our jade hernandez has been talking to b.a.r.t. riders all day about our contingency plan and she's live now at the b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: when riders say simply the public depends on public transportation. >> reporter: wheeling into the dublin b.a.r.t. station was easy today. but a b.a.r.t. closure cuts off mobility. >> it will affect so many others. >> reporter: during last month's strike, businessman azashi lost precious time on the clock. >> i came, the driver went, then i found out everything was closed. no bus, you know. so i rather go using b.a.r.t. than the car. to avoid the bridge, avoid the traffic. >> i'm on the side of the worker. the every day person. >> reporter: except that's exactly who will pay the price if b.a.r.t. strikes. this family knows personally when they had to look for a different way of transportation at the last b.a.r.t. strike. because throwing out rider schedules also means smaller paychecks. >> i can't get to work together. i would have to pay more for the bus or taxi, pay a friend to get to

ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now and live in san francisco where people say the situation is out of control. jade? >> reporter: across the street is the bart station plaza. and commuters have to endure foul smells on a daily basis and also avoid becoming victims of crimes. >> the video shocks anyone, a man tried to set a homeless person on fire at the bart station. he says this incident saturday night wasn't reported. >> we have mental health professionals that work with us to help the homeless that we have. >> reporter: bart could have intervened. >> people have to call. if there is someone that needs assistance officers will come out and do a check. >> the number of homeless people around this bart station troubles her. she turned away a woman who begs to use the phone. >> sometimes it gets difficult. >> reporter: she describes the plaza as a mess. [ music ] >> reporter: she more empathetic to the people e's station -- people's station. >> you can't go in the restaurant, what are you supposed to do? >> so terrible. sometimes people don't like to get off here. >> i don't may be tha

jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and high winds canceled today's second race. it's a major obstacle for sailors. mark tamayo is here with a look at how windy and gusty it was. >> hi there. always a challenge. you want to -- you want a wind but not too much. this is the bay and the bay bridge. you get an idea, we do have some gusty conditions here which is from the flag moving. looking at the ocean surface, there's not the white caps out there. the numbers showing up, taking a look at the map, around 3:00, we had winds gusts at 40 miles an hour. toward the embarcadero, winds gusting to 17. wind speeds right around 15, 25 miles an hour throughout the afternoon hours pushing through the golden gate bridge and into the bay. winds were up but not extreme conditions. tomorrow we are still talking about winds topping 20 miles an hour. we have a changing forecast as we head into sunday, monday, tuesday. i will have more coming up. >>> police in oakland rushed to a shooting in broad daylight today. this after two people are shot and killed at a party last night. noelle

reporting live in san jose tonight, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2news. >>> a judge ordered a fremont man today to the napa state hospital for running down a pedestrian in 2006. 36-year-old omit paul pleaded guilty to first degree murder last month for using his suv to hit and kill 04-year-old stephen j wilson as he walked on fremont boulevard. the judge said he made his decision based on reports from four psychiatrists who said paul was mentally ill. after paul ran down wilson in fremont, he headed to san francisco where he plowed through another 16 people. no one was killed, but they all suffered injuries. a judge declared paul insane and sent him to napa state hospital for that incident as well. >>> newly released 911 tapes of an officer-involved shooting in heyward seemed to back up officers' account of what happened. donnie simmons, jr. was shot to death by officers august 14th. officers say he lunged at them with a knife, but his family argued he was unarmed. today, ktvu obtained the heart- breaking 911 tapes and listened to them. simmons' 11-year-old daughter was the one who ca

jade hernandez has spoken to someone who is trying to break the silence. >> reporter: one of the intended targets of this afternoon's shooting was a 17- year-old but bullets struck innocent victims. one woman gearing young people away from violence says she needs help. young people geared with skateboards hang out. the city didn't get to this point overnight. >> this is a clear sign of larger societal failure here. >>> today police handled two separate shootings the first near 80th around 2:00 this afternoon. police say less than a half hour later a shooter opened fire at 103rd hitting four people including an 8-year-old. including a 12-year-old and 8- year-old -year-old. no one was seriously hurt. simmons point says that drop out rate approaches 16% where today's shooting occurred. she says investigators will continue putting body line outs at crime scenes until something changes. >> it took courage, it took people who were willing to put themselves in harm's way in order to do the work that needs to be done. >>> invest investigators still don't know if the two shootings are linked. the

jade nan is life near one of the -- jade hernandez is live where people have been standing since this morning. >> reporter: musicians have been on statement all day. i downloaded this app, it shows you who is playing when and where and how to get there. >> all the way to the right. >> thousands of year, people will come through the next few days. >> we met our daughter from l.a., and we flew in last night for this festival. >> i came here to see paul mccartney. >> i came to see the main event, which is my daughter. sorry, paul. you're number two in my book, but i love you big time. >> reporter: the number one priority for organizers, security. outside lands hired mounted patrol and bag checks. >> one of the things that we have out of this year with our security plan is similar to what they do in the stadiums and at&t park. we have added essential dispatch and that is for security, medical, janitorial operations. >> reporter: at golden gate park, it turned into a mini city full of food. there was an ecoconscious thread woven into the environment. the festival is sold out and that means

jade hernandez live in san francisco. >> reporter: heather, today's race was supposed to be about the speed and skill of 72' catamarans on the bay, but instead it was about two teams trying to survive. both teams racing in the louis vuitton final cups struggled on the water. emirate's team new zealand was caught in a sharp turn, throwing two crew members overboard. >> all of a sudden it crashes. >> i was more worried about the people who fell over. both men pulled to safety only suffered bumps and bruises. >> it was quite a welcome to america's cup. >> reporter: these spectators weren't expecting the dramatic excitement. >> the safety boats had them scooped up within less than a minute. so just gave me a real impress how dangerous that collision itself was. >> reporter: the 25-minute race proved too much for the italian team luna rossa challenge, which struggled with equipment issues forcing them to with draw after crossing the starting line. regatta director says today's wind wasn't at its worse. >> predicting with a combination of the outgoing tide, the ebb tide, of two knots and 20

jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> deputies are trying to figure out who called in a bomb threatt building before 10:00 a.m. this morning. a suspicious package was found but determined to be safe. the hearings scheduled this afternoon were canceled for the day. >>> millions of dollars in wine down the drain. why they are destroying millions of cases of white wine. >> and private first class bradley manning comes out as traction gender. the request he is -- transgender. the request she making. >> caught on camera. a sink hole swallows trees. >> cracking down on drunk drivers. keeping the roads safe. >>> in a surprise move a jury indicted former new england patriot aaron hernandez on first degree murder. he is charged with killing a man who was dating the sister of his girlfriend. aaron hernandez pleaded not guilty. if convicted he face as sentence of life in prison without patrol. >>> to texas where a jury finished their first day of deliberations in the case of major nadal hassan. he is the officer who killed 13 people and wounding 30 others at the military base in 2009. prosecut

reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more detail said on the -- details on the new fallacy. big purses, back packs, fanny packs, coolers and diaper bags are banned. another option a clear plastic bag. >>> strong words from the mother of the boy who was shot and killed while sleeping. ktvu's eric rasmussen is here with the mother's message to those who might be planning more violence. >> reporter: she will be on the look out for anyone who might be trying to start trouble at her son's funeral. she was angry but grateful for the support from the community. >> reporter: a family member lit candles again as a small group prayed for the boy who was shot and killed with his father as the two slept in a home wednesday morning. dozens came out for the candlelight vigil last night and tonight his mother had a warning for anyone who attends her son's funeral. >> do not wear black to my son's funeral. do not come with violence, guns, because i will be the one to put you out. >> reporter: no tears, just anger and frustration that so many are feeling about the violent deaths of

. >> jade hernandez has been following tonight's march. >> she's live at headquarters to tells us more on this month on long negotiating session >> reporter: you can see off in the distance police squad cars and transport vans following the crowd. >> about an ago or so ago we caught up with union negotiators. >> negotiations were supposed to wrap up this afternoon. >> we asked about progress. >> we're going to the rally and you should, too. >> we are rejecting those proposals and we've got another one. >> it's called economic democracy, baby. >> today's planned rally began at 5:00. >> one union negotiator told us this was a community march. >> within the past half-hour we spoke to james spans, the board of directors. >> he says something is terribly wrong if an agreement has been been reach. >> reach. >> it has not yielded the results that everybody would like >> reporter: ago still far apart on a contract, members suggest a peaceful meeting, indicating negotiations will resume tonight. >> about a half-hour ago, the mediator will meet. >> they will give a 72-hour notice tonight. >> the

. >> reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> continuing coverage of a brazen heist at about 5:45 this morning. >> thieves backed a stolen truck to the front door of that store. >> investigators released this photograph. >> it's taken by nearby surveillance camera. >> they say the image include it is the truck that was used for the break in and in the distance, a white chevy blazer used for the get away. >> there is jewelry scattered around the floor there, but it's small jewelry, it's like the stuff that's left out overnight. the more expensive stuff, high-end merchandise is locked up. >> they don't have much on the description because they covered their faces. >>> police in hayward had no choice but to shoot and kill a 37-year-old man involved in a domestic dispute. >> donny jean simmons junior, police say the 12-year-old daughter called 911 saying her parents were fighting. >> investigators say when they arrived at the scene, simmons was holding a knife and lunged at an officer when police opened fire. >> the officers are all on paid administrative leave while the in

but we start with jade hernandez. >> reporter: the concern continues, but firefighters are waiting and ng. in the demand center it's business as usual for captain province. until midnight tonight when the red flag warning goes into effect. calfire has already pulled in five firefighters and staffed water tenders in each of their reserved engines. captain province is also monitoring maps tracking the storms and lightning. >> tonight we're going to preposition engines up on the ridge line in the san antonio valley. >> reporter: battalion chief norton says the last time conditions like these caused fires, caltrans is keeping a close eye in morgan hill until the warning ends on tuesday. >> it's just a huge area that hasn't burned in probably seven years and it's just really concerns out there. the fuels are very receptive for fires right now. >> reporter: calfire is careful since resources are tight. captain norton says he has already seen the conditions on the hill. they will staff a look out tomorrow morning if there is any lightning, a firefighter will sill on -- sit on the ridge line l

jade hernandez, channel 2news. >>> now to new developments out of oakland, where volunteers today fanned out in a new area, looking for signs of little daphne webb. >> earlier today, authorities announced a discovery that may be evidence. ktvu's noelle walker joins us live with more. >> reporter: heather, they found a shovel and pick axe. they turned out to be tools used by some young boys in order to groom bike trails here. the area they searched today was identified by the fbi as an area of interest, though they didn't find anything, it did lead them to another area they want to take a closer look at. on a sunny day made for hiking, meg thompson and her dog are logging miles, working. >> i send him into areas to check, especially steep areas we can't get to easily by ourselves. >> reporter: what they are looking for feels like a dark cloud on this sunny day. >> he's trained to find everything from teeth to newly dead bodies. >> reporter: kado is a cadaver dog, one of six used today, along with 45 search and rescue volunteers from alameda and santa clara county, to comb the hills around

this comes with new and significant finds, jade hernandez has the story. >> reporter: if you're not using a dumpster like this one or a dump, you're dumping illegally. and oakland says its crack down is going to cause violators every day they don't pay. someone dropped off a ratty couch near her apartment. it's not an isolated i -- incident. >> it's stuff that's broken or beat up or looks like someone moved out and decided not to take the stuff with them. >> reporter: the city's attorney just pulled its resources with the public works agency and the city works administration. up to $1,000 a day and with other fees and costs an average citation could cause upwards of $5,000. next month, barbara parker will ask the city council to bump up its fines and make a misdemeanor and infraction. >> it's costing them more for people to dump on the sidewalk. >> reporter: don't just focus in on what's dumped but also zero in on the license plate. >> i think they have a lot of picking up to do. there's a lot of dumping around here. >> reporter: which is why the city says enough is enough. these are phot

in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> turns out, friending certain people on facebookould be bad for your credit score. new reports indicate, lending companies are evaluating the social connections of their loan applicants to credit worthiness. obviously, delinquent friends won't score you any points. >>> another milestone for facebook stock today. it closed just above $41 a share. >>> you can expect less fog in the forecast as we get going tomorrow morning. skies are mostly clear right now. the time stamp reads tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m., patchy fog confined to the coastline just inside the bay. mostly sunny skies, and for the children attending the san ramon valley unified school district. it is the first day back of school. upper 50s in the school district. 78degrees. as you're coming home in the afternoon, 87 in the forecast for you. it's going to be mostly sunny, and warm. for most, a warmer day tomorrow. 78 for vallejo. 81 in red bhood city, when i come back, i'll have a look at tomorrow's highs. your morning starts to the day, what you can expect, a cool down in

in concord, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details the centers for disease control recommendses of the whooping cough vaccine. then a booster shot called a tdap. pregnant women are urged to get the tdap in their third try pester. >>> - - trimester. >>> officials are confirms the death of a young boy after swallowing a detergent pod. this is the first fatality linked to the colored pacts. 57 children may have been -- 5,700 children may have been sickened by the pods this year. >>> gm said problems with the power assisted brakes that caused 27 low speed crashes but no accidents. transmission and steering problems and side air bags malfunctions are included. >>> a bay area coup at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can pla

in concord, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details the centers for disease control recommendsceive four cases of the whooping cough vaccine. then a booster shot called a tdap. pregnant women are urged to get the tdap in their third try pester. >>> - - trimester. >>> officials are confirms the death of a young boy after swallowing a detergent pod. this is the first fatality linked to the colored pacts. 57 children may have been -- 5,700 children may have been sickened by the pods this year. >>> gm said problems with the power assisted brakes that caused 27 low speed crashes but no accidents. transmission and steering problems and side air bags malfunctions are included. >>> a bay area couple is making wine in their garage. how they turned a hobby into $300 per bottle. >>> a public filing revealed today that chris hanson donated $1 million to stop a new arena. hanson led a group that tried to buy the sacramento kings then moved the team to seattle but the nba rejected that bid. allowing a sacramento group to take over the team and keep it in california. hanson sent an e-mail to

reporting live in oakland tonight, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> several other children have died from gun violence in oakland. on august 7, one shot through the windo, where 1-year-old drew jackson was sleeping. he and his father were killed. last month, someone shot aliasa kerridine. >>> if your child walks to school, you should identify safe houses in the neighborhood, so your children know where to go in case of an emergency. when your children are at school, teach them to solve arguments without fighting. >> after school police say that children should check in with an adult as soon as they get home. also, find a trusted neighbor who will allow your children to come home in case of an emergency. >>> police in palo alto are preparing themselves for an increase in gun violence. the annual spike in violence that officers have come to expect. >> reporter: east palo alto has its share of crime. he wants to be proactive, and ahead of the game. so far this year, eight people have died on the streets of east palo alto, that's one more than all of last year. non-fatal shootings a

in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> turns out, friending certain people on facebookould be bad for your credit score. new reports indicate, lending companies are evaluating the social connections of their loan applicants to credit worthiness. obviously, delinquent friends won't score you any points. >>> another milestone for facebook stock today. it closed just above $41 a share. >>> you can expect less fog in the forecast as we get going tomorrow morning. skies are mostly clear right now. the time stamp reads tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m., patchy fog confined to the coastline just inside the bay. mostly sunny skies, and for the children attending the san ramon valley unified school district. it is the first day back of school. upper 50s in the school district. 78degrees. as you're coming home in the afternoon, 87 in the forecast for you. it's going to be mostly sunny, and warm. for most, a warmer day tomorrow. 78 for vallejo. 81 in red bhood city, when i come back, i'll have a look at tomorrow's highs. your morning starts to the day, what you can expect, a cool down in