month-old isaac. the mother of this boy said she reacted instantly trying to save the lives of her children. >> he was such a precious thing. he was my little angel. he was my everything. now i don't have him in my life. >> reporter: still recovering from the bullet wounds she received trying to shield her children. her husband is still hospitalized. he was shot trying to drive his family out of harm's way. he will heal, but garsia lopez says her family will never recover. they were leaving a baby shower sunday morning. she believed the two shooters watched her put the children into their car seats before they opened fire. >> i tried to protect them as soon as i heard the gunfire. i protected the four-year-old, and i thought i protected my baby in the car seat, but one

of the bullets went into his head. >> reporter: took two teenagers into custody. a 16-year-old on weapons charges. you can see him there in the plaid shirt and are looking for evidence connecting him to the homicide. a 17-year-old seen here in a black hoody. he has made statements tieing him to the shooting. they say the 17-year-old was beaten up last week by gang members and was looking for revenge. >> the person we arrested this this case felt like two of the people involved were on wysteria drive and thought they were in the car they shot. >> reporter: this was a case of mistaken identity. they believe they have the guns used in the shooting. it will be up to the district attorney whether to charge the suspects in this case as adults. police are trying to solve a mystery tonight. who was the woman found dead inside a garbage bag and how

did she die? coming up, we'll tell you what police are doing to try to answer those questions. the family of a missing nursing student announced a reward for information on her whereabouts has grown to $65,000. they've identified several persons of interests in the disappearance, but they've made no arrest. the 26-year-old disappeared on may 27th where she was doing clinical rounds as part of her course work. police say a crucial piece of their equipment works the way it's supposed to work. about the department's new radio system and why officers say it will make a big difference. >> this is the parking lot where oakland police pick up their patrol cars. when they get into cars, they can be more confident their police radios will actually work. complained their radio communication systems didn't work in highland hospital.

>> information out to field units to give updates. >> reporter: police and city officials demonstrated their new platform 25 communications system at the hospital. it worked. oakland's new digital radio system went online yesterday morning and officials say so far, so good. >> we find ourselves communicating in areas we haven't been able to communicate before. >> reporter: oakland police have been plagued by problems with this old and antiquated system. their radios went down. now with the new state of the art system, city officials expect those types of problems to disappear for the most part. >> there will be a few areas that won't be totally reachable. >> we're now in that phase of the project where we will work closely with our first responders to make any adjustments and refinements to the system. >> reporter: the city says it will likely have to construct

more communications towers to eliminate any remaining dead spots. one area that used to be a notorious dead zone, thanks to the new system police radios now work here. that's a relief to the high street pharmacy often a victim of robberies and break ins. >> having them have full communications and able to respond quicker is great for us and good for the community. >> reporter: other law enforcement agencies including san francisco and san jose are expected to use the same new system by 2013. it's june weather like we haven't seen in years. cold and gray here in the bay area and there's lots of snow up in the sierra. we'll start things off in soda springs with what's happening there. david? >> reporter: good afternoon.

just a light mist falling out here. earlier today we had quite a bit of snow in the air. now we have it on the ground. take a look at what this latest storm has dumped here. some people say they'll take all they can get. the slopes were empty and the lifts were quiet today at most resorts, but that didn't stop a few people from enjoying this late-season snow. >> i'm one of the few people who's digging it. >> reporter: he strapped on his skis and headed into the back country, hoping that the wet snowfalling would turn to powder even higher up. >> i figured it's snowing, i better take advantage of it. >> reporter: the fresh snow made for fresh am in addition and a surprise for one family visiting from australia. >> i didn't think we'd see any snow, but my daughters have never, ever seen snow. it will be quite exciting for them today. >> reporter: blowers and plows are being forced back into service. a yearly fee to clear driveways

says there won't be much profit this year. does he plan to raise prices for next winter? >> i'm not going to. i'm going to keep them the same price. we've had years that have been pretty lien. this just made up for the lien ones. >> reporter: you're looking at interstate 80, which is free and clear tonight. no chain pulls are in effect right now. if the you're planning oncoming up here from the bay area to go camping, call ahead. a handful of upper elevation campgrounds are still closed, everyone the lower elevation ones aren't too pleasant. [ no audio ] yeah, i'll tell you what. just been a crazy period. and we still have snow flurries as you saw. winter weather advisory dropped

around lake tahoe. watch right here. see that system? that was last night. as we move out a little bit, what you'll see is high pressure starting so set up a bit in the pacific. this will set up a ridge and we're heading into more of a spring-like weather pattern. that means not wet for a while and temperatures on the increase. when i come back during the regular weather segment, i'm going to have the forecast and it does certainly include warming temperatures. it has been a crazy year. i'll let you know how warm it will get and how much chances we see for showers as we go toward the weekend. >> this june gloom is starting to get to people who live here in the bay area. what it looked like outside once again today, cloudy, cool, no sun to speak of. coming up at 5:30, we'll talk to a psychologist and what effect the cloudy skies are having on people. another republican

announced he is running for president. former pennsylvania senator joined a crowded field of candidates. >> i'm announcing today that i'm running for the president of the united states. join the fight! join the fight! >> he is a religious conservative and spoke out against abortion and president obama's health care reforms. he criticized the president for recent remarks on medicare and unemployment insurance. >> and he said the country is a better country with those programs. i'll go one step further, he said, america was not a great country until those programs. >> boo! >> boo! >> ladies and gentlemen, america was a great country before 1965. [ cheering and applause ] >> he said he supports a medicare reform plan that would give seniors avoucher to choose their own health care plan. two former republican governors in the primary race along with

former house speaker newt gingrich. alaska governor sarah palin is on the defensive after her reinterpretation of the ride of paul revere. we showed you here at 5:00. this weekend, palin said i didn't mess up. i she knows they warned the americans the british were coming. >> in a shout-out type of question i answered candidly and i know my american history. >> palin said she has not made a decision on running for president. admitted he sent a picture of himself in his underwear to a woman via twitter. congressman weir confessed he lied when he said his twitter account had been hacked.

he said he had inappropriate relationships with six women through social media and over the phone but said he had not had sex with them. he said he would not resign from congress. issued a statement calling for a house ethics committee investigation to determine if any official resources were used or any other violation of house rules occurred. sadness for his wife, staff, and constituents. the former head of the international monetary fund pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually attacked a hotel maid. made the plea in a crowded courtroom, his wife also attended that hearing. remain house arrest until his next hearing in july. he had been considered a leading candidate in the next french presidential election. smart phones and tablet computers are expected to cause

a slow down in pc sales. only grow by 4.2% this year. had predicted more than a 7% jump. ibc says the slow growth is due to the sluggish economy and because most homes already have a computer. worries about a slowing economy pushed stocks lower for the fourth straight trading day. banks and energy company stocks led the decline. the dow dropped 61 points to close at 12,089. the nasdaq finished at 2072. more than a dozen civilians and soldiers died today. an army base this baghdad. the soldiers were hit by rockets by sleeping this their quarters. it was the largest single day loss of life in iraq in two years. >> it's a stark reminder that

those who serve in iraq do so in a way that continues to place them at risk despite the enormous progress that has been made there. >> a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a security check point. four people were killed when four men opened fire. coming up, the u.s. defense secretary visits soldiers in afghanistan and has a warning up the upcoming troop withdrawal. police today released new details on a gruesome discovery this a sunnydale neighborhood. the clues police are now looking into. ♪ 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.

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a weekend murder investigation in the city of oakley has led to an arrest. he had been shot to death. it wasn't until late last night investigators received a tip leading them to damion vassadi.

authorities placed him you should arrest. it is a total mystery that has police baffled. the body of a woman found inside a garbage bag. what police are saying tonight about new clues they're uncovering. >> reporter: police are pouring through missing persons cases looking for missing women. they say this victim now tells us is an adult, a latina, had a head injury, and was found stuffed this a garbage bag. was made around 10:00 yesterday morning by a neighbor who found the bag in these bushes and called police. >> they found the bag and there was blood coming out of it. they were able to see through a hole in the bag that there was what appeared to be a human leg in there. >> reporter: parked outside the coroner's office. around noon, a crime scene

investigators emerged with more than half a dozen brown paper evidence bags including one labeled sweater. the woman's body was intact, fully clothed, and had blunt force trauma to the head. >> the coroner first looked about the body to see if there were any tattoos or scores. we're not sure how we'll id the body, but there's several different ways of doing so. >> reporter: these two women were shaken. >> i'm a little scared. a little nervous around this neighborhood now. i mean, nothing's ever happened, it's very quiet. >> this is very scary. being outside in the backyard with the kids and now we'll have to be careful. >> reporter: no reports of a woman of that similar description, they're hoping to get the report back later this evening. we'll have more on the places and avenues the police are

looking into to get more clues. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. memorial services for san francisco's two fallen firefighters. both died from injuries suffered from a house fire last friday. a vigil for the men will be held at st. mary's 7:00 thursday night. the tower will be lit up in red tomorrow through friday in honor of the fallen firefighters. grown to more than 190,000 acres. 2500 firefighters battling the flames not far from the new mexico border. a number of mountain communities have been evacerraticated including the popular vacation town of greer. this is one of two massive wild fires burning this arizona right now. a much smaller wild fire

burning near lake isabella is about 50% contained. the key fire is burning in steep terrain where firefighters have to hike in. 45 miles east of bakersfield remain under a voluntary evacuation. >> hitting the road for the afternoon and evening. bill, i thought of you. just about everybody was grabbing a jacket just in case. >> that's how it's been. the weather forecast has been bring a jacket, you never know. that's how the weekend was. things are backing off. you can see temperatures cool. i have a few showers showing up now. that's a lot of ground clutter down here around sacramento. up here we have showers showing up. here's clear lake right here. most of the shower activity is dying down. this area right here, i know

you always see this and wonder what it is. this is the windmills out toward antioch and toward the delta. that's not real returns. there are rereal returns as the system moves off to the east. thundershowers moved through the central valley, now they're heading off into the basin. that might generate a little more drizzle and a little more cloud cover. after that, a big dome of high pressure. i can't make it, but a big dome of high pressure will set up right here. that's what we're going to see. we're going to see a lot of fog. it will be chilly out there. it will feel like it's supposed to feel with fog, a little bit of breeze, and a few clouds over head. low clouds in the morning then, afternoon sun, and temperatures back into the 70s. gradual warm up this week. it's weird, isn't it? i thought about it today. it feels like february and

march and what we're often forgetting is the sun comes occupant, we're doing 13-14 hour days, it will get hot fast. i'll have the long range forecast city by city, day by day and show you how warm it will get in your neighborhood. agriculture officials try to zero in on the source of a deadly e-coli outbreak. sprouts are not the cause of the outbreak. ag officials said the sprouts were responsible. 22 people have already died this germany from e-coli poisoning and thousands more are sick across europe. there are some sick here this in the united states as well. tests are currently being done on other vegetables. a new warning specifically for pregnant women. serious dangers for pregnant women who get the flu. gearing up for the next flu

season. a government medical officer says pregnant women who get the flu are more likely to end up in intensive care or die. get immunized. the cdc published a special supplement in the american journal of obstetrics and gynecology. why his attorney says surveillance video taken at a gas station one day after the attack could clear his client. and gas prices are making a move in the cheaper direction. why some bay area drivers aren't celebrating just yet. force force

outgoing u.s. defense secretary made a farewell tour of afghanistan. robert gates warned the u.s. must finish what it began. >> nobody wants to give up the gains that have been won at such a hard cost and nobody wants to give our allies the excuse to run for the exits. >> secretary gates wrapped up his final visit to afghanistan before he retireds at the end of the month. secretary gates says the pentagon must move slowly as it begins to bring the troops home. not yet unveiled a timetable. some in congress say it's time to end u.s. involvement in afghanistan now. >> it's not working. 10 years, the longest war in america's history.

>> defense secretary gates cautioned it's too soon to bring all the troops home. coalition forces and afghan troops are beginning to get the upper hand against insurgents. there are 100 thousand troops in afghanistan, including 30,000 president obama sent there as part of his 2009 troop surge. gas prices falling faster than the rest of the country. that is good news for drivers in the bay area. prices this california fell about 30-cents a gallon over the past month to an average of $3.99. the national average is still lower, but it's only fallen about 20-cents in the past month. while most prices in the state are dipping below $4.00 a gallon, gas in san francisco is still higher. oil prices are also falling. investors are expecting a decision from opec to increase

production which will also lower prices. medical leave to come out and introduce a whole array of dazzling software. that story still ahead. the abundance of clouds and lack of sun is causing some people to feel like they're heading into a tail spin.

[ cheering and applause ] >> he was the person everyone wanted to see and hear from. steve jobs appeared at an apple convention in san francisco.

jobs looked very thin. he helped introduce apple's latest products. outside an apple store now to show us some of those products including a cloud. tom? >> reporter: it's a very gloomy day here in san francisco, we've learned clouds in the forecast can mean a bright future for consumers. >> i feel good, i knew that i would. >> reporter: right after playing i feel good, steve jobs came out to a standing ovation. >> thank you very much. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: jobs wasted no time in introducing a dazzling array of software as well for i- pads and i-phones. most of it's free or extremely inexpensive. it's designed to work in seamless harmony with each other. >> apple has proved it. >> also the thing that reenforced demand for the hardware, which is where apple makes their money. >> reporter: the big

announcement? cloud computing. no more plugging into your computer to synchronize your devices. it each has the same photos, books, music, and documents. >> stores your content in the cloud and wirelessly pushes it to all your devices. >> reporter: a series of massive server farms that do everything. >> it automatically up loads it and pushes it to your other devices. >> it's about integrating the hardware to the software so you create a great experience for your users. >> it just all works. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: and for the 5500 software writers attending today, it's just another sustainable way forward for them and the businesses and the jobs they'll likely create. reporting live, i'm consumer editor for channel 2 news.

attorneys for the man are seeking surveillance footage they believe could clear they client. filed a motion today asking a judge to instruct police to collect surveillance footage from a gas station and other businesses near dodger stadium. attorneys contend that footage would show ramirez had a head of hair at that time. he has not been been charged in the attack. he remains in custody on a parole violation. talk to just about anyone these days. they'll tell you they're sick of this cold, overcast, and rainy weather. does this weather go past the annoying stage to the point where it's affecting our daily lives? paul is in oakland to tell us what he learned. >> reporter: we're used to seeing people enjoying the sunshine. with this weather and its on and off mist keeping a lot of them inside. experts say don't let it bring you down. the beach was nearly empty and

those who were out are wearing coats. the calendar says june, but the weather seems like winter. >> instead of shedding the winter weight, you're probably still packing it on. it's not good for your health, your heart, our your psyche. >> reporter: most people use the sun as a cue to get out and be active. >> get out there, go to the gym. if they're like, i'm not a gym person. put on your raincoat and rain boots, walk. if you're a little bit physically active, that will turn the clock. >> reporter: it's working for some people we met today in alameda. a group of students were having a field day flying kites. >> you can find just as many activities on a rainy, cloudy day. >> i don't feel like i'm missing anything. there's beautiful things in every season. overcast is good for its

reasons. >> reporter: lack of sun may be depressing, but don't confuse our weather with seasonal affective disorder. >> it's not really triggering the light disorder i.'s triggering a malaise, a winter blues, this inertia. >> reporter: get out of the house. meal with your friends and socialize. live in oakland for ktvu, channel 2. >> mix of rain and snow today. let's look at what it looks like right now along interstate 80. no restrictions, nothing having to do with chains. a good amount of traffic on the road. i was talking with bill. he said the snow is seemingly never ending. he'll be along in 20 minutes with your complete forecast for the bay area. prosecutors say they have new evidence that john edwards hid pimentos hide his affair. dozens of e-mails between edwards and a former aide

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business group are calling on governor jerry brown to continue funding performance tracking at schools. the governor's new budget plans plans to for suspending $8.5 million for funding for two programs that track the performance of students and teachers. the bay area council says the systems are key tools for improving the state's public schools. safety official will get a first-hand look at the impact of last september's san bruno pipeline explosion. will tour the neighborhood where eight people died and 3800 homes were destroyed. she will meet with officials, her agency is investigating the blast. the accident highlighted a pattern of recurring safety problems within the natural gas industry. a handful of activist groups held a rally to complain their state senator is seldom this his office. their target is sam blakesly.

shows offices not in san jose. >> he has an office assigned to him in the state building and he's never there, even though geographically this is a small part of his district. because we're densely populated, this has a quarter of all of his constituents. >> his staff tried to hold periodic office hours this each of the areas he represents and they are always available by appointment. get bee bee guns and realistic looking fake weapons off the street. imitation weapons that look like the real thing. police chief wants the city to pass a new law. bright pink or orange or another vivid color. two officer involved shootings, in both cases the suspect was seen with a weapon that turned out to be a b b gun or a fake.

gay and bi-sexual high school students are more likely than straight teens to engage in risky behavior. from riding a bike without a helmet to drinking alcohol to smoking to attempting suicide. the stigma of being gay or bi- sexual can lead teens to do riskier things. it appears it's better for your health to lose weight even if you fail than never to try at all. three groups of mice giving them a high-fat diet, a low-fat diet, and a diet that alternated between the two. the mouse of the yo-yo lived 35% longer. taking important steps to understand the nature of the universe according to a report recently published. they have been routinely trapping antihydrogen atoms. in theory, the big bang should have produced an equal amount

of matter and antimatter. the antimatter has all but disappeared. but studying the antihydrogen atoms, scientists hope to figure out what they call half of the universe. we'll be back with more right after this.

tension in the air. city pensions and retirement benefits as a way to cut down on the $115 million budget deficit. a number of city unions put pressure on san jose and they

did it in a unique way. live now to show us how, also tell us whether it appears to be working. robert? >> reporter: we're outside the city hall and right across the street you can see an rv with a banner across it. union negotiators are staying here all the time and ready to return to the bargaining table at a moment's notice. this is the view from inside the rv keeping san jose city hall in its sights at all times. many workers say the in your face strategy in keeping them on site is a response to their feelings of betrayal after talks broke down. employees say it puts their future in limbo. >> it's real difficult. it's putting pressure on all aspects of my life and the commitments i have. >> reporter: union leaders sat down for talks, but the city leaders were not interested in their proposal and wanted to focus on ballot language for

city reforms. the talks fizzled out after less than half an hour. the rv showed up at 4:00 a.m. >> the best way to reform the pension system is to negotiate, not dictate. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed emphasized the ballot language contains city proposals. they want those as well as ideas from the unions. >> they decided to get in an rv instead. i'm hoping they'll come back and engage to solve these long- term fiscal problems that are draining money from services. >> reporter: did the rv strategy work? there have been interesting developments. a new series of meetings starting wednesday. i just got off the phone with negotiators in the van and they say they will accept that meeting. it's a big breakthrough and it means the rv will be leaving tonight. new job numbers show the

long-term unemployed are facing the roughest road to recovery. more than a million california have been out of work for more than six months. nationwide, 45% of people are considered chronically unemployed. new challenges as their benefits expire. >> we hear from workers all the time that don't know what to do. they can't fill their car with gas to go to on interview. they can't keep up their phone. there's no place for somebody to contact them for an interview. >> if the data persists, it will take 12 years for the country to recover back to pre- recession levels. could release its decision on a case that pits free speech against advocates for children. the 2005 california law that bans people under the age of 18 from buying or renting the most violent video games. video game makers say their products should be treated like movies or books that are protected by the 1st amendment.

disagrees saying they are different because children interact with them. 13 minutes to go for u2 fans. 100 pairs of tickets are set to be given away by stub hub. it started at 3:00 on pier 39 and the give away was set to go until 6:00 p.m. it is a first-come, first-serve basis. you have to bring a pair of new or