debra villalon live with why this couple may have been singled out. >> reporter: the victims were shot as they backed out of this garage possibly targeted because he was known to deal in gold jewelry. john hopkins is one of many neighbors who heard three shots just before 8:00 a.m. and ran out to find the couple a 65-year-old man and his 59- year-old wife. >> the driver was like this. and the lady on the right side was still moving. >> reporter: the van they were in rolled across the street into another neighbor's yard. off camera he said his friend had no chance. >> i walked out there like two or three minutes after the shots, and i seen him slumped over and he was a hell of a nice guy. >> reporter: the guy he says who was prospering in this era of record gold prices. the victim was apparently a regular at sunday's flea market where he bought gold and gems. that may have been where he was headed this morning so early. >> if you buy gold, you better have a couple of thousands in your pocket, that's what you have to do. >> reporter: the couple made a habit of parking this pickup truck i

debra villalon. >>> more details now about the uss iowa. the iowa saw many battles in the pacific. 1985 it served as a flag ship in the surrender ceremony. in 1990 the uss iowa was decommissioned. >>> city officials in san pablo said they can't afford another 300,000 emergency grant to keep an elementary school open. lake elementary school is part of the west contra costa school district. the school board is set to vote tomorrow night on closing the school at the end of the year. parents say the school is a focal point for progress. >> it's right in our community. why shut down something in our community when we need help in our community? >> reporter: shannon elementary in pinol is also threatened with closures. state officials say they could use the money to improve instruction at other campuses. >>> the state gave final approval to a bill that would vanish male circumcision. ab768 has already passed the senate. it now heads to governor brown's desk. >>> a bill to protect shark fins was sent to governor brown's desk today. that bill has divided asian members of the legislature. w

debra villalon. >>> more details now about the uss iowa. the iowa saw many battles in the pacific.in 1985 it served as a flag ship in the surrender ceremony. in 1990 the uss iowa was decommissioned. >>> city officials in san pablo said they can't afford another 300,000 emergency grant to keep an elementary school open. lake elementary school is part of the west contra costa school district. the school board is set to vote tomorrow night on closing the school at the end of the year. parents say the school is a focal point for progress. >> it's right in our community. why shut down something in our community when we need help in our community? >> reporter: shannon elementary in pinol is also threatened with closures. state officials say they could use the money to improve instruction at other campuses. >>> the state gave final approval to a bill that would vanish male circumcision. ab768 has already passed the senate. it now heads to governor brown's desk. >>> a bill to protect shark fins was sent to governor brown's desk today. that bill has divided asian members of the legislature.

debra villalon is live and tell us the president is finding critics in this traditionally democratic leaning area. >> reporter: guests paid some $35,000 each to have dinner with the president. mr.obama's poll numbers down with the economy. but his fundraisers, sold out. >> the motorcade rolled first into the $12 million wood side estate of john thompson. dinner here, $2,500. no press but from our vantage point on the neighbor's driveway, we could hear blues horns being played. and singing their own tunes, some self-proclaimed grandmas protesting spending and deficit. >> we're doing this to show other people too that we have a cause and that we want to have government be smaller. we're worried about our grandchildren's future. >> reporter: but in this affluent area, supporters road to the president's refence. >> i think we have to have the president's back. i think he's starting to get riled up. >> reporter: president obama has been promoting his job's plan and his own job as the republicans narrow their field of potential nominees. he last came to the care in april visiting facebook

debra villalone. >>> more details on stow lake. bicycle rentals are also coming to an end.both have been available at the boat house for 20 years. now customers are signing petitions asking the recreation and parks department to find another location for the popular kiosks in golden gate park. >>> in news of the world tonight, crews are searching for the bodies of victims of a military plane crash near chile. 21 people were on board the plane friday when it crashed while trying to land in stormy weather on chile's remote juan fernandez islands. four bodies were recovered yesterday. mass was held today in memory of all the victims outside of chilean network t.e.n. >>> tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of yemen's capital city promising violence against government forces. activists say security forces opened fire at the demonstration. demonstrators are calling for yemen's president to resign. the president is in saudi arabia recovering from wounds after an assassination attempt back in june. >>> the russian built facility in iran is connected to the national

in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> to learn more about volunteer opportunities in your community, you can go to our website ktvu.com and click on web links. >>> the san francisco 49ers honored the victims of september 11 with a moving tribute before today's game. in addition to taps, there was a special flag ceremony. fighter jets then flew low over candle stick park. >>> security was tight at today's game. there were extra officers in and around the stadium. with the fbi assisting with stadium security. security was beefed up today at all stadiums were games were played today. no problems were reported. >>> tens of thousands of pounds of ground turkey products are being recalled today. cargill says salmonella was defected from a sample from the same plant tied to a recall last month. so far no illnesses have been reported from this latest recall. for the complete list of recalled products, you can go to our website ktvu.com and click on the right now section. >>> well a new development in the conflict in libya. while no one is sure where gadhafi is, the same can't be s

debra villalone is live in the neighborhood. >> reporter: this memorial shows the grief but the street markings tell the story. thinks where the victim's wheel chair landed after it was slammed all the way from there. they never had a bad thing to say about anybody. >> reporter: his family says that david cox loved his independence, friends and family. in a wheelchair since birth, disability never got him down. cox still lived in the richmond home he grew up in and he was on his way home, wheeling down the street friday when a car struck him from behind as he approached the intersection. >> we are a forgiving family. >> reporter: relatives wonder if the driver just didn't see cox. his chair had a flag but sat low and the sunset might have been blinding but choosing to drive away, they can't fathom. >> he deserves a little bit better than to be run down. >> you need to turn yourself in, tell your side of the story, at least make it right. >> the car that hit cox's is similar to this one, older model dark colored lexus two door sedan, tinted windows and a spoiler. witnesses tried to stop

ktvu debra villalon tells us why these signs are very important. >> reporter: sean died at the age of 23 and it describes his infectious smile. on this 4-mile stretch there are 25 more. >> july reu has been touring the country. i'm not even sure where he is. >> reporter: jonathan is home. >> the last time i gave him a hug right there. that's the last time he left. >> reporter: nine months into his deployment joey was killed. he was 21, newly married. >> i raised him as a parent, we did everything together. >> reporter: his father left the construction business and set up a nonprofit in the name of his son. >> our goal is to have every one of them have a banner. >> reporter: greg brought this collection of 26 fallen all with bay area roots to town. a few hundred others exist. it's a traveling memorial and a touching one. >> if you can connect with them. it'll tend to give you more of a reason to remember. that's really what we talk about here is never forgetting. >> reporter: not everyone who passes will stop to read the tributes but for those who had -- >> we were very saddened about

ktvu debra villalon tells us why these signs are very important. >> reporter: sean died at the age of and it describes his infectious smile. on this 4-mile stretch there are 25 more. >> july reu has been touring the country. i'm not even sure where he is. >> reporter: jonathan is home. >> the last time i gave him a hug right there. that's the last time he left. >> reporter: nine months into his deployment joey was killed. he was 21, newly married. >> i raised him as a parent, we did everything together. >> reporter: his father left the construction business and set up a nonprofit in the name of his son. >> our goal is to have every one of them have a banner. >> reporter: greg brought this collection of 26 fallen all with bay area roots to town. a few hundred others exist. it's a traveling memorial and a touching one. >> if you can connect with them. it'll tend to give you more of a reason to remember. that's really what we talk about here is never forgetting. >> reporter: not everyone who passes will stop to read the tributes but for those who had -- >> we were very saddened about the