away, what did you do -- what rights do you have to say that we need to go away. >> reporter: on stage was the staff, including the artist. in the audience, 50 angry students. the content upset people and so did its placement. under a students athlete killed two weeks ago. >> i was one of his friends. disrespectful and kind of like a slap in the face. >> they put that in the wrong spot. he was black. you shouldn't do that. >> reporter: the only person the audience wanted to hear from was the artist. >> wasn't presented correctly. no set up. no introduction. that's my fault. >> reporter: he has regrets.

>> if i could do it differently i would. but there it is. >> reporter: he added the point was black empowerment but it has now been canceled. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. new information tonight about the death of a young girl hit by a car right in front of her mother. ktvu's robert handa joins us live at the scene in east palo alto where he learned more information about the driver. robert? >> reporter: well, there is new information about the driver that may increase the belief by some people that this could have been avoided. here that intersection there has been a stream of people coming to the memorial to share grief and anger. >> reporter: pings of the six- year-old are triggering a range of emotions. police say after 8:00 a.m. the young girl was walking to school when she was commit killed by a driver at bay road at gloria way.

>> so fast. hit and all -- i got closer. shaking. i was like oh, my god. i said larry, larry, i think the child was hit hard. >> i didn't want to see no more. shoes laying in the street. i started praying that she make it. but she didn't. >> reporter: police questioned and released the driver, alisha whiteparker a teacher. police called the collision an accident pending a investigation. there are reports she has convictions for speeding, driving while texting. >> common sense. >> reporter: police don't believe the accident nearby on university avenue earlier was a factor. the motorcycle rider was killed by a driver in the suv chased by police. that driver was arrested.

friends of the girl, the investigationric secondary. >> i am in shock. i see that litter girl every day at my daughter's school. feel sad. >> we have not been able to reach alisha whiteparker and tonight the superintendent had no comment except to say there will be counselors that school. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. in the wake of two rapes at st. mary's college, students and teachers rallied today to raise awareness about sexual assault. >> her being drunk, being your girlfriend is not an excuse. >> police tell us the two rapes occurred in two different dorms with the most recent last sunday and the victims knew their attackers. the two suspects are students. today the san francisco sheriff's office sought a court

order to feed a murder suspect who is on a hunger strike. he is accused of killing two in january. he was hospitalized two weeks into a month long fast. >> he is attempting to commit suicide. >> he says san francisco general haven't intervened because they say he has no mental health issues. we have breaking news now happening in san francisco. we have learned about a shooting that happened a half hour ago. here are live pictures from the scene. you are looking at a crime scene area and police are talking to witnesses right now. two people were shot in a car. one was a juvenile. this is taking place at geary and baker. again, breaking news in san

francisco. a report of a shooting. we saw one of theivisms was being put into a ambulance. looked like that person was alert. we will get more information and when we get it we will let you know. >> police are on the look out for a missing woman with alzheimer's. family say she was last seen leaving her home for a walk monday afternoon. she is 4 feet 10 inches tall, 80 pounds, last seen wearing a red vest, blue genes and white shoes. >> did lawmakers short change california schools to the tune of $2 billion? ktvu's ken pritchett is live with how the administrators plan to -- what the administrators plan. >> reporter: this is proposition 98. we thought some pizza might help. imagine this is the general

fund. that missing part is 40%. that is what is guaranteed to schools under proposition 98. but administrators say lawmakers moved money around, changed the side of the general fund. made the pizza smaller so schools are still getting 40% from a smaller pie. >> reporter: $10,000 per classroom. that's what they are fighting for in their lawsuit against the state. >> standing up for children and providing a greater education. >> reporter: san francisco school superintendent joined other administrators to announce the lawsuit this morning. the fight is over the budget when revenue was diverted to too fund governor jerry brown alignment plan. >> we believe once the court reviews the facts they will come to the conclusion they

acted in a intercept manner. >> reporter: he says the legislator spared schools from massive cuts. >> education faired pretty well this year. spending was held level. >> reporter: but administrators say they are guaranteed a share of fair revenue. they lost $40 million in the deal. the school administrators say in the negotiations they were promised they would get this short fall back but they don't want -- what they want is their guarantee. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up at 6:15 the student that caught the attention of president obama, what he is doing that is a good example. the league of california cities filed a lawsuit against the state today. they claim the state took

vehicle license fee money to use for public safety grants. planning a one day strike over canceled pay increases negative 17 at cal state east bay and dominguez hills. the union for professors say the university weather hild pay increases in 2008 and 2009 and they say they are not satisfied with current contract negotiations. the salaries of executives was the topic of a hearing today. it sparked criticism when it appeared a salary for san diego state's new president. four more presidents are set to retire within the next year. >> we have seen the outstanding candidates. we couldn't bring to the pool for consideration, during a surge, given they were making

too much elsewhere today. >> the chair wants to see the states' performance standards. google is on a spending spree over seas. it is building three data centers in hong kong, taiwan and singapore at $200 million. it will be the first google owned facilities in asia. unemployments fell last month. though job growth overall remains at a stand still. 237 cities saw the rates fall in august. in california yuba fell from 18.6% to 17%. modesto dropped to 16%. stocks ended a winning streak with a sell off today fueled by concern over european debt. dow dropped 180 points to close

at 11,010. a group of six masked armed robbers opened fire at a gas station this morning. happened at valero around 330. they got away with cash and items from the store. one robber shot at a customer but missed. it's similar to a robbery tuesday morning at a 7-eleven. >> four police departments are about to get a boost in their ranks. >> a huge statagy to ensure peace. >> barbara lee and leaders announced police services. the grants pay for the salaries and benefits of officers for three years. oakland says it plans to hire 25 new officers with $10.7 million they are receiving.

san francisco maorel candidates will make their case to the voters. the forum starts in 10 minutes. the group chinese for affirmative action expects 12 candidates to attend. analysts expect asian voters will have a major influence on the election. the new numbers are in and the impact on the bay area. i will have the forecast that includes cooling. which cities will see the most cooling for your thursday. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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>> did he ask you to call 911? >> no, sir. >> what did he say. >> he said where are you. i said i am downtown. he said get here right away. michael jackson had a bad reaction. get here right way. >> he arrived that home just as he was loaded into a ambulance. prosecutors say dr. conrad murray gave jackson involuntary manslaughter. it won't disclose where the person lives but says the patient is out of the hospital and recovered. the centers for disease control says 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to cantaloupes. www.ktvu.com always have the latest information on food recalls and related health

alerts. look for consumer under the business tab. business is good and getting better. ktvu's mike mibach joins us with the business that is keeping workers employed. [no audio] >> reporter: that's what has been happening all afternoon behind me here, crews are preparing to set sail tonight. that is good news. experts are up and for every thousand additional containers experted or imported 5 more jobs are being created. >> reporter: it's hump day on the docks. >> i love working on the water front. >> reporter: longshoreman pushing containers left and right, up and down all day long. >> now we picked up 10 more an hour. >> reporter: more goods. the port says exports this year

are up 6% compared to 2010. >> we see demand increasing for nuts, fruit, california wine. >> reporter: president obama's national export nishive challenges california to double its exports. he says obtaining that goal would support thousands of jobs in america and this year's jump is already having an impact. >> for every thousand containers, that's 5 new jobs on the water front. those jobs are good blue caller high paying average salaries, $50,000. >> reporter: it is closing in on its volume from 2006. a good sign for those working here and beyond. >> more jobs for americans actually. if we are able to produce more work here and get the produce over seas that would be more

work for us as a whole. >> reporter: the port of oakland is excited for more growth since only 1% of american businesses actually export their products. live tonight, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they expect to approve a plan to keep the redevelopment agency going. it may have to pay the state $6.2 million to keep the agency open. concord is considering a tax or fee on downtown businesses to help pay for redevelop programs. a high school students received a huge honor today from the president of the united states. >> there are students like will who launched a non-profit that gives loans to students who want to start their own business. >> president obama was using will as an example of teens making a difference in their

communities. he student says they were stunned by the shout out. >> my mom was speechless, almost fell down. my dad was happier than normal. [ laughter ] >> his nonprofit made 2 loans and working on a third. he hopes to bring the idea to other high schools. coming up at 7:00 on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 we spend more time with will. find out the way he came up with the idea. residents were asked to spare the air day on this warm fall day. a live picture across the san francisco bay, port of oakland behind and mount diablo. pollution levels could reach unhealthy levels today. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us with the story. >> glassy on the water, not a lot of wind but that will

change tonight. live camera shot. the fog changed direction, was being pushed this way. what we are seeing now is a southerly gradeiant. winds from the south. tomorrow morning we will see fog up in san francisco and that begins a cooling trend that will be significant, especially towards the weekend. interesting looking weather system out there. and next week promises to be wet. that opens up a can of worms here. fire danger comes off the table. if we get rain next week, that will help out. grape growers not a good thing. either way, wet and windy next week, monday and tuesday. we will be tracking that for you. in the mean time temperatures trending down slowly in response to that system getting

closer. building up and more impulses come through before that. temperatures are coming down into the weekend. saturday morning might see drizzle and cooler temperatures. fog returns to the coast tonight. [no audio] low visibilities on the great highway, highway 1. trend and temperatures will be down. this gets here next week but starts, impulses start comes through for the weekend. temperatures coming down. saturday 70s into the 70s. sunday low 70s. highs tomorrow, 83 sonoma. above average temperatures, just cooler than they were today. market cooling from these temperatures as we head into your friday. 68 pacifica. 80 san bruno. 84 san mateo.

seven-day forecast, weekend in view. interesting forecast, it is fall and it will start acting like it. last sunday felt like fall, this sunday will feel like fall and next weekend feels like winter. >> thank you. new research finds getting red faced could be a good thing. people tend to trust those who are easily embarrassed and they found people who get embarrassred more generous. it can make others feel more at ease socially. >> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, google is under the microscope. details and what is happening that could impact emergency fire crews in the north bay, that and more coming up in 30 minutes on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the san francisco giants had their last at bat for the

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books on banned lists. all part of national banned book week to raise awarenessf about censorship. joe is in for mark. last year at this time we were excited about the giants. this year, a different feeling. >> an empty feeling on a beautiful day today. the giants season ended after 162 games. it was anything about winning. beltran removed to preserve a .300 batting average. they made noise in the 6th. one out of the reach at short. justin christian comes home. 4-1. mark derosa was -- [no audio] that made it 4-3 before the rockies rallied. pat burrell was removed and

gave a fitting ovation after his request to make one more start. finishing 86-76 on the year. never a guarantee for any play thorn final day of the season. >> you know i knew today was going to be a tough one. you know, just with the unternty of what is go -- uncertainty of what is going to happen next but the thought that this may be the last day, you know, kind of took over. >> four games going on right now to determine the national and american league wildcard teams. we will have it tonight at 10:00. see you then. >> all right. thank you very much. our news coverage continues online, our team www.ktvu.com post updates on breaking news stories. look for www.ktvu.com on facebook and like our profile page to get updates on breaking

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