the family of the missing nursing student is set to speak at hayward police headquarters after this hour. what will they say? could voters clean house in hercules. what's being done now in helping a bay area family who lost their little boy in a tragic shooting. those stories and more next on ktvu channel 2 news at noon.

good afternoon, we begin with a missing person's case who has turned into a homicide case. we just got the report that police have searched the nile's canyon area for evidence in the missing student michelle le. kraig debro has the story. >> reporter: we just learned that michelle le's family is going to be here at hayward police headquarters. dramatic turn of events here just after a day police announced that they were turning the missing person's case into a homicide case. the family is coming here to say that they believe michelle le is still missing. not only that they are upset that police have turned this case from a missing person's case to a homicide case. the family said to speak to the media here at any moment. we don't expect to see what we saw here yesterday.

which is the le family coming out of hayward police headquarters with a lot of heart ache and sorrow. the police officer department have told the family that they are looking at recovering the body of michelle le and not finding her alive. >> we have considered the examination of the evidence that has been collected during the service of several search warrants in this case. >> reporter: michelle le was last seen walking to the parking garage at kaiser hospital in hayward. the 26-year-old student at samuel merit was pursuing a lifelong goal to becoming a nurse. the next day le's locked honda was found a few blocks away. police say what happened was a random attack. they believe she was targeted but don't know by whom. >> we know this is the worse

possible news for family or friends or anyone around to have. but despite the efforts of finding michelle have now turned to efforts of recovery. >> the samuel merit university where michelle le attended school issues a statement today and posted it on its website on the front page there which reads in part, le is a beautiful kindhearted and energetic person who graced us with her presence there. the teachers and classmates described le as being self- less. a lot of sadness there at the university in oakland. we expect the le family to be here at noon for a news conference, they are supposed to speak to the public. word is they are going to say something in disagreement with the hayward police department's decision to turn this from a missing person's case to a homicide case. we're going to follow this for you if it starts in the newscast we're going to bring you some of that.

credible evidence is -- christien kafton is going to have the update. new information this noontime on the weekend shooting death of a three month old baby as you saw here live on ktvu news. east palo alto police say the killing of garcia is a case of mistaken identity. two teenagers are accused of opening fire in the car thinking that the family was involved in a gang fight last week. the baby's mother tried to shield her children from the gunfire. we have just learned that a me memorial fund has been set up for the family. you can go to any wells fargo bank branch. now that congressman anthony weiner has come clean with her internet flirtations he is facing more pressure to

resign. congressman weiner offered a tearful apology. the chairman of national republican national committee says an investigation is not needed to know whether wein er lied and acted inappropriately, he says weiner needs to step down. and the white house welcomes -- the president and first lady are hosting a state dinner for chancellor merker tonight where she's be awarded the presidential medal of freedom. >> the fact that we can stand here today as president of the united states and as chancellor of a united germany is a testimony to the progress, the freedom that is possible in our world. >> the chancellor is also going

to discuss german trade and efforts to improve both economies. a new poll released this morning could be causing some concern for president oe baa obama as he gets ready for his reelection campaign. gop presidential candidate mitt romney is in a dead heat for the president in a hypothetical match up. mr.obama and romney both get 47%. but when the poll includes registered voters, the lead is for romney. there's already controversy on one of their potential replacement. eric rasmuss has the story. >> reporter: we heard from a couple of people out here that say they simply want a change. you can see not a whole lot going on. i talked to poll workers who

say turn out has been light so far and there are still some big questions about who might be swept in to office. it might not feel like election day but voters we found at the poll for hercules. >> i want change. >> told us they're ready to recall ward and keaney. >> you think there needs to be a change. >> i think there needs to be a change made. i think there were poor decisions made by the government. >> reporter: in polls, they questioned sweetheart land deals for a company owned by a former city manager. >> we got to watch every penny that we spend. and it's obvious to me that that hasn't been the case here in hercules. >> but there's already questions about one replacement candidate gerard boulanger, a

series of accusations that he lied on his resume. he says that he did not. >> i think it's a waste of our money to tell you the truth. because politicians are politicians, they are basically suits. >> so you don't care who's in there? >> doesn't seem to matter. >> reporter: as we come back out to one of these polling places, contra costa county estimates this special election could cost hercules taxpayers $60,000. no calls yesterday from ward or keany's camps today. they are also deciding who will fill a vacant council spot. >> thank you, eric. voters in richmond are also heading to the polls today to decide whether to raise the city's sale taxes by a half percent. if voters pass the measure today the sales tax in the city would grow to 10.25%. also in the ballot is the

measure on whether to split that new tax money between programs for the city's poor and public schools. if the measures fail, richmond officials say they will have to cut an additional $2 million from the budget. tonight, the alameda city council will issue their robert report about the memorial day drowning. they said they were not trained to perform a water rescue. now more information is being revealed. county fire officials say they were called abouthe status of their rescue boat but that the city never asked them to send it. >> we were asked if we -- what our uta might be for a response. we told them we had a 30 minute and they said, okay thanks. after the drowning, city officials said budget cuts eliminated water rescue funds but according to a city memo

those funds were reinstated a year ago. now residents are demanding answers and rumors of a cover up are starting to swirl. and now back to our breaking news. the family of a missing student. >> and we are asking that you donate, 100% which go to a search fund. we'll be holding a candlelight vigil on thursdays. locations are to be determined and posted on our website. again, we thank michelle's fellow loved ones, the california community. the press, and the public for

supporting us through this difficult time. your encouragement, prayers and kind words have touched us deeply. we ask that all please continue to help us in search for michelle's return. please go to our website www.michellelemissing.com for more information. and again thank you everyone for your support. please pray for her, thank you. >> you've been listening live to a member of michelle le's family. she's a nursing student who's been missing for over a week now. the police have said that this is now a homicide case. they say that they have numerous evidence pointing to the fact that michelle le is no longer alive but the family clearly does not believe that's the case. and they feel a lot more work

needs to be done. they're asking for donations and support. they said there will be a candlelight vigil tomorrow. we'll continue to follow this and have more on our website and an update later tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. coming up, grave diggers on strike. what they are demanding to ends their lock out. plus, the wet situation at someone spotted the car in berkeley's aquatic park this morning. a live look outside. a few clouds but some sun also and blue sky. rosemary is ahead with improvements coming up this week. a military inspiration being given to bay area job seekers today on the peninsula.

berkeley police said a car fished out of the water at aquatic park this morning. a man was pulled over to use his phone noticed it at 11:30. the vehicle is a blue 1995 any 1995 nissan maxima that had been stolen. police says the not unusual to find stolen cars but they are not usually dumped in the water. two teenagers are in the hospital after a crash. this is the scene on 66th

avenue in oakland. police say a 15-year-old and 17- year-old were in the gray sedan. they were traveling at a high rate of speed when they crashed into a driveway and ended up underneath a parked pickup truck. both boys were taken to highland hospital. the crash is under investigation. some job seekers on the peninsula are getting some help today at a free job hunters boot camp. it's the 6-1 hosted by peninsula congresswoman spears since january of last year. over 3,000 job seekers have attended. this one is focusing on recent college graduates, veterans and mature workers. about 20 local companies will be at the event. >> we call it a boot camp because it is a boot camp. it's about pulling yourselves up from your boot straps. dusting off your resume. kind of making it relevant for today's market. learning how to interview better. >> reporter: the free job

hunter's boot camp is being held at the college of san mateo until 2:30 this afternoon. the labor department today did not have very good news for job seekers. it announced fewer advertisements for job openings. analysts say today's numbers could be a sign that hiring could remain weak in the coming months. grave diggers at one of 17 cemeteries in karma are demanding a resolution. they've been locked out of their job at wood lawn memorial park since april 12 after the owner proposed a $2 an hour pay cut and other take aways. that will reduce the pay of some workers to just $15 an hour. this is video from this morning. one person is holding a sign saying it's day 57 of the lock out. the owner says with fewer burials there's less needs for

grave diggers and the cuts are needed to avoid lay offs. a world health organization expert says time is running out to stop the e.coli outbreak. at the beginning they blamed german sprouts, on sunday they blamed german cumbers. in the meantime, the health commissioner says that premature and inaccurate conclusions are causing major economic losses for farmers. >> it is crucial that national authorities do not rush to give information on source of infection which is not proven by bacteria analysis. so far more than 2,400

people have been infected and 24 have died. it seems it's been way too long. but here it is finally. the blue sky, sunshine, the dry weather that many of us have been talking about. we are up several degrees from yesterday. giving you a look of the storm tracker here. no rain, we are just looking at partly cloudy skies in some places. our winds have variable, generally light. right now between 7:00 and 8:00 san jose a southerly breeze. it's a very light one at that. we have a westerly breeze coming in right around san francisco. most of us reporting a very light breeze. we could have partly cloudy skies down to san rafael. but mostly sunny skies in store for your afternoon. so take a look at these temperatures right now. 64 in santa rosa. 62 in oakland, 67 in concord, concord 10 degrees warmer than where we sat yesterday at this

time. 64 in livermore. with the sunshining outside the door it feels pretty good. unsettled weather now moving south. we are going to continue with improving weather as we move through the week ahead. your forecast will be mostly sunny for the afternoon. take a look at what happens in the next coming hours. we are expecting low clouds to be with us. partly cloudy, warmer inland. breeze 10 to 20 miles per hour. it could be a little breezy at times. our highs for tomorrow upper 50s for the coast. mid-70s for our inland spots. take a look here. 73 expected in santa rosa for the afternoon. 73 in concord. 76 for antioch. closer to the coast it's cooler. 66 san francisco. 58 pacifica, and if we head south just a little bit, 68 for

fremont. 71 los gatos. low 80s a possibility for some of our inland spots. even 60s for the coastline. friday into saturday we're still looking pretty good. but for the weekend temperatures dip just a little bit. 70s you know, still nice. >> yeah, i'm sure. we'll take it. san francisco's coit tower will grow red this weekend in honor of lieutenant perez and firefighters valerio. coit tower was built to honor firefighters and the coit family's commitment to san francisco. this is video of last night's game. it's an incredible late inning win. mayor ed lee will throw out the first pitch at today's game. he is also expected to make

some brief remarks. the first pitch is at 7:05. a joint funeral service for the firefighters will held at 12:30. a vigil is planned for thursday night also at st. mary's cathedral. a day after steve jobs announced the icloud. the meeting of the minds on today's agenda. and the big goal from an american auto maker, where they want to double their sales.

taking a live look at the big board on wall street. a little bit of a bounce today. some describing the latest losses in the past five weeks as overdone. there's bargain hunting going on right now. the dow currently up 41. the nasdaq is down nine. ford motor company has big plans to sell more cars around the world. ford says it wants to expand it's global sales by 50% by the middle of this decade. the boost in sales will mostly be through forecasted growth in asian. ford sold 5.3 million vehicles last year but wants to sell 8 million a year in the next four to six years, the detroit auto maker is expected to present its growth plan later today for

investors in new york. the latest aaa -- in illinois, indiana and michigan it's averaging $4.15. usually california gas prices are about 25-cents a gallon higher than any where. accept hawaii. this is the second day of the worldwide developers conference in san francisco. yesterday apple founder steve jobs made a rare public appearance. today's highlights include an question and answer session. as you can see we are following the search for a missing university student.

the family just spoke out. at 5:00 we'll have all the latest on that investigation. plus, a plan to shift thousands of inmates out of prisons, where will they go. our next newscast ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a good day.

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