lab explosion. can you confirm that? >> that is unfounded. we did the investigation, and that was unfounded. initially that was a report given by pd, there is a possibility it might be a meth lab, we found nothing that leads us to that. >> reporter: take a look. we got an upclose look at the fire scene. you can see the charred containers. i am told there were two homeless people trapped by the flames. police got one of them to jump over the fence, the other an officer had to drag that person underneath the fence. right now both of the vegs are being cession -- individuals are being questioned. as we reported on www.ktvu.com, the university over pass was closed. i am cold caltrans -- told that calrans inspected and car --

caltrans inspected and cars will be able to pass over the over pass. reporting live, healther h, ktvu channel 2 news -- heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. in santa rosa a teen is dead after a car crash three weeks before her graduation. 17-year-old ashley carlson died after being thrown from the car when the driver lost control. behind the wheel, her best friend, ashley kellogg who was 18 years old. authorities say driver lost control just west of santa rosa, hitting a tree, and then telephone pole and flipping upside down. ktvu's noelle walker is here with more on this. >> reporter: both the chp and school principal brace for these things this time of year. the end of the school year and teens get a taste of freedom and sometimes bad accidents happen.

>> reporter: there is beauty in traveling country roads but there is also danger. >> bang, crash, boom, the power goes out. >> she was inside her home last night when a driver crashed into a tree outside her home. hit a power pole and flipped the car before 8:00 p.m. last night. >> people fly down this road. >> the speed limit is 45 miles per hour. something few drivers heed. the chp estimates the driver, 18-year-old ashley kellogg was going 50 to 55. >> even a little faster is dangerous. it happened very quickly. >> reporter: two passengers were also in the car. their facebook photos show happier times. 18-year-old brenton deveraux was seriously injured. 17-year-old ashley carlson died in the crash. >> i don't want anybody to remember her as the person who died in the crash.

>> reporter: she has known both girls. she came to bring flowers for ashley. >> she was a beautiful person. everybody liked her. she always had the really beautiful smile and just -- i know she would have done something great. >> reporter: they were all sceniers. -- seniors. ashley would have graduated may 30. >> when it is three weeks away from her completing her high school career and going on to become an adult and start a new life, it is uncomprehensible to me. >> the chp says both speed and driver inexperience played a role in the crash. the district attorney whether or not to file any charges against the driver. in the mean time, at 6:00 p.m. we will show you the way they are helping students cope. reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. 24 hours after a large

mountain lion was tracked down we are getting a better idea of where it came from. it wandered through a mountain view neighborhood last night. homes were on lock down as a result. it was captured and released back into the wild. the people tracking it spoke to ktvu's cara liu. >> reporter: researchers say this mountain lion had a tracking caller since january. it is rare for cats to venture into a urban environment and his journey began a few days ago. >> reporter: technology makes it possible for researchers to track mountain lions, and that includes a puma spotted yesterday inimate view in a parking garage -- in mountain view in a parking garage. [ indiscernible ] >> the lion is known as 46m.

he ventured out to find his own territory. >> couple nights ago he got into the hills and that is where his troubles began. >> reporter: researchers believe he crossed 280 getting to mountain view monday night. >> woundered into the hills -- wandered into the hills. trying to figure out a way to get out but he doesn't know which way is out. >> reporter: he avoided human contact till tuesday afternoon. >> we can see at 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon he make as run for -- makes a run for it. >> reporter: making sitings rare. >> the average person is never going to see a mountain lion in their life time. >> reporter: they are tracking about 13 mountain lions with

gps callers. >> some -- collars. >> some of the cats, in good cell coverage are on at&t family plan with myself and my family. they text us the data. >> reporter: this is video of 46m on top of a cage when his brother was captured last year. he is back out in the wilderness. researchers plan to keep an eye on his whereabouts. if he stays where there is cell phone service they could track his movements tonight or -- movements tonight or tomorrow. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can track the mountain lions by going to www.ktvu.com, look underlinks. -- under links. a turn of events involving a man accused of fraud. bijan madjlessi was found dead yesterday inside a car at the bottom of a cliff. this is video from news chopper 2 of crews pulling up the car

after it crashed into a ravine off shoreline highway. he was reported missing by his family sunday when he didn't return from drive. according to a grand jury indictment, he was accused of bank and wire frond and money laund -- fraud and money laundering. he defaulted on $34 million in loans. his trial was to begin in october. 150 arrests here in the bay area and across the nation today after a massive drug bust. they served 29 states as they rounded up producers and sellers of marijuana. one person was arrested in san francisco and drugs were

processed in stalk on it. stockton. the bijan madjlessi is discussing -- the board of medical center is looking at a plan to keep it open. ktvu's alex savage considers what is next. >> this is a devastating blow for the community. >> public health crisis. she says if doctor's hospital close many patients would have to travel further to get care. they serve the uninsured. >> it feels as though people are being marginalized. if we lose this hospital i wonder what is going to happen to the people here. >> reporter: he brought his mother here for a visit this morning ask he worries what -- and he worries what is next. >> as a citizen we pay taxes

and it should be open. >> reporter: voters were asked to approve a tax that would have generated $20 million for the helmet. after mail in ballots were counted last night only 51% of voters favored the tax and the measure needs 2/3 approval to pass. now nurses and hospital workers are calling on county leaders to take control of the facility to keep it open. >> we want to reach out to the county make sure -- county and make sure they take responsibility and pick up the pieces. >> reporter: supervisors say they don't have the financial resources to take over a helmet that is losing 20 mill -- hospital that is losing $20 million a year. >> this organization has since 1997 been struggling to stay open and pursuing option. we will continue to look for options. >> reporter: in the next couple

weeks the hospital board will likely be taking a vote on whether or not to keep the facility open. if a plan is not put in place, doctors would be closing its doors by the summer. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if doctors medcenter close the near -- medical center choses the next nearicist 2-1/2 miles -- nearest is 2-1/2 miles away. conference and wrapping up today -- is wrapping up today. ktvu's rob roth is in oakland and spoke with a lot of folk whose are saying oakland could be the next high tech hub? >> reporter: right frank, the number of jobs increased 25% in oakland as officials work over time it get oakland on a high tech radar. >> reporter: while oakland may not have the glamor of san

francisco it is attracting high tech business. the company used to be based in downtown san francisco but the founders moved it to oakland cutting their business costs in half. >> the community here is just a little different from san francisco. >> reporter: oakland scored another victory over san francisco, landing a high tech conference, which for the past four years was held in san francisco. the conference has attracted 900 people, most of them entrepreneurs. >> it has a great community here for today's generation of entrepreneurs. >> reporter: pandora already has its headquarters here. one of between 200 to 300 high tech companies in oakland. another company may soon join them. >> the mission was oakland 5,

10 years ago and this is the new mission. as san francisco knows high tech bubbles could send housing costs through roof. >> i see high tech is a growth industry. makes oakland viable in the long run. >> reporter: city officials say oakland is a ways from worrying about a spike in home costs. reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. coming up, our chief meteorologist bill martin one- on-one with president obama. the critical discussion on managing california's water crisis today in and the future. >> we will have to think systematically. >> a tree trimming controversy, the accusations the postal service broke the law and puts the birds in danger. >> a warning for commuters. the confusion that could lead to a accidental trip across the golden gate bridge.

new at 5:00 p.m. a big change for drivers. the final exit to avoid the golden gate bridge will come up sooner than you are used to. ktvu's mike mibach is in san francisco. this will catch a lot of people by surprise. >> the $7 slip up. if you miss the last exit you will have to pull out the wallet and pay up. >> reporter: the last exit in san francisco, north bound 101 before the golden gate bridge. filled with friends, family and plenty of photos. >> just the color, the water. just the atmosphere. beautiful. >> it makes it feel exciting. [ indiscernible ] >> can't say words to express

it. >> reporter: sunday morning north bound 101 exit will close. bus drivers are not happy. and motorists will make this more of a traffic nightmare. >> traffic is bad. you know? >> reporter: this shows where the new temporary exit will be. a thousand feet to the southeast of where it is now. it is part of the reconstruction project. 100,000 people travel every week day and for those who miss the new last san francisco exit next week it means you will have an unplanned trip on to the golden gate bridge and you will have to pay the $7 toll to get back. >> 7 bucks, that is too much. way too much. >> worth $6.50 i would say. >> reporter: not $7? [ laughter ] >> reporter: that will last one month. during that time safety soldiers and landscaping will be added. live at the golden gate bridge

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. outrage is growing over the kidnapping of hundreds of girls in nigeria. witnesses say the group launched a deadly attack on a villain used as a base -- village used as a base in the search for the girls. lawmakers called for the creation of a international relief pond to help the girls. the group claimed responsibility monday for the kidnapping three weeks ago. the leader said the girls will be sold into slavery for sex. >> we want our girls back and we want them back now. we want this group brought to justice and we want the slotters and the intimidation, the trafficking, the murders, we want this stopped today. >> first lady michelle obama tweeted us the this picture. today the white house said it

is sending military advisories to help with the search rescue operation -- search and rescue operation. market street was shut down due to a bomb threat. police got the call before 11:00 a.m. this morning. a threatening note was found. officers evacuated the building on market street and market street was shut down in the area for two hours while the bomb squad responded. san francisco police say no explosive device was discovered. tesla shares are falling even though they reported earnings that beat expectations. the revenue rose 10% to $620 million. shares dropped 7% after the company's outlook for the 2nd quarter disappointed investors. they were hoping for bigger sales numbers. our weather now, our chief

meteorologist bill martin back from washington, d.c. how was the weather there? >> it was similar. nice. three weeks ago they had snow and yesterday, this morning, it was in the 60s. for us temperatures are roughening cool. -- running cool. lots of low 70s. look at that. see that green? see it again. right here. there is the chance of sprinkles as we go into mid- morning tomorrow. we will track that for you. here is satellite. clouds out there. just one of those days, it is just not bad. numbers outside 16 miles per hour southwest winds, gusting to 22. it is windy at the san francisco airport. 35 miles per hour. that is significant wind right in here. that is transpointing the air inland. -- transporting the air inland. tomorrow temperatures about the

same. a little cooler. lots of 60s. not too many low activities. computer model -- 70s. computer model. there is clouds. look at this. right here. here it comes. chance of sprinkles tomorrow, mid-morning through 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. is this a deal breaker tomorrow? no. >> it will add cloudy conditions and a chance of a scattered sprinkle or shower. slight chance. 69 napa. 69 fairfield. temperatures where we were today. perhaps cooler in some spots. wamer in others. valley -- warmer in others. valley, the winds are nice, that cleans out the atmosphere. good air quality right now. you know that. you know what i noticed, i got in the -- fly in from the south or atlanta and you get to san francisco and you open the

doors and you get -- [ talking at the same time ] >> that is why we live here. >> yep. [ talking at the same time ] >> yeah. immediately could smell the sea breeze. >> we missed you but we were proud of you. >> it was fun. >> thank you. new information tonight involving the terrifying circus dependent. what one of the -- accident. what one of the performers is saying and whether she will ever perform that stunt again. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> there is new momentum tonight to mandate kill switches in smart phones. how a change of heart could help the fight for a statewide law. plus -- >> despite its reputation the city of walnut creek facing budgets and we learned its new libry will take the -- library will take the biggest hit. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

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doctors say it is unclear if two acrobats will ever walk again. we have video of the accident itself and some viewers may find video disturbing. 8 fell 30 field on sunday while doing this hair anging act at a -- hanging act at a ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus performance. the two most seriously injured suffered spinal cord injuries. they all need physical therapy. one performer wants to go back but she not sure if she will be

doinged at the act again. a -- doing that act again. matching wounded veterans with service dogs. today pets smart is teaming up with canine companions for independence. the goal is to place companion dogs with disabled vettedrens in need. a service dog -- veterans in need. a service dog has been a huge help with -- huge help with his recovery. >> allowed him to come out of his shell, to learn to be responsible for someone while a lot of people are being responsible for him. >> when the program is rolled out veterans will be able to visit any pets smart snow and talk about how to get a service dog. whole food stocks took a dive plunging 19%, it is facing more competition. yesterday whole foods cut its

profit outlook. the third time it has done so in six months. a produce company is recalling organic mangoes. purity organic brand recalled 1400 cases of mangoes. they may be contaminated with listeria. april 14 and may 2. plu numbers 94051 and 94959. under the purity organic brand. no reports of illnesses. man on trial for a murder he committed as a teenager. >> and a homicide carried out for thrills. why the verdict is still being disputed by the defense. >> the minimum wage going up -- the minimum wage is going up, who is being left out of the new plan. >> and baby birds in a wildlife facility and why the postal service blamed for their injuries.

. complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news 5:00 p.m. two boys killed their friend for thrills and one is looking at spending a long time behind bars after being convicted offend first degree

murder. he could spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal killing commit four years ago done just for the thrill of it. ktvu's robbered h is in san jose -- robert handa is in san jose where the defense attorney said the wrong person was convicted today. robert? >> reporter: it was a very emotional day at the haul of justice in san jose -- hall of justice in san jose as one of the two teens was convicted of murder. there were no -- >> reporter: there were no cameras allowed in court today. so he looked different than when we covered him in 2000 -- covered him in 2009. a jury found the 20-year-old guilty of first degree murder. williams and thompson were charged in the brutal death of their friend michael rus wheel was choked and had his throat

-- rustle who was choked and had his throat cut. a confession admitting to using a knife. he said they killed him for the thrill. saying i guess i wanted to kill somebody, i had my chance and took it. adding just because we wanted to. the defense attorney said that confession came under duerous. >> 30 hours -- dureerous. >> 30 hours. he was locked in a room. couldn't leave. >> reporter: he said thompson did the killing. >> i think it was a false confession. i don't think what he said was what happened. >> reporter: while the district attorney expressed satisfaction over the verdict, the prosecutor was cautious because he has yet to go to trial. >> we are not going to make

comment with regards to the verdict. >> the jurors declined to comment. he will be sentenced july 11. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a man shot in a case of road rage in san jose died. it happened yesterday morning when a man almost slammed into a car coming out of a mobile home park. both cars stopped and they started arguing. a man was shot when he got out of his car. at this point they are looking for the two people in the other car. the city of richmond is one step closer to raising the minimum wage but not for everyone. the proposal that was approved would boost the minimum wage to $12 an hour but ktvu's paul chambers is here now with why it would not help the youngest

workers. >> hot topic among teens who are very vogual about it -- vocal about it. they question why is it okay to get paid less because they are younger. >> i thought everybody is created equal. we should all have the same equal things. >> i think we should get paid the same. >> reporter: raising the nigeria $1,230 an hour could bring in $12 million a year to the local economy. it wouldn't go into in effect till 2017. there are several exceptions, for those under 18 the city counsel is looking into legal obstacles. one said it isn't a bad thing. the jobs the young people are applying for are usually seasonal or part time. if a business required to raise -- business is required to

raise the wage for everyone minors may be left out. >> they are not going to look at high school students. they will look oughtdles that have training and -- at adults that have training and skills. >> reporter: it will go before the counsel in two weeks. we contacted the city attorney to ask about the legal ramifications but our call was not returned. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. in san francisco three people are on the loose after they ran off after their car hit a person and then slammed into an apartment building. it happened after 9:40 p.m. last night. officer were tracking the three when the driver took off. running a red light, hitting a pedestrian and crash. police are still looking for the suspects and going over the car for evidence. one witness to the crash: >> i heard crashes before but i think this is the worse one i

heard. >> she says she was surprised to see how badly the building was damaged when she went outside and looked at it this morning. driver is in critical condition after he stole a car and led police officers on a chase about 10:30 p.m. last night. police tried to pull over michael holden for driving without his headlights on and then he led them on a chase before crashing into a guard rail. michael holden is being treated at a medical center. linkedin has pls to expand ask add thousands of -- and add thousands of new workers. they submitted a proposal to build multiple facilities. they could total 2.5 million square feet. linkedin, the largest social network says it could allow it

to hire 10,000 new workers. it is still in the preliminary stages and would need to be approved by the city counsel. >> i think anything that shows there is significant interest in the area is good for mountain view and to have economic diversity. >> linkedin has been expanding throughout the bay area. it acquired property in san francisco and sunnyvale. an unexpect udrival at a wildlife facility. -- unexpected arrival at a wild facility, why the postal service wanted trees trimmed. >> colin kaepernick spands to the 9 -- responds to the 911 recording, why he is glad. >> and chaos on a freeway in sacramento. the small animal that got loose and what happened next.

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dog was hurt. san francisco zoo's newest resident will be a 77 can now he has a -- a new favorites and now he has a name. a red panda. there are less than 10,000 left in the wild. san francisco zoo board member and his wife won the naming rights with a $31,000 pledge to the zoo. >> today many people don't know who were the first to climb mount everest. particularly younger people. in my opinion that is a great chain. >> red pandas grow to the size of a house cat. high school seniors in america are lacking critical math and reading skills according to the latest report

card. it found a quarter of seniors were efficient in reading and math. a 6th grader is now california's newest spelling bee champion. she beat out 55 students. she won the title by spelling the word hyperbole. h-y-p-e-r-b-o-l-e. she brought home the championship trophy. advocates are upset about limits on over night parking in san francisco and they rallied outside city hall in support of people. something they say is more difficult now because of the new parking restrictions. officials launched a program in response to complaints about people who say rv owners take

up parking space. advocates say the rules penalize those who don't want to end up on the streets. >> folks get tickets. when they can't pay because they are poor people lose their vehicles. >> once we put the rules in place the vehicles didn't park there anymore. there was somewhat of a solution. but we heard that it pushed the vehicles to different parts of the city. >> this rally came ahead of a hearing on possible solutions for homelessness in san francisco. first the 911 recordings, tonight a response from 9ers quarterback colin kaepernick about the night in miami involving a naked woman and a police report. >> new video from inside a tornado. you will watch it all unfold and learn what is so surprising about the human toll. >> after the break i am talking about clouds, cooler temperatures and sprinkles possible for areas in the region tomorrow. i will have the details.

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being resolved. last month they called 911 about a naked woman. she says she doesn't remember anything. colin kaepernick insists he did nothing wrong. nba owners held more talks today about ending donald sterling's owner chapter of the los angeles clippers. -- ownership of the los angeles clippers. it would take 3/4 vote of owners to force donald sterling to sell the clippers. owners will hold more talks next week. a look at last week's devastating tornadoes in the south. a security camera in mississippi got this video of a tornado as it struck. watch as the winds knock down a lot of things. a row of trees. remarkably only one death was

linked to had storm. but the tornado caused 10s of millions of dollars in damage. 30 people killed last week when twisters hit. today president obama visited the city. 15 people were killed there. hundreds of homes leveled. the president met with some of it surviveb -- some of the survivors. hours before the president headed to arkansas he was in washington, d.c. meeting minimum wages about the new climate change report. -- meteorology about the new climate change report and our chief meteorologist bill martin was there. >> i was one of meteorologies across the country to talk ohim. i had -- to him. i had to focus on california. >> reporter: after that quick greeting, following briefings on information from the climate assessment i asked president obama about our drought.

>> the history of water in california has always been complicated. but here is what we know. if we use water more wisely, if we make sure that we are dealing with climate change in a serious way then this is a problem that is manageable. if we don't then we will have significant problems. economically, and environmentally. >> the president views solutions of drought conditions which are expected to worsen. i wanted to know his shots on governor jerry brown relaxing standards because of the limited supply. >> do you agree with governor jerry brown's plan to loosen standards? >> in the short term we have worked closely with the state regulators to find ways to loosen up some of the regulations in order a deal

with an emergency situation. but that is not a lock term -- long term solution. we will have to think more systematically. that involves not just california, we have to have conversations between california, colorado, utah, nevada. all those western states will have to be in a conversation. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. president obama talks about the snow pack. where we get our water from and what he thinks could help. now our bay area weather. we have temperatures on the cool side. numbers today got to 70 in san rafael. 70 morgan hill and 73 antioch. we have more cooling to some as you see the system slide in. this is what is interesting. this area, right here. right? that clearly north of the bay area there will be showers tonight. as we move type tomorrow, mid-

morning -- into tomorrow, mid- morning, we will see it slide into the bay area, drizzle and light sprinkles. you will get showers. most of it trails off and it turns out to be drizzle or light activity. temperatures on the mild side and then we warm as we go into the bay area weekend. currently it is chilly in san francisco, give degrees -- 55 degrees. san jose 64 degrees. tomorrow in san jose, lunchtime 63. 4:00 p.m. 71 degrees in downtown san jose. a nice day. look at all the clouds. and the chance of a sprinkle, most won't see more than light drizzle. model lays it out for us. 8:00 a.m., off shore. morning commute dry. 10:00, 11:00, we see misty kind of stuff. wipers on. maybe something by stenson

beach. tomorrow is clouds. sprinkle and temperatures 60s. 71 concord. 73 pittsburg. those are the warm spots. into the bay, 60s and drop into morgan hill 71. 72 gilroy. low 70s tomorrow. patchy fog along the coast. five-day forecast, i wish this was real rain. light sprinkles. chance of a shower thursday. clearing out friday. bay area weekend, mother's day weekend, temperatures pop back up. monday, up to 90 degrees. >> let's go back to washington for a second. we were talking about what happened in the roosevelt room where you were wearing your jackets. >> we are cued up and the aide said president isn't wearing a

jacket, jackets off. it was interesting. very thought out. there is nothing done by accident. he is not wearing a jacket, you are not wearing a jacket. >> i saw your tweet, something is up here. >> yeah. they tell you what to do. >> thank you. >> you can see the tweet that bill sent, see bill with the white house dog on www.ktvu.com. we posted a slide show of bill's trip to the white house on www.ktvu.com. 5 birds recovering tonight. how dirty mail trucks and tree trimmers landed the birds in trouble. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> we are going to hear more of bill's interview with president obama. >> we are going to have greater and greater water scarety. >> at 6:00 p.m. president obama talks about our snow pack and the effect on

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twitter sent a letter to governor jerry brown calling on the state to expand computer science education. 90% of the schools don't teach computer science and leaders say that needs to change to prepare students for the work force. the letter says basic understanding is relevant in every career. new at 5:00 p.m. postal trucks started a chain of events that left birds needing rescues. ktvu's john sasaki founds out what happened here. >> reporter: as you can see that is where the tree trimming took place and it is clear some birds were harmed but those responsible are denying any were killed. >> reporter: they are housed now at the bird rescue center. >> they have bumps and bruises

and one has fractured beak. >> reporter: all of them ended up after their habitat was disturbed by tree trimmers. >> i don't see any problems but fingers are always crossed. >> reporter: the post office trimmed trees that hung over a loss where trucks were parked. >> they nest once a year so once the babies are gone, that is it. it is really a trag tragedy. >> reporter: five birds were knocked to the ground. >> a violation of federal law and nesting birds are protected under federal law. so it is a violation. >> reporter: early reports said live baby birds were thrown in a wood chipper but they deny

that. the tree trimming contractor told me they were careful and he would never harm any birds. >> be really cautious and trim the trees in the fall. >> reporter: as for the surviving bird, they were likely scared out of the trees by the chain saw and she eager to pay for their rehabilitation. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. a whale siting off of san diego was caught on video. look at these pictures. a fishermanned says a mother and her -- misherman says a mother and -- a fisherman says a mother and her baby swam up to the boat. spring times is when they migrate north. now at 6:00 p.m. the ground swell is growing to require kill switching in smart phones. the tech giant that is changing its tune. >> childhood friends in

mourning after a car crash claims the life of a teenager girl. >> she always had a big smile on her face. full of life. always happy. >> the frightening scene some say remains at the crash seattle. >> financial problems for one of the most prosperous cities. we will tell you what is behind it. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> police say it should be required. cell phone makers say it is unnecessary. both sides are closer to putting in kill switches. i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> there are new efforts to force cell phone companies to add so-called kill switches. the feature would let people disable their phones if they are stolen that would make them useless to thieves. ktvu's allie rasmus explains how soon till we could start

seeing kill switches in our phones. >> reporter: not anytime soon, july 2015 at the earliest if it passes. the move could come one step closer to reality. >> reporter: from smart phone to dumpb phone. >> i don't think anyone -- dumb phone. >> i don't think anyone would steal this. >> i had three stolen. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> no. >> reporter: lawmakers say cell phone robberies are not a laughing matter. >> people are hit, injured, they are hurt. held at gun point. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor plans to introduce legislation that would require all smart phones and tablets to have a kill switch in san francisco. >> if we have the technology to make the phones worthless to a criminal, then that is what i would like to do. >> the idea comes the