left anyway. >> bright red flames. dark smoke. you couldn't stand here for a minute or two because it gauze into your -- got into your nose and eyes. >> it took firefighters two hours to bring the fire under control this afternoon, keeping it from spreading be acres. the fire is under investigation. at 6:00 p.m. the circumstances that intrigued investigators. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> another brush fire in contra costa county today, that fire started at 1:15 p.m. this afternoon near the by- pass. the by-pass was closed in both directions. firefighters put the fire out in an hour. burned 4 acres and the road was reopened around 3:15 p.m. no one was hurt. no word on what started the fire. winds pushed so much stands on to the great highway it was

shut down. ktvu's christien kafton is live with more. >> we are getting battered out here. we are getting hit and -- hit repeatedly by the sand right now. look at how much sand we are talking about. the sand dunes across the great highway. you can look up there, you can see the lights are cycling threw. there are no cars coming through right now. >> high winds blew stands up to the great highway, closing it down to traffic. even bicycles had a hard time. >> that is super tricky but i think it is cool it is taking over the streets. then there is less cars on the road. >> reporter: sand blown up from the beach closed the great highway north to lincoln

boulevard. the winds are blowing so hard it would be useless to try to clear the roads. >> they see the sand back there so before we could see the crews out to clear the roads again we want the winds to die down. >> the city is exploring long term options, including planting oaks to keep the dunes in place but now the city is asking for patience and explain road closures are the price to pay for living next to the pacific ocean. >> we can try it change that but we are fighting mother nature. >> san francisco wasn't the only city hit hard. winds in berkeley. coming back out here. you can see how deep the sand on the great highway. when the road will open, it could be hours, days, it could

depend on the wind. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. the strongest of the winds came last night. we are here on the 10:00 p.m. news, winds at 50 miles per hour at the san francisco airport. winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour. the winds died down today. the flag not as severe. wind conditions. heaviest winds now, these winds off shore, 50 miles per hour. these are 40 miles per hour winds. you notice they are off shore. most of the wind at the beach, ocean beach. great highway. inland winds are dying down. current wind conditions around the bay. live recording stations. you see, it is windy at san francisco international airport. but it isn't unusual. 29 miles per hour. fairfield 21 miles per hour. livermore, always windy, this time of year, 16 miles per hour. the winds are dying down but they cooled things off. when i come back, how the wind

impacted your highs today and what they mean the next few days. see you back here. >> thank you. you can get the forecast at any time and weather advisories on www.ktvu.com or download the ktvu app. for the first time since the memorial for two mallen officers the -- fallen officers the police department came together. they took this photo. you can see the pictures of the two officers. all members of the department received new permanent uniform pins to oner the two -- oner the two fallen officers -- honor the two fallen officers. a guard spotted a man standing near the transformers this morning. he took off after being caught in the light of the guard's

flight light. they didn't find him. this is the same station that was sabotaged last month. the contractors dispute at at&t is taking an unusual turn. ktvu's noelle walker is live and tells us why the company filed a lawsuit against the union that is representing the workers. noel? >> the fans are leaving right now and some have mixed reviews about strikes. there is a lawsuit filed, here it is. filed yesterday. it alleges the union is trying to drag in a third party, the giants into labor negotiations. >> reporter: giants games can be loud. fans, vendors in full voice. >> excellent mixture. >> reporter: off the field it

is all drama. they are making noise without saying a word. >> they are being aggressive. >> reporter: he is a spokesperson, they filed a lawsuit against the union of concession workers. they say they tried to drag the giants into negotiations. >> there is a simple contract. we want local two to come back to the table and finish negotiating the contract. >> it claims the union president made remarks about disabled military fundraisers. i asked if it might keep the union from coming back to the table. >> we want them back to the table but we are not going to shy away from explaining when they have mad moments and bad deeds and do wrong things. >> rather than service with us last night i got word through

the media. >> reporter: they have job security with the giants. if they leave at&t the giants could take less of the profit. >> you have a big piece of every dollar that comes in. >> reporter: a suggestion not coercion, if they strike the union isn't saying when. >> it will be a surprise. >> reporter: to you as well? >> to us as well. >> reporter: i asked the leaders when might the strike be and all i got is you will know when it happens. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. huge blow for the 49ers. san francisco 49ers wide receiver michael crabtree has tore his achilles tendon during a practice yesterday. today he had surgery. it is not clear how long it will take to recover.

but it is possible he could miss the season. he is under investigation for sexual salt in las vegas. -- sexual assault in las vegas. no one has been arrested or charge and no word or when it happened. word of the investigation only became public after he posted information about it on twitter. to the disaster in oklahoma. officials in moore, oklahoma begun assessing the damage from the tornado. it destroyed or damaged 13,000 homes. dollar estimate is $2 billion. tonight the death toll stands at 24 but six people are still unaccounted for. at 6:00 p.m. we go to oklahoma. man who knew one of the suspects in the boston marathon bombings was shot and killed today. he opened fire when ibragim

todashev lunged at him. the fbi was investigating a connection with tamerlan tsarnaev. tamerlan tsarnaev's mother says they knew each other in boston. a friend said the fbi was pressuring ibragim todashev and had already interviewed him twice fbi. >> fbi started following him, questioning him. why you guys -- like -- like -- what kind of connection you have. there is no connection. >> ibragim todashev moved from boston last year. tamerlan tsarnaev's bright did the -- brother dzhokar tsarnaev faces charges from the boston marathon bombings. authorities say a soldier was walking when he was rammed by a car and butchered by two man. police shot and injured the suspects. one of the suspects said they

did this because he says muslims are dying every day in his land. it happened in front of witnesses. officials are calling it barbaric. >> a pipe crashed through the windshield of a car killing the driver. a man was driving on 580 when it happened. officers who responded to the accident found the driver died. his name hasn't been released. police don't know where the pipe came from. police say a mother made up a story about two robbers stealing her purse and kidnapping her child. she said two men attacked her last week. she said they took her purse ask took off with -- and took off with her stroller. but police tracked down surveillance video showing she

left her purse in a pizza parlor. she got her purse back but still kept up the lie. she is held on $10,000 bail for filing a false police report. it is a state holiday, harvey milk day. how some are celebrating and some are protestings. >> a full service -- protesting. >> a full service grocery store. why it has some residents rely to celebrate. ♪ roundup ♪ i want a weed free season, that's how i roll ♪ ♪ so i reach for roundup extended control ♪ ♪ with the all-new, no pump, one-touch wand ♪ ♪ it kills weeds dead and keeps weeds gone ♪

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. the bomb squad blew up what looked like a pipe bomb this afternoon. a driver noticed it in a trash can. it turned out it was simply a pipe. evacuations at the facility and a road closure were called off. >> today is the day some people are celebrating but others are

boycotting. today is harvey milk day. he was killed by dan white. ktvu's ken pritchett is in san francisco with what will be going on there later this evening. ken? >> that is the harvey milk academy. at 6:00 p.m. there will be a celebration marking this holiday. it is a holiday where some people look back at history and others look ahead, which is true this year with the vote from the boy scouts of america tomorrow. >> reporter: free admission is what greeted visitors today on this harvey milk day. >> wonderful. >> reporter: the bull horn and other artifacts associated with the leader are a draw and on this holiday it is a chance to take in history. >> students come through today writing papers. >> reporter: california schools are encouraged to teach lessons

about harvey milk and that angered a group called save california that is urging people to keep their kids home today but it is a misconception that lessons are focused on harvey milk today. >> today there is math, science, social studies, all kinds of things, art, happening. they may or may not integrate lessons about harvey milk today. >> aimed at 4th and 5th graders could be taught any time of the year. others look forward. >> harvey milk's message because come out of the closet and organize. >> this comes on the eve of a vote by the boy scouts of america that is considering its policy. at the meeting is jennifer, told she can't lead her son's troop because she is a lesbian.

>> no one young or old should ever be told they are not good enough just because of who they are. >> reporter: that vote for the boy scouts of america tomorrow -- boy scouts of america tomorrow is expected tomorrow afternoon. if they changed their policy it is pe that will allow openly gay boy scouts but not leaders. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. we found out today the senate will takal immigration reform after the break -- tackle immigration reform after the break. they -- want a rally. the bill strengthens boarder security. harry reid said this is no time to delay the vote. >> gratifying to see the momentum behind the reforms. it will make our country safer

and help 11 million undocumented immigrants get right with the law. >> if it passes the senate still faces a battle in the house. tesla paid off its only u.s. car company rs oldy. to pay back its loan from the department of energy. the government over sees $34 billion in loans for clean energy. the program has drawn criticism for high profile failures as the bankruptcy of solinda. when we talked to residents we heard the word great. ktvu's rob roth is live with why this store is filling a void in the city. rob? >> reporter: to give you an idea of how few options there are for fresh groceries.

that used to be a safeway till it closed a few years ago and that was last market in richmond, that is why people are excited about this store that opens tomorrow. >> reporter: at the outlet workers were putting out the fresh fruits and vegetables, getting ready for tomorrow. the owners are expecting the store to become popular in the community. >> great for the community. >> they see like a small event but listen to how people are describing what it has been like to buy groceries in richmond. >> it is terrible. when you don't -- you know, when you don't have it, it is not there, you have to go long distance. >> most everything is processed in there. so everything -- if you want fresh you have to travel. >> the u.s. department of agriculture lists it as a

dezant and far from -- desert and far from -- desert and far from -- >> when kids don't have access to fresh fruits and individualables they -- veggables they turn to process -- vegetables they learn to processed foods. >> i think that is a great thing that they are coming out with this so the children could have better food. fresh food. >> reporter: the store is throwing a reception in a half hour for city officials. they open tomorrow morning. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. let's go back toour weather -- to our weather. we saw the pictures at ocean beach. >> did you see wind? >> no. >> you? >> breezy, but not like that. >> we had winds going up to 50

miles per hour. depending where you are. some areas didn't notice it as much. bridges too. the winds -- the details from point reyes, windy spot, last night, 8:00 p.m., 62 miles per hour. 65 miles per hour. i mean, thats big time wind. the winds right now 35, 36 miles per hour. current conditions, some of the wind numbers. they have come off -- i mean come down. very, very windy last night and this morning. and even mid-morning. winds died down. still breezy. but the big winds that pushed the sand over ocean beach, my memory, that highway has been closed more this year. lot of wind at ocean beach. lot of sand. this is a highway. lot of folks travel on es tomor morning. closed tomorrow morning and maybe tomorrow afternoon. if you have work plans be

prepared. over night lows tonight, chilly, this is -- right? napa 40. click from 39 degrees. chilly when you get up tomorrow morning. thursday morning. and through the day temperatures warm. not that much. yellows are 70s. highs, there, 70s, napa 70s. lots of greens. those are 60s. forecast highs. mid-60s. along the coast, mid-60s all day. wind too much for the fog today. less wind tomorrow. that lets the fog reform. patchy fog tomorrow. thursday morning, 9:00 a.m., tomorrow morning. 22 miles per hour out of point reyes. 20 pacifica. breezy. you know what? it is breezy. 20 miles per hour in the morning is breezy. we need to start with it. tomorrow afternoon, less than today. get the picture. winds are settling down. it continues to be cool out

there. when i come back, the wind forecast and a rough temperature forecast. i will give you specific temperatures for tomorrow, thursday, and then your bay area holiday weekend. see you back here. >> thank you. running wild in richmond? a pony found roaming the streets in a neighbor where you least expect to see it. what neighbors are telling us. >> the surprise crack down at san francisco international airport on limos and why one driver watched his vehicle get towed right on the spot. ♪

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animal-control is trying trying to track down the owner of this pony. when the pony stopped to nibble on bushes officers corralled it into a trailer. people gave us a photo of a man riding down the street on what appears to be the same pony. neighbors say he has been keeping the pony in the yard of a empty house. >> there is a couple ranches off of the area off of giant road that got loose before. as far as one being in a neighborhood, as long as i have been here, this is a first i heard of it. >> officials posted information

on this website hoping to find the owner but whoever claims the pony will have to pay $235. limo drivers got a wake up call today at san francisco international airport. a law enforcement strike team staged a crack down to get unsafe vehicles and drivers off the road. >> i am curious what a driver like him has expired license for 10 years. >> two officers caught this limo driver in a random check point. the strike force included the california highway patrol, san francisco police and air quality regulators. they pulled ovlimos, buses and other -- over limos, buses and other carriers. they checked for emissions testing and safety compliance. >> we look at the way the vehicle -- the year of the engine. make sure everything is properly equipped. >> which is a good thing.

many, many, many illegal. >> most drivers left an 20 minutes, some with reminders but the driver with the expired license was sited and had his limo towed away in front of him. this inspection was scheduled long before the fire of the limo on the bridge earlier this month. lot of californians will be traveling for memorial day but fewer than last year. 4million californians plan to travel 50 miles or more. 3.5million will drive. the number of air travelers, decrease and rail and bus travel will also be down 14%. bay bridge engineers are working to find problems on the new span but can they fix commuter confidence. >> she lost everything in the disaster in moore, oklahoma.

her emotional recovery that brought people to tears today.

for many people perception can become reality. consumer editor tom vacar tells us what is happening with all the question about the safety on the bay bridge. >> reporter: true. we got clearance to go atop here on the new eastern span to see the work. that happens tomorrow. but today caltrans is facing another problem they need to fix. commuter confidence. >> reporter: it seems it has been going on forever the doubts arose 7 weeks ago. >> out of 100 of these bolts that have been installed we had a failure rate of a third.

that is high. >> reporter: issues surfaced about cracked wells and cables. caltrans chief critic is a university of california at berkeley professor. >> i believe before that bridge is open to public to cross it that bridge should be investigated by independent and knowledgeable people. >> reporter: today half the folks we talked to say they will take the new bridge. >> i think it may be safer because they will find, look into this more, safer than it is now. >> i wouldn't have a concern because i think they stopped and they are looking into it and making sure it is safe. >> reporter: half said they will wait. >> i will take the ferry or bart till the bridge is stable and is, you know, safe. >> yeah. definitely. you know, i don't think --

people are not doing their jobs the way they should be doing jobs, you know? >> reporter: 2000 other bolts remain in question. of course, pending testing. we will show you what we find tomorrow. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. after the disaster in oklahoma one woman lost everything in the tornado, including her pets but finding a new sense of comfort tonight. live in moore, oklahoma. >> reporter: we are at the spot of the ef-5 tornado. this was a store. it is gone. three fatalities right here of the 24. but talking with people they are getting on with their lives. they are very tired but there is some hope. her world in moore, oklahoma is shattered. her home and two cats gone.

>> the hardest part was watching people go through our things on the news and we couldn't get here. that was hardest part. they forget these are our homes. that is our home. >> reporter: she is a school teacher. >> students okay? >> yeah. students and parent were amazing. >> reporter: as they search for belongings, including her cats a stranger brought her this. a kitten that looks like one of her missing cats. >> god working. this kind of thing. and the two men that showed up and helped me. >> reporter: where are you getting your strength? you haven't slept? >> all the prayers. >> reporter: the folks i talked to out here feel the prayers. there was a big prayer service here on sunday. folks are tired. the adrenaline is gone from 48 hours ago and it is tough out here. traffic is stuff. not lot of power and the clean

up is not so much a recovery -- just more of a process. live in moore, oklahoma. >> have you seen anybody coming across a small momento or a photo in the wreckage of their home? i am sure that could make a big difference on a week like this one. >> reporter: you are right. can you imagine being in your home and the biggest thing you could pick up you could hold in your hand. one man all he found was a pair of boots, but the boots on to carry on the work cleaning out his house. >> live in moore, oklahoma. thank you. the head of the church in san francisco led a prayer today in honor of a victim of violence. [ singing ] >> he led the service to

remember the 20-year-old. he was stabbed to death last week. he said leadkers do more than just prayer, especially by reaching out to young people at range. >> give them -- people at risk. >> give them opportunities. be prepared to enter into the work force to gain unemployment. >> police arrested a 15-year- old boy in connection with the stabbing. the fbi is asking for the public's help as they investigate a man convicted of impersonating a law enforcement officer. he was convicted in march and sentenced to 9 months probation. he was rearrested this month and found with two gones and law enforcement gear. -- guns and law enforcement gear. new information just a few

hours ago. a dive team recovered the body of a man who jumped into the contra costa county canal. he was a patient at the medical center. the man ran out of the hospital and for some reason jumped into the water. a nurse and a paramedic jumped in after him but couldn't save him. new rules will help keep mercury, a dangerous toxin out of california landfills. state officials issued the rules today to step up the collection of old mercury thermometers. millions of those thermometers are still in use. the rules are intended to keep 75% of the old thermometers away from landfills by 2017.

the campaign against distracted driving appears to be working. the number of drivers using cell cell phones has fallen. from 10% in 2012 to 7% this year. that includes handheld and hands free phones. the bigger drop was among those using handheld phones. her life hangs in the balance. more balance in the jodi arias trial as jurors deliberate her sentence. >> and she breaks her silence. what happened when an irs manager was confronted today about targeting conservative groups.

. jurors in the jodi arias trial say they are dead locked after two and a half hours of deliberations but the judge ordered them to go back to deliberate. yesterday jodi arias pleaded for mercy two weeks after the jury convicted her offend first degree murder. if an impassed is reached a new jury must be seated. the woman in charge of the irs tax kempt meld the fifth. she knew two years ago her employees were targeting

conservative groups but she did nothing to stop it. today she refused to testify and took the fifth amendment. >> i have not done anything wrong. i will not answer any questions or testify about the subject matter. >> the committee chairman warned her she could be called back to testify. a report shows the irs flagged applications from conservative groups that were seeking tax exemp status. now -- tax kempt status -- tax kempt status. twitter says they are goal is to prevent unauthorized log in. they will get a code through a text message each time they sign on. users will have to enter the code in addition to the user name and password before they could tweet. i ran outside and she was on the ground. >> coming up next a ktvu

special report. a fall changes a girl's life in seconds. what we learned about what happened and how often it happens to others. >> chilly tonight. a frost advisory for an area north of the bay area. your highs and lows, back here in 10. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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ktvu's amber lee with the story of a little girl whose life was changed in a matter of seconds. [ singing ] >> reporter: mom describes her as a diva. >> she loves to be in front of the camera and dance and sing. >> reporter: on april 30 her voice was silenced. she was at home. 5:30 p.m. in the evening. mom cause cooking -- mom was cooking dinner. a neighbor told her her daughter fell out of the window. >> i ran outside and she was on the ground. >> mom tells us she was playing here in her room. a warm day. so the window was open. mom suspects she was sitting on the ledge and lost her balance and fell over. >> she was probably looking down to see her friends and the screen gave way. >> she was rushed to the

hospital. she suffered a brain injury and unable to talk. >> we see a lot of head injuries related to falls. >> experts say falls out of windows are common. at the hospital doctors see 2-3 case as month. last year 34 -- cases a month. last year 34. the ert tell the whole story. doesn't include where the child dies at the scene or the life changing injuries that result from falls. >> after a brain injury it is unlikely they will be as they were before. that is a sorry thing but it is a reality. >> reporter: doctors avise parents to keep -- advise parents to keep furniture away from windows. >> she is very lucky. she has a long road ahead of her. >> reporter: her road to recovery includes months, years of rehabilitation.

her classmates gave her a book of well wishes. she started this website. >> that could have been their baby. it is scary. >> go. >> reporter: she turned 7 years old. last week she was moved to rehab. >> we could see hope that she is getting better every day. >> reporter: now the wait for ruth it find her voice and experience the wonders of childhood again. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. a captain is ordered to stand trial for man clotter. they -- manslaughter. a judge ordered the captain to stand trial on manslaughter charges and he is accused of causing the wreck and abandon ship while passengers and crew

were till on board. congress is getting more involved in trying to fix veterans affairs claims. bills will make sure veterans get the benefit they need. the back log is 900,000 claims and the wait time is 10 months. the proposals include a bill requiring them to offer a fast track claims settlement. >> if they file a claim online we can resolve it in 100 days and they get a full year's benefit in addition. >> today u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel directed the pentagon to integrate health records with the department of veterans affairs. fish oil supplements may help lower type 2 diabetes. they increase the level of a hormone that play as role in

regulating blood sugar and may lower your risk for heart disease. more research needs to be done to determine who would benefit the most. new twists in the turbs of a -- turns of a rescued teen. the a man involved in the search for the teen broke his back during the search and now he wants that teen to pay the medical bills. the 19-year-old is facing charges for having methamphetamine in his car that was discovered during the search. the rescuer wants him to pay up but only if he is found guilty on the drug charges. all around the bay today, cooler than a few days ago. we have been talking about the winds that have been causing problems. >> yeah. they have. we had the fire today. broke in to news with that. winds coming out of the west.

windy. not dry. not fire winds. that is why they put out the fire easily. the winds are there but they are a moist winds. cool wind. high in antioch, 70 degrees. high in san jose 66 degrees. good air quality. breezy conditions. they persist out there. winds off shore right now blowing 35 and 40. around the airport, san francisco, 30 miles per hour. so you get the picture. winds are dying down. strongest winds last night. the reason for the winds, this low-pressure system here. it is bringen rain to portland. -- bringing rain to portland. as it moves in it is creating a position where the winds are funneling through the gate. winds die down tonight. skies are clear. freeze warning up north, i am

pointing this out, a freeze warning in may is unique. that means south, it will be chilly over night. over night lows, upper 30s in the cold spots. low 40s ut d the bay area. impacts you in the morning. warm in the afternoon. cool start. there is our low-pressure system. that is part of the reason for the rain -- or for the cool over night lows. rainfall stays north. low pressure builds in but still struggling. that is why it is windy. when they are far aparthe gradient is lessened -- far apart the gradient is lessened. moderate winds. highs, 72 in fairfield tomorrow. 73 antioch. pittsburg 73. valley, fire danger loves this,

loves this, good news for firefighters. good news for allergy sufferers and good news for those of you who like good air quality. good, clean atmosphere. not going to see a spare the air day. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, low 80s on monday. >> thank you. deep dive for a complex take. the process for a bay area winery.

a winery held a tasty ceremony for some wine it just retrieved from the ocean flor. they pulled four -- floor. they pulled four cases from the harbor in south carolina. the wine was submerged for three months. after tasting one of the bottles today, they said it was more broad and complex than a land aged version. despite being skied by budget -- squeezed by budget cuts the national park service is spending money. a ktvu investigation found they are spending $100,000 to send employees to ohio in june for a conference on covered bridges. 10 staffers will attend a

conference in michigan. and the foundation, a partner, plans to spend millions to publicize its 100 birthday celebration. >> $12 million to celebrate while laying off hundreds of people sends a mixed signal. >> they said it will raise more money than they spend. a lot of people don't follow doctor's orders and take their medications. a survey of a thousand adult patients found that 40% admit to not following doctor's directions or skip taking medications. and 25% say they stopped taking meds all together or never bother to fill their prescription. most of those involved are between 18-34. the study found that this problem is linked to 125,000

deaths in the u.s. each year. they ask students for help and then steal from them. >> they had pick children as targets. >> in 2 minutes the warning going out to parents and children tonight to keep their cell phones close. >> and only on 2, inside this restaurant that was gutted by a fire. how a meal will fill your belly and teach kids a valuable lesson.

stealing from students, the line thieves are using to lure teens in to handing over their cell phones. >> and the 15 million-dollar swim center, why some say this project crosses the line. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. good evening. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> thieves are targeting teens in one city. new tonight at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's john sasaki is live in dublin where helping a stranger could get your cell phone stolen. john? >> students here are on guard.

they have been warned to be on the look out for anyone looking to borrow their phones. >> reporter: at the high school kids learn life lessons, be careful about helping strangers. >> you should be able to be safe, not worry about your phone getting stolen. >> reporter: students have been approached by two women. >> we need borrow your phone. we need to get ahold of our son. the kids are stopping and letting them use the phone and taking off after. >> reporter: the school district warned parent and students. >> three things, don't talk to strangers. number two, if they ask for your cell phone, ignore that. if you are near school go back to school. >> call 911. and the administration