deborah villalon is following this developing story. we are getting video of that reunion right now and we will go to deborah for the update. >> in the meantime, hundreds of people marched through oakland's fruitvale district demanding safety improvements after the shocking abduction of a city leader. >> reporter: the city of oakland is already talking about putting four cameras out here facing the street so they can catch anything that happens out here on video. of course, today the focus was on this. this memorial was been growing outside the restaurant where he became a leader in this community. [ inaudible ] . >> reporter: marching down the same block, some are scared to walk alone. this crowd of about 300 carried signs in english and spanish down international boulevard to the old tires restaurant where the owners were shot and killed. >> he was like part of the family. we have known him for so many years. >> reporter: gonzalez was shocked by the violent death of a man who was trying to make his neighborhood safer. in spanish this

deborah? >> reporter: frank, this fire has just been declared under control in just the last five or ten minutes. you can see the ladder is still up to the roof of this six story building. right now crews are doing salvage operations. they are going from floor to floor, room to room really trying to cover up the belongings in the un damaged area so they are not ruined by water, which is pooing from the upper floors. did pooing from the upper floors. it has 75 residents. everyone is accounted for at this point. most of them evacuated on their own when the building filled with smoke. about a dozen needed to be rescued, either through the stairwells in the building or down the fire escape. it went into the attic and on to the roof. that is what presented a special challenge for these crews out here because they were concerned, of course, that the roof could collapse on to them. six people were transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation. but considered to be relatively minor injuries. that'

deborah? >> reporter: frank, this fire has just been declared under control in just the last five or ten minutes. you can see the ladder is still up to the roof of this six story building. right now crews are doing salvage operations. they are going from floor to floor, room to room really trying to cover up the belongings in the un damaged area so they are not ruined by water, which is pooing from the upper floors. did pooing from the upper floors. it has 75 residents. everyone is accounted for at this point. most of them evacuated on their own when the building filled with smoke. about a dozen needed to be rescued, either through the stairwells in the building or down the fire escape. it went into the attic and on to the roof. that is what presented a special challenge for these crews out here because they were concerned, of course, that the roof could collapse on to them. six people were transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation. but considered to be relatively minor injuries. that'

>> that is why i brought deborah because i asked the same question. >> i can't answer that and deborah can feel free to weigh in if she likes, but the way we calculate the target for the police department is we include a factor as we do in other departments for charter mandated expenditures. before we set targets for the police department, we back out a factor for the staffing requirement in the charter. we calculate the value of the staffing requirements, the remaining general fund, the discretionary general fund. that is what we used to calculate the 10% target. it is not 10% of the total general fund, its 10% of the discretionary general fund. that's the case with most of the departments, we make an adjustment to the base from which we calculate the 10%. supervisor chiu: very clever. the number of sworn officers is -- >> 1971 para >> assuming we have 2200 officers -- is that approximately how you get to that? >> + civilian, staffing i.t. and other things. >> another note to this 171 projected layoffs. the numbers are taken into consideration -- the 3% to 5% pay raise is due to the o

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deborah? >> reporter: well, ken, first customers got this glossy flyer touting the district's low rates. now they feel they have been set up for an increase. >> you know, i really feel like this was underhanded. >> reporter: ratepayers of the ross valley sanitation district wonder first why a big rate hike is being discussed in a small room with little public notice. >> i feel burned. i don't feel like my money is being well spent. i feel like my money is being spent to give me glossy mailers to tell me how great things are when actually they are not at all when you are about to do a rate increase. >> reporter: customers to pay their annual sewer feet will shoot from $900 from $500. the smaller tax assessment could top $1100 a year. >> yet 32 employees, which appears to be about three times what any other district has. >> reporter: skeptics say ross valley doesn't need to hire 11 more employees recommended by staff to speed replacement of an old collapsing pipe system. >> it's going to be your

so, deborah roberts tried to find out if kids will drink them. >> reporter: it was once the sunny spotn a school kid's dreary day. >> rich and full of wonderful chocolatey taste. >> reporter: ah, the magic of chocolate milk. that was then, this is now. with close to a third of u.s. kids overweight, nutritionists, parents and even the first lady with her "let's move" campaign, are waging a war on childhood obesity. and the latest battle is in school lunchrooms -- over chocolate milk. >> as far as i'm concerned, chocolate milk is soda in drag. >> reporter: dietary experts like ann cooper say forget claims about vitamins and calcium. 70% of milk sold in school cafeterias is flavored and loaded with sugar and fat. >> it's just like saying, listen, kids don't have enough fruit, they don't like apples, feed them apple pie. >> reporter: in an effort to reach a truce, some schools are turning to new versions of the old favorite. such as chocolate milk made with less fat and less sugar, made by dean foods. instead of high fructose corn syrup, it has sucrose made from beets and sugar cane. compa

deborah roberts reports. >> reporter: for years women enduring the ill effects of menopause have beend by two schools of thought. take hormone replacement therapy to ease symptoms of low sex drive or night sweats or run the risk of getting breast cancer. eight years ago, this woman was taken off a combination of estrogen and progesterone, fearing dangerous risks. >> it was mean-spirited. that's what it was like. taking away something that made things all better again. >> reporter: evans, along with many doctors and parents thought the debate was over but now a new women's health initiative study fired it up again. >> for the first time we know for a women that had a hysterectomy with estrogen may not only be safe but quite beneficial. >> reporter: the study applies to a specific group. more than one-third of american women over 50 who had hysterectomies. researchers found that those who took estrogen experienced a 23% drop in breast cancer risk even after they stopped taking it. for menopausal women with a uterus the news isn't as promising since they must take estrogen along with pro

deborah? >> reporter: well, ken, first customers got this glossy flyer touting the district's low rates. now they feel they have been set up for an increase. >> you know, i really feel like this was underhanded. >> reporter: ratepayers of the ross valley sanitation district wonder first why a big rate hike is being discussed in a small room with little public notice. >> i feel burned. i don't feel like my money is being well spent. i feel like my money is being spent to give me glossy mailers to tell me how great things are when actually they are not at all when you are about to do a rate increase. >> reporter: customers to pay their annual sewer feet will shoot from $900 from $500. the smaller tax assessment could top $1100 a year. >> yet 32 employees, which appears to be about three times what any other district has. >> reporter: skeptics say ross valley doesn't need to hire 11 more employees recommended by staff to speed replacement of an old collapsing pipe system. >> it's going to be your

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next, we have dobrynin, supervisor -- deborah niemen, supervisor wiener's nominee. >> [inaudible] and a woman near and dear to my heart because my grandmother was an immigrant from china, although i'm fourth generation on my grandfather side. an honorary from district 7. [applause] congratulations. and supervisor chi's -- supervisor chu's honoree. congratulations. she just announced that there are civil service discounts. does that extend to state employees as well? great. finally, we have the jacqu line zapata chavez, supervisor avalos' nominee. >> [inaudible] i hope you all join and carried that bag proudly. thank you very much. [applause] now, we have our president of the friends of the commission on the status of women. >> thank you, commissioner. i want to thank the mayor and board of supervisors for all the work and dedication on behalf of women and girls in san francisco. i also would like to give a special thanks to the city administrator's office for continued support of this event. that is the reason why we are all here. this reception at this event would not happen without

reporting live in san jose, deborah villalon, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> guess not. well, fred is in the sharks' locker-room right now getting reaction from the game from the players. hear from them coming up in sports wrap. >> silicone valley will take advantage of the company's new home delivery service. the big box retailer has created a website where customers can order everything from groceries to batteries to diapers for delivery to their doorstep. wal-mart to go service is only available in san jose. industry analysts say wal-mart is trying to compete with amazon.com which expanded into the grocery delivery business in 2007. >>> opponents of a target store in san raphael say they are not done trying to block the store's construction. that comes after the san raphael city council voted 3-2 early friday morning to approve the store. leaders of the keep it local san raphael group say they will work to put a referendum on the november ballot to get the issue before voters. they also plan to file a lawsuit against the city council for approving the environmental re

deborah has the latest on this breaking news. >> reporter: look behind us. you can see the wreck of the plane. the tail out of the water. the pilot's body is in the cockpit and buried in deep mud. crews rushed to the scene but apparently there was nothing they could do to save the pilot as far as anyone can tell he was the only one on board. >> you can so air force military markings on the plane. witnesses said they heard the engine stall and saw is nose dive and they ran to try to help. >> what i wanted to do was get his head at least out of the mud, clean his face so he could breathe and get him out, from the shoulders and pull him out. that was my plan but the mud was to dense. >> reporter: they were covered in mud and did the best they could but they count get the pilot out. he appears to be at the controls of this small air force trainer. we don't know where it was based, if it was headed in or out of oakland airport we are right across the water from the -- this plane remains stuck be in the mud we are waiting now for the coroner to arrive. witnesses s

deborah: that's "inside edition" for today from london. join us next time for our exclusive coverage of the wedding of the e >>> live, this is 234-6789 at -- kron 4 news at 11:00. the eyes of the world on london as prince william and kate middleton are married in the royal wedding. it is 7:00 friday night in london right now. the big event is about 3 hours away. thousands have already gathered. live in london with our top story at 11:00. >> reporter: 7:00 a.m. here in london. the city is a buzz with royal wedding fever. in 4 hours kate middleton will arrive and be married to prince william. the future king and queen. last minute well fishes for prince william and kate middleton, who appeared separately. on thursday a royal welcome from prince charles' wife. over night fans vie for a chance to glimpse royalty. >> i want to be in the front when it starts. i want to see them face to face. >> reporter: with hours to go before tying the not, additional wedding details begin to emerge. beautiful images and tree lined. highlighting music from som

. >> deborah: and the snake has since been caught. it's back in its cage, a big relief to everybody in new york. we hope that the weather man is doing well too. >>> that's "inside >>> tonight at 11:00. police believe that three separate killings within the last week may lead to more killings between two gangs. kron 4's da lin reports authorities are beefing up patrol. >> reporter: there are more police officers and sheriffs out on the streets. here is video of officers leaving the police department friday evening. they want to stop these gangs from causing anymore problems and hurting innocent bystanders. the strategy is richmond police will be 7 active leer. jep ates will focus their efforts in this area. north richmond where the other gang is located. the hope is it will stop violence. police say the two gangs have a lengthy and violent history and it's been heating up. since sunday three men have been gunned down. police believe they were connected to the two gangs. da lin, kron 4 news. >>> a woman kidnapped walked into a hospital

. >>> i'm deborah norville. thank you for watching and we hope you stay with us all week as our royal >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >> a fire department, dozens of residents packed the city counsel meeting to speak out for and against a plan to prive tize the fire department. tonight we take you inside that meeting and looks at why the city wants to hand over the fire department to a private company. kron 4's reggie kumar has the details. he joins us live where the meeting went late into the night. >> reporter: moments ago the counsel did approve that redwood city fire department handle fire operations in the city of san carlos. 5-0. look at this video. there were many people opposing. the counsel meeting was packed with residents who strongly supported redwood city fire department running require operations in san carlos. neverly everyone opposed wackenhut to do the fire operations. and now many don't like the fact that wackenhut, which is based out of florida never 41 a fire department. first we will

i'm deborah norville. thanks for watching. wewe >>> we begin with developing news tonight. san francisco is naming a new police chief. kron 4 confirmed that greg suhr, a 30-year veteran of the department and the captain of the bayview station will be named san francisco's new chief of police tomorrow. the interim chief was reportedly among those under consideration. the commission gave ed lee three choices and lee decided on suhr. the san francisco supervisor told us tonight that he believes that suhr a good choice during these few economic times in san francisco. >> stability is important. from the three chiefs we had three in two years. stability is extremely important in a parra military institution like your police department. bringing someone who knows the department and the department knows him after all the years he has served is it the right move at the right time. >> he was involved in the fajitas gate controversy years back. and there is uncertainty as to what will happen when san francisco decides on a new mayor in november. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, prostitution

deborah walker has called for a hearing this month on the topic. i look forward to working with the community group and others on the issue. since we called the hearing in january, a group of advocates and others have been meeting weekly to talk about the data we have found. they are researching and interviewing tenants, putting together questions, and recommendations for potential legislation in the future. we are hoping to address enforcement of prevention and treatment, particularly for the low income, sr., and monolingual residents. the office receives many questions about how enforcement can be improved. what we're hoping to get out of the hearing is an overview of current statistics on infestations and what treatment methods are demonstrating promising results. some findings of the other hearing and an explanation of how agencies are working together to address enforcement. we also want to improve guidelines around what constitutes an infestation. that is a little about what we hope to get out of the meeting today. thank you to the department

i just want to acknowledge the audience who we haven't seen in a while, good to see you deborah. is it your aunt. so wonderful. we are looking forward to honoring her on the 12th. va, we have to move on. >> i want to acknowledge this as well. president mendoza: item s is the board members' reports, report from the curriculum. we had that report anyone want to report on that, commissioner fewer. commissioner maufas. i was there. would you please, commissioner maufas. commissioner maufas: select committee heard our summer school options and we heard from our city partners and all of the summer resources that they will be having. i know we had a summer resource on march 19 where many families wept to find out summer resources, programs, camps, activities for families and also go to that web site -- do you happen to know it, president mendoza? commissioner maufas: we talked about our summer school options. president mendoza: commissioner fewer do you want to talk about the plans for ninth grade. commissioner fewer: during that meeting, we presented some data about the ninth graders w

i'm deborah norville. thank you for watching. we will see you again right here next time. . >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >>> a san francisco community joins together to protest violence in the mission district. that after police say two men attacked a transgender woman. tonight we look at the protests and what was said. plus the victim of the attack speaks out to kron 4. >>> kron 4's da lin has details in tonight's top story at 11:00. >> the beating of this transgender woman outraged many people, several hundred people rallied at the site of the attack friday evening. this type of hate crime happens too often. they say it has to stop. >> laying on the ground, bleeding, crying and shaking, i knew it was over. we die alone. >> reporter: still traumatized by the attack that happened two weeks ago. two men punched her and continued to kick her as she was lying on the ground. >> they said things before the attack and during the attack and i heard from other people they said things after the attack. hateful remarks. >> he sa

i took a tour of the site with deborah the was no longer with us. she took me to that site and i took a to work. that was associated with another project. the other iteration of the project. i understood that the compromise and was from 85 feet. there were negotiations and it was reduced to where it is now. a wave of arrived at an actual compromise. maybe i am misinterpreting the word, but my understanding is an agreement that is reached by mutual concessions. i don't think that we have a compromise here. i think we have an understanding among certain groups that have certain goals in mind. but i have not heard yet from the project sponsor that they are in agreement with what is on the table. i don't think we have a compromise before us today. i think 55 feet, i remember having that discussion during the draft eir. a couple of commissioners met with the architect, more discussions were had wi. i do agree that what the neighbors said, there could be something done to brighten up the look. i don't know of that would be our. there is always something t

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i'm deborah norville. thank you for watching. see you again next time. . >>> live, this is kron4 news at 11:00 with a developing story. >> firefighters are now getting control of a three-alarm fire in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood, where at least six people required medical attention. a police spokesman said that the fire in the 200 block of eddy street broke out somewhere on the structure's 1st floor, causing smoke and flames to move throughout the building. a call reporting the fire neartailer and eddy came in at about 8:53 this evening. a second dispatcher said that a second alarm was added at about 9:15. the third alarm was added at 9:34. one person answering the phone at a nearby business said that the fire was burning across the street at 201 eddy. that's a six-story building. you can see the firefighters using the ladders there to try to rescue people. the store closed across the street. he said he was watching the action from inside his business. of he said he counted five fire trucks in front of the building an

i took a tour of the site with deborah the was no longer with us. she took me to that site and i took a to work. that was associated with another project. the other iteration of the project. i understood that the compromise and was from 85 feet. there were negotiations and it was reduced to where it is now. a wave of arrived at an actual compromise. maybe i am misinterpreting the word, but my understanding is an agreement that is reached by mutual concessions. i don't think that we have a compromise here. i think we have an understanding among certain groups that have certain goals in mind. but i have not heard yet from the project sponsor that they are in agreement with what is on the table. i don't think we

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deborah was on hand for the madness down there, and she has a live report. >> well the madness becamey. fans are straggling out without the win they wanted. the series is now split, but the downtown economy is definitely up. [ cheering and applause ] >> their face masks might have y as kings took an early impressive lead. >> it's okay. we'll pull througn or lose, the numbers that matter for downtown san jose are on the cash register. a few blocks, the highlights are expected to serve 500 bbq dinners which makes it hard for the chef to look at the tv. >> we don't have time. >>a lot of baby back ribs, kegs being changed, and extra staff. [ cheering and applause ] >> sadly, these shouts tonight were inspired more by our camera than what the sharks did on the ice, but it's still early and the sharks have been to the playoffs before, 15 times before exhilarating and exhausting. >> i like the third round of the playoffs. we ache for a day off. >> maybe they win in 7 and we get 4 home game. >> definitely helps the businesses downtown. >> go sharks! we can do this. >> but they couldn't do it

why deborah madden will soon be back in court. >>> california's budget cuts have turned into finger-ointing. how the governor's wife is now getting involved. rad >>> breaking news. newschopper2, we're gonna use you now. can you come back to the fire, please. i think they didn't know they were going to be on. that's my bad. there's a fire in oakland in the 500 block of myrtle street. you can see the plume of smoke that's here. so let me just tell you about it, it's on the -- in the 2500 block of myrtle street, there it is and this fire -- now light and black smoke coming from the area. traffic is not really affected. it's a residential neighborhood. we don't know if anyone has been hurt. this is the 2500 block of myrtle street. it's near market. firefighters are on the roof. we're trying to find out more information as we go. 7:52. back to the desk. >>> in other news, a traffic stop in santa rosa led to a police officer punching a driver in the face because the driver was pointing a gun. this happened yesterday afternoon. the police officer had stopped what he called a reckless driver

deborah roberts, abc news, new york. >> how about water? >> how about water?e water. >> still better than soda. >> it's good. >> that's right. >> we'll be right back, everyone. >> where is my bailey's! everyone. >> where is my bailey's! ow >>> for many brides getting along with the future in-laws can be pretty tough but not for kate middleton. >> that's right. in fact, she's become bffs with her hubby-to-be's stepmother. here is nick watt. >> reporter: kate middleton is marrying the man she loves, but she's also signing up for a life we cannot imagine. she's joining the firm. every move scrutinized. her life a soap opera. >> hello. >> reporter: her image, public property. >> kate? kate, over here, please. >> i know that i'm very fortunate. i have the support of my family and friends. i do a job i enjoy and i have catherine. >> reporter: she's getting training and friendship from a perhaps unlikely source -- camilla. >> i think there's kind of an almost sort of maternal bond between camilla and the soon-to-be princess catherine. and there's a genuine friendship

deborah roberts explains. >> reporter: millions of us follow popular advice, as we age take in extraoff brittle bones, but now a new warning may shake up the $27 billion vitamin supplement industry. found calcium supplements have increased heart attacks by more than 20% in postmenopausal women. researchers suspect the extra calcium may rapidly elevate blood calcium levels which could contribute to artery disease. athd add to that, that other reports that too much calcium can lead to kidney stones and many of us are confused. some nutritionists say there's a clear explanation. >> when it comes to taking calcium one dose doesn't fit all. it really depends on your age and your diet. >> reporter: yes, doctors routinely prescribe extra calcium to women over 50 to make up for bone loss due to declining estrogen rates. they need about 1,200 milligrams a day. roughly three glasses of milk. if a woman has a history of heart disease should she just come off of supplements. >> no, i don't think so. i think you balance the benefits and the risk because if your bone density is really low you slip

as far as the top ceo names for women, deborah with an h, salli, and debra with no h. now we know the power of names. the top name for an engineer in the u.s. is raj. >> peter budman reporting for us. >>> still ahead at 6:00, prince william and kate take part in the last-minute rehearsals for the royal wedding. the latest from london. >>> and did we final witness the death of the birthers? the president certainly thinks so. you decide. coming up. >>> and a local political figure poised to become one of the president's closest advisers. wht war in w e in iraq and afghanistan. we're back in two. >>> professor at santa clara university is now responsible for the two wars in afghanistan. president obama set to elect leon panetta to be the next secretary of defense. damian? >> everyone described him as commonsense they believe the president made a wise choice for the next phase with the war on terror. >> reporter: this is where he earned his bachelor and then law degree. this is where teresa took his poly 64 class, learning about public policy. >> just based on what he was

. >> deborah haynes, thank you. protesters threw stones at police who responded with tear gas and gunfire. they're blaming the deaths on armed groups who they say fired on protesters and security forces. amateur video is said to show rights across syria. there are signs the government has acknowledge the pro-reform demonstrations. it says the situation is calm. anti-government protests continued in yemen. thousands turned out in the capital for another demonstration to call for the immediate resignation of president saleh. he is refusing to step down. at a rival. as government demonstration, his supporters said he would sacrifice his blood for the people. we will have more on the unrest in the arab world later on in this half hour. the u.n., u.s., and france have demanded that the longtime ivory coast leader relinquish power. fierce fighting continues near his headquarters. fierce fighting was reported around the television station. military leaders have called on his forces to surrender. 50,000 have reportedly defe

ktvu's deborah villalon is at the home on highland avenue at south 59th street where neighbors say it all happened very fast. >> reporter: arriving fire crews heard there might be someone stuck on that second floor, so they put ladders up. and you can see the windows are broken and scorched. but that search had a tragic ending. >> i thought that i was hearing some pounding on the floor. >> reporter: one of the first neighbors to run to the fire thought he saw movement in this upper floor window. the garage, he says, was raging. and he heard at least one explosion. >> i was impressed by the fire guys. i mean, the garage was essentially engulfed in flames and they just went in with the hoses, right into the flames. >> we have confirmation that it was a young man, 24-year-old. >> reporter: the fire chief says the man's parents arrived and were told of his death. neighbors say this is a family home and that a younger sibling lived here, too. >> hearts go out to the family. it is very, very difficult when you find someone inside the home that didn't make it out. >> reporter: homicide detec

ktvu's deborah villalon is at the home on highland avenue at south 59th street where neighbors say itll happened very fast. >> reporter: arriving fire crews heard there might be someone stuck on that second floor, so they put ladders up. and you can see the windows are broken and scorched. but that search had a tragic ending. >> i thought that i was hearing some pounding on the floor. >> reporter: one of the first neighbors to run to the fire thought he saw movement in this upper floor window. the garage, he says, was raging. and he heard at least one explosion. >> i was impressed by the fire guys. i mean, the garage was essentially engulfed in flames and they just went in with the hoses, right into the flames. >> we have confirmation that it was a young man, 24-year-old. >> reporter: the fire chief says the man's parents arrived and were told of his death. neighbors say this is a family home and that a younger sibling lived here, too. >> hearts go out to the family. it is very, very difficult when you find someone inside the home that didn't make it out. >> reporter: homicide detecti

in washington, the chairwoman of the national transportation safety board, deborah hersman, said her agency was investigating all the factors involved in the incident. >> this aircraft is 15 years old. by many industry standards, that would not be considered an aging aircraft in the aging aircraft program. the safety board is not focused on the age or the cycles of the aircraft; we're focused on the safety. and if we think that something needs to be done, whether an aircraft is 15 years old or 50 years old, we will address it. >> sreenivasan: the chief engineer for boeing said today he did not expect to see wear so soon on a plane of that age. paul richter said it wouldn't be expected until a plane had logged 60,000 takeoffs and landings. boeing is now ordering all 737's to be inspected at 30,000 cycles. a line of powerful spring thunderstorms and tornadoes pummeled the southern u.s. overnight, killing at least eight people. most of the deaths were in georgia. the storm system was wide, starting at the mississippi river and stretching all the way across to the carolinas. the national