evacuate because there was a situation down stairwise a man locked imself in a room with a gun. >> reporter: authorities closed the richmond-san rafael bridge for more than an thundershower and authorities closed 580. that caused major traffic jams for drivers. >> it delayed me get to work, it was a huge issue. it was inconvenient. >> sitting for about 45 minutes. so anyway, so it made for long day. >> reporter: 75 law enforcement officers responded. >> we had voice contact since the beginning and crisis negotiators are talking with him. there is a dialogue going. we will continue to talk to him and bring it to a peaceful resolution. >> reporter: right now all

seems to be riding on the negotiate -- negotiations taking place. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. back live and give you another look at the traffic nightmare caused by the stand off. this picture is a live look at a empty interstate 580. not a car in sight because over a mile stretch of 580 in both directions is still closed between drake and 101. this is a sight you rarey ever see. the second picture comes from news copper 2. there is a huge back up in san rafael. it's the richmond-san rafael bridge. the bridge has been shut down for hours. it is now open but there are serious delays because the chp is detouring traffic around the area of the stand off. again, if you have plans to be in the san rafael area tonight

and going to rely on the richmond-san rafael bridge, you may want to make other plans. take the bay bridge, it's a longer way to go but you may get there sooner depending on when the situation clears up. we will stay on top of the situation. we will have continuing coverage on our website, log on to www.ktvu.com. there you will get the detours around the stand off and we will give you traffic information and we will have updates here on ktvu channel 2 news. >> hackers posting the names and addresses of police officers. how those officers are responding. >> reporter: there is a huge concern about safety this afternoon after a hacker published this list, personal information on 100 bart police officers. it includes names, home addresses and e-mail passwords

and now the fbi is investigating to figure out who carried out this cyber attack. >> someone hacked into the website of bart this morning. jesse hes his home address was publicized. >> basely in one word, i am angry. saddened. bunch of criminals in my mind. >> reporter: he and other officers are now on alert, knowing their information has gone out to everyone, including people who may have bad intentions. >> criminals they arrested to people that they will come in contact with. >> reporter: today's attack was likely in response to a controversial decision by bart last week when they shut down cell phone service inside the civic center station. anonymous threatened to retaluate against bart. but the group denied responsibility saying the leak

of bart officer data could be the work of those who support anonymous. stay skeptical. >> continues to hit the wrong people. >> reporter: bob is the bart board president. he stands by the decision to cut cell service and says he welcomes the debate with those who disagree. >> policy debate and we will have a discussion on this. >> reporter: there is a report out this afternoon that says a girl from france is claiming she is the one who hacked into the website earlier today. she says she acted alon and it was easy. the head of the union says he is working on beefing up security. reporting live, alex savage ktvu channel 2 news. pushing for a youth dur few following the shooting debt of

a boy. carlos nava died monday when he was caught in a cross fire. they want to city counsel to enact tough measures. but some, including members of carlos nava's family oppose the move. >> the reality is they are more often and we have to do something about it. >> a curfew can only go so far. that's what the root of the problem. drugs and guns and violence, you know, are just drowning oakland. >> the family says the community really needs jobs and a purpose to keep young people off the streets. president obama is back in washington tonight after wrapping up his three day bus tour of the mid-west. >> through illinois today visiting a county fair.

the president is urging americans to tell congress to stop playing political games. one woman asked what can be done to create jobs without congress? >> i set up a job counsel made up of a lot of employers. and asked them what can we be doing to encourage job growth. >> at 5:30 more. >> president obama is facing a vacation dilemma. they are set to begin a vacation tomorrow at martha's vineyard, some are asking is it a good time to go on vacation? however, the president is never off duty. white house visors will travel with him and he will receive regular briefings. >> governor jerry brown

appointed a bank of america executive on how to create jobs in california. michael will take a position as the liaison between the governor and california business leaders. colonelly he lives in pebble beach. many university of california staff and faculty will get their first pay hike in 4 years. $140million will be given to nonunion employees who earn less than $200,000 a year. it will not effect union employee whose have separate contracts. workers who went without raises raises and unpaid furloughs deserve compensation. >> customer whose use debt cards may have to get higher fees. it will be applied to checking

accounts starting in october. >> the big banks are the leaders in charging all of these uand bigger fees. you can find free checking at almost any credit union and many local banks. >> the banks stand teloses millions in revenue because of new rules limiting how much banks can collect. >> stronger than expected earnings report. stocks mixed that close. >> target, staples and del posted better earnings than protected but higher whole sale prices countered that news. the dow jones industrial average rose 4.28 points to 11,410.21., the nasdaq composite fell 11.97 to 2,511.48. for the first time since

9/11 congress is considering cuts to homeland security funds. police and fire would be effected by the cuts. the san jose fire department could lose $14 million. the first chief says cuts are inevitable. >> nothing stimulates the imagination like a budget cut. >> this is a good time to think about using more technology and less people. >> the details won't be revealed till congress returns from summer recess. back here in 10 minutes a warmer day today but temperatures trend down. i got your five-day forecast.

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a story you will see only on 2. a woman who was a raider et, then a police officer in vacaville. ktvu's pall dr. tells us why she says she got a less than warm welcome there and what she is doing about it. >> reporter: for four years she cheered here at oakland stadium. hereof is a picture of her as a cheerleader. 1997-2001. in 2004 she became a police officer. now she is suing for $1.5 million plus damages. the suit states she was harassed. discriminated against. she claims the chief had knowledge about these issues and refused to do anything about them and was injured and had to go on light duty and

when she came back says she was denied requirement. she wassa target of many jokes -- she was a target of many jokes. >> being told i couldn't work out at the gym there. it continued to go on and on and on. >> talking about racks. all the kinds of things that we have worked very hard to try to eliminate in the work place. >> we have seen the claim and we don't feel there is a lot of mare toot her claim and we plan to litigate. >> she is still an officer and on paid leave. at 6:00, more from her and what happened to her while she was working on the job. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. lake county rattled by

earthquake. a small one though. the 3.5 quake struck after 2:00 a.m. it was three miles south of the geysers. no reports of injuries or damage. ktvu channel 2 news parking lot turned into earthquake central. experts showed us what happens when the big one hits. this is a simulation taking place inside what is called the big shaker. the trailer is equipped to show what could happen to your home during a major earthquake. the head of the earthquake authority says if your home survives the contents could be tossed around in the air. >> there are ways to make sure that doesn't happen. put special hanger hooks so the art don't come flying off.

>> action! >> he says hardware stores stack items to secure your homes and reminds us create an earthquake plan with your families and practice how you would respond in the event. pg&e begun work to burry three miles of power lines in a move to protect california condors. they are an endangered species. three of them died when they hit the lines. pg&e are removing lines and poles in monterey county and hopes to have the work done by december. an appeal to people who fish in northern california, properly dispose of your lines and hooks. they released these pictures of pelicans caught in fishing lines or empaled with hooks. here is another picture. this month they rescued 53 pelicans like this one with a

hook in its leg. >> high school students in joplin, missouri began the school year in a big box store three months after their school because destroyed in a tornado. the community rushed to complete work on the new high school in time for the start of classes. middle and elementary school children are attending in other converted buildings. 160 people were killed by that tornado. it is the deadliest tornado in 60 years. here in the bay area, we have been working our way to a peak in temperatures. let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> some places warmer today, some places cooler. steady as she goes. i mentioned it, it has been a steady, mild weather forecast. the forecast for the coast right now, the fog. stenson beach. this is why it's one of those beaches that work well.

when you get a northwest wind, you see how it clears the coast, you get clear skies. one of those beaches that faces south. this is south down here. with that you get clearing. look at san francisco's ocean beach. big difference. faces west. so just a little lesson. there is the fog out there. sheered off of stenson beach but plowing into the twin peak's area. fog out there. tomorrow, just like today. cooler as we go through time. that is the weather, you know, headline. we will go into the weekend, temperatures go down. cooler. the forecast for tomorrow, then, about the same. these are current temperatures. tomorrow about the same, 87, 90

degrees in fairfield. the fog then is going to be there, there now. you are not going to see clearing. a little clearing towards horse shoe bay. i don't know if they still call it that. a luttal clearing there. avenues, twin peaks, foggy and foggy tonight. overnight lows in the 50s. tomorrow morning, just like this morning. cooler towards santa rosa. some folks get up early, your temperature, 50 degrees in santa rosa is kind of cool. notice that as you go out the door. march through the bay area. 71 berkeley tomorrow. these numbers, now, i expect upper 80s, but you can see high temperatures towards antioch, pittsburg, livermore,

vacaville, there it is, 89 degrees. 90. back here, 5:45, i will have your forecast. i will see you. how would you like to take a vacation at a hotel in space? arts what the russian's hope to answer. they are designed by a wisconsin company called orbittable technologies. there is room for two in the cabin. the russians plan to put 7 guests in four of the pods. including the cost of the ride, the 5 day stay runs about $600,000. coming up here, more on the developing news, live pictures from news chopper 2, that is the richmond-san rafael bridge. we are looking at hour long delays heading westbound into san rafael. more on the situation in a moment. >> plus barbara boxer barbara

boxer wants to keepgrass congress from cutting back on highway funds. which bay area city seems to be getting dirtier and why.

. we into cover developing news, happening in the north bay and impacting hundreds or thousands of drivers. news copper 2 is over the scene of the richmond-san rafael bridge and traffic that bridge is crawling.

erators difficult situation there because of a police stand- off. a mile stretch of 580 in both directions is closed between francisco boulevard and 101. the richmond-san rafael bridge has been shut down for hours. we checked on www.ktvu.com, 37 is also difficult. this is a picture you never see at 5:30. this is the part of 580 shut down. i-580. a mile stretch has been shut down to detour around a hotel where police are watching a armed gunman. we have cruise around the scene. we will bring you updates here and on www.ktvu.com as soon as we get them. we have major news tonight from oakland. the police chief from the school district resigned because of a tirade where he used the "n" word over and

over. ktvu's rita williams has more. >> reporter: oakland school officials just finished meeting here a few minutes ago with police and security officers for the school district. >> reporter: a little more than an hour ago officers scurried upstairs here to hear the news. >> oakland's school police chief pete sarna submitted his requirement papers effective today, wednesday, august, 17. >> requirement not resignation? >> not a resignation. he is officially retired from law enforcement. >> reporter: this is after allegations that pete sarna launched racial slurs as a african american sergeant last month. officials say the department had not completed that internal

investigation. >> that closes the book on this investigation. >> however i just obtained a copy of pete sarna's letter of requirement in which he seems to admit the allegations and apologize for them. quote i offer no explanations. there simply is no excuse for the hurtful words i used and no explanation for behavior. pete sarna is married to an african american woman before he became chief here he was sited for drunk driving after a car crash. >> it was a hindrance to the work we are doing here at oakland unified school district. so to start the interference he stepped down. >> reporter: with pete sarna now gone a surgent is acting

police chief. now the rank and file here and district officials say they consider this a personal tragedy. they say pete sarna, 41, was doing a good job for the district. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. barbara boxer used the fourth board construction project as a back drop to push for more highway funds. >> the sounds behind me are music to my ears. people working, bringing home a pay check. building a infrastructure project. >> barbara boxer said funding is secure. a mix of federal and regional funds cover the $300 million. a lot of other infrastructure improvements across the country are at risk. the trust fund expires and barbara boxer said the house

voted to cut the fund by third. >> a very dangerous, dangerous action. which will lead to, if it were to become law, the direct layoff of 630,000 construction workers. >> barbara boxer says california would lose 71,000 highway jobs. her billed with reinstate the cus. as for the tunnel, it is almost 2/3 complete and scheduled to open next year. we continue to track breaking news effecting thousands of drivers. the richmond-san rafael bridge is a mess and the 101 is impacted because of a stand off happening. we will bring you the late and say live pictures after a break. homicides are down but other crimes are jumping. what police are advising

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overcrossing that top of the vene, that is francisco boulevard. the lower part of the screen is san rafael. the hotel is to the left of five 80. as a result of 580 closed down, we can put up pictures from news chopper 2, some of the back up, this, i believe, is off of the richmond-san rafael bridge. those cars there are heading westbound and what they have to do is all funnel down on to francisco boulevard a two lane road and work their way down to highway 101. that is the detour. the bottom line, traffic is backed up all the way across the richmond-san rafael bridge and we are hearing there are delays up to an hour and some folks are taking alternate routes, including over 137 heading towards novato. there are backups there as

well. all of this started as a result of a man accused of stabbing a clerk during a attempted robbery, he is held up on the second floor of this hotel. the s.w.a.t. brought in a armored truck. there are police there. they are in contact with him. the reason they are concerned is because the man has a wep he has fired one shot. he also may be holding his girlfriend as a hostage. police say at least they have been in contact with him all during the day and they are still in contact with him and what they plan to do is wait this out till they get him to come out of the hotel. we are continuing to cover the story and we will have cover rog on the newscast and at 6:00 and you can go to www.ktvu.com to get details on all of the detours and live traffic

information. san francisco police proudly released new crime statistics today and the numbers show it's a safer city but ktvu's david stevenson is live to tell us why police still have their work cut out for them. >> these numbers and a picture of how well san francisco police are doing on the job. >> in these first 100 days chief shown his leadership. >> reporter: new figures by the san francisco police department show violent crime dropped 6% compared to last year. the city continues to be troubled by an increase in domestic violence and shooting victims. nonviolent crimes are also on the rise. crimes the chief says resident can prevent by being more careful. >> we can't arrest our selves.

>> reporter: good news to the bay view district. >> showing violent crimes down 19% and property crimes down 22%. >> assaults jumped 23%. residents say more must be done to help young people. >> put more jobs out here. seriously, for the youngsters. >> reporter: merchants say police enforcement is improving the district. >> looks much better when the sidewalks are clean. >> reporter: police say they are siting fewer offenders. >> those numbers are down and they are down because we are getting complaints without issuing citations. >> reporter: the chief's performance will also be the subject of tonight's police commission hearing. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news.

>> san francisco officials point to a drup in homicides the past few years. 30 homicides this year with 50 last year and 45 in 2009. those are levels not seen since 1960. in 2008 there water 98. 200-7100. 200686 homicides. -- 2006, 86 homicides. a special meeting called after complaints that last month's vote was not taken in public. the mtc chose a former post office in san francisco because they said it had enough space to house the mtc and the air quality management district and the bay development commission. however speakers said the mtc should stay in oakland. >> i don't think you have been given the complete analysis and

information that gets into comparison and i hope you look at that before making a decision. >> the mtc board appointed six members to study the alternatives and report back to the full board and they will decide whether to stay or move. a story we have been following since ktvu news is growing. copper thieves hit san francisco schools several times, including last night. the police chief is making a new move in hopes of catching whoever is responsible. >> they removed the fasteners. this is next. >> reporter: he is looking at a copper pipe that probably won't be there much longer. thieves hit his school taking two copper pipes and fastening. >> desperate times and people are looking for anyway to look money. if you are resorting to that,

it's pretty sad. >> reporter: this wasn't the only school. there have been several left its since last wednesday. >> very surprising. i have never had this happen. this is my 17th opening. >> reporter: they get between 2- $4 a pound for the copper. security guards patrol on the weekend and overnight. this school has security cameras and the benefit of nosy neighbors. >> neighborhood school people and the kids live across the streets. >> reporter: the san francisco police chief said he is creating a task force. >> we will be trying to work with the district attorney's

office. >> police say a man 6'" with blond hair. he is considering having the copper pipes replace would pvc or cast iron. we are staying on top of the developing news from san rafael. a man barricaded inside a hotel there and this is the result, shut down part of 580 and a monster back up on the richmond- san rafael bridge. this is just off of the richmond-san rafael bridge. folks headed through francisco boulevard down towards 101. also, san francisco officials give the city a failing grade for its dirty streets but they say they have a plan to make things better.

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it included different type sizes. he has a number of blogs saying they might have forged the document. the controversy over iphones and privacy moved to korea. they are suing apple for $25 million over privacy concerns. that comes after revelations that cell phone showers and wi- fi hot spots. patients who file claims against doctors face long odds of winning. a studdie finds 1-5 malpractice suits end in a settlement for the patient. every year 1-14 doctors is sued and every doctor can expect one major malpractice suit during their career. recalling 54,000 table top

feeding chairs. the chairs are clipped on to kitchen tables. there have been 19 reports of the chairs detaching from tables,, including 5 injuries. a popular golf course in san jose but it may not make the cut in san jose's budget. we have been talking about the richmond-san rafael bridge. there it is. bumper to bumper traffic. hour long delays. all of the result of a man barricaded inside a hotel room. i got your forecast for thursday. includes a bit of a cool down as we head towards your bay area weekend, which cities see the most fog.

@. we into follow developing news that is happening in the north bay and effecting traffic throughout the bay area. this is a picture you never see in the middle of the commute. this stretch of 580, between sir francis drake and 101 has been closed down now. a mile stretch and that is effecting a lot of drivers, adding an hour to their drive time. these people are on the richmond-san rafael bridge. this picture hasn't changed that much in all the times we have been showing it to you. you see a lot of cars on the bridge and traffic is inching along.

we did some czeching around, we -- checking around, the 101 north back up is backing up near sausalito. to the east on the map, 37 southwest also bad. people doing anything they can to avoid the closure and backup. it's the result of a police stand off in san rafael. we will stay on top of this story and bring you more on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. this golf course may become a victim of the budget crisis. ktvu's robert handa tells us about the community's last shot to try to save that course. >> reporter: it's going to happen here that community center in east san jose, a hearing will start in 20 minutes to see if action concerning the golf course leads to preservation or a sale. >> reporter: 3-5,000 golfers drives off the tee every month but now the city may sell to

housing developers. the golf course lost $280,000 last year and carries the debt of $5.6 million. >> heart breaking to see it close. it serve as diverse community. >> reporter: many golfers say it is the most affordable of the three city courses. the fee, $10. >> reasonable. it's in the middle of town. you can practice, you got the driving range. it's been here a long, long time. hate to see it go. >> reporter: it's not just the drivers on the golf course that has people concerned, it's the drivers on the road. they say more housing brings more traffic and more danger. >> i tested myself and it took me 30 minutes to get from here to story road. that was really bad. people walking, the traffic

doesn't stop. >> reporter: another issue, youth programsed with disappear. >> reaches kids that couldn't get to other places. and that's huge. >> reporter: some people, including the mayor says the city can't afford the golf course anymore. there is no time table yet on a final decision. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. we have more details now. if you would like to attend the meeting tonight about the possible sale of the golf course, it's scheduled for 6:00ats at 29 cammer avenue in san jose. julie haener is in the news room for the stories for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. dangerous distraction. the warning to drivers on a deadly stretch of bay area roadway and police say this

surveillance video sheds ligh on a triple homicide at a nightclub, the break threw they made -- through they made. and an other accused of raping three women. these stories and much more in 10 minutes. now that we are half way through the week, we think about the weekend. let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> i know some kids are heading back to school, so school is back in session or getting close. outside fog in the avenues. the fog moves in to most neighborhoods tonight. fog as far inland as lafayette, san rafael. tomorrow looks like today. temperatures on the mild side. this low-pressure system, i have been tracking it for months. when it dips south, cools down.

dipping south friday and saturday. cooler. going to go north again. on friday, saturday, dips down. all it does is increasing the fog and cools us down. when it goes north it gets hot. right now it's coming down our way for the weekend. tomorrow morning, there is your fog foot print. tomorrow afternoon, burns back by noon. the heat is in the valley. a nice day. upper 80s and low 90s in the warmest locations. these forecast highs for thursday, 89 fairfield. 81 napa. not a bad day. not warm nat coast. cool. 89 livermore. 89 pleasanton. 90 gilroy. foggy that coast. 60 pacifica. 61 half moon bay. five-day forecast, weekend in view, talks about warming up tomorrow, or staying the same.

going into a cooling trend bras of the low-pressure system. that's our summer. our spring and our winter. if that low-pressure system sticks around for september, october, it will be raining early around here. if it sticks around, we will see rain in september. >> thank you. living infight, which city seems to be -- in filth, which city seems to be getter dirtier and why.

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. the streets and sidewalks in san francisco are getting filthier. a report report is giving the city an "f" when it comes to cleanliness. >> there is trash on the ground. >> mark williams says his neighborhood is a mess. in a report inspectors found significantly worse amounts of needles, broken glass and feces on the roads and walkways of san francisco. there is good news, though, illegal lumping and graffiti showed marginal improvement. but he says the trucks could use a little help. >> maybe they need guys picking trash up. maybe they need a crew. maybe body ons the streets. >> help is on the away.

a core of 35 embassadors will sweep sidewalks, remove graffiti and report problems. a city survey found a lot of people are content with san francisco's streets. the study found people thought the streets and sidewalks were quote clean. in 90 seconds, news copper 2 is over san rafael. we continue to monitor the traffic nightmare going on right now, the police action in the stand off that created this mess and this attorney raped three women and tonight we uncover the evidence his attorney says proves he is innocent.

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. look at this. news copper 2 is over a traffic nightmare in san rafael. now stretching into its 7th hour because of a s.w.a.t. stand off that is still going on in san rafael. good evening, i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. the chp shut down the richmond- san rafael bridge at 11:00 this

morning between sir francis drake and 101. it is opened now, but a portion of 580 remains close and the chp is rerouting people right now. >> it's a back up that has been getting worse as the commute progresses. the richmond-san rafael bridge, we are talking about backups in the neighborhood of an hour long. sir francis drake towards 101 backed up. high wi101 towards san rafael very, very slow tonight and highway 37, it is also stop stop and go, all the result of this stand off in san rafael. >> because of that stabbing suspect who is held up inside the extended stay hotel in san rafael. ktvu's rob roth is on the scene where police are trying to get the man to