a wheelchair, born with a disease that made his bones brittle. >> he still would travel and get out there and he was always there. >> reporter: police are still investigating but say the driver stopped after the collision and the car involved appeared to be going the speed limit. >> so it appears the light was green for traffic getting on to the freeway. for pedestrians it is a notorious crossing. it is the intersection with the most collisions in the city. 30 between 2009 and 2011. >> may want , you know, do something about that. you know, i would hate for somebody to lose a family member, go through what we are going through. you know? >> reporter: there are a number of measures that have been installed to stop accidents. at 6:00 p.m. the technology put in place.

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. police are investigating a collision this morning that cept a pedestrian to the -- sent a ped to the -- a pedestrian to the hospital. a car hit them. paramedics took the victim to the hospital. some words tonight from the family of the 13-year-old boy killed by a sheriff's deputy while carrying a fake rifle. his mother spoke today as the family filed a federal lawsuit. ktvu's allie rasmus is in san francisco where the lawsuit was filed. the mom was as blunt as you could get. >> reporter: calm but angry when she spoke out about this. this is a copy of the complaint and the attorney said the goal is so the family and gather what happened the day he was killed. >> reporter: the parents of

andy lopez walked into the room this afternoon. the mother expressed her outrage. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: we want for to be justice, we want the killer to go to jail. he is sitting at home while my son is dead in a freezer. on october 22 he was carrying a bb gun. according to the sheriff's office the deputy opened fire on the teen after he called out for him to put the gun down and he did not respond. >> what did you expect him to do when you called out if not turn around and look at you. >> reporter: the attorney criticized the police department for this press conference when officers showed the similarities between the toy gun and the real thing. >> we have to have this lawsuit so that a independent investigation can go forward.

okay? the sheriff's department and police department have already concluded it is justified. >> reporter: police are in charge of the investigation. they are findings will be turned over for review to the district attorney offense. >> this is a -- office. >> this is a tragic situation. >> reporter: he said filing the lawsuit before the investigation is complete could jeopardize the process. >> the information coming out from one witness won't be kept confidential from another. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the family hired a pathologist to do a autopsy. at 6:00 p.m. more on what they found and why the results call into question the deputy's version of events. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news.

. the man accused of killing a federal investigator and that testimony may if i want a motive. -- may point to a motive. randy alana was charge for the murder of sandra coke. two of randy alana's nephews testify today and one said randy alana went to jail for three months after sandra coke called his patrol agent because she suspected him of stealing her dog. both testified randy alana is the father of sandra coke's daughter. the hearing is set to continue tomorrow. ktvu uncovered a sheriff's deputy who received termination letters twice but never fired. >> how that is possible and the concerns about the process involving law enforcement officers. >> reporter: despite receiving termination letters twice an

attorney says the allegations aren't true. tonight a look inside the file of a deputy and hear his defense. >> reporter: san francisco sheriff's deputy first received a termination letter after being accused of force within inmates. he appealed, received a one month suspension and was warned. a year and a half letter six inmates accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior. she says he went against orders not to contact her, obtained her address while she was in custody. went to her residents to have sex with her and asked her to assist in potching cocaine. he -- purchasing cocaine. he placed calls to her cell phone. he was issued a termination letter but again only suspended for six months with help from

his attorney. >> this is a group of people, the inmates are professional crooks, professional cheats and liars. they were trying to perpetrate a scam. >> reporter: the documents don't outline his defense and don't reveal while they changed course from termination to suspend two times -- suspensions two times. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> it would depend on what the nature of the allegations are and how they were proven or not. there is more in the files and at 10:00 p.m. we will dig deeper and we track down one of the inmates and an expert weighs in. tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. the man accused of opening

fire at los angeles international airport last friday morning remains sedated and under 24 hour guard. 23-year-old paul ciancia was shot 4 times after police say he used a rifle to kill a tsa screener and wound three other people. paul ciancia wrote a note saying he was going to target tsa workers. he believed they had violated his rights. today paul ciancia's issued a statement offering condolences. this comes as the union that represents tsa screeners is calling for more armed officers at check points because of that shooting and that would include a new class of tsa employees trained as law enforcement officers. last night they confiscated 29 guns at u.s. airports. a professor has been studying the increase in gun seizures.

>> i think at tax-that become -- at lax that became a violent events. stricter gun control laws may becoming to sunnyvale. before you vote ktvu's janine de la vega gives us both sides of the argument. >> year after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut sunnyville mayor is leading the push for stricter gun control here. >> it can happen anywhere. >> reporter: it require as gun owner to tell police if their gun is lost or stolen and prohibits ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds and required to lock their guns away if they aren't in their immediate possession. >> if you have a magazine stolen and you don't report it

you are liability. >> reporter: gun stores would be required to maintain records of ammunition sales. those who are prohibited from owning guns would be detoured from purchasing ammunition. they say it infringes on rights. some say the restrictions make them vulnerables. >> going to make us more targets. they know you can't have an armed weppened. >> supporters say -- weapons. >> reporter: supporters say it is needed. >> it has to stop. the only way is maybe make people more aware that if you legally own a gun take care of it better. >> reporter: voters will get a chance to decide tomorrow. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. tonight the city counsel

set to vote on gun regulations there. it establishes distance restricts between gun stores and parks and schools. stores would be required to install surveillance cameras. house republicans released documents about the roll out of the healthcare law. they said it wasn't just the website giving people trouble. problems with paper applications as well. according to the republicans on the over sight committee the forms still had to rely on the broken website. he said people applying on paper still saved time by not having to wait. kaiser is moving quickly in response to a protest from senior whose think parts of the hospital have closed.

>> the seniors gathered outside in oakland today demanding a conversation with management. nurses traveled with the seniors. they said the hospital is down sizing and that is leading to patients being sent on long rides to modesto. >> kaiser took away important vital services to the functioning of the hospital. >> alarming a communities about something that isn't real. just disappointing. >> officials believe nurses went door to door and misled seniors. they say what is at stake a labor issue about staffing. they plan to hold a meeting in the coming weeks. authorities preparing for the opening of a new casino up there. >> we are planning for -- worse care scenario. >> the problems they are

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♪ students at university of california at berkeley say what is happening for the is scary and they are on alert after robberies on campus. ktvu's rob roth is here with what the school and police are doing to protect the students there at cal. rob? >> reporter: you may be able to tell it is getting dark because of daylight saving and here at

university of california at berkeley that is unnerving because police say the number of students getting robbed is on the rise. >> reporter: students say the spike in robberies got their attention. >> it is scary. but you got to be careful. >> reporter: three weeks ago ktvu told you police were increasing patrols because of robberies. since then they targeted three more students. >> got our attention. to see that many in a short period of time. >> reporter: two robberies happened thursday night. a femme student was robbed of her -- a female student was robbed of her cell phone and a student's back pack was stolen and it doesn't appear the robberies are connected. >> descriptions are all over the place. one loan black male, one white.

>> reporter: police called in officers on over time to help patrol the campus. some under cover. the university increased its night escort program and shuttle services. students are cautioned to stay off cell phones while walking to avoid being a target. >> it is concerning because i don't know what is causing the spike. if i don't know what is causing it how are we going to combat it. >> reporter: in light of the robberies the university of california at berkeley student senate passed a bill calling for collaboration with the police department and students are advised to walk in groups, especially at night. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. an nfl player has been suspended in the middle of a team bullying controversy. martin left the miami dolphins a week ago because of bullying

by fellow player richy incognito. last night management suspended him. today the coach said there is absolutely no tolerance for bullying at stanford. >> our guys know how we win football games is together and we had great camaraderie. >> the dolphins haven't disclosed details but there are reports by voicemail, text and financial extortion. the investigate is ongoing. san francisco police are hoping a photo will help them find a missing student who called his family in a panic before he disappeared. it was taken on halloween at a mcdonalds restaurant in the mission district. investigators say the picture shows a man who had just used a credit card belonging to paulo

netto. a few days earlier his mother and sister received a panicked phone call from him. he said people were following. his sister said he said call the police. >> we are looking to see if his credit cards or cell phone have been active at anyfiant help us locate -- at any point to help us. >> the mother and sister are in the bay area and they won't return to brazil without answers. san francisco supervisors committee held a hearing on the expansion of the bike share program. an update on participation that included the number of rides, rides per bike and membership totals. they have 35 stations. a proposal is being considered for stations in the mission, castro and mission bay district. we are waiting for details. california's goal of

cutting green house gas emissions is out of reach. the findings predict the goal won't be met even the most optimistic scenarios. there is good news. the state does remain on pace to cut emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. our weather. it feels like fall out there. especially in the morning. during the day, nice day. >> really nice fall weather. last night low 30s and then frost in the area and that prompted the national weather service to issue a frost advisory for the north bay. the weather system to the north of us stays there. the ridge pumps up here. everything stays north of us, that lasts through the week. we stay warm and dry during the day but over night will be chilly. frost advisory this evening for the north bay and you don't have to have freezing temperatures to have frost. right?

you could have it at 38 degrees. winds blowing. with the windier condition we will see astely cool down -- we will see a slow to cool down. winds die down tonight and that will allow temperatures to drop. 33 napa. 33 santa rosa. concord 41 degrees. outside concord, frost in those places. look for frost tomorrow morning. frost advisory for the north bay. the rest of us could see frost. high-pressure system strengthens. temperatures come up a little bit during the day tomorrow. no coastal fog. no valley fog. oakland downtown tomorrow 68 degrees. for a day time high after a cool start, 48 degrees. highs for tomorrow, 72 in fairfield. 71 brentwood. brisk in the morning. right? and warm day time highs.

problem with that, jackets. this is that kind of weather. it will stay like this all week. towards the end of the week things break down and we have a good shot -- like late sunday, monday, before it was saturday. clouds increase saturday. sunday more clouds. monday hopefully activity occurs with hopefully rain. as it strands there is your week. -- stands now, there is your week. no fire danger. the winds are there. but it is not hot, it is not dry. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. when i come back the latest and we will look for the rain. see you back here. the teen obesity problem is prompting early puberty among

girls. researchers tracked 1200 girls from 2004 to 2011 and they found girls with a higher body mass began breast development at 8 years old. thinner girls began at 10. other studies show the same thing may be happening with boys. over all it is estimated 17% of u.s. children and teens are considered obesity. up next lawmakers push for equal rights for lgbt. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a paternity house barely escaped an explosion. why investigators think it was targeted and the warning to other fraternities. what would have been different if a fire like this happened in the called caught term.

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the california highway patrol says a driver who killed a bicyclist said he fell asleep at the wheel. the man was driving on highway 1 saturday morning. he says he woke up after swerving into traffic to avoid hitting a car. he drove up and down an embankment before running into

the bicyclist. the driver was not arrested and it hasn't been determined if there will be charges filed. a bill that would expand protection from discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cleared up a key hurdle in the senate today. it received enough votes to move forward in the senate and could come up for a floor vote. the employment non- discrimination act. >> opponents say adequate protection exists in federal law and the bill could lead to discrimination against religious employers and lead it lawsuits. >> this is anotherrer interference in the decision making -- another interference in the decision making. >> apple ceo wrote a piece supporting it.

if it passes in the senate it is not clear if that would come up for a vote in the house of representatives. burglaries in one east bay city. >> busy home burglars. what one neighbor has that might help police. >> also a big undertaking underway. what crews expect to find at the bottom of the bay. >> the giants and the a's chairing at&t park? >> horrible. >> the report that is cause diagnose bait between baseball man -- causing debate between baseball fans. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way,

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> it starts with a knock on the door. if no one answers the burglars spring into action and women minutes they are in -- within minutes they are in and out of the home in livermore. burglaries, three in the past week with the burglarrers targeting homes they think -- burglars targeting homes they think is empty. ktvu's noelle walker with more. >> reporter: police believe the same burglars are responsible for all three cases. they seem to have this system down. they knock on the door. if someone answers they ask for

a person who doesn't live there. if no one answers they break in. >> reporter: suburban life gives people security, life is quiet and predictable in livermore and then something happens that shakes the foundation. >> unnerving to think of people in your home. >> she was burglarized. the homeowner said the thieves broke in through a window and stole tvs, computers and more. something was watching. the suspect's backed their truck into the driveway and cleared out the house in 15 minutes. how do we know? the neighbor there watched the whole thing right there on his surveillance video. >> this camera here. >> reporter: he was walking his dog at the time of the crime but his cameras didn't miss it.

that video has been happed over tapolice -- handed over to police. >> it happened really fast. >> reporter: it was just upgraded last week. >> we always say he is paranoid because he has the house full of cameras and then this happened. we are not going to make fun of him anymore. >> reporter: they added boards to block windows since the burglary. there was another one. each time the burglars knocked on doors to see if anyone was home first. now homeowners are more cautious. >> make sure you acknowledge solicitors. make sure they know you are home. >> reporter: in june there was 8 home burglaries in the day time here. police do not believe these latest burglaries are connected. reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. mayor ed lee took a tour

this morning of the mid-market area. mayor ed lee helped broker a deal that included tax breaks and convinced twitter to stay, part of his effort to revitalize. other companies have followed twitter to the area. >> we have a lot more to do on mid-market but we are seeing the beginning of a renaissance. >> there has been a change of customer base, demographics and the mayor worked so hard and we appreciate all the work to clean this area. >> the mayor's tour game as twitter is getting ready for a public stock officering. it could raise $2 billion. the dow added 23 points. nasdaq up 14. s&p six. the fbi needs the nsa to

hold on to their telephone records from the fbi. a group appointed by the president but answering to congress. the fbi said losing that data could hamper terrorism investigations and they tapped into fiber lines to collect use of google and yahoo. the opening of the great mega casino is tomorrow and with it comes concerns of traffic for the morning and evening commutes. ktvu's ken pritchett reports on trouble spots and what the chp is doing to prepare. >> reporter: the final touches were not confined just to the casino. on the streets that lead to it, crews painted fresh markings on new black top and hung new signs for a rush of traffic starting tomorrow morning but how much traffic? how bad will it be?

>> we don't know. >> reporter: chp officer says extra officers will be on patrol for a wait and see proposition. >> what we are planning for is worse case scenario. >> the operators of the casino expect a big opening. >> i have got 3,000 slot machines. 144 table games, i expect them to fill up. >> reporter: heavy traffic could be a concern. tomorrow the chp will be looking for a number of potential bottlenecks. one right here on u.s. 101 north bound, golf course drive exit. >> the chp says its weresy north bound 101 traffic backing up. >> like anything else planning, we plan for the worse. >> reporter: chp worked with

the casino for a tuesday opening to get a feel for week day traffic. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. an east bay community turning to private security for help. what the guards aren't carrying that has some concerned -- >> a father fighting to let his son smoke marijuana. the battle with the boy's school. >> first could san francisco soon host two major league baseball teams? what the a's -- what the a'ss are saying about -- what the a's are saying about a move to at&t park.

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trying to apply pressure on the negotiations. the a's issued a statement saying according to managing partner we intend to extend our lease in oakland and look forward to a great season. a student at new york university is lucky to be alive after he fell into a tiny crawl space. he fell 10 stories into a two foot wide space between two buildings. crews and friends esearched from the time -- searched from the time he was missing saturday till they found him last night. >> tried to get in contact with him. mentioning to people. anything like that. his phone was off. it was difficult tool get in contact -- difficult to get in contract. >> they punched a hole through the concrete wall to get him out. he can't remember how he got struck and has several broken bones.

judge in san diego could set a court date for a u.s. navy bribery case. there have been three arrests. they worked together to steer ships to chosen ports where the navy was over charged for services. prosecutors say it compromised national security. the case set off high level meetings and the possibility of more arrests. the supreme court will let a settlement stand in a lawsuit against facebook. the court rejected a case involving a privacy lawsuit connected with facebook's beacon service. money was used to pay attorneys. plaintiffs say nothing of value was going to users. the court said it might take up another case in the future to clarify the law. private security in one

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new at 5:00 p.m. taking safety into their own hands. one community is adding security. private patrols are underway. ktvu's christien kafton is in oakland. this is a case of neighbors worried about crime, pulling together to pay for the patrols themselves. >> reporter: that is what they say. they say part of this was a armed assault that took place at a carpool pick up and that is why they pushed for the private security. patrols are paroling the streets. neighbors crowd sourced the payments. it is like ascription service. they will -- like a subscription service. the cost $82 per subcribers. they are unarmed and their

focus was on creating a visible crime deterrent in the area. >> the idea is to have more eyes and ears on the ground. trying to compliment what the police can do. the police have limited resources. >> reporter: neighbors concerns are reducing violent crime but some are worried, we will have more on that and how businesses view the new patrol people in their neighborhood at 7:00 p.m. live in oakland, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. the school district today began installing security cameras. 48 new cameras similar to these are going up on four campuses. they will be used to keep students safe, secure school sites. >> there is break ins and loss of school property or destruction of school property. sometimes it can be, you know, graffiti on the walls. >> the district is paying

$120,000 to install the cameras. last year it went $177,000 on two high schools. the city of martinez may join california cities that ban plastic bags. they will discuss it wednesday. that would include grocery stores, liquor closures, clothing, convenience and book stores and customers could be charged for paper bags. move over justin bieber. katy perry is the most followed celebrity on twitter. 46,000 followers. that ends a 9 month reign for bubba -- for justin bieber.

she ignores her online haters. >> wow! our weather now. a freeze warning? >> frost advisory. they are different. a cold advisory in the north bay. frost. we had it this morning. more tomorrow morning and it is not like a freeze warning. those are more intense because you go below freezing. these are the tize from today. -- these are the highs from today. cold over night lows and warm day time highs. tomorrow will be warmer. jet stream stays to the north. as you know. that sets us up with a dry pattern. it wants to drift down into the end of the week but some models are pushing that back to next week. we will watch it. next few mornings cold. there is the frost advisory tomorrow morning. if you are in vacaville or fairfield, antioch, livermore. there will be areas of frost as

well. you will see patchy frost as you did this morning. 68 degrees right now livermore. 65 fairfield. pleasant around here. many love october, november, best weather in terms of enjoyable. >> good sleeping weather. no different. similar. cool mornings, mild days and things change towards the end of the week and weekend. 33 tomorrow morning in napa. 37 fairfield. 37 antioch. you don't have to have freezing to get frost. high pressure is going to strengthen. that is the warm up. winds off shore. winds dying down. with that you are getting the frost concerns in the north bay. once the winds die down it cools off more.

windy night. seems cold. it is cooler when there is no wind. you will notice that tomorrow morning. 71 tomorrow in brentwood. 73 livermore. warmer than today. 71 morgan hill. 71 gilroy. 60 pacifica. 61 daily city. fog along the coast. inland valley fog. patches. fog free. lots of sunshine next few days. temperatures as we roll through the five-day forecast are on the warm side. temperatures continue to be, you know, 70s. break down the forecast for tomorrow, tuesday. all about the cold start and you end up sunny, everybody, temperatures in the low 70s and mid-70s. there is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. sunday. you get the vibe. clouds moving in. that is that jet stream breaking down, moving south.

we are transitioning closer to a wet weather pattern. it would be nice. i love getting rain in november. >> feels like it is about time. >> it could change but this week, very much like what we had today. >> thank you. planet earth might not be as rare as people thought. there are 8.8 billion earth size planets in our galaxy alone. 22% of the stars have planets similar to earth in size and temperature. the findings also mean billions of places for life to development. firefighters make a surprising discovery after putting out a house fire. >> you are looking at something that no one has seen in decades. the biggest boat recovery project, how it could make you

safer. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> only on 2, how first responders could help protect commuters in the caldecott tunnel. >> and i don't think there was anybody that said there is a dead body. i think that is somebody's fantasy. >> searching for a hospital employee who may not exist. why one man isn't buying the story surrounding a woman's death in the stair well of a bay area hospital. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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giving him cbd. medical marijuana that does not produce a high. but that stopped friday. the superintendent of the school district said it was told by the county office of education that law was being violated. >> we brought in legal counsel and finding out more information than what we knew before. we can no longer assist the child with dispensing medication. >> it is inhumane to not give a child something saving their life. >> the police chief said it remains illegal but it could get approval from the fda. till then the father is picking up his sun at lunch so -- son at lunch so he could give him medication. new at 5:00 p.m. the hidden side of the estuary. toxic debris and junk hiding in

the water. some of it making its way to your plate. concerns over what is lurking are prompting a junk yard clean up project. ktvu's john fowler reports on how it effects people far away from the bay. >> reporter: crews tonight lifting 100-foot tugboat, a watery dump. >> it is. a dump that contains hazardous materials and oils and batteries. >> reporter: this pile the first of hundreds of toxic tons. identified by officials. >> all of us have decided it is time to get this cleaned up. >> reporter: this project may be the biggest boat recovery in half a century. these boats pulled out last week. >> people want to get rid of

them. they will sell them. >> reporter: he says this has been a dumping ground for decades. you can see oil still leaking from this engine.  toxics and heavy metals get into the food chain, consumed by people who eat crab and fish. officials say people will remove i.d. numbers. they can be hard to track but the project hired experts that will try to track down the owner so they can recover some of the $3.5 million they are spending on the clean up. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. the dismantling of the old eastern span of the bay bridge will begin this week. crews have been preparing since the new span opened on labor day weekend. this is video from news chopper 2 taken an hour and a half ago. you can see a crane and trucks on the bridge moving into position to start work.

the demolition has been divided into three parts. large sections expected to begin being removed this week. the complete dismantling will take three years and cost $239 million. now at 6:00 p.m. it was called a break in the case of a patient who went missing for weeks and was later found dead. >> i don't think there was anybody that said there is a dead body. >> new claims the witness in the death of lynne spaulding may not even exist. >> the smell of natural gas woke up phil ting brothers. investigate -- up fraternity brothers. >> we go up inside the caldecott tunnel as firefighters are shown the new emergency measures that are in place and ready to go online in just 10 days. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this

is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. st. took three weeks before the body of -- it took three weeks before the body of lynne spaulding was discovered at san francisco general hospital and that prompted the family to question why searches were conducted sooner. >> a new claim that discorrects a case. a hospital worker who spotted lynne spaulding in the stair well days before. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live with new developments in the case. >> reporter: today investigators interviewed five member of the sheriff's office about what happened at san francisco general hospital. the attorney representing the deputies told us the story about a mystery man who saw lynne spaulding in the hospital stair well is fantasy. >> reporter: no one knows what happened to lynne