reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the state public utilities commission fined pg&e $20 million in two separate actions. they ordered them to pay $16.76 million to failure to conduct gas safety tests as far back as 1993 and $3 million for failing to comply with a records search. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi has lost his bid to be reinitated with pay -- reinstated with pay. a judge ruled he will not lift the suspension. he was suspended after pleading to domestic violence charges. they will begin proceedings monday on whether to remove him from office. >>> people opposed to marijuana use spoke out today. [ music playing ] >> the group is encouraging kids to get involved in other activities tomorrow. they say public spoking of marijuana on 4/20 sends the wrong message. >> we will not give one day to pot spokers. we will not give one day to drug use. what will be next a crack day? >> a group of marijuana supporters offered a counter protest. >>> a bill to stop employers from asking highers to hand over their log ins passed today. it would bar colleges a

reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the city counsel is set to discuss whether guns can be sold from people's homes. gun right's activists poit. the police chief and city attorney support the ban. >>> they passed a new bill against cyber bullying. it would allow them to suspend stounds. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano was at san jose state talking cyber security. she spoke mostly to engineering students and the visit turned into a recruiting mission, asking them to be the eyes and ears on the war against cyber terrorism. >> we believe that this is a great thing you can contribute to your country. >> they also turned to businesses in hope against cyber terrorisms. >>> a two week closure of doyle drive is set to begin tonight. crews will shut down north bound at 8:00 p.m. tonight to remove a sidewalk and bridge. the far right north bound lane will be closed week nights between 8:00 p.m. and noon and on weekends 9:00 p.m. and noon and april 27 doyle drive will be closed for three days while crews tear down the structure. >>> the weather story has b

janine de la vega ktvu. >>> visa customers had some issues with their cards today. a technical problem made credit cards and debit cards unusable today. it is not related to a security breach related to visa and mastercard breaches. >>> the $2 billion project ended tuesday, that's when the judicial council voted to scrap it. critics call it a flop and boondoggle. the division of instant access across counties and saving money in the long run, instead costs for specialized software and consultants kept ramping up throughout the recession. >>> a new survey suggests flying in america is getting better. researchers looked at american airlines to doing a better job. the industry's on time arrivals improved last year to 80%. hawaii airlines was tops at 82%. and airlines seemed to be losing fewer bags. 10 of 15 airlines also improved in that category. >>> an appeals court is set to decide a case that could cost millions of the dollars in tax revenues. chevron wants a refund of up to $73 million in property taxes, paid from 2007 to 2009. this comes after it was discovered h

ktvu's janine de la vega tells us how they went about their search. >> reporter: sheriff's deputy aretill here. in the last 5 minutes one of their boats did their last dive of the day. they have been taking turns going under water here. they need to take a closer look because what was detected in the water earlier this week. >> reporter: -- we take -- >> we take turns because you get tired and run out of air. >> reporter: divers are tethered by a rope because of the murky conditions. >> reporter: can you tell us what it looks like? >> dark. difficult trying to keep your bearings. trying to keep your emotions in a calm manner when you are down there. you can't which direction you are going. just relying on a rope. >> reporter: they used sonar earlier this week it uses sound to create an image and investigators determined there were 5 areas of concern. >> based on the size and shape we are seeing, we would like to go back and take a second look. they are larger than normal objects. >> reporter: divers searched close to the shoreline. using their hands. some divers went as far as 60 feet

ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> you can see it is spacious. there is the beds here.omeless family will move in, 35 rooms like this make up the new shelter. the building is a major upgrade from the old facility. >> amazing. >> play area. a library and a classroom to get tutoring help. it also has a daycare center. >> we want the parents to come in and work on resumes and do job searches. >> reporter: leaders and donors toured the computer lab in this facility. >> people need feel safe and respected and feel encouraged and that is what happens here. >> reporter: families can get a sense of community but there are tranquil sitting areas for peace. families are allowed to stay for 90 days. she used to stay at the old shelter. >> i am happy to hear it. because, you know, they have so many great services. >> we are working with the families to make sure they are successful once they leave here. >> reporter: whether it is a hallway or a room full of books, they hope this helps leads families in the right direction. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more people are

ktvu's janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: we are here at pace a school for children with autism. educators are curious to hear the latest findings on what makes pima tistic. -- pima tistic. -- peopla -- >> reporter: having a child with autism can be stressful. some worry the study could cause parents to blame themselves. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight into it. i would be aware of it and keep a good eye on this. >> reporter: in the past decade the rate of children diagnosed with autism increased by 15%. more research is needed to confirm the results. >> we never want to give parents reason to blame themival is but -- themselves but it is worth putting out there. >> reporter: the numbers from the cdc, 1-88 will be diagnosed with autism. >> i am very curious. i don't know if it will happen in my life time. i am all for research because i would like to know what causes it. >> reporter: april is autism awareness month. experts stress the importance of early diagnosis. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this may be one of the luckiest buildings in america.

janine de la vega is there tonight and is telling us what the fisherman was wearing, and unfortunately what he did not have on. >> reporter: published reports say this man was from salinas he's 42 years olds and supposedly a father of two. it's been 10-1/2 hours since he was last seen on a commercial fishing boat that is named nani elaine, and it was based out here at monterey harbor. rescue crews say they are not giving up. >> reporter: a search stretching from the shoreline at moss landing to the ocean had crews from the coast guard and monterey fire and county busy today. a crew from a commercial fishing boat took off from the harbor at moss landing to fish for black cod. >> i believe 12 miles west southwest of moss landing harbor they knew they could confirm for sure he was on board. that was the last time they had seen him and about a mile later they realized he was not on the boat. they searched the boat and confirmed he was no longer on board. >> reporter: the coast guard sent a helicopter to do air searchers and three of their boats saturated a 15-mile area west of moss landing

reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a police raid kept officers on alert all day. ktvu's jade hernandez is live with the tip that led police officers to the operation. >> reporter: police confirmed there have been two break ins since the raid. they arrested two, you can see the cars still out here right now. the bigger story is right here. hours before police raided it and came up with a million dollars worth of pot. >> you can see, high powered weapons. >> reporter: these reflect drugs worth millions. 33-gallon bags holding 50 pounds of dried processed pot and that is not all. >> one of the largest marijuana recoveries in recent years in oakland. >> reporter: ktvu has video of s.w.a.t. team members that brought the front gate down. video shows team members arriving. today he said on top of the processed pot, they recovered 2500 plants, $40,000 in cash and weapons. >> and the risk was high enough that we initiated a s.w.a.t. call out. we were concerned because of information we had in terms of the weapons that was inside the building. >> reporter: this is an i

janine de la vega, ktvu news. >>> the class kids foundation is putting up 200 posters of sierra's disappearance on b.a.r.t. trains. people with smart phones will be able to scan a bar code to receive additional information on the case. >>> investigators say 19-year- old stewart of berkeley fled from a traffic stop. he then ran into an apartment on delaware street then came out and opened fire on officers. officers fired back and shot him in the arm and leg: no one else was hurt. stewart was treated at a hospital and released. he's now in jail held without bail. stewart had been arrested before for weapons violation. >>> people all over the globe celebrated mother earth today on this 22nd annual earth day. people in san francisco gathered for a celebration at the civic center. the event featured live music, eco friendly artists and food made by some of san francisco's most notable sustainable chefs. they are also speakers on do it yourself green projects and tips on how to make effective green style changes. >>> in berkeley doesens of people gathered in aloni park. they focused on sustainable fo

. >> new at 6:00, ktvu's janine de la vega live at the high school with the list of complaints that gotthe board's attention. >>> the principal here compiled this list that details the behavior of security guards here on campus. the district is not happy about it. >> reporter: students are supposed

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> authorities in new york city are running tests on a blood stain found in the search for a boy who went missing in 1979. the stain was found yesterday in the basement of a building. it is being searched in the disappearance of etan patz. he vanced as he -- vanished as he walked to a bus stop for the first time. >>> the widow of thomas kinkade filed for a retraining over against his girlfriend. she asked for the protection order. the order seeks to prevent her from making statements that criticize them or publishing anything concerning kinkade. he died that age of 54 earlier this month. >>> the man charged with killing trayvon martin is now awaiting release from a florida jail. he is still working to secure the money and a safe place to stay. a judge granted a $150,000 bond for george zimmerman accused in the shooting death of trayvon martin. it could take several days before he is released. >>> more fall out in the secret service prostitution scandal. they confirmed that one of the 12 in the scandal was staying at a different hotel and he was

janine de la vega tells us many of the products contain a dangerous combination of chemicals known as the toxic trio. >> this one has a purple sparkle. >> reporter: the department of septic toxic released a statement that mislabeled nail polish may be endangering nail workers. many of the nail products actually contained dangerous levels of toxin. >> it caused harm to women who might be pregnant and overthe long term and with enough exposure, they're just bad for you. >> reporter: it is not ill leaf to have the toxic chemicals if they are properly labeled. at this salon, manicurists do not use the products with the toxins. they mostly use the opi brand that's a higher priced brand. the store owner says he called the manufacturers who told him it stands by its product and is disputing the report. >> i feel every product should be correctly labeled this way consumers know, like us they are protected. >> reporter: new york summer nail product is one of the products the state says is mislabeled. for a complete list you can go to our website ktvu.com. skwraeug, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fed

janine de la vega tells us many of the products contain a dangerous combination of chemicals known ashe toxic trio. >> this one has a purple sparkle. >> reporter: the department of septic toxic released a statement that mislabeled nail polish may be endangering nail workers. many of the nail products actually contained dangerous levels of toxin. >> it caused harm to women who might be pregnant and overthe long term and with enough exposure, they're just bad for you. >> reporter: it is not ill leaf to have the toxic chemicals if they are properly labeled. at this salon, manicurists do not use the products with the toxins. they mostly use the opi brand that's a higher priced brand. the store owner says he called the manufacturers who told him it stands by its product and is disputing the report. >> i feel every product should be correctly labeled this way consumers know, like us they are protected. >> reporter: new york summer nail product is one of the products the state says is mislabeled. for a complete list you can go to our website ktvu.com. skwraeug, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> feder

reporting from pacifica, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 5:00 police in concord are investigating that city's first homicide of the year. police say a homeless as man body was found behind the old hollywood video at the food sax shopping center on monument boulevard. they say he was a 49-year-old concord man. they say he appeared to be assaulted. anyone with information is asked to call concord police. >>> police have identify a young man involved in a shooting near a convenience store. authorities have not yet said what role they believe he playing into the of 4-year-old devin whitmire. police are still looking for other students in the case. >>> a rave at the oakland coliseum apparently went off without any major problems. about 12,000 people attended the pop 2012reave, it's same event that was banned at the cow palace after two drug- related deaths in 2010. the incident led some lawmakers to ban raves in certain venues. oakland police say they didn't receive any report of problems at rave last night. >>> an occupy oakland march was not as pesful. police received s