gathered along the embarcardero to watch 120 firefighters. earlier they said crews with welding equipment was on the site but the cause is still under investigation. >> spectacular flames going through the roof and you can see it has gaven way. the commander did a good job in assessing the vulnerability of the structure and established a collapse zone. >> the building was unoccupied so we did not lose any lives or property. there were a couple of vehicles parked inside, all vehicles have been brought out safely. >> reporter: again a look at the fire. this peer dates back to 1915. it was the back offices for the america's cup. that and a tournamentinal won't

be impacted by -- terminal won't be impacted. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what we want to do is go back from live pictures of news chopper 2. the embarcardero is closed from bay street to broadway, that is about 8 blocks. the embarcardero is one of the busiest streets in the city, especially during the commute. right now it is shut down and will be shut down for some time. you can get an idea how big the problem is it is causing. and the closure is effecting muni's f line. so keep that in mind as well. we will continue to follow this. the headline, not only the fire but also the after math of the fire, the shut down of the embarcardero between bay street and broadway. ktvu channel 2 news viewer

posted this pictures of pier 29. you don't see flames but you can see the damage done as well as the massive fire fighting updates. you can always get updates through facebook or twitter. a man who says he was abused by a priest is on trial accused offtakessing the -- taking the law into his own hands. ktvu's rob roth is live. >> reporter: it was a surprise, the main witness took the stand at 3:30 p.m. on this first day and it was a tense atmosphere inside the haul of justice -- hall of justice. william lynch is facing charges that he attacked the priest. he used a plea deal because he

claims he was sexually assaulted when they were young boys. >> we are here to support will. we are happy so far with what has been going on. glad for will to get his story out. >> reporter: she reminded jurors that it is william lynch, not the priest on trial. he claimed he was delivering a death certificate and said william lynch punched him in the face. he called it a painful and scary attack and he was shouting you molested me and my brother and he said he did not molest him nor his brother. testimony that ut raged the raged the support -- outraged the supporters. >> he sits there and perjures himself to preserve whatever sense of stanty he must be -- stan ate he must be clinging

too. >> reporter: the judge removed the jury and began discussing legal issues that are sure to keep coming up. testimony resumed tomorrow. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. the defense rest in the case against jerry sandusky without former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky taking the stand. jerry sandusky is facing 51 counts of child sex abuse. 8 men testified he molested him and other men testified he never did anything inappropriate. >> the only person who could have come forward and said this didn't happen in this particular case under these circumstances was jerry sandusky. and he chose not to do it. >> closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow. the judge will sequester the

jury during the deliberations. a judge will not over turn the suspensions of the students at heritage high school. the punishment came during finals weeks and the judge plans to review the case again if they don't let the students make up their missed missed exams. 51 were banned from the graduation ceremonies after they vandalized the campus. for the first time today federal agents went through what is left of the building that caught fire last week next to the oakland bart station. the building was under construction when the fire started. it forced bart to shut down for the day. ktvu's john sasaki tells us what the agents are looking for. i talked to the atf and

they said they are wrapping up their day here right now. they are ready to come back tomorrow night to start the heavy lifting. >> reporter: a crew of 22atf investigators trying to figure out what caused this fire. >> the state and locals when they are overwhelmed the government comes in and helps out. >> reporter: thursday morning the housing complex burned down. it shut down service for 12 hours. it was near the station and damaged the tracks. >> people wonder what happened. started saying maybe somebody homeless did that. >> reporter: nothing has been ruled out as a cause. >> this is a who done it. it is not as fancy when you figure out it was an accident but it is cool when you figure out it is a crime.

>> reporter: today they mapped the wreckage and took pictures to focus their search for the cause. >> a lab analysis, looking at the scene, all the elements come together to establish this. >> reporter: a dog is here to sniff for excelerants. >> i take her in and we direct her, she searches. >> reporter: tomorrow the crews will bring in a crane to clear the remains of this building. the atf expects to work here till next week. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. investigators are looking into what caused a fire that damaged a paint store in oakland at 4:00 a.m. the fire was mainly in the storage and receiving areas. firefighters had to break into the building because it was locked up for the tonight.

damage estimates are upworth $50,000. the coroner released the identity of a man whose body was found yesterday morning. investigators say it is christopher loty. he was found under water with weights tied to his head. police say he had a history of mental problems and living in his car and they found literature that he was reading on how to prepare for death. bicyclist pleaded not guilty today. chris bucchere was charged with felony manslaughter today. his attorneys issued a statement saying he looks forward to expressing his deep condolences to the family of sutchi hui. chris bucchere hit and killed sutchi hui on march 29 while riding his bike.

today the district attorney called his conduct horrible. >> it wasn't one violation, there were multiple violations of the vehicle code. a complete disregard for anybody else but himself. >> chris bucchere is out on bail and due in court next month. a teenager who is accused of a crime spree had his day in court today, will he be tried as an adult later in the newscast. steven norwalk passed away yesterday afternoon surrounded by afternoon. he taught for 40 years. a man has been arrested for hitting him with his truck. a couple accused of kitting a gang member and his pimp. they are charged with killing

the man on june 4. they plotted to kill him because he turned their daughter into a prostitute. family offered moral support. the district attorney can understand the parent's anger and frustration but -- >> what kind of society do we want to live in? most will say we don't want to live in a society where people take the law into their own hands. police are looking for two men in connection with the assault of a woman near santa clara university. it happened 2:30 a.m. monday. the 20-year-old woman told police two men grabbed her. she was able to get away and ran to safety. she says they are latino in their mid-20s. after hours of debate the

city counsel last night approved a billion dollar plan to develop the old army base. they voted in favor of the project. the project would turn the base near the base of the bridge into a shipping, packaging and distribution center. the vote came just in time to beat the state deadline to keep a grant for the work. it could create thousands of jobs. many of which are expected to go to people in oakland. extending a program known as lowering interest rates. it is designed to swap short term bonds for longer term bonds. it will run through the end of the year. they took the action because

the economy appears weaker now. an wall street today stocks dipped on news of the announcement but they rebounded somewhat. the dow is down 13 to 12,824. the nasdaq is up .69 at 2,930. and the s&p is down 2 at 1,355. question, what would you do if you saw smoke coming out of a sewer hole cover? i am consumer editor tom vacar, what you need to know. >> and it was hot out there today, but a major cool down coming your way, i will let you know how much cooler in your neighborhood. >> and we continue our live coverage. a massive traffic back up in the san francisco embarcardero. this is one of the results from a massive fire at pier 29. @@0

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more live coverage of a developing situation. news chopper 2 is over a traffic mess at san francisco's

embarcardero. that line of cars is the result of a fire that happened at pier 29. it happened before 2:00. and we are still seeing the traffic results. embarcardero is shut down from bay all the way to broadway, that is 12 blocks. as a result drivers are forced to find another way to get around town. pier 29 went up in flames, the building was empty except for construction workers. traffic delays are in effect 3 hours later. we are working to find the cause of the fire. we will have more throughout the newscast. smoking man hole covers are a common sight in many cities. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with a explanation as well as a demonstration. >> reporter: at first sight smoke coming from one of

several man hole covers would be a scare but this test is doing done. >> if i saw it and i didn't read the notice it would call but i saw the notice as i said just this morning. >> reporter: the notices explained this is done to test for leaks in a system that could turn into failures. as smoke is fanned through an area, investigators look at smoke coming from man holes to make sure the flow is steady, indicating no problems. >> you find this a good way of checking things? >> if it truly does that then yes. we have a lot of issues with our water run off, sewers and things in the hills because they are old. the reason smoke doesn't get into your house is because

of this, the water trap under every drain in your house. all we need now is some smoke. the smoke will only come out in the areas that need repairs or that are illegal. >> it is better to find it now than when something breaks. >> reporter: a smoky sewer is usually a well working one. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. we are getting our first look tonight at what some are calling the greenest building in the united states. mayor ed lee hosted a tour this morning of the headquarters for the public utilities commission. the 13 story building which will house 900 employees has some impressive features. >> the only building that will reuse its waste water and reuse

it. that it is creating energy by wind and solar on the roof. >> the building is at golden gate avenue. cost $201 million but it will cut $500 million in energy cost over 100 years. two contra costa deputies were hurt after their patrol car flipped over before noon on highway 680. witnesses say the car was in the fast lane when it served across the freeway and over turned into had slow lane. the deputies had minor injuries. outrage in davis after an incident at a high school. a noose was found at davis high school friday. officers do not have evidence it was directed at a particular

target but it is being investigated at a hate crime. >> encourage people to get to know one another and believe signs of hate come about from fear and ignorance and that is something we don't promote here. livermore police are asking for your help in finding a man who robbed a credit union. this man is suspected. he is often asian man, late teens, 5'8", 180 pounds and a short beard. an accomplice may have driven him away. bart is asking people to

ride their trains tomorrow for dump the pump day. the pieces are falling into place for bart's extension. they broke ground in october of 2010 on its line. the city of pittsburg set aside money to obtain a station site and they okayed $23.6 million to build a parking lot in antioch. warm out there around the bay today. if it is too warm our chief meteorologist bill martin has good news for you. >> hottest day of the week. temperatures are on their way down. fog along the coast, not an

issue. it has been a non-player. there will be a return of fog but still there will be breaks out there. highs today, mid-90s. that is what we are seeing in concord, 92. 93 in livermore valley. it is hot and temperatures around the bay are 70s and 80s. temperatures good 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. tonight, patchy coastal fog. tomorrow will be a big change. major cool down. you will have better air quality and you will take the sting out of the fire dangers. there will be wind but as we head into the weekend a cool pattern persists. temperatures in the hot spots through the week in the 70s. major cooler. gusty winds tomorrow. this system in the gulf of alaska that we are tracking

drops close to us. when it gets here it brings in cool moist air and to the north of us, rain showers, rain in the oregon area, rain in seattle. rain as far south as fort bragg. here is the cool air center. here is the flow on shore. tomorrow, below average temperature. 60s at the coast. mid-70 inland. 15, maybe 20 degrees cooler in some places tomorrow and it sticks around. good air quality and less fire danger. when i come back, the five-day forecast, and we will track the cooler trend into the bay area weekend. >> thank you. some apple employees could be getting a raise, what is leading to the bump in pay. >> more debris from the

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that genius bar. piles of debris from the japanese tsunami washed up on beaches. they found empty bottles, a buoy and a section of a house. most of the items have japanese writing on them. a break in the heat is helping firefighters in colorado as they battle a 100 square mile wildfire. the two-week-old fire in northern colorado grown to 65,000 acres. after three days of gusty winds and temperatures in the 90s, temperatures were 20 degrees cooler today. today crews from montana and idaho joined to help fight the flames. it was started by lightning. copper theft, a big enough

crime that a task force has been launched in contra costa. >> a rare move in washington, the house of representatives voted to have the u.s. attorney general in contempt. why they did that and what happens next.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> targeting copper thieves and their partners in crime. metal theft is a growing problem and in contra costa a raid focused those on the receiving end of the stolen goods. ktvu's mike mibach is live with more. the contra costa district attorney turning up the heat.

not only looking for folk whose are stealing copper wires and piping but looking for the folks trying to cash in on the same thieves. >> reporter: today it was business as usual as pleasant paper recycling. a place home to a lot of copper copper and yesterday they were raided by a contra costa task force. all were searched by law enforcement officers. >> these thieves need somewhere to sell their stolen goods. the district attorney said its sting found the repsycholer's search -- repsycholer's search were caught. >> the goal of the operation is to cut off the profit centers and force them to comply with

state law. >> our role is to identify the material that was stolen from us. >> reporter: pg&e spokeswoman says pg&e suffered $5.2 million in damage from 2200 thefts, mostly copper wire. >> besides being illegal it is dangerous. it resulted in serious injury. >> reporter: the gm said he has nothing to hide and follows state law. all data seized will take weeks to finalize. they could face fines and penalties if charged and convicted. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. an update on our top story that we have been reporting out otsan francisco. a four -- out of san francisco. a four-alarm fire at san francisco's pier 29.

firefighters are still pouring water on the flames. crews brought the fire under control about 90 minutes later. some traffic is making its way up the embarcardero but officers are turning back cars that battery. the building was vacant at the time of the fire but construction workers were at the sight. officials with america's cup plan to use some of the space, so far no one has been hurt. the teen accused of stealing a lamborghini pleaded not guilty. max wade is charged with berkeley, vehicle theft and possession of stolen property for the theft of guy fieri's lamborghini. investigators say they discovered weapons, fake i.d.sand a san francisco police uniform. he is being tride as -- tride

as an a-- tried as an adult. a train operator says boys through rocks. no suspect description is available. anyone with information is asked to call police. the city counsel approved a project for affordable housing for military veterans. it is planned for the southeast corner of dublin boulevard where crown chevrolet used to be. they still need to come up with $20 million in funding. u.s. house committee voted to hold the attorney general in contempt over fast and furious. scott mcmarlin is here with more. >> reporter: this huge fight

played out in the meeting room of the u.s. house committee. saying they will not hand over documents about the botched gun program. once that happened it created a huge fight. >> reporter: before the official vote republicans said the top law enforcement officer, the u.s. attorney general stonewalled their investigation into the death of a boarder agent. >> if he did not know about fast and furious, if he did not approve of the applications, then what is he asserting executive privilege for? >> reporter: a program that allows u.s. guns to fall into the mexican hands. they suggested they tried to burry the documents and the truth. >> who knew about this? did it go to the attorney

general or the president of the united states. >> you accuse them of a cover up for protecting documents that was prohibited by law from producing. >> the white house moments before the committee voted said they are with holding the documents. >> this fight doesn't end here. the full u.s. house must now vote to put eric holder in contempt of congress. ktvu channel 2 news. just a few months after agents were caught up in a prostitution scandal, other agents are under fire for misconduct. three agents from the drug enforcement administration are accused of entertaining female

masseuses. they accused the administrator of dragging her feet in the investigation but she said she is waiting for a report. >> i guarantee you they will face, if there was misconduct, they will face our disciplinary process. >> the dea chief said the agents have been placed on limited duty. police in ohio are looking for a thief that has a sweet tooth. making a b line for the peanut butter cup. this isn't the only time it happened. he keeps coming back and stole more than $400 worth of -- of cups. the city of berkeley is to blame, what they are doing tonight. >> and we know what caused a large fire two years ago and

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hundreds of people raised their hands today in oakland and sworn in as new u.s. citizens. a lot of smiles today. a thousand people took the oath

of citizenship. they came from 100 countries around the world. one former immigrant over came abuse as a young worker and traveled a hard road to citizenship. >> a long struggle with immigration and labor and -- and going through a lot of rough moments. >> she praised president obama's order that blocks the deportation of young illegal immigrants. family filed a claim against the city. the family says he called an emergency number and asked for immediate help. the claim says the dispatcher did not send officers till it was too late. it doesn't ask for a specific dollar amount. if the city rejects the claim the family will file a lawsuit. investigators are trying to

find out what sparked a two alarm blaze that destroyed a cabin. it was reported as a tree fire. crews discovered it was a rental home that was burning. the fire was contained, no one was living inside at the time. damage is $750,000. after two years of investigations pg&e officials now say they know what caused a fire in 2010 that burned 100 acres. they say it was a power line that had a history of breaking that caused the fire. it was one of the largest that year. cal fire is demanding pg&e pay the cost of fighting the fire which is estimated at $400,000. it is a big ad in which some mayors come out for high- speed rail, why they are doing it now. >> back here in 10 minutes, i will have the forecast. a cooler forecast by a long way. i will see you back here.

soring thine sky a rock -- into the sky. a rocket lifted off. it is carrying a military satellite. the rocket was supposed to go up on monday but delayed because of a man function. the campaign in support of high-speed rail is heating up with mayors pitching in for the project. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us

live from san francisco with why the timing is so important. >> reporter: this is a full page ad in support of high- speed rail with mayors touting the project. why now? there is federal pressure. california must decide to fund the project or walk away. >> reporter: it has been a long journey, yet it remains just a dream. a dream that could take a major step towards reality. >> this is a big time for california and for the bay area because the legislator will make a decision on the future. >> reporter: he will be watching the california legislator closely. lawmakers will decide whether to release bond bundy that triggers federal money -- bond

money that triggers federal money. >> put the funds into modernizing the cal train system. >> reporter: instead of diesel engines they will use electric lines and the rail train will use cal train tracks. >> that we believe is illegal as far as what the voters passed. >> reporter: he is sponsoring an initiative to kill high- speed rail. he believes the price tag will go up. >> where is the funding going to come from? >> reporter: supporters agree the money is not all there thought butt they argue the money but they argue the money will come and the governor is behind the project. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. the u.s. will remain on the cutting edge of space travel. that is the opinion of a group

of government officials. they say a space craft called orion is a good example of the partnership with the private space industry. construction is set to begin on a rocket in florida in two weeks it is scheduled to launch in 2014. if you want items from the space x probe you can make a big this weekend. an auction is hosted by the institute at the hyatt on saturday. it is a fund raider for the -- fundraiser for the institute. california senator barbara boxer fought an effort to relax pollution rules. senators said the rules will hurt local economies but she

argued it posed a public health risk. >> if that becomes the policy of this country, hundreds of thousands of americans every year will be harmed. >> the senate voted to keep the rules in tact. that means power plants must put in place cleaner technology. how to prevent obesity could be added to the curriculum for school children. support for suggest education is among new policies. they will support legislation that would require yearly classes in causes, consequences consequences and prevention. the biggest county fair opened today and there is time to take advantage of a great deal. a dollar to get in to the fair today. there are also rides for only $1 to celebrate their 100 year anniversary. >> the new water ride, it is

great. a new acquisition and it will be a crowd favorite here that fair. especially on the warm days. >> three nights of fire works and the world's largest outdoor grills are other things. the fair is closed on mondays. following breaking news in the south bay, a grass fire burning along the freeway, near highway 101. live news chopper 2 pictures. there sachard area -- there is a chard area. the fire burned through about 15 acres. the flames have been contained. firefighters were concerned about power lines but those lines are okay they have not been damaged. here is a map of the location. no homes are in danger. our chief meteorologist bill

martin has been watching the picture, bill, there are three factors, heat, humidity and wind. >> underscores where we are and where we live. that fire, you can see where it is on the map here and we can show you the live image, that is 15 acres burned. often time with the dry brush, it will get started from something, perhaps a car with a spark, that is a lot of dry brush. 15 acres. there is no smoke right here, looks like they got on the fire quickly. it underscores the environment once we are in. so what we can do now, i will show you the fire conditions out there. what we are talking about, 95- degree temperatures. winds northwest at 10 and humidity 16%. fire conditions not that great.

we will stay on this to make sure it is all out. but from those pictures, looks like they have a good handle on it. but it shows you how quickly fires can start. when you see it off the freeway like that, it is easy to burn rapidly. that was 15 acres. for us. fire danger goes down. temperatures cool. the models, tomorrow morning, that is the fog foot print. temperatures tomorrow 15-20 degrees cooler than today. look that highs. that is moist air pushing up into the delta. we are in the 90s. most of us tomorrow are 70s. cool day. temperature drop from today to tomorrow. temperatures in santa rosa 92 down to 75. livermore down to 78. good news for fires. this kind of temperature drop

help firefighters out. you know that. today hottest day of the week. tomorrow, low pressure takes hold. it is not just tomorrow but through the week. the system drops in. temperatures 10-20 degrees cooler. highs tomorrow, 60s and 70s. will feel like spring. won't feel like the second day of summer. much cooler. as you look at what is happening. there is your fog. tonight it comes back to the coast. morning hours it fills in. that is the cooling. and you see rain showing up to the north. we will see rain in northern california thursday and friday. we will watch it for you. these are the highs for tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be pleasant but not as hot as today. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, you will see this pattern repeating itself with 70s through the weekend. again, not a bad plan for it

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>> the program is funded by sf city, an organization of 270 companies. live in san francisco, coming up, the developing situation on the ground as the fire at a peer created a huge nightmare for the commute. >> a u.s. senator says apple and google are using spy planes to peak into your back yards.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> we begin tonight with a real traffic mess along san francisco's embarcardero. a massive four-alarm fire. flames bured through the roof of the -- burned through the roof of pier 29. traffic is being diverted because the embarcardero is closed between bay and broadway. muni, the f line and buses are also rerouted. ktvu's david stevenson is live with the fire fight that started all of this. >> reporter: look behind me, 4 ho