a bench, a few feet from a walking pass. the trees, water and wildlife makes stow lake a popular destination but friday morning a woman spotted a child harassing a goose and scolded him and then a man, possibly the dad stepped in. >> at that point an adult male pushed her, causing her to fall and she hit her head. investigators say the man helped her up and they went their separate ways but later the woman felt ill and went to the hospital. doctors said she asufferred head -- she suffered head trauma and it was life threatening. >> outrages. depends what the kid was doing. >> i would probably do the same

thing. i am distraught to hear she is in critical condition. >> you have no business pushing anybody. >> reporter: one man who witnessed this said he knew right away it was serious when he saw the woman bleeding. he says there were conflicting stories about what happened and whether the woman accosted the boy. >> reporter: police say the woman's condition has improved. they want to talk to the man involved and get his side of the story and they want to talk to anyone who witnessed this incident. if that applies to you call the san francisco police department. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. california department of fish and game are looking good mountain -- are looking looking for a mountain lion that

attacked a man. the man has not been identified. he drove himself to a hospital where he was treated for non- life threatening injuries. authorities have identified a teen who was killed this morning in a hit and run. the crash happened after midnight. authorities say 17-year-old jahzeel forsen was driving a truck when another driver swerved into his lane and they collided. witnesses say the suspect, michael harmon, checked on the victim before taking off. >> he came down and was looking in there and -- we were there for about 3-5 minutes and then when i turned around he left. >> michael harmon turned himself in late this morning. he will likely face charges.

evacuations in san jose were called off about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon after a suspicious substance they found out was only soap. was t was blocking a storm -- it was blocking a storm drain and businesses were evacuated. a study uncurved hundreds of problem spots for pg&e. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar explains why the company isn't too alarmed. >> reporter: as water pressure testing of the gas mains moves forward comes word of a study. the study says there is 500 potential trouble spots on 239 different pipelines. >> a trouble spot is a place where they can't verify and guarantee that the integrity of the pipe, that indicates it could be subject to failure at

any time. >> reporter: pg&e says the study is not so dire. >> this is how we think you should priorits it. >> they are scheduled -- prioritized. >> they are scheduled for prepare. >> i believe the problems should have never existed. with all the workers they have and technology. >> i think because of the san bruno explosion that they are trying to do what they can to get things corrected. if the bad pipelines go back 50 years or more they will need time to get them fixed. >> you will find issues without a doubt. that being said, many issues are life and death. >> we want to find issues. we are searching to find

issues. >> reporter: i am consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, the report on the pg&e pipelines comes one day after they announced a new safety plan, it includes a new training facility. pg&e says they are hiring 1400 new employees to support its focus on safety. and the company says it will merge its gas, description and dispatch centers. three members of the san francisco board of supervisors revealed new details to build a new hospital attica head toeral hill and rebuild st. luke's. >> they would be allowed to close st. luke's by 2020. >> these are troubling and

startling developments. >> the claims are in lines with what critics have long said, there were not enough guarantees they would keep st. luke's open. nurses plan to hold a one day strike tomorrow. some of the negotiations sticking points include sick leave and health coverage. it will effect 3500rn and other technicians. our coverage of the trial for a man accused of beating a priest. today william lynch, his attorneys and prosecutors took their final shots during closing arguments. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose where some argue william lynch already won. >> reporter: the closing arguments began and ended here at the hall of justice. william lynch's fate is now up to the jury. and it will probably be a

difficult process. >> reporter: at the end of a lung day, william lynch seemed calm and ready for the decision. william lynch said reverend jerold linder raped him in 1995. the prosecutor reminded jurors to focus on the may 2010 assault. she says he acted as a vigilante. reverend jerold linder did not testify invoking the fifth amendment. >> william lynch admitting what he did, getting on the stand hurt him legally but i think it is something he felt he needed to do. >> reporter: defense attorneys encourage them to find william lynch not guilty. he said he hopes jurors don't focus on just the attack on

reverend jerold linder and ignore the rape in 1975. >> you can't separate them. there is no way to separate them. may 102010 doesn't happen without -- may 10, 2010, doesn't happen without 1975. they are one in the same. >> reporter: some supporters said they consider the trial a victory without a verdict. more on what happens next tonight at 10:00. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can go to www.ktvu.com for more on the william lynch trial. look for the priest assault trial tab on the home page. a pastor accused of sexually abusing young children was arraigned today. robert ruark is a pastor at st. timothy orthodox church. he did not enter a plea today.

he is set to return to court august 23. robert ruark was turned into by fellow clergyman who suspected him of abuse. >> reporter: the girlfriend of thomas kinkade won a court battle today over his estate. amy pinto-walsh came out of court today smiling. the judge denied a case by thomas thomas kinkade's wife to send it into private arbitration. thomas kinkade died earlier this year. a big announcement today, the government is opening a new patent office in silicon valley. they celebrated the opening. california submits one quarter of all patent applications and half are from silicon valley. >> having an office in silicon valley will allow the examiners to become part of the valley

itself and to understand the technology issues the they i think you can on the east coast. >> the new office is one of the first satellite offices in the country. new offices are also opening in denver and dallas. helicopters are getting heat from federal agency. the incident that led to a court case. >> plus criticism over a bill that could recognize having more patient. >> day time highs are on the rise. we will look at the numbers for tomorrow and into the holiday coming up.

new at 6:00, a film shoot over a san francisco land mark

is causing problems for a filmmaker. ktvu's david stevenson is live in the city with why authorities got involved with all this. david? >> reporter: what happened at alcatraz is creating a buzz about drone helicopters. >> reporter: his helicopter has a high definition camera. >> a lot of this is a geek factor. >> reporter: but they are a concern for federal authorities. they intercepted and sited two men filming aboard a boat. officials say it shows the helicopter buzzed people and disturbed nesting birds. >> wildlife is protected but specifically on alcatraz's cliff. >> reporter: he says he was

trying to create a documentary and meant no harm. >> did you see any birds disturbed? >> we did. yes. we did. that is when we pulled the helicopter down. >> people don't know how dangerous they are. >> reporter: the use is growing. >> we have seen a lot of improvement, a lot of interest. >> reporter: federal aviation administration say they are to be used for safe fun only. >> they need to regulate it. put regulations on it because the -- you can't hide from the technology. people will do it. >> reporter: the faa is working on guidelines to bring drones into american air space by 2015. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson,

ktvu channel 2 news. hunting activists gathered to protest a bill that would ban the use of hunting dogs. they demonstrated outside as a committee inside passed the legislation. supporters argue the practice of using dogs to chase animals is inhumane. opponents say it ensures the hunter doesn't kill the wrong type of animal. pushing legislation that would allow a child to have more than two legal parents. >> you are going to divide the child up among 6 people? how many people will get a piece? >> merely authorizing a judge to use his best judgment in times when it is required to protect the best interest of the child. >> he says the law will only

give the judge the authority to recognize an additional parent who is already present in the child's life if it is best for the child. they have acquired the music surface. he says with mog we are adding the best music service for the first truly end to end music experience. mog subcribsers will not see any immediately changes. google is trying to drive the economy forward. they released its report. google drove $80 billion in economic activity last year. businesses make $2 in revenue for every $1 they spend. facebook scared other

companies from going public. the fall out from the facebook ipo along with earn certainty in europe put a chill on the public markets. they fell flat. the stock debuted in may at $38 a share. the rest of the stock market on a mixed note. factories are preparing for worse conditions, that sent the dow down, however the nasdaq is up 16 at 2,951. -is the most dangerous when it comes to red light runners over the forth of july holiday. the report shows forth of july is more dangerous than memorial day weekend in california and three other states. last year red light violations

spiked 43% in california with 25,000 red light violations across the country. there could be a slight bump in gas prices during the holiday but analysts are still expecting them to drop in california over the next couple of weeks. right now in san francisco $3.90 and in san jose $3.76 a gallon. he plans to step down this fall after 7 years as head of the department. he says he will retire november 30. he said he wanted to step down after celebrating 40 years as a police officer. there is no word on a replacement. good afternoon to you. mostly sunny skies at this hour. we have a breeze blowing in most cases and our numbers are warmer than yesterday

afternoon. a breeze at sfo, 17 miles per hour. breeze in santa rosa 14. and san jose 16. that delta breeze, 21 miles per hour around fairfield at this time. forecast here, high pressure remains to the east. trough over the east pacific and we are lodged in the middle, that is bringing us enjoyable weather. warm today. and we will be warmer tomorrow as the high-pressure system nudges. this trough will hang on and push back. wednesday into thursday we will cool a little bit. tomorrow fog and low clouds. not expecting as far inland. mostly sunny and numbers will be up over today. picking it up tomorrow morning, along the peninsula, pacifica, partly cloudy skies, cloudy, half moon day. santa cruz, clear. tomorrow morning expecting to

wake up with over cast skies and the east bay. mid-morning we expect it will burn back. we will hang along the coast line through the afternoon, similar to today with partly cloudy skies expected. ocean beach, clear skies. and tomorrow afternoon looks like you will be clear again. temperatures tomorrow morning, like today, 50s out there, mid- 50s near antioch, fairfield. bay, low 50s as you start the morning. mid-80s in napa. 86 santa rosa. 76 oakland. low 70s in the city. sea breeze returning for the afternoon. like what we are feeling today. 10-20 miles per hour. 89 for fairfield tomorrow. low 90s antioch. east bay, warms up several degrees, 88 pleasanton.

south bay, 82 san jose. nice day santa cruz, 76. there is your extended forecast. warm weather, warm enough for a pool party if you live inland. we will have the morning clouds. that late night patchy fog returns to the area but the forecast looking good at this point. most areas in good shape for the fireworks. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 a growing controversy ahead of a key vote if tanew hospital -- for a new hospital in san francisco. we will look at the documents. and the pressure to sell out may be a thing of the past for football teams. the game changer in the works that may make black outs more unlikely, join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. facebook is making a statement with a new icon, the event that prompted the company

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founder. wedding photos on his time line show a icon for same-sex couple. under relationship status facebook added two new choices for a civil union or domestic partnership. mark joins us now. the golden state warriors new draft pick. >> three youngsters in town and showing off their goods. you don't really know what kind of person you wind up with for a year or so. everyone seems enthused. greene the 35th pick in the draft is just fine with his position. >> going first round didn't go with my story. after everything i have been through, the way my high school career went, going into college, going first round is too much for me you know, because why change the story

now. let's keep building on it. >> good kid. pre-olympic drama. remember the weekend, the two sprinters that finished in a dead heat, deciding not to challenge her friend in a run off. they had the choice of a coin flip or a run off. both will make the olympic team. but not in the 100-meter for her who felt she won the race. mean time, manic monday at wimbledon. all matches today, the rain plays havoc with that idea. maria sharapova wishing her match was washed out. sabine lisicki with the upset of the day, maria sharapova is out. the a's try to send boston fans

home unhappy. giants start with the nationals tomorrow night. that is the sporting life for now. >> cool about that race, tie and she let her friend go. >> they are good friends. same trainer. they are both going. >> would have been fun to see the run off. >> yeah. coming up tonight at 10:00, more about a 17-year-old boy who was killed in a hit-and-run accident. we are talking with people in his home town.  >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.