around to head south and pick up passengers. investigators honed in on one part of the pier 29 building as the possible source of the fire in san francisco yesterday afternoon. ktvu's david stevenson is live there now with the impact that continues tonight on that neighborhood. david? >> reporter: look behind me, you can see the crew, they are cutting away the charred portions of pier 29. the structure was red tagged this morning but we got a look inside before it was closed off. >> reporter: damage to san francisco's pier 29 is $2.3 million. officials vowed to restore it. >> we are working with the city to ensure that we restore the part as much as possible. >> reporter: wednesday's fire burned through the front part of the building, tearing holes

in the roof. >> you can see. >> reporter: we went inside today and learnedvers believe the -- learned investigators believe the fire began in this corner. >> that is under investigation. there were workers in the building yesterday earlier in the day. >> reporter: flames raced from the floor to the roof, charring the timbers. 3508s of water lined the loor -- pools of water lined the floor. they are running on generator power. >> there are processors here. we had to work hard to get the electrical restored. >> reporter: most of the damage was at the front of the building making this portion of the embarcardero off limits. >> sidewalk area is closed off as of now. we hope to reopen by this weekend. >> reporter: officials insist the fire won't effect america's

cup events. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. an angry contrunitation disrupted the trial of a man accused of beating a priest who molested him. reverend jerold linder is accused of molesting. >> the only quote i could give you is he said look me in the eye and she looked him in the eye. >> also today the judge halted proceedings. this comes after william lynch's attorneys said reverend jerold linder lied when he testified he did not molest william lynch. according to a group, other victims may be coming forward with abuse allegations against reverend jerold linder. www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the trial, including the day in court as

the priest who was beaten took the stand. look under the news tab. the former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky sexual abuse case, his son accused jerry sandusky of abusing him. matt sandusky is now 33 years old. his attorneys say they went to authorities with the allegations. matt sandusky was adopted through the 62nd -- through the second mile foundation. we have learned the name of the man who was killed at a bus stop today. 50-year-old william wear died this morning after being hit by a car on california street. witnesses say the car jumped the curve at a bus stop and slammed into wear and it appeared the driver was

speeding. things are back to normal tonight after a gas leak prompted evacuations. a third party contractor working in the area ruptured a gas line at 9:00 a.m. this morning on west main avenue. several homes and a preschool were evacuated. the line was capped and evacuations were lifted by 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. new information on a story we have been following. the arrest warrant for chien- ming -- christopher. there were details and disturbing information from people who witnessed witnessed the accident in march. one of the witnesses described the crash as bone crushing. with such a severe blow people yelled. he is charged with

manslaughter. if you would like to read the warrant we posted it on hot topics on the front page of www.ktvu.com. the brain at war was the subject at a veteran's health conference in san francisco. research shows posttraumatic stress disorder can increase the risk of several diseases. understanding how compact effect said service members is critical for meeting the health needs of military personnel. >> we have seen evidence that women may have even greater risk than men. >> researchers haven't confirmed a greater health risk for women. dozens of ex-gang members will celebrate their decision to turn their lives around. ktvu's janine de la vega is live with the change that is next for them. >> reporter: we are here at the

community center where this room is filled with people who have gang affiliated tattoos. >> reporter: she spends her days watching her son and daughter. they are too young to understand the markings on her arm. >> the e and the s -- >> reporter: she was 14 years old when she got the tattoos. >> i think it is dumb now. >> reporter: she sold drugs, got into fights. when her son was born, something clicked. >> i see getting old. my family wasn't talking to me and i needed a change. >> reporter: she signed up for the clean slate program that offers tattoo removals.

she had to complete 30 hours of community service and attend a life skills work shop. >> we do job prep. we have financial planning. we have a job searching. >> reporter: she is trying to influence her cousin who is still in a gang. >> she was trying trying to stop me before i get too far, too deep before i can't do anything about it. >> reporter: she says it will help complete her transformation. >> i want to go to school. i want to be a nurse. >> reporter: they are scheduled to have the tattoos removed free of charged and graduation is scheduled to begin in the next 15 minutes. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. people with questions about president president obama's executive order on immigration will get answers.

the president announced last week that could effect 800,000 illegal immigrants. now charities of the east bay will hold information sessions at its richmond office. they are planned for 1:00 thursday afternoon. officials say they are hearing from voters concerned about election mail they received. some got voter registration cards with their names and addresses already filled in. a spokeswoman said they are legal and common as long as the name and address is correct. reliability and affordability used to be the concern for car buyers. now help is taking the front seat as consumers search for the best car. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar has the new trend in complaints. >> reporter: high technology in

cars. when was perfection ever attained? >> reporter: more and more car instruction manuals are videos. they are impressive and constantly improving. consumers are not satisfied with them because they expect them to operate as well as today's smartphones. general manager of ford said their sync system began with problems. >> it gets bogged down. >> reporter: in other words, there was a learning curve. >> once i learned how to use it, press the button that needs to be pressed. >> reporter: all such systems

are upgraded. cadillacs marketing its q system along with others, all of which that have their own glitches. >> sometimes because we expect it to be perfect, that causes some questions when there is an issue. >> reporter: with the new tech lab, ford joins tesla motors, general motors to focus on how to make it work for consumers in real world conditions. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. the fall out from facebook's ipo could become more widespread. he asks the securities and exchange commission for advice on whether regulations need to be changed. he wants the sec to answer questions about whether laws get preferred stock market clients an unfair advantage.

a pair of mountain lions spotted in contra costa. a man reported the sitings yesterday. he had saw mountain lions in an open field. police contacted fish and game officials. if you see one, do not approach the animal. palo alto, a bike sharing program was approved today. calls for 100 bikes. no word on pricing. the plan needs approval from the planning and transportation commission and the city counsel. they hope to have it running in october. a dangerous fight to try to save a life. we will hear from a neighbor who ran towards this burning home where a woman was trapped inside. >> nearly 30 degrees cooler today in parts of the bay area and tomorrow you might need the

umbrellas. i will let you know when that all occurs, i will see you back here. ♪

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a neighbor is being credited with saving asley family from their burning home. these are images. authorities say the home on round hill court caught fire after 2:30 a.m. this morning. a woman returning home from work saw the flames and started pound thong door. no one ended up being hurt. the cause is under investigation. a woman was killed in a berkeley house fire this morning despite attempts to save her. it was reported at 2:30 a.m. this morning. the neighbor tried to get into the house to help but was pushed back by smoke.

>> her name was meredith and we were screaming for her to come down and everybody had to get out. too smoky. >> two people were injured. the residents who made it out don't remember hearing smoke alarms. the homeowner says it was equipped with smoke detectors. governor jerry brown and leaders struck a budget deal but critics say it is a bad bargain for the neediest children. >> reporter: a prayer vigil outside governor jerry brown's office. cuts of nearly 9% to child care for working parents. many families will lose child care services. >> they will quit their jobs because the cost of child care is outrageous. i wish they could understand how much it costs today. they are working hard. they are doing everything they

can to lift themselves up. it means fewer families will qualify for calworks. and the elimination of healthy families program, that provides help for 875 low income children. >> it will be a reduction of healthcare by 15-20%. pay $100 to $85 a month. >> reporter: they admit the cuts are painful but unavoidable. >> we have not been afraid to cut when it is necessary. and we have made billions of dollars worth of cuts. governor jerry brown is abandoning his attempt to block the high-speed rail project

from lawsuits. lawmakers and groups were notified the governor is dropping the legislation. it would have limited the circumstances in which a judge could block construction of the project to the serious cases. republicans lost their bid to get a pension reform measure on the november ballot. it failed during a 24-13 vote on the floor of the senate. they say it would be taken up during the session but say a budget deal has to be completed first. unemployment claims fell last week but not by much. weekly applications dipped by 2,000 to 387,000. that is down from 389,000 the week before. employers added 73,000 jobs a month in april and may. the job numbers were part of the reason today was the worst day on wall street in three

weeks. manufacturing growth is slowing world wide, also contributed to a major sell off. the dow is down 250 to 12,573. the nasdaq is down 71 at 2,850. san francisco is getting a infusion of cash for job training. $3million in work force innovation grants in addition to $5 million grant mayor ed lee announced in march. it will be used to train people in it and digital media. what a difference a day makes. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us live, tracking a cool start to summer. >> i had the heater on in my car today. >> so did i. >> couple days ago mid-90s. temperatures down 30 degrees. the fog is still out there. the low clouds towards the east bay. the winds pushed the cool,

moist air inland and that is why we are seeing temperature swings. and it was hot a few days ago and now we are not. take a look. this is wednesday. yesterday. look where we are today. livermore, more than 20 degrees. san jose down to 67 degrees today. as we go through time, we knew it would get cold. i didn't think it would go 30 degrees. livermore made it 30 degrees. as we move into tomorrow we have a chance of a shower in the north bay. some showers could head south. today we had the 15-20-degree cool down. as we head into tomorrow, the weather system gets closer to us. a frontal system and we have a chance for morning drizzle and a chance of a shower with a mild pattern that continues

through the weekend. tomorrow, showers. early tomorrow morning, you see the activity, as it moves, you will see sprinkles, anta rosa -- santa rosa. the north bay, you could see 4- 5/100-inch of rain. for the rest of us, drizzle. it will keep temperatures on the cool side around here. cloud cover forecast for tomorrow morning. and then as you get into the afternoon, temperatures barely warm up. fire danger, 50, 60s and 70s if we are lucky. mostly 60s. 70 fairfield. these highs below where they have been. santa clara valley, good air quality. 69 in san jose.

tomorrow drizzle in the morning, and a good chance of sprinkles in the afternoon, mainly north bay. if you are a firefighter, great. >> strange talking about rain. sprinkles. >> yeah. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 san francisco shows off a major makeover, how a new expansion plan could had more conventions and >> you got a problem? >> explosive new video in the trevon martin shooting case. why he thinks it raises contradictions. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. summer is here but something is missing for california's children. the magic show at the state capital that is pushing for a change in schools across the state. >> and ktvu is live online, you

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officials played to an appreciative audience. >> the superintendent pitched in as a magician's assistant for national summer learning day. he wants to increase the education budget. including for summer classes. >> summer school has nearly been eliminated in california. so they lose 2 months of learning. that is terrible. >> he said science, mask, and technology -- math and technology should be a priority. mark is off, fred is in. a's are hot. >> just a month ago they lost 9 straight. not anymore. the dodgers came to oakland with the best record but they collect just 8 hits and two runs in three games. and today a pitcher who was waved last month by the giants a, he matched last young's cy

young award winner pitch by pitch. they both allowed one run through 8 innings. derek norris. watch him nail dee gordon to keep the game tied 1-1. that is yoenis cespedes. a three run walk off homer. a's sweep the dodgers 4-1. they host the giants this weekend. yoenis cespedes is nursing a bad hand so be careful. >> nascar sprint cup. in 2009, joey lugoneo was the youngest driv to win. he was just 19 years old. two weeks ago he won the poke no 400 -- pocono400.

>> it will be bad till you earn their respect. at it takes -- that takes time. driver by driver. work on this guy and eventually you get the give and take. >> qualifying tomorrow. >> he looks 19. >> thank you. tesla motors' new model s is hitting the road. that is tonight at 10:00. thank you so much for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. i'm a native californian.

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