volunteers in the hot sun today. for the next three days we will tell you what they are looking for. >> some local homeowners are anxiously watching their neighborhood after a string of suspicious fires. >> thousands of home owners are trying to find a solution to their mortgage problems and they are meeting face-to-face with their lenders to do that. we will take you how to take advantage of this program coming up. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon.

>> good afternoon. topping our news, a lot of activity is underway right now in the search for a missing nursing student, michelle le. kraig debro has been following today's developments all morning and joins us live to explain where people have been searching and whether anything has been found. >> reporter: tori, following the developments and the searchers on state road yoirn 84 in fremont. that is where dozens of volunteers are looking for michelle, even it means spending eight hours a day for the next three days under a blazing sun. they were only animal bones but they caught the attention of people eager to find michelle le. dozens of people answered the family call for help and showed up this morning at a vietnamese temple. >> none of us wants to

compromise the investigation. >> that is exactly what the authorities were worried about, that was until the police learned the class kid's foundation would be involved. he knows the pain of a missing murdered child but hasn't gotten used to the heartache. >> i don't go in search. i don't want to stumble upon something that is going to break my heart. >> i don't want to think about what will happen. i want to assume the best and we will find her alive. >> she was last seen on may 27th. recorded in a parking garage at kizer hospital in hayward, taking a class for her nursing degree. last week though police said they had proof she was dead and were investigating a homicide. this angered the family who wasn't ready to give up. today the family says it doesn't agree with the police decision but understands their position. >> they say they believe it is a homicide and they say hey, just deal with it. >> she is young, she is beautiful. you know i can't imagine the pain the family is going to

through through so we are just trying to help out. >> one of the necessities for searching is a valid id, but sometimes the person responsible for the disappears of another person will show up, that is another reason they asked for id. this is the first day of volunteer searches, there are two more days saturday and sunday. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> someone shot and wounded a painting truck driver for san francisco's parking and traffic department this morning. the driver was working in the bay view district near qint street when he made a u-turn and upset your driver. that person began cursing and when that worker drove away that driver fired shots at him,

hitting him. the worker was treated and released, police are looking f the other driver. oakland police have arrested several suspects connected to a series of armed robberies and carjackings. two suspects surrendered after a standoff this morning. investigators tracked the suspects from the scene of an armed robbery last night on 88th avenue near international boulevard. they say the crimes stretch back months. >> a multitude of incidents that we believe they are responsible for multiple street robberies as well as carjackings in the area, all of which involved firearms and gun play. >> investigators say the standoff quickly turned into a barricaded situation early this morning and a total of three suspects are in custody. a one-year-old boy was also inside the same apartment and was safely brought outside. they are looking for any other possible suspects. the man who confessed to killing chauncey bailey and

another man is apologizing to their families. in a jail house interview he said he does not expect forgiveness but he wants the families to know he is sorry. he says at the time of the shootings he did not think of the victims as people. he will be sentenced to 25 years in prison. last week another man was convicted for ordering the killing and another man was the accomplice. they are now back to square one when it comes to a new budget and have 13 days to meet a deadline. as we first reported yesterday the governor angered his own party by vetoing a democratic sponsored plan. brown wants lawmakers to authorize a special election to allow voters to approve tax increases and tax extensions set to expire. >> i don't want to see more billions in borrowing, legal maneuverings that are questionable and a budget that

will not stand the test of time. >> republicans want to cap spending and reform public employee pensions. california faces a 9.6 billion dollar deficit. california's unemployment rate dropped for a 5th year -- 5th month rather in a row. the may figure came in at 11.7%, down from 11.9% in april. the first time the california unemployment rate had been below 12 in two years. however, a survey of employers indicates the state also lost 29,000 jobs in may. it is possible to have a reduction in unemployment even with job losses, because the figures don't include those who are so discouraged they have stopped looking for work. thousands of homeowners are getting much needed help today in the south bay. allie rasmus joins us to explain who is offering the help and who is receiving it. >> reporter: tori this is day one of a 6 day opportunity for homeowners to meet with

representatives from the banks to avoid foreclosure at the san jose convention center. you can see how big it is. organizers are expecting tens of thousands of homeowners to show up. in fact a thousand people showed up this morning. >> welcome. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the doors opens at 8:00 but people lined up as early as 4:00. the events organized by the association and the founder and ceo was at the door. >> people want to stay 39 homes. they are not asking for anything free. i just don't understand why the banks don't want to work with them. >> reporter: counselors are here. so are representatives from 12 major banks and financial institutions. >> we have legally binding agreements with the major lenders and investors to do this affordable solutions. >> reporter: he says 50% of the people who walk in today will walk out with a solution but he

says the outcome depends on the lender. >> we can get bank of america, wells and chase to do a principal reduction but you can't do that if it is owned by fannie mae or freddie mac. >> why. >> you will have to ask the president. they are the most difficult to deal with. >> she was one of the first homeowners to walk away with, a 2.5 interest rate for the next five years. >> a absolutely to a problem i have been agonizing over for the last 5 years so that is a really big plus. >> this event is going on every day through wednesday. bring paperwork with you. for a link to the website, the organization hosting this, you can go to our website, ktvu.com. live in san jose, allie

rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> arson investigators are asking for the public's help today to track down whoever is behind a string of fires in an antioch park. the park is located between palomar and yorkshire drive. fire investigators told us today they believe kids may be responsible for the fires and it could be connected to a rash of recent graffiti and vandalism, residents say they are concerned and just want the fires to stop. >> they are out fast. they are aware of the situation at this point. >> what do you think it is? >> probably kids, we normally get one every two or three years. >> five in two weeks. >> right, it is a lot. >> fire investigators are canvassing the neighborhood, letting people know about a tip line, 866-50-arson. ahead how a toddler got his head stuck between two concrete

walls and how he got out. we will check on the situation with muni after crews had to work on a problem all night. after a warm week you may be wondering if we cool down. mary a ross could has the answer. >> we investigated it. >> they investigated a car of a u. of a u.s. marine now in custody.

san francisco and muni crews managed to finish repairs on the lines in time for the morning commute. power was dis disrupted when a piece of equipment broke and pulls wires down with it. they got one line up yesterday but it until this morning to get service fully restored on all lines. some people are criticizing a deal that will pay the outgoing chief a severance. his last day is june 30th. they are looking at a shortfall and some question whether the

money could be put to better use. officials say it is just the cost of doing business. a fellow new york congressman says u.s. representative anthony wiener was very remorseful. he said he had become a distraction after he admitted to sending lewd photos to several women. the wall street journal reports new york's governor could call a special election for either primary day on september 13th or election day on november 8th. today we are learning more about a heckler who interrupted his speech. that heckler turns out is benjie bronc, a writer for howard stern, during yesterday's announcement she shouted out questions about his body, wiener continued his comments and appeared unfazed. authorities are holding a u.s. marine after he was found in the arlington national

cemetery and his car was parked near the pentagon. investigators say the red nissan belongs to a naturalized u.s. citizen from ethiopia, the bomb squad checked out the car but did not find explosives. >> arlington cemetery is closed after dark. this is why the person was being investigated. this person was taken into custody and in the course of interviewing this person the united states park police thought it was appropriate to look for a vehicle that this person may have been operating. the investigate was located by the police department. this vehicle was located near the pentagon. >> authorities also searched his home in fairfax county, virginia, and closed several roads and the pentagon, making the usually bad commute even worse this morning. osama bin laden is no longer facing criminal charges. six weeks after navy seals killed osama bin laden during a raid on his home in pakistan a

federal judge granted a prosecution request to dismiss all criminal charges against him. federal authorities indicted osama bin laden in 1998 on charges related to terrorism attacks on two u.s. embassies in africa. the british government has told ups it will not be allowed to move air cargo through some facilities in the united kingdom because of security concerns. the government refused to say which facilities are effected but it said the move came after security tests. last year authorities discovered a bomb disguised as a toner cartridge in a ups shipment. it had been shipped from yemen. ups said it is working to clear up the security problems and things should be back to normal soon. lawyers for the man suspected in the beating of bryan stowe are still searching for evidence to clear their client's name. prosecutors say he attacked him. now a tv station reports his

attorneys went door to door in hollywood looking for video from the day of the beating. the attorneys are hoping video will show ramirez with hair and not the shaved head reported by witnesses at dodger stadium. frank and janie mccourt reached a divorce settlement this morning over how to divide which one of them gets ownership of the dodgers. they agreed to a one day trial to decide if frank mccourt has sole ownership of the team or if his wife jamie gets half under california's community property laws, after a judge threw out an agreement in which jaime gave up her rights to the team. the next bay bridge series begins tonight, last month the giants swept the as and san francisco is looking to bounce back from an extra inning loss to arizona. >> deep to right center, this one is out of the yard and the diamondbacks have won the game. >> that was a walk off homer in

the 10th. the giants still though in first place in the west. the as won yesterday but have lost 13-16. tonight tim lincecum takes the mound, first pitch 7:05 at the oakland coliseum. >> good afternoon to you, a pleasant day in store. you can see here from the shot that we have a little bit of a rain layer hanging tough off the coastline at least for the next hour or so. areas along the golden gate bridge and sausalito and san mateo county with fog this morning and throughout the afternoon. 71 san jose, upper 60s palo alto, redwood city, winds breezy in some areas. 64 san francisco, 64 in oakland. these temperatures two to four degrees cooler than yesterday. already nice and mild, even

warm, concord 76, 74 livermore. as we head to the north bay napa right at 66, the winds 10 to 15 miles per hour, santa rosa 72 degrees outside your door. our temperatures will continue to warm. we do have a cooling trend. you can see this trough over the western states will hang with us at least through saturday, going to push east on sunday. by next week we are warming up once again. before the weekend we will have the morning clouds as well as the evening clouds. here we are about noontime. you can see it is right along the coast. backs up in time for the afternoon then is moving back in in the overnight hours. with wake up tomorrow morning with it once again burning off for the afternoon. expect that today, into saturday, the similar pattern. the cooling trend, 4 to eight degrees cooler today and additional cooling saturday. sunday looks to be a rebound with temperatures. for the afternoon today 70s and

80s for inland areas, 80 concord, 81 pleasanton, 74 expected in sunnyvale, 74 in santa clara and 64 san francisco this afternoon, 60 degrees for daily city. the extended forecast for you, so a bit of a cooling trend. not too bad. the last weekend of spring going to be dry, maybe cool for this time of the year, we are sitting in the 60s for the coast, 70s and 80s for our inland areas, which some people actually like, but by tuesday, first day of summer. >> right. >> back with the heat, low and mid-90s inland. >> heating up again. thank you rosemary. >> you are welcome. >> a two-year-old boy is safe after his heated became stuck between two concrete walls at a park. it happened yesterday. the bow was walking between the two walls when his head became wedged. there was only 1.5 feet of space between the walls. firefighters cut a hole in the

wall to get him out. >> the stuff that can happen in five minutes is ridiculous. >> we had a good result and appreciate everybody's help. >> the boy is okay. a college football player from san francisco is out of jail after an arrest for wearing saggy pants on a u.s. airways flight. deshonmarmon posted bail. san francisco police boarded the flight to escort him off. he is scheduled for arraignment on july 18th. new images from outer space are giving nasa scientists a better understanding of the planet mercury. these are some of the images taken by the spacecraft mess m

essenger. these pictures show it may be covered in ice. >> you may be able to help with police dogs. also a man who got a close look at killer whales and has the video to prove it.

a live look at the big board on wall street. the dow and s&p are up right

now. disappointing news is hurting the nasdaq. that rim stock is actually down 20% right now. the dow as you can see up 29, but just dropped below 12,000. the nasdaq down 10, the s&p is up 2. the city of fremont will take a financial hit now that the former plant will be closed. it was sold to tessla motors. a new property assessment reduce the value of the property 600,000 dollars loss in property tax to the city. the city council approved a new operating budget that compensates for the loss of that revenue. it was a big surprise for a man on a fishing trip out of monterrey bay. he was returning from salmon fishing yesterday when he spotted several orca whales inside the harbor, he catched

three on video and joked about mem coming after his salmon. he said he often scuba dives and was surprised to see them that close. pet food express kicks off a fundraiser to help police buy a new police dog. the department does not have money to buy 1 so pet food express is donating proceeds from a pet wash. organizers hope to raise $10,000 this weekend, which is half the average cost of a new working canine. it looks like bella the swan is now the unwelcome aunt at san francisco palace of fine arts. bella returned on sunday after a month and a half in rehab for a foot injury but while she was gone brother blue boy and his

girlfriend gave birth. she is a little defensive so they moved her and hope she will be able to visit. the governor vetoed the state budget. the halls are empty. why lawmakers are taking a break as the budget woes remain unsolved. that story coming up in our next newscast. thanks for watching. have a great weekend. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.