. >>> only on 2, ktvu's janine de la vega is live now in union city with a program that's turning some of the city's most troubled apartments into safer places to live, janine. >> reporter: julie under the program tenants can't engage in any illegal activity and managers need to take care of their property. now for example, at this complex, police are saying these bushes are way too tall and they need to be pruned because criminals can hide here. >> at night i do a nighttime inspection of the properties too to try to take a look at all their lighting. >> reporter: officer vaughn is on the look out for lighting. he knows lighting is poor and bushes need to be cut back so that they're only 3 feet tall. >> if someone wanted to jump into this deck and break into this apartment they could do that with this added concealment. >> reporter: those are just a couple of things apartment come leks need to do if they're part of the city's crime free program. >> we were having apartment break-ins, auto thefts, domestic violence issues. >> reporter: new tenants are reu -- required to sign this new ad

janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. sentence a police say a young man is in critical condition following a violent attack outside of a 7-eleven store. police tell us the victim was stabbed and brutally beaten. investigators are still looking for suspects. it's not clear what led up to that attack. >>> happening now san jose firefighters are back on the scene of a house fire. that started just after 7:00 last night in the garage of a home on midhurste court. the flames spread to the attic and roof. firefighters are back at the house due to concerns the roof might collapse. they plan to stay there for at least another 30 minutes. >>> in just a few hours a meet willing be held at a san mateo elementary school where a nine- year-old girl was abducted from a restroom and molested. alex savidge is at park side elementary school where the school is on high alert. >> reporter: even though there has been an arrest in this case, parents, students, and staff members still on edge here at parkside elementary school. that is why lat

janine de la vega, ktvu ktvu. >> thank you, janine >>> more than two dozen people had to make quick escapes during a fire in san francisco's mission district. it started around 1:00 at an apartment building near the fair oaks district. everyone was able to make it out okay. >> there is fire damage on all four units on the top floor and we have some fire damage into the first floor. >> the cause of the fire is still being investigated. about 26 people are now being helped by the red cross. >>> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. >> former president bill clinton fires up the crowd at the democratic national convention. we are heading there live to bring you reaction of last night and a plea view of what is up tonight. >>> and meteorologist mark tamayo will have the weather. and volunteers turn out to help a bay area veteran. lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm a

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:32.ight news san jose police say a restaurant cook out on a work break became the latest victim of the growing violence on the streets of san jose. he is now in critical condition after being attacked late last night outside of a 7-eleven store on south white road. police are telling ktvu news the cook was taking a brief break from his job at a nearby restaurant when he was stabbed and brutally beaten. ktvu talked to the police a little while ago. they are still searching for suspects. >> we have several witnesses that came forward to help us with this investigation. we believe it was two hispanic males that left the area. prior to us getting there. we are going to do follow up and hopefully get these people in custody. >> right now it's not clear what led up to that attack. >>> firefighters have cleared the scene of this house fire on midhurste court. the fire started last night in the garage. it quickly spread to the roof and the attic. the fire crews stayed there until just about 30 mi

ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega has more on the tip that led to his arrest and the charges he is facing. foreign -- good morning. >> reporter: good morning, here pam. school will resume in a few hours and when it does they will have a new interim principal. eric dean lewis has been the principal for the past seven years but now he's facing felony drug charges. theyed a an under cover agent contact him through a dating website and set up a meeting at the cal train station. they found methamphetamine, ghb pills and scales in his san francisco home. >> unbelievable. i'm shocked. >> shocked. he's a principal of a school, you would think he would if doing better. >> reporter: since lewis' arrest they have placed him on administrative leave. we are told he was involved in the antidrug dare program here. he is charged with offering to furnish drugs, possession, and possession with intent to sell. we have been told that letters will be sent home to parents today to explain what happened here. he will be arraigned in court this morning on those felony drug charges. janine de la vega

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 28-year-old mexican national today was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the repeated sexual abuse of a young boy from walnut creek. last month a contra costa county jury convicted oscar juarez. the abuse occurred in 2010, they said that the victim is a relative of juarez who was staying with the child's family while working as a day laborer. >>> state assemblyman roger hernandez says he spent $15,000 to clear himself of two drunk driving chargeless. the 37-year-old west covina democrat was arrested by concord police earlier this year. he was cleared of one charge last month and on tuesday a superior court judge dismissed a second case. speaking to the contra costa county times, hernandez said quote it was very expensive and very embarrassing to go through this process. >>> only on 2, a new innovative bay area program to help prevent sports injuries among young athletes. >>> and if you missed it. don't change the channel because coming up in 14 minutes we're going to show you the best pictures from the

reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a stand off in a neighborhood today ended with the suspect shot by police. people living in the area in concord were ordered to stay inside their homes. police received a call after 8:00 a.m. this morning about a armed man in the driveway of a home. police say the man threatened them. he resisted attempts to control him and that is when they fired. the man got inside the house and then a s.w.a.t. team was called in. >> s.w.a.t. team was called, the offender crawled out of the home and gave himself up. >> the man's condition is not yet known. the shelter in place order was lifted. the sheriff's deputy is working -- the sheriff's office is working on the identity of a body found this morning. it is not clear if the person died after being hit by a train. >>> big rig accident this morning has been cleared up. the chp says the driver lost control of the trailer and the rig over turned before 9:00 a.m. that spilled 2700 pounds of sand on the road. they cleaned up the sand and the driver was checked out for minor injuries. >>> sky

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> former san francisco giants manager dusty baker is in the hospital due to an irregular heartbeat. he left two hours before the first pitch to get checked out. he underwent tests today and could return tomorrow. >>> national football league's replacement refs are having an effect in las vegas. replacement refs add new variables to the game. casinos haven't changed lines yet but say home teams will deserve a extra half point. >>> the weekend is almost here. let's find out how we are looking with our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> we are hearing nasa may delay the space shuttle endeavor fly over because of the fog, give it a chance to burn off. they want to fly over the golden gate bridge, have a great photo opportunity, good sunshine and they will not have that till 10:00 a.m. looks like they will delay it till 9:30 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. by then they will have partly cloudy skies. if you get a chance, out in that area, it will be something to see. 76 today in napa. 85 antioch. these numbers look like yesterday ask & the day -- yesterday and

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:01. a 7th grade girl in novato after being hit by a car after she rode her bike home from school. christien kafton is out i'd of the middle school she attended. i -- is live outside of the middle school she attended. i know everyone is emotional? >> reporter: yeah, it is emotional. you can see students arriving here and process what happened. this is where the 12-year-old went to school and grief counselors are already onhand. we were at that site a few hours ago. and we have new video of mourners dropping off. flowers at the growing memorial. people who didn't even know the girl felt compelled to show their grief and sorrow. haley ratlive was riding on her bike on novato boulevard had around 3:15 when she was hit by an suv. she was rushed to the novato hospital and then airlifted to chirp's hospital in oakland where she was pronounced dead. authorities say the driver who hit the girl stopped at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. mourners today say it's a tragedy for eve

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> detectives are checking surveillance video at a safeway where five armed men robbed the checkout stands. the store is open now but it was closed closed overnight. officers say men stormed the safeway about 9:00 last night, emptied the registers in minutes and got away. one man we spoke to said the store is in a good neighborhood but there is a bad element. >> people right down the street in drug houses. >> no one was hurt. store clerks are tallying up how much cash was stolen. >>> one is in custody after a reported carjacking incident in milpitas. ktvu cameras caught the suspects being arrested yesterday afternoon. police say a suspect, graves, stole a car. they say he was arrested and found with a backpack that contained a loaded gun. >>> in just about an hour from now, iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, will address the united nations general assembly in new york. but israel doesn't like the timing of today's speech. coming up for you at 7:15, we'll tell you why. you'll also hear what iran's president is saying abo

as ktvu's janine de la vega reports, that fire burned for hours before firefighters responded because of a loophole in the law. >> reporter: today beach wood elementary school looked like a demolition zone rather than a place where kids come to learn and play. the school learned a hard lesson. >> it's tragic, but in some ways i'm not going to say it's completely preventable but the outcome would have been much different had they had early prevention. >> reporter: the fire had been burning for several hours before they received a 911 call. the administrative offices and third grade classroom were destroyed. under state law, portable classrooms are only required to have fire alarms that are activated manually. school officials say they have that and smoke detectors but nobody was at the school right now. >> the fire alarm is not monitored so it did not send a report to the fire department. >> reporter: new permanent public school buildings in california are required to have a fire alarm with sprinklers and a monitoring system that alerts a third party. there was a push to close a loopho

as ktvu's janine de la vega reports, that fire burned for hours before firefighters responded because of a loophole in the law. >> reporter: today beach wood elementary school looked like a demolition zone rather than a place where kids come to learn and play. the school learned a hard lesson. >> it's tragic, but in some ways i'm not going to say it's completely preventable but the outcome would have been much different had they had early prevention. >> reporter: the fire had been burning for several hours before they received a 911 call. the administrative offices and third grade classroom were destroyed. under state law, portable classrooms are only required to have fire alarms that are activated manually. school officials say they have that and smoke detectors but nobody was at the school right now. >> the fire alarm is not monitored so it did not send a report to the fire department. >> reporter: new permanent public school buildings in california are required to have a fire alarm with sprinklers and a monitoring system that alerts a third party. there was a push to close a loopho

reporting live from milpitas janine de la vega. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> protestors with the occupy the farm movement they have done it again. daily cal reports about 30 protestors broke into the uc gone gill track. tending to the crops they planted. reported they cut a hole in the fence to get in but no one was arrested. protestors first occupied that property back in april. planting produce and setting up a tent camp. they are fighting a proposal to develop that university owned property. >>> a vigil is planned for tomorrow for a college student from lafayette who was found deeded in the sacramento river. 20-year-old brett olson disappeared eight days ago while tubing down the river. his body was found yesterday just about a mile from where he was last seen. the 20-year-old drowned and there is no sign of foul play. olson was a student at cal polly. the vigil will begin at 7:00 tomorrow night. >>> a memorial service is planned also for tomorrow for uc davis student le nay lomax. lomax had been missing for more than two months. authori

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:03. overnight a fire in the mission district forced more than two dozen people to flee their homes. it started at 1:00 this morning at an apartment building there. firefighters were able to control the flames in 30 minutes. everybody got out okay. >> the fire -- go back inside -- floors -- fire and we have some fire damage and some extension of the fire into the first floor. >> the cause is still under investigation. 26 people are being helped by the red cross. >> tributes are pouring in this morning for fallen chp officer kenyon youngstrum. he died last night after he was shot during a traffic stop on 680. claudine wong is at the office in martinez where a memorial is growing for the officer and father of four children. >> reporter: pam, certainly people expressing that in different ways. you can see people have left flowers, cards, flags and even a balloon here. the business of protecting the public also continues. we have been watching them. we know this is a difficult time for them be

janine de la vega, ktvu news. >> chief moore made $226,000 last year in salary and other cash compensation. in retirement he will take home 80% of his salary or roughly $155,000 a year. that does not include 200,000 in sick time that he's accrued during nearly 30 years of service to the city of san jose. >>> and tonight at 10:30, reaction from a city hall insider. he tells us moore's departure could not come at a worse time. >>> students of the law paid tribute to u.s. ambassador chris stevens with a vigil in his honor. it took place at his law school alma mater uc hastings. amber lee joins us with more on how the death of stevens has touched many even those who did not know him. >> reporter: they told me that his sacrifice affected them in a way they did not expect. students, faculty and fellow allumn lit candles to honor christopher stevens. >> we should all be so lucky to find a vocation that we can be so passionate about. >> reporter: inside notes of condolence were written to steven's family. >> he was a light that to all of us. >> it struck me in a way that i didn't expect. >> report

reporting live from santa clara janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now just about 5:06. overnight news police in antioch investigating a fatal shooting. police rushed to call the man was lying in the street near sycamore drive and lemon tree way. police have few leads at the moment. some of the residents say there have been a lot of shootings on their streets. they also say the gangs also easy access to guns are a major problem. >>> san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting to talk about the public's concern surrounding a recent police shooting. that meeting is set for 11:30 at the corner stone church on 17th street. now it follows last thursday's police shooting on 14th street. four officers were in the area and saw two people they thought were gang members. when an officer tried to talk to one of the men, he ran. police say the suspect began to raise a gun at the officer and that is when police shot and injured the suspect. the shooting has sparked several protests in the mission district. an friday night demonstrators threw paint and smashed windows at banks

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the meantime drug officials say they will probably seize about 1.5 million plants from outdoor gardens this year. that is almost six million less than in 2009. it seems more marijuana growers are moving away from outdoor gardens. the bay citizen reports police are finding fewer plants outside on public land. they are finding more grown on private land. >>> overnight news san leandro police are looking for the armed robbers that stunned safeway shoppers by rushing the checkout lines and grabbing money from the registers. ktvu eric is live. >> reporter: it was bold. we can tell you employees are back here getting ready to reopen this morning. the store is closed for about another hour. it has been shut down since several men busted in here last night. as many as five armed men came into this safeway around 9:00 and proceeded to rob the checkout stands. talking to investigators overnight they tell us it all happened very quickly. these men were able to pull off the robbery in a matter of minutes. in this video you

live from hayward, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the investigation continues into vallejoo an officer involved shooting. coming up why the families of the two men targeted are still disputing what police say happened before more than a dozen shots were fired. >> michelle obama takes center stage tonight at the dnc in charlotte, north carolina. allison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with why she will not be taking on the president's rivals, alison. >> reporter: pam they say she will keep her message positive. tonight her mission is to promote her husband, not take on rivals, she wants to explain why he should have a second term. but other democrats like nancy pelosi, who also took her walk there are feeling more comfortable in the attack mode. she used that to take on republican extremism on women's issues. >> what more do you need to know about them. they who do not believe in that except when it comes to a woman's right to choose. >> and also the mayor of san antonio will try to convince them to turn out for president obama. what oakland mayor is telling conven

janine de la vega, ktvu news. >> chief moore made $226,000 last year in salary and other cash compensation. in retirement he will take home 80% of his salary or roughly $155,000 a year. that does not include 200,000 in sick time that he's accrued during nearly 30 years of service to the city of san jose. >>> and tonight at 10:30, reaction from a city hall insider. he tells us moore's departure could not come at a worse time. >>> students of the law paid tribute to u.s. ambassador chris stevens with a vigil in his honor. it took place at his law school alma mater uc hastings. amber lee joins us with more on how the death of stevens has touched many even those who did not know him. >> reporter: they told me that his sacrifice affected them in a way they did not expect. students, faculty and fellow allumn lit candles to honor christopher stevens. >> we should all be so lucky to find a vocation that we can be so passionate about. >> reporter: inside notes of condolence were written to steven's family. >> he was a light that to all of us. >> it struck me in a way that i didn't expect. >> report

reporting live from morgan hill, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new charter school haspened up in oakland. it's the 100 black men community school. it was started -- it was started by the bay area black kepter. it's located in the former thurgood marshall school right above 106th avenue and it's opened to about 90 students. organizers say the all-male school will deal with issues that specifically affect african-american men. >>> well, a new parking garage in downtown -- in downtown vallejo was supposed to take it easier for those who take their cars. although it was finished about seven months -- seven months ago, commuters taking the bay link ferry have not been able to use it. >>> 8:07. it's still pretty congested out there on this wednesday morning. let's check in with tara. >> it does not seem to be getting better. i thought maybe there was hope on the he right zen. let's head out to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it's still pretty much a zoo here as you try to get into san francisco this morning. the metering lights are on. gibb yourself an extra 20 minute

reporting live from fremont, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> residents of milpitas, mourningoting death of a 7/11 store clerk inside the -- shot and kim inside the -- killed the store clerk inside the store. the store clerk was pronounced dead at the scene. we don't know his name. it's not been released. customers tell us, he was always friendly. i know the older man. he was a very nice man. i'm sorry to hear that. gosh. >> so far, no arrests have been made. >>> we're learning more about the woman killed while walking down a walnut street sidewalk. a vehicle hit two women walking on north side. on north main street. >>> 52-year-old sherry hicks died at the scene. that wife, the victim's lawyer in law is now at john muir medical center with serious injuries. >>> it instantly went from there is a wreckout side to -- wreck outside to cash cash oh, it was a horrific skein. >>> the driver of the truck has been identified as 53-year-old brakisi of -- of walnut creek. >>> the crip of -- victim of a fatal weekend crash in san bruno has been identified as the owner of a local mexican

reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one fan admits his team took advantage of this. he says they were getting away with all kinds of things you don't normally see in play, including rougher play. and some have called this the substitute teachers' syndrome. this wasn't just the 49ers. >> yeah, right. >> and that was the biggest concern, somebody could get hurt. >> should be interesting tonight. >> how is the toll plaza doing? >> doing very well. doing well for carpoolers. it's backed up. one of the things that i want to mention, this is kind of the normal backup. if you come to the bay bridge toll plaza at this time every day, you are gonna see much the same, 20, 25-minute delay. if you are driving in the carpool lanes, that looks good getting into the city. no problems on the bridge and there are no crashes reported or stalled vehicles. >> the morning commute looks good on 880. i can actually say this is doing very well because there's no slow traffic heading northbound and southbound as you drive into oakland or hayward. the morning drive in

janine de la vega, kt ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it was a lackluster day for stocks. the dow raised 11.5. apple continued to rise going over the $700 for the first time. shares in apple are up 6% since apple unveiled their new phone last week. >>> the stanley cup champion kings along with their home the staple center are now up for sale. the asking price will likely be in the billions of the dollars. the owner of both is selling them along with other interests. >>> and your high temperatures today a lot like yesterday. some areas were a couple of degrees warmer. a couple of areas were a little cooler. but basically the same deal. these were the highs that were recorded today. 85 in fairfield, 85 in antioch. highs tomorrow just like these. it's going to be almost a duhly -- duh duplicate of what we saw today. you saw the sunset off the golden gate bridge as well. the fog lays out a pretty strong footprint. so we'll see plenty of fog and low clouds. kind of remind me of this morning. tomorrow afternoon that fog burns away. when we come back, we're going to lay out the c

janine de la vega, kt ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it was a lackluster day for stocks. the dow raised 11.5. apple continued to rise going over the $700 for the first time. shares in apple are up 6% since apple unveiled their new phone last week. >>> the stanley cup champion kings along with their home the staple center are now up for sale. the asking price will likely be in the billions of the dollars. the owner of both is selling them along with other interests. >>> and your high temperatures today a lot like yesterday. some areas were a couple of degrees warmer. a couple of areas were a little cooler. but basically the same deal. these were the highs that were recorded today. 85 in fairfield, 85 in antioch. highs tomorrow just like these. it's going to be almost a duhly -- duh duplicate of what we saw today. you saw the sunset off the golden gate bridge as well. the fog lays out a pretty strong footprint. so we'll see plenty of fog and low clouds. kind of remind me of this morning. tomorrow afternoon that fog burns away. when we come back, we're going to lay out the c

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, a ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:03. following news in the east bay. police right now are investigating a deadly shooting that happened hours ago at west mcarthur boulevard. alex savidge is there. what do you know? >> reporter: in talking with police this morning they don't know a whole lot about this man found shot to death in the street. this homicide investigation still unfolding out here. you can see behind me it has macarthur boulevard shut down at market street. the shooting appears to have taken place about halfway down the block on the right side of the street. right in front of a car. that is where this man's body is still sitting right in the roadway at this point. everything happened just after 2:00 this morning when police got 911 calls from neighbors about gunfire in this area. officers showed up and obviously found the victim. we watched as they searched the area looking for any sort of evidence they could find. looking in backyards driveways and near homes. investigators don't have any sort of description

live from morgan hill, janine de la vega, a ktvu channel 2 news. >> the first day of the dnc kicked off yesterday. it ended with a highly anticipated speech. michelle obama took the stage to huge applause and cheers. coming up for you at 5:15 we will take you live to charlotte, north carolina. we will bring you more reaction to her speech and also tell you who will step on to the big stage today. >>> also this morning u.n. secretary-general bon has called on them to end the attacks there. at least 23,000 people have been killed there. today at least 75 people were killed there, including 23 children. on top of that there is a refugee crisis, more than 230,000 people have fled syria, seeking refuge in neighboring countries. >> happening now firefighters in caloosa county are working to contain two wildfires burning east of clear lake. they started before 4:00 yesterday afternoon off highway 16 in the rumsy canyon area, it is closed. take a look at the mach, map, from there to there. the fires have burned 1200 acres, so just only 10% contained at this point. >>> a third fire burning near

ktvu's janine de la vega obtained a police report that details what else authorities found inside his apartment she joins us live. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. well, i got this police report from inside the courthouse this morning. it explains how eric lewis was caught with drugs and hidden cameras inside his home. one of them was hidden inside the nose of a teddy bear and now investigators trying to figure out if anything recorded was illegal. eric lewis remains behind bars. for fellny charges -- behind bars for fellny fell -- felony charges. it's unknown if other charges will be brought up. one camera were found at his home. >> i'm just hoping that nothing turns up with children. adults are consenting. hopefully they were consenting. it does raise questions it being a teddy bear. >> reporter: police took items as evidence because they knew he was a principal and wanted to see if any crimes occurredded using those cameras. >> who knows. >> it could have been for the dates he brought home. it's odd some teddy bears. we still have to go through and figure

ktvu janine de la vega joins us live to let us know there is a change in his condition. >> reporter: that is right. that firefighter frank ryan is here in the intensive care unit at regents medical care unit. his friends from the fire department are leer and -- are here and i spoke with one of his friends. he told me ryan is moving but he has not spoken yet. his family is supposed to get a briefing from doctors in the next few hours. firefighters from all over san jose have been taking shifts here to be a support to each other and to ryan's family. some are sleeping overnight on cots. ryan's brothers and sisters flew in from southern california and other parts of the country to be by his side. ryan collapsed on the ground and went into cardiac arrest after fighting a fire last thursday at st. patrick's church in downtown san jose. >> we don't want to leave. he shows improvements. we want to be there for that. we don't want frank to be alone and he's not. he won't be. we are going to stay here until the end. >> reporter: ryan is a 16 year veteran of the fire department. he is 41 years

ktvu janine de la vega live with this story on more what this change means and how people can apply. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we are here at san jose state university a college many undocumented youth dream of attending. in just two hours they will be able to get help in filling out applications to obtain temporary legal status in the u.s.. now several hundred people are expected to come to catholic charities in san jose for a workshop on obama's deferred action program. the plan stops the deportation of many undocumented immigrants. republican critics accuse obama of drafting the plan to help boost his standing with latinos. i spoke to a san jose man that told me in spanish why he thinks the plan is needed. >> i have papers but i support the program. i know a lot of young people in san jose that would benefit because they want to continue their education. >> reporter: to qualify for the program immigrants must prove they came to the u.s. before they were 16 are 30 or younger are in school, graduated or served in the military. some immigrants are too afraid to s

ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is on the scene where she just talked to police about this raid. >> reporter: that is right if you take a look here the sign says online furniture isbuy.com. if you look through the windows you can see a desk and flowers in there. that appears to be a front for an indoor marijuana grow. here on the ground you see bud blood. some sort of fertilizer. police told me they found hundreds of marijuana plants growing inside. this all happened about 10:15 last night. police say someone doing maintenance check on the building discovered the indoor grow. it was pretty elaborate and there was a lighting system in there. the maintenance worker called police. about ten officers arrived. they found hundreds of marijuana plants that were six

ktvu janine de la vega just arrived on the scene with what is happening out there right now. >> reporter are here at the corner of solo way. a lot of police cars and fire truck on the scene. you can see firefighters standing on the front lawn of this house. just a little while ago a swat truck was parked on the front lawn. you can see as they pulled up they did damage to the front of the lawn with the bricks here. see that fan blowing there, well they had just dallied tear gas in the last hour. they were trying to get a man to come outside of the house. fremont police came to the house at 11:30 last night to serve an arrest warrant on a 30- year-old man that live there is with his parents. he had drug warrants and a history of firearms. the swat team was called and several neighbors were evacuated and the neighborhood was quarantined off. they deployed tear gas. the man was gone. they only found the man's parents. at the last hour police have been searching the neighborhood where their canine units looking for this man wanted for the several felonies but they came up empty handed. right

ktvu janine de la vega is here now with the details on the charges. >> reporter: dave, the principalhas a lot of explaning to do to the students, parents, and authorities especially when you consider what is painted on the wall of the school. it says at the end of the day, be ready to say i'm proud of what i did today. erik dean lewis the principal here is expected to be arraigned in court today on felony drug charges. a spokesperson from the department of justice says their drug task force received a tip that lewis was involved in drugs and used a dating website. under cover agent set up a meeting with lewis. he was arrested friday after allegedly offering the agent drugs. authorities say they found methamphetamine, ghb pills, and scales in his san francisco home. >> mr. lewis i think did a great job here as principal. we have no sense there was connection between what he was alleged to have done in san francisco and what he did here. >> reporter: officials have placed lewis on administrative unpaid leave. lewis has been the principal here for seven years. we were told he was involv

ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us with more on what this change means and how they canly. >> reporter: we are here at san jose state university the place where many undocumented students would like to attend. being in school is one of the -- a lot of people are expected to show up at a workshop to get help for this new program. catholic charities is expecting several undocumented people to come to them for help on how to fill out the application for temporary legal status. the plan stops the deportation of many undocumented immigrants that were brought to the u.s. as children. to qualify they must claim they came to the u.s. before 16. republican critics accuse obama as drafting the plant plan to help him get the latino vote in the upcoming election. >> if there is no future for you, there is no hope, it's not an incentive to do well. if you can say yes, you can be the real american you always thought you were. if you get an education. that is a real incentive for people to get an education. it's a good thing for our country. >> reporter: there is concern among the 30,0

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a bridge was named after a toddler today. the bridge is located at 5 550 coddle road. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: we're here at coddle where you can see the new pedestrian bridge behind me. now, just moments ago they did the ribbon-cutting ceremony. now, down below is the railroad that peds would cross illegal aid within r -- and where the toddler was killed seven years ago. now, city officials hope it will save lives. it's named zander's crossing. police say his baby-sitter left him with another woman who walked him across -- across the tracks but then went back to get her own baby in the stroller. >> my son is gonna save so many lives. i just hope that people are -- are smart enough to use it. i just hope they use it instead of cutting across because they are in a hurry. what's a couple of seconds? >> reporter: the new 350-foot long steel bridge between the bustling strip mall between coddle and the south san jose neighborhood across the street. the event was out here and back out here live, you can see this fence out here. this is brand new. it's made of mesh. i was told