. >> reporter:pam, in 1985 san francisco police chief greg suhr was an officer assigned to a special task that was tasked with tracking down the night stalker. at that point they didn'tall they knew was that he killings in southern francisco. at a news conference today, the chief said it was a san francisco ultimately identified the ramirez when he linked the >> we did not have the crime data warehouse that standard he will down all the numbers that was listed and as the story goes, premier is gave

on the case, a young officer named greg suhr. >> and i remember when we would get the briefings on what he did to his victims and to children and i can tell you when we were home, everybody had a gun in their sweat pants. >> police also had some solid leadsly linking him to a robbery in the marina and a girlfriend in the east bay, they were close to making an arrest, but he slipped back to southern california. >> apparently he had been staying in the tenderloin. >> this is where he lived, the officially historic bristol hotel, and if you climb up three flights of stairs, you could still see what's left of room 315. out of the blue, that trail of evil would surface again in 2009. >> they got a dna match on another homicide that he did that we didn't even know about in 84. >> april, 1984, my long was nieb years old when she was raped and strangled in the basement of 765. >> there's plenty of leads to work on. >> those leads turned to dead ends for 25 years until dna evidence drew a straight line to ramirez, and now, even after his death, the night stalker case may not be closed. >> he --

you heard greg suhr talking about that. you can see the complete interview with chief suhr on our website, kpix.com. >>> san bruno is upping the ante in the debate over what pg&e should pay for the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. city officials are now calling for a $3.85 billion fine. and that's in response to the public utilities commission's recommendation of $2.25 billion. the city says the lower number lets the utility off the hook by allowing pg&e to deduct part of the penalty from its taxes. >>> and the latest jobs report is slightly better than expected. the labor department says employers added 175,000 new jobs last month and the more unemployed americans who had given up on the job search are looking for work again. that caused the unemployment rate to go up from 7.5 to 7.6%. wall street reacted positively to the jobs report. the dow soared more than 200. the second biggest gain this year. nasdaq and s&p also rose. >>> nobody likes paying taxes. but for hercules residents, they have little choice as kpix 5's john r

police chief greg suhr said there will be hundreds of officers on the street, bomb sniffing dogs andreal time cameras. in honor of same-sex marriage resuming in california, san francisco pride said it will host newly married couples at city hall this afternoon. it will be open from 9:00 this morning to 5:00 tonight to issue marriage licenses and perform ceremonies. it's been two days since the ninth circuit court of appeals cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume. so far, more than 150 people have tied the knot. >> there it is, you know, we have the life together, that's proof. and now a piece of paper that's proof. that's all that matters. >> but the fight is not over yet. yesterday afternoon, supporters filed an emergency petition with the supreme court claiming the ninth circuit court is allowing same-sex marriage licenses to be issued in california prematurely. under supreme court rules, the losing side in any case has 25 days to ask the high court to rehear the case. >>> our complete coverage of the landmark prop 8 ruling will continue all weekend long, along with our c

chief greg suhr carried on the tradition of the sfpd hanging up three horseshoes at lefty o'doul's barorses retired from the mounted patrol unit. the chief says the bar is the substation for the unit which is based in golden gate park. the three retiring horses are rebel, hammer and magnum, who passed away recently. the chief also welcomed two rookie horses to the unit, quinn and strider. one mounted patrol officer says he loves working with his equine partner. >> it's a dream. the best job in the world. it's a very long wait to get this job. but it's well worth the wait. i smile every day i come to work. i get to come to work every day and ride a horse. >> hammer and rebel will now live out their days in comfort in a farm in -- on a farm in davis. >>> a nice day, shaping up around the bay area. mostly blue skies. along the coastline i'm seeing some fog. we'll get to that in a minute. but first a live look over mt. diablo. we're going to remain dry. temperatures continue their downward trend, anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees cooler some of the inland areas. it has to do with this pattern t

chief greg suhr will honor the horses for their service. hammer and rebel have served between 1-2.5 years while a third house magnum passed away earlier this month after five years on the force. >>> time is 4:43. coming up quickly on 5:00. sal is keeping an eye on traffic. any problems? >> nothing major. traffic does look good around the bay area. there are no major problems as we look at 101 in san francisco. also the morning commute looks good westbound bay bridge coming up to the pay gates. it continues to be a very nice drive. and if you are driving on the bridge into san francisco it looks good. now if we are going to the south bay, northbound 280 traffic looks good getting up to highway 1737 now let's go to me. >>> it will be cooler for many. inland temps might be on the -- a quick it will warm yum. sunday we had cooler coast and bay. still hot so that will carry us into tuesday. a warmer pattern is giving way to a cooler pattern. low clouds. cooler for most. ever 50s to 60s. temperatures come down today and see those level off tuesda

i would like to go forward with someone else and i support greg suhr for chief and i am aware of a case about him from an employee. dimy background. and i went through every article about the case and see the young lady, the victim stand here and address the police commission about the situation at hand. i totally support the chief on this. my knowledge of the case is i am [inaudible] and some people just what they are. now on to the great subject, the occ. i would like to address the occ. there was a young man two weeks ago and sat there and gave the dialogue how the occ treated him. two weeks ago i met a lady in the cash room and transgender and she told me about something that happened with her. young lady sit down i will explain how the occ works and this is how you should do it and please get back to me. she called me the other day. she said "clyde, i got a letter. i got a phone call. they're on it." great job thank you. >> thank you clyde. next speaker. please come forward sir. good evening. >> yes good evening police commission. together can we be allotted three minutes each. >>

we'll talk with the chief of the san francisco police department -- greg suhr.out the richard ramirez case. that's coming up in about seven minutes. >> pam: president obama is in the los angeles area now. here is his arrival there, after speaking at a fundraiser in san jose this morning. the president was expected >> pam: to only speak for five minutes. but he ended up tripling that. and even took questions. kron-4's grant lodes watched his speech. and he's live in studio with the highlights. grant >> reporter: >> will soon be able to buy quality affordable care just like everyone else. here's how it, states like health care setting up new mark online marketplace is beginning october 1st of this year you can comparison shop on a rate of private health insurance plans side- by-side. just like your point on line to compare cars. that means insurance companies what action had to compete for your business. q. are nearly one of the americans have insurance or medicaid 3 or your interest your employer you will not have to do a thing. benefits like pre preventive care,

at the time in 1985, san the bomb francisco police chief greg suhr, was an officer with a special unit tasked with tracking down the night stalker. he says it was a terrifying people were told to keep your windows locked if you have got c's the trick dog out. it was a very very interesting time in san francisco. i remembered the when the briefings when he'd what of we did to his children and there were some pretty tough cops in that unit. everyone has a gun and there sweatpants. if you look the people in the dictionary. it showed a picture of rich americans. while eventually captured in >> pam: southern california, it was san francisco police that identified the night stalker as richard ramirez. they did that by linking one of the murders, with a burglary in san francisco's marina district. >> pam: continuing our coverage now. >> pam: rameriz did marry while he was serving time. kron 4's vicki liviakis joins us now. with an exclusive interview. just vicki joins us now with that ha kapernick yes, pam. and the bride wore white. it was the night before she said "i do" to richard ramirez.

san francisco's police chief greg suhr told me earlier today that this dj is supposed to run up around 11:00 tonight, hopefully pushing folks home because tomorrow is a big day with the parade scheduled. in san francisco, castro's district, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and this year's precede festival is expected to be one for the record books. >> it's just the biggest weekend for pride and rightfully so of a the decision. >> san francisco police chief greg suv says this is the largest he has seen since he began working in the city three decades ago. this is what the party looked about two hours ago. this is before the buck of revelers made it there, as many of them were still on their way from the mission and downtown. >>> this weekend's weekend pridefestists continue and how they turned a sign of persecution into a sign of pride. >>> san francisco police arrested a man after a shooting of the police say another man was hit is by shrapnel and taken to the hospital. his injuries are not life- threatening. the suspect in custody is only described as an african- american in h

chief greg suhr will honor the horses for their service.bel have served between 1-2.5 years while a third horse magnum passed away earlier this year. >> they are beautiful animals. they slow down traffic if you get behind one of them. sal, i don't know if you have found that because you're in the city but we see that by the park. >>> i've never seen the horses slowing traffic. i've seen the cars slowing traffic. traffic is moving along pretty well as you dry through. there are no major problems if you are driving on 280 northbound. this might weaken you. we might have more than a lighter commute. some people might be on vacation. lucky them. also looking at the sunol grade. southbound 680 traffic is looking good heading south. no major problems a z you dry past mission boulevard. we've also been looking at 680 coming in. it is a very nice looking drive. and this morning cease commute at the bay bridge toll plaza that is backed up. the metering lights usually go on after 6:00. some of the cash lanes have been waiting for five to ten minutes.

chief greg suhr will honor the horses for their service outside of lefty o'douls.d rebel served between 1-2.5 years. >>> time now is 6:48. we talk about some of the lane configurations that may be causing delays on the richmond san rafael bridge. sal is keeping an eye on everything. is everything looking okay? >> things are busy. traffic is moving along pretty well in some areas and not so well in others. and traffic is going to take awhile to adjust to it. bay bridge backed up to a 25-30 minute delay. we have emergency road work on the peninsula that has become a big problem. now the southbound lanes are okay. northbound is not. northbound by the way across the bay northbound 880 there is an accident clearing from one of the lane there is. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. fog bank is much, mump bigger here. it is really sold out on the coast. not a lot is pushing inland. it's going to impact many locations. stay with cooler weather. 50s. upper 50s to almost 60 degrees. much deeper and much thicker. there is another one right off the coast. that is really hel

chief greg suhr at one point was the district captain of the bayview. >> thank you. >>> a car sits in pieces in a fremont neighborhood after the driver said he lost control and slammed into a tree. the violent crash killed a little boy who was in his car seat but thrown from the back seat of the car. the wreck sent a woman in the passenger seat to the hospital with serious injuries. it happened about 1:00 this afternoon on paseo padre parkway. police have shut down the parkway between driscoll road and chadborne drive while they investigate. kpix 5 reporter linda yee at the spot where the car was split in two. linda. >> reporter: police have been out here for five hours trying to piece together what happened. we are learning a little more about the victims in this case. they were a milpitas family. they were heading here from milpitas to fremont to take their 2-year-old son to a waterpark which is not far from the accident scene. but look behind me police believe the driver the father of the little boy was speeding and witnesses say upwards of 90 to 100 miles per hour he lost control

chief greg suhr hammered out horseshoes in their honor over the door at lefty o'doul's.he officers who work with the horses every day say it's hard to see them go. >> there's a bonding between you and your horse. you get to know each other. they know how you feel. you can tell how they feel. there is a big bond with them when you work with them every day. >> the department also introduced the two newest additions to the mounted unit, strider and quinn joining the force in january. >>> tonight michael douglas is making headlines in a story that's gone viral. the actor says his throat cancer was caused by a sexually- transmitted disease. and while his publicist is backtracking the scientists shows how this hpv virus is fueling new cases. >> reporter: when michael douglas recently appeared on the red carpet he looked great. but at a press conference, he broke down. [ crying ] >> sorry. because it was right after my cancer. >> reporter: nearly three years ago douglas was diagnosed with advanced throat cancer. a walnut-sized tumor found at the base of his tongue. now a new re

greg sur to ask him about the department's plans. >> we're working closely with the mayor's office and muni and please have more than one plan. >> chief suhr suggest people stay at a friend's house. it would become a problem if the bart strike lasts a long time. we have helpful links on ours? , ktvu.com. right under the bart strike tab. you can sign up to get an alert. if you need to make alternate plans, we have a link. we're posting the schedules for the major bus and ferry lines. >>> now to the weather. if you've been outside you know it's been hot. especially in the inland valleys. noelle walker is live in pleasantton on what people young and old need to think about as this begins. >> reporter: you should have said noelle walker is melting. that's what i'm doing. the lake and beach looks so good. if you can get to the water, do it. tomorrow is going to be another scorcher. when the thermometer threatens 100 and the cement feels like walking on hot coals. >> they hurt. >> reporter: there's nothing more inviting than a cool pool. i usually never take my hands off this one. >> reporter: the centers for disease control says drowning is the