ktvu's amber lee is in richmond where residents are demanding answers tonight. >> reporter: the public meeting is scheduled to start in half hour. inside the civic center building. people are concerned about the radioactive material found. neighbors suspend a plant that used to be located nearby may have used the site as a dump. now they want answers from agencies about how dangerous the site is and what they plan to do about cleaning up the area. >> what does this mean to us? we need to know what is going on. >> reporter: neighbors formed a advisory group years ago to get the state to test the area and clean it up. reporting live in richmond, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information this hour about a bank robbery that prompted the lock down of several schools today. we received stills from a surveillance camera inside the west american bank. it shows the suspect approaching the teller. police say he passed a note demanding money and was given cash and ran away. police locked down four schools in the area for 45 minutes as a precaution. the bank robber is white man i

happening now are amber lee. hi amber. >> hi, gasia, the mood is festive out here. it just got dark a short while ago, but we have seen plenty of people decked out in costumes. in recent years, the city has scaled back the halloween celebration here after some problems with violence and now the crowds are smaller. community leaders tell me they expect 10,000 people to show up here tonight from all over the bay area and other countries. >> i absolutely love halloween here. just a chance you can act like a little kid and be as cool as a nightmare and everything. >> funny and exciting. >> and where are you from? >> freedom of expression. radical self-expression, and i'm going to channel my inner 70s child. >> what gave you that idea? >> i really like costumes, i decided i wanted to be that. >> okay. >> halloween in the castro drew more than 100,000 people. in recent years, that number has come down a lot. still a large crowd is expected as it gets darker, as it gets later into the night. merchants are expecting a strong police presence here. in fact, a short while ago,

control is asking for the public's help in locating a man who deliberately killed two cats and ktvu's amber lee is live along the city's waterfront to explain what happened. amber. >> reporter: frank the incident happened here at pier 14. animal control tells us the man grabbed the homeless woman's belongings including her two cats and tossed them into the bay. this is the cat carrier that at least one of the cats was in when the attack happened. the cat owner is a familiar sight around the embarcadero. >> when it's not too hot, she brings the cat out and plays with it. >> reporter: for some unknown reason a man approached the woman and threw her belongings into the bay. >> she started screaming. people heard that. then he picked up the cat carrier with her two adults cats into it and hoist had the into the bay. >> reporter: fire crews launched a boat to retrieve the woman's belongings. one cat was found dead. and the other car is still missing but presumed to be drowned. >> that just makes me sick to my stomach to hear that happened to her. >> reporter: this man says he sees the homeless woman

live in richmond, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they're lined up for a big launch. the product unveiling that has a crowd gathering outside this game stop tonight. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us if there's any sign of wet weather in his extended outlook. >>> innovators credited with saving the lives >>> it is a big celebration for gamers in san francisco tonight as they wait for the stroke of midnight to get their hands own a new play station 4. here's a look at the game stop on market street where the celebration began at 6:00 tonight. gamers can try out the new console but many are marking their space in line to purchase that new play station. >>> bright minds are being celebrated at the tech awards. >> amber lee live with how two separate ideas born in the bay area are helping tens of thousands of people elsewhere -- maureen naylor live with how two separate ideas born in the bay area are helping tens of thousands of people elsewhere. >> reporter: in santa clara tonight, 1,400 people dressed up for the $500 a plate dinner to honor organizations

control is asking for the public's help in locating a man who deliberately killed two cats and ktvu's amber lee is live along the city's waterfront to explain what happened. amber. >> reporter: frank the incident happened here at pier 14. animal control tells us the man grabbed the homeless woman's belongings including her two cats and tossed them into the bay. this is the cat carrier that at least one of the cats was in when the attack happened. the cat owner is a familiar sight around the embarcadero. >> when it's not too hot, she brings the cat out and plays with it. >> reporter: for some unknown reason a man approached the woman and threw her belongings into the bay. >> she started screaming. people heard that. then he picked up the cat carrier with her two adults cats into it and hoist had the into the bay. >> reporter: fire crews launched a boat to retrieve the woman's belongings. one cat was found dead. and the other car is still missing but presumed to be drowned. >> that just makes me sick to my stomach to hear that happened to her. >> reporter: this man says he sees the homeless woman

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ktvu's amber lee is live with how students are planning to show their support for him tomorrow. amber? >> reporter: frank, a small private school where everyone knows each other. students wanted to do something meaningful. >> reporter: a small student population with a big heart. some of the students plan to wear a skirt to school tomorrow to show support. >> hope that it is a gesture, you know, that moves people. i think people need to be aware. >> reporter: he says what happened caused him to be concerned for his son's safety when riding the bus to school. he doesn't plan to wear a skirt but still sports him. >> good to show. >> the whole thing is crushing to all of us. >> reporter: the school directedder tells us the attack is the -- director tells us the attack is the second blow. in august a fire forced them to evacuate a summer camp. there is a banner remembering the event where he started a computer programming club. he takes pride in being a safe haven for students. >> they know they can be themselves and nobody will make fun of them. >> reporter: his mom says he is a gen

ktvu's amber lee is live with how students are planning to show their support for him tomorrow. amber? >> reporter: frank, a small private school where everyone knows each other. students wanted to do something meaningful. >> reporter: a small student population with a big heart. some of the students plan to wear a skirt to school tomorrow to show support. >> hope that it is a gesture, you know, that moves people. i think people need to be aware. >> reporter: he says what happened caused him to be concerned for his son's safety when riding the bus to school. he doesn't plan to wear a skirt but still sports him. >> good to show. >> the whole thing is crushing to all of us. >> reporter: the school directedder tells us the attack is the -- director tells us the attack is the second blow. in august a fire forced them to evacuate a summer camp. there is a banner remembering the event where he started a computer programming club. he takes pride in being a safe haven for students. >> they know they can be themselves and nobody will make fun of them. >> reporter: his mom says he is a gen

for more now we go to amber lee. she is live at the election party for the yes on b campaign. and amber it appears they have lost. >> reporter: that's right, we're just outside cuqueta restaurant where prop b supporters are holding their party. you can see the mood is somber. >> they ran a very smart campaign. what i guess maybe we didn't anticipate is how the discussion about the issues of a project of about a specific sight somehow became something larger about the soul of san francisco. >> reporter: a yes vote would allow two condos to replace a park and fitness club. the project would provide jobs and a public park. over on broadway the no on b campaign is holding its own election night party. the opposition included waterfront residents and the sierra club. they say the condo exceeds the height limit. >> this is an attempt to take over the waterfront from the people who own it. the people of san francisco. and it's a loud and clear message from all across the city, hands off our waterfront. >> for the first time on election night, city hall was lit in red, white and blue.

new at 10:00, amber lee live with how the staff sergeant are making the most of this holodachlt. >> it is a happy thanksgiving. an emotional home coming for the soldier and his family. >> cheers, buddy. >> 37-year-old julio ramos is back home spending time with his family. >> i'm thankful to be here and have such a loving family who has always been there to support me. >> after two towers in iraq -- tours in iraq. wife martha became emotional about telling us how she copes. >> i think it's the hard part he's coming back safe. it's the hard part. >> he has just six days to spend here. so with thanksgiving, christmas and new year's all rolled into one. >> he showed us photos of his time in iraq and described close encounters. >> a vehicle got hit with an iud. gunman went down. he's okay. >> thankful ly everyone in his quadrant survived. return to duty is in the back of his mind. >> preparing for the unknown. preparing for those difficult times. >> martha cherishes this gift. a dog tag with an inscription. >> what does it say? >> protect my soldier. >> ramos says memories such as this tha

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we've checked and learned that an 18-year-old high school student who's clothing was set on fire last week remains hospitalized receiving treatment for burns. luke sasha was riding home from school when he was set on fire one week ago today. apparently for wearing a skirt. the oakland teenager identified as a gender neither male nor female. fleishman has been undergoing skin grafts. >>> people gathered across the bay area to honor those who have served this country. and those serving now in the u.s. military. >> tonight at a hillside memorial in lafayette about 50 people gathered for a vigil to remember those kill on the battlefield. a group called the musicians action group also performed to honor veterans. the thousands of crosses at the memorial are intended to represent those military members killed in the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> veterans injured and killed. but not in combat, two investigates the growing number of malpractice lawsuits hurting our veterans. >>> i'm using the latest computer models so you can track where you

amber lee, live at the hayward park train station in the city of san mateo. she's being told tonight, that today's rain is the likely culprit. >> reporter: frank, that's right. that downed power line we're talk being is right up there behind me. pg and e crews i'm told are repairing it, by replacing it with spare parts. the good news is a half hour ago, a supervisor told me the order was given to resume all train service. he says it's safe, because the line has been secured. but it was a long commute for many passengers on this chilly november night. we found hundreds of people in the dark parking lot at the caltrain station. al patiently waiting for buses to bring them to another station, so they can board a train. >> how long have you had to wait? >> i got on the train in mountain view a little after 5. and now it's what? 8:00here? about three hours. >> more than two hours since i got on the train. and then we've probably waited for more than an hour on the train. >> what were you doing to try to kill time? >> read. >> reporter: buses to nearby train statio

police there tell ktvu's amber lee it's the first time they've seen it go so far. so amber tell us what happened. >> reporter: well frank, police tell me the woman listed this home on craigslist even though she doesn't own it. now the tenants have lost their money and their home. two young couples who are college students in their 20s moved into this home two weeks ago. one tenant tells me the woman that rented them the home seemed very knowledgeable. >> she seemed very happy. she knew about the home. >> reporter: the tenants returned home and found the locks had been changed. >> we had to call the lock smith to open it up. >> reporter: the tenants soon learned that the woman they contacted through craigslist to rent the home for $1,800 is not the real owner nor does she have any ties to the home. >> i was surprised, this is a very quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: tonight i spoke by phone with the manager of the san mateo company that opens the house he says he was surprised to find people living in the home that is supposed to be empty. >> i asked them what they we

amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent putting additional officers on the streets. this yes on measure c sign is at the intersection of buchanan and somersville roads. perhaps underscoring what supporters say is the need for more police officers. >> reducing traffic accidents, which is a huge concern. >> reporter: a yes vote will raise the sales tax in antioch from 8.5 to 9%. city leaders say that money will enable the police department to hire 22 officers. the police chief tells us, the current average response time for emergency calls is 10:54. a few minutes ago, the average was about 7:30. >> there is a correlation with the police officers you have working. you're going to get reduced response times, and higher arrest rates. >> they're trying to fool the public. >> reporter: they cowrote the no on c argument. the couple say

amber lee is on the orinda side of the caldecut that still has to happen tonight before it can open tomorrow. amber. >> reporter: that's right, drivers tell us they're so excited. highly anticipating this. we want to show you what's going on right now behind me. we can see crews working to prepare the fourth bore to open in several hours. and so far traffic in both directions is flowing smoothly. around 8:30 tonight cal transmade what it calls a -- caltrans made what it calls a historic move. officials tell us this was the tunnel's final switch. chp warns drivers to expect delays in the next few hours as crews finish work to get the bore open. the open can't come soon enough for this driver. >> it's going to be bumper to bumper. hopefully this will change that. i'm praying. i hope so. >> reporter: the final stretch to a project that started four years ago to alleviate traffic back up. that's been a daily reality for the drivers in the area for decades. >> all this time i was wondering when they were going to open and finally they're going to open tomorrow morning. hope flip it'll be a better

for more now we go to amber lee. she is live at the election party for the yes on b campaign. and amber it appears they have lost. >> reporter: that's right, we're just outside cuqueta restaurant where prop b supporters are holding their party. you can see the mood is somber. >> they ran a very smart campaign. what i guess maybe we didn't anticipate is how the discussion about the issues of a project of about a specific sight somehow became something larger about the soul of san francisco. >> reporter: a yes vote would allow two condos to replace a park and fitness club. the project would provide jobs and a public park. over on broadway the no on b campaign is holding its own election night party. the opposition included waterfront residents and the sierra club. they say the condo exceeds the height limit. >> this is an attempt to take over the waterfront from the people who own it. the people of san francisco. and it's a loud and clear message from all across the city, hands off our waterfront. >> for the first time on election night, city hall was lit in red, white and blue.

amber lee is on the orinda side of the caldecut that still has to happen tonight before it can open tomorrow. amber. >> reporter: that's right, drivers tell us they're so excited. highly anticipating this. we want to show you what's going on right now behind me. we can see crews working to prepare the fourth bore to open in several hours. and so far traffic in both directions is flowing smoothly. around 8:30 tonight cal transmade what it calls a -- caltrans made what it calls a historic move. officials tell us this was the tunnel's final switch. chp warns drivers to expect delays in the next few hours as crews finish work to get the bore open. the open can't come soon enough for this driver. >> it's going to be bumper to bumper. hopefully this will change that. i'm praying. i hope so. >> reporter: the final stretch to a project that started four years ago to alleviate traffic back up. that's been a daily reality for the drivers in the area for decades. >> all this time i was wondering when they were going to open and finally they're going to open tomorrow morning. hope flip it'll be a better

new at 10:00, amber lee live with how the staff sergeant are making the most of this holodachlt. >> it is a happy thanksgiving. an emotional home coming for the soldier and his family. >> cheers, buddy. >> 37-year-old julio ramos is back home spending time with his family. >> i'm thankful to be here and have such a loving family who has always been there to support me. >> after two towers in iraq -- tours in iraq. wife martha became emotional about telling us how she copes. >> i think it's the hard part he's coming back safe. it's the hard part. >> he has just six days to spend here. so with thanksgiving, christmas and new year's all rolled into one. >> he showed us photos of his time in iraq and described close encounters. >> a vehicle got hit with an iud. gunman went down. he's okay. >> thankful ly everyone in his quadrant survived. return to duty is in the back of his mind. >> preparing for the unknown. preparing for those difficult times. >> martha cherishes this gift. a dog tag with an inscription. >> what does it say? >> protect my soldier. >> ramos says memories such as this tha

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we've checked and learned that an 18-year-old high school student who's clothing was set on fire last week remains hospitalized receiving treatment for burns. luke sasha was riding home from school when he was set on fire one week ago today. apparently for wearing a skirt. the oakland teenager identified as a gender neither male nor female. fleishman has been undergoing skin grafts. >>> people gathered across the bay area to honor those who have served this country. and those serving now in the u.s. military. >> tonight at a hillside memorial in lafayette about 50 people gathered for a vigil to remember those kill on the battlefield. a group called the musicians action group also performed to honor veterans. the thousands of crosses at the memorial are intended to represent those military members killed in the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> veterans injured and killed. but not in combat, two investigates the growing number of malpractice lawsuits hurting our veterans. >>> i'm using the latest computer models so you can track where you

new at 10, amber lee was dock side as a coast guard cutter arrived to over joyed families. >> reporterthe coast guard cutter arrived back in alameda at dusk after more than 3 months off the coast of alaska. the families of the 120 member crew came armed with signs, anxious and joyful. >> i have a lot of emotion but right now my heart is racing. >> reporter: a mother and father waiting for their 22- year-old daughter to disembark after her first tour of duty following a family tradition. >> her grandfather and my mom and dad. >> bursting with pride. >> yeah. >> reporter: in contrast, she tells us she is waiting for her husband this mission is his last after 30 years, following countless years of missed holidays, birthdays, anniversaries tonight starts a new chapter. >> we will have thanksgiving tomorrow. >> reporter: it was after dark before they started stepping off the cutter into the waiting arms of loving family. >> best feeling in the world. >> hey. >> all right. >> reporter: this chief war rant officer said he is retiring. >> yeah, just happy to be back and getting ready to start

amber lee, live at the hayward park train station in the city of san mateo. she's being told tonight, that today's rain is the likely culprit. >> reporter: frank, that's right. that downed power line we're talk being is right up there behind me. pg and e crews i'm told are repairing it, by replacing it with spare parts. the good news is a half hour ago, a supervisor told me the order was given to resume all train service. he says it's safe, because the line has been secured. but it was a long commute for many passengers on this chilly november night. we found hundreds of people in the dark parking lot at the caltrain station. al patiently waiting for buses to bring them to another station, so they can board a train. >> how long have you had to wait? >> i got on the train in mountain view a little after 5. and now it's what? 8:00here? about three hours. >> more than two hours since i got on the train. and then we've probably waited for more than an hour on the train. >> what were you doing to try to kill time? >> read. >> reporter: buses to nearby train statio

new at 10, amber lee was dock side as a coast guard cutter arrived to over joyed families. >> reporterthe coast guard cutter arrived back in alameda at dusk after more than 3 months off the coast of alaska. the families of the 120 member crew came armed with signs, anxious and joyful. >> i have a lot of emotion but right now my heart is racing. >> reporter: a mother and father waiting for their 22- year-old daughter to disembark after her first tour of duty following a family tradition. >> her grandfather and my mom and dad. >> bursting with pride. >> yeah. >> reporter: in contrast, she tells us she is waiting for her husband this mission is his last after 30 years, following countless years of missed holidays, birthdays, anniversaries tonight starts a new chapter. >> we will have thanksgiving tomorrow. >> reporter: it was after dark before they started stepping off the cutter into the waiting arms of loving family. >> best feeling in the world. >> hey. >> all right. >> reporter: this chief war rant officer said he is retiring. >> yeah, just happy to be back and getting ready to start

police there tell ktvu's amber lee it's the first time they've seen it go so far. so amber tell us what happened. >> reporter: well frank, police tell me the woman listed this home on craigslist even though she doesn't own it. now the tenants have lost their money and their home. two young couples who are college students in their 20s moved into this home two weeks ago. one tenant tells me the woman that rented them the home seemed very knowledgeable. >> she seemed very happy. she knew about the home. >> reporter: the tenants returned home and found the locks had been changed. >> we had to call the lock smith to open it up. >> reporter: the tenants soon learned that the woman they contacted through craigslist to rent the home for $1,800 is not the real owner nor does she have any ties to the home. >> i was surprised, this is a very quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: tonight i spoke by phone with the manager of the san mateo company that opens the house he says he was surprised to find people living in the home that is supposed to be empty. >> i asked them what they we

amber lee is in antioch tonight with a possible solution to a problem that exists in many parts of the bay area. amber? >> reporter: frank, supporters say measure c will enable antioch to hire more police officers it to fight crime. but opponents argue that there's no guarantee the money will be spent putting additional officers on the streets. this yes on measure c sign is at the intersection of buchanan and somersville roads. perhaps underscoring what supporters say is the need for more police officers. >> reducing traffic accidents, which is a huge concern. >> reporter: a yes vote will raise the sales tax in antioch from 8.5 to 9%. city leaders say that money will enable the police department to hire 22 officers. the police chief tells us, the current average response time for emergency calls is 10:54. a few minutes ago, the average was about 7:30. >> there is a correlation with the police officers you have working. you're going to get reduced response times, and higher arrest rates. >> they're trying to fool the public. >> reporter: they cowrote the no on c argument. the couple say

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight the mother of a hit and run victim is asking the driver who struck her 16-year- old son to come forward and take responsibility. this is a picture of antonio reggans recovering in his hospital bed. doctors say he has blood and swelling around his brain and needed stitches around his ear. reggans was hit by a car at 9:30 yesterday morning on international boulevard and 37th avenue in oakland. witnesses say he was in the crosswalk when a woman driving a new model silver acura slammed right into him. >> she knows she hit somebody, yeah. she definitely knows because they said that she pulled over, stopped for a minute and then took off. >> fisher is just thankful her son is alive but she says she was told the impact was so strong it actually knocked her son right out of his shoes. police say there are several surveillance cameras in the area with images that may help find the driver. >>> cal fire crews say they've almost contained a wildfire that has burned 3,500 acres in sonoma county. the mccabe fire is 85% co

our chief meteorologist bill martin on where the storm is now, but first ktvu's amber lee live in san francisco where members of the filipino community are taking action even as they're waiting for word on the safety of their families. amber? >> reporter: we're at the restaurant and bar where a fundraiser is underway. the cover charge will help raise money for relief efforts. here around the bay area people are still trying to make contact with relatives in the philippines. >> people really are suffering. >> reporter: at st. augustine catholic church in south san francisco the filipino community is turning to their faith to give them strength. they prayed for the safety of loved ones. >> thinking about, you know, your family in the philippines is very stressful. >> reporter: the daly city woman tells me most of her family is in the northern province of negros occidental hard hit by the typhoon trying to get in touch with loved ones since this morning. >> i do not know where they are, whether they are in the shelter. we don't know. >> this is my father and this is my mother of. >> repo

new at 10:00 ktvu's amber lee live at stanford where all the excitement seems to be mixed with some inconvenience. amber? >> reporter: we're just outside the stadium. the gates will open to fans at 4 p.m. freshly cut grass and a new coat of paint for the much anticipated game between the stanford cardinals and the oregon ducks. espn crews are setting up cameras here ready to shine the national spotlight on palo alto. the band practiced till about an hour ago readying themselves for an anticipated crowd of over 51,000 fans, a turnout almost guaranteed to cause traffic congestion. stanford told employees they can leave work early to alleviate some of the backup. >> hoping for the best. we'll see how it goes of. >> reporter: school officials tell us they're working in partnership with palo al tomorrow police to direct traffic. that's -- palo alto police to direct traffic. workers at the sheraton hotel at el camino tell me all rooms have been sold out since sunday. >> we're excited about the game. >> reporter: when did you get in? >> early this morning and just been imagining out and getting in the m

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight the mother of a hit and run victim is asking the driver who struck her 16-year- old son to come forward and take responsibility. this is a picture of antonio reggans recovering in his hospital bed. doctors say he has blood and swelling around his brain and needed stitches around his ear. reggans was hit by a car at 9:30 yesterday morning on international boulevard and 37th avenue in oakland. witnesses say he was in the crosswalk when a woman driving a new model silver acura slammed right into him. >> she knows she hit somebody, yeah. she definitely knows because they said that she pulled over, stopped for a minute and then took off. >> fisher is just thankful her son is alive but she says she was told the impact was so strong it actually knocked her son right out of his shoes. police say there are several surveillance cameras in the area with images that may help find the driver. >>> cal fire crews say they've almost contained a wildfire that has burned 3,500 acres in sonoma county. the mccabe fire is 85% co

new at 10:00 ktvu's amber lee live at stanford where all the excitement seems to be mixed with some inconvenience. amber? >> reporter: we're just outside the stadium. the gates will open to fans at 4 p.m. freshly cut grass and a new coat of paint for the much anticipated game between the stanford cardinals and the oregon ducks. espn crews are setting up cameras here ready to shine the national spotlight on palo alto. the band practiced till about an hour ago readying themselves for an anticipated crowd of over 51,000 fans, a turnout almost guaranteed to cause traffic congestion. stanford told employees they can leave work early to alleviate some of the backup. >> hoping for the best. we'll see how it goes of. >> reporter: school officials tell us they're working in partnership with palo al tomorrow police to direct traffic. that's -- palo alto police to direct traffic. workers at the sheraton hotel at el camino tell me all rooms have been sold out since sunday. >> we're excited about the game. >> reporter: when did you get in? >> early this morning and just been imagining out and getting in the m

our chief meteorologist bill martin on where the storm is now, but first ktvu's amber lee live in san francisco where members of the filipino community are taking action even as they're waiting for word on the safety of their families. amber? >> reporter: we're at the restaurant and bar where a fundraiser is underway. the cover charge will help raise money for relief efforts. here around the bay area people are still trying to make contact with relatives in the philippines. >> people really are suffering. >> reporter: at st. augustine catholic church in south san francisco the filipino community is turning to their faith to give them strength. they prayed for the safety of loved ones. >> thinking about, you know, your family in the philippines is very stressful. >> reporter: the daly city woman tells me most of her family is in the northern province of negros occidental hard hit by the typhoon trying to get in touch with loved ones since this morning. >> i do not know where they are, whether they are in the shelter. we don't know. >> this is my father and this is my mother of. >> repo

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 10:00, wal-mart protesters interrupted melissa myers speech at today's convention in san francisco. the yahoo ceo continued on with her address. even as a group of protesters yelled in the background. myer is on the board of directors at wal-mart. the protesters say workers at the mega chain are under paid and some have been fired for speaking out about working conditions. >> we came here to bring attention to marisa and once again they have kept us out. >>> wal-mart responded today to our request for comment regarding for calls for a boycott on black friday. typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. a wal-mart spokesperson tells ktvu there's nothing new to opponents claim and that they tried to call a boycott on black friday last year. >>> work on the new bay bridge is moving right along. we've had news chopper 2 over head today. you can see a large section of the upper deck is now gone. caltrans is removing 1,400 feet of the upper deck so that heavy equipment can be moved in on the lower deck. t

ktvu's amber lee is at san francisco general. she spoke with the victim's mother about what the loss means to her loved ones. >> reporter: frank, the 21-year- old victim is here with life- threatening injuries. tonight, we spoke with the mother. >> it hurts so bad. me and my daughter, we was like this. inseparable. >> reporter: amanda blake described her daughter as the light of the family. hoping to become a lawyer with the dream of helping young people. >> she was the first in our family to go to college. >> reporter: every saturday, she would coach the basketball team in hayward, where she once was a student. mom showed us this cap she wore, when she headed out the door on saturday night. it was around 2:00 a.m., when warren and her friend left the club. she got into what investigators describe as a fender bender. her mom says a detective told her, the driver of the other car jumped out and shot him 15 times and then approached melquisha. >> he went around to where my baby was. she had her hands up like this, and he shot her i

happy halloween, amber lee, ktvu news. >>> more details now in 2004 and 2005 a total of five people were stabbed at the castro halloween party. in 2006 nine people were shot and wounded. after that the city stopped sanctioning large events and tried to encourage people to celebrate at home. but over the years, halloween has still drawn a lot of people to the castro. in 10 minutes, keeping people safe. authorities move sex offenders off the streets. >>> new at 10:00, a major development in the case of a san francisco city gardener accused of running over and killing a woman at a city park. we've now learned he has been fired. police say he ran over the woman in his pickup after he lay sunbathing at the park. christine savanamier died of her injuries. we're told bernoski was fired yesterday. he had previously been suspended without pay. bernoski has entered not guilty pleas to both felony charges. his attorney has said he was unaware he struck the woman. >>> new details today on the united express flight headed from san francisco to san san antonio that was diverted. the tsa says a crew me

amber lee is in san jose state where authorities tell her they plan to charge a fourth student. >> reporter: the student who is going to be charged tomorrow also lives at this home. it's this home on the path with a blue light out front. there's a sense of disbelief and discomfort at san jose. the talk on campus, white male students accused of bullying an african american freshman. >> i was appalled. >> reporter: the black student shared a suite with the white students. >> there was always a confederate flag up there. >> reporter: roscoe bryan says that the flag was taken down yesterday. >> there's not a lot of african american students out here. in most of my classes i'm the only african american student so i always feel like i'm being watched. >> reporter: a source tells us 18-year-old collin warren of wood acre in marin county was the ring leader. the others charged are logan baechler who sur rended this afternoon. joseph baumgartner. and michael blanchard of los angeles is expected to be arrested tomorrow. >> that's when they saw a white board with the n word on it and the confederate f

ktvu's amber lee is at san francisco general. she spoke with the victim's mother about what the loss means to her loved ones. >> reporter: frank, the 21-year- old victim is here with life- threatening injuries. tonight, we spoke with the mother. >> it hurts so bad. me and my daughter, we was like this. inseparable. >> reporter: amanda blake described her daughter as the light of the family. hoping to become a lawyer with the dream of helping young people. >> she was the first in our family to go to college. >> reporter: every saturday, she would coach the basketball team in hayward, where she once was a student. mom showed us this cap she wore, when she headed out the door on saturday night. it was around 2:00 a.m., when warren and her friend left the club. she got into what investigators describe as a fender bender. her mom says a detective told her, the driver of the other car jumped out and shot him 15 times and then approached melquisha. >> he went around to where my baby was. she had her hands up like this, and he shot her i

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 10:00, wal-mart protesters interrupted melissa myers speech at today's convention in san francisco. the yahoo ceo continued on with her address. even as a group of protesters yelled in the background. myer is on the board of directors at wal-mart. the protesters say workers at the mega chain are under paid and some have been fired for speaking out about working conditions. >> we came here to bring attention to marisa and once again they have kept us out. >>> wal-mart responded today to our request for comment regarding for calls for a boycott on black friday. typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year. a wal-mart spokesperson tells ktvu there's nothing new to opponents claim and that they tried to call a boycott on black friday last year. >>> work on the new bay bridge is moving right along. we've had news chopper 2 over head today. you can see a large section of the upper deck is now gone. caltrans is removing 1,400 feet of the upper deck so that heavy equipment can be moved in on the lower deck. t

reporting live here in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and happening now, the ballotsare being counted after union workers voted on a new contract offer. we're expecting to learn the results a little later on tonight. b.a.r.t. own largest unions voted on a tentative agreement today if they vote to ratify the b.a.r.t. board of directors would sign off on the deal. we will bring you the result just as soon as we get it. >>> an 11-year-old boy held up at gunpoint on his way to school. >> shocking. >> the troubling detailed we learned about the robber. >>> a wind advisory around parts of the bay area. the areas that could wake up to gusts to 30 miles per hour. >> in 90 >>> we have new video to show you of a fire at an apartment complex in the lake merit area of oakland. a ktvu viewer sent us these pictures of firefighters working to put out the flames on lake shore and hanover avenue about 5:00 this evening. firefighters say it started in the rooftop penthouse and was quickly brought under control. investigators now are working to figure out what caused it. >>> now to our

happy halloween, amber lee, ktvu news. >>> more details now in 2004 and 2005 a total of five people were stabbed at the castro halloween party. in 2006 nine people were shot and wounded. after that the city stopped sanctioning large events and tried to encourage people to celebrate at home. but over the years, halloween has still drawn a lot of people to the castro. in 10 minutes, keeping people safe. authorities move sex offenders off the streets. >>> new at 10:00, a major development in the case of a san francisco city gardener accused of running over and killing a woman at a city park. we've now learned he has been fired. police say he ran over the woman in his pickup after he lay sunbathing at the park. christine savanamier died of her injuries. we're told bernoski was fired yesterday. he had previously been suspended without pay. bernoski has entered not guilty pleas to both felony charges. his attorney has said he was unaware he struck the woman. >>> new details today on the united express flight headed from san francisco to san san antonio that was diverted. the tsa says a crew me

amber lee is in san jose state where authorities tell her they plan to charge a fourth student. >> reporter: the student who is going to be charged tomorrow also lives at this home. it's this home on the path with a blue light out front. there's a sense of disbelief and discomfort at san jose. the talk on campus, white male students accused of bullying an african american freshman. >> i was appalled. >> reporter: the black student shared a suite with the white students. >> there was always a confederate flag up there. >> reporter: roscoe bryan says that the flag was taken down yesterday. >> there's not a lot of african american students out here. in most of my classes i'm the only african american student so i always feel like i'm being watched. >> reporter: a source tells us 18-year-old collin warren of wood acre in marin county was the ring leader. the others charged are logan baechler who sur rended this afternoon. joseph baumgartner. and michael blanchard of los angeles is expected to be arrested tomorrow. >> that's when they saw a white board with the n word on it and the confederate f

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> fremont police are searching for a burglary suspect caught on homethe homeowner was out but got an alert on his phone from the video surveillance system. police say the man got in through the backyard through an unlocked gate and broke the glass on a sliding door to get into the home. fremont police are hoping a viewer will help identify the man. >>> now to san jose where police are looking for three suspects who broke into a home and tied up the people inside. officers say the suspects broke in at about 3:30 a.m. they used duct tape to tie up the people who lived there, and ransacked the house. the victims said at least one gun and a car were stolen. one man who came to check on his grandmother say there may have been other problems in the area recently. >> i don't want to see this neighborhood, you know, turn into something it hasn't been for a long time. it's always been a very safe place. had so many thanksgivings and christmases ere. i've never been this nervous. >> the people who were tied up were not hurt. police also say they may have known t

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> fremont police are searching for a burglary suspect caught on homethe homeowner was out but got an alert on his phone from the video surveillance system. police say the man got in through the backyard through an unlocked gate and broke the glass on a sliding door to get into the home. fremont police are hoping a viewer will help identify the man. >>> now to san jose where police are looking for three suspects who broke into a home and tied up the people inside. officers say the suspects broke in at about 3:30 a.m. they used duct tape to tie up the people who lived there, and ransacked the house. the victims said at least one gun and a car were stolen. one man who came to check on his grandmother say there may have been other problems in the area recently. >> i don't want to see this neighborhood, you know, turn into something it hasn't been for a long time. it's always been a very safe place. had so many thanksgivings and christmases ere. i've never been this nervous. >> the people who were tied up were not hurt. police also say they may have known t

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news channel 2 news. >>> a pleasant hill massage parlor has lost its permiterate one month after police arrested the owner. the healing garden spa is located in an office suite on gregory lane. the owner is facing criminal charges after being arrested on suspicion of prostitution during a sting operation on october 3. arrests were also made that same day at happy 8 massage. >>> advocates for homeless people living on a plot of land known as the albany bulb tried to fight city leaders from evicting them. they clean up the former landfill just north of golden gate park. the city is setting up a temporary shelter. the homeless say it's inadequate. >>> a state lawmaker from the east bay has launched a probe into cost overruns. the huge cost overruns for the new eastern spain of the bay bridge. the congressman held the first of three hearings today in sacramento. he wants to know why that new bridge took so long to build, and why it was so far over budget. >> it's the largest public works project in the history of the state. when i voted for it it, when i was in l

reporting live here in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and happening now, the ballotsare being counted after union workers voted on a new contract offer. we're expecting to learn the results a little later on tonight. b.a.r.t. own largest unions voted on a tentative agreement today if they vote to ratify the b.a.r.t. board of directors would sign off on the deal. we will bring you the result just as soon as we get it. >>> an 11-year-old boy held up at gunpoint on his way to school. >> shocking. >> the troubling detailed we learned about the robber. >>> a wind advisory around parts of the bay area. the areas that could wake up to gusts to 30 miles per hour. >> in 90 seconds, a surreal scene drivers going through a smoke filled tunnel and left their cars inside. how another fire may have saved drivers there today. pperk cheese, mushrooms, jalapeÑos, bacon, tomato and avocado. i call it, "the avocado da vinci". create your om'lart with denny's build your own omelette menu. >>> we have new video to show you of a fire at an apartment complex in the lake merit area of oaklan

amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news channel 2 news. >>> a pleasant hill massage parlor has lost its permiterate one month after police arrested the owner. the healing garden spa is located in an office suite on gregory lane. the owner is facing criminal charges after being arrested on suspicion of prostitution during a sting operation on october 3. arrests were also made that same day at happy 8 massage. >>> advocates for homeless people living on a plot of land known as the albany bulb tried to fight city leaders from evicting them. they clean up the former landfill just north of golden gate park. the city is setting up a temporary shelter. the homeless say it's inadequate. >>> a state lawmaker from the east bay has launched a probe into cost overruns. the huge cost overruns for the new eastern spain of the bay bridge. the congressman held the first of three hearings today in sacramento. he wants to know why that new bridge took so long to build, and why it was so far over budget. >> it's the largest public works project in the history of the state. when i voted for it it, when i was in l

. >> that was amber lee reporting. >>> a boy was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy.tests sites include oakland, sacramento and today is a memorial day to honor those who died on the eastern span of the pay bring. the event is being sponsored by mothers of drunk driving and people will be allowed to honor their loved ones at 10:00 a.m. >>> a homeless man attacked. he walks up to the victim and symptoms on his hand. he does not appear to move. he kicks the man seven times and calmly walks away. this happened on third and bryant. it is common for those living outside to be assaulted. >> it's sickening to see violence against anybody especially when someone is already in such a vulnerable position, doesn't have a place to sleep, is forced to be on the concrete. >> he stopped to help and police recall, he got up and walked off. it's unclear how serious his injuries were or what the motive was for the attack. san francisco police say they have no record of this assault taking place. >>> they're offering a $20,000 reward for the shooting death on 711 employ last year. three

lee arrived home to discover his wife, denise amber, missing. >> she's never done this before. >> no, no, no, no. >> reporter: she had been kidnapped from her florida home. she tried saving herself by making this frantic 911 call from a moving car, using her abductor's cell phone, without him knowing. >> help me. help me! >> reporter: that was the problem. the police could not lock in on the phone's gps location in time to save here. lee's body was later found in a shallow grave. >> it's unbelievable how many lives could be saved every year if the fcc would improve the cell location requirements from the cell providers. >> reporter: an estimated 70% of 911 calls come from cell phones, but when the calls are made from inside a building or a car, it can disrupt the phone's gps tracking. that's why nathan lee is in washington today. he wants the federal communications commission to push cell phone manufacturers to develop technology to close this gap. >> we need the fcc to move forward to make sure those technologies are used, are employed throughout the united states. >> reporter: natha

. >> reporter: it was 2008, lee arrived home to discover his wife denise amber missing. >> has she ever, no, no, no. >> reporter: he she had been kidnapped from her florida home. she tried to save herself by making this frantic 911 call from a moving car, using her abductor's cell phone without him knowing. >> help me! >> what's your address? >> help me! >> reporter: that was the problem. the police could not lock in on the gps location in time to save her. lee's body was later found in a shallow grave. >> just completely unbelievable the amount of lives that could be saved every year if the fcc would improve the cell location requirements from the cell phone providers. >> reporter: 70% of 911 calls come from cell phones. when the calls are made inside of a building or car, it can disrupt the gps tracking. that's why nathan lee is in washington. he wants the federal communications commission to push cell phone manufacturers to develop technology to close this gap. >> we need the fcc to move forward on making sure those technologies are used, they are employed throughout the united state

state wide amber alert issued this morning after police say the baby's father, a 22-year-old took his son henry, then took off, captured at arizona-mexico border. abc7 news reporter vic leeis mother lives. vic? >> reporter: that is right. good news within the last hour, here at the sunnyvale police department z by the way the mother has been told that arrangements are being made for her to be reunited with the baby. let me show you where this went down today. now, mexican authorities this afternoon stopped the suspect in a check point just across the border from lukeville, arizona, about 300 miles from san diego. police say the two-week old is safe and are apparently unharmed. police say he threatened to harm himself and the baby, if the mother told police, well, when she did report it, police issued an amber alert last night. the search today was actually in san diego, where there are sightings of the suv around that city. as well as a cell phone ping in the suburbs there. >> they stopped him in a border check point within mexico. based on interview was him, they called the u.s. border patrol at

state wide amber alert issued this morning after police say the baby's father, a 22-year-old took his son henry, then took off, captured at arizona-mexico border. abc7 news reporter vic lee is live where his mother lives. vic? >> reporter: that is right. good news within the last hour, here at the sunnyvale police department z by the way the mother has been told that arrangements are being made for her to be reunited with the baby. let me show you where this went down today. now, mexican authorities this afternoon stopped the suspect in a check point just across the border from lukeville, arizona, about 300 miles from san diego. police say the two-week old is safe and are apparently unharmed. police say he threatened to harm himself and the baby, if the mother told police, well, when she did report it, police issued an amber alert last night. the search today was actually in san diego, where there are sightings of the suv around that city. as well as a cell phone ping in the suburbs there. >> they stopped him in a border check point within mexico. based on interview was him, they called the u.s. border patrol at lukeville. gave them the name. he ran the name and discover