david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> proposal to add bright cullers to nonlethal guns failed to make it out of a committee. it targeted bb pellet and air soft guns. supporters said police officers sometimes mistake them for hand guns. opponents argued criminalsed with also color their guns. >>> san francisco giants' fan bryan stow reached a milestone. bryan stow's doctors announced a significant improvement in his condition. >> he began to open his eyes. he started to have movement of his left arm. and he is intermittently been able to follow simple commands. >> reporter: this morning they announced his condition has been upgrated to serious. he was beaten outside dodger stadium. he is now breathing without a ventilator and weaned out of seizure medications. >> he is far from out of the woods. i think it's important for everyone to understand that bryan stow sustained a traumatic brain injury. >> reporter: today's advances in medicine made that possible but doctors warn it does not mean he will make a full recovery. the family issued a statement saying we are grateful for the pu

ktvu's david stevenson will have more following the president's speech. >>> earthquake rattled japan. 6.7, struck about 30 miles southeast of tokyo and 100 miles from the quake that devastated the region in march. the earthquake could generation a tsunami about 20 inches. so far there have been no reports of damage or injuries. >> now to the troop withdrawal in afghanistan. president obama is about to detail his plans to bring home 30,000 military men and women by september of next year. that would bring back all the extra forces he ordered to afghanistan in 2009 in an effort to turn around the war effort there. we will go live to the white house, president obama going to address the nation. we listen in, we will watch the speech in its intirty and have wrap up. we are waiting for president obama as he is walking up. we will be hearing more about troop withdrawal and we will listen in with you. >> good evening. nearly 10 years ago america suffered the worst attack on our shores since pearl harbor. this mass murder was planned by osama bin laden. and signaled a new threat to our securi

. >>> ktvu's david stevenson is at the scene where a body was found in the marina. >> reporter: tonight police are trying to find a killer. the blood trail began here and stretched all the way across the street to the edge of the marina. that's where police found the homicide victim at 6:30 this morning. >> when they got to the end of the trail floating in the bay, they found the body of what appears to be a 19-year-old white male. >> reporter: investigators say the few people who may have been on those boats last night did not report hearing a scuffle of splash. police say it appears the young man did not die in the water. >> it appears it was an edged weapon that resulted in most of the wounds. i don't know the exact cause of death. that will be determined by the medical examiner. >> reporter: investigators told us they hope to bring in a dive team to serve the marina waters for more evidence. they've secured surveillance cameras for near by business. although store owners told us the cameras had limited sidewalk view. >> it's the first time in the last 28 years that i know something

you beginning with our david stevenson. he has new information about the firefighters fighting for his life. >> reporter: doctors are fighting tonight to save a critically injured fight fighter as friends and family are morning a -- firefighter as friends and family are mourning a comrade. patricia richardson grew up with perez in san francisco and married him in 1986. today she remembered her fears watching him fight the fire. >> i remember vincent almost falling through the roof. it was so scary. >> reporter: those fears were realized yet. 53-year-old anthony ballerio is in critical condition tonight inside san francisco general hospital. >> they're keeping him medically paralyzed to help his breathing. they've put him in a bed that's turned facing the floor to help relieve the pressure on his lungs. >>> tonight the vallerio family is trying to hold on to hope. >> it's pretty calm. everybody is trying to stay upbeat. we still have no idea whether it's going to go one way or the other. >> reporter: a memorial service is se

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> as san francisco prays for the survival of one firefighter people are mourning the loss of vincent perez. he was born and raised in the miss district and graduated from reardon high school in 1981, this is his high school yearbook photo. joanne hayes white spoke fondly of his service and their history together. >> he served valiantly in the san francisco fire department for 21 years, he was a classmate of mine. we started out together on april second, 1990. born and raised in san francisco, a very proud san franciscan. >> the world just lost a great man. a great firefighter. >> one of perez's friends supplied this photo that shows perez on vacation, which is something they looked forward to doing again this year. he was unmarried and took care of his mother. two of his brothers are police officers. investigators are on the scene of that house fire right now. jade hernandez is there also and joins us live to explain what investigators are doing at this hour. jade. >> reporter: the hall may have heiden the intensity of the fire. the home looked like a

david stevenson has this update. >> the former wife of 48-year- old san francisco firefighter says she's struggling to make sense of his death. she married him in 1986. today she remembered her fears watching him fight a fire. >> i remember him almost fell through the roof. he's like, it was so scary. >> reporter: those fears were realized yesterday when he died fighting a fire. 53-year-old firefighter anthony is in critical condition tonight inside san francisco general hospital. >> medically paralyzed in order to help his breathing. if he moves a little bit, he put him facing the floor to help relief the pressure on his chest. >> reporter: he's medicated and unconscious. he says the fire's heat was intense enough to melt the oxygen mask. they're trying to hold on to hope. >> everybody is trying to stay upbeat even though the news is pretty dire right now. we still have no idea right now it's going to go one way or the other. >> reporter: funeral services for perez are set for the end of next week in san francisco. david stevenson ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire investigators say they're

coming up at 5:30, david stevenson has more on the suspect and why he was severe considered dangerous. >>> and police looking at surveillance video after a deadly robbery after a fairfield market last night . we first brought you the story this moment, the police say the man beat the other so badly he later died from his injuries. the victim's stepson told ktvu the attackers didn't get a lot of money. >> they stole the whole cash register, there was not even much money in it. at least like $40. >> reporter: police say that the man was well loved in that community. the cameras were rolling when some of the regular customers held a prayer circle this morning. police are looking for three young men who witnesses say left in a light colored vehicle, possibly a honda. >>> and a mysterious incident, during a football game leaving an irish player in a coma. now san francisco police are investigating but it appears they have hit a bit of a roadblock. ktvu has more in san francisco with new information on the case. >> reporter: that is right, police have identified a person of interest in this

david stevenson tells us which feathered friend is at risk if the investment is not made. >> reporterball owner remembers the days when sailing from treasure island meant watching out for friendly fire. >> used to be over here in the hangar area and we had to sail around that. >> reporter: sailors used the portion of clipper cove as a range from 1941-1989p to date the navy is planning to reduce lead shot that may endanger diving ducks. >> they go down and eat the shot. >> reporter: is is accessible to the deaths. they are now proposing to spend between $2,000,000.22 million to clean the code in the most expensive plan includes dredging times of lead contaminated sediment. the cheaper plan simply buries the contaminated sediment in the landfill. >> i am looking at the animals that actually dive into the sediment where a lead shot has fallen down into its. >> reporter: a public meeting to remove the lead and protect the diving ducks is set for june 14 here on treasure island. >> the san francisco 40 niners are teaming up with stanford university to help at-risk youth. the youth impact p

ktvu's david stevenson has more on what is being discussed in the city. >> reporter: the robots outside this union square hotel gave tourists a scare this morning. >> we don't know what to think. >> reporter: the vehicles lining the street came for a national homeland security conference. a convention gathering relief and recovery officials from around the country, collaborating on ways to work together in worst case scenarios. >> increased partnerships, trust, response times, increased cooperation to maximize taxpayer dollars. >> we will be asking for additional grant support to increase our ability to community. >> support for san francisco means more federal dollars. >> we are considered a tear 1 city, susceptible to either man made disasters or earthquakes. >> show casing the latest technology, including this hospital bus. >> in a scenario where you lose power, have to have triage a lot of patients, we can support 20 patient on our buss for three days at a time. >> david stevenson tells us san francisco launched a website aimed at finding ways for the city to bounce back after a dis

david stevenson. >> reporter: what happens here is the first of a number of tributes this week to those fallen firefighters. san francisco firefighters use to large fire trucks to raise two large flags in rehearsal for friday's funeral service for firefighters anthony valerio and lieutenant perez. >> there could be five to 7,000 people that show up. >> reporter: at the san francisco firefighters union office today, volunteers worked to coordinate discounted hotel rooms and parking spaces for crews coming in from out of town. >> we've received many calls from many different parts of the country that are sending apparatus and crews to help out. >> the giants have allowed me to mention this is being the purpose for the dedication. and they are very honored to host it as well. >> reporter: electricians at coit tower placed red gels on 32 lights. the monument will glow red in tribute to valerio and perez. >> when i spoke to the families yesterday evening and told them that coit tower would be red in honor of them. they just stopped and you could tell the emotion of them really overtook them.

david stevenson has the story. it's nice to hear that bell ringing again. >> reporter: san francisco's california street cable car line officially reopened this morning after a six month long shut down and a $36,000 over haul of the entire cable car system. >> when you have an old infrastructure, things go slower. that was the main trouble. the cable is set to go 9.5 miles per hour. >> reporter: public utilities crews worked in tandem to replace sewer lines and install curve lines. they hope that their effort will approve a bond this fall. >> whenever we do these roads we will collaborate and make sure all the other infrastructure departments pay attention to their infrastructure at the same time. >> reporter: over 5,000 riders hop on board the california line each day. most are locals though travel officials say it plays a critical part in the tourist economy. >> roughly 25% of folks around the world say the cable cars are a key reason they come to san francisco. tourists and daily commuters both welcomed back the

david stevenson is on the scene. >> reporter: we learned that police investigators hope to bring in a dive team to search the site where they first found the homicide victim. the body was found floating at 6:30 this morning next to a marina pier at the end of harvey pier. >> there was a blood trail that led all the way to the pier from the 3600 block of buchanan. >> reporter: that trails past a starbucks and to a creek. this man says his son spotted the blood last night just before 10:30. >> he was scared that it could be an animal. he called 911. >> reporter: investigators say they responded last night but did not find the body until this morning. >> it appears it was an edged weapon that resulted in most of the wounds. >> reporter: police say the victim a 19-year-old fully clothed white male did not die in the water. investigators towed away this green sedan after investigators found that two young males were camping out in it. the car had the joint based lewis mccord air base sticker. we learned that the sfpd is in contact with the base to determine if the victim is in the military

david stevenson, ktvu. >>> the taliban is taking credit for an attack.at least eight people -r were killed in the attack including one american saying there. the insurgents were armed with machine guns and grenades. >>> there's word today that a decorated soldier from the bay area has been killed in a fire fight in afghanistan. the department of defense says specialist kevin j.hillaman died after insurgents attacked his crew. >>> tonight general david petraeus is one step closer to becoming be nominated into office. general petraeus is an outstanding public serevent servants and one of our nation's finest officers. >>> it's -- home priced rose for the first time in eight months. home prices in the region rose 1.7%. >>> another key measure of the nation's economic health did not fare as much. the confidence fell to 58.5. that's 3.2 index points lower than may. and 31 points on what is considered healthy. >>> french finance minister christine lagard has been chosen as the new chief of the monetary guard. lagard is the first woman. she replaces dominique ka

. >>> as david stevenson will explain, they will come by and sources of several agencies. >> reporterncy pelosi joined dozens of state, local, and emergency officials today for a ribbon cutting. >> it becomes a home of the new interagency operations center. >> reporter: they have housed the u.s. coast guard since 1979 and will share this new building with u.s. customs and border protection agents, state emergency management workers and transportation security administration agents. >> now it's just joining together their security and classified materials with ours. >> reporter: the goal is multiagency team play. >> we share information are common targets involving vessels. sometimes we have interests in crew members and cargo. >> reporter: neighboring agencies pitched in this morning as the coast guard rushed to rescue a man who allegedly jumped from the san mateo bridge. >> we see if we have any vessels in the area. >> reporter: they also showed off their new video tower system that helped them pinpoint media calls, enabling faster rescues. >>> police are looking for witnesses tonigh

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some california fishermen found out about the abalone ban today. the limit is three a day and each one must be at least 7 inches across. today stating that resulted in 13 citations and 13 warnings. authorities also seized 13 marijuana plants. >>> be in antioch are going to great heights to steal copper wire -- thieves in antioch are going to great heights to steal copper wire. >> reporter: copper has spiked. thieves no longer happy with stealing wires within reach are becoming more brazen. >> there was a 30-40-foot pole that had been sought down and the entire transformer had been removed. this is not only illegal but is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: more than one dozen customers were left without power while crews fix the problem. >> reporter: officials say thieves is still copper while the lines are energized, creating extreme risks. they say that they thieves do not bother using insulated tools. antioch police dusted for prints hoping to get lucky. thieves do not have to go far to sell their limits, we found a recycling center that sells co

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to east palo alto where police organized a sweep of gang members today. they joined officers going door to door to check up on offenders. ktvu was inside the pre- operation beefing. police say they june 5 shooting that left a three-month old static cost them enhanced scrutiny -- old dead cost them enhanced scrutiny. >>> robert nicholas suggested that vibration caused the pipeline failure. pg&e normally operated the line at a wide range of pressures. >>> governor jerry brown site eight at 16 those that make up a budget package today. the planning took place behind closed doors. the office would not provide a timeframe on when other those would be signed he signed bills that eliminate redevelopment agencies and reduced funding for state health programs. they passed a budget without any republican votes. >>> one of the biggest items requires online retailers to collect california sales tax. democrats say the laws should raised $300 million in revenue every year and technically it is not a new tax. >> most californians do not even know that the

ktvu's david stevenson has the ruling, the reasoning and the reaction. >> it's a good day not just for the lgbt community, it's a good day for california. it's a good day for people who believe in fairness. >> reporter: same-sex marriage supporters are applauding today's federal court ruling that focused on the judge that overturned the marriage ban. am same sex proponents said that judge vaughn walker stood to gain by revealing the law because he was in a same sex relationship while hearing the case last year. but chief judge james ware disagreed. he said this today. >> we trust our judges to be fair and impartial and that's what chief judge ware found here. >> reporter: in a statement this afternoon attorneys for proposition will backers said. our legal team will appeal that decision and continue our tireless efforts to defend the will of the people of california to preserve marriage as a union of a man and a woman." same-sex marriage supporters are happy. >> i've been in a same-sex marriage with my partner for ten years. we've talked about it and we are not necessarily, you know, on

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> flags remain at half staff in san francisco tonight in honor of lieutenant vincent perez. mayor ed lee ordered both federal and state flags at half staff today. and governor brown released a statement today. quote our thoughts are with those mourning this tragedy. >>> cal osha has now joined the investigation into what went wrong. ktvu's rob roth continues our live team coverage. >> reporter: julie, the area here on berkeleyway is still sealed off. investigators have been coming and going pretty much all day long as they look to answer the many questions as to what happened here yesterday. among those investigating is cal osha. >> we want to make sure they have their proper pte, personal protective equipment and that they have it properly worn. whether it was protective or not and whether or not they followed procedure. >> reporter: firefighters say they have long been concerned about homes constructed similar to the one that burned yesterday. >> a lot of the houses are built upside down. you will have the front door at the top of the hou

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> a civil rights group is demanding an apology from u.s. airways in what it's calling -- >> i was appalled that u.s. airway treated my son the way they did. then okayed this cross dresser to come in. >> reporter: marmon was arrested after the charge on battery, resisting arrest and trespassing charges. he is now out on bail. the district attorney has not decided on whether to pursue charges. >>> and a poll shows intolerance of muslims has risen since 9/11. researchers say just 30% of americans have a favorable opinion of islam. that is down 10% from november of 2001. >>> contra costa county sheriff's deputies spent the morning alerting residents that a sex offender is back in the area. he was convicted of four sex offenses as part of his release, verse was chemically castrated. >>> an alameda county judge this afternoon issued a gang injunction for oakland's fruitvale district. today's ruling bars five alleged gang members from loitering, hanging out together or possessing guns in the area. attorneys for those name in the injunction say it

david stevenson tells us how this has evolved. >> reporter: pet store owners and shoppers reacted withnk it is kind of ridiculous. it is too bad. we give them a good environment. >> reporter: they say it's not about store conditions, that this proposal is part of a larger plan aimed at fighting puppy mills that supplies some stores and discouraging impulse purchases. >> we thought, where do we start? first it was dogs and cats, small animals, exotic birds. what is last? amphibians, reptiles, and tropical fish. >> we have a lot of creative ideas that come out of san francisco. marriage equality, universal healthcare, being on the cutting edge of the environment. i do not think the idea of banning pets right now is one that is going to get a lot of traction. >> it depends paid a lot of tropical fish are endangered. >> reporter: some say the proposal raises questions about the environmental costs of catching these colorful fish. >> it is easy to disrupt the natural habitat they are in. >> reporter: they may be able to grandfather in pet stores but right now they are seeking these funds ar

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just a few blocks away, the men and women of fire station 26 are in shock right now. the last time the department lost someone in the line of duty was in 2003 when lindy oller fell to her death from a fire engine. john fowler is live in san francisco general now where firefighters have been gathering all day to visit and pray for their coworkers. >> reporter: a few minutes ago, firefighters held a solemn procession for perez as he was escorted away from the hospital. perez' two brothers, both police officers. perez was a former marine and sheriff deputy. >> his whole life, his whole adult life was in serving the community and in protecting the community. >> just reminds all of us how dangerous this job is. and how appreciative we are for people who put their lives on the line. i really also would like to have everybody no matter what faith you may represent or believe in to continue praying for the second firefighter who is still fighting for his life. >> reporter: doctors say 53- year-old anthony valerio remain

ktvu's david stevenson has the ruling, the reasoning and the reaction. >> it's a good day not just for the lgbt community, it's a good day for california. it's a good day for people who believe in fairness. >> reporter: same-sex marriage supporters are applauding today's federal court ruling that focused on the judge that overturned the marriage ban. am same sex proponents said that judge vaughn walker stood to gain by revealing the law because he was in a same sex relationship while hearing the case last year. but chief judge james ware disagreed. he said this today. >> we trust our judges to be fair and impartial and that's what chief judge ware found here. >> reporter: in a statement this afternoon attorneys for proposition will backers said. our legal team will appeal that decision and continue our tireless efforts to defend the will of the people of california to preserve marriage as a union of a man and a woman." same-sex marriage supporters are happy. >> i've been in a same-sex marriage with my partner for ten years. we've talked about it and we are not necessarily, you know, on

. >>> reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> grave diggers at a colma cemetery held a rally. they've been locked out of their jobs at woodlawn memorial park after the owner proposed a $2 an hour pay cut among other things. the cemetery says there are fewer burials these days and that cuts are needed to avoid lay offs. >>> san mateo police are investigating a fatal stabbing it happened around 7:30 this afternoon. according to a photographer on the scene, they believe it may have involved a love triangle. uman was reportedly at the storage facility with her boyfriend when an ex-boyfriend showed up. a fire fight took place and one man was killed. >>> a family is keeping hope alive that a missing nursing student will be found alive. christien kafton is live where the family gave a statement. >> reporter: the le family gathered here at hayward police station earlier this afternoon and told me they think michelle le is still alive and needs to be rescue. the le family said this afternoon despite hayward police changing the investigation from a missing person

david stevenson, ktvu. >>> and a nine-year-old arrest ed for the killing of 11 chickens who were found dead sunday morning inside a coop operated by the alameda point group. alameda police say two people have been released back into the custody of their parents. >>> now that fire season is upon us, governor brown issued an exec executive order to prevent the wildfires here in california. under the governor's order, cal fire, california emergency management agency and the california national guard will prepare the equipment and staff to respond to major fires. >>> and it is official. the wildfire burning in arizona now is the largest in that state's history. the fire consumed more than 478,000 acres in arizona as well as new mexico. the fire tonight, only 20% contained. >>> and sky watchers got a visual treat today throughout much of the world. this total lunar eclipse lasted five hours, the longest in 11 years. it happens when the earth is patchy positioned between the sun and the moon, putting the earth in the shadow. we will get a chance to see the same event coming up this december.

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and parents took advantage of the first day of open enrollment of schools in san francisco. we spotted this long line here at the district's office this morning. the open enrollment allows them to select the school the child will attend next year if the room is available. some lined up early because the open enrollment is first come, first serve. >>> and they lost their homes in the san bruno pipeline explosion, and tonight, their efforts to rebuild has been side lined. ken pritchett has more on the story. >> reporter: repairs on this home as you can see are in limbo, the door there is boarded up. the homeowners say they were sent an e-mail saying that the contractor may go out of business, a contractor that some neighbors say was approved by pg&e. its logo is on boarded up doors and windows. and the sign here shows what at least one neighbor thinks of the area. five customers of vanderbilt were told by e-mail that work on their homes will stop, as the company determines whether or not they will stay in business. one woman

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> republicans agree to send the bill to thefor an up and down vote t. requires a majority to pass. they filled the state cop to lobbying for the state passage. they lobbied hard for the bill and promising to sign it. >>> television's beloved character actors has died. >> now, i am asking you, i am asking you about a murder. >> peter falke best known as the tkr-rbgs olum -- columbo, died at age of 83. he was suffering from alzheimer's. he was an accomplished broadway actor who appear inside many films including "wings of desire" he was 83 years old. >>> some say it is the logical next step after reusable grocery bags and coffee cups, the soup company is among the bay area restaurants encouraging customers to bring reusable containers. they charge $2 for a reusable bowl and gives them a 25 discount every time they bring it back for a refill. the deli provides reusable glass jars t. is better than recycling. >>> b.a.r.t plan to extend night service on friday is on hold. they were considering running trains later on friday night. t

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 muse. >>> san francisco is asking for the public's help to find a suspect investigators say he was killed before the fire but no cause of death has been released. if you have any information about this case you're asked to contact san francisco police. >>> an update now to a story we brought you last night during the 10:00 news. oakland police say a 27-year- old man was shot to death on 24th street near adeline street. his name is being withheld until police notify his relatives. it was the city's 57th homicide of the year. >>> in less than an hour, both directions of highway 101 in san jose will be shut down overnight. north and sound bound lanes will be closed to the 280, 680 interchange. the lanes will be closed for three consecutive nights. tonight's closure is from 11:30 to 6:00 a.m. then on sunday from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. detours are available. >>> two workers were hit by rebar while working on a sound wall this morning in antioch. the wall at summersville road is part of a project to widen highway 4. the men were taken to wall walnut creek wit

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the firefighters are like a family, and we lost a part of our family today. >> we'll have more on this story. we have a link to a page where you can leave condolences, ktvu news. >>> she hated every minute of every day, those are the words of jaycee dugard. >> reporter: dugard was not present for the sentencing but her powerful words were heard by everyone in the courtroom. words in a statement read by her mother. phillip and nancy garrido knew their fate. their sentences before they entered their courtroom. but no one could know what their victims would say. dugard's mother looked at both and said. you took something that didn't belong to you. you took my baby, i hate you both. jaycee dugard was taken, repeatedly raped. she gave birth to two children. her mother read a statement by dugard. she said, "i hated every second of every day of 18 years because of you. >> she loved her. she delivered the kids. they were a family. >> reporter: phillip garrido was sentenced to 431 years. >> i think it's safe to say that a nightmare has come to an end. >>

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 muse. >>> san francisco is asking for the public's help to find a suspect investigators say he was killed before the fire but no cause of death has been released. if you have any information about this case you're asked to contact san francisco police. >>> an update now to a story we brought you last night during the 10:00 news. oakland police say a 27-year- old man was shot to death on 24th street near adeline street. his name is being withheld until police notify his relatives. it was the city's 57th homicide of the year. >>> in less than an hour, both directions of highway 101 in san jose will be shut down overnight. north and sound bound lanes will be closed to the 280, 680 interchange. the lanes will be closed for three consecutive nights. tonight's closure is from 11:30 to 6:00 a.m. then on sunday from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. detours are available. >>> two workers were hit by rebar while working on a sound wall this morning in antioch. the wall at summersville road is part of a project to widen highway 4. the men were taken to wall walnut creek wit

david stevenson is live in san francisco with what this ruling means and what happens next. >> reporternted in that it takes a close look at the personal life of a federal judge. >> it's a good day not just for the lbgt community but a good day for california, a good day for people who believe in fairness. >> same sex supporters are applauding today's federal court ruling that focused on a judge that overturned california's prop case 8's same sex ban. prop 8 proponents argued that judge walker stood to gain by repealing the law because he was in a same-sex relationship. but chief judge ware disagreed. it is not reasonable that a

david stevenson has our report. >> reporter: a steep stretch of golf street where police tracked downthis 31-year-old to the georgia ran' nor phapbddy apartments. he was on active parole and wanted for felony vandalism and resisting arrest. he mrs. fired an assault weapon in the neighborhood earlier this week >> as the officers came on the scene, it appears the suspect was leaving the drive way. the officers engaged him in an arrest in an attempt to arrest him. >> reporter: he fired a handgun at two plain clothes officers >> the officers returned fire and the suspect crashed, lost control of his vehicle, crashed across the street. >> reporter: the officers were not hit, but the suspect was wounded by police gunfire. bullet holes in the honda accord he was driving >> one person shouting at another and the gunfire. >> reporter: the gun battle took place across the street from sacred heart cathedral school administrators say no students withinned the shooting, though the early morning gunfire rattled neighbors >> i'm nervous. i'm not used to this -pt this used to be a quiet neighborhood.

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. >> local viewers around the bay were not abletch channel 2 because of a comcast cable outage. it started during the 5:00 news. with in the past hour comcast said its workers have now located the problem. they aren't sure what happened but they say they found broken glass, perhaps from an accident and the fiber cable on the ground neatly wound up. they say they can start fixing the problem. no estimate on when service will be restored. >> a fire and it's still growing. what makes fighting it so difficult for firefighters. >> and back here less than ten minutes, don't put the jackets away, we have fog in the forecast. i will show you how cool it'll be tomorrow. . >> and a new head coach for the warriors. why he can't start until the nba finals are over. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news >>> the war in avs was afghanistan was not -- the was in afghanistan was not the only thing -- the war in afghanistan was not the only thing on people's mind. coming up, more on the questioning about the economy and what the senate is doing. >>> a therapist was beaten by a patient in an attack. the patient was arrested but found incompetent to stand trial. the hospital was fined more than $100,000 for a deadly attack on another employee last october. >>> federal authorities continue to question a marine corps reservist at the center of a strange bomb scare at the pentagon. 23-year-old yonathan melaku was arrested by police. he was found in arlington cemetery where he ran from the pentagon. >> the united states park police thought appropriate to look for the vehicle that this person may have been operating. it was located by the arlington police department, located near the pentagon >> reporter: the bomb squad did not find any explosives. the fbi also searched melaku's home. one law enforcement source reportedly said th

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2news. >> local viewers around the bay were not able a comcast cable outage. it started during the 5:00 news. with in the past hour comcast said its workers have now located the problem. they aren't sure what happened but they say they found broken glass, perhaps from an accident and the fiber cable on the ground neatly wound up. they say they can start fixing the problem. no estimate on when service will be restored. >> a fire and it's still growing. what makes fighting it so difficult for firefighters. >> and back here less than ten minutes, don't put the jackets away, we have fog in the forecast. i will show you how cool it'll be tomorrow. . >>> firefighters reporting progress if their efforts to contain a fire in california's kern county. it started yesterday near lake isabella about 45 miles northeast of bakersfield. the good news is the fire is now 75% contained. it's burning in an area of hundreds of unmarked abandoned gold mines. 20 homes have been vacant evacuated as aprication. >>> in eastern arizona crews fighting strong wind

ktvu's david stevenson tells us what she is saying about our troops in afghanistan and when they shouldbrought home. >> reporter: senator barbara boxer today told a san francisco audience the 10-year- old war in afghanistan has killed more than 1,600 u.s. troops and wounded thousands of others. >> this is the longest war in history. it's time to bring it to an end. >> reporter: boxer said intelligence reports estimate as few as 50 al-qaeda members remain in afghanistan and that the time is right for the president to bring home at least 30,000 of the 100,000 u.s. troops there by year's end. >> we have a huge debt and deficit to deal with. ending the war in iraq and afghanistan would save $1 trillion over 10 years. >> reporter: bocker suggests keeping 10,000 troops overseas to train -- boxer suggests keeping 10,000 troops overseas to train coalition forces, protect personnel and run counterterrorism operations. >> i am not suggesting we walk away from afghanistan tomorrow. rather what i am recommending is a very different mission. >> reporter: conservative members of congress warn against

ktvu's david stevenson tells us what she is saying about our troops in afghanistan and when they should reporter: senator barbara boxer today told a san francisco audience the 10-year- old war in afghanistan has killed more than 1,600 u.s. troops and wounded thousands of others. >> this is the longest war in history. it's time to bring it to an end. >> reporter: boxer said intelligence reports estimate as few as 50 al-qaeda members remain in afghanistan and that the time is right for the president to bring home at least 30,000 of the 100,000 u.s. troops there by year's end. >> we have a huge debt and deficit to deal with. ending the war in iraq and afghanistan would save $1 trillion over 10 years. >> reporter: bocker suggests keeping 10,000 troops overseas to train -- boxer suggests keeping 10,000 troops overseas to train coalition forces, protect personnel and run counterterrorism operations. >> i am not suggesting we walk away from afghanistan tomorrow. rather what i am recommending is a very different mission. >> reporter: conservative members of congress warn against a rapid withdra