ktvu's robert handa is live where scientists talked about studying astroids is crucial. >>> the presidented -- >> reporter: the president said it should be a higher budget priority than returning to the moon and today many say it is a spart decision, especially -- smart decision, especially if we can to go deeper into space. >> reporter: nasa wants to make the initiative reality. the $1.5 million project could send a space capture to redirect a largasttroid to orbit near the moon and they will send scientists to the asteroid to study it. he led an expedition when a meat crashed 5 -- meteor crashed five years ago. >> one type of astroids tells a story about the earth, how did things became the way they are at the moment. >> reporter: a spokeswoman said the mission is a big step towards mars. >> we need to build capabilities to send humans to mars and this mission to anasttroid will help us understand -- an asteroid will help us understand more. >> reporter: one part tells us about ourselves. >> it tells a story about you, the atoms, the carbon, in your body, where did that come from? asteroi

our coverage continues with ktvu's robert handa live in the mountains. robert? >> reporter: well, we saw and felt the effect of the wind. especially here in the mountains. >> reporter: the strong wind had trees swaying today and the older rotting trees came crashing down. the intense gusts battering the mountains took a toll on trees. he was stunned when this tree was knocked down. >> the tree split in half and came down on the house. sounded like we had an airliner on the roof. >> reporter: the swaying branches made it difficult for workers removing a tree that fell against this home while battling the wind. >> does scare you. i have been doing this 30 years now and it is never easy. it is scary. >> reporter: at times he climbed tree to tree to take advantage of the brief calm moments. >> they threat go too long. rotted out, and now it fell. makes it hard to take them out because you are not sure what it is going to do. >> homeowners are keeping an eye on the trees. >> apprehensive when you hear the wind. >> yes, i will be. >> reporter: ktvu chief meteorologist

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> looks good out there right now. the showers taperer off. into the afternoon, finding a few clouds over the mountains as well as the hills. that is really about it. after a few days of rain, this is what we have seen. two day totals by the national weather service, inch, more than that in san francisco, as well as santa rosa. inch in oakland. san jose south, 10th to 2/10. richmond isn't on there but they picked up an inch. much needed rain. and rain this morning. we are looking at a dry period for the next couple days. the after effect will be fog tomorrow. i will have more on that and i see more rain in the forecast, i will show you when coming up. >>> you can find up to the minute weather news on www.ktvu.com. we have radar maps posted for the area you live along with the five-day forecast. >>> a body found burning last week was identified today. he is the son of the district attorney. he was found tuesday on a pedestrian over pass over highway 29. a sheriff's department spokesperson said the death is believed to b

robert handa is live in santa clara county with the details on that alleged attack. robert? >> reporter: well, there is an ongoing cleanup as well as an investigation going on here at this sabotaged pg&e substation. and a similar scene along a nearby vandalized at&t fiberoptic line. investigators say the two could be part of a coordinated attack. the santa clara county sheriff today says someone used a high- powered rifle to shoot up this pg&e substation around 2 a.m. tuesday morning. 15 minutes before that attack, the sheriff says person or persons went down manholes to cut an at&t fiberoptic line in what appears to be a coordinated sabotage plan. >> it was brazen to go down two separate manholes, to these cables, and then to go over to a power plant. very brazen. >> reporter: the vantized fiberoptic line shut down phone and internet -- the vandalized fiberoptic lines shut down phones and internet to many businesses. clients in gilroy took a big hit. >> when people have these types of outages, it forces us to have to tell them that they have to take the day off. it's a huge

the proposal could be something school districts there will have to deal with soon, robert handa has the story. >> reporter: we're at an elementary school in san jose and you can see how easy it is to get on campus. but there that comes to arming teachers is a new debate. coleman a former police officer and sheriff deputy runs cirque. a san jose center to train people to move into security jobs. coleman has been preparing for the school shield program which includes arming teachers and he plans to make presentations to local school districts. >> we started making programs and ideas of school situations. and scenarios where we can put the teachers in these situations and see how they respond, how they react. >> reporter: alam rock school district superintendent says the program could work for some districts but he's skeptical. >> i don't think public education is best suited by individuals who are highered to teach to make connections with kids and families should also be armed to be protectors of that school in an armed method. >> reporter: south bay congressman mike honda says he do

ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose where this is not an isolated incident. >> reporter: we are atdadly damaged home and we have new pictures of the inside and neighbors say this isn't the first time a speeding car crashed into a home. >> reporter: house thcrash at -- the crash is now a crime scene. this is new video from the inside of the house. shows the force by the car that was racing when it smashed into the home. today police announced the two boys involved have been arrested. >> they were released into the custody of their parents. >> we think that is fair for now but he shouldn't have done that. really stupid. >> reporter: investigators say they were racing yesterday afternoon when they hit each other. a car smashed into the home. another car rammed a street pole. police say a woman who was inside the house remains hospitalized. a 9-year-old girl was not seriously hurt. >> i am not surprised. we are near a high school. kids do this. but it is tragedy. >> reporter: many say the cars have raced here before and they complained to police about speeding. some neighbors say there

. >>> ktvu's robert handa joins us now. he's in los gatos. >> reporter: julie, it has been a little unusual to see so much activity here at the cal fire station in los gatos, especially in april, but this year, fire season and fire training are both ahead of schedule. the cal fire attack unit today is training new members on water drops and coordinating hand signals from the ground, weeks ahead of when it usually gets ready for fire season. they decided to speed up hiring and training this year because of dry conditions. >> i think it's a great idea that we're bringing on firefighters early. we're about a month ahead of time. by getting people trained on, we can get them trained and ready to go by the time the fire really start to carry. >> reporter: the santa clara cal fire unit will be adding staff early to stations throughout the bay area, starting in one week. >> we'll be hiring about 40 of our seasonal firefighters. they'll be staffing six engines in the santa clara unit. they'll be staffing up -- the six engines will

robert handa is live with that part of the story. >> reporter: social heed kwra -- media seems to be a part of every aspect of this story. social media was also used by people on the look out for the men on the run. people in watertown were able to keep track of the search for the boston marathon suspects and go on social media to see and hear the men themselves along with video and messages they posted. >> in boston, social media becomes a record of these folks activity. it's really a tracking record of the way you think, the way you act and a lot of things that you do. >> people would up load footage that they were filming as things were happening. people let each other know what's going on in their part of town very quickly. so you don't have to call 25 people. you can postit on your facebook page. >> social media helped some people get involved. when it turns out that the suspects had muslim backgrounds, leaders jumped on social media. >> if you see anything suspicious, or if they see any of the suspects to report it to police. >> reporter: the flip side, last night boston police

our coverage continues with ktvu's robert handa live in the mountains. robert? >> reporter: well, we saw and felt the effect of the wind. especially here in the mountains. >> reporter: the strong wind had trees swaying today and the older rotting trees came crashing down. the intense gusts battering the mountains took a toll on trees. he was stunned when this tree was knocked down. >> the tree split in half and came down on the house. sounded like we had an airliner on the roof. >> reporter: the swaying branches made it difficult for workers removing a tree that fell against this home while battling the wind. >> does scare you. i have been doing this 30 years now and it is never easy. it is scary. >> reporter: at times he climbed tree to tree to take advantage of the brief calm moments. >> they threat go too long. rotted out, and now it fell. makes it hard to take them out because you are not sure what it is going to do. >> homeowners are keeping an eye on the trees. >> apprehensive when you hear the wind. >> yes, i will be. >> reporter: ktvu chief meteorologist

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california lawmakers today moved toward tightenings on firearms. nancy skinner's ammunition control measure passed on a 5-2 vote. the buyers information would then be compared to a state data base of people prohibited from owning guns. >>> it's a partly cloudy cool evening out there. as we get into tomorrow i think we're going do see a near repeat of today. partly cloudy skies, fog as we start the morning. temperatures in the 40s. dry and mild by the afternoon. that ahead of a system that is going to bring us wet weather in time for your thursday. so as we start out tomorrow morning, 43 in santa rosa, 44 for napa. 47 oakland, 46 san francisco, mid-40s redwood city. mid-40s for morgan hill as well. for the afternoon temperatures will be slightly warmer for our inland communities. 74 expected in fairfield, 64 napa. widespread 50s around the bay. as we get into the late afternoon and early evening those clouds are going to begin to increase. i have the time line of that thursday range and your sunday forecast coming up. >>> we are follow

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you expect to see whales off the coast of california now but some got a rare sight earlier this week. >> a blue whale breached while passengers looked on. the tale flipped out of the water for a moment as they cheered. >> wow! >>> a massive world wide recall, the problem lurking inside millions of vehicles that could injure passengers. >> and target stores embarrassed again, how a name on sandals is creating controversy. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios . >>> justin christian launched a group -- mark zuckerberg launched a group with other leaders. the group is called forward us and mark zuckerberg announced it with an article in the washington post. the group wants to revamp immigration policy, boost education. contributors includes google's chairman and other ceos. >>> auto makers are recalling 3 million vehicles because of air bag dangerous. the air bags can deploy with too much forc

ktvu's robert handa is in gilroy with the developments. robert? >> reporter: it has been a long stressful day for people who live here in gilroy where police just wrapped up an all day stand off with a man who claimed he had fire arms and was ready to use them. police surrounded the apartment complex starting around 6:00 a.m. this morning. officers used robots and k9 units to approach the man who was upset about being evicted and threatened to use explosives. the man talked with police during the stand off. we talked to the woman who lives across from the suspect. she heard the man's threats and it scared her. >> he said he had two bombs and two guns. i believe he has the bombs but not the guns because he was explaining to the cops how he had the two bombs, where they were, what they were made of. and what triggered them. when they would go off. >> reporter: the s.w.a.t. team was preparing to introduce gas, upon seeing the officer's approach the suspect surrendered. nobody has been hurt. >> reporter: at this hour police are searching for weapons o

ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose where he talked with one of the victims today. robert? >> reporter: police say investigators tried to talk to the suspect today to try to find out more about the assault that took place at this store but at this point officers are still trying to make sense of it all. >> reporter: walmart employees did their best to return to normal following the events. haamid zaid crashed into a moving car in the parking lot and then under the influence of drugs drove through the store's front entrance. >> i thought it was road rage. >> reporter: the first victim said haamid zaid rammed her car twice. she said he zoomed past her, drove over the debris, towards the walmart. >> you could see from his eyes in the car he was not in control. after he started past me and headed for the store i am going he is headed for the store. >> reporter: you didn't see the car till after an explosion of stuff. he attacked a worker. customers reacted. >> i watched him hit a dude and i chased him. chased him around the store. got 7 people to take him down to the ground. >>

as robert handa tells us, speeding cars are a familiar problem in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this is new video of an idea of the house that show it is full force and damage that comes from the speeding car cashing into the occupied home. now the house is a crime scene and police announced the 17- year-old boys involved were arrested and released to their parents. police say the teenagers were racing on lee avenue yesterday but hit each other. this silver bmw driven by a leland high school senior smashed boo the home -- slammed into a home. a 40-year-old woman in the kitchen was critically injured. her 9-year-old daughter was pinned by the wall but escaped serious harm. drivers of the silver bmw had mixed feelings. >> some people feel bad for him. but like most of the students say that it's his fault. he shouldn't have been racing. >> i am very disappointed that they would be so reckless, particularly because they had other people with them. >> reporter: other people have pointed out of speeding going on on the street. showing us you tube videos of racing. >> i've seen that red car

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california lawmakers today moved toward tightenings on firearms. nancy skinner's ammunition control measure passed on a 5-2 vote. the buyers information would then be compared to a state data base of people prohibited from owning guns. >>> it's a partly cloudy cool evening out there. as we get into tomorrow i think we're going do see a near repeat of today. partly cloudy skies, fog as we start the morning. temperatures in the 40s. dry and mild by the afternoon. that ahead of a system that is going to bring us wet weather in time for your thursday. so as we start out tomorrow morning, 43 in santa rosa, 44 for napa. 47 oakland, 46 san francisco, mid-40s redwood city. mid-40s for morgan hill as well. for the afternoon temperatures will be slightly warmer for our inland communities. 74 expected in fairfield, 64 napa. widespread 50s around the bay. as we get into the late afternoon and early evening those clouds are going to begin to increase. i have the time line of that thursday range and your sunday forecast coming up. >>> we are follow

the proposal could be something school districts there will have to deal with soon, robert handa has the story. >> reporter: we're at an elementary school in san jose and you can see how easy it is to get on campus. but there that comes to arming teachers is a new debate. coleman a former police officer and sheriff deputy runs cirque. a san jose center to train people to move into security jobs. coleman has been preparing for the school shield program which includes arming teachers and he plans to make presentations to local school districts. >> we started making programs and ideas of school situations. and scenarios where we can put the teachers in these situations and see how they respond, how they react. >> reporter: alam rock school district superintendent says the program could work for some districts but he's skeptical. >> i don't think public education is best suited by individuals who are highered to teach to make connections with kids and families should also be armed to be protectors of that school in an armed method. >> reporter: south bay congressman mike honda says he do

ktvu's robert handa is live with video of that man's mother making a emotional plea. >> reporter: we are in santa cruz where the search is centered but law enforcement said he hit places all along the coast to the bay area. >> reporter: the man law enforcement call as violent serial to the effis seen stealing a vehicle. investigators say he changes his appearance often and targets locations. he is on a rampage of crime from the southern california to the bay area. this video, his mother pleaded with her son to surrender. >> i don't want you to be hurt. we don't want anyone to be hurt at all and this is a very dangerous and scary thing for everyone. >> reporter: this week a hitchhiker claims he drove her up the coast and then fled. they are checking checking to see if an abandon car is connected. in the past month he is sus-- month he is sus suspected for shifts. >> i don't know why -- thefts. >> i don't know why he changes locations so often. >> he is the type of person that will stop at nothing to get what he wants. he has shown that and demonstrated that by pointing a gun at someon

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the san jose city council voted 10-1 tonight to approve the lease of 21 acres at the city's airport for an expansion project. signature lance support and its companies are expected to expand. the city says the annual rent would be at least $2.6 million. >>> transportation officials in san francisco have now given the green light to a plan to increase the number of taxis. the board of directors of the city's municipal transportation agency voted to add an addition 200 permits and an additional 200 next year. there's a long waiting list for permits or medallions which cost $250,000 each. >>> a major earthquake sends people out into the street. in news of the world, the death toll tonight and just how widely the shaking was felt. >> we can show how much love there is and that can beat out all the hate that was shown you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then star

ktvu's robert handa was there as they made a plea for justice. >> reporter: tomorrow morning the three teens being held here at the county juvenile detention center will find out if they will remain in custody. the. >> reporter: today the parents of audrie potts showed images of the daughter who committed suicide after being sexual assaulted and a victim of cyber bullying. >> she is missed every day. >> the family says the 15-year- old was despondtant after three boys sexually assaulted her while she was drunk last year and distributed pictures of the incidents by text message and e- mail. the boys were arrested last thursday. today the family announced plans to file a civil lawsuit against the boy's families and the family of the girl who hosted the family and they want to see them tried as adults and to fight against them being released. >> these types are crimes are not juvenile. sexual assault is an adult crime. these boys distributed the pictures to bully my daughter. >> reporter: the boys removed some of her clothes and wrote messages all over her body. >> leaving a message for h

as robert handa tells us, speeding cars are a familiar problem in this neighborhood. >> reporter: this is new video of an idea of the house that show it is full force and damage that comes from the speeding car cashing into the occupied home. now the house is a crime scene and police announced the 17- year-old boys involved were arrested and released to their parents. police say the teenagers were racing on lee avenue yesterday but hit each other. this silver bmw driven by a leland high school senior smashed boo the home -- slammed into a home. a 40-year-old woman in the kitchen was critically injured. her 9-year-old daughter was pinned by the wall but escaped serious harm. drivers of the silver bmw had mixed feelings. >> some people feel bad for him. but like most of the students say that it's his fault. he shouldn't have been racing. >> i am very disappointed that they would be so reckless, particularly because they had other people with them. >> reporter: other people have pointed out of speeding going on on the street. showing us you tube videos of racing. >> i've seen that red car

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the san jose city council voted 10-1 tonight to approve the lease of 21 acres at the city's airport for an expansion project. signature lance support and its companies are expected to expand. the city says the annual rent would be at least $2.6 million. >>> transportation officials in san francisco have now given the green light to a plan to increase the number of taxis. the board of directors of the city's municipal transportation agency voted to add an addition 200 permits and an additional 200 next year. there's a long waiting list for permits or medallions which cost $250,000 each. >>> a major earthquake sends people out into the street. in news of the world, the death toll tonight and just how widely the shaking was felt. >> we can show how much love there is and that can beat out all the hate that was shown yesterday. >> a show of unity and support in boston tonight. the challenge that mother nature is presenting to those paying tribute. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you coul

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news, back to you. >>> up next, a look at the stocks and how the victims are being remembered in the boston bombing. >>> taking a live look at the big board, new york stock exchanges, a nice recovery after the big loss yesterday. the dow jones up 125 points. >> the victims of the boston bombings were remembered on wall street today just one sound of the bell followed by a moment of silence on the another of the new york stock exchange, as traders pause to honor those injured and those killed. >>> tonight on the 5:00 news, patti lee will be in boston. she's looking for bay area residents hurt in yesterday's blast at the boston marathon or in the crowd when the explosions happened. they are still looking for witnesses and pictures of the events. >>> thank you for watching us here. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com.

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sheriff's department identified the man whose body was found burning last week and he is the son of -- [no audio] officers are still investigating the death. his father says he and his wife last heard from their son the night before and there were no signs of a problem. >>> the search continues for the driver involved in a hit- and-run crash that shut down a freeway for hours this morning. three cars were involved in the crash at 5:30 a.m. it started with a crash between a pick up and this minivan. the driver of the truck got out to look at the damage and that is when he was hit by an oncoming car. the driver of the car stopped, got out but disappeared when he saw the driver was dead. >>> threeitateal shootings -- three fatal shootings over the weekend in oakland. investigators are interviewing witnesses and trying to determine if the killings are connected. first one happened yesterday morning and another at 4:00 p.m. and a third at 8:00 p.m. investigators are hoping to release more information about the victims tomorrow.

robert handa live with what could happen next. >> reporter: the first steps toward a possible trial tookplace here at the juvenile center. we were told by parties involved a judge was going to decide whether to keep the accused boys detained here or be released to their parents. the big legal decision remains, will they be tried as adults. >> reporter: the family of audrey pot and their legal team arrived this morning. the judge likely reminded everybody in the courtroom that today's hearing must be kept private and the pots family did so by leaving the center through a back entrance. leaving a message for the media. >> the hearings are confident because they involve juveniles. >>> whether a decision was made has not made public. a deputy attorney refused to confirm any details but said it would be up to his office whether juveniles should be tried as adults. >> and say your honor this young man or this young woman cannot be rehabilitated in the -- in the juvenile system. some sexual offenses where a person may be intoxicated or incapacitated. >> reporter: today's attention hearing will

. >>> robert handa was at the project meeting and joins us with the goals and consequences. >> reporter: tonight santa clara took a first step a big first step around the stadium. if all goes planned here at city hall there will be a lot of people to benefit but there will also be some casualties. the new stadium for the 49ers just keeps getting bigger. now santa clara is on the road to bigger plans to surround it with restaurants and shopping. >> we don't want it to just be a place we want it to be the place. >> reporter: if approved the plan is to fill 230 acres of city land with a complex similar to san jose's santana row shopping center only five times bigger. >> i'm overjoyed. i mean there's a lot of work ahead but we've been working on this for six to nine months now and we can't wait. >> reporter: but the project could mean losing a relocating near by businesses including the santa clara golf course. some people are upset but they say change is inevitable and call the nine hole golf course a compromise. >> it's a lot more folks here than just people who golf. >> reporter: the cos

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a control burn got out of control this afternoon. firefighters are still on the scene tonight looking for hot spots. it took them three hours to put out the names that burned 12 acres. the property owner did have a permit. this is the beginning of a hot dry spell. our chief meteorologist bill martin is in the weather, one of the concerns tomorrow is the wind will be picking mup 467 467 -- picking up. >> yeah. we have dry brush. it is more like june than may. red flag warning tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. the red areas where it goes into effect. in the hills of the north and east bay. big deal, you will see winds 25- 35 miles per hour. towards fairfield, the delta, we have a wind advisory that goes into effect at noon tomorrow. strong winds. how hot is it? check out the numbers. if you look at antioch, 92 degrees right out here. 88 in livermore. 91 in fairfield. very warm outside. we will see continued warmth and with the winds and the red flag warning we are on alert. we will see you back here with the forecast. >> you can always get the fo

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the first tonight for testla. testla says sales of its model s sedan were higher than forecast and that put tesla in the black for the first time in three years as a public company. ian musk is also promising a big announcement tomorrow. testla shares were up 15% to close just above $44. as for the broader market, the dow dropped five points today. nasdaq sank 28. a slow down in manufacturing last month was reported. >>> apple ceo issued an apology today to customers in china. chinese tv has accused apple of greed and arrogance saying the repair service for iphones and i pads in china is second rate. they added improvements to its repair policies. >>> it's the first of april and major league baseball is back in the bay area. in fact, just a few minutes ago the a's wrapped up the home opener before a sold out crowds. expectations are high following last year's divisional title. >> reporter: as high as you would expect for a team that came out of nowhere to stun baseball last season. players and fans tell me they ar

. >>> robert handa was at the project meeting and joins us with the goals and consequences. >> reporter: tonight santa clara took a first step a big first step around the stadium. if all goes planned here at city hall there will be a lot of people to benefit but there will also be some casualties. the new stadium for the 49ers just keeps getting bigger. now santa clara is on the road to bigger plans to surround it with restaurants and shopping. >> we don't want it to just be a place we want it to be the place. >> reporter: if approved the plan is to fill 230 acres of city land with a complex similar to san jose's santana row shopping center only five times bigger. >> i'm overjoyed. i mean there's a lot of work ahead but we've been working on this for six to nine months now and we can't wait. >> reporter: but the project could mean losing a relocating near by businesses including the santa clara golf course. some people are upset but they say change is inevitable and call the nine hole golf course a compromise. >> it's a lot more folks here than just people who golf. >> reporter: the cos

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 16-year-old high school students from deer valley high school has been arrested in connection with making several fake bomb threats this week in antioch. police say the boy admitted to making calls to deer valley high school and black diamond middle school. students were evacuated monday, tuesday and wednesday and three more calls were made this morning. >>> coming up at 6:00 p.m., we spoke to the police chief, learned why this crime is so serious. >>> police arrested a man they say fired shots at a little league baseball game last week. joshua chi was taken into custody last night. he has been booked into jail on attempted murder charges. officers say the suspect and a man got into an argument. police say joshua chi fired shots as the man drove away. the victim was not hit but his car was. others had to dive for cover. >>> more tonight about a massive raid in oakland involving 250 federal agents and police. ktvu's mike mibach tells us what authorities found and what they didn't find. >> the fbi and police tried to dismantle t

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the first tonight for testla. testla says sales of its model s sedan were higher than forecast and that put tesla in the black for the first time in three years as a public company. ian musk is also promising a big announcement tomorrow. testla shares were up 15% to close just above $44. as for the broader market, the dow dropped five points today. nasdaq sank 28. a slow down in manufacturing last month was reported. >>> apple ceo issued an apology today to customers in china. chinese tv has accused apple of greed and arrogance saying the repair service for iphones and i pads in china is second rate. they added improvements to its repair policies. >>> it's the first of april and major league baseball is back in the bay area. in fact, just a few minutes ago the a's wrapped up the home opener before a sold out crowds. expectations are high following last year's divisional title. >> reporter: as high as you would expect for a team that came out of nowhere to stun baseball last season. players and fans tell me they ar

live in santa clara county, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> people are breathing easier in downtown san mateo now that a broken natural gas line has been fixed. a construction crew using a back hoe accidentally hit a pg&e line at third avenue and el camino real. two businesses had to be evacuated. others were asked to shelter in place until the line was repaired. no one was injured. >>> a hayward woman was hit by gunfire inside her home while she was asleep this morning in the 500 block of smalley avenue. the 24-year-old woman was shot no the head and she can. she was rushed to the hospital for surgery. she is expected to survive. investigators say the shooting does not appear to be random but there are no clues to indicate a motive or suspect. >> i would say that the manner in which the shooting was carried out shows some intent to shoot at this particular residence. >>> a late 1970's model car was seen speeding away from the area, but investigators say they're not sure if it's connected to the shooting. >>> 9 p.m. last night on san pablo avenue, someone opened fire outside jerry's

live in los gatos, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> firefighters battling a wildfire into the los angeles foothills are running into a new problem. bears. authorities say there have been at least seven reported encounters with bears. the fire is burning across 125 acres northeast of los angeles near the city of monrovia. smoke from the fire is apparently sending bears from their habitat in the san gabriel mountains. animal control officers have been called out to usher them back. the fire is now 85% contained. it was started saturday by a gardener working in the back yard. >>> the surviving suspect in the boston marathon will face justice and possibly the death penalty in the u.s. court system. he will not be tried as an enemy combatant. the charges were announced just today. >> reporter: gasia, prosecutors say those bombs placed by dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother at the boston marathon were weapons of mass destruction that caused death. today the city and the nation also took an important step in the healing process. from the streets of boston, to the capitol in washington, peo

. >> reporter: in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two afternoon shootings in richmond left one man dead and another wounded. the first happened around 4:00 this afternoon on ripley avenue near harbor way. that's where police found a man wounded. a second gunshot victim showed up at the hospital. police are now trying to figure out whether a second victim was shot at a separate instance. the second victim was shot in the arm and is expected to survive. >>> continuing coverage now. a local running club had four athletes participating in today's race. christien kafton is in san francisco where he met with their trainer and found out just how close those runners came to those two explosions, christien. >> reporter: one of the runners sent a message back to their friend saying he was close enough to feel the blast. the runners are safe but they are telling their friends here about their brush with the bomb attack. five of the athletes he trained for the boston marathon survived today's blast. he learned about the bombing from his father this afternoon. and his first thought

. >> reporter: in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two afternoon shootings in richmond left one man dead and another wounded. the first happened around 4:00 this afternoon on ripley avenue near harbor way. that's where police found a man wounded. a second gunshot victim showed up at the hospital. police are now trying to figure out whether a second victim was shot at a separate instance. the second victim was shot in the arm and is expected to survive. >>> continuing coverage now. a local running club had four athletes participating in today's race. christien kafton is in san francisco where he met with their trainer and found out just how close those runners came to those two explosions, christien. >> reporter: one of the runners sent a message back to their friend saying he was close enough to feel the blast. the runners are safe but they are telling their friends here about their brush with the bomb attack. five of the athletes he trained for the boston marathon survived today's blast. he learned about the bombing from his father this afternoon. and his first thought