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. >> reporter: thursday night in

a hotel. a 16-year-old prostitute has come to this room. he is not a business man and she is being watched and monitored on hidden camera. >> i negotiate the price. make sure we have an agreement. >> reporter: always sad and surprised when the girl who knocks is so young. >> i don't have no -- no choice. i don't have no help. >> reporter: young enough to be turned around. maybe saved from the sex trade. like adult prostitutes she is frisked and questioned. she admits she didn't come to the hotel on her own. there is a pimp. >> after they open up they usually break down. as soon as they start talking

they start crying. >> reporter: this run away escaped abusive foster care. many are from broken homes. easy prey for sex traffickers. >> they look for pimps for attention, love, and they give it to them. they believe they are in love. >> how young have you seen? >> 12, 13. >> counselors find one bust doesn't usually do it. sometimes it takes something violent, a beating, a rape. often there are many tries at intervention. >> they try it and then they will go back to the lifestyle. you have to see them a few times before you get through to them. >> there is people who care about you. we care about you. >> why would you care about me? >> we don't want to see you do this. >> reporter: this 16-year-old went on to juvenile hall and working with a group trying to get her life on another track

and she wasn't the youngest. there was a 15-year-old girl as well. adult prostitutes are offered services too but they often have criminal records. all the more reason to get girls out early. debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on operation cross country. the fbi joined with state and federal law enforcement partners across the country. they conducted sweeps in 106 cities. 168 children were recovered and 281 pimps were arrested. today the fbi director said targeting and harming american's children through sex trafficking is a heinous crime. every child weavers be safe and sound -- deserves to be safe and sound. boy shot and killed over the weekend was just 15 years

old. it happened early sunday morning. he was shot and died at a hospital. three others were shot and are expected to recover. the gunman was a african american male who fled in a blue compac car. series of arsons have police on edge. in the last two weeks south of market district seen 7 small fires ranging from construction sites togarbage dumpsters. -- to garbage dumpsters. ktvu's david stevenson has gathered some details. >> reporter: two newspaper racks were set on fire saturday night. a construction site and a trash bin were tet on fire on sunday afternoon -- were set on fire sunday afternoon and evening. it shows the proximity of the sights and the times they were set on fire. this is the latest on a series

of small fires. there are two other fires. one involving a car set on fire in a garage that they are investigating. no one has been hurt. this is the damage we viewed today at the construction site where new apartments. police tell osbottle was set on fire -- us a bottle was set on fire. last week two dumpsters were burned a block or two away on the same street. the fire department is investigating along with the police department. >> the fear would be that once someone gets hit -- one that someone gets hit or killed and two the fire gets out of control and does a lot of damage. >> reporter: police are working to connect the dots to see if the fires are related. we are told numerous construction sites have beefed up security and police are

targeting the area. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. early tomorrow morning we should learn the official cause of the asiana plane crash at happened a year ago. three people were killed and 180 were injured when the plane crash on landing. the ntsb will release findings based on reports from the data recorders, air traffic control, videos and the pilots. >> you have interviews from the pilots telling us their accounts and you have information -- >> investigators said the plane was flying too low and too slow. the ntsb will make recommendations. and you can watch live coverage of the hearing tomorrow on ktvu channel 2 news morning news and mornings on 2. a reporter will be at the hearing when the report is released and we will

stream it live on www.ktvu.com and posting live updates on twitter and facebook. justice for the family of a thudler struck and -- toddler struck and killed by a stray bullet in a gang shooting. two gang members killed carlos nava. ktvu's noelle walker was in the courtroom as the defendants heard the word guilty. >> thanks for asking. >> we are deeply disappointed by this verdict. deeply disappointed. >> reporter: both had little to say after lawrence denard and willie torrence were found guilty on all counts. including first degree murder in the death of carlos nava. >> grateful justice was done.

grateful for the jury. for the time and attention they paid and i am -- my thoughts and condolences to all the victims. >> reporter: carlos nava was walking to the store with his mother and brother on august 8, 2011 when he was hit and killed by a stray bullet. she knows one of the gang member whose was also shot and wounded in the hail of bullets that killed carlos nava. the boy is now memorialized in a murial in the place where he died. -- murial in the place where he died. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: we saw many young families walking to the store, just as carlos nava was. >> just a sad thing. i would hate to be the parent that has to face a tragedy like that. >> the carlos nava family was not in court to hear the verdicts. i spoke with carlos nava's cousin who said there is

nothing to say, that the convictions don't change anything. he said my cousin is still dead. when they are sentenced july 22 each faces life in prison. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. a former elementary school school teacher is -- school teacher is atrial accused of molesting students. ktvu channel 2 news took still pictures in court and joseph martin smiled. he is charged with 150 counts of lewd acts involving 14 children over 7 years. two brothers are among his accusers. >> i really wanted to have the boys know there was no shame attached to any of this. that the same is on the person that caused these acts. >> most of the allegations are events that occurred in the classroom in front of all the other students. in other words there were 30 eyes on him while he is doing this.

we have the other students testify. >> if convicted of all 150 counts he could be sentenced to 2,000 years in prison. the medical examiner identified the man struck and killed last night by a lightning rail train. he was hit around 9:00 p.m. last noth at southwest express way. -- night at southwest express way. he was walking a dog and the dog got loose and he ran into the passport of the train trying -- path of the train trying to get to the dog. the dog was not hurt. the sheriff's office is trying to return a stash of stolen items to their owners. they found the stolen property with the suspect last week inside his home. they were able to track him down after he used a stolen computer to make a online purchase.

while deputies searched his garage several neighbors noticed items that were stolen from their homes. >> they just came and took their bikes. one guy was upset and took his bike. >> he is charged with burglary, possession of stolen property and a probation violation. the people behind a parking app used in san francisco are told to stop. san francisco city attorney issued a cease and desist demand to monkey parking. it allows people to auction off parking spaces. he also wants apple to remove it. he says it is against the law in san francisco to buy, sell or lease public on street parking spots. fireworks are about to go on sale ahead of the 4th of july. with the drought making it dry, some think selling fireworks is not a good idea. >> back here after the break.

tracking a warm up. that will increase fire danger. there is a chance in the five- day forecast for rain or showers. i will let you know when and where that could occur. >> a puppy with a problem. the every dayite amfirefighter used to get him out of that -- day item a firefighter used to get him out of that spot.

new at 6:00 p.m. a ktvu channel 2 news poll shows californians have an okay view of how president obama is doing his job. while approval across the country is low in california 50% approve of the president but that is down. 39% disapprove. californians agree with the rest of the country on the job

congress is doing. 12 approve, 75% disapprove. congress honored the gays and lesbians in support of the work they do for lgbt issues. he publicly came out in 2005 and arnold schwarzenegger vetoed a bill legalizing same- sex marriage. trouble in a drive through at a mcdonalds today. 5 people were hurt when a truck slammed into cars in the drive through lanes. police believe the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the truck. he hit three vehicles before his truck landed on its side. the driver and people in the other cars were taken to the hospital. new at 6:00 p.m. holiday worries with the 4th of

july two weeks away. the sale of fireworks in some cities now just days away. some residents worry about fireworks. even with the legal ones. ktvu's rob roth talked with residents and firefighters and joins us live. >> reporter: legal fireworks here in dublin go on sale saturday, this is one of 16 stands in town that will be selling them. some residents say given the dry conditions selling fireworks this year may not be a hot idea. >> reporter: san francisco has its own 4th of july show. but not dublin. for decades people here have been allowed to celebrate with safe and sane fireworks. the money goes to charities and youth programs. some say take a look at the hills. drier than normal because of the drought and they worry about a fire.

>> i wish they don't allow them to sell the fireworks. don't have the fireworks. >> reporter: the hills are dry and so is her lawn. >> we shut off the water. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i think that is for the city to decide. >> officials never considered canceling fireworks this year. >> proud tradition and it raised a lot of funds. >> the safe and sane ones, i have had them with my kids, i think they are hard to set something on fire. >> reporter: the fire district will have extra paroles on for the 4th of july but firefighters aren't concerned. >> we will have a number of small fires on the 4th of july, spot fires or something like that. a spot in a field. most are generated by illegal

fireworks. >> reporter: dublin is one of 15 bay area cities that allow the sale of fireworks. there are rules. fireworks could only be set off in designated areas. firefighters are urging everyone to be especially careful this year. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. california's drought continues to create fall out. they warned people to conserve now or face mandatory rationing. the san francisco p.u.c. says without significant cuts water could run out in two years. they are rolling out tv ads urging conversation and spending millions to increase recycled water in open space areas and drilling four new wells. there is one good thing coming from the drought, it is slowing down the death of sudden oak death. it is down in the past couple

months. it killed hundreds of thousands of oak tries in california -- trees in california. high temperatures warmed a couple degrees over the weekend. highs tomorrow warmer than these. these are the official national weather service highs today. 94. that is the hot spot, antioch. 89 fairfield. san jose 78. on the coast san francisco 67 degrees. fog freeing at the coast right now -- fog free at the coast right now. a weather system to the north. rain in portland and seattle. looks like wednesday and thursday we can see a chance of sprinkles here. the forecast highs into the next couple days. next day will be warmer. slightly warmer and temperatures cool from there as the clouds increase. almost a million people live in this area. not that normal for this time of night not to have fog. not getting it.

clear at the coast. sunset over the islands tonight. fog back late tonight, 10:00 p.m. highs tomorrow warmer than today. the winds are out there. exactly what you would expect. wind at the san francisco airport. 20 miles per hour sustained. gusting to 28. 30 miles per hour at the airport. the forecast, fog kisses the coast tonight. 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. morning hours, the stead of driving well inland -- instead of driving well inland, look where it stays. that is tuesday morning. won't get inland. start off sunny and warmer and end up warmer. the forecast highs tomorrow. 90s inland. eastern edges. most of us tomorrow, highs in the five-day forecast, most spots will be -- hot spots upper 80s. low 90s. san francisco 60. san jose 74 degrees. the forecast long range, a

chance of showers. the system gets close to us wednesday morning. gets closer. cools us off big time thursday. thursday morning. and could bring sprinkles. we will watch that. it would be great if it transpired. right now we will hold this pattern through tomorrow and temperatures drop. i can tell you that for sure wednesday and thursday. thursday especially with that system coming in. highs for tomorrow. forecast for the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. saturday. it is 5 days right there. you will see sunday shows up. and it will be nice. that thing on thursday would be nice. showers good. may not get it. >> mainly north bay. wouldn't it be nice get rain? >> thank you.

a puppy found himself in a tight spot. look at this. firefighters say the puppy was stuck with his head through had hub of the wheel. the owner brought the guy a firefighter for help. they used vegetable oil and there he is, free from that pup. the pup is now back home with his 7 brothers and sisters. i think he will be the trouble maker. mexico is the headliner in the world cup today and panic arrived with the giants but it is a good thing. mark will explain next in sports.

mark ibanez tells us about the latest world cup action. >> recovering from yesterday's team u.s.a. game. one of the most watched telecast ever. today move it on. mexico is a winner and they will be moving on to the next round of 16. they take care of their business against croatia. who is eliminated. 72 minute. off the corner kick with the header that gave mexico a 1-0 lead.

3-1 final. 7 total points for them in group a. crotona is out. other winners netherlands and brazil and spain on their way out of the tournament. a team that needed victories over the weekend got it. they pushed the panic button. joe panic up from the minor leagues. walked saturday. yesterday nice defensive plays. and his first major league hit, a double to knock in a run. he talked to joe fonzi about getting the first big league hit. >> you don't want to come up and struggle. come up and have success and contribute to the team. sit down and relax and play baseball. same game you played your entire life. just higher level and more fans. good to settle in and come here to at&t with a clear mind.

>> fresh face kid and what a great baseball name, joe panic. >> good name. >> good kid. >> thank you. at 10:00 p.m. dogs roaming free in parks, the new policy that has come concerned about safety. that story tonight at 10:00 p.m. thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us tonight.

have to wear these ugly sweaters? it's just until grandma can see them. my neck hole is too small. mine's itchy. i'd rather be itchy than choky. come on, phil. hurry up. okay, here we go. connecting. [ muffled ] come in, florida! over! mom? dad? hello, phillip. [ chuckles ] all: merry christmas eve! merry christmas eve! a little -- little lower, dad. [ deeper voice ] merry christmas eve. [ chuckles ] thank you -- thanks for the sweaters! [ normal voice ] oh, you're welcome. you look beautiful in them, darling. hey, pops, here's the tree. and, uh, there -- there's the, uh -- there's the ornament you sent us. right here. right here.