man coming towards a group of people on the sidewalk. it looked like the driver was leaning into the passenger seat. >> i was here. i was about to scream. be careful, but it was too late. >> the car veered off the road on to the sidewalk. a woman was hit first and then the car struck three teenagers. the pedestrians and the driver went to the hospital with critical injuries. >> what caused the collision, what caused the driver to veer off. >> the woman is a student teacher and the hillsdale high school students, participant of a special education class and walks are part of their curriculum. >> we are offering support services to other teachers who witnessed this very serious accident. >> he knows those witnesses will need help. he is still trying to come to

terms. >> the kids are not safe in the streets. the woman was happy, laughing with the kids. showing the nature of whatever and then this happened. i hope she is fine and the other kids too. >> reporter: again, this afternoon police say all of the people injured are expected to survive. at 6:00 p.m. we will hear more about plans to limit these off campus outings in light of what happened today. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. developing news tonight involving the ray rice investigation. this afternoon evidence emerged that months ago an nfl executive was sent the video of ray rice knocking out his fiance. julie haener is here with details on the new evidence. >> the nfl says it is now looking into claim that a law enforcement official sent the

video to an nfl executive in april. a law enforcement source played a voicemail and that voicemail has a female voice saying you are right, it is terrible. last night in an interview nfl commissioner roger goodel said no one with the nfl to his knowledge had seen the video of ray rice and his fiance from inside the elevator till tmz posted it monday. roger goodel maintains the nfl asked law enforcement for all video and assumed there was video from inside the elevator but was never able to get it from law enforcement. the video was longer than the tmz version. you can hear the couple shouting and she spits at him before he punches her. as rice gets out of the elevator and greeted by staff, rice says no cops. after the reports surfaced

today the nfl issued a statement we have no knowledge of this. we are not aware of anyone in our office who possessed or saw the video before it was made public on monday. we will look into. we are monitoring more information coming from the nfl office. as we wait to hear if they will confirm whether an executive did indeed receive the video in april and if so who else was told or knew about it. julie haener, ktvu channel 2 news. some people are demanding roger goodel resign. the nfl has lost its way and the commissioner needs to be replaced and a senator said roger goodel should consider stepping down. it appears roger goodel still has it support of nfl owners. for the first time the family of san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald is speaking out in his defense about his arrest

for domestic violence. his mother said he did not beat his fiance. she said if they knew us and our son, our son is not a vicious woman beater. he comes from a strong family with strong morals. congress is taking a look at the nfl's handling of domestic violence cases. still to come the push for tougher punishments. new at 5:00 p.m. they lost their son and brother during a crash on highway 17 after truck driver lost control of his rig and now they want the company held accountable and the industry change. they allowanced a lawsuit against the driver,b the trucking samp -- driver, the trucking company and others. ktvu's ann rubin is live. they want more than just damages. >> reporter: that's right. they want the industry to make changes. they say roads like highway 17 are no place for inexperienced

drivers. >> reporter: 911 calls just released to ktvu describe the scene on highway 17 that day. >> coming down the hill, his breaks were burning. >> reporter: a tracker hit 10 cars. and one of them was killed incidentally. >> there are no words because of the loss. >> reporter: the family stepped forward announcing both a lawsuit and a demand for change in the trucking industry. >> i am terrified, traumatized about inexperienced truckers. >> reporter: at the time the truck driver admitted he hadn't three months on the job and now the family's lawyer alleges the truck breaks were faulty. >> this had all the makings of a ticking time bombs. >> the family wants a graduated licensing system that would allow only the most

experienced drivers to tackle the most difficult routes. >> of course we are grieving but we would like to see changes implemented so that our son could be honored. >> the american trucking association proposed a graduated licensing system in 2008 and continued to push for it. >> you graduate people. you give them, you know, additional responsibility and accountability as they go. same thing for the industry and that is what we should look at. >> the family will do whatever it takes to make this change. >> we have to. we have to honor our son. we will. >> reporter: the family hopes their lawsuit will spark action but they also plan to work with legislators on the state and federal level. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. read the lawsuit filed by the

family just look for it under hot topics. a napa family is mourning the loss of a loved one tonight. she died from a head injury she suffered in the napa character. earthquake-- earthquake. ken pritchett has more. >> reporter: nutellain the -- laurie anne thompson was a force of nature. >> awesome lady. free spirit. she was someone who cared for people. >> she was struck in the head by a falling tv during the 6.0 earthquake. her daughter says she didn't want tobother anyone -- to bother anyone. . >> she had a black eye. >> we should have forced her to go to the hospital. >> she didn't want to go. >> she said she was fine. >> reporter: they say it was

hours later they realized something wasn't right. >> she said the emergency room is going to be packed. she collapses. and then everything continues to just -- i mean the roller coaster began. >> now the family is going through what ifs, doctors don't know if it would have made a difference. >> my hope is her story will resonate in people, pride is not good. you are not a bother. >> okay to ask for help. >> it is okay. >> reporter: in the end their left with a memories of a woman who saw the positives in everything. >> my loss is the biggest probably -- the big to say me for, sure. but i know that the community is feeling a great loss. >> reporter: ken wayne, ktvu

channel 2 news. we are also hearing from a teenager who was injured when a chimney collapsed. he is now back home and says he is feeling a lot better. >> we had friends hour after hour after hour just come and visit me. i have had a lot of friends come over and talk to me. that is been awesome. >> look goods. a 13-year-old will be in a wheelchair for a while but he is expected to make a full recovery. he was found buried following had earthquake and at 6:00 p.m -- the earthquake and at 6:00 p.m. what he says he misses the most. >> president obama set to address the nation in an hour about the fight against isis. we have excerpts from his speech. he will say the u.s. role will deepen in iraq.

the u.s. will wage military campaign that will target isis with air strikes. president obama says the troops won't be involved but the air campaign will expand across the boarder to targets in syria. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east tonight as the president prepares to lay out his strategy. john kerry was in baghdad with a meeting with the new prime minister. president obama believes the iraqi government will play a leading role in taking on isis. while in the middle east secretary of state john kerry is also drumming up support for a coalition aimed at displantling the group -- dismantling the group. >> the president will lay out exot the united states is prepared to do together with

other countries. >> john kerry says this is a fight the iraqi people must win and the rest of the world needs to win with them. >> mitch mcconnell is urging the president oo lay out his plan -- to lay out his plan and not give a lecture. . >> the means required to defeat isis and link those to appropriations he would like to see from congress. >> mitch mcconnell says president obama will have significant support if he has regional strategy and builds a compact effective military coalition. france is throwing support behind the u.s. for air strikes. today the foreign minister said they are ready to take park and they plan to -- part and they

plan to send weapons. they are also going to iraq on friday to hold a conference on how to stop isis. and president obama will address the country tonight at 6:00 p.m. we will carry his speech live, then stay with us for an extended addition of ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. a track coach arrested at school, accused of having sex with a teenager. >> he is embarrassed to be in this situation. >> what his attorney wants the public to know. >> temperatures in the upper 90s could spark fire danger concern. >> and a group of people get a violent wake up call. >> it is a rarity. >> the search for home intruders who pistol whipped a victim.

game wardens killed a mountain lion the one believed to have attacked a six-year-old boy. dogs found the scent this morning. the dogs spotted the mountain lion but it ran 65 feet up a tree. game wardens then shot the animal. they are 99% sure this is the same mountain lion that attacked the boy. we have pictures here of paw prints. officials say they were the only tracks in the area. the male mountain lion was found 130 yards away from where the boy was attacked. it was taken to sacramento for testing. 16-year-old boy is back home after an intensive search in the east bay and san francisco. this morning minh ly's family gave him a big welcome home.

he was located an hour earlier at a youth shelter in san francisco. minh ly went there on his own after leaving his family on saturday after an argument. search teams scoured his neighborhood and then switched to san francisco. he was located after tip from the public. family in a gated community was terrorized by armed robbers. ktvu's mike mibach tells us police are trying to figure out how they got into the gated community. >> reporter: fountains and flowers. this is the country club, home to hundreds. >> my wife and i were aware of our safety. we have burglar alarms. cameras. dogs. >> reporter: that front entrance has private security 24 hours a day.

this community is gated. once you get on to the property, not a lot of crime, that is till today. >> received a 911 call and they reported there was a home invasion robbery. >> reporter: she says inside the home a family of three people -- >> they were victims inside the residents. the suspects made way into the house and they were armed and demanded items. two victims were injured. >> reporter: police would not say how they got in, what they stole or what weapons were used but one resident said he heard through neighbors that the owner was pistol whipped. >> automatically my ears perked up. >> reporter: he is puzzled on how the robbers got into the area. >> the resident has to alert the gate attendant they have a guest. >> reporter: police are looking

at whether the homeowners may have known the intruders. the description of the robbers have not been released. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. a new poll suggests support is waning for two health related propositions. prop 45 would require the mission commissioner -- the commissioner approve any changes to the health insurance rate. support for proposition 46, 34% support it. it calls for drug testing of doctors and a review of a drug prescription database. and it increases the cap on pain and suffering damages on negligence lawsuits. a poll earlier found greater support for both. our weather now. boy, was it hot out there today. our chief meteorologist now. it felt like a heat up.

>> temperatures came up 10 degrees. so we have had a 20-degree bump easily. checking out the fog now. golden gate bridge, you see the fog coming up over it. that tower is over 700 feet. marine layer is a thousand feet deep. looks like, boy, it will be cooler, but not really. temperatures tomorrow are like today. this high pressure center is building in stronger, creating a northerly wind and gave us dense fog. big bounce in temperatures. the forecast with the fog along the coast, calls for another day tomorrow like today. you can see where the fog is. along the coast. whenever you see -- see it? right? coastal hills, it wasn't get over. except here. the fog pushes its way towards this area. if you look at a map, all you have to do is see how it had

clouds contour it the hills. it is where the fog is. the temperatures antioch 95 degrees. 96 livermore. 96 fairfield. and just a much warmer day. right? smoke from the big fires. good size fire. up on the river. the smoke is because of the winds, pealing in. we are seeing reduced air quality. hazy conditions here. i think we will see continued hazy condition tomorrow. a spare the air day tomorrow for the bay area. one of those carpool days. not because of this. well, doesn't hurt. because of the environment, the

marine layer, the atmosphere will have a lot of ground level ozone. spare the air day tomorrow. plus you had the smoke from the fire. tomorrow -- and that happens. look for the reds. plenty of them tomorrow. look at that. wow! hundreds around sacramento. warmer day tomorrow. highs tomorrow, 99 vacaville. 99 clear lake. pretty hot. 98 brentwood. just like today but warmer in some places. air quality takes a hit and fire danger becomes something we think a lot about when we get this heat. it is not a red flag warning but the heat and low humidity. there you go. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, hot, hot inland and cooler towards next week. >> felt like a july day today. >> it really did. >> thank you. congress tackles domestic violence allegations against nfl players and what some call the spinning wheel of death slowed down your favorite websites today. the call to action from today's protest. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a north bay family is heartbroken after the shooting death of their pet pony. >> devastating.

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internet slow down. websites are demanding equal access to the internet and displaying the spinning wheel of death. that is when a web page takes a long time to load. there it is. it is opposed to a proposal that would allow providers to create fast and slow versions of the web. members of congress are turning up the pressure on the nfl impose tough punishment. the nfl should have handed out a stiffer penalty to ray rice right away he says. >> the nfl has really disgraced football in the sense that it has failed to treat serious, brazen, brutal incidences of assault. >> the nfl issued a two game

suspension at first, that was changed to indefinite suspension but only after the new video surfaced this week showing rice knocking out his now wife in an elevator. he says she working on a proposal that would force tougher punishments for domestic abuse for leagues that don't crack down. she also wants to examine the use of performance enhancing -- performance enhancing drugs. >> i wouldn't be surprised if that was implicated here. >> she plans to hold hearings on league tax exemptsons. ray rice -- exemptions. ray rice appears to have avoided jail time due to a program he agreed to in may. coach accused of inappropriate behavior with a

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complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. a bay area track coach brought into court in shackles accused of a relationship with a student. the student 17. the coach is 33. the judge appeared to suggest leniency in the case. ktvu's cara liu reports the coach was in court in san jose. >> san jose high school track coach appeared in court in shackles this afternoon. the 33-year-old is accused of a sexual relationship with a 17- year-old girl. prosecutors said the coach met the girl while she was a student and started a relationship after she graduated. >> a coach for the track team. he met her in that capacity and we expect better of our teachers and it is a violation of trust and of the community.

>> the judge reduced the bail to $95,000. he is due back in court september 24 to enter a plea. >> i wanted to present a different side of mr. lopez than what was reported. this is a man with no criminal history. a dedicated coach. he is embarrassed to be in this situation. >> reporter: officials confirm he joined the district in 2007. she on administrative leave without pay. if convicted he could face 5 years in prison. cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. the district attorney cleared six police officers for shooting a drug dealer during a sting last year. the 34-year-old was in a parked truck last september with an uncover police officer. 5 other officers were listening to the conversation through a recording device.

the district attorney's report says he told the officer that he had a gun and then reached for his waist band. that is when the officer opened fire. the shooting was justified because the officer feared for his life. water main that burst in oakland as a bus was passing by caused a small sink hole. officials say the weight of the bus caused the section of road tabuckle -- to buckle. 30 customers are currently without water. neighbors say they could hear the break happen. >> you heard it street pop. the bus got stuck and kept moving. >> crews are working to fix the break. the pipe has been there since the 1930s and age may be a factor. they hope to have it replaced and the road repaired and water restored this evening.

governor jerry brown signed into law legislation provided paid sick leer for california workers -- leave for california workers. it effects 40% of the state's work force, 6 million who don't get paid six days. it allows three paid sick days per year. >> if i am an employer and california keeps punning up the mandate i am going to figure out how to reduce the employees i have. >> the governor dismissed the criticism. california is the second state after do know enact a paid sick leave. it goes in effect july of next year. police are looking for two men wanted for a deadly stabbing in the mission district. ktvu's noelle walker is live in san francisco where police are trying to piece together clues to the killing.

>> reporter: stabbed on the street in the middle of the night and left for dead. some people heard the commotion and others didn't know what was happen. some people watch their backs around here. especially at night. >> reporter: as people in san francisco's mission district started their days they passed by crime scene tape and a glover, reminders of a stabbing that ended a life. >> there was a lady screaming. >> at 11:50 p.m. last night police say 20-year- old african american man was stabbed to death. >> i don't know. >> reporter: he left his sister's house to walk home minutes before the deadly attack. >> i always do like -- >> reporter: always looking around. >> yeah. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: not really safe. >> no. >> we had our issues in the neighborhood.

>> reporter: he says in the past guns were a problem in the mission. now this diverse community is working with police to try stop other crimes. last week a teenager was killed in a stabbing a few blocks away from the most recent deadly attack. >> makes everybody nervous. insecure. drives people away from the area. hurts the businesses. keeps us on edge. >> on guard. >> i think as you watch your back you -- >> reporter: there are no arrests. san francisco police are looking for two men, the suspects are latino in their 20s. reporting live in san francisco, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. there is new information on the procedure performed on joan rivers before she died. joan rivers went to a clinic in new york for a procedure to see why her voice was raspy but the

doctor noticed something on her vocal cords and another doctor performed an unplanned biopsy. that caused the vocal cords to sees and cut off her air supply. that should have been performed at a hospital. terrorists with u.s. passwords was the focus of hearings in washington, d.c. >> traveling on western passports, i think it is a real threat. >> lawmakers heard testimony on the potential that isis terrorists carrying u.s. passports could launch terrorist attack at home. u.s. officials say they are working with allies to screen for isis fighters but members of congress aren't satisfied. a top homeland security official acknowledged there is an isis threat here in the u.s.

>> the number of european and americans that have gone to fight in syria, the threat can manifest itself in europe or in the u.s. >> a bill set to be introduced would revoke the passports of americans who fight for isis and officials say there could be more than 100 of them. president obama will address the nation at 6:00 p.m. tonight. we will bring it to you live and stay with us for an extended ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. if your b.a.r.t. train seems more crowded, you are not alone, the work that b.a.r.t. is doing that is contributing. >> the yosemite fire is slowing down. what is helping. >> and things are looking up for drivers filling up in the bay area. just how much money you could be saving at the gas pump.

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police are investigating two arsons at vacant businesses in the same strip mall. the most recent happened yesterday morning. someone set fire to a gas can. that came 24 hours after a fire was set at a business a few doors down. you may have noticed the gas prices are going down. gas in northern california is down 10 cents a gallon.

that is due to refineries switching to a cheaper winter blend of gas. a gallon in san francisco is $3.96 a gallon. last month it was $4. in oakland $3.84 and in san jose it is $3.83. the university of california is making a big investmental to finding ways to -- investment to finding ways to fight climate change. if approved the money would go towards research into the cause and ways to reverse it. the university says it will not divest in oil companies which some have called for. officials say the plastic bag ban is having a dramatic impact. the number of people who buy a paper bag declined 85%. the number of shoppers bringing their own bags doubled. it is meant to keep plastic bags out of the creeks and

streams. tradition for students atrying to raise money for -- trying to raise money for activities. how the drought is forcing them to find another way to raise money. >> amazing how reliable the b.a.r.t. system is. >> and how long you may have to wait for relief on your b.a.r.t. commute. >> warmer today. temperatures on the increase. how much warmer is it going to get in your neighborhood?

muni service bag up and running after police say a woman was hit by train late this morning causing a major disruption in service. it was a suicide attempt. the woman was alive when she was taken to san francisco general hospital. officers closed the station and passengers were taken by bus to the next station. the predof a wildfire -- the spread of a wildfire in yosemite national park is being slowed down. the fire burned 4500 acres. containment is 10% tonight. trails remain off limits. the fire was started by lightning in july but was only discovered last month. four homes have been destroyed by a wildfire. 250 people are under mandatory evacuation orders and hundreds

have been put on notice. the fire burned 100,000 acres since it began last month. it is 30% contained. the coast of fighting the fire so far $60 million. $50 million to help stop the ebola outbreak in west africa. the foundation spent $10 million fighting ebola. today the foundation announced the additional pledge. the world health organization says almost 4300 people have been infected with ebola sincey. and that more than half of them have -- since march. and that more than half of them have died. some schools are having having to get creative because of the drought. it is now hurting the educational process. ktvu's john sasaki is live with how high school fund raising is taking a hit because of the

lack of rain. john? >> reporter: football team here is just one of the groups that relies on fundraising but now a revenue stream has dried up. >> reporter: the high school football team is working through the pain to achieve their goals but along with many of the other teams they will have to survive without their car wash fundraisers. >> pulls $1,500. that doesn't meet the service of what they need. >> reporter: they are a common sight on weekends. >> last year we made $2,000. we just -- they give us hoses and we bring towels. >> reporter: car washes are held to raise money for various needs that aren't covered by school districts. >> it is nice have that extra cash. i mean, you know, if you think about club teams, it is a lot

of money. >> reporter: several businesses have allowed them to do the fundraisers, but now that changed. >> because of the drought. i had to go about another means of fundraising. i like to keep the girls in the community that they live in. >> reporter: so the basketball team will have to find $2,000 somewhere else and they have taken to just asking for donations. >> with the car wash we were able to buy a lot more things with less stress. >> reporter: one fundraiser is a student run rose delivery service on valentine's day. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. it seems like the dirty cars are a badge of pride. me anyway. let's go now to our chief meteorologist -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> my lawn is dead.

it is getting brown. >> mine too. >> what are you going to do? >> my car is clean. >> frank's is clean -- [ talking at the same time ] >> temperatures today mostly in the -- upper 80s, no 90s. warm -- low 90s. warm out there. tomorrow is a spare the air day. that is what happens. highs from today. spare the air day comes when you get this inversion that sets up. i showed you the marine layer. talking about it is pinched down. it holds all the particulates. this is tomorrow's forecast. if you notice, going to the unhealthy range. those areas are coming up. not horribly unhealthy just not good. spare the air day tomorrow. with those criteria, i wouldn't be surprised if we see a spare the air day for your bay area

friday. fog along the coast. see, not getting over the hills. cool along the coast. fog. temperatures in the avenues in the 50s. low 60s. inland. 96 fairfield. 96 livermore. fire danger is up. air quality is down. humidities are down. we are talking about the fires, happy camp, yosemite, you notice that. the sunset, you will notice that. a lot of red because of the high spoke. warm to hot on thursday. what we had today. sinking air. sets us up with that. smoke is being brought down and going south. livermore valley, santa rosa, clear lake, you will see it tonight. hot toom. temperatures like -- hot tomorrow. temperatures like today. not a windy event. so we are not looking at a red flag warning. 99 clear lake, though. 99 vacaville. 96 fairfield.

pretty hot inland again tomorrow. warmer than today. friday is right there. so look for that day next two days, very hot and air quality will be less than good thursday and friday. fog along the coast. san francisco. 80 degrees. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view there it is. this is the bay temperature. this is the coast. fremont, redwood city, upper 80s. mid-80s. inland upper 80s. not been that hot of a summer. but the next couple days fire danger and air quality are the top stories. >> thank you. apple's newest iphone 6 could be had for free but there is a catch. verizon says customers to turn in their -- have to turn in

their old phone and they will receive a gift card for $200 to be used for the new iphone 6. it does not apply to apple's other new phone. the 6 plus and there is no word on how long the offer will last. mayor ed lee welcomed the return of fleet week. the mayor gathered with officials this morning to announce the event. it was canceled last year due to budget cuts. it is now back on the schedule. local agencies will have the opportunity work on emergency preparedness with the military. >> police and fire, recreation, all the agencies have a unique opportunity practice what is most challenging in a major disaster, that is logistics. >> the blue angels will return and the parade of ships.

the event draws a million spectators. b.a.r.t. cars are getting cramped and we will tell you what the empty trains have to do with it and when you can expect relief for your commute. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up for the first time we are hearing from the napa teenager injured in the 6-point -- 6.0 earthquake. >> i couldn't feel my legs. >> his road to recovery and why he is surprised by all the attention he is getting. >> a family pet, a pony shot and killed right here. police and activists are asking for your help. >> these stories and president obama's address coming up in 10 minutes at 6:00 p.m.

>> the lack of a job may have sparked a shooting of a uncle this week by the man's nephew. they found the 45-year-old shot to death monday. his nephew was suffering from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. there was no argument before the shooting but the nephew lived with him and he told him several times to get a job. he is the single father of four adult children. an honor for a 9-year-old

girl who helped save her family. galaxy kung alerted her dad and placed a towel under the door to block the smoke. that is something she learned at school. galaxy kung and five others made it out a window. she will be honored by firefighters and her school district tonight at city hall. b.a.r.t. trains are getting more and more crowded. ktvu's tom vacar is live. this has to do with the fact that so many cars are out of service. >> reporter: indeed it does. b.a.r.t. is operating near the edge of its capacity. some say more than that. >> reporter: here at b.a.r.t.'s repair shop, increased ridership and expansion. all of it aggravated by aging cars. five trains a day are one car short but that could get worse.

>> we be so many people packed in, it has been rough. >> as an older rider, you know, it -- 40 minute ride impacts my health. if i have to stand for 40 minutes it hurts me. >> you are saying cars that are shorter. we know it is frustrating but know we have every train available out. >> the shop, one of the busiest, handles 30 car as day, 24/7, 365 and there are four stop shops in -- shops in the system. 38 are on stand by waiting to replace break downs. 19 cars are in rehab for upgrades. 70 a day are in the repair shop for maintenance. that leaves 535 cars in day to day passenger service, a

quarter is not available. the first of 700 new cars won't be here for another two years. >> we have come off 6% growth. so we are already really crammed. >> last week b.a.r.t. had three days where 430,000 passengers road as opposed to 400,000. that is an increase of 7% making every car more and more precious every day. reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. federal agents seized $65 million in a kidnapping and money laundering scheme. authorities showed off the cash seized in downtown los angeles. the money came from a ransom case from the mexican cartel. the hostage was released after

relatives paid $140,000. it is more difficult for people to access san jose's largest homeless encampment. the city started placing boulders and plans to put a gate to act as a barrier. it wants to prevent illegal activity like dumping. hundreds of homeless people live in the area. the plan is drawing criticism from people who live in the encampment and from advocates who feed the homeless. >> a van that comes every tuesday it help the people who are homeless. there are resources that come here and help feed the homeless. >> the city says it will continue a allow outreach workers into the area to help those in need. complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m.