ktvu's ann rubin reports why the problem won't be resolved for months. >> reporter: he was more than surprised when this refund showed up in the mail. the check was for $74,000. odd since he hadn't filed yet. someone else had. >> i was shocked. contacted the irs immediately. returned the check. i thought that would be the end of it. >> reporter: it wasn't. another check, this one for 48 hon dollars arrived -- 4800 arrived later. >> okay. is this the last check? contacted the irs. let them know. they assured me they receiveload my documentation. identity -- received all my identity. . >> reporter: the money kept coming. . >> received another $36,000 check. >> reporter: while his case seems unusual identity theft is not. they say while he can't comment on this case preventing fraudulent returns is a priority. >> we are doing the best we can to protect and use filters to make sure -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: between 2011 and 2014 the irs stopped 19 million suspicious returns. but this it did not catch his. >> the irs says we are not going to take action till you file your tax retu

ktvu's ann rubin tells us authorities have another mystery on their hands. how they ended up in someone's backyard. >> reporter: they were there among the furniture and boxes. parts of two human skeletons. a neighbor called police. >> sure enough there were a couple of human heads. remains in a steel bucket. >> the homeowner surprised to see the officers said there was a good explanation. >> she said that her dad got it from a museum curator. >> reporter: the museum geared towards children took in artifacts artifacts and a such found evidence they used to have native american remains. >> the records of it bones coming to us but no record of the bones leaving us. i can only hazard a guess. >> reporter: in the records was a donor card from 1973. they were 200 to 300 years old. the donors name was the same name written on the bones. >> that was the connection for us. we were happy to be able to recover them and not bring the crime scene team in. huge relief for us. >> reporter: they will now bring in a team to investigate and they will try return the remains. >

anne rubin. >>> the number of new jobs created in the united states is up. 200,000 jobs were added inso went up. if jobless rate also went up to 5.5% but that can actually be considered a good sign because it means more people are entering the job market. wall street didn't necessarily like the news the dow was up 56, the nasdaq was up slightly up nine and the s & p500 dropped three. investigators expect that a strengthening economy will strength the reserve to raise interest rates sooner rather than later. >>> the city of vallejo has new water restrictions set to go in place next week. they limit irrigation usage. even addresses can water on monday, wednesday and friday. odd numbers, tuesday, thursday and saturday. >>> american pharaoh is the favorite in 147th running of the belmont stakes. as ken pritchett tells us, that race is expected to fill the gates at golden state field. >> reporter: this 3-year-old may have destined for history. this is american pharaoh and yes pharaoh is misspelled. the oa and should be reversed. but who care s if the odds do what the odds suggest and wins

. >> reporter: he is doing much better and he was set to be released from the hospital today. >> ann rubinorting for us tonight. thank you very much. >>> the new budget is now on the governor's desk. they approved the $115 billion spending plan this morning. $2billion slimmer than the one they wanted. the governor demanded cuts because he wants fiscal responsibility and anticipate revenues will be lower. schools and community collegeles will receive $14.3 billion and $40 million for medical. the governor has till june 30 to sign it. >>> contra costa county supervisors are closer to getting raises. a committee yesterday approved a recommendation from the county administrator. the issue of supervisors compensation became a point in october when board members voted to increase their salaries by 33% but because of a public outcry they decided to rescind the race and now the committee is recommending a 12% pay increase over three years. that would raise the base pay from $104,000 to $117,000 by january 2018. the board is set to vote on the raise july 7. >>> continuing coverage now on today's wa

ktvu's ann rubin has more. >> reporter: they are coming up from the drains looking for water. this increase in cockroaches on the move means an increase in business. >> reporter: they are the roommates he never wanted. >> in the kitchen and in my bath room. under the carpet. when i try clean my room they just jump out and i was freaking out. >> reporter: cockroaches, they are finding their way out of pipes and cracks in the pavement and thanks to the drought heading into homes. >> worse we have seen in 30 years. >> reporter: he says their food and habits dry up. >> when they lose their moisture, they make it in. >> reporter: this is video from another company. one taken in san jose. the other in milpitas. you can see the cockroaches looking for shelter. walking at night is 10 times worse. >> snap, crackle pop. i was at place last night and all around the drains, trash area, they are crawling. >> what can you do? he uses a foam to seals cracks. inside a home he says sticky traps will work but his preferred method? >> vacuums. >> reporter: they have another tactic. >> i have to

that was ann rubin from milpitas. more from her at 6:00 p.m. >>> a developing story now from the a's game in boston. scary moments. half hour ago a fan was hit by a piece of broken bat. the bat broke and went flying into the stands. a woman in the second row was hit. reports from the scene say she was hit in the face and bleeding. paramedics took her away across the field. the game was stopped. since then they started playing again. no word on how she is doing and no word on her condition at this time. >>> the warriors won game one of the nba finals and now the cavaliers have a tougher fight ahead. >> we found out this one a key player is out for the series. scott reiss is here now. that is a big blow. >> a massive blow for a team that was already not 100% and now they are further from that. warriors road got easier with news at kyrie irving is indeed out for the remainder of the playoffs. he has a fractured left knee cap, out of action for 3-4 months. this is the play. his knee has been a problem for many weeks now.

>> ann rubin, thank you. >>> the ever screen school district reached a settlement with parents who accused administrators. a teacher was sentenced to 75 years in prison for molesting 5 students. the trial between the victim's parents and the district got underway last week. the sides reached a deal leading to a settlement. the district said we believe the settlement will allow the young women impacted by his actions to move forward and deal. >>> an attorney for the man suspected of kidnapping a three- year-old boy from the library says her client suffers from schizophrenia. he appeared in court this afternoon. his attorney says he thought he knew the boy and thought he was helping the child. his next court appearance is july 16. >>> new developments now involving a roller coaster accident that injured an employee at california's great america. it is closed tonight as investigators try to figure out what happened. witnesses say the employee was trying to retrieve a cell phone when he was hit by the ride. ktvu's allie rasmus is in the news room. you spoke with the head of cal- osha about a i

ktvu's ann rubin is in milpitas where she talked to a bus driver who stopped the abduction. >> reporter: alfonso david edington of pittsburg is in custody accused of abducting a three-year-old. he was apprehended here. authorities say he was carrying the child and they had to pry him away. the driver realized what was going on. >> all the parents that are asking for their child to be brought back home. that came to my mind. they were going to be in front of the camera if he got away with it. >> reporter: authorities believe he took the child from the library in milpitas. he then boarded a bus. the driver says it wasn't the suspect that caught his eye. it was the child. he looked at the alert and then the boy and realized it was a match. >> i hit the break. i said i am looking for a green backpack. i wanted to observe the man. sure enough, the red shoes. >> reporter: authorities say the three-year-old was unharmed and reunited with his family. police credit his quick thinking. >> bus driver is a hero. >> reporter: he has his training to thank and his experience as a father. >> union i le

in cupertino, ann rubin, ktvu. >>> full sunshine take a look at the highs from this afternoon.r 80s out toward concord and livermore. san jose topped out in the mid- 70s and san francisco downtown 61 degrees. here's our live camera looking out toward the oakland estuary. we have a tree tonight take a look at the plants here. venus and here we go jupiter. you see the clear skies so look up above you can see the planets up there. for the most part right now we're in the clear but patchy fog making a come back late tonight. and into early tomorrow morning. right now in fact, you can see a closer look at the satellites and patchy fog trying to regroup offshore. there will be a factor first thing tomorrow morning near the coast. and a few patches right around the bay itself for the friday morning commute. current numbers are in the upper 50s in san francisco, 58 walnut creek 68. and livermore checking in 63 degrees. forecast for tomorrow, here's the plan for the morning hours. partly cloudy skies, patchy fog. temperatures whipping in the low to mid-50s. in the afternoon hours here's

ktvu's ann rubin is live.s is the latest twist in a story that has teachers and parents upset. >> reporter: it is a different message than they got earlier in the week. this afternoon teachers attended a meeting here trying to make sense of it. >> reporter: at west valley elementary school teachers came to clean out their classrooms. next year none of them will return. >> has been my community, my family and to see it break up like this it -- there is no words to explain that. >> monday parents were told about a year's worth of tension of the school with problems with leadership. administrators said the fix is having all teachers reapply for their job. last night that changed. >> i told them we need be honest. teachers are not going to have an opportunity come back. >> the teachers union believed the interviewing process as set up by the district wouldn't be fair. >> some would have got their jobs back. others not. how would that be fair? would not be. >> reporter: they asked for a change outlined in this memo

ktvu's ann rubin joins us now outside the closed driving school. frustrated families tonight and it doesn't look like they will get their money back. >> reporter: that's right. offices are shut down. there is no one here to answer questions and people who paid will likely have to pay again somewhere else. >> reporter: like many other 16- years-olds he had been eager to get behind the wheel. he is now looking for a new driving school. >> i was angry. it is frustrating. i was looking forward to do it. >> reporter: his family signed him up with stanford driving school. and then a letter came in the mail, the school closed. >> there was no recourse, no way to contact anyone. no explanation of what happened. >> reporter: the office which moved to lose altos is closed. the website and phone shut down. she had planned to buy the business but said there were things disclosed in the process that would have made the sale impossible so they shut it down. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: hundreds of potential students were effected. some who paid money through m

ktvu's ann rubin live with the controversy. >> reporter: there is a meeting tonight that is just aboutt underway. a chance for everyone here to meet the new principal and to hear about the vision for how to fix the problems that west valley elementary school next year. >> reporter: they were notified one hour after school let out for the summer. everyone at west valley elementary school would be asked to reapply for their jobs. >> i have been physically ill and upset and hurt. >> she had been a teacher for 17 years. >> to have the district come in and basically say every teacher at that school isn't doing their job or isn't doing what they need to do is really insulting. hard for all of us to take. >> the trouble range from a lack of leadership to a lack of communication to

in palo alto, ann rubin. >>> a water park is expected to be closed over the weekend after several kids sick at the pool. 34 people got sick and 17 went to the hospital. the contra costa county health department is still waiting for maintenance record and analyzes test results trying to figure out what chemical made the people sick. >>> free water for the taking. how a growing number of bay area cities are trying to encourage conservation by giving away water. >> this is how san francisco's city hall celebrates its 100th birthday. you have to see it to believe it. let's mobile. same plan. new phone. or a new plan. and a just in case. add a new line. or three. and unlimited talk and text for unlimited tweens. take a carrier store detour at target and upgrade to a shiny new everything. now when you purchase one of these affordable plans get a $100 gift card. all things mobile. all in one place. >>> new at 10:00, a dazzling light show tonight as san francisco throws a centennial celebration in honor of its city hall. the building opened 100 years ago and has served as a magnificent stage f

ann rubin. >> coming up, a public defender program. >> san mateo county has had no public defender, insteaddefenders. why some say it's time to have more checks and balances. >>> and later, a memorable homecoming for a soldier at sfo. how his mom and the uso helped make this airport proposal happen. >>> in san mateo county budget hearing began today with a controversy item on the agenda. how to provide legal defense for people who can't afford an attorney. new at 10:00, ktvu's jana katsuyama live in redwood city with how some say the $17 million private defender program doesn't do enough to protect the people it represents, jana. >> reporter: frank the chief of the san mateo family private defender program is only one of a kind in the state of california. some people are saying the county should reevaluate the system. >> this is him and his daughter. >> reporter: audrey parker's son just turned 26 on the same day as his daughter's birthday. but it will be years before he already free to celebrate with her. >> this is when he first went. they shipped him to arizona. >> reporter: parker's son