the official cinco de mayo parade has -- >> that's right. al cinco de mayo parade in san jose has been cancelled but they are having one in emma prusch park in san jose. they are setting up. more and more people will show up. at 11:00, the festivities all begin here and the weather is going to be fantastic. yeah, a little cool to start out this morning but not bad. mostly clear skies. plenty of sunshine. looks like things are going to be heating up very nicely outside as high pressure still is holding on with those offshore winds so yeah, we are looking good. temperatures going to be heating up toward the afternoon hours again. on the warm side. hot in spots inland. 90 degrees. 70s inside the bay and 60s at the coast. much cooler weather is on the way. we'll talk more about that in a minute and more about the cinco de mayo festivities coming up in just a minute. right now let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. we are getting a better view now from chopper 5 this problem in hercules. late running roadwork extended until 7:

also today a cinco de mayo celebration starts at 6:00 this evening at the san leandro civic center plaza and here in san francisco, the giants will celebrate cinco de mayo before their game tomorrow evening at at&t park against the rockies. >>> 447 4. the state, county, cities all looking for a way to save a buck. now we have learned that the city of san jose can't even afford to subsidize fun anymore. the carousel at arena green and guadalupe river park is targeted for closure in the city manager's budget proposal. it costs $125,000 a year operate the carousel, something the city says it can't afford as it cuts back on services like police and firefighters. >> you're faced with the alternative of having to close libraries and community centers and eliminate the jobs of hundreds of people who do that kind of work. keeping this carousel open isn't quite as important as trying to maintain other services. >> the city council will hold budget hearings starting wednesday. a final budget is expected to be approved next month. >>> and today state regulators are set to decide just how much pg&e

>> happy cinco de mayo, guys! yeah. they finally let us in the park. they gave us some props and we are ready to go celebrating cinco de mayo today. emma prusch park. it's going to be a great day to come down if you would like. they will have a lot of celebrations and parades, a lot of people with hats on like this. looks like the weather will be fantastic temperatures cool this morning. we have some 40s and 50s out there right now but toward the afternoon, what a day. lots of 70s at the bay and heating up in the valleys, 80s and 90s. so yeah, it's going to be fantastic. but after that things change quite rapidly as high pressure is going to get out of town and we are going to cool down your temperatures quite drastically for tomorrow. much cooler over the weekend including mother's day. but yeah, looks good. feel like one of the three amigos. remember that show from way back when? >> resident party animal here. elizabeth, how's traffic? > i like your flower, lawrence. sydnie and i are going to fight over it later. that was lawrence live in san jose thi

happy cinco de mayo. >> speaking of cinco de mayo we want to take you back to san jose. the crowd appears to be smaller. the crowd seems to be calmer. the crowd had been rocking cars, we'll be covering the latest developments along with this cinco de mayo celebration. good night everyone, thank you for joining us.

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happy cinco de mayo. >> speaking of cinco de mayo we want to take you back to san jose. the crowd appears to be smaller. the crowd seems to be

they canceled the official cinco de mayo parade. the officers know bars and restaurants are offering drinks and prices off this cinco de mayo weekend. they want to make sure no one breaks the law. i have seen several people come out of the county jail in the last hour alone. it's the walk of shame. no one is proud to be walking out of jail. a lady said she was embarrassed because she was in there for a drinking violation. i have been in the drunk tank as a reporter. it's dark, smelly and it's not comfortable at all. if you have to spend a couple nights there, you don't know who you might end up bunking up with. stay at home if you are going to drink. get a designated driver or a cab. live at the main jail, i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >> thank you, great advice. >>> 5:38 now. time for a check on the great forecast. >> because it was so hot yesterday, this morning is down right pleasant. go figure, we are in pleasanton. good morning to you. a crisp, clear sky overhead. we are free to move in the street. the police shut it do

you make it yours. jcpenney. >>> we go back to our breaking news in san jose, the cinco de mayo celebrations, this is in east san jose at story & king. the crowd's getting more active right now. for so many years there have been problems on cinco de mayo in san jose. traditionally in the 10:00 and 11:00 hours things get out of control. right now, no arrests have been made, you're looking at live pictures in east san jose in the intersection of story & king. >>> we should note that the parade had been cancelled for today, just simply out of fundses, they couldn't put it back together. police have asked people not to come downtown. they does have a police presence just in case. about 100 special officers, located in the downtown area. to try to avoid what's happened the last couple years. last year police made eight felony arrests, and that was a lighter amount that they have seen in even years past, unfortunately, the last couple cinco de mayos have turned into rock bottle throwing incidents. can you see people running out into streets, getting in between cars, at one point they were surround

police are worried because the cinco de mayo festivities begin on a thursday, so it could be four daysch could lead to drunk-driving and other violence. it's the last thing this city needs. the cinco de mayo holiday is not singled out by police. most, if not all holidays and layoffs and budget cuts won't keep the cops from coming after you. the funding for this, the added enforcement comes from state and federal grants. if you decide to drink on this cinco de mayo four-day weekend, the best advice is to stay home or get a designated driver. >> thank you very much. for a look at the rest of the days news, i want to turn to marla tellez. good morning, marla. >> good morning to you at home. the time is 6:34. the nurses at oakland children's hospital are walking off the job and picketing for their health benefits. christie smith is live where they are protesting for the next five days. they are expected to be there in the next half hour, correct? >> reporter: they are expected to be here in a half hour. a couple of them are here now. there are security guards here as well. there's one ther

the sights and sounds of an event organized after sunday's cinco de mayo parade was cancelled becausef budget cuts. >> we have 150 cities that celebrate cinco de mayo parades and a lot smaller than the tenth largest city in our nation. we should have one. >> cinco de mayo! >> reporter: while daytime celebrators toast to the mexican holiday -- >> it's an amazing venue do that. >> reporter: -- san jose police are gearing up for a busy night with officers scheduled to work overtime to keep the peace. >> we just want to make sure that people understand we're there for their protection. we're not there to prevent them from enjoying themselves. we want to make sure that they have of a safe evening. and so that being said, we will take action if we can see any violation at all. >> reporter: at the same time, breathalyzers used by the san jose police department have proven unreliable. the department has returned its faulty units to the company and are using replacements on what could be one of the city's busier nights out on the street. restaurant owners are just banking on a profitable yet s

cinco de mayo is popular in the u.s., but how important was the battle that commemorates cinco de mayo to the mexican people? that's tonight's good question. >> by all accounts, it should have been a very one sided battle. the battle of puebla may 5, 1862. >> before 5,000 mexicans fighting and 7 or 8,000 french. so they were outnumbered and they were out gunned. >> french army highly trained march from vera cruz to puebla bent on wiping down military inferior mexican army, but something happened that day. the mexicans fought with such valor they turned the french away and for ever changed their country. >> lasted only a few hours and the french actually retreated from that battle. and it was a very important and symbolic retreat because that's when the sovereignty of the mexican nation and the unity of the mexican people were affirmed in the battle of puebla. >> teresa, chair of studies at san francisco state university says cinco de mayo is celebrated widely in the u.s. because the truth is, the victory was led by a texasan. >> the military leader of the battle was born in texas. >> h

. >>> violence and vandalism part of a cinco de mayo celebration down in the south bay. at least one person was stabbed, several arrested overnight. kiet do has the damage in an east san jose neighborhood and joins us with more. kiet, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. we are live here along alum rock avenue just eastbound of 101 here. this is the beginning of a strip of small businesses that got hit pretty good last night. take a look. a lot of glass and plywood out here. we have counted about four location where the windows are smashed out and boarded one all this plywood. among the location hit, a restaurant, a clothing boutique, an accounting office, a vacant building used for storage, and i guess there might be some more damage down the street here but we may find more damage as the morning goes on here. but it looks like the troublemakers basically traveled eastbound along alum rock avenue basically randomly started breaking windows. all then, considered, it could have been worse. downtown san jose was quiet most of the evening. there were numerous fights. o

. >>> cinco de mayo celebrations turned violent in san jose last night when one person was stabbed. tonight police are worrying they could be in for a hectic weekend, as well. len ramirez in san jose to explain why it's the perfect storm. >> reporter: that's right. these businesses are about 30 blocks away from downtown san jose, where most of the crowds gathered last night. but they bore the brunt of it when police moved the crowds from that area into this direction where people then started trouble. on yet another may 6th morning, san jose shopkeepers were picking up the pieces. >> it's a pain in the ass. it's not fair. >> reporter: weaver tax service was one of four businesses on alum rock avenue near highway 101 which suffered thousands of dollars in damage as well as lost time and the trouble of replacing broken windows, another was alberto avila's clothing boutique. >> i'm not sure why these people do that, damage other people's property. it's not right. >> reporter: it was the damage done by a small number of vandals part of a crowd of thousands who came to downtown san jose

cinco de mayo celebration got out of control.ck out the buildings that had to board up windows last night after they were bashed in by vandals. now, the cleanup is under way. we met alex weaver, he owns the strip mall on alum rock avenue. he says this happens every cinco de mayo. these is upset -- he is upset. the crowds are getting out of control around suggesting last night. there was a lot of fights. one man was able to walk into the hospital but he is expected to be okay. several others were hurt. police say they were throwing bottles at them. at one point a crowd stopped a bus that had passengers on it and vandalized it. they haven't announced how many arrests they were able to make last night. live in san jose amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> final check on mother's day weekend forecast. >> start out, 47 in napa and 49 in santa rosa. today's temperature about 10-15 degrees cooler than yesterday. temperatures will continue to bl through the weekend about another 4-10 degrees cooler. >> maybe free friday for "h" train riders

the sacramento grand jury is investigating this matter. >>> people celebrating cinco de mayo is starting to head into downtown san jose right now. robert handa telling me no one really sure what to expect tonight especially after the cinco de mayo celebration was abruptly cancelled today. >> reporter: as you can see police have already started setting up these no stopping signs. because in a few hours, officers are not going to allow new vehicles to park here between market and eighth street. the reason to make sure a celebration can't take place and that it's peaceful. about 300 people gathered this afternoon, a modest event with a few people. >> leave your pride aside, we have to scale down guys. you know. but we're going to celebrate. >> the community needs to get together and figure out a way to plan much further in advance to make sure that we can get a parade downtown. >> reporter: not much chance san jose can come to the rescue in the future? >> at this point it doesn't look like it. >> reporter: so that leaves smaller unofficial celebrations such as the ones taking place downtown

. >> preparations underway in san jose for some cinco de mayo celebrations. but what some people feel have been lost on this day. >>> at this hour in oakland a memorial service is underway to honor the 51 police officers killed in the line of duty. this is an annual event that started with the procession through downtown oakland. 90 family members of fallen officers along with city leaders and police rank and file are taking part in the ceremony. that includes the family of officer george wright, who was killed back in 1907. >>> we now know that seven suspected gang members are due in a san francisco court at 1:30 this afternoon in the killing of a german tourist. last summer's fatal shooting of the man sparked outrage around the world. she and her husband were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary and her 50th birthday, when she was shot and killed at union square. investigators say she was caught in a gang shoot-out. yesterday they announced a break in the case, after raids in three bay area cities. four suspects face murder charges, the others are cha

maybe it's a cinco de mayo miracle but a chihuahua did. the survivor chihuahua is now at animal care and control waiting for them to reclaim him. he was in a closet on the third floor of the building. they found him at 5:00 this morning not far from where the fire had burned. arson investigators were out this morning well aware of reports from residents that someone started all this when they poured bourbon on a barbecue. >> even one of supervisors came up and asked me if i heard that. arson investigators have been told about everything we've heard on the street. they are inside checking the cause. >> reporter: deputy chief says they are looking into reports there was no alarm sounding in this building. there was a sprinkler system installed and it was working. six people were injured and some firefighters, all but one because of smoke inhalation, none were life-threatening. now back out here live. firefighters still on the scene up on the roof and inside that building. an arson investigator is trying to figure out what really did start al

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hopefully, we can have a break especially for cinco de mayo. here's justin berk. >> oh for no other reason than cinco de mayo. some people celebrating won't care about the weather by the time they are through the celebrations. let's go outside. 44 in baltimore. 44 york, pa. ocean city, 49 degrees. we had some spectacular scenery around the region with some showers and double rainbows. i will try to load up the images and share them shortly. this morning, it's about cloudy skies trying to break up. showers pushing out of here and as we break up on some of the cloud early this morning, we will call it partly cloudy to mostly sunny. we are aiming for 67 our two degree guaranteed high. a little bit below normal. but needless to say it will be a nice afternoon and we go on into the holiday weekend, and we got a couple question marks and tha we will spell out as well. -- that we will spell out as well. spring fest in ocean city. 5:11. let's see what's happening on the road. here kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. heading to or from ocean city, you will f

it's free, and it is the best cinco de mayo event in my opinion there is. >> reporter: also, we've heardtly this week that the city of san jose's cinco de mayo parade, and festival is canceled for lack of funds. do you expect a lot of people that would have gone to that event will be turning up here? >> it's a possibility. so instead of maybe just having 100,000, maybe we have 110, or 120,000 here today. >> reporter: how does it help the community here in richmond? >> it's something that again, we as the merchants here, west county donate to the community. it's a free event. but it also shows there's business vitality here. and that it is a great place to open a business. >> reporter: thank you. the 23rd street merchant association. that's the organization hosting this festival. it all gets started about 2 hours from now. reporting live in richmond, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are marching for immigrant rights. this one is in indonesia, where merchants clogged the streets of the capitol. when they reach the front of the presidential palace, marc

it's cinco demyo. -- cinco de mayo.he testimoniesy taxi program will offer free -- tipsy taxi program will offer free rides between 4 in the afternoon today and 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. >>> general motors recall the chevy cruise compact car. they want to check the new models to make sure the stearal shafts is properly involved. it involves -- steering shaft shaft are properly installed. >>> we are looking at one of the damaged nuclear power units in japan thanks to a robot that found radiation levels higher than expected. ventilation machines are being installed to try to lower the levels. >>> the last wounded combatveteran of world war i died last night in a nursing home in australia. he was 110. he joined the british navy as a teen and served on a battleship. the only other survive is a waitress the woman's royal airforce. >>> proas obama will be at -- president obama will be at ground zero where he meets withrudy giuliani and 9/11 victims families and they will not reveal pictures of osama bin laden saying he doesn't

the cinco de mayo party expected to keep going on here for days. merchants are cleaning up the mess left behind by rowdy cinco de mayo partiers while bracing themselves for what may come as the celebration continues through the weekend. >> i think it's a disgrace to the holiday, for cinco de mayo. i don't know why they chose this way to celebrate their holiday, come and break windows. it's just not right. >> there were people walking by and doing damage to the properties, to every single business around here. and i got affected because they broke my glass window. >> reporter: san jose's cinco de mayo party which is touted as the largest in northern california also led to a couple of violent incidents, including a stabbing and carjacking. several arrests were made as san jose police worked to control the crowds. >> it is a unique holiday to san jose. it's important to the community. it's important to the business owners. so we like the large crowds that are there to celebrate peacefully. it's that small element that commits crime that we tend to focu

maybe it's a cinco de mayo miracle but a chihuahua did. the survivor chihuahua is now at animal care and control waiting for them to reclaim him. he was in a closet on the third floor of the building. they found him at 5:00 this morning not far from where the fire had burned. arson investigators were out this morning well aware of reports from residents that someone started all this when they poured bourbon on a barbecue. >> even one of supervisors came up and asked me if i heard that. arson investigators have been told about everything we've heard on the street. they are inside checking the cause. >> reporter: deputy chief says they are looking into reports there was no alarm sounding in this building. there was a sprinkler system installed and it was working. six people were injured and some firefighters, all but one because of smoke inhalation, none were life-threatening. now back out here live. firefighters still on the scene up on the roof and inside that building. an arson investigator is trying to figure out what really did start al

. >> que tal amigos feliz cinco de mayo , hablarfemos de las temperaturas, viene el fin de semana graicas lo que pasa en la región un lindo día, que buenas condiciones en el norte un poco de nubes pero para nosotros buenas condiciones san josé 62 amigos en la bahía, los próximos días cambios . >> las temperaturas estarán en 51 a 69 , festeje con ganas no se pierda detalles del tiempo en solo a las 11 . >> le falto el tequila . >> que no se lo tome, porque si con el no me lo quiero imaginar . >> planes para un nuevo resinto el museo , eneltece las culturas hispanas la idea es que se aprte de los museos mitsonianos . >> los que nos repondieron que entregan una cantidad para que tengamos el dinero basico para comenzar . >> los videos, y celebración en nuestra pagina web . >> un temblor sacudió a méxico, en un punto a los 51km de acapulco, se sintió con fuerza en ciudad de méxico, . >> no hay victimas . >> más adelante los lakers se hunden en sus propias cenizas . >> .1: >> (♪ ♪) . >> hoy perdieron los gigantes de san francisco ante los nets y cleveland se puso ante oakland . >> pasamos con a

they hope to prevent any problems that have plagued the city during past cinco de mayo parties. some extra officers on bikes and horses will patrol the downtown area throughout the weekend. this year there is no cinco de mayo parade, and the festival in the city for the first time in decades. organizers say the economy e c weditith thy' city's demands for too much costly police protections made the event simpy unaffordable. >>> just coming into our newsroom now, the california public utilities commission, the puc, approved the first phase of a rate hike for some of its customers. pg&e wants to increase rates and change the way customers are charged. under its plan, those who use less electricity will pay more, and higher-volume users would pay less. pg&e says it wants to make it more fair for everybody by creating this across-the-board fee. the puc will have its final vote on this plan at the end of the month. if approved the change would go into effect next year. >>> well, president barack obama back at the white house after a trip to ground zero earlier today. in new york the p

>> what a cinco de mayo! >> did they feed you? >> lots of food, drinks, you name it. >> we were concerned about that in the morning. >> it was awesome. i was starving! if you are heading out today, we have a nice day. the fog is back. temperatures will take a major hit around the bay area some places dropping more than 20 degrees from yesterday. you will see 64 with partly cloudy skies in san francisco. 65 in oakland. 71 in concord. and a pleasant 73 degrees in san jose. we'll have the mother's day forecast coming up in just a minute. right now, let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you. highway 4 we have this overnight roadwork in effect until 5:30 this morning. a full freeway closure eastbound 4 from loveridge to somersville. westbound is fine. friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll have more traffic coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:31. we have breaking news in san francisco. a car hits and kills a pedestrian this morning. >> and now the alleged driver is injured and in the hospital. anne makovec i

they told me a couple weeks ago they were worried about cinco de mayo. with one of the victimized and upset business owners this morning. >>> well, it's a disgrace for cinco de mayo. i don't know why, they chose this way to celebrate the holiday. come and break the windows. it's not right. >> who pays the tab for police? you the taxpayer. right out of city hall, at a time when layoffs and cut backs room. wefr tax preparation place, the business is open for bids, actually. mr. weaver is about to come back out and mop up the rest. live in san jose, i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >>> all right, thank you very much. now for a look at the rest of the days news, we turn to marla tellez live in the news room with an update on the breaking news we have been following. >> good morning, the time is 6:32. this morning, a man is dead after a hit and run crash in san francisco. that's the breaking news that laura was referring to. officers say a car hit a 55-year-old man on masonic avenue. it happened about 2:30 this morning, four hours ago. mike gave an upda

. >>> cinco de mayo celebrations get violent. >>> am possible terror threat by al qaeda revealed the major form of transportation being targeted that is used by many people right here in the bay area. it's all ahead on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us it's friday, may 6th i'm pam cook. what is the friday forecast? let's check in with steve paulson. >> reporter: cooler is the friday forecast after yesterday cooldown started on the coast. inland it was still warm-hot. but not today. so it's stetting up and fog is coming down the coast. i did go a couple low 80s. everyone will drop a good 10-15 degrees. here is sal. >>> traffic on highway 4 is off to a nice start. no major problems as you drive up to the will low pass grade. also on the east shore freeway traffic is is moving well. with nounier plans but in san francisco we have breaking news. deadly hit and run crash. jade hernandez is on scene. she's already talked to a witness. jade. >> reporter: that is right the body is still out here this morning. inspectors are here. they are trying to determine e

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coming up we'll tell you about what that is going to mean for cinco de mayo enforcement. reporting live in downtown san jose, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. triple a is offering a free ride home to anyone who drinks too much during tonight's cinco de mayo celebrations. a free tow home up to ten miles is open to everyone even if you're not a triple a member. the free rides will be offered between 6:00 p.m. tonight until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can call 800-222-4357 or triple a help. tell the operator you need a tipsy tow. >>> this morning president obama travels to new york city to take part in a wreath laying ceremony at ground zero. his visit comes just days after the killing of osama bin laden. now the president will meet privately with families of those who died in the september 11 attacks. >> i just want to thank him. hug him and thank him. shake his hand and say thanks from father to father thank you for doing this for me. taking care of the man that's out there bragging and saying he's proud that he killed my son. >> coming up at 5:15 we'

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where the cinco de mayo did he live breaks got rowdy at this last night. >> i'm janelle wang in the newsroom. president obama heads to kentucky to personally congratulate the navy seals that took on osama bin laden. meanwhile, there is more information. >> fog and sea breeze is creating cooler weather and it won't stop cooling until mother's day. >> i'm sue hall in for frances dinglasan this friday morning. we have a free friday for "h" train commuters but they are reporting delays. >>> thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. our news starts in san francisco. >> on the fatal seen of a hit and run accident. a pedestrian was killed near golden gate park. terry mcsweeney has the latest details on it. >> this is masonic, between turk and golden gate, here is where the accident happened at 2:30 this morning. a pedestrian hit by a car. the car kept going only to crash later on. the driver of this car is in custody. take a look at video we have of the scene earlier today. again, about 2:30 this morning, according to san francisco police, a 23-year-old driver was comin

it's cinco de mayo.. and keeping partiers safe is a top priority in the south bay. kiet do shows us how officers are stepping up enforcement.. in san jose. clip 3777 (kiet standup: here on santa clara street, the annual (prush) park in san jose. thanks, lawrence. trying to keep off the pounds by off the pounds by counting calories. looks like few americans can do so accurately. an online survey shows only 9- percent of people can figure out the number of calories they should eat daily. about the same amount of people actually keep tabs on their calorie intake. studies show those who can count calories correctly can lose twice as much weight as those who don't. a swedish study found that - for younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer, surgery is better than watchful waiting. dr. kim mulvihill joins us. kim, this is big news. men diagnosed with prostate cancer often face a tough decision: get treated right away, or wait to see if the cancer gets worse. this new study can help, but there's a catch: it depends on how you're diagnosed. ===track=== 59-year-old patrick g

cinco de mayo so far, no major stalls or accidents.e'll have a complete update coming up at 5:37. >> thank you so much for starting your day with us. >> i'm eric thomas. >> firefighters searching through a burned out residential hotel in san francisco found a tiny survivor. dozens of people are looking for a place to live after the blaze spread from the hotel to several other buildings. terry mcsweeney is live in the south of market area with the story. >>> here we are 12 hours after this fire begin. firefighters still on the scene, hoses still going into the building checking checking for hot spots. they go in every now and then, and during one of those checks they found a chihuahua in the middle of this burned out building. take a look at this fire. it truly was spectacular. it started around 5:45 last evening and spread to three other buildings, more than 70 people had to be evacuated. the red cross taking care of these folks. this residential hotel probably a total loss according to the san francisco fire department. you see the fl

talk about cinco de mayo. >> and violence they had to deal with this and budget cuts. >>> first, developing news overnight oakland firefighters investigating a late night fire that injured one person and left six others homeless it started at a house on 62nd in san pueblo avenue 10:30 p.m. last night it took firefighters a half hour to knock down that fire. >>> petaluma firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire at the site of an old mexican restaurant that started after 10:00 p.m., western avenue, no injuries reported the building has been vacant for a year. firefighters call it suspicious because witnesses saw a vehicle driving away from the area at the time. >> east bay, nurses at oakland's children's hospital will continue a strike with a mothers day brunch they are protesting the proposal to increase copays for health care today is the fourth day of their five day work action hospital officials are using meanwhile temporary nonworkers to cover emergency and trauma services. and let's see. oh, also in the east bay remember that hillside slide, well, work to stabilize that collapse

. >>> it is cinco de mayo and police are only armed with half the breathalyzer it usually has. one officer will be out tonight looking to keep drunk drivers off the road. >> reporter: we're on east santa clara street one of many areas where police try to crack down on people who drink and drive. as we've been reporting, police discovered they had defective breathalyzers so they'll be using older breathalyzer. we know these older breathalyzer are effective but will 30 be enough tonight? >> 30 is not a number we would care to plan with for an event like this. but we're going to make due with it. 60 is the number we stock our officers on a nightly basis. 30 is what we have and are going to be employed out here. >> reporter: does it hamper you very much? >> no it's a matter of planning. we have the resources available to us to deploy at least 30 of these downtown. that's plenty. and my guess is several of those will be pulled to other areas of the city tonight in case someone in another part of the requires to conduct a dui investigation. >> reporter: the vast majority of people wh

coming up we take a look at the damage left behind by the cinco de mayo celebration. >> why coalition groups want to ban shark food from restaurants. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon. topping our news a deadly hit- and-run accident in san francisco took the life of a man in a crosswalk. a suspected drunk driver hit the pedestrian on the sonic avenue, then crashed outside st. mary's medical center. police have arrested the driver. ktvu's jade hernandez spoke exclusively to a woman almost hit by the same suspect. >> reporter: the r nurse was parking her car when she saw something coming toward her. >> so i tried to dodge him because he was coming head on and he actually ran into the cement pot that stopped the car. >> reporter: san francisco police arrived shortly after to find this car and its driver slamed into the concrete planter at st. mary's medical center. >> he got out of the car with his hands up and asked the cops what happened. >> reporter: they found a pedestrian who had been struck and killed in the

edition to give his views on the issue. >>> this weekend, the city of san jose bracing for more cinco de mayoebrations. plus the home playoff games for the sharks tomorrow, a lot of activity down there. today, business owners are cleaning up after thursday's rowdy behavior. guised as the celebration for cinco de mayo. four businesses near highway 101 were damaged. one man was stomped in the head. another man stabbed. in all, seven people were arrested. >>> police say it was a small group of bad apples in an otherwise friendly crowd thursday night. they don't expect anymore rowdy behavior, but they will monitor cinco de mayo activity or trouble spots in the downtown and foothill areas today and tomorrow. >>> a hayward father credits the family dog with helping to save the life of his teenaged daughter during a fire. even though the dog has been nationally recognized for its special deed, the animal is making it nearly impossible for the family to find a new place to live. >> reporter: no crate or kennel when this canine takes to the skies. >> right next to us, first class. >> reporter: what do

happy cinco de mayo, you guys! cheers and applause ] earlier tonight i drank eight coronas, six margaritas and four tequila shots. [ cheers and applause ] then someone told me it was cinco de mayo. i was like, "cool." [ laughter ] that's right. it's cinco de mayo, everybody. i celebrate it the way i do every year, by pressing "espanol" on the atm machine. [ laughter ] see if i can make it through, like, "uno, uno, tres, tres." listen to this. senate majority leader harry reid dislocated his shoulder. yeah, after his hand slipped on a parked car he was leaning on. [ light laughter ] so watch out, al qaeda. [ laughter ] what a lame story that is. everyone is still talking about osama bin laden. hillary clinton said that watching the raid on bin laden's compound was 38 of the most intense minutes. which can only mean one thing. she's never had to assemble a chair from ikea. [ laughter ] "too many screws for my blurfenglurf." [ laughter ] it's pretty crazy. i read that officials in pakistan found marijuana plants on osa

we'll talk about sunshine for your cinco de mayo plans. >>> thanks, wyatt. consumer alert, tween brand incorporated is recalling beaded curtains. the recall involves two styles, the diamond beaded curtain and the disco ball beaded curtain. the curtains often get tangled causing a choking risk. no one has been hurt so far. if you'd like more information call the number 800-934-4497. >>> also a warning tonight to parents babies that are teething. the food and drug administration has issued a warning about ben some contain. that's the numbing medication used in gels. it has been linked to a rare condition. the blood does not move oxygen throughout the body. in the very most serious cases it can be deadly. fda is advising not to use products with it under 2. >>> the sales of smaller more fuel efficient vehicles, small car sales jumped 33%. 223,000 small cars sold. this is kind of a repeat of the trend we saw in 2008 when gas prices reached record levels. this time around domestic automakers are better prepared and have employer fuel efficient small cars availabl

as hundreds of cinco de mayo revelers got out of hand as they began rocking cars and vandalizing shops. store owners there are still on edge. robert handa has the story. >> reporter: some business here are boarded up right now and plan to stay that way until after the cinco de mayo celebrations calm down. they say they have reason to worry. >> the windows are being covered but not replaced. that's the attitude many san jose business owners have after their buildings were vandalized during cinco de mayo celebrations. around 10:30 last night. news chopper two captured pictures of people harassing drivers and jumping on cars. police had not arrived because officers were busy diverting traffic from downtown. >> they started throwing stuff into the places. to my place they threw a big plant that i had in the front some rocks and everything. >> retaliation more for the cops i guess stopping their fun downtown. >> reporter: police plan to remain aggressive because of the seven arrests last night. two involved weapons and as ktvu showed some gathering turned into violent confrontations. >> the

>> hola, jimmy, feliz cinco de mayo! i am here to show you how to make the perfect cinco de mayo snack. >> jimmy: and why are you yelling? >> oh, so you can hear me! >> jimmy: oh, okay. >> okay? >> jimmy: what do you have there on the plate? >> nachos. okay, and then -- hold on. okay, first, you put some beans. >> jimmy: some beans? pinata beans? wow, it's like you -- you are delivering a baby, guillermo. all right. we got some beans. >> and then you add cheese. >> jimmy: uh-huh. oh, there you go. and then? >> and then some extra salsa. caliente, por favor. >> jimmy: all right. and finally? >> last but not least, guacamole. >> jimmy: look at -- bu tally beating that. use your teeth if you have to. >> there you have it, jimmy. perfect dish for cinco de mayo! and if you over-fiesta, pepto has you covered. >> dicky: smash your own piÑata at pepto piÑata smash at youtube.com/peptobismol. >> jimmy: perfect as always. "jimmy kimmel live" back in two minutes with ellie kemper, the national school scrabble champions and kenneth b

vandals hit a number of businesses during the cinco de mayo celebration.everal arrests and a stabbing were record. >>> the nation's unemployment rate jumping to 9% last month, the first increase sense last november. the jobless rate rose even though the economy created 244,000 new jobs, more than expected. >> all right. we have some big changes in the weather as we are going to see a major cooldown today as the fog moved in along the coats line but you still have plenty of sunshine in many of the valleys. it's going to stay that way all day. the breezes will pick in and the temperatures will drop outside. so yup, if you head out the door today we have some mostly clear skies in the interior. you have some low clouds and patchy fog inside the bay, breezy conditions already at sfo. sunshine in the valleys. 80s and 90s yesterday. some 20 degrees plus cooler in some spots. 50s and 60s inside the bay. high pressure and offshore ends with are gone. we are seeping the sea breeze kicking in and we have the storm system that's moving into the pacific northwest. eve

the four-day cinco de mayo weekend might cause problems. one commandser said this weekend was worrisome to them. we are only a quarter of the way through it. it will be costly to the department. more than 100 special operations officers working the crowd. the funds come from the coffers, not the state and federal grants. the vandalism is limited to four or five buildings here. adjacent to highway 101 and allen rock avenue. it's you, the taxpayer, who has to foot the bill for all the police officers. they might be back again tonight. we are live in east san jose. i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >> thank you very much for the update there. >>> now, for a look at the rest of the day's news, we want to turn to massachusetts. happy friday to you. i understand we have news of the arrest of a fire captain. >> good morning to you. you are right. the time is 5:03. it's not a bay area fire captain, but he lives in the bay area. andrew is accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl from watsonville four years ago. her family reported the incident tw

cinco de mayo night, thursday night very different story.turn with vandalism, fights and bottle throwing, javier campos says he doesn't mind a crowd looking to have fun, but trouble will not be tolerateded. >> if you come here to make trouble, we're going to be ready for you and you're going to jail. >> police have increase patrols through the weekend, business owners say the folks who made the trouble don't represent the mexican american community. i think a lot of folks would agree. and we are still learning more about the raid that killed osama bin laden and what was found in the terror leaders hideout. also al qaeda has officially confirmed bin laden's death and a potential threat to all of us. these images are the newest from inside bin laden's compound where u.s. intelligence officials say he was far from retired. in fact they believe he was still al qaeda's operational leader. u.s. officials also reveal, quote, a lot of video as well as details of plots from around the world and associates were found there as well. meantime al qaeda r

just ahead, we will find out how to make those cupcakes looking good so you can have the partyfor cinco de mayo. margarita cupcakes. $?$? >>> thanks for joining us. who doesn't love cupcakes or cinco by a. >> he -- cinco de mayo and who better to show us than caroline jones than caroline's cupcakeery. these are beautiful. >> thanks. >> and clever. >> actually they are easy to do. >> okay. >> so, the first one we have is our death by chocolate, one of the best sellers a chocolate chocolate cupcake. this is a vanilla cupcake that looks like a bass because we are going into the summertime. it's perfect to have at backyard parties. >> brown sugar on one side and frosting. >> on frosting underneath brown sugar and the mint is the life preserver. >> cute. >> yeah. >> and this one it has to be-- i have to be honest look at this pink one i would think it's so much easier to buy and eat than make at home but it's not impossible night not. if you get piping backs that you can get at michael's you can do it. i think you should try. you want to try? >> it's not going to be pretty. >> i will do one and you

it's cinco de mayo he and whether you have plans or not, you want to know about the weather. here's meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning to you. 6:30 yesterday it was a day that held on to the cloud. we broke a little sun and he wanted to do -- and i wanted to show outcamera sites. this one we haven't showed from the maryland science center look towards federal hills. mostly cloudy skies giving way to late peeks of sun towards inner harbor east right there. all right. maryland science center showing the same thing northbound across the harbor. mostly cloudy skies breaks the sun and a few showers that gave us rainbow views. and this morning, we are looking at annapolis where you got more sunshine in the clouds that try to hang tight much of yesterday. look at cloud shift in the afternoon with the cold wind. this morning, westminster down to 44. and a little gusty winds today. and we are looking for high temperatures back into the 60s with more sunshine. we will have the mother's day weekend forecast in a moment. here's kim with traffic. >> reporter: we are beginning to s

. ♪ commercial, the date does have >>> the 5th of may cinco de mayo. ly commercial in the states but it has significance for people on both sides of the border. how important was the battle that commemorates cinco de mayo to the mexican people? that's tonight's good question. by all accounts it should have been a very one-sided battle. the battle of pueblo may 5th, 1862. >> maybe 4 or 5000 mexicans fighting and 7 or 8000 french. so they were outnumbered and they were outgunned. >> the french army marched to the city of pueblo. bent on wiping out a mexican army. but something happened that day. the mexicans fought with such valor they turned the french away and forever changed their country. >> lasted only a few hours and the french actually retreated from that battle and it was a very important and symbolic retreat because that's when the sovereignty of the mexican nation and the unity of the mexican people were affirmed in the battle. >> theresa carare says cinco de mayo is celebrated widely in the u.s. because truthfully the victory was led by a texan