the defendant to several of his friends. through december of 2008 and 2009 the defendant had the boys at his residence. provided them alcohol and that's when the alleged acts took place. >> reporter: derigo was aware these kids were minors in high school. the boys testified derigo gave them gift cards and ipods. >> it's going to take a time to go through the computers and flash drives we discovered. >> reporter: derigo's attorney says he will vigorously defend his client. >> it is my expectation he will be exonerated. >> reporter: we first told you about derigo yesterday when we went to his house in gilroy. a young man who appeared to be a teenager answered his door. >> who answered your door yesterday. there was a teenage boy when we went to your resident. >> reporter: derigo has no children. the da's office said police were also surprised to find a

young man at derigo's house. they said they i.d. d.ed him and he checked out, he was 18 years old. and you saw he never responded to our question. parents who are upset about a amusement park worker who had child pornography on their computer are asking that the park stop operation while hall is being investigated because they're concerned that kids could be at risk. coming up next, we'll have a live report on how the city is dealing with that arrest. we're following breaking news happening in the peninsula. it's happening at a company called membrane technologies. our news chopper 2 is now just arriving at the scene. this is in the 1300 block of willow road. the company's name membrane

technologies. you see here there are at least three fire trucks out front and there's hazmat teams. the people are being treated for that exposure. we're trying to get more information but what we do know right now is that there are a number of employees being treated for what is likely a chemical exposure. we were just on the website for membrane. the way we can sort it out for you, they do a lot of separating of chemicals. once we get the department chief from menlo hopefully we can get more information. there's several employees who can be affected at this business. we have a lot of emergency crews, a lot of vehicles in the parking lot right now. we first got word of this into our newsroom. in that time we've been trying to get more people on the phone to bring us more information. but these pictures do definitely tell a lot of story, what's happening at membrane technologies in menlo park in the 1300 block of willow road. i am not sure if this is going

to be impacting traffic in the area. but to give you sort of an idea of where this is, we're talking about near the peninsula landing of the dunbarton bridge. again frank as we look at these pictures we see a lot of hazmat crews here. we're getting more information that unfortunately one person has died. apparently what happened is that they were moving some type of cylinder with methane in it when it exploded. the late word is that at least one person has been killed. one was injured. we're not sure if there are more injuries beyond that. we have confirmed one person dead, one person injured here at membrane technologies. as gasia was mentioning, this was on willow road which is in between highway 101 and el camino real. we just got word of this perhaps a half an hour ago. you can see the emergency crews there on the scene. we're working to get more information.

we're trying to get in touch with the chief who can explain more of what's going on. as soon as we can get him on the phone we'll bring it to him. one employee from membrane technologies which is also known as mtr. one employee there has died, another injured after a cylinder with methane in it exploded. the natural gas blast that ripped a hole in one woman's cupertino home on wednesday has a lot of people concerned. as we found out the problem isn't isolated to her alone. ktvu's patti lee is live with what ktvu is doing right now to resolve this problem. >> right now there are still checking people's home. in the past hour we spoke to the chief fire investigator. the woman smelled gas yesterday morning. she smelled in this area, her front porch. and this is where one of those leaks was confirmed. she didn't say anything until after the fact.

the cause of the natural gas fire that nearly destroyed a condominium in cupertino wednesday is under investigation. but there are indications that the gas leak started sometime wednesday morning. >> she went out to take the dog out for a walk. she came home about 4:00 in the morning. as she was walking up the stairs to her door she did smell some natural gas. >> reporter: fire investigators say the owner of house did not report the leak and left for lunch. that's when the house caught fire. >> because i work from home. and this woman who just lost her home works from home. she is just darn lucky that she decided to go out for lunch. >> reporter: batallion chief says they did not know the house was powered by natural gas until they got home and the door was blown out. they worked to shut down the power at the house, it took more than 90 minutes. but that's what pg & e says

that that's how long it takes to do it right. what concerned them is what was found at the house. six other leaks. >> this is something we take very seriously. >> reporter: pg & e is checking all records where gas leaks were repaired just a couple of months ago. at least one in the same spot were leaks were found two days ago. >> they fixed the gas leak right in front of my house in april. and you know not knowing if they had done it right. it's a little scary. >> reporter: tom vacar is holding pg & e's feet to the fire. he just spoke to the president of operations he joins us live from san francisco, tom. >> reporter: we talk to the man in charge of changing it all and improving it. pipe whether it's plastic or steel has a finite life span. pg & e has to deal with 40,000 miles of it. >> this is the new pg & e.

>> reporter: we met nick -- this afternoon. he is the new ceo of pg & e. he says other leaks were found in the area and repaired. but it seems to keep breaking because it was installed nearly 40 years ago. >> this particular pipe has certain properties to it that make it more brittle over time. >> reporter: modern plastics are far better as a result pg & e is taking on another new vast upgrade program. >> we have about 1600 miles of pre1973 plastic pipe that's similar to what we saw in this particular event. >> reporter: he says dealing with that has become another top priority for him. >> reporter: well the company had replaced pipe in the past and had maintenance procedures in place, we're putting whole new gas integrity programs in place we're going to increase the amount of pipe that we replace. and we're going to increase our

replacement cycles. >> reporter: but does pg & e have the records to find this pipe fast. >> we do have paper based records to show what was installed, when it was installed, where it was installed. >> reporter: and he says the 6,000 feet in the immediate area of today's blasts or this week's blast will be replaced in an expedited basis. tom vacar, ktvu news. this comes in the same week the transportation board report severely criticized pg & e for the san bruno explosion. we first told you here on tuesday that investigators pin the blame squarely on pg & e for that blast. they said the recordkeeping

failed to note the leak in the pipeline. the man accused of murdering four northern california women four decades ago will be represented by a public defender. joseph naso appeared in marin county court. the judge granted his request for a public defender and put off a hearing. naso preliminary hear is now scheduled for november 7th. joseph naso is accused of killing two women in 1977 and 1974. police shot and killed aziz james. officers say the 24-year-old threatened them with a knife after stabbing two friends and a police dog. on wednesday, a 2-1 panel opinion aterm that police did

not have to wait for james -- panel affirmed that police did not have to wait for james to calm down to take action. hurricane lee could hit with hurricane force and drop at least 20-inches of rain. some people cleaned out gutters in hopes of keeping storm drains clear. and the mayor of louisiana asked people to stock up. >> i know this is a holiday weekend, i know this is football weekend. it's important for folks to pay attention to the weather in their area. to pay attention to flash warnings. >> tropical storm warns are up with flash flood warnings in effect from the panhandle coast

to florida. advisories are stretching from sunday night all the way to san diego. the waves there today have been spectacular, but they also come with a serious warning. the latest labor department report says that no jobs were added in the month of august. the unemployment rate remained 9.1%. it's the weakest jobs report in nearly a year. stocks took a nose dive after that report came out this morning. fears of another recession triggered a sell off. with the dow losing ground, in all the dow lost 223 points. the nasdaq closed 62 points lower. the american department is taking action against big banks and it's all because of those

risky mortgages. they've filed suit against more than a dozen large banks including bank of america and goldman sachs. the federal government wanted billions of the dollars in losses returned. big waves are generating big thrills and big problems here in santa cruz and all along the california coast. coming up a look at all the excitement. we continue to follow breaking news happening in menlo park. an industrial accident killed one person, injures another and forces the evacuation of at least two dozen more. back here in 10

san francisco police are trying to track down whoever ransacked the large antique center today.

news chopper 2 was live over the scene at 2:00. the thieves hit the antique mall. the owner received a call that their alarm had been set off. he says the thieves got away with antiques, jewelry. a duck found in a santa clara lake with a blow dart through its head is now in the care of wildlife officials. the duck was spotted on wednesday with a six inch blow gun dart in its head. today an animal rescuers was now able to treat the duck. they hope to be able to return the duck to the wild. with just ten days until the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks the fda

is commemorating the 9/11 museum. it features cell phones recovered from the rubble after the attack. >> it's a lot of emotion that you think after 10 years this is old news and it isn't. it's always going to be fresh. this new exhibit will now be on permanent display at the museum. coming up at 5:30, with the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks coming up. a nation is put on alert. how bay area passengers are reacting as they head out on this holiday weekend: a reminder here, ktvu will look back with a special 9/11 remembering change. and we'll examine the changes to our world since those attacks. tune in at 6:00 p.m. on sunday september 11th. in just about 45 minutes here, the highway patrol officially begins it's labor day dui campaign. 80% of all available chp officers will be available

until midnight monday. officers will look for drunk and distracted drives. >> people need to slow down, plan out their trip. take their time. make sure they're wearing their seat belts. be aware that we're out here enforcing seat belts and distracted drivers. all around the bay area people are packing up and heading away for their labor day weekend. this is 880, the lanes are heading north. the lanes on the left are headed south toward hayward. move over to san jose, this is the scene down on i believe this is interstate 280 down in san jose. smooth sailing right there. despite the traffic on our highways and across the country, fewer people are actually expected to travel

over the holiday. aaa says 21.5 million americans will travel 60 miles or more from home this weekend. that's down 2.4 from a year ago. more than 26 million plan to drive to their destination. 2.5 million will fly. wig waves are becoming a big draw to the beaches. rescuers were called to help someone stuck in rough waters just moments ago. >> reporter: we are on steamers lane where we are a part of a big crowd watching the big waves. about an hour ago the harbor police and police and fire department came rushing out here to help out a swimmer who was waving for assistance. and witnesses say he seemed fatigue. it shows how dangerous the waves can be when the current is stronger than people expect. big waves and visitors are

converging on santa cruz. a storm off new zealand are generating a strong swell. >> it's great overcast and the waves are going crazy. >> what do are you thinking as you're watching them? >> it's just a spectacle. it is. >> reporter: police and life guards say the waves aren't scaring people away. they said many visitors are going out on rocks or walking past warning signs to get a better view. a harbor patrol boat rescued three young men yesterday evening at black's point. as one man started to struggle and his friends saved him. >> after they went in to save his friend. they all started to get swept out. >> reporter: at one point today, as waves picked up, officers asked people to move

back. >> i think people under estimate how strong the waves are. >> reporter: and as you can see, robert struggled a bit but did get on a wave and got his ride after all. we'll show you other situations like how it's affecting boats and people at the harbor. >> i'm watching that set behind you. i was down there yesterday and again today. it was clear the swell isn't as big but it remains through the the weekend. it'll still be present. so be careful in all the south facing beaches.

here is how it goes as you look at the forecast for the south swell. we don't have a high surf advisory. the high surf advisories are south. the criteria for a high surf advisory are not being met. what makes this swell nasty. see those red areas there, those represent beaches facing south. that's stinson, that's parts of half-moon bay. and santa cruz. robert handa was standing really right here in santa cruz and that's where they're getting hit the hardest. what makes it dangerous is the lows out there, the lows will go 10, 15 minutes and then it'll be flat like a lake. and then you get a big swell. it's coming down but it's still dangerous on south facing beaches. 83 right new in santa rosa. away from the water where there's no fog, nearly 100 in fairfield today. livermore got close to 100. right now it's 86.

it's hot in the valley. this heat remains right through the weekend with a little more cooling at the coast and a little more cooling into sunday. for the most part it's going to be a very, very nice weekend. the fog way back up against the coast. that's how it's going to be all weekend. partly cloudy, partly sunny out at the beach. the weekend then looks like it's going to be warm inland, cool at the coast and you'll find plenty of heat if you go well inland. there's the fog right along the coast. some of it dense. if you're going to the beaches tomorrow, be aware. big lows and big sets. i'll see you back here. we're going to talk about your bay area week end. i'll give you forecast high numbers for your saturday, sunday and monday. we are continuing to follow breaking news from the peninsula. this is membrane technologies, there was some type of an explosion there. menlo technologies is located on willow road. an explosion there has killed

at least one person. another person is injured and a number of people have been evacuated as we learn more we will bring it to you. marin county civic center has a rodent problem. the unconventional way being used to get rid of the rodents. the case of a man accused of using craigslist to find women and then raping them. >> i think she did go there for rough sex.

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tamper job growth. we are live out here sat san francisco international. if you fly, be aware, tonight the new warning going out a week and a half before the tenth anniversary of 911. - - tenth anniversary of 9/11.

a new travel alert tonight as we near the tenth an verse of the 9/11 attack. the state department is issuing a new alert for anyone flying out of the united states.

so does that mean we have new threats? >> reporter: the state department is asking passengers to keep their eyes open. friday september 22nd. get away day. san francisco international. >> india. >> canada. >> france. >> reporter: they're world travelers coming through a world class airport that averages 55 international flights a day. >> i don't feel threat. i feel there's tkpwaot security in u.s. airports. >> reporter: the new alert states that u.s. citizens should be aware that al-qaida affiliates and allies have demonstrated the attempt and capability of carrying out attacks against the u.s. >> i'm not surprised about it. it's important for people to be

aware of it. >> they said in the advisory that anything could happen at any time so just be aware of every situation. just reminding people to be safe while traveling. >> reporter: a similar warning was issued on the other anniversaries of 9/11. no incidents happened at that time. a couple think it is a bit too much. others think it is a good reminder. >> i think it's an overreaction of all the things they have to do. >> the more they do, they charge us a little extra for the security and all of that. it's actually good, as long as the traveling is safe. so that's all i care. >> i love it. i love it. because i want to be safe. >> reporter: sfo says the newen new warningswilll require you to arrive to the airport a bit

earlier . 9/11 a decade of change will feature a remembrance of september 11th. that special starts 6:00 p.m. sunday september 11th coming up at 5:45, it's met as a safety effort for airplanes. but the bay area sullenburger is telling us about a tool that is in the cockpit for pilots. one neighbor told officers she heard shots fired at around 4:00 a.m. the man who believed to be emotionally disturbed came out about four hours later. police say they needed to use a bean bag weapon to prepare what is happening here, is

there's been some type of an explosion. we've been told that it may have been a cylinder that was being moved. that when it exploded the bottom line here is that one worker is dead. the other worker has been injured. 23 other people had been evacuated. we have sent a recorder to the scene. as soon as we get more information either during this newscast or ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 we will bring it to you. the headline at this hour, one worker dead, another injured from membrane technology on willow road in menlo park. they are destructive, some say disgusting. people in marin are dealing with a rat problem. rob roth now live in san rafael to tell us the two reasons behind the explosion and what officials are dealing about it. rob-- >> gasia, by all accounts this thick vegetation by the maintenance yard at the civic center is infested with rats and at night they crawl into these county cars parked around here and chew away.

now take a look at this heater hose from a sheriff departments patrol car, a rat ate right through it. >> the cars are the real problem. because if you go out for a vehicle, you go to turn the key and all of a sudden it's not working. >> reporter: officials are hoping barn owls like this one will come to the rescue. most people may not like rats but owls love them. >> a nesting family of barn owls will consume approximately 4,000 rodents in a single year. >> reporter: marin officials have already placed a box to attract owls. this you tube video shows an owl family living in the box. >> by erecting barn owl boxes and creating a nesting environment you are providing habitat for one of nature's most beneficial predators. >> it's unclear exactly why the rat population here has exploded. the county here is perhaps last

year's long rainy season has provided long vegetation for them. or maybe it's that marin county no longer uses chemicals to kill the rats. whatever the reason, the rats are thriving. >> they're chewing on many of the county vehicles. >> reporter: the boxes will go up all around the country. the county hopes nature will then take its course. rob roth, ktvu. roger clemens will have to face a second perjury trial. a federal judge rejected clemons to dismiss a retrial on charges he lied about steroid abuse. prosecutors may have caused a mistrial in his original trial. but they said that's not enough to dismiss the indictment. and they set a new trial date.

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that lift you get from your morning coffee might be just in your head. they gave coffee drinkers decaffeinated coffee and told them it was caffeinated and they say the drinkers got the same boost. experts say the expectation of a boost is just as good. the table network stars entertainment cancelled it's deals to netflix. today netflix stock plummeted. service performers took over san francisco union square today. - - circus performers took over san francisco union square

today. the performers put on an free hour show at lunch today. news chopper 2 live again where an explosion within the last hour or so killed one worker there and injured another. in ten minutes, i'll have your holiday weekend forecast. and it does include some of that. but some heat as well. new at 6:00, a victory for the bay area lawyer accused of using craigslist to find women and rape them. >> i think she did go there for rough sex. >> how the alleged victims may have helped the case against him unravel. then he's the lead singer of the east bay band green day. how his fans got him kicked off the plane at oakland airport. plus the big swell is

prompting rescues throughout the bay.

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panetta is raising eyebrows for his visits home. panetta has been home five weekends and several weeks of vacation. a man with firsthand experience handling in air emergency, sullenburger is bringing attention to technology. he says it's critical to train pilots to go quickly from auto pilot to manual when something goes wrong. >> we need to get more practice of hand flying the airport. many times we're required to use the auto pilot.

that offers fewer chances for us to operate and keep our skills sharp. >> now our coverage continues on our website. we posted more of our interview, just look for video. an iron sculpture is called the troll. it's not very big and it is extremely difficult to see. and ktvu's jade hernandez tells us why it may soon be evicted. >> reporter: watching his workers work, he remembers watching the bridge at the loma prieta. >> i started saying what you guys need was a gorgoile. >> reporter: and an iron smith and placed it on the bridge.

no one wanted to be the first to ask him to move on. >> what we're talking about here is folklore but it is important. >> reporter: the cardena bridges has rags the dog and he's been protecting it for more than 50 years. the memorial sits under the new bridge. >> these towers are like gigantic redwood trees. there are spirits lurking and they are protecting us and they can put us in peril. so our mascots are there to protect us. >> they felt like they wanted to do something beyond everything they were doing to make the bridge strong. something spiritual. >> reporter: commuters can't see the 18-inch troll hanging off the northern side of the old bridge and with the construction of the new span, the iron creature has received an eviction notice. caltrans is talking to museums. there are other ideas for the troll. >> i think it should move. i think it belongs on the bridge. >> reporter: to continue a watch its had for more than two decades.

for the next few years until a decision is made the troll will stand guard. in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. travelers making their get away aren't the only ones looking ahead to the holiday weekend. the highway patrol also has their plans. the well known rock star kicked off a plane in the bay area and wait till you hear why. we'll have the reason for you at 6:00. a strong earthquake shook a remote part of alaska early this morning. the magnitude 6.2 quake hit around 2:22 local time and was centered near the fox islands. it briefly triggered a tsunami warning. the tsunami warning was quickly cancelled. last year's earthquake near north anna plant. now the nuclear regulatory

commission has issued a report saying that more than a quarter of them may need upgrades to make them earthquake safe. the report said 27 plants in the central and eastern united states, could face bigger earthquakes than they were built to withstand. the study began before the quake that triggered japan's earthquake disaster. a fire that has burned through the cajon has evacuated homes. the fire started near victorville in los angeles county and is rapidly burning into the san san bernardino mountains. interstate15 is a key route between los angeles and las vegas. a spare the air alert is in effect today in the bay area. we want to show you live pictures here of the berkeley hills. pretty foggy there in the

berkeley hills. can't even really tell from these pictures. today's warmer temperatures and light winds led to today's alert. so far air quality officials have not declared a spare the air day till tomorrow. we go now to chief meteorologist bill martin who is monitoring our coverage. >> and that is some bad air quality. not good at all. that is fog coming in. that's what's happening right now. it got so hot inland the fog is being sucked through the gate. i can show you on storm tracker 2. you see that fog shooting in, there's yerba buena island. the fog did come out at the beaches but then the fog came rushing back. nearly 100 degrees today in livermore. 99degrees, it's going to be very warm to hot again tomorrow. this way, you get along the coast and it's going to be very similar to what it was today. it's going to be fog, a little

bit of sun at the beaches and temperatures around 60. temperatures tomorrow, 70s and low 80s. slightly cooler for your saturday, slightly cooler again for your sunday. fog is back at the coast. we do have an northeast wind but it's not a lot. it's not enough of a northeast wind to sheer this fog away from the coast. it did a little bit today. it did a little bit yesterday. it will tomorrow. the pressure gradient is mild. normally that northeast gradient would blow that well offshore. the pog is fog is going to be playing tag with the coast. your five day forecast calls for a bit of cooling as we head into the week. i'm not saying cold, i'm saying this low jumps south. the fog reforms and this. you've seen this graphic a bunch this summer. almost all summer you've seen this graphic. that's the way it's going to be all day. tomorrow morning when you wake up. that's the fog foot print. more than you've seen right.

it burns back, it'll be some clearing. nice holiday weekend coming up. we do a morning show on saturday and sunday. mike mibach and claudine wong and rosemary and mark tamayo will be here in the evening. what i'm getting at is fire dangers will be a concerns. with numbers in the 90s, there might be a risk and issues of those warnings. with the 90s, that will be a concern. then the five day forecast with the weekend in view. it happens to be a holiday week weekend. looks like a really good weekend. high school football season is kicking off. the two safety issues washington is tackling to try and keep kids more safe on the field.

health officials today confirmed two children were diagnosed with a new strain of the swine flu in july and august. one of them had contact with pigs while the other may have been infected by a care giver who had contact with pigs, both have recovered. many bay area high schools are kicking off their new football season tonight as students come to the field, lawmakers are considering

strict new rules to keep them safe. >> glen jones son and another high school student from georgia both died of heat stroke earlier this summer during football practice. now high school athletic officials in georgia are reviewing their guidelines to try to protect players on especially hot and humid days. congress is considering a comprehensive plan to protect and manage. the law would require all coaches across the country to bench any player, any high school player shows signs of a concussion until he is cleared by a doctor. but some believe the efforts on capitol hill are merely political posturing. >> this is just washington politicians seeing something happening and so that they look good saying i'm going to come and i'm going to make sure this never happens again. and that's not what schools

need. california's interscholastic foundation will has the measures. every student who is injured must have a concussion test. ahead in 90 seconds. more on a breaking story we're covering for you. a chemical leak has caused evacuations at this facility in menlo park.

breaking news from the peninsula where an explosion has killed a worker at a manufacturing plant. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. it's happening at a plant right now that uses petro chemicals. one person was killed in the explosion and another one is hurt. >> reporter: we're here at membrane technology and research it's off highway 101 and willow road. 40 firefighters are here, they responded