patti lee has the story. >> reporter: that's right the corinthian yacht club's race. you see that buoy with the black wrap around it, that is to honor the crew lost. some of these sailboats are starting to circle the starting line. before that gun goes off to signal the start there's going to be a moment of silence here on the water at yacht club's around the bay and as far as new zealand. >> reporter: dozens of crews prepare for a night of friendly competition on the water -lt - - water. this event a warm up for the official start of the summer racing season. but what is generally a light hearted, everyone rambunctious affair now has a dark under tone. >> the crews are looking for some way to come together and honor the people that have been lost. >> reporter: lynch is racing with a crew that usually included keegan. >> it's a void that you know will never be filled. but we're just going to keep him in our hearts. >> reporter: tonight's moment of silence mark it is beginning of a series of private and public memorials. a parade of 50 boats will head toward belvedere

patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the sup iser visor is reported he claiming a hacker wrote parts of an e-mail sent from her account to the mercury news. the e-mail accuses her husband, state treasurer of supplying her with drugs for years. she denies writing that and says her ex-boyfriend may of hacked into the account. according to the san francisco chronicle his attorney says he is in a drug treatment program and does not have access to a computer. >>> a new muni policy on overtime means passengers are waiting longer for their buses. accord togt bay citizen the agency have stopped replacing driver who's call in sick. eight buses a day do not make their scheduled runs. muni says the strategy is meant to chip away at a budget short fall. >>> the rising price of gas is causing a sales surge for hybrid and electric cars. analysts say that consumers bought a record 52,000 gas/electric hybrids and all electric cars last month. the two categories made up 3- 1/2% of total u.s. sales. highest percentage ever. >>> on wall street, disappointing growth sends stocks into a downward spiral. the

in san francisco, patti lee. >>> new figures are suggesting the number of foreclosures in california are leveling off. fewer homes in the state entered foreclosure during the first three months this year than in the whole year. that is down almost 17.6% compared to the same time last year and it is the lowest number since the second quarter of 2007. >> two people suffered minor injuries in a five car crash on the golden gate bridge. the accident happened at 8:20 this morning on the northbound lanes. traffic was backed up in both directions as emergency vehicles and tow trucks responded to the crash at mid- span. one car rear ended another and that set off a chain reaction crash. >>> the san francisco medical examiner has identified a man struck and killed by a munni train yesterday as 62-year-old daniel dillan of san francisco. dillan was in a wheelchair on the platform at the civic center station before the accident which severed one of his legs. it's still not clear how he came to be on the tracks. >>> we want to remind you that doyle drive the crucial road will be shut down. it'll

in oakland, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in order to cut costs, muni has stopped paying overtime replace drivers who call in sick. >>> what could be a wrinkle in the case against trayvon martin's shooter. possible conflict of interest a judge revealed today. >>> back here in just 10 minutes, we have the bay area weekend forecast. we're going to talk about the warmest day in the weekend and what you can they have names like idle time books and smash records and on small business saturday they remind a nation of the benefits of shopping small. on just one day, 100 million of us joined a movement... and main street found its might again. and main street found its fight again. and we, the locals, found delight again. that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave. go to the doctor. o

in oakland, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in order to cut costs, muni has stopped paying overtimece drivers who call in sick. >>> what could be a wrinkle in the case against trayvon martin's shooter. possible conflict of interest a judge revealed today. >>> back here in just 10 minutes, we have the bay area weekend forecast. we're going to talk about the warmest day in the weekend and what you can expect next week. i'll see you back here. >>> a young girl mauled by the family pets. where that animal is tonight. >>> the florida judge overseeing a second degree murder case says she may have a conflict of interest. >>> a 3-year-old girl is recovering tonight after being attacked by the family pit bull in contra costa county. news chopper 2 was overhead. the toddler was visiting her grandmother's home in unincorporated contra costa county when she was mauled. animal control officers say the dog was quarantined tonight and will be euthanized. no criminal charges are expected. >>> a monterey county choir director pleaded not guilty to charges of using a spy camera to peak at female stud

patty lee is live now in san francisco, where sailers tell her the accident may change their sport. >> reporter: we've been talking to sailers around the bay today. they say they are worried that the magnitude of this accident could change the laid back culture found around the bay area to one that's more litigious. >> heading out on the water with friends is a tradition many fear will be jeopardized by the deadly accident, saturday. >> lawyers are trained to have sharp teeth. it's the game. >> reporter: personal injury lawyers are circling, and boaters are watching to see what happens with the police investigation, and whether that leads to civil lawsuits. >> i sign a waiver that says i won't sue the club for anything that happens. >> reporter: after the deaths of five experienced sailers, there is concern. >> this will leave a lot of people spooked come next year. they'll probably be a few less boats on the start line. >> reporter: generally, individual boat owners do not require their crew to sign waivers and protect them from a liability. >> what's that going to do? it's a piece o

patti lee. >>> the shooting rampage is the second mass murder in the bay area in less than two weeks and the deadliest such crime in the bay area in almost 20 years. less than two years ago on march 23rd, five people were killed inside a home in san francisco. two days later police arrested luk. in 1993 a man with an automatic rifle shot and killed nine people in the law offices of a building at 101 california street in downtown san francisco. six others were wounded. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we'll bring you the latest developments on air and online as we get them. >>> at 10:30 tonight, the touching story of one victim's family. their daughter is gone but they are offering forgiveness to the shooter. and members of the bay area's korean community say they feel ashamed bid the shooting, the trait that one therapist tells us may be to blame. >>> as many as 12 tornadoes touched down in north texas this afternoon in the dallas fort worth area was hit extremely hard. take a look at these pictures they are incredible. what you are looking at there are tractor trailers flying

in san francisco, patti lee. >>> new figures are suggesting the number of foreclosures in california leveling off. fewer homes in the state entered foreclosure during the first three months this year than in the whole year. that is down almost 17.6% compared to the same time last year and it is the lowest number since the second quarter of 2007. >> two people suffered minor injuries in a five car crash on the golden gate bridge. the accident happened at 8:20 this morning on the northbound lanes. traffic was backed up in both directions as emergency vehicles and tow trucks responded to the crash at mid- span. one car rear ended another and that set off a chain reaction crash. >>> the san francisco medical examiner has identified a man struck and killed by a munni train yesterday as 62-year-old daniel dillan of san francisco. dillan was in a wheelchair on the platform at the civic center station before the accident which severed one of his legs. it's still not clear how he came to be on the tracks. >>> we want to remind you that doyle drive the crucial road will be shut down. it'll be

patti lee. >>> the shooting rampage is the second mass murder in the bay area in less than two weeks and the deadliest such crime in the bay area in almost 20 years. less than two years ago on march 23rd, five people were killed inside a home in san francisco. two days later police arrested luk. in 1993 a man with an automatic rifle shot and killed nine people in the law offices of a building at 101 california street in downtown san francisco. six others were wounded. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we'll bring you the latest developments on air and online as we get them. >>> at 10:30 tonight, the touching story of one victim's family. their daughter is gone but they are offering forgiveness to the shooter. and members of the bay area's korean community say they feel ashamed bid the shooting, the trait that one therapist tells us may be to blame. >>> as many as 12 tornadoes touched down in north texas this afternoon in the dallas fort worth area was hit extremely hard. take a look at these pictures they are incredible. what you are looking at there are tractor trailers flying

patty lee is live now in san francisco, where sailers tell her the accident may change their sport. >> reporter: we've been talking to sailers around the bay today. they say they are worried that the magnitude of this accident could change the laid back culture found around the bay area to one that's more litigious. >> heading out on the water with friends is a tradition many fear will be jeopardized by the deadly accident, saturday. >> lawyers are trained to have sharp teeth. it's the game. >> reporter: personal injury lawyers are circling, and boaters are watching to see what happens with the police investigation, and whether that leads to civil lawsuits. >> i sign a waiver that says i won't sue the club for anything that happens. >> reporter: after the deaths of five experienced sailers, there is concern. >> this will leave a lot of people spooked come next year. they'll probably be a few less boats on the start line. >> reporter: generally, individual boat owners do not require their crew to sign waivers and protect them from a liability. >> what's that going to do? it's a piece o

but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol escorted the last vehicle. >> stay away from that area if they absolutely need to. >> reporter: the construction manager told us demolition will go on through the weekend and by tomorrow night, crews should start repaving the roadway. i asked how confident were they for them to start rebuilding tomorrow night, he says construction is tricky. at 10:30 we'll bring you a live update on the progress of this huge demolition project. >>>

reporting live, patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi a step closer tonight to permanently losing his job stemming from the scandal. this afternoon a judge ruled he will not intervene it stop efforts to permanently oust him. and he said ross mirkarimi is not entitled pay while he is suspended. this morning that judge decided the city attorney can aid mayor ed lee in the case. he pleaded guilty in a domestic violence incident. they are holding a hearing on the charges on monday. >>> talk about cruel. someone hacked into the twitter account of the missing teen, sierra lamar and then sent a tweet that was a hoax. investigators told the news that someone posted a message on her twitter account. it was deleted but not before it sparked hope. the sheriff's dive team returned to the reservoir, and they plan to search anderson reservoir. she vanished more than a month ago on march 16. >>> it can be a struggle to find parking in san francisco but police say one driver bit another over a spot. ktvu's sal castaneda spoke with the woman who suffered serious injur

but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol escorted the last vehicle. >> stay away from that area if they absolutely need to. >> reporter: the construction manager told us demolition will go on through the weekend and by tomorrow night, crews should start repaving the roadway. i asked how confident were they for them to start rebuilding tomorrow night, he says construction is tricky. at 10:30 we'll bring you a live update on the progress of this huge demolition project. >>>

patti lee is live where she's been talking to friends of the crew and tells us the sailors all understood the risks involved. >> reporter: the family is fighting back to word that the crew may have made errors that led to their death. >> to think that things might have turned out differently. if i were there we all could have come back alive or i could have been number nine or dead number six. >> reporter: mcafee did not race saturday but can't stop thinking about his friend's last moment. >> i can almost visualize it. and just having been there so many times myself, on that boat. >> reporter: the low speed chase is the only boat that did not make it back from the race but at least one dozen boats did drop out. >> we basically turned around because we were afraid that we were going to damage the sail. >> reporter: tom warren says it's up to the skippers to make that call and says it's pointless to second guess them. >> the only people that really know what happened were the people on the boat and the skipper of the boat. >> reporter: the skipper of the low speed chase cayhill paid to driv

patty lee shows us how the movement looks different now than when it began. >> reporter: spontaneouspeeches and free foods marked the sixth month anniversary of occupy oakland. >> we talked to the winter, i feel like everyone is still engaged. >> we're here on the first night of october 10th. it was raining as well. >> reporter: six nights ago, hundreds of people braved the rain and about 100 people showed up. >> there's more people than we expected. >> reporter: it's not an indication support or quitment is lingering. >> there's a lot of things going on, not necessarily here in the park. >> it may not go further. it may be up to other people to go further. >> reporter: police's occupy movement was sending message of the 99% against the 1%. but it started taking over places that ended in tear gas, fire bombs and hundreds of arrests. >> i commend them on what they have achieved and recognize that they don't have a movement yet. and i'm sad that they haven't tried to go into politics or create a movement around moral views. >> police took away the group's sound system and most people s

patty lee shows us how the movement looks different now than when it began. >> reporter: spontaneous speeches and free foods marked the sixth month anniversary of occupy oakland. >> we talked to the winter, i feel like everyone is still engaged. >> we're here on the first night of october 10th. it was raining as well. >> reporter: six nights ago, hundreds of people braved the rain and about 100 people showed up. >> there's more people than we expected. >> reporter: it's not an indication support or quitment is lingering. >> there's a lot of things going on, not necessarily here in the park. >> it may not go further. it may be up to other people to go further. >> reporter: police's occupy movement was sending message of the 99% against the 1%. but it started taking over places that ended in tear gas, fire bombs and hundreds of arrests. >> i commend them on what they have achieved and recognize that they don't have a movement yet. and i'm sad that they haven't tried to go into politics or create a movement around moral views. >> police took away the group's sound system and most people

patti lee is live where she's been talking to friends of the crew and tells us the sailors all understood the risks involved. >> reporter: the family is fighting back to word that the crew may have made errors that led to their death. >> to think that things might have turned out differently. if i were there we all could have come back alive or i could have been number nine or dead number six. >> reporter: mcafee did not race saturday but can't stop thinking about his friend's last moment. >> i can almost visualize it. and just having been there so many times myself, on that boat. >> reporter: the low speed chase is the only boat that did not make it back from the race but at least one dozen boats did drop out. >> we basically turned around because we were afraid that we were going to damage the sail. >> reporter: tom warren says it's up to the skippers to make that call and says it's pointless to second guess them. >> the only people that really know what happened were the people on the boat and the skipper of the boat. >> reporter: the skipper of the low speed chase cayhill paid to driv

in oakland, patty lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> new clues tonight in two san francisco attacks. the sketches that police want you to see in what are now being called hate crimes. >>> the search for sierra lamar is expanding its scope. the help from exposure on national television. >> up first, >>> new information tonight about the giant fireball that lit up the sky above northern california on sunday. some experts now say the meteorite was as big as a minivan. ktvu's ken wayne is at nasa tonight, where scientists are asking for the public's help. >> reporter: julie, nasa scientists say what happened last weekend is incredibly rare. tonight, they showed us pieces of the meteorite that caused such a big stir sunday morning. these are pieces of meteorite believed to be millions of years old, found near sutter's mill. >> this event was big, and produced a meteor that was very exciting and unusual. >> reporter: these are the only known pictures of the meteorite. what makes it so unusual is that it survived the entry into earth's atmosphere, without burning the organic materials insid

in oakland, patty lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> new clues tonight in two san francisco attacks. the sketches that police want you to see in what are now being called hate crimes. >>> the search for sierra lamar is expanding its scope. the help from exposure on national television. >> up first, new information about a rare meteorite that hit northern california and the search to find pieces of it. just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> new information tonight about the giant fireball that lit up the sky above northern california on sunday. some experts now say the meteorite was as big as a minivan. ktvu's ken wayne is at nasa tonight, where scientists are asking for the public's help. >> reporter: julie, nasa scientists say what happened last weekend is incredibly rare. tonight, they sho

new at 10:00, patty lee, live in hayward, where several hundred people attended tonight's private funeral service. >> reporter: the pastor here told me just a few minutes ago, he told me about 500 people were here. this service ended about 20 minutes ago. but you can see several hundred people are still here. this is the backdoor to the main office. and greeting the family and friends here, and handed individual flowers which is traditional. this is a close knit church and this is a close night community of korean americans. lydia's death is a loss felt by all of the families here. ♪ [ music ] this slide show reveals photos of lydia as a baby. surrounded by parents and a younger brother, who tonight are shattered by their loss. >> just sitting on the chair, they were crying. they're praying now for lydia. >> reporter: before the service started at 8:00, florists carried wreaths into the church, where lydia worshiped and socialized. friends say she also taught sunday school in this room for six years to kids who adored her. >> very patient, she loved kids. she was great with kids. >> repor

new at 10:00, patty lee, live in hayward, where several hundred people attended tonight's private funeral service. >> reporter: the pastor here told me just a few minutes ago, he told me about 500 people were here. this service ended about 20 minutes ago. but you can see several hundred people are still here. this is the backdoor to the main office. and greeting the family and friends here, and handed individual flowers which is traditional. this is a close knit church and this is a close night community of korean americans. lydia's death is a loss felt by all of the families here. ♪ [ music ] this slide show reveals photos of lydia as a baby. surrounded by parents and a younger brother, who tonight are shattered by their loss. >> just sitting on the chair, they were crying. they're praying now for lydia. >> reporter: before the service started at 8:00, florists carried wreaths into the church, where lydia worshiped and socialized. friends say she also taught sunday school in this room for six years to kids who adored her. >> very patient, she loved kids. she was great with kids. >> repor

patty lee joins us live where a private vigil is underway. >> reporter: several hundred people are expected to attend this vigil here at the san francisco yacht club. you can see people are starting to arrive. now half of the crew are members here, including the captain who survived and the crew member who didn't. flag is at half staff and flowers are at the front of the yacht club. representing each of the eight on board the boat. >> we are just praying and hoping to god that a miracle happens. it's the ocean. it's a dangerous place. >> reporter: the boat was rolled over by a series of waves, a man didn't live and four others are still missing including allen, jordon and alex. because the family of the 4th hasn't been told we are not releasing his name. >> it's a tragedy. it's a horrible accident and it touches the whole bay area, sailing community. tight knit. >> reporter: the coast guard rescued the captain, james bradford and three others. >> the conditions are better today. >> reporter: they are still searching for survivors, three coast guard cutters and four helicopters scanning the

patty lee live in the newsroom with how the family story is different than what police have said. >> reporter: the family's account of what happened doesn't match what the police say happens and points out flaws in the emergency response system. christopher and alexander were -- after speaking out for the first time about their father's death. >> we feel his loss every day because he was -- he was such a big part of our lives. >> reporter: they say they are ready to correct what they say is the berkeley police department's inaccurate version. >> we wanted to set the record straight. we also wanted to make sure that the public is a ware that they are potentially, in danger. >> reporter: police say peter called them on a nonemergency line for help but didn't indicate he was in immediate danger so the call wasn't set as a priority because of an occupy protest. but the family said peter called on the emergency line, programmed into his cell phone. >> my father saw a clear threat of an invasion to his home and asked for immediate help. >> i feel for the family. . >> reporter: the father o

patti ann browne has the story. >> reporter: they are looking for robert lee moon. they call him a high-risk sex offender. folks in the austin area are asked to be on alert. he was sentenced to prison in 1989 breaking into a home armed with a knife an trying to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl. he was paroled in 2010 and placed on super intensive, supervised program with 24 hours monitoring. moone was not after loud to leave the austin house he was staying unless he submitted a travel plan, something he did not do after he bolted. authorities were unable to track him after he removed his monitoring device. a warrant for his arrest was immediately issued. with the university of texas campus not far away students are advised to stay on their guard. >> walking around their neighborhoods, areas they feel safe in, around campuses, areas they feel safe in. people are looking for an opportunity to commit a crime. if they're walking down the street, totally oblivious to what is going on around them, it makes them an easy target for a criminal. >> reporter: moone is described as bald with hazel ice. stands abou