wandered away on sunday afternoon. she and her family from san francisco had been spending mother's day at their lakeside vacation home. police say mikaela was left alone for just a couple minutes when she disappeared, leaving a fenced-in area of her yard. a sergeant with the clearlake police department tells me that her death definitely appears accidental. >> we have no reason to suspect any foul play. >> reporter: an autopsy will be done on mikaela's body later on this week, but according to the police sergeant, there are no obvious signs of trauma. i did get a chance to talk off camera with one of mikaela's relatives. she told me she and the family, they are all devastated by today's discovery. she also did say that she believed, in her words, mikaela ran free. we're live in afternoon in clearlake, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up at 6, the discovery at mikaela's body has

hit hard at her school in san francisco. the outpouring of emotion and some of the signs being put up there. she was trying to save the children. we learned today what the aunt of two little girls hit by a car did in the moments before that deadly crash. since we first brought you this story, there have been no arrests. ktvu's robert handa spoke with a family member who explained how it all happened. >> reporter: parents volunteered as crossing guards today, after a woman and her two nieces were hit by a driver of a silver suv near the campus yesterday afternoon. five-year killed. family members say they talked briefly with the aunt, who says she pushed the children to safety when she saw the suv approaching. >> i held the baby in the front, and i walked. when my sister see the car, she pushed on my little -- on the

two girls. pushed. but the car take the two, my sister and my niece. >> she's the one that pushed the niece away, though? >> yes. as protection. >> reporter: the family says it will demand san jose put in speed bumps or more traffic signs to slow down drivers. some neighbors say they have complained to the city many times before. >> it's horrible to see that a child has to die before something is done. >> i have not received any calls from concerned parents from this school. >> reporter: the family says they are supportive, even though it's too late to help eileen. >> it's terrible. my niece has died. so i don't know. >> reporter: police say they still need to interview the aunt, who is under sedation for broken ribs.

the family says she still does not know her niece was killed. homicide detectives in the south bay tonight are investigating the discovery of a woman's body inside a motel room. this happened just before 1:30 this afternoon at a holiday inn express on monterey road. police say an employee there called 911 to report the body. >> it was fairly obvious from the scene that some type of struggle took place inside the room. we're not sure what led up to the homicide but there is evidence of foul play and she does have injuries consistent with a homicide. >> investigators are looking for clues. there's no word yet on the identity of the victim. a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex in redwood city has left 20 people without a place to live tonight. the fire started in a carport at the complex on oakside avenue near fair oaks elementary school. it then spread to several apartments. newschopper 2 was overhead this morning. two people were slightly injured. a neighbor says that fire was

so intense, he actually thought his house was on fire. >> i grabbed my pets. i grabbed everything valuable, then i just pretty much ran out. >> tonight, investigators are still trying to figure out what caused that fire. and two people are without a home after their apartment complex went up in flames this morning in san jose. the fire started just before 9 on phelps avenue near the santa monica express way. everyone did get out safely. the san jose fire department sent us this picture of the building as flames were pouring out of the windows. at this point, still no word on what caused the fire. happening now, with every day that passes, the manhunt is intensifying for a suspect accused of killing his wife and two young daughters in humboldt county. ken is live. >> reporter: there's a community meeting that's about to start, gasia. you can see over my shoulder

here at the honey dew school. the county sheriff, a county supervisor and the school superintendent are all here to talk to the folks and give them the latest on what's going on in this manhunt. after a day off, the helicopters returned to the search effort. one from the department of homeland security and the other from the california highway patrol. swat teams are also checking local roads and they're hiking through the wilderness of the king range. authorities don't appear to be any closer to finding triple murder suspect shane miller. >> we're talking about wild lands. we're talking probably about the most remote area in california. >> reporter: in one unusual twist, a septic truck was called out to check out houses in case the suspect tried to toss a gun. >> so if there's a gun at the bottom of this outhouse, do you

think you'find it? >> yeah. >> really? why? >> just because we washed it out. we'd get a flash light in there and we could see what's going on. >> reporter: and i followed up with that man. he says no gun was found in one particular outhouse they were looking at. you can see schools are posted with sheriff's deputies who are keeping on eye on the school children. we also have late information that the lost coast is going to be closed until the end of the month. this is a sprawling wilderness area open to the public usually, but in this case authorities want to go through those areas and try to find shane miller. we'll have the latest on this community meeting on the 10:00 news. live in humboldt county. meanwhile, the family does, gigi, has turned up on a beach. investigators hope she will lead them to shane miller.

>> it's going to be cared for. we're going to check her for any possible trace evidence, you know, blood that may be on the dog. >> gigi was not hurt and is in good health. she'll soon be turned over to a miller family relative. investigators are trying to track down the hikers to see if they have any information that could lead them to shane miller. the port of oakland executive who charged taxpayers for taking clients to a suspected brothel in oakland has now officially resigned. this comes just a little over six months after ktvu channel 2 news first revealed the scandal. lawrence dunnigan was the manager of international marketing for the port. several informed sources, both inside and outside of the business, say he was taking people to a house of

prostitution. dunnigan did not return calls about his departure. a two-alarm grass fire started just after 2:00 this afternoon near the 400 block of wellington avenue. north county firefighters kept the flames away from homes. there were no reports of injuries or damage. employees at lockheed martin had to deal with smoke today. it was a building on lockheed martin way. firefighters say they actually had to use maps in their response to the alarms because of the size of the building. >> it took a while to find the seat of the fire, because the building is a large-sized building and it was toward the center of the building. but when we got to it, we were able to extinguish it rapidly. >> police say the fire broke out in a cubicle. a handful of employees will have to relocate for a few days. the exact cause of the fire is

under investigation. google is diving into music streaming. that was the big news today at the kickoff of google's six annual conference for software developers in san francisco. the music service will allow android users to listen to unlimited songs for about $10 a month. google also unveiled other new services. a jury this afternoon found jodi arias is eligible for the death penalty for the stabbing death of her former boyfriend. she was convicted in arizona last week of killing travis alexander. earlier today, some dramatic moments in court when the prosecutor told the courtroom to be silent for two minutes. he said that's how long alexander suffered as jodi arias continually stabbed him until he finally died. family members sobbed in the front row as the prosecutor was describing alexander's final moments. the case now moves to the final sentencing phase. the jury essentially has two options. either death for jodi arias or

lifeprison without the possibility of parole. o.j. simpson took the stand in las vegas today, making his own case for a new trial. simpn is the med robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers at a hotel in las vegas. simpson claims he was just trying to take back some of his own property. today, simpson argued his first attorney gave him bad advice, telling him he had the right to seize his own belongings. >> he gave me an example that if you were walking down the street and you saw your laptop with your name on it in a car, you can use force to break the window of the car to get the laptop. >> simpson also claims his former attorney passed up a plea deal which would have meant a shorter sentence. simpson's former attorney is set to testify on friday. call them the killer frogs of san francisco. we'll show you why they're kept under lock and key.

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president obama made good on his promise to hold the irs responsible for targeting conservative political groups. in a live address we brought you here on ktvu, the president said he is starting at the top. >> by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the irs, because given the controversy surrounding this audit, it's important to institute new leadership that can help restore confidence going forward. >> the audit the president referred to is an inspector

general watch dog report that blamed ineffective management for the scandal. the irs placed tea party groups under extra attack scrutiny. feguords toha a said he s or in the future. before president obama's announcement today, congress also tackled the irs controversy. lawmakers fired a barrage of questions at the u.s. attorney general, eric holder. scott macfarlane was in the front row of that hearing. >> the attorney general of the united states sitting here, just a few feet away from the congressman questioning him. they opened fire as soon as he walked in the room. >> reporter: first about whether he'd prosecute piers executives if they singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny. >> do you think these lks or do think it goes higher than that? >> i simply don't know at this stage. we've only begun our investigation. >> reporter: and about why his department stands accused of

seizing phone records from reporters with the associated press. >> the actions of the department have in fact impaired the first amendment. >> this is an ongoing matter about which i know nothing. >> there doesn't seem to be any acceptance of responsibility in the justice department for things that have gone wrong. >> reporter: though both parties questioned those seized phone records, it became clear from the moment the attorney general was sworn in to testify, the growing irs scandal packs more political heat. amid high stakes debates over immigration, gun control and your taxes, the irs revelations would steal the public's attention. >> they're outraged by this. it was all conservatives. >> and one u.s. house republican has proposed a new law, asking the attorney general to, quote, immediately resigned. 53 others have signed on to report but no democrats and no one from california.

more now on the breaking news from south san jose. these are life pictures here from newschopper 2. we have learned about a triple stabbing inside a home on viewmont in the south san jose neighborhood. here's what we have just learned. one of the victims was an adult female. two of the other victims are both children under the age of five. we do not know at this point the severity of the injuries. but, again, three people stabbed. an adult female and two kids under the age of five. this is going on in south san jose on viewmont. we are working to get more information. as we do, we will bring it to you. a comment made by the president of the university of california sparked a loud disruption and arrests at a regents meeting in san francisco today demonstrators were loud and 13 people were arrested after the uc president said a planned

strike would endanger public health, students and health workers. union representatives accuse the regents of spending too much money on management and not enough on patients. the strikes are planned for may 21 and 22 at several facilities. it turns out more people are being scammed on their smartphones than on their computers. and the reason appears to be because people don't take the same precautions with their phones that they take with their computers. for example, a recent federal reserve report says people are three times more likely to respond to a phishing on their smartphone than on a computer. a scary and potentially violent situation today for a nurse at a vallejo hospital. officials say that a patient

threatened a nurse sometime before 8 this morning. police in the hospital staff took action and resolved the situation. kaiser is not releasing specifics about what happened because of patient privacy laws. still, officials say the hospital is providing support for the nurse and treatment for the patient. > >> they're being called killer frogs, because they carry a disease that's wiping out native frogs in golden gate park. the extreme steps being taken to try to get rid of that's killer frogs, once and for all. >> reporter: also, there's new information today from scientists. we're just off john f. kennedy drive here in golden gate park. just over that fence experts say is a prime breeding ground for killer frogs. state and local officials are trying to eliminate them from golden gate park's lily pond. they are using tarps, gas, and old-fashioned hand trapping. these frogs tested positive for

out native species. >> millions of frogs dying out in ways that we've never seen before. that's a catastrophe. >> reporter: they identified the fungus with dna analysis. it's a microscopic parasite from africa. it rode on frogs brought to america for research. they got out and so did the fungus. california's yellow-legged frog, and an astonishing 40% of all frogs worldwide are become driven to extinction in three decades. california academy of sciences' specimen collection is key to tracking down the killer. >> each one of those individual specimens is a record of that species in place and time. >> reporter: scientists are now studying the frogs' survival mechanism. >> they don't even show signs of disease and yet they're infected. what are they doing differently than these species here in california?

>> reporter: he told me he found this specialized bacteria that kills the fungus. researchers are considering releasing the bacteria in the wild to protect native frogs. he says you can help by never releasing any nonnative frog or la today, actress angelina jolie is saying her double mastectomy is just the first step in her plan to avoid getting cancer. jolie says she also plans to have her ovaries removed as soon as possible. the oscar-winning actress says she decided on the surgeries after discovering she had a gene associated with breast and ovarian cancer. she says she went public to help other women embrace the idea of preventive surgery as an option. it was a little cooler today and the winds were noticeable. sands blowing around out there. gusts along the coast. 25, 30 miles an hour. breezy in most neighborhoods.

take a look outside. you're looking at a shot from the satellite. this image looks more like something you might see in the winter months. that brings us that chance of showers. wet weather in the forecast as we go into tomorrow. current temperatures on the cool side. 75 in antioch. there were 90's out there a couple days ago. 64 right now in living -- livermore. it's 63 in oakland. temperatures tomorrow, they're kind of cool as well. the winds are going to stick with us. i think we'll see breezy conditions the next couple of days. right now, we're in a cooler weather pattern. breezy conditions. and as we go into tomorrow morning, we've got a pretty good shot for some wet weather. it certainly could have an impact on the morning compute. so you'll want to check in tomorrow morning at 4:30. this is a broad brush of the radar, the forecast for rain.

but you see just kind of widely scattered showers over the bay area. showers could begin around 7 a.m., which is when most folks are commuting, so be prepared for that. in the mountain, snow. maybe a couple of inches. i mean, it's up there, above 8,000 feet. just sort of an unusual weather pattern making its way in our direction. it's great for the air quality. if you have hay fever and allergies, this is a good pattern. overnight lows, upper 40's, low 50's. after midnight, maybe a few scattered showers and wet weather in store potentially for the north bay, golden gate bridge, san francisco, parts of the east bay for tomorrow morning's commute. when i get back, i've got the latest computer model. we'll go hour by hour so you can take a look at what you can expect for your morning commute. meeting the people, oakland's interim police street

hits the street. the common complaint and two popular requests he says he plans to address. and the of a dog chasing after a mail carrier. how many times does this really happen? and the surprising statistics in san francisco. new at 6, continuing coverage as the search for a missing girl comes to a tragic end. how parents plan to break the delicate news to her classmates. >> it's pretty much going to be up to each individual parent. i feel like i've given them every chance to right the wrong. >> why one woman says she was wrongfully fired for investigator san francisco's top cop. and unclaimed ashes of more than 30 veterans. what one woman plans to finally do with them after 50 years. tonight at 6. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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a train hit a person today. at this point, no word on that person's position. an amtrak spokesperson said the person was walking on the tracks but didn't provide any information about the person's gender or identity. the train was traveling from sacramento to san jose. the incident forced amtrak trains to bypass the hayward station this afternoon. and a fatal caltrain accident caused big delays for commuters on the peninsula this morning. someone was hit and killed this morning. caltrans says the accident happened where there is no crossing. the tracks were shut down for about an hour and trains slowly resumed their schedules after that. bart was honoring caltrain tickets during the cal closure. the interim chief has wasted no time in making his name and face known throughout the city. shawn went has spent the past few days on a tour of oakland.

today he visited local businesses, fielding complaints and suggestions. >> it means a lot, because we're always hoping for some to happen. >> chief went says some asked him for more pike and foot patrols. he says that will happen when the next academy class graduates this summer. san francisco is one of the most dangerous places to work as a letter carrier, this according to a new list of dog attacks on letter carriers. los angeles, san antonio and chicago are all at the top of the list. san francisco is in the fourth position, based on 38 attacks last year. the postal service released the report as a prelude to national dog bite prevention week, which is next week. police clear squatters out of a san franciscoing building.

what occupiers were using it for. we investigate how that quick bite from eating out could pack a surprising amount of hidden calories, tonight on the 10:00 news.

a police raid in san francisco. this is what happened when squatters took over a vacant building nine months ago. they were forced out today. the eviction would have come sooner, but authorities were held up by a legal matter. david stevenson is live in san francisco with why the squatters took over that building and why they say they are not going quietly. >> reporter: well, gasia, you can see right now how this building is chained up and also boarded up in the aftermath of this morning's raid. the people who were kicked out tell me they may march this march this morning to push for

vacant buildings to be housed by the homeless. a police tackle quad rousted 28 squatters here. >> there was no warning. no notice. they just came in full force today. >> i don't know what to do. but just other than calling the police. >> reporter: police say the former church was slated for demolition and had been taken over for at least nine months, before the owner was able to call in police. >> there is an issue regarding criminal matter. we determined, with our legal department, that it is a criminal matter. so we set up an operation to remove the trespassers that were inside. >> reporter: ktvu obtained this cell phone video showing the 7 a.m. bust. four people were arrested for outstanding warrants. the occupiers had planted a garden and told me they were simply claiming a blighted building for community use. >> this is a safe place for people, when it's raining or

cold, to get shelter. >> reporter: we took a tour just after the raid. inside we saw couches, mattresses, murals and occupy movement artwork. police say occupiers made a dangerous mess. >> i would say there were health hazards in the building. there was a lot of feces on the first floor and many dogs inside. >> reporter: the owner says the building had been vacant while he sought the demolition permits. he says he'll now hire security guards to keep people out until the building can be taken down. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. some bay area cyclists will be peddling tonight in honor of people who have been hurt and killed on bicycles. the ride of silence is an annual event that takes place worldwide. one in richmond is taking place right about now. the marin county event will honor two people, including 12- year-old haley ratliffe, hit by an suv and killed in september

of last year. the 12-year-old boy accused of killing his 8-year-old sister appeared in court today. ken was actually in that courtroom as well and tells us what happened and why the attorneys for the family have a lot of questions about the charges. ken? >> reporter: well, those attorneys say that 12-year-old boy, who is now being held in a juvenile detention center outside of the county, is holding up well. his parents were here in court today. they are supporting their son, despite the accusations. the father of both a murdered daughter and a son accused walked to court this morning with attorneys retained just two days ago. eight-year-old leila fowler was stabbed to death at the family's home on april 27. saturday her 12-year-old brother was arrested and brought to court today under guard. the charges, including second- degree murder, read in this courtroom. no cameras allowed during the hearing. the family did not answer

questions. their attorney spoke on their behalf. >> i can tell you, this is a very good family. and like any good family, this is extremely problematic for them. >> reporter: the family is  mourning a daughter and supporting a son, who was told by the judge that he could face detention until age 23 if found responsible for his sister's murder. >> they are obviously extremely concerned about their son, who they also dearly love. >> reporter: in court, the 12- year-old boy answered yes to the judge's questions in a soft- spoken and calm voice. his mother, seen her exiting the courthouse, cried during the hearing. no plea was entered or evidence offered. >> what forensic evidence is out there? how solid is it? >> reporter: the defense attorney says he, like the community, has many questions. >> how could a 12-year-old commit an offense like this in such a way that would not lead to an immediate arrest? it would take 2,000 hours of law enforcement resources and

fbi resources before they felt that it pointed toward him. >> reporter: the prosecutor did not speak after the hearing, and the defense attorney suggested that they would have not much more to say, going forward, given that this is a juvenile justice hearing. the next hearing is scheduled for may 29 when a plea could be entered. in san andreas, ktvu channel 2 news. a memorial for peace officers in washington, d.c. today was held. president obama was among those two spoke. the memorial included kenyon youngstrom. >> we can never repay our debt to these officers and their families. but we must do what we can with all that we have to live our lives in a way that pays tribute to their memory. >> earlier this week,

youngstrom's name was added to a memorial wall at the capital. tonight, a settlement that involves a multibillion class action lawsuit accusing credit card companies of fleecing businesses. for example, they say the companies charged an unreasonably high interchange fee. that's when someone uses a credit or debit card to pay parking fees. oakland says that's costing taxpayers about a million a year. the head of a youth soccer league is facing charges of embezzlement and grand theft tonight. they report that missy gurin turned herself into police. she is suspected of stealing more than $30,000 from the youth soccer league. she is the second president to be accused of stealing money.

in 2011, kyle hoffman was convicted of stealing $58,000 from the league and was sentenced to nine months in jail. a face lift for one of the nation's landmarks. what workers are doing to hide some signs of aging.

there's a new reason to worry about a deadly new respiratory virus in the middle

east. doctors say it is similar to pneumonia and related to sars. the virus has been spread between people in the past but a medical worker being infected by a patient is new. 40 people in parts of europe and the middle east have caught the bug since september. half of them died. good news for bay area homeowners. your house is likely worth a good deal more than it was one month ago. dataquick says the new median price for homes in the nine bay area counties have risen. it's the first time in five years the median price has gone above half a million. april's price was up 17% for march and up 31% from the year earlier. stock market rally continued today. the dow added 60 points. nasdaq gained nine. the washington monument is covered with scaffolding.

the national park service released helmet cam video today of workers putting the top of the scaffolding in place. that happened on monday. the monument has been closed since august of 2011, when it was damaged by a 5.8 earthquake. crews will be repairing stress cracks throughout the entire structure. the job is expected to take at least the rest of the year. firefighters in wisconsin now have a huge wild fire just about contained. but not before it destroyed more than a dozen homes. it started yesterday and quickly burned more than 8700 acres. dozens of families had to evacuate. so far, 47 buildings have been lost, including 17 homes, but fortunately no one was hurt and crews now have the fire about 95% contained. authorities are investigating whether a spark from logging equipment may have started that fire. the unique test to determine if bolts on the bay f

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bay bridge officials say they have a test to essentially fast-forward time to learn if questionable bolts on the new eastern span are strong enough. tom vacar here now with how caltrans hopes to ease people's doubts about safety. >> reporter: and the doubts are

many. that's why the most critical bolts on the bridge will soon be taking a saltwater bath. they say the anchor bolts that are still performing correctly are far better than the defective broken bolts made in 2008. >> to date, all the problems we have are on the bolts from 2008. >> the mechanical properties of the bolts made in 2010 do differ from the bolts that were made in 2008. >> at this point, i don't see an immediate problem with the remaining bolts. >> reporter: but will the newer bolts perform well months, years or decades into the future as designed? >> what is caltrans going to do to earn the trust of the public, for them to say, look, this is a safe bridge? >> reporter: one of the things caltrans will do is try to age some of the bolts years and years ahead in just a few weeks. first, they will attach giant

stretching machines to either side of the bolts. then they'll submerge them in a saltwater bath and stretch them at increasing levels to see if cracks develop and if the saltwater corrodes them or makes them brittle. and if under stress they hold up, caltrans will deem them good enough to remain on the bridge temporarily or permanently. >> that's a possibility. that's a possibility. we may be able to replace those bolts after you open up the bridge, you know, one at a time or whatever the rate is. >> reporter: and ktvu has learned that caltrans is already prepping the top of the pier where the bolts failed in advance of installing the sophisticated tie-down saddle system that will bypass those now abandoned bolts. i'm consumer editor, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. 25-year-old natasha nolan was killed on highway 17 when she tumbled out the door and

rolled under a moving vehicle. authorities arrested party bus owner john reno at his home in san bernardino county. if convicted, he could be sentenced up to six years in prison. an east bay man wants to be the next president of iran. the current president is being termed out of office. 61-year-old sadidi wants to replace them. he lives in martinez and has a business in walnut creek. he also has dual citizenship in iran and united states. he's one of 686 people who have filed for the job. iran's guardian council is going to narrow the list to ten or so. the wall street journal

reports a o produce the video star wars. this news comes after ea laid off as many as 900 workers, following a weak forth quarter earnings report. the irs announced plans to close its office for at least five days this summer. the irs workers will not be paid while they are on furlough and the agency won't be able to accept electronically filed the tax returns during those dates. the irs says it may hold another two furlough days later on in the year. >> nasa confirmed that its kepler telescope has run into problems. mission managers said there is some type of an attitude error on board that spacecraft that's causing its communication link to come and go as it spins.

kepler completed its three and a half year mission last year and is now in an extended mission phase. nasa says even if it does stop functioning, the mission has gathered enough data to lead to more scientific discoveries in the future. gusty winds swept through parts of the bay area overnight, leaving problems behind. in castro valley, a huge tree collapsed. the tree trunk crushed a car and created a mess. >> i woke up this morning. i came downstairs. all i could see is a tree in my kitchen window. my car was crushed. >> the national weather service recorded gusts of about 25 miles per hour in that area afternoon. >> definitely blustery out in the east bay. let's go to our chief meteorologist. bill, that means it's crystal clear out there. >> temperatures took a little dive today. they came down a couple more degrees. we're staying in this cool

weather pattern for a while. it was 82 in antioch. 84 in santa rosa. highs tomorrow, in the inland valleys, cooler still. the winds are blowing. with those winds, we're looking at 18 miles an hour in napa. 22 miles an hour in fairfield. the forecast for the next couple of day, cool and mild weather, as we go into tonight and into tomorrow with those clouds increasing and there it is. a slight chance for a shower as we go into tomorrow morning's commute. bright and early, they'll talk about that. tomorrow it bumps up against the coast and that's the temperature drop we're going to see, which will have most of us in the 60's tomorrow. and mostly cloudy, chance of a shower. the actual computer model is going to lay this out for you. tomorrow morning at 7, this is light active, not huge rain.

some drizzle, showers perhaps. but you'll see wet on the roadways. it is 7 a.m. between 7 and 9, we're gonna get some wet on the bridges, a little bit of wet on the great highway, maybe out here in the east bay. not a big deal. but here's where it is a big deal. it slows down the thursday morning commute. any kind of moisture on the roadway is going to slow you down. so watch for that. steve will help you get started in the morning. it helps with the pollen sufferers, though. 70 in fairfield, 64 in richmond. these will be the forecast highs for tomorrow. remember those 80's we had out there today? not tomorrow. it will be the 70's. upper 60's, low 70's in the forecast for tomorrow. so it's not cold but not that warm. 68 in san jose. 69 in morgan hill. tomorrow, cool. friday i think will be cooler still. temperatures in the five-day forecast start to creep up a little bit. slight chance for wet on the roadways tomorrow. and then as we go into the bay

it gets back into the upper 70's and 80's. next week we might be talking about fire danger as we get into monday and tuesday, as the winds switch around and go more offshore. an unusual day tomorrow. so just kind of be ready for wet on the roads. might need a jacket when the kids go to school in the morning. >> thanks. and stay with us. we'll be right back. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on!

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this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6. a woman and two small children are found stabbed and bleeding inside a san jose home. we are near the scene talking with police who are searching the neighborhood for the attacker at this hour. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we begin with that breaking news story in san jose. the area is blocked off right now. and neighbors are being told to stay inside. they are searching a home on viewmont avenue in east san jose. robert handa got new information from police about a person of interest in the case. >> reporter: that's right, frank. we are here in the unincorporated santa clara county in east san jose where this manhunt is going on. it is just a chaotic scene. with me right now is curtis of

the san jose county sheriff's department. first of all, we understand that a family member came home to this home around 3:30 and found three people inside stabbed. what can you tell us about the circumstances inside the house? >> that is correct. three people were located stabbed inside the residence. a four-year-old female, who was pronounced dead at the scene. a three-year-old female, who was transported to a local hospital. her condition is unknown. and a one-year-old male, who was pronounced dead at the scene. >> reporter: now, i know you are looking for a possible family member or he is a family member, a person of interest right now. we know his name is ruben ramirez. what can you tell us about him and what's being done right now to try to find him? >> right now, he's just a person of interest. we know he resided at that residence. right now, we're unable to locate him. he's described as a hispanic male adult, 5-foot-6, 210