ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us live now. >> reporter: i am on a ridge, look at this. these are oak trees. all these trees now at risk from sudden oak death. >> reporter: experts say sporesf the sudden oak death pathogen -- spores of the sudden oak death pathogen jumped the hills. here the infection of a live oak. >> they are the vector. they carry the pathogen and it spreads. >> reporter: this map shows how sudden oak death spread over the last 7 years. experts say it established. >> we are terrified watching this disease effect our forest. >> reporter: scientists predicted this surge but there is new hope. >> some of our oaks appear resistant. >> reporter: they are trying restoration. in the mean time there is preventative treatment and it is cheap. >> $25 a tree. youwant to do that twice a year. >> reporter: experts warn homeowners to keep an eye on oak. sudden oak death can kill quickly and falling trees can kill people. health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today toyota launched the largest recall in the company's 75 year history. th

health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> if you live or work in the walnut creak area, two lanes of this road will be closed in both directions tomorrow through friday from ten p.m. to 5:00 a.m -- 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. they will be making road repairs. >>> today is the thirdpad spayd in a row. -- third spare the air day in a row. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking cooler weather. >> got nowhere to go but get cooler. today is the hottest day of the week. dry and drown out there. one thing i picked up earlier on the 5:00 p.m. news, fairfield, the winds out of the east, off shore. in the last hour they shifted southwest. that is the mechanism for the cooling. that is why we are calling for cooling tomorrow. it will still be hot tomorrow, upper 90s but we should see cooling around the bay. by tomorrow night, we will see a strong onshore push. we are lucky there isn't wind today or tomorrow because it is hot and dry. nasty fire conditions. if there was wind, the national weather service guys would have it up in no time a red flag warning. tomorrow's h

reporting live, john fowler ktvu news. >>> speaking of those cancelled flights, they're having an impact on the bay area. across the country, more than 7,000 flights in all were cancelled today. jfk in new york may reopen tomorrow. we saw a number of travelers camping out at sfo today hoping to be on the first flight out of the bay area. >>> there have been a few cancellations today at the bay area's two mayor airports, two jet blue flights were cancelled -- major airports, two jet blue flights were cancelled today. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storm as it barrels through the east coast. in about 10 minutes we're going to check in with him to see where it's headed next and when conditions are expected to improve. >>> pg & e crews are offering their help to homes and businesses affected by the storm. new at 6:00, tom vacar is live now at mather field in sacramento county where crews are headed east, tom. >> reporter: it began just after midnight descending of thousands of trucks and 150 crew members to help reenergize the east coast, part of a massive crusade to

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> nothing on this octopus. i'll tell you what brought one of the world's largest vessels into bay area waters and how long it'll be here. >>> the weather is about to begin. meteorologist rosemary orozco will tell us when we can expect showers. >>> and high school football game a preview tomorrow night on bay area news at 7:00, highlights from the 10:00 news on ktvu . >>> one of the largest private yachts in the world is here in the bay area tonight. it's called the octopus and it's tied up for repairs. the 400-foot-long ship carries two helicopters a 10-man submarine and a crew of 60. it is owned by billionaire paul allen, cofounder of microsoft. he owns the portland trailblazers and seattle sea hawks who are playing tonight. they'll be in richmond for the next five weeks. >>> here on bay area news yesterday we talked about warm and boy did we ever today. >> it was a hot one out there in many cases even breaking a few records. oakland reported a new record. we have big changes coming our way. in fact, already b

john fowler live in the newsroom with how buster posey figures in to it. >> reporter: we are hoping is luck for tonight's game. i have learned the giants catcher may become the first major leaguer to get his name on a sea creature. plenty of mystery still just off the golden gate. sciencists just back after sending a robot deep finding a landscape nobody had seen. >> they haven't seen anything that lush in -- ever on the west coast. >> reporter: fish, sponges and co are ral, many of them surprises. >> we are suspecting that several of them are new to science. >> reporter: we saw this, black coral a snip of a six footer, maybe 150 years oldo, never seen here. and this three foot sponge that looks like a catcher's mitt found minutes after buster posey hit the postseason grand slam. >> we wan wanted to name it after him. we were listening to the game while it was down. >> reporter: they are waiting for the confirmation of the new species. the previously unknown -- some called sponge heaven has them excited about what else is down there. reporting live. john fowler. >> it was a dark day on

ktvu's john fowler is here with the surprise reaction. >> reporter: the old saying you can't buy this kind of publicity. the mentions of big bird on facebook today jumped 800,000%. here is the comment and reaction. >> i am going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i love big bird. >> thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. it is about time. >> reporter: people seemed stunned. >> i grew up with big bird and i would hate to see him leave the television but if it is -- i mean if he is in the way of progress -- >> i know what -- who i like. >> we were surprised -- we were surprised that something that hike that -- like that would be targeted for elimination. on facebook, twitter, writing to us, calling us, it has been a fantastic reaction and we have great faith this is a political ploy. >> last election when john mccain was talking about the average joe, the big bird thing is blowing up too. >> reporter: here is a list of big bird invitation from saturday night live, piers morgan to morning shows. big bird's boss says with the problems facing the nation it was a stunning, u

health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the two men known as the "speed freak killers" are connected to at least 17 killings and police say wesley shermantine and loren herzog were childhood friends. known as the "speed freak killers" because they were high on methamphetamine for some of the killings. all of the killings were between 1994 and 1998. loren herzog was released from prison but then took his life when wesley shermantine started helping detectives locate bodies. >>> couple is behind bars in seattle after police say they were driving the car stolen from the home of a murder victim. coming up, we talk to investigators about the progress in the case following the arrest. >>> police shot and killed a man after he threatened his father with a knife. this happened last night around 11:15 p.m. there was a fight between a man and his father. when the son moved towards his father with a knife 3 police officers shot him. the shooting is being investigated. >>> a sheriff's deputy testified about arresting a teen accused of a drive by shooting and steeling a car

john fowler has more. john? >> reporter: this is always fun. last night, both candidates appeared a little loose with the facts. here are just some examples. right out of the gate on security, before the killing of the u.s. ambassador to lybia. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. >> reporter: just the day before, state department officials testified that they refused security requests. the white house said that biden may not have been personally briefed. next on iran's nuclear weapons program. four years ago -- >> they had enough nuclear material to make one bomb and now they have enough for five. >> reporter: sources say that current intelligence shows that iran has no bomb-grade uranium and no delivery system on which what some call obamacare requiring free birth control. >> they are infringing upon our first freedom, the freedom of religion by infringing on catholic chirts and churchs and hospitals. >> reporter: the fact is religious employers are exempt but it does apply to, say, hospital that is serve the general public. on presi

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler reports on the hunt of what could be a valuable piece ofspace debris. >> reporter: almost as brought as the sun that's how concord nurse wendy dalverde described it to me. >> it was a big flash and a ball of fire and it had a big tail and it lasted all the way across my neighbors house here. it looked like it was coming down martinez or venetia. >> reporter: a car sized meteorite. the american meteor society tracked more than 150 credible sitings you see it here with lines of triangulation. it's possible the meteor came down some where near here, just outside martinez. there's a lot of territory and possibly a treasure waiting to be discovered. >> i would like to find it but i don't want to look for it you know what i mean. >> reporter: rancher ken duarte was closest to the impact. he says it went right over his cows. >> some where between here and highway 4. that's-- i know it's in there some where. >> reporter: from chopper 2 we scoured the area and saw nothing unusual. >> debris trail could be 10, 15 miles long. >> reporter: meteor hunte

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the new york stock exchange was closed for a second day.several exchanges handle stock trades electronically in various east coast locations and they were all shut down during the storm. but the exchange is the only one with a trading floor. bill martin is tracking the superstorm's path so bill is the storm over yet. >> the worse is over based on what we saw last night. a lot of the pictures john shoeped you of long island and new jersey that was due to the storm surge and high tide and large surf. winds right now 45 miles per hour it's moving a little toward the west-northwest. it's the superstorm, it's an extra tropical storm and it's big. let's take a peak. we can pass it over a little bit. see the low center, as we move up here up toward new york state. see it moving toward the north it continues to spin moisture and cool air. we're seeing snow in the appalachians. wednesday afternoon it starts to move into canada. take a look again at the size of this it extends from chicago south toward atlanta and east up into maine. that is truly a

this contamination is so persuasive, john fowler has the story. >> reporter: a few days ago it was peanutsis time salmon. there's more salmonella recalls now than in recent years. the product is sold in the u.s. only under costco's kirkland brand. it sickened at least 100 people in the u.s. salmonela is risky for the very old and very young. >> they can get very sick and die. it's a very harmful infection. >> reporter: the cdc lists 13 different salmonella outbreaks just this year. >> that's why i'm at the farmers market to try and eat locally, eat fresh. >> everybody is concerned about their products and putting their name on it. >> it gets amplified and amplified to the point where lots of people can get very sick the smaller the farm the more limited the amount of contamination. many food factors are meticulous. >> these outbreaks support the fact they're not being sufficiently meticulous. >> reporter: reporting live, john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a brand of ready to eat popcorn is being pulled off the shelves due to the -- listeria contamination. the listeria organism is most da

john fowler, ktvu news. >> at ktvu.com we have posted a link to the children's psychological help center with information on how you can help. just look for the link on our web page section. >>> live storm tracker two picking up actual rain right now in san jose. spinning moisture from the south. i've had showers, i'm getting reports of rain on the ground puddling. so right in this area you can see it from mountain view to redwood city. this whole area is working its way, it's a small area but it's working its way up toward san francisco. so i'll keep track of that as we go through time. we will talk about a chance for more sprinkles or showers as we head into tomorrow. i'll see you back here. >>> there were cheers, even a few barks this evening as target held its new ribbon cutting in san francisco. >> one, two, three. >> the store takes up the entire second floor on fourth and mission street. target says it has tailored its producting offering smaller packages of items so people don't have to haul 40 pounds of dog foot on muni. that store is scheduled to op i don't spend money on gasol

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler reports on the hunt of what could be a valuable piece of debris. >> reporter: almost as brought as the sun that's how concord nurse wendy dalverde described it to me. >> it was a big flash and a ball of fire and it had a big tail and it lasted all the way across my neighbors house here. it looked like it was coming down martinez or venetia. >> reporter: a car sized meteorite. the american meteor society tracked more than 150 credible sitings you see it here with lines of triangulation. it's possible the meteor came down some where near here, just outside martinez. there's a lot of territory and possibly a treasure waiting to be discovered. >> i would like to find it but i don't want to look for it you know what i mean. >> reporter: rancher ken duarte was closest to the impact. he says it went right over his cows. >> some where between here and highway 4. that's-- i know it's in there some where. >> reporter: from chopper 2 we scoured the area and saw nothing unusual. >> debris trail could be 10, 15 miles long. >> reporter: meteor hunters sa

john fowler, ktvu news. >> at ktvu.com we have posted a link to the children's psychological help center with information on how you can help. just look for the link on our web page section. >>> live storm tracker two picking up actual rain right now in san jose. spinning moisture from the south. i've had showers, i'm getting reports of rain on the ground puddling. so right in this area you can see it from mountain view to redwood city. this whole area is working its way, it's a small area but it's working its way up toward san francisco. so i'll keep track of that as we go through time. we will talk about a chance for more sprinkles or showers as we head into tomorrow. i'll see you back here. >>> there were cheers, even a few barks this evening as target held its new ribbon cutting in san francisco. >> one, two, three. >> the store takes up the entire second floor on fourth and mission street. target says it has tailored its producting offering smaller packages of items so people don't have to haul 40 pounds of dog foot on muni. that store is scheduled to open for business tomorrow. >>>

john fowler,ktvu channel 2news. >>> flu season is right around the corner and california's departmentf public health is urging californians to get vaccinated. this year's flu vaccine contains two different strains that were not part of a vaccine distributed last year. >> influenza viruses that circulate each year often change every year. >> according to the centers for disease control and prevention, the flu and related complications are the eighth leading cause of death in the united states. >>> the number of meningitis cases linked to an injectable steroid has now risen to 47 across the country. they have spread across seven states. california is not one of them. there have been five deaths from meningitis believed to have been spread by the use of the steroid. california health officials say facilities in three counties received the drug which has now been recalled. >>> layoffs are looming for american airlines workers here in the bay area. plus, what the carrier says it's done to solve the problem of seats coming loose on its plane. >> bay area gas prices are well on their way to

health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu news, back to you. >>> new cases in the allegations of a teacher for failing report malstation reports. notes taken by the principal were made public yesterday. santa clara county officials say the documents reveal the principal had enough information to get the teacher, chandler, from his althoughed victim to report possible allegations three months before she did. she waited until chandler was accused of molesting another child to report him. >> obviously we believe the notes are the most compelling evidence that we have of the student reporting the situation. >> now, we tried contacting the attorney for the principal but have not heard back. they take the allegation seriously and cooperating fulliy with law enforcement. >>> investigators are looking into what caused a car crash that killed a driver today. it happened before 11:00 from interstate 880 to highway 237. the driver of the toyota crashed into a concrete divider and the car burst into flames. the driver died at the scene. >>> continuing coverage, now, of the spike in bay area pr

. >>> there's a possible new break in the disapeern of michaela gishth who was -- john fowler explains how the actions of another victim's family led to what is now a new clue. >> hayward police have sent for dna testing a three-inch bone used by the speed freak killers. the unidentified bone from a 5 to 13-year-old. michaela garecht was nine when she was kidnapped. >> it breaks my heart that she's laying in that place for all this time. >> the bones of 16-year-old joanne were also found in that grave. experts alerted hayward police one bone could be michaela's. >> you know, i don't think we can jump down the road of this must be. >> investigators say nothing previously linked michaela to serial killers. herg sod killed himself in january the day sher man tine began revealing de tail of their crimes but the time frames are close and dna tests are now being done in virginia. >> a result of the testing may not be known for several weeks. >> if we find out that this is her, we'll just have to see where life goes after that. >> police concerned that they are collaborating with the fbi but

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what sandy looks like from the international space station. we sped up the video to joy how the storm moved. nasa is following sandy with its satellites providing data to forecasters. >>> three central california beaches are back open after a deadly shark attack. those beaches are all off the coast of santa barbara county. the people were allowed back in the water this morning. remember we told you earlier this week a surfer died tuesday after he was bitten by what's believed to be a 15-foot great white shark. >> first responders from around the world are in ayla my da county for a training exercise. seems like this one from last year's event will play out across the bay area. 32 different s.w.a.t. teams from as far away as chicago, even brazil, will take part in various emergency response scenarios. the cities where it will be taking place include alameda and walnut creek. >>> a city in the east bay may cancel its 4th of july celebration. they voted against the july 4th fireworks. the city says the event attracted too many people fro

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new research that taking multivitamins lowers the risk for developing cancer in men. it cut the chance of the men developing cancer by 8% but scientists don't know if multivitamins would have the same effect on women. they say the most effective way is through a good diet, regular exercise and not smoking. >>> state regulators are investigating whether cvs pharmacy refilled prescriptions without patients' consent. some qoam plain that cvs renewed doctors prescriptions without permission. some customers also say they were enrolled in an automatic refill program without their knowledge. the california pharmacy board is investigating. cvs responded by saying it requires a patient's consent before filling prescriptions. >>> google released pictures that allows goinger users to see pictures of the plant. the internet giant needs computing power, not just to answer search requests but also to store information and track the habits of users. >>> one day soon, military uniforms could be made of a special fabric that would protect against che