ktvu's robert handa joins us live to tell us how many officers are leaving or appear to be on the verge of leaving. >> reporter: wasn't that loping ago the san jose police department was grateful to have 40 more officers but now according to the union, the number of recruits -- the number of recruits is dwindling fast. 40 grads received pins from the san jose police department after months of training to become officers but at the time we reported they predicted many new officers would leave soon because according to the union the departments cuts in pensions and benefits. sources told ktvu one officer already left for morgan hill, two committed to hayward. two are going through the application process to join hayward where the assistant chief is now chief. 12 others are known to be at various stages of background checks with other department. >> discouraging to know they are walking out the door for other agents. it is a problem that has to be addressed. a problem that is causing san jose not to be safe. >> reporter: the mayor and the police chief dispute the numbers saying the number

ktvu's robert handa joins us where he talked to restaurant owners about the restaurants th hosting a community meeting to figure out how to post a grade letting customers know how safe it is to come in and eat. >> reporter: people can't judge restaurants by the food but there are 7,000 restaurants in the south bay and they want consumers to have more information. she has been to restaurants where meals are scary. >> you would expect it to be fresh. but there are places where it is not all that great. >> reporter: they want to post a placard and a letter grade at restaurants after they have been inexpected for health and sanitation. they are in the middle of holding commun meetings. food b i think it is great. >> reporter: two meetings were held today. one owner agrees with the goal but says the health inspections are enough. >> it is already being taken care of and well protected. so with this eratit. >> reporter: officials point out grading systems have worked out well. >> we have history from other jurisdictions where food born illnesses shrunk as a result of the program. >> report

live robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> groveland is fearing another financial hit. the town is 24 miles from yosemite and a popular spot to visit. the rim wildfire already hurt business. now they are bracing for a possible coyote i don't tell -- yosemite closure. >> the rim fire, how awful that was, during labor day weekend. it is devastating for small businesses here that count on this season to make money to carry them through the year. >> the last time yosemite closed due to government shut down was 1995 and 1996. park stayed close for 27 days from november into january. >>> the largest power producer that was shut down by the rim fire is now back up and running. the home power house is back online and generating clean energy. it was one of two facilities effected by the wildfire. >>> a bear kept police busy near sacramento over the weekend. several residents spotted the brown bear and called authorities. he was going from yard to yard, folks even snapped pictures. you can see the bear in the tree. police also spotted the bear. the last call to 911 came in last n

as robert handa reports, out ranged community groups plan a protest demanding ice, back off. >> they were co-workers at palo alto based job after homeland of security found undocumented workers according to the service and employees union. they were given a deadline to clear up the paperwork and when it wouldn't, it fired both women. >> i think of my family and my life because no work, no insurance, i don't know what i can do. >> right now for me, the door just closed. i don't know what i will do tomorrow. >> the two women both have families with children and are dealing with medical situation says that require health insurance. the south bay labor council says the audit by ice agency effects more than just these two workers. ice has audited a number of businesses and caused the firing of about 100 workers there. and it's just outrageous. when you're not effecting one person, but a lot of people, family, kids, and life. >> labor groups plan a protest against ice here at caesar chavez park at noon. a spokesperson said it's done to make sure they're complying with the laws. robert hand

ktvu's robert handa was there today when residents returned.he struggles they are now facing. >> just what one person can carry. >> reporter: tenants gathered to try to get their lives back on track. many ran or climbed out from the fire that started on the third floor yesterday morning. they came back to see what perm belongings they could retrieve. >> i am on the third floor. i have to get my car. >> the fire department limited reevil to cars and basic -- retrieval to cars and basic items for now. >> it will make my job easier maybe but yeah, it is unfortunate. >> finding a place to stay has been difficult. one man said he was angry one local motel was taking advantage of their misfortune. >> i asked what the rates were, they said it was $105 but the rates went up to $160 at night. >> reporter: many retrieved what they needed. >> i got to look for another apartment. getting the car back is the main thing. >> the process for tenants continue next week. officials say they have wrapped up most of their investigation but haven't determined a caus

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> facebook is back in operation after users encountered problems today. for about 90 minutes this morning, some users weren't able to post comments, pictures or send messages on the website. the problem happened while it was performing some network maintenance. the spokesman for facebook told us it was fixed quickly and apologized for the inconvenience. >>> the research company com score said yahoo's website had more unique visitors than google for the third month in a row. but google leads the way when it comes to making money from website visits. google surpasses all others in revenue estimated at $39 billion this year. >>> and new information from the ntsb about the deadly bart strike, why the details are so troubling to the train operators currently on strike. >> and new questions for the family of a woman whose body was discovered in a hospital stairwell. what their attorney is saying about reports someone saw the missing woman days earlier. >> outside our doors, temperatures are running slightly cooler this evening. coming up, whether the trend is g

robert handa is live where one crucial response unit says it may have trouble responding. robert? >> reporter: well here the scene is not as effective as usual at moffett field. that is also the case for the air national guard unit that had to cut back just as the fire alert came up. it is a quiet day at the international guard pa silty at moffeft field. it wasn't supposed to be this way, the rescue wing usually ramped up during a red flag fire alert, but an undisclosed number of members are furloughed. they emphasize they have enough personnel to respond to a major wild fire or declare an emergency but. >> but the day they say we don't fly is the day our crews lose proficiency. it is also the time our maintainers are not able to spend time on the aircraft keeping them in good condition. >> reporter: the commander is blunt in his criticism on facebook he criticized what he called washington dc bureaucrats dictating who they deem mission critical and this is crippling and lives are at stake. the u.s. forest service is hardshipping cal fire deal with the current conditions as is the

robert handa? >> reporter: we are at the new stadium.ectors are re- examining the circumstances at a death that happened in the summer to see what might have led to the deadly accident. inspections are part of the detail le routine at the -- todd says he is here often checking various aspects such as plumbing and machinery. osha has been here twice, first for the death of an elevator mechanic in june and a week ago when a worker was killed unloading steel bars. >> we're making improvements and double-checking everything, definitely applying more basic stuff in our safety meetings. >> reporter: many workers were surprised to hear that cal osha reopened its investigation into the first death of donald white on a ladder in an elevator shaft when he was struck by a counterweight. on october 14th, they informed the schindler elevator company there was no violation in the death but after an internal review, the notice was taken back. >> some on questions arose and for that reason yesterday a notice of no violation rescission was sent to schind

ktvu's robert handa has more information on a new proposal to do just that. robert-- >> reporter: well we're in an area san jose police would consider a success story. but that crack down took a lot of resources. and now that police are scaling back, some people here worry about gang problems coming back. >>> it's quiet in the virginia area of east san jose and people here want it to stay that way. a gang related homicide here in june helped crack down on police. >> crime is going down. that is what i like. you don't see a lot of activity around the neighborhood. and the kids feel safer. >> reporter: the crack down took a lot of money and resources. police transitioned to a scale down version but still target gang hot spots. >> only time will tell but for now it seems to be working. we'll have to see how long we can continue with this plan. >> reporter: today councilman sam lecardo proposed a plan to retain more officers from the san jose police academy. ricardo wants to offer zero interest loans the city would pay back while graduates work as officers in san

ktvu's robert handa is live with what happened after speaking with the pilot of the plane. >> reporter it isn't even that easy tomaneuver -- to maneuver a car here but somehow the pilot who had engine trouble managed to land safely. he told me the problem was simple. >> the plane wasn't producing power to maintain attitude and that is it. >> reporter: he says she correct and also -- he is correctt and too modest. >> he -- correct and too model. >> he dade good job -- he did a good job. >> reporter: after a check of the airplane there were no signs of obvious problems but the faa will do a complete investigation. >> i would say carburetor ice, it was cool this morning. >> reporter: he can't talk about the incident till he meets with the faa and he didn't consider himself a hero. >> you train for it. it is a plan b. >> reporter: it is important to understand flying is safe and pilots are prepared when a plan b is needed. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a walmart store is closer to expanding with the approval of construction plans. it has been six months when they won the court bat

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> penn state is agreed to pay $60 million to settle sexual abuse claims against assistant football coach jerry sandusky. the settlement was announced for 24 victims. 23 of the deals are signed, three others are pending.  the prosecutor said quote, we hope this is another step in the healing process. >>> the site is running today but it was down again last night because of an issue with the verizon networking service and today the government granted a six week extension for sign ups. instead of mid-february deadline, it is now march 31st for those who want to get enrolled and avoid tax penalties. >>> britain and northern europe are recovering after overcoming a storm. wind gusts reached as high as 119 miles per hour. damage was widespread. hundreds of thousands of people lost power. and just trying to cross the street was a challenge for pedestrians. watch out. >>> we had a bit of wind this morning. the highs today they warmed into the mid-60s. numbers tomorrow are going to be very similar to these. not big changes. we're going to see

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> penn state is agreed to pay $60 million to settle sexual abuse claims against assistant football coach jerry sandusky. the settlement was announced for 24 victims. 23 of the deals are signed, three others are pending. the prosecutor said quote, we hope this is another step in the healing process. >>> the site is running today but it was down again last night because of an issue with the verizon networking service and today the government granted a six week extension for sign ups. instead of mid-february deadline, it is now march 31st for those who want to get enrolled and avoid tax penalties. >>> britain and northern europe are recovering after overcoming a storm. wind gusts reached as high as 119 miles per hour. damage was widespread. hundreds of thousands of people lost power. and just trying to cross the street was a challenge for pedestrians. watch out. >>> we had a bit of wind this morning. the highs today they warmed into the mid-60s. numbers tomorrow are going to be very similar to these. not big changes. we're going to see lo

robert handa spoke to family members this evening and join us now live to the scene with what police have to go on, robert. >> reporter: we're in the area where san jose police said the accident occurred. as the victim's family found out, this street is busy at all hours and that can make it difficult to find witnesses. >> reporter: shortly after 1:00 a.m. sunday morning, police say 43- year-old joel hogin jr. was struck by a vehicle and the driver fled the scene quickly leaving holgin behind with a severe head injury and broken bones. his family called him a loving father and popular family member. >> the family is grieving deeply. we're really missing him. >> reporter: investigators say they believe the vehicle has a broken window and damage to the front end. officers tracked down a car with damage seen in the area but it was not involved. the family also acknowledges, holgin left his near home upset because of medical issues and wanted to walk off his anger. police say someone reported seeing a man who they believe was holgin running in the midst of traffic. holgin never returned

in redwood city, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> a shooting tonight involving a gunman in one car firingt another car ended with a crash in san leandro. it happened at the intersection of dutton and bancroft at 7:30. the car smashed into a car then hit another parked car. the woman driving the car suffered only minor injuries. two other people in the car were not hurt. the people in the second car doing the shooting ended up getting away. >>> two more people have now tested positive for west nile virus. the contra costa mosquito and vector control say the two adults are both from the eastern part of the county and were likely infected back in september. a total of five people are now confirmed to have contracted west nile in contra costa county this year. >>> they were ordered to shut down. the latest effort to save a north bay institution. >>> plus a bicyclists killed by a nunni bus. the investigation into what happened and the call for change by cycling advocates. >>> and in two minutes, odeling plays ] [ hans ] toaster strudel! [ angelic music plays ] don't overthink it. [ hans ] warm

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the government shutdown is creating a serious situation for cancer patients. people hoping to participate in clinical trials are being turned away. almost three dozen employees are being furloughed. >> it makes me angry when i hear that it's focused on national parks closures and people not getting paychecks. but while that is true, there's people like me who have cancer and cannot wait. >>> campers at yosemite national park were forced to hit the road today. that park is now off limits because of the government shutdown. people who had reservations to camp or stay at a hotel were allowed to stay last night but had to be out of the park by 3:00 this afternoon. roads leading to and from the park are still open but only to drivers who are just passing through the park to get to the other side. >>> more information now on that brush fire burning out of control right now at lake barriesta. crews have made it the punta fire. it's burned more than 900 acres so far. the blaze was first reported at 8:30 tonight and is being fueled by those strong wind

ktvu's robert handa tells us what happened and what is being done about it. robert? >> reporter: when you are on the campus of san jose state university you see quite a few construction sites, a lot of improves are going on but that is cause a problem. >> reporter: there was a good turn out at this presentation. even though many students had heard about the rats when he was giving a talk. some noticed rats around the construction sites on campus. >> a lot of my crass there -- classes there has been rodents. it is annoying. >> reporter: he said people were startled but not scared by what happened. >> a small rat found its way on to the stage. it was distracting for a few minutes but the speaker handled it gracefully. >> reporter: they are checking to make sure they don't have a bigger problem. >> controlling the pests is something at the top of our radar. we do feel sorry that there was a visitor that interrupted the speech and we are doing everything we can to look at that situation and address it. >> students are glad to see the college responding but take it in str

robert handa spoke to family members this evening and join us now live to the scene with what police have to go on, robert. >> reporter: we're in the area where san jose police said the accident occurred. as the victim's family found out, this street is busy at all hours and that can make it difficult to find witnesses. >> reporter: shortly after 1:00 a.m. sunday morning, police say 43- year-old joel hogin jr. was struck by a vehicle and the driver fled the scene quickly leaving holgin behind with a severe head injury and broken bones. his family called him a loving father and popular family member. >> the family is grieving deeply. we're really missing him. >> reporter: investigators say they believe the vehicle has a broken window and damage to the front end. officers tracked down a car with damage seen in the area but it was not involved. the family also acknowledges, holgin left his near home upset because of medical issues and wanted to walk off his anger. police say someone reported seeing a man who they believe was holgin running in the midst of traffic. holgin never returned

in redwood city, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> a shooting tonight involving a gunman in one car firingt another car ended with a crash in san leandro. it happened at the intersection of dutton and bancroft at 7:30. the car smashed into a car then hit another parked car. the woman driving the car suffered only minor injuries. two other people in the car were not hurt. the people in the second car doing the shooting ended up getting away. >>> two more people have now tested positive for west nile virus. the contra costa mosquito and vector control say the two adults are both from the eastern part of the county and were likely infected back in september. a total of five people are now confirmed to have contracted west nile in contra costa county this year. >>> they were ordered to shut down. the latest effort to save a north bay institution. >>> plus a bicyclists killed by a nunni bus. the investigation into what happened and the call for change by cycling advocates. >>> and in two minutes, b.a.r.t. trains stop and regular riders searching for alternatives. one man's solution to pair up o

live in santa clara, robert handa. >>> crews are hard at work.old pavilion is now being called the sp center. and crews are replacing banners with permanent signs. they're working on getting signs in place on the south side. >> we hope this south area will be done by thursday. we have a 7:00 game. we anticipate that all the work will be done on the south side here by thursday night. >> business management software company sap struck a five year deal worth more than $8 million for naming rights. >>> well let's go back now to those oakland a fans who are gathering in oakland to cheer on the 2013 american league west champs, let's listen in for just a few seconds. >> now it's like a we get about six people to 60 people coming to tailgate with us and the memories are nonstop. a lot of good memories with friends. that's another fun part of coming to an a's game. that's a great parking lot. >> a lot of fans there, they are mighty excited about the a's making the play offs. it's a best of five game series coming upstarting on thursday. actually friday,

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the government shutdown is creating a serious situation forncer patients. people hoping to participate in clinical trials are being turned away. almost three dozen employees are being furloughed. >> it makes me angry when i hear that it's focused on national parks closures and people not getting paychecks. but while that is true, there's people like me who have cancer and cannot wait. >>> campers at yosemite national park were forced to hit the road today. that park is now off limits because of the government shutdown. people who had reservations to camp or stay at a hotel were allowed to stay last night but had to be out of the park by 3:00 this afternoon. roads leading to and from the park are still open but only to drivers who are just passing through the park to get to the other side. >>> more information now on that brush fire burning out of control right now at lake barriesta. crews have made it the punta fire. it's burned more than 900 acres so far. the blaze was first reported at 8:30 tonight and is being fueled by those strong winds.

robert handa live now in san jose with what police are doing now and why some are wondering just howive peace will last. >> reporter: we're here on virginia avenue where the city's 26th homicide this summer helped launch that police crack down and led to numerous arrests in this neighborhood. we came here to find out if the police gang suppression efforts make a difference to people who live with the gang problems year round. the east san jose area around virginia avenue is considered a gang hot spot and police made it a priority during the gang crack down. carrero noticed how much violent activity changed after a 14-year-old was killed. now there's police everywhere. >> when we have police around the neighborhood, all the activities went down. so i like it. i like it because i feel safer. >> reporter: just last week police made half a dozen arrests of known gang members. today police released reports from january to september. it showed a drop in violent crime in san jose including homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies and simple assaults. police have now transitioned to a scale

live in redwood city, robert handa, ktvu channel 2news. >>> there are more than 70 unions in the building and you can see newschopper 2 showed the fire did a lot of damage. about 20 units are gutted. the fourth floor of that building bore the brunt of the damage. because it's an older building, it's not required to have sprinklers. today's fire was actually just down the road from another apartment building fire that happened in july. one person died when the hallmark house apartments caught fire. 21 people were injured. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> a bomb scare shut down san francisco's union square for a little over 90 minutes this afternoon. just before noon, a police officer on patrol spotted a backpack and thought it was suspicious. so officers shut down union square and a one block area around union square and called in the bomb squad. that stopped bus and cable car service in the area. the bomb squad eventually determined the backpack was harmless and reopened that area around 1:30 this afternoon. >>> bay area weather, warm and mild and a lot of us, ibm,

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a major earthquake struck off the coast of japan and triggered a small tsunami that didn't cause any damage. the u.s. geological service put the came at 7.1. it was centered off fukushima. that's the same location where a nuclear plant was crippled by a tsunami a year ago. one fukushima disaster official said there was a lot of shaking but no damage. >>> a lot more sunshine today across the bay area. as a result toáeld -- as a result, today was warmer. no rainfall expected but still a few high clouds will continue to move into the region for the overnight hours basically moving in from the southwest and heading to the north and east and rotating in in that fashion. our time lapse, beautiful sunset this evening. looking out toward the golden gate bridge. some of those high clouds showing up as well. get ready for another cool start to tomorrow morning: cooler locations back into the upper 30s, napa, san francisco 49 and redwood hill 45. some patchy low cover in the forecast. we'll highlight the warmest dale of the weekend an the show

in santa cruz county, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> a few light showers this morning.ght rain for many of us. the temperatures tonight are going to get kind of chilly in the north bay. upper 40s, maybe some mid-40s way up north. tomorrow morning tuesday morning you wake up there's lots of fog at the coast. there'll be coastal fog in and around the bay. tomorrow is marked by more sunshine and slightly warmer. yellows are 70s. so you're going to see lots of 70s tomorrow. upper 60s around the bay. low and mid-70s with a lot of showers popping up at well. we're going to be looking at this warm up. >>> he disappeared on a trip to the bay area four years ago. coming up in two minutes the development giving his family closure tonight. then at 10:30, ktvu investigates the health care reform >>> a rock slide today killed five people out for a slide in colorado on what was supposed to be an easy trail. huge boulders rumbled down the slide. a 13-year-old girl was pulled out alive but injured. authorities say it had rained recent by but they still don't know what caused the rock s

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a major earthquake struck off the coast of japanggered a small tsunami that didn't cause any damage. the u.s. geological service put the came at 7.1. it was centered off fukushima. that's the same location where a nuclear plant was crippled by a tsunami a year ago. one fukushima disaster official said there was a lot of shaking but no damage. >>> a lot more sunshine today across the bay area. as a result toáeld -- as a result, today was warmer. no rainfall expected but still a few high clouds will continue to move into the region for the overnight hours basically moving in from the southwest and heading to the north and east and rotating in in that fashion. our time lapse, beautiful sunset this evening. looking out toward the golden gate bridge. some of those high clouds showing up as well. get ready for another cool start to tomorrow morning: cooler locations back into the upper 30s, napa, san francisco 49 and redwood hill 45. some patchy low cover in the forecast. we'll highlight the warmest dale of the weekend an the shower chanc

robert handa has details on a new proposal to do just that. >> reporter: it's quiet in the virginia avenuea of east san jose and people here want it to stay that way. a gang related homicide here in june helped launch the police crack down a crack down that not only led to arrests but more police presence. >> crime is going down. that is what i like. you don't see a lot of activity around the neighborhood. and the kids feel safer. >> reporter: police acknowledge the crack down took a lot of money and transitioned to a more down scaled version. with the police units targeting hot spots. >> for now it is working. we have to see how long we can continue with this plan. >> reporter: today councilman sam ricardo is looking to see where they can come up with more money to continue the program. if officers leave early as about 17 are going to do this year, the city they're going to would pay the loan. >> no matter how hard they work there's no institute for having more officers out there on the street. >> reporter: the police union say it is real problem is reduced pay and benefits. many people w

in santa cruz county, robert handa, ktvu news. >>> a few light showers this morning. just light rain for many of us. the temperatures tonight are going to get kind of chilly in the north bay. upper 40s, maybe some mid-40s way up north. tomorrow morning tuesday morning you wake up there's lots of fog at the coast. there'll be coastal fog in and around the bay. tomorrow is marked by more sunshine and slightly warmer. yellows are 70s. so you're going to see lots of 70s tomorrow. upper 60s around the bay. low and mid-70s with a lot of showers popping up at well. we're going to be looking at this warm up. >>> he disappeared on a trip to the bay area four years ago. coming up in two minutes the development giving his family closure tonight. then at 10:30, ktvu investigates the health care reform act. how you can avoid being a part of track. >>> and hikers were buried in a collapse, why rescuers have not tried to recover them. >>> a rock slide today killed five people out for a slide in colorado on what was supposed to be an easy trail. huge boulders rumbled down the slide.

robert handa has details on a new proposal to do just that. >> reporter: it's quiet in the virginia avenue area of east san jose and people here want it to stay that way. a gang related homicide here in june helped launch the police crack down a crack down that not only led to arrests but more police presence. >> crime is going down. that is what i like. you don't see a lot of activity around the neighborhood. and the kids feel safer. >> reporter: police acknowledge the crack down took a lot of money and transitioned to a more down scaled version. with the police units targeting hot spots. >> for now it is working. we have to see how long we can continue with this plan. >> reporter: today councilman sam ricardo is looking to see where they can come up with more money to continue the program. if officers leave early as about 17 are going to do this year, the city they're going to would pay the loan. >> no matter how hard they work there's no institute for having more officers out there on the street. >> reporter: the police union say it is real problem is reduced pay and benefits. many peop