additional resources. the apartment complex includes older people. residents heard 2-3 shots fired. police went door to door in search of witnesses. the suspects are two men wearing hoodies. investigators need more information from the public. >> there is no one in custody at this time and the description is limited if none because of the fact we don't have much. >> reporter: i spoke to the medical examiner, they say they expect to have an i.d. on the men tomorrow morning. police are asking anyone with information to call them to help catch the shooters. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. fire investigators determined that a afternoon blaze in pittsburg is not suspicious. it broke out after noon. it started in the garden shed. flames destroyed the shed and

spread to shrubs and burned the home. a public hearing tomorrow regarding their fire stations. at issue is a $75 a year parcel tax. they are considering adding the issue it the november ballot. the meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. investigators believe a deadly san francisco apartment fire last week was started accidentally. investigators have not determined what sparked the fire but they have narrowed down the point of origin to the kitchen. she was inside his apartment when the fire broke out before 10:00 a.m. on wednesday. he did not survive. authorities are calling it the million dollars question,

what caused a door to open on a party bus leading a young woman to fall to her death on highway 17. ktvu's janine de la vega is live. >> reporter: ken, the bus the women were on was operated by party bus of santa cruz. there is no office here, all we found was buses parked and when we called the man said not to call back and hung up on us. >> reporter: investigators spent the day checking the party buss on the lot. no one here was talking but party bus has not been operating since friday night. they say activity has slowed down. >> i know they park them next door and there is just lots of them over there. there usually is. >> reporter: in san jose the

chp spent the morning inspecting the bus involved. friday two women on the bus were fighting as the bus was traveling. before it reached highway 9 they fell out the side door. >> we don't know if the door was faulty. we don't know if someone opened the door and said get out of here. we are uncertain right now and that is the question we are trying to answer. >> reporter: investigators say 24-year-old natasha noland was run over by the bus' tire and killed. the other woman was slightly injured and cooperating with investigators. officers say the bus had a dozen or so people on board and many were drunk and some even ran away. it is too early to tell if anyone was criminally

negligent. at 6:00, new information that we uncovered about the party bus company. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. an amber alert for a 16- year-old girl. authorities say the boyfriend of eunice serrato might have abducted her and could be trying to take her to mexico. they named the boyfriend, juan manuel salazar, jr. and his father as persons of interest in the shooting death of two men saturday night. the father surrendered to police last night. the superman ride at six flags discovery kingdom was closed tonight after a mishap that left riders stuck for hours yesterday. ktvu's ann rubin is live with what the park is doing for the riders and when superman may reopen. >> reporter: crews were inspecting the structure and while they say it looks fine they won't be reopening the ride till they understand what went wrong. >> reporter: they have tested the tracks and surveys the structure of the superman ride, officials at six flags discovery kingdom concluded one thing. >> we determined that the

situation was not mechanical. >> reporter: now they are running for tests looking for programming tests. >> that god that we weren't upside down. >> reporter: riders got more excitement than they bargained for when superman got stuck. >> somebody climbed up and told us to rock back and forth. i don't think that was working. >> reporter: crews with six flags discovery kingdom brought the riders water and sun block but then they rolled the car down. >> it did what it should do in terms of the safety system. >> reporter: if anything the system may have worked too well, they will do one more test running the ride empty and then superman could reopen tomorrow. >> i might take a chance. >> reporter: he says he expects to be comsated for his trouble

and officials -- compensated for his troubles and officials say they will be offering season passes. >> reporter: officials say they are waiting for the results of their final tests. in the morning they will decide whether the superman ride will reopen. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. officials said today brentwood is a hot spot for mosquito carrying the west nile virus so they are launching another round of fogging from 830 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. tomorrow morning. if weather permits they will use a truck mounted sprayer to treat the area. officials said today two more groups of mosquito tested positive for west nile virus. five year muni project shut

down a busy street today. crews are building a underground stop for the new system. the work closed stockton street. the line will run from fourth street to china town. >> when the subway is complete it will be one of the largest ridership lines in the system. people will use it right away. they will appreciate the connection, the transit service. >> grant avenue will switch to two way to give drivers access to union square. san francisco transportation leaders are thinking of putting new parking meters. they may go up near the san francisco zoo and san francisco state university. the main goal is to encourage

people to take public transit. san francisco gets $50 million a year from parking fines. democrats are moving to formally back same-sex marriage. a official says support for gay marriage is set to be included in the official party platform. they voted to include language backing same-sex marriage over the weekend. delegates will approve it during the convention in september. former president bill clinton still packs star power, the role he is expected to have in the democratic national convention. james holmes, the man accused in the colorado movie theater shooting has been charged. he was in court this morning. the charges include 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of explosives. the cameras were not allowed in

court today. but a week ago he appeared days and confused. two victims watched in court today and said he appears sane. >> he was very aware of what is going on. i do not believe he is insane but i am not a psychiatrist. he responded very appropriately. >> the shooting left 12 dead and 58 others wounded during a midnight showing of the new batman movie. a rally outside the white house for the victims of the shooting. they will be protesting every week till something is done. >> we need to move beyond expressing sympathies. we need to change our laws in the country. >> members of the brady

campaign to prevent gun violence were among the protests. a similar rally took place yesterday in san francisco. in syria hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the city as fighting between government and rebels intensifies. >> the two sides have been locked in a battle for 10 days. the government is targeting neighborhoods. tanks also attacked a convoy carrying the head of the u.n. observer mission. officials renewed the calls for the president to step down. in a major fight to protect their existing smartphones and their tablets, two tech giants may make it harder for themselves in the future.

still ahead. >> and a couple big baseball games tonight, i will have the forecast and let you know if the fog will make it to both of the stadiums. see you back here.

today apple scared off with samsung in a court courtroom -- in a courtroom. ktvu's tom vacar is live with how this will effect consumers. >> reporter: well, it is interesting. today jury selection began in a trial that may decide whether innovations such as the iphone could be born in the future. both companies claiming the other infringed on their right to market a product. something that their phones and

tablets both have in common. many more serious issues what they do, how they work, how you control them are in question. >> hard to see how one legal case can reform or change or classify the entire system. >> the problem is the patten system is off the rail right now. >> they are using litigation as a competition tool. >> reporter: whathas in the balance -- what hangs in the balance is whether technology innovation can survive. >> may restrain innovation. >> you run the risk of having one company be able to clear the market and be the only one

there. that is always bad for consumers because prices stay high. >> tom vacar says apple has a patent for the same of a computer. apple talked to twitter about buying a stake in the company. talks took place a year ago, some say they talked in recent months. all agree nothing came of it and there are no talks going on. apple and twitter will not comment on the reports. apple say macusers a -- mac users downloaded 3,000 copies in the last four days. the software cost $20. they bring features similar to the iphone and ipad to mac customers and tightens the commutes inogration. he is leaving yahoo after

losing the ceo race. he had been in the running -- had been running the america's unit of yahoo since thompson was ousted in may. they have been negotiating his exit for several days. he sent out a message announcing his departmenter. there is a major push from the government to remind parents about not leaving their children in the back seats of cars. the national transportation safety board says heat stroke in vehicles is the leading cause of all non-crash fatalities involving children. after testing projects that are supposed to remind a parent a child is in the back seat, most products are unreliable. officials say parents should not depend on devices alone. >> put that purse in the back seat, but the cell phone in the

back seat. anything that makes you go back there every single trip. >> 38 children die each here from heat stroke after being left. a plan could mean higher water rates. the plan would potables under the -- put panels under the delta. customers will have to pick up the cost of construction and maintenance if the tunnels get built. opponents say rate payers should expect higher increases. lake tahoe is voted the best lake of the country. the readers picked it as number one. recognized for its beauty and recreational options and entertainment. >> hard to top it. let's check win the weather

and see what is going on with bill martin. >> things are cool in the coastal sections. warmer inland. numbers into the 90s. temperatures long the coast in the 50s. drizzle the last couple of days. the fog, along -- look how close it is much couple blocks off the beach. clearing. you see the fog along the great highway, pacifica. that fog will push inland tonight. it will be there tomorrow and more than we had today because we will see temperatures trend down tomorrow. tomorrow will be another warm day. warm today because the marine layer compressed. pushed behind the hills. to the west right now, in oakland, you don't see the fog. it is tight against the golden gate bridge. it will release tomorrow and temperatures cool a couple degrees. it will still be hot inland

tomorrow, highs into the low 90s. forecast, 8:00 a.m., coastal fog. a notch up to the north. cleared out, north wind, compression, but the idea being the fog will linger around san francisco, along the coast and visibility will be low on the great highway, pacifica. look for low visibilities. as the day goes on, highs 90s and 100s in the central valley, some of the heat lingering inland. along the coast, this is a classic summer foot print. fog burns off long the coast, little sunshine but not a lot. best place is sensen beach. -- stenson beach. tomorrow just like today. no real giant changes. as we look at the forecast,

high pressure that is just going to be where it has been. going to stay there. inland tomorrow, temperatures back into the low 90s in the warmest spots. not a heat wave but warm. san francisco playing the mets. oakland playing the rays. and we have temperatures in san francisco 60 degrees. 7:15 p.m. mid-60s in oakland. nice night for either game. i am back here in a few minutes, we will get more specific. a discovery, the surprise police found in a car that was parked in golden gate park. >> and why scientists are calling their upcoming expedition 7 minutes of sheer terror.

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a momentless man is behind bars -- a homeless man is behind bars after police found weapons in his car in golden gate park. police say he was yelling and behaving strangely and seemed to be living out of his car. he had two run ins with officers. first detained last month. police searched his car and found a shotgun, a pistol, 5,000 rounds of ammo and 14 knives. he underwent a mental health evaluation and let go and on

july 17, police found more weapons in his car. >> there were numerous loaded weapons in the vehicle with ammo. he was a danger to the community. >> he is being held on $100,000 bail and faces charges. solyndra filed a reorganization plan. the bankruptcy is a campaign issue because of president obama's backing for the company and for the program that provided it with $535 million in federal loan guarantees. they handed in their plan friday in bankruptcy court. the mars rover is expected to land this weekend. they describe the landing as 7 minutes of sheer terror as they try to slow it from 13,000 miles per hour using a parachute, rocket and a heat shield. they won't know for 14 minutes

if the landing was successful. if it is it will spend two years trying to determine if it is capable of sustaining life. arizona got the green light to enforce new restrictions on abortion. the new law is constitutional. the law bans abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. the judge said the statement provided evidence that a unborn child has the capacity to feel pain during an abortion. the 49ers stadium began taking shape today, how workers are putting up the frame work and what it will look bike. >> mitt romney's world tour moves to poland. the sign that some people held up to greet him. ñ

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. the new 49ers stadium is going from rendering to reality. we took these pictures this afternoon and since then more has gone up. the 49ers stadium is taking shape. ktvu's robert handa is live to show the start of the steel frame work. >> reporter: we are here right now and take a look at the size of the cranes they are using. people will be able to see progress easily now because they began building up with high hopes everything will go as planned. >> reporter: an american flag

was founted today. the four corners -- was mounted today. the four corners are being built simultaneously. he came to look. >> steel. steel is big time. steel is something you can look at and see and see the new home. the 300 workers are putting up the frame work fast. workers erected frames. >> 35-50 pieces a day. there is 14,000 pieces that need to be erected. >> reporter: when you get this close it is impress tv see all the pieces being -- impressive to see all the pieces being put together. the stadium is not just going to be new but state of the art. >> from a fan perspective, the ability to look at replays, get content on their phones and be

interactive with the game. >> reporter: in october they will install the rises for the feet and start work on the stadium bowl. >> largest lower bowl in the nfl. and we only have 32 cities with nfl stadiums. >> reporter: from the first beams with the american flags, you can see how much has been done in one day. live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. buck u.s. berkeley fans won't get to hold their bond fire this year because of scheduling plans. they moved the game to november and there was already a concert scheduled so the rally will be held at edwards track without a bond fire. cal football fans may be in for a surprise when tickets go on sale. they are following the lead of

many pro sports teams in adopting a dynamic pricing system. pricing will be based on supply and demand. southern california based food company is relocating to richmond. they plan to open their headquarters in richmond and scheduled a job fair for next monday. right now they are headquartered in oxnard. he wanted to be close to the port of oakland. a distributor offered a refund for the foods it had to recall. officials put an embargo on san francisco herb and natural food company after finding a rat infestation. as a result the company recalled 16 products and it is telling customers to contact the company for a refund. the cause of the fire last

month at peer 29, the fire department says the fire was accidentally caused by welders who were doing work in that building. they werepreparing it for the america's cup. the fire caused $2.4 million in damage. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney drew friendly crowds on his visit to poland today. >> hello. hi. >> mitt romney and his wife shook hands with the crowd and greeted with a huge sign backing ron paul. he met with the prime minister and with former president. he said he hopes he is successful in his bid for the white house. mitt romney, his wife and son visited a memorial where the first shots were fired in world war ii. president obama is in new york city tonight.

he lifted off earlier this afternoon. at this hour president obama is scheduled to speak at a fundraiser in the flat iron district. 60 donors are expected to attend, $4,000 each. the president was in manhattan last month. former president bill clinton will play a role at the democratic national convention. according to officials bill clinton will give a speech describing what president obama is -- why president obama is the bester choice compared to mitt romney and -- better choice compared to mitt romney. the democratic national convention is the first week of september in north carolina. questions about how our tax money is being spent on construction projects in afghanistan. ktvu's alison burns reports on why the projects will do little to help the u.s. mission. the projects were intended to show good will and help the

u.s. mission. but the strategy doesn't seem to be working. a report says major u.s. funded projects to boost the country's power supply are years behind schedule and likely won't be completed by the time american combat troops withdrawal in 2014. >> this is yet another report that shows us throwing money at national security problems doesn't solve them. >> reporter: officials involved in the project said there have been a process of reviewing and refining them and they show america's long term commitment to afghanistan. reporting from washington, ktvu channel 2 news. take a fast train to vegas. the idea that has transportation officials looking for more money. >> a small oasis in san francisco is undergoing some big changes. the critters that live in

mountain lake and why biologists are moving them out. >> stay up to date on all the latest headlines, get ktvu channel 2 news on your new ipad, features news, traffic and weather and you can get the forecast for the day and for the area where you live. it is available for free in the app store. type ktvu in the search box to find it.

california's high-speed rail inches forward, another effort is underway to link california and las vegas with another train. the express west train would run from victorville in san bernardino county to las vegas. in the coming weeks developers are set to ask the obama administration to provide a loan on the project. if it is built a trip from southern california to las vegas on the express west is expected to take just 90 90 minutes. chrysler reported big earnings. $436million in profits in the 2 2nd quarter compared to 370 million last year. $16.8billion, that is an increase of 26%. they benefited from selling most of its cars in the u.s.

others have been hurt by european sales. washington state man could face charges. the flight was on its way to bellingham when the man asked a passenger to turn off her reading light. when she declined he began shouting. the man was questioned but allowed to go home. he may still be charged. production of pure cocaine in columbia declined by 25% last year. potential production dropped by 72% since 2001. they rank third in production of pure cocaine. the decline is largely the result of a $7.5 billion u.s. backed effort to crack down on drug organizations. wrapping up a project to relocate some creatures who have been living in a urban

lake. mountain lake. crews cleared out vegetation that hid the lake from passing cars and are removing turtles and fish, many abandon by pet owners. they will now live on a revuge in sonoma. -- refuge in sonoma. study in human psychology. a store where you pay on the honor system. why this works. >> and warm inland today. some areas tomorrow will cool inland, i will show you which areas those are.

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only on 2, can people be trusted to pay for something when they can take it without notice? >> ktvu's john fowler found a business using the honor system that sometimes leads to surprises. >> reporter: this farm on highway 1 makes its customers feel good because of the way it lets them pay. >> reporter: crowded today, more so on weekends. they call it an honor till. pay yourself, make your own change. >> putting it in their hands to take the responsibility and do the right thing. >> reporter: everything

strawberry. even what is picked in the field the customer is trusted. >> unbelievable. who would imagine such a thing? people counting on you to pay when maybe you don't have to. >> i was surprised. fascinating. allowed a great opportunity for my kids. >> reporter: she cops here -- shops here. >> when people give something first there is a feeling of wanting to reciprocate. they feel generous. >> reporter: there is the organizational rip off. >> who would cheat them? you would have to be bad off. >> reporter: but people often pay more than they owe. >> i am surprised but it makes me happy. >> getting to go through this experience is something we are not allowed every day. >> reporter: it is a throw back to generations ago.

trust boosts the oxytocin that elevates mood. which started as a necessity will now continue as a exercise in feeling good. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. in the controversy over whether or not to test for prostate cancer a study suggest not testing could triple the amount of men. the researchers with the data before widespread testing started, they compared that from 2006-2008. without testing the number of diagnosed cases between 2000 action-2008 would have -- 2006- 2008 would have jumped to 25,000. >> injuries to distracted walkers spiked. those hurt include people texting or talking on their

phones while walking. the number of rooms to distracted walkers quadrupled. one man in pennsylvania was talking on his cell phone and fell off the platform on to the railroad tracks. he was able to climb out safely before the train got there. an investigation blasts for profit education. they find billions are spent on marketing and recruiting not on educating. the report finds all students attending for profit schools took out loans to pay for college. he called for the investigation, finds the results troubling. >> tuition, aggressive recruiting practicing, taxpayer dollars spent on marketing and

evasion and manipulation. >> a group called the report misleading, saying it is a political attack. the u.s. postal service could be days away from its first financial default. they owe the treasury department a $5.5 billion payment that is due on wednesday. a similar amount is due in september. they are losing $25 million a day as fewer people use the mail. officials are starting to worry about the possibilities of bankruptcy. michael jackson's former doctor wants to prove he did not kill him. today conrad murray's lawyers filed a motion asking a court to order a retest of the solution blamed for killing michael jackson. if the solution is 100% propofol it would prove jackson administered the drug himself. but if it is a mix it would

support the prosecution's theory that conrad murray is responsibility. right now he is serving four years for michael jackson's death. the san diego zoo is celebrating the birth of a baby panda. the sixth cub born at the zoo. that is the most births outside of china. the pregnancy was considered high risk because of her cage. the zoo says mother and baby are doing just fine. turning now to our bay area weather. feeling more like the season after a strange summer. >> cool summer. you are right. feeling more like summer. cool that coast. foggy. little cloud cover and inland 90s. reds are 90s. closer to the bay, cooler

temperature foot print. valley 96. those temperatures are going to stay there. temperatures tomorrow a lot like today and cooler. i alluded to that where we said some places will cool down tomorrow. cooler day time highs tomorrow. cooler day time highs tomorrow in this section. north bay and everybody else just about the same. 50s coast side. low 90s inland. today upper 90s inland. tomorrow, a very similar day to what we had today. hot inland. mild around the bay or warm and cool that coast. summer weather pattern. we will see 90s each day. through the five-day forecast. it is not going to get much hotter than today. 53 vallejo tonight. 56 concord. 52 santa rosa. fog tomorrow morning. especially long the coast. you can see there it is. a patch of it. that is 6:00 a.m. for tuesday. the movement of the fog, high

clouds, which are not there. high pressure establishes itself as firmly as today and we will find 90s in the hottest spots tomorrow. most in the 70s and 80s around the bay. clear lake, 90. east of richmond, 90 in fairfield. 87 danville. 88 pleasanton. 88 castro valley. temperatures tomorrow cooler or about the same. hot inland still. just not going to be as hot as today. 61 pacifica. fire danger high as it always is this time of year and could be worse. this time of year has been -- season has been a cool summer. the pattern, one of the warmer 5 days we have seen. we will stay out of the 80s. five-day forecast with your bay

area weekend in view looks like a nice week. cool that coast. upper 50s. low 60s. >> thank you. political history in the making, the new face and the agenda she is pursuing.

activists delivered 17,000 petitions to the state attorney

general in los angeles demanding a investigation into the anaheim police department. they held a news conference. police and demonstrators faced off over the past week after a police officer shot a man a week ago saturday. it is one of three officer involved shooting in the past 10 days. the bay area is bucking the national trend of national gas prices. $3.49. that is up 2 cents from last week and 14 cents higher than a month ago. local prices are close to where they were a month ago. oakland, prices are down 2 cents. san francisco held steady. san jose prices held steady for the past month. the san francisco democratic party elected a asian woman as their chair. >> i am honored to be elected, especially at this time.

we played a major role. >> she is a veteran party activist in san francisco. mayor ed lee was on hand today to praise her election. >> this is a historic day. one that i personally recognize because i know that for the democratic central committee to be represented with a host of great leadership and one that will be that much more connected to the community. >> the committee says they will have three priorities, help return control of the house to democrats, help reelect dianne feinstein and help pass governor jerry brown's tax increase package. the numbers are in and this year's garlic festival brought in $2 million for bay area charities. it earned $1.96 million, which will be divided among 185

groups. he won the cook off yesterday. he donated his $5,000 prize to the bay area alzheimer's association. attendance was down bum the festival is still the biggest event in the bay area. in sacramento crews were taking down the rides that california state fair. total attendance was 692,000. that is down from 737,000 last year. that includes vendors, media and officials. still people ate plenty of food, including the champion of the state fair the corn dog. they gobbled up 200,000 corn dogs this year. >> they always taste better at the fair. california is about to send a bill to home owners. the fire fighting fee you may

need to pay. >> and flying high, this baby bald eagle is thriving in the east bay. the rare sight that reveals a turning point for the region's environment.

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area restaurants part of a change to let you know the food you are eating is safe. >> the bill is in the mail the new fee california will ask bay area homeowners to pay and the action some are ready to take to fight it as soon as the bill arrives. ktvu's complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> i am ken wayne. >> i am julie haener. frank somerville is off tonight. hundreds of thousands of proper owners will soon get a bill in the mail saying they owe $150 for fire fighting services. ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he found surprised homeowners. ken? >> reporter: if you live in the country odds are you will be getting one of these, marked urgent notice. on the inside a notice that