ktvu's david stevenson is live with new information from the police department. david? >> reporter: a lot of new information coming out within the last hour. first of all the medical examiner identified the man shot here by police as matthew hoffman. within the last 40 minutes the san francisco police department released a suicide letter that was found on his cell phone and released to the public with the permission of the man's father. we want to show you the suicide letter. it reads dear officer you did nothing long, you ended the life of a man who was too much of a cowered to do it hisself, i provoked you. you are within your legal rights to do what you did. the shooting comes among concerns about reb lucuguns. police say -- replica guns. police say the man trespassed and displayed a reb lucugun when police ordered -- replica gun when police ordered him to show his hands. >> it is difficult to tell the difference between a real firearm and a bb gun. >> police highlighted the similarities between a gun and a pellet gun. said investigators are also on the alert for gun

new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco with the ads that some call offensive and others insist are free speech. david. >> reporter: julie, the ad comes at what all say is a volatile time in wake of the terrorist attacks in paris. revenues bring in $18 a million for the municipal agency. there are ads the mta would clearly not run. >> we certainly understand that people might be offended by these ads. >> 40muni buses and vehicles this weekend began carrying this ad. equating islam with naziism. they feature muslim leader, and adolf hitler. >> people need to understand that this hatred is a religious imperative. >> the american freedom initiative paid for the ads in the wake of recent terrorism in paris. we feel this message in critical in light of what happens in paris, the slaughter of four jewish people at a kosher supermarket. >> it's not the first time the controversial ads have shown up on muni vehicles. this is the 8th time over the last few years that this organization posted ads like these. it is something we hear from our riders, from people in san francis

ktvu's david stevenson explains how this is raising allegations of civil rights violations although some are defending the police in this case. >> a number of people said they were shocked to see this happen inside the hall of justice but they say police may have acted within their rights. the san francisco public defender's office released cell phone video of deputy public defender jami tillotson taken into custody by police officers. >> placed in handcuffs when i am doing my job was a very surreal experience. >> police say she resisted arrest after interfering with an officer. >> the sergeant advised he was conducting a separate investigation. and the council or the public defender stepped in between those two. >> these officers need a primer on law. and they need a primer on profiling. >> reporter: he is a defendant in a lawsuit. >> reporter: at one point an officer apologizes as the client asked why they were being questioned. analysts say police may have acted within the law. >> even though they have been charnelled and are represented -- charged and are represented police can ask t

ktvu's david stevenson is outside the home. and david, police are saying the man who lives at that house was specifically targeted. >> reporter: tourists have been dropping by here all week. and police have been posted here all day too in hopes of spotting that arson suspect. the house add broadway and steiner street in pacific heights neighborhood has become a shrine of sorts. >> we're on a famous movie sites of san francisco today. >> reporter: it's known as the doubtfire movie. now it's a crime scene. >> we don't know what the suspect is capable of doing next. >> reporter: the owner and a surgeon specializing in transgender surgery yesterday hat a physical confrontation with a former patient described as a woman in her 40s. he later smelled gasoline and discovered his door mat was on fire along with the garage door. the doctor declined to talk to us but invited neighbors in to view the damage. >> can you smell the gasoline. >> reporter: police are now searching for that former patient and guarding the house. >> because of the

. >> david stevenson tells us how both sides hope to use the raid at san francisco's henry hotel.ny in the case .z:koagainst two san francisco police officers. seen on surveillance video arresting the room's occupy for heroin position. >> if we can't trust officers to be truthful, what hope is there for the justice system? >> reporter: six officers were indicted by the u.s. attorney after a public defender publicized tapes of several raids. officers are on trial for civil rights violations and falsifying records. prosecutors say the video contradicts the police report that officers knocked and obtained permission to enter. >> what the videotape shows is what the police said happened and what really happened were two different things. >> reporter: attorneys for the officers say this and other tapes don't tell the whole story. the u.s. attorney dropped 2-6 charges against had officers tied to -- the officers tied to a separate raid. he was indicted in this case, return said to work today after a year c8$j-- returned to work today after a year on leave. >> this tells us we have to be

david stevenson takes us below ground to see the items. >> reporter: 59 is the site of two children'sygrounds and a renovation center. but hidden 27 feet down and behind these stairwells is brook's hall. it's known as the city's attic even though it's under ground. the facility was part of bill graham's civic auditorium from 1957 until the early 90s when it became a two acre storage lot. >> they don't even know everything they have here. >> reporter: the library department uses half of the store to keep from books to ornately carved card boxes. >> it's beloved by city workers so we keep it here. >> this is a treasurers office ledger from 1867. >> reporter: we also found bonds dating back to the late 40s and vintage furniture. >> it's just like really a, a time capsule. >> it's a mix of the old and the new. along with old telephones and equipment from city hall's former courtroom. there's the massive pipe organ from the 1950s exhibition. >> we think there could be some commercial use of this. step one is to find a spot for all of our storage need other than where we're standing today.

ktvu's david stevenson is at the station now.the investigation is ongoing tonight. >> reporter: yeah. replica guns have been at the center of a number of controversial shootings around the country. in this case the mat that was fatally shot approached officers asking them if they have been part of a officer involved shooting. >> reporter: the shooting sunday night outside the san francisco police mission station came after three police chargants say a man block -- sergeants say a man blocked their cars. investigators say he lifted his sweater displaying a hand gun. two police officers fired, striking the man. he died in the hospital. they found a bb or a pellet gun. >> it is very worrisome because it looks and feels like real gun. it is heavy. metal. >> reporter: police showed us how similar they are. it is unclear whether the one found yesterday had a orange tip to indicate it was a replica. >> when you come across a situation when one of these weapons is displayed you have a fraction of a second to determine whether or not it i

ktvu's david stevenson has the video and reaction. >> reporter: cell phone video shot yesterday show one of their own arrested outside a courtroom as her client looks on. >> i was needless to say, shocked by the situation. >> reporter: she is an 18 year veteran of the public defender's office, she was handcuff, and taken into custody for resisting arrest, and held for an hour after sergeant brian stansberry asked to speak to her client and another man outside the courtroom, about an unrelated burglary case. she says she tried to protect her client's rights. >> i was trying to ascertain why he was being detained, and they would not give me any information. >> what are they being detained for? >> reporter: the public defender calls it profiling, and a blatant civil rights violation. >> i have never seen something like this happen to anyone at the hall of justice. yet, they selected these two gentlemen to give this treatment to. >> as far as we can determine at this point, the sergeant acted appropriately. >> reporter: police say she was obstructing a criminal investigation into a set o

ktvu's david stevenson is here with information on the expression why the suspect's attorney says heet up. >> the man arrested lived here since he was released from jail last fall. >> reporter: investigators responded to a fire behind this salon in san francisco saturday morning january 17. it was the first of four arsons in the neighborhood in 48 hours. last night police arrested david munoz diaz of san francisco. >> taken into custody on the streets and charged with arson. >> reporter: david munoz diaz lives near the salon and his boyfriend owns the bar next door. he is known by his conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge. he strangled a ban and set the body on fire. he was released after his conviction based on good behavior. david munoz diaz denies setting the fire. >> his life was going well. i can't imagine him running around the castro lighting small fires. makes no sense. >> reporter: police indicated surveillance video and tips from the public lead to the arrest. he has not been charged in connection with two trash can fires set monday. >> at this time he is only ch

david stevenson spoke to the family and they're scared they will come back. >> we're all shocked. >>reporter: the homeowner did not want us to identify him or his family for fear of retaliation. it began when burglars forced over this iron gate at 7:00. startling the people inside. >> i'm guessing they used a crow bar to break it open. they got in in less than three minutes. >> reporter: damage to this interior door shows what happened next. >> they kicked down the door. the wooden door. the third door wasn't looked so they just open and they just yelled, this is a police officer, stay where you are. >> it was a traumatizing moment for the family. >> reporter: it's unclear whether the family was targeted. more troubling is the intruders claimed to be cops. police last week warned of burglars posing as utility workers to rob residents. >> it is very disturbing when you know you have people that are posing as city workers, police officers, especially because we're entrusted with the public trust. >> reporter: the family here plans to add extra outdoor lighting and a surveillance camera

ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco. you spoke with the family about the ordeal and what they are doing recover from it? >> reporter: yes, we did. many families rely on security doors to keep thieves from getting inside but that didn't work last night, the thieves came through several doors to get in. >> reporter: a new door today for this homeowner in san francisco after two men forced their way in and pretended to be police officers. >> we are all shocked. >> reporter: it began when burglars forced open this iron gate last night, starting the adults and children inside -- startling the adults and children inside. . >> got in in 3 minutes. >> reporter: damage to the door frame shows what happened next. >> kicked down the door. the wooden door. and the third door wasn't lock. they open and yell, police officer. stay where you are at. >> it was a traumatizing experience. >> reporter: san francisco police department says it is unclear whether the family was targeted. they fled without taking anything or harming anyone. mor

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a warning from the national weather serviceides and possible flooding overnight in low lying coastal areas so called king tides have been peaking since yesterday and will continue through tomorrow. today water came on the road in unincorporated -- one commuter says drivers may not realize that salt water can damage your cars. >> in the winter we won't park over here. because this is saltwater. it's bad for your car. the brakes, everything it's rust. a lot of these people driving through here will not rinse their car. they won't know. they don't know it's saltwater. they just think it's a puddle. >> reporter: king tides may increase rip tides at the beach. it's best to stay out of the water until the king tides subsides which is expected to start happening on thursday. >>> and we're looking for the rainfall, we're looking for some storms out there. but nothing showing up in fact, the complete opposite over the next few days. as you can see, patchy fog forming in the valley. a few patches will develop up in the north bay and the

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in sana new resource and learning center for veterans. >> bridge and main. >> mayor ed lee and kim did the honor. it includes a brand new library center called the bridge at main. it has computer studios for things like 3d printing and literacy skills. >> we're really a tale of two cities. while we're in the tech community and we have a very literal population, we also have a huge segment of our community that needs support in basic writing and reading skills. >> veterans will be able to get one on one tutoring along with access to state and federal programs that can help them and their families. >>> we are just minutes away from the president's state of the union address. >> we'll give you a live look here from capitol hill. this will be the president's sixth state of the union address. we know he has left the white house and is making his way here to capitol hill as you see senator john kerry shaking hands. we'll have the state of the union address for you in just seconds. stay with us. fo

as ktvu channel 2 news' david stevenson reports, that has pitted officials against the uc president.romise. >> reporter: she opened the report with the state of the system. >> uc graduates lead the creativity upon which california prides itself. the fact remains we do not continue to do these things with additional revenue. >> the tuition hike voted on in the last meeting was poorly structured and bad policy. >> reporter: napolatano says the hike is needed to raise the money for the system. governor jerry brown says they need to instead reduce spending including administrative pay. >> we fund what we fund indiamanage the best you can. >> reporter: brown asked to form a committee for uc finances. >> we are using students as pawns in this game. putting a gun to our head to increase the general fund contribution. i don't think that is the right thing to do. >> reporter: they are also set to look at uc athletic programs with a proposal tieing bonuses to athlete's academic performance. they will look at a second proposal in the hands of napolatano. >> there would be no oversight by any le

. >> live in san francisco, david stevenson. many people returned today to see what was left and shared their stories. a 13-year-old said he had to call 911 to report a lot of noise. >> as soon as i told them my address, they said there is a fire. get out. i grabbed my dog. went down had escalators. the ladders, i mean, and from there i had to jump. >> one couple told us the man who died was their roommate. he worked nights and was getting sleep with head phones on and probably didn't hear anyone knocking on his door. the building was home to a small newspaper, mission local. one man figures most of their computers and cameras are damaged. >> that is the least of the worries. people lost their homes. someone lost their life. >> as for the man who died the medical examiner said they will release his name tomorrow. >>> uc davis medical center said today it is treating a patient who may have ebola. it started this morning at mercy general hospital. it was taped off and closed for cleaning. a patient who traveled to africa showed up

ktvu's david stevenson is here at the meeting? he will have more on 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. back to you. >>> happening today, in sacramento, right to die legislation is being introduced at the state capitol by dan diaz and two senators. diaz's wife, brittany maynard, gained national attention when she posted online videos discussing her terminal cancer. she moved from california to portland to end her life with a combination of prescription drugs. the california proposal is modeled of the oregon law. >> get the laws on the books. so it doesn't matter what state you are a resident of. you can have a peaceful passing. >> the law would only apply to patients with less than six months to live, two doctors would have to agree independently that the patient is mentally competent and able to take the medication themselves without help from a doctor. opponents say some may feel pressured to end their lives if interests are allowed to prescribe fatal medication. >>> san francisco police say a man was shot to death as he sat in a car in the visitacion valley neighborhood last night. a

new at 6:00, david stevenson takes a closer look at the plans ed lee has to protect middle class housing. >> the mayor said housing is his number one priority and that the prosperity that's come to the city has meant financial anxiety for a lot of families and residents here. he unveiled measures he says will hopefully keep a lot of them from having to move out. >> reporter: san francisco native charles leung doesn't want to leave the city. >> we put in our offer. we got outbid easily. >> reporter: the accountant is struggling to find a home he can afford with the average single family home priced at $1.4 million. the numbers for him just don't make sense. >> i think you need to make at least $200,000 or more to even begin to consider getting an average home here. >> reporter: we need -- >> we need to do more to help our middle class and porous residents trapped in dilapidated public housing. >> reporter: in his state of the city address today the mayor said he wants to make sure families can afford to live in a red hot housing market. >> i understand these times of prosperity are also t

. >>> good evening i'm david stevenson in for ken wayne. >> and i'm heather holmes. measles making their run here in the bay area now prompting warnings at a south bay warehouse store. debora villalon with reaction from shoppers startled by signs at a cosco. >> reporter: notices are at the entrance and cash registers. warning shoppers that someone with measles was here last sunday and potentially exposed hundreds of people. so now, the health department is getting the word out. a walk through any cosco store presents a sea of people, products, places where a stubborn virus can survive. measles is contagious in the air and on surfaces. >> we weren't there, we were here. >> reporter: shoppers were thinking back to whether they were here on sunday. that's when officials say exposure was possible and it wants shoppers to be alert for symptoms until february 8th, two more weeks. >> there may be measles circulating in our community undetected that's what's concerning to us. >> i don't know maybe because i don't know too much about it. i think about it like chickenpox, i do

ktvu's david stevenson spoke to one of the victims. she and others have an idea of who may have done this? >> reporter: they do say that. there is no arrests and no new information from police this evening but the victim and neighbors say look at the transient population for clues. >> reporter: between 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. this morning as a neighbor told the family inside to get out now. someone set two trash cans on fire. >> i saw the glow of the flames from the trash cans. >> reporter: the owner lived in san francisco's castro neighborhood for 20 years and did not want to be shown on camera. >> everybody got out safe. >> reporter: they are shaken by the fire and another set across the street and around the same time. >> 10 minutes after they got the fire out, fire trucks were lined up here, over there. the trash can went up in flames. weird and scary. >> reporter: one of three fires set in the same neighborhood this morning. a block or two away a pick up truck was also destroyed. >> that truck is my baby. how i make my living. i h

ktvu's david stevenson is live now on the scene with more on what they have learned today. >> reporterors and inspectors went in and out of the building all day along with residents who raised questions about the safety inside. >> reporter: residents waited to be allowed into collect a few items this afternoon. many shared stories of rushing home to find the third floor in flames. >> we got a call from our landlord that our place is on fire. asking if anybody was inside. >> one person died. six sent to the hospital and 54 people displaced. 12 people had to be rescued. they did a check of the building in 2010 and found fire alarms weren't working. those problems were fixed by november of that year with another inspection due by the end of 2015 but today the fire chief said some of the equipment here was not working

i'm david stevenson in for dave wayne. and i'm heather hall. january is coming to a close and it has been dry. we are here with a look at the temperatures. marca, san francisco seemed to cool off. >> yes. what is interesting. warm and seeping in closer to the bay and preventing them from more backup. here is a live look of san francisco. beautiful and we will call it cool to mild and some of the preliminary highs and for oakland 67 degrees and you get an idea where the fog was near fairfield, 67 degrees near the delta and those temperatures maxing out in the 50s for this afternoon. here you can see from the satellite, a loop over the past six hours and there is that central hour fog clearing out and the cooling impacts keeping the temperatures down all day and more of an offshore flow. look at half-moon bay and 64 degrees last hour and half moon bay around 68 and the beaches were warm today. and actually a distance away. and we are tracking the showers and we will have more in a few minutes. >>> today was the 22nd winter spare the air day of th

ktvu's david stevenson toured the site. this is a first of its kind project. >> reporter: it is. it is a pilot scheduled to last 8 months but the hope is it will lead to something permanent to help the homeless find stable housing. >> reporter: school has been out for 9 years at this high school, though there are still reminders around. with $3 million in private donations it is getting a new lease on life as a homeless aid center. >> we will have 75 people here at any given time. >> reporter: this center aims to chart a path for homeless people. >> if you have possessions you can't leave them in the shelter. you can't stay together in a shelter. >> reporter: when it opens in march guests can stay up to 10 days, using showers and laund refacilities, receiving treatment -- facilities, revving treatment. >> i would be interested because a lot of times what it is we don't have the resources. >> reporter: there will be security monitoring the site though it won't be the same as a shelter. >> people will have in and outs. the ability to come in and out. there are curfews. we have to b

david stevenson, ktvu. >>> a small earthquake rattled a town in plumas county. the earthquake was located 8 miles from the town of chester. it hit at 8:12 this morning. the u.s. geological survey says it was a shallow quake and no damage has been reported. >>> a mystery in the bay. dozens of birds covered in a sticky substance others dead. >>> where you could find the crown princess and her husband and the technology mission behind their visit. >> a reminder you can get ktvu news to go. you can watch all of our newscasts live on your mobile device. >>> new at 10:00, special guests are getting a royal welcome in silican valley and that's fitting because in this case they're members of the swedish royal family. maureen naylor is in mountain view and she tells us why they came to the center of the tech world. >> reporter: the royal couple have arrived for a six day visit and their focus is technology and it was highlighted with an event here tonight. sweden's smiling princess victoria and her husband arrived at the computer museum for their first silican valley vis

ktvu's david stevenson learned the details and live with what people need to remember when someone knocks falling for three workers who were wearing three of these. >> reporter: for the crews that work on streets and infrastructure it is an outrage. >> puts a bad light on workers in general. >> reporter: san francisco police department and public utilities commission sounded the alarm about thieves impersonating water department workers who robbed a resident last month. >> the three vinyls posed as water de-- individuals posed as water department officials. no i.d. >> they talked their way into the resident and took cash and valuables. >> they work in teams. one will talk to you and the other will try to get in the house. >> reporter: public utilities commission workers never ask to enter a home without an appointment and always wear idea badges. >> everybody has safety vests. >> reporter: we found vests for sale in san francisco. the owners require i.d. and documentation for specific uniforms. fake workers are a big concern. in 2011 a man posing as a pg&e worker pled guilty to killing a

more on all this now from ktvu's david stevenson. >> reporter: the shooting sunday night outside the san francisco police mission statement came after three police sergeants three a man blocked the vehicle. when police ordered him to show his hands, investigators say he lifted his sweater displaying what looked to be the butt of a handgun. three deputies fired, he died at the hospital later. they found a bb gun or pellet gun. >> it looks and feels like a real gun. it's heavy, it's metal. >> reporter: police today showed us how similar an air soft pellet gun is to a department issued zig. it's unclear if there was an orange tip to show it was a replica. >> when you come into one of these situations where a weapon is displayed you literally have a fraction of a second to determine whether it's real. >> reporter: possession of a bb or pellet gun is illegal. they're frequently used to commit crimes. police in indianapolis and chicago have recently sent out messages about these toy weapons looking like real toys. >> those are real rifle that is the suspects paint in order to confuse or ma

as ktvu's david stevenson explains, both sides plan to use surveillance video from a drug bust to explain hearing testimony in a criminal case against two san francisco police officers, seen on surveillance tape, arresting the room's occupant for heroin possession. >> if we can't trust officers to be truthful, what hope is there for the justice system? >> reporter: six officers were indicted last year after public defender, jeff adachi publicized raids. alleged civil rights allegations and falsifying records. prosecutors say it contradicts the police report. >> what the videotape showed is that what the police said happened, and what really happened were two different things. >> reporter: attorneys say this and other things don't tell the whole story. the attorneys dropped two of the charges against the officers tied to a separate raid. officer raul elias returned to work today, after nearly a year on paid leave. >> i think this does tell all of us, that we have to be very cautious about jumping to conclusions based on surveillance video, that only captures a very specific slice of these

david stevenson was in court this afternoon as that person made their first appearance before a judge prosecutors say the case began back in december. >> reporter: frank. that's right. court documents we obtained indicate the trouble began in december with the defendant allegedly making harassing phone calls to her former doctor's office. it culminated monday night with two fires set on the porch and at the garage door of the mrs. doubtfire house in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. it's the ho home for dr. douglas, who specializes in facial reconstruction surgery for transgender women. today, the 23-year-old suspect pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, arson, criminal threat and residential burglary. the judge wouldn't let us videotape welch in court, but prosecutors claimed that welch had a physical confrontation with the man hours before the fire. no one was hurt in the fire which gathered international attention. >> ask people not to rush : judgement when it comes to circumstantial evidence. sometimes things are not what they appear. >> there are certain

new at 6:00, david stevenson takes a closer look at the plans ed lee has to protect middle class housing said housing is his number one priority and that the prosperity that's come to the city has meant financial anxiety for a lot of families and residents here. he unveiled measures he says will hopefully keep a lot of them from having to move out. >> reporter: san francisco native charles leung doesn't want to leave the city. >> we put in our offer. we got outbid easily. >> reporter: the accountant is struggling to find a home he can afford with the average single family home priced at $1.4 million. the numbers for him just don't make sense. >> i think you need to make at least $200,000 or more to even begin to consider getting an average home here. >> reporter: we need -- >> we need to do more to help our middle class

new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco with the ads that some call offensive and julie, the ad comes at what all say is a volatile time in wake of the terrorist attacks in paris. revenues bring in $18 a million for the municipal agency. there are ads the mta would clearly not run. >> we certainly understand that people might be offended by these ads. >> 40muni buses and vehicles this weekend began carrying this ad. equating islam with naziism. they feature muslim leader, and adolf hitler. >> people need to understand that this hatred is a religious imperative. >> the american freedom initiative paid for the ads in the wake of recent

. >> david stevenson is live with what we know about the suspect and how police tracked her down. >> right now, the suspect is being held in county jail facing charges that include arson and attempted murder. arson investigators checked out the house as tourists took pictures of the homemade famous in the robin williams film mrs. downfire. >> i with loved the movie when we were kids. >> i thought it was an opportunity to see the house since i was here. >> reporter: police announced an arrest for the arson fire set. 25-year-old tyquan was arrested and taken to the san francisco county jail. >> she is booked on attempted homicide, criminal threats, trespassing, arson, and incendiary device. >> reporter: douglas ousterhouse, the owner and a physician specializing in transgender surgery had a physical altercation with a patient before the fire was set. the doctor provided a name for a suspect. >> we obtained information that really helped investigators narrow down and locate who this person was and who their where abouts were. >> reporter: the arson has made international news surprising

. >> in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to breaking news here at san franciscoating two homicides in the city's bay view district this evening. these two homicides happened less than two miles apart and minutes apart. officers first responded to reports of a shooting in the 1200 block of revere street about 4:15 tonight. their officers found one person suffering from gun shot wounds who later died of the injuries. officers responded to the scene we're showing you right here. this is the 200 block of bayshore boulevard. this is directly to the east of highway 101. at this location, san francisco officers found a second victim who also died of injuries. at this point from up above, news chapper 2 showing us a very active scene in the bay view. this is one of two scenes where investigators are converging. at this point, we don't know if two shootings are related, but they happen minutes apart and the two crime scenes less than 2 miles apart in san francisco's bay view district. keep that in mind as you make your way around that part of san francisco tonight. >> oka

david steveson has -- stevenson has more. >> reporter: they have the name of a suspect given to them by the doctor who lives here. the san francisco house made famous in the film mrs. doubtfire draws fans of robin williams. >> everybody is drawing on the rock as a tribute to robin williams. >> reporter: but the visitor last night set the garage door on fire. the owner and surgeon specializing in transgender surgery invited neighbors in to view the damage. he had a physical confrontation before the fire. police have her name. she's described as a woman in her 40s. >> it's a lot more disturbing knowing this person is intentionally targeted the victim. >> reporter: tourists viewing the home say they were glad the damage was minor. >> we saw it on tv this morning. we were wondering if it was safe for us to come by. >> reporter: the fire has not deterred the curious and even tourists from coming by through the evening. we've seen a number of people. police say they're checking with numbers. >> all these years later that house is still a draw. thank you. >>> san mateo county investigators

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the chief told ktvu's david stevenson officers have arrested a person in the case, but he is not announcingknow if the suspect is connected to other suspicious car fires in san francisco, but make sure you stay tuned right here to ktvu and, of course, ktvu channel 2 news at noon to get the very latest and update on this new development. >>> 8:43. today is the 42nd anniversary of the supreme court digs that legalized abortion. people will march on capitol hill. house republicans abruptly dropped a controversial abortion bill that they had hoped to pass on the anniversary. the bill would have criminalized most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. but gop leaders were forced to drop the bill due to objections from female house republicans. >>> it's been a rough month for oklahoma oil king harold hamm. he wrote his ex-wife a check for almost $1 billion to settle their divorce. she cashed the check, but now she is appealing a judge's ruling saying she is entitled to more. hamm says he can no longer afford even the original check. that's because he has lost nearly half his wealthy in the last -