[ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> so often the tax debate gets framed as warfare. we benefited from somebody making an investment in us. >> reporter: afterwards he said that is why he asked the question. >> whatever path you follow to build your success, you are relying on services others put in place for you. >> reporter: at 6:00 more about the man behind that question and how he got to be in the audience and how the president responded to other questions. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 newsch. the if aler established a no-fly zone -- the federal aviation administration established a no-fly zone when the president visits. a spokesman said three perils were intercepted during the

president's stay. on the ground of the visit, streets in downtown san jose were closed to traffic as president obama left the hotel. we counted 25 vehicles. including police cars and an ambulance heading to the town hall meeting we just showed you. the presidents finished his time boarding air force one. he took a moment to meet a family of a retired air force crew number. we continue our coverage on www.ktvu.com. for the latest on the president's visit, click on the news tab. president obama isn't the only pop politician who tack part in the -- he was at facebook. at 5:30, rita williams was there, she will tell us what

the group had to say. gop presidential candidate michele bachmann campaigned in a more traditional format today. >> are you ready to take the country back? i am too. >> michele bachmann held a rally in iowa. she slammed the obama administration for the $500,000 federally guaranteed loan to solyndra. michele bachmann also ridiculed vice president joe biden. >> he said this is exactly what the stimulus was for. to give loans to bad risk, by the government and you are never going to see the money back again. >> solyndra closed its plant last month and layed off 1100 workers. they are now under a federal investigation. replacement of nurses lead to a patients debt? ktvu's ken pritchett is live

with that story. >> reporter: the patient has been identified as judith ming of oakland. i spoke with her husband. he was devastated about what happened here that hospital but he didn't want to comment on camera about this incident which is under investigation. >> all i can think of was the family. and i wish i was there to present them from occurring. >> she is a nurse at alta bates summit medical center. the patient who died was one of many cancer patients under her care but she was not on the job. she and others conducted a one day strike on thursday, that turned into a five day lock out. >> it was a mistake that should not have happened. >> reporter: it was at the hands of a replacement nurse. the patient died after

receiving a medication. in a statement alta bates summit medical center said this was a tragic accident. and our hearts go out to the family and the nurse. many nurses said the lock out was the choice of sutter hospitals and this would not have happened with staff nurses. the hospital said replacement nurses are accredited and that it is unfortunate and sad the union would exploit the death of a patient. the nurses expect to be back on the job when the lock out ends tomorrow. >> i was available to work and i was turned down. the hospital says it's investigating as are oakland police. the identity of the nurse and her qualifications have not been released. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the question, are you more likely to die from a car crash

or medical mistake? at 5:30, john fowler will have the answer to that very question. the ntsb came down hard on pg&e for that pipeline explosion in san bruno last year. >> reporter: this is the final report by the national transportation safety board. it comes as crews clean up for the day, rebuilding at least some of what was lost. >> the fire ball came over the house. it apparently took the shed. >> reporter: his home was one of 100 damage or destroyed in the pipeline explosion. his was damaged. he hopes safety improvements comes. >> will they follow? there has been so much that has been hidden. >> reporter: it killed eight

people and incinerated this neighborhood. the cause was due to a poory welded piece of pipe. the ntsb called for improvements in spike inspection. the report also urged the california public utilities commission to conduct an audit of pg&e's operation. he is the puc execkive director. >> eight people died in san bruno. no one is hiding behind a rock trying to get away from the responsibility. >> pg&e says it embraces the board's recommendations for improving the operations and management of the gas system. the pg&e watch dog agency praised the ntsb report. >> lot of death and destruction could have been avoided if pg&e had done its job in terms of

making sure it was inpecting pipe lines, maintaining it. >> reporter: back live here, the state attorney general is also continuing to investigate what happened here. reporting live in san bruno, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. fire investigators in seattle suspect a gas leak led to a home exploding this morning. just before 6:00. it broke windows throughout the neighborhood and sent debris reining down. some walked away hand in hand with their children. >> neighbor came running in, he said, he thought he smelled gas last night. i don't know. gas explosion. >> investigators say the home filled with gas overnight and exploded when a light was turned on. we have developing news now. in the past few minutes at appears a government shut down was avoided.

the vote came after a crisis over disaster aid funding was resolved. it found won hundred $14 million that will carry it over to the next fiscal year. it had been all but depleted by the big storms and funds. in connecticut people are still lining up to receive aid. earlier today lawmakers were still locked in debate over disaster relief funding. >> bras of the horrible weather we be had, we have all agreed to add emergency funds that we didn't originally plan. >> we shouldn't have to choose between saying no to disaster victims and killing american jobs. >> again, minutes away the senate approved a spending bill. it how heads to the house where it is expected to be approved there. the oakland school board plans to take up the issue of

shutting down schools. they recommended closing 5 elementary schools. officials say the closures would take effect at the end of the school year. that was cut down from eight schools. they will likely not make a decision tilt october. one school has the money to keep its doors open so why is the school saying it doesn't matter. that story at 6:00. new home sales fell to a six month low in august. sales of new homes fell 2.3% to a rate of 295,000. that is less than half the number needed to sustain a healthy housing market. each new home effects the overall economy by creating an average of three jobs and $90,000 in taxes. stocks surged today on wall

street. investors are expecting news from regulator, countries will be able to buy bonds to cover their debts. the dow jones industrial average gained 272 points, nasdaq up by 33. michelle le's family is planning a candlelight vigil tomorrow. they want to thank the community for its help. a search team found her remains september 17. it is 6:00 tomorrow night. the two graduates released from prison last week celebrated their first full day on u.s. soil today. shane bauer and joshua fattal arrived in new york yesterday after spending two years in custody. they said the government held them to get back that u.s.

government. >> we do not know if we crossed the boarder. we will never know. even if we did, that has never been the reason why the authorities kept us in prison for so long. >> they spent time in isolation. shareshare was released last year. wide did workers walk off their job today in the port of oakland. and thanksgiving here in 10 minutes a forecast you will like. things are beginning to heat up. which cities will warm the most tomorrow. i couldn't afford my health insurance anymore

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smoke from a fire billode out of a rail car this afternoon. the train was moving when the fire was reported. firefighters worked with the rail company to have the train stop where they could reach it.

firefighters discovered wood chips were the source of the fire. took them an hour to put out the planes. ports up and down the west coast stood still as workers walked off the job in a support for a arrested union leader. why those few minutes meant a lot. >> reporter: well, workers stopped everything today to fight for this man. his name is robert and he turned himself in at 11:00 a.m. today. this act is just the beginning. >> reporter: this is youtube video taken a few weeks ago of a protest. you can see a worker ramming his truck into a protester. the clash between egt and the union escalated for months. the parties failed to come to an agreement over a new contract. >> fighting for healthcare,

homes, families. more to it than -- you would do it if your family was on the line. >> reporter: they blocked a train. the president of the san francisco union was among them. today he turned himself in because of a warnt at the same time workers held up his picture as they walked off the job for 15 minutes. >> $200 million and tried to take the jobs in the pacific northwest. this is something we are staging. >> reporter: 15 minutes may not make a huge impact but today's actions are more symbolic. tens of thousands stopped work spanning the west coast. >> i think they will get the message, on the water front, this is just a start. 15 minutes to show them, we want our jobs. that's not too much to ask for. >> they should go back to the bargaining table, come up with

a contract, negotiate in good faith. >> reporter: so what is next? they are not sure yet but next time they walk out it could last longer than 15 minutes. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. group of demonstrators tried to draw attention to one of the most dangerous intersections in berkeley. people gathered at telegraph and dwight way, they held up signs and urged drivers stop for pedestrians. organizers say this intersection is very dangerous for pedestrians. >> there is no stop sign here and a lot of the times the buses and cars are coming here very, very quickly and they feel they have the right away and there is no communication between drivers and pedestrians. >> they are also asking officials to make pedestrian

safety a priority. hiway 1, people traveling -- caltrans plan to have one way traffic controls as it works to repair rock slide damage. this will be in place every night this week from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. next monday the controls will be in place during the day time, that will last till a week from friday. scientists are arguing over which team developed the best way to predict an earthquake. half a dozen teams took part in the product. their goal was to identify the likeliest spots where earthquakes 4.5 or higher would happen in california. no one team accurately predicted the 31 earthquakes that hit the state but those who took into past earthquakes had the best results. coming up at 5:45, new

pictures from inside the washington monument taken during the earthquake last month. >> weekend weather shaped as bill said it would, and we are in for higher temperatures? >> things will warm up. we are in to fall now but we will get a warm fall. temperatures in san francisco, this is a visible satellite image, no clouds. clear that coast. golden gate bridge, winds 15 miles per hour out of the west. there might be a little bit of patchy fog today. the fog is going to go away for the next couple of days. temperatures outside, 5-10 degrees warmer right now than last night at this time. warmed up. yesterday, cool, drizzly day. nicer today. tomorrow warmer and warmal still through the we can. -- warmer still through the

weekend. pacific northwest, there is a big low-pressure system that will have an impact on our weather as we get closer to the weekend. believe it or not. in the mean time, overnight lows cool. it was cold last night. temperatures down into the 40s. this morning, you know what we had, because of the moisture, drizzle,spriles, inland valleys, valley fog. that's an indication of things are changing. be prepared for a little bit in the morning. patchy at best and coastal fog in pacifica. forecast, patchy coastal fog. nice out there at the cliffhouse tomorrow. 70 degrees berkeley. 70s oakland hills.

towards mount diablo, clayton, livermore, morgan hill, temperatures easily into the 80s tomorrow. warmer day tomorrow and it continues to warm. temperatures into the low 90s through the weekend. back here in a few minutes we will have the five-day forecast. researchers are worried a black bear has been killed by hunters. we have video to show you. the video in january of 2010 when a bear cub was born. they placed a camera into the den of the mother. hope was last seen two weeks ago. they are checking bear killings to see if a hunter reported killing her. a accident at california adventure, what happened to two performers and a new poll, how many californians say they are better off than last year.

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. macy's is hiring 78,000 works for the holiday season. that it s4% more than last year. others retailers are choosing not to add staff. last week we reported toys r us will hire 5,000 fewer workers

than last year. new poll shows california voters are overwhelming pessimistic about the state's economy. for the third year 90% of voters describe the economy as being in bad times. and half of them don't believe things are going to get better. 91% say california's economy is undergoing bad times. 5% said the state is in good times. when asked about the unless outlook for the next year, 30% believe the economy will get worse. 26% say it will get better. voters are not more optimistic when it comes to their own financial well being. the poll asked if they are better off or worse off today than one year ago. fifty% say worse off. 22% say better off and 28%

report no change. are californians more optimistic with the job market? we will have that at 6:00. >> lawmakers are warning congress cuts in defense spending could have -- if lawmakers can't agree to a debt reduction deal $600 billion in cuts would kick in. reports say cuts would force the pent dawn to down size by 150,000 troops. two congressman introduced a bill to help veterans. it would issue all veteran as government i.d. card. they both served in the army. they said it would allow businesses to identify veterans. only those veterans who receive retirement get a i.d. card. california adventure in southern california had to shut

down the aladdin show after two performers were left hanging. that carpet flipped over leaving the performers swaying back and forth. fortunately they were both strapped to the carpet so no one was hurt. the gop came to facebook today to try to steal some of the president's face time. medical mistakes and deaths on the rise when a hospital goes on strike. the surprising solution some are advocating. [ cow mooing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no need to produce foods yourself to be sure they're 100% natural. ♪ now there's open nature foods from safeway. no preservatives, no artificial anything.

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5:00. earlier we showed you the president at linkedin today but gop leaders were making their case at facebook. three top republicans also came to the valley holding their own meeting. ktvu's rita williams is live outside facebook with the so- called young guns and what they said today. >> reporter: take that president obama, six miles and three hours orphpresident obama meeting -- hours after president obama meeting, republicans had their turn facing off at facebook. >> so excited. >> reporter: for an hour the young guns, three top republican leaders in the house answered questions, e-mailed in and live guests. most questions without hard hitting follow up allowed the

republicans to repeat their mantra. >> let's clear out, get all the junk, all the loopholes out to lower tax rates. get us to a more competitive system. the media was not allowed inside. we had to listen online. part of a growing trend with social media companies and politicians. >> journalists get in the way. as the politicians find new ways to reach viewers, it's up to journalists to get in the way. >> reporter: jim says votevers to realize unfiltered messages mean only one side is heard. >> what is happening right now? >> reporter: facebook is a equal opportunity marketer.

hosting a fundraiser for the other party's president. >> you can't tell who will be in power in 2013. >> reporter: we submitted that question and others today online. trying to ask ceo about why she had hosted both parties in two days. our questions were not any that they chose to answer. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. a bake sale tomorrow at university of california, berkeley is stirring of controversy. they discussed how to respond. republicans plan to hold a sale in which the prices will be different depending on a person's race or gender. it's to make a point about affirmative action. we already reported on that patient who died during the

nurse's strike at alta bates summit medical center in oakland. ktvu's john fowler learned surprising information today about how often this happens, especially during a strike or lockout. john? >> reporter: listen to this, you are far more likely to die of a medical mistake in a hospital than you are in a car crash. >> reporter: the most recent estimates from a investigation are medical mistakes kill 200,000 people every year. doubling over the last decade. medicine is complex and faster paced. hospital workers strike, deaths go up 20%. >> i wouldn't want them striking. if that was me in the hospital. >> reporter: law used to prohibit healthcare workers strike. people evenly split on whether to reinstate such a ban. >> patient care has to come first. can't put people's lives at

risk. >> freedom of speech. and what other actions can they take to plead their case. >> striking is putting the public at risk, i don't think -- they shouldn't do that. >> they have a right like everyone else to strike. >> reporter: even though it may cause deaths? >> that's the hospital's issue. >> the hospital's responsibility to have adequate care. >> some people feel labor strike has no place in healthcare. >> they should deserve to get the appropriate wage. >> pay nurses what they deserve to be paid and they wouldn't strike. >> reporter: hospitals are caught in a crunch between wages and insurance reimbursements. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. the highway patrol shut down traffic after a van

crashed. happened at 3:50 this morning near the oakland coliseum. officers spotted the van and gave chase. the van hit the center median and officers weren't sure if the driver was inside or if he was armed. some folks back up in the traffic. >> good thing they stopped us from going through because if somebody is armed you don't want to be in their way. >> a s.w.a.t. team found no one inside. police say an officer shot and killed a man who threatened the officer. this happened before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. officers say they made a traffic stop and the passenger ran away. when they caught up with him there was a struggle and the man pulled a gun. one of the officer shot and killed the man. it is under investigation. police say they are looking for the driver. police are searching for a gunman involved in a shooting

over the weekend. this happened saturday morning in oakland. investigators say he was working on his car when someone shot him. police say they have a motive. there is no word of an arrest. prices that gas pump are falling. the price drop comes after the drop in crude oil prices. according to aaa the average cost of a gallon was $3.95. in san jose that costs $3.88. and oakland, regular $3.89. goal prices are starting to come down. gold closed below $1,600 an ounce today. fell 2% to close at 1594. down 11% in the last month. some of the decline is due to

investors selling their assets to raise cash. hospitals across the country are cutting back on something they give to mothers and newborns when they leave the hospital. plus netflix and dream work is striking a deal. what it means for customers and you are seeing images inside the washington monument for the first time. what they show when it comes to the earthquake on the east coast last month. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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netflix and dreamworks announced a deal that will give netflix the rights to dreamworks film. netflix has angered customers with price increases. netflix beat out hbo for the contract. a survey from bank rate.com says the number of free checking accounts dropped dramatically. only 45% are now free. down from 76% two years ago. banks say they have added fees because government regulations cost them billions. groups say banks are just greedy. >> the big banks rely on unfair credit card, and debt card

practices. these have been dialed down by regulation so now the banks are saying if we can't trick you, we have to gasping you. >> the best way to keep free checking is carry a higher minimum balance. safeway hired chief medical officer. they announced dr. bradley will take over the job. he retired from the army in 2008 and oversee the wellness program for its employees. the ceo pushed wellness programs as part of his efforts to reduce healthcare costs. they are conducting oxygen lev tests for newborns. it may present babies from

being very ill. a new study shows fewer hospitals are giving out free baby formula to new mothers. breast milk is the ideal thunderstorm and now they are concerned if they give the formula parents will see that as an endorsement. worst pain i have ever had. >> he broke his leg, how the new play places stack up against other sports when it comes to safety. in 10 minutes, we will look that forecast that includes a increase in fire danger. i will tell you what that means.

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. the california travel and tourism commission changed its name to visit california today. the board says visitors spend a billion dollars every year in california and provide jobs for almost 900,000 californians. you may have seen trap lean parks popping up. while thousands jump with no problem, you are about to meet a man who was seriously hurt. he questions if it's a place for hazardous play. >> reporter: he used to bounce up these stairs, now this is

the best he can do after he broke his leg. >> this is where the bone busted out of my leg. >> reporter: he was at house of air in san francisco. he watched a safety video. signed his life away and started jumping. everything was fine till he bounced back after jumping on a angled trampoline. >> i knew something broke. but then a second or two there was a pain that took the wind out of me. >> he broke his leg. >> worst pain i ever had. >> reporter: the co-founder of house of air sympathizes with him. adding it distresses us to see anyone injured. he said they have a obsession with safety and points to the video and signs directed at customers, including the cpr

trained supervisors. his injuries may be some of the most serious from a trampoline park. >> we see anything from basic sprain to open fracture. laceration. chin, lip lacerations. >> reporter: the commission says in 2009 there were almost 98,000 injuries reported on trampolines in general. that falls in the mild of all the activities they track. >> this is an active sport. and it's for the active people. with that comes a sense of danger and risk. safety is number one. >> it can happen any which way. my kids play sports, i was afraid this is how they would get hurt, instead it was pe. >> it can happen at any time. not necessarily a trampoline. >> woman said her six-year-old

breck her leg at a trampoline park. people felt indoor trampoline parks were a good balance of trill seeking and safety. accidents happen. the national park service released video from a camera inside the washington monument as last month's earthquake was happening. look at these pictures as it shakes during the 5.8 quake on august 23. the washington monument has been closed since. and despite the shaking the superintendent of the mall and memorial parks said the washington monument did not sustain structural damage. the quake did open cracks at the top and made the elevators so they don't work but that is the bad news. >> the good news, the washington monument is structurally sound and not going anywhere. >> the government plans to have

workers repel down all four sides of the monument to look for cracks before coming up with a repair plan. >> a community raised the money they say they needed to save their school but it might not be enough. why this school must still be shut down even though parents and teachers met the demands to keep it open and the subway in san francisco is digging a hole for leaders. the political fight that could put the project in jeopardy and why facebook is giving away ads and to who. the u.s. postal service announced it is changing the rules on who can appear on stamps. till now people had to be dead five years before appearing but now living people are eligible. the policy changes in an effort to raise money.

it will consider entertainers, athletes. now over to bill, feels like it may be summer. >> we will do that thing we do this time of year, get nice weather. drizzles and sprinkles yesterday. that helped out the fire danger but we need more and we will get more, but not this week. it will get warm. westside of the bridge, winds blowing out of the south, southwest, gusts to 7. there is richmond right here. albany. a feel for it. that's the visible. satellite, clear outside. plenty of sunshine. beautiful day. no fog to speak up. tonight, fog to talk about, patchy patchy fog and extended forecast is nice. not real hot. it's nice. temperatures tomorrow in the 80s. low 90s popping up. a warming trend tuesday, and

wednesday. thursday. off shore flow, not enough to warrant a red flag warning. good air quality, warmer conditions and no fog that -- fog at the coast. tomorrow morning, tries to bring a little in here. half moon bay. that's it. it's gone. see you in the afternoon. fog, gets close to the coast. inland temperatures warm into the 90s past fairfield. lots of 80s. those are oranges for us tomorrow. bay area, 85 degrees. inland bay valleys, hot spots, livermore, 90 degrees. a really nice forecast tomorrow. forecast highs for city wheres you live. specifically, 90 brentwood. 90 antioch.

gilroy 88. five-day forecast, with your weekend in view, warmer, and cooler and maybe a sprinkle on sunday. we will see how that goes. what is coming now is similar to last sunday. warming trend that peeks on wednesday and thursday. >> thank you. a opening statements in the manslaughter trial against michael jackson doctor are set for tomorrow. today the court judge ruled jurors will not be able to see a news conference of jackson promoting his tour. dr. conrad murray's attorney says jackson was in poor shape. fans of the lion king will be able to enjoy the movie for a little bit longer. [ singing ] >> it has been such a smash that disney is keeping it in theaters indefinitely. it was supposed to last just

two weeks but it has been number one for two weeks, pulling in $62 million. moneyball came in second, followed by dolphin tale, abduction and killer elite. it's all about respect. security. the american dream. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ hyundai is an all-american success story.

. bay area politicians called on the governor to sign a new

bill. the measure is meant to the end slghter of sharks for shark fin soup. >> sharks are in trouble because of the shark fin trade and our state participates in the trade. >> 73 million sharks are getting killed a year. and when i heard these stats i was appalled. >> several candidates for mayor of san francisco joined paul fong today. they urged the governor to sign the bill that bans the fishingish sale and possession of shark fins. many restaurants fought to preserve the source of the soup but backers say it is time to end the whole sale killing where the sharks have the fins cut off before being thrown back in the water to die. >> it is a humane issue. >> he held up a copy of the

newspaper in a article. yao ming urged china to the end trade. fong says californians are rallying to end the trade. he says a survey shows 76% of california voters support the bill. in 902nds a medical error take as patient's life. the finger pointing over who is to blame ask the president answered a lot of questions today, one question that drew almost all the attention.

. mistake that should not have happened. >> more finger pointing today as a hospital labor dispute circles around the death of a patient. >> the president takes his jobs plan to linkedin. the one question posed to the president that grabbed everyone's attention. the complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. good evening i am frank somerville. >> i am gasia mikaelian. a battle of political heavy

weights today. president obama spoke to an audience of 120 million linkedin users. ktvu's robert handa is here to show us why it was a rivetting question and answer session. >> it's a big venue but it hosted a intimate town hall meeting for the president. it made for interesting, sometimes unexpected face to face exchanges. >> reporter: president obama came to the town hall meeting prepared to take questions from the linkedin audience. he gave the president chance to answer critics who call his plan to raise taxes class warfare. >> would you please raise my taxes. >> we benefited from someone making an investment in us.