huge home in piedmont. tickets are more than $38,000 a piece. ktvu's noelle walker is in piedmont and tells us even though it borders oakland there are huge differences. >> reporter: look, we got barricades here, media and public kept at bay and heavily armed police officers. the fundraising house is around the bend. all the roads leading up to it is closed. fundraising is very important for the president who expects to be the first sitting president to be outspent. the excitement was building all day. they took their regular neighborhood walk with a purpose. >> to check out obama's lunch

and be a participate. [ talking at the same time ] >> not with them at $35,800. >> reporter: the neighbors are hosting president obama at their home for the president's fundraising swing. why piedmont? the difference in means. oakland next door has a average income of $77,000 a year with 13% living below povertity. in piedmont, more than $382,000. >> if piedmont is a cash register for him, that is what he has to do. >> we are the atm machine. >> reporter: he says what california lacks in campaign incentive because it is a blue state it makes up for in cash incentive. it tops the list for campaign

contributetion. contributetion contributetion -- contribution. >> he should campaign here. to get votes. >> reporter: he says president obama needs to campaign to get up enthusiasm even in california that he spects to win. no-- expects to win. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the president will attend an event tonight at the fox theater which is off the way from downtown oakland. >> debora villalon tells us what is going on there right now. >> reporter: downtown oakland is the site of so many protests, and now the bull horns are blaring in criticism of president obama. let me show you the crowd waiting to get in. a long line of people along the

sidewalk, it is very slow going to get into the fox theater. half block away. that is the facade right there. the folks who are waiting where their tickets, they are nose to nose with protesters who are unhappy with the president and many started at city hall and marched here to get as close as they could. you can take your pick on the issues. everything from medical marijuana, to immigrant policy, military intervention, the general opinion is the president betrayed them. a stronghold for president obama in his 2008 election and it still is but today we are hearing from the disenchanted. >> there is still deportation taking place every day. we are asking him to comply with his policy and stop deportation. >> we are opening up the oil

drilling unless president obama stops it. >> when the president is a murderer, dropping bombs -- >> he wants to do a lot of things but our congress is against him. >> reporter: the president has his defenders here too. people are signs of support and, of course, all of those who paid $100 to go in and some will have a meet and greet with him as well. so far this is a noisy crowd, but peaceful crowd. occupy oakland posted on their website they wanted to shut down the president appearance but so far we haven't seen an organized presence here and with the police and the secret service here and the perimeter several blocks around the theater it would be very difficult for anyone to disrupt

this event, very likely the president won't even see the protesters. debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> earlier today president obama made a stop in reno. he unveiled a help members of the armed forces running to civilian life. >> reverse boot camp. starting this year they will get more personalized assistance as they plan their careers. >> president obama said the program will help returning vets get job training, pursue education or start a new business. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is scheduled to speak tomorrow. we will have more on the president's bay area visit in 10 minutes. a protest that lasted all day in oakland in response to a policy shift. we are also monitoring the

protesters who gathered outside the fox theater and we are tracking president obama who is scheduled to be in piedmont any minute. >> mitt romney continued his fundraising in california. this morning he attended a small business round table in orange county. he spoke for 45 minutes on what he would do to get people back to work and what he thinks president obama should do. >> the president has a job's counsel as well and this consists of leaders of industries that come together to offer counsel and advice to the president. he hasn't been able to find time in the last six months to meet with him. >> he attended 7 fundraisers in california since sunday. his trip through california brought in $10 million. in san jose the parents of three young children were both shot and killed this morning inside their home while the

children slept. ktvu's matt keller is outside the home and tells us what one neighbor saw moments after the shots were fired. >> reporter: you can see police put up the piece of plywood there on the front window after it was broken. neighbors say their children were here at the home at the time of the shooting. >> reporter: the 911 calls came before 4:30 a.m. this morning. neighbors heard an argument and gun shots from inside this home in downtown san jose. >> 3-4 gun shots and 5 seconds later more gun shots. and that is when i thought somebody killed somebody over there. >> reporter: he was watching from across the street and saw a man dressed in black. >> ran to the corner. from that house to the corner, he ran. sprinted. >> reporter: police arrived to find a man and woman dead

inside. family identified them as pedro jimenez and marybel jimenez. seen here from facebook. they are the parent of three children, neighbors reported finding the children crying on the porch. >> they have kids together. >> she was really funny. outgoing person. she was my best -- i don't know -- >> reporter: family says the couple started dating in high school. marybel jimenez wrote on facebook july 15 about her relationship. >> i am with the father of my kids, the man of my life. hope everything works out for good. >> reporter: family say the children will be cared for by a grandparent. matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. the gunman in the shootings in colorado made his first

court appearance today. james holmes appeared dazed wearing a jump suit, his hair died orange. he said nothing. the judge told him he would face first degree murder charges and will be held without bail. the district attorney expects to file charges next week. >> i would say there is no such thing as a slam dunk case. it is a case where we are still looking at the evidence and we would never presume it would be slam dunk. >> families and victims from the movie theater shooting attended today's hearing. 12 people died and 58 others injured. a lawyer for james holmes' family in california spoke out today and read a statement from the defendant's mother. >> he asked if my son was james holmes who lives in aurora,

colorado. i answered yes, you have the right person. i was referring to myself. >> she stated she knew nothing about the shootings that time. the lawyer said the family is doing as well as anyone could under the circumstances. but she said she is concerned for their personal safety. the family also expressed concerned for the victims and asked the media for privacy. >> >> the senate set aside politics today. they read the names of the victims allowed and harry reid led a moment of silence. coming up at 5:45 p.m. a closer look at the shooting's suspect demeanor in court and

would it could tell us. the ncaa today announced penalties in the wake of the sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky. the ncaa is helding penn state account -- holding penn state accountable. the penalties include a huge fine. >> first, the ncaa is imposing a fine of $60 million on the university with the funds to be used to support programs around the nation that serve the victims of child sexual abuse. >> the ncaa is banning penn state from bowl games or post season play for four years and cut the number of football scholarships. current players will be able to transfer to another program without losing eligible and all

of joe paterno's victories for the past 14 years will be wiped out. following the announcement joe paterno's family said the sanctions defame the legacy of a great coach without any input from our family. the family called the sanctions a panicked respond to the scandal. penn state could face more fines after officials complete their own investigation. >> we will do a thoughtful investigation and we will go wherever the facts lead us. >> they are looking into whether penn state violated the cleary act, named for a college student who was raped and murdered. it requires schools to disclose crimes on campus. protesters begun gathering

outside president obama's evening fundraiser in downtown oakland. many want him to stop the crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. >> a cooler day around the bay by 15 degrees for some. i will talk about who saw the cool down and what you could expect for tomorrow.

. supporters of medical marijuana have been protesting the president's visit all afternoon in oakland. ktvu's rob roth is with them and tells us why they feel the president betrayed them. >> reporter: we are outside the fox theater, dozens of protesters have already begun gathering although president obama isn't due here for a couple of hours. among the protesting are supporters of medical marijuana, they are demanding president obama the end crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. >> not going to --

>> reporter: dozens of medical marijuana patients gathered in front of city hall this afternoon. she needs medical marijuana to keep from wasting away. >> it is the only thing allowing me to absorb food. >> reporter: she is upset they targeted two of the largest medical marijuana dispensaries. folks say it is the same on cracking down on the patients themselves. >> i am worried like i am going to end up on a feeding tube or wasting away if i lose access. >> do they expect me to buy unsafe medicine? that is not what i call leadership. the obama administration said he would leave pot clubs alone if they filed law. but they became a target with more than 100,000 patients it

got too big. they said they obeyed all laws. >> reporter: we are back live where protesters are waiting the rival as president obama, they will wait as long as necessary and it has been peaceful. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> from rob roth, to another angle of the protesters, there are a lot of supporters of medical marijuana who are protesting the president's visit. there are other groups as well calling for immigration reform and wanting to stop the war in afghanistan and the fox theater is in uptown and as a result parts of telegraph and san pablo are shut down and there is a strong police presence to keep people away from the fox theater. we will have more through the

this newscast and at 6:00 on ktvu channel 2 news. today fremont's police department became the 7th agency to receive a suspicious package. on friday a letter arrived that hayward police department. it contained a white powdery material and authorities said it was not anthrax. fremont police gave the letter to the fbi. five other police agencies received similar letters. a police officer has been released from the hospital after a accident. the officer was responding to a robbery when his car collided with another vehicle and crashed into a building at 1:00 a.m. this morning at 18th street. investigators haven't released information on what caused the crash. the car ended up inside a h&r block office. the officer's injuries were minor. san jose police chief says a decision could come this week

on a permit for a card club. that comes after a hearing this morning by the police department. at which no one spoke. it is a reworking of the old garden city casino. it was scheduled to open in april but delayed because the owner couldn't get a permit in time. >> we work with them regularly so working with those conditions shouldn't be difficult. and speaking with administrators, they think we can get open by july. >> he will now take a few days to study the recommendation to issue the permit. protesters took to the streets in spain over the weekend upset over budget cuts and unemployment. the protest comes as fear grows that spain might need a bail

out. the uro hit -- euro hit its lowest level in two years. on wall street today the crisis in spain pushed the dow down. it recovered some of that, closing down 100 1point. -- 100 1point. the nasdaq is down 35 at 2,890. and the s&p is down 12 at 1,350. nice out there today but cooler than it has been. let's check in with rosemary orozco. >> hello. a good looking day out there but for many of us we felt the cool down, 10-15 degrees. 15 degrees in santa rosa, concord, fairfield, 15 degrees gradient from yesterday. right now 67 oakland. 79 san jose. concord 77. well into the 80s at this hour yesterday and the winds and

breeze, breeze 26 miles per hour. and livermore 17. napa 24 miles per hour. this breeze and a deeper marine layer ating up to the cool -- adding up to the cool down. we have a weak system moving over the state and bringing us the cool down and firing off thunderstorms over lake tahoe. look at this. lightning strikes and rain reported in the sacramento valley this morning. you can see it pushing to the east. this will continue to be the case by sunset or so going to die down as it moves into nevada. meanwhile here at home, the marine layer will be back tonight. west side of the city. mostly gray skies. ocean beach mostly gray. as we get into the evening the clouds and the fog will return late. we are looking at a minor drop

in temperatures tomorrow. so the cooling trend continues into your tuesday. as we get into tomorrow morning, sun rise 51 degrees santa rosa. 56 in hayward. mid-50s in redwood city. clearing once again, low 60s to mid-60s for the coast. mid-60s for san francisco. low 70s for the east bay. upper 70s for areas around concord as well as livermore and the far inland areas, mid- 80s. cooling down a few degrees from today. we will talk about how low we expect to get when i come back. continuing coverage of the president's visit and the protest and our special report is next, what we found inside the plastic construction barriers and why they could be a tragedy just waiting to happen. >> and stopping the fred of

west nile. what was found in one bay area city that are prompting officials there to take action.

. you probably seen them at construction sides the plastic construction barriers signed to keep workers safe. there is a problem, almost every barrier was not installed properly. ktvu's mike mibach looks at the potential danger in tonight's

special report. >> reporter: union scare, a fine july afternoon, hundreds of tourists enjoying san francisco on a summer day. like any city construction is a common site and this very busy corner is a perfect example. pedestrians and workers are everywhere, tourists on the street, office workers, all protected by these barriers around the construction site. except they are not. these barriers are supposed to be filled with water, 162 gallons to weigh them down, 1300 pounds each. not one of them is. most of them are filled with garbage from passing people and they are supposed to be locked or pinned together, which we found is not the case. which means, let's say a car hits a barrier, it is likely to

shoot off and into another car. a bicyclists or a crowd of visitors. he is one of the workers we spoke to on union square. we asked him what he thinks would happen if a vehicle crashed into one? probably hit the person. >> reporter: we found the same thing around san francisco and that did not make him happy. >> it is not acceptable. >> reporter: he says he has 25 workers on the street trying to keep up with the projects around town. >> inspection staff would issue fines. >> reporter: workers we talked to, most were reluctant to talk to us, told us they don't secure the barriers even though it is the law because it makes them difficult to move around, which is the point. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2

news. crews will spray for mosquito to help control the spread of west nile. they will spray starting at 8:30 p.m. mosquito carry west nile and they have been detected in the area. and more problems at the dmv, what was to blame. >> big bucks and old buses, what muni is about to do to change transit in san francisco.

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5:00. >> this is not what you want to see when you go to the dmv, a power outage led to massive delays. we will get to that in a moment. first happening now, protesters at 19th and broadway have blocked two lanes of broadway. this is very close to the fox theater where the president will be speaking tonight at 8:00. you can see the protesters are effecting traffic. there are a number of other roads that are already shut down because of the president's visit. if you are going to be in the area you should probably expect delays. as we speak the president is at a home in piedmont where he will have dinner at an event that cost $38,500 a plate. after that dinner with that group he will head down to the fox theater where he will speak

at 8:00, tickets started at $100 or for $7,500 you can get a picture with the president. lot of protesters on the scene with different messages for the president, support for medical marijuana, get out of afghanistan and tighter immigration policies. we will keep you posted throughout this newscast and ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. now back to the major problems at dmv today. the problems led to lines stretching around the street. ktvu's cara liu is here and tells us what happened. >> power outage at the data center is to blame. look at this line. it wrapped around the building at the san francisco dmv office. a worker told oscomputer glitch caused a back up. -- told us a commute cliff caused a back up -- computer

glitch caused a back up. for a handful of agencies it took longer to get online. the dmv showed a message warning customers online service was slow. >> messed everything up for everybody and when i got here there was a line out the door and they weren't letting people in and people were cranky. the dmv had problem as months ago but those attributed to a spike in usage. they are not sure how many offices were impacted but as of 5:00 p.m. tonight they were back up and running. and this is something they do every 5 years. reporting live, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what a mess. san francisco firefighters scrambled to put out a two- alarm fire at an apartment

building. it broke out in theadic on 26 26th street -- attic on 26th street. everyone escaped without injury. they responded to another fire at this building yesterday. both fires were called by an electrical fire. a apartment fire here started in a unit but investigators are trying to determine the cause. last night's fire forced 60 people to evacuate. the red cross is helping a dozen residents who have been displaced. firefighters say the flames spread throughout the complex. five people were treated for minor injuries. 70 people died in gas pipeline explosions since 1968 across the country. an investigation shows many explosions could have been prevented by a vallive that cost $10 -- valve that cost

$10. industry resistance kept the companies from being equipped with the valves. in san francisco, muni is getting millions of dollars to buy mew new buses. ktvu's david stevenson is here and tells us the money will also be used for upgrades on one of their busiest lines. >> reporter: look. muni says it has the greenest and oldest buses in the nation. we learned today, 19% of the fleet is out on any given day for repair. today they got money to replace some of the buses. >> reporter: they are ready to retire. that is what transportation officials say about the fleet of 800 muni buses.

>> breaking down. often. they are requiring us to invest a lot of our resources to try to keep them running. >> reporter: today they got a shot of cash to replace some of the coaches. >> san francisco and the bay area transit providers together are receiving over $45 million collectively to make traveling by transit faster, more efficient, more comfortable and safer than ever. >> reporter: muni received a $15 million grant to replace the buses. >> more advanced. much cleaner. much better amenities. more comfortable. better ride. >> reporter: an additional $6 million will be spend on the x line, buses will feature new

digit transit information signs on board. >> some of them need a lot of repairs. probably make me ride it more often. >> reporter: money is set to roll outlet the -- muni is set to roll out the buses in 2013. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. here are more details on the federal transit grants. the money goes to replace diesel buses. some of the money will pay for upgrades to fair boxes on ac transit buses and be used to fund the installation of real time monitors at bart stations to find out when your train is coming before you get to the platform. the first american woman in space died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. sally ride was board the space

shuttle in 1983. in recent years she operated her own company. sally ride is survived by her mother, sister and partner. she was 61 years old. yahoo got rid of scott thompson but he has now got a new job. >> and the protest in oakland, demonstrators are in the middle of the street block traffic at the fox theater, this is where president obama is scheduled to speak. >> and watch ktvu channel 2 news wherever you are by using our mobile app, download it and click on the live stream button to watch any ktvu channel 2 news cast live.

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scott thompson who lost his job at yahoo lanted on his -- landed on his feet, he got a job at scottish rites -- shop rider. he was fired from yahoo for lying on his resume. secretary of state hillary clinton announced $80 million in new funding to fight aids.

he made the announcement today and says it is possible to get life saving drugs to women around and world. she says the money provided today will help reach that goal. >> when women are identified as hiv positive and eligible for treatment they are often referred to another clinic. one that may be too far away for them to reach. a as a result too many women never start treatment. today i am announcing the united states of america will invest an additional $80 million to fill this gap. >> scientists, doctors and patients say this is not the time for government's around the world to cut back on funding as scientists approach a turning point in finding ways to stop hiv and aids. is there a connection between cervical cancer and

hiv? in 7 minutes the discovery unveiled today during that conference. died orange-red hair and a vacant look. what his demeanor says about his mental state. >> a cool off felt around the bay area today and a bigger cool off expected to come. i will have the numbers coming up.

as we reported earlier in

the newscast, the gunman in the shooting in colorado appeared in court today. james holmes was handcuffed and appeared dazed. the prosecution is expected to file first degree murder charges against him. he is accused of murdering 12 people and injuring others at the premier of dark knight rises. experts say it may help explain his mental state. ktvu's john fowler is here now with more. >> reporter: a key issue will be his campitance to stand trial. i -- competence to stand trial. >> reporter: seeming unresponsive. strange eye movements. dozing at times. >> i think it is unlikely he was medicated but that is what it looked like. looked like he was out of it.

>> reporter: he said he was faking. >> cowered and agenes -- genius. >> it could be calculating and execute a good plan which might be to fake that he is not competent to stand trial. >> reporter: he says evidence police describe including booby trapping his apartment and stocking up on amnewnition and the red -- ammunition and the red hair could be classic signs of a break down. >> probably occurred over a number of months. he fits into that small group of people that are having a break. >> his mother said today she has no knowledge of any problems with her son. he resigned without explanation from a graduate program at the

university of colorado six weeks ago. john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. friends of colorado victim set up a website where they are asking for donations. he lost an eye and suffered brain damage. she went into labor today but hasn't given birth yet. they knew the baby would be a boy and named him hugo. the virus that causes aids does not increase a woman's risk of cervical cancer. scientists studied 400 women infected with hiv and 300 other women who do not have hiv. all of the subjected tested negative. doctors say results have remained the same in both groups after five years.

jellyfish may help human art patients. scientists created the free swimming jellyfish you see here. researchers use currents to make their device swim that mimic a real jellyfish. it could lead to a hybrid of artificial material and human heart tissue. rosemary was telling us about the cool down we experienced today and now she joins us with more. >> more to come. we have a system over the area today. a weak, dry one but enough to kick up the breeze, thicken up the marine layer and unstable weather over the sierra where they are dealing with thunderstorms. highs today, rolling back the numbers from yesterday. santa rosa, napa, livermore, 91

in antioch. toasty in some spots. it was hot in many areas. 82 redwood city today. into the upper 80s, even 90s over the weekend. breezy out there. winds 26 miles per hour in fairfield. this is how strong we need it before we feel the cool down. 22 miles per hour in livermore. 17 in oakland. 10 in san francisco. 24 mountain view and the gusts in napa 31 miles per hour. it is a breezy end to the afternoon and will continue to the evening. as the sun sets the thunderstorms die out and move northeast. the system right over us. dry and weak it and will trek northeast. we have a second system that will form off the west coast by tomorrow, that will continue our cooling trend. tomorrow morning, 56 oakland.

55 redwood city. sun rising 6:06 a.m. low clouds again, patchy fog inside the bay. parts of the north bay and clear out for the afternoon and the numbers are similar over the north bay to today but cooler for the far inland areas long the east bay. 79 in napa expected for tomorrow. 76 novato. 60s in richmond. 80s danville. 80s antioch and brentwood. 79 santa clara. 80 san jose. along the peninsula, mid-70s for redwood cities. 60s at the coast. mid-60s in san francisco. cooling trend falling below average for this year. wednesday and thursday is the coolest day and a warm up for the weekend but not like this weekend. >> thank you. we want to take you back to

the the situation we have been following in oakland. as you can see from these pictures, protesters gathered near the fox theater where the president is scheduled to speak, they continue to block traffic at 19th and broadway. police are now there but as you can see haven't done much to disperse the crowd yet. protesters blocking the area at 19th and broadway by the fox theater where the president is expected to speak. more coverage throughout this newscast and coming up at 6:00. what happens when you turn in your unused medications? costs thousands to safely disposed, who is being asked to foot that bill. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do,

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jennifer lopez on american idol. mariah carey signed on as a judge. she said she is excited about joining the cast. no word on who will replace steven tyler. coming up in 2 minutes as we have been showing you protesters are meeting the president today in oakland. you see here live protesters moved into the intersection of 19th 19th 19th and broadway. that is where debora villalon is live and we will check in with her in 2 minutes.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. protesters out as the president make as stop in oakland. ktvu's debora villalon is live downtown at 19th and broadway where protesters are blocking traffic and confronting police. >> reporter: this situation took a turn in just the last half hour. protests blocked two lanes and moments ago moved across the

street. a protester blockade through downtown oakland. drivers are having to turn around, there is a lot of frustration out here, honking, shouting. police haven't took any steps so far to clear this. you will see a few officers on the sidewalk, watching and monitoring as they have been for the last hour and over here behind the barricades we have more officers. let's walk that way. officers did have patrol cars right here and they moved them moments ago. maybe to get the cars out of harm's way. we are seeing a change in the crowd. some of the folks who associate themselves with the anarchist groups, so this is the check in booth you are looking at for the event at the fox theater. most of the crowd is inside now or going through the final stages of security and here are