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blocks, back to my location at richie and bancroft. police say the man had a gun, and police say that's when one of their officers opened fire. let's take a look at video from newschopper 2. this is the ambulance leaving the scene, taking the suspect away to a hospital. police say that their officers performed first aid on this man, whose name and age has not been released. they say he died of his injuries after arriving at the hospital. police say the other two men in the car were arrested nearby. and police say that several shots were fired. they cannot say how many shots were fired. they did say that they did find a gun at the scene. as for why they were looking at this car to begin with, why those officers were looking at that car, why they thought there was a gun inside, that's unclear at this point. >> the units assigned to -- the officers assigned to this unit developed information specifically about the
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individuals in the car that i can't provide without jeopardizing the integrity of p ter: of course, there are many unanswered questions at this point. did the man point the gun at the officer? >> well, we apologize there. we lost ken's live shot. oakland police have shot and killed a suspect in east oakland. as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. gunfire injured one person and damaged store windows in oakland this morning. the shooting happened about 2:00 this morning at a strip mall on macarthur boulevard in the dimond district. when the owner of a liquor store arrived this morning and opened his front door, it just shattered. there were also bullet holes in other store windows. it all started when two suspects robbed someone. when they tried to rob a second person, one of the suspects started shooting, hitting one of the victims. a neighboring business owner says all the violence is surprising. >> i see it regular, people trying to make a living, and
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this is what i see. it happens like this. >> the injured victim was shot in the leg and is in stable condition at the hospital. at this point, police have not made any arrests. it doesn't happen very often. a sheriff's deputy in san francisco ordered to stand trial for allegedly assaulting someone being held in jail. it happened back in 2010 and was captured on video. we were the first station to get that video and we've aired it in previous report. kristin is in san francisco to bring us up to date on all this. >> reporter: as you said, the incident happened in the jail intake area here at san francisco county jail in 2010. sheriff's deputies were processing darrell hunter. the whole thing, he says, is captured on video. the video appears to show hunter seated in a chair surrounded by as many as nine sheriff's deputies when one comes over and begins punching him. he says the attack was
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unprovoked. >> the city and county of san francisco have the responsibility -- and so what this order did is it unsealed the basis for [ inaudible ] >> reporter: late this afternoon, we received a response from the city attorney's office. it reads, we intend to litigate this case on the facts presented at trial and do everything we can to defend taxpayer dollars. now, a federal judge has ruled that previously sealed information, including previous personnel -- previously sealed personnel records and whether deputies involved had previous abuse allegations, and more video, should be released. hunter's attorney told us they are hoping to take this case to court in august. the salary dispute between the city of san jose and its
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police continues. in the city's final proposal to police, it offered no raises. just a few weeks ago, the city offered a 9% raise over two years. but because that's above arbitration limits approved by voters, the city now says its final decision has to be no raise. officers want arbitrators to restore the 10% paycut they took in 2010. city leaders say the process is ongoing. >> it is an arbitration. it's a step in our process. but we continue to negotiate. >> city officials are hoping the police will accept the smaller raise, outside of arbitration. if the two sides can't agree, an arbitration panel will decide the matter. a distraught mother in amanda is speaking out about her 12-year-old son's death over the weekend. this is one of the pictures jumai campbell's mother gave to us today. he drowned in a canal in antioch on saturday.
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[ crying ] >> reporter: a small amanda apartment filled with emotion. as a mother mourns her son. >> his smile, his presence. he didn't have to say anything. >> reporter: this is tisha caldwell. and this is her 12-year-old son. >> i'm so sorry that, um, it took this to realize how much i love you. >> reporter: on saturday, caldwell says her son died after falling into the contra costa canal while playing with a relative. the waterway is fenced and marked with warning signs. >> why wouldn't that fence be more upright. >> reporter: contra costa water district operates the canal. the general manager told me that the waterway is where two people have drowned in just the past two weeks. where jumai drowned, he says, the fence stands at five feet tall. >> our sympathies go out to the family. the fence is just one of
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several levels of projection. >> reporter: jerry brown says at this point the height of the fence, which was built in the 1970's, will not be raised. >> we're waiting to see what the police investigation report tells us. >> reporter: surrounded by words of sympathy -- >> in peace and hopes that you can feel all the caring and support. >> reporter: tisha says she just doesn't want another mom to lose her son in the waterway. she sends this message to her son. >> now i really know. now i really know. >> reporter: her oldest child is gone, but that mother-son bond, she says, will always be there. they were on the brink of death. that's what we learned today about nine people thrown into lake tahoe over the weekend. it happened on the north shore on saturday. six people were clinging to the
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hull. by the time help arrived, some of them had actually been in the water for 45 minutes and hypothermia was starting to set in. it is believed that all of them will make a full recovery. word today from the executive director from the metropolitan transportation commission. the original plan was to order the bay bridge on labor day weekend. the executive director of caltrans says they've made significant progress in addressing the bolt problem. our consumer editor will have more on what happened at today's meeting coming up at 6. the head of the state agency that oversees caltrans has ordered an independent review of the transportation agency. the acting head says the review is part of the move to provide
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several transportation-related departments in into one agency. no plea yet from a former east bay high school football coach accused of child sex abuse. 51-year-old baron edwards is facing 16 counts. the public defender's office is still trying to determine if it can represent edwards. a 12-year-old boy accused of killing his 8-year-old sister in calaveras county pleaded not guilty today in court. the murder of leila fowler stunned the small community. melinda is in san andres tonight where the defense is considering an unusual request here. melinda? >> reporter: it was a busy day in court today. leila's brother was brought here. his family was sitting in the front row. the boy's attorney spoke on his behalf, saying he denies the allegations. >> are you hoping for some better news today? >> reporter: the father of the
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12-year-old murder suspect and the 8-year-old murder victim, leila fowler, did not talk as he headed into the courthouse today. he and other members of the family sat in the front row of the courtroom. the 12-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his sister, leila, to death. he is facing second-degree murder charges and a special allegation of using a deadly weapon. he was calm in court and only answered yes when the judge asked him if he waived his right to a speedy trial. our cameras were not allowed in the courtroom while court was in session, but the boy sat right here next to his attorney. he appeared to be wearing a regular buttoned-up shirt but he had shackles around his waist. the sheriff's office says leila was stabbed 21 times in her home. the boy called his dad's fiance. she called 911. the boy was arrested 15 days later. >> he's holding up well under the circumstances. >> reporter: his attorney, mark reichel, says he may ask for charges to be dismissed. he says it's difficult to try a
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12-year-old. >> do they really appreciate what is going on around them? do they understand the consequences, all of the elements that are going on sufficient enough that it's fair to make them undergo a trial? >> reporter: the boy's attorney says he's considering asking the judge to release the boy into the custody of his parents, once the boy's parents have a permanent place to live. they say they now consider their valley springs home a crime scene. judge john martin ordered the boy to stay in a juvenile detention facility in el dorado county. over the objections of republican lawmakers, the california state senate passed a series of bills to restrict gun sales. the seven measures would ban semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines and tighten restrictions on gun and ammunition sales.
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darrell steinberg says the measures could save lives. but jim nielsen says the bills do nothing to change the root causes of gun violence, such as mental instability. nasdaq has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty. the security and exchange commission found that nasdaq's computers delayed the trading on facebook. nasdaq had earlier paid $62 million to reimburse investors. nasdaq issued a statement saying it has taken steps to keep similar problems from happening again. on wall street today, bond yields went up. that sent stocks down. the dow jones industrial lost 126 points. and the s&p fell 11. it's an eerie piece of advice. we're hearing for the first
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time from those who knew the victims in a deadly car crash. the last words a coworker gave one of the victims. but first -- silicon valley schools may be leaving latino students behind. the troubling findings of a new study. there's a little bit of fog but temperatures are coming up. how warm is it gonna be in your neighborhood? complete details in ten minutes. re forever.
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promises. it finds dismal algebra proficiency rates among latino students. the achievement gap is especially dramatic here. many silicon valley schools may not be properly preparing latino students to attend college. according to a new study by innovate public schools, just 10% of latino students in the sunnyvale district become proficient in algebra by the time they reach high school. compare that to 82% proficiency for asian students. >> you look at our track record and the achievement gains we've been making, they're pretty solid. we're very proud of that. yet, we know there's more work to be done. >> and we don't have a good education. >> reporter: the findings of this study are alarming for parents, educators and politicians, who called for changes. >> this report really requires
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a clarion call from all of us to do something. >> reporter: only one in five latino students will be able to attend a four-year university in california. the numbers are similar for black students. >> it is possible to solve this problem. we just have to figure out how to replicate it throughout the rest of the system. >> reporter: patricia has four children in the morgan hill district. >> if you're white, if you're latino, it's different. and it has to change. >> reporter: the superintendent here in sunnyvale tells me latino students do face significant barriers. many come from low-income families. educators say this report has identified the challenges and now they say comes the hard work. trying to reverse this trend. >> researchers are offering new evidence in the debate over
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purebred dogs versus mixed breed. the long-held belief that mixed breeds are less prone to diseases may not be true. they say some maladies happen more often to purebreds, others more often to mixed breeds. the museum will be closed for the next two and a half hours while a project is done. it will allow the museum to acquire and display new artwork. >> and this is going to raise our profile far beyond what it's ever been before and we aim to take our place among the great museums of contemporary art around the world. >> arrangements have been made to show the art at other venues while it is closed. the annual shareholders meeting, protesters gathered outside. the activists are calling for
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the firing of ceo john watson and they are demanding that chevron improve public safety after the refinery fire in richmond and oil explosion in nigeria. one amazwatch protester accused watson of deliberately turning his back on some of the victims. >> we want john watson to be held accountable for what he has done as ceo for this company. >> they demand safer operations and a halt to political contributions. chevron said that the company never conducted operations in ecuador. and all operations were settled before chevron bought texaco back in 2001. the american red cross is sending two volunteers to help
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in oklahoma. they are scheduled to leave tomorrow morning. they will join nearly 900 other red cross volunteers already on the ground in the oklahoma city area. a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in plumas county is estimated to have caused more than a million in damage. officials say last week's earthquake damaged more than 50 homes. some suffered flooding and water damage. one was actually lifted off its foundation. the earthquake also ruptured a tank that supplies residential drinking water. the advisory to boil drinking water has since been lifted. it's wednesday and seems like every day this week, the weather keeps getting a little better. >> yes. a few raindrops showed up in the north bay. we got some upper 70's in the inland bay valleys. no fog along the coast.
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let's go right in, out towards the pacifica area. you can see, daly city, you're clear. plenty of sunshine out there. these are current temperatures. there's your 77 in antioch. so it started off cool. temperatures with the clouds and what have you were slow to build. but now they're up there. 77 in fairfield. that bodes well for tomorrow, because we're in for a warming trend. high pressure is building in. temperatures are going to get into the 80's tomorrow. maybe even mid 80's. we are heading for warmer weather as we go through the week. that's going to escalate fire danger a little bit as well. we look at wind conditions out there. the winds are still blowing west mainly. those westerly winds are blowing anywhere from 10 to 15 to 20 miles per hour. the winds are going to start coming out of the north in the next few days, slightly offshore, and that's the beginning of a warm-up. it's also the beginning of lessened air quality, a higher fire danger and issues like that. i'll be watching that for you
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closely. in the meantime, it's going to getle warmer, because that lid of high pressure is going to be pushing down on that fog bank. there will be maybe some dense fog, but for the most part, it will keep that going or the -- remember, the marine air doesn't have to be visible fog. well, that air is going to be stunted. it's going to be stopped at the coast starting tomorrow and moving right in through the bay area weekend. so fire danger becomes an issue. moving to the bay area, microclimates tomorrow, like today, a little warmer in the bay valleys inland. low 80's in the area. clayton, 81, 82. brentwood, you're probably mid 80's. morgan hill and gilroy, low 80's. a warmer day. so when i come back, we'll talk more about the warm-up, because it's going to get warmer. we'll see you back here. >> thank you, bill. a community in crisis. the action being taken tonight
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by a police chief in once peninsula city after a crime wave and series of arrests. some incredible video of the moment train cars derailed and then exploded in baltimore. and tonight. we know what that train was carrying that caused that explosion. new at 6 -- >> and i just looked up and the tree was on top of me. >> how a barbecue saved an east bay man from being crushed by a falling tree. also, questions around the bay bridge and its elusive opening day. why it may be another month before bay area drivers get any answers. and move aside boys! >> i think it's starting to occur to people that we can earn just as much. >> we're asking bread-winning moms how they feel about being part of a growing statistic.
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phone caught the startling sights and sounds when a freight train collided with a truck yesterday near baltimore. today train officials said sodium chlorate being carried on the aiexploded. federal investigators say they're reviewing video that may show the collision and evidence on the scene. u.s. leaders are being urged to beef up security to protect against cyberspies. this after china cyberspies to hack into blueprints. china accessed data from nearly 40 pentagon weapons programs. china's government has repeatedly insisted it does not conduct cyberespionage on u.s. companies. east palo alto police will be meeting with religion leaders in about two hours. the meeting comes as police are stepping up patrols and cracking down on gang violence. the police chief recently declared a crime emergency. he did so about a week ago,
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after eight people were shot in two weeks. police have arrested 27 people and there have been no shootings since the he enforcement began. >> i think that the community in general tends to feel a lot more safe when there's the police presence. i think the fact that the police chief out here has taken such a proactive stance says a lot to the community. >> tonight's community crime meeting begins at 6 at the apostolic assembly on donahue road in east palo alto. crime prevention will also be the focus of a public meeting tonight in san jose. there were three killings in that city just this past weekend. police say it's part of an upswing in violent crimes and they want to talk to residents about their safety concerns. that meeting is set to begin at 6:30 at the santa teresa library. the d.a. is now faced with a tough
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decision, on whether to charge a san bruno father with the deaths of his two daughters in an accident. they are recommending manslaughter against arvind tandel. he fell asleep at the wheel, veering off the road. his daughters were thrown from the vehicle and killed. the chp says tandel knew he should have had more sleep. but the deputy d.a. says they'll be considering if his loss was punishment enough. >> even though we can say, yes, a crime was committed and yes, we know who did it, in this particular case it's not the right thing to do. now, i'm not saying that's gonna be the decision we reach here. we're not there yet. but sometimes that does happen. >> the d.a.'s office requested more photographs and recordings from the chp vehicles. a decision on charges is expected in about another week. she had a really, really big heart. >> for the first time tonight, we're hearing from those who knew the victims of a horrific crash that killed three people.
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complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5. i told him, just, it's a long weekend. make sure you stay out of trouble. just be careful, you know. that was the last time i saw him. >> he's talking about a friend, one of three people who died in a horrible car crash in colma. it's the first time we're hearing from friends of the victims. we're also learning the driver may have been going 35 miles an hour over the speed limit when his car crashed and was literally ripped in half. rob roth with what else we're learning about possible charges
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against the driver. rob? >> reporter: frank, here on hillside boulevard near the crash scene, a memorial continues to grow for the three people who died monday as the san mateo district attorney prepares charges against the man they say was behind the wheel. prosecutors delayed filing formal charges against 25-year- old paul diaz until tomorrow, charges that could include three counts of vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. >> we've asked the police to run down a few additional things in terms of witnesses and probably, most importantly, we're waiting tbor the toxicology lab from the county to finish running tests on the blood samples taken from the suspect. >> reporter: the monday morning crash on hillside boulevard cut this green ford mustang in two, after striking another car, then careening out of control, ejecting all three passengers and killing them. we've learned witnesses told police the mustang was traveling at least 75 miles an hour. police say diaz left the scene and turned himself in about five hours later.
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>> the question is, is this vehicle manslaughter with alcohol or drugs? >> reporter: at planet auto works, a tool cart now serves as a memorial. one of the victims lived here as a mechanic, one he had. >> he was the one that really wanted to teach, you know, because he actually took an interest in everything, you know. on his time off, he would just stick around, punch out and he'd still want to learn. >> reporter: he last worked here on friday, just before the start of memorial day weekend. >> i told him just -- it's a long weekend. make sure you stay out of trouble and just be careful, you know. that was the last time i saw him. >> reporter: also killed were 22-year-old ruben vasquez and rosa, the girlfriend of the suspected driver, friends say. >> she had a really, really big heart. >> reporter: paul diaz is currently in the san mateo
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county jail. reporting live in colma, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. berkeley officers today released a new survey on a controversial crime-fighting tool. the police officers association asked berkeley residents about arming police with stun guns. 80% of the people who responded say they support the idea. officers say using a taser rather than a gun could save lives. on the street today, we found there were mixed opinions. >> i think in some circumstances using tasers is the better way to go. if you can avoid having to use lethal force, that's a good thing. >> they say they're harmless, but i don't really believe they are. i guess they're better than guns. >> critics say that tasers are too dangerous to use on some. there is now a $10,000 reward for information in a triple murder case in shasta county. shane miller is wanted in the
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killing of his wife and two young daughters. they were all shot to death on may 7 at the family's home in shasta county. miller's truck was later found in humboldt county. that's where a massive search effort has now been scaled back to round-the-clock patrols. san francisco's budget outlook is a lot rosier than this years past. so much so, today the mayor took back $25 million in proposed cuts to public health. david? >> reporter: gasia, san francisco officials say tourists and tenants along market street are playing a big part in plugging the city's budget gap. breaking ground on a new wing for san francisco's museum of modern art, the mayor said he had another reason to celebrate. >> it's a great time to be in san francisco. >> reporter: the city is
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enjoying rising revenues and a booming business economy, fueled by tech companies and record tourism. >> last year, visitors generated almost $550 million in taxes that went into the city's general fund. >> reporter: that money is in part why the is r now rescinding $25 million in proposed public health services cuts in his new two-year budget. the proposed cuts range from substance abuse treatment to homeless services. >> currently our system is so full and impacted, that many people wait months and months to receive vital services. >> reporter: people including michael, who was unemployed and homeless. >> i was putting in a lot of applications, not really getting anywhere. i had the work ethic. i really wanted to work hard. but nobody was opening their door for me. >> reporter: the city is still facing a $124 million budget
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gap next fiscal year and uncertainty about whether a new san francisco tech bubble is set to burst. >> so we've indicated that to the health agencies, that this $25 million gap that we're covering, it's only for this year. >> reporter: and mayor lee on friday presents his proposed two-year budget to the board of supervisors. progress tonight in clearing all the debris from last week's bridge collapse in the state of washington. the interstate 5 bridge over the skagit river collapsed after a truck with an oversized load hit a bridge overhead support. department of transportation crews said they've removed 75% of the debris, including two cars that went into the water. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. the rest of that debris consists of the bridge deck and other pieces that need to be kept intact for the ntsb investigation. a brush with death. >> it was just -- it was just
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so surreal, i mean, to hear the sound and then not know what it was and then all of a sudden to have the tree on top of you. >> new at 6, a 60-foot tree falls on a san ramon man. the reason why he says he is still alive today. but up next, take a look at this. he looks like a bicyclist. what he did that you don't see on camera that has police looking for him. and police now say a bomb that caused an explosion at the happiest place on earth was an inside job. how the man under arrest is linked to disneyland.
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police in santa clara are asking you to take a good look at home security video to help them catch a thief. the residents reported a package disappeared from their front porch. you see here a man on a blue mountain bike arrives. he walks up to the porch, puts something in a bag, and goes back to the bike and takes off. if you know anything, you're being asked to contact santa clara police. the first gay couple to legally get married in france has said "wee" in france. the two men seal the deal with a kiss. the hundreds of invited guests include a government minister. same-sex marriage remains a
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controversy in france, opposed by religion groups and supported by advocates for equal rights. france is the ninth country in europe to legalize same-sex marriage. charity watchdog groups are calling for clarity on where donations actually go in the wakeke of a disaster. the american red cross says donations it received via text will go to those victims in oklahoma. but online donations won't go directly to tornado victims. people can choose between disaster relief and, quote, where the need is greatest. critics say this choice misleads donors into thinking the money is going to the crisis at hand. >> unfortunately, when we look at them, we're not always certain. the follow-through is not always there. >> charitynavigateer.com gives the red cross a rating of three
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out of four stars. anaheim police say an explosion at disneyland was an inside job. officers arrested a disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a dry ice bomb inside a trash can. christina barnes is being investigated. no one was hurt. the suspect works as an outdoor vendor at disneyland and is being held on $1 million bail. a fire is just the latest in a series of major problems on cruise ships. what a bay area lawmaker is considering to protect passengers. it's gonna get pretty warm. it's actually gonna get hot around here. back in ten minutes with the specific forecast, with the hottest day on the bay area week. new at 6 -- >> and i just looked up and the tree was on top of me. >> how a barbecue saved an east bay man from being crushed by a falling tree. also, questions around the
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bay bridge and its elusive opening day. why it may be another month before bay area drivers get any answers. and move aside, boys! >> i think it's starting to occur to people that we actually can earn just as much. >> we're asking bread-winning moms how they feel about being part of a growing statistic. tonight at 6.
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this has been a rough time for cruise liners. ktvu's jacqueline reports from washington that some lawmakers, including one from the bay area, are now demanding changes. >> reporter: a paradise vacation cut short by a terrifying fire. >> there are the individuals freaking out. they had to be reassured. >> reporter: the fire aboard the royal caribbean cruiseship is just the latest in the string of mishaps in the past year and a half. in february, another fire, this time on carnival's triumph. thousands were stuck without power, air conditioning or running water in the middle of
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the gulf of mexico. and in january 2012, 32 people died when the costa concordia capsized off italy's coast. one congressman is questioning the overall safety record of the cruiseline industry and demanding an oversight hearing as soon as possible. john arthur wants to see cruiselines regulated like the airlines. >> they have really gone by their own rules for well over 100 years now. >> reporter: and industry trade groups say a cruise is a safe vacation and that the industry has a great safety record. the cruiseline international association says more congressional oversight just isn't needed. three northern california cities are among the top 10 fittest cities in the country. san francisco ranked no. 4 on the list after
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minneapolis, washington, d.c. and portland, oregon. sacramento made the top 10 in 7th place. and san jose was in the no. 10 spot. they rank the top 50 cities according to many factors. a new report confirms what taxpayers always suspected. weatherrier households benefit significantly more than lower wage earnings from big tax breaks. the congressional budget office study shows more than half the benefits of ten major tax breaks go to 1/5 of u.s. households at the top of the income scale. okay. how much time do you spend on your smartphone per day? a new study says we spend on average close to an hour every day, talking, texting, tweeting or playing games on our smartphones. iphone users are on their
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devices about 26 minutes more than android users and they spend more of that time texting and taking pictures. most of our time communicating the old- fashioned way, we still do, that is, by talking. the san francisco zoo has a new baby giraffe, born a week ago. zookeepers say she's already showing a lot of spunk. mother and calf are bonding outside of the public's view for now. the viewing will begin in a few weeks. an eighth grader from san ramon will be among the semifinalists when the national spelling bee resumes tomorrow. >> prosciutto... >> that was audrey bantug correctly spelling prosciutto. audrey bantug goes to iron horse middle school. >> you have to study a lot.
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and you have to know a lot of words. >> 281 contestants started today's spelling bee. only 42 remain. for the first time, participantants actually have to define some of the words they have to spell. >> oh, my gosh. let's talk about our weather now. >> really was nice. we had temperatures that warmed up back into the mid and upper 70's. warmer still. it's going to feel more like late spring, early summer weather as the jet stream lines up and sends everything pretty much north of our area. we've got a couple kind of drive-by weather systems. overnight lows are going to end up about where they were last night. mid 50's on the high end to upper 40's on the low end. not cool but -- or not cold but kind of cool. as we get going tomorrow morning, kind of chilly.
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another low pressure center kind of goes to the north and this high pressure dominates. the patchy coastal fog is there. tonight at midnight, it brings it in pretty significantly, shoots it past the san francisco airport and wants to put it into livermore valley late tonight, early tomorrow morning. i buy that. the fog into novato, san rafael, the usual suspects. thursday looks like it's going to turn out to be a pretty nice day. warmer temperatures or higher temperatures. yellows are 70's. look at how many 70's they are. oranges are 80's. warmer temperatures are working their way towards the coast, which is what we typically see in a bay area warm-up when the high pressure sets up and the winds start to go kind of north- northeast. forecast highs, 82 in clear lake. 81 in napa.
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tomorrow, it will be noticeably warmer, mid 80's. you'll notice that out in brentwood and antioch. warmer still as we go into your friday, saturday and sunday with temperatures back into the 90's. by saturday, mid 90's. so that's the warmest day. some areas of central valley, we could see triple digit heat as we head into saturday. five-day forecast, you can see that it's just high and dry. nice-looking forecast. warm, warm, warm. but, of course, we'll get into some fire concerns as we head towards that bay area weekend, friday and saturday, with increased temperatures and the lower humidities. >> and we're still about three weeks away from the start of summer. >> it's gonna be nice. we've been kind of cool. but now it's gonna feel more like summer again. >> all right. thanks. a hackathon is underway. and an extremely close encounter with a tornado. but where this storm hit may
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but there was some damage. the winds flipped over some trucks. former republican presidential candidate michele bachmann announced she's calling it quits. she will not seek reelection. she gives no specific reason. she says she will use the remainder of her time in congress to fight to protect, as she put it, innocent human lives, traditional marriage and family values. facebook is hosting a hackathon tonight. 69 veterans are getting an education in exactly what it takes to make it in high-tech. they're taking part in a business and app development competition at facebook's headquarters in menlo park. facebook employees are serving as mentors as the veterans help brainstorm new startups. >> for the longest time, i thought the only thing i could do was either be a cop, do security or do anything in that
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field, because that was what i was trained in. but i learned a lot about community management, how to deal with people. >> tonight's hackathon is sponsored by facebook and the vets in tech program of san francisco. a group of people from san francisco's tenderloin district will take action tomorrow to try to get a bigger police presence if their community. they plan to deliver 1500 signatures on a petition inviting police chief suhr to tour the tenderloin. they say they want the chief to look at the level of public safety in their neighborhood. a police spokesperson says chief suhr walked the streets of the tenderloin tonight and more officers will be assigned there when the current graduates join the squad. >> i think the level of drug sales is still very intense in tenderloin.
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tenderloin. >> the organizers say the tenderloin has had double the number of police staffing cuts as the entire city. coming up in two minutes, demanding answers tonight in the south bay. why some say crime in san jose is at a crisis level, and what's being done to make the streets safer. and the rise of the working woman. the record-breaking number of mothers who are now the bread winners in their family. ♪ ♪ so you can make easy, no-fee reloads with cash and checks...
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this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6. a call to action tonight in san jose after two teenage boys are killed by gunfire. the bay area's largest city is facing the possibility of another year with record- breaking crime. good evening, everyone. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we have new information tonight about three killings in san jose over the weekend. two of those victims were high school students. and some officers are now saying crime in san jose is at a crisis level. happening now, eric rasmussen joins us live where a community meeting is taking on extra urgency tonight. eric? >> reporter: and julie, things are expected to get started here in about 30 minutes. the crime prevention meeting here at the santa teresa
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library has been planned for weeks. tonight people are sure to be demanding answers about why crime is on pace to be possibly even worse than last year. today people were back at the scene where two teen boys were shot and killed on sunday in east san jose. no one wanted to talk to us on camera, but police now identified the victims as 15- year-old christian comilang and 16-year-old johnson comilang. both were students at nearby independence high school. just hours after their deaths on sunday, police say 20-year- old justin watkins was shot death on hayes avenue in south san jose. there have been no arrests in either case. this afternoon, the city councilman says he expects to hear a lot of questions about why san jose doesn't seem to have nearly enough officers. >> the reality is that the residents are feeling it, not just in one neighborhood or the other but throughout the city. burglaries are through the roof. if your home is
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