plane. imagine justice ginsburg doing the same. >> i did not know she went down the shoot. >> reporter: he organized the events at the call on the wall which brings justice ginsburg to the bay area. she was scheduled to attend the opera today. >> it is spectacular. i know she was looking forward to it and it was getting her out here. >> reporter: justice ginsburg will be interviewed on thursday. a marriage event and the mishap at dulles international airport should not interrupt the interview. >> abortion will be asked about. i am sure. some of the hot button issues. >> reporter: some passengers suffered injuries as they slid down the shoot. justice ginsburg's trip and what could be a historic visit goes on. >> i am hoping we don't get pseudo. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it is anybody's guess what news justice

ginsburg may make. many people are watching to see if she will announce her retirement plans. at sfo, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. developing news happening in san francisco. hundreds of hotel workers are ending a week long strike with a march through downtown san francisco. we told you about the strike last thursday. reps say the workers have been picketing around the clock. what we are bringing you is live picks of the protesters. there are more than 200 in this crowd. we understood they were headed to the embarcadero. workers across the country wacked off the job to draw attention to abusive labor practices. many have been working without a contract for two years.

they may be going back to work tonight but they say the fight isn't over. this is live picture in san francisco. 2hung union workers marching in the street in san francisco, headed towards the hyatt. this is going to be impacting traffic. avoid this area. we will keep our eye on nis march and keep you posted as it continues through san francisco. iran is reviewing bail provisions for two graduates emprisonned. the counsel released a statement today saying it, not iran's president can set terms for the release of shane bauer and joshua fattal. they along with sarah shourd were captured in 2009. today they dispatched a private plane to iran. tonight we are learning

bart tried to sway media coverage by trying to plant friendly bart riders, and providing free traption. ing a ktvu's eric -- eric has more. >> reporter: bart held a news conference about the prtests. one bart customer spoke in support of bart but the e-mails reveals he may have been coached and give an script. >> reporter: we didn't use his comments but the man on the left faced cap rus to express his frustration for protesters and appreciation of bart police. now we know it's part of a pr. he wanted to stack a news conference with loyal riders and coach them on what to say. bart confirms he spent $800 to

take the customers to and from the news conference but he is the only one that showed up. >> i think it's unnecessary to solicit to come to bart's defense. >> reporter: today bart's president said the plan to sway public opinion went too far. >> reporter: do you think he should be fired? >> i don't. i don't. i think he has made errors. he acknowledged that. >> reporter: he has been on family leave since september 2 and did not return our phone calls. while he is set to return monday, he stopped short of promising that. >> he is scheduled to be back on monday. >> reporter: it was his idea to turn off cell service to bart stations that fueled more protests. he probably didn't need to spend a dime to find riders that are fed up. we will have more at 6:00.

live, ktvu channel 2 news. we have breaking news. according to the news, there samajor shake up going on in the giants organization. giants managing general partner and chief executive officer will not return next season. he has been asked to step aside because of a series of disagreements with the giants executive committee of the ownership group. this some comes after the disappointing season, one year after they won it all, winning the we see. bryan stow's family said he underwent surgery to insert a stunt. he went into surgery at 6:30 a.m. and when the family got to see him his eyes were open. he was the giants fan who surfed a brain injury when he

was attacked at dodger stadium. looking into the white house dealings with solyndra released e-mails that showed staff members up set over rushed approvals for loans to that company. ktvu's alison reports, it was just one of the things for which members of congress wanted answers today. >> reporter: two weeks after solyndra shut its doors and layed off 1100 workers, the finance collapse is the focus of a investigation. >> you tell me what you will tell the taxpayers. >> reporter: republicans are demanding answers. the official in church of doling out the help says the local commitment originated during the bush administration. >> it is my understanding it

went through three years of diligence. >> reporter: republicans say the bush administration raised red flags about the company that were ignored when president obama took office. >> there is no indication. >> reporter: republicans are releasing white house e-mails they say show the loan approval was rushed so vice president joe biden could announce it in 2009. president obama visited the company last year. now republicans say the president hurt his own cause. >> the lack of critical review is the greatest threat for future solar. >> reporter: did knows are accusing republicans and using solyndra collapse to discredit any investment in clean energy.

>> reporter: solyndra exec defenses were invited to testify today but they had to take care of business in california. leaders say they expect them to testify next week. reporting from washington d.c., alison, ktvu channel 2 news. the bulls were in charge of wall street today. >> market was underpressure following a report on restale sales. the dow has lost 3.2%. the nasdaq lost 0.3%. the lowest paid workers in the uc system demandded a raise they say was promised to them. >> money for that raise is already in the budget. $3million was allocated to $8,000 employees as part affon effort to get low wage workers

out of povertity. -- poverty. >> the legislature said the dollars are for the service employees. it is an agreement we have with uc. if uc can't do that, give it back. >> at the meeting today, uc president said both sides are talking and he hopes they will reach an agreement soon. >> reporter: president obama visited north carolina today as he continues to lobbies for his u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader his -- for his jobs bill. >> the president spoke at north carolina state university. the president asked the students to message, fax or tweet congress urging them to support the proposals.

>> we are not people who just watch things happening. we make things happen. we are americans. we are tougher than the hand we have been dealt. bigger than the politics. >> the president toured a manufacturing plant in the durham area. he said it was the type of business that will benefit from his jobs creation plan. michele bachmann brings her campaign to the bay area tomorrow. she will attend a breakfast chat. on friday she will travel to southern california. she plans to hold rallies in orange county and speak to the california republican party in los angeles. rick perry told a crowd in virginia today he would fight the anti-jobs regulations of the obama administration. >> we need a nominee who draws

clear contrast. president obama and i have a clear contrast in things we believe in. >> republican rival mitt romney criticized rick perry stands on immigration today. he accused him of tolerating illegal immigration. saying he has done too lit tool secure the border. romney said he would welcome only legal immigrants and reach out to those who are educated because he said we need the brain power for innovation. a poll on how they rank here in california and rick perry is not that top of the list. a scary wake up call for a family as fbi agents come knocking at their door. how investigators ended up at the wrong house. developing news in san

francisco, this crowd marches on city streets is growing and the newest information on what street they are impacting traffic wise. i got your forecast for tomorrow. more fog and cooler day time highs and thunderstorms in the mountains. see you back here.

more on hour developing news from san francisco. what you are looking at is a large group of protesters. it grown to 400 workers. these are hyatt hotel up set over the fastball they don't have a contract. right now they are at california. they are marching in the street, causing traffic concerns in the area because this is now. they are heading towards the hyatt. we will follow them and as we get more information we will bring it to you and have more

in 15 minutes. an early morning wake up call one family won't forget. fbi target the wrong house and start handcuffing the wrong man. ktvu's alex savage is live to tell us the real target of the raid. >> this is a drug trafficking case. the fbi working with police. they served search warrants this morning but before they ended up here, investigators went to the wrong house. the place across the street. >> reporter: fbi agents and police police officers spent the day collecting evidence inside this home. we got a look that search warrant, investigators came looking for marijuana, drugs and guns. police did find weapons inside. this video from a neighbor shows one man in castied. police say he is sang un. officers went knocking on the wrong door.

alex heard banging this morning. >> it was loud and when i opened and saw guns at my face. >> reporter: his wife and baby live in the house across the street. they bought the place from the man who was arrested today. it didn't take long to figure out they had the wrong person. >> they realized i wasn't the person they were looking for. >> reporter: police tell me this investigation started last month when they busted a marijuana growing operation. police say the man they arrested today is connected to the grow. investigators also raided another house in oakland where they uncovered a marijuana grow. >> reporter: police also arrested the brother of the man. we are told this is still an

open investigation. live, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. authorities will not charge a woman whose husband's body was found buried in the backyard. the fbi began investigating after neighbors reported dale smith missing. his wife gave investigators permission to search the backyard. that's when they found the body buried. the coroner has been unable to determine a cause of death. >> a 17-year-old boy is facing drunk driving and stolen vehicle charges after he crashed a car into a store. happened at 1:00 this afternoon. highway 101. when officers tried to pull him over the driver took a freeway

off ramp. >> he accelerated and the subject lost control of the vehicle and collided with the deli here. >> the fire chief said the car almost hit the check out counter. the driver is treated for what police say are minor injuries. no one else was hurt. the market is closed for repairs. >> reporter: paramedic was honored today that capital for his bravery. dave manzeck of the fire protection district was awarded the medal of valor. he was credited with saving a woman's life after her car crashed into the creek. >> we have to take what you did here and project it through the whole society and each of us in our own way can be heros.

courageous. >> her husband and son were also in the car, they did not curvive. residents evacuated because of four wildfires are now being allowed back. 1400 people are helping to battle the fires. that fire has burned 26,000 acres since lightning started it saturday. crews made good progress overnight. they have those fires 80% contained. we are feeling the cooler weather bill talked about yesterday and bill, more cooling ahead? >> yeah. tomorrow. let's go to storm tracker two. fires in bakersfield, look that areas now. bakersfield north. down to los angeles. see that red area, that's a flash flood warning for heavy

rain down there. strong cells. we have significant thunderstorms on highway 80. near truckee. and last night we had a big cell move down the canyon over paradise and they got hammered. lot of cloud to ground lightning. there is rain coming out. we are not seeing the big fires we could. there is more thunderstorms in the forecast today -- tomorrow. the fog has been a player and continues to be a player. beautiful inland. 80 concord. 66 napa. it is cold in san francisco. cold stenson beach. fog is back in tonight. winds on shore, 20 miles per hour. that will promote further cooling. the winds pushes that moist air inland. just because you don't have fog, doesn't mean the coal air

isn't getting to you. the marine layer gets pushed inland tonight. we are looking for another cool day tomorrow. overnight lows in the 50s. upper 40s north. up towards clear lake. days are getting shorter. highs from today. watch what happens. everybody is dropping off again tomorrow. slow cooling trend continues. height of fire season, this isn't bad. we will look at your neighborhood forecast, five-day forecast with your weekend in view, see you back here. the candidate running for a school board spent time in a mental hospital, also our new ktvu channel 2 news poll on who californias support among the republican candidates for president and the surprising name that came in third. i knew i was a special child. >> what happened to this woman

days after she was born that gave her the nickname miraculous marry. all this later. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1...2...3... jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. ha! she's so pretty. yeah. or, we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. . new ktvu channel 2 news poll shows the race for the white house right now comes down to two candidates. mitt romney in the lead,

followed by rick perry. 28% of republican voters say they support mitt romney. 20% favor rick perry. and 8% back sara palin. even though she hasn't entered the race. no other candidate received more than 7% support. the poll asked for their impression of the candidates and voters had a negative view of the republicans. 40% viewed mitt romney unfavorablely. rick perry had a 46% unfavorable rating. 25% favorable. here in california the republican primary winner may have little effect on the election. at 6:00, what the poll shows what happened between any of the gap candidates and president obama. republicans are celebrating tonight. after special elections in nevada and new york. voters elected bob turner to

the house seat vacated by anthony wiener. this is the first time in 80 years the democratic district elected a republican to congress. today nancy pelosi denied it was a ref rentm on democrats for president obama. >> don't read too much into it. it's a disappointment to us. we would have liked to won it. >> republicans won a special election in nevada for a house seat. new concerns about the nation's air travel security system. the security administration is vulnerable from the inside. according to a audit the tsa is dependent on computer technology, it fears its own workers could pose a threat. it is evolving and that

security -- securing sensitive information is a priority. >> whatever changes we make we can't create a hole or a gap that a terrorist would want toxploit. >> investigators say they are concerned tsa agents wireless devices are vulnerables. they found laptops that weren't cured. a man on gays serving in the milliary is a week away of becoming a thing of the past. they will lift "don't ask, don't tell" next tuesday. president obama certified the repeal in july. 14,000 service members have been discharged under that law. they are the five worst creeks and rivers in the bay area for garbage. a look at the hot spots and how

they got on the list. it happened on this street a family ripped off an elderly widow and one of them is on the run. and more on this developing news we have been covering. hundreds of marchers on the move in san francisco. where they are right now, how large the group has grown and the effect on traffic next. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney we're giving you a big thank you this friday & saturday. get an extra 20% off when you use your jcpenney rewards credit card. don't have a card, you still get an extra 15% off. no exclusions. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. jcpenney.

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developing news from downtown san francisco. live pictures of a crowd about 400 people. where they are right now is dectly in front of the hyatt regency on the embarcadero. this is the road you drive up on to. they have been there for the past couple of minutes now. we don't know how long they plan to stay or if they plan to continue marching. this is right next to the cable car turn around. there are 400 of them. keep that in mind if you are driving in the vicinity of the hyatt regency. we will keep you updated on the situation as it develops throughout this newscast and at 6:00. the top five so-called hot spots for trash. we have pictures of one of the spots. you can see the trash along the river. we have a map to show you where

the river runs. ktvu's robert handa joins us live from one of the sections of the river. robert? >> reporter: it is a long winding river and there are many sections with trash everywhere. but it's also a hot spot that represents the problem and solution. >> reporter: the river runs from the mountains into neighborhoods through downtown san jose. some people weren't surprised to see it listed in the top five trash hop spots by save the bay. >> covered with plastic bags and papers, toilet paper. mat ruess. >> that put this on the list, long with mission creek. other mater ways are catching up. >> this is one of the creeks that is the trashiest around

san francisco bay. >> reporter: during the clean up day, volunteers picked up 172-tons of waste. another source of waste? homeless encampments. he admits the homeless contribute. >> i have seen it get really bad. when the rains come, and this sting starts flooding, all kinds of stuff comes down. >> reporter: many cities now take the problem seriously. >> san jose passed the toughest plastic bag band in the state. goes into effect january first. >> reporter: save the bay, the water district and numerous other agencies are coordinating the clean up day this saturday. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can help on saturday

during california coastal clean up day. to find a beach, river near you, go to www.ktvu.com and look under web links. a candidate for a school board admitted to attempted abduction crimes. she meant a year in a mental hospital for kidnapping four girls in illinois in 1998. the former teacher is on the ballot for the fairfield unified school district. he would not be around children but other board members feel the public will not make that distinction. >> of course not, no. we are closely related to schools and so they will look at it that way too. >> she is not a convicted felon because she was hospitalized after pleading not guilty by reason of intanty. she -- insanity. tonight a case of mortgage

fraud involving a elderly woman who lost her home. and she isn't the first victim. ktvu's david stevenson tells us more. >> prosecutors call this a alarming case, it shows how people can be taken advantage of. >> basically what we have is a family i would describe as a crime family. >> reporter: the district attorney asked the public to be on the look out for carla. part of what he called a crime family. >> the allegations are grand theft, conspiracy, money laundering and elder abuse. >> reporter: she and her father carlos, both of whom are real estate agents only pretended to

help her. >> she signed her home away. >> reporter: prosecutors say they sold her home, diverting $100,000 of their associates through a money laundering scam. >> what happens is carlos approaches the victim and says invest $65,000 with me and i will give you 17% return. >> reporter: the case emerged after edwin, carla's brother was charged with defrauding 31 victims in schemes worth $2.2 million. protcuteers say they have presented themselves as priests to pray upon the spanish speaking community. >> they are individuals that have taken advantage of the trust and have proceeded to defraud their community.

>> reporter: prosecutors want their help locating him. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. actsivist blocked the steps of the public utilities commission today demanding an end to smart meter installations. protesters say charging people who want to opt out is akin to extortion but their demand is to pull the plug all together. smart meters emit radiation and can claim heart problems, pg&e denize. >> officials signed a contract to install clipper card readers on ferry systems.

ferries have long accepted clipper cards. woman who was abandoned as a baby shirred her story on television today. she was a few hours hold in 1987 when a highway patrol officer rescued her. she was in a brown paper bag. officers called her miraculous mary. today she told anderson kuper the family that adopted and raised her told her how she came into their lives. >> that story wasn't shaird till i was 10 or 11. i knew i was a special child. i knew it was a difficult story. >> she was joined in the interview by another woman who was abandoned in that same year. >> did ebay try to rip off craigslist? plus the three thing as report says bp did wrong that led to

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more on the developing news from downtown san francisco. this is a protest that continues to grow. we are estimating there are about 750 people. they have moved from in front of the hyatt to justin herman plaza, which is behind the hyatt. we don't know where they plan to go after this rally. these workers are hotel workers working without a contract for some time now. holding this rally to bring attention to their cause. we are continuing to follow this story and we will keep you posted on what happens. report released today blames bp for the oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the death of 11 workers. the investigative report comes from the coast guard and the agency that regulates. it sites poor management and a bad job that well head for the disaster. google paid 1/3 more than

it offered to buy motier ola mobility. after two weeks of negotiations settled an $40 a share. that added up to $12.5 billion. prosecutors are looking into whether ebay took controversial information from craigslist when it was trying tobuild build its ad service. it obtained a subpoena that seeks information from ebay. craigslist accuses ebay of investing to obtain controversial information. the rate of mastectomyicize climbing as more women get mammograms. that is the finding of researchers. they say there was a 35% increase in surgery among women over 50 who were diagnosed with

breast cancer. the scientists say more women may choose the surgery so they don't have to worry about the cancer coming back. it was not found in patients under 50. the who says multi drug resistant forms of tb are spreading and authorities need to act quickly. they are launching a plan to find and treat cases more effectively. it could save 120,000 lives over the next 3.5 years. urgent deadline for students, which vac isination they need to get and what happens if they don't get the shot. forecast for your wednesday. calls for further cooling. look at that fog moving into your neighborhood. see you in 10.

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. a whooping cough crack down is underway. by the end of next week a lot of students could find themselves kicked out of school if they haven't received the sack seen. >> reporter: all students in the gilroy school district must show proof of their vaccination. >> they should get their children checked. . >> reporter: why? >> it's a protection for them.

>> reporter: a law says 7-12 must receive it by september 22. >> my kids have all their shots. up to date. my daughter is in 7th grade. >> reporter: as of last week, 60 out of the 700 students still haven't shown proof. if they haven't, they will be sent home. >> we don't want students to miss any amount of school. >> reporter: there have been 21 cases reported. last year there were 9,000. almost 500 of them right here. and 10 people died. mostly babies. numbers haven't been that high since 1947. kids receive three doses and get the booster at 11 or 12. some children may still attend school if parents sign

exemption wavers. ktvu channel 2 news. julie haener is live with the stories for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. officials are taking a stance again bullying. the number of students that have been suspended this year. the new crack down underway. plus residents in napa are without clean drinking water tonight after a watermain break. the reason this could be a sign of a bigger problem. congress asks stuff questions of solyndra, why solar 12349 a dead industry, these stories in about 10 minutes. grape harvest is shaping up for a second-year. the president nof wine-grape commission told us it could be off 20% compared to a normal year. less than 5% of the grapes have been picked but that is expected to speed up. a wet and cold june is blamed for the delay. those conditions should lead to good flavoring and lower

alcohol levels. let's talk about our weather. bill, it cooled down today. >> it did. that began at the end of the weekend. sunday temperatures dropped off and it's been a slow, subtle cooling trend and that's what we are seeing. temperatures dropped off 5 degrees in some places. there is the fog, in san francisco. now it is shooting to oakland and berkeley, towards strawberry canyon. you got fog and low clouds. it's windy and cool. in you are in san francisco, boy, when is this going to end, this is the time of year when in the avenues, half moon bay, we expect some of that indian summer and that is not happening. we have thunderstorms popping up. you see them here. just like clock work today. that happened yesterday, it will happen tomorrow.

thunderstorms appear to be conintod to the sierra nevada. that's what we have been seeing all summer. where we are tomorrow, cooler than it was today. slower burn off for the fog and flow cloud. 7:00 a.m., that's lot of fog foot print. it burns back but leaves cold air behind. reds, not happening. we are looking at 70s. low 80s around as well. clear lake. 74 fairfield. 78 brentwood. cool. forecast highs, here is what you get, a fire danger that is not off the charts, which this time of year for, me, this is the -- scariest time of year. no rain and heat. but this isn't the case. with your weekend in view, a

mild weather forecast. fire danger minimum. even though it's that time of year. air quality is outstanding but it is cool. sunset district, talk to somebody you know. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. walmart plans to spend $20 billion on products and services on businesses owns by women and it plans to teach life skills to women world wide. analysts say it's a smart move since most of its shoppers are women and it could help off set negative pub lisly for a lawsuit that claims they discriminated against female employees. farmers market marked its 30 30th anniversary in the produce business. [ music playing ] >> it held a community celebration today near the

civic center. they found give aways, discounts and live music all day long. it is open every wednesday and sunday from 7:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. it's being called a new chapter in space exploration and this is the

nasa opened a new chapter in u.s. space exploration. they unveiled plans for a launch system boosted by the most powerful rocket in history. this shows how the space launch system would work. it deep space program is the next generation project replacing the retired space shuttles. . >> nasa selected selected the design that will take american astronauts further into space than any nation has gone before. >> the rockset designed to carry astronauts beyond low earth urbt and to mars. one senator says it will help the u.s. push the envelope in space. >> this today i believe is the

commitment that america is making to assure that we are not going to be the -- >> the new rocket will carry equipment and experiments with asrunots. the system will act as a backup to private companies that are developing rockets to ferry druse the international space station. it could launch in six years. the first crew in 20 won with plans to land people on mars twenty years from now. developing news. a change for the san francisco giants. the manager who has been booted and who is stepping in. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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. hundreds march with hotel workers in san francisco. what they want that is getting them into the streets tonight. >> no water at all. nothing. we just -- and the repairs going on in south napa and why it might not be enough to end the water problems. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu