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president obama is in the bay area tonight. the big box and big issues he's trying to race. good evening thanks for joining us. i'm maureen naylor. >> and i'm ken wayne. president barack obama is in california raising money for his reelection bid. air force one touched down this evening. the president waved to a small group of onlookers before going down the tarmac. the research ames center met with president obama. debra villalon is live and tell us the president is finding
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critics in this traditionally democratic leaning area. >> reporter: guests paid some $35,000 each to have dinner with the president. mr.obama's poll numbers down with the economy. but his fundraisers, sold out. >> the motorcade rolled first into the $12 million wood side estate of john thompson. dinner here, $2,500. no press but from our vantage point on the neighbor's driveway, we could hear blues horns being played. and singing their own tunes, some self-proclaimed grandmas protesting spending and deficit. >> we're doing this to show other people too that we have a cause and that we want to have government be smaller. we're worried about our grandchildren's future. >> reporter: but in this affluent area, supporters road to the president's refence. >> i think we have to have the
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president's back. i think he's starting to get riled up. >> reporter: president obama has been promoting his job's plan and his own job as the republicans narrow their field of potential nominees. he last came to the care in april visiting facebook headquarters. tomorrow he will be on linkin. >> more and more people are unemployed and he doesn't seem to get it. >> prefibly any republican we have now can beat him. >> i think he was really asking you know there are a lot of people in the silican valley who have done really well. he asked people to make sure that the next generation has those opportunities. >> the take tonight about $4
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million in four hours and this second fundraiser which was also private had 70 guests at the home of facebook executive sheryl sandburg. tomorrow's appearance of the president at linkin will be the closest we get to seeing the president. mayor reed said he was very pleased the president returned to silican valley and is spending the night in san jose. >> we have companies that are growing, that are profitable, there's lots to be learned by the rest of the country. the president made a quick trip to seattle. he made two appearances.
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to help the dismal economy mr. obama urged the public to push for his jobs package. >> i don't want the fastest railroads built in china, i want them to be done here in america. there's workers to do it, tell congress to pass this jobs bill and make it happen right now. >> reporter: after california the president will go to colorado for more fundraisers and town hall meetings. you will find more by going to our website ktvu.com and clicking on the bay area news tab. you might have felt it. a minor earthquake hit the bay area. the first struck at 1:01. the usgs measured the
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earthquake at 2.85. for the first time in two years, the uc berkeley hikers held in iran are back on american soil. the men said they have at least one regret. >> reporter: in their first interview back in the united states, josh fattal and shane bauer talked about two regrets. >> the irony is that sarah, josh and i oppose policies of america toward iran. >> reporter: the iranian government accused the three of spying. this past wednesday while exercising at the prison, the men got good news that they were free. >> from that day, the guards took us downstairs, they fingerprinted us and they gave us street clothes. they didn't tell us where we
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were going. >> reporter: after being released with a million dollars bail deal, the men then went to oman where they were greeted with relatives and shourd who was released last year. today they said they regretted the hike. >> we did not know if we crossed the border. we will probably never know. >> reporter: the men were inprisoned for 781 days they are asking for their privacy while they get settled in at home. while glad her son is home, josh fattal's mother stated that her son's long term in prison was politically motivated. >> we know belgium bikers were in jail, french citizens, and they were all let out in very quick time. but our children were kept for two years, for no reason. >> reporter: shane bauer's
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mother says her family is taking it minute by minute but is confident they will be getting back to normal very soon. >> i walked down those same stairs very slowly because i was being pulled back and forward at the same time. i felt a lot of anxiety and a lot of fear and i felt that it was very wrong to be walking out that plane alone. >> shourd says that she is holding nothing back now. an investigation is under way tonight after oakland police say one of their officers shot and killed an armed man today after a struggle with police. a coroner removed a man's body. the incident began around 5:00 when officers stopped two men in a car on 99th avenue. that's when police say the
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passenger began running away and officers chased him on foot. they said he struggled with the man and he was shot during that struggle. the man's gun was found at the scene. the driver of the car fled the scene. police today released the scene of a man killed yesterday in west oakland in a brazen daylight shooting. police identified the victim as roberto guzman. guzman was reportedly working on his car when gunmen approached him and shot him point block. police tell the tribune they do have a motive in the case but they are not releasing details. no arrests have been made. the killing was oakland's 86 homicide of the year. a political protest in the form of a bake sale will move forward as planned today at the uc berkeley campus. leaders met this evening and what their decisions will mean for the organizers of no carri0
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pursue a witch hunt -- crews replacing a pipe on dover street near leland way had to purge some of the gas. the pg & e spokesman say it is residents were notified of what type of work was planned.
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but some residents worried that it would be a gas leak. >> it was a very loud roar like you would hear from a jet plane sitting on the tarmac at an airport or just prior to take off. >> reporter: out of precaution, fire crews evacuated 50 homes before learning a released was a scheduled pg & e project. the coroner has identified the victim of a deadly hit-and- run on highway 101 this morning. it happened around 5:40 this morning on southbound highway 101. a truck drove off and the honda was hit again by a taxi. the driver of the honda 37-year- old jackelyn thompson of daly city was killed. anyone with information is asked to call the highway patrol. the highway patrol says rain was a factor in a roll over crash this morning in the
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north bay. authorities say the driver of an suv lost control on a wet roadway on the southbound highway 101 connector to highway 12. nobody was injured. >> it's the first rain of the season, so the roads are very slick. it's when the oils come up to the surface. so if everybody would slow down today, definitely at least 10 to 15 minutes under the speed limit. >> reporter: chp says officers responded to several weather related accidents in the area today. by mid-morning, a light but steady rain had spread. traffic flowed fairly well despite the slick roads. a medical error leads to the death of a patient at this bay area hospital. how it's connected to a strike and a lock out. we have an update on an east bay fire at an old mervyns store. apple's latest iphone version said to be released
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next month. the one noticeable change expected when it's unveiled. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds.
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in reno tonight hundreds attended a sunset memorial for victims of this month's airplane crash. a world war ii era plane crashed into a crowd of
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spectators. about 70 of them were injured. a piece of plane may have come lose from the tail. police say an east bay hospital patient died this weekend because of a medical mistake. the death involves the wrong amount of medication and a temporary worker. these patients work at the oncology unit in oakland. >> we get to know our patients, they become our family. >> reporter: it was in that unit that police say a 66-year- old woman died early saturday morning because of a medical mistake. these nurses were there when it happened, they haven't been on the job since thursday. they went on strike then were locked out. when the nurses went on strike, they had no choice but to hire 500 replacement workers for a minimum of five days. the hospital admits it was one of those temporary nurses that made the fatal error. >> as soon as this incident occurred we notified the
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coroner's office. we notified the state of california. there are ongoing investigations which we welcome. >> reporter: nonprescribeed doses of a medication was administered. >> this was gross incompetence. >> reporter: just across the street from where those nurses spoke, security guards stood in front of the hospital entrance, this lock out is expected to last until tuesday. the california nurses association says it has asked the state department of health to investigate conditions at the hospital during the lock out. >> we were concerned that they were using nurses that were not appropriately certified to protect the patients that they were caring for. >> all of the safety issue, all of the qualifications, all of the training that's necessary that is necessary for a nurse to perform were qualified by the nurses who came here. >> reporter: the nurse who made the mistake is no longer working here. along with a police investigation, alta base is doing their own investigation
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of what wept wrong. in oakland, allie rassmus. police say if man was crossing east homestead road near quit avenue when the man hit him. the unidentified man was dragged 300 feet. he later died at a hospital. police don't have a description of the vehicle but say it should have significant front end damage and possibly a broken windshield. richmond police are looking for a driver of a vehicle similar to this one, an older model dark colored lexus with tinted windows and a rear spoiler. it's involved in a shockingly similar case. police say the driver struck and killed 52-year-old david cox also in a wheelchair. this happened friday evening. cox's family told ktvu last night they want the driver to turn themselves in. the city of sparks nevada has increased their police
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presence after a deadly shooting between two rival biker clubs. the man killed was the president of the san jose chapter of the hell's angels. jeffrey pettigrew was shot and killed. they were in town for a biker festival called street vibrations. that motorcycle rally was cancelled and the mayor declare add state of emergency to make it easier for assistance in case of any more violence. we have a likely cause for yesterday's fire. the three alarm fire in newark sparked at what used to be the mervyn's. it was probably started by homeless people camped inside. fire crews searched for victims but did not find any. no one was hurt. apple is gearing up for the
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debut of the iphone 5 and the new ceo will el introduce it close to home. the unveiling will happen at a cupertino campus. the much anticipated i phone 5 will be the first product bought out under the supervision of the new ceo tom cook. apple store employees have been told they can forget about vacations during the first week the iphone 5 is on sale. some customers waited more than 10 hours to enter the four story building. the store can recordedly accommodate 40,000 customers a day. gte riders packed a community meeting to speak about riders. four bpa board members attended
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and some seemed open to the idea. however they said finding money for the initiative. diana nayad said it was a great disappoint she had to give up her third attempt swimming from cuba to the united states. before giving up her quest this morning, the portuguese jelly fish gave her spinal pains. she stopped swimming only after medics told her another sting could be deadly. >> i trained so hard for this. it's a hard thing to lets go of. >> reporter: nayad was 28 years old when she gave up her swim. last month she had to give up
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her swim after 11 hours because of an asthma attack. it's one of san francisco's most popular tourist spots but the tour of alcatraz could be changing. we'll tell you what's on the table and how you can weigh in. a few rain drop it is first week of fall. but the temperature is about to change. the temperature change you can expect tomorrow and where the 90 degrees will be in the forecast. ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home.
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in afghanistan tonight a building used by the cia in kabul was attacked: u.s. officials confirmed the attack but are saying only that the situation is fluid at this point. the bbc is reporting that one attacker was killed. no word on other casualties. the attack comes just two weeks after militants attack the u.s. embassy in kabul and a truck bombing in afghanistan earlier this month wounded 77
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americans. washington blames the hakani for the attack. pakistan's intelligence agency is supporting the group. today a republican senator says the u.s. has to elevate its response to pakistan. >> if they continue to embrace terrorism as part of their strategy, we're going to have to put all options on the table including defending our troops. >> reporter: voted to approve a billion dollars in aid for pakistani counter insurgency efforts. but the aid makes the money conditional on pakistan's government cooperation against the hakani network, al-qaida and other terrorists organizations. in iraq, four back to back bombings claimed the lives of at least 10 people. karbala is considered one of the holiest cities by the shiites. earlier this month the shiites
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were targeted. four men were shot execution style. and a major announcement in saudi arabia. king abdula today granted women the right to vote. the move was welcomed by activists who have called for greater rights for women in the kingdom which enforces a strict version of the sunni islamic law. in saudi arabia, women are not allowed to drive or leave the country alone. in spain people took the streets angry that there will be no more bullfighting allowed. this weekend authorities found a mass grave where it's believed more than a thousand
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prisoners are buried from the gadhafi regime. >> reporter: these bones belong to someone massacred under gadhafi's watch. these fragments are just a piece of the puzzle discovered underground, part of a mass grave containing at least 1,000 bodies. medical officials have begun the identifying process. >> we're dealing with the remains of more than 1,270 martyrs. >> the prison guards opened fire on them while they were blindfolded and handcuffs. >> reporter: to make colonel
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gadhafi's troops shot and killed the men that were complained of the conditions. the discovery comes as nato planes continue too hammer the city of suhr. it's the largest aggressive push to root out loyalists there. dozens have been killed in street battles between transition until council forces. in an audio message, gadhafi's daughter said, her father is fighting on against the forces. in tripoli david piper, fox news. how would you like to spend a night on the rock? we'll tell you about some of the proposed changes to the iconic prison in the middle of bay. it was one last chance for people to sink their teeth into some local eats. just how many people got a taste of oakland's eat real. [ male announcer ] when you come to new york from a place like detroit, no one expects you to influence the world of fashion. but when you grew up surrounded by rock 'n' roll
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the bay area tourist attraction that once housed some of the world's most dangerous criminals can soon offer you a place to stay the night. not etch supporting the new proposal to change the landscape and access on alcatraz -- not everyone supports the new proposal. >> reporter: 150 million people come here, even if you have to brace a little bit of rain. now the park service is considering giving you more. like overnight stays, concessions and exploring the rest of the island. this is the draft proposal now available. the park service wants people to take a look and weigh in on the proposals. on options like overnight stays. >> if other people want to do that that's fine. >> reporter: and there is the
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question of concession. >> you buy them before you go. >> you don't want concessions over there? >> no. >> reporter: also on the table, accessibility. tourists are confined to a pretty specific part of the island and most we talked to would like a chance to look around. >> if it's accessible, i say why not. >> reporter: the goal of the park service is to figure out which way to head over the next decade. but there's also the option to keep things just the way they are. and on this cold day we found plenty of people to do just that. >> i'm a purist. being with the navy i like the tradition. once it gets commercialized it loses some of the luster. >> reporter: when it comes to alcatraz it's not about concession or convenience, it's simply the history that keeps them coming. in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel channel 2
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news. concord is the newest bay area city to consider a major smoking ban. scenes like this in the city's downtown district will be a thing of the past. the ban would encompass four blocks. property owners could designate special areas for smoking. a city report says a cost to implement the ban would be nominal. first offenders could be fined close to $100. a north carolina plan has an amazing survival story to tell after being stranded in a utah wilderness for 14 days. amy richards is now home using crutches. earlier this month he was hiking alone when he fell into the little blue canyon. that's the same canyon from the movie 127 hours. he called for four days before rangers found him dehydrated. richards still has the plastic bottle he used to collect rainwater and the wrapper from
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an energy bar he ate. drivers filling up the gas tank can expect to pay a little less than a few weeks ago. the average price for a gallon of price in the u.s. has dropped 12-cents in the last two weeks. nationally the average for a gallon of regular is $3.54. san francisco has the highest prices in the survey at $3.95. aaa's latest gas report shows gases in the bay area about 3- cents less in the last week. iron chef battled in the bay area this afternoon to make the best crab dish. spanglers restaurant had 20 minutes to create their dishes. the dinner was a corn vendey created by chef dane of san francisco. the competition was part of today's seafood festival offering a variety of food and drink. part of the proceeds will go to camps and scholarships.
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the three day event brought an estimated 100,000 people to jack london square for a wide variety of food, beer and wine. the marsala burrito was killer maureen. there's also live music, contest and culinary demonstrations. well the bay area drizzle didn't keep visitors from one of san francisco's most irrelevant food festival. hundreds visitors enjoyed a lot of music, food and art. the event attracts people from all around the world. also in san francisco over on polk street it was a tamer affair. blues fans listened to live
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music at the polk street blues festival. and music lovers filled the new and zen festival. owan harrington was one of those who headlined the concert. the googoo the dolls and michelle branch. the concert is an annual event hosted by alice radio. find out how the movie starring brad pitt finished in the standings this weekened. this weather roller coaster ride we finished this afternoon, meteorologist mark tamayo tells us what we have in store. oh, those shoes are amazing. i just want to be her.
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well some big changes for the first weekend of fall. the weather pattern is changing right now. on the maps taking a look at live storm tracker 2. the shower activity leaving california headed out toward nevada. right now we have low level moisture in place with partly to mostly cloudy skies. this was the scene today looking toward the richmond san rafael. the lower clouds and also the higher clouds pushing back into the region. as far as rainfall totals this was the rainfall that radarred around 10:00 this morning. you can see the rain showers, moving through and rainfallamounts not very impressive. oakland just barely measurable at sfo.
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forcast headlines for tonight. cloudy skies, overnight lows, the fog concentrated right around the bay. and pretty chilly up in the north bay. santa rosa, napa, you want to bundled up here in the upper 40s. morgan hill right around 52 degrees. this was the weak cold front moving across northern and central california today. basically look at the satellite to see movement. it is heading out and with that we're going to see high pressure return. but this was the case for today as that front moved on shore. few lingering clouds overnight. look what happened for tomorrow. high pressure rebuildings that will generate for of an offshore flow. with that it's going to warm up the bay side locations and beaches. temperatures will be trending upwards by monday and tuesday. by tuesday the warmest locations inland will be approaching the 90 degrees mark. here's our forecast model shows you showing you some of the fog. it will be breaking up as we head into the afternoon hours. with that we're going to bring in warmer temperatures on the order about five to 10 degrees
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warmer than today. that orange contour links up with the 80s. warmest locations approaching the lower 80s toward fairfield and napa. oakland tops out 74. pleasanton in the upper 70s. these temperatures will check in right around 3:00 or 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. and san francisco tops out 69 degrees. here is a look ahead. your extended forecast and temperatures they're going up as we head into tuesday and wednesday. wednesday looks like it should be one of the warmest days of the week. we gradually cool things off later. your weekend always in view that will feature another big time cooling trend with more clouds. that's something we could be potentially adding possibly as early as saturday. we'll be watching that. but the key enjoy tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday. >> between the clouds and the pumpkins for sale it feels like fall. then the 90s come back. >> it's hard to keep track. >> thanks, mark. money ball came close to hitting a home run at the box
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office this weekend. >> i need more money. >> we're not new york. >> reporter: brad pitt starts as billy bean who transformed the giants contenders by coming up with a mathematical strategy. dolphin tale came in third, followed by abduction and killer elite. the key fourth quarter plays that sealed the giant's fate. and the raiders with the big statement for the jet, sports wrap is next.
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good evening everyone thanks for joining our sunday night edition of sports wrap. the raiders played their first home game of the season today and if this performance is any indication it won't be their last sell out. 63,000 fans and a local tv audience saw some bully beat up another bully. the original water boy was at the stadium today, bobby buchey, aka adam sandler he's a fan. remember two years ago, jets lasted jets blasted the raiders. today the raiders sacked sanchez four times. and sanchez knew right then and there this was not going to be

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