me and then tried to get away. >> the truck veers on to the sidewalk and heads south to the tower car wash. downed treed shows where the truck drove. customers and workers run as they hear the commotion. surveillance video shows a pedestrian running out of the way moments before the truck hit the car. >> thank goodness nobody got hurt. it could have been devastating. >> reporter: police chased the truck to civic center, the driver abandon it but tackled by firefighter who followed the chase. >> there was no pedestrians or other people injured in the incident. >> reporter: police haven't released the name of the man arrested. at 6:00 p.m. meet the firefighter who tackled the suspect here. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. new information on a destructive fire in san jose

that burned two homes. we are learning why it spread so quickly. it took 90 firefighters plus help from surrounding departments to get it under control and now we are hearing from homeowners. ktvu's ann rubin is live at the scene. >> reporter: they are grateful for the massive response to put out the fire but devastated by the damage it caused. >> reporter: as they returned they saw the smoke. little did they know what was burning. >> we figured something was on fire. our boy started to panic. he was right. >> reporter: it was their house. along with the one next door. >> flames shooting through the roof, living room. >> reporter: that other house was a roof that caught fire. firefighters say there was nothing they could do to save it. they took this video.

>> the roof helped accelerate the fire. through the top floors. >> the initial call was for a backyard fire. embers caused it to spread to one house and then to a second. it took 90 san jose firefighters half of the day to keep it from spreading further. >> 5 alarm fire. requested responses from other departments to assist us. >> it was awful. >> reporter: they have yet to assess the damage, they know it could have been worse. >> we are all here. we are alive. stuff is stuff. we will figure it out. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 p.m. more on the challenges the department faces when they say they don't have the budget and staffing to handle it. live in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news.

richmond refinery is getting an upgrade. the approval came after they agreed to increase their investment in the community to $90 million. now in return they will get new equipment to replace its pipes and it will install new air monitors and censors. sev ron said we are pleased with the -- chevron said we are pleased with the as you recall -- with the city counsel decision. it was a shocking crash when it happened but now that the details surrounding the death of a professor are coming out the crash is more surprising. ktvu's john sasaki joins us live where he learned the driver should never have been behind the wheel in the first place. john? >> reporter: this is where it happened. the professor was walking across the street here when he was hit by a vehicle. police say the 56-year-old was driving north on sacramento

when he hit the 98-year-old who was in the sidewalk at the time. investigators say he told officers after the accident that he was legally blind. further investigation revealed his license was suspended in 2000. despite that he was behind the wheel of his vehicle and police add he might have been eating while driving. he was arraigned on two charges, vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license. >> the driver may have been eating at the time. and then ops we learned later on the driver didn't have -- then we learned later on the driver didn't have a license. >> reporter: he was a

psychologist professor. even at 98 he took daily walks. family said this has been a difficult and upsetting time and they just want justice. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. it is stife go in the water -- safe to go in the water again. shadow cliffs regional park lifted swimming restrictions. it was closed after they detected e.coli in the water and determined it was unsafe for people to be in the water. it is believed to come from goose droppings. fire sent 18 people scrambling for safety. >> we heard noises. [ indiscernible ] >> we got up. and then she started calling my husband. call the fire department. immediately i called 911. >> calls came in this morning about a fire near 46th avenue.

both buildings were engulfed in flames. it spread quickly. the buildings may have to be torn down. >> tradition for us so we can look back and see how good we were. >> are you happy you saved this? >> yeah. this is -- this is part of my life. >> investigators will be looking into the cause and trying to figure out if the homes need to be demolished. raymond chow was back in court today in the case involving leland california state senator leland yee -- to california state senator leland yee. it alleges he solicited bribes for leland yee. attorneys say the case is weak and the challenge reformed men

after spending time in prison. >> he was a gangster once. he had an epiphany and he went straight and the government can't tolerate that. [ indiscernible ] >> reporters asked whether he might become a government informant or seeking a deal, his attorneys insist he will fight to the end. leland yee will enter a plea tomorrow. new details on the growing ebola outbreak in west africa and how it may be a threat to the world. including the united states. ktvu's noelle walker spoke with a doctor who worked in africa during the first outbreak. live with what you learned today. >> reporter: he says the good thing is that the incubation period is short and people get very sick which makes it harder to spread, which is bad news

for anyone infected. the peace corps is pulling back hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: today two volunteers in west africa are in isolation after being exposed to a man who died of the ebola virus. he worked in africa during the first outbreak in the 1970s. >> this is a large outbreak. >> reporter: more than 1200 people have been infected. that is already more than half the number of people who got it in all of the previous outbreaks. this killed 60% of those infected. including an american. >> he got it from his sister who also died weeks earlier. without them knowing she had it. >> reporter: he got on a plane with ebola before he knew he

was infected -- >> it is possible and maybe probable but you will find it quickly. >> reporter: now this week's senators put out an alert to doctors to be on the look out for systems. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. firefighters are keeping flames away from sequoias as they gain ground on the wildfire. the fire is 10 miles from the suquias. it started on saturday along the western edge of yosemite near el portal. the park is open but some campground are closed. firefighters are busy battling a fire. it broke out this morning. 13 miles east of auburn.

tankers have been dropping on flames throughout the day. four acres burned and the fire is 40% contained. what started started the fire isn't yet known. unjust parking tickets. 2 investigates uncovers a city not following rules. >> a wild incident at the oakland city counsel meeting. what got this member so upset and the procedure to prevent it from happening again. >> 30-degree spread in high temperatures today. when fog returns to the forecast and brings cooler weather. >> why it took so long to turn off this geyser. the damage caused by the flooding. foam mattresses under one roof! icomfort, by serta... optimum, by posturepedic... ahh! comforpedic, by beautyrest...

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the fall out is just beginning from the water main break near ucla. officials say making the repairs won't be easy or quick

because of the location of the break and the extent of the flooding. we know today as much as 10 million gallons spilled leaving major damage on the ucla campus. live from los angeles and why it took so long to shut the water off and what may have caused the main to fail. >> reporter: we are live by the ucla campus. within the past hour the department of water and power doubled their estimate of the number of gallons lost from 10 million to 20 million while we are in a drought and they are saying the area won't be reopened, the break won't be fixed for 48 hours. >> reporter: this is ground zero. a 20-foot wide sink hole littered with what is left of the ruptured water main. but before repairs could begin, another problem. crews had to drain all this water from the hole.

water that was still leaking in. >> just like the pipe is 90 plus years old, the valves are also 90 plus years old. >> reporter: for now a section of famous sunset boulevard north of ucla remains shut down, traffic rerouted. the chaos gave students here studying english here plenty to talk about. >> i think it is crazy. everyone around the campus is like influenced by this event. >> reporter: why did this break happen? those who live here say it is not just about aging pipes that were scheduled to be replaced. he says it is also about city official whose allowed years of heavy construction vehicles into the area to build new

homes. >> these pipes are not that far underground and they are old. while i am unhappy it happened, there is too much construction in the area. >> reporter: are heavy trucks are problem? >> they are more a problem for the streets. i don't think it is likely that that -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: through it all the ucla campus remained open but in addition to water damage inside buildings a big problem is all of the cars, hundreds of them damaged or destroyed by water that poured into parking structures below ground level. getting them out a slow process, perhaps taking till friday. >> yeah. man, flipping out. i don't know if it is okay. this is the only transportation i have to school. >> tried to rescue my car but i wouldn't risk my life.

i have to wait it out. >> reporter: now they are saying there are 900 cars trapped in two underground parking garages. it won't be till friday till they talk about moving that out and the pauley pavilion, $130 million renovation just completed, that was flooded and there are questions whether the floor could be saved or whether it will have to be replaced before the basketball season. ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. officials say 20 million gallons of water may have been released by the water main break and a thousand gallons of wot being leaked -- water are being leaked a minute. the how were approved -- the house of representatives aproved a bill to over haul the department of veterans affairs and speed up access to healthcare. it includes $10 billion in

emergency spending to help veterans get outside care. it includes funding to hire doctors and nurses and money tolease new clinics across the area. a senate vote on the build could come tomorrow. tony atcons is the first -- atkins is the first openly gay governor in california. he plans to work with the obama administration to try to find long term solutions to the problem. residents of the oakland zoo are eating well thanks to a donation of fruit that tumbledden to the street in a big rig crash. -- tumbled on to the street in a big rig crash monday morning. it caused a chain reaction crash. nobody was hurt. and today 10,000 pounds of that

fruit were donated to the zoo. one of the elephants included the fruit. it was donated with help from the fair foundation. let's go now a our chief meteorologist bill martin. talking about weather and things continue to change a little bit. >> a little bit. especially north of here. a red flag warning through this afternoon into tonight for northern california as lightning strikes from this air mass has been triggering thunderstorms in the lake tahoe area and mount shasta. see the moisture? it is moving to the northeast. prior it has been doing this, right? now it flow is like this. that will clear the moisture out. humidities drop but not before the red flag warning stays in effect for the ninety six 5, sieve -- for the next 5, 6

hours. severe weather right here, this cell was a severe thunderstorm earlier this afternoon. just an hour ago. it is still popping off lightning right now. there is plenty of lane. you hate to see lightning with the drought being the worse we have seen. there is the fog along our coast. it is foggy in the avenues. right? foggy towards richmond, sunset district. you are wearing jacket. livermore valley, different story. temperatures, they are popping. 101 antioch. 94 livermore. temperatures tomorrow, i thought today might be the warmest day but tomorrow could come up. temperatures tomorrow warmer than today. less humidity tomorrow. i think it will be a wash. even though it is slightly warmer. over night lows are back into the mid-60s. still muggy out there. the forecast tomorrow morning,

patchy fog along the coast. and in the afternoon look for the purples. coming this way. right? purples are 100. 100-degree temperatures working their way into the forecast. lots of 90s. you see a strong, very warm to hot temperature foot print tomorrow. 79 right now in san jose. 99 in vacaville. 101 clear lake. 100 brentwood. 99 livermore. around the bay, 86 sunnyvale. 86 fremont. downtown san jose 88 degrees. that is hot. tomorrow looks like it will be the hottest day of the week. not today. warmer tomorrow. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view fog at the coast. hot inland. that is the pattern and it changes sunday when temperatures dip down a little bit. fire danger comes up. humidity clears out. red flag warning in effect in

northern california through tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> thank you. a school built a new swimming bill but denied -- built but denied the water to get it up and running. plus -- >> and an outburst in a public meeting, the new steps to keep leaders secure. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a former teacher on trial facing 100 counts of child molestation. hear his explanation as to why he touched one student. >> yesterday los angeles had the gusher but our systems in the bay area are older, what is being done to make sure we don't have the next geyser. >> these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. little experiments. big ideas. brighter ways. and better tomorrows you can take home today.

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new high school swimming pool was all set and ready to go except for one big component. no water. the school district says officials decided it wasn't a good idea to fill the pool because of the drought. ktvu's mike mibach reports students have a new benefactor. >> reporter: high school water pouring into a new pool -- >> compared to what we had -- >> reporter: that was last week was bone dry. >> we had no idea the drought

would be. >> the drought forced the city to ax the plan but then suddenly -- >> he was -- >> knock on the door. and within days it turned into a steady stream of tens of thousands of dollars of cool, crisp water filling the new high school pool. 579,000 gallons of water was donated. if you follow the pipe you will find the source. there it goes from the school, through a construction site into her backyard. >> he just came one day and i think he was a little bit worried i would say no and i said go ahead. >> reporter: out of their yard, through the vines and finally to this. a well. located on the property of

herald smith contractors. it is not the biggest secret in this small town so we confirmed the owner is indeed the man to thank. >> the family that donated the auditor it will be here for a long, long time. -- water, it will be here for a long, long time. >> reporter: it is a town with a history of wine only to be joined with a future of fulfilled memories at the local high school pool. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. tense moments at a public meeting when a man lunges at the oakland city counsel. >> why police don't usually staff the meetings and the new steps officers are taking a increase security. >> for some today is the first day of school, year round school. >> 2 investigates looks into

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> new question about security

after an unruly man springs forward in a public meeting yelling at city counsel members. [ indiscernible ] >> the daring stunt did more than rattle nerves it led to changes. ktvu's rob roth is live at city hall with what happens next. >> the city counsel is expected to meet again momentarily but police say they will have more of a presence here after what happened last night. >> reporter: tuesday night's oakland city counsel meeting was running smoothly till an hour and 20 minutes into it. then this man climbed over the table and began complaining. he pulled the man down and away

from the city manager and helped escort him out. they were stunned. >> you know, it was a surprise. but, you know, this is the city of oakland. people are full of passion. >> it was startling. i wasn't afraid but i was startled. >> an assistant police chief was nearby, saw what happened on a monitor and called it in. minutes later police arrested the 20-year-old on charges of disturbing a public meeting and suspicion of trespassing and he had an outstanding warrant. >> he caused disturbances before by yelling. >> reporter: the incident sparked debate about security at city hall. police used to be assigned to meetings but that changed to get more officers on the street. >> we have people who are watching the meeting and who

are there quickly. >> thank you. >> reporter: after what happened last night there will be changes. >> basically the assistant police chief said there will be two officers there every time. >> reporter: and the city got restraining order against -- [ audio difficulties ] >> that was rob roth reporting from oakland city hall. it is official mayor jean quan is running for reelection. she filed the papers today. after filing she attended a rally outside city hall with supporters. she one of several candidates to submit documents since the filing period opened july 14. besides the mayor other candidates include a counsel woman, another counsel woman, an attorney and san francisco state professor. it is back to school for thousands of bay area kids.

yes, you heard that right, back to school on july 30. 1-10 bay area schools are on the so-called year round schedule. ktvu's john fowler looks at the pros and cons of heading back to school a month before everyone else. >> reporter: new school bus. new backpacks. new classmates. they began classes today. >> we are excited parents. my husband and i, we took the day off to walk her to school. >> reporter: 400 students here on a year round calendar. 9 weeks on, three off. >> bad because summer vacation is over. >> reporter: we asked the school district why 8-20 schools run year round. >> the short answer is that because we believe in choice. >> reporter: some parents said it causes conflicts but many parents like year round schooling and don't miss long

summer breaks. >> i prefer the longer breaks throughout the year. i think it is nice. we can take more vacations. >> reporter: it started 20 years ago to gret more kids into -- get more kids into classrooms without crowding. many bay area schools choose single track year round to improve retention over breaks. >> it is just a quick turn around. the kids come back in and ready to go. >> reporter: much more important than the calendar is the quality of the teaching. a consistent curriculum and involvement of parents in a child's education. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. a traffic warning inwallinate creek. a half mile is blocked for resurfacing work. crews are expected to finish by friday. drivers are advised to use

other routes when possible. the new contract agreemental is in force. the mta approved the contract today. it guarantees raises totaling 14% over three years. but the operators will have to pay into their pensions. today's vote settles a dispute that led to a three day sick out last month. group of women who opened up their own business. they celebrated their grand opening in san jose. the business is owned by four women who saved for 15 years to open up the salon. she says the city helped them navigate the process. >> these are immigrants that come to our community to open these businesses. we want to make sure we be the language capabilities to help them get through the process. >> the owners have 35 years of

experience behind them and are looking forward to being their own bosses. 2 investigates hears from driver whose received parking tickets they did not deserve. >> i knew i had evidence that proved i was in the right. >> how a web of red tape makes it difficult to fight an unjust ticket and what you can do to beat one. >> also ahead a new plan to get you through the airport faster and it could put thousands of dollars in your pocket. >> some of the highest calorie menus in the nation.

disturbing video from gaza. an israeli air strike hit a united nations shelter. it was packed with 3,000 refugees. 16 people were killed. and more than 90 others hurt. >> children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floorplan of a -- floor of a classroom in a shelter. children killed in their sleep. >> israel's army said it was responding to militants who fired near the school. israel said it lost three soldiers today killed while uncovering a tunnel.

virus is spreading to the u.s. more than 600 cases of chikungunya. a virus that has come along it coast coast -- along the east coast. the u.s. typically sees only 2 dozen infection as year. officials are concerned the higher number could mean it will spread locally. a new sexual assault task force at stanford university is about to review school policy. they put it together in the wake of protests after a male student was allowed to continue classes despite being accused of an off campus rape. the university said they will be made up of 20 students faculty and staff. it will review policies and issue recommendations. the first set of recommendations is due this fall. a watch dog group list of

restaurants of unhealthy food. they released their extreme eating awards. they have meals with more than a day's worth of calories in a single meal. it listed one dish with more than 2700-calories. the meals are also pond to be high in fat, sodium and sugar. >> with a third of calories coming from restaurant foods what they order matters. meals that have 3,000-calories they are contributing to the problem of being over weight. >> some restaurants responded to the awards saying they also offer healthy options. undeserved parking tickets and a tangle of red tape when drivers try to fight back. >> i had four tickets in two months. >> how hard it is to beat a ticket and the best ways to

fight one. >> leaders are debating a decision that could make residents pay up for trash. >> after the break i am tracking the fog, i am tracking a warm up, it will be warmer tomorrow and a red flag warning in northern california. back here right after the break. bulldog: oooh! bulldog:

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tonight 2 investigates uncovers parking officers giving out tickets they shouldn't and fighting back is tougher than expected.

getting a parking ticket is never fun. it is especially true when they don't deserve it. some drivers say navigating is impossible. in san francisco with what we need know to fight the system. >> it comes down to parking enforcement code. hundreds of rules. this sign warns drivers not to park between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on thursday mornings. it seems that anyone who is parked here during this time would deserve a ticket, right? wrong. here is why. >> reporter: if you want to park on ivy street in san francisco good luck figuring out when it is okay. >> i lived here for two months and i had 4 tickets. >> it is bs they have a sign like that and they are not

fixing it or not ticket people. >> reporter: parking tickets aren't enforceable if they can't be seen. his team will fight your parking tickets for you. if they don't win, it is free. if they win and your ticket is dismissed the cost is 25% of the parking ticket amount. >> ever tried to go through the code? >> reporter: parking restriction signs need be visible within 100 feet. check out these signs. >> 100 feet is 5 to 6 car lengths. that is 7 to 8 car lengths. the first two spaces here, any tickets issued, they are invalled -- invalid.

>> reporter: he is spokesperson for the transportation authority. he says they issued 1.5 million parking citations last year. of those drivers contested 77,000. 28% were dismissed. >> we do over turn citations that are not correct. >> she initially failed. >> i parked here and paid from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. a couple weeks i got a letter back and it said it was upheld and i had to pay. >> reporter: when they got involved the city changed its mind. >> i think it is just that call out. like, did you look at this? all signs point to this ticket is -- should be dismissed. >> what happened is the city has started to view this as a revenue source. that was never the intention. >> reporter: last year parking

citations resulted in $88 million. >> no denying revenue is a component but at this moment we are trying to make sure we are enforce the rules appropriately. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: parking enforcement officers do not have quotas for parking tickets and this sign will be cleaned. if you want to see how san francisco stacks up compared to other cities, visit our website, www.ktvu.com. reporting live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, ktvu channel 2 news. >> that is such a -- go ahead. >> they will launch an online system to upload evidence and protest tickets electronically. if you have a story tip for 2 investigates e-mail us. you had tickets -- >> and been towed. if you live in the city it is a

way of life. you accept it but maybe you don't have to. >> reporter: bill, you know what it is like, horrible. >> oh, my gosh, tickets just add up. they are big tickets. expensive. for us we have big temperatures. numbers today warmer inland. 100 degrees in antioch today. temperatures tomorrow are going to be warmer. turns out tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week. with temperatures can inland upper 90s and low 100s. moisture is clearing the area now. it is all working its way off this way now. that is a big change. the moisture has been coming from the south like this, right? like this. the big weather story is we are seeing a westerly flow in the up atmosphere and -- upper atmosphere and it is pushing the thunderstorms out of here. we are seeing red flag warning

tonight in this area till 11:00 p.m. around here we have fog as you can see here. we will come in close. the fog will linger all along the avenues and fill in tonight. plenty of fog through the date tonight. it won't get that far inland. we are not going to see it into the livermore valley. we will see fog in oakland tonight, hayward but not inland valleys. tomorrow will be a warmer or hotter day, if you will. lots of upper 80s around the bay. low 90s into the bay valleys and inland bay valleys upper 90s and triple digits. fog along the coast. this is the day tomorrow where you get the spread from coast to inland. coastal temperatures in the low 60s. hundreds here. 40-degree spread easily. tomorrow, the afternoon fog along the coast, clearing.

moisture clearing the area friday morning still. thunderstorms popping off and then it is done. the moisture takes a while to get out of here but it is leaving. leaving right now. 101 clear lake tomorrow. 99 vacaville. humidities come down. higher temperatures but they won't feel as hot. 93 gilroy tomorrow. the hottest day of the week. and temperatures along it coast mild. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, there you go. you see it cool off on friday but not much. more on saturday but not much. they will be similar. and sunday the cooling begins with a push down to 90 in the hot spots. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view another hot one today and tomorrow and into saturday with sunday cooling. >> thank you. the tsa has a plan to get you through the airport faster. they are asking you, how far

you can go in changing it up. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> an accused child molester takes the stand. hear what he called a natural part of his teaching. and could this happen here? of course it could. we talked with people to make sure it doesn't. the clean up at ucla. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. female announcer: you're on the right track to save big

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the search on for an inmate who escaped monday morning. this is a photo of zephyr malik carter. he goes by several different ailiances. he was serving -- aliases. he was involved in a fraud bring involving stolen identities and drugs. it f you have an idea -- if you have an idea for speeding up security lines the transportation security administration is willing to pay. they are making a call for submissions. ideas should take into consideration different categories of travelers like crews, frequent flyers and disabled passengers. they plan to award 15,000. the deadline is august 15. are happening now -- happening now, debate over a garbage contract. rates are expected to go up but

the question is by how much. the new contract is creating concerns about perecing local job -- protecting local jobs. >> paul chambers learned about -- ktvu's paul chambers learned about what is in for consideration here. >> reporter: it is packed. every seat is filled. they even have a over flow section. so the options is keep the current company, move to a company or split it. either way the rates will go up. and people are not very happy. >> the garbage can i use is too large. ridiculous. why pay more for the same service? >> the reality is things cost more and we are asking for a difference and more services,

composting, recycling. for 100 years waste management served the people of oakland collecting their waste. 10 years ago california waste solutions started collecting half of the city's recycling now they are competing to be the soul service. $29 a month currently. one option would be to allow that company to do both services for $38 a month. a second option allows them to do the collecting for $36 a month. and a third option would split the services for $43 a month. although the second option is the cheapest, they prefer either of the other two options. however one person would like something else. >> i would love to see maybe a prorated price where you can get different size cans. i know for our house we don't

use the whole bin. >> the increase will pay for a bulk pick up and a new vehicle that runs off of methane gas also we found out some people say the unions are worried  about people losing jobs because before they outsourced the jobs, the worry is, that may happen again. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. wine makers say it looks like good year for sparkling wine. they began harvesting grapes this morning. despite the extremely dry winter this crop looks abundant and the grapes are high quality. the next grapes will be the white wine grapes and then the reds into the fall.

now at 6:00 p.m. a elementary school teacher takes the witness stand. the weakness he admits but says is not a crime. >> a path of destruction, the chase and who caught up with him. >> and the geyser waste millions of gallons of water in southern california because of a pipeline a century old. ktvu channel 2 news looks at the measures put into place to make sure something like that doesn't happen here. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. we heard from police, prosecutors and the children who say this once trusted elementary school teacher betrayed them. today he said the only crime he commiticide being too affectiont. i am julie haener. >> -- committed is being too

ajectiont. today we heard from him for the first time. ktvu channel 2 news he testified in his trial where he faced 150 counts of molestation. ktvu's allie rasmus is live at the courthouse. >> reporter: he doesn't deny having a physical, hands on approach to teaching but says his actions are misintererated. >> reporter: joseph martin's attorney tried to depict him as a caring teacher. >> he is a caring man. he is getting to tell the true story of what occurred. >> reporter: he talked about his teaching style. his patting was a way to calm down students with learning disabilities. i would touch them on the shoulders, the back, if they are in front of me, the caller bone, the chest area. when