the time the president was here at the fox theater. at least the radios worked during that time. >> he said his staff was able to communicate but he said there were problems when protesters were blocking traffic. the city is considering joining a new two county radio network that alameda and contra costa county are launching. >> i want a system that works. if the two system works, then that is what i would like here. >> oakland's radio system may not need tee be scrapped and -- to be scrapped. facebook's first earnings report rattled investors today. ktvu's robert handa is live with how wall street is echoing what facebook users are saying.

>> reporter: a day of high hopes and expectations at facebook and once again it was a day of disappointment, which means a lot of investors may not like facebook as much as the company wants. the tone faded since mark zuckerberg rang the opening bell in may when facebook went public. there were gloomy predictions about their first earnings report today echoed by users we talked too. >> i think it is way too corporate. i used it a lot in college but more of my information is being sold. >> reporter: facebook's report was mixed, it met wall street's expectations, although one time charges resulted in a net loss of $157 million, which is not what investors wanted. >> they are expecting an apple-

like performance, they got short of that and they are disappointed. >> reporter: he says the resulting drop in stock value doesn't mean facebook is a bad long term investment but his clients are not enthusiastic right now. >> people didn't think it was the magic stock that was going to make everybody rich. with that they are taking a different approach, taking a step back and saying i am not going to jump. >> reporter: analysts seem mixed on how successful facebook can be. coming up at 6:00, what is happening with facebook's partnership with zynga and why it is adding to the gloomy picture. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on facebook, the company went public on may 18. after a gain on the first day

the stock fallen. it closed today at 2684 which is a 29% drop. a report today says facebook is working to introduce its own smartphone. htc is working with a team of engineers to develop the phone. wall street had its best day in a month. the dow is up 211 to 12,887. the nasdaq is up 39 at 2,893. the s&p is up 22 at 1,360. twitter is apologizing tonight for an outage earlier today. visitors this morning saw a message saying the site was down. problems were reported world wide. the company said the outage was the result of a double whammy.

there was a system failure and the backup system failed at the same time. they say we apologize for the interruption you had today. it happened in broad day light, four armed men go into the new park mall. ktvu's kara lieu tells us what happened next. >> reporter: they burst into the store with black hoodies. they threatened two customers and two employees with pistols and a machine gun. >> reporter: jewelry cases smashed, zena jewelers inside new park mall was turned into a crime scene while folks were shopping. police say four men stormed into a store. >> all armed with pistols and one possibly armed with a

higher caliber mack 10 semi- automatic. >> reporter: the robbers were aggressive. they broke glass cases with their guns and shots were fired inside the store. >> we are not sure if the shots were intended to injure or scare or use while they were banging into the glass cases with the fire arms. the four men ran out of the store and threw jc penney -- through jc penney and jumped into two waiting get away cars. they are described as four african american males in their 20s, wearing black hoodies. they got away in a white 2008 mercedes e-class and a black acura or lexus with a license plate number of 6lwz43. they took off north bound on the 880 and they know this because when they ran out of jc penney security was in the parking lot close by so they were able to follow them for a

short time and officer said they are pursuing some of the leads right now. live, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. we have developing news. firefighters are battling a house fire on north stelling road. this is video from news chopper 2 as it flew over the fire. the fire spread to two nearby homes. we are continuing to follow the story and we will bring you updates as we get information. the man suspected of killing a couple this week may have fled to southern california or mexico. the suspect has a tattoo on his leg and pmc on his back. he is accused of killing two, therapy gunned down while at home with their three children. . police are working to solve

the city's third homicide this week. a man was found at north second. police were called last night. he had one stab wound and died as paramedpics tried to save -- paramedics tried to save him. a man accused of killing his girlfriend was in court today. he faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend. who was killed in their home last month. today his attorney received the autopsy report and the hearing was continued till next thursday. the san francisco fire department does not solicit donations of any kind, that is the word as they are warning people about two scams. people are using e-mail and phone calls to ask for donations. but she says they are not

legitimate. you can always verify donations with the department if you are suspicious. police are looking for a car thief who parked a man hunt this morning. the suspect crashed a jeep into a curb on 14th street and then ran away. officers searched the area before giving the all clear. the issue of gun control is a hot potato. today harry reid said the schedule is too busy for debate on gun control and when reporters asked, he said nice try. >> reporter: in new orleans last night president obama said he supports the second amendment and the right to bear arms but said guns must be kept out of the hands of the mentally unbalanced. colorado police chief -- [no

audio] gun control advocates said the tragedy could have been prevented. nancy pelosi. >> there are important voices on both sides of the issue. we all recognize the importance of the second amendment and the need to -- and the need to reduce violence. >> speaker of the house john boehner said criminals already are banned from owning assault weapons. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in london and he weighed in today. coming up, what mitt romney says the government should do to avoid another tragedy. the fbi refused to confirm whether a package was sent to colorado university. they said the package was delivered to a professor monday. the college turned it over to authorities. the university would not confirm if it was sent by james

holmes. he is the suspect in the movie theater shooting. the package contained a notebook in which james holmes described the attack. hundreds of protesters are picketing right now outside of one of san francisco's hotels, the issue that brought so many to the streets. >> and clearing today. fog cleared from the coast but there is drizzle for some neighborhoods, i will tell you where that will occur, i will see you back here in just 10 minutes. hello?

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woman killed this morning on the coast. it happened at 9:20. the driver was in the wrong line as she approached a curve and crashed into a truck. the highway was closed for three hours today. there is a noisy protest at the hyatt hotel in san francisco. some say they are doing twice

the work and getting paid less. ktvu's david stevenson is live with how the group is getting support from different groups. >> reporter: look across the street from me. we estimated there is about 300 workers and their supporters gathered in front of the union square hotel this protest began after 4:00. that is when hundreds of housekeepers here end their shift. >> it is clear, not just in san francisco, but throughout the united states, it is one of the worse employers. >> reporter: they launched a boycott of the chain. protesters say they discouraging union organizing and hire minimum wage workers with little more no health benefits. housekeepers claim injuries and -- complain of injuries and say

they have to clean 30 room as day. the standard is 14 rooms a day at the unionized hotels. >> i have seen people who have been injured and couldn't afford healthcare to -- because they don't have enough hours. >> reporter: they have been in contract talks for three years. the national labor relations board sited the workers union. the general manager says most employees love working here and that the union is causing this. >> this is the tactics the union is using in order to put pressure on hyatt to grow the organization. and again, hyatt respects the employee's right to choose whether they want to be represented. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see some of the protesters listening to a speaker in the back of the truck. the lane has been blocked off to cars cars for safety

reasons. the protest is set to wrap up around 6:00 p.m. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> janitors held a demonstration today in san francisco. they are demanding more green jobs. [ music playing ] >> hundreds of union members and their supporters marched through the financial district today. they want oo help san francisco -- to help san francisco reach its recycling goal. they say the city needs more green jobs. >> there is tens of thousands of pounds of waste that are generated around san francisco every day. they are handling it. but they don't have enough staff power. >> the contract for the janitors expires tuesday. a bay area natural food company is recalling 16

products due to a rat infestation. the san francisco herb & natural food company pulled specific lots of products. the company sells over the internet. it says it has been under an embargo since july 11. and you can see the list of recalled items and the batch numbers by going to www.ktvu.com. look for the story under the bay area news tap. law enforcement officials conducted a second day of raids today cracking down on synthetic drugs. the first ever nationwide operation targets people who manufacture and sell bath salts and marijuana. they are also intercepting online orders. officials are writing a check to make sure the reno air

races continue. they needed help with the insurance premium after last year's disaster in which a plane crashed and killed 11 people. it spiked to $2 million. they agreed to a $600,000 sponsorship to help pay for insurance. we know what caused last night's fire at a hotel in oakland. it was a cigarette on a mattress in the downtown area. the fire broke out at 8:00 p.m. on the fifth floor. 100 people were safely evacuated and no one was hurt. firefighters are hoping that night fall will give them a better shot of containing a wildfire, it is burning west of the national forest.

last night a woman evacuating a home hit a firefighter and a fire truck as she was driving through thick smoke. crews expect more favorable conditions when the sun goes down. a scandal over hiding funds in the park system. a official told his supervisor about the surplus. he said that is money that could have been used to prevent the closure of 70 parks on july 1. he says he even told director ruth coleman. ruth coleman resigned friday and said she didn't know about the funds. governor jerry brown ordered a audit and manage review of the system. >> let's look at the weather now. our chief meteorologist is back. looks like the fog is rolling in. >> coming back in and temperaturesong the cool side. -- temperatures on the cool side. drizzle over night and early into the morning hours and a

lot of you live towards the avenues, daily city, south of market area, fog working its way. 10:00 p.m. tonight, fog pushing into oakland as well. fog back on the radar. as it has been for a while and it will stick with us. temperatures outside right now, mild, not that warm, 78 fairfield. should be 90. 75 livermore. we got a cool weather pattern. good for the fire danger, good for the air quality and keeping things below average, especially inlands. that is why we haven't been talking about fires in this area. the reason for the cooling, the marine layer when it is shallow like this, it gets hot inland. that is how it was over the weekend, triple digits. when it does this and it gets thick, it gets real cool and pushes the moisture, you can't

even see it, pushing into the valleys, over the hills and it is making for a cooler and pleasanter environment. sacramento and davis. that is the key player in the bay area right now. friday, 7:00 a.m., look that fog. that is tomorrow morning. fog in santa rosa. richmond. fog in oakland. fog along the coast. crystal springs, fog spilling in over the reservoir as you see. san jose, low clouds and fog as well. with that said, you start off with temperatures in the 50s. 55 in concord. 52 santa rosa. fog coverage tomorrow morning as you get going. what does it do to the temperatures? on the cool side. microclimates, upper 60s, mid- 70s where it should be upper

80s. warmest areas, low 80s. when i come back, in a few minutes, the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. it is just around the corner. i will see you back here. new pictures of the work at memorial stadium, including what crews started installing. what a mess, what caused a beer truck to crash spilling its load everywhere. >> woken up to the head lights. >> a close call for a mother and her children, but what happened it those inside the car that barreled into her house?

it may have been too early to pop open a beer, at 4:00 a.m. in maryland, a big rig carrying beer over turned, spilling its load on the roadway. the driver said he was trying to avoid debris and hit the guard rail. no one was hurt but traffic was tied up into the rush hour. >> members of occupy personal rallied at the pnc bank today. they demanded the bank rescind the sale of a home and reinstate her loan. they claim she was foreclosed

on illegally after her lender sold her loan to pnc. they said the payments were not forwarded to pyn and -- pnc and her home was foreclosed on. >> they should go to jail. but you know that is not going to happen but somebody ought to pay for this. it destroyed her life. look what happened. >> with the support they met with bank representatives. the average rate on the third year fixed mortgage fallen to the lowest it has ever been. freddy mac says the rate declined to 3.49%. that is the lowest since 1950. the average rate on a 15 year fixed mortgage dipped to 2.8%. jc penney is changingilities pricing again -- changing its pricing again

six months after they launched a pricing approach calling for lower every day prices, months long sales and periodic sales events. but they are bringing back the word clearance. what do escalators and bath rooms have in common? the kov-- discovery workers made. >> we will take you inside to see how close this car came to a sleeping baby. avorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5 5:00. broken escalators at the bart station are just the beginning of a problem at a

busy bart station-they found human waste at civic center bart. ktvu's rob roth is live with why it is almost impossible for police to catch the offenders. rob? >> reporter: the smell in this escalator here at the bart station was so bad today we saw people holding their nose as they were riding. it is what workers found down there that was really disgusting. [ music playing ] >> reporter: on any given day inside the bart station is dotted with homeless people and at night some camp that base of the stair well to relieve themselves. >> every day it is smelly when i ride. >> reporter: bart work crews were fixing a broken escalator when they made the discovery. >> they found human waste in the area and it was unsafe

condition. >> reporter: so much human waste a hazmat team had to come in. >> nasty. >> reporter: officials don't know if that is what caused the escalator to break down but still 5-9 are located downtown. homeless people say they don't econdone such behavior -- condone such behavior but they understand it. >> you can't use the rest rooms normal people use because they won't let you. >> reporter: many passengers are sympathetic. >> we have to look at the homelessness issue in a holestic way. it is not a bart only problem but bart needs to look at solutions. >> reporter: bart officials are considering building enclosures to protect them from the rain

and other hazards. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. ford ask recalling a half million vehicles around the world. the recall covers ford escapes and mavericks with crews control made between 2001 and 2004. they will fix the problem that can cause gas pedals to stick. there have been 13 crashes so far linked a to the problem, including one death in arizona. the cables can snag and cause the gas pedal to stick. dealers will change it to correct the problem. 841,000 tires are being recalled. mishlen tires says they were sold as replacement tires. the tires are being recalled because the tread can separate causing air loss but so far there have been no reports of injuries. three men charged in

connection with violence on 880 this weekend. they are each facing four charges including attempted murder of a peace officer and carjacking. police say a officer was chasing a van saturday night when a black car appeared and rammed into the patrol car, someone then shot that officer but missed him. police are looking for a 4th suspect. fire crews were called to put out a grease fire in san francisco. it was reported at restaurant at pacific avenue. authorities say several people called 911 after seeing flames. the fire department is not reporting injuries. a car going 50 miles per hour slams into a home this morning. coming within inches of hitting a baby that was sleeping. ktvu's janine de la vega tells us the girl and the family are

related to a city leader. >> reporter: debris scattered all over inside this home. this morning a black car crashed into the room inches away from the bed and this bas net where a -- bas annette where a -- and this bed where a baby was sleeping. >> my brother had to break down our door to let us out because we smelt gas. >> reporter: police say the car was traveling around 55 miles per hour in the neighborhood when it rammed into the room. before coming to a rest here it clipped the house next door. she didn't see the people in the car but neighbors did. >> two guys and a girl in the car and they ran. they did not stop to see if anybody was okay and they must have heard me. >> reporter: she is the coz on

the -- cousin of palo alto's mayor. the children was ininjured. when -- uninjured. when police arrived everyone in the car fled. >> the occupies, few of them were -- left the area on foot running. we immediately started checking the area. we couldn't find anyone. >> reporter: she is grateful they are alive. the family knows this was a close call. they are hopeful police find whoever is responsible. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney spoke out in defense of the second amendment today and said he does not support passing new gun laws. >> the real point has to relate to individuals who are distressed and to help them. timothy mcveigh, how many did

he kill with fertilizer? >> he made his remarks in london. today he met with the chancellor, he plans to attend ethe olympic opening ceremonies tomorrow. president obama is back in the nation's capital. the president held his first meeting since january. secretary of state hillary clinton, u.s. defense secretary leon panetta and other chiefs met at the white house. president obama applauded the senate by voting to extend tax cuts. up next, the house is expected to extend the cuts. an interesting poll about religion and the race for president. out of the 80% who know mitt romney is mormon 60% are comfortable with his beliefs. with record to president obama, half of voters correctly say

president obama is a christian. 17% misidentify him as a muslim and 31% say they are not sure what he is. a new study shows that 2/3 of world leaders are on twitter. 16% of g20 leaders are using twitter. and the most followed account is president obama. he has 17.8 million followers and the most retweeted tweet was a comment by the president saying same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> chilling messages, you will get to listen to the voicemail jerry sandusky child sex abuse jerry sandusky -- jerry sandusky left for a victim. >> why diane feinstein was talking about eggs today. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end.

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. california could serve as a model for new federal regulations on egg production. a bill is make its way through congress that would require better treatment of hens. dianne feinstein spoke in favor of the changes.

she says it would standardize egg laws across the country. >> they are protein. i am an egg person. i think they are a vital part of the american diet. >> your risk of heart attack depends on the hours you work. people who work the night shift have the highest risk. followed by people who work irregular or evening shifts. today's results are published on the british medicaljournal's website. he disappeared last sunday. we are hearing today search and rescue crews found his body. no word on where or how he died. he is known as a experienced

outdoor's man. cal has a football game scheduled here in six weeks, we will tell you if the stadium will be ready and if not, is there a plan? >> and temperatures cool around here but as we head to the bay area weekend, i have a warm up to talk about, i will show you which day will be the warmest.

construction at cal's memorial stadium is continuing with six weeks to go before the

first game. ktvu's sal castaneda is live with what happens here if all the work isn't done in time. >> reporter: today it started looking more like a football field. more -- one more step to completion and the question is will the stadium be ready for the home opener in six weeks. >> reporter: we got the pictures today to show the progress at cal's memorial stadium. the head football coach says he expects the team to practice august 15, two weeks before the first home game. he says all is going according to schedule. >> we are right on track to play football september 1. the outsides have finishing touching to be done. the field is going in. >> reporter: the stadium opened in 1923, two years ago they began upgrading.

the renovation began immediately following the final cal home game in 2010 and last year they played at at&t park. he was a member of the cal football team for the past three years, he said playing in san francisco wasn't the same. >> you have to travel on the bus to the field. >> reporter: fans are excited to watch football on campus. >> freshman last year, so i never experienced to going to games in berkeley. cool to do that. >> reporter: i don't know if you picked it up, but there is plenty of work still going on. they are doing long shifts to get it ready. and just in case there was a plan, but officials say they don't need a plan, they plan to be ready to go september 1. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. a man has come forward to say he was the boy molested by

jerry sandusky in the penn state showers in 2001. the testimony of a staff member who witnessed the assault was key evidence in the conviction of jerry sandusky. the boy's attorney identified him as victim number 2. he stepped forward to make sure there is justice for victims of jerry sandusky's crimes. and for the first time we are hearing the voicemails jerry sandusky left for victim number two, two months before his arrest. >> just calling to see -- i don't know if you have interest in going to the penn state game. >> attorneys say he is the boy who mike mcqueary testified seeing in a shower with jerry sandusky and they plan on representing him in a civil suite against penn state. >> if you could get back to me and let me know, i would appreciate it. and give me a call and i will

talk to you later. thank you. love you. >> the attorneys allege the voicemails were jerry sandusky's attempts to maintain control over his victim. a budget stalemate is poised to drop a hammer on bay area schools. >> it will be a great loss. we are very concerned when we heard about the possibility of losing the funds. >> last year congress was unable to avert a budget wrinkle. a new report reviewed today by ktvu shows california schools would lose $139 million. not everyone opposes the cuts. he told a panel this week reductions are necessary and over due. >> we have had massive increases in staffing in the last 40 years that have had no

positive impact on outcomes. >> they amount to 10s of billions of -- tens of billions of dollars. supporters of gay marriage supported at chick-fil-a in southern california. they rallied in orange county holding signs. they were protesting comments by chick-fil-a ceo denouncing same-sex marriage. more about our weather. the weekend is approaching and it is sure cooling off out there. >> really is. mild. it will stay that way but for the weekend things will heat up. we will get to that in a moment. show you the fog, there is a lot of it. towards mission street and by the ferry building and the west side of the bridge. that fog, it is there now but it will be over there on the east bay, fremont, into the

valley tonight. if you had fog this morning, you will have it again tomorrow morning. bay area weekend, minor warming into the weekend. instead of low 80s in fairfield like today, mid-90s. warmer. this low-pressure system is the culprit for the fog bank. that low pressure will be with us tomorrow and that is why we have drizzle in the forecast in the morning and mild temperatures. tomorrow like today. into the weekend, that low shifts, the high-pressure system strengthens from the southwest and temperatures come up. low 90s into saturday and sunday. the forecast for the fog tomorrow morning, you see the fog, there is a lot of it, everybody, like i said. as the fog burns off, then the temperatures warm inland. 90s, 80s and 70s. warming up. the heat is coming this way. by the weekend, it will push

this way. interesting how the reds here, the 90s, get split by the fog. 80 in fairfield. 72 vallejo. this weather pattern works well for the good air quality. 81 antioch. 82 brentwood. 80 livermore. that is not what you expect this time of year. lot going on this weekend, five- day forecast with your bay area weekend in view shapes up like this. weekend is right there. we are looking at a lot going on this weekend. the garlic festival. when i come back at 6:00 -- >> i love garlic. >> we will go and look at the weekend events. >> thank you. the bay bridge is about to get a new look. also moving on, a politician announces his future but he --

is he setting himself for a more prominent position?

>> cuba's president is opening up the libes of communication -- lines of communication with the united states. he addressed citizens today marking the 59th anniversary of

a botched uprising. he said they are willing to diseases their relationship. -- willing to discuss their relationship. he is making a run at another city office. >> i lived here for 40 years. i lost elections and won elections. >> he represented the fruitvale neighborhood for years now. today he said he abandon that seat and run for the at large seat. he said he can more effectively fight a major crisis in oakland. >> every single day of the week that goes by our young people are dying or shooting someone or someone is being burglarized. >> she issued a statement saying she pulled papers to run for reelection and her

supporters include gavin newsom. three seats are up for grabs this november. his poll numbers may have been low when he left but bush is seen as a hero to aids activist. laura bush got a warm welcome in washington today and she recalled how her husband launched a huge historic effort to expand aids treatment world wide. >> they committed $15 million -- billion dollars. >> the george w. bush institute is working to establish clinics for willen with aids -- women with aids in developing county. the new lighting will be unveiled for the bay bridge. it is expected to create a

safer driving experience. the lights are designed to add more light and minimize the flair drivers see. >> reporter: we are live e-- the glare drivers see. we are live checking on the protest coming up. >> trees are toppling around the bay area, in 8 minutes the conditions this summer putting the trees and people at risk.

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. we begin with oakland's police chief trying to reachers the city the radio communications did not collapse during president obama's visit on monday. >> we did not have problems with deploying our resources during the time the president was here. the problem we saw began at 10:00, at the time the demonstrators were moving around the city. >> he said despite accusations by the police officers associations they were able to

overcome the communication problems. but she admitted the new system caused frustrations for officers and firefighters in the field. the city is considering joining a new two county city that alameda and contra costa county will be launching this fall. >> i want a system that works. if the two county system, alameda and contra costa county works, that is what i would like. >> he said a new analysis found the system sometimes falls below standers. >> two babies are okay after the car they were in crashed during a police chase. officers were chasing the driver of a suspected stolen car this afternoon. the car crashed into a smaller black car. police say the man who was driving ran off leaving a woman and two baby inside. no one was hurt. >> we saw two babies