ktvu's john sasaki is live to show us what this means for us here. >> reporter: south bound in oakland, traffic moving well during this rush hour. if you have been on the highways today you may have noticed a lack of highway workers. the third worker to die on california roads in the past month and a half. back here live, the shut down ends statewide tomorrow but still is in effect in san diego beyond today. but it does not apply to any construction projects, including the bay bridge construction project or this 880 expansion project. live, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the suspect in the attack on bryan stow will remain on jail. giovanni ramirez was ordered by a judge to be held in custody on a parole violation. there is reason to believe he violated his parole by having access to a weapon. his attorney says he did not attack stow and the battle to free his client has just begun. >> the fight is not over. there is an appeal process that takes place. i will be submitting a inform decision review. >> los angeles prosecutors now have more time to build a case against giovanni ram

ktvu's john sasaki live with more on the fatal accident that prompted the work stoppage. john? >> reporter: look behind me, south bound 880 is moving well during this rush hour. but drivers on the highway may have noticed no maintenance workers were out there. telling drivers to be careful of the workers. a worker was killed this morning in san diego. he died just before 9 a.m. after being hit by a vehicle while he was cleaning up trash in san diego. he was the third worker killed in the past month and a half. >> called for all our maintenance staff to participate in a safety stand down today for the rest of the day, to revisit practices and procedures and emphasize the important of safety. >> reporter: back here live, the stand out ends tomorrow, except in san diego, it does not apply to any construction, including the bay bridge or this 880 project. john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dozens of workers rallied to raise awareness of a problem that hurts all americans. protesters gathered to express their outrage over -- by immigration authorities. it spreads fear and does no

only on 2, ktvu's john sasaki with the trouble two students and their chaperons find themselves in. look around this park and you could imagine the commotion that a group of teens with guns cause here. that's what happened on saturday, causing people to call police and now two are in trouble. >> reporter: the park was the scene of movie making saturday but police say the props were too realistic. >> two of the guns that we found were repluguhowever they looked real and one of the guns wassa

john sasaki went back to talk about how they are coping. >> reporter: the flag is still at half staff, but the healing has begun. >> i have the bread in the oven. >> reporter: it was a quiet day for the department. there are reminders everywhere of the two men lost in the june 2nd house fire. >> it's kind of still new, and as it quiets down, i think each person at the fire house will discover, oh, you know, i miss tony talking about his bread in the morning or vinny helping with the rigs. >> reporter: first was shock and then last week's massive funeral, all with the daily tasks of being firefighters. these men say now that everything is over, the full impact is hitting them. >> we are starting to miss tony and vinny. we haven't had time to do that. we are starting to realize they are gone. >> reporter: the only action was when they drove to another fire station to gat up. june co -- to gas up. june codder filled in today. >> i wasn't there the day of the fire. i wish i could have been to help out a bit. >> that's for hugs. >> reporter: back home the crew said the support from the com

ktvu's john sasaki is live now in the city where he talked to six candidates out stumping for votes today, john. >> heather, these handouts on your doorstep can mean just one thing. the san francisco mayor's race is heating up. state senator leland lee thanks supporters. >> it is important at this time in san francisco that you have somebody experienced who understands what is really important for the city. >> reporter: the candidates for san francisco mayor are collecting signatures to get their names on the ballot. city senator dennis herarra says he is right for the job. >> for me it is talking about my vision not just over the next 4-8 years but that san francisco will be the model for the city 50 years from now. >> most major candidates are current politicians. reese is a capitalist. >> i know all about job creation. the only way we get ourselves out of the budget deficit is we keep and retain jobs to san francisco. >> reporter: phil ting made with voters in the sunset. >> they are tired of muni not always running on time. tired of figuring out why the parks are closed. they are tire

john sasaki. >>> tonight we trace the history for pride parade going back to 1976. >>> and thousands marched in new york city this year's party was even bigger than past celebration because of the same- sex marriage legislation signed into law friday night. the parade was led by congressman quomo who signed the bill. >>> chicago's pride parade wept off as planned even after vandals damaged some floats. they were fixed in time for the parade. hundreds of thousands of people attended chicago's 42nd annual event. >>> and it wasn't just people in the u.s. celebrating pride. 3million people turned out today for sao paolo's gay parade. >>> we put together a slide show of some of the highlights from san francisco's pride weekend. you will find it by going to our website ktvu.com. >>> a nationwide effort to get people tested for hiv takes place tomorrow as part of the national hiv testing day. the santa clara health department will issue free and confidential tests at several locations. at the crane center and st. james park. >>> ktvu's debra villalon where a special church service for a tee

san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a.r.s. senator john mccain toured damage from the wildlifes burning in his state. the senator got a close-up look at the damage from the monument fire near the mexican border. so far that fire has scorched more than 20,000 acres and damaged or destroyed 50 homes. firefighters say they have not yet determined how the fire started. but today mccain said he is concerned it might have been started by illegal immigrants crossing into the u.s. >> if set fires because they want to signal others and think set fires to keep warm and they have set fires in order to divert law enforcement agents and agencies from them. >> and from the front lines of wallow fire, in eastern arizona, fire crews say it's now 38% contained. that fire, the largest in arizona's history, has burnedded more than half a million acres and destroyed two dozen homes and cabins. >>> the republican leadership conference choose a familiar name in its presidential straw poll. at the conference today in new orleans texas congressman ro

ktvu's john sasaki tells us the sadness is also being felt throughout the city. >> reporter: as word that lieutenant vincent perez passed away, other fire stations showed up to give support. no one would talk to us. white expressed grief for the entire department. >> társ a tough day in -- it's a tough day in san francisco. thank you, the fire department is like a family and we lost a family member today. >> reporter: his brother is a san francisco police officer. another brother is an oakland police officer. other firefighters told me off camera he was a firefighter's firefighter. mayor ed lee also went to the hospital. >> just reminds all of us how dangerous this job is and how appreciative we are of people who put their lives on the line. >> reporter: this afternoon someone brought a tray full of sandwiches to station 26 for the grieving firefighters. i received this text message who said about perez, quote i don't know anyone who didn't like him as a person or respected him as a fireman. due his memory justice, end quote. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> today's

ktvu's john sasaki tells us the sadness is also being felt throughout the city. >> reporter: as wordspread that lieutenant vincent perez passed away, other fire stations showed up to give support. no one would talk to us. white expressed grief for the entire department. >> társ a tough day in -- it's a tough day in san francisco. thank you, the fire department is like a family and we lost a family member today. >> reporter: his brother is a san francisco police officer. another brother is an oakland police officer. other firefighters told me off camera he was a firefighter's firefighter. mayor ed lee also went to the hospital. >> just reminds all of us how dangerous this job is and how appreciative we are of people who put their lives on the line. >> reporter: this afternoon someone brought a tray full of sandwiches to station 26 for the grieving firefighters. i received this text message who said about perez, quote i don't know anyone who didn't like him as a person or respected him as a fireman. due his memory justice, end quote. in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> to

the firefighters were based at station 23 and that's where reporter john sasaki is live right now. john. >> reporter: gasia, san francisco is a city in mourning. as you can see behind me the flag here at fire station 23 is flying half staff. because this is the base of the crew caught in the fire this morning. firefighters rushed to the station house to officer comforted and support. no one here would talk with us. but at san francisco general hospital where perez died, fire chief joann hayes right expressed relief. >> it's a tough day for san francisco. this is one thing that i was hoping not to ever report. but, thank you. the fire department is like a family and we lost a family member today. >> reporter: lieutenant perez had at least 20 years on the job. his brother is a san francisco police officer. other firefighters told me off camera he was a firefighter's firefighter. major ed lee -- mayor ed lee also went to the hospital. >> i am here to express our sympathy to the family of one of our firefighters. >> reporter: earlier today, someone brought a tray full of sandwiches for

john sasaki was at san francisco general as the city's firefighting community was once again plunged into sadness. >> on a cold and dreary day the body of tony valerio was escorted out of san francisco general hospital. >> today we grieve the loss of another firefighter. >> reporter: news of his death two days after the fire that also killed his colleague vince perez has devastated the department all over again. >> it is likely difficult. you are mourning the loss of one and then to have another one very close from the same fire is challenging for us, painful for us. but we will be strong. >> reporter: the chief said in her 21 year career no other fire has killed more than one firefighter. his parents were too upset to speak but his we are and -- brother and sister remembered him lovingly. >> he was full of life. he traveled. he was a great uncle to my kids. he was, as i always say, my best brother ever. >> he had a great sense of humor. whenever we would have a family function we would all try to figure out, okay, when he arrives was he wearing shorts or a hawaiian shirt or are his

john sasaki live in san francisco with more information. >> you can see behind me, the eighth annual transmarch celebration is on. thousands of people are already converging to support transgender people. and the 44th pride weekend. this kind of spirit is abundant through the city. in the city's center, no parking signs are in place to control the traffic. >> people are coming out as committed loving couples. >> reporter: more than a million people are flooding into san francisco for the parade and other events. some have come from across the country including these men from south carolina. >> this is like the most exciting thing we've done. it's building every day. we've been here since monday. you can see it every day, the crowds are growing. >> reporter: pride is also a boom for business. >> i beefed up the counter with a lot of rainbow and pink stuff for pink saturday. >> reporter: the crowds will unquestionably be colorful. police are hoping people stay peaceful. last year one person was killed. this year they're adding officers on the field. >> we're trying to make sure we prov

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an adult crime committed on a school trip, the charges five boys are facing. that story coming up. >>> calm and caution tonight inogeland as johannes mehserle has been released from a los angeles jail. patty lee visited down town businesses today. >> reporter: if you look down 13 13th street you can see these businesses aren't taking any chances. they boarded up windows and doors here and down on broadway. there are actually no scheduled demonstrations tonight but all of this is to prepare for spontaneous gathering. >> reporter: the mexican kitchen closed three hours early today. it's doors and windows boarded up in case of trouble. >> i think they were expecting demonstrations today. >> reporter: the manager and owner of this building says the city of oakland sent out a warning last friday and he gave his tenants to not open at all today or close early. >> i haven't heard of any who left the building today. >> security officers were told to be ready for anything. even during the day. >> i came in early, that's natural procedure. >> reporter: the o

john sasaki spoke to both of them why they were so moved by today's funeral. >> as the firefighters bodies rolled by, life here came to a virtual standstill. after the funeral, the mile's long procession included firefighters from across the state and the bay area. >> if we couldn't be in our officers and not be so close to this this dear to our city. >> i think it's a celebration of two veryheroic firefighters lives. >> reporter: the funeral was broadcast on bay area television including here on ktvu. at long time san francisco institution lefty o' dulles firefighters watched the procession. >> it's very sad. but it's also you know a celebration for what they've done for the city and for everybody. so i guess it's mixed feelings. >> before the funeral started a smalling procession of family and friends accompanied the bodies of -- a smaller procession of family and friends accompanied the bodies to st. mary's cathedral. >> may put their lives at risk a lot, i think we should show more support for our policemen and our firemen. there are two flags here today, one for each of the firemen. >

live john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> the festivities continue all weekend. the party will venture.and saturday might the dyke march heads to castro. then the gay pride parade begins at 10:30 on sunday morning. ktvu.com has more information on the festivities. >>> tonight new york state is poised to make history with a vote that could legalize same- sex marriage there. lawmakers reached an agreement on protection for churches that refuse to hold gay weddings. the bill will be introduced on the senate floor tonight. new york would be the fifth and largest state by far to legalize gay marriage. >>> some critics are calling google's tribute to gay pride a big disaappointment. their home page usually changes depending on the day. and the rainbow only pops up when you search gay pride. >>> a helicopter spotted a shark offshore sunday, that prompted park officials to keep swimmers from going in the water. >>> your bay area weekend is here. the winds are coming out of the west. the fog is coming back with those winds. it's not here yet but it will be. let's head out toward the delta. the c

ktvu's john sasaki says it could be road rage. >> reporter: the damage shows how deadly the shootingld have been. two windows were shot. >> the suspect opened fire multiple times striking the driver one time. >> reporter: about 8:30 this morning a two man painting crew was driving a truck in the bayview and they pulled a u turn and upsetting another driver. >> in this situation, someone got a fit of road rage and took shots at an employee trying to improve the streets. >> reporter: the driver was hit in the shoulder blade. >> our driver tried to drive away and avoid altercation. in this case, it was unfortunate that suspect opened fire on the truck. >> reporter: the truck came to a stop outside a neighborhood dare care facility. >> yeah, it's really scary. >> reporter: there were seven children in the facility at the time. >> i was feeding them breakfast and i said oh, we were just calming down and i didn't tell the children what was going on outside. >> reporter: the victim was treated for his injury and released. >> they are a new employee, less than a year here on staff. they love

i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the two fallen firefighters will be honored this friday with a joint funeral in san francisco. services are scheduled to be held at st. mary's cathedral in the city. valerio's family tells ktvu channel 2 news it plans a separate memorial paddle-out to spread his ashes. valerio was an avid surfer. no date or location has been sit yet. >>> the investigation into the -- set yet. >>> the investigation into the fatal fire is in its third day and will continue through the night. we have the story live from san francisco and diamond heights where the loss of this second firefighter is felt there as well. >> reporter: here on berkeley way there's an engine and fire personnel still outside the house you can see. investigators have been inside all day. this inquiry is especially painstaking now that two men have died. engines navigate the same narrow road they raced up thursday morning. now the pace to this road is somber and deliberate to find out why two beloved and veteran firemen died here. >> so far we looked at everything was done textbook. just li

john sasaki was there. >> reporter: i talked to an investigator here tonight who says he does not know if an arrest is imminent. but people in the neighborhood where it happened are certainly hoping so. about 50 people held a vigil this evening on wisteria drive in the neighborhood where two gunmen shot a baby to death. >> we will be steadfast in tracking them down and make sure they get their just deserts. it is the one thing i promised to his mother. >> we stand here in unity from all walks of faith, all ethnicities, all walks of life to let these men know that we will not tolerate this. >> it's a heinous crime, this is one of those that really just hits you pretty hard. it's hit my detectives hard and it's hit the neighborhood hard. >> reporter: detectives are trying to determine if two suspects were involved in the shooting. >> i'm very confident that we have a very good shot of clearing this case. we have some very, i would say promising leads. >> in the name of jesus we will not allow you to continue to harass us here in this city. and take lives and cause people to be maimed and

john sasaki was at the courthouse for the conclusion of the trial. >> it's been a long journey, but justice has finally been done. >> i got goose bumps right now sitting in there even though i had a good feeling that justice would be served. chauncey would have wanted that. >> reporter: bailey was shot to death four years ago as he walked to work at the oakland post. the star witness in this case, the convicted trigger man broussard testified that bey ordered the hit and that mackey helped. >> it's sometimes unfortunate but you have to engage or play with the devil to get the dirt. >> reporter: by law, prosecutors had to corroborate broussard's testimony with other evidence. >> and there was in the form of the gps data, in the form of the ballistics results that came back from other witnesses who testified. >> reporter: bey's mother didn't make it to the courtroom in time to hear the verdict. >> i believe in my son's innocence. i just -- i believe in his innocence, i do. >> reporter: gene bereti is bey's attorney. >> i think he's stunned but he's holding on. >> i think it's quite clear that

john sasaki was at the courthouse for the conclusion of the trial. >> it's been a long journey, but justice has finally been done. >> i got goose bumps right now sitting in there even though i had a good feeling that justice would be served. chauncey would have wanted that. >> reporter: bailey was shot to death four years ago as he walked to work at the oakland post. the star witness in this case, the convicted trigger man broussard testified that bey ordered the hit and that mackey helped. >> it's sometimes unfortunate but you have to engage or play with the devil to get the dirt. >> reporter: by law, prosecutors had to corroborate broussard's testimony with other evidence. >> and there was in the form of the gps data, in the form of the ballistics results that came back from other witnesses who testified. >> reporter: bey's mother didn't make it to the courtroom in time to hear the verdict. >> i believe in my son's innocence. i just -- i believe in his innocence, i do. >> reporter: gene bereti is bey's attorney. >> i think he's stunned but he's holding on. >> i think it's quite clear that

john sasaki is here now and shows us what people who don't even know the firefighters have been doing as that funeral procession passed by, john. >> reporter: frank, we're standing at market and valencia. the procession just passed by about 10 minutes ago, thousands of people along this rout have been out watching and this is an imagine they will in not soon forget. >> after the funeral, the miles long procession included fire stations from across the state and across north america. >> it just makes me feel proud first of all as a citizen. >> reporter: people stopped by and watched as the procession road by. even saluted. >> i think it's a wonderful celebration of two heroic firefighters work and life. i appreciate what they do. >> reporter: that's how it was before the ceremony as well. around noon a smaller procession of family and friends accompanied the bodies of perez and valerio. this woman watched with her son. >> i have picked feelings because he's only five. but i want him to know that people who help us have dangerous jobs and sometimes it does not go very well. >> trying to

today john sasaki talked to six of the front runners. >> reporter: state senator leland yee thanked supporters this morning. >> it is really important at this point in time in san francisco that you have someone that understands what is really important for the city. >> reporter: here in mid-june the candidates for san francisco mayor are collecting sings to get their names on the ballot. >> for me it is about talking about what my vision is not just over the next four or eight years but to make sure that san francisco is going to be a model for the 21st century american city should be 50 years from now. >>> most major candidates are current politicians. joanna reese is a venture capitalist. >> i know a lot about job creation. the only way we will get ourselves out of the budget deficit is if we keep and retain jobs? fridays. >> he met with voters in the sunset. >> i think they are tired trying to figure out why the parks are closed. i think they are tired of figuring out, you know, how much money they are paying for healthcare. >> board of supervisors president david chu opened his campaign h

john sasaki. >>> ps tracking program for gang member social security the latest victim of budget cuts in california. the sacramento bee says the officials will reduce gang members being monitored by 50%. come july 1st, only 400 gang members will be monitored. the state says it will save an estimated $6 million by scaling back. >>> one day after outlying his troop withdraw, planned president obama today visited an army base that has lost hundreds of soldiers in the afghanistan war. president obama spoke to troops. soldiers from that unit were among the first to go to afghanistan after his attacks on the world trade center. they also were the first deployed during the president of the 2009 troop search. the president promised to keep their sacrifice in mind as he began his troop scale down. >> we're going to do it in a steady way to make sure that the gains that all of you helped to bring about are going to be sustained. >> the president said even though some troops are coming home, there is more fighting to be done in afghanistan. coming up here at 5:30, why two bay area lawmakers are

ktvu's john sasaki tells us why authorities think it stemmed from a u-turn. >> reporter: the damage tells us how deadly this shooting could have been, one window behind the driver shot out, another shattered with two bullet holes. >> the suspect opened fire multiple times striking the drive one time. >> reporter: this morning a two- man painting crew was working and they pulled a u-turn somehow upsetting another driver. >> someone had a fit of road rage and took shot at our employee. >> reporter: the driver was hit in the shoulder blade. >> our driver did the right thing by trying to drive away and avoid altercation, but in this case it was unfortunate this that suspect opened fire on the truck. >> reporter: the truck came to a stop just outside a neighborhood daycare facility. >> yeah. it's really scary. >> reporter: there were season children in the facility at the time. >> i was feed -- seven children in the facility at the time. >> i was feeding them breakfast and we were just calming down. didn't tell the children what was going on outside. >> reporter: the victim was treated for his

ktvu's john sasaki tells us why authorities think it stemmed from a u-turn. >> reporter: the damage tells us how deadly this shooting could have been, one window behind the driver shot out, another shattered with two bullet holes. >> the suspect opened fire multiple times striking the drive one time. >> reporter: this morning a two- man painting crew was working and they pulled a u-turn somehow upsetting another driver. >> someone had a fit of road rage and took shot at our employee. >> reporter: the driver was hit in the shoulder blade. >> our driver did the right thing by trying to drive away and avoid altercation, but in this case it was unfortunate this that suspect opened fire on the truck. >> reporter: the truck came to a stop just outside a neighborhood daycare facility. >> yeah. it's really scary. >> reporter: there were season children in the facility at the time. >> i was feed -- seven children in the facility at the time. >> i was feeding them breakfast and we were just calming down. didn't tell the children what was going on outside. >> reporter: the victim was treated for his