>> reporter: this is video of the smoke rising taken earlier today. for the past week and a half she has been teaching journalism in afghanistan. today after classes they launched two deadly attacks near the school. shortly after a vehicle with a gunner in the back came to the school. >> found us and said let's go, let's go. and we grabbed everything we had and ran into the car and we -- lights and sirens to the consulate. >> reporter: these are photos she took as she waited. she was fortunate that a representative from the u.s. embassy was observing her teach classes today. officials knew because they were american they could be targets. >> it was frightening but i knew i was in the best possible care. i was relieved to see the

americans coming to look for me. that was nice. >> reporter: four people are dead and dozens are injured. it is one of the areas where security responsibility will be handed over to afghanistans in july. >> think this threw and see if i can step outside my hotel long enough to make an educated decision. >> reporter: the embassy offered her to go stay at a military base but she chose to go back to her hotel where there are armed guards on every floor. ktvu channel 2 news. u.s. troops in afghanistan remember their fallen comrades this memorial day. members of the army held a candlelight vigil to honor the 1500 u.s. service members

killed in afghanistan since back in 2001. thousands made their way to san francisco presidio's 143rd memorial day ceremony, honoring those who gave their lives. david stevenson live where there is still lot of activity. >> reporter: even at this hour a steady stream of visitors continue to flow in to commemorate memorial day. 2500 people came to the national cemetery to pay tribute to bay area military men and women. >> important that my son understand the sacrifices that people have made in their lives for the defense of the country. >> it is overwhelming because i have a sister in the military and i wouldn't want to see her here. >> reporter: this year's ceremony marked the 70th

anniversary into world war ii. >> i was only 17 when i enlisted. >> those who lost their lives in battle. >> we give them one day, they deserve more. >> new tribute to those men and women is coming soon. set to be announced next month. >> they have a memorial that is going to be reflected there by the opera house. [ playing taps ] >> reporter: a day to reflect on the sacrifices made to fellow soldiers now at rest in this park. >> a moment to think back and see how much we owe to them who gave their lives. >> helicopter performed a fly by this afternoon. officials tell us they will keep the national cemetery open

till sunset to allow everyone to pay their respects. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> estimated that since the american revolution 1 million u.s. service members died defending our country, today president obama paid tribute to them. he said the u.s. can never repay its debt to its fallen heroes. >> three! >> president obama and michelle obama visiting arlington national cemetery. the president placed a reef at the tomb of the unknowns. he said the u.s. must honor them by following the example they set and said my heart goes out to you. >> i love my daughters more than anything in the world, i can't imagine losing them,

can't imagine losing a sister, brother, or parent. >> the president and the first lady visited the graves of those who died serving in iraq and afghanistan. they hosted a breakfast for families of troops killed in combat. president obama chose this memorial day to announce changes in the leadership. his choice to replace mike mullen. president obama introduced martin dempsey. coming up at 5:30 we will look that challenges. last week 35 million americans said they planned to hit the road for this memorial day and tonight a lot of them are heading home. let's take you around the bay, interstate 80. it is definitely light in both directions on i-80. typically at this time traffic would be a mess. to the gary ward. -- to the golden gate bridge.

slowing to san francisco but that's probably people paying toll. interstate 280. quiet for a monday night. a lot of people choosing to stay home. staying home orer flying. this is san jose international airport. they expected an 11.5% increase in the amount of travelers this memorial day weekend compared to last year. bart service in the east bay got back to normal avermentness work caused delays. this was the scene a few hours ago. crews had shut down one track inside the tube to repair electric cables. that caused delayed of 20-40 minutes. work has ended for today but construction and delays will continue next weekend. drivers can expect delays beginning this week on part of

highway 100 won. some lanes will be closed to repave the roadway. that project begins wednesday. it is expected to be completed in september. the work will take place from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in the north bound lanes and 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. in the south bound direction. they are advising drivers to use alternate routes. >> reporter: people using the bay bridge are getting used to a new lane configuration. they finished work yesterday to clean up the place where it will connect into oakland. traffic is backed up on the bay bridge. this is anination. the eastbound lanes were moved to the right to open up in the middle. it is expected to be finished in 2013. video showing the scene just as two people were shot and kill last night. those two victims had five kids

between them. ktvu's john sasaki is in oakland with the video. >> reporter: this is where the gunfire rang out. four spots where bullets slammed into the wall. in this case it dug a hole and bounced on to the sidewalk and that's where i found this bullet. >> reporter: family and friends came to the scene in east oakland this afternoon and set up a memorial for the two people who died. >> still not real. still so much hurt, so much pain. >> reporter: last night the gunfire erupted. this is video that someone gave to us and you can see how chaotic the scene turned. >> we have silly people that don't care about hurting other people. >> reporter: from security cameras you can see the moment

when everyone ran for cover. >> we was gone. and then we got the call, police -- >> reporter: the two people who were killed was latoya kenny and eric bush. >> good man. he worked. got kids. took care of his family, took care of his wife. >> no problem. >> reporter: this is his daughter. >> my mom was innocent. she just wanted to have fun. it's crazy how people die over this. >> reporter: the home video shows three people walking away from the scene. one man is carrying a gun in his right hand. back here you can see the displays of affection. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. new information on the giant's fan attacked at dodger stadium. important details were missing

from the database that could have helped identify the main suspect in the brian stow beating. some of giovanni ramirez tattoos were never recorded into the system. giovanni ramirez was arrested last week but charges haven't been filed. he is accused of beating san francisco giants' fan brian stow outside dodger stadium. investigators say the small fire at dodger stadium was a rekindling of a fire saturday night. both fires were in a storage area. paper products burned and no one was hurt. the cause is still being investigated. friends, family and police are staying mum about a nursing school student missing since friday. you expect to be using the sun screen but umbrellas are in the forecast, i will tell you when.

. california highway patrol is investigating two hit and run accidents. the cph says three cars crashed because another car was driving wrecklessly. investigators are still looking for witnesses. in a couple of hours it will be three days since a student vanished. friends of the woman say they are hoping for the best. ktvu's patty lee is live. >> reporter: this is the area where michelle hoang thi le was last seen. when a person disappears you see people handing out flyers but that is not the case here is that is by design. >> reporter: michelle hoang thi le's friends sent these photos in hopes that more information will increase the odds of finding her safe. >> she is missed and loved and

we are hoping for the best. >> reporter: she is a spokesperson at samuel merritt university where she is enrolled. most of her course work is in hayward. >> we are just listening to what the police department is asking us to do which is to not comment too much. we don't want to jeopardize their investigation. >> reporter: police say they are not talking today unless there is a break in the case. nursing instructors missing friday night when she failed to come back to class after a break. police say she planned to drive to reno after class but her car was found on a nearby street. rightening news to people in the neighborhood. >> some police around here, right? then you feel more safe. >> reporter: with each passing

hours messages on her facebook page are becoming more frantic from i want to have a sleep over to you are breaking my heart right now, come home soon. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. police are investigating two separate killings this weekend. melissa was shot to death saturday night. family members say she was the mother of five boys and that she may have been shot by mistake. a nephew in the car was also shot and briefly hospitalized. hours before that is teen was stabbed to death outside his home on the east side. police found the victim near king road early saturday morning and died at the hospital. last week he celebrated his 18 18th birthday. the stabbing is gang related. mow arrests have been made.

wildfire that threatened homes is almost out tonight. firefighters are watching hot spots after containing the fire yesterday. it broke out friday near lake isabella. thousands of people had to evacuate. no one was injured. people in joplin, missouri got help in cleaning up after the deadly tornado. >> take the day off or give a hand to the people who need it. >> an elephant and its trainers pitched in. the circus was supposed to put on a show today but the town is in ruins after the tornado so the crew brought its biggest perform out to help haul debry. >> coming out here lending a hand, whatever we can do to help. >> they are here to help. >> the parking lot where the circus was supposed to go up is now a make-shift hospital.

the tornado caused damage to the medical center in joplin, missouri. water spouts were spotted off the coast of australia. you can see columns of air swirling, blasting along the surface. strong winds and heavy rains hit over the weekend. over to bill martin, what are we looking at? >> more of the same, unsettled weather. not a horrible holiday weekend but not the weather you would expect. look at this, here comes another weather system. this pattern is dropping in over the bay area, has been repeating itself now for months. this pattern has been going on since fall of last year. november, december, january. we got an active pacific. we are coming up on june this

week and we are looking at showers into the forecast, not just tomorrow but into the bay area weekend as well. it's very unusual weather. not ending. continuing with snow in the mountains. overnight lows on the cool side. showers start in the north bay around midnight, they will spread south, i will have the computer model back and we will look at that. but looks like showers into the morning community. there is the weather system, rain on the north coast already. back it out. you can see how active the pacific is. over the shoulder here in the gulf of alaska, there is your wednesday event. now it looks juicier than this one. rainfall accumulations will be similar to last week. tonight showers start. tomorrow is going to be a wet showery, unsettled day. enough to slow down your travel

as you move around the bay area on tuesday. in the mountains a winter weather advisory. and wednesday, good chance for a thunderstorm. i will have the five day forecast and the computer model when i come back. you can plan your computer, back to work commute on tuesday. why he says he doesn't want to be a distraction to the program and harsh words for the plans for california's bullet train, why one leader is calling it the train to nowhere. the play that sidelined buster posey, the reason another catcher says it did not have to happen this way.

. gas prices held steady over the holiday weekend. the average price is $3.79. in oakland and san jose, the average is $4.03. that is 8 cents lower than last week. san francisco in $4.15. a drop of 7 cents. california congressman says the rail system is a bullet train to nowhere. >> there is strong opposition to it. not just among republicans. we are watching this in sacramento too. more and more are saying this

is nuts. >> he says voters were miss led when they approved high-speed rail. the government chipped in $3.5 billion for the system. it now has $6.3 billion. but he says that will cover just a fraction of the $43 billion price tag. >> most comes out of california taxpayers pockets and it is an extraordinary moment. that's the entire state budget for a year. >> he says the funds would be better spent on highway construction and maintenance. sad news for giants fans. buster posey is out for the seize. a collision at home last week tore ligaments and broke a leg bones. surgeons repaired the ligament, he will undergo a second

surgery. the rookie of the year was batting .284 with four home runs and 21 rbis. mike says the hit that put him out for the season could have been avoided. he retired in 2007 after a series of concussions. he says scott cousins had a path for the street but aimed for buster posey's opposite shoulder aiming for his shoulder. he says he does not favor a rule change, he says you just mark it down and remember that player the next time. national service just for the children of the privilege and wealthy. >> on this day, a call to duty, what pete says is time to bring back the draft. and is sara palin sending

signals to america? what she is doing which could indicate whether she has plans to run for the white house.

. complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. the biggest way a man or woman cak honor and serve the united states. tonight talk of getting more people involved in the service of our country. for all the ceremonies we have been showing you that draw large crowds, those families that bear the greatest burden are few. ktvu's rita williams hear now where a veteran is proposing we rethink the way the system works. >> former congressman pete has

been a maverick republican. and today the marine showed once again he is not afraid to say what he believes is right. [ singing ] >> reporter: a day to remember, a day to honor all those brave americans since the civil war who have died fighting for the rest of us. >> most of those buried here served when one of the nation's values was a duty to service the country. >> reporter: on this day, 41 years after the draft ended, he said it's unfair that less than 1% of american families now bear the whole burden of war. >> national service should exist for the children of the privilege and wealthy so they can share -- >> reporter: her son died in

vietnam, the last war with required military service. he was only 20. today she announced that after 43 years honoring his service and others, this will be her last memorial day here that national cemetery. >> it's now time to pass the torch along to the younger generation. thanks for what you have given, no one could ask for more. may you rest with god in heaven from now through ever more. [ taps playing ] >> reporter: those famies who have given so much said they have no regrets. their only regret is that more people don't turn out for ceremonies to honor the

americans who died in war. memorial day that cemetery. -- at the cemetery. [ taps playing ]. >> this is the oldest military cemetery on the west coast. 211 grave stones dat back to the gold rush. today everyone was decorated with flowers and an american flag. >> the nation stops, take as pause and remembers them to take note of their sacrifice. >> the ceremon also honored the 745 support battalion, it is deployed in iraq. president obama chose memorial day to make big changes in the leadership of the armed forces. the change puts three veteran officers that head of the

military. >> reporter: a century of combined experience. president obama announces changed when mick pullen steps down of the joint chiefs of staff. >> army general martin dempsey as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. to succeed as chief of staff, general ray. >> reporter: president obama says he nominated them because of their records. >> between them they bring deep experience in every domain. land, air, space, sea, cyber. both of them have ther and trust of our troops on the front lines, friends in congress and allies and partners abroad and both have my full confidence. >> reporter: getting the thumbs up from military experts. bob says dempsey is well liked

and a soldier scholar. >> strong academic background outside the military, which makes him an excellent candidate with the agencies he will have to embrace. >> his team will face two big challenges. managing a draw down of troops in afghanistan without giving up the initiative and dealing with a shrinking budget. >> reporter: all three must be confirmed by the senate before they take their new post. one presidential candidate used this holiday to get out on the trail today. tim pawlenty spoke to 60 people at a church in iowa today. this week he will barn storm through the state where the first caucuses will be held next year. he said the u.s. needs to do

more to encourage job growth. >> will you get the country growing and i have done that in minnesota. >> tim pawlenty said his plan for medicare includes performance pay. sara palin looked and sounded like a candidate today in washington d.c. >> when will you announce? >> when i decide. >> sara palin and her family toured the nation's capital today. she said her tour will hilt america's routes and restore what is good about america. he is still deciding whether to make a run for the white house. >> americans are ready for a -- >> they are trying to keep her next stop as secret. cnn is quoting sources saying she will be heading to new hampshire. early warning sign for president obama's reelection

campaign. the number of registered democrats fallen in key states that helped put him in the white house. florida, north carolina, iowa, nevada. officials say voter registration will be a top priority in the election. they are planning a major effort to register new voters. a major effort winding down tonight. how many drunk drivers officers pulled off the road this memorial day weekend. and pga pg&e is testing more pipelines this week. and how a good night's sleep could help your child avoid a epidemic sweeping across the country. 0#0dñañy

. the highway patrol enforcement program will be wrapping up in the next several hours. so far this memorial day weekend it was safer than last year. friday night till this morning officers arrested 184 impaired drivers. that's down from 203 from last year. no fatallies. last year there was one. the program runs through midnight tonight. pg&e crews are getting ready for testing in two cities. the cruise will first vent the gas from the lines. that will happen tomorrow in newark and wednesday in san

jose. the testing involving high pressure water should be done later in the week. customers shouldn't notice any interruption in service. pg&e is and other utilities are asking the state to change power pole safety rules. they want to eliminate that electric poles need to be build and maintain so that will not fail. they say that is an impossible standard. bond measure for road improvementicize at the threshold needed to pass. 66% said they were leaning towards supporting the measure. 91% of voters think the conditions of streets is a problem. the proposal is not yet on the

ballot. the school board will consider $4 million in budget cuts wednesday to close a budget gap. they already cut $7 million but negotiations are still underway on some of the cuts. to meet a deadline they must consider other cuts, including text book reductions and the elimination of a risk manager position. making sure your kids get enough sleep could help them avoid obesity. researchers found that children who got less sleep were more likely to have a high body mass index. the next step is to look at ways to help kids sleep longer. new mothers who take off three months or more from work are twice as likely to breast- feed after three months.

right now law requires employers to give 12 weeks of unpaid leave. it's the most popular thing you will find on a sports field but the risk we discovered in sports drinks. the clouds are moving in and we have more showers in your forecast. keep the umbrellas handy, i will let you know when the rain will begin.

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coaches in college football resigned. jim tressel is stepping down in the midst of a scandal. he is at the center of an investigation that violates ncaa rules. he is trying to avoid further distractions for the team. jim tressel was set to serve a five game suspension. he will be replied by luke fickle. when you break a sweat exercising do you reach for a sports drink? john fowler live with new information that may make you rethink that choice. >> one of the most popular things on sports fields is sports drinks. this one has 20-grams of sugar for 8-ounces. that's more than a soda. doctors are urging children to avoid drinking sports drinks.

>> reporter: doctors will say grueling endorse sports require reflexing water, eelectrolytes and carbs. >> very juicy. i like instead of water, it has more flavor to it. >> reporter: but doctors say active young people are at risk of obesity from repeated high doses of sugar. we found many sports drinks loaded with it. look at the label monopolies this one, 14-grams of sugar. this one 20-grams. the highest we found, gatorade, 25-grams. one gulp as much sugar as a pack of candy. >> reporter: doctors recommend what parents say, no to sports drinks. >> high in sugar. sodium. best way is to drink water. >> sometimes water doesn't

finish the job. >> 230mg. >> reporter: doctors urge parents to read the label and keep their children away from sports drinks. to consider them the equivalent of a soda pop. john fowler n ktvu channel 2 news. people in germany are being told to stop eating cucumbers because of an e. coli outbreaks. authorities are disputing it originated in spain. they are holding crisis talks today. authorities also took some cucumbers off shelves in france and the czech repuplic. space shuttle endeavor is headed back. during their mission they performed space walks to put

the final station components in place. mark kelly had a reminder for all americans this memorial day weekend. >> this memorial day weekend i would like to say that, you know, as a crew we are thinking of the veterans out there that lost their lives in wars, especially recently in afghanistan and iraq. >> this was the 135th space shuttle flight and the final flight for space shuttle endeavor. it is set to return wednesday and retired to the los angeles california science center. atlantis is the next and final flight in july. getting out of town is costing air travelers more this year. just the fuel to fly one passenger round trip between san francisco and new york is up by 48% from this time last year. fuel now makes up more than one third of flight costs. alaska airlines is

upgrading. the faa approved their request to use the ipad. the change will cut down on weight and paper and looking into replacing the maps with a tablet. dui check points ends with $50,000 in drugs. coming up in 10 minutes on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. while we remember those who lost their lives, it's a good time to honor those who survived the wars, honoring all our veterans. and things will get more crowded on the golden gate bridge, the change that starts tomorrow. plus how the weather took the wend out of a festival today. that's coming up. the forest service could tighten its restrictions on fire retartants. it may expand the acreage that

is off limits. they are weighing restrictions as part of a legal battle over the environmental effects of them. agencies drop 28 million- gallons a year on western wild land. waiting to see if the city will receive relief aid to cover the cost of flood repairs. they were hit by two flash flood in march but thetiate chose not to en vogue the disaster assistance act. officials say its emergency reserves are depleted. they expect to spend $500,000 to complete the work. let's head to chief meteorologist bill martin. i think we are done with it already. >> yeah. everybody is over it. this hangs with us tomorrow, next day and into the weekend.

not real wet but it will be sprinkling tomorrow. wet for the morning commute. it works its way south and you seen enough to know, last week is a example, this isn't going to pack a huge punch but any punch is too much. you don't expect to get rain on your tuesday morning commute in june. we are a click away from june and we got this one and this one and they will impact us this week. tomorrow's system rolls in around midnight. they spread south throughout the day. 10th of an inch for most of us. the model, 2:00 a.m., scattered showers. stop me if you have seen this before. this is reminiscent of last week and the week before that. 7:00 a.m., the north bay has

the most impact. drizzle down around santa cruz and lose gatos and noon time. see what is happening? wednesday another powerful thunderstorm in the central valley like the tornado we saw last week. 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, mountains are getting snow above 6,000 feet. wednesday, noon. just -- not -- ugly. it's not the weekend, though. at least not yet. 64 in vallejo. forecast highs below the average because of the cloud cover and rain. rain similar to what we had last week. umbrellas necessary at times. the five-day forecast -- you are shaking your head. what is going on? everybody is over it. plenty of rain and snow.

look at the weekend, rain, saturday and sunday. it could all change but -- >> and it's almost june. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> it has been the best memorial day ever for hollywood. >> get up. we got a situation. >> the "the hangover part ii" brought in $137 million. the story of three friends facing a morning after and set a record of its own. best opening ever for an r rated comedy. "kung fu panda 2" earned $60 million at the number 2 spots. pirates of the caribbean fell to third place and followed by bride mades and four. one of the grandest ceremonies for those who have given their lives for our freedom.

. this morning germany announced it is shutting down all nuclear power plants bine 2022. demonstrators hung banners outside the meeting where the decision was made. last year the chancellor pushed to keep the reactors running

through 2026. that decision was reversed. people who live and breathe the military and those who never served are joining in a message, thank you to all those who died in subsof this country. ktvu's martin holden has more. [ music playing ] >> price of freedom is high. but measured by the lives of generations to come, lives full of promise. >> all the different stories of all the different people and the bravery people exhibited in defense of the country. it's overwhelming really. [ music playing ]

>> a moment to think back and to really see how much we owe to them who gave their lives. [ taps playing ] >> work of martin holden. we have more news ahead, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is 90 seconds away. >> successful day for all of us. >> more than baseball in oakland, stars on the field honor the real heroes, soldiers on the battle field.

. the cheers at the ballpark are more than just baseball. honoring and remembering american heros. big change on the golden gate bridge but it doesn't have to do with cars. complete bay area news coverage

starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening. >> a memorial day celebration rocked by gunfire and death. family and friends of the victims are devastated. a look that scene just before and right after the shooting. ktvu's john sasaki is in oakland. >> reporter: look at this memorial here at 88 and international. balloons, flowers and picks of the victims. people have been coming here to pay their respects to the people shot last night. >> reporter: the gunfire erupted. hundreds of people were in the area, celebrating the weekend. this is video someone gave us and you can see how chaotic the scene turned. >> everyone is screaming and running. i am like get