the fourth alarm. but i always want to have appropriate resources on hand. >> just trying to get everybody out of there. >> the reason i left is because the water was going in. so i'm sure with all this water coming in the street there has to be a lot more. >> reporter: there's a live look from news chopper 2 of the scene. even though the fire is out there's still a lot of activity here. streets are closed around hayte and filmore. there's 26 apartments in this building, but we're not sure how many were displaced. the good news in all of this is no one was injured. we talked to that last gentlemen kenney whitmore who has a walker, he had to use his walker to get out of that building with his dog as the water was pouring through the

roof into his building. so a dicey situation, but nobody hurt. now the investigation into what started this fire begins. ken wayne, ktvu. new at 6:00, ktvu's ken pritchett is at the state capital where he learned about changes, ken. >> reporter: one of those new changes we learned about at today's hearing at the capital is that b.a.r.t. police officers will be wearing cameras on their lapel by year's end. the shooting of oscar grant is what started the changes, followed by the shooting of hill. >> i want the are real thing. >> reporter: new training and procedures are in place.

>> we have made a lot of positive change, but i'm under no illusion that we have a lot more to do. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. police are trying out new cameras similar to those tested by san jose police but worn on their uniforms. >> just another level of accountability and transparency in order to ensure the public's stress. making changes is cephus johnson the uncle of oscar grant. johnson sees the board as -- >> i'm very familiar in taking on fights with police departments, police union, whoever wants to follow the

independency of a organization like mine. >> reporter: right now cooperation between the board and b.a.r.t. is good. school districts are on the state including san francisco unified are planning to sue the state of california. the sacramento bee says they want $2.1 billion in education funding that they say state leaders should have provided in the budget. the schools will be holding a press conference tomorrow to explain their case. school issues aren't the only educational controversy in the bay area. a bake sale at uc berkeley that is the talk of the country. a live report on that tonight on news 36. eric rasmussen is live with new information he just learned in the last half hour about a new requirement nurses are facing as they come back to work. eric-- >> reporter: julie this is something we are hearing just as nurses make their way out. they say they are all now being

tested on what is considered a very basic procedure for feeding patients. they say that's because it involve it is same procedure that was done by a replacement nurse over the weekend. and today we got a chance to talk to one of those replacement nurses that knows what happens. >> my heart goes out to anyone involved. >> reporter: this replacement nurse did not want to be identified. >> they came to us to make sure that we felt comfortable and competent. >> reporter: sources are now confirming published reports that a 23-year-old replacement nurse at alta base medical center mistakingly gave ming a

nutritional item through a catheter instead of a feeding tube. >> some of us can't get jobs back where we live and some of us are single mothers and have really low rate of pay. so we do sympathize with the nurses. but at the same time, couldn't turn down an opportunity. >> reporter: the company would only tell us they are still preparing a statement. but the returning nurses say they are finding more problems as they return to work. >> we started seeing reports from staff and family members that they were concerned that the nurses that were in there appeared to be completely unfamiliar with the surroundings, with equipment. >> reporter: today the hospital would only say it's cooperating with local and state officials investigating what happened. the state says it does not know how long that investigation could take. we're live here in oakland, eric rasmussen. dna evidence may have

cracked two cold case killings. back in 1996 two residents of alameda were found stabbed to death just 12 days apart. the victims did not know each other. dna evidence implicates a transient. he is currently serving a life sentence for another killing. a candlelight vigil is set to get away for nursing student michelle le. today marked seven months that she disappeared and was killed. organizers say the vigil will both honor le's life and thank all of the volunteers who helped search over and over to find her body. new at 6:00, ktvu news has learned the fbi may be trying to reopen the case against a crime lab technician. charges were filed against her but later dropped. ktvu has obtained this memo from the fbi which madden's

attorney says demands grand jury attention. >> they decided there will be no charges to be brought against debby madden, that should have been the end of it. >> the da's office dropped hundreds of cases because of the madden implication. a warning about an imposter who may be trying to get your information. someone is posing as an employee of the court in sunnyvale. this individual has called at least two people asking for personal information about their court case. the sunnyvale court handles family matters. >> for instance domestic violence. someone trying to look for somebody or something like that, it could be dangerous. the court says it never

ever asks for personal information and says if you get a call do not reveal anything. jurors heard opening statements today at the opening trial of michael jackson's doctor. they also heard a startling recording that jackson made six weeks before he died and he was so drugged that his voice was barely recognizable. >> [mumbling ] >> prosecutors say the recording will help prove that dr. conrad murray knew the drugs he was giving jackson were dangerous. murray's defense attorney says jackson caused his own death by self-medicating, taking a powerful anesthetic after the doctor left the room. it was the first count of its kind counting same-sex couples. the census counts 131,729 married same-sex couples.

600,000 couples in the country marked the married box. homeowners will pay no money up front for the $30,000 solar panel system but they will pay a monthly fee. bay area property owners are being asked to call local solar installers to see if they are taking part of the program. the dow was up 146 points at the closing bell, at 11,190. the nasdaq was up 30. for the first time in years, there's evidence of a black bear making the rounds on mount tam. ktvu's janine de la vega is live now in marin county because people are taking

notice on what the bear may have left behind. >> reporter: we're sorry to report that we didn't spot a bear. however we did spot berries. and these berries according to biologists may be proof that a bear may have been here. >> reporter: this afternoon we were lucky enough to spot this buck in the brush. >> it's not uncommon to have encounters with you know a coyote or two but not a bear. >> reporter: two biologists found droppings near the same area. >> all we see is bear excrement, bear scat, it appears to be from a -- that appears to be from a bear. how we know that is because of the quantity, because of the size of it.

>> mostly birds eat this. >> reporter: and experts perts say berries were found in the scat, which would be the same as a bear. >> you just enjoy wildlife and take it as it comes and you never know what things come your way. >> i would love to see it. it would be a wildlife experience in marin, yes. >> black bears here are not a threat to people. they eat acorns and bears and do not associate humans with food and would most likely run away if they saw it. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. a controversial cup cake sale and a student die in at uc berkeley. we'll show you how all of this is related to a bill that

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it's a story you will see only on two. the alameda county sheriff's department is deciding whether to charge the driver of an suv who ran a stop sign last night and broads sided a bus on international boulevard. the crash injured a mother. the woman's baby was in a stroller near by and was not hurt. distracted drivers are the focus in sacramento where lawmakers learned today about the high cost for a modern convenience. the four cell phones about 300

people died in distracted driver accidents each year. that number has now doubled to 600. transportation fishes say talking on a cell phone reduces your driving concentration by 27% and texting is even worse. >> the younger somebody is the more likely they are to be using their cell phone for texting or calling. but we are seeing an awful lot of it with those 25 to 54-year- olds. especially on the phone. they don't text near as much. >> reporter: researchers say talking to someone in the backseat or trying to reach something on the floor are also causes of fatal distracted accidents. students at cal brought held a bake sale, charging more for some, and less to others. >> reporter: the university didn't tell the berkeley college republicans that they couldn't sell these cup cakes the way that they wanted to. they just wanted them to make

their point in a less controversial way. but if they had, would they have gotten this response? >> reporter: this was the view from chopper 2, hundreds of students dressed in black laid in the hot sun for hours this afternoon. the coalition to support bill 195. a bill that governor jerry brown is supporting. and students sold these cup cakes, caucasians were charged $2, and asians the lowest price. >> certainly there are times that free speech is at times offensive and it's meant to get people's attention and force debate on campus. >> reporter: and it did. >> everyone though the majority of people in california are

people of color. the university of california, isn't -- we're not finished sir. >> reporter: the university says it supports free speech for all but didn't stay entirely neutral. >> we don't think this particular choice for the berkeley republicans was the correct choice. probably if they wanted to counter the phone bank it was calling the governor if favor of this bill they could have set up a phone bank and called the rn oosed to it. >> reporter: there was a group of students today making calls to the governor's office in support of the bill. they were a much quieter group today. governor brown has until october 9th to either sign the bill or veto it. lauren blanco. a closer look at the new eastern span of the bay bridge. a group of people took a two hour boat tour today of the work in progress retsz.

. two architects to give commentary. and if you saw smoke in the marin headslands. fire officials were holding a controlled burn. the burn was over about 2:00. we're heading to a warming trend with highs getting into the 90s in some places. highs tomorrow are going to be warmer. we have a spare the air day in store tomorrow. it's 72 degrees out at the san francisco airport. we have no fog right now out in the avenues. it's going to be a real nice day tomorrow. spare the air day as i mentioned, you tried to car pool if you can. stay away from the gas operated

engines. cooler weekend ahead. and as we head into next week, a very active gulf of alaska is going to spin some rain our way. spare the air day, worse air quality east bay valleys. south bay down toward santa clara down toward gilroy. try to car pool if you can. it's worse in the mornings and the afternoons obviously. what i'm tracking in the pacific northwest is very obvious. there's one brewing out there right now that looks like it wants to get in here on wednesday. looks like real rain. i know it's way out but this is early to see something this juicy. i know the grape growers are watching it because they do not want rain on the grapes before the crush. a beautiful day tomorrow. that is your wednesday, thursday looks nice as well. then temperatures begin to degrade and cool off. as you head into the weekend and next week into that cooler

more unsettled weather pattern. that's what it looks like now. suffice to say your bay area weekend is going to be cooler. 88 in napa, 84 in vallejo, the up shot if we do get a bunch of rain next week. that puts the kabash on fire season if you get over a half an inch of rain. 93 in livermore, 93 in pleasanton. 87 in san jose. your forecast highs certainly above the average. certainly warmer than today. tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week. but thursday is going to follow close behind with fairly nice daytime highs as well. there you go 77 in san francisco. that's a warm one downtown. your five day forecast then going up and then they're coming down. then it feels like winter down here. i've been looking at weather maps for a lot of years. when you see a pattern like that develop, you think wow this looks more like november. not september. so it'll be interesting. in the meantime. nice couple of days then cooler for the weekend. >> enjoy it while it lasts.

>> yes. that's what i'm getting at. >> thanks, bill. here's what's coming up on bay area news at 7:00. we're still on top of this apartment fire looking at to what may have sparked it. an unusual pairing as the san francisco district attorney sits on the same table as the defender. how this meeting could start the transfer of inmates. things will look different in tahoe while two resorts team up. how you could get more for less money.

skiers heading to tahoe will be able to ski on eight peaks covering 6,000 acres with just one ski pass. squal valley and alpine say that they are combining their operations. if a separate deal to sell the land between the two resorts is reached, squall could become the largest ski resort in the entire country. >> pictures are beautiful there too. and good news concern the

warriors or they're making news. >> they're doing everything they can to put together a winning organization as the lock out continues. they continue putting together the organizational pieces. today announcing the hiring of rick welsh as the team's new president and coo. 36 years of basketball experience with the nba. and he knows a good thing developing when he sees it in coming to the warriors. >> buzz out there outside of the bay area is that there's something happening here. that is going to be very special. and the thing i like best about the time that we spent together in talking together is i never heard either one of these guys use the word good. the only way they would describe the organization they wanted to have was great. >> other sports news, the ufc, wow mixed martial arts continues to grow by the

moment. huge tv deal with fox. today they announced local fighter lee will help top a bill for a huge match bout november 19th down in san jose. ufc president dana white was on hand today. and he says they just continue to conquer new worlds with this sport. >> the biggest we are want us to be mainstream sports pick. i want this thing to be a real sport: for instance soccer, same game of soccer that the kids play here in san jose they are playing in russia, china and the rest of the world that's our goal with mixed martial arts. giants and a's in action tonight. highlights tonight at 10:00. but that's the sports life for right now. julie, frank. >> mark, thank you. >> ktvu.com is always on. check the website for the updated information on the four alarm fire in san francisco's lower hayte. thanks so much for joining us everyone. @

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