police used a stun done. an issue that continues to divide the bay area. what one city's police union just announced. i'm tori campbell. the berkeley police officers association just announced a decision on whether to push for its officers to use stun guns. the tools have been controversial in the bay area. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live with what the berkeley officers decided and how they reached that conclusion.

tara? >> reporter: they are pushing forward with this idea to arm their officers with stun guns. they surveyed about 600 people and 80% of those surveyed said they approved of the idea. they wrapped up a press conference an hour ago. they say they want to present the results to the city council next and get more public feedback. berkeley police and alameda police are the only two agencies in alameda county that don't use tasers. >> if we can save one person's life by deploying a taser versus a firearm then berkeley city leaders have a responsibility to at least look into tasers for our police officers. >> reporter: residents surveyed said they preferred taser use to physical force and gun use because they felt it reduced the chance of death. >> i think in some circumstances using tasers is the better way to go. i think if you can avoid lethal force it's a good thing. >> they say they are harmless

but i don't really believe they are. i guess they are better than guns. >> reporter: tasers have met with controversies in other cities like san francisco where the idea was shut down. overall they thought they were too young to use on young people, old people, people in crisis, those mentally ill, or people near roadways. so it was shot down but again nothing here has been decided. the survey was just completed. now they are going to try to get more public feedback before pressing forward. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. in 45 minutes the metropolitan transportation commission will get an update on the new bay bridge project. this was billed as a meeting that would provide a lot of answers. about cost, time frame, and test results for those problem bolts. as ktvu's claudine wong reports this meeting will still leave unanswered questions. >> reporter: we watched as construction crews got back to work on the new bay bridge

span. as drivers made their way across the old one. despite promise that's today would give us a better idea of when we would be able to make the switch turns out that information remains elusive. >> we'll have some answers we won't have all the answers. even if we did have all the answers the investigation is going to be reviewed by the federal highway administration. they will be looking at this on their own timetable. >> reporter: what answers will we have? we expect an update on the steel saddles being built to address the broken bolts on the e2 peer of the span. we also expected to get more information on the tests now being conducted on a second batch of volts made from the same type of steel by the same ohio manufacturer. the results of those tests could have a huge impact on any possible delay in terms of an opening. those tests are not all done yet either. and we should look at the big picture. bridge. more than 2,000 other fasteners on it are also made from the same type of steel. but these are all updates.

no conclusions which amounts to a stand by and wait, we'll have more for you later. how much later? that is hard to say. >> once burned, twice shy. so we're not establishing a new target date for having it. >> when will we know? >> reporter: officials reluctant to even give a time frame about a time frame. in reality it looks like we have to be patient for at least another two weeks. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> boaments used to anchor the bike path along the new bay bridge eastern span are also being called into question. the san francisco chronicle reports that numerous one-inch bolts failed along the bike path due to hot weather expansion and that all of them will have to be inspected and possibly replaced. caltrans is expected to discuss the problem at a meeting this afternoon. bridge officials told ktvu the bolts are not structurally important and are mostly

decorative. east palo alto police plan to hold a community meeting tonight to talk about a recent increase in violence. the chief has declared a crime emergency and doubled the number of patrol officers. that's led to the arrest of 27 people, 10 of them alleged gang members. people who live in east palo alto say they support the increase in. >> i think we need more. i think we need more police, more patrolling or something. it's enough.

two oakland businesses were hit by bullets this morning after a robbery and shooting that left a man injured during an attempted robbery. >> the owner of a liquor store arrived at his store this morning to find the glass shattered by bullets. the incident happened about 2:00 a.m. at a strip mall on macarthur boulevard on the diamond district. police say one man was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects.

a second man was shot in the leg when one robber opened fire. a shop owner says the violence is surprising. >> i see just regular people trying to make a living. this is the first time i've seen this happen like this. >> the injured victim is in stable condition at the hospital. police have not made any arrests. a san bruno father may be charged in the death of two of his daughters. they died in a car crash laa bl shopping spree. ktvu's janine de la vega in palo alto with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. the da's office is weighing whether to file charges against the father. he was driving here along highway 101 with his family in the car when he -- when authorities say he fell asleep and they are trying to determine whether or not losing both of his daughters is

punishment enough. this accident happened near the oregon expressway exit last november on black friday. the california highway patrol is recommending that 48-year-old arvin tankell face vehicular manslaughter charges. they say he was driving home from an early morning shopping trip when he crashed his suv after veering off the road. his two daughters who weren't wearing seat belts were ejected and died from their injuries. the da says they need more time to evaluate and in cases like this they need to be sensitive and consider if the loss is punishment enough. >> due to the fact you normally get seven to eight hours of sleep in the evening prior, he only had three hours of sleep within a 24-hour period and he knew he was fatigued. and decided to drive anyway. that will be considered a first time offense. >> is filing charges here the right thing to do? here, obviously the glaring

fact is that the suspect in this case has lost two of his children, because of this conduct. and that is something that we have to take into account. >> reporter: the da's office has requested more photographs and recordings from chp vehicles to help them make a decision. the deputy va says there doesn't appear to be any gross negligence in this case. right now it appears that there were charges to be filed it would be a misdemeanor, a decision is expected in the next week or so. reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. nasdaq will pay a $10 million penalty because of problems that disrupted facebook's initial public stock offering. facebook launched its ipo in may of last year. the securities and exchange commission said nasdaq violated market rules by being poorly prepared for the launch. the sec also blames a design flaw in the nasdaq computers

for delaying the start of trading. creating chaos for investors, many of whom were unable to buy facebook shares. the penalty is the largest the sec has ever imposed against an exchange. we are getting a look at video of a rescue near crescent city. officials say nine rescue personnel were helping an injured woman friday night, had to be rescued themselves when they were trapped by rising waves. they were stranded for five hours before sonoma county sheriffs helicopters arrived and lifted them to safety. several of the rescuers were in the early stages of hypothermia. the woman was flown to sacrament to be treated for head injuries, broken bones and cuts. there are just a few more days left until san francisco's museum of modern art closes its doors to complete a major expansion. new at noon, ktvu's ktvu brian flores was at the groundbreaking ceremony, just wrapping up to show us what the new museum

will look like. >> reporter: it's been more than 20 years since the museum moved here but since then museum officials say they've simply outgrown the space. they say the expansion will make it better than ever. >> reporter: with just a little bit of jazz, a lot of inspiration, lots of people are looking forward to what sf moma will be. >> it will raise our profile higher. we aim to take our place among the great museums of contemporary art. >> reporter: museum officials touted the museum's future. it will expand another 225,000 square feet, will include 40,000 square feet of free access public space. much of it art inspired of course. >> there will be a wonderful new open glass facade toward howard street that will allow the art to be exposed to people who walk by. >> reporter: you only have until the end of the week until the museum closes until early 2016. until then many of the exhibits will be on the go as the museum

teamed up with chrissy field and the contemporary jewish museum to open and display pieces. when it opens new exhibits will be there including some from the renownedfisher family collection. >> it's incredible what the people have done here. we need to thank chuck schwab and the fisher family. we're going have a wonderful collection from them. >> reporter: the museum announced a capital campaign to raise more than $600 million. the museum says they are about 90% reaching that goal. by the way, if you plan on coming to the museum before the doors close sunday starting tomorrow admission is free. live in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. chevron shareholders are getting an earful from protesters today at the annual shareholders meeting in san ramon. this year activists are focusing demands on the the ceo john watson who they want fired. among concerns last year's refinery fire in richmond, an oil rig explosion in nigeria last year and an oil spill in

ecuador more than a decade ago. a woman whiewts grandparents were killed in that oil spill says it's an environmental disaster that more people need to know about. >> i didn't know there was a huge, larger than exxon valdez oil spill. my grandparents died there. i just didn't know. when i read the newspaper and when i search google for the latest news i feel it's missing. >> activists are delivering a petition to chevron asking the oil giant to halt contributions to local politicians and clean up its public safety record. chevron issued a statement saying it's spent hundreds of millions of dollars on community efforts. east palo alto police plan to talk tonight about a recent increase in violence. the chief declared a crime emergency and doubled the number of patrol officers. that led to the arrest of 27 people, 10 of them alleged gang members. people in east palo alto say

they support the increased enforcement. >> yes, but i think we need more. more police or patrolling or something. it's enough. >> tonight's meeting is set for 6:00 at the apostolic assembly on don't ohoe street. an anti-crime meeting is set for tonight at the santa teresa library in east san jose and scheduled to begin at 6:30. santa rosa police arrested a man they believe is the bank robber they call the hoodie bandit. investigators released these surveillance photos of the robber. they say he hit three bank branches in supermarkets in february. they have arrested 28-year-old sebastian miranda as a suspect in the robberies. police believe he's a member of the nortellos gang. a tip led to his arrest. he's scheduled for arraignment

tomorrow afternoon. there's now a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man seen stealing items from a postal truck. the man was caught on surveillance camera stealing a handful of mail on monday, may 13th. it happened at 36 and market streets in oakland. while the truck was stopped at a red light. people in other cars say the man broke open the back of the truck, grabbed what he could and walked off. they flagged down the truck driver who was not even aware his truck had been robbed. >> we're asking for the public's help. if you mailed something from the piedmont station and it hasn't made it, give us a call. >> if caught the man could face up to five years in prison for each item of mail stolen and up to a $250,000 fine. the postal inspection service has a hotline for reporting information about stolen mail. 877-876-2455. that number is staffed from 8:00 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. two men today became the first same-sex couple to marry under france's new law legalizing gay marriage. vincent and bruno are from montpelier which describes itself as france's most gay-friendly city. hundreds of invited guests filled the town hall while hundreds of others were in the square outside. while the legalization of same-sex marriage was mostly without controversy in france there were some protests against it. a rather gray morning. even some drizzle, some sprinkles. now mostly sunny. still a little low clouds hanging on the san mateo coast and a few puffy clouds. they are building over mount diablo but mostly sunny. we have a westerly wind. even though the warmest i find is travis, fairfield, 74.

had that low cloud deck. it's gone but some is hanging on a little bit. a west wind in oakland at 20 miles per hour as well. is my computer stuck? i'm trying. i'm trying. hold on. don't go anywhere. >> all right. >> i'll be right back. i'll kickstart it here. >> take a little hammer and tap it on the side. that usually works well. >> there you go. don't let maintenance know i took a hammer. tonight, instead of oakland we're heading to at&t park, looks sunny and clear, but a little breezy and winds out of the west at 25020 miles per hour -- 20 miles per hour. i think i'm stuck here. let me try this. come on now. >> i think we're having some technical gremlins today mike -- sorry, steve. >> trust me, it's clear but there's a pretty good west wind. what do you want me to do? go back to the desk? i think we're stuck. i'll toss back to tori. >> ok. we'll trust you that it's going to be clear and it's getting hotter, we think in the next

couple days. people in moran and sonoma counties will get a july 4th fireworks show after all. a media group stepped up to same the show. the show was in jeopardy because organizers couldn't find a safe and proper location. the media group not only promised to ensure the space, they also plan to pay the cost of the fireworks show. >> we need your help this year to make it happen. >> businesses in have vallejo -- the ad already raised $3,000. the cost of the fireworks show though is $18,000. the third round of the scripps national spelling bee is going on now in maryland. and our two local competitors have advanced to the fourth

round. 13-year-old niha from cupper chino moved on by successfully spelling kohrabi and second grader audrey bantug as well. the spellers are from all 50 states, canada and seven other countries. the finals are tomorrow night. the winner will take home more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. you can track the success of the young bay area competitors and see the difficult words they are being asked to spell on our web site, ktvu.com. just click on the bay area news tab on the home page. why it's a down day on wall street, just ahead. plus, research just out concerning working mothers. what the survey says may be a surprise to you. ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h

stocks are down on wall street. the dow giving back most of what it gained yesterday when it closed at a record high due to good news on consumer confidence. housing prices, there may be buyer fatigue and could be a case of good news and bad news for investors with the economy doing better, the fed may be getting ready to end its economic stimulus program. taking a live look at the big board, the dow currently down 81, nasdaq down 13 and s&p 500 down seven. a new report shows mothers are either the primary or only source of income for a record

40% of all u.s. house households. more than five million women are married mothers who have higher incomes inthan their husbands. for households headed by single mothers the average annual income is just $23,000 a year. i think steve has worked out the gremlins. what is the forecast? >> let's try it. here are some of the temperatures, 70s on the temperatures. 74 fairfield and antioch. santa rosa 73. a lot of 60s, even upper 50s still in the areas that are stuck in the fog. the wind still picking up. i mean oakland has gusts to 20. concord 17. travis southwest at 21. napa 15, gusts to 22. that is at the airport. know vato 16. even though it's mostly sunny you can see there's a pretty good westerly breeze, the direction the wind is coming from, to livermore. 74 sacramento. had rain in tahoe. it's 93 on the desert. watch some of the low cloud

deck holding on a little bit. san mateo coast, i don't think there's much left here. it will probably fall apart and skis will be clear tonight. sunny and breezy today, lingering low clouds, a little warmer inland but not a lot. 60s, 70s, and upper 70s to very low 80s, brentwood, and -- antioch. warmer weather is on the way. maybe even hot by friday and saturday. >> thank you. the latest crew of the international space station has they circled four times before docking at the space station. the current crew has been on board since late march. the new crew will spend six months conducting experiments and also go on four spacewalks. today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 -- we just spoke to the mother of an almeida boy who drowned over

the weekend in an irrigation canal. the changes she wants that could save lives in the future and who she is blaming for her child's death. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks and be sure to join us again at 5:00. we're always here on ktvu.com. and mobile ktvu.com.

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