>> my brother came dripping, crying. >> i can't. this hurts so much. my stomach hurts. >> we know the home had multiple rounds. >> the gunman has not been found. >> this home was the target of some type of action and it is unknown what it is. >> reporter: they went to each class and inform them of what happened. >> reporter: he is a 6th grader. >> he has lot of people here supporting him and that speaks to the kind of union man he -- young man he is. >> reporter: the bullet is lodged inch his liver and it saw a white honda accord take off after the shooting. the mother who has been here that hospital did speak with ktvu, her words for you tonight

on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. live in oakland, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. also three women were injured when someone fired shots into their car. we have video of the scene across from mills college. it happened about 11:30 p.m. they told a witness the shots came from someone in a car next to them. 5 young women were in the car. two were shot. another was hit in the eye by flying glass. coming up at 5:30 p.m., family will tell us about one of the victim's injuries and how police are responding on the street. we are learning more about the fire at a gas station in martinez. it could have been a lot worse. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live to explain why the station didn't explode and

turn into a fire ball. >> reporter: frank, as accidents go, this one was a freak. >> reporter: a car leaving the pump backed into it, starting a fire that destroyed it and several car. the manager saw it. >> pushed the gas more on full power. >> reporter: he saw it on the news. >> and we have got so many safety guards that i thought it was impossible. >> reporter: all gas stations have automatic and manual shut off and cut off valves. the underground tank has the same. there is one or more switches near the pumps and a master one in the cashier's booth. there is still 5-10 gallons of gas up here above the ground.

which is why they have these defensive guards right here to keep people from slamming into the pumps. the car missed the barrier and hit the bump spilling the above ground gas that ignited. one technician told me he never seen this in 25 year. normally the car hits the barrier. not the pump. a four year study says with more than 100,000 u.s. gas stations, this happens only 10 time as year -- 10 times a year. >> i never heard of a station going up like that. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m., two eyewitnesses tell us what they saw including a woman next to the pump. consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >> and we posted the surveillance video on our website, www.ktvu.com, look for

it on the front page. >> an actress lost her bid to remove a anti-muslim movie from youtube. the judge denied the request. we told you yesterday sheldon gregory is -- cindy gar sea is -- garcia is suing. the clip has been linked to violent protests and the assassination of u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >> nothing to do with anything that was filmed. i want it off for my make. i am a moral woman. i want it off of there. it is degrading, demoralizing and it effected our country. >> she says her career has been damaged and her family has been threatened. u.s. ambassador chris stevens

was worried about security according to cnn. they say he knew his name was on a al-qaeda hit list. that comes when he said it is unlikely random protesters killed him and that they were victims of a planned terrorist attack. others say the terrorists used a protest as a cover for the assault. in colorado prosecutors gave up their efforts to see a notebook of the gunman at the movie theater. torns -- prosecutors say a notebook that he sent to a university psychiatrist may be important to the case but they say if it isn't protected it could still lead to an appeal if the suspect is found guilty. -- found guilty. coming up, the link between a person's sense of smell and

violent behavior, what your nose may be an indicator of. family and friends are mourning the death of a man who died in mexico. a large wave hit him. he was 72 years old. he worked as an engineer. his wife survived. the space shuttle endeavor took one of the final legs of its three day victory lap across the country. it hitched a ride today on the back of a 747. it passed low over the home of former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly who was the last person to fly the shuttle. the space shuttle endeavor is expected to fly around the bay area tomorrow morning. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live to tell us where the best spots

are to see it. >> reporter: the very best spot may be right where i am standing because the shuttle is to make a low pass right over the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: there should be great views from chrisy field where big crowds are expected. >> we got to see a shuttle launch. >> reporter: they had plane tickets for new york tonight but changed plans when we told them. >> definitely staying. we will watch for the -- if it is one in life time opportunity, yes. >> reporter: tomorrow the shuttle flies low over sacramento tomorrow and then a bay area fly by. >> the last time we will get to see a space shuttle in the air. >> reporter: they hosted a party and a program tomorrow at 1500 feet this is right at

flight height. >> i remember watching, you know, it take off when i was younger. sad to see the program go away. the flight path is hayward, east bay hills, goad goad, monterey -- golden gate bridge, monterey and then los angeles. >> never seen the space shuttle before. >> historical, yeah. >> reporter: police and the california highway patrol are warning drivers not to stop on the roadway but find a good spot and park. all of this depends on the weather. let's check in now with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> yeah. john, you know this better than anybody else, the fog tomorrow morning, if it gets here at 8:00 a.m. it is fogged in. 10:00 a.m. we will see clearing and have a beautiful shot. tomorrow morning there is fog like this morning over the bay

area. by 8:00 a.m. it is cloudy over the bridge and berkeley you will see it, from oakland as well. 9:30 a.m. there will be clear skies and a better view. 10:00 a.m. is our best bet. 9:30 a.m. at the golden gate bridge you will have broken clouds. the rest of the bay area, you have a good chance of seeing this. steve paulson will be following this and i will be back and give you the forecast that takes you into the bay area weekend. >> if you can't see it in person ktvu will air the space shuttle endeavor fly over live. it is expected to pass over the bay area around 8:30 a.m., that will take it live on mornings on 2 and watch it on our live stream on www.ktvu.com and our mobile lap. analysts say september is

another sluggish month for job growth after they reported 382,000 new applications for unemployment benefits. although that is down from the week before the earlier report spiked because of hurricane isaac. as for the four week average, 378,000. that is up 10,000 compared to a month earlier. on wall street today, the jobs report left stocks mixed. the dow is up 18 to 13,596. the nasdaq is down 6 at 3,175. the s&p is down 0.79 to 1,460. we have new video of a water main break that snarled traffic this afternoon. it ruptured 5 hours ago near drake high school. that shut down the eastbound lanes. crews are working to repair it. the water district expects the

lanes to be closed for two more hours. rent or own, with mortgage rates at record lows is this the time to consider becoming homeowners? >> and you may notice an increase in junk mail, why this is a treasure-trove for the u.s. postal service.

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mortgage rates dropped to a new record low. freddy mac reports the average for a 30 year is 3.49%. that is down from 3.55% last week and the 15 year is down to 2.77%. it was 2.85% last week. the rates can make it very attempting to -- tempting to buy a home. but is it better to own or rent? ann rubin has more.

>> reporter: frustrated with renting? >> it goes up. and it is unfortunate. >> reporter: according to a new study right now it may be cheaper to buy than rent. it looked at data nationwide, in oakland it is 41% cheaper to own. in san jose owner saved you 31%. she says in san jose that amounts to hundreds of dollars a month. >> total payments less than deduction for write off, 1900 and a house would be 2500 plus a month to rent. >> reporter: this is a big change from last year. the study found lower mortgage rates and higher rents are factors. >> rents keep increasing, the renters will look to home buying. >> reporter: one problem, in the bay area there is low supply and high demand.

so homeowners say it is worth it. >> you have something. if you sell it you get some money back. >> reporter: but they say it doesn't reflect the reality. >> it makes more sense to buy than rent if you have the cash. right? but if you don't have that hefty deposit to put down on property you have no other option but to rent. >> reporter: ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. the initial public offering of trialia took a jump going immediately from the ipo price of $17 up to $22.50. it climbed to $24 at the close. that is a gain of 41%. president obama today told a forum that he supports comprehensive immigration reform and the dream act. >> that stands in contrast to

the other candidate who would veto the dream act and uncertain about what his plan for immigration reform would be and whose -- considers the arizona law a modern for the nation. >> president obama admitted he failed to keep his promise to enact immigration reform law in his first term but said he deadant have support to do so -- didn't have support to do so. president obama arrives in san francisco october 8. he was back here in july and his visit triggered street protests. >> mitt romney will be in the bay area tomorrow for a fundraiser on the peninsula. mitt romney will attend a private $50,000 per person dinner. today mitt romney continued his

campaign swing through florida and he took direct aim at president obama's politics. >> his political philosophy is one of redistribution. i am not talking about people in need. >> he said it is a foreign concept and not part of the american experiences. taxpayers will no longer pay for party conventions. today they voted to eliminate the funding. the congressman says the government spent $224 million on conventions since 1976. they say it is symbolic and staged shows. the senate passed a similar bill. only on 2, a new poll shows california voters are split

over a measure on campaign spending. 44% oppose proposition 32 which bans unions from using payroll deductions for political uses. 18% are undecided. voters were asked about the influence that they have in california politics. 47% said they have too much influence. 32% said the right amount. 17% said it was about the right amount. a group is warning about cyber attacks on banks. the group is siting credible intelligence. the group raised its threat from high to elevated. it is urging banks to do the same. it comes from the financial services information sharing. it was created by a u.s. government order in 1999.

the struggling u.s. postal service is trying a new strategy to make more money. the postal service is making volume discount deals with advertisers encouraging them to send out more mail but a company is trying to help customers thin out their junk mail. they let people pick and choose what they want to receive. >> if it is things you want then the value will be greater for the mailers as well. to look at this where we are only serving the mailer and not the recipient is a short sided approach. >> the postal service says this push could bring in more than $100 million over the next three years. people in san francisco may have seen smoke behind acandlestick park this afternoon. -- candlestick park this afternoon. there was a small brush fire.

it was a one alarm fire with one engine. no word on how it started. our chief meteorologist bill martin has been telling us about the fact we are having the cool weather is a blessing. >> really is. fire season. when we get our first fire conditions, we haven't seen anything like this. the fog has been thick so it has been cool and moist. where is the fog? the marine layer is there. we have been winds, the fog has been blow out by the low pressure. when the fog gets deeper we cool down and better air quality? the marine layer deepened out. so this morning you had fog in most bay area neighborhoods but then this morning the fog went away. fog needs a lid on it to form.

in this case the fog went away. tomorrow morning we are thinking about the space shuttle endeavor. here we are at 5:00 p.m. this is a little aggressive. when we get to 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. look that coverage. here is the golden gate bridge. space shuttle endeavor comes through here and over the golden gate bridge. that is what we are hoping for, clear skies. 7:00 a.m., partly cloudy skies. 8:00 p.m -- 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. if space shuttle endeavor flies over closer to 10:00 a.m. you will have a better view. in the coastal sections by the golden gate bridge you want want it to run late, when we see more clearing. highs tomorrow just like today. tomorrow is similar to what we had today, almost what we had yesterday. there haven't been big changes because of the low-pressure system. just been sitting there and set us up with a cool pattern.

we are not doing fires as the lead story which is unusual. tomorrow, the numbers are 5-10 degrees cooler. clayton low 80s. discovery bay, mid-80s. unusual weather but it is good from the sense of fire. when i come back, i got the five-day forecast and we will look for the warmest day on your bay area weekend. surprise recommendation when it comes to teens and birth control. the two methods one group says teen girls should consider. >> what is that smell? the foul odor at the oakland estuary and what is being done to get rid of it.

. researchers made an unusual discovery. psychopaths have a poor sense of smell. scientists had 80 people sniff a number of items and found they were unable to distinguish the smells. they are linked to dysfunction in the same parm of the brain -- part of the brain. a surprising recommendation for teens who are sexually

active. they say the best contraceptives are the iud and hormonal implants. they are more invasive than the pill but more reliable because the teen doesn't have to remember to use it every time and they should use condoms. a group of republican lawmakers wants to change the way nasa's managers are chosen. right now the president appoints who is in charge. the lawmakers say they are plan would save money by preventing nasa from changing priorities when new presidents are sworn in and nasa was not consulted about the proposal. >> we try not to involve them. we respect they don't want to get involved in the politics of this. the problem is, this is political. >> if the bill is approved the

administrator would serve a 10 year term. a group is reporting an air strike by government forces on a gas station that killed 54 people today. rebels are reporting that the president's forces have been shelling a boarder crossing with turkey. they gained control of the boarder crossing yesterday to ferry in supplies and help refugees leave. so far 27,000 people have been killed during the 18 month conflict. the number of californians living in poverty sored by 300,000. in 20,116.1 million were living in poverty. that was up .8% from the year before. new hampshire had the lowest rate, mississippi had the highest. the level is based on income and family sizes as well as

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> we told you about that young boy shot while sleeping inside his home in oakland. there was also another shooting involving five women inside a car near mills college. three were injured. it is possible one may never walk again. ktvu's cara liu is live with

pictures of what happened. >> reporter: frank, family here that hospital say they are afraid to be shown on camera because the people responsible still haven't been caught. >> reporter: ktvu video after someone opened fire on a car full of young people. two sisters were shot. a third girl was hit by glass and bullet fragments. it happened last night near mills college. family members have been at the hospital throughout the day. >> this is my cousins, right? i hope they be all right. >> one is in intensive care unit. might be paralyzed. >> reporter: they want the violence to end. >> stop the violence, increase the peace. >> reporter: oakland police and officials announced they took 560 guns off the streets this year but they acknowledged the city doesn't have a crime plan.

>> it is a priority and it is something that isn't going to be completed within 4-6 weeks. we would need to lay out a work plan. get additional resources. >> reporter: after the press conference the sisters were shot in a drive by and a 11- year-old boy was shot as he was sleeping. >> increase patrols, we have our crime reduction teams, problem solving officers and community outreach teams are working in these areas to reduce gun violence and crime. >> reporter: police saying there is more work to be done. >> we know this isn't the over all solution but we are making a dent and we are making progress. >> reporter: police say they are still investigating the motive as to why they were shot and the victims were not cooperative with officers last night. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up at 6:00 p.m., the

mother of the 11-year-old boy shot tells us what happened and also how that boy is doing after going through four surgeries. the city of milpitasicize considering whether to outsource the police department. they voted last month to send out a request for proposals. they are looking at having the sheriff's department take over. >> i saw our officers understand an area but they knew where the criminals were within the houses, within the city. i don't see how somebody outside the city can have that knowledge. >> the city says it costs $200,000 a year for each officer's pay and benefits. san francisco police are looking for a convicted felon who became a fugitive after he was found guilty.

a jury convicted him on 13 counts. he and an accomplice are four men involved in a mortgage fraud scheme two years ago. he was free on bill and wasn't in court but the district attorney says he took off sometimes after being notified of the verdict. >> one of the individuals in this case has been convicted of murder, right? so i think it is safe to say to the public and to other law enforcement agencies they need to treat this individual with care and be careful. >> as the district attorney said another of his accomplice is serving a life sentence. wireless internet company unwired planet hit google and apple with patent lawsuits. they said google and apple violated 10 of its patents.

it covers smartphones, cloud, digital content, push notification and location based services like mapping and advertising. google and apple are not commenting. samsung is expenedded a lawsuit. -- expanded a lawsuit. it plans to add the iphoneiphone 5. the iphone 5 is set to be released tomorrow. the jury in a federal court case in san jose ruled the claims against earlier iphones were baseless. samsung plans to appeal. a dispute about a officer involved shooting triggered a rally this afternoon. ktvu's lorraine blanco is live where the mayor is calling for a special investigation but the family isn't satisfied. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with the district attorney. he told me the mayor asked his

office to expedite the investigation. family say it won't be fair regardless of how long it takes. >> reporter: she leads the march. she and others say they are on cop watch. there have been 7 officer involved shooting since may, 5 suspects have been killed. >> we are afraid. we want to put a stop to it. >> reporter: police say on september 2 he reached for a weapon as officers approached so they fired, killing him. his mom says there was no weapon. >> even though they shot him he took his body and shielded a body and saved another life. >> reporter: yesterday the mayor said he is seeking an independent investigation. but they say that is not enough. >> something needs to happen. >> reporter: the attorneys are filing a federal lawsuit and

cathing the u.s. department of justice -- contacting the u.s. department of justice. >> looking at the department. >> reporter: police won't comment about that but they welcome a secondary investigation by the state. >> if bringing the district attorney in restores public confidence or public trust then that is something that is good for us. >> reporter: and the vallejo mayor told me for now this is the only shooting case out of the seven where he will be asking for a secondary investigation. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. the staff of a north bay vet hospital is stunned after someone stole a donation box for the family of a teen who recently died. he died after drinking hallucogenic tea last month.

a donation box was set up at the vet hospital. today a woman walked in saying she was new to the area and talked with the staff but when the manager turned her back, the woman grabbed the donation box and took off. cleaning opcontaminated site along the oakland estuary -- up a contaminated site along the emeka oakland estuary -- oakland estuary. the water quality control board said shell is taking responsibility for the clean up. ktvu's john sasaki will have a live report on the situation on ktvu channel 2 news at 7:00 p.m. on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. thousands of people die every year waiting for a kidney transplant, why kidneys that could have saved lives were thrown away instead. >> lions and tigers, no bears

that oakland zoo, how they are doing one year after leaving texas for the bay area.

a new analysis indicates a lot of organs could be used for transplats but are being discarded. 4700 people died last year while waiting for a kidney

transplant. 2600 kidneys were discarded after they were recovered from people who died. as of december 1 mills health center will not have an emergency room. they are shutting it down because it doesn't meet earthquake standards but patients can still get care at mills peninsula. the problem it is it is too expensive to retrofit. officials will host a public hearing on these changes next thursday. the zoo took us on a tour today to show us how four tigers from texas like their new bay area home. >> we got that welcome from one of the two lions there that zoo but these are the new kids on the block. we told you about four tigers,

all sisters that arrived last year from texas. the owner was no willing -- no longer willing to care for them. the tigers are thriving. >> they are very dangerous. they are carnivores. they never lose that. they are definitely -- have relationships with us but chain link is my friend. >> it is legal to keep cats as pets in texas but the zoo says the owners often abandon the animals once they become full grown. eating 10 pounds of meat a day. >> will fans come to watch another proa hockey team play? the -- prohockey team play? >> we got some fog to talk about and how that will impact you viewing of the space

shuttle endeavor tomorrow and your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view.

breaking news from the north bay here. news chopper 2 is over the scene of an accident. there was a car that went into a building. the interception has been closed down, roped off and a number of police vehicles surrounding a building. we haven't been able to get a good look that vehicle that is inside the building but one person is being freed from the

vehicle. this is happening at a time when the farmers market is just about to start. the farmers market starts at 6:00 p.m. we don't know how many people were involved but one person is being freed and there is a car into the building on fourth street. we will stay on top of this and have more information coming up at the beginning of ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. in 15 minutes. the nhl lock out shows no signs of ending soon. ktvu's janine de la vega tells us, as bad as that is for san jose, could be a blessing for the new hockey team. >> reporter: well, frank, the sharks were supposed to play- doh games here but now -- to play two games here but now they have been canceled. while the lock out is bad news it could benefit others.

>> reporter: the newest sports team, the san francisco bulls a minor league homey team. -- hockey team. their first game is in october and he hopes they will pick up sharks fans. >> i think the benefit, we will see double the amount of players from the sharks so the fans can come here. >> reporter: yesterday the nhl announced pre-season games are canceled. >> wouldn't be too much of a hassle driving up there. especially to see hockey if there isn't hockey in the bay area. >> reporter: a few sharks players are playing overseas, 10-15 players are practicing in san jose. they have to pay to lose the rink and locked out of their locker room. last time there was a lock out was in 2004. >> i am thinking about all the people that work at the arena

as well and don't make that much money and depend on the hockey games to make a living. >> reporter: the games canceled means no work for the employees who work in the restaurants and concession stands. there are no scheduled talks between the players unions and the nhl. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. former san francisco giants manager dusty baker is in the hospital due to an irregular heartbeat. he left two hours before the first pitch to get checked out. he underwent tests today and could return tomorrow. national football league's replacement refs are having an effect in las vegas. replacement refs add new

variables to the game. casinos haven't changed lines yet but say home teams will deserve a extra half point. the weekend is almost here. let's find out how we are looking with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> we are hearing nasa may delay the space shuttle endeavor fly over because of the fog, give it a chance to burn off. they want to fly over the golden gate bridge, have a great photo opportunity, good sunshine and they will not have that till 10:00 a.m. looks like they will delay it till 9:30 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. by then they will have partly cloudy skies. if you get a chance, out in that area, it will be something to see. 76 today in napa. 85 antioch.

these numbers look like yesterday ask & the day -- yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. i know folks are interested in this, tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m., patchy fog at the bridge. that is when they are bringing space shuttle endeavor over. 10:00 a.m., clears out. good news. right now that is how it goes. at 10:00 p.m. have the latest model on the fog. we will watch that for you. tonight the fog returns to the coast. and then it burns back just like today. and tomorrow little change. similar to today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. this low-pressure system i have been tracking for the summer, it has been lingering off the coast and keeping us from getting warm and high fire danger and spare the air day, keeping us cooler than average and giving us a mild pattern.

tomorrow it is still there, tomorrow temperatures like they have been. highs for your neighborhoods, 80 fairfield. 73 vallejo. i had a discussion today, he said i love it like this. i heard that from a lot of people. people like this type of weather. this time of year it could be hot and it is the opposite. outstanding weather. even at the coast. they will see the sunset today. there is the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. a mild pattern. all in the low and mid-80s. >> the shutter works out taour favor -- to our favor. >> absolutly. >> imagine seeing that. >> i might go out there. >> thank you. it is tough enough for firefighters to do their job but someone is making their work even more difficult.

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the city of modesto is dealing with a theft problem, crews were replacing five stolen fire hydrants. there has been a rise in left theftsf dea -- rise in thefts.

they are leaving neighborhoods vulnerable to fire -- vulnerable to fire. >> i have never seen this happen to us. but i guess because of the economy, people are trying trying to take metal. >> taking them isn't easy. they have to turn off the water, unbolt it from the base and carry it away and they each weigh about 100 pounds. officials are urging people watch out for suspicious activity and call 911 if you see anyone camperring with one. fran -- tampering with one. arrested for child pornography. prosecutors gathered evidence since his initial arrest in june. he turned himself in this morning and will be charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. the late summer rush is on at yosemite national park. the new precautions to try to

contain the spread of hantavirus and why visitors say the trip is still worth the risk. >> and this bride asks us for help when someone stole all of her wedding photos. the steps she is taking a trap them down. >> and an suv slammed into a restaurant injuring two people. we are gaterring more information right now -- gathering more information right now. o'

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> we begin with breaking news out of marine county, a suv slammed into a restaurant. these are live pictures from news chopper 2 over fourth street. police say that suv crashed right into the restaurant. you see the tail end of the suv. it happened in the 1100 block of fourth street. the street is closed every thursday night for a farmers market. one person in the restaurant was injured. police, fire and other emergency crews are responding. we will monitor this story and up