there are no words for how grateful, for how -- how grateful i am. >> reporter: heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good news for city college of san francisco, students learned they passed a major milestone in the accreditation battle. they announced they were granted restoration status. that means they will remain accredited and will have two years to come into compliance. the school should be able to fix the problems during the next two years. >>> work got underway to get rid of a stinky problem. residents say the tap water smelled bad for several days now. ktvu's ann rubin explains how officials are taking care of the problem and why it is linked to the drought. >> in the middle of the drought some found it alarming. gallons of water rushing through the streets in mountain view. she used a bucket to collect what she could. >> wasteful. i took some. >> reporter: officials say it wasn't a waste. it was a necessary step, that you know that had been delayed due to the drought. >> fine balance -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: yearly flushing of the water lines has been put off s

heather holmes has more on what we learned about this attack on campus. >> reporter: this student athlete voluntarily withdrew from the university today and is no longer allowed on campus. all of this following an attack that authorities say only stopped when he was caught. a tidal wave of shock hits avery's aquatic center after a member of its aquatic team was reported of assault. the late night attack happened near student apartments and fraternity houses. 19-year-old freshman brock turner is accuse of raping a woman he met at a party as she layed intoxicated and unconscious. an attack that was happening on the ground and was stopped bid the two students. >> i want to thank them because it makes me feel that if i was assaulted there would be people to back me up. >> reporter: brock was booked on five charges including attempted rape. he's out on $150,000 bail. the arrest of a student athlete with a high profile on campus led to a swift response by stanford. a spokesperson says it's conducts its own investigation. stanford has come under fire and was the scene of protests last spring. si

what happened during last year's game and moving forward what the team can do. >> all right, heather holmes, live in walnut creek tonight, heather thank you. >> reporter: pope francis says he plans to visit new york city during his visit to the us in december. the pope made that announcement in his plane. the pope will also stop in philadelphia. pope francis is expected to cannonnize -- he encouraged responsible parenthood by regulating natural family planning. >>> calfire is investigating a small fire tonight that happened at the governor's mansion in downtown sacramento. calfire released these pictures. a park ranger discovered this fire next to the carriage house. a small metal hand cart with several exploded butane tanks was also found. the mansion is currently closed for a renovation project. >>> on this martin luther king day this freedom train rolled for the last time from san jose to san francisco. it's a 30 year tradition but it's ending because of lack of support and interest. but today 1,600 people packed the train which symbolizing martin luther king's march from selma to montgo

ktvu's heather holmes live in san francisco, where it's been ten years since the police districts haveorter: boy, frank, a lot has certainly changed in those 10 years, people now live in areas that were industrial waste lands. while redistricting might not sound like a big deal, it will greatly impact where officers are stationed across the city. construction cranes spike san francisco's skyline. no place is growing faster than mission bay. >> building lots of condos. a hospital down there. >> reporter: with the transformation comes a need for more emergency services. the police department's new headquarters and the new southern station will be located here on third straight and china basin, next to the historical fire station 30. >> i guess it's reassuring for the community to know that. >> reporter: at tonight's police commission meeting, concern from some about a shift in resources. >> hell no. >> reporter: she lives in a housing project in the paterno hill neighborhood. >> officers we have, all of them aren't perfect, but the community has built a rapport with them. >> reporter: th

ktvu's heather holmes is in richmond tonight, where the state lab is flooded with supplies waiting toficials tell me they are seeing a significant increase in testing requests. the staff here at the state lab is doing the best they can to keep up. tonight, i've learned that a bay area county will soon step in starting this week, to try to reduce the load. >> in a sign of a growing concern over the growing measles outbreak, bay area posted warnings about exposure. >> we're already above last year's numbers, statewide. >> reporter: with the alameda county department of public health. she's working to contain the highly contagious disease. alameda county just confirmed its sixth case this year, with three samples awaiting testing. >> in general, they've relied on our state viral lab in richmond. >> reporter: the laboratory handles testing for just about every county in the state, a job that can be challenging, given the high number of measles cases. >> it took a lot of volume for one lab, one health lab to be doing for all the state. we need to help divide and conquer. >> reporter: start

heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> night club that replaced yoshi's in san francisco less thanr ago shut down suddenly. the new owner rebranded the former jazz club as the addition and offered an electric mix he changed -- eclectic mix he changed the menu from japanese to california cuisine. the website shows all ticket sales are off line the owner is reportedly looking for ways to address financial liabilities and possibly find a new partner to get that venue back up and running. >>> as we told you earlier, new head coaches tonight for both the ninerraiders, still ahead, jack delrio's bay area roots we will take you to the high school where he was a baseball and football star, and where many of his awards still stand. >>> help for the homeless a south bay woman holds monthly gathering to offer hope. >>> reminder get ktvu news to go, just download the app, click a live icon, watch all our news live on your mobile device. >>> a new year and opportunity for a new beginning for women who need a hand up to get back on track. amber lee is live in san jose where she met a woman who o

today, he was reunited with the rescuers who saved his life heather holmes was there for the move he reunion and joins us live from oakland. good afternoon. >> reporter: hi, tori. it was such a sweet moment at the hospital. it's really remarkable to see sebastian's progress. he's talking now and walking. still needs a little bit of help with that. but those are two things he was not doing when i was last here interviewing his mom around thanksgiving. the 4-year-old has been here at ucsf benny hoff hospital since the fall in november. today, the little boy was wheeled out to the hospital's court yard to thank the first responders from the bodega bay fire department who rappelled down the cliff and pulled him to safety, it was so cute, he stood up and in his tiny little voice, he said, thank you. the fire crews brought him all sorts of gifts. they brought him a toy fire truck and ambulance. they said when he's ready he's welcomed to stop by the department and take a ride on a real truck. sebastian's mom expressed her deep appreciation for the efforts that saved her son. >> i just wante

. >> and i'm heather holmes. we do begin with new developments and the closure of the iconic golden gate bridge. today we got to see a new addition of the bridge in action. clipper trucks practiced moving the barrier. the bridge reopened to traffic, ktvu's katie utehs joins us this afternoon. >> reporter: the bridge will be ready for the morning commute. the only work remaining is removing the rest of the sleeves from the old pylons. but i'm told that work can happen in the coming days and does not stop the opening. and what the closure did do is providen a unique experience for people many of us have walked across the golden gate bridge bringing family and friends. i tell you tonight's trip across the bridge was unlike any other i had experienced. the chatter of people easily heard on an evening absent of the elements often associated with a walk across the golden gate bridge, or whipping wind or traffic. >> it looked a little eerie but it's cool. >> reporter: the closure brought people out who never bothered be

. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne >> and hello, i'm heather holmes. an alarming trend along the east bay shoreline. more than 60 sea birds have turned up, covered in a mysterious gun-k the unknown substance can damage the bird's ability to remain water proof, which can lead to hypothermia. so far, dozens have died. those that have survived are at a center. noelle walker is live, there. >> reporter: they have no idea what is going on. but i can tell you in the last five minutes, more birds were brought? here to alameda. the director's gut feeling is that this is a man made substance that looks similar to rubber cement. it's not oil, but it's a lot harder to clean than oil. at bird rescue in fairfield -- >> looking for injuries >> trying to minimize the pain. >> reporter: no day of rest. water birds are being examined. >> attitude is bright alert and responsive. so we'll put a label on him. >> reporter: and tagged for admission to a masked unit. >> this is a room that is not really used unless we are activated for an oil spill or another emergency event

. >> hello everyone, i'm heather holmes. new developments to tell you about within last hour on the golden gate bridge closure and installation of this new movable safety bareie. from news chopper 2 you can see individual pieces of the collision barrier being connected. all of the pieces are now many place, but more work lays ahead. here is what is remaining on the to-do list, running zipper trucks over the segmented to mick sure that the positioning and tension is right. 15 minutes ago we saw one of the trucks move the new bareie into formation. crews will also restripe lanes and fill holes for thoseole pylons placed by hand that are no longer needed. >>> eye live look at the bridge from the toll plaza, looking north towards the marin county side. can you see the bareie there running right down the middle of the road. closure obviously affects people commuting from the city and marin county. >> with enough warning and planning people have moved to a different type of transportation, ktvu's katie utehs is live with more on h

. >> and i'm heather holmes. measles making their run here in the bay area now prompting warnings at a south bay warehouse store. debora villalon with reaction from shoppers startled by signs at a cosco. >> reporter: notices are at the entrance and cash registers. warning shoppers that someone with measles was here last sunday and potentially exposed hundreds of people. so now, the health department is getting the word out. a walk through any cosco store presents a sea of people, products, places where a stubborn virus can survive. measles is contagious in the air and on surfaces. >> we weren't there, we were here. >> reporter: shoppers were thinking back to whether they were here on sunday. that's when officials say exposure was possible and it wants shoppers to be alert for symptoms until february 8th, two more weeks. >> there may be measles circulating in our community undetected that's what's concerning to us. >> i don't know maybe because i don't know too much about it. i think about it like chickenpox, i do

>>hello everyone i'm heather holmes big waves took over the coast and to show you video of the maverick near half moon bay. a high-surf advisory is in effect tonight and into tomorrow at most bay area beaches. in fact, we're already seeing waves as high as 15' and with w- our warm weather a lot of peopling are gob hitting the beach and lifeguards are urging everyone to use extreme caution. >>> in east bay, oakland's lake merritt was especially busy with family and friends enjoying the sun. city saw record-high temperatures reaching 72 degrees, whish is is about 10 degrees above average. >> remember 72 and we're talking about the end of january and, checking in with our meteorologist mark tamayo who has been monitoring conditions and you said we are going to be near records, but are you surprised at all to see a record? >> we were expecting oakland to break that record and i think we'll have a few more heading into the sunday forecast as well. as far as the temperatures for today, it was not warm everywhere. if you were out towards vallejo, towards fairfield, we had temperatures in the 5

. >> all right, heather holmes live in richmond tonight, heather thank you. >>> we have breaking news from richmond. three adult males were shot at the hartnet apartment complex. one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene. the other two were taken to the hospital. police say an officer on patrol heard several gunshots and called it in. richmond's spot shotter system also caught the shooting. >>> two homeless people were found dead. police were called out to a parking lot at grand avenue and lake grand avenue. officers say the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered at a homeless encampment underneath interstate 880. investigators are not saying how the two died but they do not suspect foul play. >>> the south bay the san jose fire department issued a warning to its fire crews after the discovery of a hidden booby trap. amber lee is in san jose with what that trap looked like and why it may have been put there in the first place. >> reporter: frank, the firefighter who stepped into that trap was not hurt. but officials are alerting all crews to be on the look out. a fire c

good evening i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank somerville. and now we're learning about a new -- that was not intended. faster drivers. >> reporter: the speed limit on the bridge is 45 but we've been clocking folks at 50, 55 even 60. it's a speed limit widely ignored. headed out of the city out of marin. the center lane is driving at the speed limit 45. no one else seems to be. >> the speed limit is lower than anybody goes. i feel like if i'm trying to go the speed limit i'm going slow. >> reporter: the addition of a safety barrier seems to have pushed the pedal to the metal. >> speeds seem to be going up dramatically. >> reporter: too many speeders in lanes even more narrower. >> reporter: people are feeling for secure. the bridge is safer. >> sometime, i cannot lie to you. sometimes. >> reporter: how much faster do you go? >> 50, 50 not likely to win a ticket not when so many are going much faster. chp is stepping up enforcement on the bridge and its approaches. they're noticing those who race across the span tend to barrel through the toll

. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne >> and hello, i'm heather holmes. an alarming trend along the east bay shoreline. more than 60 sea birds have turned up, covered in a mysterious gun-k the unknown substance can damage the bird's ability to remain water proof, which can lead to hypothermia. so far, dozens have died. those that have survived are at a center. noelle walker is live, there. >> reporter: they have no idea what is going on. but i can tell you in the last five minutes, more birds were brought? here to alameda. the director's gut feeling is that this is a man made substance that looks similar to rubber cement. it's not oil, but it's a lot harder to clean than oil. at bird rescue in fairfield -- >> looking for injuries >> trying to minimize the pain. >> reporter: no day of rest. water birds are being examined. >> attitude is bright alert and responsive. so we'll put a label on him. >> reporter: and tagged for admission to a masked unit. >> this is a room that is not really used unless we are activated for an oil spill or another emergency event

ktvu's heather holmes was at the reunion. >> reporter: something else. touch a touching moment today. i was there the night he was rushed to the hospital and everyone was amazed he survived. he was in a coma for 10 days. it was unclear whether he would have permanent brind'amour walk or -- brain damage, walk or talk again. today he proved the remarkable does indeed happen. >> one, two, three. >> the story this picture tells is one of hope and happiness. it was here, november 10, where the rescue unfolded. he plunged down a 200-foot cliff. >> prepare yourself for the worse. it was a relief to find him still alive. >> reporter: bodega bay firefighter repelled down the cliff to save the boy. for weeks he has been checking to see how he is was doing. today he got to see for himself. he suffered a head injury and broken bones, was wheeled out to meet him and two other firefighters involved in the rescue. his legs still weak. he stepped from the wheelchair to greet them all. >> reporter: a reunion that no one was certain would happen. >> all right. >> good to

. >> heather holmes in san francisco. >>> new videos of a two alarm fire in a grow house and alejo. -- in the alejo. the fire broke out shortly after 6:00. the building was in automotive shot, but when crews put out the flames, they found dozens of marijuana plants inside. the fire started inside the building, but the cause is unknown. no injuries were reported. >>> now to san ramon. another marijuana grow. there was no fire, but hazmat team was called in. people were concerned that you 10 canisters might explode. amber lee is at that home just west of interstate 680 and san ramon and tells us this is an unusual bust in the neighborhood not known for drugs.>> reporter: this is a comfortable neighborhood where homes run more than $1 million. today one home became a crime scene. a small quiet street and san ramon. uneventful until a tip about a possible marijuana grow at a single-family home brought police here this morning. >> it is a shot. >> reporter: a shock to see police, fire, and hazmat teams enter the home. a neighbor tells me a couple has lived here for years. investigators say

. >> i am heather holmes. five people are recovering after a shooting inside a south bay nightclub. [ music ] [ shots fired ] >> this video posted captured the moments. the nightclub was packed with people there to see chris brown perform. all of the victims are expected to be okay. the shooting happened that fiesta nightclub san jose where ktvu's azenith smith is. there have been no arrests but what else can you tell us? >> reporter: we understand several people were detained but litself known about the -- litself known about the shoot -- little is know about the shooter or the victims. i want to show you shoes like these ones are scattered outside giving a sense of how they stormed out of here as the gunfire erupted. [ music ] >> reporter: chris brown hadn't been on stage for 2 minutes performing when shots wrang out before 1:30 a.m. in the morning outside the fiesta nightclub san jose. in this video you can hear the gunfire and then screams. video shows the star's reaction before security whips him away and

heather holmes is here now.ells us, the white house says it is deliberately targeting conservatives. >> take on the new republican controlled congress by going to republican controlled states. >> president obama arrived in snowy topeka, kansas tonight after getting a chilly reaction to his state of the union speech. earlier today he was in idaho. >> hello boise state! >> the president spoke at boise state, urging lawmakers to compromise. >> we are not just a collection of red states and blue states. we are still the united states of america. >> while calling for bipartisanship, president obama acknowledged republican opposition to his agenda of middle class tax breaks, with tax increases on the rich. >> i know there are republicans who disagree with my approach. i could see that from their body language yesterday. they should submit some alternative proposals. i want to hear specifically from them how they intend to help kids pay for college. >> republicans also reject the president's plan to finance free commun

heather holmes is in the newsroom with the latest on the scramble for the first open senate seat in californiadecades. >> reporter: it is certainly getting interesting. a harris newsom battle would not have been pretty. both are considered democratic heavy hitters. at 50 years old, kamala harris is seen as a rising star in the party. the first female, and the first african american to be elected california attorney general. a post that she was first elected to back in 2010. prior to that, harris was san francisco's district attorney. the question tonight, can she win? i spoke tonight with university of san francisco political science professor, corey cook. >> i think everyone records her as the favorite. i think she has the highest favorability in the state. obviously, she's an impressive candidate. has been a very effective attorney general, but it remains to be seen what the rest of the field looks like. >> reporter: harris's campaign was made much easier by gavin newsom's announcement that he will not seek the seat. he said i know that my head, and my heart and my young family's future, and

heather holmes was there for that special moment outside ucf benny hoff children's hospital in oakland reporter: the story this picture tells is one of hope and happiness, born out of a harrowing experience. it was here at phoenix bodega head on november 10th where the dramatic rescue unfolded. sebastian johnson plunged down a 200-foot cliff to the rocky beach below. >> preparing yourself for the worst. it was a big sense of relief to find him breathing and still alive. >> reporter: bodega bay firefighter mark r,varos rappeled down the cliff. today varos got to see the progress for himself. little sebastian, what suffered a head injury, multiple broken bones was wield out to meet baros and two other firefighters involved in the rescue. . >> there they are, honey. >> reporter: a reunion months ago, no one was certain would happen. >> i didn't know what they looked like. >> reporter: today a playful sebastian was smiling and inquisitive, unfazed by all the cameras cap geared to capture the moment. >> i have a four-year-old at home. it hit home, and seeing him acting like my son at home,

heather holmes talked to a bay area football coach who says that is virtually impossible. >> reporter: the faith yachts rolled to another -- the patriots rolled to another afc championship victory. but did the team cheat to get an advantage. >> i think i heard about it. >> reporter: tom brady laughed at the allegation during his weekly appearance on a boston radio show. bill belichick said he will cooperate fully with the investigation. craig birdman say there is is strict rules on this. the nfl require that each ball be inflated with 12.5-13-ounces of air. >> when i squeeze, i can get a little bit compression on it 37 >> reporter: the accusation is that the patriots let some air out making the ball easier to grip, throw, and catch. >> i can grip this ball. that makes a big difference. >> reporter: birdman doubted the patriots could pull something like this off since the officials hold the ball prior to the snap. >> i think he is a great coach. and sometimes people get a little jealous of what they don't have. >> if the league investigation confirms the patriots deliberately used defl

ktvu's heather holmes is here now with what the pilot is saying about the dramatic splash down. >> a mid-air emergency, and rescue off hawaii that was all captured by the coast guard. this is the moment when things got really tense. watch as the plane's propeller starts to slow down. in a few minutes, you will see it comes to a complete stop. but don't worry, the plane has a parachute. the emergency system that worked. it didn't start out looking like a happy ending in hawaii. the parachute eventually holds the plane level. the spectacle of the aircraft dangling from the parachute like a toy was like nothing the captain of the holland cruise ship had of seen. the captain would eventual bring the pilot to safety. 28-year-old lou morton said he didn't panic when he suddenly had trouble with the auxiliary fuel tank. morton, who works with an aircraft delivery company was set to deliver the plane to its new owner inle australia. he stopped in tracy to install a long range fuel system, which we're told was tested, and working properly. >> they do test flights here for the first system ins

ktvu's heather holmes is live after speaking with manerd's husband about keeping a promise. >> reporter: he and britney had planned a life together. he told me he's very proud of the conversation his wife started about the right to die and that he promised britney he would push to get more states to make the option legal. christmas lights twinkle outside the house. inside the sparkle of a young woman is gone. >> i am doing okay. i have good days, i have bad days. >> dan diaz opened up about his life without britney. the 24-year-old put the issue of the right to die front and center as she shared her life story. >> if my dreams came true, i would somehow survive this. >> reporter: britney spoke online about her decision. terminally ill patients are allowed to legally end their lives by prescription. diaz argued his wife should have had the right to die in california. >> get these laws in the book so that it doesn't matter what state you're a resident of, you can have a peaceful passing. mannered's story is now being heard at the state capital. >> that's the reason for this push, make thi

holmes, and a former speechwriter for senate writer bill. republican pollster kelly ann conway. >> great to be here. lou: i was talking with heatheronald. why is there this ability on the part of republicans to create conflict and -- with their own principles and their own agendas in one hand pushing for trade promotion for the president, which creeds cedes article one section eight if they have their way and sue the constitution and issuing executive fiats. rationalize that for us. >> today's vote was terrific. it was in keeping with what majority of americans want. they rejected -- and going around congress and issuing his own executive amnesty by fiat. republicans pulled back on that by saying that they will fund dhs the republicans were hoping they would not -- lou: did they reverse themselves. >> not at all. at the same time they gutted obama's immigration -- lou: republicans are pure of spirit. >> no. you know i would never say that. lou: my question is how -- i ask: how do you resolve the absolute conflict and contradiction between trade promotion authority that they wish to grant the president -- >> not all of them want to