new at 10:00, ken wayne is live in san leandro at a bank on marina boulevard, where the bank has become a magnet for a gunman and his accomplice. >> reporter: all of the armed robberies happened at the atm at this wells-fargo branch. marina boulevard and lisette street is a busy intersection, but not busy enough to stop some bold robbers. >> our suspect coming up behind him with a firearm. >> reporter: other times, the robbers wait until the victim has taken money, then rob him in the parking lot. it's happened five times in the last two weeks. >> one of them, there was three people at the atm, and they end up robbing all three of them, which is pretty unique. >> reporter: the most recent just last night. police say the victims did the right thing by giving up their cash. >> everybody's been cooperative, which is the way to do it. >> now i'm kind of scared. normally, i go inside the bank. >> reporter: wells-fargo customers we talked to said they hadn't heard about the robberies, and no warning signs are posted at the bank. >> i'm glad she doesn't come now when i find out there's been ro

new at 10:00, ken wayne is live in san leandro at a bank on marina boulevard, where the bank has become a magnet for a gunman and his accomplice. >> reporter: all of the armed robberies happened at the atm at this wells-fargo branch. marina boulevard and lisette street is a busy intersection, but not busy enough to stop some bold robbers. >> our suspect coming up behind him with a firearm. >> reporter: other times, the robbers wait until the victim has taken money, then rob him in the parking lot. it's happened five times in the last two weeks. >> one of them, there was three people at the atm, and they end up robbing all three of them, which is pretty unique. >> reporter: the most recent just last night. police say the victims did the right thing by giving up their cash. >> everybody's been cooperative, which is the way to do it. >> now i'm kind of scared. normally, i go inside the bank. >> reporter: wells-fargo customers we talked to said they hadn't heard about the robberies, and no warning signs are posted at the bank. >> i'm glad she doesn't come now when i find out there's been ro

ken wayne live in san francisco to explain why, ken. >> reporter: frank apple is known as a forward thinkingny but when it comes to the environment, it appears the pane is going back ward. the news broke today that the city of san francisco was banning apple products because they're not environmentally friendly that's not exactly the case. >> we're not banning apple, we enjoy apple products. >> reporter: recently apple removed itself from a list knowned ep. it's a registry used to identify company that is make environmentally friendly technology products. many government agencies including the city of san francisco are required to only buy products on the ep's list. >> we remodeled the rule under president bush to acquire equipment that is 96% compliant. >> i think most people have some kind of apple product whether it be iphone, i pad, mac book whatever so i think it's quite irresponsibleover them. >> it doesn't keep me from buying it obviously. >> one thing it observes and it's pretty hard to get out of it. apple is kind of like a drug. >> reporter: san francisco officials would like to he

ken wayne live in san francisco to explain why, ken. >> reporter: frank apple is known as a forward thinkingt when it comes to the environment, it appears the pane is going back ward. the news broke today that the city of san francisco was banning apple products because they're not environmentally friendly that's not exactly the case. >> we're not banning apple, we enjoy apple products. >> reporter: recently apple removed itself from a list knowned ep. it's a registry used to identify company that is make environmentally friendly technology products. many government agencies including the city of san francisco are required to only buy products on the ep's list. >> we remodeled the rule under president bush to acquire equipment that is 96% compliant. >> i think most people have some kind of apple product whether it be iphone, i pad, mac book whatever so i think it's quite irresponsibleover them. >> it doesn't keep me from buying it obviously. >> one thing it observes and it's pretty hard to get out of it. apple is kind of like a drug. >> reporter: san francisco officials would like to hear fr

ktvu's ken wayne is live in the city tonight where hundreds of people came out calling for city collegeto be saved. ken. >> reporter: frank, tonight saw the first major rally in a campaign to keep the doors open at one of the country's largest colleges. >> students make some noise. >> reporter: it was part pep rally, part call to action. about 200 people gathered into this market street conference room to come up with ways to save city college of san francisco. >> one in three san franciscos has been to city college either taken a class or transferred to a four year. so city college does play a big role in many people's lives. >> reporter: the commission that accredits colleges says city college is at financial risk and suffers from leadership issues and if the problems aren't fixed the college will lose accreditation. without it city college cannot receive funding and could shut down by next march. eric mars says the school has already made drastic changes. >> costs have gone up from $26 to $36 per unit. >> reporter: staff say they have also made sacrifices. >> we haven't had a raise i

ktvu's ken wayne is live in the city tonight where hundreds of people came out calling for city collegesaved. ken. >> reporter: frank, tonight saw the first major rally in a campaign to keep the doors open at one of the country's largest colleges. >> students make some noise. >> reporter: it was part pep rally, part call to action. about 200 people gathered into this market street conference room to come up with ways to save city college of san francisco. >> one in three san franciscos has been to city college either taken a class or transferred to a four year. so city college does play a big role in many people's lives. >> reporter: the commission that accredits colleges says city college is at financial risk and suffers from leadership issues and if the problems aren't fixed the college will lose accreditation. without it city college cannot receive funding and could shut down by next march. eric mars says the school has already made drastic changes. >> costs have gone up from $26 to $36 per unit. >> reporter: staff say they have also made sacrifices. >> we haven't had a raise in the

ken wayne is live now to tell us why animal experts plan to leave the dolphin alone, at least for now. >> we just saw the dolphin about 15 minutes ago, here in the darkness of colma creek. as best as we can tell, he's still in the area. what happens next to the dolphin is largely up to him. as the sunset behind the fog, the wayward dolphin seemed content to swim in the murky water. the creek is a channel behind a costco and next to industrial warehouses. workers shut off an ultrasonic device. >> reporter: tracy estrada spotted it this morning. >> i walk this trial every day with my coworkers, and i saw the fin sticking up out of the water. i thought shark. i finally figured out it was a dolphin. >> reporter: it's thought to be a bottle nose. cireious onlookers stop to watch. many expressing concern that the dolphin could be ill, or in danger. >> they're beautiful. i just want him back out that way. >> reporter: marine experts say the dolphin may be hiding from a predator, or simply exploring water ways that enter into the bay. whatever the reason there's no need for action yet. >> it

ken wayne is live now where the city council just voted. >> reporter: this is a state law how state law and city ordnances sometimes collide. when that happens state law prevails. the alameda county chambers was filled with residents concerned. 73,000 residents already live here. and when some learned the city was going to add more than 2,000 high density home units, well. >> i kind of feel cheated or, i feel deceived in the process. >> reporter: alameda residents passed measure a back in 1973 banning construction of multi unit dwellings. but the city's planning director says now california doesn't allow that that land must be zoned for multi family housing. >> you're out of compliance with the state now. that means you can be sued now for being out of compliance with state law. >> reporter: city leaders say the spirit of measure a will survive even with the new zoning and none of the city's historic neighborhoods will be affected. still there are other concerns. >> by my calculations that's two cars per unit which means we're looking at any where from eight to 10,000 new vehicles on th

ken wayne is live now where the city council just voted. >> reporter: this is a state law how state lawordnances sometimes collide. when that happens state law prevails. the alameda county chambers was filled with residents concerned. 73,000 residents already live here. and when some learned the city was going to add more than 2,000 high density home units, well. >> i kind of feel cheated or, i feel deceived in the process. >> reporter: alameda residents passed measure a back in 1973 banning construction of multi unit dwellings. but the city's planning director says now california doesn't allow that that land must be zoned for multi family housing. >> you're out of compliance with the state now. that means you can be sued now for being out of compliance with state law. >> reporter: city leaders say the spirit of measure a will survive even with the new zoning and none of the city's historic neighborhoods will be affected. still there are other concerns. >> by my calculations that's two cars per unit which means we're looking at any where from eight to 10,000 new vehicles on this island.

ken wayne is live now in lafayette where eileened more about what happened. >> reporter: we are at the construction site of the oak hill west development on mount diablo. is this is one of the places where peter has left his mark in lafayette. flowers arrived at the home of peter and mona this evening, the company said that they died in ismail plane crash in utah. we are told peter his wife were likely flying a sr22, similar to this one. they were on their way to the bay area to aspen but didn't show up. searchers found the wreck sunday in central utah. >> the staff here at city is shocked. >> reporter: the city manager said that he was a man of integrity and put the community first. >> this was a guy who cared more about quality than he did about profit. his -- first goal came always to be, to build a project that would enhance the community. >> reporter: he was the head of a development company, a sign at the company's quarters read, please bear with us as we mourn the tragic loss of peter mona who pass away this weekend in a plane crash. he was also a founder and board member of cal

ken wayne is live now to tell us why animal experts plan to leave the dolphin alone, at least for now. >> we just saw the dolphin about 15 minutes ago, here in the darkness of colma creek. as best as we can tell, he's still in the area. what happens next to the dolphin is largely up to him. as the sunset behind the fog, the wayward dolphin seemed content to swim in the murky water. the creek is a channel behind a costco and next to industrial warehouses. workers shut off an ultrasonic device. >> reporter: tracy estrada spotted it this morning. >> i walk this trial every day with my coworkers, and i saw the fin sticking up out of the water. i thought shark. i finally figured out it was a dolphin. >> reporter: it's thought to be a bottle nose. cireious onlookers stop to watch. many expressing concern that the dolphin could be ill, or in danger. >> they're beautiful. i just want him back out that way. >> reporter: marine experts say the dolphin may be hiding from a predator, or simply exploring water ways that enter into the bay. whatever the reason there's no need for action yet. >> it

ken wayne is live now in lafayette where eileened more about what happened. >> reporter: we are at the construction site of the oak hill west development on mount diablo. is this is one of the places where peter has left his mark in lafayette. flowers arrived at the home of peter and mona this evening, the company said that they died in ismail plane crash in utah. we are told peter his wife were likely flying a sr22, similar to this one. they were on their way to the bay area to aspen but didn't show up. searchers found the wreck sunday in central utah. >> the staff here at city is shocked. >> reporter: the city manager said that he was a man of integrity and put the community first. >> this was a guy who cared more about quality than he did about profit. his -- first goal came always to be, to build a project that would enhance the community. >> reporter: he was the head of a development company, a sign at the company's quarters read, please bear with us as we mourn the tragic loss of peter mona who pass away this weekend in a plane crash. he was also a founder and board member of cal

. >> and i'm ken wayne, we've been reporting on this for the last several weeks and it's happened again, a home burns and a squatter is being blamed for the arson. but this time the squatter is in jail for arson. >> reporter: before it burned, it was full of squatters. concord police late today took 32-year-old transient michael moss into custody. just steps away from the building he is accused of torching. the fire broke out about noon in this four unit building and authorities say was intentionally set in a ground floor unit where moss had been staying. >> that building foreclosed that they were squatting in. >> reporter: tenants next door say ever since the building was vacated people have been breaking in and living there -pl some of them former tenants. >> they're all on drugs. they're all going back over there. they're all tweaking and there's a lot of stuff that goes on around here. >> i've called police several time, i've called the bank. >> reporter: neighbors have watched in frustration as the building became a flop house. >> you have kids and you know that squatters bring in

. >> i'm ken wayne and today bomb experts diffused several devices in the important of this suspect in the shooting at the colorado movie theater. they took out a tripwire set to set off an explosion if somebody opened the door. officials say they have eliminated all major threats from the apartment. aurora's police chief said the explosives were clearly meantly kill police officers. >> what has happened to our city, what has happened to these wonderful people would live here and also what he threatened to do to one of our police officers. >> police would not comment on what might have motivated the suspected gunman james hoeffels he in the rampage that killed 12 people and left 70 wounded on friday, but said the massacre was planned for months. >> in the meanwhile we're learning more about the chaotic scene. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live in colorado tonight where he just spoke to two young women from the north bay, who narrowly escaped getting hurt. >> reporter: for melee and linnea schurig of san rafael, this is still sinking in and say one of their friends was actually hit in the ar

. >> i'm ken wayne. >>> we begin font with breaking news in the east bay. and 8-year-old girl along with a 22-year-old man are being treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting at a home in bay point. our reporter has just arrived and has more detail. >> reporter: in the last 45 minutes or so, a family member of the 8ed with came right out from the corner to meet to us tell us that the little girl appears to have been shot in the knee but at this point, they don't know what happened. the family says she was rush here to john muir. the contra costa county sheriff's office confirm the girl and the 22-year-old man were both hit by bullets when an unknown man started shooting just outside a home in bay point around 3:00 this afternoon. the little girl did not want to be identified but said she and others are demanding answers. >> i don't know. it's just sad right now. i can't eel tell you. it's sad. >> it's so -- there's so much shooting going on. it's like they don't have no heart. they don't even stop when they see the kids. when is it gonna stop? >> reporter

. >> and i'm ken wayne. police have asked the fbi to get involved in the break-in at twin peaks. debora villalon found out what has people so concerned. >> reporter: city workers discovered it this morning, someone cut a hole in that link chain and snuck in. it was a security breech that brought investigators to the radio towers today. vandals cut a hole in this fence to get inside the perimeter. they did not make it into the building but were able to cut some exposed cables. possibly air-conditioning. >> i just thought that some of the smaller wires were cut but no essential city services were impacted. >> reporter: san francisco police and fire as well as emergency services rely on radio transmissions from twin peaks. none were interrupted. but the fbi was notified because this communication facility is so essential. >> police, fire, medical, public works, utilities things like that. so, exactly what wires were cut and what they went to, i don't know. >> reporter: and no materials such as wiring or metal are missing. police say it appears to be malicious mischief, the motive un

. >> and i'm ken wayne. as aurora struggles to heal, president obama speaks to those who lost loved ones. >> my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know that we are thinking about them at this moment and will continue to think about them each and every day. >> reporter: the president said he came not only as president but also as a father and a husband. he said family shared tears, accepted hugs but also shared laughter as they recalled their loved ones. seven people remained in critical condition tonight in the hospital. president obama visited today during his stop in colorado. meantime a huge crowd showed up to honor those who did not survive. ktvu's eric rasmussen was at that vigil and tells us what the governor did not say about the suspect, eric. >> reporter: we've seen some incredible tributes to the victim's really since we got here on friday. just take a look at the crosses, they were brought in by the same man who brought in crosses for the victim of the co

. >> and i'm ken wayne. it wasn't a bird or a plane that had people looking up in the sky it was the new superman roller coaster ride stuck with a dozen nervous passengers. p atti lee is in sacramento. >> reporter: park officials have not started investigating what stopped this ride today. park officials say that will start tomorrow morning and until they find out they will keep this ride shut down. at 2:30 this afternoon with 12 people on board the ride stopped. around its highest point 150 feet off the ground. >> we arrived we put the crane that's on-site in place. we've actually done some training in case the situation arose. >> reporter: firefighters checked on the passengers while mechanics found a way to release the train and sent all guests back down the tracks ending the 90 minute ordeal. >> they all appear to be in great spirits and hopefully they are enjoying the rest of their day in the park. >> reporter: the park's president says he does not know yet what went wrong but it wasn't a mechanical sit

. >> and i'm ken wayne. we begin with developing news out of the north bay tonight, where a small plane went down this afternoon. it happened near noss field in movado around 4:00 p.m. the plane landed upside down in marshland. allie rasmus is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: fortunately, the pilot was not seriously hurt. he walked away from the crash with just a cut on his arm. now, this is gnoss field airport in marijn county. according to the airport manager here, the person involved in that crash was a student pilot based out of this airport. he was doing a practice flight and coming in for a landing around 3:45 this afternoon. the manager says he was flying an rv 7 a described as an experimental plane, that the pilot assembled himself. the pilot reported having engine trouble. as he was coming in for landing, he skidded off the runway, ending up in the grassy marsh next to the runway. the pilot ended up flipping the plane when he crash landed. firefighters snapped this photo of the plane upside

. >> i am ken wayne. >> i am heather holmes. >> developing news. investigators are at a hotel in livermore after a body was found today. ktvu's ken pritchett is live at the hotel where officials say this death is suspicious. ken? >> reporter: the police have been at this hotel all day long. if you look at the parking lot you can see the crime scene tape is up, blocking the parking lot. talked to police a half hour ago, they are investigating but cannot yet say what the cause of death is in this case. >> reporter: police could be seen putting up crime tape outside, sections off the parking lot but mest of the work -- most of the work was inside the hotel. he is staying here. >> i looked in the hallway and they had rooms marked off. >> reporter: police say it was a hotel worker who discovered the man and called 911. >> police came. there was a white male in one of the hotel rooms. >> police haven't yet identified the man. the crime tape, tape, the police raise questions for guests at the hotel. including these people. she says her attempt to get answe

. >> and i'm ken wayne. that story in a moment. but first breaking news. we have a news crew headed that way. >>> it looks like tens of thousands of internet users have dodged a cyber bullet at least for now. a 9:00 p.m. deadline has come and gone for a malware that has infected computers around the world. ktvu's patti lee is in berkeley and has looked into the steps taken to protect internet users. >>> we are just starting to see the impact of this so called internet black out. here at the internet cafe, this group tells us they still do have internet access, but in the last hour service providers like at&t and verizon says they are ramping up for a gluten of computer users. >> reporter: at 9:00 p.m. tonight, the end of internet service for thousands. >> there will be people who can't get on the internet. they are estimates nationwide it's 50 or 60,000. >> reporter: for months, facebook, google and the fbi have warned computer users to check for malware that for years had redistricted web users to a site. >> by sending you to that look alike site, the hac

i am ken wayne. >> i am heather holmes. >> officials from san francisco bound for colorado to help provide aid to the peopleenthed by the wildfire there. this isioid -- people effected by the wildfire there. two people are dead as a result of the fire. 350 homes destroyed. 36,000 people forced from their homes. the fire burned 27 square miles. officials say it is 45% contained. ktvu's christien kafton is live where he stalked with the -- talked with the volunteers about their mission. we caught up with them here this afternoon. they said they could always use donations of goods and clothes but what they really need is cash. >> reporter: for weeks firefighters have been battling blazes in colorado. it stretched resources for workers and today the salvation army called in reinforcement from the bay area. they made their way through san francisco international airport at noon. they have been supporting firefighters. she expects her skills will be put to use but she could wind up doing anything. >> there could be the opportunity that i am serving, providing food and water to the firefighters.

good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes and right now an emotional scene is taking place in aurora, colorado, where 12 people were killed yesterday and that is also where dozens more were injured. meantime the investigation into that killing has entered a new phase tonight. authorities in aurora, colorado said all major threats from the apartment. suspected shooter, james holmes, have been eliminated. >> a bomb squad diffused several explosives in the booby- trapped apartment. explosives expects tock out a tripwire that was set to trigger an explosion if someone opened a door. in the meantime, a memorial for the victims of the shooting grew today with people bringing flowers and candles to an area across the street from the movie theater. we now want to tell you about two sisters from the north bay who came frightening close when the bullets became to fly in that movie theater. >> reporter: some that the memorial in aurora, colorado had to physically hold each other up. one 17-year-old told us he lost two friends. >> just hearing that phone call, that two of your friends got

. >> i am ken wayne. >> i am julie haener. frank somerville is off tonight. undreds of thousands of proper owners will soon get a bill in the mail saying they owe $150 for fire fighting services. ktvu's ken pritchett is live where he found surprised homeowners. ken? >> reporter: if you live in the country odds are you will be getting one of these, marked urgent notice. on the inside a notice that

good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello again everyone i'm heather holmes and we begin with that breaking news happening on the bay bridge. there were three lanes of the upper deck of the bridge blocked by some kind of spill. this is the westbound direction heading into san francisco. all of those red lines you see on the top. within the last 20 minutes the lanes were cleared and re- opened and as you can see it's caused a major back-up on the span and at the toll plaza. take a look at that back-up there. drivers, you are expectf warned to expect delays trying to get into san francisco tonight. >>> now to the latest on the fight over foie gras. a legal loophole has put the delicacy back on the menu and protesters back on the attack with one of them getting arrested. it all happened tonight in san francisco. ktvu's debora villone to explain how foie gras is being served despite a state ban. >> reporter: ken this could be contraband, almost anywhere else. foie gras slider served at the presidio social club that says its sketch from state law because it's on federal property. . >>> we'll hav

i am ken wayne. >> i am healther h -- heather holmes. >> a ride on six flags' roller coaster turned into a 90 minute ordeal. this afternoon the riders became stuck on the new superman ride and an hour ago fire crews brought the last rider to safety. ktvu's patty lee is live where she talked with some of the witnesses. >> reporter: you can see the superman ride behind me, those guests were hanging 150 feet in two cars on top of this track for an hour and a half. you can see crews used a crane to hoist a cage up to the ride and an engineer freed the cars that ran back down the track. a spokeswoman said the ride got stuck after the first tower. they have been uprite the whole time -- up right the whole time. the ride was working this morning and this is the first roller coaster in a decade and there were crowds lined up to see it. >> waiting to go on this ride. one of the main reasons i came here. it shouldn't be stuck. it is better they weren't upside down. >> reporter: six flags president is coming out to speak with us. he will have details on what happened to stop the ride, how they foun

reporter: we saw signs for 4th of july cruises, live in a very pleasant and clear san francisco ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> at 10:45, a coast guard boat has plans for the 4th of july festivities. at 10:30 the bay area community that got an early jump on the 4th of july with festivities. >>> just because it's 4th of july it doesn't mean parking is free. two years ago the municipal agency eliminated free parking on all but three holidays, thanksgiving, christmas and new years day. >>> new at 10:00, oakland police are expressing concern of four missing boys. they are identified as paradise mahasin who suffering from epilepsy, antwan johnson, six, an african american boy, zaniyyah nyema johnson, and alyaya johnson. the 3-year-old's mother, stepfather and babysitter are all under arrest in connection with the toddler's injuries. >>> nurses at seven bay area hospitals operated by sutter health are wrapping up a one day strike but they won't be able to go back to work until sunday. 3,500 nurses with the california nurses association as well as several other x-ray technicians walked off of work at

ken wayne was there and said some of the new information that was revealed tonight. >> one of the thingsarned is that county health officials consulted the highway patrol and considered putting up freeway warning signs starting those signs, advicing people to keep their windows closed on interstate 80 during the height of the chemical leak. this was the scene as firefighters tried to control a leak. tonight refinery officials say over press using lead to a rupture along the sealing but it's still not clear why it happened. >> we are taking the time, full investigation to drill down and find what caused this so we can be sure it won't happen again. >> reporter: dozens who lived down wind packed the community center to try to find why they say they didn't get timely information about the spreading fumes. >> will there is not any information source to turn to. you want to tweet. >> reporter: some works east of the bridge will evacuated. the rotten egg smell lingered for two days. >> there were people who were getting sick, headaches, we don't expect it. >> reporter: the lack of specific inf

ken wayne is live in petaluma where a ban on fireworks is set for just this one day. >> reporter: overthere's something going on. this is the kind of activity that's banned in most parts of the bay area. as you mentioned here in petaluma, you can have your own personal fireworks celebration. they may not be as spectacular as the big city fireworks shows, but it's more hands on and the family can be involved. >> it's just so much fun. everyone gets together, you know, and everyone is just so friendly around here. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: petaluma allows residents to allow safe fireworks in designated city parks and even in front of their homes. it's a tradition that's been going on for years. >> the nonprofits make a lot of money off the sales of fireworks, so the city council has allowed them to do that. but with some regulation. >> reporter: there was brisk business at this fireworks stand before sun down, with the thousands of dollars in sales going to benefit youth baseball players. >> this helps to keep those costs down for everybody. >> reporter: don't think it's the wild,

ken wayne was there and said some of the new information that was revealed tonight. >> one of the things we learned is that county health officials consulted the highway patrol and considered putting up freeway warning signs starting those signs, advicing people to keep their windows closed on interstate 80 during the height of the chemical leak. this was the scene as firefighters tried to control a leak. tonight refinery officials say over press using lead to a rupture along the sealing but it's still not clear why it happened. >> we are taking the time, full investigation to drill down and find what caused this so we can be sure it won't happen again. >> reporter: dozens who lived down wind packed the community center to try to find why they say they didn't get timely information about the spreading fumes. >> will there is not any information source to turn to. you want to tweet. >> reporter: some works east of the bridge will evacuated. the rotten egg smell lingered for two days. >> there were people who were getting sick, headaches, we don't expect it. >> reporter: the lack of specif

ken wayne is at telegraph avenue where the president just wrapped his speech up about 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: telegraph avenue is still closed in front of the theater. people just heard why they should vote for the president a second term. he said it will take time for things to turn around. >> every since i first ran for this office i said that it will take more than one year or one term, or even one president to restore the dream that this country built. >> reporter: the president continued the saying, we are not going back we're going forward. >> i want to make sure they don't take root in china or germany, i want to make sure they take root right here in oakland. >> reporter: he said he wants renewed public invests saying it's worked before. >> the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge, that's how we sent a man to the moon. >> i was just so pleased with him talking about the middle class and building america from the ground up. >> i think it's truth that he inherited a mess and he's doing a good job all things considered. >> reporter: the president urged the audience to get o

reporter: we saw signs for 4th of july cruises, live in a very pleasant and clear san francisco ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> at 10:45, a coast guard boat has plans for the 4th of july festivities. at 10:30 the bay area community that got an early jump on the 4th of july with festivities. >>> just because it's 4th of july it doesn't mean parking is free. two years ago the municipal agency eliminated free parking on all but three holidays, thanksgiving, christmas and new years day. >>> new at 10:00, oakland police are expressing concern of four missing boys. they are identified as paradise mahasin who suffering from epilepsy, antwan johnson, six, an african american boy, zaniyyah nyema johnson, and alyaya johnson. the 3-year-old's mother, stepfather and babysitter are all under arrest in connection with the toddler's injuries. >>> nurses at seven bay area hospitals operated by sutter health are wrapping up a one day strike but they won't be able to go back to work until sunday. 3,500 nurses with the california nurses association as well as several other x-ray technicians walked off of work at

live in richmond, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> i think it's horrible,. >> tuition and taxes. uc students weigh in on the governor's controversial initiative. >> a few showers and thunderstorms on live stormtracker 2 radar. how close these showers will get to the bay area, and the one direction the showers will be headed over the next couple of days. >> it's a construction site, but politicians say it's a sign of the future. what happened today to put high speed rail on track. Ñ >>> uc students are celebrating a small victory tonight, the regents as we told you a moment ago, vote today freeze tuition for the fall. as long as voters pass the governor's proposed tax measure, fees won't go up in january either. john sasaki tells us why some people feel all of this is a false promise. john? >> reporter: frank, as you can see, it is a quiet wednesday night here on the uc berkely campus. but summer session students are here, and are relieved that their expensive tuition will not rise in the fall. uc berkely's plaza was bustling with students. some are taking classes just for the sum

ken wayne is live in petaluma where a ban on fireworks is set for just this one day. >> reporter: overcorner there. there's something going on. this is the kind of activity that's banned in most parts of the bay area. as you mentioned here in petaluma, you can have your own personal fireworks celebration. they may not be as spectacular as the big city fireworks shows, but it's more hands on and the family can be involved. >> it's just so much fun. everyone gets together, you know, and everyone is just so friendly around here. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: petaluma allows residents to allow safe fireworks in designated city parks and even in front of their homes. it's a tradition that's been going on for years. >> the nonprofits make a lot of money off the sales of fireworks, so the city council has allowed them to do that. but with some regulation. >> reporter: there was brisk business at this fireworks stand before sun down, with the thousands of dollars in sales going to benefit youth baseball players. >> this helps to keep those costs down for everybody. >> reporter: don't think i

live in richmond, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> i think it's horrible,. >> tuition and taxes. uc students weigh in on the governor's controversial initiative. >> a few showers and thunderstorms on live stormtracker 2 radar. how close these showers will get to the bay area, and the >>> uc students are celebrating a small victory tonight, the regents as we told you a moment ago, vote today freeze tuition for the fall. as long as voters pass the governor's proposed tax measure, fees won't go up in january either. john sasaki tells us why some people feel all of this is a false promise. john? >> reporter: frank, as you can see, it is a quiet wednesday night here on the uc berkely campus. but summer session students are here, and are relieved that their expensive tuition will not rise in the fall. uc berkely's plaza was bustling with students. some are taking classes just for the summer, but many full time students are here as well, which is is not cheap. >> probably more than $20,000. >> for the next year of school. >> i think so, yeah, with the room and board and fees and books.

ken wayne is at telegraph avenue where the president just wrapped his speech up about 20 minutes ago. >> reporter: telegraph avenue is still closed in front of the theater. people just heard why they should vote for the president a second term. he said it will take time for things to turn around. >> every since i first ran for this office i said that it will take more than one year or one term, or even one president to restore the dream that this country built. >> reporter: the president continued the saying, we are not going back we're going forward. >> i want to make sure they don't take root in china or germany, i want to make sure they take root right here in oakland. >> reporter: he said he wants renewed public invests saying it's worked before. >> the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge, that's how we sent a man to the moon. >> i was just so pleased with him talking about the middle class and building america from the ground up. >> i think it's truth that he inherited a mess and he's doing a good job all things considered. >> reporter: the president urged the audience to get o

i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather hoppings. in just about a half hour thousands of people are expected to attend a prayer vigil for the victims of that movie theater shooting in colorado. it comes as hour details about the case are still surfacing. we have been in aurora after developments there. he is live where that emotional vigil is about to start. >> reporter: prelude to the services will get started any minute. at the podium behind me we are expecting to hear from a number of people as well as family of the victims. you see special guests making their way out. just beyond the people walking to their seats, just look beyond them. thousands are out here for this prayer vigil. the focus today is clearly the people who were lost injured. we heard also from a neighbor of the suspected killer. people who shared an apartment building james holmes still can't get back inside so police brought their property out. >> guy -- that shot up the people at the theater was this nut over here. so he was kind of scary. . >> reporter: robert

. >> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone, i'm heather holmes. that 8-year-old girl from contra costa county is recovering after she was shot inside a family member's home and like now investigators are trying to track down the shooter. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live at john muir hospital in concord where the girl was just released. >> reporter: we got a chance to talk to the girl's family tonight. they said she is doing remarkably well considering she was shot in the leg this afternoon. the gerl's mother told me that she still trying toe figure out what happened. >> they called me on the phone an said she had been shot. i thought they were playing a prank on me. >> reporter: this woman did not want to be identifies, but says her 8-year- old daughter was at a cousin's house at bay point when gunshots seemed to come out of nowhere. >> she was sitting on the couch next to my nephew and they heard a loud boom and she felt the pain many her left leg. >> reporter: when the shooting stopped, investigators say the little girl and a 22-year-old man were h

i'm ken wayne. >> hello. i'm heather holmes. there was a sense of sadness today at th alameda county fair. a memorial was held for a jockey killed during a race. how that jockey was remembered. >> reporter: eight horses sprang from the starting line to run around this one mile track. after the memorial race a crowd of friends and colleagues of the 33-year-old posed with his picture. >> he was a good guy. >> reporter: this is the sport he dedicated his life too. born in mexico he had raised more than a thousand times. he hadda 55 wins. during a race here thursday night he fell off his horse and later died from head injuries. >> he straightened the turn for just one step and that was enough to bump his horse on the shoulder and sent him out and down he went. >> the horses are moving at 40 miles an hour and it's a dangerous situation. >> we who are left behind mourn. >> reporter: the race communitied hands and hung community joined hands. >> i will remember him as a good human being. >> reporter: this afternoon it was back to the r

wayne. 100% humidity. calm winds. barometer, 30.02. ocean city, 70 east. almost 70 in elk and 71 degrees in hagarstown. 70 in westminster and columbia. ken allen, both at 76. high pressure is pulling offshore. we're watching an upper level disturbance. that's going to give us showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. today it's a different dynamic for that rain down on the delmarva. pretty calm weather. high of 89 degrees. partly cloudy, humidity overnight. the forecast with a high of 90. clear it out thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. 92, 94, 94, 93. if we see any rain, it will be thundershowers that pop up. >> slowing down, here's sharon at traffic control. >> slowing down on 95. we can show you a live look. it's all because of an accident at the center of the street. 95 southbound, it is partially blocking the left lane there and 95 southbound just past the beltway and it is causing about a 6 minute delay at this point back to white marsh boulevard. if you're headed out, we have a second accident at sharon drive and watch for a disabled vehicle on 50 westbound right now. that's on the bay bridge blocking the center lane. there's a look at