instead they are here keeping vigil by her hospital bed side. >> hoping she will be okay. >> reporter: the crossing guard is in serious condition at the hospital. she has broken legs and ribs, kidney damage and a fractured neck. her family called her a hero for what she did though this morning. >> she saved her son's life. to prevent him from getting hit and she was hit. >> reporter: today on his birthday, gilbert has gone to work with his mom. he was next to her when it happened. >> i just heard the noise and then looked up and the car was coming and my mom ran over to me and pushed me out of the way. >> reporter: the suv ran a red light, hit another car and hit them. burton just had minor injuries, another partner had serious injuries to her face and shoulders. >> that's -- like a speedway. >> reporter: police believe the suv was trying to go around school traffic at the time. they think alcohol may have

been a factor in the crash. two men were in the car, one of them remains at large. >> you just hit someone and you just leave the scene. that's really wrong. i'm praying for them to. >> reporter: both victims have been in and out of surgery and the family said while the outlook is good it'll be a long road ahead. >> the doctor said it's serious but it'll be a long call and we are in for the long haul and i know that god is good. >> reporter: police are still looking for the second person in that suv. they haven't released his name but say he is from oakland and they believe he has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. >> ktvu channel 2news. >> the crash restarted concerns about pedestrian safety particularly in contra costa. we tell you about the stat that reveal who is most at risk on the road. >> reporter: this morning's

injury crash in antioch that sent three to the hospital isn't as rare as you may think. stats show in a county of a million people more than 250 pedestrians were killed or injured by vehicles in 2010. that number is down since 2006, that still is about four people hit or killed a week on average. those numbers seem to surprise some we spoke to including daisuke an a. >> you have to watch all the time. always the one running the red light. >> reporter: safety experts say sometimes painted lines, stopsigns, even enforcement isn't enough to keep you safe when cross the street. today in downtown concord we saw an area with plenty of vehicle, pedestrian interaction. experts say improvements in driver awareness, better signs and more enforcement help to a point but walkers need to take responsibility for their own safety. they say areas near on-ramps are especially dangerous as cars ramp up the freeway speed.

the clayton resident said as a driver he is especially careful in certain situations. >> just like when you drive around you watch for kids, see people texting you watch for them. >> reporter: they say the key is never to assume the driver will automatically see you or even stop. if in doubt wait until it's safe. channel 2news. >> follow us on twitter for breaking news 24 hours a day from the ktvu news team. >> happening now the board of supervisors will decide tonight if the sheriff will be out of a job. david stevenson is live in san francisco where people lined up for public comment on the ethics case against the suspended sheriff. david. >> reporter: it's happening now in city hall up on the second floor. if ross is removed his lawyers promise to fight it in courtf. reinstated his opponents promise a recall but either way

a decision is unlikely until late tonight and here is why. take a live look. dozens of people waiting to speak their mind tonight to the supervisors about the vote. many of them are supporters of the suspended sheriff who say they are angry about efforts to remove him. the ethics commission agreed the mayor that he committed official misconduct but hundreds of the supporters rallied him on the steps of city hall this afternoon. anti domestic activists insist he can't do his job. his supporters say removing him is not democratic. >> the elected official in me said that -- most of all, most of all this case is about unprecedented, mayoral power, claiming the ability to charge any elected official in this city with official misconduct

with or without a conviction and on a case by case basis. >> i'm asking you not to be scared of setting a precedent, of removing a sheriff sheriff from office. >> we have to be optimistic this is what got us her all long. talking about a system and a process and -- i think excessive use of authority and power that tried to destroy a family. >> reporter: again another live look inside the hearing, a dinner break has been set for 6:30 but with dozens more expected a vote may not come until late in the evening. we will cover the hearing and bring you updates on the bay area news at seven, tv36 and on the 10:00 news. for now reporting live. david stevenson. >> here is one more live look inside san francisco city hall. the hearing going on right now. as the board of supervisors considers whether to remove the

sheriff from his host. we are monitoring the prosaid agos and will bring you the late heft that happens. >> it's a tense night for baseball fans on both sides of the bay. right now the san francisco giants playing and the game is in extra innings. lauren is in san francisco at a bar where the fines are threatening with two men on. >> people are waiting here with bated breath. you can see fans, shaking knees going on. we have been out since the start of the game at 2:30 here at pete's tavern across the street from at&t park. it's a unusual sports crowd because of the situation that the giants in. they are down two in a best of five and the giants need the game to stay in the postseason. because of that fans cheering at every hit, going crazy for any ball, even getting excited for fouls, i can tell you -- so many sports games, sports

serious very never seen anything like this where fans cheer, just for a ball, fans cheer just for a foul ball but they are excited out here. they have a chance to stay in the postseason. you can hear them going crazy as they are watching, tim warming up. they are in the tenth inning the score is tied 1-1. we are standing by. we will be on this as long as it lasts. as soon as the game ends hopefully for the good, we will have reaction for the fans. >> it's do or die time for the a's. fans went in late this afternoon in to the stadium and the game just got started. the a's have lot of the first two games of their before of five series. they must win also tonight to stay alive in this division playoff series. >> the sports director will join us in 16 minutes with the highs and lows from tonight's game. we have complete coverage of the playoff.

just look for the special section there on the home page. >> we captured dramatic picture of a rescue crew in action. two sea lions tangled in plastic that were nylon debris. they were able to capture one with the help of that large net this say they had to shoot it with a mild sedativ oh, catch it and bring it to shore safely. it was then moved to the marine mammal center. >> if all goes well he will leave -- watch him for a day or two and then he will go. >> the second one scare away by a tour boat and then disappeared into the water. crews hope it'll return so they can help the second one just likethey did that first one out there today. >> police are asking for the public's help finding a third suspect in a robbery outside a

bart station. it happened shortly before midnight last thursday in the parking lot of the coliseum bart station. police have found two juvenile suspects and a gun but a third suspect is still at large. >> the city of oakland revealed a five point plan to try to stop home foreclosures. it would set aside $1.2 million to help homeowners reset their mortgages, establish new responsibility measures for banks and provide counseling legal services as well as outreach and referral help. they want to use california settlement with big banks and a new homeowner bill of rights. >> we have the ability to use measure of prevention to save homes and use the experience of the local partners to protect homeowners. >> reporter: oakland lost 10,000 homes to foreclosures 2007 to 2011. the city council is expected to vote on this new plan next tuesday. >> chevron cut it's financial

outlook in part because of that large fire at its refinery in richmond. it told investors the refining unit that caught fire in august will remain off line until the end of the year. production is also down in the gulf coast because of isaac. chevron stock took a hit after it's financial reporting, shares closed down act a quarter of a point. >> inphysical said its planning layoffs at its security division. they said that -- they will layoff a small number of its workers. no reason was given. the security software company laidoff 150 employees last december. >> cloud workday is increasing the price for lieutenants ipo. in a securities and exchange commission filing today the company said it'll now price it's ipo at 24-$26 a share up

from 21 to $24. trading is set to start on friday. workday was founded by executives who left the company after its acquisition by oracle. they offer cloud based human resources, software. >> san jose fire investigators look at remnants of a serial arsonist. >> and back here in just a few minutes. light scattered showers off shore. they are in the forecast for tonight and sprinkles in the forecast tomorrow. the timing on the chance.

. jerry sandusky will spend the rest of his life in jail in the child sexual abuse case that shook penn state university. in a statement at sentencing

the 68-year-old still denied the allegations and said that he was the victim of a conspiracy. he said that he plans to appeal his conviction. the judge sentenced him to a minimum of 30 years in jail. three of the eight victims that he was convicted of abusing also spoke, some crying. >> a tina ceus of a drive by shooting, stealing a car and breaking out of jail appeared in court today. they say that max wade was the motorcycle rider behind the april drive by that targeted a girl and young man from mill valley. he is a accused of stealing a car. authorities say wade tried to break out of juvenile hall where he was being held. >> police and deputies stepping up patrols in a community that is on alert for possible serial arsonist. robert honda is in san jose with the big approximater threat that the small fires

pose. robert. >> reporter: we are at the apartment complex in san jose whereas you can see many of the fires have been set. starting tomorrow morning firefighter also go door to do with these flyers warning people about the arson fires and asking them for help. >> setting fire to a tree and bushing in san jose turned out to be just the start with in the past two weeks, investigators say there have been at least two arson fires, center around an apartment complex. they say a possible serial arsonist set fire to vegetation, discarded furniture, trash bins and dumpsters. the latest fire last night around 8:30. >> pretty close to the homes. you can see -- the cars in the garages and everything. the garages go up and cars inside them can go up and it'll be like a chain reaction. >> pretty quickly it starts in the building it can catch to other houses. i'm very concerned. i don't know why it's happening. >> reporter: officials aren't sure either but say whoever is responsible is getting bolder.

>> our concern is this person or persons appear to be getting more blatant. most of the fires were happening at night, over the weekend we actually had three with in an hour apart during the daytime. >> reporter: residents worried, they say there is no such thing as a small harmless fire. >> you never know what a fire will do. weather, as far as wind. it can blow, the fire from over here on to the building. no -- no controlled fires here. nothing that we -- unpredictable. >> reporter: and gena long with passing out flyers, they plan to step up patrols in the neighborhood. live in san jose. robert honda. >> the san francisco food bank is facing more problems tonight for a second year in a row they have been denied funding for its food give away program and that has the bank now rushing to make up for the 161,000- dollar loss. the money would provide 483,000

meals to people in need. the pain at pump may be letting up but in someplaces gas prices were at a new record high. aaa said the average cost for a gallon of regular is $4.74 up just a fraction from yesterday. in san jose it's $4.67 down a little from yesterday and prices in oakland also fell slightly to $4.68 a gallon. >> bill clinton campaigned for two congressmen today. >> the president was at davis endorsing four candidates including two incumbents. he is the one with the hat there. is he also backing two new candidates trying to unseat incumbents. >> we don't need lectures on beingself reliant. we need a road map to a

brighter future. i want to you vote for all of them. they represent america. >> about 5,000 students and supporters attended today's rally. and we will carry the vp debate this is thursday night and we will carry it live. joe biden and paul ryan will tackle foreign policy issues, it starts at six, the news will follow needly after that. >> tracking the showers off shore. take a look at the live storm tracker. they are off shore and stay off shore pretty much throughout the midevening and in to the early morning hours, the system really is about maybe 60 miles off shore. the motion will be like this. some of that wrap around moisture will impact probably in the santa cruz mountains, early tomorrow morning and maybe a chance of a thunderstorm. start first things first. these are the highs from today. the highs just like yesterday.

maybe a little warmer in someplaces but another nice day. tomorrow just like this. not much difference. few clouds, there is that chance of a sprinkle mainly in the south bay but i think it'll be nice. there is the system. you see the move from here. it's working like this. then it's going to kick in this way. slowly, we go through the evening and into tomorrow. the computer model will follow that same path. here we are at 3:00 a.m. and asset sprinkles, around -- that's more like davenport. watch what happens. this is about 7:00 a.m. you wrap around moisture, little bit of fog and then right -- there. see how it slows? that's what i'm saying. don't change plans this is significant stuff. especially if it's a little further north. that's around mission peak and mount hamilton. we could see -- the reds here. that's around gilroy. that could trigger a thunderstorm. that's -- the kind of air mass and instability that could get you the thunderstorm and that's

what we don't need. we will stay on it. this doesn't look like a big deal in terms of aerial coverage but if we got a thunderstorm in the santa cruz mountains that would be bad. we will watch again tonight at ten. the latest model and dial it in for you again. this center tracks off tomorrow and things start to clear out. the forecast highs tomorrow, just like today right. 75 in fairfield. a really nice day. it starts off cold in the morning. 40s and even in the north bay upper 30s. 72 in morgan hill. forecast high 71 wood side and then the five day forecast, linger around. friday a few more clouds but a nice looking week ahead. we will watch that, concerned about the red returns on the computer model because that would indicate chance of a storm, that's late tomorrow afternoon. we will watch it. right now looks like this. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at

seven. continuing coverage of the hearing that will likely determine the future of the suspended sheriff. a crew inside this. we will update for you movement and religion put to the test. what was once the majority in america appears to be no longer. join us for these storeys and more at seven on tv36. >> another live look right now inside city hall. public comment is underway at this moment as residents voice their support and opposition. the suspended sheriff will hand later tonight if he will be out of a job. .

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. it's official. giants just won. we are with fans there in san francisco. pretty excited stuff. >> reporter: very exciting. the place just erupted. like a quake here. it was shaking, people were going nuts. they made it a nail biter for us here at the tavern and we have lauren here live and she is a huge fan. how did you feel? >> i -- felt like i wanted to cry. very been going crazy and just waiting for this and we deserve it and the giants really deserve it and i'm hoping for a battle of the bay.

>> thank you. the giants play tomorrow at 1:07. still alive. >> more on the whole situation. >> they just had to get back to the scrappy nail biting final. had to get back to the one run game and doesn't matter how you win it. the giants still alive. they find themselves behind again. ryan giving up a single and zach -- scoring. and then the giants bats just completely lifeless against homer bailey. he had a no huttner september. he struck out six straight giants at one point. didn't give up a hit until the 5th inning. the giants find themselves in a tied game because of a sacrifice fly. in the tenth. after a couple of lead off

singles, grounder to third. scott rollin a gold glover. boots the ball and the throw is late. posey would single to start the inning. the a's are leading 1-0 and they are just getting underway. in the meantime, you know they have to get back to the situation with them, down 2-0. anderson against sanchez of the tigers, being at home is what they like. they are the walk off kings after all. >> that feeling at home that you have the advantage. you have the last at bat. we have 14 walk off wins, we feel good about games when -- whether they are lose or not at the end that we have some persons winning them. it's always nice to get on the home field. >> feel like the team, we felt like we gave away a couple games, you shouldn't do in the playoffs but i like the way we understand that we take

responsibility for everything we do. i haven't seen one guy -- we definitely take responsibility for our actions. that's the key to having a winning ball club. >> all right. the first inning rbi single for the a's. it's early but doing all right. >> very exciting. thank you. and thank you for measures... measure up. money to our schools. "misleading." out here. it. but there's hope.