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do say that the suspect is an adult man, a very vague description. they just know he's in black pants, a black jacket. and they believe he is armed with a handgun. they are taking no chances here on this suspect getting away or possibly hurting somebody else. they understand that he did already shoot at one person. let's take a look at some video we got here to the scene shortly after it happened. the suspect was in a 1990 lexus which crossed as he was trying to get away on the onramp to 580 west. police surrounded them. witnesses tell us he ran away on foot. that's when the chp and police wanted to shut down 580 so they could send investigators in with dogs to try to find him. they closed off the perimeter where we're standing and the mcarthur high street onramp of 580. they are concerned about the residents in this area. the chp says it all started blocks away from this location
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about 2:00 this afternoon. we saw police at the bank of america. invest investigators say that's where a man tried to rob a woman. fired shots at her and took off with some of her belongings. the suspect then sped down to 35th avenue and that's where he crashed trying to get on to highway 5 west. the problem has caused major problem with traffic but the chp says it's more important to keep public safety. >> we would rather inconvenience some people and make it safe than to place people in the area in harm. >> reporter: again this has been shut off for the past three hours. back here live on the ground they do not know the condition yet of the victim that was shot
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at by the suspect. but they are sending out a warning to all the residents in this neighborhood to stay inside. if you see somebody suspicious do not try and confront the suspect because again they do believe that he might be armed with a handgun. we'll stay right here and bring you any updates as we get them. for now reporting live in oak lands, jana katsuyama, ktvu news. again this story is still developing. we will remain on the scene with jana katsuyama there. and news chopper 2 gathering information and we will bring you more live coverage coming up in just a few minutes at 5:15. turning now to our other top story oárt day -- stair of the day -- top story of the day. maureen naylor is at the cement plant where the shooting started but we begin with robert handa with that video that police say shows the suspect gun in hand. >> reporter: well there is finally an ends to some of the tension that has engulfed this
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two days when the suspect was shot and killed by deputies on this street. >> reporter: two hours ago the santa clara sheriff's department showed us this surveillance video of a gun toting owens. a disturbing picture that confirms almond was in the area. it led to a search that ended this morning. a barrage of gunfire erupted a block north of homestead road. what they saw when they arrived was a man believed to be almond dead on a driveway. sheriff smith says two sheriff deputies in patrol cars were patrolling the area when they saw someone with almond's description crouching behind a car. the deputies approached the man. >> the deputies did fire shots.
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>> reporter: did they see the suspects do anything with the gun, point it at them. >> we believe, this is still pending the investigation we believe he displayed the firearm in a threatening manner. >> reporter: ktvu saw two deputies coming from the shooting scene. whether the suspect fired at the deputies and other details are also being investigated by sunny vale public safety as an officer involved shooting. for residents the shooting was disturbing but also a relief. >> we're sad for all those affected but we're glad that we can go on with our lives without being worried about it. >> reporter: back live the sheriff's department is still trying to find some answers including where almond was right after he left the lee high plant and how almond was able to elude police for so long, robert handa, ktvu skwruz vu news. >> now to maureen naylor who
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has learned new information about the shooting. >> reporter: this is the first time we've gotten this close to the lee high plant since the shooting. tonight a sheriff deputy remain parked up front. i spoke to an executive of the company and earl littler i spoke to a friend who says the accused gunman just snapped. >> what did they say when they came to you? >> reporter: this morning this long time friend of almond arrived at the shooting scene looking for answers. >> why? >> reporter: cynthia says she's haunted by the last conversation he had with his son. >> my son broke down and told me that sh era ne told him he was going to kill some people. but my son said he didn't think he was telling the truth. he said he was just talking. >> reporter: he says almond had a permit to carry concealed weapons that he kept in the
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back of his car. and said he was scared he was losing his job. >> he said they were racist at the plant and that they were going to end his lively hood. and that it wasn't going to go that way. that if they were going to end his livelihood, they were going to end theirs. >> reporter: his next door neighbor echoed the same sentiment. >> very kind and loving person. he was a very nice guy. always smiling, very happy go lucky. he used to talk to the kids in the patio. >> reporter: this neighbor says almond was not happy at work. >> he was having problems because of his job. and stuff over the years, you know. but other than that he was a kind person. >> reporter: this afternoon the flags here in front of the plant were lowered to half staff. a company executive say it is company strongly believes racism was not an issue that the company's focus on diversity. he also said that almond not only had not been terminated bud he didn't know of any plans
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to fire him. we'll have more details from the company and from almonds friends and neighbors coming up at 6:00: maureen naylor,. tonight three bay area familys are in mourning following the lee high quarry shooting. today a stepmother spoke to us. >> i thank god because i was able to spend these last months with him. and we were a lot closer. we were a lot closer and he had changed. which was really good. and i let him know that i loved him. >> reporter: the victim's brother was also an employee at the quarry he was shot and wounded. ktvu's mike mibach has more on the grieving families. >> you can go to our website ktvu.com for more information click on the quarry shooting tab when you get to our home
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page. it is a major shift in policy. federal prosecutors are now warning dispensaries to shut down within 45 days or face prosecution. the four attorneys from california have sent letters to 16 marijuana clubs telling them they are in violation of federal drug laws even though medical marijuana is legal in california. they have planned a meeting tomorrow. the protest on wall street in new york city was peaceful today after almost two dozen arrests last nigh. >> the occupy wall street demonstration entered its 20th day today and it appears to be gaining momentum. the protesters are demanding an end to democratic inequity of the state. the president acknowledged the group and their concerns.
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>> people are frustrated and the protesters are giving voice to a broad based frustration about how our financial system works. >> i misspoke a couple of moments ago the protesters are calling for a dramatic economic change. they say there's a lot of inequity in the united states. just last night 23 people were arrested most of them for disorderly conduct. >> that demonstration in new york city has now spread to cities all over the country. coming up at 5:30, ktvu's rob roth talked to some of those demonstrators about why they are so angry and so worried about their future. this morning, san francisco police tore down wood pallets and other debrises. protesters had told the group to take down their tents and other items or they would be cited. one person says police shoved a person, police did not comment
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on that accusation. president obama today campaigned for his job creation bill. the president used a different setting, a white house press conference. >> people really need help right now. our economy really needs a jolt right now. >> president obama called his $450 billion jobs bill an insurance policy against a double dip recession. he says his plan would boost economic growth by 2% and create almost 2 million jobs. and he threw down the gauntlet to his republican critics. >> do they have a plan that would have a similar impact? because if they do i'm happy to hear it. but i haven't heard them offer alternatives that would have that same kind of impact and that what we need right now. >> the president suggest raising taxes on the wealthy
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and corporations. >> nothing has disappointed me more than what's happening over the last five weeks. to watch the president of the united states give up on governing, give up on leading and spend full time campaigning. >> the senate is scheduled to debate the jobs plan next week. consumer editor tom vacar is live to tell us how the market is hurting the housing market. >> reporter: it is quite a mess. when you think about it when we have very, very low housing prices and record low interest rates the housing market simply remains largely in the dormers, here's why. homeowners find themselves confronted with a quadruple whammy, the first -- >> job security. you don't know if you're going to have a job the next day or
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not. >> reporter: there are why buy. >> you got it. >> loans continue to be very tight. the banks aren't making it easy to buy homes. the third reason is that we continue to have record levels of foreclosures. >> reporter: those with small down payments less than 20% who who are required to have mortgage insurance often don't agree with buyers. >> their lenders criteria is more strict. >> reporter: those people who are buying have the 20% down or can qualify for the 3% fha government backed loans. >> the person hard to finance is the person that wants to put down 20% or does not want an fha loan. >> reporter: the fact is right now 90% of all home loans are federally guaranteed to the fha, fannie mae or freddie
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mac. the banks helped out by the government are simply not stepping up. >> i feel like when john lennon died. just this emptiness in your step. this is just one of the memorials that have popped up to remember steve jobs. how one of his closest friends is responding to his death. this fast moving storm left one bay area resident without a way to get home after a lightning strike. and a little bit of everything today. we did see some lightning. we saw even a funnel cloud out on the bay. i'll tell you what you can expect coming up tomorrow. news chopper 2 live over the scene of breaking news. a gunman shutdown the freeway, but looks like it is now opening back up. [ male announcer ] sizzler's steak fest!
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news. the situation there on interstate 580 near 35th avenue in oakland and these pictures pretty much speak for themselves. the freeway, the southbound -- the westbound lanes excuse me on the left there on the upper side of the street. have just reopened. now what we are trying to find out is why they were reopened. police as you know had been searching for a gunman for about the past two hours. we do not know yet whether police think that essentially the gunman is no longer in the area and that is why they have opened the freeway or perhaps they have arrested someone and that's why they've opened the freeway. we are working to gather that information as soon as we get it we will bring it to you. he was a visionary. and i just find it very sad. it's been more than 24 hours since apple cofounder steve jobs passed away. but today his admirers are still stunned. as tributes pile up at apple store fronts around the bay and around the world. visionary and genius were the
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words most heard today as people remembered steve jobs. and everywhere they left spontaneous tributes to a man most of them had never met. >> it's pretty amazing. not normally a techy thing that you would come and drop flowers on. i usually see it for celebrities that you fall in love with on the screen. >> you can think back on a name when an amazing man steve jobs passed away and they were actually here. >> reporter: that's tony banderman he brought his children to the apple store. jobs has earned a spot in many people's hearts as well. >> i've always been a huge fan of his but you feel this huge loss of a huge presence. and yet it seems like he's
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still with us also. >> i feel like when john lennon died. you get this emptiness in your gut. and i'm just sorry he died so young. >> today memorials appeared outside steve job's palo alto home, at bay area apple stores and at the iconic cube shaped apple store in new york city. apple fans around the world paid tribute including people in shanghai and tokyo. apple has set up a site to leave condolences, to get it to go to ktvu.com. even i were in that crowd and we did believe, yes computers are going to be in every house and they're going to do a lot of good things for people but we had no real vision as to what things are like today. we had no idea how much it was
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going to change everything everyone does in life. >> and yet that's exactly what happened. consumers have fallen in love with their apple products and that includes the younger generation. >> the apple laptop because it's very good for home work and stuff. and for playing video games. >> reporter: coming up at around 5:40, sal castaneda explores america's love affair with apple including what the owner of a computer shop tells us what his customers are always begging him to do. on storm watch today the bay area saw a little bit of everything. we saw intense downpours and sunny skies. but in some neighborhoods we saw hail. we have more on this crazy weather, what people are calling it. jade you heard from a man who had a scare on his drive home
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today. >> reporter: we did. but first, right now we're getting a bit of blue skies and clouds. this out of place early rain made for a highly unusual situation for this drive in pleasanthill. he's lucky to be alive. this man right here. lightning struck near his truck and he walked away unhurt. now this man says he was sitting at a stop sign at boyd with heavy rain and wind and all of a sudden lightning struck. the driver says he thinks the lightning hit the signal light and spread to his truck. >> i couldn't turn it on to move or nothing, it was completely stuck there. i called my girlfriend first and she called 911 because i was freaking out. >> reporter: the rain here in
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san francisco left people taking cover for hail. dark skies covered the city, a few hourer hours later the -- hours later the skies opened up to bring sunny skies. then a few moments later, came rain. reporting live in hayward, jade hernandez, ktvu news. >> as i was coming in to work today the rain was coming down so hard my wind wipers could not keep up with it. then other moments you would look up and clear skies. >> we have widely scattered showers. some folks didn't get any showers at all others got hammered. depending on where you are.
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the main area of rain. watch it go through. watch it back up one more time. there it goes. we're drying out. there's the golden gate bridge. clear, blue skies. the blue angels are out. as we spaed -- speed it up it got dark and rainy. that's probably the system that brought us the lightning strike. here's how it looked throughout the course of the day. this is the actual radar going backward. 7:15 this morning, you had a big thunderstorms san francisco. big activity there. slides through, then around 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 you get this big cell. you get the nature, stormy day then nice day. it's out of here now and things
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start to dry out. as we go to the next 24 hours and on, things begin to dry out. even 80s possible. we'll get to that in a minute. right now we're forecasting one of the coolest nights we've seen in a while. the season, overnight lows are going to be in the low 40s, maybe even upper 30s. temperatures back into the 60s. társ it's going to warm a bit. as you go into the weekend everyone further warming. a surprise public apology today from the peace corp. its director says it did not do enough to protect some of its volunteers. first his brother and sister visited, now prince harry is coming to america, specifically california. where he's going and why, next.
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new at 6:00, a legacy that began long before the iphone. >> it's sort of like hitting 300 home runs and pitching 300 no hitters. a look back at the invasions that may have never happened without steve jobs. also we take you inside the cockpit with one of the most remarkable fleet week fliers. president obama confronts the solyndra scandal head on. how he's defending the funds given to the company tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00.
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the director of the peace corp. today personally apologized for failing to protect the peace corp. volunteers. >> the peace corp. has not guilty always been safe, i deeply regret that. >> reporter: he said his agency has not done enough to protect
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peace corp. workers from crimes and attacks. one volunteer cape kuse was killed. she has blown the whistle on her alleged killer accusing him of raping a number of women. >> cape kuse was an amazing american who dedicated her life for people who had suffered from her tratdy. >> reporter: aaron williams was not the peace corp. director when cape was killed. but says the agency has improved safety. royalty is set to arrive here in california next week. england's prince harry is set to start a helicopter training corp.
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at the naval air facility in el centro. the prince is an army captain learning to ply an apache helicopter. >> john, i love you mijo and i'm going to miss you so much. tonight two mothers give us a closer look at the sons they've lost. both of them killed at that shooting at the cupertino quarry. frustration over an economy is giving rise to a grass roots movement seeking change. it's not a sealy, a simmons or a serta. ask me about my tempur-pedic, do you know there's a tempur-pedic for everybody? tempur-pedic beds now come in soft, firm and everything in between. ask me how i can finally sleep all night. to learn more or to find an authorized retailer near you visit tempurpedic.com. tempur-pedic, the most highly recommended bed in america.
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two grieving families tied together by a single violent act. we continue our coverage of the
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south bay shooting rampage with new information about those killed in the attack. three people died at the lee high cement plant. mike mibacl live after speaking with two of the families remembering those they lost. >> reporter: and for one family gasia, two brothers were actually shot. one survived the attack the other did not. tonight as jesse vallejos recovers, he and his family are now leaning on each other as they mourn the loss of their beloved john. it is a small home filled with memories. memories of a man who loved his children, his hobbies and his job. >> he loved his kids, he really loved his kids. >> reporter: john was shot and killed at the quarry. on tuesday evening she says she said good night to john but wednesday she was not able to say good morning. >> john, i love you mi hijo and i'm going to miss you so much
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but i know you're in a better place. >> reporter: living just a few miles away is berta munoz. >> beautiful a boy. very, -- beautiful boy, very, very good. >> reporter: his mother says that it was the quarry he loved to be, it was his home away from home. >> he really loved his job. he said he met a lot of nice guys, you know and he said that he says mom, those guys are wonderful he says. he says my boss has been good to me too. >> reporter: two mothers tied together with tragedy, their two sons gone but never forgotten. >> all i can say is we got along very, very well. we had a good relationship. >> reporter: also killed in yesterday's shooting was manuel guadalupe minoz. the company that own it is quarry will pay for all three funeral services. live tonight in san jose, mike mibach. lee high hanson is the
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company that owns the quarry where the shootings took place. and has issued a statement praising the santa clara police department and consoling workers. it says in part, our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims. nothing is more important than their well being and the well being of the shooting victims of sunny vale who also the -- the shooting victim who also was assaulted. the company also said grief counselors would be available for those who needed them. our coverage will continue on the deadly quarry workplace shooting. you can also go to our website ktvu.com for more details just click on the quarry shooting tab on the home page. protests continue in san francisco and across the country to new york, as thousands set up with america's financial system are taking to the street,. >> henry: fed up with america's financial system are taking to the streets. rob roth has the story.
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>> reporter: -- fed up with america's financial system are taking to the streets. rob roth has the story. >> reporter: the message was simple, the nation's financial system is broken. 100 people came out to share a common message they say politics as usual isn't working. >> making ends meet is becoming to be an increasingly difficult challenge. >> reporter: investors are giving rise to grass roots efforts. today's group supports the occupy wall street protesters. amongst those here, this woman is worried about her social security. >> they're trying to take away pension, we're threatened every day. >> reporter: economic concerns gave home to an encampment. at about two clock this 2:00 this morning, police shut it down. >> it was turning into a
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homeless encampment replete with propane gas tanks. >> reporter: today the protesters were still standing their ground minus the tents and tarps. among those standing with them was this man concerned about his future. >> i'm a retired postal worker and congress is getting ready to try to take away some of our health benefits and our retirement and i'm already living on the edge. >> i'm $15,000 in debt in student loan and i can't find a reasonable job that i think will create a future for me. i mean i'm still waiting tables. >> reporter: the group rallied today is different from those on market street but the themes are similar. the question remains though can the frustration with the economy translate into political change? reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. about 100 protesters filled the streets in downtown los angeles this morning as part of the occupy movement. they gathered in front of a chase bank branch on grand aver. because the protesters had told police they intended to commit
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acts of civil d isobedience, officers were standing by but in the end the protest remained peaceful and there were no arrests. a record number of people in the u.s. have been out of work for a year. nearly 4.5 million. prospects in the near future do not look good and people who find work will probably be paid less than their previous job. the government's monthly jobless report is due out tomorrow. it is expected to show that only 56,000 jobs were created in september. experts say that will have little effect on the nation's jobless rate. city officials in alameda today dedicate add new solar power system. remittives from municipal power showed off the kilowatt system. they also showed up the kiosks that shows how much energy the library is using and how much energy those solar panels are
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creating. the $150,000 solar energy system was designed and installed with funding from the federal stimulus bill. two community groups are planning an event later this month to kick off a drive for term limits on oakland council members. it would limit council members to three terms of four years each for a maximum of 12 years. the measure would need a 2/3 majority to pass. supporters of the measure sighs it assure -- measure says it assures diversity for the city. it's a true test. what some say needs to be done with students to really if i really figure out if our education system is working. steve jobs is gone, see if his legacy lives on with the very devices he helped to create. it's a test for a type of cancer, but tonight we report why the test may have no
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benefit at all.
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apple devotes are mourning the loss of steve jobs. >> reporter: gasia when most people think of ceos of major corporations they wouldn't be able to tell you the name of
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the exxon ceo of the ceo of coca cola but they know steve jobs. when people think of an apple or apple they don't think of this, they think of that. many say the passing of steve jobs has reminded them of their love affair of the products he and his company developed. long life apple user says he does not have to question his devotion. >> apple is me, i am apple. i have grown up with him in many ways. >> reporter: we got that reaction from many people. apple and steve johns have endeared themselves to a lot of generations. >> they have generated a lot of products, the computer, the iphone and i pad. it's like a family, if you have one thing you keep going back to other things. >> reporter: wyley says he services all computers but people who bring in apple
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products are different. >> the people who walk in have a real -- like the mac owners have a real passion for the product. they love it it's part of their life. we don't see that kind of influence on people that bring in the average pc. >> on display here some of apple's first computers. he says people will come and beg him to fix apple products that are obsolete. >> 15-year-old computers they still ask us and beg us to fix it for them. >> reporter: there have been memorials for steve jobs like this one in emeryville. people are using the very devices that steve jobs helped create to memorialize him on facebook and twitter. it's fitting that many of the tribute that is have poured in have been digital. and a list of celebrities have posted their condolences in
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memory of jobs. steven spielburg called jobs the greatest inventor since thomas jefferson. tyra banks said that she was crying for someone she had never met. our coverage will continue visit our website on ktvu.com and click on the steve jobs tab. you will find a slide show of photos. we've received words from the south bay of the death of city leader. pastor ray died monday after an illness. the 58 pastor was known for reaching out to gang members and helped produce two feature lenght movies about the pitfalls of gang life. a viewing and memorial service are set for saturday morning at bethel church.
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the blue angels are back and ready to perform for hundreds of thousands of people. back here in 10 minutes we're going to look at what's left of the rainfall out there and how warm it's going to get in your city tomorrow. a legacy that began way before the iphone. >> it's like hitting 300 runs and pitching 300 no hitters. >> a look at the items that would have never happened if it weren't for steve jobs. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. 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.
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blue angels flew a practice flight in their preparation for fleet week this weekend.
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a group of precision fliers landed today. a big crowd coming to san francisco is good news for business. >> reporter: fleet week unofficially began yesterday as the navy's blue angels sweeped in and a aircraft carrier steamed in. today everywhere you see preparations as many as 100,000 spectators are expected to come in. >> close to $100 million that this fleet week brings to san francisco. >> reporter: for anthony j erardi it helps. >> fleet week to us it's like a major holiday. it's like a four day weekend. you get a lot of people out, it's beautiful out. >> reporter: saturday and sunday revelry will start early and go late. >> it sort of starts about 10:00 it really will go
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throughout the evening the cocktail hour. >> reporter: dealing with the throngs is challenging to say the least. >> but it's hard to do business because it's so crowded, so packed we have people all over the place. we have heavy staffing and we try to do the best we can and be as hospitable as we can be. >> it's not only here it's in other areas too. >> reporter: at the marina the butler's family legendary perry's, a new desami restaurant is proof. >> this whole area gets filled up. fleet week is definitely just a nice added jolt. >> reporter: some say that military spending for air shows is a waste of tax money. but from the crowds that gather they seem to be in the minority. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. our julie haener is live now in the newsroom with stories we're working on for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> gasia the plane is not blue
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but it packs one of the most amazing fleet week thrills. john fowler takes to the skies to tell us why this plane is unhibbeted when it comes to planes. the same group that told women younger than 50 that they don't need regular mammographs is now set to tell men that routine prostate drug test is the same. the test results in results -- the task force is part of the u.s. department of health and human services.
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a new study suggests women who eat a healthy diet in the year before getting pregnant are less likely to deliver a child with birth defects. researchers found the newborns of women who ate a high fiber, low fat diet had fewer problems with cleft lip. now that we made it through this week's storm, i think we have a nice warm weekend ahead, right bill. >> there you go doing the forecast. >> we're so excited about it. >> you're absolutely right. your weather is changing around for your bay area weekend. and i am just kidding about it. the forecast will clear these clouds out. san jose a few high clouds. lingering showers a few hours ago. but the showers have moved out of the area. here come the rainfall totals, they are impressive, we did call for scattered showers but i didn't expect a half inch in
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oakland. i expected more .8 of .10. we got a little more rain than expected. we did have that thundershower and everyone a report of a thundershower. thunderstorms overnight, they're going to be called. the system goes out. behind that front is the cold air. so now that cold air is here. that's what today's weather was about. that cold air that's arrived. tomorrow morning when you wake up. we're going to see upper 30s. 42 in napa. that's cold. we haven't experienced temperatures that, most of us haven't experienced 40s this year yesterday. we will tomorrow. as the system goes off to the east, high pressure builds in and temperatures go up. this is a pattern you know all too well. and this is a good pattern for your bay area weekend. normally i would be saying, fire danger offshore winds. we just got an inch and a half of rain in some places even more. that's good news for firefighters and fire concerns this weekend.
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as we go through the day on friday. the forecast highs into the 70s. forecast highs really, really really good air quality. boy after a rain like this when that cold air gets in there. you get a really nice air quality. you're looking at the top of diablo. if you go to the top of diablo you look east and you can see mount shasta, that's a long way. shasta you can see. beautiful day tomorrow. air quality great. >> some of those clouds were so dark. >> it was going off. yeah. free parks, the changes one city is making to give you more of that. why tracking college students might be a new way to improve elementary and high school education.
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walnut creek is close to allowing free parking at meters on holidays. the proposed changes won't take effect in time for next monday columbus day, there could be an end to feeding the meters on
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holidays. california collects enrollment information only for graduates two attend instate colleges. including what college courses the students took and if they had to take remedial classes. the author of the students say knowing how students fare in college can help improve 2-12 curriculum. >> the feed back is critical to figure out what's working and how do we drive our resources, time, energy and money. >> the group that authored the report the data quality campaign is a nonprofit aimed at using high quality data to improve student achievement and college readiness. coming up in just 90 seconds. we're at the cupertino quarry
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where three workers were shot and killed. what that company told us when we asked about the suspected shooters work history.
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a traffic nightmare comes to an end on a bay area freeway. the police action that started the problem and where the case stands right now. and sheriff deputies kill
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the man they say shot 10 people at the cupertino quarry. the warning he gave days before that shooting rampage. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we're following developing news. police are still searching for an armed robbery suspect who shut down 580 for more than three hours this afternoon. tonight the victim of that robbery is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. know it all started around 2:00 this afternoon when police say a man armed with a handgun robbed and shot a woman in her 50s near 38th avenue and mcarthur boulevard. the robber got away in a suv, crashed it and got out and ran. an intense man hunt got underway. officers reopened the freeway

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