park. hard to see. the traffic is moving, it is slow going but it is moving as fans make their way to the stick. we know that concert is expected to have special moments to mark the good-bye to the stadium at candlestick park. ktvu's rob roth is live at the park, talking with fans, including one man who was there 48 years ago when the beetles played at the stick. >> reporter: 49,000 people are expected here tonight. many have already arrived. the gates have now opened. we see people starting to file in. people seem excited about seeing paul mccartney and bidding farewell to candlestick park. people began arriving early. the anticipation building. >> this is a once in a life time memory. >> the beetles played their final live concert 48 years

ago. >> behind home plate from the beetles concert at candlestick park in 1966. >> reporter: he was 14 years old then. that ticket cost $6.50. the beetles concert is ingrained in his memory. >> paul mccartney turned around and looked at the stands and waved and looked right at us. >> reporter: the beatinals spired him to become a mew -- beetles inspired him to become a musician. >> i know i will have a great time tonight. i warned the people i am with i am going to be crying the whole time. it will be tears of joy. >> reporter: this morning we got a look at the stage near the 10-yard line. more seats became available today when the stage was moved back 4 feet. this man works the camera that puts paul mccartney on to the video screen. >> i expect to tear up a bit.

it is amazing sitting here where so much history happened. really cool. >> the beetles forever and to see paul mccartney close candlestick park is just amazing. >> the stow starts -- the show starts at 8:00 p.m. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> san francisco mayor ed lee will attend tonight's concert and earlier today he talked about the past and what is ahead for the site in the future. >> tonight we close it out. it will be the last big event there and i am looking forward to working to see what we could replace it with. >> they are planning to build housing and retail on the site. mayor ed lee says the demolition could begin in october but it hasn't yet been determined if it will be imploded or taken down piece by piece and mayor ed lee said

governor jerry brown is planning to attend the concert and our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. we created a section filled with great pictures of the best moment at candlestick park. a jury a-- acquitted joseph martin of molest station charges. -- molestation charges. he faced 100 counts of molestation. he was accused of touching male students. the defense argued he was an affectional teacher. his wife stood beside him throughout the case. >> if the district attorney ops to retry we are prepared to go to another trial, we are prepared to do whatever it takes. she innocent and we will keep

fighting. >> joseph martin remains in custody and due back in court on september 8. we should know by then if the district attorney has decided to retry him. a man accused of killing his wife stood before a judge today on murder charnels. ktvu's cristina rendon spoke to neighbors where the man told police that his wife fell down the stairs. >> reporter: well, 4 hours ago he went before the judge here at this courthouse and his attorney said his client is innocent and heartbroken over the loss of his wife but the neighborhood is in shock over this death and also about his arrest. >> this is a peaceful neighborhood. this could have been an accident. >> shocking. >> reporter: questions about a woman's death surround this home. it is where she died on july 6.

her husband told police she slipped down stairs in their home but two days ago he was arrested. neighbors are in disbelief. >> they are peaceful. something like this doesn't happen. >> reporter: they determined she died from blunt force trauma that was not consistent with a fall. the case is now a homicide but neighbors say they don't believe he could hurt his wife. >> she grieved over -- he is grieved over what happened. >> reporter: after a brief appearance in court he attorney told me he is innocent. >> a tragic loss for my client who lost his wife, his partner of 20 years. a loss for everyone who knew and loved her and he intend to fight this case. >> reporter: the community tried to quiet rumors the death was suspicious and they hope

the truth comes out in court. >> i am sorry to hear it. it is a tragedy. you don't think of things like that happening in our neighborhood. >> reporter: his next court appearance is on mondays the 18 18th. she expected to plead not guilty -- he is expected to plead not guilty. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. and we are following developing news in missouri. protesters are gathering for a fifth straight night in ferguson, missouri. so far it has been peaceful. it is a city where a police officer shot and killed an unarmed teenager saturday sparking days of violent protests there. the governor today ordered the state highway patrol to take over security. they marched through the city where 18-year-old michael brown was killed. here in the bay area demonstrators are reacting to

the shooting in missouri. hundreds of people gathered outside city hall today to remember michael brown. demonstrators say they are holding a vigil for all those who have been killed by police in the bay area and in san francisco 100 people gathered, many holding up their arms during a moment of violence. demonstrators wanted to stand in solidarity against the shooting in ferguson, missouri but all acts of what they describe as excessive police force. the event was part of a national moment of silence to honor victims. here is a live look at new york where protesters are filing into the streets there in response to the situation in ferguson, missouri. this protest has been building in the past hour or so. we will keep watching it. there is new information about robin williams' health before he died. his wife says he had been

diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the news came in a statement she released today that thanked fans for their love and support. ktvu's mike mibach is in san francisco with the diagnose that surprised a lot of people today. >> reporter: robin williams kept that parkinson's disease diagnose very quis. >> reporter: susan schneider released a -- quiet. >> reporter: susan schneider released a statement. saying he was brave as he struggled with depression, anxiety and early stages of parkinson's disease which he was not yet ready to share publicly. he has known robin williams for 38 years. when they last performed together in may he said robin williams said nothing about having parkinson's disease and he seemed relaxed. >> he had no problem following me. he was calmer. that is the thing i have been

saying, he seemed to be comfortable recently. >> can we improve the signs of parkinson's disease. >> reporter: she says patients diagnosed with parkinson's disease may feel tremors, loss of facial expression but she added early stage patients also have non-motor sign symptoms. >> sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression. it is not a death sentence. >> reporter: after michael j. fox tweeted today stunned to learn robin williams had pd. his support for our foundation pre-dated his diagnose. a true friend, i wish him peace. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and you can read robin williams' wife's full statement on www.ktvu.com and learn more about parkinson's disease.

you will find the information under hot topics. new at 6:00 p.m. a world famous and sacred site in san francisco's golden gate park is under attack. vandals hit 5 times this year. ktvu's david stevenson looked into the damage and why it may be difficult to catch it the culprit. >> the latest incident happened on mondays and police say they have already developed a theory about the perpetrator. >> reporter: goal golden gate park is a sacred place. and a target for vandalism with vandalism. 5 incidents since the start of the year. on monday night four trees were destroyed. a truck was vandalized and a

bench was smashed. >> they are focused on the aids memorial grove. we had $60,000 worth of damage this year. >> reporter: they spend $1 million yearly combating vandalism. and golden gate park targets include rose bushes and new trees destroyed within weeks of planting. >> there is a suspicion it is perpetrated by the same person and because of the nature of it -- >> reporter: he authored a ordinance that closes parks from midnight to 5:00 a.m. but says it is difficult oo catch -- to catch vandals in the act. . >> we don't have enough officers so between vandalism and dumping we have a challenge. >> i think it is tragic people are not at peace with themselves they have to take

out their anger on defenseless environments. >> reporter: officials tell us they are relying on visitors to report people damaging these sites. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. b.a.r.t. has a problem. an aging problem and she part of the solution -- and she is part of the solution. >> your friday forecast, i will have specifics after the break. save you fifteen percent or huh, more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great? hmmm...what should we do? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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san jose police officer shot a woman who appeared to be holding a weapon and threatening her family. it happened at 10:30 a.m. this morning. police say they received a report of a woman inside the house with a uzi but investigators haven't confirmed what type of weapon, if any, she was carrying. wins heard police yell -- witness heard police yell four times to drop the gun. one piece of evidence looked like a power drill. new at 6:00 p.m. b.a.r.t. is facing a problem tonight. the system is aging but not just the tracks and trains, also the employees.

in fact almost half of them as of today are retirement eligible. ktvu's john fowler is in oakland with how b.a.r.t. are desperate for young people. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. tells me tonight it is in danger right now of losing knowledge critical to keeping the trains running. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. has 669 passengers cars. 104 miles of track and a one of a kind operating system, kept running by older engineers. >> b.a.r.t. is facing a -- over half of our engineers are of retiring age. >> they could retire. today they were training their replacement. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she is 25. a brand new b.a.r.t. engineer. >> improve the knowledge, improve your hunger to learn.

b.a.r.t. will be willing to take anybody who can prove themselves. >> she graduated cal, applied for an internship. >> i was getting paid to learn. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. combined old tech and high tech. >> we have to transfer that knowledge to the new engineers so they can take over and keep the system running smoothly. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says it has two weeks it will begin hiring a dozen more junior engineers. it has 60 spots to fill to make sure the trains keep running. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. a family surrounded by smoke escaped a house fire thanks to the youngest member of the family. the smoke woke her upenders

7:00 a.m. this morning. six -- her up at 7:00 a.m. this morning. the 9-year-old led the escape. >> i got a towel and wet it. and my dad tried to go down stairs but there was too much smoke so we climbed out of the window. >> neighbors help the family climb off the roof. she learned what to do in school by reading books about firefighters. firefighters say it was difficult to put out the fire because of all the stuff inside the home. warmer today. 91 antioch. not much warmer. very -- not that noticeable. nice day. 87 fairfield. 82 napa. 88 livermore. around the bay 70s and low 80s. this is how it looks tomorrow. friday. no big changes. this low-pressure system up here, right there, that is been

hanging out. it is slowly going to move off. it was there all week. now it is lingering. as it leaves the fog is more prominent because high pressure sets up and it lets the fog form. it is pressing it at the coast. it is foggy and cool at stenson beach. avenues. great highway. half moon bay. fog tomorrow morning, makes it into some bay area neighborhoods. inland you will see little of it. like today. and it will burn back quickly. the reason is because the high pressure, the low is leaving, high builds in, compresses it. it is enough, it will keep the fog at the coast and it warms us up inland. couple degrees tomorrow or the same. there is the fog tomorrow

morning. right? more 90s showing up in the central valley. normally that red is all the way here. right? that is warm. but not real hot. that is what you will see through the bay area weekend. really. for the most part. and changes next week. you will see that in the five- day forecast. highs tomorrow, like today. saturday just like what you had today. sunday, like you had today and then mondays things change around as the low pressure gets closer. more fog. and temperatures by tuesday are low 80s in the warmest spots. here is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. we can work it out. >> we can work it out that is what you think the last song will be -- [ talking at the same time ] >> last six concerts they played, we can work it out was the last song they played.

i feel like it might be that. >> i am going with hey, jude or let it be. >> i think threat be. that would be a good one. >> all right. >> thank you. baseball owners voted in a new commissioner. who got the job and the a's try to win against the royals in kansas city. mark is coming up with sports.

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. he was in sunnyvale to help students get back to school with needed supplies. they organized a griv away -- give away handing out a thousand backpacks filled with school supplies to low income students. >> we are very interested in their education. they are willingness to go to school and learn. -- their willingness to go to school and learn. >> rent has been rising and simple back to school items are a luxury for many families and our back to school coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. we have a section to help you get ready for the new school

year and you can find year book photos of ktvu personalities. the royals are starting to bug me. >> you like to say who is the hottest team in baseball, not the a's. >> yeah. >> and the giants -- >> and just for now. >> royals take 6-7 finishing off the a's and that is creepy. basking in the glory. the sun could do damage. ask him. loses the flyball in the sun. he winds up with a three base hit. 3-2. cook here, his ending of a 20 inning scoreless streak. a big hit.

two run triple. 7-3. the a's lose 3-4. the next story is not exciting. but it is something that baseball fans need to know. a new commissioner and it will be rob manfred taking over for bud selig in january. bud selig has been the commissioner since 1992. he is 80 years old. rob manfred is 55 years old and he is a labor lawyer by trade. >> you always had that one kid on a little league team that seemed way too old or much better than the rest of the guys. we saw that in the little league world series today. pierce jones playing for great lakes of illinois hit three home runs today in his team's victory over northwest. he slumped in his first at bat. only hit a triple.

12-2 final. that kid has a future. >> cool glasses too and he is clean. [ laughter ] >> thank you. coming up at 10:00 p.m. new information about the deadly police shooting we told you about in san jose. we have obtained cell phone video that shows the woman pointing a drill like it was a gun. >> >> thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thank you for joining us tonight. good night. >> good night. bulldog: you don't need to camp out

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[ both laughing ] right? yeah. hey, mom... listen to this card dad got for grandpa jay. "hip-hip-hip-hooray!" [ chuckles ] "save the extra hip. you'll need it someday." [ both laugh ] 'cause he's old! mm. you're not giving him that. even if he drinks his other gift first? nope. ladies... do you remember exactly one year ago today when you did not have a gift for your grandfather and it killed him just a little, so i suggested you start interviewing all the members of the family for a video tribute? well, check it and burn -- we totally did that. alex: almost. we just need to finish the editing. and you should talk. you haven't even started on your gift yet. [ doorbell rings ] that's because i changed mine. i thought of a better idea yesterday. i think i came up with a better idea.