he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. . >> i will use these just incase he wants to take him away from me because he said that he is very powerful and he can do it. >> reporter: she complains about ross threatening her with his power. the mayor could argue it goes to the heart of what he said, dissuading eyewitnesses. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi agreed to meet with us. >> this is a violation of her rights. this is the politics of destruction at its worst and they are exploiting her and our son in order to get to me. >> reporter: a stay away order keeps him from contacting his wife. coming up at 6:00, what she said to say about the reloose

of the video and what -- release of the video. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on the case. while the tape has gone public, the next hearing is june 19 and the tape will be played at the time. the neighbor who recorded it is expected to testify along with ross mirkarimi, ed lee and mayor ed lee. day two of the hearing for two men accused in the beating of brian stow. today a woman testified about what prosecutors say was the beginning of what turned out to be a brutal attack. ktvu's christien kafton is live in los angeles. . >> reporter: we are here at los angeles county court, we are inside when testimony wrapped up for the day in the hearing for louie sanchez and marvin

norwood. among the details to come out today a description sof the medical issues facing brian stow. prosecutors read off a list of issues, including a skull fracture. prosecutors say he is unable to walk, has limit control of his arms and legs and will need care and assistance for the rest of his life. marvin norwood and louie sanchez watched as witness after witness described the men picking fights. they are allowing us to record audio. march 21, 2011, she heard a group of men fighting and turned in time to see a savage punch. >> who punched who? >> the gentleman punched brian. >> where did he punch him? >> in the head. >> did yousy what happened

after he punched -- did you see what happened after he punched him? >> i heard him hit the pavement. >> reporter: the prosecution is planning on bringing several more witnesses to the stand. the hearing continues tomorrow afternoon. we are live in los angeles, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have continuing coverage of the hearing on the air and as well as online, get updates by logging on to www.ktvu.com. 30 minutes ago pg&e officials told us they confirmed there was no gas leak near two schools today. there was a scare today that triggered evacuations today. someone said they smelled gas near the schools. officials moved all the students to a nearby field. crews searched and other

buildings with gas detection equipment but found no sign of leaking gas. the connector ramp on a freeway is back open now after being shut down for hours after a crash. it happened before 3:30 a.m. this morning on interstate 280 to north bound highway 285. caltrans spent the day cleaning up and repairing a guard rail. it was carrying 80,000 pounds of dry cement. the ramp opened 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. the driver says his truck had a mechanical problem. >> i don't know what happened, you know. mechanical. i go every day, you know, every day, two times, three times a day. >> the cause of the crash is still under investigation. there were traffic problems in oakland. a big rig crashed on north

bound i880 this morning and several lanes were closed. the driver said he swerved to avoid a car that cut him out. firefighters were called to the scene to clean up fuel. new video where a hit-and- run driver sheered off a fire hydrant this afternoon. this happened before 2:00 p.m. no one was hurt but you could see water shot up into the air. the man suspected in the kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar was in court today. ktvu's robert handa is live to tell us about unexpected developments there. >> reporter: the defendant did not enter a plea but what did happen was significant and could shape what happens when

the case goes to trial. >> reporter: the suspect in the sierra lamar case, antolin garcia-torres made a second court appearance in san jose today and there were changes from his appearance. first the charges at the time of his arrest, now there is a single charge of murder with a special circumstance of kidnapping. >> the district attorney gone all in. no second count of kidnapping. >> reporter: the focus on murder bothered supporters. >> we have not found her body. but in my heart i feel she is still alive and being held. >> reporter: antolin garcia- torres was scheduled to enter a plea but they were granted six more weeks to review the evidence. many were struck by a change in the defendant's attitude. >> his demeanor was important.

he took it seriously. he responded to the judge. he was engaged with his lawyer. he wasn't looking around at the crowd. he has to make a first impression on the community. >> reporter: neitherneath some say they believe the district attorney is taking a gamble because the dna evidence linking antolin garcia-torres and sierra lamar may not be enough to prove murder. he is scheduled to return to court july 12. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. mayor ed lee morning unveiled his budget proposal. the mayor set aside money for six police academy classes and two fire department classes for 84 new firefighters. mayor ed lee says things are getting better after lean

years. >> now san francisco's economy is recovering and reserves are growing. in fact, during the last 9 months the controller reported revenues were $172 million more than projected. >> the budget is now in the hands of the board of supervisors. the number of new applications for unemployment benefits went up last week. 383,000 people filed for first time jobless benefits. up 10,000 compared to the week before. the four week average rose for the first time in a month, 374,500. on wall street today the markets closed, one of the must nervous in two years -- one of the worst months in two years. the dow is down 26 to 12,393. the nasdaq is down 10 at 2,827. the s&p is down 3 at 1,310.

long time bay area sandwich shop is looking to grow. the ceo expects to add 150 new restaurants by 2015. that would give san jose 400 stores. the first one opened in 1971. the trial of john edwards came to a conclusion today after nine days of deliberation as jury found john edwards not guilty of one charge of misusing campaign funds and dead locked on the rest of the counts. the judge then declared a mistrial. today john edwards expressed remorse. >> i am responsible. if i want to find the person who should be held accountable

for my sins, honestly i don't have to go any further than the mirror. it is me and me alone. >> jury members did not speak to reporters today. sources say the justice department is not likely to retry the case. solyndra, we brought you inside earlier this month and today mitt romney wanted to see it with his own eyes. we are live with the message he had. >> boy, did it warm up today. 5-8 degrees warmer than yesterday. 90s out there. i will let you know when the fog returns and how much cool down we could expect tomorrow. zñzñzñtgtgçwoç'c'cz

. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney made a visit to solyndra today after using that company for a back drop for criticism of president obama. ktvu's mike mibach is live there now.

>> reporter: mitt romney calling it the taw muhaul of corporate headquarters now, some say he just made solyndra a campaign issue. >> reporter: this is solyndra. conference rooms with robots, computers and much more. this month we gave you a look inside the company. and today -- >> it is a symbol of gross waste. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney pulled up in his campaign bus to look at solyndra from the outside. >> this out -- ought to be a big story. >> how is he doing? you heard of solyndra. >> reporter: a new attack ad is getting the story out. highlights the solyndra loan, taxpayer money used to build the building.

>> i think the important thing he is doing, you want to take the strength of a leader and use that against him. the strategy goes both ways. >> president obama is trying to attack mitt romney as a business leader and use that against him. he made money for investors and stockholders. >> reporter: today president obama's campaign issued a statement about solyndra saying both republican and democratic administrations advanced solyndra's applications but mitt romney said it was obama administration's. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. a new poll is showing president obama still has a strong lead over mitt romney in california. but there is one change, in february president obama led mitt romney 55% to 35%. the president lead narrowed

slightly. 48% to 32%. but over the past three months more moved to the undecided column. 17% say they are on the fence. >> reporter: president obama welcomed george w. bush to the white house for the unveiling of his official portrait. they pulled back the black drapes to unveil the art in the white house. even president obama targeted bush's politics, he had nothing but nice things to say today. >> i will always remember the gathering you hosted for all the living former presidents before i took office. your kinds words of encouragement and you left me a good tv sports package. [ laughter ] >> they hosted a private lunch for the bushes. the city of stockton will vote tuesday on whether to

declare bankruptcy. they asked to seek bankruptcy protection if they can't reach a deal with their creditors. they could run out of money before july. the bankruptcy vote comes on the heels of a disclosure about accounting errors and improper contributions to retirement accounts. . a major stretch of highway will be shut down next week, highway 12 for road maintenance work. it will be from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tuesday, wednesday and thursday. only local residents will be allowed access. consider 80 or 5 as alternate routes. time is running out for drivers to pay unpaid traffic tickets under a amnesty program. it gives a 50% reduction on old

unpaid tickets. parking pickets,dui are not eligible. courts say they have revolved thousands of cases and collected hundreds of thousands of dollars. chevron's legal case involving oil pollution landed in canada. a lawyer filed papers to enforce a court's $17 billion judgment against chevron. they have called the judgment a prod and vowed to fight it. the judge was dismissed after the judgment for improperly releasing a drug dealer. weather now. yesterday was nice. today was better. >> yeah. temperatures increased. today is the warmest day of the week as temperatures will drop off.

today they came up 5-10 degrees. hot everywhere from vagues to bakersfield, fresno and our area. all that red, winds slightly northeast and that is pressing the heat in our direction. temperatures tomorrow switch around, that will bring fog back to the coast. fog tomorrow morning. these are the current numbers. you can see 91 in fairfield. 90 in concord. mid-80s san jose. long the coast it is cool. tonight and tomorrow, fog push that will cool those temperatures. tomorrow we will see a temperature drop. we will see temperatures back down to the 80s. 5-10 degrees drop off tomorrow. over night lows into the 50s. fog returns to the coast and

across the bay. oakland. not up into it fairfield or antioch or livermore. stuck on the east bay hills. but it is beginning of the cool down. don't run for the jackets. it isn't going to get cold. just cooler. long the coast, ocean beach in san francisco, cliff house, right there, golden gate park there. foggy conditions. downtown san francisco tomorrow, mid-60s. east bay hills, mission peak, morgan hill, temperatures come back up into the 90s. most of us tomorrow 5-10-degree drop from today. towards antioch, morgan hill, gilroy, to the north of us, temperatures in the upper 80s. fog ready to come in tonight. look at the push.

cools everybody off. back to the coast tomorrow morning. friday morning, fog along the coast. when i come back i will have the bay area weekend forecast and the five-day forecast and we will get expect with temperatures. >> thank you. a major ruling that could change the lives of same-sex couple, what a court decided that strikes at the heart of the defense of marriage act. >> please just come forward and give this information out. >> a plea for help from the family of a man who was shot to death over the weekend.

developing news in vacaville. residents have been evacuated from their homes after a explosion and fire injured two people. fire crews say the fire is burning in the 200 block of juniper street. it is north and west of interstate 80. we don't know what caused the explosion but we know one person suffered severe burns to the arm. we are working to get more information. when we get it we will bring it to you right here. grieving family members of a man who was shot and killed made an emotional plea for the public to help police with

their investigation. >> reporter: two boys without a fire. a wife without her husband. today the family of a man killed in oakland over the weekend came together with one goal to help solve the murder. >> please, please, somebody, if anybody knows anything, heard anything, please just come forward and give this information out. please, please. >> reporter: he was gunned down just before 6:00 a.m. on sunday. while stopped at a red light he was shot and killed inside his car. at this point investigators don't know if he was targeted. he was on his way home after working a double shift. >> he was a very good young man. never been in no kind of trouble. he loved his kids. loved his wife and devoted to his kids and wife. >> reporter: police describe

the car as a dark colored audi. a 25-year-old man returned from india to face homicide charges. investigators say last march pawanjit singh pushed jennifer flores out of an suv and then ran over her. police say pawanjit singh then flew to india. police were able toconvince him to return -- to convince him to return to the united states. he was arrested last night when he landed and due in court tomorrow. colorful baseball stories filled a courtroom today during the trial of roger clemens. the man who was his manager for two years entertained the court today and none of his stories involved drugs. he said he was a hard worker

who never cut corners. he is accused of lying to congress. two gates are stuck opened today and that is posing a threat to salmon. the gates have been stuck since yesterday. one of the two gates they have mechanical problems but both will stay open till the gates are repaired. they are supposed to be closed during the week to make sure salmon can make their way to the ocean. courts in san francisco have done it twice, struck down portions of the defense of marriage act. we will tell you about another court on the east coast that has done the same. >> one man is dead after an armed robbery, what business owners are saying about what the owner did to protect himself.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news. a significant wind today for supporters of same-sex marriage. it strikes that heart of the defense of marriage act which was passed 10 years ago. ktvu's ken pritchett tells us what the court decided and talked to two people who said this could change their lives. ken? >> reporter: two courts in san francisco already ruled against portions of the defense of marriage act. what happened today was a ruling from a higher court that pullets it closer to a date -- that puts it closer to the date with the supreme court. >> reporter: whether same-sex

couples could be denied benefit. they are legally married. they say the ruling could change their lives. >> every year we pay thousands of dollars extra in taxes because we are a same-sex couple, because we are not treated equally. >> reporter: with this and other court rulings president obama announcing his support for marriage equality they see momentum. >> if what we are looking at is social change moving in a dramatic direction, this is a big step but only a step in the direction. >> reporter: he says this ruling is far from the ultimate ruling on the right to marry but strike as portion of the defense of marriage act. >> what the court said was the united states congress did not justify ordering the government to not recognize anything but a marriage between a man and

spawoman. -- man and a woman. the court anticipates the supreme court will hear the case so as a result they stayed the ruling. he believes if it takes up the case it could happen in the fall or spring of next year. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco congressman nancy pelosi praised the decision on the defense of marriage act and framed it as a loss for republicans. >> this is three for three for the republicans who are fighting fighting. now that district court of appeals and then they lost another one at the lower court level as well. >> there was no immediate response from speaker of the house john boehner.

other gay marriage opponents said they were confident they will over turn the ruling. the california senate passed a bill that protects officials who refuse to perform same-sex marriages because of their beliefs. he wrote the measure. it would take effect if same- sex marriage is legalized in california and keep them from putting their sates in jeopardy if they won't perform gay gay marriages. four men who were convicted for the murder of a store owner are awaiting sentencing. he was shot to death in the garage of his home in september of 2008. investigators say the execution style killing was meant to stop him testifying in a robbery case. yesterday a jury found them guilty of murder and conspiracy. they each face 26 years to life

in prison. the district attorney's office ruled a san jose police officer was justified when he shot and killed a gang member. he was one of two officer whose chased the gang member into the home of another. he threw a gun to him who pointed it at the officers and that is when the officer shot him. a autopsy showed he was drunk and had methamphetamine in his system. depending the actions of a jewelry store owner who shot and killed a man who tried to rob his store. ktvu's sal castaneda is live with the new account of what happened inside the store. >> reporter: today the sign here says we will be closed for the next several days. police say after an armed

robbery one man is dead. >> too bad. >> reporter: the store was closed today but many hadn't heard what happened. police say yesterday afternoon four people tried to rob the store and one had a gun. the owner told her what happened. >> three males came into the store with guns and had his wife and the other co-worker on the ground and he just -- he has weapons in there so he ended up defending the family and everything. >> reporter: police say one suspect was shot and three got away. the man who was shot tried to run. >> before he got to the median he collapsed. today police identified the suspect as an 18-year-old. today we found condolences on twitter. we spoke to business owners who

said the owner did what he had to do. >> in the end, those guys choose to live their lives that way. >> i am glad to see someone stick up for their business. >> reporter: today i reacheditute the owner but -- reached out to the owner but he didn't want to comment. police are still looking for three other people involved in the robbery. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. teacher is facing child pornography charges. police arrested johnny urias yesterday afternoon. the arrest fallowed a 9 month investigation after police received a report he had child pornography. he lost his job when the district learned the of investigation. right now police have no evidence that he committed any inappropriate acts with students. the house rejected a

measure that would have banned sex selection abortions. it required a 2/3 vote for approval but it fell short. democrats claims it was a political ploy to make liberal lawmakers look bad. in california today the state assembly voted to make it easier for women to obtain birth control pills. republican lawmakers argued only doctors have the expertise to prescribe birth control and question the quality of care nurses could provide. the bill goes to the state senate. a first for the iphone, till now owners needed a contract, but that is about to change. >> also honoring powerful women

in the bay area and one is a long time channel 2 employee.

san diego based leap wireless will start selling the i-phone on a pre-paid no contract basis. they are the parent of cricket cell phone service.

they will offer it for $500. customers will pay $55 a month for unlimited calls, texasing and data. -- texasing -- texasing andidate odd -- texting and data. group of attorneys asked a judge to let them withdrawal from the case. he says the 2003 contract shows he is in titled to half of mark zuckerberg's share. facebook's attorney says this shows the lawsuit is nothing more than a hoax. the wonders of a world are a click away. google announced the world wonder's project. google says the goal is to

preserve historic places around the world. check it out by going to www.ktvu.com, click on web links. . rosy chu was come honored today as one of the most -- was honored today as one of the most powerful women in the bay area. 200 people attended to recognize 9 women. rosy chu was celebrated for her work as ktvu director of community affairs affairs and the host of bay area people. a spectacular space first and why it may speed the search for life in the universe. >> back here in 10 minutes, it will cool down. warm today, how much cooler it will get for your friday.

. a success today for a california space company and ktvu's john fowler tells us why scientists are so excited that it returned to earth today. >> reporter: after undocking from the international space station, this first commercial space truck tonight is an unqualified triumph. >> dragon is in the water. grainy video of history. the dragon splashed down this

morning. we received this picture at 1:00 p.m. the founder is happy. >> this went well. this would be like a grand slam. >> it is fabulous. he says today's undocking after 9 days at the international space station, and slash down were flawless. this company on a modest budget accomplished what only four nations have done. now nasa can concentrate on science, not transportation. >> the commercial folks, and space x will handle the trucking business with great skill and apparently a low cost. >> reporter: space x will charge a third of what russia demands for launching astronauts. >> they designed the capsule with the idea it could go to

mars with humans. what a wonderful idea. they just may pull it off. >> reporter: the company has contracts for three dozen launches. another company expects to launch its craft before the end of the year. john fowler, ktvu's. we have put together a slide show of the space x mission on www.ktvu.com, click on the slide show tab. new research suggests it might be environment rather than genetics that explains why butterflies fly to a different location than the ones on the west coast. scientists say they found the two to be the same genetically so they are trying to determine

if environmental factors explain the difference. high levels of exercise may add more benefits. the work outs may help prevent stiffening of the arteries. those who did more than 200 minutes of exercise a week had far less stiffness than others. activity could be more influential than aging. new york city mayor is making a splash that he wants to ban the super size subbings of soda -- size serving of soda to 16-ounces. he says it would help fight obesity but some call it insulting to people's right to choose. the national restaurant association says it will work to fight that ban. the biggest wildfire in new mexico's history continues

to grow tonight. reached 190,000 acres over night in the national forest, 300 square miles. 1200 firefighters are on the ground battling the flames. the fire destroyed 12 cabins and a few other buildings. a scaled down housing project in redwood city. they unveiled a development plan for the 1400-acre property. the project is half its original size. they asked two federal agency for a ruling on what jurisdiction the government has over the site. a controversial cement plant will not be added to the super fund list. they have been concerned about mercury emissions. the environmental protection agency determined the cory does

not pose -- quarry does not pose enough of a health risk. however they are expanding their investigation to look at impact said and whether the facility complies with regulations. the weather today puts a smile on your face. each day the temperature keeping creeping up. >> yeah. today another 5-8 degrees. 90s out there. tomorrow warm again but they are coming down. outside we go. the fog has been staying off shore but the winds shift tonight and tomorrow and it presses the fog back into the coast line. that is the key mechanism for cooling. 91 in santa rosa. 95 in antioch. 96 livermore. still going to be low 90s tomorrow. livermore 90 degrees tomorrow. over night, fog returns. tomorrow warm day. cooler along the coast. the on shore flow cools the

temperatures tomorrow. but we will still see the warmth inland. friday, saturday and sunday, cooling, especially into sunday and monday. when i say sunday being cooler it is still 75, 78 degrees. still warm, nice. temperatures on a down trend. tomorrow slightly down. saturday more down and sunday you will notice it with more fog. sunday will be like it was this last sunday when we had low clouds and fog. tomorrow morning, long the coast, it pushes back in. in the afternoon it getsclude up but it is still glued to the coast. you see more greens this way. that repeats itself through the weekend. it is not going to be a deal breaker this weekend.

just going to be not as stunning as it has been today. 88 in fairfield tomorrow. 90 antioch pittsburg. livermore 90. forecast in the valley, air quality is still good. nice thing about this time of year. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, chance for sprinkles on monday or tuesday. >> what? >> not a big deal. >> today get it while it is good. >> yeah. and the weekend cools off. >> thank you. great surprise, why a high school student was stunned when his parents and pg&e showed up in class today. what he won and how it could be a game changer for him.

a high school student received what could be the surprise of a life time. he was awarded a full ride college scholarship. [ cheers and applause ] >> are you surprised? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> i kind of forgot i applied. >> he was stunned when his parents and pg&e showed up in his classroom. he was one of 10 winners out of 8,000 applicants for the

scholarship. each students received $30,000 a year for 5 years of college. he starts at university of california at berkeley next fall. the first in his family to attend a four year university. he hopes to use his education to help under developed countries. >> i have a super self- motivated son. >> means a lot. i get to go to college. i get to not be in debt afterwards. i get to not worry about having to graduate early because financials are not there. yea! >> for more yea pg&e is treating him and four friends to the giants games this sunday. pg&e awarded more than 90 finalists $2,500 each towards college. another bay area wiz kid made it to the 6th round of the

national spelling bee today. he breezed by 120 spellers in the competition in maryland. he correctly spelled one word today and then came a stumper. unfortunately there is no "t." 9 are left in the spelling bee. high school chemistry classes will see a new poster on the wall. scientists announced two new additions to the periodic table. they be officialsy approved names for the two new heavy metals. the elements are named for the labs where they were synthesized. 116, liver morium, lv. it was chosen to honor the lab

in livermore. 114 is fl. named for a laboratory near moscow. coming up, one of the trucks that was supposed to be fighting a fire in san jose was out of service because of budget issues. we are investigating whether it would have made a difference. >> a man carefully maintaining a soldier in honor of world war ii veterans. tonight, why his mission is now over. i'm more of an absentee plant parent.

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[ cellphone rings ] everyone grows with miracle gro. . complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> you have heard about it, seen pictures of it, now you can see and hear it for yourself, eliana lopez talking about her husband, suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> this is the second time this is happening. i tell ross i want to work on the marriage. we need help. >> good evening. i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> neither eliana lopez or ross mirkarimi wanted the tape released. ktvu filed requests to get the vi