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ktvu's ken pritchett is in walnut creak with what is expected there. ken? >> reporter: behind me is the canal. a flood control area. one resident told me a few days ago it was dry and now you can see it is flowing. that is expected to increase as the storms go on. the contra costa county flood control district says they are not sure how much auditor we will see but -- water we will see but they are not concerned about canals. it is large and engineered to handle severe storms. she lived next to the canal for 24 years. >> we haven't had any concerns so far. maybe 4-5 years ago there was a lot of water and it came up close. it is exciting. >> the bigger concern is those who ignore the danger signs that are posted long the canal area. in 2011 two children died during a time of heavy flow following a rain storm, two teens. neighbors say there have been a number of incidents. the residents expect to see the canal flowing heavily after the weekend. the concern is for the smaller uncontrolled creeks that are prone to flooding in the bay area. the flash flood watch
ktvu's ken pritchett is in walnut creak with what is expected there. ken? >> reporter: behind me is the canal. a flood control area. one resident told me a few days ago it was dry and now you can see it is flowing. that is expected to increase as the storms go on. the contra costa county flood control district says they are not sure how much auditor we will see but -- water we will see but they are not concerned about canals. it is large and engineered to handle severe storms. she lived...
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ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live with how they will help. ken? >> reporter: the air force will do what it does best and that is move an incredible amount of equipment in a matter of hours. >> the large cargo planes that make the effort possible but it is the men and women who will do the real work. >> we have active duty, reserve, and we have family members. >> reporter: he says this c-17 plane is just one of two launched today at 2:00 a.m. the largest plane, the c5 was loaded up with equipment and 30 personnel to help. at march air force base, they will join planes that will be loaded up with 600 tons of supplies to support relief efforts on the east coast. including 60 vehicles from southern california edison. >> they will move equipment and personnel to new york that will allow us to turn the light switch on for the east coast. >> reporter: some or all of these planes were scheduled to arrive on the east coast today but we haven't received a confirmation that they have arrived. the mission will last two weeks. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 new
ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live with how they will help. ken? >> reporter: the air force will do what it does best and that is move an incredible amount of equipment in a matter of hours. >> the large cargo planes that make the effort possible but it is the men and women who will do the real work. >> we have active duty, reserve, and we have family members. >> reporter: he says this c-17 plane is just one of two launched today at 2:00 a.m. the largest plane, the c5...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live in daly city. >> reporter: at first the city said 45,000 gallons of water came from that pipe, sending mud flowing down the hill into a park. we have video from news chopper 2, showing you the effected area. the city says 97,000 gallons of water came from that pipe. a believable amount given the mess left behind. >> reporter: piles of hey rolled out on mud, these are the steps the city is taking to shore up a mudslide with rain on the way. >> not to have any mud flow impacts. dress the concerns -- address the concerns they have. >> reporter: this is tuesday morning after a water main break sent mud flowing into the neighborhood, burring the street and cars in mud. today the street is clear but the park is still buried in mud. the goal is to stop more mud from coming down into the streets. >> here is what crews were able to do in 36 hours, dig this channel so any rain that falls this weekend should be trapped right here and stay out of the park and the neighborhood. >> reporter: any water should go into the storm drain. the city says it was an old cast iron
ktvu's ken pritchett is live in daly city. >> reporter: at first the city said 45,000 gallons of water came from that pipe, sending mud flowing down the hill into a park. we have video from news chopper 2, showing you the effected area. the city says 97,000 gallons of water came from that pipe. a believable amount given the mess left behind. >> reporter: piles of hey rolled out on mud, these are the steps the city is taking to shore up a mudslide with rain on the way. >> not...
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in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> www.ktvu.com has a list of charities that need your help this holiday season. look under the hot topics. >>> first numbers from the maximum enforcement period. 50 people were arrested in the bay area since 6:00 p.m. last night. there were no fatalities. statewide, 262 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the past 24 hours. compared to 267 in 2011. and there have been 5 fatal crashes. >>> police arrested a suspected car thief. they spotted the man pumping gas in a car that was reported stolen. the man led police on a chase and that ended when the driver hit another vehicle. he faces charges of evading arrest and vehicle theft. >>> two people are dead and 100 more injured following a huge pile up in texas. authorities say foggy driving conditions may have led to the pile up. it happened around 9:00 a.m. this morning. gas tanks were rimmed off -- ripped off 18 wheelers and cars were crushed. 50-100 vehicles were involved. it finally reopened this evening after being closed for 8 hours. >>> israeli troo
in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> www.ktvu.com has a list of charities that need your help this holiday season. look under the hot topics. >>> first numbers from the maximum enforcement period. 50 people were arrested in the bay area since 6:00 p.m. last night. there were no fatalities. statewide, 262 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the past 24 hours. compared to 267 in 2011. and there have been 5 fatal crashes....
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new at 6:00, ken pritchett went to placer county to explore the improving conditions for the fish. >> along a creek you've probably never heard of in a town you might have passed through we met mike healy with fish and game. >> we're in auburn ravine in the city of lincoln. >> reporter: it's a small creek but something significant is happening here perhaps a return to what once was. >> so far we've counted close to 400 fish. >> chinook salmon, the same kind you see here. last year on auburn ravine, he ran into this. few fish made it by. today a gentle watery slope approaches that structure, an $800 fish slider paid for by the nevada water district. >> they have at least another 3 miles of habitat that was opened up. >> we're about two to 3 miles upstream of the fish lad every right now and here is proof those fish were able to make it past that point. there is what they call a red there. a spawning bed in the spawning bed of the creek. this is about as far as most of those salmon can go. because another concrete barrier awaits the salmon here. one healy hopes hopes will one day be gon
new at 6:00, ken pritchett went to placer county to explore the improving conditions for the fish. >> along a creek you've probably never heard of in a town you might have passed through we met mike healy with fish and game. >> we're in auburn ravine in the city of lincoln. >> reporter: it's a small creek but something significant is happening here perhaps a return to what once was. >> so far we've counted close to 400 fish. >> chinook salmon, the same kind you see...
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chicago ken pritchett. ktvu. >> as we said polls closed in several more states just moments ago. >> ken wayne and heather hoppings are watching what's happening in those locations. >> reporter: i want to tell you that just a few minutes ago we got word that the associated press is now projecting that romney will in fact win utah. as you see here they are projecting he will win utah. there it goes red. you just saw it live. we also want to let you know that pennsylvania just a few moments ago was declared in the obama camp. so the president winning pennsylvania with 20 votes. also happening short time ago the state of new jersey, even with a republican governor take a look, the president winning the state of new jersey and capturing all 14 of the electoral votes. other results also including those battleground states, watching the vote that are comingn. >> you mentioned pennsylvania which, some considered a battleground state at least romney did because he campaigned there in the final hours. he lost that sta
chicago ken pritchett. ktvu. >> as we said polls closed in several more states just moments ago. >> ken wayne and heather hoppings are watching what's happening in those locations. >> reporter: i want to tell you that just a few minutes ago we got word that the associated press is now projecting that romney will in fact win utah. as you see here they are projecting he will win utah. there it goes red. you just saw it live. we also want to let you know that pennsylvania just a...
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extra crews were on hand and sandbags are a commodity, ken pritchett is live. >> reporter: the waves are relatively small, the wind is light and there's people still out in the pacifica pier enjoying the pier and fishing. it's likely they won't be there tomorrow. a gail warning will begin at 4:00 a.m. surfer terry wineburg watched the waves knowing this would be his last day of surfing for the week. >> trying to catch all the surf we can before it comes in tomorrow. >> reporter: surfers and fishermen did what they could before the storm. so did crews with san francisco public works clearing storm drains before the rain and winds threatened to clog them again. >> we're doing all we can but we've really stepped it up, bringing extra crews to be extra vigilant. going around the city to look for problems before they surface to make sure there's plenty of prevention going on. >> reporter: all of their crews will be on call tomorrow, roaming the streets looking for flooding and trees down by very strong winds. in addition sandbags have been made available to residents. >> the sandbags are
extra crews were on hand and sandbags are a commodity, ken pritchett is live. >> reporter: the waves are relatively small, the wind is light and there's people still out in the pacifica pier enjoying the pier and fishing. it's likely they won't be there tomorrow. a gail warning will begin at 4:00 a.m. surfer terry wineburg watched the waves knowing this would be his last day of surfing for the week. >> trying to catch all the surf we can before it comes in tomorrow. >>...
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. >>> ktvu's ken pritchett reports this year there's a new twist.eferee: - - >> this year the cones have moved from the left to right. but not everything has changed. the turkey counter reu mains. >> everything is smaller, we have no storage -- the turkey counter remains. >> everything is smaller, we have no storage. >> reporter: what's donated curb side now goes into a cold storage truck for delivery. >> the hilton hotel has been very generous to letting us use their freezer and storage. >> reporter: it's an arrangements that worked this year and next year as well. the new modern spacious dining hall won't be complete until 2014 with still some fund raising still to do. >> we're about 87% of the way. so we have a $22 million project we have about 2.8 left to go. >> reporter: st. anthony's goal is 1,000 turkeys. as of this afternoon they were about 20% of the way there. ken pritchett, ktvu. >>> the fighting intensifies between israel and islamic militants. the victim planned for this week in an effort to try to stop the violence in gaza. >> extreme
. >>> ktvu's ken pritchett reports this year there's a new twist.eferee: - - >> this year the cones have moved from the left to right. but not everything has changed. the turkey counter reu mains. >> everything is smaller, we have no storage -- the turkey counter remains. >> everything is smaller, we have no storage. >> reporter: what's donated curb side now goes into a cold storage truck for delivery. >> the hilton hotel has been very generous to letting...
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ktvu's ken pritchett in chicago and the three key swing states the president visited today. ken? >> reporter: the president will not arrive in chicago till after midnight so we talked to campaign volunteers. some from california here in chicago, focused on swing states. [ music playing ] >> reporter: president obama started his day with bruce springsteen in wisconsin. >> are you fired up? >> yeah. >> are you ready to go? >> yeah. >> reporter: then it was on to ohio with a final planned stop in iowa. in chicago, behind closed doors the stage was being set for his rally, will it be a victory or concession speech? >> i am scared. >> that was not unique. >> that is fantastic. >> reporter: volunteers were making final calls of the campaign. >> i think everyone is pulling together to get this done. >> reporter: she is from san francisco. working the campaign on the road. >> i went to nevada and then here to chicago. >> reporter: theeft is not -- the effort is not on illinois. they are calling out of state. >> reporter: why are you calling? >> we have been calling people in iowa and wis
ktvu's ken pritchett in chicago and the three key swing states the president visited today. ken? >> reporter: the president will not arrive in chicago till after midnight so we talked to campaign volunteers. some from california here in chicago, focused on swing states. [ music playing ] >> reporter: president obama started his day with bruce springsteen in wisconsin. >> are you fired up? >> yeah. >> are you ready to go? >> yeah. >> reporter: then it...
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ktvu's ken pritchett is live, that is where sand bags are a hot commodity. >> reporter: right now we are that canal, you hear the water flowing. it is a flood control canal. huge canal. the we found residents getting ready for the rains just in case. you should be seeing here bob. he is putting up sand bags to protect his home as he does every time the rains come. the city is providing sand bags at the police station and at city hall. he bags up 10 sand bags. it is an opportunity he takes advantage of. this weekend he expects they will help once again. >> well, they are predicting a few days in a row of rain and that is what i am worried about. not just one storm but three in a row. quite a bit of rain. >> if you are in contra costa county it is the sherriff's department that is providing sand bags in a number of locations. >> the city of oakland is providing sand bags and is san francisco and many otheridation san francisco and owny other locations throughout the bay area. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a pile up involving four cars that happened before 3:30 p.m. this after
ktvu's ken pritchett is live, that is where sand bags are a hot commodity. >> reporter: right now we are that canal, you hear the water flowing. it is a flood control canal. huge canal. the we found residents getting ready for the rains just in case. you should be seeing here bob. he is putting up sand bags to protect his home as he does every time the rains come. the city is providing sand bags at the police station and at city hall. he bags up 10 sand bags. it is an opportunity he takes...
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. >>> the cheersmaded in chicago -- cheers faded in chicago today, ktvu's ken pritchett was there for the early morning victory celebration. >> reporter: president obama's acceptance speech ended a long run for the white house. he started that speech with a theme of bringing people together. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people. >> reporter: president obama says he congratulated governor romney on a hard fought campaign. >> the romney family chosen to give back to america through public service and that is the legacy we honor tonight. >> reporter: instead of a narrow victory, president obama scored a decisive win in the electoral college and he acknowledged the volunteers that helped make that possible. >> to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. [ cheers and applause ] >> we love our president. he did an awesome job. four more years. >> glad to have him back. >> it is a wonderful night. >> the president says he is looking forward to reachingitute republicans to solve problems -- reaching out to republica
. >>> the cheersmaded in chicago -- cheers faded in chicago today, ktvu's ken pritchett was there for the early morning victory celebration. >> reporter: president obama's acceptance speech ended a long run for the white house. he started that speech with a theme of bringing people together. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people. >> reporter: president obama says he congratulated governor romney on a hard fought...
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ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from daly city. you learned the amount of water and mud is much larger than first thought. >> reporter: yeah. at first the city said 45,000 gallons of water and mud and essentially buried this city park and flowed into the neighborhood. now the city says it was more than twice as much. not 45,000, but 97,000 gallons of water that created this mess. >> reporter: this is a picnic table, the top of it, buried in 3 feet of mud. the mud came from the hill slide. this is the park and neighborhood tuesday morning a steady flow of water sent mud into the street. burring cars. some are still caked today. the job of city crews today was shoring up the slide area. >> all the debris stays here because we have the pending rains coming. >> the goal is to stop more mud from flowing into the neighborhood this weekend. the mud was topped with erosion netting, hey. here is what they were able to do in 36 hours and that is dig this channel so any rain that falls this weekend should be trapped here and stay out of the p
ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from daly city. you learned the amount of water and mud is much larger than first thought. >> reporter: yeah. at first the city said 45,000 gallons of water and mud and essentially buried this city park and flowed into the neighborhood. now the city says it was more than twice as much. not 45,000, but 97,000 gallons of water that created this mess. >> reporter: this is a picnic table, the top of it, buried in 3 feet of mud. the mud came from the hill...
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ktvu's ken pritchett tells us how a staggering number of the people live on less than $100 a month. er: right now we are outside of saint anthonys. sidewalks are clear right now. the number of meals served today is staggering, as you said, as is the outpouring of volunteers who helped. >> reporter: she has been a volunteer for more than a decade. . >> it is sad because in recent years you see there is a greater need. >> reporter: a greater need and this year as a temporary dining room is used as they build a new one. >> it is tight for everybody but we are dealing with it. >> reporter: they say in its 63 year it will serve 4,000 meals on this thanksgiving day. >> 1-3 live on $100 or less a month. 5 years ago it was 1-10. >> reporter: over at glide memorial church, a similar story, thanksgiving is a tradition. she is a volunteer of more than 20 years. >> if we can serve someone and make them happy, put a smile on their face. >> reporter: he founded glide memorial church 50 years ago. he says one thing never changes, the need for help. >> that is why the volunteers are so important. ju
ktvu's ken pritchett tells us how a staggering number of the people live on less than $100 a month. er: right now we are outside of saint anthonys. sidewalks are clear right now. the number of meals served today is staggering, as you said, as is the outpouring of volunteers who helped. >> reporter: she has been a volunteer for more than a decade. . >> it is sad because in recent years you see there is a greater need. >> reporter: a greater need and this year as a temporary...
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ktvu's 10-p is there and -- ken pritchett is there and will bring us the latest. our coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. we will have a team of people tracking results. stay with us on air and on live throughout the night. >>> it was a dramatic rescue that took three hours. crews worked to free two children trapped inside a capsized boat in tomales bay. ktvu's jade hernandez is live where she says family refused to leave the boat. >> reporter: a father refused to leave behind his two trapped children. >> reporter: he showed thus video taken during sunday's rescue. >> the waves are going to hit the boat pretty hard. it has been knocking the father off the boat. >> reporter: he convinced the father to come with her leaving behind his children. >> with him struggling with me and trying to calm him down. >> reporter: this part of the rescue was over. a toddler, parent, and teen were safe. >> they had rescue personnel that were ready to go into the water and begin the process of trying to extricate the children that are underneath the boat. >> the kids fro
ktvu's 10-p is there and -- ken pritchett is there and will bring us the latest. our coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. we will have a team of people tracking results. stay with us on air and on live throughout the night. >>> it was a dramatic rescue that took three hours. crews worked to free two children trapped inside a capsized boat in tomales bay. ktvu's jade hernandez is live where she says family refused to leave the boat. >> reporter: a father refused to...
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ken pritchett live in vallejo. >> reporter: there were three fires essentially overnight that the vallejo fire department resumed as suspicious. last night there was another suspicious fire. this is leave thing the fire department into investigating as to whether there is a link. when debra rodriguez walked us through the blackened basement of her home she said she felt anger and more. debra rents out this home but no one was living here last night. fire investigators determined it started down stairs. >> the fire appears to be incendiary. >> reporter: vallejo has had several arson fires in recent days. last thursday the village nightclub was set afire and gutted. >> hopefully they catch them soon. i don't want anybody being in a same position. out of a business or out of a home because of this gentleman who decided to excite himself with a fire. >> reporter: the bar was one of three properties involved in suspicious fires all within a 12 hour time span and always close to one another. last night's house fire was nearby. >> there's some similarities that look consistent with the other fir
ken pritchett live in vallejo. >> reporter: there were three fires essentially overnight that the vallejo fire department resumed as suspicious. last night there was another suspicious fire. this is leave thing the fire department into investigating as to whether there is a link. when debra rodriguez walked us through the blackened basement of her home she said she felt anger and more. debra rents out this home but no one was living here last night. fire investigators determined it...
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ken pritchett brings us the preparations. >> reporter: the waves in the past hour have picked up a bit but the story as you said could be the winds with this first round of storm. the national weather service issuing a gail wind warning with winds topping 60 miles per hour. bradford jet was going after crab at ocean beat today. >> there's one on there can you tell. >> reporter: and he was having some luck getting in some last minute crabbing before the storm. >> a friend of mine just told me there's a storm coming. he's trying to baton down the hatches in the east bay. >> reporter: we found surfers doing what they could before the weather turns. the coast guard is urging boaters to ensure boats are secure . this crew workers was making sure leaves were up before tomorrow's storm. >> we're picking them up. if they fall we pick them up again. >> reporter: hundredsover storm drains were being cleared to prevent flooding it'll be all hands on deck tomorrow. >> we have the crews on call. nobody is going to get a day off tomorrow. we want to make sure we can get to the problems as quickly as
ken pritchett brings us the preparations. >> reporter: the waves in the past hour have picked up a bit but the story as you said could be the winds with this first round of storm. the national weather service issuing a gail wind warning with winds topping 60 miles per hour. bradford jet was going after crab at ocean beat today. >> there's one on there can you tell. >> reporter: and he was having some luck getting in some last minute crabbing before the storm. >> a friend...
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. >> good evening, i'm ken pritchett in tonight for ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >>> in oakland, the past 24 hours a lone, four people have been shot and killed. ktvu's cara liu tells us at least two of the victim were teenagers r. gunfire flashing lights and homicide investigators is what people woke up to this morning. >> seemed like a lot of shots, 15, 20. >> reporter: neighbor adam poe and his 2- year-old daughter were a sleep a few houses away. police were unable to say whether the two women who died lived in the area or what the motive may have been. >> when the officers arrived they found two females unresponsive in the street area. >> reporter: saturday morning police were out on 28th avenue after an 18- year-old woman was shot and killed. police say they are investigating whether domestic violence was to blame and saturday afternoon a young man was gunned down here in the street at 59th and san pablo. leslie phillips wanted to light candles to remember the victim. >> that boy was 19 years old. >> reporter: she runs a group that teaches people how to treat trauma and rush
. >> good evening, i'm ken pritchett in tonight for ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >>> in oakland, the past 24 hours a lone, four people have been shot and killed. ktvu's cara liu tells us at least two of the victim were teenagers r. gunfire flashing lights and homicide investigators is what people woke up to this morning. >> seemed like a lot of shots, 15, 20. >> reporter: neighbor adam poe and his 2- year-old daughter were a sleep a few houses away. police...
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in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> greens are 50s, yellows are 70s so you get the picture. temperatures are starting to warm. temperatures continue to warm into the next 24 hours. so when i come back 10:45 we're going to talk about the door opening up. we have some rain in the future. i'll have all the details in that we'll see you back here in just a few minutes. >>> the world series champions san francisco giants are winners again. president and ceo larry baird was given an award by the university of san francisco. california prize for service and common good was given to the team's work. baird brought along the world series trophy and willie mays was there. >>> fbi agents tonight went to the north carolina home of the former mistress of now resigned cia director david petraeus. about 10 agents carried containers into the home in charlotte. paula broadwell lives there with her husband and son. as craig brozwell reports, one question that they have is murders in benghazi. >> this was totally unexpected. >> reporter: petraeus had been scheduled to testify on thursday on the
in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> greens are 50s, yellows are 70s so you get the picture. temperatures are starting to warm. temperatures continue to warm into the next 24 hours. so when i come back 10:45 we're going to talk about the door opening up. we have some rain in the future. i'll have all the details in that we'll see you back here in just a few minutes. >>> the world series champions san francisco giants are winners again. president and ceo larry baird was...
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but ken pritchett tell us the state will likely get a lot less than many people had expected. >> if youneed a tiki mug, a tiki statute or anything hawaii, talk to lawrence swansberg. his biggest item -- >> christmas hawaii shirts right now. >> we want folks to know that not out of state retailers who are doing business online are required to collect tax. >> so a camera sold on amazon would incur $60 in tax. if you don't pay sales taxes online then you owe a use tax that you must file on your state taxes which few people do. >> i think they need to do it nationally somehow. i think the country is missing out on a lot of sales tax. a lot of revenue. >> reporter: since september the state has collected less than $20 million from this so called amazon tax. and one board member said that of those who are supposed to be collecting this tax, few are doing so. >>> on ktvu.com you will find a cyber monday tab with information on protecting yourself whenever you shop online including the top 10 internet scams to avoid. >>> before the rain gets here we've got some fog to contend with. we had a bun
but ken pritchett tell us the state will likely get a lot less than many people had expected. >> if youneed a tiki mug, a tiki statute or anything hawaii, talk to lawrence swansberg. his biggest item -- >> christmas hawaii shirts right now. >> we want folks to know that not out of state retailers who are doing business online are required to collect tax. >> so a camera sold on amazon would incur $60 in tax. if you don't pay sales taxes online then you owe a use tax that...
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president obama is in chicago waiting to see if he will get a second term and that where my colleague, ken pritchett. >> reporter: we are waiting fort arrival of his audience. thousands of people should be let in the doors in about an hour or so. they will be watching the returns hour by hour. we talked to democratic national communications brad woodall will be looking at as they try to gauge the outcome, the first focus is on virginia and florida. >> the northern virginia area and virginia, i mention those states because they are the first to have closed on the east coast in terms of the battleground states. we will look at those areas where the president's numbers should be high in hoping that they actually are. >>> specifically woodall says the campaign will be looking the early numbers in minorities, that could be a gauge for the night ahead. coming up, we will talk to the top democratic leader in the state of california who's attending tonight's event. that's attorney general harris in chicago. ken prichard, channel 2 news. >>> getting results from back east. ken and heather are watching those
president obama is in chicago waiting to see if he will get a second term and that where my colleague, ken pritchett. >> reporter: we are waiting fort arrival of his audience. thousands of people should be let in the doors in about an hour or so. they will be watching the returns hour by hour. we talked to democratic national communications brad woodall will be looking at as they try to gauge the outcome, the first focus is on virginia and florida. >> the northern virginia area and...
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emeryville, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now on thanksgiving meals and the steadilying cost. in 1986, the cost to feed 10 people was $28.74. ten years later, it was $31.66. now that cost has gone up to $49.48. >>> it's estimated that americans will buy 736 million pounds of turkey for thanksgiving. but an environmental group says millions of pounds of that turkey will end up in the trash. the national resources defense council says by using usda data on food waste, the council estimates about 204 million pounds of turkey meat will be thrown away. according to the advocacy group, each pound of meat takes the same amount of resources to use as driving a car for 11 miles, or taking a 130 minute shower. >>> wal-mart has filed a complaint against the united food and commercial workers international union. calling for employees to skip work on black friday. the programs stem from disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions. >>> bart will be running longer trains. trains will be longer than normal on wednesday and sunday, for airport travelers headed out for the w
emeryville, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now on thanksgiving meals and the steadilying cost. in 1986, the cost to feed 10 people was $28.74. ten years later, it was $31.66. now that cost has gone up to $49.48. >>> it's estimated that americans will buy 736 million pounds of turkey for thanksgiving. but an environmental group says millions of pounds of that turkey will end up in the trash. the national resources defense council says by using usda data...
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emeryville, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now on thanksgiving meals and the steadily rising cost. in 1986, the cost to feed 10 people was $28.74. ten years later, it was $31.66. now that cost has gone up to $49.48. >>> it's estimated that americans will buy 736 million pounds of turkey for thanksgiving. but an environmental group says millions of pounds of that turkey will end up in the trash. the national resources defense council says by using usda data on food waste, the council estimates about 204 million pounds of turkey meat will be thrown away. according to the advocacy group, each pound of meat takes the same amount of resources to use as driving a car for 11 miles, or taking a 130 minute shower. >>> wal-mart has filed a complaint against the united food and commercial workers international union. calling for employs to skip work on black friday. the programs stem from disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions. >>> bart will be running longer trains. trains will be longer than normal on wednesday and sunday, for airport travelers headed out for the
emeryville, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now on thanksgiving meals and the steadily rising cost. in 1986, the cost to feed 10 people was $28.74. ten years later, it was $31.66. now that cost has gone up to $49.48. >>> it's estimated that americans will buy 736 million pounds of turkey for thanksgiving. but an environmental group says millions of pounds of that turkey will end up in the trash. the national resources defense council says by using usda...
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but ken pritchett tell us the state will likely get a lot less than many people had expected. >> if youneed a tiki mug, a tiki statute or anything hawaii, talk to lawrence swansberg. his biggest item -- >> christmas hawaii shirts right now. >> we want folks to know that not out of state retailers who are doing business online are required to collect tax. >> so a camera sold on amazon would incur $60 in tax. if you don't pay sales taxes online then you owe a use tax that you must file on your state taxes which few people do. >> i think they need to do it nationally somehow. i think the country is missing out on a lot of sales tax. a lot of revenue. >> reporter: since september the state has collected less than $20 million from this so called amazon tax. and one board member said that of those who are supposed to be collecting this tax, few are doing so. >>> on ktvu.com you will find a cyber monday tab with information on protecting yourself whenever you shop online including the top 10 internet scams to avoid. >>> before the rain gets here we've got some fog to contend with. we had a bun
but ken pritchett tell us the state will likely get a lot less than many people had expected. >> if youneed a tiki mug, a tiki statute or anything hawaii, talk to lawrence swansberg. his biggest item -- >> christmas hawaii shirts right now. >> we want folks to know that not out of state retailers who are doing business online are required to collect tax. >> so a camera sold on amazon would incur $60 in tax. if you don't pay sales taxes online then you owe a use tax that...
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we're going to begin in chicago with ken pritchett, and president obama. >> reporter: accords to the white house schedule, air force one should touchdown in chicago. any minute, mr. obama will spend election day in his adopted hometown of chicago just as he did four years ago. president obama ended his final day on the campaign trail in the swing state of iowa. this after he made a campaign stop in another swing state, ohio. ♪ [ music ] and the commander in chief started his day with the boss, bruce springsteen in wisconsin. three swing states. his chicago supports, such as lou walsh, and her daughter spent their day volunteering on the phone. >> who are you calling? >> calling people in iowa, and wisconsin basically. so swing states. >> reporter: in downtown chicago, we visited an obama field office. the volunteers here, most are local, but some are from the golden state. >> i, like many californians went out here to help. i went out to chicago about four days ago. >> reporter: here to work the battleground states, where the polls indicate the president overall has a slim lead. for
we're going to begin in chicago with ken pritchett, and president obama. >> reporter: accords to the white house schedule, air force one should touchdown in chicago. any minute, mr. obama will spend election day in his adopted hometown of chicago just as he did four years ago. president obama ended his final day on the campaign trail in the swing state of iowa. this after he made a campaign stop in another swing state, ohio. ♪ [ music ] and the commander in chief started his day with...
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we're going to begin in chicago with ken pritchett, and president obama. >> reporter: accords to the white house schedule, air force one should touchdown in chicago. any minute, mr. obama will spend election day in his adopted hometown of chicago just as he did four years ago. president obama ended his final day on the campaign trail in the swing state of iowa. this after he made a campaign stop in another swing state, ohio. ♪ [ music ] and the commander in chief started his day with the boss, bruce springsteen in wisconsin. three swing states. his chicago supports, such as lou walsh, and her daughter spent their day volunteering on the phone. >> who are you calling? >> calling people in iowa, and wisconsin basically. so swing states. >> reporter: in downtown chicago, we visited an obama field office. the volunteers here, most are local, but some are from the golden state. >> i, like many californians went out here to help. i went out to chicago about four days ago. >> reporter: here to work the battleground states, where the polls indicate the president overall has a slim lead. for
we're going to begin in chicago with ken pritchett, and president obama. >> reporter: accords to the white house schedule, air force one should touchdown in chicago. any minute, mr. obama will spend election day in his adopted hometown of chicago just as he did four years ago. president obama ended his final day on the campaign trail in the swing state of iowa. this after he made a campaign stop in another swing state, ohio. ♪ [ music ] and the commander in chief started his day with...
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in eureka, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, counting 100 shark attacks on humansree of them are deadly. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's office identified the inmate who died after being tased at the county jail. a sheriff's spokesman says he was tased, taken to a safety cell, and checked by a medical staff. he was pronounced dead. >>> investigators say 25-year- old gonsario villo lobos was shot. >>> the raleys supermarket chain and the union are set to meet with a negotiator tomorrow. the hope here is to avoid a strike. the west sacramento grocery store chain says it is losing money, so the company wants to freeze employee pay for two years, and eliminate premium pay on sundays. the union has already voted to approve a streak. if a deal is not reached tomorrow, workers will walk off the job. there are over 130 raley's markets here in the bay area. >>> a south bay principal on trial. how her attorney plans to defend accusations she failed to report possible child molestation. >> reporter: the new photos from a bay area woman that she took from one of the har
in eureka, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, counting 100 shark attacks on humansree of them are deadly. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's office identified the inmate who died after being tased at the county jail. a sheriff's spokesman says he was tased, taken to a safety cell, and checked by a medical staff. he was pronounced dead. >>> investigators say 25-year- old gonsario villo lobos was shot. >>> the raleys supermarket chain...
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in eureka, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, counting 100 shark attacks on humans the 1930s. of them, 13 have been fatal. about 65 shark attacks around the world every year, and on average, two or three of them are deadly. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's office identified the inmate who died after being tased at the county jail. a sheriff's spokesman says he was tased, taken to a safety cell, and checked by a medical staff. he was pronounced dead. >>> investigators say 25-year- old gonsario villo lobos was shot. >>> the raleys supermarket chain and the union are set to meet with a negotiator tomorrow. the hope here is to avoid a strike. the west sacramento grocery store chain says it is losing money, so the company wants to freeze employee pay for two years, and eliminate premium pay on sundays. the union has already voted to approve a streak. if a deal is not reached tomorrow, workers will walk off the job. there are over 130 raley's markets here in the bay area. >>> a south bay principal on trial. how her attorney plans to defend accusations she failed to r
in eureka, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, counting 100 shark attacks on humans the 1930s. of them, 13 have been fatal. about 65 shark attacks around the world every year, and on average, two or three of them are deadly. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's office identified the inmate who died after being tased at the county jail. a sheriff's spokesman says he was tased, taken to a safety cell, and checked by a medical staff. he was pronounced dead....
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in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> greens are 50s, yellows are 70s so you get the picture. temperatures are starting to warm. temperatures continue to warm into the next 24 hours. so when i come back 10:45 we're going to talk about the door opening up. we have some rain in the future. i'll have all the details in that we'll see you back here in just a few minutes. >>> the world series champions san francisco giants are winners again. president and ceo larry baird was given an award by the university of san francisco. california prize for service and common good was given to the team's work. baird brought along the world series trophy and willie mays was there. >>> the addition following last week's election. >>> and a washington sex scandal, the home federal agents surrounded tonight as part of their investigation. >>> fbi agents tonight went to the north carolina home of the former mistress of now resigned cia director david petraeus. about 10 agents carried containers into the home in charlotte. paula broadwell lives there with her husband and son. as craig brozwell repor
in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> greens are 50s, yellows are 70s so you get the picture. temperatures are starting to warm. temperatures continue to warm into the next 24 hours. so when i come back 10:45 we're going to talk about the door opening up. we have some rain in the future. i'll have all the details in that we'll see you back here in just a few minutes. >>> the world series champions san francisco giants are winners again. president and ceo larry baird was...
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let's go to ken pritchett who's there in chicago. ken. >> reporter: as you can imagine this crowd is going really, really crazy as they're seeing the president walk out here with michelle obama and their daughters. they have been waiting obviously all night for this moment to see the president take center stage. reelected tonight, they were waiting and waiting for that concession speech for governor romney, they got that. now they're getting what they really were here for and that is to see president obama up on stage here tonight delivering a victory speech which many people here that we talked to were confident would happen. especially after seeing that polling data over the last week. >> ken is there obviously with michelle obama, first lady and two daughters it's got to be quite a moment for the first lady and those two daughters after waiting all night for this moment. >> well, it's difficult to imagine what kind of moment it is for them. they you can hear the emotion in the president when he was in iowa last night. talking about
let's go to ken pritchett who's there in chicago. ken. >> reporter: as you can imagine this crowd is going really, really crazy as they're seeing the president walk out here with michelle obama and their daughters. they have been waiting obviously all night for this moment to see the president take center stage. reelected tonight, they were waiting and waiting for that concession speech for governor romney, they got that. now they're getting what they really were here for and that is to...
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san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2news. >>> the oakland raiders encourage fans to help feed the needy. this morning, they collected food donations before today's game against the saints at the coliseum. food will go to the alameda county food bank. raiders staff and family members have been busy sorting, boxing and shelfing food for several days now in preparation for the holiday season. >>> one year later, loved ones gathered to remember a bay area marine killed in the line of duty. the touching ceremony being held right now. >>> plus, a call to action in the aftermath of last month's superstorm on the east coast. what one lawmaker is demanding from federal officials. >> and tension rises in the middle east after another attack claims dozens of lives. we'll have the latest on the situation in gaza. with all these different kinds of coffee. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. . >>> a year ago today, a young marine lost his life fighting for our country. how his death has inspired help for other veterans. a service just got under way in dan
san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2news. >>> the oakland raiders encourage fans to help feed the needy. this morning, they collected food donations before today's game against the saints at the coliseum. food will go to the alameda county food bank. raiders staff and family members have been busy sorting, boxing and shelfing food for several days now in preparation for the holiday season. >>> one year later, loved ones gathered to remember a bay area marine killed in...