down. >> i put my hand on her back. you know, i prayed with her. >> despite struggling with life on the streets, she kept in touch with her family. >> used to call me up and now i won't get that call anymore. it is hard. >> reporter: she was not the first pedestrian killed her. a child was run over a few years ago. there have been so many crashes here. at 6:00 p.m. we ask officials what they plan to do here and the answer may surprise you. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. new information now in the death of a woman and the search for the suspect in her killing. we just received this photo of the victim. yunyi vhang. she was found shot to death by her daughter inside their home. police issued an arrest warrant

for her husband, feng mi. investigators say feng mi is driving a 2013 silver toyota rav 4 with paper license plates. he should be considered armed and dangerous. we are hearing from the family of a teen after being stabbed. it happened at john morgannen park. a homeless man -- morgan park. a homeless man is now in custody. ktvu's jaw nene v -- jeannine v- d -- janine de la vega has more. the loss of the 16-year-old, ivan diaz, he was at a barbecue last night. >> happy. humble. then we get a knock on the door. >> reporter: he came to the park, police say he and friends were hanging out near the baseball field. they got into an argument with

a homeless man, 24-year-old todd tharp. it turned physical. todd tharp was beaten up and ivan diaz was stabbed. >> all homicides are difficult. we do a thorough investigation on them all so it will take a while before we know what happened. police conducted interviews with todd tharp, friends and others. they are trying to figure out what prompted the argument. they say it is possible todd tharp acted in self-defense. other people in the park say he was peaceful. >> he was never violent. >> reporter: he carries that for what? >> protection. >> reporter: ivan diaz's friends said he was not a gang member. but had acquaintances who were. his family says he was an outgoing caring teen. >> i would like to know how it started. why -- what reasons did the guy

have to stab my brother. a big age difference. she only -- he is only 16. >> grief counselors were at the high school to help friends and classmates of ivan diaz. the district attorney is deciding what charges todd tharp will face but they are considering the possibility that todd tharp killed ivan diaz in self-defense and this afternoon a ktvu channel 2 news crew spoke with todd tharp in the jail. [ indiscernible ] >> i carry the knife as tool. never had to use it to protect my life before like that. >> we just got that interview and we will have more on. >> david: at 6 -- on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. the search for the malaysia airlines flight is still ongoing and the mystery seems no closer to being solved. a newspaper reports the plane may have flown low to the ground to avoid being detected

to radar. authorities are investigating the backgrounds of everyone on board and air traffic controllers on the ground and the search area widens. stretches as far north as kazic stand and the indian ocean. the evidence the plane was flown off course for hours leaves men tee fear -- many to fear it is an act of terror. >> the amount of time the plane was in the air, it wanted to be used -- they wanted to do a dry run to use it as a missile. >> the possibility of a hijacking was greeted with faint hope by loved ones. >> it is one way, it gives you hope they are still alive but living conditions and how they

have been treated. >> we need to know where the fork in the road is going to go and we are not ready to take either branch but we have to know what is coming. >> that uncertainty is gut wrenching for many waiting for word on the fate of their loved ones. some 26 countries are involved in the search but tonight there is no sign of the plane. here is a time line. the plane took off at 12:41 a.m. saturday march 8. at 10 avenue a.m. one of the communicationing -- 1:00 a.m. one of the communication sends a message and then the final words from had caught pit. the -- cockpit. 8:11 a.m. 7 harassers take off the plan -- 7 hours after take off it is

believed believed to be between kasastan the indian ocean. power is back on at the sfo b.a.r.t. station after an outage. ktvu channel 2 news officials stay effected traction, elevators and escalators. the trains were running but they were controlled manually. pg&e just got the power back on 15 minutes ago and all of the delays should be clearing up soon. authorities are working tonight to identify a man who was struck and killed by a train in berkeley after 9:00 a.m. this morning. the train stopped between university and gillman. authorities have not released details about the man who was hit but they say there is a homeless encampment nearby. the train blocked four crossings for an hour and caused delays on amtrak which shares the track. police in san francisco are

investigating three accidents involving people and vehicles that all happened in 24 hours. san francisco man was hurt after being hit by a bus yesterday morning. investigators say a bus was turning left when it hit a man in the crosswalk. police are using cameras to gather clues. a woman in her 60s is recovering after being hit by a car. it happened about 9:45 p.m. last night. the woman was in the crosswalk when she was hit. the driver of the car was sited for driving without a license. police are looking for a hit- and-run driver who injured a 80- year-old man about 8:45 p.m. last night. witnesses said the driver was behind the wheel of a gold pick up. anyone with information is asked to contact police. a female personal trainer who is transgender is suing the

cross fit company. she wants to compete against women but they say she has to compete against men. ktvu's david stevenson spoke to the woman about her lawsuit and tells us why some sports analysts say she may have a strong case. >> reporter: her career began 20 years ago after an accident left her unable to walk for six months. >> just being able to appreciate walking. i startbedcoming more athletic. >> reporter: -- started becoming more athletic. >> reporter: she is now suing the cross fit company for $2.5 million. she underwent gender surgery 8 years ago and they won't let her compete with other women in the games. >> i was pretty shocked that they said you had taregister as the gender -- to register as the gender you were born as.

. >> reporter: they said, she has the make up that has a advantage over women. the attorney said the company is violating california law. >> she legally female. she has been female for a long, long time. >> other major sports organizations have rules for transgender athletes. >> if someone made the change, has undergone hormonal treatments for a year, under the care of physicians, they should be able to compete. >> reporter: she doesn't understand the policy. >> fear maybe, fear of the unknown. not understanding what it means. >> reporter: the case is scheduled for court in july. in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. cross fit is the company that

sponsors the cross put it games. they are also the name for a work out designed by the company. it was launched in santa cruz in 1990s but the company is now headquartered in washington, d.c. it has about 7,000 fulfills gyms. a statewide sting with head turning results. how a tap on the shoulder and a $10 bill has hundreds of people headed to court. >> mild temperatures in the 70s but the wind is blowing. the parts of the bay area that will see the strongest gusts. >> coming up next, an attack so startling some people are having a hard time believing it happened. >> the charges a father accused of biting off part of his baby's nose faced in court today.

the father who is accused of biting off the nose of his son made his first appearance in court this afternoon. ktvu's rob roth was in the courtroom and spoke with friends of the father and rob is live now in fairfield. rob? >> reporter: frank, friends and family of joshua cooper, the father were in court to show support. absent was the baby's mother who is now speaking out. >> reporter: 18-year-old joshua cooper was shackled during his court aexperience. he was charged -- court aexperience, he was charge -- court appearance. he was charged. police say joshua cooper bit off a third of the nose of his son because police say the baby wouldn't stop crying. >> my heart is broken. >> the mother is 16 years old. she says she was in the bath room when the trouble happened. >> 2 minutes later i come into

disgusting scene. i didn't anger that morning. i didn't say no stress that -- i didn't see no stress that morning. he was playing with the baby. >> reporter: the hospital says doctors last week performed a 5 hour surgery to reattach the nose. they are still waiting to see if the operation was successful. but there is more trouble for the baby. he also has a brain hemorrhage and fractured skull. police are investigating. the mother worries about the possibility -- >> that my son has been being hit the whole time behind my back. >> reporter: joshua cooper friends say the charges are out of character. >> he is just a joyful guy. >> i don't think -- i don't think he did nothing like that. >> reporter: cooper did not enter a plea. he is held on $750,000 bail. child welfare now has custody but the mother plans to go to court to get the boy back with

her. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. sally beauty supply announce as security breach. they discovered breach on march 5 and it effected fewer than 55,000. it is one of the world's largest retailers of beauty supplies. it operates 2800 stores world wide. google chat services are back up and running after problems earlier today. the company reported some service disruption about 9:30 a.m. this morning. they affected google talk and hang outs along with the spreadsheet service. it is not clear what happened but google says service was restored to everyone three hours later. protesters took to city hall today call attention to evictions carried out under the ellis act. landlorded are selling their buildings who are allowed to

eject under the ellis act. he wants to require landlords to pay the difference between rent prior to eviction and what would have been the market rate for two years. under law landlords must pay $5,000 each with a cap of $15,000 per unit. she faces eviction in august from her apartment. >> you could work all your life here and when you are retired you don't have the same income and i don't think you should be thrown out. it is a matter of humanity. >> she says people who are evicted deserve more help in finding a new home. more financial help from the city of san francisco. the city is lending $200,000 for a down payment. leaders hope that will help low income and middle income families stay in san francisco. they don't have to repay till they refinance or sell the property and then it will go back into the program to help

others. it is still winter. it is absolutely beautiful out there. great weekend. fantastic day today. >> and the weekend was unreal, upper 70s. low 80s. beautiful out there. lots of trees blooming. the tree pollens are wracking up high there. we will notice that more this week. what happened today? why did we cool off 15 degrees? well, a weak weather system. you will see it here. moves through the area. that increased the winds around here and the winds got gusting to 31 miles per hour. so it was windy, breezy in the hills. we had fog and low clouds this morning. it clears off. you will see the clouds, the fog. lingering right there. and then boom! they are gone. the wind does a number on the fog. makes it tough to form on the coast. 71 right now in napa. 69 concord.

68 san jose. that is current temperatures. winds blowing good in oakland 18. fairfield 16. san francisco airport 23. strong winds in connection to that weak system didn't bring us rain. just enough to get the winds whipping. over night lows low 40s. chilly out there. san francisco 62 degrees. san jose 68. the forecast for san jose tomorrow for your tuesday then, nice day, temperatures warm slightly. upper 40s, chilly. mid-70s, low 70s by the end of the day. the san francisco numbers. 62 there now. in the morning, upper 40s and low 50s. 61 at lunchtime. fog free. south of market for sure. might be patches. 67 degrees for highs in san francisco tomorrow. another nice day.

this is the last week of winter. spring begins on thursday. looking at a pattern that is spring like. highs tomorrow in the 60s and 70s. looking for temperatures to gradually warm up this week, 72 napa. 72 concord. weekend was off the charts warm. more low 70s. come up in the mid-70s into the weekend. 74 tomorrow. levels off in the low 70s. by the weekend goes up. subtle changes. not a lot going on. pafy fog -- patchy fog. there is just no rain in the five-day forecast. closer to spring, thursday, less and less opportunities for that to happen. this week no rain. next week looks dry too. >> okay. thank you.

concord pavilion is getting a face life. they started the work to give it a new entrance, new pathways and landscaping and rest rooms. this is a rendering of the upgrades that will be complete by the start of the 2014 conert season in may. 90% in favor of crimea seceding from are ukraine and the action president obama and the u.s. government are taking in response to the vote. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a teen is stabbed to death in a park, was it self-defense? [ indiscernible ] >> what the suspect told us a short time ago in a jail house interview. plus -- >> more contaminated water, why many residents say that is a waste in the middle of a drought.

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>> reporter: president obama is taking several steps to hold russia responsible for what is happening in ukraine. >> sanctions on russian officials. and individuals who provide material support to senior officials of the russian government. >> freezing the u.s. ests of 7 russian -- assets of 7 russian officials and he won't stop there if russia continues to interfere. russia said 97% of crimeans who voted favor splitting from ukraine and joining russia. the obama administration said in one town there were only 385,000 registered voters but 475,000 people voted there. clearly not an air tight vote. >> foreign powers seed the peninsula, says all you need to know. >> vice president joe biden heads to europe to meet with

allies. president obama is traveling the next week. >> -- traveling there next week. the u.s. also sanctioned crimean official whose supported military intervention and sunday's vote. the upperren union sanctioned more than -- european union sanctioned more than 20 people. three men saved a elderly woman from a burning home today. two women were home at the time. the men were in the area, they saw the smoke and they rushed into help. the elderly woman who was burned had to be taken to the medical center to be treated. in san jose firefighters uncovered a marijuana growing operation. the fire was reported after

10:30 p.m. last night. crews had it under control two hours later. the house had an illegal wiring system in place to grow the marijuana. authorities say there were 70 marijuana plants inside the home. pg&e had to cut power to the block before crews could secure the scene. police say quick action and good information led to the quick quest of a bank -- arrest of a bank robber. a man walked into city bank this morning and handed over a note demanding money. the bank robber took off but police were given a description of the bank robber and they caught up with him. the arrest was possible because it was reported quickly with a good description of the bank robber. the largest operation of its kind in california history. the sting that netted hundreds of arrests and started with a simple question. >> also new developments involving a fire at a home in

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this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. details on a sting designed to keep alcohol away from minors. the california department of alcoholic beverage control says it is the largest operation of its kind in california history. 500 arrests this past weekend. ktvu's claudine wong with more on the operation that started with one very simple question. >> reporter: frank, police send minors into stores to see if they sell them alcohol, this time they stayed outside and asked people walking by to go in and buy it for them. call call was there -- ktvu was there as it went down. >> reporter: as the handcuffs were put on he didn't deny buying alcohol for a minor. >> look, i made mistake. >> reporter: he was arrested

during a shoulder tap operation. decoys stand outside businesses and ask people to buy them beer. it happens as officers watch and wait. >> hopefully they will say no. if they buy beer for them then we pull in and arrest them. >> reporter: 9-10 say no. >> we just had our third refusal. >> he said he told the teen what you are doing is wrong, don't do this. after he says no this man says yes. >> arrest teams move in. >> reporter: this was the largest operation in the state's history. >> i think it is higher than what the state averages but i think it is still successful in the sense we have 15 people that said no. sorry. >> reporter: for those who say

yes the penalty could be stiff. >> high. minimum is a thousand dollars plus 25 hours of community service. >> police are trying to send a message that it lonely leads to problems of addictions and dui. it appears the message was received. >> i am not going to buy it for him. >> reporter: the state only does this once a year but police say they have more local operations already in the works. more details now, this is the third time it has been conducted. in 200012 there were 2435 arrests. 2013, 506. this year 536 arrests were made with 122 of those made right here in the bay area.

109 different agencies participated. they doll the largest california shoulder tap operation ever. crews had their hands full dealing with a water main break in oakland. it broke after 11:00 a.m. this morning on east 19th street. the street flooded and 10 homes lost water service. crews worked to fix the problem. by 2:30 p.m. they fixed the pipe and restored water service. the age of the pipe is likely what caused it to burst. a fire over the weekend was the work of an arsonist. the person who set the fire is also suspected of stealing a car from the homeowners who were not there at the time. no one was injured in the fire early yesterday morning and the flames did not spread to any other nearby homes. police are asking anyone who sees the light blue 2003 audi

to call police. license plate number 5hjm491. new at 5 fremont the site of the tesla car factory and a national leader in electric car ownership. it may be a surprising hot spot. ktvu's tom vacar joins us live to tell us what the city is doing to make it more appealing for people to own those cars. >> reporter: indeed, it may not only beat the hot spot, it is also a city that embraces the technology. >> reporter: there are 25 electric car charging stations here. that is good because fremont has more than a thousand electric cars registered. the largest in the nation. we met the director in front of whole foods who has charging

stations. >> residents are early adapters. many res dependents were in high tech and comfortable. >> those san jose has three times the number, it has 5 times the population. fremont plans to install more charges and encourages the private sector to do the same. >> we are building at the infrastructure in anticipation -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: california does not lead the nation in its ownership. ahead of the golden state, the state of washington. with 1.6% of all cars being electric is rich. next hawaii. a state that usually leads the nation in the high cost of gas. then comes california.

1.4%. next with 1.1% oregon. finally georgia. >> people make decisions about purchasing electric vehicles based on economics and their ethics and variety a factors. >> reporter: 12 models are available right now. in comes years more and more will come on the market. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. it is st. patrick's day and law enforcement is out in force to make sure drunk drivers don't get behind wheels, the tactics they are using in stead of check points. >> law makers are winning the fight against sex trafficking. the strategy being credited with curving the problem. the great american novel.

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jackie speier praised a protocol developed by law enforcement officials to fight human trafficking. the protocol led to training for police and airlines and hotel employees in how to spot -- to spot women and children forced into the sex trade. >> an effort for which i can not say enough about the leadership that has been shown by law enforcement on this issue. >> the protocol comes from a

process that began in 2011 where police and politicians began to educate themselves and discuss the best ways to stop it. general motors says it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles in addition to the 1.6 million that were recalled last month. this latest recall addressed three problems. 1.2million crossovers because of a air back problem. 64,000, 2013 and 2014 cadillac sedans for over heating breaks and 300,000 express and gmc savannah vans to rework the instrument panels. for a full list go a www.ktvu.com. pandora claimed another victory in a battle. a judge ruled friday the royalty rate they pay song

writers will remain unchanged. in the suit wanted to raise rates while they wanted them to go down to what commercial radio stations pay. a new book about apple could put rumors to rest about making a television set. it describes the scene from an employee meeting. jobs told an employee tv is a terrible business with a slow turnover. but before he died he said he also said to do what is right. the a's are dealing with devastating news today after doctors determined that right hander jared parker needs tommy john surgery again. the a's broke the news to fans via twitter. the starting pitcher will miss

the entire season. parker first had energy iser sockets -- surgery in 2009. the surgery is a week from tuesday in florida. >> reporter: officers are patrolling the streets this st. patrick's day and we will introduce you to an officer making the roads safer. >> and the california anchor team on the air as the earthquake hut this morning. where and -- hit this morning. where and how big it was. >> clear skies out there. windy today. winds are dying down. temperatures start to warm. how much warmer in your neighborhood for tuesday?

the chp is seeking thephone records of a distracted driver moments before a crash that killed two women. they were both sitting in the back of a car that was crushed by a truck on highway 12. the chp says the truck was going 60 miles per hour. the driver told investigators he didn't see traffic come to a stop because he was looking at his cell phone. investigators also found evidence of marijuana in his truck. >> she was a music teacher, she was headed to a birthday dinner with her family when the crash

happened. her husband was driving and he saw the truck come towards them but there was nothing he could do. >> reporter: police departments have extra officer on the roads looking for people who are celebrating st. patrick's day with too much alcohol. ktvu's ken wayne is live where officers have already shown they can be very effective here. >> we are in front of a pub in downtown petaluma. starting to fill up in celebration of st. patrick's day. >> reporter: young dancers spreading the st. patrick's day -- dancers are speeding the st. patrick's day spirit. the whiskey is going down the hatch. forget it is monday night, people are stillane festive mood -- still in a festive mood. >> i had to call the police and

make sure there was no driving while intoxicated. >> reporter: dui check points were in saturday night but tonight they will send out saturation patrols. >> officers single car, double car, driving around looking for dui. >> reporter: 8-10 drivers involved in a fatal dui accident on st. patrick's day tested at twice the legal limit. and the chp says the number of arrests has started to climb. up 28% from 2012. one officer has already shown how effective street patrols could be. >> he had six -- arrested six people for driving while intoxicated. >> we call the police a lot.

all the police officers i know by first name. >> police want you to have a good time like these folks are doing but they want you to heed the advice, if you are going to drink, find another way to get home, have a good time, just don't get behind the wheel. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. university of california at berkeley is turning its stadium into a hub of activity. officials announced plans to expand the stadium to a multi purpose facility. coming soon a visitors center and school of public policy. it will increase revenue to help pay for the complex. >> can't wait for the bears season to start. right now beautiful weather out there. >> temperatures all over the

weekend incredible. low 80s. mid-80s south of san jose. highs from today, cool down today. we had a lot of wind along the coast and in the hills and that dropped temperatures 15 degrees today. concord 70 degrees. livermore 69. 72 fremont. high temperatures tomorrow low 70s. warmer tomorrow. high pressure setting up over the top of us for a couple days. not going going to give us strong off shore winds like over the weekend. this will be a summer like pattern. an opportunity for the fog to reform. feeling like spring out there. clear and cool and breezy still tonight and with the breezy conditions, visibility, like this last week, visibilities are great. you can see a long way out

there. santa actually oakland, 66 degrees. tomorrow 50. 8:00 a.m. 50. lunchtime upper 50s. by 2:00 p.m. 63 degrees in oakland. nice looking day tomorrow. warmer than today. main reason is less wind. not as windy. morning fog today. 15 degrees cooler. a weak weather system moved through, that generated the winds. warming up monday, tuesday and wednesday. here is number's numbers. warms up. not a big warm up. low 70s tuesday and wednesday and temperatures want to trend down for the bay area weekend. all subtle stuff. nice looking week ahead. dry looking week. minimal fog. less winds and lots of sunshine. you will notice the tree

pollens. the forecast, is upy tomorrow. right? -- sunny tomorrow, right? upper 60s and low 70s and back up, subtle changes. wish i had rain to talk about. spring arrives on thursday and that is -- you know, that is it. we can get rain in the spring, but it is going to be more difficult to get a good rain event in here. >> in april we could still get rain but not a lot. >> yeah. jet going to the north and you don't have as much opportunity. >> thank you. a public apology. a co-founder on leave and allegations of sexual harassment and why she without a job as the investigation gains national attention. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a teen killed in a park but there is another side it the

story. [ indiscernible ] >> we talked to the suspect, hear him describe the situation that he says forced him to pull a knife and fight back and using precious water to clean up a contamination, how one city is maintaining its with and why water is being wasted. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. woah, this kitchen is beautiful!

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an earthquake in los angeles gave people a real a wake up call. >> all right. that is an earthquake. >> yeah. >> that is a big one. >> the earthquake struck about 6:30 p.m., it was caught on kttv. you can hear the earthquake shook the set and the cameras. this is what happened add ktla, the anchors dove under the desk. the earthquake struck southeast of encino. no injuries or damage were reported. they think it was a shallow earthquake, 5 miles below the surface. a new report shows rates of colon cancer among americans over 50 has dropped by 30% over 10 years. the report credits the drop to an increase in the number of

americans getting screenings. the number of older americans getting screenings tripled from 19% to 55% in 2010. according to the report. doctors could remove polyps before they develop into cancer. as the march 31 deadline to sign up for the affordable care act approaches, a survey indicates many americans plan to stay that way, uninsured. 41% of those uninsured said they would stay uninsured because they think it is too expensive. at the same time 70% said they were unaware of the subsidies available. one bright spot for the white house, 66% of young people, between 18 and 29, said they were planning on signing up for coverage. >> the obama administration has said that unlike many of the

other deadlines, this one is firm. so it is surprising that we still find among the prime audience for the affordable care act, fewer than half know the deadline is coming up. >> here in california almost a million people signed up for coverage on covered california. in addition 1.5 million people took advantage of medi-cal. the ceo of a techstart up is promising to make changes after a employee allege she was bullied and harassed. ktvu's allie rasmus is live with the story getting a lot of attention. >> the company is in san francisco. the company provides a platform for developers to share and build on information but a former employee is accusing the company of fostering a culture of sexism and intimidation. >> reporter: she took to social

media to express her frustration. she said i have been harassed by leadership for two years and i am the first developer to quit. she said i regret defending the culture for the last two years. representatives declined to speak on camera so we don't know what the circumstances of the harassment were. representatives referred to a later that acknowledges a dispute. the company has begun a full investigation into the allegations and says the people involved have been hut on leave, he offered a -- been put on leave and he offers an apology. >> the employer has the obligation to maintain an environment where everyone is comfortable. >> reporter: work place harassment is a violation of federal law. >> it is anish lieu that is too

prevalent. >> reporter: -- it is an issue that is too prevalent. complaining to the supervisor. document it. going to human resources. these are things that are important to do. >> reporter: we don't know if she plans on taking legal action but before someone can sue they need to file a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission that has to investigate the claims. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00 p.m. a jail house interview with a maven accuse od-- man accused of stabbing a teen in the park in the south bay, why he pulled out the knife. >> 2 investigate as move during the drought. residents show us how a city wasted a million gallons of water. again. >> and a chaotic scene at a

college. what they want the school to do now. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. self-defense. i carry the knife as a tool. last resort. >> was his life in danger? we heard from a man arrested today for stabbing a teen to death. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> he says it was telephone -- i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> he was he would speak to us. ktvu's cristina rendon is live where our camera recorded the interview at the jail. >> reporter: this man is homeless and he has been in jail less than 24 hours but he is already saying he did what he had to protect himself from that teen and his friends. >> i am sorry about