45 minutes ago. let's look that proceeding going on. the person testifying is ross mirkarimi's friend and former manager. she is here because she tried to intervene with his neighbor when the neighbor contacted police about the bruise the sheriff wife last december 31. the main event is at 6:30, that is when ellana lopez is expected to testify. this is video of her arriving. she has been in venezuela since march. she does not want ross mirkarimi to lose his job over what the mayor describes as official misconduct. analysts say she will have to down play to the ethic's commission, this video in which she displays that bruise. >> her attorneys will have told her keep it simple. talk about the fact this was not something that was really of any big deal. i blew it out of proportion.

>> reporter: here is ross mirkarimi entering to cheers. this is the first time they will be in the same room together since a january protective order. she is awaiting her turn in a room. they are forbidden from having any contact throughout the night. we will bring you a wrap up tonight on the 10:00 news. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can follow us on twitter for updates from inside the ethic's commission hearing. we will keep you posted on what ellana lopez says. officers in oakland tonight, organized crime is their concern. >> reporter: 7:00 a.m. >> let's go.

>> reporter: oakland police on patrol and on this day they are not alone. the mexican federales is in town. and oakland police are showing them around. >> i think those guys face things we can't imagine with the whole cartel situation. >> reporter: these two officers say they are on a mission, learning what they can about fighting organized crime. [ speaking foreign language ] >> intelligence gathering of certain wanted criminals and their goal is to come up with an operation to capture criminals. >> reporter: not only are they in town hoping to learn something but opd is hoping to gain knowledge. >> if they have ideas we will take them with us. >> reporter: from domestic violence calls to traffic stops, this ride along and the

ones in the coming days will be great to show them how departments can be successful despite minimal resources. >> we have examples on how to do more with less and the way we get the community engaged. >> reporter: police and mexican federale igniting a relationship to fight crime here and abroad. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> google is hoping to defeat drug cartels in mexico. in los angeles this week google executive says google can help police share intelligence and tract criminals. students dressed as zombies protested u.c. regents tonight as they await a 20% tuition hike. they voted to freeze students

fees but only if voters pass a tax measure. if not tuition could go up $2,400 a year. protesters want a commit to not increase tuition regardless of the tax initiative. police officer opens fire on a stabbing suspect and we learned that suspect died. ktvu's paul chambers is live in san francisco with questions on whether a language barrier played a role in all of this. >> reporter: there were two separate scenes. the first one at peer 17, where police say there was a fight between two employees. they got into a dispute inside the store. >> reporter: the activity outside peer 17. 10:15 a.m. this morning a man who was a temporary worker for the tcho new american chocolate slashed a fellow employee. >> one employee stabbed another

employee. >> reporter: police say the suspect left the store. as the victim fallowed behind. 10 minutes later the suspect ended up at washington and davidson street. >> he said something to the suspect. he kept walking. she said something and he rushed her. the suspect charnelled the officer with a -- charged the officer with a box cutter. >> he immediately fell to the ground. fell down on his side. >> the officer acted within our policy to defend their own life. >> reporter: some wonder if the man understood what the officers were saying. >> there is no question. he doesn't speak english. >> reporter: officers handcuffed the suspect but once they saw he was shot they uncuffed him and treated him

and later he died. the officer is now on administrative leave. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. a new report is found that oakland police are still having trouble with crucial radio communications even after the new $18 million system. they installed the radio last year after years of complaints of service problems. a report finds this system could have poor reception, especially indoors. >> this is a big concern for us when it comes to officer safety. we can't afford to have equipment that is not reliable in the time of need. >> the city is working with a consultant on whether to repair or transition to a regional radio system. there are other victims involved in a case where caretakers abuse disables patients. ktvu's robert handa is live

with what is happening to 40 dogs that were removed from that facility. >> reporter: i am with jamie and she is holding one of the dogs being cared for while the investigation continues into the human victims in the case, work continues here to make sure the other victims survive and thrive. >> reporter: this very cute dog is going to a new home. san jose police say he was one of 46 dogs rescued from a home where 5 care givers were arrested for abusing disabled men and women. >> really disappointing. but looking at the bright side i am happy i can -- my family can show this dog true love and a good home. >> reporter: the humane society and animal services are treating the dogs.

the dogs have not been spade or neutered but in good health. >> they may have been the only gonzales given the seniors love. but nails being trimmed, flee control, those things were probably over looked. >> reporter: they are foster guardians. they are concerned about the emotional damage suffered by the mother of the puppies. >> i am seeing indications she was probably in a crate. >> reporter: they hope people step up. >> this is a really, really meaningful and significant issue that people take whatever steps they can to offer help. >> reporter: some of the dogs will be available here starting tomorrow. san jose police are still investigating the case and they told me they believe there are still more human victims out there. robert handa, ktvu channel 2

news. gilroy police have completed their investigation into an accidental shooting that killed a three-year-old son of a san jose police officer. investigators would focus on how the gun was stored and how it went off. police won't reveal the findings but the report recommends whether charges should be filed. the district attorney will review the report. police arrested a man for a crash that injured a mother and her one-year-old daughter. it happened this morning. investigators say he was speeding around the corner and his car jumped the curb and hit the woman and the child. investigators say he was involved in a road anal incident earlier and -- road age incident -- road rage

incident earlier. a program getting a high tech twist. in the past officers could enter through the side gate. now officers have to sign up for a smart i.d. card and go through the regular fair gate for free. bart hopes to cut down on fair evasion. 900,000 california families are getting ready to transition to a new health insurance program. families who use the healthy families program will have to switch to medi-cal. critics say there isn't enough providers to accept medi-cal. >> it is a wrenching transition and there are things we hear, a lot of comments from consumers that they think they won't have healthcare. it is going away. >> the cuts are expected to

save the state $15 million. a new program to provide more fruits and vegetables to needy families. it arrived in concord today. a truck rolled up with fresh fruits and veggies. organizers say it is made possible by a grant. new study finds the bay area is second in the country when it comes to requesting high tech visas for skilled workers. bay area businesses averaged 34 requests a year for visas. that is second to new york. intel, oracle and google are among the top companies requesting foreign workers. the rental market is so hot, still ahead. >> the governor signs a

commitment to california's high- speed rail. >> take the bull by the horns. >> the good reason he says to spend eall that money dure -- spend all that money during a state economic crisis. >> coming up, how close thunderstorms could get in the short term, the temperature change over the next couple days and when 90-degree heat returns to our local forecast.

san francisco teen arraigned on felony teenagers for trying to sell stolen bicycles. he is charged with possession of stolen property. police linked him after seeing some of them for sale on craigslist. >> they rented two separate

storage lockers and there were 115 bicycles. >> the district attorney says people who buy stolen bikes could be subject to prosecution. rent at its highest level ever. ktvu's tom vacar has more. >> reporter: take a look over here. if there were an apartment building here, it would be rented out already. >> reporter: she needed more space. >> when we were looking for our last place, three bedroom apartment, and pleasanton was $2,300 for not very much. >> reporter: those numbers did not add up for her. >> that was crazy. and we decided that it would be better to buy a house because as we were looking at renting houses there was a line out the door of people trying to rent

houses. >> reporter: for many people the rental market is a landlord market. this is new, we are seeing this, it is a new experience. >> 700 homes under management. single family homes, and probably less than 10 vacancies. >> reporter: this place says apartments for rent but what you don't see that you used to see is discounts. >> quite a few tenants now in the market as a result of not being able to qualify to buy a house, even though interest rates are low, people that lost their homes through a short sale or foreclosure. >> reporter: in the bay area, higher prices. in san jose rents up 10% over a year ago. walnut creak up 12. san francisco 13.

oakland up more than 14%. >> you have as many people in the area as you have in the past. just less supply. supply of rental. >> reporter: though banks are holding on to foreclosed properties they refuse to put them on the rental market. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. raising expectations for its initial public offering. they said it could charge 38- $40 a share. with 6.2 million shares to sell, they could raise $250 million. that would be one of the biggest ipos since facebook. a plan by at&t to install 700 utility boxes took a step forward today. a judge rejected a challenge to stop the installation. the city approved the plan of the boxes that are 4 feet tall

and 2 feet deep. it would service tyshawn taylor -- at&t's service. california committed to spending $8 billion to build the high-speed rail line. [ cheers and applause ] >> that is governor jerry brown who held signing ceremonies at bolt ends of the route in san francisco and -- both ends of the route in san francisco and los angeles. >> when things are not going so good it is not time to hunker down, you have to take the bull by the horns and start spending and investing. >> construction is set to begin in the central valley this year or early next year. san francisco officials celebrated a milestone today in building a new crews terminal. this afternoon they lifted the

final steel beam into place for the james r. herman crews terminal. it will service as headquarters for the america's cup and then it will greet passengers from all over the world. >> you get to see our bay, the bay bridge you get to see alcatraz and you see the transamerica building. it doesn't get better than that. >> the project includes a 2.5- acre public park. changes to the weather pattern this wednesday evening. we have been talking about a cooling trend but to the south, high clouds moving into monterey bay and into the south bay, san jose and morgan hill and this is more interesting. look at this, the rain showers developing around santa bark

ruand bakersfield -- santa barbara and barickers -- bakersfield. we could have a -- at least a few isolated thunderstorms to the south and east of monterey bay. temperatures right now under snubby skies. fairfield 78 degrees -- sunny skies. fairfield 78 degrees, san francisco 61. clear skies. high clouds and a breeze out there. winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. tomorrow morning clouds, clearing back to near the shoreline. in the weekend, temperatures warming up. over night lows, low 50s out there. the fog coast side and around the bay. partly cloudy skies. here is the weather set up. quite a bit going on. this is low pressure that cooled us off. but moisture from what was once a hurricane is moving into the central portion of the state. a chance of a few thunderstorms

to the south of monterey bay. as you can see high pressure returns, warming trend. we warm up today, that trend continues for tomorrow. look what happens by the weekend. by sunday, warmest locations in the mid-90s. the other extreme, coast side, 60ss. some of the fog developing over night into tomorrow morning. clouds near the shoreline. this orange links up with the 8sy -- 80s. these numbers up a few degrees from today's change. san jose, partly cloudy skies, muggy out there in the south bay, upper 70s. san francisco 67. here is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there is evidence of the warming trend. sunday will be the hottest day of the weekend, 90s inland. coast side 60s out there. clear skies right now. between now and 10:00, watching the fog push back into the bay.

>> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 as we showed you ellana lopez has arrived for her testimony in the ross mirkarimi ethic's commission hearing. if she takes the stand in the next half hour we will bring you the testimony at 7:00 and the violent deaths of a dog leads to a legal battle. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the giants are on the field right now and the a's wrapped it up, the game winning homer that sealed the deal.

joe is in for mark. exciting finish that a's game today. >> you got your money's worth today. a nice come back for the a's today after coming up short last night against texas. young singled. broke a 1-1 tie. rangers got two runs. the a's put two on the board in the 7th 7th 7th. cruise can't get there -- cruz

can't get there. two runs score. the game is tied 3-3. stayed that way till the 9th. yeah, that ball is up in the air. way up in the air. first major league home run for brandon hicks. a's win 4-3 and stay in the thick of the second wildcard race. giants in atlanta tonight. they had to wait for an hour and 26 minutes before they got started. ryan vogelsong gave up the only run so far, this solo homer in the bottom of the third. that's right the score right now. the giants looking for their first hit. >> 122-mile 16 stage of the tour de france. he was as concerned with clearing a path as he was with the assent.

he cruised a minute and 40 seconds of the next closest competitor. 206 bunkers looking for the players. see you tonight at 10:00. >> guess the speedos are popular over seas. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> thank you. we showed you how students dressed up today to protest hikes at colleges. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.