even the ability to change channels or not what program is on.th the advent of dtv the level of complexity increased even more. are in the project in u.s., u.k. and elsewhere begin building prototypes to enable talking venues of all onscreen controls including electronic program guide. in england the result in technology is now available on the market. in the u.s. a grant from the department of education enabled wgbh's national center for successful need to create the following prototype using the open-source tv platform. the following clip shows how a blind person can navigate an onscreen programming menu using audio prompts. >> schedule recordings. program guide. welcome to the program guide. who wants to be a millionaire. news at 5:30. channel two news. >> finally, web surfing via mobile devices is becoming increasingly common. tv and video viewing on mobile devices is also becoming more common especially with the recent launch into the mobile tt standard and devices that support it. and in terms of access to multimedia, both blackberry and ap

this means that comcast will pay less to carry channels like the discovery network, the food channel, bloomberg, or the tennis channel, threatening their financial viability, or these channels will be relegated to the graveyard around channel 690 or 691. or 692. or customers will have to pay even more each month to buy access to these channels. this is bad for consumers because it's going to put many of these networks out of business. that means less choice and more comcast/nbc programming. but it doesn't end there. comcast also happens to be the nation's leading wireline broadband internet provider which means this single company will both own the programming and run the pipes that bring us that programming. here again comcast will be able to use its overwhelming market share and in many markets it's near none monopoly in the internet business to favor its own video services. say, its on-demand services over companies like net federalism their -- netflix that were cheaper and would otherwise win upon an overall playing field. these are ow all problems with e overall deal but it may b

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> a violent explosion shakes an east bay neighborhood, trappingone person inside a partially colapsed home. >> a colleague says it shook like an earthquake. the explosion happened after 8:00 tonight at a home that was being remodeled near dowling, patty lee is live to show us what happened. >> reporter: a 61 year old man is in critical condition tonight. you can see that the top floor of this house looks like it is folding over on to the car. this house is essentially leveled. this explosion also damaged these nearby buildings, and neighbors tell us just around 8:00 they heard and felt an explosion so powerful they thought it was an earthquake. and then they started hearing cries for help. that's when they found leon censer on the ground. he lived on the first floor and managed to make his way out of the house, but his clothes caught fire, his neighbors scrambled to save him. >> i felt it collapse, as i opened the door, i heard help me, donna, help me. it was leon on fire. >> i heard this guy asking for help. help, help, he was screaming for help.

live here in santa rosa, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news channel 2 news. >>> and the other top story -- the weather. right now we have a break in the series of storms that have s oaked northern california. heavy rain pounded the bay area overnight. that created some treacherous driving conditions. the chp reports a large number of fender-benders and spinouts during the rain storm. this is video from marin county and the golden gate bridge what you saw a few minutes ago. while the heavy rain may have let up for a while, another powerful storm is due to hit the bay area christmas day. with details on that, we go to our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> that storm system for christmas day is verying o ffshore. that will -- is developing o ffshore. right now we have lingering rain totals. these are the totals -- >> as far as the storm system itself on the satellite and radar you can see it moving through the region earlier this monthing -- this morning and then offshore, not a lot h appening but on the left portion of the screen, we see the clouds associated with the frontal system that will

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> drenching rain tonight around the bay area. first in a series of storms headed our way. good evening. >> i'm ken wayne. from the roadways to runways, stormy weather is causing problems across the bay area. while it's wet out there now, it's only going to get worse in the days ahead. ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storms, but we begin with mike at san francisco airport where there have been flight delays all day long, mike? >> reporter: hey, ken, we know when it rains there can be issues. tonight we have issues here at sfo. i want to show you what's taking place on the tarmac. a couple of jumbo jets out, 747s. the international flights are getting out on time. it's the flights to the east coast, this small plane experiencing delays up to about 90 minutes. it's even worse for short haul flights, their weight, about 2- 3 hours. san francisco international airport, on a clear night, 120 nights coming and going every hour. tonight, that number is down to 54. it has been a day of delays and cancellations. >> our

i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a u.s. airways flight from newark, new jersey to phoenix arizona was diverted to pittsburgh, pennsylvania this morning after a small dog got loose on board and bit two people. an airline spokesman says despite being told not to, the dog's owner let it out of a carrier that fit underneath a seat. the dog described as a 12-pound manchester terrier bit a passenger and a flight attendant before it was eventually corralled. the pilot decided to divert the flight as a precaution. the dog and its owner were removed, the bite victims were treated and the flight continued onto phoenix. the dog and its owner were eventually allowed to take a later flight. >>> california's attorney general jerry brown today announced a deal settling a dispute between environmentalists and wind -- turbine owner. they will replace 2400 turbines with newer units that kill fewer birds, shut off all existing turbines by 2013 and pay 2 1/2 million dollars to be split between the state and east park regional district. >>> wea

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> rain moving out of the bay area right now. what's in store tomorrow? the forecast in about 10 minutes. >>> an accident at a major san francisco hotel leads a toddler clinging to life. we'll show you where the boy was found. >>> a rally to save an east bay school from closure, why it may already be too late. a boy in critical condition, the toddler was found in a hotel fountain. it happened this afternoon at the hyatt regency. amber lee is live with an update. >> reporter: tonight it was learned the 18 month old boy is not breathing on his own after falling into a fountain. the accident happened two floors up from street level. around 1:00 this afternoon, the child was with his mother, twin sister, and a nanny by the fountain when he somehow got away from his family. >> the woman started screaming, every employee was looking for him. >> reporter: about ten minutes after the boy disappeared, a hotel worker discovered the toddler in a fountain. >> wall with 2 feet tall, and if a child leaned in and fell in, he'd be behind the fou

ktvu, channel 2 news, dependable live coverage of breaking news. the bay area's major news of the day. and complete in depth coverage. plus the forecast for the area where you live. frank somerville, julie haener, ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00, complete bay area news coverage. . >>> one farmer says it scares the day let's out of him. he is talking about a pesticide that has been approved for use on the californian multimillion dollars crop. some say it isn't safe but others say they need it to say competitive. lloyd lacuesta with our report. >> reporter: domestic strawberries are out of season right now. but in santa cruz county they can be found in some markets. these are from watsonville. strawberries are $160 million a year industry here. the number one crop in this county. california grows 90% of the nation's strawberries. but they are vulnerable to pests. now the state has approved the use of the pesticide methyl iodide, a potential carcinogen. >> i am paying attention to what the scientists are saying and i have listened to them talk about it

"ktvu channel 2 news." >>> a call for crime cameras in one neighborhood. residents say they'll put up more money themselves if the city doesn't. >>> a little bit of a dry out today. the fog is forming already in the napa and santa rosa area. and a shot of rain. see you back here. street crime has community leaders in oakland's china town looking to add security cameras around a popular recreation center. residents tell us crimes such as purse snatching, gambling and fights are increasing near the rec center. they are worried the children and senior citizens could become victims. the city doesn't want to spend the $20,000 it would cost, so the asian advisory committee on crime is trying to raise the money itself. >> we have seen people robbed. there's something minor, but sometimes it could elevate to something serious. >> some business owners in the neighborhood have already installed cameras at their stores. they say it is helping. >>> in iraq, christian leaders are canceling most christmas activities after al qaeda threatened more attacks. 52 people were

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> rain moving out of the bay area right now. what's in store tomorrow? the forecast in about 10 minutes. >>> an accident at a major san francisco hotel leads a toddler clinging to life. we'll show you where the boy was found. >>> a rally to a boy in critical condition, the toddler was found in a hotel fountain. it happened this afternoon at the hyatt regency. amber lee is live with an update. >> reporter: tonight it was learned the 18 month old boy is not breathing on his own after falling into a fountain. the accident happened two floors up from street level. around 1:00 this afternoon, the child was with his mother, twin sister, and a nanny by the fountain when he somehow got away from his family. >> the woman started screaming, every employee was looking for him. >> reporter: about ten minutes after the boy disappeared, a hotel worker discovered the toddler in a fountain. >> wall with 2 feet tall, and if a child leaned in and fell in, he'd be behind the fountain. you wouldn't see him, that's why it took so long to find him. o

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> a violent explosion shakes an east bay neighborhood, trapping person inside a partially colapsed home. >> a colleague says it shook like an earthquake. the explosion happened after 8:00 tonight at a home that was being remodeled near dowling, patty lee is live to show us what happened. >> reporter: a 61 year old man is in critical condition tonight. you can see that the top floor of this house looks like it is folding over on to the car. this house is essentially leveled. this explosion also damaged these nearby buildings, and neighbors tell us just around 8:00 they heard and felt an explosion so powerful they thought it was an earthquake. and then they started hearing cries for help. that's when they found leon censer on the ground. he lived on the first floor and managed to make his way out of the house, but his clothes caught fire, his neighbors scrambled to save him. >> i felt it collapse, as i opened the door, i heard help me, donna, help me. it was leon on fire. >> i heard this guy asking for help. help, help, he was screaming for help. i

patty ty lee, ktvu channel 2 kut -- patti l eigh, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the government has decided to go paperless. 80% of checks are sent to bank accounts. but 186 million checks were m ailed last year. starting in may and no longer than the spring two years from now, everybody will receive electric payments. >> each year it will save $ 120 million in post as -- postage costs. and it's estimated that the trust fund will save as much as $1 billion. >> most of the 600,000 lost or stolen check aims will be eliminated by direct department. >>> u.s. homes sales edged up last night. the national association of realtors says 4.8 million homes were sold in november. that's a gain of 5 poi 5% -- 5.5%. the commerce department has gin o verall economy. the gross domestic product j umped 2.6% from july to september as business spent more to build their inventories. commits are predicting a b etter -- commits are predicting a better-than-expected report due to increased consumer s pending. news that the economy grew faster than expected over the summer was well received on wall street. >>> the

"ktvu channel 2 news." >>> a call for crime cameras in one neighborhood. residents say they'll put up more money themselves if the city doesn't. >>> a little bit of a dry out today. the fog is forming already in the napa and santa rosa area. and a shot of rain. see you back here. >>> it's called a san jose tradition. could this be the last christmas in the park? street crime has community leaders in oakland's china town looking to add security cameras around a popular recreation center. residents tell us crimes such as purse snatching, gambling and fights are increasing near the rec center. they are worried the children and senior citizens could become victims. the city doesn't want to spend the $20,000 it would cost, so the asian advisory committee on crime is trying to raise the money itself. >> we have seen people robbed. there's something minor, but sometimes it could elevate to something serious. >> some business owners in the neighborhood have already installed cameras at their stores. they say it is helping. >>> in iraq, christian leaders are cancel

this is ktvu, channel 2 news. dependable live coverage of breaking news. area's major news of the day. and complete in-depth coverage. plus the forecast for the area where you live. frank somerville, julie haener, ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00, complete bay area news coverage. . >>> it's considered an unusual step. oakland's police chief is requesting a federal investigation of a deadly officer-involved shooting to determine whether the police use of force vie lated the victim's civil rights. ktvu's amber lee is live at police headquarters with our report. amber? >> reporter: julie, tonightthe parents are grateful that police chief is asking the fbi toconduct an independent investigation. they say they don't trust the police department's own internal investigation of the fatal shooting. >> i said i will never see my child again no matter what. that's the worst. and his little daughter has to grow up without her father. >> reporter: 67-year-old nelly jones and her 68-year-old husband frank said they never thought they would have to bury their son and now he

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> months after a shocking killing, police make a break in the case. good evening. >> a gunman shoots and kills a community activist in the parking lot of an upscale mall. now, 6 months later police announce an arrest and tell us the suspect came forward to offer information about the killing. lloyd is live with the report, lloyd? >> reporter: we are learning tonight, this man, 58 year old gregory elarms was a childhood friend of the man he's accused of murdering. they both grew up in the same neighborhood and were said to be very close. >> we believe that greg elarms acting alone with a motive that is still unclear, gunned down mr. davis lewis in the parking lot of the hillsdale mall on that june evening. >> reporter: six months ago, an east palo alto community activist was gunned down in the parking lot of the hillsdale shopping center. police believe elarms went to the medical center where lewis worked in the aids outreach program and followed him to the mall. chief said elarms told police he had relevant informing. >> in our discussions w

channel 2 morning news, weekdays starting at 5:00 a.m. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> caltrans crews racing against the weather to install the third set of pieces on the central tower of the new bay bridge span. the parts for that tower arrived from china after being delayed by storms at sea. caltrans had started lifting -- were going to start tomorrow but started this morning. the new section should be in place by christmas eve. a final fourth section of the tower installed if february or march. >>> the obama administration is proposing the construction of two tunnels to divert water around areas with endangered fish population. the plan is the best way to manage the waters of delta. the $13 billion cost would be paid for by water users. >>> they are convenient for parents but today the government decided they are also deadly. today the consumer product safety commission decided to ban the sale of drop side cribs starting in june. ktvu's rita williams is live in lafayette tonight with more on this decision. rita. >> report

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> drenching rain tonight around the bay area. first in a series of storms headed our way. good evening. >> i'm ken wayne. from the roadways to runways, stormy weather is causing problems across the bay area. while it's wet out there now, it's only going to get worse in the days ahead. ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storms, but we begin with mike at san francisco airport where there have been flight delays all day long, mike? >> reporter: hey, ken, we know when it rains there can be issues. tonight we have issues here at sfo. i want to show you what's taking place on the tarmac. a couple of jumbo jets out, 747s. the international flights are getting out on time. it's the flights to the east coast, this small plane experiencing delays up to about 90 minutes. it's even worse for short haul flights, their weight, about 2- 3 hours. san francisco international airport, on a clear night, 120 nights coming and going every hour. tonight, that number is down to 54. it has been a day of delays and cancellations. >> our

ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00. the bay area's major news of the day. and complete in-depth coverage. plus the forecast for the area where you live. frank somerville, julie haener, the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news, complete bay area news coverage. . >> gas prices are so high right now they are actually setting records across the u.s. it is $3.06 cents and the prices could go higher. shell oil expert says gas could hit $10 a gallon. >> i don't think the u.s. economy can withstand $5 a gallon gasoline. it is too hard on working folks, too hard on working businesses. >> at $3.32 a gallon the regular price is 40 cents higher than it was at this time last year. some people we spoke to today say they will consider driving less or using public transit. >>> a hold-up at a gas station may be the break investigators need to solve a series of robberies at the toll plaza. the key appears to be an unusual outfit there. janna katsuyama has our report. >> reporter: thousands of cars pass through the toll plaza every day. they are keeping an eye out for one parti

of cable channels. why is that google television costs $300, lockgitech's. >> many reasons but we realized as a company early on in the case of television equipment consumers don't like to pay a lot of money. >> yeah. >> we focused a lot of effort of just building the simplest, lowest cost box that works well that we could, where i think -- speculating, but what google has done well let's put an intel processor in there and make a super powerful box that gives you everything on the web, haven't quite achieved but that's their goal. and that just requires a much more expensive box. so we've said, no, that's not what customers want. >> netflix on the tvp it's not about the box. >> right, don't overdesign a cat lack. i just need a bike to get from here to there. >> not have a what do you make about hulu's role in all of this. they are an interested company because they were started by the network. one of the examples of old media and building a very good service and a really good site that consumers love b

those stories and more next on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon. we begin this noontime with sunny skies now. but a huge storm is heading towards the bay area. it's expected to bring several inches of rain and that could create flooding in several local communities. ktvu's been looking at how residents and businesses are preparing for the potential problems. and tara has details in this report. >> if it just comes and goes, you're all right. but if it sticks around for 24 or 48 hours, you're in trouble. >> reporter: mel bridges has run this barbershop for the past 68 years and has seen his share of storms. >> so right up to here the water's been before. >> higher than that. >> so the water came up to here in years passed? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: he says as soon as it starts to rain city crews will drop off sandbags. >> the water comes down the street, i leave. >> reporter: at goodman's lumber supply in mill valley, about 400 sandbags are ready to go. workers here say they will easily go through all of these bags if the rains are strong enough. ho

frank somerville, julie haener, the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. complete bay area news coverage. is . >>> we are closing in on the end of the crucial holiday bay area for charities. reporting less money coming in this year at least one has struck gold. marijuana naylor joins us now in san jose with the story. maureen? >> reporter: well, the salvation army recorded a record amount of donations up 7%. as of tonight the charity says it's numbers are down. and that makes one anonymous gift this weekend that much more meaningful. this major with the salvation army got a call yesterday morning from someone planning to make a rare donation at this walgreens store in watsonville. a short time later a man and woman drove up. >> the man went to the kettle and dropped in a folded $1 bill. >> there was this pure gold canadian coin. it is estimated to be worth $1400 which is about what it takes eight women wringers to earn in one day. the same couple donated one last year to this community where the unemployment rate hovers around 22%. >> this is the hardest k

this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >> she had not been seen in a week. now a 12-year-old girl kidnapped from her virginia home is alive in san francisco. >>> gang, i'm mike mibach. >>> hello again, everyone, i'm heather holmes. both frank and julie have the night off tonight. virginia officials are headed to san francisco to bring an alleged killer and kidnapper to justice. the man was wanted for killing his girlfriend and then abducting her daughter last week. now, tips had been pouring into police in rowanoak, virginia, about the girl's whereabouts. about today nearly 3,000 miles away in san francisco a confirmed sight. ktvu is now live with the latest development. >> reporter: well, heather, a sighting followed by an arrest. we are outside the safeway on fulton in san francisco. a safeway spokeswoman tells me that this shopping cart area right here behind me is where the police found and arrest that had virginia man and brought into custody the 12- year-old girl he was travelling with. the safeway spokeswoman says the parent never actually made it ins

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> months after a shocking killing, police make a break in the case. good evening. >> a gunman shoots and kills a community activist in the parking lot of an upscale mall. now, 6 months later police announce an arrest and tell us the suspect came forward to offer information about the killing. lloyd is live with the report, lloyd? >> reporter: we are learning tonight, this man, 58 year old gregory elarms was a childhood friend of the man he's accused of murdering. they both grew up in the same neighborhood and were said to be very close. >> we believe that greg elarms acting alone with a motive that is still unclear, gunned down mr. davis lewis in the parking lot of the hillsdale mall on that june evening. >> reporter: six months ago, an east palo alto community activist was gunned down in the parking lot of the hillsdale shopping center. police believe elarms went to the medical center where lewis worked in the aids outreach program and followed him to the mall. chief said elarms told police he had relevant informing. >> in our discussions w

this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland has a present for parking violators. the city is waiting until after the holidays to tack on a new $3 per ticket surcharge. the state implemented the fee on december 7th. and in order to accommodate the holiday shoppers, the city says it won't start imposing the new fee until january 3rd. city officials estimate their delay will cost them $75,000. the surcharge will fund the state's trial court trust fund. >>> in the south bay police tell ktvu news they have some useful leads in their investigation of multiple attempted robberies at san jose's valley fair mall. the san jose police say a man walked into the clothing store club monaco and pulled out a rifle from underneath his trench coat but wasn't able to finish the robbery. it happened last night. after he left the store, the man unsuccessfully tried to carjack two vehicles in the parking lot. the police say he then went across the street and robbed the men's warehouse store of an undisclosed amount of cash. >> we are taking this extremely serious. this could have turne

the issue surrounding the tv channel 51 weren't greater focus. channel 51 is adjacent to the low were blocked in the 700 megahertz. the presence of high-power broadcast operations in many communities may foreclose the opportunity to build out a broadband offering in 700 megahertz. appreciate that we ask questions directly about that issue. pour generally we see comment on how to best avoid such situations particularly as it relates to channel 37 and the uppermost channel dedicated to for the year broadcasting. if we view that he began this and will see more comprehensively we can avoid some of the pitfalls going forward. we also cannot ignore the unintended consequences of our prior actions. we need to address existing impediments to investments like the channel 51 issue and an equitable and expedited manner. i look forward to addressing all of these challenges with my fellow commissioners. many thanks to all the staff who worked hard over thanksgiving. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner baker. this item is the first of three the commission is

this is video just into the channel 2 newsroom. so far this is what we know. around 9:00 tonight, police were called out to the 400 block of 23rd avenue in the richmond district. police say they entered an apartment and found a man who had been shot. paramedics were called but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police have not released any information on a possible suspect. >>> the window is now open which means that any time between now and february the maverick surf competition could be held. this year people are going to notice something different about the contest. ktvu's robert handa tonight with the two biggest changes that are being made. [ applause ] >> reporter: the world's top surfers are anxiously waiting for the maverick surf contest to start. many were here monday for opening ceremonies at pillar point near half moon bay. starting today and until february 28th surfers are essentially on call. when the waves get big enough the competitors have 24 hours to show up. >> it is exciting. gives me butterflies though when i think about it. it's

this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland has a present for parking violators. the city is waiting until after the holidays to tack on a new $3 per ticket surcharge. the state implemented the fee on december 7th. and in order to accommodate the holiday shoppers, the city says it won't start imposing the new fee until january 3rd. city officials estimate their delay will cost them $75,000. the surcharge will fund the state's trial court trust fund. >>> in the south bay police tell ktvu news they have some useful leads in their investigation of multiple attempted robberies at san jose's valley fair mall. the san jose police say a man walked into the clothing store club monaco and pulled out a rifle from underneath his trench coat but wasn't able to finish the robbery. it happened last night. after he left the store, the man unsuccessfully tried to carjack two vehicles in the parking lot. the police say he then went across the street and robbed the men's warehouse store of an undisclosed amount of cash. >> we are taking this extremely serious. this could have turne

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening, everyone. frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >>> a california mother is taking on a fast food giant. she is suing mcdonald's saying the company's happy meal toys and advertisements are putting undo pressure on parents to feed their children unhealthy meals. ktvu's david stevenson joins us now. he's live in san francisco with the details. david. >> reporter: julie, the lawsuit claims that happy meals such as these are the bait that helps lure children into unhealthy eating habits. the nation's largest fast food chain got served today as a sacramento mother of two and a washington public advocacy group filed a class action suit

frank somerville, julie haener, 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. complete bay area news coverage. . >>> parishioners of the nation's largest catholic church had their traditional midnight mass. in addition to holding services every day of the year the church offers a renowned collection of religious art. almost one million visit the church each year. >>> on this christmas day some people weren't lacking under their trees for presents. they were out and about making sure others had a before this timeer christmas. ktvu's john sasaki reports. >> this was the third time around for 13-year-old mike and his christmas effort to feed the hungry. it all start's because mike's life was saved by a man who donated his liver in mike's time of need. >> my donor's name is johnny. what he gave to me i can't give back to him. and since he is not here, i decided to feed the less fortunate to give back to the community. >> reporter: this event which happens on thanksgiving and other holidays as well clearly had a positive impact on the west oakland community. >> well

this is ktvu, channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening, i'm mike mibach in for ken wayne. hello again, i'm heather holmes. a15-year-old girl from redding has been found safe in san francisco. police have arrested her uncle and an unidentified man as they are investigate this as a possible abduction. we have a crew working on this breaking news story and we'll have a live report coming up for you in just a few minute. >>> in other news tonight, deputies from virginia are in san francisco. their goal, to get a 12-year- old girl who had been missing for a week and her alleged kidnapper back to the east coast. ktvu's debora villalon is live in san francisco with new information about where the two were living. >> reporter: ocean beach now figures into this, heather. and yes, at about noon today, four detectives from virginia arrived here in the city, two of them to question the suspect who is jailed here at the hall of justice and the two others to deal with the girl, who is in protective care. this campsite is part of the puzzle, it's where a missing 12- year-old girl from vi

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> breaking news right now.ou can looking at the live at the scene? jenner where authorities are about to begin pulling a vehicle out of the russian river. that vehicle is believed to belong to a woman who disappeared during the weekend storm. jim vargas has been following the story all day. tell us about what's happening right now. >> reporter: well, it's a dodge mini van that they are looking for. her name is phyllis bin. about two minutes ago, the truck was able to pull the vehicle at least partway out of the water. we don't know how long it's is going to take to get it out of the water and up the hill. this has been a two-day long search for ms. bin and her vehicle. saturday nilght, she was with friends and following friends in jenner down to highway 116 about two miles away, and her friends got to the intersection, they noticed she was not there behind them, so they doubled back. she was not found that night. the sheriffs department launched a search in the area yesterday. the water was very, very murky, an

reporting live, consumer editor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a lot of mail. all right. with less than a week before christmas, shoppers are packing the malls. retail analyst calls this the first normal holiday shopping season in three years. sales of clothing rose 9.8% with especially strong sales for men's clothing. jewelry and furniture sales also were up more than 2%. and about half of the people surveyed say they still have lots of shopping to do. >>> a new survey shows you'll pay less for many popular christmas presents this year than ever before. in fact, tvs are now 93% cheaper than they were in 1980. toys cost 55% less than they did in 1980. and the cost of small appliances including coffee makers and toasters also down about 30%. those prices have not been adjusted for inflation. now comes with a $285 price tag. >>> senate democrats believe they have enough support to pass president obama's nuclear arms control treaty with russia. the president made one final pitch that reduces nuclear arsenals on both sides. >> isn't about winning a victory for an administrati

had been bought by one company clear channel they were programmed from twelve hundred miles away the satellite i got the radio on. and just going through a toy phone case in g.b. who is the station for what at that time for emergency services only thing we heard on the radio was what time it was and the temperature what time it was and the temperature and that gets old one forty one forty five to fifteen to twenty oh it was awful only the time in town that's all we heard over and over and over and over again. and country music they were what is your emergency why not police tested the emergency alert system the week before but it didn't work that night nine one one one here more than three and cops aren't allowed to interrupt regular programming when they need to interruptions cut into advertising revenue only the president can do that. if we if we could have had somebody on that would have said stay in your home. we would have yes we would have our lives would be much much better we have lots of health issues now because we were out in it for twenty two minutes because we didn't kno

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6, including live coverage on the developing news from san francisco, on an officer- involved shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries. also the frantic search for a missing snow border up in the sierra, where she was last seen and the medical conditions she suffers from. and also, she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. continuing coverage on the death of a woman who was visiting safari west in snohomish county with her granddaughter. plus, gas prices have been going up recently. tonight the man who is predicting those prices could soon be headed. >> unchartered territory, and he's someone who should know, next at 6. >>> weather-wise, we're seeing the very changes we talked about yesterday. they were dryer but it's getting wind out there. >> yes a good portion of the bay area windy. that's the case over the next two to four hours, the winds tomorrow night as bad, probably 10 to 20 miles an hour. right now live storm-tracker 2, no major storms out there. we do have c

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. we are learning more tonight about a violent attack at napa state hospital. it comes less than two months after a psychiatric worker of the same facility was strangled allegedly by a patient. ktvu's jim vargas spoke with a nurse who has been working at that hospital for years and who says violence there is out of control. jim. >> reporter: frank, this apparently is -- the latest in a long line of violent attacks here at the hospital and i'm not just referring to the donna gross killing

channels. that give each other a christmas roast. who was first to invent the festive decorated tree. next to off the one corner of the united states where its russian roots are still very much in evidence. once it was a part of russian territory there are still reminders to this day children wearing russian national costumes people having russian names and many orthodox churches are standing here but more than one hundred years ago it became the u.s. territory though some americans still don't know about. still asking for more idea about. like nothing i don't know a thing about the alaska it's called. it was called a box of ice a polar bear garden and war russia but in the language of the indigenous peoples the word alaska means the great land.

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> alejo police are depending their actions -- are defending their actions after police shot and killed a man on saturday. they say this is the same gun that the men carried the united the shooting and that the gun is now in police custody. the shooting happened in an alley pg&e -- and he had been displayed a weapon and the officers felt threatened. >>> a child and mother were struck by a car while crossing the street. >> she said mama, i am sorry been my fault. i said no, it is not your fault. she struggled with it. >> the mother and her 2-year- old were in the crosswalk at the time. they say that her daughter did not remember the accident that took her daughter's life. police said today they are wrapping up the investigation and will give their findings to the da in the next few weeks. >>> the national organization for women says the ktvu.com is violating state and local laws. they have filed a complaint with the san francisco police. at the heart of the conflict, is hooters a restaurant or adult entertainment? jana katsuyama is live at the story.

reporting live in antioch, deborah, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> she also told us that the only time that gun has been fired was just once at a firing range. >>> union city police late today released surveillance footage taken moments after an alleged sexual assault on ad to letter inside a store. these were taken wednesday in the dollar store from a camera installed in the front of the store. the man there passed the camera is identified as eugene ramos who attack a two-year-old girl separated from her aunt and brand mother for less than a minute. >> he is already a registered sex o fenimoreer convicted back in 2005 of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in hey war. he is now facing charges including mid committing a forcible lewd act on a child and attempt thed intercourse with a child under ten. the county da says they're confident he will be convicted. >> he's obviously a danger to society, he grabbed a little girl and tore her diaper off and try to rape her. >> the girl underwent a medical exam and is recovering but that's all they're saying. he faces up to 21 years in prison if co

ktvu channel 2 news. >> google and the state of connr headed for a legal show down. connecticut gave google until today to hand over personal data they collected over unsecure wifi network. google declined google says when they were mapping streets they collected the data including pass words and e-mail addresses and say they hope to delete the data as soon as possible. >>> last-minute santas are taking advantage of a free -shipping friday promotion. more than 1700 businesses pledged to pay the shipping charges for all orders received today about half are requiring a minimum purchase. it promises people buying today will receive their purchases before christmas. www.ktvu.com has a link to all participating retailers including the promotional codes needed to place free shipping order. >>> retail analyst say they're seeing increase in phones. one analyst we spoke with says shopping on a mobile device is a novelty but tools to allow them to shop prices with all the apps, retail experts say they only expect the numbers to grow. >>> with donations down, this church had to

live in san francisco, jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the national transportation safety board says layers of failure are what led to a 2008 helicopter crash in northern california that killed nine people and injured seven others. the helicopters was overloaded when it crashed in trinity county. the ntsb said carson helicopters, the company that leased it to the u.s. forest service lied about it's lifting ability. investigators also blamed the faa and forest service for overlooking safety issues. >>> an oakland man is now in critical but stable condition after an explosion brought his homecoming crashing around him. a surveillance video caught the explosion. firefighters believe it was caused by natural gas. but pg & e says it was not caused by equipment failure. the man is being held at the burn center in san francisco with burns in 80% of his body. >>> assemblyman jerry hill has introduced a bill with several tough new restrictions in the wake of the san bruno explosion and fire. the proposal includes sharing information, prioritizing certain repairs. >>> a san francisco man

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> we're glad to see the rain. coming right on schedule. >> tonight a bay area rancher and other businesses ecstatic about the drenching that they are receiving. it has rained steadily across much of the nine-county bay area today. it's not even winter, and the reservoirs are already starting to fill up. bill martin is standing by in the weather center, and we begin with mar reason live tonight. >> reporter: mike, the rain has picked up in the last hour or so. this year the rain has been slow and steady, and that is good news. opening the gate to this 2800 acre cattle ranch in morgan hill reveals an encouraging sight. green grass starting to grow on the valleys and hillsides. >> i think with the rain we have had, i think we will be good. you know, the grass is here. and it's green. as long as we get a week of sunshine and then more rain, we will be good. so it's a good start to it. >> reporter: the ranchers will continue to feed the cows hay until more grass grows, and say last year's significant rain brought relie

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >> police opened fire on a suspect inside a san franciscoome. tonight how a party and stabbing prompted the confrontation. good evening. >> i'm frank somerville. julie haener has the night off. a woman shot by san francisco police has now died. ktvu amber lee is gathering information and live now with what she has learned. >> reporter: frank, we are just steps from the home where police shot and killed a man accused of attacking a teenage girl. they are inside collecting evidence and questioning witnesses. police say this afternoon there was a party inside this home involving lots of young people. but shortly before 4:00 a 15- year-old girl called for help saying that she had been stabbed. three officers entered the home. >>> they met the suspect inside. and the suspect had some type of weapon, possibly a knife. the officers asked the man to put down the knife and he didn't. they shot at the man but did not say how many shots they fired. the man who has been not identified was taken to san francisco hospital where he died. police brought in

ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is necessary. >>> major delays on a bay area freeway. we'll tell you where the backup is and how long it's expected to last. >>> it's going to be a bumpy ride. why it is so important to fix it now. >>> good evening. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm frank somerville. new at 6:00, a big pothole c ausing big problems on highway 101, crews have been trying to fix that whole all day. they are still working on it right now and the traffic backup has been huge. ktvu achristen kafton live tonight in rohnert park with more on the repairs and those traffic problems. >> reporter: yeah, frank, a lot of frustrated drivers out here. crews are still working on a pothole repair. let's give you a look so you

i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. san francisco police chief will hold a community meeting tonight. the subject is yesterday's officer-involved shooting. police shot and killed the man accused of stabbing and injuring a teenage girl. this happened around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. police say they were called to the scene of a party involving lots of young people after a 15- year-old girl phoned in saying she'd been stabbed. three officers entered the home. when police arrived police say two officers fired at the man, he later died. two officers involved have been on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. >>> chp is investigating a fatal collision that happened overnight on a notoriously dangerous bay area road. just after 1:00 this morning a van and a diesel truck collided on vasco road just outside livermore. police say one person died but they're not releasing any information about the victim. vasco road was shut down for three hours while officers examined the scene, but it's now open again. >>> the rai

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> there is some good news today about job growth. payroll processor adp says payrolls increased by $93,000 in november. analysts had expected only an increase of 70,000. it is the 10th consecutive month of increases. nearly 80,000 of those jobs were service-related jobs. while the goods production sector added 14,000 jobs. taking a live look at the big board on wall street. that job growth in the u.s. and signs of global manufacturing extension sent stocks sharply higher today. also, european stocks got a boost after the bank suggested the bank could buy bonds by struggling countries and all major automakers except toyota saw strong sales. the nasdaq and dow are up 3. >>> oakland police are looking for two men they say robbed and sexually assaulted three women. investigators released sketches police say in the early morning hours of november 20th, these men robbed a woman to -- on market street and took her to her home where they robbed and sexually assaulted her. oakland police are offering a reward up to $30,000 for information tha

live in napa, jim vargas, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san leandro man in custody tonight on suspicion of sexually assaulting an 8-year- old girl who was shopping with her family. police say the girl wandered away from her parents inside a wal-mart store on davis street friday night. when she returned, she told them a man had touched her inappropriately. her parents yelled for help and a bystander tackled the 29-year- old who is now facing sexual assault charges. the incident comes a little more than a week after a 2-year- old girl was sexually assaulted at a dollar tree store in union city. >>> a toddler who wandered away from his mother and fell into a fountain at a san francisco hotel has died in the hospital. the 18-month-old boy was with his mother, nanny and twin sister last wednesday when they stopped at the hyatt regency along the embarcadero to get out of the rain and take some holiday photos. the boy wandered away and was found several minutes later submerged in the water of the lobby fountain. police say the toddler's death was aan accident -- was an accident. the hotel has

those stories and next -- those stories and more next on the ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon. topping our news, san rafael police are not giving up the search for the killer after young woman sexually assaulted and strangled two years ago and now a large reward has been added to help solve the case. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. police decided to hold their press conference here at the actual crime scene, where ashley ymauchi's body was found. if you look behind me, it's right there where the brown trash can is. they are hoping that a $50,000 from governor schwarzenegger's office will generate some r enewed interest in this case. detectives say tomorrow, two years ago tomorrow, ashley was strangled. they won't say how. that's something only the killer and the victim knows. but they found her behind the fourth street tavern in downtown san rafael. police say she had been sexually assaulted and died of asphyxiation. she was last seen arrive six hours before leaving the tavern to the back room. >> we see -- we recently went to chicago to interview a

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this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> police search for two suspects tonight after a teenager is stabbed to death waiting at a bus stop after school. good evening, i'm julie haener. >>> and i'm frank somerville. the stabbing victim was a 17- year-old student at newwark high. tonight his mother spoke exclusively to ktvu news just a few hours after learning that her son had been killed. within the past 30 minutes, police reopened the area around the crime scene on cedar boulevard at birch street behind the new park mall. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is there and join us now with late details. >> reporter: frank it happened right here at this bus stop across the street from newwark memorial high school where a 17- year-old student was stabbed to death at 3:45 this afternoon. police say he was at the bus stop waiting for a ride home when the witnesses say two men assaulted him. tonight we talked to a grieving mother. >> my son is a good son. he used to go to church. he would go to school and then come home. >> reporter: she says a car accident delayed her this afternoon from picking up h

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:10. the number of households getting the foreclosure notices is dropping. but there could still be a record number of people losing their homes this year. >>> president obama delivers a major report on the war in afghanistan this morning. i'll show you what it says about when troops will be leaving coming up as the morning news continues. wi i-cl av csts. e earsin e earsst cl. , sea ro f t t.. ro fn-opooal..ko gr. i'a n ! ro fe ysexdo..ko gr. llev wt emo? >>> good morning to you. welcome back. time now 6:13. this morning in london a british judge rejected an appeal against bail for the wikileaks founder julian assang. that means he will be released from jail. take a look at this video. this is outside the courthouse this morning in london where his supporters cheered when that judge issued that ruling. he was ordered released on bail tuesday. prosecutors wanted him to stay behind bars until his extradition hearing on january 11. he's wanted in sweden for questioning in a sex crimes invest