in a fire station. the fire broke out today at about 6:30 on the deck of fire station 2 on powell street. nobody was hurt but the fire cause about $15,000 of damage. investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. happening now people in a neighborhood have been told to shelter in place as police investigate a suspicious package. it's happening in the 700 block of maplewood ve you a live pict the police say a call came in after 3:00 this afternoon. officers checked the manage and called in the bomb squad. they are waiting for the bomb squad to arrive. again we are -- understanding that people in this neighborhood, have been told to shelter in place. >> cal fire crew had their hands full responding to several grass fires, one of them was reported about 1:45 this afternoon near sear's point and highway 37 and arnold

drive. the fire burned about 20 acres of grass but crews now have it contained. and a few spot fires broke out about 1:30 this afternoon off southbound highway 101. they broke out in two places off shoulder but crew was able to put them out. the cause is under investigation. >> a high speed pursuit of a stolen car resulted in a crash today. oakland police spotted the stolen toyota camry just before noon. they tried to pull the car over but the driver sped away and got on 880 northbound. he hit a couple of vehicles, lost control and flipped the car over near 66th. he allegedly resisted arrest and was shot with a taser by police. oakland police are investigating a deadly crash that followed a short chase involving the highway patrol. we were first on the scene after the car hit a palm tree around 2:00 a.m. at 7th and maritime.

the driver was killed, a passenger was injured. the chp tried to pull over the driver after he ran a stopsign. they said the honda sped off at freeway speed prompting a short chase. investigators don't know why the driver wouldn't stop. >> now to the case against the suspended sheriff of san francisco. there was confusion last night and we talked to legal expects about that vote and what it means. >> reporter: while last night's vote appeared clear cut the road ahead for the sheriff and those who will vote on his fate isn't clear. though san francisco's ethics commission said the suspended sheriff is guilty of official misconduct for bruising the arm of his wife there is confusion about what it means for his future. >> in a way both side's have something to be happy about. the sheriff has fewer charges against him than he did before. the mayor i think has to be

satisfied with the core charge which was pling guilty. >> reporter: the commissioners rejected the charges that he tried convincing witnesses, threatened to use power in a custody dispute with his wife and deceived the law about the where abouts of his guns. they stopped short of recommending the supervisors remove him from office. they say in part because of the unprecedented nature of the process. >> nobody wins on this. the family and the consequences, also politically its not a win. >> it'll take nine of them to oust him. fine of the supervisors are running to keep their seats. political analysts say the vote also be watched by the sheriff supporters and detractors. >> by the time it goes to the board we are on top of election day. >> reporter: the commission is now set to create a written record for supervisors that will have 30 days to act.

the board would likely hear testimony from the ethics commission, the city attorney and the sheriff's lawyers along with comments the public. reporting live in san francisco. david stevenson. >> california's unemployment rate stayed unchanged in july. it came in a 10.7% though the state added 25, 200 nonfarm jobs. california has a third highest jobless rate in the nation, only nevada and rhode island have higher rates. marin had the lowest unemployment rate at 6.7%. solano the highest. the rate dropped a tenth of a point in five of the counties by june. >> in oakland police want to know if there are anymore victims of a man suspected of robbing and assaulting two people. the 26 -year-old akim jackson is charged with rape, robbery and kidnapping. police say they know he assaulted a 16-year-old and a

woman in separate case success used a gun or taser. they say that he found his victims online. the search continues tonight in yosemite for a child swept away by the river. the 6-year-old jacob adams was near the vernall fall foot bridge. the body of his 10-year-old brother was pulled from the river 150 yards downstream. we first showed you video of the area yesterday on ktvu. rangers say they weren't in a restricted area but that boulders and small waterfalls can make the river more dangerous than it appears. >> supporters of a band ordered jailed are gathering in san francisco. we are live where the previously unknown band is drawing a lot of world support. >> reporter: one point we had about 30 protesters here outside the russian embassy, now it's a handful. they are here supporting a punk

rock band called pussy riot who were sent to jail for protesting their government. this is not what you would expect to see or hear outside the russian embassy in pacific heights. >> i'm not afraid to show my face. this is in support of busy riot. >> reporter: they organized the small protest after hearing the verdict in russia that sent members of the band to jail for two years. their crime, hoolaginism. they sang and danced in a church to criticize the russian president. band members smiled as the judge handed down the sentences in moscow. they are now getting worldwide attention. >> the united states disappointed by the verdict. >> reporter: from the white house to protests in the streets of new york, london and moscow, where madonna gave them a nod. >> i think that they have done

something greatr. amnesta called them prisoners of conscience. >> reporter: back at the embassy a woman said it feels like russia decades ago. >> we don't have freedom of speech in russia. all the newspapers, controlled by government. so,. >> reporter: you think you are going backward? >> yeah we are. >> reporter: so protests here in pacific heights wrapping up. there is another one planned tonight at 6:30. reporting live. noelle walker. >> apple computer shares continue to tear into uncharted territory. apple stock closed the day just over 6$48 a share. another all time high for

themt. gained nearly $12 in trading today per share or about 2%. they also now have a market value of more than $600 billion making it the most valuable company in the world. the former number one company is exxon which is worth 400 billion. facebook shares dropped to another all time low today. facebook closed at $19.05 a share down 8 two cents or about 4% from its close yesterday. this as the early lock up period is now expired allowing certain to start selling their shares. it debuted at 38 dollars a share in may, about double it's current price. as for the broader market they wrapped up another positive week with the dow gaining 25, the nasdaq gained 14 and the sxp picking up two points. this is the 6th straight week of gains for stocks, it's the longest such run since january of last year. >> a top credit rating agency said it has plans to start a wide ranging review of finances

around california. they said they are -- the growing threat of cities in the state going bankrupt. stockton, and mammoth lakes among the most recent to file for bankruptcy. they said the possibility of more is putting bond holders at risk. a pickup truck hit and killed a woman on a bike this morning in antioch. the accident happened about 5:20 a.m. on east 18th street. police say the driver of the pickup truck stayed at the scene called the police. a helicopter took the woman to the hospital in walnut creek where she died. >> police are look for an escapee considered a high risk offender with a history of violence, weapons and sex offenses. he was found missing this morning from a mental health center on edmond's road in redwood. we spoke to the sheriff's department about the escape and john is in san carlos now with what he has learned. >> reporter: this is the man that the sheriff's office is

searching for. derek sanders who officials say is a high risk sex offender. he escaped from the mental health facility where officials just an hour ago denied knowing anything about the missing patient. they denied it and then cited h," ppo laws. then we went next door where they said they were warned he was on the loose. we drove in to the neighborhood just up the hill where half a dozen said they got no warning at all about this escapee. >> kind of scary to know somebody is -- loose from down there and it's nice to hear about it because now we can be careful, more vigilante and watch out. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said sander is 165- pounds and was seen in a red polo shirt and blue jeans.

he has a history of violence and a mental health problem. >> the sacrifice my father made hasn't gone unrecognized. >> their father was killed in iraq six years ago. tonight how his name and spirit is now inspiring his fellow soldiers in the east bay. >> and back here at 5:20 looking at thunderstorm possibilities, near the bay area or even in the bay area. i will have details on the bay area weekend forecast.

. pile of debris all that's left of a boat on interstate 680. with the trailer that crashed with a truck around 9:30 a.m. near the scott creek road off ramp. you see here traffic was backed up for a couple of miles but no injuries. a new recruited afghanistan

policeman opened fire today on service members killing two of them. thissa -- the american trainers had just given him his weapon so he could protect his village when he started shooting. they returned fire killing him. the two killed were members of america's special forces. >> today remembering a soldier killed in iraq back in 2006. mike is there and shows us why the army staff sergeant is being honored today six years after he was killed. today a ceremony filled with song, salutes and stories a soldier. >> he never wavered during time of adverse ty and you could always count on that smile. >> reporter: robert hernandez, he was killed in iraq march 28th 2006, a proud soldier and

father to two. >> little, little hernandez. >> reporter: and one with the same smile to his father. today he and his little brother were at camp parks in dublin where the army dedicated this new training facility to be used by the army's 80th division. >> very full of emotions inside. >> that spirit of protection he had for this country and the people who lived in it would -- carry on into the facility. >> reporter: a soldier's story now visible for other soldiers to see. >> i'm certain that he would tell us not to give life a hand wave allowing to pass us by. >> reporter: it's one that reminds others about courage, sacrifice, and the value of life. >> the sacrifice that my father made has not gone unrecognized >> the last on this day the army rolls along with robert

hernandez light there with them. marin county authorities have identified a woman found dead near stinson beach. a passerby found the body about six last night on the rocks about a half mile south of the beach. firefighters climbed down and tried to revive her but couldn't. we got off the phone with the sheriff's department. they have identified her as a 42-year-old amy smith from richmond. authorities say they don't suspect foul play. >> organizers of nevada's burning manifest val have filed suit against the county where it's held. burning man is staged overlay boar day weekend each year and draws tens of thousands of people to the desert. lawmakers passed an ordinance taking effect next year letting deputies regulate activities considered vulgarer or lewd. a construction project will close a bridge over the

weekend. today caltrans talked about the work. it'll include jacking up the road bed five inches in someplaces to replace expansion joints and bearings so the bridge can better survive a quake. >> in order to jack up the bridge so the bearing, we have to -- reinforce the steel frame, be able to set the jack, if you are looking at right here is the jacking frame as the jack sits underneath this post. >> the closure is set to start at ten on friday august 31st and should last until five news september 4th. >> millions of dollars being freed up in washington dc for transportation projects here in california. the money from unspent federal money for other improvements that's been sitting for years. the obama administration said today it'll not let that money sit idle anymore at a time when tens of thousands of construction workers looking for work. california is eligible for more

than $43 million but there are two conditions. the money must be used for construction projects by the end of the year and the state must prove that the projects will create jobs. >> if you can show that money will go out the door by the end of the year and put people to work we will transfer that to those projects. >> the announcement frees up almost a half billion dollars for road projects across the country. >> this week bill martin has been talking to us about a chance of thunderstorms coming this weekend and let's go to bill now and a lot of us are thinking really? >> it's a slight chance for the bay area but it's a big deal in that we can't miss it. this time of year any lightning strike would be a problem. dry lightening in the forecast for the west slope the sierra nevada's. up in the mountains thunderstorms, around the truckee area. north lake tahoe you have activity. showers and thunderstorms up around prosser just to the north. that moisture is headed our wait a minute not this

particular moisture but that same type. that unstable, tropical air coming our way from a dying storm, depression. highs today, current temperatures any wait a minute 86 concord, 75 can jose, 70 mountain view. a lot like yesterday. all the moisture. see basically tropical. coming up, getting pulled. you have monsoon moisture and then tropical stuff from that dying tropical depression in this low pressure you see is pulling all to the north. it's really complex weather pattern. i think we will be fine but my worry is late tonight. early tomorrow morning. you see what it comes up, watch it start to explode. high level moisture but if it hit the higher terrain moving up maybe after midnight places like mount hamilton, some of the higher terrain it could spawn or trippinger -- trigger a lightning strike. that's the forecast. we with that. right now a slight chance.

late tonight, early tomorrow morning, what's the problem? mainly on the west slope of the sierra nevada where the higher terrain is and where a lot of the moisture will go. we have dry brush. we have a chance of a thunderstorm overnight. mainly east but if one of those breaks off. we have seen it beforew. had thousands of lightning strikes a system similar to this. we will catch it. i don't think that will happen. dry lightning a conner fire danger goes up. the west slope of the sierra nevada, they will have plenty of lightening thunder over flight and into tomorrow. the yes is how does it work out for us? we will track it for you and show the latest model that will show us where that lightning is anticipated. it does keep it out of the area north and east. the forecast highs in the warm spots tomorrow back in to the low 90s. weekend looks good but a lot of high clouds, dial this in, see you back here at 5:45. >> thank you. escalating dispute. what's fuel something of the

worst violence seen in south avenue contract in decades. . and a day in -- >> and a change in policy at napa state hospital. >> and you can watch where any you are by down loading the ktvu app. you can watch videos and stories from the website, also watch any of the newscasts live.

. dozens of striking south african miners dead in one of the worst shootings since apartide ended. a week long dispute over wages turned violent over the past 24 hours. police used a water cannon then stun grenades and tear gas on the striking minuters. when a group rushed at the officers they opened fire with automatic weapons and their pistols. 34 are confirmed dead. 78 wounded. today women came searching for their missing husbands and sons and protested the police shootings. >> search effort underway for a missing uc davis student. volunteers searched along the american river for signs of the 19-year-old. she was last seen in june. officials say she wandered away from a medical center where she was being treated for mental illness. her father said he is hoping she will be found safe. >> i believe she is a live and the search -- the search may

result in finding clues to lead us to her. >> the class kids foundation is leading the search effort that will continue through the weekend. a congressman is joining efforts to find a missing morgan hill teen sierra lamar. he said he will be at a school tomorrow morning to take part in the search. volunteers have been on the look out for her since she went missing in march. a man has been charged with her kidnapping and murder in may but her body hasn't been found. >> an inmate reportedly now has a cat and that would be a first for the isolated prison on a united states base in cuba. the prisoner sent a letter saying that another prisoner has a pet cat. he is a former resident who maryland who plead guilty to al- qaeda. the prisoner said the cat may be a reward for him because he has agreed to testified against other accused terrorists. the california academy of

sciences in san francisco is studying a newly named family of spiders from southern oregon. they are called trogglaraptors. they live in caves near grant's pass and have front claws. sciencists haven't figured out how they eat. >> why workers are feeling safer as they ask why didn't the administration listen to them in the first place? >> bicyclists who feel harassed by drivers have more legal protection in one city. how the new law works. >> and staying on that shelter in place order for a neighborhood. this is a robot from the bomb squad just arrived on the scene in the past few minutes. we have been watching it move and will update the situation in palo alto in just minutes.

. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> workers at napa state hospital got what they wanted. the ability to wear a new safety device on their waists, instead of around their necks. today's decision just days after rob roth reported on worker safety concerns and just yesterday you will remember he said how workers fears about the device apparently came true. new, rob live in napa with today's decision and why its not effective immediately. >> reporter: workers here at the state hospital say they scored a win today, one they say will keep them safer. the administration at the mental hospital today backed off one of its directives, worker also no longer be required to attach their new personal security devices to

lanyards but can clip them to their belts. >> it should have been on the belt from the beginning. it would be a nice change. >> from the side. >> reporter: workers complained earlier this week that a violent patient can grab one and choke someone and as we reported yesterday that is just what happened to a tech wednesday evening. >> we knew something like this would happen. we knew it was only a matter of time. >> reporter: the employee wasn't seriously hurt and cal ocea is investigating. union leaders met with the administration and got what they wanted. . >> i don't want to be strangled. i don't want anybody else to be strangled. i don't want an incident involving anything like that. >> reporter: the administration had insisted they were safe because if pulled the ends broke away but they were still a danger. there is one problem. the hospital needs to order belt clips and they wenta roy for arrive for a week.

employees say they will feel better with the change. >> i hope that it's not us and them with the administration. i hope we in this together. >> reporter: we called the hospital administration today looking for a comment but have not heard back. workers say they hope the administration will listen to them in the future, especially regarding issues surrounding their safety. reporting live in napa. >> happen now want to take you live back to palo alto where there is a suspicious device that was found this afternoon. what you are looking at here is a bomb squad robot approach that device. all of this is happening on the 700 block of maplewood avenue in the charleston garden area. the news agency said that police have saying it's a 12- ounce soda bottle that was wrapped in fabric and some sort of metal clamp found this afternoon. that play be it there. on the left part of the screen. it looks like it could be that.

again we have been watching this as its been going for the past 45 minutes. there is a shelter in place going on now in this neighborhood as a result of this. we will keep you posted, keep following story and we will bring the intersection no -- the information to you as we get it. >> a man was charged today with first degree murder in a decades old cold case killing. the 49-year-old john william kelley was arrested on wednesday in connection with the rape and homicide 26 years ago. he is a sex offender living in the area. investigators say dna evidence links him to the 1986 rape and killing of a 17-year-old. her body was found dumped along skyline boulevard near alpine road. kelley is charged with special circumstances which would make him eligible for the death penalty. we are learning more about this week's incident at the

shell oil refinery in martinez. filings with the hazardous materials program show a gas leak on tuesday was caused by a pressure relief valve failure. it also reveals a small fire on monday was caused by a leak of oil from a compressor. >> bay area officers are going to start a stepped up crack down to make sure everybody everybody on the road is driving sober. called avoid the 13, labor day holiday enforcement campaign and getting off to an early start. they are teaming up over the next 17 days. they say the early start is necessary because in santa clara there are as many as 42 drunk driving crashes every day in the days leading up to the labor day weekend. santa rosa police investigating a road rage accident that left a bicyclist injured. it happened in east santa rosa about 5:15. police say the driver of a car yelled at a bicyclist and tried

it hit him. the bicyclist road onto a car path at the golf courts but the driver followed and ran him down. the bicyclist had moderate injuries. police are searching for a white man with gray hair driving a gold or beige car with a broken passenger side mirror. . >> in sunnyvale a new law to deal with that same type of situation involving bike riders and drivers. robert honda is here with word that some bicyclists say they are harassed and why drivers may now be -- may need to be more careful. >> reporter: this section of sunnyvale is known as the monster because it's considered by many the busiest street in the city. take a look. no bike lanes. it's the main reason one is pushing for this new law. kevin jackson is a long time bike rider who said he got tired of the problems he faced. he said the city has to many cars and not enough bike lanes.

>> people flip you the bird or blast the horn. they like to rev the engine and pass by as close as possible. they think it's their job to teach you a lesson. >> reporter: jackson decided to turn the tables. he pushed for a new ordinance to make sure those types of actions against bicyclists would be considered harassment and would increase the amount of money a bicyclist could seek in court. the city council approved and the ordinance went into effect today. >> without the ordinance you wouldn't be able to recoup attorney fees. with that added difference, a lawyer is more likely to take on the case. >> reporter: bicyclists we talked to said they approve of it but point out since the burden of proof is still on them to prove the harass hadn't it may be unrealistic. >> lot of people are so -- concerned in this society they don't know they have almost run me over. >> it'll be difficult to catch them. it's not like i will strap a camera to my helmet.

>> reporter: jackson said many ride in groups and can be witnesses and many have cameras on their bikes during rides that may be enough evidence in civil court. >> it just gives you a easier opportunity to pursue some sport of responsibility. >> reporter: jackson said he hopes the new law will help push through new bike lane projects. live in sunnyvale. >> we have more details now on that policy. you can get in trouble if you purposefully drive slow alongside a bike rider, unsafe lane change and if you yell at a bike rider or try to verbally distract them. >> a group of black writers is upset with the black of ethnic diversity among the moderators for the upcoming presidential debate. they said that black reporters being treated as unqualified.

three reporters will moderate the debates. another will moderate the vice presidential debate. the commission on debates has made no comment on the controversy. the sell brace begin. the big weekend plans in san jose for gay pride. >> and in 11 minutes the pictures may only be the beginning. the next task nasa is preparing for the rover. [ thunder crashes ]

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senate pride celebration set for this weekend. tents were already set up this morning in discovery meadow park. the celebration runs from noon to seven both part sunday. this year's theme is equality for everybody. >> we know when two pen straight administrator also be tried for allegedly lying about what they knew in the sandusky case. a judge ordered a january 7th start date for them. they are accused of lying about lying. one is currently on leave and the others a former vice president of the school. authorities in placer county announced the destruction of a massive marijuana garden. they found it in a remote area northeast of colfax. take a look at one of the

pictures. plants as far as the eye can see. nearly 17,000 plants in all. all now cut down and removed. one man did run from the scene when deputy as lifed and was not caught. a command gun was recovered. >> back now to the developing news from palo alto where there is a shelter in place because of a suspicious obvious found in the yard of a home. what we have been watching is a police bomb squad robot.. it picked up an object on the front yard of this home. there are reports that it's a soda bottle wrapped in fabric and a metal clamp. police weren't sure what it was. they fall in the bomb squad. you can see it's backing off.

there is a shelter in place in the area and if you need to get into the area you may have problems because there may be road closures while it's going on. it's happening in the 700 block of maple wood avenue. we will keep you posted as we get more information. >> church verses government. the provision in the health care reform law that is putting the catholic church against the white house. >> and back here in just ten. we are talking about the bay area weekend and unusual weather in your area.

. you may call it a holy war. the cat like church fighting a rule on birth control in the health care reform law. scott mcfarland reports the churches here in the bay area and around the nation are being asked to join the battle >> the catholic churches of the bay area leading fight against a new federal rule they say requires the church to give it's own workers easier access to birth control. we are told priests in the san francisco area have been told to talk about it. in other churches they are putting in bulletins and catholic newspapers. >> religious liberty is not something that just goes away. this is a major assault on our constitutional rights. so you are going to see much more activity.

>> reporter: the 2010 health reform law requires employ ears to cover birth control. bishops say the universities, charities and some of their schools have to. they have tried for months to block the rule and they have failed so far. the requirement took effect nationwide over the past week. one of the groups defending this regulation says the church is the one strong arms. >> in that case it's the boss using his religion to discriminate against the employees. that may not be of that religion. >> reporter: you think it's a double standard? >> i think it's a stretch to say it's religious liberty when it's really the boss saying you have to follow my religion. >> reporter: congress can overturn the law but there is no consensus to do so. what's more it can't come to anything any time soon. they are on vacation for another month. scott mcfarland.

>> you may remember the story about steve jobs home being robbed. now we have learned that one of the items allegedly stolen ended up in the hands of a clown. according to the americany news the suspected thief gave steve job's stolen i-pad to a friend, kenneth kahn who is known as kenny the clown. he said he used the i-pad to down load music for his performances for children, not realizing it was stolen. with in days police tracked the i-pad to him through his i- tunes account. the man accused of robbing the home is due in court next month monday. >> merchants of magic spells will have to find a new market place. e-bay is banning it. they will no longer be up on the sita lock with advice, and curses. ed company said the changes meant to build trust with the users. al media has recorded it's

first case this year of a bird infected west nile virus. the mosquito abatement district said the bird was found in livermore east of the airport. so far there are no plans to fog but more extensive tests now in the works. >> kids of all ages are heading to the peninsula to get a jump start on the weekend. the rocking jump park is celebrating it's grand opening in san carlos. officials say part of the sales will go to a bay area charity that customers can pick. >> based on the response of the community we will have a busy day. we hope to race as much as possible. >> reporter: its open until nine tonight. the rover getting readsy for target practice on mars. it has been sending back beautiful postcard pictures the red planet since it landed on august 5th but nasa said next week it'll test out lieutenants laser. they will zap a martian rock ten feet from the rover.

it's one of ten tools that the rover will use to study if mars was capable of supporting life. >> bay area weekend weather coming up is not going to be like what we had last weekend according to bill martin. it was hot. if will be a nice weekend. its going to be cooler than last week on temperatures in the upper 80's. then as you go into saturday and sunday we will see high clouds, take a look at the mountains, live tomorrow tracker 2, seeing heavy thunderstorms up around truckee and north lake tahoe. flood watches up there on some of the creeks and streams because its been dumping there to the last hour that. moisture is part of the same moisture that's heading our way that we have concerns for for dry lightning. thunderstorms up in lake tahoe tonight and tomorrow. that's a given. for us we could see some of that break off. fa that would be a problem because it wouldn't be much rain but the chance of light

ebbening. these are the highs today. 94 antioch. highs tomorrow. about the same. not a big change. few high clouds tomorrow. all this moisture drawing north. right now looks like we are going to be fine. some of the models suggesting we could see a thunderstorm in some of the outlying areas of the east bay and north bay and south bay. east of hamilton. around diablo. maybe east. on the west slope the sierra nevada. that's a big concern for fire. we will track it. i will be back at ten. i will update the computer. the latest model and then of course rosemary will be here early tomorrow. we are just conserbed to fires. that's the last thing we need. the tropical moisture from the west and out here in the east. merges up. this is the model. you see greens but a lot of it is cloud cover. in to the higher terrain it could trigger a lightning strike. we could see it anywhere in the bay area. do you think this is a slam

dunk to happen? no. but is -- we can't dismiss it. if it happened it would be a real problemw. he will track it. the computer model a lot of clouds, pocheing up in the mountains, saturday afternoon. no green but a lot of moisture in the area. it's really unstable. it doesn't take much to trigger it. the forecast highs tomorrow. 87 livermore, 87 pleasanton. san jose 87 in morgan hill. 86 gilroy and then along the peninsula, temperatures in the 70s and low 60s along the coast. five day forecast with the weekend in view. we will watch it closely. >> yeah. maybe updated information tonight at ten. >> yeah. during the 6:00 as well. >> thank you. >> it's a new look. the university of san francisco has a storeyed history. the change it's making to create a new identity.

. university of san francisco reveal aid new look and logo they hope will create a new sense of usf pride. it held a party on campus today. one new log has an s and f inside a u shaped shield. it'll appear on all school equipment. >> we are excited about what it represents and the bold and new look it brings to the historic department, all the

great thing thing that have happened. >> they are also showing their new deal with nike. >> former advicer to the late martin luther king is the newest profess ear at usf. they camed clarence b jones the first diversity scholar. he will teach from slavery to obama. he worked for king as a speechwriter and attorney. they say his appointment is the start of a new program coordinate a visiting professor ship by recognized diversity scholar. >> sacramento wine country celebrated what promises to be a bumper harvest. it started today with the traditional blessing of the grapes at the old sugar mill. growers, say they will be harvesting grapes in two weeks and say the weather has been perfect with temperatures in the 80's and 90s. growers say this year's grapes could be the highest quality in

five-years. >> following developing news in santa clara. we have been wring bringing you pictures as a bomb squad moves in on a driveway where a suspicious objecto has been found. coming up in just two minutes the latest on the efforts to remove or set it off. >> and take a look closely at this. that is john fowler there on the back of this french boat as the sailors practice their racing in the bay. we will take you on board one of the fastest boats on the bay.

. we start this evening with developing news out of palo alto. we are overhead where a suspicious object has been found in palo alto. since we first told you about it at five the bomb squad has arrived and sent in their robot to check out the object which was reportedly a soda bottle in fabric and a metal clamp that may have had a liquid inside. it was found in front of a home in the charleston gardens area. people have been told to stay inside and shelter if place. we are continuing to follow the

story. we will keep you informed. in the past 45 minutes we obtained a new photograph of a high risk sex offender on the loose tonight on the peninsula. john is live where he spoke to the sheriff's department about the suspect's escape from custody. >> reporter: we received that new more updated mug shot of the 34-year-old derek sanders in the newsroom just about 45 minutes ago. it show this is man who police say is a high risk sex offender, clean shave ken how he may look today. he escaped today from a mental health facility by going through a elevator shaft. we stopped there where officials denied knowing anything about it. they denied it multiple times and then side laws so we went next door where staff said they were warned about that escape. since the last live shot we talked to the sheriff and concerned resideab