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 running. >> police surrounded the block.

they arrested one robber but another got way. >> he said that when the guy was running, i guess he was hopping the fence and sounded like the gun went off. >> reporter: he received an alert about the home invasion. they have a neighborhood watch program and some hire private paroles but that didn't -- patrols but that didn't stop the thieves. >> bottom line is the more aware you are you will help lesson the odds -- lessen the odds. >> reporter: police plan to use surveillance video to help the investigation. >> a wake up as far as knowing -- being aware of your sow roundings -- surroundings. >> the family is shaken up. we checked the crime stats and found while most violent crimes are down, home robberies have

doubled. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. the unsolved killing has police asking for the public's help. four years ago he was walking home with his fiance. that is when investigators say two men tried to rob the couple near the b.a.r.t. station. he was shot and killed. the government is offering a $20,000 rearound for information leading to an arrest. -- reward for information leading to an arrest. the mountain lion shot and killed was the same one that attacked a boy on sunday. they made the match by testing the dead mountain lion's dna. it was a perfect match. the mountain lion did not have rabies so the boy no longer needs to receive treatment for the disease. the mountain lion bit the boy's neck and head. new at 6:00 p.m.

he has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter and now a judge says he deserves leniency. in 2012 after a year's long battle over a shared driveway a deadly altercation between neighbors ended with a killing of a mother. ktvu's john sasaki is live where the sentence was handed down today and friend of the victim are outraged. >> reporter: they are. he learned he will spend four years and 8 months behind bars. he walked out of the court this afternoon saying nothing. while the judge sentenced him to state princen he stayed it for -- prison he stayed it for a month. they argued over their shared driveway to the pointed he

harassed her for years. in 2012, it ended with him knocking her to the ground where she hit her head and died. >> she the aggressor. that is manslaughter. >> reporter: for killing her he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and convicted of stocking her and assaulting her husband. he could have wound up in prison for 12 years but since he was an outstanding member of the community the judge gave thim shorter sentence -- him the shorter sentence. >> that is a sentence, three years for people who stole cars and vandalize homes. here we are talking about a death. somebody who suffered that long. >> we did want probation and we asked the court for probation because this was an aberration. it was two neighbors that

fought for years about the driveway. and then this situation happened. when in fact all parties could have walked away from. >> reporter: the attorneys will appeal the verdict but he has to turn himself in by mid- october. i talked with her husband and he said he is disappointed it wasn't longer. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. a wildfire in southern california is growing rapidly and some people are under evacuations tonight. the fire is burning in orange county. since it first started this morning it has burned 1200 acres. crews say no homes are threatened but an evacuation center is open for people in the area. firefighters are making progress battling three other wildfires around california. thousands of acres burned in yosemite national park, the largest of the fires in klamath

is 45% contained after consuming 108,000 acres. 4900-acre fire in yosemite is 50% containedtained and the shasta county is 45% contained. >> we are just now entering into our wind events for southern california with the conditions. so to tell you we are all nervous, yeah. >> usually seasonable firefighters are let go in october and november but officials say we still have a lot of fire season ahead. president obama has declared a federal disaster for the areas effected by the napa earthquake. it means the federal government will pay 75 pest of the repair and -- 75% of the repair. the president must decide on a request to help pay for damage to private property. >> they will now go through a site by site estimate of what their damages are and what it

will take to recover them as close as possible back to their original condition. >> napa earthquake was the strongest since the earthquake in 1989. and 60 inmates have to be transferred to other filts because of earthquake -- fulfills because of the earthquake -- facilities because of the earthquake damage. the damaged areas have to be assessed and repaired. right now only portions of the jail are closed. a safety effort is underway tonight. east bay mud is replacing the largest water main pipelines in the bay area and some are 100 years old. officials say the pipelines would likely break during the next major earthquake. they supply water to 800,000 people in the east bay.

the project is expected to take 2 years at a cost of $20 million. as 49ers prepare to take the field for -- the team says they have surprises in store for fans. ktvu's ann rubin spoke to the producer who says they plan to start things off with a bang. >> reporter: there will be celebrities and souvenirs. they are hoping it will be memorable on and off the field. >> 2014 is here now. >> reporter: here is your first look. this is the video the 49ers will walk out to the first regular season game at levi stadium. more exciting according to the producer the celebrity video that will kickoff pre-game. the focus 49ers history. >> you have five super bowls, 68 years. we cram it into 6 minutes and at the end, we will try to fill

the bowl with a lot of fire. >> reporter: 13 hall of famers will be on hand to deliver a ball to the farewell to candlestick park. >> california born artists who will thrill the crowd will run out of our new tunnel and get announced like one of the players. >> reporter: fans will get these tickets to keep as serve as. 501 will be -- souvenirs, 501 will be golden tickets for the levi store. >> first game of the season and being here, there is so much positivity. >> reporter: there is still some nusubstantiala for candlestick park. >> i think it will be a good thing. i do. >> the 49ers hope what they have planned will help fans warm up right away. >> you have one shot of opening

it. >> reporter: parking lots open at 1:30 p.m., gates open at 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. the pre-game show. live outside levi stadium ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and we have a special section on levi stadium on www.ktvu.com. you can see more inside the stadium and our guide to help you get to and from levi stadium and the raiders also have their regular season home opener on sunday at 1:00 p.m. breaking the cycle of violence at the source, a look at the bay area programs that offer help to the perpetrators of domestic violence. >> drivers are getting parking tickets even though they paid the meter. the glitch that is to blame for issuing the bad tickets. >> another day of hot temperatures inland but a few changes for the weekend coming up the most noticeable change with a drop off in temperatures

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new developments in the police shooting of a san francisco man. the medical examiner's report is shedding light on what happened. >> the officers have a right to defend themselves. and they believed he had a firearm. >> police responded to calls of a man pointing a gun at bernal heights park on march 21. the medical examiner's report said alejandro nieto was shot 15 times. the report shows pepper spray and a taser near where the body was found. >> this stinks of a cover up.

it stinks of some type of conspiracy. >> alejandro nieto's family says some of the information is not relevant to the shooting. his medical records show a history of aggressive and bizarre behavior. and non-compliance to medications. one of the most popular players in the nfl has been benched for sunday's game after being indicted on child abuse charges. adrian peterson is accused of hitting his son with a switch or stick to punish him. his son was staying with him over the summer in texas. it was handed down today. then a couple hours ago the team announced he would not play this weekend. tmz obtained these pictures of the child's injuries from police. you can see the cuts there to the thighs and hands. adrian peterson's attorney says his client is a loving father who was using his judgment as a

parent to discipline his son. san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald is set to play in sunday's game against the bears at levi stadium. ray mcdonald was arrested in san jose on labor day weekend on suspicion of felony domestic violence against his fiance. today the district attorney postponed a hearing on the case which was scheduled for monday. jim harbaugh says all of the headlines about domestic violence have been a learning opportunity. >> just see what we can do to grow and learn and that is really what the conversations have been about. hopefully we will be better for it. not just as a football team but as a society. >> jim harbaugh said everybody is more aware about how many people are effected by domestic violence. new at 6:00 p.m. ray mcdonald's arrest and video of baltimore ravens running back ray rice ignited a debate

about domestic violence. ktvu's rob roth sat down with a man who broke the cycle of divance and turned his -- violence and turned his experience around. >> he never thought he would beat his wife but he did. >> i grabbed her. i sat on her. i held her down. i physically restrained her. >> reporter: that was 17 years ago as the couple was divorcing. >> my violence was emotional and verbal for many months. >> domestic violence prevention program he runs. the program teaches communication techniques and how to keeping anker from boiling over. >> that moment when your hands go up and you get that look. i want to kill somebody or hurt somebody. we catch ourselves. we practice that in the class. >> he says the publicity over

the ray rice case and domestic violence against san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald are having a positive effect. he says domestic violence is all about power and control. >> i hope that this nfl, which is a huge powerful organization can make a difference in helping treatment for batters and can help treatment for survivors. and for children and families. >> according to the centers for disease control and prevention more than 2 million injuries and 1300 deaths are caused each year in the united states by domestic violence. in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> www.ktvu.com has more information about domestic violence and how to get help. you will find that information about the program and local shelters for victims by clicking on web links. the city of walnut creek is working to fix a glitch with parking meters that is leading to some drivers receiving tickets. the issue is with the censors

that are designed to tell the meter when a vehicle leaves. this allows the meter to reset. it appears some of the censors are too sensitive. a large truck driving buy -- truck driving by could trip the censor. when that happens it shows the time has run out which could result in a ticket. >> the tickets aren't cheap. they are $45. and you can't help a big truck driving by and turning your censor off. >> the city is following up with every complaint to ensure a ticket was reverse if it was wrongly issued. lot of voters are unimpressed with the performance of congress. the most recent survey found 13% of voters approve of the job being done by congress. 75% disapproved. 12% had no opinion.

the numbers are similar to past surveys assessing how californians view congress. it also asked voters how they feel about their representatives. 36% approved. that is down 8%. 40% disapproved. 24% had no opinion. parts of the bay area have been locked in the warm to hot weather pattern. this picture was snapped at 3:00 p.m. towards the golden gate bridge. look at all the fog there. lower 60s. walnut creek, sunshine, haze in the sky with the spare the air day. walnut creek at 3:00 p.m. at the same time 96 degrees. a look at temperatures from this afternoon. triple digits towards fairfield, livermore. san jose 85. san francisco in the upper 60s. you see a fog bank off shore and a batch of high clouds approaching the state and some high clouds will approach the

bay area later on tonight and saturday morning. partly cloudy skies. as far as current numbers for the 6:00 p.m. hour, still hot for fairfield, antioch, livermore, san jose, 83. san francisco downtown 63 degrees. weather headlines. clear skies over the bay right now. fog developing this evening. a warm to hot saturday but then cooling expected for sunday and next week. over night lows will be in the 50s to lower 60s. fog near the coast. a few patches around the bay as well. the marine layer keeps visibility low near the coast line. tomorrow afternoon with the clouds clearing back, 60s near the coast. warmest locations inland hot side, mid-90s. we will cool off for your saturday. still patchy fog hugging the shoreline. a weather system in the pacific, this will be the source of cooling for sunday

and especially for monday and tuesday. we are looking long range. here is the forecast, wednesday, a weak system out here. moisture from what is now a hurricane off mexico. this is showing the chance of showers wednesday and thursday. still a ways out. something we will keep an eye on next week. oakland 79 for tomorrow. danville mid-90s. hot inland. antioch, brentwood. livermore. san jose 85. fremont 84. and san francisco downtown 70. beaches never warmed up, 60s for tomorrow. here is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. cooler for sunday. the fog cools us off. >> thank you. i am scott reiss live in

oakland. a high school football gem tonight. jv going on now. the main event at 7:00 p.m. we will review next.

all right. week 2 of our high school football game of the week. scott reiss is there and this could determine a regional playoff spot. >> no doubt. this is big time tonight. defending section champs going head to head here in oaklands. there are potential ramifications beyond this game. first things first. the pride head coach joining us. you handled middle town last week, what are your take aways? >> anytime you win the first game of the year it starts the season off on the right footing. there were a lot of mistakes we need to correct this week. but when you are playing a team as talented as they are, we are going to have our work cut out for us. the strength of their team is their offensive line is large, they are physical, aggressive, fast, that plays into an outstanding run game, shifty,

durable back who broke long touchdown runs last week. i think you are looking at a passing attack with the young junior quarterback. we will have our work cut out for us. >> playoff atmosphere tonight. >> yeah. i think, you know, it is exciting what the cif has done incorporating the regional playoff game prior to the state championship game which gives you a better look at all of the teams in northern california and southern california. those schools have been very strong, played in the regional game and early on to get a match-up like this is special, not only for us, but as well as the teams. you look at the crowd, it is very exciting. >> reporter: we will talk to your counter part coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 7:00 p.m. and highlights tonight at 10:00

p.m. terrific football game in store. >> see you later. thank you. tonight at 10:00 p.m. real guns that look like toys. the latest discovery that has police asking how many are still out there, that is tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> 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 so much for joining us. see you back here tonight at 10:00 p.m. everybody. >> good night. ♪

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