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paid. >> reporter: but justice doesn't bring him back. carlos nava was with his mom walking to a store when he was hit by a bullet intended for a rival gang member. we watched many families today walking to the store, the last thing carlos nava ever did. >> i don't care what color they are, no kid deserves to die. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: now there is a mural where the boy once was. forever young, a community touched for all that is good and a reminder of what was not. >> wrong place, wrong time. shouldn't have to pay with his life. there of the convictions carry gang enhancements which ups the prison time they could
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get. won't men face life in prison -- both men face life in prison. nowell w, ktvu channel 2 news -- noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. girls rescued from sex trafficking. ktvu's debora villalon is live from the news room with the crack down. >> reporter: called operation cross country. 100 cities and recovered 200 minors who were turning tricks under the control of a pimp. >> moving in right now. >> police enter a hotel room where the prostitute offered sex to a decoy cop. she is hustled up quickly because more women are on their way for their own hook ups and more officers are ready to pounce on a flow of sex for
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sale. in bay area hotels and apartments and out on the street. 80 women swept up. >> we refer to them as victims. >> reporter: 1-3 not arrested but offered help. >> we figure out which is the best course of action. >> we will have -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: pimps were rounded up too. 13 in the bay area. >> no it is not a resolving door and we prosecute the adult whose prey upon children. >> the priority is finding the youngest ones. like this run away. >> i don't have no -- no -- no help. >> how old are you? >> 16. >> how long have you been doing this? >> probably a year. >> reporter: no family to speak up. in and out of foster care. her background all too familiar for those who rescue them.
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how her case turned out at 6:00 p.m. and why it is difficult to get the girls out of the sex trade. debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. today we learned the name of a man killed by a light rail train in san jose. he was walking a neighbor's dog last night around 9:00 p.m. when the dog got loose. the dog ran across the tracks, he chased after the dog and that is when he got hit. this is the second time a person has been killed at that intersection. >> really scary because you think when a train is coming you have the lights, the horn, you have all that going, how could you not see or hear a train coming? >> the vta says guard rails were down at the time of the collision. the dog was okay and returned to the owner. 1346 cities are joining forces in hopes of setting a minimum
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wage of $12.50 an hour. ktvu's paul chambers has more. >> reporter: next week the statement on anal goes a $9 an hour. -- wage goes to $9 an hour. >> they were not trying to undercut each other. we are trying to pay the same amount. >> reporter: the mayor says he will pattern his idea after oakland. they joined forces to create a regional minimum wage. he suggests smaller cities gradually increase $1 a year till reaching $12 in 2016. all the cities working together would save money on enforcing the ordinance. after that he would like it
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focus on a living wage. >> people have been barely making it. even though this is not a livable living wage -- [ talking at the same time ] >> cover some of their expenses. >> reporter: the mayor says the idea is well received by neighboring cities. they are working out a plan to to talk to -- to talk to the mayor. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. we know the identity of the teenager shot and killed yesterday at a birthday party. again-year-old nathan torres was shot in the chest -- 15- year-old nathan torres was shot in the chest. people didn't recognize the shooter. he got away in a blue nissan driven by a woman. a motive is not yet known. tomorrow morning the ntsb will released its finding on
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what crashed the flight of asiana airlines. ktvu's ktvu's tom vacar is here to tell us what he learned. >> reporter: it happened out here. what the ntsb says tomorrow will be the cause of last year's crash at sfo that killed three and injured 200 and here is why. >> reporter: the findings will be conclusive because everything necessary from the pilots to the recorders to the tower personal, to the plane had been available to investigators. a rarity in major air crashes. >> reporter: it is expected a primary cause was the improper setting of automatic throttle control that maintains flight speed. >> you got interviews from the
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pilots, and you have -- >> reporter: the other issue is the actions of firefighters who twice ran over and killed a 16- year-old passenger. she is making no comment today, a response not appreciated by the attorney. >> with all due tonight of the officials a thet fire department, i just think there -- at the fire department i think there is a denial of the mistakes that have been made. >> all of this from the pilots to the-controllers to the rescue crews and to the weather itself will be assessed. >> this report is very comprehensive. expecting a couple hundred pages and recommendations to a lot of different entities. >> reporter: although the ntsb can make the recommendations
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they can't impose them. a lawsuit filed by one of its own stemming from the crash. she claimed she was used as a scapegoat after one of the passengers was run over and killed. he says another firefighter was involved and yet only her name and information was released. and you can watch live coverage of the hearing tomorrow on ktvu channel 2 news morning news and mornings on 2. our reporter will be at the hearing when the report is released and we will stream it live on www.ktvu.com as well as posting updates on twitter and facebook. the fire danger is not gone, that is why firefighters will be out all night long at the scene of a destructive fire. it started at 6:45 a.m. the homeowner called 911 after smelling smoke and seeing flames coming from a bedroom. the flames spread to the
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supports causing the building to collapse. three people got out safely. firefighters will stay there through the night looking for hot spots. the cause is under investigation. 8-point earthquake struck near alaska this morning. it hit before 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. the waves are still coming ashore but they are less than 7 inches high. no reports of injuries but people are warned to stay away from the beach. secretary of state john kerry is in iraq talking with officials about the growing crisis there now that isis took over several keyboarder crosses. >> this is a critical moment for iraq's future. a moment of decision for iraq's leaders and a moment of great urgency. >> secretary of state john kerry says iraqi leaders need to focus on creating a new and more inclusive government.
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the prime minister agreed the formation of a new government by july 1 and the u.s. offered support. >> support will be intense, sustained and if iraq leaders brings the country together it will be effective. >> however president obama says the type of support is dependent on the iraqi's next step. the u.s. military is protecting the u.s. embassy and providing assistance but american troops will not be sent into combat. prime parking for free with no time limit but not everyone with this sign is disabled. >> supposed to be for somebody who is 65 years old. >> summer is here and it feels like it. the warmest spot that could see 90-degree temperatures. >> and a stolen lap tap leads police to a garage -- laptop leads police to a garage full of stolen property. female announcer: when you see this truck,
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five people were injured when a truck veered off the road and slammed into cars waiting at a nation drive through line. the driver had a medical emergency. he hit three vehicles. his truck landed on its side. the driver and other people were taken to the hospital with complaints of head and back injuries. new at 5:00 p.m. stolen items discovered inside a home and authorities are trying to get them back to their owners. sheriff's deputies found the stolen property in san jose. when they went to investigate the suspect tried to escape. ktvu's azenith smith spoke to the girlfriend who said it is all a big mistake. >> reporter: the girlfriend is
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defending him and claims harassment from deputies. deputies say he tried to get out through a window here. they caught him and found dozens of stolen goods inside the garage. >> reporter: even a hand gun, the stolen property recovered inside his garage in his san jose home. while deputies were there neighbors showed up realizing some of the stolen items were there. >> took their bikes. one guy took his bike. >> reporter: he was arrested last week. deputies were tipped off after he used a stolen computer it make purchases. that was tracked to a commercial business in april. >> we knew him for years. we didn't know he was the one
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responsible for stealing all these things. >> his girlfriend told us her boyfriend is innocent of all charges. >> he bought them off of craigslist and we didn't know they were stolen. we buy and sell things all the time. >> reporter: both of them were layed off and selling the items for money. sheriff's deputies aren't buying that, saying they only need one stolen good to press channels and in this case they came across several -- charges and in this case they came across several dozens. >> we are confident enough to file charges. >> reporter: the charges include burglary, possession of stolen items. he is held without bail. anyone who recognizes the stolen property is asked to contact the sheriff's office. live in san jose, azenith
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smith, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco city attorney issued a southeast and desist demand against monkey parking app. city police code prohibits from saling on street parking. they have till july 11 to shut down or face a lawsuit or fines and apple has been asked to remove the app. large retailers are not required to have defibrillators. the decision signals the end of a southern california family's lawsuit against target stores. it accused them of being libel for a customer's death because it didn't have a aed. the court says it is an undue
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burden. to a 2 investigates update regarding recalled vehicles for sale. 2 investigates showed you several recalled vehicles for sale at used car lots in the bay area. now 11 agencies are petitioning the federal trade commission to take action against car max for the same issue. the agencies claim they are deceptive in advertising because the inspection does not include fixing open safety recalls. they tell 2 investigates it is reviewing the petition. they said they give the necessary information to customers so they could determine if it has an open recall. used car dealers are not manufacture authorized repair facilities. let's check in with bill martin and see how things are looking. >> everybody is out of school now. summer vacation started and the
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weather nice. warmer today than it was yesterday. temperatures 3 to 5 degrees warmer. fog is clear at the coast but it will be back tonight. nice looking summer pattern. along the coast, there is no fog and folks in the avenue appreciate that right now. clear on the great highway. clear up to golden gate park. breezy tomorrow. late tonight, early tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be warmer. 84 livermore. not bad. you see the cooler plug of air along the coast. that is exactly what you expect, right? 67 right now in oakland. hayward 69 degrees. the winds, we see strong winds, fairfield, delta, 30 miles per hour. normal for this time of night. san francisco airport, winds there about 22 miles per hour.
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just pushing a nice cool moist pattern. fire danger always high this time of year. 56 oakland. over night lows. patchy coastal fog back in the forecast, along the coast. here comes the fog. tonight. 10:00 it shows up along the coast and kisses the coast line. doesn't have the big inland push tomorrow morning. concord, livermore sunny conditions. inland temperatures, lots of mid-80s tomorrow. the eastern fringes of the valley, temperatures touching into the low 90s. nice looking day for your bay area tuesday. wednesday the clouds want to increase. there is a chance, nice, a chance for showers north of san francisco into your bay area thursday. when i come back we will look
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that forecast modern for that. these are the highs for tomorrow. about where they were today but warmer. good air quality. 78 san jose. 77 santa clara. beautiful day for your tuesday. fog back at the coast. pacifica 60 degrees. the five-day forecast, tomorrow like today. warmer. more clouds wednesday. cooler. and then a chance for a sprinkle. when i come back we will talk about that opportunity. right? don't you want water on your lawn? nice to get showers in here. it is a long shot but could see sprinkles. >> i could use it. my lawn is dead. thank you. it is worse than they thought, the new measures water officials are discussing to get millions of people through the drought. but first -- >> saving lives with a suicide
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net. the vote that is ahead for the golden gate bridge. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a spike in arson cases, the recent fires that have investigators looking for a connection. then fireworks and nervous neighbors, how preparations for the 4th of july have some residents on edge. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. if you're so tough, crack this thick slice of
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a live picture of the golden gate bridge. a major vote is coming this week that could save lives and effect the future. officials will vote friday on funding for a suicide prevention barrier. ktvu's david stevenson learned an uptick in deaths is adding urgency to the vote. >> reporter: more than 10,000 people walk the golden gate bridge each day, for some it is a last journey. >> 118 that we stopped and 46 jumped. >> reporter: suicide prevention features have been studied. on friday the board of directors are set to vote on a $76 million suicide prevention system. the design includes a wire net, jetting 20 feet out and 20 feet
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below. >> to have to build a suicide net is unthinkable for me. >> other locations -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: officials say the net would only be visible from vista points on the marine and san francisco side of the bridge. installing it requires a retro fit of the bridges. funding comes from federal sources and $20 million from the district reserves. >> spending that amount of money in that way is a waste of money. >> visitors were passionate about whether minds could be changed and lives could be saved. >> if it is dangerous i think it would be wise to build it. >> reporter: if approve contracts would be put out to bid by the end of the year. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. former teacher goes on
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trial after accused of molesting his students. 150 counts against him, how victims say he managed to avoid any suspicion. how this yellow pipe and very provocative video ads may help with the drought. >> it could be the difference between having a child with autism and not. the new risk factors research uncovered. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.
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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. former elementary school teacher smiled in court today, accused of molesting a dozen students. he held a position of trust in the community now joseph martin is accused of molesting 14 male students. ktvu's allie rasmus was in the courtroom for today's opening statements. >> reporter: video cameras weren't allowed in court but ktvu channel 2 news was permitted to take these still pictures. joseph martin smiled for our camera. till last year he was a 4th and 5th grade teacher.
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charged with 150 counts of lewd acts on a child. >> feel manipulated. sad. >> reporter: her sons were his students and now among the accusers. >> i wanted to have the boys know there was no shame attached to any of it. the shame is on the person that caused these acts. >> reporter: he told the jury he was a popular teacher who hugged, and wrote notes saying i love you to students but said he went to great lengths to make people love him. what this accomplished was the ability to deflect suspicion while -- the accusers were interviewed. he treated me like i was his son. he was always so nice to me.
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he scratched my nipples and i didn't like that. >> he pats them on the caller bone. >> reporter: his attorney says the interview process and the investigation were flawed. >> most of the allegations are avents that occurred in the classroom -- are erents that occurred in the classroom. -- are events that occurred in the classroom. >> reporter: some of the channels come with a 15 -- charges come with a 15 year to life sentence. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. a bill that could speed up the process of firing teachers charged with misconduct was presented to governor jerry brown friday. they passed ab 215 a week and a half ago. it could create a separate appeal process for teachers accused of crime. hearings would have to begin
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within 6th months. the administration supports the bill. san francisco water officials are trying something different to try get more than 2 million customers to use less water. one plan is to pump water from underneath the city. ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco to tell us how customers could face mandatory rationing. >> reporter: officials told us one good plan to get more water is this yellow pipe. the rest is up to 2.5 million bay area customers. >> reporter: san francisco water agency 1ed conserve now or -- warned conserve now or face mandatory rationing. >> reporter: his grandfather planted this lawn 85 years ago. today he is letting it die. >> without sacrificing showers we cut to the bone. >> reporter: san francisco has the state's lowest per capita
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water use. the agency today said the other 2/3 have to step up. with the year half gone water use is high. >> we need to save. if we do not we will go to mandatory. >> reporter: h conversation can feel. >> conversation can feel so right. >> these new ads is to play in san francisco but not ofolks on -- to folks on the peninsula. >> i thought that would be too much for our customers down there. we passed. >> reporter: san francisco p.u.c. said it is spending 10s tens of millions of dollars in increasing recycled water and drilling four new wells like this one in san francisco. the least expensive way to get more water. >> this is worse three years than any we have seen here in
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the san francisco bay area. >> reporter: san francisco p.u.c. says the last four weeks people seemed to have gotten the message. these wells will take 3 to 4 years to complete but without conversation in two years the city could run short of water. reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. to washington, d.c. where a closer look at spending shows congress budgeted billions more than the penalty gone wanted. it went to contract that donated to members of congress. >> you can see the flow. >> the budget passed includes $1 billion for jets built by boeing even though the pentagon didn't want the jets. so far boeing donated $1.4 billion to members of congress.
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last year they spent $15 million. >> amount of money they get back in the size of their government contracts is worth it. >> lockheed martin got a half million more than the pentagon requested. the mormon church excommunicated a woman. she was accused of undermining teachings for starting a group that advocates for equality for women. she can return to the church if she gives up her cause. keeping voters safe on the water. what lawmakers want people to do before they get a boating license. >> able bodied people are trying to use these people,
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what police are doing about it. >> a thief caught in the act, his unusually slow get away.
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police are looking for a thief caught on video stealing a baby stroller. the video show as man with a trailer. he turns around and disappears next to the home. this was 6:00 a.m.
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saturday in berkeley. you see the man checking out the stroller before he takes it and he is seen riding away with the stroller. he didn't appear to be in a trailer. police are asking for help in trying to identify him. report on the slow pace of the investigation into the jerry sandusky scandal. there were crucial missteps and delays but no political interference. the attorney general ordered investigators to look into the case as to why the case moved so slowly. the attorney general is now governor of pennsylvania and there was a suggestion politics played a role. jerry sandusky was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys. two men claimed they were abused in 2009 after the attorney general had the case.
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women exposed to pesticides are at increased risk for children with developmental delays. proximity to certain types of pesticides during pregnancy was associated with a 60% increased risk. b.a.r.t. trains covered with images will start running to highlight a partnership. a giant octopus putt was there. -- puppet was there. it will advertise the new octopus exhibit at the aquarium. they say it is part of the mission to improve educational experiences for kids. >> we want people to say great
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live animal experiences. that is why tentacles are all over the b.a.r.t. cars this year. celebrating octopuses octopuses and squid. >> b.a.r.t. says the funding pays for 40,000 free field trip rides. the program begins this fall. why are you using somebody else's disabled parking plaquer? >> able bodied people using disabled placard. why the program problem may be bigger than you think. >> satellite could look closer than ever at your car, even you and it is all legal. >> after the break talking about a slight chance of showers. there is clouds moving in now. what that could mean as we head into the next 24 hours.
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tonight 2 investigates uncovers abuse of parking privileges meant for the disabled. half a million people in the bay area can park for free with no time limit but ktvu's eric rasmussen found abled bodied people are using the placards for themselves. why there is more pressure than
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ever to do something about it. >> reporter: we are here in downtown oakland and advocates say this is one of the problem spots. i took a walk and i counted 16 cars with disabled parking placards. there is a chance some of those placards don't belong to the people who parked here. >> reporter: before the giants game even starts. these san francisco parking control officers are playing defense. in lot a outside at&t park. >> find if we verify your placard. >> reporter: matching disabled parking placards to the people using them. most here are legit.
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>> they are thankful we are checking people. >> different story out on the streets. >> belongs to your sister? where is sister at? >> reporter: no sister. no free parking. >> what is going on here? >> first of all i am embarrassed. >> reporter: this driver got hit with two $880 tickets for abusing the placard and that that is not all. >> what happens is it will be confiscated and canceled. at no time can you use a disabled placard without the owner. >> reporter: not just happening in san francisco. >> why are you using somebody else's placard? [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: 2 investigates checked records against placard numbers of cars in oakland. the people who returned to the cars didn't always match.
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>> reporter: why are you using somebody else's disabled parking placard? that is for somebody who is 65 years old. can you say why you are doing that? >> this is never meant for convenience. it was meant for safety and ease of access. >> reporter: he is among those advocating for better enforcement. the state has issued 2.6 million disabled parking placards. san francisco estimates a quarter of all the parking spots are taken by cars with disabled placards. >> if everybody came to san francisco for dinner for a ball game, for the opera, for a picnic in the park, we couldn't handle it all. >> this is canceled. >> reporter: back at lot a. >> he doesn't have a disabled
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placard. >> his wife does. >> reporter: they might not be who you would expect. >> reporter: an 83-year-old caught red handed. >> reporter: you should have the disabled placard, is that true? [ laughter ] >> well, shame applies to him as far as i am concerned. >> reporter: some advocates are saying the state should consider doing away with free parking at meters with disabled parking placards and they want better monitoring of doctors, the medical board is now working with the dmv. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. if you have a story you want us to look into, e-mail us at 2investigates@ktvu.com. >> the other thing to consider is, sometimes you don't have the placard, i know somebody
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who got chewed out, didn't have the placard and he pointed to the license plate. you can't judge. people who look fine -- [ talking at the same time ] let's check win bill martin and move -- in with bill martin and move on to the weather. >> a look at live storm tracker 2. chance of tornadoes out here. reach our way to denver. come in close. that is a major hub for flights in and out of the bay area. flights could be delayed. we are tracking this area here that moved over the airport. severe weather here and severe weather north towards boulder. be ready for that as you travel. there is no fog at the coast right now. there is a little bit of winds
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at the coast. winds pick up tomorrow morning. typical. 87 fairfield. 91 antioch. this pattern is a few degrees warmer than yesterday. the winds out there, exactly what you expect. there are changes coming. and the changes are the increase in clouds on wednesday and the chance of showers into thursday. so that is unusual for this time of year. be nice, right, nice to get rain. not thunderstorms but rain. we will look at that. looking at the fog tomorrow morning. along the coast. highs tomorrow warmer than today. today was 3 to 5 degrees warmer. tomorrow 3 degrees warmer. you will see low 90s showing up inland. most of us tomorrow mid-80s. upper80s in the hot spots. around the bay low 80s. san jose 85 degrees. san jose tomorrow looks like
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today but warmer. high tomorrow in san jose, 78 degrees at the end of the day. lunchtime 72. no fog for san jose. not going to have a big push of fog inland. fog at the coast but not inland. here is the system. slides the north. first one. wednesday morning. slides through. and then by 7:00 a.m. thursday you see all the clouds, number one it will drop temperatures. number two we could see drizzle and light sprinkles. this is still a story developing. the chance of showers remains. suggesting a good chance of sprinkles. northern california sprinkles for sure. at 10:00 p.m. we will dial it in. 88 fairfield tomorrow. 89 vacaville. highs for tuesday. 85 livermore. nice air quality. nice day tomorrow. warmest day of the week. and then temperatures come down
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as the system i described starts to push on sure. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, looks like this. weekend warms up but no big heat waves. the coolest day looks to be thursday with a chance of showers. is there anything better than hot, hot, hot and then rain, smells good. >> absolutely. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. watching from above. satellites can take a clearer picture of your yard. images that could be sold. why it is smile and the push back to stop it. -- legal and the push back to stop it. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> freeing victims of child prostitution. >> not true. we will try help you. >> the positive effect officers hope to see after the arrests.
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plus getting ready to sell fireworks. the stands doing big business that have some fearing the 4th of july. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.
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s. operating a boat in california may soon require license. california has one of the
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highest rates of boating accidents and california is one of 5 states that does not require a boating safety course. >> the objective is to raise the level of public safety and protection and hopefully avert the tragedies where families have lost family members to preventible boating accidents. >> operators 20 and younger would be required to have one starting in 2018. new at 5:00 p.m. the blurry photos you see when you zoom in on a map will be sharper and more detailed. the report from washington, d.c. on how it could leave you feeling exposed. >> reporter: this group offer toests would be lost without -- tourists would lee rostwithout the mapping -- would be lost without the mapping service on their cell phones. >> land marks are better than
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street directions. >> reporter: soon the images will be more precise. the government restricted restrictions on the level of detail. previously you couldn't zoom in and get details, now you can zoom in. lifting restrictions mean more objects could be identified. that could be disaster relief efforts easier and maps more accurate. but advocates say the changes aren't picture perfect. >> if you think about what you engage in, perhaps in the privacy of your backyard. >> she will give up privacy if it means not getting lost. her friend isn't so sure. >> the clearer they get, the less privacy and -- there is always positives and negatives. >> privacy versus technology
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debate that doesn't have a clear resolution. ktvu channel 2 news. truck driver whose bring fuel to gas stations are expected to be back at work tomorrow after walking out today and refusing to deliver gas. several drivers called in sick last night. others picked up their trucks but didn't deliver their gas. they stood outside ensolidator. the drivers say -- in solidarity. the drivers said they went back to work out of fear of losing their jobs but others stood their ground. >> union has always been a possibility. this is a major step for us. we are not going to go away. we still got to make at least a median wage. >> drivers make $24 a hour with no over time or sick pay. now at 6:00 p.m. a fire bug may be on the loose in a bay area city, four more
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arson investigations are underway. who is and what believe they may be targeting. >> what seems to be a never ending fight, saving children from modern day slavery. >> you are only 16 years old. you have options. >> rescuings girls from the sex trade -- rescuing girls from the sex trade. >> and fireworks are about to go on sale, while some residents are worried about the safe and sane fireworks with the drought conditions, experts say that is not the real danger. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. trying to stop child sex trafficking one arrest at a time. but it is not just the pimps that are an obstacle from
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stopping this. good evening. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off. >> and i am julie haener. a nationwide attack on trafficking of children for sex. three nights of sweep in the bay area rescued six children. >> when you think of human sex trafficking you think of elsewhere in the world but it exists live and well in cities across the country, including oakland. >> the fbi and law enforcement talked about the bust today announcing the arrests. ktvu's debora villalon was there. she in the news room with the challenges young victims face. >> reporter: you might think a teenager who is turning drinks would be relieved to be taken off the streets but those on the front line say it is not that simple. >> police probation, miami. >>

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