ktvu's ken pritchett is live in sacramento county. >> if you look behind me, you can see a rescue team underneath this bridge as part of a training exercise but they are also here because they want to be in place incase of rescue. they had 20 rescues today, 50 in the past week and 8 people were from the bay area. >> reporter: one answer to that would be the level of the american river. >> we have flows that are twice what they normally are. >> plenty are hitting the water to cool off and the water is cold, 45 degrees. 18 water rescues just yesterday. >> between the swift water, cold water and the lack of awareness people have, we are having serious problems. >> reporter: fire crews are training on the american river today so they can be on hand if more rescues are needed. a strategy that paid off with a raft with eight people capsized last week. >> it was by chance we were here. luckily for them they had a good outcome. we outcome. >> reporter: firefighters can't force people to wear life jackets. many of the rafters took the sound advice. >> we aring it throughout the day. definitely.

in sacramento, ken pritchett ktvu. >>> and after months of anticipation, oakland based pandora finally had their big day on wall street. shares of the internet music provider opened at 16. that is about a 9% gain, pandora raised 235 million with the initial public offering and had a market value of 2 and a half billion. still, some financial analysts are worried. >> is pandora going to be able to stay at the front of the revolution of how music is accessed. and can they capitalize on it? >> the investors purchased about 7 million shares. the company has yet to turn a profit. in fact they lost 92 million since 2000. and while pandora hit a high note today, there were concerns in greece and the market dropping 178 points, the biggest one-day drop this month. the nasdaq was off 47. >>> and the bay area housing market takes a hit as home prices dip, dropping 9% compared to last may. that is the sharpest year to year drop in two years. the median home price in may was 372,000. home sales also dropped by 15% last month, compared to may of last year, foreclosures accounted for about 27% of la

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> fire houses across the bay area fire fighters who couldn'tend the service followed it on television. firefighters sat around the table in silence. >> the oakland fire department has a sense of sorrow, our hearts and prayers go out to the families and fellow firefighters. >>> both valerio and perez have tied to oakland, valerio started his career as an emt with acne ambulance service. perez' brother is an oakland police sergeant. he's one of many who spoke at today's funeral. >>> the hybrid department needs several firefighters and paramedic as well as at least one captain. san carlos is currently negotiating with existing employees about their positions, details about the job opening are now posted on the san carlos fire station website. >>> and officials are reminded that transgender patients are -- >>> caltrain reopened a stretch of highway 1 between big sur and cambria in time for the weekend. about 40 miles south of big sur. crews worked at a feverish pace. even flying out heavy machinery. the road reopened yesterday afternoon. >>> the st

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there are new developments tonight in watsonville that we reported last night. police have identified an arm demand that was shot and killed in a sporting store. the incident unfolded on green valley road. miranda broke open a display case, took out a shotgun, and proceeded to locate. >>> the head of the ntsb visited san bruno today and offer new revelations about the pipeline that exploded last summer. documents provided by pg&e shows there was a gas leak on the line that exploded back in 1980 that was never reported. he recommended that all pipeline operators give emergency responders detailed information on the underground lines. >> they do not have information about the league history and they will not be in a position to make good risk assessments about what needs to be done with respect to oversight, replacement, repair. >> reporter: pg&e tells us it only recently came across the document about the prior leak, which was fixed immediately. >> muni officers voted on a new contract agreement that would freeze wages for the next three years and cha

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california's last on time budget was signed by governor arnold schwarzenegger back in 2006. budgets also passed on schedule in 2000, 1999 and 1993. last year voters approved prop 25, it allows lawmakers to pass a budget with a simple majority instead of the previous 2/3 majority. the measure also docks lawmakers pay if they fail to pass a budget on time. >>> and the council is meeting after last minute tentative agreements were reached with five city unions. the most significant agreement would come from the police union. >> hopefully it'll get me back in the door. if they vote for it, if not i will continue my search. >> reporter: police officers have ten days to vote. firefighters and three other unions have tentatively agreed to similar deals. >>> the prospect of sharp tax hikes and spending cuts spark another round of violence. clashes broke after an announcement of cuts. lawmakers must vote tomorrow or greece will not receive help. >>> corporate earnings helped spark stocks today. >>> san francisco based company zinga is repo

ken pritchett ktvu. >>> and domestic wine sales up 7 cents last year, compared to 2009. california wine producers took in 18 and a half billion. and for the first time more wine was consumed in the united states compared to france, even though france is a much smaller country. u.s. wine exports are also up 26% from 2009, to a record 1.14 billion. >>> bad news sent stocks going down on wall street, weaker than expected reports on manufacturing and jobs, raising fears that the economy is stalling. the dow lost almost 280 points, the nasdaq off 66 points. >>> and a san francisco tradition missing tonight from city streets. the buses, the cable cars today as muni shatter shut down all the lines for maintenance. powell is scheduled to be back in operation on monday. the california line has been closed since january but should open by the end of the month. >>> and weather delaying a paving project in marin county. caltrans was supposed to upgrade a six mile stretch but is moving that back now to next week. freeway on and off ramps will be closed during the overnight work once

that's where ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live tonight. just east of sacramento. >> reporter: a fire official told me they just rescued twenty people on the american river. so add that to the 30, that's 50 people in the last week. you can see the fire rescue boat out there right now. they are here just having presence because of the high number of rescues they have had. the water is cold, 46 degrees and as you can see the river is very swift. >> reporter: using six boats and 28 firefighters, crews trained and warned rafters of the dangerous river conditions. >> between the swift water, cold water and the lack of awareness people have on the river, we are having serious problems. >> reporter: he says a raft carrying eight people from the bay area capsized last week. >> three went under water and were -- had given up and started to drown. >> reporter: crews were training at this very spot and saved them. today they were warning rafters to wear life jackets. nat warning sent these girls back inland to pick up free life jackets. >> if they had

ktvu's ken pritchett live in the city on more on this show of support, ken. >> reporter: this is the fire station of the fallen firefighters. it has been closed all day. but every fire station in the city has been open to protect lives and property. and that's thanks to a lot of help from the outside. at san francisco fire station seven, engines from the hayward fire station rolled out on call. about 450 firefighters from around the bay area arrived early this morning to help. >> in the hardest times, the brotherhood of the fire service steps up and we're going to take care of business. >> reporter: it took several days to plan for outside firefighters to take on duties on unfamiliar streets. >> we have overhead wires, we have narrow streets, parked cars, we have buildings set back. >> reporter: they were briefed before they filled their roles and stations. so half of san francisco's firefighters normally on duty today could attend services. >> and we have in position throughout the city to back fill a few engine companies that we have that are working right now. >> reporter: and sho

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the man president obama wants to lead the pentagonsays the next big battle the united states will fight will be in cyber space. leon panetta made those statements. he warned of a possible cyber fight. national security efforts agree. >> it's not a static threat. it's not like we get bombed by the japanese and we go invade japan and it's over. these technologies are very dynamic. >> reporter: the pentagon is expected next month to release unclassified plans of a cyber attack. >>> in related news the u.s. government is asking banks to increase their security that protects your credit card and accounts. this comes after citigroup revealed that hackers stole the account names, number and e- mail addresses of more than 200,000 customers. the government wants banks to develop tougher procedures for logging into government accounts such as changing pass words more often. >>> the tsa has been investigating lapses in baggage screening since december. some employees were under pressure to cut corners to make sure international flights departed

in oakland, ken pritchett ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight san francisco firefighters will be united in reflection and prayer in honor of their two fallen comrades. mike mibach has what's happening at st. mary's cathedral. >> reporter: it's been an emotional week and it's going to get more difficult over the next 24 hours. behind me i just want to show you a live look here outside of st. mary's cathedral. the caskets holding the bodies of firefighters vincent perez and tony valerio are being escorted into st. mary's cathedral for tonight's rosary. those two san franciscan's who worked together, are now going to be laid to rest together. flowers are in place, some sent from city fire stations, some from other stays. >> i was working at safeway, a couple of people that i know up at safeway came up to me and everyone, it's touched everybody. >> reporter: it has especially touched many of the natives some of whom came by the fire station. the ladies delivered a framed letter they penned from their heart. >> may the two rest in paradise. >> this really hits home. this is like one of us. f

in sonoma county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 nudes. >>> it's been a rocky start to the summer season in santa cruz. coming up in less than 15 minutes what we found out tonight about attendance at the beach board walk and the uphill battle hotels face. >>> and annual maintenance dredging is needed. the oakland sea port is the sixth bidsiest container port in the country -- busiest container port in the country. >>> we have new information about the case of the missing nursing student here in the hayward. find out what's being done now to try to find her. >>> a new twist in the high profile murder case. the accusations being made in a bold request for a new trial. >>> but up first, a call out of a b.a.r.t. station. what the driver of this pickup says happened. >>> we have new video of a pickup truck that crashed into a bar in alameda. happened about 8:00 tonight. the driver said she was trying to pull into the parking lot of mcgee's. she told ktvu she had some sort of fainting spell and hit the building but just missed the actual bar inside. no one was hurt. but the alameda fire depart

in alameda, ken pritchett, ktvu channel two news. >>> jurors in the chauncey bailey trial asked to review testimony from confessed gunman broussard. bailey, michael wills and robelson are on trial -- bailey, michael. >> glen: and robelson are the men who were murdered by broussard. >> our 70% rate is tied in part to the failures of mass incarceration. >> reporter: everyone agrees that california's prisons are budging. prisons are bulging. now holding 180% of capacity. today the head of the state's department of corrections unveiled his plan to reduce the prison population by 10,000 by november, another 23,002 years from now. >> we're 2 3 , 000 -- another 23,000, two years from now. >> the prison plan relies heavily on dumping inmates and parolees into our communities. putting our citizens at risk to victimization. >> reporter: republicans in the legislature say they'll continue to oppose the governor's tax extension plan. that would give counties the extra money they need to house more inmates. >> they're trying to scare people into more taxes when we haven't looked at the situation as it

north of yuba city in sutter county, ken pritchett, ktvu challenge channel 2 news. >>> that tornado that touched down in sutter county put a scare in a family. that's because they just moved. you will hear their fightening story firsthand. >>> we will be tracking this story throughout the weekend. you can log on to ktvu.com to check out the radar in your neighborhood any time. >>> the two time presidential candidate edwards appeared in court today in north carolina. edwards is accused of spending close to $1 million from two donors. today edwards says he has done wrong but he denied if charges against him. >> and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i've caused to others. but i did not break the law and i never ever thought i was breaking the law. >> if convicted edwards faces up to five years in prison for each of the six charges. >>> the labor department issued its monthly jobs report today and the numbers were significantly lower than analysts had projected. the unemployment rate rose to 9.1%. .1 of a percentage point higher than in april. >>> president oba

in emeryville, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> today the mother of a san francisco young black man removed from a flight for refusing to pull up his sagging pants teamed up with the -- >> reporter: after that man was kicked off, people want u.s. airways employees to get sensitivity training. this man is seen being told to pull up his sagging pants. it was a video that was emotionallal for his mother to watch. >> he said i'm like everybody else. he said, no you are not like everybody else. what does he mean? >> reporter: now his mother and the naacp are teaming up. >> she just didn't like the way she looked. so it was a question while walking while black. >> reporter: the naacp is moving forward with a lawsuit against u.s. airways. >> it's blatant mistreatment of black people against white. >> reporter: another photo surfaced of another passenger in bikini and boots. >> this man should be singled out too if you're going to be consistent. >> reporter: brown says young people need to understand that the trend evolves from prison where inmates weren't given belts and the rap culture brought th

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the man president obama wants to lead the pentagonsays the next big battle the united states will fight will be in cyber space. leon panetta made those statements. he warned of a possible cyber fight. national security efforts agree. >> it's not a static threat. it's not like we get bombed by the japanese and we go invade japan and it's over. these technologies are very dynamic. >> reporter: the pentagon is expected next month to release unclassified plans of a cyber attack. >>> in related news the u.s. government is asking banks to increase their security that protects your credit card and accounts. this comes after citigroup revealed that hackers stole the account names, number and e- mail addresses of more than 200,000 customers. the government wants banks to develop tougher procedures for logging into government accounts such as changing pass words more often. >>> the tsa has been investigating lapses in baggage screening since december. some employees were under pressure to cut corners to make sure international flights departed

in sonoma county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 nudes. >>> it's been a rocky start to the summer season in santa cruz. coming up in less than 15 minutes what we found out tonight about attendance at the beach board walk and the uphill battle hotels face. >>> and annual maintenance dredging is needed. the oakland sea port is the sixth bidsiest container port in the country -- busiest container port in the country. >>> we have new information about the case of the missing nursing student here in the hayward. find out what's being done now to try to find her. >>> a new twist in the high profile murder case. the accusations being made in a bold request for a if you've -- what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video chatting? with my boyfriend? yeah! hey, tessa! mom! [ mocking tone ] mom. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. high speed internet is more affordable than ever with no home ph

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have more details now on the budget battle. the budget delays are costing lawmakers themselves hundreds of dollars a day. since they missed the june 15 deadline, state comptroller chang has cut their pay. each of them is out more than $5,300. if a legislature does not pass a budget by midnight tonight. lawmakers will lose a 13th day of pay. >>> the oakland city council is set to vote tonight on a series of budget proposals. three of them include concessions from unions. few details about the concessions have been released but they include extended vacations or cuts to pay and benefits. rita williams will tell us about the packed meeting police officers had today where the crowd actually spilled out into the hall way. what they were discussed and what it means later in this newscast. >>> some of the biggest agencies taxed with protecting americans are moving in together in yerba buena. david stevenson is here to explain the biggest challenge they are facing. >> reporter: the coast guard has long bunked here. today it got a new s

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mixed numbers came out monday on jobs here in california. the state reported that the may unemployment rate was at 11.1%, down from 11.9% in april, first time that california's unemployment rate had been below 12%. the state also lost 29,000 jobs in may. now, it is possible to have a reduction in employment even with job losses because the jobless figures don't include those who are so discouraged they have actually stopped looking for work. >>> after days of political chaos and riots, the prime minister in greece changed his cabinet. mr. papannadreu replaced his finance minister with a political rival in an effort to build aconsensus. the european union and the imf threatened to cut off funds if a solution is not found. >>> germany softened it stance on greece and that helped investors be reassured that they will not default on their loan. the nasdaq fell 7 points >>> a u.s. senator comes to san francisco to call for tens of thousands of troops to come home by december 31st. that story is ahead. >>> fog has returned to the coast. temperatur

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu. >>> and more details on the budget deal, also relying on an internet sales tax, require the on line retailers to collect sales tax. the lawmakers say the tax would provide a $200 million boost for the state's revenue. five other states have a similar tax, and more than a dozen others are also considering taxing on line sales. >>> and the search is on for robbers who robbed a couple heading home from a bart station. patty hayward has more on the story. what is scary is that one victim was shot, apparently for no reason at all? >> reporter: that is right, police tell me that a couple became targettings targets after they walked down these steps apparently into an armed robbery below. the police say they can't understand why the suspects fired a warning shot for the first set of victims, then pumped three bullets into a young man in front of his wife just seconds later. the hunt is on. >> there is a bunch of everything here being in the water. >> reporter: the two armed robbers, witnesses say fled in different directions and escaped after shooting a young

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and we have more details now about the budget. some republican lawmakers question its validity. and while controller john chung to investigate. the state judicial system will see $150 million in cuts that the chief says says will cripple the courts. >>> and homeowners living in rural areas will be charged $150 a year if they depend on cal fire for protection. >>> a new ktvu news field poll shows that california voters are onboard with the u.s. supreme court ruling mandate the state reduce prison overcrowding. 15% of respondents say they consider overcrowding a very serious problem. another 29% said it is somewhat serious. that's almost 80% total. the same poll shows californians are having second thoughts about the three strikes law. 74% say they agree that the law should be modified to give judges more discretion. >>> there are questions tonight about the future of a state program that uses inmates fight wildfires. governor brown wants to take low-level offenders and move them to county jails to save the state money. but it is t

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and we have more details now about the budget. some republican lawmakers question its validity. and while controller john chung to investigate. the state judicial system will see $150 million in cuts that the chief says says will cripple the courts. >>> and homeowners living in rural areas will be charged $150 a year if they depend on cal fire for protection. >>> a new ktvu news field poll shows that california voters are onboard with the u.s. supreme court ruling mandate the state reduce prison overcrowding. 15% of respondents say they consider overcrowding a very serious problem. another 29% said it is somewhat serious. that's almost 80% total. the same poll shows californians are having second thoughts about the three strikes law. 74% say they agree that the law should be modified to give judges more discretion. >>> there are questions tonight about the future of a state program that uses inmates fight wildfires. governor brown wants to take low-level offenders and move them to county jails to save the state money. but it is t

ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> the alameda fire department has reinstated water rescue training severe backlash. the move comes three weeks after witnesses say alameda firefighters stood by and watched a suicidal man drown in the bay. firefighters can now perform water rescues. just this passed sunday, three firefighters were able to help assist rescue a stranded boater and his two children after their boat capsized. >>> new at 10:00, ktvu is learning about a controversy over found -- funding for the ace commuter train between the central valley and the bay area. alameda county commissioner harper says the ace train wants $90 million for capitol improvements but serves only 2500 passengers. as an ac transit board member harper says he has had to cut bus lines with more passengers than that. >> you look at the $90 million and you look at $2500 people and $90 million and you realize something like, wow, you could buy them a very nice car each. and give it to them. and that's about what it would cost. >>> scott is an alameda county supervisor and is also a m transportation committe

ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> the alameda fire department has reinstated water rescue trainingbacklash. the move comes three weeks after witnesses say alameda firefighters stood by and watched a suicidal man drown in the bay. firefighters can now perform water rescues. just this passed sunday, three firefighters were able to help assist rescue a stranded boater and his two children after their boat capsized. >>> new at 10:00, ktvu is learning about a controversy over found -- funding for the ace commuter train between the central valley and the bay area. alameda county commissioner harper says the ace train wants $90 million for capitol improvements but serves only 2500 passengers. as an ac transit board member harper says he has had to cut bus lines with more passengers than that. >> you look at the $90 million and you look at $2500 people and $90 million and you realize something like, wow, you could buy them a very nice car each. and give it to them. and that's about what it would cost. >>> scott is an alameda county supervisor and is also a m transportation committee. he sa

ktvu's ken pritchett has more. >> reporter: the owners of this home still wait, still wait to come home to a house fit to live in. it has been months since the san bruno explosion, and now it seems they will wait longer, the homeowners were sent an e- mail by the company that they may go out of business. >> it is tearing my heart on, because people have work done that needs to be done over. >> reporter: the neighbor says she hired vanderbilt construction but parted ways. >> we had a couple of misunderstandings. >> reporter: she says she is concerned about her neighbors who have paid money to the company and may not be able to afford to hire another contractor. the neighbors say vanderbilt was on a pg&e list of approved contractors. >> well actually there was no list of preferred contractors that pg&e put out. >> reporter: they say they did offer a list of contractors that homeowners could use, which would direct bill pg&e for the work. but the utility says it was not recommending the contractors. pg&e says it has or will meet with those homeowners effective. >> and we're reaching out to

and as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, the contractor was on a list approved by pg&e. >> reporter: the owners of this home still wait. still wait to come home to a house fit to live in. it's been almost nine months since the sanbruno explosion. and now it seems they will wait longer. the owners here and four other properties were sent a letter that the company may go out of business. >> that's tearing my heart out because people have work that needs to be done over. >> reporter: she hired them but parted ways quickly. >> we had a couple of misunderstandings and i thought i'm through. you know, i am not dealing with this anymore. >> reporter: she says she's concerned about her neighbors that have paid money to the company and may not be able to afford to hire another contractor. the neighbors say they were on a pg&e list of approved contractors. >> well, actually there was no list of approved contractors that pg&e distributed. >> pg&e says it did offer a list of contractors that homeowners could use which would directly bill pg&e for the work. but the utility says it was not recommendin

and as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, the contractor was on a list approved by pg&e. >> reporter: thewners of this home still wait. still wait to come home to a house fit to live in. it's been almost nine months since the sanbruno explosion. and now it seems they will wait longer. the owners here and four other properties were sent a letter that the company may go out of business. >> that's tearing my heart out because people have work that needs to be done over. >> reporter: she hired them but parted ways quickly. >> we had a couple of misunderstandings and i thought i'm through. you know, i am not dealing with this anymore. >> reporter: she says she's concerned about her neighbors that have paid money to the company and may not be able to afford to hire another contractor. the neighbors say they were on a pg&e list of approved contractors. >> well, actually there was no list of approved contractors that pg&e distributed. >> pg&e says it did offer a list of contractors that homeowners could use which would directly bill pg&e for the work. but the utility says it was not recommending

ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. i'm ken pritchett. >> i'm heather holmes. a second family tonight is mourning the loss of a loved one after a car crashed through a nursing home in san jose yesterday. we are live at that nursing home with more about the elderly woman who passed away today. >> reporter: we have learned that woman consider you can see the giant hole that been repaired. the 100-year-old woman was in this room and was hurt when the 90-year-old driver lost control of her car. you can stillest skid marks inside the room. the reports were that the injuries were relatively minor but the director said by phone today that there were complications. >> the fact she was 100, she was 100 she -- her injury was according to the paramedics and everything i heard the injury was slight. >> reporter: today family members of the other victim who died after the crash visited the nursing home to look at the damage for themselves. we spoke to the son and daughter of the 88-year-old who died yesterday following the accident. her family members said they are frustrat

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire rips through a house in pittsburg and there are injuries. being i'm ken pritchett in for ken waynes. >> hello, i'm haener holmes. three people were hospitalized and many in the neighborhood were forced to evacuate. kutv's deborah villalon is live at the scene where deborah, that house was completely destroyed. we're on valley drive, where they are boarding the place up. this-bedroom house a total lois tonight. a call came in as a fire alarm, those are often false alarm, but crewses could see smoke from a mile way and called for backup. the family that lived her got out. they called 911 when the fire broke out. the house next door suffered some damage, broken windows, melted blinds, but firefighters kept the main fire from spreading, very tough with the winds that were whipping it along. at its peak contra costa fire with nine engines here. >> the fire was fully involved and winds blowing flames into the explosion and the home next door and not only did we have to worry about the home on fire, but vehicles, the home next door and also the home behind it. the home ha

ktvu, channel 2 news at 10:00. >>> oakland businesses are boarding up fearing protests and vandalism as mehserle's release date approaches. good evening i'm ken pritchett in for ken wayne. >>> hello again, everyone, i'm heather holmes. will there be peace or will there be problems? former bart police officer mehserle is about to go free having served his time for killing an unarmed passenger. some merchants are already taking precautions downtown. live with deborah villalon. >> reporter: her on broadway, heather. on youth radio here oscar grant is remembered. but notice his image is plastered on plywood, put up for protection. when officer grant was shot and mehserle was charged protests erupted. >> what do we want? justice. when do we want it? >> now. are. >> reporter: later when mehserle got a ten month sentence protests again. >> we are not sure how this will play out. >> reporter: these merchants say they will be here whatever happens and that oscar grant's uncle said he will help watch their stores if needed. >> they never anticipated this and they never wanted this. we all want justice. but it is what it is. >> past protests have led to vandalism

ktvu channel 2 action news at 6:00. >>> i'm frank somerville, we begin with the police shooting of a citizen today, police say they were forced to shoot. ken pritchettpeople say they have seen the man before. >> reporter: well, frank, police say a 55-year-old man wearing a disguise and a handgun entered the senior center this morning, telling one of the staff that he was going on assignment. shortly after that man left the senior center, he was confronted by officers, officers who say they had to shoot him because he pointed the gun at them. the suspect often seen riding his bike