breaking news. chopper took these pictures just a while ago -- while peg. there is a standoff -- while ago. there is a standoff. and s.w.a.t. officers removed cars that appeared to have babies on them. there appears to have been

shots fired. we're also hearing someone is holed up in the house there. the s.w.a.t. team is on the scene. this is happening on darling way in union city. pictures from newschopper2 f we get any more information during the news at noon, we'll bring it to you. >> in san francisco, muni has a new boss and while he's no stranger to leading a city agency, he's new to muni. jade hernandez joins us live to explain the reason for the change. >> reporter: that's right. there were nearly 40 applicants and the man steamed to fit the bill -- seemed to fitle bill. >> mr. ed reesekin [ applause ]

>> reporter: reesekin officially stepped into the title in august. today, he faced praise from his peers. >> i see how much he cares about san francisco, irrespective of his role. he has leadership skills that drive the vision, the people skills, i think, to take muni to the next level. >> the board saw in him a leader. we see in him somebody who is a very fast learner, who mass proven that time and time again. >> people should be able to hop on a muni bus or a train or a cable car and know that it's gonna get them where any need to go safely -- where they need to go safely. it's reliable, it's efficient, it's a mode of choice. it's convenient. >> reporter: the man you have heard about is more than familiar with city and bike trails. but how will that translate into a position dealing with labor negotiations and

contracts? out on the street today, 2001 -- 2001 on rap -- one operator told us the only way he can help -- >> come out. come out. come out and seep us working. >> reporter: keep -- see us working. >> reporter: keep in mind, his new duties include transit, traffic, pedestrians and bicyclists. that's what the answer other sees -- oversees -- that's what the agency oversees. san francisco's board of supervisors will consider a new plan next week to help close a large muni deficit. the agency is looking at covering its buses and street cars with advertisements. the ads would generate about $500,000 in rev now. the vine ill wraps could cover up -- vinyl wraps would cover up 20% of the vehicle.

the bomb squad was called out to a building on cato road near page avenue so they could investigate what looked like a pipe bomb. fremont police say the sill lin der was -- cylinder was wrapped in tape and placed on top of a transformer box. when the bomb squad arrive bed -- arrived, they discovered it was just a hoax. they stay was made to look like a pipe bomb. >> the fbi -- the fbi is searching for a man suspected of killing his elderly mother who may be hiding in the bay area. investigators say 55-year-old marshall goldberg took his mother from her oregon home two montes ago. he has ties to daly city as well as los angeles and north hollywood. authorities believe he may be hiding in one of those place. his mother, doris goldberg, 85 years old, is considered in

danger because she has alzheimer's and needs care. he was accuse of abuse her in 2008. that woman who grew up with doris goldberg said she's concerned. >> she's not a well man. i'm very concerned for his -- he's not a well man. i'm concerned for his whereabouts. >> the vehicle has license plate number 3 szy 023. an april tempt by san francisco police chief to -- an attempt by san francisco police chief to explain why an officer it shot a man last weekend resolved into a loud, chaotic meeting last night in the city's bayview district. about 300 people showed up. some shouted down greg sur when he tried to explain why two officers shot down kenneth

harding junior. after about an hour, officers became concerned for his safety and they left. they blame outside agitators for this. >> a lot of people loved him when he was captain and aren't him as chief and know he will do something. >> the police didn't says it will try again to meet with bayview residents when the time is right. you can get more information on last night's chaotic town meeting by going to our channel 2 website. we've devoted a special section to ktvu.com. for the fourth year in a row, police officer deaths are on the rise around the country. that's according to a report by the national law enforcement officers -- national law enforcement memorial fund. so far the number of shootings this year is 69. in 2008, it was 40.

in 2009, it was 49. last year it was 59. fairfield police have arrested a 39-year-old man they say assaulted a 75-year-old mother last night choking her and holding a gun to her head. >> after the mother escaped to a neighbor's home, the s.w.a.t. team quickly surrounded her house. after they got a search warrant and arrest warrant they tried to make contact with the man. fine lip they broke into the house and -- finally, they broke into the house and found he was not there. officers took michael austin to a hospital around 7:30 this morning. he was booked into jail on charges of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury and police say he has a history of mental health issues and could be armed with a handgun. there's a new way for people to report information about homicide cases in oakland. the police department has set up an anonymous e-mail tipline.

the address is oaklandhomicide@oaklandinternet . oaklandhomicide@oaklandinternet com. tipsters without the internet could also call them. this morning's return of the space shuttle marks an end -- the end of an era. craig boswell has more. >> landing gear down locked. >> mission complete, houston. >> reporter: it landed just before 6:00 a.m. eastern time. near the runway, shuttle managers gathered along with astronauts' families and friends to welcome the crew home after the successful 13- day mission. mission control, a knicks of tears and -- a mix of tears and jeer es. nasa staffers, past and present celebrating the space shuttle's return while marking the end of

the 30-year program. >> everything worked flawlessly just like it should on every mission. they did exactly what they needed to do and really delivered a quality end of the program. >> reporter: an historic day for nasa and a proud moment for "atlantis" and it's four-member crew. >> thanks. great words, great words. a lot of emotion today but one thing is indisputable, america's not gonna stop exploring, thank you, "columbia," "challenger," "endeavour" and "atlantis", thank you. >> reporter: it folks along the coast will never stop exploring space as they wonder where the near newture space explore eighth job -- future space exploration jobs are gonna come

from. back to you. >> this morning ktvu news spoke with a nasa astronaut who watched the return from the nasa ames research center at moffett field. >> this is bringing a bit of nostalgia back. thinking about my first flight on that vehicle. you have mythed feelings about them -- mixed feelings about them closing the program. it probably has to be shut down so they can continue on and doer to things. >> former "atlantis" commander pointed out we still have six astronauts working up on the space station and said this is not the end of u.s. space travel. only the end of the shuttle program as we know it. ahead -- why the cleanup it crew will to quickly swing into action today at a busy airport terminal. mark toto myois -- mark

tamayo is up next it to tell us about the weekend's weather. and lo and behold there was a seagull, trying to act innocent. >> but that bird was not innocent. ahead the problems it caused in a san francisco neighborhood.

a problem with a sprinker system caused some minor problem at terny nal 1 at sfo -- terminal 1 at sfo. it took a small army of people with vacuals to clean up ut -- vacuums to clean up the water. the stretch of highway 101 between capital expressway and the 280/680 interchange will be completely shut down just before midnight tonight. the road will reopen tomorrow morning at 5:30 a.m. the closure will be repeated for three nights with construction set to wrap up monday morning. crews are working to improve the -- improve the tullly road interchange. there's word that a cyclist hit by a truck in san francisco yesterday morning has sighed -- has died. the victim is nancy ho of san francisco. she was traveling east on

mission street and taking a left turn when she was hit. she was not wearing a helmet and stuffed a severe head injury -- suffered a severe head injury. police are reviewing the accident from a nearby surveillance camera. they say boat had the green light but ho was making an illegal turn. more people applied for unemployment benefits last week compared to the week before. it the number is up 10,000 and it's new evidence that layoffs are rising and the job market remains week. applications have topped 400,000 for 15 consecutive weeks. consumers are starting to pull back on spending as high unemployment, stagnant wages and increasing gas prices slow the economy. it was a horrifying scene in india when a leopard went into a village and mauled people.

authorities tried to tranquilize it and it turned aggressive. we have a foe foe of one of the attacks -- photo of one of the attacks. when the tranquilizer didn't work, it began to attack. the people who are injured are expected to survive. the power is out in part of the bayview district. pg&e blames a bird for the problem. as tara moriarty reports, crews have had to take some unusual steps to deal with the problem. >> reporter: a quiet siegel -- see gull sat injured after -- seagull sat injured after hitting power lines. >> we just let the bird be. it kept going toward the power lines. >> reporter: traffic went out in several intersections in the bayview district. nearby businesses also lost power. >> all of a sudden, approximately 8:30, the lights started flickering and the next thing you know, everything went dead. >> reporter: pg&e believe the bird flew into one of the lines

snagged it and an animal control officer caught the bird and took for medical attention. the crews wouldn't be able to reveal work for three hours. >> as you can see, everything is at a standstill. >> reporter: so the workers wait, hoping the seagull is all right. in san francisco, tara tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. p b.a.r.t. riders have spoken, and they prefer cleanliness over comfort. during the past 2 months -- two months, more than 2,000 passengers were asked to rate cleanliness and comfort. cleanliness came out on top, 6.29. comfort came in at 5.2. different seats will be part of the different lines set to roll in 2015.

a plan to raise new york's state flag in san francisco's castro district this weekend has hit a snag. the original idea was to fly the flag along the signature rainbow flag at harvey milk plaza. it's to celebrate the start of same-sex weddings in new york. but the examiner's reports the flag's gromith are incompatible with the flag poles. america's state parks organization is sponsoring a contest in partnership with sony to promote awareness. prices include -- prizes include sony stations, laptops. sony will donate $20 for every sale of the editing software. submission deadline is september 1st at. we'll post a -- september 1st, at -- we'll post a link at our

website, ktvu.com. some changes to our forecast for today as you can see looking out toward the bay. there's that fog bank near the golden gate bridge. the fog really cooling off the coastal spots but inland neighbors still on the warm side later on this afternoon. here is the view up above. you can see the fog hugging a good portion of the coastline. even a few patches like we showed you moving into san francisco bay. forecast story for tonight -- or for today is this, cooler temperatures today. tomorrow, more fog. the cooling will continue. the some morning fog it burning off. as far as current numbers, we still have some more numbers out there for the inland spots. fairfield at 83. livermore, 82. oakland, 67 and san jose is at 78. most neighbors on average about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. high pressure has been responsible for the warmup over the past couple of days.

it's beginning to weaken. we have more of an onshore breeze. we're cooling things off today. a few neighborhoods could warm a few degrees. over the next few days, no major heat in sight. in fact, yesterday was the hottest day of the entire week. here's our forecast model showing some of the fog past the coastline. as we did it's -- as we put this into motion, the cloud the surge back in and the trend will -- the clouds back in and the trend will continue until tomorrow. by 7:00, still some coastal fog on the increase. 58 to right around 78. more fog by 10:00. mid-50s to the 60s. here is a look at the numbers. still some nice numbers out there out towards santa rosa, antioch and brentwood. oakland tops out at 75. gilroy, right around 90. here is a look ahead at your

five-day forecast -- more fog for your friday. that will translate to a cooler day for friday and the cooler days continue into the weekend. but tori, the good news with in pattern, at least fire danger we're not talking about red flag warnings. the fire danger is not so elevated. at least we're not talking about triple-digit heat so the fog will be back over the next few days. >> okay. thank you, mark. nfl owners could vote today on an agreement that would end the four-lon lockout and allow players to get ready for the season. the owners gathered at a hotel near the airport. it could take 24 of the own to okay this that focuses on rookie salary and free owners rules. and the nfl deal could have an impact on where the 9ers and the raiders play as pressure

appears to be mounting for a joint stadium. the 49ers have put a lot of time and money into its santa clara deal and the team plans to break ground there in 18 months. there is a provision approved by voters last year to allow a second team to sublease that stadium. but the raiders do -- may not want to go to the south bay. they just announced yesterday. they have plans to build a stadium next to the oakland coliseum. oakland leaders think that would be better for the two team stadiums. how is this all linked to the nfl? it comes down to money. in a proposed deal to end the lockout, there's financing for unidentified new stadiums around the league. the bay area is considered a top -- is considered a top contender. ahead -- an update on our top story, a tense police standoff in union city. and we just got an update on a story we brought you last night involving expe

stocks up today powered by financials after morgan stanley reported better than expected results. the dow is currently up 107. we have an update on breaking news that we brought you at the top of the newscast. the union city police s.w.a.t. team is outside a home on

darlene way east where there has been reports of shots fire. however, it's not clear if anyone is inside the home. about a half-hour ago, chopper 2 was there as officers removed two car seats that appeared to have babies in them. so far we've not heard back from union city police in spite of a number of attempts to contact them to get information. sweel have more on this breaking news -- we'll have more on this story tonight at 5:00ant at ktvu.com. new information just in on a story we reportedded last night at 10:00 -- reported last night at 10:00. walnut creek police are errorring the arrest of a coin creek. officer the received a tip on the whereabouts of -- officers received a tip on the whereabouts of the suspect and he was arrested at a casino. he's suspected of stealing coins from a dealer downtown last february. police believe the suspect was looking to catch in on the soaring price of gold. gold is priced at just over

$1600 an ounce. again we're continuing to follow the standoff. we showed you the pictures of the officers removing two car seats that appeared to have babies in them. we'll monitor this throughout the day and have more on our website and our next newscast as well at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.