>> i don't think that he did anything wrong. i think its being blown up. >> i missed it wednesday and then this whole kiss event i thought was comical. >> reporter: this couple just showed up. the official event was supposed to start at five and there may be more people yet to arrive. forma live in fairfield. >> the head of a conversative legal organization has sent a letter to the city of mountain view warning it could pass a battle if it takes back its permit for a chick fil a restaurant there. in the letter they said that we have successfully represented many clients in the situations and we are putting mountain view on notice that they don't want to go down that path. at least two groups have challenged the restaurant's permits, one of them in part based on the corporate president's opposition to same sex marriage. >> what's being called a rogue administrator at the company

that over seize facebook pages for major league baseball teams posted an offensive status update about the owner of chick fil a on the facebook page of the giants. the update used a curse to refer to the owner of the restaurant. the administrator also put up posts saying the yankees, derek jeter would have sex change surgery. the marlins would host pit bull night and the white sox was endorsing mitt romney. police are investigating vandals at a restaurant in southern california. someone spray painted on the wall in los angeles county. employees found it when they came to work today. >> one person was hurt today in the roll over crash of an armored truck in arin. the highway patrol said a truck went down a bank and ended up on the roof.

a tow truck was called to bring them up and another arrived to off load the money being transported. >> the police are looking for three men who assaulted another man during a possible robbery at a jewelry store. it happened just before 11 in the village. police say they are still working on the details but it appearance three men many hooded sweatshirts beat the victim with a tire iron before get away with a black dodge charger with. >> the chp and golden gate bridge managers trying to find how a man climbed to the top of the golden gate bridge creating a square and causing two bridge shut downs. we are live to explain what has to happen to the man before he is questioned. >> the fog is so thick right now we can't show you the top of the south tower of the bridge. investigators say this fog was one of their challenges in getting man off the tour and

getting the drive back to normal. most spend their time onto walkway taking in the screw this is where bridge operators would like people to stay which is why a call to the chp came as a surprise. >> our officers received a call there was someone on the cabling, he climbed up the bridge in to the fog outside of our visibility. >> reporter: a suicide alleman got past the fences, security cameras and barbed wire, he got to the three foot wide cable and went to the top of the south tower and spent the night there. >> that's surprising. i mean, you would think with all the wire and everything that they had to prevent something like that, very surprised and shocked. first of all how he did it and kind of sad why. >> reporter: by friday morning officers were still trying to convince the man to come down. they dispatched their squad but the heavy fog showed down the response. they closed off the bridge to traffic twice for ten minutes at a time afraid the man would create a safety hazard. >> fall, slip, jump, out into

the lane. >> reporter: by 9:45chp convinced the man to take the elevators down the south tower and then arrested him. after the man who climbed this tower goes to a mental evaluation they plan to ask him a lot of questions. >> we want to know how he did it, to see if there are things we can improve on in terms of preventing it in the future. >> reporter: now because of the two bridge shut downs traffic was at a crawl. it didn't clear up until just before noon. nearly two hours after the incident was over. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2news. >> three people including a child are recovering tonight after a chain reaction crash in san francisco that left a car between a bus and street car. it hit the car which sent it crashing into a bus around 12:20 on market street. it all happened so suddenly.

>> we hear the noise first and then boom. felt the jolt. then little baby, started screaming crying, it was -- like two or three heading up here. >> then a lady got hurt. the ambulance --. >> reporter: that passenger suffered minor injuries. they were in the hospital ace precaution. >> stanford said someone stole a doctor's computer containing medical records and personal information for 2500 patients. the thief it broke into a locked office sometime between july 15th and 16th. university officials say the computer could contain social security numbers, it's sent letters to anyone who knox was on that computer. those who saw it say it could have been a lot worse. check this out. a crane came down in san francisco's tender loin neighborhood early this morning. the large crane fell around 7:30. cars parked nearby and street

lights were damaged but no people were injured. coming up at six how san francisco is keeping up with safety issues from the building boom. >> the july jobs report brought policed news today. the labor department said they add 163,000 jobs but the unemployment rate rose to 8.3% up from 8.2 in june. tom live in oakland with how the employment figures adjust just about everything else. >> reporter: especially the stock market. they love the effect. wages earned here building this, help create other jobs. despite the good employment report for job seekers here, finding work remains job number one. >> this is still a ugh road. i have been looking for the last several years, full time work. >> a lot of people always looses their jobs and people who have been out of, are still

out of work. >> reporter: those who work in the stock markets the jobs driven rice is encouraging. >> just the idea that things are starting to turn around. august is normally a slow time for the stock market. to see slow number social security interesting and not normal. >> reporter: market investors are consumers of financial products. >> there is nothing more important to the economy than jobs. someone has a job. when they have money to spend -- it leads to more spending. >> reporter: that creates confidence in consumers and employers. >> it affects if they want to invest. >> reporter: beware. >> market will remain volatile until the real problems are settled. >> reporter: namely a sluggish housing market. looming cuts and the nagging debt crisis. >> next week -- go back down 200 points, maybe over the course of four days. >> reporter: and over the course of national elections.

>> to americans its sort of job one for the president. it's make me feel secure in my home. >> not big on -- until i see results. >> reporter: happy days are not here again. >> yeah. working on it. >> reporter: why did the rate go up? as people start looking for more work, they become a part of the system. that's reasonablely good news. >> wall street embraced the jobs report and sent stocks up to finish this week. the dow rose 217 points, the nasdaq picked up 58, s&p500 gained 25. >> on the trail, mitt romney used the new job numbers to attack the president's economic policy. >> it's another hammer blow to the struggling middle class families because the president hasn't kept policy that put american families back to work. i do, i will put them in place

and get america working again. >> reporter: he spoke at a trucking repair warehouse in north las vegas. he held his first conference sin since returning from a trip. it continues a pattern of american families struggling. the president had a different take on the unemployment report noting the nation has created more than a million new jobs. >> the security that comes with work. we still have to many looking for work. >> reporter: he mas to comments surrounded by middle class families and workers. he said that job gains in what he admitted is still a struggling economy. he urged congress to extend the bush era tax cuts except for those who earn $250,000 a more.

>> facebook recovered a little today after hitting a new low. stock went to about $21 a share. that's still down from the first offering of $38 a share. the ceo himself has lost about $9 billion since the ipo in may. yesterday he lost more than 420 million. he owns about half a billion facebook shares. another network, linked in has seen its fortunes go up. the site second quarter revenue shot up 90% to $228 million, stock rose 16% today closing at $108 a share. >> higher humidity and calmer winds helped crews get a better handle on a wildfire. this evening 100 homes are still under evacuation orders, the fire burned 900 acres and is 0% contained. they believe it was sparked by human activity on the median.

an aalert still in effect in solano because of a grass fire. flames were seen around 3:00 near the northbound lanes of interstate 680 near marsh view road. crews cleaning up but the highway patrol said the off ramp is still shut down. no word on what started the fire. >> san jose police arrested a 42-year-old who they say injured two officers during a traffic stop and chase. lisa hernandez was being held for assault, evading police, driving under the influence and violating parole. yesterday she hit an officer and in the chase injured another officer when she rammed his patrol car. we have cell phone video from where the chase ended. both were treated released from the hospital. a memorial service was held today for one of the victims of the colorado movie shooting. the service was held in reno near the home of jonathan blung

a veteran and father of two. the 26-year-old served three tours in the middle east and planned to go back. there will be a full military funeral tomorrow. he is one of 12 people killed last month. >> violence is growing in syria. groups posted this video online of fighting. the un overwhelmingly passed airest lotions condemning the government for shelling civilians. russia and china vetoed similar moves. it comes one day after the un special envoy resigned. and the international news agency says someone hacked its blogging site and posted false stories about syria. one of them claimed to be interview with rebel leader. they said it doesn't foe who hacked the site.

the rebels claim the syrian government. >> gabby douglas considered the under dog is and many say these kids are too. how local teachers plan to change that it. >> back here in just ten, the fog is back, temperatures cool. we will talk about that and we have fire concerns this weekend with that chance of thunderstorms near the bay area. the details back in ten. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do,

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it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. . and we have got a real battle. the girl nicknamed the flying squirrel is taking gold in the olympic stage and in america's hearts. paul chambers live in oakland with how gabby is inspiring children and adults alike. >> reporter: eight years ago this gym here had its own gold medalist, that guy on the wall. last night after the win not only did she make history but a

difference in millions of lives. the program struck gold again. good news to people who turned the victories in to learning lesson. >> reporter: we always try to use that to show the kids there is always a chance for success. >> it was very exciting. to see her win. >> reporter: she started taking lessons at the age of four. >> they flip, fly, have a great time but are learning discipline, to condition their bodies. >> that's not a rapper, that's dnot out on the streets,.

>> reporter: the victory proves anyone can achieve things that seem possible, added bonus she is a person of color. >> doesn't matter what your background is or the color of your skin it's a great role model. >> now teachers we spoke to said this it's a perfect time to talk to your kids to help reaffirm their goals. >> it'll soon cost $465 a month for young illegal immigrants to avoid deportation. they will start taking applications on august 15th. some of the requirements include currently being 30 or younger, being in school or having served in the military. according to the associated press the program may cost more than $585 million and require hiring hundreds of new federal employees to process it. another consideration that will help stop the threat of

deportation, same sex relationships. today homeland security officials said that illegal immigrants in same sex relationships with americans are eligible for consideration and renewed federal program designed to set priorities of deportation cases, however that doesn't mean the obama administration will automatically shelf deportation cases or process green card applications involving foreign citizens married to american partners. >> california's two united states senators have introduced legislation aimed to keep unsafe rental cars off the road. the proposed law would require companies to stop renting or selling cars if they are under recall until they are fixed. it's named san francisco two california sisters killed when a rental car they drove caught fire. it was under recall but rented to them any way. . >> i don't want to see it happen again. if i don't do something, if i don't speak up, it'll continue.

>> nothing is firm yet on when or if congress will consider the bill. we have the update on the story we first brought you earlier this summer about a fire station in contra kosta that was shut down. it was closed more than a month ago because of mold problems and a rat infeastings. the fire district has helped respond to emergency calls in that area. the times reports the responses have gone up 13% since that station closed. most of those calls we are told were false alarms. >> oakland church that survived a devastating fire two decades ago is reeling again after someone stole their church bell. robbers hit the church in west oakland. they took the half century old bell. they broke into a security gate and must have used a forklift to take the bell. the bell you survived a fire

that destroyed the first church but was to heavy for the new church. they hoped to rebuild the steeple and hear the bell. >> they had -- somebody take something from you. it's a part of you, you miss it. >> it's a property of the church. you don't steal from god. >> reporter: the bell weighs 1500 pounds and is made of copper or brass. >> state health officials said an elderly woman is the first to die from west nile. the victim was an 88-year-old from kern county. officials haven't said where she got the disease. this year ten human cases from five california counties have been confirmed. nationwide more than 240 people have gotten sick from the disease. west nile is transmitted but a bite from infected mosquito. officials are working to prevent the spread of west

nile. the mosquito and vector control plan to fog part of brentwood. we have highlight ed the area. 39 county residents have been found to have west nile since 2005. two have died. >> just saw a live picture of golden gate bridge. a lot of fog out there. bill martin. >> significant cooling today. five to den degrees and that's how we will go this weekend. lies about as warm as they got this week. they are trending back down today. five or six degrees and in a few more, the picture of the fog, in the live storm tracker 2 and you can see it. it's working its way across the field toward the berkeley area. the fog will come in tonight. the weather headline, the big headline is that chance of thunderstorms, east and north, even south of the bay area as we go into tomorrow. you don't need lightning

strikes this time of year. the tropical moisture will work north. i will show you that in a moment. 84, 86 concord, 85 livermore. clouds will increase tomorrow. the low clouds in the morning and then the southerly flow from the tropics, you see where it's coming from. the water a lot warmer. the humidity higher. the moisture gets further north it's triggering thunderstorm around santa barbara. we have a good chance tomorrow afternoon for some thunderstorms, near parts of the bay area. here we have activity around the mammoth lake area. the big concern is dry lightning, high level stuff. not expecting a lot of rain from any of the cells, we are expecting potential for lightning. the national weather service responded a red flag warning, covering most of the area from lake port, up in to the redding area and back down toward the kirkwood area and the southern sierra nevada. dry lightning a possibility.

red flag warning this weekend for that area. for us a fire weather watch in the higher elevation around the bay area north and east and that's a concern as well. it's a developing story. how far north will it get in? will it trigger off any lightning showers? . it'll be the higher level. diablo. those are the areas, that's the big concern. a fire weather concern. what you will notice tomorrow. cooler daytime highs, the -- the tropical moisture and then lue notice the fog and low clouds, you will notice the daytime highs tomorrow a good ten to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. temperatures on the downside. when we come back we will bring it together. the forecast for your neighborhood. see you back here. >> bitten by a shark. the major milestone, man attacked swimming close to shore. >> was there a threat? what we have learned about the find early their year of mad cow disease and california. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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released from the hospital. chris myers was attacked on monday while ard from shore off beach. officials say the shark may have been lured to the area by seals swimming nearby. the shark bit both of his legs. >> i kicked very hard with my free leg, with my right leg and i was able to -- the shark decided i wasn't tasty or something. >> reporter: he had eight counseled wounds requiring 47 stitches. >> officials say a central california dairy cow with mad cow disease earlier this year did not threaten the nation's food supply. the report out today by the department of agriculture said the infected cow from hanford and tulare was isolated case and that none of its offspring or food tested positive for the disease. the cow is the 4th found with the sickness here in the united states. >> not being defensive. >> caltrans under fire. how lawmakers plan to respond

after an investigation into faulty traffic sensors. >> nerves and excitement here as the rover is to land on mars. >> must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end.

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. complete bay area news coverage continues. 24 this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> we told you about some key caltrans tool that just don't work. tonight our investigation gets the attention of lawmakers. the chairman of the powerful state senate transportation committee is calling for an official investigation into ongoing and deepening problems caltrans following our story this week about failures on road sensors >> reporter: the state senator

condemned the caltrans district in particular after learning a huge number of critical road sensors on freeways dead and a majority of freeway cameras are broken. both cost tens of millions of dollars and some of the worst performance records of any caltrans district from california. >> just huge -- lack of effective use of funds. >> reporter: he represents most of contra costa and said he would begin the process of investigating caltrans with an official request to the state's legislative analyst. after that he hopes to get the auditor in before calling for hearings later this year. >> this culture of denial and nonresponsiveness that really angers me. . >> reporter: the man in charge of the bay area's cal tran operation -- said that the

senator is wrong. >> we aren't being defensive about this. we are transparent and the information he provides, and -- we are trying to provide the best information that we can. >> they have a budget of $17.3 billion. >> another bay area publication has been hit by thieves who stole dozen of newspaper racks. officials with say their paper has lost a few newspaper boxes in the south bay. 18 in the last two months alone. as we reported last night. 20 news racks various papers were found in and around a dumpster at the mercury news, the owner publisher said that he has no evidence the news took his boxes but he launched an investigation. >> the boxes replaceable. they cost money obviously but -- it's the impact in your business. it's anti competition and damaging to our brands. all the other papers have been

affected. >> regave a satement denying the theft of any other papers news racks. a former janitor with the school district took a plea deal today for the molestation of five boys. john astor plead guilty to five counts and was sentenced to 28 years, he first faced 20 charges. his crimes dated back to 1995. he worked at elementary schools in concord and walnut creek. >> the drive home may be more crowded tonight for bart and that's because every friday this month bikes are allowed on trains. all part of a pilot program to it's about time. >> we need to reduce our foot sprint riding our bike and parking my car is the way to go. if you want us to do this more often we have to allow it during driving. >> they say so far there have

been no issues with the program. they are taking feedback all month. >> two days and five hours from now, bay area sciencists will learn if the rover survived what they call seven minutes of terror. john fowler is live where sciencists on pins and needles. >> reporter: sciencists here have a big stake in the program and right now the rover is on track, on track and speed to slam in to the mars atmosphere sunday night. >> reporter: the effort will be a two billion dollar heap of scrap. >> it's nerve-wracking. there is nothing we can do to control it. >> reporter: they created outer and inner heat shields. >> so many things that happened after our heat shields do their job that makes me nervous. >> a parachute.

then a complex never -- sky crane to set down the car sized rover gently at the end of a tether. >> seems crazy and when i saw the proposed concept for the crane i thought it was a joke. >> i'm confident. i'm not worried about all the plans. >> reporter: it's to send signals at each event in the landing sequence but will take 14 minutes to reach earth. >> get messages the past to tell us how the space craft has done >> what we really want to know about mars, did it have life, does it have life today, it may not answer the question but could, it could at least find the building blocks of life. >> reporter: the rover is designed to last at least two years, it's sensors, precisely analyze soil. landing is expected 10:31 p.m. sunday and the large crowd is expected here for a touchdown

party. reporting live, john fowler. >> they picked three companies to build small rocket ships, take astronauts to the space station. one company is in southern california. it's better known as space x. boeing of houston and sierra nevada corporation of colorado also have contracts. they will get more than a billion dollars. the private rocket ships should be ready in five-years. in the meantime nasa will continue to pay russia to use its rockets. >> new information related to the secret service scandal in columbia. an investigation said at least a dozen united states military people brought women who were likely prostitutes into the hotel shortly before the president visited. nine service members were punished on misconduct charges, prostitution is legal in the country but against military

rules. >> cyber bullying is not as common as thought. a coring to new research, less than 20% of teens say they have been victims of online bullying. the studies from -- talked to monther than a thousand kids and almost 4,000 teens. 83% said they had not been bullied. another study found that victims of face to face bullies were more likely to bully others online. >> trial on hold. the reason a judge delaying until october the trial of a former doctor who is a accused of molesting young patients. >> and penn state accepting its punishment but not the family of the head coach. their plan.

. the government is about to recoup more taxpayer money spent on the 2008 crisis bailout. the treasurey department announced today it's selling four and a half billion dollars of aig stock. the insurance company has indicated it'll purchase up to $3 billion of the stock. this is the government's 4th round of aig stock sales. the government stepped in with $182 billion in 2008 to rescue aig from collapse. aig still owes taxpayers $30 billion. the trade commission doesn't ask for money and

tonight it's warning about a scam where criminals claim to be associated with them. he says he is with the ftc and they have won $250,000. as long as they first wire $2,000 in for taxes. the real ftc said there is no sweep stakes and this is a scam. they say if you fall victim here is the number to call. >> a county judge ordered lawyers in the case of an accused child molester arguing if the judge has the right to grant bail. at issue is whether it's still at the supervision of the napa state hospital where the doctor has been treated for dementia. is he accused of molesting seven boys during the 90s. the judge set a hearing october 2nd. the family of joe paterno said it'll appeal the ncaa

sanction against the university. they banned penn state from four bowl games and stripped it of scholarships. they said the ncaa acted fast, it's not clear if the body will hear the family's appeal. >> the halls of congress have emptied out. why some fought to stay on the job. >> back here, fog out there. temperatures did cool. the weekend is coming. we have thunderstorms possible in the area and temperatures that will be cooler. i will let you know how much back here in ten.

. summer break begins today for members of congress but not everybody is happy about it. jacqueline reports capitol hill where lawmakers are leaving a long to do list. >> reporter: the halls have gone quiet just as staffer or two lurk. hearing rooms empty as a five week summer beak starts. not everybody was ready to skip town. >> no other american leaves work with the job half done. >> reporter: democrats tried but failed to cancel the break. with lawmakers heading home some major legislation is left collecting dust. lawmakers put off a bill to fight cyber terrorists, aid for farmers dealing drought, a plan to keep the postal servica

live, a plan to deal with expiring tax cuts. >> it'll be september before the halls busy again. what are lawmakers doing after leaving dc? many say it's no vacation. >> reporter: senator barbara boxer's schedule isn't set but staffer says she has several speaking engagement across the state and will attend the democratic national convention in september. even though they gripe about this time off, i have confirmed members will spend much of the next five weeks on vacation or campaigning. in washington, ktvu channel 2news. >> bge showing off lieutenants research seven tore aimedda the commercial food preparers. this is the 25th anniversary of the food service technology center. it's goal to find more energy efficient ways for kitchens to operate. they say the savings can be big, not only from rebates on buying energy efficient equipment but from the lower cost of operating it every day.

>> the equipment has proved over the last decade or so. if you are still buying equipment you were to buy ten or 15 years ago you are key to yourself. >> reporter: the food service technology center already occupied the 9,000 square foot facility and there are plans to expandt. cal ripkin junior asking for help finding his mother's kidnapper. police released this surveillance video. the 74-year-old was kidnapped last week from her home near baltimore. she was tied up and held captive for a day and then released unharmed. detectives haven't been able to determine a motive for the kidnapping. they say they aren't sure if the man computer she was ripkin mother. >> the fda has okayed the first generic version of

cingular. crews in oregon making progress on the removal of a concrete dock that broke loose last year. officials say they are now on track to finish cutting the dock and taking to a recycling facility. the 165 dock washed up north of newport two moss ago. most of it'll be broken down into gravel for paving. one corner will be saved for a memorial. >> as many as seven wildfires cutting across oklahoma . this fire in cleveland is a half mile wide and several miles long. it burned at least six mobile homes. in blaine, hundreds of people evacuated near gary. firefighters had to deal with temperatures of 113 degrees. >> here, we were cooler just as bill martin said we would be. now a chance of thunderstorms. >> if you are a firefighter --

this air is try. we bring in tropical moisture from the south. you start getting dry lightning strikes, dry lightning, a big deal. for most areas east. we will track it. there is the fog. moving through san francisco up over the hill, twin peaks, that fog will be there tomorrow morning you wake up. just as it was this morning. aggressive fog pattern. that's why temperatures dropped off about ten degrees. the senate forecast as we go into the long range. temperatures -- the bay area weekend certainly tomorrow cooler than today. these are the highs today. antioch hit 93. temperatures mid-90s. temperatures have come down a few degrees, tomorrow trend down a few and then on track, the headline. this is the current radar -- this is santa barbara.

this is tropical moisture making its way north. the reason we are worried, triggering showers and thunderstorms up here around point deception. all the moisture will pull north over the next 12 to 24 hours, on a belt. typical to get that this kind of year. they normally move up the spine of the sierra nevada. it's pushing some of those thunderstorms in the eastern bay area location. mount diablo, could zostrix possible. we will watch that for you. here is the model now and you are seeing some of that moisture, two types of clouds, the fog, the tropical moisture to the fog along the coast. as we get into saturday the moisture starting to fill in and the national weather service has red flag warnings north and east of here. we have a fire weather watch around the bay area. place like mount hamilton. the fire danger will be high. this is on saturday afternoon. looks to be the best chance. it's a kind of thing in san jose you may hear thunder in

the distance. you may see a flash. we will watch it for you. my concern is -- if it does it'll be right. the main concern is you don't need a dry lightning strike. it's for firefighters in the bay area, worst case situation. there will be lightning in the west slope of the sierra nevada. this weekend and i'm sure lue be all over this. >> we will watch it. hopefully nothing happens. >> school starts for many students here in just about three weeks, volunteers in the south bay today started their back to school shopping early. the huge goal they have set to help deserving children. [ female announcer ] safeway presents

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you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. . california's leading the way as the number of farmers market across the nation grows. today the united states department of agriculture announced a number of direct sale markets up 9.6% in just the past year. at some of the more popular markets such as ferry plaza there are weight lifts for farmers to sell from. california is the top agriculture producing state with 827 markets. >> the first day of school around the corner and today a south bay community group took steps to give students the right tools. they spent the day looking through hundreds of backpacks all donated by local companies,

they hope to collect 15,000 backpacks and enough supplies for children from struggling families. >> if they start school, without the materials we are giving them they start with nothing. with the budget cuts affecting a lot of the schools the teachers can't afford to buy everything that they need for the students. >> the backpacks will be donated to students at 100 schools but organizers say they have a waiting list of other school was more children in need of school supplies. the oregon fish and game department has captured amazing video. it's of a wolf pup talking with its pack. . >> this video was shot in the snake river wildlife management area. that pup is heard howling several times and then jumps up when he hears the pack respond in the distance. fish and game officials say they are social animals and

that howling helps packs talk and stay together. >> that's neat. seafood lovers may not be get what they paid for. 46% of fish at monterey seafood stores and restaurants is miss labeled. some of the fish were rock fish, miss labeled as pacific red snapper and pacific as jewel -- head. they are considered fraud because customers paying premium price foss lower grade fish. >> construction equipment comes down. the safety concerns and how san francisco is keeping up with the building boom. >> breaking tradition, the high tech items the santa clara fair is using to bring in people.

123450 complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >> construction equipment comes crashing down in downtown san francisco. the safety concerns the accident is racing tonight. good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> frank is off tonight. nobody was hurt when the

forklift came down in san francisco. was are live in san francisco with how the city is handling safety concerns. >> reporter: the accident comes as san francisco seeing more big buildings like this one go up around town. the accident this morning brought traffic to a stand still. >> the sort of miracle that nobody was hurt period. >> reporter: as this forklift raised materials to the roof of the hotel the machine ripped down a metal scaffold and crushing the rear of the truck. >> we aren't sure what happened other than we had a mechanical failure on the forklift. >> reporter: it comes as dozens of projects popping up around the city. >> probably 50 or 55 of those and it's estimated