that will keep drivers on course. jana katsuyama is live to show us this unique system and what the bridge will look like at night. >> reporter: that's right frank we are on the deck right now on the eastern span and we're giving you the first glimpse of the custom system. what makes it different is this. each one of these has led lights. it's going to be pretty impressive. tonight caltrans put the system to the test. as the evening commute wound down across the bay bridge. caltrans prepared to light up the new eastern span. once twilight hit the bay, caltrans hit the switch. a flood of light beams shot through the light.

the new light system is meant to flood the road with light. the light poles were manufactured in nebraska. the challenge to create a diagnosal pole. >> this pole is 2 inches thick and it's strictly to be able to take the shock the of an earthquake. >> reporter: the lightnings were developed by musco's light in iowa. >> it was from scratch and designed only for this project. it's definitely a first. >> reporter: the led system costs $18 million. caltrans says it will save money in the long run because the led lights are about 50% more energy efficient than the current sodium vapor lights.

back here live, caltrans will be doing more tests in the coming months and they hope to have a light show for the public when this bridge opens that's expected to be in september 2013. reporting live from the construction zone on the new eastern span of the bridge, jana katsuyama ktvu news. new video tonight of a vigil for a married couple. their three children ages 5 to 8 were inside physically unharmed but found crying. there's one suspect, maribel jimenez former boyfriend. he's identified as pedro catallena. investigators believe he may be

on his way to mexico. the incident unfolded before noon, police say they followed a lexus where it slam into another car. that vehicle skidded into a home and the driver of the lexus took off running. police and witnesses were surprised to see a woman and two small children inside the stolen car. >> we saw like two little babies and young lady and then the guy just wept running all the way over there and that guy crashed to another car. >> those three were not injured the two men in the black car were taken to the hospital but should be okay. police later arrested an unidentified man in connection with the incident. in 12 minutes a disconnect in oakland. allegations of a critical communication break down during the president's visit. new details tonight about a brazen robbery and soothing at a jewelry store inside a bay area mall in broad daylight. ktvu's amber lee live in

newport mall in newark. she spoke to the manager and got an account of what happened. >> reporter: police say the four robbers got away by running through this jcpenney store and jumping into two waiting cars leaving behind the shaken owners of the jewelry store. >> reporter: the aftermath of a brazen noontime robbery, two people were inside. the owner, the person who manages tha customer. >> jewelry and other related items were grabbed during the robbery. during this time also we've learned there were shots fired inside the store. thankfully no one was injured. >> reporter: the manager told

us when one robber failed to break the display case, another shot it. the robbery took minutes. >> the mall should be a safe place. >> reporter: this shopper says she comes to the mall regularly and news of the armed robbery in broad daylight raises safety concern. >> it's harder now even as parents to go any where. because now we're like where are we going to go where we're going to be safe because it's happening everywhere. >> reporter: the shop owners told us -- >> now looking everywhere it's not safe. >> reporter: there's only a general description of the four men all african american in their 20s wearing hoodies. they're now looking into hiring

an armed security guard. live in newark, amber lee. the robbers had two get away cars, one is described as a 2008 white mercedes e class. the other is a black lexus. the robbers were seen headed north on interstate 880. police escorted a small crowd tonight. this is one of several planned marchs around the country in solidarity with protesters in anaheim. but some say their anger against police is not limited connected to one single incident. >> they are young men being killed by police every day. i feel like it's heading to a lynching crisis here in this

country. >> reporter: manuel diaz and joe acevedo were shot in killed in separate incidents last weekend. police say the shooting was justified. facebook's first earning report has failed to impress investors. the platform that facebook is now focusing on for the future, matt. >> reporter: facebook talked about more than just money today it announced that the number of users is getting higher. 955million total. 543million mobile users. the only thing going lower is its stock price. the stock market where analysts and expectations can be considered a disappointment. facebook reported its first earnings, the stock rose to $1.4 billion.

investors wanted more. >> people didn't think that it was the magic stock that was going to make everybody rich. with that i think they are taking a different approach and they're taking a step back a little bit. >> reporter: ceo mark zuckerberg once again reiterated the company's emphasis on its mobile users in a conference call earlier today saying there's been a 67% increase from the year before. but tech analysts question if mobile is a money making plan. >> only google has made money on mobile and they do it from mobile search something that facebook doesn't do. so there is no demonstration that there is any money in what facebook is trying. >> reporter: these two young women are friends in real life and on facebook and are exactly who mark zuckerberg is targeting. >> yeah i don't even go on my computer anymore, i just use my phone. >> you can check in places and all that and up load pictures, it's pretty cool. >> reporter: the social networking website is losing it's luster with this group of san jose state students. >> there's parents on facebook

now, it's not really appealing to me now. >>ageists ist -- >> reporter: mark zuckerberg also talked about the rumors of a facebook phone saying that a facebook phone does not make sense. the company went public on may 18th. after a slight gain on the first day the stock has fallen expect for a slight up tick at the end of last month. in afterhours trading today the stock fell to $23.97 per share. that is down 37% from its ipo price. twitter is blaming system failures for today's outage that affected users around the world. the san francisco company says the outage was caused by failures at its data centers. the outage lasted for more than

an hour this morning and took down users in the u.s., europe, asian and africa. the company says it's reviewing it's systems to avoid a repeat outage. san francisco major ed lee is joining the chorus of voices speaking out against chick-fil-a. the tweet is in response to chick-fil-a president's vocal opposition against same-sex marriage. and an lgbt group protested outside a chick-fil-a. two families that lost loved ones settled their lawsuit with pg & e. the blast

killed people and destroyed 38 homes. there's no word on the amount of the settlement in the greg and bullis cases. at least 50 have been settled so far. a noisy protest and pointiant allegations. and i will tell you where things are going to warm up. she had her leg amputated after being diagnose with a rare bone cancer. the great news a 10-year-old girl got today. it's a story you won't want to miss.

new video tonight from the south bay. a bicyclists was struck by a car and killed in campbell this evening about 6:30 p.m. the 28-year-old driver did stop and is cooperating with authorities. the driver is being identified as a 68-year-old man. police are also asking witnesses to come forward. david stevenson reports the workers are getting support from groups that have nothing to do with hospitality. >> reporter: about 300

protesters picketed outside the grand hyatt hotel in san francisco today part of a week long protest of the chain. >> it's turned out that hyatt is if your honoring out to be the -- hyatt is turning out to be the worse employer in hospitality. >> reporter: with little or no health benefits, the union workers have been in talks for nearly three years. >> this hotel has not been fair to the employees. we want a fair contract, we want to be able to recruit other members within our hotels here in the city. >> reporter: the national labor relations board recently sited the workers union for its tactics in bargaining with the chain. the grand hyatt's general manager says most employees love working here and that the union is cautioning the tension.

>> this is the tactics that the union is using in order to put pressure on hyatt to grow its organization. and again, hyatt represents its employees right to choose whether they want to be represented by a collective bargaining agreement. >> reporter: the protest came during one of san francisco's busiest summers for tourism in recent years. it was noisy but peaceful though it did tie up traffic around union square for about two hours. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. b.a.r.t. has a messy and smelly problem on its hands. recently crews opened a broken escalator at union center to fix it and discovered piles of human waste. a b.a.r.t. spokesperson says homeless people often sleep near the escalators and that's also where they go to the bathroom. but a lot of passengers say they are sympathetic. >> i have a bathroom to go to. >> the bathroom facilities for the homeless aren't many.

and you can't use the bathrooms that people use because they won't let you. >> they are considering building enclosures around the escalators to protect them from the elements and other hazards. police are looking for a robbery suspect. the man is being described as a male about 6'. the victim handed over his cash before the robber ran away. in one house a mother and her two -month-old daughter and 3-year-old boy were sleeping, they narrowly escape being hurt. the the cadillac was going about 55 miles per hour. the district attorney is considering adding a charge of torture against a man from

orinta accused of killing his girlfriend. 62-year-old jim collins faces murder charges in the case of his girlfriend 56-year-old evangeline. the additional torture charge would make collin eligible for the death penalty. barry bonds is asking for yet another delay in the appeal of his conviction in an obstruction of justice charge. bond wants a two week postponement for a brief that is due a week from today. originally the brief was due in march but both bonds and federal prosecutors have asked for and received postponements. call it a break down in communication. the oakland police union says officers two way radios failed again during the president's visit. as ktvu's mike mibach reports, it's a problem that has bogged the department for some time now and it is not yet fixed. >> reporter: it's a radio

system some officers and residents says fails too often. >> there's possibly lives that are at risk. children, innocent people. >> it doesn't work that's the bottom line. >> reporter: oakland police officer association president says the radio system fails about 500 times a month including monday night during president obama's visit. >> quite honestly they hit the button and talk to dispatchers and it doesn't work. >> i spoke to my incident commander this morning, i spoke to him before i came here. i was out in the field. i was at the eoc and he told me that he did not have any problems with deploying our resources at the time that the president was here. >> reporter: i'm equally as frustrated. >> reporter: city administrator diana santana says the radio system does continue to

experience problems and that she and other officials will consider joining a new radio network expected to launch in september. >> if we don't study before we transition or system, we're likely to make the same mistakes that have already been made. >> reporter: the current radio system costs $18 million to get. it was primarily funded by a grant. a cost analysis of joining the new regional network has yet to be completed. mike mibach, ktvu news. we want to take a moment the let you know that ktvu is now available for the i pad. our new app can be found at the apple app store just type in ktvu. one of the new features is the live video player where you can watch all of our newscasts live. it is mild out there today. these are your highs for your

thursday. 80 in fairfield, below the average. i would expect 80s out there. temperatures a little cooler that's because the fog and the marine air is really pushing inland that's happening right now. so outside, tomorrow morning most nine bay area counties is 6:00 a.m. will be fogged in or clouded in like it was this morning. so we start off cool, you know what we end up just like today. temperatures in the 70s and low 80s just like i showed you in that last temperature drop. i'm going to show you which day on the weekend is going to be the warmest. i'll see you back here about 10:45. santa clara county is about to begin an erratication.

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we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ so the next time you need to feed the meter you may be able to do it with your cell phone. that is if you get the app. ktvu's john sasaki tells us walnut creek is joining other cities with an app that allows you to feed the meter without having to run outside. >> reporter: diners and shoppers come and go all day in downtown walnut creek. and each time they park they

have to feed the meter. >> sometimes you're lucky and you find some change under the seat and throw that in and then you're always worried about whether it's going to run out or not. >> about 30% of drivers feed the meter with a credit card. but in a couple of months it'll allow customers to pay with their cell phone. >> that's fantastic, i just had to dig for quarters. i have a phone right here. >> bringing downtown walnut creek into the 21st century. check out my new app. >> reporter: it will allow payment by phone, warn users their time is running out and offer one more convenience. >> if you find out that your blind date is going better than planned and you need a little more time to add to the meter you can go to the app and add time to your meter remotely. >> reporter: at pyramid ale house this is welcomed news.

>> the staff is disappearing every hour or so to feed the meter, i think they will be utilizing it a lot. >> reporter: but the meter will only allow you to pay for the maximum time which downtown is two hours. >> everything is important is always at hand on the phone. we will always see when our car needs to have the money in it for the meters. >> reporter: all the meters here should have this feature in about six months. in walnut creek, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. santa clara county firefighters say two homes are uninhabitable tonight after a fire in cupertino. the fire was reported near green leaf drive. the blaze started in a shed it then spread to a home and neighboring home before it was brought into control in an hour. no one was hurt the cause of the fire is still under investigation. in the north bay a woman was killed in a head on crash on highway 1 north of jenner. the 67-year-old woman from gualala was going south in a

white volvo and drifted into the northbound lane. >> authorities say they found the body of thomas heng yesterday after a three day search. he had made it to the top of mount langley but somehow got separated from other members of his hiking group and never returned. friends say he was an experienced hiker. he leaves behind his wife petra. squatters living in fronts they're not paying for. the action the city is now taking. but up first a bay area girl's fight against cancer is entering a new phase. the news she received from doctors today.

a 10-year-old girl from san ramon has reached a major milestone in her courageous battle against osteosarcoma. we've been following the battle. and tonight ktvu's julie haener has an update on how she's doing now and also some exciting news that she received stemming from her long recovery. >> reporter: making her way in on crutches, brian brohamen is entering a new phase. the brohamen family says this is one medical appointment they are looking forward to. >> we are ready. >> reporter: after having her left leg amputated above her knee, breezy as she likes to be called is about to be fitted for her first prosthetic reg. >> i am just really glad everything gets to be started.

it's going to be really worth it. >> let's have you stand up. >> reporter: glen ellis has been making prosthetics for 15 years. on this day he's giving breezy the opportunity to walk. with mom and dad looking on. he applies pressure near the top of the cast helping to mold the cast around breezy's tiny body. it's not an easy transformation going from plaster to plastic to prosthetic. allen says this is when his process turns into art. the mold is carefully designed so breezy's weight rests on the

top rather than the bottom. doctors don't want any pressure at the end of the limb until her bone is healed. >> for the first fitting it's coming out better than expected. but a few more adjustments need to be made. all the while, breezy keeps up her good sense of humor. when the family shows up for the final appointment, the prosthetic is ready to go. it's fitted with breezy's favorite color and an inspirational quote. but before she can use it, she has to learn how to use it. learning will take practice and time. >> it's strong. i feel it when it clicks. >> reporter: everyone though it's going to take some getting ewed to one word comes to mind when you ask breezy what she thinks about her new device. >> it's just excitement. >> over all kind of just a real good feeling as a parent to

know she gets something really huge the pay off after some challenging times. >> reporter: for a young girl who's endured almost 10 months of chemotherapy and the loss of her leg, the bohameck's say breezy finally has something positive to look forward to. the chance to go back to school next month with her fifth grade classmates. >> just the walking without my crutches. i don't think that's not going to be too hard just make sure i balance. >> reporter: once breezy makes up her mind to do something she's determined to get there everyone if it's one step at a time. >> we're just looking forward to the future. she's got a bright future. >> and the bohameck's have extra reason to celebrate tonight. just today reanne received great news from her doctors in palo alto. the results of a final round of scans and tests show no sign of cancer. but for the next year breezy will return to stanford for monthly follow ups. i'm julie haener, ktvu channel two news. new developments in a story

we've been following for you. squatters taking over vacant properties. the city has issued a notice to the bank that owns two units. oakland wants the building cleaned up and the people living there removed. the residents told us they cleaned up the place and they don't have to pay rent. we'll continue to follow the story and see what develops. one of the victims of last week's deadly shooting rampage inside an aurora, colorado movie theater shooting was laid to rest today. medick was one of a dozen people killed when a gunman burst into the premier of a new batman premier. she worked at a subway and was saving money for a trip to india. people at the makeshift memorial thanked the officers for risking their own lives to try and save their loved ones.

a new movie that contained a violent shoot out scene at a theater will not be released this fall. time warner announced it will release the movie called mobster squad. the movie includes a scene that shows gangsters shooting into a movie theater. google had been adding fiber lines in the region after saying last year that the metro area would be the first in the country to receive its broad band service. google says it's fiber for community service will deliver ultra fast internet access for a monthly fee of $70. a very good day on wall street. the dow gained 211 points the nasdaq was up 39. investors reacted to comments from the european central bank

that it will do whatever it takes to keep the euro zone intact. everything you need to know about san francisco will soon be available in one spot. the san francisco welcome center in union square celebrated its ribbon cutting today. the center features a new restaurant, the golden gate grill. >> you can come up here perhaps by tickets to beach blanket babilon. >> the welcome center opens monday and the restaurant in about a week. the history museum is set to open in about september. there are just six weeks to go before the first game is played at cal's newly remodeled memorial stadium. two years ago the university began the $321 million stadium renovation. last season the bears played home games at at&t park.

officials with the athletic department say the construction is on schedule. the recent recall affects ford models. and we have a lot of fog out there right now. i'm going to show you which areas will have alittle drizzle in the morning and we're going to look at the bay area weekend for some warming in store. and the london minister lashes out at mitt romney. what was said and what prompted the remark.

republican presidential candidate mitt romney got off on the wrong foot today. in an nbc interview he called the british preparations

disconcerning and wondered whether they could secure the games. >> we are holding an olympic games in one of the busiest most bustling cities in the world. it would be easier if you were holding the games in the middle of nowhere. >> reporter: romney later said he expects the games to be highly successful but his earlier comments made the headline. this trip is supposed to show off his diplomatic skills. happening now, the sonoma county sheriff team has surrounded a home in sonoma. they have blocked several streets. the sheriff's department says deputies responded after receiving reports of someone firing a gun. in addition to s.w.a.t., sheriff negotiators are also on the scene but it's not clear if they've made contact with anyone inside the house. a man has come forward now to say that he was the boy molested by jerry sandusky in the showers at penn state a decade ago. and he now plans to sue.

during sandusky's trial he was identified only as victim number two. the man says he's now stepping forward to make sure there's justice for the victims of sandusky's sex crimes. an attorney says they intend to file a civil suit against penn state university. you will recall jurors convicted sandusky last month on 45 counts of sexual a abuse. he is currently awaiting sentencing. ford is recalling 400,000 escapes to fix a problem that can cause the car to accelerate unexpectedly. the problem is with a speed control cable that can cause gas pedals to stick. the recall involves escapes made from 2001 to 2004 and equipped with v6 engines and cruise controls. in news of the world tonight from saudi arabian tv, syria's most prominent defector offered to unite the rebels. malaf tolaf says he failed to convince his former friend

president assad to step down. government forces are reportedly massing outside of the city preparing to retake it. in china authorities raised the death toll from this past weekend's flooding in beijing to 77. that's up from 37. but some online accounts say the death toll is actually closer to 300. there has also been rare public criticism of the government for the flooding in the capital and the government's apparent failure to improve the infrastructure during an enormous building boom. an in havana, cuban leader raul castro says he is willing to mend fences with the united states and sit down and discuss anything but he said only as long as it is between equals. mr.castro made the remarks at the ends of a revolution day ceremony. the u.s. and cuba have not had diplomatic relations for five decades. the growth of our country reflected on the economy. we'll explain how.

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right now 20% of the country is facing extreme drought conditions. but the impact of the drought and the heat is being felt all across the country including here in the bay area. ktvu's rita williams tells us how it's affecting everything from the food we eat to three ages elephants. >> reporter: even this trio of asian african elements is not braving the heat. hot weather is delayed for two months from a zoo to a sanctuary northeast of stockton. >> you can see it's quite tall. >> reporter: officials say the

long distance move in these crates is risky enough without adding a hot truck ride to the airport. here in this country the severity of the drought rapidly intensified an increase of 7% in just one week. now more than 20% of u.s. land is in extreme and exceptional doubt. that one week increase is the size of california and new york combined. the heat and drought are expected to drive up food prices. a $2.99-pound of ground beef at this west oakland market could cost $3.14 next year. a 5% increase. agriculture officials predict pork prices will rise 2.5 to 3-1/2%. eggs and milk, 13-cents. the infrastructure is taking a hit too. buckling roads and runways if

there are any bright spots falling gas prices and predictions that inflation will remain low. about 2% this year. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. fired oakland fire workers fighting labor law violations are appealing to the port of oakland for help. the three took their complaints to the port this afternoon. workers from eight nonunion food service subcontractors at the airport have filed claims against their bosses earlier this month. this past week, abhar and tapa were fired from their job at the subway airport restaurant. >> he fired me because i wanted to stand up and have my job and i joined a union. >> reporter: ahab says she was fired after her employer saw

her photo on a union flyer. a consultant firm that studies birth rays says the number of children born has fallen 8% since the all time high. that drop is greater among lower income groups. raising a middle class child costs about $13,000 a year. in san francisco tonight, there was a gathering of african american women all dedicated to service. it's the alpha kappa sorority ball. tonight the women singled out individuals for their hard work and accomplishments. aka was founded in 1908 for african american college women. it is windy and cool out there. some reports of drizzle at the coast. we go over toward the alameda area right by the bay bridge.

we have winds gusting to 25 miles per hour out of the west southwest. so that's transporting all that moist cool air into your bay area neighborhood. this morning if you had fog, you're going to have it again tomorrow morning. whatever you're having this morning you're going to have the tomorrow morning. wasn't that hot? temperatures today on the mild to cool side. plenty of fog this morning then it burns off. so remember today that's tomorrow. as we go forward things start to change around. what's happened is the marine layer or the fog it's getting fat. remember how your stomach gets really big and full. once that happens it clears and shoots inland. when that air compresses it gets hot. that's what i watch all summer the inversion how fat it gets how shallow it gets. when it's fat it's cold when

it's shallow it's usually hot. mid-70s upper 70s. low 80s where there should be 90s. mid-80s low 80s where there should be upper 90s. that's how it goes tomorrow. another cool to mild day. the reason for that is this low pressure center it's been the story all summer. it's giving firefighters a break. calfire loves this thing because it gives northern california a real break from the low humidities and the heat. so tomorrow just like today. now, as we head into friday or as we head into saturday that low migrates east. the high builds up and temperatures start to increase. it's not going to get real hot but it's coming into the 70s. sunday is going to be your warmest day. these are forecast highs for over 60 cities around the bay area. we have a lot more than 50 cities but these are the big ones. 80 in fairfield, 79 in sonoma, 65 in salsalito. good air quality, pollen is not an issue.

fire danger always an issue but this pattern is helpful. and 70 san m ateo, fog lingers along the coast. along pacifica, there's your forecast it does warm up just in time for the weekend. sunday the warmest day for the weekend. >> good looking forecast, all right thanks bill. the stem cell agency now approved $100 million in grant funding. california institute for regenerative is giving money to uc davis. it'll help in its research for several illnesses including huntington's disease. the goal is to move the research from the lab to crib -- critical trial in people. the look at an upcoming

movie based on the life of surfer joe moriarty.

the maverick is real. >> maverick. >> it's the biggest wave in the world. >> reporter: that's part of the trailer for the upcoming movie chasing maverick. it's based on the life of joe

moriarty and the famous surf spot off half-moon bay. he died in 2001 while diving in the indian ocean. the movie is set to be released in october. mark is off tonight. fred is filling in. i guess all good things have to come to an end for the a's. >> six game winning streak no longer. after beating toronto 16-0 the a's took the field again this morning and for a while all you a's fans thought this might be another blow out. but athletics malone is a different pitcher on the road than he is at home. when josh redick getting climbing fences to make catches he's hitting baseballs over those same barriers. 17 of redick's 22 homers have been so -- solo jobs. brandon inge gives oakland a 3- 0 lead. he's third on a team of 36 runs batted in. tommy malone just didn't have it today and he took one swing

of the bat to tie it up. edwin incarnacion up up and away. execute it is perfect pitch, one run comes in then another scores after malone's throw hits the runner schneider. toronto wins 10-4. six of malone's come at home. today in l.a., the l.a. dodgers lose in st. louis. one of the real raider icons former offensive lineman steve wisnuski resigned. one source says he wants to spend more time with his family. he will stay on what the

raiders call a raiders ambassador. and the safety goldson signs his one year franchise. he had six interceptions last year. his signing means all 11 of last year's defensive starters are in camp. >> i started here when we were losing. i've been here six years now so for us to go up and have the unit that we have and compete with high profile sources like that. and the warriors signed kent basemore to a two year deal. the 6'2" bazemore had an impressive summer league. they have the first game october 31st in phoenix. that's sports as we see it for this thursday night. a's lose big but again they're

16-33. >> they're still pretty hot. >> they're still pretty hot. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning news will start at 4:30. sal will be tracking your early morning commute. we're always here for you on mobile ktvu and ktvu.com. oh, it's too salty.

just eat it and shut up. i'll eat anywhere, whatever they're having. i've eaten rolls off of room-service trays in hotel hallways. i have. that's not a joke. this is my life. somebody left it. why would somebody poison a roll and leave it in the hallway for some comic coming down at 2:00 in the morning?