that science has the aids virus corned and all that -- cornered and all that stands in the way of the cure is cash. . >> $22 billion. >> reporter: she is the co- chair of the conference. >> where is the virus hiding, how could we get it, what are the therapies to hurt the virus and not the patient. >> reporter: researchers plan to announce a initiative. >> a road map on how to cure hiv will be launched at the meeting. >> reporter: remission it is difficult to prove a body contains no trace of a virus. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and coming up, should people with hiv be allowed to donate their organs? why people are saying yes.

the coroner identified a teen killed in a hit-and-run accident this morning. jahzeel forsen of american canyon died after midnight. witnesses say the teen's truck was hit by truck that crossed the center line. 41-year-old michael harmon was driving the white truck and he ran away from the scene. 10 hours later he turned himself in. sharp words today during closing arguments in the william lynch trial, the man accused of beating up a priest he says molested him as a boy. ktvu's robert handa has more. >> reporter: both sides in the william lynch trial took their last verbal shots to try to sway the jury. >> reporter: william lynch, his attorneys and prosecutors spent

the day ranging. william lynch is accused of attacking reverend jerold linder, he says he raped hip and threatened his family. the prosecutor reminded jurors this is about the may 2010 assault. he said it is understandable to be sympathetic to the sexual assault but it did not give him the right to take the law into his own hands. >> explain how they can not allow vigilante justice. >> reporter: the defense attorneys addressed the jury. the 1995 incident was rape and torture. he described the injuries as miner and not great bodily

harm. he called william lynch the real assault victim and there is doubt because reverend jerold linder invoked the fifth amendment. >> indeed, reverend jerold linder continues to be above the law. >> reporter: and just 10 minutes ago the defense attorneys joined supporters and said they were satisfied with closing arguments and said if the jury reduces the charges to misdemeanors they would consider that a victory. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a pastor accused of molesting children was in court today for arraignment. robert rushing is suspected of molesting boys and girls. police say most of the incidents happened at st. timothy orthodox church. bail was set half a million

dollars. a man has been arrested and accused of molesting a 7-year- old girl. he surrendered to police after they were contacted by the mother. he has been charged with suspicion of committing lewd acts with a child, sexual battery, molesting the child and he is a suspect in cases involving peeping. his bail has been set at $60,000. investigators haven't identified any suspects in a weekend shooting and stabbing that injured aldon smith. he was stabbed and two people were shot during an altercation during a party at his home in san jose. the wounds are not serious. investigators say people at the party were unable to provide information. it is a third straight day

without power for 2 million people from north carolina to michigan after severe storms battered the region on friday, leaving 22 people dead. >> reporter: after hurricane force winds, driving rain and lightning comes the roar of generators. people up and down the east coast struggled to cope with searing heat and no electricity. food is beginning to rot. >> everything is soft. >> reporter: crews are working to restore power lines, many downed by high winds and falling trees. residents wait. many are taking clean up into their own hands but safety is the number one concern. he has twin girls, his home has no power so one of his girls had to return to the hospital. >> we could not have staid here without generator power because

she was on an electrically supplied pump. >> reporter: in virginia the sights and sounds of the storm are still fresh. >> winds, howling, and just thundering. >> you could feel the power and hearthe weather. >> reporter: and there is a long road ahead for those who lost everything. >> i asked rosemary orozco and she said the heat is not letting up. in ohio 200 national guard members went door to door checking on residents and clumbs planned to help residents there cool off. in =, 1500 -- in colorado 1500 firefighters are still battling the waldo canyon fire. it is now 55% contained but destroyed 347 homes and left two people dead. crews are still being hampered by hot weather and power

outages. 30,000 people are still evacuated from their homes. >> i have never been as proud to live anywhere as here. the fire officials, police officials have been rock star super heroes. >> two people were arrested for trying to burglarize a home. authorities are warning people they are patrolling the fire zone. two california international guard planes that were fighting the fire in colorado have been grounded. the national guard is investigating the fatal crash of one of their planes in south dakota yesterday. authorities say one was killed. president obama today called the north carolina crew heroes. police are trying to figure out why a woman set fire to her

own house. the fire was reported early yesterday by neighbors who smelled smoke coming from the home. no one was inside at the time. after the fire was put out the woman was taken to the hospital. a man is recovering after he was attacked by a mountain lion. according to california department of fish and game the man was sleeping near nevada city and just finished a day of hiking. the man said the animal bit and clawed him. his wounds are not life threatening. california became the first state to put into law a mortgage settlement. they voted in favor of the foreclosure protection act and the due process rights act. it requires lenders to provide

a contact point and they prohibit lenders to foreclosure while they are considering modifications and they give borrowers greater rights to sue lenders. >> reporter: the justice department allowanced the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history. glaxosmithkline agreed to a $3 billion fine. the company illegally marketed some drugs for uses not approved by the fda. the company hid data showing a diabetes drug could increase the risk of heart attack. prosecutors say glaxosmithkline bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs. >> glaxosmithkline officials

apologized for their actions and said they revamped procedures. the court identified a recruit from sacramento who died after a fitness examine. he was a former specialists in the army reserve. he ran last week in san diego, and then collapsed. he later died at the hospital. there are a few things i can do here this week in san bruno that i can't do if i take one step over the boarder. >> warmer weather into the bay area. we will look at the forecast coming up.

. fireworks sales are red hot right now as people get ready for the forth of july. ktvu's noelle walker is live where the sale may be legal

here but the use can land someone on the other side of the law. right? >> reporter: exactly right. just because i bought here in san bruno legally, doesn't mean i can lite them anywhere. >> reporter: the rush is on. forth of july is two days away. >> you got to have sparklers. >> reporter: san bruno organizations will do the bulk of their fundraising here. >> $75. >> okay. >> that will do it. >> we expect a big turn out today, tonight, tomorrow and wednesday will be huge. >> reporter: while it is legal to buy and set off fireworks in san bruno. not everyone who comes to pick up is from here. >> reporter: where do you live? >> i can't say. [ laughter ] >> reporter: does that mean you don't live in san bruno? [ laughter ] >> reporter: where are you

going to set these off? >> we are going to go to a legal place to do it. >> reporter: cities that don't allow fireworks have a zero tolerance policy from them. that hasn't stopped some people. >> lot of shooting. a lot of throwing fireworks. for firefighters it is like working in a war zone. >> they said it looks like baghdad by the bay. explosive. >> not safe at all. if you don't know what you are doing, don't do it. >> reporter: that is why they have drop off bins. they will take all illegal fireworks. no questions asked. >> reporter: and the fines can change into the thousands of dollars. that is an expensive pack of sparklers. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the forth of july is a

couple days away. according to a survey it may not do that much to help the economy. visa survived a thousand people and found 21% don't even plan to celebrate forth of july. those who are plan to spend $190 on everything from travel to food to fireworks and that is down $200 from the year before. for a list of forth of july event in the bay area, go to www.ktvu.com and look for the link under hot topics. at a time when communities are closing fire houses, vallejo reopened one that had been shut down for two years. >> i am glad you are back. i brought you cookies. >> that is station 25. they celebrated their return with a open house today. they closed in 2010. how the city regained its

financial strength and they received a grant allowing them to buy new trucks and hire 9 new firefighters. >> we really missed them here. they provide a lot of services and they are great. >> i lived in the neighborhood, been here 20 years and happy they are opening back up. >> the chief says with station 25 back open crews can respond to a second alarm without calling for help from other cities. twitter has been ordered to give a judge of tweets by a occupy wall street protesters. the messages could show whether he was aware of the police orders he was charged with disregarding. schools across the country may have a new digital tool to test skills. the organization that developed the exam will test in the fall. it is an assessment that

combines teacher generated projects. it is designed to track progress. it will be available to schools starting in 2014. scientists plan a briefing wednesday morning for their search for the god particle. researchers say the particle would answer questions about the nature of the universe and sources say they gathered enough evidence to say the particle exists. it explains why things in the universe has mass and a cornerstone of modern physics. bart riders may have seen more police officers part of a anti-terrorism program. bart police invited officers

from cities to join them today in patrolling tracks, parking lots and stations. the idea is to improve communication and coordination if something happens. in the bay area the weather shaped up as our chief meteorologist bill martin said it was going to. nice on saturday, cool on sunday. bill is off but rosemary is here. >> a warm up, but a modest warm up. not a huge spike. some of us will touch the 90s by tomorrow. we have a breeze out there, blowing ta18 -- to 18 miles per hour. sfo18. san jose gusty conditions and looking at an advisory across that bridge right now. partly cloudy skies over areas around pacifica. mostly cloudy half moon bay and down into santa cruz. clear skies, the winds continue and into had evening they will

die down. the breeze in fairfield, 21 miles per hour. and the breeze kept the numbers in check. just typical for this time of year. 78 in concord. 83 fairfield. 70s napa. 81 santa rosa. 61 san francisco. 72 degrees into the evening hours, numbers cooling back. 50s for the coast. 60s around the bay. inland areas that received warm weather today, a summerlike evening for you. 8:00 low 70s. long the coast line, 50s and we will hold on to that through the evening hours, low 60s by the valley locations under partly cloudy skies. tomorrow morning, fog is back. you can see it along the coast line. it stretches into the east bay.

tomorrow morning, not as extensive as this morning and then it will burn back by mid- morning, remaining along the coast and then into the second half of the day we see it move away from ocean beach and pacifica. over night lows similar to this morning. 50s along the peninsula, across the east bay, mid-50s inland. afternoon highs tomorrow, 60s long the coast. into the city, low 70s. east bay low 70s. concord, 80s. mid-80s and inland antioch, low 90s for the second half of the day. coming up, we will look at your holiday forecast and into the weekend. it is the first of its kind experiment, starting today what some riders can do on muni

buses. >> and a funding change could effect san francisco traffic whether you live there or just visiting.

starting today san francisco muni is expanding its backdoor boarding policy to include buses. passengers with a clipper card can board all muni vehicles through the backdoor. some passengers like the idea but say the plan could give

people a free ride. >> well, that means it will get people on quicker. quicker. you know, there will be lot of cheaters, of course, as always. >> the boarding is expected to improve their runtimes. by 75-150%. it makes muni the first transit agency with an all door boarding system. ktvu channel 2. >> muni's monthly m pass costs $64. single ride tickets are still $2. bart is up 5-15 cents. transit increases by 5% and cal train, the prices are up 25-50 cents for paper tickets. san francisco officials say they are confident the subway

project will move forward. the house of representatives voted on friday to pull $850 million from the project. business owners and residents will be effected by construction for the next two years. some say it could cause traffic jams, especially on columbus avenue. a man is behind bars for robbing a ice cream store at gun point. police received a call about a robbery before 7:00 p.m. last night. by the time officers arrived the suspect ran off, they later found him. a soldier at fort bragg who shot and killed his commander and turned the gun on himself has now died. the soldier died last friday. he was awaiting court-martial at the time of the shooting.

another solder was also wounded in the shooting but he has been released from the hospital. another day, another test, another revelation there may be problems with pg&e pipelines. i am consumer editor tom vacar that story still ahead. >> investigators say the fire at this apartment building was set by a squatter, why this is becoming a more common problem.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> a list of 500 potential trouble spots for pg&e pipeline has some residents questioning their safety. pg&e ordered the latest round

of assessments and doesn't seem alarmed. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from san francisco, where pg&e is conducting another pipeline test. right, tom? >> reporter: that's right. pg&e's future credibility crests upon them -- rests upon them. >> reporter: as testing moves forward comes word of a study. the study says there are 500 potential trouble spots on 239 different pipelines. pg&e not so dire. >> what they are saying is this is how we think you should prioritize these things. they are already scheduled for testing this year or in 2013. >> reporter: customers we met today were concerned about the size of the need to fix list. >> i believe the problems

should have never existed with all the workers and technology. >> reporter: because of the san bruno explosion they are trying to do what they can do to get things corrected. >> if these bad pipelines go back 50 years or more they will need time to get fixed. >> if you put a microscope on pg&e or any organization you will find issues. that being said, many issues are life and death issues so it should be top priority. >> we are searching for issues. the minute we stop finding issues, we are not looking hard enough. >> reporter: simple fact is, no matter how hard they look, the fact is pg&e may have to water test the entire system. every inch, thousands and thousands of miles just to convince people that the system is safe. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news.

>> more details on pg&e. they are seeking a rate increase of more than $2 billion. if approved the customer who gets gas and electric would see their bill increase $114 -- $144 a year. ktvu channel 2 news talked with a spokesperson with the fire department. investigators now determined the fire started in a open space that runs inside the building from the ground floor up to the roof. and an unknown discarded material sparked the fire and the fire was an accident. estimated damage is $700,000 in property and $300,000 in content. apple ask being -- is being threatened with closure in italy and fines of $377 if they

don't offer customers a freeh two year -- free two year warrant. they imposed fines on some of apple's divisions for failing to tell customers about their rights to free assistance. and now months after the previous fine they say apple failed to comply with the request. facebook plans to keep its stock on the nasdaq. officials worry moving to another exchange could weaken investor confidence. they said the exchange was unprepared to handle cancellations. the dow is down 8 to 12,871. the nasdaq is up 16 at 2,951. the s&p is up 3 at 1,365.

investigators are saying squatters caused a weekend fire at an apartment building. ktvu's christien kafton is at the scene of the fire. officials say this kind of thing is a growing problem around the bay area. >> reporter: they do. let's show you the damage caused by the fire. the fire did a great deal of damage here. this building was foreclosed on but people still lived here and one of them set the fire. >> reporter: after noon yesterday, investigators arrested michael moss and said he set the blaze. the apartment building is in foreclosure but that didn't stop people from moving in. >> you got the homeless and drug addicts. you see the windows, lights are on. >> reporter: investigators say incidents like this are more common. one a day somewhere around the

bay area. homeless are moving into abandon homes. in oakland a house fire killed one man last week. the people in the home were there illegally after the owner died and the house went into foreclosure. >> we are seeing more fires as a result of people in homes that were abandon. >> reporter: investigators say the danger comes when utilities have become disconnected. >> they are cooking or wanting warmth with open flames. >> reporter: look into the window here. you can see there is still food on the stove here at this apartment. officials say they do not want people to stay in the homes illegally but if they do do not use open flames because it is too dangerous. live, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. in san jose the fire department gave the all clear

this afternoon following a hazmat situation. someone smelled a chemical in a storm drain. authorities evacuated a half dozen businesses but in the end it was nothing more than soap. it was harmless and they lifted the evacuation order. they are now clearing up the soap. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is taking a week off from the campaign trail for a family vacation. we have video to somewhere with you. mitt romney jet skiing with his wife. they are vacationing with their five sons and 18 grandchildren. one tradition is the olympics in which the husbands compete against the wives. football tossing and a nail hammering contest. president obama and mitt romney have an uphill battle.

half of latinos describe themselves as independent. despite their registration, 52% lean democrat in the voting booth. what is better than the real thing? how the navy plans to use some ships in their practice. >> one of the real reasons katie holmes may have split from tom cruise. the concern she has for her young daughter.

the u.s. navy is resuming a target practice program using retired war ships. video of the uss horn before it was towed for military exercises that eventually sank it. later this month they plan to make targets out of three inactive ships at pearl harbor. a judge upheld the ban on guns. they sued arguing people with concealed weapons permits should be able to carry guns in county parks but judge says it does not violate state law. new jersey governor is

known for his candor. he had a confrontation with a journalist in which he snapped at a reporter. >> did i say on topic? are you stupid? on topic. on topic. next question. good. thank you. thank you. thank you all very much. i am sorry for them. >> the governor would only answer questions at a water treatment plant. there is a glut of lubster on the east coast -- lobster on the east coast. it is selling for $3.79 a pound. the association is pushing for lobster on the bbq in hopes of clearing out the crop. tmz is reporting katie

holmes filed for divorce because she believed tom cruise was going to send away their daughter to a sciencetology group. it is where the highest levels are taught in kids as young as 5. the girlfriend and wife of a famous painter are fighting over his estate, we will tell you what happened today regarding thomas kinkade's askate. >> a warm up today with additional warming for tomorrow. we will have a look coming up.

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. every since thomas kinkade's death there has been a dispute between his wife and girlfriend over who controls his estate. today a hearing took a step in revolving the matter. ktvu's jeannine joins us live. >> reporter: thomas kinkade lived here up the street. his girlfriend says he left it to her, today in court she celebrated one small victory. >> thank you for your support. >> reporter: amy pinto-walsh stretted out of court with a smile on her face -- strutted out of the court with a smile on her face. >> we were pleased that the judge will keep the matter in probate. we think this is the right place for it. the wife of 30 years wants

to settle the matter out of the public eye. >> strong lady. and she just wants to enforce what tom wanted. >> reporter: amy pinto-walsh provided the court with these notes she claims were written by thomas kinkade. they say he wants to give her his two homes and $10 million to establish a museum of his paintings. >> he was in a state where he couldn't understand what he was doing. it is chicken scratch. >> reporter: amy pinto-walsh's attorney claims the home is in default and they are concerned his assets would be liquidates. amy pinto-walsh hasn't spoken only about the case. >> we are confident that we are going to set aside the agreements but till that happens amy pinto-walsh will not talk. >> reporter: at this gallery,

managers say fans of thomas thomas thomas kinkade's work are wondering if a museum will be established. the next hearing is august 13. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. a movement is growing to push for allowing transplants between people who tested positive for hiv. the government has banned hiv positive people from being organ donors but now more and more people say that they should be able to donate organs to other people who have hiv. that would cut the waiting time for recipients. johnson and johnson is seeking u.s. approval for a new type of medicine to fight tuberculous. it would be the first drug specifically for treating multi

drug resistant tuberculous. another reason for coffee lovers to rejoice. caffeine may lower your risk for skin cancer. women who drank more than three cup as day were 21% less likely to develop carcinoma. for men the risk was 10% lower. google has offered to settle following a ultimatum. google was given a july deadline to resolve the concerns of a dozen rivals. the commission said google may have favored its own search services over others and may have copied reviews from competing sites. this week california lawmakers will vote on funding funding for the first segment

of the california's high-speed rail. governor jerry brown wants lawmakers to approve $2.7 billion to cover the first phase of the project but democratic leaders say it face as tough vote. the obama administration threatened to pull funding if the state fails to approve funding. i think there are people who took the whole week off. let's go to rosemary orozco. >> a nice forecast. little to complain about. morning clouds back with us and that is something to consider into the forth of july with the fireworks in mind. sunny skies across the region. we are dealing with fog. half moon bay, pacifica reporting partly cloudy skies. santa cruz, mostly sunny. highs today. 83 santa rosa. 78 in napa. 80s and low 90s far inland.

90 in antioch today. few degrees over yesterday. around the bay, similar. 68 oakland. 63 san francisco. 60s in pacifica. tomorrow, additional warming in store but the trough off the east pacific coast here is keeping our numbers in check. we could be worse, in fact it was before the summer solstice we hit 100 degrees. we have been mild. high pressure that is dominating the u.s., remains to the east. it is going to edge its way closer to us for tomorrow and that will bring us the warm up. again that trough remains in place and that keeps the breeze blowing. we have it tonight. winds 10-20 miles per hour and we will get that again for tuesday. morning fog, partly cloudy skies for the coast and bay. a quicker burn off and not as

extensive as this morning. inland, clear skies and warming. over night lows 50s, inland, 57 for antioch. morning partly cloudy skies, cloudy along the coast and fog in the morning around the coast and bay. afternoon highs, 86 santa rosa. 82 vallejo. oakland upper 80s. walnut creak 92. near repeat of today. 82 san jose. 81 santa clara. 80 sunnyvale. 82 redwood city. 71 in san francisco. the extended forecast, only subtle changes. warm up tomorrow, perhaps a tad cooler on wednesday, forth of july. morning clouds but we are expecting it to burn back and

hopefully we will see the fireworks in san francisco. >> that would be nice. >> and we warm up into the weekend. hard to complain. >> beautiful. really is. thank you. a network news anchor revealed he is gay. why he came out and a tragedy that could have been avoided. what happened to a couple's son and a law that could save someone else's child.

a bill to track crack down on party buss is facing a vote tomorrow. the bill's author made a push today in san francisco for the bill. it would increase regulations on party buses and hold them responsible for underanalled drinking on the -- for under aged drinking. their 19-year-old son spent hours drinking on one of the buses. the bus dropped him off at his car and he later crashed and died. >> we want to save other families from going through the stunning realization that we went through learning that our son was killed. >> they have approved the party

bus bill. it goes before the committee tomorrow. anderson cooper revealed he is gay. he kept his personal life out of the public eye but today he put an end to rumors. he said he believes his silence left the impression he was ashamed. he said i couldn't be anymore happy, and proud. a bus load of catholic nones arrived in washington, d.c. today. they received a warm welcome as they protested cuts to programs for the needy. >> they got the very programs that helps sisters house the homeless, feed the hungry, giving children a chance. >> he says his budget strengthens the social safety

net by avoiding a death crisis. he plans to appeal a decision on with holding the pay of lawmakers who don't pass a budget on time. he did just that last year after he determined the budget was not balanced but the judge ruled he doesn't have the authority to determine what constitutes a balanced budget. the issue didn't come up this year. he said today it is time to implement president president obama's healthcare act. the county will be one of the first to bring healthcare reform to the citizens. >> there are 230,000 uninsured. 56,000 for medical and 107,000

can buy insurance. >> she plans to hold a number of hearings in the coming months to help residents understand the healthcare law. a bizarre confrontation left a woman injured. coming up, the assault that started with an argument over a goose. plus ... >> hot water with the federal government. the hazard he is accused of creating.

an 82-year-old woman assaulted in san francisco and it all started with an argument over a goose. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> police say they are looking for the man who pushed the woman to the ground. it happened friday morning in golden gate park. the victim hit her head. ktvu's cara liu is live at the park with the situation that led up to the assault. >> reporter: one person who was here on friday says it happened around the corner