choice. >> i may have the genetic coding that i am enclaved to be an alcoholic but -- inclined to be an alcoholic but i have the desire not to do that. >> dumb statements like that encourage the violence and the oppression of a significant number of people. >> the response online has been scathing. he tweeted he must the apologize. he tweetred you for real? >> it demonstrates how little he understands about lgbt people. >> reporter: he came to california for fundraisers and in hopes of getting business, like from tesla. >> i think the only surprise is people into make comments like that in 2014. >> reporter: we reached out to

his office for comment but got no response. at 6:00 p.m. the damage some of his remarks may cause gays and lesbians. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. new developments tonight in the sexual assault case involving two students at stanford university. students are protesting, upset with how they handled the ace and the punishment for the rapist. ktvu's robert handa is live on campus to tell us why theland victim says the fight -- the alleged victim says the fight is far from over. >> reporter: they showed their anger over how the university decided to deal with the student found guilty of sexual assault. >> the sexual assault victim helped lead the protest on the campus today aimed at members of the academic senate. although classes ended last week students joined the demonstration upset over the

decision wednesday not oo expel a student -- to expel a student who was responsible for salting a student. -- for assaulting a student. . >> rape is a crime. >> the student who denied the assault will be allowed to finish the school and graduate though they will with hold his degree for two years. >> if he was coming back it blows my mind she not barred. >> reporter: the school's decision upset and rejuvenated supporters. >> i am disappointed. i am sad. i am angry. but i wish i could say i was expecting something different. >> graduating from stanford without having them found accountable on cases of sexual assault is very upsetting to me. >> reporter: she plans to

appeal to more students to pressure stanford. >> not going to go away. not going to be silenced and i will continue to fight for resources and policy changes. >> reporter: in a statement stanford said they could not discuss specifics but they followed all requirements in dealing with sexual assault cases and the panel of students and staff issued the appropriate discipline and there is still an appeal process available robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news now. police have surrounded a home at washington avenue and castro street where a man barricaded himself inside. police are telling people in the area to shelter in place till further notice. they are asking everyone to avoid the area. we highlighted here on this map. officers say the suspect is wanted for a violent felony crime. s.w.a.t. is on the scene as well as police. we are sending news chopper 2

to the scene and we will update you as soon as news chopper 2 gets there with live pictures. police asking for people who live in the washington avenue castro street area to shelter in place ask stay inside and for everyone else to avoid the area because of a stand off with a man who is armed and dangerous. prosecutors in miami cleared colin kaepernick of any charges in a sent involving a woman in a hotel room. this dates back to april 3 when a woman went to police claiming she woke up in the hospital after partying with colin kaepernick and two other players. there is no evidence any crime was committed by colin kaepernick or the other men. colin kaepernick tweeted as i said i would never do the things that were made up about me. i am glad this is resolved. it is time for football. he got a contract extension from the team last week. a man suspected of beating

an 89-year-old woman and stealing her car and being held on $300,000 bail tonight. the booking photo for the 28- year-old. police arrested him in oakland last night after getting a tip from the citizen. he is charged with carjacking, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. he has a violent history with previous jail time for assault. the woman is still recovering. her car is still missing. a bill to make it easier for school districts to fire abusive teachers is on the governor's desk. it would expedite the firing process for teachers accused of abusing students and drug crimes. it passed today. governor jerry brown vetoed a similar bill last year. this comes two days after a los angeles judge found tenure rules are unconstitutional.

new information on the design hof the -- of the new b.a.r.t. cars. they narrowed it down to two cars and today they ordered test cars to see which is better. ktvu's john sasaki is live with how they are different. john? >> the fleet of the future is still three years away but today they narrowed down the plans to two disabled friendly cars. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is long over due for a change as the cars are original equipment. the board of directors settled on a plan for the first 10 test cars to be ordered next summer. >> motion passes. 5 yes. 2 no. >> as you can see, all the cars will have three doors instead of two on each side. 8 will have support polls and a bike rack. >> this poll is in my -- pole is in my way. >> reporter: disabled people objected to the poles. >> we need accessibility to be

consistent, complete, to be reliable. it is not a luxury. >> the president says that is six inches away allowing for more room and they made plans to order two cars. >> physically it is difficult oo maneuver -- to maneuver. . >> reporter: those 10 cars will be tested till late 2016 when they will be tried with passengers. >> we will have six months as i understand the schedule to look at how the cars perform. >> reporter: there was controversy about the color scheme. some saying it looked like the seattle seahawks colors but b.a.r.t. says they are not the same colors and 82% of the people polled liked them. the cars are set to start

arriving in 2017. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> b.a.r.t. set the fair for the airport connector. it will cost $6 for a one way trip between the coliseum and the airport. it is operated remotely and it takes 8 minutes. it will open in time for the holiday travel season. developing news. firefighters battled a grass fire in vacaville this afternoon. you can see the pictures. it began about 2:30 p.m. this afternoon. several homes were threatened by the 78-acre fire but no homes have burned. crews are helped by aircraft. as of an hour ago the fire was 30% contained. pushing back as you can see. >> a cnn reporter caught in the chaos of protests in brazil before the world cup.

police used tear gas and grenades to break up a demonstration and blocked protesters marching towards the stadium. many are furious the government was spending billions on the sporting event when basic services are lacking. >> the world cup match day. >> reporter: 7 miles from the world cup opening ceremony was this. police beating their batons holding back a small group of people trying to work their way to the stadium to protest the world cup. one cnn reporter was caught in the middle of it all. >> looks like protesters want to start moving and there is pushing back. got to go. >> reporter: police fired tear gas. the reporter and a producer were slightly injured. one person was arrested. the government spent $11 billion on the world cup. 60% believe that money should

have gone to schools and hospitals. a bus fair hike sent a million people into the streets last year. that seem as mile away for many tourists. >> it is a party country. world cup and party together. can't beat it. >> reporter: and from space as this picture from the international space station shows. the bright lights on the right side. those are the lights at the world cup stadium. visible from the heavens. on earth the turmoil of the protest, 300 people strong, did not phase those at the stadium where police were out in full force for the opening match where brazil beat croatia. there are more security forces on ground than the united states deployed that height of the iraq war. all protecting 12 cities hosting the world cup. >> thousands of security cameras, drones and no fly

zones in addition to the security forces are keeping protesters a mile away from each match. more on the breaking news in san leandro. news chopper 2 is over the scene where police surrounded a home at washington avenue and castro street. a man barricaded himself inside. police are telling people in the immediate area to shelter in place till further notice. they are telling everyone else to avoid the area. officers tell us the suspect is wanted for violent felony crimes. we showed you a s.w.a.t. vehicle. police officers on the scene as well as s.w.a.t. officers. a heavy police presence in a quiet area. just a couple streets away from the downtown area. looking to punish a peanut

butter prankster. why a high school is warning of serious consequences. >> travelers cope with higher fairs and -- coping with higher fairs and flewer flights. what airport -- fewer flights. what airlines could help you. >> the timing on when temperatures climb back up into the upper 80s. oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter?

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police are looking for another possible arsonist after two more suspicious fires were started hours apart. they were both in sunset park. the first started yesterday around 2:00 p.m. and the second was started a few feet away before 8:00 p.m. >> they got within 30 feet of each other. >> reporter: do you know how

they happen started? >> we don't. we checked both fires and didn't find any causes. >> they come dayser a boy was arrested on -- days after a boy was arrested on suspicion of arson. he started one of 8 fires over the past month. workers at a pet shop known for helping rescue animals say the store has been targeted by thieves again. ktvu's paul chambers is live in san jose where another animal has been stolen from the shop. >> reporter: that's right. the gigy pig was housed -- guinea pig was housed here. workers say last night teens came in and next thing they knew it was gone. they are afraid they will hurt or chill animal -- or kill the animal. >> they had a male guinea pig at home and next thing you know they are gone and she gone. >> reporter: the gingy pick in

this picture was -- guinea pig in this picture was kept unlocked to encourage people to pet the animals. she the latest stolen. others have been taken. in 2011 we brought you the story of the puppy that was stolen from the store. he was recovered after he was found in a shelter that was hit by a car. workers are upset about the pig being stolen and they hope they return her. >> i am worried they will breed her. it is dangerous for her to be bread. >> reporter: workers hope if you have seen the animal you return it back to the shop and there will be a lot of changes because you can see all the unopened cages will now be covers and they will put locks on them that will hurt socialization skills and not give them the opportunity to sell as many animals.

paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. in 24 hours president obama and the first lady will arrive in california. they will land around 6:00 p.m. tomorrow in palm springs and on saturday they will attend fundraiser in orange county before the president delivers the commencement address. they aren't scheduled to fly back till monday morning but there is no word on how they plan to celebrate father's day in california on sunday. fire crews had a wildfire 80% contained. it started before 5:00 a.m. burned 35 acres in the park on the north side. cal fire used a helicopter and aircraft and crews on the ground with firefighters from marine county fire. the park remains open tonight. >> reporter: let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin to see what is going on with the weather and

how it might effect the firefighters. >> helpful, cooler around here. it didn't help a couple days ago. livermore valley 106 degrees. it dried things out. last couple days, today especially on the cool side but it is windy out there. wind advisory in the bay. the fog cleared out because of the strong winds. and we have low clouds. san francisco right now clear, clear at ocean beach. when the winds blow like this, like now, ocean beach, great highway, gets sandy. not hard to get it shut down. if you are on the great highway, check the conditions to make sure it is open. usually they will close it the day after. 22 miles per hour. straight west. san francisco airport, blowing good. look at that. 45 miles per hour gusts at sfo. winds going that way. ocean beach blowing 30 miles

per hour. west. sand flying around there. strong winds taper off but the strong winds that brought in the cool air off the pacific, tore it up, there is the atmosphere, super clear. a live camera. good air quality. no spare the air day. no red flag warning but the wind advisory. warming trend towards had weekend. this low-pressure system leaves. when it does the high jumps back in. the winds go off shore. and temperatures increase. that is where we are heading. here is a computer model. fog comes back tomorrow morning. patchy. it does this too. chews it up. chewed up. it will be around. patchy here. breaks in the city. you know those days. patches of it. burns off quicker tomorrow. friday warm. 90s come back in the central valley. not seeing those today or tomorrow. 90s fill this way. these are 80s and yellows are

70s. i love this map. a snapshot of the bay area. or central california into bay area friday. 83 napa tomorrow. 83 fairfield. hot spots. 84 antioch. good news for firefighters. winds die down. 82 livermore. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view nowhere to go but up. we cooled off. 25 degrees over the last 48 hours. friday, saturday, sunday, we go back up. numbers back into the mid-90s into next week and at that point we will be talking about fire danger. >> all right. thank you. a red flag warning involving peanut butter turns serious. -- a prank involving peanut butter turns serious. first an amazing rescue from a explosion, the man who pulled the driver to safety explains why it was so tricky and it wasn't just because of all the flames. >> julie haener is here now for

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watch the right hand side of your screen and you will learn why a off duty police officer is hailed a hero after rushing towards the explosion moments after a car slammed into a gas pump. john vescio got out of the way and he runs back and saves the driver. pulling him to safety. john vescio says getting him out was not easy. >> you can see the way his legs were tucked under. his seatbelt was on. >> investigators believe the 69- year-old driver gone into diabetic shock. >> that was something. there are new numbers that estimate the real cost of healthcare for veterans, that number is in the 10s of billions of -- tens of billions of dollars. >> trillions of dollars to send

us to war, if it is 50 billion more to take care of us, that is what they have to do. >> yesterday the senate agreed on a plan to over haul the department of veterans affairs and improve veteran healthcare. a report estimates the price tag would be $50 billion a year. one group critical of excessive government spending agrees they need an over haul. this legislation is like writing a blank check. >> doesn't actually grapple with what you have to do to fix the program. it throws money at the problem. >> it would have to be purged with with -- merged with one from the house. veterans were forced to wait for months months for doctor appointments. sergeant bowe bergdahl is on his way to the u.s. right now. he left 2:00 p.m. our time. he has been in a hospital in germany since he was released about two weeks ago. he is expected to be taken to san antonio.

sergeant bowe bergdahl was released in exchange for 5 taliban detainees from guantanamo bay. the swopt sparked controversy over the decision. a prank becomes no laughing matter. >> it went way too far. >> what steps the school needed to take. >> it is costing more to get out of town, why fairs are going up and what is being done to help you get a better deal. >> and a giant leap by former president. what makes it a tradition for geroge h. w. bush.

breaking news here in east bay. news chopper 2 pictures from one of our camera looking at a fire burning in fremont. we get that from east bay regional parks. it is a vegetation fire in fremont. the location is east of 680. in the foothills there. we are showing this picture from a camera. 50-miles to the south of where the fire is burning. knowing it is taken from that

distance means the smoke is visible for quite a ways. things are very brown and dry this time of year. we will keep an eye on it, figure out how much land is burning. a fire burning in fremont. new at 5:00 p.m. a senior prank at a high school left its mark. grease stains from peanut butter smeared on the concrete and door handles. the school had to make sure a dozen students who were allergic to peanuts didn't get sick. ktvu's ann rubin shows us the response from had school. >> reporter: it is graduation here. seniors big night but officials are reeling from what they did on a different night this week. they sent this e-mail to parents and made sure staff knew how to deal with an allergic reaction just in case. >> reporter: it was a sticky

mess. peanut butter staining the sidewalk and on every door handle here at the high school. >> i am sure it started out as nothing malicious. >> reporter: what students call a senior prank administrators call dangerous. >> they did about understand some students are allergic. we haveb 16 students -- we have 16 students are allergic. >> reporter: the school district sprung into action sending an e-mail to parents and offering a refresher to all star of the symptoms. >> we had a nurse on the campilous day. >> reporter: still -- campus all day. >> reporter: still the staff wasn't taking any chances. >> they made an announcement keep the doors open. >> no word on who was responsible for the peanut butter prank but they are investigating. the punishment community service. >> there should be consequences once they find out who did.

>> reporter: if the intend was to leave their mark they could have done it another way. >> reporter: there is about a thousand dollars worth of damage here and so far even power washing haven't been able to remove the stains. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. the contra costa county sheriff's department is reporting a trust bust and six -- drug bust and six arrests. this is a photo from the sheriff's department facebook page. officers stopped the vehicle in martinez and found drugs and weapons. they found fire arms, drugs, cash and stolen property at the driver's home. six people were arrested at the home. the street value $20,000. police made an arrest in a double shooting on a neighborhood street. we told you about this yesterday as breaking news at 5:00 p.m. it happened a couple blocks

near california and russell street. it is early in the investigation and they are not yet releasing information about the suspect who has been arrested. both victims are men. one was shot in the leg, the other in the arm and hand. their wounds are not life threatening. if it feels like you are paying more to fly, it is because there are. costs are up, choices are down. justin gray reports from washington the study found airlines are making money again but it is costing you more. >> reporter: the numbers prove it and now cost you more to fly. >> it is insane. >> reporter: they took a look at what happened to the airline industry. they found in recent years consumers experienced higher airfares, more fees and lower flights. when the recession hit airlines cut flights but they didn't

bring them back. they found airline consolidation hasn't led to fewer airline options. >> we were sprooized that in terms of -- surprised ourselves that it had not changed as much as you expect. >> reporter: extra fees for everything from bags to where you sit. >> i look at prices for tickets. and then i check out and every time i push next the price goes up. >> reporter: they found airlines made $6 billion on bag fees in 2012. four times fame years earlier. >> it has -- 4 times more than 5 years earlier. >> reporter: it requires the airlines to make the hidden fees more clear up front. justin gray, ktvu channel 2 news. several ride sharing companies could lose their permits if they continue

providing service to and from airports. the public utilities commission says companies don't have permission to operate in the airport because they don't have permits. they plan to conduct audits of the companies. there are concerns over privacy after shift at a medical -- theft at a medical office. records were stolen from an employee locker at the medical group. investigators say it did not include patient financial information but it information on x-ray services dating back to 2009. study shows cancer rates on treasure island are not higher than any other part of the bay area. that is according it researchers. they looked at cancer rates between 2002 and 2011. a small number of people may have effected the results of the study. it is set to be redevelopmented

but there are concerns about -- redeveloped but there are concerns about the soil. a hospice with a special mission, $25,000 more to help children. they opened in 2004 as the first hospice in the country for terminally ill children. last month police officers took part in a fitness challenge. officers donated the money from their fees to the hospice. this week some took a tour of the facility which never turns away anyone. wonder why certain ads pop up on facebook? now you can see the files facebook keeps on you when it sends the ads your way. 45 college is staying -- >> a college is staying open for now. >> two rare lemurs arrived at the oakland zoo. what makes them unusual and the traits they share with humans. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.

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. the zoo is putting two rare lemurs together in homes -- hopes of a family. that is the new comer. the zoo brought her in from texas a month ago. they were incidentally attracted to one another and haven't been separated since.

>> the minute we introduced them together they fell in love. we planned for three days of introductions but constituency we put them in the same pin -- but once we put them then same pin they decided to groom each other. >> they are the only ones that have blue eyes other than humans and there are only 28 in the u.s. they will have to wait till breeding season for little lemurs. breathing a sigh of relief, city college of san francisco will not shut its doors. a commission yesterday decided to change its rules and give them two more years to comply with standards. we told you this yesterday at 5:00 p.m. they faced losing accreditation on july 31. it allows them to remain open for now, many remain cautiously optimistic.

>> we value the fact that we are open and accessible and we serve diverse communities that need us. >> the commission is taking public comment on the policy change. california home prices continue to float higher. they hit a 6.5 year high last month due to tight inventory and a seller's market. the median price hit $617,000 in pay. that is up 1% from last month. last year at this time it was $519,000. a big announcement from facebook. how you can change the information advertisers have about you. >> santa clara lost a campaign to raise awareness about illegal fireworks. while the warning is crucial this year. >> cooler out there today. temperatures go up into the next couple days. how hot can it get in the next

24 hours? i will let you know.

. former president geroge h. w. bush celebrated his birthday by sky diving. he is confined to a wheelchair, he is taking a sky dive.

the jump is followed with a more traditional birthday dinner tonight with 200 relatives and friends. trying to find out who killed owls. they are endangered. they live near the shore links. two were found dead. they were trapped in march when someone shoved a bottle into the opening. that bottle contains sand used by golfers. the bottles are on most golf carts. they died of dehydration and starvation. >> it was actually pretty bad and tragic that that happened. but they did a good job of letting everybody know we have to share the course with the owls and we need to be respectful of the owls. >> officials say with the death of the thralls are now only two mate -- there are now only two

mating owls left. the drought is creating the worse -- creating the worse fire conditions they have seen and in popular spots where people like to set up fireworks. legal and illegal fireworks. ktvu's robert handa reports on the campaign to get people to stop. >> reporter: with 4th of july looming ahead, fireworks spark public interest and that has fire and medical agencies worried. >> thousands of people every year are injured while using fireworks. >> reporter: today leaders gathered to show the dry hillside conditions to raise awareness about the hazards of illegal fireworks. the fire cheer association says the drought created extremely high fire danger. >> not an ordinary summer. the fuel conditions that yuc see are -- that you can see are drier than they have ever been. >> the burn center is reminding the public this time

of year 10,000 people crowd emergency rooms nationwide from injuries related to fireworks. >> blast injuries or clothing catching on fire and people getting burned. >> reporter: with fire danger and fireworks injuries in mind they are spending thousands of dollars in a tight budget year to restore public fireworks shows. >> fireworks are done by professionals. they are safe. we are not going to burn the country side down. >> reporter: fireworks with law enforcement will be out patrolling. >> if somebody gets hurt, like what happened couple days ago, and if we can show it was child endangerment you will be arrested. >> the only city that allows legal fireworks is gilroy. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news.

tesla is opening a path for other companies to make new electric cars. they said it will not penalize any company that wants to make its product based on its technology. they will not sue those companies if they operate in good faith. they said we felt compelled to create patents out of concerns. we couldn't have been more wrong. let's check in now with chief meteorologist bill martin. each day a little bit warmer. little warmer. >> nowhere to go. the heat up this week and temperatures plummeted 48 hours ago. cooler today in some areas and temperatures warm from here. these are the highs today. 83 antioch. far cry from 105. 82 santa rosa. a nice day. wind advisory in fairfield

area. the winds are breezy out there. i showed you the wind at san francisco international airport, 45 miles per hour. that wind is bringing all that moist, cool air inland and that is why temperatures are cool at this hour. tomorrow the wind gets cut off. the winds come more north. it warms up. temperatures tomorrow come up a few degrees. not going to get hot, though. just going to warm up. 13 miles per hour winds at concord. that is the story, the winds. right? 24 miles per hour at novato. sfo 45 gusts. sustained 30. that is big. gusting to 45. big deal. great highway, the stand is blowing. i went be surprised if he shut it down tomorrow -- i won't be surprised if they shut it down tomorrow. tomorrow warmer. as the high nudges closer, we work our way up to, you know,

not hot, but a warmer environment saturday and sunday. barbecue weather livermore and waltinate creek area -- walnut creek area. ocean beach, it will be chilly. fog is back in tomorrow morning. this is 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, patchy, the fog is fractured from the wind. that is how it goes the day after winds. patchy fog tomorrow. burns off and then into saturday and sunday we will see the fog more defined along the coast. this is the forecast tomorrow. 90s showing up again in the forecast. you can see it now. come back tomorrow, i will show you the saturday forecast. warming. the forecast for tomorrow. 83 napa. high 84 vamville -- vacaville. couple spare the air day sunday

and monday with the heat. no spare the air day with this weather pattern. fire danger always high but not bad for what it could be. 62 daly city. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, and there it is. saturday and sunday. sunday is the warmest day on the weekend and we continue on. warmer on tuesday. there you go. just what you expect. no big surprise. >> thank you. happy father's day according to -- live storm [ talking at the same time ] the games have begun. the world cup is on. >> let the brackets begin, why the world cup is bigger than the world series, the super bowl and march madness all put together. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> 2 investigates told you about teachers charged with serious offenses and still keeping their jobs. tonight the new push for change headed for the governor's desk and why many believe it will

become law. plus -- >> standing room only on the busiest transit system, why there are fewer seats now than before. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

. facebook announced it is giving users more control over the marketing melsages. users have the ability to -- messages. users have the ability to

change and add or delete that information. they will be able to tell facebook what other types of ads they will like to see instead. he has been advocating for greater transparency. he said in part we need to review facebook's plan to expand advertising use of browsing activities. wireless phone charges are coming to starbucks in san francisco. they announced plans to install the new system that allows customers to charge their phones while they heat and drink. it plans to have 12 chargers at each store. the program has been tested in san jose and has had positive reviews. new at 5:00 p.m. growing excitement in the bay area for an event thousands of

miles away. fans cheering and celebrating as the world cup gets underway. soccer often take as back seat to football or baseball. but ktvu's noelle walker is live in san francisco that a pub where it has been standing room only. >> reporter: if you are not a soccer fan beprepared to be abandon -- be prepared to be abandon. none bigger than the world cub. >> reporter: there are very few things in life that bring people together. >> you get to experience the atmosphere of everyone then world loving soccer. >> reporter: like world cup soccer. the soccer kind of football. it is like christmas in june. >> i woke up at 4:00 a.m. this morning. i couldn't sleep. >> reporter: he is going to the world cup next week.

>> this game is something when you are born into it. >> reporter: whatever your genettings may be -- genetics may be. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: just how big a deal is world cup for soccer fans? >> soccer is literally like religion for me. my family grew up going to church and then slowly shifted to going to soccer fields. >> reporter: in non-soccer fan terms -- [ indiscernible ] >> put them on one show for a month. with eliminations. that is the world cup. >> reporter: and just like that -- >> did you notice the giants playing? >> the boys of summer. >> i did not.

>> reporter: take a back seat. i would here in january and a soccer fanlift from here to drive -- fan left from here to drive all the way to brazil. he made it and he has been sending his photos. [ audio difficulties ] >> looks like we lost her sodio. the world -- audio. the world cup is divided into 8 groups. team u.s.a. plays in group "g." here are the dates and times. first match is on monday at 7:00 p.m. against ghana. they play portugal on the 22 and germany the follow thursday. los angeles is now joining san francisco and chicago in the fight over trying to get george lucas and his museum. los angeles mayor is offering a location in exposition park which is theme several other museums and the space shuttle

endeavor and across the street from usc. he says the location will be decided in the next few weeks. breaking news. a neighborhood in lock down. why police from two different cities converged on san leandro. >> hard enough to get a seat on the bus, now many are getting locked up. the hazard that is prompting it. >> a tradition is cut short, the problems at this camp site that are forcing it to close. ktvu channel 2 news starts right now with breaking news. >> that breaking news tonight, a s.w.a.t. stand off in san leandro. it began after officers tried to arrest a suspect wanted for felony crimes. the nature of the crimes hasn't been revealed to us. no word if shots have been fired in the area. police are telling people to avoid the area around washington avenue and castro

street, not far from downtown san leandro. people who live in -- who live in the area are told to shelter in place. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off. >> i am julie haener. developing news, amtrak is reporting delays because of a deadly accident in richmond. fire officials say a person was hit and killed by a southbound train coming into the amtrak station. this is video from news chopper 2. you can see investigators there at the scene. the train was close enough to the station to off load all passengers who were not hurt. the north bound track is operating. fire crews on the scene of a grass fire on olhone college in fremont. news chopper 2 is live over head. you can see flames are burning right now. the fire burned 5 acres of that very dry grass land. we just saw crews ci