ken pritchett is on the scene now with the very latest, ken. >> reporter: that is the san leandro boulevardu see there. this red building here on the corner. you can see a car that has crashed into the front of that building. now this is about the best vantage point we can get from here because of the crime scene tape. take a look at some video that was shot a little bit earlier that showed that car crashed into the front of that building. i talked to the man who lives in that apartment. he says tonight he just happened to be next door having dinner when about 90 minutes ago he heard a very loud bang. he came outside to see that car crashed into his apartment and he also says that he saw a man and a woman who had been ejected from that car. both of them on the ground. he said the woman was not moving. he said the man was moving and the man who was ejected was taken to the hospital. now there was a police pursuit involved here. more on that in just a moment. but first let's hear from a witness who says she was outside when she saw that car speeding down the street and crashing into this buil

ken pritchett is in oakland with a look at the campaign, ken. >> reporter: i'm along 880 and you canraffic whizzing by. our you can feel the wind of that traffic. i'm about 10 feet from the lanes. but i have this big concrete barrier. even times cal workers are far closer. we all know that. and this campaign is intended to remind the public of just that. >> reporter: drive fast and you can miss it a billboard off 880 with ads for the lottery and others. and then this, a caltrans worker that died. >> we're letting people know that our highway workers are husbands and fathers. and they're sons and daughters and they're wives too. >> reporter: sean baker father of four. robert jones father of three killed in a rock slide while working on a highway near eureka. a memorial for workers who lost their jobs on the line each representeded in a circle of safety cones. michelle grubs loved one was hit by an out of control car. >> it's been 27 years since her passing. and when i attend this event each year, i walked up from ninth street through that circle and i'm greeted with the same face of o

ken pritchett is in oakland with a look at the campaign, ken. >> reporter: i'm along 880 and you canfeel the traffic whizzing by. our you can feel the wind of that traffic. i'm about 10 feet from the lanes. but i have this big concrete barrier. even times cal workers are far closer. we all know that. and this campaign is intended to remind the public of just that. >> reporter: drive fast and you can miss it a billboard off 880 with ads for the lottery and others. and then this, a caltrans worker that died. >> we're letting people know that our highway workers are husbands and fathers. and they're sons and daughters and they're wives too. >> reporter: sean baker father of four. robert jones father of three killed in a rock slide while working on a highway near eureka. a memorial for workers who lost their jobs on the line each representeded in a circle of safety cones. michelle grubs loved one was hit by an out of control car. >> it's been 27 years since her passing. and when i attend this event each year, i walked up from ninth street through that circle and i'm greeted with the same

ken pritchett live in palo alto where mobile homeowners packed a hearing to present their case for staying put. ken-- >> reporter: frank, this is the buena vista mobile home park here behind me. about 400 people live here. the question is how long will that remain true. what many of them want is to stay here. on land that for now they do not own. >> reporter: what you are looking at is a one of a kind in pa -- palo alto literally. this is the only trailer park. that fight went from a street corner to a meeting hall tonight. >> almost all are very low income and -- >> reporter: the residents packed a hearing and said enough is enough. erica escalante said they offered the appraised value for the homes which she says is half of what they were worth a few years ago. >> the average mobile home is 176,000 where his proposed buy out is 18,000. you can imagine what we can do with that. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the attorneys representing the property owners but they declined. the property owners are offering to pay to move the mobile homes, give subsidies and more. but residents say there'

ken pritchett is on the scene now with the very latest, ken. >> reporter: that is the san leandro boulevardyou see there. this red building here on the corner. you can see a car that has crashed into the front of that building. now this is about the best vantage point we can get from here because of the crime scene tape. take a look at some video that was shot a little bit earlier that showed that car crashed into the front of that building. i talked to the man who lives in that apartment. he says tonight he just happened to be next door having dinner when about 90 minutes ago he heard a very loud bang. he came outside to see that car crashed into his apartment and he also says that he saw a man and a woman who had been ejected from that car. both of them on the ground. he said the woman was not moving. he said the man was moving and the man who was ejected was taken to the hospital. now there was a police pursuit involved here. more on that in just a moment. but first let's hear from a witness who says she was outside when she saw that car speeding down the street and crashing into this bu

ken pritchett is life where pet owners are being told to be ware of rattlers. >> well, we talked to a cyclist this afternoon and he sees rattlesnakes crossing the road here. there is more sitings where these wide land meeting urban areas and experts saying we are seeing more snakes because of the heat but also because of simply more snakes due to the wet year we had right before the drought that boosted the population. >> this is a big rattlesnake and it is a big one at t >> this warm weather is definitely making my life a little busier. >> we are in belmont at a neighborhood that borders open space. >> they get several calls a week for rattlesnakes in places like this. >> there is rattlesnakes and baby and adults. >> hot weather brings snakes out in the morning and evening. >> todd says he gets three or four a year. >> one time in our backyard and. . >> dogs that are fear less and ending up at the veterinarian. >> it has been a busy rattlesnake week for us. >> he says this this 8-year-old pit bull was brought in this morning and you can see the bruising from a

ken pritchett is life where pet owners are being told to be ware of rattlers. ken. >> well, we talked to a cyclist this afternoon and he sees rattlesnakes crossing the road here. there is more sitings where these wide land meeting urban areas and experts saying we are seeing more snakes because of the heat but also because of simply more snakes due to the wet year we had right before the drought that boosted the population. >> this is a big rattlesnake and it is a big one at t >> this warm weather is definitely making my life a little busier. >> we are in belmont at a neighborhood that borders open space. >> they get several calls a week for rattlesnakes in places like this. >> there is rattlesnakes and baby and adults. >> hot weather brings snakes out in the morning and evening. >> todd says he gets three or four a year. >> one time in our backyard and. . >> dogs that are fear less and ending up at the veterinarian. >> it has been a busy rattlesnake week for us. >> he says this this 8-year-old pit bull was brought in this morning and you can see the bruising fr

ken pritchett live in palo alto where mobile homeowners packed a hearing to present their case for staying put. ken-- >> reporter: frank, this is the buena vista mobile home park here behind me. about 400 people live here. the question is how long will that remain true. what many of them want is to stay here. on land that for now they do not own. >> reporter: what you are looking at is a one of a kind in pa -- palo alto literally. this is the only trailer park. that fight went from a street corner to a meeting hall tonight. >> almost all are very low income and -- >> reporter: the residents packed a hearing and said enough is enough. erica escalante said they offered the appraised value for the homes which she says is half of what they were worth a few years ago. >> the average mobile home is 176,000 where his proposed buy out is 18,000. you can imagine what we can do with that. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the attorneys representing the property owners but they declined. the property owners are offering to pay to move the mobile homes, give subsidies and more. but residents say there'

ktvu's ken pritchett is in oakland with the effort to try to save that school, ken. >> reporter: the oakland school board will meet here tomorrow night to decide the fate of one of oakland's oldest charter schools and also tomorrow parents, students and teachers plan to make their voices heard in a last ditch effort to save it. ernestine academy, if you don't live in the neighborhood you may not have heard of it. but parents say it's such a good school. but it may close after its five year charter expires. it would be a tragic loss for the student who is attend. >> a lot of these students would not be going to the science center, to the oakland zoo, they wouldn't be going to a's games. >> reporter: the school board issued a report denying a new chatter siting lower than desired academic performance. the school's executive director blare says enrollment is improving and student scores are a problem. >> because so many students come to us where schools are two to three years blind average. >> reporter: closing the school could expose students to gangs or the streets. but the real fight

ken pritchett is live in napa with a look at how it's going so far. >> reporter: this is mayor hawtho are -- hawthorn on day one of bottle rock. this event could have been a one hit wonder until new promoters came in to resurrect it. >> everybody told us we were crazy. could you really book bands. could you really get all the city permits done. >> reporter: to hold bottle rock, the promoters had to pay last year's debt. >> businesses suffered because of blocked entrances. >> reporter: parking can be pricey for prime spots, $100 at this private lot right across from the main gate. as for traffic, which was considerable last year it has been light so far but tomorrow will be the busiest day. >> use public transportation. taxies, the vine, bus, the local bus service has expanded their hours. >> that was ken pritchett reporting. napa police are doing dui enforcement near by. so far they have sited one person for dui and another for public intoxication. at ktvu.com you will find complete details of the music festival including daily line ups and event information. >>> in a surprised move,

ken pritchett is live in napa with a look at how it's going so far. >> reporter: this is mayor hawtho are -- hawthorn on day one of bottle rock. this event could have been a one hit wonder until new promoters came in to resurrect it. >> everybody told us we were crazy. could you really book bands. could you really get all the city permits done. >> reporter: to hold bottle rock, the promoters had to pay last year's debt. >> businesses suffered because of blocked entrances. >> reporter: parking can be pricey for prime spots, $100 at this private lot right across from the main gate. as for traffic, which was considerable last year it has been light so far but tomorrow will be the busiest day. >> use public transportation. taxies, the vine, bus, the local bus service has expanded their hours. >> that was ken pritchett reporting. napa police are doing dui enforcement near by. so far they have sited one person for dui and another for public intoxication. at ktvu.com you will find complete details of the music festival including daily line ups and event information. >>> in a surprised move,

ken pritchett was there as ntsb investigators got their first look at what was left of the plane. >> reporter: frank, the plane was brought by boat to this location. this is where the pilot's body was removed and the debris was taken for preliminary investigation. we could have an answer as to what happened very soon. >> reporter: a crane on the barge latched onto the debris. the salvage operation watched from a mile and a half away. he knows this water, and says visibility is low. >> they're right on the edge of the channel. 13feet of water. at times it gets to be a fairly high current. >> the plane was brought to the surface. it was crumbled. the result of what one witness said was a high speed crash into the bay. the mid-air collision happened between a vintage hawker sea ferry and the cessna 210. the sea ferry pilot was able to fly on and land safely. the wreckage of the cessna 210 was brought to the marina. as for the wings. >> it's hard to tell. parts are there. but with it all folded down, we couldn't tell. we'll try to fold it out and get it back in its relative position and

the first act will take the stage tomorrow, ken pritchett has more. >> reporter: behind the fence you can see one of four stages here at bottle rock 2014. they were busy setting up today. last year's event was a success in terms of music and performances but it was a big money loser that created bad traffic in the neighborhoods and ill will among some neighbors. this year there's new management with promises of a better experience. it's the same stage from last year but improved. it's the same location but with more places to buy food and wine. much has changed including ownership for the event. >> i just attended last year and it's one of the best experiences i had in napa and i didn't want it to go away. >> reporter: a new promoter of bottle rock replacing last year's promoter who went bankrupt. after making $11 million on a $20 million event. the city and vendors went up paid until graham's company bought the rights. >> it was one of the promises we made to the city of napa and to the expo that if they allowed us to become the promoters we would make this festival happen in 2014 th

new at 10:00, that officer spoke at tonight's meeting, ken pritchett is here now with what he said. >> reporter: the city of berkely has seen a very similar side to this before, it was about 20 minutes ago, and it was described as a monumental battle over whether or not police should have access to pepper spray. the police department won that fight. now officers say tasers are an important tool. some argue they can be deadly, and are simply not needed. >> how many weapons are enough? >> the department has guns, pepper spray, and billy clubs. >> reporter: a conten contentious night at the berkely city council. >> i would ask my partners how many would rather pay someone with a knife, if given -- tase someone, with a knife if given option. >> tasers are used in place of batons, or fists, or this kind of like physical hands on stuff. what happens is sometimes tasers kill people. >> reporter: in the office and here to speak, berkely officer jeff shannon. >> he knocked me unconscious and during that period, tried to get my firearm, which he had been doing early in the struggle as well. >>

the first act will take the stage tomorrow, ken pritchett has more. >> reporter: behind the fence you can see one of four stages here at bottle rock 2014. they were busy setting up today. last year's event was a success in terms of music and performances but it was a big money loser that created bad traffic in the neighborhoods and ill will among some neighbors. this year there's new management with promises of a better experience. it's the same stage from last year but improved. it's the same location but with more places to buy food and wine. much has changed including ownership for the event. >> i just attended last year and it's one of the best experiences i had in napa and i didn't want it to go away. >> reporter: a new promoter of bottle rock replacing last year's promoter who went bankrupt. after making $11 million on a $20 million event. the city and vendors went up paid until graham's company bought the rights. >> it was one of the promises we made to the city of napa and to the expo that if they allowed us to become the promoters we would make this festival happen in 2014 th

ken pritchett was there as ntsb investigators got their first look at what was left of the plane. >> reporter: frank, the plane was brought by boat to this location. this is where the pilot's body was removed and the debris was taken for preliminary investigation. we could have an answer as to what happened very soon. >> reporter: a crane on the barge latched onto the debris. the salvage operation watched from a mile and a half away. he knows this water, and says visibility is low. >> they're right on the edge of the channel. 13feet of water. at times it gets to be a fairly high current. >> the plane was brought to the surface. it was crumbled. the result of what one witness said was a high speed crash into the bay. the mid-air collision happened between a vintage hawker sea ferry and the cessna 210. the sea ferry pilot was able to fly on and land safely. the wreckage of the cessna 210 was brought to the marina. as for the wings. >> it's hard to tell. parts are there. but with it all folded down, we couldn't tell. we'll try to fold it out and get it back in its relative position and

ktvu's ken pritchett is in oakland with the effort to try to save that school, ken. >> reporter: the oakland school board will meet here tomorrow night to decide the fate of one of oakland's oldest charter schools and also tomorrow parents, students and teachers plan to make their voices heard in a last ditch effort to save it. ernestine academy, if you don't live in the neighborhood you may not have heard of it. but parents say it's such a good school. but it may close after its five year charter expires. it would be a tragic loss for the student who is attend. >> a lot of these students would not be going to the science center, to the oakland zoo, they wouldn't be going to a's games. >> reporter: the school board issued a report denying a new chatter siting lower than desired academic performance. the school's executive director blare says enrollment is improving and student scores are a problem. >> because so many students come to us where schools are two to three years blind average. >> reporter: closing the school could expose students to gangs or the streets. but the real fight

ktvu's ken pritchett live with the story. >> reporter: san jose police took the suspect into custody and he may have been happy to be safe in the hands of police. here's the homeowner who say it is story went like this. coons forgot something and had to come home. he opened the door and closed it making his way to the dining room when he saw him. >> walked in roughly about here and a gentleman was inside my house. >> a gentleman. >> yeah. >> reporter: if the burglar would have seen this shirt he would have known he was in trouble. >> so i grabbed him right here and he pulled away. he had a pry bar in his hand. >> reporter: instead of the shirt bryan says the burglar saw this. several blows to his head. the room spinning as bryan kneed him down below. where the burglar's head splashing its way through the dining room window. then he was dragged to the front door. >> i grabbed him and put him in a choke hold and we went outside. >> reporter: neighbors came out and snapped this picture of bryan on top of the suspect. patricia macarris lives across the street and heard the commotion. >>

ktvu's ken pritchett is live from baldwin elementary school, which was the target of this latest threat. >> reporter: the principal here at baldwin put a letter out, or sent a letter out, informing them about graffiti found on the campus, on a wall that contained a threat to harm people. it's apparently a copycat of one of several copycats of messages. one that was originally found near charlottewood middle school last week. the question is, is this threat real? is it genuine? of that, there is no proof. but police are taking it seriously. tonight after a little league game at charlotte middle school, we found several parents who heard about it. steve lincoln says the kids are talking about it. >> some mild concern. it sounds like it could be just a prank, or something more serious. >> reporter: it is a message found painted on this creek rock. charlotte wood principal sent out this letter to parents saying what it read. quote, i will kill five people on 5-8-14. the message made no reference to the school or students. >> we received some additional threats that were either painted, or m

ktvu's ken pritchett live with the story. >> reporter: san jose police took the suspect into custody and he may have been happy to be safe in the hands of police. here's the homeowner who say it is story went like this. coons forgot something and had to come home. he opened the door and closed it making his way to the dining room when he saw him. >> walked in roughly about here and a gentleman was inside my house. >> a gentleman. >> yeah. >> reporter: if the burglar would have seen this shirt he would have known he was in trouble. >> so i grabbed him right here and he pulled away. he had a pry bar in his hand. >> reporter: instead of the shirt bryan says the burglar saw this. several blows to his head. the room spinning as bryan kneed him down below. where the burglar's head splashing its way through the dining room window. then he was dragged to the front door. >> i grabbed him and put him in a choke hold and we went outside. >> reporter: neighbors came out and snapped this picture of bryan on top of the suspect. patricia macarris lives across the street and heard the commotion. >>

ktvu's ken pritchett is live from baldwin elementary school, which was the target of this latest threat. >> reporter: the principal here at baldwin put a letter out, or sent a letter out, informing them about graffiti found on the campus, on a wall that contained a threat to harm people. it's apparently a copycat of one of several copycats of messages. one that was originally found near charlottewood middle school last week. the question is, is this threat real? is it genuine? of that, there is no proof. but police are taking it seriously. tonight after a little league game at charlotte middle school, we found several parents who heard about it. steve lincoln says the kids are talking about it. >> some mild concern. it sounds like it could be just a prank, or something more serious. >> reporter: it is a message found painted on this creek rock. charlotte wood principal sent out this letter to parents saying what it read. quote, i will kill five people on 5-8-14. the message made no reference to the school or students. >> we received some additional threats that were either painted, or m

new at 10:00, that officer spoke at tonight's meeting, ken pritchett is here now with what he said. >> reporter: the city of berkely has seen a very similar side to this before, it was about 20 minutes ago, and it was described as a monumental battle over whether or not police should have access to pepper spray. the police department won that fight. now officers say tasers are an important tool. some argue they can be deadly, and are simply not needed. >> how many weapons are enough? >> the department has guns, pepper spray, and billy clubs. >> reporter: a conten contentious night at the berkely city council. >> i would ask my partners how many would rather pay someone with a knife, if given -- tase someone, with a knife if given option. >> tasers are used in place of batons, or fists, or this kind of like physical hands on stuff. what happens is sometimes tasers kill people. >> reporter: in the office and here to speak, berkely officer jeff shannon. >> he knocked me unconscious and during that period, tried to get my firearm, which he had been doing early in the struggle as well. >>

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the very late -- latest on that closure you can download our ktvu mobile app. it's available for apple smart phones and tablets. >>> now to developing news the search for a gunman in a multiple shooting in san francisco. patti lee is here now and tells us why the crime scene is expanding. >> reporter: the size of the crime scene almost doubled after police found fresh blood about a block away from the shooting. now they tell us that could be from another victim or from the suspect in the shooting. it's too early to tell. >> there was a bar-be-que on the corner. >> the shooting occurred near the corner of kiest. >> reporter: a drive by shooter opened fire here. hitting two people with bullets. a third person was shot trying to get away. >> one of the victims did pass away. >> reporter: police were talking to witnesses. witnesses we talked to said they were afraid of retaliation and were worried about even being seen with the media. >> it doesn't surprise me, i just pray for better. on a day such as, you know. memorial day. w

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the very late -- latest on that closure you can download our ktvu mobile app. it's available for apple smart phones and tablets. >>> now to developing news the search for a gunman in a multiple shooting in san francisco. patti lee is here now and tells us why the crime scene is expanding. >> reporter: the size of the crime scene almost doubled after police found fresh blood about a block away from the shooting. now they tell us that could be from another victim or from the suspect in the shooting. it's too early to tell. >> there was a bar-be-que on the corner. >> the shooting occurred near the corner of kiest. >> reporter: a drive by shooter opened fire here. hitting two people with bullets. a third person was shot trying to get away. >> one of the victims did pass away. >> reporter: police were talking to witnesses. witnesses we talked to said they were afraid of retaliation and were worried about even being seen with the media. >> it doesn't surprise me, i just pray for better. on a day such as, you know. memorial day. w

ktvu's ken pritchett live with why undecided voters will make the difference here. >> reporter: people are already voting early, frank, in this primary election. city hall is one of the places you can do that. turn out tuesday is expected to be very light with many voters still undecided. all can agree, governor brown will easily win the top spot at the primary. the battle is for second, and it's between two gop candidates who are not yet household names. a new golden state poll from the hoover institute shows governor brown with a 36% lead. the real race between donna lee, with 12% and kash kari. 42% say they are still undecided. >> all of the poles that have come out recently have shown a lead for assemblyman donnelly still. but a huge number are undecided this late in the election, is pretty surprising. >> reporter: corey cook says the race is still wide open. kari has spent millions of dollars in the campaign. yet trails donnelly, who is not advertised, and has run a more grassroots campaign. california republican party vice chairman dylan says the candidates have left a large bloc

ken pritchett, ktvu.com. >>> the state is making an emergency order to report of crude oil being movedrough the railroad. the order applies to trains carrying more than 1 million- gallons of crude specifically from a region of north carolina which is the source of much of the oil now hauled by trains. companies failing to issue the warning face fines of up to $175,000. >> food manufacturer kellog is no longer able to use terms like all natural and nothing artificial on kashi products. the suit argued kashi contained a variety of synthetic and artificial ingredients. kellogg also agreed to a pay out. >>> customers pour a flavoring packet on plain flies and sprinkle a packet to flavor them. mcdonalds is hoping for a boost in sales. >>> sprinkles have been coming down. mostly drizzle. in millvalely i've had reports of some drops up in the mountains, some remote gauges up to about half of an inch up in the remote areas. the showers for most of us very light. i wish there was more to talk about to water your lawns but it's not. the current temperatures are on the mild side. that's because i

ken pritchett, ktvu.com. >>> the state is making an emergency order to report of crude oil being movedugh the railroad. the order applies to trains carrying more than 1 million- gallons of crude specifically from a region of north carolina which is the source of much of the oil now hauled by trains. companies failing to issue the warning face fines of up to $175,000. >> food manufacturer kellog is no longer able to use terms like all natural and nothing artificial on kashi products. the suit argued kashi contained a variety of synthetic and artificial ingredients. kellogg also agreed to a pay out. >>> customers pour a flavoring packet on plain flies and sprinkle a packet to flavor them. mcdonalds is hoping for a boost in sales. >>> sprinkles have been coming down. mostly drizzle. in millvalely i've had reports of some drops up in the mountains, some remote gauges up to about half of an inch up in the remote areas. the showers for most of us very light. i wish there was more to talk about to water your lawns but it's not. the current temperatures are on the mild side. that's because it'

ktvu's ken pritchett shadowed trainees near napa, where veterans and new recruits geared up on on onee hottest days so far this year. >> reporter: dragging hoses carrying 30 pounds of gear or more. another, suiting up as fast as one can. a seasonal firefighter, his rookie year with cal fire. >> expect to be very busy with the drought, and the hail. very busy. >> reporter: during a week of training, in oppressive heat. >> it's going to be a hot and dry summer. they're feeling the heat now, so when they're actually on the incident, they're prepared for it. >> reporter: this is the final training for new recruits and veterans before monday, when the yont will be at peak -- unit will be at peak staffing. >> due to the governor's drought declaration, we were able to hire on additional seasonal firefighters. >> reporter: there are 23 extra seasonal firefighters in this group. about 300 hired statewide, because of the drought. >> typically, this time of year, we'd have about 700 or so fires for the state. already we've had over 1350 fires. >> reporter: even as this cal fire unit increases st

ken pritchett was there and he join us now with the fight that broke out. >> reporter: if you were here at 7:00 tonight you would have been wondering what was going on. there were police everywhere trying to contain a riled up crowd but what exactly motivated all of this, that still remains unknown. police cars screaming by, hundreds of high school kids roaming. they were screaming. there were fights, several people were pepper sprayed. all of this after rumors spread among students on social media on a fight that took place near berkeley high. >> i heard there was going to be a fight earl littler today. from this girl. >> reporter: police responded to those rumors but the fights broke out any way. >> it looks like it's been a combination of kids from oakland tech, berkeley technical and berkeley high school. >> reporter: after police arrived the kids spread out to shattick avenue with several fighting breaking out there. >> this guy came out with like a black eye and bloody nose. he was just messed up. >> reporter: this woman was hit by pepper spray and treated by par medics as was thi

ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from the scene of that collision at hesperia boulevard and spring lake drive. >> reporter: this 18-year-old victim was walking southbound here along hesperia boulevard. she lives next to these tracks in that apartment complex. it was a horrific scene here, because of a young person who died along these tracks, but also because there were friends and families here, and we witnessed them put this story together and realize it was their loved one who died. this is 18-year-old britany silva. she was college bound, says her father, until this evening, when she was killed by a southbound amtrak train. this man was walking close to her as she began to cross the tracks. >> i saw her. go now, go now, go now, now. >> reporter: he says silva was on a phone. the phone you see here in the pink and blue case. friends and family walked up to the crime tape to see that phone shattered on the ground. it is the moment they realized it was her. cindy says she was here just after it happened, and says she talked to a witness. she says her daughter was walking along the trac

ktvu's ken pritchett is in richmond, with what motivated some of the riders there to take part. >> that this ride of silence started here at richmond city hall is fitting us barks us some of the riders hope the decisions made at city hall will help make richmond even safer for cyclists. after the ride started, it lived up to its name. a ride of silence. except at three stops. >> the injury left him with a broken neck and two broken ribs. >> reporter: the back of riders with a police escort stopped to tell stories of schoolists killed or injured in richmond, or even elsewhere. debra palmer lost a friend, and iraq war veteran. >> a lot of motorists maybe don't realize that cyclists have a right to the road. that's one of the intentions of the ride. >> reporter: the city employee helped organize the ride. he says another intention is to improve what he calls a budding bicycle city. >> we've been making improvements every year, but you know, ten years ago, it was a pretty tough place to bike. >> the scene of one fatal accident was barrett avenue, no home to one of richmond's newest bike lan

ktvu's ken pritchett shadowed trainees near napa, where veterans and new recruits geared up on on onehottest days so far this year. >> reporter: dragging hoses carrying 30 pounds of gear or more. another, suiting up as fast as one can. a seasonal firefighter, his rookie year with cal fire. >> expect to be very busy with the drought, and the hail. very busy. >> reporter: during a week of training, in oppressive heat. >> it's going to be a hot and dry summer. they're feeling the heat now, so when they're actually on the incident, they're prepared for it. >> reporter: this is the final training for new recruits and veterans before monday, when the yont will be at peak -- unit will be at peak staffing. >> due to the governor's drought declaration, we were able to hire on additional seasonal firefighters. >> reporter: there are 23 extra seasonal firefighters in this group. about 300 hired statewide, because of the drought. >> typically, this time of year, we'd have about 700 or so fires for the state. already we've had over 1350 fires. >> reporter: even as this cal fire unit increases staf

ktvu's ken pritchett live with why undecided voters will make the difference here. >> reporter: people are already voting early, frank, in this primary election. city hall is one of the places you can do that. turn out tuesday is expected to be very light with many voters still undecided. all can agree, governor brown will easily win the top spot at the primary. the battle is for second, and it's between two gop candidates who are not yet household names. a new golden state poll from the hoover institute shows governor brown with a 36% lead. the real race between donna lee, with 12% and kash kari. 42% say they are still undecided. >> all of the poles that have come out recently have shown a lead for assemblyman donnelly still. but a huge number are undecided this late in the election, is pretty surprising. >> reporter: corey cook says the race is still wide open. kari has spent millions of dollars in the campaign. yet trails donnelly, who is not advertised, and has run a more grassroots campaign. california republican party vice chairman dylan says the candidates have left a large bloc

ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from the scene of that collision at hesperia boulevard and spring lake drive. >> reporter: this 18-year-old victim was walking southbound here along hesperia boulevard. she lives next to these tracks in that apartment complex. it was a horrific scene here, because of a young person who died along these tracks, but also because there were friends and families here, and we witnessed them put this story together and realize it was their loved one who died. this is 18-year-old britany silva. she was college bound, says her father, until this evening, when she was killed by a southbound amtrak train. this man was walking close to her as she began to cross the tracks. >> i saw her. go now, go now, go now, now. >> reporter: he says silva was on a phone. the phone you see here in the pink and blue case. friends and family walked up to the crime tape to see that phone shattered on the ground. it is the moment they realized it was her. cindy says she was here just after it happened, and says she talked to a witness. she says her daughter was walking along the trac

. >> that was ken pritchett reporting. the district has said live oak high is no place with -- for a demonstration. police will be on campus. >> police in sanious will have officers on the street for this weekend. patrol officers and gang units will work through the evening in case celebrations get out of control. thousands come every year on the weekend. last year police said several arrests for violence, sad limp, drugs and drunkenness. >>> bad news for margarita lovers, a major shortage of limes could mean higher prices. in the past few weeks the price for a case of limes went up six times more than average. it's mostly because of a devastating citrus disease in mention do. >> we are finding new details about a meat recall at a slaughter house. according to cnn the rancho feeding corporation knowingly bought diseased cows, they trimmed off diseased parts and used a fake stam stamp of approval. in march the company was forced to recall nearly 9 million poundses of meat. >>> more than one thousand volunteers are rushing t

ktvu's ken pritchett is in richmond, with what motivated some of the riders there to take part. >> that this ride of silence started here at richmond city hall is fitting us barks us some of the riders hope the decisions made at city hall will help make richmond even safer for cyclists. after the ride started, it lived up to its name. a ride of silence. except at three stops. >> the injury left him with a broken neck and two broken ribs. >> reporter: the back of riders with a police escort stopped to tell stories of schoolists killed or injured in richmond, or even elsewhere. debra palmer lost a friend, and iraq war veteran. >> a lot of motorists maybe don't realize that cyclists have a right to the road. that's one of the intentions of the ride. >> reporter: the city employee helped organize the ride. he says another intention is to improve what he calls a budding bicycle city. >> we've been making improvements every year, but you know, ten years ago, it was a pretty tough place to bike. >> the scene of one fatal accident was barrett avenue, no home to one of richmond's newest bike lan