rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.y he tried to run down an officer with his car so they opened fire. >> i didn't do anything deserve to be shot at. >> the surveillance video he says proves it and why it might not tell the whole story. >> a golf pro accused of molesting young boys and trying to hire a hit man to keep them silent. the plea deal he made today. and why the fight to save doctor's medical center is now focused on one man. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> 8 shots fired by officers and allegations of excessive force. a police shooting is under scrutiny. good evening. >>> iei am haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the suspect tried to hit an officer but the suspect who was later arrested said he never intended to hurt anyone. ktvu's david stevenson is live with the surveillance video that some say doesn't tell the whole story. >> reporter: the police department says it is confident its officers acted appropriately though the defendant say th

kristen k, ktvu channel 2 news. -- christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you have a story thathink we should look into, e- mail us at 2 investigates @caul calm.com. >>> -- 2 investigates at ktvu.com. >>> it will feel like fall later this week? >> yeah. sadly the last day of summer. definitely feeling like it. the sun is shifting north. you get into the fall. next thing is winter, when the shortest day -- we start to see weather in the pacific. this is a significant looking weather system. that is a good looking system. the focus will be north. but it will pick up some fire areas in northern california. you have the king fire down here and it will drop rain there as well. this happens wednesday night into thursday. today was warmer than yesterday, right, and tomorrow will be the same as today. here is a computer model. talking about my last hit. 12:00 p.m. wednesday afternoon, you see it showing up. getting rain up here. we are on some south end of this. midnight -- we are on the south end of this. midnight, rain in santa rosa. it will clip the fire zones in northern california.

live, azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now in california. the state department of fish and wildlife says there have been 13 attacks since 1986. three were deadly. the last person killed was a 35- year-old man in 2004. >>> baltimore ravens running back ray rice is now out of a job. the ravens terminated his contact and the nfl suspected him -- suspended him after new video. a warning here the video is graphic. it shows ray rice punching her inside an elevator at a hotel in atlantic city. it happened 7 months ago. previously tmz released surveillance video of rice dragging her out of the elevator. this is the first time video is showing him actually hitting her. john harbaugh spoke 25 minutes ago. he was asked about the video and ray rice. >> i think it is obvious, apparent. everybody has seen the video. leave it at that. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i don't have any understanding or knowledge of any of that. i don't know. >> in a letter nfl commissioner roger goodel said we allowed our standards to fall below where they should be an

ktvu's david clark was master of ceremony.siting five schools this week to encourage young ones to do their best. >>> 2 investigates uncovers hundreds of water leaks across the bay area, some that are taking weeks to get fixed. >> from the amount of water that was coming in, it would take weeks for us to use that much water in our home. >> at a time when we are asked to conserve, why sometimes it is taking so long for power companies to stop thousands of gallons from going to waste. >> a wedding photo discovered after 9/11 at ground zero is returned to its owner a decade later. >> after the break i am tracking a chains of showers. i will let you know -- chance of showers i will let you know when that could happen and the heat coming back to your neighborhood. >>> while you are being asked to cut back we discovered water leaks in the bay area are taking weeks, months to fix after they are reported. a huge amount of water is at stake when we can least afford it. ktvu's eric rasmussen with how the job has got an lot bigger. >> th

ktvu's tom vacar is live. the fact that so many cars are out of service. >> reporter: indeed it does. b.a.r.t. is operating near the edge of its capacity. some say more than that. >> reporter: here at b.a.r.t.'s repair shop, increased ridership and expansion. all of it aggravated by aging cars. five trains a day are one car short but that could get worse. >> we be so many people packed in, it has been rough. >> as an older rider, you know, it -- 40 minute ride impacts my health. if i have to stand for 40 minutes it hurts me. >> you are saying cars that are shorter. we know it is frustrating but know we have every train available out. >> the shop, one of the busiest, handles 30 car as day, 24/7, 365 and there are four stop shops in -- shops in the system. 38 are on stand by waiting to replace break downs. 19 cars are in rehab for upgrades. 70 a day are in the repair shop for maintenance. that leaves 535 cars in day to day passenger service, a quarter is not available. the first of 700 new cars won't be here for

ktvu's john fowler is live in napa. the earthquake and after math still brings out strong emotions. >> reporter: that's right. a lot of raw feelings here and despite minor earthquake damage here at the hotel, volunteers inside right now helping the needy. >> reporter: at the napa valley marriott hotel the red cross is helping dozens of people. many still in shock. >> this is the first time i really just started to feel it. >> reporter: they can't even get inspectors to their damage home. >> i don't have no place else to go. >> reporter: red cross volunteers listening, offering solutions beyond food, water and shelter. >> transitioning into the long term recovery. the damage will last for some time. >> clothing, clean umequipment and fern -- up equipment and furniture to finding a place and cash assistance. his home is damaged. >> i can't wait for fema. fema will come -- who knows, maybe christmastime. >> we have been able to help people out before. so i -- definitely come on in and talk to us. >> reporter: red cross say

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> don't forget down loads our ktvu mobile app for on the go traffic and news. >>> one man is dead, another in grave condition after a murder followed by a attempted suicide. officers got a 911 call saying there were two shooting victims at a home. officers founds one man dead, the other suffering from gun shot wounds. the 911 caller told police his cousin killed his father and then tried to kill himself. no word yet on the names of the men. >>> grand jury indicted a korean national in the deadly shooting ramp page in oakland. -- rampage in oakland. it is unclear if the 45-year- old will ever stand trial for killing 7 people and trying to kill three others in april of 2012. he remains at the mental health and has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. his next hearing is april 2015, that is when a judge is expected to hear an update. >>> 30 years after six women were murdered investigators notify have a person of interest in -- now have a person of interest in the case. dna links him to the gypsy hill murders. on the left is a picture in 19 19 seventy

here on ktvu. we'll bring it to you live at 6:00 tonight and you can also see it on ktvu.com. >>> new information about the death of joan rivers and the unplanned procedure performed on a comedian just before she was rushed to the hospital. >>> another day of warming around the bay area. mark tamayo will be here to tell you how hot it will get and how long it will last. >>> it is getting more and more crowded on b.a.r.t. and why the problems are expected to get worse before it gets better. >>> there's new information about the death of comedian joan rivers. according to the new york daily news, rivers went to a medical clinic for what was supposed to be routine surgery when a doctor performed an unplanned biopsy on her vocal cords. that apparently caused her vocal cords to seize cutting off her air supply. the paper says this procedure should have been performed at a hospital, not a medical clinic. the new york state health department is investigating where the procedure was done. >>> members of co

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and ktvu channel 2 news viewers have been debating on facebook. long on and join the conversation. >>> governor jerry brown and his challenger will face-off in their first and only scheduled debate in the race for governor. it will take place across the street from the capital and ktvu's ken pritchett is here now with a preview of what we can expect this evening. ken? >> reporter: we are outside the hotel, we are joined by protesters unhappy with governor jerry brown on the ground of fracking. both candidates should arrive shortly for a 58 minute long debate and it could be the only time we see the two of them side by side. the debate will take place in a small room in the studios of the california channel, which is one of the sponsors along with the los angeles times and telemundo. they will field questions from three reporters. they cannot engage each other. governor jerry brown has little incentive to participate in this debate. the polls show him with a 16 point lead with little room for movement. he can use any free media he can muster. he sa

we will have that story at 6:00 p.m., live, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new details in the carjacking chase and deadly police shooting that shut down the financial district last week. today we learned six officers fired 30 shots that suspect. this new information came out while the police chief was holding a public meeting. ktvu's noelle walker is in san francisco with what else the chief had to say. >> reporter: 32 shots to be specific. that is one of the details we learned today. they are standard procedure for san francisco police after any officer involved shooting. the chief says that they are being done in order to give the community as much information as they can, as soon as they can. >> yes we will get started. >> reporter: at a town hall meeting police went through the events of last thursday morning. >> officers began to broadcast guns. >> subject has a gun. >> that led san francisco police officers to shoot and kill a carjacking suspect. police say six officers fired 32 shots. the drama played out at 6:00 a.m. in the financial district. the investigation closed

david s, ktvu channel 2 news -- david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> b.a.r.t. police released new surveillance video as they work to identify persons of interests in a shooting in june at the b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. police say it was around 8:00 p.m. on june 17 and 15 minutes later shots were fired near the bus zone. no one was hurt. >>> woman is facing felony charges after she drove off with a parking control officer clinging to her car. this is the picture on social media. police say the woman drove for a mile. we are learning new details. ktvu's john sasaki talked with the driver who claims she was scared and that is why she drove off. >> reporter: this is where police stopped this ride and arrested that driver. no one was hurt and today the driver explained why it happened. >> reporter: she walked into court to face felony charges. it started thursday with a simple parking ticket. >> she was seen taking a ticket from the car parked in front of her. she took that, placed it on her windshield and the employee saw it and walked up to give her a ticket. >> r

cal fire tells ktvu channel 2 news the boles fire in weed is 85% contained. officials say the flames damaged or destroyed 150 structures. many homes. they also tell us 5 firefighters are among those who lost their homes. in an hour cal fire plans to hold a community meeting at the cleche of the siskiyous. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency. >>> and we have more information and video on those wildfires just log on to www.ktvu.com and click on the top stories tab. >>> most of us had a rainy start to the day as the first wet weather system of the season moved through the bay area. this is what it looked like this morning in oakland. drivers had lights on and windshield going. the slick roads slowed traffic and it knocked out power to 10,000 people in west contra costa county. our chief meteorologist bill martin is here now with a look at the rain totals. >> good to get the rain around here. a big help to fires in northern california as well as the bay area. cleaning up the atmosphere. the rain accummuleses were significant. -- accumulations were

thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news.are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. nice to see the rain moved out. thank you. and thank you for joining us tonight. we will be back tonight at 10:00 p.m. good night. >> good night. jay? have you seen the grapes? yeah, i ate them. why would you eat the grapes? they were in a bowl, they were washed, i paid for them. they were for the new year's. oh, right. what's that goofy thing again? it's not goofy. it's a tradition. at midnight, you eat 12 grapes, you make 12 wishes, 1 for each month of the year. and you really think that works? five years ago, i was a single mother living in a slum. today, i'm driving to palm springs in my new car with my rich husband. you do what you want. i'm eating the grapes. for new year's eve, we're taking phil and claire and mitch and cam to this amazing hotel i used to go to in palm springs. they got a whole package-- dinner, dancing, toast at midnight. i mean, what more do you need?

ktvu's katy eustis has more. >> supplements. prescription drugs. >> reporter: pounds of pills are disposed of where his patients want to be responsible with unused drugs. >> pretty common. loved ones who passed away. >> reporter: but he can't take narcotics. >> a big inconvenience. they have to go to a police station. >> reporter: he said rules for disposal changed over the last few years. >> confusing. >> reporter: leaving consumers are few options. many do not take back unwanted prescription drugs but you can ship them yourself. or you could wait for the dea prescription drug take back program. in april the dea collected 390- tons of prescription drugs. showing that people don't want pills lingering. >> they are expired or i don't need them anymore. why am i going to have them hanging around? >> reporter: tomorrow's event will be the last because the dea changed rules. starting october 9 all pharmacies can register to become collection sites. they are still reviewing the new rule. small farmests are happy for -- pharmacies are

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now.have learned that bart trains are a lot more crowded these days. there were a significant jump in bart's ridership in august. 20, 000 more people compared to last year. that number is expected to increase over the next couple of months. more than a hundred bart cars are out of service everyday from maintenance and upgrades. a bart spokesperson told us today that every available train is now in service. >>> a mother and son charged inside a scam in san francisco were back in court for arraignment today and to hear the consequences for the crime. we were in court in july when 29-year-old robin chen and his mother made their first court appearance. today they pleaded guilty for felony forgery. they were each sentenced to three years felony of probation and 1000 hours of community service and they'll have to pay a $4100 fine. >>> the nfl answering more questions about the investigation of ray rice. within the past few hours, evidence emerged showing that several months ago an nfl executive

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> look at this. this is weird. >> the sight that amazed star gazers and when it may reappeared. >> they paid for parking but they still got a ticket. the unusual glitch finding people. >> hot weather in the weekend forecast. what you need to know before leaving the house this weekend. they're bad breath, bad hair and a bad case of the mondays. and organized wardrobes that help you pull it together. they're showering, shaving, and shuffling. and bathrooms that get big families out the door. they're number ones, number twos, and a number of ideas for three. life's morning madness. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms that make them better. >>> the pentagon says one navy pilot is missing and another has been rescued after they crashed in the bern pacific -- western pacific. this is video of the carrier based in san diego. right now it is on a 9 month region. one of the pilots is in fair condition but the search continues for the second pilot. the cause is under investigation. >>> california will

stay with ktvu channel 2 news for continuing coverage.ave a link to the webcast on www.ktvu.com and we will bring you a live report at 10:00 p.m. >>> block about mores is coming under fire -- smores is coming under fire. a blog included a history of the smoke. they said it was meant to encourage fire safety but critics say it was a waste of government time and money. >> somebody along the lines should have said it is nice you took the time to write this but they have other things to do. >> he has been critical of the blog saying it appears the obama administration has strategy for roasting smores but no strategy for fighting isis. >>> chevron agreed to settle a case. they will pay $278,000 civil penalty according to the air quality management district. the violations included vapor leaks in fuel gas. the violations were not related to the 2012 fire. >>> let's talk about our weather now. our chief meteorologist bill martin. we were showing the fire in the mission district, how concerned are you about the smoke? >> the winds are blowing goo

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.nal airport outline how they plan to close security loopholes but there is a catch. >> lied sharing underfire. what uber and lift have to prove or face legal consequences. >> gunfire and children covered in bug bites. >> section 8 is not approving the apartment that she lives in because it is in that bad of a condition. >> the dangerous conditions that are so bad city hall is now stepping in. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> in the wake of two major mineta international airport outlines the stepped up security measures that are now in place and raises concerns about what still needs to be done. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> there was the teen stow away who snuck into a wheel well making it to hawaii and then a woman got past security and boarded a flight to los angeles. now major changes are underway mineta international airport. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's paul chambers joins us now from the a

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening. i am heather holmes. >> i am frank somerville. police are looking for one of two men involved in a home invasion this morning in oakland. ktvu's cristina rendon tells us it started as the victim was getting ready to go to work. >> reporter: the frightening experience for an oakland man started as he was headed to work. he was approached by two armed robbers just before 5:30 a.m. this morning. they forced the man back inside his home with his girlfriend sleeping. >> i believe i heard there a gun shot and some foot steps and running. >> police surrounded the block. they arrested one robber but another got way. >> he said that when the guy was running, i guess he was hopping the fence and sounded like the gun went off. >> reporter: he received an alert about the home invasion. they have a neighborhood watch program and some hire private paroles but that didn't -- patrols but that didn't stop the thieves. >> bottom line is the more aware you are you will help lesson the odds -- l

ktvu's justin gray reports from washington, d.c. where congress is also looking into how well the u.s. can detect suspected islamic fighters with western passports if they try to enter the united states. >> important that we track those folks. >> reporter: the folks are the thousands of isis fighters carrying western pasboards. they are free to travel through u.s. airlines unless tsa agents identify them and stop them. >> we want to know the tsa accurate. tracking folks that we know are over seas fighting with terrorist organizations. >> reporter: they released two audits of the tsa security flight program. that is a system that compares passenger names with government lists of known and suspected terrorists. it found tsa made errors in the screening process but the number of errors and types of errors are classified. >> we have americans fighting with terrorist groups, we want to track them. >> reporter: another potential threat for the tsa is the use of counterfeit i.d.s and boarding passes. reporting in washington, justin gray, k

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you see the breeze there. a cooler day around the bay area and more changes are on the way. >> we are getting talk about possible rain, let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin with more on that. >> wouldn't that be nice. i am rooting it on. looks like we will see wet weather. we could see more than that. as we get closer we will dial it in. a lot going on off the coast. a hurricane. move loud cabo san lucas -- moved through cabo san lucas. still a hurricane which is unusual because when they hit land they sheer apart but this is still a cat one. by tuesday, tomorrow, it falls apart. the bing story -- the big story is all the moisture streaming into the desert southwest. texas. colorado. they will see major thunderstorms and rain. lots of rain. you watch, the story on the hurricane isn't going to end till thursday. maybe friday. fog along the coast. clear for a brief time. temperatures cooler than yesterday. cooler than they were on friday and saturday last week when we had temperatures in the triple di

ktvu's allie rasmus is live with a look at the numbers and the message the highway patrol is trying to drive home. >> reporter: here on 880 traffic is moving smoothly. 6:00 p.m. on labor day is usually the time when all the travelers and partyers head home. >> reporter: while your eyes are on the road, his eyes are on you. he drives faster than the speed limit on purpose. and scans every vehicle on this stretch of 880. >> checking the freeway i am responsible to cover. >> there is more people on the road that are just traveling to and from parties and hanging out with friends. >> ate 0 saying the legal limit -- .08 are the legal limit in california. labor day weekend 2013 from friday at 6:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. monday, there were zero dui related deaths. this year during the same period there have been three people killed in drunk driving crashes. dui arrests are also up. 140 arrests labor day 2013. this year 154 arrests. those numbers don't include the last 12 hours of the labor day weekend from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. today so the final numbers from the chp may be higher when they

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ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police sent ktvu a statement. it says we take side show activity very seriously. as we grow the department and increase our staffing we will be able to direct resources that could more effectively respond to and deter side show activity. oakland police are reviewing video of this weekend's side show. officers did respond and divert vehicles away. >>> new information about a chase involving a carjacking suspect. the man led officers from richmond into san francisco's financial district where officers opened fire. that suspect was killed. now we are learning more about the final moments of that man's life. ktvu's noelle walker is live in san francisco where she attended a town hall meeting as new details where shared with the public. >> reporter: police used the noon lunch hour to host the meeting. the chase went through three counties before the officer involved shooting in the financial district. >> we are very, very, very fortunate it happened when it did and not an hour later. >> reporter: police went through ev

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> apple pulled its new software update.ed to fix issues, it was released this morning but some people said they were unable to make calls afterward. the touch i.d. system was also effected. apple is investigating reports. >>> let's talk about our weather now. we have some rain on the way. >> yeah. >> real green and yellow. >> yes, especially in northern california. northern california, couple inches of rain already. the system has dynamics. strongest stay north. we will be on the south end. we will have a wet morning commute. temperatures today, temperatures tomorrow, in the 70s, highs today mid-80s in antioch. clouds increasing all day. mark tamayo put this together for me. live satellite radar, right? looping. and a live camera shot. the north tower,er, the golden gate bridge, here is what the satellite looks like right now. i will stop it for you and here is what the clouds look like. the higher clouds here, this is lower stuff, the higher stuff. as that gets closer, the clouds drop down and rain will begin in the bay ar

mike mibach, ktvu news. >>> today we spoke to the woman who was carjacked. she tells us she was on her way out about five -- 5:00 this morning when an armed man opened the door to her suv. she says at that moment all she could think about were her two kids. the victim said she only learned about the rest of the story when she went to report the incident to police. >>> ktvu's john sasaki takes us inside and tells us about the city's legal fight to make things better. >> reporter: from a distance the hillside apartments in east oakland appear maintained and manicure but take a closer look. >> they need to tear these units down and get rid of them. >> they have no money to put into this building. >> reporter: what these pictures show is even worse. one woman says her two sons have both suffered countless bites from bugs which residents say invest the building. >> now they're fighting because somebody is picking on them because they're in class and you know they have a flea bite mark. >> reporter: but what has many residents deeply fearful is the unchecked rule

i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you. the san francisco sheriff's department meanwhile plans to discipline five employees connected to the lynn smalling case. she disappeared from her hospital room at san francisco general one year ago. she was missing for 17 days before her body was found in a rarely used hospital stairwell. investigators concluded the case was poorly handled. the sheriff's department confirmed that five notices of intent to impose discipline have been prepared but not all have been served. >>> happening now, traffic is moving again on interstate 680 in san ramon after a truck carrying wet concrete crashed causing a major backup. this was the scene from newschopper2 as the northbound lanes were forced to merge down into just one lane. ktvu's alex savidge is live along the freeway to explain how this was caused by a truck carrying barrels of a concrete mixture. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon. those barrels weighing several hundred pounds each flew from the back of the work truck and wen

ktvu's john sasaki is at st. mary's college with what he found out. john?: officials say there could can have been more sexual assaults. >> reporter: classes are wrapping up at st. mary's college. so many students will be celebrating the weekend tonight but perhaps with greater care because there have been two cases of sexual assault. >> between two students. reported to us. two people met each other. agreed to watch movies and then it went bad from there. >> reporter: in a dorm a male student fondled a student and exposed himself. >> not surprising it happened because schools all over the nation have to deal with sexual assault. >> the other incident was not officially reported so it is unclear where it happened. >> the crimes that were reported to us was fondling and sexual assault. >> it is scary that it is -- so prevalent on our campus because we do a lot of sexual assault outreach and education. >> youknow. >> reporter: they applaud the yes, me yes, law. >> everyone has to get consent. it is mandatory. a verbal yes before anything can happen. >> school

stay with ktvu and ktvu.com as the u.s. prepares to mark 13 years since the 9/11 attack. >>> state regulators fined pg & e. today ion -- today's fine is the largest of its kind ever. a natural pipeline ruptured and burned for hours. patti lee is live in san bruno tonight and tells us why this record find is controversial, patti. >> reporter: some were hoping for a much larger fine. upwards of $2 million. now the concern is how this money is going to be allocated. if you look around this neighborhood you can understand the skepticism. after four years there's still more than a dozen empty lots like this one where there used to be homes. >> reporter: daily reminders of the pipeline explosion that killed eight people. >> it's very hard to walk by the empty lots and see so many of them knowing that they haven't been rebuilt. >> reporter: homeowners tell us they've been trying to move forward with their lives and it's about time pg & e was held accountable. today the state fined the utility $1.4 billion for 3,800 violations of s

a napa resident sent this video today to ktvu. the city says it's working to repair the break near california boulevard north of downtown. napa has dozens of water pipe failures following the quake but those have been repaired. a city officials tells us as the pipes are repressurized they're not surprised to see new breaks and it probably won't be the only one. >>> new images are providing a detailed look at ground movement from the quake. a new satellite known as sentinel 1a captured two images one taken before the quake and one just days ago. changes are seen with rainbow colored rims on the chart. >>> the napa valley quake hit about a week before the peak of the region's prime tourist season. the labor day weekend according to businesses we spoke with today, it doesn't appear the quake kept too many people away. the inn vineyard suffered just minor damages. >> we can send our clients to rooms who have all the amenities but absolutely we were open for business and most of our customers stayed. >> reporter: the tourism organizati

mum on the ktvu news at 5:00 -- coming up on the cute ktvu news at 5:00 and 6:00, tom vacar will have more. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, brian. >>> it's a difficult day for parents and teachers at a novato preschool as they learn the place is closing for good at the end of the day. alex savidge is live with the financial troubles that led to the sudden closure. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: tori, afternoon to you. the director of the bridgepoint academy said there's not enough money to keep the doors open here. she blames financial mismanagement by the owner. now teachers here will have to find another place to work and parents will have to find another school to send their kids to. >> there was a feeling of disbelief as parents dropped off their kids at bridge point for their last day at this novato preschool. >> i'm really sad. you know, i feel bad for the teachers and i feel bad for the kids. >> reporter: this school serves almost 50 low-income families and some just found out this morning about the closure. >> it would have been nice if we would

cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the king wildfire continues to grow tonight. it now consumed 88,000 acres. the fire started near pollock pines and spread east and north. firefighters faced high temperatures, dry, steep conditions and winds. ktvu's noelle walker is live in el dorado county where the fire is still threatening 12,000 homes. >> reporter: it is. we were in the evacuation area earlier today and now we are outside it. over here there is an information board telling people what is going on and there are notes left by children thanks firefighters for the job they are doing. it is a fight that isn't over yet. >> reporter: the king fire flared again today, curving to the north. helicopters dropped in. getting ammunition to fight flames along mosquito road. the fire now larger than the city of atlanta is leaving thick smoke. and ghost towns in its wake. one of four mountain towns under mandatory evacuation orders. 12,000 homes are threatened. people left in a hurry, porch lights still on. as if someone would drive by the empty street looking for a bargain

ktvu's david stevenson is live with the surveillance video that some say doesn't tell the whole story. >> reporter: the police department says it is confident its officers acted appropriately though the defendant say the surveillance video proves otherwise. >> reporter: the surveillance video doesn't show the shooting, just what happened before the gunfire. >> i didn't do anything to deserve to be shot at. >> reporter: he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer and resisting with violence following a domestic violence call. >> i didn't attempt to hurt any officer or anyone else. i didn't put my hands on anybody. nothing. >> but police say they fired their guns at him believing he meant to run over an officer. >> they did about say anything to me. -- didn't say anything to me. >> reporter: it captures the 8 shots fired. he was not hit by gunfire but could be seen driving away from the scene. she says this shows one officer who fired was in no position to see whether he posed a threat to other officers. >> he was not armed. no one says he is armed. they hav

let's go to ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo. >> it's a p.he winds have strengthed up to 55 miles per hour. this is not forecasted to become a hurricane, but still not a good time to have the storm developed for the parts of the ocean and parts of mexico as well. this is the forecast truck. still, this is close enough to cabo san lucas to generate rainfall on the order of at least one to two, possibly three inches and there is a tropical storm watch in place right now for the southern tip of baja. we'll keep an eye on tropical storm polo. right now in the bay area, we have the low clouds and fog in place near the coast and around the bay and the low clouds will increase in coverage over the next few hours. we also have a bit of haze with the smoke drifting in from the king fire and producing haze in the bay area skies. in addition to the low clouds and fog out there. san jose right now, 75 degrees. santa rosa, 74; san francisco, 65; look at novato and walnut creek. fairfield and livermore, the areas on the warm side in the lower 80s. for toni

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ktvu field poll shows a drop in support for the death penalty here in california.oll found 56% of likely voters support the death penalty that's the lowest number in 50 years. 34% oppose the death penalty. and 52% said execution should be speeded up after a judge ruled the death penalty was unconstitutional because it took so long. 40% said it should be replaced with a life sentence. >>> the bay area is facing another spare the air alert tomorrow and people are being urged to cut back on driving by using mass transit or car pools. hazy skies covered the bay area and those conditions are expected tomorrow. officials say high temperatures and low winds along with smoke from wildfires are contributing to air pollution. >>> and calfire crews jumped all over small wildfire in a rural core of napa county late today. news chopper 2 flew over the smoke north of lake barriesta. the fire burned 27 acres near the barriesta states. there were ground crews fighting the flames and water drops from the chopper. as of tonight that fire is 50% contained. >> dropping off passengers

ktvu janine de la vega is there.he will tell you more about the crash and how this is effecting traffic. coming up in just two minutes from now. stay tuned. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. ktvu channel 2 morning news, middle of the week, wednesday, september 24th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. it's almost 6:0. let's check in with steve. a little rain drops on my car when i went out. >> a little drizzle. it's really warm. >> it is. >> 65 in san francisco. there are other areas that are warmer than that. lorraine has not made it to fort bragg but is it coming down or what? an inch and a half within the last six hours. eventually it will make it here. it will take time here. probably not until this evening, tonight, and over night. the rain is really heavy. i've seen around 4 plus inches of rain. that is a good thing. the low mold is moving north that will usher in cool. oakland airport 66. livermore 65. pittsburgh is in the mid 60s. brentwood is in there. lafayette mid 60s. that is balmy, wa

the ktvu newsroom -- to sacramento. the ktvu newsroom has been getting phone calls.wer ent is us these pictures of the light. it was visible over a huge area and was spotted by some people in san francisco. vanderburg air force base said it didn't have any launch. there's a strong solar storm scheduled to hit earth. and experts say this light could be tied to that storm. that strong solar flare could disrupt satellite data including gps. scientists say it's been several years since a solar storm of this size came near the earth. it's expected to cause changes in the earth's field with slight disruptions to satellite and radio transmissions today and tomorrow. no major problems are expected. beautiful picture. >> yeah. always great to see. >>> 8:39. mum, ravens' fans sounding out on the ray rice domestic violence scandal. >> you can't look to the nfl to be a moral compass for society. >> how they are making the best of a bad situation. >> reporter: we're live in san jose, where we have an update in this morning's homicide where a woman was brutally attacked. we'll tel

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live in napa, christina rendon, ktvu -- ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a church damaged by the earthquake opened its doors for sunday's services this morning. ♪ the first baptist church welcomed people back today. this time, last week, the chunk was blocked off after crews deemed it too dangerous to enter. the bell towers separated from the building and it had to be repaired. during today's service, pastor al marks showed the congregation the damage and talked about what might have saved the church. >> this part had to come down. the fire marshal that came earlier in the day said that we had not retrofitted the bell tower it probably would have come down. >> it was felted in 1992 following the quake in '89 and officials say the damage would have been much worse without the retrofit. >>> set to open a new emergency assistance center tomorrow in napa. the center will be located at the napa valley marriott on the solano avenue in the meeting room. quake victims will be able to meet with trained red cross caseworkers who can assess their needs. and provide information as well as assistance to help t

reporting live janine de la vega ktvu ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks janine. >>> new details from an nfl tracking data base. ray mcdonald was the tenth arrest since the beginning of 2012. others included line backer aldin smith who was suspended for the first nine games of the season. in march-quarterback chris capitol very was arrested on suspicion of hit and run. they have also all had run ins with the law. >>> san francisco police are investigating the shooting that may have been sparked by road rage between a driver and a man crossing the street. it happened on golden gate avenue around 2:00 in the afternoon. investigators believe the two got in an argument after the driver nearly hit the man crossing the street. the argument escalated and the driver began shooting before driving away. the injured man is in critical condition and police are still searching for the shooter. >>> a search is under way this afternoon for the hit and run driver that hit and struck and killed a woman. alex savidge spoke with the woman's family and has more on what they are saying about the victim and t

alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> police tell ktvu channel 2 morning news that he came home late last night after issuing a bulletin. at this point, there is no information on where he went. >> now time now 6:07 they fear the attacker will come back. there have been at least two burglaries and two home invasionels just since july. a 65-year-old woman somehow got into the front door of her apartment building and went in and put a butcher knife to her neck. >> well we need to fight back and we need to be alert and fight together on this. >> take a look at the sketch, the suspect is described as an african-american man, he is balding, 5-foot 5 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds. >>> and they were remembered in oakland... [ music ] >> friends and family held a vigil at lake merit. they lit candles and sang songs. police have not identified the shooter and they say the weapon used in the killing has not been recovered. >>> 6:08 some typos have marched it, three mistakes on the new rainbow walk and what organizers say will be done to fix them. >>> they call him by a certain name and

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it could slow down the entire bay bridge commute not only san francisco but ktvu's alex savage is at the bay bridge, alex, how is it going out there? >> reporter: it is a bit crowded and it will only get more crowded and it might be a good idea and once you come off the off and because of that to folsom street, it will remain closed and it will remain closed for the next six months because of this construction project which got underway last night. they are trying to make it safer for the growing number of people who walked through this area and we want to give you an idea of what it looks likes ones it is done. essentially it will run parallel to the folsom sweet and they are hoping to find alternate routes to ease some of the congestion. >> it is our hope with these lanes which are in use they will be able to handle the traffic volumes and there is also harrison. >> and another reason this project is being done is to remove the folsom street off lane ramps, they sit to allow for future residential development here in this area and as for options around the area, you can stick with

alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, alex. >>> well, police need your help identifying two men suspected of a home invasion in fremont. investigators released these surveillance photos. they say the men kicked in a side garage door of the victim's home on the morning of august 12th. once inside the home, police say the men forced the victim to empty his safe at gunpoint. about an hour after the home invasion, a black ford fusion similar to this one dropped off one of the suspects at a bank in san jose. police say the suspects used the victim's debit card at five different south bay locations. >>> police are investigating a brutal assault on a woman that led to her death. homicide detectives are looking into several leads and questioning several people of interest. jang joins us live from -- janine de la vega joins us live from san jose to tell us where they are in the investigation and also community reaction. >> reporter: we're here on 15th street. this is where a woman's body was found. we were told by law e

a new ktvu field poll shows the incumbent with a sizable lead. the new poll shows governor jerry brown with a sizable lead of 15%. that gives him a 16 point advantage. 16% of the voters polled were undecided. ken pritchett reports from the senator hotel across from the capitol in sacramento. >> reporter: through a door, and into the small television studio. this is where governor brown and neel kashkari will square off. they will sit for 58 minutes, answering questions posed by three reporters. the rules, largely dictated by the debate organizers. >> there weren't a whole lot of, what if we do this differently, what if we do that differently? >> reporter: but the campaigns did dictate the timing of the debate. >> the audience is going to be fairly weak. there's not going to be a lot of viewership. >> reporter: two months out from an election, viewers aren't paying a lot of attention. >> they're going to be feeting with the nfl season opener. >> reporter: with brown enjoying every advantage, including a 16 point lead in the field poll, rig says br

ktvu channel 2 reporter alex savidge is heading to the scene. firefighters still on the scene of a massive fire in the heart of san francisco's mission district. that started early yesterday afternoon near the intersection of mission and 22nd street. now the fire gutted the building and it houses the big house incorporated retail store. the building was hacked with clothing, luggage, toys, and gifts. at least four people were treated for smoke inhalation including two firefighters. more than 100 firefighters battled the flames for fires, finally bringing it under control last night. >> with a windy condition, it could have been much worse. they could have lost half the block, or the entire block. >> fire crews still out there watching for hot spots. investigators are still trying to determine the cause of that big fire. >>> the fate of a 70-year-old man looks grim. tara moriarty is live at kennedy park where it happened and says the victim's family and police are angry. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. wong is fiting for his life.

reporting live, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> so cute, more traveling for them.ment in the horizon. >>> just a horrible night for the giants. >> i think all giant fans have to figuretively hold hands tonight and sing kumbaya or something. you had to see this coming. the dodgers delivering the ultimate indignity, the clinching of the division in front of them, but twisting the knife a little bit. by putting brian wilson of all people on the mound to seal the deal in the 9th. the giants haven't risen to a big occasion all year and they couldn't do it tonight either against the best pitcher in the national league. it would be nice to have some video. we do have it. a chopper to third. juan uribe late. the giants had the bases loaded, but buster posey hit into double play. 3rd inning, kershaw with the cy cy young. with the bat? come on. 1-1. he knows it, yasiel puig, solo shot. the dodgers score 4 in the 6th, 4 more in the 8th. final out. brian wilson gets it. kershaw 8 innings, 11 strike outs, his record is 21-3. the giants will have to do a little celebrating tomor

jana katsuyama, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the u.s. supreme court appears poised to hear same-sex marriage cases in the fall. they could dodd to take up all of them, or some, or set them aside until later in the term. lower courts struck down bans on same-sex marriage pending a review by the supreme court. >>> support is fading for two health related initiatives on the november ballot. prop 45 would require the insurance exchange commissioner to provide rate increases. that number is down from 69% earlier this summer. 26% are against it. an increasing number, at 33% are undecided. another ballot measure is showing a similar trend. 34% are likely voters are in favor, that's down from 58%, 37% are opposed, and 29% are now undecided. >>> the family of a man killed in a horrific crash this summer on highway 17 said today that they are going to sue. ktvu's ann reuben was there for the emotional announcement, and also has the 911 calls from that day that were just released. >> a big rig careened down highway 17. >> 911 calls just released to

stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. it is scheduled tonight at 7:00 p.m we'll have a link on ktvu.com and we'll bring you a live report during the 10:00 news. >>> aftershocks continue to rattle the napa area. an aftershock was recorded. last week's 6.0 quake caused more water problems than snapping water lines across the area. it severely damaged a water tank that serves about 1800 customers in the area. customers have been dealing with water pressure problems as a result. for the first time since the earthquake hit scientists shared what they -- they learned. >> reporter: many of the scientists inside this building have spent the last ten days in napa studying how the earth moved. they discovered several take aways from the quake. the usgs says the quake that hit on the west napa fault produced a crack 6-miles long and moved the surface 18 inches north. scientists say a lot of damage was in napa because it sits in a bay son that has soft sediment. many of the buildings are unreenforced masonry buildings. some of it hap