response, with five engines and two chiefs. >> we are ready to up it even more if it was a bigger line and there was more gas in the area. 2-inch line disapates quick -- disapates quickly. >> looking down there to make sure there is no blowing balls of fire and everything else like it did before. >> reporter: this is an extremely sensitive issue. we >> we want to find out what happened. >> reporter: pg&e capped the leak and worked to replace the broken line. san bruno officials met to review what happened. at 6:00, what pg&e is saying they did wrong to cause the rupture. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news.

fire crews are battling a wildfire that just broke out. it has grown to 150 acres near interstate 5. structures are threatened at this time. there was tense hours at a senior citizens from time to time when a s.w.a.t. team reported to a man with a gun. officers rushed to the home this morning. an employee says the man act suspicious came in and demanded to talk with managers. residents were evacuated and then police swept through the building. >> they came in our exercise class and told us to leave everything and don't pick up stuff and get out to the front. >> they waited out front for two hours. police did not find the man who caused the incident. a armed parolee is under

arrest after a stand off. he assaulted and threatened the life of his girlfriend. he turned up at a friend's house. he surroundered around 9 -- surrendered around 9:15 a.m. this morning. two inmates are on the loose after escaping. the sheriff's deputy says serefino uriel gonzalez on the left and rene solorio leon made it past security fencing and fled last night. a third suspect was caught. both were last seen bearing jail uniforms. they were serving for drug and alcohol violations. ktvu learned wesley shermantine changed his mind about leading investigators to

an area where he says victims are buried. he is one of the two "speed freak killers" convicted in murders from the 1990s. he wanted to leave prison to show authorities were bodies were buried but he is no longer volunteering to do that. a woman who said she was raped and her children molesticide now coming forferred -- molested is now coming forward and it comes 5 years it the day when a judgalist was gunned down. journalist was gunned down. >> rob roth has more. >> reporter: assassinated august 2, 2007. today we hear from a woman who describes what he says was years of rape and abuse at the

bakery. >> first time it happened i was 8. >> reporter: that is how old she was when he sexually assaulted her. >> he threatened me, my family, you know, if i told anyone my family would end up kills. we lived there. -- would end up killed. we lived there. so i never said a world -- said a word. >> reporter: she finally escaped but kept silent but years later her daughter said he tried to rape her. >> i said you are a rape and say a child molester. first i am going to go to the police, and i am going to press charges against you. >> reporter: that is what she

did, he was charged with 27 counts of rape and he died of cancer in 2003 while awaiting trial. >> lived a long life of getting away with it. >> reporter: his son is serving life in prison for ordering the murder. she hopes to publish a book about her experience and wants to help other victims. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a motorcyclist was killed this morning, he has been identified as david schaeffer of oakland. he was heading westbound when he crashed around 1:30 a.m. preliminary reports suggest he was return over. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the cause is under investigation. many called it the biggest

stock officering but facebook's stop has done little but drop in value. california could lose hundreds of millions of dollars. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with why it is too early to count california's losses. the governor's office protected california could receive $1.9 billion from the facebook ipo. the share price is now lower but that wouldn't be a problem except for the predicted revenue was baked into the passed budget. >> reporter: when investors play the market they take a risk but should lawmakers take a risk by counting on the future price of facebook stock. >> never should have been counted on. >> he calls relying on facebook to balance a budge thet biggest

gimmick of all. -- budget the biggest gimmick of all. >> the issue isn't where the stock price is today, it is where it will be in november. >> reporter: he says the estimates were based on a $35 share price in november because that is when facebook employees can exercise options to buy $139 million worth of stock. how much the state gains or loses depends on facebook's fall or recovery in a few months and that is the problem. >> we have to rely on steady, predictable sources of retch new and not believe that -- of revenue and not believe that. >> reporter: and there is more uncertainty, $400 million of

the revenue for the state is tied to the governor's tax plan passing in november, that money is already factored into the passed budget. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> facebook says 80 million octobers are boplicates or -- duplicates or fakes. that is a violation. some say some have duplicate accounts that are business that is separate from their personal. it tends to be lower in developed nations. yahoo is accused of negligent. they say 450,000 usernames and passwords were stolen from one of its sites. he filed the lawsuit and claims yahoo failed to safeguard his information. he is seeking compensation for himself and other users for

fraud. san francisco teachers reached a contract agreement. leadersleaders and the school district signed the pact last night. decreases furlough days to one and a half. cal train announced it reached a record high for ridership and adding more service. for the first time the train system is an average of 50,000 passengers each week day. 103million road the train in june. because of the demand they will restore four mid-day trains lost during budget cuts. a 350-acre wildfire that destroyed a home in riverside

county is now 75% contained. it broke out yesterday in murrieta, burning down a two story home and injuring three firefighters. the family fled but say firefighters grabbed photo albums for them. it was caused by sparks from mowing equipment that was clearing brush. meanwhile to the north, a fire in the national forest doubled and 2500 acres. dozens of homes are threatened. today firefighters have been battling strong winds and temperatures. the fire is only 5% contained. san bernardino is the third california city to file for bankruptcy protection. $45million short fall, the city filed its petition yesterday. leaders pointed to lost

revenues as part of the problem. more filings are expected. a new crisis as the violence escalated in syria. the u.n.'s steven u.n.'s se -- u.n.'s special envoy to syria kofi annan resigned. there were more violent clashes today in the largest city. officials said president obama authorized u.s. support for the rebels. >> reporter: a steel beam signed by president obama has been lifted into place at one world trade center. in june he visited the skyscraper to replace the twin towers. it contains the words one world trade center. it is 35 feet long and weighs 11,000 pounds. it is expected to be completed

in 2014. how a swarm of great earthquakes around the globe could improve earthquake forecasting for the bay area. >> some temperatures into the upper 90s, when things change around, more fog and cooler temperatures. how cool? back here in 10 minutes. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat.

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new information tonight about the global surge in big earthquakes. ktvu's john fowler tells us how new understanding may help forecasts here in the bay area. john? >> reporter: usgs researchers tell me there are more great earthquakes around the globe than in a century. >> reporter: this 9.1 disaster last year in japan, one of eight great earthquakes in a

decade. convince dense or a global cluster. >> scary if they were a cluster. >> reporter: great earthquakes such as 2004 ring the earth like a bell. japan. one causing another? according to a study, it is random chance. >> notitiaical but not past -- not typical but not past what you expect. >> reporter: leading to a new understanding of great earthquakes. >> starting to learn something new about how they grow and what makes them start and stop. down the road it will help us forecast them better. a mega quake just north of california. now over due. based on earthquake clusters. >> this is a different type of

cluster. clustering in times of single location. >> reporter: that forecast is controversial but could result in a terrifying tsunami. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. federal health officials say this is the worst year for west nile virus since 2004. 241 people come down this year nationwide. 4 died. most of the infections have been reported in texas. officials say the mild winter and hot summer led to more mosquitoes which can spread the virus. two rabid bats were found. they confirmed rabies. that brings the number to four diseased animals this year with the other two reports in

berkeley. 96ed news on -- mixed news on no. claims, 365,000. -- on unemployment claims, 365,000. it might have been influenced by auto makers not imposing summer layoffs. the international association of shopping centers reports revenues up 4 poult 6% last month -- 4.6% last month. on wall street the lack of action of europe leaders caused markets to slump. the dow is down 92 to 12, 878. the nasdaq is down 10 at 2,909. the s&p is down 10 at 1,365. the latest rover is set to unravel the secrets of the red planets. it is scheduled to land on

sunday. it has invancement in data collecting -- advancement in data collecting ability. >> will provide spectacular views of the surface and help us determine what areas we want it explore. >> scientists are optimistic it will help find out whether or not there was life on the red planet. new fees for the boat launch, a new payment kiosk is up and running. $5 for 24 hours. yearly passes cost $100 each. crews set up for this week's art and soul festival in oakland. a number of streets will be closed to traffic. some began today but organizers say all downtown streets will

reopen for monday morning. this is they are 20th 12th 12th annual. a lot of people will be out and about in general. let's turn it over to our chief meteorologist bill martin. we got warm today. >> did you notice? inland, upper 90s. today was the warmest day of the week. temperatures tomorrow start the cool slide. the fog right there, it is along the coast where it has been all day. look at it, socked in out here in the avenues. it cools thing, the fog, there is something else that triggers it, but you can say good-bye to the 90s. fairfield 96. 93 livermore. you see that high heat in the central rally. the heat will be there. but it will be east of the bay area. most of us will be cooling off

as we go through the next three days. why the cooling? well, low stretches out the fog and you get cooler weather. that is what happens tomorrow, happening right now. tomorrow, into the weekend, the deep marine layer cools things off and drops the fire danger. so with that in mind, we have fog and low clouds. fog along the coast in san francisco. pillar point, half moon bay, that area, fog. santa cruz, some fog. through the hours tonight, temperatures in the 50s. 58 concord. 58 fairfield. these are the over night lows. tonight if you are going out, may seem warm now, hayward, oakland, you will need a jacket. things will cool down. when i come back in 20 minutes, we will look at the forecast

for the bay area weekend, highs for your cities. we are looking at significant cooling as we go into the next 72 hours. what you could expect saturday and sunday. see you back here. the warnings were there, the red flags some say were ignored before the government gave a loan to solyndra. >> too close for comfort, the mid-air disaster averted this weekend and the change that is needed to air traffic control. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub.

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republican lawmakers released a report concluding the obama administration ignored red flags about solyndra. they ran an 18 month investigation into solyndra. they went bankrupt. the report said white house office of management and budget new china's effort could hurt solyndra. a big recall of meat and poultry salad products that might be contaminated with listeria. 13,000 pounds have been recalled of package salads. they contained diced salads that could possibly be contaminated. there are no reports of illnesses from the products. for a list of the salads and where they were sold go to

www.ktvu.com and click web links. investigators say the irs may have sent $5 billion in refunds to identity thieves who filed phony tax returns and $21 billion could make its way to thieves over the years. officials worry it could undermine public confidence in the tax system. in was tied to 2100 returns with a pay out of $3 million in refunds. investigators say three flights came within seconds of colliding with each other in the walked area this -- washington, d.c. area this week. >> we are trying to figure this out. >> the faa blames miscommunication among air traffic controls for bringing -- controllers for bringing the

jets within 300 feet of each other. two were getting ready to take off, the third was landing. he says the air traffic control system needs an upgrade. >> we have the technology to calculate where they are and avoid these disasters. our luck may be up because there are so many. >> the national transportation safety board is also investigating. a stolen church statue has been recovered. we will tell you how the case was solved and the condition of the statue. >> it is springing up all over the water front, i am consumer editor tom vacar the latest on the america's cup still ahead.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at

5:00. >> we told you yesterday about a statue of stolen from a south bay church and while members call it a miracle and police call it a crime solved, bottom line is the statue is back. it has been recovered and ktvu's robert handa is at the church with more. >> reporter: we are at the same display we showed you yesterday. and right now it still looks the same with the statue missing but that will change. it was recovered earlier today, found wrap and left in a parking lot. police examined it for evidence and say it is in good condition. >> we were thrilled and very happy with this end. we hoped and prayed we would

have the same statue. >> whoever took it feels bad or scared or both. when you try to sell something like that it would have been too obvious. >> reporter: it was found in this parking lot on third street. they saw it and reported it to police. >> happy to find it and -- and to go back to the place it belongs. >> i can't speak for them but based on the quickness that we found it after the media, we are sure that they realized their mistakes and wanted to move forward. >> reporter: at this point the church isn't sure when it will reinstall the statue but it will be up by sunday. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. police arrested a man in connection with a stabbing last week. they believe he stabbed and killed phillip briggs a week

ago yesterday. they may have been in a fight. officers arrested adar yamuro wright yesterday. a fire damaged a san jose apartment building. flames were reported at the building after 9:00 a.m. it was under control 90 minutes later. resderous were alerted by -- resderous were alerted beige residents were alerted by smoke detectors. arnold schwarzenegger has teamed up with the university of southern california to launch a new think tank. the institute for state and global policy hopes to find ways to strand send partzle pall -- transcend partisan politics. according to the los angeles times, arnold schwarzenegger is donating $20 million. some of it his own money.

the police lieutenant who pepper surprise protesters at uc davis has been fired in despite of a report that says he acted reasonably. he was a center of controversy after this video. the new uc davis police chief fired him even though the report said he should be suspended at worse. later this month the first of the america's cup challenge races will begin on the bay with the final races in the fall of next year. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us live from the site of the america's cup village with why there is a california twist to the races. >> reporter: indeed. in less than three weeks the bay will be alive with the first round of america's cup and a promise of bigger boats to come. >> not a promise anymore.

a reality. >> reporter: today korea challenged team america for the cup and france will not compete. it can cost 20-$100 million to mound a america's cup challenge. >> challenge -- mount a america's cup challenge. those big 72-footers will blow across the bay at speeds exceeding 50 miles per hour. >> they will be, you know, you will see shortly. >> reporter: france and six other nations will compete in the preliminaries. not only will this be the most watched america's cup ever, it will be the greenest. even the main building here in the america's cup village will

become san francisco's new crews terminal -- cruise terminal. >> 5 million people plus. >> reporter: while the challengers will vie against each other they will also challenge each other. >> great opportunity to tune up. >> reporter: so racing this month and in october, during fleet week and 55 days of racing next summer and fall for the america's cup. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney hit the campaign trail today promising to make changes in energy policy if elected. >> we will get north america independent where we don't have to buy oil from the middle east. >> many of his supporters were

there, including the governors of new jersey and louisiana. >> president obama today presided over a rally in florida today taking several shots at his rival. >> if you think where he should set our sites lower like that, then go ahead, send these folks to washington. that was a rhetorical question. >> he spoke in orlando. he said mitt romney's policies would cut taxes for the rich and impose hardships on the middle class. he plans to wrap up his swing with a stop in virginia. we have video of an attempted jewelry heist but the business owner was ready. what he did that had the bandit scrambling to the door.

>> the service amtrakophorouss that could cost them mill -- amtrak has that could cost them millions of dollars a year.

. we have a safety recall on a household item. sears recalled 800,000 ken more dehumidifiers dure to fire

hazard. 35, 50 and 70 humidifiers. they were manufactured between 2003-2005 and sold at sears and kmart stores. >> the discussion of waste in washington has a committee pointing the finger at amtrak because they lose $80 million every year on food and drinks. it is an example of waste in washington. >> they have lost, listen to this, 3/4 of a billion dollars in 10 years, in providing and under writing food service. that has to stop. >> the president of amtrak said it helps attract riders. an amazing story out of southern california, a 65-year-

old jewelry store owner scared off 5 armed men. they stormed the store, pointing their guns. before they got the jewels, look at them run, the owner opened fire sending them to the door. they got away in a suv but police say a similar robbery took place monday with two men and in that case they were arrested. right now they are trying to figure out if they are related. >> caffeine may help people with parkinson's disease manage symptoms. researchers found given thee cups of -- three cups of coffee to people with the disease improved their motor systems. it may block receptors of a substance that play as role in systems. but the exact reason isn't known. there he goes.

this kid doesn't have the blues, why some seniors say he is so inspiring. >> back here in 10 minutes, tropical moisture coming our way, we could see thundershowers, i will show you how close.

using an unlikely tool to promote his message, how he brought smiles to a room full of seniors in san francisco.

[ playing a harmonica ]. >> reporter: he gave a lunchtime concert unlike any in this group ever seen. he started playing harmonica three years ago when he was 8. at first it was just fun and then one day he put his hat out and got $80 in tips. he decided since he had everything he needed he would give everything to charity since then he has been giving all over the country, raising $50,000 so far. >> basically finding a way to give, a way to help and using it. so i don't know, i mean, i guess i was meant for harmonica. >> reporter: they were working on a campaign for adults to show the importance of generosity. >> the chance of them being a

balanced human being is not possible. >> reporter: for children to find a way to do what they love while helping others. >> if mozack never found music where -- mozack never found a music where would he be today? >> he is a very inspirational young man. blessed young man. [ music playing ] [ cheers and applause ] >> after his performance he helped serve lunch to his audience. when he asked him about his musical influences, johnny cash. work started in san francisco on woody allen's latest movie. crews unloaded gear this morning, it is one of several locations where he plans to

film. you might spot alecbaldwin around the city. scientists salerings have been detected on fish. they found it on 15% of the coral trout. that area is under a ozone hole. researchers found caffeine in the waters off the oregon coast. researchers say the problem might be sewers and septic tanks. water treatment plants do a good job of removing contaminants but in rule areas

it office doesn't. they filed a petition urging the government to remove orcas from the endangered species act. the listing effected water supplies to california farmers due to restrictions protecting the salmon the orcas eat. wearing red at work could boost what you take home in tip money according to a new study that showed male customers give higher tips to waitresses wearing red. they found male customers gave higher tips than female customers but men gave 26% more to waitresses who were wearing red. take a break from the olympics tonight, ktvu is here

at 10:00 p.m., come over at 10:00 p.m. and get caught up on the news. work to reopen a second lane along the great highway is being delayed. erosion forced the closer of the road. the work was supposed to start this week but stalled. it is unclear when the project is going oo begin -- to begin. we want to check in now with bill martin. >> into the weekend, tropical moisture making its way north. lake tahoe, a good chance of thundershowers and maybe around here. i will show you that but first we check out the fog which is a player along the coast. the fog increases. temperatures will decrease. highs today were as hot as they have been all week. 96 in antioch. 98 livermore. 96 fairfield.

santa rosa 85. highs tomorrow come down a few degrees and that is because there is more fog pushing inland. tomorrow, temperatures dropping down. on the weekend, cooler still. bay area weekend, tropical moisture in the form of high clouds. right now you see high clouds from a system to the south. closer here. tomorrow will be the beginning of cooling. as we go into the bay area weekend, you will see the moisture pulled up. this is a classic pattern. it sets up every time this year, you get this high pressure, bringing up the tropical moisture. and we don't get a lot around here, our ocean is gold, we don't have a lot of evapuration -- evaperation. the fog tomorrow morning, okay, fog tomorrow afternoon. just long the coast. and then you see -- see it?

that is saturday morning. fog. and here comes the tropical stuff. you see it light up there, 6:00 on saturday. and by virtue of being in the area, you see green, put in a chance of thundershowers east and north of the area. it bears watching. this is not an easy forecast. chance of thunderstorms and sacramento, the national weather service talking about dry lightning on the west slope. dry lightning is something you do not want. if it continues to develop it will become a story and mark tamayo will be talking about it and i will dial it in tomorrow. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view then, it does cool off, high clouds, back into the 80s. >> thank you. lawmakers head a briefing on military sexual sexual

assaults today. what they say they endured while in the military and the demands they are now making. cçrrú

a judge in los angeles this morning reinstated michael jackson's mother the guardian. katherine jackson has been in a squabble over custody of the

children age 15, 14 and 10. based on a investigators report, the judge said it is clear katherine jackson is taking good care of the children and they love her very much and the children's cousin, tj jackson could stay on helping katherine jackson care for them and could become a co- guardian. the california public utilities commission put off opening an investigation into soring cost at the nuclear power plant in san diego county. edison and san diego gas and electric rung up inspections, repairs and replacement. it has been offline since january after the discovery of damaged tubes that carry radioactive water. officials briefed lawmakers on one of the bishest -- biggest sexual assault scandals

in u.s. history. >> we are problem solvers and what happened to us should never happen to another member of the military. >> she is a former navy pilot who blew the whistle 20 years ago. she was assaulted two years ago. today they brought petitions asking for public hearings into the scandal in texas. instructors are accused of assaulting dozens of women. >> the investigations are inadequate. there were a lot of questions they didn't have answers answers to. >> they asked the briefing be closed so comments would not interfere with the investigation. one of the women said the scandal is just the tip of the ice burg. a woman and her daughter narrowly missed being swallowed up by a sink hole.

here is the scene. a car on the edge of a 15-foot hole. officials say a sewer main break caused the road to collapse. they were in the car just 5 minutes before the ground opened up. cool cats in canada. this kitten was stuck for days in a sewer pipe. neighbors could hear it but couldn't find it. finally they found the kitty and got it free from the pipe. the kitten is now safe and they named it draino. draino the cat. >> i get it. coming up, a hairstylist murdered in his home. why san francisco police hope reports on his murder will save other lives. >> crews strike a gas line in the same neighborhood in san bruno that was devastated two years ago.

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take a step forward and chase what matters. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> good evening. i am ken wayne. >> i am julie haener.

frank somerville is off tonight. the death of a hairstylist is raising concerns of crimes against gay men. ktvu's paul chambers has more. >> reporter: this happened a month and a half ago but police just released this sketch and it is posted in the window of this bar. this is the last place he was seen alive. >> reporter: look that sketch. san francisco police say he is a man of interest in a homicide. >> our victim was found bound, gagged gagged and deceased in his apartment. >> reporter: he lived here. police say he was last seen getting into a cab with the man in the sketch. some people say this is the first they heard of the crime. >> it is