tori campbell. torre. sal casteneda. rosy chu. joe fonzi. fowler. julie haener. robert handa. craig heaps. jade hernandez. heather holmes.

mark ibanez. fred inglis. jana katsuyama. la west it was two years ago this month that he took over the oakland police department. >> he leaves this police department with almost 200 police officers left than when he started. you know, so that was a huge transition. you know, i think that's something he didn't see coming. >> you know, yesterday keith bats made it official he will no longer serve the people of oakland. in his resignation letter he said he had limited control with a lot of bureaucracy. >> he wants to be in a position where he or she has been held accountable but has been able to make a traumatic impact. >> he didn't say it was any one person's fault that he was leaving, but did say the

landscape of the office has changed. last week mayor kwan cast a vote to send things back to the committee. these are things that batt supported. >> if he were to leave, this is a good time. he is talking with harvard about a part-time teaching and research position. some feel the chief was never really into the job at oakland. i will have that coming up at 5:00. also, who may take over his spot. protesters with the occupy movement plan to stage a rush hour march in san francisco this morning. labor and community groups are expected to join occupy sf for

a march through the city's financial district at 7:00. they will set out from the federal reserve building on market street. san francisco supervisor john avalos will speak. san jose's latest wall street event following a camp- out outside city hall. people acting in community together, or pact, plans to announce plans to prevent more foreclosures by putting pressures on the banks. occupy movements will also start in walnut creek, san raffle and palo alto. in walnut creek protesters will gather outside bank of america at 4:00 this afternoon. organizers say the big cities aren't the only ones suffering from the economic crisis. >> smaller towns are, as i mentioned to somebody, it's the

heart of the beast in many ways. it's where you see a lot of income and equality. >> a dozen tents now cover the lawn of city hall. protesters include students, people out of work and even business owners. they will be allowed to stay as long as the demonstration remains peaceful. president obama is vowing to continue the fight for his jobs bill after it failed a test vote in the senate. all 46 republicans in the senate and two democrats voted against advancing the jobs bill. in a statement after the vote the president says his bill contains proposals republicans have supported in the past. the president says he will now work with senate majority leader harry reid to break down the jobs bill into individual measures that could each be voted on separately. two motorcycles in president obama's motorcade crashed into each other in florida last night.

they were escorting the president from a fundraiser to the orlando airport when one officer rear-ended the other's motorcycle. neither was seriously hurt. the u.s. state department has issued a worldwide travel alert for americans following the disruption of an alleged murder for hire plot against saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s. >> attorney general eric holder says iran is behind the plot. a -- iran calls the report a fabrication by the u.s. government to divert attention from domestic problems. the uproar over the memorial day drowning at crown beach has not subsided. coming up at 4:42, the anger over an independent investigation. we will also hear an apology from alameda's police chief on how his department handled the

incident. the mission campus of san francisco city college is back open this morning. that's after a bomb scare. last night police found two is suspicious items near the campus on 22nd and valencia streets. a bomb squad was called out. they evacuated and searched the campus and the site was eventually cleared. it's 4:35 and there is a surprising twist in the investigation of the death of the coupetino quarry shooting suspect. yesterday the santa clara county medical examiner confirmed that sharif allman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. he is accused of killing three co-workers and injuring six others at the lehigh cement quarry last thursday. the "san francisco

chronicle" is endorsing david chu. the chronicle believes the 41- year-old chu will enact change and create jobs and not just use the words as mere campaign slogans. correction notices are going out to some san francisco voters because of a printing error in polling place information. the department of elections says 115,000 voters received information pamphlets that incorrectly list 31 house street as their polling place. but only voters who live in the area of geneva avenue and house street in the eagle district should actually vote at that location on election day. people in brisbane are complaining about noise from flights out of san francisco international airport. noise levels have nearly doubled in the last ten years, but that's because flights have

been increased. residents want the airlines to be fined but the faa says the flights are following departure routes that have been in place for 40 years. 4:37. going back to sal to check on the early morning commute. >> hello, pam. let's go outside and take a look at the east shore freeway. you see traffic is moving well. in this picture you see roadwork. the freeway is down to two lanes. one of the trucks there is backing up, picking up those cones and making that beep, beep sound. you know what i mean? well, pretty soon we are going to get rid of those lane closures and all the lanes are going to be open. this morning's commute on westbound bay bridge, you can see traffic is light there. no major problems. also the morning commute on northbound 101 san francisco approaching the 80 split that's a nice looking drive.

101 san francisco, forget what you see on the screen there. that's not correct. northbound 101 in san francisco looks good approaching the 80 split. now lets go to steve. >> sal, speaking of looking nice, today's weather. patchy fog around. napa airport has a little bit of fog. but it looks like wall to wall sunshine today and temperatures heading up as high pressure builds in. this is a little bit more like it. san raffle is 54. sorry, pam, not 60. yesterday at this time, napa airport down to 52. yesterday it was 60 to 64 on the low. so the humidity factor is going down a little bit as we get a lit bit dryer air in here. not much of a breeze, if any. when travis has west-southwest 3, that's hardly anything. all this cloud cover continues to raise to the north. it looks like what's going to happen is the area of low

pressure will break off and hang out here for maybe four or five days. originally, it was going to settle over us. now they are saying no. it will not be as humid today. a little on the muggy side. a lot of low to mid 80s here. we will continue that theme into thursday. except for some maybe patchy fog it will be warm into the weekend. 4:40 is the time right now. san francisco's stowe lake reopens to the public in golden gate park today. it is the first time people will be able to go out on the lake since the new operators opened up last month. there is still morning work to be done. operators plan to redecorate the building and make it wheelchair accessible within the next four months. well, the family of a man who drowned at alameda's crown beach on memorial day do file a

wrongful death suit against the city as soon as today. critics say the investigation and reforms do not go long enough. 54-year-old zach diamond died on may 30 while emergency services stood by and watched. >> they had emergency on the side in case he came in. >> you expect better, you deserve better, and from the police department you will get better. >> the death of raymond zach was completely preventible and a neglect homicide. >> since his death and in line with report recommendations, alameda has bought two upon toon boats and resumed water rescue train. but critics want the county to take over responsibilities. san francisco is a big step closer to having a utility that

would compete with pg&e. two city agencies have handed off the clean power plan to the board of san juans. if approved, shell oil would run the program. also this morning, victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster will take another step towards rebuilding their devastated community. crews will replace the barricades around crest more neighborhood. that fire killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. just last month crews filled a crater that marked the spot where the pipeline actually blew up. well, there are more questions than answers this morning about a palo alto plane crash that took the lives of three tesla employees. a report by the national transportation safety board says the plane's propellers and

engines were working properly before the cessna landed into a tower last year. the plane went down in a residential neighborhood. no one on the ground was injured. investigators say it could take several more months to determine exactly what went wrong. giants fan brian stowe continues to make amazing progress. i want to show you a photo of him being transferred from san francisco general hospital to a new rehab facility. doctors are still monitoring for blood clots and potential setbacks. but they have reduced his medications. >> we started with an individual who came here in a comatose state, who was on five seizure medicines and who, over time, has progressed to being able to speak. the breathing tube was removed so he no longer has the tracheostomy. >> doctors won't reveal the name of the rehab center in order to give stowe and his family time to adjust to his new home. the father of two was severely

beaten outside dodgers stadium in march. there will be a neighborhood meeting in he will sore reito today about a series of home burglaries. police say most burglaries occurred during daylight hours. today's safety meet something to update residents on the investigation and to offer tips on how you can protect yourself. it begins at 6:30 this evening at the arlington park clubhouse. >> time now 4:44. sony has temporarily locked 93,000 of its playstation accounts. it comes after it detected a large number of unauthorized attempts to get into those accounts. sony says credit card numbers linked to those accounts have not been compromised. it says it also has sent e-mail notification and password set procedures to the affected

customers. a series of bombings are airtight going iraqi police this morning. the death toll from the blast stands at 25. suicide bombers in the southern part of the country as well as a shi'ite neighborhood. with american forces scheduled to leave iraq by the end of the year, today's attacks will likely raise concerns over whether iraqi forces can take over security. in election news this morning the country's finances took center stage at the latest republican presidential debate held last night in new hampshire. the eight leading candidates squared off while sitting around a table at dartmouth university. former mass governor mitt romney defended the 2008 wall street bailout and says he would support another one. >> we want to make sure we don't lose the country and the

financial system and american jobs and that all the banks don't go under. >> texas governor rick perry was not asked about the bailouts. afterwards his campaign says he is opposed to use tax money to bail out corporate america. her -- herman cain said if elected he would get the nation's credit rating back on track. state gop officials and politicians were happy to answer questions at a town hall meeting for high school students held last night. the event attracted a standing room only crowd. the party is trying to win over the next generation of voters. >> we need to reach out and talk to a majority of voters. we have been doing it all over the state in places where we don't usually show up.

>> now, one of the uc berkley republicans behind that controversial bake sale made his pitch. he says that although republicans are outnumbered at the liberal campus, he has had a lot of civil discussions. the party chairman says he is planning similar events. well, today san francisco students be hoping to jump into history with the first lady. >> three, two, one, go. all right. keep it going. >> go, michelle. the first lady has challenged people to join her in doing jumping jacks for one minute beginning at noon. it is part of her campaign to fight childhood obesity. she wants to break the guiness book of world record for the most jumping jacks? one day. the city of martinez is offering free breast exams to

the first 40 women who attend a health fair. the event starts at 5:00 p.m. the free exams are meant to honor breast cancer awareness month. time now 4:47. and prosecutors are starting to wind down their case against dr. conrad murray. today they plan to start calling some of their last witnesses, which will include various medical experts. yesterday a deputy medical examiner took the stand. he testified that michael jackson's death was a homicide. he addressed the issue of dr. murray administering propofol to jackson. >> the problem that mr. jackson was having was that he couldn't sleep. and it's not appropriate to give propofol in that situation. the risk outweighs the benefit. >> now, the prosecution is expected to call the leading expert in propofol as their last witness. then the defense will try to

prove that jackson administered the fatal dose himself. the price of animal adoption in the south bay is dropping. the shelter struggled to keep up with the number of pets being dropped off at their doors. this is video from the san jose animal care center. the largest shelter on the west coast. since the beginning of this month the shelter has taken in 663 animals. people hearsay uncontrolled breeding and the weak economy are to blame. >> some folks, when they are feeling financial strain, one of the things they cut back on is the pet. >> now this shelter and five others in santa clara county are dropping their adoption rates from $115 to just $10. and the price includes getting the animal spade or neutered and all vaccinations. the special deal will last until this sunday. another one will be offered in december. now, at ktvu.com we have posted a link to san jose's

animal care center. you will find all of the dogs and cats up for adoption. look for the link section on our front page. the push is on in napa valley to bring in the greats after this -- grapes after this week's rain. and a dangerous mix-up. the reason a brad pitt movie was rated while he was filming overseas.

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welcome back to the morning news. the set of a new action movie featuring brad pitt turned into a real life drama in budapest. they seized more than 100 weapons. the weapons were supposed to be deactivated but they were

functional. pitt was filming a movie called world war z. a los angeles meet distributor is recalling almost 40,000 pounds of beef because of a possible e. coli contamination. they were shipped to restaurants in california and nevada between september 7 and october 6. so far, though, no illnesses are reported. many northern california grape growers are scrambling to keep mold or rot from ruining their grapes. many are bringing in large fans to dry off their vines. >> with this rainy cold weather it's pushing back har vast.

we are running into mold. >> the experts say the risk is different for every type of grape in every vineyard location. that means we may not know how bad it really is until the entire harvest is finished. 4:53 is the time right now. let's go to sal to check on traffic. >> the east bay, pam, so far so good. we had some earlier roadwork that has picked up on interstate 880. traffic looks good passing out by the coliseum. also the morning commute looks good on the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 traffic looks good heading out to the highrise. no major problems this morning on northbound 2 heading up to highway 17. it's a nice drive there. northbound 17 traffic also looks pretty good. as we see, there are not that many problems. as i look at the accident list, we do have a look at 85, 101

and 280 in the south bay, and that looks very nice. no major problems. public transportation is on time. at the 454 let's go to steve. have you issued a forecast yet? >> i have not. i am waiting for you. >> thank you, sir. we have mostly a clear morning. nothing compared to the last couple of mornings when we had the clouds, the fog, the drizzle, the rain. well, it's just some patchy fog in a few locations, including the napa airport. unless you encounter some fog, i didn't see any on my way in today. 52 napa airport:some low 60s. these are down about eight degrees compared to yesterday because we lost the cloud cover and the wind is calm. everything will continue to ride up over the ridge of high pressure. that allows the high to build in from the desert southwest. looks like it will hang around for three or four days. storm tracker moving to the

north, clouds streaming up from the hawaiian islands. all signs point toward that heading to the oregon border, not here. 70s and 80s. i mean, it will be mid 80s for many. berkley, alameda, oakland 70s to near 80 degrees. pleasanton, livermore 80. gilroy, that will be one of the warmest. 80s low on the peninsula and 70s on the coast. sunny side up. wall to wall sunshine. sunny and warmer. maybe into the weekend just a little koo cooler. the california space center? southern california now the official owner of the space shuttle endeavor. several members of last crew

attended. well, oakland now needs a new top cop. the internal investigation that led to anthony batt's resignation. plus, the protest in downtown san francisco that could create traffic headaches this morning.

the city is looking for a new top cop. who may be on the short list as a replacement. the occupy movement continues to spread around the bay area today, including one that begins in a busy spot in san francisco in a few years. we will take you to the new stow lakes open for business today. a complex terror plot involving iran and mexican drug cartels is broke up. the new warning it's creating for americans around the world is all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. good morning,