johnny f -- john fowler knows this location, it's hilly. like we see around the bay area, the hilly dry california hills. tough to fight. tough to get people in. the winds in the area are still very, very light. i will show you the area now. as we go in, here is scandia. right here. this is scandia. this is the area. this is where the fire is. you can see it. there is not lot going on from what you can see in terms of housing developments. this is the area. you can see the trails we were talking about. the winds out of the west, southwest like this. we are seeing -- focus. the fire burning up the hill. it will have a harder time burning down the hill. that's the natcher of the -- nature of the fire. we got the 6:00 broadcast, we will update you on the developments. right now, the fire does look as though the firefighters are getting a good handle on that. drizzle tonight. cool out there. stays cool as we go through the next couple of days. this weather forecast for tomorrow is what we had last week. just the way it's going to be. fog foreca

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california's elementary and high school students are doing better in school. the department released a standardize testing and reporting or star and they are up for the 9th year in a row. the rate of proficiency in english and math were 54 and 54%. the highest since 2003. here are the rates for english and math in san francisco, alameda. the english rates were up from last year in all three counties but math were down compared to last year. >>> nonprofit groups are calling for a boycott of amazon if it doesn't stop resisting the tax law. they announced a new website, explaining how customers can close their amazon account. it says they are cheating the state by trying to repeal a new law. they did not immediately respond to an e-mail and call for comment. >>> city of san jose is asking the public to think about how much time, money and trees could be saved if junk mail could be eliminated before it becomes mail. >>> i will tell you about the warming trend this week and we will look at specific cities to see how warm they will get on

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three bay area communities received $1 million grants to fight obesity. richmond, bay view and the coun cord, the amoney will be used to create walking trails parks parks and afterschool programs. >>> google users may find something unusual on the web giant's home page today. the company is giving away samsung nexus s smartphone. the offer is good today only through best buy. users have to sign up for a two year contract. >>> the 49ers proposed new stadium is coming to life, what you will see inside and how the sadeium could accommodate two teams. >>> back here in 10 minutes i got your forecast and it calls for cooling in many bay area neighborhoods. >>> 40,000 signatures from people asking u.s. airways to apologize to him and his family today. he is the young man kicked off a flight and arrested for suspicions of battery after being a asked to pull up his sagging pants. prosecutors decided not to file charges. a manager accepted the signatures but said he couldn't comment. >>> a group is calling on bay area law enforcement agenci

john fowler is live along the waterfront with what activists say are some glaring holes in the city's plan, john. >> reporter: this is aquatic park, imagine if you would a 100-foot tall floating tv screen and no swimming at this popular spots for months. san francisco's waterfront area can expect hundreds of thousands of extra visitors. >> so far this report dramatically under estimates the impact on the environment and the neighbors who live around that area. >> reporter: actually the report doesn't contemplate crowds here at coit tower, really? can you imagine a better place to watch a sailboat race that's right here. >> this is a prime spot to watch the race, no doubt. >> reporter: there's nothing on how to control crowds, pick up litter or provide facilities. also nothing for boats or speed limits to protect marine mammals. >> does not go far enough to protect the bay area's air, water, and marine life. >> reporter: just some of the issues in this afternoon's planning commission hearing. the city says it's listening. >> we need to take those comments into account and put together

. >>> and coming up at 6:15, ktvu health and science center john fowler has more information on the animal activity that may have signaled an earthquake was about to strike the east coast. >>> and tonight we know the name of the poison person who died in the yosemite area, 23- year-old ryan lieter fell and his body was found yesterday. the spokesperson said the latest death on one of the park's most famous symbols appears to be an accident. >> he suffered a fall of about 2000 feet. it is simply impossible to survive when somebody goes off the face of half dome. >> park officials say they're talking to people and still don't know if lieter was alone at the time of the accident. so far 17 people have died there this year. usually the average is between 12 and 15 deaths per year. >>> and people who own a fore runner truck, can get protection against thefts. they will install a certain type of hard wear on the converters. they will install a device. they will give it to recyclers, and police say thieves target toyotas because they are high quality and easy to get to. >>> and new information in

ktvu health and science editor john fowler will show us what happened the last time a hurricane this big came roaring up the east coast. plus how the waters off of california are being affected by the storm on the east. it's all about 5:45. also our coverage will continue not only through our newscast but also on our website. if you log on to ktv u.com there you -- ktv -- log on to ktvu.com and you will find a hurricane irene tab. >>> chief anthony batts says he had already planned to use extra officers at games this season. chief batts will also be there. >> i wanted to make sure that we get out in the tailgating, not to do enforcement but to do more community policing. i will be there greeting all of our participates that are coming in. >> reporter: chief batts says he wants fans to be able to hold tailgating parties but says they have to do it peacefully. david stevenson has more information about why police at last week's 49ers game really had their hands full. the fake messages that they kept getting. >>> dozens of san francisco court workers had a message today for the judicial

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john fowler. >> every year, we seek out people who work to improve and preserve the outside environmentour community. we call them cox conserves heros. one of the choices is 17 years old, she created an organic garden for students at the ocean a high school and residents of pacifica, they helped to reduce the need so that they can grow fruits and vegetables. >> i have always enjoyed being outside. >> he says that the project is not just about raising awareness about sustainable agriculture. it is also about people getting healthy and spending more time outside. moad is one of five cox heros being profiled this week on ktvu channel 2 action news. we need you to vote for your favorite by going to ktvu.com. just go down to the section where you can cast your vote. >>> and live in the news room with the stories for channel 2 action news at 6:00. >>> and they're showing a new way to keep the airline passengers secure. new at 6:00, we'll show you the scanning technology used now. >>> also high school students are improving the bench mark they reached today. >>> and animals on alert in the nat

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dead of water from a broken water main blasted rocks and gravel into the air today. happened about 5:00 a.m. in belvedere. officials say 15 weeks were damaged. -- vehicles were damaged. officials are at a lost as to how it broke. >> the age of the pipes are '50s, '60s. not aware of when the last replacement was done. >> no homes went without water. crews completed fixing the line this afternoon and finish the clean up tomorrow. >>> a police chase ended in a fiery crash this afternoon. officers say they pulled over a car that was reported stole hundred the driver took off. he ran a red light. hit another vehicle and then hit a utility pole and burst into flames. >> officers went and rescued the actual suspect from the vehicle while the car was on fire. additional officers came and tried to subdue to fire. >> the suspect and the driver were hospitalized. >>> is ed lee running for mayor? that question came up again today when he was at the dedication of a at&t store. backers continue to raise money to convince him to run. they appoin

as john fowler tells us they talked candidly about past flights, the danger and what the future holdsporter: hundreds of families watched the highlight reel with these three men and one woman. they've gone to space in a way now none will ever go. >> in a transition period you don't know what the next ride to space is going to be. >> reporter: san carlos native carlile road the shuttle three times. >> almost like riding a wild animal that's getting shot off the planet. it's an amazing job. >> on this flight because i was married with a small child, it crossed my mind. >> reporter: accidents destroyed two of the five shuttles killing 14 astronauts. nasa's next craft is to be simpler and smaller. >> i look upon this smaller vehicle as a step in the right direction toward higher reliability. >> reporter: astronauts will still two to the international space station but on russian rockets. a small loss says magnus. >> you have a totally different experience of space when you can live there for six months. >> reporter: despite the epd of the shuttle, astronauts insist america has a rich spac

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> city leaders in san jose are working with environment groups andckages experts to come up with a way to keep food containers out of city water ways. some people want an outright ban on styrofoam containers. >> to pay for the equipment for the recycling processing facilities that want to recycle when you process foam you want to compact it and we would buy those come come compacters for the city. >>> anthony early is 62, comes from a michigan energy company and has a reputation for crisis management skills. he takes over as pg & e still struggling to deal with that san bruno pipeline expotion last september. early will assume the job next month a year after that deadly explosion. he replaces former ceo peter darby who resigned last april. >>> 1,500 billionaires did not pay federal taxes. 175,000 taxpayers earned $1 million or more. there's a way for people earning that amount of money to avoid paying taxes. one would be by donating to charity, the other would be through foreign subsidies. >>> the program began back in the 1820s and brought high scho

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> city leaders in san jose are working with environment groups andood packages experts to come up with a way to keep food containers out of city water ways. some people want an outright ban on styrofoam containers. >> to pay for the equipment for the recycling processing facilities that want to recycle when you process foam you want to compact it and we would buy those come come compacters for the city. >>> anthony early is 62, comes from a michigan energy company and has a reputation for crisis management skills. he takes over as pg & e still struggling to deal with that san bruno pipeline expotion last september. early will assume the job next month a year after that deadly explosion. he replaces former ceo peter darby who resigned last april. >>> 1,500 billionaires did not pay federal taxes. 175,000 taxpayers earned $1 million or more. there's a way for people earning that amount of money to avoid paying taxes. one would be by donating to charity, the other would be through foreign subsidies. >>> the program began back in the 1820s and brought hig

as john fowler tells us they talked candidly about past flights, the danger and what the future holds >> reporter: hundreds of families watched the highlight reel with these three men and one woman. they've gone to space in a way now none will ever go. >> in a transition period you don't know what the next ride to space is going to be. >> reporter: san carlos native carlile road the shuttle three times. >> almost like riding a wild animal that's getting shot off the planet. it's an amazing job. >> on this flight because i was married with a small child, it crossed my mind. >> reporter: accidents destroyed two of the five shuttles killing 14 astronauts. nasa's next craft is to be simpler and smaller. >> i look upon this smaller vehicle as a step in the right direction toward higher reliability. >> reporter: astronauts will still two to the international space station but on russian rockets. a small loss says magnus. >> you have a totally different experience of space when you can live there for six months. >> reporter: despite the epd of the shuttle, astronauts insist america has a ric

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can log on to www.ktvu.com right now to hear more of the astronautsder video on demand on www.ktvu.com. >>> apple is building an earthquake alert feature. it is in the operating system and users can turn it on. japan has an early warning system that alerts people 20 seconds before an earthquake strikes. it will keep the iphone constantly connected to the warning network. >>> great idea the earthquake warning system on the iphone. right now fog and long the coast, the east coast, they are dealing with hurricane irene, category 2. look that track the hurricane takes. by thursday and friday and saturday threatening the carolinas. could be a category 2. this one could impact travel plans towards the end of the week. we will watch it for you. category one right now -- or two. the forecast is for increasing temperatures. tomorrow mid-90s. low 90s in the warmest spots. temperatures as warm as they have been in a while. for the whole five-day forecast low 90s to mid-90s. along the coast it's cool. maybe criz. that means fire danger comes up. we will watch tha

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> snipers were seen patrolling the roof of the white house immediately following the quake. the shaking could be felt 600 miles away on martha's vineyard where president obama was playing golf. the president says he didn't feel it but was notified just after it happened. back in washington, officials issued evacuation orders for the white house and surrounding buildings as a precaution. >>> senator barbara boxer was speaking at an event in oakland around the time of that earthquake and she took a moment to talk about the situation on the east coast. >> those of us here understand what earthquakes are all about. but for my staff and family that i have there, they honestly didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: senator boxer went on to say that all of her colleagues, friends and family in that area are fine. >>> our coverage continues on ktvu.com. you will find more video from today's earthquake and a preparedness guide to make sure you're ready in the events of the big one just click on the east coast earthquake tab. >>> in just the past ten minutes,

john fowler looks into whether this is free speech or criminal behavior. >> reporter: they claim three quarters of a billion active users. >> i loved it even contact with people. >> reporter: facebook has critics and looting after activists. we found is youtube video. >> attention citizens of the world. >> reporter: the hacker group anonymous appears to target facebook. >> monday will look back on this simulates what we have an inherent right. >> reporter: a cause for a facebook hack attack. >> it makes me concerned about the about -- about my data. >> reporter: baseload is the conflict between free speech and criminal behavior. >> it has been compared to the practice that can have an online and i can see how that can visit is out but at the moment the laws are such that if you're visiting in this type of protest, you could go to prison. in my opinion is the lies the need to change to recognize the the way in which people are using the internet. >> reporter: some call them hypocritical is it like they are doing a berkeley boats rights but by doing so they are encroaching on people's ri

. >>> our health and science editor john fowler is in san francisco with what health officials here in the bay area are saying about bird flu tonight. >> reporter: doctors say the risk is really now just theoretical. but the potential is serious. it's a mutant avian influenza virus that so far has killed 60% of people who have been infected. >> they have a new threat. >> reporter: the virus is spreading in southeast asian, china, india in bird flocks. 331 human deaths are so far all linked to live birds or undercooked poultry. but bird farms are hard hit. >> the current vaccine to protect poultry seems not to be effective against this new strain of h5n1 or bird flu. >> reporter: human to human transmission is a tiny risk. >> this is a reminder that we need to vaccination against h1n1 and influenza. >> what we're doing now is when we're going on holiday go -- >> i don't want to think about it. >> reporter: this year's human influenza vaccine will remain unchanged from last year. the problem is without a poultry vaccine the mutant virus will continue to mutate. >> i'm sure they're going

health and science editor john fowler here now with what this could mean when it comes to finding lifee planet. >> the prospects of life on mar or the findings of it any way just got a lot stranger because of a syrupy form of water. >> reporter: where's there's liquid water there's life. look at these sequences of mars close ups, seasonal images taken from mars orbit. watch the dark stains come and go. scientists say analysis says something is flowing down slopes on mars. >> i think this is the best evidence we have to date of a liquid water occurring today on mars. >> reporter: scientists say ordinary water would simply boil off. the atmospheric pressure on mars is too low. sea water would also boil off. they think it might be a syrup, briney and thick like this. still liquid. still possibly able to support life. >> i think this is an eye opening discovery. >> reporter: in time lapse, the syrupy stuff seems to seep out of bedrock like this along the canyon. a soggy spot seems to come and go on a gully bottom. they may have found thousands of swimming pools filled with syrupy saltwater

. >>> john fowler here now to explain how a practice that's legal could also be dangerous. >> reporterctors prescribe them because patients demand them. but they may be doing more harm than good. >> reporter: for most people we spoke with, the tumbling economy is triggering stress and anxiety. >> that is the time and savings, and you are just worried what's going to be there. for me it's like 30 years from now. >> looking for work, it was very stressful. it's really hard to find a job these days. >> it's hard to sleep. you worry a lot. always feel on edge. >> reporter: researchers today reported a sharp increase in prescriptions for anti depressants such as this. but in people who had no psychiatric diagnosis. it is legal it's called off label prescribing but it can be dangerous. >> changes the chemistry in your brain, and you're peopling a lot better -- you're feeling a lot better. however the side effects is what people do not realize. >> reporter: half of those taking antidepressant have sexual problems. and for young adults, a bigger problem. >> it can increase the riskover suicide

health and science editor john fowler ktvu news. >>> next month will mark ten years since the 9/11 attacks and today we got the first look of how president obama will mark the anniversary. obama will visit both site where is planes went down. in new york and pennsylvania. >> throughout the day he will pay tribute to those we lost. honor the americans who responded on that day and who served in arms way over the last decade. >> first lady michelle obama and vice president joe biden will also participate. >>> two santa clara firefighters headed out on a 911-mile ride to commemorate those who were lost during 9/11. >>> our julie haener is live in our newsroom with the stories we're working on for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> gasia, pg & e is facing a deadline to test and repair pipelines. why the company is concerned the work will not be done before the peak winter months. and we'll tell you the extreme measures one store owner is taking to prevent theft. >>> nasa says the piece is one of 18 tanks that provided electricity and water for the shuttle. you remember in 2003, columbia broke apa

john senden was in contention heading into the weekend over par in the last two rounds. recent winner, chris kirk with recent winner, chris kirk with a 69 today. rickie fowler today back at plus six. 75 in all made the cut here. there is mike small, the only pga club professional to make the cut here out of the 20 participants. he is the golf coach at the university of illinois down in champagne, illinois. goes way back with streef stricker. 16, 17, 18, we will add them up. nick: smashed a drive. dufner had his second shot and lost it to the right, one of the first signs, because he had been so consistent. keegan bradley hit a fabulous shot in there to about 10 feet shot in there to about 10 feet below the hole. nick: you would definitely say dufner would feel as if he lost it. keegan bradley would feel rejuvenated based on what happened on the 15th. jim: tonight on cbs, 60 minutes, big brother, same name and "csi: miami" on america's number one network. we knew since thursday there would be a dramatic story at the end. somehow the final four holes would rachet up the excitement. it certainly didn't disappoint. nick: peter kostis made a good point. somebody