secret recordings seemed like a smoking gun. >> i think amber's tapes are significant.s the chief of police now admitting essentially that we knew this was not reliable. and this was not a good case. her testimony will eventually be, will show that they acted in bad faith and with political motivation. >> and the political motivation being? >> the parents were going and raising hell to the media. >> it was only a matter of time before word of the rivera recordings put the case back in the news and lorain's chief of police in an awkward spot with the county prosecutor's office. >> i was very disappointed and very upset when i found out she had taped me, because i genuinely was trying to help her. i have not had contact with her since then. >> in the end, however, none of it mattered. in 2009, the case took a dramatic and unexpected turn, when a new actor suddenly took center stage, and this time it was someone who would actually do something. >> it wasn't that i had a hunch they were innocent. i knew it. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. con

out this time around the obama girl isn't endorsing obama why not is she still an obama girl well amber herself drove me earlier for they answer all these questions take a look. i guess that will never kind of go away i guess for me i'm just not as excited as i was last time i think i make sense i mean last time i was singing and dancing about i'm on rooftops and in subways i mean i can't keep gone forever. but will you endorse him this time around. this time around i'm just not sure who i'm voting for i'm actually waiting to listen to more of the debates and kind of make my decision but even when i do make the decision i'm not sure i'm going to tell anybody just because this time around i'm not making videos so maybe it's no one's business maybe i'll keep it to myself this time but i'm not going to discredit him i think he's done a good job and i think whoever kind of gets in office this time around they're not going to be able to turn everything around one hundred percent there's just a lot to be done and there's no one guy that's a miracle worker that's for sure and that amber you we

an amber alert lit up highway signs as news media got word. not knowing where rojo was headed, detectives feared the worse. then the call that his brother had handed the girls over to their maternal grandmother at a park. police sent them home with her. >> we're just glad to have them back, they're fine, thank you. >> reporter: it's been a scary six hours hasn't it. >> it has, thank you. >> reporter: and rojo turned himself in after being found at this hotel. >> a few minutes after getting the children, we got a call from a woman uninvolved who said, he's in the hotel no doubt. >> tonight he's being questioned and faces a long list of charges far more serious than the original domestic violence. debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> returning now to our continuing coverage of today's transportation melt down. more than 650,000 traoáflers -- travelers rely on the bay bridge. it brought the morning commute to its knees. as crews raced to put out the flames near the west oakland b.a.r.t. station, b.a.r.t. engineers began assessing the damage t

an amber alert lit up highway signs as news media got word.where rojo was headed, detectives feared the worse. then the call that his brother had handed the girls over to their maternal grandmother at a park. police sent them home with her. >> we're just glad to have them back, they're fine, thank you. >> reporter: it's been a scary six hours hasn't it. >> it has, thank you. >> reporter: and rojo turned himself in after being found at this hotel. >> a few minutes after getting the children, we got a call from a woman uninvolved who said, he's in the hotel no doubt. >> tonight he's being questioned and faces a long list of charges far more serious than the original domestic violence. debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> returning now to our continuing coverage of today's transportation melt down. more than 650,000 traoáflers -- travelers rely on the bay bridge. it brought the morning commute to its knees. as crews raced to put out the flames near the west oakland b.a.r.t. station, b.a.r.t. engineers began assessing the damage to the tracks.

amber lee is live behind the police lines. the standoff is taking play in the 500 block of high street. amber what have you learned? >> reporter: frank it's a very tense situation. we are on alameda avenue just off 880. you can see a police officer redirecting traffic. this is about as close as we can get. they aren't letting us get closer, down the street is the shell gas station near where police say a suspect fired at sheriff deputies, this came after deputies tried to pull over a suspect, around 8:15 at 41st and international while he was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. there was a brief chase, that ended near the shell gas station as i said earlier. police say the suspect then ran into a nearby home and is now reportedly holding a man hostage. we have dramatic video to show you, oakland police were able to rescue a woman and child from the backyard of that home by getting them over the fence just to get them out of harm's way. there has been a standoff between law enforcement and the suspect. very tense s

>> it's really cold. >> ellen: amber? >> yes. >> ellen: hi, amber, what are you doing?thank you. >> ellen: you're welcome. cute, cute family. so, anyway, by the way, it's ellen degeneres. you know that. >> i know. i recognized your voice. >> ellen: yeah. >> oh, my gosh. >> ellen: so, hey, is your husband there with you? >> he is driving his train right now. so he's not. >> ellen: when will he be back? >> he's gone for -- 'til thursday. >> ellen: oh, man. >> oh, my god. >> ellen: so you had to move back in with your parents. i heard that. right? >> yeah. >> ellen: yeah. that's -- that's hard, i bet. >> yeah, being newlyweds. >> ellen: yeah. >> fun. >> ellen: right. yeah, with a little baby there, y'all are sharing a room. you are a cute family. i love where you live. you have a cute home. do you want to know how i know you have a cute home? >> no. >> ellen: yeah, you do. go to your front door. [knocking] >> oh, my goodness. oh, gosh. i watch this on your show every day. >> ellen: well, it's happening to you. [cheers and applause] all right. i'm going to move this along,

amber lee is live behind the police lines. the standoff is taking play in the 500 block of high street. amber what have you learned? >> reporter: frank it's a very tense situation. we are on alameda avenue just off 880. you can see a police officer redirecting traffic. this is about as close as we can get. they aren't letting us get closer, down the street is the shell gas station near where police say a suspect fired at sheriff deputies, this came after deputies tried to pull over a suspect, around 8:15 at 41st and international while he was driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. there was a brief chase, that ended near the shell gas station as i said earlier. police say the suspect then ran into a nearby home and is now reportedly holding a man hostage. we have dramatic video to show you, oakland police were able to rescue a woman and child from the backyard of that home by getting them over the fence just to get them out of harm's way. there has been a standoff between law enforcement and the suspect. very tense s

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an ambert alert was -- amber alert was issued. then a relative called to say the children were dropped off safely. alberto was arrested without incident. >>> the handling of the occupy protest by oakland police was deeply flawed. a new report points to inadequate staffing, poor planning and training. the report focused on the october 25th protest after police cleared out the occupy encampment in front of oakland city hall. hundreds of people were arrested, and an iraqi war veteran suffered a fractured skull ever being struck by a police bean bag. the report issued 68 recommendations for the police department including revising its use of force and mutual aid policies. 74% of the recommendations have already been completed or are in the process of being completed. >>> home sales in the bay area soared last month. the sale of new and existing homes and condominiums skyrocketed 26% last year. that is the highest tally in the month of may in six years. the median price in the counts rose nearly 80%. >>> a warmup is on the way. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

a neighbor and amber kent's best friend. for ms. kent's relatives, it's been a torturous day. >> we're doing like any normal family is doing, we're just trying to figure out why. why did it happen to her? >> amber kent was the mother of a little girl and they say that girl was in the apartment at the time but it's unclear as to what she saw and what she knows. >> i can't even imagine what -- how the child feels to even witness something like that. it is sad. and i just pray for her. >> reporter: later in the day, an arrest at malcolm x elementary school as the suspect went to see her daughter. sharon morris said she helped to hold her down. >> did she say anything? >> no. she was intoxicated. she was high off of drugs. so she couldn't say anything. the only thing she said she wanted to see her daughter for the last time. >> reporter: 31-year-old slis alvin charged tonight with murder. murder of her best friend. live at homicide, pat collins. news 4. >>> thank you, pat. a developing story now. a jury has just returned a guilty verdic

the victim, 29-year-old amber kent, stabbed to death inside her apartment. police say the suspect in that case is a woman, a neighbor, and amber kent's best friend. for ms. kent's relatives, it's been a torturous day. >> we're doing like any normal family is doing, just trying to figure out why. why did if happen to her? >> reporter: amber kent was the mother of a little girl and they say that girl was in the apartment at the time. >> i can't even imagine what -- how a child feels to even witness something like that. it is sad. and i just pray for her. >> later in the day an arrest at malcolm x elementary school as the suspect went to see her daughter. sharon moore said he helped to hold her down. did she say anything? >> no. she was intoxicated, high off of drugs so she couldn't say anything. the only thing she said, she wanted to see her daughter for the last time. >> reporter: 31-year-old sedrice alvin charged tonight with murder of her best friend. live at homicide, pat collins, news 4. >>> we have a developing story tonight. a jury is now deliberating i

even amber admits it was a roller coaster ride now.luster has faded she is reconsidering the man she thought she knew. she says i'm not sure it's anyone who i am voting for this time around. stop at the sober realization, we have all been there. late morning regret over choices made in the heat of passion because it was exciting, cool and you wanted to be liked by all. that is what an obama vote was about. gain approval of the cool kids. a decision mistakenly seen as darrelling. if you overlook obama's cool factor it made you way cooler than any flash in the pan with the tan. we wave bye-bye for amber who fell for the symbol of the modern era. the "o" she embraced was a zero. easy mistake. they look alike. bob, this could be the biggest blow to the obama campaign yet. should he step aside and let hillary run? >> bob: probably should. first time i have seen this woman. good looking. outside of that, you know, you say about the millenials, abandoning obama. but the m millenials, they vote for obama in every poll. i don't buy the notion.

. >>> an amber alert for three young girls from the north bay. the violent confrontation that prompted it and how the children made it back safely into their mothers care. >>> new details and floor plans released for cupertino apple facility. >> good morning, southbound 680 traffic moving pretty well. we'll tell you more straight ahead. >>> good morning. we have patchy clouds. mainly from san mateo coast, santa cruz to monterey. other than that it will be sunny and warmer. wind turns northerly today. >>> san francisco bank executive has died while snorkeling off the shores of hawaii's big island. a paddle boater spotted the body on wednesday. investigators are now trying to figure out whether a medical condition contributed to his death. he was executive at wells fargo and vacationing with his family. >>> a missing fishing boat that sank during a violent storm in mexico has been found. the contra costa times report divers located the charter boat erik this week during a series of dives. the boat capsized almost a year ago with 27 fishermen from n

amber lee talked to family members who believe the violence stemmed from a relationship. amber. >> reporter: julie the 18-year- old was killed in her own home here along 47th street. tonight her family hopes what happen to her h -- will be a wake up call to other women. >> with heavy hearts family and friends gathered to remember toranda jones. they describe her as a girl who would light up a room but that light went out yesterday. >> i don't know what to do without my sister, we grew up together. it was a complete shock to me, i'm still in shock. >> reporter: jones says a friend discovered taranda in her bedroom. she had been shot in the chest. they suspect that her 18-year- old boyfriend may be responsible for her killing. >> she called me crying like two weeks ago crying because he pushed her and called her names, bad names. >> i just want to know why, what could she have done to make you so mad. it don't make sense. >> reporter: torranda was a varsity basketball player but that her school work began to sufferer when she started meeting a boy from school. she stopped g

amber lee, ktvu. >> you can turn to ktvu.com. we have posted the entire eliana lopez video if you would like to get a second look. >>> a judge ordered two motels to shut down for a year. as ktvu's john sasaki reports the problem is prostitution. and neighbors say the judge's decision is a victory for them as well. >> reporter: the economy inn on east 12th in is one of two hotels that has been ordered shut down. >> it's horrible, i've seen young woman and children having to walk in the office for prostitution. >> reporter: city officials say they've been trying to wipe out rampant constitution, even rape. >> you have women themselves that are victim. who are brought into this as children and young women and many of them do lose their lives or livelihoods, it's shocking. >> reporter: wilson lives near the lodge and has been leading the fight against prostitution. >> worse than a blithe. a blithe would be an empty house. this is like, man i don't know a holocaust. >> the judge issued these rulings saying that each motel must close f

amber lee, ktvu. >> you can turn to ktvu.com. we have posted the entire eliana lopez video if you would like to get a second look. >>> a judge ordered two motels to shut down for a year. as ktvu's john sasaki reports the problem is prostitution. and neighbors say the judge's decision is a victory for them as well. >> reporter: the economy inn on east 12th in is one of two hotels that has been ordered shut down. >> it's horrible, i've seen young woman and children having to walk in the office for prostitution. >> reporter: city officials say they've been trying to wipe out rampant constitution, even rape. >> you have women themselves that are victim. who are brought into this as children and young women and many of them do lose their lives or livelihoods, it's shocking. >> reporter: wilson lives near the lodge and has been leading the fight against prostitution. >> worse than a blithe. a blithe would be an empty house. this is like, man i don't know a holocaust. >> the judge issued these rulings saying that each motel must close f

amber lee. >>> drivers south of the market area are about to change new challenges.are set to dig up fourth street between harrison and bryant. it's a subway tunnel to link china town. the project is scheduled to be finish in about six years. >>> with friday's deadline to pass a budget, democrats released their version on what to do with a $15.7 billion deficit. the budget from the democrats would ignore the governor's proposal to change the welfare to work program. instead it would save $327 million by ending the work requirement acknowledging it costs the state more money for child care than to write welfare checks with no strings attached. it would also allow the school district to cut school by 15 days. >>> both the democrats and governor's plan are surrounded around income tax. republicans oppose those taxes but democrats can't approve a budget without their vote. >>> sacramento state have approved two initiatives when voters will have to decide at least eight ballot measures. one proposal would approve mandatory labeling on foods. >>> new development on a story

amber lee. >>> drivers south of the market area are about to change new challenges.crews are set to dig up fourth street between harrison and bryant. it's a subway tunnel to link china town. the project is scheduled to be finish in about six years. >>> with friday's deadline to pass a budget, democrats released their version on what to do with a $15.7 billion deficit. the budget from the democrats would ignore the governor's proposal to change the welfare to work program. instead it would save $327 million by ending the work requirement acknowledging it costs the state more money for child care than to write welfare checks with no strings attached. it would also allow the school district to cut school by 15 days. >>> both the democrats and governor's plan are surrounded around income tax. republicans oppose those taxes but democrats can't approve a budget without their vote. >>> sacramento state have approved two initiatives when voters will have to decide at least eight ballot measures. one proposal would approve mandatory labeling on foods. >>> new development on a

amber lee talked to family members who believe the violence stemmed from a relationship. amber. >> reporter: julie the 18-year- old was killed in her own home here along 47th street. tonight her family hopes what happen to her h -- will be a wake up call to other women. >> with heavy hearts family and friends gathered to remember toranda jones. they describe her as a girl who would light up a room but that light went out yesterday. >> i don't know what to do without my sister, we grew up together. it was a complete shock to me, i'm still in shock. >> reporter: jones says a friend discovered taranda in her bedroom. she had been shot in the chest. they suspect that her 18-year- old boyfriend may be responsible for her killing. >> she called me crying like two weeks ago crying because he pushed her and called her names, bad names. >> i just want to know why, what could she have done to make you so mad. it don't make sense. >> reporter: torranda was a varsity basketball player but that her school work began to sufferer when she started meeting a boy from school. she stopped g

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new informations tonight, amber lee is at the location where all of this happened with what she's been able to learn, amber. >> reporter: frank, we're at the gas station where the 15- year-old boy was shot and killed by police. family and friends wrote these messages for the boy they said had struggles but didn't deserve what happened to him. emotionals ran high as these teenagers told us they're trying to come to terms with the death of their friend derek daine. one of the teenagers tell us that many teenagers often get -- >> reporter: officers say gayne pulled out a gun while the other teenager complied. officers shot gayne. >> reporter: john burres told us he's been hired by gaynes family because they question the death of their son. >> they want to know if he was profiled and what justifies the shooting of him. >> reporter: friends and family packed up items from a memorial at the request of gas station owners. >> nobody knows the whole story. i just wish they would tell us everything exactly what's going on. >> reporter: a worker here at the gas station told gaynes was a familiar

new informations tonight, amber lee is at the location where all of this happened with what she's been able to learn, amber. >> reporter: frank, we're at the gas station where the 15- year-old boy was shot and killed by police. family and friends wrote these messages for the boy they said had struggles but didn't deserve what happened to him. emotionals ran high as these teenagers told us they're trying to come to terms with the death of their friend derek daine. one of the teenagers tell us that many teenagers often get -- >> reporter: officers say gayne pulled out a gun while the other teenager complied. officers shot gayne. >> reporter: john burres told us he's been hired by gaynes family because they question the death of their son. >> they want to know if he was profiled and what justifies the shooting of him. >> reporter: friends and family packed up items from a memorial at the request of gas station owners. >> nobody knows the whole story. i just wish they would tell us everything exactly what's going on. >> reporter: a worker here at the gas station told gaynes was a familiar

joining me, the obama girl herself, amber lee ettinger is back. how are you?n: welcome back. i hear your career, good things are going, it's going well? >> yes, it's going great. i love california. i just shot a film. i am very excited to be here and move forward. >> sean: what happened to this girl that was smitten, in love, i have a crush on obama? what happened? >> well, i think, i can never be as excited as i was four years ago. i was sipping and i was dancing about him on rooftops and subways, i can't keep that excitement going. are you excited about something you were excited about four years ago? it's kind of hard. >> sean: well, is this directly related to the fact that he hasn't done a good job. i didn't believe his policy, i didn't tony estanguet copy up in the hype. do you think maybe you got caught up in the hype of the moment? >> i think erch was really excited. i feel like my video encompassed a lot of excitement for hope and change, like you said. for me, it was most exciting just to make this one video, even though i made like 30, but this one

we already have an amber alert system to look for kids. now we could soon have a silver alert system in california to help look for missing seniors. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. >>> and i'm janelle wang. the judge in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case delivers bad news to the victims on the eve of the high-profile trial. and prince philip is hospitalized as the queen celebrates her diamond jubilee. the latest from london coming up in your international headlines. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> he was 6 t9, he had dementi wandered off and was found dead. >> a new alert system to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. marianne favro joins us this evening with more on the silver alert system. this is a dwroeg concern for a lot of families. >> reporter: it certainly is especially since the number of alzheim alzheimer's cases is growing dramatically every year here in califor

i'm amber theoharis. hope you have a great day. >>> tiger woods isn't the only one turning heads at the u.s. open. a high schooler who is hanging with the big boys is also making headlines. beau hossler. his name ways atop the leader board for most of the day. he was even in sole possession of the lead for a short time. he now sits four shots back of the leaders at plus three. you can watch woods and hossler take on the third round of the u.s. open right here on nbc 4, coverage starts at 4:00 this afternoon and will run to about 10:00 tonight. >>> the redskins might have rg-3 but the eagles have made the biggest off-season splash with five popular free agent signings, but the eagles have teamed up with the angry birds. the popular smartphone game signed a deal with the squad and will release an eagle-centric game later this year. the cartoon birds will attack the team's opponents. >> this might actually get my mom into football. >> she loves angry birds. >> a t-shirt, stuffed animal, keychain, you name it

amber, where the yankees are in town.lso the heat cup on the, and they don't c s. >>> my goodness, it was crazy nice outside today. did you get a chance to get out and enjoy the weather today? a lot of folks did. they sure did, walking around. by next week, you'll want to stay inside and shelter yourself. we will have high heat across the area next week. tomorrow morning we'll be started out cool that's cool, folks. wonderful evening, though. a few clouds. that's about all we'll see. tomorrow is just a few high clouds, not getting in the way of anything outdoors. as a matter of fact, if you've got some training to do this weekend for a triathlon, right here, i do -- we'll have delightful weather. about 83 frederick, and then for father's day on sunday, yeah, he'll be taking the day off. no cleaning out the garage or no doing anything. highs of 81. if you're going to the beach, you have your beach and boating forecast coming right up. >>> we have amber theoharris? >> the beast of the the it's a packed house. they're also g

hey, amber. >> reporter: come down to the stadium if you're nearby.t's a matchup of first-flay teams. for the yankees, it's been power and pitching. for the national it's been starting by tyler clipper, the guy who stepped in when everybody was injured. since then he's gone 9 for 9. i asked him if closing is the role for him. >> yeah, um, i don't know, it's tough to know. i feel like over the last three years i've had a chance to talk to, you know, a lot of closers. i was in the bull person in the last of to 07, and then when i was here in 2009 we had mike mcdougal closing games for us. you know, i got my opportunity. >> and you stepped into that role, but now you go up against the yankees, the team that drafted you in 2003. not on which you get to see them, playing in the national league. yeah, like you said, i haven't had a chance to play them. it's fun for me. i know a lot of those people over there, and a lot of them were instrumental, and so it's fun. now i'm a whole different kind of player, but it's fun to see a lot of family faces, and get a c

ktvu's amber lee is here and tells us among other things they included a typewriter used by a very famoussan franciscan. >> reporter: we're at john's grill and they auctioned items to benefit some of the teen in the area's toughest neighborhoods. former san francisco major brown was the auction near. the bidders were wealthy san franciscos including ron conway. >> it's a good cause. tax deductible. >> reporter: the cause is that the police chief knew some of the job problems for teens who pledged to not get involved. these two teenagers told us they just started their summer job at the police department. they say they are determined not to end up with some of their friend. >> it's even photographed by him. >> reporter: mr. cain says her late husband would support this cause to save lives. >> getting kids to graduate from high school not onlies for a safer kid but a safer san francisco. >> i just feel like i can make a difference. >> reporter: cain's typewriter went for $25,000. officials tell us they raised $81,000. live out in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a youth pr

ktvu's amber lee is here and tells us among other things they included a typewriter used by a very famousn franciscan. >> reporter: we're at john's grill and they auctioned items to benefit some of the teen in the area's toughest neighborhoods. former san francisco major brown was the auction near. the bidders were wealthy san franciscos including ron conway. >> it's a good cause. tax deductible. >> reporter: the cause is that the police chief knew some of the job problems for teens who pledged to not get involved. these two teenagers told us they just started their summer job at the police department. they say they are determined not to end up with some of their friend. >> it's even photographed by him. >> reporter: mr. cain says her late husband would support this cause to save lives. >> getting kids to graduate from high school not onlies for a safer kid but a safer san francisco. >> i just feel like i can make a difference. >> reporter: cain's typewriter went for $25,000. officials tell us they raised $81,000. live out in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a youth prog

authorities were called to amber kent's home. her friend is under arrest. alvin may have been on drugs. >> the national weather service has confirmed 11 tornadoes touched down during the storm. places like harford county were badly hit. >> on instinet after burglars have broken in two two homes where both the victims were elderly. the neighbors say there have been a string of break in's. >> new concerns about bath salts being used as a drug. i spoke to diane sawyer about that tonight and what else we can expect to see tonight. good evening. coming up tonight, you're taking a look at bath salts which people are using to get high with. >> we're going to talk about this hidden drug epidemic. i do not know if you have seen these pictures. people are completely after -- out of control. police say this is a quickly growing epidemic. >> a lot of people in washington love of following the queen and the diamond jubilee. >> we are there for the jubilee party and we go behind the scenes backstage. we also tell you what was the blow away moments in the concert tonight.

amber lee tells us about a muni line favored by tourists is still shut down. ken, have you late word about the condition of the historic building. >> reporter: the fire chief says it is possible the historic building at pier 29 may have to be torn down. the first call came at 1:50 this afternoon. the fire quickly crew to four alarms. >> the firefighters did a great job. we applied a lot of resources to this fire, with the goal of not having it spread. >> reporter: firefighters had to pull back as parts of the building collapsed. here's another angle shot by viewer brian hasserman on his cell phone. >> he did a very good job in assessing the vulnerability of the structure and established what we called a collapse zone to make sure there was no one in front the building. sure enough, parts of it did give away. >> reporter: fire officials say welders were working inside the building, but it's not clear if that's what sparked the fire. the pier was being renovated to house america's cup offices for next year's race. >> the america's cup will be happening here in 2

live in the castro, amber lee. >>> more details on an important symbol of pink pride. the wood triangle, wooden boxes were opened up and unloaded. it's a tradition that dates back 17 years. a pink triangle was used by the natzi's to label tkpwaeu people. organizers of this display say it now serves as a reminder of inhumanity imposed on oppressed minorities around the globe. >>> there are several events on tap for gay pride. the installation of that pink triangle begins tomorrow with a ceremony on twin peaks. the dyke march begins at 9:00 p.m. this is video of last year's pride parade. the event will begin at market and beal streets. the parade then makes its way up market, finishing at eighth and market near the civic center. this year's theme is global equality. >>> for more information on the dozens of weekend pride events go to ktvu.com and scroll down to the hot topics segment. >>> david blackenhort wrote a piece in today's u.s. u.s. times. he said i took a stand against gay marriage, but as a marriage advocate it's time for me to back same-sex marriage and emphas

live in the castro, amber lee. >>> more details on an important symbol of pink pride. the wood triangle, wooden boxes were opened up and unloaded. it's a tradition that dates back 17 years. a pink triangle was used by the natzi's to label tkpwaeu people. organizers of this display say it now serves as a reminder of inhumanity imposed on oppressed minorities around the globe. >>> there are several events on tap for gay pride. the installation of that pink triangle begins tomorrow with a ceremony on twin peaks. the dyke march begins at 9:00 p.m. this is video of last year's pride parade. the event will begin at market and beal streets. the parade then makes its way up market, finishing at eighth and market near the civic center. this year's theme is global equality. >>> for more information on the dozens of weekend pride events go to ktvu.com and scroll down to the hot topics segment. >>> david blackenhort wrote a piece in today's u.s. u.s. times. he said i took a stand against gay marriage, but as a marriage advocate it's time for me to back same-sex marriage and emphas

amber lee tells us about a muni line favored by tourists is still shut down. ken, have you late word about the condition of the historic building. >> reporter: the fire chief says it is possible the historic building at pier 29 may have to be torn down. the first call came at 1:50 this afternoon. the fire quickly crew to four alarms. >> the firefighters did a great job. we applied a lot of resources to this fire, with the goal of not having it spread. >> reporter: firefighters had to pull back as parts of the building collapsed. here's another angle shot by viewer brian hasserman on his cell phone. >> he did a very good job in assessing the vulnerability of the structure and established what we called a collapse zone to make sure there was no one in front the building. sure enough, parts of it did give away. >> reporter: fire officials say welders were working inside the building, but it's not clear if that's what sparked the fire. the pier was being renovated to house america's cup offices for next year's race. >> the america's cup will be happening here in 2

is >> she lived across the hall amber kent. police believe she murdered kent. >> i cannot imagine how her feels to witness something like that. is said. i pray for her. >> my sister did not deserve this. had her problems. everybody does. she had a heart of gold. >> the murderer, alvin, took off after exploding in raid. the police staked out her of elementary school. officers took her into custody. one person believes alvin may taken pcp. toe believe that kent wanted french.he the family of the victim is together -- to end the friendship. together tos coming for the girl. >> we are trying to figure out why. >> we will learn more about what before the killing in upcoming court appearances. alvin also has a small child. reporting live, abc 7 news. >> thank you. an elementary school was on lockdown. the students were never in danger. a juryat 11:00, convicts a man in the burglary williams. of david killedston robber and year.ms last to his homeaccess year by impersonating a employee. we are in storm watch tonight. some storms are w

amber theoharis brings you more. >> good morning, i'm amber theoharis. we begin with baseball.game number 2 between the yankees and the nationals. ian desmond hits a solo shot in the eight inning. but in the 14th inning it's mark teixeira doing the damage for the bombers with a two-run double off of brad lidge. yankees win 5-3. they go for the sweep this afternoon. >>> orioles in atlanta. seventh inning, jason hayward breaks up jason hammels' bid for a no-hitter. he flows a complete game one-hit shutout. >>> at the u.s. open, graeme mcdonnell ties jim furyk for the 54 hole lead while tiger woods shoots a 5 over 75 and falls to 14th place. he's five shots back of mcdowell and furyk entering this afternoon's final round which you can see on nbc4 at 4:00. >>> d.c. united wins the fourth straight. a 1-0 victory over philadelphia. have a great day. >>> now look at this. a pool with a unique view. the holiday inn in shanghai, china, has a glass swimming pool. they can see the bottom of the street. one of the swimmers says it feels like flying. >>> apple is planning to build a spacesh

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thanks, amber. >>> more than 200 acres burned and counting. that's the latest on new wildfires here in virginia. >>> reaction from virginia on the supreme court ruling today on health care reform. >>> and unfolding the aids  memorial quilt for the first time in more than a decade. >>> this very hot weather is making a different job even harder for firefighters in virginia. they're working for contain a wildfire that's already scorched 200 acres in the shenandoah valley. it's burning in warren county, virginia. >> reporter: the cause of this wildfire is still under investigation, but officials say it started high on the mountain, spreading down on both sides, warren county and shenandoah county. it's burning in the george washington and jefferson national forests. some hiking trails have been closed. the u.s. forest service is trying to keep the wildfire on the mountain and prevent it from spreading towards homes and farms, but putting in fire lines. >> we're also doing a burnout today, so you may see more smoke than you would expect, but tha

amber lee, ktvu news. >>> new developments tonight in the ross mirkarimi case. the wife of mirkarimi is trying to postpone her return. she is due back this saturday but now her representatives say she will ask to extend her stay in venezuela perhaps for two more months. mirkarimi is awaiting the council's decision. >>> the governor is pushing an overhaul of welfare to work. he says it'll save $880 million in the first year. democrats have rejected that proposal. california has a deficit estimated to be around $15.7 billion. negotiations are scheduled to continue tomorrow. >>> and ahead in 10 minutes a rally today against budget cuts that could affect adult students. the classes that are at risk and why students told us they are so important. >>> their contract expired last summer and once again nurses are said to strike at 11 sutter hospitals in the bay area. it's a one day strike but it's expected to last five days. as ktvu's jana katsuyama reports, it's the fourth time the nurses have put up a picket line. >> reporter: it's a sticky situation, as members of th

amber lee has been at those hearings she's here to tell us what if anything was accomplished tonight.>> reporter: here at san francisco's city hall the ethics commission hearing ended just about 40 minutes ago. many questions still remain as commissioners schedule more hearings. we're told there'll be hearings next thursday, friday and then again on july 17th and 18th. mirkarimi is scheduled to take the stand next thursday. mayor ed lee and expert witnesses next friday. and then neighbor irene madison who made the video tape is scheduled to testify july 17th. and i'm told we have a video tape. supporters greeted mirkarimi with cheers and applause. >> whether it was a one time thing or to cause injury. >> reporter: for hours they debated on who will testify. still to be decided is whether to place into evidence this video. there's also the question as to whether who will testify. >> this process has been disrespectful to the voters. the mayor ignored the will of the voters. >> reporter: mayor ed lee told the voters he is prepared to testify and explained why mirkarimi should be removed