in disbelief. >> it was hot. right here, you couldn't stand. it was that hot. all i did was move my car to down there. >> we are renting. >> reporter: do you know what happened? >> i don't know. >> reporter: two homes destroyed by the blaze. two families shared one of these homes. they were shaken, in tears, in shock. they lost everything. >> like that. i don't know. [ crying ] >> reporter: all your stuff inside? >> yeah. my money. >> reporter: what happened? >> no one knows. >> reporter: everybody okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: and at least two neighbors i talked to tell me they believe there was at least one teen in the neighborhood playing with fire works in the

last couple of days. police are getting investigators on the scene. we are live, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. we brought you the supreme court's healthcare ruling this morning minutes after it was issued and tonight we are focusing on what it means for the nation and us here in california. our live team coverage begins in washington, d.c. where scott mcfarlen explains the ruling. . >> reporter: the chief justices said this healthcare reform law is constitutional. congress say the fight over the law is far from over. >> reporter: staffers sprinted from the courthouse where supporters cheered. >> victory for the american people. not for obama. not for politics. >> protesters promised to continue fighting the law. >> we will do what we can to

not comply. >> reporter: across the street, the house of representatives said they will vote to repeal obama care. democrats saying this poured millions of dollars into our start to prepare dollars to treat the poor. >> most exciting day of my life in congress. so exciting for the american people. >> this has become a reality. the atmosphere outside the court today is fitting for a law that triggered protests and one that could upend the presidential election. >> i did it because i believed it was good for the country. >> if we want to get rid of obama care, we will have to replace president obama. >> reporter: we are told mitt romney collected hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions after the ruling

and several members of congress say they expect this to be an issue come november. >> the ruling was one of the most anticipated decisions in years and the key vote here came from chief justice john roberts. he is normally a conservative voice but today he broke with that and joined those in favor of saying the law must continue. chief justice john roberts wrote the most straightforward reading the of individual mandate is that it commands individuals to purchase insurance but for the reasons explains the clause does not give congress that power. >> a professor who helped write the plan, says for him the supreme court ruling is about the patients. >> from my point of view it is about what it means for the healthcare delivery system. i practice at san francisco general and all these people with no insurance, this is a

game changer for them. >> he was a fellow with the house energy and commerce committee, and in that role he helped develop the healthcare reform bill. >> is it the law we would have written from scratch? probably not. but where we are now to a next step, improving the system, i think it will be important and a great success. >> he will continue to work to help hemp element the law -- help implement the law. how will today's ruling on president obama's healthcare plan help people in california? ktvu's ken pritchett says there are lot of different answers. ken? >> reporter: there are. mainly because it depends on who you are. who do you work for? what is your income? some will see a big change when it comes to coverages, others

may not notice a change at all. >> reporter: for them very little will change under the affordable care act. they will remain on medi-cal but a different story for him who is uninsured. >> at her age, very hard to find a good job that have health insurance. >> reporter: she will be eligible as will everyone else. >> i am happy about this ruling. >> reporter: he says 20% of patients will be effected by the affordable care act. >> many of them are un-un-and have -- are uninsured and no way tohelp with their cost -- to help with their cost. >> reporter: by some estimates, 7 million californians are without insurance. >> they will now almost have some option for getting coverage. >> reporter: she says most californians will continue to get insurance through their

work or public programs. >> the people who are in between will face this requirement they get coverage or face a penality. and that sympossed through the tax is imposed through the tax code. >> california created a public insurance exchange. it is a work in progress and details have yet to be worked out. >> the political fall out from today's decision and the huge impact it will have on the presidential race in november coming up. late today, investigators announced the fire in oakland earlier this month that shut down bart was arson. however the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives did not release details on how they came to their conclusion. the fire broke out at a senior apartment building that was under construction across from the bart station.

bart service was shut down causing a huge traffic nightmare for thousands. the cause of the fire, the specific cause remains under investigation. new information on a pair of san jose fires that investigators now say were deliberately set. both fires started in trash trash cans. one was tuesday morning behind a high school. the flames spread to a forplex and 10 minutes later another fire was reported. 13 people were evacuated from their homes because the flames burned near a gas meters. the red cross is assisting a family that was forced from its home by a fire. the fire broke out last night about 11:00. a mother and her four daughters were home at the time, the mother said her new car caught fire in the garage. flames spread from the garage and damaged part of the house.

everyone got out okay but they lost most of their belongings. strange looking item led to evacuations and the bomb squad being called out today in oakland about 10:30. they say it was some type of cylinder with wires. as a result several blocks were evacuated. deputy checked the item and blew it up. athenian name of the woman who -- we know the name of the woman who was killed by her boyfriend this week. an autopsy conducted wednesday indicates she died from blunt force trauma to the head. he has admitted to the killing. he is being held on $1 million bail. man was shot and killed

this morning in san francisco. police say the shooting happened after midnight. when officers arrived they found the victim suffering from gun shot wounds. he ended up dying at the scene. the waldo canyon fire burning in colorado springs has destroyed at least 346 homes. that makes it the most destructive fire in the state's history. 32,000 people remain evacuated tonight and right now the fire is only 5% contained. it started june 23 and burned nearly 30 square miles. the cost of fighting the fire, $3 million and it is just one of several fires burning in colorado. the stage is set for suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi to testify why he deserves his job back. >> and i am back here in 10

minutes, the fog is back, temperatures cooling and we have more fog to talk about. there is the fog. how it will impact the weekend.

in 15 minutes here suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is expected to testify in front of the ethic's commission. ktvu's david stevenson has been following this case for several

months. david is live now in the city with what has to happen before he can take the stand. . >> reporter: there is no sign of ross mirkarimi yet but let's go inside to the hearing room where the hearing will be taking place. our camera is in there where we are set to hear from ross mirkarimi tonight. >> reporter: suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi tonight is set to tell his story to the ethic's commission. mayor ed lee charged him with misconduct, including dissuading a witness. >> i think he will be able shed light on allotted of the questions -- on a lot of the questions the commissioners may have. >> reporter: commissioners must go through evidence, including statements and a videotape from

the neighbor who led police to launch an investigation. ellana lopez filed a declaration. text messages show ellana lopez asked not to cooperate with police. >> any actions that ellana lopez took regarding asking her not to disclose what she believed was privileged is her act. >> reporter: ellana lopez's attorney says if the city flies her client in she will testify. mayor ed lee is gearing up to testify tomorrow. >> the commission is seeking all the facts and the justifications for the charges and i am prepared to explain my decision making on that. >> reporter: another live look inside the hearing room. it holds 45 people. over flow seating is set aside. no sign of ross mirkarimi yet

but we will stay on the story and we will come back here live in 20 minutes when the hearing begins. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a 35-year-old man was sentenced today to for the beating and stabbing death of his former live. sean rooney was convicted for the death of john frum. the killing happened at chief justice john chief justice john, jr -- happened at john frum's apartment. he attacked him with several weapons. the golden state warriors are confirming mark jackson was the target of an extortion attempt. it came from an ex-stripper who claimed to have nude photographs of him. the fbi arrested the stripper this week for their roles in the plot against mark jackson. mark jackson and the woman had

an affair six years ago and she was demanding money in exchange for keeping the photos from the media. the warriors said they are aware of the fbi investigation. governor jerry brown delivered bad news for college students today. the governor slashed millions in financial aid from the new budget. despite protests brown vetoed $195 million in aid, 22 from the calgrants program. students will lose $500 to $9,000 in aids with more cuts scheduled. oakland school officials restored planned cuts to special education. the school board heard testimony from the public demanding they reverse staffing cuts for special education and they voted to put a bond measure to replace old portable

classrooms. caltrans hit a snag this morning when it tried to switch over the caldecott tunnel. that delayed switch over for 2 hours and caused a massive back up. these are pictures from 10 minutes after it opened eastbound. around 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. it usually happens at 11:30 p.m. caltrans also allowanced it is handing out $1 billion for 135 different transportation projects in the state. 22million will go to expand the carpool lanes in marin county. and widening highway 1 and to modify the ramps on that interchange and $7 million set aside to pay for a ramp monitoring system on interstate 680. california department of

motor vehicles is back in business online. if you tried to use it this week you probably noticed it was having problems. customers were greeted with the quote they are having a connection issues. some users still may find the site slow. the coroner is looking for help in identifying a man killed thursday. the man was riding a scooter when a train hit him at the east 5th 5 avenue crossing. white, 60-75 years old. 5'5", weighing 135 pounds, brown eyes, gray hair. the man was not carrying identification. and a search of finger print databases did not turn up

identify. 70 state parks were supposed to shut down but officials said today 65 of the parks will remain open thanks to funds. a final deal is still in the works but here is where things stand, 5 parks set to close on sunday, including two in the bay area. we have enjoyed a slow but steady warm up. let's go now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. things will change? >> yeah. temperatures dropped off and there is fog out there now. we haven't seen a lot of fog. with fog back, temperatures friend down and so does fire danger. look outside. you can see the fog long the coast. they have had a good run in the avenues. half moon bay and pacifica.

lots of sun. but as you can see it is going on in daily city, pacifica, golden gate park and the fog increases tonight and tomorrow. it is -- there will be breaks tomorrow in the afternoon but it will be more fog than we have seen in the last 48 hours. temperatures cooler than yesterday. 67 oakland. 80 santa rosa. high temperatures tomorrow, going down a few more degrees. this is the mechanism that brought the fog. that is a frontal system dropping rain. that helps out their fire concerns. that is significant rain. it lifts the inverse and allows fog to push in. dense fog tonight, tomorrow morning on the great highway, pacifica, devil slide, very low visibility.

if you live here you know what i am talking about, be ready for that tomorrow morning. here we are 5 friday, 7:00 a.m -- here we are, friday morning, 7:00 a.m. the inversion has been lifted. the low pressure to the north thickened the fog up. it will have an impact throughout the bay area with further cooler friday. in the afternoon, you will get breaks. 80s pushed inland, right? these are lots of 80s. yellow are 70s. greens are 60s. that is a cool temperature foot print for your friday. when i come back, the bay area weekend, i will dial in for what you can expect in your neighborhood saturday and sunday. "don't ask, don't tell" has

been repealed but could acceptance expand? >> and stunning new numbers on how much jp morgan chase may have lost. this figure isn't even close to the original estimate of $2 billion

there is a push to extend military benefits for spouses to cover same-sex marriages. adam smith authored the

legislation,. this law would give same-sex couples the same benefits if their marriage has been recognized by the district of columbia or one of the states where gay marriage is legal. for the first time a attorney general is being held in contempt of congress. he refused to turn over documents related to operation fast and furious. the vote was along party lines with republicans in voting in favor of the charge. most house democrats walked out calling it disgraceful, saying it is an attempt to embarrass the obama administration. eric holder is calling the vote misguided and political theater. >> today's vote is the culmination of what became a misguided and politically motivated investigation during

an election year. >> the vote will be referred to the u.s. attorney's office and then the justice department which is led by eric holder. we continue to follow breaking news in san francisco, ktvu's david stevenson reported on and our first pictures of ross mirkarimi, he just now entered entered the hearing room. we have a number of people watching this in the news room. the hearing has not yet started but he is getting well wishes from those people who are gathered inside the hearing room inside city hall. ross mirkarimi will being in front of the the ethic's commission. he is scheduled to start at 5:30. as david stevenson reported, there was passengersal matters

that had -- proceduressal matters that had to be taken care of. david is inside the room. we will go back to it here in a few minutes and tell you what he has to say once his testimony begins. jp morgan chase stock took a hit today after the time reported its loss could hit $9 billion. last month the ceo estimated the losses would be 2 billion and could rise as high as three but a report from april that said the loss could go to $9 billion. jp morgan chase stock closed at $35.88. a loss of 2%. first the legal decision and then the politics began. what the supreme court decision means for the november election. >> mayor ed lee wants more guns off the streets, the proposal he wants to talk about in hopes

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> politics came into play after the ruling by the supreme court on the legalley of the

healthcare reform plan. it is a victory for the president, republicans are far from sitting back. ktvu's rita williams is here to explain the fall out of the ruling. >> reporter: just as soon as as the ruling was released today the politics began, the president got to make a victory speech -- victory speech. >> i know there will be a lot of discussion about who won and lost. the president said it is the american people who won today and emphasized the popular parts of the healthcare law, coverage for preexisting conditions, and no life time caps. a majority of americans oppose the healthcare law. the president republican challenger. >> our mission is clear, if we want to get rid of obama care, we have to replace president

obama. >> reporter: mitt romney hit on what the court said, this is a tax. >> obama care raises taxes on the american people by approximate $500 billion. >> reporter: he says the decision gives both parties something to use. >> i think it works to both party's benefit. the democrats can talk about the dream, healthcare and republicans can talk about the nightmare. >> reporter: he says healthcare is not the issue for republicans to win with. >> the economy is the ticket. >> reporter: whether you are for or against the ruling, it is another important reason to vote in november, not just president but for the house and senate too. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. nancy pelosi called the

decision a victory for america and especially for women. >> women will no longer be -- it is about wellness, prevention, the health of america, not just the healthcare. >> nancy pelosi said the ruling will lower healthcare costs for the middle class and provide more medical coverage. providers at a free clinic in san francisco said they are thrilled by the supreme court decision. the clinic by the bay is staffed almost by volunteer doctors and nurses. they serve more than 800 low income patient whose have little or no health insurance and they hope the affordable care act will help change their client's lives now and in the future. >> i do think it is a step forward to recognize there are lot of people who are not covered and can't get covered under the present system.

>> i would love to see a going out of business party. >> till then, officials say they are survived. >> we have continuing coverage from the supreme court on lair -- supreme court on air and online, go to www.ktvu.com. we have a developing story to bring you from richmond. a 10-year-old boy has been shot and injured about 2:30 this afternoon. police tell us a teen opened fire on the driver of a passing car. the shots hit a 10-year-old boy who was walking with his mother and other children. that boy is in critical condition but he is expected to survive. police found the suspect's bicycle but the gunman escaped. a crime fighting measure may be coming to san francisco.

the debate over the stop and frisk policy is heating up. ktvu's mike mibach is live where some are calling it racial profiling. >> reporter: residents as well as the aclu, the mayor saying this is about protecting the youth, 38 people killed in san francisco this year, 10 in the last month. many right here. >> reporter: san francisco's bay view. home to her for 45 years and today they woke up to this headline, stop and frisk. >> okay to approve racial profiling. >> reporter: inside city call -- >> depressing. >> reporter: an emotional mayor ed lee said he is tired of the killings and the guns, that is why he is considering a stop and frisk policy of officers fringing people who they

consider suspicious. >> i am trying to create jobs. and for people -- you just -- you can't give a job to a dead kid and it is happening too often. >> there is a lot of fire power on the streets. >> reporter: he says he is open to discuss stop and frisk but he says the system now works. >> i don't think it is broken in san francisco. we do it right. we searched on reasonable suspicion. we have the trust of the community. >> reporter: did the mayor approach you? >> no, he did not. >> it is shocking and troublesome as if he announced he was going to adopt the arizona "show me your papers" law. >> reporter: he believes stop and frisk is racial profiling

and he is taking aback he is discussing the policy as a possibility. reporting live in san francisco, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. the planning commission last night recommended giving the okay to a development that includes a grocery store and a senior housing complex, this comes in spite of protest from occupy the farm. it ask close to the guild -- it is close to the guild track where protesters tried to set up a urban farm in april and may. university of california at berkeley owns both properties that are close to the intersection. protesters will try to convince the city counsel to vote down the development. google keeps rolling out new items. we showed you the new tablet, what the company introduced today for smartphones. >> and 100,000 people have

signed an online petition hoping to keep a woman from being deported. tonight what that woman is telling us. >> and a live look at the ethic's commission hearing underway for ross mirkarimi. the woman you see there is ross mirkarimi's lawyer. she just made a request, we will tell you more on what is happening here in less than 10 minutes.

google is launching a version of its chrome browser for the i opone and i -- iphone and ipad. this is the first time it will be available that app store. they say the general look and feel will be familiar to anyone who used used the desktop version. a company that makes hard disk drives is running out of room and needs to move. western digital will relocate to a new facility on collide court a few blocks away from its current location. it is 40,000 square feet. they will be expanding operation and plans to hire more workers. in three days here california businesses and apartment owners face new recycling rules. july 1 businesses and apartment

complexes that generate four cubic yards or more of waste a week must recycle. 470,000 businesses and landlords. they set a statewide goal of reducing landfill by 75%. another solar company gone belly up. they are a colorado company that makes solar panels. they announced today they are suspending operations and laying off 125 employees. they received $400 million in federal loan guarantees from the obama administration. it joins solyndra and beacon power both of which filed for bankruptcy last year. she could be deported tomorrow, thousands of people showing their support. why she is so fearful.

>> back here in 10 minutes, a fog is making a return to the coast. there it is. you can tell it will have an impact on the bay area weekend. >> you can watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are by using our mobile app. download it and click on the live stream button to watch live.

happening right now, another look inside the ethic's commission hearing happening for suspended san francisco

sheriff ross mirkarimi. ross mirkarimi entered about 5:25. he was expected to start testifying at 5:30 but at this point it looks like lawyers are doing most of the talking. his wife's lawyer said she wants ellana lopez to come back to san francisco and testify. ellana lopez said she will do so only if the city pays for her plane ticket. they have been discussing cost issues right now and ross mirkarimi has yet to take the stand. we see him there in the front row to the right. coming up we will go back inside the hearing and let you know if he has begun testimony. a woman who entered the u.s. illegally faces deportation tomorrow. ktvu's rob roth shows us the trauma she endured. >> reporter: her biggest fear is having to return to el

salvador where she was raped repeatedly and police did nothing. she could be deported tomorrow. she said she is afraid. >> reporter: she fled el salvador and faces deportation because she missed a court hearing but she missed for a reason. >> to deal with that trauma you push it out of your head, recalling it, thinking about going to court to recall the events is not something you can do. >> reporter: her supporters launched an online petition and received 100,000 petitions. they said she is considered a fugitive who has failed to comply with orders. this afternoon they agreed to grant her a new hearing where

she must show she fears she might not be safe in el salvador. >> very sad because she don't know what will happen with her and if she come back, what will happen with her daughter. >> reporter: so she will get a chance totell her side of the -- to tell her side of the story. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. california's cities and counting can continue to ask about their criminal history. supporters say the bill would have given people a fair shot at jobs and a back ground check would be run later. scientists pouring over data from the space craft seen

the strongest sign there may be water on saturn's giant moon. it has been speculated it contain as hidden liquid layer. the moon gets squeezed and stretched and that suggests the presence of a buried ocean. if it were solid rock that wouldn't happen. a key ingredient in a hiv medication. they filed a new drug application for a component in the hiv drug that is pending approval by the fda. it boosts blood believes to allow the drug to be taken just once a day and that will help patients. if you have trouble unplugging during a airplane flight, southwest has a deal,

they launched a project offering live television service on some flights. they will often 7 sports and news channels but you must bring your own device. prices range from $3 to $8 for the service. the weather tonight, and bill, sounds like the word is fog. >> temperatures warmed up. warmest day yesterday. fog is back and temperatures trend back down. fog outside is in the avenues. part of san francisco. over twin peaks. working its way south of market. within the next hour it will be south of market. next two hours and cooling things off. with fog back in the forecast, temperatures took a dip. temperatures tomorrow take a dip again as fog continues to build. we haven't seen a lot of fog. these are the highs from today.

84 fairfield. 86 antioch. you expect 90s. so the temperatures have been mild around here and they will continue that way into the bay area weekend and the forth of july holiday, it will be warmer but still mind. that is a good thing. it is a fire danger issue. it is not as high as you would expect. 71 in berkeley. high humidity towards concord. 30s and 40%. 81, where you expect 90s. temperatures tomorrow mild. fire danger always a concern. to the north of susan unusually cool -- north of us is an unusually cool low-pressure system. we are on the south of it, it just has a tenditancy to push it over the hill -- tendency to

push it over the hills. tomorrow, the fog is back. that low gets closer and it presses the fog through, into the livermore valley is where it will go and that sends us to further cooling. it is actually pleasant. coastal sections seeing sunshine. but the temperatures are nice for this time of year. very pleasant. 80 in morgan hill. chilly in the morning but it has been a nice pattern and it continued. fog back in the forecast and temperatures below average. >> we are talking about it is not as hot as it usually is and the minute the gets that hot -- [ talking at the same time ] one of the leading cell phone on the market, coming up the double dose of bad news for the company that makes the blackberry and how much stock

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the company that makes blackberries announced more bad news. they reported worse than expected quarterly earnings and they are cutting 5,000 jobs and they plan to delay the launch of its latest operating system. as a result the company's stock dropped 18% today. horse in los angeles is roving after surviving a fall. a care taker arrived to find the horse fell into a empt-- empty swimming pool. they don't know how the horse ended up in the pool. er crews are battling fires in santa clara county, the risk they are taking a head off a

fire here in the bay area. >> also, happening right now, suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi expected to take the stand in his ethic's commission hearing tonight. the two key decisions that were just made. we are live inside city hall next.

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. >> happening right now, suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi preparing to testify at his ethic's commission hearing going on live as we speak. this is a live picture from inside city hall. before he testifies the committee is making key decisions about evidence in the case. in the past 15 minutes they decided to allow the video of ellana lopez made by a neighbor to be admitted and they agreed to allow to testify by skype with some conditions. we are waiting for ross mirkarimi to testify. coming up, we will hear from ktvu's david stevenson who is covering that meeting. he will join us live. we have news out of richmond, a 10-year-old boy has been shot