ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live in san francisco now with more on the story, john. >> reporter: it's just beginning to drizzle now in stan francisco. it's diverse with plenty of low income family, they now have an opportunity to come here to the clinic by the bay where doctors and nurses offer high quality medical care completely free. >> we are creating a medical home for low income working uninsured adults who live near by. >> reporter: officially opening today in conjunction with nonprofit volunteers and benefits, doctors and nurses lured out of retirement including barbara quinn. >> serving the population that i love. under served people and people that are very grateful and happy to see you. >> reporter: today's opening drew barbara feinstein. uninsured patients must make less than 27 $27,000 a year for adults. >> it's very comfortable that i can go some where if i am sick. >> people have been coming with chronic conditions that have not been dealt with for years. >> reporter: donations from hospitals, health care companies, and from individuals help them offe

in court, fowler pleaded self- defense and was not charged. the case was reopened., fowler accepted a deal to serve six months in prison and complete six more on probation. denise? >> fowler, who is now 77 years old, apologized to the victim's family, after entering the pleas, saying he didn't mean to kill anyone. >>> the mother of missing north carolina girl says she wants to have her body taken to australia for burial. 10-year-old zara zara's body was taken home. so far, no one has been charged with her death. but her stepmother, lisa baker, is charged with obstruction of justice for writing a bogus ransom note after she disappeared. >>> an explosion in cancun leaves several dead and others injured. >> reporter: a powerful explosion ripped through the restaurant of a resort hotel, just south of cancun, mexico sunday, killing five canadian tourists, including a 9-year- old boy. two mexican hotel employees were also killed. witnesses reported that the floor of the building blew through the ceiling, sending bodies, glass, and pieces of the restaurant flying. the gran

ktvu's john fowler is in san francisco -- john sasaki is in san francisco now with the details on what's at stake and reaction. john. >> reporter: this is the ninth circuit court of appeals where a week from today that three judge panel will hear arguments over prop 8. the judges are stephen reinhardt known as the most liberal on this court. moderate former federal prosecutor michael hawkins and conservative n. randy smith who was appointed by president george w. bush. >> we know the record of the ninth circuit and we have concerns obviously whether they will respect the views of the people. >> reporter: tom is vice chair of the state republican party. >> we obviously as a party support the values of prop 8, but we also support the value of voters having a stake instead of just some men in a black robe. >> reporter: the cast throw district -- castro district is holding its breath over the issue of gay marriage. the judge overturned it saying the ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. now the ninth circuit will decide whether to uphold that ruling. >> i think it's going to happen. i thi

how -- held inside his editor john fowler is live. >> reporter: this study showing for the first time that cancer screening can save lives. many smokers are would into complacency. >> i have gotten a few chest x- rays and the dr. said your lungs look fine. >> reporter: studies show x- rays do not catch cancer early enough. >> is proving that early detection of lung cancer is often increasing survival. >> reporter: they use low-dose ct scanners which find scale images inside the body rather than the x-ray which only takes pictures of shadows. >> a chest x-ray will see big stuff but it's often too late to do anything. >> reporter: looking for tumors with ct scanners has a 40% reduction in death. >> it can help save people's life and make a difference. >> reporter: ct scan costs 10 times more than an x-ray. >> i would demand a test ct scan. >> we should have been doing that before rather than a lung x-ray. maybe i will get one. >> reporter: doctors say anyone over 55 with a history of smoking should get a ct test scan every year. reporting live, john fowler. >>> california has one of the

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live tonight in san francisco now with more on this. john. >> reporter: under the plan pharmacies would have to provide a bin, a locked bin for their consumers to put in medicines that had been used and all of it would be paid for by drug companies. people told us getting rid of unused medicines is confusing. >> i recently had occasion to have to dis depose of -- dispose of some of those things and i didn't know what the best way to do it was. >> i think it's an important problem. a lot of people are dumping the prescriptions down the toilet and going into our water system. >> reporter: studies show bay water have contained levels of the medicine. >> fish exposed to hormone like he is tra general have -- estrogen have become the opposite fish. >> it's a great problem for our waste water systems. >> reporter: pharmaceutical manufacturers today told us a nationwide drug takeback program is preferable to quote a confusing patchwork quilt of state and local programs. right now customers can get a mail back envelope free from the san francis

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler will have that part of the story coming up at 5:45. >>> the department of homeland security said today it wants to scrap the color coded rae thread advisory system in favor of warnings that are more specific and helpful to the public. the five tiered alert system which has been in place since the nifnl attacks -- 9/11 attacks has come under fire for being so vague. homeland security hasn't changed the security level in five years. >> making people aware of potential threats is very responsible. you tell people what you can when you can and you let them figure out their lives. >> final decision on whether to replace the current system is not expected for several weeks. >>> aaa predicts more than 5 million californians will hit the roads with trips of 60 miles or more this holiday weekend. that would represent 11% more travelers than did so last year. this is what it looks like on interstate 80 going through board berkeley. a aaa spokeswoman says the increased forecast is based on a slightly better economy here in california in 2010 compared

john fowler has the story in tonight's special report. >> reporter: it looks like pot, it smokes likesome say it gets them high like pot. but it's not pot. marketed as spice, k2, dang more than 30 other brands, it's a sudden craze. the new buzz on the street. >> it's very po at potent, powerful. i've tried several ones. >> reporter: similar to thc the active ingredient in marijuana but chemically dis distinct, so it's legal. just go to a spice shop. more than half the price of marijuana. here among the hookas, bongs or roach trays. >> we have people coming back and rebuying it. we have people on the service and people on probation and they're buying it. if you like a marijuana type high. and you want to pass a drug test, spice is a great thing to smoke. >> reporter: more and more employers require drug tests and most urine analysis won't read spice. 27 states restrict at least some of them but not california. >> if they want to buy it, they should be able to. as long as it's not hurting anyone. >> reporter: doctors we talked to said it is hurting people. >> there's been some cases of

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we posted more details about california's new screening program on our website ktvu testimony. just - - ktv u.com. >>> and he proposed, she said yes. middleton was asked if she was intimidated. >> obviously, i would loved to have met her. she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> prince william insisted no one expects her to fill his mother's shoes. there are no details about the royal wedding other than it will take place next spring. >>> and the splendor has to be towed back to san diego after a fire left it dead in the water. >>> fbi agents arrested a former producer of the reality tv show survivor who mexican officials want to try for murder. bruce ford redmond is accused of killing h his wife monica while they were in a can cancun resort in april. mexican authorities issued a warrant for him in may. redford says he's innocent. >>> a possible clue to the disappearance of missing teenager holloway. a bone was found on the beach and it's been tested to determine if it belongs to holloway. a dutchman van der sloot is suspected in her death.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we posted more details about california's new screening program on our website ktvu testimony. just - - ktv u.com. >>> and he proposed, she said yes. middleton was asked if she was intimidated. >> obviously, i would loved to have met her. she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> prince william insisted no one expects her to fill his mother's shoes. there are no details about the royal wedding other than it will take place next spring. >>> and the splendor has to be towed back to san diego after a fire left it dead in the water. >>> fbi agents arrested a former producer of the reality tv show survivor who mexican officials want to try for murder. bruce ford redmond is accused of killing h his wife monica while they were in a can cancun resort in april. mexican authorities issued a warrant for him in may. redford says he's innocent. >>> a possible clue to the disappearance of missing teenager holloway. a bone was found on the beach and it's been tested to determine if it belongs to holloway. a dutchman van der sloot is suspected in her death.

john fowler has the story in tonight's special report. >> reporter: it looks like pot, it smokes likesome say it gets them high like pot. but it's not pot. marketed as spice, k2, dang more than 30 other brands, it's a sudden craze. the new buzz on the street. >> it's very po at potent, powerful. i've tried several ones. >> reporter: similar to thc the active ingredient in marijuana but chemically dis distinct, so it's legal. just go to a spice shop. more than half the price of marijuana. here among the hookas, bongs or roach trays. >> we have people coming back and rebuying it. we have people on the service and people on probation and they're buying it. if you like a marijuana type high. and you want to pass a drug test, spice is a great thing to smoke. >> reporter: more and more employers require drug tests and most urine analysis won't read spice. 27 states restrict at least some of them but not california. >> if they want to buy it, they should be able to. as long as it's not hurting anyone. >> reporter: doctors we talked to said it is hurting people. >> there's been some cases of

john fowler investigates. >> reporter: up and down the aisles how do you know the food is safe.s the scary not knowing the fda is on top of it. >> how many recalls did we have last year? i counted 12. >> reporter: at kimballs village market. produce, meat and dairy are local on handshake agreements. >> if you want to continue doing business with us, you must bring us the best quality we can get. >> reporter: knowing the suppliers personally may work well for small markets, but large superchains may buy from a different producer every single week. so now what? >> the burden of this is actually on the buyer. >> reporter: mossman heads iseck. his clients are big retailers, wal-mart, cosco, safeway and more. >> just faxing and moving documents around. >> you make it easier for them? >> we do. >> reporter: engineers call it facebook not logbooks. >> you would be managing it in a filing cabinet. >> reporter: but this is an online realtime data base shared by buyers and suppliers who are monitored 24/7 for compliance. he claims not one of his clients received tainted eggs in those salm

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight just two weeks after ktvu's special report on synthetic marijuana products, the dea is making it illegal to possess the products. the synthetic pot is made by spraying plants with chemicals that mimic fhc. the ban is scheduled to remain in effect for at least one year as the feds try to determine if the chemicals should be banned. the food and drug administration said today energy drinks containing alcohol will be off the shelves by mid december. the fda issued warning letters to four companies this month. the combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to car accidents, alcohol poisoning and assault. at least four states have banned those drinks. >>> tom delay once one of the most powerful republicans in congress has been convicted of money laundering in texas. the former house majority leader was found guilty of funneling corporate money to candidates in texas in 2002. he is expected to be sentenced on december 20th and faces life in prison. >>> the man convicts of torturing a teenager in tracy tonight insists he is innocent anthony wai

remember we just saw john fowler out in the middle of this mess and it is raining hard on i80. let's call this more of a low grade rain or drizzle. roads here are fairing a lot better than they are in the east bay. now to 101 in san francisco, it's estimated that road travel over the upcoming thanksgiving holiday will increase this year by as much as 11%. >>> a security scare created some tense moments at san francisco international airport today. late this afternoon someone became suspicious of a box in a cargo terminal. security shut down the terminal while the box was examined. it was found to contain nothing more than t-shirts and the investigation was called off. >>> and today a school scare. a threat that warned of a shooting. >> reporter: the text started circulating around hogan high school passed from one student to another. it says that someone at the school was going to kill five people as part of a gang initiation. students say the text spread like wildfire. that it seemed believable and that had a major impact on attendance. >> in my class, there were no students o

john fowler. >>> back now to the breaking news from oakland, specifically the fruitvale station thateen shut down. here are live pictures of what's going on. there was a demonstration marching down, they have now parked themselves at the fruitvale station. trains are running through and there are a lot of police on hand as well. it appears that their position right now is to wait things out and hope that after a while here the demonstrators will end their speeches, their talking, and will walk away that the point, the fruitvale bart station would presumably be reopen. more on this coming up at 6:00. >>> what one bay area transportation agency decided not to do after it was flooded with 4,000 e-mails. >>> and the centers for disease control says 88c is on the rise and the reasons why may surprise you. you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. >>> golden gate ferry riders will not be facing significant fare hikes in the near future. district officials

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight just two weeks after ktvu's special report on syntheticuana products, the dea is making it illegal to possess the products. the synthetic pot is made by spraying plants with chemicals that mimic fhc. the ban is scheduled to remain in effect for at least one year as the feds try to determine if the chemicals should be banned. the food and drug administration said today energy drinks containing alcohol will be off the shelves by mid december. the fda issued warning letters to four companies this month. the combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to car accidents, alcohol poisoning and assault. at least four states have banned those drinks. >>> tom delay once one of the most powerful republicans in congress has been convicted of money laundering in texas. the former house majority leader was found guilty of funneling corporate money to candidates in texas in 2002. he is expected to be sentenced on december 20th and faces life in prison. >>> the man convicts of torturing a teenager in tracy tonight insists he is innocent anthony waiters t

john fowler was there. he's with us now with more on the story. job? >> reporter: well, while the science may be settled what to do about it remains a hot- button issue. some see it as a money-making opportunity. at uc davis, it was 83 degrees this november 15th. ironic for a tiny group of deniers. this conference grew entrepreneurs, and a hollywood star. state and leaders from 20 nations gathered a year after talks failed to get an international greenhouse gas agreement. >> they claim that the green tech future is just too costly. too costly? what are we talking about here? >> schwarzenegger said fossil fuel is killing people with lung disease, destroying economies with soaring costs and threatening civilization with wars. he says regional governments can lead if nations won't. >> because of our environmental laws, california is now 40% more efficient than the nation. >> reporter: there was a process using low pressure modules and ordinary plastic pipe and the seawater itself to cut the cost of making water 80%. >> 80% less. over all it's 50% less cos

mayor newsom used the word "bliss" and john fowler is at 18th and park with the entire celebration. >> reporter: people are out on the street in orange and black. over here at the dugout the crowds are still around. it's closed, they are restocking but they will have a big day tomorrow you can bet. fans and sociologists understand this phenomena. >> it was like christmas. i am loving it. >> it's inspiring. i know just how they overcame it took over the world series. >> it seems like everybody is a good mood. that is a good thing. >> reporter: is a sociologist said -- >> we are seeing a moment of what sociologists will call a collective effort -- effervescence. >> reporter: people clean even more. >> as a result there is more of a feeling that we have proven ourselves in the eyes of the nation. >> we have family body championship to san francisco. >> the differences go giants have been deserving it for quite sometime and we know that good things could also happen to us. >> reporter: research suggests it may not persist as long as you might want it to say now is the time to enjoy it. wh

reporting live in berkeley, health and science editor, john fowler ktvu news. >>> up in the sierra it's rain and snow. ktvu's ken pritchett is live at blue canyon this evening with that part of our coverage. >> reporter: when we talked at 5:00 we had rain, a cold rain. you can see it better, you can see that rain is starting to turn in just started to turn into some flurries here. in fact, we have a little bit of ice accumulation on our truck. this is westbound interstate 80 where you can see the roadway remains wet. it turned into flurries here about half an hour ago. it has been snowing here in the summit for much of the afternoon. for snow boarders and skiers at borreal this afternoon. >> pretty breezy, pretty cold but it's fun. >> reporter: the snowfall was light but it was clear a storm was approaching. >> i can't wait. all the mountains are going to be open after this, i was stoked. >> i was going to try to miss it. because i know once it starts snowing in tahoe it doesn't stop. >> reporter: this is not the first snowstorm to roll through the sierra this season but it should pack

james fowler entered a plea of guilty. it was known as bloody sunday when it was turned back by state troopers. that march helped to lead to the passage of the voting rights act. >>> an update on the infant found inside a trash bag outside of a church over the weekend. fairfax county police released these pictures of the baby and the thing on the right is the bag it was found in. a parishioner found that little girl on sunday morning outside of a church on springfield. so if you know this child or who her parents could be, please call the police. >>> after two weeks of talk about two minutes, the redskins have a chance to change the headlines tonight and they started this afternoon when word broke of a brand new $78 million contract for quarterback donovan mcnabb. 9 sports director brett haber live at fedex with a preview of tonight's game and as much as we know about the big dollars for mcnabb. >> reporter: well, derek, maybe mike shanahan was trying to knock the price down or some form of negotiating, but whatever his pr

john fowler will continue this story tonight at 5:00. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> we have some new information from b.a.r.t. today about an issue that we first highlighted last night in a special report. that information deals with the amount of time b.a.r.t. officers spend on trains and platforms. something that was criticized during an independent review of the department following the shooting of oscar grant. claudine wong joins us live from oakland with more on this story. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon. these new numbers give us an idea of just where crime is happening on b.a.r.t. now, b.a.r.t. is quick to point out that statistically they don't have a lot of crime. over the last few months, 56,000 people, only 300 or so people reported crimes. that being said, crime is happening and we wanted to know where because the answer to that question could affect an issue that's top priority at the police department. b.a.r.t. police will tell you visibility is a top priority, a new shi

john fowler, channel two news. >> oakland mayor spoke out this afternoon telling branded supporters that he sympathizes with their feelings but asked that they express their anger in peaceful ways. >> people in passion and pain and anger to express themselves, it is my legitimate hope that it is not destructive two ourselves or our community. >> the oakland police chief also address the community. he wouldn't give specific numbers but two say that police officers were out in force and spread across the city. >>> we will have much more reaction and develop it for you during this newscast. you can get more information anytime at ktvu.com. >>> stay with us, we we'll be right right back. >>> we are are monitoring developing news as protesters are on the move in oakland. they they started downtown and are now in an area between the lake lake and a san antonio neighborhood. we are in the newsroom here with new information. >> we have just been told that the police have now issued a public announcement telling the crowd that they must disperse. you mentioned that the crowd started in downtown o

seth fowler is making a special appearance at the 75th street elementary school in los angeles.e kids here are being treated to a reading of a book called "cory the popcorn's big adventure." >> cory wondered how anybody could live in such a mess. >> seth has a special relationship to this strange and delightful story of a lost kernel of popcorn. he created the book himself when he was a kid. >> when i was a little older than you guys, i came up with the story of this book, first by drawing. >> seth was a kid who loved to draw. his parents supported his talent by enrolling him in art classes. and that's how the character of cory began to take shape. >> the story actually came out of a sketch that i did at 9 of a piece of popcorn running through a busy street intersection. >> this is the story of cory the popcorn, who was left behind, and his big adventure to find his way home. >> the book is his journey throughout this big house in search of his family. it talks about forgiveness, overcoming obstacles, working through diversity, and it's really fun. >> with encouragement from his

health and science editor john fowler reports. >> reporter: gay men in san francisco were part of this landmark global study to see if a pill can indeed prevent hiv. >> results announced today drew a standing ovation from activists and doctors. >> men who are using this pill are substantially protected from hiv. >> reporter: when confirmed in the drug steam, the dual action medicine prevents first infection of the aids virus in 95% of gay men. the implications for the most vulnerable. >> young, promiscuous, not being safe. >> reporter: and there's still in san francisco on average one new hiv infection every day. today for the first time, hope to stop that. >> can we implement this at a public health level? will this actually have an effect on new hiv infections in san francisco and what's the potential to do so? we don't know that yesterday. >> reporter: community activisted today called for quick action of widespread use of this medicine. >> it has a potential for us finally to really have a deep impact on prevention and to slow this epidemic. >> i hope that people still remember to

health and science editor john fowler reports. >> reporter: gay men in san francisco were part of this landmark global study to see if a pill can indeed prevent hiv. >> results announced today drew a standing ovation from activists and doctors. >> men who are using this pill are substantially protected from hiv. >> reporter: when confirmed in the drug steam, the dual action medicine prevents first infection of the aids virus in 95% of gay men. the implications for the most vulnerable. >> young, promiscuous, not being safe. >> reporter: and there's still in san francisco on average one new hiv infection every day. today for the first time, hope to stop that. >> can we implement this at a public health level? will this actually have an effect on new hiv infections in san francisco and what's the potential to do so? we don't know that yesterday. >> reporter: community activisted today called for quick action of widespread use of this medicine. >> it has a potential for us finally to really have a deep impact on prevention and to slow this epidemic. >> i hope that people still remember to

reporting live, health and science editor, john fowler ktvu news. >>> some oakland residents today enjoyeda thanksgiving meal a little early thanks to the generosity of others. hundreds waited outside the marriott to be seated for the turkey meal. it was put together by the food providers committee. last year more than 2,500 people attended. >>> here's something positive to think about if you're dreading the holiday travel rush. a new report lists oakland international airport as one of the most reliability in the country when it comes to flying on thanksgiving. oakland had the fewest kapbs cancellations over the last three thanksgiving. the news is not so good for san francisco international airport. >>> a passenger on board a southwestern airline today made a fightening discovery. the passenger found a law enforcement officers weapon on the flight. >>> and what president obama is saying happened that moves -- it was the right move. >>> the u.s. job market appears to be picking up a bit in california and many other parts of the country. new federal figures show employers added jobs in 41

health and science editor, john fowler. ktvu news. >>> ktvu.com has more details on rippen's surveillance system as well as a study published. just look for the special report tab. >>> two san jose police officers who were fired earlier this year reportedly are getting their jobs back. will manyon and patrick viarrigo are expected to be back at work on december 5th. they were fired for allegedly trying to cover up a former officers drunk driving following an accident. in that accident, a teenage girl was injured. >>> nissan is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the u.s. the company said today steering columns in front wheel drive trucks could corrode and crack. that would limit steering. nissan also found battery problems in sentras 2010 to 2011 vehicles. >>> the company says it needs to fix the cable that could ware through the power steering line and cause a fire. also chrysler is recalling jeep liberties from the 2008 model year. in those cases, water could get into the motor causing the windshield wipers to stop wo

reporting live in san francisco health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> sanisco prosecutors today charged a man with attempted murder in the stabbing of a cable car operator. the attack happened on sunday inside a cable car while the cable car was stopped during track maintenance. the suspect george long was scheduled to be arranged today but the hearing was postponed because he's being held under psychiatric observation. a judge ordered long's bail set at $1 million. police say the cable car driver suffered serious stab wounds but he is expected to survive. >>> san francisco police have arrested five people now in connection with a string of robberies involving pepper spray. 27-year-old jones of hayward an 18-year-old carpenter were arrested on saturday along with three juveniles from san francisco. the group targeted people who were distracted then pepper sprayed them. there's been three pep pepper spray robberies. >>> and rangel was charged with 11 counts. rangel is denouncing the verdict as unfair. in a statement he said that any failings of his conduct w

health and science editor, john fowler. ktvu news. >>> ktvu.com has more details on rippen's surveillance system as well as a study published. just look for the special report tab. >>> two san jose police officers who were fired earlier this year reportedly are getting their jobs back. will manyon and patrick viarrigo are expected to be back at work on december 5th. they were fired for allegedly trying to cover up a former officers drunk driving following an accident. in that accident, a teenage girl was injured. >>> nissan is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the u.s. the company said today steering columns in front wheel drive trucks could corrode and crack. that would limit steering. nissan also found battery problems in sentras 2010 to 2011 vehicles. >>> the company says it needs to fix the cable that could ware through the power steering line and cause a fire. also chrysler is recalling jeep liberties from the 2008 model year. in those cases, water could get into the motor causing the windshield wipers to stop wo

ron fowler lives next door to hoffman in this town of mt. vernon, ohio. i want to begin with, if you can, just describe hoffman, describe his character. what was he like? >> he was a little odd, he climbed the trees a lot. he even had like a net hammock in the tree that he would sit in occasion, just look around, you know, watching everything around the neighborhood. and he had his own like tree climbing equipment that he would just climb trees and he took every leaf out of one tree and i guess they found these in his house, along his walls hanging in bags or something. >> let me stop you that because we're hearing that, i wanted to follow up on you, the investigators have been talking to one of the neighbors and i don't know if you're one of the neighbors they have been talking to about some bags of leaves and they have found some of these leaves strung on the walls in his home. >> we don't know what it's like inside his home, all i know is that we seen him in the tree taking all the leaves down plus he trimmed some branches down and sometimes he would h

signed sincerely, amera fowler, casework assistant. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, this is to notify you formally pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i have been served with a subpoena for deposition testimony and documents issued by the court of stark county, ohio, now pending before that court. after consultation with the office of general counsel i will make the determinations required by rule 8. signed sincerely, kathy defazio, district caseworker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the speaker pro tempore: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam, this is to formally notify you pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of the house of representatives that i have received a subpoena for documents issued by the united states district court of the southern district of texas. after consulting with the office of general counsel i will make the d