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. >>> people who received a loan advance on their pay checks are getting paid back. 346 ken pritchett -- >>> pen p is live -- ktvu's ken pritchett is live with more. >> reporter: the settlement with money mart was reached last year but today is the count down for customers to claim the money. >> reporter: money mart and other lenders are known for high interest rates and fees but there is a steady flow of customers. he has been a customer for 9 years. >> sometimes i need the cash. and i don't have a problem getting it. >> but they had a problem with the city of san francisco. >> by virtue of them charging up to 400% apr to our citizens. >> reporter: he sued money mart in 2007 claiming violations of california's unfair business practices law. this represents the rebate check some could receive. >> between $20 and $1,800. >> really? >> okay. i might end up doing that. >> reporter: that is what he wants to hear and the point of the press conference too, get the word out to customers thet they could have money coming -- that they could have money coming their way. >> san francisco has the
. >>> people who received a loan advance on their pay checks are getting paid back. 346 ken pritchett -- >>> pen p is live -- ktvu's ken pritchett is live with more. >> reporter: the settlement with money mart was reached last year but today is the count down for customers to claim the money. >> reporter: money mart and other lenders are known for high interest rates and fees but there is a steady flow of customers. he has been a customer for 9 years. >>...
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ktvu's ken pritchett has been following this story and joins us with how it unfolded. ken? >> reporter: this was the crime scene this morning, this safeway parking lot. a 911 call of a man attacking a woman led them here, face to face with an armed man. >> reporter: police say marshall tobin refused to surrender and shot this morning around 3:00 a.m. >> i hurt shots. we have been hearing all week long. >> reporter: police say it started at this apartment building next to the safeway. a 911 call of a domestic violence and then another 911 call that marshall tobin drove to the parking lot. >> he failed to comply. >> reporter: officers tried to tase him but it was in effective and he went for a gun. >> fearing for their safety, discharged their fire arms. >> reporter: two officers fired and now on administrative leave. that makes four officers on leave, perhaps six, related to shooting, which is taxing for a understaffed apartment. >> shifts are working at minimum. >> reporter: over an hour ago i talked to a family member of the man who was shot, they said this was an argument
ktvu's ken pritchett has been following this story and joins us with how it unfolded. ken? >> reporter: this was the crime scene this morning, this safeway parking lot. a 911 call of a man attacking a woman led them here, face to face with an armed man. >> reporter: police say marshall tobin refused to surrender and shot this morning around 3:00 a.m. >> i hurt shots. we have been hearing all week long. >> reporter: police say it started at this apartment building next to...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he learned about a video that shows the suspects together before the deadly shooting. ken? >> reporter: in this complaint, very detailed documents we obtained today, investigators say it was the father of the girl who fired the deadly shot and the father was with the two men who were arraigned. and the documents say there is fbi video that shows the three men together, one holding a gun an hour before the killing. >> reporter: it was here on june 4 where calvin sneed was gunned down in his car. first charged in the murder where barry gilton and lupe mercado. parents who prosecutors blame him for trying to drag their daughter into a life of prostitution. today in court, antonio gilton, and alfonso williams were also arraigned on charges. >> i have had a short conversation with him, he is an innocent man. >> reporter: in court documents it is alleged two rental cars linked to the suspects were used in the crime and the men waited for calvin sneed to arrive at the crime scene. they claim lupe mercado said to him what would you do if it were your daughter.
ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he learned about a video that shows the suspects together before the deadly shooting. ken? >> reporter: in this complaint, very detailed documents we obtained today, investigators say it was the father of the girl who fired the deadly shot and the father was with the two men who were arraigned. and the documents say there is fbi video that shows the three men together, one holding a gun an hour before the killing. >> reporter: it was here on june 4...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sacramento with the $50 million scandal that cost the director her job. ken? >> reporter: behind me is the mansion, one of 70 state parks on the closure list. turns out this money within the parks department is enough to keep this and most of the state parks open for at least a year. it is a political and pr mess for the state. >> reporter: save our parks a battle cry heard loud and often. she is with the california parks foundation. which led an effort for years to keep our parks open. >> we had kids holding bake sales for their parks. there is a sense the state let them down. >> we will do everything we can to right the ship. >> reporter: he is with the california natural resources agency which over sees the parks department. >> we are shocked shocked and disappointed. >> reporter: an audit discovered two unreported state park funds. one with $20 million. a second fund dedicated to off road vehicle parks, $33 million. the money was unreported for 12 years. long before governor jerry brown took office but he could face consequences. opponents have alrea
ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sacramento with the $50 million scandal that cost the director her job. ken? >> reporter: behind me is the mansion, one of 70 state parks on the closure list. turns out this money within the parks department is enough to keep this and most of the state parks open for at least a year. it is a political and pr mess for the state. >> reporter: save our parks a battle cry heard loud and often. she is with the california parks foundation. which led an...
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in oakland ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pg & e releases a new safety plan.hings the utility hopes to do by 2014. and what some san bruno residents are saying about this plan. >>> the late legal move that blocked a controversial law in mississippi that was set to go into effect today. >>> right now i'm tracking another batch of low clouds and fog ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. looking good never tasted so good. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios >>> pg & e unveiled a new plan it says will keep its pipelines safe. some san bruno residents have some worries about the effort. >> reporter: bob henzel and his wife spent the afternoon putting up pictures. they moved out after the explosion in 2010. >> it should have never happened. >> reporter: pg & e released a report details a new safety plan. >> it actually is a
in oakland ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pg & e releases a new safety plan.hings the utility hopes to do by 2014. and what some san bruno residents are saying about this plan. >>> the late legal move that blocked a controversial law in mississippi that was set to go into effect today. >>> right now i'm tracking another batch of low clouds and fog ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my...
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ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the number of jobless claims jumped over the past week. the labor department reported jobless claims rose to 386,000. economists say the spike is due to a change and the timing of typical summer lay offs by auto makers. despite those jobless claims, stock markets continued to gain ground today. the dow rose 34 points the third straight day in the up column. nasdaq was up 23. other tech companies reported strong numbers. >>> temperatured today warmed up a bit. a little bit across the bay area. the latest imagery showing you the fog pushing into the bay. that's being picked up nicely with the forecast models so for your compute tomorrow morning, if fog coast side. partly cloudy skies as you do work your way inland. here's a look at some of the overnight lows, not a big change in the past few mornings, mainly in the low to mid-50s out there. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon will continue to warm things up. most neighbors for your friday, three to 6 degrees warmer than today's highs. temperatures inland easily back into the 80s and warmest
ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the number of jobless claims jumped over the past week. the labor department reported jobless claims rose to 386,000. economists say the spike is due to a change and the timing of typical summer lay offs by auto makers. despite those jobless claims, stock markets continued to gain ground today. the dow rose 34 points the third straight day in the up column. nasdaq was up 23. other tech companies reported strong numbers. >>> temperatured...
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ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the number of jobless claims jumped over the past week. the labor department reported jobless claims rose to 386,000. economists say the spike is due to a change and the timing of typical summer lay offs by auto makers. despite those jobless claims, stock markets continued to gain ground today. the dow rose 34 points the third straight day in the up column. nasdaq was up 23. other tech companies reported strong numbers. >>> temperatured today warmed up a bit. a little bit across the bay area. the latest imagery showing you the fog pushing into the bay. that's being picked up nicely with the forecast models so for your compute tomorrow morning, if fog coast side. partly cloudy skies as you do work your way inland. here's a look at some of the overnight lows, not a big change in the past few mornings, mainly in the low to mid-50s out there. temperatures for tomorrow afternoon will continue to warm things up. most neighbors for your friday, three to 6 degrees warmer than today's highs. temperatures inland easily back into the 80s and warmest
ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the number of jobless claims jumped over the past week. the labor department reported jobless claims rose to 386,000. economists say the spike is due to a change and the timing of typical summer lay offs by auto makers. despite those jobless claims, stock markets continued to gain ground today. the dow rose 34 points the third straight day in the up column. nasdaq was up 23. other tech companies reported strong numbers. >>> temperatured...
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in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the theater rampage has yet claimed anotherter a pregnant survivor suffered a miscarriage. ashley moser lost her unborn child, she also lost her 6-year- old daughter veronica. veronica was the youngest killed. >>> the justice made a comment in a rare on camera interview. >> the amendment does not affect arms that can't be carried. i suppose there are hand held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes that will have to be it'll have to be decided. >> reporter: gun control advocates have renewed their options to challenge the amendment. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney met israeli leaders. romney said if elected president he would stand with israel in a preemptive strike against iran. romney also visited the western wall in jerusalem. and he followed tradition by placing a prayer inside the wall. >>> and a usa gallup poll was released today. some experts say the numbers could be a problem for romney's campaign. >>> the first lady spent time especially with the children affectionally talking and hugging with t
in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the theater rampage has yet claimed anotherter a pregnant survivor suffered a miscarriage. ashley moser lost her unborn child, she also lost her 6-year- old daughter veronica. veronica was the youngest killed. >>> the justice made a comment in a rare on camera interview. >> the amendment does not affect arms that can't be carried. i suppose there are hand held rocket launchers that can bring down airplanes that...
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in oakland ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pg & e releases a new safety plan. the two things the utility hopes to do by 2014. and what some san bruno residents are saying about this plan. >>> the late legal move that blocked a controversial law in mississippi that was set to go into effect today. >>> right now i'm tracking another batch of low clouds and fog pushing back into the bay. coming up where that fog will be first thing tomorrow morning. the temperature change you can expect for your monday and a quick peek at your fourth of july weekend. >>> pg & e unveiled a new plan it says will keep its pipelines safe. some san bruno residents have some worries about the effort. >> reporter: bob henzel and his wife spent the afternoon putting up pictures. they moved out after the explosion in 2010. >> it should have never happened. >> reporter: pg & e released a report details a new safety plan. >> it actually is a road map to our long term effort to be the safest utility in the united states. >> reporter: pg & e says it will build a training facility by 2014 that
in oakland ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pg & e releases a new safety plan. the two things the utility hopes to do by 2014. and what some san bruno residents are saying about this plan. >>> the late legal move that blocked a controversial law in mississippi that was set to go into effect today. >>> right now i'm tracking another batch of low clouds and fog pushing back into the bay. coming up where that fog will be first thing tomorrow morning. the...
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ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live where the shooting happened. ken? >> reporter: it is biz as usual here in this. police were responding to a domestic violence when they found the suspect. officers tried to use non-leth force, even knowing the man had a -- non-lethal force, even knowing the man had a gun. >> reporter: marshall tobin being processed for evidence. she heard the shots. >> we could hear multiple shots. all week long, up till the forth of july. >> reporter: 100 yards from the parking lot is this apartment building where police received a 911 domestic violence call. before they arrived a second 911 call put the suspect and his car in the safeway parking lot. >> as the officers approached the vehicle, the subject exited the vehicle. one of the officers could see immediately he had a hand gun. >> reporter: police say they tasered him when he failed to raise his hands. >> the taser was in effective. they continued to get him to raise his hands and the subject made a movement and went for the gun. >> reporter: police say two officers opened fir
ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live where the shooting happened. ken? >> reporter: it is biz as usual here in this. police were responding to a domestic violence when they found the suspect. officers tried to use non-leth force, even knowing the man had a -- non-lethal force, even knowing the man had a gun. >> reporter: marshall tobin being processed for evidence. she heard the shots. >> we could hear multiple shots. all week long, up till the forth of july. >> reporter:...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live at the hotel where officials say this death is suspicious. ken? >> reporter: the police have been at this hotel all day long. if you look at the parking lot you can see the crime scene tape is up, blocking the parking lot. talked to police a half hour ago, they are investigating but cannot yet say what the cause of death is in this case. >> reporter: police could be seen putting up crime tape outside, sections off the parking lot but mest of the work -- most of the work was inside the hotel. he is staying here. >> i looked in the hallway and they had rooms marked off. >> reporter: police say it was a hotel worker who discovered the man and called 911. >> police came. there was a white male in one of the hotel rooms. >> police haven't yet identified the man. the crime tape, tape, the police raise questions for guests at the hotel. including these people. she says her attempt to get answers failed. >> we didn't know what was going on. they wouldn't tell us any information. >> reporter: police are calling this suspicious death a process of investigat
ktvu's ken pritchett is live at the hotel where officials say this death is suspicious. ken? >> reporter: the police have been at this hotel all day long. if you look at the parking lot you can see the crime scene tape is up, blocking the parking lot. talked to police a half hour ago, they are investigating but cannot yet say what the cause of death is in this case. >> reporter: police could be seen putting up crime tape outside, sections off the parking lot but mest of the work --...
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in fairfield, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the oppressive heat wave across much of the countrys beginning to subside. the high temperatures and severe weather are blamed for more than 35 deaths. all time high temperature records were set or tied in almost 300 cities. cooler weather and rain is expected in the midwest and east coast tomorrow. there is a concern however that the incoming weather could bring severe thunderstorms to the region. >>> several earthquakes rattled nerves in southern california. a 3.1 quake also struck near the geysers about the same time. officials with the department of energy say the quakes near the geysers are related to geo thermal activity. >>> police in the central valley are investigating a possible connection to a bizarre homicide last night in tracy to another one in stockton. police arrested 25-year-old stephen carreiro at the hacienda after numerous calls that a naked man was attacking a woman in the hotel office. the victim the 62-year-old owner of the hotel was pronounced dead at the hospital. stockton police are now investigating if carrei
in fairfield, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the oppressive heat wave across much of the countrys beginning to subside. the high temperatures and severe weather are blamed for more than 35 deaths. all time high temperature records were set or tied in almost 300 cities. cooler weather and rain is expected in the midwest and east coast tomorrow. there is a concern however that the incoming weather could bring severe thunderstorms to the region. >>> several earthquakes...
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ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> friends and family of a missing man were back out looking for any signs of the missing resident. he was last seen on monday night at peer 32. his family was looking for him yesterday. they just left the giants- dodger game and was standing at the end of the peer. >>> at least 20 states in the mid-west, southeast and northeast dealt with a series of deadly storms and heat. the severe weather has killed at least a dozen people and left hundreds of thousands without power. >> reporter: big smiles. this was the scene sunday at a ice give away in virginia where many remained without power. after stormy weather field by a brutal heat wave. that brought men tee the store. -- many to the store. >> there is no ice anywhere. we went to 5 stores and there is no ice. >> reporter: they battered several states. several fatalities were reported, including a man who died here in virginia when his vehicle was hit by a tree. she shares her experience. >> the wind just suddenly hit. it was like -- it was intense. ran inside, put my stuff down, figuring out what i
ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> friends and family of a missing man were back out looking for any signs of the missing resident. he was last seen on monday night at peer 32. his family was looking for him yesterday. they just left the giants- dodger game and was standing at the end of the peer. >>> at least 20 states in the mid-west, southeast and northeast dealt with a series of deadly storms and heat. the severe weather has killed at least a dozen people and left...
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in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> he granted a rare on camera interview todaywith the aurora shooting he spoke about how the right to bear arms might be modified. >> the amendment does not apply to arms that cannot be hand carried. it is to keep and bear so it doesn't apply to canons. >> gun control advocates renewed their attempts to chance the right to keep weapons in the wake of the aurora killings. the man accused is expected to be in court tomorrow to be charged. coming up in 5 minutes, experts weigh in on what is next for james holmes. >>> protesters want the anaheim police chief to step down after three officer involved shooting this week. they gathered outside disneyland today where one shooting claimed a man's life last week. 250 gathered outside the police station. they want department put under a microscope. the fbi plans to investigate. >>> in election 2012 there may be a road black to republican presidential hopeful mitt romney winning the white house. likability. a poll asked voters whether they liked the candidates. 60% said they liked the presid
in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> he granted a rare on camera interview todaywith the aurora shooting he spoke about how the right to bear arms might be modified. >> the amendment does not apply to arms that cannot be hand carried. it is to keep and bear so it doesn't apply to canons. >> gun control advocates renewed their attempts to chance the right to keep weapons in the wake of the aurora killings. the man accused is expected to be in court...
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ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live north of the town. >> reporter: i want you to look behind me, that is not cloud cover. we have blue skies out here. that is all smoke. you can follow it over to where 30 minutes ago there were visible columns of smoke feeding that cloud. 1100 firefighters from cal fire in the foot hills there. they have the fire here at 40% containment. we were there this morning and this afternoon as firefighters held one flank of the fire. >> reporter: here this afternoon you can see one arm of the fire burning. cal fire used water drops to shape the fire's edge and crews cleared out a line ahead of the fire to stop it cold. three fires were contained yesterday, two burned together now as one. this is video from last night hours after the fire started. cal fire made progress last night as winds calmed down but the fire roared back today. >> with the triple digits temperatures it is a major challenge. >> reporter: no homes are threatened here. the cause is unknown. so far cal fire fought twice as many fires at this time compared to last year but most have been small
ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live north of the town. >> reporter: i want you to look behind me, that is not cloud cover. we have blue skies out here. that is all smoke. you can follow it over to where 30 minutes ago there were visible columns of smoke feeding that cloud. 1100 firefighters from cal fire in the foot hills there. they have the fire here at 40% containment. we were there this morning and this afternoon as firefighters held one flank of the fire. >> reporter: here this...
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ken pritchett was at the state capitol for that announcement. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently draw water from the delta. >> we're talking about the largest pumps in the world. we know, and have known since the 1960s, that these largest pumps are fish killing pumps. >> reporter: supporters say the plan will restore the ecosystem and ensure water supply. >> we've been here before. we were here in 1982 when the first attempt was made to destroy the delta with a peripheral canal. >> reporter: calling the tunnel idea a water ground from central valley farmers and southern developers and argues the tunnels could suck half the water from the sacramento river even before it makes it to the delta. >> they have p
ken pritchett was at the state capitol for that announcement. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently...
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ken pritchett was at the state capitol for that announcement. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently draw water from the delta. >> we're talking about the largest pumps in the world. we know, and have known since the 1960s, that these largest pumps are fish killing pumps. >> reporter: supporters say the plan will restore the ecosystem and ensure water supply. >> we've been here before. we were here in 1982 when the first attempt was made to destroy the delta with a peripheral canal. >> reporter: calling the tunnel idea a water ground from central valley farmers and southern developers and argues the tunnels could suck half the water from the sacramento river even before it makes it to the delta. >> they have p
ken pritchett was at the state capitol for that announcement. >> reporter: few would argue the delta is not in the immediate of a fix. earthquake is a major concern. water deliveries to the south, uncertain. today, governor brown and ken salazar announced a plan to address all of those issues. >> the proposal that we're unveiling today is a big idea. >> reporter: the idea is to build two huge tunnels to divert water underneath the delta to the controversial pump that currently...
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ken pritchett spoke to firefighters today on the front lines. >> here this afternoon you can see onearm of the fire burning down a hillside and that's by design. calfire used helicopter water drops to shape the fire's edge, and inmate crews to clear out a line ahead of the fire to box it in and stop it cold. this is called the site's complex because it started as five fires. >> three of the fires were contained yesterday, the other two have now burned together as one. >> this is video from last night just hours after the fire started despite the intensity you see here, calfire said it made contact last night but the fire roared down today. >> with these triple digit temperatures it's a major challenge. >> reporter: the cause is unknown, so far calfire had fought twice as many fires at this time as compared to last year but most have been small until now. >> because we didn't get a lot of rainfall this winter, the grass, the brush is already to burn and with just a little bit of wind that's all it needs for this type of fire to take off. >> reporter: as you look at the car and smoke t
ken pritchett spoke to firefighters today on the front lines. >> here this afternoon you can see onearm of the fire burning down a hillside and that's by design. calfire used helicopter water drops to shape the fire's edge, and inmate crews to clear out a line ahead of the fire to box it in and stop it cold. this is called the site's complex because it started as five fires. >> three of the fires were contained yesterday, the other two have now burned together as one. >> this...
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ken pritchett is live at the scene of the work with why its part of a bigger effort. >> reporter: we are talking about a very small pipe, it's about two inches but the pipe runs through neighborhoods and experts say a certain brand of pipe made before 1973 is prone to fail under the right conditions and they are 1200 miles. this type of pipe running through pg&e system. crews were wrapping up work this afternoon installing 1,000 feet of new pipeline replacing a brand made before 1973 that can fail in as little as five- years. . >> it can be at risk of crack due to the environment that it's placed in, tree roots or rocks, with in the soil. again it can last up to 100 years. >> reporter: the type of pipe is the same type of pipe that failed in a townhouse, the same type that failed later that in an intersection. >> we have approximately 55 miles in marin and we are looking at that as well as our entire system to determine where replacement is necessary. >> reporter: pg&e said it has 7900 miles of pipeline in its system, 1200 miles is the pipe of concern made before 1973, at one time pg
ken pritchett is live at the scene of the work with why its part of a bigger effort. >> reporter: we are talking about a very small pipe, it's about two inches but the pipe runs through neighborhoods and experts say a certain brand of pipe made before 1973 is prone to fail under the right conditions and they are 1200 miles. this type of pipe running through pg&e system. crews were wrapping up work this afternoon installing 1,000 feet of new pipeline replacing a brand made before 1973...
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ken pritchett spoke to firefighters today on the front lines. >> here this afternoon you can see onearm of the fire burning down a hillside and that's by design. calfire used helicopter water drops to shape the fire's edge, and inmate crews to clear out a line ahead of the fire to box it in and stop it cold. this is called the site's complex because it started as five fires. >> three of the fires were contained yesterday, the other two have now burned together as one. >> this is video from last night just hours after the fire started despite the intensity you see here, calfire said it made contact last night but the fire roared down today. >> with these triple digit temperatures it's a major challenge. >> reporter: the cause is unknown, so far calfire had fought twice as many fires at this time as compared to last year but most have been small until now. >> because we didn't get a lot of rainfall this winter, the grass, the brush is already to burn and with just a little bit of wind that's all it needs for this type of fire to take off. >> reporter: as you look at the car and smoke t
ken pritchett spoke to firefighters today on the front lines. >> here this afternoon you can see onearm of the fire burning down a hillside and that's by design. calfire used helicopter water drops to shape the fire's edge, and inmate crews to clear out a line ahead of the fire to box it in and stop it cold. this is called the site's complex because it started as five fires. >> three of the fires were contained yesterday, the other two have now burned together as one. >> this...
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ken pritchett talks to experts about the problem and is live now at international bird rescue center in fairfield. >> reporter: i want you to take a look inside at this. there are more than it 30 brown pelicans here, 90% of them arrived here at the center hungry but the why is not clear. it could just be nature at work. at ocean beach pelicans high overhead are a common sight. this bird did something strange. it landed next to beach goers and then blocked this woman's way. >> right in front of my car. just stopped. i put on my flashers and tried to -- get it away. >> reporter: that failed so she picked it up and eventually was taken to a less center. it's happening more and more. >> 56 brown pelicans, we are going through 400 pounds of fish a day which costs us $700 a day. >> reporter: isabel with international bird rescue san francisco bay center said some of them are lifed injured but most are just hungry young birds inspectioned at hunting. >> they are just looking for food and if people are offering them some kind of food or somehow getting them in closer to them then they will d
ken pritchett talks to experts about the problem and is live now at international bird rescue center in fairfield. >> reporter: i want you to take a look inside at this. there are more than it 30 brown pelicans here, 90% of them arrived here at the center hungry but the why is not clear. it could just be nature at work. at ocean beach pelicans high overhead are a common sight. this bird did something strange. it landed next to beach goers and then blocked this woman's way. >> right...
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ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a blown transformer corrected tense moments for homeowners. the transformer caused a power line to come down sparking several grass fires around 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. the biggest of the fires grew to 2 acres and burned up hill threatening homes before crews contained it. no homes were damaged. >> reporter: in pittsburg investigators determined the blaze is not suspicious. it broke out around 12:15 p.m. in a garden shed. it destroyed the shed and spread to the outside of the home. firefighters contained the fire in 45 minutes. the cause of the fire is still unknown. >>> a boy faces attempted murder charges tonight after he attacked a neighbor he was playing a video game with. authorities say the teen went to the neighbor's house carrying a gun. the mother confronted him and said the teen pushed her aside and fired at her son. the teen then stabbed her son. the victim is now in stable condition at the hospital. >>> in san francisco two men were killed when gunfire erupted at an apartment complex in visitacion valley. the victims were shot in
ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a blown transformer corrected tense moments for homeowners. the transformer caused a power line to come down sparking several grass fires around 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. the biggest of the fires grew to 2 acres and burned up hill threatening homes before crews contained it. no homes were damaged. >> reporter: in pittsburg investigators determined the blaze is not suspicious. it broke out around 12:15 p.m. in a garden shed. it destroyed the...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he found surprised homeowners. ken?>> reporter: if you live in the country odds are you will be getting one of these, marked urgent notice. on the inside a notice that
ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he found surprised homeowners. ken?>> reporter: if you live in the country odds are you will be getting one of these, marked urgent notice. on the inside a notice that
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ken pritchett. >> the aclu suing the school district claiming that a richmond school is in such bad shape it's failing to serve students. the aclu said the community day school has become run down and at times there is no heat or power. they cited rat and cat feces and fungus on the floor. the school is meant it to help at risk students get back on track but they said there is no math or science teacher. >>> this week the school district board took a step toward putting another parcel tax on the ballot. they say the board agreed to responsibility $30,000 on a survey. this after the failure of measure k on the june ballot which would have extended a 2008 tax measure,. >> the california court has suspended a sacramento judge's order requiring a juror to submit his facebook postings about a criminal trial. the justices said the juror does not have to allow facebook to turnover his postings about a 2010 trial involving a gang related beating. a judge wanted to see the postings to determine if the five people convicted got a fair trial. >>> the los angeles county da decided not to charge the f
ken pritchett. >> the aclu suing the school district claiming that a richmond school is in such bad shape it's failing to serve students. the aclu said the community day school has become run down and at times there is no heat or power. they cited rat and cat feces and fungus on the floor. the school is meant it to help at risk students get back on track but they said there is no math or science teacher. >>> this week the school district board took a step toward putting another...
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near nevada city, ken pritchett. >>> the oakland police department is now wrapped up a long term investigation into a violent east oakland gang. it's known as the burn out family and investigators say that organization was involved in illegal firearms position, and fraudulent credit card activities. >> our end goal is sustainability and permanently dismantling these criminal enterprising to keep them from terrorizing the city in a long term cases. >> reporter: the investigation includes several law enforcement agencies. 45 people were arrested on various state and federal charges including conspiracy to commit murder. 22 guns were seized as well as fraudulent credit card manufacturing systems. >>> staff members say they've been working without a contract for two years. according to union organizers with unite two, the hotel was taken over by aew capital management which refused to recognize the union contract that had existed at the hotel for decades. union leaders say aew has investors from labor. >> if you can believe that irony, they are raising money from union trust funds and then turning
near nevada city, ken pritchett. >>> the oakland police department is now wrapped up a long term investigation into a violent east oakland gang. it's known as the burn out family and investigators say that organization was involved in illegal firearms position, and fraudulent credit card activities. >> our end goal is sustainability and permanently dismantling these criminal enterprising to keep them from terrorizing the city in a long term cases. >> reporter: the...
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near nevada city, ken pritchett. >>> the oakland police department is now wrapped up a long term investigationviolent east oakland gang. it's known as the burn out family and investigators say that organization was involved in illegal firearms position, and fraudulent credit card activities. >> our end goal is sustainability and permanently dismantling these criminal enterprising to keep them from terrorizing the city in a long term cases. >> reporter: the investigation includes several law enforcement agencies. 45 people were arrested on various state and federal charges including conspiracy to commit murder. 22 guns were seized as well as fraudulent credit card manufacturing systems. >>> staff members say they've been working without a contract for two years. according to union organizers with unite two, the hotel was taken over by aew capital management which refused to recognize the union contract that had existed at the hotel for decades. union leaders say aew has investors from labor. >> if you can believe that irony, they are raising money from union trust funds and then turning around
near nevada city, ken pritchett. >>> the oakland police department is now wrapped up a long term investigationviolent east oakland gang. it's known as the burn out family and investigators say that organization was involved in illegal firearms position, and fraudulent credit card activities. >> our end goal is sustainability and permanently dismantling these criminal enterprising to keep them from terrorizing the city in a long term cases. >> reporter: the investigation...
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ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a body is found in san francisco bay.hat we're learning about the body and the mystery still remaining. >> we've been watching the fog all evening, and now it is on the move. coming up, where the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning, and the temperature change you can expect for your thursday. >> fireworks overwhelm palo alto tonight. what police officers are doing on the ground to keep fireworks ♪[linkin park "burn it down"] ♪[rock] ♪ [narrator] can't wait for the honda civic tour featuring linkin park? neither can we. go to facebook.com/hondacivictour for details. >>> new video now of the fireworks show in oakland. these are illegal fireworks and they keep going off. news chopper 2 has spotted them tonight in nearly every neighborhood. some of them are pretty spectacular. one said the illegal shows are almost as good as the professionals, but clearly more dangerous. there's just no way law enforcement can stop all of those illegal fireworks on the 4th of july, but they can make a dent. live in east palo alto, where
ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a body is found in san francisco bay.hat we're learning about the body and the mystery still remaining. >> we've been watching the fog all evening, and now it is on the move. coming up, where the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning, and the temperature change you can expect for your thursday. >> fireworks overwhelm palo alto tonight. what police officers are doing on the ground to keep fireworks ♪[linkin park "burn it...
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in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fall out from this scandalnty officials are scrapping a plan for a quarter cent sales tax increase to pay for parks. tomorrow the board of supervisors is also expected to discuss a sales tax proposal. >>> a just released study on hiv infection rates among black, gay and bisexual man is renewing long held fears of what one researchers calls a public health energy. the emoryville university study found that gay black men found infection rates of 2.8%. the authors of the study compared that rate to those seen in african countries hit especially hard by aids. the study was conducted in six american cities including san francisco. >>> the fall out continues over chick-fil-a's outspoken stands on gay marriage. the muppets are severing ties with the company. the company is donating the money to the gay and lesbian alliance also known as g.l.a.d. >>> mariah carry is joining the cast of american idol. this after jennifer lopez and tyler announced they were leaving. randy jackson is the only original cast member. >>> the
in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fall out from this scandalnty officials are scrapping a plan for a quarter cent sales tax increase to pay for parks. tomorrow the board of supervisors is also expected to discuss a sales tax proposal. >>> a just released study on hiv infection rates among black, gay and bisexual man is renewing long held fears of what one researchers calls a public health energy. the emoryville university study...
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ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a body is found in san francisco bay.hat we're learning about the body and the mystery still remaining. >> we've been watching the fog all evening, and now it is on the move. coming up, where the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning, and the temperature change you can expect for your thursday. >> fireworks overwhelm palo alto tonight. what police officers are doing on the ground to keep fireworks out of the sky. >> and news chopper 5 is looking for illegal fireworks and breaking news. the 10:00 news is returning in 90 seconds. and hot, hearty sub. your favorite soupd like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. >>> new video now of the fireworks show in oakland. these are illegal fireworks and they keep going off. news chopper 2 has spotted them tonight in nearly every neighborhood. some of them are pretty spectacular. one said the illegal shows are almost as good as the professionals, but clearly more dangerous. there's just no way law e
ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a body is found in san francisco bay.hat we're learning about the body and the mystery still remaining. >> we've been watching the fog all evening, and now it is on the move. coming up, where the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning, and the temperature change you can expect for your thursday. >> fireworks overwhelm palo alto tonight. what police officers are doing on the ground to keep fireworks out of the sky. >> and news...
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in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fall out from this scandalofficials are scrapping a plan for a quarter cent sales tax increase to pay for parks. tomorrow the board of supervisors is also expected to discuss a sales tax proposal. >>> a just released study on hiv infection rates among black, gay and bisexual man is renewing long held fears of what one researchers calls a public health energy. the emoryville university study found that gay black men found infection rates of 2.8%. the authors of the study compared that rate to those seen in african countries hit especially hard by aids. the study was conducted in six american cities including san francisco. >>> the fall out continues over chick-fil-a's outspoken stands on gay marriage. the muppets are severing ties with the company. the company is donating the money to the gay and lesbian alliance also known as g.l.a.d. >>> mariah carry is joining the cast of american idol. this after jennifer lopez and tyler announced they were leaving. randy jackson is the only original cast member. >>> the sho
in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fall out from this scandalofficials are scrapping a plan for a quarter cent sales tax increase to pay for parks. tomorrow the board of supervisors is also expected to discuss a sales tax proposal. >>> a just released study on hiv infection rates among black, gay and bisexual man is renewing long held fears of what one researchers calls a public health energy. the emoryville university study found...
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in san francisco, ken pritchett. >> and speaking of that the president is scheduled to arrive in the bay area in about two hours from colorado. air force 1 is expected to touchdown at sfo at 7:15 tonight. the white house said the president won't have any public appearances this evening. tomorrow morning the president will leave for a quick campaign trip to reno before returning to the bay area in the afternoon. he is scheduled to attend a small fundraiser at a home in piedmont and then will go to oakland fox theater. the visit will cause street closure tomorrow. starting at eight the area boundedly san pablo avenue, telegraph and 17th will be closed to parking, vehicle and pedestrian traffic. the streets are set to reopen by 10:00 p.m. police plan to close the 17th street entrance to the 19th street bart station. >> medical marijuana activists plan a protest to coincide with the president's visit. officials plan a press conference tomorrow after a planned demonstration in oakland city hall. multiple businesses around the theater are also expected to display green flags. the group is
in san francisco, ken pritchett. >> and speaking of that the president is scheduled to arrive in the bay area in about two hours from colorado. air force 1 is expected to touchdown at sfo at 7:15 tonight. the white house said the president won't have any public appearances this evening. tomorrow morning the president will leave for a quick campaign trip to reno before returning to the bay area in the afternoon. he is scheduled to attend a small fundraiser at a home in piedmont and then...