inside the taxi show the moment of impact when the driver strikes and kills a young man in october 2010. the victim was 19 years old. his family and a jury today heard closing statements on what would have been his 22 birthday. >> he was a bright, special person. >> reporter: he is charged with homicide and leaving the scene of an accident. prosecutors say he ran a red light and must have known his struck someone. he drove a half mile from the intersection before his friends caught up with him. climbed into the cab and demanded he go back to the crime scene. he was unsure about what happened but said he had the

right of way. his lawyer said he caused the accident by crossing against the light. he said he never saw him. >> we don't have anger towards him. we are upset we don't have my brother here anymore. >> reporter: the jury got the case this afternoon. if convicted he faces a year in jail on vehicular manslaughter. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. thousands of prisoners may be released. judges ordered governor jerry brown to immediately release inmates to reduce the prison population. they need to cut the inmates by 10,000 by the end of the year. the governor plans to file an appeal. he was convicted of killing a 25-year-old woman and leaving her body stuffed in a garbage

can. ktvu's john sasaki learned she wasn't the only victim of a man who prosecutors are describing the closest thing to a serial killer. >> reporter: her body was found over there a year ago. prosecutors believe he killed possibly two other women. here is a photo. her body was found on may 24 of last year. she wasn't killed here but in stockton. last week the prosecutor secured 15 years to life sentence for this man. he is 35 years old, her then boyfriend. >> he met a new girl. wanted to be with this new girl and didn't want to part ways with his possession. one way to keep your possessions is to get rid of the person that has 50% stake

in him. >> when he confessed he also confessed to killing his wife in mexico in 2007. this is the wedding photo. here is your death certificate. investigators learned of a womb he dated before -- woman he dated who also died. >> i have no idea what her name is, i don't know the circumstances of her death. i know nothing. >> reporter: we talked this afternoon with her sister in southern california and she said once she started dating him he said he was her only family and that is when her family lost contact with her. live, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news m.. -- news. the fbi needs your help of finding this man accused of

using a fake company to bilk a soft start up company in san francisco out of tens of thousands of dollars. he is 5'10", 165 pounds. he wears dark rimmed glasses and glass -- access to public records will not change after all. they passed a bill removing language that would have given cities and counties the option of complying with open records request. it was originally included in the budget. they said it weakened the public records act. >> this country isn't about whether we should have the transparency. it is about who should pay for it. there is a consensus the state taxpayer shouldn't have to pay. >> the state senate is expected

to take up the bill next week. a spokesperson for the governor says he will sign it. parents could face jail time if they host jail parties are under aged drinking. the pit burgh city counsel approved it. parents could be fined and even go to jail. if it gets final approval it would take effect in august. hundreds of nurses are rallying against the pipeline. >> the demonstrators marched across the golden gate bridge today. organizers say they are concerned about the pipeline and climate change. >> nurses are out here because the health of the planet is at stake. we see patients that are

suffering. >> the pipeline would bring oil from canada to the gulf of mexico but first it must pass an assessment from the state department. new at 6:00 p.m. there could be long awaited relief for commuters. saturday interstate 880 will look different with new carpool lanes. ktvu's robert handa joins us from a section of the freeway. robert? >> reporter: we are standing along side one of the worst freeway stretches in the bay area. 880 here in san jose, this is a familiar sight but soon new lanes will merge relief with the stress. >> reporter: things are going to change soon on interstate 880 and for once things will be moving fast since usually during commute hours -- >> dead stop.

two miles an hour. i drive a stick shift. >> reporter: saturday they will remove the cones that line a 4- 1/2 mile stretch in 880 in both directions. that will give some a chance to get familiar with the change from 6 to 8 lanes and monday the new lanes become hov lanes. he endures morning and evening communities. >> communities -- commutes. >> usually it is 20 minutes. so where the carpool lane it will be a big help. >> reporter: he agrees. >> 880 connected to 237 west in the morning is 10:30 p.m. bad. >> the project moved along in other ways. the project began in the spring of 2012 and will be ready month

ahead of schedule. he worries could it generate more traffic? >> people know with the carpool lane more people will be using it. it will attract more traffic. is there any way to win? >> less population maybe. >> reporter: caltrans don't know what will happen but we will find out soon and it can't really make things worse. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a part of a big san francisco tourist attraction is back omen today -- open today. jefferson street is now safer and pedestrian friendly. there is twice as much sidewalk space as before and more lighting, cross walks and a traffic configuration. the public has more weeks to way in on the expansion

project in walnut creak. it would keep the street open to traffic. the macy's store would also expand. they scaled back the plan earlier this year eliminating housing units. the last day for comment is july 5. the white house announced nominees to fill two judgeships. she has been picked to replace the san jose u.s. district judge. -- the u.s. is district judge. the senate must confirm the nomination. police introduced the captains leading their new crime reduction plan. the city has been divided into five portions. they will tackle issues important to each area and they hope it will improve their relationship with the community. one resident says she is happy with the changes. >> just having them out there

visible, moving around. >> police have a new interactive map, it will tell you which area you live in and who to contact about crime. a warming trend heading into summer. an unusual possibility lies ahead. which parts of the bay area could get rain. >> and a photo sharing app gets a new feature, whether this could pose a threat to its comtitian. >> coming up a -- coming up. look at 'em.

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one of the larges medical marijuana clubs in the bay area is closer to being shut down

tonight. a judge dismissed oakland's challenge to a crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries. which means the doors could be closed. the city as had been fighting to keep the club open. the owner is vowing to keep fighting and has no plans to close down. oakland expected to take in a million dollars in sales tax revenue this year. we have new information on a shooting that happened yesterday in san jose. police say the victim of the shooting has now died. he has been identified as a 16- year-old. 6:00 p.m. last night someone opened fire, the victim was rushed to the hospital and he died today. no suspects have been arrested but police believe the shooting was gang related. this was the 25th killing in san jose. signs at the scene of a hit and run in san jose are urging the driver to term themselves in. the bicyclist was killed monday

afternoon when he was hit by an suv on the taylor street over crossing. the driver took off. one bicyclist says that area could be tricky for bike riders and drivers. >> trying to exit to get off on to the freeway and the bike lane has to shift to the middle of the road and sometimes -- i don't know whose fault it was but i could see it being a accident and panic and running. >> the san jose police describe the suspect vehicle as a 2000 model dodge dorango or dakota. it is dirty white, light gray or silver. a private showing of the movie fruitvale station about the death of oscar grant is about to get underway in oakland. he was shot and killed by a bart police officer 2009. ktvu's amber lee is live where the guests are arriving for the

premier. >> reporter: we are at the theater and the private screening is scheduled to start in an hour from now. there are lots of people out here around the front of the theater. we are expecting the cast and oscar grant's family to arrive soon. these are clips we will show you. most was filmed right here in oakland. the director is a oakland native. a thousand people will be attending. a discussion will follow the movie. live it opens to the public july 12. we will talk to the cast and oscar grant's family. we will bring that to you at 10:00 p.m. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. police are calling the arrest of the burglar a example of community cooperation. a resident noticed a man going through a car in a parking lot

yesterday morning. the resident called 911 and minutes later officers responded. when the burglar started to run they took him into custody. facebook is taking on twitter, adding a video feature to instagram. they gave reporters a look today at facebook headquarters. users will be able to record 15 second clips now and they could add the same filters users are familiar with. the app competes with twitter's vine which lets people make 6 second videos. tummler is now a part of yahoo. they completed the deep. in a statement the ceo said she is thrilled to officially welcome the team into the mix. it represents her boldest and most expensive move yet since she took the job to lead the

come back a year ago. >> reporter: employees of two companies are being recognized as the healthiest. the w6 cafe and cafe high have beth been certificated. they say the -- certified. they they say promote healthy habitts. 31,380 people out on opening day of the festival. the fair runs through july 7. we have breaking news right now out of oakland. we are getting word of a child who fell from a second story window at a home about 4:30 p.m. a fire official told ktvu it was a 4-year-old girl who fell right on to the concrete and a

bystander ran to her aid. we spoke to that good samaritan who saw her fall, jumped the fence and held her head still till paramedics arrived. >> she unconscious for a minute. when she woke up, i am how are you doing, be calm and cool. told me her name, age. do you like ice cream. >> it is not clear how she fell but video shows a window screen on the ground. they seem to think she will be okay. warm up today. temperatures increasing today. tomorrow and saturday. 84 degrees in antioch, official national weather service high. 84 in santa rosa. highs tomorrow coming up. tomorrow upper 80s. antioch 82. 80 fairfield. 72 novato. warmer now than last night and

we will continue this way. warming trend continues through saturday and big changes. significant changes that involve rain in the bay area. north bay. for other parts of the bay as well. the warmest continues for friday and saturday. saturday is the warmest day of the weekend. friday and saturday will be nice days. and then fog along the coast. not happening. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, no fog. might be patches. look for the oranges, 80s. reds are 90s. temperatures heating up. upper 80s and low 90s. forecast is for high pressure to take ov. -- take over. this shows up a real weather system. not a tropical system we usually get. this is something you would see in march. how much moisture it is bringing. check out the rainfall

forecast. this is unusual for the models to say an inch of rain possible in the north bay. over an inch of rain and it is summer. we will be watching this for you. the systems in the pacific and how they could impact us sunday night and monday. tomorrow, 87, 88 in brentwood. 87 antioch. 86 livermore. 79 milpitas. 80 san jose. warmer day tomorrow. nice friday. saturday warmer still. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. you could see here, inland 87. warmest spots on saturday 88. sunday into the 70s. sunday clouds are increasing. sunday night into monday mid- day, we will watch this. steve paulson is in here, we will watch the models. best day on the weekend is saturday. sunday will have clouds.

and sunday afternoon showers showing up in the north bay. i am routeing it on. inch of rain in the north bay would do wonders for a lot of things. >> i want to say i believe it when i see it. >> it is a ways off. the models agree on it. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. a former college athlete is in the bay area leading the charge against the ncaa. his effort to get a piece of a pie. and some say her father should be in baseball's hall of fame but the catch she made may be a lifesaver. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. so close, you got to see the ending today to the a's game against the rangers. >> the preparations ahead of this weekend's nascar race in wine country.

dozens of nascar haulers made their way through sacramento today. they paraded past the capital

for nascar day leading up to the toyota save mart 350. >> and mark is here with more on this weekend's big race. >> it is nascar woodstock out there. kind of the calm before the storm. they will practice tomorrow and then the qualifying starts saturday. not a lot going on today. but they had their lunch in the city. an annual event. the 2011 winner kurt busch. his first road race triumph ever was on that event. talking with fred inglis he says this race is more rough and tumble than you would expect. >> you can get physical with guys. you see retaliation and you have to expect it. the atmosphere is supposed to be where you yield to one another, not destroy one another and destroy was the word everybody used a couple

years ago. fun track that lends itself to good racing and good unique strategy as well. >> sunday the event. the a's, we are not used to this. they usually pull these things out, it didn't work out against the rangers today. took 3-4. ground ball here, he hit it. he will score on the error. the a's go up 3-2 in the 7th 7th 7th. bottom of the 7th. he had his problems over the past couple weeks, gives up a two run single on a 3-2 pinch. a's still have a shot. smith with blast to center. off the glove out there. he is trying to score from first. he is out at the plate. applying the tag. and the a's 4-3 and they lose 3-

4 in the series. giants play marlins tonight. and we will have highlights of that, of course, tonight at 10:00 p.m. but that is the sporting life right now. >> that was a close one. >> tough way to lose to end the game. >> thank you. coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. a vigil for a bicyclist killed by the driver. >> we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us everyone.

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