is getting national attention. he killed four women in

northern california in crimes dating back to the 1970s. investigators say he may also be responsible for several unsolved cases. a suspected peeping tom has been arrested at uc berkeley. they noticed a teenager poking his head from a stall while they were taking a shower last week. one of the women reported the incident to campus police. a is-year-old boy was arrested. this is the fifth peeping to case reported since february. police are still investigating to see if there is another suspect. today a major restaurant chain will hold another fundraiser for injured giants fan brian stow. he was beaten outside of dodgers stadium. he is in a coma in southern california hospital. police are still searching for his attackers. today all of the chilis

restaurants will donate 15% of its profits to stow. state regulators are ordering pg&e to though say will not pay for the multimillion dollar retirement package. pg&e said customers would have to foot the bill for his $10 million pension. but after public outcry the utility agreed to cover his pension out of their own pockets. they told pg&e to set up a special account by may 15th to fund darbee's pension. bart could be running later at night and on weekends. it's considering a six-month test run this fall. bart station where the last train leaves at midnight on friday night would add one that leaves an hour later. saturday service would begin another later at 7:00 a.m.. it could become permanent.

possibly include saturday nights. they have long complained the midnight closing time is too early for late night partyers and late night workers. as a late night or early morning worker sal castaneda. >> or late night party workers. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is moving well on 80 westbound. looks good as you head out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems. we are off to a nice start. we don't have a lot going on. traffic is moving along nicely if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound coming into san francisco. and this mornings dry on 280 continues to move very well. 4:38 let's go to steve. thank you sal if you enjoyed yesterday you will like today. the breeze is still there. it's not as cool as this morning. a lot of mid 40s upper 40s. slightly warmer air mass. clouds will come in late. the morning hours look sparkling again with lots of

sunshine and clouds will drift in later on. the pattern is everything is staying to the north. we will see a little dip in the jet stream tomorrow. but today, a lot of sunshine later on today. we will start to get clouds in here. some temperatures 40s and 50s. yesterday we had fairfield at 36. today they're at 46. there is enough of a breeze to stir up the atmosphere. much for many locations. we are running about 4-10 degrees warmer. there is a weak system out there that keeps driving in. there are stronger systems up toward the midwest. still mostly sunny today. it will be sunny in the morning and clouds later on. but it is still breezy. 60s and 70s. there will be low 70s. sunny and breezy today. clouds cooler an thursday. we clear it out for the weekend. on the weekend it looks like

sunshine and warmer weather and upper 70s. severe storms in arkansas have now killed 11 people across the state. the latest victim died when a storm moved through northern arkansas. ten others were killed by a tornado and flood waters and heavy rain in the northeast part of the state forced evacuations. out of a job. hundreds of people in san jose could join the unemployment line this week. the action city leaders say the workers need to do now to keep their jobs. how this you tube video may be connected to the play station hacking. what they are saying about credit card fraud. good morning, highway 4 traffic off to a nice start. we will tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

govern skies -- good morning, skies are clear. not as cool. we will enup with sunshine. breezy again. hundreds of city workers in san jose are receiving pink slips this week. the city says it may have to lay off as many as 600 people to help bridge a $115 million deficit in notices are going out while many unions are still negotiating contracts with the city. the layoffs are set to take effect july 1st. >> i don't know how i'm going to tell my family or explain to

them after july how am i going to pay my mortgage? you know. how are we going to have food on the table? >> city officials say some jobs could be saved if more union follow the lead of firefighter and agree to a voluntary 10% pay cut. the industrial accident forced the evacuation of technologies in 100 employees were inside when that explosion happened. one employee received severe burns. he was taken to uc davis burn center in critical condition. >> we fought on the floor. >> reporter: were you scared? >> no. >> the explosion happened while two maintenance worker were cleaning lab equipment.

agilent will decide whether or not the building is safe to reopen. an excon is due to appear in court with the connection of the attempted bombing of a denver area shopping mall. albert moore was arrested in boulder colorado. he was suspected of planting a pipe bomb. however, investigators say the attempted attack is not connected to the school shooting. the motive is still under investigation. moore was just released recently from a prison in georgia after serving six years for a bank robbery. strong words from the judge presiding under the cain see bailey murder trial. bey became upset with a rule

and spoke to the judge. the judge told him when you go to law school and earn the evidence code get back to me. bey accused the judge of being unfair. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will do something that has never been done in the 98 year history. he will hold a news conference. he has agreed to take questions from reporters at the conclusion of a two-day federal reserve meeting. it's a sign the federal reserve is trying to be more open and less secretive. here in california governor jerry brown is banning all nonessential travel for state employees that includes conferences, networking opportunities, continuing  education classes, and all meetings that could otherwise be conducted by video conference. travel for an audit or to collect revenue will have to be reviewed and approved by the governors office. at & t's plan to upgrade

broad ban service in san francisco has hit a speed bump. after hours of testimony last night, the board of supervisors cabled thish -- tabled the issue for another month. they would have to decide on whether to have at & t under go an environmental review. some people say the boxes will be magnets for graffiti. >> major eyesore, yes. it's in addition to every existing one we have had. >> we've offered up opportunities to help soften the aesthetic of the cabinet by doing plantings and shrubbery and greenery. >> at & t says it will pay crews to vandalize boxes. the board of supervisors will revisit the issue at the enof may. a massive security breech at sony. so far there is no sign of credit card fraud.

they had access to play station customers personal information such as credit card numbers. but the editor and chief of gamespot.com website says the attack is a wakeup call. >> we are trained to protect our pcs. you don't think top protect your video game con sol information. >> there is still no word when the system will be back up and running again. as for who is behind the breech some gamers point to unanimous that posted a video on you tube claiming responsibility for the attack. cracking down on rays. the building introduced to reign in the wild party. the extreme measures some are taking to get the best view of the royal wedding.

welcome back to the morning news. take a lack at this. people near a volcano in okay core have been asked to leave their homes. and now there is concern the ash is hazardous for people's health and crops nearby. scientists first notice the volcano was active last week. the city of oakland is going after property owners and banks for blight. is the -- if the city thinks the home is blight it willment give them 30 days to clean it up. >> we don't need to go out and have coffee and tea to talk to the banks about it.

we just need to impose the fine and collect the money. >> a law in 2008 allows them to pose the law. today a bay area congresswoman is set to announce a new bill to crack down on raids. it's in response to three deathst at raves last year. two of the deaths were right here in the bay area during a party at the cal palace last may. it would establish a set of guidelines that must be filed prior to hosting a live event. rave type events have already been banned from the cal palace. today stanford university will consider bringing back its rotc program. the military program was banned from campus because of antiwar sentiment. a few days ago the committee recommended the program be

returned. a handful of dedicated royal watchers have already staked out spots for the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. they are armed with tents, sleeping bags, everything necessary to make a good cup of tea. they say sacrificing comfort for a few days is a small price to pay. the only camping out you will need to do for the royal wedding is turn on your set on channel 2. we will also be streaming it live on our website ktvu.com. let's check on traffic. >> it reminds me of the guys that used to hang out or watch for star wars movies. good morning, we don't have any camping out at all. we have good conditions for the roads. let's take a look at the bay bridge. you will see traffic is moving

well passed that new roof we keep seeing every morning. boy, it's pretty isn't it? traffic on the upper deck of the bay bridge moves well. no major problems getting into san francisco. this is a look at interstate 880 you can see northbound and southbound 880 traffic moving along nicely. no major problems if you are driving down the nimitz freeway if from hayward, union city, and fremont it's a nice drive. the road sensors are not showing us a lot. westbound 84 the dumbarton bridge that traffic is moving along nicely. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. good morning, everyone. we have clear skies but the breeze is still there. today it looks good. just one guy talking i thought yesterday, yesterday afternoon was very nice. morning a little cool a little breeze. it will be slightly warmer today. tomorrow clouds come in and a little cooler.

the weekend looks a sunny and warmer. it will be a sunny morning. no doubt about it. then we will see some of the clouds start to drift in. especially north bay later on. overall looks good. you can see the wind directions here. napa west, southwest. west, southwest 6. that is at vacaville. sfo west at 16. i would say we have a westerly wind. even though it's sunny, it's hard to warm up very much. because of the breeze overnight lows are fairly warmer. this is a whole hum system as you can see. everything stays to the north right now. high pressure even though it's not that strong will give us sunny weather today. that breeze not going anywhere. it's going somewhere. it's going west to east. mostly sunny. windy coast. high clouds come in late. but not before we have an awesome day again today.

60s and upper 60s or low 70s. pittsburgh 71. a little warmer oakley. alameda at 64. 67 santa cruz. and 60 daly city. pacifica with 68. tomorrow clouds cooler than we start to move it out friday. pam. all right thank you. new numbers indicate a sharp rise in the rate of women who die from pregnancy related causes here in california. the new report shows that in 2008 there were 14 deaths for 100,000 live births. in 1999 they were only eight deaths. researchers say about a third of the increase can be attributed to better tracking. they also note that 60% of the deaths were in overweight women, heart disease the largest cause of death. well a meeting is scheduled for later this morning to talk

about renaming the home of the oakland a's and raiders. under a deal announced yesterday with an online retailer the oakland coliseum will be called overstock.com coliseum. it has agreed to pay $1.2 million a year for the next six years. a man found dead inside a san jose care facility. the person now being held in connection with that crime. and a teenager accused of trying to kill his teacher back in court. the big decision about alexander youshock that will be handed down today.

a man is found dead at an inhome care facility. who police have in custody and what they say is happening right now. pg&e releases a disturbing new safety report. how many miles of pipeline is classified as high-risk? san francisco's mayor has picked a new police chief. we will tell you who he is and why he doesn't come without controversy. bart may expand its service. the freedom the early morning riders may soon have. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news.