wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, . >>> valley humane society says 10 dogs rescued from a hoarder are ready to be adopted. workers pick said up the dogs during the tv show confessions. the owner kept three dogs and made the tough decision to give up the others. >> he cared deeply for each one of the animals. >> they tell us the dogs should be ready for adoption in a couple of weeks. they are lab, chow and new finland breeds. >>> bats coming alive in denver. >> still a good road trip in arizona and colorado. win 4-6. but the giants don't sweep colorado. it did not hold up and they get a bummer. pablo sandoval strained his tricep and is day to day. matt cain making it to go for ty wigginton. he didn't have it. struggled throughout and ryan with another 3 run shot for the rockies who win going away 10- 2. giants back home over the week playing the braves. rickey henderson in the house for the a's and doing his best rickey henderson impression. coco crisp with a leadoff home run. 1-0. the lead did no

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> unanimously approved big budget cuts. district leaders and representatives met last night to improve contracts to eliminate three days of classes for students. hold a series of community meetings on mondays and wednesdays to discuss more budget redictions. >>> concerns about coyotes now that a trapper is no longer on the job. live with what may be behind an increase in sightings. >> reporter: hi there. we are in a green belt neighborhood. these green belt areas have no development. that's one of the reasons why neighbors are concerned. they say coyotes use these areas as highways to get around town. >> this is a breeding place. >> reporter: al rose fixed this steel guard over his screen door after his indoor cat was terrorized by a coyote stalking her through the window. >> he was under that bench over there and then just stroll out this way, went out that way. >> reporter: another time, a coyote surprised rose with his agility. >> there's a fence right here

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de.yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> in just about five minutes tonight, the richmond city council will decide whether to move along with a casino. the pomo indian tribe wants to build a casino at the molati. >>> mark is here now with sports, a lot of eyes on the san francisco giants because they are starting this off a little slow. >> just got a little slower a few minutes ago. the giants lose again. this time a change of venue down in san diego. pretty much the same story. last couple of years they don't fair well but that guy is coming back pretty quick. wilson could be activated as soon as tomorrow. but he probably would fill this position a little better than jonathan baumgartner. that's the way it ended up. the giants had plenty of chances to try to get back in it. here is an example. giants just never could get anything going at all after the early innings and they fail 3- 1. >>> meantime the a's are up in toronto. things going slightly better for them. but their early start has been negat

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> it was a home opener that had a little something over everything. mark was there for the entire game. >> its been a long day's trip into night here . it kind of picked up where we left off last october and early into november. longest home opener -- four hours, 24 minutes all is well that ends well. here in the day the giants celebrated a great pregame ceremony and brian wilson ran out and helped race that world championship flag that will roll above at&t. the giants get on the board in the third. tejada his first at bat as a giant, pat burrell follow that with a shot later. his third of the year. he has four hits three of them have been home runs and they get the 3-1 lead. they go into the 9th but wilson has some problems with two outs, nobody on base the cardinals are able to load the bases and ryan after fouling back eight pitches, tough at bat. two runs single and that put the cardinals in front 4-3 going to the bottom of the 9th. the giants had two ou

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> ktvu news cameras were rolling this morning as san francisco police entered a vacant building occupied by low income housing. more than 20 people began occupying that building last night. they say they were trying to draw attention to the city's housing crisis. >>> napa sheriff's deputies are announcing the death of a patient at napa state hospital. the sheriff's department says 47-year-old william jober died after being restrained by staff last night. he had just attacked another patient in a part of the hospital that houses people deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. >>> a man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his 8-year- old step granddaughter at a san francisco school was sentenced today to 12 years in prison. 69-year-old pedro hernandez struck a deal with prosecutors to avoid a harsher sentence. surveillance cameras captured images of the assault which took place at a stairwell at that school. >>> now here is an update on a story we've been

without even looking at it under the microscope. >> narrator: thomas's brain showed early signs of cte. >> to see it in such a young player, i have to say that i went home and... and... i almost couldn't speak. it's... it totally changed what i thought about this game. >> narrator: there was something else. owen thomas had never been diagnosed with a concussion. >> we were hopeful that this 21-year-old who'd been playing 12 years, that they would show that, you know, you need more than 12 years to get this disease; you need some more... you need real concussions to get this disease. but owen's case kind of opened up a huge, dark world. >> it was like this could happen to anybody. anybody who's playing this game, this could happen, this could be the result. the question is, when does this start? is this a process that starts much earlier in life than we are used to be thinking about? ( marching band playing ) >> narrator: despite the public discussion about its health risks, more kids play football than any other sport-- over a million across the country. a quarter of the boys at shiloh

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> giants are off to a fast start this afternoon. how are they doing right now? >> if night is young but a lot has happened already in the giants game in arizona. san francisco jumped ahead with a home run in the 1st inning. this time it was buster posey getting all of a joe saunders pitch. and just like that barry zito was staked to a 2-0 lead. but it is a short night for zito. montero into the right corner with a pair of runners on board. and later in the inning, zito left after injuring himself fielding a budget. he was replaced by mota. they are in the 5th the diamond backs leading 3-2. >>> the sharks and kings about to begin game two of their stanley cup series. they will be without jared white. -- stole won't play serving a one-game suspension. >>> franzen helped into the wall by jon dun. he took 21 stitches and returned to the game. phoenix on a power play. and it is 1-0. he added three assists for a 4-point game. detroit scored three in the 1st period.

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> the incident that grounded southwest airlines planes and led to the faa calling for the inspection of 737 jets has happened before. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler spoke to an expert and found why this particular aircraft is susceptible. >> reporter: engineers say the rip in the roof happened right where they expected it in what's called a lap joint between sheets of aluminum. >> they are a point where you typically have higher stresses. there's a little bit of bending here. >> reporter: i spoke to roland huet. air pressure two tons per square food pushes out of the cabin, then relaxes on departure. experts say 736s are favorites and likely prone to these problems. a china air 737 crashed nine years ago killing 225. the faa fined southwest three years ago for failing to inspect cracks. >> they will happen. they don't have a catastrophe consequences. >> reporter: huet says he believes the faa will require stricter items. >>> the over all quality

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> we're wrapping up a fairly nice weekend with more sunshine and temperatures warming up. a few changes for tomorrow as a week system brushes the bay area. right now on the maps i can show you this. some clouds moving in from the north. looks like a southern extend. we have a few patching heading toward the monterey bay. as far as the rainfall, we'll go ahead and switch over on the map. you can see the bulk of the rainfall still way up to the north. closer to eureka and crescent city. here's the over all weather story for tonight. we will continue to thicken up the high clouds for your monday. temperatures cooling down, and a chance for a few sprinkles. a sun cloud mix and temperatures will be warming up especially by the weekend. you will see that coming up in just a little bit. partly to mostly cloudy skies, most of the bay area will be in the 40s. san francisco will go 50 degrees, san jose 45. an antioch right around 40 degrees. the system is basically fall

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> well the clouds have been marching into the bay area over the next few hours. bringing some rainfall to the north, especially toward eureka and crescent city. that will have a huge factor on our forcast as we head into monday. the expected track of this we are expecting at least the rain showers to drift to the south approaching the northwest counties as we head into your monday morning commute. so we'll be watching that at least over the next few hours. over all weather story is this, for tomorrow some very spotty showers. this system, where it is right now it's going to weaken quite a bit by the time it gets to the bay area. north bay showers, a chance elsewhere. a very weak system. for tuesday partly cloudy, will be dry. another stronger system moves into the region by midweek. we're going to bump up the shower chances. we have dense areas of fog, it's been a constant near the coast all weekend long. those patches pushing into the bay right now. we have t

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> new information on a giant's fan that was badly beaten. ktvu's amber lee live now in san jose with an outpouring of support for the man and his family. >> reporter: the injured giant's fan bryan still works here at hp pavilion. as part of a paramedic team during sharks games. today fellow first responders held a fundraiser for him. the sharks also donated pucks. stowe's coworkers spent the day trying to gather donations to auction off. >> these messages will be taken to the hospital tomorrow. fellow paramedics tell me stowe has been taken out of a medically induced coma. >> he's a fighter and he's not one to back down from a fight. >> reporter: at hp pavilion tonight, the sharks played the los angeles kings. fans tell us they can't help but think about the attack. >> i realize you just can't feel safe any where, you just have to be careful. >> reporter: today san francisco police say they are not expecting any changes in security when the giants host the dodge

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> thousands of people spent last night outside the oakland coliseum. more will camp out there tonight. they are not waiting out in line for music or a sporting event. it is all about their health. >> reporter: they filled the hallways of the 0 example observing coliseum as close to 1,000 packed the stadium for a chance to see a doctor, dentist or optometrist for free. >> cross-section of america. not the homeless, necessarily. not the unemployed. but people who have jobs. people that just simply cannot afford the services. >> reporter: a non-profit called remote medical organized this four day clinic. >> a large percentage of the population running into probably 50 million at least simply cannot afford to go to the dentist or the eye doctor. and so this is the only recourse that they have. >> reporter: bundled up in coats and blankets, several hundred people camped outside the coliseum overnight just to secure a spot. >> i got here by bart about 12:30 last nig

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> one of the sporting world's mostprestigious trophy is making a rare appearance. the america's cup is being displayed and continues through monday. the america's cup will be held in san francisco in 2013. >> it's beautiful. >> it is. hopefully from the america's cup to the stanley cup, one to go. 36 second into the gate and it looks like they were going to make a huge statement. but they need another 73 minutes, 46 seconds to complete the sentence, sharks win. that's the sentence. they take the lead but they meet in over time. barely dropped the pick. shot on goal, danny heatley will smash it back and the sharks have themselves an early 1-0 lead. after that. a little physicality. ben eager and kyle clippered. you don't see a will the of fighting in the play offs in the nhl. the rookie sensational rookie logan couture looking like a season ender. they have a scoreless third period. then it is a beautiful shot from joe, upper shelf. glove side. our fred inglis j

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> city leaders in martinez hope this empty lot will soon be bustling with kids playing sports. planning call for a playing field, batting cages and gym space. the academy expects to spend $500,000 to upgrade that city owned property. >>> fred inglis for mark ibanez. and the tournament began here. >> i was a couch potato more about 4-1/2 hours today. and so much for the masters to be all about traditional. the weather and the course conditions perfect for golf's first major today. four time master's champion tiger woods made two bogeys. this is one of his three birdies. tiger shot 1-under 71. phil michael son missed mickelson missed a lot of fairways today. he's five back. how about stockton native ricky barnes. barnes shot a 1-68. but he's still three shots back up, 21-year-old mcilroy shot a 7-under 65. makes a 90-degree turn. check out one of seven birdies for mcilroy. and kiros never shot better than 75 in two previous masters appearances. but today he shot

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> avoiding an infestation. intense efforts are on the way from keeping a small insect from creating huge problems. >> reporter: customs agents are looking for dangers entering the united states. but it's not always what you might think. tonight agents showed us this warehouse they use to look for pests. this month inspectors found live larva of a beatle. this pests shown here could mean real trouble for the food supply. >> the capper beetle can eat 30% of the product. >> reporter: the bug can also make you sick if you eat it or it comes in contact with your skin. agricultural specialists john machado is often the first one looking for signsover infestation. >> i think we have something here. >> reporter: on this morning he found what looked to be a capper beetle in this container of rice. >> i'm going to collect the sample now. it will be sent to usda identifiers. >> reporter: after finding the suspect bug, machado quickly took action. >> so right now this contain

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> this map shows how ocean currents will carry some of the billions of the tons of debris from the japanese earthquake and tsunami across the pacific and to our shorelines. they expect the debris will begin to appear on march 2014 and will linger in the region for years. the hawaii island will be hit by repeated water flows for the next several years. >>> gas prices have jumped above $4 a gallon. according to aaa the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in california now stands at $4.21 a gallon. that's $1.11 higher than we were paying last year. gas is $4.21 in oakland. $4.22 in san jose and $4.29 in san francisco. president obama is putting together a team to find out why gas prices are rising so high. it will investigate the role traders play in raising prices. but one analyst says the real culprit is not wall street, he blames a soaring demand for oil all over the world. >> the fact that oil is a global commodity and we don't have the resources to

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> the head of the faa and the transportation security are both infuriated that air traffic controllers have been caught sleeping on the job. >> i'm outraged about this. i want the flying public to know we're doing everything we can, 24/7 to correct this problem. >> since last month, at least five air traffic controllers have been caught sleeping. the latest was saturday morning at a facility that handles high altitude air traffic for much of florida and parts of the atlantic and caribbean. the transportation secretary vows to stop the napping. the faa is adding an hour to the minimum time controllers must be off during shifts. and lahood says he's to other options. >>> we're getting a clearer view of the path of destruction spread across 15 states. at least 44 people are confirmed dead and many survivors from oklahoma to north carolina don't even have the basics, such as shelter or frontal system. making things worse, as you can see -- or safety. making things

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> the libyan government warned today it'll be quote hell for nato if it sends in ground forces. french military advisors are now in libya helping to train rebels. president obama has approved the use of armed predator drones in libya. the drones are good for precision attacks especially in urban areas. >>> in japan, the government set roadblocks to seal off a wide area around the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. they were forced to leave quickly after last month's earthquake and took only a few items with them. officials worry about radiation exposure. >>> in australia, detainees at an immigration center rioted and set fires today. many of the rioters were seeking asylum and had their applications rejected. australia has recently seen a flood of migrants from sri lanka, iraq and afghanistan. >>> and the pope saw over a mass. pope benedict also washed the feet of 12 priests to symbolize the humility of jesus christ at the last supper. >>> john inset an

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> rats aren't usually welcomed guests in anyone's homes but getting rid of them can be a problem. as jim vargas reports, the rules for using rat poison are about to change because rats aren't the only animals dying. >> reporter: the active ingredients in products like these cause internal bleeding when a mouse or rat eats them. but more and more the rat's prey is dying. birds such as owls and hawks are being affected as well as household animals like cats and dogs. uc berkeley wildlife management professor says victims are being found not just in urban areas but in places like yosemite too. >> this was just very surprising to me that here we are studying animals out in wilderness area and they are dying of rat poison. that's not good. >> reporter: jenny papka who is founder of dog connection says she protecting her animals in a very natural way. >> we invite people to let these animals into their backyard. >> reporter: the federal government is banning the mos

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is accusing libyan strong man gadhafi of targeting his own people with cluster bombs. clinton says gadhafi is using the fragmentation bombs against the libyans that are siding against gadhafi. >>> and journalists today expressed sadness over the loss of two journalists who were covering the war. >> we appreciate what they were doing. they came from a very different play, and they were very brave. >> nato is now using drones in the conflict. the drones launched today for the first time. >>> a world war ii soldier who died in a aircraft in the himalayans nearly three decades ago was found. he will be buried with full honors. similars sims was in a cargo plane that crashed down in 1973. >>> a pioneering california winery magnet and leading horse racer has died. jess jackson died last night at the age of 81. jackson turned the winery into a multi million dollars winery. he also owned thoroughbred horses. >>> and time has releas

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.sp rwd yr arho, >>> there is a speeding problem on the golden gate bridge. not from cars but from bicycles. golden gate bridge officials say they want to slow down bicyclists because there are far too many crashes on the bridge. ktvu's david stevenson is live on the golden gate bridge to tell us why there's an appeal. >> reporter: slow down is what officials are telling bicyclists. everyone in bad weather, the golden gate bridge attracting 3,000 pe pedestrians and cyclists each day. now they want to make sure those who cross by foot and by wheel don't cross each other. >> we can envision that we can improve safety and bring the speeds down. >> reporter: bridge district spokesperson marie currie says that at 19 miles per hour most bicyclists on the bridge are going too far. studies show 164 accidents from 2000 to 2009. speed was a factor 30% of the time. a big divide between tourists and residents also causes crashes. >> on one end you have the tourists on the clunker bikes, and on the

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> when it comes to the royal wedding of prince william and kate middleton it is good to be a good friend of the future king. >> we never expected to get an invite. there's a lot of people for him to invite. so we were really, really very shocked to find out we got invited by him. >> reporter: search and rescue pilots got the hottest ticket around. when embossed envelopes arrived, they've been invited. the friends of william will be some of the fortunate few to be inside the church for the event. and trumpeters, house guards and others ready for the royal event which begins in just 13 days. >>> some members of the congress are expressing concern tonight that environmental laws could be keeping border agents from doing their jobs. agents have to get permission to use vehicles and surveillance equipment on federally protected land along the border. this putts those agents at a disadvantage by making it easier for illegal immigrants to cross at those locations. >> p

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> the anniversary of the great quake followed by a 2.7 quake are reminders another big one could strike at any time. but experts say most bay area residents are unprepared. ktvu's rita williams tells us the one thing most of us have ignored. >> reporter: at 5:12 this morning sirens started to sound at the same time that the loma prieta quake started to shake. california cans say they are prepared for the big one. but earthquake kits like these are not enough. if you haven't retrofitted your house, you have not done enough. >> this wall right here is what got reenforced. >> always way around? >> -- all the way around? >> all the way around, yeah. >> reporter: hutchins preaches how five to $15,000 of prevention could save hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. >> and there was a garage under here. it looks like a nice house until you realize that the steps don't match the bottom of the door way. everybody has estimated 350,000 people are going to be without

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> well good morning, to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news already monday, april 11th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm maureen naylor. pam cook is off today. let's get a quick check at weather and traffic. rosemary. >> obvious changes outside although it's still really dark out there. we have a ways until sunrise. we will be partly cloudy, mostly cloudy. and for the afternoon more sunshine. we will be clearing out tonight. we have a system to the north that may bring us a sprinkle. high sal. >>> good morning, rosemary. bridges are look good. so do the interstates and nothing major at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far it looks pretty good getting into san francisco. it's 5:30 let's go back to dave and maureen. >>> time now 5:30. jay pan was hit with a 6.6 magnitude after shock today one month to the day after that 9.0 quake that was followed by a deadly tsunami. a tsunami was issued but it was canceled. japan's government is now expanding the

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> all right we still have morning showers come wrapping back around from the east bay to the peninsula. you can see from redwood city and also into san jose we are getting shower activity. we are not done yet. there is a cell skirting by. >>> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a look at the top stories we are following for you right now. still no word whether congress will be able to pass that legislation to prevent a government shutdown at midnight tonight. president obama told congressional leaders he wants to hear from them this morning if they have come up with a deal. >>> the giants returning to at & t park today for their home opener this afternoon. today's game by the way is dedicated to brian stow. he's the giants fan that was brutally attacked outside of dodgers stadium last week. mr. storemans in the hospital recovering from -- mr. stow remains in the hospital. today is demolition day for the naval hospital. it's supposed to be imploded. >>>

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> a tribute is taking place tonight in the south bay for the san francisco giants fan who was attacked outside dodger stadium. the ceremony to honor bryan stow starts less than two hours from now before the home opener. doctors have reduced stow's medication and now family members are very hopeful that he will awaken from his coma either tonight or tomorrow. >>> what happened to bryan stow are on the minds of many fans going to the shark's game tonight. robert honda has the story. >> reporter: that's right frank. we are at the shark tank in downtown san jose where the street festival is just getting under way. you can see the excitement. many people say they hope fans don't let emotions get out of hand. >> reporter: the sharks and kings are warming up for a heated battle and many fans say they hope any fights will take place only on the ice. some fans have had concerns since the bryan stow attacks attacks. >> the giants and dodgers, that rivalry goes deep. and

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> there was no testimony today in the barry bonds perjury trial but even so there are major new developments tonight. a key witness for the prosecution says he has found what could prove to be important evidence against barry bonds and that's not all. rita williams is here now to tell us what else happened today. rita. >> reporter: that's right, frank. a lot happened here today and all of it was unexpected. just moments ago the judge announced that a juror who called in sick early this morning will return to court tomorrow. the 60-year-old engineer from antioch has a kidney stone and did not expect to return, leading to speculation one of the two women alternates would replace him but for now at least that will not happen. next, new evidence that if admitted could be a big blow for the defense. bonds' former business manager steve hoskins gave prosecutors a tape of a secretly r

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> back now to the breaking news. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since that fire broke out just before 9:00 tonight. she is here now with the update. deborah? >> reporter: frank, this fire has just been declared under control in just the last five or ten minutes. you can see the ladder is still up to the roof of this six story building. right now crews are doing salvage operations. they are going from floor to floor, room to room really trying to cover up the belongings in the un damaged area so they are not ruined by water, which is pooing from the upper floors. did pooing from the upper floors. it has 75 residents. everyone is accounted for at this point. most of them evacuated on their own when the building filled with smoke. about a dozen needed to be rescued, either through the stairwells in the building or down the fire escape. it went into the attic and on to the roof. that is what presented a special challenge for these crews out here beca

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> updating right now or breaking news out of japan. the in the past hour the japanese nuclear safety commission raised the threat level posed by the crippled nuclear power plant from a 5 to a 7. that is equal to the threat posed by the 1986 chernobyl nuclear crisis. we don't know if this was connected in any way to those two huge significant aftershocks that magnitude of a 6 plus. both of those. we of course will be following this and have much more coming up for you in our later newscast. the headline right now, we're learning that the nuclear threat level of that power play in japan has been raise todd the highest since the 1986 chernobyl disaster. >>> a federal appeals court ruled against former harvard classmates of mark zuker byeburg. the lawsuit was dramatized in a movie "the social network." the tyler and cameron wing will vos cannot undo their agreement. they say they were misled when they signed a $20 million aagreement in 2008. they said they were savv

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> 9 parents of a 2-year-old boy who was killed when a city owned tree crashed on to the family's truck. they are suing the city claiming wrongful death and seeking unspecified damages. in january last year the boy was killed when a large maple tree with root rot fell on to his family's truck trapping the family. it took an hour to free the boy. he was taken to the hospital where he died. the tree had not been inspected by the city since 2005. >>> in news of the world tonight the u.s. military has confirmed today it used an unmanned predator drone to attack a site in libya. nato said the drone destroyed a libyan government rocket launcher. today rebels said they are on the verge of driving moammar gadhafi's troops from the port city. human rights groups say more than 1,000 people have died there. >>> from syria tonight reports are coming in that security forces shot and killed at least 12 people who are taking part in a funeral procession today for those kill

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> our sports director mark joins us now. when it comes to the giants that's more like it. >> yes, we have some good stuff happening for the local teams tonight. it has probably set in now for the giants. this ain't last year. it is time to prove that you need to move on and be as good as they really can be in the here and now. nice step in that direction today in a place they have had problems with down in san diego. the first inning they let it be known they intend to change the way things have been going in san diego. aubrey huff with a liner down the right-field line will score sanchez for the triple. buster posey off to a little bit of a slow start. he just rips one to left liner like a laser into the first row of the seats. two run shot he had four rbis this afternoon. tim lincecum, man, talk about on his game. seven innings of work gave up only three hits, one run, no walks. and oh, by the way, 13 strikeouts. a little shaky with the bullpen in the 9th in

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> back now to the breaking news. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since that fire broke out just before 9:00 tonight. she is here now with the update. deborah? >> reporter: frank, this fire has just been declared under control in just the last five or ten minutes. you can see the ladder is still up to the roof of this six story building. right now crews are doing salvage operations. they are going from floor to floor, room to room really trying to cover up the belongings in the un damaged area so they are not ruined by water, which is pooing from the upper floors. did pooing from the upper floors. it has 75 residents. everyone is accounted for at this point. most of them evacuated on their own when the building filled with smoke. about a dozen needed to be rescued, either through the stairwells in the building or down the fire escape. it went into the attic and on to the roof. that is what presented a special challenge for these crews out here beca

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning to you. welcome back. this is the ktvu morning news wednesday april 6. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the day off. time now is 6:30. >>> well, in san francisco right now the red cross very busy finding new places to live for more than a hundred people chased out of their homes by a fire in the tenderloin district. ktvu's jade hernandez is out there right now with the very latest on what's happening. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. 111 residents are without a place to stay this morning. no one is being allowed back into the franciscan towers. it's the apartment complex that caught fire last night. 22 residents also suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to the hospital. but within the last hour we witnessed a search for two missing cats. the american red cross shed a light on to the fourth floor this morning and we watched as firefighters brought out the two found cats and brought them to their owners. we'

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning.ight now traffic is getting busier here at the bay bridge. all of a sudden the last few minutes we've seen it fill up at the toll plaza. also a crash on the lower deck. tell you more about that and the rest of the commute straight ahead. >>> the f.b.i. is now investigating the discovery of a pipe bomb inside a colorado mall. it happened yesterday on the 12th anniversary of the columbine high school massacre. that mall is located just blocks from the school. the device along with two propane tanks were spotted after the fire -- a fire inside the mall's food court. the propane tanks did not ignite but the fire filled parts of the mall with smoke. no major damage or injuries are reported. >>> major league baseball has made an extraordinary move against the giants long time rival. the league is now assuming control of the los angeles dodgers. commissioner bud sell egg says he'll appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and day-to-day operations of the club. the coupl

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning.hank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news. it's monday april 4th. i'm dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now is 6:30. we do have developing news that we're following for you. a san francisco bound flight this morning had to make an emergency landing in new orleans. we're looking at live pictures there. it's a united flight. it had to return to new orleans airport within minutes after taking off this morning. we understand that white smoke was reported from -- coming from one of the engines. now the plane was also rocking back and forth in windy weather. never gained much altitude after it took off. an associated press reporter was actually on board that flight and says passengers had to slide down the front and backslides. right now again we're looking at live pictures. that plane still on the runway. we just saw a short timing a luggage being taken off the plane. so it sounds like everything's okay as far as the passengers are concerned. but we'll get an upda

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> welcome back to the morning news. live look at the big board. the new york stock exchange shows the dow jones up now a little bit about 5 points. some mixed news coming in this morning helping things out. retail numbers some of the numbers coming in good and also the jobless numbers. job picture appears to be improving. this morning's report shows the number of people applying for first time unemployment benefits dropped by 10,000 last week. continuing claims also dropped by the lowest number since october of 2008. >>> the marketing company that was hit by hackers is now apologizing for the security breach. they said they're sorry for people who had their e-mail addresses and names stolen now being targeted by scammer. company also says hacking victims should be reassured no social security or credit card numbers were compromised. >>> time now 6:56. we have traffic problems. sal, what's going on? >>> there's a power outage in south city. might be some interse

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> we have a look at this bus crash in sacramento on elk grove near franklin. this bus was on the road and apparently became involved in a pretty violent collision that sent the bus -- you can see the skid marks there off the road near elk grove and franklin. the streets in the area are blocked. you can see police and fire crews are on the scene. this bus was carrying high school students, although it's not a school bus it was a -- school bus. it was a private bus carrying the students. judging by the emergency response, we -- it is safe to assume perhaps there were minor injuries, just junking on what we're looking at. we haven't had any official confirmation on that. looking at the area. it's a good area to avoid. had is on elk grove right near the corner of franklin. we'll try to get more information for you and pass it along as we get it. >>> this is also a day of mourning at one san francisco school following the tragic killing of a 16-year-old student. alli

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> let's bring you up to date on tom of the top stories we're following. two people raced from their home as fire broke out. this happened on madison avenue around:00 a.m. >>> president obama will tell us his plan for cutting the federal budget deficit. one part of the solution, raising taxes on wealthy americans. you can watch the president's speech live right here on ktvu channel 2, beginning at 10:35 this morning. >>> this afternoon, a suspected serial killer will go before a judge in marin county. 77-year-old joseph naso will be arraigned on four counts of murder. they stem from four northern california cases between 1977 and 1994. >>> 8:46. in new york, lab results have now confirmed that two more sets of bones found on a remote stretch of long island are indeed humane remains. police -- human remains. police have recovered remains of ten bodies an investigators believe this is the result of a seer july killer who remains at large. all of the victims are f