>> they said when the guy was running -- i guess he was hopping the fence ask sounded like the -- and sounded like the gun went off. >> reporter: police say they plan to use surveillance video to use the investigation. >> we are hoping they record and that way we can garth additional information, give us further leads to identify and locate the other suspects. >> reporter: this is a tight nit community with a neighborhood watch program. some people pay for private patrols too. this will make homeowners more aware of their surroundings. >> a lot of times no mart what you have on your block, if you are not aware -- matter what you have on your lock, if you are not away, it gives you a window. >> reporter: they declined an interview. we found out while most violent crimes decreased, home robberies doubled.

cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. new developments tonight in the death of a man killed by san francisco police. a new report from the medical examiner says alejandro nieto had marijuana in his system and that his taser had been fired. and he had 15 bullet wounds. alejandro nieto was killed after officers responded to a man pointing a gun. it turned out to be a taser. his death led to allegations of police brutality. ktvu's david stevenson is here with details on the medical examiner's report and the angry reaction from alejandro nieto's family. >> reporter: this medical examiner's report has been long awaited by investigators and friends and family. many said they are not happy with the findings. >> reporter: at a shrine to alejandro nieto friends and family denounced the medical examiner's report. >> this stinks of a cover up.

stinks of a conspiracy. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: alejandro nieto a security guard was shot to death by police officers responding to calls about a man pointing a gun. >> spots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: officers gunfire left alejandro nieto with 15 bullets wounds and investigators found canisters of pepper spray and a taser near alejandro nieto's body. >> the officers have a right to defend themselves. and as far as i know he had a firearm. >> reporter: alejandro nieto's records show a history of aggressive and bizarre behavior and non-compliance to medications. and the 28-year-old man was put on a psychiatric hold in 2011 after trying to set his

parent's home set on fire. >> the report contains information that is irrelevant to his death. >> reporter: friends and family are calling for the department of justice to step in. >> in light of the report, which looks inadequate we need a full investigation. >> reporter: the medical examiner classified the case as a homicide. a lawsuit has been filed against had city in the shooting. -- against the city in the shooting. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. three people of interest are being questioned in san jose in connection with a brutal attack that killed a woman. the woman was discovered this morning on 15th street near highway 101. police say she was violently attacked and her body was left on the sidewalk. >> trauma and blood and we can't get a good look at the body. we don't know if there are stab wounds or gun shot wounds.

>> police have not yet released the woman's name. investigators are triking to determine the -- trying to determine the motive. one of the most popular players in the nfl is facing child abuse. adrian peterson was indicted on injury to a child. adrian peterson is accused of injuring his young son who spent the summer with him. it happened when adrian peterson was trying to discipline his son. a warrant has been issued for adrian peterson's arrest. tmj obtained these -- tmz obtained these pictures. you can see dutes the thighs and hands. the -- cuts to the thighs and hands. the attorney issued a statement, he described his client as a loving father who used his adjustment as a parent to discipline his son. he used the same kind of discipline with his child that

he experienced as a child growing up in texas. adrian peterson has never hidden from what happened. the attorney says adrian peterson used the switch or tree branch to spank his son and he regrets the incident but never intended to harm the child. the nfl players union says it is considering all options on whether to fight the suspension of baltimore ravens running back ray rice. the players association received official notice of his suspension today. the release of surveillance video monday showing rice knocking out his then fiance prompted the nfl to increase punishment punishment and prompted the ravens to cut him from the team. now to the arrest of 49ers -- san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald. the district attorney has postponed a court hearing that was set for monday. they don't yet have the case from investigators. ray mcdonald was arrested in

san jose over labor day weekend on suspicion of domestic violence. the 49ers have made it very clear they have no intention of suspending ray mcdonald till the legal process plays out and he is expected to play this sunday. jim harbaugh's pres conference this afternoon, we asked how the team is handling domestic violence in sports. >> i think everybody, you know, is learning. everybody is more aware. is taking the opportunity to, you know, to -- to be aware of domestic violence. you know, just the -- you know, the -- how many people it effects. >> jif jef -- jim harbaugh said it is providing the team a chance to grow. spent weeks on working on traffic and turf and now crews at levi stadium are ready for football.

49ers host their first home game this weekend. ktvu's ann rubin found out the team says all the preparation paid off. >> reporter: officials say they are grateful they had all the pre-season games and soccer games as a warm up but they consider this weekend to be the true unveiling of levi stadium. >> reporter: time for practice is over. [ music ] >> reporter: now players, staff and fans are ready for the real thing. >> the first home real game. >> reporter: lessons learned from the pre-season game. >> bring a hat. sun screen. >> reporter: improvements have been made to transportation and parking. extra buses, and trains, communication kinks. >> it doesn't matter. that, i mean, you will get there. >> reporter: then there is the turf. it has been replaced. the 49ers are pleased with how it turned out.

>> you can see the playing surface is green. we are painting it today and tomorrow to have it looking stunning. the team says the pre-game and halftime shows will be full of surprises. the goal is to make this first game special. >> what can we do that hasn't been done before and how can we make people want to come back. >> reporter: there are still tickets available. >> i want to be part of history. so much positivity. >> yeah. we will bring the energy. 100%. >> reporter: parking lots open at 1:30 p.m. on sunday and gates open at 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. for the pre-game festivity. we have more on activities and special tickets some fans will be getting. more on that at 6:00 p.m. live in front of levi stadium ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news.

>> more details now. ktvu channel 2 news got a look at an area sports fans will likely never see. the locker room. you see here 10-foot tall lockers with plenty of room for gear. the manager says it is state of the art and he has never seen anything like it. officials recommend people buy parking passes for the game to make transit easier. we have a link on www.ktvu.com. look under web links and sunday is not just the 9ers home opener, raiders take on the texans at 1:00 p.m. the test results are back. authorities killed the same mountain lion that attacked a boy last sunday. the tests also confirmed that the mountain lion did not have rabies. tracking dogs led officers to the mountain lion in a tree where it was shot and killed

130 yards from the attack site. and today there was another mountain lion sighting. it was spotted before 10:30 a.m. a resident reported seeing a mountain lion standing over a dead deer on the shoulder of the road. deputies searched the area but the mountain lion was gone. crews were replacing pipe that feed water to people in the bay area. the pipes are more than 100 years old. ktvu's tom vacar tells us why it is on the fast track. >> reporter: here in the hills east bay mud is replacing three pipelines. plus a high pressure 2-footer. >> these date back to the '20s. they are at the end of their life. they need to be replaced. >> reporter: it is not just that they serve 800,000 people, these pipelines are a few

hundred people away from the fault that could destroy them. >> we know the pipes will be shaken pretty hard during the earthquake that we know is coming. >> reporter: this is in a small area surrounded by homes, highways and railways that were not here when they were first layed. but no service will be lost because the existing pipes will be commission as the new ones -- commissioned as the new ones. this is one of the most urgent projects. it is far past time to renew a system that is outliving its youthfulness. >> we need it see generational investment in our water distribution system. 50% of our pipes are more than 50 years old.

some are 100 years old. >> reporter: this project is scheduled to take two years but they expect to complete it in a year's time. giving great dane the power of the fault. -- great difference in the power of the fault. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. look at this. this is weird. >> the sight that amazed star gazers and when it may reappeared. >> they paid for parking but they still got a ticket. the unusual glitch finding people. >> hot weather in the weekend forecast. what you need to know before leaving the house this weekend.

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has been rescued after they crashed in the bern pacific -- western pacific. this is video of the carrier based in san diego. right now it is on a 9 month region. one of the pilots is in fair condition but the search continues for the second pilot. the cause is under investigation. california will remain the way it is for now. a measure aimed at splitting california up will not appear on the ballot. it was organized by tim draper. he argued california is too big and diverse. he submitted 1.3 million signatures in july. today they project only 6% of those are valid. critics say it would split california into wealthy and poor areas. days of tax free internet

access could be numbered. it has been tax free since the 1990s. if congress doesn't act soon that could change and your bill could go up 20%. >> the internet is a way of life for her. >> lives on the internet. you know, use it every day. >> reporter: since 1998 most americans have enjoyed tax free access. it restricts taxes and increasing your bill but that law expires november 1. >> reporter: there is $8 in taxes on my cell phone bill. it is the same deal if you have a lanlined phone. these are the charges you could see. the house passed a bill that could keep it tax free permanently but it is stalled in the senate. >> no reason to tax.

it will hurt everyone. >> reporter: they estimate internet users could pay 20% more. that thought doesn't bother him. >> everything else is taxed so -- i am expecting it to. >> reporter: there are talk of a extension so it could be discussed after the november elections. jackson fell, ktvu channel 2 news. a wildfire in orange county raced through 1200 acres in six hours. the fire started this morning in the cleveland national forest. 15-20 homes are under evacuation orders. the flames are burning in dry trees and brush in a area that hasn't burned for years now. temperatures are near record highs but winds are calm. firefighters say the fire may

have started in a backyard. the conditions there led to something somewhat unusual, a fire nato. mark tamayo has pictures. >> the fire creating its own weather, you saw that today. with fire you have all sorts of different temperatures. different temperatures create different pressures. with that you get the wind. you get an idea. the ground level winds come in contact with the fire and get whipped up into the air. it could last up to 2 minutes and they are very dangerous. with the weather and winds, funneling it in. it is interesting, exciting to see but also very dangerous sight as well. as far as fire danger always a concern. we don't have red flag warning for southern california or in the bay area. for tomorrow, you get an idea. we have been sliding up as you can see. approaching the extreme range. that would trigger a red flag warning but that is not the

case right now. as far as temperatures tomorrow, inland hot today. mid-90s and dry out there. humidity 20%. you can see low clouds and fog. it has been a constant near the coast line. high clouds from the pacific. we will hold on to high clouds and dense fog near the bay area coast. with that we are seeing a big temperature range. half moon day, 61 degrees. livermore 100 degrees. fairfield 100 degrees. santa rosa 90. san jose 82 degrees. the fog near the golden gate bridge. live camera out there. fog for this evening. warm to hot saturday away from the coast line and then we shave off a few degrees into next week. big series this weekend at at&t park, dodgers in town. partly cloudy skies. 60 degrees at first pitch and winds at 15 miles per hour.

over night lows tomorrow morning, in the 50s. maybe low 60s out there. the fog near the coast and around the bay. the fog locally dense. careful driving highway 1 tomorrow morning. cool down for your saturday. mid-60s for the beaches. inland the mid-90s. a weather system in the pacific, this will be the source of cooling so sunday will be the coolest day of the weekend. we will shave off a few degrees and you will feel it next week for monday and tuesday. here is our forecast model. dense fog near the coast and bay tomorrow morning and high clouds as well. and then into the afternoon hours a big temperature range out there. 60s for the coast. warmest locations inland into the mid-90s. another hot day inland. mid-90s towards vacaville. fairfield 95. more neighborhoods, rim of the

bay, oakland 79. 90s danville, pleasanton. livermore. san jose mid-80s. morgan hill 95. and san francisco the clouds in the morning, becoming partly cloudy skies, 70. beaches never warmed up, 60s. your five-day forecast we will cool off into sunday and more pleasant weather next week for monday, tuesday, 60s, 70s. coming up, we have football to talk about on sunday. a look at that forecast. >> raiders and 49ers. thank you. millions of dollars in help is flowing to napa. we check in on the damage and find not everyone is happy about the financial aid and big time help for students. the gift that will make a huge difference for their education. >> heather holmes is here for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> violent men changing their ways. >> got into physical altercation. i was violent to her.

>> the tools getting domestic abusers to use words and not their hands. plus -- >> spend time in prison. >> for the man convicted in his neighbor's death will not be going straight to jail. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

a judge found oscar pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting diagnose of his girlfriend. -- shooting death of his

girlfriend. they argue oscar pistorius killed her in a fit of rage but the judge said prosecutors have not proven beyond a resinable doubt. the -- reasonable doubt. the families there are no winners -- said there are no winners. . >> sentencing is set for next month. it could range from no jail to 15 years in prison. the 27-year-old oscar pistorius will be freed to compete again once he served any punishment. today apple's iphone 6 plus sold out in the united states and it took just 5 hours. preorders began at midnight but some people reported long delays. people who went to the website had better luck. it won't be ready to ship till

the middle of next month but you can still order the iphone 6. a $5 million donation to the san francisco school district. it will be used to expand mayor ed lee's middle grade leadership initiative. it ensures students are prepared for careers by focusing on science, technology and math education. >> we are so excited to support the mayor in his vision for the middle schools. which will create the best kids in the world. >> employees were also committing 5,000 hours of volunteer work. new help is on its way after the earthquake in napa. >> we are all paying the taxes taxes and i would like to have some of it back. >> the damage and the clean -- the damage and the clean up and the federal money on the way. >> and new information about

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this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. the sound of construction. a new beginning for those who lost so much. and now the prospect of financial assistance for the towns and cities hit hardest by the 6.0 earthquake is looking better. the funds will be flowing into the napa valley after president obama issued a disaster declaration. ktvu's mike mibach has more. >> reporter: we are getting there but not quite but scenes like this is very common in the downtown area as they are doing the rebuilding process three weeks in. as for that disaster declaration, great news for the infrastructure but as for theome owners, for -- the homeowners, for those businesses, for those folks, they are still looking for cash to get them back up and

running. >> the images tell part of the story. a story of a city bouncing back. >> friends, neighbors showed up. >> reporter: building someone new. >> it is sad. >> reporter: frustrating, expensive and much more. >> pieces that survived. >> reporter: her door is still closed. >> the windows. >> reporter: damage here in the tens of thousands ofdollar. >> community is coming -- thousands of dollars. >> community is coming together. >> we got the public assistance. >> president obama issued a disaster declaration for napa valley. it triggers the release of emergency federal funds. >> biggest challenge is the water system. a lot of the water pipes were broken. >> reporter: 1300 buildings have been tagged, the declaration does not provide

any cash or loans for residents or business owners. a second program aimed at doing that has not been issued by the federal government. >> there are people that are homeless as a result of this. >> because of that she would like the federal government to give that program the green height. >> we are okay. our home is all right but it is our business that suffered. we are all paying the taxes and i would like to have some of that back. >> the mayor estimates damage at $300 million, says the decision should come down by the end of the month. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in a statement senator dianne feinstein said she is disappointed federal emergency management agency hasn't approved individual assistance. she says many california families remain in shelters and hundreds of homes have been tagged due to the structural damage. napa county jail is working to

transfer inmates because of damage due to the earthquake. the worse is in a hallway where there is a gap between the floor and the wall. engineers deemed the structurally sound. >> that damage alone doesn't create risks for the staff or inmates but they are starting to appeal and pull at the cracking concrete, that creates a safety and security risk. >> right now no one is allowed inside except for staff and inmates. they are working to transfer some inmates. suspended senator rod wright was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 1500 hours of community service and three years probation. he was convicted of perjury in

january. he claimed he lived in inglewood but he lived in baldwin hills. it was the first of three unrelated cases against state lawmakers. police are looking for a man who impersonated a police officer. investigators released a sketch of the man to us today. friday he used a loud speaker to reprimand two high school students who were riding in the bike lane. he thren used -- then used police lights to pull one of the boys over. the man pulled up next to him and flashed a badge and a weapon and began reprimanding the teen before driving away. new at 5:00 p.m. a pill to get athletes back on the field fast is facing criticism from the fda. the pill is designed to help athletes after they get a

concussion. but the fda is warning there is no proof that it works. justin gray tells us some say the pills may be putting concussion victims at risk. >> reporter: a full battery of concussion tests. she took a shot to the head over the weekend. >> i was starting to get scared. but i decided to tough it out and went to work. by the end of the day i was a mess. >> toughing it out is a problem doctors say with teens and kids who want to keep playing after a head injury. >> they want to get back on the field, they want to play. they feel like they are missing something. >> reporter: that is why the fda is warning consumers about a rash of new supplements marketed as treatment for concussion. the claims are the pills will help you recover faster or help

prevent one to start with. the fda says that is not true. >> there is no scientific evidence to back up the claims of faster recovery. >> reporter: doctors who specialize in treating concussions worry some people will look for a quick fix with the pills instead of going to a doctor. >> they may be tempted to try things that are a short cut to treatment and not getting proper evaluation. the fda sent warning letters demanding companies stop making these claims. justin gray, ktvu channel 2 news. a mysterious light appears in the sky, we got a number of calls from people who saw it. what was it? we took the pictures to a scientist to get his take. >> one city finds itself in the position of having to fix its own parking tickets. >> and new information about the mysterious somewhat on the

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evacuate but they are being warned to be on alert incase it changes course. the flow traveled 10 miles since emarging in late june. -- emerging in late june. new details now about the death of joan rivers. the medical director of the facility where she went into cardiac arrest has been fired. the doctor no longer works there is no longer performing procedures there. the health department is investigating the matter. rivers died last week a week after going into cardiac arrest while undergoing a procedure. the paint that attracted a lot of attention on the porcherate of arnold schwarzenegger. a -- portrait of arnold schwarzenegger. the blue paint is coving up a spot that once featured a button with the face of his

former wife. it was completed in 2003, well before they separated. in 2010 the secret came out arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child with the family's housekeeper. new poll finds that few voters can identify the republican candidate for governor. 79% of those polled weren't sure of the name of the candidate. but 78% knew that governor jerry brown is the incumbent. the poll found that bound would defeat him 57% to 32% if the election were held today. pope francis insists the church welcomealize and this weekend he -- welcomes all and this weekend he will marry 20 couples. the pope's decision to marry them is another sign of his desire for a more merciful and forgiven church.

drivers who paid their parking tickets were still getting tickets. next a live report on the parking glitch plaguing drivers. >> we have video here, children hit, one trapped while walking to school with their mother. >> my daughter -- >> started screaming. >> the effort to pull them out, their condition and what happened to the driver. >> and triple digits across the bay area but a few changes for the weekend. coming up the timing of the next cooling trend and rain chances. i will have a look at that coming back.

technology that is meant to squeeze money out of a parking system but it has one problem. parking centers are meant to reset when a driver leaves. ktvu's tom vacar is here now and under some conditions the meter runs out before it should. >> indeed it does. walnut creek has a big shopping direct and it is absolutely -- district and it is absolutely lined with meters just like this. >> reporter: the parking meetvers a wireless connection to park -- meters have a wireness connection to the meters -- wireless connection to the meters.

when a truck rolls by the censor could get confused and set the meter back to zero and you get a ticket. >> i would be upset. they are $45 for a ticket. and you can't help a big truck driving by and turning your censor off. >> the are reports the city is working on the problem and may have already corrected it. already canceling tickets. there is a level of mistrust. >> i think they should start putting the meters in front of the cars and maybe a camera that take as picture of the license plate. >> like they want you to take a picture before you walk away. >> reporter: there is another question. that question goes to the heart of the city's parking policy itself. collecting as much money as it possibly can. in many towns the meeting just keeps on running. >> i think that it is fair if

the person behind you gets the right amount of time you left over. >> yes, i believe you get lucky. yes. you should be able to have that extra time. >> reporter: here in walnut creek when a car leaves before the meter expires it sets the meter back to zero, giving the city more chances to courage and upping -- to charge is upping how much they collect. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. a man disappeared. sheriff's deputies and a volunteer search and rescue team and search dogs are looking for the 87-year-old. he was last seen september 4 at a chevron station. he was driving a silver 1956 convertible mercedes. a witness reported seeing him driving in the direction. volunteers in san francisco

helped celebrate the anniversary of amayor core. -- amerccor. >> the focus is to give people opportunity to give back to their local community as well their country. >> shifted my mind set. how can i advance myself and more like how can i advance my community and society and what can i do for others. >> 80,000 people took part at the local state and national level. nothing feels better than volunteering. now to mark tamayo. >> day 2 of triple digits across the bay area for today. we had a big temperature range with the chilly low 60s at the

coast. inland upper 90s to around 101 degrees. look at the numbers. fairfield 100. livermore 101. san jose made 80. san francisco only in the upper 60s. 68 santa rosa. high clouds approaching northern california right now. we have the fog still banked up near the coast line. the dense fog that works its way back into the bay tonight and tomorrow morning. santa rosa 90. san francisco 63. upper 90s and 100 degrees towards fairfield. san jose 82 degrees. dense coastal fog out there. we have an area of high pressure above us compressing the marine layer. as a result away from this extremely hot. that fog bank deepens into the weekend.

we will cool off saturday and especially by sunday. football to talk about on sunday. first with the raiders. we have the forecast for sunday, 1:25 p.m. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the mid-70s at kickoff and for the 49ers as you can see coming up, more sunshine. temperatures on the mild side, upper 70s. sunny skies. winds 10 miles per hour. great weather for football on sunday. and that will be the coolest day of the weekend. tomorrow a little bit of cooling. a cooler forecast. but temperatures for inland mid- 90s. 95 to 96 degrees. the weather system approaches, so we will cool off for the weekend and next week. what is interesting. here the forecast model. dry this weekend. wednesday and thursday. this weather system approaches and this forecast model generating showers in southern california and possibly in the bay area.

it is still a ways out. something we will be watching into next week. highs for tomorrow, still hot inland. livermore, brentwood upper 90s. oakland 79. san jose 85 degrees. fremont 84. and san francisco 70 degrees. clouds in the morning, pulling back near the shoreline. your five-day forecast, cooling off sunday. more cooling for monday and tuesday. we will keep an eye on the long range forecast maps and see if the showers develop. >> thank you. the national anthem, tomorrow is the 200th anniversary of when it was written and today leaders joined students and staff at a san francisco school to celebrate. [ singing the national anthem ] >> they were named after the man who wrote the poem.

today students heard about the significance of the anthem and the battle that inspired him to write the program. >> i think it is wonderful we have a school that is the namesake of someone who means so much to our mystery. >> san francisco police chief was also among the community leaders that celebration. light in the sky last night and several people called us about it. >> there was this -- this blue- green tint that stayed in the sky. >> what it might be. >> and back now to heather holmes with more on what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> they have vows to change their ways. >> she went to the hospital and i was arrested and taken to jail. >> the bay area program convincing violent men to put

down their fists. plus -- >> caused somebody to die. that is manslaughter. >> a convicted killer, where he will go before getting locked up. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

police released new pictures of two men suspended of a home robbery.

the men kicked in a door the morning of august 12. police say the men then forced the victim to empty a safe. an hour after the invasion a black ford fusion similar to this one, dropped off one of the suspects at a bank in san jose. they used the victim's debt card at 5 different locations. the mother is describing the moments she and her daughters were mowed down by a car on their way to school. the video of the crash is pretty graphic. you will see here on the left hand side the three walking along and the car plows into them. >> all i scene was my daughter's hoody and hair. and just started screaming my kids. my kids. >> parents and teachers pulled

the girl out and comfort them. both children had just bumps and bruises after all this. this happened in new hampshire and police say the driver may have been distracted by the children in her own car or she may have had issues with the break. the driver is not facing charges. continuing coverage on a mysterious light with a glowing tail. it was seen over the pacific. a lot of people sent us pictures on facebook. what is it? ktvu's john fowler went out to try to find out. >> reporter: from antioch and contra costa county it appeared above mount diablo. >> there was a really bright light. >> she snapped a photo. it appeared to climb slowly towards the north. >> glow. slow. and it trailed. and i took -- look at this. this is weird. >> people from los angeles to the bay area and into oregon

saw the object. viewers sent us many photos. >> you can see how white that is. >> reporter: she was amazed. >> the clouds started turning from white as it was feeding, it started turning green. we weren't sure what it was. >> reporter: some think it is related to a solar storm that is hitting earth right now. >> a comet or maybe it was an aurora from the solar flair. >> the reports make it seem like a rocket or maybe a piece of space junk. we don't know what it was at this point. >> reporter: he says other similar unidentified objects were spotted in the southern california sky six hours earlier. no explanation yet. >> now it is a mystery. which is cool. >> reporter: there is no way to slow if they are related but they say if you watch the sky in the mornings and evenings, you will almost always see something fascinating.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. on www.ktvu.com we created a slide show of the different pictures people sent us. just look under hot topics. there is a theory the solar flair could be the cause of the bright light that people are seeing. nasa released this video of the flair. they are powerful bursts of radiation and when unleashed towards earth they could cause solar storms. if intense enough it could disrupt gps, power raids and radio communications -- grids and radio communications. new at 6:00 p.m. a brazen home invasion. >> a gun shot and foot steps and running. >> police continue to such for the armed robber who is on the loose. >> he was convicted of killing his neighbor during a fight over a driveway.

now he is free on bail. why the judge feels this convicted killer deserves leniency. >> and violent men changing their ways, the programs that are helping them break the cycle of domestic violence. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am heather holmes. >> i am frank somerville. police are looking for one of two men involved in a home invasion this morning in oakland. ktvu's cristina rendon tells us it started as the victim was getting ready to go to work. >> reporter: the frightening experience for an oakland man started as he was headed to work. he was approached by two armed robbers just before 5:30 a.m. this morning. they forced the man back inside his home with his girlfriend sleeping. >> i believe i heard there a gun shot and some foot steps and ru