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are worries about the debt and european bonds. >> reporter: despite their own slow growth here, questions are still there about the key parts. >> the question about europe, what will happen with their common community. >> reporter: and hence days of violent unrest in england. one of the world's most stable governments doesn't bring confidence. we talked to experts on market street. almost no customer was in either of those areas. and those that were, were not talking. looking for inspiration, some asked, where have you gone, joe? we couldn't ask joe. but we could certainly put the question to sal. >> i think the economy is holding up all right. but i think the people's spirits are really bad with the stock market. they're very worried, worried about their future and where we're going. >> things like -- seems like it is going through like a third
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world country now. that is what i feel like. it is very scary. >> reporter: but some say crisis time when things look worse is also opportunity time. >> personally, i think it is a great opportunity. you look for days like this. i think what scares me more is the debt that we're gathering. that is a long-term problem. >> reporter: and coming up at 6:00. how all this turmoil may damage or even destroy the market itself. reporting live, consumer editor, ktvu. all the turmoil on wall street forced several companies to cancel their ipo's. of the 12 companies and their plans, only four are still planning to go ahead. so far this month only one company has gone public compared to eight in july. recent companies have seen prices rise in their stocks. but now they have lost money in two thirds of their ipo's.
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>> and apple the most valuable company in the world, almost getting that mark yesterday. but exxon mobile held on to the number one spot in trading. today, apple stocks fell, giving them a capitalization of 337 billion. the stock dropped to reduce the market cap to 331 billion. some investors are avoiding the incidents and putting money in gold. the price of the precious metal went up to more than 18 an ounce, before settling to 8. gold has gone up to 200 in the last month. analysts predict the price could reach 1900 by the end of the month. meanwhile, the price of oil has fallen by nearly 15 a barrel in the last month, affecting
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gas prices in the bay area. gas prices fell, dropping a penny overnight. triple a says a gallon of regular goes for 3.86. in san francisco, 3.77 in oakland, and 3.78 in san jose. the price of oil today reflects the amount that refineries will pay in the future, so it may be a while before you see greater savings at the pump. and continuing coverage on our website, ktvu. you can find complete coverage of all the up's and downs, just click on the wall street tab. and the community suspected it, today, police confirmed it. gang violence led to the death of an innocent little boy. we are learning who police are turning to for help in tracking down the boy's killers, rob? >> reporter: we're at international boulevard where three-year-old carlos nava was shot to death. take a look here, you can see the ever-growing memorial as the community expresses anger
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and grief. the case is high profile, yet police are saying very little about the investigation today. but we have been talking to contacts to get a picture of what they say is going on. in a brief statement, police said in part that contrary to earlier reports, an arrest was made yesterday. however it is not related to the shooting of carlos nava at this time. but law enforcement sources tell channel 2 action news that police did make more than one arrest, and that they are directly related to the shoot ing of the little boy. another source tells us one is in custody, three-year-old carlos nava was killed in a drive-by shooting monday afternoon, while sitting in a toy car. two other men were also injured. the statement says that the police believe this shooting was the result of gang activity in the area. and that police are interviewing known gang areas. one former known gang area works as a violence counselor. he says that counselors are also working the streets trying
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to stop revenge for the child or the two men injured. >> because two people were hit from the neighborhood. our goal is to try to stop that from leaking over into another neighborhood and shooting, innocent victims. >> reporter: graham says they're trying to get young people to control their anger. >> i guess anybody can reach the point of anger, where nothing is in the middle, i can't see anything but my target, no nighttime or daytime. >> reporter: police say they're working around the clock, and that the case is quickly developing. reporting live in oakland, rob ross, ktvu. and a memorial fund has been set up to help the nava family. for information on how you can help and to keep on top of the latest developments in the tragedy, be sure to go to our website at ktvu. and the two men pled not guilty today in a los angeles county courtroom, charged with
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injuring the man. the two face felony counts of assault and battery, being held in lieu of $500,000 bail. in court, sanchez and his accomplice say that they made admissions about the beating. both men kicked him as he was unconscious in the parking lot at the dodgers stadium. and a group of fans who live in the los angeles area set up a fundraiser for brian stow, last month at a comedy club. his family says he is improving, moving his left arm and leg slightly when prompted to do so. and at a bar and grill, a fundraiser held for ryan white, the philadelphia boy severely injured by a hit-and-run driver after a giant's game last week. ryan's cousin greeted people who came to help today. at the restaurant, they donated
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half of their lunchtime proceeds from noon until 3 today for the fund to help pay ryan's medical bills. >> he has been making steady progress, said his first words yesterday. and even called me today, said a few things. he is doing better. obviously, it is a long road ahead. got a lot of healing to do. >> san francisco police have arrested a 21-year-old hayward man on charges of drunk driving and felony hit-and-run. and police are investigating an unusual robbery in concord. take a look at this, surveillance video caught the thieves in the act as they crashed a truck right through a window, and then stole an atm full of cash, happening at a bingo establishment on industrial avenue. we learned some of the students will be impacted as a result of this crime. >> reporter: surveillance video shows two men ramming their truck through the front glass windows of the doors at the
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blue devil bingo hall this morning. they quickly grab an entire atm and drive off. >> probably about 5000, in $20 bills in the atm. >> reporter: not to mention the machine itself, worth thousands. the impact of the crash was so severe it sent glass going several feet all the way through the middle of the room where i am standing. the blue devils is a nonprofit organization that provides music training for children, the high school winning the championships last night in indiana. >> it is kind of sick that somebody has to hurt kids' programs because they're desperate for money. >> reporter: other groups running bingo and feeling the pinch, they worked on the walnut creek team. >> it really hurts, because it affects so many kids. it is a little sad. >> reporter: some of the competitions could be in
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jeopardy. >> the bindo operation we run is two nights a week, tuesday's and sundays, which basically cover half of our operating budget. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cleanup continues, and early this morning the chp found the truck abandoned. the atm was inside, but no cash. the vehicle had been reported stolen back in june. in concord, ktvu channel 2 action news. and u.s. military leaders revealed today that the insurgents who brought down a helicopter filled with american troops are dead. the top commander in afghanistan told the u.s. that the coalition forces located the people who fired the grenade at an area over the weekend. 30 u.s. navy seals died as well as afghanistans in the province. f 16 fighter jets killed those responsible in an air strike monday night. >> this does not ease our loss, but we must and will continue
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to pursue the enemy. >> allen said coalition forces continue to put tough pressure on insurgents in afghanistan. he said as a result the terrorists are losing territory, leadership equipment and supplies. tonight, british authority say their crackdown on street rioters is paying off. but businesses are still cleaning up from the damage, this sony facility was set on fire monday and was still smoking today. the 20,000 square foot warehouse was almost destroyed. overnight, some residents and neighborhoods fought back, chasing off would-be rioters and looters. police arrested almost 1,200 people since the riots began last weekend. coming up we'll hear from bay area travelers who just arrived back from london. ktvu's alex savage spoke with some of them and will have more at 5:30. and pg&e repairing a gas line pulled loose by a
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construction crew. they were working in the street near indian valley and hill roads when they lifted a culvert and pulled the gas line apart at the cuff link. there was nobody nearby, and nobody was evacuated although neighbors were asked to shelter themselves for a short time. service was interrupted to only one home. is it internet, free speech or a crime? the threat to take down facebook. a 30-degree temperature range across the bay area for today, coming up, the !á yn@ vp
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. now the latest on this water main break in emoryville that we reported last night. they don't know the cause of it yet. it was thought that construction workers ruptured the pipeline, but engineers
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think that noise from the road or shifting soil may have broken the line. water was restored late last night. facebook, face down, there is a threat tonight to kill the popular social networking site. the reason, well hackers say facebook is sharing information to governments and consumers, a claim it denies. the editor shows us now that the threat is just an example of the growing conflict between free speech and crime. john? >> reporter: well, this would be just a simple protest? or could it be worse, something that could disrupt millions? the bay area facebook claims they have many users, using it on any given day. >> i love to keep in contact with people who are important to me, also it is a great networking tool. >> reporter: it has critics, including this hacker. we found this youtube video. >> attention, citizens of the world, we are anonymous. >> reporter: the hacker group
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appears to target facebook and the founder over policy matters. >> one day you will look back on this and realize what we have done here is right. >> reporter: it calls for a facebook hack attack. >> it makes me a bit concerned about the security of my data. >> the san francisco based frontier foundation which has its own facebook page has no official position on this threat. but it exposes the conflict between free speech and criminal behavior. >> this has been compared to the sit-in type of protest that can happen off line. i can see how that comparison is valid, but at the moment the laws are such that if you participate in this type of protest you could go to prison. in my opinion it is the laws that need to change to recognize the ways in which people are using the internet. >> reporter: some call the hacker protests hypocrites. >> they are hurting rights, hurting their rights to use the rights they want to use.
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>> reporter: normally, facebook has been silent on this, the attack is promised for 86 day, november 5. ktvu channel 2 action news. and san ramon police believe others arrested on bank robbery charges have also hit other banks. it points to jordan moore as the man who walked into the bank with a handgun, then walked out with the cash. they say 21-year-old michael coniff drove the car, both live in vacaville. the police arrested moore, coniff, and two other people in connection with 10 other robberies at banks in northern california. and a train hit and killed a woman on the caltrans tracks in burling game, authorities stopped the trains in both directions for a time while they investigated. they opened them again at
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12:30, but there were still delays. caltrans says it is the 12th death on their tracks this year. they say it saves money, now a study proves it. the survey finds that bay area commuters can save thousands a year. the american public transit association says bay area commuters who take public transportation save an average of $13,000 a year. the house of representatives is considering a 78 billion cut in federal funds for mass transit. a 30% drop, which would have a major impact on public transit, nationwide. >> people really in modern record numbers, moving public transportation. they're parking their car, taking a train or bus instead. but fares don't begin to cover the cost of operating expenses. >> bart says it will need billions to work on the industry that suffered a major breakdown, shutting all service for more than two hours monday
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night. i don't know about you, but finally when i looked outside today, i actually saw blue skies, not a lot of fog today. let's talk to our meteorologist. looks like mark is filling in, excuse me -- mark is filling nice to see you. >> nice to see you, yes, the fog was pulling back to the coastline, it is already regrouping and will be a key factor in our forecast for tonight. here we go, on the mapping system you can see the fog hugs once again, a good portion of the shore line, down towards san francisco and daily city, we have clear skies, the winds have gone up, around fairfield, winds out of of the southwest, sustained. at last check 24 miles per hour. a look outside right now, showing you the live camera, we have fog pushing back into the bay. i guess we'll get to that in a bit. but we do have the fog, the breezy conditions towards the delta. right now fairfield checking numbers 81 degrees, san francisco, 61, santa rosa,
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lower 70s, san jose, mid-70s, right at 75. so the fog, here it is. possible drizzle, watch out for lower visibility, down to half a mile. that will set the stage for a foggy morning over a good portion of the bay area. here we are, a few patches well inland. no big changes here at the temperature pattern, most of the areas starting out in the morning hours, in the low-to- mid 50s. for the coast, fog, drizzle, 53- 56 for the morning hours, still patchy fog to the afternoon, only warming up in the low 60s, right around the bay you can depend on over cast, first thing tomorrow morning, partly sunny into the afternoon hours, upper 60s, mid-70s, for the inland areas, tomorrow afternoon, partly sunny skies, patchy fog out there tomorrow morning. and then more sunshine, temperaturing warming up into the mid-to-upper 80s. tomorrow will be just a little bit cooler than today. here is our spot forecast for fremont with clouds in the
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morning, clear skies in the afternoon hours, a warmup. no big heat-ups by 4:00. afternoon highs of 75 degrees, we're looking at the weekend forecast, very clear picture, coming up the one direction the temperatures will head in the five-day forecast. a boy surviving a scary brush with death in the pacific ocean. >> this has miracle written all over it. there is no other word for it. >> last friday, 12-year-old dale ostrander disappeared. for 20 members, this group searched, the church group prayed on the sand. another group found him, but were swamped by a wave as she brought him in. >> i went to the very bottom of the ground. i could feel it, the sand, i felt his pants, i pushed him up and then i went up. and i said we have to keep swimming. >> when both kids finally made it to shore, dale as you see there was unconscious.
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he stayed that way for several days. but on sunday he opened his eyes, and today he was moved out of intensive care. >> what a story. a possible solution to sagging bay area home prices. the president's plan that could soon have you seeing more for rent signs. and the warning chinese leaders are sending out tonight for those who are attacking le for his run as mayor okay, kids, we can record one more show.
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. the white house said today that president obama will take some time off with his family at the end of the month. the first family plans to spend their vacation on martha's vineyard as they have done in years past. the white house press secretary defended the plans to take a break, even as the nation struggles with the weak economy. carney says he believes the public wouldn't care if the president had a holiday. besides, there is no such thing as a presidential vacation, since he travels with aides and gets briefings. and the white house struggling with the massive foreclosure problem. >> and the numbers, when they sit on the books are not doing much. >> the obama administration is trying to work against the foreclosure problem. they are focusing on 10s of thousands of properties held by mortgage giants, fannie mae and freddie mac. the government is considering asking them to buy up thousands of the homes in bulk, and
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turning them into rentals. >> there are just too many empty houses on the housing market. and that is why home prices in some very hard hit parts of the country have still been coming down. the rental market is a bit different. it is a tighter market, prices have been rising. >> the new initiative is intended to shore up home prices which have created a drag on the country's economic recovery. the obama administration is asking how to help in the foreclosure rental plan. and some members of congress want to know what kind of help the white house is giving to hollywood film makers, preparing the movie about the hunt for usama bin laden, the republican congressman wants to know if the producer and writer are getting access to military operations or certain c.i.a. operatives. the same people who put together the oscar winning movie the hurt locker are preparing the usama bin laden film. the white house says they will only receive information that is already available to the
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public. and it is the end of the run for a family of heavily armed fugitives. they were captured today in colorado, a weak after the siblings allegedly shot at police in florida. the brothers ryan, and dylan and their sister, lee grace dougherty, were arrested trying to run from police. and they crashed their car. >> they sped, didn't learn their lesson. the colorado state patrol attempted to pull them over. and that in the attempt to pull them them over, the doughertys went back to their mo, and shot at the authorities. the sister was shot in the leg, the siblings were wanted for shooting at a florida officer who tried to pull them over last week for shooting. hours later the three allegedly robbed a bank in georgia. and paying for protection, the new fee homeowners are paying to stay safe from wildfires. why they're not complaining, at
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least not yet. and no way we're going to make it to the airport, because of the underground -- it was closed, buses were closed. >> this is what they're talking about. all that rioting in london. we hear from bay area travelers just back from london up next
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to residents there. >> reporter: it is probably too soon to say that the royal residents here south of clayton are angry over the fire fee, because frankly most of them probably haven't heard about it. and if they have they don't know if it applies to them. it is a rural area with grasses and wide open spaces where we often see wildfires. should the homeowners there pay extra for fire protection? a bill will charge the homeowners a $150 fee. >> as the bill is written, anybody living in the area, that is about 31 million acres, or about a third of the state. >> reporter: it is expected to raise millions for cal fire, money that replaces the cal fire's budget. >> the state has long been looking for stable help for emergency and wildfire protection help. >> reporter: but who pays? in the rural area, will they pay twice?
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>> the $150 fee that the governor is proposing is ill conceived, because there are overlapping districts, areas it will apply to, areas it wouldn't. >> reporter: she is a resident here and says almost none of the neighbors know of the pending fee. the whole matter is difficult because the clayton area residents are trying to pass a partial tax to pay for the fire protection. she says the state's new fee will muddy the water. >> it will muddy up the situation, very tough going. >> reporter: and people are confused by this new rural fire fee. and there is good reason. the legislature passed it in a hurry last month, and the state is trying to learn who will pay for it, implement it, and determine where the money will go. the decision must come fast, the fee will kick in on december one. and leaders in san francisco's asian community called for a clean campaign today among the candidates running for mayor. this comes following ed lee's
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announcement earlier this week he will run for a full term. he joins the president shu and lee as the top asian candidates. some say lee entering the race will just further split the asian vote. and that is why they're calling for no negative campaigning. >> i hope that the anger will not go on, and that we'll run a clean campaign between all the asian candidates, they're all good. all of them. and i wish all of them just as much luck. some asian leaders expressed concern that the election could end up dividing the chinese community. now to campaign 2012. and volunteers from the president obama re-election campaign had an unexpected lunch guest today. the president himself today treated the group today to lunch at the new capitol hill restaurant. the white house says the volunteers were chosen based on stories they wrote about organizing.
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the president got his start in politics as a community organizer in chicago. and in iowa today, the presidential candidate michelle bachmann took aim. >> we have to hire more people, pay better salaries and better benefits. >> she and others are going through iowa before saturday's straw poll. it is considered an early test of her strength. mitt romney spoke today in iowa. >> trade, growth, expanding in new ways to help us, it is the way a highly developed, productive nation has to compete if it is going to have high levels of employment and compensation. >> tomorrow, mitt romney will appear at the iowa state fair, also joining several of his republican opponents tomorrow night at a debate in ames, iowa. and former pennsylvania
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senator, rick santorum worked today for his platform. >> if you don't have strong foundations for family and respect for life, society will not be strong. >> santorum, a republican, brought his bus tour to cedar rapids. and texas governor rick perry not expected to enter the primary until as a result. but today he gave what sounded a lot like a campaign speech. >> stand ready to work with my fellow governors and legislators across this country. to return power to the states. where it belongs. >> in san antonio, perry told the national conference of state legislators, that they must have control over spending as well as their own environmental and educational policies. and a relaxing vacation,
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not even close for those traveling in london as britain deals with the worst riots in a generation. we talked to people who witnessed the rioting firsthand. >> reporter: well, from students studying all over, to people across the bay area, they saw the civil unrest in london up close. and when they touched down this afternoon, here at the airport, they were certainly glad to be back home safe. fresh off a flight from london, justin cats got a warm welcome home from his family today. the 21-year-old has spent the last several months studying in london. he is a political science major at boston university who got a crash course in civil unrest. >> there were sirens all day, all the time. >> reporter: and because of the riots breaking out across london this week, cats actually came home early. >> i was supposed to come home saturday. and my parents flew me home today, because i don't know,
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they -- understood the riots, it was intense. >> reporter: one bay area college student has been staying in the broadway section of london, where looting has been going on. >> we didn't know if they were going to make it to the airport, the underground was closed, the buses were closed. and on fire. but it is good to be back. >> reporter: steve cruz and his family just got back from their london vacation, and saw lots of police, broken windows. they still felt safe. >> we were a little nervous, but it was no big thing. nothing happened. we went to the theater. >> reporter: still, some worry that the travel industry will see these events as stopping people from going to london. >> i think that it would really impact the business, you know if it continued on. >> reporter: a stepped up police preparation has helped to calm some of the rioting today. the tourism officials from britain are telling travelers it is a safe place to be.
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london is, no travel alerts are issued by the u.s. government. but the state department is telling anybody, americans, going to london to be cautious. reporting live, ktvu, alex savage. and a do-over, what 10s of thousands will be asked to vote on again. also facebook makes it clear it is going global. what it did today to send the message home. and is it a boy or girl? the new test that claims to tell your baby's sex in just seven weeks
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. wells fargo bank presented a check for 15,000 to the training center in oakland. that center operates 16 week training sessions designed to prepare folks for construction trades. >> that money is used in several different ways, particularly support for the students, for materials, supplies. >> the current class of trainees is scheduled to graduate tomorrow afternoon, and a new class will start tomorrow morning. and facebook making a new push into the mobile phone market by adding new features to help smart phone users chat with others. the new application allows the users to use facebook accounts to access chat functions on the
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phones. facebook says it allows users to store and access all the texts, chats and e-mails from one location. and wal-mart and amazon providing help with the system. users can stream video from wal- mart's system and download books from the kindle for the ipad. the company refused to pay apple the 30% cut it takes for any application sold through the itunes on line store. and votes once again on whether they want to change unions. a judge at the national labor relation's board ruled that the seiu misled workers by telling them they wouldn't get the same raises if they switched to the national union of health care workers. california's 3000 seiu workers voted 61-39% against the union change. the former seiu leaders who were forced out were the ones
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who started that new union. and a blood test could tell a woman if she is having a boy or girl, as early as seven weeks into her pregnancy. researchers say it involves taking blood and looking at the dna. if the tests could mean there is no fetal dna present. some believe it could hurt pregnancy decisions in the future. and procedure turning patients' own blood cells into assasins that hunt down and destroy cancers. so far, the universities treated just three patients with the gene therapy. but the results so far are positive. two are now cancer-free after one year, and the third had a partial response . the search for intelligent life in outer space encourages people. but how one bay area group
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solved a problem coming up. a few changes to the bay area forecast, coming up, the updated model for the fog and the cooler day of the upcoming weekend
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. an update now on a story we have been following from mars. nasa says the little rover, opportunity, has reached the rim of the endeavor crater on mars, it was named in honor of opportunity's twin, spirit, it fell silent last year.
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the opportunity rover will now examine rocks and terrain that are much older than any the rover has studied so far. and another type of space exploration has been rescued. bay institute study that searches for intelligence can once again listen for sounds in space. ktvu's robert honda has more from mountain construe view to tell us about the study. >> reporter: well, there are a lot of happy people here today, because the search toward the skies can go again, at least for now. this is the sound of the capture from outer space, at the tech museum. somewhere in the noise, scientists hope to find a radio signal or any sign of life out there. >> it just gives you the sense you will find something. >> reporter: but since april, the line was disconnected. the equipment set up by berkeley has been stopped since the state funding dried up. today, the state institute is
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celebrating after a public campaign generated more than $200,000, including the actress, jodie foster, who starred in the move search. >> and we have the capability of finding proof that there is clever life out there. what a shame it would be not to at least try. >> reporter: it will be back on, but for how long, they acknowledge it costs half a million a year. and even though the air force uses it to track satellites, uc berkeley is dropping out as a partner because of their own budget problems. still, they hope the study of space exploration will bring long-term funding. >> defined that what happened here on earth happened in many places. if we were to discover that, that would change things. >> others were skeptical. >> i don't think that there is any life out there. there might be a bit. but i don't think there is -- there might have been, but i don't think there is any now. >> reporter: would you like to
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keep searching for it? >> yeah that would be cool. >> reporter: that is all they want. the search will start as early as next month. live in mountain view, robert honda, ktvu. and it was not the typical first day of school at one school, it looked like the opening of a film. the principal said it is a good way to connect with kids. and from the looks of things it just may be working. >> i think it is amazing, the school atmosphere is so cool. look at this, every kid at school is right here, rooting for -- the -- i can feel the pride in the air. >> so how did they put it altogether. well, watch this. it is a time lapse of the set- up in the hour leading up to the opening bell. julia heiner is live in the news room with the stories coming up at ktvu at 6:00. and jamming police and fire
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radios may be very simple, but now it shows how it can cripple communications in the next big emergency. also, how they found funds to open this fire station. plus, showing a tightly kept secret about iphone 4. the decision about whether the writers will face criminal charges, coming up in 10 minutes. and a man who dedicated his life to protecting california's coastline to excessive development and pollution announced today he is retiring. peter douglas is stepping down after 41 years in the coastal collision, 26 years as executive director. he co-authored legislation to help the group, preserving the coastline. douglas has been fighting lung cancer. and looks like the
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coastline tonight is seeing fog, over to our meteorologist filling in for bill tonight. i can see the fog on the map behind you there, mark. >> yes, it has been a constant companion on the coastline. with a closer inspection, the mapping system, the cloud is still on the coast down towards stinson beach, and taking out the fog to the golden gate bridge, also parts of san francisco. a look outside now looking out towards san francisco, the building in the front. currently, 61 degrees, seas choppy, winds over 20 mile-per- hour. here is the story, you know with the fog increasing, clear skies, inland for the evening hours, but overnight we could see a few patches developing for the interfere. tomorrow, clearing skies to the coast, temperatures will cool off in about saturday and into sunday. in fact we begin the cooling
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trend tommorow as high pressure gets weaker a little bit. so a touch cooler for your thursday, still warm numbers inland, the warmest locations back in the mid-to-upper eight. but this cool weather system moves in from the north over the next few days. you can see the trend here, temperatures down for friday. saturday, warmer locations inland, only in the low, possibly the mid-80s. here is the forecast model showing you the fog tomorrow morning at 6:00. pulling back to near the coastline, still some left over patches, parts of san francisco, 3:00 tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow's forecast, 56 degrees, by 12:00, still coastal fog, 4:00, there is the temperature range, mogul of the areas coming down, santa rosa, 81, fairfield, 84, warmer locations in the upper 80s, san jose at 78, fremont, mid-70s, and san francisco, 66 degrees. here is a look ahead with your extended forecast and the
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weekend, always in view. temperatures do cool off a little bit for friday, saturday, sunday, will be the cooler day of the upcoming weekend. and the cooling trend will continue as we head into next week. in fact we could need the sweaters and jackets about a week from now, with the fog coming back, that is the long range outlook. and san leandro families can enjoy the summer night and a free outside movie tonight. the recreation and human services department will screen the movie, rango tonight. it begins at 8:30. and the book, the help, a best seller. tonight the story hits the big screen ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how some bay area workers are now using this movie to make a point. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow.
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. today, the movie based on the book, help, opened today. critics are predicting osceola cars, it tells the story of black domestic workers in jacksonville in the '60s, and the relationships with the white employers. >> the help is set in the south during the struggle for civil rights. but today, almost 50 years later, domestic workers in the bay area say they are suffering some of the same abuses ♪
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♪ ♪ a crowd of domestic workers gathered today outside a theater where the help is showing. in the movie, it was african- american housekeepers who were exploited in the '60s. now the domestic workers say that latino workers are having the very same problems in the year 2011. >> an opportunity to show the real face of domestic workers and to send the community the messages that the abuses and the exploits shown in the movies are still happening. >> the workers are backing a proposed state bill called the domestic workers bill of rights. that bill authored by the san francisco assemblyman would provide labor protection for nannies, care givers and housekeepers, including standards and worker's compensation. the california assembly and the senate labor committee both
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approved the bill this year. but it still must pass the committee before reaching the senate full floor. coming up in moments. it is a call for alarm, what we learned about how this children's toy can jam emergency communications
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. what goes up, must come down, the new fears on wall street and where things are headed. and jamming high tech radios, like child's play. the serious security breach this inexpensive toy can create. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu news at 6:00. good evening, i'm frank somerville. and i'm julia heaner, it is a life line in an emergency and can be taken out with a child's toy. new from san francisco with why the emergency radio system is used for many bay area first responders is being called in question tonight. >> reporter: julia, the researchers here say it is child's play to use inexpensive toys to jam the top secret radio communication. this is an inexpensive children's instant

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