the right tool to use. >> reporter: and tonight the we learned that the compound where osama bin laden lived with a tourist attraction. >> reporter: some pakistani officials say the million dollar complex might be torn down. for now it was sealed and padlocked. pakistani police keeping guard. but where were they since the compound was built six years ago. some security experts say perhaps to house the world's most wanted terrorist. neighbors now say people in expensive cars sometimes arrived late at night causing neighbors to think drug dealers, smugglers or gold merchants might have lived in the walled compound. but as this broken clock shows, time and speculation stopped here at 2:20 a.m. pakistani time yesterday morning. that's when u.s. officials say, navy seals helicoptered in and

shot and killed two of osama bin laden's brothers. and then seals came face to face with the al-qaida's leader and his wife. >> osama bin laden's wife rushed the seal's and she was shot but not killed. then osama bin laden was shot and killed, but was not armed. >> reporter: army seals left behind 23 children and nine women. and a helicopter they detonated after it reportedly malfunctioned. today pakistani children proudly collected chopper parts as souvenir. >> are you happy that he's been killed? >> yes i am happy because the peace is very important for us. >> reporter: perhaps not surprisingly now in hindsight, the military town where osama bin laden hid has been spared terrorist bombings that have rocked most of pakistan the past four years. reporting live from the newsroom, rita williams, ktvu

channel 2 news. the white house today released new details on the photographs taken of osama bin laden's body. u.s. officials say there are three sets of pictures. some were taken when the navy brought osama bin laden's body back to afghanistan. they are described as graphic and bloody. another was taken at the compound and were of him and his brothers and son. for now the white house is keeping the photos under wraps. they are still trying to decide whether to release any of them. >> it's fair to say that it's a gruesome photograph. it is certainly possible that, and this is an issue that we are taking into consideration is that it could be inflammatory. >> hoaxes related with osama bin laden's death is making their way around the internet. there's a photo that says it's a photo of osama bin laden

dead, but it has been photo shopped from another photo. and growing calls of proof of osama bin laden's death. >> reporter: we're live at the gorilla cafe where a search of death of osama bin laden brings dozens of conspiracy theories. >> they may have thrown a ham sandwich in the arabian sea. >> reporter: two young people that are not believing. >> if they blew up his building any way, why would he have a bullet in his head. >> reporter: conspiracy theories are a gossip and can

be found any where. this woman says she is getting a college education but does not believe. >> i'm open to seeing what actually happened. i'm open to seeing pictures and seeing the video of the story that's been told but show me it. >> reporter: coming up at six clock we will tell you just what it is about governments that lead people to create conspiracy theories to discredit them. reporting live in berkeley, patti lee. it is a warning out tonight, watch out for malicious websites already trying to cap capitalize on the killing of osama bin laden.

now again no such imagine has been released. that link is actually a virus or malware that could be used to damage your computer or steal personal information. california lawmakers are raising new questions about how osama bin laden managed to hide out right under the nose of the pakistani government. senator dianne feinstein wants pakistani official to answer the question what did they know. >> it does cause one to question how this kind of facility that stood out, was close to a military academy could exist for the length of time that it did exist. >> reporter: senator feinstein heads the senate committee. but she says she is concerned that the pakistani government is walking both sides of the street. he said pakistan remains quote

ground zero for terror and that it can spread into pakistan. >> indicating that some in pakistani's intelligence have ties with certain terrorist groups. >> spears called for an investigation. today senator feinstein questioned whether the u.s. should continue to spend billions of the dollars in aid to pakistan. president obama's approval rating has goes up since the killing of osama bin laden. his rating is at 56% right now. up from 47% last month. a poll shows that a smaller uptake to now 53%. b.a.r.t. riders, you may notice stepped up security at b.a.r.t. stations. it's all part of operation rail

safe. and we continue our coverage on the death of osama bin laden. >> it's something to be really proud of. >> a northern california block hawk helicopter pilot shows us how those helicopters operate and how they are different from the ones used in the raid in afghanistan. as always we continue our coverage on our website ktv u.com. look for the special obama section. we constantly update that section around the clock. despite a fire bomb that sent a marijuana club up in flames and a crack down on pot clubs. robert handa is live tonight in santa cruz where they opened their doors to pot clubs.

>> reporter: now patients and -t supporters are making repairs but are upbeat, because once they're done they can reopen for business -- now patients and supporters are making repairs. the pink is going over burned ceilings as workers are trying to repair the capitola club. a a surveillance video shows two people throwing bombs destroying the club. >> when i saw that video it didn't make me really happy. but when people came out to help to make repair, that made me really happy. >> even in the contents of senseless act of violence

against a store front and even in the context of san jose is opting a 10 mega store system and wiping out 100 small business. >> reporter: oleverio would like to see his city be more flexible like santa cruz county. >> not all stores are equal in value. to only allow those to turn in applications. >> reporter: a reward is now being offered. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose's massive deficit has calls for a reform. police and fire salaries and pensions make up a large part of the budget, and the payor has proposed a ballot

initiative to change the city's charter. they could include cutting retirement pay and worker compensation costs. >> we're not going to have to take away anything anybody has earned and accrued. we just have to stop the increase. we have to stop the racheting up that's killing us. the new bare bones budget include a 10% pay cut for all city workers. outsourcing or eliminating the 195 police officer positions. and 54 firefighter position. and cutting library hours to three days a week. and people marched through san francisco demanding that banks be responsible for bank foreclosures. chopper2 brought you these

pictures live at noon. protesters conveyed as a meeting was going on inside. protesters say wells fargo and other banks illegally forclosed on families. >> we have families that are fighting each day to put food on their table. they don't have to do this. they can work with people, modify loans and keep people in their homes but they rather forclose. >> reporter: some protesters even bought chairs inside the bank meeting so that they could protest inside. wells fargo says it prevents foreclosures in seven out of 10 of those cases. trading was flat while some stocks lost ground for a second day in a row. there were mixed results throughout the day as corporate earnings and a drop in the price of oil weighed on the market. the dow finished the day flat

at 12,808. the nasdaq was down 20 points at 2,841. police say he walked out of this store and boarded a nummi train. the strange step this man is accused of. it got warmer today. further warming tomorrow, possibly 90s. i'll show you which cities could reach the 90-degree mark. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

a chain reaction crash caused slow downs. it happened at 12:30. it all began when a toyota rav4 crossed into oncoming traffic and sideswiped a vehicle. the crash blocked all southbound lanes and one in the

opposite direction. and at first she said she thought it was nothing more than a joke. but then she realized someone had in fact, stolen her prized violin worth thousands of dollars. but police have surveillance video that could lead to a suspect. >> reporter: the theft happened at the conservatory of music. today we obtained video of this man, the man police believe in the theft of the valuable violin. >> it's like losing a child in a way. >> reporter: san francisco conservatory of music emily cox says the red handmade violin dates back to the early 20th serge century and is valued at $20,000. >> it was bought using my grandmother's estate. so it has a lot of meaning to me. yeah. >> reporter: police believe this red haired man seen carrying a violin case, cox says she left her violin

unattended for 10 minutes in this conservatory room. and when she came back her violin and her music sheets were gone. >> first i thought someone was playing a joke to me. >> reporter: police say a man saw a man taking the violin and followed him to the nummi station. >> looks like he's a music student. some of the kids may know to the fact that, the smell of alcohol was imnating from his person. he's a smoker. >> it's great that the violin was insured and everything. but the fact is the instrument was really special to me.

>> reporter: the violin is detectable by a gold emblem on the bottom of the violin. tonight investigators say the culprits may have known their victims. according to police here between 10 and 20 women boarded a nummi bus in the bay view district and sprayed what is thought to be pepper spray. the women got off the train only to get on the next train and they stole several people's cell phones. and a fatal gun accidents study has been released. some bay area teachers are

back out tonight to protest state budget cuts. >> this is a video we actually took this morning before classes began. as teachers were pickets, these teachers from the unified school district say that budget cut us are having a huge effect on local schools -- cuts are having a huge effect on local schools. >> there's something like, well teachers only work nine months out of the year. all i have to say is, you know if anybody who makes twice, three times or ten times what i make wants to trade shoes with me for a day, come on. >> the teachers plan to continue protesting for the next 40 minutes or so. bill, just like you called it this week has been one of the best in the year. >> temperatures topping near 90 degrees. the fog goes away. the winds have been brisk the

last few days. that has sea surface temperatures very cool. just at the golden gate bridge right now, that water temperature i would expect at 55 or 56. the winds are still west gusting to 22. what i expect, let me show you what a west wind looks like. that's a west wind. and that's typical for this time of year. what's going to happen tomorrow, the winds are going to come more north and northeast as coming from a northeasterly direction blowing toward the south. and what we're going to see are temperatures increase. instead of 66 degrees in san francisco like we see right now at this time, tomorrow san francisco at this time could easily be in the low 70s. so a warmer wind direction offshore flow. there's one more component. the winds blow offshore, the fog goes away but the air sinks. but as it sinks it warms. the air begins to warm up. so it's heating up out there. temperatures near 90 or at 90 degrees. a little cooler for the

weekend. don't dismay, that little cooler just means 70s not 80s or 90s. tomorrow is going to be pretty darn warm. it's all relative like in the middle of summer you go 90 and it's not that hot. this time of year 90 is hot. 55 in vallejo, 57, that's almost 60 degrees in concord for an overnight low. tomorrow is warmer. when i come back the specific forecast for your neighborhood and we'll look at the five day forecast and talk about the bay area, cool down for the weekend. >> thank you, bill. the san francisco zoo will have a new resident next year. a new tiger will be brought over from nebraska to replace this tiger tatiana. the omaha zoo is struggling financially and offered the

tiger to san francisco. coming up next, breaking news involving a car chase. we'll tell you about that momentarily. also what pg & e is doing to some of the pipes that lead to some of the ruptures -- to lead to the one that ruptured in san bruno. >> it is time to bring our troops home. >> the death of osama bin laden reignites the war of worlds over afghanistan. the part a bay area lawmaker is playing. san francisco wants you to pay $500 for parking at a handicapped spot. see how some bay area companies are making money off osama bin laden's death. and searching for justice. >> my grandson just happened to be at the wrong place at the

wrong time. this family spoke to us about their yearlong quest to find the gunman who killed their teenage son.

the bay area's 20th annual spare the air campaign is now under way. it'll last through september. the program asks bay area residents to car pool, take mass transit or bike to improve the air quality. the air district will make announcements on the days that are particularly smoggy. it's all part of the effort to make pipelines safer -- pg & e is conducting a pressure test on the gas pipeline in mountain view. it runs under business and homes. today crews vented gas from that pipeline. next week they will push

through pressurized water. >> in the water test we're going to increase pressure to levels larger or way higher than what they operate at with different gas. we're trying to get a significant margin of safety when we run it with natural gas. >> reporter: pg & e stepped up its pipeline testing after its deadly explore and fire last september. crews will test 150 miles of pipeline in the bay area. for more details on the pg & e pressure testing and to see video explaining the process visit our website ktvu.com. sails of american made cars continue to go up -- sales of american made cars continue to go up. sales grew 27% in april. the company says it sold 22,000 cars last month. gm says sales improved as rising gas prices pushed buyers toward more fuel efficient cars. sales of the chevrolet cruze

led the way. sales were also strong for the chevrolet equinox and terrain. new york city's famous taxi fleet is getting a make over. the city has selected nissan to select its fleet of cabs for the next ten years. the japanese car maker beat out ford and a turkish auto maker. the new nissan taxi cabs are expected to hit the streets near the end of 2013. that helicopter is the same type used in the raid on the osama bin laden compound. we'll take you for a look inside with the pilot of a black hawk. and a big admission. what pg & e says can happen when it comes to their smart meters.

bing bin's death has renewed the debate of when and how to remove troops. first we have breaking news. police are currently searching for the driver of a stolen car that slammed into another car during a police chase. the chase was short, it ended about 10 minutes later when the stolen car hit another car in the intersection of 84th and rugsdale in oakland: here are pictures from the vicinity. the person driving the stolen car ran off after the accident, and we're told police think he maybe hiding some where in a

backyard around that neighborhood. as for the other car, we know two ambulances were called to the scene. we are working to get more information on the condition of the person or people inside that car. congresswoman lynne wolvie called on president obama to step up the troops in afghanistan. more than 200,000 troops are still fighting in that country. now that the leader of al-qaida should be killed, there is even more reasons to get the troops out. >> osama bin laden's death won't bring jim mclaughland back. nor will it bring back the 1,500 plus americans who have lost their lives in afghanistan. the horror of this war continues unabated. >> reporter: however the white house said today the president still plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan in

july. july 2011 2011 transition day for the beginning of a draw down remains in place. the place of that draw down will be determined by conditions on the ground. u.s. officials say troops are still needed to get terrorists to draw down in afghanistan. as ktvu's ken pritchett tells us now, there are key differences between blackhawks and the blackhawks used in the osama bin laden mission. >> reporter: i talked to a black hawk pilot today with the california army national guard about the aircraft and how it's similar and different than the one used in the taking of osama bin laden. >> reporter: the black hawk that carried the navy seals looked much like this one. but souped up for the special forces. >> this thing can take a beating. the saying is if you land it greasy side down you're going

to survive a hard landing and i can attest to that. >> reporter: ryan bronley says it took heavily seasoned pilots to pull off the raid in the urban area. >> it's pretty amazing. understanding where they flew from and the distance that they went through to do the mission. >> reporter: he showed us a black hawk used to carry wounded from the battlefield. >> where he are not allowed to carry any type of weapons. >> reporter: he says the blackhawks used by special forces is more up to date with all glass cockpits. the seats were likely stripped from the aircraft. the similarities. >> you have armour that would actually fly forward. >> reporter: the helicopter has infrared to see in the dark. broccoli says the hardware aside it was training and experience that accomplished an incredible end result. >> i think as a soldier, i

think it's a sense of pride. >> reporter: one of the blackhawks did crash in the raid, it was later destroyed by special forces. broccoli credits the experience of the special forces pilots for no one being injured in that crash. at mayter field, ken pritchett. an interesting side note now to the hunt for osama bin laden. two years ago a team of geographers and students from ucla tried to figure out where osama bin laden might be hiding. they were pretty close. they used satellite picture and other determinations and determined that osama bin laden was not hiding in the hills. they said they believed he was hiding in a walled compound. in a pakistani city although the city they picked was about 300 miles from where osama bin laden was found. the mission to bring down osama bin laden is having a side effect for the navy seals. the foundation that provides

financial help saw a 60% surge in donations yesterday. the navy seal foundation received $6,000 on monday alone. there are some days when the group receives no donations. many of the donations came with notes thanking the seals for their service. the foundation provides help including paying for funerals, moral services and scholarships for the children of navy seals. we found today that some people are already making a profit from osama bin laden's death. coming up at 6:00, a look at what many consider the morbid new product popping up in the online marketplace including some from a bay area company. now as always we continue our coverage on our website ktvu.com. look for the special osama bin laden section on our home page. it includes demonstrations of osama bin laden's compound. and as new information comes in, we are updating that

section constantly. and pg & e is making -- >> reporter: pg & e discovered the problem, and yesterday they announced it. the meters overcharged customers an average of $40. pg & e plans to give those customers a refund. and offer customers a free inhome energy audit. some customers that didn't get overcharged are nonetheless suspicious of the new meters. >> my wife picks up the bill and paying them and she's not too excited about the cost. >> anything that pg & e can offer the consumer to save money is a benefit. >> reporter: eight counties and 31 cities in california have written official expressions of

concern. their main worry, health concerns over radiation. marin county and san francisco are among the largest complaint. >> they do have one at my house as well. but with all the flak that i feel, it seems like it wasn't a big win for them at all. >> reporter: pg & e says the smart meters will help customers closely monitor usage and is a plan to modern modernize the system. it everyone discovered the problem that is being corrected by the company right now. >> it has the ability to communicate with us. in a number of issues including when something may be done. >> reporter: with 7.8 million smart meters now installed,pg & e is close to its goal of 8 million system wide. the company that produced the smart meters that failed almost made another 2 million now in the field. a local watchdog group says there's no way to know if those meters won't also overcharge.

in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu. calosha visited a granite rock plant today. we brought it to you live from news chopper 2. the president of the plant says the plant filled with liquid asphalt exploded sending a black plume of smoke. no one was hurt . a bizarre crime at fisherman's wharf. a man out of the blue yesterday attacked an 84-year-old man who just happened to be walking by. the suspect was reportedly practicing some kind of martial art in the sidewalk on jefferson and mason street when he grabbed the victim around the neck and threw him to the ground. the elderly man is now in the hospital with life threatening injuries. one bay area transit agency is offering free rides. which one and how you can get on board. also it's a move that could slow down those high speed rail trains, what it is and why the planners are talking about it. and a car catches fire and shuts down a bay area freeway. what was inside the car made

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a car fire this morning in the east bay caused tense moments for drivers and emergency groups. the car caught fire on 580 in dublin. the chp shut down the freeway because the driver had a gun and ammunition from the car. heat from the fire caused some

of the bullets to go off. the highway patrol says no one was hit by none of the bullets. the high speed rail authority is considering a cost cutting plan. the trains would run mush slower. instead of building two new tracks, existing caltrain tracks would be electrified and retooled so the new high speed rail trains could share them with caltrain. the mercury news says that would cost $1.5 billion compare that to building new rails on the peninsula for high speed rail trains which could cost at least $6 billion. commuters will be getting a free ticket to ride on the commuter express this afternoon. on friday only there will be no charge for fairs on the ace train running between stockton and san jose. officials say it's the fairway's thanking customers. and friday commemorates the

anniversary of the nation's first cross continental railroad. taylor farm specifics is based in tracy california, the other is a company from florida, the recall includes packed salads. they were sold in plastic trays and at the deli counter s of grocery chains such as safeway and wal-mart. this could be the worse year on record for the respiratory disease. so far the county has recorded 74 cases of whooping cough. three babies had to be hospitalized. the state will likely surpass last year's record. officials are urging children and themselves to get vaccinated. and why americans aren't saving enough and the one thing they may be able to do to fix

the problem. a ktvu special report is next. and it did warm up today. it'll be warmer tomorrow, maybe even hot in your neighborhood. i'll show you how hot it could get. six- six- new at 6:00. san francisco wants you to pay $500 for parking at a handicapped spot. see how some bay area companies are making money off osama bin laden's death. and searching for suspect. >> my son just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. this family talks to us about the yearlong quest to find the gunman that killed their teenage son.

emerging information from the nationally known research group has alarming news. despite their best hopes and planning, a lot of people are finding that the money in the 401k isn't nearly what they thought it was going on. julie haener has tonight's

special report on what went wrong and perhaps how you can fix it. >> reporter: this may be the way you imagined your retirement. that's you on a big fast boat some where sunny. this may be the retirement you fear if you aren't taking care of the business of your future. working a recycling center in a shopping center parking lot. there's a huge sliding scale between the two extremes. but new data from the federal reserve bank analyzed by the center for retirement research finds the scale may be sliding more toward the empty bottles and cans than the full ones. >> everyone the more responsible people who actually did save and contributed to their 401k are having trouble making ends meet now. >> reporter: bob goldman is a financial planner based in marin county. >> over the last 40 years, stocks have returned eight to 9%. but that doesn't mean it's going to be 89% in the year that you need your money.

>> reporter: the retirement research center bases its conclusion on a presumption that you need 85% of your work income at retirement to keep living at the standard you live now. but as the first baby boomers start retiring, researchers are finding as much as 92% of middle class americans are not hitting their target. for people living here, the situation may be compounded. >> we live in a very expensive area. the bay area is expensive and if you grew up saving for retirement in ohio, and now you need to retire in california, well you have a problem. >> reporter: experts say the problem begins with people putting in too little money into their retirement account, 9% is common. 15% should be the target amount say analysts. stock marketty market disasters especially the one we experienced is another major

factor. people getting ready to retire with some options, mover away from the bay area, keep working and live on substantially lower. >> samco is a 28-year-old san san franciscan. he thinks he has a 401k but doesn't know. his lunch buddy knows exactly how much she has saved up. but samco says he doesn't care. >> i want to go down bloodied and muddied. shares fell four personalty

after clorox shares lost 4%. it was the best kept secret in washington but some people were in on it. the bay area lawmaker who knew about osama bin laden's hide out months ago. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at other stories we're working on. >> reporter: also at 6:00, one year ago samuel nava was gunned down while riding in a car in hayward. the vigil tonight that investigators hope sparks new leads in this case. a rowdy protest outside city hall by san francisco taxi cab drivers. the one charge they say is killing their business. also the hot new item selling online and what it has to do with osama bin laden's

death. it's all coming up at 6:00. astronomy enthusiasts are being treated to a rare sight. today and tomorrow you'll be able to see mercury, mars, venus and jupiter all next to each other. some doomsayers believe that planetary alignment is an omen for disaster. researchers say history has dispilled that theory. tomorrow will be the nicest day we've seen all season in terms of no fog, sunny, warm, temperatures near 90 or at 90 in the warmest spot. we go outside, one of the indicators we look for in that wind shift are the temperatures. right now santa rosa is 78 degrees. just two degrees off 80 degrees. that's a good 10 degrees warmer than it was last night. now come back tonight at 10:00 we'll look at the current temperature in santa rosa. i have a feeling it's going to

be up there in the 60s. the air is sinking and warming. overnight lows in santa rosa they are in the low and mid- 30s. we're going to see overnights in the upper 50s and low 60s in the warm spot. high pressure is strengthen. that's a mechanism for further warming. further warming tomorrow by a good five to 10 degrees. that puts some areas upper 80s, low 90s. coastal sections you're in the 70s tomorrow. san francisco you're in the 70s. tonight is clear and mild. wednesday warmer, thursday cooler. it's still going to be warm. we'll see plenty of mid- to upper 80s. i think the 90s will be for tomorrow. thursday will be slightly cooler. the clouds are here for the weekend. we'll watch that for mother's day. and not necessarily a forecast but it's the way things are

going to go this week. mulberry, elm and sycamore trees are high. you see big blossoms you are seeing pollen. these are significant numbers, mid-80s upper 80s. 91 in antioch. i'm sure we'll pop a couple of low 90s down toward gilroy and morgan hill. but most of us will notice the warmth. i think in this time of year it's all relative but this is hot. this will be hot weather. in the summer, 80s, low 80s. weekend is going to be a little cooler. that's what's in question, more clouds on sunday mother's day. let's give it another day before we really worry too much about that. >> mother's day is sunday. i have to write that down. >> yeah, write that down. >> good move frank. lost and found. how one little dog ended up in the hands of oakland animal control and how far owners had

to come.

a very happy reunion is going to be taking place in oakland between a little poodle and the dog's owner. it's a homecoming the family never thought would happen. >> as you can see he's very dirty. we had hoped to get him groomed

but didn't have time. >> this 11-year-old poodle was found running lose in east oakland. he was filthy, hungry, covered in fleas, but someone loved him enough to implant a chip. that's when authorities found out that his family lived in oakland. and they had reported him missing two years ago. those owners are on their way right now to pick up the dog. it's not the first time oakland has saved a long lost pet. just last week they reunited a dog with its owners that had been missing for three years. there's much more news just ahead, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is up next. right now family and friends are holding a vigil in the east bay. they are remembering a 17-year-

old boy shot to death a year ago today. the latest on the search for his killer.

a rowdy protest taxi drivers say must be stopped before it kills their business. do you believe osama bin laden is dead? the question some are still asking and the proof they are demanding. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank sollerville. intelligence experts turn their attention to the items seized from osama bin laden's compound. intelligence officials say the navy seal team gained five computers, 10 hard drives and 100 storage drives such as cds and dv ds and documents. we're also learning new details about the raid itself. the white house now says osama bin laden was not armed when he