john sasaki is live where a lot of people are demanding answers about that response after his plane crash john. >> reporter: this is the half- moon base airport which was home base for the stunt pilot and this is the ntsb's preliminary report released this week about andrini's accident which gives little insight into his death. >> reporter: these vintage planes were in half-moon bay to look for andrini in the missing man formation. a huge crowd had gathered to say goodbye to a man who was a legend in the air show community and a huge part of the half-moon bay community. >> reporter: eddy was an extremely giving person not only to me and my family and the community. >> reporter: while do you think anker verdicted ribbing cutting maneuver. >> eddy was one of the top stunt pilots in the world. >> reporter: but as many in the community, silverman has questions about what happened. >> fire rescue on the way. >> reporter: the ntsb released its preliminary report in the crash that says within 50 seconds the plane was engulfed in flames and that fire fighting vehicles and personnel arrived at the

ktvu's john sasaki is live now in martinez where one school is handling an outbreak. >> reporter: this is the school in contra costa county that has been hit the hardest by whooping cough. >> reporter: friday afternoon in martinez and as kids got out of school the air was filled with excitement. but at the elementary school there is concern. >> how easily spreadable it is. having someone with whooping cough and talking to them, you could get it. pretty scary. >> reporter: there have been 49 cases of whooping cough across the county. 9 of them happened here. 20% of the cases have been here. >> i don't want my kids to be miserable. we have three. i don't want any of them to be sick. i don't want to be sick so i can't take care of them. >> reporter: officials say take time to get over whooping cough. babies under 6 months are more at risk. we have had four babies hospitalized this year in contra costa county. luckily all are recovering. in 2010, 10 babies died throughout the state. and what we are trying to do is protect the babies. >> reporter: one parent said he was taking his daughter

john sasaki takes a look at air show safety and what happened at travis air force base yesterday. >>orter: this is eddie andreini three years ago, a man in his element. >> he did air shows through the united states for 35, 40 years. >> obviously something went wrong yesterday when his world war ii plane crashed and burst into flames. >> the number one item is safety first. >> reporter: at the airport, we met the director of the air show. >> we have a thousand foot to 1500-foot deadline from the spectators. >> >> reporter: they are questioning how long it took firefighters to get to the crash site. . >> the response team has to be in a spot where they can get there fast? they are investigating response time. >> it is in the operational factors of the accident. we always -- that's a typical part of the investigation, is looking at response time. so that will be part of the operational factors of the accident and be in the factual report. >> after years of refinement, air shows are generally safe. >> as far as number of accidents, they are very minimal. you know, you usually have two or

ktvu's john sasaki spoke to one owner who said she is fed up. >> reporter: deja loves her car. >> it'serrific. >> reporter: but the chevy cobalt is one of millions of cars recalled by general motors because of faulty ignition switches. 13 deaths have been tied to the problem. >> i'm steamed! i'm really steamed. >> reporter: what's even worse, she can't get it fixed right now. >> i called them friday. what they told me is they have one dealership with 200 cars waiting for repair. another dealership said there were 300 cars. >> reporter: at fh daily chevrolet, the salesmen say the parts aren't coming in quickly enough. >> the parts are back ordered. >> reporter: gm says if you feel unsafe behind the wheel, i talked to two dealerships today that said they would be happy to put you in a rental car until yours is fixed, paid for by general motors. >> anybody has concerns, they are worried, get a hold of your nearest chevy dealer. they are here to help you. >> reporter: hundreds of people are signed up to fix the ignition switch, but the parts are trickling in, leaving drivers waiting potent

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a whale siting off of san diego was caught on video.k at these pictures. a fishermanned says a mother and her -- misherman says a mother and -- a fisherman says a mother and her baby swam up to the boat. spring times is when they migrate north. >>> now at 6:00 p.m. the ground swell is growing to require kill switching in smart phones. the tech giant that is changing its tune. >> childhood friends in mourning after a car crash claims the life of a teenager girl. >> she always had a big smile on her face. full of life. always happy. >> the frightening scene some say remains at the crash seattle. >> financial problems for one of the most prosperous cities. we will tell you what is behind it. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> police say it should be required. cell phone makers say it is unnecessary. both sides are closer to putting in kill switches. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> there are new efforts to force cell phone companies to add so-called kill s

john sasaki spoke to a student who helped spark a federal investigation. >> reporter: on sprawl plazat said the school known for its world class education is also now known for problems with sexual assault. this school is on a list released today by the federal department of education. 55 schools that are under title nine investigation for alleged inadequate handling of sexual assault cases. >> i know so many survivors and i'm walking on campus and i know people who i know are perpetrators. >> reporter: esme is one of 29 students who filed federal complaints against the school hoping lead to this investigation. >> i can't wait to see what the results are. >> reporter: we met several other women on campus who are calling for help. one is friends with a woman who was recently assaulted at a party. >> she was explaining the story. later when i was asking about it what they said. they said well we're determining since you're under the influence that could still be consent. >> which is not true. >> it's a scary thought that if something happened to me i could not turn to my university for

john sasaki spoke to a student who helped spark a federal investigation. >> reporter: on sprawl plazaone student said the school known for its world class education is also now known for problems with sexual assault. this school is on a list released today by the federal department of education. 55 schools that are under title nine investigation for alleged inadequate handling of sexual assault cases. >> i know so many survivors and i'm walking on campus and i know people who i know are perpetrators. >> reporter: esme is one of 29 students who filed federal complaints against the school hoping lead to this investigation. >> i can't wait to see what the results are. >> reporter: we met several other women on campus who are calling for help. one is friends with a woman who was recently assaulted at a party. >> she was explaining the story. later when i was asking about it what they said. they said well we're determining since you're under the influence that could still be consent. >> which is not true. >> it's a scary thought that if something happened to me i could not turn to my unive

he was in court facing murder charges and john sasaki was there too. john her husband was not everyone in this country until a few week -- even in this country until a few weeks ago. >> reporter: his family confirmed this man was only here for about six weeks. they did tell me this individual did confess to the crime. police say they told me this afternoon just a couple of hours before he made his first appearance in court. our camera was not allowed in the courtroom but at the alameda county courthouse, singh was arranged speaking through an interpreter. the áf within seven hours of the first report, -- within seven hours of the first report, police had found and arrested singh this after he initially ran from officers. this happened in the couple's home, and police say anita sedu was strangled to death. >> basically admitted to being involved in his wife's death. >> he admitted he killed her. >> reporter: he admitted he was involved in her death. i am comfortable saying that he did provide investigators with information that led them to believe he was

john sasaki here at ktvu channel 2 news he was here that air show. we will have more on this at 5:30 p.m. once the crash happened everyone was evacuated and we will have the latest at 10:00 p.m. also. >>> cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now, last june an accident in dayton, ohio killed a pilot and a wing walker. it was one of 10 air show accidents last year. and just last month a pilot was killed at a air show oin cutter in -- in cutter in the middle east. reno 2011 a pilot crashed into spectators at the reno air races. 11 people were killed there, including the pilot. stay with ktvu channel 2 news and www.ktvu.com for the latest on this breaking news and updates on twitter and on facebook. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. calls to authorities to break up a fight led to a violent confrontation that sent two sheriff's deputies to the hospital. one deputies remains in the hospital. he may need reconstructive surgery. ktvu's paul chambers is live where he learned this entire incident was caught on camera. >> reporter: i will tell you they are

live in martinez, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> another economic boost for the ship yard.a contract worth $2 million for the dry docking and repair of the ship ronald h. brown. it is a state of the art research ship operated by u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration or noaa. he says the contract will create 45 to 50 jobs. >>> pat sajak says a controversial tweet he sent was adjust croak. he posted a tweet -- joke. he posted i believe global warming alarmist are racist, misleading. that prompted outrage on social media. he said he was just trying to get a rise out of people. >>> sharks and other ocean creatures could provide clues about hurricane activity. for 10 years scientists have been tagging censors on sharks, tuna and other wildlife in the gulf. they record and feed back key information about water temperature. that could be used to forecast a hurricane strength. >>> looks like the weekend will be different than the one we just left behind. now to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> timing is right for the holiday weekend. last weekend was chilly, m

ktvu's john sasaki found out that structure is used by more than just students. >> reporter: kids at marshall elementary school know one of their best sources of fun are gone. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: he and his father will miss the play structure after someone stet on fire at 1:00 a.m. this morning. >> all i could think is it was teenagers or, you know, just not using common sense. not good for the community, though. >> reporter: it was donated to the school by the pta and the president was devastated that the structure burned. >> it is important to the community. people come on the weekeds and use the -- weekends and uses the playgrounds. it will impact the whole community. >> surveillance video caught the fire but does not show who set it. although whoever did it appeared to be trying to put it out. >>> there is a smell out here. the padding is made from used tires and much of it burned up leaving behind a toxic mess. the superintendent said this was not just about losing somewhere to play but -- >> activity during the day is critical and socialization, play, a physical acti

in brentwood, i'm john sasaki. >>> casino matrix in san jose can stay in business for now but it could still lose its license. the commission plans to hold off on the license as it conducts investigating. tomorrow the gambling commission is expected to set a hearing date on the license renewal. >>> traffic lights that turn green on demand. tonight the project that's speeding up commute but only if you're riding a my dad worked as a short order cook. right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state. >>> new information tonight on the shooting death of a man from fairfield that we first told you about earlier this week. vallejo police have identified the victim as torrance daron lendo. he was rushed to the hospital where he died later. >>

ktvu's john sasaki is here with the message prosecutors want to send out. >> reporter: this is sunsetlevard, three months ago a grandfather was hit and killed by a car. we learned the driver is facing a criminal charge and the district attorney wants help to know after similar cases. >> reporter: traffic in fran can be chal -- san francisco can be challenging with the way drivers speed through here. february 4, he was in the crosswalk when he was hit and killed by a car. >> my mom gave me the phone call and she was crying on the other end. i couldn't even figure out what happened. all she said was dad is gone. i was close with him. full of energy. caring. all about his family. >> not clear how she could have not seen him in the crosswalk, which is -- horrific. >> the district attorney told me the driver, 71 years old, will be taken to trial on a voluntary manslaughter charge. >> we need to do everything that we can to get a very clear message out there, when you are driving you have a higher responsibility. >> reporter: so far this year there have been the same number of pedestrians h

ktvu's john sasaki in berkeley tonight and talked to one of the stupidities who filed a -- students who filed a complaint against the school. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley today, one student said the school known for its education is known for problems with sexual assaults. the school on a list released today by the u.s. department of education. 55 schools under title 9 investigation for inadequate handing of sexual assault cases. >> i know so many survivors. i will see people i know that are perpetrators. >> she was among the students who filed federal complaints against the school. >> i can't wait to see what the results are. >> we met several woman who are calling for change. one is friends with a woman who was salted. >> i wept -- assaulted. >> i went to support her to the police on campus, she explained the story. they said we are just determining, since you were under the influence we don't -- that could be like consent. >> reporter: which is not true according it california law. >> it is a scary thought so i am glad they are changing the situation. >> with yon

in brentwood, i'm john sasaki. >>> casino matrix in san jose can stay in business for now but it couldll lose its license. the commission plans to hold off on the license as it conducts investigating. tomorrow the gambling commission is expected to set a hearing date on the license renewal. >>> traffic lights that turn green on demand. tonight the project that's speeding up commute but only if you're riding a bus. >>> rats bred inside a bay area apartment. the pest problem that health officials admit they can't get in front of. moments of certainty. when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover. test drive one today. model year end sales event. the s60 with 0.9% apr and up to $2500 in allowances. take the nestea plunge. nothing refreshes like nestea. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've i

ktvu's john sasaki spoke with two of the firefighters who just returned. john is in castro valley now with what they are telling him about the situation. john. >> reporter: frank, just about anywhere you do in the bay area, you can see tall grass and brush quickly daying out foretelling a long, hot fire season. we talked with two firefighters who just returned from station where fire season is already off and running. >> it was a peaceful day in castro valley with cool temperatures and high humidity. not terribly dangerous fire conditions. but alameda fire and battalion chief john walsh just got back from san diego where the conditions were severe. >> a little four foot bush was putting off 20-foot flame lengths annalist heat and spot about a quarter of a mile ahead of itself. >> he led a strike team to bat it will fire when it seemed like much of san diego was on fire. >> yeah. a lot of fires in a very small geographical area. while we were on the post, there were additional fires starting. i think about five or six during my time down will. >> photos envi

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have been warning you for days and happening now, construction crews are getting ready to shut down 280 in san francisco. we showed you the support structures already in place. at 9:00 p.m. they will shut doubt part of 280 and that will create a lot of traffic, especially during peak commute times and baseball games. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live now. >> reporter: right now the traffic is slowing well. though it is your typical evening commute with cars lining up to get on to the 280 southbound. you can see the sign. they have been posting these throughout the week just to make sure people are aware of what is going on. they plan to close this ramp and others add 9:00 p.m. tonight. caltrans says on week days they estimate 70,000 vehicles every day travel this 2-mile section of highway 280. that is why they are doing this closure over the holiday weekend to minimize the impact. most of of the cars will be detoured to highway 101 or south to cisar chavez. >> it will be a huge impact to the city. it is already jammed up with the taxi drivers and ube

i'm john sasaki in for tori campbell. the accomplishments of maya angelou are almost too long to list. poet, novelist, actress, singer, activist, even a recipient of the presidential medal of freedom. she was not born in the bay area but has a lot of ties here including family. tara moriarty is in oakland with more on her life and she spoke with maya angelou's son within the past hour. >> reporter: we're here at kaiser park where a statue of the famous poet now sits. we notice that people have been coming by and remembering the writer who touched so many people's lives. >> lift up your eyes upon this day breaking for you. give birth again to the dream. >> reporter: president bill clinton's 1993 inauguration, that was the first time many americans heard maya angelou's voice. she was best known for her series of autobiographies. she was born in st. louis but spent a lot of time in the bay area graduating from george washington high school in san francisco. she spoke to ktvu back in 2002 on "mornings on 2" talking about how

i'm john sasaki in for tori campbell. >>> a security threat had police on alert and two kaiser buildings in oakland shut down until minutes ago. tara moriarty is live from the kaiser offices on macarthur and broadway where she's just received word from an employee inside. tara? >> reporter: that's right. the offices are open. we've seen people go in and out of them. we talked to a kaiser employee who told us that somebody robbed one of the pharmacies and phoned in a physical threat to the hospital. some workers like doctors and pharmacists were being allowed to leave earlier. others were not. >> i will give you my card around the money and -- >> we cannot. you can come back after 12:00. okay? >> i can't. >> hey, hey, hey, hey! ma'am! >> we're closed until noon. >> she didn't tell me to go anywhere. she didn't even suggest walnut creek. she didn't suggest anything. she just told me to go away. >> reporter: patients were getting turned away early this morning. the threat, credible enough that police beefed up presence here. the closure affected offices, clinics, laboratories and pharmacies

. >> john sasaki was in the crowd and says many in the crowd could not believe this happened. >> it's always horrifying to see a crash right before your eyes. it just turned the whole day very somber and sad. >> reporter: john says not long after the announcer confirmed that the crash was indeed very serious, a call went out for anyone who had taken video or pictures to turn them over to officials to help with their crash investigation. >>> today's deadly air show crash was not the first of the year. just last night a hungarian pilot lost his life. one of the most deadly accidents in recent history happened in reno in 20 # one. that's when a pilot lost control of his plane and crashed. 11 people were killed including the pilot. >>> our coverage continues online at ktvu.com, there under our top story app. we posted the latest information including raw video taken right after the crash. >>> breaking news into the ktvu newsroom right now. officials are reporting that police have shot and killed a suspect in dublin. it happen just about three hours ago at a condominium complex on dublin m

. >> ktvu's john sasaki is live at the high school in brentwood where the year books were handed out >> reporter: much of the school community is just learning about this year's year book. >>> students were more excited than unusual because the year book came out this afternoon. a hot topic across campus was this portrait taken by a long time history teacher. >> i think it is okay but not in the year book. >> reporter: he is dressed by trayvon martin, the teen killed by george zimmerman. >> he is expressing himself. that is the point of year book pictures. >> reporter: it is the year in review for the students. >> i think that is very inappropriate for a year book. >> reporter: why? >> this is supposed to be capturing the best moments of the year and, you know, all positive things. >> the parents who talked with us thought it was not a good place for this statement. >> i am upset about it that it had to be put on the year book. >> i think you could take different ways but a high school year book is as a teacher is not

ktvu's john sasaki live now from the school that has seen the highest number of cases in the county so far. john? >> reporter: this is the letter to parents to warn them of the danger. so far there have been 49 cases of the disease across the county. 20% of the cases have been at this school. the letter says if parents notess their child has a cough for more than two weeks they should be checked out. if they are positive for choke choke parents are -- whooping cough parents are asked to notify the school. >> all night long. all night long coughing. wheezing. >> so far we young admirerrers. the president -- admirers. the president went for a round table and then to san jose for another fundraiser hosted by heavy weights, admission 1,000 to $32,000 a piece. she says the young leaders are flexing political muscle. >> we see more ceos hosting the fundraisers, coming more of a political presence. >> hello. >> the president changed his message and audience today. president obama announced government energy efficient investments at a walmart. he praised walmarts for installing solar panels ea

i'm john sasaki, channel 2 news. >>> federal aviation investigators have set a committee hearing nextnth. it's landing gear and tail hit the sea wall causing the plane to spin then catch fire. the national transportation safety board initially said the plane was flying too low and too slow. three teenagers were killed and crew members injured. the meeting is set for june 24th in washington, d.c. >>> nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted. >>> the warmer weather that will be moving out and how high temperatures will climb by your bay area weekend. >>> a historic home and then cover the papi. announcer: the moment babies are born, their brains are forming the connections that determine how they learn...think...and grow. in the sky. [ babbles ] talk and read to your children from day one. this is tomato soup. announcer: their brains are actually developing with your every word. it's free, easy, and something you can do anytime. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents >>> new at 10:00, a new warning for parents about the highly

ktvu's john sasaki tells us, a teacher dressed up like trayvon martin for his yearbook photo. >> reporter: as classes let out for the day at brentwood heritage high school, students were more excited than usual, because the 2014 yearbook came out this afternoon. very quickly, a hot topic was this portrait taken by spencer smith. >> i think it's okay that like he did it, but not in the yearbook. >> yeah, he could do it at his house. but not in the yearbook. >> reporter: smith is dressed like trayvon martin, the florida teenager killed by jordan zimmerman in 2012. >> i think it's a good idea, because he's expressing himself. that's the whole point of yearbook pictures, you're supposed to express yourself. >> reporter: but the yearbook is the year in review, mostly for the students at heritage. >> i think that's very inappropriate for a yearbook. this is supposed to be capturing the best moments of the year. and you know, all positive things. >> reporter: the few parents who talked with us, thought the yearbook was not a good place for this kind of statement. >> i am kind of sad about it, th

in martinez, john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> trying to kill pests, but killing dogs instead. >very shocked and concerned as a pet owner. >> the product that could poison your pet. >> people should be reading the label a bit closer. >> the bay area's warm up hits a small snag. the change rolling in, here, like this. and then cover the papi. announcer: the moment babies are born, their brains are forming the connections that determine how they learn...think...and grow. in the sky. [ babbles ] talk and read to your children from day one. this is tomato soup. announcer: their brains are actually developing with your every word. it's free, easy, and something you can do anytime. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents >>> a tree trimmer may soon face charges for injurying baby birds. at least five young birds were injured in the process. he has already pledged to pay for their rehabilitation, but the san francisco chronicle reports federal prosecutors are expected to file misdemeanor charges that could result in a

ktvu's john sasaki tells us, a teacher dressed up like trayvon martin for his yearbook photo. >> reporter: as classes let out for the day at brentwood heritage high school, students were more excited than usual, because the 2014 yearbook came out this afternoon. very quickly, a hot topic was this portrait taken by spencer smith. >> i think it's okay that like he did it, but not in the yearbook. >> yeah, he could do it at his house. but not in the yearbook. >> reporter: smith is dressed like trayvon martin, the florida teenager killed by jordan zimmerman in 2012. >> i think it's a good idea, because he's expressing himself. that's the whole point of yearbook pictures, you're supposed to express yourself. >> reporter: but the yearbook is the year in review, mostly for the students at heritage. >> i think that's very inappropriate for a yearbook. this is supposed to be capturing the best moments of the year. and you know, all positive things. >> reporter: the few parents who talked with us, thought the yearbook was not a good place for this kind of statement. >> i am kind of sad about it, th

i'm john sasaki, channel 2 news. >>> federal aviation investigators have set a committee hearing nexth. it's landing gear and tail hit the sea wall causing the plane to spin then catch fire. the national transportation safety board initially said the plane was flying too low and too slow. three teenagers were killed and crew members injured. the meeting is set for june 24th in washington, d.c. >>> nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted. >>> the warmer weather that will be moving out and how high temperatures will climb by your bay area weekend. >>> a historic home with a filthy secret. the startling conditions inside and what happened to the 18 dogs and cats that rescuers discovered. dog: get four years dog: get four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. get a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. don't miss the memorial day sale. safeway knows you don't want to fly all over town to find the best deals. that's why they have lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. for mother's day weekend two poun

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