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boats on the water even though the memorial begins in about an hour, ktvu's eric rasmussen has more on the tribute tonight. >> reporter: ken and as you mentioned today, so many are out here on the water, it it is about to get busier. organizers are expecting at least 70 boats to be part of the memorial. and they will begin a procession soon behind me led by the fire boat and the u.s. coast guard. the focus of course is remembering the lives of the five sailors who were lost last week when the 38-foot sail boat, low speed chase was hit by waves and turned over off the fair lawn islands, jordan from, alexis bush, and three others survived in the accident. we tried to reach out to all three of them but recently they were not available for any comment. low speed chase was among 50 boats taking part in the race when the tragedy happened. there were already memorials out here, and we would like to give and look from news chopper 2, and close by, the memorial -- tonight's memorial is expected to go until 8:00 including the playing of bagpipes as some of the boats dropped flowers and wreaths b

live in tiburon, eric rasmussen ktvu channel 2 news. >> the low speed chase remains on the rocks from the farallone, crews have been waiting for the right weather conditions to recover the boat and want to make sure things are just right so they don't harm the environment at the same time. >>> firefighters worked to put out a suspected car arson around 7:30 tonight on san leandro. >>> a shooting in oakland left a man dead. investigators say a police shot spotter picked up shots fired this morning of they say the victim ran to a home and banged on the door for help. people inside called 911, but the young man denied at the scene. police say the victim was not carrying identification, and there have been no arrests. >>> also in oakland the highway patrol took four people into custody following a high-speed chase that started in walnut creek. the highway patrol says officers tried to stop this red sedan for erratic driving on interstate 680 last night. the chase made from 680 interstate 980 at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. authorities say the driver crashed into a fire hydrant on west

we have team coverage of this major project, eric rasmussen has been if finding out how people plan to get around the closure. but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol escorted the last vehicle. >> stay away from that area if they absolutely need to. >> reporter: the construction manager told us demolition will go on through the weekend and by tomorrow night, crews should start repaving the roadway. i asked how confident were they for them to start rebuilding tomor

eric rasmussen joins us live with an update. >> reporter: heather, behind me you can see what is left of doyle drive all that heavy equipment still at work tonight. you know, crews actually gave us pieces of rubble from today's demolition, just a tiny portion of the concrete and steel that is coming down this weekend. cheers erupted with each 30' span of doyle drive brought down by massive hydraulic hammers. the demolition project reviewed new views of the bay area and drew big crowds including mark russell and his son. >> you look to look at big crane trucks. >> we're right on schedule. >> reporter: but project managers say they are still working against the clock, even with critical portions demolished they still have other important work to finish before monday morning. while traffic is down 50-60%, caltrans is asking drivers to heed the warnings and stay away. >> it can get bogged down very quickly and that will delay the critical deliver. asphalt that we need. >> reporter: one place you are sure to avoid traffic this caltrans simulator showing us what drivers will encounter on mo

ktvu's eric rasmussen. >> reporter: ken we learned this father was also a girl's soccer coach and beloved member of the afghan community and tonight we can show you a memorial of flowers and candles is growing where this man and his two fiscal years were riding their bikes when a young driver lost control, hit them a fire hydrant and slammed into the side of the billboard. a crowd gathered to remember a man and his daughters killed in a way that no one could have imagined. >> this is a huge, huge loss for the community. he was a love, loving father. >> police say the man and his two daughters were riding their bikes on a wide sidewalk in concord when a 17-year-old behind the wheel of this white cadillac escalade was speeding out of control. police say the suv crashed into a fire hydrant, hit the family of three and then the side of a building. witnesses say there was nothing that they could do to help the badly injured father. me and several other people were trying to tell him to hang on and the fire department will be here, but it was obvious that he wasn't going to make it. >> reporter

eric rasmussen what happened tonight? >> reporter: the people there sent a pit bull out on us.this problem goes beyond trash in our yard. >> there's a dog, no. >> reporter: moments after sending a pit bull to chase us off the sidewalk. we first went to see the house after neighbors complained about it being an eyesore. >> fights in front of the house, just bad news. >> reporter: while no one would come to the door, someone shouted at us. >> we're in the middle of moving. >> reporter: can you understand why people are upset about this. >> reporter: people have been squatting on the property for about a year after it wept into foreclosure. records show it's now owned by a property management company. they've been told the unwanted neighbors who have taken up residence in this otherwise kept well area has to be evicted. >> everybody watches out for each other. that's why we're after these people. if they weren't such dirt bags we might not care. >> reporter: we did get involve with that company that owns that home, checked back again in the last hour or so, they say they are still

we have team coverage of this major project, eric rasmussen has been if finding out how people plan to get around the closure. but we start with patti lee and the scene that started two hours ago. >> reporter: we're at a great standpoint where we can show you the site. four sections of doyle drive are being torn down at the same time. crews have 54 hours to remove the structure, and build a new structure for drivers. >> you have people above the deck, below the deck, on the ground. >> reporter: crews told us the job starts from the top to the bottom. >> when they do that is they bring down the gourders, then they're going to bring down the -- >> reporter: ktvu was there when heavy machinery ripped down. we saw vehicles making their way down a bridge resort for the last time. highway patrol escorted the last vehicle. >> stay away from that area if they absolutely need to. >> reporter: the construction manager told us demolition will go on through the weekend and by tomorrow night, crews should start repaving the roadway. i asked how confident were they for them to start rebuilding tomor

eric rasmussen what happened tonight? >> reporter: the people there sent a pit bull out on us.this problem goes beyond trash in our yard. >> there's a dog, no. >> reporter: moments after sending a pit bull to chase us off the sidewalk. we first went to see the house after neighbors complained about it being an eyesore. >> fights in front of the house, just bad news. >> reporter: while no one would come to the door, someone shouted at us. >> we're in the middle of moving. >> reporter: can you understand why people are upset about this. >> reporter: people have been squatting on the property for about a year after it wept into foreclosure. records show it's now owned by a property management company. they've been told the unwanted neighbors who have taken up residence in this otherwise kept well area has to be evicted. >> everybody watches out for each other. that's why we're after these people. if they weren't such dirt bags we might not care. >> reporter: we did get involve with that company that owns that home, checked back again in the last hour or so, they say they are still

we begin with eric rasmussen who's live outside that school in oakland where police still have a large area taped off. eric-- >> reporter: frank, police say this is still a very large crime scene and they are still out here working it tonight. the chief told us the gunman not only shot people in the classroom but also throughout the building and tonight many still want to know why. the first 911 call from oikos university at oakland came in at 8:33 a.m. for a woman on the ground bleeding. moments later officers found overs running for their lives not knowing if a man on a shooting rampage was still million dollars. >> i looked outside the door of a classroom and somebody said, somebody has a gun. >> reporter: 10 people were shot, seven killed including five who died at the scene. police say about 35 people were in or near the building when the shooting started. >> there were several people hiding in locked buildings, locked doors, behind desks as you can imagine very frightened. >> reporter: oakland police chief howard jordan identified the gunman as goh, a former student of the small

we begin with eric rasmussen who's live outside that school in oakland where police still have a large area taped off. eric-- >> reporter: frank, police say this is still a very large crime scene and they are still out here working it tonight. the chief told us the gunman not only shot people in the classroom but also throughout the building and tonight many still want to know why. the first 911 call from oikos university at oakland came in at 8:33 a.m. for a woman on the ground bleeding. moments later officers found overs running for their lives not knowing if a man on a shooting rampage was still million dollars. >> i looked outside the door of a classroom and somebody said, somebody has a gun. >> reporter: 10 people were shot, seven killed including five who died at the scene. police say about 35 people were in or near the building when the shooting started. >> there were several people hiding in locked buildings, locked doors, behind desks as you can imagine very frightened. >> reporter: oakland police chief howard jordan identified the gunman as goh, a former student of the small

live, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police confirmed the director of nursing at oikos university was not the intended target. investigators now say another female administrator may have been the person the shooter one goh ko was looking for. they said school administrators met with him three times before monday and a teacher says everyone is trying to come to grips with the tragedy. >> just scared. doesn't know how to deal with the emotions. >> officials say he complained about his classmates, he was offered a transfer at no charge but he did not take the offer. >> we have the photos of the 7 victims from monday's shooting at oikos university. she was the oldest victim from san jose. her family says she will be buried in giyawna. he worked at san francisco airport at night and studied nursing dure the day. he grew up in india. she was the mother of three. her husband says her body will be flown to burial. coming up in 12 minutes, ktvu's rob roth goes inside the courtroom as a gang member launch as defense that says he shot and killed three. >>> 90 minutes ago the coast guard was

. >> and i'm eric rasmussen in for ken wayne tonight. we begin on storm watch with a wet and windy storm system that is causing problems all across the bay area from power outages to travel delays in the air and on the ground. these pictures are just in to the newsroom from marin county where crews cleared a mud slide and fallen try that blocked panoramic highway this afternoon. it happened near the junction of highway 1 and shut down the roadway until about 2:30. >> they're still worried about the hillside and they're going to sit on it as they said for the next few hours. there is a good chance because of the water still coming down from the hillside that more of that loose shale will fall. >> there was another slide in this same area on tuesday. >>> in sonoma county, crews are working to clear a huge tree that fell on the road. they say 100 foot fir tree crashed down at 7:30 this morning knocking down power and phone lines along that highway. a neighbor who lives 100 yards away said by the sound of it she worried the tree had landed o

eric rasmussen is live at the scene of the crash. >> this is a log that all police respond to. it shows officers sighted a juvenile for weapons and drug. the plate a match for the escalade that crashed right here a week later in the spot where people are remembered and honoring the victim tonight. >> reporter: pierce clearly remembers the night when police stopped a white suv in walnut creek. >> saw the police, saw a white suv. it had a dog in the suv snitching around. then the police spent quite a while going through the suv themselves. >> reporter: police say a week later the vehicle was speeding hitting a father and two daughters riding their spot. officers arrested the 17-year- old driver and now police confirm the lay sense plate of the team aos he -- plate of the team's is a match. >> did you know anything about the crash in walnut creek. >> reporter: the boy's did not want to talk to us outside the court. a friend of the victim says this information makes the troubling more responsible. >> who takes responsibility for that. who's going to make the call and say this could

eric rasmussen is live at the scene of the crash. >> this is a log that all police respond to. it shows officers sighted a juvenile for weapons and drug. the plate a match for the escalade that crashed right here a week later in the spot where people are remembered and honoring the victim tonight. >> reporter: pierce clearly remembers the night when police stopped a white suv in walnut creek. >> saw the police, saw a white suv. it had a dog in the suv snitching around. then the police spent quite a while going through the suv themselves. >> reporter: police say a week later the vehicle was speeding hitting a father and two daughters riding their spot. officers arrested the 17-year- old driver and now police confirm the lay sense plate of the team aos he -- plate of the team's is a match. >> did you know anything about the crash in walnut creek. >> reporter: the boy's did not want to talk to us outside the court. a friend of the victim says this information makes the troubling more responsible. >> who takes responsibility for that. who's going to make the call and say this could

. >> reporter: eric rasmussen. >>> more details on that sailboat involved in that deadly accident 10 days ago. the yacht was lifted on to a flat bed truck. they could see the holes in the boat. a helicopter removed the boat to its new location. >>> a student shooting was reported at james logan high school. he is hospitalized tonight in serious but stable condition and has not yet identified. logan and two oh schools in the area were locked down for several hours as reports of that shooting quickly spread. >> everybody was running and screaming they told us to go into the nearest classroom. >> i was scared. i said prayer. i was scared. >> reporter: police say the gunman may be the same person seen leaving the scene in a large white pickup with blue writing, he was described like a heavy set latino man wearing a yellow vest. >>> new details tonight on the shooting rampage at oikos university that killed seven people. for the first time we see the inside of that classroom, it's been cleaned up. the painful memories remain. >> reporter: outside at noon each day they come together to rem

good evening, i'm eric rasmussen in tonight for ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >> parts of the bay area are beginning to dry out from a strong storm system that brought rain and some wind and right now a powerful swell is forming and expected to bring monster surf and dangerous rip currents to the bay area coast. ktvu's jade hernandez begins our san francisco coverage from pacifica. >> reporter: a few hours ago in pacifica, the waves became an attraction. >> the waves are pretty good, so brought the family down here. >> reporter: the best part about huge waves. >> you can get wet. >> reporter: minutes later the strong winds and rains forced these two back to safety. the rain are others further north work and we warmed the harain county public works crew move it off the panoramic highway and clean it off so the shovels could come out. cries worked to clear this mudslide located three miles from stinson beach from the pantoll campground around 4:00 this evening. >> they said good chance because the water is still come down from the hillside that more of that loose shale will fall. >>

eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> for the last several nights we have been bringing you the stories of seven people who's lives were cut short. tonight we're learning about another victim. grace kim was a 23-year-old woman studying to be a nurse at oikos university. she was living and working in union city. lloyd lacuesta is live in union city where he was told kim's personality could light up a right. >> reporter: grace kim was scheduled to work a bar tending shift here at chaplin's sports bistro. today her friends and family share a video with us and say they still can't believe the vivacious 23-year-old is gone. >> reporter: gracie f. baby was her nickname. >> that's her personality, and what people called her. >> reporter: the bar owner says she was vivacious and close to finishing her studies. >> she would bring a smile to your face. >> reporter: friends knew she attended oikos. when she did not attend to work, they gathered at the bar to wait. >> reporter: the reporter matched tattoos to graces tattoos. some of her friends just broke down and started really losing it. >> repor

eric rasmussen is live. >> reporter: a man took an elderly woman for $7,000 in this parking lot. he said he needed money to care for a sick relative, and sold her a goad bar that turned out to be fake. clean cut, and dressed in hospital scrubs, the alameda county sheriff says this is a man -- authorities say he used a wild story to convince a woman to pull thousand out of a bank. >> they need money fast, and they have a gold bar, or gold bears they want to exchange for cash. >> reporter: making off with 5 to $15,000 at a time. >> sickening. >> i just can't believe it. >> reporter: in some cases, investigators say, the scam is as simple as spray painting a brick gold. apparently convincing enough to get someone to spend thousands on something that's worth next to nothing. >> i think it's just ludicrous. and i'm really sad to hear that that many people will fall for that obvious a ruse. >> what he's doing is he's scamming old people. that's a despicable act, and we'd like to get him behind bars. >> reporter: investigators worry there could be other cases that have gone unreported,

. >> reporter: eric rasmussen. >>> more details on that sailboat involved in that deadly accident 10 days ago. the yacht was lifted on to a flat bed truck. they could see the holes in the boat. a helicopter removed the boat to its new location. >>> a student shooting was reported at james logan high school. he is hospitalized tonight in serious but stable condition and has not yet identified. logan and two oh schools in the area were locked down for several hours as reports of that shooting quickly spread. >> everybody was running and screaming they told us to go into the nearest classroom. >> i was scared. i said prayer. i was scared. >> reporter: police say the gunman may be the same person seen leaving the scene in a large white pickup with blue writing, he was described like a heavy set latino man wearing a yellow vest. >>> new details tonight on the shooting rampage at oikos university that killed seven people. for the first time we see the inside of that classroom, it's been cleaned up. the painful memories remain. >> reporter: outside at noon each day they come together to rem

live in walnut creek, eric rasmussen. >>> the court supreme coulding on lunch breaks is going to reverberateoss businesses. workers for chili's restaurants brought the suit. they said they were not getting their mandated breaks and would sometimes keep on working. the court said state law does not compel employers to make sure employees stop work. instead employees are at liberty the time as they choose. >>> the quest for the stanley cup begins and the san jose sharks make a big statement. see how fans [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? we had to watch basketball in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. >>> we want to check ba

eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a hayward man was sentenced today to a year behind bars for a drunk driving accident that injured a 9-year-old boy. ryan white was in a crosswalk when 22-year-old andrew vargas struck the boy with a white pickup truck. the boy suffered severe injuries. his family says his still unable to ride a bike or swim. our cameras were not allow today show vargas's face, as vargas showed remorse for the crime. >> words cannot express how remorseful i feel towards the white family. >> with time served, vargas should be eligible for parole in june. >>> two men were arrested yesterday at a mill valley motel in connection with a series of bank robberies. police suspect this surveillance photo shows 23- year-old corey allen today during a bank robbery in novato last month. a second man, 54-year-old steven goff was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, while authorities investigate his possible involvement with the robberies. the two men are suspected of bank robberies in novato, green bray, and mill valley. authorities are also investigating whether the m

eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> for the last several nights we have been bringing you the stories of seven people who's lives were cut short. tonight we're learning about another victim. grace kim was a 23-year-old woman studying to be a nurse at oikos university. she was living and working in union city. lloyd lacuesta is live in union city where he was told kim's personality could light up a right. >> reporter: grace kim was scheduled to work a bar tending shift here at chaplin's sports bistro. today her friends and family share a video with us and say they still can't believe the vivacious 23-year-old is gone. >> reporter: gracie f. baby was her nickname. >> that's her personality, and what people called her. >> reporter: the bar owner says she was vivacious and close to finishing her studies. >> she would bring a smile to your face. >> reporter: friends knew she attended oikos. when she did not attend to work, they gathered at the bar to wait. >> reporter: the reporter matched tattoos to graces tattoos. some of her friends just broke down and started really losing it. >> repor

eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a hayward man was sentenced today to a year behind bars for a drunk driving accident that injured a 9-year-old boy. ryan white was in a crosswalk when 22-year-old andrew vargas struck the boy with a white pickup truck. the boy suffered severe injuries. his family says his still unable to ride a bike or swim. our cameras were not allow today show vargas's face, as vargas showed remorse for the crime. >> words cannot express how remorseful i feel towards the white family. >> with time served, vargas should be eligible for parole in june. >>> two men were arrested yesterday at a mill valley motel in connection with a series of bank robberies. police suspect this surveillance photo shows 23- year-old corey allen today during a bank robbery in novato last month. a second man, 54-year-old steven goff was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, while authorities investigate his possible involvement with the robberies. the two men are suspected of bank robberies in novato, green bray, and mill valley. authorities are also investigating whether the m

eric rasmussen is live. >> reporter: a man took an elderly woman for $7,000 in this parking lot. he said he needed money to care for a sick relative, and sold her a goad bar that turned out to be fake. clean cut, and dressed in hospital scrubs, the alameda county sheriff says this is a man -- authorities say he used a wild story to convince a woman to pull thousand out of a bank. >> they need money fast, and they have a gold bar, or gold bears they want to exchange for cash. >> reporter: making off with 5 to $15,000 at a time. >> sickening. >> i just can't believe it. >> reporter: in some cases, investigators say, the scam is as simple as spray painting a brick gold. apparently convincing enough to get someone to spend thousands on something that's worth next to nothing. >> i think it's just ludicrous. and i'm really sad to hear that that many people will fall for that obvious a ruse. >> what he's doing is he's scamming old people. that's a despicable act, and we'd like to get him behind bars. >> reporter: investigators worry there could be other cases that have gone unreported,

live in walnut creek, eric rasmussen. >>> the court supreme coulding on lunch breaks is going to reverberates businesses. workers for chili's restaurants brought the suit. they said they were not getting their mandated breaks and would the court said state law does not compel employers to make sure employees stop work. instead employees are at liberty to use the time as they choose. >>> the quest for the stanley cup begins and the san jose sharks make a big statement. see how fans react. >>> and we're watching a very active storm tracker 2 right now. bill is back after the break with where the strongest weather is. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're i

i'm eric rasmussen. >> i'm claudine wong.co joins us with a quick look at your forecast. >> we have fair weather on the way this morning. we are looking at mostly gray around the bay area, even dealing with patchy dense fog that will again to burn off in the next hour. we have high clouds will remain, temperatures will return to mildlike and we are looking at dry conditions as we head into the extended forecast. i'll break this down for you, show you what you can expect for your area coming up. >> thanks. >>> the coast guard back out on the san francisco bay searching for four missing sailors. they were knocked off their boat yesterday by a powerful wave. ktvu's allie rasmus is live on verba buena island this morning where crews set out from this morning. >> reporter: one rescue boat already left, the second one preparing to head out any minute now. the latest estimate about 30 minutes from now. the cutter pike the boat you're looking at will be headed out toward the farallon islands. the woman you're looking at, she is the c

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