race accident isn't unprecedented but it is unclear why the suspension may be coming or how long it will last. we went to see the captain this afternoon, they were told the coast guard is still formulating a policy. an announcement will be coming tonight. deborah will have details later on tonight on the 10:00 news. reporting live in san francisco david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. police are showing off the results of a marijuana raid that was a year in the making. ktvu's jade hernandez is live in oakland in front of a warehouse police are calling a distribution center. >> reporter: there have been two break ins since the first raid and there are two suspects sitting in the back of the car. we watched several men come in and out of this warehouse right

here. the fence has been patched up. that is when one of the men who came back said he was the one who called police today. >> reporter: he held his hands up high. last night police arrested him, tonight he came back to find a man stealing copper piping. >> i went to get my clothing. we go inside and there is people running out of the building. >> reporter: he says this warehouse is a grow operation for medical marijuana. but according to police is a sophisticated operation, they confiscated 2500 plants, $40,000 in cash and weapons. >> and the risk was high enough that we initiated a s.w.a.t. call out. we were concerned because of information we had in terms of

the weapons that was inside the building. >> reporter: doors were strength respond goods protected -- and goods protected. police indicated it could have posed a huge risk to officers. along with vests and helmets. >> each weapon had three fully loaded magazines. >> reporter: tonight we can show you one of the cameras on this secure building. officers arrested 11 people and the department contacted the dea. coming up at 6:00, reaction from those around the area it is an industrial area but folks say they have seen activity here. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. a san francisco neighborhood was evacuated for 90 minutes today because of a bomb scare at a police station.

at the mission station. a residents found a suspicious object and brought it to the station. they shut down part of 17th street. they took the item away to dispose of it. parents and students are on alert where a man approached a student. at golden view elementary school officials say a man offered a girl aride yesterday. the man -- a ride yesterday. the man propositioned the girl and prefused and went -- refused and went directly to school. he was driving a faded blue truck. at pleasant hill middle school, a suspicious man approached a student on monday. the man asked the girl her name, address and whether she

had a boyfriend. she said he is 40 years old with a accent, 5'6" with a average built, brown eyes and mustache. the planning commission held a public hearing to help decide what to recommend about a new hospital. opponents called a press conference. they say the plan will do away with two neighborhood hospitals and clog the area with traffic. >> they expect 28,000 trip as day to be made to the hospital. a day. >> there have been demonstrations for and against the plan. they say it has ways to help reduce traffic and need to build a new hospital. if they approve the plan it

will go before the board of supervisors. demolition on doyle drive begins tomorrow night. this is the section that will close at 8:00 p.m. till monday at 5:00 a.m. there will be no acdesto the -- access to the golden gate bridge. you will need to ax ses the bridge -- access the bridge from 101. the giants are at home and there is a beer festival so expect delays and traffic problems. you are urged to avoid the area if possible or use the ferry. a coalition of groups announced several mayday actions. they say on may 1 they will be joining plotesters -- protesters in support of occupy wall street's call for a strike. they are planning to join a picket line at the golden gate

bridge and they may attempt to shut it down during the morning commute. they expect hundreds to march with district workers who have been in contract negotiations. >> students and workers, documented and undocumented, unionizedized and not will walk out and shut down their work places with nationwide struggles against the 1%. >> a rally march and other actions are set to take place in oakland. jobless figured suggest improvement is stalling a bit. 388,000 claims were filed last week. that is down a thousand from the week before. they forecast a drop of 10,000. the number of people continuing to collect jobless benefits

increased 3,000. >> at the closing bell it was the third straight day of gains. two stocks were up for every one that fell. the dow is up 114 to 13,204. the nasdaq is up 21 at 3,050. the the s&p is up 9 at 1,400. a close call after someone sprayed their home with gunfire. ktvu's alex savage says the question is why? >> reporter: investigators ran string from the home to a hillside, calcuting the -- calculating the bullets. she was home at the time but luckily in a back room, out of the line of fire. she heard something pop. >> i thought it was light bulb and then there was more and more shots. i really didn't know what was

happening. >> reporter: several bullets came through and lodged in their molding. others in the siding. investigators worked to retrieve them. this happened in a neighborhood near olive avenue. it shattered the sense of peace they feel here. >> bizarre. >> for a period of time you have a sense of disbelief. what was that about? you can't process it. i mean you process it but it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: police say it is clear the house was targeted. she can't think of anyone with a grudge. >> we have a quiet life. we go to church and work and we are home. very quiet. can't think of anybody. >> reporter: police say they

don't have a description on the shooter but the people who live in this house are hoping an arrest comes soon. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. a twist tonight in the pg&e snooping controversy that surfaced in 2010. the public utilities commission says a pg&e employee who used social media to spy on opponents of smart meters did not act alone. he forwarded e-mails to his boss and other officials. he resigned after admitting he tried to use a false name to join a group opposed. they have heard their sentences on charges of tax fraud and hiring undocumented immigrants. marino sandoval and his wife nicole sandoval. the couple who owned the el

balazo restaurants failed to disclose income. they were ordered to pay $2.2 million in restitution to the irs. new gold rush in gold country but they aren't looking for nuggets, they are looking for rocks from space. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us now where hunters by the hundreds are looking. >> reporter: people from all over the world are coming to the gold country and this is what they are looking for. he handed this to me, he says it is a piece of the meteor that came down over the weekend. it is worth more than its weight in gold. >> reporter: there is a sign

that reads loads rocks -- loadus rocks. he is one of dozens of people in a march across this park. someone from nasa found this meteorite that exploded. >> there has to be more. >> reporter: most of the people here are new to meteorite hunting. >> interesting. >> reporter: they be done it before. >> hopefully we have meteorites. >> reporter: one hunter paid $2,000 for this 4 gram meteorite found in the park today. a few miles away he hopes to get lucky. he heard it twice. >> i was in the backyard, heard a boom, i looked and i heard just like hail hitting my roof.

>> reporter: he checked his roof and yard but so far -- >> pocket full of rocks. >> reporter: as you can see, people are still in the park. they are looking for meteorites still. most of what people are finding are not meteorites, they are black rocks that look like it but they are rocks. but still people are having fun looking here in the gold country. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. we have breaking news right now, but it is no surprise. the colts just picked andrew luck with the first over all pick in the nfl draft. luck passed for 9,000 yards and 82 touchdowns. earlier today he said he is looking forward to facing off against jim harbaugh and the 49ers and he will have his work cut out for them. the colts only won two games

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next week will mark the first anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. he was killed may 2 by the u.s. military inside his home in pakistan. he hid out for 10 years after the destruction of the world trade center. authorities say they know of no expect threat associated with the date but concerned about violence from the al-qaeda facility. the white house has been hit with another secret service prostitution scandal but this

time in el salvador. he learned before president obama and his family threw there, u.s. secret service spent several nights at a strip club. they paid for sexual favors from the dancers and offered money to them to come to their hotel rooms. >> they were approached, one in the military, secret service, getting a special service at the hotel. >> the secret service is investigating the allegations. they come on the heels of a similar scandal this month in which eight secret service agents lost their jobs. vice president joe biden made what many say sounded like a campaign speech depending president obama's foreign policy record. >> if you are looking to sum up how president obama handled

what we inherited, it is simple. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> he spoke at new york university's law school today. he lashed out at mitt romney accusing him of distorting the president's record and says he flitch flops on -- flip-flops on foreign policy. >> a poll out finds mitt romney may be closing in on president obama who has less than a 4 point lead now. and people under 30 support president obama but voters in that age group are less likely to vote in november. ac transit is giving the green light for a plan to speed up bus traffic. the board approved a $152 million project to create bus only lanes and bus stations on

elevated street medians between downtown oakland and the bart station. officials expect the project will increase ridership and reduce pollution. construction begins in 2014. users of a travel service named san francisco airport their fourth favorite in the nation. number one was orlando, florida, followed by atlanta, georgia. three dallas in texas. and charlotte-douglas is 5th. water officials say they may not have to impose restrictions this year. the district says it is all thanks to the heavy rainfall we have been seeing. while a water shortage isn't imminent they are still encouraging residents to use water wisely. it is accepting a dry year over

all. by november they are expected to fall short of last year. a late spring storm and five cars were involved in a collision in antioch. police said five people were sent to the hospital. another crash in san leandro. about 2:00 a.m. a big rig and a car collide on 880. no one was seriously heard. the sun game out in many parts of the bay area. one of our crews captured this rainbow and the sun broke out over the hills. >> great rainbow. let's talk about the rain and weather. are we done with the rain? >> yeah. the rain died down. a few sprinkles but we are drying out and we will warm up. today was chilly because the

cold front came through, that is where the showers came from and now we have wind. towards had delta, live buoy reading. 26 mile-an-hour gusts near pittsburg. over here by the bay bridge, check out the north side of the air station, 21 miles per hour. breezy out there and starting to revert back to a high pressure pattern that will warm the day time highs and push the rain out of here. you saw the clouds moving through. rainfall totals, we got rain. more than anticipated too. you will see, we got more, redwood city, half inch. concord, quarter inch. san jose, quarter inch. santa rosa, 2/100. any rain is good rain. doesn't hurt. if you are a pollen suffer, it

pushes the pollens out of the trees and diminishes the effects. it will come back, but it washes a lot of them out. system one, and system two, there were two of them. they are gone now and we start to warm up. over night lows tonight upper 30s in the cold spots. pretty cool temperatures. tomorrow morning, you will be needing jackets. when i come back we will look that five-day forecast, we will go right to the weekend and look at your forecast. airport screening under the spotlight. two new incidents are raising concerns about how tsa agents are conducting pat-downs. >> they lived in the jungle,

and tonight we have their story of servile -- survival.

construction crane owner was acquitted today in connection with a deadly 2008 new york city crane collapse. the rig snapped apart and killed two workers. prosecutors say it fell because of a bad welding job. the judge decided they did not

prove it actually caused the accident. a soldier from sacramento died while on duty in afghanistan. he was assigned to the 172 brugrade. they say he died tuesday in afghanistan. but officials haven't released no other details. incidents are shining a spotlight on tsa screening. >> embarrassing. not anything that i want to come out with. >> he says he was subjected to an enhanced pat-down. the screener ran his hand up his leg and hit his crotch hard. >> the agent should have said i am sorry and everything was okay but he wanted to get me

arrested for moving his hand away from my crotch. >> another incident in in kansas. a 4-year-old tripped the alarm to run and hug her grandmother. a 92-year-old military veteran, a victim of a crime, received a special gift today. we brought you the story of michael. someone stole his collection of world war ii u.s. navy memorabilia. he says he was heartbroken after hearing about the theft so he went out and broke a

replacement for him. >> made my life better. >> my pleasure. >> so far there is no word of any of the stolen items turning up. this traveled 8,000 mimes for a new lease on life, his story will shock you. >> and in a interview we sit down with the chairman of the federal trade commission, what he has tosay about -- to say about cracking down on companies using the internet to keep tabs on consumers. @

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> talk about an incredible journey. the story of this cat, what he

has been through and how he ended up in san francisco. it started 8,000 miles away, he lost a leg, shot in the head and soaked in gas. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what happened how & how he is -- what happened and how he is doing now. >> reporter: he was born in tehran but his home is in san francisco. he is being given special attention. >> we were contacted by rescue organization in iran asking if they could send him here. they described him as a special needs cat with medical issues. >> reporter: he suffers from a tilted pelvis. he dragged himself along the streets, he was shot in the face. he says his left leg was

amputated by mistrained vets. a same-sex -- a good samaritan flew him to san francisco. >> that would be a cat that we would say it doesn't make sense to find him a home but his personality is so great and we have been making more and more special needs animals adoptable here. >> reporter: 10% or more are classified as special needs. making them more difficult to adopt out. the hope is he will have an easier path to a new home. >> he is a special cat. >> reporter: in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. safeway reported a sharp $72 million jump in income for the 1st quarter of the year but stock fell today because wall street investors were hoping for more.

revenue at their newest stores were flat compared to last year. the chairman of the federal trade commission says the internet's days of tracking you are drawing to an end. in an interview you will only see on 2, ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live with how they are putting an tend to the practice. the concept is called do not track. >> consumers should have the right to not send their information. >> reporter: he says without donot track our privacy remains at risk. >> companies do what they want with your information. so you are information can be

up sold, transferred, resold, monetized, sold to third parties and you have no idea where that information is going. >> reporter: what you research, buy, and more is at stake. >> you are interests, maybe you are telling people your age, your gender. >> reporter: this is a hammered out agreement with internet companies and the government, not legislation, not a lawsuit. everyone except a smallful of companies knows it depends on it. >> there are a few differences but we are optimistic it will happen by the end of the year. consumers will have the ability to opt out. >> reporter: it will soon be up to you like the do not call program. >> you are taking the place of

a -- [ inaudible question ] >> that is right. >> reporter: we invite yootuwatch the -- invite yooawatch the inter-- invite you to watch the interview on www.ktvu.com. the company announced plans to close 200 locations and lay off 350 employees. seasonal workers hired to make the april 15 deadlines won't be effected. it will save them $100 million a year. no word on which locations are on the list. police are holding a prescription drug take back on saturday. experts say most abusers get the drugs from family or friends and say getting rid of drugs like throwing them away can pose safety hazards. they will be accepting them saturday between 10:00 a.m.

and 2:00 p.m. at all 10 san francisco police station. they will not take liquid medications or needles. the congo is one of the most violent countries in the world. fighting killed 3 million people over the year. tonight we meet a family who escaped. ktvu's mike mibach tells us it was a long and dangerous journey. >> reporter: it is indeed. eight years without a home, a family of nine landed here, 8,000 miles away from the violence in the congo. >> reporter: never seen a television, 7 children who ran from war, now smiling happy in their new home, safe with their mother and father. >> i have come from a hot place. i am very happy to be here.

>> reporter: his village was attacked in 2004. he fled to the jungle. >> after two years in the jungle and seek protection and safety. >> reporter: he is with the refugee program. approved by the united nations it took six years to complete. 14 years ago a san jose resident says she was a reuegy from sudan. >> part of a duty to provide awareness in the community. >> reporter: right now there are 12 million refugees in the world and less than 1% are eproved for re-- are approved for resettlement. >> successful families get support from communities.

>> reporter: his journey is now over and for the first time he tells me he can sit with his entire family for a meal. >> normally i would not be able to have lunch together. happy to be together. >> reporter: they will help place the children into schools and the father taught french and maybe someday he will teach right here in san jose. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. and for more on the family and how you can help go to www.ktvu.com, click on web links. the real estate markets slowly improves. the number of signed contracts to buy new homes rose to 4.1% last month. that is the highest since april of 2010. interest rates have fallen to a record low. the average on a it 30 year

fixed mortgage is down from 3.9%. governor jerry brown headed to washington, d.c. for a weekend of business and a little fun. he will meet with officials to talk about funding for the california national guard and healthcare. and will appear on face the nation on sunday but he also has fun built in. he will attend the white house correspondentádinner. remembering a bay area rock legend. the all star lineup performing tomorrow and the two things the american cancer society is saying. >> and john edwards was back in court today, what his lawyer accused his former aid of doing.

ceremony marked the anniversary of the worst nuclear plant disaster in history. 26 years ago an accident claimed 36 lives. it was covered by huge concrete building that is now being replaced. parts of the area are still off limits. the american cancer society today urged cancer survivors to

ate well and -- eat well and exercise to prevent the skies from coming. disease from reoccurring. researchers are looking at a link between eating berries and preserving brain function. those who ate the most appeared to delay cognitive decline. it is really just a link, they haven't been able to prove it yet. bone condition that people associate with older women is turning up more often in men as well. osteoporosis. researchers say half of all u.s. adults have an increase risk of developing the condition. and they say 9% of adults already have it.

it involves low bone mass. musicians and mans will remember the life and music of ronnie. he was born in the city and played with the best known bands. he is considered one of rock 'n' rolls greatest guitarist ever. he died last month of prostate cancer at the age of 64. the announcement by the giants today, a look at aubrey huff and the effects of anxiety. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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sometimes we can think of pro athletes of invincible. what is happening right now with san francisco giants' star aubrey huff says different. ktvu's rita williams has more. >> reporter: even these little leaguers, and most of us, cannot even imagine going from the highest of highs. >> reporter: the giants brought san francisco's first world series trophy and aubrey huff kept the crowd loose. >> i am sure you heard about the rally thong. >> reporter: since then aubrey huff has been suffering some lows on and off the field. a disappointing season last

year, his wife filing for divorce, a wrong play saturday in his first ever time playing second base and now the giants announcement that aubrey huff is on the disabled list for anxiety treatment. >> the difference between them us is that when they fail or when the wheels come off in their profession everybody sees it. >> reporter: aubrey huff's father was murdered trying trying to come to the aid of a co-worker in a domestic violence dispute when he was a kid. cincinnati reds joey votto, and a's pitcher justin duke. in 1956 tony perkins played in

a movie about his bipolar disorder. in the past players and teams hidden these issues. >> teams said this guy is a head case. get him out of here and find somebody who can keep it together and play. >> reporter: he says there is more understanding today with teams and fans but he is not sure if there is enough acceptance. if aubrey huff's playing on the field starts costing the giants games. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. john edwards' attorney iscusing his former aid of making up stories to make money. in court today the defense team exposed inconsistencies that he gave and wrote in a book. young took the stand in the trial against john edwards.

he is accused of illegally using political campaign money to hide a love affair from the public and his cancer-stricken wife. a lot of sunny skies, and a breeze. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> winds come up, temperatures coming down. but then they warm up next couple of days. rain is out of here. we are getting a breaking. temperatures back into -- by the weekend, upper 70s and low 80s. right now, wind blowing. let's go to the golden gate bridge. check the live reading here. winds are gusting to 15 out of the west. looks like this. coming off the water. right now the winds are going west. what we are looking at is a spring weather pattern that will take us into the next couple of days and into the weekend. tomorrow temperatures increase. with the over night lows down to the 40s and upper 30s you

will notice a chill tomorrow. today temperatures were on the cool side. tomorrow, not as much cool air. temperatures start to warm up. coming up 5-10 degrees warmer tomorrow. nice looking forecast. lots of -- foot prints. each day the yellows and you will see oranges as well. the cooler moved in tonight. that is what brought us the rain. temperatures tomorrow morning cool and during the day through saturday, increase in temperatures. nice looking forecast. coastal fog, might see a little bit of it. the marine layer is diminished. i am showing you rain to the

north through the weekend. highs tomorrow will look like these. low 70s. not much warmer than yesterday, even though we had the clouds. warm day yesterday. muggy. for the weekend, you see the bay area weekend in view, a nice weekend with temperatures back into the low 80s. tree pollen will resurface. >> timing is nice on the five- day forecast. thank you. taking a look at unsolved cases. what a group is proposing to help police departments across the united states take a second look at rape cases and new concerns about a special pandemic of bird flu. why the threat may be triggered by terrorists.

despite storms the u.s. forest service is preparing for a busy fire season. the chief says they are monitoring dry conditions and weather pattern. a group of senators is calling for a fresh look at unsolved rape cases. they are prosing new grants. the results would go into a

national registry. law enforcement could use the results to track down suspects. >> many of these people do not just commit a single violent crime. they do it on a serial basis, so getting them identified and off the streets is important. >> it could also help clear suspects. there are new concerns about a potential pandemic of bird flu. lawmakers and health officials say it could be triggered by terrorists or mother nature. >> reporter: nature itself is the most dangerous bio terrorists. >> scientists engineered a deadly strain of bird flu to learn more about it. they want to share the information so the world can prepare for the possibility of an outbreak. but critics said that might put too much information into the

hands of terrorists. >> if it led to human infection, we can't rule out the chance it would use to high case futally. >> the new leader of al-qaeda has a medical back ground. new evidence released today confirms mars was once a hot bed of volcanic activity. they analyzed photos from mars. it could be found in hawaii, scientists were surprised to find that one measured 100 feet across, bigger than any here on earth. a high school is removing some security guards, when some say the guards are hurting

rather than helping keep things safe. >> and this was the scene this afternoon as police entered an operation and busted them for marijuana.

. he survived a major car crash. now he is a victim again. the brutal attack that has the town worried. >> a list of complaints, the questions raised about the security officers on campus at milpitas high school. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> new at 6:00, ktvu's janine de la vega live at the high school with the list of complaints that got the board's attention. the principal here compiled this list that details the behavior of security guards here on campus. the district is not happy about it. >> reporter: students are supposed