tv 430am Newscast FOX October 20, 2011 4:30am-5:00am PDT
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gradual warmup as we go through the weekend. here is sal. we have an accident coming into the bay area where there is a truck that was carrying chickens that has jackknifed. you will hear more about that in just a minute. right now more on the san mateo bridge and right now southbound 101 is moving well as you drive through the city. at 4:30 let's go back to pam. topping the news in
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overnight, leading the desperate hunt for a security guard, he is wanted for an attack on his guards. in richmond with information that could lead to his capture, craig? >> pam, i just spoke to a couple of richmond detectives but this man is wanted in connection with a crime committed earlier wednesday night. >> reporter: richmond police are looking for another man, long opened fire on two other security guards which led to a gun battle between long and the two other guards. one of the guards is now hospitalized and the other guard says long is dangerous. >> obviously this person is trained, he is wearing a security uniform, he is armed
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so consider him armed and dangerous. >> long may be riding in a pickup truck. we will call concord police to find out why long is wanted in concord this morning. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news out of libya, they are now reporting muammar gaddafi has been captured. the reports say muammar gaddafi was injured in both legs, that's all we know at this moment. we will continue to provide information and earlier reports, muammar gaddafi has been captured. well in adjust released state report, harsh criticism in the chauncey murder case. oakland police officer was put into position after the journalist was killed in august of 2007. now the reports said, he botched the investigation from the very beginning and
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repeatedly overlooked evidence tying the crime to the black muslim bakery. one of his followers and he was convicted last june. an important warning, following a violent attack at a popular park. a woman was out for a walk in the park friday night when two men sexually assaulted her. during the day the park is filled with people and neighbors are shocked to hear about the attack because it is considered to be a safe area. >> i walk alone, everybody walks alone, there is a trail everybody walks alone there and the only thing i do know about this park is, it is pitch black. >> investigators say she was attacked from behind so she could not provide a detailed description of the suspects. they are asking for people who saw anything to please contact
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them. more about the pg&e's pipelines, state documents seem to indicate paint page installed junked pipes and the documents are between 1948 and 1956. paint page said if there is an issue it will be addressed. they are asking to make the documents public. bart is asking when the transit agency can turn off cell phone service. bart has been criticized for shutting down cell service and bart say they were protecting public safety but critics say it blocks constitutional rights. it can only be turned off under extraordinary circumstances.
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examples would include terrorist plots to detonate a bomb. hearing about a san francisco law to pose radiation warnings about mobile did i have violations. a -- devices. warnings would discourage customers from buying and using phones. the posters would keep consumers informed about possible health problems from the phone and some say could be a link between cell phone use and cancer. later nurse will set up a first aid station. they will provide basic care to anti-wall street protesters nationals united say it is their way of showing their support for the movement. they say there is more plan for washington d.c. and detroit.
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now 4:35, the company is recalling more than thousand cases of bagged salad because of possible contamination. they are produced by taylor farms retail and best buy dates ranging october 18th to october 21st. it has been shipped to several states including here in california so far no ill necessaries have been -- illnesses have been reported. many are expected to take part in the great shake out. many will arts pay the in the bay area and the drill starts 1020 this morning. many will drop to the ground and hold on for 60 seconds and they plan on stopping all
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trains for about a minute as well. marking the 20th anniversary of the firestorm, they are holding a family preparedness fair at the entrance. now sitty leaders hope -- city leaders hope people affected by the fire will be better prepared if another fire breaks out. survivors have no idea how quickly that storm could move until they were running for their lives. >> we lived in harm's way and i can't wait until the fire is coming over the hill to do something about it. >> critics know they could be better prepared and this anniversary could be the reminder for many people to get ready for another pop disaster. let's check in with sal for
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the road report, sal? >> one thing i want to mention, west 80 vacaville there is a jackknifed chicken truck, it was carrying chickens but if you are on went bound as many lanes are blocked. let's look at what we have, much further down as you can see, traffic continues to move along very nicely to the bay bridge toll plaza. also this morning's commute is looking good, no major problems and traffic is moving along nicely into san francisco. and the morning commute is moving along well in san jose.
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they have a good start getting up to 17. we have nothing compared to what we had yesterday, but a little bit warmer today, and the trend is after today by friday and saturday we will warm some temperatures up. but today was the transition day and it is slicing through the northern part of the state. 60 in oakland and low 60s and 50s. red wood city and the breeze has been cut in half. west southwest at 14 and that's calmed down and now this little weak one keeps things in check. sunny breezy today after a cool morning patchy low clouds, 60s and 70s and not much change
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compared to yesterday but we are starting off cool and warm up a little bit. with your week -- weekend shaping up to be cooler, here is pam. providing relief, we will tell you how. >> i grabbed him with my hands and i was pulling him as hard and as fast as i can. >> the story of how one woman's actions saved a life during one big-rig fiery accident, stay tuned. >> we will tell you where the troubled spots are in the area.
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. a lot of 60s and 70s, temperatures will get back into the lower 80s. protests gave rise to riots in athens square on wednesday. take a look at these pictures. riders were throwing churnings at -- chunks of concrete. parliament passed the first part of an awester are you measure. some were stopping all
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together. they suspended labor union contacts as well. they demanded the cuts before they approved a $150 million bailout package. secretary of state hillary clinton said it is important for the u.s. and pakistan to cooperate against insurgence. they called to get rid of the terrorists within its boarders and later today she will talk with pakistani leaders. continuing to follow reports out of libya. they are reporting muammar gaddafi has been captured. we will show you live pictures there this morning. this is in libya and we see some soldiers there, we have reports muammar gaddafi has been injured in both of his legs. that is all the information we have at this point but we have
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reports muammar gaddafi captured in libya and we will continue to update that story. today michelle bachman is appearing at an event in san francisco. he is expecting to address the commonwealth in noon. she is making a swing following tuesday night's debate in las vegas. so far none of the leading republican candidates will be ready to beat obama in the latest poll, 30% of republicans said they would most likely see mitt romney. 2 of 6% herman cane and president barack obama runs even or slightly ahead of all three men in a hypothetical matchup. a young bay area mother is being hailed as a highway area in that fiery crash we showed
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you yesterday morning in san francisco. >> i was looking at my rearview and i see this guy standing right in the middle of the fire and i am like oh, my g-d. >> she was driving her young daughter to school on highway 101 when she spotted the big- rig tip over and burst into flames. she pulled over, told her five- year-old to stay in the car and rushed out to help that driver. >> i bend down and i was just pulling him as hard and as fault as i can then i started -- as fast as i can thin started pulling ahead. >> the truck driver was on the ground on the other side of the fire so from our approach we would not have seen him on the ground if nobody else had stopped. >> the truck driver was able to leave him after being treated
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for minor injuries. they are now planning a formal tribute to that young mom who saved him. he has been cleared of rape charges, michael was charged with sexually assaulting a colleagues back in 2008 and yesterday it was dismissed that there is under sufficient evidence. the -- insufficient evidence. the state attorney's office could still file new charges. it cost them more than 63,000 dollars in the last year and most of the thefts came from street lights. they dropped due to security upgrades but expenses nearly doubled over the last year. they have not tried to find out how to spend it's part of
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the oil spill settlement. they hosted two workshops on how to spend the money. last month we heard they agreed to settle all claims from that 2007 spill. 4:47 is the time and americans now spend more on halloween than any other holiday except for christmas. good news for people looking to pay their bills. they have a workforce make up ever some places to work but they are trying to make the best of a situation. >> i love this job, it is fun. >> i wish it was longer than the season. it is a fun place to work at. >> managers at both stores say the workers who stand out have
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a chance to extend their time. they will apply after halloween. according to a new report, average rent is now $1,700 and that's up 10% from a year ago. the increase is due to a higher demand for people who off the their homes in the area. the rain is coming to an end but they are still playing a big part in the world series. >> that is right... >> former cal star allen craig drove home the winning run in the world series. former a's manager st. louis cardinals beat them between 1- 2. there is a special edition on the ktvu channel 2 news
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crews spent time removing caucuses in the area of ohio. teams from the columbus zoo were able to capture six of the animals. one monkey was actually killed by a tiger. >> he was 15 feet from the tiger and shot him with a training lieser -- twain will licer dart and within 15 seconds he came after me. >> the risk of the animals of attacking humans was just too high. they let the animals out of the cages before taking his life on tuesday. she will question an and schaefer says in his opinion, dr. conrad murray is directly
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responsible for michael jackson's death. he said he acted more like an employee than a responsible doctor. >> the first time jackson said i need propofol to sleep, a doctor would say, you have asleep disorder and you need to be seen by doctors who spent lice in -- specialize in sleep disorders, not by having me show up with propofol. >> murray acknowledged giving jackson propofol, but the judge said the amount was too small to cause jackson's death. barbie's new makeover has met a disa approval -- disapproval by many parents. some claim the tattoos set a
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bad thing for children. i don't think she will be in our house. >> probably not. let's look at what we have. it is moving along well in some areas there is a new truck crash in vacaville where a truck carrying live chickens collided with an suv. coming up, we will have a live report from the scene but it is a big traffic mess as you drive because they are still trying to clean up this accident and it looks like that chicken is in shock. traffic is light, no major problems coming into the city. if you are driving into san francisco, remember yesterday, we had such a terrible commute and it is doing well in both directions. we have mostly clear skies, some patchy low clouds, but it
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is cool. very cool morning, some upper 40s in the north bay, patchy fog sunny and warmer and morning lows will be cool and days getting into the upper 70s. we have one more system to the north but that's moving through, 50s to 60s and 56. fairfield, livermore santa rosa was down to 50s. we have the only breeze i can find but it is a wind out of the southwest. ohio it will start to build and tailed we start off with chilly lows mainly coast and bay. it will be mostly sunny today and the trend is to warm it up and we get back to the 80s may be saturday and sunday. a bricks morning, temperatures
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again -- a brisk morning, temperatures again a little above the numbers because we are starting off cooler but we will carry it into warmer weekend next weekend looks good, but we will tackle that as we get closer to it. we are catching a glimpse of a planet in the making. they found the first direct image of a planet forming around a star. it is the youngest planet ever found. normally they can never detect them because the sun light affects it but a new technique using mirrors cancels the light. desperate search for the
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