significant review beyond -- reserve beyond that. >> can they convert the backup sports to the primary ones? >> the shims will occur in the two days to the outside. >> after that the last big project is rerouting and repainting the roads, it'll take the entire weekend. some commuters are still very worried about cross it go new bridge when it opens. >> the existing bridge is the one that folks should be worried about, and that's the one not to trust. >> and connectings the new spin to the tunnels at the island, it was done years ago, and that'll only require the moving of k rails. ktvu channel 2 news. more details on the rising cost of the span, initially back in 199, the -- 1989, the cost

was $1.9 million, and now it's doubled, to $2.6 million, and now it's more than $5 billion, and now the total cost is $6.4 billion. the contractor was promised a big bonus if they opened on time, so will they get it? we'll have the report at 6:00. a world famous jewelry store is closed tonight, after an early morning heist. this was the damage, and a group of men got inside by using a truck to force open the door. that's where we are from walnut creek, with how the they've seen made a clean get away. >> they backed to truck right

in the front doors of tiffany's, and they're trying to clear the huge doors, and at the same time the police are working to find to they've seen. the walnut police arrived to find a truck smashed into this store, and they arrived 90 seconds after the suspects took off. >> there's jewelry scattered around the floor, but it's small, the stuff that's left out overnigh. the high end -- overnight, the high end stuff is locked up. >> this is taken from the surveillance camera, and you can see the stolen truck to back in the doors, and the truck that was used to get away. >> it appears four male suspects, they were wearing hoodies. >> throughout day, shoppers

noticed the damage. >> i drove by, and like, what in the world is is this. >> the truck was stolen, and in the store, they were looking for evidence. the police say they've reviewed the surveillance video, and the boringry -- burglery took place this morning. >> i'm pretty sure the people would have got an hurt. >> they're trying to to connect this burglery with others. two men are in custody and a third is on the loose after a robbery at this store. they were trying to pry open the emergency exit doors at the jc penny store. they were caught after their car

crashed. two adults and a toddler survived a crash on the highway. at 10:30 this morning, a truck hit a car, near blossom road. it went down an embankment, they had to use the jaws of life, and they went to the hospital with minor injuries. >> he was fine, he had minor abrasions, but he was in a child seat. >> the truck driver stopped and cooperated with the investigators. the men linked in the school rape case, were sentenced to prison. they were in court today to learn their fate. 33 years to life, and they were found guilty last month after

raping a 15-year-old girl, the victim's own words, what she said to her attackers at the sentencing. a 17-year-old steps in to stop a campus attack. rob is live here in san josi, with what that school is doing differently as a result. >> the silver creek high school does have cameras including these. and several sources that say one of the camera say that the police believe is the armed attacker. they went straight to the main office. there is no video of the assault, but there is one of the man who may be responsible. >> right now, we're monitoring the campus. >> the police officer took us to the place where it happened.

the female former student was waiting for ha friendly, when a man with a gun tried to take her commuter, a male student, stepped in to help, and the intruder struck him in the head. >> he was armed with some type of firearm, whether it was a bb gun, or an actual gun, we don't know. >> the attacker pled, the student needed stitches in his head, but otherwise okay. there are additional officers on campus today. >> be careful out here. >> i'm kind of speechless, that could have been any of us. >> i don't think they knew how to handle it at all. they did not know what to do, they should have locked the students down.

>> there were no imminent danger at that point. >> school authorities say they'll place the administrator administrators, and they urge the students to avoid physical confrontation, and call for help. ktvu channel 2 news. stories like this one, students safe on campus, and ahead at 6:00, we'll take a look at school security. we'll look at what the local schools are doing, to better protect their students as the new school year is getting underway. the strike has just ended, the union employees, carried picket signs, and they walked off the job tuesday morning. the union has accused the city officials of unfair bargaining tactics, and they're disappointed with the strike. the health and retirement benefits. the students at city

colleges, came to the defense of their school today. the new information discredits the information that's trying to close the college. we have the student's demands. >> the city college in san francisco is under fire. the accreditation committee decided to withdraw that earlier this summer, and close the college next year. now that kigs itself -- commission itself is under fire. >> it's a rogue stushgs -- institution. >> as we first told you on monday, the federal education officials warned them it's violated the policies. they did not have enough academic personnel on the team. the decision to close the college should be overturned, and they want the mayor to help them. >> to immediately reverse their decision, and to reverse the

changes that have come with that, including the cuts of classes, and a dictator over the school. >> we contacted the office for the response, and we're waiting for a reply. the students are planning a big rally for next tuesday at city hall. they're hoping to get the mayor's attention. back to you in the studio. . the activists call on wells fargo ceo to meet with them over the plan to acquire the distress properties. wells has sued to stop richmond's plan to finance the mortgages. >> the lawsuit, and lets proceed well helping the community to stay in their homes, save homes from foreclosure. >> the group reportedly told

the mayor, that one executive would call her to make an appointment to discuss the issue. trains continue to run during the court ordered cooling off period. however, bart and two worker's union racism millions of darz -- dollars apart. the wild fire is now 35% contained, the american fire is northeast of the forest. the wild fire was sparked on saturday, and since then, it's burned 5,000 acres. the community is not threatened, the cause is under investigation. open up your mailbox in the coming days, and you may find a new fire fighting bill. the it'll now cost you, and you'll be charged up to $150 a year.

they praufrd the fee -- praufrd the fee back -- approved the fee back in 2011. a child has been air lifted to a hospital after hit by a falling tree. we have the picture here, it happened in the last half hour in this park. a witness tells us the near by parking lot had to be evacuated so the helicopter could fly and land, and take the child to the hospital. when we have details, we'll bring them to you. california in the middle of the space race, what our state is hoping to win. police shoot and kill a man, the desperate phone call his daughter made. vying for to become a tech site for unmanned aircraft. no jail time for the bicyclist hit and run, what

they're doing o being locked up. we'll talk about the sutro tower, and how it'll affect your friday afternoon. we'll be back here in a few minutes. ♪

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. no prison time for the bicyclist who hit and killed a pedestrian in san francisco. it was the most serious charge brought in the u.s. against a cyclist in a deadly crash. instead of prison, he'll be on probation, and do community service for causes requested by the victim's family. >> to tell us the stern message they had for him in the courtroom, david? >> it was near silence from the defendant, and we heard from th son of the victim with a he and

his family want to cyclist to do to make up for their loss. 37-year-old, said today fewer than five words. in the march 2012 death of this man. he was struck by him, as the cyclist came down this hill, and the case generated out rage, after he posted an online attributable to the helmet. -- tribute to the helmet. >> anyone with an ounce of sympathy for anyone, that was an inappropriate post. >> under a plea deal, 1,000 hours of community service, but no jail time. >> it was in the interest of justice to settle the case as we did. >> his father's death devastated the family, and he

said, don't squander the second chance you have to become a good person. >> i know the type of father, the type of person my father was. he always taught me to give people a second chance, no matter what happens. >> he has to assist the elderly or help victims of traumatic head injuries. >> those are things we hope he has to do to atone for the life he's taken. >> his lawyer told the judge, he's willing to serve the community service in the ways the family has requested. ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, the bike riding has increased by 70% since 2006. the crashes that involve bicycle, five were killed, and

most accidents in the city were due to driving at unsafe speeds. tomorrow an accused serial killer will speak out in his own defense in a courtroom. he is acting as his own attorney. and he was charged with killing four women in the 1970s, and the 1990s. craigslist is taking a bite out of revenues. the study says the san francisco bay's classified advertisements, took out, and it's the craigslist effect, the cheap adds drive down the newspaper advertising rates, and force the papers to increase their scription and newsstand prices. the new digs, google has

leased an office complex in malibu. google already has announced plans for a 1 million skwaur foot campus. that's the word we're getting from the real estate. more than 93 hundred buyers signed contracts to buy homes. that's an increase of 33 and a half percent from one year earlier. the term space race is taking on a new meaning. now it's a competition between states to attract the private companies to send people into outer space for a price, and california has entered that race. a bill that'll protect the builders and from lawsuits.

and speaking op space, we're about a week away from a full moon. hopefully clear skies for next week. the fog is out there, the temperatures is cooled down a little bit. this is the time lapse that we took this afternoon. the fog is lingering beneath the tower. it's up over 1,800 feet. it's a lot like yesterday. we're looking at the tower, it comes in at 1,811 feet, and look at the inversion. that's the depth of the fog, how thick it was, that's where it was yesterday. and temperatures today, not dissimilar from what he achieved yesterday. the low pressure will stretch that enversion out, over -- inversion, and over the tower, or maybe to the top. that fog will spill in and turn

the temperatures down. that's the summer time dance that we do with the weather out here. the fog bank is narrow, it warms up, and if it goes away, it gets hot. the fog is going to fill back in tonight, with more of an aggressive texture than it did last night. more fog tomorrow, and temperatures slightly cooler. marine layer, fog bank, all the same thing. 89 in fairfield, 87 in livermore. the quality was okay, the fire danger is high, but not off the charts. right at the coastal sections be ready for that. a cool and mild evening, you head to the movies, you're in the mid 70s. the forecast highs tomorrow, the reds are 90s, further east this time. the oranges, and reds are

pushing to the east. the marine layer, is pushing stuff inland. deep is warm, gets -- deep is cool, shallow is warmer. the five day forecast, the bay area weekend, and we're looking at temperatures sort of trending down in the next couple of days, and sunday they'll want to come back up, and monday, the low 90, and more of the same. not really heating up, and we're not doing a lot of fires in the bay area. you get the numbers in the mid 90, and we've not been seeing them, which is good news. >> great news, but it's early. some changes to the water system. the new outline today, but first -- the nation in mourning after

hundreds are killed, and how president barack obama is reacting to the turmoil in egypt. >> hundreds of pounds of explosives are now in place, they're used to bring down a bay area bilth. why contractors say the seismologist will be disappointed with the boom. plus the extra steps the schools are taking to ensure the student safety. these stories and more new at 6:00. [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university.

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. new information now on the breaking news we brought to you, the tree that fell on a girl is located on private land. you're looked at video of the helicopter taking the girl to a hospital. we are told the girl was swinging on a rope swing, when the 20 foot tree fell on her. we do not have her age, it happened in the last 30 minutes at the park, as we get more details on this breaking news, of course, we will bring it to you. . hundreds of muslim supporters marched in the streets. they demand the military release, and unlike demonstrations, this one was peaceful. more than 600 people have died,

in the clashes. and president barack obama spoke out against the violence, and announced the u.s. action in response to the crack down. his comments came as both sides paused to mourn their dead. a funeral ceremony in cairo of the police officers killed in the protest. outside the mosque, the members demonstrated in support of the former president, and the violence continued today. the egyptian state tv, report that two police officers died, when the fire to the buildings. today, president barack obama, said he cancelled next month's exercise with just a minute, and he warned -- egypt, and he warned both sides to end the violence. >> we call on the authorities to respect the universal rights of the people.

we call on those who are protesting to go so peacefully. >> he asked his national security team, to look into it, and egypt could take more action. he asked catholics to pray for peace, and the reconciliation. the cockpit voice and have been recovered from the crash. the flames kept them from getting to them until today. the boxes are being examined, it went down in alabama, a half mile north of the run way. the pilot and copilot were killed in the crash.

the proposed changes in the water program. the documents released today outlining the possible changes, to remove the intake of the tunnel east, and reducing the size of the bay feeding into it. the pumping station, and route the tunnels to affect fewer homes in the delta. an alert for pet owners, why this food is being recalled, plus -- another chapter in the gang rape trial. the researchers say the habilitate affect -- habit affect more than the waistline. we'll take you inside the apartment where it happened, and you'll hear from the suspect's family. another live look of the bay bridge, the new eastern span will be open on september 3,

that means the entire bridge is shut down on august 28, the crews can do last minute work ahead of the opening. look at 'em.

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two men sentenced to decades in priss, for the -- prisons, for the crime, 33 years behind bars, 29 years for the other. both men were cricketed for the -- convicted of the gang rape of this girl. and tells us the emotional letter read in court today. >> we have that, and a statement from one of the defendants, he wished to apologize, and express his remorse, and of that, the judge said she we should she could have given him a tougher sentence. the first defendant to walk in, he was a juvenile when he participated in the beating, and gang rate of jane doe of richmond high school in 2009. the second defendant, he spoke

to agi . >> the victim was heard from as well, an advocate read on her behalf. >> i struggled and struggled, and here i am, still struggling, having nightmares, and flash backs. >> multiple juveniles assaulted here, she was baenlt and sexually assaulted. her life changed forever. >> here i am, still struggling, and fighting for my high school diploma. >> it's beyond shocking that a human being can be dehuman eyesed somebody -- dehumanized to the extent that she was. >> she was given 29 -- he was given 29 years, because he was a

juvenile. >> i think the judge gave the sentence that was just. >> last year, two other men were given lighter sentences, and they agreed to testify in this case. and the two other men, face lesser charges in in assault. now to hayward, the police said they had no choice to shoot this man, after he threatened them with a knife. they explain why it the family is -- why the family is disputing what happened. >> it happened in this apartment, the hinges for torn out of, and inside, the family of a man shot and killed by the police, showed us what happened. the family members identify the man killed. he lived in that apartment with his wife and two daughters.

>> for all of us, i don't understand why they come in and shoot something when there's nothing there, you will not do that to a kid, he's an adult, but he's my son. >> it was the daughter that called 911 for help, because her parents were fighting. >> while they were responding, the child advised the man was armed with a knife. the officers arrived on scene, made entrance, and were met with a male with a knife. >> that's when police say, fearing for their lives, they opened fire, and neighbors heard the shots. >> boom boom boom. >> the family is challenging what happened. and the wife and daughters were standing next to him when he was shot. >> he had no weapons. nothing. >> they were standing right next to him. >> what may help to provide the

answers will be the 911 call, that first brought the officers to the participant. approximate -- apartment. all are described as veterans, and this investigation continues. ktvu channel 2 news. a missing dog discovered swimming in the middle of the san francisco bay monday night, is still unclaimed. for now its resting comfortably, the wind sufferers -- surfers found her, and no one has come forward to claim the lab mix. several people have offered to adopt her, but she'll stay put until the search for her owner. the concerns over the contamination to recall multiple

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nile virus, there's 14 cases statewide, including two that were deadly. the details of the story we brought to you yesterday. the honey bee population is getting much needed protection. the new pesticide labels that are released to protect the bees from the exposure. looking to buy, the young pop star, the michael jackson's old ranch. the program that would bring in dollars for drones. it could have stepped from the pages from the wind of the willows, a rare discovery of a new ma'am he will -- mammel species. the time you spend in your car, could take your

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to die. bumper to bumper traffic is not only irritating, it could cause difficulties to your love life. the bumper to bumper in both directions, some of the drivers won't make it home in time, and according to a research, it could have a strain on your relationship. the researchers suggest the situation -- difficult early in a relationship, the correlation is simple, the long commute is less quality time together as a couple. justin bieber is interested in buying michael jackson's ranch. the property includes a petting zoo, and no word on a list

price. if you won the lottery? would you quit your job, a surprising number of people who said they would not. but first, a test site for unmanned aircraft. it's a cross between a house cat, and a teddy bear. the fog is getting ready to swallow san francisco, and temperatures will trend down, how much cooler as we head into the bay area weekend?

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. california is one of the 24 state vying to be an faa test site for drones. we explain how this could boost the economy without violating the privacy. >> it could be the next moneymaker for the economy, and california wants a chunk of the dollars. 24 states submitted proposals, and if approved, it could be a site to test the drones. it's not providing the funding, and even so, the states believe they can attract the industry, and boosting jobs and economy. >> the operation or all of the operation, build vehicles, do the testing, and evaluation, create jobs. >> supporters say the unmanned aircraft, can help the farmers

montreal the crops, and the firefighters. >> when the manpower exposure, especially to the dull, dirty and dangerous. >> the critics want to know who's manning the unmanned aircrafts. >> we'll follow the rules of the road. >> it's up to law maimers at the local, state level to, make sure the privacy is protected. ktvu channel 2 news. if you won the lottery, would you keep working? we put that question to 1,000 people, and 68% said they'd keep working, and 31% said they would stop working. that's been as high as 44% in past surveys. and you have a few hours left to visit a san francisco institution before it shuts down. for more than 50 years, the wax museum is closing for good at 9

p.m.. the family has operated the museum for three generations, the life sized models on display. a new discovered mammel is capturing everyone's attention. the scientists say it's the first species to be discovered on that continent in 35 years. it was misidentified until new dna testing cleared up the mystery. hundreds of students are ready to head back to school after the foundation. it held the annual back to school gave away, children and parents were able to select from

a variety of clothes and back packs. and school supplies. >> for kids, going back to school, they need that confidence, they need to know they're ready, so it's exciting that we can provide for these families a chance to really get back to school, and feel good about themselves. >> the give away was made possible by individual and corporate donations. on ktvu.com, we have a special back to school special, you can find information on school start dates, and tips on savings. we posted a slide show, featuring the old class photos of the ktvu staff. i went to school in san francisco, and off to san francisco, and yeah, not bad for fifth grade, what do you think, bill? >> it must be tough for you.

the fog is back, kids are going to back to school, tomorrow. a lot of them started today, as we go in the next couple of days, it'll wienld back a pit -- wind back a bit. the numbers are where they should be for this time of year. the fog on the coast, it'll clear back in. you'll see it come back, and it'll be aggressive, because of a weak low center offshore, it'll stretch out the fog bank. it's not going to get cold, just subtle day-to-day changes. tomorrow is cooler than today, and in the weekend, the clouds, when that thing shows up, more fog in the morning, and a slight cooling trend. it takes the inversion, and stretches it out, that's what it'll do for the weekend.

we go in the forecast tomorrow, the fog in the morning, is aggressive, so at 8 a.m. there it is. livermore valley is loaded up, and the plain fog is coming in through there. and in santa rosa. plenty of fog tomorrow morning, more than this morning. the temperatures are cooler. the forecast high for tomorrow, is lots of 90, but east of the bay area. fairfield closer to the bay, and the marine layer. that's a nice looking day tomorrow, just slightly cooler in some places. fire danger in the inland valleys, it's always there, but it's not hard to get upper 90s in those valleys, for my money, it's been a cool august. 79 in san jose, and as you get

into the coastal climates, the temperatures are in the low 60s, here's the forecast for friday. it's already friday. the forecast weekend view, looking like this. 88 in most of the warmest cities tomorrow, there's the saturday and sunday, with right now, saturday is coolest day on the bay area weekend. mike, a good picture. >> the football picture, but they picked the fifth grade one. >> maybe at 10:00 tonight, we can see that one. >> you can look at it online. thanks bill. a mission to put a man on mars is delayed. the plans are in trouble, new details in the case of the san diego man accused of kidnapping a teenager, and killing her mother and brother. what they communicated right before the murders. in the news room for more

of what we're working on at 6:00. we'll show you what the schools with doing to ramp up the school security. the explosive are in place to bring down this building over a bay area fault. why the seismologists will be disappointed with the boom. these stories and more coming up in about ten minutes at 6:00. ♪

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. now video surfaced of the massive earthquake, here you see the water surging from the banks of the river, and flooding the city. all the while, emergency sirens are wailing, warning people to get to higher grourjsd it killed -- ground, it killed more than 1,600 people. the budget cuts could postpone a trip to mars. the goal is to land on mars after that, but a new internal nasa audit, found that restrints will -- restraints will delay this mission. oakland's aggressive effort against prostitution, is being labeled a success.

the state judge, ordered at this hotel to close last year. the owners were accused of allowing prostitution in their hotel rooms. one is sold, and they're both undergoing renovation, and have plans to do so. this is one victory to stop prostitution in the city. the victims of sexual assault in the military will have new protection. they're provide went ahead their own legal representation, and they'll have more input in the sentencing faze. -- phase. they remain skeptical, but this is a new era. >> sexual assault is not tolerated, it's not goernld. >> these steps are not enough for us to leave this solely in the department of defense. >> she called the new policies, baby steps, and east underwhelmed by the changes. >>

new details in the case of the san diego man accused of kidnapping hannah, and killing her mother and brother. the search warrants show that he tortured the mother and son, and then killed them and the family dog. records show that he and hannah exchanged 13 calls before the cell phones were turned off after the murders. the raiser -- the financed raiser for the family, and people from all around the community came to help. >> i want her to know that a lot of people in this community, may not know her personally, but everyone does care for her, and we are all pitching in to help. we're very thankful that she's back and safe. >> the restaurant's manager says that people wanted to send a message that they're sorry about what happened, but thankful that she's returned. now at 6:00, after a violate robbery on a high school

campus, ktvu investigates, and what schools are doing with people with guns. the opening is set for the bay bridge, and what this means to the bonus for the company building it. the burglars going through the -- go through the front door for the tiffany's robbery. i'm kind of speechless, because that could have been any of us. >> a girl robld on -- robbed on campus s and a boy who was trying to help was pistol when i happened. -- whipped. >> the campus attack on the second day of classes, police

say a former female student was on her laptop, waiting for a friend when a man with a gun tried to steal it. a boy tried to intervene, but was hit in the head with a gun. >> he was arm with some on top of firearm, whether it was a bb gun, or another gun, it could have been that. >> we're montrealing the campus -- monitoring campus. >> the young man needed stitches, but is otherwise okay. the detects -- detectives were back out on campus, and stalking to students about -- talking to student about safety. some of the security changes that campuses have been making. >> some are remodelling to improve security. you can see they have this fence here, but back at the main