thieves removed plywood. >> it is a shame they let people after an emergency let me be vulnerable like that. >> reporter: police wouldn't talk to us on camera but said they were never contacted about the break it. they said it is not clear whether it was illegal or used for meddisinal purposes. they didn't think they were dealing dealing with a legitimate operation. police say they are still looking into whether the marijuana was grown illegally and we heard from neighbors who don't think owners of the pot were the ones who came back for it today. live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. four shootings over night in san jose are contributing to a city wide spike in deadly

violence. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose after talking to relatives of a 19-year-old who was gunned down this morning. >> we are here in one of four san jose neighborhood wheres people had to deal with a -- neighborhoods where people had to deal with shootings. >> reporter: san jose police spent the day investigating a shooting death of a teen waiting for his uncle to be picked up to go to work. the shots that killed him rocked the neighborhood around 5:20 a.m. >> i heard 3, 4 gun shots. dogs barking. i said wow! that is like really loud. >> reporter: i talked with the victim's uncle. the nephew moved into an apartment and they went to work together. he was not in a gang but he said he met new friends who had

an encounter with another group. >> they had a uncle and the other guy told my nephew that he was going to get him. >> reporter: he is the 20th homicide this year. there were also three other over night shootings. >> they are working non-stop on each homicide. >> reporter: police acknowledged homicides are up but other violent crimes are down. someone who lives near one of the other shootings worries homicides will get too much priority. >> no presence here. whatever took place last night, they are saying well, the police is not hot tonight so we could do it again. >> reporter: the school closed for the day because of the police investigation. there have been no arrests. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. neighbors from one of san

francisco's most troubled communities today demanded a stronger police presence in their community. >> people who live in the tenderloin carried petitions to the haul of justice. -- hall of justice. they wanted them to see the problems first hand. the residents said the number of officers patrolling has dropped 32%. they say that is more than the city as a whole and not fair. >> just because they live here don't mean everybody is on drugs, poor, education. >> the chief took a tour of the tenderloin yesterday and more officers will be added to stations. a lot of college students graduating this summer will be looking for a job. the market appears to be

improving where the unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% in march. in the bay area, 8.1%. the lowest is in marine county 4.6%. contra costa county 7%. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live where he discovered older workers are competing -- outcompeting younger ones. >> reporter: watch the shoppers jamming downtown walnut creek. for those just entering the job market things aren't so rosy. >> reporter: hiring is up. just not of unpeople. officials report unemployment nudging 25%. he tells me he has been scanning job postings for

months. >> entry level because i don't have any professional experience. just so many people looking for work that difficult to get noticed. >> reporter: counselors coach young people on how to get noticed but there is a new challenge, the older worker reentering the work force. >> we have so many youth and adults competing for the same jobs, even at the fast food, retail, sales positions. >> looking for part time work to supplement social security. >> reporter: she is a retired teacher. she is picking from jobs offered to her over younger candidates. >> people from high school and college, but i have so many degrees it makes a difference as to what i can find. >> reporter: one survey discovered 57% of retirees want part time work. for young adults there is no easy answer but persistence,

confidence and communicate skills help. health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. adding to the unemployment picture, unemploymefitsnt indicate -- employment picture unemployment benefits indicate they are rising. the four week average is 347,000. new applications hit a low earlier this month. on wall street, jobs and economic growth helped stocks rise. you see here, the dow is up 21 to 15,324. the nasdaq is up 23 at 3,491. the s&p is up 6 to 1,654. a woman is under arrest accused of running a identification theft operation. she from oakland and arrested yesterday at the best western plus heritage inn. police say they found credit cards, tax papers, forged

checks, stolen i.d.s and other items. she was booked on several charges. brngin southern california. live over a fast growing brush fire burning in the forest. this is an area that is west of interstate 5. this fire was reported in the past hour and a half. it has grown to 30 acres. as we are giving you these looks, the flames are burning up hill in brush. you can see one helicopter. i was watching this, i saw them make drops. we know flames are moving towards power lines. there are homes and buildings in this area. 100 firefighters for the u.s. forest service and fire are bating the fire. here is a over head look now.

as we look at the picture, heat, wind, humidity all factors. let's bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> what i know of that area, interstate 5 runs through this area. we were showing close ups of flames and it was showing the pumping stations, out of bakersfield, there is flames right there. this is near where the pipes come down the back side of the grapevine. if you have been here you know what that looks like. it is steep, rugged, hard to fight. you see a lot of brush. burning up hill. here is the thing that is interesting to me, no red flag warning in the area because the winds are out of the south. humidity is 35%. let's go to the area. we have a red flag warning to talk about in a minute. i will show you what the winds

are doing. out of the south. you are getting a wind like this pulling moisture off of the ocean. temperatures is 86 degrees. fire conditions not that nasty. what is nasty are -- is the terrain. for us, national weather service issued a red flag warning that goes into effect tomorrow morning 10:00 a.m. for salono county. friday night and saturday we might see some other type of advisory for the hills. so a red flag warning setting the stage for increased fire danger into the bay area weekend. it will get hot around here. fire danger goes up. we will stay up on that fire. weather conditions could be worse. not great. winds are blowing 30 miles per hour but they are out of the south. next 24 hours, our winds come out of a bad direction,

northeast. i will see you back here in a bit. an aftershock rocked greenville. measured 3.6 and centered west of town. hit after 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. this is the most recent earthquake there 10 days there been 31 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3.0 or greater. the tornado sirens sounded again today in oklahoma. the sirens signaled a tornado warning. a funnel cloud was spotted or might be forming. two tornadoes touched down but there were no reports of injuries or deaths. last week's tornado killed 24 people. the fbi is investigating a letter sent to president obama that might have been laced with ricin. the secret service says the white house intercepted the

letter. post marked from louisiana. that is the same as two other letters sent to new york mayor michael bloomberg and grun control organization -- gun control organization. a ban on plastic bags failed. they rejected a bill that would have phased c bags in stores. the bill fell three votes short. opponents said it would have cost hundreds of jobs. the author says he will try again next year. more than 70 california cities and counties, many in the bay area already prohibit single use plastic bags. . the death penalty is on hold in california after a ruling today. the court upheld most of the decision that invalidated our method. the court ruled the death

penalty system does not comply with administrative rules. there have been a moratorium since 2006. critics attacked the system saying it can cause undue pain and suffering. they meet at last. >> we are bonded. like family. >> new at 5:30 p.m. for the second time in 62 years a woman abandon at birth meets the woman who found her. >> they collected taxes americans paid but irs workers are accused of sconderring money, the -- squandering money. the new troubles for the irs. . ♪ ♪

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♪ . the internal revenue service is facing another  possible black eye. scott mcfarlane reports some workers are accused of misusing their credit cards. >> reporter: which means the irs is at risk of squandering the tax money it just collected

from you. >> the irs is already knee deep in scandal after it was targeting tea party groups. now we learned 1,000 workers is suspected of misusing their cards. potentially using them for personal, inappropriate purchases. though investigators didn't say what was purchased we investigated into misuse at other agencies. he swiped his card for $10,000 in unauthorized purchases, including gas for his car. we found employees at the homeland security department. but irs workers seems ironic

and dangerous. >> you made sure you documented everything. being held accountable. you weren't going to get your money if you didn't have your receipts. >> the irs will better stop inappropriate purchases by employees by the end of august. >> reporter: you might be surprised by how many are carrying these cards. 20 employees at the palo alto office of the va have these cards. scott mcfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. an irs spokesman said though the majority of card holders use their cards in an appropriate manner the irs appreciates the investigators recommendations and we have implemented a number of them, including monitoring limits. you may recall a purchase card caused problems for another. he used his credit card at casinos, golf courses and

rental cars and restaurants. he pleaded guilty to five felonies and 7 misdemeanors and resigned from office. he will be sentenced next week. we could face one year in jail. firefighters were called out to battle a house fire that was difficult to put out. it started before 1:00. the house was vacant and was in the process of being remodeled. the flames burned into the attic. a chief said building equipment and materials inside the house made it more dangerous for firefighters to battle the flames. what caused the fire is under investigation. a judge today raised the bail for a man arrested on monday following an accident that killed three passengers in his car. paul diaz is now being held on a million dollars bail. she charged with three counts of vehicular manslaughter.

police say he was behind the wheel of this car when it crashed on monday. the force of the impact was so strong it cut the car in half. paul diaz's girlfriend and two other passengers died. he left the scene but later surrendered. he is due in court june 13. the california highway patrol is investigating a chain reaction crash involving a caltrans truck. one person was killed just before noon on interstate 80. 4 vehicles were involved. a car crashed into the caltrans truck and over turned. the driver of the car, 75 years old, was killed. this collision blocked the three left lanes for two hours backing up traffic for miles. the investigation into the deaths of the five people in an suv that went into the delta is taking a new twist.

the california highway california highway patrol said the man reported he crashed into a slough is now uncooperative. he and a four-year-old were among the victims. where they were going to or coming from is unclear. people who drive tesla cars will have more places to charge up. they plan to expand their stations. right now there are six, including this one. but they plan to triple that number by the end of june. the new stations will be in california, along with several other states and also along the eastern seaboard. time for thrill rides and cotton candy with the opening of the contra costa county fair. >> this year's theme is squeals, deals and animals.

a celebration. trailer races and new this year, a roller derby. you will find the traditional rides, life stock shows, music and a monkey show. >> just going to be a great, wonderful county fair. >> the fair is great, great for families. >> listen to this, tonight you can get in for free if you bring threes threes can of food. the fair runs through this sunday. back now a the breaking news we reported about that wildfire burning in southern california. our chief meteorologist bill martin told us weather is a factor but terrain is a big deal. >> humidity is 30%, winds gusting 30 miles per hour. there is a wind advisory in place.

this area usually have humidities in the single and teens. you can see the smoke plume here. we got reports of gusts of 30. in this area, highway 5, ve driven to southern california, you know what it looks like. super vertical. so as you look at the hillsides you can see. not a lot of houses. not remote but rugged, san bernardino mountains kind of stuff. stuff burns up hill. if you look, fire wants to move up hill. it reaches up the hill. what we are seeing is firefighters -- fire sparked right there. they climb up the hill. firefighters are attacking it this way. breezy out there. we have seen way worse fire conditions. we will keep you posted on this

situation as it is always kind of dangerous this time of year. we have a red flag warning thal will go -- that will go into effect into your area friday. i wouldn't be surprised to see it extended. temperatures increased. came up 5, 8 degrees over yesterday. temperatures warmed. what happens with us, the winds clock around more off shore. that mean as warmer day time high. right now, winds in santa rosa. you see that onshore flow. coming from the ocean, to the land. when they start clocking like this, they will, coming down from the north, that is when it dries up, warms up and fire danger goes up. that is why the national weather service has the red flag warning in effect, in effect tomorrow into saturday.

the warm air sinking. creates this inversion. not great for air quality. i don't see a spare the air day. fog is gone. there might be patchy fog but fog is gone. friday and saturday, santa rosa, clear lake, napa, the winds will be pushing down the canyons. winds -- just because we don't have a red flag warning in this area, fire danger is coming up. elevated fire danger into friday, saturday, maybe late saturday night. winds gusting to 35 miles per hour. so we will watch the situation. in the mean time, temperatures coming up. day time highs tomorrow back into the upper 80s and low 90s. warmer still. when i come back the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view and dial in the temperatures.

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insurance costs go up. organizers have now signed a $1.2 million deal with a swiss watch maker. the reno air race are scheduled to run from september 11 to september 15. two drug busts netted $1 billion in cocaine. they showed off hundreds of bundles of cocaine seened. the first bust happened friday when agents intercepted and sank a speed boat. the next night another speed boat was captured. the mother of a baby rescued beneath a toilet may not face charges. authorities concluded the baby fell into the toilet accidentally. he was saved saturday during an incredible two hour long

rescue. the baby was released from the hospital yesterday to grandparents while the mother remains under medical care. she admitted she was the mother two days later. i wanted you to know i turned out okay. >> the last time they saw one another was 62 years ago. we are there for the emotional reunion. >> after 40 years this bay area art work may have to find a new home. the tech company that wants to move in here.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. mind-boggling to see a tiny

infant. >> she found that infant abandon and tucked inside her car 62 years ago. today this is that baby. she is all grown up and searching for answers tonight. today we talked with the women who was abandon. she told us about her search for her birth mother. ktvu's jade hernandez shows us the reunion with the woman who found her. >> the newspaper in 1951,-day- old baby girl left in auto. this baby's mother placed her outside of her home. >> you got a cat in your car. i said what? opened the door slowly. expecting a cat to jump out, instead i saw a bundle. >> a baby left without a note. >> it was an emotional moment. it really was. i was thinking about my baby asleep in the bedroom and just -- it was mind-boggling. >> reporter: that baby is now in her 60s, tracked her down

and called her in 2009. >> i am that baby you found and i turned out okay. for the second time in 62 years they met again this week. >> we are bonded. we are like family. >> the biggest piece of the family fell in place when the birth mother wrote the newspaper saying she was named elda jean and she was loved. she was forced to give up her baby, vowing to find her some day. >> at that time there was a rash of abandoned babies. because there was a letter from the birth mother egthey went to get write -- they went to get writing samples to find the mother. >> i am proof somebody can not have those pieces and still be happy. but there are always questions. >> reporter: answers she believes will eventually lead her to her mother. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2

news. a special curfew under 18 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to help address a surge in crime but police say the goal is isn't to incarcerate teens. instead violaters could participate in programs instead of getting a citation. minimum wage earners in california could get a raise. they approved a bill to increase the state's minimum wage from $8 to $8.25 next year. and go up another dollar in 2016. supporters say it hasn't kept pace with food, gas and other necessities. it now goes to the senate.

can you spell the world politicates? that is why there are no more bay area contestants in the scripps national spelling bee. the word means bearing fruit repeatedly. but it is the word that tripped up audrey bantug in the 6th round. chuffinessed in the top 45 out of 281 -- she finished in the top 45 out of 281. >> another contestant from cupertino was eliminated yesterday. the championship round is underway right now. new apple store is moving into union square. the problem is it could come with a cost that people aren't

happy about. ktvu's david stevenson tells us about the debate on a fountain that has been there for years. >> reporter: that's right, the future of this fountain is unclear thanks to apple and a redesign of this plaza. >> reporter: it has been a part of san francisco for 40 years but this fountain could be checking out. thanks to apple. >> i think it is bad because it has been here since i lived here, 4, and it is beautiful. >> reporter: it was created by a japanese american artist. the fountain features the people, buildings and bridges of san francisco. >> beautiful if you look at it. the different parts of san francisco. >> reporter: apple's proposal to redesign the store that shares the plaza doesn't leave room for the fountain.

>> we feel it should remain part of the city. >> reporter: she says it is not a simple matter to move the fountain. >> if you want it to become part of the city's public sculpture it would have to come with an endowment to support its maintenance because the city requires that. >> reporter: apple told us the fountain is a loved monument. they always instended to find the best -- intended to find the best possible location for the fountain. >> needs to create an honor as well as an openness to it and a design that is acceptable. >> reporter: mayor ed lee said that would be a balancing act, accommodating apple and honoring the history here. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2

news. in trouble over a prom photo. new at 6:00 p.m. why teens were booted from a park just for taking a picture on their cell phone. >> up next, this unusual location for a public urineinal. >> 140 characters on twitter to heat up the a's-giants rivalry. what a writer posted that fired up players on the a's.

. breaking news. since we brought you these live pictures of a wildfire in southern california, we learned two new pieces of information. first, one los angeles tv station is putting the area burned at 150 acres. remember, early reports put it closer to 30 acres. also learning of evacuations in the green valley area. a rural area, hilly terrain but again, officials have said there are homes and buildings in the area of the fire. at this point we know the fire was reported at 3:30 p.m. we don't ehave word on -- have word on the cause of the fire. we will have more developments as we get them.

very unusual pub urinal is being used to help alleviate a problem. it is called the pee project urinal and it will collect urinal and recycle it for water and plants. you can see there is a sink and plants. the person using this facility stands in the middle and can maintain privacy with a sliding panel that says planter on it. >> we have a problem. we are trying all kinds of ideas and seeing what works. seeing how, you know, if it will make a difference. if people will use them. >> the clean city coalition partnered with the city in the creation of this project. it will be delivered to a spot on ellis street for 7 hours each day. governor jerry brown's plan to over haul the water system will cost $25 million to build and operate. it calls for two tunnels to

take water from the sacramento river and divert it to pumps, sending it south. the plan calls for restoration. water districts would pay 2/3 of the cost. the rest comes from grants and state funds. driverless cars may be on the skids nationwide. the new guide lines that could keep the vehicles sidelined. >> back in a few minutes. talking about warming up around here, led -- how hot will it be? i will have the details. ♪ ♪

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california is a pioneer when it comes to driverless cars. the law allows them on state roads but today they called called for further testing of the cars. could put the breaks on widespread use on the vehicles. >> reporter: driverless cars got the green light in california but now regulators say not so fast. that technology isn't sophisticated enough yet. >> we will have systems in a few years that can be automatic pilots in some situations. >> reporter: 9-10 crashes are caused by driver mistakes. they could be distracted. perhaps eating or talking on their cell phone. driverless cars will eventually have technology make up for

that. >> there is a lot of potential here. >> reporter: these vehicles use gps and censors allowing drivers to let go of the wheel. driverless cars could help those with sight impairments get back on the road. but the national transportation safety board says it has concerns. it says states should allow only testing and require special driver licenses. >> they are trying trying to create rules. >> reporter: auto makers expect them down the road. ktvu channel 2 news. >> in the bay area google has been testing its own driverless cars. they say they don't expect the guide lines to slow them down. the giants beat the a's today over at at&t park but on tuesday while the a's were

beating the giants, a battle of words was heating up on twitter. he tweeted ashame the a's and giants giants have to play here while at&t sits empty. some a's players were offended. one tweeted how we get zero respect and he sweeted i can see why you don't like it, we have a no high horse policy. for the first time ever a new smartphone will be assembled in the united states. they will build its new phone at a factory in texas. the site will be owned and operated by flex tronnics. motorola says it will be an easy trip for employees.

>> there is entry level, college degree level, all levels. >> it is due launch in the fall. motorola is beating other smartphone makers to the punch. apple wants to build cell phones in the u.s. but hasn't announces planned yet. he wants to repeal governor jerry brown's prison realignment program. today along side supporters he called the program catch and release. governor jerry brown formulated the idea as a money saving idea. >> when you do a crime under governor's early release you do less time. this notion of moving from pris toon jails to save money --

prison to jails to save money, and they release them, just doesn't make sense. >> critics say he is trying to find an issue on which to attack governor jerry brown as part of his run for governor. breaking news in southern california, wildfire burning in santa clarita, bill martin is here. >> dry all summer. and wet in the winter. we have a climate like this, dry, you will see fires. we will have more on that fire at 6:00 p.m. we have live pictures. impressive. what is going on. the terrain and the fire. our fire conditions, they increase into the evening hours into tomorrow. starting tomorrow a red flag warning going into effect for the solano county area. tomorrow morning, mid-morning, through saturday. that will bleed into the bay area. today's highs came up.

warmed up 4, 5, 8 degrees. 84 antioch. 80 napa. 73 oakland. warmer tomorrow. saturday warmest day on the bay area weekend for the most part. temperatures trend down. with that fire danger trends down. look at this. we didn't have these. this is all new. we showed some reds. most was east. now it is pulling this way tomorrow. heat coming to the coast. that is when the air quality decreases. that is tomorrow. 80s and low 90s. on saturday, this map will show lots of red over the bay area, around the bay. fremont. going to be warmer tomorrow. another 5 degrees. into the weekend, high pressure dominants, fire danger goes up, winds go off shore. that creates the higher fire

danger. drains the humidity. much drier. the winds kick up. winds 30 miles per hour, 35 miles per hour. highs tomorrow reflect the beginnings of this warm up. 90s. 91 antioch. pittsburg. gilroy, 88. friday is the day. warm day. you noticed. tomorrow you will notice more. saturday is the hottest day on the weekend. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, dry and warm and our fire danger comes up. red flag warning goes into effect tomorrow, stays in effect till saturday. wouldn't be surprised if we see spare the air or something else. we will get on this fire at 6:00 p.m. >> that is such a reminder here with the fire danger. >> thank you. they made the ultimate sacrifice serving san jose.

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the government is asking for lease proposals. whoever is allowed to lease the land and hanger would be responsible for rehabilitating the hanger. the sides were removed last

year because of contamination. google wanted to use it but the government turned them down before the request was issued. police officers held a gathering to honor fellow officers who died in the line of duty. the police department holds this every year for fallen officers. 11 died since the 1920s. officers said there is always the special it will lead to the ultimate sacrifice. >> that is part of the code honored by every police officer and every spouse, parent, child, siblings. >> police officers, leaders and family members of the fallen took part in the ceremony. an expedition may be close to solving the 76-year-old mystery of amelia earhart's disappearance.

scientists may have discovered the wreckage of her plane. it disappeared in 1937. the international group took pictures last summer in an area where they think the plane may have gone down and spotted an anomaly that is the right size and shape to possibly be amelia amelia earhart's plane. coming up, how a police officer saved a baby's life. >> and making history in the bay area. why a ribbon cutting is drawing big names tonight, including governor jerry brown. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. remembered the training and did what i was taught. >> a police officer being hailed a hero. how he helped save the life of a five-month-old girl. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> breaking news out of southern california. a wildfire is burning dangerous close to homes and power lines. the fire started around 3:30 p.m. in the angelus national forest

near volunteera. 400 acres have already burned. the fire is still out of control. 300 firefighters from the u.s. forest service and the los angeles county fire department are battling the flames flames and using helicopters and one tanker. again we have seen the flames close to power lines and we are getting word of limited evacuations. temperatures in the area are in the high 80s with humidity 30% and winds 26 miles per hour. our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the fire and the conditions in southern california and the fire danger is increasing up here as well? >> yeah. definitely. this is the story. look at the terrain. up the ridge lines. you can see -- you know how steep the mountains are?

they are steep but they are is much steeper. this is almost vertical. tough to fight fires in this area. they are doing water dumps. setting back fires. it is a tough fire to fight because the terrain is brutal. the fires start in the valleys and work their way to the top. you can see this fire to the right. the winds, the wind advisory is in effect. winds 25 miles per hour. maybe 30 on the gusts. humidities aren't that low, 30%. that is not low for this area. 85 degrees. and look at the wind directions, winds coming off of the water. so it is not a horrible weather condition. it is horrible terrain. again, near santa clurita. in -- santa clarita. the red flag warning warning is