being attacked at her home. >> two men walked down the driveway and into the garage and threatened me with a gun and beat me. so it was a horrific thing. my son at a young age witnessed the whole thing. >> reporter: it was neighbors who came to her aid. >> put out additional calls for help and we waited and waited and waited and there was no response for a very, very long time. >> police say a series of priority one calls that day delayed officers and even though firefighters were waiting nearby, policy requires them to get a clear from police before they could respond to any incident involving a gun. >> those policies are being looked at and together we are working on a solution where we could best serve the community. >> reporter: police increased paroles in the neighborhood

after neighbors packed this meeting last week. >> the screaming saved my life and now we need to scream and talk about this. >> reporter: i talked with a deputy chief with oakland fire about this, he said the department talked to police about improving communication after a threat has been removed from the situation but the policy is there for everyone's safety. as for her case, police say it is an acteddive investigation and they are fall -- active investigation and they are following leads. he was shot and killed during a traffic stop along interstate 680. ktvu channel 2 news will stream the services live beginning at 10:00 a.m. tonight friends and family are grieving the death of a u.s. ambassador who was killed. u.s. ambassador chris stevens

died along with three other diplomats in eastern libya. it was blamed on a youtube video but there is word tonight it may have been planned to coinside with 9/11. we have live team coverage tonight. ktvu's david stevenson has the debate involving free speech and ktvu's mike mibach is live at university of california at berkeley where colleagues and friends of chris stevens are in mourning tonight. >> reporter: chris stevens majored in history right here at university of california at berkeley, graduated in 1982 and his brother told me chris stevens knew his journey in life would be an adventure. >> i am excited to return to

libya. >> reporter: the family of chris stevens said he took pride in his job. he was cool, balanced, easy. that was his career and he loved it. >> i don't have much to offer here. just as a friend reach out. >> reporter: today he dropped off flowers that home of chris stevens' parents. they lived in piedmont where chris stevens graduated from piedmont high school. he said what a bore it is waking up in the morning always the same person. i >> clear he was interested in international law, this was always his dream job. >> reporter: he taught chris stevens at college of the law. he was proud of him as a student and more as man who risked his life to save others. >> here is a situation where he

knew, he knew how dangerous it was and he didn't hold back. he went to save the people. what else do you need to know about this man? >> reporter: chris stevens never married but his mother told me he was a great son, uncle, great man. she will be flying tomorrow to washington, d.c. to prepare for the arrival of his body. live, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> foreign nations are blocking youtube tonight insisting they remove the film that sparked the protest. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco with the free speech debate the violence reignited now. >> reporter: the controversial movie is prompting a discussion about free speech and censorship. >> reporter: the film depicts him as a plannedderrer. we have decided not to show

clips of the movie that led to the death of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. they condemned the film. >> freeddom of speech. -- freedom of speech. >> bothers lot of people. i think they should. >> reporter: the afghanistan governor is banning youtube till the movie is taken down. >> they have trouble blocking this stuff, afghanistan, they can talk about doing it, they don't have the capability of doing it. >> what the ads said a war support israel and this was problematic for the community. >> reporter: she says it prompted a discussion in the

muslim community about free speech and whether it is sometimes best to ignore provocations. they are curious to see the film. >> i haven't had a chance to view it but i was trying to check it out to see what everything is about on it. >> reporter: youtube did not return our request for comment. the california filmmaker is said to be in hiding. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> www.ktvu.com has complete coverage of the attack, including a slide show of the protesters. a man affiliated with occupy oakland was convicted. he was accused of smashing the windows of the police department. he was also sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to

stay away from frank ogawa plaza. police say home burglaries are on the rise and they are taking action. since august 1 there have been 31 burglaries. 151 since january 1. that is up 65% from last year. police say they are stepping up their lock it or lose it program and encouraging people to report suspicious behavior. >> reporter: in concord -- >> in concord a decline in crime for the first six months. one homicide compared to three last year. aggregated assaults from 118 to 106. vehicle thefts dropped from 366 to 271. cupertino has bragging rights, one of the best small cities in the united states.

ranked 27 out of 100. they look at job growth, school districts and low crime. four other california cities made the list. cupertino is where apple is based and today apple unveiled the iphone 5 and coming up, we will tell you which rumors proved true about the iphone 5. supporters of a new sales tax measure were busy today. supporters handed out information. it would extend an existing half cent sales tax and increase it by another half cent and it would raise money for transit projects. >> investments to repair highways, streets, transit, seniors with disabilities, extensions on bart and improves to communities. >> opponents call it a tax

increase without any expiration date. today speaker of the house john area -- governor jerry brown signed into law -- >> the biggest pension reform law ever. >> it will increase the retirement age for new state employees and cap annual payments at $132,000 and it ends a number of abuses of the system. some say it will save the state $64 billion over the next 30 years but union leaders say it violated their collective bargaining rights. >> i think it is, you know, a significant cut. >> backers say the changes are needed since the state's two publicans if are under --

public funds are under funded. researchers pinpointed a cause for a major outbreak of whooping cough in the united states. the latests were of the vaccine -- version of the vaccine loses its effectiveness in five years. the number of whooping cough cases climbed, even among children who have the vaccine. they are looking at ways to reverse the trend. the environmental protection agency and save the bay released the trash hot spots and here is a map of the five areas. they include coyote creek, baxter creek, and san tomas creek. the report says the sites all have high levels levels of trash and they are in violation of the clean water act. >> we need to be responsible for stopping the trash from

going into the bay in the first place and stopping people from doing it again. >> the epa and save the bay are asking people to participate in saturday's coastal clean up day. a san francisco judge today upheld the ban on plastic bags. the decision also allows the city to impose a surcharge on other bags given to consumers, that will start october 1. they sure look look alike, the iphone 5, evolution or revolution, still ahead. >> a fire ball erupts at the chevron refinery in richmond. new information about just how weak that pipe was and when it could have been replaced. >> i will have the overnight lows. it has been getting cold. which cities will be in the 40s tomorrow.

a woman was killed as she crossed a street in san jose this morning. the woman was walking across north jackson avenue at 6:20 a.m. this morning. she was hit by a car driven by a 50-year-old man. the drive stopped and is cooperating with police. the district attorney decided not to file charges against a priest accused of child molestation. this followed jerold lindner's testimony of william lynch who was acquitted of beating jerold lindner. they believe he wasn't being truthful when he denied molesting william lynch as a

child. >> it wasn't -- the fact that jerold lindner lied about it was not material that was relevant. the are new pictures of that fire at the chevron refinery in richmond. this video is from a surveillance camera on august 6. investigators say the walls of the pipe that failed were western as thin as a -- were western as thin as a pen -- were worn as thin as a penny. chevron announced it is acquiring a oil field in mexico. they say 246,000 acres is already producing 7,000-barrels of oil a day. after months of leaks and rumors apple unveiled hits

iphone hitsiphone 5 -- unveiled it is iphone 5. ktvu's tom vacar joins us now with the rumor that was wrong. >> reporter: the beat goes on. the phone is real, the ipad many was just a dream. >> reporter: looks can be and are deceiving. >> every year we introduce new versions, new features, each time setting a new bar for what is the standard. the phone's screen is larger, it is thinner, lighter, faster processors and network network connections, and a better camera, all of this with extended battery life. can apple maintain its lead over competitors? >> as far as experience is concerned, which is where your

margins are, the added value you give to the consumer. >> the competition is hot, but i think apple can continue to focus on what they need to do and less on what the competition is doing. >> no. is it going to maintain their lead and dominate? yes. >> reporter: years of future improvements are already in the works. >> they don't rest and they have the funds and the genius to increase innovation. >> rumors of an i.d. pad mini might be true -- ipad mini might be true next month. >> we are going a come back in the future for something else, i am sure. >> reporter: you can order the new iphone 5 on friday. it will be in stores on the 21. 200-$400. consumer editor tom vacar ktvu

channel 2 news. investors gave apple stock a boost in trading sending the stock above $671 a share. the nation's top educator began his bus tour today in redwood city. he then drove to sacramento where he spoke that mayor's education summer. mayor ed lee was also on hand as he spoke about the relationship between public and private schools. >> great, great job at 21 but you need a skill set. breaking down the barriers makes sense, starting to happen. >> his next stop is reno, nevada. another nice fall like day. fog that coast. but the winds are down, they are light and the fog will compress, a warmer day for

thursday. foggy in san francisco's ocean beach. break towards stenson. fog will be there but it will be patchy. and you will see the sun. that is good news. warmer day tomorrow. especially inland. fog bank is compressing. tomorrow the numbers come up 4- 5 degrees. maybe more, maybe 7 degrees. over night lows tonight, 40s again tonight in the napa area, santa rosa. inland valleys, away from the cities, you get in you will find the mid-40s. it is chilly thursday morning. the forecast looks like this. high pressure setting up strong. as it almost always does. that is why the weather is great. air sinks and when it sinks it warms. sinks it warms. rises it cools. tomorrow it will be sinking.

sinking enough that we will see low 90s in the warmer spots. fog that coast. breaks in the fog but it will be less foggy than today. there is the model. not a lot of fog to the coast tomorrow. patchy. but i think there will be more. to the coast. in the afternoon, it pulls it away ask that will be the -- away and that will be the case. inland 90s. lots of 80s. warmer day. warmer than today. friday more of the same. we got a nice looking weather pattern. these are the highs. clear lake 95. that is your number. 91 in fairfield. 71 in richmond. fire danger is always high this time of year. but they are not at a high red flag warning level. that can work against you, nice day because the air is sinking. upper air high and the air

plows down, you get red flag warnings. that is not happening. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view looks good. i will be back at 10:00 p.m. and we will update you. >> thank you. one of three winning mega million tickets were sold in pleasanton. that ticket is worth $220,000. since it had all the numbers except the mega number. 25, 33, 36, 11 and the mega number is 11. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 it has been called an unusually ruthless murder. >> this is a place where a man was killed two years ago today, how she is marking this occasion. >> also keeping an eye on what investigators uncovered in the

u.s. embassy attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. coming up next, a duck is back home tonight.

good news for oakland's children's ferry land, someone returned the ugly duckling picture. someone made off with the blue duck. the staff said someone dropped it off on monday and it will soon return to its rightful place. mark is here now with sports. alex is a new quarterback, he is on fire. >> you know, one of the things he does, he just doesn't make mistakes and that is one of the underrated values in this guy. he has a streak going that joe montana and steve young were not able to create. get this, smith has gone 185 throws without throwing an interception. if you think about sunday's game, against the packers, the

biggest mistake had to be aaron rodgers' interception. smith had two interceptions and two touchdown passes. his coach knows why he is able to conduct such perfection football. >> talent, taking care of the bow, knowing where -- of the ball, knowing where everybody is, knowing defenses and that -- that is a great streak. like to keep that one going. >> quarterbacks get the attention but very much a team thing. lot to do with protection up front. stepping into clean pockets. guys outside running good routes. making good catches. a lot goes into it. a teach statistic. >> mean time in colorado the giants get to work early. top of the first they get all over colorado. the lefty. a base hit. and the beat goes on. as you check out crow fard's drive -- crawford's drive.

that is a double. he was the 8th guy to bat in the inning. two runs score there. 5-1 in the second inning. that is it sporting life. full highlights tonight. >> thank you, mark. tonight the bay area community is gathering to honoring u.s. ambassador chris stevens and on the 10:00 p.m. news the impact he left here after he was killed in a nation he fought to save. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.