hello everyone i'm frank somerville. as oil continues to spew from that oil in the gulf of mexico some are beginning to wonder if that will be the worst oil spill in history. right now that distinction belongs to a disaster that happened here in california back in 1910. it was an oil well that blew in kern county in what would come to be known as the lake view gusher. in the year and a half before it was stopped, that gusher would dump 900 million-gallons of oil into the landscape around it. last month, reporter casey wyan visited the site of the lake view gusher and recounted the story. >> reporter: 100 years ago this was the site of what remains to this day the largest oil spill in u.s. history. we are in kern county, california, the heart of the state's oil country. in march of 1910 the oil was still in its infancies. they were drilling on this site and this they reached a depth of more than 2200 feet they hit what would come to be known as the lake view gusher. >> the well blew out and this crater you see around here

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm heather holmes. the chase ended in the most unthought place, under a dock in salsalito. debra villalon is live tonight. >> reporter: a hot pursuit, the cat and mouse situation started everyone. it's not every day this dock is crawling with cops, guns drawn. watch the view from news chopper 2 as police searching on their stomach, spot him and drag him out. >> he's considered armed and danger. >> reporter: a salsalito cop identified the man riding in a car. >> i look up and there's a man standing on the railing right there. >> reporter: from her office, this woman saw de leon jump and go under the dock. >> i saw the officers, i closed my door and went back in. >> reporter: 90 boats here officered -- offered plenty of housing. >> they were just waiting for him to give up. i've fished a few people out of water, and yeah, they are usually pretty thankful. >> reporter: thankful, no, the man was spitting all the way to the ambulance and was suffering of hypothermia. >>> we posted the unedited video from new

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm heather holmes. the chase ended in the most unthought place, under a dock in salsalito. debra villalon is live tonight. >> reporter: a hot pursuit, the cat and mouse situation started everyone. it's not every day this dock is crawling with cops, guns drawn. watch the view from news chopper 2 as police searching on their stomach, spot him and drag him out. >> he's considered armed and danger. >> reporter: a salsalito cop identified the man riding in a car. >> i look up and there's a man standing on the railing right there. >> reporter: from her office, this woman saw de leon jump and go under the dock. >> i saw the officers, i closed my door and went back in. >> reporter: 90 boats here officered -- offered plenty of housing. >> they were just waiting for him to give up. i've fished a few people out of water, and yeah, they are usually pretty thankful. >> reporter: thankful, no, the man was spitting all the way to the ambulance and was suffering of hypothermia. >>> we posted the unedited video from new

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they said he did a good job and took down a wanted criminal. >> reporter: hoggins and housley were wanted i

. >>> good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. right now, oakland is debating a measure of whether to legalize the sale of marijuana. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: opponents say it will drive smaller mom and pop growers out of business. but supporters. including me members of the city council say it will be better for patients because they will be receiving the best quality. >> these are people who are small mom and pop operations, they can make a living with this business. they are not getting rich, but they are able to live a good middle class living. >> reporter: karen buxton says he grows about 40 pounds of pot a year to supply the harbor clinic. he says the oakland ordnance could put him out of business. >> it's going to affect how much i receive. >> reporter: smaller growers can receive cooperatives. that's what one man who supplies growers with hidroplonics is already doing. >> i think this is going to be a competitive process where anyone can apply. small growers have just as much students as large frauers to p

i'm frank somerville >> and i'm julie haener. >> the u.s. defense department says that a roadside bomb in afghanistan has killed a 21- year-old soldier from napa. army specialist chase stanley graduated from napa soldier. he was among four soldiers who died in wednesday's explosion. ktvu's amber lee has the story. >> reporter: friends tell us that chase stanley enlisted in the army while he was a senior here at napa high. he left for the military four years ago and was due to be discharmed this summer. >> he was deployed in 2007. >> he remembers his goal of joining the army part of his adventurous spirit and recklessness. >> you know, he was an amazing kid. you put in front of him and he had to get up in three seconds and do something. >> reporter: he had already served 15 months in iraq when he was deployed to afghanistan in december after the army extended his tour. friends say that stanley was ready to come home but was willing to do more to serve his country. >> that's something that he thought was courageous and a man should do. that's

i'm frank somerville >> and i'm julie haener. >> the u.s. defense department says that a roadside bomb in afghanistan has killed a 21- year-old soldier from napa. army specialist chase stanley graduated from napa soldier. he was among four soldiers who died in wednesday's explosion. ktvu's amber lee has the story. >> reporter: friends tell us that chase stanley enlisted in the army while he was a senior here at napa high. he left for the military four years ago and was due to be discharmed this summer. >> he was deployed in 2007. >> he remembers his goal of joining the army part of his adventurous spirit and recklessness. >> you know, he was an amazing kid. you put in front of him and he had to get up in three seconds and do something. >> reporter: he had already served 15 months in iraq when he was deployed to afghanistan in december after the army extended his tour. friends say that stanley was ready to come home but was willing to do more to serve his country. >> that's something that he thought was courageous and a man should do. that's

. >> and i'm frank somerville. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com. have a good evening, everyone. >> good night.

that's our report for tonight, i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener, have a great night. >> good night.

good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken by uncle earl looks nearly identical to the one claimed to be from ansel adams? >> so what's your gut feeling on fresno with these pictures? >> not a thing. expected i think thinking t

. >> and i'm frank somerville. for everyone here at ktvu channel 2, thanks for joining us.ave a good evening. >> good night.

good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken by uncle earl looks nearly identical to the one claimed to be from ansel adams? >> so what's your gut feeling on fresno with these pictures? >> not a thing. expected i think thinking t

. >> and i'm frank somerville. a family vacation turned tragic this afternoon when a teenage boy fell to his death from the top of an ocean bluff in marin county. it happened along the popular coast trail. authorities say the boy may have been distracted. ktvu's ken wayne is at the beach overlook tonight with our report. ken? >> reporter: frank, anyone who has been along the coast near mira beach knows exactly how spectacular it is but it could also be deadly if you are not paying attention. national park service workers say they got a call of a victim over the side of the cliff around 1:00 this afternoon. by the time rescuers from the mira beach fire department got to the beach it was too late. the 17-year-old tourist from pennsylvania was already dead after plunging 400 to 500 feet from the coastal trail about three quarters of a mile south of muir beach. >> when they got there the father had already reached his son by going down a trail down along the cliff face. he had already been there for 20 minutes with his

. >> and i'm frank somerville. good night.

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six quickly drops to the ground, the gunman grabs over-the- counter and grabs the money while his accomplice heads to the customer's table and grabs their purses and eventually the till. >> i was kind of f

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six quickly drops to the ground, the gunman grabs over-the- counter and grabs the money while his accomplice heads to the customer's table and grabs their purses and eventually the till. >> i was kind of f

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. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.here is a new development tonight in the search for two fishermen off the coast of point rays. the body of one of those men have now been recovered. we are learning more tonight about the four men that were on board that boat when it capsized yesterday. christien kafton joins us now. >> reporter: i spoke with park rangers here at point rays, they confirmed for me late this afternoon that in fact, the third body in this case has been

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the gusher has been capped. it took longer than anyone wanted bud tonight for the first time in almost three months, bp is saying it has stopped the flow of oil from its well. video from an underwater camera shows the oil has stopped flowing. allie rasmus in our news tonight. >> reporter: from bp to the president, the reaction to the room was one of cautious optimism. while pp was successful in capping the well for now. they emphasize that this is only a temporary fix. large spots of oil continue to flow, but under the water, these cameras were a common sight. >> i can't say it's not an exciting day, because it's been a long time, it's been 86 day i think since since we've had oil flowing in the ocean. >> reporter: bp successfully stopped flowing crude. bp had been testing a cap on the well and had in the last few days gradually stopped the oil. >> we've been slowing using mechanisms to try and close the flow. >> reporter: over the next few days, bp will test the well to see if it can with stand. president obama

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the gusher has been capped. it took longer than anyone wanted bud tonight for the first time in almost three months, bp is saying it has stopped the flow of oil from its well. video from an underwater camera shows the oil has stopped flowing. allie rasmus in our news tonight. >> reporter: from bp to the president, the reaction to the room was one of cautious optimism. while pp was successful in capping the well for now. they emphasize that this is only a temporary fix. large spots of oil continue to flow, but under the water, these cameras were a common sight. >> i can't say it's not an exciting day, because it's been a long time, it's been 86 day i think since since we've had oil flowing in the ocean. >> reporter: bp successfully stopped flowing crude. bp had been testing a cap on the well and had in the last few days gradually stopped the oil. >> we've been slowing using mechanisms to try and close the flow. >> reporter: over the next few days, bp will test the well to see if it can with stand. president obama

. >>> good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. right now, oakland is debating a measure of whether to legalize the sale of marijuana. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: opponents say it will drive smaller mom and pop growers out of business. but supporters. including some members of the city council say it will be better for patients because they will be receiving the best quality. >> these are people who are small mom and pop operations, they can make a living with this business. they are not getting rich, but they are able to live a good middle class living. >> reporter: karen buxton says he grows about 40 pounds of pot a year to supply the harbor clinic. he says the oakland ordnance could put him out of business. >> it's going to affect how much i receive. >> reporter: smaller growers can receive cooperatives. that's what one man who supplies growers with hidroplonics is already doing. >> i think this is going to be a competitive process where anyone can apply. small growers have just as much students as large frauers to

i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> oakland police say they received a big break in the high-profilecide case. police say they arrested a second suspect in the killing of this man who just arrived knit bay area for a job interview at google. john sasaki is live now with the details on how police captured the suspect. john? >> reporter: police told me late today that they now have the two suspects that they believe were involved

. >> and i'm frank somerville. things are getting safer in san francisco. things are much safer and today he reported back on the latest statistics showing a drop in violent crimes. david stevenson is live in san francisco with more. >> reporter: critics say there should be more to be done to make san francisco safer. >> the mayor hired me with a clearer vision. that vision is to make san francisco the safest city in the country. >> reporter: chief gascon today delivered a message. violent crime dropped

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they said he did a good job and took down a wanted criminal. >> reporter: hoggins and housley were wanted in

. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and hello everyone again, i'm heather holmes.olice have started making arrests as hotel workers protesting over a labor dispute are blocking a busy intersection of san francisco's union square. a news chopper 2 is above the area: but right now this is what it looked like a few minutes ago. on the ground there on stockton

frank somerville is off tonight.a day of protests here in the bay area and in arizona as that state's contentious new immigration law now takes effect. police in riot gear arrested dozens of people. here in oakland, protesters called for reform instead of a criminal crack down on immigration. meantime arizona officials have filed an appeal

. >> i'm frank somerville. >>> we begin with the growing feud of new accusations between ac transit andiders. once again today, more than 200 drivers called in sick, including one who was forced to work nights even though he has trouble seeing in the dark. ken pritchett is live in oakland with more on this. >> reporter: well, ac transit reports minor disturbance to bus service, the third day of what the agency calls a sick- out by the union, a charge

. >> and i'm frank somerville.er less than two weeks at san quentin prison, the man convicted of second degree murder for the drunk driving death of a 9-year-old girl is killed in a prison yard attack. rita williams is live at san quentin tonight with details of edward shaffer's death, rita -- >> reporter: frank you might think the killing here of a man who killed his daughter and cost him a

i'm frank somerville. >> reporter: jet stream julie haener.have more on developing news in san francisco. right now, a demonstration is underway and activists are protesting against arizona's immigration law which is said to take effect at midnight even though a judge blocked parts of the law. david stevenson is standing by with the latest. >> reporter: take a look behind me. you can see the remnants of the

. >>> i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> an apparent suicide, a freeway shootout those arefive incidents happening in oakland in the past three days. the latest incident a shooting that occurred hours ago. all of this comes days after the department laid off 80 police officers. ktvu's priya clemens is live in oakland with our report. priya? >> reporter: julie, it's been a busy few days for oakland police officers with several major

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >> we now know where the80 freeway shooter was headed and who he was targeting when he got into a shooting with the chp on saturday. byron williams was planning to lie in wait so he could kill left wing politicians and activists in san francisco. christien kafton joins joins us now with the latest developments. >> reporter: the shooter wa

. >>> good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. bay area city that has struggled with violence for years is tonight reporting good news. richmond police say they have seen a dramatic drop in crime. today they talked about what's behind a decrease in dangerous activity. ktvu john sasaki

. >>> and i'm frank somerville.ight now officers are investigating a park after a pipe bomb was found. we want to show you new video just into the newsroom. police just wrapped up a press conference and they say the walnut creek bomb squad detonated the pipe bomb. they say two other pipe bombs were found in the park in the last 48 hour, so now they are doing a very careful search looking for any other possible explosive devices. a soccer tournament begins there tomorrow and they want to make sure that park is safe. >>> it was an emotional and also a candid interview, ken ch

. >> and i'm frank somerville. our coverage

. >> and i'm frank somerville. a family vacation turned tragic this afternoon when a teenage boy fell to his death from the top of an ocean bluff in marin county. it happened along the popular coast trail. authorities say the boy may have been distracted. ktvu's ken wayne is at the beach overlook tonight with our report. ken? >> reporter: frank, anyone who has been along the coast near mira beach knows exactly how spectacular it is but it could also be deadly if you are not paying attention. national park service workers say they got a call of a victim over the side of the cliff around 1:00 this afternoon. by the time rescuers from the mira beach fire department got to the beach it was too late. the 17-year-old tourist from pennsylvania was already dead after plunging 400 to 500 feet from the coastal trail about three quarters of a mile south of muir beach. >> when they got there the father had already reached his son by going down a trail down along the cliff face. he had already been there for 20 minutes with his