[ music ] a matching band and parents with signs in hand. the show of support for teachers at a oakland high student this morning. >> shocking video of a security guard attacking a student in a wheelchair in oakland. the actions of a second security guard now being looked at. a big announcement from president obama that could bring major changes to the veterans affairs department. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this

is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am tori campbell. there was a strong show of support this morning for teachers in oakland. many are upset over a new teacher contract that includes a strict morality clause. ktvu's alex s has more on -- alex savage has more on a demonstration put on by parents. >> the band played this morning, dozens of parents and students lined the entrance to the high school in oakland standing up for teachers who were asked to sign a morality clause to keep their jobs. protesters say they have the right to keep their private lives private. >> a non-issue. the point is to edgeicate our -- educate our students. [ music ] [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: new language inserted into the contracts

requiring teachers to adhere to catholic church teachings in their private lives. several teachers refused to sign the contract and won't be back next year. >> lot of the teachers who are leaving are the best teachers at this school. they have done so much for us and we will do what we can for them. >> we want it keep the church away from the good solid teaching principals. >> they may be softening its stance. after a meeting with teachers and students, the bishop is reconsidering the language. he is optimistic about his bosses backing away from that controversial language. >> it gave teachers and staff a little bit of hope. no one is sure what it mean ez. it is vague at this point but people are hopeful. >> he reluctantly signed the contract because he can't

afford to lose his job but he knows demonstrations like this could make a difference. >> teachers don't feel like they have a lot of power in this. >> reporter: alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. we have new information this noon time on a attack on a wheelchair bound oakland high student by a security guard. the district is looking into the actions of second guard. this video shows a guard pushing the 17-year-old francisco martinez down a hallway. you see him smack the teenager and then he hits the student again. the school district says it is looking into the actions of the second guard seen in this tape to see if she did anything wrong. francisco martinez was thrown out of his wheelchair on to the

floor. >> he slapped me show hard threw me out of my chair. i had a scar right here. >> he told us the guard also attacked him in an elevator before the scene then hallway but there is no surveillance video of that. >> francisco martinez says he protested when the security guard tried to clear the hall and he admits spitting in protest before the beating shown on the tape. the school district fired him immediately after the incident. a spokesman says he was hired in november and had passed a background check. today students were signing a petition in sport of him saying he is a good guard and the student involved was also responsible for what happened.

our coverage tones on www.ktvu.com. we posted the surveillance video as well as the letter sent home to parents by the district. new at noon a teen sentenced for his role in a car crash that killed a bicyclist. the case drew national attention because of social media posts bragging about speeding and death rides. ktvu's tara moriarty was in court where embogs ran -- emotions ran high. >> reporter: emotional statements. her daughter spoke in the courtroom. she was clutching a picture of her mother holding back the tears as she read the statement. we are not allowed to show her face inside the courtroom but we got images as she was walking out of the courtroom. let's take a listen to her statement. >> at least she alive.

the. [ indiscernible ] >> careless behavior, my mom is gone forever. >> reporter: he watched her read the statement from behind a glass door. he truck a plea deal and received 9 years in prison for murder and injuring someone. he was going 83 miles per hour last june in a 40 miles per hour zone when he struck and killed her and injured her husband. he read a statement of his own. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he was initially

charged with manslaughter but they upgraded the charges based on tweets and his driving history. in one post he wrote drive fast, live young and another someone come on a death ride with me. he must serve 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole and the families ask he speak at schools to talk about the dangers of reckless driving and he agreed he would do that. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. at least three people are in custody this afternoon as part of an investigation into the kidnapping of a woman. she was held at gun point for hours this morning inside an east oakland home. >> after surrounding the home officers ordered everyone out. they safery retrieved the victim and detained three -- safely retrieved the victim and detained three people.

the victim was forced outf a car -- out of a car with a gun. another woman called police for help. the victim is doing well. it is now one week since the deadly rampage in isla vista and last night hundreds of people gathered at a san jose high school to honor one of the victims. [ music ] mourners helped comfort george chen's heartbroken parents. george chen graduated just two years ago. he was one of elliot rodger's first victims in the deadly shootings and stabbings near the uc santa barbara campus last friday night. >> i don't want to stand here. if my son can come back i don't need to stand here. i hope i am the last to stand here. >> george chen's parents say this time of grief is also a time to forgive.

they are praying for the family of their son's killer. in the wake of the isla vista tragedy. a congressman is pushing for legislation that would provide more resources for mental health care. he introduced the bill this morning. it would let states place restrictions on people who have been involuntarily hospitalized with serious mental illness and $20 million to help states add information to the background check system. elliot rodger had been in therapy but he purchased his guns legally despite concerns from his parents he was a threat to himself. new at noon a major decision today opens the door for medicare to cover sex change operations. a board in the department of health and human services says transgender people should no longer be automatically denied

coverage for sex reassignment. it is a policy that goes back 30 years. last year he challenged the policy after denied coverage. one says this means medicare recipients will be able to apply for sex change coverage where a doctor's recommendation. free pot, the reason dehind the unusual hand out. >> -- behind the usual hand out. >> ktvu's rosemary orozco will have your weekend forecast. >> bottle rock festival is underway, the changes following complaints from neighbors last year. my dad worked as a short order cook.

right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state.

. a move that many predicted would happen. we heard live on mornings on 2 president obama's confirmation that secretary of veterans affairs eric shinseki is stepping down. his resignation comes after an report revealing wait times for veterans seeking treatment were covered up. ktvu's up -- why the president said eric shinseki had to go. >> reporter: president obama said he and eric shinseki agreed that they don't have time for distractions. they need to quick the problems

and the president called eric shinseki a good man. >> commitment to our veterans is unquestioned. his service to our country is exemplary. i am grateful for his service. >> reporter: president obama's announcement came after eric shinseki spoke at a national conference on homeless vets. eric shinseki said he realized the problem was not isolated. it is systemic. a report found workers at the phoenix va manipulated the wait times for 1700. does dens died while waiting waiting for care and it happened at other sleigh and clinics and helmets. >> i apologize to the veterans of this great country and loved ones. >> reporter: eric shinseki said the va will release its audit

in the coming days and president obama said sloan gipson will fill the -- gibson will fill the role. new at noon free marijuana is being offered on election day in the south bay. the weed for votes campaign is an attempt to get medical marijuana supporters to polling places. theyriment 40 clubs in the area -- they represent 40 clubs in the area. with low voter turn out expected supporters could have double the impact on the election. they will be giving out free cannabis or offering discounts who brings in a i voted sticker or their ballot stub. the city counsel considering new regulations. >> the counsel members are ones hoocaused the problem in san jose. we -- who caused the problem in

san jose. we need somebody in place who will treat this fairly. >> you shouldn't have to bribe people to vote. >> after voting they are asking voters to attend a city counsel meeting where it will be discussed. a large number of people are expected to protest over concerns city's proposal would create a ban on collective in the city. new technology is speeding up the commute for bus riders in san francisco. many money buses are outfitted with a device that could change the timing of traffic lights. the lights stay green if a commuter bus is approaching. the new technology is cutting commute times by 10%. >> what we are seeing, we have been doing for 5 or 6 weeks on the 14 mission, seeing significant savings. on average 5 to 7 empties on a

trip -- minutes on a trip that could be 55 minute. >> i take it downtown every day for work and it is stop and go so i think any additional time saving would be nice. >> it sends a signal to the traffic light that signals the main traffic commute. they are making plans to expand the new system across the city. just minutes ago the napa valla bottle rock festival got underway. -- valley bottle rock festival got underway with neighbor friendly changes in place. they were busy setting up all morning for the festival. last year it drew scores of complaints about noise, parking and traffic. so this year organizers implemented changes. a new sound wall to keep the noise level down for neighbors. there are also no event parking signs everywhere. and this year promises of more traffic controls.

>> i have been a resident all my life. this is one of the most exciting things i have seen happen in the valley. whatever, if people complain they will complain. you can't make everyone happy. >> it goes through sunday and will shut down at 10:00 p.m. every night. some of the headliners, bear naked ladies and the cure. we posted more details on the bottle rock festival on our website. go to www.ktvu.com and look under hot topics. cloud a, cooler pattern settled in to the bay area. you are feeling it. most areas several degree cooler than at this lunch hour yesterday. live look over the east bay hills. the fog is back. along the coast line, we are going to be -- take a look at this. golden gate bridge, down

through pacifica, half moon bay, partly cloudy to partly sunny skies, friday and saturday look similar. partly cloudy inside the bay. partly cloudy, partly sunny for mest of us this afternoon. winds are onshore, 22 miles per hour in fairfield. 13 in oakland. the breeze continues, i think it will pick up a bit as we get into the afternoon. temperature wise, 5, 10, 15 degrees below what we had yesterday. around the bay 56 degrees outside in san francisco. 66 south bay, san jose. one last check, half moon bay 54 degrees with over cast skies. the trough that is settling in will be with us today, tomorrow, sunday looks warmer.

today, 76 sonoma. 73 san rough el. comfort -- raff el. -- san rafael. comfortable. upper 60s along the shoreline. 70s east bay. 79 livermore and most of us stay below the 80 mark. 76 expected this afternoon for san jose. 74 sunnyvale. 70 san mateo. 60s for san francisco. upper 60s san bruno. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view warmer tomorrow and then looks like sunday will be the warmest day of the bay area weekend. lot going on. high school graduations, bottle rock festival. just a mild pattern in place. >> okay. thank you. a sacramento woman attacked by a bear in the alaska wilderness, her quick thinking actions that she believes saved her life.

gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education.

now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. stocks drifting lore, consumer spending fell .1% in april and the university of michigan fell more than expected. dow is down 9. nasdaq down 12. s&p is flat. warning about a new scam

targeting undocumented immigrants. they are asking for a thousand dollars to help undocumented immigrants obtain driver's licenses. some have even been posing as dmv workers and lawyers and selling false documents. the dmv will not issue driver's licenses for undocumented undocumented immigrants till january. the founder of facebook is showing support for local schools. marc marc and his da mark zuckerberg and his -- mark zuckerberg and his wife are promising a million dollars to low income schools in the bay area. there are many schools that don't have the resources they need. the first $5 million goes to schools in redwood city and san francisco. the money goes towards training, classroom technology and helping students transition from middle to high school. california's emergency drought is prompting the state

to take action to stop water pumping in the sacramento valley. water officials ordered more than 2600 water agencies, farms, cities and others with so-called junior water rights to stop pumping water from a stream or water. formers and large irrigation directs are expected to be hit the hardest. it also effects the city of sacramento. tomorrow the navy will get an update on possible radiation contamination on treasure island. earlier this year they announced they will test all of the homes for elevated radiation levels. it came after the discovery of radioactive items buried near the homes. we are hearing from a sacramento woman who survived a bear attack in alaska by

playing dead. >> you learn growing up, don't fight back. >> it happened earlier this month after jessica gamboa surprised a mother bear who was with her cubs. the bear knocked her to the ground and clawed at her several times. she lay still and did not speak and she believes that saved her life. >> i don't know if i thought much but that i have a baby boy, not a baby anymore but he is mine. four-year-old son at home. that is -- he is all i wanted to live for. >> experts recommend playing dead if a bear attacks so the animal thinks you are not a threat. she covering from serious cuts and bruises and a torn ear but she has been released from the hospital. starting tonight at 5:00 p.m. this building has been an icon for years.

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