disabled. >> the alley cats of fire station number one have a new home with features that have firefighters shaking their heads. >> we have three ada accessible bath rooms where the public isn't allowed to go. >> reporter: public buildings must accommodate those in wheelchairs. builders had to incorporate an ada elevator. >> they used it to move in, i don't know if it has been used sense. lockers in our locker rooms. >> reporter: he says these features don't benefit injured firefighters who aren't allowed to stay in the station. 22 other fire houses are set to be rebuild or remodeled with ada features.

>> the added cost is -- is pushing towards $400,000. >> reporter: he says that unlike private buildings public buildings are rarely issues exemptions. >> fire house, they are going to have to install an elevator. >> it is time the federal law was reexamined. >> needs to be changed to differentiate the fire houses as opposed to other public buildings. >> reporter: advocates told me this afternoon ada features say it helps able bodied people. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. happening now, firefighters in san jose are putting out hot spots after a brush fire broke

out this afternoon. gusty winds and brush made the fire difficult to fight. acre and a half burned. no word on what sparked the fire. the police chief and sheriff praised four officer whose became a thin blue line between the community and a gunman who shot and killed two officers. ktvu's jade hernandez islive with the details investigators released about the shooting rampage. jade? the investigation was broken down into three parts, the details were released here today. what happened before the shooting, after the shooting and the intire incident and details about the four officer who stopped the man february 26. >> the only reminder of the double shooting here is across the street. today at the police department we learned butch baker and

elizabeth butler came to this home looking for 35-year-old jeremy goulet on a sex offense. he opened his door and opened fire. >> within 3 seconds jeremy goulet fired 5 rounds at the two officers. >> he fired point blank not before taking off with his body armor and weapons. jeremy goulet fired 9 rounds at the two police officers. >> four witnesses saw jeremy goulet shoot with both weapons. >> reporter: this is where the afternoon of terror came to an end. four stepped in before jeremy goulet killed anyone else. >> these officers were the thin blue line that stood between this individual and our community on that day. >> reporter: none of the hireoes -- heroes wanted their

photos shared. jose garcia, barnaby clark, tim shields were all on duty. stefan fish responded before even being called in after hearing the news. all four fired at jeremy goulet, 54 rounds in all. >> while being shot at, four brave and courageous officers walked through the gates of hell. >> the families of the two officers killed wrote notes to the community, hopefully the details of the investigation can offer closure tonight. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. a bicyclist was killed after colliding with a garbage truck in san francisco. it happened at 16th street about 6:45 a.m. this morning. witnesses say the bike rider was riding parallel to the truck when the truck took a right turn. >> truck is in green light,

green light, he turned right. i think he don't feel nothing. >> people on the street yelled to the driver to stop. police questioned the driver but they don't believe drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident. authorities haven't yet identified the victim and an investigation is underway. the bart board of directors meeting is getting underway right now a discuss lifting the ban on bicycles during peak hours. they tested the waters with bikes on trains. they say it showed 75% said the bikes had no impact on their commute. repair work on the eastern span of the bay bridge begun after a series of problems were uncovered with key components. consumer editor tom vacar went outlet on the -- out on the bridge today to see how it is going. tom? >> reporter: consider this, 24

years since the earthquake warned us we needed a new bridge but the latest repairs may push the opening to a full quarter century. >> reporter: crews are making the cuts that will be needed to reto fit the bridge. they will install a clamp held in place by hundreds of steel cables, covered in blanket of concrete. he says this will assure this connector will keep the bridge from coming apart in a major earthquake can. >> will it be as strong as the original design? >> yes, it will. >> some will be exposed. >> you will have to do repairs. but that is the same of any bridge statewide. >> when it will be completed?

we will learn that on may 29. >> i expect that we will get a better sense of what the schedule is going to be for implementation. >> reporter: and that will largely determine if the labor day opening is on or off. they look to be the abdomenicate to build the saddle -- candidate to build the saddle. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. which insurance companies will participate in covered california, the new health insurance exchange. 13 companies are joining the exchange. including anthem blue cross, blue shield and kaiser permanente. people will be able to pick their plans. >> for the first time this is something consumers consumers can do.

i am picking because of what they are doing. >> 5 million californians are expected to enroll in the program that launches in october. cover begins january 1. see the program for yourself, go to www.ktvu.com and look under web links. the partly cloudiler lift -- the boy scouts of america lifted its plan on openly gay boy scouts. while some say it is a good first step, they say it doesn't go far enough. gay adulterize still banned from serving as -- adults are still banned from serving as leader. some are worried groups will with hold donations. the policy change takes effect january 1. president obama defended the use of drones. one day after the administration admitted four americans have been killed in recent years. >> america does not take strikes to punish individuals.

we act against terrorist whose pose a threat to the american people. and before any strike is taken there must be certainty no civilians will be killed or injured. >> president obama said the military prefers to capture and prosecute terrorists but there are times when that is not possible. cuts cutting into three agents. irs, department of housing and management and budget. 115,000 workers will be taking furlough days. it shaved $85 billion from programs through september. statewide ban on plastic bag is closer to becoming bags. more than 70 local governments across the state already ban plastic bags. the bill heads to the full

state senate. leaders celebrated the city's new transit plaza in za shelter and information kiosk and landscaping. it is the final police of the project that was funded by the transportation commission. downtown walnut creak will have new neighbors. they approved development plans for an apartment complex. that is home to scotts valley bank, a parking lot and a restaurant. they will be torn down to make way for the complex which is called 1500 california. the two buildings will have retail and restaurants on the ground floor. slight chance for showers on memorial day. the models to bring you details

on your three day weekend forecast. >> first a powerball win in the bay area. >> the life goal this lucky winner can now achieve. >> after the break, police want your eyes on the road and not just while you are driving. the dangers distracted walkers face.

>> this is new video we got in 10 minutes ago. a car crashed into a power pole this afternoon and sparked a grass fire at 3:15 p.m. on napa road. the chp says the car went off the road, over turned and hit a power pole. that set off a brush fire. no one was hurt. but pg&e is at the scene checking for damage.

a jury convicted a man on rape and kidnapping 15 years after the crime was committed. he was found guilty of raping and kidnapping two high school students in 1998. they were heading back to campus after lunch when they were raped. investigators say they found him through dna evidence. he is facing 57 years to life in prison and will be sentenced next month. the message from police is simple, pay attention. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live where police delivered that message in person there. eric? >> reporter: navigating maybeth avenue here -- 19th avenue here is difficult enough. >> reporter: whether it is a phone, food, or a little bit of

everything, we found drivers aren't the only ones struggling to keep themselves between the lines at 19th avenue. >> you have your cell phone out? >> reporter: part of the community police advisory board which came up with the idea to hand out cards with warnings to distracted walkers. >> one site says you have been mugged. another, you have been robbed. >> this is the new society of electronic devices. people need to understand they need to know what is in their immediate vicinity. >> reporter: student joined the effort today. >> sir? would you like one -- okay. >> even though some weren't listening, he says it is a message everyone should hear. >> reporter: police say there have been a number of pedestrians hit on this road

and he says the oldest rule of look both ways before you cross still applies. >> we had a woman seriously injured, texting, hit. the street cars are on tracks. not like it moved around. >> reporter: no tickets for distracted walking but they hope to start handing out more of these cards, expanding the program city wide. live in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. a special ed teacher is back in class after police cleared her abusing a student. the teacher was placed on administrative leave after a parent reported a incident involving a 5-year-old student. police say a investigation showed the claims of abuse were bisless but the principal -- baseless but the principal is still on leave while they investigate whether she followed law on reporting it.

college student working his way through school is a winner of the powerball jackpot last week. >> i am lucky. yeah. i feel lucky, yeah. >> he was all smiles today t lks $2.3 million win fall. he is a student at san jose city college and works the grave yard shift as a security guard to pay for classes. >> for us it is -- i mean, the way i grew up in our family, $2 million makes a big difference. that is something that is going to change for my family. >> he says he bought the ticket and found out he won but because he was in the middle of finals he still went to finals but now he could afford a four year college and go for a

bachelors degree. he says he plans to take his family out to a nice dinner tonight. sections of the great highway are still closed as crews work to remove the sand. traffic is shut down in both directions from sky line to lincoln way. you can see why. winds up to 40 miles per hour created san dunes in the lanes. a spokeswoman tells us there is no estimated time for reopening that road. our ktvu's chief meteorologist m is live -- bill martin is live with what we are looking at for the weekend. >> great highway, that is mother nature. in the old days the avenues were all sand dunes. you can't stop mother nature. great views. it has been so windy. air quality is good as well. look at this. when you can see this far -- i bet you could see the crest of

the sierra nevada. these are the highs today. 74 in fairfield. 75 antioch. the forecast for the next couple days, mild weather as we have been seeing. the weather system is continuing to just infuse the area with cooler winds. the winds died down. still breezy. oakland 14 miles per hour. sfo on 26. that is sustained at 26. you bet you could get gusts. gusting at the airport. even though it is not as windy as it has been -- not going to open the great highway for a while. fog patchy. mid-70s. the weekend? clouds and a chance of sprinkles or showers. wet weather. possible. as we head into your bay area monday. that is memorial day. i am not changing my plans.

looks like a non-event. out aways. at 10:00 p.m. we will update the forecast. friday and saturday look nice. sunday clouds. monday, maybe. that is showers. most of the activity is north. light sprinkles. we will see. this requires an update. saturday, we move into sunday. areas start to come in. this is a system i am tracking. this is a rough model. here comes the system. it is hard -- not pinpointing the forecast. just a broad idea. 5:00 p.m. on monday. doesn't look like a deal breaker. new models tonight. highs, 76 in brentwood. 75 in morgan hill. 72 in mountain view. 71 wood side. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, fog

tomorrow. clouds on sunday and monday. over all, nice looking weekend. mid-70s. sunday low 70s. don't change your plans. at 10:00 p.m. we will dial intighter. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, oakland police share crime fighting secrets. >> on a boat with oakland police, why they chose to visit. >> why one music provider is striking a big cord with investors, join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. one of the exciting nights in bay area sports, four new inductees in the bay area sports hall of fame. live in sports coming up.

america's cup racing boats were back on the water today a day after new safety regulations were proposed. 37 new safety measures that are being recommended in the wake of the artemis racing crash that killed a sailor. the most talked about, reducing the speed of the yachts. other recommendations include body armor, recovery nets, hands free breathing apratsis two rescue boats for every

yacht. the plan goes to the coast guard for its approval. the newest bay area sports hall of fame inductees are just about to be honored. ktvu's joe fonzi is live. >> the class of 2013 about to be inducted tonight. the bay area sports hall of fame was started in 1980. it is a who's who of people from this part of the world or played here. willy mays and joe dimaggio were in the first class. it is exciting when they get to see the plaques. this year tim brown is one of the inductees. so is walter hass, jr., the guy who saved the a's for the bay area. brent jones, the pro bowl tight end for the 49ers and dave righet, is a pitching coach now for the giants.

brown split his time between los angeles and oakland. >> my greater days were here than back in los angeles. so -- and that is why this place is so special to me. i had good football games in los angeles and we won games and made it to the championship game. but i wasn't the leader of the team. i wasn't the guy. you know, the last couple years yes. by the time we came up here, 1996, this was my team. >> my whole family is so honored and pleased he is being recognized. we think it is most deserving. a way of remembering something who did so many wonderful things for the bay area and owning the a's and saving them for the bay area was at the top of the list for us. >> reporter: if you can't be here you can watch it live on www.ktvu.com at 8:00 p.m. and is also a special show on

sunday, legends of the bay after the 10:00 p.m. news at 11:00 p.m. and there is a fellow who is the mc -- emmy tonight. joe fonzi, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. positive trend for teen girls. a decline in teen birth rates. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we are always on at www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. you kids should count yourselves lucky.

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