no passengers were on board the plane and no one was injured during the incident. the plane was taken out of service. they are checking to see what happened. i talked with people from sfo who said there were no other planes or airlines involved in that, and there were no delays. they are being tightlipped about the situation but they did tell us what happened, they are not saying -- they are saying no one was injured. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco police are still looking for clues into the death of a man found floating in the water yesterday near for mason. he had been stabbed several times in the chest. police found a blood trail from a nearby post office. ktvu's david stevenson will

have more following the president's speech. earthquake rattled japan. 6.7, struck about 30 miles southeast of tokyo and 100 miles from the quake that devastated the region in march. the earthquake could generation a tsunami about 20 inches. so far there have been no reports of damage or injuries. >> now to the troop withdrawal in afghanistan. president obama is about to detail his plans to bring home 30,000 military men and women by september of next year. that would bring back all the extra forces he ordered to afghanistan in 2009 in an effort to turn around the war effort there. we will go live to the white house, president obama going to address the nation. we listen in, we will watch the speech in its intirty and have

wrap up. we are waiting for president obama as he is walking up. we will be hearing more about troop withdrawal and we will listen in with you. >> good evening. nearly 10 years ago america suffered the worst attack on our shores since pearl harbor. this mass murder was planned by osama bin laden. and signaled a new threat to our security. one in which the targets were no longer soldiers on a battle field but innocent men, women and children going about their daily lives. in the days that followed our nation was united as we struck at al-qaeda. then our focus chitted. a second war was launched in iraq and. by the time i took office the

war in afghanistan entered its 7 7th 7 7th year but al-qaeda leaders escaped into pakistan. while the taliban regrouped and gone on the offensive. without a new strategy and decisive action they warned we could face a surge in algada. for this reason, in one of the most difficult decisions i have made as president, i ordered 30,000 additional troops into afghanistan. when i announced this we set objects to refocus on al-qaeda, reverse their moment anymore train afghan security forces to defend their own country. we would begin to draw down our forces this july. tonight i can tell you that we

are fulfilling that commitment. thanks to our extraordinary men and women in uniform and our many partners. we are meeting our goals. as a result starting next month we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year and we will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by next summer. fully recovering the surge i announced. after this initial reduction our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace as afghan security forces move in to the lead. our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014 this process will be complete. and the afghan people will be responsible for their own security. we are starting this draw down from position of strength. al-qaeda is under more pressure. together with the pakistanis we

have taken out more than half of al-qaeda leadership. and thanks to our intelligence and special forces we killed osama bin laden. the only leader al-qaeda ever known. this was a victory for all who have cerned since 9/11. one solder summed it up well, we don't forget. you will be held accountable no matter how long it takes. the information that we recovered from osama bin laden cowl pound shows al-qaeda under enormous strain. al-qaeda has failed in its effort to portray america as a nation at war with islam. al-qaeda remains dangerous and we must be vigilant against attacks but we have put them on a path to defeat and we will not relentil the job is done. in afghanistan we inflicted

serious losses on the taliban. along with our surge our allies increased their commitments. afghan security forces grown by over 100,000 troops and in some places we have already begun to transition forces to the afghan people. in the face of violence, afghans are fighting and dying for their country. establishing local police forces. opening markets and schools. creating new opportunities for women and girls and trying to turn the page on decades of war. of course, huge challenges remain. this is the beginning. but not the end of our effort to wind down this war. we will have to do the hard work of keeping the gains we have made while drawing down forces and transitioning to the afghan government. next may in chicago we will

host a summit with our partners to shape the next phase of this transition. we do know that peace cannot come to a land that has known so much war with a political settlement, as we strengthen the forces america will join initiatives that reconcile the affa gan people, including the taliban. our position is clear, they must be led by the afghan government and those who want to be a part of a peaceful afghanistan must abandon violence and abide by the afghan constitution. but in part because of our military effort we have reason to believe that progress can be made. the goal that we seek is achievable and can be expressed simply, no safe haven from which al-qaeda can launch attacks against our homeland or allies. we won't try to make it a

perfect place, we will not police its streets. that is the responsibility of the afghan government which must step up its about to protect its people and move from an economy shaped by war to one that can sustain peace. what we will do is build a partnership with the afghan people, one that ensures we will continue to target terrorist and support a sovereign afghan government. of course, our efforts must also address terror safe havens in pakistan. no country is more in danger, which is why will press them to secure a more peaceful future. we will work with the government to rude out the cancer of violent extreme example we will insist it keeps its commitments.

no doubt, as long as i am president the united states will never tolerate a safe haven for those who aim to kill us. they can't escape the justice they deserve. my fellow americans this has been a difficult decade for our country. we have learned the cost of war. a cost that has been paid by the 4500 americans who have given their lives in iraq and 1500 in afghanistan. men and women who will not live to enjoy the freedom they defended. thousands have been wounded. some lost limbs on the battle field and others still battle the demons that followed them home. tonight we take comfort in knowing that the tide of war is receding. fewer of our sons and daughters are serving in harm's way. we ended our combat mission in

iraq. and even as there will be dark days ahead in afghanistan, the light can be seen in the distance. these long wars will come to a responsible end. as they do we must learn their lessons. already this decade of war has caused many to question america's engagement around the world, some would have america retreat, othersed with have america overextended, confronting every evil, we must chart a more centered course, we must embrace the role in human events but we must be as pragmatic as we passionate, when threatened we must respond with force. but when that force can be

targeted we need not deploy large armies overseas. when innocence are being slaughtered, we don't have to choose between standing by or acting on our own, we must rally international action, which we are doing in libya. we don't have a single soldier on the ground but are protecting the people and giving them the chance to determine their own destiny. in all that we do we must remember that what sets america apart is not solely our power, it is the principals our union was founded. we are a nation that brings our enemies to justice while adhering to the rule of law. we protect our own freedom by extending it to others. we stand not for empire but for self-determination. that is why we have a stake in the aspirations that are

washing across the arab world. we will support the revolutions with the power of our example and a belief that all human being deserve to live with freedom and dignity. above all, we are a nation whose strength abroad has been strengthened. we have spent a trillion dollars on war. now we must invest in america's greatest resource, our people. we must unleash innovation that creates new jobs and degrees. we must rebuild our infrastructure and find new and clean sources of energy and most of all, after a decade of passionate debate we must recapture the common purpose that we shared that beginning of this time of war. for our nation draws strength

from our differences and when our union is strong no hill is too steep, no horizon is beyond our reach. america, it is time to focus on nation building here at home. in this effort we draw inspiration from our fellow americans who have sacrificed so much on our behalf, to our troops, veterans and families, i speak for all americans, we will keep our trust with you and provide you with the care, benefits and opportunity you deserve. i met some of these americans at fort campbell a while back. i spoke to the 101 air born, and to the team that took out osama bin laden, standing in front of a model -- brothers

and sisters in arms, and on head stones in quiet corners of our country where their memory will never be forgotten. this officer, like so many others i have met, and at walter reed, spoke with humility about how his unit worked together as one, depending on each other. as a family might do in a time of peril. that's a lesson worth remembering, we are all a part of one american family. that we have known disagreement and division, we are bound together by the creed that is written into our founding documents and a conviction that the united states of america is a country that can achieve whatever it sets out to accomplish. now let's end these wars and reclaim the american dream that is at the center of our story.

with confidence in our cause, with faith ipour fellow citizens and hope in our hearts, let's go about the work of extending the promise of america for this generation and the next. may god bless our troops and may god bless the united states of america. live from the white house, president obama in a 13 minute address laying out his time table for troop withdrawal. this comes when public support is lagging and many are calling for a reduction of u.s. military forces there. coming up, we will have reaction to what you just heard from a political analyst and east bay military families. new information about a discovery made in the waters off of san francisco.

ktvu's david stevenson live in san francisco with the victim's identity and why divers were in the water this afternoon. >> reporter: as divers probed this water for a murder weapon we learned new details about the man that was found dead in the marina. [ music playing ] >> reporter: democrat democrat is -- dennis is the man in this video. >> called me, let's record, you know, make a song. >> reporter: the washington man was stabbed and killed between 10:00 and then 30:00 monday night. -- 10:30 monday night. his friends say he moved to san francisco last year to work in construction and to make a fresh start. >> one thing that he really liked to do was sing. he really wanted to get the singing out.

he had a nice voice. >> reporter: he moved to san francisco last year with his friend. police say he has been interviewed and considered a witness. divers searched the marina for a murder weapon. >> we are looking everywhere for the weapon. >> no new evidence emerged. >> i just found keys in murky water yesterday. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, what his former girlfriend is saying about his death and what residents can do to help catch the killer. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> investigators now helping the family of michelle le in the search for the missing student. it has been 3-1/2 weeks since she disappeared from kaiser permanente hayward medical center. her family believe she is still alive, despite the police

calling the case a homicide. the family hopes the investigator will be able to find witnesses who whatever it was that happened. >> what we see in a lot of cases is there is a segment that doesn't have a degree of comfort going to law enforcement. >> her family is organizing another search this saturday. >> a man shot and killed himself monday morning. the founder of the skateboarding magazine thrasher. eric swenson took his own life. officers heard the shot. he was well known in the skateboarding community. heavy spring run off striggered by hot weather. there have been 30 rescues in the last week alone. that's where ktvu's ken

pritchett joins us live tonight. just east of sacramento. >> reporter: a fire official told me they just rescued twenty people on the american river. so add that to the 30, that's 50 people in the last week. you can see the fire rescue boat out there right now. they are here just having presence because of the high number of rescues they have had. the water is cold, 46 degrees and as you can see the river is very swift. >> reporter: using six boats and 28 firefighters, crews trained and warned rafters of the dangerous river conditions. >> between the swift water, cold water and the lack of awareness people have on the river, we are having serious problems. >> reporter: he says a raft carrying eight people from the bay area capsized last week.

>> three went under water and were -- had given up and started to drown. >> reporter: crews were training at this very spot and saved them. today they were warning rafters to wear life jackets. nat warning sent these girls back inland to pick up free life jackets. >> if they hadn't been down here would you have gone out without it? >> probably. >> reporter: we saw plenty of rafters without life jackets at that time when the american river is flowing faster than many can remember. >> educate and rescue them. >> reporter: what you see right there is that rescue boat. they took one of their fellow fires who was simulating someone stuck on this bridge,

which has happened many times. the officials tell me the american river is running twice as fast as normal and that's why there is so much caution needed out here right now. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. chief meteorologist bill martin. >> that's the story of the summer, the run off. we have been talking about the snow melt, the run off a direct result of that. my concern is, people go to the rivers expecting what they had last year. it's a big story this summer. all the rivers will be running high all summer. around here, outside, a little fog long the coast. let me back up. there it is. a lot of it. that dropped temperatures today. live picture outside. temperatures 10-15 degrees cooler than they were yesterday. here is what we do, current temperatures 85 in fairfield.

yesterday it was 100. concord over 100 yesterday, fog and cooling back in your bay area forecast. no spare the air day and no triple digit heat. temperatures trending down towards the week. we will look that forecast highs for your tomorrows and you will notice further cooler. see you in 15 minutes. we are learning what a pilot said that went over the loud speaker inside a southwest airlines yet. why the pilot of a jet packed with passengers had to slam on the breaks during take off. a poll shows what californians fear the most when it comes to natural disasters.

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a new poll shows californian voters are tuned into natural dasters. earthquakes pose the greatest danger. people who survived the earthquake 22 years ago will never forgot. the flattened homes and collapsed part of the bay bridge. 63 people died. hundreds more injured. 57% of californians said earthquake are the disaster

they fear most. 23 named wildfires. with the earthquake and tsunami, many said the big one could hit california sooner. 28% expect a major earthquake will hit in the next 5 years. 28% believe one will occur in the next 10 years. 20% said 20 years. one man told us he is ready for the big one but not afraid. >> i don't run my life based on what could happen. we have an earthquake kit, we have stuff outside of our house, water, just to be safe. >> 76% of people in the bay area fear earthquakes more than any other natural disaster. a pilot for southwest airlines was suspended without pay after his rant went out over an open mic. he flew from texas to san diego

on march 25. the pilot spoke dispagingly. >> chicago cruise, 11 out of 12, 12 flight attendance, never the same one twice. 11 over the top. 11! thing of the odds of that. >> southwest airlines says he was reinstated after he apologized and underwent diversity trains. families react to the president's announcement on troop withdrawal. this measure singles us out along with the muslim community as unwanted in our own city. they are banning together to fight what could become a new law in san francisco, what it is and why they say it

threatens their most basic rights.

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or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. tonight is moms speak out on the troop withdrawal plan for afghanistan. we brought you the president's speech live in which he detailed his draw down. all the parents will be glad to see their kids come home. tonight for the first time, president obama provided details of the troop withdrawal plan in the live address to the nation. >> starting next month we will be able to remove 10,000 of our troops from afghanistan by the end of this year and we will

bring home 33,000 troops by next summer. >> there were 100,000 members of the u.s. armed forces in afghanistan, 30,000 were part of the troop surge that president obama ordered two years ago. he says enough progress has been made since the attacks to bring the troops homes. he said america is in a position of strength against al- qaeda especially after the raid that killed osama bin laden. >> al-qaeda is under more pressure, together with the pakistanis we have taken out more than half of al-qaeda leadership. thanks to our special forces we killed osama bin laden. >> president obama said american will not patrol the streets of afghanistan forever.

no one was watching more intently than those who made the ultimate investment. patty you just watched the address with the military families. >> reporter: that's right. we are in the living room with some families. their reaction to the speech was mixed. >> the parents of two soldiers agreed to disagree on the finer points of withdrawing troops. >> i don't want them to have to go back over, they are in harm's way. >> i think if we leave tomorrow we would be back there in a few years. >> reporter: mike, who started an organization to help wounded vets, questions the timing of president obama announcement. >> i am getting the feeling this is pushed more by tall ticks and reelection issues. >> i don't think it's that

cynical. i think the decision reflects -- >> reporter: he says war is politics and public support is dwindling. >> majority -- >> reporter: ryan, a vet injured in afghanistan, says it's time to go. the u.s. killed osama bin laden. for many, himself, included, that is mission accomplished. >> reporter: one thing they discussicide the role the new secretary of defense will play in withdrawing the troops and if he will have a less contentious relationship with president obama. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a congresswoman believes president obama troop draw down plan doesn't go far enough. she was the only one to vote

against the war in 2001, now she is at odds over the troop reduction. she wants 10 times as many troops to come home this summer. >> i am talking 50,000 troops. this is the longest war in american history. we need to see a beginning of the end of this war. >> she is building a biparzen coalition. now to san francisco where family whose belong to the muslim and jewish faith joined together to fight a ban on circumcision. this measure singles us out, along with the muslim community as unwanted in our own city. >> i believe it would take away my rights to circumsize my male

children. i have a son. >> the group rallied to announce their new lawsuit. they are asking a judge to remove an initiative that would prohibit circumcision for anyone under the age of 18. a doctor from san francisco general refuted the claim today. >> circle scission is a routine and common place medical procedure that is performed every day across the country and around the world. circumcision is a safe procedure with a low complication rate. >> circle scission reduces the risk of hiv transmission. a lawyer for the families said the initiative may be a moot point. california law prohibits cities and counties from restricting medical procedures. a same-sex marriage bill

could take place tomorrow. they held negotiations today and agreed to -- the assembly already passed an act and earlier today appeared to be one vote shy of voting the republican controlled senate. >> we have, what i believe is the frame work for an agreement. >> if new york passes the bill it will be the 6th state to legalize same-sex marriage. you are looking live at city hall in san francisco where ceremony just wrapped up for the pride celebration. it is scheduled for this weekend with the parade on sunday. mayor ed lee is among the officials taking part in the flag raising ceremony. out with the old, when apple might be releasing a new iphone, plus the end of the road for this sports car, we will show you what is coming

next. and the signs that california realtors are seeing and they are calling encouraging. ♪

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. >> on wall street stocks fell today after a sluggish pace of the economic recovery. the the dow closed down 80.34 points at 12,109.67. the nasdaq fell 18.07 points to

2,669.19. now might be the time to go car shopping. the car company will stop taking order for its sports car. the car was never intended to be a big seller. it is changing its focus to more main stream cars. new numbers on u.s. home prices came out today. prices rose 8/10 in april compaired to .4% in march. the first monthly increase since last year. however home prices are still down. the report was released today by the federal housing finance agency. california realtors are seeing an encouraging sign, pending home sales are on the

rise. they report pending sales from may were up 1.5% from april and 12% from may of last year. pending home sales are a strong indicator of future sales activity. new iphone may be on the way. sources that are familiar with plans plans to release the next iphone in september. sources say it will have a faster processor and better camera. a link between cell phones and cancer has been debated but now a group of scientists say there is a possible connection. they are classifying the waves transmitted by personal electronic devices as possibly carcinogenic to humes. most people get the greatest

exposures from transmitters close to the body such as cell phones. the risk of silicone breast implants. 20% of women who get the implants will have them removed within 10 years. the fda called the implants safe as as long as women understand it comes with complications. the longer implants stay in the more likely a woman is to have complications. >> here is a question, is this better travel attire than saggy baggy pants? i am tom vacar, the power of airlines still ahead. and not as warm today. temperatures down as much as 20 degrees, how. coolercooler for tomorrow? i will let you know.

. what started out as a dust up between an airline and passengers over saggy pants has now taken a turn because lingerie entered. ktvu's tom vacar joining us live from san francisco international with this debate. >> reporter: indeed, i can easily board an airline in this suit. the question is, what if it were she and see-threw? >> reporter: two weeks ago us airways allowed this man dressed in lingerie to board

and fly. a week ago, 20-year-old passengers was arrested at sfo and jailed. had t happened after he was asked and failed to pull up his saggy pants. >> a complete double standed and there isn't any consistency. it's a subjective interpretation. >> reporter: the founder of passengers adzesgroup flight rights. >> there are no hard and fast rules that tell a passenger what they can and cannot wear. >> reporter: there are no specific bands but us airways ses that passengers can be denied service if they are inappropriately clothed. he says airlines are deliberately vague about

clothing. >> a they don't want to put anymore in writing than they have to. they don't want to get into political correctness problems, free speech problems. >> reporter: rilize this is the post-9/11 world. >> in the u.s. the crew has power. if they say it, you have to do it. >> reporter: it's important to note that the student has a lawyer and it's a court that may have the last say. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. flight controllers in new york city are reporting a near miss at john f. kennedy airport. a flight carrying 286 passengers began to take off an a plane appeared to start

taxiing towards the runway. this comes amid increasing concerns over incidents at airplanes. >> reporter: san francisco giants' fan bryan stow is showing improvement. and julie haener has the other stories we are looking at. bay area returners make a physical link to athe mental challenge troops will face when they return. the help they will need when they come home. plus the best and worst of bay area roadways, how some took it among themselves to get them off the worst list. all coming up at 6:00. firefighters in the north bay say a homeless man was burned as he tried to save people from a grass fire.

the fire started after midnight. firefighters say the man was trying to get other people out of a tent when he fell and burned his arm. he was take toon the hospital. it may have been started by a cigarette. hot start to the week. things starting to cool down. let's check in with bill martin. >> i was just thinking, i like this weather. i know people like the heat. yesterday was a bit hot. yesterday triple digit hot. today numbers down about 20 degrees. back that coast. you can see the fog showing up at the goldenigate bridge. the fog will make a play for your neighborhood tonight. it's not going to get that far inland. towards napa, but it will ring the bay as you see here. fog inside the bay.

overnight lows 50s. you will sleep more comfortably tonight. so tomorrow, low 60s in the city. 70 in berkeley. 73 towards lafayette. valley, right, towards antioch, yesterday 102. tomorrow high end, towards discovery bay, 88. that's warm but not as warm as the other day. winds going off shore monday and tuesday. you remember those days, now the switch, the winds are coming on shore. the fog cools things off. one time i said the fog is back, and i got more letters from folks that coast because they love the fog and we love the fog. the fog is great. i know it's beautiful in pacifica when the fog is there. it's there now and beautiful.

forecast highs tomorrow. 88 antioch. 89 brentwood. 20 years ago i said something about the fog, oh, the fog is back, don't say that. >> they love that fog. >> there is five day forecast, weekend in view. >> thank you. >> president obama is getting a reputation as the baby whisperer. this video was taken last week before father's day. michelle obama handed a crying baby to the president. look and listen if you can. the baby isn't crying anymore. i hope you saw the look michelle obama gave to the president. what gave the trick here? the president uses a light bounce and a steady hold.

>> the publicity machine for the last "harry potter" movie. the author is set to talk to the press about a mysterious website. www.pottermore.com. hasnothingonitexceptcomingsoon. harsh words from al gore for president obama. the problem he says the president is not addressing. from trash to treasure, the message that this art work is sending, next.

president obama is receiving unusual criticism from al gore for his record on global warming. he says the president failed to stand up on action for global warming. this saturday an unusual

art exhibit owns. it features plastic. >> the whole world has been using plastic for so long, it's coming back at us. >> she grew up playing long the beaches and in recent years she noticed an increasing amount of garbage washed up. so they gathered up ocean trash and turned it into sculptures of sea creatures. >> you can find a tooth brush or, you know, people use styrofoam every day. >> the center is the perfect venue for her exhibit. she says ocean trash pose as serious threat to sea lions and other animals who become trapped in garbage. she would love to run out of art supplies but she says the

trash keeps washing ashore. >> coming up in 90 seconds, a call for a man on the moon style national program to combat posttraumatic stress. why is it needed? coming up at 6:00. plus getting better. a giants fan beaten at dodger stadium reaches a milestone, the signs of hope doctors are seeing tonight in bryan stow.

outlook has been upgraded. what he is able to do that is giving his doctors hope tonight. >> the mental trauma of war is taking a toll as president obama announces he will bring home the troops from afghanistan. new research unveils the help that must be waiting for them when they return. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening, i am mike mibach. >> and i am julie haener. making good on a campaign promise. president obama layed out