. >>> debra villalon is gathering reaction. we're going to take you the a bay area gathering where that vote is being closely watched this evening. >> reporter: turn out for this the election could turp -- turn out a record low. jana katsuyama is live where it's very busy after a slow day at the polls. >> reporter: we just hit a little bit of a low here. they did say that it looks like voter turn out is low. but the bulk of ballots is supposed to be coming in. we're in the warehouse where all those ballots are going to be coming in. you have a visitor area where you can view the proceedings. right now they're just waiting for the next truckload to come in. this is where all those paper ballots and computer cards with the paper ballots are counted. they're estimating that the turn out here was about 40% of the voters who cast a ballot today. polling places were quiet today. the voter turn out was down. >> it's been kind oversteady but slow. we've had people drop in one or two at times over the last hour. >> reporter: registrar s

. >>> debra villalon is gathering reaction. we're going to take you the a bay area gathering where that vote is being closely watched this evening. >> reporter: turn out for this the election could turp -- turn out a record low. jana katsuyama is live where it's very busy after a slow day at the polls. >> reporter: we just hit a little bit of a low here. they did say that it looks like voter turn out is low. but the bulk of ballots is supposed to be coming in. we're in the warehouse where all those ballots are going to be coming in. you have a visitor area where you can view the proceedings. right now they're just waiting for the next truckload to come in. this is where all those paper ballots and computer cards with the paper ballots are counted. they're estimating that the turn out here was about 40% of the voters who cast a ballot today. polling places were quiet today. the voter turn out was down. >> it's been kind oversteady but slow. we've had people drop in one or two at times over the last hour. >> reporter: registrar s

live in south san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> it was the end of an era today at oakland airport. coming up in five minutes, the major airline that made its final departure after eight decades of service. >>> in election 2012 news, advisors sparred over friday's dismal jobs report. a senior white house official says obama barned that climbing out of this recession would not be easy. >> it was going to take effort to get us out of it. he made major decisions and we have had 27 months of job growth. and 4.3 million jobs created but we have to do more. >> reporter: axelrod also went on to knock romney's improvement in massachusetts. >>> one of romney's top officials said president obama's decision to open up the pipeline is stalling. >> the only thing that's going the change it is changing the policies that means changing the person in the white house. >> reporter: the campaign credits romney with more leadership experience than president obama. >>> financial analysts say the latest slow down in the country's economic recovery may spur the federal reserve to take some sort o

we're live in mountain view, debra villalon, ktvu channel two news. >>> the family of two people killed by a 17-year-old driver in concord has started an online petition asking for that teen to be prosecuted. 41-year-old solomon nurri and 9- year-old daughter were driving bicycles when they were hit and killed. the contra costa county district attorney's office is handling the case and has yet to file charged. the petition from the nuri family asks for justice and that that young driver be held accountable. >>> an early morning chase and crash in san leandro ended when investigators say one man jumped 30 feet off an over pass. the incident started shortly after 3:00 in the morning near i80. investigators say they were chasing two men in what they believe was a car. deputies aired one man at the scene but they say the second man jumped aufd the overpass trying to get away -- deputies arrested one man at the scene. but they say the second man jumped off the overpass trying to get away. >>> shoppers got a surprise when a car wrecked right into a restaurant. the restaurant went right throug

we're live in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> more problems tonight for pg & e. east bound lanes of highway 4 are closed at this hour as they have been since 2:30 this afternoon. a car knocked down a utility pole near franklin canyon road. the pole landed across the highway. it held electrical lines as well as cable and phone lines. it'll take until midnight to complete repairs. for now eastbound traffic is being rerouted to the coming sky way. >>> happening now, controversy in berkeley where the city council is meeting at this hour to consider a proposed ordnance that would ban sitting on the sidewalk. ktvu's amber lee is live in berkeley and tells us this new ordnance would expand in a new ordnance that would already keep people from lying on the sidewalk. >> reporter: council members are expected to take up the matter tonight but right now they're still discuss another matter. behind me people on the steps are waiting to speak about the mayor's proposal. on the steps of city hall, protesters sang their oppositions to the mayor civil sidewalk ordnance. they urg

debra villalon here today telling us why police credited the amber alert. >> reporter: the alert blanketed the area and the state for a chevy tahoe and three sisters at the wheel their father who already has a history of violence. >> these three little kids were all crying. >> reporter: witnesses were mad after seeing an enraged man trying to knock the door of this insurance office. his estranged wife and mother- in-law inside. >> he said if you want to see your baby, get out here, you lied to me. he kept saying that over and over. >> reporter: he is jose albert rojo. with a restraining order to stay away from wife selina. but her divorce filing brought him here, he heaved a grocery cart at the store, then loaded up his kids and used the car as a weapon. >> i saw the front of the suv go. he's got the little kids in the car. >> reporter: before speeding off -- >> a witness heard him say i'm going to kill myself. so she will never see those children again. >> reporter: children just three, five and seven. an amber alert lit up highway signs as news media got word. not knowing where rojo was

debra villalon here today telling us why police credited the amber alert. >> reporter: the alert blanketed the state for a chevy tahoe and three sisters at the wheel their father who already has a history of violence. >> these three little kids were all crying. >> reporter: witnesses were mad after seeing an enraged man trying to knock the door of this insurance office. his estranged wife and mother- in-law inside. >> he said if you want to see your baby, get out here, you lied to me. he kept saying that over and over. >> reporter: he is jose albert rojo. with a restraining order to stay away from wife selina. but her divorce filing brought him here, he heaved a grocery cart at the store, then loaded up his kids and used the car as a weapon. >> i saw the front of the suv go. he's got the little kids in the car. >> reporter: before speeding off -- >> a witness heard him say i'm going to kill myself. so she will never see those children again. >> reporter: children just three, five and seven. an amber alert lit up highway signs as news media got word. not knowing where rojo was headed, detec

we're live in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> more problems tonight for pg & e. east bound lanes of highway 4 are closed at this hour as they have been since 2:30 this afternoon. a car knocked down a utility pole near franklin canyon road. the pole landed across the highway. it held electrical lines as well as cable and phone lines. it'll take until midnight to complete repairs. for now eastbound traffic is being rerouted to the coming sky way. >>> happening now, controversy in berkeley where the city council is meeting at this hour to consider a proposed ordnance that would ban sitting on the sidewalk. ktvu's amber lee is live in berkeley and tells us this new ordnance would expand in a new ordnance that would already keep people from lying on the sidewalk. >> reporter: council members are expected to take up the matter tonight but right now they're still discuss another matter. behind me people on the steps are waiting to speak about the mayor's proposal. on the steps of city hall, protesters sang their oppositions to the mayor civil sidewalk ordnance. they urg

debra villalon has their story. >> reporter: mark anelo took us aboard their crabber to show us buoy and snarled line that he cut from a whale. >> it was around his line. it looked like he was trying to chew the rope off of him. >> reporter: the migrating gray illuded rescuers who could not entangle it but attached buoys to make it more visible. anelo spotted those buoys bobbing. >> they're diving and coming back up. diving. >> reporter: he grabbed some video when he saw what the buoys were hooked to. >> i was trying to drive the boat and video tape. >> then he sped alongside. then he and another crew member snapped the ropes. the whale close enough to touch. >> he was right on the surface. he was wore out. he was definitely wore out. we got right to him. >> reporter: all the while careful to make sure they didn't get pulled over. >> we did dive a couple of times but i wasn't going to get taken down by the whale. >> reporter: anelo had no idea this whale had been on tv, marine experts worried it might die weak and unable to feed. not until his dad asked where did he get a new buoy di

we're live in santa rosa, debra villalon. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, concern that a small fire at a recycling center could spread quickly prompted a big response from napa county fire today. the fire broke out at about 4:00 at the clover plant landfill. that's on the silverado trail. firefighters say they were able to put the fire out in just about an hour and only a quarter of an acre was born along with some trash. >>> here's video taken before 8:00 this afternoon looking at brown, gray dry grass on mount diablo on the foothill there is. such dry conditions can be seen all over the bay area causing more concern as this heat ramps up. >>> ktvu's patti lee was with fire officials as they went door to door explaining how to prevent a fire hazard. >> good afternoon how are you. >> reporter: this team is one of the six stations charged with inspecting homes in marin's unincorporated area. >> i will take a quick look and i'll come back with some recommendations. >> reporter: firefighters are the conducting inspections. >> people like to be educated and stay out of the crew. >> reporter: they expe

debra villalon has the story on what making this choir so distinctive. >> reporter: hear choir and you might picture a somber group, dark mood. but in this group that's not the case. it's a choir that moves. there are solos but no auditions. any child can join. they'll learn songs from africa. songs from japan, music from all over the world. the choir is about harmony. >> we have over 35 cultures in this group and i want each child to embrace each other's culture. >> reporter: soon they'll perform their gala tunes in ireland. as part of a 10 day trip next month highlighted by the olympics. tonight they learned they'll be positioned at a prominent part of the torch relay in london. >> it's the olympics so it's a big deal. >> ♪ >> reporter: long time members say when they travel, music always spills from the concerts to the streets. >> we just start singing songs and people will come up, they will perform with us, they might teach us another song or another dance. >> our whole thing is about uniting the world with children's voices. >> reporter: the nonprofit borina quiet charges $700 an

debra villalon explains why redwood road appears to be a magnet for downhill speed. >> reporter: redwood road is a favorite for those on two wheels, motorized or not. a work out going up, but a blast coming down. >> it's a lot of curves and everything. a lot of blind spots so you have to be careful. >> reporter: cyclists who ride redwood a lot say they are not surprised to hear someone riding downhill hit a bump and hit the pavement. the man who is 59 even though wearing a helmet is not expected to make it. on you tube, many cyclists have posted video of their decents here, even nicknaming it the redwood racetrack and sharing their best times, incentive perhaps to go faster. but motorcycles too are seduced by the slope and the speed. >> i've come around turns that have been packs of bikes that take up the whole lane. >> reporter: with cars on their tales an a narrow shoulder bikes of both sorts are at a safety disadvantage. >> it's on my head every time i ride this road. i ride this road a lot. >> reporter: we checked right before 10:00 on the victim of this latest crash. the bicyclists

debra villalon explains why redwood road appears to be a magnet for downhill speed. >> reporter: redwood road is a favorite for those on two wheels, motorized or not. a work out going up, but a blast coming down. >> it's a lot of curves and everything. a lot of blind spots so you have to be careful. >> reporter: cyclists who ride redwood a lot say they are not surprised to hear someone riding downhill hit a bump and hit the pavement. the man who is 59 even though wearing a helmet is not expected to make it. on you tube, many cyclists have posted video of their decents here, even nicknaming it the redwood racetrack and sharing their best times, incentive perhaps to go faster. but motorcycles too are seduced by the slope and the speed. >> i've come around turns that have been packs of bikes that take up the whole lane. >> reporter: with cars on their tales an a narrow shoulder bikes of both sorts are at a safety disadvantage. >> it's on my head every time i ride this road. i ride this road a lot. >> reporter: we checked right before 10:00 on the victim of this latest crash. the bicyclists

debra villalon has the story on what making this choir so distinctive. >> reporter: hear choir and you might picture a somber group, dark mood. but in this group that's not the case. it's a choir that moves. there are solos but no auditions. any child can join. they'll learn songs from africa. songs from japan, music from all over the world. the choir is about harmony. >> we have over 35 cultures in this group and i want each child to embrace each other's culture. >> reporter: soon they'll perform their gala tunes in ireland. as part of a 10 day trip next month highlighted by the olympics. tonight they learned they'll be positioned at a prominent part of the torch relay in london. >> it's the olympics so it's a big deal. >> ♪ >> reporter: long time members say when they travel, music always spills from the concerts to the streets. >> we just start singing songs and people will come up, they will perform with us, they might teach us another song or another dance. >> our whole thing is about uniting the world with children's voices. >> reporter: the nonprofit borina quiet charges $700 an

in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> we have a developing story in alameda county right now where firefighters have made quick work of a small grass fire. it was burning along interstate 680 between senol and fremont. one of our traffic cameras caught these pictures of the northbound lane of 680 stopped as fire crews got into place. right now drivers are still facing delays in that area. >> and chief meteorologist bill martin joining us now, he's in the weather center with a red flag posting. >> we start out with today's fire condition. look at the humidity 44%. that's why firefighters got it out in an hour. but look at what's happening this weekend. note the humidity, 10%. look at the wind gust up to 45 miles per hour. kind of a big deal so red flag warning goes into effect saturday and it's going to definitely be an increase in fire danger in eastern parts of the bay area. so big deal with the weather. we'll talk more about this as i come back in just a bit. we'll go right into your bay area weekend. >>> in 30 minutes the wildfire burning in southern california that's also close

in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> we have a developing story in alameda county right now where firefighters have made quick work of a small grass fire. it was burning along interstate 680 between senol and fremont. one of our traffic cameras caught these pictures of the northbound lane of 680 stopped as fire crews got into place. right now drivers are still facing delays in that area. >> and chiefjoining us now, he' the weather center with a red flag posting. >> we start out with today's fire condition. look at the humidity 44%. that's why firefighters got it out in an hour. but look at what's happening this weekend. note the humidity, 10%. look at the wind gust up to 45 miles per hour. kind of a big deal so red flag warning goes into effect saturday and it's going to definitely be an increase in fire danger in eastern parts of the bay area. so big deal with the weather. we'll talk more about this as i come back in just a bit. we'll go right into your bay area weekend. >>> in 30 minutes the wildfire burning in southern california that's also closed in interstate. how quickly ca