. oakland's first friday street fair is getting started right now, but people will see changes after a deadly shooting last month. >> and we are learning new details on a change of venue late today for the memorial plans of two slain santa cruz police officers.

good evening. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm ken wayne. frank is off tonight. oakland's first friday street fair is getting under way right now for the first time since the man was fatally shot last month. rob roth spoke to city officials who now say they are doing things differently to try to prevent another strategy. rob? >> reporter: ken, first friday is just getting started on telegraph avenue in downtown oakland. people are still arriving. the streets are closed. and there's a peace concert going on in memory of kiante campbell, shot to death at last month's first friday. oakland has made a number of changes this time, hoping that nothing like that happens here again. at this art gallery on telegraph avenue, an antiviolence display is going up, asking people to keep first friday safe.

oakland police say -- oakland has already made changes. the event will end an hour earlier at 9:00 p.m. the size of the festival has shrunk from 10 blocks long to six, and no drinking alcohol on the streets. bars, including this beer garden can still serve customers, but-- >> i have the responsibility to make sure that my patrons, people who buy beer from me don't leave with it. you're welcome to consume your beer on this premises, but you can't leave with it. so it meant an increase in security and door people. >> i do feel a lot safer with the police presence. and the fact that it is closing promptly at 9:00 p.m. >> reporter: first friday attracts some 20,000 people to oakland, ebbs posing them to restaurants and numerous art galleries, a positive event for a city in need of one. then 18-year-old kiante campbell was shot to death in a parking lot last month as first friday was ending. >> it's an opportunity for the community to pull together and say we won't tolerate this kind of gun violence and people, particularly youth, need to be given other ways to express,

and art is one way to do that. >> reporter: we're back live. there are two moments of silence scheduled this evening, one for kiante campbell and one for all victims of gun violence. police tell me they are also looking out for an anarchist group they say may show up later. reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2news. some homes and businesses in lafayette are still without power tonight, after an early morning police chase that ended when the suspect vehicle crashed into a power pole. police say they were trying to stop a man who was driving erratically on highway 24 around 2:45 this morning. the driver led officers on a chase that ended in the crash on happy valley road and sores lane. power was knocked out to nearly 1800 customers, but was quickly restored to most. full restoration is expected within the hour. police say the truck officer -- the truck officers were chasing turned out to be stolen. the driver was arrested. in last hour, we've learned more about what led sonoma county sheriffs deputies to

shoot and kill a kidnapping suspect, after a chase that ended in guerneville last night. eric rasmussen is live in santa rosa, where he's been checking with police leading the investigation. eric? >> reporter: julie, just back minutes ago, i spoke to a captain here at the police department, who has identified the suspect shot and killed by deputies as 37-year-old richard ten shrekengaust. the two were acquaintances, but had just met in january, not long before this happened last night. and police say they may have never known the victim was missing, if she had not been able to send a text message for help. chopper 2 was over the scene, as a tow truck hauled this toyota camry out of a wooded area in guerneville. this is where investigators say a sonoma county deputy shot and killed a kidnapping suspect who led authorities on a chase with his hostage in the car, before crashing into an embankment. >> he cut down here and there's

a fire road up there. and he -- according to what i've been told, went through the fire road. >> reporter: police say it all started last night, when a woman sent text messages to a friend in san rafael that she was being kidnapped. >> providing description of the car, some location information, as she was able and that she was dpoarnd her safety. >> reporter: deputies spotted the suspect car on guerneville road in santa rosa and he led them on a chase into western sonoma county, avoiding spike strips before crashing into a residential neighborhood. >> i'm surprised the person drove in here, knowing that there's signs out, saying road's closed, it's a dead end. >> reporter: police say the woman escaped unhurt, but a deputy shot and killed the suspect while trying to arrest him. investigators have not said if he was armed. and again, with this new information we've received minutes ago, police also told us they did not find any weapons in the suspect car, but

say the investigation is still ongoing. live in santa rosa, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2news. we just learned less than an hour ago that organizers have changed the location of the memorial service planned next week for the two santa cruz police officers who were killed in the line of duty. ktvu's robert handa is live in santa cruz with details on the new location. robert? >> reporter: the police department has decided to switch thursday's public memorial from santa cruz to san jose's downtown hp pavillion. now, deputy police chief steve clark says the change was necessary because of overwhelming interest by law enforcement agencies and the community. that interest was reflected today, when police officers returned to the streets. santa cruz county sheriffs deputies honored returning police patrols today. the sheriff's department and chp took over city duties, while the 94 santa cruz officers grieved for investigators, loran butch baker and elizabeth butler, killed tuesday in the line of duty. >> it's tough. the first time you jump into

that patrol car or walk through investigations, you know, you go past the cubicles and the offices, i think that's tough. >> reporter: many people told us officers may see a changed community. >> people are going to be more likely to speak up and, you know, call the police when they see something that isn't right. >> reporter: but some point out this is the first time officers have ever been killed in their city. >> there's also a feeling of fear, because now it's happened. we know how it feels. so can it happen again? >> reporter: sheriffs investigators continue to gather information on suspect jeremy goulay. they are looking for 28-year- old homeless woman theresa johnson, also known as theresa lamb, and emphasized she is not connected to the shootings at all, but could provide the suspect's personal history. many residents are angry he moved in under the radar. >> it's scary. and if anything comes out of this aside from the love the community and helping the families get through it, it would be to figure out a way to

get in databases, people's history. >> reporter: again, the procession of officers we saw today will be out in force at thursday's noon time public memorial, now set for san jose's hp pavillion in downtown san jose. live in santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. one man is under arrest and police are searching for another suspect after two boys were robbed at knife point near redwood high school in larkspur. the boys told police that two men knocked them down on a bike path around 4:30 yesterday afternoon and grabbed money from their pockets. one of the men had a knife. when police got there, they saw two men matching the suspect descriptions and ran after them. officers say they caught an 18- year-old man, but the other one got away. within the last half hour, president obama signed the order to begin $85 billion in spending cuts. earlier today, the president blamed republicans, saying he couldn't force them to compromise and avoid the sequester. >> i am not a dictator.

i'm the president. so ultimately, if mitch mcconnell or john boehner say we need to go to catch a plane, i can't have secret service block the doorway, right? >> republican leaders are placing blame on the president for insisting increased taxes be part of the resolution. house speaker john boehner says republicans will continue to oppose tax increases. the impact of the cuts is expected to be felt over the next few weeks and months. local governments and institutions claim they stand to lose millions of dollars because of the sequestration cuts. officials at ucsf say the university stands to lose up to $30 million in funding from the national institute of health. the city of san francisco says it will lose $25 million in federal funding and the san francisco unified school district says it faces a loss of $4 million used for nutrition and head start programs. california republicans are gathering tonight in sacramento for the party's three-day

annual spring convention. at the top of the agenda is figuring out how to best move forward after a blistering defeat in november. the election gave democrats a two-thirds majority in both the state assembly and the senate. a thousand gop delegates are expected to attend this weekend's convention to discuss how best to rebuild their party. >> as time goes on and voters are going to want solutions to the record-high unemployment and taxes, republicans need not only to have a plan, but a relationship with those voters. >> state republicans are also facing some financial challenges with the party's $500,000 in debt. santa clara county supervisor george shirakawa resigned from office today, claiming a gambling addiction led him to illegally spend tens of thousands of dollars in funds. he spent $130,000 in campaign funds and in taxpayer dollars during a five-year period. the da claims most of that money was lost at casinos.

shirakawa has been charged with five felonies and will likely serve jail time. a celebration of cinema is under way right now in san jose. matt keller is on the red carpet at the cinequest film festival, where some celebrities are expected this weekend. matt? >> reporter: the world premier of the movie "sparks" is tonight. here at downtown san jose at the california theater, you can see the red carpet. some of the stars making their way here, chase williamson, ashley bell, clancy brown, jake buese, and clint howard. this is just one of 188 films presented during the 13-day event that goes until march 10th. now, mrs. schuster from glee is at the event. thank you for joining us. and you actually have a world premier of a movie. tell us about that. >> yes. thank you. it's a film called "somewhere slow" which i appear, but i also produced. we have graham patrick martin, who is known to people from "two and a half men," robert forester, david constable, fantastic cast.

we're excited to share it. >> reporter: tomorrow night? >> yes, tomorrow at 7:30. i hope people come out. we're excited to get people's feelings and reactions. >> reporter: here for cinequest, where this movie festival? >> this is on our short list of festivals we wanted to target. it's known for innovation obviously and also known for really great stories. our film, we think of it as a powerful short story that's very character-driven and we wanted something that was really supportive of independent film, because i think it's really important we have these films that have a purity to them and i feel like the festival is about that. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. we'll see you right here on thursday nights on ktvu for glee. another name coming to town, harrison ford coming to town on sunday, getting the the maverick spirit award. and the author of fight club will be here tomorrow, and tickets are still available for the screenings and the events. and the red carpet is kicking off tonight for the movie

"sparks." matt keller, ktvu channel 2news. warfield theater has a new owner. amc ventures bought the historic theater on market street. the price was not disclosed, but sources say it was close to the $6.5 million asking price. the theater's new owner signed a lease extension. after the break, bay area blood donors kept this little boy alive for years. now, see the emotional face-to- face thank you for the gift of life. >> you saved his life! >> then, scandal won't stop this bay area basketball team. >> made some mistakes along the way here. >> the coach in the middle of it all talks about the new sanctions. >> and coming up in just seven minutes, temperatures hit the mid-70s today, but that won't be the case this weekend. time line for cooler weather and even a chance for rain.

. president obama spoke out once again today against california's ban on same-sex marriage. he said he felt there was no way for his administration to avoid weighing in on the supreme court's review of proposition 8. >> basic principle that america is founded on, the idea that we're all created equal, applies to everybody regardless of sexual orientation. >> the president's remarks come one day after the obama administration filed a friend of the court brief, calling on justices to strike down prop 8 when they hear arguments at the end of the month. president obama says he believes the nation is going through the same evolution in its thinking that he did over the past couple of years. a san jose federal judge today cut about $450 million from the $1 billion that a jury

awarded apple in its patent fight with samsung. the judge called some of the damages improper and excessive and ordered a new trial for claims against more than a dozen samsung devices. the judge did let stand almost $600 million in damages for the jury's findings that samsung infringed patents in some of its other products, including the galaxy smartphones and tablets. apple hasn't commented. samsung says it's pleased with the judge's decision. results of a just-released state investigation claim negligence at an adult care home in concord contributed to the death of an 86-year-old resident. the state department of social services found julia's home was not supervising patients and did not have a working alarm on the front door, as required by law. last september, 86-year-old yolanda membraneo who suffered from dementia, walked out the front door of the home and hours later died of heat stroke. for six years, one drop at a time, blood from an anonymous

group of strangers kept a young bay area boy alive. today, as mike mibach reports, the group of donors came face to face with someone they only knew as the john muhr baby. >> reporter: tonight, a story of family. >> he was born really pale. >> reporter: survival. >> he had increased heart rate. >> reporter: and donation. >> within minutes, they rushed him to the nicu and immediately gave him a blood transfusion. >> reporter: plaid shirt, big smile today. not so back in 2006. dillon lowe came into this world sick, diagnosed with diamond black ban anemia, a rare genetic disorder. so what you're looking at right there is exactly what dillon needed. blood. transfusions, nearly every day for six years, until he was able to get his bone marrow transplant back in may. what he never did, though, was get a chance to meet that core group of people who donated blood, that is until today. >> thank you so much! >> reporter: here at the red cross in oakland, young dillon met gale, harold, joseph and

mark, and so, too, did his grandmother. >> you saved his life! thank you! >> reporter: you see, the blood within this group of four was the lifeline for a young boy they only knew as the john muhr baby. [ applause ] >> reporter: the red cross recruited the donors and they said yes. >> they couldn't travel, couldn't get tattoos, couldn't do any of the number of things that could get you deferred. >> reporter: today for the very first time-- >> to see them makes it all much more real. >> reporter: they set their eyes on the baby. >> they makes a difference -- sorry. but anyhow, i'm delighted. i hope dillon leads a full life. i know he will. >> thank you for giving our son life and a lot of times we take life for granted. but this is a good opportunity to come and say thank you. >> reporter: gale, harold, joseph and mark, their blood trans fused right into dillon lowe. tonight, he is happy and healthy for all to see. mike mibach, ktvu channel

2news. great white sharks are now under greater protection off the coast of california. state officials have listed the shark as a candidate for the endangered species list. for the next year, the great white will receive the same protection as if it were listed as endangered. it is already illegal to target great whites for catch, but the new also ban accidental capture. the california department of fish and wildlife will conduct a status review of the sharks to determine whether they are indeed threatened. a wonderful day today, beautifully warm out there. sunset tonight, a few high clouds. another live camera, the bay bridge. the flags, i don't think you can see that, flags pointing to the left. that's an offshore wind. hard to tell. i can see it's going offshore. the winds have been offshore all day. fog has gone away. temperatures really came up. 74 was the high in santa rosa today.

not bad. 74 in antioch. highs tomorrow are going to come down a few degrees because of all of these clouds. your weekend looks good. we got the clouds coming in. today was the most stellar day, with the highest temperatures and the most sunshine. next couple of days, temperatures come down a few degrees, less sunshine, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, maybe a sprinkle tomorrow night. but still going to be warm. temperatures, even though they cool, they are mild outside right now. 68 in concord. even though temperatures cool, still in the 60s and low 70s for saturday. sunday, cooler still, but still in the 60s. lots of mid-60s on sunday with a few clouds. so saturday is the warmest day on the weekend, but there will be more cloud cover. sunday, more sunshine, but slightly cooler. all you have to know is both days, really nice. then next week, things change around. clouds come in, kind of opening the door for what's coming our way on tuesday night. right now, tuesday night into wednesday. that looks like a pretty good shot at showers. this high pressure, which has dominated the landscape for january, february, and

hopefully not march, is going to move off, as this low tweaks in. when it comes in, it budges us out of the way and sets us up with clouds saturday, a few clouds on sunday, but opens the door for this tuesday night thing, which could bring us rain. 5 inches of rain? no, but an inch of rain in the heaviest spots? maybe. the forecast model, here we are, saturday morning. there's clouds. more clouds saturday afternoon. mostly cloudy saturday afternoon. maybe sprinkles show up offshore. the forecast highs, 69 in fairfield. 65 richmond. look at the numbers. i said cooler and cloudy. look at the numbers. going to be a little muggy out there, too. numbers lining with, with the humidities we'll have, going to be a little muggy. forecast for tomorrow, warmest day on the weekend. sunday, not bad either. then we get into the rain on tuesday and wednesday, which will be great and hopefully stick around, julie for a little while and maybe deliver something. some places right now, 70% of rainfall average. we need the rain. >> absolutely. good to get. >> thank you, bill.

. coming up on bay area news at 7:00, on tv 36, we'll take you back to tonight's first friday street fair, trying to recover from a deadly shooting last month. a look at the grassroots movement being launched tonight. >> also, within just the last hour, president obama said $85 billion of cuts will go into motion, where the u.s. military is expected to take the biggest hits. join us at 7:00 on tv 36. oakland's police chief is in this getup for kids. hear the deeper meaning behind today's classroom visit.

. oakland police chief howard jordan made a little change to his uniform today, while reading to some elementary school kids. >> and so, said the lorax, please pardon my cough. they cannot live here, so i'm sending them off! >> jordan wore the tall red & white striped hat, made famous by the dr. seuss book the cat in the hat, as part of read across america. jordan says it's another opportunity for him to interact with children in the community. >> we want them to know the police are their friend and to have the police chief come and read a book to them means a lot. >> read across america is held every year on or near the march

2nd birthday of author dr. seuss. mark ybanez joins us now. more on st. mary's hit hard by sanctions? >> when the ncaa comes down in a situation like this, it's usually very hard. i don't think it was a big surprise the ncaa had been after them for quite sometime, but hearing rumors along those lines, but it is coach randy bennett who will bear the brunt. for instance, he will not be allowed to recruit off campus. that hampers the program immensely. he will be suspended for the first five games of next year. and the team itself will go on four-year probation. but they will be allowed to participate in the wcc tournament and the ncaa tournament. bennett's reaction earlier today. >> i think the penalties are harsh. so it will have an effect on our program. but i feel confident that we'll work through it. it will be a challenge. we like -- players like a

challenge. people in our program like a challenge. it's not going to be easy, but it's a hole that we put ourselves in and we're going to have to get ourselves out of it. >> going to take a while. meantime, the pga golf event has moved to the florida swing and at the honda classic, tiger, always popular, even with serena williams. look at the marshall. you can't take a picture of him! serena, a little surprised by that. here's the number one player, rory mcilroy, frustrated with his game, number one player in the world. he was plus-7 after eight holes and then said i'm out of there. he basically tossed it in and that was it. plus-7 after eight holes. here's your college baseball play maybe of the year. brett williams from north carolina state, is that a great catch or what! look at it again! all over the place. here's the amazing thing when you watch this video. he is recovering from major

knee surgery just a few months ago. >> wow, looked pretty agile right there. >> that was an awesome catch. mark, thank you. in these times of budget cuts and layoffs, san jose has more than 30 new firefighters about to hit the streets. new tonight at 10:00, we'll have the graduation and how the city can afford this. plus, how they will make the streets of san jose safer. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. mo nvited justin over lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian