from afghanistan. it came during a address that wrapped up within the hour. starting next month the u.s. will remove 10,000 troops. 33,000 forces will be home by next summer. the president sited sited the death of osama bin laden as a turning point. at least 1500 u.s. troops died and 12,000 have been wounded in the effort in afghanistan. president obama is under pressure to end the conflict and military families we talked with had mixed feelings. some say the u.s. should refocus rebuilding the economy but one father questioned the timing of the announcement. >> i guess the question is, why

would you walk away from that investment if it is going -- if it is starting to get to the end. >> the u.s. has spent an estimated $440 billion fighting al-qaeda and taliban insurgents in afghanistan. the u.s. first launched strikes in 2001 under president george w. bush. when president obama took office there were 36,000 u.s. forces in afghanistan. president obama announced the surge of 30,000 additional troops in 2009 and tonight he offered a time line to withdrawal with a target of ending the mission by the end of 2014. you can watch more of the president address on www.ktvu.com. look for the video feed on our home feed. for the troops returning home their toughest batself ahead. john fowler is live with new research on how the mental impact of war is turning into a

physical one. john. >> reporter: some of them may be getting treatment here for drug addiction, for early alzheimer's disease, even heart disease. all linked to posttraumatic stress. >> reporter: you can find many veterans on the street, for them the war isn't over. it's a new battle with invisible injuries. >> i lost two of my best buddies over there. >> reporter: he is just getting out of the army after tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> i feel like people don't understand. you know? and -- >> perezners of their war injuries. if they were held by al-qaeda we wouldn't think twice. if we are not treating them we are leaving them to die. >> reporter: 20% may develop posttraumatic stress. >> anybody involved in the war

will come home with problems. >> reporter: jamie retired last month after six tours in iraq and afghanistan. witness to a lot of bad things. >> i was taken wear of really well, against my will. i was embear ised. -- embarrassed. >> reporter: thomas -- >> there are treatments that are effective. >> reporter: a call for research and better care. >> our response is inadequate. we need to treat these wounds as the physical wounds they are. >> reporter: he wants a national effort like the man on the moon program. rits the least we can do he told me for those ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for us. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. a strong earthquake rattled

japan in the same area where the earthquake and tsunami and hit. it the warning center said it did not expect a tsunami. so far there are no reports of damage or injuries. jury began deliberations in the trial of two women accused of killing a great grandmother. her body was found stuffed into a garbage can. the killing stemmed from a custody dispute over the daughter of the victim's grandson. the wife and her mother face life sentences if convicted. divers took to the water in san francisco to try to uncover new evidence in the deaths of a man. his body was pulled yesterday.

ktvu's david stevenson has new information on what brought the victim, dennis knowlton to san francisco. >> reporter: the homicide in this district shocked this neighborhood and stunned the friends of the victims. >> i was shocked. the former girlfriend of dennis knowlton. >> hearing from him the day before through facebook, it was just -- that he was going to call me. we spoke a few times and -- it was shocking. >> reporter: the man was stabbed and killed monday night in san francisco marina's district. his body was pulled tuesday morning. he was a talented singer who moved to san francisco last year. >> get away from here, things like that. try something new. >> he moved to san francisco

with his friend. police tell us he has been interviewed and considered a witness in the killing. neighbors say the two were living in this car. >> i can't say enough nice things about him. polite, kind. >> reporter: divers searched the water for a possible murder weapon. >> we are always looking for a weapon. looking everywhere for the weapon. anywhere in that area. >> reporter: divers didn't uncover any new evidence. police are asking if anyone saw anything to call investigators. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. proposal to add bright cullers to nonlethal guns failed to make it out of a committee. it targeted bb pellet and air soft guns. supporters said police officers sometimes mistake them for hand

guns. opponents argued criminalsed with also color their guns. san francisco giants' fan bryan stow reached a milestone. bryan stow's doctors announced a significant improvement in his condition. >> he began to open his eyes. he started to have movement of his left arm. and he is intermittently been able to follow simple commands. >> reporter: this morning they announced his condition has been upgrated to serious. he was beaten outside dodger stadium. he is now breathing without a ventilator and weaned out of seizure medications. >> he is far from out of the woods. i think it's important for everyone to understand that

bryan stow sustained a traumatic brain injury. >> reporter: today's advances in medicine made that possible but doctors warn it does not mean he will make a full recovery. the family issued a statement saying we are grateful for the public's concern and support. we are encouraged by his improvement. investigators' prime suspect, giovanni ramirez who was given 10 months in prison after his parole was revoked for gun possession. he hasn't been charged with stow's beating. they will replace the section of skull they had to remove to accom date brain swelling. ktvu channel 2 news.

>> officials released more details about the difference between critical and serious conditions. a patient who is in critical condition is unconscious. a patient in serious condition is acutely ill but not necessarily unconscious. a tranging slammed into a us airways plane today. this photo shows the tractor stuck beneath the plane's engine. no passengers were on board. firefighters sprayed water on the engine as a precaution. no one was hurt. less than a week before us airways eject adpassenger for wearing saggy pants the airline allowed this man to board a flight in women's underwear. after that flight a20-year-old student was arrested for

refusing to pull up his pants. while some call it a double standard, experts say airlinedize remove passengers who refuse to obey instructions. democrats and republicans say the budget is in the governor's hands and it's up to him to propose a new plan. the next proposal will include deeper cuts. the move to cut off lawmakers pay won him new fans on facebook. dozens posted thank ons his facebook page like this one. she wrote, thank you, we need more state officials like you. california attorney general kamala harris is expressing concern over san jose decision to trim pension costs. but she says it raises legal

concerns. they face a $115 million budget short fall. officials will postpone talking about the declaration till at least august. poised to vote on a union agreement. members voted to wave pay raises and take pay cots mounting to 10%. it will keep open fire stations that were slated to close. jewish and muslim organizations are joining forces to block an effort to ban male circumcision. they filed a lawsuit today asking the judge to remove the initiative from the ballot. it argues the state law bars them from restricting medical procedures. cameron and tyler winklevoss said they would accept a 2008

setmment worth $65 million. the court of appeals in san francisco ruled against them. the twins said they recall forego taking their case to the u.s. supreme court. the bay area is plagued with rough streets, what it would take to smooth out the pot marked roads. look at that water rescue team, they have played a row in more than 50 rescues on the american river. and temperatures down 10-20 degrees today. the fog is back. how much cooler for your city tomorrow? i will let you know.

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law today. they passed a bill that would allow certain illegal immigration students to apply for college aid. a companion persian already passed. the pride flag is flying right now in honor of this weekend's pride celebration. the flag was raised over an hour ago. mayor edlie and other officials were on hand for the raising. the pride celebration kicks off saturday with the big parade on sunday. on sunday night ktvu channel 2 news take as closer look at the history of the parade. a second look after the news. bottom of the list when it comes to bad road. sonoma and rio vista is listed as having streets in poor condition. one of the most improved cities

is elsureteo. . >> the citizens took it upon themselves to dig into their own pockets with the city's sale tax. >> ited with take the equivalent of a quent cents per gallon gas take to maintain roads in good condition. progress is too slow towards restoring the delta oako system. the delta vision group gave a d grade on immediate goals such as preparing for floods and other emergencies. they are calling for stronger leadership. and greater coordination. the russian waters of the american river are proving dangerous tonight.

ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sacramento county. >> if you look behind me, you can see a rescue team underneath this bridge as part of a training exercise but they are also here because they want to be in place incase of rescue. they had 20 rescues today, 50 in the past week and 8 people were from the bay area. >> reporter: one answer to that would be the level of the american river. >> we have flows that are twice what they normally are. >> plenty are hitting the water to cool off and the water is cold, 45 degrees. 18 water rescues just yesterday. >> between the swift water, cold water and the lack of awareness people have, we are having serious problems. >> reporter: fire crews are training on the american river today so they can be on hand if more rescues are needed. a strategy that paid off with a

raft with eight people capsized last week. >> it was by chance we were here. luckily for them they had a good outcome. we outcome. >> reporter: firefighters can't force people to wear life jackets. many of the rafters took the sound advice. >> we aring it throughout the day. definitely. >> reporter: if you look next to that rescue boat, they are pulling that raft out. that's the kind of raft that concerns them at the american river. it's not durable enough and could get tangled. the river right now is the time of year it's running swift when people are coming out to the river. because of the danger they will be here through the fourth of

july. in sacramento county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. high temperatures, snowmelting continues to fill the river. all the major rivers running high. that's the story this summer. around here, fog is the story. you see it along the coast right now. san francisco, you cooled off today. as a matter of fact, most cities today 10-20s degrees cooler today than yesterday. these were the highs from today. yet 102, 102, 100, antioch, brentwood. today, 84 in rosewood. temperatures cooled off, cooling continues. main impact from this is the winds on shore. the availability of fog. the lowes enhance the fogs.

pulls moisture in. more fog. lifts the fog up. if you look towards the golden gate bridge, you can see that, that is stretching out the fog. towers, 740 feet, each day you will see the fog getting thicker and cooler temperatures. mid-80s inland. cooler for the weekend. don't count the weekend out, beautiful weekend, it will be low 80s. that's the hot spots. tomorrow morning, thursday, 6:00 a.m., steve paulson will be in here, he will show how it yao the satellite, the model and he will show you the fog. fog up here, petaluma, fog there too. model does great with rainfall, dicey when it comes to getting the fog exactly. it's -- fog is a tough one. tough to forecast. into the afternoon, you get the

idea, comes back off shore. clearing at the beach, for the most part you will have foggy conditions. 89 brentwood. you see the cooling tomorrow. down 5 degrees from today. air quality good. no spare the air day today. weekend comes into view there. really nice weekend. just not as hot. >> all right. thank you. surprises at the fair, the trick to eating a bug on a stick.

. >> the alameda county fair is marking its 99th year with some unusual offering from python on a stick to bugs on a stick. >> if the leg breaks off, it's kind of strange. >> they can also sampled grilled meet, including kangaroo. one is hoping to break the record for a burger, a 600-

pounder. it runs through july 10. interesting things. mark joins us now. a big weekend in sonoma. >> yeah. they do a great job of promoting the stalk car weekend, nascar weekend. a special event with one driver, walking across the golden gate bridge but first, the oakland a's looking good in new york city. they are hot streak, hoping to continue. wearing the gold jerseys. look at this play. beautiful effort to get the out there. jason bay, look at it again, is the goner at first base. the a's just tied it up after they were trailing 1-0. a base hit here had the mets out in front 1-0 and it's a 1-1 game. the nascar weekend does continue as we talked about.

a walk across the golden gate bridge this morning with clint boyer. this walk, of course, to promote heart health through great exercise. he was accompanied by many mans. one of the great things about nascar, up close and personal with your heros. >> this gives another opportunity to interact with our fans. the closeness to the drivers separates us from other sports. this is a great opportunity. >> all weekend they will be racing but the featured event, sunday, the nascar 350. that's the sporting life. >> thank you. a neighborhood that had it with prostitution is launching a letter writing campaign. coming up, the area is known as the track by working girls and jones. neighbors are writing letters

to their congressman. 30 minutes on tv 36. our complete bay area continues online, listen to the president address, also hear more from doctors on how bryan stow is improving and a sea of trash, the message behind a sculpture made from litter in the bay, it's all on ktvu channel 2, www.ktvu.com.

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