claudine. >> reporter: well, good morning, pam.e've been going over these documents by the cpuc this morning because they're given an idea of just how the plans will be voted on this in morning's vote that takes place in just a few hours. we're talking about big changes to a pg&e bill. rate structures can be pretty complicated. it's apter system based on how much electricity you use. california public utilities commission is basically protected people in the lower tiers. freezing ratings to protect low income houses against rising costs. what that basically meant is higher income, higher usage customers carried more of the burden. that's what's likely to change. pg&e wants to even all of this out. what it means lower income and lower usage people could start paying more. not a revenue generator they say, simply a way to get rid of despairty. you'll still get a discount if you use the care program that's been a popular program. >> i do. i got a discount of 20% this year. >> reporter: and if your rate goes up now? >> well, then it go

claudine. >> reporter: well, good morning, pam. most people we talked to seem to have their minds made up on this issue. the same can't be said of the white house however. this morning the white house still considering whether or not to release these photographs. new reports however say the white house is now leaning against it. the white house report through has what's being described as gruesome photos of bin laden's body. reportedly three sets of photographs taken of his body at a hanger in afghanistan. described as images of his face with a massive open head wound across both eyes. c.i.a. director quoted as saying likely a photo would be released leading most to think it's not if but when. this morning other news organizations are reporting that the president is now being advised against it. we asked people this morning what they think. >> you know, i'm not quite sure i know my answer to that question yet. >> reporter: you have you been thinking about it whether or not you would want to see them. >> i don't know if i would want

claudine? >> reporter: we're on yerba buena island looking down on the bay bridge. >> the work this weekend on the bridge will take place mostly overnight on the lower deck as you approach oakland. that's something we've been expecting. we've been warned about it. there is on an ipad app about it but this emergency -- but this emergency work by b.a.r.t., that may catch people by surprise. it's all connected to a transtube on the 17th. five cables were burned in that fire. for the past six month, b.a.r.t. has been working on an emergency contract to replace them. >> the cable basically powers the electric third rail. that's what keeps the trains running all through. we can't get any trains through there because we have no power on transtube? that would be a disaster! >> reporter: the repairs will start saturday morning. on saturday, they will last only a few hours and then continue the following weekend. while that work is underway only one tune is -- tube is open. only one train can get through

claudine wong joining us live to tell us what happened. claudine. >> reporter: dave, by the time this meeting ended early this morning people were tired, nerves were raw and passions were at their heights inside the city council chambers here. so much so one council member told a member of the audience if he didn't keep it together, he'd be kicked out. >> you know what, if you keep saying something as much as i respect you i will have opd remove you. be respectful of us. be respectful of us as we've been respectful for everybody that speaks. you know what, all right. why don't we just -- >> reporter: well, they did vote a short time later. and the vote to keep funding the city's two gang injunctions passed with a 4-3 vote. that effect the north oakland and fruit vale neighborhoods. they are controversial. one is being fought in the courts and both continue to be fought in the court of public opinion. the junctions forbid identified gang members from associating with one another from wearing gang colors and establishes a safety zone after 1

ktvu's claudine wong shows us how computers were not working in patrol cars this morning. now, we have continuing coverage on the issue. claudine says that the source of the problem has been figured out has not been fixed yet. >> reporter: the problem has been traced to a pointer. if you need call police, call 911. go ahead and do this. the dispatchers say that the communication problems is inconvenient for fire and police but not a deal breaker. things seemed to be moving smoothly this morning. you could not tell from watching them that the main computer is down. >> our responders are trained like this if the system has a problem. they do train on that manual mode and that backup system quite frequently. we do have to take the system down for regular maintenance. so in that case, they switch to the alternate mode. so they are used to doing their job in that way. >> reporter: within a couple of hours, a backup system was online and operational. the public would not have noticed a thing. all 911 calls were going through just fine. a main line of communication between dispat

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, claudine. thank you. >>> 7:32.o hahn know county investigators are hoping surveillance video will help them solve the killing of two men. take a look at this video. this was taken from a restaurant in oakland. it shows one of the meninter acting with -- interacting with one of the patrons. two bodies were found 5 minutes from the restaurant. >> the -- 25 minutes from the restaurant. >> we don't know if they were involved. you a we know is they were within our two victims within an hour of them being murdered. >> police are not saying which restaurant the video is from or they are not calling the han in the -- the men in the vehicle suspects but they say finding them could help solve this case. >>> san jose catholics will witness a rare ceremonial event the basilica today. father thomas daly of san francisco will be ordaned as an auxiliary bishop for the archdiocese. he will serve alongside patrick manufacture mc 10 graff who needs help with the -- mc 10 graff, who needs help with the growing population. the event s

president chiu: thank you, claudine, and what i want to do is to start in numerical order with district 1 and provide accommodations, so with that, i would ask her supervisor from district 1, ericd -- eric mar -- our supervisor from district 1 to go first. >> -- supervisor mar: it is always good to be in district 1. the organizing committee and claudine have brought this to city hall, and we will be doing it every month in may. recognizing an amazing leader, and this is also at the richmond area. this is right next door to the balboa theater on balboa on 38th. i am a former staff member, and there was the richmond district in 1974. it is the largest nonprofit be a role and mental health area that -- the largest nonprofit behavioral and mental health area. angela is an amazing leader. she is a licensed clinical social worker who has been working in the community for over 10 years. she has worked there for over six years. in addition to the program, she also served on the committee for the asian american alliance against domestic violence. she is tremendous. i have seen her in action. she

claudine. >> reporter: here is the deal.you call 911 you probably won't notice any change in service. police are still responding to calls. but police officers on the street tell me this morning there is definitely an ongoing problem right now with how dispatch is exhuming with officers on the street. the problems are what is in those cars or more specifically the laptops in the cars. dispatch gets a 911 call and transmyths all the information -- and transmits all the information. that system went down yesterday and it's still down this morning. what that means is that instead of getting the information in those computers, the officers have to get it over the radio. it takes a little longer. one veteran officer said we have done our job that way before. it will not effect our ability to come out on a call and help the people of san francisco. it is an ongoing problem that just changes how things happen internally from dispatch. what we don't know this morning is what is causing this problem. apparently it started yesterday.

ktvu's claudine wong joins us now with the outcome. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes, this meeting didn't actually end until just a few hours ago. it was a packed house here at the city council chambers here at oakland city hall early this morning. it was a meeting that had cheers and interruptions as the council and community weighed in on the city's gang injunctions. >> council member and president reed being the four is and three nos with brooks, kathrine and adell voting no. and spooner as recused, it passes. >> reporter: when all was said and done the council voted to continue spending money to keep the gang injunctions going right now. there are two right now. one in oakland and one in the fruit vale district. they forbid identified gang members from wearing colors or going outside a 100 safety block after 10:00. the fruit vale injunction which targets a gang that effects about 40 people is right now being fought in the courts. we talked to one man on the injunction lists. he admits to being in trouble

claudine wong has more on the president's decision. >> tori, we've been monitoring this briefing. the white house confirming the president's final decision not to release photos of -- of osama bin laden's body. he said releasing the photos would be like spiking football. he says that's not where we are. he says we don't trot this stuff as trophies. the fact of the matter is, this is something who was -- somebody who was deserving of the justice he received. he said the evidence could be inflammatory and -- >> "we discussed this internally. we are absolutely certain this is him. there's no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. we did dna testing. it's important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of someone shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement of more problems or propaganda. that's not who we are. the fact of the matter is, this is somebody who was deserving of the justice he received and i think americans and people around the world are glad he's gone." >> he went on to say that the photos won't dispel the belief that he's gone. george himmer told ktv

claudine wong is in san jose. she is checking out the damage and talking to business owners. >>> time now 6:04 a san leandro police officer is very you can lucky to be alive following a head on collision. the officers spotted the speeding van on doo little drive preponderate officer tried to pull the driver over as he turned on to davis street. that's when the van's driver made a u-turn and drove right at the officer crashing head on into the patrol car. despite being shaken up that officer was able to make the arrest of the driver. the officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> also in san leandro a man is recovering after being shot of a carjacking. a woman had just gotten out of her car in her driveway when she was confronted by three men who demanded the keys to her car. when she started to leave the woman's roommate came out of the house. several rounds were fired at that roommate and he was wounded in the leg. >>> new information on the death of osama bin laden. for the first time al qaeda ha

good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yes.he gang injunctions will remain in place. that was the -- that was the decision by citi counsel, the vote that took place early this morning. they decided to keep it in place and decided to have an independent evaluation to see if they are effective or not because that debate continues. tensions were pretty -- pretty high. you know what? if you keep saying something as much ace respect to, i will have opd remove you. they -- be respectful of us as we've been respectful for everybody who has speak. why don't -- why don't we just -- >> reporter: the vote was close, 4 yes, 3, no. the injunction to keep the gangs in place did pass. the injunctions establish curfews and safe zones and set up rules for identified gang medicals. at least one person we talked to on the list of gang members said that list and that injunction is preventing him from moving forward in his life. they talked to -- we talked to some people and they say it's not answer. >> gang members, i'm sorry. they are human. we h

ktvu claudine wong tells us the driver was critically injured with gunfire. >> reporter: let us tell you what we know at this hour. we are on east 2nd. apparently the victim went into this mcdonalds for help. the employees inside tried to help him and called 911. the shooting did not happen there. take a look up the road where we are standing. you can see the sign for interstate 80. it happened on the freeway four miles away from here. it happened east of the glen cove exit. the victim was in the car with a male passenger when someone in another vehicle pulled alongside and hit the driver. the driver kept going for four miles passed four freeway exits. he finally got off the east second exit and there is this mcdonalds that is right off the freeway and that is where he got help. the victim was air lifted to the hospital. all we know at this point he is a man in his late 20s or early 30s. again this investigation is still getting under way. we are seeing employees walking in here. we are in contact with the chp. we will get the latest on this investigation. live here in benicia claudi

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's not a good day on wall street. stocks were posted and the effects were had from the disney park in china. and the fact that americans are driving less due to oil prices. taking a live look at the big board, again, the dow down 154. the nasdaq is down 32. s&p down 17. oil has dropped almost 5% down below $9 a a -- $99 a barrel. >>> toyotas profits fell. toyota says it expects to be back in full production by november. that's a month earlier than previous estimates. >>> google is under investigation by the justice department. that information comes in a security and exchange commission filing. it only says the investigation involves how google's automated system treats on-line advertisers. >>> ahead -- a big advertising push to find the people who attacked a giants' fan at dodgers' stadium. >>> a big weekend in lake tahoe is coming up. ahead -- why it may be tough for visitors to get up there. >>> a lot of gray clouds around the bay area. mark toe ma yo will have -- mark that tomayo will have the details -- next. bre

claudine wong joins us. >> reporter: we are expecting official numbers later this morning. but we don't have to tell you we don't have to wait for the damage. we can see the damage. we are on allen rock avenue near 33rd street. this is one of the spots that was hit. the front window smashed open. you can see the door was smashed open. the glass still on the ground. cleanup hasn't gotten under way. this appears to be an old campaign office that is no longer being used. it gives you an indication there was no real target to this. they were literally making their way down the street and smashing in the glass doors and windows. we have video to she you a couple doors down from where we are. there were a few more businesses that was hit. a tax service business and boutique that has the same kind of damage. just windows broken in and doors broken in. some of them do have boarding up. now it did get unruly around 9:45 and 11:15 last night. news chopper two was watching as the crowds started okay kind of got out of control. news chopper 2 was overhead. you can see the crowds fillin

president chiu: thank you, claudine, and what i want to do is to start in numerical order with districtnd provide accommodations, so with that, i would ask her supervisor from district 1, ericd -- eric mar -- our supervisor from district 1 to go first. >> -- supervisor mar: it is always good to be in district 1. the organizing committee and claudine have brought this to city hall, and we will be doing it every month in may. recognizing an amazing leader, and this is also at the richmond area. this is right next door to the balboa theater on balboa on 38th. i am a former staff member, and there was the ic

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> lawyers have posted 1 million dollars cash bail for dominique strauss-kahn, but the judge has still not yet signed off on his release from a new york city jail. defense lawyers and prosecutors are due back in court to discuss arrangements for the former head of the international monetary fund. when the 62-year-old is released he will be put under house arrest at an apartment in manhattan rented by his wife under the watch of armed guards. he faces charges he tried to rape a hotel maid. >>> president obama met this morning with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu one day after the president said israel should return to its 1967 borders to establish a palestinian state. the white house released this video just a little over an hour ago. he said they discussed a number of issues including the establishment of a palestinian state and acknowledged differences. >> but what we are in complete accord about is that a true peace can only occur if the ultimate resolution allows israel to defend itself against threats. >> benjamin netanyahu repeated

claudine wong joins us from benny sha. she has surveillance video that may prove to be crucial evidence. >> reporter: we're on east second street in benicia. this is where the victim came for help. you see the sign for 780. that's where three came off. they were shot in vallejo and pulled into this parking lot, actually stopped here, stum beamed out of their car and went into mcdonald's looking for help. take a look. underneath the "m" on the mcdonald's there's a camera. there's several cameras and it was caught on video. you can see the car pulling into the parking lot from this surveillance video. at some point the driver is staying in the car but the passenger gets out to try to help. when they get out, it appears the driver is still able to walk. remember, he's been shot in his arm and his wrist, but the chp said he was feeling woozy and couldn't steer. you can see from a different angle, they get to the front part of the restaurant and the driver collapses on the floor. at that point you can see everone starting to re

live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:02en annealed woman is in the -- 7:02. an elderly woman is in the hospital. a fire started in her kitchen. they say she fell asleep while cooking. >> the initial report came in from a neighbor to the rear of the building. they said they saw every fire involvement in the kitchen area. that's where the damage is. it started there. it's a cooking fire. >> firefighters say her home is a total loss. >>> 7:0 3. a san jose man accused of stabbing another man is now in the hospital himself. police say the 51-year-old man attacked the victim in san jose tuesday night but got away. but wednesday, he was in santa barbara county. that's where police say he was caught driving erratically and was seen either jumping or falling off a freeway overpass. both the stabbing suspect and the victim are in the hospital. police say there's chance neither man will survive. >>> burglars appear to be targeting menlo park this week. police are reporting four lefts on -- thefts on three streets. police say on monday, they took

claudine wong joins us live from san francisco with the sad update. claudine? >> reporter: well, tori, this press conference wrapped up just a few minutes ago, the media stood around and volunteers that came to try to help search today, tears came in many people's eyes as the chp delivered delivered this news. >> we have information that came to us, in our search and rescue efforts yesterday, that indicates that allison walked down on the golden gate bridge shortly after 10:00 a.m. monday morning. it does not appear she walked off the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: the chp says what they believe happened is that allison indeed take her bike on b.a.r.t. you can see her in this picture, coming off the train out of the station. they believe she rode her bike her, left her bike at crissy field, walked onto the bridge and they believe that she jumped off the bridge and they are considering this a suicide, moving this investigation from a search to a recovery. that news obviously very, very difficult for people to hear this morning. the family was toll this morning

claudine wong will have a report coming up.t and take a look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. that traffic is moving well. and also this morning is looking good here if you're driving on the 680 commute heading down south. 5:57. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> all right. thank you, sal. coming up next, gang violence in an unlikely location. the deadly attack that is shaking up a usually peaceful bay area neighborhood. >>> also the announcement came from bryan stow's family, the badly beaten giants fan may finally be leaving los angeles. >>> good morning. we have some partly cloudy skies, but it will be slightly warmer today. we'll have those forecasted highs in about two minutes.

claudine wong reports what happens next is still unclear. >> as much as i respect you, i will have opd remove you. be respectful! be respectful of us as we've been respectful four everybody that has speaked. you know what? all right. why don't we just close the item. >> reporter: and they did vote, and it was close. 4-3 in favor of continuing to fund the oakland gang injunction. >> to pretend we haven't extended resources on this is not being honest. >> you cannot ignore the reality in this district that i represent, the largest percent of the homicides last year were gang-related. >> gang injunctions use a list of gang members who are block from safety zones, they're subject to curfews and rules about colors and who they can talk to. restrictions that make some people we talked to today uneasy. >> people basically are free to go where they please. >> this is the first time the council has voted on this issue, but the battle is ongoing in the courts. a judge gave the grown light for a north oakland injunction almost a year ago, but the city is still waiting for a decision on a pending

thank you, claudine. >>> all right. 7:33.o police are busy this morning gathering information about an overnight shooting. around 9:00 last night, police responded to shoots of a shooting at al bernie street. when they arrived, they couldn't find any evidence of a shooting and then they responded to a hit and run and there they found a car with bullet holes and a man shot. but the man is refusing to cooperate with police and give up any information. if you have any information, contact the police. >>> it is 7:34. a memorial to the jonestown tragedy has been completed in oakland's evergreen cemetery. on november 18th, 1978, 918 people took their own lives in what is believed to be the largest mass suicide in history. the plaques of the memorial will list the names of he everyone who died -- of everyone who died at jonestown. the includes that man, jim jones, the leader, and he encouraged his followers to commit suicide. the memorial will be unveiled on may 29th. >>> antioch or on the hunt for this man. they believe he was the

ktvu claudine wong is getting new information from highway patrol. she joins us now. >> reporter: mike, the 780 is right behind me. the shooting happened four miles from where we are. but the two victims drove to benicia to get to this mcdonalds on east second street. joining me now is chp sergeant to talk about what happened. you've said you don't think this was a random shooting. >> no, we do have information which leads us to believe this was a targeted incident be >> reporter: so they are driving along the freeway. the vehicle pulls up alongside them and starts shooting. >> the suspect vehicle was described as a light blue chevy pickup truck. the suspect described as a light skinned male. >> reporter: talk about the injuries to the victims. >> the driver suffered injuries to his left bicep and right wrist. they are both in stable condition and expected to survive. >> reporter: a lot of people when we first heard about the story said why did they drive so far? four miles away. why did they come to this mcdonalds? >> we believe the reason why they

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> the government of pakistan calls the death of bin laden an important milestone in the fight against terrorism but it's not happy about how the u.s. carried out the mission. the pakistani government released a statement making it clear it had no -- had no add -- had no advanced knowledge about the attack. as pakistan seeks to counter suspicions it had been harboring bin laden, apparently there was one man who bought the land -- a doctor who actually sold a piece of land where bin laden 'final hideout was -- bin laden 'final hideout was. >>> happening now a hearing is getting underway about a massive attack here. these are live pictures from washington, d.c. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a live report from the nation's capital. >>> police are at the scene of an incident, a parolee is in jail accused of firing shots at a veteran police officer. jade hernandez is live from pittsburg telling us about the shooting and the arrest. jade? >> reporter: that's right. the 27-year-old man got out of that car and fired at a police off

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> 7:31. pretrial discussions take place in court today for those lawsuits relating to the san bruno pipeline disaster. more than 60 lawsuits have been filed against pg&e for last september's pipeline explosion. eight people were killed. 38 homes were destroyed. today, both lawyers will meet with the judge about the legal proceedings. >>> a teenager is shot and killed in oakland, a week shy of garage wakes. police are trying to determine why. this is 17-year-old detane franklin junior. they found his body on olive and richie streets. they say he was shot while riding his bike home from school. those who know him say he was not the stereotyped teenager. >> to me, he went to basketball, went to school, got good grades and took care of his brothers. >> he was also an office aide. the graduation is being dedicated to him and other students who have lost their lives to violence. >>> the l.a. police department released this mugshot. this is giovanni ramirez. they released this last night. they relea

as claudine wong tell us an angry father vented his frustration with a child in his arms. >> you're using sick kids as a bargain scheme. >> reporter: even before the father pulled into the parking lot, he was giving his frustration to the nurses. >> i understand his frustration, i get it. but i was really taken off by it. >> reporter: this is the third day. the dispute is over health care and whether nurses should start paying more. >> to have union leadership put their head in the sand and say no, no, no. we don't want any change, we want to keep what we have is not in sink with the times. >> reporter: but on this mother's day some nurses on the line brought their children to try to send a simple message. >> i wouldn't be able to afford it. >> reporter: for a moment it wasn't mothers but a father and his anger that became the focus. >> you don't care about the kids in there right now. >> reporter: nurses say this isn't about care it's about contracts. and when it comes to care the hospital today said this. >> everything inside the hospital is running beautifully. >> reporter: even this a

please welcome me and joining claudine cheng for her remarks on this year's celebration. >> thank youeryone, for joining us for our celebration this year. the theme of our celebration is celebrate heritage, celebrated community voices. the community is selected this team for two reasons.

claudine wong is back. >> reporter: this is near 33rd street. businesses are trying to get back to normal. this is the weaver tax insurance company. the owners of this business also own a strip mall which is right next to it. there are three businesses that are also dealing with smashed windows. the boards you are looking at, they were put up by the city. the own are didn't realize this happened until they turned on the news and saw the damage on tv. they said they were frustrated by this sight. all of the repairs will come out of their pocket. >> glass insurance is the most expensive thing. >> reporter: how much will it cost? >> thousands. they're on retain are, so the city incurs costs. >> reporter: do they send you a bill? >> the last time it happened, they didn't send me a bill. >> reporter: he has owned the building since 1974. this has happened 10 to 15 times. he said it's a disgrace to the holiday. this all happened about 10:00 last night. we want to show you video from newschopper 2. you can tell from the video that things got out of con

claudine. >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. yes, it's all quiet here at oakland city hall this morning. but you can match it might be a late start for the city council members considering they left so late last night. when they finally left, nerves rather and people were exhausted and passions were at their heights. so much so one council member told a member of the audience if he didn't keep it together he'd be kicked out. >> you know what, if keep saying something as much as i respect you i will have opd to remove you. be respectful. be respectful of us. be respectful of us as we've been respectful for everybody that has speaked. all right. why don't we just vote the item. >> reporter: they did vote a short time later. and the vote to keep funding the city's two gang injunctions passed with a 4- 3 vote. those effect the oakland and fruit vale neighborhoods. they were controversial. one is caught in the courts and both continue to be argued in the court of public opinion. they prevent them from wearing gang colors and establis

live claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the government of pakistan calls the death of osama bin laden an important milestone in the fight against terrorism. but it's not happy about how the u.s. carried out that mission. the pakistani government released a statement making clear it had no advanced knowledge of the u.s. assault on bin laden's compound. the statement says the government has "deep concerns" because the u.s. carried out the operation without prior authorizization from the government of pakistan. >> reporter: time now 5:05. former president george w. bush will not join president obama when he goes to new york's ground zero tomorrow. the former president declined the invitation. he said he appreciates the offer, but wants to avoid the spotlight. president obama will meet with families of 9/11 victims during his new york visit. >>> well, the killing of osama bin laden has led to fears of a retaliatory attack on mass transit systems here in the u.s. coming up for you at 5:15 we'll bring you a live report from washington d.c. about a hearing this morning investigating wh

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:03. san rafael police are busy investigating a deadly stabbing connected to voip lent street gangs. it happened yesterday evening in the usually peaceful gershal park neighborhood. kraig debro is back. there's new information. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, dave. i just talked to a guy who does maintenance. the man was wounded. you can see the businesses down there. there is a mix of homes and businesses. "the marin independent journal" says someone the woman talked with somebody in the home and a man went for help. police say the man from corte madera died as he staggered to his home. the marin i.j. says the person at the home saying someone came up to the driveway saying help me! help me! and he collapsed. the explorer sped off. it turns out the people in both of these vehicles had already battled minutes earlier. >> prior to that call, we had a couple of reports of two cause and possibly bats and sticks -- calls of possibly bats and sticks. >> reporter: two other people are believed to be i

. >> i'm claudine wong. rain yesterday, maybe some sunshine for you today. >> the reminder of the holiday weekend going to be dry, let's just answer that. warmer temperatures also going to bring us the wind as the storm continues it push off to the east. we will be mostly sunny today. a nice looking day outside or doors today, but the winds are expected to be quite breezy. the afternoon temps going to be slightly warmer in some places. >>> it has been a violent seven days in san jose. right now, police are investigating seven homicides. the most recent happened on ambler way. investigators are trying to piece together what took place. >> reporter: even at 7:00 on a sunday morning here the work doesn't stop for san jose police. we've seen police patrol cars pulling out of this garage. officers getting ready to start or end their shift for the day. last year, police vetted 20 homicides in this city. police are already on their 22nd homicide of this year. that lastest started last night, after a 35-year-old san

[applause] >> thank you, claudine. good evening, everybody. happy new year. i am very honored to join supervisor chu, a supervisor carmen chu, eric mar, and jane kim, and supervisor campos, supervisor mirkarimi, malia cohen is here as well. it is a wonderful occasion to celebrate our chinese new year at city hall. i want to welcome all of you here. i have been thinking about my first month on this job. as you know, i try not to follow the speech sometimes that i scripted for. i tried to speak what is on my mind. the thought here is that it is no longer a lunar new year celebration just for our chinese community. what our community now has to offer is really expanding the family to all of these other diverse groups in san francisco. that is what makes this so wonderful. we can share what this joyous occasion means and connect with all the other families of the city, whether african american, latino families, russian families, or all of the some groups of our asian families, it is what makes the city very special. if i have seen anything the first 30 days of th

claudine wong is live this morning in benicia. you just spoke to highway patrol? >> reporter: that is right. there were two victims in this. one victim was shot in his arm and wrist. the other one had a bullet that grazed his eye. there is a manager inside now she wasn't when this happened last night. but when she saw the media she quickly called her manager to find out what happened. >> they say a guy got shot in the freeway and the friends come inside and they put him on the floor. >> reporter: he was right there? >> i don't know. they say inside. they say they put the guy inside. >> reporter: the chp confirms that story as well. it started in vallejo on the 780 freeway. about 8:00 last night. two men were driving when another vehicle pulled alongside and someone inside that vehicle opened fire. both of the people were hit. the driver more seriously. but they kept driving four more miles. when they got to the east 2nd exit he pulled over and stumbled into the mcdonalds for help. back live out here in benicia we want to show you how close the freeway is to the mc

started seven years ago, as indicated by claudine. for me, it is one of the most events every year. in pencil it out just as it is my birthday. i am here to celebrate with you, and i congratulate all of the honorees and awardees on this very special occasion. happy asia-pacific american week. thank you. [applause] >> and i heard the supervisor kim has joined us. thank you for being here. >> i look at david and jan and i would not be here if it were not for them. you have heard the professional side of it. 20 years ago, i was a very young reporter in montgomery, alabama, and our -- they decided, they had come out to san francisco and decided that they needed someone that looked just like her, and i was the only one in the newsroom in montgomery, alabama that look like her. do you know they forced me to do this show, and that started me on my road to coming out to san francisco and the bay area to live and work here and become part of the community. i thank jan for that. i had no idea who she was, but that is how i got my start in the coming out to california. on a quick personal note

please welcome me and joining claudine cheng for her remarks on this year's celebration. >> thank youeryone, for joining us for our celebration this year. the theme of our celebration is celebrate heritage, celebrated community voices. the community is selected this team for two reasons. one -- the community recognizes we care about this city, that we want our interest to be addressed, and how do we do that? we need our voices to be heard. the second reason -- we would like to inspire and encourage the next generation of leaders to be engaged and affected community voices. so far, this year, we have decided to dedicate our award to individuals and business organizations that have been effective community voices. there is a listing of all the finalists in the program books. they have all been magnificent. thank you on behalf of the community. i hope -- i know all of them are here tonight and i would like to ask them to stand and be recognized. all of our awards finalists, please stand and be recognized. [applause] and just like every single one of you, i look forward to hearing who the

claudine wong was one of the first to talk to ernest morgan the moment he was released. >> reporter:st morgan climbed out of this van outside of san quentin prison there were tears but few words. for the first time in 24 years, morgan is a free man. >> i took the life of my stepsister charlotte mccline. that was 24 years ago, i'm not the same person that i was then. >> reporter: then 18-year-old morgan shot his 14-year-old stepsister during an attempted burglary at his stepfather's home. >> if i have to do the rest of my life in prison i can understand. >> reporter: the crime ripped apart his family. >> i could never imagine after 24 years this was going to happen. >> reporter: but morgan said when he focused on himself he started to change, then came forgiveness. >> my husband feels good, he's charlotte's father, that's a very important thing. he feels good about what he has done. >> reporter: morgan educated himself, became a model prisoner and helped at risk kids. morgan took off his prisons blues and saw his little brother outside prison walls. >> it's right here. >> reporter: i

live here at napa claudine wong. >>> 6:08. pg&e started testing more than 150 miles of its pipeline system but it could face for more expensive and time consuming charges. the judge gave on order to test and replace 700 miles of its older pipelines. that could take five years to do and cost more than $350 million. this order is the latest legal ruling tied to last september's pipeline disaster in san bruno. >>> i want to go back over to sal. what are you keeping an eye on? >> things are doing okay almost everywhere, pam. this is the calm before the commute gets busy. westbound bay bridge traffic is looking good coming top the pay gates. also this morning we are looking at 237 and it's rare that you see it this way 237 looks light. and if you are driving in san jose coming down it looks nice. 6:09 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you sir. a very good morning. the sun is trying to breakthrough. far enough inland we will have sunshine but it will be noticeably cooler for everybody today as a big fog bank getting helped along by

in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu chars. >>> gas prices continue their downward trend across thetional average is $3.85 for a gallon of regular unleaded one week ago it was $3.96, but here in the barack we're still paying much more than that. the average price in san francisco is $4.22 a gallon. in san josi and oakland, it's $4.12 a gallon dui checkpoints could be restricted under a bill making its way through the state legislature. santa rosa democratic assemblyman michael allen says some police departments use are using the checkpoints to wrack up impoundment fees and he is experiencing a bill that would prevent authorities from impounding a vehicle in a licensed driver can pick it up. assembly leaven it's is unfairly targets those when lose their vehicles even if they are duval. >>> president obama says mideast peace acknowledges must recognize the borders as a starting point, but not fessly an anteing point. ending point. >> israelissi and palestinians will negotiate a border. >> it must incorporate changes since 1967, but he also reassured the lobbying group that the us is c

live here in san francisco claudine wong. >>> time now 6:32.urt in oakland that included an ac transit bus and a van. now police are still investigating this but witnesses claim the van driver allegedly ran a red light and smashed right into the bus. emergency crews took both of the drivers and four of the bus passengers to the hospital. still no word on how badly the victims were hurt. >>> california republican lawmakers have unvailed their plan to balance the budget. but they call it a gimmick. the proposal would maintain education funding that includes no new taxes but it also relies on major cuts for the disabled, mentally ill, and early childhood development. the owner of a local child care center says she is worried. >> it also is a big concern because they are laying a good foundation to help make them successful in the school. >> the republicans budget plan also calls for a 10% pay cut for state workers and contains optimistic revenue assumption. >>> bay area commuters that use bart you may notice a quieter, cleaner ride. new cleaners f

claudine wong joins us with details with another rowdy cinco de mayo celebration. >> reporter: yes. we can see the damage from ourselves. you can take a look at this door, it has been smashed in and really at this point hasn't been cleaned up yet. this is a cam office. those win stroke been boarded up. this is one of several that had windows bordered up. we have seen clothing stores, tax service businesses also hit, there were fights last night. news chopper 2 was overhead last night. got a lot of video of the clouds. somewhere between 9:30 hah and 12 1:15 that is when being were throwing bottles and rocking cars and rocking buses. we know there is one person went to the hospital and was stab. as moved down the street a little petten. this could be a tax -- there is another business a little further down that is a boutique. they still have a window exposed. a lot of cleanup left. we are still trying to talk to san jose police to get an overall big picture. live here in zonk zonk kaw nope dong. >> pg&e trues are still preparing to repairs won't be completed until 5:00 to 5:30 at the

and thank you, claudine. i hope you were able to meet some. greeters in the lobby before the event started. and you may have noticed they were selling these little pins. you see this a.p.a. heritage month pin? it's the image of the heritage month logo designed in the form and shape of an a. and it's a beautiful piece. but what is even more important is all the proceeds from the sale of this pin will go to the japanese cultural and community center of northern california to support the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake in japan. so please, take a moment to take a look. and purchase one for a very, very good caution. at this time, the celebration committee would like to acknowledge the presence of the many officials and diplomatic representatives from the asian pacific countries joining us here tonight. you saw many. counsel -- many of the consul generals up here. their representatives, please stand and be acknowledged. [applause] thank you all for being here. and in addition to the presenting champion and partner sponsors, there

claudine wong has more on the costly damage and why it may not be over. >> reporter: when alex weaver and his father saw the damage to their business on the news this morning they thought here we go again. >> over the years every 4th of july or cinco de mayo they break the windows out. >> why do they get you guys? >> i have no idea, we are closer to the street. i have no idea. it is not just our building. the one next door, too, right? >> we own this whole strip here. >> reporter: vandals broke windows as the celebration turned violent. the crowd started jumping on cars and pushed east to this spot. >> people get to this area of the city, 101, allen rock avenue later in the evening so they have had more time to drink and pump themselves up. >> i did see a lot of kids walking around. >> what took moments to break will take thousands to fix. each one of these windows cost 800 to a thousand dollars to replace and these windows 1500 to 2000 dollars to replace. if they can't fix this graham right here another couple of thousand dollars and insurance doesn't cover this. this all comes out o

. >> reporter: claudine, police are here at this hour, we've been here all night. that's because this is considered a crime scene. they're just waiting for investigators to arrive this morning. you can see why. just take a look behind me. you can see the damage here that was done by that explosion. even blew out the windows sh and just left debris. police and firefighters arrived and found flames and smoke comes from the five unit apartment complex. the force of that explosion caused glass to shatter. authorities found two men in his 20s, another in his 30s suffering from burns. >> there's people laying on the ground screaming. the gentleman who lived in the apartment, his hand was completely blown off, and the woman who lived with him, she was covered in blood. it was a horrific scene. >> reporter: the four other families who lived in the other units had to be relocated. police say the explosion is suspicious. neighbors tell us, they believe someone may have been making drugs in the apartment complex. authorities though, have not confirmed that information. back o