heading out to help. we are with volunteers as they set off to assist with the wildfires in colorado. >> three fire stations shut down their doors this morning, and what it means for people who lives nearby and pg&e unveils their new safety plan, why they didn't have one before. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> good evening. i am ken wayne.

>> i am heather holmes. >> officials from san francisco bound for colorado to help provide aid to the peopleenthed by the wildfire there. this isioid -- people effected by the wildfire there. two people are dead as a result of the fire. 350 homes destroyed. 36,000 people forced from their homes. the fire burned 27 square miles. officials say it is 45% contained. ktvu's christien kafton is live where he stalked with the -- talked with the volunteers about their mission. we caught up with them here this afternoon. they said they could always use donations of goods and clothes but what they really need is cash. >> reporter: for weeks firefighters have been battling blazes in colorado. it stretched resources for

workers and today the salvation army called in reinforcement from the bay area. they made their way through san francisco international airport at noon. they have been supporting firefighters. she expects her skills will be put to use but she could wind up doing anything. >> there could be the opportunity that i am serving, providing food and water to the firefighters. we are as flexible as possible. >> reporter: she expects to help organize the relief efforts. >> i have expertise in the medical area, nations coming in and going out. >> reporter: won't say any kind of donation to hem -- both say any kind of donation is welcome. >> we can distribute money to the people in need to get new

underwear, basic things like that. if you want to help go to www.ktvu.com for ways to donate. both salvation army volunteers are headed out on a two week deployment. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> near fort collins residents are heading home after another fire. coming up, the damage cost from the high park fire. bart service is back to normal after delays earlier this afternoon caused by a man wandering on the tracks. officials say it was stopped around noon in san francisco and at the west oakland station. a person was walking on the tracks in oakland prompting officials to turn off the electricity. police say the man was smoking a controlled substance. he was arrested. service was stopped for an

hour. other trains were delayed 30 minutes. police chase this morning ended with a crash and the suspect in the hospital. witnesses say it started when officers tried to pull over a stolen car around 1:00 a.m. instead of stopping the driver sped off, up 73. that is when he lost -- that is when he lost control and crashed. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. authorities are trying to determine what sparked a apartment fire this morning. firefighters rushed to the buildings. squatters have been known to stay in the buildings. a spokesman says both buildings were involved when crews arrived. no one was injured. one person is recovering after escaping a house fire. the flames broke out at a home around 11:00 p.m. last night. firefighters thought there was someone inside the home but

discovered that person was able to get out. that victim had a asthma attack and had to be taken to the hospital. cause is under investigation. authorities are searching for an escaped prisoner. officials near tracy say he escaped this morning. he was serving a sentence for burglary. he was last seen wearing blue clothes with the words cdcr prisoner on the pants. anyone with information is asked to call police. we are learning details of pg&e's plan to keep customer's safe and present another disaster like the san bruno one. ktvu's janine de la vega looked at the report and joins us live. >> reporter: this neighborhood is still under repair. you can see there is a vacant

lot where homes once stood but there are signs of progress, new homes are under construction. >> reporter: they spent the afternoon hanging pictures and cabinets. they moved in three months ago. their home was rebuilt after the home was destroyed. pg&e just filed a report with the public utilities commission. they require them to provideuch dates on gas safety -- updates on their gat safety action. >> be the safest utility in the united states. >> reporter: they will be a training facility that puts employees through real life scenarios and hiring 1400 new people to support its folkish on safety merging gas centers by 2013. >> bringing them under one roof and creating one center will

allow us to view our system in one place in real time. >> this sounds like things they should be doing all the time, not just now. >> reporter: they are working on making their house feel like a home again, they hope pg&e sticks to what they are promising. >> hopefully if they carry through with what they are going to do it will help other areas so this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: so far pg&e says it tested 260 miles of pipeline. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. closing arguments are expected tomorrow in the case of a san jose man accused of beating a priest who he claims molested him and his brother. william lynch cried friday as he testified about the confrontation with reverend jerold linder. william lynch said he struck

him when reverend jerold linder said he leered at him like he did during the abuse. he faces up to four years in prison. a man convict offend killing a father and two sons was accused of murder two years before. an informment told the fbi he killed a rival gang member. no one was arrested for the killing. his attorney did not comment. he was sentenced to three life terms for the killings. a spokeswoman said it has been frustrating for the family to know he may have committed other crimes and had been the suggest of a federal investigation prior to the murders and yet he was left on the streets. it will take firefighters longer to respond to emergency.

ktvu's allie rasmus tells us, three stations shut down this morning and 15 firefighters lost their jobs after cuts to the fire budget. >> reporter: firefighters unloaded their gear from the truck. at 8:00 p.m. this morning, they shut down. >> i am losing friends and fellow firefighters that i have worked with and, yeah it is sad. >> reporter: one of the last things they did before they left is turn off that red service light. it is always kept on to let people know that firefighters are in the building and ready to respond. but it is lights out for this station. they were all on the chopping block after voters rejected a parcel tax. >> it is too bad and i think people will be sorry. >> they saved her life. >> reporter: it was the paramedics at station 54 who responded when she had a heart

attack. >> 2 minutes. >> reporter: he says the closures will increase response time. it could take crews up to 14 minutes. >> we will respond the best we can. we will prioritize the emergencies and -- that is the resources we have. >> reporter: one possibility in the future, 50 volunteer firefighters. >> somewhere between 9-10,000 volunteers. >> reporter: they will remain closed till there is money in the budget. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. now that the california ban is in place, they are trying to get similar bands in other states. they are suing for allowing sales of them anywhere in the country. if the same type of liver were

sold from another liver it would be prohibited. it is made by force feeding ducks and geese to fatten their livers. several other new laws are in effect, coming up we will detail some of them and some that may effect you. stubborn fog, low clouds and drizzle this morning. you could see the clouds hanging out near the shoreline, heading into san francisco bay. over cast. san francisco, oakland, hayward, redwood city and fremont and the clouds will be a factor into the over night hours -- over night hours. the temperatures across the country. you can see here. look at all the warm numbers, hot numbers towards d.c., mid-

90s. 95. atlanta 94 and st. louis right now currently 97 degrees. compare that othe bay area -- to the bay area, mild numbers out there, santa rosa 80 degrees. san jose 74. san francisco 63. here is a look that cloud forecast, showing you this, low clouds and dog heading back into the bay. you can see, this is -- and fog heading back into the bay. you can see, this is clearing back to near the shoreline. over night lows, mid-50s. coming up a break down, forth of july forecast. >> reporter: the final day of competition to see who will make the u.s. women gymnastic's team. today the final performances by

young women who have been working very hard to represent the -- to represent the united states. ktvu's joe fonzi will have more later on tonight at 10:00. the east oakland boxing association, a group that helps kids that has been hit by burglars four times in the past month, we have the video. >> i heard the tree. >> people all over the east coast deal with the after math of a deadly storm.

new development said on a story -- dements on a story -- new developments on a story we told you about, ktvu's ken pritchett tells us, this time the thieves were caught on camera. >> so they broke in. >> reporter: they are inspecting the damage today, the broken glass but they knew it was here because of this surveillance video at the east oakland boxing association. the thieves stole a new printer

and more. >> on the video, what you see, one here at the printer and one here at the computer. >> reporter: but she says what the video shows is one loan man breaking thine property -- breaking tine -- breaking into the property. there have been four break ins. the first one the worst. they could have taken this computer but it was chained down. all of this at a place where they help kids stay off the streets for free. >> reporter: it appears they came and left last night through this fence, you wouldn't blame them for putting up raiser wire but that is not the environment they want to create for the kids. but they did install cameras

after the first break in. >> for the crooks i would say there are surveillance video all over the property. please stay off of our property. >> reporter: they hope this is the last video they have to share. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. friends and family of a missing man were back out looking for any signs of the missing resident. he was last seen on monday night at peer 32. his family was looking for him yesterday. they just left the giants- dodger game and was standing at the end of the peer. at least 20 states in the mid-west, southeast and northeast dealt with a series of deadly storms and heat. the severe weather has killed at least a dozen people and left hundreds of thousands

without power. >> reporter: big smiles. this was the scene sunday at a ice give away in virginia where many remained without power. after stormy weather field by a brutal heat wave. that brought men tee the store. -- many to the store. >> there is no ice anywhere. we went to 5 stores and there is no ice. >> reporter: they battered several states. several fatalities were reported, including a man who died here in virginia when his vehicle was hit by a tree. she shares her experience. >> the wind just suddenly hit. it was like -- it was intense. ran inside, put my stuff down, figuring out what i would do and i heard the tree. >> reporter: 800 plus temperature records have been

broken this weekend. it hits close to home for her. >> horrible. all our phones are dead and in case of an emergency we can't make a call. >> residents in colorado are heading back home now that fire crews contained the high park fire. that broke out three weeks ago and destroyed 259 homes. crews say the fire burned 87,000 acres and cost $38 million to fight. the high park was smaller and less destructive than the waldo canyon burning in colorado springs. the opening of what is known as the range management fire season. the fires are used to control unwanted vegetation from grazing land. they will decide which days burns will be allowed. it runs through the end of next

april. several laws taking effect today. seth's law named for a boy who committed suicide after taunting from classmates about being gay. the law requires schools to update their policies to include sexual orientation. >> two other new laws improve healthcare coverage, behavior treatment of autism. the second ensures all pregnant women receive coverage. another new law sets standards for tattoo safety. they must register each year, get vaccinated and receive

training in first aid. finally, a consumer protection law. if a car is classified in a database as junk, dealers must label it with a red warning sticker. something different. a helium shortage may effect forth of july parades. a global helium shortage has people scrambling. most of the world's helium is extracted from natural gas. it stems from maintenance issues. california's high-speed rail project could be derailed. the key vote that could cost funding. >> and a gunman opened fire inside a church in kenya. >> plus prizing new --

surprising new statistics on mexican immigrants, how it is effecting children.

a vote in sacramento this week could keep california's high-speed rail project on track or cause more delays. the governor is pushing lawmakers to approve state bonds to build the first stretch. governor jerry brown says the state must move fast to capture federal grants. democrats support the project but say it face as tight vote.

-- faces a tight vote. bill lockier looking for a new job. he has expressed interest in becoming chancellor. the standal involving his wife may have changed -- scandal involving his wife may have changed his mind. in kenyon 17 people were killed when masked men launched attacks on two churches. gunman killed two police officers outside the church and threw grenades inside as they rushed to escape, gunman opened fire on them. it was the worst attacks in kenyon since last october. last december a church was attacked by militants leaving

two dead. in afghanistan a man dressed in a police officer's uniform shot and killed three foreign troops today. they didn't give any more information on the three killed or the circumstances of the shooting. 215 foreign troops have been killed this year. in mexico voters went to polls to pick a new president and congress. they ran mexico for 70 years. a rule that was tainted by corruption and fraud. the party was outed in 2000 but they gained popularity in recent years as the economy stalled. a new report shows more and more workers from mexico are heading back home. figures show more mexican immigrants are leaving the u.s.

than arriving. that is for the first time in decades. in one town, some say this reverse migration may soon be over. >> wouldn't surprise me if we find next year we start seeing many people going back to the states, especially to new york. >> in some cases parents are moving back to their home town bringing their children that are american citizens. changes for people who hop on a muni bus, how commuters with clipper cards are gaining an advantage. more criticism over the supreme court's ruling over the president healthcare plan. >> plus dozens of world war ii veterans get a warm welcome home, the special trip they were on and the non-profit that helped fund it. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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recapping our top stories. the salvation army called in reinforcements from the bay area ato help with the wildfire in colorado. two salvation army workers flew to colorado this morning. they will relieve some of the aid workers there. they expect to be in colorado for two weeks. >> bart service returned to normal today. a man wandered on to the tracks near the west oakland station. officials turned off the

electricity and stopped service. the man was arrested and service resumed. >> pg&e filed a report with the public utilities commission detailing a new safety plan. they say part of the plan includes building a training facility that will put employees through real life scenarios and they will hire 1400 people to support its focus on safety and compliance. several public transit agency implemented fair hikes. single ride tickets $2. bart fares go up 5-15 cents. golden gate transit bus and ferry fairs are increasing by 5% and cal train the prices are going up 25-50 cents for paper tickets. and today you will be able to board money from the

backdoor if you have a clipper card. cash or tokens will have to board through the front door and they plan to hire more fare inspectors. lawmakers in sacramento are set to discuss the proposed moved of the commission. the committee is scheduled to hear the bill. the bill would require the mtc to seek judicial review. the mtc harks is currently current -- headquarters is currently in oakland. >> reporter: the civic center in oakland is a problem spot. three escalators there are

broken. it is hard to predict when they will be repaired. while the candidates take a break for the forth of july, mitt romney gets campaign advice from over seas. fox tv head tweeted his reviews today. he said president obama's stuff chicago pros will be hard to beat unless mitt romney hires real pros and then he said that was doubtful. this follows his criticisms saying mitt romney was playing safe. after spending the holiday at camp davis president obama resumes with a bus tour on thursday. speaker of the house john boehner threatened a repeal of obama care. >> this has to be ripped off by its roots. this is government taking over. the american people do not want the government telling them what kind of insurance policy they have to buy and how much

they have to pay for it and if you don't like it, we will tax you. we need to start over. >> the house is scheduled to vote on july 11 to repeal the law. the senate controlled by democrats is all but certain to block that. nancy pelosi said efforts to repeal are a waste of time. >> they will ask for repeal, repeal that help, whatever it is. >> nancy pelosi said all americans will enjoy better rates and better access to healthcare as a result of the law and she welcomed the debate. >> voter support for the affordable care act is rising. morning all voters support for the law stands at -- morning all voters support for the law

stands at 48%. opposition 52% from 57%. increased backing from republicans and independent voters. >> the affordable care act will have far reaching effects. some argue it will drive costs up and others say costs will go down. >> reporter: insurance companies, doctors and patients spent millions to comply with the healthcare law. >> forced to devote more resources to the administrative side. >> reporter: he believes in providing care for all but says comp plying with new regulations has been costly and time cuming -- consuming. >> costs goes up. access goes down and pressure on quality in the wrong direction. >> the cost come out of

american's pocket. they spent $1.6 billion upgrading and premiums were upped. kaiser says the average premium topped $15,000. a 9% increase in 2010. before president obama signed signed the law premiums climbed 3% a year. since the law, a number of benefits have been implemented. >> healthcare reform law did nothing to address the underlying cost of healthcare, which is the biggest driver of rising premiums. >> reporter: $730 million has been distributed to states that are required to set up insurance exchanges. 13 states established these exchanges and other are weighing the outcome of the

ruling. three states have refused. some say if the law had been tossed out, rates would have gone up more. fires went on sale as folks get ready to celebrate the forth of july. police say it is illegal to bring any type of fire works into cities where fire works are banned. police are asking anyone with fire works to drop them off at collection beens. no questions -- bins. no questions asked. they will have extra officers on the streets on the forth of july. anyone caught with fire works in oakland could face $1,000 fine. facebook is set to launch a

local intern program. they will come from high schools. the program is intended for students studying science, engineering and math. they will be paired with facebook engineers as mentors. oakland's public school drop out rate fell. 27% of students dropped out before graduation day. that is down 5% from the year before. oakland's graduation rate rose 4%. still well below the state average of 76%. another hearing set for tomorrow when the fight over the estate of thomas kinkade. at issue are two pages of handwritten notes thomas kinkade's girlfriend said hep wanted her to have -- he wanted her to have that claim.

a judge is scheduled to review tomorrow. union pacific is celebrating its 150th birthday. besidesraising bond money they got millions of public land. the first rain tranfrom the east coast to -- train ran from the east coast to the west coast. still to come, how a non- profit group made this happen. >> and another cool day, will the trend continue? mark tamayo has the complete bay area forecast.

. a judge cleared the way for the oakland zoo to expand. they filed a lawsuit to block the zoo from developing 54 acres in the hills. the zoo wants a new hospital, camping area and new exhibits. they tried to stop the development, there is no word if they will appeal the ruling. this is the time of year where we have two summers. sunshine on the east bay hills or fog by the ocean. >> heather counted the drizzle this morning. >> i did. wasn't nice. >> sorry about that. we could have more drizzle with the fog increasing, back in the forecast tonight and monday morning. live camera, all the over cast out there and san francisco way out there in the distance. as far as the satellite, you

can see the latest. you can't pick out the fog hugging the shoreline, we showed you the fog. heading out towards oakland. as far as temperatures from today, lower 60s in pacifica and san francisco, lower 80s towards fairfield and antioch. typically we could be talking about mid-90s but that was not the case today. livermore 74 degrees this afternoon. forecast headlines for tonight, we have this, areas of fog developing. for tomorrow, clearing sky. and we begin to warm up monday. the extended, we will be talking about fog, clearing back to near the shoreline and temperatures on the mild to warm side. this weather system has been controlling the weather over the past few days, putting a cap on temperatures. tonight fog increases and tomorrow 3-6 degrees warmer as

high pressure rebuilds. this is not a major deal but this will be the trend for monday and tuesday. by tuesday warmest locations inland, back up into the 80s. maybe approaching the 90-degree mark. beaches, fog in the morning, and partly sunny into the afternoons. forecast hoddal showing you the -- model showing you the over cast. few patches into the bay. we could have drizzle out there, especially long highway 1. afternoon temperatures tomorrow, you can see the orange links up with the lower 80s and patchy fog near the coast side, especially south of the golden gate bridge. monday afternoon, santa rosa 83 degrees. napa 82. warmer than today. oakland 69 degrees. hayward 70. san jose nice, upper 70s, 79.

morgan hill 82 and san francisco, the clouds in the morning, drizzle, skies partly cloudy skies with a high of 66. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast, temperatures trending upward tuesday and inland around 90 degrees for the hottest locations. forth of july forecast, cooler, we will watch the fog for the evening fire works, could be a factor, for the weekend a warm up, inland 90 degrees. >> you said it could be a factor, seems like it is always a factor. >> yeah. >> thank you. more than 2 dozen world war ii veterans flew back after a trip to see the world war ii memorial in washington, d.c. [ cheers and applause ] >> ktvu was at sfo today when

the veterans arrived. they say it was the trip of a life time. >> i could not imagine, you know, what -- what would it be like. unbelievable to see. >> the trip was free for the veterans and made possible from honor nights northern california. they took more than 300 to see the memorial. buster posey does something that no other national league player ever did before and the euro cup finals, sports wrap is next.

good evening. welcome to sunday night addition of sports rap. a full day of entertainment at at&t park. 2002 giants team was honored. dusty baker's son deron, now 13, first pitch honored. jt snow as the catcher. 6th inning, 2-2. ryan vogelsong was trying to bunt. he is not happy. both benches come out on the field. no ejections. buster posey broke the tie against reds reliever. buster posey a single to score one. buster posey 3-4 with a pair of rbis. giants took the 3-2 lead to the

9th. but he allowed this bases loaded single. reds strung together 4 straight hits. bottom of the 9th. two on, two outs. he drifted, it goes over his head m buster posey comes home with the winning run. and the giants have a walk off win. the giants get a split of the series with the reds and being alone in first place no matter what the dodgers do tonight. learning the three position players in the middle of the lineup made the all star team. buster posey received more votes than anyone in the history of national league voting. sandoval third and cabrera will

return. one other giant on the team, matt cain. he has been there before but couldn't pitch in 2009 because of an injury. san francisco will be well represented. >> kind of card to wrap my head around right now but -- you know, it is -- it will be a blast. i think it is something that you don't really think about that much but when it happens it is humbling. something you -- you dream of. i am happy because i am going as an all star, representing the giants. >> hopefully everything works out. nothing like a accident like in 2009. hope that is all gone. >> here is the rest of the starting lineup. joey votto, dan uggla, rafael furcal, mat kempt will not be

able to play because of an injury. carlos beltran rounds out the outfield. the a's wrapping up tonight in texas. oakland trying not to get swept. 1-1 now in the 6th. oakland has one on the all star team, ryan cook, the a's latest closure, 6 saves in 9 opportunities. he was acquired with an off season trade with the diamondbacks. this is his first appearance. if there was any doubt, spain, the champion, taking on italy in the finals. 14 minutes in, spain with a beautiful center pass.

spain 2-0 at the half. the spanish added to their lead. italy turns it over. torres to make it 3-0. 4-0 was the final. spain becomes the first team to win three straight major international titles. still more to come on this sunday night addition of sports rap. a familiar face on the golfer golfer golf tour.

>> reporter: the fans watched today at&t national golf amount to and they saw the guy who used to be the biggest name in sport. the congressional country club. more debris left behind by friday's storm was cleaned cleaned up.

tiger woods hosts the event. after that birdie punt, in front by one. a dual between tiger woods and bo van pelt. bo van pelt needs this putt for par at 17 to maintain a share of the lead. that was a bogy. tiger woods knew he had it won. watch where this ends up. he puts himself on the green. and eagle. tiger woods on his way to a 69. he did not make the eagle but made a short birdie to win by two. it is the 74th 74th of his career breaking a record with jack nicholson. >> the first full stage of the tour de france. full field of riders getting

the stage underway. the bottom of the screen you can see how treacherous it is. at the finish it was peter sayingen who won the stage. he won 5-8 stages in may but didn't win the tour. similar story tomorrow. he finished with the same time as sagen today. and that is it for sports rap, see you at 10:00. >> thank you. coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, a big announcement tomorrow. >> the new office set to open that will make it the first of its kind outside the nation's capital at 10:00. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news we will see you the next time news breaks. and our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. >> and fog in the morning and warmer for monday and tuesday. >> sounds good. we are always here for you online on www.ktvu.com and

mobile ktvu. see you back here tonight at 10:00.