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executed at once. >> all part of the same ring and part of this same separation executed simultaneously from this nerve center here. >> reporter: each team moves into staging areas holding their final briefing before moving in. at 11 a.m. they rolled out looking for the 19 targeted ring leaders. at this san leandro business spa officers found women inside and seized surveillance video. our cameras caught another raid at an oakland business. throughout the day commanders found cash, drugs,womens and two marijuana grow houses in hayward and concord. >> nail or hair spas, the groat of these establishments has become an -- growth of these establishments has become an ever increasing problem in alameda and surrounding counties. >> reporter: the defendants are expected to appear in court tuesday and i've learned as many as 50 women ages 18 to 40 are being interviewed now. most of them worked at those places. at 6:00 i'll have more on our
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ride along as well as what one neighbor tells us about what he saw at one of the businesses. live from oakland jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now. you may not realize it, but human trafficking is estimated to be a $32 billion a year industry worldwide. for comparison the apps industry in this case, app stores run by google and apple, are expected to generate $25 billion this year worldwide. the california attorney general says california is one of the top four destinations for human traffickers in the united states. on her website kamala harris says that's likely because we are a border state with a significant population of immigrants. a killing that left three daughters in san jose without a mother. now a 22-year-old man is under arrest and we've learned more tonight about how they knew each other. police aren't saying much, but
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ktvu's rob ross reports from san jose. >> reporter: place arrested 22- year-old gabriel alejo for stabbing the mother of a baby and twin 9-year-old girls inside the woman's apartment tuesday. police aren't saying how he's related to the victim 28-year- old teresa maravilla, but he has the same last name as maravilla's husband and they are listed as friends on maravilla's facebook page. he lists himself as married and having served in the marines on facebook. neighbors say they're glad police made an arrest. >> she's not going to see their kids grow up, see their weddings or anything, but i'm glad they caught him. >> reporter: a next-door neighbor told police he saw the man leave the apartment about an hour before the body was discovered. that man left on a motorcycle. you saw him walk out? >> yeah. like nothing. >> reporter: police have not provided a motive for the kill. the neighbors say maravilla's husband came by this morning and today them this.
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>> that he's going -- and told them this. >> that he's going to move from here. >> he also tells them many people described theresa mirror villa as a wonderful mother. -- theresa mirror villa as a wonderful mother -- teresa maravilla as a wonderful mother. a man popping wheelies at more than 100 miles an hour all along not realizing that a chp plane was watching him from above. >> another wheelie and he's standing up and we're coming up on fruitvale. >> this is remarkable video. that was the pilot of the plane talking. at 5:30 you'll hear some very interesting comments from the motorcycle rider himself. that's him. including why he wants to sell his motorcycle and it's not the reason you might think. new information on a deadly hit and run in oakland. police are offering up to $10,000 for any information that leads to an arrest of the
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driver. the victim was 68-year-old bill hoke crossing at 51st and telegraph saturday morning when he was hit. witnesses say the driver got out of the car, if looked at hoke, then left. his -- looked at hoke, then left. his family tells us he was a retired postal inspector and had lived in that area 30 years. an unexpected luggage find at an oakland airport, 81 pounds of marijuana in three suitcases, how investigators say that marijuana wasn't too difficult to find. >> reporter: investigators tell me the woman was trying to get to jackson, mississippi, because the drugs are worth five times more in the south compared to what they'll sell for here on the streets in california. let me show you pictures of that shrink wrapped marijuana found in three suitcases by tsa screeners, 81 pounds in all. screeners opened the checked bags as part of standard search procedures for explosives and discovered the drugs. the alameda county sheriff's office has jurisdiction at the
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airport and says it's not uncommon for the tsa to intercept drugs. what's odd with this case is how painfully obvious the smuggling attempt was. >> even if it is vacuum sealed, it's going to give off an odor. you wouldn't have to be a genius to figure out there was marijuana in that bag. >> reporter: deputies arrested the 26-year-old woman connected to the luggage while she waited for her flight in the terminal. she faces charges related to the smuggling. tsa does not have authority to detain someone in this case. they just notify law enforcement. the woman's flight from oakland on u.s. airways was supposed to go to phoenix, then dallas and end up in jackson, mississippi. now again in jackson, mississippi, the street value would be about a half million dollars. live in oakland. police are investigating the death of a santa rosa woman
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who fell from a zip line 150 feet in maui. she was pronounced dead at the scene. there's no word yet how or why she fell to her death. a fast moving fire in san francisco today tore through four homes and injured three people including a firefighter. the three alarm fire broke out at 6:30 this morning on bright street near randolph street in the city's ocean view neighborhood. sources tell ktvu they think a lamp fell over near a mattress igniting the fire. flames destroyed two homes and damaged two others. brandt walker lives in the house where the fire started. he tried to fight the flames with a fire extinguisher. >> 1 lady was upstairs. we were trying to get her out. so the lady gave me another fire extinguisher, but at this point the house was engulfed and i couldn't run back in. so she kicked out the back kitchen window, jumped out the window. >> all 22 people in the four homes escaped.
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two were hospitalized for smoke inhaitian and minor burns and a firefighter went in -- inhalation and minor burns and a firefighter went in for chest pains. it couldn't get much more dramatic for the warriors and the clippers. the team goes to a winner takes all game seven in the playoffs after a nail biting finish last night. >> it hit the rim. that's it. >> all this happening in the middle of a national controversy as well. on saturday you'll remember recordings surfaced of clippers owner making racist comments. tuesday he was banned for life from the nba. now the other owners can vote and force him to sell. ktvu's mike mibach live in oakland. it seems like the entire nation is on the clippers' side, kind of a weird deposition for so many warriors fans. >> reporter: a little, but we're talking about a pretty confident group of fans expecting a win. the team landed in los angeles a couple hours ago. i was able to watch their final
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shoot around here in oakland friday afternoon. they seemed fairly relaxed and if basketball fans outside the bay area are pulling for the clippers in game seven, not a care for the world for a warriors. today in downtown oakland a farmers market filled with a lot of chatter about the warriors. >> we're always wearing gold and blue. >> reporter: the gold just seems to pop these days. certain fruits look greeter, purses, stands, even newspaper stands. >> they're going. they're not giving up. >> reporter: this afternoon the warriors had one final shootaround before taking off to los angeles. the warriors know the controversy surrounding clipper owner donald sterling could give fans across the nation a reason to pull for the clippers in game seven. even so it doesn't bother them one bit. >> i know there's folks i know that's pulling for us. doesn't matter. we will play against the clippers in game seven and it's going to be a lot of fun. so that won't mean a thing.
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>> it's game seven our season on the line, so whatever advantage that may be it doesn't matter to us. >> reporter: golden state warrior president rick welsh. >> we've been a great road team the whole season. >> reporter: warrior fans we spoke to agreed, no fear, no controversy, no problem. >> i think the warriors will play harder. >> reporter: a great attitude from rose carter. she's lived in oakland 40 plus years. not to get ahead of ourselves, but if the warriors win tomorrow and get help from other teams, they could host game one of the playoffs and the next round here at oracle next week. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the warriors left oakland airport about 2:15 this afternoon. we were there as they headed to los angeles for game seven against the clippers at staples center. . we're sending a crew to los angeles for game steven. fred inglis will be at the
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staples center tomorrow night with live reports beginning tomorrow at 6:00 on ktvu channel 6:00 -- on ktvu channel 2. we're learning new information about the clippers controversial owner donald sterling. according to reports, the 80- year-old sterling is battling prostate cancer and it appears sterling is speaking out about that controversial audio recording made by the alleged ex-girl friend. los angeles based du jure magazine reports the clippers owner told her, "i wish i had just paid her off" he plans to speak to barbara walters and the nba about this issue. breaking news, a san jose jury reached a verdict in the latest legal battle between apple and samsung over smartphone technology. the jury ruled that samsung infringed on apple's smartphone patents. no word so far on damages.
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the jury began deliberations tuesday after a month long trial. apple and samsung accused each other of infringing on patent regulations. apple is seeking more than $2 billion in damages. we have a crew on the way to the federal courthouse. we'll bring you more information as we get it, but again the headline right now, a jury in the south bay has just found that samsung infringed on apple patents. clean-up or pay up, the aggressive tactics one step is using to fix up yards. >> why should they care about my house? i'm the one who lives in it. >> relief from the heat, i'm tracking a system blowing in cooler air and when temperatures could drop further. >> 1,000 people use this pool every day, but we learn about a possible change that swimmers are kicking and splashing over. [doorbell rings]
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one of the biggest attractions in the east bay under the threat of closing down, the city of walnut creek says it doesn't have the money to keep a popular public pool complex running. people who use the clark swim center at heather farm park say they are devastated learning that it could close, ktvu's john fowler live with some parents and swimmers and even you feet in the pool. a lot of people may be upset about this plan. >> reporter: that's right. we're at the swim center here in walnut creek and these are the walnut creek aqua nuts. they're a synchronized swim team practicing. they're among the 1,000 people who use this facility every day. it's been open 40 years year- round. the parents and the swimmers very upset to learn that that may come to an end. >> my daughter, this is the highlight of her day. she swims six days a week.
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>> just love doing this and it's so much fun and i don't know what i would do if i didn't do this. >> reporter: from 7:30 in the morning to 7:30 at night people jam the three pools here every day. for recreational swimming, masters competitive swimming and two nationally recognized synchronized swim teams, a $5 fee providing terrific health benefits. >> because of the year-round availability, i mean we swim -- before i got pregnant i was swimming every day five to six days a week. >> i l and work nearby and i swim here at lunch -- i l and work nearby and i swim here at lunch -- i live and work nearby and i swim here at lurch. >> reporter: a budget problem prompted a plan that would close the pool seven months a year. over the next two years that could save more than $400,000. the city runs an older smaller pool. >> i don't think as a community we can afford to keep two pools open year-round anymore.
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>> reporter: simmons says the city saves more closing this pool but offered an alternative. >> giving the aquatics groups that use the pool in the wintertime the option of covering all the costs of operation. >> reporter: swimmers learning about this today promised to make a splash at the city council meeting next tuesday. >> a lot of our swim team members are going to be at the city council meeting on the 6th trying to show support for this pool and this program. >> reporter: we're back live now. these are the aqua nuts. we should tell you they were just crowned national junior champions of synchronized swimming. councilman bob simmons says that he's hoping some other council people will float their ideas and maybe save this pool. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news now out of san jose, that's where firefighters are at the scene of a crash that we understand has killed at least one person. news chopper 2 is overhead at the intersection of north first street and tasmin drive. there's a number of emergency
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vehicles on the scene with first responders. what appears to be a vehicle there is into a light pole. again, one person confirmed killed. it happened about one hour ago. we'll stay on the scene and try to find out more about what happened as well as any street closures. this happened at north first and tasmin drive in san jose. as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. bart says one of the bay area's top bike thieves is under arrest after a sting earlier this week. bart officials say tuesday's operation involved plainclothes officers and a bait bike at the pleasant hill bart station. two men were arrested and authorities say one of the men had been arrested several times before for the same crime. officers from bart police, san francisco police and the contra costa county sheriff's department took part in the sting. ktvu got a great view of some amazing skydiving jumps performed by the u.s. army golden knights parachute demonstration team. the team is at travis air force base preparing for the thunder
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over solano airshow at the base this weekend. parachuters took to the skies from 12,000 feet in the air. we also got a chance to see the skydivers from the vantage point of one of the team members thanks to a go pro camera. so what's going through the mind of a golden knight parachuter before making this incredible jump? >> this the plane i'm all smiles. i love -- in the plane i'm all smiles. i love it. i worked so hard to be here. i talk to myself, positive thoughts and go through the skydive in my head and get pumped up. >> the golden knights are set to kick off the aerial performances at this weekend's air expo at travis and i can only imagine our ktvu transfer was holding on very tight. >> distinguish i had enough nerve to do that. -- wish i had enough nerve to do that. let's talk about our weather today. >> fog along the coast, cooling breezes. you noticed this morning much cooler, today's temperatures dropping another 10 degrees
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especially along the coast, 20 in some places. here's the fog that's moved in on the coast. that's our natural air conditioning that will be around the next couple days. there's a weather system out there that will continue to keep this fog pushing inland and adding clouds to the forecast as we head into saturday and sunday. these are the current temperatures, 55 in san francisco, 65 in oakland, 86 in livermore. you can see that cool bite of marine air impacting the bay and the coast. further inland you still have your warmth or heat. it's hot again in livermore. yesterday's temperatures, pretty warm. we had records throughout the bay area. as we move through today you see the temperature drop off. there's 10 degrees in santa rosa, over 10 degrees throughout parts of the bay area. so definitely a cooldown. the cooling continues as we head into your bay area saturday and sunday. san jose 77 right now. you'll see the fog sitting out there and san jose tomorrow morning cloudy, fog and low clouds, 53 degrees, big
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difference from the mid-60s we started with. lunchtime 65 degrees and 73 degrees for a daytime high. cooler, better air quality and just kind of a nicer pattern. that warmth is good, but it does get old after a while especially if you live in the big cities where 90 degrees in san jose feels a lot warmer. saturday cooler because of the breezy onshore flow and this system nudging the fog closer to the coast and increases the onshore wind. sunday it gets closer. that's why temperatures will be the coolest. no rain, just cooler weather. sunday is the coolest day of your bay area weekend. the forecast model going through time clouds and fog offshore. temperatures plop in here. you'll see numbers that are much cooler right along the coast. those are 60s. there's your temperature footprint for saturday. sunday will be cooler still. the forecast highs, 74 in concord, if 75 in livermore. i like it like this. i think you will get some
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breaks of sunshine saturday and sunday. there will be fog nights and mornings. here's the five-day forecast, lots of clouds and cool, sunday and monday some of the coolest days into tuesday. there's the five-day forecast, slightly warmer wednesday. i'll be back in the next break and we'll talk about the next chance for rain. we've learned more now about the verdict announced moments ago in san jose in the latest legal battle between apple and samsung over smartphone technology. the jury ruled samsung did infringe on apple's smartphone patents and we've just learned apple has been awarded $120 million. that is much less than the 2.2 billion apple wanted. the jury began deliberating tuesday after a month long trial. apple and samsung were each accusing the other of infringing on patent regulations. we have a crew on the way to the federal courthouse now and we'll bring more information as we get it. he was caught on tape
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a bay area congressman toured the perimeter of san jose airport to get a close-up look at how a teenager was able to breach security and stowaway on a plane. congressman eric swallwell is a member on the security committee. he noted the stow-away incident is raising questions about whether the requirements are tough enough. >> my first request is going to be that we do employ some pilot programs across the country using enhanced technology. >> the team was on the tarmac several hours -- the teen was on the tarmac several hours before climbing into the wheel well of the plane back on april 20th. he went undiscovered in the wheel well of that jetliner the entire 5 1/2 hours flight and actually wasn't discovered until the plane landed in
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honolulu. since then both his mother and father have spoken about why the teen ran away. those statements are on our website, www.ktvu.com. a young golden eagle that was in really bad shape is back in the wild now thanks to the hard work and care from wildlife experts in the east bay. east bay regional park district released the eagle today in the los trampas regional wilderness in san ramon. it was captured after becoming very sick after an infestation of mites. the eagle went through nine months of treatment and rehabilitation at uc davis before the release today. he was fitted with a transmitter so researchers can track its movement. doing wheelies more than 100 miles an hour. >> if you learned anything, what do you think you learned? >> ride in the fog because planes don't see very well through fog. >> motorcyclists caught red handed driving dangerously, the greeting waiting for him at home. >> we're trying to clean up the
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city. >> plus getting a house like this cleaned up sometimes isn't that simple. >> why should they care about my house? i'm the 1 living in it. >> code enforcement has issued hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, but vallejo city officials may have a better way for homeowners to get their homes into compliance. >> what's unique about this lane and why it goes against conventional wisdom.
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complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. another wheelie and he's standing up and we're coming up on fruitvale. >> driving dangerously down a busy bay area freeway, the surprise waiting for him at home. the motorcyclist couldn't see the chp, but officers could see him. they followed the speeding motorcyclist from high up in the air. ktvu's tom baker spoke to the man with a surprising response when tom asked if he'd learned his lesson. >> reporter: last month a chp patrol plane with a powerful new camera spotted a motorcycle streaking south on i-80 diverting to the 580. >> another wheelie and he's standing up. >> reporter: the plane on the camera was faster and smarter than the driver and remarkably
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accurate. >> blue jeans, black jacket. >> reporter: the chase took only seven minutes including considerable time on surface streets. >> going into a driveway. >> carmelo circle. >> reporter: to cory mcdunn that's surprise -- mcdonagh's surprise chp units showed up seconds later leading him to a courtroom today. >> it was so reckless not only did he put his own life in danger, he put the life of innocent drivers on the freeway in danger as well. >> i was just trying to go fast, do some wheelies, show off a bit. >> reporter: only because no one was hurt, mcdonagh faced a misdemeanor resulting in no jail, three years probation, 20 days on the sheriff's work squad, 40 hours of public service and a $500 fine. >> it was less than i thought it would be by far. the cash amount is way less than i thought it would be. i don't have to do jail time i don't think, so that's a plus
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and i was definitely happy with how it came out. >> reporter: one other issue. >> either take the motorcycle safety class or sell his motorcycle. >> i'll probably end up selling the bike. there's this bike i want that's a little bit faster, so i'm going to sell it, get that bike. >> reporter: you decide if he gets it. are you sorry you did it now? >> cashwise, yeah, but i mean i love riding. >> reporter: if you learned anything, what do you think you learned? >> ride in the fog because planes don't see very well through fog. >> reporter: no laughing matter to the air officer who spotted chase and nailed him. >> we see this type of thing a lot. we hope to prevent it and maybe with his arrest people can see that we're there. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. we've learned more about the verdict that was just announced moments ago in san jose in the latest legal battle between apple and samsung over smartphone technology. as we reported minutes ago, a california jury ruled samsung
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infringed on apple's patents and awarded apple $120 million, much less than a 2.2 billion apple had sought. now we know the jury also ruled apple infringed samsung's patents and twardyed samsung $158,000 -- awarded samsung $158,000 in damages. the jury began deliberations tuesday after a month long trial. both apple and samsung accuse each other of infringing patent regulations. we have a crew on the way to the federal courthouse. we'll bring you more information on this breaking news as we get it. back now to breaking news out of san jose where firefighters are at the scene of a crash that killed one person and seriously injured another. news chopper 2 is overhead at the intersection of north first street and tasmin drive. you can see what's left of that car. the crash happened about an hour ago. firefighters say at least two cars were involved and one of them appears to have been speeding. a new bike lane opened today on a busy street in san francisco and what's
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interesting is that the bike riders will be going against the traffic. the polk street bikeway begins at polk and market and goes north to grove street and city hall. city officials held a rib bone cutting ceremony for the project today -- ribbon cutting ceremony for the project today. almost 3 blocks of the path is designed as a contra flow protected lane. that means the bikers ride against traffic. the lane design also integrates landscaping with suck succ -- with succulents and rocks. the san francisco bike coalition worked with the city to have the new path way opened by next thursday, the 20th anniversary of bike to workday. the sonoma county board of supervisors set aside time at its next meeting to denounce
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board member efpram carillo for peeking into his neighbor's window. he testified he wore underwear and socks hoping to center sex. this could lay the ground work for an effort to pressure him out of office. the next board meeting is tuesday, may 5th. the city of vallejo is reaching out to its community in the hope of helping property owners facing multiple code enforcement violations. the city says a handful of property owners want to get into compliance but for various reasons they can't. ktvu's claudine wong looks at the problem and what the city is doing to help them. >> there's a lot of concerns with the fence line. >> reporter: walk around this house. you will see violations from the trees to the fence to the foundation. >> there's a lot of exterior issues to the building code enforcement. >> reporter: is it safe for him to even live there?
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time i turn around seems like i got one more notice. >> reporter: they say they're being aggressive. >> i would say it's very aggressive. >> reporter: his case is one of more than 2,100 cases handled by four code enforcement officers. penalties start in the hundreds but can go much higher. we're talking tens of thousands of dollars it could be. >> absolutely. >> reporter: this fiscal year the department doubled its staff and collected $438,000 in fines, a $200,000 increase when compared to the same time last year. >> everybody is hurt. when we don't enforce a basic set of rules about property maintenance. >> reporter: code enforcement officers say in 85% of cases property owners voluntarily comply, but there's the 5% that won't make changes. about 5% like this one are in foreclosure and then the last 5% of people want to make changes but just can't. it's that last group that the
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city wants to help and this week reached out to churches and community groups. a handful signed up. >> our objective is we want to make one call to an organization that's closest to this person in location. >> reporter: that group then donates help from supplies to manpower. tim kerry said he'd welcome it. are you making an effort? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: has it just come down to money? >> that's part of it. an effort, i'm old and i've got arthritis and gout and a bad heart. so i can't do that much work. >> this gentleman needs help. >> reporter: just a matter of finding it. >> yup. >> reporter: in vallejo claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. chevron's profits are way down. a very disa the unpositiving earnings report. -- disappointing earnings report. there was a 27% drop in quarterly profit and well below analyst predictions. chevron said lower oil prices and slumping production levels of crude oil are the primary
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reasons behind weaker profits. drivers could soon see relief at the pump. after weeks of increases there are signs of gas prices easing. in oakland the average for regular unleaded gas is $4.22, 4.33 in san francisco, in san jose $4.24. some analysts predict a drop of as much as 40 to 50 cents by july. when growing success becomes bad for business. >> having us leave does not solve the problem. >> why this business isn't the only thing causing concern at a well known bay area beach. >> almost $500 million over budget, the program being short changed so the government can afford to fight wildfires this year. >> and thousands feared dead, a landslide crashes into a remote village and how some of those who hushed to help got trapped themselves -- rushed to help got trapped themselves. so what we're looking for
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hundreds of feared dead after devastating landslides today in a remote part of afghanistan. the first landslide crashed down about noon in an area with some 300 homes. hundreds of people from a nearby village rushed to the scene to help dig people out when a new landslide hit. right now the death toll is at 350, but a local leader says the death toll could go as high as 2,700. the reason? many people were home instead of at work because today is a
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day of worship in afghanistan. easing winds are helping firefighters in southern california gain ground against a major firefighter burning in san bernadino county. it's 53% contained. the fire has burned through nearly 2,200 acres and damaged at least one structure since it started wednesday morning. families evacuated from their homes earlier this week have been allowed to return. investigators are trying to find out how the fire started. it's expected to be a bad wildfire season all over the country and it's going to cost a lot of money. the usda announced it will go over budget to fight wildfires. the u.s. forest service and department of the interior will spend 470 million more. the battle is expected to be a longer more intense fire season. they'll have to borrow money from fire prevention projects like controlled burns. debating how to spend your hard earned money, the house of representatives vote to cut
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costs and why one politician says this move could mean only rich people will be able to afford to become members of congress. >> reporter: and a paddle boarding craze having unintended consequences, how success is backfiring on two businesses here in sausalito and why this beach may no longer be big enough for both of them. >> it's going to cool further toward the weekend. i'll lay out the specifics for your saturday and sunday.
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in washington d.c. lawmakers are debating how to spend taxpayer dollars in and around the capital. ktvu's jacqueline fell shows us where they're cutting cost and what congress apparently doesn't want to do without. >> the bill has passed. >> reporter: in a bipartisan vote house lawmakers thursday denied themselves a nearly $3,000 cost of living pay hike. for the sixth year their salaries are frozen at $174,000 a year. >> i think if you're going to ask people to make painful reductions, you got to lead by example. >> reporter: retiring virginia congressman jim moran told his colleagues limiting house salaries could eventually mean only rich people could be able to afford to become members of congress and have a second home in pricey washington. >> we need people who represent those folks who barely make it, who have to pay a mortgage, who have student loans to pay, who have kids to raise.
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>> reporter: the bill governs spending on house operations in 2015 keeping funding at this year's levels. to keep costs under control the house voted not to use taxpayer dollars to install decorative facades of the capitol dome during upcoming restoration like the one in front of the u.s. supreme court last year during renovations. house lawmakers approved freezing funding for the botanic gardens at 2014 levels but rejected a plan to freeze funds for the capitol visitor center. one democrat objecting to the cuts called the move an attempt to generate headlines. house lawmakers voted against a plan that would have cut their taxpayer funded cars, a $1,000 monthly cap on car leases stays in place. jacqueline fell, ktvu channel 2 news. officials with the california dmv say they expect 1.4 million applications for a new kind of driver's license over the next three years. this is in response to a law signed by governor brown allowing undocumented
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immigrants to receive those licenses. the dmv is working with the department of homeland security on the license regulations and design. >> it's to give them the ability to get on the roads, be insured, insure the safety of california roads. >> once regulations are made the public is invited to weigh in during a 45 day comment period. dmv officials hope to begin processing those licenses before next year. the family peregrine falcons atop city hall had a visitor today she likely mistook for a predator. when a biologist rappels down to the 18 floor of that building where the falcon chicks were hatched. the parents were not happy at all to see him. he also determined the young falcons' gender. >> they look good. they're 3 weeks and a few days old. there's two boys, two girls and
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they'll be fledging starting about the 16th of may. >> more than 18 falcons have grown up there at the city hall nest since the falcon family began roosting there in 2007. last year all three of the falcon chicks that hatched were males. >> what a beautiful bird. let's talk about our weather now, bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> big dropoff in temperatures, kind of a relief for a couple really hot days, a number of records yesterday. antioch today 88 degrees, short of the mid-90s yesterday and upper 90s in some south bay valleys, 88 in livermore and concord, really nice day today. warmer along the coast and certainly cooler inland. tomorrow there will be further inland cooling. i think the coast experienced a lot of that cooling today because of the fog you see here. the fog here outside the gate will fill in tonight and push inland into the inland richmond
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areas, oakland, hayward and work its way into san rafael. the winds are robust now which is typical of an evening like this this time of year, the sea breeze going. at san francisco airport it will funnel the fog through the gaps. water temperature offshore is chilly, mid-and blow 50s. we've got this onshore winds. the cooling begins. we've dropped 10 to 20 degrees today because of this onshore wind. the fog will continue to drop us especially inland. look across the bay tomorrow mid-60s in berkeley, upper 60s in kensington. out to albany low 70s. out to mount diablo and clayton you're mid-70s, in the warmer, hottest spots upper 70s and mid- 70s. this is the system we're tracking. it's not going to bring rain. when it gets closer saturday for the cooling and on sunday, more cooling. sunday works out to be the coolest day on the bay area
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weekend. forecast highs tomorrow, 75 in sonoma, 76 in napa. conveyor quality is good. it's going to be a typical spring-like day which is very different than the atypical weather pattern the last couple days. 75 in saratoga, 60 in daly city and on the coast back to the 50s. the five-day forecast with the bay area weekend in view, there it is and it just stays cool. sunday is your coolest day on the bay area weekend. i'm good with this. it would be nice to get some rain. the heat is fun. >> it's nice to get some relief. two children are hurt at a playground in a california park, what police found there that they say was put there on purpose. >> plus new at 5:00 really a victim of its own success, the reason why a booming bay area business is being forced to shut its doors. >> back to julie haener in the
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there's new information about the number of californians who signed up for
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health coverage under the affordable care act including how old they are and how many are getting financial assistance. health and human services says more than 1.4 million people enrolled undercoverred california since october. of those enrollees 28% are 18 to 35 years old and 89% of people enrolled through covered california are getting financial help through government subsidies. a deadly virus from the middle east turned up in the united states for the first time. it's called mrs. it's a respiratory virus and the cdc says a traveler to the united states has it. the patient flew from saudi arabia to england to chicago and took a bus to indiana. middle east respiratory syndrome or mrs first surfaced two years ago and since then at least 400 cases have been reported and more than 100 of those patients have died. a frightening story especially for anyone who has taken children to the park. a dozen razor blades were found
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in a san diego park. at least two children were cut. one cut so badly they needed stitches. police used metal detectors and found 19 blades. it's believed the razor blades were purposely lodged in the grass to cut whoever stepped on them. in los angeles county a report reveals a former elementary teacher at the center of a sex abuse scandal may have had more than 100 victims. the new allegations against mark bird who was given a 25 year sentence after pleading no contest last year to 23 counts of lewd conduct. new at 5:00 a victim of its own success, a kayaking business along the shores of sausalito may soon lose its lease because of its growing popularity. a sausalito business is being forced out of the marina where
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it's been 32 years. it's essentially become too popular is the problem. how a fitness crazy is leading to a battle on the waterfront. >> reporter: this craze turned this mom and pop operation into a business touted by travel magazines. the down side is it is attracting thousands to this private beach and its owner isn't equipped to handle the crowds. >> there's zoe. come on. >> reporter: the secret is out that this once unknown strip of sand at scoonmaker patrina has some of the best bay access -- marina has some of the best access to the bay, but it's growing popularity has become a problem. >> it's just become congested and a lot of activity going on in a relatively small space. >> reporter: harbormaster michael rainy says the paddle boarding craze has turned long time tenants and the beach where it launches into a tourist destination.
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>> a longer board will be faster. >> reporter: problem is the marina is responsible for the cost. >> by having us leave does not solve the problem. it will still be just as crowded on a beautiful day. >> reporter: bob lick is fighting to keep this home he's had more than 30 years, but he's running out of time. the lease is up may 31st. he worries every day people may still have access to the sand, but they won't have an affordable way to access the water. >> it's not just you're on the beach playing, but you can see how humans and animals interact in the water and on the beach. >> reporter: right now there is a petition circulating on change.org asking the sausalito city council to step in and mediate some kind of agreement between the two parties when they talk next week. now there are about 4,200
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signatures, about 750 slots to fill. patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. an arrest in the killing of a mother of three and we're learning the man police have taken into custody not only knew her, he was related to her. >> ktvu is there as police, sheriff's departments and the fbi break up a prostitution ring, the clue that tipped off neighbors about the suspicious behavior. >> caught on camera, racing down a bay area freeway at speeds of 120 miles an hour. >> are you sorry you did it now? >> cashwise, yeah, but i mean i love riding. >> what this motorcycle rider says he'll do differently next time so he doesn't get caught. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. it is being called the largest prostitution crime ring bust in appear immediate a
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county's history. ktvu cameras were there as police and sheriff's departments raid nearly three dozen locations. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. as of this hour 18 of the 19 targeted suspects have been arrested during strikes on locations in six bay area counties. ktvu's jana katsuyama went along with one of those strike teams. >> reporter: 7:30 a.m. it started, sheriff's departments, the fbi, doj and 31 other agencies gathered at the alameda operations have to prepare for this strike. inside investigators let us see the central command that would coordinate the raid. >> milpitas, santa clara, daly city. >> reporter: 32 locations throughout the bay area targeting 19 leaders of the suspected prostitution operation. >> all part of this same ring, same operation all executed simultaneously. from this nerve center here. >> reporter: ktvu was embedded with one of the

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