janine de la vega joins us from east palo alto. janine. >> reporter: pam, here at this mcdonalds workers start at $8 an hour. that's what i was told by employees. but they said an increase to $10 would greatly help. the legislature voted to hike the minimum wage to $9 next july and raise to $10 by january of 2016. governor brown has indicated he will sign the bill. the move is touted by democrats that say it's needed for the state's struggling workers but raising the rate is being called a job killer by republicans that will lead businesses to automate and result in fewer lower paying jobs. in san jose the minimum wage is already at $10 an hour. here's a look at some of the states with higher minimum wages than california. washington has the highest at $9.19 an hour. oregon pays $8.95. and vermont is $8.60 an hour. back out here live we do plan on talking to employees as well as people who go to these businesses and stuff to see what they have to say about the minimum wage hike. reporting live from east palo alto janine de la vega k

janine de la vega out there right now with the details of what is going on and possible solution. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we are here at levi stadium. you can see the stadium is coming along well as far as construction goes. but look at how close it is to the youth soccer field. now this may turn into a parking lot for football fans. the mercury news is reporting the new 49ers stadium is about 5,000 parking spaces short of their goal of 21,000 spaces. santa clara city leaders met recently to discuss options on where to relocate the soccer field. one of the proposed spaces is you'll stack natural area that has welt lands, native plants, and birds and butterfly garden. they have started a group called save you'll stack online. because they fear moving the soccer fields would ruin it. it's a temporary fix because a retail shopping plaza is planned for that land. reporting live from santa clara janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> six people suspected in a violent attack in a san francisco murder case are due in court this morning. they are charged

janine de la vega was the first on the scene. janine. >> reporter: yes. that is right. and firefighters tell me they have this fire contained. although there is still a lot of smoke in this area. this is a neighborhood near 880. the fire is still smoldering. it did effect the power in the neighborhood for some time the electricity is out. but it appears to be back on. now this started at 4:30 this morning a 911 call kale in that a house was in flames. when firefighters arrived they immediately went in to rescue three people who were trapped inside. we were told they were pulled from a side window. >> we ended up with two firefighters injured. moderate injuries. they have both been transported to the hospital. >> reporter: pg&e is on the scene. a fire captain told us that the power was out because of the fire. it's unclear why or how wide spread it was. as i mentioned we did see the streetlights come back on. now during this fire fight the roof did collapse. and all the firefighters had to move out of the house and start attacking this fire from the outside. just for the

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live from the fremont bart station. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. one bart rider i spoke to this morning says he feels as if parking lot would be holding him and other passengers hostage. he's not sure what he would do as an alternative and he doesn't want to think about it. the mercury news is reporting that bart would operate 200 free charter buses for commuters that would shuttle people between the east bay and san francisco stations. that is triple the amount it ran during the first strike. bart is also weighing whether or not to offer limited train service to the transbay tube. bart says those will be operated by certified former train operators who were promoted to management. labor unions are against that proposed idea. riders are already feeling frustrated. >> i think that is the least they can do. i'm glad they are doing it, but i think they've got to step up and do something else. because they are holding our lives in the balance. >> the paper reports that all day car pool lanes would b

new at noon, janine de la vega joins us live from one of the neighborhoods that will be sprayed tonight. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we just received word that county vector control is on their way to pick up another dead bird that they believe is infected with the west nile virus. in this particular area of northeast san jose where we're at there's been a high number of west nile cases. county officials have set 4,000 mosquito traps throughout the county but for some reason, a big area for flareups of the virus has been in northeast san jose where that's never happened before. tonight, they will be fogging in milpitas and northeast san jose to control the virus and prevent it from spreading to humans. tonight's treatment brings the number of times it has had to gog this season to ten. vector control has not seen it like this since 2010. >> we're looking at the pools and standing water. the virus is not driven so much by the numbers of mosquitoes, however, as by the numbers of birds that are bitten. >>> the virus is transmitted by mosquito bites and causes

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> lu, janine. >>> there's word of a possible labor agreement for san francisco police officers. the examiner reports the deal includes a multi-year 5% pay raise for most of the police force. at the same time, new recruits would face a possible pay cut. city supervisors are expected to give final approval on the deal next week. >>> the nationwide food distributor known as united natural foods has chosen gilroy to open a new center. gilroy's mayor says the company will open a distribution warehouse in mccarthy business park on highway 152, east of 101. it promises to bring about 500 new jobs to gilroy and may open by the end of next year. united natural foods has dozens of other centers across the united states and canada. >>> the san jose earthquakes may have to wait longer to play at their stadium. there's a new delay in construction that may back the debut for a full year, until the start of the 2015 season. the team is expected to make an official announcement about the delay on monday. the earthquakes originally planned to we locate to their

ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live to explain why some santa clara residents fear parking changes will compromise a popular natural preserve near the 9ers' home. >> reporter: tori, construction at levi stadium has impacted the thousands of families who use the youth soccer fields that are right next to it. city leaders realize the land is worth millions of dollars because it's next to the stadium and they want to relocate the field. >> we developed a waterway here for the monarch butterflies and the plants and the water. >> reporter: dennis dowling comes to the natural area every day tending to the native foliage planted. it includes wetlands, wildlife and a butterfly garden. he fears they will be impacted if the city chooses to move soccer fields here. >> you can't have a tree in the middle of the soccer field. this is not just a tree. this is a forest. what you are looking at there is where the soccer fields are going to be. >> reporter: volunteers have already fanned out in neighborhoods, handing out fliers to residents to make them aware that the city is considering ulistack a

ktvu's janine de la vega joins us from fremont now to tell us the story of the heroic rescue. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. well, fire investigators have been here all morning combing through this house looking for clues as to how this fire started. you can see it's roped off. it's gutted. the three people inside were rescued after a police officer spotted a man trapped behind that window. this home on fairwell drive off mowry looked like a fireball as flames engulfed it at 4:30 a.m. the fire ate away at the roof at firefighters attacked it. >> the flames were probably shooting 60 feet in the air. >> i was concerned my house was gonna catch on fire. we have wood shake roof. >> reporter: a couple of and an adult son were trapped inside. police officers and firefighters worked together to pull the victims out of the side window. >> a police officer drove his unit up to the house. firefighters were able to get on the hood an pull out the first victim who was conscious at the time. >> reporter: another man and woman were found inside unconscious. they w

janine de la vega joins us live from outside of the company headquarters in cupertino with the latestnnouncement from the tech giant. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon. 0 no surprises as far as the iphones are expected. one is cheaper, one is higher end. what's different? well, the colors, the advanced technology and the features. these are things people care about, speed, camera and battery life. ♪ >> iphone 5-c is beautifully plastic. >> reporter: apple unveiled the iphone 5-c which is encased in plastic and available in five colors, a lime green, a light blue, a reddish peach and a yellow and white. it has a larger battery than the 5 and ate megapixel camera and has a zoom. it retails for $99. this is apple's attempt to reach out to an audience interested in a lower price point. ♪ the much-anticipated iphone 5-s was unveiled along with the gold, silver and gray colorses. apple calls the 5-s, the most forward-thinking phone ever made. it's twice as phone as the 5 and is the world's first mobile phone with a 64 bit processor inside it. the camera is improved and big

janine de la vega explains why this case is going to be a challenge for police. >>> from chopper 2 you can see the large police response on glenwood road near middlefield in atherton. a body of a man was found on the side of the road. officers were alerted by an anonymous caller at around 5:40. >> we found a shoe we believe is associated with the dedeceased person and fine -- deceased person and finding the body on glenwood, we believe the person was hit and dragged to -- dragged to that location. >> reporter: police say he appears to be white between 40 and 50. officers are going door to door to try to find out if anything saw anything suspicious between 2:00 and 6:00 this morning. >> terrible thing. i didn't hear anything until the sirens -- there was like one siren this morning. >> reporter: police say there's not much debris left at the scene that would help them identify the suspect car. investigators are gathering what they can. >> what we're looking for is identification of a suspect, identification of a suspect vehicle. >> reporter: police had to close a portion of middlefield

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. a san francisco family is separate to find a precious stolen family hair loom. kathy rosenberg wall is looking for a jewish prayer shawl that was stolen. it has tremendous sentimental value because it spanned generations and survived the holocaust. the relative mailed it back and the box containing the shawl was stolen off her front porch. the shawl was in a blue zippered bag with the word shalom written on it. the family is considering a reward for the safe return. >>> federal authorities have arrested a suspected child predator thanks to the help of a new app. ktvu news first told you about the app called operation predator last thursday when the department of homeland security released it. officials say within 36 hours of the launch, they arrested a man in michigan. the app features a list of suspected fugitives and has an option for users to send anonymous tips. >>> mount diablo state park reopened for the first time since last week's massive wildfire. park rangers tell us 9 0% of

live from san jose janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a milestone moment today in the construction of the new transbay transit center in san francisco. the first portion of permanent foundation is being poured at the site located on first street between mission and howard. san francisco mayor ed lee and house minority leader nancy pelosi were there and marked the occasion by leaving their handprints in the concrete. >> it is in the tradition of san francisco to be about what is new, to be about innovation, to be about commerce, to be about jobs for families in our cities. >> the transit hub is scheduled to open in late 2017. >>> there were frightening moments this morning after a school bus and a minivan crashed into each other in san jose after 8:00 a.m. at moore park and south cypress avenues, we brought you a live report at the end of mornings on two. 4 special need adults were on the school bus, a family of three including a pregnant woman was in the van. 6 people were taken to the hospital. police say their injuries are not serious, because it involved a sc

if >>> time -- ktvu channel 2 news janine de la vega is joining us live from the scene that unfolded in front of an elementary school. janine. >> reporter: yes, the water has been shut off here at terrell elementary school on pearl avenue. a car crashed into that water main you see right there. and water went spraying into the area. people have been brought in to nix it -- police say this ever at around 3:00 a.m. when clipped a the driver of the transfort was anywhered but were inside the scene. the man was found injured in the bushes laying down. >> there is suspicion there could be alcohol involved. but we are not sure. >> reporter: police are investigating whether to call this accident a hit and run because they are trying to determine who the driver was enif that person was the one that stayed at the ten if a felts manager with a san ho school will be open this morning. they plan on bringing porta- potties to the school. they are estimating the damage done to the water main will take about five to six hours ting -- >>> a woman was killed while sun from neighbors say they off >> th

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us now from palo alto with more details on why this time very unique. >> reporter: yes. that is because apple is releasing two new iphones. you can see we're here in front of the apple store on university avenue and they have their black sheet up. having everything covered. that is a traditionover what they do so nobody gate gets to peek inside. here you see the line. it stretches all the way down the block. we just got here. i don't node how far it stretches. maybe a couple of hundred people. some people have been here since monday waiting. as this gentleman over here i will speak to you said you have been waiting until tuesday right? why is it so important to you? >> i've been doing this for four years now. it's kind of tradition for me. i'm a loyal an l fan so i wait for every product. >> reporter: you know there is two phones being released. one is the cheeper version that has the plastic case. it's more colorful. and we have the i5s. which one are you going for? >> i'm going for the iphone 5s in gold. >> reporter: why? >> why am i going for the go

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to our continuing coverage of the situation in syria, harry reid this morning introduced a resolution supporting president obama's call for military action. in the meantime president obama met with the president of france at the g-20 summit in russia, at a news conference earlier mr. obama refused to speculate on what he would do if congress says no. >> -- i understand skepticism. i think it is very important therefore for us to work through systemically making the case to every senator and every member of congress. >> the senate foreign relations committee passed a resolution earlier this week on a narrow 10-7 vote. vote counters say more than half of the 100 senators have still not said how they will vote. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano says goodbye to the job she has held for four years. the ceremony today bidding her farewell as she gets ready to become the president of the uc system. >> it may be a great weekend ahead to the beach as a summertime heat up fills into the bay area, i will have a look at just how warm

ktvu's janine de la vega is on the scene. u just talked to one of the shooting victims. >> reporter: yes. 16-year-old boy that lives in this house on farrington way. i'm just sort of surprised right now because he was -- he's on crutches. he was shot in the leg. the bullet went right through it. but he just about two minutes ago left to go to school. he goes to beacon high school in san jose, an alternative high school. he says that somebody opened fire here on the house that he was standing outside with his 17-year-old brother. police say a shot spotter actually activated and picked up multiple gunshots here in the area. when they arrived, they found the 16-year-old and the 17-year- old brothers inside the bedroom suffering from gunshot wounds. the brother, we're told, was hit twice. they are just non-life- threatening injuries. but investigators say it appears that a silver newer model honda is the suspect car and stopped at the house. a latino man then stepped out of the car and started shooting. here's what the victim had

janine de la vega is there on the scene with new information this morning. janine. >> reporter: yes. this accident happened right in front of carroll elementary school. as you can see behind me here, you can see a car transporter was one of the vehicles involved. and you can see the damage right there and the debris on the ground. it apparently collided with another car that is on top of that tow truck. that car hit a water main. and it also appears that police think that people in the other car may have run away. the accident happened at 3:00 this morning and the car transporter and lincoln town car were traveling southbound on pearl avenue when the lincoln hit the car transporter. crashed into the water main at the elementary school. it caused the water to gush into the street but the main was shut off by the fire department. the driver of the car transporter thought there was three people in that car and police ended up finding one of those people a man in the bushes and he appeared to have been injured. he was just taken away by the fire department. there

ktvu's janine de la vega is on this story. you are at the scene.the latest. >> in the last 30 minute, the coroner arrived and removed the body of the female passenger that was in that mangled toyota. police say that car and the silver mercedes right next to it collided. it's unknown where that driver is because they ran away. police have blocked the southbound lanes of first street near skyport to investigate this accident that happened at around 3:20 a.m. when emergency crews arrived, they found the silver mercedes crashed into the pole. no one was inside. there were two women trapped inside the toyota and firefighters used the jaws of life to free the driver and took her to the hospital where she died. the passenger died while still inside the car. those who heard the crash described what it looked like. >> i saw them working on the second vehicle, individuals inside and these jaws of life -- using these jaws of life and they put a tarp over the vehicle afterwards. >> reporter: police say there was at least one witness who may have seen something

ktvu janine de la vega is there on the scene. and two firefighters injured. janine. >> reporter: yes, that is right. we are hearing minor to moderate injuries. the situation is still fluid. you can see it's really smoky here. you can really smell a lot of the smoke that has gone into the air because the flames were shooting up. i heard from neighbors this was a couple a husband and a wife and their son that lived in the house that were rescued. again two firefighters transported. this fire started about an hour ago. and to get more information on exactly what happened i'm joined by captain dan from the fremont fire department. what appears to have happened? the fire is not knocked down yet right? >> we're still in the process of making a full extinguishment of this fire. >> what appears to happen somebody called 911. there was screaming. >> from what i understand the dispatch got a 911 call. i don't know who that person was. they were indicated there was screaming going on in the house next door. that was the initial report that

janine de la vega is out there right now to tell us what this controversy is all about.ine. >> reporter: dave, you can see levi stadium right behind me. it's really taking shape. right next to it is the youth soccer field. there is talk it needs to be move to make way for packing spaces for football fans. now recently city leaders met to discuss options on where to relocate the youth soccer field. the mercury news is reporting the new 49er stadium is about 5,000 parking spaces short. which is why the city has proposed moving the soccer field so it can be paved over for parking. one of the proposed spaces is you'll stack natural area that has wetlands, native plants, and birds and butterfly garden. they have started a group called save you'll stack. they fear moving the soccer fields to the open space will ruin it. but the paper reported city leaders are saying the park would not be destroyed and the wetlands would remain intact. as a temporary fix the city is looking at letting 6,000 cars on the fairways of the city owned golf course. it's temporary because a retail shop

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us live with the details.d morning, janine. >> reporter: hi, dave. bart riders hope it doesn't come to that, but they are interested in hearing what their options are in case a strike happens. the mercury news is reporting bart would operate 200 free charter buses for commuters that would shuttle people between the east bay and san francisco stations. this is triple the amount it ran during the first strike. bart is weighing whether or not to offer limited train service to the trance bay tube. those would be operated by certified former train operators who were promoted to management. all day car pool lanes would be open on 880 and 680 and temporary diamond lanes would be added to highway 24. other transportation services would chip in like ac transit and the ferries by boosting their number of buses and boats for commuters. this plan would still mean there would be delays. traffic will still be congested and commuters will have to resort to car pooling. getting up hours earlier to make it to work on time and

janine de la vega joins us from east palo alto to lay out the plan and tell us what people think of itgood morning, janine de la vega. >> reporter: good morning. minimum wage work, i spoke to at this mcdonald's said they are excited to hear that the rate could increase to $10. a full-time minimum worker's wages would increase to $4,000. they voted to hike the wages up to $9 and then raise to $10 by january 2016. more than 90% of minimum wage earners in california are 20 years old or older and 25% of california children have at least one parent that makes minimum wage. those are some of the statistics governor brown put out. this is being called a job killer, some people say it will put the economy at risk and hurt job creation. but others say it's needed for the state's struggling workers. >> it seems like it is. people are struggling right now with the economy the way it is and it seems like minimum wage, where it was, people can't live on that anymore. >> reporter: economists also seem split on the issue. some don't believe it will help poor families because so many low wage workers

reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. a santa clara high school math teacher is accused of having sex with a minor. police arrested him shortly after officers interviewed him at police headquarters. he was booked into santa clara jail on multiple counts of unlawful sex with a minor. he's been placed on a leave of absence with the school. santa clara high school has sent out a warning letter to the parents. >>> we have information on a teacher arrested on abuse charges earlier this year. joseph martin worked at woodside elementary in concord since 1991. he now faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted of abusing more than a dozen former students. the contra costa times has uncovered an internal school district report from 2006 warning that martin was a possible abuse threat to his students. administrators failed to notify police and allowed him to continue teaching before his arrest in april. >>> 7:05. if the weather cooperates later on today, the final race of the america's cup yacht race will take place. oracle

janine de la vega joining us live from san jose to explain what's going on out there and when they may get some relief. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we've had people here in this mobile home park come up to us and tell us how frustrated they are with how long this has taken. they fault the park owner. pg&e turned on the gas late yesterday. but there's still no service here. residents have been living without gas service since wednesday of last week. so there's been no hot water for showers or cooking and no heat for their dryers to do laundry. it started when pg&e found several election and shut the gas off. they said it's the mobile home park's responsibility to do the repairs. even though pg&e has restored gas, the meters still need to be reassembled. management posted a notice saying they are gonna start doing that sometime this morning. some homeowners are fed up and tired of waiting. >> at night, it's particularly cold and we have no way to heat. we don't have any little space heaters to use and i can't afford to buy one for one incident. >> reporter: you

ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live.s in santa cruz where the truancy rate is very high. >> reporter: dave, we don't have the particular attendance numbers for this elementary school but what we do know is that santa cruz county ranks in the top three in the state when it comes to having the highest truancy rate. it's at 30%. in a new report released today, state attorney general kamala harris says attendance in schools in california is at a cry -- crisis level. it's causing consequences for our economy, safety and children. the department of education finds one out of every five elementary school children were reported to be truant in the 2011/2012 school year. a student is considered absent or tardy by 30 minutes without a valid excuse. students who miss a lot of school are likely to struggle more and drop out of school later. parents need to collaborate on local agencies. contra costa county ranks the highest at 29% for truants. alameda county and san francisco are at 23%. the lowest rates, marin and napa county which

reporting live from emeryville, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: thank you, janine. and what about the troll? remember the troll? made an appearance at the new bridge. we understand the 18-inch metal sculpture installed without permission by workers who fixed it to the old bridge after the 1989 loma prieta earthquake, meant to ward off disasters. the troll will risk live in an undisclosed location for now until a permanent home is found for it. the east bay span now on google maps. it's highlighted also known as the lincoln highway if up didn't know that. the image is recent. it does not show the completed span. the bicycle and pedestrian path is indicated on the map. pretty exciting to be out here as the sun comes out. beautiful weather. drivers, pretty backed up here from the toll plaza to the metering lights. everyoneve seems to be in good spirits. they get to be among the first of the new span of the bay bridge. reporting live out hear, let's go back over to tori and brian? >> thank you. at least we know where the troll is going. >>> 7:41. grieving for two women

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> studying sea otters.vu is with scientists as they release the animals back to sea. why thay capturing and releasing them -- they are capturing and releasing them. >> missing in action for 50 years. the journey that led to this long awaited homecoming. >>> happening now, a live look at the colosseum where new security measures are about to take effect. tonight had a's are requiring fans to go through a new metal detector system. fans will have to empty their pockets before walking through. they will also have their bags searched. major league baseball hopes to have it in place by next year. tonight's game gets underway at 7:05 p.m. >>> a ceremony at arlington national ceremony payed tribute to two heroesf ww two -- heroes of two world war ii. they were given full military burlier honors. in march 1944 they were crew members aboard a bomber that crashed. the wreckage and the remains were not discovered until last year. the pentagon said the remains of 73 thounservice members killed dure -- thousand service

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> 8:12.. diablo. we have new information on containment and also the search for the cause of the blaze. >>> also, a push for peace. president obama delaying a call for a military strike on syria. so what happens now? we'll bring you a live report from washington, d.c. >>> good morning. right now, traffic is moving along pretty well on 280, slow. >>> a little bit of sun. that's on the peninsula and the south bay. there's a lot of cloud cover elsewhere. not only low clouds but also high cloud. >>> continuing coverage now on the situation in syria. president obama is pausing for his push on military strikes to give diplomacy a chance. richt now negotiations are -- right now, negotiations are underway to force syria to give up its chemical weapons. kyla campbell is in washington, d.c. to explain the shift in the president's stand over the past couple of weeks. kyla? >> reporter: tori, first president obama said a military strike was needed and it seemed imminent. then he said he would get congres

janine de la vega joins us with the story. >> reporter: good morning. the coroner just removed the body of a man found inside that rv that you see over there. it was parked here on 4th street. police say it's very messy inside and the man appeared to be homeless. but something found here caught the coroner's eye. now they are trying to determine if there is any foul play. a homeless woman alerted police around 3:40 this morning after she found a key left in the rv opened the door and found the body. officers say they originally thought he died of natural causes because he's 80 years old. but after investigating more they found physical evidence inside the rv that leads them to believe that this is suspicious. >> after reviewing the body and looking at the situation, either the position of the body, certain things within the cabin of the mobile home, again, she made the determination that it seems suspicious. so err on the side of caution, she called the san jose police department's crime scene unit. >> reporter: the homicide lieutenant was notified and

reporting live from santa cruz, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:09.heduled to resume this morning for a man accused of trying to rape one of his teachers in redwood city. david velasquez is accused of attacking a teacher at summit high school. propers say he was 19 -- prosecutors say he was 19 when he allegedly tried to force the woman into her car at knifepoint. when she fell to the ground, prosecutors say he tried to rape her but was stopped by another teach -- another teacher. jury selection began this week. opening testimony is set to start today. >>> san francisco investigating a police in potrero hill last night. police say the victim was shot in the leg about 7:00 last night at the corner of 23rd and arkansas street. the shooting comes a week after 24-year-old jimmy chandler and a 21-year-old woman were shot on that same corner. chandler later died at the hospital. the woman's expected to survive. police have not made any arrests in either shooting. >>> a former oakland high school football star is one of two suspects charged with robbing casua

reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right.ht vote. pam cook is in the newsroom with conflicting opinions over whether people can live in albany. what's this all about? >> it's a debate over the bold. over the years, homeless camps have grown and taken over the land. about 60 people have been living in the camp and they marched to protest efforts to kick them out. albany has a new camping ordinance. many people say it's unfair that these people have taken over a public parking making it an unhealthy environment for everyone. supporters say it's illegal and unconstitutional to criminalize someone just because they don't have a house. >> we're not homeless. we have homes. i've been at the same home for six and a half years. the same spot, the same piece of land, the same address for seven years. i have a home. >> reporter: after nearly an hour and a half of emotional pleas from both sides, the city council voted to evict the people living along the water just behind the golden gate fields racetrack. albany police will begin follo

janine de la vega is there on the scene to explain what happened and how the fallout from this crash is impacting the area. janine. >> reporter: pam, the car that was involved in the accident was just towed away. it actually crashed into the water main but you can see there in front of terrell elementary school the water was only shut off at the school here. they are waiting for a school representative to see when it can be restored. the accident happened at 3:00 this morning. they were both traveling southbound when the car transporter turned in front of the lincoln and clipped it. that is according to police. and that sent lincoln into the water main. it caused water to gush out into the street. the fire department turned it off. the driver of the transporter is okay. but police had trouble initially located all the people in the lincoln. here's what the police sergeant had to say. >> we found the two people that fled the scene and all three are at a local hospital. >> reporter: here is video that we took in a last hour. it a-- he wasied. and inside that lincoln town car. police say

janine de la vega is joining us live from san jose's station to tell us why.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. caltrain has not returned our call. they are operating an aging fleet of trains. that's creating problems. one commuter said delays have been so bad going from san jose to san francisco that he actually got up an hour early to ensure that he wouldn't be late to work. caltrain officials told the san francisco examiner that most of the trains are over 25 years old and are nearing the end of their service life. caltrain plans to convert a fully electric fleet but that won't happen 2019. a spokesperson told the paper it doesn't make finance am sense to upgrade the trains now. so they will focus efforts on maintaining them. there's mixed reaction from commuters depending upon which trains they take. >> just last wednesday, we've been latestry morning getting into san francisco. it's delay after delay. yesterday, the engine broke down for about 15, 20 minutes. i was late getting to work. >> when they've had delays i've been fairly impressed with th

reporting live from fremont, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, janine. 8:37.ow on site of the rim wildfire still burning in and around yosemite national park. the burned area emergency response crew, known as a bear team is made up of 50 scientists from the u.s. forest service. they arrived yesterday. they will check roads, bridges, campgrounds and other property that has burned. they are checking for damage and the risk of mudslides. the state's third largest wildfire has burned almost 400 square miles. it's 80% contained. full containment is expected by september 20th. >>> and the city of san francisco has agreed to pay 175,000 to settle a firefighter's lawsuit claiming racial discrimination. the san francisco chronicle reports the san francisco fire commission has approved the payment to settle a lawsuit brought by 48 pld larry jacobs ---year-old larry jacobs. jacobs said he was called a house boy and assigned medial tavels including scrubbing floors with a toothbrush. some veterans firefighters agreed. >>> we're learning more about a deadly shooting in wes

reporting live from cupertino, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> microsoft to inunveil its next generation surface tablet. the company will hold a media event on september 23rd. that's when the company is reportedly going to unveil the surface 2 and surface 2 pro. the new model could start at $349 and is said to look the same. >>> a sad story coming out of san jose. a 3-month-old baby boy mysteriously died at a daycare center. brian flores is live off piedmont avenue with information we now know. >> reporter: if you are a parent, you can certainly understand the grief that the parents of this 3-month-old baby boy are feeling. behind me is the discovery years child care facility. i spoke with the operator of the facility. she did not want to speak on camera. but she did tell me off camera that the entire staff is shaken up. they are asking for privacy as they continue to grieve but the school will be open for parents to drop off their kids. a lot of questions remain on the baby's death. what we know at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. a staff member here notic

janine de la vega joins us live in palo alto. janine, what are people out there saying?er: well, neighbors say that this construction fencing here along mirror miree po saw -- mariposa avenue has been up here and kids are sneaking in and partying. city leaders want to prevent the drug activity of the last night the city council voted to explore setting time limits for building permits and imposing penalties for delinquent project. the city acknowledges there are numerous projects sitting idle for years because of either insufficient funding, poor contractors or neglectful property owners. big projects have no time line requirements. the city wants to crack down on projects that cause parking problems and noise. this would apply to future problems, not existing ones. >> i think it's good they implitmented something. i wish it did affect this and they were able to take some action. nothing is being done. it's really unfortunate. >> councilmembers say the unsecured buildings can present numerous safety concerns. the city will do an analysis of delays in construction project

janine de la vega was the first reporter on scene.ked to neighbors and one is not surprised about this find. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, some neighbors are telling me as well as firefighters that several years ago a fire started here in the same house near monterey highway and chen with. they say a marijuana operation was found inside. firefighters received a 911 call before 5:30 that smoke was coming from the attic. there were metal guard bars on the house and when they entered, they found a small pile of garbage. police confirmed the house was being used to grow marijuana. the entire home was dedicated to the illegal operation and it didn't appear anyone was living there. >> i was surprised to know that because once in a while i saw somebody in there. rarely. i just say hi to them. that's it. >> reporter: firefighters say the electrical wiring appeared to be tampered with, which is common with marijuana grow houses because of all the equipment used. pg&e was called to cut power to the home because of the danger th

janine de la vega is joining us live from san jose to tell us what is going on and when they may get ief. janine. >> reporter: we're here at the oak crest mobile home park where there are 150 homes. late yesterday pg&e was finally able to turn on the gas but they still don't have service here because more needs to be done. >> can't really use this. the dishwasher because we got no hot water. our oven. >> reporter: residents have been living without gas service since wednesday of last week. so there has been no hot water for showers or cooking and no heat for their driers to do the laundry. it started when pg&e found several leaks and shut the gas off. utility said it was the mobile home park responsibility to make the res because they own the equipment. more leaks were found and there was trouble finding them. during the repair process meters were dismantled and needed to be reassembled. management posted a notice saying they will start doing that some time this morning. homeowners have tried to be patient but questioned pg&e and management's response. >> we understand the safety fact

janine de la vega is joining us. what happened and what can we expect? >> reporter: fresh and easy has not released a list of the stores it's closing. i tome -- he told me he hadn't pressure and easy parent company announced it's selling $150 of its stores that are lose money in the united states. the san francisco chronicle is reporting the store in san francisco's bay view district will close and at least one of the three stores in san jose will also close. fresh & easy markets itself as a neighborhood style store that shells fresh. it's unknown how many employees will be out of it will protect -- to see if they are concerned about their jobs or if they have been told which of the stores will be closing. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> controversial plan to prevent foreclosures in richmond was given the green light earlier this morning. how the city plans to use eminent domain to help people with under water mortgages. >>> how capitol hill is responding to president obama's speech on a possible attack on syria. >>> and we have big traffic tr

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is new plan to add busanes to san francisco van ness avenue but not everyone is on board. dedicated bus lanes on two of the six lanes of traffic. that means all left hand turn lanes would be gone. this will speed up mass transit and increase ridership but people who live in the city say they think it's going to cause more traffic problems. >> i think it's got a lot of problems. you will try to narrow the traffic down to two lanes instead of three. people coming over the golden gate bridge and passes through the city they will get stuck in deep traffic. >> the plan would also eliminate bus stops and parking stops along van ness. the city hopes to have that plan in place in less than five years. >>> happening right now in washington, d.c. attorney general eric holder is due to mark the 12th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. we're looking live outside the justice department. now we haven't seen the attorney general arrive just yet. but you can see the crowd is gathering. we know where he will be speak

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us now from east palo alto to tell us what is in store for workerss. i would think a lot of them pretty happy. >> reporter: yes and in recent weeks you may remember that many fast food workers staged a walk out. demanding they get $15 an hour. they say any type of increase would help. the legislature voted to hike the minimum wage to $9 next july and raise to $10 by january 2016. governor jerry brown has indicated he will sign the bill. the move is touted by democrats who say it's needed for the state's struggling workers but republican lawmakers and business groups say it would put california's economic recovery at risk and lead to fewer lower wage jobs. in san jose and san francisco the minimum wage is already at $10 an hour. we spoke to people about how they feel about other bay area cities going to that rate. >> i think it's good. for mcdonalds workers they need it. taco bell they need it. home depot, they need it. >> reporter: but? >> but everything is going to go up. prices will go up. food, milk. everything is going up after this. >> reporter:

ktvu janine de la vega is joining us now from san jose to explain what is going on and when the peopleeporter: pam, many of the people who live here in oak crest are mad this has gone on for so long. it's been a major inconvenience for them. pg&e did restore gas yesterday afternoon but residents still won't have service until later today. residents have been living without gas service since wednesday of last week. when pg&e found several leaks and shut the gas off. the utility said it was a mobile home parks responsibility to make repairs since it owns the equipment. during the repair process meters were dismantled and still need to be reassembled. management has posted a notice saying they will start to do that sometime this morning. homeowners have tried to be patient but say it's been miserable living without hot water for showers and cooking. some blame the mobile home parks owner for not doing the work quick enough. >> it should have been if not around the clock at least sun to sun. it was not. it was during the convenient working hours. and when the weekend came along weekend too

ktvu janine de la vega was the first reporter on the scene.s is live with more on what investigators discovered inside. >> reporter: this was a marijuana grow house. that is what we are hearing. we are here on wing wong court. the fire has been knocked down. we heard that it broke out at about 5:30. a neighbor had reported light smoke coming from the attic. to get more information on sort of what was discovered there and where the investigation is headed now, we go to captain mike with the san jose fire department. good morning. you said you had trouble getting in there; right? >> absolutely. we did get dispatched at 5:30 for light smoke in the attic. on arrival we noticed it was a barred facility. the doors difficult to make entry. we had to do forcible entry use the saws and get in. on arrival we found very small smoldering fire in one of the bedrooms. we were able to extinguish quickly. at this point we have the fire knocked down. >> reporter: and a marijuana grow found inside. i know there is limited things you can say because it's turned

janine de la vega. >>> they are searching for a second robbery suspect after an hour and a half long standoff. two armed men approached a woman outside midnight outside a home on shane drive. they demanded her belongings. they crash the the car and ran into the house where they were holed up for hours. >> once the s.w.a.t. team came on scene, a male broke the perimeter from the address and then was apprehended a short time later. >> police believe the second suspect left the area. no word on his identity and he is believed to be armed and dangerous. >>> there is now a $10,000 reward for a deadly shooting that happenedded this weekend in oakland. a 48-year-old map was killed outside an apartment building on daisy street. just blocks from the mill campus. he went there to meet a friend when he got into an argument with another man and shot. he later died at the hospital. a child pulled the trigger of the hole centered pistol -- holstered pistol and in the city of lodi, the officer was giving a demonstration of equipment. they were not able to identify the child and say he was between s

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a forecast of high winds has fire officials on alert today. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for the hills in the north and east bay. it's in effect until 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. one concern is trees that are not trimmed. >> any time we get trees close to power lines, it's a concern. most of the time it's not because we don't have the wind. as you can see, the wind is up today and that allows force the trees to -- for the trees to sway into the power lines and that can absolutely cause a fire. >> pg&e planned to have nearly a hundred crews cutting back trees in an effort to prevent outages and fires. >> reporter: it's clear for miles and miles. we can't find a cloud unless it's up toward the sierra nevada. the big news, we had the red flag warning. it was cold. a lot of 30s and 40s from lake county, to mendocino. i think we'll see a repeat performance. a couple of good gusts around mt. diablo. we get a north nearly breeze. north northeasterly breeze. some of the high elevations are not that bad. but the north and ea

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> governor brown says he supports raising california's minimum wage. the governor says the minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs since this was last adjusted six years ago. right now, there's proposed legislation to raise the wage from $8 to $9 an hour beginning july 1st, 2014. and a second increase in 2016 to $10 an hour. >>> enrollment at california's community colleges is expected to increase for the first time in years. college officials are crediting proposition 30, which was approved by voters in november, for the bump. they say the tax measure is allowing schools to restore course offerings. the state's community college system is expected to add about 60,000 students this year. this will be the first enrollment increase since 2008. san francisco city officials broke ground this morning on a new affordable housing project in chinatown. it's located on prodway between samsung and battery street. the project includes 75 apartments plus retail states. >> so this is i think just a beginning. 75 units affordable housing but 18 of tho

janine de la vega spoke to one of the victim whose took quick action. >> reporter: this picture was snapped last night, one of the several victims stopped after being lit by something during rush hour. >> there was this big pop and that got me to look at the window and it was shattered so i pulled over quickly, snapped a quick picture and called 911. >> the chp said 10 drivers had their cars smashed while driving there, the latest before 10:00 last night near the capitol expressway exit. they searched but did not find suspects. they suspect it is the work of someone shooting a bb or pellet gun although they found no evidence to back that up. >> i think the reaction initially was normal one of a little bit of anger and the usual string of expletives coming out of someone's mouth. >> he spent the morning cleaning up. he didn't see anyone shooting but say all the people hit along with him were in the slow lane and had their passenger side window shattered one had an infant in the back seat. >> i am glad to see or hear nobody was hurt at the time. so that is good, i was concerned it might cause

janine de la vega joins us from santa clara now to explain. good morning, janine. good morning.ere at the natural stack area, about half a mile away from levi stadium. this is one of the sites the city is considering to put soccer fields here. the parking has already become a problem next door to the stadium. city leaders know it will only get worse once the stadium opened. they met to discuss a variety of options one of the proposed places is this area. park visitors have started a group called save ul istack. they fear moving the soccer fields to the open space will open it. but city leaders are not saying the park would be destroyed -- are saying the park would not be destroyed. >> of course i understand the concerns. there's 40 acres there. the staff has located the area where the field would be is close to existing development. so it would not upset the butterfly gardens. >> reporter: there are two locations being considered by the city. in the meantime, the solve the parking issue at the stadium, the plan is to allow 6,000 cars on the fairways of the city- owned. go course

janine de la vega tells us what palo alto cities are doing to combat illegal activity and blight. >> reporter: construction crews spent the morning working on the lot in the middle of this upscale palo alto neighborhood. on other streets, there's no movement. neighbors say this construction project has sat idle for over five years. some suspect drug deals. >> there was illegal activity. called the police. they did come back and i guess put up a better fence that, you know, was supposedly more secure so kids couldn't get in. >> reporter: neighbors say the home on this lot was demolished years ago but nothing was built. the city wants to prevent that from happening. last night council members voted to create an ordinance that would set time limb is and impose penalties -- limits and impose penalties. >> primarily, we want people to live in the neighborhoods and not just keep them in permanent stagnation. >> reporter: under the current law, building projects have no time line requirements. the city acknowledges it has led to nummer hous projects that have not been completed because of e

as ktvu's ktvu janine de la vega reports - >> reporter: the attendance rate is generally high, 94% but in other areas of the county where it's moring more -- moring a cultural, the opposite. a truancy rate is shown of 30%. making it the top in the state. >> i am shocked. i would think people would be pushing their kids to better their education. i know i push mine. >> reporter:? santa cruz county $8 omillion has been cut from the education budget in the past five years. county officials say that caused them to lose resource that's would have helped prevent truancy. >> i knew there were a number of counselors relieved of their positions. >> reporter: the report found that one out of every five elementary school children in california were reported to be truant in the 2011 to 2012 school year. a student is considered truant if they are absent or tardy by more than 30 minutes without a valid excuse three times a school year. contra costa county had a truancy rate of 29% while almeida county in san francisco were close behind, 23%. last month we showed you a special unit of officers in san