engine during a tour of its fremont plant. the 31st it announced it was suspended its manufacturing operations. on our website, for more information go online to ktvu online and look for the bay area news tab. so far -- want to go back to k tv david steven son. anything change since then? >> quite a bit has changed -- san francisco police officers standing on the street lining the area just outside pal street station. they are standing by to assist bart police. the real action is taking --

some of them have signs related to the protests and wearing bandanas too. i was told i have about 4 dozen police officers standing by with their riot gear as well. this is something that has been building up in the last week. this is the fit fifth protest

. those protesters have moved. katy is live at the station. jade, have you seen any

protesters there yet? >> no protesters but it sounds like police are where they need to be. we're live at post and market. there are lots of commuters coming in. many shooed me away because they wanted to get on the line. once you take a look, i spoke to a bart police officer just about 10 minutes ago. he told me he hadn't seen my protesters and there had been no problems before. i also want you to take a listen to what a couple of commuters had to say just a couple of minutes ago. >> i asked my boss if i could get off early. he actually sent off an e-mail saying we could get off half an hour early to avoid the protest. >> usually i get home about 30 minutes early. >> and that's what you did. >> yes.

>> take a look at news chopper 2. news chopper 2 can give us a better view of this area. these protesters have gone from station to station. we're live at the montgomery station this evening and so far no protesters, no extra police. but it sounds like police are where they need to be this evening, reporting live. all right, we now want to check in with sal. you heard in jade's record people leaving work earlier. sal, what are you seeing in terms of the road ways? any impact from the protest? >> one of the things we have seen is people don't even mess around with -- let's go and show you news chopper 2. the street is nice and quiet and since the bard streets have not been disrupted, and also muny

has not been disrupted at all. i want to show you interstate 880. a lot of people in the car this afternoon. you see traffic is backed up big time heading down past the coliseum. we also saw a lot of traffic leaving the city. they have tried to avoid this whole thing al together. -- all together. we just got off the phone with bart central and they are telling us they have 60 trains moving on the system without any delays. >> all right, thank you, sal. we want to give you another look at downtown san francisco. we are going to continue to follow this news and we're going to be checking in throughout the evening. as you saw in david stephenson's report, about 20 to 30 protesters have gathered outside the station. we're going to continue to follow this all throughout the news at 5:00 and 6:00.

>> within the past hour president obama unveiled his jobs act. he spoke directly to congress and the american people. >> the purpose of the american jobs act is simple. to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. it will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more veterans and for long term unemployed. >> the package could end up costing upward of $450 billion. one specific proposal would provide a 4000-dollar tax credit for businesses who hires someone who has been unemployed for 6 months. >> it will provide a jolt to an economy that is stalled and give companies -- there will be products for their services. you should pass this job plan right away. >> now, to get any of this done

the president will need support from democrat congressionals. he asks to stop what he calls a political circus. coming up at 5:30 we are going to hear if the president's plan mashed what's already being done to get people back to work. governor jerry brown and -- reached a deal that could help keep jobs in the state. california firm's would have to calculate their tax bill by only considering sales in the state. it also provides tax incentives for small businesses. >> what it does is eliminate a toxic tax loophole that favors moving jobs or keeping jobs out of california. >> it's unclear if the measure has the support of the senate. legislators have until tomorrow to pass the bill unless a special session is called. the number people applying for

weekly unemployment benefits rose at the ends of last month. the labor department just released figures. 414,000 americans filed for first time jobless benefits. that's 2000 more than the week before. the biggest increases were due to layoffs in the somebody sector. protesters went out on strike today. union employees at the grand hyatt walked off the job. workers have been without a contract now for two years. the union and management are at odds over wages, benefits and their workload. >> just fair wages, you know, better pay, you know, because pretty much everything else is sky high and we're still stuck with the last couple of years. we haven't got any contract yet. >> we said yes to the exact same deal that local 2 sign wed

the other hotel -- signed with the other hotels, including back pay. so we don't know what it is that is an economic issue here. >> today's walk out kicked off a nationwide week long strike. the national union of health care workers said it plans a strike against kaiser. the union represents 4000 members of the technical and support staffs. it's unclear whether the 17,000 member nurses association will honor those picket lines. stocks closed lower after a speech by ben person -- bernanke. the government's new report on applications for unemployment benefits also weighed in on markets. the dow closed 100 down, 119 points, the nasdaq was off 19. the mother of a woman killed in the san bernardino oh pipeline has start add

nonprofit to -- renee morales says the gas pipe safety foundation will insure that her daughter's death wasn't in vain. the group plans to bring together victims of other explosions together. sit in a community devastated by that explosion. on the eve of the anniversary of that, is slowly rebuilding. the explosion and after math killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes. 7 homes are now under construction. 6 are in the process and 12 others are in the planning stages. the owners of 13 lots haven't made a decision yet on whether to rebuild. breaking news now from southern california, a major power outage in the area. the power company says millions of people are without power in southern california, arizona and mexico. the san diego airport is running on a generate or. tv stations are also in the dark and san diego says 13 of their stations are affected.

they are taking 911 calls by people using generators. so far there's no word on what's causing this massive power outage. we first reported a medical condition yesterday delayed the legal process here for an accused murder. >> it did cool off today. you noticed it out there, but as we go into the next 24 hours it heats up again. i'll let you now how hot it will be in your neighborhood.

we're continuing to follow developing news coming into the newsroom where protesters, starting to gather in downtown san francisco. a couple of dozen have gathered. here is a live look from the powell station. calling this spare the fair

day. hoping to jam up traffic. it does appear to be growing. we're going to continue to follow this throughout the newscast and also on the evening commute. the woman accused of killing a woman was not in court today. was in the courtroom and where there are questions now being raised about the defendant's medical condition. rita. >> reporter: mature even, as i -- maureen, as i first reported yesterday the woman accused of killing michelle lay is 7 months pregnant. just a few hours ago the hearing was postponed. >> i understand [ indiscernible ] i don't know what the extent of the -- is. my understanding is it somehow

relate tosss to pregnancy. >> reporter: a gaggle of reporters was present, so until she's cleared by doctors the legal process is on hold. >> the fact that the defendant is pregnant makes this a logistical nightmare for the court. she's going to have the right to breast-feed her child. >> reporter: she lost custody of her other child, a 5-year- old girl she had with an exboyfriend. she is accused of killing a nursing student may 27th. police say they have dna evidence showing her blood onest ebb an's shoe and leaving the garage. police say they have not found lay's bold or a murder weapon and that could complicate the case for prosecutors. >> you have a fairly petite what woman who was pregnant, was able to dispossess of a

body and murder weapon without any assistance. >> reporter: her family made this appeal to her accused killer. >> please have the compassion and the heart to give her back to us. >> now, i just got off the phone with the al meet a county sheriff's office and learned that she is now back in santa rita jail. so for now at least her arraignment has been rescheduled here for tomorrow afternoon. reporting live, rita williams. we have an update now on a story we've been reporting for the last few weeks. barbara boxer announced her bill for transportation spending. boxer came to the bay area to lobby for the measure. she appeared at the construction site for the 4th tunnel and at the oakland airport where a new air traffic control l tower is being built.

said it would save 1.8 million u.s. jobs. reports of a wild fire burning in the gold country. we first brought you these pictures yesterday. now fire officials say these flames are about 60% contained. the fire came very close to several homes in the area, but fortunately firefighters were able to keep the flames away. crews say there is cause for concern in the coming days and coming up at 5:30 rondes a explains why they are gearing up for what could be a busy weekend. was talking about the fire danger. let's talk about that warm up you're talking about. >> yesterday was one of the hottest days and then today cooled off. you notice that tomorrow heats up again. we have a weather watch and a red flag warning for the

mountainous area. remember, i had the -- that's a deeper marine layer, a fat layer of fog and it's getting up enough to cool temperatures off today, some areas as much as 10 degrees. these are the current temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the mid-90s but not as cool as today, even though today was definitely warm. dense coastal fog comes back. the -- as it warms up that fog is going to shrink. we will have lessened air quality, increased heat and increased fire danger. right along the ocean beaches, it's there. you will have that 50 degrees in santa rose a, 51 in nap a. 58. the days are getting shorter.

we're not that far from the -- it's still officially summer but in a few weeks it's going to be fall. you may have noticed some of the lows have been in the upper 40s. so despite the high pressure and the warmth we're going to see tomorrow it's tempered by the fact we're not seeing the longer days. you get out towards the delta you are going to see the low 90s, upper 80s. so warm day tomorrow, warmer than what we saw today and looks like it's going to cool off for the weekend. you see some you have here so you have got your fire weather watch and red flag warnings for northern and northeastern california because we're looking for some tropical moisture to make its way north. be back here in just a couple of minutes. we're going to look at that in more detail and we'll tell you what days and what times we can expect. the 5 day forecast is coming.

a disability light in a galaxy far away will be visible in the skies tonight. a super nova recently became visible but tonight it can be seen by a good pair of binoculars. the light is still dim but it has traveled 21 million light years from the pen wheel galaxy to reach us. it's the sounds of a nation in distress. >> some chilling video tapes taken on 9/11. also, cal fire is preparing. what some storms could bring with them and what fire crews are doing to get ready. >> and we continue to follow developing news. here's a look at the bart station. you can see police have gathered in riot gear. we do hear that the trains are

still running on schedule. we'll have an update coming up.

back now to our breaking news. want to take you live to the powell street station. this is the level where you buy the tickets and from what we understand the protesters are trying to block the turnstile. there are a number of protesters on hand. obviously you can see a lot of

media and police in riot gear. she's on the phone now, jana what's going on. >> yes, actually there's also a photographer here in this crowd. [ indiscernible ] right now police have closed in. they have bar police in kind of a here [ indiscernible ] the protesters did block off one of the turnstiles for a few minutes and police established a line in front of the turnstile so none of the passengers -- so they could get through. they have since pushed the protesters toward the middle and have urged anyone who is not -- to leave the area. it looks like they have about 3 dozen or so police who are here and then protesters who have been kind of coralled into the center of the lobby area. >> jana is the station still

open right now? are trains and the hewny muny cars still running? >> yes, the cars. muny has not been affected by this so far. they have concentrated on the far side of the lobby area and basically like i said, they have closed off the turnstiles for about 5 minutes or so and then they ended up being able to move the protesters toward the center. that's where everyone is right now. i'm actually standing in the middle of it where the main organizer is talking. i'm surrounded by members of our tactical team. they have tried to establish a perimeter now. i'm hearing some others, possibly some protesters who have broken off into a sprinter group just outside and they are closing the gates right now, frank, of the powell station. they are closing the gates to the powell street station. so there are some people who

are outside and they have actually closed the entrance. >> jana, we see that right now. are you still inside, are you still in the middle. it happens to be a heavy police present? are you still inside and how many protesters are there compared to police? >> it's very difficult to say. at one point it looked like -- [ indiscernible ] looked like there were more police officers than people protesting but that number has since grown. it's difficult to say because there are some people that are standing on the borders and it wasn't clear whether they were -- or not. i tell you there are a lot of people with camera phones up here and also members of the [ indiscernible ] group who are taking video. it's not clear how this will progress but they have closed the gates to the [ indiscernible ] >> so they have closed that gate that we're looking at right now. have they closed other gates and have they essentially shut down the powell street station

or can people come in other parts and buy tickets? >> i'm actually [ indiscernible ] i don't know if you can hear me because they are yelling all around. maybe if i scoot over a little bit and take a look and see if they actually have -- looks like there are people who are coming into the westfield center area, at least i'm seeing some people there. so there are people who are traveling [ indiscernible ] to view the travelers and then a lot of the protesters. actually i take that back now. i can get a better view of the westfield center and it looks like most of the -- have been closed. >> and the people we see outside the fence, it's hard to tell. are those protesters as well or are those people kind of down there watching? >> i'm not sure exactly what you are seeing. are you seeing the people

outside or inside? >> we're seeing the people that they first closed that gate. there are a lot of people behind that gate they have just shut. i'm just wondering are those protesters, people come to watch, are those passengers wondering what's going on? >> actually, i do see a lot of people outside on the steps. if you go past the closed gate there is a core group -- the estimate here about [ indiscernible ] organizer who is leading the [ indiscernible ] so now they are chanting let's go, let's go. there are i would say probably 15, possibly 20 protesters. >> all right, so we see jana, right in the middle of this where these protesters are and just to recap the powell street station has been essentially

shut down. they closed the gates. we want to show you outside now to david stephenson. from your vantage point outside the gates, who are you seeing? >> i'm seeing the gate that was closed about 5 minutes ago. it's fully shut. that was just before a number of officers came rushing down in riot gears. they all took the escalate or down, stood outside the entrance gate and then went in. there's another dozen standing upstairs as well, too. but there are dozens and dozens of tourists and locals standing by looking on curious about what's going on out here. we could hear the echos of the let them go chant. there's still people exiting the station as well, taking their time to leave, but again you can hear that shouting that's going on. it's drawing a big crowd outside. >> you say they are chanting

let them go. who are they talking about? >> the presumetion is that the people being held inside by the gate. we have heard some people chanting that outside as well. the picture takes the story and the police presence in there that has restricted access inside powell street bart station right now. >> david, we're looking inside, there is a massive police presence. we're looking down there, seems to be more police officers than some people. what are you seeing outside in terms of police presence and people being diverted because it's affecting people trying to get home on bart. >> i'm seeing about a dozen san francisco officers standing at the top of the escalate or leading down to the plaza. they are surrounded by just a group of curious onlookers. i have not seen too many people trying to go downstairs to gain access to powell street

station. there are a few dozen people coming up but so far there doesn't seem to be much of a demand for people trying to get in this entrance. it's actually fairly low tension right now. the police are standing guard at the gate that is mostly closed but so far there doesn't seem to be much hostility from people trying to travel and those inside. >> do we still have jana on the phone? >> yes, i'm here. >> i'm sorry, i lost you. >> we keep seeing that scene inside with a lot of police and it almost looks like they are surround ago group of people. have those people been arrested? >> no, but just a moment ago one of the -- i don't know if he was a lieutenant or one of the officials with bart police said you can leave, the station

is closed, leave or else you will be arrested so he did make that announcement. there are some people mingling around who are passengers and trying to make their way, they are being escorted by people in yellow vests with bart staff, both -- up to the market street exit or over to other connections. so there are still some passengers still down here. but this -- that you mentioned, more than the one in here but it seems like maybe some of them have left. i also want to mention that i am standing next to somebody who is the department of homeland security in a police uniform so it is a mix of different people out here. >> so here's a live look at the bart station. we want to thank jana from inside and david outside. we want to continue to follow this to see if this protest has

been halted because of the tactics and we'll bring you back. and obviously one of the concerns here is that the protesters will leave the station and then march down to another station. we have seen in the past move down to powell, then montgomery. we're going to keep following this because that could presumeably happen this evening. but the headline at this hour, the bart station is closed. we've got reporters fanned out. we will keep you posted on this throughout this newscast and. moving on, hot dry weather is a threat during this fire season but so are lightning storms. in gilmore tonight where firefighters are gearing up what could be a busy weekend, robert. >> the kind of of day we've seen today shows us how much firefighters have to worry about. what you are seeing here is the remains of a 5-acre fire put out during the past hour.

we're going to show you pictures pictures we got as we first arrived. burned down two small structures but fortunately no one was injured. it was just one of several incidents cal fire is on today. monitoring lightning storms that they say is heading toward the bay area. >> cal fire also tacked a small fire in the hills this morning with all the resources it could and kept the fire from spreading to nearby homes. relieved homeowners say they are flayed glad. >> we need to think about. i was rushing home. >> there's fire trucks and we live right up against the hill, so of course i'm worried about that. >> but while cal fire tries to swarm every fire in the area it also makes it tough to plan for the electrical storms that are coming, especially lightning

strikes. are watching lightning activity in northern california and nevada. on their mon monitors a small blue dot signifies a lightning strike. >> we're looking at a total of about 197 strikes with only one of those being a positive strike. the forecast was that it would circle back and then come down back through california, possibly the east bay hills. >> most lightning strikes don't happen near a road way, near good access. they tend to be in remote locations where we have to hike in resource and in some cases even drop by air. >> and those resources spread thin because the fire unit sent 5 engines and a bulldozer trying to fight this other fire. live in gill roy,. all right. we want to bring back our chief

meteorologist. what are your models showing? >> last night, we talked about it. there is a slight chance for showers in the bay area but it is slight. let's go to live storm tracker 2 and here we are thursday night. look at the sierra nevada. go through time a little bit. there we are into friday afternoon. nothing there. there's a fire weather watch and then look at saturday. that's your best shot right there. let's look at where the warnings are as we head into friday and saturday. no warning for the bay area. not even a fire watch. the big concern you see that with cal fire is that it is the time of year you don't want any lightning strikes at all. but again, there is a chance of this but it is not a slam dunk. right now friday looks okay. saturday may be your best bet. i'm back here in 10 hints.

the president took his case to the american people tonight. he is promising a massive -- >> the urgent need to create jobs right away. but we can't stop there. because i've argued since i ran for this office. we have to look beyond the immediate economy and start building for the future. >> the president took his case

to the american people tonight proposing a massive $440 million investment to create jobs. he called on the public. bay area workers and companies aren't waiting for washington to act. rob roth is live with what is being pressed on right here in the bay area. >> reporter: those looks for jobs and those trying to create jobs remain struggling. here at the cypress mandela center in west oakland. these people are all learning a

new trade. construction. beyond then is dion jenkins. >> it was so hard for me. i used to get up every morning and go to a computer and do job applications. >> reporter: so at age 40, jenkins is starting over hoping she will land a job at a construction site. >> so i can save so i can put money up for my kids to go to college. >> reporter: unemployment is 30%, but washington can help with that. president obama is proposing more money toward construction projects. >> if you approve a road project that isn't on the book or a building or mass transit system, a school, those with can become jobs very, very quickly. >> reporter: here inside at&t park these people aren't looking for jobs, they are looking to create jobs.

about 100 entrepreneurs gathered hoping to attract investors. the creators want to hire, if they can get the money they want washington to get start ups. >> we want washington to go help us find those coffee shops, those ski rentals when we're doing our travels. >> reporter: and folks here are not going to hold their breath that help will come from washington any time soon. rob roth, ktvu news. we continue to follow developing news into the ktvu newsroom. here is a live look at the powell street b.a.r.t. station. police in riot gear have surrounded protesters, a live update coming up. and i'll see you back here in just a few moments, with a warming forecast.

if you are just joining us, developing news. what you are looking at here live is the powell street station right now a swarm of police officers in s.w.a.t. gear have surrounded protesters on the top floor there. the place where you buy your tickets on the powell street station. that station has been shut down as a result. this is the fourth straight week that protesters have disrupted the evening commute on b.a.r.t. right now this protest is only

isolated though to the powell street station. we have reporters fanned out and we will have continuing coverage during the course of this newscast and ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. sunday marks 10 years since 9/11. while much of america promised to never forget, we living the events of that day could be traumatic for survivors and even those who watched on tv. a dramatic story of survival, john. >> reporter: it was a defining moment for america, and for many of us it's still raw. horror, grief and sadness rekindled at this 9/11 ceremony. >> every time it comes around i think about the families. >> when i revisit the images it triggers the same feeling, sadness for all the people who died. >> reporter: and thoses will be all around us the next three days. >> seeing it and being reminded of it is still very painful.

>> we were on the 50th floor on the stairwell when the plane hit our building. >> reporter: seeing low flying planes still frightens this man. bottom left that's him looking back. the moment the south tower collapsed. >> there's a sense of sorrow, there's survivor's guilt. it's still something i have difficult grasping on a day-to- day basis, still. referee: but even for those who weren't that close to it can kind of feel retraumatized or feel like they're grieving it over again. >> reporter: grief counselor christine kovach advises people to talk about it, maybe take part of 9/11 remembrances. >> reporter: powell says he talks regularly with a fellow

survivor. he says he now treasures precious moments with his wife and children. he says surviving 9/11 changed him profoundly for the better. reporting live, health and science editor tom fowler. julie haener is now in the newsroom with the stories we're working on for 6:00. >> san francisco tourism industry is booming but so is an issue that can deter travelers. we take a look at the growing pan handling problem and ask city leaders what they're doing about it. it's hard to tell who was more excited about the facebook visit today oprah or her fans. we'll take you for a glimpse. and one bay area city

increases technology for their police force. police say it's not unusual for them to help people with searched property but they are investigating this particular issue in the interest of quote being open. >> it's just to open up an investigation to make sure everything was done fairly and correctly within the law. police officials emphasize that the officers are not personally under review that it's just an investigation into the investigation. we're coming up on the weekend. temperaturings are going to -- temperatures are going to warm up as we go into tomorrow. tonight calls for fog and low clouds at the coast. it's going to stay right along the coast then we're looking for clearer skies and warmer inland. the week weekend, high clouds

and a little warmer inland. look where we go tomorrow. back up, so we drop five to 10 today. we're going to gain five to 10 tomorrow. fire danger goes up. we do have that chance of thundershowers. the red flag warnings exist. there's the high pressure ridge. the high gets swept away tomorrow with a stronger ridge. we could see clearing coast side and we could see temperatures on the warmer side. to the west slope of the sierra nevada and areas around davis, woodland and vacaville could be getting some showers we'll watch for that. 94 in livermore. 91 in gilroy with 81 in los gatos. yesterday was the warmest day. tomorrow will be warmer than today. as we head toward your bay area weekend with your weekend always in view. you can see that it is going to

cool off a little bit. so, again the fire danger you saw robert handa's story. it's not a slam dunk. we're going to see thunderstorms. there's a chance. but this time of year any time you have a chance of a lightning strike it is scary. so we'll be watching for that. continuing coverage on that b.a.r.t. protest going on as we speak in san francisco. live pictures, the powell station has been closed. it's a story that continues to develop. more coming up at 6:00. a tv titan joining forces with a huge bay area technology company. >> i don't want to say, gee can i come to facebook. our crews are fanned out to bring you the very latest.

tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.

the faa released new tapes today of the planes hijacked on 9/11. >> reporter: american airlines flight 11 took off from boston under sunny skies bound for los angeles. at first air traffic controllers had no idea of the tragedy to come. >> american 11 boston. >> reporter: but it soon became obvious that something was wrong. >> america 11 if you hear, acknowledge. >> reporter: the tapes then

reveal a hijacker talking to the passengers. >> somebody is stabbed in business class. i think we're getting hijacked. >> reporter: but air flight officials lost contact with betty. >> what's going on betty? betty talk to me. betty, are you there. >> reporter: air defense attempted to help. but the f16s were not able to stop the hijackers who misled the passengers to the end. >> we have some planes, be quiet and we'll be okay. we're headed to the airport. >> reporter: the flight of 511

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