in oakland christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> as christien kafton just mentioned, the games pick up again on tuesday. then the series moves on to memphis for games two and three and game four maybe the clencher is set for monday. >>> two suspected gunmen are dead after opening fire on a security guard at a prophet muhammad contest north of dallas. two armed men pulled up in a car in front of the event center and started shooting at that security officer. police returned fire killing both of the men. the security officer was treated and released from the hospital. those attending the event were taken away on buses and the area evacuated while a bomb squad searched the gunman's vehicle. >> we just thought somebody was protesting. >> reporter: police say it's not clear if the shooting was connected to that event. >>> the man accused of shooting a new york city police officer in the head saturday was arraigned today. 35-year-old demetrius blackwell is facing charges including two counts of convicted murder of a police officer. the officer he's accused of shooting bryan moore is repor

ktvu's christien kafton went there today and tells us what they plan to do next and why so many whales are washing up on bay area beaches. >> reporter: this 28-foot gray whale is the latest to day off the california coast and washled ashore. -- washed ashore. they discovered the whale saturday and it is drawing a lot of attention from beachgoers. >> when i was over there i saw people looking at it. i thought that something was down there. like a sea animal. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw it? >> it was sad. >> reporter: no word about what killed this whale but they are worried about what is killing the whales. more than a half dozen dead whales washed on to bay area beaches beaches and that follows a long winter that saw hundreds of malnourished sea lions. they are worried this whale is a symptom of a larger problem. -- larger problem. >> like in the minds, the bird in the cage. all these pieces come together that show there is something happening to our world. you know, what are we going to do about it? >> reporter: researchers sell ktvu the number of whales dieing is wit

christian c -- christien kafton, thank you. . >>> the amtrak derailment that killed 8 people. the train accelerated before the crash. went from 70 miles per hour to 106 miles per hour just before entering a 50 miles per hour section. investigators don't know why the train sped up. the engineer brandon bostian agreed to talk oinvestigators. his -- to investigators, he has no memory of the crash but agreed to a blood test and we learned today one of the 8 victims has ties to the bay area. he was a wells fargo executive who used to live in walnut creek. he lived with his wife and children before moving away. his family owns the home and they are asking for privacy. he was a senior vice president for wells fargo based in new york. in a statement the company said our hearts go out to all of those impacted by the tragedy. >>> and stay with ktvu and www.ktvu.com for continuing coverage on the deadly derailment. we posted updates on twitter and facebook and our app. >>> a shooting near a skateboard park left a high school student dead. police were called to a report of a shooting befo

ktvu's christien kafton joins us live from the scene of the shooting. police are saying it's fortunate nobody was hit. >> reporter: yeah, it's very fortunate no one was hit. the incident happened around 10:50 this morning, so the parking lot was not as packed as it could be. this is the area we're talking about. imagine if the shooting were to take place now. very fortunate no one was injured or killed in this incident. tonight, police are looking for the shooters. 10:50 saturday morning, shoppers at sun valley mall in concord heard a series of gunshots. investigators aren't releasing a lot of details about the shooting, but do say there were at least two men firing back and forth at one another across this parking lot. the only casualties, three cars caught in the crossfire. edward ping came to the mall for shopping and lunch. >> i saw police along my car. what happened to my car? i came over to take a look. oh, it's surprising is. >> reporter: gunmen hit his toyota twice, leaving a hole in the door and one in the windshield. he says he's just happy he

ktvu's christien kafton was in oakland all day, where the cleanup continues and where there was a new protest today with a decidedly different tone than the one last night. >> reporter: we are here in frank ogawa plaza, ground zero for last night's protest and also today's protest, focused on the message, not the mayhem. this afternoon, about 100 or so people showed up in front of city hall, using art to voice their opposition to police violence. >> we're making this with flowers and we have the names of individuals who have been killed by police. >> reporter: surrounding the plaza, dozens of oakland police officers watching the demonstration. >> we're here to facilitate that and make sure no outsiders come in, disrupt their message or freedom of speech. >> reporter: organizers say they don't want the message to be lost when outside influences come into oakland and destroy property. >> your rage in our community under the banner of black lives is not okay. >> reporter: friday night, vandals taringed more than 30 businesses, including this hyundai dealership, smashing 60 cars and burni

christien kafton is monitoring votes. christien, how can this effect our water bill. reporter: the board is set to vote on a series of measures aimed to protect our limited water supply. water districts that don't cut water use enough could face fines of up to $10,000 per day and that could mean higher water rates for customers. the governor asked users to reduce water use by 20%. for the states biggest cities, the news is worse. they only reduced their use by three and a half percent. the board is expected to ask cities and districts to reduce usage from anywhere from 8 to 38%. cities and districts not meeting those guidelines could be slapped with those steep fines. the board is monitoring how districts are enforcing fines. >> some agencies are, some of these water suppliers have enforcement staff on the street looking for violations. they're taking in the complaints coming in and they're notifying people. reporter: if the board approves the new water restrictions and fines, they could go into effect june 1st. the board is estimating there could be a half billion do

christien kafton is at the hotel.will tell us what the residents are saying about the situation there. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> let's check your weather and traffic. how does it look, steve? >> not bad after yesterday. >> yesterday was exciting. >> now the exciting is down in southern california. they are getting rain and snow. we're getting the low clouds and cooling and a clear as air mass behind that -- and a clear air mass behind that. mono lake about a foot. hollister had decent rain yesterday. the problem is, most of the snowpack melted already. historically low levels. what fell there is nice but the temps warm up fast in may. it won't stick around very long. we'll take it. on the back side, look at this, down in southern california, they are getting slammed in ocean side and san diego. really heavy rain down there. 40s for us or 50s. fairfield, 40. it's a chilly morning. that cool air is in place. there's the low as it heads into southern californ

the regulations include fine of up to $10,000 per dayment we have developments from christien kafton. reporter: the board has not voted yet but they are expected to approve a series of measures aimed at protecting our limited water supply. the board is set to ask cities and districts to reduce usage from anywhere from 8 to 36% based on how much they currently use. if they can't reduce their usage, they will face fines up to $10,000 a day, costs that will likely be passed on to consumers. if agencies can't cut their usage, they'll be called on the carpet and asked. >> we're going contact them and go through their programs. you know, how many enforcement staff do they have, what's their budget for out reach and education. reporter: if the board approves the new water restrictions and fines, they would go into effect june 1st. the board estimates there could be a hatch billion dollars in fines -- half billion dollars in fines across the state. the board is expected to approve those restrictions and fines. >>> on ktvu.com you'll find a location the governor's drought plan plus tips to hel

ktvu's christien kafton is live at the hotel which was red tagged because of contaminated water. an inspector showed up this morning. >> reporter: yeah. i just spoke with him a couple of minutes ago. i learned maybe five, ten minutes ago, he's saying the possible theory as to what may have happened, this law office right here has been unused for several years. that means the water has not been used. so the water may have backed up and that may have contaminated the drinking water for the rest of the units. people started getting sick here. the city of oakland came by red tagged the entire building thursday night after finding unsafe bacteria in the water here. crews arrived friday morning at the towers ready to take samples and see if the first round of chlorine treatment cleaned out the contamination trying to figure out how the drinking water was tainted in the first place. >> the plan to have a plumber go through the system and we'll see where the contamination is coming from. >> reporter: residents complained of stomach disdress and -- distress and had the water analyzed. man

christien kafton has been out looking for it. coming up, he will tell us what he found and show us the massive and expensive process that is underway to bury the two other whales. >>> but first, a new police crackdown in the haight ashbury neighborhoods. the crimes police are focusing on. >>> right now traffic is doing well in some area, it's slowing down in others. this is one of the slow spots, northbound 280 in san jose getting up to highway 17. >>> in weather, only subtle changes. a lot of low clouds around. it's a cool pattern. still below normal with a little bit of sun. we'll have the cool wednesday highs. but this special financing offer ends memorial day at sleep train. [baseball crowd noise] ♪ ♪ [x1 chime] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers] oh! i can't believe it! [cheering] hi, grandma! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> welcome back. 7:11. emergency cleanup resumes this morning. they are tr

. >> christien kafton in our newsroom tonight, thank you. >>> now to some developing news in newark, where a man with a 1- year-old baby is involved in a police standoff at this hour. we have learned the man is a domestic violence suspect. police say they do not believe he is armed. he has been holed up in an apartment on sycamore street since this morning. a witness told us he was being served papers when he shut the door on police. another woman told us her daughter and granddaughter are stuck in their apartment now because police are telling everyone in the area to stay put. >> just saying go in and lay down. they are scared. >> they are laying down? >> yeah, they are laying down on the floor. >> police are telling them not to leave, right? >> yeah, they told her not to leave. she cannot go out or in. >> along with newark police, the highway patrol and a union city police s.w.a.t. team are on the scene. officers are still trying to negotiate with that man. a ktvu crew is also there monitoring the situation. as soon as we get any new information, we'll bring it to you. >>> the gold

. >> reporter: christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> they're so popular in the bay area they only need one name to be recognized. steph, dramond. and we're live where the warriors are still an unknown. >> it's a way many san francisco cultures come together. the colorful sights and sounds from carnival. >> and in weather we have stubborn clouds today. already pushing back into the bay. and even added some drizzle to the mix. coming up we'll take a look at the cool numbers in the memorial day forecast and the timing when the 80s resurface in our five day. >>> as many as 400,000 people turned out for the festival. the highlight of this decade's own tradition was today's big parade. >> reporter: in the heart of the mission, 24th and bryant. this parade is the celebration of world cultures, dancing to the hobbies and heritage of all the people that make up the mission district. >> just the whole latin culture, it's beautiful. we have mexicans, hondurenos, nicaraguensans. >> this is a big family party. >> i love the fact that we all can come together and have a big party. >> reporter: 64 gr

ktvu's christien kafton is live at oracle arena. >> reporter: the fans optimistic too. already making bold predictions about the rest of the post season. >> reporter: oracle arena was sea of gold. fans happy with the win against the grizzlies and already looking forward for too the rest of the post season. >> great game. >> blow out win. we are taking memphis in four. heard it here first. >> going all the way tochampionship. see you -- to the championship. >> reporter: for many today's win was a family affair. >> played well. first game right here. enjoyed it. >> i think the warriors played great today. curry is amazing. >> mvp, done. >> reporter: fans said this is the team that could go all the way. everyone has their favorite player. >> greene on defense. heart of the team. the whole team -- they have different pieces that all come together. >> you are the man. you are amazing to watch. you are good. we love you. keep it up. >> reporter: very excited fans. they are already looking forward to tuesday night when they host the grislies for game two in the best of 7sary -

christien kafton is live with the damage it may cost to fix. >> reporter: we're talking about a tremendous amount of water here. enough water to supply 500 homes with water for a full year. now that dam that was vandalized actually helped divert water to the quarry lakes here. and those lakes help recharge and refill under ground water sources. now officials are looking for the vandals. a fremont crime scene divertment team spent the day looking for clues to lead them to who popped the inflatable dam that held millions of gallons of water. >> when it was damaged it released the water that was behind it. so 60,000-gallons of water was went to the bay. >> reporter: thursday morning someone worked hard to destroy the inflatable dam which despite being inflatable was actually quite tough. >> it is not the kind of floaty pool toy you would have in your pool. this is a robust very thick rubber. the people that conducted this act definitely had malicious intent. >> reporter: investigators won't talk about leads or confirm if they have video of the vandals. >> i really can't get into the details a

we are joined by christien kafton, you were following with the crowd but pulled back after encountering some hostility. >> reporter: after a peaceful may day, things took a turn. we were going with that crowd and they made a scrimmage line. they turned at eighth and franklin and that's where the destruction began. we're actual little here on ninth and franklin. take a look this is an atm bank. this is the atm. you can see this atm smashed and as you move over to the right you can see the door completely blown out at this wells fargo bank at ninth and franklin. we marched with the crowd for a while. seemed like they were targeting corporate entities. a lot of bank where is the targets of this vandalism. you can see this entire side all of the windows on this side of the bank completely bashed out. we were again in the middle of what started out as a peaceful protest against police violence in baltimore here in the bay area and one of our crews briefly became the target of an attack himself. >> easy guys, easy. easy. easy. >> this is not the place to have a camera. >> i know. >> look arou

christien kafton is joining us live now in pacific can.and also word of yet another dead whale that has washed ashore. christian. >> yeah that is exactly right. as you said we're pretty busy. we are just now arriving on scene here. making our way out to the scene where you can see crews just starting to work burying the two whales they found out here. but first new development out here. now crews in pacifica got busy yesterday digging a pair of graves for the whales. over the last two months a female hump back and a male sperm whale washed ashore here. [ inaudible ] and the cities of san francisco and pacifica are going to split the $40,000 bill for burying those whales. the whales don't pose a health hazard but they are certainly causing an inconvenience for people that are living near maury point. it's not an easy thing to do to bury a whale. the hole has to be dug very deep. some 15 feet or so. we expect crews to be back here all day. meanwhile in half-moon bay the body of a but we did not spot her. that may be good news. officials ther

christien kafton is joining us from the building which has a history of problems. >> reporter: yeah wel get into that history in just a moment. residents here gone this morning. you can see the red tag here. this building red tagged. if you take a look right here you might be able to read hazardous portable water. this time it's the water making residents sick. city inspectors came by and red tagged the building. residents here have been complaining of stomach and gi ailments and asked east bay mud to sample and test the water on sunday. those tests came back positive saying the water was contaminated with bacteria commonly found in sewage and waste water. several complained about stomach ailments. and they went to areas hospitals to see what was going on before they knew about that contamination. >> when we went to the hospital, i already suspected the water because any time i drink it, take a shower, brush my teeth i would be feeling really nauseous. really sick for awhile. ktvu was here when buses showed up to getth residents out of here. four dozen residents had to evacuate because

christien kafton is joining us from the bay area where another dead whale has washed ashore. >> reporterah can you believe it for the third time in the last two months a whale has washed ashore. faitour journalist chip vaughn and i have been cruising up and down the beach. you can see it just started to get light out here so hopefully we will be able to see if we can spot that whale. if it is here in the area, we are hearing crews may be out later on to examine this whale as they have the two others. the body of the small grey whale washed ashore yesterday. crews were not sure if the waves would wash the bodies back out to sea. marine biologists are repaired to come out and examine the remains. this could be the same whale that was spotted offshore the last two days. pacifica getting busy yesterday. digging a pair of graves for the whales that washed up. this is the third time a whale has washed ashore. both of those whales causing a major odor problem for neighbors as the whales decompose and the cities of san francisco will split the $40,000 bill for burying those whales. officials say

new at 6:00, ktvu's christien kafton in the newsroom, and you talked to one of the victims. >> reportervictim earlier today. san francisco police tell me the suspect targets elderly or disabled women and that his mo is to use his jacket to cover the victim's purse while he lifts that wallet. we talked with one woman today who was robbed. she says the thief kept brushing her in the face with the jacket during the bus ride and finally made the move when the bus stopped, pretending to fall on her. >> move back to a pole and stage a fall directly on top of me, pinning me to the chair and, you know, doing what he had to do. i yelled right away because as soon as he got up and went out the back door, i looked down and i see the purse is wide open. >> he got my wallet! >> reporter: you can hear her on the surveillance tape there. the thief snatched karen sellers' wallet while he was riding the 5 fulton line. the whole incident was captured on surveillance cameras. the thief used his jacket as a distraction and to muffle the noise of zipping open her purse. sellers immediately noticed she had b