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concern tonight about horses and a deadly virus spreads across california and several western states. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. horse owners are being asked to quarantine their horses tonight and horse shows are being canceled because of the equine virus. >> reporter: it's concern at all horse facilities since the virus has already spread across the wrest and into the bay area. it's called equine herpes virus one. it's a virus that can be spread

from towel to towel or just horses touching nose to nose. no new horses coming in for at least 30 days. >> definitely no one hauling in and if you do need to haul out you're going to have to stay out. >> reporter: so far at least 10 horses in california are confirmed to have the virus including one in napa county. two of them are being treated right now at uc davis. >> i believe this is probably the widest outbreak of herpes. and potentially the greatest number of horses. >> reporter: the outbreak has been traced to a horse show held earlier this month. it was only after 800 horses returned to their home stables across the west that authorities realized they all may have been exposed. matt farley cancelled his trip to a sacramento show this weekend. >> we were set to go, and of course we got up close to the show. and went to a friend's ranch

and that is when we were informed of the outbreak. >> they are our friends that are pets, we take good care of them. some of them born here they are also our livelihood and we're concerned about our customers and their animals and the potential for death. >> reporter: after symptoms appear it may be too late. veterinarians say if your horse was exposed to check their temperature every day. >> the equine herpes virus-1 is hard to spot. symptoms include fever, sneezering, staggering or loss of balance even partial paralysis. the virus cannot be spread to people. pg & e is reporting that a

balloon caused thousands of people to lose power tonight on 27th street. the mylar balloon came in touch with the transformer. a caller told us several stores at the emeryville landing shopping area were among those left in the dark. we are on storm watch tonight with scattered showers still in the area. this is a look at the snow at blue canyon. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin says the higher elevations have seen more than a foot of snow in the last 24 hour. he says another 6-inches could fall by morning. here is more evidence of the wet spring we're having. you are looking at thousands of cubic feet of water spreading over party dam.

the reservoir is along the calav eras. the water is caught in reservoirs downstream. it's been a couple of wet days out there. some areas as much as a half inch. right now it's raining in concord, it's raining in moraga and lafayette. we have showers in antioch. we'll back out a little bit and head toward the south bay. we have more showers in san jose downtown. showers have been moderate to heavy at times. when i come back i'm going to show you the computer model. we'll time out the remnants and give you the long range forecast. crews returned to work today after snow kept them away from the job site yesterday and sunday. caltrans showed us these photos

of snow covered equipment. the recent storm dropped 6- inches of snow at that site. it was a different site last week when we visited the construction zone. they say safety comes first. >> the clock is not ticking when we halt the project because of safety issues. >> reporter: caltrans has set up a detour, drivers can use highways 15, 88 and 89. that detour will add about an extra hour to your trip. the weather is also causing problems for bay area farmers growing cherries and berries. we've learned loads of fruit will now have to be thrown out. how that will affect you at the grocery store. the tabloids are having a field day following the scandal revelation of former governor arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child with a member of his former staff. >> that's really nasty.

i think it's pretty awful. >> i'm shocked. >> reporter: shocked by former governor arnold schwarzenegger's public admission that he fathered a child, reportedly a boy now 14 with a member of his household staff. he says, quote, there is no excuses i take full responsibility for the hurt i have caused. i have apologized to maria and my family, i am truly sorry. a week ago they announced that after 25 years of marriage and four children they split. shriv er said this is a painful and heartbreaking time, as a mother my concern is for the children. i think everybody who considers him a friend and member of the family feels betrayed. >> reporter: it's not the first time arnold schwarzenegger has apologized for his sexual exploits. >> my friends will get jealous after this. >> reporter: when he ran for governor almost eight years ago, his wife stood by him when

more than a dozen women accused him of groping them. >> i have behaved badly at times, yes it is true. >> reporter: today exmichigan governor twitted, maybe we need more female governors, guys keep your pants zipped for peep sakes. >> it's interesting this emerges from his own. >> reporter: rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. the couple's son patrick arnold schwarzenegger reiterated his loyalty to his family today. in a twitt he wrote, i love my family till death do us apart. almost a. police chief charlie beck says detectives believe the woman who drove the

get away car was wearing a number 16 andre ethier -- police chief charlie beck says detectives believe the woman who drove the get away car was wearing a number 16 andre ethier. >> we believe there are people who know. we believe there are family members, we believe friends that know. don't shield these folks. >> today police say the dodgers donated an additional $100,000 to that reward fund. the giants return to dodger stadium and they say they will be setting up for all three games talking to fans to try to generate more leads. army prosecutors say the soldiers killed three afghan civilians for sports then planted weapons by the bodies to give the appearance that the

men were killed at combat. staff sergeant david brahm is charged with solicitation to commit murder. bram is facing 26 years if convicted. firefighters says the compromising public safety. we learn that thieves are stealing bronze caps from fire hydrants. >> reporter: with a few turns of the cap, thieves are helping themselves to 15 pounds of bronze. roger sprain says in the last two years more than 100 of these large caps just like this one have been stolen. >> it's quite heavy and it's a recyclable methal. like people steal cooper, they steal these i presume to sell them to a scrap yard. >> reporter: although the cap does not affect how the fire

hydrant works, it could save firefighters valuable seconds. similar thefts have been reported throughout marin county. each cap costs about $100 to replace. thieves can just come by and take them again. to they're switching to these plastic caps that don't protect the hydrant as well. >> these are too fragile. if anything bumps into it, it can break. >> if it hinders the operation of the fire hydrant it's bad. if we have a fire and the cap is not there, it could screw everything up. >> reporter: thieves are only half the problem. salvage operations that buy caps like these could be charged for trafficking stolen

merchandise. christien kafton. we have another update from another story of metal thieves that, ktvu broke last weekend. two people were arrested after they tried to sell the items. the gun port is from the uss maine which sank after an explosion off cuba in 1898. and live storm tracker 2 has rain here. snow in the mountains up near blue canyon. it is snowing, a winter storm warning remains in effect. how much more rain do you expect and how much more rain -- how much longer the rain will last around here. i'll have the details. one east bay city takes a hold on how to crack down on violence. hear why emotions are running high. and this latest video has

spawned a new allegation.

oakland city leaders are deciding tonight whether to consider funding controversial gang injunctions. that meeting is still under way tonight. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: julie right now inside city hall behind me now emotions are running high. more than 200 people have signed up to share their

opinions about gang injunctions. i just checked and there's still more than 100 people signed up to talk. tonight's meeting started on a contentious note by larry reed asked gang injunction opponents to remove the banner they signed off the balcony. >> we have a constitutional right to live in peace and safety. >> reporter: a gang injunction is already in place in this north oakland neighborhood in june. it prohibits gang members to gather in public places and they must observe a curfew. >> a year ago you might have seen police driving up and down the street every 15, 20 minutes. now you might see a police officer driving up and down the street every three to four hours. >> reporter: johnson owns a

barber shop and says the money would be better used on education. >> i've seen them that they torture people. i have seen them that they have broken into houses. i see seniors like me being scared. >> reporter: davis opposes gang injunctions, she's raising a young stepson and says her 21- year-old son was killed in a case of mistaken identity. >> i don't believe that a gang injunction is going to change the level of violence in oakland. >> reporter: it looks like public testimony will last for a few more hours before the city council takes the vote. reporting live here at oakland city hall. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a surprise witness took the stand today at the chauncey bailey murder trial. one of the defendants himself. instead of closing arguments, jurors heard from mackey. he and yusuf bey iv are on

trial for the murders of two men. mackey's lawyers says he helped his case. >> he's been able to speak his side of the case and his noninvolvement in these murders. >> he said bey did not order bailey's killing. bey's attorney says that testimony exonerated his client. closing arguments are set for tomorrow and then the case goes to the jury. the discovery of a major marijuana growing operation, this is the picture of some of the 1,400 plants seized. san mateo, san francisco, south san francisco agencies all took part. they say they found eight grow houses and arrested eight suspects. the suspects were part of a

close-knit asian trafficking group. san francisco public defender jeff adachi today released a new surveillance video showing what he says are illegal seizures and arrest. the two men at the rear officer guerrero and vargas can be seen carrying away bags believed to contain reyes camera and a laptop computer. the items are not listed on seizure records. he said officer guerrero stole the suspects duffel bag contains an i pod, money and liquor. >> personal items belonging to residents at two different hotels in two different parts of the city were taken by the

police without any justification, without any reason that is theft. >> reporter: other officers are under investigation based on the action seen on these surveillance tapes. the plain clothed officers seen in these latest video tape are now wearing uniforms and are under investigation says suhr. >> all of these officers seen on the video none of them are in plain clothes as we're speaking. all these officers are innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: so far the department has dropped 86 cases tied to plain clothed officers. >> we have posted that latest video on ktvu.com where you can watch it for yourself. it is under the bay area news tap. a judge today ordered a san francisco computer engineer to

pay nearly $1.5 million in restitution. terry childs was convicted a year ago for refusing to turn over pass words. he held out for 12 days. finally giving them to then mayor gavin newsom. charles was sent to jail and has now served his time. we are learning details tonight about the head of the monetary funds time behind bars. kahn is being held without bail for the alleged sexual assault of a maid in his hotel. he is on suicide watch. there's no sign he will try to hurt himself. for his protection the 62-year- old former french finance minister has a whole jail wing to himself. it was a wet day today. wet day yesterday, it's wet out there right now. hayward, oakland, san ramon you're getting scattered showers. showers really throughout the nigh and into the very early morning commute. you can see the clouds and rain

moving on shore, widely scattered showers. it will end up here as we move into the evening hours. at 10:00 tonight you will see showers in the forecast. midnight scattered showers. here we go to the morning commute. not too bad that's your 6:00 a.m. that's your 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and it just gets better. rapid clearing tomorrow. temperatures on the increase. i'm back here 10:45. we're going to go into the long range model to let you know how much warmer it's going to get when these showers get out of here tomorrow morning. fans of america's most wanted are lobbying online to keep it as a weekly show. facebook pages dedicated to save the crime fighting show is popping up. one was created by a man who's daughter's killer was arrested by the show. fox announced yesterday that it plans to replace the weekly show with four two hour specials throughout the year. since its debut in 1988 the show says it has helped capture more than 1,000 fugitives. no engine power, no

electricity. the amtrak train that left passengers stranded. a 13-year-old boy on a bike is struck and killed right here in this intersection by a driver on an suv. the driver didn't flee, we'll tell you what police said she did next. the tour of california is headed to the bay area. coming up we will tell you where you can see the start and the finish.

not one but two broken engines have stopped the amtrak from a journey from chicago to the bay area with 150 passengers on board. one of the engines copped out about 180 miles east of nevada this morning. when crews tried to fix it a second engine went out. that left passengers stranded including three people who

needed oxygen. one of them was daryl townsell from san jose. >> no electricity which means none of the utilities work. >> when the power cut out, that unit fused its internal battery the other passengers are now on buses headed to emeryville. they are expected to arrive sometime between 2:00 and 3:00 tomorrow morning. family and friends are mourning the death of a 13-year- old boy who was killed riding a bide in alameda. patti lee tells us how the driver stopped and tried desperately to save his life. >> reporter: the teen was doing what he loved best, riding his bike when he was hit. the driver stopped and started

cpr, and didn't stop until first responders arrived. it was starting to rain, so his mother drove the street to look for mike. william burg's office is at the same intersection and says this intersection is dangerous. >> the direction and the location and the speeds are still under investigation. >> reporter: classmates were consoled by grief counselors today. >> and just talk about how you knew him and what he thought you and what this teaches you. >> reporter: at their alameda home, brandon's family is trying to understand why such a loving boy, son and brother was taken from them so soon.

in alameda, patti lee, ktvu news. congresswoman giffords is set to take another step in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. doctors plan to place a piece of her skull with -- replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant. the section of skull had been removed to remove swelling and giffords has been wearing a helmet for protection. the plastic inplant will be placed under her skull and her hair will conceal it. nasa says endeavour is currently racing around the earth catching up to the international space station. it is scheduled to link up at 3:15 pacific time tomorrow morning and stay hooked up for 16 days. this is endeavour's 26th and final mission. a view of endeavour's launch has become an internet sensation. stephanie gordon took a picture on a flight to florida.

she said the pilot announced the shuttle may come into view. her video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. the group that is campaigning to keep kids home on harvey milk day. we'll tell you what has them -- we'll explain what has them so upset.

some of the world's best cyclists and dedicated spectators braved the rain today for stage three of this year's amgen tour of california. today's race took riders from old town auburn into downtown modesto. tomorrow they will start in livermore and ride south through the grueling course of narrow roads and intense climbs into the san jose foothills.

the cyclists get ready to pedal through town. lloyd lacuesta is live now to look at how people are gearing up. >> reporter: it's quiet in livermore right now but this sound, power bells we heard throughout the downtown tomorrow, the fourth stage of the amgen tour of california bike race will start right here on fourth street. tonight this town of 41,000 had a bike party. >> the tour of california is coming through downtown livermore. >> reporter: at the first street wine company they were toasting the bike race. >> we knew this, they make the bottles for the amgen tour, i get to name it it's called the tour. >> reporter: the rainy weather kept some people away. but the restaurants and hotels are expected bigger crowds tomorrow. livermore spent $50,000 to be part of eight turning points through california. in past years the race just

went past livermore. >> the whole atmosphere is electric and the bikers, i mean they will rush home after they pass by and watch the rest of it on tv. >> as someone who cycles myself it's definitely exciting to see, it's like following your team. >> reporter: this race is dedicated to bringing awareness to the fight against cancer. the mayor of livermore is especially excited about firing the starting gun. >> next week it'll be three years, because i took an experimental medication made by amgen to stop my cancer, stage four lymphoma. >> reporter: and the bicyclers will use back roads that will take them up and down mount hamilton. then another crime down sierra road finishing with the vista of san jose beneath them. cow bells all along the rout. live in livermore, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu news. riding a taxi in san francisco is now going to cost

more today, the san francisco municipal agencies voted to increase fares by 10-cents. it will also cost an extra dime for every minute you wait in traffic. and the flag drop fee will be raised. a vote on that is expected sometime next month. the price hikes are set to go in effect on august 4th. another sign of recovery from the earthquake and tsunami. a nissan plant that was badly damaged was reopened today. the plant usually produces 375,000 engines a year. it's expected to take a few months to get up to speed. a list of indemand new cars shows the most popular of ones are the ones that get the most pie raj. all that arrive from japan are

already claimed. the lexus hybrid is hard to get because of the japan quake. democrats lost around as they attempted to repeal thousands from the -- democrats say the oil companies don't need the breaks because they are reaping in profits. the big five oil companies made about $36 million in profits during the first quarter of this year. republican leaders argue the repeal would raise gas prices, cost jobs and increase reliance on foreign oil. new at 10:00, a fight to save an er. hundreds of people gathered to stop the closing of san leandro hospital. jana katsuyama joins us now. >> reporter: one of the

concerns tonight is that sutter health wanting to close san leandro hospital and its emergency department that saved so many people. the community center was packed tonight, hundreds of nurses, doctors and community members helping to save san leandro hospital from being closed. >> that's going to be a couple of thousand patients a month that are going to have to be divided up into other hospitals and ers in the area. that means edon, alameda and the summit. >> reporter: san leandro's er serves about 100,000 patients a year. and some worry that if those hospitals close, they -- >> even know there is a wait for four, five, six hours in the emergency room. a new study has found that in the past 20 years, one quarter of hospital emergencies

have closed. everyone as patient visits increase by 30%. ers were more likely to close if they were commercially operated. have low profit margins or serve low numbers of low income patients. >> emergency departments have to see all patients regardless of their ability to pay. but there's no federal mandate to say somebody will pay for that care. as for san leandro hospital, sutter home has not indip cateed whether it will accept the offer. reporting live, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. poor housing news and the report detailing a drop in the industrial market. the dow was also hurt by a poor earnings report by hewelett

packered. a warning from the ceo warning of another poor quarter was we leased. the palo alto based company finished the day down 7%. he is known as a civil rights leader who was killed. the video campaign to keep students home on harvey milk day. and back here in less than 10 minute, we will roll up the computer model and show you when the rain is going to end. the scene in ireland unlike any other in 100 years.

a california group that calls itself profamily to keep their children home as schools plan to commemorate harvey milk

day. the head of save california.com says children should not be learning about milk or his beliefs. >> he was a notorious gay activist who believed in polygamy, gay marriage, cross dressing, sex change operations. >> he stands for courage and for rightness, for represent and dignity. dan white killed milk and masconi. this sunday would have been harvey milk's 84th birthday. today california congressman duncan hunter criticized the decision. the republican from san diego county called the decision political. the late cesar chavez joined the navy in 1946 and served two years. he was honorably discharged. chavez was cofounder of the united farm workers union. more than 20 wildfires are

burning out of control in northern alberta. about 40% of the buildings in the town have burned. winds up to 50 miles per hour are making it very difficult for firefighters. several oil fields and a major pipeline have been closed because of the fire. the u.s. imports more oil from canada than any other country. in guatemala the president today gave police permission to arrest suspects without warrants as part of a declaration of a state of siege. cars are being stopped and searched along the border with mexico. 27 cattle ranch workers were massacred near by this past weekend. most were decapitated. guatemalan officials blame mexican drug traffickers for the killings. several hundred supporters of the irish republican army

battled with police as they tried to disrupt the queen's visit but they never got close to the queen. linked in is set to go public. the company may be worth $4 billion. it could be the biggest internet ipo since google went public in 2004. linked in's bankers are expected to set the ipo price between 42 and $45 a share. google is expanding across mountain view. the development company says its leased google office space at its campus. google will have to wait until 2012 or 2013 to move in. coming up why some bay area farmers may be forced to literally throw out much of their crop. the devastating damage to california fruit. plus chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking more rain tonight. how it will impact your morning commute.

the coast guard is keeping a close eye on barge traffic on the lower mississippi river. the flood waters are surrounding the coast guard station in naches mississippi. but it's the wakes from barges that have the agency concerned. they closed a 15-mile section of the river to barge traffic today out of concern that their wakes would add too much strain on levies. last night we showed you low the wet weather is causing concern for grape growers in the north bay. well tonight farmers in the south bay tell ktvu's maureen naylor much of the fruit that is ready to be picked will have to be thrown out instead. >> after last night's rain, it's really easy to find cracked cherries. >> reporter: ross santos says there's no way of marketing a bowl of cracked cherries. >> this all happened within the

last 24 hours. >> reporter: just two weeks from harvest, he estimates one out of three cherries here will go to waste after absorbing rain and cracking. >> it wouldn't be surprising 50% of orchards being lost to the cracking. right now we don't have a great idea, it's not getting better it's just getting worse. >> reporter: up the road for the third time in four days the light rain fell on these strawberry fields, devastating for the bright red fruit. >> we're hoping we might be able to break even on the crop. >> reporter: the immature green fruit is okay but because the red strawberries will rot, most of this expensive crop will be thrown out and all the profits with it. >> this spring has been really bad. it's really thrown a wrench in

our production. >> reporter: with no new picks today, the fruit stand closed this afternoon, sold out until pickings resume until next week. because of this rain, you might have to crack your wallet a little more at the grocery store. the current operators accused the city and ortega family of fraud and corruption. a berkeley group is raising a red flag about flame retardants. the green policy institute says its study of children's product shows 80% of their products contained flame retardants. the institute says high levels of flame retardants are associated with a number of

medical problems including reduced iq in children. everyone -- even though he was voted off american idol last week, he may still be on the show. at least on video. if american idol does decide to show that video it would air tomorrow night here on channel 2. if the decision is no, not to worry durbin is scheduled to perform during the finale on may 26. a special two hour american idol will air right here on ktvu tomorrow night at 8:00 then again on thursday at 8:00. and the showers keep coming out there. live storm tracker 2 right now. showers in the east bay, parts of the north bay as well. it's been heavy, it's been moderate it's been light. we've seen it all today. we've seen up to a half an inch in some areas most of us up to a quarter of an inch. right now scattered showers,

showers are light. it's coming down as drizzle. areas are showing drizzle and light rain. it's going to continue throughout the night. tomorrow morning the roads will be wet but i suspect from the sky the rain will quit falling for your morning commute. as we head toward the weekend, much nicer. nowhere to go but nicer because it has been wet, it has been kind of cool. mid-40s, upper 40s, all the rain swinging through here. here's the end of the disturbance. then when i pull out, you see this flow right here. this arch right here. that area that's that big high building in. this spinner right here you can see rotating this way, that's headed out in the rockies and out in the great basin. as we head into tomorrow morning, your commute looks cloudy, maybe a few sprinkles, maybe a little drizzle. maybe a little wet on the roads by noon. look at the mountains, snow

showers up in the lake tahoe area. i suspect if you're a skiing ore snow boarder the skiing tomorrow is going to be really good. as you get into wednesday and thursday, then we get back into spring. temperatures back into the 70s in many locations. not even hot, it's just going to get nicer. 67 in antioch. these are your forecast highs tomorrow, warmer than today by a good eight to 6 degrees. speaking of rainfall, santa rosa 150% of water content. that's the main thing i've been hearing all day that people are over the rain. they are tired of rain. we needed it, we got it. >> it's almost june and it's still raining. investigators say no technical issues came up during

the initial analysis of black box recorder. material from the voice and data recorder was downloaded yesterday. since the crash air bus has changed sensors. french investigators says the too early to blame pilot error the u.s. marshals is holding an auction of many of ted kesinski's items. this typewriter, taxes, various tools and copies of the manifesto. along with numerous sunglasses. kesinski is facing several charges for setting off explosions. proceeds from this action will benefit the families from his victims. an explosion, the final score will make the raiders

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traffic to american homes during peek hours. watching videos online takes up more bandwit than most other web actives. 14 runs for the oakland a's tonight. wow. >> i guess you can say when it rains it pours. quite literally for the a's in every way possible. showing themselves to be quite the mutters. and drenching the angels with a deluge of runs. 15 run, 15 hits. a lot of guys chipping in. in a three run second coco crisp led the night. mark ellis season long slump looks like he's out with three hits tonight. two run single there into the

slot. he's now 14-0 the a's clobbering the giants. meanwhile, the giants have been awful. pat burrell early, gets the giants out front 3-1 with a two out-2 run single into the gap. a double into left center field off ubaldo jimenez and the giants have themselves a 3-1 lead into the eighth. on a bunt he throws a bunt. and it's a tied ball game when gonzalez drives a single to right. two runs will score breaking the 3-3 tie. and the rockets slide past the giants into first place in the

west. ping-pong balls never seem to -- a little bit better for cleveland at least they'll get the first pick in this year's draft and the fourth one as well which is far from the minds of the play off participants. nowitzki was ready as you see a little bit of his handy work. he was a perfect 24-24 from the free throw line. mavs go up one game to zero over oklahoma. the sharks are back at it tomorrow. fred inglis is there for us. and that is the sporting life for a tuesday night. the ktvu morning news begins at 4:30. we'll be following the open city council meeting and funding for controversial gang injunction. >> you can always find coverage

online on ktvu.com and ktvu's mobile app. thank you so much for joining us tonight everyone. have a good night. >> good night.