these are to mourn his death. >> he was non-confrontational. he always backed down. let it be. he never tried to pick a fight. >> reporter: that is why the family is shocked to learn mese say he was in -- lice say he was in his car when he was rear ended. he pulled over. >> he checked the car. and the guys came out, there was an argument and then they shot him. >> the woman who stayed with him said all day long she had his family on his mind. he received a phone call. >> he had his phone and keys in his hand when he fell and when i was putting pressure on his chest he was getting a call from his mom. >> she is glad she came because she had a chance to meet the mother and family. >> we lost a loved one.

and we are trying to prevent that from happening happening to someone else. finding these people helps us and helps the neighborhood, helps the people around you. >> reporter: police are reviewing surveillance cameras from the area. they are offering a reward up to $10,000 to solve the case. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. a woman is dead after a freak accident. she was riding her bike when she was crushed by a truck. two trucks slammed into each other this morning. the truck tipped over and crushed the bike rider who was in the sidewalk at the time. investigators are trying to determine who might be at fault. no word on the victim's name. six people, including a 11- year-old are safe after a

boating accident. ktvu's rob roth is live with the key decision that helped saved lives here. rob? >> reporter: it was a happy ending to what could have been a tragic day here off the coast. >> reporter: a member of the harbor patrol was cleaning up the boat this ternpeople from a sinking sink boat. this is what the boat looked like moments after -- sinking boat. this is what the boat looked like moments after. >> we went out to help the people. >> the six people were from the central valley. they were fishing two miles out from pillar point when the boat got into trouble. >> the boat went dead in the water. could not move anymore. the water gone over the engine

and stopped it from working. >> reporter: the people made it safely on to the rescue boat. >> if we were 10 minutes later we would have six people in the water. >> reporter: two minutes later the boat sank. >> sad part was the young guy there, i think he was 11, beginning of his summer, he was looking forward to fishing. it was great to see them on dry land and nobody getting hurt. >> reporter: it is not clear what caused the failure on the boat. the harbor patrol says it will remain at the bottom of the ocean. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. police identified the two men who were shot to death over night in san francisco. the bodies were found near a

park just before 1:00 a.m. this morning. both men are gang members and were found shot multiple times. investigators are looking for the shooters seen driving off in a white truck. in san jose police are investigating a deadly stabbing. a man was found stabbed this morning. police say it is the same block where the victim lived. investigators don't have suspects or a motive for the stabbing. this is the 24th homicide of the year. three nursing homes are facing fines in connection with the deaths of three people. ktvu's john sasaki is live with startling details from a state report. john? >> reporter: this is the facility where 2-1/2 years ago a resident died by bleeding to death. the company that was encarnal is being fined 7,000 -- in

charge is being fined $70,000. >> reporter: as of march it is no longer operated by them. in 2010 a male resident died by bleeding to death. according to this report workers, including a nurse did almost nothing to stop it. it mentions the nurse who stated i don't know. i am blank. one said there was blood ever where. the report said they didn't apply pressure, allowing the resident to bleed to death. it came with a citation. also fined today was the hospital in san jose and the center in castro valley. they were fined $65,000 and they were fined $60,000. live, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. traffic is flowing on

highway 24 after a big rig fire caused a major back up. transporting 9 vehicles it caught fire this morning. flames spread to many cars loaded on the truck. the driver wasn't injured. the california highway patrol shut down four lanes and traffic backed up for miles, back into concord nearby 680. all of the lanes on 24 reopened about 10:00 a.m. this morning. back to work at the new 49ers stadium for crews morning the death of a colleague. they observed a moment of silence for donald white before starting up their equipment. he was struck on the head by a weight tuesday and died. workers had stickers on their helmet to pay tribute. >> our workers we gathered this

morning but our thoughts and prayers are with donald white's family. >> crews passed a bucket around to raise money for the family. he leaves behind four sons. cal-osha continues to investigate the accident. police in san francisco are trying to crack down on onunusual robbery ring -- on an unusual robbery ring. ktvu's david stevenson talked with investigators who said they are recognizable from their clothes, right? >> reporter: that's right. stores have been hit several times by the robbers but it is difficult to stop them. >> reporter: high end stores in san francisco say they could see them coming from a mile away. >> we have to be on our toes. >> reporter: known for three years as the rainbow girls. 6-9 young african american women, some who have bright

braids in their hair. they told us they grab expensive highlightms and push back clerks or items and push back clerks or guards to escape. >> the employee did attempt to stop two of the suspects however they pushed them and fled the scene. >> reporter: managers say the rainbow girls raid tables near a door. one told us they will plug in a cell phone charger charger to distract store security while the rest start stealing. >> incidents like this happen so we can alert the next merchant. >> reporter: they recruit new members who replace those who are arrested. it is a difficult balance to maintain. >> we want people to come in

and shop but at the same time you know, keep a watchful eye on who is coming in and out. >> reporter: they told us they want more police patrols and more done oo prosecute those caught -- to prosecute those caught. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland police closed down headquarters so they could continue repairing water damage from a leaky toilet. clean up has been ongoing since june 4 when a leaky toilet on the third floor caused damage the first and second floors. they are using the eastmont substation as a alternate. a big bear in a bark yard, what he was after and we will talk to the girl who scared it away. >> imagine a parking spot that cost more than the car that

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a new poll finds the lgbt community said they have seen an increase in 92% noticed a positive change. however the poll found challenges still exist. 39% said in the last year they had been rejected by a friend or relative. 29% said they were made to feel unwelcome in a place of worship. if you think parking is pricy in san francisco, check this out. a normal size parking spot inside a building near at&t

park sold for $82,000. almost $603 per square foot. the agent told ktvu channel 2 news it is a good indication of where the san francisco market is headed. bay area home prices continue to rise last month for the 12 month in a row. they were up 1.8% in may and up 30% from a year ago. the median price is $519. a meeting today between tech companies wrapped up with a wish to end cell phone thefts. they met with officials from apple, google, microsoft and samsung in new york today. after the meeting they said they have launched a new program called sos for secure our smart phones and they are

asking all of the companies to use technology to make a stolen device unusable within a year. google says 80% of consumers use their smart phones while shopping. research shows shoppers prefer going to a store's mobile website rather than their app. google says it suggests brick and mortar stores need to embrace smart phones and improve their mobile sites and apps. a family woke up this morning to see an unusual visitor. a black bear. ktvu's lorraine blanco is live where the family worked to protect their pets. >> reporter: a big bear in your backyard is a big deal. especially if you have thousands of dollars in fancy fish there. a teen stepped in so that she could make sure those fish wouldn't become their sushi.

>> reporter: these coy are more than a hobby. >> they are our pets. part of our family. >> got close with them. >> reporter: after 8:00 a.m. this morning this bear wanted to take more than a nibble. >> right there in front of me was the bear. it was going to be breakfast for sure. it was swooping for the fish and drinking the water at the same time. >> reporter: that is when she acted on instinct. she rushed outside, faced the bear, hollering. >> get out of here. stop. go. i am like -- doing that. honestly. >> reporter: it worked? >> it did work. >> reporter: dad thought to stop her but he was in complete shock. >> can the -- the first thing we worry about is raccoons or

birds. >> i am like is this real? like, did this really happen? >> reporter: yes. but it is hard to imagine that the peaceful serenity was nearly lost. none of the coy were harmed. we talked with the department of fish and wildlife. they recognize the bear in those pictures and they say the population of black bears is growing across california, especially here in sonoma county. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> after all this, what are they going to do to protect their fish? >> reporter: yeah. that is a great question. we talked with them and they say that they will be playing a stereo system loud outside all night tonight and maybe for the next couple days and they will have a loud horn that if they see the bear again they will

beep the horn again. >> okay. thank you. a bill aimed at regulating the oil and gas extraction process failed at the state capital. it would have required companies to provide a complete list of chemtuals used, how much -- chemicals used, how much water used and how much was disposed of. another fracking bill that requires permitting, public notifications and a scientific study of risks is still moving through the legislator. a slap in the face for voters. they are upset over a deal. the state would borrow $500 million from cap and trade auctions and pay frusocial programs slashed by -- pay for social programs slashed by

budget programs. >> the governor is saying he will pay the money back in a year's time. we will be watching. >> lawmakers say it will give the state more time to craft programs. they say there are plenty of projects that could be done right now. teachers will see a 2% pay raise now that they ratified a new contract. the president said the deal is reto active to 2012-2013 school year. it is the first year teachers had in six years. temperatures today like what we had yesterday but temperatures tomorrow warmer. numbers are coming up for friday. these are numbers from today. highs tomorrow will be -- come up another 5 degrees. mid-and upper 80s. 85 today in fairfield. low 90s tomorrow.

warmer day tomorrow. it is not going to be hot, hot. just warmer. it has been cool. no fog right now. that is one indication things will be warmer tomorrow. on the north part of the sacramento valley, red flag warning in effect till 5:00 p.m. especially in the north bay, our fire danger will be higher as well. look for fire danger oo increase -- to increase tomorrow. temperatures outside, mid-70s. low 80s. tonight patchy coastal fog. tomorrow warmer. warmest day of the week, friday. saturday and sunday, temperatures trend down. the red flag warning, the fire danger goes away on the bay area weekend. high-pressure system friday, 90s easily. saturday and sunday, look who shows up, right? this system comes in.

increases the fog and drops the temperatures. helps firefighters. nice weekend. saturday and sunday similar. low 80s. both days on the weekend alike. fog forecast, none tomorrow morning. wake up clear. i think there will be patches. 90s are reds. 90s closer to the bay. fairfield 89 tomorrow. 90 in brentwood. 90 in antioch, livermore. 87 morgan hill. 88 gilroy. coast patchy fog. pacifica, low 80s. tomorrow the warmest. saturday, boom, temperatures drop off, saturday and sunday. firefighters take a break. humidities go up, temperatures coming down. cool monday and tuesday. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, weekend is just about here, fire danger

takes a break for the weekend. tomorrow increased fire danger. >> thank you. coming up on ktvu channel 2 bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 -- coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 layoffs, 1,000 pink slips, it is part of a larger trend? two new additions at a popular zoo, the ties that bond them. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. speaking of animals, a new young rhino at the san francisco zoo named after a san francisco 49er, who it is and why right after this. ling on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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the san francisco zoo's young rhino is named for 49ers lineman alex boon. he became involved in the zoo last year. blings at risk -- brings at risk children to the zoo. he will celebrate the naming tomorrow at the zoo. mark is here now with sports. incredible a's game but we start with golf. >> yeah. a's game, you got to see this. the u.s. open we will start

with that. they had weather issues to deal with. they didn't get started till 3- 1/2 hours late. westwood, not his finest hole but maybe the most interesting. goes into the bleachers. a youngster caught the ball with his hand. after the drop he returns the ball, finishing his putt for par and returns the favor. 4 under and finished 13 holes. leading by shot over phil mickelson who birdies at number one. he is 3 under 7. a shot off. that will drop and everybody wants to know about tiger woods. not that good for him. hebird -- he birdies here. he is 2 over par through 10 holes. not near the end. finish tomorrow. the a's longest day game in the history of the colosseum. yankees and a's.

5 hours, 38 minutes. they just finished 10 minutes ago. yankee 2-1. off the wall in right. beautiful relay by the yankees. trying to score. and he does. stuart, if you see the replay, tagged him with the glove and the ball is in his hand. good call by the ump. 2-2. 18th inning. rivera gives it up to fryman. his first ever walk off hit. single to left off the future hall of famer. broken bat. and the a's wind up 3-2 winners. like i say longest day game they ever had there. 5 thundershowers 38 minutes -- 5 hours, 38 minutes. the a's don't care as long as they win. we will have lots of giants highlight. they lead 9-0. matt cain one year ago today pitched his perfect game. retired the first 12 tonight.

he is on his way to a victory and hunter pence has a 3-run home runner. >> the a's sweep the yanks. >> thank you. coming up on the 10:00 p.m. news, a program that teaches wounded soldiers how to surf. why it is beneficial to their recovery. we appreciate you watching. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. we will see you at 10:00 p.m. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. ♪

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