hundred block initiative and said that 90% of the block has happened within one hundred blocks and that statistic is wrong and the mayor herself says the data she relied on was flawed and admitted to the mistakes. >> i should have taken more time to analyze the data myself and read it myself. i didn't. so i'll take full responsibility for the error. >> the mayor was out of town last week at a conference in brazil when a top aid disclosed the mistake. we have seen the mayor publicly admit to the flawed statistic. the mayor has continued say that strategy to focus on the neighborhoods with the highest incident of violent crime is still sound. she believes that she has a right team in place for the job. as for critics including councilman reed says the mayor owes the residents an apology. we talked to him a short time ago and in the process of

looking through tape. we will bring you his comments tonight at six. we are live in oakland, carol lou, channel 2 news. we have hired from city hall and what about the city that live in those high crime areas. what do they think? we have more from east oakland. eric. >> reporter: we are standing in hot spot number 10 off of 96 and bank croft here and looking at the map that city gave us, you can see there are numerous shootings in the past couple of years. this is the most specific the mayor has been willing to get since she first announced her plan several months ago last year. in fact, the mayor said she didn't want to identify blocks such as this one to avoid stigmatizing them but people say it is no secret that they had a lot of violence here. today, people still seem split whether things have gotten better in the last year under the mayor's initiative. >> it is not getting no better.

it is getting worse. little kids are fighting each other and carrying guns. everybody is killing each other. >> it is kind of changing. >> for the better or worse. >> for the better. we are getting their. >> back out here live, for several months we had been asking the mayor and police chief about whether there were one hundred blocks responsible for 90% of the city's violent crime. now that we have confirmation that number was never correct, we are reaching out to other city leaders and members of the community to get their reaction about this. we are putting it all together and we will have complete react to this big story coming up at 10:00. live here in oakland, ktvu news. a group of citizens in oakland has an online ballot petition to try to set up a police oversight commission. critics say the commission has fail to implement reforms that were mandated. they are trying to get decisions for a november ballot

to establish a commission to monitor the department but the head of the police union says the last thing they need is more oversight, what they need are more officers. >> we are the 4th most dangerous and violent city in america. creating another commission, committee, board is just passing the buck. >> donaldlon says oakland should have 1200 officers but currently have half that and many are injured. it is hoping that new police academy will put new officers on the street sometime next year. a police raid has led to hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks and some of them very powerful. we have the information where they were discovered. >> a team of armed investigators from cal fire and costa county raided two homes in pa checko this morning. >> it is that time of year and sad to see good people get in trouble. >> one week before july 4th, they seized more than 400

pounds of fireworks, everything from professional grade mortar rounds. >> i have seen professional shows that have less explosives than here. >> nearby residents were stunned. >> it concerns me. you never know washington if they went off in the middle of the night and started a fire. >> they are good neighbors. we both bought our houses roughly about the same time and so i know the family pretty well. >> under arrest are 19-year-old jessie pain and 44-year-old pataa each possessing fireworks without a permit. pa thatta's bail is one million dollars. a lot of people have figured out they want to hold them by hand and shoot them and they can easily end up on a roof and it is combustible, you end up with a roof on fire. >> the danger of fire has officials working hard to wipe out the illegal firework trade.

so does the risk of injury. >> last year we had a person in the pittsburgh area that destroyed most of their hand with an m80 come is what we found today. more drama in the san jose police beating trial as the judge issues a warning and a key witness takes the stand. mary margaret eaton worked at the sacred heart retirement home where gerald lynch was beat. he says they were molested when they were children. eaton testified that she heard someone yell you ruined my life. >> i think she told the police when she got there, she was interviewed and she said she saw wil walking out. she didn't see the beating. >> the judge cleared the courtroom and met with the jury and allowed the public back in and warned them to have no contact with jurors. the trial is in recess until

friday when william lynch is due to take the stand. less than 7 hours before california's budget at midnight. ktvt news is live at the capital where the final pieces of the budget are in place and now in the governor's hands. well, the $15.7 billion budget gap, lawmakers spent today slogging through 21 budget bills and wrapped up the work about two hours ago. now the bills are off to the governor's desk. the bills they passed were not the main budget but they have a significant impact and come with controversy. look, i can't vote for this because i have to reflect my district and these are not the values of my district. >> republicans mostly voted no but it didn't matter as democrats have the majority needed to pass the so-called trailer bills that cover a wide range of policy and programs including the elimination of the healthy family programs

shifting 800,000 children to medical and no uc tuition hikes this fall if the governor's tax plan in november passes. one bill places the governor's plan at the top of the november ballot. the idea is to help it pass. if voters reject the tax hike, schools will be authorized to cut 30 days off of the the school year off of two years instead of 15 as proposed. the budget relies on the governor's tax plan passing in november to avoid another $6 billion in cuts mostly k through 12 education. >> this is the chance to not only ensure no further cuts that people care most about, education but this is an opportunity to end the deficit in california. >> daryl steinberg believes the budget that contains cut should make a case that more revenues are need that governor's tax plan should pass. the governor has until midnight

to sign or veto the budget, last year it was assumed that the governor would sign the democrat's budget plan but in a surprise he vetoed it so the drama is not over. in sacramento, channel 2 news. the secretary of state says the budget reform battle has qualified for the november ballot and calls for amending the state constitution to require two year budget plans and restrict new planning. the measure allows the governor to you inlaterally cut state spending in a fiscal emergency. it needs a majority to pass on the fall ballot. the governor's mansion is not going to close after all. it was going to close on saturday but will remain open as a state park and museum and mainly because of shoppers at raily's super markets. raily's will donate $75,000. raily has been giving five cents towards state park every time a customer puts groceries

in a reusable bag instead after throw away. the church of scientology has pitched in $25,000. the wife of sheriff ross mcribey is defending her husband. due to testify tomorrow before the ethics commission to decide whether he should be reinstated as sheriff. his wife, submitted a written declaration in his defense. lopez is currently in the native country of venezuela. she said that ross has never hit me, punched me, battered me or beat me. with new information tonight about the man police believed killed a woman in arena. james collin was taken into custody last night on suspicion of murdering his long-time girlfriend. the 51-year-old woman was found dead in the home that the couple shared. cullen was arrested and the victim's name is not being released. this is the city's first home side in ten years. a late night shooting in east oakland sent one man to

the hospital. oakland police responded to shots fired at the intersection of 82nd avenue and doweling street before 10:00 last night. the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition. there's no motive for the shooting or any information about the suspect. alameda detectives are trying to find a missing elderly man. authorities believe that the man walked away from his home early this morning. the missing man's family is worried about him because he has alzheimer's and diabetes. anyone with information is asked to contact the alameda county sheriff's department. santa clara county officials have released the name of a man that died in an accident on highway 58. 25-year-old ar let alonzo was a resident of mountain view, the highway patrol is trying to figure out if she was the victim of a hit-and-run before her car crashed into a tree on the side of the highway in mountain view. witnesses say that a white toyota changed lanes in a

reckless manner near the victim's audi just before it went out of patrol. there's a big rig fire that blocked a ram in oakland. the driver says he stopped the truck and got out after hearing some strange noises and that's when he saw flames. the truck was a total loss but its trailer and contents were saved from the fire. everything everything was towed away. there have been arsons. 23-year-old morris pena of redwood and 36-year-old ra all gomez were identified through surveillance taken by at a nearby gas station. police found the suspects near the fire scene. in our next half hour, wildfires rage out of control forces thousands of people out

of their home. the u.s. supreme court is expected to hand down its ruling tomorrow on the constitutionality of president obama's landmark health care plan. >> we have a report from washington that states that decision will have implications far beyond the nation's capital. >> these steps will be filled with people across the country by late morning, the eagerly anticipated ruling from the supreme court is handed down. >> stacey ritter's two oldest daughter are 14 and are cancer survivors, they have been in washington awaiting the supreme court's decision and says if the health-care reform is overturned they could lose the coverage. >> there is a lot riding, it doesn't matter if you are republican or democrat, what your political beliefs are, this is children through no fault of their own have preexisting medical conditions. outside of the court the line for a seat inside formed 24 hours before the justices

convened for the ruling. alden anderson, a civics teacher from california. >> what a great opportunity to sit in here to hear the decision. >> the law is constitutional some say and will survive. the republican critics will pounce if the court doesn't. >> the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what is left of it. >> outside of the capital it will be a circus and the news will overtake the presidential campaign, the fortune of both candidates could shift. >> there will be a press conference tomorrow. lawyers will come out and talk. the local members of congress have asked us to do interviews with them tomorrow. so much riding on this ruling from the high court.

scott mcfarland. and stay with ktvt for continuing coverage. it starts with the morning news at 4: 30 and we will have continuing online coverage at ktvu.com and twitter and facebook. there was a drug approved to help overweight people lose weight. it is called belviq. it tricks the brain into making a person feel full after eating small amounts of food. the fda had rejected it in 2010 after it cause the tumors in test animals but now the fda says the chance of it causing tumors is minimal. the stock rose more than 250 a share closing at 11 and 59 cents, a gain of 29%. in searyla there was a violent raid on a progovernment tv station. there were 7 staffers killed and wounding others. syrian officials blame rebels

for the attack but the rebels say it was carried out by syrian groups. the u.s. congress condemns all acts of violence. heavy machinery was used to dismantle a wall that caved in on saturday. crews had suspended the work but the angry families demanded that they still look. >> god forbid it will happen to anybody else but we are trying to bring this to an end. rescuers have heard no sign of life from the rubble and do not expect to find anymore victims. the city of stockton will file for bankruptcy between now and friday. what that means for the city and the nearly 300,000 people

that live there. >> we can't avoid it. we can't postponed it. we have to fix the situation that exists here today. stockton mayor ann johnston says there's no other choice but to file for bankruptcy. the city council passed a day to day budget that will guide the city through chapter 9 bankruptcy. >> we will not cut cuts to safety employees and that is why we are going to chapter 9 to save the employees that we have and build on them. the held and safety of our citizens is our first consideration and so that is why one that we are being driven into bankruptcy is because we refuse to cut anymore police or fire or other employees. we have cut to the bone. >> jeff michaels with the university of pacific school of business says it is not recent decisions that led stockton into bankruptcy. >> i think you can go back to 2007 and maybe just as the economy was starting to head

south where there are some decisions related to borrowing and budgeting and contracts, had they been made differently and people realized where the economy was headed. the city would not be in the situation today. came out of bankruptcy last year and there's a new balanced budget, there's a 200 million- dollar spending plan for hiring five new police officers and two code enforcement officers. also pays down some of the city's pension deficit. the layo voters gave the city breathing room by including a 10% hike in the sales tax but the new budget will leave the city with a five percent operating reserve. the modesto irrigation system wants to sell some of it. there's a revised contract for the water sale. the irrigation district says there's plenty of water and the higher rate that san francisco would pay would help fund improvements but some modesto

improvements have concern business the water supply. the district will vote on it july 24th. there is two grass fires near the town of crockett. these areas were scorched by fires. about 11:00 a.m., a vulture flew in to some power lines and the bird caught fire and fell into the grass and it sparked another fire about a mile away. crews brought the fires under control and nobody was hurt. let's talk about the weather and the fire conditions because obviously fires are a concern this time of year. over to our chief meteorologist. i guess things could be worse. >> yes, we are in fire situation and we got a situation outside where temperatures have warmed five to eight degrees over yesterday's highs but we are still compared to what we could see in an okay situation. you see the heat in the central valley, sacramento 89 degrees. that's nothing for this time of year. you would expect sacramento in the mid-90s and we go to liver

more and 83 degrees and 83 in concord and you can see the winds on the delta are blowing pretty steadily out of the west at 18 miles per hour and gusts at 21. without fog, we are dryer than we would be typically but the winds are on shore and kind of moist and cool. yesterday's temperatures were in the 70s and low 80s. today they warmed up and it will stay the same. overnight lows, 40 in santa rosa. as you travel tomorrow morning for golf practice or whatever you are doing it will be chilly. afternoon highs tomorrow just like today. where is the fog? it is showing up at pillar point but it is having a tough time establishing itself. the low will stick around for a

few days. it gives you good air quality. the model wants to bring more fog in and i suspect that will be the case. right now i got a little bit of fog but the computer model at 11:00 brings a good dose in pillar point. i think there will be more fog in the forecast tomorrow than in the last couple of days even though it will clear off at the coast, partly cloudy skies. you will get 90s in the central valley and lots of 80s around the bay. as you march in the bay area, oakland mid-70s. fremont upper 70s. the 90s is what we would expect. fire danger getting a break with that type of weather pattern. we will start to cool in the neck 24 hours and when i come back we will go to the seven-

day forecast and we will talk about temperatures because they will be more mild than you would expect. coming up later. a massive wildfire in colorado is hitting close to home. the deep connection that moved a bay area firefighter to tears. and an adult chimpanzee kills a baby chimpanzee in front of visitors. why an expert says he may have

done it.

>> the chimpanzee habitat is opened after a day after the baby chimp was killed right in front of dozens of people. the baby's mother kept the chimp body overnight. caretakers are giving her time to grieve and haven't decided how long she will keep the bean. the 3 month-old was being introduced to the other chimps and no aggressive behavior against her. experts say it is common in the wild for males to kill the offspring of females who they are interested in. sexual assault victims met with jackie spear in washington today asking for help. these four women support the stop act written by spear. it would set up a new way of investigating violent crimes in the military. some were discharged after they reported a rape and that their attackers were promoted. the bill would take sexual assault investigations out of the hands of the military's normal chain of command. >> it is not an independent

third party at arm's length to determining whether to move forward independently. >> in support of the stop act, the women delivered letters signed by 200 victims. leaders in congress have a tentative two year deal to fund highway programs, they are due to expire on saturday. house republicans dropped a requirement that government approval of the keystone oil pipeline be included. the president said he would veto the bill if the pipe line was in it. republicans were also blocking the government from regulating toxic ash from coal plant. congressional leaders working on the highway's bill final language. some men were given more than the shirts off of their backs and doing it for a great cause. they are trying to donate suits for the men's warehouse national suit drive. the campaign collects gently used attire for men and women that can't afford to buy a new suit. >> the suitless stay local and go to charitable organizations

and help the unemployed get better jobs for dressing for success. >> if you have a suit that would you like to donate, drop it off at any of the men's warehouse locations throughout the bay area. >> this is called the next to 7. is it an ipad killer is the question. he may be more than one thousand miles away but the flames in colorado are stirring up emotions in the bay area, the unique connection between one of the fires and this local

firefighter. google unveiled the first tablet computer in san francisco. google's new tablet is going up against a pretty crowded field. consumer editor tom has the information. >> many tablets were a force during the last holiday shopping season and google will never miss the larger market. the next to 7 is a compact screen mini tablet with extraordinarily powerful processor. the device has a scary like command system. >> it focuses on entertainment

and it is compelling value. >> small and sophisticated and at 200 ed, it is in expensive and it has google behind it. it is an ipad killer. >> no, i think it is going after folks that want a lower cost and more entertainment device. >> getting a lot of bang for the buck and because it is smaller device and half the price of an ipad it is not a direct competitor with apple. >> the cue, a $300 black screen that can play anything on the utube right our tv. >> it gives you more reason to be in the media consumption system and gives you a nice accessory for the television. >> with the kindle and everything else is google too much. >> there's so much happening so

fast in terms of where this stuff is going that i think it is all leading down a road that nobody knows at all. meaning that apple may get into the booming 7-inch table market. i'm consumer editor tom baker, ktvt news. there was a high tech virtual reality glasses called google glass explorer edition, they will sell for $1500 but to a very select group of people, in this case the company's developers, they have a powerful prosser and radios and censors. >> it has it tied tour phone and tablet and makes sense where these things go in the future. embedding these devices on to our person or in our glasses. >> the google glasses are the result of a secret project that google has had over the past

three years. councilmembers are discussing a proposal that would have apple investing one billion dollars in the region. $89million in county, city and tax state abatement. the company that brought us pong is celebrating four decades. a tari was formed 40 years ago today and released the game in 1972 and the gaming world has not been the same since. atari was renamed sa in 2010 and recently games fort iphone and pad. in colorado the numbers are absolutely staggering, several fires burning out of control and thousands evacuated. on friday the president will visit colorado springs and today ktvt news spoke to a fire chief that knows that area well because he used to be the chief there. >> reporter: flames were

around the air force academy today reportedly ten acres now charred around the edges of the 2 square mile campus. >> right now those ten acres are confine to the southwestern quarter of the academy. >> high temperatures, low humidity, unpredictable winds help the waldo canyon near colorado springs to double in size overnight to about 24 square miles. to give you some idea of how big that is, it is roughly the size of manhattan and about half the size of san francisco. the fire chief says that dozens of homes are gone. >> we don't know the number. again this is active fire and not remotely close to being contained. >> the parks new operations division chief, manny navarro was one thousand miles away from the fire today but his heart and his mind were on the front line in colorado springs where he used to be the chief. >> it is really tough, very

tough. i was there for 14 years and hired 360 of those firefighters so there is not one person on that line that i probably don't know. >> that includes navarro's stepson on the fire line and his wife who is evacuated the house they own there. >> i'm an old person and have been here a long time and it is hard sitting at a desk. >> imagine 32,000 people have been evacuated from their homes just in colorado springs. that happens to be the same population as the entire city of medlan park rita williams, channel 2 news. with an eye towards the massive fires that are burning in colorado and also in utah, fire crews in the bay area are getting ready for a bad fire season. in santa rosa they were checking equipment including the fire tankers. the signs point to a busy time fighting wildfires in

california. >> we have started out earlier this season. there has been quite a few ignitions and you may have seen that where fires are starting based upon the rainfall we are behind the historical average and that equates to how dry the fuels are so the fuels being dryer, they are more readily available to burn. >> the fire retardant planes that fly out of santa rosa cover all of california. the latest figures from realtors show the sales. the contracts for existing homes rose five percent. that matches a two year high set back in march and comes after five-and-a-half decline in april. the low interest rates are pushing sales. on wall street the housing news added 92 points and the nasdaq rose 21 and the s&p five hundred was up at the close by

11. the san francisco school of education has approved a budget for the year. it totals nearly $600 million however state and you local and federal funding will fall short by $30 million and if voters don't approve the tax initiatives the the districts will have to make more cuts. graduation rates are climbing and dropout rates are falling and the biggest gains are among english learns. more than 3/4 of students that started high school graduated. up one-and-a-half percent compared to the 2010 rate. the largest against was hispanic and african-americans with the biggest increase among english learners. out with the old, it may not look like much but tomorrow you may see a lot of smoke coming from this old east bay naval station.

what they plan to blow up. that is one stuck truck. what happened that caused this ups truck to make an unscheduled stop in the water. if you are not by a television, you can still watch ktvt news wherever you are by using our mobile ap. down load it to watch any

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you may see smoke tomorrow morning near the old weapons station. the u.s. navy plans to blow up old ammunition in willow pass road. it will begin at ten and loss for an hour. in addition to smoke, nearby residents may hear the faint sounds from the explosions. the navy says there will be plenty of experts on hand to make sure there's no danger. a lawyer was in court today to enter a plea. 32-year-old spencer smith pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. he was arrested last month. police say smith owned a mercedes benz linked to the crash that kill 57-year-old bo hue, may 15th, the car did not stop. smith is free on $60,000 bail and will return to court on august 8th. a warning to parents of small children, the federal government has new safety standards for the portable cribs. the safety groups estimate the play yards or playpens have killed more than 60 children in

the last five years. today the consumer product safety commission unanimously approved new rules for construction and testing. there was a heart breaking presentation outside of the capital after the vote as a mother told the story of how her 16 month old son was killed. >> he stepped on it and it collapsed and it closed in on him and within a few minutes he was dead. >> the new standards take effect in december. the manufactures say that most are designed older cribs are out there being used secondhand. in 15 minutes, what age should you be putting sunscreen our little ones? there's a new warning from the fda. some folks may have thought an action movie was being filmed in miami but it was real. as you can see from this video witnesses say a u p s delivery truck hit a tree that ripped

off part of the roof and the truck plunged into the waters of biscayne bay. no one was hurt but the packages may be soggy. gymnastics city usa. we are going to show you how the athletes are getting ready for the olympic trials physically and emotionally. will it warm up tomorrow and what about the weekend? we will be back in just ten.

dozens of elite gymnasts have limbered up for the u.s.

olympic trials that began tomorrow in san jose. we are there live with how the athletes are hoping to set themselves apart. >> outside of h p pavilion you can see the workers have set up gymnastic city usa to get in the state of mind. something that competitors have already started. it is time for everyone, the athletes, coaches, workers and event organizers to wrap up final details before the usa olympic trials begin in san jose tomorrow. four gymnasts getting to the trial in san jose is an accomplishment but the goal is london. josh dickon says being a hometown hero will have a big cheering section. >> i have people that have bought out sections and my

friends at stanford. it will be exciting. >> reporter: the athletes have different ways of dealing with the pressure. >> it is about relaxing and your body knows what to do. you want your brain to be clear and just do it. >> reporter: some gymnasts have already celebrated. good out and have fun and choosing a team, that is not in our hands. i will go out and do know jim nat ticks. chris brook will be in gq magazine and hopes lit promote him and the sport. >> there's so much exposure between magazines and social media, hopefully we will create a bigger fan base more than just the olympic year. >> reporter: their olympic year will begin with opening ceremonies outside of h p

pavilion. santa laira leaders will meet with joe montana that wants to build a hotel president new 9ers stadium. there's inclusive negotiations with montana's business group. he revealed the plan last july. it calls for building a luxury 4 store hotel and sports bar and restaurant on city owned land. if all goes as planned it will open for the 2014 season which is when the 49ers plan to begin playing in the south bay. one of the jurors that acquitted former major league pitcher of roger clemons says a prosecution key witness was not credible. brian mack taby says he injected clemons with a human growth hormone. clemons says he never used performance drugs. the jurors say the testimony was wanted and if it was all

the government had they should have not pursued the case. a company under fire for misleading veterans to a private website is paying a price for deceptive practices. the owner of gi bill.com sur rendered the web address to the federal government and it will pay two-and-a-half million dollars as part of a settlement announced today. the company is accused of trying to make veterans think the u.s. government ran the site which directed veterans to profit colleges. >> that's fraud and deceptive and that should not be allowed to happen. >> the company was shut down, facebook and twitter fees associated with gi bill.com. drinking coffee may help your heart. drinking two, 8-ounce coffees ada reducing heart problems. drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could harm your health. people with certain health conditions should avoid coffee and talk it over with your

doctor. san francisco supervisor david chew wants the city to have more places where people can fill up water bottles. there's an ordinance to expand the number of drink tap stations around the city. it would require water filling stations in all newly constructed or renovated buildings. i think i could use some water right about now. the idea is to reduce the amount of trash from the plastic water bottles. >> how does it taste? >> like fresh water, smart water. if approved the ordinance would take effect on january 1st. we are learn that we will see a gradual warmup. have we sort of hit the peak. >> yes, it was noticeable inland, five to eight degrees warmer. it is still hot out there now.

won't be that hot tomorrow but we have peaked in terms of temperatures, it will be a duplicate tomorrow of what we had today. 89 in stockton and sacramento and if you have lived here any amount of time you know this time of year you are expecting mid-90s out there. at the golden gate bridge, winds gusting to 2 miles per hour. fog is going to try to reform and it will get there. there will be fog along the coast and at more fog tomorrow morning. that will be a mechanism to keep the coast cooler but everybody else the same. those are the highs from today. highs can we will duplicate that. maybe warmer inland. mostly sunny skies tomorrow. good news for the firefighters. the weekend starts to cool off a little bit and warm other sunday which is kind kind of a mild pattern. there's the heat tomorrow, finding 80s and low 90s and

there's the cool along the coast. i do suspect the fog will start to push in more. i think you will see sunshine tomorrow and i think you will see clouds in the morning. as we get into friday, more fog and slightly cooler because of the weather system. then saturday, still kind of mild and then sunday will you see in the five day it will warm up. the forecast highs tomorrow shake out like this, shows are the 90s in the central valley. lots of 80s in the warm spots and 70s and upper 70s. 86 in san ho linna. not that far off of the average about where they were today. about maybe a little cooler than you would expect this time of year but 70s alameda and air quality is good with this pattern and what is tomorrow, thursday, the holiday weekend, we are coming into a holiday period and the weather is shaping up to be mild.

the numbers perfect, 82, 90, those aren't significant temperatures. a little cooler but still really nice. >> i like it. it is actually almost perfect. so you think you are doing the right thing. slathering your little one with sunscreen before heading outside. why that is not the best way to protect some children's

sensitive skin. we have heard about cats in trees but what about a dog, meet ginnis. he chased a raccoon up a fifty foot tree and he stayed there with fear until the fire crew came to the rescue. they used a 36-foot ladder to reach the dog. they carried him down to safety. the fire chief says he has saved a lot of cats and dogs in culvert but ginness' rescue was a first. if it is a baby you are trying to shade from the sun ... >> i do have sunscreens, four or five different ones and they say these are better than those because they are protecting the eyes. >> that's one business oakland mom and she says it is not easy to protect your twin baby from the sun but not surprised that

federal officials are warning parents not to use sunscreen are infants under the age of 6 months. the fda says that babies have much thinner skin than adults and absorb the chemical ingredients much more easily. that puts them at a higher risk for an allergic react or skin inflammation. the kids, they hate the sunscreen and they hate the hats. i don't know what you are supposed to do except run for cover. >> that's what the fda recommends, they say skip the sunscreen and keep your babies in the shade, under a beach umbrella or in a canopy. the agents suggest that parents dress their babies in long sleeved shirts and a hat that shades the neck. a measure to permanently band the recreational drugs known as bath salts has gone to president obama. the house passed the measure and sent it to the president

for his signature. there's a temporary band in place for those drugs, they are not the scented salts, they are ha lou sagenic. they are sold under names such as vanilla sky and purple haze. friend say she was a happy girl. coming up in three minutes, the grief and questions about a 17- year-old's death after being hit by a train in costa county. the controversy over oakland's one hundred block crime plan boils over and the reaction to the mayor's admission that her policy is based on a glaring flaw.

>> the questioning going on right now at a shooting. >> a 17-year-old girl struck and killed by a freight train in costa county. the link between today's tragedy and a recent death at the same spot. complete bay area coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at six. good evening, i'm frank summerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >> there is gunshots at a supermarket. it happened at 3:30 today at