jeans, jacket and a white t- shirt. >> reporter: is he correction officer in vacaville. he went to a game last week and disappeared from the end of peer 32. it is presumed he fell into the water. >> a lot of people there, you know, this may be him. but -- a lot of people are happy there might be closure here. >> reporter: victor murillo's family plans to take the body back to southern california. his cause of death is yet to be determined. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. police are trying to locate one of four children reported missing. a relative called to say she was taking care of three of the children. the whereabouts of the 16-year-

old is unknown. a boy was taken to the hospital after a babysitter said he was unresponsive. police arrested the babysitter and mother and father. for the 6th time this year, police fired their weapons on duty. the latest shooting left a 44- year-old man dead. ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live where the shooting happened. ken? >> reporter: it is biz as usual here in this. police were responding to a domestic violence when they found the suspect. officers tried to use non-leth force, even knowing the man had a -- non-lethal force, even knowing the man had a gun. >> reporter: marshall tobin being processed for evidence. she heard the shots.

>> we could hear multiple shots. all week long, up till the forth of july. >> reporter: 100 yards from the parking lot is this apartment building where police received a 911 domestic violence call. before they arrived a second 911 call put the suspect and his car in the safeway parking lot. >> as the officers approached the vehicle, the subject exited the vehicle. one of the officers could see immediately he had a hand gun. >> reporter: police say they tasered him when he failed to raise his hands. >> the taser was in effective. they continued to get him to raise his hands and the subject made a movement and went for the gun. >> reporter: police say two officers opened fire in what is the sixth officer involved shooting this year. she can't understand why the suspect had to die.

>> what happened to shooting somebody in the arm or the leg? you know? back in the old days. disable somebody. >> reporter: in reality having talk to many about this, officers who discharge their fire arms fearing for their safety do not attempt to wound the suspect because the fear it it could put themselves in danger. they say this is a situation that never should have happened. more on that at 6:00. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. a man from gilroy is facing charges of possessing child pornography. he was arrested this week. he was tracked down by investigators. he was booked into jail on $25,000 bail. a woman used her wits to protect herself from two

burglars last night. this is a sketch of one of the burg lers. she called -- burglars. she called 911 to report two men were in the process of breaking into her room. she hid that they took property. they were gone before the deputies arrived. anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office. a grass fire in morgan hill. the fire broke out before noon. firefighters say it took 20 minutes to get the fire under control. the wind helped keep the fire from advancing. >> the wind was in our favor. so it wasn't a running fire. just slowly creeping down the hill. >> it burned one acre. the cause is under investigation. police and fire crews are on the look out for illegal fireworks. ktvu's cara liu went along with

firefighters this afternoon and she is live in oakland. i was hearing fireworks last night already. >> reporter: we were too and we have been hearing them all day long out here. these are used bottle rockets i picked up off the streets. if you look in this neighborhood we were seeing and hearing fireworks. there was another one a moment ago. all this afternoon. >> reporter: they are patrolling neighborhoods here in east oakland. >> driving around looking for anyone who might be setting off fireworks. >> reporter: they have the best forth of july fireworks around the bay, even though they are illegal in oakland. they hope their visibility will be a deterrent for anyone thinking about setting off illegal fireworks. >> it could land on a roof and

cause a fire. >> reporter: you could hear fireworks popping popping and booms all day long and you could even see smoke. that went off at 2:20 from this neighborhood. they did not track down the folks responsible. oakland fire called in two extra crews that will be roving around the city and hills till midnight. >> they will take a type three engine. if they see a small fire they are a able to put it out while they are driving. >> reporter: if you are in oakland you will see lot of illegal -- see a lot of illegal fireworks as the sun sets and you will see more crews on the streets compared to normal. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >> another reminder, setting off fireworks could get you in trouble if you are not in the right place with the right

fireworks. gilroy you can buy and use fireworks legally. legal fireworks includes sparklerslerslers and fountains but if you have illegal fireworks you could be in trouble. >> it is illegal to have them and if you are caught you could be fined or jailed. >> safe and sane fireworks are allowed in some cities. . we have new information on a wildfire in marin county. authorities identified a man who they say started the fire after setting off fireworks. matthew coal is accused. he is also facing animal cruelty charges because a sitton was burn -- a kitten was burned.

the kitten is now in a shelter. a driver was killed when he crashed before 2:00 this afternoon on highway 87. a white truck hit the median and rolled over. the driver died at the scene. no one else was heard. a drop in the number of people driving drunk. ktvu was along for the ride yesterday when the highway patrol began their dui crack down. the chp made 220dui arrests statewide. that is down from last year. in the bay area there were 40 arrests and that is down from 74 last year. 25 immigrants became united states citizens today in a ceremony at the white house. >> i will support and defend

the constitution of the united states and the laws of the united states of america. >> that is homeland security secretary janet napolitano issuing the oath. all active duty members of the american military. president obama used the organization to praise the united states as a nation of immigrants. >> our success would not be possible without the generations of immigrants who have come to our shores from every corner of the globe. >> other administration officials prosided. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney went the day with his family and spent time campaigning as well. they matched in the parade in new hampshire.

>> we looked at each other this morning and with the 30 of us running around the house, there were 30 of us, we said our love started something, didn't it. >> supporters of president obama also marched in the parade this morning. . national independence day parade. bands, balloons and military veterans made their way through the city to celebrate america's heritage. we have coverage of the forth of july celebrations here in the bay area for you. in 4 minutes, how san jose celebrated america's 236th birthday and san francisco and a very colorful parade this morning in danville. >> reporter: the white house took the fight over the

defensive marriage act to the supreme court. the justice court appealed some rulings. the administrations with the decisions but wants the court to weigh in as soon as possible. president obama ordered them to continue enforcing the law till there is a final court ruling. iran declared today it has the missal power to destroy military bases in the event of an attack. iran began three days of testing this week in the central desert. they are aimed at mock ups. so far the missles hit all of their targets. united states and iran hinted at military strikes over their disagreement over the program. the biggest discovery in physics in decades and how

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[ music playing ] >> part of the parade today in the rose garden neighborhood in central san jose. the business association responsethered parade. the -- responsered the parade. -- sponsored the parade. it also included a picnic and car show, live music and arts and craft. three families started the veterans veterans support fund.

one of the more recent losses was a sergeant of alameda. we asked people, some who knew him, what they thought of the idea. >> i think if they could donate more that would be helpful but as a standard everybody should put in the same and be fair. >> the wealthier americans could stand to put in more than area. lot. >> should they be forced to? >> that is getting on -- going towards unamerican there. >> all families with children who didn't serve they say should serve something. you could find a link on www.ktvu.com. scientists in europe said today after 30 years and

billions of dollars they found what some are calling the god particle. ktvu's john fowler explains why this is a huge deal. >> if there was none, the universe would be boring. >> reporter: applause for two teams using the large collider searching for the higgs boson. >> they could be no doubt there was a discovery. >> reporter: he says there is unexpected variance. >> how close is it to the standard model? >> to be honest it will be most excite figure it weren't. the standard model says every particle swims in a kind of sticky syrup that gives the

particles mass. the particle discovered today is what makes it sticky. this particle is not what was predicted and so it opens the door to a new model of the universe. >> the most exciting day. >> reporter: she says the new particle is lighter than expected. >> the fact that it is rather light is taken as a hint it might be the true theory of nature. >> reporter: 80% of everything is thought to be mysterious dark matter. it may lead to a new cosmic understanding. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. thousands of which doctors are -- california doctors are

suing aetna. they allege unfair business practices and interference with healthcare providers. they want to put an tend to the practices and seeking compensation. the state department of food and agricultural ordered a dairy to recall some of its cheeses. officials say it might not have been properly pasturized. they say if you have the cheese, throw it away. three varieties of the cheese are exempt and ready to eat. these are the brands. oakland police say a man is in critical condition following the pursuit of a stolen car. that was a tower of water left behind after the car hit a hydrant and a building this morning. it started about 2 miles away when officers tried to pull over the driver.

the car took off. police pursued it and you saw the result there. the driver had serious head injuries. the passenger had minor injuries. no officers were hurt. new poll shows california voters back governor jerry brown's tax hike plan but cooling off to the california's high-speed rail project. 54 support a tax increase. 38% are opposed. support for the california's high-speed rail plan is slumping. a third of californias would be less likely to vote for higher taxes if the state is pouring money into california's high- speed rail, 54% said the california's high-speed rail project would not effect their vote and 11% would support new taxes if california's high- speed rail proceeds. southern california firefighters contained a wildfire that broke out last

night. crews had the fire fully surrounded last night with the help of water dropping helicopters. several ranch homes were threatened but none were burned. residents were briefly evacuated from one home. officials resume their search for a dangerous mountain lion but therapy not successful. -- but they were not successful. the doinger attacked -- the cougar attacked a hiker last weekend. officials say the lion will be killed if it is caught out of concern for public safety. weather now. with the fireworks tonight, everyone wants to know what is the situation with the fog. >> the fog is out there. you can see behind me.

towards the coast, you saw the clouds and right now i can show you this, the coverage, most of the bay area under clear skies. this is what i am watching, fog around pacifica, half moon bay, and there is the clouds through the golden gate bridge. a few patches sneaking into the bay. as far as current numbers, updated, microclimate is making a come back. san francisco 61 degrees. it is also windy out there around the bay, lots of white caps, 20-25 miles per hour. inland, sunshine, lower 80s for concord and livermore. showing you right now, 5:00, clouds, 8:00 tonight, that cloud bank does not go away. not the best news for firefighters. we will be watching because we could have clearing spots.

as far as the forecast, all the red dots correspond to the fireworks shows over the bay area. over 25 dots here and most of those fireworks shows about 9:30. temperatures tonight, mid-50s at the coast, around the bay, 60 degrees. inland spots mid-70s. of course, in san francisco, people checking out to the golden gate bridge and san francisco itself, we have to bring in patchy fog, partly cloudy skies, best scenario if the fog hangs out in the shoreline, worst case if it heads into san francisco. i will go in between. temperatures in the upper 50s. after 10:00 n crease in the -- increase in the over cast. speaking of tomorrow morning, full break down of the temperatures for the morning hours and where the fog will be and the timing of the warming

trend into the 90s. the forth of july hot dog eating contest, the favorite was joey chestnut. you will find out how he did when we come back. >> hard to watch. this little guy can thank twitter for being reunited with his owner. how strangers helped get him back to where he belongs.

. in florida you might may find this -- you may find this hard to believe, a lifeguard has been fired for saving a drowning man. he was working on a beach when he went to help a man struggling in the water. after he was pulled off, they helped the man till paramedics arrived, after that he was fired. he fired him because he left the beach that his company is paid to patrol and in doing so left beachgoers in jeopardy. facebook settled a dispute to the tune of $365,000. there was concern about an increase in traffic when facebook expands. the two sides agreed that facebook would make a one time payment to address any prevent concerns. -- any traffic concerns.

twitter helped reunite a dog and the owner. they noticed the dog on a train and sent out a loss dog tweet. after 500 retweets, in 32 minutes the photo found the way to the owner who said that is my dog. soon after they were reunited. joey chestnut won his 6th straight hot dog eating contest on coney island. joey chestnut downed 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes and that ties his previous best which was a world's record. he won $10,000 and won the champion's belt and he wasn't the only winner today. shares are up 40% this year.

nathan stock out performed 482 of the stocks on the s&p. people are filling up the water front for the fireworks. >> a athlete going to the london games. why this gold medalist says it is a historic day. ç6b

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news >> thousands are making their way to san francisco tonight as the city celebrates the forth of july with a show unlike any other. while the fireworks are the big

draw police say the party can help cut back on a certain type of illegal activity. ktvu's david stevenson is live where it is already getting crowded there. >> reporter: 14,000 people lined the park last year for the forth of july fireworks. as you can see it is starting to fill up now. fireworks hope a big turn out here will mean fewer illegal fireworks in san francisco streets. >> reporter: they made their final adjustments for tonight's big fireworks show in san francisco. the production includes 6,000 big and small explosives launched from this peer and a barge on the bay. >> you have an audio transmitting box that will play the audio to the audience and sends the signals to the site and to the barge. >> make sure these are angled

properly. >> reporter: they check barges this morning. san francisco's fire department says they are gearing up for a lung night of illegal fireworks shows with many trucks already patrolling the city. they are also worried about densely populated neighborhoods. police yesterday arrested a man for homemade explosives and illegal fireworks. >> we have a city constructed of wood, one bottle rocket landing on a roof, we could lose a home in a short amount of time. >> reporter: back out here live, the show here starts at 9:30. parky is pretty much gone. folks are keeping an eye on the weather, looking to see if the fog will effect the show. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. it may be the forth of july

holiday but for san francisco parking control officers they are not taking the day off. they are enforcing all parking meters. two years ago money alim-- muni eliminated free parking. the only free days are thanksgiving, christmas and happy new year's. and a warning for boaters, stay away from two new safety zones due to the forth of july fireworks show. one isthousand feet off of peer 39 and the other is near the san francisco municipal peer. 9:30 till 10:15 tonight. in order to keep people safe on this holiday, the american river is being patrolled by rescue crews who are reminding everyone of the crews. crews are making sure everyone

is obeying the law and staying sobore. alcohol is pro-- sober. alcohol is prohibited. they say alcohol could be dangerous. >> people underestimate the current, especially in the middle of the river. it is very strong. >> crews patrolled the area, handing out life jackets. rental prices saw the biggest increase in the country in oakland and san francisco. both cities were above the national average. san francisco was up 15% over last year and oakland was up 11% over last year. police are asking you to help locate a missing woman with stage four alzheimer's disease. she may have walked away from

kaiser medical center about 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. relatives have been out searching the area. she is 5'6", weighs 180 pounds. anyone with information should call police. new allegations that the leader may have been poisoned. officials plan to exsume the body to determine if he -- exsume the body to determine if he was poisoned. the leader died at a hospital in paris in 2004 at the age of 75. doctors ruled he diedf a brain hemorrhage -- died of a brain hemorrhage. >> reporter: the first paraolympian to compete in the olympics. the decision is making history and ktvu's patty lee is here.

athletes say it is for reasons you might not expect. >> reporter: the this could be a game changer. >> reporter: rob williams rarely misses when he takes a shot. he says he can remember when paraolympians were not considered athletes. >> they had a hard time accepting us as olympians at that time so they made us change the 5 rings to this. >> reporter: how times have changed. oscar pistorius will be racing in the london games. a last minute surprise decision made today after years of debate. >> i think it will be exciting. >> reporter: he says the decision is a extraordinary jester. he believes, if he places,

traditions will start to change. >> it will be rewritten because of this because it will open the door. >> reporter: because of the wide range of physical disabilities, they say the olympics might need to create a new category for competitors and pressed to determine if prosthetics provide an advantage. >> this is some man made thing, you know, that is okay. >> reporter: disabled athletes say spend an hour in their shoes and that question can be answered easily. >> reporter: he will be competing in the individual 400. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up, you might call it car versus animal and in the end it was no contest. look at all that was left of the inside of the car.

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implosion of a 42-year-old dormitory that united states of alabama. it was brought down in a matter of seconds. they plan to build a new building and scheduled to open in 2014. in colorado a bear squared off against a suv. a family came out of their home to see their suv was rocking. a bear was trapped inside and struggling to get out. the owners left dried oatmeal in the suv and that was all it took. the bear shredded the inside of the car trying to get out. >> what he did to the car is amazing to me. i could never have imagined that kind of capability in an animal in a car because it is gone. i mean, it is -- it looks like a bomb hit it.

>> park and wildlife came to the rescue, they opened the door and the bear dashed out. the city of danville has a new mayor. he replaces the former mayor who is now a supervisor. he was elected in 1994. the uss iowa officially became a museum today. it is docked in the los angeles harbor. the mayor of los angeles, the governor of iowa and one of iowa's u.s. senators took part in the ceremony. itope toons the public on saturday -- itope toons the public on -- it opens to the public on saturday. >> nice weather for your forth of july plans for tonight, except the fog. i will check on where the fog

is now and the temperature change you can expect. >> and you can watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are by using our mobile app, download and click on the live stream but toon watch any ktvu channel 2 news newscast -- button to watch any ktvu channel 2 news news last live. live-- newscastlive.

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tradition. >> reporter: from loud young ones and shy older ones. danville's independence day parade had all the excitement of a big day celebration. tens of thousands of people having fun. >> happy forth of july. >> we do this parade every year. we love this parade. this town is so patriotic. >> reporter: every year veterans and military service members are a huge part of this parade. people say that is the way it should be. >> the veterans make it happen every year. >> all i can say is my father fought in world war ii and we fought from there on. >> reporter: hot early in the day. the only shade was under the stars and stripes. >> i am looking forward to the fireman squirting me. >> reporter: for her, this bay area event is great.

>> we don't have something like that in brazil. in america there is so energy and power -- i don't know, we don't have something like that. i am just impressed. >> reporter: lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have more forth of july coverage on www.ktvu.com. if you are looking for a place to celebrate independence day, click on the tab. friends and family members were with them as they journeyed to ground zero. some say the attacks were a defining moment for them. >> i was in 8 grades when the towers fell. it was right then when we decided, we are going and we did. all three of us joined us. >> the memorial is a tribute to

those who died in the terror attacks and the six people in the world trade center bombing. she says her son wanted to become a police officer for the city of santa clara so in honor of that she donated $10,000 to the city to buy, train and prepare a new police dog for the force. her son was killed last november, one month before his tour of duty would have been over. patriotic places. there are 31 places with liberty in their names. 35 places with eagle in their name. 11 with independence in their name. and 9 freedoms and 5 places with america in their names.

park managers made this forth of july weekend a little cleaner for visitors. it is set to go off at a lake. caretakers are trying to scare off the geese that leave their droppings on the shore. people got fed up with the mess. >> just there, don't want it on your feet. kids go in the water with it. >> they scare the geese to the other side of the bay. they hope it keeps working since they are expecting 10,000 visits for the holiday. -- visters for the holiday. -- visitors for the holiday. researchers fallowed 4,000 woman and asked them about the amount of coffee they drink. 5 or more cups of coffee had

their chances of becoming pregnant cut in half. a sacramento man says he found a way to stop the hick aupsups and now he -- hiccups. it is called the hiccup stick and you place it across your mouth, bite down and drink a glass of water. >> i had a pen in my mouth and drank water and i noticed a change. enough to say what happened. our forecast, lot of people thinking about fog. let's turn new mark tamayo in for bill tonight. >> right now it is fine but the fog is too close for comfort near the golden gate bridge. as you can see on the maps, there is the coverage out

there. the fog from pacifica, half moon bay, towards marin headlands, i used to go there to watch the fireworks. few patches into the bay. san francisco clear skies downtown. as far as the winds, winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. there is still quite a bit of chop out there on the water. as far as temperatures from today, they ranged from the 60s in san francisco. warmest location's inland, lower 90s -- warmest locations inland, lower 90s. fog. tomorrow you can count on coastal fog. cooler and then we warm up in time for the weekend. here is the weather system to the north. this is responsible for a cool down thursday. it is just a one day deal, after that high pressure

returns and strengthsskins temperatures warm -- strengthens and temperatures warm up. sunday and monday, inland, warmest locations could be back into the low 90s and approaching the mid-90s. we are watching the fog. you will see what it does at 8:00. few patches into the bay. partly cloudy skies, moving into san francisco bay by 8:00. main action moves in after midnight into tomorrow morning and clearing back to near the shoreline. most areas coming down a few degrees. highs, santa rosa 78. richmond 67. oakland 67 degrees. warmest locations inland, approaching the low 80s. san jose 78. san francisco over cast for tomorrow morning, highs 64. here is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. temperatures trend upward friday but into the weekend,

hottest day is sunday. inland, lower 90s and warming continues into next week. i will keep an eye on that and keep you posted on the fog as it moves around. >> great places to go inland. >> lot of great fireworks shows around the bay. still, the fog, could do interesting things, could be okay. >> thank you. the california raisin is fighting back. raisin growers revived, the show down shaping up in the central valley.

a show down is shaping is up in california central valley, the raisin versus the crazen. >> fresno county is the home of the raisin and people are not happy with ocean pray's attempt. they say they are loaded with anti-oxidants but some say they are loaded with added sugar. they have launched campaigns complete with mascots and taste tests to win over the pup -- public. new baby beaver near downtown. this is video from a few years ago of one of the beavers.

the baby is 6 weeks old. it is believed there are 5 beavers living there and coming up in 2 minutes. police and firefighters preparing for a busy night and we are with them. >> and a south bay military family gets closure. the important discovery that answers a decade's old question about their loved one.

sixth officer involved shooting shooting today, how it unfolded in front of a popular grocery store. >> and the sounds of fireworks have fire crews on high aert -- alert. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> i am. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> happy forth of july. tens of thousands of people are sharing the spirit of independence day with parades across the bay area. in