life. i think mine is lady gaga. captioning by captionmax www.captionmax.com supporters of tougher immigration laws win key rulings in the nation's high court. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to tell us how it worked. >> reporter: the census bureau of san jose the city of about 1 million people. how many of them are living here illegally and living in

the shadows is anyone's guess. >> there's no guarantee i can work together. because laws might change. there's always a threat that you might get found. >> reporter: adrian is not his real name. and you will not see his face because like 12 million others in the u.s. he is here illegally. adrian says he walked across a mexican border with his mother when he was five, that was 21 years ago. he now owns a small business in san jose and says he does not hire undocumented workers. >> i am afraid, because that's something that jeopardizes, the cleanliness of owner a business, i want to keep it as cleanly as possible. >> reporter: today the u.s. supreme court in a 5-3 decision upheld an arizona law that revokes the business licenses of companies employed undocumented immigrants. how they're going to sustain their state by punishing, penalizing these companies.

>> reporter: the arizona law also requires employers to use a federal electronic system to validate workers. using a data base, e verify. >> it's easy for them to verify who is documented and who is not documented. >> states are fed up, people are fed up and people are trying to take fixing the immigration system into their own hands and it's not the way to do it. >> reporter: employers retalked to tonight say they are not worried about today's supreme court ruling because they doubt that the law would ever pass in california. live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, a ktvu field poll taken last year shows california was split for support for arizona's most recent and controversial law.

49% said they support it. 45% opposed it. the federal program uses fingerprints to check the immigration status of people picked up by police. the idea is to screen suspects for citizenship and deport immigrants. the bill now goes to the state senate. there is new fall out tonight from the san francisco police scandal. we have received word that more cases will be dropped today. jeff adachi's office says 26 cases are expected to be dropped. the public defender has shown videos that show illegal searches. more than 80 cases have been dropped or dismissed. the police department says it

is investigating the allegations against its officers. the b.a.r.t. has approved getting tasers for all of its officers. amber lee is here with the concept and the cost. >> reporter: former mehserle said it was confusion between his gun and taser that led to the shooting of unarmed the áf oscar grant. now b.a.r.t. is buying tasers for all its officers. >> i think the police have a right to protect themselves, but i hope they can do that in a way it's not going to hurt anybody else. passengers told us what happened on new years day is still fresh on their minds.

following the incident, former b.a.r.t. officer mehserle said he thought he was pulling his taser gun. today the board approved spending up to $455,000 to buy 30 tasers before the ends of next month. >> get training in ethical decision making, surrounding use of force. >> reporter: but some passengers told us even with more training they still question officers ability to use tasers wisely. >> in training, you are safe. but when it's conflict situation, is that training really good enough? >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says currently it is up to the individual officer if they want to be armed with a taser. but under the new law, all officers will be required to

carry a taser gun. we learned about a critical repair project set to begin this weekend. what needs to be done and the delays expected. that story at 10:30. a new policy is expected to start. starting next week agents will no longer be responsible for screening the electronic ankle bracelets. instead, the companies responsible for those leg bracelets will report. pg & e electricity rates are going down for some of its most powerful users and up for those who use less. the revised rates are expected

to go into effect at the end of next month. a judge in san mateo county has decided to consolidate hundreds of lawsuits. the same judge will handle all 74 cases at a hearing later on this summer. the judge also says that lawsuits brought against pg & e by shareholders will have to wait until the lawsuits filed by victims are resolved. one man is dead, and five others are injured tonight after a roll over accident in la handa in san mateo county. it happened this morning on the mondego hill area a few miles from alpine road. news chopper number two was live a the scene. a total of seven workers were in the truck. most were riding in the back and spraying nonnative weeds when the pickup rolled over. they had to leave their vehicles and travel 2 miles --

rescue work ers say the area is impassable, so they had to leave their vehicles and travel 2 miles by foot. 27-year-old luis portida died at the scene. five of the six other people were taken to the hospital. two of them with major injuries. the men are contract workers for the open space district. new at 10:00, holiday travelers getting a jump start on the me phor i memorial day weekend. at if yosemite national park, camping is already full. >> reporter: a steady stream of visitors are showing up at yosemite national park. people coming from all over the see the famous landscapes and full flowing waterfalls, even

without accommodations. >> i long holiday weekend from kansas city. flew in this afternoon, trying to find a place to stay. >> reporter: but the main campgrounds are full and rangers anticipate the stacation crowd. >> the way prices are, it's also a great area for a number of different areas including the central valley and san francisco and los angeles. >> reporter: rangers today announced popular glacier point road will open at noon tomorrow. but for safety plan to blister the number of rescue workers and keep taoga road closed due to snow and avalanche. >> we knew coming down the snow would be here but it was a little nicer to get farther than we will probably be able to. >> reporter: but as clouds arrive, some people who enjoy yosemite plan to be gone before

the weekend. >> we'll spend more time in traffic jams, but the reason to come is to get the spirit of the wolves. >> reporter: no matter where people come from, rangers are asking everyone to drive in and around the park cautiously because people and wildlife will be everywhere. at yosemite national park, robert handa. new video from san leandro. police there arrested a woman on suspicion of driving under the influence after her car hit a police car. it happened around 8:30 tonight on dutton avenue. the police car wound up with a flat tire and scrapes on the left side. officers handcuffed the woman and took her into custody. if you're hitting the road this holiday weekend you won't be alone. the highway patrol is issuing a

maximum enforcement. the maximum enforcement period begins at 6:00 tomorrow night and runs through midnight on monday. and we've got a big holiday weekends coming up. we'll be back here in about seven minutes. we're taking a look at the showers that are hitting northern california. 80,000 car pass over this bridge every day but now one family is calling it home. we're telling you who is watching these little chicks as close as its mothers. and we're back with the injury against posey and who's calling for changes.

we have some remarkable video of two chicks that just hatched. and eric rasmussen has how these falcons are being protected. >> reporter: it was caltrans that set up a camera. and it's that camera that's now giving us some incredible images of these little hatchings. surrounded by concrete, it's an up close view that would be nearly impossible to get in person. a remote camera captured feeding time for this falcon

and two chicks. their nest some where under the dunbarton bridge. >> it's just a feel good story. >> reporter: cal >> reporter: caltrans had to take special efforts to protect the nest. >> it has been news, we installed a 175-foot inclusion zone and put up some noise blankets. >> reporter: caltrans also assigned a team of five special employees called biological boundaries. >> the noise and the construction would drive the parents away from the nest. >> reporter: but that didn't happen. and while seeing a falcon feed her chicks may not be pretty,

it's what conservationists and caltrans were hoping for. >> it's fascinating it's not in the wild. it's at the dunbarton bridge in the bay area. >> reporter: the chicks will stay in the nest for 30 days. it'll the team of biologists that will get to name these chicks. but they did ask me for my opinion, and i can tell you that frank and julie are in the front running now. the change will allow for the old lanes to be removed in the new westbound lanes. it's all part of the new eastern span. we spoke can caltrans today and learned that it will take place overnight saturday into sunday. however the exact timing and reopening are not set. there's an app for the iphone and i pad that allows people to see the changes taking place on the bridge.

users get a virtual view of the modifications taking place this weekend. san francisco is one of the launch cities for the new google wallet smart phone app unveiled today. the android app will let people use their phone to pay for items. but there's a catch when it launches, google wallet will only be available for the nexus 4gs phone. mitt romney sent word he will make a big announcement next week. romney will appear at a farm thursday in new hampshire the first state to hold presidential primarilies. romney has already raised millions of the dollars and hired campaign staff. with only hours to go, congress passed an extension of parts of the patriot act before

they were set to expire. most of the patriot act are temporary. they are the ability to search records and conduct wiretaps in the pursuit of terrorists. a violent collision at home plate last night, as mike mibach reports, buster posey tore ligaments in his ankle. >> reporter: a thursday matinee at the ballpark where the chatter was all about, the hit. >> here comes the throw and posey gets clobbered at third base. >> i think it was a clean hit. >> dirty hit, dirty hit. >> it was a clean hit. >> reporter: on the play, cousins scores, buster posey sprains his ankle. >> it's a season ending hit. >> reporter: baseball was not designed to be a contact

support. >> the traditional is to flag the catcher down. yeah i think it's part of the game. >> reporter: if you go helmet to helmet until the nfl it's $100,000 fine but in baseball you have a situation in where runners are slamming into catchers. >> i don't think the catcher should be that vulnerable. >> so i don't see changing the rules for one accident. >> reporter: the classic collision at home plate, may be time to protect the catcher as a former major league catcher himself, bruce bochy. >> we may have to consider something to protect these guys because they are getting bigger and faster. >> reporter: rules state that players in college and high school they are forced to slide

into home plate. and here's a sobering photo. a san francisco chronicle photographer captured this picture of posey on crutches. it seems if the giants are going to repeat last year's play off they're going to undergo some adversity. and plans for a memorial to honor 250 people who committed suicide is a go. it was being stopped by a woman who stopped 27 family members in the mass suicide who thought the name of reverend jim jones should not be included on those memorial plaques. holiday weekend coming, we have some sprinkles shows up to the north of us. some to our south, those weather systems comet to be north. that's going to give us trend

temperatures on the cool side through tomorrow and into the holiday weekend. overnight lows tonight in the mid-40s. kind of chilly when you wake up. tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., see the drizzle, sprinkles, maybe some drizzle down in the bay area. in the morning hours cloudy. lunchtime it clears up and late in the afternoon your friday get away looks real nice. those weather systems are going to stay close though. when i come back at 10:45, i'm going to roll your model through the holiday weekend and i will show you when the chances for more clouds and maybe a sprinkle will occur. we'll see you back here. the consumer product commission is advising that thousands of public schools throughout the country be closed for the memorial day weekend. the reason, drain covers that

could be trap swimmers. we have posted the recall on ktvu.com. is he the right guy? l.a.p.d. addresses questions about the main suspect in the bryan stow beating case has an alibi. the incredible new picture that shows how incredible the damages in one town in the midwest.

the los angeles police chief today remained adamant his officers arrested the man responsible for attacking giant fan bryan stow. >> giovanni ramirez is and has been our main suspect in the

bryan stow beating. the prosecutors office is about to get the case. los angeles police did not discuss comments by ramirez attorney that he is innocent and has an alibi. a reward still stands to find the other suspects in the case. and reporters have already found some of the people on the missing person's list. some survivors said they simply haven't been able to reach their families. new images from google earth shows how severe the damage is. this air images show joplin high school before the tornado and two days after as you watch the screen wipe across like that. this ef5 tornado is joplin is one of the deadliest on record

in the united states. we saw firsthand the butte the tornado damage. >> reporter: when the tornadod showed down in butte county, the picture showed mild damage. but today the view was clear. almond growers linda vanilla and her husband tom showed us this, a picture she took of one of these big almond trees in midair. >> it literally takes it and drops it over the top of this telephone pole and it lands in this orchard over here. >> reporter: linda and tom also snapped these pictures of tornado shown less than a quarter mile away. >> what were you feeling, what were you thinking? >> awe, it was no fear. it was just the absolute

brutality that was going on. >> reporter: her almond grove was lightly hit. her concern is for her neighbors who lost much more. perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. this aerial photograph shows a path cut out of this orchard. the tornado also destroyed one garage and lightly damaged several homes. >> it's not as devastating as the ones back east but it's a major hit to these farmers. >> monetary damages. >> reporter: ken pritchett, k tvu channel 2 news. an unsolved homicide. tonight we're going to show you a piece of a surveillance video

that investigators say could lead up to the person or personals responsible. first, why b.a.r.t. plans to close part of the transbay two this weekends and how it could affect your travel plans. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you.

a warning for b.a.r.t. riders. emergency repairs are being made inside the b.a.r.t. tran two. why is the road being done during the day instead of at night? here's where our consumer editor tom vacar found out. >> reporter: this weekend b.a.r.t. says it needs to make major repairs that have not been completely fixed since a tube fire two months ago. >> if we don't get this done we might finds ourselves in a situation where we're stranding thousands of riders every day. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. goes down for most of an entire holiday weekend. >> it seems kinds of strange

when you see workers working at night. but with all the budget cuts and stuff who knows why they're doing it this way. >> they tell me this is a safety issue. tphos something they want to do for their own concerns, i better be upset -- not something they want to do for their own concerns. we had to get a contract in place. through government procedures it just takes a while to do that. so expect delays of 20 to 30 minutes. single tracking goes from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. but sunday and memorial day from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the following weekend saturday and sunday the same hours. warnings, if you're taking b.a.r.t. to oakland and san francisco, give yourself an extra hour. all transits will take place

here at oakland's confusing two tier section. >> we posted more information about the project and how it will impact your weekend. ktvu.com, just look for the right now section. seven americans and a nato soldier were killed today. details are few but we know it happened in this southern part of the country. officials say they were on foot patrol in a field when a bomb exploded. the taliban claimed responsibility saying the bomb was planted for americans. in iraq, tens of thousands of people marched inside a city today. the 46,000 americans still in iraq are scheduled to leave by the end of the year. but the obama administration is in discussions now with iraqi officials on whether to extend that deadline. one of the world's most wanted war crime suspects was

captured today in sirbia. ratco malane is accused of war crimes. officials say they went to the san jose apartment of one of the men suspected in a robbery and discovered the stolen goods yesterday. this massive gun collection was hidden in secret come apartments in secret compartments in the floor. they may be one step closer to solving at least one of many homicides. >> reporter: a small memorial

to antonio torrez sits on the same lawn he took care of for this woman. she says torrez had a 14-year- old son. >> antonio didn't deserve this. he was a good person. that's all i've done, try to make sense of what's going on. >> reporter: investigators released a series of surveillance videos today. one shows four men running. police call these men persons of interest who know what happened to torrez. >> when he was approached by four male blacks, i believe that some type of argument insued and i believe this victim was robbed. i believe these persons of interest if they were involved they saw what happened. -- if they weren't involved they know what happened. >> reporter: last year oakland

had 45 homicides, this year it's up to 58. >> putting police officers in spots where you have if potential issues. >> reporter: mayor gene quan says she no longer has funding for a summer job program. she is asking local business to help. she says parents too must do their parent. >> i want parents make sure their children don't hang out randomly. >> reporter: police are asking witnesses to come forward in the torrez case and in any of the others. they say witnesses are the best weapon in solving crime. in oakland, rob roth, ktvu. the jury in the bailey trial has recessed for the week. the journalist was shot and killed in broad daylight.

yusuf bey iv and a second man are accused in the murder. the u.s. job market is recovering slower than expected. the dow erased its early losses. bayer announced last night that it is cutting 540 jobs in emeryville. bayer says the lay offs won't start until 2012. most of the building that they occupy will return to novardis. the personal data of 475,000 users was compromised last month. each user also gets a million

dollar theft insurance policy. it survived 100 years but a one room schoolhouse was no match for city hall. the tear down that's tearing one town apart. and the holiday weekend is just about here. i'm back in 10 minutes. we're going to take a look at your complete holiday weekend forecast. first, a car barreling through a fence stopping just short of the front door.

more new video this time from oakland where a station wagon crashed through a fence and nearly crash into the front door of a house. it happened at the intersection of 81st avenue and b street at about 6:45 tonight during a police chase. officers say the driver of the a wagon is a wanted man.

he was caught and suffered minor injuries. officers wouldn't tell us what he's wanted for. a second man, a passenger in the car took off running and is still on the loose tonight. new information this evening about a shooting that took the life of a high school senior in oakland. police tell ktvu news 17-year- old detained franklin jr. may have been targeted. franklin was riding his bike home from castle man house yesterday when he was shot in broad daylight. >> if you don't share with us who took the job of a mr. franklin who was a good kid coming from a leadership academy, then who's going to be next? >> you're so hot right now, you can't go nowhere. somebody is going the turn you in. >> reporter: just last week and a block away, police responded to a call of shots fired. franklin was questioned and let go. police believe someone may have tried to kill franklin then.

-- he was arrested on may 7th. results showed his alcohol level was above.eight. he represents district two in south san jose. honda says its north american factory should return to normal production in august which is far sooner than first expected. handa cut production last month to about half of normal levels it warned that shortages could last until next year. the civic is likely to remain in short supply, it is the sixth most popular vehicle in the united states and demand has gone up along with gas prices. in news of the world tonight in france, president obama and other world leaders met for the g8 summit. if dominating concern is

upheaval in the eastern world. moscow is asked to act as a mediator with libya. in india, a small plane crashed into homes on the outskirts of new dehli injurying four people. all seven people on the plane and three others on the ground were killed. the plane was just a few minutes from its destination when it crashed. and in the nation of georgia, riot police broke up anti government protesters in the capital overnight. protesters had denied a midnight deadline to leave. at least two people were killed and about 40 before injured. protesters are demanding georgian leaders step down. what happened to a historic schoolhouse. frustration and now an investigation into how a

landmark was sent to the landmark. and our chief meteorologist bill martin is looking ahead to the long holiday weekend, he's back in just six minutes with your complete bay area forecast.

the marin town of ross held a special meeting to get to the bottom of a missing schoolhouse. missing because it was torn down seemingly in secret. debra villalon with a who done it. >> reporter: this time, instead of preserving history, destroyed it. one person's treasure, another's junk. the schoolhouse was donated to ross. a local family paid to move it from their yard to the town common. >> their grandmother came from a small town with a temple school. >> reporter: now that family is

slamming the town after learning the 100-year-old school was carted to a landfill a year ago. no one noticed because at the same time these school bungalows went up and blocked the view. the historical society as shocked as anyone that the tiny school was sent away in splinters. >> it was something they did with nobody knowing that they did it. so it must have happened very quickly. >> set building at one point in time became an orphan. nobody cared about it. >> reporter: today this special meeting was trying to figure out what happened to it. >> it had reached the point where it had been totally ignored and it faded into the background and one day it went away and it took four years for anybody to notice it was gone. >> reporter: but critics say the bigger issue, why weren't citizens involved in the decision. >> my wife came down and said,

it's gone. we're tot going to get it back now, but that's not the point -- we're not going to get it back now. but that's not the point. huge and totally bad procedure. >> the last lesson thought from that old schoolhouse is going to be a civics lesson. the historical society gave money for upkeep and would have raised more if it would have known demolition was a threat. too late now, and the family that donated the school ends up with an apology. debra villalon, ktvu. research happening in the bay area may help stop the epidemic of diabetes. routine tests can now predict years in advance which women will develop diabetes during pregnancy. gestational diabetes almost -- >> we have the potential to

stop this epidemic and this epidemic is affecting not just the woman but subsequent generations. >> about one in every three women gets gestational diabetes. women should get their blood pressure and cholesterol tested and under control first before conceiving. new u.s. census numbers show men are closing the gap when it comes to age. 2010 figures released today show the number of men, especially those 65 and up is increasing. that's mainly due to better health care. in 2000 women outnumbered men by 5.3 million. now there are just over 5.2 million more than men. numbers could be broad implications for health care and planning. american idol now has a fourth judge to thank. a los angeles judge approved a

financial contract for scottie mccreery. the contract gives mccreery $250,000 for winning. lauren alaina will receive $84,000 for second place. let's go to live storm tracker, two. what's going to happen is jet stream stays up here. that's pretty close to us for this time of year. the jet stream should be well above washington state toward the canadian provinces. instead it's this far south. as we roll into the bay area, clouds, maybe a sprinkle and temperatures below average. instead of 70s and upper 70s and upper 80s. clouds and maybe a little drizzle at times especially

tomorrow morning. as one of the systems tweaks by. you see the rain showing up and snow. there's going to be snow flurries and rain showers at lake tahoe. looks like tomorrow, saturday, sunday, light stuff. but it's just not going to be a really classic memorial day weekend up at the lake. a very active pacific. i mentioned this earlier, when you get this much activity in the pacific. moves out across the plains and intensifies their storms so they've had really nasty weather. as long as we're active, they are active. here's our activity for tomorrow. maybe some drizzle, clouds. there on saturday, this weak system drops down, cool, brings clouds, kicks up the wind. looks like it's just going to be that way right through the weekend. as you go out and about, jackets will probably be a good plan. there'll be patchy coastal fog. it's going to feel like a nice

day in march instead of late may, early june. you see patchy fog, the lunchtime clears out. you get into saturday. more clouds roll in saturday morning. hazy sunshine, showers, light showers up at the lake. more showers up at the lake. some breaks here. it's just not the memorial day you would expect. still not a bad one. and it's not going to rain on us per se. it's not going to shut down your plans. it's going to be chilly, it's going to feel like march not may. just grab a jacket and stick it in the car wherever you go. and be prepared especially in the evening when you go for the bar-b-ques. >> we're waiting for those warm temperatures. >> thank you, bill. a call today for the federal government to do more to contain the spread of the

herpes virus among horses. more than a thousand animals have been infected. it poses no threat to human but it can be deadly in horses. if the skies are clear, we will be able to see the space shuttle and international space station in a couple of hours. at 5:15 tomorrow morning and then again at 4:27 on sunday morning, they will appear as a bright star. the spacecraft will come from the southwest and then move directly overhead. setting sail into history. a new attraction ride in san francisco. this yacht tied for the first america's cup back in 1861. [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my jo.

honor flight is an opportunity for world war two veterans to travel to washington d.c. to get to see their monument. you know, joe, i'd like to thank you

for honoring our country, for giving your time, and just making us so proud. [ joe ] on behalf of all of the veterans, you're welcome. ♪ this is who i am. ♪ a unique yacht set sail today from san francisco. the sailboat is a replica of the original america from 1851. that was the first boat to ever win the america's cup. the america was joined today by the racing yacht usa76 at the yacht club. the america then went on a short sail around the bay. and fred inglis is here

tonight. and all the tuck surround buster posey. >> buster posey first or second for the giants. and that's why last night's bang bang play was the shot heard around the giant's nation. in the 12th inning of last night's game, catcher buster posey took what was described as a football type hit from former usf star cousins. it was a legal play. cousins scored the winning play. posey suffered three torn ligaments in his ankle. giants have not ruled out posey for the season but is going to have to rehab for a very long time. >> hopefully, we get results back that aren't as bad as everybody is thinking and we

can get buster back on the field. until then, we have to win games. giants replace those three with belt, stewart and brandon crawford. well the giants are a great home team but the marlins are 15-2 on the road. they swept the three game series at at at&t park. and aaron rowan out in left to end the third inning. stranded a runner at third base. vogelsan allowed four runs through 5 innings. giants are dead last in run scored in the national league. they still lead the west by 1.5 games over arizona. and oakland pitcher

anderson tosses a three hit shot. that's conner jackson, you have to like that. conner jackson handles mark trumble's foul ball. come on people, oakland produces what is a mild pitch. they finish the road trip 2-5 and will host baltimore tomorrow night. miami heat guard, dwayne wade did not look good. bulls led for about 45 minutes of the game. that's lebron james with the free ball ties it add 79. it's jays again, this time gives miami the lead and they come off on an 18-3 run to win 83-80. they will play dallas in the finals. that's sports as we see it. >> fred, thank you. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. they will be tracking the start of the get away for the holiday weekend. >> you can always find coverage

online ktvu.com and with ktvu's mobile app, thanks so much for joining us everyone.