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now at noon, newly released store video of michael brown moments before he was killed by police in ferguson, missouri. what investigators say the teenager was doing that led up to the deadly shooting. and three people sent to the hospital as santa clara county reports its first five human cases of west nile virus. and animal officials in the north bay are looking for a couple who they say has dump off more than -- dumped off more than 100 cats at one animal
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shelter. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. we now know the police officer's name and some of the details about what happened before an unarmed teenager was shot and killed in missouri. many questions remain. the ferguson police chief said 18-year-old michael brown was shot by officer darren wilson. wilson a six-year veteran of the force with no record of disciplinary action against him. the chief also named michael brown as a suspect in a strong- armed robbery at a convenience store. police released surveillance video of a man shoving a store clerk and stealing cigars. the chief says the officer is distraught over the shooting. >> she's devastated by this. he's heartbroken. this is his community. you know, he -- he never wanted any of this to happen. he certainly -- his -- he's heartbroken by the continuous violence that's been going on. >> michael brown's parents say they were blindsided by today's announcement and call it the
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old game of smoke in mirrors. they said it's bad enough they assassinated him, now they are trying to assassinate his character. in the meantime, missouri 's governor is praising the release of the information. >> the focal point remains from the -- you know, to figure out why and how michael brown was killed and to get justice as appropriate in that situation. >> hundreds of protesters have gathered near where brun was killed. but so far -- brown was killed. so far it's been peace fall. the friend of a 19-year-old woman shot and killed by police is speaking out. she said she's upset officers didn't use a taser. this cell phone video taken by a neighbor shows the woman holing what officers say they thought was a weapon. it turned out to be a drill painted all black. in an e-mail sent to ktvu, a friend describes the woman as fun loving. she says the woman also suffered from bipolar disorder and that she often did not seem to comprehend the seriousness of some of her words and
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action. the shooting happened at police were responding to a report that a woman was going to kill her family with an uzi assault weapon. you can hear the man who took the video describing what he saw. >> she was pointing the gun at the cops or whatever she had. it looked like a drill. >> the woman's name has not yet been released. police have identified the officer who fired the fatal shot as officer wakana okuma, a 13-year veteran of the department. five people have contracted west nile virus in santa clara county. they are the first confirmed human cases of the disease so far this year. now the health department wants to alert people to take precautions. janine de la vega is live from san jose to tell us what researchers are finding and if people should be concerned. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: we are here inside the lab at vector control in the county. now, this is the department that detects and abates illness in pests like mosquitoes as
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well as wildlife. they have been studying west nile virus. they are getting calls daily of dead birds possibly infected with the illness. vector control has had a record- breaking number year with the numbers of birds infected with west nile virus. 700 have been found in santa clara county. the prevariance of the disease has led to five contracting the illness. two never showed any symptoms but the other three were hospitalized. people over the age of 50 have a higher chance of becoming ill and those who have diabetes or hypertension have a greater risk of complications and serious illness. the county health department expects there to be more cases and want people to take precautions so they don't get bitten by mosquitoes infected. >> this year, they really need to sort of take it up a notch and that means that dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are likely to be flying, you should wear an insect repellent if you are
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gonna be outside. you should wear long sleeves and long pants to prevent being bitten. >> reporter: he well, last year vector -- well, last year, vector control saw most activity in milpitas and east san jose. this year, west nile activity is cobs straighted in mountain view, sunnyvale, santa clara, cupertino, campbell and west and south san jose. so far, vector control has fogged 15 different neighborhoods within the county to get rid of the mosquitoes. researchers think the county is experiencing more cases could be the drought. scientists say when there is scarcity of water, mosquitoes and birds tend to cluster to get to the water source. they are encouraging people to get rid of any standing water near their homes. and back out here live, you are looking at some mosquitoes that are not infected with the west nile virus. this is sort of a research center inside the lab.
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here this is where vector control uses these mosquitoes you see in these boxes to test whether they are fogging chemicals continue to be effective. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. a not guilty verdict for a former concord elementary schoolteacher accused of molesting 14 students. joseph martin was acquitted on the counts involving three of the students but the jury deadlocked on the charges involving the other 11 students. he could be retried on the 95 counts involving those 11 students. the district attorney's office said it's not made that decision yet. >> we are prepared to do whatever it takes to do a second round of fighting. he's innocent and we will keep fighting until his name is cleared. >> 46-year-old joseph marnten is accused of inappropriately touching students. he doesn't deny touching the
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students but the contact was not molesttation. martin remains -- molestation. martin remains behind bars until september 8th when the hearing is. a plea from john walker was scheduled to go to trial last week. prosecutors say he molested at least eight children in his care while working as a nanny at a home in campbell. police say his alleged victims ranged in age from 9 to 15 years old. the marin humane society is dealing with an overwhelming amount of cats after several people dumped off over 100 cats. brian flores is live to tell us how the shelter is hoping to track down the people responsible. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. the marin humane society says they have way too many cats and they are look fogger the people responsible not to get them in trouble but to offer them help.
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cute and cuddly for sure. the marin ha main society doesn't have a shortage of cats and kittens. >> we have 193 cats and kittens which is an extremely big at for us at the shelter. >> reporter: it's the way they received the cats, however, that is drawing attention. the most recent dropoff happened early monday morning before 5:00. surveillance camera footage from the shelter shows two people in a white suv dropping off several boxes of cats and kittens. 24 felines in total. one of the people then rings the doorbell, then both take off. about 15 minutes later, the cats were discovered by one of the patrol officers for the shelter. >> we don't know. it could be somebody who yes, starts to collect cats and doesn't think to get them spayed or neutered. they were likely kept indoors so perhaps the person doesn't know the situation they have. >> reporter: they say when the
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cats were dropped off, they were in good condition but they say it's really important to find the people that did drop them off. >> so we can stop them from continuing to breed these cats and kittens. it's not a responsible thing to continue to breed this amount of cats when you don't have homes for them and space for them. >> reporter: shelter officials recognize the car and say the same situation happened three previous times. in total, 100 tuxedo cats and a few gray ones have been dropped off by the same people over a period of 18 months. shelter officials have been very busy, vaccinating, spaying, neutering, microchipping each one. they want the people responsible to know they are not in trouble. >> they are all pretty well socialized. no fleas, no diseases. we will microchip and spay and neuter. we try to make the adoption process as easy as possible. >> reporter: and to help in that process, the humane society here, officials are waving all adoption fees until the end of the august. as for the cats dropped off on
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monday, they will be evaluated and will be ready for adoption by next week. we're live in novato, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, brian. seaworld has announced plans to enlarge orca exhibits at three of the theme parks in the wake of the controversial documentary black fish. seaworld says the new orca enclosure in san diego will be almost twice as large as the current one and will include a water treadmill to allow the whales to get more exercise. renovations are also planned at seaworld parks in orlando and san antonio. seaworld's attendance has been down since the release of the documentary black fish. with the first school bells of the year set to ring next week in san francisco, st. anthony's foundation made sure hundred of students will be dressed for classroom success. st. anthony's said the annual back-to-school event drew a record number of children. more than 230 families signed
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up. that's almost three times the usual number. a saint anthony's spokesman said for some families it was a choice between food and school clothes. >> making sure that a young child heading to kindergarten and first grade looks good, feels good, feels confident. we can get that support from san franciscans to do that, we're happy to be part of that. >> organizers had great financial support from businesses. the nonprofit giving tree provided new back-to-school backpack and the organization my new red shoes stepped up to provide new shoes to the children. we have a special section at ktvu.com. it includes local school openings and a few old school photos of our on-air talent. go to ktvu.com and look under the to the hopicks section -- hot topics section. sir paul mccartney closes out candlestick with a bang. we'll tell you why some fans
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with tickets were forced to miss the entire performance. and in santa clara, a plan to improve the traffic congestions around the new levi stadium ahead of this sunday's first 49ers' game. plus -- slight warmup on the way. ktvu's rosemary orozco will be here with what you can expect for your weekend forecast.
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♪apartment got nothing but love babe eight days a week ♪ a fitting farewell as sir paul mccartney closed out candlestick park in its last event ever. thousands of fans were on hand for the unforgettable performance complete with fireworks. as alex savidge reports, even the final act was not without logistical problems forcing some people to miss the historic event. >> reporter: concertgoers faced an unbelievable backup near candlestick park last night. a sea of cars that left many stuck for hours. ♪ >> reporter: but, of course, the final show went on. some fans with tickets never even made it inside. >> i'm upset i didn't see him last night. >> reporter: she said her trip to the stick from marin took more than four hours. and when she arrived, the
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parking lot was full and she gave up and headed home. she will be looking for a refund. >> i was very frustrated. i was going for a friend who had never seen the paul mccartney concert before. so i'm really disappointed for her. she was really looking forward to seeing him for the first time. >> reporter: she wasn't the only frustrated fan who got caught up in the backup. many took to twitter to vent last night. one woman who clearly has a sense of humor said, never coming to this stadium again. ♪ hold me love me >> reporter: while it was a night many would like to forget, for the people inside, it was an unforgettable performance by sir paul mccartney. >> depth and range and he brought you all the way back to when they opened the stadium and -- until right now. >> what a way to end candlestick park. i grew up here and went to giants' games, 49er games. >> reporter: and because it was clear, fans were having a tough
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time getting here last night, mccartney even waited an hour to go on stage. and still, a lot of people missed out on his touching goodbye to candlestick park. the stick is set to be demolished later this year or early next year. fans will miss the place but not the traffic. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. speaking of traffic, preparations are underway in santa clara for a much smoother trip to and from this sunday's first 49ers' game at levi stadium. fans headed to the game can expect more parking lots. traffic signs and traffic officers to help offset the traffic nightmare experienced during the san jose earthquakes game at leave vie stadium yerl this month. fans are urged to take public transportation with caltrain and vta offering extra service. the preseason game against the broncos begins sunday at 1:00. we have a special section on ktvu.com dedicated to the new
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stadium. it has information on parking, food and an inside look at the new 49ers. go to ktvu.com and click on hot topics. investigators are looking for vandals who have been targeting parts of the a.i.d.s. memorial grove in san francisco's golden gate park. they say the area has been damaged on five separate occasions so far this year. the most recent incident was monday night when four large ferns were destroyed, a park bench was smashed and a rec and park trucks with vandalized. people who visit say the grove may be an emotional target. >> i just think it's tragic that people are not at peace with themselves that they have to take out their anger on defenseless environment. >> city leaders admit they don't have enough park workers and police to constantly patrol the area. they say they are relying on visitors to report people damaging special sites. two firefighters are recovering after being injured while battling a wildfire in the angeles national forest in
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southern california. about 70 acres have burned since the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in glendora. the fire is now 35% contained. no homes are currently threatened. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. and in sissy cue county, firefighters are trying to get a handle on a wildfire that's grown to 1850 acres. the 20 separate fires being referred to as the happy camp complex fires are all believed to have been sparked by lightning. they broke out monday near the oregon border. firefighters say unusually dry brush from the drought is complicating efforts to fight the fires. those fires are just 10% contained. here at home, we have a nice day shaping up around the bay area. a minor warmup in store for this afternoon. already seeing a few areas with temperatures slightly warmer than yesterday during the lunch
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hour. giving you a live look from san francisco. we have mostly clear skies away from the coastline. if we switch over to stormtracker2, no rain to speak of. we have low clouds hugging the coastline. i think we'll be partly cloudy to mostly sunny along the coast. the winds are onshore. generally alight. across the region, 10-mile-an- hour breeze through fairfield. won't lose it completely but it's weakened. that will allow for warming into the afternoon. giving you a look at what's happening, the low clouds remaining along the coastline, this ridge of high pressure will be strengthening our way today through tomorrow. we'll wake up to morning clouds and have afternoon sunshine. temperatures around the coast 60s around the bay 70s. inland communities, upper 80s eventually getting into the low 90s by tomorrow afternoon. outside the doors right now, 82 in antioch. 80 for livermore. mid-80s in walnut creek. 80 for fairfield. those are some of the warmer locations.
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you get closer to the water, temperatures mild. 71 in oakland. 67 san francisco. low 60s, mostly cloudy at half moon bay. for the afternoon today, low 80s. sonoma, novato, san rafael, 80. 70 degrees for sausalito. for the east bay today, 75 expected in oakland. mid-70s san leandro. into the inner east bay, upper 80s to low 90s for the afternoon. 89 livermore. 88 expected for danville. santa clara valley you are looking good with mostly sunny skies. 81 for san jose. santa clara going to 80 and 80 degrees expected for sunnyvale. the peninsula this afternoon, 80 degrees for redwood city. san francisco, you will go to 69. again we'll remain low to mid- 60s along the coast, daly city, pacifica and half moon bay. the extended forecast here with your bay area weekend always in view, temperatures will continue to climb as we get into saturday. nothing too extreme. we'll remain in the upper 80s to low 90s for even our warmer locations. sunday we begin a cooling
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trend. nothing too extreme. we'll shave off a few degrees on sunday with a bit of additional cooling as we get back to work on monday. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. we're getting a first look at drawings for the first home for the warriors. the warriors released a design of the arena and the surrounding area in san francisco's mission bay neighborhood. the billion-dollar privately financed project includes and 18,000 seat arena, two 160-foot tall office buildings and and underground parking lot for 700 cars. the warriors hope the arena is ready for the 2018/2019 season. a classic car on the central coast setting an auction record. how much a rare 1962 ferrari was sold for in monterey and the interesting history about who once owned it. we design good mornings. little experiments. big ideas.
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stocks were headed higher this morning but reports of renewed fighting in ukraine have sent is the main indexes down sharply. indexes remain on track for a second week of gain. monster beverages after coca- cola plans to pay $2 billion for it. the dow is currently down 67. the nasdaq is up 3. s&p down 3. a rare 1962 ferrari 250-gto once owned by a famous races driver and olympic gold
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medalist has set a new public auction record. it went for $35.5 million. that comes out to $38 million total. the classic car sold yesterday at the action during monterey car week. it's one of 30 gtos made. and it was owned by an olympic skier who died after crashing it into a building. a bay area soldier is back home after nine months in afghanistan. [ cheers ] >> family members and friends were at sfo this morning to welcome home jeremy scott of martinez. scott served in east afghanistan providing security at an american army base and won a number of commendations for the military -- from the military during his deployment. today his mother was overcome with emotion as she welcomed him home. >> i'm overwhelmed with everybody's support and being here and showing him how much
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everybody stands behind him. it means a lot to me. >> he also told us how it feels to be home and a bit of his experience of being in afghanistan. we'll have more on that at 5:00 on the ktvu news. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and you can always follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great weekend.
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