them michelle has been killed. but the family keeping telling the public to search ing for her in hopes that she will return home alive. >> people please do not give up hope because we still believe she is still alive. >> reporter: the le family gathered this morning in front of the contra costa police station. >> until i see the body. they can't just tell me they find something, you know something and say that she's dead. >> reporter: 26-year-old michelle le was last seen the evening of may 27th on break during a clinical rotation on her way to a near by parking garage. investigators found her honda suv the following day. missing person's detectives confirm they tracked her mobile phone which sent out signals for next to 24 hours. that signal led them to remote

areas around the may. and lab work has led them to the conclusion she was killed. >> we were not entertaining it as early on that it was a homicide situation. but the last few days it's our belief that we have shifted gears unfortunately. >> reporter: the family will continue to push for volunteers searches and is using social media. we will let you know what police have to say about the woman they have characterized as a person of interest in this case. we're live in hayward, christien kafton. michelle le was a student at samuel merritt university. and today they released a statement. we continue our coverage of the story on our website if you want to watch the entire news conference with le's family you can go to ktvu.com and click on the right now tab.

at least one of the teenagers arrested in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy may be tried as an adult. this is the suspect, he is 17 and his court appearance set for today was called off. the san mateo district attorney says prosecutors are now reviewing the case and a decision will be made tomorrow on whether they will bring him into adult court. he and another teenager are accused of opening fire on a car with the family inside. 3-month-old isaac garcia was shot and killed. a memorial fund is being collected at wells fargo branches. tonight new fall out in the case of a man who died in the waters off alameda's crowned beach while a number of rescue workers stood on the shore and watched him drowned. ken wayne has the story. >> reporter: well gasia, tonight the alameda city

council will discuss what is listed on their agenda as the crown beach incident. here is what that is. if you look out into the water about 100 yards, that's where a man apparently suicidal waited out fully clothed as police and fire waited out here on the beach and did not attempt a rescue. it's a basic lack of action according to one retired oakland firefighter. this is a still imagine of alameda firefighters standing on the beach on memorial day while a fully clothed 52-year- old waded out into just 5 feet of water, no rescue, no apparent action to save him. >> i'm very disgusted and discouraged by the scenario. >> daniel lisker is speaking out against another fire department as a moral obligation. >> i believe it was a very simple rescue that needed to take place. >> reporter: the alameda fire department says funding cuts led to a cut in funding for

water rescues. and lisker asks why other rescue teams were not called out to the scene. >> they told me dan it was strictly a matter of just walking out to this gentleman and walking him out to shore. >> reporter: alameda was called about their boat but not told their help was needed. the city council will discuss the issue tonight, and lisker plans to be there. >> they're going to pay a lot of money for this. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the city manager today. our calls were not returned. we will have a reporter at that city council meeting in alameda tonight and we'll have a report for you on the 10:00 news. in alameda, ken pritchett, ktvu channel two news. jurors in the chauncey bailey trial asked to review

testimony from confessed gunman broussard. bailey, michael wills and robelson are on trial -- bailey, michael. >> glen: and robelson are the men who were murdered by broussard. >> our 70% rate is tied in part to the failures of mass incarceration. >> reporter: everyone agrees that california's prisons are budging. prisons are bulging. now holding 180% of capacity. today the head of the state's department of corrections

unveiled his plan to reduce the prison population by 10,000 by november, another 23,002 years from now. >> we're 2 3 , 000 -- another 23,000, two years from now. >> the prison plan relies heavily on dumping inmates and parolees into our communities. putting our citizens at risk to victimization. >> reporter: republicans in the legislature say they'll continue to oppose the governor's tax extension plan. that would give counties the extra money they need to house more inmates. >> they're trying to scare people into more taxes when we haven't looked at the situation as it is. >> reporter: if the state plan is based on a house of cards the state may not accept it and

may order early prisoner releases based on good credit. >> the state has implemented these type of programs have not receive no increase in crime. >> reporter: all sides seem to agree on only one thing, that the federal court is losing patience. and expects the court to stop talking about reducing population and start doing it. president obama and first lady michelle obama are hosting a state dinner for the chancellor of germany. tonight the president will present the chancellor with the medal of freedom. the president said the

chancellor is a strong partner. the allied aircraft made at least 30 rare daytime air strikes on tripoli. the raids injured at least 16 people. if chairman of the federal reserve predicted that the u.s. economy will take a turn for the better in the coming months. bern bernanke spoke in atlanta. he said temporary factors such as high gas prices have weakened economic growth this year but he said he expects things to improve in the second half of the year. >> over all the economic recovery appears to be continuing at a moderate pace. be it at a rate that's uneven among sectors and frustratingly

slow from the views of unemployed workers. >> coming up at 5:30, are we headed for a double dip rescission. find out what president obama had to say about that today. starting salaries at google are beating out bay at other silican valley firms. google's immediate starting salary is just over $34,000 a year. in a speech to international bankers, they made no comments on steps that banks might take. the nasdaq was down one point at the close at 2,702.

blue shield of california announced a change in the way they do business that gives money back to members. it's starting with $180 million with earnings last year. policyholders will get a 30% credit on their october bill. that's $250 for family. blue shield came under fire earlier this year when it filed for a 59% increase in premiums in some cases which it later withdrew. a $5 billion extension of children's hospital is set to start this summer. the palo alto council approved the move. officials say they need the project in order to meet state seismic requirements and an increase in the number of

patients. san francisco firefighters rehearse for funeral services for two of their own. it's video you will only see on channel 2. temperatures a good 10 to 15 degrees warmer today than they were yesterday. the warming trend continues, i'll show you which cities will be the warmest tomorrow.

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live pictures here of coit tower in san francisco. in just 2.5 hours when the sun goes down, coit tower will be lit in red in honor of two fallen firefighters. >> and we look at all the work being done today by many who are still grieving today. david stevenson. >> reporter: what happens here is the first of a number of tributes this week to those fallen firefighters.

san francisco firefighters use to large fire trucks to raise two large flags in rehearsal for friday's funeral service for firefighters anthony valerio and lieutenant perez. >> there could be five to 7,000 people that show up. >> reporter: at the san francisco firefighters union office today, volunteers worked to coordinate discounted hotel rooms and parking spaces for crews coming in from out of town. >> we've received many calls from many different parts of the country that are sending apparatus and crews to help out. >> the giants have allowed me to mention this is being the purpose for the dedication. and they are very honored to host it as well. >> reporter: electricians at

coit tower placed red gels on 32 lights. the monument will glow red in tribute to valerio and perez. >> when i spoke to the families yesterday evening and told them that coit tower would be red in honor of them. they just stopped and you could tell the emotion of them really overtook them. >> reporter: more details on friday's ceremony for anthony valerio and lieutenant perez. plus the special tribute paid to the firefighters. a group of school children marched through east oakland today in an effort to stop gun violence. the march follows a violent weekend in oakland. they walked through what they call the most violent

neighborhood in east oakland. >> we can't tolerate this behavior anymore. the killings have to stop and our kids are walking through it, living it daily and it's time to stop the violence. police in pittsburgh say they plan to increase patrol after a violent incident on a trail. the latest incident involved three people holding a woman. a seconds person tried to intervene but the men also assaulted that person. and winds gusting pushed that massive wildfire in arizona even closer to homes. smoke filled the skies over the town of coyote creek as residents got ready to leave. at least 10,000 people have evacuated in the face of the

wallow fire. more than 2,000 firefighters are currently on the ground and in the air. but authorities say at this point that fire is still completely out of control. smoke from that fire is causing problems hundreds of miles away in colorado. health officials there issued an advisory. they at one point cancelled it, but people with complications said they could feel the complications from the smoke. temperatures went up immediately, 10 to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. you're noticing it out there as well. a big dose of fog this morning it was all over the place. let's go outside to live storm tracker 2. the fog still lies outside. what's going to happen tonight is this fog right here is going to push in like it did last night. so it's going to have a pretty big inland push, probably into the bay, oakland, berkeley. that fog will start you off cloudy in the morning hours as

you move about tomorrow. low clouds return tomorrow. tomorrow warmer with sunshine. temperatures easily tomorrow going into the low 80s. upper 70s mostly. but some low 80s. as we say, we have really short weather memories because yesterday we had some sprinkles and showers and today it's a thing of the past. you forget about it. so as you go into the next few days you will forget of all the cool days we've seen for most of june and may. a nice pattern in the long range forecast. temperatures will be in the low 50s, lower 60s. it's going to be a big bowl of fog like it was this morning. slow burn off at 10:00, 11:00. then we start to see more sunshine and temperatures begin to increase. we'll see what that fog looks

like on the computer model. you see it reform tonight. you see that shot of it shooting into concord and livermore. pretty good dose. it shoots right near the san bruno gap and blows out into the bay. it's not going to be a commute issue. just more cloud cover issue and it quickly burns back by noon and it's out of here. as we go through the day tomorrow the fog burns back. temperatures tomorrow on the warm side back into the upper 70s, low 80s. specific temperatures for your five day when we come back here. san franciscans may ban circumcision. an anti circumcision measure remains on the ballot in san

francisco. new fall out from the photo scandal we've been telling you about congressman weiner. a new poll shows how mitt romney would fair right now if he went head to head with president obama. former governor arnold schwarzenegger is breathing a sigh of relief. what was decided about the sex scandal he was involved in. and the safety of a bay city could be at a loss. what could stop a plan to save more than 150 police jobs. then thieves are going after cars for metal. the expensive device they're stealing and the latest area targeted. plus, ships killed six whales off our coast. now see the new efforts to save the whales and a new shipping reform.

a new poll puts former massachusetts governor mitt romney in a virtual tie with president obama in the race for the white house. the washington post poll shows that in a match up mitt romney is dead heat against the president. the survey also asked republicans and conservative independents who they strongly favor and who they strongly dislike and then averaged the two numbers. the top five scores are in order, mitt romney, rudy giuliani, herman cain, tim pawlenty and michelle bachmann. former new mexico governor says cnn has only invited those who poll higher than 5%. he noted that bill clinton,

jimmy carter and dukakis all had the low polling numbers and they all eventually won the election. and the president called the growth rate anemic. he suggested slashing the business tax rate and creating a flat income tax. he also wants to put the government to what he calls the google test. >> if you can find a service or a good available on google or the internet, then the federal government probably doesn't need to be providing that good or service. the postoffice, the government printing office, amtrak. >> pawlenty said those agencies were set up when the public did not provide those services. despite confessing to a twitter scandal, congressman weiner says he will not resign.

the congressman admitted he tried to send pictures to a woman he was talking to online but instead posted them on twitter. today new yorkers were split on congressman weiner's reputation. >> i think his credibility is ruined. >> i think he should reseen. >> reporter: senate majority leader reed says he can't defend weiner. when asked if he had any advise, reed said call someone else. former governor arnold schwarzenegger will not face a state ethics investigation linked to his affair with a housekeeper. the los angeles democratic party asked the practices commission to determine whether campaign dollars were used to cover the affair. the commission found democrats did not provide sufficient evidence to support an

investigation. the san francisco board of supervisors may soon make a decision. a huge housing decision here in the bay area. i'm tom vacar, we will provide you to details coming up. it's a new step in the struggle to build a new stadium for the 49ers in santa clara. what will be happening in the next 90 minutes. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪

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you've probably driven right by it countless times. soon changes will make you stop to take notice. a new development plan there is our top story. san francisco board of

supervisors is expected to vote this evening. tom vacar join us right now from san francisco city hall where this issue is said to be discussed, tom. >> reporter: i was just inside and the board hasn't taken up the issue yet because it's still dealing with a park and library issue in north beach. but one of the things we know for sure is that whatever happens tonight the vote will be significant because after 16 years, few mayor projects have ever been so closely vetted. >> reporter: law school graduate anthony bifgan knows his and other housing will fall to the wrecking ball to build new housing. 19,000 residents would live in about 8,000 planned units. up to 2,500 units would be available at below market rates. up to 500 units would be

offered to homeless san franciscans. >> pretty much everything you see out there today will eventually be deconstructed and replaced. >> reporter: the just opened oasis cafe sporting a restaurant and club is still housed in the workers club. >> growth is i think the biggest thing that we're interested in as well as developing more of the community membership. >> reporter: though it may eventually torn down. >> even if we tear down the oasis will move on to a very, very nice building. >> reporter: the project will support about 2,000 construction jobs for many

years to come. also about permanent ti jobs. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. in 90 minutes at 7:00, the santa clara city council will get a new plan on building a stadium . the stadium would be ready in time for the 2015 season. voters went to the poll today to decide whether to raise the city's sales tax to 10.25%. if that passes there's an advisory measure on the ballot asking 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.

marin county supervisors heard of budget cuts again today. hearings on this matter are set for june 20th and 22nd. people in hercules now have less than three hours to vote on a recall election that could drastically change leadership in city hall. eric rasmusen talked to voters and asked if council members should be thrown out. >> reporter: voters we found at the polls in hercules -- >> i think change, yeah. >> reporter: told us they are ready to recall ward and kuening. >> reporter: you think there needs to be change? >> i think there's needs to be change. >> reporter: in polls, voters questioned sweet hand land deals for a company owned by a former city manager. >> we have to watch every penny

that we spend. it's obvious to me that hasn't been the case here in hercules. >> reporter: but there are already questions about one replacement candidate gerard boulanger. a series of mailers accuse him of embellishing his resume. on a day where a simple majority board could clean house in hercules city hall. it's made some disillusioned residents everyone more cynical. >> i think it's a waste of our money. because politicians are politicians they are basically suits. >> you don't care who's in there? >> doesn't seem to matter. >> reporter: elections officials in recall supporters estimate this special election could cost hercules taxpayers about $68,000. in hercules, eric rasmussen. this afternoon gerard buelonge refused to comment

when we asked him if he embellished his resume. the polls close at 7:00. about 700 people, that's how many people showed up today at a job hunters boot camp. the event focused on recent college graduates, veterans and laid off workers. >> we call it a boot camp because it is a boot camp. it is about pulling yourselves up from your boot straps, dusting off your resume. making it relevant for today's market. learning how to interview better. >> reporter: this is the sixth boot camp hosted by

congresswoman jackie speier since january of last year. president obama said the nation is experiencing head winds when it comes to jobs and the economy but he does not believe we're headed back into a recession. >> reporter: i'm not concerned about a double dip recession, i am concerned about that the recovery that we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> reporter: during a brief conference, president obama preceded there was lower job growth but it was a -- conceded there was slower job growth in the past month. but he noted it followed three months of robust growth in the

private-sector. two cities published a report on fast rail. an the unusual discovery made from a bay area computer science. is it a sign of life on another planet? [ mocking tone ] mom. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. high speed internet is more affordable than ever with no home phone required. only in the network of possibilities. at&t. man: we need a sofa.rk of possibilities. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!

two bay area mayors are joining an effort to keep the state's high speed rail project moving. ed lee and chuck reed along with the mayors of los angeles, sacramento and fresno published a joint editorial in newspapers statewide today. the mayors say building high speed rail is a lot more cost

efficient. just in time for the busy summer travel season, pressure is mounting on the government to put pressure on tour bus safety. they are calling for swift implementation aimed at preventing driver fatigue. >> i would encourage people buying bus tickets to find out, you know ask about seat belts, ask about the drivers, are the drivers rested enough. are you testing your drivers? >> reporter: lawmakers are also proposing a bill to require seat belts, improved fire protection and stronger crush resistant roofs on tour buses. it's going to cost a bit more to ride half way to the stars if you will in san francisco. starting july 1st the fare for a cable car ride will go up

from $1 to $6. and a fine for evasion or trying to ride for free goes up by $25 to $100. muni improved the increases last year. the last cable car fare increase was back in 2005. it might sound strange, but people who drink a lot of coffee may be more likely to start hearing things. researchers in australia asked 92 volunteers to listen to white noise. they told them that if they heard parts of it being a tune to white christmas push a button. that song was never played. but volunteers who had consumed large amount of coffee were more likely to say they heard it. new research suggesting mental health problems among young people worldwide contribute to a shorter life span. scientists found depression bipolar disorder and drug use all had a significant impact on people between 10 and 24 years

old. these findings appear on the latest edition of the science journal. president obama and the first lady were on the red carpet just a few hours ago to meet the chancellor and her husband. their dinner will be served under the stars at the rose garden. musician taylor will serenade the crowd at the dinner. coming up, we'll introduce you to this bay area prodigy and wait until you hear how old she is. a significant warm up today. temperatures continue to trend upward. how warm is it going to get for wednesday? i'll let you know. new at 6:00, the level of safety in a south bay city could be on the line. >> if i'm forced to have to

move elsewhere the city is going to be at a loss. >> what could stop the plan to lay off 250 police officers. plus, ships killed six whales after our coast in the last year. hear the new proposal to protect the animals and what it will get to get the shipping industry's support. plus thieves are searching for metal. and the car part they are targeting. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

berkeley police say a car fished out of the water at aquatic park this morning was empty. news chopper 2 took this video of the car submerged at the south ends of the par near interstate 80 onramp. a man who pulled over near by to use his phone noticed it and called police. the 1995 nissan maxima was stolen in san francisco. authorities are trying to determine if it was used in a crime. by all measures she is a stellar student. a south bay 18 years old who is about four years ahead of schedule when it comes to

conquering the college world. maureen naylor has the story. you caught up with this girl just before a very important day. >> reporter: she's a fascinating woman. the tents are going up and getting ready for graduation. and seniors are graduating just when she is starting. >> reporter: more than 1,300 students are getting ready to step into a new chapter. >> i'm going to be doing production work in l.a. >> reporter: some already dawned the cap and gown, a quick photo for mom and dad to say thank you. >> magna cumlade. >> reporter: among these bright talented graduating senior -- is morgan hunter at 18 years old she's graduating with a degree in classical languages and literature. >> the specific decision to go to college was a bizarre coincidence. when i was in seventh grade i took the sat.

>> she got a perfect score on the verbal portion. she teaches language to students, studies san script and arabic. >> she has swept the department awards. >> reporter: the am dellic department says hunter was the only student ready to enter -- the academic department says hunter was the only student ready to enter the advanced course for greek. her next goal is a phd in classics. >> maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. a new rule designed to protect for profit colleges is being criticized for not doing enough. the disapprove came during a profit hearing.

this new rule requires them to make sure that at least 35% of their graduates can repay their student loans. some education experts say the rule isn't strong enough. >> the students choosing these institutions don't have parents who went to college, they don't have qualified high school counselors to help them make the decision. someone needs to help them so they will make wiser decisions. >> decisions. our julie haener is in our newsroom live with a look at the stories we're working on. a crucial vote for officers facing a 10% pay cut. why some say they are drawing a line on the sand with their ballots. also deadly speeds, the plan to enact a speed limit at sea and the proof shippers want before they agree to it.

a california astronomer has questions for nasa tonight after making a discovery on mars. a man from san luis obispo is using google mars. but as he zooms in you can see here what appears to be perhaps a building. scientists believe the imagine is a digital glitch. the man says all of the e-mails to nasa have gone unanswered. finally bill, a nice day here. >> finally, it's been a heck of a waiter. not only has it extended itself to may or june, but because it was wet it's made it tough to get outside. temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday. i have some fog in the coast. mainly up in the foothills up above pescadero. we have a nice day again tomorrow. you would expect that.

what will happen now as the pattern becomes more typical. you are going to see that coastal fog start to set up. i'm seeing it out there right now. it's patchy at best but this morning there was a dose of it. there'll be a dose of it again tomorrow. so lots of low clouds, burn off around 10:30, 11:00 like it was today. temperature forecast for tomorrow, the yellows are 70s. oranges are 80s and look, oranges popping up. we're going to see some low 80s tomorrow. we're going to see lots of 70s and upper 60s. the jet stream stays news, stay -- stays north. it's not where it's supposed to be. that's what was unusual. lots of low 80s. we're not going to get into the upper 80s, we're going to be in the lower 80s, upper 70s right through the bulk of the week. coastal fog will become more dominant on friday. you see a big dose of it going

through the salinas valley going here. and you see it coming through the golden gate and clinging to the cost. about 11:00 it's gone. then it reforms again for tomorrow night. which is exactly what you would expect. no clouds really to speak of. temperatures on the increase, not above average temperatures but certainly well above where they have been. at one point we looked at the hourly observations. a lot of times we can get a 24 hour difference, a change between today and yesterday. looked at i guess it was concord and they were 17 degrees warmer today. just a big heat up and the weekends always in view. nice looking weekend. so go enjoy it. >> that five day looks great. the u.s. open tees off next week but it'll be without tiger woods. he pulled out today because of

problems with his left knee and achilles tendon. this will be the first time woods has missed the u.s. open since 1994 when he had just graduated high school. on his website woods says he was listening to his doctors and didn't want to risk further damage to his leg. he hopes to be ready for the at&t national at the ends of the month. we're now an hour away from the start of the concert featuring one of music's biggest acts. u2 will take the stage tonight at the coliseum but it's no ordinary stage. check that out. the irish the áf band is using a stage known as the claw. the claw allows concertgoers to view the band no matter where they sit. let's see if the concert is having an impact on traffic. the lanes on the left are the ones headed down toward the coliseum. it's actually not bad. maybe a lot of folks are taking bart to the coliseum tonight

for that concert. one of the most famous planes in history is still on a road trip. we are planning to show you pictures of the plane that we all know took a major part on what was called the miracle on the hudson. it's being driven through maryland today. everyone on the plane survived the emergency landing, the fuselage is meeting up with the tail and wings at the aviation museum in charlotte, north carolina. it sure doesn't sound right but it's true. new numbers reveal a startling trend within e.coli -- new

numbers reveal a startling trend with e.coli cases in the united states. and a lawmakers says it's so ironic that a price tag is so high.

federal health officials say that more americans are becoming infected with e.coli. the rise is probably due to a

new strain of the pathogen. today food and drug officials tried to calm fears of the e.coli outbreak. despite that assurance, the congressional economy has called for a hearing. they want to know if there's a regulation that would protect consumers. the fda says it will develop new rules by next january. but some lawmakers say the price tag for the program is too high. congressman jack kingston has introduced a bill to slash funds for the fda. it was his state that was in the middle of a peanut salmonella outbreak last year. coming up in just 90

seconds, ktvu was there as san francisco firefighters do a dry run for friday's funeral service. the special tributes planned for that day and tonight to honor the two fallen firefighters. plus, putting the breaks on shipping. the law environmentalists want put in place to protect whales in the area. ♪ let's go out to the dmv

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san francisco prepares to honor two fallen firefighters. good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. a memorial for the two fallen firefighters is just an hour away. david stevenson is live on the efforts put together to honor those two fallen firefighters. >> reporter: the coit to