thousands of police officers show up to honor their fallen comrade, for kenyon youngstrom this morning. claudine wong is at the scene

in vacaville, where senator a huge crowd there. claudine, is it still going on? it was supposed to finish a half-hourary. >> reporter: it is still going on. it has been going since 10:00 this morning. it's taking a little more time those who loved him, all remembering kenyon youngstrom. thousands came today to honor a man who dedicated his wife to help hers. >> i remember when kenyon got accepted to go to the academy. i don't think i've seen a smile on anybody's face as big as that. he was so happy. >> he had the heart, he had -- he had an enormous heart. he loved everybody. >> reporter: youngstrom is being remembered for his smile, his faith and the love he had for his wife and his four

children. >> i'm really proud of my dad and lately i've been realizing how i really talk about him. you know, because whenever i mention him. i talk about him all of the time. he had a message for youngstrom's children. >> your father loved you and adored you. and i want you to always remember and be proud of the man your father was. it takes a special person to wear the chp badge and your dad was one of the very best. ♪ and wipe away the tears >> reporter: as the thousands sat there and listened to one of young strom's favorite strong -- youngstrom's favorite

songs, they remembered. >> i had the privilege be being ken's partner that day and watch him stand tall like he did every day while doing the job he loved. kenyon, i know you can hear me. i want to thank you from the ba tom -- bottom of my heart for always being there for me and i look forward to see you again, brother. >> reporter: back outside, you can see the tremendous support of law enforcement. one of the things that his family has talked about is the unwavering sport they've gotten. one by one, they've gotten up and said that will never change.

back to you. >> thank you. go to the ktvu.com and mobilecuil.com for more -- mobile ktvu.com for more. police say someone shot isiah thomas. investigators don't think the killing was gang-related. there was a double stabbing near downtown san jose. officers rushed to 9th and julian streets around 2:20 this morning. they found two people stabbed, ages 20, 21. police say the first person had about six stab wounds to his back. both victims were taken to the hospital. their conditions have not been relayed -- released. police are looking for a motive behind the attack.

police say last night two people were shot in the leg last night. there was another shooting in west oakland about 30 minutes later. a man was wounded on 34th and magnolia street. police say all of the victims are in stable condition. so far, no arrests. a 45-year-old man suspected of killing a man he met in a castro bar pleaded not guilty to murder charges this morning. investigators say the man left 28-year-old stevenner rick escolon -- even eric escolon and they went to escolon's body. the defendant's attorney is still waiting for toxicology reports. >> we don't know what we will do before that. we're relying on the system to give us time to investigate our

case. >> the judge denied a prosecution request to raise his bal from $1 million to $10 million. his next court appearance is set for october -- bail from $1 million to $10 million. his next court appearance is set for october 21st. the menlo park fire chief says that the fire is contained but it's not out completely. that's why they've brought in a private company with a big excavator you see there to pull out the piles of building debris so firefighters can get water underneath all of that. for students and staff watching this complicated process is painful. >> reporter: flames shot out of the roof in the main building of the tight-knit campus. >> when my mom brock me up early in the morning, i thought it was a prank.

but she turned on the tv and it showed the fire on tv. >> reporter: the fire proved to be a challenge as 4:00 a.m. as firefighters tried to keep it from jumps. crews stopped their inside battle. >> the roof was starting to show signs of weakness and we pulled everythingve off. >> reporter: three hours -- everybody off. >> reporter: three hours later -- >> that's what i've been thinking about a lot this morning, the kids and how we're gonna get them into another room and to start to replace what that teacher has lost. she's a really -- really feeling devastated this morning. school. >> reporter: school is out for

now. beechwood is a private, nonprofit school. so this loss is going to be a huge blow to its small budget. the principal welcomes any donations of supplies or money to help the 170 students and the staff get their school back to normal here. live in menlo park, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, lorraine. on wall street, stocks are soaring. the federal reserve announced a package of aggressive measures, q-e-3, the fed says that will keep interest rates super-low until 2015. it also announced an open-ended package of bond purchases. the dow was just about 600 from its all-time high. right now it's up 190 points. the nasdaq and s&p also up 1.5 points. we are just hearing of an

arrest in libya in connection with the death of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. there are few details. according to "reuters" the deputy libyan prime minister announced the arrest today. stevens and three others were killed today after the attacks. stevens was a bay area native. he studied at uc berkeley. his family says they are flying to washington, d.c. to be there when his body is returned. president obama has ordered warships to head to the lib bea yun coast to protect american interests as the controversial film made by a southern california man -- libyan coast to protect american interests as the controversial film made by a southern california man is

creating issues, and in baghdad, demonstrators burned the u.s. flag and called the video an insult to the prophet muhammad. [chanting] >> and in yemen, friday testers scaled the -- protesters scaled the walls of the u.s. embassy today. it's unclear if the personnel had been -- american personnel had been rejected. >> to me, to us personally, this video is discussing and reprehensible. it appears to have a deeply sin new kell purpose to denigrate -- cynical purpose to denigrate a great religion and promote rage. but as i said yesterday, there's no justification, none

at all. for responding to this video with violence. >> reporter: secretary crin ton says the white house is taking steps to stop the latest protest in yemen from becoming a deadly threat to americans there. the afghan government is banning the use of youtube hoping it will quiet protest. afghanistan's ministry of communications shut down the website. hamid karzai blasted the film that reportedly calls the islamic prophet muhammad a religious fate. the u.s. says it will stay on the website but has restricted something toes to -- restricted access to anyone in libya and the middle east. have i a pool here -- i have a pool here. somebody could drown. mark tamayo is up soon --

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a fatal head-on crash in

the delta shut down the westbound lane of highway 12 between interstate 5 and the rio vista bridge. the chp does not expect it to reopen for at least an hour, until about 1:00 this afternoon. a delivery truck hit a big rig head-on. the crash killed the delivery truck driver. the big rig driver had minor injuries. we have you this information this noontime about a car crash into the backyard of a fremont home. the driver lost control on the first stretch of grimmer boulevard around 10:00 last night. police say the driver may have been racing. they are now investigating whether a second car was involved. it took 25 minutes for emergency crews to pull the 20 million-dollar driver to safety. he suffered critical injuries. this was not the first accident to happen at this curve. in fact, the homeowner says there have been eight crashes since he's lived there and he predicts this will not be the

lass. the. >> the man was moaning inside his car. -- this will not be the last time. >> the man was moaning inside his car. this is the eight time this has happened. >> the homeowner said he's asked the city to put in a guardrail. it refuses on the campaign trail, president obama credited education for his success. >> a mixed kid from hawaii born to a single mom is not likely to become president of the united states. [ cheers ] >> but in america it can happen because of education. >> the president also said he's worked with republicans in congress to cut a trillion dollars in spending and that he's ready accomplish more with then. recent polls show the president with a 5-point lead in colorado over mitt romney.

>> if we just have a government that recognizes that by lifting individuals and celebrating success in america, we're gonna have more of it, then you are gonna see this economy come roaring back. >> obama's challenger spoke to a crowd of supporters. he touted his decades of experience in the private sector as a foundation to reviving the u.s. economy. two bay area regions came in at the top. rippers at the -- researchers at the university of california graded ten regents. the south bay came in first, the east bay second, san francisco was sixth, mostly because of the high lost of living. new york city's board of health this morning approved michael bloomberg's ban on super-sized soft drinks. the view aimed at fighting

obesity and limits sugar-filled drinks to 16 ounces -- 16 ounces or less. 2 does not apply to -- it does not apply to grocery store or convenience stores or to diet drinks. unlike some other transit systems, b.a.r.t. has a spending surplus and we now know how they will spen it -- spend it. >> people will notice some flooring improvements on the train cars, heating and ventilation improves on the cars -- improvements on the car. >> the surplus $1.8 million, much of that money is coming from an increase in ridership. shot us used muni -- shuttles use muni stops and the shuttles stay in the zones for

about a minute during each stop. that can put muni vehicles behind schedule. the "examiner" reports at least 27 institutions contract with private shuttles. right now, the pathway is only on the east side of the new bay bridge. the authority voted yesterday to spend up to $300,000 more to complete a study about building a bike path on the west span. temperatures warming up nicely right now away from the immediate coastline but we still have this -- stubborn fog. we have a lot of sunshine over the region, especially out towards san rafael. there's evidence still that dense fog, the shallow ma preen layer down to about 1,000 feet deep. we have a lot of clear skies

and warm temperatures up above and away from the coastline. as far as right now on the maps, there you can pick out the coverage of some of the overcast. if you are heading to the beach, you want to bundle up with the temperatures now own -- only in the upper 50s, so overcast for pacifica, ocean beach and for the western half of golden gate park. as far as current temperatures, they are warming up. some 80s already inland. out toward fairfield, antioch, livermore. san jose currently checking in, 73. san francisco there's that 58 degrees. santa rosa up in sonoma county, reporting mostly sunny skies and 72. for today, coastal fog inland. a little bit cooler. this weekend, morning fog. no major heat for your weekend forecast for. high pressure has been strengthening. whenever you get this sinking air of high pressure that's sinking air. in the low to mid-90s.

warmest locations on track to reach the -- right around 93 to 95. but we still have this -- the wind is very important in our forecast. that onshore breeze will high pressure keep the temperatures near the immediate shoreline and also some patchy fog nearby. some 80s and 90s. concord, 91. brentwood, 95. oakland right around the bay, 74. san jose, warming up into the 80s. right around 84 and gilroy around 94. your forecast -- your weekend rap i lid -- rapidly approaching. tomorrow not too much change in the temperature department but we do scale back a few degrees for saturday and sunday. back down to the mid- to upper 50s -- 80s, the warmest locations and the temperatures look cooler as well. just a little bit of a two-day

deal. but almost two weather worlds here. back to you. >> thank you. construction workers had made a rare discovery in san francisco. a crane worker noticed unusual material at the site of the new transbay terminal. workers dug up a tooth and possibly part of a jaw of a prehistoric woolly mammoth. paylyen toll just -- payly on toll justs -- paylien paelontoligists say the foss ills will be doe -- foss ills will be donated -- fossils will be donated. have you heard of the new dialing procedure

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stock markets staging a huge rally after investors got the economic help they wanted. the dow jones spiked almost almost 240 points. it's right now it's 200 everyone. the nasdaq is up 44. s&p is up 21. if you are buying from ontail retailers, get ready to --

online retailers, get read yesterday to pay tax. the rate you pay will depend on the shipping address you list. the statewide average is 8.25%. california officials estimate the change will bring in $317 million a year. in congress, the house is expected to vote today on a temporary spending bill that will keep the government running for another six months. the bill is expected to pass and avert a government shut down. the senate is also expected to pass the bill next week in it's last official act before law members leave congress to campaign. gap may move hundreds of information technology workers from san francisco to the east bay. according to the contra costa times, fan is looking for offices in pleasanton. >> the spokesperson for -- spokesperson for gap says they are committed to their presence in san francisco.

the move would involve 200 to 300 employees. into tonight on the news at 5:00, the final farewell for a callen chp officer just ended -- fallen chp officer, it has justened ended. thank you for joining us. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

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