tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an oakland judge is now deciding what taco bell must do to improve disabled access. the u.s. district judge ruled that a restaurant in san pablo failed to provide proper handicapped railing in violation of both state and federal law. the ruling comes as a result of a class action lawsuit that was filed back in 2002. taco bell has declined to comment. >>> bevmo says it is moving to a new building but staying in concord. about 100 employees will move there early next year. >>> supervisorring are requiring drug makers make ár makers pay for the disposal of expired drugs. the city only has a couple of places that people can dispose expired medication. >>> young cancer patients traded a hospital room for a coast guard cutter today. the coast guard hosted patients and families from lucielle packered. the kids were able to explore the cutter aspen playing with buttons, joy sticks and honking the ship's horn. once in the captain's chair some of those kids didn't want to leave. in some cases -- >> there they are the blue angels roaring over san francisco but

the reality is one of the great managers, thinkers of our time has passed away at the age of 56, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> apple released a statement saying they were saddened to announce his death. his brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations. the world is better because of steve. his greatest love was for his wife and family. hour hearts go out to them and all who were touched by his gifts and this is the front page of apple.com. it was changed just moments ago. we spoke to steve wozniak, he co-founded apple with steve jobs. he said he is just not ready to talk at this point. we will have more on steve jobs and his incredible career at 5:30. tom vacar will be back with more on steve jobs' amazing life and how the products literally changed the world. >>> back to the developing story, the search is on right now for the man who shot and killed three people and then police say went on to shoot a woman he was trying to carjack. we have a picture of the suspect. he is still on the run right now. this is video of shareff allman. he is the contributor for

reporting live tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> another bit of news from apple today the new iphone is coming to sprint stores. sprint has lost ground to at&t and verizon both of those carriers already cell iphones. but the iphone 4s will be the first one to be available through sprint. >>> investors today had a tough response to the iphone. apple stock fell 5%. at the closing bell it came back. >>> protesters are bringing their anti wall street message to san francisco today. tents lined the outside of city hall today. >> no matter how far we are, we're standing for the same cause, uniting as one to end corporate greed. >> reporter: participates say they want the government to bring criminal charges. one man says he plans to camp out until justice is served. >>> the fbi says it is investigating a threat made by the hacker collective anonymous to bring down the new york stock exchange's website. this two minute 50 second video encourages hackers to target nyse.com on monday. over some segments of the group say the threat is a hoax. >>> stanford hospital says it will defends itself against a $

new at 6:00 tonight, tom vacar joins us with what you can expect. >> reporter: inside apple there's a deep well of good will. today apple is dipping deep into it. apple's website installed the hundreds of virtues of i0f5. veteran analyst edward maget cannot vouch for it. >> the software is great if you can download it but many people are having problems with it. >> reporter: it seems to go a lot farther than that. >> i'm not able to get i message working properly. i'm not being able to get the i cloud to work. it's not accepting my apple i. d. i've used that apple i.d. hundreds of types over the years. >> reporter: at apple stores some customers are seeking help. >> it crashed out after it activated said that the sim didn't work. the sim card. >> reporter: others hearing of the problems are biting their time. >> i'm probably not going to download any time soon until i hear they've fixed it. >> reporter: after an hour, one customer we met reported success of sorts. >> they could not fix it. my phone was out of warranty, they went ahead because it was an ios problem, they gave me a new

consumer editor tom vacar joins us now live from virgin america headquarters, tom. >> reporter: more'm joining you from their flight attendant training center here in buehrleing game. very important thing. because those folks are here to serve drinks but their real role is to protect passengers and help evacuate the plane in a real emergency. we asked virgin american founder sir richard branson and richard cush why this up surge in holiday bookings is good. >> it's not too bad at the moment. it hasn't sort of fallen off the precedent like it did 2-1/2 years ago. >> what we're seeing with bookings going into october, november and december is that the business traveler is flying. i think that bodes very well for the economy. >> considering what you read in the press not too bad. so i think that -- i think virgin america gets more than its fair share. >> sir richard said that the future is in the hands of employers who must start betting on a better future. his biggest worry that the banks will not reveal its true conditions. but his biggest hope is that the airline will get more busine

i'm consumer editor tom vacar.what virgin america means for jobs. >>> and a quarterback controversy for oakland. the quarterback they're bringing to the bay area and how much they paid him. ? >>> a train collision in southern california today shut down part of a busy freeway and two schools. it started just after 2:00 this morning in the san san bernardino city of colton. a train derailment carrying a toxic chemical. it took some time to determine that none of the chemical leaked from the cars. part of interstate 10 was shut for 2.5 hours. >>> one high profile high flying company is on a hiring bing. it expects the last three years to come. consumer editor tom vacar joins us now from the company's headquarters in buehrleing game to show us how many employees virgin america plans to bring on board. >>> it's true that many of us think of flight ahen attendants who serve the drinks. reality the most important part of the safety contingency of an air flight in flight. one of the most important safety devices in all. th

i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the treasure island music festival attracted thousands of spectators. look at the pictures from newschannel 2. toledo the concert focused on indie rock. by thiaway general admission is $69.50. >>> some of the best amateur martial artists competed in a relatively new discipline called yongmudo. the 6th annual championship boston underway at the recreational sports facility on campus. before the competition there was a special demonstration focused on self defense for women. organizers say yongmudo can be empowering for womens a self- defense tool. >> they are offering yongmudo classes as a self-defense technique and a lot of females are involved. >> reporter: it involves elements from taekwondo and judo. you can find identity more information on our ktvu.com. >>> a drone takes aim at of the target new york stock exchange yemen and just who was targeted and why there were conflicting reports tonight that the u.s. is responsible. >>> and take a look at this. memories go up in flames. what started the fire and what made it for firef

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> many of the protesters vowed to keep the pressure up on congress.gh unemployment rate. it comes on the eve of a debate on the job creation package. >>> rain falling out there right now. scattered showers throughout the bay area. berkeley today, the rain coming down, 13/100 of an inch in berkeley. uc berkeley campus. messy wet day. san francisco as well. the roads, the umbrellas are out and the afternoon commute is going okay. right now i have light scattered showers. things are moving through. scattered showers here now. they are in the forecast again for tomorrow. we will talk about that and we will look that five-day forecast with your weekend in view. >> thank you. >>> in 90 seconds -- >> sitting here drinking coffee with a gun at his side. the new california law that takes on. come try the cheese inspired dishes on our $2, $4, $6, $8 value menu. only at denny's. . >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off. >> and i am julie haener. a dreary

here is tom vacar. >> it can cost you. for wireless companies it was come down with a better plan or have one shoved down their throats. >> reporter: they are on her cell phone plans which leads to sometimes going over. >> i have got a bill where it was 50% increased in my bill that month. >> 20% are experiencing bill shock and i think in this economy, whatever many you can save, i think is a good thing. >> reporter: the wileless industry and groups announced a plan to give notice before hefty surcharges apply. >> if they don't want it they will have to occupant out. >> reporter: details are vet yet to be worked out. but customers will get warnings on faulking minutes, text minutes and back breaking roaming charges. >> some consumers have been hit with a thousand dollars of overcharges. >> reporter: not everything is unlimited and many of those plans are tending to fadeaway. >> i think it's a good idea. especially if it's something you can opt in or opt out of. >> you are not trying to spend extra on texting. >> reporter:

tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> democrats are pushing ahead with a plan to introduce pieces of the president'sll after the senate voted it down last night. the $35 billion plan would boost the -- million dollars plan would boost the hiring of teachers, police and firefighters with funding from a new tax on millionaires. it was blocked by republicans to democrats and an independent who claimed it's another stimulus. >> once again, we saw an overwhelming percentage of democrats vote in favor of that and once again we saw precisely zero republicans vote in favor of that. >> my only response is, no matter how you slice it up it's the same balony. >> it failed on a 50/50 vote short. democrats plan to bring at least one piece of mr. obama's proposal. >>> today president obama signed three trade agreements. the deals with panama, co columbia and south korea are expected to bring millions in exported goods. the u.s. trade respective says the administration is on track to meet the president's goal on doubles u.s. exports by the year 2015. >>> mexican trucks now have the green light to operate on u.s. h

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with a look at why some say a down turn is e.inant. it is so slow even a shallow downward turn could have deep consequences. >> reporter: occupy together is focused on the economy. >> huge. young people. everybody. >>> the stock marketed hammered 258 points today. >> market participating are pantherring en vogue sloe growth, no growth. >> reporter: based on previous bear markets it could go another thousand points slower. >> we are at a point where we could go either way. >> reporter: fedex's ceo thinks not. >> our which says and our conversation -- -- >> if commuters feel afraid that we are going to plunge downward then they will stop spending. >> reporter: with the holiday soon to be upon us it couldn't come at a worst time. >> not a more important time to feel confident than right now. >> we are not leaving. we camped out for two weeks. we are not leaving till change happens. >> reporter: change is becoming the keyword. >> we need somebody that we can follow. >> reporter: this friday uncle sam releases what is sure to be a crucial m

consumer editor tom vacar is live to tell us how the market is hurting the housing market. >> reporter it is quite a mess. when you think about it when we have very, very low housing prices and record low interest rates the housing market simply remains largely in the dormers, here's why. homeowners find themselves confronted with a quadruple whammy, the first -- >> job security. you don't know if you're going to have a job the next day or not. >> reporter: there are why buy. >> you got it. >> loans continue to be very tight. the banks aren't making it easy to buy homes. the third reason is that we continue to have record levels of foreclosures. >> reporter: those with small down payments less than 20% who who are required to have mortgage insurance often don't agree with buyers. >> their lenders criteria is more strict. >> reporter: those people who are buying have the 20% down or can qualify for the 3% fha government backed loans. >> the person hard to finance is the person that wants to put down 20% or does not want an fha loan. >> reporter: the fact is right now 90% of all home loa

tom vacar was there, he is now outside an apple store and tells us about the company's new and improved phone, tom. >> reporter: we're going to show you the new phone in just a few seconds. but we want you to take a look at this. this is the apple's store, it's closed until tomorrow. it's one of the stores that has been undergoing secret makeover and tonight it will reveal what will put lines in front of that store. new apple ceo tim cook called on his top executives to announce a bevy of new products. phil schuler says the iphone 4s looks like the current model. >> don't be deceived because inside it is all new. >> reporter: despite a faster microprocessor, longer battery life you can chat with it. give it instructions in plain simple english. >> what is the forecast like today? >> here is the forecast for today. >> it is that easy. >> reporter: with it you can surf the web, set up appointments, set alarms, get driving directions. hear and answer texts plus a multitude of tasks. >> find me a great greek restaurant in palo alto. >> i found 14 greek restaurants in palo alto, i have liste

. >>> tom vacar has been following steve jobs' career for a long time and he is in san francisco. >> he was an adopted child and a spiritual man and also a man who changed and revolutionized the world. literally from the beginning of personal computers to the ipod that change the way we listen to muse to itunes to the iphone to the ipad which is revolutionizing business. we asked folks what they had to say. >> i think we are going to remember him as someone who is completely powerful, great, he changed technology like unbelievably crazy. >> someone who understood what the consumer wanted, design, use ability, functionally and kept the laser focus. >> we will be remembered as someone who transformed the world, took a platform and turned it into something we can't live without. >> his death will be tragic for a lot of people. especially for the silicon valley, innovators and people who want to invent. >> reporter: earlier this afternoon we contacted steve jobs founding partner steve wozniak. steve wozniak said she not ready to talk about the death of his friend steve jobs. steve jobs w

. >>> i'm consumer editor tom vacar, what was really in all of that smoke, still ahead. >>> your weekend is here. the big stages have already started. it's cooled way off. but now we have some showers in the five day forecast. i'll show you when that's going to occur. so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. perfect for finding your way home. >>> this now empty jail is about to reopen. starting monday anyone sentenced for nonviolent not sexual crimes will serve time in county prison. >>> the state's political watchdog says it fears some people may never get any of their money back in allegations of fraud that have rocked sacramento. the fair political practices hear from people who said derky siphoned funds. >> all of the money is present in all of our accounts including ones that look like derky didn't touch. there might have been one or two accounts that she did not touch. but she

i'm tom vacar channel 2 news. >> fears that american airlines parent company might file for bankruptcy. wall street analysts speculate the texas base company can only return to profitability if it uses a bankruptcy court to can cut its cost. not to have filed chapter 11 in the past decade. amr stock plunged 33% and close the at $1.98. >>> new documents released show top white house officials are concerned about the financial stability of sylnydra. investigator and energy department advisor steve w esl ey warned the white house last year. before obama visited the company, they advised the white house to be quote, careful. they show the obama administration did not show favoritism. he does not regret the government loaning them $535 million. >>> enthusiasts are gearing up for iphone 5. unveiling is expected tuesday morning. apple sent invitations to the media saying let's talk iphone. it will be apple's first new product since steve jobs stepped aside two months ago. >>> 45,000 people are expected to attend open world extravaganza. the event kicked off last night with a keynote address.

consumer editor tom vacar, channel 2 news. >>> in another one of those lines we found one of the companies cofounders waiting to get the new iphone. steve wazniak is the first person in line outside of the apple store. he says he preordered two of the phones but wants to get one for his wife. the phone comes with a new operating system that comes yesterday as well as the voice command feature. >> you talk to the phone like a person and you get an answer and not direction that might lead you to find the answer. it gives you the answer. >> the iphone 4s set preorder, a million were placed on the first day. >>> weeks after a nasa satellite crashed to earth another is falling from the sky. germany's sat light will re- enter the atmosphere on the 22nd or 23rd of this month. satellite trackers expect half of the spacecraft will survive reentry and could land from south america to canada. >>> talk about a sticky situation. we will tell you how one base jumper's bold idea landed him in an unexpected place. >>> bay area saw temperatures in the 80s but, a cool down could be ahead. we will find out w

i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a federal appears court today locks parts oflabama's controversial -- the 11th circuit court aof appeals -- the judge's let stand a provision allowing police to check a nation's immigration status during a traffic stop. the appeals court upheld the part of the law allowing illegal immigrants from entering leases or applying for state's driver's license. >>> new numbers on air traffic control mistakes and why the numbers don't tell the whole story. >>> tension on treasure island [ agent ] so your policy looks good, is there anything else? why did you buy my husband a falcon? thanks for the falcon. i didn't buy anyone a falcon. sure, you did. you saved us a lot of money on auto insurance. i used that money to buy a falcon. ergo, you bought me a falcon. i should've got a falcon. most people who switch to state farm save on average about $480. what they do with it, well, that's their business. oh, that explains a lot, actually. [ chuckles ] [ male announcer ] another reason people switch to state farm. aw, i could've gotten a falcon

i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a federal appears court today locks parts of's controversial -- the 11th circuit court aof appeals -- the judge's let stand a provision allowing police to check a nation's immigration status during a traffic stop. the appeals court upheld the part of the law allowing illegal immigrants from entering leases or applying for state's driver's license. >>> new numbers on air traffic control mistakes and why the numbers don't tell the whole story. >>> tension on treasure island as the labor dispute threatens to disrupt a music festival. see what happened while our camera was rolling. ? >>> newatt 10:00, cowboys are saddled up for the rodeo. patti lee is live, and she tells us for many this isn't their first rodeo but for the cal palace it might be their last. >> reporter: right now i'm live with the 4h contestants. they're getting ready to show sheep here tomorrow. now this might be their last and not by choice. competitive cowboys blew into town tonight. showing off skills many city dwellers have never even considered developing. but

and as ktvu's tom vacar reports more are planned for the bay area. >> reporter: occupy oakland's tent city now covers city hall. >> i think one thing we've learned from this crisis is we can't rely on the politicians to fix this for us, it's up to us to fix it. >> reporter: the numbers are growing. it's all reminiscent of another awful economic time we had in the united states. the depression. when all over the nation, towns popped up they were called hoovervilles. named after the president blamed for the depression they included one inside an around the u.s. capital. the newspapers that occupants slept on were called hoover blankets all of which helped elect governor roosevelt. today it seems a little different. >> the problems are everywhere. and that the people who are looking for a solution to the problems are equally everywhere. >> reporter: that's why attorney mike aluva says he's helping organize in walnut creek. >> a lot of these people are hurting. >> reporter: occupy san rafael and occupy palo alto launch tomorrow as well. >> it's exciting, it's really genuine grass roots. >

coming up at 6:00, ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar will tell us what chemicals were released into the air. >>> california is falling behind the rest of the country when it comes to exports our own goods and services. newsom took part in a business promotion event in san francisco with latin american and u.s. embassy officials. he said unlike other states, california has no offices in foreign countries. newsom wants the state to do more to market products from agriculture, high tech and other sectors. >> democrats are in control. we own this problem. we at our own peril, this is not politics. we do not deserve to be there unless we take this aggressively. >> reporter: the department of energy has approved three more loan guarantees like the one given to fremont's solyndra. the loans are $23 million. they are going to first solar, exellon and a third project that will install solar panels in different states. >>> stocks fell broadly to end one of the worse performing quarters since the financial crisis at the end of the 2008. the dow finished the day down 240 points. the nasdaq closed o

and as tom vacar reports, it's more than just the blue angels flying high.local businesses are reporting sky high sales as well. tens of thousands watched the blue angels practice today, more than a million spectators are expected this weekend. >> so even conservatively you can see wrote it could be close to $100 million that this fleet week brings to san francisco. >> reporter: for anthony jerardi a long time crabber it certainly helps in recession their times. >> fleet week to us is like a major holiday. it's a four day weekend, you get a lot of people out. >> reporter: saturday and sunday revelry will start early and go late. >> it sort of starts around 10:00 and then it really will go throughout the cocktail hour. >> reporter: but dealing with the crowds is tough at best. >> we have heavy staffing and we try to do the best we can and be as hospitable as we can be. >> it's not only here but i'm sure it's in other areas like the marina district. >> reporter: the butler family's legendary perry's is proof. >> this whole neighborhood just gets filled up. i t

and as ktvu's tom vacar reports more are planned for the bay area. >> reporter: occupy oakland's tentity now covers city hall. >> i think one thing we've learned from this crisis is we can't rely on the politicians to fix this for us, it's up to us to fix it. >> reporter: the numbers are growing. it's all reminiscent of another awful economic time we had in the united states. the depression. when all over the nation, towns popped up they were called hoovervilles. named after the president blamed for the depression they included one inside an around the u.s. capital. the newspapers that occupants slept on were called hoover blankets all of which helped elect governor roosevelt. today it seems a little different. >> the problems are everywhere. and that the people who are looking for a solution to the problems are equally everywhere. >> reporter: that's why attorney mike aluva says he's helping organize in walnut creek. >> a lot of these people are hurting. >> reporter: occupy san rafael and occupy palo alto launch tomorrow as well. >> it's exciting, it's really genuine grass roots. >>