press conference to talk about that shooting and other violence that has happened in the city, allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now is 6:05 when he was traded for hundreds of palestinians prisoners. he was captive in gaza for more than five years. 477 palestinians prisoners were freed and 550 more will be set free two months from now. we will have a live report on how the israeli prime minister trade is affected this morning. secretary of state hillary clinton is the highest ranking official to go to libya since the uprising of muammar gaddafi began in february. secretary clinton is pledging aid and she is also meeting with libya's national council. >>> president barack obama is continuing his bus tour through virginia. the president will start a round table discussion at a community college in north carolina. yesterday the president criticized him for blocking areas of the job's bill and he is now calling on congress to look at parts of his job's bill individually. >> we will give them another chance to look at the jobs and this week i am asking members of the congress to vote -- we w

allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> earlier amanda knox gave a tearful plea for freedom and now her fate is in the hands of a jury. she fought back tears as she asked the italian appeals court to set her free. she spoke before 2:00 a.m. our time and amanda knox spoke in italian and called her 2009 murder convictionup fair. >> i have not stolen, i was not there, i was not present on that crime... >> co-defendant, also asked for his freedom and both he and amanda knox were convicted for the murder of meredith kercher. a decision is expected today. >>> today is the day. certain criminals, a new law requires judges to sentence them to county jails and the goal is to ease over crowding in state prisons. the goal is to help pay for taking care of these inmates but they doubt whether it will be enough. >>> u.s. supreme court opens a new session with arguments on cutting medicaid payments to doctors hospitals and other medical providers. they are looking for a report on what the justices will decide on the case as well as other cases up for consideration this session. >>> there are new rumo

new at noon, ktvu's allie rasmus joins us live with information just released by the san jose police department in the last hour. allie? >> reporter: actually, san jose police chief chris moore updated the number. he says san jose has had 37 homicides in all of this year. that's her than double the rate of last year, all of last year. so in light of all of that, police and the santa clara county d.a. had a press conference at san jose police headquarters. that press conference is still going on. at that conference, police had updates on two high-profile cases. the first, the hells angel shooting that happened -- that happened at the oakdale cemetery on saturday. police identified steven joseph ruiz as the man suspected of shooting and killing a fell local hells angel member at that funeral. police believe he and the victim got in an argument at the funeral right before that shooting happened and police say they do have a warrant for ruiz's arrest. but at this conference, police suggested ruiz might have been killed by other hells angels' members. >> he left his motorcycle at the scen

live in cupertino, allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> solyndra investigation shows the white house was warned about the company's financial stability way before bane result i. it shows -- bankruptcy. it shows e-mails advising president barack obama to reconsider his visit to the company last year. one warning came from steve westerly and he said if it was too late to cancel the visit to solyndra the president should be careful about making unrealistic forecasts if the company quote files for bankruptcy. >>> a new campaign by the travel industry is aimed at blocking the obama administration's call to raise fees for airline tickets. we will have predictions of doom by the airlines if those fees are imposed. >>> planning to get you through airport security a lot quicker starts today at a handful of airports but there is a catch. the security administration is testing out this way if you agree to give up more personal information about yourself. the goal according to federal officials is to free up high risk unknown passengers. this is being tested out in airports in atlanta and dallas

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well law enforcement started staging at the oakland coliseum overnight. you can see several police vehicles involved in the effort. stay with us here, ktvu channel 2 news morning news and mornings on 2 as we continue to follow this police raid, certainly officers gathering and getting ready for the occupied oakland camp. we will stay with it all weekend long. >>> he remains part of the occupied san jose protest. shawn oh kelly scaled the wall which his sign that reads, stand up for what you believe in. he is demanding a meeting with the city manager and wants to come to an agreement with the encampment. they broke up two encampments. >> i don't feel i am breaking the law because i am expressing how i feel about this movement. with that being said, you can't say that without breaking a few eggs first. >> he considers himself a mountain climber and has slept on much smaller areas. >>> activists marched with members of the religious community with members of financial district. we checked on the calendar and it does not show any marches planned for today. >

live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a fatal officer-involved shooting in oakland was caught on a city-issued camera. police have not released the tape. this is different video from september 25th, showing the aftermath at cherry and 99th avenue. today a"chronicle" reports the officer himself recorded the incident as it happened with the camera clipped to to -- clipped to him. investigator the say the officer -- investigators say the officer opened fire. >>> police got a call around 1:20 sunday morning at the industrial park onal vara doe street near aladdin avenue. investigators say six people were shot. three of them fatally. the three have been identified as 16-year-old lanisha norrington, and 20-year-old joshua alfred and one other individual. police say they left -- they had just left a tattoo party. >> i urge people even if they don't think they are a good witness or don't have much information, come forward. we're hoping that tip line is utilized. >> 510-577-3278 is the tip line number. police say callers can choose to remain anonymous. >

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. >>> oakland city police and oakland police -- oakland police and city official the held a press conference to talk about the decision to carry out the raids on the encampment. at least 16 agencies were involved. mayor jean quan is in washington, d.c. on city business. but the city administrators said the parks had to be cleared. >> they have an obligation to uphold, and i made the decision with the team that was in place to put an end too what i see is a very -- a very critical situation that posed significant risk. >> reporter: santana says during the demonstration, deteriorations at frank ogawa plaza were unsanitary and at least twice mental medical care was needed. -- twice medical care was needed. >>> our coverage on this story continues. tara moriarty is live near snow -- at snow park near lake merritt. >> reporter: good afternoon. about two hours ago, fresh tents sprung up in place of the old ones. police and protesters that had the protesters taking down the tents. it's calm and peaceful now. but six hours ago, tensions we

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, fleet week is coming to a close. several military ships are open for tours today before they leave the bay area tomorrow. >>> san francisco's naval celebration over the weekend drew tense of thousands of people -- drew tens of thousands of people to the waterfront. of the course, the big draw was the blue angels. people lined the embarcadero and climbed on rooftops to see the performance. yesterday's show was cancelled because of fock. >> speaking of fog -- because of fog. >>> speaking of fog, we have some around the bay and it's a steady drizzle for some. yet towards the south bay, you can have some cloudy conditions and very mild muggy-like conditions. there is a lot of moisture in the air. cloudy skies today, mild, tropical feel for some, but a steady rain, especially up the russian river. drizzle for many. we'll carry that in to tomorrow morning, and then clear it out. wednesday, thursday, machine. should see some mid- to upper 80s. today is -- the air mass is just saturated. the system is drags across. a little

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. >>> we talked to oakland police a short time ago. they are still out there searching for suspects in the stabbing that happened last night in west oakland. investigators say the man was in his 60s. he was stabbed several times in the chest. but we're told he's expected to survive. if you have any information contact oakland police. >>> well, oakland police are defending their response to a robly caught on tape at a -- robbery caught on tape at a pawnshop. look at these pictures. the thief grabbed a 14-karat gold chain and then ran out of the store. he's still on the run. there he goes. now, the surveillance camera took a crystal clear picture of the crime as it hatched. however, the angry pawnshop owner says the police never came by his store to investigate despite his repeated calls. >> i got the suspect pretty much in your hand the right now. he said come here and at least take a look. now, howard jordan says his officers were responding to more serious crimes at the time of that pawnshop theft, including a shooting and robber

ktvu channel 2 news allie rasmus. >>> a man jumped to his death and it happened during a rally near san diego civic plaza and the man jumped from a parking structure. no word on whether that man was a participant in the occupied movement. >>> san jose police are working to solve the shooting deaths of two former san jose students. they identified both victims one male one female and they were gunned down saturday morning. no other details are being released. >> it is very time consuming and very taxing emotionally and physically for these caseworkers to have a heavy caseload. >> they described the map as a good guy and the -- man as a good guy and the woman was a nursing student and a member of a sorority. >>> acting as his own attorney, a judge will get an update on preparations for his preliminary hearing which is now set for january 10th. he is charged with killing for women and has pled not guilty. >>> well the republican presidential candidates are gathering in new hampshire for a debate tonight. tonight's debate was to focus on the issues but they are expected to target mitt romne

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. look forward to that next report. >>> tributes to steve jobs continue to pour in more than a week after his death, friends of apple have started an online movement. they are calling today "steve jobs day." they asked fellow admirer to tweet about jobs and wear black turtlenecks. fans say they embraced his vision and love what he brought to the world. >>> there's another hearing on capitol hill looking into the federal loan given to solyndra. our washington, d.c. newsroom is monitoring it for us. we'll get a live report coming up at 7:15 with what lawmakers want to know about the treasury didn't's role in reviewing solyndra's loan guarantee. >>> time now is 7:09. mike says he thinks he jinxed this whole friday light ordeal. >> mike, mike, mike. >> what are you gonna do? >> one of the things we might get, claudine, we might get an early clearout. let's take a look at the macarthur maze. one of the employees who comes to ktvu from berkeley just came up and told me there's debris on 580 e

. >> reporter: in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu . >>> for the record second year in a row the kyph alameda has been ranked as one of the best communities in the country for children and young people. it was on the list of 100 communities exile widthe national non-profit america's promise alliance. that group recognizes cities and counties with programs and initiatives that aim to reduce the high school dropout rate and offer help for students and young people. solano county was the only other bay area community to make the list. >>> silicon valley luminaries are expected to hold a service for steve jobs. governor jerry brown declared sunday steve jobs day and some are speculating that brown is on the guest list. the paper says apple is holding an event for employees this wednesday to celebrate the life of the company's co-founder. >> wireless carrier selling the iphone 4s are reporting record sells. at&t says it set records for new iphone sales and activations. sprint which is new to the iphone said yesterday was the best retail day ever in the history of the company. the third phone cary,

allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:32, the san francisco sister adjustment plaza is stilling this morning and they tell us a deadline for the activists to get out has come and gone. >>> dave that deadline was 10:00 last night but if you look behind me you can see they are still there. >>reporter: if you look at that tarp, you can see it blowing in the breeze. they will try to get to be heard from supervisors and the mayor about the kind of treatment they are receiving. this is not unusual with protests, it generally happens when protesters are in the street or it happens when they are told to move by police and police have to take them from the street. it's not just being pulled from the street, it is being beat and hit. he was showing us bruises he had he claimed that come from police and he will try to convince them they should be able to exercise their first amendment rights without fear of reprisal. >> i still love those guys, i know they are out here just doing their jobs. >> and in addition to the protesters being in the streets, they are also now taking issue with p

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the occupy protesters in san francisco, they are still camped out at justin herman plaza. we're told that sometime tomorrow, mayor ed lee mr. announce -- will appliance plans be -- will announce plans. david chu, the president of the board of supervisors, talked about the meeting this way -- >> what we're engaging is a conversation to see how we can balance the public safety and public health issues that the city has to to be concerned about with the first amendment rights of the protesters. >> police sources are telling ktvu that two police raid were planned yesterday at -- raids were planned yesterday at the plaza but they were called off. >>> 7:32. the okay pry protest in oakland -- occupy protest in oakland has become a national story. and mayor jean quan is getting criticized. keith olbermann is among those outraged. >> mayor quan is left with two choices, she can dismiss howard jordan and authorize the protesters to protest without harassment or she must resign. >> she blasted quan on his show on "turn tv" thursday night. >> mayor quan, is

allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now as we told you earlier, amanda knox the jailed american exchange student in italy tearfully begged for her freedom in an italian courtroom and here in the u.s., her supporters nervously wait for their decision. friends of a man do stayed -- amanda stayed up all night and they are hoping there will not be another guilty verdict. again a jury is expected later this morning after 11:00 a.m. pacific time. >>> michael jackson's doctor, we will tell you who is set to take the witness stand today and we will hear from a witness who responded to the 911 call from michael jackson's home. >>> a man arrested is due in court today. 27-year-old male is charged with trying to set fire at an august 22nd demonstration in san francisco. he has pled not guilty and protests were in response to the shooting of a man by bart police in july. >>> this morning parents are staging a protest to demand change. they claim they are harassing students and creating a better environment. they plan to meet outside the school at 6:45 this morning. >>> they take affect today. pacifi

live in cupertino allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a first of its law in san francisco, they willotify of the potential danger ever cell phone radiation and they will file a lawsuit challenging the law. among other things, there are no federal or state laws requiring that warning but it is set to take affect later this month. >>> now in session, they will hear a privacy case that could have a big impact right in the bay area. they will decide if police should be able to track somebody without a warrant. now here in the bay area, this man has filed a brief in this case. fbi agents secretly tracked him with a gps device after somebody called him a national threat. >> i feel i have the right to still be paranoid. i will always look behind me to see if there is a car following me or periodically is your veiling me. -- surveillancing me. >>> here is a look at some of the other u.s. supreme court cases and the justices will decide about the medicaid program and who has rights to sue over the program in federal court. they will also take up the constitutionality of president barack obama

live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> yeah, allie, when you went away the last timenoised some of the people who moved away had come back. how fluid is the situation right now. i do see cars moving around. are the police and the -- i'm looking over your shoulder right now, allie. wasn't happening behind you right no? >> reporter: you have a group of about 50 to 100 protesters and supporters out here. behind that line, there's about 100 law enforcement officers in their riot gear. police have not shut off broadway but it appears the protesters. >> we'll take a break. keep an eye on what's happening at frank ogawa plaza. we'll have more details. we'll be right back. >>> we're still following a developing situation. scene is vol law till downtown oakland at frank ogawa plaza -- volatile downtown scene at frank ogawa plaza. there's a lot going on right now. >> reporter: now we're seeing police move away from the metal barricade, moving some of the protesters and their supporters farther away from frank ogawa plaza. now, in the meantime, traffic is still moving here on 14

ktvu allie rasmus is there on why police are threatening to issue citations. >> reporter: protestersthemselves occupy san jose. they are taking part in one of dozens of protests like this across the country, condemning what they say is greed a and corruption on wall street. these tents have been here since sunday, so almost a full week. city leaders say they are not allowed to camp and set up these five tents here. the city says that's a violation of city laws. and 11:00 was supposed to be the deadline to take down the tents but the tents and protesters are still here standing their ground. police did not come by last night. doug joins us with the group occupy san jose you have been here for at least a few days. you spent the night in this tent right here. >> yes, i did? what were you expecting last night. >> we were told that the police would be coming at about 12 or 11:30 and, at that time, they would be telling us we need to leave. but, you know, obviously we are still here and they did not show up for the evening. >> how did you all decide that you were going to stay here despite

allie rasmus, kut ktvu news. >>> the san francisco "chronic well reports" reports that the company knewbout the leaks less than a year before it exploded, when that killed and destroyed homes. the newspaper suggested that if peg had reported a leak, an inspection for similar problems would have been required. >>> we'll get the revised death toll from a devastating earthquake in turkey and late details on some of the amazing stories of survival. >>> a cooldown is on the way. but there may be an increase in fire danger. rosemary orose co will be here with a look at the workweek weather forecast. >> i'm really fascinated with how people are so fascinated with him. >> the steve jobs' biography lands on store shelves today. keurig has over 200 varieties from 20 leading brands, including tully's. it's the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. way to brew. >>> one northbound lane remains closed on highway 101 in southern santa clara county. the chp says the truck's trailer flipped over just been 7:00, dumping scrap metal in all of the northbound lanes in morgan hill. although

alley ras miss -- allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the u.s.sing an order to force google and another provider to turn over e-mails from a wikileaks vol you will teen. they used the electronics -- volunteer. they used the electronics method method. the parties filed a lost and lawsuit and were forced to hand over the edgelation. -- hand over the e-mails. >>> hundreds of agricultural scientists have been responsible for struggling species at the boater -- at the border. sunsets say this move has costed -- has costed $ $50 million. >>> if you received a red light camera ticket in napa earlier this year, you may not have to pay it. more than 500 red light camera tickets from last spring and early summer have been dismissed. a superior court judge real vold that the city -- the judge ruled against the tickets and dismissed them. >>> most of the city seems to be complying with the sty row form. two visits had vis -- had meals behind the counselor. -- sky row foam. two visits to a restaurant found two of these containers behind the counter. >>> time

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> the investigation continues this morning into the a 21-year-old man in san francisco. the medical examiner's office says nick franton was shot several times on thomas and key street saturday night. he later died at the hospital. officers responded to the scene after an alert from the shot spotter gunfire detection system. no arrests have been made in connection to the shooting. the contra costa county sheriff avenue department now says a deadly shooting inside a bay point home stems from a domestic incident. deputies were called to a home on azoress circle saturday afternoon. they found 23-year-old lance kuzimomio dead. the woman inside the house said she had shot and killed him because he had broken in the home and threatened her and her pregnant daughter. investigators say they knew each other but would not specify the relationship -- relationship. another deadline for kids to prove they've had the whooping cough vaccine. the district says those who can't prove it, they will be turned away. hundreds of students have to get this sho

ktvu's allie rasmus was there as the peninsula city's firefighters were sworn in. >> i have work forelmont san carlos and before that south county fire for the last 13 years. >> now gary jacobs and the other firefighters in this group will continue to work in community as members of the new belmont fire department. >> we see the citizens on a daily basis. we see them in good and bad. and we have a loyalty to this community. belmont and the city of san carlos used to have one shared fire department, but after 32 years the cities split. >> it wasn't kind of like a divorce. it was exactly like a divorce. >> reporter: they divorce. >> we have come to agree on how you divide up the equipment and vehicles. belmont got two ladder trucks three engines and hazmatted van and 24 firefighters who used to be part of the belmont-san carlos department were absorbed into the belmont-only department. biggest change that the department had to make was to change the names on the outside of the truck. >> they are going to be focusing on one community instead of two. >> reporter: the change came with a c

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. you can find more information on steve jobs' life and legacy on our channel 2 website. just go to ktvu.com and click on the "establish joshes"-- on the "steve jobs" tab. >>> take a look at some video just from the occupy march. this is on saturday. well, in just a couple of hours from right now, religious leaders from several different bay area churches will be marching with the activists at 10:30. the march begins at justin herman plaza. the facebook page asks church leaders who want to take part part to wear the clothing -- to peak part to wear the clothing -- to take part to wear the clothing similarry. on thursday night, city officials told the group is was not allowed to be there in the plaza after 10:00 p.m. but it appears so far, no one is leaving. oakland city council woman patricia kernahan told ktvu ktvu she tells -- fears this movement is being taken over by those inciting violence. we have complete coverage right here on ktvu and on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. check o

allie rasmus live in oakland ktvu channel 2 news. >>> across the bay, protesters lined market street yesterday near the federal reserve bank but an 8:00 a.m. march is expected because of an arrested protesters last weekend. >>> many are taking part in the occupied protest, officers made the arrest this morning after protesters remorsed to leave. they up went a big renovation and they are worried they could cause some damage. they believe they are more worried about protecting grass than people. >>> and on occupied wall street, it is entering its 25th day. there is no end in sight and the police department has spent nearly $2 million in overtime pay just to patrol the protests. >>> squatters have taken over a san francisco hotel and so far nobody is doing anything to stop them. >> every year hundreds die for lack of adequate housing. >> they are part of the homes not jails group and they have a 20 year history of taking over abandoned buildings for the homeless. >> how else will they come inside and sit on a bed that is going to waste, or see inside the and be in apartments that are b

. >>> there is a new fire department on the peninsula tonight as ktvu's allie rasmus tells us that afters the city of belmont has its own fire department again. >> i have worked for the belmont and san carlos. >> reporter: now gary jacobs and the 23 other firefighters in this group will continue working in the community as members of new belmont fire department. >> we see the citizens on a daily basis. we see them in good and bad and we have a loyalty to this community. >> reporter: belmont and the city of san carlos use have one shared fire department, but after 32 years the city split? >> it wasn't like a divorce exactly. >> reporter: san carlos' city council considered a plan to privatize its fire services, but decided join with redwood fire. the city of belmont struck out on its own. >> we came to an agreement how you divide the equipment and vehicle. >> reporter: the 24 firefighters who used to be part of the belmont/san carlos fire department were arch in the belmont-only fire department. all of this equipment and the truck are the same ones that have been working on the peninsula

we do have ktvu channel 2 news crews along with police officers and that's ktvu channel 2 news allie rasmus, again a very tense situation, so far it looks peaceful and we will dip in through that. >>> a 27-year-old man remains perched atop a wall, shawn kelly scaled the wall with a sign that reads, stand up for what you believe in. he is demanding a meeting with san jose's city manager. he wants to come to an agreement on the encampment. >> the san jose police department has been respectful towards this movement, they are sworn to uphold the law and that is what they have been doing. >> kelly says he is comfortable staying on top of that wall and calls himself an armature mountain climber and has development on much smaller areas. >>> continue to stay with us, we have the latest information, just click on the tab right at the top. >>> president barack obama is coming for a kick stop over and will pick up some cash for his campaign. he will be landing at 12:45 p.m. he will go to a fundraising event in san francisco. the streets around the hotel will be closed the tickets for theee vend will

. >>> let's go back to ktvu channel 2 news' allie rasmus from oakland as the police have moved in on those occupied encampments, allie, you are back with us and take it from there. >> reporter: that's right police moved in two hours ago and it was 4:30, when we saw police officers in riot gear and helmets. they started walking towards the encampment at frank ogawa plaza and at least 300 to 400 people have set up encampments for their two week long protest. now you can see the encampment is a lot of flattened tempts and a lot -- tents and a lot of people are being led away with their hands behind their backs. there are still arrests being made not so much in the encampment but our cameras were there while all of this was going on. you can see they started arresting people. we don't have a firm number of the number of arrests but officers said 30-to-40 people have been arrested and as we just showed you people are being arrested as we speak. police are breaking down the encampment and protesters are trying to talk with polic >> we are here too, we -- [inaudible] don't you see we care a

ktvu channel 2. complete bay area news coverage. >> fire breaks out in a san jose apartment complex overnight forcing dozens of people from their homes. >> some stood on balconies waiting for firefighters. allie rasmus is live outside the complex with a look at the damage. >> red cross representatives say a total of 29 people, including seven children, are now displaced after this apartment fire. it happened just after 1:00. it started in the building you see behind me. that apartment unit that is in the process of getting boarded up for you if i are battalion chief told us a resident was cooking on the stove and that's how the fire started. this apartment unit is part of a long rectangular building in this complex with 31 other apartment units in that building. they all share a common hallway. even though it's not visible from the outside, other units are damaged. >> there may be water damage, smoke damage, holes in the walls, and so forth. right now we have determined about nine families need assistance. however, there may be other families serious. >> now, this displaced resident describes some of the commotion area she told us in spanish that she came back to see neighbors running out of the bui