julie haener is live in the newsroom now with a look at some of the other stories we're working on. > as bp comes closer to a permanent fix, scientists here in california are still dealing with the oil spill, find out what they are doing to keep your food safe. >>> plus a third victim is recovered from the capsized boat in point rays, we'll have the very latest coming up at 6:00. >>> all right, thanks julie. >>> time for us to talk again about our beautiful weather, let's check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin to talk about the increasing warmer temperatures. >> yeah, it's hot out there. 99 was the official high today. some low 100s in the forecast, it's still cool along the coast, but warm inland. sacramento at 100 degrees. coming a little closer, you have 86 right now in san jose. you see the heat coming around, look at the cool colors coming down the coast. that's because there's a little bit of fog and cool air will get us a westerly wind, keeping this area right about here, about half the bay keeping it pretty warm or pretty -- pardon me pretty mild or pretty cool. we'

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. >> good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. a family vacation turned tragic this afternoon when a teenage boy fell to his death from the top of an ocean bluff in marin county. it happened along the popular coast trail. authorities say the boy may have been distracted. ktvu's ken wayne is at the beach overlook tonight with our report. ken? >> reporter: frank, anyone who has been along the coast near mira beach knows exactly how spectacular it is but it could also be deadly if you are not paying attention. national park service workers say they got a call of a victim over the side of the cliff around 1:00 this afternoon. by the time rescuers from the mira beach fire department got to the beach it was too late. the 17-year-old tourist from pennsylvania was already dead after plunging 400 to 500 feet from the coastal trail about three quarters of a mile south of muir beach. >> when they got there the father had already reached his son by going down a trail down along the cliff face. he had already been there for 20 minutes with his

our julie haener is in the newsroom. >> reporter: the state's first two cases of human west nile virus. and the unusual way those cases were discovered. >>> although oakland is laying off officers there are jobs available but on a much different beat, we'll explain. >>> plus the police chief of one of the largest departments in the bay area who reported today that violent crime is down, in fact, he says the city is much safer now than before. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> all right, we'll see you then, thank you julie. >>> geologists are getting into the fray over california's state rock. the state senate has passed a bill to drop the state rock, because it is asbestos. now some geologists are getting intwined and they say it should be left alone. >>> now is the night to get into all that deyoung museum has to offer. tonight at 5:00 it's free to get in. it targets art and wonder free family event. >>> it's going to be pretty nice outside as well. you might want to do something fun, ride a bike or maybe go to the beach, bill. i'm already thinking about -- i'm on weekend mode. >> it's frida

. >> and i'm julie haener. right now, oakland is debating a measure of whether to legalize the sale of marijuana. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: opponents say it will drive smaller mom and pop growers out of business. but supporters. including me members of the city council say it will be better for patients because they will be receiving the best quality. >> these are people who are small mom and pop operations, they can make a living with this business. they are not getting rich, but they are able to live a good middle class living. >> reporter: karen buxton says he grows about 40 pounds of pot a year to supply the harbor clinic. he says the oakland ordnance could put him out of business. >> it's going to affect how much i receive. >> reporter: smaller growers can receive cooperatives. that's what one man who supplies growers with hidroplonics is already doing. >> i think this is going to be a competitive process where anyone can apply. small growers have just as much students as large frauers to p

julie haener is in the room with the other stories we're working on. >> reporter: developing news asoakland police arrest a second suspect of the killing of a man in the bay area for a job interview with google. the startling way he was taken. the man was taken into custody. >>> did communication breakdowns leave police unable to act against looters following the johannes mehserle verdict. today joke police talked about what went right and what went wrong. >>> and why every bay area is asking every grape grower to cut down their crops and throw away their grapes. >>> imagine inter-- entering your first marathon and winning it. keith bektel finish the race in 2:23:28. some 24,000 people registered for the race. the course started along the embarcadero, went along the fisherman's wharf and the golden gate bridge. >>> the council is meeting today to decide about a law that would ban alcohol on beaches. norths say partygoers often leave crash in the yard and lifeguards have had to make dozens of rescues. >>> okay. to bill now to see if things are gonna warm up. >> it is gonna stay cool a

. >> and i'm julie haener. oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they said he did a good job and took down a wanted criminal. >> reporter: hoggins and housley were wanted i

julie haener is live in the newsroom with a look at that and some of the other stories we're workingon. >> san jose's budget problems are hitting the fire department. find out how many firefighters will be out of the job in the morning. >>> also ahead, are these photos the work of the great anzel adams. ktvu talks to anzel grandson and the man who says they are the real deal. >>> and a protest is under way right now over arizona's immigration law. find out what the protesters fear the impact will be here in the bay area. it's all coming up at 6:00, we'll see you then. >> we'll see you then. >>> and we're learning what are the security plans for chealese clinton's wedding this weekend. a no fly zone will be declared over new york for saturday. >> and president oe obama says he wasn't invited. >> tough wedding to get invited to. >> were you invited? >> no, no invite here. >> bill, were you invited. >> no. we do have clearing out toward stinson beach. a lot of people, a lot of folks live out here. from daily city south to pacifica. and you can see the fog shooting across now across twin

i'm frank somerville >> and i'm julie haener. >> the u.s. defense department says that a roadside bomb in afghanistan has killed a 21- year-old soldier from napa. army specialist chase stanley graduated from napa soldier. he was among four soldiers who died in wednesday's explosion. ktvu's amber lee has the story. >> reporter: friends tell us that chase stanley enlisted in the army while he was a senior here at napa high. he left for the military four years ago and was due to be discharmed this summer. >> he was deployed in 2007. >> he remembers his goal of joining the army part of his adventurous spirit and recklessness. >> you know, he was an amazing kid. you put in front of him and he had to get up in three seconds and do something. >> reporter: he had already served 15 months in iraq when he was deployed to afghanistan in december after the army extended his tour. friends say that stanley was ready to come home but was willing to do more to serve his country. >> that's something that he thought was courageous and a man should do. that's

julie haener is in the newsroom now with stories we're working on. >>> more on that deadly stabbing inan quentin who took the life of a repeat drunk driver who was just sentenced for killing a 9-year-old girl. we will have more reaction from the girl's father. >>> also ahead tonight, why there are more whales than usual off the california coast and how that's putting them at risk. what the concern is and what's being done about it. >>> plus, he was only 61, the death today of a legendary oakland raider. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> thank you, julie. >>> two russian cosmenots today completed a space walk. but they left something behind. two objects floated away during the space walk. one you see it there is believed to be a cable clamp left outside the space station during the previous space walk. the second object is smaller. nasa officials admit they have no idea what it is. however they insist tphaoerd piece of space degree poses a risk to the space station. >>> space researchers say a large asteroid that has a remote possibility of slamming into earth would most likely hit in the year

i'm frank somerville >> and i'm julie haener. >> the u.s. defense department says that a roadside bomb in afghanistan has killed a 21- year-old soldier from napa. army specialist chase stanley graduated from napa soldier. he was among four soldiers who died in wednesday's explosion. ktvu's amber lee has the story. >> reporter: friends tell us that chase stanley enlisted in the army while he was a senior here at napa high. he left for the military four years ago and was due to be discharmed this summer. >> he was deployed in 2007. >> he remembers his goal of joining the army part of his adventurous spirit and recklessness. >> you know, he was an amazing kid. you put in front of him and he had to get up in three seconds and do something. >> reporter: he had already served 15 months in iraq when he was deployed to afghanistan in december after the army extended his tour. friends say that stanley was ready to come home but was willing to do more to serve his country. >> that's something that he thought was courageous and a man should do. that's

julie haener is live with a look at some of the stories we're working on. >> good news involving crimen one bay area city. what factors may have played a role in a significant decrease in violence. >>> also ahead, even though he doesn't play for the warriors anymore, he was back in the bay area today doing something that could potentially save lives. plus another shake up on american idol, the reports tonight on another judge in addition to elen degeneres leaving the show, and the new two stars that might be in. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> we'll see you then julie, thank you. >>> chinese officials say this we they know now what killed a giant panda at one of the country's zoos. zoo officials say the panda quanquan died from exposure to poisonous gas in her enclosure. the gas leak into the enclosure in an old air rage shelter now used as a storeroom. >> that's bad. >>> time for us to turn to our local weather and, i guess everybody wants to know bill, what about the weekend? >> the weekend is looking pretty good around here heather. temperatures are warming up. it has not been as hot her

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. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken by uncle earl looks nearly identical to the one claimed to be from ansel adams? >> so what's your gut feeling on fresno with these pictures? >> not a thing. expected i think thinking t

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. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken by uncle earl looks nearly identical to the one claimed to be from ansel adams? >> so what's your gut feeling on fresno with these pictures? >> not a thing. expected i think thinking t

good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six quickly drops to the ground, the gunman grabs over-the- counter and grabs the money while his accomplice heads to the customer's table and grabs their p

. >> good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. a family vacation turned tragic this afternoon when a teenage boy fell to his death from the top of an ocean bluff in marin county. it happened along the popular coast trail. authorities say the boy may have been distracted. ktvu's ken wayne is at the beach overlook tonight with our report. ken? >> reporter: frank, anyone who has been along the coast near mira beach knows exactly how spectacular it is but it could also be deadly if you are not paying attention. national park service workers say they got a call of a victim over the side of the cliff around 1:00 this afternoon. by the time rescuers from the mira beach fire department got to the beach it was too late. the 17-year-old tourist from pennsylvania was already dead after plunging 400 to 500 feet from the coastal trail about three quarters of a mile south of muir beach. >> when they got there the father had already reached his son by going down a trail down along the cliff face. he had already been there for 20 minutes with his

good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six quickly drops to the ground, the gunman grabs over-the- counter and grabs the money while his accomplice heads to the customer's table and grabs their p

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. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the gusher has been capped. it took longer than anyone wanted bud tonight for the first time in almost three months, bp is saying it has stopped the flow of oil from its well. video from an underwater camera shows the oil has stopped flowing. allie rasmus in our news tonight. >> reporter: from bp to the president, the reaction to the room was one of cautious optimism. while pp was successful in capping the well for now. they emphasize that this is only a temporary fix. large spots of oil continue to flow, but under the water, these cameras were a common sight. >> i can't say it's not an exciting day, because it's been a long time, it's been 86 day i think since since we've had oil flowing in the ocean. >> reporter: bp successfully stopped flowing crude. bp had been testing a cap on the well and had in the last few days gradually stopped the oil. >> we've been slowing using mechanisms to try and close the flow. >> reporter: over the next few days, bp will test the well to see if it can with stand. president obama

. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the gusher has been capped. it took longer than anyone wanted bud tonight for the first time in almost three months, bp is saying it has stopped the flow of oil from its well. video from an underwater camera shows the oil has stopped flowing. allie rasmus in our news tonight. >> reporter: from bp to the president, the reaction to the room was one of cautious optimism. while pp was successful in capping the well for now. they emphasize that this is only a temporary fix. large spots of oil continue to flow, but under the water, these cameras were a common sight. >> i can't say it's not an exciting day, because it's been a long time, it's been 86 day i think since since we've had oil flowing in the ocean. >> reporter: bp successfully stopped flowing crude. bp had been testing a cap on the well and had in the last few days gradually stopped the oil. >> we've been slowing using mechanisms to try and close the flow. >> reporter: over the next few days, bp will test the well to see if it can with stand. president obama

. >> and i'm julie haener. right now, oakland is debating a measure of whether to legalize the sale of marijuana. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: opponents say it will drive smaller mom and pop growers out of business. but supporters. including some members of the city council say it will be better for patients because they will be receiving the best quality. >> these are people who are small mom and pop operations, they can make a living with this business. they are not getting rich, but they are able to live a good middle class living. >> reporter: karen buxton says he grows about 40 pounds of pot a year to supply the harbor clinic. he says the oakland ordnance could put him out of business. >> it's going to affect how much i receive. >> reporter: smaller growers can receive cooperatives. that's what one man who supplies growers with hidroplonics is already doing. >> i think this is going to be a competitive process where anyone can apply. small growers have just as much students as large frauers to

. >> and i'm julie haener.oakland police say they know have two suspects behind bars in connection with a shooting death of a virginia man who was visiting the bay area for a job interview at google. ktvu's debra villalon is live at police headquarters. >> reporter: what made the difference in this case was surveillance video. that revealed a man and woman just minutes before they allegedly robbed and shot a man who had willingly handed him hill wallet with $17 in it. pictures got her arrested on saturday. this cable installer was working at the house where murder suspect george hoggins showed up. hoggins was looking for girlfriend atheway. hoggins appearance here angered neighbors. >> said that this guy is a murder suspect. and the other guy was being retrained. he was not disputing that. >> reporter: officers who took 28-year-old hoggins thanked the man who caught him. >> they were praising him because they said he did a good job and took down a wanted criminal. >> reporter: hoggins and housley were wanted in

. >> and i'm julie haener. >> we now know where the 580 freeway shooter was headed and who he was targetinghen he got into a shooting with the chp on saturday. byron williams was planning to lie in wait so he could kill left wing politicians and activists in san francisco. christien kafton joins joins us now with the latest developments. >> reporter: the shooter wa

. >> reporter: jet stream julie haener. we have more on developing news in san francisco.ht now, a demonstration is underway and activists are protesting against arizona's immigration law which is said to take effect at midnight even though a judge blocked parts of the law. david stevenson is standing by with the latest. >> reporter: take a look behind me. you can see the remnants of the

. >> i'm julie haener. >>> an apparent suicide, a freeway shootout those are among five incidents happeningland in the past three days. the latest incident a shooting that occurred hours ago. all of this comes days after the department laid off 80 police officers. ktvu's priya clemens is live in oakland with our report. priya? >> reporter: julie, it's been a busy few days for oakland police officers with several major

good evening i'm julie haener. >>> and i'm frank somerville.ight now officers are investigating a park after a pipe bomb was found. we want to show you new video just into the newsroom. police just wrapped up a press conference and they say the walnut creek bomb squad detonated the pipe bomb. they say two other pipe bombs were found in the park in the last 48 hour, so now they are doing a very careful search looking for any other possible explosive devices. a soccer tournament begins there tomorrow and they want to make sure that park is safe. >>> it was an emotional and also a candid interview, ken ch