eric? >> reporter: frank, the caretaker showed us where it happened. you actually can't see up to the graves that were hit from the road, giving the vandals plenty of cover to commit these disturbing crimes. >> reporter: pete carpenter said a hiker first alerted him that someone had broken into two crypts at the saint katherine's cemetery. >> the door was completely off the hinge, and the to coffins were out. one was out and off to one side. the older one was opened, it was an old wooden one. and that was the grandmother of the poppy family that lives here in martinez. >> reporter: it's by far the worst case of vandalism at the 140-year-old cemetery. >> it's horrible. it's horrible. people like that shouldn't be allowed loose. >> reporter: the disturbed grave has now been bolted and

welded shut. some brass handles were taken during the crime. while the caretaker doesn't know who could be responsible, people have their suspicions. >> there's the youth and the homeless population, and it's just a crime of opportunity. >> reporter: with a limited budget, carpenter says securing the cemetery isn't easy, and these goats brought in to keep down the brush might be the only witnesses. >> reporter: carpenter said police try to patrol this area as much as they can. we learned about new security measures the church is considering. we're putting that together at 6:00. we have break news of an officer-involved shooting at san ramon valley boulevard. it happened during the robbery of a jewelry store.

again, an officer-involved shooting in san ramon on san ramon valley boulevard. we will bring you nor information as we get it. mitt romney is making a bay area visit. romney is expected to be joined by someone very familiar with the white house. >> tonight here at the fundraiser is secretary of state condoleezza rice. she is expected to endorse mitt romney for president. romney's biggest supporter, his wife, raised money in network pal organize alto. >> reporter: luxury cars lead you up to the pal organize alto home of john lane, president of cisco. they joined mitt romney's wife and dozens of women for a luncheon. >> we are mothers and we care about our country. she really spoke tour hearts as well as our mind.

>> reporter: attendees got a sneak preview of the general election. she is all about the economy. she really talked about how her husband wants to bring this country back to where it should be, a leader in the world, how important it is for us to have jobs. >> she said that women's issues were employment. they were the same as men now. >> reporter: political analysts say the democratic party often has the advantage when it comes to female voters, but this year, the economy may trump social b5b8vs. there is this historic gender gap advantage that the democrats have, but wrim traditionally pot book voters. they dare about the able to walk into the grocery store and buy what their families need. >> reporter: here's some earl video taken by chopper 2 of the chateau. pete wilson and george schulz are also expected to attend. democrats will give their said

of the mitt romney store stoir, according to president obama's campaign. president obama called mitt floil today to congratulate him on securing enough delegates to win the republican nomination. white house aides say the president wished romney and his family well. romney said the conversation was brief and cordial. a 4 alarm fire was reported this afternoon on conifer lane. you can see the flames burning through the roof of one house, causing significant damage there. a neighboring house also caught fire. we learned that one firefighter was taken for treatment for burns to his neck. no word yet on the cause of fire a fire in oakland

destroyed part of a vacant house we were there as the fire burned out of control on martin luther king jr. way. the fire sents scrabblabling from their homes. flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. after several minutes of trying to put them out, firefighters took a defensive position to keep it from spreading. neighbors say squatters may have been staying in that house. >> i saw smoke coming through the roof. >> did you call 911? >> i heard the sirens off in the distance, and i thought, hope there's no people there. >> damage from the fire is estimated to be around $200,000. oakland police used tear gas to end a tense standoff. with a home invasion and robbery suspect. this happened on richie street. at about 8:30 had this morning, man believed to be armed and

dangerous showed up at a home. çof the house including two children got out safely. a s.w.a.t. team went in and arrested mill orlando wesling was arrested. officers were also called in on a domestic dispute, but did not find him earlier. there were some 400 passengers on a train that was struck by a train on the tracks. service was delayed for about 45 minutes. police say they're not ruling anything out in their investigation into an apparent suicide that triggered a hazardous material scare. a man found his wife's body about 1:30 this morning inside her car, parked in an undergrown garage at an

apartment complex on civic center drive. a hand-written note on the window said poisonous gas. a hazmat crew determined it was hydrogen sulfide, can can be lee -- which can be lethal in an enclosed area. the rules are now set for the sheriff's conduct hearings, and his lawyers tell us today, they are not happy. >> reporter: supporters cheered for the suspended san francisco sheriff, but his lawyers say they are dispoliced that commissioners will use a majority vote rather than an unanimous decision to relate whether to reinstate or permanently remove him from office. >> we are disappointed in the fact that it looks like the sheriff is not going to receive

the highest due process protection. >> reporter: the commission gid to limit the number of witnesses, pearing down the -- paring down the city's list of nearly 200. >> we are receiver, a number on subpoenas. >> reporter: those subpoenas focus on the sheriff and his wife after he bruised her arm. the city alleges the sheriff tried to dissuade witnesses from cooperating with police. >> we've also been in an effort to get the mayor to abandon his speculative, unfonded theories that he engaged in any sort of witness persuasion. >> it's more than just a single persuasion. the sheriff has collectively

shared them with the media and not shared them with us. >> reporter: the next ethics committee meeting is set jr. june 19. the alameda county jury has cleared police of wrong doing in the shooting death of a business student. someone saw a person with a gun according to a report. the oakland tribune reports that christopher travis pointed a gun at officers and refused demands to drop the going. the report found that sergeant tucker had no other option but to fire his own weapon. the d.a. also notes that travis had two previous gun incidents with police. seattle police are investigating two shootings today that left a total of four people dead. it happened outside cafe racer with a music seven ewe north of

the university of washington. two people died at the scene, a a third person died at the hospital. a second shooting about a half hour later 5 miles away near town hall in downtown seattle. police said it was either a failed carjacking or an argument that left a woman dead there. police do not know if these two shootings are related and have not taken anyone into custody. president obama wants to add new sangs against the serian bank as a way of putting more pressure on the serian government. this comes as khofi anaan met with syria's president to try to pressure him to comply with a cease fire. anaan called last friday's massacre an appalling crime. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations called for more u.n. sanctions against syria. voters will decide on prop

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an exclusive ktvu poll shows wide support for prop 28. but a few say 28 is deceptive. under at the capitol is a game of musical chairs. people would head over to the senate and perhaps income back to the assembly again. prop 28, if it passes, would mostly change that, but some say it would come at a price. >> reporter: shannon dwroaf is a republican assemblywoman with

a strong opinion about her own occupation. >> act look at the damage we're causing to this state. legislators do not need to be in this building all that time. >> reporter: lawmakers can serve 14 years in the legislature, but only 6 in the assembly and 8 in the senate. prop 28 would cut the maximum time to 12 year, all but all 12 could be spent in one house. critics say it would be easier for will you law makers to stay in office longer, because they won't have to swit ouch. >> i don't think that's what the voters had in mind. >> reporter: this senator started in the assembly and quickly rose to chair of the powerful transportation cheat and had to come to the senate. >> it's just a crazy construction. >> reporter: he says prop 28 would allow lawmakers time to learn the job.

some said term limits pushed out experienced law make glerps they left and they created a advantage yup the rack vacuum is now filled with legislative staff and why the lobby yises. >> the a field poll shows half of societier support prop 28. that a 22% lead over the "no" vote. coming up on ktvu at 6, you've probably seen the ads for ropings 29. so where do californians stand on a real hot-button issue? we'll have our exclusive feel poll. in nevada, rival motorcycle gangs -- nugget sparks will not allow anyone into the casino. the nugget says this is a

direct result of la year's shootout, which lame claimed the hell's angels san jose chapter. a father was kicked off a flight because his toddler refused to fans his seat belt. the flight reportedly left the gate when the pilot turned the plane around and went back to the eternallal. the father said the airline overreacted. en an evaluation of state's court system is back, and it is very critical. the state's chief justice ordered the report. the report is especially critical of the san francisco bay's add min straitive office of the court. it is accused the court is overstaffed and top-heavy. this comes as the system is facing more than $500 million in budget cut. the final suspect in a brutal sapp jose killing a was

arrested at the mexico border. he was arrested last week at the pour of calexico. 3 other suspects were arrested on the night of the killing, april 7. the four men are accused in the bet baaing and stabbing death of a 22-year-old man. the city of antioch will have a fireworks show after a two-year absence. a citizen's committee has raised enough dollar in private donations, but they still feed come up with $8,000 and a place to soot them from and the permanent for the suppliers of the show. a community celebrated the opening of an edible schoolyard. drummers and dancers helped open the new stonehearst

garden. organizers say the 15,000 -- it goes up farther tomorrow. temperatures in the 90 as we head into your thursday. maybe some 90s on friday wales. outside, we have buoys spinning offshore. we have a little fog along the

coast. it was calm at the golden gate bridge, a little penetration in the pasks area. the fog has moved off. the winds are starting to clock more like this. that's going to clear us out and you shall near a warmer weather pat person here's how thing if looked earlier today. there's the golden gate bridge, and there's the fog getting a little thinner, a little thinner. you can see the headhands now. so the fog starting to thin out earlier in the day there's some puffings of pout there now, but it's not much of a player. the fog will try to come back tonight, but it won't establish itself firmly. temperatures today, 82 right now in santa rosa. it's 87 in fairfield, ow, right? high tomorrow at this time will be looking closer to the 90s, probably the warmest day of the week. we can go 92, 93-degrees in some of the warmer spots, maybe

get a 95 if we stretch it a little bit. forecast overnight lows will be mild again president the fog will be back. it will be gone quickly tomorrow. it's not going to be as extensive as it was two days ago, and not as extensive as it was this morning. tomorrow, much less fog, north- northeast winds and temperatures really warm up. on the bay area weekend, temperatures return to normal. overnight lows will be still cool. most of us back into the low 50s now as we head into thursday. and a warm-up will be come. it will be warm out there. the forecast fog is set for tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. that's what the model tries to do. the temperatures really pop in the central valley. that northeast wind will push the fog offshore. when i come back, elle look at the forecast in your neighborhood with your weekend view. continuing coverage of that

breaking news from san california mob. news chop 2 has just arrived overhead. from what we understand, there was a police shooting, may have happened after a jewelry store robbery. more of these picture and what we're learning, coming up. also, two cars deliberately set on fire. what witnesses reported seeing just before they burst into flames, and why the owner of the cars think he is knows who did it. >> oil prices poised to make history. why they're now at a level we isn't seen in years.

oak lan police run vest gaiting an apparent arson attack on two cars last night. witnesses say they saw a two moll -- what saw two moll to cocktails being thrown from a white van. the u.s. public interest research group reported today that many colleges and bank rank in millions of dollars in fees from students. the report alleges that those fees are agreed to in seek deals that violate federal law and that some colleges even distribute student aid through those debit cards. and the authors of the report say banks are making millions on those transactions. a new law would law lou california's attorney general

to convene a state-wide jury across county lines. sb14 had-74 is a response to the mortgage crisis. the attorney general says she needs the able to use a grand jury to consider unanimous against cross-jurisdictional lines. the national association of real force did a stu did you di. it says the survey indicates where the market is headed. home sales are still much healthier than one year ago. on wall street, the ongoing financial crisis in europe dropped stocks lower. the nasdaq was 33 points lower at the close. oil prices are headed to their biggest monthly decline since december of 2008. benchmark u.s. crude has cropped almost 16% since march.

there are growing expectations that the world is not going to use as much oil as previous thoughts. the reasons are the weak u.s. job numbers and a slowdown in manufacturing in china. oil market analysts also say falling economic confidence in europe is a factor as well. the search for sierra la mar has gotten an emotional boost after the arrest of a suspect in the case. it's one of the newest and most wired buildings in california. we'll tell you about it ahead.

more now on breaking news

from san ramon. news chopper 2 over what we now belief to be a police-involved shooting with a suspected jewelry robbery suspect. you can see the police cars that there that have some of the roads there blocked off. we're working to get more information at this point. we don't know specific detail on the shooting. we also done know what kind of condition the suspect is in. as we get that information, why will bring it to you. live pictures here. an officer-involved shooting late this afternoon may have happened after some type of robbery at a jewelry store in what appears to be a strip mall. now to the search for sierra la mar. the arrest of a suspect in the case has rejuve naitd the effort and given volunteers yids on where to search. we have information on the new

focus. robert? >> reporter: today was the first full day of searching since the arrest of a suspect in the case. and new information that coordinators have been getting about the suspect is helping to direct the search for sierra lamar. >> did you see any suspicious activity? >> reporter: about 100 volunteers searched for sierra la mar, who disappeared march 16. for some people, having the search turn up in their neighborhood rattled their nerves. >> i feel eerie that it's in my backyard. >> reporter: it's even more eerie if she knew how her property was chosen as a search site. the arrest gives the group a focus in their searches. for example, they have been searching creeks, because garcia torres said he liked go fishing. >> we've even had people come

in that have seen him or know him. >> reporter: they will search at a plaices where torres reportedly went fishing at the time that la mar disappeared. >> there's a few places they need to get some divers in. another volunteer search has been scheduled for this saturday. live in morgan hill, robert honda, ktvu, channel 2 news. we have more on a missing south bay man. a san jose police drew found the body of mei ling gong. his family had reported him missing. a few details were released today of an armed robbery, but

it took place at 4:30 yesterday morning. police say the robbers had a gun and wore masks. two people who may be part- owners of the false can see in know were tied up and had their heads cover pmed. golden gate transit unveiled this new transit customer service center. the center is housed inside the bus transit hub on platform d. transit officials say it provides one-so shopping for transit an ferry customers. >> i they can get their clipper car and get reservations for the unites game. >> about 6,000 passengers km through that transit system. two road construction projects are set to begin in the coming weeks. one is scheduled for the buena

vista avenue construction site. crews are going to butt putt in a new sidewalk, fencing with and lighting. a major repaving project is planned a couple of miles away. that project includes two new left turn lanes. both projects could take about 5 months to complete. tonight, fascinating look at a high-rise in san francisco that has one of the most advanced systems in place to keep people safe in the even of an earthquake. we go inside that building to see how it all works. tom? >> reporter: it is a remarkable collaboration between government agencies and the private oarches this building. it aims to make future high- rises for earthquake resis tan than ever before. >> reporter: sitting on bedrock swrauf just off the edge of the bay bridge, this is one of the most seismic wired building on

earth. >> it's place people become home. it's now an instrument to measure tialic force of nature. >> reporter: and two and a half miles of cable connect 72 earthquake sensors to a computer system that constantly upon force the building. >> a few million dollars here and there, and several billion dollars of consequences. >> reporter: that's because this new kind offal building design will be replicated worldwide, making it a kind of teacher for the future. >> it will help improve the structural design a resill jen say of future structures in california and throughout the word. >> so how sensitive are these sensors? this building hardly moves at all on the first floor, but get up on the 62ened floor, even on a calm day, it's someoning as much as 5 1000ths of an inch,

which is huge during an quick. >> floor by floor, that's how dense the array is, and how complete the information is. you go floor by floor and see how well it reacts. >> reporter: its sister tower will have its own seismic system as well. san francisco is ranked number 8 on the list of bike- friendly u.s. cities. cities were ranked according to cycling infrastructure. the top 5 included port lap, oregon, minneapolis, woulder, colorado, and chicago, and washington, d.c. the john edwards trial wrapped up its 8th day of jury deliberations. there is still no sign of a

verdict. the judge did release the four alternate jurors, but did not comment on the significance of that move. she also did not reveal the concepts of a note she received from one of the jurors. the british supreme court has cleared the way to extradite julian assange to sweden to face allegations of rape, sexual assault, a unlawful coercion. he has not been charged in sween, but attorneys want to question him. the british judges ruled 5-2 that the swedish arrest warrant for assange was valid. a little money can go a long way. a look at how the oakland police department is getting a key grime fighting tool back in the air. we're learning how this stadium is being connected to an can x-rated movie.

officials in southern california are look into who gave permission for a pornographic movie to be filled at the los angeles stadium. it was used to film 40 minutes of group sex. it was film at night, using

stadium lights. the coliseum is run by the city, county, and state. the trial of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky on child abuse charges is set to begin next week. a judge has denied a request to delay the june 5 trial date. the lawyer said he needed more time to prepare his defense. sandu is vky is charged with a total of 52 counts involving 10 boys. the sandusky sex abuse scandal touched off a furor around the country, because of complaints that former coworkers knew ant abuse but failed to report it. a new bill was passed in democrat house that requires university officials to report cases of sexual abuse to

police. a man is accuse of trading fish for cocaine. he was supposed to deliver a truck looed of fib for his employers, but instead traded the tr for crack. if you want to close and switch your account from a big bank, it's going to cost you and there with k be some obstacles. the advocacy group sufficient strayed the 10 largest banks in the nation. much of the banks will make a same-day electronic transfer of funds, and all thebacks charm um to $30 for for sefort fied checks up and to $30 for wire trap pheers. the oakland police department got a big check to keep this chopper in the air.

we'll have an exclusive look of what that means for this department. it's going to get warm in the 5-day forecast. ♪

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we continue to monitor developing news happening right now in the east bay. our news chopper 2 is over the scene of what we believe to be an officer-involved shooting, possibly at a jewelry store inside this shopping complex inside san ramon. it's at the intersection of san ramon county boulevard and

canyon road. this picture hasn't changed too much since we first showed it to you at 5:20. we see an awful lot of police car on the and. parts of the shopping center are roped off as well. we are still working to find out exactly what caused the hooting. all we know is it was a jewelry store robbery. we did send heather holmes to the city. we expect to have a love live report from her. police say their helicopter is crucial, and a $10,000 donation will help keep that helicopter flying. we got an exclusive look inside the chopper that shows some of the viable things that makes it so valuable to the department. >> reporter: vmnñknown as argus

police will tell you there's nothing more crucial than having eyes in the sky. >> it help us on the ground. >> reporter: with a pilot and a tack call officer on board, argus comes equipped with high- tech help, all this a chopper capable of flying 24 hours a day. >> we also vs v a lojack system for tracking stolen cars. we have this infrared and a daytime cam rap. >> reporter: in its heyday, argus traveled 1500 hours an a year. it costs ab $500 an hour to flay fly. so when the burnlg got cut, argus did too. in 2009, it was growned. in 2011, the chief ordered it back one but it's been flying a lot less. >> we've flown it about 200 hours a year. >> it has flown over the occupy

prozest test and the mayday general strike. police say getting it in the air is critical to getting it right on the ground. >> reporter: police have raised enough money to pay for approximately 80 hours of fuel, with you that's not enough. more detail on oakland's police helicopter in the. n its last full year of operation, argus is credited with assisting in 476 felony arrests, 167 misdemeanor arrests, 27 vehicle pursuits, 72-foot pursuits, with an average response time of just 17 seconds. the uss iowa has completed its trip to southern california, where it's slated to start its new life as a museum. it left rich month on statd

saturday, where crews had been restoring it. the iowa is scheduled to open as a museum in july. the world's first commercial space supply ship is now ready for its early morning return to earth. the international space station had u.s. astronauts ready the pacific ocean tomorrow. it will be care rig 1400 pounds of equipment and systems. 3u9, off one of its two remaining mini van models. chrysler says it's due to declining mini van sales. the town and country may be reinvented as a more trendy crossover vehicle. it is also cutting the slow- selling jeep compass. the centers for disease control says flu season is

over. accord together cdc, the season was mild compared to other years. it says 26 children died from the illnd and that's the lowest number since the cdc started tracking flu death. the agency said this year also set the record for having the lowest and shortest peak for flu-like illness, partly due to the mild inter and that more people are getting flu shots. plans to buy a former port brick company went for $1.4 million. the plan operated from 1905 to 1991. it will give the district a new entrance to the shoreline. regional park officials plan to hold public meetings on how best to use that land. >> let's talk about our weather. what a beautiful day with and this week is shaping up to be a nice one. temperatures have been on the increase, and it will continue from today into

tomorrow. temperatures on friday will be pretty warm as well. a bit of patchy fog trying to hang on at the coast down here. we did have fog along the entire coastline this mortgage, but it's gone. the winds are coming out of the north and northeast. that will clear things out rapidly. highs will be warmer by a couple more degrees. t # 7 in v ark lejo. high tomorrow, going to see a lot of low 90s. patchy fog will try reform tonight. it won't have the same impact, because it won't be that extensive. look forked fog to bun off if there is any early. high pressure is really in control right now. the winds are why the fog is gone. the air is starting to sink. it has a tendency to go offshore when it sinks.

temperatures out at ocean bach, mid 60s and maybe upper 60s. all of us in between, mid 80 this is san francisco and downtown, easily 70 degrees tomorrow. forecast high been those are 90s coming this wake. still cool along the coast. just 60s at the oafnlg san francisco. and you're going to get lots of 70s in the sky june line boulevard area. forecast highs tomorrow in clear lake, 92, 69 in sensor beach. thursday looks like a good one. friday too. friday will be not quite this warm, maybe a degree or two cooler. we have this high pressure and winds coming out of the north. tomorrow within 65 in pacificpap the 5-day focus breaks down like this, with a bit of a cooldown for the weekend. but that's okay, because 92 and 90 can warm or hot. >> those 90s will feel real

hot. >> yeah, people will be talking about the warmth. so what's that period lurking in your office space in the role of gender in the workplace.

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in the workplace. sippettists looked for bacteria in the aufsz, and found more than 500 offices. men's offices had more vernals than women's offices. desktop, keyboard, and mouses have lower numbers of germs. a florida judge has dramatically reduced the fine levied against sea world following the de of a trainer killed by a killer whale. osh ark had issued two fines, totaling $75,000, but the judge dropped that to $12,000. you may recall a killer whale grabbed the trainer and dragged her unwater. osha argues that trainers should have a physical barrier between them and while whale. the california state senate voted to approve a bill that

legalized gambling, but only against game licenses. even if the measure is approved, the federal government still bans most sports betting. a bill in the congress could reverse that. an 8th grader moves ahead to n a contest to become the world's best speller. patrick carney prop ally spelled tertiary today. >> i like spelling the words. it's a skill taste so unique.

>> he will now compete against 48 other students, with the final 10 squaring off tomorrow night. we are continuing to develop news. tuesday chopper 2 is over a shooting incident a happened outside of a jewelry store. we are talking to police about what may have led town the gunfire. a chilling audio tape played in court, as two men stand trial for the beating of a giants fan. what one of those men told his mother shortly after he was arrested.

we are continuing to follow developing news in san ramon, where we have word of a shooting following a jewelry store robbery. we have just learninged now that this shooting may not have involved a police officer, as was first report pmed news chopper 2 is overhead, starting at about 5:15 this afternoon, and you can see the heavy police presence there, which is closed right now near norris canyon road. it happened in a strip mall