amber lee is live now in the city and tell us the music playing tonight has special meaning for fans bluegrass, amber. >> reporter: julie we're just outside the popular cafe denore. tonight the concert to help three musicians who lost their house to a fire attracted hundreds of people. >> everybody knows each other pretty much. it's a lot of friends here tonight to support them. >> reporter: on july 20th a fire swept through this home. the musicians are now staying with friends. they say the loss of about 10 instruments was heartbreaking and hope to use tonight's proceeds to replace them. >> this is overwhelming. we are musicians and the whole musical community has really rallied for us. >> reporter: support for the musicians came from fans who paid $20 each to attend tonight's concert. people at tonight's event told us they're trying to repay the fire victims for the joy they've given through their music. >> they've given us a lot of pleasures, lovely lovely times and a lot of music. >> when this happened there was a lot of outpouring of friends. postings on facebook, saying what ca

amber lee is live now in the city and tell us the music playing tonight has special meaning for fans ss, amber. >> reporter: julie we're just outside the popular cafe denore. tonight the concert to help three musicians who lost their house to a fire attracted hundreds of people. >> everybody knows each other pretty much. it's a lot of friends here tonight to support them. >> reporter: on july 20th a fire swept through this home. the musicians are now staying with friends. they say the loss of about 10 instruments was heartbreaking and hope to use tonight's proceeds to replace them. >> this is overwhelming. we are musicians and the whole musical community has really rallied for us. >> reporter: support for the musicians came from fans who paid $20 each to attend tonight's concert. people at tonight's event told us they're trying to repay the fire victims for the joy they've given through their music. >> they've given us a lot of pleasures, lovely lovely times and a lot of music. >> when this happened there was a lot of outpouring of friends. postings on facebook, saying what can we do.

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back here in 10 minutes, temperatures are on the increase.ell tell you which cities are going to make it over 90 degrees. >>> ordered to leave, the evacuations under way as a major hurricane barrels toward the east coast. a live report from north carolina next. >>> he came to court here at >>> navy ships were sent out to sea before hurricane irene. those ships will return to norfolk once the storm passes. >>> sporting events this weekend in east coast cities such as philadelphia and boston are being rescheduled as irene churns north at 14 miles per hour. folks have evacuated ahead of the storm. >> reporter: hi there frank, it was a gorgeous day on the beach. it was a very pretty night but there weren't a lot of people around to see it. hurricane irene is still about 500 miles away but she is very much -- her impact is very much felt here. she barrels toward the east coast. >> reporter: people in north carolina are gearing up to get out. north carolina officials are clearing out coastal areas ordering hundreds of thousands of tourists and resi

amber lee is live in san ramon with the unlikely story of how the fisherman's belongings made it home and are giving his family home. patti lee has the story. >> reporter: we are in san ramon at one of the restaurants that is holding fundraisers for the lees. >> oh my gosh, that is daddies. >> reporter: lee and six friends went missing when their fishing boat capsized. >> i'm also very thankful that whomever found this just kept it all intact for us so it means the world to us. it was so important to have something of his. i need it so much. and it's just so hard for me to just, i just can't give up. i need him back with me. >> reporter: the fuller's told us several mexican fishermen found the tackle box and recognized don lee's name on the box and gave it to the caretakers home in san felipe. from there the fuller's found the lees on find our fathers. >> they didn't know these people, they made the effort to come up in their net. they found somebody who could bring it 80 miles to san felipe. >> it means the world to us, all of a sudden it doesn't feel so lonely. all of a sudden there

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amber lee is going to tell us some of the new rules that will be implemented. >> reporter: from now on, weather wet whether or not you have a ticket you will no longer be able to tailgate here at the parking lot here or after a game. the president of the 49ers called the brawl that broke out among fans degenerate behavior. the traditional preseason game between the 49ers and raiders has been cancelled indefinitely. that change is to prevent what happened saturday to happen again will go into effect immediately. tailgate parties will be allowed four hours before the game. those without a game ticket, will be asked to leave. >> we could see fights in one section, and we could see a game in another section. and people were watching that instead of the game. we saw a lot of people tailgating and the whole parking lot was trashed. >> there were 19 public intoxication arrests, when normally we make six to eight. >> reporter: greg suhr says there will now be dui checkpoints out of candle stick after games. there will be stepped up security by police security. changes are needed after the afte

amber lee is in san mateo, to tell us, it's not all fun and games. it's a campaign kickoff. >> ken, we're at a home where one of those parts took place tonight. volunteers hold us, they're ready to work. >> reporter: this is the eve of the president's 50th birthday. an opportunity for neighbors to meet and talk about getting the president reelected. this party is one of a thousand taking place across the country tonight, called organizer for america. some say they're galvanized into working for the campaign, by what they call an undercurrent of hostility for the president. >> he has a white mother, a black father, and he's president of the unite. no other country could that happen. yet, we're beating him up. >> have you ever volunteered before? >> no, to tell us the truth and may neighbor said, why don't you check in out. >> reporter: party most, mary told us, this is the first time she opened her home for a political gathering. she says she was a registered republican, but voted across the line for many years, before registering as a democrat to vot

amber lee is live in san ramon with the unlikely story of how the fisherman's belongings made it home and are giving his family home. patti lee has the story. >> reporter: we are in san ramon at one of the restaurants that is holding fundraisers for the lees. >> oh my gosh, that is daddies. >> reporter: lee and six friends went missing when their fishing boat capsized. >> i'm also very thankful that whomever found this just kept it all intact for us so it means the world to us. it was so important to have something of his. i need it so much. and it's just so hard for me to just, i just can't give up. i need him back with me. >> reporter: the fuller's told us several mexican fishermen found the tackle box and recognized don lee's name on the box and gave it to the caretakers home in san felipe. from there the fuller's found the lees on find our fathers. >> they didn't know these people, they made the effort to come up in their net. they found somebody who could bring it 80 miles to san felipe. >> it means the world to us, all of a sudden it doesn't feel so lonely. all of a sudden there

amber lee is going to tell us some of the new rules that will be implemented. >> reporter: from now on, weather wet whether or not you have a ticket you will no longer be able to tailgate here at the parking lot here or after a game. the president of the 49ers called the brawl that broke out among fans degenerate behavior. the traditional preseason game between the 49ers and raiders has been cancelled indefinitely. that change is to prevent what happened saturday to happen again will go into effect immediately. tailgate parties will be allowed four hours before the game. those without a game ticket, will be asked to leave. >> we could see fights in one section, and we could see a game in another section. and people were watching that instead of the game. we saw a lot of people tailgating and the whole parking lot was trashed. >> there were 19 public intoxication arrests, when normally we make six to eight. >> reporter: greg suhr says there will now be dui checkpoints out of candle stick after games. there will be stepped up security by police security. changes are needed after the afte

amber lee is in san mateo, to tell us, it's not all fun and games.a campaign kickoff. >> ken, we're at a home where one of those parts took place tonight. volunteers hold us, they're ready to work. >> reporter: this is the eve of the president's 50th birthday. an opportunity for neighbors to meet and talk about getting the president reelected. this party is one of a thousand taking place across the country tonight, called organizer for america. some say they're galvanized into working for the campaign, by what they call an undercurrent of hostility for the president. >> he has a white mother, a black father, and he's president of the unite. no other country could that happen. yet, we're beating him up. >> have you ever volunteered before? >> no, to tell us the truth and may neighbor said, why don't you check in out. >> reporter: party most, mary told us, this is the first time she opened her home for a political gathering. she says she was a registered republican, but voted across the line for many years, before registering as a democrat to vote for

ktvu's amber lee attended a vigil for that young boy and heard police say there might be an arrest. >> reporter: people continue to stop by here to drop off stuffed animals and to write messages to the family. >> it takes an animal to take the life of a 3-year-old baby on an urban street in the middle of day. >> reporter: asking neighbors to do their part in preventing violence -- >> i say we need to make a stop. >> reporter: the toddler carlos nava was shot and killed while sitting in a toy car yesterday afternoon. he and his mother had just left little cesars. only a few blocks from their home. earlier this afternoon, neighbors stopped by the nava home to express their condolences. >> i can't even explain the pain my cousin and his wife are going through. he can't accept it yesterday. >> reporter: the toddler's mother attended tonight's vigil but did not speak. this 20-year-old woman told us she will never forget the toddler's face as she tried to help his mother. >> he was not talking at all. he was just looking at his mom and trying to be strong because we told him not to fall asl

ktvu's amber lee attended a vigil for that young boy and heard police say there might be an arrest. >> reporter: people continue to stop by here to drop off stuffed animals and to write messages to the family. >> it takes an animal to take the life of a 3-year-old baby on an urban street in the middle of day. >> reporter: asking neighbors to do their part in preventing violence -- >> i say we need to make a stop. >> reporter: the toddler carlos nava was shot and killed while sitting in a toy car yesterday afternoon. he and his mother had just left little cesars. only a few blocks from their home. earlier this afternoon, neighbors stopped by the nava home to express their condolences. >> i can't even explain the pain my cousin and his wife are going through. he can't accept it yesterday. >> reporter: the toddler's mother attended tonight's vigil but did not speak. this 20-year-old woman told us she will never forget the toddler's face as she tried to help his mother. >> he was not talking at all. he was just looking at his mom and trying to be strong because we told him not to fall asl

and amber lee is in oakland to tell us how that excuse will soon ring hollow. >> reporter: right nowwe're going to take you inside to show you what the center is doing. there's a panel of judges made up of professional musicians including a former american idol finalist from oakland, latoya london. they're judges the competition. one east oakland 16-year-old told us the program is a safe haven. >> i was kicked out of my house, we didn't have any money. i had to live with foster parents for a few years. music was the only thing that was really there for me. >> reporter: this 22-year-old participates in the urban arts program hoping to create a mural showcasing oakland. she says she's lost many friends to street violence. >> we know my risk is minimized every time i do something with the center. >> reporter: we have the tribune building. >> reporter: nola rasheed says the summer youth program is live changing for him and the teens he teaches. >> you come as a student and you leave as a teacher. because at some point you're going to have to teach someone younger than you. >> reporter: t

amber lee. >> state pesticide watch dogs said they opportunity 35% of fresh produce tested positive fore. 2.4% had a legal level, officials say they didn't post significanta cute health risks, 65% had no trace. they tested more than 3,000 samples. >>> autopsy report released today indicates a hiker who was found last week in yellowstone was killed by a bear. this is the second deadly bear attack in the park this summer. rangers say a man from southern california was killed last month by a bear with her two cubs. a park spokesman said they are now trying to determine if it was the same bear in both attacks. the july attack was the first time a bear had killed a visitor in the park in 25 years. >> and we have a beak from the fog this afternoon along the ocean beaches of the coast, san mateo, san francisco, now i have fog showing up about here in this area. it's moving into the avenues of san francisco, more fog coming in as these winds off shore are pretty strong. we are get age good westerly part of wind. have you fog in the forecast. we have a few clouds out there now and -- to the nort

amber lee. >> state pesticide watch dogs said they opportunity 35% of fresh produce tested positive foricide residue. 2.4% had a legal level, officials say they didn't post significanta cute health risks, 65% had no trace. they tested more than 3,000 samples. >>> autopsy report released today indicates a hiker who was found last week in yellowstone was killed by a bear. this is the second deadly bear attack in the park this summer. rangers say a man from southern california was killed last month by a bear with her two cubs. a park spokesman said they are now trying to determine if it was the same bear in both attacks. the july attack was the first time a bear had killed a visitor in the park in 25 years. >> and we have a beak from the fog this afternoon along the ocean beaches of the coast, san mateo, san francisco, now i have fog showing up about here in this area. it's moving into the avenues of san francisco, more fog coming in as these winds off shore are pretty strong. we are get age good westerly part of wind. have you fog in the forecast. we have a few clouds out there now and --

and amber lee is in oakland to tell us how that excuse will soon ring hollow. >> reporter: right nowe're going to take you inside to show you what the center is doing. there's a panel of judges made up of professional musicians including a former american idol finalist from oakland, latoya london. they're judges the competition. one east oakland 16-year-old told us the program is a safe haven. >> i was kicked out of my house, we didn't have any money. i had to live with foster parents for a few years. music was the only thing that was really there for me. >> reporter: this 22-year-old participates in the urban arts program hoping to create a mural showcasing oakland. she says she's lost many friends to street violence. >> we know my risk is minimized every time i do something with the center. >> reporter: we have the tribune building. >> reporter: nola rasheed says the summer youth program is live changing for him and the teens he teaches. >> you come as a student and you leave as a teacher. because at some point you're going to have to teach someone younger than you. >> reporter: th

amber lee joins us an tells us what this makes concerts all different from others. amber? >> reporter: frank, the concert ended a few minutes ago and people are streaming out right now. organizers are expecting 180,000 people to attend the festival this weekend. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: opening night and the head liner fish delighted music fans for three and a half hours. many people we spoke with told them us they bought a three day pass giving them access to more than 80 bands. >> the music. all the new music that i can see and enjoy and listen to. >> reporter: some come every year. others attended for the first time. these two friends traveled from boston. >> did you bring enough clothes? >> i did. i brought layers. its san fran. you've got to bring layers. >> reporter: organizers told us this is the only music event offering beer and wine. >> food is amazing. music is amazing. >> reporter: outside the park we saw signs that neighbors are bracing for the kind of problems large crowds often bring. we were told this orange and black no parking signs were posted yesterday o

amber lee joins us an tells us what this makes concerts all different from others. amber? >> reporter: frank, the concert ended a few minutes ago and people are streaming out right now. organizers are expecting 180,000 people to attend the festival this weekend. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: opening night and the head liner fish delighted music fans for three and a half hours. many people we spoke with told them us they bought a three day pass giving them access to more than 80 bands. >> the music. all the new music that i can see and enjoy and listen to. >> reporter: some come every year. others attended for the first time. these two friends traveled from boston. >> did you bring enough clothes? >> i did. i brought layers. its san fran. you've got to bring layers. >> reporter: organizers told us this is the only music event offering beer and wine. >> food is amazing. music is amazing. >> reporter: outside the park we saw signs that neighbors are bracing for the kind of problems large crowds often bring. we were told this orange and black no parking signs were posted yesterday o

amber lee talked to one young woman who said she has no choice to work the streets. >> why are you doingthis? >> pay the bills. >> reporter: how do you protect yourselves out here? >> that woman told us she is a 21-year-old single mom with no high school diploma or job skills. she has a part-time retail job but that is not enough to support her children. >>> a retired high school teacher is expected in court today after being accused of sexually abusing a student. the oakland tribune reports police arrested 72-year-old james reese on wednesday. investigators say he abused a former student at irvington high in fremont around a three- year span. he taught for ten years before retiring last year. he's facing several felony charges including sexual assault and kidnapping. >>> police in palo alto have released photos of suspected gang members. cardenas and silva wanted for killings. last night the police chief held a town hall meeting to discuss this problem. however, some community members are concerned that police the police response may be causing even more problems. >> you cannot allow th

ktvu amber lee talked to one of the men who is now in the hospital and he told her he feels lucky to be alive. amber? >> frank, you can see how foggy it is here. that is what made the boating risky. they crashed into rocks 150 feet below this cliff. >>> the highway patrol air lifted a 65-year-old man to safety, after a fishing trip turned into a life threatening ordeal. he said that the line from the crab net got caught in the boat propeller causing the bay liner to run aground on rocks. >> i feel lucky to be here. the waves were breaking over the boat and throwing me around like a toy doll. i feel very lucky. >> the man's friend managed to jump on to rocks and called 911 from his cell phone. >> we launched our rescue swimmers life guards out of the beach, they responded, got on scene quickly, with a rescue jet ski with a sled. >> the victim was right in between them. >> a ranger showed us photos that he took as part of the rescue team, they found him to floor of the boat unable to move, so they bundled him up and air lifted him to a ambulance. pella said that he is battered and bruis

ktvu amber lee talked to one of the men who is now in the hospital and he told her he feels lucky to be alive. amber? >> frank, you can see how foggy it is here. that is what made the boating risky. they crashed into rocks 150 feet below this cliff. >>> the highway patrol air lifted a 65-year-old man to safety, after a fishing trip turned into a life threatening ordeal. he said that the line from the crab net got caught in the boat propeller causing the bay liner to run aground on rocks. >> i feel lucky to be here. the waves were breaking over the boat and throwing me around like a toy doll. i feel very lucky. >> the man's friend managed to jump on to rocks and called 911 from his cell phone. >> we launched our rescue swimmers life guards out of the beach, they responded, got on scene quickly, with a rescue jet ski with a sled. >> the victim was right in between them. >> a ranger showed us photos that he took as part of the rescue team, they found him to floor of the boat unable to move, so they bundled him up and air lifted him to a ambulance. pella said that he is battered and bruis

. >> now to oakland where amber lee looks into how this evening's protest effected train service and passengers. amber. >> reporter: we wanted to find out how the protest impacted commuters away from downtown san francisco. east bay commuters heading home after a day at work in downtown san francisco. they told us they were prepared for potential delays. many say their employers sent e- mails advising them to leave work early. >> i left work a little bit early today because i didn't want to be stuck like last time. >> reporter: this man told us he learned of the protesting watching the news. >> i was watching this morning and saw what happened over the weekend. i just decided to come out a little early and leave a little early to beat the traffic. >> reporter: at 5:27 we heard the first announcement over the public address system advising passengers about the disruption in service. there were frequent updates. >> the station is currently closed this time. >> reporter: later on, passengers from san francisco arriving in oakland told us about delays ranging from 15 minutes up to a half

. >> now to oakland where amber lee looks into how this evening's protest effected train service and passengers. amber. >> reporter: we wanted to find out how the protest impacted commuters away from downtown san francisco. east bay commuters heading home after a day at work in downtown san francisco. they told us they were prepared for potential delays. many say their employers sent e- mails advising them to leave work early. >> i left work a little bit early today because i didn't want to be stuck like last time. >> reporter: this man told us he learned of the protesting watching the news. >> i was watching this morning and saw what happened over the weekend. i just decided to come out a little early and leave a little early to beat the traffic. >> reporter: at 5:27 we heard the first announcement over the public address system advising passengers about the disruption in service. there were frequent updates. >> the station is currently closed this time. >> reporter: later on, passengers from san francisco arriving in oakland told us about delays ranging from 15 minutes up to a half

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu. >>> allegations of racism are being batted around city hall tonight. as we reported last night at 6:00, the naacp is taking issue with recent statements by brown for criticizing the -- to acting director of department of public works. >> his assault and our public standing from the african american community will not be tolerateed. >> numerous, nonprofit to vote and work for gavin newsom and using city funds for personal use. >>> new video tonight of an accident involving a transit bus. three people are in hospital with serious injuries. it happened around 7:00 this evening in oakland at the foothill boulevard. investigators say a ford taurus collided with the bus. three people in the ford were taken to the hospital. the driver was the only person on the bus. and was not injured. >> a large wildfire is burning east of lake tahoe and it is closed a major highway. highway 395 is shut down southover gardenerville. a pilot flew over and says that the 2000 acres have burden of proofed: someme people have evacuated on their -- have burned. some

we begin with amber lee at the hotel and she's going to tell us about the man police are trying to happen prehend. -- trying to apprehend. >> reporter: the standoff is still going on right now. we can see an ambulance on stand by. there are close to 100 law enforcement officers out here. >> around 8:00 tonight, we saw four members of the san rafael s.w.a.t. team climb a ladder to the roof of the building near the hotel. earlier this evening, they broke a ground floor window. this is a surveillance photo of the man. police say he may be responsible for stabbing a grocery store worker on sunday. officers traced him to the hotel about 8:30 this morning. they have been negotiating for a peaceful surrender ever since. >> the fact that there is conversation is a very good thing. >> law enforcement stepped up their presence when at least one shot rang out this morning. >> i couldn't go to work tonight because i can't get my pickup. i'm sure that a lot of people were affected in their wallets because of this. >> i called a friend. >> these two friends are on a road trip. they had planned to go to

reporting live here at sfo, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> parts of colorado were also hit withearthquake, the strongest in more than 40 years. store surveillance cameras caught items falling off of shelves, that quake hit late last night. there was some damage but no reports of any injuries. it was centered about 180 miles south of denver. the u.s. geological center says that area is not known for having earthquakes. >>> hardware stories are doing brisk business selling hurricane supplies. >>> and here's the latest forecast path for irene. right now it's a category one but it's moving into warmer water. that's what fuels these things. it'll go quickly into a category two as we move into tomorrow afternoon. here's the forecast path, a 3 as it moves into the carolinas. this is all on the left side of the hurricane. that's good news, the big hit is on the right side. so up in rhode island they can get the biggest hit from this of anybody. so that is the latest on irene. a strengthening hurricane. when i come back, it's going to be cooling down and there's chance of thunderstorms i

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu. >>> allegations of racism are being batted around city hall tonight. as we reported last night at 6:00, the naacp is taking issue with recent statements by brown for criticizing the -- to acting director of department of public works. >> his assault and our public standing from the african american community will not be tolerateed. >> numerous, nonprofit to vote and work for gavin newsom and using city funds for personal use. >>> new video tonight of an accident involving a transit bus. three people are in hospital with serious injuries. it happened around 7:00 this evening in oakland at the foothill boulevard. investigators say a ford taurus collided with the bus. three people in the ford were taken to the hospital. the driver was the only person on the bus. and was not injured. >> a large wildfire is burning east of lake tahoe and it is closed a major highway. highway 395 is shut down southover gardenerville. a pilot flew over and says that the 2000 acres have burden of proofed: someme people have evacuated on their -- have burned. some

we begin with amber lee at the hotel and she's going to tell us about the man police are trying to happen prehend. -- trying to apprehend. >> reporter: the standoff is still going on right now. we can see an ambulance on stand by. there are close to 100 law enforcement officers out here. >> around 8:00 tonight, we saw four members of the san rafael s.w.a.t. team climb a ladder to the roof of the building near the hotel. earlier this evening, they broke a ground floor window. this is a surveillance photo of the man. police say he may be responsible for stabbing a grocery store worker on sunday. officers traced him to the hotel about 8:30 this morning. they have been negotiating for a peaceful surrender ever since. >> the fact that there is conversation is a very good thing. >> law enforcement stepped up their presence when at least one shot rang out this morning. >> i couldn't go to work tonight because i can't get my pickup. i'm sure that a lot of people were affected in their wallets because of this. >> i called a friend. >> these two friends are on a road trip. they had planned to go to

reporting live here at sfo, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> parts of colorado were also hit withn earthquake, the strongest in more than 40 years. store surveillance cameras caught items falling off of shelves, that quake hit late last night. there was some damage but no reports of any injuries. it was centered about 180 miles south of denver. the u.s. geological center says that area is not known for having earthquakes. >>> hardware stories are doing brisk business selling hurricane supplies. >>> and here's the latest forecast path for irene. right now it's a category one but it's moving into warmer water. that's what fuels these things. it'll go quickly into a category two as we move into tomorrow afternoon. here's the forecast path, a 3 as it moves into the carolinas. this is all on the left side of the hurricane. that's good news, the big hit is on the right side. so up in rhode island they can get the biggest hit from this of anybody. so that is the latest on irene. a strengthening hurricane. when i come back, it's going to be cooling down and there's chance of thunderstorms

amber lee tells us what led investigators to their suspect and why the police chief hopes it'll be a catalyst for change, amber. >> reporter: heather news of the arrest is bringing people down to this memorial. we want to bring you a closer look of this sad reminder of why this tribute is here. this is a bullet hole from monday's shooting on this iron gate. this afternoon the city leaders made the announcement the community had been waiting to hear. >> the alameda county district attorney's office filed charges against lawrence denard. >> reporter: the 26-year-old convicted felon had been charged with the murder of 3- year-old carlos nava and the attempted murder of two others. police are still looking for a second suspect. a family member told us the boy's parents want justice but right now, they are still grieving. >> it's so much hurt that my cousin and his wife, they just can't comprehend that right now. >> reporter: police say there's an average of three shootings every 24 hours on the streets of oak land. chief anthony batts says he hopes carlos murder is a catalyst for change.

amber lee tells us what led investigators to their suspect and why the police chief hopes it'll be ahange, amber. >> reporter: heather news of the arrest is bringing people down to this memorial. we want to bring you a closer look of this sad reminder of why this tribute is here. this is a bullet hole from monday's shooting on this iron gate. this afternoon the city leaders made the announcement the community had been waiting to hear. >> the alameda county district attorney's office filed charges against lawrence denard. >> reporter: the 26-year-old convicted felon had been charged with the murder of 3- year-old carlos nava and the attempted murder of two others. police are still looking for a second suspect. a family member told us the boy's parents want justice but right now, they are still grieving. >> it's so much hurt that my cousin and his wife, they just can't comprehend that right now. >> reporter: police say there's an average of three shootings every 24 hours on the streets of oak land. chief anthony batts says he hopes carlos murder is a catalyst for change. batts says wit

amber lee. >> reporter: residents and community activism revealed this billboard.it reads here to buy sex, stop it. they say they want stop prostitution by driving away johns. we saw two dozen prostitutes. one spoke to us as she waited to get picked up. >> reporter: why are you doing this? >> pays the bills. >> reporter: this woman did not want us to show her face but asked her to call her cream. she told us she's 21 years old and a single mom. no high schooldiploma. no job skills, so she's here on the streets. she says she has a part time retail job but it's not enough to support her two young children. out here, it's $50 on a slow day. $300 on a good day. so far she's managed to work without a pimp. >> how do you protect yourself out here from the pimps? >> mace and sometimes a knife. >> reporter: tonight neighbors fed up with the prostitution that is taking over their streets marched to bring attention to the problem. they say too often their children are witnessing what they call sexploitiation in front of their home. >> reporter: what is the problem? >> there'

amber lee. >> reporter: residents and community activism revealed this billboard.it reads here to buy sex, stop it. they say they want stop prostitution by driving away johns. we saw two dozen prostitutes. one spoke to us as she waited to get picked up. >> reporter: why are you doing this? >> pays the bills. >> reporter: this woman did not want us to show her face but asked her to call her cream. she told us she's 21 years old and a single mom. no high schooldiploma. no job skills, so she's here on the streets. she says she has a part time retail job but it's not enough to support her two young children. out here, it's $50 on a slow day. $300 on a good day. so far she's managed to work without a pimp. >> how do you protect yourself out here from the pimps? >> mace and sometimes a knife. >> reporter: tonight neighbors fed up with the prostitution that is taking over their streets marched to bring attention to the problem. they say too often their children are witnessing what they call sexploitiation in front of their home. >> reporter: what is the problem? >> there'

amber lee is live with surveillance video of the victim. >> reporter: less than an hour ago police gave us this new photograph of the kidnapped teen saying they have very few leads. this whole incident started a robbery of a barber shop. the owner said around 3:00 a man came in with a sawed off gun and robbed him. he asked us no, sir to show his face because of safety concerns. >> told me to get on the ground, i complied. at that point as i gave him everything i had, he ordered to kill me if i made any wrong moves. >> reporter: 16-year-old hasaan ford hired to help around the house returned from running an errand. this is video from the market. he is seen wearing a red cap and jacket just minutes before he returned to the shop. >> he told him to get in the car, started the car up and drove and said if i made any move he would kill him. >> reporter: he said the teen complied that's the last time he saw him. police issued an amber alert. the kidnapper and hassan were last seen in the black gmc yukon the license plate 4way944 with a 49ers license plate frame. there is a harley sticker on t

reporting live, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a pedestrian was killed after she was struck by a caltrain today in bureauling game. it happened shortly after 10:00 this morning on the tracks just south of trues dale drive. trains ran on a single track for more than two hours while authorities investigated. circumstances surrounding the unidentified woman's death are still unclear. >>> senate majority leader, harry reid spoke out today in favor of california's high speed rail project. he said it would be shortsighted to give up despite the rising price tag. reid also said, a bullet train linking the bay area to southern california may save money in the long run. >>> there is new reason tonight for congress and the white house to get working on the budget deficit. the treasury department says the deficit through july hit $1.1 trillion. but it probably won't surpass $1.4 trillion as it did in 2009. >>> officials are calling on investors to buy up thousands of foreclosed properties in bulk. mostly from fannie mae, and freddie mac and turn them into rentals. that could help home val

reporting live, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a pedestrian was killed after she was struck by a caltrain today in bureauling game. it happened shortly after 10:00 this morning on the tracks just south of trues dale drive. trains ran on a single track for more than two hours while authorities investigated. circumstances surrounding the unidentified woman's death are still unclear. >>> senate majority leader, harry reid spoke out today in favor of california's high speed rail project. he said it would be shortsighted to give up despite the rising price tag. reid also said, a bullet train linking the bay area to southern california may save money in the long run. >>> there is new reason tonight for congress and the white house to get working on the budget deficit. the treasury department says the deficit through july hit $1.1 trillion. but it probably won't surpass $1.4 trillion as it did in 2009. >>> officials are calling on investors to buy up thousands of foreclosed properties in bulk. mostly from fannie mae, and freddie mac and turn them into rentals. that could help home val

amber lee talked to one woman who said she has no choice but to work the streets. >> that woman said she's 21 years old, single, with no high school diploe cau 0 -- diploma and no skills. she can make $300 in a good day walking the streets of oakland. >>> 7:50. a palo alto panhandle is facing a $50 fine after bebeing -- after being found guilty of i -- of violating the sit/lie law. frost is pretty well known for breaking the law. he says the first amendment allows him to sit on sidewalks. he has until next month to decide whether he will appeal the ruling. >>> police are searching for -- look on the left of your screen. he stole out of a woman's purse in a market. then he went home -- went to her house really to apologize. he was captured on surveillance cameras going after her purse after the woman stepped away from the grocery mart. a woman said someone knocked on her door, gave her back the gps, $100, and a letter for apologizing for what he said was out of character. the police are not accepting his apology. >> we know that's a law. he went there to steal a purse and commit a cri

amber alert. christie smith will have that in a bit. san francisco mayor ed lee looking more and more like a candidate with another public appearance today. but who exactly is funding whose push for mayor? bob redell is looking into that. he'll be live from san francisco. >>> scary side effects to funding mates. marla tellez on a project in palo alto this morning with more on the possible impact of you, the air traveler. we'll see you in a few minutes. >>> thank you. a blue blooded sport with a blue-collar twist. over the last few years a growing number are mounting two-wheeled steeds, san francisco's growing bike polo team is outgrog the park. organizers have their sights set on a bigger spread. the city's park department is in the midst of a massive overhaul. bike polo advocates have hired a designer to draft plans for a new court. the group's idea could displace some of the tennis courts. the idea not getting much love from the tennis crowd. >> these courts are almost historic. you come out here saturday morning before 8:00 these courts are already full. you d

lee. >> we begin this morning with some breaking news. chp cancelled the amber is arrested. she was unhurt. it started yesterday when her father signed her out of her hollister school and didn't return her. she is safe, sound and her father is now in jail. >>> lawrence, extra kick in his step. >> got some new graphics. >> we have been hard at work. you think we don't do anything but hard at work trying to get things together. we are looking good toward the afternoon. could see about 86 degrees in antioch and sunny today. 79 in santa rosa, 65 in san francisco. fog-free commute so far across the golden gate bridge. we are accident-free all across the bay area. coming up a check of other freeways in the meantime back to you guys. >>> the search is on for people mo robbed a 73-year-old man, these sketches were released. police say the victim was forced into agar at gunpoint into the parking lot of a dollar tree store on thursday. suspects drove him to a bank forcing him to withdraw money. they followed him home and robbed him again. suspects are armed and dangerous.

i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. >>> the teenager who was a subject of an amber alert on mondayed his apparent abduction from the barbershop where he worked was staged. the 23-year-old suspected robber is also under arrest. >>> california's parole system is under the microscope at the state capital this morning. this is a hearing on failures that allowed phillip garrido to prey on jaycee dugard and other girls while he was on parole for raping and kidnapping. >>> 49ers officials plan to unveil more specific designs for the new football stadium planned in santa clara. they will also provide an update on planning efforts for the site near great america. so we'll have a sneak peek today at noon. >>> first traffic and weather coming right up. sandwich com ck! and it's as big as ever. i'm gonna jump it! you can't jump that! it's two chicken patties, topped with bacon, and melting cheese plus seasoned curly fries and a drink for only $3.99! what do you know? your only a baby! vrrrrooooom! i'm t-rex and i came out of extinction cuz i heard the combo was back! and that got a million hit

lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and the fbi today asked for help in finding a man wanted for kidnapping his 2-year-old daughter sunday. a state wide amber alert was issued this afternoon, and he freeway signs lit up throughout california. maybe you saw one today alerting commuters to the crime. they're looking for a 49-year-old u.s. citizen born in egypt, also fluent in spanish. and his daughter and they believe her life may northbound danger. the fbi admits it's been unable to develop leads in this case but know he drives a green toyota forerunner. and we're asked to be on the lookout for the car. >> authorities pefsh yormd a nocropsy on a dog that fatally attacked a pregnant woman yesterday. she was found unconscious and lead bleeding. the husband says he found the 2-year-old male pit bull standing over his wife. animal control hope there will be clues as to what provoked this attack. >> this is -- it had to be trigger bid something. >> the coroner pefsh yormd an autopsy looking for bite mark that's it can match to the pit bull. >> pit dull dogs are responsible, many will say it's not the breed but training and environment. others bel

francisco mayor ed lee and from philadelphia phillies manager charlie manuel who has a message for the white family. >>> the search is on for a boy kidnapped. you may have seen the amber alerts. the child was abducted in atascadero. janine de la vega is live there now at the command center. janine police say the suspected kidnapper left a note behind. >> reporter: that's right, she did leave a clue and right now police are here on the scene when sheriff's deputies are standing by. this is the area, one of the areas where they searched. they've been searching all day for 4-year-old jeremy guthrie. they came up empty-handed. it all went urpd under way at the baptist church that also serves as a homeless shelter. this woman 53-year-old annette hail kidnapped him last night or early yesterday morning. authorities say hail had an argument with the boy's mother. when his mother woke up she left a rambling note under his pillow. >> at 7:30 the alarm was triggered which at point in time a witness was reported to have heard a little boy say i don't want to go or something similar to that. >> reporter: a statewide amber alert was issued. police do not believe that hail has acce

lee's official campaign if he decides to run. that will violate rules separating candidates and third party campaigns. >>> a man and teenager arrested in a connection with a amber alert are expected in court today. 23-year-old erik walker is accused of robbing al's barbershop on monday. during the robbery walker pretended to kidnap a 16-year- old boy that worked in the store. they nobly the teenager was actually in on the crime. he's being tried as a juvenile. >>> there is hiring concerns ahead of the 2013 america's cup yacht race. they have called for a hear into a work force plan related to thely georgia da. local labor advocates worry that they haven't set up a plan to hire local residence for jobs. work force development strategy will be in place as the overall picture gets into greater focus. >>> 5:08 is the time. let's go back over to sal. anything you are keeping an eye on imparticular, sal? >> we are watching some of the low clouds on the coast just to make sure they don't get into the visibility problems for drivers. but right now we haven't seen too much of that. in fact, in the east bay it's clear and nice driving. westbound on 80 coming in from rich