guard. he sat down with us about the future and the frustrations he faces in the job. >> reporter: san francisco's first alected latino district attorney was sworn in tonight. he was :hired as police chief i 2009. last january, he appointed him to replace kamala harris. >> this is a journey for me. >> reporter: he said his goal includes lowering the 77% better for this person.

the department data systems prevent a overview of how well prosecutors are performing. >> we are navigating blindly here. this is the first time in 15 years where i come to work and i am not sure what we did the day before and i am not :compar >> he was a high school drop out. he said he chose mission high school for the ceremony tonight. >> my parents were poor. i was raised in a neighborhood similar to that where mission high school is. i want to take this opportunity to really highlight the desperate need that kids altern crime. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2

news. more details now on his rise. he became a los angeles police officer back in 1978. before he left he was promoted to police chief and director of operations. and then police chief in arizona :to san francisco in august 2009 and appointed as san francisco district attorney last january. police are investigating a bank robbery at a wells fargo bank. two men armed with guns held up the bank at 10:30 this morning. a at 10:00 this morning. a elderly couple escaped

unharmed but their home was destroyed. firefighter had the contained in 20 minutes. it started in a bedroom. tonight "occupy oakland" protesters are demanding the release of a dozen : protesters who were arrested overnight. >> the group tried to push their way into city hall but officers locked the doors. three occupy protestors were finally let inside. >> release of the prisoners and an end to is live where the warning is going out to people to see the big waves.

robert? >> reporter: that rush has already started. we joined a lot of people who came out to watch the big waves. it has been an enjoyable show for everyone except the life guards. wave watching is a :the coa as the pacific swell generating 40-foot waves around hawaii is boosting the surf here. >> i think these people are brave. i wouldn't do it. >> reporter: some swimmers who braved the waves didn't stay in long. once they felt the surge of the surf. >> the waves get bigger. whether it is in san francisco or other spots, officials are warning visitors to be

cautious. >> people don't pay attention and they get too close. like walking out to the end of the jetty. lot of people get hurt. >> reporter: the waves could present problems for boaters that harbor :low tides which wi make breaking across the entrance. >> reporter: while many surfers say they won't take on the huge waves they will still be out there. >> there is always places that are not as big. always a place to find waves in morning hours. high tide long san francisco's ocean beach. problems possibly for south

grade highway. right at the end of the road. high tide in the morning. 20-30-foot swell. that could give you issues. peaking tonight and tomorrow morning. something else :we will see, of shore san francisco, potato patch. couple miles off shore. big white water out there. that breaks when it gets big like this. it drops off for the weekend. back here with your weather in 15 minutes. follow us on www.ktvu.com for the latest weather alerts and live imaging 24 hours a day. in golden gate park police

crashed into a fence post. >> the cause of the death is still under investigation. a police report ubtined by ktvu said the handler was sited for failure to leash the dog. workers tried stepping up their labor protest. they :since december 5. today they said they would try blocking the driveway to get officials to talk to them. employees are upset about adding a deductible to their health plan. a security alert bank accou mike? >> reporter: social network is becoming a hot spot for crime and it may be time to change your password.

45,000 accounts have been hacked. a majority in france and the united kingdom. the malware is called ram nit. it has been : version has a new twist. it goes in and steals usernames and passwords and then the facebook is accessed by the criminal. then they post a link, on the facebook page for all their friends to click on. once click off goes the worm inflecting be compromised. >> one step ahead. >> reporter: he says hackers

are finding social networks, not e-mail more and more alluring the steal your data. >> they want to get into your : you trusts them automatically. that way they can spread that malware to those people and the end goal is making money. >> reporter: facebook sent me a statement that said, we have not seen the virus propagating on facebook but have become working to mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. lawmakers are considering new legislation that would cap salaries for csu presidents.

the bill would give priority to home grown talent during hiring decisions. monitoring clean up : oil spill that is releasing a sulfur odor. a pipeline busts at the envelope weapons station. now the clean up start again. some odors are being released from the soil. the smell is harmless. police say they arrested lwne >> also governor jerry brown says get ready to bite the

bullet. the consequences the state is facing financially.

the man accused of leading police on a chase that injured six officers was in court today. he did were all treated and released from the hospital. the ninety-year-old man who was shot yesterday in a gun battle with a burglary suspect is improving. he has been upgraded to fair condition. he was shot when he confronted an intruder in his home.

he is a :of the sheriff's air patrol. their lives were changed by their service in afghanistan. ktvu's rob roth was at the air force base today as three bay area serviceman were honored with purple hearts. >> here at travis air force base, they know something is an specialist. he responded to a call and a explosive device had gone off. >> the only way i could describe it is like getting hit by a bus at 100 miles per hour and on fire. >> reporter: for a while he had nightmares. >> the two shoulders died, that

shakes you up. >> reporter: his wife had her own fears. >> emotional being pregnant and with your husband over there not knowing if it will only be pictures she sees. >> reporter: he too was knocked unconscious. >> we ied knocked him out. they describe themselves as ordinary. today's ceremony hasn't changed that view. >> i am honored but i know there are more people out there doing the same thing i am doing. >> reporter: despite what they have been through they are willing to return to afghanistan. rob roth, ktvu 2 news.

>> the new real estate fraud notification program caught its first suspect. investigators say he is accused of trying to transfer his k%.g÷-ót could have effects in sex abuse cases. they will decide whether a group of brothers can sue the oakland dioceses for abuse that took place years ago. they say they cannot sue because a special window has closed. the brothers say other laws allow the suit. the if court rules in the plaintiff's favor they will be in for new suits.

governor jerry brown released his budget plan online. the early release reveals the plan to cut money for welfare and medi-cal programs. funding for schools, and courts could be slashed more if voters >> attempt to do good. whether it is child care, education, university or police or whatever. when you say we don't have money, you got to cut the good. that is what we are doing. >> his proposals would increase taxes on residents earning more than $250,000 a year and boost the sales problems to bail

out the democrats. lawmakers heard testimony today on the effects of the high-speed rail project. a supervisor testified today it would cost per mile to expand o freeway system? >> today's hearing comes a few days after a group advised lawmakers not to fund the project. state officials are appealing a judge's ruling that blocks california's mandate for low carbon :filed the appeal to it comes after a judge blocked the state from implementing the

standards. the board will request a stay on the ruling next in san francisco, ocean beach. not great for viewing. if you are looking for surfing walls of white water. south lot of ocean beach, tomorrow morning's high tide, 6.2-footer at 9:00 a.m. it will hit against the great highway, southern portion, and there could be issues there. if your commute involves that tomorrow morning, around 9:00 a.m., the swells hitting when the high tide hits. there will be a big push.

they could close that thing on the south end. weekend, sunny and breezy. no changes in terms of rainfall. overnight lows, patchy /vnñçky- third week of january. then maybe it will get going. hope it will. unusual year. uncharted waters, if you will, as we move forward. couple big storms will get us close. tough to get where we need to be. remember last year, almost two rainfall seasons in one. that is why there is not :a lot of panic. are there is good news there. forecast highes tomorrow, not as warm as today.

it was warm today. 70s. lots of low 60s walls of white if you go to mavericks, they don't want you out there. the best shot is sharp park's pare. >> you can see them good -- park's peer. >> you can see them good from there. >> thank you, bill. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 a man :with ch charged in san francisco for sexually assaulting two young girls. authorities fear there may be more victims and why there saclean up right now in one of the oldest parts of the city. join us for this on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. one coach is out, another

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tired. but he was okay. >> he is back. >> mark joins us now. the nba season is only a few weeks old but already a coach has been fired. >> memo to nba : everywhere, don't get into a hissing match with a player on your team. you will lose. there is plenty of history to match that

extension. warriors, steph curry's ankle continues to be a problem. tweaked it again last night. third time he has done it this season alone. after undergoing surgery to take care of the problem. he will be outtomorrow against the lakers and -- be out tomorrow against the lakers and should :warriors making a play for dwight howard in his last year of his contract. he would come at a steep price and then would need to be talked in to staying in the bay

area her entire life, this was her first game in person last night. great. she got to go and i don't remember if they won or not. but i am sure she was happy. >> she probably didn't care. >> thank you. >> 104 years old. >> :thank you for trusting ktvu, stay with us on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.