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nevada, but we had a gentlemen stop by here a short time ago he who believes he knows the pilot of that plane and says that the pilot flies out of the byron airport quite a bit. the pilot's name has not been released. in fact, the pilot's body is still in the wreckage of that aircraft. we are waiting for the coroner from contra costa county to show up. in addition to contra costa sheriff's deputies, the faa is on the scene. we are waiting for the ntsb safety board investigators to arrive here as well to look at this scene and try to determine exactly what caused that crash. but, trying to figure that out may take several weeks, if not months. >> >> homicides burglaries and robberies, all up in oakland. this weekend, jerry brown made
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an unexpected promise. how a church gathering put the governor on the spot, ali? >> reporter: the governor made a promise to the church members, offering help that could come in the form of a long time partnership, but so far, no addition plans have been made. . it was sunday morning service at the gospel church in oakland that the congregation had a visitor. >> our governor is here. >> parishioners to vote for proposition 30. i said while you are in that mode, asking us for help, we need to ask you for something. >> can you declare the city of oakland a state of emergency that we can get some help in here to put public safety number one in the city? >> reporter: governor brown promised help. >> i will make sure that our highway patrolmen are beefed-up for the city of oakland and
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work with the police department. >> i felt so good about his statements that he made. >> >> reporter: jackson said it's an issue his parishioners live and suffer with every day, there have been 98 murders in oakland this year, most due to gun violence. while we were sitting down for this interview, police responded to shots fired. jackson said more police resources will deter criminals. >> when they know something will be done and they have the enforcement to make it happen, i think we will have some changed mind sets when it comes to shootings and homicides. >> oakland police have 628 officers on staff. 200 fewer than the department had a few months ago. >> we are open to anything that can help the oakland police department. >> >> reporter: we tried to reach governor brown several days earlier to ask him about what he had planned, but didn't get
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a response >> oakland police discussed details of operation cease- fire. last week, officers brought together 20 gang members for a meeting as a condition of their parole, police along with state probation officers, members of the fbi and several church leaders tried to convince the 20 young men who attended the meeting to leave behind a life of crime. several parents were there to deliver a personal message to the gang members. >> we had them talk about personal experiences they had with losing their children, losing their sons. >> >> reporter: this will be the second attempt of operation cease-fire. oakland tried it in 2004 without much success. however it has worked in other cities. >> >> grief sticken family members of a slain couple will help something will help them --
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police announced a $10,000 reward this morning for information in the homicides of jones and his fiance, ashley mills. the couple were shot to death september 6th. mills was expected twins. police say the couple was deliberately targeted and two men were seen running from their home. >> >> authorities say a woman whose body was found in her home had been beaten to death. the 58-year-old woman was killed inside of her home on san carlos avenue. today, the sheriff's department said it appears someone entered her home, killed her, and set the house on fire before stealing her car. authorities released a sketch today, there it is, right there, resembling the attacker >> felt toys of photos of injured victims. women in the mission district
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from june to december. today, jurors saw photos of one woman's broken nose the public defender said there is not enough evidence to convict his client. if found guilty, doe >> jerry: could face life in prison. >> >> a real estate agent is accused of scamming from a family. deputy district attorney said 54-year-old was arrested on charges of securities fraud and one count of theft by embezzlement. he promised the victims he would double their investment, but used their money to pay down his mortgage. >> >> you might call it orange fever. giants fans are buying up any and all gear they can get their hands on. the dugout store was bustling with fans outfitting themselves for tomorrow's matchup between the giants and the detroit
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tigers. >> reporter: scalpers are selling tickets for bleacher seats for $500. stub hub said the prices could go into the thousands of dollars, depending on the seat. >> >> david stevenson is live in san francisco with the precautions being put into the place for the major league crowds. >> reporter: julie, the city wants a repeat of the 2010 win, but the police don't want the problems of that. celebrating began after san francisco giants secured their spot in the world series. it was peaceful. but police put on helmets and closed the mission district to control the flow of traffic and people. >> we took it as like a dress rehearsal. >> >> reporter: the police chief said officers are primed to prevent 2010 world series celebrations where people set
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fires, got on top of cars, drank in the streets and clashed with police. >> fortunately, no one was hurt, but there were anxious moments. >> reporter: police will be watching the mission district. broadway street and north beach, chestnut -- that's where we will be concentrating our reare our resources with a certain amount of officers held back to redeploy to areas i did not know half. >> >> reporter: game six will start on halloween. >> we have a lot of experience dealing with big halloweens, major sporting events. they will collide on halloween night and we are confident our plans are ready for that, too. >> reporter: discretionary time off has been suspended as offers get ready for the series. now, the ballpark no longer
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a pool of water, crews working overtime to get the stadium ready. that means loads of beer, hot dogs and yes, pallets of garlic. the general manager said all of this is great for the team and the city. >> great organization, consider ourselves a baseball town, though, rabid fan base. >> >> reporter: on the field, the world series logos are being installed. add thousands of screaming fans and the ballpark will be ready to host game one tomorrow. >> today, some fans got a chance to get autographs from players as the countdown is underway. barry zito signing balls at at & t on the way to the team workout. the giants said he will be the starting pitcher tomorrow with the first pitch just after 5:00
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p.m. coming up. live with the team tonight as they get ready for game one, 48 hours after playing game seven. we asked giants fans for their best playoff photos. as usual, they didn't disappoint. last night's downpour was not enough to dampen the spirits of the fans. little jaden sporting his battle face. if you have some good photos to show us, we want to see them. if you are sporting your giants spirit wear, send them to us. you can send them to -- or post them to our facebook page. our coverage tomorrow night begins at 4:30, right after a special 4:00 edition >> first sierra storm of the
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season packed quite a punch, dropping more than two feet of snow in some places. ken pritchard live with how this first snow wreaked havocked on traffic and has skiers hoping to hit the slopes pretty soon. ken? >> reporter: it is very cold here, the snow is not coming down right now, but you can see all of the snow that came down in this first storm. this is the parking lot of the rest area here where you can see cal-tran's plows are clearing out this parking lot and as soon as they are done, which should be another hour or so, they will have -- for the first time, the plows were running. the ski slopes are white and the traffic on 80 was stalled, following a night of chain controls. >> its not only a combination of our early snow that was nice and wet and heavy and a great surprise, but it's a
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combination of the construction going on down there. >> >> westbound traffic on i0 was backed up 15-miles. summer road construction was supposed to be finished before the first snow. a single lane of traffic and a large number of trucks that couldn't pass summit last night lead to a stand still this afternoon. the construction should be ready in a few weeks >> back over to the eastbound side to westbound, flowing normal. >> reporter: the storm made a mess of traffic, it brought home to those hoping to hit the ski slopes. >> >> reporter: come this friday, we could see the lifts running for the first day of the ski season. it about the same time boyle opened last year, but it's still an early start of a healthy first storm. >> we have had over 2 1/2 feet in the last 36 hours, cold temperatures, 18 hours of snow making, looking like more snow
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tonight. >> round one of the snowstorm tapered off. for the most part, this morning, we saw some snow coming down, chp said they expect several more inches overnight and expect the chain controls to be in place overnight. good to know if you are heading over the summit. we should mention ktvu. com has a special ski section with maps -- and the latest highway conditions. look under the weather tab on our home page >> the rumors proved true >> job seekers line up in livermore. the big business that could put them back to work. dry weather prevailed. more weather on the way, we'll have the time line for your
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apple debuted its new i pad mini. it has a 7.9-inch screen, a little bigger than competitors, kindle fire. price is bigger. it starts at $329, compared to under $200 for the other devices. apple will start to take orders on friday >> google launching two new computers of their own next monday. google is planning to offer a now 10-inch tablet wells. the company is reportedly going
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to unveil a new android smart phone built by lg. >> >> job opportunities growing in the east bay thanks to one mega sized development bringing hundreds of jobs to livermore. >> reporter: the behind today was out the door and around the corner. hundreds of job seekers, resumes in hand, filling out ally indications to work at an unopen outlet mall in livermore. they are looking to fill hundreds of jobs by stores where they can find everything from entry level positions alls way up to assistant manager. even in some cases store manager positions. >> reporter: looking the part is key, since this is retail. some applicants have been offered jobs because they had the right look for the store, which could be a bow tie or high heels.
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>> today, casual but police because that's my style. i didn't want to overdo it. >> that was the whole strategy behind that. they have a lot of new companies here. >> melissa, first in line at a similar job fair last month and was hired by perfume mania. >> i was hired that day, now i'm here hiring people. >> reporter: attendance looked good today. many responded well when we put them to the test. why, if i'm the employer should i hire you in >> i have great customer service skills, a background of working with people. >> i'm dependable. great working -- >> because i'm awesome. >> >> reporter: really? >> i think so. >> reporter: livermore outlets open novemberth. many of the faces you see here will be working there of. >> if you use the antioch park and ride, get ready, changes
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are starting tomorrow. there will be fewer parking spaces and the bus stop location is moving. buses will not stop on sunset drive, instead, the bus drivers will circle through the lot to pick up passengers. e bart construction there is expected to last about a month. . a break in the welt weather. we have another round coming our way, arriving later tonight and progress through the evening hours, looking at "stormtracker" 2, mainly dry at the moment. partly sunny skies, partly cloudy, cool, but we are not seeing any rain. upper 50s, low 60s outside of your door at this hour. i don't have to go very far north to pick up rain. north at the clear lake area, rain and snow mix there in the higher elevations. we do have that winter storm watch that will move into place four areas, northlake county,
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as well as the sierras and last for 24 hours so, you will need chains or snow tires if you plan on traveling i-80 or highway 50 later tonight and into wednesday. here's a look at the satellite radar many there is the low that continues to spin energy our way. this will begin to shift east by tonight and into tomorrow, when it does, it will take the rain and eventually the snow with it. at this hour, cloudy, but mainly dry. as we get into the evening hours by 10:00 or 11:00, over the north bay, you can see how it shifts over the evening hours, waking up tomorrow morning, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, still have scattered showers in the forecast, nothing like what we saw monday morning, but the possibility of maybe slick roads. by the afternoon. i stop it here, wednesday at 5:00. game one of the world series, mainly dry and we'll continue with the dry weather as we progress through the evening there. for the forecast tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy skies, it will be
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a cool day, upper 50s in the forecast, leaving in a very slight chance. 20%. that's very slim because we'll have residual moisture hanging in. giving you a look at what you can expect tomorrow morning. we wake up, 50s in the forecast, upper 40s, low 50s for parts of the north bay. a lot like what we felt this morning. again, the possibility of a few scattered showers and we are looking at partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. fog will eventually arrive as we get into the next couple of days, for tomorrow, looking pretty good into the afternoon. widespread 60s in the forecast, once again, 66 walnut creek. 65 in oakland. 64 for san jose. 61 expected in san francisco. there is your expended forecast with your weekend in view, in time for the weekend, dry and mild. >> thanks. >> > coming up at 7:00,
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authorities have rehe leased new clues, we'll hear from the neighbors about the victim and their unease. >> >> we'll tell you about jobs being lost -- coming up at 7:00 on tv 36. >> >> at & t park quiet now, almost all of the preparations are through for game one of the world series in 23 hours. we'll have a live preview. .
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a large endangered sea lion spending time in santa cruz these days. this shot was taken last week. in another photo, you see the stellar sea lion alongside of california sea lions, he is about three times larger. stellar sea lions are usually seen in alaska and the barren sea >> tigers and giants getting ready. >> no down time, but anybody
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that was out there will never forget it as the joins clenched the national league pennant. the time to saver it has to come at a later time.ist back to business. live at at & t parks bringing us up-to-date on the latest goings on, fred? >> reporter: i was talking to several detroit take tigers and they said the proper things how impressed they are with the giants postseason exploits. they were not shaking in their boots. they just finished their batting president obama 'tis 20 minutes ago. they outscored st. louis cardinals 20-1 in the last three games of the nlcs and the guy they call blockbuster, he was 14 for 2 in the series and became the mvp. but he knows how fleeting success can be. >> no, like i said, hitting so rd, it felt great. last night, at the plate.
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come back tomorrow and you don't know what is going on. it's a feeling, sometimes, goes away and it's hard to fine it. >> you know what? we have been winning and i think that's the most important thing. would i have liked to contribute more? sure, but that's the great thing about baseball. i think that's why it's a hard game is you have to be able to go through the highs and the lows and try to keep that even keel. >> >> reporter: how do you revent yourself from getting too excited? >> you don't. it's supposed to be an exciting time it is what it is. but, i think when you accept it and just play hard, there is nothing anybody can do. >> >> reporter: prince fielder takes on barry zit o, justin verlander will start for the tigers game one tomorrow, mark. >> obviously, and i think clear skies are in store that's the
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best news. i'm still drying out. >> >> fun stuff, though. >> thank you, mark. >> tonight on the 10:00 news, napa state hospital workers will be gathering to remember one of their own killed one year ago by a patient there >> we are in contra costa county trying to find out if anyone else was on board the small plane that crashed earlier today near the byron airport. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel "2 news." . h
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