candlestick park. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. we learned bart shut down the powell station and as protesters make their way from the civic center bart station, that was shut down earlier. right now to alex saverage who is here with the latest. >> reporter: could be a tough commute. i want to show you the scene behind us. we are above the powell street station. right there, representatives from bart and bart police officers as well turning away a number of passengers hoping to go down and catch a train. powell station closed a few moments ago. i asked how long it would be shut down, they don't know. we will get you pictures here from chopper 2 of the crowd.

the protesters that made their way down market street past us. these are members, many of them members of "anonymous." they are upset with the -- at first the shooting that happened at the civic center bart station, the bart police shooting and then upset that cell service was cut off during one of the protests. they marched down montgomerymist -- down market street. he said down market street. but we understand they may possibly be making their way back up market street past our location. again, the important information for anyone looking to take bart here in san francisco, powell station closed. civic center bart station closed as well. we will keep an eye on the scene along market street in san francisco. ktvu channel 2 news. we want to show you more pictures, live pictures from news chopper 2. they are on market street. not only do we have the civic

center bart station and the powell station closed but we have traffic issues here on market street itself because as you can see the protesters have blocked off one side there of market street long with the police there who are following them. all of this started one hour ago at the civic center bart station. ktvu's david stevenson is there now with what led up to all of this. dave smud. >> reporter: look behind me. the gentlemen is talking to -- gentleman is talking to people who is wanting to go home. this has been going on for a half hour since the civic center bart station was closed down. we have pictures from the scene, just a half hour ago. you see one man was arrested in the course of the protest. he was taken away in handcuffs. he is one of three that was

arrested. guards shut the gates down about 5:30. they directed people out towards other bart stations. powell station closed at 5:45. above aground one protester told us why he came to the protest this week. >> police should be disbanned and turned over to the local police. they act in any fashion they chose. >> reporter: you can see the gentleman is directing people trying to make their way home. good news is we discovered in talking to people, people were aware the protest would be taking place. a number of people made plans to find alternate transportation to get home and avoid this happening. reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. as we have been reporting "anonymous" who helped organize

this protest is angry over bart's policy of shutting down cell phone service on august 12. today we spoke to a representative from the group. >> we will be out here as long as they are willing to consider shutting off cell phone service and denying people their first amendment right. >> bart doesn't seem to be backing away. although the president said he doesn't foresee a shut down tonight. we will continue our live coverage on the protest over the next half hour. this is a live look from news chopper 2 as the protesters are marking down market street. they are getting close to the hyet at -- hyatt at the base of market street. close to the embarcadero station. what we are watching for is

whether montgomery station or embarcadero station is closed down. right now powell station and civic center bart station is closed down. we have news chopper 2 here as you can see as well as multiple cruise on the ground following the situation and we will check back in in a little bit. manger changes to 49ers games following saturday's battle of the bay. ktvu's paul chambers is live with what fans can expect in the coming weeks. >> reporter: they are recommending this battle of the bay here at candlestick park be the last between the two for a pre-season for a while. >> reporter: we captured this fight in the stands, one of several fights that took place saturday during the 49ers- raiders game. there were a third less fans in attendance still, this being a rivalry extra security was

called in. >> there were 40% more san francisco police officers assigned to the game. >> reporter: that is in addition to the security guards provided by the 49ers. big changes are in store for fans. the management says if they deem necessary they will end alcohol sales early like they did saturday. >> at the end of the 3rd quarter and we will revisit those. >> when you leave the game, especially since alcohol sales cease in plenty of time, get in your car, no tailgating after the game. go home. >> reporter: expect to see more check points after each game and more security and officers in and outside of the stadium. they are reviewing all the fights from the weekend and turning the video over to the police. >> the behavior that happened on saturday is not going to be

tolerated. any season ticket holders that are caught, acting that way, your tickets will be revoked. >> reporter: police made 70 ejectionsjections. live, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco mayor ed lee is denouncing the violence. he witnessed some of the fights himself as he was in the stands watching the game. he watched with horror as he saw several confrontations. he called at the behavior irresponsible and he is working to review the tapes and identify those people involved in the fights. three people went to the hospital because of that violence. a 26-year-old man who was found unconscious in a bath room is now in fair condition. police say two men suffered gun shot wounds in the parking lot.

a man was treated and released from the hospital but another man who was shot multiple times remains in fair condition. ktvu's john sasaki is live at the hospital where he spoke with that man's father today. >> reporter: two men are recovering from their injuries. we talked to the father of the shooting victim and he is outraged because he can't understand how a football game could lead to this violence. >> reporter: his son was shot four times after the 49ers- raiders game. it happened as his son and two friends tried to help another fan who was attacked. >> instinct took over, he got in to his truck and tried to drive. he opened his door and the guy at the gate saved my son's life. he said i am dying and he call 911. >> reporter: he is grateful to

that worker. he has been upgreated to -- upgraded to serious condition. >> it's the people's fault, you know, for not controlling yourself. >> reporter: he was forgiving of the gunman and spoke to him through our camera. >> i hope you don't suffer any of this, you know, that's not the way it's supposed to be. find whatever it is in your life so you make a change and do something to pay for this. >> reporter: he was palled by the violence that happened. live in san francisco, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the violence at the

game and the fallout. look for the especially tab. norman welch wiped away tears as he plead not guilty and then ordered freed on bail. his father posted the $100,000 bail. last friday a co-defendant also pleaded not guilty. if convicted they could face life prison. child psychiatrist accused of molesting his patients is headed to a mental hospital. prosecutors said william ayres suffers from dementia. he will not stand trial but undergo mental health evaluation. the district attorney says he will spend six months at napa

state hospital. the trial of joseph naso will go on as scheduled. a judge denied his request to postpone his preliminary hearing set for september 6. he told the judge he needs legal counsel now. he is charged with willing four women between 1977 and 1974. hewlett-packard saw its shares raise today. from hold to buy but dropped the price target from $43 to $32 a share. last week's sell off may have value. hewlett-packard said 20% last friday. hewlett-packard shares were up over 3.5% today. wall street logged gains after another trading day.

bank stocks struggled today. wells fargo cut its price target for its stocks and said it willened the debt rewards program for all customers in october. the dow jones industrial average rose 37 points to close at 10,854.65. nasdaq rose 3.54 points to 2,345.38. new questions are raised over the future of the state teachers pension fund. the program's asts will be gone in 30 years. it is funded at 71%. that's below the 80% standard considered necessary. >> stayed the same over the last decade and the state's contribution for the plan itself has dropped from 40% to 2%. -- 4% to 2%. astronauts meets the crowds here amid serious questions about america's future in

space. more live pictures from news chopper 2. the powell station has been reopened but there are still develops on going. live coverage coming up momentarily. and we will talk about an increased fire danger in your neighborhood. how hot it will get.

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with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. . more on the breaking news in san francisco. live pictures here with our camera showing you the protesters marching here the hyatt. mere the embarcadero. authorities are keeping the protesters away from the market place in the ferry building. we have camera crews following the marchers.

police are seen marching with the protesters. this stems from the civic center bart station which is still closed at this hour. it began there around 5:00 tonight. the group "anonymous" organized the demonstration, a similar demonstration from last monday evening in which four bart stations were shut down the civic center bart station, powell street station, montgomery station and embarcadero. we received word civic center bart station is still closed but the powell street station has been reopened. we will continue to keep an eye on the protesters. we be known of three arrests. we will continue to watch them and have more information if we get it later in the newscast. four of the astronauts who flew on the final mission has information on the future of the space flight.

>> reporter: they just departed after a special presentation this afternoon. >> reporter: thousand watched the highlight real. they gone to space in a way no one else will ever go. >> we don't know what the next ride will be. >> reporter: he road the shuttle three times. >> almost like riding a wild animal. amazing ride. >> reporter: on his first flight he never thought about the challenger disaster. >> but on this flight because i was married with a child it crossed my mind. >> reporter: accidents destroyed two of the five shuttles, killing 14 astronauts. the next craft is to be simpler and smaller. >> a step in the right direction towards higher reliabilities. >> reporter: astronauts will go

now on russian rockets. >> you have a different experience of space when you can live there for six months. >> reporter: despite the end of the shuttle the astronauts insist america has a rich space future. and they assured nasa workers they will have a big role. scientists are at work on the next heat shield and space station experiments. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can log on to www.ktvu.com right now to hear more of the astronauts. under video on demand on www.ktvu.com. apple is building an earthquake alert feature. it is in the operating system and users can turn it on.

japan has an early warning system that alerts people 20 seconds before an earthquake strikes. it will keep the iphone constantly connected to the warning network. great idea the earthquake warning system on the iphone. right now fog and long the coast, the east coast, they are dealing with hurricane irene, category 2. look that track the hurricane takes. by thursday and friday and saturday threatening the carolinas. could be a category 2. this one could impact travel plans towards the end of the week. we will watch it for you. category one right now -- or two. the forecast is for increasing temperatures. tomorrow mid-90s. low 90s in the warmest spots.

temperatures as warm as they have been in a while. for the whole five-day forecast low 90s to mid-90s. along the coast it's cool. maybe criz. that means fire danger comes up. we will watch that for you tuesday. extended forecast, high clouds move in. around the bay tomorrow afternoon, temperatures mid- 80s. warmest spots. big valley mid-90s. down right hot towards antioch, livermore, martinez. 94 fairfield. 90 napa. 95 brentwood. 95 livermore. very mild summer. it is going to get hot. it will feel hot. mid-90s, that's 10 degrees up from what we are used to. fire in los angeles burning. we will have to watch our fire danger increase in the next 3-4 days. that will be on the top of our

list is watching for brush fires. >> thank you. want to go to gasia mikaelian who is in the news room for a look at what we are working on for bay area news on tv 36. another bart protest is making a mess of the commute. and the political future in libya, the possible outcome and what it means for the middle east in 30 minutes on tv 36. the new deal a 49ers superstar wants. mark next.

. live pictures here from market street. we just received word all bart stations have reopened. powell street station and civic center bart station had been closed but they are open. but the protesters are still marching in the street on market. this could change. we will have complete coverage in 30 minutes on bay area news on tv 36 and more on the 10:00

news. mark ibanez joins us now. >> most fans want to hear about and it's always something, though. this time around it has to do with frank gore. we will start with the 49ers. the star running back not happy about his current contract status. he held out briefly as training camp started but came back when the 49ers indicated they will extend his deal, hasn't happened yet. he isn't panicking yet. >> i am a football player. my job is to play football. hopefully, you know, fans get right. i want to remain a 49ers for my career. if it don't happen, hopefully, you know, i have a great year. test the market. >> mean time the raiders are

taking a flier. they have selected terrell prior getting the former ohio state quarterback in the supplemental draft and he is a project, although the raiders are interested in him as a receiver in the future and not a quarterback. no matter what the case he wouldn't be eligible to play till 5 games into the season. jason campbell is all right after he was knead in the helmet saturday. he was foggy but he was with the team in napa today for their practice and probably will not miss any time. that's the sporting life at this hour. a's and giants are both off. >> thank you. before we go we want to take you back down to san francisco. here are the protesters. protesters on the move, they are on market street right now. the civic center bart station

and powell street stations both reopened right now. we are following the protest as they continue to make their way up to market street. complete coverage on the 10:00 news. online you can follow us on twitter for breaking news stories like the bart protest and we will bring you coverage of the story on twitter and on our website www.ktvu.com.