ktvu channel 2 news obtained a copy. charges of pre-meditated murder, robbery, kidnapping and attempted murder. >> attempted murder on a peace officer. >> reporter: for each officer involved. >> attempted murder on a peace officer. >> reporter: the charges stem from the july 16 armed bank robbery at the bank of the west where three gunman took three hostages and led police on a hour long running gun battle. >> what were they thinking? >> reporter: today the district attorney released this picture of some of the weapons used that day. the shooting ended with the deaths of two suspects and hostage misty holt-sing. police believe the suspects used her as a human shield. >> i wish this on nobody. not nobody. >> reporter: misty holt-sing cousins were in the courtroom today. >> it is hard. very hard. it is -- happened a few days ago and i still have nightmares. >> reporter: her sister and son were there as well but her husband and daughter who witnessed the kidnapping were not. >> we are living one minute at a time. >> do you

live in san jose, asnith s, ktvu channel 2 news -- azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> people whoaste water could be facing hefty fines. >> maybe they should fine them. >> at 5:45 p.m. the vote that could cost you hundreds of dollars a day. >> the national guard showing off its equipment to other bay area agencies. why they say it could save lives. >>> the wind died down between 5:30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. last night. the coast guard never had to rescue so many surfers at one time and it was critical to locate them because there is a lot of >> coming together this afternoon to learn more about potentially life saving equipment. as oneode of emergency -- as one head of emergency services told us it is better now than during a disaster. hosted by the california international guard, agencies from santa clara and san mateo counties brought their equipment for a show and tell session. >> they can share what they use, how they use it. how differently or how similarly they use the assets. >> the connections connections could speed up responses. >>> cracking down on water wasting. >> if you h

ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now.fficials say 20 million gallons of water may have been released by the water main break and a thousand gallons of wot being leaked -- water are being leaked a minute. >>> the how were approved -- the house of representatives aproved a bill to over haul the department of veterans affairs and speed up access to healthcare. it includes $10 billion in emergency spending to help veterans get outside care. it includes funding to hire doctors and nurses and money tolease new clinics across the area. a senate vote on the build could come tomorrow. >>> tony atcons is the first -- atkins is the first openly gay governor in california. he plans to work with the obama administration to try to find long term solutions to the problem. >>> residents of the oakland zoo are eating well thanks to a donation of fruit that tumbledden to the street in a big rig crash. -- tumbled on to the street in a big rig crash monday morning. it caused a chain reaction crash. nobody was hurt. and today 10,000 pounds of

katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new developments tonight in the case of a high end call girl charged in the death of a google executive. we be obtained new 911 calls from the death last fall. ktvu's john sasaki now with the new information. john? >> reporter: it didn't take long for alix tichelman's world to come crumbling down. details about her ex-boyfriend who died in georgia. >> this is a music video, the lead singer was alix tichelman's boyfriend till he died. the cause of death was unclear. possibly a heart attack. alix tichelman was with her at the time. here is her 911 call. >> my boyfriend over dosed or something. he won't respond. and he is just laying on the ground. i don't know. >> reporter: he died of an over dose. 911 conversation continued with alix tichelman sounding sure of what happened. >> why do you think it is on over dose? >> um, because that is -- there is nothing else it could be. i know that for a fact. >> accidental or intentional? >> accidental. accidental. >> reporter: at the time alix tichelman did not tell police she administered the heroin which she now

ktvu channel 2 news confirmed a settlement was reached. $15million to be paid over three years. it now goes to the board of supervises for approval. -- supervisors for approval. . >> this is a an agreement that avoids the added risk and costs of litigation, it avoids the heart ache that that kind of case would entail and hopeally enables the victim's family to -- hopefully enables the victim's family to have closure. >> the lawyer told me today is too early to say whether there will be a plea bargain. the board is expected to take up the civil settlement in september. live in san francisco, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three women dead, another missing and now police are looking at whether one man is to blame. last month that man was shot and killed by police. ktvu's ann rubin is in sunnyvale with the new twist in the investigation. >> reporter: investigators say it was the third death that made them suspicious but when the 4 4th woman went missing that is when they suspected they had a murderer on their hands. >> police say when they were forced to shoot him during a stan

ktvu channel 2 news he testified in his trial where he faced 150 counts of molestation. ktvu's allie rasmus is live at the courthouse. >> reporter: he doesn't deny having a physical, hands on approach to teaching but says his actions are misintererated. >> reporter: joseph martin's attorney tried to depict him as a caring teacher. >> he is a caring man. he is getting to tell the true story of what occurred. >> reporter: he talked about his teaching style. his patting was a way to calm down students with learning disabilities. i would touch them on the shoulders, the back, if they are in front of me, the caller bone, the chest area. when explaining an accusation who said he touched his groin, he said it was an accident. he was turning at an angle, i thought i might have brushed him in the privates. when asked to explain a a letter, he said he was referring to the sin of pride. i was desiring to become the top, i was becoming arrogant, being told i was the best. those were all factors in my mind when i wrote that. she on trial for -- he is on trial for lewd acts on a child.

john fowler, ktvu channel 2  news. >>> a homeless man is under arrest tonight after an unusual theft of a truck that led to a chase. ktvu's david stevenson is in san francisco where he just got an update on what happened. david? >> reporter: frank. police tell us they got the call at 1:45 p.m. and it began with a man who stole a truck in the mission district. we believe it to be this red truck. he drove into this yard in san francisco and then spotted near a shed that houses items that have been confiscated near homeless camps. a supervisor told him to leave and the man then hot wired one of their trucks and attempted to run over that supervisor. the supervisor wasn't injured but the suspect rammed three other trucks and a gate escaping from the yard. he ditched the vehicle but returned to try to take another truck. that is when police showed up. they resisted arrest and may be booked on attempted murder and stolen vehicle charges. a spokes woman moments ago described the damage to me here. $100,000, including the vehicles that we mentioned, the shed and a gate as well. unusual circu

ezneth s, ktvu channel 2 news. >> -- azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is what it looked liken october. with hundreds of workers laying the foundation for the structure. construction was on its way by march 2013. you can see the stands, where the seats would be installed and a crane sits on the far side of the football field. and then this aerial shot from news chopper 2, near completion in april. most of the seats are in. the field is installed and the levi's stadium sign is in place. on www.ktvu.com we put together a slide show from inside the stadium and of all the new food offerings. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill are trying to make it easier for cell phone users to change carriers. the senate passed a bill that allows customers to unlake their devices and switch from carrier to -- unlock their devices and switch from carrier to carrier. >> just makes sense that cell phone users should be able to do what they wantp with their phones after -- want with their phones after satisfying their contract. >> both houses are working together to get a final bill through by the end of

in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> something. i wish i could photoshop this right here. [ laughter ] >>> our meteorologist mark tamayo who is filling in for our chief meteorologist. muggy day out there. >> the mugginess will increase into the weekend. today not so bad. but for the weekend get ready. moisture approaching from had south bringing in tropical air. we have showers and thunderstorms developing towards the east. low clouds and fall off shore and patches around the bay as well. a closer look. the clouds closer to half moon bay, ocean beach, san francisco and marin headlands as well. current numbers. 82 degrees fairfield. san jose 74. oakland 70. cooler temperatures as you expect near the coast. half moon bay and san francisco 65. wind speeds up towards fairfield. 24. gusting to 29 miles per hour and more reports, not as strong but a breeze towards napa and more neighborhoods, sfo wind gusts 21 miles per hour and san jose winds checking in at 15 miles per hour. we have low clouds, we have the sea breeze. here is our live

christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. there has been an increase in drownings this year. across the united states 641 people drowned from january through may. compare that to 528 for last year and unfortunately every year a majority of the drowning victims are children. studies shown that swimming lessons can reduce the risk of kids drowning by 88%. >>> police are searching for several people who attacked a man on a popular walking trail in san jose leaving him with life threatening injuries. that happened monday after midnight. the injured man was in his 50s. security officers were the first to respond. the man had several deep cuts from a sharp object. >>> improving weather conditions are helping firefighters against a wildfire that is burning. some evacuations remain in place but the fire is now 35% contained. it broke out last friday and flames destroyed 18 buildings, 8 homes and burned 8700 acres. cal fire reports 11 people have been injured by the fire. they say it was started by a vehicle delivering materials to a

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now at 6:00 p.m.d and people evacuated as several grass fires start burning. the fight that sent two firefighters to the hospital. more than just a hospital, the ways doctors, nurses and staff all came together the day asiana airlines 214 crashed. >> the drought is dealing a major blow to a summer tradition. the cost to campers and the budget all because of the drought. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> well today it is all about keeping cool in the triple digit heat and we are tracking the hottest spots around the bay. good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> we are following developing news. three grass fires broke out in the south bay today amid the hot and dry conditions. firefighters are putting out hot spots in south san jose near curry drive and near the golf course. a third fire in haulster off highway 152 burned four acres and is 70% contained. ktvu's maureen naylor is in san jose near

cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. we posted that i know report for -- that grand jury report for you. all waiting waiting for you under hot topics on www.ktvu.com. >>> there evacuation orders have been lifted as crews are making progress on a wildfire off the south east shore of lake berryessa. the fire is burning in difficult access terrain. it burned 6500 acres and right now is only 35% contained. cal fire said crews aren't seeing the same fast pace compared to july 4. three injuries have been reported, including one firefighter. firefighters are nearing containment on another fire. it started tuesday and has burned two homes and 4300 acres. four people were injured. cal fire says containment is 90% with cull containment expect -- with full containment expected tomorrow. and www.ktvu.com has a special section on california wildfires, including information on what you can do to protect your home. look for that under hot topics. >>> a theft of a man's belt led to the arrest of three people. it began with a woman admir

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. today a judge said he will rule later on a motion to lift a stay so attorneys can question individual pg&e officers and directors about the san bruno blast. attorneys for share holders and victims want to know what they knew when they knew it and how they responded but pg&e lawyers are arguing to keep the stay in place because of the federal case. the judge is expected to issue his ruling this friday. and this september will mark four years since that san bruno san bruno pipeline explosion. it killed 8 people and injured 66 others. 38 homes were destroyed. >>> there will not be one but four different governors running california this week part of a secession rule that require as governor to hand down power when she out of state. -- he is out of state. lieutenant governor is acting governor today but he leaves tomorrow for a special olympics event on the east coast so darrel signburg will be-- steinburg will become active governor till when he leaves and that is when tony atkins takes

live in santa rosa, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the district attorney office is releasing its finding to the public and we just received that information. now a ktvu's cristina rendon who is breaking down the documents. >> reporter: we just received this 90 page synapsis. we have been looking through the first page. it is clear the district attorney wants to be open with the public that led them to the had decision to not file charges against erik gelhaus. the district attorney says the purpose of the criminal investigation was to establish the presence or absence of criminal liability on the part of any person and it goes on through the investigation into the pages that were presented here and it says there were several witnesses to the incident providing investigators 360-degree witness views of the circumstances before, during and after this shooting incident. again these are just the first few pages. it is very lengthsy. we will continue -- lengthy. we will continuing to bring you more information at 6:00 p.m. in the news room, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> h

. >> it is all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> it is coming up on 5:00 a.m. and here is a live look from san francisco where part of a business city freeway is shut down and the closures are scheduled to go on right now and we will have more on the work being done and the delays and sal is expected to tell us about the construction. welcome to ktvu morning news, here is steve paulson with the weather. >>> we have not the push inland we had yesterday but the fog will break off and continue to make a surge over the next couple of hours and maybe mid- to-upper, calistoga -- calistoga, polk valley, part of a westerly breeze and there is not much change in that breeze pattern and the fog is not going to be swept away. there are plenty of low clouds, cool to warm to hot well enough inland and for others, it is 60s and 70s, here is sal. >>> we are looking at a commute where traffic is moving along well on this thursday morning as you drive passed the carquinez bridge and that whole trip will take you about a few minutes, this this is a b

cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are warning residents to keep an eye on their alarm systems after a home burglary this weekend. police say it happened sunday afternoon on cloud view road. officers found the home's windows smashed. police say the suspect disabled the alarm system and telephone line before entry so police weren't notified. the suspect took off with jewelry, a laptop and alcohol. police are advising people to check their alarms for any tampering. >>> there is a new development tonight to a story we brought you last week about a pension change leading to retirements. we are learning about hazmat workers in contra costa county who are among the latest to call it quits following the change. 3 hazmat employees are retiring. county employees will no longer be able to count unused vacation and sick leave towards their pension. at least 2-3 are retiring because of the change. he says remaining employees are filling the gap. >> we stepped in to fill the void that has been left. while we are in the process of hiring new people, and train them so they could respo

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back to the wildfire in napa. it created a lot of concern for people headed to the napa valley over the holiday weekend. at 5:30 p.m. cristina rendon talks to businesses impacted even if they are not near the fire. >> happening now, we are getting ward chp war cause involved -- word that a chp car was involved in a crash and sent the officer to the hospital. it happened 45 minutes ago. you can see here lanes are still blocked and there is a major back up. ktvu's ken pritchett just tweeted out pictures from the scene that shows the chp involved in the crash. the california highway patrol confirmed to ktvu the officer and three other people have been taken to the hospital. no word on conditions but we showed is you a live picture. it is a mess on 80 eastbound. a long holiday weekend, keep that in mind making your way home. >>> to san francisco, 280 shut down and it is making it twofer get around -- tougher to get around there. the commute is backing up. live look at 101. you see cars stacked up north bound. southbou

live this morning in berkeley, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> ktvu channel 2 news is learning more about the past of the high priced drug attic. he was biting a 53-year-old boyfriend. he died of an apparent heart attack. now he is scheduled to return to a court on charges of killing 51-year-old google executive haze. the surveillance camera shows she injected him with a lethal does of heroin, gathered up the heroin and step ped over the body to finish a glass of wine. >> she was calais and -- callous and had no concern for the victim, her only concern was getting her belongings and getting herself out of that situation. >> she worked for google as an objecting set particular dancer and investigators used her tattoos to identify her. she faces charges including manslaughter and destruction of evidence. at. >> come to our website for continuing coverage of this case as prosecutors continue elevating the manslaughter charges to murder. >>> and hose police department is making another unprecedented staffing charges. they will be firsted to answer 911 calls and this affects more th

christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are following developing news. police evacuated several homes as they try to get an armed man to surunder. the man barricade -- surrender. the man barricaded himself inside his home. authorities got his daughter out safely. >>> continuing coverage on the firefighter in napa county -- on the fire fight in napa county. it charred 3800 acres and only 30% contained. crews are having trouble getting around the fire because it is in such a remote area. they are bringing in more resources. meteorologist mark tamayo has more on the weather but first ktvu's john fowler joins us live at a red cross evacuation center where they are hoping for good news. john? >> reporter: that's right. right now the -- here neighbors have been dropping off pet food, boxes and canned and pet carriers. plus the salvation army began serving dinner for families whose homes are still at risk from the fire. >> reporter: this fire is still burning across the hills of pope valley. clouds of emotions. >> scary. tiring. worrisome. >> she fled her home

christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you can water your lawn but one city is creaking new restrictions -- creating new restrictions. ktvu's john sasaki is live where it appears brown is the new green. >> reporter: this may become a more common sight in the near future. brown lawns in the name of water conversation. >> reporter: this is now banned in benicia. irrigation of lawns and vegetation is outlawed during the day. the mayor says the city had no choice but to pass an emergency ordinance last night. it could happen between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on monday, wednesday and friday and no watering on sundays. >> it is important for grass. i would prefer people dud not water their lawns. brown is the new green. >> reporter: he got rid of his grass and cut his water bill by half. >> our expenses for watering this very little. water once in two weeks. sometimes we forget and water once a month. >> reporter: everyone said something had to be done because of the drought. >> i think it is a good idea. we have a water shortage. you know, got to take measures to cut back. >> reporter: the ordi

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the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, we are live at the scene of a huge fire, this this this is a start before 3:00 and you can still see flames on the roof, a lot of smoke and it is extensive damage this morning, one firefighter was also hurt and at the scene they are getting some updates now from investigators and she will have more and we will check with her in about two minutes, it is monday, july 7th, i am pam cook. >> let's talk about weather and traffic, rosemary orozco is here for steve. good morning. >>> one more day temperatures will peak and outside a mix of clouds, low clouds as well as low-to-mid level clouds. we have an on shore breeze and that's keeping your temperature upper 40s novato and santa rosa and 55 in areas right around napa and let's slide around the peninsular and we will check a few more, belmont 53 degrees in hillsboro and as we get through the afternoon, these clouds will stick around and they are coming from the desert southwest and notice they do begin to thin out and they will be back by

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the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. about 180 homes have been evacuated as that wild fire continues to burn in napa county. here's a live look right now. you can see this is a part that has been burned out in pope valley is the area. tara moriarty is out there this morning. she will have more on this morning's firefighterring efforts coming up in two minutes and more on the evacuations that are still under way. it is wednesday, july 2nd i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm brian flores in for dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic. and steve, you called it, it's cooler than normal. >> tara sent in it looks like the fog is burning off. slight breeze. we will take that breeze. i've seen upper 40s and low 50s. huge difference from monday. there is a robust fog bank here. i mean it is turbo charged. you combine that with a weak front gusts to 30 at travis, 24 concord. casey said it's windy and overcast. if it makes it that far this early, that is a sure sign it will be a cooler day. 50s on the temps most. there

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on what may have brought down the jet liner. ukraine claims pro-russian forces fired a surface to air missile. ukraine says it was a buk missile system and experts tell cnn russian and ukrainian forces operate that missile system. it is capable of reaching an airliner at 33,000 feet and that was the attitude the plane was flying at when it was hit. the claims from ukraine might be backed up by a social media posting by a commander for the pro-russian militants. he wrote his forces brought down a ukrainian transport plane in the same area at the same time. moscow is denying any involvement. >> the faa warned u.s. carriers to avoid the air space in april. they determined it was too dangerous. but foreign airlines are not bound by those rules. the prime minister of malaysia says it was declared safe by the world civil aviation body and the faa can ban flights over conflict zones. he offered this advice if you are flying on an international carrier. >> you can plug in your airline, flight number to many different services and it wil

reporting live, debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a baseball field soaked but police say it was no accident. authorities say vandals broke out sprinkler heads flooding the field. ktvu's rob roth joins us live where little leaguers lost out. >> reporter: this babe ruth baseball field is finally drying out after vandals flooded it wasting water during a drought. >> got to hit. >> reporter: these young boys and girls came to camp today ready for action. but they couldn't use the field, vandals had flooded it. >> it disappointed me because i love fielding ground balls, getting line drives. getting other people out. >> reporter: can't do that now. >> nope. >> the field sits on the campus but the league maintains it. ground keepers were replacing sprinkler heads. someone turned on the sprinkler system and broke off the sprinkler heads sending thousands of gallons of water on to the field for years. >> this area was a pool of water. >> reporter: this shows some of the damage. wet and muddy. crucial ball games canceled. >> hurts the kids. you

ktvu channel 2 news obtained documents from michigan. he was prosecuted in 1998 for criminal sexual conduct and 1999 for impersonating a professional. >>> a judge will decide soon whether to send a man to a mental health facility for having a bomb. defense attorneys asked that he be admitted to a mental health facility. tonight he is behind bars without bail and plead not to charges of possessing weapons and a bomb. >>> the only bank robber who survived a shoot out with police and today 19-year-old jaime ramos faced a judge and family members of the hostage who was used as a human shield. ktvu's noelle walker was in the courtroom and tells us how the victim's family and struggling to cope with what happened. >> jaime ramos. >> shacked to a bench, holding 45 pagles against him. jaime ramos made his first court appearance today. >> felony. >> reporter: jaime ramos is one of three suspects robbed the bank of the west on july 16. taking three hostagesages and leading police on a hour long gun battle through the streets of stockton. the distr

ken p, ktvu channel 2 news. -- ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. . >> another person who died had ties to the bay area. traveling to the aids conference in australia. among them was a dutch scientist. he visited san francisco general hospital's aids unit in the early years of the epidemic and developed protocols for treatment. colleagues are shocked by his death. >> there are some people who are glue in a system, he was one of those people. he was essentially in all of the important discussions for treatment. >> we are also told he was instrumental in getting researchers to focus on getting treatment to people in south africa and our coverage of the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17 continues online at www.ktvu.com. there you can find photos from the tragedy, including messages of condolences and we have today's news conference with president obama and the latest ons the investigation. it is all on www.ktvu.com. >>> traffic is moving on the golden gate bridge after an unusual incident involving a uhaul truck that caused a back up this afternoon. happened about 3:20 p.m. the chp sa

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2 morning news continues. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, we are live in san francisco where you can still see the damage left behind and tara moriarty is at the scene and she will have more on what is led up to the crash. welcome once again, it is tuesday july 29th, i am in for pam cook. >> let's talk about weather and traffic and i am still seeing clouds outside of our door. >> low clouds and high clouds, there is plenty to go around and we have the tropical clouds over us and there is more towards the valley, cool to mild hot to warm low clouds persisting by the coast and some of you may be coming in or headed that way and you can see maybe the eastern salon know -- eastern contra costa county area and we have a decent breeze out towards fairfield and for others and most reaction as far as rain close and it will be up around 80s as well. sal? >>> we will start off with a look at the bay bridge and you can see traffic is okay and it is backed up for about a 5 to 10 minute delay and we are adding about a 25 minute drive time to san francisco side of the b

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> again, she mentioned the mandatory evacuations ordered by cal fire, of butts canyon north, north to have snell valley road, the estates area at the end of snell valley road is under evacuation orders and two evacuation centers set up, at hope valley school and middletown high school. >>> and we're live, and you're miles away from the fire, but you can smell the smoke. >> the good news here, is you cannot actually smell the smoke. we are west of the fire here, but you can easily see how much smoke is put out by this fire. we're miles from the fire lines here, at hunt and railroad avenues, the fire is blown away from this direction. i talked to our meteorologist, and she said, north by northeast winds, blowing 5 to 15 miles per hour, and it appears that's the case. it's blowing the smoke from this fire in that north, northeast direction and away from the heavily populated areas here. on the other side of the fire is lake berry, and that's an area that's not heavily populated, and here in calistoga, there's more population, and a lot more people, living and worki

. >> ktvu channel 2 news at noon starts right now. >> good evening, everybody, i am in for tori campbell, and within the past half hour they evacuated downtown and they tweeted out that warning that said some services are unavailable but some services are not affected. we will bring you more when it becomes available. >>> meanwhile we are learning more about details of a fight outside of at&t park where 1 woman is recovering and another suspect is behind bars and police search for another suspect and we have this report from there and police said this is not a case of fan rivalry. >> reporter: police say this is not a case of fan rivalry or people cheering for different teams, but they say a woman is suffering injuries from a punch she suffered in the fight after the game and we were able to track down the witness who said the suspect hit that woman very hard on the chin and she was unconscious and remained unconscious at the hospital, we were just told she was released from the hospital and is doing okay. but after that fight the suspects took off in a truck and police were able to trac

ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> and this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning,e following developing news in oakland, a deadly crash on northbound interstate 880, tara moriarty is out there on the scene, this is near 98th avenue and we are learning what they are still trying to figure out

the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning,the scene of a huge fire, this this this is a start before 3:00 and you can still see flames on the roof, a lot of smoke and it is extensive damage this morning,

cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the conditions that the firefighters are up against. >> how is it looking for the firefighters? >> still hot out there. whenever you hear of a fire in fairfield you get nervous because they have strong winds pugging through the strait and the temperatures today, they warmed back up into the 90s. look at the maps. you can see right now you can see low 90s towards concord. livermore. walnut creek area. fairfield as well. as far as the current winds, talking about the winds, out of the southwest at 18 miles per hour. that is sustained winds, gusts 20 miles per hour. as we look at the fire zone itself. current temperature in the mid- 90s. 95 degrees. winds out of the southwest 14 and 15 miles per hour as we showed you and dry around 30%. with the warmer weather pattern talking about an increase in fire danger and the winds not helping the firefighters. coming up the temperatures change you could expect monday and a few extra high clouds paying osvisit. >> o-- us a visit. >> on www.ktvu.com the latest on this bre

>>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. woman behind bars in connection with a stabbing in antioch that happened shortly before 11:00 on cavallo road. a woman was stabbed several times. she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police are still trying to figure out a motive. >>> time is now 5:13. a woman fighting for her life this morning was rescued from donors summit following an atv accident. now it happened yesterday afternoon about 2:30. chp helicopter lifted her to safety. officers say she was riding the atv with family members when she drifted off the path and became stuck on loose rock and when 100 feet over a steep hillside. she was wearing a bicycle helmet but broke into several pieces. she was air lifted to a trauma center in reno. for the second time in the last six months, a man was rescued after falling from the bluffs from the american river in sacramento. normally, they'd lower an injured person down to the river but the heavy vegetation and the injuries forced to lift him to the top of the cliff.

ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> word tonight a second suspect in a armed robbery may be in police custody in santa rosa. the robbery happened at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon at bennett valley jewelers. a gunman opened the store and another man waited outside. the gunman shot a store employee in the arm. that is when the owner returned fire. the owner shot the robber twice as he tried to escape. >> jumped over-the-counter. [ indiscernible ] >> bullets started flying. [ indiscernible ] >> the robber is now in the hospital with life threatening wounds. the employee is expected to recover. the second suspect may also be in custody now. at this point we are working to get that confirmed by police. >>> happening now, a vigil for a toddler who was reported missing a year ago. you can see there, a sizable crowd is on hand. infinitely tonight it appears police are no closer to finding her and deepening the mystery is the fact the girl's father apparently committed suicide in may. he told police he left her in his car at 79th and international in oakland while he went into a store. he said his

live in napa county, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> at least 200 homes are under evacuation orders because of this wild fire, two evacuation centers are set up, one in pope valley, and middle town middle school. most of the people are concerned of their animals from pets to livestock, we talked with one man who's been called in to rescues horses. >> we'll drive up with an escort, either fire or rescue people and we'll go someplace, help someone rescue the and animals take them to a safe location. >> and parts of butts canyon road are dloefd traffic -- closed to traffic, which is why there's a need for the about to evacuation centers. meteorologist has been track it go conditions. >> it's hot up there, and what they're facing. >> you're right, very hot and dry. >>> those who conditions combined work against the firefighters, it helps the fire burn faster, easier, and if anything, the winds haven't been too bad. 5 to 15 miles per hour, i've seen the gusts up to #20shgs with a fire this large the winds can gust stronger than that. i want to give you a satellite view, notice the smoke there dr

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ktvu channel 2 news confirmed they reached a settlement of $15.1 million over three years. >> it avoids the heart ache that that kind of case would entail and hopefully enables the family to have some measure of justice and closure. >> the recreation and parks commission signed off on the settlement and it now goes to the board for approval. >>> after several days of cloudy, unsettled weather it is starting to heat up. some folks were enjoying the sunshine this afternoon. air quality officials are predicting poor air quality tomorrow and that is prompting the first spare the air day in weeks. our chief meteorologist bill martin is here now with a look at what we can expect. >> it was a big warm up from today to yesterday. yesterday's temperatures were in the 80s. today mid-90s. even warmer. these are the current temperatures. 94 antioch. 78 oakland. these temperatures around the bay tomorrow are going to come up and with the increasing temperatures we are looking at an increased fire danger for sure. no red flag warning yet. the fire danger has been layed down. we had a couple brush fir

this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. we are look at video of the scene of a terrible crash in sunnyvale. several people hurt. one person was killed. ktvu janine de la vega has been out there for several hours. coming up in two minutes, she will tell us what first responders say particularly stood out to them as they tried to rescue the victim. stay tuned for that. >>> thank you for joining us here ktvu channel 2 morning news. friday, july 1st i'm -- friday, july 18th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. steve has the forecast. what is the weekend going to be like? >> pretty quiet here. the sierra nevada may have pretty good activity. low clouds, fog. 50s and 60s to start off with. the sierra nevada has been blowing one up in the afternoon. not right here. more suspected thunderstorm activity. severe weather already a flash flood watch has been posted. that is above 3,000 feet. it goes until 9:00 p.m. on saturday. so mammoth, bear valley. be advised. there could be some hail, thunder and lightning. last thing we

in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> that is -- just a wonderful story. nice what the police did. >> you can tell the parents are feeling it. sweetheart. all the best to him. >>> now to our weather. our meteorologist mark tamayo, what can you tell us for 4th of july? >> nothing as special as that. beautiful today across the bay area. patchy fog near the coast line and the clouds increase over the next few hours. as far as temperatures from this afternoon, upper 50s in pacifica. san francisco 65. san jose 81. and the warmest locations inland upper 90s. mid-90s. right now the fog is to the south. except near the immediate shoreline. you can see a sliver south of the golden gate bridge. that will increase especially after midnight. current temperatures out there. 81 degrees livermore. san jose 74. tonight we have clear skies. a breeze out there. winds from 10 to 20 miles per hour. san francisco, you get an idea with chop on the waters. for the 4th of july no major changes. morning fog. hot inland because this area of high pressure wild be building in. not to

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> dozens of people are dead tonight after a passenger plane crashed in asia, while trying to make an emergency landing during a typhoon. at least 47 people were killed, and 11 others were injured. the plane was making its second attempt to land when it crashed into some empty apartment buildings and caught fire. aviation officials say the bad weather did not exceed international regulations. >>> in the sky above ukraine, two more jets were shot down. this time, fighting jets. coming up, the escalating conflict. >>> in arizona today, an inmate was executed, but it took nearly two hours before he died. now the governor of arizona is reviewing the state's execution process. he was executed by lethal injection. a witness said at one point, he started wondering if wood was ever going to die. >> i can liken it to, if you catch a fish and throw it on the shore, the way a fish opens and closes its mouth. >> governor jan brewer says she's concerned by how long it took for the sedative, and painkiller to take effect. but she also says th

increase is going before voters in oakland but not everybody is happy about it, it is all new on ktvu channel 2 morning news. . >>> several streets are blocked off near the fairmont hotel which is where a man was stabbed to death and janine de la vega will have more on what led up to this deadly violence. i am torii campbell in for pam cook. steve has a lot to say. >>> we just came across on bitter mostly sunny, real little nice for this time of year mobile alabama. >> what? >> no. it is cool hallway down to the gulf coast and we sit here with low clouds and the lightning strikes have been incredible and the beat goes on, they are still taking aim and in napa santa rosa, a lot of 60s and 63 to the north, definitely calistoga is 53 and heels burke 55 and it's cool for some, and the east bay you are getting warmer temperatures and it's a westerly breeze for most not for all. and they will definitely fire up some thunderstorms there and we do have tropical clouds and partly sunny, high clouds, humidity and if you are by it, it's still really high, sal? >>> we have a problem with the bay bridge a

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you janine. appreciate that report. >>> voters in san jose could soon have their say on changes to pensions and benefits for city workers. the san jose city council announced plans for a ballot initiative to let voters decide on changes to measure b. voters overwhelmingly approved it back in 2012 leading to cuts and benefits for 5500 city employees, including police and firefighters. police say this caused officers to leave the department in droves. one change that would be on the initiative allowing ex-city employees who kit their jobs to come back under interest old benefit plan. if this is approved by august, it could appear on the november ballot. >>> the city of oakland is celebrating a new police academy class. this is video from the academy. this morning's ceremony included 34 graduates. police hope the new recruits will help address a shortage of officers. oakland police would like to hire 100 new officers by the end of the year. >>> the rush to get out of town ahead of the 4th of july we

the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning.es have been evacuated as that wild fire continues to burn in napa county. here's a live look right now. you can see this is a part that has been burned out in pope valley is the area. tara moriarty is out there this morning. she will have more on this morning's firefighterring efforts coming up in two minutes and more on the evacuations that are still under way. it is wednesday, july 2nd i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm brian flores in for

ktvu channel 2 news. >> this started at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon when police say three men robbed a bank of the west in stockton. they took off in a stolen suv with hostages inside on a high- speed high-speed chase. that went on for an hour. witnesses say the hostages were terrified and crying as they left the bank. >> three bank robbers with guns pointed to the women. they had them to their head. >> witnesses say they heard police fire 100 shots at the vehicle, no officers were injured. and we are continuing to follow this breaking news and getting the latest. another live update at 6:15 p.m. >>> tonight 2 investigates the long wait times for ambulances to arrive. when san francisco firefighters call for a ambulance help is supposed to arrive within 10 minutes but there is concern about increasing wait times during emergencies. 2 investigates and ktvu's tara moriarty discovered response times are getting longer and firefighters fear lives are at stake. >> reporter: san francisco is facing a rise in the number of 911 calls and the ma

crest crist, ktvu channel 2 ktvu -- christien kafton ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire crews were called in to help free a car thee suspect, that got stuck in his fireplace. you can see them peering under the pool house on philips lane this morning. that's where the auto theft suspect was trying to hide. a police k-9 tracked him down, but it appears he just couldn't get out on his own. fire crews dug out a trench and used rope to pull marglin out from under the building. it started around 4:45 this morning: when they saw the suspect driving a r car believed to be stolen, officers chased him along highway 4 until the car broke down and he ran off. >>> two deadly attacks in two days, the latest was a stabbing early this morning in downtown san jose near the fairmont hotel and tech museum. janine de la vega tells us what police found at the scene that they're hoping leads to the suspect. >> as a children arrived at the tech museum for summer camp, many passed by crime scene tape and gathering evidence about who killed a man on market street. >> it's not fun to pull up and see 6, 7 police ca

in pleasant hill, john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now. here's a look at some of the specific regulations. if approved, california residents would be temporarily prohibited from using water to clean hard surfaces, wash vehicles with a hose lacking a shut off nozzle. water landscapes that cause runoff to nearby property, sidewalks or roads, or run any fountain or water feature unless the water is recirculating. >>> it was a hot one inland today. then the clouds came in, and temperatures fell off pretty quick. we got a strong onfor flow that developed late in the day, and dropped these temperatures rapidly. it's still pretty warm in the inland bay valleys. we still have the showers kind of in the area. most of the rain showers have moved offshore. still that slight chance for a sprinkle tonight. maybe a thunder shower east of here, but it's getting slimmer and slimmer as we go through time. turn to radar, you can see a couple of radars going. perhaps a few radars up around stinson beach. it's pretty much done for now. as we go into the morni

john is a john sasaki, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> fog already clearly in san francisco.s worked its way over to oakland hills. it's all into richmond now, into fairfax, and moving into the petaluma area. fog across the bay toward hayward as well. tomorrow morning, when you get up, it's going to be foggy out there. lots of fog as a matter of fact, carried on these strong winds. the winds continuing at san francisco airport. you've got winds sustained at 8 miles per hour. gusting to 20. even 14. all of this wind blowing everything onshore. it's going to be cool tomorrow again. we're going to have a lower fire danger, because of higher humidities. temperatures a couple of degrees cooler than they were today. you can see that cool, marine air. 57. you see where it ends, when you get out here by fairfield, you start finding the 70s, and 80s again. that claysic this time of year. here's how the fog model goes tomorrow morning. this is after midnight. look at the footprint. it's aggressive already. that's more fog than we had this morning. look at that, big fog coverage, maybe