tv Mornings on 2 FOX July 19, 2014 7:00am-10:01am PDT
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. security fears at the malaysian airlines crash site. new fears in involving evidence and how it may be getting destroyed. >> a threat painted on a wall in san francisco's mission district. more on the message that has both police and neighbors concerned. >> plus, another curveball thrown at the oakland a's. changes proposed by the city involving a 10-year lease at the coliseum and what it could mean for the team's future. mornings on 2 starts now.
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. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm allie rasmus in for claudine wong. >> let's get you over to rosemary for a quick look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. a fairly nice afternoon in store. we have to get through the low clouds first. take a look. socked in pretty good in san francisco. the marine layer is deep, down to about 3000 feet, or i should say up to 3000 feet. and it is widespread once again, into our valleys, around the bay. waking up with patchy drizzle this morning, but not as bad as yesterday morning. you may have your windshield wipers going if you are out and about early this morning, along the coast, around the bay. outside of that, the onshore breeze continues in fairfield, at travis, 28 miles per hour. little change there. the onshore breeze and the afternoon seabreeze will be with us for today. temperature wise, we're in the 50s to low 60s. 56 in novato, 62 in oakland, 61 in antioch. temperatures won't be changing a whole lot. what is going to be changing is the cloud cover. high clouds moving back in and the muggy weather associated
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with it. for the afternoon, an increase in those high clouds. 84 for concord, 78 if san francisco. low 80s along the peninsula. 85 this afternoon in morgan hill. temperatures similar to yesterday, perhaps slightly warmer in some spots. but again, it's the muggy weather i think you'll actually notice. i'll talk about how long it's going to stick around. we'll take a look at future cast model, even the possibility of a few isolated showers, coming up. malaysia's transport minister held a press briefing today in kuala lumpur, updating the latest in the crash of flight 17. cara lui joins us with the story. >> reporter: the transport minister expressed concerns the crash site was not being properly secured. he shared his fears that evidence, important evidence is not being preserved. he also added that the jetliner flew on a flight path set by international aviation authorities and never strayed into restricted air space. investigators are still working to get access to the crash site in ukraine and are still
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negotiating with pro russian rebels to get the team in to find out exactly what happened. u.s. officials believe the downing of the flight from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was the work of russian-backed separatists. >> the crash site has not been properly secured. the integrity of the site has been compromised and there are indication that vital evidence has not been preserved. interfering with the scene of the crash risks undermining the investigation itself. any action that prevents us from learning the truth about what happened to mh17 cannot be tolerated. failure to stop such interference will be a betrayal of the lives that we lost. >> reporter: all 298 people on board mh17 were lost.
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cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. the impact of the tragedy is also being felt right here in the bay area. a vigil outside the netherlands consulate in san francisco thursday night was organized by local ukrainians. people left candles, flowers and heart-felt messages of sympathy and solidarity. people are also mourning the loss of dutch scientist and world renowned aids researcher, lang, one of the many passengers headed to this weekend's international aids conference in melbourne, australia. lang helped san francisco general hospital develop protocols for treating aids in the early 1980s. >> a lot of our discussion was with physicians and nurses in the room to really just talk through, yeah, i'm afraid, too, and it is scary and here's what we have to do. >> he also says lang was instrumental in getting researchers to focus on aids victims in africa. the aids researchers who
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died in the tragedy will be remembered at this weekend's aids walk in san francisco. the walk is set to start tomorrow morning at 10:30 at sharon meadow in golden gate park. organizers say they plan to acknowledge the victims at several points during the walk. money raised during the event will help to fund aids services in the bay area. well, first it was bart, then muni. now another bay area transit agency has struck a deal with its workers. sam trans has agreed to give bus workers and customer service representatives a 9% salary increase over the next three years. the deal is retroactive to last through sunday. sam trans drivers earn up to $59,000 a year. mechanics, $75,000. the city of oakland has thrown another curveball at the a's. the chronicle reports that the city has again altered a proposed 10-year lease to keep the team at the coliseum. the a's are now reviewing the changes, some of which the city council approved on wednesday, but the paper reports the
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oakland city attorney added other revisions, which risk upsetting the a's. however, an attorney for the oakland alameda county coliseum authority predicts the city and the a's will settle their differences this weekend. investigators are looking into why a car ended up on the railroad tracks last night in south san francisco. a caltrain slammed right into the car just before 10:00 p.m., between the south san francisco and bayshore station. the car was mangled and had to be towed off the tracks. there were no reports of any injuries, but there were train delays, as workers cleared that area. palo alto police are searching for a man accused of taking cell phone pictures in a women's bathroom. the incident happened thursday night at the coverly community center on middlefield road. police say a woman in her twenties noticed a man taking pictures under the divider separating the stall next to her. he ran away when that woman started yelling. anyone with information about this incident is asked to call palo alto police. new evacuations are under way in central washington state, as hot and dry
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conditions continue to fuel a massive wildfire. close to 100 homes have burned, after the fire swept through the town of pateros. the mayor of the town says the fire reduced the small town to rubble, burning her home and the homes of relatives and friends. >> my home lost her home. my uncle lost his home. two of my best friends at alta lake lost their homes. we lost everything. >> 202,000 acres have burned. the fire is zero percent contained. san francisco police made an arrest in a deadly stabbing in the tenderloin district. it happened around 6:15 yesterday morning at gary and polk. police say the suspect and the victim got into an argument in a hotel room before the stabbing. the victim was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. police say they arrested this woman here, 30-year-old lisa hang. she has been booked into the san francisco county jail on homicide charges. san francisco police also say they arrested a woman who stole money from an 8-year-old girl selling candy.
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46-year-old ladonna christian is booked on charges of robbery, felony assault, and willful cruelty to a child. officers credit surveillance video like this one at a convenience store for helping catch christian. the 8-year-old girl was selling candy monday afternoon. christian asked the girl to make change, then twisted her arm, causing the girl to drop her money back. christian then jumped onto a muni bus. there are concerns that the construction of new homes on treasure island could mean more gridlock onto the bay bridge. right now, about 2000 people live on the island, but there are plans to add 8000 new homes, along with new commercial and office space. according to the san francisco chronicle, more muni, ac transit, and ferry service will be added to ease the potential traffic congestion and new bay bridge on and off ramps to and from the island are also under construction. six people were arrested in san jose during a targeted patrol of a homeless camp. the arrests were made in an area known as the jungle.
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as many as 175 people called the 65 acres bordering the coyote creek home on any given night. according to the san jose mercury news, most of the arrests were for outstanding warrants related to trespassing and other nonviolent offenses. governor jerry brown has signed two new gun control bills into law. one law closes a loophole that allowed gun dealers to sell some semi automatic handguns without safety features. a second law requires courts to notify the state department of justice within one day when someone can no longer legally own a firearm due to a criminal conviction or mental illness. the bills are among several pieces of legislation introduced in the wake of recent gun violence, including a shooting rampage near uc santa barbara. both laws take effect on january 1st. tensions appear to be brewing between some residents of san francisco's mission district. someone spray painted graffiti on the side of a building, threatening violence against so- called hipsters and yuppies if they don't move out in six
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months. long-time residents say lately, many tech workers have been moving in, squeezing out the locals. >> it's the frustration of the neighborhood. there's definitely a problem. >> it's just talk. no one's going to come in six months and shoot down every coffee shop in the neighborhood. >> police say the person responsible could be charged with a felony for making a terrorist threat. families returning to san francisco's garfield park, thanks to extra efforts made by the city's police department. on friday night, san francisco police teamed up with the recreation and park department to host a free family movie night. organizers say it's been a long time since the park has been enjoyed by so many families. for years, it has been known as a magnet for crime. that's why police say last fall they assigned four officers to help clean up the park. >> most people in the community are really, really good people. so it's a matter of bringing those people together and saying to that other element, we're not going to tolerate
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this here. this is the park, this is for the kids. >> the police department has officers patrolling the park seven days a week. neighbors say crime there has lowered since having those officers there on site. sentence creamery in oakland will be celebrating its 120th anniversary on national ice cream day. tomorrow, from noon to 3:00, the ice cream shop will host a party at its location on piedmont avenue. the event will include free scoops of their trademark ice creams, a barbecue, and visiting animals from the alameda county 4-h club. their signature junior black and tan sundaes will also be on sale for $1.20. sentence is the oldest family- run creamery in california. experiencing what it is like to be over the legal limit without even taking a sip of alcohol. coming up at 7:30, the unique approach to dui prevention happening in the north bay that not only is teaching adults, but also children a valuable lesson. >> makes me feel important that i started something. >> but first, a creation that spans generations. the story of a cross at a cross
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. the growing insurgency in iraq has some lawmakers questioning whether the u.s. should push ahead with plans to withdraw troops from afghanistan. just a thousand u.s. troops are scheduled to remain in afghanistan past 2016. some critics say that raises concerns that militants could take control of much of the country, after insurgents claimed much of northern iraq. the white house says the two countries are different and there are no plans to stop the troop withdrawal. a teenager in the north bay is working to preserve a local landmark that was built long before he was even born. ktvu's rob roth has more on the connection this young man feels to a world war ii veteran's
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hand built memorial. >> here you go. >> reporter: he's a 15-year-old boy on a mission. >> all the announcements we're making, i posted. it's a little more straightforward because it shows the actual length. >> reporter: cameron whiteside is mounting a campaign. he's looking to preserve what he calls a city icon, built long before he was born, by a man he's never met. he wants to keep this hillside cross from fading away. >> there's a lot of mountains in sonoma county that looks a lot like it, but this one has character. >> reporter: cameron says as long as he can remember he's had a special connection to that cross, even though his first visit didn't go so well. >> we walked up there when he was 5 years old and he good a good case of poison oak out of it. >> reporter: the cross was made by retired san francisco police lieutenant more than 30 years ago to honor his fellow world war ii comrades who didn't come home. he is now 96 years old. >> not only their memory, but
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the memory of all the other wars. >> reporter: two years ago, ktvu spoke to him after he had been told by the property owner he could no longer go up the hill to maintain the cross. there are liability issues, he said. but this week, cameron whiteside saw our story of the plight. cameron grabbed a couple of buddies, josh and vincent meade, and began canvassing nearby neighborhoods. they are hoping to drum up enough support to allow cameron or an interested group to regularly maintain the cross. >> if i'm able to take care of it, because i think it is my duty after i've enjoyed it for so many years. >> makes me feel important that i started something. >> reporter: he got emotional when he heard of the campaign to save the cross. >> just stands for love, and i hope it stays there forever. >> take your time. >> reporter: arvo had hoped a
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message would send a message to future generations. it appears it has. in santa rosa, rob roth, ktvu channel 2news. well, it could take a little longer to receive a new netflix movie in the mail. netflix has stopped shipping dvds from its distribution on saturdays, saving netflix as much as $14 million a year. amazon has released its first ebook subscription service. it's called kindle unlimited. for just $9.99 a month, subscribers can have access to more than half a million digital and audio books, only a small amount compared to all the kindle books for sale on amazon's online store. kindle unlimited was launched yesterday. amazon is promoting it by offering a 30-day free trial. a new music video is calling attention to how much models and celebrities are photo shopped for ads.
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♪ >> the video was posted on youtube 11 days ago and has more than 13 million views and is growing. it features singer colby calais, encouraging girls to take off their makeup and appreciate their natural beauty. the message comes as a new bill is gaining momentum in washington. the truth in advertising act would give the federal trade commission the power to regulate photo shopping. >> this is false and unfair advertising. these deceptive images, were they to tell the same lies and words that they do in pictures would have been regulated and litigated a long time ago. >> if the bill passes, research and recommendations from the ftc would be expected in the next 18 months. one idea would be to include the message, this image has been digitally altered on any photo that has been retouched. >> could be very revealing if it passes. turning now to weather,
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we've had muggy weather. it's unusual this last week. how long will it stick around, rosemary? >> we've got another batch coming our way in time for the second half of saturday, perhaps even a few sprinkles come sunday. i'll show you that in the extended forecast. let's start with what is happening outside our doors. good morning to san jose, waking up with cloudy skies this morning, upper 50s to low 60s outside your door. mentioned it a little while ago, even a little patchy drizzle around the bay, along the coast this morning. but not as bad as we had just yesterday. so let's take a look at what is happening. where does this muggy weather come from? it comes all the way from the desert southwest. that ridge of high pressure remains to the east. we've got the clockwise motion around that, counterclockwise motion around a low that's off the southern california coast, and california, the bay area, right in between and it funnels that moisture right in our direction. so we have the clouds coming our way. the low clouds will move out. the high clouds are already pulling in. and i think they will thicken as we move through your saturday afternoon. in addition, because it is a
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weekend, you may be thinking about heading to the sierra. there is a flash flood watch for north and south tahoe today, lasting until the evening hours. thunderstorms have been an issue all week long and over the sierra, it's going to be again for today and more so for your sunday. stay tuned to the forecast if this is your direction for the weekend. let's pick it up here and talk about what's happening. we'll also take a look at the sierra as we roll through the next couple of days. there are all those clouds. 5:00 in the afternoon, we've got plenty of cloud cover. this could actually offset the heating for today. so we are looking at temperatures perhaps slightly warmer than yesterday, but if all these clouds roll in, thicken up enough, that will offset the heating for this afternoon. meanwhile, there go showers and thunderstorms over the sierra. i want to take us into sunday morning, because we've been picking up a little bit of moisture here on the west edge of california. this is when we could wake up with the morning drizzle and the possibility of isolated showers. that will be for your sunday morning. then take a look at sunday, primarily partly to mostly cloudy the entire day.
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thunderstorms, again, in the sierra. so there is your weekend in a nutshell. let's take a look at what is happening outside your door this morning. 61 in antioch, 62 in oakland, 57 in napa, 56 for santa rosa. so temperatures, not bad. it's going to feel relatively mild out there, even at this hour. getting into the afternoon under partly to mostly cloudy skies, upper 70s to low 80s for the north bay, 78 for novato, 77 in petaluma, 70 degrees this afternoon in sausalito. so, you know, if you're not very sensitive to the humid weather, still a nice day. 72 in oakland for the afternoon. mid-80s in walnut creek. upper 80s this antioch. when you get into the upper 80s, low 90s and it feels a little humid, then it begins to feel sticky. 80 degrees in san jose, 79 santa clara, upper 70s for sunnyvale. one last shift here in and along the peninsula, 80 for redwood city, 75 san mateo, 68 degrees this afternoon in san francisco. low 60s with mostly cloudy skies, low and high clouds for the coast today, 64 for
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pacifica. the extended forecast here, with your bay area weekend always in view, temperatures very similar to yesterday. the clouds begin to move in. sunday looks to be the cloudier day. then notice in addition to the clouds, temperatures do begin to fall sunday, monday, tuesday, little changes in the forecast here, but low 80s for inland cities, low 70s around the bay, low 60s along the coastline. that's even a bit below average for this time of year. by wednesday, temperatures are heating back up. past sunday, into monday, better clearing and drier weather will return as well. back to the desk. remembering a mother killed in a bank robbery and shootout in stockton. >> i wake up and i'm hoping that it's a dream and that my mom's going to be there. but she's not. >> the unusual request from the family, as police search for a fourth possible suspect in the case. >> it was just unbelievable, because you can't really capture on film how big they really are. >> and it's something--
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. one came up right by the boat. it was really kuhl. you could smell the whale's breath. >> about 10 humpback whales have been hanging out in monterey bay, just a quarter mile out from the harbor. this summer's warmer waters are bringing the whales closer and closer to shore to feast on anchovies. the whales are about the size of a greyhound bus and can eat tens of thousands of anchovies in one gulp. >> i've been a marine photographer for cruises for five years and i haven't seen anything like this for five years. >> for anyone interested in checking out the massive mammals, most whale watching companies leave around 10:00 a.m. and the cost is usually about $50 for a four to five-hour trip. a new drought map shows
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more than 80% of the state of california is now in an extreme drought. just three months ago, that figure was at 68%. some climatologists say the drought will continue to get worse over the summer. the drought map is based on 50 indicators, including weather patterns, soil conditions, and water activity. a pair of wolverines are now causing the san francisco zoo their new home. the 7-year-old male and 13-year- old female just arrived from the columbus zoo. it appears as though they already feel right at home, having a good time there. president zoo created a special wolverine habitat for them, including water features, trees to climb, and dirt to dig in. zoo officials say the species is threatened in the wild. >> their habitat really is, it's dwindling due to climate change and global warming. so really strong conservation message. there's very few left in the wild, only 300 estimated. >> the zoo encourages people to take part in an online auction for the right to name the pair.
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proceeds will go toward wolverine conservation. it's one of the best deals in the east bay. later this year, a golf course that's been in business for 50 years could be in the hands of another owner. what it could mean for the people who use the course. >> and security fears at the site where the malaysian airlines jet was shot down. the concerns about evidence and how it may be getting destroyed. >> outside our doors this morning, low clouds, patchy drizzle. by the afternoon, mid and high level clouds and the muggy weather is on its way back. i'll have a look at when you can expect that and the numbers for your weekend, coming up.
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. her smile, she was probably the happiest person in our lab. she could brighten anybody's day. >> remembering the lives lost after a malaysian airlines jet gets shot down in eastern ukraine. what we are learning about the victims and the impacts they have around the world. good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm allie rasmus. more on that in a moment, but first, a check of the weather with rosemary. >> plenty of gray to go around this morning. how about a live look at the oakland estuary, and in the distance there, you can see san francisco waking up with a little bit of patchy drizzle outdoors this morning. not as thick as it was yesterday morning, but you may find some. and those clouds, widespread, all the way into the east bay, north bay.
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we've got the south bay. have to get into areas like antioch to get some of that sunshine. again, these will slowly erode. marine layer as thick as it was yesterday, so late this morning, early afternoon for some before we see sunny skies. winds are onshore at 18 miles an hour. not gusting at this time. a little earlier, they were a little stronger. we are expecting temperatures inland to warm up some for the afternoon. but i have clouds coming in as well. that could offset the heating. more on that coming up in a moment. let's take a look at the numbers. 59 half moon bay, 59 in san francisco, 58 for fairfield. mid to upper 50s for the north bay. numbers similar, slightly warmer than yesterday. but into the afternoon, high clouds are coming back in and it's associated with that monsoonal moisture that makes it feel muggy outside. i'm going to pinpoint when those will arrive, even the possibility of a few isolated showers, coming up. malaysia's transport minister is deeply concerned
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the site where malaysian airlines flight 17 crashed is not secured. he said this morning there are indications that vital evidence has not been preserved at the site. he says he will fly to the ukraine capital today to make sure an investigating team can get safe access to the site. all 298 people on board were killed. cara lui joins us with more. >> reporter: mike, candlelight vij vigils have been held throughout the world honoring those lives lost in malaysia 17. in san francisco, a vigil organized by local ukrainians was held outside the netherlands consulate last night. mourners left candles, flowers, black ribbons and messages of sympathy and solidarity, including a note expressing heartfelt condolences to the deceased in the tragic accident. one passenger born in new jersey is quinn lucas schansman, a 19-year-old with
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dual american and dutch citizenship. according to online profiles, his father, thomas schansman, once worked in san mateo. neighbors tell ktvu the father lived in menlo park until a few years ago. quinn's grandfather spoke in new jersey. >> big boy, very lively and we will all miss him. of course now at the moment the whole family is in mourning. >> reporter: he says quinn was heading to bali for a family vacation. others in san francisco are mourning a world renowned dutch scientist and aids researcher pioneer, helping develop protocols for treating aids in the early '80s. >> i heard from a person who basically put him on the plane. i knew he was on the plane. >> reporter: another victim, carlin kaiser, remembered as a caring friend and talented
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athlete. cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. south bay investigators say alcohol and high speed contributed to a deadly accident involving a family returning from a birthday party. the crash happened yesterday morning in sunnyvale on the lawrence expressway off ramp on highway 101. one person was killed and four others injured in the solo car crash. the person killed was a 30-year- old woman, the wife of one of the other passengers. two more victims are in the hospital, with critical injuries. a man suspected of preying on the elderly in san francisco is under arrest. police say 57-year-old german woods has robbed several elderly people in chinatown and japantown since april. he faces multiple charges of robbery, burglary, and elder abuse. investigators believe there are more victims who so far have been afraid to come forward. california's unemployment rate is at its lowest in seven years. new statewide numbers show the state's unemployment rate dropped from 7.6% in may to 7.4% in june. typically, the bay area outpaces the rest of the state
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in job growth, but in june, all nine bay area counties saw slight increases in unemployment. marin county has the lowest rate of unemployment at 4%. solano county has the highest at 6.7%. a number of job centers are reporting that fewer people are showing up to search for work. people who work at the job centers say that is a good sign and that things are getting better. the director at the concord center says it is a real boom job market right now and some of the job speakers we spoke to say they are optimistic and they think they will find a job soon. >> i've had more interviews in the past six months than i had in the whole year and a half that i was off before. >> i do think that i have a job that's out there for me. i just haven't found it yet. >> reports also indicate many people who have jobs are now looking for better ones or full- time positions, as opposed to part-time work. a high profile investigator will be overseeing the sale and closure of 85 campuses owned by
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corinthian colleges, including five here in the bay area. u.s. attorney patrick fitzgerald has been appointed to monitor the process. he's known for investigating the former illinois governor rod blagojevich and for the investigation of the outing of cia spy valerie plame. corinthian's five bay area locations include four branches of heald college. the fifth location is a technical college in fremont. dispense of medical marijuana dispensaries and clubs are fighting strict new rules that could force them to close. new zoning regulations went into effect yesterday that shut down close to 20 pot clubs in san jose. 50 additional clubs are waiting to hear if enough signatures have been gathered to put a measure challenging the zoning regulations on the november ballot. city leaders say the changes in zoning are necessary to keep dispensaries away from schools and cut down on marijuana- related crime. opponents say the changes will make it harder for patients to obtain medical marijuana. there's a new approach to
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dui prevention in the north bay. it lets people see what it's like to be over the legal limit without actually drinking any alcohol. ktvu spent the day in napa, where people of all ages gave it a try, while learning at the same time. >> reporter: heel to toe, just like a field sobriety test. no problem. but do it again with the special goggles. >> that's much better. there you go. >> no, no, no. >> reporter: they simulate the visual impairment of a 0.17 blood alcohol level. >> look the at my face! >> reporter: dizzy, disoriented. driving? no way. >> how they can find and get the keys in the ignition. that must be a challenge, to get the car door open. >> reporter: at this napa fair, one of the more unconventional rides, the ones offered by law enforcement. >> people have done this over the last couple days and they have said i don't think i've
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ever been quite the legal limit, or at least like that. >> i've not moved the white line. it's still there, okay. >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: the chp goggles simulate being just a tad over, 0.08. >> how do you feel right now? >> awful! >> do you feel like you can control a vehicle? >> no. >> it just shows me that even if i do turn 21, is i need to be careful. just because of your age doesn't mean you can control it any better. >> reporter: kids who try it just think it's fun and they are years away from driving. but the impression is made and they come away talking. >> i'm not going to drink when i drive, or i'm not drinking alcohol, that's crazy! you know, it's really neat to hear them and make these strong opinions early on. that's, that's what preventive education is all about. >> reporter: here's a hint of how it looks through a cell phone lens. the disorganization of drunkenness without the hangover or even worse repercussions. >> when you drink too much and start to spin, that's what it felt like. it felt terrible. >> i have no idea where the line is. >> reporter: it's no easier for news photographers. >> this is terrible!
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i'm staggering! right? >> reporter: reporters either. it was the rare candidate who managed not to wobble. >> my jedi instincts. >> were you really concentrating? >> yes, i was. >> impairment goggles, as they are known, are available online and widely used in outreach and education. well, for the first time in four years, the oakland fire department received more than two dozen new firefighters. >> the 25 new recruits marched into city hall where they were officially sworn in as oakland firefighters yesterday. these new recruits will help put the fire department on track toward its staffing goals. >> everybody here wanted to be part of oakland specifically, and for myself, it was a big deal because i know, i know how bad oakland needed firefighters. >> in recent years, the city
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has struggled with a shortage of both police officers and firefighters. well, it might be the end of an era for a family-run golf course in the east bay. castro valley's willow park golf course may close after 50 years in business. as ktvu's patty lee tells us, regulars like the course because they say it's affordable. >> reporter: it's one of the east bay's best deals. a round of 18, plus a cart-- >> what is that, an animal? >> reporter: -- just 25 bucks. >> it's affordable, it's quiet. >> reporter: chris learned to play at willow park and still enjoys it. >> all the other courses in the bay area we've played at are just courses. there's no animals, no wildlife. this is definitely neat. >> reporter: also unique, one family has managed the course for the past 50 years. first father, now son and his wife. their lease ends in october. and next week, the east bay regional parks district will
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start screening for new candidates. it's not just about maintaining and managing this property. bidders must be ready to invest heavily in upgrades. >> they don't have a lot of the amenities, so when you don't have that, you don't draw people. >> reporter: some golfers say willow park as a whole has become a shade too shabby, and business could be much better. >> they maintain it good enough so that people can play it. >> reporter: but for many, the idea of change is bittersweet. >> thank you for calling. how can i help you? >> reporter: andrew runs the clubhouse during the summer and says gear with willow park logos is selling fast. >> all these years, been the same family, same course. lot of people have their heart invested in this place, so they want their piece of memorabilia. >> reporter: golfers know it's just a matter of time before fees go up and back-to-back tee times will replace unscheduled hours of leisurely play. in castro valley, patty lee,
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ktvu channel 2news. a devastating wildfire continues to threaten homes in washington state. the reason firefighters are struggling to gain control of a fire that has now burned 100 homes. >> we do need to give those families respect, because they have lost the ones they loved, too. >> a stockton family speaks out after losing their loved one in a bank robbery and shootout in stockton. up next, the latest on the investigation, as police search for another possible suspect. >> monsoonal moisture paying us a visit once again. i'm tracking its arrival and how long i expect it will last, even the possibility of a few sprinkles, coming up.
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. in stockton, police are looking for a fourth possible suspect in the deadly bank robbery and shootout. police say the fourth person drove this car that dropped off the three robbers at the bank of the west branch. now, the car was located last night, just a few miles from the bank. police say it appears the four- door buick century had been spray painted. now, after the robbery, one hostage was killed during that massive shootout. misty holtsing was a mother of two. her family talked about their heartbreaking loss. as ktvu's maureen naylor reports, they also asked everyone to pray for the families of the bank robbers. >> reporter: in stockton, the grieving families stood together, but without the woman who they call the heart of their family. >> what happened to misty is, is a nightmare. >> reporter: misty holtsing was simply withdrawing money when three robbers took her hostage on wednesday, along with two
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bank employees. her 19-year-old son and 12-year- old daughter recalled her as a caring and loving mother who always put her family first. >> i wake up and i'm hoping it's a dream and that my mom's going to be there. but she's not. >> reporter: her daughter was waiting inside the car when sing went into the bank and was taken hostage. >> i just want to thank everyone who has been there. it means a lot. and i love you, mom. >> and no, she was a very loving mother, sister, daughter. >> reporter: sing's sister then asked for prayers for the families of two suspects who were also killed. >> we do need to give that family, those families respect because they have lost someone they loved, too. >> reporter: it is still unclear who fired the fatal shot that killed the mother of
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two. the sing family asks for the public's help to obtain any videos such as this one that captured the dramatic shootout and could help explain the sequence of events. >> the family clearly needs answers. i think the community would like answers as to how this incident could happen. >> the family attorney says they are officially requesting an investigation into law enforcement's use of weapons and force. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2news. >> bank of the west says it will pay for sing's funeral. a candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 7:00. an oakland attorney will represent the woman who was videotaped getting beaten by a highway patrol officer. video of the july 1st incident went viral. 51-year-old marlene pinnic was seen walking on interstate 10 in los angeles. chp says the officer was trying to restrain her in order to protect her and drivers on the road. oakland attorney john burress plans to sue the highway patrol. he says pinnic suffers from mental problems and should have
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been treated differently. >> we want officers to understand that you don't get to treat people in a negative way just because of the status that they may have or how they may look or what their ethnic backgrounds are. >> the lawsuit accuses the chp officer of excessive force, assault, and battery, and violating the woman's rights. the suit seeks monetary damages and a change in law enforcement policy. a terminally ill woman in texas has given birth to a healthy baby boy thanks to a revolutionary new treatment. the mother was in her second trimester when doctors told her she had an aggressive form of liver cancer and had just months to live. but she says doctors at the brooke army medical center in san antonio did not give up and treated her with an experimental form of radiation that didn't pose a risk to her baby. ruiz rojo gave birth to her baby, luke, in january, and says the treatment has given her six months to spend with her son. >> the discussion then became what can we do to potentially preserve the pregnancy and give
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this person the most time that she can possibly have? >> i just thought that god sent me this and i'm going to stick through it. >> ruise rojo is now in hospice care with her family in california. she plans a celebration this weekend to mark six months since they gave birth to her miracle baby. the white house says a surge of children caught trying to cross the border without their parents appears to be slowing. border patrol reported 500 children and teenagers trying to cross the border in south texas this week. that is down from 2000 child immigrants a month ago. more than 57,000 children traveling alone have been caught crossing the mexican border since october 1st. and turning now to weather with rosemary, sounds like the short story is more muggy weather, right? >> yes, a brief return, in time for the weekend. already seeing signs of it coming our way. looks like we will turn actually partly to mostly cloudy for the afternoon, with the mid and high level clouds. this morning, we are widespread
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with low clouds. good morning, lafayette, giving you a live look, a bird's eye view of the gray skies there, pointing towards the west. we have low clouds in the north bay, east bay, south bay, along the peninsula, the coast of course. so a humid weekend in store. that ridge of high pressure continues to the east of us. we also have low pressure off the southern california coastline, just west of point conception. we are situated right in between. when you get these clockwise motions around the high, counterclockwise motion around the low and that desert southwest monsoonal moisture coming into the bay area, into the sierra, if you're thinking about going to the sierra for the weekend, thunderstorms are in the forecast there. for us, it's going to mean mid and high level clouds, going to feel a little muggy out there. temperatures won't budge a whole lot. we are expecting temperatures to warm slightly for the afternoon, but if that cloud cover is very thick, not going to happen. even going to introduce the possibility of a few light scattered showers. i think our best chance will be tonight, into sunday morning. so let's take a look. as we get going, here we are
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into the afternoon, those are the clouds i'm talking about. we turn mostly cloudy for the afternoon. today, thunderstorms, scattered showers over the sierra. going into sunday morning, we're even picking up a few scattered showers over the west edge of california, including, of course, the bay area. as i move through your sunday afternoon, those clouds just keep coming. so we're partly to mostly cloudy on sunday as well and scattered showers, thunderstorms a possibility for the sierra. so much so there's a flash flood watch for the sierra, north tahoe and south tahoe for today. 62 degrees right now in oakland. upper 50s for napa. 63 in redwood city. most of us starting out in the upper 50s, low 60s, very similar to yesterday. some of us, a tad cooler. getting into the afternoon for today, san jose, you have a warm day coming, but notice the icons. lot of cloud cover there! 70 degrees by 10:00. upper 70s for the early part of the afternoon, topping out right about 80 degrees, then settling in, 73 degrees at 7:00. so most of us seeing temperatures similar to yesterday, slightly warmer for
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some. 78 for novato, 70 sausalito. low 70s for oakland. mid-80s for danville. upper 80s for antioch. south bay, 80 degrees in san jose, 80 in los gatos. 80, redwood city. 68 for san francisco. low 60s along the coast, with low clouds, as well as high clouds. the bay area weekend, always in view, showing you temperatures do fall. as we get into sunday, plenty of cloud cover, humidity is up. as we get into monday, we begin to clear out this monsoonal moisture, taking a hike. low 80s in the forecast for inland cities monday and tuesday. we rebound on wednesday. back to the desk. pacman has come to life in the streets of brooklyn. yesterday, people were given costumes and maps and then chased each other throughout a two-mile course. the event was part of the two- day come out and play festival. part of the game was played in a control room where players connected with the human pacmans and ghosts. the men behind the human pacman
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game is to get adults to reconnect with their inner child. >> who can forget? >> a flashback there. >> a classic arcade game. well, can a picture or an image look too good to be true? coming up in 20 minutes, the new plan that's gaining momentum in washington that could make images look closer to reality. >> but first, honoring history at the oakland coliseum u the event this weekend that's bringing together some of the biggest names in oakland a's history.
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. 49ers star linebacker aldon smith will not be locked up on weapons and drunk driving charges. a santa clara county judge sentenced smith to three years probation and 12 days in jail. smith received credit for one day served, so it was reduced to 11 days. now, he will avoid jail time by taking part in work crews every monday, starting on july 28th. smith pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of dui and three felony weapons charges, which were later reduced to
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misdemeanors. >> thank you, urine. i would like to apologize for my actions. i would also like to know i will follow whatever order you give me. thank you. >> smith could still be suspended by the nfl under the league's personal conduct policy. well, let the hunt for october begin. and what a night out at the coliseum in oakland! dennis eckersley in the booth, helping celebrate the a's '89 world championship. manny machado with the shot to left, going up 4-2. in the bottom of the ninth, josh donaldson goes deep to left center field. all weekend long, a's are celebrating that 25th anniversary of the 1989 world championships. some of the biggest names from the a's past, including hall of famers henderson.
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eckersley, former manager tony la russa and jose conseco will be at the ballpark all weekend as part of the festivities. conseco admitted being anxious about how he would be received after all those years of controversy. >> i'm kind of nervous right now, as you can tell. i don't know. i'm scared, nervous at the same time. i'm hoping we can concentrate on baseball and celebrate the game, which is the best game in the world right now. >> tonight's game is scheduled to start at 6:05. proceeds from all events during the weekend will benefit the angelmen syndrome foundation, the preferred charity of former player dave henderson. san francisco giants open the second half of the season on the road in hot florida, taking on the marlins and showing some pop right off the bat. top of two, crawford on a 3-2 fastball, slaps it to right field, bringing in michael morris. it's 2-0 giants. 5-0 in the fifth, sandoval wants to get into the mix. that's a three-run beauty, also into the right field bullpen.
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madison bumgarner tosses six solid innings and gets his 11th win of the season. well, searching for a suspect. what one man is accused of doing in a community center bathroom and the new warning for women. >> also, concerns on treasure island. the big development project that could cause bigger backups out on the bay bridge. >> outside our doors this morning, widespread low clouds, even a little bit of patchy drizzle as we get into the afternoon, mid and high level clouds coming back to the bay area and the humidity. i'll have a look at temperatures and when the monsoonal moisture will arrive, coming up. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.
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. security fears at the malaysia airlines crash site. this morning, new fears about possible evidence getting destroyed. >> a threat painted on a wall in san francisco's mission district. more on the message that has both police and neighbors concerned. >> plus, another curveball thrown at the oakland a's. the changes proposed to a 10- year lease at the coliseum and what it could mean for the team's future. mornings on 2 continues. . good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, july 19th. i'm allie rasmus in for claudine wong. >> good morning, everyone.
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i'm mike mibach. hope you're having a fantastic morning. let's get you over to rosemary with a quick look at the saturday morning forecast. >> good morning to you. starting out with a live look at the golden gate bridge, we have low clouds out there, a little patchy drizzle reported around the bay, along the coastline this morning. not as bad as yesterday, but the marine layer is just as thick. so i'm thinking a slow burn-off once again for today. once those low clouds clear out, we have mid and high level clouds coming our way. more on that in a moment. 62 in concord, 59 san francisco, 66 in mountain view. low 60s livermore. mid-60s in antioch. we do have an onshore breeze. has weakened some. temperatures this afternoon slightly warmer over yesterday, but with clouds coming in, it's going to be a close call. 63 in pittsburg. 63 in walnut creek. mid-60s in brentwood. 59 for castro valley. as we get into the second half of your morning, into the afternoon, low clouds begin to pull away, but then those high clouds are moving in.
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60 degrees along the coast with mostly cloudy skies. 70 to near 80 for warmer locations, in time for your lunch hour. here's a look at highs for the afternoon today. very similar to what we had on friday. upper 60s san francisco. low 70s for oakland. 84 for concord. 88 degrees expected in antioch. but those high clouds are associated with the monsoonal moisture coming back our way from the desert southwest. that means it's going to feel a little muggy. i'm going to pinpoint their arrival, coming up in a moment. some officials are calling it one of the largest crime scenes in the world. today, malaysia's transport minister held a press briefing in kuala lumpur, updating the latest on the crash of flight 17. ktvu's cara lui joins us now with the story. >> reporter: well, mike, the transport minister said the violence must stop, that it is inhumane to shoot down a commercial aircraft. he shared his fears that the crash site and evidence are not being properly preserved. he added that the jetliner flew on a flight path set by international aviation authorities and never strayed into restricted air space.
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investigators are still working to get access to the crash site in ukraine and are still negotiating with pro russian rebels to get the team in to find out what happened. u.s. officials believe the downing of the flight from amsterdam to kuala lumpur was the work of russian-backed separatists. >> malaysia is deeply concerned that the crash site has not been properly secured. the integrity of the site has been compromised and there are indications that vital evidence has not been preserved. interfering with the scene of the crash risks undermining the investigation itself. any action that prevents us from learning the truth about what happened to mh17 cannot be tolerated. failure to stop such interference would be a betrayal of the lives that we lost. >> reporter: malaysian investigators are in kiev today
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to try to learn more about what happened. cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. >> and the impact of the tragedy is also being felt right here in the bay area. a vigil outside the netherlands consulate in san francisco thursday night was organized by local ukrainians. people left candles, flowers, and heartfelt messages of sympathy and solidarity. people are also mourning the loss of dutch scientist and world renowned aids researcher joep lange, one of the many passengers headed to this weekend's international aids conference in australia. a ucsf professor says lange helped develop protocols for treating aids in the early 1980s. >> a lot of our discussion was with joep, physicians, and nurses in the room to really talk through, yeah, i'm afraid, too, and it is scary, and here's what we have to do. >> he also says lange was also instrumental in getting researchers to focus on aids
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victims in africa. the aids researchers who died in the tragedy will be remembered at this weekend's aids walk in san francisco. the walk is set to start tomorrow morning at 10:30 at sharon meadow and golden gate park. organizers say they plan to acknowledge the victims at several points during the walk. money raised during the event will help to fund aids services in the bay area. well, first it was bart, then muni, now another bay area transit agency has struck a deal with workers. sam trans has agreed to give bus drivers, maintenance workers and customer service representatives a 9% salary increase over three years. the deal is retroactive to last sunday. sam trans says additional money from san mateo county will help pay for the increase. sam trans drivers earn up to $59,000 a year. mechanics, 75,000. the city of oakland has thrown another curveball at the a's. the chronicle reports that the city has again altered a proposed 10-year lease to keep the team at the coliseum. the a's are now reviewing the changes, some of which the city
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council approved on wednesday. but the paper reports the oakland city attorney added other revisions, which risk upsetting the a's. however, an attorney for the oakland alameda county coliseum authority predicts the city and the a's will settle their differences this weekend. investigators are looking into why a car ended up on the railroad tracks last night in south san francisco. a cal trains slammed right into that car just before 10:00 p.m. it happened between the south san francisco and bayshore stations. the car was mangled, as you can see here, and had to be towed off the tracks. there were no reports of any injuries, but there were train delays as workers cleared that area. palo alto police are searching for a man accused of taking cell phone pictures of women in a women's bathroom. the incident happened thursday night at the coverly community center on middlefield road. police say a woman in her 20s noticed a man taking pictures under that divider separating the stall next to her. he ran away when she started yelling. anyone with information about this case is asked to contact
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palo alto police. new evacuations are under way in central washington state, as hot and dry conditions continue to fuel a massive wildfire there. close to 100 homes have burned after the fire swept through the town of pateros. the mayor of the town says the fire reduced the town to rubble, burning her home and the relatives of family and friends. >> my mom lost her home. my uncle lost his home. two of my best friends up at alta lake lost their homes. we lost everything. >> 202,000 acres have burned. the fire is zero percent contained. san francisco police have made an arrest in a deadly stabbing in the tenderloin. that crime happened around 6:15 yesterday morning at gary and polk. police say the suspect and the victim got into some sort of argument in a hotel room before the stabbing. the victim was transported to the hospital, but did not survive. police say they arrested this woman here, 30-year-old lisa hang. she has been booked into the san francisco county jail on
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homicide charges. san francisco police also say they arrested a woman who stole money from an 8-year-old girl selling candy. 46-year-old ladonna christian is booked on charges of robbery, felony assault, and willful cruelty to a child. officers credit surveillance video like this one here at a convenience store for helping identify and catch christian. the 8-year-old girl was selling candy monday afternoon. investigators say christian asked the girl to make change and then twisted her arm, causing the girl to drop her money bag. christian then jumped right onto a muni bus. there are concerns that the construction of new homes on treasure island could mean more gridlock to the bay bridge. right now, about 2000 people live on the island, but there are plans to add 8000 new homes, along with new commercial and office space. according to the san francisco chronicle, more muni, ac transit, and ferry service will be added to ease the potential traffic congestion and new bay bridge on and off ramps to and from the island are also under
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construction. six people were arrested in san jose during a targeted patrol of a homeless camp. the arrests were made in an area known as the jungle. as many as 175 people call the 65 acres bordering coyote creek home on any given night. according to the san jose mercury news, most of the arrests were for outstanding warrants related to trespassing and other nonviolent offenses. governor jerry brown has signed two new gun control bills into law. one law closes a loophole that allowed gun dealers to sell some semi automatic handguns without safety features. a second law requires courts to notify the state department of justice within one day when someone can no longer legally own a firearm due to a criminal conviction or mental illness. the bills are among several pieces of legislation introduced in the wake of recent gun violence, including a shooting rampage near uc santa barbara. both laws take effect january 1st. tensions appear to be brewing between some residents of san francisco's mission district. someone spray painted graffiti
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on the side of a building threatening violence against so- called hipsters and yuppies, if they don't move out in six months. some long-time residents say lately, many tech workers have been moving in, squeezing out the locals. >> i think it's the frustration of the neighborhood. >> it's just talk, you know. no one's going to come in six months with their guns and, like, shoot down every coffee shop in the neighborhood. >> police say the person responsible could be charged with a felony for making a terrorist threat. families are returning to san francisco's garfield park, thanks to some extra efforts made by the city's police department. on friday night, san francisco police teamed up with the recreation and parks department to host a free family movie night. organizers say it's been a long time since the park has been enjoyed by so many families. for years, it was known as a magnet for crime. that is why police say last fall they assigned four officers to help clean up the park. >> most people in the community are really, really good people.
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so it's a matter of bringing those people together and saying to that other element, we're not going to tolerate this here. this is the park, for the kids. >> the police department has officers patrolling the park now seven days a week. neighbors say crime there has lowered since having those officers there on site. well, it is one of the best deals in the east bay, but later this year, a golf course that's been in business for 50 years could be in the hands of another owner. what it could mean for the people who use that course. >> makes me feel important that i started something. >> but first, a creation that spans generations. the story of a cross at a cross roads and the bay area teenager trying to keep it from going away. . >> tropical clouds moving back towards the bay area. i'll show you when the higher humidity is expected to arrive and i'll line up your weekend temperatures for you, coming up.
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the growing insurgency in iraq has some lawmakers questioning whether the u.s. should push ahead with plans to withdraw troops from afghanistan. just a thousand u.s. troops are scheduled to remain in afghanistan past 2016. some critics say that raises concerns that militants could take control of much of the country, after insurgents claimed much of northern iraq. the white house says the two countries are different and there are no plans to stop the troop withdrawal. a teenager in the north bay is working to preserve a local landmark that was built long before he was even born. ktvu's rob roth has more on the connection this man feels to a world war ii veteran's hand
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built war memorial. >> here you go. >> reporter: he's a 15-year-old boy on a mission. >> all the announcements we're making, i posted. a little more straightforward, because it shows the actual link. >> reporter: santa rosa sophomore cameron whiteside is mounting a campaign. he's looking to preserve what he calls a city icon, built long before he was born by a man he's never met. he wants to keep this hillside cross from fading away. >> lot of mountains in sonoma county look a lot like it, but this one has character because there's something on it. >> reporter: cameron says for as long as he can remember, he's always had a special connection to that cross, even though his first visit to it didn't go so well. >> we walked up there when he was 5 years old, and he got a good case of poison oak out of it. >> reporter: the cross was made by retired san francisco police lieutenant arvo came kannisto more than 40 years ago. he is now 96 years old.
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>> to honor the memory of them and all the other wars. >> reporter: two years ago, ktvu spoke to kannisto after he had been told by the property owner he could no longer go up the hill to maintain their cross. there are liability issues, he said. but this week, cameron whiteside was researching the cross online and saw our story of kannisto's plight. >> here. >> reporter: cameron grabbed a couple of buddies-- >> can you carry the tape? >> reporter: josh and vincent meade and began canvassing nearby neighborhoods. they are hoping to drum up enough support to allow cameron, or an interested group to regularly maintain the cross. >> if i'm able to take care of it, because i think it is my duty, after i've enjoyed it for so many years. >> makes me feel important that i started something. >> reporter: kannisto got emotional when he heard of the campaign to save the cross. >> it just stands for love. i hope it stays there forever. >> take your time. >> reporter: arvo kannisto had hoped the cross would send a message to future generations.
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it appears it has. in santa rosa, rob roth, ktvu channel 2news. >> thank you, rob. well, it could take a little longer to receive the new netflix movie in the mail. netflix says it has stopped shipping dvds from its distribution centers on saturdays. it's part of the los gatos company's shift towards online streaming. analysts say ending saturday shipments could save netflix as much as $14 million in year. a new music video is calling attention to how much models and celebrities are photo shopped for ads. ♪ >> the video was posted on youtube 11 days ago. it has more than 13 million views. it features singer colby calais to take off their makeup and appreciate their natural beauty. the message comes as a new bill is gaining momentum in washington. the truth in advertising act would give the federal trade commission the power to
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regulate photo shopping. >> this is false and unfair advertising. these deceptive images, were they to tell the same lies and words that they do in pictures would have been regulated and litigated a long time ago. >> if the bill passes, research and recommendations from the ftc would be expected in the next 18 months. one idea would be to include the following message. this image has been digitally altered on any photo that has been retouched. a pageant contestant in idaho is making headlines after attaching her insulin pump to her bathing suit. sierra sanderson said she wore her pump during a portion of the competition to help show her support of others also living with diabetes. many of her fans say her decision came as a surprise, as the 20-year-old had previously spoken about her fear of wearing the pump in public. she went on to win the title of miss idaho. she was diagnosed with type 1
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diabetes in 2012. well, we have some fog and cloud cover out there. that's typical for january, but there's also the possibility of showers? >> we've got isolated showers coming our way, so that monsoonal moisture tends to work its way toward the bay area on occasion every summer. but this is another repeat of what we had just a few days ago, it seems. then the week before that, it was with us as well. yeah, it's beginning to feel like the usual around here, that muggy weather. giving you a live look outside our doors, over the oakland estuary and pointing toward the east, so those low clouds, fairly widespread once again. the marine layer, a lot like what we had yesterday. temperatures, similar as well, slightly cooler for some. let's take a look at the satellite and radar. again, we'll talk about how that moisture from the desert southwest works its way into california. so we have low pressure off the southern california coastline and the counterclockwise rotation around that sort of
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bringing on that southerly flow. you can see it here. ridge of high pressure remains over areas of the four corners and the arizona area and the clockwise motion around that bringing in that monsoonal moisture. as you look close enough, you can actually see how it sort of filters our way. so is the sierra has had thunderstorms almost the entire week. we saw that humidity sort of drop off, but it will be back. you can see these low clouds are already moving into southern and central california and will be next. in fact, i'm seeing a few of those high clouds already over parts of the inner east bay, where we have mostly sunny skies this morning. also, for the sierra, a flash flood watch. so for south tahoe, as well as north tahoe, if you'll be spending the weekend here, this lasts until about 9:00. but the models are bringing thunderstorms to the sierra all the way through sunday. so i'm thinking if you're going to be there for the weekend, chances are that will continue as well. let me show you what i mean here for you. saturday afternoon, notice the clouds coming into the bay area. notice the scattered showers
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over the sierra, the possibility of thunderstorms. we've seen them light up time and time again over the past week. here we are now, sunday morning. we have plenty of cloud cover. this will be the best possibility for a few isolated showers mentioned and the possibility of drizzle. sunday morning will be our best bet on that. meanwhile, thunderstorms and scattered showers will continue over the sierra. sunday evening, looks like the clouds are finally beginning to thin out a bit. sunday will be a partly to mostly cloudy day. for today, low clouds to start the day. high clouds for your afternoon. 62 in concord right now. 59 in napa. 66 in mountain view. 64 for san jose. if you're going to see the a's play at the o.co coliseum, 64 degrees, west breeze, partly cloudy skies at game time this afternoon, 6:05 start. upper 70s in novato this afternoon. 80 degrees for napa. we've got 72 in oakland. 85 for danville. so all in all, temperatures actually look quite nice. 80 degrees for san jose.
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mid-80s for saratoga. upper 70s for sunnyvale. 68 in san francisco. low 60s for the coast, with mostly cloudy skies. but again, it's the humidity, the humidity that makes it feel a little sticky, a little muggy, and therefore, a little uncomfortable. as we get into sunday, temperatures continue to fall off and then monday, tuesday and wednesday, a nice pattern. monsoonal moisture expected to pull out of the area, clearing skies, low 80s in the forecast for inland cities. upper 60s, low 70s around the bay. then a warmup coming our way midweek wednesday. it is being called a miracle. coming up in 20 minutes, the revolutionary treatment that helped a terminally ill woman give birth. >> it was just unbelievable, because you can't really capture on film how big they really are. so it was amazing. >> it's something that hasn't been seen in about five years. up next, an up-close look at the interactions between boaters and whales in monterey.
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. one came up right by the boat, which is really cool. you could smell the whale's breath. >> about 10 humpback whales have been hanging out in monterey bay, just a quarter mile out from moss landing harbor. this summer's warmer waters are bringing the whales closer and closer to shore, to feast on anchovies. the whales are about the size of a greyhound bus and they can eat tens of thousands of anchovies in a single gulp.
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whale watchers say now is the time to take advantage of the show. >> i've been a marine biologists and photographer for sanctuary cruises for about five years. i haven't seen anything like this in the last five years. >> for anyone who is interested in checking out the massive mammals, most whale watching companies leave around 10:00 a.m. daily. the cost is about $50 for a four to five-hour trip. a new drought map shows more than 80% of the state of california is now in an extreme drought. just three months ago, that figure was at 68%. some climatologists say the drought will continue to get worse over the coming months. the drought map is based on 50 indicators, including weather and patterns, soil conditions, and water activity. well, a pair of wolverines are now calling the san francisco zoo their new home. the 7-year-old male and 13-year- old female just arrived from the columbus zoo. it appears as though they already feel right at home, having a good time. the zoo created a special wolverine habitat just for them
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and includes water features, trees to climb, and dirt to dig in. zoo officials say the species is threatened in the wild. now, i was just reading up on them out of curiosity, also have the nickname of skunk bear, which i've never heard of. >> they kind of look like bears, with longer tails. >> smaller bears, yeah. >> they look cuddly, but ferocious if you see close-up pictures bearing their teeth. >> maybe time for a trip to the zoo for the family. well, great news for people looking for a job in california. a breakdown of the unemployment rate county by county in the bay area and the sign that indicates the job market may be improving. >> grief and anger. a man opens up about losing his grandson. the only american identified so far in the malaysian airlines tragedy. >> muggy weather returning to the bay area for your weekend. i'm tracking the transition for you. i'll update your current conditions, coming cup. no rush, andy.
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so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can . very much on everyone's mind. obviously everyone is horrified. >> the impact on the bay area from the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. the repercussions that could be felt for years to come. good morning. welcome back to the second half hour of mornings on 2. i'm allie rasmus. >> and i'm mike mibach. let's get you right over to rosemary and a quick peek outside. >> good morning to you. how about we start with a nice view of walnut creek this morning. good morning to you. upper 50s, low 60s outside your door. mix of sun and clouds to start your day. mount diablo there, to the back side on the left. the winds look fairly calm in your neighborhood. they are blowing through fairfield, 20 miles per hour. that onshore breeze, not going to lose it all together.
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we will continue with the afternoon seabreeze, along the coast, around the bay. those low clouds will be burning off slowly once again, lot like yesterday. temperatures this morning, a lot like yesterday. low 60s in concord, upper 50s in napa. 64 in oakland. we've got 64 for redwood city. half moon bay, checking in at 59. 67 in antioch with mostly sunny skies. it's a beautiful start to your day. let's take a shift along the peninsula, take a look at a few more numbers. we have mid-60s foster city, 63 in belmont. palo alto, checking in at 66. so as we get into the second half of your morning, low clouds will be burning away. these clouds coming from the south, mid and high level clouds associated with that monsoonal moisture, making its comeback. by noon time, notice an increase in the clouds. i think we'll be partly to mostly cloudy for your afternoon. as we get into the second half, temperatures, 60s along the coast. 70s for the east bay, as well as parts of the peninsula. into the southern half, into san jose, 80s in the forecast, low 80s on. widespread 80s for inland
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cities. temperature wise, it's going to be a great day, but it's going to feel unpleasant for some because that muggy weather is coming back. i'll have a look at a detailed time line for your numbers for today, and we'll pinpoint that moisture coming our way, coming up. malaysia's transport minister says he is deeply concerned that the site where flight 17 crashed in eastern ukraine has not been properly secured. at a news conference this morning, the minister said there are indications that vital evidence has not been preserved at the site. he says he will fly to the ukraine capital today to make sure an investigation team can get safe access to the site. all 298 people on board were killed. ktvu's cara lui joining us now with more on the victims. >> reporter: well, mike, candlelight vigils have been held throughout the world, honoring all the lives lost in the crash of mh17. the victims were mostly from the netherlands, but also other countries, including malaysia, australia, and germany. in san francisco, a vigil organized by local ukrainians
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was held outside the netherlands consulate last night. mourners left candles, flowers, black ribbons and messages of sympathy and solidarity, including a note expressing heartfelt condolences to the deceased in the tragic accident. one passenger born in new jersey is quinn lucas schansman, a 19-year-old with dual american and dutch citizenship. according to online profiles, his father, thomas schansman, once worked in san mateo. he lived at this menlo park home until a few years ago. quinn's grandfather spoke in new jersey. >> big boy. very lively. we will all miss him. of course now at the moment the whole family is in mourning. >> he says quinn was heading to bali for a family vacation. >> reporter: others are mourning in san francisco for the loss of many aids researchers and activists that were headed to an international aids conference in australia, including joep lange, a world
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renowned scientist and aids researcher pioneer. he helped san francisco general hospital develop protocols for treating aids in the early '80s. >> i heard it from a person who basically put him on the plane and so they -- i knew he was on the plane. >> reporter: another victim, karlijn keijzer was an emerging scholar at indiana university. the dutch graduate student in chemistry is being remembered as a caring friend and talented athlete. cara lui, ktvu channel 2news. south bay investigators say alcohol and high speed contributed to a deadly accident involving a family returning from a birthday party. the crash happened yesterday morning in sunnyvale, on the lawrence expressway off ramp on highway 101. one person was killed, four others injured in the solo car crash. the person killed was a 30-year- old woman, the wife of one of the passengers. two more victims are in the hospital, with critical injuries. a man suspected of preying on elderly people in san francisco is under arrest. police say 57-year-old german woods robbed elderly people in
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chinatown and japantown since april. he faces multiple charges of robbery, burglary, and elder abuse. investigators believe there are more victims who were afraid to come forward. california's unemployment rate is at its lowest in seven years. new statewide numbers show the state's unemployment rate dropped from 7.6% in may to 7.4% in june. typically, the bay area outpaces the rest of the state in job growth, but in june, all nine bay area counties saw slight increases in unemployment. marin county has the lowest rate of unemployment at 4%. solano county has the highest, at 6.7%. a number of job centers like this one in concord are reporting that fewer people are showing up to search for work. people who work at the job centers say that's a good sign and that things are getting better. the director at the concord center says it's a real boom job market right now. some of the job seekers we spoke to say they are optimistic and think they can find a job soon. >> i've had more interviews in
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the past six months than i had in the whole year and a half that i was off before. >> i do think that i have a job that's out there for me. i just haven't found it yet. >> reports also indicate many people who have jobs now are looking for better ones, even full-time positions as opposed to part-time work. a high profile investigator will oversea the sale and closure of 85 campuses owned by corinthian colleges including five in the bay area. patrick fitzgerald has been appointed to monitor the process. he is known for investigating the former illinois governor rod blagojevich and for investigating the outing of cia spy valerie plame. corinthian's five bay area locations include four branches of heald college in concord, san jose, heyward, and san francisco. the fifth location is a yo tech in fremont. dozens of medical dispensaries and clubs in san jose could close. new zoning regulations went into effect yesterday that shut
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down close to 20 pot clubs in san jose. 50 additional clubs are waiting to hear if enough signatures have been gathered to put a measure challenging the zoning regulations on the november ballot. city leaders say the changes in zoning are necessary to keep dispensaries away from schools and cut down on marijuana- related crime. opponents say the changes will make it harder for patients to obtain medical marijuana. for the first time in four years, the oakland fire department received more than two dozen new firefighters. >> the 25 new recruits marched right into city hall, where they were officially sworn in as oakland firefighters yesterday. these new recruits will help put the fire department on track toward its staffing goal. >> everybody here wanted to be a part of oakland specifically. and for myself, it was a big deal because i know how bad oakland needed firefighters. >> in recent years, the city has struggled with a shortage of both police officers and
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firefighters. well, it might be the end of an era for a family-run golf course in the east bay. castro valley's willow park golf course may close after 50 years in business. as ktvu's patty lee tells us, regulars like the course because they say it's very affordable. >> reporter: it's one of the east bay's best deals. a round of 18, plus a cart-- >> what is that, an animal? >> reporter: -- just 25 bucks. >> it's affordable, nice, quiet. >> reporter: chris learned to play at willow park and still enjoys it. >> all the other courses in the bay area that we've played at are just courses. no animals, no wildlife. >> reporter: also unique, one family has managed the course for the past 50 years. first father, now son and his wife. their lease ends in october. and next week, the east bay regional parks district will start screening for new
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candidates. it's not just about maintaining and managing this property. bidders must be ready to invest heavily in upgrades. >> they don't have a lot of the amenities, so when you don't have that, you don't draw people. >> reporter: some golfers say willow park as a whole has become a shade too shabby and business could be much better. >> they maintain it good enough so people can play it. >> reporter: but for many, the idea of change is bittersweet. >> thank you for calling willow park. how may i help you? >> reporter: andrew runs the clubhouse during the summer and says gear with willow park logos is selling fast. >> all these years, same family, same course. lot of people have their heart invested in this place. they want their piece of memorabilia. >> reporter: golfers know it's just a matter of time before fees go up and back-to-back tee times will replace unscheduled hours of leisurely play. in castro valley, patty lee, ktvu channel 2news.
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well, firefighters need water to do their job, but today, they are using water for a much different reason. coming up in the next hour, why some local firefighters are taking an early morning dip. >> know she was a very loving mother, sister, daughter. >> remembering the woman held hostage and killed while just going into a bank. the request this morning from her family and their attorney. >> outside our doors this morning, the clouds slowly clearing. eventually mid and high level clouds will move into the bay area. i'm tracking that for you. i'll have a look at the possibility of even a few sprinkles, coming up.
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. in stockton, police are looking for a fourth possible suspect in connection with this week's deadly bank robbery and shootout. investigators believe that fourth person drove this car that dropped off the three robbers at the bank of the west branch. the car was located last night just a few miles from the bank. police say it appears the four- door buick century had been spray painted. after the robbery, one hostage was killed during that massive shootout. misty holt-sing was a mother of two. her family talked about their heartbreaking loss, and as ktvu's maureen naylor reports, they also asked everyone to pray for the families of the
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bank robbers. >> reporter: in stockton, the grieving families stood together, but without the woman who they call the heart of their family. >> what happened to misty is a nightmare. >> reporter: misty holt-sing was simply withdrawing money when three robbers took her hostage on wednesday, along with two bank employees. sing's 19-year-old son and 12- year-old daughter recalled her as a caring and loving mother, who always put her family first. >> i wake up and i'm hoping that it's a dream and that my mom's going to be there. but she's not. >> reporter: her daughter was waiting inside the car when sing went into the bank and was taken hostage. >> i just want to thank everyone who has been there. it means a lot. and i love you, mom. >> and know she was a very loving mother, sister,
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daughter. >> reporter: sing's sister then asked for prayers for the families of two suspects who were also killed. >> we do need to give that family, those families respect, because they have lost someone they love, too. >> reporter: it is still unclear who fired the fatal shot that killed the mother of two. the sing family asks for the public's help to obtain any videos such as this one that captured the dramatic shootout and could help explain the sequence of events. >> the family clearly needs answers. i think the community would like answers as to how this incident could happen. >> reporter: the family attorney says they are officially requesting an investigation into law enforcement's use of weapons and force. maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2news. >> bank of the west says it will pay for sing's funeral. a candlelight vigil will be held tonight at 7:00. an oakland attorney will represent the woman who was videotaped getting beaten by a highway patrol officer. video of the july 1st incident
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went viral. 51-year-old marlene pinnic was seen walking on interstate 10 in los angeles. the chp says the officer you see there tried to restrain her, to protect her and other drivers on the road. oakland attorney john burriss will now file a civil lawsuit against the highway patrol. he says pinnic suffers from mental problems and should have been treated differently. >> we want officers to understand that you don't get to treat people in a negative way just because of the status that they may have or how they may look or what their backgrounds are. >> the lawsuit accuses the chp officer of excessive force, assault and battery and violating the woman's rights. the suit seeks monetary damages and a change in law enforcement policy. a terminally ill woman in texas has given birth to a healthy baby boy, thanks to a revolutionary new treatment. the mother was in her second trimester when doctors told her
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she had an aggressive form of liver cancer and had just months to live. but she said doctors at the brooke army medical center in san antonio did not give up and treated her with an experimental form of radiation that didn't pose a risk to her baby. ruise rojo gave birth to her son luke in january and says the treatment has given her six months to spend with her son. >> the discussion became clear, what can we do to preserve the pregnancy and give this person the most time she can possibly have? >> i just thought that god sent me this and i'm going to stick through it. >> ruise rojo is in hospice care with her family in california. she is planning a celebration this weekend to mark six months since giving birth to her miracle baby. the white house says a surge of children caught trying to cross the border without their parents appears to be slowing. the border patrol reported 500 children and teenagers trying to cross the border in south texas this week. that is down from 2000 child immigrants a month ago.
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more than 57,000 children traveling alone have been caught crossing the mexican border since october 1st. contra costa county has been awarded a grant of more than $1.2 million to expand head start. the grant will help restore funding that was lost during last year's government shutdown. head start officials say the funds will be used to provide services to more than 1800 children at 27 centers throughout the county. the program will also be extended from 26 weeks to 30 weeks a year. it is chilly and overcast this morning. that seems pretty typical for july, summer in the bay area. >> but it's going to get a little warmer and mug muggier again? >> you're right. i see clouds drifting our way. by afternoon, we'll begin to notice those, once the low clouds clear out of the way, high clouds moving in. parts over the inner east bay, where we're waking up with sunshine, i'm already seeing some of those clouds overhead. giving you a look over san francisco, we are covered in
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overcast skies, as well as the low clouds along the coastline, patchy drizzle reported in areas, not as bad as yesterday. but again, still the possibility for the morning hours. so in a nutshell, we're going to be humid once again this weekend, as allie was alluding to. ridge of high pressure strengthening our way just a bit. the clockwise motion around that, going to bring that desert southwest monsoonal moisture our way. we also have a weak system off the southern california coastline and the counterclockwise motion around that helping to send it our way. so we're sort of nestled right in between the two and we are looking at those high clouds coming our way by the afternoon. low clouds this morning. high clouds for the second half. temperature-wise, 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay, 80s inland. mid to upper 80s for warmer locations. fairly nice day for inland. but with the higher humidity, could feel sticky. chance for a light shower tonight into tomorrow morning. so drizzle possibly and maybe
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even a few scattered showers. let's take a look. we'll pick it up for you at this hour. notice those clouds, there they come from the south, streaming in. for the afternoon and evening hours, partly to mostly cloudy skies at times. over the sierra, going to the sierra, there is the possibility of thunderstorms and a flash flood watch through tonight for the north and southshore. as we get into sunday morning, let me take you another day, because we wake up with the clouds. this is the best possibility for scattered showers, as well as drizzle tomorrow morning. in the afternoon, they do begin to thin out. getting into monday, we begin to clear out. 69 degrees right now in antioch. 62 in concord. 64 in oakland. 60 for napa. along the peninsula, 64 redwood city, and into the south bay, 64 for san jose. temperature wise, upper 70s to low 80s for the north bay. 79 for sonoma today. east, upper 60s to low 70s for the east bay shoreline. 72 for san leandro this afternoon. upper 80s in antioch.
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into the south bay, 80 degrees san jose, 85 for saratoga, 74 in santa cruz. low clouds at the host, high clouds up above. 64 pacifica today. 75 san mateo. 80 in redwood city. a surf competition going on in pacifica this afternoon. expected to be cloudy and cool if you're checking that out. extended forecast with the bay area weekend always in view, temperatures will continue to drop off. humidity will be up later today, into sunday. then we begin to clear out. mostly clear skies monday and tuesday. temperatures very comfortable for monday and tuesday. then a rebound, with temperatures back into upper 80s for inland communities by midweek wednesday. back to the desk. astronauts aboard the international space station will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of the apollo 11 landing tomorrow. live pictures will be broadcast from the moon's surface and a panel of experts will also be online to discuss details of the mission. apollo 11 crewmembers neil armstrong and rojas aldron made history by walking on the moon for the first time back in
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1969. one month after the death of radio host casey kasem his body has yet to be buried. there are reports that kasem's daughter says she doesn't know where the body, is but his wife says the body is not missing. the funeral home says it no longer has the body. kasem's family has been battling over his care since before his death. pacman has come to life in the streets of brooklyn. yesterday, people were given costumes and maps and then chased each other throughout a two-mile course. the event was part of the two- day come out and play festival. part of the game was played in a control room, where players connected with human pacman and ghosts. the man behind the game says his goal is to get adults to reconnect with their inner child. a 15-year-old boy from santa rosa is on a mission. his campaign to preserve what he calls a local icon. >> a bay area girl visits the white house. how her cooking talents landed her a seat near the president and first lady. oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter?
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. 49ers star linebacker aldon smith will not be locked up on weapons and drunk driving charges. a santa clara county judge sentenced smith to three years probation and 12 days of jail. smith received credit for one day served, so it was reduced to 11 days. now, he will avoid jail time by serving out time participating in work crews every monday, starting on july 28th. smith pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of dui and
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three felony weapons charges, which were later reducedded to misdemeanors. >> thank you, your honor. i would like to apologize for my actions. i would also like you to know that i will follow whatever orders you give me. thank you. >> smith could still be suspended by the nfl under the league's personal conduct policy. let the hunt for october begin. what a night it was at the coliseum in oakland. dennis eckersley helping celebrate the '89 championship from the booth. manny machado with a two-run shot, o's go up 4-2. but josh donaldson sends it deep to left center field. bringer of rain, aka josh donaldson's twitter handle, making it pour in walkoff fashion. three-run shot, 5-4 win for oakland. san francisco giants opening the second half of the season on the road in hot florida, taking on the marlins and showing some pop right off the bat. top of two, brandon crawford
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sitting 3-2 fastball, slaps this one to right field, bringing in michael morris. it's 2-0 giants just like that. 5-0 in the fifth, and pablo sandoval says get me in the mix! three-run beauty also to the bullpen in right field. madison bumgarner tossing six solid innings to get his 11th win of the season. giants pitching coach is expected to miss the team's entire seven-game road trip because of a bout of vertigo. he got sick thursday on the team's flight to miami, forcing the plane to make an unscheduled stop in las vegas. he was hospitalized, but is now feeling better. he will rejoin the giants when they return to at&t park next friday. a 10-year-old girl from menlo park is making her way back home after eating dinner at the white house. first lady michelle obama hosted the third annual kids state dinner last night. 54 children were invited to attend. they were all winners in a healthy recipe competition, part of mrs. obama's let's move
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initiative. janine suv all-webb created a healthy ethiopian dish. it is being called one of the largest crime scenes ever. an update on the investigation into the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17 and the challenges now facing investigators. >> and a suspect under arrest in a case that outraged the community. the person now jailed on charges she stole money from an 8-year-old girl selling candy. >> monsoonal moisture paying us a visit for your bay area weekend. i'm tracking its arrival and timing out the best possibility of a few isolated showers, coming up.
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new concerns this morning regarding malaysia flight 17. the troubles at the debris site. a woman under arrest accused of a crime that angers a community. information about the suspect charged with assaulting a young girl and stealing the money she made from stealing money. a creation that spans generations. the story of a cross at a cross roads and the bay area teen trying to keep it from going away. "mornings on 2" continues.
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good morning. it's saturday. july 19th. i'm aimly rasmus in for claudine wong. >> i'm mike mibach. let's get to rosemary. >> good morning to you. how about a gloomy start over areas looking over the bay. we have ail kra traz in the -- alcatraz in the view. the low clouds are with us. but i'm beginning to see some clearing. san jose has cleared. we're seeing clearing over parts of the inner east bay. winds are onshore. that will remain. a weak onshore breeze expected for your afternoon. temperatures not going to budge a whole lot. we're expecting a slight warmup for today. i see clouds coming our way. that could offset the heating a little bit. temperatures are nudging upward but with all of the gray sky, it takes a while.
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we don't see a whole lot of change until the clouds clear. as we get into the noon hour, 60 degrees with the coast with cloudy skies. a mix of sun and clouds for the bay as well as the inner inland areas and temperatures for the afternoon, warming into the upper 80s for antioch. 84 for concord. 68 san francisco. cloudy and cool at the coast. 64 degrees expected for pacifica this afternoon. so most of us, temperaturewise, very comfortable. a little warm. but not too hot inland. here's the thing -- we have changes coming. humidity will be higher by the afternoon, especially for tomorrow. i'm tracking the muggy weather -- coming up. officials are calling it one of the largest crime scenes in the world. today, malaysia's transport minister held a please briefing in kuala lumpur updating the latest on the crash of flight 17. cara has the story. >> the transport minister said the violence must stop, that it is inhuman to shoot down a
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commercial aircraft. he also said the country is deeply concerned the crash site has not been properly preserved. he added that the jetliner flew on a flight path set by intersparbl aviation authorities and -- international aviation authorities. investigators are still trying to get to the crash scit in ukraine to find out what happened. he said any action that interferes with us learning the truth about what happened cannot be tolerated. >> we need to retrieve human remains as fast as we can. that's why we immediately dispatched the team there. they reached there early this morning. we hope we can enter the site as promised by the ukraine government.
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>> malaysian investigators are in kiev to try to learn more about what happened. back to you. the impact of the tragedy is also being felt right here in the bay area. a vigil outside the netherlands consulate in san francisco thursday night was organized by local ukrainians. people lit candles, and left messages of sympathy and comdole lenses -- condolences. people are mourning the loss of joep lange. he was one of the passengers headed to the a.i.d.s. conference in australia. gooseby says lange helped develop protocols for treating a.i.d.s. in the early '80s. >> a lot of our discussion was with joep and figures -- physicians in the room. >> gooseby also says lange was instrumental in getting researchers to focus on
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a.i.d.s. victims in afterfry catch the researchers who died in the tragedy will be remembered. the walk is set to start tomorrow morning at 10:30 at sharon meadow and golden gate park. organizers plan to acknowledge the victims at several points during the walk. money raised during the event will help to fund a.i.d.s. services in the bay area. first it was b.a.r.t., then muni, now another bay area transit agency has struck a deal with its workers. samtrans has agreed to give bus workers, maintenance workers and customers service representatives a 9% salary increase. samtrans says additional money from san mateo county will help pay for the increase. samtrans drivers up to $59,000 a year. mechanics, $75,000. the city of oakland has thrown another curve ball at the as. the city has altered a ten-year lease to keep the team at the coliseum. the as are reviewing the
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changes. but the paper reports the oakland city attorney added other revisions which risk upsetting the as. an attorney for the oakland alameda county coliseum authority predicts that the city and the as will settle their differences this weekend. investigators are trying to figure out how a car ended up on the railroad tracks last night in south san francisco. a caltrain slammed into the car just before 10:00 p.m. it happened between the south san francisco and bayshore stations. the car was mangled and had to be towed off the tracks. there were no reports of any injuries. but there were train delays as workers cleared the area. palo alto police are searching for a man accused of taking cell phone pictures in a woman's bathroom. the incident happened thursday night at the community center on middlefield road. police say a woman in her 20s noticed a man a man taking pictures. he ran away as she started to yell. anyone with information contact
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palo alto police. san francisco police arrested a woman who stole money from an 8-year-old girl selling candy. officers credit surveillance video like this one here at the convenience store for helping them. investigators say she asked her to make change and twisted her arm causing her to drop the moneybag. governor brown has signed two new gun bills that law. one closes a loophole that allowed gun dealers to sell semi-automatic handgun without safety features. a second requires notification to the state department of justice where someone can no longer own a gun due to mental illness. both laws take affect january
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1st. tensions appear to be brewing between some residents of the mission district. someone spray painted graffiti on the side of a building threatening violence against so- called hipsters and yuppies if they don't move out in six months. some long-time residents say lastly many tech workers have been moving in squeezing out the locals. >> i think it's the pressures of the neighborhood. >> it's just talk, you know. no one is gonna come in six months with their guns and shoot down every coffee shop in the neighborhood. >> police say the person responsible could be charged with a felony for making a terrorist threat. new evacuations are underway in central washington state as hot and dry conditions continue to fuel a massive wildfire. close to 100 homes have burned after the fire swept through the town. the mayor says the fire reduced the small town to rubble, burning her home and the homes of relatives and friends. >> my mom lost her home.
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my uncle lost his home. two of my best friends at the lake lost their homes. we lost everything. >> 202,000 acres have burned and the fire is 0% contained. san francisco firefighters are hosting their version of the olympics out at aquatic park. more than 2100 firefighters across the state are expected to take part in the week-long event. folks starting to gather, as you can see, in this live picture right now, from san francisco. firefighters will compete in 30 sports including basketball and soccer. all proceeds raised benefit the san francisco firefighters toy program and cancer prevention foundation. well, coming up on "mornings on 2," pragueing on the elderly. in -- preying on the elderly. in 30 minutes, a man suspected of targeting the most vulnerable people in our community. and controversy at a pageant. one contestant's show of support for people with
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diabetes. low clouds, patchy drizzle to start the morning. high clouds and added humidity for your afternoon. i will detail the shift in our weather pattern -- coming up. and you are taking a live look now from the going camera. that's our picture up there -- golden gate camera. that's our picture up there. you can see traffic moving smoothly. there's fog up there as we expect this time of year. all told, an easy drive heading in and out of san francisco. time now is 9:10. you are watching "mornings on 2." heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures.
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the growing insurgency in iraq has some lawmakers questioning whether the u.s. should push ahead with plans to withdraw troops from afghanistan. 1,000 u.s. troops are scheduled to remain in afghanistan past 2016. some critics say that raises concerns that militants could take control of much of the country after insurgents claimed much of northern iraq. the white house said the two countries are different and there no plans to stop the withdrawal. a teen in the north bay is working to keep a landmark built before he was born. rob roth has more on the connection this man feels to a world war ii veteran's memorial. >> reporter: he's a 15-year-old boy on a mission. >> all of the announcements
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we're making. >> reporter: santa rosa sophomore to be cameron is mounting a campaign. he's looking to preserve what he calls a city icon built long before he was born by a man he's never met. he wants to keep this hillside cross from fading away. >> a lot of mountains in sonoma county that look a lot like it. this one adds character because there's something on it. >> reporter: for as long as he can remember he's always had a special connection to the cross even though his first visit didn't go well. >> we walked up there when he was 5 years old, he got a case of poison oak out of it. >> reporter: the cross was made by retired san francisco police lieutenant arvo kannisto more than 30 years ago to honor his comrades who didn't come home. arvo kannisto is now 96 years old. >> not only their memory but the memory of all of the other wars. >> reporter: two years ago, ktvu spoke to arvo kannisto after he had just been told by the property owner could no longer go up the hill to
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maintain the cross. there are liability ires, he said -- liability, issues, he said. this week cameron was researching our story and saw the story. cameron grabbed a couple buddy and began to canvass nearby neighborhoods. they are hoping to drum up enough support to regularly maintain the cross. >> if i am able to take care of it. i think it's my duty after having enjoyed it for so many years. >> it makes me feel important that i started something. >> reporter: arvo kannisto got emotional when he heard of the campaign to save the cross. >> stand for love and i hope it stays there forever. >> take your time. i know. >> reporter: arvo kannisto had hoped the cross would send a message to future generations. it appears it has. in santa rosa, rob -- rob roth,
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ktvu channel 2 news. it could take longer to receive a new netflix movie in the mail. netflix says it has stopped shipping dvds from the distribution centers on saturday. it's part of the shift towards online streaming. analysts say this could save netflix as much as $15 million a year this year -- $15 million this year. as video was posted on youtube, and it has more than 13 million years. it features a singer encouraging girls to take off their makeup and appreciate their natural beauty. this message comes as a new bill is gaining momentum in advertising. of the truth in vearsing fact would give the trade -- advertising fact would give the trading commission power. >> were they to tell the same
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lives and words that they do in pictures would have been regulated and litigated a long time ago. >> reporter: if the bill passes, researcher recommendations could be expected in the next 18 months. one idea would be to include the message this image has been digitally altered on any photo that's been retouched. a pageant contestant in idaho is making headlines after attaching her insulin pump to her baking suit. she wore her pump during a portion of the competition to help show her support of others also living with diabetes. many of her fans say her decision came as a surprise as the 20-year-old had previously spoken about her fear of wearing the pump in public. she went on to win the title of miss idz hoe. idaho. she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes back in 2012. >> i wonder if she'll wear it for the national competition. >> could be the next miss america. >> that would be interesting to see. not so interesting is this
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weather pattern. rosemary, you mentioned we got stuck in this monsoonal wind pattern. it's making it humid. kind of comfortable. >> you're right. it's a little uncomfortable. kind of feels like we're in florida, hawaii. >> or anywhere in the midwest, for that matter. >> let's just act like we're on vacation. we'll be fine. we have the low clouds out there. by the afternoon, mid and high level clouds drifting their way from the west. giving you a live look at san jose and the airport. just saw an airplane take off. is that levi stadium there in the background, mike? wow. if you are actually expecting somebody at sfo this morning, delays there for some arriving flights because of the low clouds. there's the moisture coming in from the desert southwest. it happens every summer. and we typically get at least one or two episodes. but it seems like it keeps coming. we had earlier in the week.
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we had it a week ago and it has to do with the ridge of high pressure. it shifts and moves one way or another. it's stren ping our way -- strengthening our way and that's bringing back the monsoonal moisture in addition to the system here off the southern california coastline, we're situated in between the coastlines. we have this drifting into the bay area. by the afternoon, i think we'll have more so over the sierra. the thunderstorms, once again, for the afternoon. had them yesterday, the day before, the day before that. the flash flood watch for north and south tahoe lasting until this evening and it could be back for tomorrow because there will be thunderstorms in the forecast for tomorrow as well. i mentioned this, of course, because it's the weekend. you may be headed that direction. i'm gonna take you through today and tomorrow. as we get into the afternoon, there come the clouds. you can see them coming in from the south. mid and high level clouds into the afternoon today. there are the thunderstorms and
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the scattered showers over the sierra. tonight into tomorrow morning, notice how we wake up with plenty of cloud cover. this will be the best possibility of the isolated showers as well as the drizzle. that will come tomorrow morning. weem could squeeze out more during the afternoon. but that will be the best time frame. and then for the sierra, more scattered thunderstorms in the forecast for sunday afternoon. take a look at that. this is gonna stick around for the weekend. we're expected to clear out better by monday. right now, temperatures in the 50s to mid-60s. not a bad start and our temperatures for the afternoon, not bad. again, it will just be the sticky feeling for the afternoon for some of us. 79 in sonoma. 76 in san rafael. 71 for richmond. 79 martinez. 85 walnut creek. 88 for brentwood. into the south bay, we have 80 for san jose, mid-80s morgan hill. 80 for cupertino. the peninsula a nice day. 80 degrees redwood city, 79 palo alto. 68 in san francisco. it will be cloudy and cool at the coast. low 60s pacifica and half moon
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bay. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view, temperatures will fall off for the second half of the weekend. a mix of the clouds, partly to mostly cloudy skies. better clearing will come as we get back to work on monday. temperatures remain on the mild side. low 80s for our inland cities. low 70s around the bay. low 60s at the coast. we begin a warmup by wednesday. back to the desk. there are concerns that the construction of new homes on treasure land could mean more gridlock on the bay bridge. right now, 2,000 people live on the island. there are plans to add 8,000 new homes along with new commercial and office space. according to the san francisco chronicle, more muni, a.c. transit, and ferry service will be added to ease the potential traffic congestion and new bay bridge onand offramps to and from the island are also under construction. the creamery in oakland will be celebrates it's 128th anniversary on national ice cream day. tomorrow from noon to 3:00, the
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shop will be hosting a party on piedmont avenue. there will be free scoops of their trademark ice cream, a barbecue and visiting animals. anyoneton's -- fenton's is the only creamery. >> 1.20 for a sundae? >> yes. >> the line will be out the door. get their early. astronauts at the international space station will be making the anniversary of the apollo 11 landing. and it's something that has not been seen in about five years. up next, a close look at the interactions between boaters and whales in monterey.
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one came up right by the whoet which was totally -- which was totally cool. >> about ten humpback whales have been hanging out in monterey bay. in summery warmer waters are bringing the whams closer and closer. the whales are about the size of a greyhound bus and can eat tens of thousands of anchovies in a single gulp. >> i've been a marine biologists for five years. i haven't seen anything like this in the last five years. >> for anyone interested, most whale watching companies leave around 10:00 daily. the cost is about $50 for a four to five-hour trip. a new drought map shows 80% of the state of california is now in an extreme drought. three months ago, that figure was at 68%. some climatologists say the clout will continue to get worse over the coming months. the drought map is based on 50
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indicatorsers, including weather patterns, soil conditions and water activity. the drought has taken a toll on house boat owners in central, california. more than 100 boats have been removed from lake mcclure. officials say water levels in the lake are 25% of what they should be. without rain in the coming fall, water levels to fall to 50% of capacity by december. the states of oregon and washington filed lawsuits claiming five-hour energy falsely promises that customers get extra energy and focus from its blend of ingredients. the lawsuits say if there's an energy boost it comes from catch feen. in all, 33 states have been investigating the accuracy complaints of the claims. a spokesperson for the company says it will defend itself against what it calls civil intimidation. a pair of wolverines are
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calling the san francisco zoo their home. it appears they already feel right at home having a good time. you can see them running around there. the zoo created a special habitat for them. it creates water features, trees to climb in and dirt to dig in. they say the species is threatened wild. >> the habitat is dwindling due to climate change and global warming. there's very few of them left. only about 300 estimated. >> the zoo is encouraging people to take part in an online auction for the right to name the pair. the proceeds will go to wolverine conservation. concerns about evidence guesting stolen or destroyed from where flight 17 went down. later this year, a golf course that's been in business for 50 years could be in the hands of another owner. what that means for the people who use the course. it's a gray start to the day around the bay and the
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flight 17. repercussions that could be felt for years to come. welcome back to the second -- actually, the second half-hour of the third hour of "mornings on 2." >> it's a great newscast. filled with plenty of news during three hours. >> hard to keep track of it all. [laughter] >> i'm mike mibach. let's say hello to rosemary tracking the saturday forecast for us. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning. giving you a live look over the oakland estuary. live from ktvu, you can see plenty of gray still around the bay. san francisco there in the background even a little bit of patchy drizzle joining us this morning. but it's a tail of two stories as usual. you go inland and areas like antioch, mostly sunny skies and already 73 degrees outside your door. low 70s if you are stepping out. around the bay, we have low to mid-60s. 62345 in redwood city. to the north bay, we have 50s. 58 santa rosa. 58 in novato. half moon bay, 59 degrees. patchy drizzle reported along the coastline.
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as we get into the afternoon we have an increase in clouds coming our way. the low clouds will burn away. by the second half of the day, mid and high level clouds will be pulling into the bay area. these clouds are coming from the desert southwest. humidity is going to be up and it will feel a bit muggy. along the coast, 60s, 70s around the bay. we have a few low 80s as you get from the southern half of the peninsula. for the inland cities. we're talking low to mid-80s. a few upper 80s. let's put numbers on your screen. 88 for antioch. 68 san francisco and 79 for san jose. normally we'd be calling this a beautiful day for july but, again, we have you had mid weather coming our way. i will track that for you. even the possibility of a few scattered showers. more on that coming up. malaysia's transport minister said he's deeply concerned that the crash site has not been properly secured. at news conference this morning, he said there are indications that vital evidence has not been preserved at that tight. he says he will -- site.
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he says he will try to the ukraine capital today to make sure there can be safe access given to the site. all 298 on board were killed. cara is live with more on the victims. >> around the world, candlelight vigils have been hold. a majority of the victims were from the netherlands here in san francisco, a vigil organized by local ukrainians was held outside the netherlands consulate last night. mourners left candles, black ribbons and messages of support including a note expressing heartfelt condolences to the deceased in this tragic. one prk born in new jersey is quinn lucas schansman, a 19- year-old with dual american and dutch citizenship. according to online profilers, his father thomas, worked in san mateo once. neighbors say the father lived
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at this menlo park home until a few years ago. quinn's grandfather said he was heading to bali for a family violation. >> big boy, very lifely. we will all miss him. at the moment, the whole family is in mourning. >> others are mourning in fox for the logs of many a.i.d.s. activists and researchers that were headed to an international a.i.d.s. conference in australia, including joep lange, a world- renowned pioneer. friends say he helped san francisco general hospital develop protocols for treating a.i.d.s. in the early '80s. >> i heard it from a person who put him on the plane and said -- i knew he was on the plane. >> another victim, karlija keizer, was a chemistry scholar at indiana university. she's being remembered as a caring friend and talented athlete. south bay investigators say alcohol and high-speed contributed to a deadly accident involving a family
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returning from a birthday party. the crash happened yesterday morning in sunnyvale on the lawrence expressway offramp on highway 101. one person was killed. four others injured in the solo cash crash. the person killed was a 350- year-old woman, of -- 30-year- old woman, the wife of one of the other passengers. two other victims are in the hospital with critical condition. a man suspected for preying on the elderly is under relative. police say german woods robbed earl people in chinatown and japantown since april. he faces burglary, robbery and elder abuse. investigators believe there's more victims who are afraid to come forward. california's unemployment rate is at its lowest in seven years. new numbers show the rate dropped from 7.6% in may to 7.4% in june. typically, the bay area outpaces the rest of the state in job growth but in june, all nine bay area counties saw slight increases in unemployment. marin county has the lowest
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rate of unemployment at 4%. solano county has the highest at 6.7%. the number of job centers like this one here in concord are reporting that fewer people are showing upg searching for work. people would work at the job center say that's a good sign and things are getting better. the director says it's a real boom job market right now. some of the job seekers say they are optimistic that they will find a job soon. >> i've had more interviews in the past six months than i had in the whole year and a half that i was off before. >> i do think that i have a job that's out here for me. i just haven't found it yet. >> reports indicate people who have jobs now are looking for better ones or full-time positions as opposed to part- time work. a high-profile investigator will be overseeing the sale and closure of 85 campuses owned by corinthian colleges, including five here in the bay area. the u.s. attorney has been appointed to monitor the process. he's known for his investigating former illinois
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governor rod blagojevich and for investigating the outing of caa spy, valerie blame. the five locations include four branches of heald college. dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries and clubs areny are fighting -- in san jose are fighting strict new clubs. new rules went into effect yesterday that shut down close to 20 pot clubs. 50 additional clubs are waiting to see if another signatures about been gathered to put this challenge on the ballot. opponents say the changes will make it harder for patients to obtain medical haurn if. for the first time in four years, the oakland fire department has more than two dozen new firefighters.
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25 new recruits marched into city hall where any were officially sworn in. these new recruits will help put the fire department on track towards its staffing goal. >> everyone wanted to be part of oakland specifically. and for myself, it was a big deal because i know -- i know how bad oakland needed new firefighters. >> in recent years, the city has struggle with the shortage of firefighters an police officer -- and police officers. a golf course in the east bay that's been in business for 50 years may be closing for good. willow park says they like the course. the family's lease ends in october. next week, the east bay regional park district will start to screen for new candidates. whoever buys the property will have to be willing to invest heavily in upgrades. some golfers say willow park has become shabby and business
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could be better. but for many, the idea is still bittersweet. employees at the clubhouse say since the announcement gear has been selling fast. remembering a mother killed in a bank robbery in stockton. >> i wake up and i'm hoping that it's a dream and that my mom will be there. but she's not. >> the unusual request from the family as police search for a fourth possible suspect in the case. plus, how san francisco firefighters are taking part in their own version of the olympics. you are taking a look at a live picture there of the scene as firefighters continue to gather for this special event. time now is 9:39. we'll bring you more on this "mornings on 2." into outside the doors, a typical -- outside the doors, a typical summer pattern in place. by the afternoon, subtropical moisture pulling back into the bay area. i'm tracking the transition in your weather pattern coming up. and one more live look outside. here is your approach to the
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in stockton, police are looking for a fourth possible suspect in connection with this week's deadly bank robbery and shootout. investigators say they believe that the fourth person drove this car that dropped off the three robbers at the bank of the west branch. that car was located last night a few miles from the bank. police say it appears the four- door buick century had been spray painted. after the robbery one hostage was killed during the massive shootout. mistfy holt-singh was a mother of two. her family talked about their heartbreaking loss. they also asked everyone to
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pray for the families of the bank robbers. >> reporter: in stockton, the grieving families stood together. but without the woman who they call the heart of their family. >> what happened to misty is a nightmare. >> reporter: misty holt-singh was simply withdrawing money when three robbers took her hostage on wednesday along with two bank employees. singh's 19-year-old son and 12- year-old daughter recalled her as a caring and loving mother who always put her family first. >> i wake up and i'm hoping that it's a dream and that my mom is gonna be there. but she's not. >> reporter: her daughter was waiting inside the car when singh went into the bank and was taken hostage. >> i just want to thank everyone who has been there. it means a lot. and i love you, mom. >> she was a very loving mother, sister, daughter. >> reporter: singh's sister
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then asked for prayers for the families of two suspects who were also killed. >> we do need to give that family -- those families respect because they have lost someone they love, too. >> reporter: it's still unclear who fired the fatal shot that killed the mother of two. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the singh family asked for the public help to obtain any video such as this one that captured the dramatic shootout and could help explain the sequence of events. >> the family clearly needz answers. i think the communeny would like answers -- community would like answers as to you who this could -- as to how this could happen. >> the family is requesting law enforcement's use of weapons and force. >> bank of the west will pay for singh's funeral and a candlelight vigil is scheduled tonight at 7:00. an oakland attorney will represent the woman who was videotaped getting beaten by a highway patrol officer.
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video of the july 1st incident went viral. 51-year-old marlene was last seen walking on interstate 10 in los angeles. the chp says the officer involved here in this video tried to restrain her to protect her and other drivers on the road. oakland attorney john burris will file a civil lawsuit against the highway patrol. he said she suffers from mental problems and shut have been treated differently. >> you don't get to treat people in a negative way because of the status they have or what their ethnic back grounds are. >> the lawsuit accuses the officer of excessive force, assault, battery, violating her rights. a ter malnily ill -- terminally ill woman in texas has given birth to a healthy boy. she was in her second trimester when doctors told her she had an aggressive form of liver cancer with months to live.
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doctors at the brook army medical center did not give up and treated her with an experimental form of radiation that didn't pose a risk to her baby. she gave birth to her son luke in january and said the treatment has given her six months to spend with her son. >> the discussion that became clear, what can we do to prepreserve the pregnant -- preserve the pregnancy and give this person the most time she can possibly have. >> i thought god gave me this and i'm go -- and i'm gonna stick with it. >> she's in hospice care with her family. the white house says a surge of children trying to cross the border without their parents appears to be slowing. more than 57,000 children traveling alone have been caught crossing the mexican
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border since october 1st. contra costa county has been awarded a grant of more than $1.2 million to expand head start. the grant will help restore funding that was lost during last year's government shutdown. head start officials say the funds will be used for services to more than 1800 children at 27 centers throughout the country. the program will also be extended from 26 weeks to 30 weeks a year. happening now -- san francisco firefighters are hosting their version of the olympics. this is a live look at the opening ceremonies at aquatic park. a group of firefighters, including chief joanne hayes- white, they've gathered for this event which is being called a test of mind and body. firefighters are going to be competing in 30 different sports, including basketball and soccer. all of the proceeds raised benefit the san francisco firefighters' troy program and cancer prevention foundation. >> we meet and converge once a year to have a good time and get to know each other.
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>> more than 2100 firefighters are expected to take part in the week-long event. by the way, channel 2's sal castanedo is also there this morning. >> of course, he is. sal is everywhere. >> hopefully the fog burns off. >> you know who has been crushed this week because of the weather i think is the folks up there in lake tahoe. powerful thunderstorms coming through. >> we have another round coming through today. the possibility is there for tomorrow. if you are thinking about going to tahoe, and we've been talking about tahoe, how about southern california? they are being hit as well. let's start with a live look outside our doors. a live look over baypoint. good morning to you. a mix of sun and clouds over parts of the inner east bay this morning. low clouds, patchy drizzle around the bay along the coastline. those low clouds are beginning to erode. they will pull back to the coastline. but the mid and high level clouds will be increasing during the course of the day. you can see california situated between high pressure to the east of us, low pressure to the
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west and the flow around that low pressure and the high pressure bringing in that monsoonal moisture from the desert southwest once again. if i get in closer, you can see southern california, scattered showers and thunderstorms a possibility for today, including areas like santa barbara and stretching all the way into san luis obispo. if you are planning on heading that direction for the weekend, mike mentioned the sierra, they have been hammered all week long. here at home, we'll have an increase of mid and high level cloud by later today. sunday will be the better day for that moisture and the humidity levels to be relative high. so that is what you can expect for today as well as tomorrow as we get into your afternoon and evening hours, there's a possibility of maybe a few sprinkles. the best chance will come tonight into tomorrow morning. so we could wake up tomorrow morning with a few light scattered showers and patchy drizzle. temperaturewise, 60s at the coast. 70s around the bay. 80s inland. temperatures similar to yesterday. slightly warmer for some. if we get a batch of clouds
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that moves in, that will help to offset the heating. 66 in concord. 65 in napa. 65 in oakland. 65 in redwood city. temperatures are rebounding. 74 with mostly sunny skies outside your door in antioch. it's a beautiful start to your day. 79 for sonoma. 76 in san rafael. again, a mix of sun and clouds. low 70s for richmond. upper 70s martinez. mid80s for -- mid-80s for walnut creek. low 70s for the east bayshore line. 80 cupertino. for the peninsula this afternoon, 71 san bruno. 80 degrees redwood city and 79 for you-- for you palo alto. a look at your extended forecast with your bay area weekend always in view. so again, temperatures not to complain about. but it's that higher humidity we're going to feel later today into sunday. it doesn't last too long by our
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back-to-work monday. skies clear. temperatures remain on the comfortable side. and we see a slight bump in temperatures with a warmup coming our way midweek on wednesday. back to the desk. astronauts aboard the international space station will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of the apollo 11 landing tomorrow. live pictures will be broadcast from the moon surface. a panel of experts will be online to discuss details of the mission. members of the apollo 11 crew neil armstrong and buzz aldrin made history by walking on the moon for the first time back in 1969. one month after the death of casey kasem, his body has yet to be buried. there are reports that his daughter says she doesn't know where her father's body is. but the wife says the body is not missing. the funeral home says it no longer has the body. kasem's family battleled over his care before his death. the world cup is over. but how about soccer at the stick? coming up, how you can win tickets to see the earthquakes
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aldon smith will not be locked up on weapons and drunk driving charges. a santa clara county judge sentenced smith to three years probation and 12 years of jail. smith received credit for one day served. so it was reduced to 11 days. he will avoid the jail time by participating in work crews starting july 28th every month. he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of dui and three felony weapon charges which were later reduced to misdemeanors. >> thank you, your honor. i would like to apologize for my actions. i would like you to know i will follow whatever ordered you give me. thank you. >> smith could be suspended by the nfl under the league's personal conduct policy. let the hunt for october
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begin. what a night it was at the coliseum. eckersley helping celebrating the as '89 world chip. machado, down the line. bottom of the 9th. sends it deep to left center field. making it pour in walkoff fashion. a 5-4 win for oakland. all weekend long the as are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1989 world championship. some of the biggest names including ricky henderson, eckersley, tony larussa, canseco will be at the ballpark. canseco admitted to being anxious about how he would be received about -- after all of these years and controversy. >> i'm kind of nervous. i don't know. i'm kind of scared, nervous. i'm hoping we can concentrate
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on baseball and celebrate the best game in the world right now. >> tonight's game is scheduled to start at 6:05. proceeds this weekend benefit the angel foundation, the preferred charity of former player dave henderson. the giants opened the road and showing pop off the bat, slops it out to right field bringing in michael morris. 2-0 just like that. 5-0 in the fifth when sandoval says get me in the mix. a three-run beauty also back into the right field bullpen out there. bumgarner gets his 11th win of the season. it's 60 saturday. four viewers will win tickets to watch one of the last events at candle still park. the earthquakes will play madrid. danville's native, chris, is expected to play the game on
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july 27th. to enter go to ktvu.com and type in the secret word football. that's futbol. a 10-year-old menlo park girl received the chance of a lifetime to dine at the white house. first lady michelle obama hosted the third annual kids state dinner last night. 54 children were invited to attend. they were all winners in a healthy recipe competition as part of mrs. obama's let's move initialty. janine created a healthy ethiopian dish. one last check of weather. >> good morning to you. the clouds are clearing. for the afternoon, a mix sun and clouds. mid to high level clouds moving in. it's going to get muggy, once again for your saturday afternoon and sunday. temperaturewise, not a bad one. 64 pacifica day. low 70s in oakland. widespread mid- to upper 80s
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for the inland communities. the temperatures will fall off tomorrow. but again, it's the third of those southerly clouds coming our way and again feeling more humid for the weekend. >> all right. here we go. thank you. >> you got it. >> thank you. that's our report for this morning. we appreciate you making ktvu your choice for news. >> we continue to follow the investigation into malaysian flight 17. we'll have more at 6:00. we're always there for you at ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you for joining us, everyone. have a wonderful saturday.
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