ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez just arrived on the scene. jade, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you we are live along 44th and east 12 in san lee andre. an officer is out here right now because he's making sure no traffic gets close to that. that's a downed power line. it's hard to see in the dark here, but you can see down the street a pg&e crew already working at this hour. we've called the utility to get more information but for now we know that the officer saw three flashes of light and then it appeared the power went out. there's no sign of any crash or incident which would have led to the outage, but we do know that the officer noticed the outage around 3:20, 3:30 this morning. pg&e arrived about 30 minutes later around 4:00 a.m. we've been told that this area is known for having issues regarding illegal marijuana growth. illegal growers siphon power for their hydroponic operations and overwhelm transformers leading to outages and fires. at this point no one can say what caused this outage. what it's due to or how long folks in this area will be wit

reporting live jade hernandez. >> all right jade. you live coverage of the funeral. we'll stream the service live on our channel 2 website ktvu.com. >>> here's a quick look at some of the other top stories we are following for you right now. a stunning new revelation is certain to fuel the controversy tied to that tragic drowning at an alameda beach. several firefighters stood by and watched as a suicidal man drowned. they had money for water rescue training but never used it. >>> this morning police in the south bay are investigating a stabbing near san jose state university. at least two people were injured in last nights attack just outside a mcdonalds restaurant on east san carlos street. >>> some new hope this morning for the fire crews battling the wallow wild fire in eastern arizona. the winds have died down. that is helping firefighters gain 5% containment as that fire works its way toward the border of new mexico. this fire already has burned more than 600 square miles and destroyed at least 29 homes. thousands were forced t

ktvu's jade hernandez live at the scene with what the crews are saying caused a transformer to blow. jade. >> reporter: pg&e crews believe at this point a bird may have struck power lines and caused this power outage. live along 44th avenue between east 12th and san leandro. we're about half a block away from where pg&e crews are working at this hour. we've been told 1400 people were effected this morning and at this point 50 people should still be effected by the outage. less than a block away from where crews are working you can see this downed power line. that line was dead once it snapped. we just learned that from pg&e just a few minutes ago. but the officer who initially saw the flashes of light when all of this what happened, there were some loud booms in the area, he drove over to make sure there was no traffic in this area and all cars stayed away from the line. i do want to show you this morning pg&e arriving about an hour ago. the utility spokesman told us that work will continue until

ktvu's jade hernandez has just arrived there. i know you've been talking to the police. what's the latest there? >> you can see crime tape is still up. just down the street is the crime scene. this is what we know right now. the san jose police respond to a call to an unknown disturbance this morning. police pulled up to the 1200 block of oxton drive and found a man shot dead. that person was inside the garage. we've also learned there were three other victims. those victims were shot at that same house. we learned they were attending some type of gathering, those four young men were attending a gathering. the suspects had already left the scene by time police arrived. minutes later, police found out those other three had walk into several other hospitals in san jose, each suffering from gunshot wounds. one of the victims is already. the other two we've learned

jade hernandez tells us about the plan that is already angering not just drivers but business owners. jade. >> reporter: we are live in front of the second and san carlos parking garage. it costs $2 and a quarter to park per hour in the parking garage. the cost could soon go up. the city plans to raise the fee by 25 to 33% to pay for a city garage. what that means for drivers at the parking garage at second and san carlos is the cost to park will go up if if approved by the city council members. drivers do not only see a hike per day. pushing up the cost of parking in a garage would generate a little more than half a million dollars for the cities. the proposed rate changes will effect city own garages. the city does plan to offer drivers an incentive to continue paying. they would offer diners on nights and weekends longer periods of free parking. of course businesses say any rate hike approved means they are going to wind up paying the difference and they are afraid shoppers will find other places to dine and eat when they come downtown. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> time is no

jade hernandez is covering the many visiting firefighters in the bay area. sal castaneda will have the funeral's impact on traffic. let's start first with tara moriarty she is at st. mary's cathedral. >> there are quite a few signs up here no stopping, no parking. they will need this area clear for the procession and crews will be out here in the next couple of hours putting up

ktvu's jade hernandez just arrived there. we're hearing that they found a trail of blood. jade? >> reporter: dave, we jumped out of the truck about five minutes ago, police were pulling crime tape and zigzagging it across the street. we're just across the street from the safeway. you can see where walkers and joggers are being pulled away from the area. down there at fillmore you can see traffic being diverted from the area. police officers have been ordering joggers to stay away from this area. i want to talk around here. this is the fort mason center parking lot. you can see, this parking lot actually is closed to through traffic. police officer, lieutenant troy dangerfield, just arrived on the scene. he's the spokesperson for the police d. he was gonna try to get -- police department. he was gonna try to get some information. a body was found. police officer are investigating. and in just a few minutes we'll get an update from lieutenant dangerfield here on the scene. we'll have more from you in five minutes. back to you in the studio. >> thank you for the update, we'll check

jade hernandez is life at the spot where emergency repairs is taking police. you should know that the n judah and j church may be will be delayed until 6:15. in fact, they are not running. they will have bus service instead because of emergency repaired. let's go out and take a look at live pictures on 80 westbound it looks pretty good. there are no major problem there is. traffic is move well. you can find me by the way on twitter. it's sal under score cast nada. westbound bay bridge traffic looks good. if you are driving on 280 northbound it looks good getting up to highway 17. it's 10 minutes after 5:00. let's go to steve. >>> sp weather sal. if you have twitter information on weather also. a couple things a lot of upper 40s toward the north bay. i was looking upper 40s to low 50s. that is a cool pattern for june. 2340 doubt -- no doubt about it. fog is on the san mateo coastline and it's thick, thick, thick. also in the monterey area. the fog though looks like it wants to stop right around point rays. coastal fog sunny and cooler. windy at times. that is a

reporting live jade hernandez. >>> stay with us here all day. ktvu will provide live coverage of today's funeral that begins at 12:30 right after the ktvu channel 2 news at noon. we will also stream the service live on our website ktvu.com. >>> time now 5:04. overnight news san francisco firefighters race to a late night apartment fire. this one started shortly after 11:00 on mccallister right near the civic center. several people had if be treated for smoke inhalation but no serious injuries were reported. the cause of fire is still under investigation. >>> all lanes of highway 880 reopened now after a big rig and several cars crashed. this happened near the oakland coliseum around midnight. several lanes were blocked. traffic slowed down overnight. the chp is reporting one minor injury. >>> nato now says a un resolution justifies targeting moammar gadhafi with air strikes. coming up at 5:15 we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the increasing pressure on moammar gadhafi to step down and his response. >>> a new poll s

jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: the woman who filed the lawsuit has said shows has already received death threats. she says all she wants the company to do is review and change their pollty. now, the woman wore a scarf over her head. when she worked for the parent company back in 2009, she said she was told she could wear her scarf as long as she wore different colors. but afterward she was told to take it off altogether. she refused and sheep alleges they fire -- they fired her for it. >> when inwas asked to remove my scarf, i was demoralized and felt unwanted. now i feel the need to double check myself. >> such a look policy cannot be square with our shared values. no worker should have to choose between their religion and their job. >> reporter: in san francisco today, the abercrombie and nin. store today -- finch store operated business as usual today. two other complaints were lodged against the company. now were -- now, we tried contacting amber comby. we've not heard back. reporting live in san francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the supreme court has overturn

ktvu's jade hernandez is in oakland for reaction. but first we go live to ktvu's claudine wong who is outside the jailhouse in los angeles. claudine. >> reporter: well, pam, mesherle knew for the last month that today would be the day and at 12:01 this morning he was officially released from the los angeles county jail. now we've been literally out here all night long into these early morning hours but we never saw him. that did not however come as a big surprise because his attorney tells me they've had continuing safety concerns. and the sheriff's department here in los angeles apparently had some as well. we were warned early on he may be taken out another way for security reasons. that didn't make oscar grant's uncle very happy. he came down here hoping to see mesherle and hoping mesherle would see him. you don't want to have any discussion with him from this point on? >> no. no discussion at all but i want him to know i will be a part of the rest of his life. >> reporter: so what's next for mesherle? we've learned he's gotten a

jade hernandez has more. jade? >> reporter: well, this home was destroyed by the san bruno explosion and now the family who lives inside cannot go back there until construction work is done. but now, vanner built construction suggested by -- vanderbilt construction suggested by pg&e is going on. >> we're sorry. you have reached a number that is disconnected or is no longer in service. if you feel you have reached this recording in error, please check the number and -- and try your call again. >> reporter: that's the message people get when if they call the san bruno office. we got an earful from neighbors who worked for the company and said they were left with unfinished and shoddy work. this neighbor xed out out the name "vanderbilt." we were told pg&e recommended vanderbilt and they said they would take care of the residents. >> pg&e assured us from the very first day that they would make the city whole in the situation as well as the residents and we expect them to hold their feet to the ground on this one. >> t

ktvu jade hernandez is live in the city to tell us how they are preparing for everything. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, david. it's quiet this morning. i can show you right now that there is already signs actual signs showing that this area is preparing itself for a big parade on sunday. festivities will bring out throngs of gay pride supporters. yesterday we watched as businesses and residences geared up for the gay pride parade. the 8th annual transmarch. thousands are expected to attend which will culminate in a march to san francisco's civic center a few hours later. and then of course tomorrow the san francisco's pride celebration continues. on sat and sunday there will be several events planned for in front of city hall. on sunday at 10:30 in the morning they will lead the pride parade. some of the crowds have already arrived. businesses are bracing themselves and enjoying the extra revenue flow. anticipated crowds are a mixed blessing though. coming up we will explain why. we will have more on an expo in the city. how the businesses are exploring a n

jade hernandez has more on this. is telling us what the mayor is doing as taking some action now. >> reporter: that is right. crown beach is quiet and tranquil and the trannicdowning here that happened forced some residents to speak out. >> if you can't do that, mayor gillmore you are failing to serve this city. >> this is a political game. it's not funny. it has no merit. it's not good to do with human beings that work hard for their money and investigate in this citied to do. this is political. a man died because of politics. >> reporter: 52-year-old raymond zach died after emergency responders watched on the shore as he waded in the water. he refused to come out. a passer by pulled the man to shore. training will begin for 16 fire feets to become rescue swimmers and 14 firefighters have volunteered. as for police the 300-pound man was considered suicidal and armed and dangerous. the city manager says what happened here will never happen again. we spoke to the mayor right after last nights city council meeting. the

let's go live to jade hernandez who is right at a critical switch point. she has this report. jade. >> reporter: i was looking at where we are. this is where repair work is being done. i wanted to show you two lines are still down. the n-judah and j-church. muni said they expected work to be finished by this morning but no one knows when. you are looking at crews watching yesterday. passengers took a muni train to -- the train with the damaged piece of equipment entered the tunnel yesterday and dragged down wires in a section of that tunnel. the pen to graph connects the vehicle to the muni overhead wire. the service went down before 11:30 yesterday morning shutting down service for five lines. k, l, m, n, and j. >> that's okay. we don't know which way to go. which spot to go. >> it's bad for me because i'm so tired. i have been on my feet since 8:30 this morning. >> reporter: muni's aboveground service was not effected. and they immediately made shuttle buses available for riders and inspectors helped direct passengers. we will keep you posted on work here and will let you kno

in san jose, jade hernandez. ktvu.com. >>> 14 people including four children need a place to live this afternoon after a fire at their san san leandro apartment building. it started around 6:30 at a 66- unit building on hayes and thornston street. firefighters went door to door telling people they needed to leave the building. the cause of this fire is still under investigation. >>> an early-morning fire in san francisco has left one person homeless. it started around 1:00 at an apartment building on el am street between pierce and scott street. when firefighters arrived, they found the fire burning between two buildings. they called in a second engine to get the fire under control. now the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> control burns continue in dublin. it's for veg lative material. the burning will continue at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> the san francisco public utilities commission is reportedly charging more as it upgrades and repairs the hetch hetchy water system. last night the paul low alto city

reporting live from walnut creek, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is a new lawsuit tied to the fatal shooting of a b.a.r.t. passenger, oscar grant. an oakland paramedic claims the col leeing -- the colleagues failed to give treatment to grant. in a whistle-blowing lawsuit, he said the department failed to promote him is after oscar grant's case. >> they didn't want to give a call and talk about it, get the personnel involved. we're just gonna go over the facts and what went well and what could have went better and dig further into the matter. from what i understand, it was completely suppressed. >> gillis was not at the scene of the is paramedics but believe they only treated the entry wound and not the exit wound. >>> local authorities are searching for a man suspected in reformed -- armed robberies. this is surveillance video. the man was armed with a silver resolve but no one was hurt. he ordered the store manage jer to take money out of the -- manager to take money out of the safe. he's described as african- american, about 200 pounds, 5'9". >>> ahead -- reports of a

jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: hour 7 of this -- seven of this read-in continues. it continues to show the push to keep open a dozen libraryies. it's a read-in to save 14 branch libraries. the asian branch near downtown oakland -- >> how am i gonna get books. >> i can't buy them. i read books super fast and i can't just go to walmart or costco every day. >> reporter: she's scheduled to graduate from oakland high in the spring. her high school lost funding to keep the doors open during her senior year. so she says this would be devastating to lose her neighborhood library as well. >> i don't think i will be reading books anymore. >> he read me a book and then i will start wanting to read my own books. >> reporter: every hour of this read-in represents one of the branches which could be closed or have hours reduced,. >> we will be without a community core. >> reporter: helen is not the only one who sees the importance of what this city could lose. >> i've been to the library early in the morning. there's like people lining up to go in there and it's not even open yet

jade hernandez has been following developments all morning long. she's live now to explain some new developments. >> reporter: this has turned into a multiple scene investigation. a discovery, a body found in marina waters early this morning and over the past few hours, we watched the crime scene grow. >> my son said the trail of blood was fresh when he came upon it and insaw it this morning. it -- and i saw it this morning. it was a lot of blood. it appears that this is -- >> reporter: the blood trail began in front of the u.s. post office branch at beach and buchanan and stretched across the street. thinking it was an animal, his son followed it. he found nothing. he called police. and after 20 minutes he left. >> of course, after i heard the choppers and sirens, i thought, let me guess what they found. >> reporter: police searched, they found nothing. >> i mean, cops can only do what they can do. if they don't find a victim, they don't find a victim. >> reporter: they found the body a young white man floating in the water. police pulled crime ta

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us from outside the walnut creek courthouse to talk about what's happening today. jade. >> reporter: well, in a few hours right here at the contra costa county superior court these four men will step in front of a judge. prosecutors say they have evidence detailing a scandal showing belate event disregard of the law these men said they represented. four men have been implicated including one man who used to head the drug enforcement team. the men will appear before a judge later this morning. three worked for law enforcement agencies while the other was a private investigator. the men are expected to appear at the court around 8:30 this morning. federal authorities have already taken over this case. the state case covers a 38 count felony complaint which alleges conspiracy, illegal weapons, criminal threats, dui set ups, bribery and other crimes. other alleged illegal activity these men are accused of being a part of, a marijuana grow operation and prostitution. now the district attorney says charges stand as they are but could be trumped later by any federa

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now with new information from investigators. what did they tell you, jade? >> reporter: well, i can first show you that there are two ways that bart passengers make their way from the south hayward bart station down to the bart overpass. you can see there's some steps or this well worn path. this well worn path is taken by bikers and walkers. you can take it all the way down to underneath the bart overpass. that's exactly where the robbery happened late last night around 11:15. we want the hayward police scoured with armed officers with canine officers last night. from what police gathered and told us this morning this is what we know. a husband and wife making their way sprout hayward bart station when two young men in their late teens or early 20s approached them near the overpass. the gunman ordered the couple to hand over their belongings. police say there wasn't a struggle and the couple did not resist. somehow in the process the husband was shot twice. a paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he remains in critical con

ktvu channel 2 reporter jade hernandez joins us now from hayward with more on what police are uncovering. jade. >> reporter: that's right. hayward police right here at headquarters may be investigating several phone calls that came from michelle le's phone after her disappearance. that's the startling discovery here. those calls reportedly led detectives out of state to investigate. a source said one call came from a reno, nevada, phone and another somewhere in arizona. hayward police have reportedly traveled to arizona to speak to a woman there. a woman who then called le's family. a san diego television station is reporting sources close to the case have confirmed the calls. le is a san diego native. i received an e-mail from the family's spokeswoman late last night disputing the source saying hayward police and the family have not acknowledged the facts in the story. and michelle's brother, michael, who is quoted in the report only says michael received a phone call and passed it along to police. not that the call had any significance to the case. the family contends they don't want t

ktvu's jade hernandez tells us that he is getting some strong support from his church group. jade. >> reporter: that's right. within the hour we've checked in with the santa clara valley medical center in san jose. we wanted to see how ryan buchanan was fairing this morning. the hospital won't give any details about the 17-year-old, but we can tell you later tonight right here in alamo at the creek side community church another vigil is scheduled. we know that ryan buchanan is still in that san jose hospital this morning and doctors are keeping a very close eye on the 17-year-old teen who on saturday was air lifted from a santa cruz beach to san jose. he'd been digging a six foot deep tunnel when the sand around him collapsed trapping him for about 15 minutes. friends frantically dug him out. some of those same friends gathered at creek side community church last night to pray and to talk about ryan. the kids were on an annual camping trip this weekend sponsored by the church. about 60 teenagers and adults were in santa cruz enjoying the sun and surf when tragedy struck. now t

ktvu's jade hernandez joining us live with some of the places they'd been targeting there. jade. >> reporter: good morning. we moved to a neighborhood where a blog reports that there have been some problems with gas thieves. the blog reports gasoline thieves are targeting various spots in the city including right here in this estates. the report comes out of clay cord.com. within the past month eight drivers have reported gas thieves targeting their tank. now here's a map showing streets according to the blog where the siphoning has been an issue. there have been a couple issues in dana estates in crystal ranch. the other streets listed are as follows, peach place, florida drive and meadow lane. the blog also says someone reported gas siphoning at this grocery outlet in concord. we were there about an hour ago. doors don't open for another few hours. we also checked in with the concord police department this morning and we were told officers have not had any reports as far as anyone on duty overnight is aware of. but our inquiries have been forwarded to detectives. we are al

jade hernandez has been following the fire crews providing backup support to the city. we want to begin with tara moriarty who is live outside the cathedral joo. the bells just started ring here and hundreds of firefighters are now lined up right in front of the church. if you take a look behind me, you can see it is a sea of blue. they have come from chicago, new york, miami, canada and even as far as england. engine 26, as you mentioned, will be pulling up in about 15 minutes or so along the great highway with those flag-draped caskets of the two fallen firefighters. the streets around st. mary's are blocked off. there are two trucks extending a jie gigantic american flag. many dignitaries, including governor jerry brown should be arriving shortly. now, we are hearing that five, possibly 6,000 people will be here. lieutenant vincent perez grew up in vernal heights. he went to reardon high school and friends say he loved to restore vintage cars and cruise them down mission street. anthony vialerio grew up in the city. loved to surf, fly gliders and bake sour dough brea

ktvu's jade hernandez is there right now with the latest on some of the damage. what happened, jade? >> reporter: dave, you can see firefighters were out here this morning. you can see the debris out in front of the one of the homes effected. the call came into dispatch around 1:00 this morning at 1127 elm. flames trapped between two structures forced firefighters to upgrade the fire to a second alarm. firefighters worked hard at extinguishing flames quickly. firefighters fought flames from the alley which is closer to golden gate and scott here in the western addition. no one was hurt. arson investigators were looking for a cause this morning, but the deputy fire chief explained initial obstacles upon their arrival. >> fire looks like it started between the two buildings and went up and got into the building here on golden gate and into the building of the back of the sea exposure. got into both buildings so they pulled the second alarm because we have units in the alley and out back and out here. >> reporter: when we arrived this morning the american red cross w

jade hernandez is at the scene of the fire where investigators arrive this morning but we begin with david stevenson at san francisco general for the latest on a show of support for the firefighter injured. >> reporter: i also want to update you on the funeral preparations for one firefighter but we just received an update on the condition of the wounded firefighter resting right now on the 4th floor of the hospital. we have learned that anthony boalreadyio was placed on a new breathing machine to stabilize his condition. has been is being rotated to help him with burns. streams of worried firefighters and police officers have come to the hospital all morning to check on him. his brother just about an hour ago told us he is set to be seen by a neuro surgeon later today and his condition is touch and go. >> they are keeping him medically paralyzed in order to help his breathing. if he moves it will injure his breathing, they put him in a bed turned him facing the floor to help relief the pressure of his chest on his lungs so he can take in more oxygen. >> he told us the fire burned so

now we will send it to ktvu's jade hernandez who is near antioch near the former garrido home. jade. >> reporter: ken, we are here in antioch. and a few people that we spoke to today told us that they were satisfied that phillip garrido would spend the rest of his life behind bars. but a few women told us that nancy garrido deserved more jail time. the woman we spoke to lived behind phillip and nancy garrido's compound. she didn't want to speak to us on camera but told us the garridos are "getting what they deserve. and if we'd known anything was going on we'd been the first to call ." the reaction here over the garridos sentencing today are a mix of guilt, sadness and relief. for others stopping in at the bridgehead cafe not far from the garridos home the horror still reso nates for residents. >> i live right over there. so close to know that something so horrible would happen in antioch was just scary. just scary. >> reporter: phillip and nancy garrido were both in a placerville court for their sentencing today. 60-year-old garrido received 431 years to life. his wife, nancy,

ktvu's jade hernandez is there this morning with more on the firefighter's injury and the damage left behind. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, pam. we can tell you the firefighter went to the hospital for precautionary measures. we are live at east 17th and 23rd avenue this morning, and we can show you and give you a better view of the damage this morning. you can see firefighters where that light is, they're looking for hot spots. we've learned two families live inside of this retrofitted victorian. nine people live in that upstairs portion, five people live downstairs, only eight people were home this morning when this fire broke out. we spoke to one of the residents who said that the smoke alarm saved his family. >> we woke up. we thought it was just, you know, not a serious fire like this until my uncle said get out, knocked on my door, said there's fire and we went downstairs. >> reporter: when we pulled up about an hour ago, the american red cross had already started helping the family without a place to stay. dispatch sent friars to this home around 2:06 this morn

jade hernandez has more. jade? >> reporter: that's right. across the street there's a building with posters of oscar grant on them. the protests began at the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station yesterday where oscar grant was shot two and a half years ago. officers didn't try to clear any intersections and they kept police perimeters out of site. for two hours there was an open mic opportunity for anyone who wanted to publicly event. organizers said they pushed anarchists to get the word out. they didn't want any vandalism or spray paint. >> he's a murderer! >> justice has not been served. it's more like a punch in the gut that this man is getting out. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the protests stayed peaceful. police only made one arrest for tagging. the protests at the fruitvale yesterday may have prevented swellups. we wanted to show you this morning that looters damaged this footlocker last summer after mehserle's sentencing and before his release, the owners didn't take any chances, as you can see. it's boarded up this morning. quite a difference in

ktvu's jade hernandez tells us how some of these disaster victims now feel they have been abandoned. jade. >> reporter: vanderbilt construction is the business in question. and they have three different offices. one in west sacramento, one in san diego and one in castro valley. two of those numbers are no longer in service this morning. and now the contractor's future is in question. this is their website. the castro valley number is tied to an answering service now. we've left a message this morning for company officials through that service. we were told the company is not operating or open again until june 6. we've learned from the mercury news one family in particular used to call a house along at the same time drive their home until the san bruno explosion. then they connected with pg&e's assistance to a contractor to help rebuild. that contractor is vanderbilt construction. now the contractor may no longer be in business. at least five families received an e-mail friday from vanderbilt. the construction company explained it was closing until june 6th to reshuffle resources and d

jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. >>> the unions are ready to negotiate pension reform. the two unions have set up an rv across the street -- street -- >> we're gonna be here 24/. we're ready to talk about it. we want something that makes sense to everything. >> the unions say so far they've been disappointed in the city's evons -- in the city roo -- in the city's response to the offers. >>> jury deliberations are taking place in the murder trial of chauncey bailey. jurors are working to find the fate of yusef bey iv and his assistant, mackey. the two men are charged with killing bailey back in 2007. >>> today marks the beginning of week three in the casey anthony trial. this is video of her arriving this morning. she's accused of killing her daughter. this week, prosecutors will consider to -- will continue to focus on forensic evidence. there were air am spells take -- air samples taken from the vehicle. >> and did you recognize the odor? >> yes. >> what did you recognize the odor to be? >> decomposition. >>> back to developing news. we're following east palo a

jade hernandez says that's not necessarily the case so what are they saying now? yoo with no new arrests the information that came out of a san diego television station seemed to give this investigation hope but, today, hayward police and the le family are disputing those claims and that is not all. in fact, it was reported two calls came from the michelle le cell phone after she disappeared, one from reno nevada but they say that isn't true. they did receive calls from across state lines but they did not come from her cell phone after her disappearance. >> is the answer to what answered to michelle lying across state lines? no, we don't believe that's the case. >> reporter: investigators did travel to arizona, though, to speak to a woman about this case. we spoke to michelle's brother michael, this afternoon, who told us this very same woman contacted him but he says his quotes and recent television reports were taken out of context and he doesn't know the woman who tried to reach out. >> our family tries very hard to keep our best foot forward and we don't want

ktvu's jade hernandez is at the scene with why firefighters had trouble getting this fire under control. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. san francisco firefighters put this fire out quickly but not before they ruled it a second alarm. firefighters had to fight the flames trapped between two structures. >> fire looks like it started between the two buildings and went up and got into the building here on golden gate and into the building in the back of the sea exposure. got into both buildings so they pulled the second alarm because we have units in the alley and out back here. >> reporter: firefighters received word from dispatch around 1:00 this morning about flames at 1127 elm in san francisco. the deputy fire chief initially thought eight neighbors were effected. but we spoke to the american cross upon our arrival this morning and learned fortunately only one person was left without a place to stay. no one was hurt. the firefighters fought flames from the alley which is closer to golden gate and scott here in the western edition. as i mentioned, no one was hurt. arson i

ktvu's jade hernandez has arrived there. she's right near the home where the shooting happened. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we can show you this morning that several squad cars and the crime scene is about a block away. you can see the command center right there with the information we've just learned, we can better describe details. san jose police are keeping us about a lock away from home where police say -- about about a block away from home where police say shots were fired. police say four young men had gathered inside of the garage. at this point, police believe several suspects walked you and opened fire right here in the 1200 block of oxton tribe. by time police arrived, they found only one body inside of the garage. the other three men made their way to two other local hospitals. police say they will survive their injuries. >>> we're definitely looking into all angles or aspects if, if you will, to determine if this was gang-related or if it was just a heated dispute. we really don't know. at this point, police don't have a motive. detectives are stil

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now with how firefighters are doing and how that one firefighter in particular is doing right now. jade. >> reporter: i can tell you right now that firefighter is headed straight to the hospital. he suffered a back injury. we can take you right in because firefighters are still out here right now. they're looking for hot spots. this is a structure, this victorian home renovated into a couple different apartments. you can see that there's firefighters on the top floor. we were told that the attic was converted into living space, and i spoke to a family member who told me that there's two families that live inside of this home this morning. we're live at east 17th and 23rd avenue, and this fire started just after 2:00 this morning. that firefighter that was hurt was taken to the hospital by the public information officer out here on the scene. we've been told that this fire was concentrated on the first floor, the living area, and that this was a one-alarm fire right after about 2:06 this morning. i've been told that four engines are out here and a truck. and as i

jade hernandez is joining us live from san francisco now to tell us how many people are expected to be>> reporter: thousands are expected, dave. a service for both fallen firefighters is expected to be held right here at st. mary's cathedral. the memorial has been set up at the station with helmets baring the firefighters names which is rested on chairs and jackets on the back and boots tucked underneath. in fact the firefighters union president says fire departments from all over the country are planning to send representatives to the funeral. planning and preparing for saturday's services. first responders have had to attend mandatory debriefing services. lieutenant vincent perez 48 and anthony valerio 53 have joint services at st. mary's on friday scheduled. neither were married or had children of their own but came from very large e tended families and born and raised in san francisco. their service is scheduled for 12:30 on friday. reporting live back to you in the studio. >> you can find image from that deadly fire along with get the latest investigation on our channel 2 website.

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now from the scene with word on what led up to this gunfire. jade. >> reporter: well, hayward police have just informed us they're looking for two gunmen in the late night robbery. gunmen who covered their faces during the robbery. i want to show you it happened underneath this bart overpass along tenson road around 11:15. we watched as hayward police scoured for the two armed robbers with canine officers. from what police pieced together a husband and wife were making their way home from the south hayward bart station when two young men in their late teens or early 20s approached them near theover pass. the gunmen ordered the couple to hand over their belongings. police say there was not a struggle and the couple did not resist. but somehow in the process the husband was shot twice. paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. his wife wasn't hurt. hayward police say the armed robbers covered their faces during the robbery. so detectives were searching for young men of average height between 5'7" to 5'9" with a

jade hernandez. >> reporter: the crown memorial beach is closed at this hour. what is not closed is debate over what happened on memorial day. the community is extremely upset. the mayor says that she is going to do something about this. she wants to prevent this from happening again. a commission will now review this drowning death. the controversy stems from 52- year-old raymond zach's death as he waded in the water on memorial day morning. firefighters said they were not certified on inshore rescues. the 300-pound man was suicidal and armed and dangerous. a passer by pulled the body from the water. discussing a commission to review the city's policies, alameda's mayor spoke to us. >> we want to see what happened. when it happened. how to prevent it from happening again. just what steps we should take to change it. >> reporter: the mayor says that the city aims to create a web page. on it a transcribed 911 tape. city residents spoke out at last nights meeting. their comments we will have for you coming up. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> today the decision

reporting live from the castro jade hernandez. >>> time now 6:550.jury recommending the san jose unified school district install automatic school alarms and sprinklers in all of the remodeled offices and school room. this school did not have automatic alarms or sprinklers. the building was completely destroyed as you can see here. suffering about $15 million damage. >>> the victims of tuesday's frat house fire in san jose state are getting help from the old navy store. the fire caused a lot of damage. all 28 men living there got out without any injuries. but they lost most of what they had. today, the old navy store at valley fair mall will allow them to buy new clothing at a discounted price. the purchases will be coming from a donation fund for these victims. >>> 6:51 is the time. back to sal for a look at traffic. sal. >> we are doing pretty well on this friday. definitely an improvement from other days of the week. 280 northbound the traffic all over the south bay looks pretty good. there is a little bit of slowing here and there. that is about a

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now with new information from investigators. jade, what can you tell us? >> reporter: hayward police are investigating because this happened just off of bart property near tennison road. you can see underneath this bart overpass. it happened around 11:15. hayward police say they're still looking for two gunmen this morning. gunmen who ran away after the shooting. we watched as hayward police scoured for the two armed robbers with canine officers after the shooting. from what police gather a husband and wife were making their way home from a south hayward bart station when two young men in their late teens or early 20s approached them near the overpass. the gunman ordered the couple to hand over their belongings. police say there wasn't a struggle and the couple didn't resist, but somehow in the process the husband was shot twice. paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. his wife was not hurt. hayward police say the armed robbers covered their faces during the robbery. so detectives only have v

. >>> right now we want to go out to jade hernandez who has some new information for us. ade. >> reporter: well, that's right. we are live in san francisco and in a few moments we're going to speak to one of the main organizers of a taxi cab strike. it's scheduled for noon. the details coming up. >>> good morning. southbound 101 traffic in marin county looking pretty good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. if you've tried to lose weight, you know it's hard to find a diet you can stick to. try jenny craig, and enjoy options that fit your lifestyle. choose to get motivating support at your local centre- and pick up the delicious food while you're there. or, have the food delivered... and get the same support on the phone. it's about choice: stephanie lost forty pounds on jenny craig. so try a weight- loss program that combines results with flexibility: call jenny craig at 1-800-94jenny today. helping you buy better. >>> good morning. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 6:45. a four-alar

jade hernandez joins us live from walnut creek.ust spoke to one of the attorneys of the accused. >> michael cardoza representing welsh. his attorney said that welsh has admitted to breaking the law in some instances and this is a difficult time for his family. >> he has opened up to the family and certainly talked with him. his wife has been nothing but stellar in records to all of this. she's standing by him, as are his daughters, his father and the rest of the family >> reporter: we have been waiting for these four men to appear before a judge right here at superior court. we know at least one of them has shown up here in walnut creek. the men are accused of using their status to sell drugs, setting up stings, norman welsh said he needed the money because he had a sick daughter. welsh is accused of selling meth, pot and steroids. he was arrested at the same time as his friend chris butler. the law enforcement officers -- -- charged along with former private investigator chris butler, age 29. they face 38 count felony complaints a

ktvu's jade hernandez is in oakland right now.o go live to ktvu's claudine wong. she's outside the jailhouse in los angeles. claudine. >> reporter: well, we're in front of los angeles county jail where mesherle spent the last 11 months. he was freed at 12:01 this morning. but we never saw him. instead, we simply got an online confirmation and oscar grant's uncle got this call. >> no longer in custody. the change took place on june 13, 2011. >> reporter: that recorded message came from the department of corrections at 12:25 this morning. he was disappointed he didn't actually get to see mesherle with his own eyes this morning. he said there had been so many rumors he needed to see him walk out of the jail where he served his sentence. >> there were many rumors that he wasn't even really locked up here. so to see him actually exit at least in some way validated the fact that he may have truly been here for the time period he should have been here. >> reporter: mesherle's attorney says there were just too many safety concerns to let

ktvu's jade hernandez tells us that tragedy dominated last night's city council meeting in alameda. jade? >> reporter: yes, it did. residents spoke and the mayor said it will never happen again. this morning we're live at crown beach. it's very quiet and tranquil here. but the mayor said a commission will be assembled to address this tragic drowning that happened on this beach and it will most likely be multiagency and it will be assembled soon. we spoke to the mayor shortly after the city council meeting. she said a web page will be created and the 911 dispatch call will be transcribed. she said the city is doing all it can to find out what went wrong on memorial day when the man threatened to take his own life and waded in the water on crown beach. firefighter says due to budget fights they weren't certified to try to jump in and police say the man was -- the 300- pound man was a threat to others who would go in after hill. >> we've made one very big -- big important change by rescinding that policy. but that may not be the only thing we need to change. so we need to look at that.

jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and if you want to see more of the pictures of the damage fromck at that church you can go to our website ktvu.com. we have them on a slide show. >>> concord police emptied a homeless encampment. officers notified people they had to be out of the homeless encampment at 9:00 p.m. >>> medical marijuana patients could be at risk of losing their jobs in washington state everyone if they only use the drug outside the workplace. the washington state supreme court ruled today that a teletech company was allowed to fire a worker in 2006 because of a positive drug test. that employee was an authorized medical marijuana patient. but the justices say state law does not offer any employment protections for medical marijuana users and that companies do not have to accommodate them. >>> federal officials said today the number of customs and border agents who were under investigation for corruption is on the rise. the lead investigator testified today before a senate panel. the agency has 267 corruption cases pending against border agents. but a border protecti

jade hernandez joins us. she's in hayward. >> reporter: it's been a month since michelle le disappeared. her detectives may be pushing -- cell phone may be pushing directs out of state. there were calls made from her cell phone after her disappearance. that led detectives out of state. one came from a reno, nevada phone and one from somewhere else. le's brother michael confirmed the phone call and passed along what was said to report. it said le's suv, which had a splatter of blood inside was found close to where le disappeared and spotted by witness four hours after she vanished. sources have confirmed those calls and information. le, a nursing student; a san diego nayty. i received an email. the family said they don't want to jeopardize the investigation. in the meantime they've been organizing search parties. they plan to head up another search for the 26-year-old next weekend. a reward is still being offered for many -- information. the police are still investigating. we're live at hayward police headquar

jade hernandez. >>> emergency crews literally face an explosive situation in pleasant hill. it happened on douglas lane. firefighters say they heard live ammunition exfloating. in oir last -- our last hour we talked to a man who said the blast shook his apartment. >> i heard rounds going off and someone thought it was a fire hazard but to me it sounded like bullets. >> no injuries have been reported. ktvu's kraig debro will tell us what may have caused the fire. >> new this morning, pg&e crews restored power. they were call to 44th avenue after a transformer blew. a plafer saw three flashes of light before hearing the exploasmghts 1500 customers lost their power for couple hours while the crews worked to fix the problems. pg&e said a bird may have caused it to blow. >>> the labor department said the number of people filing for first time unemployment benefits is drifting lower. it's down 6,000 from the week before but still higher than most economists had forecast. continuing claims held nearly steady at 3.71 million. the unemployment rate for all of may comes out tomorrow m

jade hernandez is joining us live outside of city hall. >> reporter: a read in has already started right here. 14 hours for 14 libraries. activists wanting to save 14 libraries right here in the city of oakland plan to hold a read in all day today. now there was a demonstration on friday. oakland police arrested 16 people when protestors blocked the streets. bay of reach is not the only group. today's read in is being sponsored. another coalition of concern city residence urging supporters to do what they can. they are holding today's read in and amy martin joins us this morning. amy thank you for joining us. what do you expect today? >> we expect surprises. we already have tennis going on over here which we were not noting -- we were not expecting. >> what happens if 14 libraries are no longer open? >> 14 libraries closing would be a tremendous issue for oakland education. libraries are also a public safety issue. it's a safe refuge for family and kids. to have a safe place to go and be off the street. >> reporter: thank you for joining us this morning. she is with save the oakland libr