david stevenson is on market street, more coverage on this coming up after this short break. that sounds dangerous, maybe we're more the tradiotional sunday brunch set? i'll expect slippers and a cocktail to be ready when i get home from work. point taken. how about... peaceful, quiet cottage in the country folk? now that's us. save up to 20% on every kitchen style, now until august 21st at ikea, the life improvement store. >>> weather is cooler than you might expect. let's go to bill martin. >> cool down around here. temperatures down quite a bit from last week when we had temperatures in the low 90s. your neighborhoods right now, concord, low clouds. you can see where the fog is lingering. towards hayward, oakland. monclar. berkeley, berkeley hills, fug. fog in daily city. and that's the story. the cool down sticks with us for a bit. the upshot to all this? i know folks aren't happy but i got to tell you, great news for firefighters because you drop the fire, getting into fire season. this type of weather pattern is what the firefighters like to see. overnight lows, 50s. fo

at 5:00, david stevenson was talking about how the commuters were upset. we will stay on this throughout the show and the evening and you can see what is going on on www.ktvu.com and we will have complete coverage tonight at 10:00. >>> look at something else happening today. was supposed to be a summer sleep over with friends but now one girl is dead. it has devastated her neighborhood. ktvu's john sasaki has been talking with investigators today who say they found evidence the girls were experimenting with alcohol. john? >> reporter: here at the sheriff's office, investigators believe they know what caused a girl to die. alcohol was like 3 blame. a tragic death that taught her friends a terrible lesson. daniel misses her best friend takeimi rao. >> have fun, stuff, be safe about it, of course, but just like -- we never know what will happen. >> harsh reality to learn. she learned it after hearing takeimi rao died at her house. daniel was increted but couldn't go. three other girls did and all got sick after consumer alcohol and soda. takeimi rao never wok

david stevenson live in dolores park to show you what's happening there. >> reporter: you can see theor so people that are gathering for this protest, this is the third such protest since sunday evening. let's go to a live picture right now from ktvu's live view camera. the people who were gathered here at the park about 60 or so are angry about that sunday afternoon shooting. it was an officer involved shooting where a parolee fired upon two officers after running away during a fare inspection on a platform. harding was a suspect on the slaying of a 19-year-old. he was arrested for forcing a 14-year-old girl into prostitution. angry onlookers gathered around police. some who were on the scene said he never drew a weapon. at about 3:45 this afternoon, san francisco police put out a press release that says evidence analysis found gunshot residue on hardings right hand. that finding supports over witness statements that harding shot a police officer using his right hand. you can see protesters gathered here at dolores park. we've learned that there was a meeting at city hall this aftern

david stevenson is live with the latest. >> reporter: well, gasia, you can see where the civic center station was closed out at 5:15 to you can hear some yelling of the protesters. earlier there was about 100 people who were out at civic center station. ktvu was the only station to have live pictures. here are the pictures from earlier in the day when the protesters were downstairs. they are protesting the july 3rd shooting of bart police officers. protesters wanted bart officers charged in the police force disbanded even with dozens of bart standing by, that prompted the closure of civic center station. >> people decided they were going to put people's lives at risk and we had to make the decision to shut down the station. >> it was fairly peaceful. people were marching around saying, no justice, no peace. things got a little heated when a bart train stopped and people tried to push their way in. >> reporter: right now you can see the remnants of some of those protesters moving down market street. they are being trailed by san francisco police officers on motorcycles and vehicles as

here is david stevenson who is in san francisco tonight. >> the shooting prompted the closure of this station last night. today we are learning more about the suspect. >> reporter: bart police say it was a routine call a man carrying alcohol at the station. it ended in his death after he wheeled a knife and a bottle against two officers. the officers, one with six years experience, the other 18 months, arrived at 9:35 p.m., within aman one offer shot the suspect. he died an hour later. >> the guy is armed with a knife, used a bottle as a weapon. one of the officers is injured. our officers are -- used the force they felt was necessary. >> one officer was armed wataser. it's unclear -- armed with a taser. it's unclear why he didn't use it. >> i am comfortable with what has occurred. >> reporter: surveillance video shows part of the incident. >> i remember one woman was carrying her bicycle and she was crying but she said the cops killed someone. >> reporter: he heard 4-5 shots while standing on a plan form. >> i hope it's one of those things they did it as a last resort. they had no ot

ktvu's david stevenson is here with a new audio recording that police say backs up their claim that the suspect fired first. >> reporter: new details about the officer involved shooting. they are calling it a case of police brootally. >> stand up and fight for human rights. >> reporter: a rally drew about 150 people. angry about the saturday afternoon shooting of a seattle parolee. >> we an independent fbi investigation of this homicide. >> reporter: investigators say 19-year-old kenneth harding fired upon two officers after running away on this muni platform. police say this show as pistol they believe was used by kevorkian. investigators recovered the weapon after it disappeared from the seen. >> i did not see a weapon period. i saw him running frahis life. >> witnesses did say they saw the flash, the suspect fired backwards that officers. >> reporter: police today said an audio recording of the shooting indicates kenneth harding fired the first shot. heard just after a car horn. >> reporter: kenneth harding is a person of interest in the slaying of tanaya gilbert of seattle. and was

. >>> new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson is live at the civic center where these solar and wind powered street lights were taken down after they hit, i guess you could say a simple snag. >> reporter: one of san francisco's most prominent projects quietly disappeared from civic center plaza. four, 30-foot high civic lights were taken down tuesday and wednesday. four big planters now cover the tower's bases. the promise was clean green power for energy efficient led lights such as this. the problem turned out to be these bright green turbines. >> it takes a lot of wind to move those turbines. the mechanical moving parts of it make it much different than a solar installation. those were the goals that they were allowed to run seemlessly without us locking in place and monitoring and testing. >> that plus a lack of wind meant the windmills didn't turn at all for the majority of the time that they were here. the city paid $12,500 for the four tours. they are now tours -- four towers. they are now sitting in a yard waiting to be returned to the company that built them. >> whatever we can get

david stevenson joins us live with new information on this investigation. david? >> reporter: tori, the briefing here at b.a.r.t. headquarters wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. what we learned two days after the shooting, the investigators are still trying to dam the -- are still trying to identified shooter. the shooting happened at platform 1 at san francisco station. two b.a.r.t. officers on couldn't -- con fronted an allegedly drunk male. b.a.r.t. police say he wielded a bottle and knife against the officers and was shot by one of them. we learned the officers were immediately removed from the station and isolated by the san francisco police department and were spoken to by san francisco police and bark detectives. one officer was armed with a taser. the they say the situation appeared 20 justify deadly force. >> any deadly force situation, a taser is a tool of availability. the officer is gonna make split- second decisions regarding how to respond with deadly force. our investigators are looking into what he chose to use his weapon. >> reporter: surveillance v

david stevenson is live in oakland tonight with that video which is raising new questions about the deadly shooting, david. >> reporter: that's right, it is dramatic video that provides what appears to be some answers about that officer involved b.a.r.t. platform shooting while raising some other serious questions. b.a.r.t. today released this surveillance video of the july 3rd shooting on the san francisco platform. two police officers step off a train responding to a call of a possibly intoxicated man. that man charles hill is not seen on camera. b.a.r.t. police chief raney says this officer can be seen putting on gloves to approach hill. minutes later he pulls his gun and shoots three times. police say this blue circle shows the path of that knife as it's hurled at the officer and bounces off a b.a.r.t. train. one of the officers was equipped with a taser. raney says he stood by the use of lethal force at the b.a.r.t. station. >> the officers are trained to take their surroundings, the backdrop of the events. they have to reserve to firing their weapons, they take those things into acco

new, david stevenson is at the hotel. >> reporter: well frank, the incident happened in the upper floor of the hotel. it put the health of the well known game show host in jeopardy. he is known for giving the guests the answers before taking the question. and today, there were a flurry of questions regarding alex trebeck. gathered before the questioning, he said he tore his ankle, injuring his other leg, chasing a burglar out of the san francisco hotel about 2:30 tuesday morning. >> the victim woke up and noticed that there was somebody's somewhat oh shadow in the room. they did give chase, the suspect was caught by the security in the hotel. >> reporter: the suspect is identified as moyers of san francisco. police say it is not clear how she allegedly entered the room. most of the items taken were recovered near a hotel ice machine. >> purses, items, jewelry, those items were recovered. but i believe cash was not recovered. >> reporter: one spokesperson issued a statement this afternoon, we can confirm that a woman was apprehended and arrested for burglary and possession of stolen prop

ktvu's david stevenson is here now with the surveillance video. >> reporter: the picasso thief. today we got a look at it the suspect captured by this surveillance video. >> reporter: a man that police say resembles the suspect in yesterday's theft of a picasso from this art gallery. >> it is similar, close, he is seen wearing a dark jacket, loafers with no socks and he has a painting. >> reporter: the 1965 picasso was for sale at $200,000. the thief took it from the wall, walked outside and escaped in a taxi. investigators are studying that video as well. a employee can be seen looking for the suspect. >> this is a a crime of opportunity. >> reporter: the theft happened before afternoon on san francisco's bizzest cor-- busiest corridor. >> it would have to be monitored centrally and we would hope that the police can have the ability to also monitor. >> the video was installed two years ago after someone stole. >> you watch for purse thieves but this guy stole a picasso. >> reporter: managers at the weinstein declined to speak. police are asking anyone with information to give t

david stevenson tells us about a county that might be able to handle this more than others. >> reporter san francisco chief says he's luckier than most. >> we currently are under capacity, but we will be at or over capacity in approximately 90 days after realignment goes into effect. >> reporter: realignment aims to save the state $400 million a year by pushing county jails to pack in thousands of nonviolent, low level offenders. the budget signed by governor jerry brown today projects about $100 million in aid to help counties pay for the plan. >> these inmates are better served we believe at local jails. >> it's flopping on responsibility to the county. >> reporter: 60% of people usually sent to prison will now stay in jails. but with california prisons at 187% capacities, state officials say keeping some inmates in local jails will help lower the rate. realignment is set to begin october 1st and only affects low level nonviolent offenders who have been convicted after that date. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we call ourselves adex. >> the parolees hope that a job cleaning

ktvu's david stevenson tells us one key question is why did thorses not use their taser. -- the officers not use their tasers. >> reporter: 93 we are hearing from people who were here. he says he heard 4-5 shots as officers confronted and shot to death a man inside san francisco's station. bart chief of police says it began at 9:35 p.m. about a call about a white male. >> there was a white male subject walking around that platform with a open bottle of alcohol. >>> the two officers, one with six years experience, the other 18 months, arrived at 99:45. within a minute the suspect had been shot. >> the guy is armed with a knife, used the bottle as a weapon. one of the officers is injured. our officers used the force they felt was necessary in defense of their lives. >> reporter: the injured officers suffered a minor cut. both officers are on administrative leave. san francisco police closed the station to corral witnesses. >> 3-4 officers at each exit and entrance, making sure no one left the station. >> reporter: one of the officers was armed with a taser. it's unclear why he didn't use i

as david david stevenson. >> reporter: police say it startedda as a routine call. a man with an open container of alcohol at the civic center station. it ended in his death after he allegedly use aid knife and bottle against two officering. the officers, one with six years experience and the other with 18 months arrived at platform number one at 9:45. with in a minute one officer had drawn his gun and shot the suspect. he died an hour later. >> he had a knife, he use aid bottle as a weapon. one of the officers is uninjured. our officers are -- used the force they felt was necessary in defense of their life. >> reporter: one officer was armed with a taser, he said it's not clear why he didn't use it but he believes his officers acted correctly. >> from what i know at this point yes, i'm comfortable. >> reporter: he said tapes show part of the incident. he is calling for potential witnesses to come forward. >> i remember a woman had her bike and was -- she was crying but she was saying the cops had killed someone down stairs. . >> reporter: damon said he heard severa

as david david stevenson. >> reporter: police say it startedda as a routine call. a man with an open container of alcohol at the civic center station. it ended in his death after he allegedly use aid knife and bottle against two officering. the officers, one with six years experience and the other with 18 months arrived at platform number one at 9:45. with in a minute one officer had drawn his gun and shot the suspect. he died an hour later. >> he had a knife, he use aid bottle as a weapon. one of the officers is uninjured. our officers are -- used the force they felt was necessary in defense of their life. >> reporter: one officer was armed with a taser, he said it's not clear why he didn't use it but he believes his officers acted correctly. >> from what i know at this point yes, i'm comfortable. >> reporter: he said tapes show part of the incident. he is calling for potential witnesses to come forward. >> i remember a woman had her bike and was -- she was crying but she was saying the cops had killed someone down stairs. . >> reporter: damon said he heard severa

david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> a hunger strike is expected to begin tomorrow. inmate advocates rallied today in crescent city. the prisoners claimed they're subjected to long term solitary confinement and other abuses in the secure facility. >> when you're put in a six by 10 cell with no windows, with no human contact, with only cement being your friend, you are put in a condition of torture. >> a spokeswoman told ktvu the agency is reviewing the inmates accusation and will monitor their medical condition. she says california prisons do not use if solitary confinement. >>> the senate majority leader cancelled the week long vacation so lawmakers will now return on tuesday to try to solve the contentious debt issue. congressional democrats and the white house are pushing for an end to tax breaks and wealthy individuals. republicans want deeper spending cuts and no tax hikes. >> the main obstacle is republicans stubborn insistence on protecting warfare. >> rather than stepping up himself and trying to do his job and to solve this problem. >> reporter: the nation's

david stevenson tells us about a county that might be able to handle this more than others. >> reporter san francisco chief says he's luckier than most. >> we currently are under capacity, but we will be at or over capacity in approximately 90 days after realignment goes into effect. >> reporter: realignment aims to save the state $400 million a year by pushing county jails to pack in thousands of nonviolent, low level offenders. the budget signed by governor jerry brown today projects about $100 million in aid to help counties pay for the plan. >> these inmates are better served we believe at local jails. >> it's flopping on responsibility to the county. >> reporter: 60% of people usually sent to prison will now stay in jails. but with california prisons at 187% capacities, state officials say keeping some inmates in local jails will help lower the rate. realignment is set to begin october 1st and only affects low level nonviolent offenders who have been convicted after that date. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we call ourselves adex. >> the parolees hope that a job cleaning

ktvu's david stevenson is live. >> reporter: neighbors want vacant buildings like this one filled with much needed businesses but first they want more done to clean up this block. >> reporter: residents, business owners say they are taking it back. >> i look up the street and there are people here selling drugs and women. >> reporter: the clinic said its study show violent crime on church street is 35 times higher than anywhere else in the city. police say the problem is drug deal whose travel into the area by bart. >> plain closed officers are active. they do undercover buys and arrest the sellers. >> reporter: residents say they need more than the 83 officers. >> they are stretched pretty in the -- thin. >> reporter: this comes after the city offered tax breaks to lure companies to the corridor. >> i believe the area is trying to get better. the reason i say that, i see nonprofits and small businesses working closer together now than they have in the past 20 years. >> reporter: restaurant ring the edges blot there are tensions between business and their neighbors. >> liquor stores br

for now reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> a sad update on a story we first brought you yesterday. a community volunteer in oakland has died after being shot while feeding the homeless. people in oakland's fruitvale district are mourning the man they knew as brother john. paris palo was handing out food when he was gunned down in front of his family. he died late last night. palo ran the homeless foundation that helps abused children and women. >> he was a good man. >> reporter: palo's wife and 3- year-old stepdaughter were also hit. they suffered minor injuries. today police are asking for help on finding palo's killer. >>> los angeles police arrested giovanni ramirez in may on a parol violation for having access to a firearm. at the time police said they were sure he was the person who beat bryan stow but he was never charged in the assault. ramirez' attorney says that police returned to judgment. last week police completely exonerated ramirez in the stow case after announcing the arrest of two other men, louie sanchez and norwood. >>> customers say a man c

ktvu's david stevenson is here now with the pictures and what those pictures show, david. >> reporter: frank, just under two hours ago, b.a.r.t. police released that video it's a key piece of evidence in this officer involved shooting. the surveillance video was filmed july 3rd on b.a.r.t. platform number one on san francisco civic station. it shows two b.a.r.t. police officers responding to the platform. the officer who fired his gun can be seen here putting on gloves to deal with the suspect. 41-year-old charles hill. but moments later with passengers behind him he draws his weapon and fires at least three shots. b.a.r.t. police say the shots came after the suspect cut one officer with a bottle and threatened him with a raised knife. this blue circle shows how the suspect threw that knife past the officer. it bounced off the b.a.r.t. train inside the busy station. >> the officers are trained to take their surroundings, the backdrop in the event. they have to resort to firing their weapon, they take those type of things into account. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. police display the 8-inch kn

first to david stevenson for what he's learned today about the investigation, david. >> reporter: a vigil against violence is supposed to start at the site of that officer involved shooting at the time when that case took on a new twist. >> i'm putting out the factual forensic evidence as i can in an effort to be toward full disclosure and transparency in this investigation. >> reporter: 19-year-old kenneth harding jr. was fatally shot after a confrontation with police at this bay view district nummi stop. police say he fired at least one shot at officers before they returned fire. yesterday the county medical examiner says the fatal wound was not caused by a police gun. police say am in addition found in harding's pocket is similar to that fatally shot him. >> an instant hamstring, pain pull would cause the person to lurch. and the bullet entered at the scene. >> reporter: investigators believe this gun seen at the scene fired the fatal shot. >> the person who picked up the gun in this video we believe we know who he is and we're actively seeking him. >> reporter: this latest news called

on the ktvu news at 6:00, our david stevenson joins us with what the police chief did not know until we brought it to his attention. >>> police are investigating whether a driver of a uc bus was -- the accident happened just a few blocks from where highway 101 becomes octavia. >> it's a fast moving freeway going through a residential street. it's usual little pretty scary. >> reporter: ucsf says 15 people were on board the shuttle at the time of the crash. three passengers and the driver suffered minor injuries. the big rig's driver was not hurt. authorities are trying to figure out if it was the shuttle driver who ran a red light causing that accident. >>> at this hour another round of white house meetings is under way to try to resolve the debt ceiling dispute. there's new word in just the past hour of a possible bipartisan compromise in the works. that comes after a testy exchange between the president and a republican the last night. >> we have been in this fight together. any suggestion that the role that eric has played in these meetings has been anything less than helpful is w

david stevenson live in san francisco with what's at stake. >> reporter: debate on the two pension plans from city hall today on to the city leads. >> we're not ambivalent, we don't like either one of them. >> reporter: san francisco's two competing pension reform plans got the thumbs down from city retires even as the measure's backers geer up for battle this fall. san francisco supervisors evaluated the plan for placement on the november ballot. >> it's much more comprehensive, it involves agreement from 99.9% of all the labor unions. it for the first time contributes, has employees contributing to the health care cost trust fund. >> reporter: getting unions on board with pension reform comes at a cost. the police officer's union accepted 5% decrease in layoffs. in exchange, they'll pay 3% into their pension fund. >> nobody likes to give things back, but i think the members get it and they did the right thing. >> reporter: the mayor's proposal is a water-down version of pension reform. >> reporter: san francisco public defender turned in 72,000 signatures to place his measure on the ba

reporter david stevenson was there. >> it began at 7:00 a.m.ficers and the fbi gave a last push to find buried evidence tieing phillip and nancy garrido to the disappearances of two bay area girls. crews sifted through trays of soil excavated from the garrido's backyard. pointed as grounds of interest by a gps. >> some of the examples of that are chunks of concrete, tree roots and even in one case a floor mat. >> reporter: bone fragments previously found here and in a neighboring yard are being analyzed to determine whether they are human or animal. the dig included dozens of investigators searching for garrett and michelof. >> i think if we're digging we are digging the entire yard and knock down the house. we are going to dig until we get an investigation. >> reporter: it took about a half hour for investigators pack up their gear and pick up stakes. he is still a suspect. the investigation now turns to items confiscated from inside the garrido house. >> we have boxes and boxes of documents to go through and read what we think are writings of

david stevenson is there with the peaceful gathering put together after that violent confrontation, david. >> reporter: julie, this anti violence vigil has just gotten under way here in the bay view district it comes as some residents say they're skeptical about a new shooting about a police shooting here. police chief greg suhr demonstrated why he believes kenneth harding jr. may have fired a shot that killed him. >> apparently the officer shot, hit the suspect in the leg, so imagine if you would an instant hamstring pain pull would cause the person to lurch. the gun entered the left side of the neck and exited the cheek. >> reporter: the medical examiner said yes that the gun ár shot that killed harding did not come from a police gun. police confiscated a gun that was at the scene but did not fire the bullet that killed harding. police believe the shot seen in this widely seen video fired the shot. it has not been found. investigators say the first shot was fired by harding. today they said they don't know which of the other nine shots killed him. >> that shot in terms of its proximity

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our coverage continues online, you can watch the entire interview about how the community helped officers find the gun and the investigation. look under www.ktvu.com right now. >>> an e-mail ubtined by ktvu channel 2 news detailed how the police chief plans to attack gang violence. police say the victims were not gang members. melanie williams, the daughter of former football player travis williams and an unidentified man water killed. police will launch operation cease fire in two months to focus on gang members. >> they will target them and the gangs they associate with. >> police say fighting between gangs is responsible for an increase in violence. some of the victims, school children. see what parents are doing to protect their kids at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> two men charged with murder in the death of a basketball player pleaded no contest today. hyman taylor was killed in 2010. prosecutors say hyman taylor and cassidy o'connor and ricky anderson were trying to rob a marijuana dealer. a friend of the dealer opened fire killing hyman taylor. cassidy

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an internship going for northern california women had one safety deposit box to store items and another with money. joseph naso is acting as his own attorney. prosecutors have said that he has plenty of money to hire private lawyer. >>> is the one board of supervisors gave final and unanimous approval to a budget. the budget is balanced and closing dinner anyway dot it is a pretty zynga's concessions from police and by but is for special praise -- singled out concessions from police and firefighters for special praise. >> that represents a huge sacrifice. >> and include provisions that the mayor wanted including money for police academy class and continued security at hospitals. >>> over this was slightly but he was not ready to declare trying to be over the past 12 months prices have fallen 19 of the city's. it will fall 5-deficit as for close parties :-colon-mark it. >>> of windsor one step closer to being attacks in the shop online payday voted to move forward with the new board know as the amazon tax. some want to suspend the law. most board me

david stevenson explains why rescuers need to coral the animals before it is too late. >> they are loud, lazy and well loved by tourists at san francisco's pier 39. >> you know you have to come to pier 39 and see the sea lion. >> they are active and cute. >> reporter: missing from the crowd today two sea lions at the mammal center who ha been trying to rescue them for weeks. >> that is because these animals are in good body ight and condition so they can allude the rescuers. >>eporter: the pictures taken show what appears to be fishing line looped around the necks of a 400 pound adult and 200 pound juvenile. >> it is wrapped around their neck. it does not leave. >> reporter: the theory is that it will slow she strangle them. >> it says a lot about what is going on in the ocean. swirls of trash out there that effect these animals. >> reporter: in 2009 it took 20 tries to rescue a bay area sea lion so entangled in fishing line it could not open its mouth. the mammal center tried four times to rescue this duo. >> water rescues and floating pier rescues are the most difficult and dangerous.

david stevenson is at the scene of the attack with new evidence police released late this afternoon. >> reporter: the assault took place here at san francisco's un plaza exactly a month ago. today police released to us cell phone video of the man they say was involved in that assault along with a still picture of that suspect. >> reporter: video is short but brutal. it shows the confrontation at last month's gay festival. as a naked man is pushed by one man and sucker punched by another. >> being looked as a hate crime because of the sexual or orientation of the victim. >> after he grabbed me he was telling me stuff like, step off [ bleep ] >> police asked us to retain his name. >> you don't remember being hit in the face. >> i don't remember being hit at all. >> reporter: he told us he attended the over the top outdoor party wearing a towel and had even earlier posed for pictures with the young women who were with his alleged attackers. >> i stopped to use the port-a- john restroom. when i was inside someone was pushing it over. so i jumped out and asked what are you doing or what's

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the failed planned to play new york's flag in honor of theay marriages have folks upset in san francisco. the flag was supposed to fly along the rainbow flag this weekend however the grommets on the new york flags didn't match the snaps on the flag pole. he blames the businesses and the markets that oversee the plaza. say the group didn't stage a test run with the flog. >> discovered there were technical problems with putting two flags on the flag pole at the same time. i consider that civic malpractice. >> they were calling for a community committee to be formed. >>> the fam elof a patroly shot and killed with san francisco police hired a attorney. -- he was killed in a shoot out on july 16. the bullet that killed him came from his own gun. . >> there are persons from the community who claim he never fired a shot and he was in full sprint ahead. >> he is also a sing witnesses or anyone with any information to come forward. >>> half hour away from the president address on the debt ceiling and even if failure to raise the debt ceiling is consi

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fairfield police said today five teenagerse been arrested for a strong armed robbery that turned deadly. investigators say the teens robbed a neighborhood store last week and beat and pepper sprayed the clerk. the popular storekeeper suffered cardiac arrest and died. investigators say they recovered the stolen cash register. the suspects range in age from 15 to 18 years old. >>> the highway patrol says a greyhound bus driver had no way of avoiding a collision that killed six people last year. the report issued today put soul blame on if july 22nd crash on the drunk 18-year-old drive of an suv. the teenage girl crashed into a center divider on highway 99 outside fresno causing the chain reaction crash. >>> nummi says it will investigate the use of illegal disabled parkers. nummi employees told us that some nummi drivers have bought or borrowed the blue plaquereds to save money. >> it raises the question, what's going on. how sick are people, how limited are people. >> reporter: nummi drivers have to pass a physical every two ye

david stevenson is tells us more. >> reporter: it's one of the most exclusive living spaces in san francisco, and people are dying to get in. >> people want to be buried in the city they love this is really their only option for that. >> reporter: the neptune society broke ground on a new hall that will house more than 2,000 niches. in this neoclassical hall, ordinary families share space with california royalty. >> it takes more than an hour to polish this space right here. >> racoons running around, pigeons sleeping in the empties. mushrooms growing all out the walls. >> reporter: he considers himself a historian and a companion to those at rest here in the hall. >> he had a sweet tooth and that rabbit kept all his cookies and candies into it. so he's put into the rabbit. >> reporter: enabling thousands of san francicans to remain in the city they love even after death. >>> san francisco's controversial fee on cigarette sales can remain. a superior court judge ruled today that the 20-cent per pack fee goes toward paying for cleaning up cigarette butts and is not a tax in disguise. cigarett

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fairfield police said today five teenagersbeen arrested for a strong armed robbery that turned deadly. investigators say the teens robbed a neighborhood store last week and beat and pepper sprayed the clerk. the popular storekeeper suffered cardiac arrest and died. investigators say they recovered the stolen cash register. the suspects range in age from 15 to 18 years old. >>> the highway patrol says a greyhound bus driver had no way of avoiding a collision that killed six people last year. the report issued today put soul blame on if july 22nd crash on the drunk 18-year-old drive of an suv. the teenage girl crashed into a center divider on highway 99 outside fresno causing the chain reaction crash. >>> nummi says it will investigate the use of illegal disabled parkers. nummi employees told us that some nummi drivers have bought or borrowed the blue plaquereds to save money. >> it raises the question, what's going on. how sick are people, how limited are people. >> reporter: nummi drivers have to pass a physical every two year

david stevenson is tells us more. >> reporter: it's one of the most exclusive living spaces in san franciscod people are dying to get in. >> people want to be buried in the city they love this is really their only option for that. >> reporter: the neptune society broke ground on a new hall that will house more than 2,000 niches. in this neoclassical hall, ordinary families share space with california royalty. >> it takes more than an hour to polish this space right here. >> racoons running around, pigeons sleeping in the empties. mushrooms growing all out the walls. >> reporter: he considers himself a historian and a companion to those at rest here in the hall. >> he had a sweet tooth and that rabbit kept all his cookies and candies into it. so he's put into the rabbit. >> reporter: enabling thousands of san francicans to remain in the city they love even after death. >>> san francisco's controversial fee on cigarette sales can remain. a superior court judge ruled today that the 20-cent per pack fee goes toward paying for cleaning up cigarette butts and is not a tax in disguise. cigarette ma

and david stevenson talked to the victim.asked us not to show his face. >> reporter: you don't remember being hit in the face? >> i don't remember being hit at all it makes me sick. you see him watching. >> reporter: the man said that suffered a conclusion and he had surgery for a broken eye socket in the incident. they're investigating this as a possible hate crime because of his sexual orientation. and they released this phot foe of individual -- photo of the individuals they believe threw out first punch. they hope that you will contact the police if you know him. >>> family and friends of missing nursing student michelle lay will hold a vigil today to mark two months since she disappeared. they'll gather fire in the hayward hospital, the last place she was scene. this begins at 6:00 this evening on the corner of west tenson road. >>> u.s. state department has issued a warning for americans traveling broad. coming up, the reason the state department thinks that americans could be the target of and attack. >>> new concerns

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the bay area radio preacher who predicted the world would endis recovering from a stroke. his daughter says her father recently moved from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility to understood go rehabilitation. campings family network is working to replace his show. it's still unclear if that show will return. >>> our news chopper two is over the scene of an out of control gas fire happening in the far east bay. when we come back, we have new information on this breaking news, the resources being used to fight it. >>> and also one expert says it could be a financial armageddon. we break it down and see why the collapse of the financial center could bring worldwide havoc. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer

ktvu's david stevenson spoke with lounge owners today who said they did everything by the book. >> reporterfrancisco's hookah lounge went cold turkey today closing down from orders of the health department. >> this is hookah tobacco. it's really wet and moist. >> reporter: kamalas 4's dad had to lay off three employees after investing in the lounge and an air filtration system. >> now they're passing laws say you can't smoke indoors. >> reporter: the city recently amended its own law. the department of public health is now targeting 20 hookah lounges and investigating 20 others. >> environmental health since about 2009 has been investigating the claims of non- tobacco use and it found out a lot of the businesses are using tobacco products. >> reporter: public health inspector janine young says the county's department of small business is working with some lounge owners to find smoke- free ways to operate. >> smoke was a big issue. tourists doesn't like it. there's too much smoke coming and they're open till like midnight, 2:00, 3:00. >> reporter: the manager said he complained about cafe ch

ktvu's david stevenson spoke with lounge owners today who said they did everything by the book. >> reporter: san francisco's hookah lounge went cold turkey today closing down from orders of the health department. >> this is hookah tobacco. it's really wet and moist. >> reporter: kamalas 4's dad had to lay off three employees after investing in the lounge and an air filtration system. >> now they're passing laws say you can't smoke indoors. >> reporter: the city recently amended its own law. the department of public health is now targeting 20 hookah lounges and investigating 20 others. >> environmental health since about 2009 has been investigating the claims of non- tobacco use and it found out a lot of the businesses are using tobacco products. >> reporter: public health inspector janine young says the county's department of small business is working with some lounge owners to find smoke- free ways to operate. >> smoke was a big issue. tourists doesn't like it. there's too much smoke coming and they're open till like midnight, 2:00, 3:00. >> reporter: the manager said he complained about c

david stevenson talked to the 36-year-old victim.olice asked us not to show his face to prohealth him -- to protect him from possible retaliation. >> you don't remember being hit in the face? >> i don't remember being hit at all, which makes me sick. >> the man officered -- suffered a con dugs and -- concussion. san francisco police are investigating this case as a hate crime. officers have releasedleasedleased this foe an individual that they believe threw the punch and are hoping someone will come forward. >>> a federal panel found there's not enough evidence to say that dust and smoke caused cancer during the 911 attacks. it means they don't qualify for federal health benefits, at least until more studies are done. >>> 7:50. a big money battle involving video games. people who have never played a single game could end up paying. >>> plus -- a practice wheel behind the wheel goes terribly wrong. >>> 7:52 an out of control driving student shuts down the dmv after crashing into the building. this is in roseville. the dmv says the you

david cameron's government given their claims ties to murder. well we're seeing more and more that everybody in the public is implicated in the scandal really more and more people being implicated when commissioner stevenson resigns he really stuck the knife into prime minister david cameron he said that the prime minister's relationship with the former news of the world editor andy corson who of course he hired to work with him made it difficult to disclose certain facts to the prime minister about this phone hacking and that he also didn't tell the prime minister about the employer the employment of neil wallis who's that former executive director of the news of the world as a consultant to the police for fear of compromising david cameron are obviously puts cameron very much in the spotlight we've also seen forrest johnson the mayor of london who is supposed to be in charge of the metropolitan police are answering some very difficult questions from journalists in a news conference just a little bit earlier so of course what we see here in the u.k. is first people losing trust in the press secondly losing trust in the police and now we may even see them losing trust in their m.p.'s so this is not the en

david cameron. sir paul stevenson claims he did nothing wrong, but the met police reeling from the investigation. under fire as well for hiring a former news of the world deputy editor as a p.r. consultant. a man also arrested in connection with the phone hacking scandal. rebecca brook arrested when she went into see police by appoint. and ended up under arrest. police face serious questions about why she was arrested on suspicion of phone hacking and bribery. she has not been charged. cameron on a trip to drum up business opportunities for britain in africa forced to defend himself for his close relationship with andy coulson. >> no one argued the work he did for government was inappropriate or bad. report very jamie brooks will answer questions tomorrow before a parliamentary committee. jamie: there is an intense search underway. two people are still missing. their boat capsized in lake michigan. 8 people were onboard that vessel at the time. take a look at video of the race. we are told a good samaritan helped rescue six others. they are searching for the two that are still missing. the crew o

in the meantime, david camny ron has called for an -- cameron has called for an emergency session tomorrow. paul stevenson and the assist taftant commissioner today have resigned. this is after rebecca brooks was arrested on friday. brooks along with murdoch and his john james will all be ordered to testify tomorrow. >> for my part, what i would say is this -- we've taken very decisive action. we've set up a judicial inquiry that can look at all aspects of this issue. >> the prime minister is also fielding questions about his own judgment in hiring former news of the world eddieder andy -- candy kolson. he's resigned. >>> hamid karzai attended the funeral today for one of his closest advisers. this is video of him today at the funeral. two gunmen killed the karzai adviser and the parliamentaryian he was meeting with. this is the second funeral karzai has attended in less than a week. his half brother was killed last week in southern afghanistan. >>> general david petraeus handed over command of american and coalition forces in afghanistan to general john allen this. is video of the handover ceremony in ka

questioning over this this cozy relationship between the press release stevenson it was widely accepted for having stuck the knife into david cameron when he resigned he denied having done that today he also faces questions about his handling the police handling of this investigation into phone hacking in two thousand and nine and he also admitted that no fewer than ten former news of the world journalists have worked in the met press office now a lot of people are suggesting that the taking of bribes will be alleged taking a bribes by police officers from journalists is a symptom of essentially endemic corruption in the metropolitan police and the police all over the country i went and talked to talk to some people about that and here's my report. ian tomlinson died in london's g. twenty protest in two thousand and nine after being pushed to the ground by p.c. simon harwood harwood's said he'd been prevented from giving first aid by a bottle throwing more he later admitted happened john schollers demonizes short by police in a london underground station in two thousand and five officers allegedly leaked a report saying he'