i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues on ktvu.com and with our 10:00 news over on ktvu channel 2. "tmz" is up next right here on tv 36. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪

it. >>> that is our report for tonight, i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com and with our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. "tmz" is up next right here on tv 36. have a great night.

i'm gasia, this is bay area news at 7. developing news in vallejo where a police chase ended in a deadly shooting. from what we've learned, it is an officer-involved shooting. it happened about 5:00 on crock rinne avenue near arrowhead drive. from chopper 2 you could see a large police presence in that area and a yellow tarp covering a body in the street. so far vallejo police have had no comment or information comes from onlookers and the vallejo fire department. the fire department told us pair mex responded but the man who was shot died at the scene. >>> major news now from overseas. the resignation of egyptian president hosni mubarak has touched off rallies around the world. his 30 year rule ended by 18 days of protests. one of those rallies is in san francisco where we have live team coverage. we start with amber lee and the celebration. >> reporter: gasia, the rally has been under way for two hours here at united nations plaza. take a look. we want to show you what it looks like out here as people celebrate this hist

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> a new push is underway to bring the 2020 welfare to silicon valley -- the 2020 welfare to silicon valley and they say that cost is steep but the reward would be worth it. >> this is where organizers want to bring the 2020 world fair. he'll concede that is -- you can see that is the hangar. they see a perfect venue for 2020 after world fair. it says it would generate $440 million in tax revenue and pay for itself nearly six times over into his dollars and job creation. >> about 402000 jobs were, and this expo and goes directly into the economy. and goes to people producing the expo. >> reporter: the bay area has hosted expos in the past, the last time was 71 years ago and they began working on bringing the world's fair back. >> there is also an opportunity here to put the bay area and silicon valley right at the focus of the entire world. >> reporter: so far there are no plans to raise $1 billion needed to prepare the site. >> since moffett field is in silicon valley, they have more resources than san francisco. so maybe it i

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> an intense snowstorm barreled into the nation's heartland today bringing blizzard conditions to two thirds of the country and leading to dozens of flight cancellations. it is our top story tonight at 7:00. snow is in the area of texas to new england. roads including lake shore drive were shut down. hundreds of drivers were stranded for as much as six hours overnight. record amounts of snow also fell in oklahoma where officials are advising people to stay home. >> we got a lot of still out there and you will be sometime before it's all gone. >> the bulk of the storm is heading north towards canada and heavy snow is still expected in massachusetts, new hampshire, and maine. as jim vargas reports a will not dissipate anytime soon. >> reporter: the storm that has covered much of the country with snow. this traveler tried going home last night. >> they said that my flight got turned over to 7:00 this morning so i will go to dallas instead of chicago. >> reporter: some people have come to accept delays and cancellations. >> it's frustrat

i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com and with our 10:00 news chup next right here on tv good night.

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> the san francisco police commission is meeting right now to develop a plan to better handle situations involving people who are mentally ill. and is a taser a better option? christien kafton is fly at city hall. >> reporter: a pair of police officers are on hand right now here on the fourth floor of city hall and that powerpoint presentation is just getting underway. those officers are talking about what this city is doing right and san francisco considers methods to be the gold standard. >> the first focus is, are we doing everything we can to teacher officers what they can do to avoid the use of force at all? >> reporter: they are learning how methods trains its officers and the move comes after a series of incidents where officers killed or injured mentally ill people. >> mental illness is still a library for me as to how many people are mentally ill in the streets and how we interact with them. >> reporter: the police chief is looking into more training and less lethal equipment like stun guns which he says could save lives an

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> we begin with a strong earthquake that struck new zealand. initial reports indicate the earthquake was centered near the city of christchurch. we have a very first photos on twitter could you can see a wall of the building -- the wall of this building has collapsed into the streets. >> it is tumbling. the rocks are falling down. >> a man describe what he saw as he walked down the street and you can get a sense of chaos happening at this hour. we are monitoring these video feeds coming to us from new zealand and we will bring you more developments on our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >>> the bodies of two teenagers were found this weekend downstream from the raft. the two were juniors at a loss for was high school. close friends gathered to remember the teams did their families do not know why they were rafting on the drainage canal near their homes. >> to do such a stunt is beyond the comprehension of the family. >> friends are expressing support through facebook and organizing a candlelight walk. >>> police identified the victim

good evening i'm gasia mikaelian in for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the guest list is a who's who of the bay area. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live in wood side where she watched the president's motorcade depart that area not too long ago. >> reporter: the dinner was held about a mile down the road. it just wrapped up within the last hour. take a look at some video we have that we took as president obama's motorcade drove by. the president was here for a private dinner at the home of john door. he's a big political donor for democrats including mr. obama. security was tight tonight as san mateo county sheriff's deputies and the secret service guarded doors to john door's home. as the motorcade pull into the dark wooded driveways, some neighbors say they are excited of the president's visit to the neighborhood. >> i think it's always good for the president to go out to the nation rather than bring people in to the white house. >> reporter: president obama was greeted by lieutenant governor gavin newsom, pamela harris and san francisco mayor ed lee. the pr

i'm gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online at www.ktvu.com and with tonight's 10:00 news over an ktvu channel 3.

he is live now, hi fred. >> reporter: hi gasia. yes you know scottsdale stadium filled up as the fans wanted to be at the first exhibition game of the giants. it felt more like a picnic than id kit a game. we were able to find a few hard core giants fans out there today. >> who's your favorite giant? >> cody ross. >> why? >> because he hit all those home runs in the play offs last year. >> reporter: what captured your imagination of this team last year? >> buster posey. >> buster posey is the guy, huh. >> yeah. >> what is it about buster posey. >> i thought he brought youth, he brought enthusiasm and he didn't need to be catered to. >> is there a different feel now than the world champion. >> it doesn't have a different feel but the expectations are a little higher now. you know what they're able to do. >> we're just a bunch of regular guys and we like to have fun and we can do it. >> reporter: tim lincecum gave up three earns runs in the first-innings, but the giants answer with a five run second inning. derosa with a game breakin

. >> reporter: gasia, the snow just keeps coming down.take a look at this huge mountain that was just recently plowed. as tire road conditions are not too good tonight. these semis are calling it a night because it's just to treacherous to continue. these are picture that is move it's going to be a long holiday weekend. the snowstorm seems to have no end in sight. >> road conditions are down to one lane. a lot of ice. >> we were hung up for three hours and 45 minutes. >> reporter: from stuck semis. >> i've been 26 hours here. >> to spin out. >> it's been a challenge to say the least. >> i'll go give them a call and i'll let you know. >> reporter: highway patrol says they've been busy thanks to drivers going too fast in bad conditions. >> they've not coming prepared. they're driving to fast. >> reporter: apple gate was shut down allowing cal crews time to clear. >> reporter: what advice do you have for people driving up for the weekend. >> just slow down, play it safe. >> we're heading up for the weekend. >> reporter: if you are heading up

i'm gasia mikaelian. this is bay area news at 7:00. it's an annual tradition in san francisco. hundreds of people are taking part in a valentine's day pillow fight. we brought it to you live at 6:00, and it's our top story at 7:00. jana katsuyama live in the city where the feathers are flying, and the clean up is too. >> and take a look behind me, yn see this is in full swing. there's more than 12 o 0 people signed up on facebook to take part in this giant public pillow fight and still going right now, and more people have come in. they started when the clock struck 6:00. this is the sixth year they've done this. more than 1,200 people signed up, and expected to go up until 9:30 tonight. many of them came from all over the bay area. >> pretty insane. i got hit froy . you don't know where it's coming from. and there i get hit again. >>it's tiring. oh i got hit in the head hard, but it's fun. we're getting a work out. >> it's good to get aggression r valentine's day because it's that time of the year. >> to

i'm gasia mikaelian. this is bay area news at 7:00. children were chanting save our school in concord this afternoon. their middle school is on the chopping block. it's our top story at 7:00. john is live in concord where the student and is their parents held a noisy rally and marred this afternoon. >> gasia, one thing this sign ss that glenbrook has been a neighborhood school since 1965 but that could end if they decide next week to shut it down. that's why dozens of students and parents marred from here to district headquarters. >> save our school! >> 6th , 7th and 8th graders marred with purpose today to the district offices. they and their parents are angry that their school could be closed. >> what's great about this schot they have a lot of different programs that other schools don't have. we have the after school growth science program, we have some special ed programs that other schools don't have. >> the school district is lookig down several schools to close a $1.5 million budget short fall. >> we looked at seven criteria.e f

. >> gasia, barry bonds was not in court today but his attorneys were. the day after prosecutors in this new indictment cut the number of charges against him in half. >> there used to be 11 unfounded counts and now there are five unfounded counts. >> reporter: that's the way bonds' attorney described the charges bonds still faces. they stem from his testimony behind a grand jury way back in 2003 when he testified he never knowingly used performance enhancing drugs. it's expected that bonds' friends and personal training will refuse to testify again and will be sent back to jail again until the trial is over. without anderson to testify, bonds' attorney want it is judge to exclude a taped conversation steve hoskins had with bonds six years ago. >> he wanted to play the tape for bobby bonds, prove that barry was using drugs and have him talk to his son. >> contrary to the government's assertions was that at that point had been exposed as someone who was stealing from barry bonds. >> reporter: now barry bonds will be back in court next on march first to be

>> reporter: gasia, the rain chances have been going down. we have some rainfall for one part of the bay area. one part i can show you the live storm tracker. beach showers in the northern half of the bay area and marin county moving into san francisco. the main action it is right here. the southbound from the santa cruise mountains closer to san jose. we come in tight. we will show you the yellows popping up around coopertino and south to the boulevard and elsorito road. and back out the maps again and we will show the darker colors and the moderate down powers closer here and around fremont we still have heavier downpours reporting in this region as well. as far as the timing of the rainfall we will take a look at the forecast models. a time line of the movement tonight and into material morning. >>> the storm is not sparing the sierra. so far it has dumped two to power feet of snow across the region making a mess of the roads. visibility and accidents brought traffic to a stand still on interstate 80. truckers gave up trying to drive throu

. >> gasia, same sex marriage supporters beside me here in the castro district are handing out stickers and holding up signs. it's a revolutionary day for gays and lesbians. same sex marriage advocates in san francisco toasted this morning's department of justice announcement that it will no longer defend the federal defense marriage act. >> we are overjoyed. it's a historic day and a lot of people don't understand the privilege that we have living in this time. >> delma defines marriage as between a man and a woman, but the 15-year-old law is unconstitutional and said that law is based on sexual orientation are subject to the same type of scrutiny used in gender dediscrimination cases. >> this is a very revolutionary move on the part of the department of justice. >> a final decision from a federal court on doma's constitutionality could allow legally married same sex couples to share benefits, such as social security, and inheritance rights. >> it was an unexpected announcement. we didn't have any warning that this was coming. >> legal analysts say it also poses an indirect challenge t

. >> reporter: gasia, you can see they've already gotten a lot of snow.ut it's starting to come down a little bit. i don't know if you can see but this snow is pretty heavy and thick. it's pretty icy and what's coming down are these little tiny pellets almost like hail. you can feel it on your face when it hits you. the big problem is not this haly snow but the winds. and that caused some ski resorts to close early. there were a few brave souls bundled up against the freezing temperatures. strong winds barreled through the sierra with gusts at time reaching 45 miles per hour at times. >> i don't like the wind. i like the snow but i don't like the wind. >> reporter: some resorts had to shut down some ski lifts for safety. and borreal decided to close at 6:00 p.m. instead of the 9:00 p.m. but that did not keep this skier out with this groucho had. he's from africa. >> there could be a blizzard and i would still be here without a doubt. >> reporter: that winter blast is coming with up to 2 feet of snow expected at lower elevations by tomorrow night. and 2 fe

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> a candlelight vigil is underway right now after a body found in the delta mendota canal was identified as juliani cardenas. ken pritchett stands by to show us what is happening right now. >> reporter: their hundreds outside of city hall and we just learned that giuliani's grandmother is also here. he was snatched from his grandmother's arms two weeks ago today. there was hopes among many that the story would have a good ending but the sheriff announced that a body was found and it was the body of a child. stanislaus sheriffs say the body found bound in the canal was no doubt juliani cardigan. >> based on the physical description and a clothing description, it matches the kidnapping victim. >> reporter: today's news was difficult to take. >> i did not think this would be the outcome. >> reporter: an ambulance could be seen this afternoon and giuliani's mother was taken to the hospital. a witness spotted rodriguez's car go into the canal, 45 minutes after the abduction. that car was found friday in a submerged tunnel in the can

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> some voters in hercules say they have had enough. they want to members of the city council removed and the recall effort has entered a new phase. christien kafton is live. >> reporter: that councilmembers just now sitting down right now and 6000 hercules residents have signed petitions and one of those councilmembers is vowing to fight any effort to remove him from office. as for p him, they delivered thousands of signatures to city hall. backers were gathering signatures as late as this afternoon. they say the council squandered millions of dollars. >> you find out all of these things were going on behind the scenes. >> reporter: the former mayor has sit down --has steppedd down and we spoke with don chaney by phone this afternoon. >> they are trying to rewrite history saying they were not aware of the problem. they had the sufficient information in front of them. >> reporter: if you take a look at our live shot, you can see them speaking right now. the council is not expected to fully address the effort tonight. it will be

. >>> good evening, it is thursday february 3rd i'm gasia mikaelian this is bay area news at 7:00. more than 100 students at berkeley are planning a sleep- out following a ralliy on campus today. rob roth reports. >> reporter: along the plaza today dozens of students spoke out against the egyptian government. some laid down on the stone ground. they said it was a tribute of the protestors that lost their lives in the streets of egypt. but for this graduate one of the deaths is personal. her friend, a 22-year-old, egyptian resident, was killed while protesting. her skull was crushed by local police. >> she was always really happy. really always joking with me when i was running arabic. she died -- she wanted human rights and to be able to have a voice and a vote that counted. >> reporter: many here are foreign exchange students worried about their relatives. this father stands guard in front of his family's apartment building at night. >> my dad is going around in shifts with a gun. the police are not helping us. it is not safe at all. >> reporter: many egyptians that lived under th

maureen-- >> gasia, just after the announcement this afternoon i spoke to the new police chief who says's going to address two things. restoring community trust and tackling a major financial shortfall. chris moore was in the office he's held temporarily since november. only this time it's permanent. but don't expect to see him here much. >> i will be much more visible in the sense that i'll be out on the street with my officers in uniform. i'll be listening to them in the community. >> now it's my pressure to present to you chief chris moore. >> reporter: two hours earlier and 25 years after starting with the department, moore was unanimously confirmed by the city council today san jose's 32nd police chief. >> i went into this process with no bias about whether an external or internal candidate would be the best for the job. my only goal was to ensure that we found the best chief for the city of san jose and we've done that. >> make no doubt about it. we have very high expectations because quiet frankly our community deserves it. >> reporter: chief moore says he's including an advisory

gasia mikaelian tells us how this story could have had a much different ending if it wasn't for one very alert oakland police officer. >> reporter: larissa scott and lisa file have never seen each other. but they share a bond that they will never forget. both were part of an ordeal but were stopped by this officer. >> i did see somebody standing in the corner, like to the stairway where i usually park. but, i saw a girl who also works with me pass right by him so i didn't really think about it. >> reporter: moments later she was in big trouble. >> the man grabbed me, told me to give him my keys and get in the car. yeah, pretty intense stuff. >> reporter: she did exactly as she was told. and wound up in the passenger seat of her own car. the man took the wheel. he picked up an accomplice. they told her not to worry that they only wanted her money and that they weren't going to hurt her. but when she told them she had less than $40 in her account, things changed. they kept driving and talking about finding another person to kidnap trying to get more money. that's when a man approached lisa

. >> reporter: gasia, there is a family party going on right now inside regional medical center here in san jose and that is as good a progress report you can get in this case. the young victim is recovering with plenty to think about on this birthday. this is a family picture taken earlier today inside the room of now 19-year-old erica luna. her mother says she likes this picture because her daughter is resting with birthday balloons almost up for today's celebration. erica was the victim of a hit and run on february 6th. police say she was dragged about 2,000 feet underneath a gray or silver suv or mini van. she had to undergo four operations and hours of teem. but her mother says as you see from another picture taken today, erica is in less pain, sleeping well and expressing thanks for what the family calls gratifying community support. >> she's not happy of course to be here but you know she's happy to be alive. she's very thankful to god that she made it this far and i know she's going to pull through. she's very strong, she's young, she's full of life and she wants to live. so

gasia mikaelian tells us how this story could have had a much different ending if it wasn't for one very alert oakland police officer. >> reporter: larissa scott and lisa file have never seen each other. but they share a bond that they will never forget. both were part of an ordeal but were stopped by this officer. >> i did see somebody standing in the corner, like to the stairway where i usually park. but, i saw a girl who also works with me pass right by him so i didn't really think about it. >> reporter: moments later she was in big trouble. >> the man grabbed me, told me to give him my keys and get in the car. yeah, pretty intense stuff. >> reporter: she did exactly as she was told. and wound up in the passenger seat of her own car. the man took the wheel. he picked up an accomplice. they told her not to worry that they only wanted her money and that they weren't going to hurt her. but when she told them she had less than $40 in her account, things changed. they kept driving and talking about finding another person to kidnap trying to get more money. that's when a man approached lisa

. >> reporter: gasia, eight same sex couples walked into san francisco city hall this afternoon asking for marriage licenses. they walked out about an hour later with one of these, an arrest citation. dozens of couples were getting married at san francisco's city hall this valentine's day, some same sex couples were asking the county clerk for marriage licenses even though they knew what the answer would be. >> same sex marriages are not legal. >> reporter: eight couples and two supporters sat down in an act of civil disobedience. the deputies gave warnings. and they were arrested for unlawful assembly. the couples were tied together in custody. >> we want to get legally married in our lifetime. >> reporter: they received citations and quickly released. >> you're being led to a detaining room for asking to be married. it's not right. it's hard to deal with and very emotional. >> reporter: moments later this couple got married. >> it should be fair. as long as two people love each other, there should be a union. >> reporter: it was seven years ago that gavin newsom -- deen between a man

. >> reporter: gasia, you look around here and you can't help but get mesmerized. the day when the celebrities team up and try to win money for their favorite charities. [ applause ] the celebrities vary from year to year, but some things at pebble beach that remain constant. on a day like today, it's one of the most breathtaking spots on earth. and there's a great appreciation for this tradition, started by bing crosby in the 40s. >> this is really for my dad. this is a tournament that he would have loved to have played in and he would say early on, he was a drummer for bing crosby and bing introduced my mom and my dad. so it was something we talked about. >> when you have tradition, we would have liked to thought those guys would have invited us, you know, clint was the guy they invited, brought in and clint has done a good job of trying to walk that tight rope of who gets to come here. >> this is my first year here. you know, my bribe check finally got to the right person. >> golf is not what these guys do for a living, but they make a shot every now and then. k