leila fowler was killed in late april. her brother isaiah was at home babysitting her when she was found stabbed to death. originally her brother told authorities he saw someone run from the house. weeks later he was arrested. as to what isaiah's lawyers say happened. >> reporter: the dollars have previously sai >> there are a whole lot of unknowns and the case not a lot of nones. knowns. >> ".our son aaron alexis has murdered twelve people and wounded several others. aaron is now in a place she harm to anyone and for that i am glad." >> pam: developing tonight. >> pam: strong words filled with emotion. from the mother of killed twelve people in washington monday. washington's historic navy >> pam: yard remained closed to all but essential navy employees today . as authorities continue their investigation into why a former navy reservist. went on a shooting rampage monday. tory dunnan reports. >> multiple shots fired, and multiple shot down multiple people down. >> reporter: >> i am sold, so very sorry that this is happeni

leila fowler was killed in late april.er brother isaiah was at home babysitting her when she was found stabbed to death. originally her brother told authorities he saw someone run from the house. weeks later he was arrested. as to what isaiah's lawyers say happened. >> there are a whole lot of unknowns. not a lot of unknowns. you can't convict somebody when there's a whole lot of unknowns in the case. in calaveras county j.r. stark kron 4 news. >>james: the university of california is hoping to use social media to help raise money for student scholarships. the u-c system launced a six-week campaign yesterday.called crowd- sourcing participants would spread the word on social media. and encourage others to make donations and pledges on the campaign's website. students, alumni, politicians and even celebrities have pledged to participate. actor jamie fox says he'll perform a rap song. even governor jerrry brown says he'll host a lunch for 10 u-c students. if the u-c reaches a certain fundraising goal. the kitty has landed. t

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. julie? >> reporter: all right. thank you very much. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live at a fire station where the statewide army of firefighters is growing tonight. >> reporter: julie, a few hours ago contra costa county fire told me they came off of the lines to get rest but there is still a lot of firefighters out there. these are donations, all of the water and food coming from the community here at fire station 11. budget cuts forced this station to close this summer, a few miles from the fire it is now a staging area for the firefighters who are coming in from all over the state. >> reporter: more than 700 firefighters are now on hand. they are battling the wildfire burning out of control near mount diablo state park. santa rosa, alameda, san ramon and beyond are all here. >> this is my sixth major fire since may. >> reporter: he is managing this fire. he says there may be other firefighters here who just worked on the rim fire. help is coming from 70 engines. 2 dozen hand crews and air support. t

john fowler will talk about the smoke and the effects. things are changing around. looking at winds on shore, northwesterly breeze. humidities come up and temperatures fall. when i come back i will break that down for you. a better scenario for firefighters into the next 24 hours. >> thank you. >> and ktvu's julie haener is live at the fire -- [no audio] >> reporter: we are at what is base camp. a small village within this large military reserve. i want to show you what is going on. this is the staging area for the firefighters and local and state agencies battling the morgan tire. we have crews from cal fire as well as east bay parks, livermore, pleasanton, almedia, oakland, richmond along with many others. it is a very busy place. they are on 24 hour shifts. they come off, 24 hours rest,

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. julie? [no audio] >> reporter: small village within this large military reserve, they are setting up eating areas, tents, medical tents for the crews to come off the mountains. they work 24 hour shifts and get 24 hour rest. at last count there were 700 firefighters from around the state coordinating to get over here and come in and battle the flames. they are making a lot of progress but this will be long night for the crews here. this is the staging area, where the mobile communication center is set up. they are in charge of making sure the tools are in place to help communicate with one another. we will be here all night, 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. news watching what happens and bringing you the latest on the fire fight on mount diablo. mount diablo is one of the jewels of the bay area. popular for hikers, bicyclist who use the trails, the beautiful wild flours, beautiful wildlife and the beautiful -- flowers, the beautiful wildlife. we will watch what happens and bring you the lates

john fowler is live why with why 18 to 24 is important for covered california. >> they are. our poll here in walnut creek showed that young adults are divided on having to pay for health care. >> federal law says next year you must have health insurance. the state will offer deals but it's a tough sale. >> i don't think it will be good health care. no, i don't don't think so. >> fine print, you never no. i rather play it cool. cover california is reaching out to young people. they are crucial to the success. >> younger people are healthier and the idea behind insurance is that it balances out the risk. >> how many of your family and friends have big health bills. >> they plan to put these videos on line to encourage people to sign up. >> it's going to take a united effort of getting people signed up. >> we found tamika butler at this health care. young people care about health. we get cancer and then can't get health care. >> most of my friends can't get health care. no health insurance your income tax go up. part-time workers are interested. >> if i get more coverage for ob

ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco where people are debating whether it is a boom or a bust for the city. >> despite the parties like this one and shopping and a few extra hotel rooms sold, organizers acknowledge the crowds haven't lived up to predictions but still many think the race has been good for san francisco. >> reporter: here at the america's cup, it has been a festival atmosphere. today exciting. >> how could i not cheer for my own country but if new zealand wins the cup? >> reporter: she didn't care who won. and the problems of traffic and noise were over blown. >> wonderful. exciting. it is been -- you know, a great booster for the city. >> people came from across the country and the world enjoying the weather. >> it is perfect. >> reporter: san francisco is not always like this? this race brought thousands of extra visitors. many with extra disposable income. no wonder they want to win it. >> billion dollars in economic activity. absolutely. >> reporter: a report is expected in six weeks. the next vase tomorrow and that means more dollars and you can bet those p

her brother isaiah fowler was watching her. originally he said it there was an intruder, but he was eventually arrested by deputies and charged with second-degree murder. >>the property >> fowler family has previously stated that their son is innocent, declined to comment on camera. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. hull any legal slide show came to an end in oakland.how andhow an the legale sh illegal i show came to an end in oakland. >> we are keeping an eye on the numbers on wall street. here is a live look at the big board, rob and mark will take a look at what's making the headlines. google, what is glossophobia? glossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities

john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> reports of light sprinkles in the valley now. here is the system i am tracking. cooler today. here is the system. it is pulling in moisture from the south. feels muggy out there. humidity. to the livermore valley. you can see what i am talking about. sprinkles showing up here. reports of light stuff. the atmosphere is moist but a lot of stuff isn't hitting the ground. livermore light to moderate rainfall. fast moving system. most of the actions is around lake tahoe. look at that. lightning and thunder. flood concerns up in this area for heavy rainfall. that is the blue area. brown area is the fire zone. as the weather system passes through we should dry up. and that will be good news for folks in the mountains who have seen thunderstorms east of the sierra nevada. thundershowers tonight and tomorrow morning. but slight. less and less into the evening hours. 76 right now in livermore. the way this goes, temperatures are gradually going to warm up towards the end of the week. yesterday was cooler. yesterday was warmer than today. t

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> mark zuckerberg celebrated the opening of a new charter school. for today's ribbon cutting ceremony, students wore t- shirts with 2017 on the back. one student says the school has tough rules but they're learning to be accountable. >> like if you forget your home work in your locker there's no way you can go get your home work. i have to stay after school for an hour, like an hour in the home work center and you have to do all your home work there. >> reporter: school officials say more than 85% of their students go on to college. >>> a new development in a legal battle in the san mateo union school district. back in may, the education department threw out test scores. the district has withdrawn a lawsuit to reinstate the scores. this move clears the way for students and parents to pursue their own legal claims. >>> new information tonight on that large fire in shasta county, investigators are looking at arson as the cause. we're still waiting to hear details on the investigation. over the weekend, crews fully contained the fire. authorities are a

new at 6:00, ktvu's john fowler spoke to the angry mother whose story has sparked an investigation and a review of school bus contracts. john. >> reporter: the school bus driver dropped 3-year-old katelin here. what happened next she says traumatized her child. her mother blames durham school services. >> durham does not take ordinary care of our children, much less special care for these children. >> her daughter katelin is 3, autistic and her mother says unable to say her own name. gonzales posted this picture on facebook katelin getting on the bus, the first day of school. after what her mom called a traumatizing delicious another bus took her to the right school, but then the driver didn't pick her up after school. an emergency contact finally got her home. >> the following day she did not want to go to school, as you can imagine. she was terrified to get on the bit. she did say bus hurt me. bus pinch me. bus bad. >> durham school services acknowledge mistake. >> we orange out a plan to improve communication and coordination move forward. >> we're in the processover reviewing the c

ktvu's jum f foul -- john fowler followed the impact on the ground but first our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> winds are blowing strong pthe winds -- strong and the winds clock around and when they do the red flag warning goes into effect. 11:00 p.m. tonight for the north and east bay hill as red flag warning. what we are looking for is windsgusting 40 miles per hour out of the -- winds gusting 40 miles per hour out of the northeast. right now they are 22 at oakland. sfo30 miles per hour out of the west. -- sfo 30 miles out of the west. coming up in weather, the red flag warning, we will talk about the increase in charities and how strong the winds will get. >> thank you. >> john fowler is live where firefighters and homeowners are preparing preparing for a dangerous next few days. >> reporter: that's right. it is dangerous firefighters say because of the trees and the topography here. the winds are picking up, still out of the west. that is the good news but many homeowners are taking the red flag warning seriously. >> reporter: trees clinging to homes and power lines all arou

fowler, that is your name?that is my name. >> jimmy: how about that, that is the woman who puts the makeup on my head's name. have you ever acted before, stephanie? >> no, never. >> jimmy: okay, and neither of you has done any professional acting? >> no. >> jimmy: have you read the book? >> we read it three times. >> jimmy: all right, we selected a passage for you, and just do this, let's go ahead. >> come stand beside me like last time. >> my blood was thrumming through my body, and this time, i'm excited, aroused. >> ask me. >> i frown, ask him what? >> ask me. >> what? how was your water? how does he want it? >> ask me anastasiya. i wouldn't say it again. >> and there is the threat, and it dawns on me, he wants me to ask him to spank me. holy [ bleep ] he is looking at me unexpectedly. his eyes growing bolder, spank me, please. >> jimmy: wow, well, spank her! [ cheers and applause ] all right, stay out there, maybe we'll try somebody else, thank you, fellas, that was very well done. i just like to be thoroug

john fowler, ktvu. >>> according to dr.ong, the only way to get a sexual strain is with sexual contact with someone who has the virus. 90% of infected individuals clear the infection on their own. the cdc says cancer caused by hpv usually takes years to develop after initially getting an hpv infection. we are posting more information on ktvu.com. just look for the hot topic section. >>> we're looking at clouds out there, there's clouds moving into the north bay and clouds are sort of precursors of what is to come. this is the system on tracking up here. it's a nice looking weather system. it's going to hit the pacific northwest hard. as it slides through our area, you see clouds in advance of it. we have a chance for a little wet weather. you come in close and you will see the current numberless. we have some high and mid-50s. tomorrow's temperatures are going to come down a few degrees. it's going to be cooling tomorrow by a good four or 5 degrees. the marine layer is going to spread out. as that marine system comes closer

john fowler, ktvu. >>> according to dr. only way to get a sexual strain is with sexual contact with someone who has the virus. 90% of infected individuals clear the infection on their own. the cdc says cancer caused by hpv usually takes years to develop after initially getting an hpv infection. we are posting more information on ktvu.com. just look for the hot topic section. >>> we're looking at clouds out there, there's clouds moving into the north bay and clouds are sort of precursors of what is to come. this is the system on tracking up here. it's a nice looking weather system. it's going to hit the pacific northwest hard. as it slides through our area, you see clouds in advance of it. we have a chance for a little wet weather. you come in close and you will see the current numberless. we have some high and mid-50s. tomorrow's temperatures are going to come down a few degrees. it's going to be cooling tomorrow by a good four or 5 degrees. the marine layer is going to spread out. as that marine system comes closer, it's g

ktvu's john fowler got a look at the burn area and is here now to show us the damage. >> you can seeow close the flames came to the summit look out tower that is under reconstruction. we are at 3800 feet and from here the view spectacular. but disheartening. a good sense of just how great the devastation is. you can only get from above. >> reporter: like a moon scape many areas once teaming with wildlife burned. we took a burn area tour. >> i came to the edge over here. >> reporter: with a ranger. >> shocking to see. you know, the fire reached this point. >> reporter: he was seeing it for the first time since the evacuation. >> to come back and see this is shocking. but, you know, i think it is a good thing in the long run. >> reporter: picnic area burned. tables reduced to ash. this was the last rest room on the way to the summit. wildlife gone or hiding. >> the vegetation will be able to come in and nature can heal itself. >> he says the park could reopen monday. later crews will have to rehab lines to minimize erosion and landslide risk. fire is a necessary part of life here. expe

reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a member of a south bay school found dead this week. initially it was thought to be a suicide, now it is called a homicide. ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose where he has more on her death. robert? >> reporter: we are at san jose police headquarters where investigators are still working on this murder case. the victim's family and many other families are grieving and waiting for answers. >> reporter: students in san jose drew up these posters expressing love. reina figueroa was a school yard monitor for 12 years but disappeared saturday and found dead tuesday near san antonio elementary school. two of her sons attended the school and understand why students are so sad. >> she loved her job. she loved working with children and being there and taking care of them. >> reporter: reina figueroa's family, husband and son, say it is difficult dealing with their grief and waiting for more information from police about the man arrested yesterday described as an acquaintance. >> it is a lot of -- information that they

ktvu's john fowler is live with what is next. john? >> reporter: frank, it was exciting today. thousands of people jamming the water front to see this do or die race. >> reporter: it was the thrill of one victory. a nail biter. american team oracle wins or goes home. he skipped work. >> i am on the edge of my seat. i am not even cheering for oracle. i want both. >> he said he is proud of the team, pointing out a country with more sheep than people has an 8-2 lead over america. >> amazing. >> reporter: it was hard not to get caught up in the drama. we found lots of new zealanders. >> exciting. >> we will do this. this is amazing. bring it back home. >> a great view and more natural beauty. >> we came down on friday and stay till it is over. yeah. [ laughter ] >> reporter: next race tomorrow. coming up at 6:00 p.m. people who live in the neighborhood where america's cup means noise, crowds and cash. reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> for more on the america's cup, go to www.ktvu.com and click on the hot topics section. >>> years of violence in s

ktvu's john fowler is on mount diablo with the danger that could be a month away. >> reporter: i have learned resource advisers were in the mount diablo burn area today searching for spots that could become land slides. >> reporter: as some fire crews pulled out today we learned state parks have greet ask a team -- yet to ask a team to evaluate mount diablo, but any heavy rain could bring another disaster. residents. >> a cloud of orange. it was so scary. >> reporter: now face land slides. >> that is a big concern. >> reporter: in the burn area, create debris flow. >> carrying bolders and debris -- boulders and debris with it. >> reporter: intense fire kills roots that sold soil. the risk hard to predict. >> the usgs has a model that is specific to southern california. >> reporter: forecasters said our first rains hit in six weeks. >> feel like we are back to normal but i santa cruz didn't consider that -- i just didn't consider that. >> reporter: i learned there were no emergency measures needed to be taken today but scientists will revaluate mount diablo tomorrow for ways to return

here's ktvu's john fowler as the ackerson fire burned. >> drew to a close as twilight descended on the sierra. this helicopter one of four spent the day in the river valley. it is steep, inaccessible and dangerous and the site of just one of the sierra forest fires now raging out of control. extremely difficult for ground crews. the battle here has been from the air. >> these helicopters that we have here and these air tankers are what's keeping these helicopters in shape. >> reporter: into a forest that hasn 't burned in a century. it now flames up intensely. >> we have heavily logs, older brush, older trees that kind of thing. >> burns hotter. >> reporter: burns hotter. this ash indicates the fire was too hot to survive. >> it's also consuming some old trees. much of what we call old forest and it's a habitat for animals and that type of thing. >> reporter: more than 3,500 acres have burned in the two biggest fire. 14 structures lost including this one yesterday belonging to a forest service fire officer but no structures were threatened today. fire crews took a break at lava flat wh

reporting live in antioch, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the future of the drakes bay oyster company is in serious threat of closure today. there's the point rays national seashore, the court's allowed the oyster farm to continue operating while the case was being appealed. the owner kevin luney can appeal again to the full appellate court. so far no decision has been made. a novato man is suing the blue man crew. he said he was hit in the arm after a large blue ball was thrown into the audience without warning. mitchell claims he suffered shock and injury. the lawsuit name it is blue man group, the theater and theater's owner. >>> and city leaders addressing a problem in san francisco. >>> where the worm has landed now. >>> students at cal state universities can now take some classes online. for the first time ever the csu system is offering 33 online courses this fall semester. they also help students complete required lower level course work in order to complete their degrees on time. initially students are only allowed to enroll in one online course per semester. >>> in s

in pacifica, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more winds plus a bay area warm up at 10:45, chiefbill martin back with >>> investigators are trying to determine who stole almost $50,000 of tools and equipment meant to help disaster victims. alameda police say the staff at green financial reported the theft yesterday. the company contracts with fema to build emergency housing for victims of natural disaster and the materials stolen include tools used to make those shelters. >>> they're compiling a list of property but it's estimated right now at over 40,000. >> reporter: investigators think the equipment was stolen over the past five days. police are looking over surveillance footage that could help solve the case. >>> the new eastern bridge has drawn plenty of pedestrians to trek it across in foot. but some that are hoofing it by foot have found it too much to bear. >> it's some of the best views of the prettiest area in the entire world. so what more can you ask. the breeze is perfect for when you work up a little glow. >> reporter: heading out into a new walk out is not just a s

. >>> our john fowler shows us of the newly charred landscape. >> mt. diablo is back opened today. we >> the views here is spectacular and it is a nice road and today therhard any traffic and apparently people don't know it is open again. >> this is what brought us together and this place holds a special place in our hearts. >> despite 3100 acres burned, no campgrounds were damaged just a couple of picnic areas. regrowth is delicates. . . >> these catch waters and slow it and making the water zigzag. >> that reduces in energy of any run off. what's bad for the golf course is good for the steep slopes and with the possible of rain coming in just a few days, they did it just in time. also, there is of a park water shortage there is no camping into thursday. >> spectacular views from mt. diablo today. the changes is coming. >>> you are right, the final stretch of summer is going to feel quite nice. we are going to cool down tomorrow and we are going to warm it back up and before we know it the possibili rain entering the picture. santa rosa and 60s around tp bay. i am seeing it anywhe

in pacifica, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more winds plus a bay area warm up at 10:45, chiefteorologist bill martin back with a time line of changes ahead. >> 10 minutes of sight to see but more than people might be able to handle. a warning about hiking the new bay bridge. >>> investigators are trying to determine who stole almost $50,000 of tools and equipment meant to help disaster victims. alameda police say the staff at green financial reported the theft yesterday. the company contracts with fema to build emergency housing for victims of natural disaster and the materials stolen include tools used to make those shelters. >>> they're compiling a list of property but it's estimated right now at over 40,000. >> reporter: investigators think the equipment was stolen over the past five days. police are looking over surveillance footage that could help solve the case. >>> the new eastern bridge has drawn plenty of pedestrians to trek it across in foot. but some that are hoofing it by foot have found it too much to bear. >> it's some of the best views of the prettiest area in t

. >>> as john fowler reports now of the school district at hayward. >> a mother blames durham's school offices of the security o aus stick child. >> her daughter kaitlin is 3, aus stick and autistic and was unable to say her own name. she gets on the book on wednesday of the first day of special needs school. after her mom call add traumatizing delay. the durham's driver did not pick her up after school. >> she was terrified getting on the bus, she did say bus hurt me, bus pinched me and bus bad. >> we got a plan to improve communication and coordination moving forward. we are in the process of reviewing contract and previous concerns. >> the district superintendent says hayward is part of the regional contract and there are fewer options. >> it is completely unacceptable. >> gonzales says she no longer trust the durham's school district, and she's asking people to express their outrage on our facebook page. >> if you want to know more, she has posted on our facebook page. >>> police are telling us that two motorcycle units were hit by a vehicle at a dwi check point. now, no words yet

as john fowler reports it is been a good time for some and a warning for others. >> reporter: surfers are stoked. the first of the fall big swell. >> there should not be a lot of people in the water, it should be a good time. >> today mentoring friend connell. >> i am just learning and it is exciting. >> as so as canadian new border. . >> it is fun, you can feel the water. >> it is fendering in from the northwest wind churning up the ocean. >> all white caps and blown out and big swells >> san francisco's 3 dozen salmon boats cut short their fishing today >> it is going to blow 20/30 and the swells build in. >> they brought in a good catch. >> pink salmon. >> this one fish worths about $100. they're here right now off the golden gate that atracks sea lions and they atrack other predators. >> you don't want to swim at this time of the year because this is the time of the year where the great whites come in and feed. >> the city of pacifica vol unusual and not taking any kind of precaution. if you go to the beach and see these waves, stay out of the water. don't try to safe your pets, r

and ktvu's john fowler was there. >> reporter: the rolling stones have been packing them in for almost 20 years. today they drew the biggest crowd in bay area history. at 38 mick jagger is the leader of the good old boys of rock & roll. sell outs at every stop, the stones 81 tour is already legend. 17,000 parking spaces were filled by 9:00 this morning. police towed almost 100 illegally towed car. and for the stones it was express bus. special buses ran every two minutes. there was surprisingly few problems. an army of private security guards and a special medical core were on hand. no movie cameras, no bottles and no booze. >> ♪ >> this is the richest tour on record. by their closing date in december, the roller stones will have played to 2 million fans and grossed $30 million. >>> when we come back on a second look. the giants relief pitcher says he actually wasn't blown off the mound in the 1961 all star game. to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like

reporting live in holly park, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> it is going to get worse before it gets better. that is the message from the man over seeing the oakland police department. call call obtained a report outlining the shortage of officers. christien kafton with what the department needs to do to turn things around. >> reporter: he says opd is losing officers faster than they could graduate them from the account and they need to turn that around quickly. >> reporter: monitors have been keeping an eye on oakland police. ktvu obtained the latest report from the director. it highlights a growing problem. the shrinking number of officers. just 5 years ago they maxed out with 800 officers. now that number has dwindled to fewer than 650. the report reads over the next several years may consume a substantial portion of the output of the academy. a more balanced program, must be quickly crafted and implemented. community leaders say crime on the street is reaching a critical level. >> we have a horrible reputation. really amazing when you live and work in it. peo

ktvu's john fowler is live where he found another fire hazard today. john? >> reporter: that's right. right now the winds are coming out of the west. they picked up in the last few minutes. i will tell you as the fire conditions, the red flag red flag warnings begin we will expect problems from power lines among the trees. >> reporter: trees in higher elevation neighborhoods at risk of snapping power lines. >> the trees swing into the power lines and under the right conditions that could cause a fire. >> reporter: a tree service crew just ahead of the winds removed this dangerous pine. >> reporter: another crew climbed into her red woods to stable them. >> mostly what we like to do is preventative care so there won't be problems. >> reporter: we spotted several trees with branches within the 10-foot clearance of power lines. we notified pg&e. inspectors will be here tomorrow. 96 trimming crews already scheduled. firefighters say the area has similarities to the firestorm of 22 years ago with trees, brush and dry conditions but homeowners can protect themselv

ktvu's john fowler will have a live report on the morgan fire and the after math coming up.ou in the studio. >>> following breaking news, firefighters are working to put out a grass fire. a live look at the scene from news chopper 2 at memorial park. the fire burned a half acre. it started at 4:10 p.m. today. it is burning in a grove on a hillside. no structures are threatened. >>> developing news out of san jose. a s.w.a.t. team swarmed a neighborhood an an attempted home invasion today prompting a shelter in place and school lock downs. ktvu's robert handa tells us about evidence police officers recovered. robert? >> reporter: we are on story road, an hour ago deputies began letting residents back in because they checked every home here. but the search is still going on right now. and they found one of the guns used in the home invasion. they believe the suspect is armed and dangerous. >> reporter: a s.w.a.t. team and deputies went house

john fowler examine so people that's doing work on days off. >> i am pretty much on my phone and answering e-mail and taking phone calls. >> i feel like i am working seven days a work even on my off time. >> workers blame on mobile devices. >> there is always a possibility that somebody is going to need something so you should be ready to answer questions when needed. >> survey shows that 18% of the british works more than ten hour as week unpaid. australian 27% and 30% of americans. >> they're cutting back on labor and we have to get the doors closed a certain time. >> the most of any nation work during vacations. >> the the people require information now and being such a globalized commerce, it is a requirement. >> about 1 and 10 refused. >> i need to check out and t break and being an employee when i am on that clock. >> when people take time to refresh and recharge, they become an effective worker and actually get more done. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> occupied group marked this labor day day with the march in san francisco. they promoted causes from economics saving the berkeley post off

and i can't imagine, richard fowler, why he would be surprised by the question.there's a feeling that, you know, pursuing this is annoying, that it shouldn't be brought up and we should all be quiet and let the administration take cabe of it. if we all wake up tomorrow morning and they found these guys and brought them in everybody will be happy that they were pursuing it. the feeling i think that up sets people is they don't think that's the case, they think it's been dropped, richard. >> i think the reason why the chief of staff was surprised had less to do with the question and more to do with the fact that he's reaching from conservatives on the hill that they're willing to make this big witch hunt about it, going to have all of these hearings and do anything possible to bring this president down on this one particular issue. i think the president and the white house is sort of saying, all right, guys, enough is enough here. clearly we're trying to solve this issue. clearly we're concerned on that four individuals of our administration were killed. the secret

reporting live at christie field, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, john. >>> part of a large tree came crashing down in a peninsula neighborhood early this morning knocking down a power line and blocking a road. it happened around 4:00 a.m. on laurel street in menlo park, work crews were called in to cut up and remove the huge branch that had fallen. it brought down power lines prompting safety concerns, crews turned off the power to one home as they cleared the lines from the roadway. no one was hurt. >>> it has been 24 hours since apple released its new mobile operating system and it appears users are busy downloading. the wall street journal's tech crunch blog says more than 30% of users have upgraded to i 0 s 7, according to the company on swipe 34% of iphone users and 26% of ipad users have gotten the system. some are reporting compatibility problems with older apps on their devices and glitches in the new animation. >>> congress green lights a new plan to get tough on food stamp recipients why nancy pelosi believes lawmakers are going too far. >>> a nice warm up t

adam fowler manages 24 people in what was an abandoned building. >> we sell to japan, france, belgium, germany, spainue name it, we've sent it. >> reporter: surprising? >> i would say yes. >> reporter: dorr, a designer with victoria's secret in san francisco, visited greensboro in 2003, loved it and never left. her nonprofit development group called hero has become this community's one-woman stimulus package. she baked this pie business from scratch with a few local recipes. where did you get the oven? >> we found the first ofnen a dumpster. >> reporter: a dumpster? >> yeah, everything in the pie shop was free or found. >> reporter: most people think to themselves, okay i need a business plan. i need investors. and you had none of that. >> we didn't need it because we had pie. >> reporter: pie lab now takes in $25,000 a month and helped get 24-year-old nikita pelley off welfare. >> i can provide a good living for my family. >> reporter: dorr has created 11 small businesses and 50 new jobs, $15 million in profits since 2006 have built affordable housing for hundred of people in seven c

ktvu's john fowler brought us this report of the time of the panic that followed. >> just after 11:00 time, police warned people to flee for their lives. many needed many prompting. at the time shook violently here for more than -- earth shook violently here for more than two minutes. >> now people are starting to get panicked and everyone is coming out from their tent. >> within 20 minutes, the tsunami warning center sent out alerts to thailand and five other nations within 600 miles of the coast evacuations. officials say most of the deaths were from falling debris. experts say there is nothing like this in recorded history, a second great earthquake striking the same region within 99 days. >> i would say it is a fraternal twin. it occurred a little bit further south, but it's the same type of earthquake. >> unlike the disaster december 26th that killed the almost 300,000 people across the indian ocean, today there was no major tsunami. still, relief experts say today's great week don'ting aftershocks are frightening people struggling to rebuild. >> we see this as yet another examp

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2news. >>> a warning tonight about a drug trend in some cities that police say is hitting epidemic proceed porings. the primary ingredient comes from pharmacies. cough syrup. investigators say young people are mixing it with soda or iced tea and adding skittles or other candy for flavor, then drinking it to get high. the effects, they say, are similar to those from heroin. experts say it's also dangerous and highly addictive. >> there's a great demand for it on the street. and it's paralyzing our young people. i think it has a lot to do with these young people really doing their best to self medicate. >> some young people we spoke with today said they know all about the drug trend known as, among other things, purple syrup, and they are warning people to stay away from it as well. you'll hear from them coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> let's talk about our weather now. beautiful, but boy, bill it, is really heating up out there and i guess it's going to get hotter? >> it is going to get hot. we haven't had a ton of hot days this su

aj mccarron to fowler. offensive explosion. 49-42. alabama on top. >>> jim moore jr.ing to change the culture at ucla, with a turn-around, and try to get them back in winning ways. an 18-point deficit at nebraska. and a comeback sure helped. shaquille evans here, a 28-yard strike. 28-point third quarter. and the bruins take on nebraska, 41-21. >>> and tiger woods and sergio garcia, walking together? yes. it happened. at the bmw championship. tiger in the hunt. birdie on 18. he is in 5th place. four strokes behind the leader jim furyk. here is the shot of the day. on the par three 17th. that is hunter mahan, staring it down and you and i can stare together. as the ball rolls, it goes into the cup. that is an ace? tied for 8th place. with a 6 a 65 for the afternoon. >>> tomorrow is the home opener for the rays. they host jacksonville. they are favored. it is a 1:30 kickoff. followed by the fifth quarter. where i will be getting up close and personal with some big raging fish outside the raiders locker room. >> burning with celebration. >> we will see you right here at 1

ktvu's john fowler joins us live with the latest on the investigation. john? >> reporter: thank you. we are here at holly park in san francisco. right now i want to show you the scene has been closed off. police are asking everyone to stay away. this video is from news chopper 2 after the woman was struck at 2:20 p.m. this afternoon. she was hit by maintenance truck. and run over. she apparently was there with a small child. she may have been sun bathing in the park. the driver fled the scene but arrested later somewhere near the park. i have with me now an officer of the san francisco police department. she tells me a green truck has been recovered and towed. what can you tell us what happened here? >> at 2:20 p.m. this afternoon we received phone calls from people saying a truck struck a woman. >> reporter: do you know how that happened? >> you know, very active investigation at this time so i can't comment on how the truck was on the grass. >>> there was a child. >> yes. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> a toddler aged child with the woman, the child w

mccarron, fowler. offensive explosion today. alabama wins a final of 49-42. >>> jim morerow jr.nd the ucla bruins down 18 at one point to nebraska. and they come all the way back. and brett hutly, to shaquille evans. 28-yard touchdown. the bruins, they take nebraska out, 41-21. >>> over to golf, tiger woods and sergio garcia. walking together. round three of the bmw. tige ner the hunt. birdie on 18. -- tiger in the hunt. birdie on 18. in 5th place, four strokes behind the leader, jim furyk. and here is hunter mahan, this boys and girls is how you perfect the hole in one! shot a 6 a 65 for the afternoon. he is going well. a little segue to this promo. tomorrow is the home opener for raiders. they host jacksonville. they're favored to win. at about a 1:30 kickoff time. followed by the fifth quarter. where i will be getting reaction right by the raiders locker room. i for one cannot wait for this game. >> a good start. >> okay. thank you very much, vern. >>> crime is way up in one bay area city. not used to seeing it. berkeley is seeing a dramatic spike in robberies and burglaries.

spoke to our teams andrew fowler of the ceremony itself in greece and also tell them what to say in sochi. lympics flame for sorcery twenty fourteen has been leaked will probably be able to see it just behind my left shoulder there and it also we will see here at olympia the birthplace of the games the longest torch relay in the olympic history just a few moments ago the lighting of the flame ceremony took place it was basically a step back in time winding back the clock perhaps two and a half thousand g.'s is so not as a high priestess light the flame using the powers of the sun and a parabolic mirror which is basically what happened in seven hundred b.c. that flame is them brought here to the ancient stadium which is where i am standing and it is now being used or just was used to light the torch the very first torch bearer he runs off to my right by tradition he's always a great guy and on this occasion he was an eighteen year old ski called yanis antonio who hopes to compete for his country in sochi next year and he will hand this torch the first russian torch bearer alexander ovechki

domestic trial of gadhafi son in may this year but that request was rejected earlier my colleague andrew fowler spoke to a libyan lawmaker who said the country has every right to try gadhafi son without foreign interference. so if we get there because he's a libyan all the crimes on the charges against him that they've been proud of committed in libya and i every libyan believes that he should be tried in libya none of the none of the crimes that he's been charged with are committed outside so there's no reason whatsoever in. trying him outside libya and the demand of all the libyans why do you think this being such a battle then as to where to try him why the brother to brother it is not we as a libyan who have had their pollution in two thousand and eleven we don't have a brother we knew we knew from day one we wanted to try all of them including. in libya you can catch all the stories we're covering and much more on our website including america's producing subway drones that there's not enough people to guide them but health is at hand as colleges start offering degrees an unmanned aerial w

adam fowler manages 24 people in what was an abandoned feeling. >> reporter: we sent them to france,gium, germany, spain. you name it, we shipped it. >> reporter: surprising? >> yes. >> reporter: dorr, a victoria's secret employee visited in 2003, loved it, and never left. her nonprofit development group called hero has become this community's one-women stimulus package. she baked the pie business from scratch with a few local recipes. >> where did you get the oven? >> we actually found the first oven in a dumpster. so everything in the pie business was free or found. >> reporter: most people think i need a business plan, i need investors. you had none of that. >> we didn't need it because we had pie. >> reporter: pie lab takes in $25,000 a month and helped get 24-year-old nikita welly off welfare. >> i am making a good living for my family. >> reporter: dorr has created several small businesses and 50 new jobs. she's built affordable housing for hundreds of people in seven counties. >> reporter: it's almost as though wherever you look you found an opportunity. >> it's amazing, yeah.

she also ran an election isn't likely to secure a seat in the senate earlier my colleague andrew fowler spoke with r.t. is lindsay france about sandra's bid for office. he's got the power to pull votes away from other australian anti establishment parties such as family first's the pirate party and the sex party you heard that right those three opposition parties he has the power to to to get good tension away from them just with his name alone and also with his campaign because it's been very colorful hasn't yes it has absolutely his campaign for a seat in the senate as you mentioned has consisted mostly of social media blitz is in virtual town hall meetings along with a mullet wig music video where the candidates recorded his own version of oz icon john farnham activism and i'm sure the voice of that you. didn't please the president of ecuador too much that this was shot in the ecuadorian embassy but that's another story altogether but i have been making some serious points to the haven't they that we can expect you know manifest they can you outline what they've been saying and absol

john fowler. >>> a british sailor killed at the america's cup competition is being remembered. 18 students from the academy of art university unveiled this mural dedicated to andrew bart simpson. he was killed when the team's boat capsized in may. the students painted the mural to side of the university owned building. >>> now to san leandro fends and family are mourning the loss of two killed in a fire. it broke out in a trailer home. on the heroic efforts by neighbors trying to save them and why it was difficult to reach the vinges. >> all that's left is a shell. the inside ravaged by fire. a trailer that while it burned trapped the two people inside. >> i took a crowbar and hit the door. poked holes it and reached the handle and opened the door. >> reporter: that was the only door out, once open he couldn't see anyone. inside a victim was talking and asking for help. >> i told her, you are okay, i don't know who she is. she said no i'm not. no i'm not. my son came out and neighbors came out. we were breaking the windows and there was a little bit of smoke and it came up to a big fire. >

ktvu viewer melissa fowler sent us this picture. you can see the towering plume of smoke created by the fire which was seen from all over the bay area. another viewer sent us this picture from at&t park. sharon mcclone was at the fire game when she spotted the fire and she sent us this photo. and we've been posting all the pictures we've been getting from the fire. >>> you can see the fire still burning intensely tonight. stay with us as we monitor this out of control wildfire and we will bring you live updates throughout the hour. >>> insane is how one witness described the fire at a pallet factory in sonoma county. near eighth street east, that's just south of downtown sonoma. investigators believe this fire may have been started by sparks that came from a tow truck. propane tanks were exploding sending huge fire balls into the sky. at least six structures and several rvs were destroyed as well as factory equipment. >>> ktvu viewer patrick helen sent us this picture of one of the exploding propane tanks. you can notice how small t

john fowler is live on the mountain tonight and tells us important repair work is underway. >> reporter: they are fixing what firefighters did to stop the flames, including that 40- foot fire break at the crest of the hill. opening the park today pleased lots of people. thinking of getting married on the mount, this couple said they had to come today. >> this is what brought us together. this place holds a very special place in our hearts. >> reporter: cyclist today grinning on the grueling ride to the summit. >> views are spectacular. it is a nice road. today there is hardly any traffic. >> reporter: despite 3100 charred acres, no champ grounds were damaged. just a few picnic areas. people being kept off the burn area and a water shortage prevents overnight camping. >> camping is on hold until thursday of this week. when the water system will be able to catch up again. >> reporter: firefighters plowed two miles of dozen lines to stop the flames. you can see how well it worked. scars create an erosion risk. >> as far as the burned area, there are some high intensity areas that i noticed

. >>> in tonight's special report, ktvu's john fowler tells us about the surprise inspections and whaten we did our own testing. >> reporter: just after dawn, san francisco's bustling wholesale produce market. 30 companies over a half billion dollars in vegetables and fruit every year. bound for restaurants and stores across the bay area. food safety, it's mostly trust. >> yes. our vendors we trust them. >> reporter: but should you. we discovered what some call a hidden secret on most of the produce you bought. our cameras were there for this prize inspection. >> nice to meet you my name is alberto. >> reporter: alberto marin experienced eye selecting produce as carefully as any shopper. but he and his team are looking for hidden danger. all the produce here looks good. the problem is it's not something you can see. it's only revealed by testing. >> we're going to do a sampling of tomatoes here. >> reporter: this random and unannounced test just part of a system to keep your food safe. >> you're supposed to get produce from across the countries as well that's where we tend to find some

thank you, michael graham, richard fowler. wil done. >> thanks, bill.resident and senators mccain and graham. and graham. the headlines as they come in.s. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant ♪ heather: you know friendly neighborhood "spider-man" to the rescue. an ohio man struggling to pay for his daughter's wedding, sells an old comic book for $7,000. says he bought the amazing "spider-man" number 1 for 12 cents when it was published back in 1963. bill: pretty good markup. have a terrific labor day if you're with family and friends. hope it is not raining wherever you are. heather: see you five a.m. tomorrow for "fox & friends." bill: good to be with you. "happening now" starts right now. >> right now, brand new stories and breaking news. >> the president today meeting with leading republican senators at the white house. trying to win their support for military action in syria. the saws nimitz and its care year group moves in. who has to use caution out on the roads. a lawsuit against the pledge of allegiance in

while her brother isaiah fowler was watching her.ginally isaiah said there was an intruder but he was eventually arrested by deputies and charged with second-degree murder. >>mark: 738 is bought time. still ahead on the kron4 morning news. >>mark: to small terriers' found in >>darya: to small terrier found in separate locations in fremont. now, police want to know who owns them. and we are taking a look at the bay area weather and traffic. a full update on what to expect in the rain that's in the forecast in what to expect in the rain that's in the forecast in just a minute. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink p

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can see it is spectacular outside.k about the waves. is this the time the waves start getting bigger? >> they're not that big now but winds are really the story today. the winds are blowing. you've got a small craft advisory offshore and an issue for the salmon fishermen as they move out by the fair lines. real windy, and swell it is start to get really big into november and december. 81 in fairfield. numbers kind of like they were yesterday. maybe a little cooler in a couple spot. 81 in santa rosa. i talked about these systems last night. these are nice looking weather systems, snow in the cascades. we're on the south end of all this. we're getting cooling by virtue of cooling. the winds will continue tomorrow, not as much tomorrow, but tonight in that wind bringing the on shore flow, we'll keep temperatures on sort of the mild side tomorrow. a nice day tomorrow, but not that warm. so, here's the low pressure center. as it moves in tomorrow, slightly cooler, slightly breezy. and then as we move into thursday and frida