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. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. nor this is the now this is the 10:00 news on ktvu. >> a killing over copper after an apparent burglary attempt. >> good evening, i's from ken wayne. >> i's from heather holmes. >> the owner of a vacant home caught a suspected thief red- handed and in antioch, police are just clearing the scene, but have not yet arrested the shooter. >> reporter:
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right heather, they think that owner was defending himself and first called police. like you said, police cleared the scene moments ago, but were going in and out of house. on the inside they said it was obvious someone was pulling copper wiring from the home, that was until that person was confronted by the owner. the sight of police and crime scene tape around three vacant houses in antioch had neighbors on edge, especially when they learn a man was shot and killed inside one of the homes. >> i have known that house to be empty and for that to happen, it's just mind blow. >> reporter: police say this gray, two story house was not empty when the owner stopped by around 2:30 this afternoon and investigators say he interrupted a burglary in progress and when the suspect threat íened the owner with a weapon, that owner shot and killed him. >> you have people doing crazy stuff because of the economy and it's sad that lives have to end over it. >> reporter: off-camera, other neighbors told us that the owner of the
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three houses was frustrated by several burglaries in past, damaging the homes so badly he couldn't rent them out. he is cooperating with the investigation and has not been arrested. for some who live on the street, the shooting might be a last straw. what do you think about something like that happening? >> time to move. time to move. >> reporter: corner's office removed the burglary suspect's body about an hour ago. police have not yet identified him or the owner of these homes here. live in antioch, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. nor rain continues to roll through the bay area and in emeryville, that was just of the start. someplaces it was rather heavism meteorologist mark tamayo joins join us now with a look at some of the totals from today. >> the rainfall range really
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picked up into the evening hours as the maybe storm center pushed onto the bay area. the radar, as you can see, as we'll loop that up for you now, rainfall totals over the past few hours very impressive, especially in the north bay, santa rosa picking up .85" and san josi, we're adding to the totals right now. here is a latest on live stormtracker 2 in the live doppler sweep. the bulk of activities focused to the santa cruz mountains and yellows and reds to the south san josi around evergreen and morgan hill. yellows and reds around gilroy. around castro valley road and sheldon avenue. we'll put this into motion, the bulk is heading to the south and east and will continue to move out rapidly for tonight. coming up we'll look at our updated forecast model that will highlight shower chances
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for tomorrow and also the temperature change you can expect over the next few days. the sierra where chains are required if you are making the drive to tahoe. there is plenty of snow to be found at this hour. we have a live report ab-10:30. can you find the latest conditions from stormtracker 2 by going to our website, ktvu.com. this cold, wet weather is presenting a new challenge for occupy protesters. jade hernandez is in san francisco and see if the rain is chasing some of the protesters away. jade. >> well, that is right, we're in the encampment in san francisco. you can see behind me and just a few minutes ago, music was playing over here. one man told me there is not a lot occupiers can do, but the one thing they won't do is let the rain affect them, least for tonight. music. >> reporter: the bongo beat was meant to drive the water away.
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and at times mother nature seemed to cooperate, no matter the weather, nothing dampened the spirits of these two young women from eugene, oregon. >> we have to get back-to- school on tuesday, so we'll be here through the weekend and definitely, i mean the rain is not going to deter us. we're from oregon. [ laughter ] >> reporter: tents sheltered them. we watched as people stood in line in the rain waiting patiently from students wanting to experience occupy san francisco to this man who say the 99 % has different levels to it. >> a lot of us are homeless anyways, but now we have tents. see before, you would get arrested for sleeping on the street corner and would get ticketed, but right now they are in the most defensive position. >> there is not a whole lot we can do, but offer our
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resources. we have limited tarps and limited tents. >> reporter: does the weather defer you at all? >> tonight it will, but i don't think it will be permanent. >> we have been monitoring the occupy movements and ktvu's alex savidge was in oakland and caught a confrontation on- camera, but not with police. that is coming up. . well, the wet weather is making things difficult for crews in san francisco working right now to repair a water- main break in the mission district. that 16" transition line ruptured on 23rd street near san francisco general hospital. officials say they are working tonight to divert water to the area from other mains nearby. no indoor flooding or injuries have been reported, but officials tell us that repairs could take several more hours. today marks one year since
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the sentencing of a former bart officer convicted of shooting and killing a passenger. friends and family of bart passenger oscar grant gathered at frank ogawa plaza. grant supporters say former bart officer mehserle got off early tonight shooting on new year's day 2009. >> were it not for the videotape we would not have seen a trial for the murder of oscar grant. >> that is right. >> and as strong as the video evidence was, the judge never wanted to see that officer convicted. >> mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and released from jail in june after serving eleven months. morgan hill police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a 14-year- old girl dead and three other teenagers wounded. police arrested four men. the shooting happened last night on kos moe and del monte
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avenues on the lawn of an apartment complex. investigators say the suspects are gang members, but none of the victims are affiliated with a gang. police in san francisco are investigating a shooting that sent three men to the hospital before 11:00 at 16th and hoff streets. police say two of the victims are in serious condition and the third victim suffered non- life-threatening injuries. so far no arrests have been made. people in the east bay may have felt a bit of a jolt, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck this afternoon. it was centered three miles southeast of downtown berkeley. this is the latest in a series of quakes centered in east bay in the past few weeks. today's quake was centered on the hayward quake. ktvu's allie rasmus talks to scientists. >> weare actually standing onn
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the main trace of the hayward fault. >> reporter: geophysicist lienkaemper took a visual tour of the fault. the hayward fault runs underneath this parking lot where we're standing. >> we can show it by pointing out the break of the curve. >> reporter: on this side, it's slowly moving south and on this side it's moving north. can you see more evidence in the warped wall of this building and the foundation outside of this restaurant where the asphalt was forming a half-foot gap. >> you could do this from the south end of fremont to san pablo and eventually the fault goes under san pablo bay. >> reporter: lienkaemper says that slow creep doesn't reduce the likelihood, but can reduce the size. >> the creep is taking nearly half the energy. >> reporter: people say they have become more curious about the hayward fault after last month's quake. >> i hear a bump night and
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think is that an earthquake? because you hear a sound and makes you nervous. >> reporter: everyone wanted to know when is the next big one? >> the probability is approximately 30%. >> reporter: a 30% of a 6.7 earthquake or higher in the hayward fault in the next 30 year. students like this man say he will see the ground he walks on everyday a little differently. >> after this i's from going look at the cracks in the ground and see what is going on. an update on the gas leak discovered in palo alto in the same pipeline that exploded in san bruno last year. new documents reveal that portion of the line is salvaged. the leak was found during testing yesterday, about 20 moils south of san bruno. pg&e documents show the gas line contains eused pipe that is more than 60 years old. and that the public utilities
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commission warned pg&e about the darners of reusing salvaged pipe. today it is the first day of crab season for recreational fishermen. crabbers pulled out trap used to catch dungeness crab. last year was a record season and they are hoping for the same they are this year. one we spoke to said the season is off to a good start. >> i pulled the crab pots and it was blowing pretty hard aftershore, but we pulled the crab pots and they were really good. >> recreational fishermen can catch up to ten dungeness crabs a day. the season for commercial crab fishing starts november 14th. >> it's time to set your clocks back an hour tonight. daylight savings time ends at 2:00 a.m. the good news is that you get an extra hour of sleep. and as they do every year firefighters are reminding you to check the batteries in your smoke alarlz and carbon monoxide detectors. andy rooney the long time
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commentator on "60 minutes" has died. >> part of my success is how average i am. i am a pretty normal guy. >> rooney just retired last month and delivered commentaries on the irritants ever everyday life. he started his journalism career during world war ii. after the war he went to hollywood to write for television variety shows before returning to news. andy rooney was 92 years old. another confrontation during occupy demonstration, but this time it's not with police. >> and a lot of people fed up with big banks take their business elsewhere and what one bank official was saying on this national transfer day. two contenders for the republican presidential bid go head-to-head over health care. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds.
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. to our continuing coverage of the occupy movement. protesters marched through san francisco's financial district today to urge people to close their accounts with the anything else nation's largest banks. ktvu's alex savidge was with them. >> reporter: wearing costume and carrying banners, well over a thousand people marched through san francisco's financial district today. san francisco
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police keeping close watch. demonstrators are fed up with large banks. for brenda reed, the reason is simple. >> i am going to tell them what i think of them. >> everywhere we go. >> reporter: everyone sat down in the middle of market street surrounded by several corporate banks. meantime in oakland a group b a 100 immigrant rights advocates march to a wells fargo branch, some of them chained together and there was some pushing and shoving as security officers and a bank executive blocked the front door. >> we want to educate the public and say pull your money out of there. >> reporter: back in san francisco, the crowd crisscrossed the city goes all the way to the civic center, with 83-year-old silon
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watts doing his pest to keep pace, energized by the occupy movement. >> i think it's really important with the respect of age and not just one people. >> reporter: we're getting word that the occupy san francisco encampment could be expanding and setting up in a new location. one organizer told me that they may set up at civic center plaza in the coming days. in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. three people are recovering after being hit by a car during the occupy d.c. protest. it happened last night in downtown washington. the three were part of a group of demonstrators who either ran towards the car at a green light. they were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening and the driver was not cited. in new york, at least 20 protesters are under arrest tonight after a tense standoff with police. authorities say the demonstrators blocked the roadways near the white house building at foley square even
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after orders to clear out. protesters not arrested rushed back to their home base at zuccotti park. the occupy movement is growing overseas. hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets of sydney, australia, demanding economic change. police were out in full force for the event. the protest was mostly peaceful. only two people were arrested for report thely becoming hostile with officers. occupy has gained momentum beyond wall street and big cities and john sasaki reports live from concord. >> reporter: mr. moneybags character strung crime scene tape along the wells fargo bank in concord this afternoon. >> werls fargo specifically is closing down on my family. i have a foreclosure. >> reporter: it was national move your money day and the protest has spread
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heartily to the suburbs. >> we're tired of the banks getting bailed out and the people getting sold out. >> reporter: walnut creek had a demonstration that was much more subdued. >> we want it grassroots with respect to the oils of the bank and take our action by moving our money. >> reporter: organizers say most of these protesters were closing their accounts at the big banks. >> i joined first united services credit union and put my money there and found out a lot of things that i was paying for the with the banks i didn't have to do that with the credit company. >> reporter: there was also a protest outside of the big banks. >> we know they are going to continue with their shenanigans and we believe the only way to impact them is to tell them you don't want to do business with them anymore. >> reporter: i asked for comments from the banks, but was repeatedly turned down. an regional division in oakland defends his bank. >> we give to public schools and contribute over $20 million
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here in the bay area. >> reporter: another difference with protests in the big city, there is no camping out here. as one protester told me, i's from too old for that. in concord, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. demonstrators were joined by the vice president of mechanics bank who says small, regional banks offer customers something big banks don't. >> we actually care about the relationship. we care about the people and we care about bringing in our local community and investing back to our communities and investing in local businesses and that is what is important to us. >> schwartz says his company as seen a spike of new customers in recent weeks. credit unions across the country gained about 650,000 new customers just last month. that is 50,000 more than the number of new members in all of last year. and 36% of long time bank members surveyed last month say they already have or plan to move their money after announcement about new checking account and debit card fees.
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. nor bay area congresswoman threw her support behind one of the candidates for san francisco district attorney. jackie speirs joined assemblywoman mafor sharmin bock. speir and mapraise ma praised bock. >> i am running for da to make sure there is accountability in our city, that the most violent and dangerous criminals are locked up behind bars and never see daylight again. >> the other candidates are currentt the following. a presidential debate with two candidates that started with questions about health care. >> in order to solve the health care cost problem, we must use market-driven, patient-centered approaches. >> wee
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both represent a willingness to talk about commonsense without regard to whatever the national establishment thinks is separable acceptable. acceptable. >> the other g.o.p. candidates were invited, but only cain and gingrich accepted the invitation expwhrrchl vice president joe biden has a plea for americans to help put the unemployed back to work. >> the president and i need your help to tell your congress and senators to. >> theyy president obama is at the g-20 summit in france.
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back from afghanistan, troops make their return to the bay area after serving in afghanistan. the distinguished award they received and how many lives they are credited with receiving. still no power, a week after the big east coast storm. tens of thousands of residents wait to quette their electricity back and just when it will finally be restored? tonight's storm is moving rapidly to the south. one part of your sunday should be dry and details on a winter storm warning that is currently in place in the sierras. it's about building cars in america.
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[ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ . san josi congresswoman lofgren was among those honoring the air national guard today. they are part of the 129th rescue wing who
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performed combat missions in afghanistan. many took place under hostile fire. during the ceremony at moffett field the aircrew members were presented with one of the highest awards an aviator can receive, the distinguished flying cross award. >> it's important to remember the courage, the bravery,, and the generosity of people who volunteer to serve in our armed services. >> the 129 rescue wing airmen are credited with saving 345 injured people including joint forces, personnel and afghan nationals. the unit also works closely with the coast guard and various civil agencies on state missions. american troops in iraq are pack up as they get ready to leave the country by the end of the year. troops at the largest american military base in military iraq
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are counting military equipment in preparation for the pull- out. the new york times report that officials are worried about the reemergence of al-qaeda as a potent force in iraq. >> i think that iraq now is a safe and secure environment. it's not as safe and secure as it should be or it will be, but it's progressing very well. >> all, but a handful of the 33,000 american troops are scheduled to leave iraq by the end of the year. both the u.s. and iraq say they are working on how to continue some sort of military partnership. >> in other news of the world in britain seven people are dead following this massive fireball with many vehicles burning. officers say the road was wet and visibility was very poor due to thick fog when the accident happened. there are concerns more bodies
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may be found in the wreckage. in china today rescue workers pulled the last 45 remaining miners who were trapped underground since thursday. officials say eight miners were killed when an earthquake triggered a cave-in. an explosion followed soon after the cave-in. chinese mines are considered the most dangerous in the world. and from bogata come news that the leader of colombia's main rebel group is down. they say cano was killed in a gunfight following a bombing. he was the head of revolutionary armed forces of colombia. farc is mostly financed by drug cartels. announcing the death, the president called on other fighters who put down their weapons. in pakistan two senior police officers and five
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alleged taliban militants are now facing charges in connection to the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. miss bhutto was killed in december of 2007 during a campaign appearance. the two police officers were charged with security breaches and failure to protect the former prime minister. the five suspected taliban members are accused of bringing a suicide bomber to carry out of attack. musharraf pervez has been implicated, but denies the allegations. a week after the surprise october form storm, 3 million people lost power across the northeast and as of tonight, 140,000 people in connecticut are still without power. connecticut light and power is trying to meet a self-imposed deadline to have 99% of its customers back on-line by midnight tomorrow. many residents though are angry and frustrated as they struggle
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without power and heat in a freezing temperatures. rain in the bay area means a lot of snow tonight in the sierra. we'll have a live report on the conditions there in two minutes. nor also former 49 terrell owens could find himself in trouble with the law. it's what he didn't do right here in the bay area last week that is the problem. [ man ] i got this citi thank you card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] write your story
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because it is. . this wet weather in the bay area is bringing a lot of snow to the sierra and that means some fun for some and troubles for others. tom dehain is in blue canyon where the snow is coming down. >> reporter: that is right. icy snow pellets and 29 degrees at mile high in the sierra. a very difficult night for travel for folks going eastbound towards lake tahoe. a lot of problem problems on
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the roadway with slick roads and trucks lowing control and spinouts. fortunately no serious injuries, but the flipside is that some people are really happy with it. a handful of skiers and snowboarders have the ski area all to themselves. skiing in a well-lit snowstorm until 9:00. >> it's perfect, nobody is here and it'snize and soft and you couldn't ask for me. >> it's not too bad. >> reporter: good start for the season? >> definitely. >> boreal has taken advantage to make more snow. the driver of a westbound pickup truck went off the road and so did the trailer he was pulling. the driver was making a lane change and lost control. fortunately he was not injured. what did you think when you thought i's from going off-
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road? >> i thought bleich -- excuse me my french, i just total mid truck was my first thought when i saw the glass break and trees coming through the window. >> reporter: chp officers say that the drivers need to immediately get into the winter mindset when in the mountains. >> drive slow and secondly, have plenty of gas, warm colonials clothes and food and the correct size of the chains. >> reporter: the winter storm advisory continues all night until tomorrow morning and they are expecting 10-15" of snow and difficult driving all night over the summit. at blue canson, back to you. >> thank you, tom. cal fire san mateo- santa cruz is declaring the end of the fire season. they will be reducing seasonal
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staffing, but will continue to operate engines in the two counties during the rainy season. people in hayward got a chance today to share with city leaders their plans for the downtown area. and some of those who attended today's community workshop called for more walking areas. while others say it's important to make the downtown more of an entertainment center with restaurants and theaters. other suggested that the city should work with cal state east bay to put student and faculty housing downtown. they are hoping to get money from the sustainable communities grant from the state to further fund the plans. a young woman is in the hospital after she was struck by a tractor-trailer in petaluma this morning. 23-year-old heather kotbos was local couldn'tos
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heather couldn'to was ton to the hospital. the gmez no problems have been reported because of the issue. former 49 terrell owens may get a knock on the door from police. an arrest warrant was issued in contra costa city after owens failed to show up for a child support payment hearing. the free-agent wide receiver tried to reschedule the october 24th hearing himself to attend a televised workout that might land him a contract. owens spokesperson says his new attorneys will deal with the warrant. he is triering to lower payments based on his career with the dallas cowboys in 200.
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. well, just a few days ago talking about warm temperatures and high fire danger and today a completely different story. the clouds pushing back into the region and right now the maps, our live stormtracker 2, i can show you this. you will notice the bulk of the action right now focused in the south bay. you can see a little bit of action closer to milpitas and most is head to the south and east. you can pick out some still
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leafery rainfall around monterey bay and morgan hill and gilroy picking upheavier downpours, all shifting to the south and east. we should see the rainfall continue. a remind for tomorrow, the sunrise is at 6:40 and the sunset with the change in time at 5:06. so you will notice the change for tomorrow as we change the clocks as we go back to standard time. tonight, mostly cloudy skies and morning showers on the cool side. the extended forecast, sun/cloud mix and temperatures crop up a few degrees. for tomorrow morning, temperatures in the upper 30s in the coolest locations in the north bay and san francisco at 48. san josi, 44 and antioch around 40 degree and there is still a chance of showers. main front moving through the bay area right now focused
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basically towards monterey bay. so for tonight the rain moves out, sunday morning the chance of showers and by the afternoon hours, the sun/cloud mix. as far as the sierra, we talked about the winter storm warning in place until tomorrow morning. here is our rainfall forecast model showing you the rain right now. it did a have good job and tomorrow morning we could have a few early pop-up showerses. there is an chance of an isolated thunderstorm and cold enough with snow levels come down to 4,000-feet. you will notice not a lot to show you. the highest chance of showers tomorrow morning. a slight chance into the afternoon hours. for the raiders game they are playing with some pretty cool temperatures, and the broncos out there mainely in
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mainly in the upper 50s. here is a look ahead at your extended forecast with the remainder of your weekend in view. a few dry days for monday and tuesday, election day and thicken up clouds on wednesday. heather and ken, thursday we increase the rain chances. tomorrow, with the time change, sunrise at 6:40. >> coming up, in sports, another win for stanford, but they win a key defensive weapon. we'll tell you who. sports is next of the
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. good evening everyone and thanks for joining us our saturday night edition of sportswrap. stanford quarterback andrew luck was off- target earlier today and for the first time in 28 games the cardinals were shutout in the ffort and also lost two important players to injuries and it all signed sounds like a scenario for an upset, doesn't it? not really. oregon state was ready for football. cardinals led 14-7 in the 2nd quarter when luck to owusu. the referee called poyer for the personal foul and owowsu suffered a concussion. it was just 17-7 stanford at halftime and then
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