you beginning with our david stevenson. he has new information about the firefighters fighting for his life. >> reporter: doctors are fighting tonight to save a critically injured fight fighter as friends and family are morning a -- firefighter as friends and family are mourning a comrade. patricia richardson grew up with perez in san francisco and married him in 1986. today she remembered her fears watching him fight the fire. >> i remember vincent almost falling through the roof. it was so scary. >> reporter: those fears were realized yet. 53-year-old anthony ballerio is in critical condition tonight inside san francisco general

hospital. >> they're keeping him medically paralyzed to help his breathing. they've put him in a bed that's turned facing the floor to help relieve the pressure on his lungs. tonight the vallerio family is trying to hold on to hope. >> it's pretty calm. everybody is trying to stay upbeat. we still have no idea whether it's going to go one way or the other. >> reporter: a memorial service is set for the end of next week. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to some of the doctors who are working this evening to save anthony ballerio. david stevenson, ktvu news.

and we go to rob roth, he tells us what he's learned from firefighters. >> reporter: as you can see the area is still sealed off. investigators have been here pretty much all day. while several firefighters are telling us whether it took too long to go in and rescue the firefighters. looking at the char on the house it's hard to imagine such an inferno inside. official results are that the home caught fire after curtains caught fire. >> this is very quick, very, very quick after that house erupted very quickly. and the smoke was as you can see from the photos, it was just a lot of black smoke. >> reporter: on the radio dispatch you can hear

lieutenant perez. >> engine 26, come in, give me an update. where is your location? >> reporter: there is no response. >> some of the chiefs, as the fire went on they were calling for the missing crew. they knew early on that something was amiss and they were trying to locate them. >> reporter: but how long was it before a second team went in. >> i've been asking everybody. i've been asking everyone how long it's been till somebody found them. i've been asking and nobody knows. >> reporter: the source says they also saw a beam of light from a flashlight pointing upward. they walked through the beam and found the men only after tripping over them. the fire department, the national institute of occupational safety, and calosha are all investigating. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu news.

governor jerry brown is sending condolences to the family of lieutenant perez. saying quote our thoughts are with those mourning this tragedy and we will continue to keep his colleague, firefighter anthony vallerio in our prayers as he remains in critical condition. we have new pictures of the home where the fire happened on ktvu.com. and the fire department held a firefighter training. firefighters went through difference scenarios on a training class called fire ops101. they say what happened in san francisco yesterday with firefighters being caught in a flash over wasn't far from their thoughts today. >> we can't help but think of them today. but we know that all around this country that there are folks that are coming to work today who still have a job to

do. and that's part of mandate of our job is to take those kinds of risks. >> city officials were also on hand watching today to see exactly what firefighters do. rain is moving into the bay area at this hour we want to show you a live look at san francisco bay near emeryville. it hasn't started raining yet but you can see some of the clouds in the distance. we're going to hear more from mark tamayo about when that rain is going to arrive. and this is what it looks like in truckee where they've had snow in record amounts. in this first round of rain is really just beginning to move across the bay area right now. we've been talking about this rain all week. our meteorologist mark tamayo is in the weather center.

the rain here is about to intensify. >> that's right, we do have more rain bands just offshore that will be moving offshore as scheduled and the forecast models we've been talking about. here you can't pick up the activity and the coverage. santa rosa, the airport reporting light rain. some activity in parts of the north bay closer to petaluma and nevado. i'll shift the maps to the south. looks like a little bit of heavier cell right across the richmond area. moving into the bay reports of wet roadways. the bay bridge as well, we just showed you the emeryville camera and that's a rain band not too far away. i'm going to go ahead and back the view up in the pacific. we have more widespread rainfall showing up out in the pacific. that will be approaching our coastline into early tomorrow morning. coming up i'll let you know

when the heaviest rainfall will get here. and now we go to ken pritchett who's at an orchard where they've been experiencing damage. >> reporter: you can see dark spots those are pits caused by hail. as this peach grows those pits will turn to brown spots. it is normal for workers to thin the peachs in june, but this is not normal. peaches damaged by hail. the damage in dollars. >> i would say we're in tens of millions. >> reporter: peach grower justin mckelley says a storm

that spawned a tornado dropped hail injuring dozens of orchards. >> we had three inches of hail. >> reporter: last week a tornado just north in butte county uprooted almonds trees. >> we might get three, maybe four tornadoes in california per year. so the fact that we're well up around 13, 14 is a little unusual. >> reporter: forecaster steve goldstein says the worse rain has hit in the area. goldstein says conditions might set up again this weekend. there are plenty of growers who have had enough. >> this is a heartbreaking experience. >> reporter: the official damag estimate here in sutter county or to the north there in butte county, those are not in just yet. the official damage estimates may not be in until harvest time in july or august.

north of yuba city in sutter county, ken pritchett, ktvu challenge channel 2 news. that tornado that touched down in sutter county put a scare in a family. that's because they just moved. you will hear their fightening story firsthand. we will be tracking this story throughout the weekend. you can log on to ktvu.com to check out the radar in your neighborhood any time. the two time presidential candidate edwards appeared in court today in north carolina. edwards is accused of spending close to $1 million from two donors. today edwards says he has done wrong but he denied if charges against him. >> and i will regret for the

rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused to others. but i did not break the law and i never ever thought i was breaking the law. >> if convicted edwards faces up to five years in prison for each of the six charges. the labor department issued its monthly jobs report today and the numbers were significantly lower than analysts had projected. the unemployment rate rose to 9.1%. .1 of a percentage point higher than in april. president obama said the new employment numbers shows the economy still faces some tough times. >> this economy took a big hit. it's like you had a bad illness. if you got hit by a truck, you know, it's going to take a while for you to mend. and that's what's happened to our economy. >> reporter: the president also noted that two million new jobs

have been created over the last 15 months. president obama made those comments to auto workers at a chrysler plant in ohio. and coming up a bit later, the president announces a milestone in the auto industry turn over. those anemic job numbers we just reported helped push stocks lower for the fifth straight week. investors drew back on signs that the economic recovery is drawing back steam. the dow tkrobed 97 points, nasdaq dropped 40 points -- the dow dropped 97 points, the nasdaq dropped 40 points. and the rainfall a little bit already showing up on live storm tracker 2. we will track the rain as we head into the overnight hours. we will pinpoint the timing of the heaviest band of rain that will be moving on shore. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done.

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a former san francisco lab employee has pled guilty. authorities charged debby maddon after they said they found cocaine in her home after serving a warrant. maddon admitted to taking small quantities of cocaine. that admission led to the dismissal of hundreds of criminal cases. 156 san jose police officers might be breathing a little easier tonight after their union reached a tentative deal to avoid laying them off. the deal includes a 10% pay cut. it also allows the officers to opt out of the city's pension plan. the rank in file must now approve the agreement. >> initially we had some objections to some of the language in the contract that we opposed. and late yesterday afternoon into the late hours last night,

we were able to resolve those issues with the city. although today's deal would keep 156 officers on the job, 122 others are already slated for lay offs. the police officers association says it hopes to help the city find other money to keep those officers on the street. prosecutors in santa clara county cleared officers of several shootings. four deputies shot a man who allegedly was guarding a pot farm. jose soto pointed a rifle at them and was holding a knife. the da found the deputies were justified because they thought soto was going to fire on them. two san jose police officers were also cleared in wrong doing in a fatal shooting of a man who approached them with a knife. and a judge found that two san

jose officers were justified when they shot a man who was wanted for murder. this week detectives posed as people who found the phone and met with its owner 34-year- old jason davis. when they identified themselves as police officers, davis tried to take off but they stopped him and arrested him. davis tonight is being held on suspicion of burglary. it's unusual bay area weather the delivering strong wind and rain is claiming some unusual victims, baby predator birds normally safe in their nests this year are getting swept away. in a story you will see only on 2, robert handa shows us birds rescued and now being repaired, robert. >> reporter: for analysts this late, winter weather can disrupt lives. especially when nests are

destroyed. then it takes humans to survive. these six baby barn owls were just a few of those rescued. it's unusual to see so many predator birds, but right now predators are nesting. very high in trees, and the unseasonal strong winds are blowing them down. >> they can't defend themselves. and so and they can't be renested because it's so high or dangerous situation or trying to get them back into the nest. >> reporter: the wind also grounded two baby red shouldered hawks. but as luck would have it, the center is already caring for a female hawk. >> she will take on the role and she has with one already being momma. >> reporter: in a rare

occurrence, a baby turkey vulture was blown off of its nest. predators must be familiar with its own kind to return to the wild otherwise -- >> they're own species will not recognize them. so they will fly them out of area or even kill them. >> reporter: the cold weather will lenghten the recovery process. but if all goes well most of the birds will be ready for release within a few months. live in santa clara county, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. for more information on the baby birds and the wildlife center you can go to our website ktv u.com. once there, click on web links. the tornado that hit in joplin, missouri has claimed another life. this time an officer. officer taylor, 31 years old had been in the hospital. taylor volunteered to go to

joplin from his kansas city suburb after the tornado blew through. bill martin is off tonight. mark tamayo joins us. >> light rain is in the area, not all of it is reaching the ground. in fact, i will show you the distance with our distance locator. you will notice from ocean beach talking about 34, 35 miles offshore. i want to move the maps up, the coverage up in the north bay for napa county. nothing too extreme. look like we could have wet roadways. closer to richmond. san francisco just some cloud cover up there as we come in tighter. the giants have a game this evening and right now it is dry but the shower potential will be on the increase closer to the ballpark as we work our way through the evening hours.

the weather story for tonight is this, more cloud cover out there. showers will be developing. these weekend periods of rain will be high. temperatures will be warming up. rain likely, temperatures mainly in the lower 50s. santa rosa right around 50 degrees. we're going to be off to a mild start first thing tomorrow morning. here's a look at the system, the main center we'll be watching this will be the main issue as we go head into the weekend producing possibly record rainfall as we head into the weekend. here's a look at the anticipated totals. santa cruz mountains 3.5-inches but possibly closer to 4- inches. this is for saturday, sunday right on through monday morning. south bay about an 1.5. very impressive rainfall totals. here's our cloud and rainfall totals. at 10:00 rain showers. we will cycle this as we head into saturday. we'll show you when the

heaviest rain will be pushing on shore. and when thunderstorm chances could be pushing into the weekend. and the son of hall of famer joe montana was arrested today. what you're seeing here is video of nate montana on the football field. he recently transferred to the university of montana and is trying to win the team's starting quarterback position. lawyers for in fact, owners and players made a decision today. they put the injunction on hold while a three judge panel heard the case. one of the judges urged the two sides to come to an agreement before the court rules. there's no word when they will issue a decision. >> i'm sure the players hope, and the fans hope that we will get to work as soon as possible. if not there's no telling how long this will go.

>> reporter: lawyers and nfl players made agreement today, i meant to say they made arguments in appeals court. this labor dispute continues to put the season in jeopardy. chrysler crosses the finish line. the major milestone parked today. plus the man known as dr. death dies today. what happened in his final moment. plus hackers have hit sony once again. the reason why the group says they did it. new at 6:00, nearly two years ago, this local boy lost his mother to violence. >> do you like school? >> yes, i like school. >> reporter: hear how school janitors are trying to help him and his classmates overcome obstacles to get an education. plus the multi million dollars deal a local city signed to keep jobs in the bay area. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

hackers accessed and published the information of more than a million customers of sony pictures e ntertainment. the group says they did it because they wanted to highlight the vulnerability of sony's system. president obama told cheering auto workers that the auto industry has made a major combat. he said the $80 million bail out kept the auto industry alive. and that all three big american car makers are making a profit. the president also announced a milestone for chrysler. >> today i'm proud to announce the government has been completely repaid for the investments we made under my

watch by chrysler. >> president obama also toured the chrysler plant. the man that was known as dr. death has died. he pioneered the death to die movement and helped dozens of ailing people commit suicide. >> they want to live as long as possible and not suffer. so they call a doctor to help them end their suffering. >> reporter: the doctor died today at the age of 83. he was a pathologist who invented a so called suicide machine. he claimed to have helped at least 130 people end their lives. after one assisted suicide in 1998, kavorkian was convicted of second degree murder. today his attorney and friend paid memorial.

>> it's a man who focused on the sufferings of others. he said he would not assist in any more suicides but he told reporters he had no regrets saying quote, how can you regret helping a suffering patient? the case of a missing nursing school student is changing by the minute. we'll tell you about a promising lead that fell short today and how the fbi is stepping up its efforts without overstepping its ground. and sarah palin is making headlines tonight after she completely mixed up one of the most famous events in u.s. history. hear what she said after a break.

still no sign of that missing nursing student but tonight the reward in the case has doubled. also tonight there is a renewed effort to keep michelle le's story out in the public. patti lee shows us what's being done and where the investigation stands. >> reporter: you can see how quickly this case is changing when you see this digital message. every 15 seconds it's updated. >> there's no word for how difficult it's been. we are very tight nit. we know that time is short.

>> reporter: this morning this public service announcement went live at 40 san francisco shelters and six billboards. >> i hope they find her. it's a shame. i hope it's not foul play. >> reporter: le's family is also hoping for the best and actively trying to get the public interested. >> you are just at a loss. there are these seemingly unrelated pieces that are being covered and our family has been in the dark about a lot of it. and we that's also another reason why we wanted to have more support, national support. the fdi today told me it has been working with hayward investigators since day one -- the fbi today told me that it has been working with hayward

investigators since day one. an hour ago, hayward police told us that le's phone records were not as helpful as they had hoped. later tonight, le's family is holding a rally in hayward where they plan to call on the community to help bring michelle home. reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a lab technician now knows his fate. 26-year-old raymond clark iii was sentenced this morning in connecticut to 44 years in prison. back in march, claude pleaded guilty to murder and attempted assault in a 2009 death of annie le. he strangled le before hiding her body behind his research lab wall. it happened just days before she planned to be married. the state assembly voted today on a new bill to create a new department of high speed trains within an existing state

agency. the current board would be an advisory board. supporters say the new bill would ensure sufficient oversight of the $40 billion project which will link san francisco with los angeles and anaheim. that bill now goes to the state senate. you might soon see a lot less security at bay area airports. the transportation security administrations is facing a huge budget cut. that could lead to thousands of security screeners beings laid off nationwide. the cuts could also mean higher ticket prices. >> reporter: the tsa is not america's most popular government agency. when screeners pat down a 60- year-old like in this newly posted you tube video. when they swarm around a senior citizen and cameras are rolling, it's easy to take washington to take a meat cleaver to the agency. late today the chairman of the u.s. house transportation economy proposed scrapping the agency all together.

and instead hiring private security companies. >> even with more advanced technology, even with more advanced personal intrusion, the performance is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: the tsa had asked for a multi million dollars budget increase to deploy more whole body scammers. >> shame on us if we don't do some forecasting, intelligence predictions about what types of devices the terrorists will use in the future. >> reporter: this budget cut would lead to the lay off of 5,000 airport screeners nationwide the agency says. and could lead to higher ticket prices for you. the agency is already proposing nearly doubling the so called passenger security fee. the fee you pay for every leg of every flight you take to help the agency rake together another half billion dollars for its budget. a statement just said to me, if those cuts are signed into law, 10% of that agency's work force

would likely be cut. in washington, scott mcfarlane, ktvu news. lawmakers are working to make sure that californians on welfare are spending taxpayer money responsibly. the state assembly passed a bill that would prohibit the use of welfare cards at atms inside casinos or adult entertainment facilities. and palin stopped in new hampshire today and had coffee with local republican leaders. she says that her tour highlighted american history. but in boston yesterday, she talked about patriot paul revere. here she gives her own version of his famous midnight ride. >> you know, he who warned us, the british that were not going

to be taking away our arms. and he was riding his horse through town to send the warning shots and bells. >> ten-year-old piper palin made some highlights of her own. today piper's mom sarah palin apologized to reporters for piper getting in the way of journalists covering the tour. piper pushed away some microphones that crews were holding up. sarah palin laider said, piper is sorry and that her daughter was simply trying to protect her. ground breaking today on a massive project work nearly 3/4 of a million dollars. also our state incentives for movie companies worth the money? the new information that seems to put california at odds with eight other states. are you more afraid of being business or big brother watching your every move on the internet? see if you agree with the results of a new poll. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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on one of the garages. merchants fear these changes will discourage people from coming downtown and shopping and having entertainment. california may be extending tax breaks for film production but other states aren't. at least eight states have now eliminated or suspended incentives for movie companies. the reports say those states believe the benefits of the tax breaks do not outweigh the costs. >> on the surface they may seem like a great benefit. there's this flashy, glitzy production. but it does not outweigh the costs. alameda broke grou massive project for highland

hospital. their calling it the highland hospital acute tower replacement project. it includes two new buildings, a new front entrance to the hospital and a new courtyard complex. including the demolition of six buildings. it looks like internet users are more afraid of big business than big brother. a new service from usc found nearly half of those who surf the internet worry about business following them online. when it comes to smart phones, googles android seems to be pulling away from the pack. android's market share in april was 36.4%. that's a five percentage point increase compared to january. iphone came in second. blackberry, microsoft and hp all lost market shares. you now have 19 minutes if

you want to celebrate national donut date with a free donut. people lined up after hearing that crispy cream was giving away free donuts. national donut day celebrates donut dollies the nickname for women who served donuts to world war ii soldiers. flights to and from europe and what they mean for the risk of spreading a dangerous and deadly mysterious disease. we're talking about rain for the first week of june. i'll highlight the thunderstorms chances for one part of the weekend and i'll let you know when the clouds finally move out of the region. nearly two years ago this local boy lost his mother to violence. >> do you like school? >> yes i like school. >> reporter: hear how school

janitors are trying to help him and his classmates overcome obstacles to get a good education. a massive drug scandal involving local law enforcement keeps growing. plus the multi million dollars deal a local city signed to keep jobs in the bay area. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

the white house is holding a dinner next week and the guests will be dining on lettuce and other vegetables grown at the white house garden. today she invited school children to help harvest the vegetables that will be served at next week's dinner. john fowler live tonight at sfo to tell us why scientists are worried here at home.

john-- >> reporter: as we've seen with influenza, tb and other illnesses airplane can be efficient transmitter of disease. flights from europe have already brought this new super toxic strain of e.coli to the u.s. four sick in the u.s. had traveled to germany. >> i guess i'll be a little careful about what i eat. >> i'm actually not so concerned about that. >> we will see, we must go back to switzerland and yeah. >> the u.s. clearly could experience an outbreak similar to the one in europe. once these pathogens develop, they don't go away. >> reporter: this evolved into a fast spreading super bug. but how it's spreading is unknown.

tests revealed that the bacteria were not the same, so now the mystery deepens. despite a lack of evidence, russia banned european vegetable imports. american airlines today announced it will stop serving salad. but passengers tell us this epidemic will not ruin their travels. >> you want to avoid the cucumber and tomato salad. >> no i'm going to eat the ku cucumber and tomato salad, it'll be all right. >> how many people die from the flu and nobody reports that. >> reporter: u.s. officials say

they are stepping up inspections of imported fruits and vegetables. john fowler, ktvu news. coworkers and other friends gathered together to remember a man who died of legionnaire's disease. it was in the plaza that a memorial ceremony was held today. >> for me it's been hard. because we've lost someone that has been significant in our lives for well over 20 years. but on the other side, i recognize that i will see him again. >> boyd is the second person in three years working at the center to contract legionnaire's disease. and julie haener is in the our newsroom with stories we're working on. >> reporter: we're at the hospital where family members are with the firefighters in critical condition. what east bay investigators say their corruption case is just too big for them to handle. these stories and much more coming up at 6:00.

a lost dog found in salinas is finally going home. that wouldn't be a big deal, but the dog named buster brown wandered from colorado. just last month he was brought from the salinas animal shelter after someone found him walking around town. the owner had no way of getting the labrador mix back home. so an airline is giving him a ticket from california to colorado. the two baby bob cat, 17 and 9 weeks old are being fed. by that man in full bob cat costume. that's because the center is trying to get them ready to go back to the wild. >> that way they're not seeing

humans as a good thing. but stay away. >> reporter: the center says it'll be at least six months before those bob cats will be able to be released back into the wild. let's go to our meteorologist mark tamayo to watch the timing of this storm. >> the rainfall rates will be picking up also increasing in coverage across the entire bay area. right now in the maps on live storm tracker 2 you can pick up the coverage. not all of it reaches the ground but santa rosa during the 4:00 hour reporting light rain. you can see still a few cells closer to parts of marin county in san rafael. a few light showers in this region. but not all this reaching the ground. with the maps closer to the south and allegation for san francisco and oakland. basically just some clouds but as we widen out the perspective out in the pacific. there's that big rain shield and that will be a factor as we do head into the evening hours. so if your saturday.

here's a timing for your weekend. the first weekend in june we're talking about a significant storm. this almost likes like a february rain pattern. sundays more showers off and on and that's where we do bring in the possibility of thunderstorms. here is the set up so for this evening, basically we'll see the clouds moving in. more clouds cover, showers will begin to develop about 7:00 or 10:00 this evening. the weekend is going to be a factor. it's going to be going back and forth. with that we're talking about off and on rainfall. potentially in the order of one inch for the valley locations. but up to 4-inches for the mountains. clearing finally next week. but that system moves inland as we head into the day on sunday. here's our forecast model, we will put it into motion

tonight. we should have more rain showers to talk about. here we go with that heavy rain band pushing in later tomorrow morning about 6:00. this gradually moves inland. this could be a break by 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 with the main action moving off to the east. we still have to hang on to the possibility of a few stray showers. temperatures mainly in the upper 50s to the upper 60s. warmest locations right around 69 degrees. here is the look ahead. quite a bit of events happening as we head into early june. we'll have to keep an eye on the rain clouds. keep an eye on the skies until saturday and sunday. gasia and frank finally the reward at the end of the tunnel for tuesday and wednesday. we're talking about record breaking rain for the bay area. >> all right, thanks mark. >> survivors of the joplin,

missouri tornado come to california to get help. but here they got another scare, how they describe the down danger. -- how they describe the double danger.

a family survived the devastating tornado in missouri is now living with relatives in the sacramento valley. but they got another scare when they arrived here in california. a brief funnel cloud appeared in northern california on wednesday and we showed it to you here at 5:00. but the watson family says it was nothing compared to what

they went through back home in joplin. >> i grabbed hold of the door. the door swung out of his hand. and he started lifting up and the wall fell and our apartment collapsed on us. >> reporter: the twister hit six family members, parents parents mandy and curtis, infant twins took shelter in the basement. at one point they could see right into the tornado. >> mainly terrible and scary thing. so i hope i never have to go through that ever again. >> i've been in tornadoes and earthquakes both, and i would go through an earthquake any day instead of a tornado. >> she says she's happy to be out of missouri's tornado valley. the watson's lost everything but say they still have each other. they decided to stay here in california and rebuild their lives. coming up in 90 seconds, a

little boy who lost his mother and aunt in a brutal shooting. the second chance he's getting thanks to an unlikely helping hand found right inside the halls of his elementary school. >> i think about all the memories. >> and the emotions remain raw tonight. we're talking to family and friends of that san francisco firefighters caught in that deadly house fire.

there's so many friends that loved him. raw emotion tonight as one firefighter's family makes funeral arrangements and another keeps a bedside vigil. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. tonight a second firefighter is still not in the clear. ktvu's david stevenson is at san francisco general hospital where family members are refusing to leave his side. david-- >> reporter: frank, tonight as funeral preparations are under way for one firefighter, surgeons on the fourth floor