in just hours, president obama arrives at ground zero. look at this, very private information lying next to a busy area freeway. the papers are causing concern. we'll tell you why these nurses are lining new front of children's hospital in oakland. >> the bay area's largest city is preparing for big crowds, what fewer officers will mean for this year's cinco de mayo.

mornings on 2 starts right now. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. president obama heads to ground zero to take part in a wreath laying ceremony. these are footprints of the world trade center at ground zero. it comes days after the killing of osama bin laden. president obama will meet privately with families of those who died in the september 11th attacks. >> he promised us he would get bin laden. he was a man of his word and i respect that and i personally want to thank him. >> the president is also scheduled to visit a fire house that lost 15 first responders on

9/11. president obama will arrive in new york this morning at 7:40 our time. well, president obama says he decided not to release those photos of osama bin laden's body because he's worried they meet be used as a prop dan da -- propaganda tools by al qaeda. after almost daley claire -- daily clarification was happened. there's mystery about the wreckage of the helicopter left behind at osama bin laden's compound. we'll bring you a live report with what aviation exports are saying about it. >> moments ago, nurses at children's hospital in oakland walked off the job. ktvu's kraig debro joins us to talk about the war of words between the hospital and nurses. >> reporter: seconds ago nurses are just get being out of their

overnight shifts and joining everybody with picket signs. the hospital hired about 125 replacement nurses. possibly 800 could go on strike. these nurses are enthusiastic. they say the issue is healthcare. the hospital is asking them to contribute 15% of the cost of cobra to healthcare plan that they can choose to go anywhere they want. the nurses want to go to children's hospital but the hospital isn't offering them to do that for free. the one plan, keyser, nurses say they want to go to children's. the second plan is catastrophic healthcare. the hospital admits its supplemental. we just spoke to a hospital spokesperson. she made chargings that the union leadership were the ones threatening the nurses to come

out. she said these nurses make enough money that they can afford to pay a contribution. >> to ask nurses whose average hourlily rate is almost $68 an hour to contribute $1.92 is not an unreasonable request in these times. >> they are manipulating the numbers to create a hypothetical nonexistent nurse who works five days a week at that level of pay and that nurse does not exist. >> reporter: there's a heavy level of security out here as there was last year as well, last october when these nurses walked out on strike last october. their contract was up in july. they tried to reach an agreement since then. they obviously didn't get a resolution in october and they're still thinking of a resolution today. it's a five-day strike. the one in october was a

three-day strike. they want to work with the contract. there's also security preens. you can see there's security guard there, and another one. one on the other side of the driveway. there are at least 50 security guards that the hospital has hired for the duration of this five-day walkout. a human skull was found in monterey county by someone who was out picking wild flowers. that led to the discovery of more remains nearby. this happened tuesday near an embankment in carmel valley. also this morning some very private documents are still scattered on the marin county highway and that is raising big concerns about privacy and oat

theft. on friday a highway flipped over spelling medical records and other sensitive papers on to the freeway. it's possible anyone could have grabbed the papers that contain social security numbers. a san rafael man remains in jail accused of using a concealed video camera to peek under women's skirts. police caught 26-year-old nicholas springer in the act at the farmers market. he attached a camera to a shoe and used it to catch video up women's skirts. san francisco's police chief and his command staff are going greefnlt the chief informed his top brass yesterday that the gas guzzling crown victorias and suvs will be traded in for

hybrid vehicles. the gas mileage is expected to help save a lot of money. some big crowds expected tonight in san jose for cinco de mayo. ktvu's tara moriarty -- maureen naylor, i'm sorry. you're down there to tell us how police are getting ready for everything. >> reporter: we're in downtown san jose. there's no official celebration but people do come down. you'll find these no parking signs that have been set up. police are warning if you park here, crore car will be towed. they say every year people still try to park down here. we've seen cars decorated with

the mexican flag. san jose police say there will be something different this year. their department has fewer officers but the numbers should not be noticeable on the street. >> the staffing levels are different. we've experienced a little contraction because of the budget issues. we have made up for those staffing shortages by implementing additional patrol officers. >> reporter: the department as half the your of breathalyzers it normally does because they had to send the devices back to the manufacturer to get the glitch fixed. the department typically as 60 breathalyzers. tonight they will have half the amount. they said the field test is one of several tools they use. they are also hoping for another

peaceful celebration but they do expect the potential for bigger crowds because it's a thursday night. we're still trying to define which streets will have these parking restrictions. a lot of the major thoroughfares. we'll try to get that for you in the 8:00 hour. maureen naylor reporting for ktvu 2 news. >> aaa is offering free rides to anyone who drinks too much. a free tow home up to 10 miles is open to anyone. they will be offered between 6 p.m. tonight until 6 a.m. tomorrow. you can call this number or aaa help. just tell the operator you need a tipsy tow. >> that may be hard to say after a couple drinks. let's check in with sal castaneda. so far it's in the too bad.

we've had some glitches but things are getting busy. this is on interstate 80 westbound. traffic is okay. it's a little busy as you approach the mcarthur mace. it's hard to tell which day of the week. there always seems to be one where the traffic is lighter than the other. perhaps today will be the day. westbound bay bridge is backed up. that's a moderate delay. not too bad coming in from 880, especially if are a using fast track. 80 we had earlier troubles. at 7:10, let's go to steve. >> another sunny day. by the coast even though it's sunny, cooler, slight component but probably more likely. you'll head over there. it won't be as warm. the leading edge of the cooling is up to the north. it's not much.

40s still. look at hayward, 59. so there's a wide variety of temps. santa rosa cool morning. a high of 85 with a beautiful 70 at noon. north, northeast, northwest. very light but all over the map, i've seen anything from a westerly wind, but it's far less today than it was yesterday. once this system gets closer i think you'll see more of a westerly or southwesterly breeze. sunny and warm. cooler coast even though it will be in the 60s and 70s. but a big low will be dropping down. that's going to send our temperatures dropping down once we get through the weekend. today 60s to 90. mid to upper 80s, similar to yesterday's highs but five to 1 degrees cooler.

fog returns tonight, tomorrow, definitely tomorrow and pours in on saturday. strong system moves in for a big cooling trend on sunday. an admission just months ago from the pakistani army about their effort to locate osama bin laden. also, why this photo of the u.s. helicopter that crashed during the raid on bin laden's compound has raised so much interest around the world. this photo, too. what were they looking at here. the secretary of state has a low key explanation for that gesture on their face. we just learned this morning that the new british royal couple will be headed to california. when they'll visit and how long they'll stay.

good morning. there's fog. 60s, 70s. the helicopter left behind in pakistan by the navy seals who killed osama bin laden is getting some attention now. some aviation experts say they have never seen anything like it. we have the theories about it. what are people finding so fascinating, jamie? >> reporter: it's an odd looking tail assembly. two helicopters were iced. they brought in the navy seals, the command does. one had a problem. in the end the u.s. forces decided to destroy that helicopter and leave. it the idea you destroy it and get rid of the evidence. what happened was they left

behind a giant piece of the tail assembly. it doesn't lock look anything that's normal to someone who's an expert. it's nothing i've ever seen. and he agreed with me. i've gotten suggestions on what it might be. one thing it looks like, it's a top secret kind of helicopter, a stealth helicopter used by the navy seals. obviously, a big chunk of it was left behind. >> it looks like an improvised screen trying to protect it. also, i'm curious, what does pakistan plan to do with the compound where osama bin laden was living for several years? >> reporter: first, they hauled away that piece of the helicopter yesterday. we're hearing they may blow up the entire compound so it doesn't become a focus, a shrine. they don't want people to flock to it to pay homage to osama bin

laden. it's interesting. there are a lot of people in d.c., not only lawmakers but experts trying to figure out how could bin laden stay there without anybody knowing. we just had a hearing that convened in the senate about that exact issue. >> and just had comments from pakistan. all right. thank you so much. coming up at 7:30 we'll have a live report from new york's ground zero. that's where president obama will take part in a wreath laying ceremony. the president is on his way to new york right now. this is just in. as i mentioned, pakistan's army is now admitting to shortcomings in its efforts to locate osama bin laden. the statement from the pakistan army was just released five minutes ago and it's the first since the u.s. raid that killed bin laden. the pakistan army has been criticized for failing to locate

him in this large compound in this army town. meanwhile, the cia is going over the stash of information brought back from the compound. agents are combing through files on five computers, 100 storage devices such as flash drives and 10 hard drives. intelligence officials call it the most significant collection of information in the history of the war on terror. at least 20 iraqi police officers were killed by a suicide bomber about 60 miles south of baghdad. look at these pictures. we got pictures of the wreckage. a suicide bomber drove a car packed with bombs around the barrier around the less headquarters. officers were waiting for a change in the shift. 40 other people were hurt. this is the second significant attack in iraq since the death of osama bin laden.

prince william and his new bride are coming to california. this is video of the couple after their couple last friday. their visit overseas will be the first official trip as a married couple. they will tour canada first and arrive in california on july 8th and will stay for three days. the palace has not released their itinerary. we don't know if the trip will include the bay area but this will be kate middleton's first trip to the u.s. the number of americans out of work jumped unexpectantly last week. the markets are down, 80. 474,000 filed for first time unemployment benefits. and the third time in four weeks the number has increased.

experts had forecast a drop in the number of first-time claims. google has agreed to make a $30 million lease payment to the city of mountain vow all at work. now they're asking if they need to go ahead with planned budget cuts. they say this would help fill some of the city's $2 1/2 million budget gap. lams on the pen -- lawmakers on the peninsula said they have a plan. they want to modify the two tracks between san francisco and san jose so they can be used by both bullet trains and cal trains, however, they say the cal trains wouldn't be able to meet the time. it is 7:20.

secretary of state hillary clinton is talking about an iconic photo snapped at the white house. show said she had no idea what she and the rest of president obama's national security were watching at the precise moment this picture was taken with her hand over her mouth. she said the raid was 38 of the most intense minutes in her life. but the expression may not convey any special sesks -- significance. clinton who suffers from allergies, said she may have been covering a cough or a sneeze. a very interesting battle over chickens in san francisco, and there now appears to be a winner. >> dozens of volunteers from the bay area are helping out in the

disaster down south. good morning. golden gate bridge. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

welcome back. france decided to ban live powell industry sales. it affects one farmer who has been live chickens at the heart of the market for 20 years. the city said he's done nothing illegal but animal rights activists have been picketed him for two years. all right. we want to check in again with sal and see if there are problems on this thursday morning. there are slow spots. almost everywhere is getting slow. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge. traffic is moving okay. a bunch of bicyclists southbound

coming down. they look to be going pretty fast. 237, some slow traffic. 237 traffic will be busy as you cross 880 and continue out to highway 101. no reported collisions. look at 280 northbound. that's slow getting up to highway 17. i don't see any crashes reported along this stretch. there is a new crash reported a few minutes ago, northbound 23 just before east 14th street. there's one lane blocked trying to get more information on that. 7:25. let's go to steve. fog is to the north and south. the coast is still sunny, still nice, not as warm as yesterday. the easterly bridge is collapsed. we even had westerly wind. the allergy report continues to be really high. last week it was trees.

grasses continue to be in the medium, medium high. so far, it's the weeds taking over. 40s for many. 50s to upper 50s. almost 60 for hayward. santa rosa at 87 it will come down the coast late tonight. today we have sunshine for everybody. it will be nice tomorrow. cooler by the coast. even though it's sunny, an afternoon breeze. that will be more out of the west. 60s, 70s, 80s, almost 90 degrees. we don't have the northeast wind. it's still high pressure and in charge. temperatures by the coast will be influenced. cooler friday and much cooler as we go into the weekend. the floodwaters that swarmed illinois and missouri are working their way down the mississippi river to states farther south. near memphis some people have decided not to wait for official evacuation orders. one of the two roads is already

covered by water. many people are packing up heading for higher and drier ground. more than four dozen volunteers are helping with tornado relief efforts in the south. the volunteers were sent to alabama, mississippi and north carolina. kathleen of owe rine da is one of those who arrived. she took a pay from her job to get the word out on where they can go for help. this happened less than a half an hour ago. president obama seen climbing on to avenues one -- airforce one for a treppe to new york city. the fire watch continues. we have numbers from the red cross on how many people they helped overnight. we just talked to the los

angeles police about the attack on that giants fan outside dodgers stadium.

welcome back. just about 10 minutes from now president obama is scheduled to arrive in new york. he's going to ground zero for a special wreath laying ceremony for the victims of the september

11th attacks. sandra will tell us who the president will meet with today. >> reporter: the president will be coming here in moments now to new york. on his agenda is a meeting with first responders and victims of 9/11. this is the president's first trip since he's taken office, to ground zero. the last time barack obama visited dpz was -- ground zero was back in -- when he was a candidate. >> the shoulders stand a little taller because we know now this is a turning point on the war on terror. >> reporter: no speeches or public statements are planned, just a wreath laying ceremony to remember the thousands of lives lost 10 years ago. in an effort not to stoke the

flames of extremist anger, the president explained why he decided to not release the photos showing a dead bin laden. >> it's important to make shower that graphic photos of somebody hot in the head are not floating around as an excitement to additional violence to a propaganda tool. that's not who we are. >> reporter: some lawmakers say the photos should be released in order to quiet spec ticks. >> are they better to release them so they know they did get this man. more importantly, it's important for the terrorists to know we will hunt them down. >> reporter: here at ground zero, security is tight. he's squadded to go to engine company 54 and then a wreath

laying ceremony later this afternoon. reporting live from ground zero, reporting. back to you. >> we'll continue our coverage of the bin laden story on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. you'll find a special section with all the information, plus a slideshow where bin laden was killed. just check on the osama bin laden tab. investigators are still looking for the cause of a four-alarm fire in san francisco. it started yesterday evening south of market area. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: tori, this crew is on fire watch. the investigators should arrive shortly, we're thinking within the next hour or so. i just spoke with someone with the american red cross. that person was able to update

me on numbers. about 100 people have signed up for help and aid. 28 people stayed in a shelter just around the corner at sixth and fulsom. that's where a temporary shelter was set up for folks who live inside this building, the clark hotel. investigators are expected to be out later this morning. the damage is apparent from the front. what isn't clear is the cause of the flames. we spoke to firefighters this morning who told us they used thermal imaging to check for hot spots. you're looking at some of the video from last night. it ranged -- raged through clark hotel. burning timbers fell causing the fire chief to evacuate firefighters. flames spread to adjacent structures. one commercial, the other a six-unit apartment building.

as we mentioned, about 100 people requested help from the american red cross which set up that temporary shelter as a recreational center. >> we have lines in case we find hot spots. we're walking through with a thermal imaging camera. in a few hours the investigators will come back and try to pinpoint a cause. >> reporter: i can't downplay the fact this was a down playing fear. this little chihuahua was found. the fire department will contact the spca. the dog did not have a name tag. the small dog, shaking from the ordeal, seemed to be all right. a spokesperson from the american red cross, you'll hear from that

person in just about an hour. >> all right. thank you, jade. we also have video of a one-alarm fire that sent a plume of smoke over the castro district. the fire was reported yesterday at 12:33 p.m. at a four-story building on collinwood street. the cause is under investigation. there was a deadly stabbing overnight in san jose and police are still searching for the attacker. the unidentified victim was found on flint crest drive about 11:30 last night. he died later at the hospital. that investigation continues. there are new clues this morning about the whereabouts of a missing sonoma state student. the mother said a signal from his cell phone was detected in santa rosa on april 24th.

his debit card was used two days before that and he left suicide notes around his dorm and home in walnut creek following the breakup of a relationship. police say he also took a handgun out of his home in walnut creek. two chp officers suffered injuries after a mean for crash. a van crashed into their parked a trel car. the officers were helping to redirect traffic. it's not clear if the van driver was injured or what may have caused the crash. the accident shut down three northbound lanes for more than two hours. accused serial killer will be back in court. the 77-year-old photographer from reno is charged with

killing four northern california women dating back to the 1970s. investigators believe he may be responsible for murders in other parts of the country. today is the beginning of a san jose summer program for people who want to have gang-related tattoos removed. it would be free of charge. in exchange they make a commitment to their education, careers and community service. that includes a course on things like trust, communication and career prospect. once that course is finished in july, they will qualify to have their tattoos removed. in the east bay there was a big blow to an international drug trafficking ring. agents seized 135 pounds of methamphetamine worth $7 million. they also confiscated assault weapons, handguns and

bulletproof vests. police had been searching for a gang leader for years. authorities said the suspects have connections to homicides and several shootings. today pg&e is asking the state puc to hike the rates have you people who conserve energy. pg&e said that plan is better. currently customers who use a small amount of power are charged less than it cost to deliver the power and that's sub sigh dieted. rate payer advocates say people who use lots of energy tend to have bigger homes, so the change would hurt poor people. a mountain view couple hopes to get a $1400 refound from pg&e because of a glitch with a smart meter. it activated a motion sensor causing their utility bill to skyrocket. one month it was $571.

the couple took it to an administratorrive law judge and he ruled in their favor. the full commission still as it approve the refund. doctors in los angeles say they have new information about the injured giants fan who was injured outside of dodger stadium. they say bryan stow is in the recovering at the rate they would like. friday doctors took stow out of a medically induced coma. they're watching him closely to make shower his brain can handle being off heavy sedation. a short time ago we checked with los angeles police. they tell us there's no arrest. they're actively looking for the two men responsible for that brutal attack. >> bart will add a new book lending machine to their millbrook station. similar kiosks are at other

stations it. will hold 800 books. all you need to do top rent one is a library card from the peninsula, a nice way to spend time on bart. sal knows all about bart. >> bart's doing well with no major delays. you shouldn't have major delays. let's take a look with an accident 238 receipt after east -- right after east 14, getting up to the castro valley y and heading to union city into fremont. we're looking at 280 getting up to highway 17. this morning at the toll plaza it's slower. westbound bay bridge backed up for a 20-minute delay. the fog will be back.

temperatures close to yesterday's readings. the brees is falling apart, so warm inland, cooler by the coast. it will be sunny inland but serves -- temperatures will drop. then the system will bring in a 20-degree doctor. fog towards crescent city. north and south not over us. 40s for some. hayward 59. 47 santa rosa. just a little guy, that front which is draped across oregon near eureka, that's helping to bring in a westerly wind. the big news will be the low dropping down. today the high holds its ground for one more day and gives us another beautiful afternoon.

the cooler weather will be here. the coast will drop off tomorrow and inland areas. this is our fog forecast for one of the forecast models. a little bit of fog down the coast later today. what i want to draw your attention to, not today but friday morning. right there. so tomorrow morning i'll be talking about fog on the coast. cooler by the beaches but not too bad. 60s, 70s. mid to upper 80s well inland. following in lock step with yesterday. cooler friday. >> all right. some unexpected good news in the state's budget crisis, but it also complicates the governor's recovery plan. we'll explain. soon it will be the final four on "american idol." we'll tell you how local boy

james durbin did and how a hometown fan is showing support.

on wall street numbers are down. the down currently down 70. the nasdaq is flat. and the s&p is down six. one of the reasons the market is down, a new study shows americans are using less gas and oil is tumbling more than 3% right now after the government reported the jump in application for unemployment benefits. it added to growing concerns about weaker concerns and

government surveys have indicated americans are buying less fuel has pump prices rise. also, the claim for unemployment benefits sug jeez few -- suggest fewer people are driving to work. crude oil is down to 105. macy's, costco and limited brands had limited forecast sales. other stores including nordstrom, target and kohl's reported an increase in sales. a surprise in california's budget crisis. ktvu's pam cook has more on why it's about more money an expected. >> reporter: good news for the state's budget, bad news for most of us taxpayers.

this new development could also complicate things here in california. now the state is reporting an unexpected $2 billion surge in tax receipts. that was way ahead of expectations. it will help lawmakers close the budget deficit. the problem, the windfall could complicate the governor's push for tax increases, which he said are needed. we spoke to people this morning about what they think. >> there are a lot of single parents out here. taking more taxes would take more money from us and that would take from our families and homes. >> reporter: the money comes from income taxes. it's about 5% more than expected. governor brown's office does point out that the state constitution require unexpected receipts go back to the school.

at the same time it came in from personal income taxes, corporate taxes are $650 million low projections for that peempletd reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook. japanese nuclear power workers taking the first step to fix that damaged nuclear power plant. these are new images of the damage inside that building. the nuclear power company said workers are installing ventilation machines to absorb radiation. then they plan to bring in new cooling systems. that work is expected to take four or five days. meantime, secretary of state hillary clinton is meeting with world leaders in italy today. they're talking about the situation in libya. they're trying to come up with ways to give money to rebel forces fighting against moammar gadhafi. the united states has already

committed $25 million in mon lethal goods and commodities. the contra costa county sheriff's office said a pastor in oakley accused of fraudulent loans committed suicide. the pastor of the mountain view christian star had two lawsuits filed against him, accusing him of not paying back loans made to the church. he was found dead in his home yesterday. former house speaker newt gingrich has opened an atlanta headquarters. he has been raising money since march. his spokesman said by the time he addresses the georgia republican party's convention, gingrich will be a kidnapped for president. one more contestant goes

home tonight on "american idol." last night fans gathered in cap i toe a, cheering on a hometown favorite. that's james durbin of santa cruz. they took on current and classic songs. now his friends in santa cruz cleared him on. one man had his image painted on the back of his jacket. >> he belowings our mind every week. >> you can watch the results show tonight bening at 1-800--- 1-800. you can also hear from the

eliminated contestant tomorrow morning. a new list of the most popular baby names came up. which names did not make the list for the first time in 57 years. >> video of a real life kung fu panda, protecting its home from some protruders.

we have a developing story where there is a fire in a dumpster and apparently could be burning some hazardous material. it's on lance drive in santa rosa. i have a map of it. i want top use my cursor to point it out. it's in this area of santa rosa, so you need to stay away from

lance drive and the other street. we're just getting this in, some kind of reading that was typed up. lance drive, kearney -- kerney. if you're in that area, there's a shelter in place. we're trying to fend out more and we'll let you know as soon as we know. testimony has wrapped up in the chauncey bailey trial. attorneys for yusuf bey wrapped up. the trial will continue with closing arguments, may 17th. one of the reasons the judge order the nearly two-week break is to give the police a chance to arrest a wetness. the state of maryland pass pulled the license of a controversial autism doctor who is also licensed in california and nine other states. dr. mark gyre is known for

treating autism with a drug that's also used to cass straight sex offenders. the maryland board said he is putting people at rest being from a treatment that's in the generally accepted in the medical community, that he has misdiagnosed people. the list is out this morning for the most popular baby names in 2010. jacob is still on top. ethan, michael, and will yom. for the first time since 1954, el miss did not make the list. as for the girls, isabella was the most popular for baby girls, sophia, emam and ava round out the top five. >> they look cuddly but we found

an angry panda. a panda named hope showed no mercy. a peacock wandered into the enclosure. it's chasing the peacock and killed it. zoo keepers say birds often wander into the animal enclosure. it usually doesn't end violently but this time it did. more on the rake break from santa rosa. there is a shelter in place. plus, there's private information near a busy free way, the paper spill that's creating privacy concerns. nurses are walking the picket lines. we'll tell you how this will or will not affect patient care. police say they're ready for thousands to hit san jose.

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's thursday, may 5th. sal is telling us more about

101. a dumpster fire and apparently what was in the dumpster was determined by the authorities to be possibly hazardous. i want to put this on the map. i'll show you in the area of santa rosa. it's on lance drive near kerney, west of highway 101, the redwood highway. police have told us that some people are being asked to stay inside their homes until the fire department gets a handle on this. it's very possible that's what's burning may not be hazardous. out of an abundance of caution, they think something may be nauseous. firefighters have special apparatus. they won't be at risk but if you're watching from near there, you can tom us in the newsroom, tell us what you see.

ktvu's chopper 2 is blasting that way. let's go back to the desk. >> president obama just arrived in new york city 10 minutes ago. he will be there for a wroaghts laying ceremony at ground zero. this is new video of the actual footprints of the world trade center building at ground zero. the visit comes days after the killing of osama bin laden. now the president will meet privately with family members of those who died in the september 11th attacks. >> just want to thank him, hug him, thank him, shake his hand and say from father to father, thank you for doing this for me, taking care of the man who's out there bragging. >> the president is also scheduled to visit a fire house where 15 of the first responder died on 9/11. president obama has decided

not to release photos of osama bin laden's body because he's concerned they would be used as a propaganda tool pie al qaeda. the white house says it will also not release anymore details about the operation to get bin laden. that's after almost daily clarifications this week about exactly what happened. today a senior defense official said that only one of the five people killed in the raid was armed and fired a shot. that's a different account than what the obama administration originally described as an intense firefight. there's mystery about this wreckage from a helicopter. we'll hear what aviation experts are saying about it. back here at home, just about an hour ago nurses at children's hospital in oakland walked off the job. kraig debro joins us. he's at the picket line to tell

us why the nurses decided to strike. >> the picket line is in front of children's hospital. the hospital is filling in with 125 replacement workers who will fill in. i spoke to a woman who came to see a doctor this morning. show was apologetic about having to come to the hospital today. >> we had this appointment waiting for two months. we had to get referred here twice because he's a special needs child. >> reporter: this was the scene, a big congregation just about to walk the pick the lines. the issue is healthcare benefits. the nurses have been working without a contract since july. the hospital offered a kaiser plan, a supplement allan and the third, which gives the most choices also cost the most.

they would have to contribute 15% of the cobra cost. they want to take their children to children's hospital but it's not affordable. we spoke to the hospital this morning. they said, especially during the rough time we're going through, during these economic times, nurses, like everybody else, have to contribute. >> we need to make adjustments in order for this hospital not have to cut services, to not cut jobs and this union is going to have to face the reality of our economic times. >> i think workers need to say no, that healthcare is not something we should have to pay for that we all deserve healthcare and nurses in particular feel that what i. >> there's some heavy security here at the hospital. the hospital hired a security contractor to come in. they are very visible. there was talk about how much

the nurses make. one woman said nurses make -- they found one nurse who makes $62 an hour but she's been here for years. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro. >> thank you. a human skull was found in mon they are ray county by someone who was out picking wild flowers. sheriff's deputies said that led to the discovery of more remains. the coroner's office is in the process of trying to identify the remains. this morning some private papers are scattered on a marin county highway, raising concerns about privacy and identity theft on saturday a moving truck was taking document tools a warehouse. it somehow flipped over on san

rafael, spilling medical records and other sensitive papers onto the freeway. it's possible anyone could have grabbed the papers that contained social security numbers and other private information. a san rafael man remains in jail this morning accused of using a hidden video camera to peep under women's dresses. police say they cod 26-year-old nicholas springer in the act at the fairfax market. they claim he attached a camera to the shoe. he was arrested on misdemeanor charges. san francisco's police chief and his command staff are trading in their gas guzzling cars. the chief informed the top brass they will be trading in the crown vehicle tore yays and suv's for hybrid vehicles. it's not clear how the city will pay for this but the gas mileage is expected to save. the crown victorias get between 14 and 19 miles a gallon.

san jose's official cinco de mayo event has been crowded but maureen naylor tells us how they plan to enforce the rules. >> reporter: in the coming hours, police expect thousands. in the last hour we've been speaking to speem people who work -- to people who work and live here in downtown san jose. for some this means a celebration. others dread. it including the owner of this cafe. she said her windows are still scratched up from last year's cinco de mayo sell braismghts the business owner wants people to come downtown. she said historically this night has problems. >> a lot of times in past window we had graffiti on our walls. we had our windows scratched, so i'm not a big -- in big favor

for it. >> it's an opportunity for beer drinkers and given a bad name to hispanics or latinos. some of the bad apples are terrorizing hour community here. >> today we've seen some cars sporting mexican flags. the majority are peaceful. the last few years have not seen the violence as years amount of despite fewer officers, they say the change should not bees inable -- not be noticeable. police say between 8:00 tonight and 2:00 tomorrow morning, if you park your car here along santa clara street, you will be towed.

>> aaa is offering free rides to people who drink and a free -- free tow will be provided from 6:00 tonight to 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can call aaa help and tell the operator you need a tipsy tow. >> sal is here to get you where you need to go right now. you are watching the toll plaza. >> i haven't confirmed with san francisco less but every year they're out there for cinco de mayo and st. patrick's day and holidays like this and looking for people who are impaired. do yourself a favor. don't drive. use some other way to get home. let's look at westbound bay bridge. that traffic is backed up. no major problems on the bridge but you will be waiting, not has

bad as yesterday. taking a look at 237, the south bay is slow. nothing major, but some of those pesky accidents. i want to mention on santa rosa, lance drive, we're getting information that this was actually a structure fire a building fire on lance drive near kerney. now the firefighters are concerned about possible hazardous material. they've issued a shelter in place hear for people who work -- area for people who work nearby. we'll show you some pictures, soon. northbound 680 south of stone valley road getting word of a five-car accident, this one involving injuries. let's go to steve. sunshine -- unless my eyes are deceiving, there's a tiny

patch of fog off san mateo coast. it's still going to be sunny and warm but we'll have changes as a westerly breeze kicks in. this was there for a little bit and backed off. for those suffering from the allergies had a tweet from matthew. if you're suffering, it's really bad. we flip-flop. temperatures have already rebounded off the morning lows. 65 for hayward. 50s for san rafael, nap florida a -- napa and santa rosa. concord 62. so another warm start. did have a cool morning. that's slicing through oregon and extreme northern california. it's going to bring in fog. not right now but showing signs of it. it will be cooler by the coast. upper 80s to near 90 but an

afternoon breeze. that will be more westerly. so 60s to near 90 degrees. it's a big spread but temperatures will start to drop and for everybody tomorrow as the fog comes pouring back in and saturday and sunday a much cooler pattern. or -- more on this hour's breaking knew, the fire that's causing safety concerns. also, the photo tied to bin laden's killing, everybody will find hard to forget. secretary clinton said there's more to it. also, william and kate will arrive in the golden state.

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we're look at a crash on northbound 680 in the diablo valley at stone valley road, five-car injury crash. it's also causing a backup heading south from walnut creek and now that traffic is beginning to backup into concord. 680 is a mess. this is because of a five-car crash. let's go back to the desk. well, that helicopter that was left behind by the u.s. navy seals that killed osama bin laden, that helicopter is getting a lot of attention. some aviation experts say they've never seen anything like

it. we have more on what this is. jamie, good morning. >> reporter: i've asked members of the commit in the capitol and no one wants to say anything. many say this could have been a top secret stealth helicopter. remember, one of the helicopters broke down, some kind of difficulty. it was destroyed by the u.s. navy seals before they left. but as you see in that big picture, they left a big chunk of the tail assembly. when you look at it, you don't have to be an expert to say that has stealth characteristics. almost looks like a hub cap that would muffle the sound. this could be the reason why the

helicopters were not noticed by the military. >> it's a fascinating question. let's talk about the compound. what does the government plan to dro with the compound? >> after they do an investigation, i think the fbi will be looking for dna clues to see what else they can find out. the word is they may blow this thing up and tear it down. ironically, dave, i read a report when this was being built it was raided by the pakistani authorities wondering who was behind it. they were a few years too early to find osama bin laden. >> all right. thank you for that information about the bin laden compound. hillary clinton is talking about a photograph snapped at

the white house. she calls the raid the most intense moments of her life but she says she has no idea what she and the rest of the national security theme was watching at this precise moment that that photo was taken. now secretary clinton, who by the way, suffers from allergies says she may have been trying to hold back a cough or a sneeze. we'll have a live report from new york city's ground zero. that's where president obama will take part in a special wreath laying ceremony. at least 20 iraqi police officers were killed by a suicide bomber about 60 miles south of baghdad. it happened today in the city of hila. a suicide bomber drove a car packed with a bomb. officers were outside waiting for a shifted change. 40 other people were hurt. it's the second significant

attack in iraq since the death of osama bin laden. today pakistan's army ordered a reduction in u.s. forces in pakistan. this is seen as an apparent protest that killed bin laden. the army has been criticized for allowing the country's sovereignty to be violated during the raid. the pakistan army said it would review the operations with the united states if anymore raids like that are carried out. meantime, the cia is going over the stash of computers and other information brought back by navy seals from bin laden's compound in pakistan. the agents are combing through files of five computers, 100 storage devices like flash drives and hard drives. intelligence officials said it is the most significant collection of information in the war on terror.

new this morning prince william and his new bride are coming to california. this is a picture of the couple after their wedding last friday. it will be the first official trip as a married couple. they will spend a week in canada, arrive in california on july 8th and stay for three days. we don't know if they will visit the bay area but it will be kate's first visit to the u.s. the number of americans out of work jumped last week. 474,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits up from the week before and the third time in four weeks the number has increased. experts had forecast a drop in the number of first time claims. google has agreed to pay for a 53-year lease all at once.

that's $30million. now, city council members are asking if they need to go ahead with planned budget cuts. they said they could earn $1 million in interest from the google payment. another bay area police officer has been arrested in connection with a growing scandal at the contra costa county narcotics team. lou -- lewis lombardi is being held. investigators started looking at lombardi after the former command are was arrested, accused of selling drugs seized in the read. it is 8:21. the ipad is creating a fashion

emergency. how bloggers are helping people. plus, we know he's a billionaire but there's one thing facebook's mark zuckerberg has never done until now. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

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finding pants with pockets big enough to hold your ipad, help is on the way. there's a blog that tracks all the cargo style pants that can hold the ipad. it's tracking those who may have discovered a new brand. it's called tactical pants blog. go to web links at ktvu.com. facebook's mark zuckerberg has gone from renter to first time homeowner. the billionaire purchased a $7 million home in palo alto, not far from the future facebook campus in men lo park. it's 5,000 square feet with a salt water pool and sun room. >> don't think he has a mortgage. sal's watching to make sure you get to where you need to.

our news chop are just a-- chopper just arrived. i know it's not in the lineup, so i hope the guys can bring it up. let me do this. news chopper 2, you're hot right now. you're just on the air. you just got there. we found out there was a structure fire on lance drive and kerney in ?or -- in santa rosa. you see the hazardous material team with their equipment outside of this neighborhood. i guess it was a house fire. they found a vat labeled poisonous gas. they've issued a shelter in place order for this neighborhood. they are trying to find out

more. all right. let's go from here to steve. sunshine but cooler by the coast, maybe patch ji fog. we're losing that off shore wind. it's a sunny day. i did see a hint of a patch or two. otherwise, we are clear and good to go. systems are moving into the pacific northwest. sunny and warm. cooler by the coast. that afternoon breeze will have a westerly component. 60s and 70s. it will still be in the upper 80s to near 930. we'll cool things down as we head into the weekend. just about 30 minutes from now an accused serial killer is due in a marin county courtroom. his request could dramatically change his murder trial.

>> investigators are on the scene trying to determine what caused a huge fire. there's a new lead in the search for a missing bay area college student.

we have some developing story in santa rosa. this is kerney street at lance drive. a shelter in place has been issued after a house fire. firefighters went in. in the course of battling this fire, they reportedly found a vat that said poisonous gas. they were concerned about it so they sent their hazardous

material unit in. that special truck you see at the top of your screen, that one, so they're inside with their masks on. meanwhile, the neighborhood has been under a shelter in place order. people who are not already in the neighborhood are being prevented from going in. stay with ktvu. we'll tell you more coming up. just turning 8:31, right now president obama is in new york city visiting a fire house. this is right outside fire house 54 in new york. the president is inside the fire house. you see all the people gathered outside. fire house 54 is very special. they lost 15 first responders in the september 11th attack. the president, after that, after meeting with members of the fire

crew, he will go to ground zero in new york. that is where our reporter is standing by. >> reporter: the president arrived going to engine company 54. this is the first time the president will be visiting ground zero since he was elected office. according to a white house spokesperson, the president's purpose of this visit is to give new yorkers and all american as sense of closure. the last time barack obama visited ground zero was back on 9/11 when he was a clawnd in 2008. now this presidential visit isn't marking a day of tragedy but one of triumph. the shoulders of americans stand a little taller because we know now. this is sort of a turning point, the war on terror. >> reporter: no speeches or

public statements are planned, just a wreeghts laying ceremony to remember the thousands of lives lost nearly 10 years ago. in an effort not to stoke the anger of extremists, the president explained why he decided not to release pictures showing a dead bin laden. >> it's important to make shower that graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an insightment to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. that's not who we are. >> reporter: some lawmakers say the photos should be released in order to quiet sceptics. >> better to release the photographs so everybody knows. it's important for the terrorists to realize we're going to hunt them down.

>> reporter: now the president will also be taking part in that wreath laying ceremony in just a matter of hours. we understand he was greeted in lower manhattan by former mayor rudy giuliani. the president considers this visit bittersweet, and he plans to come back to commemorate the 10th nrs of the -- anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. fire investigators are on the scene of that four-alarm fire in san francisco. the fire started last night in a residential hotel. ktvu's jade hernandez has been on the scene all morning. what are investigators doing? >> they're look noopght cause of the fire -- looking into the cause of the fire. we checked with investigators and with the american red cross.

you can she this building has been destroyed. about 28 people stayed in the shelter last night at sixth and fulsom. we've been told the red cross has responded to a large number of fires, pulling in a lot of resources. >> this is the fourth or fifth we've had since san bruno. the number of fires have been quite high in the past six months. >> reporter: fire crews have been rotating out since last night. investigators have arrived already. the damage is apparent from the park hotel facade. what isn't clear is what caused the flames. firefighters were initially called yesterday. fire raged through the three-story building. there's also an amazing survival story. this little one was found nearly 12 hours after the fire ignited.

firefighters found it inside the chihuahua. the dog did have a name tag and seems to be all right. >> this was packed full of stuff. you couldn't see. couldn't get. we get in, climbed up, searching around and he was just huddled in the corner. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco, jade hernandez, channel 2 news. we have new video of a one-alarm fire that sent a plume of black smoke over the castro district. it was reported at 4:30 p.m. at a building on collinwood street. the cause is under investigation. today is the start of a san jose summer program for people who want to have gang related tattoos removed. it's a 10-week program to remove

tattoos for teens and young adults. in exchange they made a commitment to their years, school and community service. once the course is complete in july, they will qualify to have their tattoos removed for free. today pg&e is asking the puc for permission to raise the rates on customers who conserve energy. they said that system is better. right now customers who use a small amount of power are charged less than this costs the utility to deliver this. that is subsidized by high usage customers. but people who use a lot of energy tend to have large are homes and higher energy. a couple in mountain view is hoping to get a $1400 refund from pg&e because of a glitch with their smart meter.

it activated a motion sensor that turned on a flood light. one month their bill was $570. the couple took the case to an administrative law judge with the california public utilities commission and he ruled in their favor. some new discouraging information about the giants fan attacked outside dodger stadium. doctors say bryan stow is not recovering the way they would like. on friday doctors took stow out of a medically induced coma. now they're closely watching him. just a short time ago we checked with los angeles police. they say there are still no arrests in this case and they are actively looking for the two men responsible for the pry tal attack. >> the wet winter could mean an early onset of west nile virus.

the combination means mosquitoes are active much earlier than usual. last year the first case of west nile virus -- west nile disease was reported in july. the first report could come at the end of this month no a new report says menlo's park's flan revitalize the downtown area could cause traffic problems. the environmental report is suggesting the city would need to add stop lights and turn lanes. it also suggests the downtown development will raise noise levels and raise the green house gases. >> we want to check in again with sal, keeping a close eye on the commute and san rafael. >> this is actually santa rosa,

kerney street. the bigger street is lance drive nearby. this is a shelter in place after a fire. the firefighters discovered some hazardous materials. they called the hazmat team. this area, kerney has a shelter in place order issued. they're trying to find out exactly what that gas was. we do know that firefighters are taking it seriously. they are not allowing anyone not in the neighborhood to come. the bay bridge is backed up to the army base overcrossing, about a 15-minute date. the commute on 280 northbound is getting better on the way to the valley. let's go to steve. >> thank you. lots of sunshine. temperatures about the same yesterday inland but on the coast and around the bay they will cool down. there's a component that will give us more of a westerly breeze. we're losing that breeze.

still warm, but cooler coast. tomorrow the fog returns in a big way. this will be sunny inland but cooler as we go into the weekend. the aforementioned system is along the north coast. it is pushing fog down the coast. there's a big, big batch of fog off the southern california coast. for those suffering from the allergies, it's all over the map. last week's trees. 60s for many. we had 40s in the north bay. everyone's in the 50s or 60s. yesterday we were talking about an easterly breeze or northerly breeze. it's calm in the north bay. for many there's not much of a breeze but it will start to kick in from that system which is in northern scale. still, sunny and warm today. still think even though there's a lack of fog today it will be a cooler pattern, especially as we head into tomorrow and no doubt

about it. 60s, 70s, a -- mid-80s. temperatures will cool down as we go into tomorrow and a much, much cooler weekend. the secrets in sacramento. it involves state lawmakers and their appointment books. the unexpected wind fall that could complicate the recovery plan.

we have developing story in santa rosa, on kerney and lance drive, hazardous crew are inside after a house fire and found what they think are hazardous materials. they issued a shelter in place. this is west of 101 quite a big response from the fire department and hazardous materials crew. hard wood and lance drive. this is on kerney street. we are trying to find what they

found. stay with ktvu. we'll have more on this coming up. >> our time is 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. there's president obama right there. he is inside a fire house in new york city. he's been visiting the fire house, a house where 15 first responders died during the september 11th attacks. he will later go to ground zero to take part in a very special wreath laying ceremony in honor of all of the september 11th victims. also today, pakistan's army ordered a reduction in the number of u.s. forces operating inside pakistan. this is an apparent protest on the raid of that compound where osama bin laden was killed. this morning here at home, look at this, nurses went on strike at children's hospital in

oakland. the issue -- healthcare benefits. the hospital has already hired 125 replacement workers. the strike is expected to last five days. huge budget deficits across the country are in the news every day. today we're talking about extra money in california. ktvu's pam cook has more on where the money is coming from and how it could help and hurt the state's budget situation. >> reporter: it's a lot of extra money, $2.3 billion more expected. it would help lawmakers close the $15 billion budget deficit in california. the problem is putting a wrench in the governor's plan. he wants voters to extend more than $11 billion in taxes and fees that are expiring. the extensions have been strongly opposed by republicans, but surprisingly people we talked with this morning don't seem top mind.

>> if you want to pay less taxes, move to a cheaper state. >> they'll add taxes but will they spend the money wisely. >> reporter: will they spend the money wisely is a big question. at the same time that personal income taxes are higher than expected, corporate taxes of $650 mol below projex. the state constitution requires about 40% of any additional receipts go to the school. reporting in the newsroom, i'm pam cook. leaders in the california state senate and assembly have turned down media requests to open up their appointment calendars. they say that would be an invasion of privacy. the news agency wants to know how they are spending their time. the city of east pal low hall though is trying to close down a pot shop that's operating

without a permit. police served a cease and desist order. right now there are no rules that address medical marijuana disspin ri. residents in cupertino could add parks as prohibited areas for smoke. that includes city parks, picnic areas, swimming pools, playing fields and trails and also bans smoking on sidewalks and streets adjacent to those areas. in about two hours family members representing slain oakland police officers will take part in a ceremony. 50 officers have lost their

lives. 90 families will take apartment it will begin at opd headquarters followed by a memorial service. >> a mendocino woman charged with trying to kill her son will begin. police say she set her home on fire to try to kill herself and her disabled son. he was pulled to safety by neighbors. she was arrested in march in alameda county. she's facing seven years to life in prison if she's convicted. testimony has now rapped up in the chon spie bailey trial. lawyers for yusuf bey and antoine mackey rested their case. one of the reasons the judge ordered the break is to give police time to arrest a witness

who failed to show up to testify. a hewlett-packard executive in charge of cloud services may have accidentally liked information about company plans. scott mcclellan, the voap posted information about hp's cloud strategy on its linked in profile that's open to anyone on the site. the company isn't commenting how long it stayed available on the site or what action it plans to take against mcclellan. president obama arrived in new york city about one hour ago. right now the president is visiting a fire house that suffered a devastating loss on 9/11. also, the new clues that may lead police to a missing sonoma state university student.

developing news in north bay, kerney near lance drive, a structure fire found apparently some hazardous materials inside this house according to santa rosa fire department and police. they ordered a shelter in place. it's not clear what was found. there's a big response from the fire department and police officials. this is on kerney near lance drive and harwood.

this was first reported about two hours ago. we're following it. we'll have more on the ktvu channel 2 news at 2:00. president obama is visiting a fire house in new york city. the president has been inside the house for 45 minutes. it's in the theater district. they lost 15 first responders in the september 11th attack. the president will goes go to -- will also go to ground zero for a wreath laying ceremony. the visit comes days after osama bin laden was killed. the president told the firefighters quote, when we say we will never forget, we mean what we say. back here at home in just a couple minutes, accused serial

killer joseph naso will act as his own attorney. he is accused of killing women back to the 1970s. new clues about the whereabouts about a missing sonoma student. the mother said a signal from his cell phone was detected in santa rosa on april 24th. also, his debit card was used two days before that and he left behind suicide notes at his dorm and home in walnut creek about the same time. police also believe he took a handgun from his home in walnut creek. >> they look cuddly but we found one giant panda. the panda showed no mercy when a

peacock wandered it. she chased the peacock and killed it. zoo keepers say birds usually go into the enclosures but they don't end violently. musgraveming -- yao ming will be in san francisco. environmentalist say the later has led to the countless killings of sharks. >> the sharks won again 3-0 over the detroit red wings and giants and a's, so good day for sports. >> news chopper 2 is following this hazardous material. almost all the lanes are blocked with an injury accident. at the bay bridge, westbound, there's still a big delay.

it's about 15 minutes. let's go to steve. sunshine, cooler by the coast as we seat component of a west breeze. cooler, though, friday has that fog comes down the coast and the weekend. that will bring temperatures way down, so 20 degrees. all right. maybe a few showers? >> i don't think so. we'll go cooler for now. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching. >> bye now.