kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the republican presidential candidates are gathering in new hampshire for tonight's debate which is supposed to focus on economic issues. they are supposed to be in essentially the home turf and in new england rick berry has spent time practicing for reportedly doing poorly in the last two debates. the gallop poll shows mitt romney with 20%, rick perry 13% and ceo of godfather's pizza has seen his poll numbers triple in just the last three weeks. president barack obama presses for passage of his $447 billion jobs plan. coming up we will have a live report from our washington d.c.

that's the latest from the latest occupied san francisco protest, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. thank you, kraig. >>> well, still ahead -- a closer look at the stocks and why there's some concern for people with sony playstations. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. >>> all right. there is a look at your big board at this hour. the dow is up 146 points. now, it lost a little bit of its gains. but it's doing well on signs that europe is gonna take bold steps to curb its financial crisis. the euro soaring above the yen. >>> sony has temporary locked 93,000 of its accounts. the company says the move comes after it detected a large number of attempts to get into the accounts. sony says credit card numbers linked to the accounts have not been compromised. sony says they've sent e-mail notices and password change procedures. >>> there are 327 million wireless subscriber connections in the u.s. that's more than our country apopulation. this

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they got a show of support from the three uc berkeley graduates. shane bauer, josh fattal, sarah shaw spoke at the occupied scalp outside city hall. shane bauer and josh fattal thanked them for their dedication telling them they are an inspiration. >> we just started in new york city and we are hearing about it, little bit by little bit but it was not until we got back to this city that it really hit me that this is serious. >> now all three were held in an iranian prison after hiking across the border. >> stay with us for continuing coverage for the occupied movement, click on the tab occupied movement.com. >>> police are searching for the gunman and they were called to ross circle which is where they found an 1-year-old man where he had been shot. he was taken to a hoe call hospital, they are waiting to notify his family so they cannot release his name. >>> they will be talking about the recent homicides and police shootings, so far this year in sap hose since 2004. the latest was when police shot and shot a man, there have been 35 homicides so f

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now it appears we know who all the candidates are for the republican presidential nomination and that's after sarah palin joined chris christie so tie he is not running. join us what the analysts say about the remaining field of republican candidates. >>> people all over the world are mourning the death of steve jobs. they are showing up at the biggest apple store in shanghai : pads and "i" phones are usually popular there darks i- pads and i-phones are usually popular there. they are sad he did not get to see future projects. he founded apple in 1976 and after mac tornado, the first l1il0pod went on tail, in 20007 they released the iphone and last year they released the ipad. the company struggled at first with the release of that toy story and in 2006 walt disney brought pixar for $7.5 million making job's the company's largest shareholder. >>> well the tributes for steve jobs go far beyond apple in cupertino, there are all kinds of impromptus all around the world. this is the scene at san francisco square last night people leaving flowers, putting u

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the republican presidential candidates are gathering in new hampshire for tonight's debate which is supposed to focus on economic issues. they are supposed to be in essentially the home turf and in new england rick berry has spent time practicing for reportedly doing poorly in the last two debates. the gallop poll shows mitt romney with 20%, rick perry 13% and ceo of godfather's pizza has seen his poll numbers triple in just the last three weeks. president barack obama presses for passage of his $447 billion jobs plan. coming up we will have a live report from our washington d.c. newsroom with a crucial test with the president's plan on capitol hill. >>> red wood city continues to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. now the city had a temporary moratorium for two years but it was set to expire. if the dispen risk were allowed, crime would escalate. >>> he is acting as his own attorney and we will have an update for his preliminary hearing which is set for january 10th. he is charged with killing four women between 1977 and 1994 and has pled not guilty.$

reporting live in san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the 20 year old was gunned down over the weekend while walking along dog wood way. he leaves behind two boys and has a third child due next spring. family and friends held a candle light vigil last night. >>> the series of protests against wall street and corporate greed is coming to another bay area city. occupy oakland is set to take place today starting at 4:00 p.m. organizers have been planning the protests for the last week. they gathered yesterday to discuss strategy. >> by springing up in so many different cityatize is showing the width of the movement. all of america is in solid arity against the economic system in place. >> organizers expect hundreds of people to take part. the protest that started it all is still going strong. occupy wall street is entering its 24th day. demonstrations were calm yesterday. some republicans are criticizing the protesters. presidential candidate is calling the demonstrations the outcome of a bad educational system. >>> video cameras will be recording operators as part of an effor

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> breaking news out of libya, they are now reporting muammar gaddafi has been captured. the reports say muammar gaddafi was injured in both legs, that's all we know at this moment. we will continue to provide information and earlier reports, muammar gaddafi has been captured. >>> well in adjust released state report, harsh criticism in the chauncey murder case. oakland police officer was put into position after the journalist was killed in august of 2007. now the reports said, he botched the investigation from the very beginning and repeatedly overlooked evidence tying the crime to the black muslim bakery. one of his followers and he was convicted last june. >>> an important warning, following a violent attack at a popular park. a woman was out for a walk in the park friday night when two men sexually assaulted her. during the day the park is filled with people and neighbors are shocked to hear about the attack because it is considered to be a safe area. >> i walk alone, everybody walks alone, there is a trail everybody walks alone there and the only t

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident. it happened at mission where an unidentified man was hit by a car at 7:00 last night. he later died at the hospital and no word on whether the driver will be charged in this case. >>> oakland city council may impose a citywide curfew. they will talk about the possibility which would restrict all teenagers and children under the age of 18 from being on the streets after dark. city council is expected to consider an expansion of gangs and junctions. that begins at 6:00 p.m. >>> we are waiting for a big announcement from apple and allie rasmus is in cupertino to talk about what apple is expected to unveil. it is definitely creating some buzz, allie rasmus? >> reporter: we are live where this announcement is not supposed to happen for another four hours but any time they make this announcement, it is highly orchestrated choreographed event and that's the front of the building where everybody will enter for this announcement. there are apple employees already inside getting fed u

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they showed support from the three berkeley graduates held in an iranian prison. shane bauer josh fattal and sarah shaw spoke and thanked the group for their dedication telling them they are an inspiration at their dedication. >> some of the of the things i have heard -- some of the things i have heard are very exciting and i want to see what is next. >> all three were held after hiking across the border from iraq. the occupied protesters are expected to move into the city of alameda and occupied alameda is expected to stay outside city hall. the rally is to coincide at 7:00 m m. it has also taken place in several bay area communities. stay with us for continuing coverage of the occupied movement. just look for the tab right at the top of our website www.ktvu.com. >>> police are searching for the gunman. officers were called to ross circle shortly before 9:00 where they found an 18-year-old man had been shot. the victim was taken to a local hospital where he later tied. police are not releasing his name. so far there is no suspect or motive. >> the

reporting live in san leandro kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a deadly shooting inside away point home stepped from a domestic incident. they were called to the house saturday afternoon and found 23- year-old lance dead. a woman told deputies she shot and killed him because he was an intruder who threatened her and her pregnant daughter. they would not give the nature of their relationship. >>> they killed a 21-year-old man. the medical examiner area office said they were shot several times saturday night. he later died at the hospital. officers responded to the scene after an alert from the shot father gunfire detection system. >>> this week palo alto police are focusing on the safety of students walking to and from school. they will strictly enforce school zones during peak hours. >>> also in palo alto city council will discuss safety measures at an intersection where a six-year-old girl was hit and killed. she was walking wednesday morning when a car hit her. the driver a teacher at another elementary school was interviewed by police and released. they put up crossing signals a

. >> reporter: the other night -- they tried to show them some pellet kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> last night hundreds marched from their encampment to the steps of city hall and at one point they shall clashed with no, city police. there were a few minor injuries. >>> at one point they started to a downtown bart station. our ktvu channel 2 news examine was there during last night's tense confrontation as the protesters try to enter. they talked about the deadly shootings involving police and they are looking at how it is affecting service or any other part of the commute this morning. >>> they are determined to hold their ground and they have been camped outside city hall there. now we have been watching one protester perched on top of that wall, and they say they are trying to balance free speech rights through protected space. >>> the mayor was out of down during the violent clashes between police and occupied protesters but coming up, we hear the mayor explain why she was not there and think the critics so say she was not there. >>> the oakland school board has decided to

. >> kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we had a little break in the forecast. this happens to be the loop over the of the law hours. this is the sweep. you can see the focus of the heavier showers. i've been watching this cell over the past hour. it started out around sfo. you can see the regression heading out to the east. in fact, was's -- as we do -- there's 880 and that's padre view. this is the shooting out to the south and east at a speed of about $25 miles an hour. thisst art woo a -- we're expecting more -- a speed of about 25 miles an hour. quite a few clouds building up over the hast few hours. temperature -- over the past few hours. rainfall totals, especially for this time of year, very impressive, especially up in the north bay. look at santa rosa, right about an inch. san jose, about .36. here is the system scouting -- scooting out to the south and east. some school -- cool unstabled air. with that, a mixure of sun and clouds and also the chance of some lightning. here is our rainfall forecast model at 4:00 showing ut coverage. by 5:00 increasing

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> across the bay in oakland, occupy demonstrators were joined by three uc berkeley grads released after being held in an iranian prisoner. the three had spoke yesterday at the occupy oakland encampment outside of city hall. shane bauer and josh fattal returned to the u.s. after 26 months in prison. sarah shourd was a prisoner for 14 months before she was free last year. stay here for more on the occupy movement. look under the "occupy protest" tab. >>> tension is rising between richmond city officials and police after a gang fight in city hall. a city-one group called the office of neighborhood safety paid gang members from north and central richmond for service they did for the community empowerment program. however, rival gang members showed up at the same time in city hall and a fight broke out. police say blood cover egg the walls and 40s of the office but no one -- covering the always and floors of the office but no one was -- walls and floors of the office but no one was willing to give information. >>> this was the scene this

report can live in concord, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> oakland police showed up in large number this is morning at the secondary site of the occupy oakland protest. a group of pro terses set up a camp at snow park at 20th and harrison street because of overcrowding and tension at the primary site in front of city hall. officers say they received a call just before 5:00 a.m. of a possible medical emergency. but they didn't find any emergency when they walked in pairs through the park. protesters came out of their tent and stood by quietly. >> we are trying to start a good relationship with people around us. and talk to people around us to explain to them what we are doing. >> there is no plan to kick them out of the park then? >> not that i know of. >> the police sergeant in charge said that a large number of officers came because of confrontations they had with protesters at the other site in oakland, but there were no problems this morning. >>> a union-backed lobbying group for nurses set up a first aid station for occupy protesters in san francisco's

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting early this morning but say the victim is not cooperating. police say someone shot and wounded a woman around 4:15 a.m. near 69th avenue and 14th street. now, according to investigators she was hit in the shoulder and the ankle and those wounds are not life-threatening. officers say she would not give them any information about that shooting. >>> new information is emerging on the man suspected in a mass shooting in a southern california hair salon. police say scott dakkraie opened fire and killed eight people. his ex-wife worked in that salon. she said he was unable during the marriage. it's unclear whether his ex- wife is among the dead. >>> a fire sent one man to the hospital. the flames shot 30 feet in the air as firefighters were called to west street. this is all around 6:30. a neighbor shot cell phone video of this fire and investigators say it does appear he was living in the building. >> we assume that it's gonna be a garage. but sometimes there are people making residents out

ktvu's kraig debro tells us how this manhunt ended just hours ago.>> reporter: dave, we just got an update about the suspect, we've just learned the suspect is at a hospital now after being bit on by a sheriff's dog during his arrest. this is the building the man is accused of shooting into. just look at the pockmarks on the wall, bullet holes into this window here. there's a number 18 indicating the number of rounds that was fired into the building. and if you are looking there now, look at this desk, a clipboard which has holes in it. there's a schedule on the clipboard. see if we can read that. couldn't do that. the suspect is in jail. one resident at this complex says there was definitely a shoot-out among coworkers. >> you could clearly hear two sets of shots. he was shooting at somebody and they were shooting back at him. >> the supervisor was taken to a hospital. police say he will live. the building is shot up because the shooting but no one else is hurt. the man accused in the crime is 50-year-old duran long. deputies along with chp arrested

. >> reporting live in san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news thank you. >>> san jose state is warning students after three sex crimes in just two days. police say a woman was in a restroom stall at sweepey hall yesterday when a scruffy looking man peered under from a neighboring stall. the woman screamed and the peeping tom fled. on wednesday, two students told police that a man was on a bmx bike and groped her. >> that's really scary to is somebody just approach you like that. >> campus police texted alerts like this one to the students. another woman saw the note and then called police to say she, too, had been groped by a man on a bmx bike. the bike attackers are described as young latinos, one had spiked black hair. >>> and ktvu showed you video of the dramatic rescue of two women pulled from a home. it happened in concord earlier this morning. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: two firefighters became heroes. this is the helmet that one of them wore, which has a camera mounted on it which captured the rescue. this is what firefighters saw when they ran into the burning house at

reporting live from san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:56.winner reportedly received a $2 million reward for the capture of james whitey bulger. former ms. iceland, tipped off police that bulger and his girlfriend were hiding under atombed -- assumed identities. she befriended the couple. bullinger is charged -- bulger is charged with 19 murders. >>> the maker of blackberry, research and -- research and motion is not identifying a cause of an outage. the british division says customers are having problems using the blackberry messenger service. >>> let's go out to sal castanedo. who has been delivering pretty good traffic conditions for us. it's been pretty good. we do have some slowdowns there. let's quickly go down there. that traffic is improving. out to the live pictures we go, this is a look at -- this is a look at the foggy conditions. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it's light. >>> let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >>> a lot of clouds. mostly cloudy, light rain, heaviest to the north bay into tuesday morning and warmer wednesday and

ktvu akraig debro joins us -- ktvu's kraig debro joins us live. what's happening this morning? >> reporter: good morning, tori. it seems the people are back and they are back possibly because they believe what is a shield for them for the curfew. police are nowhere to be scene. the oakland city council says it will convene a special meeting to discuss what happened. meanwhile, all comments on tuesday. mayor jean quan tried to offer an apology. it was rejected. the mayor had to flee into city hall. ive stead, she issued this statement -- "we're deeply saddened with the outcome on tuesday. it was not what anybody hoped for. it was my responsibility and i apologize for what happened." [ yelling ] >> reporter: scott olsen suffered a fractured skull after being hit in the head from a project -- with a projectile. he served two iraqi wars without ming injured. it's just one of the irony of the situations. >> scott olsen, it breaks my heart, my son, my wife and i have been basically sitting we crying behind this -- sitting crying behind all of this. >> reporter: some have decided to p

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:30 and funeral services are pending for another member of the hells' angels. 52-year-old steve tallsend was shot to death. he was attending the funeral of pettigrew. police say in the chaos that followed, the crime scene was altered and they tell ktvu. it's possible the shooter was attacked and taken away by tollson's friends. >> it's definitely something we've been made aware of through the media. it's something that's of great concern to us. >> i rushed to the hospital. >> witnesses say the gunman may be a fellow hells' angels. >>> a manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot at patrol officers. it started saturday night at a routine traffic stop. investigators say the driver took off and led police on a short pursuit. investigators say the man fired a single shot at officers and then ran away. none of the shots hit anyone. >>> reports this morning of several cars with their tires slashed in santa rosa. the "press democrat" says police believe the cars were vandalized saturday night or early sunday morning. some neighbors

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:05. the fate of jailed american exchange student amanda knox is in the hands of an italian jury right now. this after knox gave a tearful plea for freedom overnight. knocks asked the italian court to set her free and overturn her 2009 murder conviction in the death of her british roommate. knox said, "i was not there. i did not kill. i did not rape. i did not steal." an observer in the courtroom said several jurors and even some jurors were crying at the end of her statement. a jury decision is expected sometime after 11:00 a.m. this morning our time. >>> closer to home, supporters of amanda knox are nervously waiting for that jury decision. our reporter rick price, telling us live from seattle, that those reporters stayed up all night and watched the italian proceeding. good morning, rick. >> reporter: good morning dave. good morning, everybody. the mood was emotional up there in the hotel as the friend of amanda watched rivetted that feed from the italian croom. there was barely a sound

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two time indycar dan weldon was killed in a 15 car crash duringace in las vegas. it happened during lap 13, watch this one car swerved another car hit it and went airborne, dan weldon's car flew over and smashed into the fence on one of the track's turns. he was airlifted to the hospital but he died later. dan weldon's father-in-law said he had just talked with him earlier in the day. >> i said have a safe race and he was supposed to go to australia after the race and i said have a safe race and that's all. >> they went outside the indianapolis speedway where dan weldon won twice. three other drivers were hospitalized after this tremendous wreck. one has been released and the others were kept overnight. >>> a settlement has reportedly been released in the los angeles dodgers. coming up details of the deal that would end one of the costliest proceedings in california history. >>> it will either be the texas rangers or the st. louis cardinals. >> they are headed back back to the world series. they closed out the nlcs and the world series begins wedn

confirm this information in the chronicles latest comb, meanwhile they beat the browns yesterday, kraig debro, ktvuews. >>> we did have a small earthquake here in the bay area and it struck at 242 this morning again two miles east of berkeley and we have not had any reports of injuries or damage but berkeley has been the epicenter of several small earthquakes in the past few weeks. >>> they have had travel nightmares because of the weather and at least three jet blue flights said they were stranded on the tarmac for seven hours or more. one unidentified jet blue pilot pleaded with them to help them. >> is there any way you can get a tow bar and tow us to a gate or something, i don't care, take us anywhere. >> wow, passengers on that flight said food and water ran out, the bathrooms were clogged, a jet blue spokesperson said they were taken to connecticut because of a confluence of events including equipment failures and low visibility. >>> they are calling it operation do. it includes sex offenders and that's coming up next for halloween night. >>> and for halloween, tara moriarty joins us from san

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thanks, kraig. >>> well, solyndra's ceo has stepped down. brian harrison joined the freemont-based company a little over a year ago -- ago. solyndra was already struggling and withdraw plans for an ip. harrison has refused to answer questions about the company's bankruptcy. >>> this morning, president obama is welcoming the president of south korea to the white house. the two will sign the trade agreement signed by congress last night. coming up, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with how the white house says this will help american companies but not everyone agrees. >>> even though summer is over, we still could have spare the air days. particulate matter, tiny pieces of pollution that float in the air, are the problem during cooler weather. that's why we're asked not to use our fireplaces on some of those days. >>> in july of last year, the city started charging for street parking on memorial day, 4th of july, labor day and veterans day. this lend to 72% mor

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> across the bay in oakland, occupied activists received a show of public support from the uc berkeley graduates. they spoke at the occupied camp outside city hall. the group called them an inspiration. >> i am still learning a lot about what is going on here but some of the things i have heard are inspiring and exiting. i want to see what is next. >> they are currently on a hunger strike and those miss they ares are protesting long- term solitary confinement. >>> they are continuing coverage of the occupied protest movement just look for the link on www.ktvu.com. >>> paul chambers is at the scene with why police are having trouble gathering information despite many witnesses, paul? >> reporter: good morning pam, that's right police are having a problem investigating because knob nobody will come forward and tell them what happened. according to published reports which is a citigroup were pagan members for service they did for the group's member program. things got tense when rival gang members showed up at the same time. they were throwing dishes an

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:02, a big mess on interstate 880, just hours ago a big-rig filled with live chickens crashed, tara? >> reporter: well we are standing on the overpass where the crash happened and that's where the actual accident happened. you can see traffic is backed up here and you can see we are standing on the road where the accident is all the way up to the lagoon valley road. you can see just how extensive this accident is and the traffic is a result of the accident. we want to warn you the video you are about to see is graphic and could disturb some viewers. the chp says the driver fell asleep at the wheel and drifted to the side of the road. he slammed into another big-rig that was parked on the soldier because of mechanical problems. 2500 were released. they cleared out the side of the road. they suffered minor injuries and now the chicken company was out here to pick up as many chickens as they could, both dead and alive, the chickens were on their way to a processing plant. they tried to radio them and obviously the crash did happen. traffic is bac

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in overnight news, a fatal shooting led to a gas leak in oakland. a man was shot in the area of 70th avenue and favor street just after 10:00 p.m. he drove his car a few blocks away crashing into a parked van. the impact pushed the van into a building causing structural damage and a gas leak. the gas leak has been stopped and the man was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries. >>> it happened just after midnight while a woman was sitting at a red light on the corner of fulton and standard street. that car came speeding down the hill and slammed into the woman's car. the impact knocked the woman's car over, an suv and crumpled the man's car and both are in general hospital. >>> he shot several workers at a cupertino cement plan. sharif rollman seemed less talkative and was avoiding icon tact. he worried his schedule had been changed and during yesterday morning's meeting three shooting victim's died and three others injured. short time later he shot a not a carjacking at the cupertino campus. nearby neighborhoods and

. >>> now we want to check in with ktvu channel 2 news kraig debro who is now there, it looks like -- >> we... >> reporter: we did have some technical problems with the truck but we have somebody who is a is your john and -- surgeon and we have a booth beyond this beyond where it tells you -- a booth beyond this point where it tells you can not go. it is slushy snow, it is not sticking to the ground and my shoes are getting rather wet here but it is a nice picture to look at. look in that direction you can see the trees and the snow on the ground so it makes for a good picture but we understand that at higher elevations it is sticking so that is good news. in addition to the slushiness and cold roads we are encountering, there is also construction which means if you are driving here you will have to watch out for that as well. >> the worst thing we have got is miles and miles of construction and we are restricted down to one lane in some places and it will be slippery wet and dangerous. >> reporter: okay so that is cal trans talking about the situation and see this person right here,

ktvu kraig debro was hold that he came to the woman's aide? >> reporter: yes, employees here at the ace hardware between 35th and high street say that they helped the victim by placing a tourniquet on her leg. what the woman told her about the shooting shocked her. >> he asked me for my purse, no, he snatched my purse, i pulled back, when i did, he told me to let go, he wouldn't shoot me. so i let go and he shot me twice. >> reporter: the suspect fled in a lexus after the shooting. police cautiously approached the car at the 35th avenue onramp to westbound 580, but they did not find the suspect inside. because the crash happened so close to the freeway that oakland police asked them to shut down the freeway while the search of the suspect in the area was conducted. it took about two hours to do that. >> we would rather inconvenience a few people, search this area and render it safe than leave someone out here who may pose a threat to the public or the residents in the area. >> reporter: and we're at the crime scene, it was about 2:00 p.m. when

reporting live from san jose, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> funeral services are pending for anotherember of the hells angels. steve tulleson was shot after attending the funeral of the president of the san jose chapter. mercury news photo shows people looking down and moments after the shooting a pastor was standing just a few feet away. >> we heard the noise and i will be honest i was hoping it was a motorcycle backfiring but i knew it wasn't... >>> condolences cards have been left at his business in san jose. witnesses say the shooter may be a fellow hells angel that tulleson tripped a patch from his vest for not protecting somebody else in last month's shooting. >>> michael jackson's -- the trial of mechanical jake son -- michael jackson's doctor is on hold because the father of one of the witnesses died over the weekend. that witness is an anesthesiologist expert. his testimony is crucial to prove dr. murray is negligent which led to michael jackson's death and they are not saying when the trial will resume. >>> back over to sal, any problems, sal? >> yes, i am having trouble ge

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 501, investigating a deadly pedestrian accident in san francisco. it happened at mission and excels, a man was hit by a car and died later at the hospital. there is no word whether the driver of the car will be jarred in this case. >>> a research worker is waking up a nobel prize winner. they just spoke with him, what do you have to say? >> reporter: he got the surprise of his life, we spoke to him moments ago and here is what he had to say. >> i got a call and they said how do you feel and i said about what and they said you won the nobel prize and she went to look it up on the internet to see if it was a hoax. >> reporter: and it is definitely not a hoax. he shares the honor with two other u.s. scientists. he heads the super nova project at the laboratory and they found evidence of the accelerating expansion of the universe. they located the most distance explosion called super november say. he will take home $50,000 and there will be a press conference so you will of course see and hear from them. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>>

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you, kraig. >>> 7:03, power is back on this morning after the underground electrical fire in oakland. flames came out of a manhole near montell street and piedmont avenue around 9:00 last night. witnesses described hearing a boom. pg&e blames underground power. they restored all the electricity just after 11:00. >>> time now is 7:03, happening right now. a fiery train derailment look at these pictures. forcing evacuations this morning. and the firefighters, they are letting it burn itself out. now, these pictures, they are some of the wreckage here, 26 train cars, they jumped thetracks. as many as nine of them were filled with ethanol. this is video taken of the fiery derailment about three hours ago. now some of the witnesses heard several explosions. and about 800 people in the town of illinois, they have been evacuated to the high school for their own safety. this town is about 100 miles west of chicago. just to give you some bearings. the derailment came within a few hundred feet of several homes. and now along with ethanol almost

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and activists are protesting so called corporatereed are now making their presence known in downtown oakland. here is more with allie rasmus with more on how they are responding. >> reporter: oakland police said the protesters would be allowed to stay here overnight and this is park of the -- part of the oakland demonstration. there are about 75 to 100 tents and the protesters plan to be here 24 hours a day seven days a week and they want to be here to get their message across even though having tents at city hall is technically a violation of city code. sending out that message began yesterday afternoon as they met in front of the plaza. they are voicing their frustration about the economy and what they say is a growing gap with the working poor. this woman got involved after losing her home to foreclosure and was inspired after the occupied taking in wall street in new york. >> it carried a little cold all over the united states and now it is in oakland and we are glad to welcome it. >> reporter: now even though the people were al

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jailed american exchange student amanda knox is accused of murderly pleaded for her freedom this morning in an italian courtroom, here in the u.s. supporters are awaiting the decision. friends of amanda stayed up all nightwatching the court proceedings and they are hoping to avoid another verdict. >>> we are all very optimistic but at the same time you feel like you just don't know what could happen. >>> an italian court originally convicted amanda knox of killing meredith kercher. >>> man slaughter trial of michael jackson doctor, paramedics gave explosive testimony in the first week of trial and coming up we will tell you who will take the witness stand today. >>> also this morning, parents are staging a protest to demand change. they claim the school administration is harassing students and creating a negative learning environment. previews complaints have been ignored and they plan a protest in about ten minutes. >>> due in court today, ryan is accused of trying to start a fire and resisting arrest. they responded to the fatal shooting of bart p

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds spent hours in the northeast. one american airlines flight said they were stranded for 7 hours or more. one jet blue pilot pleaded with them for help. >> i have a par quadriplegic that needs to come off, i have a diabetic, i have a list of issues, i just have to get some help. >>> food and water ran out and the bathrooms were clogged and a jet blue spokesperson confirmed six planes headed for the new york area were diverted because of equipment failures and low visibility. >>> nasa is expected to announce hundreds of new jobs coming soon to the space kennedy center in florida. boeing will lease the large hanger that used to be the home of the space shuttle recovery. they will build and launch a new shuttle and thousands were laid off when the says shuttle program ended and this new venture could bring 500 of those workers back. >>> 6:48 is the time right now, sal checking on the commute, sal? >>> we don't have a lot of traffic troubled spots but you will see trouble at the bay bridge plaza and we keep looking for

kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well the fate of jailed american exchange student amanda knox is in the hands of an italian jury after amanda knox gave a tearful plea for freedom. she asked the italian appeals court to set her free. she spoke 2:00 a.m. pacific time. amanda knox said she wants to come back home to her life. [ speaking french ] >> i don't want to be punished for half my life, my future taken away from me for things i have not committed, because i am innocent : i am innocent... >> her co-defendant also asked for his freedom and both were convicted for the murder of meredith kercher. the jury is expected to make a decision on the appeal today. >>> certain criminals here in california will no longer be sentenced in state prison. they are asking to sentence noncriminal offenses. they are asking the state to help paying for this but there are doubts of whether that payment will be enough. >>> today the u.s. supreme court begins a new session with a very closely watched case which cuts medicaid, doctors and other medical providers. we will have a live report from our was

reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu news. >>> statewide police raids on the motorcycle club led to arrests. they seized cocaine. this followed a deadly shooting last month outside a casino. the member from gill roy is arrested for that. other members say they are unfairly targeted and called their organization a social group. the authorities disagree and say they cite confiscated weapons. >> this is the tools of the trade for an international organization. which is really a gang and inflicting terror upon all the citizens. today is a remarkable out come from a long term investigation. >> there are as many as 50 state indictments that are expected as a result of the raids. >> search sundererway for a man who is connected to this shooting in santa rosa. his bed was found inside a car on todd road. the shooting happened shortly after 2:00 yesterday afternoon. now, investigators say the three men they are looking for is at the scene of the shooting. they were reported to be in a black cadillac. >>> one man became the victim of two crimes in one day. they are still trying to figu

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> new york city police this morning are beingccused of using excessive force against occupied protestors. last night police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators, 28 people taken into custody. they were part of the group occupy wall street. protestors have been demonstrating against corporate greed and bank bailouts since september 17th. demonstrators say officers did not need to use pepper stray or nightsticks to control. and but police say the crowds became unruly. >>> republican presidential candidate herman cain says he has no sympathy for the protestors. he is telling them, don't blame wall street or banks. he says if you don't have a job, or you're not rich, blame yourself! cain is a self-made millionaire who was the former ceo of godfather pizza. >>> i know the weather is affecting our commute. there's a lot happening, what's going on out there. >> it's not going to be a great commute when the roads are wet like they are. i want to show you some of these pictures that you'll see, san francisco looks like we just had a lit

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a bay area teacher is out on bail after being accused of performing a sex act on an intoxicated student. police arrested scott saarheim on saturday. investigators say saarheim had a party at his home and that is where an unidentified male student in his 20s says saarheim led him away from the party to a different part of the home. >> he was introduced to some sort of intoxicating substance. at that point he realized the professor was orally copulating him. >> the academy says they are treating this as a person who is innocent until proven guilty. >>> an army ranger has been killed in afghanistan. he was killed saturday. insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. >>> red wood city could decide to permanently ban medical marijuana facilities. a moratorium is set to expire in december. tonight the city council is set to vote on a planning commission recommendation. they say that zoning ordinance would avoid potential legal problems with the state. >>> early voting begins today in a hand full of cities that are holding elections. the cities of ne

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. let's go to sal. the doctor is probably getting a lot better down there than it is here. >> you are absolutely right, kraig. i know you spoke about it but i'm gonna mention it again, there are chain restrictions on 80 and 50 in certain parts of the sierra. the best thing for you to do is to throw those chains in the trunk or plan on renting them there. you can get help if you have never done that before. they are not letting you through if you don't have chains. >>> let's take a look at the commute here in the bay area. it was sunny here a moment ago. a little bit of cloud cover now. you can see it kind of looks gloomy there. but it's drying. it's drying in the south bay with a lot of slow traffic on -- traffic on 237, 101, 17 and 85. very slow. this is 880 you can tell that the open coliseum parking lot is still wet from the rain. and the toll is about a 15- minute delay now. >> all right, sal. for some it's nice. for others it's breezy and cool. there's a line of showers right near san jose, althoug

ktvu's kraig debro is live outside of city hall. what are they planning? >> reporter: well, a permanent presence for the time being. they've also done some work on this -- for the injured iraqi war vet. he was injured when police allegedly hit him with perhaps a can of tear gas. when i said "permanent presence" i was talking about the tent there and next to the tent you can see three or four people sleeping on the ground there. yesterday, however, we did see a -- yesterday a large number of members gathered for a daily general assembly, during which they determined there would be a strike on september 2nd. a conflict -- december 2nd. a conflict broke out. the fence here is meant to support a 10:00 p.m. curfew. some people started to dismantle the fence. others chanted for cooperation. [ chanting ] >> but the demonstration did not end there, least the disagreement didn't. while some pranced behind frank ogawa plaza, others pleaded with them to consider a possible consequence of the ack hundred. >> i need three people to -- action. >> i need three people to

ktvu's kraig debro, he's outside of the hospital to tell us how this surfer is really lucky to be aliveis lucky to be alive, dave. i just spoke to the hospital spokesperson and she says it's not clear when the bite victim is released from the hospital. but she says he's not talking until he is released. there's possibility that the bite victim could be released today but she won't know until after 10:30. the shark bit him on his neck and harm off marina state beach that's -- and arm after marina state beach. taketake a look at what the shark bite did. the bite missed his carotid artery, which carries blood from the heart to the brain, by 2 millimeters. a friend and another surfer helped him out of the water and he was airlifted here to the regional medical center of san jose. again, there's a possibility he could be released today. that was the news yesterday. the spokesperson here says she won't know if that's going to be the case until after 10:00 this morning. >>> reporting live from san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, kraig. >> it is 8:31. overnight, a small e

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> across the bay, the three uc berkeley graduates who were jailed in iran spoke yesterday to activists taking part in the movement. the three thanked the group for their dedication -- the occupations were just starting when we got out and we were hearing about it little bit by little bit but it wasn't until getting out of here in this city that it hit me, that this was serious. >> bauer, fattal and shourd, those prisoners are protesting long-term solitary confinement. stay with us for continuing coverage of the occupy movement. just look for the "occupy protests" tab at ktvu.com. >>> the recent rise in violence in san jose continued overnight after an 18-year-old man was shot and killed. police rushed to ross circle last night shortly before 9:00. an 18-year-old man was found shot. he was taken to a hospital but he later died. police have not released his name yet. family members are being not fid. so far there's no word about a suspect or a motive. >>> now, later on this morning, san jose police will talk about the recent spike in homic

reporting live in san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning, berkeley police are an elderly woman with a history of wandering off. 86-year-old mary souza disappeared from a shaddock avenue assisted living facility. she wandered off two months ago and ended up in downtown berkeley. she's had let's -- she's 5'2" and is possibly wearing a red jacket and black pants. >>> 58-year-old jose operates a hot dog stand and and undercover officer started to buy weapons there in april. and then guillermo gonzalez castillo allegedly sold rifles and methamphetamine from the street corner. >>> a man accused of ramming his car in a fit of road rage. prosecutors say the man became upset at two boys who were directing school traffic, allegedly revved his car's engine before hitting those two days -- two boys. they were not seriously hurt. he eventually walked his daughter to class and police arrested him at home. >>> police say the man who left his 1-year-old inside a hot car while he drank at the iron springs bar on labor day, a witness confronted him, and a jury found him not guil

reporting live, i'm kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and they have taken over an abandoned san franciscootel. they are camping out at the oldcathedral hotel where they are a part of the homes, not the jails group. it's a part of the organization with a history of taking over the abandoned buildings for the homeless. so far, police have not made any -- so far police have not made any arrests. >> how else would folks have an opportunity to come inside and sit on a bed that's going to waste? come inside to see, you know, apartments that are belter than a lot of people and -- better than what a lot of people are living in. >> how long that may depend on how much the buildings' owner will be pushing police. homes, not jails, says san francisco, they have 10,000 homeless people and 30,000 on occupied homes. occupied protesters it in southern california turned deadly after the man jumped to his death. now, it happened yesterday during a rally near san diego civic center plaza. police say that the 42-year-old jumped from a parking structure and that paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scen

ktvu's kraig debro has the sorry. >> reporter: a lot of unanswered questions this morning.olice did tell me on scene that the victim is not cooperating. this all started around 4:15. police told me on the scene, in addition to police information we did have information from the scanner that a woman had been shot at 69th and international, actually a couple blocks east of international. we learned she had been shot one in the shoulder and once in the ankle. after being shot, she hopped in a vehicle and drove 101st and macarthur. police told me they believed her brother lived over there because her brother was the one that ended up calling police and ambulances to the scene. they took her to a hospital to get her wounds treated. but, again, she's not cooperating with police. they were going to the hospital to try to speak to the woman again. i'm going to make a call as well to see if i can get more details. there will soon be a new person in charge. jean quan is expected to announce her choice for interim police which i have after batts departs. many believe it will go to how

. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news, kraig debro. >>> also in san jose police are investigating the shooting death of a man attending the funeral offices -- funeral services for a fellow member of the hells' angels. he was attending the funeral of the president of the san jose chapter of the hells' angels. a foretoe shows people looking down -- a photo shows people looking down after the funeral. >> we heard the noise. i was hoping it was a motorcycle backfiring. but i knew it wasn't. >> condolence cards and candles have been left at the victim's business in san jose. witnesses say the shooter may be a fellow hells' angel, angry for not protecting pettigrew in last month's nevada shooting. >>> dan wheldon died yesterday in a fiery-15-car pileup a at the -- pileup at the las vegas raceway. >> it's always gonna be a high risk dangerous sport. we know that. the people that are in the sport know that. but we don't want this kind of thing to happen. >> three other drivers were hurt in the wreck and taken to hot -- taken to the hospital. >> president obama is on the

forgotten and they tried to get more people out here to talk to us, we will have more on ktvu channel 2 news, kraig debro. >>> last night occupied wall street where it all started, demonstrators took to the streets to show their support for their fellow protesters. hundreds marched from their encampment to the steps of city hall. officers did make several arrests and the time now is 636 testimony it >>> police believe they should nmove in on occupied -- should move in on occupied protesters and she feels they have been there long enough and they can't stay there forever and although it makes for good television, they does not think it is working. >> let them be, and if you have more you want to say, log on to our facebook team page. >>> a man sexually assaulting a woman on skyline college, it happened tuesday night and the victim tells police she was alone in a classroom when a man came in and attacked her. he fled the room and is described as a white male with an athletic build tattoo or scar on his neck. >>> the man accused of a richmond gang rape could be moved out of contra costa county. they could p

ktvu channel 2 news. it's friday, october 21st. i'm kraig debro. >> i'm pam cook. >> concord high school is going to start with extra police patrols. live from concord, it's all in response to a violent threat made over a fax machine. tara moriarty has the story. >> reporter: we have noticed police patrols here this morning and the school district did issue a warning by phone last night to warrants. >> rest assured your child's safety is our top priority. we'll have extra administrators on campuses for additional support. >>> school officials sprang into action. extra officers will also be on hand at eldorado middle school and westwood elementary, which is close by. police are asking people to be observant and report anything out of the ordinary. this comes one week after a school received a threat and a teacher finding an empty gun case. then a racist death threat. in addition to extra officers, other departments have been notified, including pleasant hill and walnut creek police. say they most of these reports turn out to be pranks in order to g

kraig debro, live in oakland it has been peaceful and we will check back in with him as well. at one point the unoccupied protest shifted to a downtown bart station... [crowd noise] >> our ktvu channel 2 news crew was there during the confrontation and they shut down the gates to the 19th street station and they taunted the officers about the recent deadly shootings involving bart police. that is not affecting bart service but we will stay on top of that. >>> protesters in new york got out of hand, take a look occupied wall street, demonstrators took to the streets to show their support for the demonstration in oakland. they marched to the steps of city hall and at one point they clashed with new york city police. officers did make several arrests and there were a few minor injuries. >>> time now 5:35, we have been asking our facebook followers whether you think police should move in on the unoccupied protesters. just go to our facebook log on to our channel 2 page, you can also find news updates and send us some messages and story ideas. >>> san jose is naming its price for a stadium land deal it hopes to lore the a's to the south bay. they released details to sell five dow