rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu viewers shared their thoughts about today's verdict on our facebook page. cindy gonzalez wrote justice for caylee anthony is now injustice. many people are comparing the case to the oj simpson murder trial prompting this response from jessica lovely one. she says quote i guess you don't have to be a celebrity to get away with murder. >>> and we want to know what you think, just like ktvu on facebook and leave us a comment. you will also find a link on ktvu.com under networking. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a renewed search for clues to find a killer. the night manager of a san mateo restaurant was killed while doing his job. lloyd lacuesta tell us why tonight was chosen. lloyd is live tonight. >> reporter: today would have been the 40th birthday of the manager of this friday's restaurant. the occasion was marked with a drive to raise money for a reward to hopefully solve his murder. >> it says castello which is his name. >> reporter: dale castello's girlfriend has had a table here all day and night to keep the story of castello's murder alive. >

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu viewers shared their thoughts about today's verdict on our facebook page. cindy gonzalez wrote justice for caylee anthony is now injustice. many people are comparing the case to the oj simpson murder trial prompting this response from jessica lovely one. she says quote i guess you don't have to be a celebrity to get away with murder. >>> and we want to know what you think, just like ktvu on facebook and leave us a comment. you will also find a link on ktvu.com under networking. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, a renewed search for clues to find a killer. the night manager of a san mateo restaurant was killed while doing his job. lloyd lacuesta tell us why tonight was chosen. lloyd is live tonight. >> reporter: today would have been the 40th birthday of the manager of this friday's restaurant. the occasion was marked with a drive to raise money for a reward to hopefully solve his murder. >> it says castello which is his name. >> reporter: dale castello's girlfriend has had a table here all day and night to keep the story of castello's murder alive. >

live, maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right now we have breaking news. news copper 2 is where a house, you can see it, there was burned this afternoon. the firefighters controlled this fire. this was burning on lose robles drive -- los robles drive. the fire did substantial damage to the roof. what we are hearing the fire may have been started by fire works. we are working to get more information. again, live pictures from news copper 2 of a fire, a large house in burlingame that may have been started by fire works. >>> jury awarded a professional 3 -- 3/4 of a million dollars. he inherited the documents from his father. a jury ordered her to pay damages. he admitted to accidentally starting the fire. >>> a murder and kidnapping trial of james mitchell. he was arrested in july of 2009 after his girlfriend was found beaten to death with a baseball bat at her home. he had their daughter with him when they surrended. prosecutors say he killed her and mitchell said two men attacked him when he came to her home. >>> jury selection started in the trial of the

hissite has been confirmed to ktvu. that is our report for tonight. have more tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. >> you can find more coverage online at www.ktvu.com and with ktvu's mobile app. thanks so much for joining us, everyone.

updates since the beginning of ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. a protester on the platform at the civic center station tried to climb on top of the train. you can see protesters helping him up there and bart police officers pulling him down. >> here is a look from an hour ago, to give you a perspective, you can see an organizer trying to rally the protesters before the train rolled in. the demonstration started in a orderly fashion with protesters marching and chanting but that was before the shoving match breck out drawing in protesters and bart authorities and the media and commuters who were trying trying to get out of there. that was the last train that stopped before bart officials ordered everyone out and shut it down and now the station is completely shut down. it has a muni platform and a bart platform. we showed you the live pictures. no one is being allowed into the civic center station. at 5:00, david stevenson was talking about how the commuters were upset. we will stay on this throughout the show and the evening and you can see what

hissite has been confirmed to ktvu. that is our report for tonight. have more tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. >> you can find

ktvu shows the rescue just north of the san mate oh, bridge. the helicopter found kateland floating hanging on to her board. this video shows her rescue. >> she was in really good spirit. surprising after being in the water almost 13 hours. i can't stress the right gear she had on was the key to her survival. >> reporter: the couple says they're glad obviously that katie survived. they are interesting in finding that missing board which is apparently a very expensive board. so steve the husband says he and his friends may go out to look for the board later tonight and wouldn't be surprised if his wife decided to join them. sal castaneda, ktvu news. >>> congress could be nearing a deal on the debt ceiling. the latest plan comes from the gang of six. it would cut $3.7 trillion in death over the next decade through a series of budget cuts. president obama praised the plan. but senate majority leader reed held back. >> don't ask me if i support this bill, come on it's wonderful. revenue, cut cause i've been told, i read it. i've been told it cuts d

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maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> google seeing more female users. a third of google plus users are now female. that's a jump from estimates that puts female use at a 10th to a quarter. the numbers fall behind the percentages of users on other social networking websites. >>> ktvu's usually h joins us with the story -- julie haener joins us with the stories at 6:00. >>> one lawmaker is hoping the second time is the charm. the bill that pays for executives where students are being asked to pay more. 22 firefighters who lost their jobs to budget cuts gets a second chance. what they are going through right now before they return to duty. >>> what employees are saying is about the 6500 jobs being cut at 6:00. >>> campaign kicked off today to increase motorcycle safety. all state is a sponsor. new signs that say look twice. the reminder is important in our state since it is legal for motorcycles to go between cars that are stopped in traffic. >> a great example on why people need to look for the people who are driving motorcycles as opposed to what you thi

ktvu's john fowler has more. >> reporter: at this hour hope is dimming. they took a wrong turn migrating to alaska. >> reporter: not where you expect to find gray whales. the river, six miles from the sea. stranded for 28 days. a few hours ago the calf swam sea ward. >> if the calf has been separated it may not be able to survive. sick animals will seek ref fuge in calmer waters. >> reporter: you might remember fours ago a mother and calf. the mother and calf strayed 90 miles. listed as endangered. the law required attempts to save them. >> they got the whale to turn around in shallow water. >> reporter: lut the river whales are gray and no longer in danger. >> we did a lot of damage to whales and we still hunt them, so i think any effort we can make. >> reporter: numbers are increasing but these two may die. >> it's tragic in an individual sense but overall for the health of the population i don't think it will matter too much. >> reporter: scientists are continuing to try to heard the mother towards the ocean but she may be confused searching for her ca

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and ktvu's washington, d.c. bureau is scheduled to sit down for a one-on-one interview with the president today and you can see that exclusive interview with the president this afternoon on our ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> time now 6:15. sarah palin may announce if she is running for president as early as next month. during an interview last night, sarah palin said quote she has the common sense and the pro private sector policy experience that would be good for this country. palin also says she thinks she could beat president obama. palin will be joining a list of republican presidential candidates that include michele bachmann and mitt romney. >>> in a few hours from now bart's general manager will report to the board of directors on a deadly july 3rd police shooting. at the same time bart says it will be tough on protesters in the future. bart says there will be a zero tolerance policy for protesters who try to shut down train service. this after a group took over the civic center station on monday to pr

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> online retail giant amazon wants a slice of the ipad market. amazon plans to unveil a tablet computer. it will have a 9-inch screen and powered by android. amazon plans to release two updated versions of kendall in the next couple of months. apple has become the fastest growing major retailer in the united states. in the first three months this year the sales rose by $4.6 billion. that is up 80% compared to the year before. the increase accounts for 1/5 all u.s. sales growths by publicly traded companies. >>> just a day after we showed you how summer camps were closed the organization filed for bankruptcy. the deal they are making to ensure the children can still go to camp. also at 6:00, instead of fries, how about apple slices. the menuu changes restaurants are making to combat childhood obesey. and the power to transform your child's low performing school. these story in about 10 minutes. . >>> i heard, weird, crazy, unusual. let's go to bill martin. it is strange, isn't it? >> yeah. it's a weird year. a lot of cool temperature days and fog

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fire that damaged a school was arson. flames were reported last night at skyline elementary school on christian avenue. north county fire authorities spokesperson says the fire was started at three different locations outside the class rooms. telephones, computers were destroyed. the class rooms were used by special ed students. >>> the second shooting in a week. ktvu's christian has more. . >> police said the latest shooting happened long this trail. they say the 14-year-old victim was walking long this very trail with friends and a group of teens were firing a stolen hand gun. he is expected to survive but neighbors tell me that's one example of how dangerous the trail really is. >> reporter: police spent the day collecting shell casing connect would the shooting. investigators say the 14-year- old victim was with a group of other teens and they were drinking and firing a stolen gun. >> in the process oaf doing that on the trail behind me, our victim was shot. >> this shooting comes a week after a gunman shot and killed

ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> some of the first news cam from ktvu john sasaki he happened to be near by when the fire started. john says he could feel the heat at the time. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we'll be monitoring the clean up effort and follow up with health officials. if you go to ktvu.com you will find unedited video and a slide show of images. >>> 14 postoffices are on a hit list and face closures as the postoffice looks on cuts costs. the postoffice has released a list of postoffices it wants to shutdown. the reason is, those postoffices don't do a lot of business. customers say if those offices are closed, they're going to miss the routine of going to their local postoffice. >> it's convenient, you can get off the bus if you want to get off the bus, you can take the t train there or right there. >> reporter: the postal service is on track to lose $8 billion this year. a spokesman tells us no decisions will be made until december at the earliest. for a list of the bay area postoffices that could be closed you can go to ktvu.com and look for the right now section

tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> new details tonight about a high speed chase we showed you yesterday on ktvunel 2 news at 5:00. we now know it was followed by an arrest of two people. what you are looking at here is the bust that was taken from a home after police arrested herr era. police tried to arrest him in his home but he took off. in all police say they recovered $200,000 in cash and three firearms along with 20- pound of cocaine and a large amount of meth worth a total of a million dollars. >>> the fog is coming in tonight but not as aggressively as tonight or the night before. less fog tonight means less fog tomorrow. all these patches will fill in as we go into the mid-morning or early morning hours. early night tonight. fog a little bit of drizzle but not as much fog and not as much drizzle. if we see any drizzle it'll be light. mild to cool as we head into your friday. thursday was mild and cool. tomorrow will be just a little bit warmer than that. so we're going to see temperatures back in the 70s. the cooling lies in the pacific northwest. it's hanging out, as long as the it's

look under www.ktvu.com right now. >>> an e-mail ubtined by ktvu channel 2 news detailed how the police chief plans to attack gang violence. police say the victims were not gang members. melanie williams, the daughter of former football player travis williams and an unidentified man water killed. police will launch operation cease fire in two months to focus on gang members. >> they will target them and the gangs they associate with. >> police say fighting between gangs is responsible for an increase in violence. some of the victims, school children. see what parents are doing to protect their kids at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> two men charged with murder in the death of a basketball player pleaded no contest today. hyman taylor was killed in 2010. prosecutors say hyman taylor and cassidy o'connor and ricky anderson were trying to rob a marijuana dealer. a friend of the dealer opened fire killing hyman taylor. cassidy o'connor and ricky anderson were initially charged with murder. ricky anderson pleaded no contest to robbery while cassidy o'connor pleaded no contest to conpeer cease to commit m

ktvu's jade hernandez joining us now. she's in san francisco now after a rowdy protest that brought bart's service to a grinding halt yesterday. jade. >> reporter: dave, that's right. a man was shot to death here at the civic center bart station. and what happened at this station two suppeds ago will effect a meeting held across the bay today. it in fact effected a demonstration which started peacefully at the civic center bart station yesterday. dozens of protesters split off, boarded other trains and blocked train doors. this effected passengers. the anger over the shooting death of 45-year-old charles hill, a knife wielding man, on july 3rd. eventually a scuffle broke out between protesters and a frustrated rider who wanted the door cleared so that the train would move again. shortly after police in riot gear arrived and forced protesters back, protesters eventually shot down two stations, the civic center and 16th and mission bart stations due to the rough cushion cause. >> these people working all day. we got nothing

ktvu's kraig debro joins us live with this story. >> reporter: just got an update. the father is now out of the hospital, the little girl is still in the hospital. one of the people in the middle of all this saving lives last night teaches down the street at the high school. we asked him about his role in this he said it's what you are supposed to do. >> reporter: jeff doesn't consider himself a hero but you can call him a life safer. >> lute people were involved in this. >> reporter: last night he was watching dvds one minute is giving cpr the next. >> only did it on a dummy. to do it on a little girl was nerve-wracking. >>> the girl and her father was in a pool, he giving her a shoulder ride. friends and other family nebs could hear and see them then suddenly both lay motionless at the bottom of the pool. a resident pulled them from the boughter. >> scary to see an adult and child lying there. >> reporter: he heard the screams for help. >> the gentleman was breathing but his eyes were rolling up. >> reporter: he is used to helping people, in this case jumping over

maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details on that accident. officials say 19 of the 35 people rescued were u.s. tourists. the other 16 were mexican crew members. >>> new details about that deadly shooting at bart station in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson tells us one key question is why did thorses not use their taser. -- the officers not use their tasers. >> reporter: 93 we are hearing from people who were here. he says he heard 4-5 shots as officers confronted and shot to death a man inside san francisco's station. bart chief of police says it began at 9:35 p.m. about a call about a white male. >> there was a white male subject walking around that platform with a open bottle of alcohol. >>> the two officers, one with six years experience, the other 18 months, arrived at 99:45. within a minute the suspect had been shot. >> the guy is armed with a knife, used the bottle as a weapon. one of the officers is injured. our officers used the force they felt was necessary in defense of their lives. >> reporter: the injured officers suffered a

tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> new details tonight about a high speed chase we showed you yesterday on ktvul 2 news at 5:00. we now know it was followed by an arrest of two people. what you are looking at here is the bust that was taken from a home after police arrested herr era. police tried to arrest him in his home but he took off. in all police say they recovered $200,000 in cash and three firearms along with 20- pound of cocaine and a large amount of meth worth a total of a million dollars. >>> the fog is coming in tonight but not as aggressively as tonight or the night before. less fog tonight means less fog tomorrow. all these patches will fill in as we go into the mid-morning or early morning hours. early night tonight. fog a little bit of drizzle but not as much fog and not as much drizzle. if we see any drizzle it'll be light. mild to cool as we head into your friday. thursday was mild and cool. tomorrow will be just a little bit warmer than that. so we're going to see temperatures back in the 70s. the cooling lies in the pacific northwest. it's hanging out, as long as the it's th

ktvu got this scene of officers deploying from an armoured truck. it's a story we first broke on the 10:00 news. rob roth is live in moraga and tell us where things stand right now. >> frank, we're just outside rancho laguna park in moraga. last night's shooting and today's search took place several miles back beyond those hills. the search was called off at about 2:30 this afternoon without finding anything. authorities say they will be returning. news chopper 2 took these pictures late this morning as the special response unit traveled in this area in an armoured vehicle. the special team made of specially trained officers and deputies from the alameda sheriff's unit and a police dog moved cautiously. >> it's been our experience that we're dealing with probably the mexican cartel. >> reporter: last night a regional park officer had to be rescued after he exchanged gunfire with multiple people while on patrol out at the park. the officer remained uninjured. >> you're dealing with a situation where you could have armed individuals, so we had our s.w

thank you for joining us here on ktvu morning news. it feels like monday. >> yes, it does. >> but it's tuesday july 5th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. >>> in the news right now a berkeley cyclist has vanished. friends and family members are asking you to help find him. ktvu's allie rasmus spoke to the missing man's girlfriend this morning. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning, dave. right now we are on tunnel road in the berkeley oakland hills. you can see from the sign here this is a very popular route with cyclists. already this morning we've seen several people on bikes going past us. this is also a very windy and hilly road with some sharp dropoffs. we can show you the view down the hill just on the other side of this guardrail. but the missing man's girlfriend says that he used to be a professional cyclist, he felt very comfortable on a bike and knew how to navigate roads like this. however saturday evening another cyclist found 29-year- old mike martin's cell phone dropped on the side of

tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. complete bay area news coverage. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >>> how california awards its electoral votes could change by next year's presidential election. the law would not take effect though until enough other states also passed it to add up to a majority of the electoral votes. that would guarantee the popular vote winner would also win the electoral vote. the measure now goes to the state assembly. >>> former new york

ktvu news chopper 2 first brought you these spectacular pictures. and learning this intense fire was burning plastic, people today worried about their health. >> it is a big concern for me, because i have children around here. but so far i didn't hear anything from the communities. >> i was sitting out here, got a little dizzy and my chest was kind of congested. >> reporter: she said she kept her children inside yesterday. but in this neighborhood, less than a mile from the plastics plants, cars, houses are still dusted with dark dots of burned residue. >> my concern is -- beside the fact -- my family. >> reporter: today, workers complaint through the charred remains of as many as 15,000 plastic crates. county health officials issued the shelter in place yesterday, although air tests are still pending they now believe the smoke was not especially toxic. >> you know carbon type compounds, carbon monoxide, those typically burn off in the fire, very similar to what you see in any sort of wildfire, or -- >> reporter: and experts say the reason the smoke

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> anger in the streets of the city's bayview district after san francisco police department shoot and kill a man on a city sidewalk. >> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello, i'm heather holmes. police are reviewing cell phone video that may back up officers' accounts of how they killed a man and that man wasn deed armed. the anonymous video posted on youtube shows the scene moments after police shot the 19-year- old man. here it is. you can see the large crowd that gathered near 3rd and oakdale along with several police officers roping off the area. if you look closely, there is some sort of shiny object. there it is in the lower right- hand corner of your screen. the person who posted the video says that is a gun and that someone in a hooded sweatshirt picked it up. later you can see a person wear a gray hoodie pick up something else and that appears to be a cell phone. ktvu's debora villalon joins us live from san francisco with the latest, debra. >> well, this incident ended here, but it actually started on 3rd street on that muni pl

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> i'm heather holmes. >> they have the gun. that is what san francisco's police chief said about the woman fired. officers returned fire, killing the 19-year-old man. we continue our coverage of the controversial shoot and ktvu's maureen naylor is live in san francisco with the new developments in the investigation and the neighborhood's response. maureen. >> reporter: heather, police credit the community and this cell phone video for helping to find that weapon. in the video, you see a large crowd near 3rd and oakdale following yesterday's officer- involved shooting. the person who posted it unanimously claims you see a handgun 20 feet from the mortally wounded teenager and that someone in a hooded sweatshirt picked it fun. >> whoever posted the videotape demonstrated that there was a firearm at the scene and people at the scene made off with the weapon. >> reporter: officers say they recovered the weapon at o10:30 last night. police say the video and in

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vallejo police tell ktvu their investigationa woman's killing outside a hotel is a top priority. police identified a victim as 34-year-old jessica garcia of vallejo. they wouldn't say if she was a guest of the deluxe in on solano. police responded to the hotel late tuesday night after a report of gunshots. garcia died at the scene. >>> the alameda county district attorney's filed murder charges against a man. 22-year-old salvador velasco and hector garcia also face kidnapping charges in connection of monica rodar. the body of the 29-year-old woman was found a week ago today on avajo road. >>> federal prosecutors filed charges against two former richmond police officer. we've been following the case against raymond harris and thomas. prosecutors say harris made false statements to the gun dealer while buying guns for two men under the age of 21. they also say that the two officers intimidated the youths to keep them quiet. >>> the new chief of the municipal agency says transportation is key to the quality of life in san francisco

and stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on our website. you will find more video of the rescued men and the search mission. look for the tab that says lost fishermen. >>> we have learned that a man who grew up in san jose has been killed in afghanistan. we spoke to his father tonight in burlingame. niconer amper signed up with the military when he was just 18 years years old. his father says his children are grieving and preparing for a memorial. >>> in a few hours from now, space shuttle atlantis is set for lift off. this is a live picture now of atlantis. if tomorrow's lift off is scrubbed, nasa could launch atlantis saturday, sunday or monday morning. otherwise the next attempt would be next weekend. >>> we have new information about the man shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police sunday. the medical examiner says the man is charles blare hill. ktvu news obtained this photo of hill from the dmv he had no home address. officers responded to reports of a drunk on the platform of civic station. they say hill confronted two officers with a bottl

to be seen by the way right here on ktvu tomorrow.cane selected to the game although he will not pitch. quite proud of his heritage. >> these guys that i've kind of played with and stuff in the giants organization, i think those guys rub off on you. you want to be a professional on the field and offer the field. especially off the field. >> i'm proud to be here and represent the oakland a's. i want to do the best and ráept the american league all star team. if i get the ball and the opportunity i'm going to try to do my best and keep us in the game as long as possible. >>> meantime it is the women's united states open. before they took the first swing this afternoon in the three hole player could be decided it was guaranteed that only a south korean would come out happiest. it was ru against so for the u.s. open title in the three hole play offs. so ru approaching at 17. set herself up for a birdie and a two shot lead going to the final hole and she will wrap it up there. ru is your champion and has the champane bubble bath to prove i

ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> some of the first news cam from ktvu john sasaki he happened to be near by when the fire started. john says he could feel the heat at the time. stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. we'll be monitoring the clean up effort and follow up with health officials. if you go to ktvu.com you will find unedited video and a slide show of images. >>> 14 postoffices are on a hit list and face closures as the postoffice looks on cuts costs. the postoffice has released a list of postoffices it wants to shutdown. the reason is, those postoffices don't do a lot of business. customers say if those offices are closed, they're going to miss the routine of going to their local postoffice. >> it's convenient, you can get off the bus if you want to get off the bus, you can take the t train there or right there. >> reporter: the postal service is on track to lose $8 billion this year. a spokesman tells us no decisions will be made until december at the earliest. for a list of the bay area postoffices that could be closed you can go to ktvu.com and look for the right now section

ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> a bear was shot and killed in tahoe after it wandered into a grocery store. the 350-pound bear walked up right to surprised shoppers sitting in an outdoor table. a wildlife crew captured and killed the bear. this is the third time that the bear had to be captured by wildlife workers. >>> ktvu news uncovered new information about the two men now charged in the bryan stow beating case. norwood and sanchez appeared in a los angeles courtroom today. the arraignment was put off until next month. so his girlfriend told us over the phone that the delay is frustrating. >> i just want justice to be served. i want them to receive the maximum penalty for their actions. >> reporter: we obtained court documents that detail another incident allegedly committed by sanchez that same night for throwing something at a woman who was wearing a giant's shirt. and the law enforcement source tells us that fans in the same section as norwood and sanchez reported them to authorities for acting like quite belligerent aggressive -- like quote, belligerent, aggressive jerks. >>> happeni

now, earlier this week, ktvu's jana katsuyama took a look at how children are being kept safe. >>> ktvu got an inside look today at the summer campaign against illegal marijuana growing. our crew went along with santa clara sheriff's deputies surveying an illegal grow near mount madonna park. >> we always find evidence of firearms, either bullets, spent shell casings or the guns thementdz in the groves -- themselves in the groves and there's quite a danger to them, as well as the environmental hazards, the pesticides and ferretlizers out there -- fertilizers out there. >>> today we learned details of an agreement between the city of vallejo and native american tribes to protect an ancient burial ground. the city had planned to built a restroom an park at glen coffee water -- dplen cove water -- glen cove water park. the city's plans no longer plan for a restroom and the parking lot has been downsized. >>> he was given just one week to live but tonight alphonso garcia is alive and well and he threw out the first pitch today at at&t park. new at 6, rob both voth live in san francisco with

as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, republicans want to repeal a law passed a couple years ago that requires more energy efficient bulbs. allison. >> reporter: dave, republicans say it is about personal choice. they say the federal requirement that traditional incandescent bulbs be much more energy efficient costs too much and is an example of the government going too far. but democrats are pushing back. they say the new more energy efficient bulbs look just like the old bulbs, will lower your electric bills and protect the country from pollution. >> it saves the need to construct 30 coal fired plants over the next 20 years in the united states. >> reporter: now the repeal measure requires a two-thirds vote in the house. and even if it passes the house today, its prospects in the senate are dim. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burps, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:16. the obama administration now has ten days to say if it will appeal a court ruling prohibiting enforcement of the don't ask don

we have a reporter ktvu's tara moriarty who is out there live. she will bring us a live update coming up in a short bit. >>> okay. first we have more news ahead. 6:12. there's now more to san francisco's water than meets the eye. the high-tech treatment designed to make the city's tap water even safer. >>> and everyone knows using a cell phone while driving isn't considered bad but how about while walking? where it is now illegal to walk and text. >>> people who walk and text, not drive and text, people who walk and text could face fines in philadelphia. the city's made ill illegal to text while walking without looking ahead. people who violate the new rule could be given a $120 fine. it's all part of a new program called give respect, get respect which was launched in the spring and targets bad behavior by people traveling in cars, bicycles and on foot. burlingame city council's taking up the issue of getting guidelines for cell phone use. the discussion was prompted by residents who fear that cell phone use may be linked to damage to the brain.

thank you for joining us here on ktvu morning news. it is monday july 11th. dave clark. >>> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. >>> well, in the news right now a suspicious soda drink is being tested by the authorities this morning after a 14-year- old girl died and three others became ill during a weekend sleepover. ktvu's allie rasmus here now to tell us what some of the teenagers said about this soda before that teenager died. allie. >> reporter: well, dave, the four girls who were at this sleepover told sonoma county sheriffs investigators that they had passed around the soda that they said tasted strange. the sonoma county sheriff's office says that soda did have an unknown substance in it. now they want to figure out exactly what it was and if it may have caused the death of this 14-year-old girl. the sheriff's office explained that this happened some time saturday night, early sunday morning just over the weekend. the teens got together for a sleepover. at some point in the night all four girls were violently ill and throwing up after drinking t

reporting live in santa cruz county, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and stay with ktvu channel 2for continuing coverage. we will bring you the latest developments in the stow case on air and at ktvu.com. >>> the 13-year-old son of arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver has been seriously injured in a beach accident. his parents released a statement today saying their son is expected to make a full recovery. christopher schwarzenegger broke bones and has a collapsed lung. the injuries happened while he was boogy boarding in malibu last sunday. >>> back here in less than 10 minutes we have the weekend forecast and temperatures in some areas are going to cool down. we'll tell you how much. >>> drug, weapons, gang tagging, materials, all confiscated in one night and part of an anti gang push back in marin. we go along and it's only on 2. >>> she has waited years for this day. reaction tonight to the official repeal of don't ask don't tell. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting tonight that sent one man to the hospital. this is new video we just received into ktvu newsroom

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ktvu's noel walker live for us.'re about to tell us how emotional this issue is. >> we're in the castro where a press conference wrapped up a few moments ago at the lgb center. we talked to a woman who paveed the way to end don't ask don't tell. it's been 18 years of waiting. >> this is the copy of the actual certification. >> reporter: there it is in actual black and white. >> it was signed by barack obama. >> reporter: the actual document to repeal the don't ask don't tell. your hands are shaking. >> i know, i know. this is unreal. >> reporter: don't ask don't tell is nearly history. >> in all the training that the military gave me is when you see something wrong, you step up and do the right thing. >> reporter: she won her case against the policy and was allowed to serve the remainder of her career outside of the closet. >> it was better than living in the closet. i was able to go to work without fear. i was able to be myself. i made tighter bonds with my coworkers. >> reporter: that's dunning standing next to ba

ktvu obtained video of the men being rescued. you can view that video on ktvu.com just look under the lost fishermen tab. >>> we're getting new video of crews from northern california searching for any survivors in the gulf of california. the coast guard took off this morning. they're joined by searchers from the mexican navy. the coast guard says it expects to keep up the hunt until nightfall. then it will decide whether to return tomorrow. we'll have more on this developing story coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. >> two nummi operators tell ktvu news that many of their coworkers are using disabled plaquers for parking. our cameras found many drivers parking and leaving with vehicles with handicapped plaquers today. nummi operators told us off camera that the workers are either buying or obtaining those plaquers from relatives. disability activists say they want some answers. >> it's irritating, it's an abuse, if it's not legitimate. >> reporter: three months ago nummi implemented new rules making drivers pay $85 a month to p

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an oakland pot club is about to hit the small screen. discovery channel announced it is going to release a reality show. the show called weed wars will pull back the curtain on the controversial business. >>> american airlines announced today what it says is the biggest order of for commercial planes. buying 360 single i'll jets from boeing and airbus. the new planes have better mileage, and will provide much needed savings on fuel. the deliveries are expected to begin in 2013, and one through 2022. >>> travelers can soon expect more privacy at airport screenings. they have installed new software on body scanning machines. it will replace the passenger's image, with a generic one, while still exposing dangerous items. >>> an important new recommendation for women tonight. the latest advice when it comes to breast cancer screening. >> i was thinking, i could wait until prop 8 is overturned. >> at 10:45, this couple's new plan, and their outlook on overturning prop 8. >>> first, our ktvu special report recovers an astonishing loophole that

ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> a bear was shot and killed in tahoe after it wandered into a grocery store. the 350-pound bear walked up right to surprised shoppers sitting in an outdoor table. a wildlife crew captured and killed the bear. this is the third time that the bear had to be captured by wildlife workers. >>> ktvu news uncovered new information about the two men now charged in the bryan stow beating case. norwood and sanchez appeared in a los angeles courtroom today. the arraignment was put off until next month. so his girlfriend told us over the phone that the delay is frustrating. >> i just want justice to be served. i want them to receive the maximum penalty for their actions. >> reporter: we obtained court documents that detail another incident allegedly committed by sanchez that same night for throwing something at a woman who was wearing a giant's shirt. and the law enforcement source tells us that fans in the same section as norwood and sanchez reported them to authorities for acting like quite belligerent aggressive -- like quote, belligerent, aggressive jerks. >>> happeni

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vallejo police tell ktvu their investigationa woman's killing outside a hotel is a top priority. police identified a victim as 34-year-old jessica garcia of vallejo. they wouldn't say if she was a guest of the deluxe in on solano. police responded to the hotel late tuesday night after a report of gunshots. garcia died at the scene. >>> the alameda county district attorney's filed murder charges against a man. 22-year-old salvador velasco and hector garcia also face kidnapping charges in connection of monica rodar. the body of the 29-year-old woman was found a week ago today on avajo road. >>> federal prosecutors filed charges against two former richmond police officer. we've been following the case against raymond harris and thomas. prosecutors say harris made false statements to the gun dealer while buying guns for two men under the age of 21. they also say that the two officers intimidated the youths to keep them quiet. >>> the new chief of the municipal agency says transportation is key to the quality of life in san francisco

ktvu show the rescue as it happened just north of the san mateo bridge. some this video shows the rescue. >> she was a really good spirits. >> reporter: even though she was wearing a wet suit she suffered from mild hypothermia and accession. she says that she does plan to insert again. sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our news crew just finished an interview with the woman and we will have it tonight at 10:00. >>> rescue crews are searching an area after they got a report that hikers went over the falls. a man who tried to help them also went over could we had video to show you. this trail will remain close as rangers investigate. >>> ever wonder what happens to those weapons confiscated by police? we will explain what one local agencies doing with them. >>> and temperatures around the bay area are inching higher. bill martin will update you on the upcoming bay area warm-up and how hot it will get. >>> remember you can watch bay area news at 7:00 and all of our newscast on your computer or mobile device. we are streaming live at online for you at k

reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> news chopper 2 caught the amazing size of the pitch black cloud that the fire set off into the sky. a shelter-in-place is still in effect right now. but now that things are dying down, near by residents fears are dying down as well. sal castaneda live in fairfield when he spoke to residents. >> reporter: i want to show you how close we are to the fire. you can see still thick black smoke rising from the plastic plant. now we're just about a mile, maybe a little bit less than a mile away from it. so i want jacob our photographer to just show us here this neighborhood which is you know rather close. people earlier this afternoon were standing at their porches just looking at this fire. and people are gathered in many spots and watched the thick black smoke. less than a mile away, this neighborhood was right underneath the cloud but that didn't daunt leslie williams. she and her family stood outside and watched any way. >> tons of smoke overhead and just trying to watch it with binoculars to make sure it didn't hit the grass. as soon as i

for now we are live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ktvu's washington bureau is scheduled to set down for a one- on-one interview with the president today. you can see that exclusive interview with the president this afternoon on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> prosecutors say an argument over house guests is behind a disturbing case in southern california where a woman is accused of brutally attacking her husband. 48-year-old katherine becker hid her face during her first court appearance yesterday, a warning, details about this case are graphic. police say becker drugged her husband, tied him to the bed, then severed his genitals. she could face life behind bars. >> anytime we charge torture or aggravated mayhem, those are serious cases because they are cases involving life sentences. in order to meet the threshold of torture, there has to be some extended circumstances, facts and circumstances. in this case we believe the facts merit the charges. >> becker returns to court next friday. she is being held without bail and her husband, believe it or not, it l

and stay with ktvu for continuing coverage on our website. you will find more video of the rescued men and the search mission. look for the tab that says lost fishermen. >>> we have learned that a man who grew up in san jose has been killed in afghanistan. we spoke to his father tonight in burlingame. niconer amper signed up with the military when he was just 18 years years old. his father says his children are grieving and preparing for a memorial. >>> in a few hours from now, space shuttle atlantis is set for lift off. this is a live picture now of atlantis. if tomorrow's lift off is scrubbed, nasa could launch atlantis saturday, sunday or monday morning. otherwise the next attempt would be next weekend. >>> we have new information about the man shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police sunday. the medical examiner says the man is charles blare hill. ktvu news obtained this photo of hill from the dmv he had no home address. officers responded to reports of a drunk on the platform of civic station. they say hill confronted two officers with a bottl

to be seen by the way right here on ktvu tomorrow.ted to the game although he will not pitch. quite proud of his heritage. >> these guys that i've kind of played with and stuff in the giants organization, i think those guys rub off on you. you want to be a professional on the field and offer the field. especially off the field. >> i'm proud to be here and represent the oakland a's. i want to do the best and ráept the american league all star team. if i get the ball and the opportunity i'm going to try to do my best and keep us in the game as long as possible. >>> meantime it is the women's united states open. before they took the first swing this afternoon in the three hole player could be decided it was guaranteed that only a south korean would come out happiest. it was ru against so for the u.s. open title in the three hole play offs. so ru approaching at 17. set herself up for a birdie and a two shot lead going to the final hole and she will wrap it up there. ru is your champion and has the champane bubble bath to prove it right th

tell us what you think, go to ktvu on facebook.just look under networking on the home page. >>> the state assembly today passed a landmark bill that would require california schools to include history lessons about the gay community. it would require california schools to teach students about figures who contributed to the lbpg community. >>> bay area activists aboard a boat are no closer to their goal tonight. the captain of the audacity tried to leave greece but was stopped by the coast guard. last year, a similar flotila was blocked by officials. >>> prisoner advocates in the bay area said today an inmate hunger strike has spread throughout the state. inmates in the shoe at pelican bay started their hunger strike last week to protest what they say are inhumane conditions. inmates at a half dozen other prisons are also refusing to eat in support of the pelican strike. since july 1, 5 inmates at various times have refused to eat their state issued food. the department of corrections also says it is reviewing the prisoners grievanc

ktvu's allison burns live in our washington d.c. newsroom with some eye popping reporting coming out this morning. allison. >> reporter: that's right, dave. the most startling thing we're learning this morning is that there are about seven security breaches a day at the nation's airports and those are just the ones we know about. there have been a total of 25,000 security breaches since after the 9/11 attacks. 14,000 of them involve passengers entering so-called limited access areas without permission. 6,000 involve passengers and their carry on luggage making it through security checks without proper scrutiny. now one of the most recent high profile security breaches involved jet blue airlines. cleaning crews found a stun gun that had been smuggled onto a flight from boston to newark. another investigation that will be a focus of this morning's hearing reveals that a lot of tsa bomb screening equipment is not meeting the latest standards. some of it is considered obsolete. live coverage from the hearing room during my next update i

ktvu's janine de la vega is there with some of the most bizarre food combinations. this year's festival is dishing up, janine. >> reporter: we're here in gourmet alley. you can see a great deal of activity. they fired up the grill. they they are cooking up calimari and you can feel the heat. the crowd as you can see right here, they love it. over the next three days, they will go through 10,000 pounds of garlic and 10,000 pounds of meat. for the more adventurous there's garlic watermelon and garlic ice cream. the event is expected to attract 100,000 people over the weekend. >> it's very, very family oriented and we want to bring the kids so they can enjoy it. and the food is great. who doesn't like garlic? >> reporter: garlic lovers got into the spirit of thing wearing garlic hats and even entire costumes. the event has three stages and 40 different acts and a childrens area and back out here live you can see i have these three little chocolate garlic frogs. and i'm going to taste one. i don't know how it tastes. hang on a second. it's actually pretty good. it has s