wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a tv reporter and photographer from sacramento were attacked yesterday while covering a story. john lubertini and rebecca little were reporting on a memorial following a deadly shooting. little was thrown to the floor and they pulled on her hair. so far there have been no arrests. >>> the irs is auditing dozens of marijuana dispensaries. some are concerned the collectives could potentially be forced to shut down. ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> reporter: many of the cuttings of these cannabis plants, this facility is being audited but oddly enough the director of the center welcomes it. it's run like a business. but the merchandise being sold is medicinal marijuana. >> it should be very relaxed and give you a lot of pain easement. >> reporter: under federal law, marijuana is considered a controlled substance and the irs could place tax break 80e. >> if 280e were applied strictly we would not be allowed to deduct our rent, payroll or any normal expenses t

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> san francisco police released a sketch today of a man suspected of beating and stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death. police say this man is wanted for that attack on february 7th at ocean avenue and capital street shortly before 11:00 in the morning. victor yang died at the hospital following the attack. police say they still don't know what triggered the violence. >>> san francisco prosecutors are calling the operators of a now closed funeral home predators. today the district attorney's office announced theft charges against two men that ran funerals by washington. they are accused of misusing money that was prepaid for the funerals of seven people. >> i spent a lot of time putting money aside for their loved ones or themselves so their funeral needs would be taken care of. >> reporter: one of the customers has already died. prosecutors say the funds were supposed to go into a trust account but instead went toward the business operating costs. >>> human traffi

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, eve. >>> well builders are working extra hard in san francisco to get everything ready for saturday's chinese new year's eve parade. we got an extra look at pier 27. one worker says his schedule was changed down to 20 days. you can watch the parade live here on ktvu at 6:00. all beginning saturday night. and we'll stream it live at ktvu.com. >>> okay, mark is here now with sports, the raiders' big signing today. >> yes, it turned out to be a better trade. and it should have been. because they gave up this year's 2011 number one draft choice to get him. but richard seamore has certainly lived up to expectation. it is a two-year deal. we don't even have a labor deal settled with the nfl and the player's union. two years, 25 of that is guaranteed. and well worth the number one pick in the draft. he is really anchored, the defensive line for the raiders. he takes much of the responsibility for turning them around or getting them started. meanwhile, day two for the gia

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> california regulators decided to open an investigation into pg & e's recordkeeping. the probe was prompted by a federal report. the report found the utility kept inadequate records prior to the september blast. the cpuc said its investigation will determine whether pg & e broke any laws or rules. the agency also agreed to beef up pipeline safety. >>> and nummi is coming under scrutiny for their safety. >> reporter: the cpuc announced they were entering a penalty phase, considering fines for what they call safety violations that have not been dealt with on a timely manner. the commission of safety says the commission has a number of penalties. they also criticize in general nummi's -- >> one the condition of the tracks at the church and debose street interchange are severely deteriorated. we've asked for corrective action plans. we've not received those corrective action plans, we think it's time for nummi to move forward. >> but less than an hour ago at a has

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> it was a royal night for the british drama the king's speech. the movie took home four oscars including best picture. collin ferr won best actor. >>> natalie portman won best actress for her role in black swan. christian bale won supporting actor in the fighter. >> and there are big hopes hopes in san francisco that oscar gold will turn into money in the bank. john sasaki is live at a party with a purpose. >> reporter: whenever you see surge lights you know something big is going on. here at the gallery of designers, an event with a big cause. >> i think it's terrific. and it's so nice to see so many people here. >> the fact that we're coming together to celebrate with food, movies, and each other to raise money to help fight this disease, that's what we need to do. >> reporter: this woman said she lost her uncle to aids. >> it's amazing that there are so many people here to support this idea. and to see it in this economy, to see how people still come out and

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a popular water slides in pleasantton could potentially be a thing of the past soon. the regional district is scheduled to hear from officials tomorrow. no timetable yet for removing the slides. >> those look like fun. >>> mark ibanez joins us now to tell us what happened to the warriors tonight. it was brutal. >> not ready to play with the big boys. warrior fans don't start daydream ago little too much about the play offs or any such notion quite yet. harsh reality check courtesy of the boston celtics who say, don't even think about it. they put an end to the nonsense, late in the third quarter when they really start pouring it on. but it was tied at the half. steph curry to the rim. and that's not going to get it. kevin garnett above it, on the offensive board. 24 points, 12 rebounds boston kind of breaks it away late as you will see darrell wright. paul pierce and an 18-2 celtic run late. 115-93 your final. >>> might be the toughest ice in the league for the

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> welcome back. me now 6:54. three little kids are died and three others in the hospital now after a fire raced through a texas home used as day care center. it happened yesterday in houston, texas. all of the kids are between 18 months old and three years old. some were burned and others suffered smoke inhalation. the exact cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the plastic bag ban in super marks now appears to be headed to court. a group calling itself save the plastic bag coalition headed to court. they want a judge to throw out the claim. the ban is due to take effect next year. >>> american idol now has its top 24 of season 10. >> you're coming through. >> we want rachel. >> you saw it last night right here. she couldn't believe it. two of the contestants have bay area ties. now, fans start voting on tuesday when the 12 men perform. the ladies take the stage on wednesday. season 10 finalists will be announced on thursday. it will be very exciting next week. you can watch all the action rig

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.sp rwd yr arho, >>> good evening everyone, welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. it has to be right up there with the new york jets winning super bowl iii or buster douglas beating mike douglas in the second sprint cup race of his life. dayne won the daytona 500. jimmy johnson among the big names favored. they called it a silent lap, recognizing the 10 year anniversary of the death of dale earnhart. fans saluted with their own version of number three. when you race on the speedway, you drive with the thought of the big one. all said 14 cars were either damaged or forced out of the race. three were from hendricks motor sports. marcus ambrose heads for the pits. new surface at daytona, the drivers tried to pair up on the fly and then draft. with four laps to go, kurt boyer and reagan smith get tangled up. they set up a green checker situation on the first lap of the green start. newman involved in another accident, this one taking out dale earnhart jr. any thoughts of

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> we have more now on the earthquake in christ church new zealand that has killed at least 300 people. members of the military are now on the scene and the government is sending more. shelters are being opened for those who have lost their hopes and hospitals are discharging patients to make room for the injured. the prime minister john key has said this could prove to be new zealand's darkest day. we will continue to postinformation on ktvu.com and first thing tomorrow on the ktvu morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. >>> movie rental company block buster is going into bankruptcy. it has received an officer from an investment group. block buster is asking the court to make that the low bid. >>> it's too little too late. liquidation sales are attracting scores of shoppers to border's bookstores that are about to close. lloyd lacuesta live in san jose where he found one store crowded with folks looking for before gains tonight. >> i'm at the border's bookstore at t

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning, right now highway 4 traffic is move eight long pretty well -- is moving along pretty well. >>> most bay area cities are limiting their spending these days. but san mateo is going on a $40 million spending spree. it is to head off the governor's plan to take away state redevelopment money. the biggest chunk would go toward improving shoreline parks. $7million would go toward parking improvements. $4million would help with flood control. >>> sacramento news crew has made news themselves after they were attacked by angry mourners while reporting a fatal shooting. reporter john and photo journalist rebecca little approached friends and family members to see if anyone wanted to talk about what happened. little was pulled to the ground and kicked. libertiny tried to hold off the crowd. so far though no arrests have been made. >>> time now 6:26. police and community lead -- leaders say good came out of a horrifying attack. it happened valentines day 2

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> sports director mark ibanez join us now. a double doze of good news for bay area fans. >> baseball starting today, but the power of the mind. i tell you what it's never going to grab a rebound or get a jumper for you. but you see the warriors starting to believe in themselves up here. that looked impossible just a couple of months ago, everyone into the action. curry is 3-3. but most of his damage done with his nifty passing. as usual, in the warrior victory equation. steal here, curry assisting dorel right wright who can do no wrong. this time curry going long for monte, 21 point for him to lead everyone over a very good new orleans team. the warriors have been rolling a little bit. >>> it's taking the sharks a while to find out exactly who they are this season. and at this time you would have to say they're liking what they see in the mirror. three victories over the victory and grinding out the tough one. and ties it up. we have overtime now, three minutes 6

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> prince william and his fiancee kate middleton took a sentimental trip today, going back to the school where they fell in love. school officials gave the couple a wedding gift. a scholarship in their honor. prince william called the visit a special moment. their wedding is set for april 21 at historic westminster. >>> and the oscars are coming, the so called gift sweets are getting ready to give out everything from free cosmetics, to watches to goodies. all in hopes to boost their products. companies are hoping to cash in by linking their products to the beautiful people. >>> two puppies found abandoned and starving are recovering in an east bay shelter tonight. a good samaritan found those puppies abandoned in a park along with a third puppy who did not survive. the two who did survive were so malnourished that the shelter thought they were chihuahuas. but they were actually blue pit bulls. >> if you decide you cannot care for the puppy, turn them over to the

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >> tomorrow bart will have a new stop to make. the west pleasantton station opens tomorrow in the median of interstate 680. >> because of this station, thousands of more people will be taking b.a.r.t. daily. >> it's situated near the stone ridge mall. the stone ridge shopping mall and several parks. the station will bring even more business to that area. >> the full area where the b.a.r.t. station sits is ripe for redevelopment and revitalization. >>> the station's completion did not come without problems, it cost $106 million and four years to built. that's over budget by $20 million and behind schedule by two years. there was also a tragedy during construction. a worker was killed by an oncoming b.a.r.t. train two years ago. this is the 44th station, and the eighth new one in years. >>> stay with us, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. >>> it's a super shoppers dream, the city of san francisco is set to buy 20 million-gallons of beach. and it's not for whitening

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, d as♪eeone.♪ wju kp ep' o♪ adam: we need a good night's sleep. kim: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over the top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty night. >>> welcome back to the morning news. $15billion that's how much last week's earthquake in new zealand cost. they have offered a plan to pay the salaries for people in christchurch. the quake killed 148 people and destroyed or damaged about one- third of the buildings in the city. >>> carnival celebrations in brazil have been interrupted by a freak accident. 17 people died after being electrocuted by a parade yesterday. police say fire works it will by party goers caused a power line to fall on a tightly packed crowd of people. >>> at least one charge will be filed against a woman in texas. she ran that day care center. 22-year-old jessica tata will be charged with reckless injury to a chil

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> if you are driving on the bay bridge this afternoon, you will notice activity alongside you. coming up we will tell you about the work plan on the bay bridge. >>> three shootings in two days. san francisco police are investigating this. are there similarities here? is there a pattern? the morning news continues.

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> the unrest in the middle east is spreading to other countries. these pictures are from yemen today where protesters clashed with government supporters. while the protest may not be as bad as what we saw in egypt. the pictures emerging in some cases almost seem identical. it may take more than 18 days in egypt to bring about change. >> reporter: it's not surprising some of the most repressive regimes now are the most heavy handed with anti government protesters trying to oust them. in bahrain the government went after protesters killing five people. now a protest in algeria, syria, libya and bahrain. >> we might see what went on in central -- >> people have a fear of what's going to happen if the regime leaves. >> reporter: he was talking about his mother land. the poorest country where his mother and seven sisters remain. today about 6,000 protesters marched in the capital there to oust the president who has promised neither he or his son will run in 2013. >>

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> it's an odd situation, video rental company block buster is closing bay area stores, employees will lose their jobs but the company won't talk about it. amber lee is live in san francisco where she discovered some of what's going on. amber-- >> reporter: julie, we're at the block buster on gary near 17th avenue. this block buster is closing april 15th. but there's no sign indicating that and a manager told us the last day for rentals is this thursday. we learned this location is one of three stores in san francisco scheduled to close in the next two months. we contacted block buster at its texas headquarters but officials refused to discuss store closures. we found out by calling all five san francisco stores. >> really too bad. i was just in here the other night and they told me they were closing and i feel terrible it. >> reporter: this customer tells us, another empty store front is not good for the neighbor. >> i just think it's sad, what's going to happen

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> you have to ask yourself what kind of person would something like this. today burglars hit the home of the family of one of two walnut creek teenagers who died last saturday in a rafting accident. and they did it while the family was at a memorial service. it happened sometime in the early morning or early afternoon. the miller's returned from a memorial to find their door broken in and missing items. >>> the budget debate is at a stalemate as the governor, lawmakers and union protesters engage in a stand off at the state house. >> union workers parked the capital rotunda to battle against the budget plan. the wisconsin labor battle today resurrected a campaign promise made by president obama back in 2007. president obama pledged to fight for union rights. >> america's workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain, when i'm in the white house i will put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself, i will walk on that picket line with yo

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> san francisco public works officials tell ktvu it took more than four hours to clean up after yesterday's annual pillow fight. it just covered justin hermann plaza with feathers. the clean up cost $3,500. that's not bad, the end of last two years combined clean up cost some $35,000. officials say that fewer people showed up this year so there was less mess to clean up. >>> a federal judge in san francisco today ruled that prosecutors in the barry bonds perjury trial can use a recording of a conversation involving bonds personal trainer. we have pictures here of bonds arriving in the courthouse last month for a hearing on a different matter. on the recording, greg anderson talking about bonds steroid use. anderson refuses to testify to back up the recording. bonds trial is set to begin march 21st. >>> seven san francisco families will not be getting funerals that they prepaid for. this afternoon, the san francisco district attorney's office announced theft char

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. d yr arho, >>> new video into the newsroom of a vehicle accident involving a transit bus. the car got the worst of it. damage to the bus was minor. the accident happened just before 10:00, near 36th street and market in west oakland. an ambulance left the scene with one injured person. it's unclear if anyone on the transit bus was hurt. >>> mark is here now with sports. what is up with the warriors? they're on a roll. >> when is the last time with a straight face you could say they're hot? gives us reason to care again. the warriors hit the all-star break on a tear. proving you don't have to be the biggest, to be the bestest. completely outplaying williams. he made the all-star team ahead of him. this is the shot ma made you think, hey -- that made you think, hey, maybe they'll get a win in utah. we're tied going into the 4th quarter, the warriors will take the ballgame again ellis keys it. he had 35 points. look at that. he draws a foul too. the guy is just doing it all. meantime, off

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. rwd yr arho, >>> tiny cameras melded on on helmets are being put to the test. what it was like as they went into is that burning building. >> reporter: seth johnson had had his helm cam rolling as they pulled up to a house fire. they looked for victims and stopped the destruction. what hits you right away is firefighters are immediately plunged into darkness. caused by thick smoke. they move cautiously, guided only by fuzzy spots of light. at one point, they actually put out a hot spot in the dark. captain johnson says the helmet cam video helps show them what they should do next time. >> certain tactical decisions. asking for ventilation sooner. the good thing about this, it's not just visual, we got a lot of audio out of it. >> you get to see how it is absolutely not at all like is t.is -- it is in the movies. >> reporter: they'd like to see a camera with thermal imaging that conducts heat. >> a thermal imaging camera can scan a room in a matter of seconds. >> reporter: firefighters

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, security forces opened fire again today on protestors in bahrain in the persian gulf. at least 50 people were wounded. an associated press photographer said he saw soldiers firing in the air, then into the crowd. this evening, president obama called the king of bahrain to condemn the violence and said bahrain must embrace reform. the protests were inspired about what happened in egypt one week ago today. hundreds of thousands poured into tahrir square to celebrate the ousting of hosni mubarak. they called to the government to remove mubarak allies in office. >>> a judge in new york today delayed the enforcement of an $8.6 billion ruling against chevron for damage to the rain forest from oil drilling operations years ago. because of today's ruling, the country cannot get the money. chevron has said it will repeal. >>> the city of san francisco is facing a massive budget deficit, so why is it preparing to spend millions of dollars on bleach? it all has to do with

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> the berkeley city council rejected a proposal to invite two guantanamo people to live in the city. there were two no votes, the justice commission extended the officers to two of them cleared of wrong doing, but said they could be tortured if returned to their own countries. the federal law bans them from living in the united states. >>> and son's constitutional rights hurt after the 911 attacks. at the university of san francisco today, frank linn called his son, john, a thoughtful child who converted to islam when he was 16. he went to afghanistan in 2001 to fight with the taliban. he later was captured, thrown in a basement with other prisoners and hit with hand grenades and flaming gasoline, according to his father. >> they flooded them with water -- but john was able to stand up and survive. >> john walker lind has served half of a 20 year federal prison sentence. coming up at 10, we learn thed about the efforts to get lind released. >>> and today, more

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> state senator leland yee introduced legislation to protect consumers from accidents. latched air bags were either improperly replaced or not replaced. some dealers and repair shops even stuffed air bag compartments with paper. >>> according to a recent study, approximately 74 million americans are drinking tap water that is likely contaminated with chromium six. >> it is unacceptable that in the state of california we have families who are forced to wonder whether every glass of water they drink or their child drinks may contribute to an early demise. >> a nationwide study found that san jose or river side were among the cities with the highest levels of chromium six. >>> and more airlines are raising fares. last week, delta airlines raised fares on so called high end tickets by up to $120 per round trip. the move comes as airlines say they are worried about the prospect of higher jet fuel prices due to the violence in the middle east and north africa. >>> mi

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> we are awaiting libya leader that is supposed to address his country live on libyan state tv. now this comes as increasing calls for him to step down. a number of libyan ambassadors have resigned to protest the deadly attacks. countries deputy u.n. ambassador has called for an urgent meeting of the security council. that will take place later today. our washington, d.c. bureau is covering part of that story. we are looking live in libya where we are waiting to hear from moammar gadhafi. we do not know if they will be translating this morning. we will continue to watch this. >> a lot happening there. >>> time now 6:54. back here at home the maverick surf contest window closes in less than awoke. there are no big waves ons horizon. that's what we are hearing for the forecasters that say maverick's big wave invitational will be a no go this year. the right combination of the swells, wind, and weather probably will not happen. it's not a big surprise for the suffe

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> and we will have to decide our next steps which most likely will include putting the hotel up for sale. >> reporter: that's the warning tonight from the owners of a fairmont hotel, one of the most famous hotels in san francisco. they say the time has come, they need an answer from the city. they say more than just the future of the fairmont maybe at stake here. >> reporter: that's right the fairmont's owners say it could go up for sale if the city stalls on a proposal to convert these hotel rooms to condos. the fairmont owners have sent out this glossy flier asking the residents to contact the committee. they say they want to switch hotel rooms to condos, necessary to keep the hotel afloat. >> if we're not able to do this in the next week or so then we will have to decide our next steps. which most likely will include putting the hotel up for sale. >> i will respond to reasonable facts and arguments and not political propaganda. >> and then putting in more hi

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning, right now traffic is going to be busy approaching bay area bridges. you can see the bay bridge the metering lights have cycled on. there is more of a delay at the toll plaza. san mateo, golden gate and richmond moving well. let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal time now 6:57. just within the past hour we found that laura logan is being released from the hospital today. she will continue her recovery at home. now network executives say she was brutally attacked on friday. hundreds of people were celebrating egypt's former president mubarak's resignation. she became separated from her crew and she was sexually assaulted and beaten by an angry mob. she was rescued by a group of women and children and 20 soldiers. >>> a woman says she was forced into prostitution is telling her story for the first time. for nine months she was locked inside a gilroy warehouse with three dozen other women. a man brought her to the u.s. in 1998 from mexico she t

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> gang.elcome to sport wrap with the exseelings of the all-star game it's pretty been well established that the ones involving the other sports are just big exhibitions. the nba proved tonight its probably best at staging those. the doctor was in the house. one of the oranges when it comes to the dunk contest. it's getting tougher tougher to top previous attempts. mcgee got a perfect 50 and a spot in the finals for being the first to dunk two balls in two rims at the same time. griffin, he had the 360 behind the back effort but also got a spot in the finals. lot of seven footers, aren't as athletic to the ball, mcgee goes behind the back board for this one and has to keep from bumping us had head. then griffin, a choir came out to sing i believe i can fly, teammates lurked in the front seat of a car and throw up an asift through the sunroof. griffin jumped through the entire thing and threw down the winter. he wins . >>> warriors don't have the all- star but were represented in two of the ski

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> welcome back to the morning news. at noon today the father of john walker lynn the so-called american taliban from marin county will discuss his son's case at the university of law school event. john walker lynn was arrested as an inny combat -- enemy combatant in 2001. >>> oakland police are calling it the largest heroin bust. officers arrested 35-year-old isaac perez. police say he was the ring leader for aaron traffic operations from mexico. >>> a state supreme ruling -- walmart, target, macies they are among the stores being sued because -- one justice said the judges can award small fines if if they keep asking that question. >>> the competition is getting tougher this week on american idol. >> this is the best talent we have ever had. by all of us here and all of the people that have been, even ryan know this is the best hollywood we've ever had this past week. >> a in a -- in a couple of hours contestants try to make their way through finalist weeks.

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> a major renovation project at uc berkeley's memorial stadium is becoming a major source of frustration for neighbors. today news chopper 2 gave us this view from above at all of the work that is being done there. it is a 321 million project. the complaints include noise, dust and health problems. and as ktvu's rob roth found out today, for some people it's become a neighborhood nuisance. >> reporter: this is the sound neighbors near the memorial restoration project hear from morning until evening seven days a week. today they say it wasn't as noisy as usual. the jackhammers weren't blasting away. >> it's really been trying on one's nerves. and people are really agitated. it gets to you. it kind of gets right into your body. >> reporter: this man who lives across the street from the construction tells us the noise usually begins at 7 a.m. with the sound of construction vehicles backing up. >> it drives me crazy. my wife can't take it. she has to leave the hous

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> san francisco mayor says the central subject project is getting high marks. crews have been digging up the street for a line that will run from masconi center to china town. mayor ed lee said the transit authority listed the central subway among the highest rated projects. he pointed to an allocation from president obama's budget proposal. >>> we want to go live back to sfo, where in a few minutes president obama will be touching down. what you are looking at there is marine 1. he's going to be taken to a dinner. basically some of the most powerful and wealthy people in the bay area. by my count two or three billionaires in that count. they will be talking about jobs and how to create more jobs. there are three helicopters at sfo. the reason they do that is so that people do not know which helicopter the president is actually flying on. again he is due in five minutes early at 5:40 when the plane touches down we will show it to you live. >>> an oakland man cr

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, . >> golf's match play participants will be down to its final participate aren't to decide the winner. in addition to a lot of money this is what they are playing for. the walter pagan trophy. and luke donald was paired with matt kucher down six at the par three hole. he stays alive with the tee shot that gets a piece of the flag stick. he made birdie and stayed with it. donald drained the birdie and wins the match 6-5. >> a quarter final watson found himself down five to jb holmes. he gets his approach to rollback into birdie range on the 14th. watson then went on to win five straight holes taking the match from holmes on the 19th. watson in the finals against martin keimer neck and neck when watson put one out with the scorpions and rattle snake. keimer had the edge in the match and wrapped it up one up with a par at 18. keimer against donald tomorrow. any way essay insured of being the new number one ranked player in the world. >>> nascar is racing tomorrow in p

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> mountain view giant google is changing the way it searches the web and explains those to searchers. janna katsuyama joins us now live from berkeley and says google has now tried to stop those who have tried to manipulate its system. >> here it is cafe people here say they use google search engine. you might see a difference in what pops up at the top of the search page. >> reporter: at this berkeley cafe people use search engines to find what they need. >> i enter the world and what i am looking for will usually pop up. >> reporter: but the results are culled for millions of pages and for businesses there is a lot at stake if you are at the top. >> generally 2-3 you are out of luck. >> reporter: marketing agencies have approached him about helping his san francisco auto show to rank higher on searches. >> for a price for people who monitor google can tell you how to beat the process and how you can always be number one. >> reporter: each search engine uses a

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> welcome back to the morning news. nearly 600 americans trying to get out of libya are stuck on a ferryboat. let's go to our washington d.c. news room with the latest on why the evacuation is delayed and whether or not their safety is at risk. allison. >> reporter: pam, the state department insists that these americans are safe and protected and have enough food and other supplies. they're trying to go from tripoli to the island of malta. but high seas have delayed their departure for more than 24 hours and they're not leaving any time soon. meanwhile there are more reports today of libya army units cracking down on anti- government protesters. the italian foreign ministry reports more than 1,000 people have been killed in the last week. now president obama is sending secretary of state hillary clinton to geneva to coordinate a response with other international leaders. >> throughout this time of transition the united states will continue to stand up for freed

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> welcome back to the morning news. governments around the world including here in the united states are trying to get their citizens out of libya today. ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, fears of a civil war are now growing. good morning, allison. >> reporter: pam, the united states tried but was not able to land a chartered plane in tripoli. so now the plan at this hour is for americans to leave on a ferry to malta. the standoff between demonstrators and gadafi security forces is now in its ninth day. overnight there were more reports of gunshots and fires. gadafi is vowing to hold onto power or die a martyr. stopping short of calling for gadafi to step down. >> the message today is very clear and unambiguous from the entire international community. there is -- there is no ambivalence. there is no doubt in anyone's mind that the violenceust stop. >> reporter: there are about 600 u.s. citizens in libya and 35 embassy personnel that

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning to you. welcome back . this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's thursday february 17th. i'm dave clark. >>> i'm pam cook. it's been a long week for driving especially with the weather. what's it like today, steven? >>> a fun weather week. lots of reports yesterday of hail. today i think we could get more. and also snow levels are coming down. we're starting to see them get down to 2500 feet. upper 40s for highs. low 50s. and a very vigorous system come in today for a cold rain. here's sal. >>> steve, there's a tree down that has come down on the lanes westbound highway 4 at 80. now a couple of cars have run into that tree. it's an injury accident. westbound highway 4 at 80 that ramp is blocked with that tree. again now that crews are getting out there. take highway 4 to highway 80 you're going to need extra time. you might want to think about going another way. also this morning we're looking at the commute on highway 4 here in bay point. n

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning.ery light rain. mainly south bay, little bit santa cruz mountains. cloudy and windy. heavier rain comes in this afternoon. high and mild to start. 50s end up with upper 50s to low and mid-60s. >>> all right, steve. welcome back. here's a quick look at stories we're following for you right now at 5:44. [ indiscernible ] >> what you're looking at is amazing. this is iran. today parliament members are chanting. they're calling for government opposition leaders to be executed. all of this comes after tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated on the streets of tehran. >>> also later today napa county councilman introducing a bill that would give airline passengers more rights. his three hour rule would require airlines to give passengers the choice of either getting off or staying on a plane that's been on the ground for three hours or longer. >>> in an effort to clean up the sidewalks starts today in san francisco's bay view hunters point. team of workers will go door to door this after

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning. traffic moving along pretty well here on some bay area bridges it's already a bit busy at the bay bridge as you can see. the fast track users are getting ahead of the others. san mateo, golden gate and richmond bridge traffic doing well. with some snow and high winds at the upper levels yesterday, the sierra, winds blew so hard sugar bowl and connor ski ranch had to shut lifts for safety reasons. resorts are happy about the storms blowing in after a dry january. and the fresh comes just before the long president's day weekend which is usually a boost for the skiing and boarding. this is a live picture as you can see. you can tell that the driving there wouldn't be that good either. remember to carry your chains. >>> a u.s. army private who escaped from military custody in georgia may now be heading here to california. 20-year-old daniel braiselington escaped from army jail guards on friday as he was being returned to jail following a doctor's appointment. he's accused of raping a 15- y

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a group of pushers for airline passenger rights is releasing an annual report card on how the airlines are doing. nicole collins joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning,er tory. this report card came about because of the infamous valentine's day ice storm back if 2007, where thousands of -- hundreds of passengers sat in airplanes on the tarmac for hours, without food, water and in some cases without medical necessities. so this clear, a group called flyers' right is going to release their report. it's due out any moment. i spoke to an individual of that a group who said there the "treat people like dirt" went to delta. but delta has improved. four airplanes got an a-plus because they didn't have any delays on the tarmac. the current rule is really the department of transportation rule and it says airlines cannot keep on the tarmac -- keep the passengers on the tarmac for three hours. mike thompson is on capitol hill with hannan to introduce another bill.

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> we have breaking news. the fbi has arrested a 20-year-old saudi student in texas suspected of planning a terrorist attack using explosive chemicals. the fbi said his possible targets included the dallas home of former president george w. burchlt the suspect was attending college near lubbock, texas. he bass charged with attempted ice of a weapon of mass destruction. prosecutors said he had been researching on lien on how to construct an improviced device. once again breaking news. we're getting word that a 20-year-old saudi national has been arrested for trying to build explosives in texas. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. we just got new video. look at this. rescue crews from japan just arrived in new zealand. at this hour they're joining the rescuers trying to find survivors of that devastating 6.3 magnitude quake in new zealand. the death toll has reached 98. >>> back here at home a family is homeless after this early morning

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> in new zealand hope is fading to find any more earthquake survivors in christchurch as the extent of the damage becomes more clear. apple shareholders are meeting today. that very clear sensitive issue nobody in the department wants to talk about. >> i'm tara moriarty where a new renovation project may ruin your view of this landmark. we'll tell you for how long and why. "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, february 23rd. >>> oakland police are right now investigating a violent overnight attack. now, ktvu was the first to tell you about this hours ago on the morning news. ktvu's claudine wong joining us live now with some exclusive video and information about what happened out there. good morning, claudine. >> we are here at the oakland police department. right now investigators are trying to find out inside what led up to the violent attack. the attack put the victim in the hosp

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. sp rwdte, >>> at any moment now, president obama will be leaving the bay area after a 15-minute visit. we were watching the president a few minutes ago leave millbrae. kraig debro is where air force one is about to take off. >> reporter: good morning, dave. i'm here. i'm just off camera. where the press is on this platform, it's hard to move around. we want to show you some of the security in place. within the past few minutes, a lot of people are moving around. a lot of secret service agents are moving closer to the plane. i think you saw the air force officers that sometimes you see so often at the foot of the stairs before the president gets on and boards the plane. just a few moments ago, we have video of the president leaving his hotel in millbrae. i didn't see the pictures. i will just tell you what we have. the president getting that the limo, getting into the motorcade and tabling the short drive -- taking the short drive. i'm told one of the reasons he stayed there because the

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a raging wild foyer in west texas continues to grow. the fire has burned more than 11,000 acres near lubbock. the flames have forced the entire nearby town the matador to evacuate. high winds are making it difficult to contain the fire. smoke from the fire is being blamed for a 8-car accident that killed a 5-year-old girl. >>> the price tag of new zealand's earthquake could hit $15 billion. new zealand's prime minister announced a $90 million plan to help pay salaries of 50,000 people in christchurch who can't work because of the quake damage. the 6.3 quake killed at least 148 people, undescried or damaged up to one-third of the buildings in the city. >>> time is 8:56. doctors telling parents relax, just chill when it comes to treating your kids who have a temperature. anything under 104, that's not really a fever. the real fever, it's okay to give kids over the counter medicine, but mostly just to make them feel comfortable. most fevers will go away on their

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de.r arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> this is coming down -- look at that. i think tara moriarty is out of there. tara, get out of that inrah. let's go to live stormtracker2. i want to show you especially if we can. there's real heavy rain. into marin county, look at that lit up by benicia, rodeo concord, that's heavy rain. let's go to the anchors. >> oh, boy. all right, steven. >>> as steve just showed you the winter storm is really kicking up all over the place including giant waves along the california coast. tara moriarty, as steve said -- i'm feeling for you now, now the police are getting involved in this. what are they doing, tara? >> reporter: well, you know what, dave? they are the ones this charge of keeping the pier opened or closed and when the conditions are too dangerous they shut it down which is exactly what they decided to do. we're at linda mar beach. the surfers are out in full force. the wind really kicked up about an hour ago. but the pacifica pier remains closed. so fishermen,