and start stuffing the lute into bags. you can see the terror on the face of this customer as she makes a run for it. the owner and his mother are forced to get down on the ground at gun point. the owner says the men made off with several hundreds of dollars worth of goods. >> i don't know what i will do. >> he ran in and exited within a minute and a minute and a half. they were -- they planned this out, how they were going to conduct this robbery. >> reporter: police say the speed at which they pulled off the job is the work of professionals. the car is a gold four door sedan with no license plates. >> reporter: investigators are

in touch with police departments where criminals with similar mos struck. reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a man is accused of stabbing another man to death this week. officers arrested michael howard of san jose for the killing of juan munoz. juan munoz was pronounced dead at this store tuesday. police don't know of a motive but they know it was not gang related. they hope surveillance video will help in the investigation. san jose church is collecting donations to pay for the burial of a homeless woman who was stabbed last week. hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil. the church raised $1,000 for her burlier. any left over funds will be donated to a non-profit agency. crews rushed to a crash on

a freeway this morning to help free someone who was trapped. it happened this morning in san jose on highway 101. the chp says one person was crapped but that -- trapped but that person suffered only minor injuries. the lanes were reopened an hour later. an allegation claiming chevron refinery knew about the risk of corrosion problems before the fire. communities for a better environment says 80% of the crude oil at chevron refinery is persian gulf crude and that 5 years ago they acknowledged corrosion of a fire at the same location. >> there is this pattern due to corrosion and we know the sulfur level in the crude has been going up. >> they are still investigating

the latest fire. meanwhile a report released today shows slightly higher signs of carbon in the air following the fire and evidence of smoke particles. he says the results were as expected www.ktvu.com has more information, including photos of the vapor cloud that erupted over the chevron refinery. just click on the tab for complete coverage. fire crews are making progress on the ponderosa fire but almost 1,000 homes remain threatened. firefighters are battling the 28,000-acre blaze by air using helicopters. it is burning 30 miles east of redding. officials say the conditions are so dry, if it jumps the lines it could burn for another square mile. >> you have to understand that we haven't had these conditions

since 1999. >> the fire destroyed 84 structures and another 900 are threatened. officials say the fire is now 60% contained. the body of jacob adams who was swept away in a yosemite river was found. jacob adams and his brother were in the merced river when they were swept down stream. jacob adams' body was found today under neath a bolder. a new raise for san francisco's police chief will make him the highest paid police chief in the country. he will be earning $307,000 a year. >> i put in a ton of hours and i enjoy a good salary but it is the position that it is the honor the hold. >> he will earn 50% more than new new york's police chief who over sees a force 15 times the size of san francisco and his

income could have been higher. he turned down $15,000 bonuses for the last two years. university of california at berkeley welcomed students to the first day of classes. ktvu's rob roth is live with the tough times that could still be ahead for students. rob? >> reporter: right now more than 1,000 students are out, no, this is not a protest, it is a welcome back party as administrators say berkeley is managing through this tough economic storm for now. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley on this first day of class. >> i feel like a fish in a big pond. >> exciting. >> drag. >> funding dropped by 40%. tuition and fees doubled since 2005 to $12,800 a year.

>> job and classes. >> first of all, the higher educational system in california would be healthier and we would have lower tuitions for the students. >> reporter: administrators said university of california at berkeley so far managed to weather the storm financially through cost cutting, tuition cutting and a donation fund but a lot is riding on proposition 30 to increase taxes. >> for students in taxes if it fails it will be a dark day. and that could mean tuition rising to $14,000 a year. >> we are walking a tight rope. we really do need additional financing to be as good as we could be. >> reporter: officials have been able to increase the number of courses offered, many students told us they were having problems. >> there is classes i wanted to get in to that i wasn't able

to. >> reporter: the message today is that right now university of california at berkeley is holding its own as we look at the party. university of california at berkeley says they will have to find a new source of finding somewhere if voters reject the tax measure. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on how things changed for uc students. here is a look at the increase in tuition. 2009, $9,702. 2010, $11,160. last year $12,000. again, this year they voted to freeze tuition, although that could change depending on the tax initiative. petaluma's little league team is on their way. ktvu's paul chambers is live in petaluma. this story keeps getting better

by the minute. >> reporter: that is so right. spoiler alert. score is 6-1, petaluma. all these people here are excited about their team, hoping they can win this one tonight and they are on their way to the championship. >> reporter: they had the times of their lives. >> incredible seeing all the people. >> reporter: his brother is a coach and his nephew plays for the team. this is them in game two. he was there and said the kids took it in stride. petaluma nationals pride is all over town. >> we have the best kids in the country. >> been crazy. lot of fun. everybody is excited. >> reporter: across town the storm is steaming. they are doing their part to

support the team. >> we embroidered hats and donated our time and labor to support the kids. >> reporter: these guys are also stocked are hats because mike cut the hair of many of the home town heros and coached the team that played against them but now he is doing what he could to support petaluma. >> like the lotto, you know? little league world series, that is what they want to get to. >> watching all the kids, they were amazing. now they stepped it up to a different level. >> reporter: another home run, 7-1 right now. they are doing a great job. a win will advance them to the united states finals on saturday and if they win that game they will play for the little league world series on sunday. we will have more all night long from petaluma. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. for the first time the public will get a chance to

weigh in on the bart transit center. the hearing begins in a hour. at issue the design of the project. officials today gave the green light to facebook's acquisition of instagram. it frees facebook it to complete the purchase. at a billion dollars it is the biggest acquisition in facebook history. new figures showing a uptick in jobless claims last week. the number of people seeking unemployment rose to 372,000. this is the second straight week of job losses. mortgage rates are on the rise. 3.66 for 30 year loan. low interest rates are helping

fuel a housing recovery, however approval for new mortgages is still allusive for those out of work or those with homes under water. chick-fil-a's opening day drew a big crowd in san jose. >> and i am back here at 6:00 p.m., the bay area weekend forecast, i will let you know what you could expect.

a garage fire at a home kept crews busy this morning. it broke out before 2:00 a.m. this morning. three vehicles inside the garage were destroyed but there was only minimal damageb to the -- damage to the home. the cause is under investigation. the san francisco medical

examiner said it could take weeks to identify a man killed in a house fire last week. it broke out friday morning inside a home. crews say mountains of clutter inside made the fight difficult. authorities say they haven't been able to reach relatives to help in the identification. police say a man wanted for sexual assault has been spotted in mexico. he is wanted for the rape of a teenager. he broke into the girl's home and sexually assaulted her. they learned of sightings of him in veracruz, mexico. they believe he fled there after the assault. how to prevent and report child abuse. on tuesday they discussed recommendations by a committee on mandating reporting of abuse. it comes in the wake of a

investigation into failures by school staff to report sexual abuse in the 1990s. union city based candy company is trying to pinpoint which ingredients forced a recall of the candy. the state issued a warning after it tested for higher than normal levels of led. american licorice company recalled its one pound packages of red vines black licorice twists with a use by date of 2/4/13. >> reporter: mcdonalds severed ties with a slaughterhouse under investigation. the investigation of central valley meat company comes after video monday of sick cows being beaten. the doping

when the new chick-fil-a opened in san jose people braced for protest over over remarks by the ceo. ktvu's robert handa joins us now. there are two crowds here that chick-fil-a restaurant, customers and protesters. >> reporter: today's grand opening couldn't have worked out better for the chick-fil-a in san jose especially since they have been hit by protests since the founder made remarks supporting traditional marriage. people began camping out over night to get free chicken deals deals and after doors opened at 6:00 a.m. the crowd kept getting bigger.

>> brings jobs. and so just like any other business that opens up, people show their support. >> reporter: some people showed up to pro-- some people showed up to protest. >> reporter: there were only a dozen protesters. one reason, the large gay right's political action group decided not to participate. >> we don't think we should be free advertising for chick-fil- a and that is what it ends up being. we can't stop them. >> reporter: back live at the protest here, organizers plan to continue demonstrations even after today. chick-fil-a said it values all people and treats everyone with honor, dignity and respect. robert handa, ktvu channel 2

news. the u.s. army said 2 dozen levies failed tests. 15 levies protecting sacramento and other regions failed maintenance criteria and won't be edgable to rebuild. -- be eligible to rebuild. we got fog out there to talk about. temperatures were cooler than yesterday but the pattern has been the same, day after day. mornings a big dose of fog. in the afternoons burned back to what we see now. you see the fog across the golden gate bridge. 17 mile-an-hour winds. 76 today in napa.

87 antioch. 72 hayward. cooler in many places. couple places warmer but you get the picture. the mild weather pattern has been with us all week and it will stay with us. tomorrow like today couple degrees warmer. less fog. warmer. extended forecast, same. mild weather pattern. fog in the morning, there it is. 7:00 a.m. lot of it. that is your fool start for friday morning. -- your cool start for friday morning. time to turn on the heater. but then it burns back, just like today with the same timing at today. heat north in the valley and south in the valley. around here, warmer. but temperatures tomorrow will be similar to the rest of the week. this is august, right? a cool august. especially these last few days. last few days of august, we are looking for this pattern to

persist. no high fire danger and bat air quality and some of the -- and bad air quality and some of the other issues. temperatures tomorrow, 86. 84 fairfield. gets cooler around 67 in richmond. 90 in brentwood. 86 livermore. friday's highs, nice day, but chilly along the coast as it has been all week with the fog. 60 pacifica. 60 daily city. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view we drop temperatures down a little bit on the bay area weekend. high temperatures in the mid- 80s. probably saturday, cooler on sunday. i will be back tonight at 10:00 p.m. and we will look for updates. >> more of the same, thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 continuing coverage of the game everyone

is talking about, the town of petaluma is on pins and needles and why help may be on the way for renters, join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the racers set sail but the financial benefit may be lost at sea. why the main sponsor of the america's cup is so concerned. >> and wake up with ktvu every morning. get the top stories sent to your cell cell phone every weekend morning. text wake up to 70123.

america's cup is getting underway and already a main sponsor is having concerns. a louis vuitton spokesman said organizers should have moved faster to sign up other sponsors for the san francisco series. >> television coverage. when you can't be sure you will have coverage world wide it is not worth spending millions of

dollars. >> louis vuittonwill have sponsored -- louis vuitton sponsored the race for 29 years. mark is here now with sports. this story with the petaluma little league team is remarkable. >> gaining momentum. scary thing is petaluma seems to be gaining more steam. fixing to put a whooping on texas tonight. bases loaded. that will go. a grand slam. later he hit another home run. we are in the fourth inning. 6 inning game and petaluma on top over texas 7-1. mean time indycar this weekend, first paying a visit to the 49er facility. unveiling their new 49er responser car, debuting this weekend. jim harbaugh an active

investor, kendall hunter, squeezes in while the coach says, he see as lot of similarities between football and racing. >> can we get faster, where can we reduce drag, save time. that is that whole operation. the whole operation of racing and they do it as a team. >> teen mime the voters -- mean time the voters showing a great selection. first high school game of the week tomorrow, marine catholic, 13-1 last year. taking on miramonte, they are 10-2. a battle of football power houses. the giants and the a's trying to continue their winning ways. atlanta at at&t tonight. oakland on the road against tampa and they are trailing, early, 5-0. that is the sporting life. highlights at 10:00 p.m. >> all eyes on petaluma. >> i like how petaluma is the

read and the giants and a's -- petaluma is the lead and giants and a's -- >> pretty good. charges filed against a teen driver, tonight at 10:00 p.m., ktvu channel 2 news is talking to family and friends about this developments months after the crash. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. íú