making money. >> i saw someone dashing out of the store. >> reporter: and getting ripped off. his laptop gone in seconds. >> when someone bolts out the door that fast it is not because their pizza is burning. >> reporter: this morning about 12 hours after the theft a break in the case. >> one of our officers was able to conduct a car stop with the individual who was involved in that theft. >> called to the scene by officers. >> they asked you to identify the person. >> right. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> perfectly. >> the man may be no small time criminal. investigators have inquired about their man saying he may be connected to theft, robbery and violent crime cases. >> is this part of a group?

a larger organization or is this one or two individuals that may be committing crimes within the city of oakland and other cities as well. >> reporter: police say the description of the get away car helped officers locate the man in custody. he has been arrested but not charged. his name hasn't been released. a second individual has not been found. the owner is grateful for the arrest but still waiting for his laptop to be returned. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. to the south bay a search continues for one of five men expected in a home invasion that put a neighborhood on lock down. police say the men tried to rob a home just before noon. reverse 911 calls were sent out telling people to say inside and two schools were put on

lock down. officers caught four of the suspects, but the fifth suspect escaped. one of the guns was recovered this afternoon. no one was hurt. a man is charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say he killed a car thief in a strange case. it started on saturday when police say he and another man stole a car. they ran out of cason his property -- gas on his property. he called the sheriff's department and they said the car was stolen. he got his gun and confronted the suspects. police say he fired one shot at the car, he was killed. police say the other man drove off and abandon ther and the body -- car and the body. the 62-year-old was in court today and is expected to be released on bail. police are searching for a

gunman who opened fire on a house wounding two brothers. it happened before 11:00 p.m. last night. brothers were in the yard smoking when they say a man drove up, got out of his car and started shooting. police say the incident may have been gang related. investigators suggest it could be connected to a shooting next door over the labor day weekend. bart and the union return to the table today they discussed work rules and next week they will focus on pay. negotiators said they want contract provisions that make the system safer for workers and passengers. but bart calls that a diversionary tactic. >> safety is a smoke screen. >> i think it is unfortunate when people think of those things -- we are just trying to

use them. that is not the truth. >> bart says they are waiting for a response to its latest offer. the bay bridge has a new eastern span of the bay bridge and now the western bay bridge has a new name. ktvu's john sasaki spoke with willie brown today who now has a public namesake. john? >> like it or not this western bay bridge span is named after willie brown. they voted to rename this half of the bridge. critics say the senate and assembly broke their own rules in doing this. we talked to a man who filed a lawsuit to stop the process from going forward and we caught up with appointed but first we talk with -- opponent

but first we talk with brown himself. >> i am very honored. very honored. and i was not involved as you probably know in this. >> we didn't think it would be fast tracked. we found it ludicrous this was introduced. it is only able to be considered because they ignored the rules. >> he said they should name it for willie brown because it was old and crooked and a danger to society. >> [ inaudible question ] >> that is more of a challenge. [ laughter ] >> reporter: why is that? >> because i had issues with the bridge. >> reporter: he called this move inappropriate because he said willie brown played a major role in daying the --

delaying the eastern span of the bay bridge. live in san francisco, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. lawmakers rejected a proposal that would have gave california a second chance tovote on funding for the high- speed rail. -- to vote on funding for the high-speed rail. today the senate voted to kill the amendment. he said the public has been miss led and the price tag blanked to 68 -- ballooned to $68 million. a bill failed today. bill 396. it would have banned ammunition magazines that held 10 bullets. the bill would have forced gun owners to dispose of them by july of next year. that was among several gun

control bills introduced this session. one of the bills would expand the people who are prohibited from owner fire arms and another would require permits and a fee when buying ammunition. the proposals came in response to the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. twitter is going public and it made it announcement with the help of their blue bird. ktvu's tom vacar is live with the implications of this offering. tom? >> people waited a long time and twitter finally said it will try to share but how did it announce it? where else, on twitter. here is what happened. tweeting out this afternoon it said we submitted a s1 to the sec for a planned ipo.

we asked users if they think twitter has the staying power to put up wallstreet's demands for more and more profits. >> seems like it could be around for the long haul. >> i am sure they are prepared for it. companies going into this sort of -- have this -- >> i don't know people who have dropped because of the company going public. i think it is a great way to stay connected. >> reporter: so the folks who started twitter from nothing may realize their dreams of riches. but they will also find wall street mostly unimpressed with anything but more and more success. ask the folks at apple, they are trading 7% lower than monday despite introducing two

new iphones. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> how will this change who will be in control of the company? >> reporter: initially they will sell off a small amount of shares so the people that founded it will still be running it. but as time goes on and more shares are sold then it is possible the big people will have a bigger say on how things go and you get enough shares out there, what happens is you don't have loss of control but you have to ado things the way the market wants you to do them. . >> thank you. commute glitch caused delays in unemployment payments. the problem started when it launched a new computer system over labor day weekend. it effected 20,000 people. >> i turn 40 in october and

there hasn't been one time in my life that i used public assistance. it was the one time i needed it and i paid into it this entire time. >> edd apologized for the glitch and says payments have been made to 12,000. the computer problem may have had an impact on the unemployment rate. first time claims are down by 31,000 but that is due to two states that upgraded their systems and haven't been able toprocess their applications yet -- to process their applications yet. the unemployment held out at 7.3% for the four years since the recession ended. santa clara county is expanding the county park. they have finalized a deal to buy almost 500 acres north of

gilroy. that area is located along red wood tree road. it has steep cliffs, trees and a red wood forest. accusations of greed against the archdiocese of san francisco. why some say the church is putting money over the good of the community. >> then warming up again. the temperature bump for the area where you live. >> coming up next a small victory in a bay area city's battle. the plan to prevent foreclosures that just survived an initial court challenge.

at this hour we are waiting for word on a final vote that would send the bill to the

governor's desk. if signed minimum wage would go up to $9 and two years after that $10 an hour. >> significant increase for one person. especially if you have a family earning that. that will have a significant impact. >> he says if california's minimum wage kept up with inflaition it would be at $9.25 an hour. the governor supports the imn crease -- the increase. a judge blocked richmond's plan to use eminent domain. the judge said the process isn't gun yet. the city counsel -- done yet. the city counsel still has to approve a resolution of necessity to approve eminent domain. both sides have till tomorrow to file a brief.

the judge will make his ruling monday. new at 6:00 p.m. the possible eviction of two shops ignited a campaign to stop it. it is a campaign against the catholic church. rob roth is live where neighbors are banning together. rob? >> reporter: they are both small businesses. they both face the possibility of eviction from their landlord who happens to be the archdiocese of san francisco. >> reporter: the book store has been selling from this store front for the past 5 years. the owner told us he worries about being evicted. he is on a month to month lease and his agreement is being evaluated by his landlord, the archdiocese of san francisco and the same is true for his

owners. if they are evicted the church could charge higher rents. many neighbors are disappointed in the church. >> taking away god. >> reporter: it ignited a campaign, a neighborhood of small businesses. >> evicting two families who are going to be displaced. and may have to move out of the neighborhood. >> she said no decisions have been made. the conversations are taking place and money will not be the deciding factor but the rent helps fund a school at the church. here the owner says the street is changing, rents are sky rocketing. >> there has been agents coming into 24 street trying to find locations for clients who are big companies.

>> want topreserve 24th street. it -- to preserve 24th street. it is culture. >> the church spokeswoman said they didn't have a time table on when they would make a final decision. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. late today cal fire said the 3,000-acre wildfire on mount diablo was caused by target shooters. there was speculation they may have been to flame for the wildfire. today they confirmed the reports but said the investigation is still going on. also today we got a look at the after math when rangers showed us the burned landscape left behind. >> to come back and see this, very shocking. i think it is a good thing. >> wildfires are part of life. giving way for new growth. scientists say to expect

brilliant wild flours in the -- flowers in the spring. the morgan fire burned 3100 acres. right now it is 90% contained. there are still more than 1100 firefighters working on the fire looking for hot spots. mount diablo state park will reopen monday. a nice day today. warmer than yesterday and not that much different. just a lot of clouds and a quick burn off. 87 enantioch today was -- in ant walk today was the high. -- ant walk today was the high. the marine layer make as play inland. if you like today you will love tomorrow. to the bay area weekend, temperatures trend down just a little bit. a few more clouds out there.

fog and low clouds. most of us will have something in the morning and a cooling trend for the bay area weekend. lunchtime 70 degrees and late in the degrees 42 fremont 77 degrees. high pressure is set up to the point where today, tomorrow, warmer. but then the low pressure drops in. you know what happens, trends temperatures down. this is not a big deal in terms of rain, just enough to drop temperatures saturday and sunday. how cool on saturday and sunday, that is in the 5 day coming up. this day, friday, the warmest day of the week. saturday and sunday temperatures trend down. 89 brentwood. 86 livermore. 86 morgan hill. along the coast, fog, low clouds. 70 in san francisco. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view tomorrow warms up. saturday cools down a little bit and sunday temperatures

trend down. next week cools off. saturday is the warmest day on the bay area weekend. what that means, we will see temperatures on saturday during the day, upper 80s as we go inland. morning clouds. in the morning. e st of us in the low 70s. bay area saturday, warmest one. sunday, monday, tuesday as well. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view and firefighters dream for september. the weather they like to see. >> absolutely. >> i like it. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 we are learning about the passing of a bay area pioneer. also fire tears through an area just getting back on its feet following the devastation from

superstorm sandy. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the global goal for this local warehouse. 5ñ

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relief agency opened its first warehouse in northern california today. dozens of people gathered for the launch of the new stop hunger facility now. former ktvu's rita williams hosted today's event. >> the only way we will end hunger is to create a world where hunger is no longer acceptable. >> they have an assembly process process -- it partners to distribute the meals. >> great job. mark is here now with sports. a's. what more can you say? >> this is perfect. right down the stretch. this weekend will be huge. they play three with texas and leading the west by 3-1/2 over

the rangers. biggest lead since august 3. taking 2-3 from the twins. fans up in the land of 10,000 lakes. and jed lowrie part of a three run inning. base hit. he had a couple hits today. a's 2-0 early. and this is a guy they need to continue to perform like last year. starting to put muscle into. yoenis cespedes just missing a 3-run home runner right there. it goes for a two run triple. he gets hot, hot, the a's might roll into october. 6-1. jus redick two run -- josh redick two run homer. aj strikes out 8 in winning his 14th. >> some people get wound up about this. the seahawks and 49ers huge game and on the tweets heating up the rivalry as you look at

this tweet. extra weight all week, preparing for the she-hawks. his college teammate response to this, kj wright, lol, she- hawks a losing night for you and the 40-winers. and it is fun. just like tomorrow night will be. high school voting is in and our game of the week in napa. hosting sutter high. joe fonzi will be out there and we will bring you highlights in a live report. that is the sporting life. looking forward to giants and dodgers tonight. even though giants are out of it. dodgers, they want to humble them. >> weird if brian wilson is called in. >> thank you.

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