jana katsuyama, ktvu challenge two channel 2 news. >> there are no remaining latinos or african americans left in the supreme court. jerry brown named the high court's first latinos, it's first two african americans and it's first woman. >>> dave jones today called for a 60 day moratorium on a proposal by blue shield of california to dramatically raise rates. blue shield released a statement blaming -- legal experts tell ktvu news it appears there is nothing in california law to stop those increases. >>> if you're driving tonight, be careful. fog is rolling in and will probably still be around for the morning commute. >>> new rules for watching the mavericks surf contest. what's being done differencely to prevent problems like last time. >>> and brutal attack at a south bay nightclub. the action police have already taken and what may be next. >>> a warning tonight from if highway patrol about fog. our cool nights that help create the dense fog also create low visibility. also a spare the air alert, lloyd lacuesta has the story. >> reporter: cars are headed east up the altamont pass where

ktvu's jana katsuyama has the story. >> this morning inside california's superior court, conley had his moment of justice. >> what's clear is these police were willing to take shortcuts and violate the constitution to get convictions. >> reporter: new evidence emerged that sanders provided cayman to polk. cayman talked to ktvu in 2004 about needing money for special protection for polk. last month police testified that saunders received money. >> there are probably other people who are innocent who got sent to prison. >> reporter: saunders is now 27 years old. that will hardly make up for 18 years of freedom lost. in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> newly released correspondence between the fda and california's prison system shows the length this state went through to acquire a drug used in lethal injection. letters obtained by the aclu shows california used federal hospital for the drugs and even looked into obtaining its from pakistan. california paid a british manufacturing $36,000 for 525- grams of that drug but the shipment has not arrived as of yet. there are currentl

ktvu's jana katsuyama has the story. >> this morning inside california's superior court, conley had his moment of justice. >> what's clear is these police were willing to take shortcuts and violate the constitution to get convictions. >> reporter: new evidence emerged that sanders provided cayman to polk. cayman talked to ktvu in 2004 about needing money for special protection for polk. last month police testified that saunders received money. >> there are probably other people who are innocent who got sent to prison. >> reporter: saunders is now 27 years old. that will hardly make up for 18 years of freedom lost. in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> newly released correspondence between the fda and california's prison system shows the length this state went through to acquire a drug used in lethal injection. letters obtained by the aclu shows california used federal hospital for the drugs and even looked into obtaining its from pakistan. california paid a british manufacturing $36,000 for 525- grams of that drug but the shipment has not arrived as of yet. there are currentl

jana katsuyama, ktvu challenge two channel 2 news. >> there are no remaining latinos or african americans left in the supreme court. jerry brown named the high court's first latinos, it's first two african americans and it's first woman. >>> dave jones today called for a 60 day moratorium on a proposal by blue shield of california to dramatically raise rates. blue shield released a statement blaming -- legal experts tell ktvu news it appears there is nothing in california law to stop those increases. >>> if you're driving tonight, be careful. fog is rolling in and will probably still be around for the morning commute. >>> new rules for watching the mavericks surf contest. what's being done differencely to prevent problems like last time. >>> and brutal attack at a south bay >>> a warning tonight from if highway patrol about fog. our cool nights that help create the dense fog also create low visibility. also a spare the air alert, lloyd lacuesta has the story. >> reporter: cars are headed east up the altamont pass where visibility is really limited. heavy fog on the altamont pass has been

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information tonight about last week's rat poison scare at a san francisco school. seven students were sent to a hospital after investigating or ingesting rather the poison. the school reported the students thought it was candy. today some students encouraged others to try it knowing it was not candy. the school plans to suspend what it calls the instigators. >>> so is the bright yellow paint job in a pizza restaurant too bright. the paint on the pizza orgasmica is causing a lot of attention. some rafael residents like the color others don't. the pizza restaurant is supposed to open next week. >>> toyota admits another quality problem. how the auto maker is i can't believe that guy made it home. nobody drives drunk anymore. [ ring hold on, i got another call coming in. [ ring [ tires screech while drunk driving rates have dropped greatly, negligent driving and speeding fatalities have skyrocketed. someone dies every 13 minutes from negligent driving, so keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, and your phone put away. >>>

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information tonight about last week's rat poisonscare at a san francisco school. seven students were sent to a hospital after investigating or ingesting rather the poison. the school reported the students thought it was candy. today some students encouraged others to try it knowing it was not candy. the school plans to suspend what it calls the instigators. >>> so is the bright yellow paint job in a pizza restrant too bright. the paint on the pizza orgasmica is causing a lot of attention. some rafael residents like the color others don't. the pizza restaurant is supposed to open next week. >>> toyota admits another quality problem. how the auto maker is settling a class action suit targeting it's popular prius. >>> caltrain tonight says budgets cuts are possible. so it's considering reducing the number of service. cuts this weekend service are also possible. caltrans has already lowered service. >>> toyota is settling a class action lawsuit about prius head lights that go off unexpectedly. the suit covers 2006 to 2009 model priu ses

ktvu's jana katsuyama reports. >> reporter: all was quiet outside the ninth circuit court of appeals today. unlike december 6th when the court first heard arguments on proposition eight. today's filing by the three judge panel is critical in a 21 page document, the ninth circuit asked california supreme court to clarify whether prop eight backers have a legal standing to represent the state and defend the gay marriage ban in court. >> they want to make sure that any decision they reach if it's going to be overturned, it'll be overturned on the merits and not because the litigants don't have standing. >> reporter: uc law professor jesse choper says this has no standing. >> when the voters go to the initiative process, and they pass a measure that if the government officials don't defend it or don't enforce it, then they have a right to step in and make sure that it's legally defended. >> reporter: this delays any federal rulings and the court has no deadline to answer. >> my guess is they might have oral argument on it. they'll certainly have briefs on it. so that's going to take a wh

ktvu's jana katsuyama reports. >> reporter: all was quiet outside the ninth circuit court of appeals today. unlike december 6th when the court first heard arguments on proposition eight. today's filing by the three judge panel is critical in a 21 page document, the ninth circuit asked california supreme court to clarify whether prop eight backers have a legal standing to represent the state and defend the gay marriage ban in court. >> they want to make sure that any decision they reach if it's going to be overturned, it'll be overturned on the merits and not because the litigants don't have standing. >> reporter: uc law professor jesse choper says this has no standing. >> when the voters go to the initiative process, and they pass a measure that if the government officials don't defend it or don't enforce it, then they have a right to step in and make sure that it's legally defended. >> reporter: this delays any federal rulings and the court has no deadline to answer. >> my guess is they might have oral argument on it. they'll certainly have briefs on it. so that's going to take a wh

as ktvu jana katsuyama reports, it all had to do with her dog. >> reporter: there are orange flairs and paint after the deadly crash, which neighbors say they heard from their homes. >> i heard a crash and heard a lady screaming, oh my god, oh my god. >> reporter: it happened early in the morning on sunday. sherry lind borg had checked on her dog, when the teen stopped to check on her lying on the ground, another vehicle struck her. officers say it appears the driver stopped briefly, talked with the teen and then drove away before the police arrived. >> he had the dogs. >> reporter: john toward, a homeless advocate who lived across the street knew the victim, saying she was homeless and had been going to the park for two years to receive the free lunches he hands out every day. >> quite weather worn. she was worn out. had lived a hard life. >> reporter: and the neighbors say that the area is a dangerous road. >> i get the feeling -- it is not always followed, so i am sure people speed. plus it was foggy yesterday. >> reporter: concord police are look follow the driver who left the scene

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the mother of a kidnapped 4- year-old boy is making an emotional plea. >> just bring the boys back home and everything will be okay. we will be behind. >> josi rodriguez is accused of snatching the boy one week ago. they sheriff's department has been searching the delta mendota canal saying that a farmworker saw a car plunge into the water they are but the mother says she is not given up hope that her son is still alive. >> somebody is hiding them out and they need to be looking into streets and alleys and all of these towns around here. >> a search of the canal was called off yesterday and is expected to resume tomorrow morning. >>> the search of a fisherman in the delta has been suspended. they are looking for 51-year- old carrie lee of san francisco. his boat was found attract saturday afternoon. >> san francisco police say surveillance video may provide clues to the death of a woman who was found this morning and a burning car. a neighbor captured video of the planes. >> reporter: fire crews found a car engulfed by flames. >> i heard the horn f

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police a man injured in a fight sunday morning has been declared brain dead. he ending other men were injured in a fight that police said began in the temple nightclub. the man's severed head trauma and was knocked unconscious. he is an organ donor and about a half-hour after that incident there was a second bite at the south of market nightclub where two men were injured -- second fight at the south market nightclub where two men were injured. >>> police say they -- desean grisby had just walked out of his grandmother's home when someone drove by and shot him. two men inside the home were detained for questioning but no arrests have been made. >>> a cropdusting plane went down today northeast of antioch. the pilot was the only person on board and was killed in the crash. the sheriff's department says it received reports that the crop duster had hit a pole or tower on the island. >>> governor brown unveiled the plan to end a looming budget deficit saying it's time to make tough decisions to put california's held in order and is calling for deep cut

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the race is expected to create jobs, 8800 jobs. $19.5 million in additional tax revenues including hotels, payroll, and parking will go directly to the city's treasury. >>> the san francisco 49ers stepped up their search for a new head coach. the reportedly met with stanford head coach jim harbaugh. he returned to the bay area last night. other teams including the miami dolphins, denver broncos, and university of michigan have an interest in hiring jim harbaugh. >>> last night the raiders announced they would not exercise the two year, five lindell option on timetables contract. the team is reportedly considering defensive corps leader hugh jackson for the head coach job. -- is considering hugh jackson for the head coach job. >>> fishermen will split $3.6 million in damages paid by companies who owned and operated ships that spilled fuel. >>> tonight we're learning more details about santa clara's cunning plan for pit bulls to be spayed and neutered. >> reporter: this 80-pound pit bull is one of 90 dogs speed and neutered today. >> we encourage

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >> for anyone interested in the museum is located in the heart of the castro district on 18th street. >>> prosecutors today charged two teenagers with the killing of a 16-year-old boy. the victim had stepped outside his grandmother's home when he was gunned down to the suspects were identified as 19-year-old john peter george and tiny sprinkling of richmond. they were arrested about two hours after the killing. >> a boy was seen running from a home where his 36 old father had been shot in the head. the victim was taken to the medical center. police say he was conscious but his wound was life-threatening. the boy was 15 years old and they heard shouting at the house before the shooting. police say the teen had a gun with him when taken into custody. >>> police in oakland have arrested three people responsible for home invasion robberies. over the past months the three suspects terrorized families in immigrant neighborhoods. they say the trio would demand to be let into the home and steal cash, jewelry, and electronics. >> i do not think there is anyt

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> apple reports quarterly organs this afternoon thanks in part to robust sales of the ipad. when trading opened today, their stock fell 6% on the news of steve jobs medical leave after the close apple showed profits that nearly doubled in revenue rose 78% from a year ago to $26.7 billion. profits totaled $6 billion again, if $6 billion for just three months. ipad sales totaled more than $7 million, $1 million above forecasts. that helped apple bounced back and shares rose 1.5%. the stock has gained nearly 70% in value in the past 52 years and you can find more apple coverage. click the tab on our homepage at ktvu.com. >>> ibm reported stronger-than- expected earnings this afternoon could revenue rose 6% to more than $29 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010. net income was up 9%. ibm said it saw strong sales of mainframe computers and business software especially in emerging markets including brazil, russia, india, and china. >>> boeing and caterpillar helped provide an abstract, the dow closed 50 points higher. >>> there is a shakeup on bay are

jana katsuyama ktvu channel 2 news. >> a debate over a possible conflict of interest doing with gangs. it focused on the lawyers with 40 gang members. the city argues that the attorneys may ha conflict. the defense says they have fire walls to protect confidential information, a decision is expected next month. >>>police in south san francisco are looking for two armed robbery suspects to held up a bank today. a swat teem surrounded at the westborough square shopping center this morning. six employees and two cust err manslaughter were -- customers were inside at the time, and one woman said she was in that exact same bank several months ago when it was robbed by two men. hayward police say that it appears the two men arrested were not responsible for shooting a small dog. the dog named max was killed 4:25 outside the bart station south hayward. bart service was disrupted during the search. the dog's owner said max had rut of the house, and whoever shot the dog will face felony charges. >>>richmond police took action to stop people from firing weapons indiscriminately. that is the sou

in walnut creek, jana katsuyama ktvu channel 2 news. >> bay area state senator says s are trying to determine if there's connection between threats he received last year and the tucson incident. >> i heard that senator keen was to nicks sarah palin. >> he received threatening messr he pushed for disclosure of the fees that were paid to sarah palin. you can read more online at www.ktvu.com and click the link under the news tab. >>> days after the shooting spree in tucson, there's a new toefrpt to make it illegal to openly carry a weapon here in california. state law has allowed californiaens to carry openly an unloaded handgun. new legislation has been introduced back by the police chief association that would end so-called open carry. law enforcement says they waste resources attending to these. >>> a south bay teenager was struck by a hit and run driver in san jose last weekend. tonight police hope video will help crack this case. >> carry shaw is trying to stayg for her daughter shea but hard to stay together. >> you're just on auto pilot anu feel like you're dying inside. >> 15-year-old sh

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> courts will decide if a psychiatrist is competent to stand trial. a judge has ordered another medical report on the mental state of dr. william ayres and weather he has alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. he is accused of molesting six boys. in july 20009 a trial on those charges ended in a hung jury. >>> michael jackson's position now faces trial charges of involuntary manslaughter in said doctor conrad murray acted outside of the standard of care giving jackson a drug in failing to monitor jackson. >>> match the latest in a mass shooting in tucson. dr. said congresswoman gabrielle giffords was able to breathe on her own and about an hour ago services were underway for the committee to honor the shooting victims could we are learning more about one victim in the shooting. she moved from arizona to marin county. >> reporter: she is recovering from surgery, her second round after being struck in her stomach, chest, and hip. she was holding the hand of christina green waiting to meet representative gabrielle gifford. >> she had her breat

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a ucsf -- ucsf medical student has died shortly after 1:00 sunday morning he was struck on the head. 30 minutes later a second fight broke out and two men were stabbed. police say hernandez was taken off life support yesterday. investigators say they are looking for three men in connection with the incident. >>> after 18 years in prison for what a judge determined was a wrongful murder conviction, carman conley was released tonight. he was convicted of the murders of two people in large part because of an informant who led on the witness stand. prosecutors say they will not retry him. >>> arson investigators are trying to find the cause of a fire of a medical marijuana dispensary. herb appeal went up in flames a little after 3:00 this morning. investigators say he told the flames likely brought a power line down and damage is confined to the attic and is estimated at $250,000 a. >>> at&t has announced a $10,000 reward to whoever is vandalizing company wires. at&t says this is the latest in a series of attacks going back to mid-november. anyone who s

in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> foggy skies right now. live pictures from our emeryville camera. hour the fog could impact your morning commute. >>> we'll tell you what's causing a long time business here at fisherman ward's to close it's doors. hi, we're looking toave some money on our car insurance. grea at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> there is word tonight uc berkeley plans to lay off almost 150 employees most before june. the contra costa times is reporting about 130 more positions will be lost through retirements or voluntary departures. the university expects the cuts to save about $20 million. there are no plans to cut any factory positions. >>> in san francisco tonight, a beloved fixture on fishe

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 knew. >>> some residents of a northern a california town are getting another chance to sue a chemical industrial plant. some residents of willis say leaked chemicals have caused them to become ill. >>> the boycott petition against rush limbaugh is gaining attention. yee says he believes threats he received yesterday are in reaction to that criticism. >>> a rave raid this morning at a house in richmond led to the largest bust in richmond history. detectives seized 18 firearms, ranging from assault rifles to shotguns and handguns. they also seized cocaine, crystal meth and ecstasy. cornelius savage was arrested at the scene. >>> tonight we know the identity killed by san jose police department. he was identified as quaze doe. doe charged at an officer and deputy with two knives when he was shot. >>> despite mixed earnings, the dow industrial spent most of the day trading over the 12,000 mark. the nasdaq picked up 15. mountain view website link change announced they will sell shares. linked in has 90 million users. >>> it finally happened, kendle tablets are now

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> another update on wall street despite disappointing earningsreports from banks, positive news from boeing pushed the dow up 50 points. in nasdaq was also up picking up 10.5 points. >>> the federal communications commission gave comcast the green light today to buy a majority stake in nbc universal. the general company will pay $6.5 billion for a 61% stake of the company. the deal does come with some strings attached. comcast must allow rival cable and satellite providers full access to nbc universal channels. >>> kusf the university of san francisco's radio station is moving to public radio. a commercial free all classical music station will be heard there starting on monday. kusf will only be available online. >>> former american idol judge simon cowell turned down a huge payday to return to american idol. the sharp tongue critic turned it down and left the show after last season. the book also reports there was a power struggling between cowell and the show's creator simon fuller. the new show debuts tomorrow evening. there's two new jobs who

in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> foggy skies right now. live pictures from our emeryville camera. hour the fog could impact your morning commute. >>> we'll tell you what's causing a long time business here at fisherman ward's to close it's doors. the owner says it's a matter of safety. >>> how students came into contact with rat poison and an update on how they are doing tonight. >>> there is word tonight uc berkeley plans to lay off almost 150 employees most before june. the contra costa times is reporting about 130 more positions will be lost through retirements or voluntary departures. the university expects the cuts to save about $20 million. there are no plans to cut any factory positions. >>> in san francisco tonight, a beloved fixture on fisherman's ward faces an uncertain future. the olioto fish market is closing. >> reporter: behind me is the olioto fish company. the owner told me that over here, the claim that is called the exxonmobil clean up project has been causing problems since day one. expect for the distant sound of a fog

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 knew. >>> some residents of a northern a california town are getting another chance to sue a chemical industrial plant. some residents of willis say leaked chemicals have caused them to become ill. >>> the boycott petition against rush limbaugh is gaining attention. yee says he believes threats he received yesterday are in reaction to that criticism. >>> a rave raid this morning at a house in richmond led to the largest bust in richmond history. detectives seized 18 firearms, ranging from assault rifles to shotguns and handguns. they also seized cocaine, crystal meth and ecstasy. cornelius savage was arrested at the scene. >>> tonight we know the identity killed by san jose police department. he was identified as quaze doe. doe charged at an officer and deputy with two knives when he was shot. >>> despite mixed earnings, the dow industrial spent most of the day trading over the 12,000 mark. the nasdaq picked up 15. mountain view website link change announced they will sell shares. linked in has 90 million users. >>> it finally happened, kendle tablets are now

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> another update on wall street despite disappointing earningsreports from banks, positive news from boeing pushed the dow up 50 points. in nasdaq was also up picking up 10.5 points. >>> the federal communications commission gave comcast the green light today to buy a majority stake in nbc universal. the general company will pay $6.5 billion for a 61% stake of the company. the deal does come with some strings attached. comcast must allow rival cable and satellite providers full access to nbc universal channels. >>> kusf the university of san francisco's radio station is moving to public radio. a commercial free all classical music station will be heard there starting on monday. kusf will only be available online. >>> former american idol judge simon cowell turned down a huge payday to return to american idol. the sharp tongue critic turned it down and left the show after last season. the book also reports there was a power struggling between cowell and the show's creator simon fuller. the new show debuts tomorrow evening. there's two new jobs who

jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> and more details now, google's news sent stocks higher today. at the close a share sold for more than $619 up more than $8. that's an increase of 1.44%. last week google reported better than expected earnings. >>> a seaside session on wall street today ended with stocks about where they started. the nasdaq managed to gain less than two points. >>> car dealers in california are hoping for another year like 2010. new car sales rose 13% from if previous year. according to the california new car dealers association, kraár kraá yaps bought 1.3 million new vehicle -- californians bought 1.3 million new vehicles last year. the highest sold car was the honda civic. >>> and temperatures above the average by a good 10, 13 degrees. these are the highs today. 65 in santa rosa. well above the average on the temperatures. a little bit of fog going to show up around the valleys. and i got fog right now in santa rosa, we'll have fog in the next hour most likely up in napa. overnight lows on the cool side, most of the fog in the central valley, dense fog advisor

jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> and more details now, google's news sent stocks higher today. at the close a share sold for more than $619 up more than $8. that's an increase of 1.44%. last week google reported better than expected earnings. >>> a seaside session on wall street today ended with stocks about where they started. the nasdaq managed to gain less than two points. >>> car dealers in california are hoping for another year like 2010. new car sales rose 13% from if previous year. according to the california new car dealers association, kraár kraá yaps bought 1.3 million new vehicle -- californians bought 1.3 million new vehicles last year. the highest sold car was the honda civic. >>> and temperatures above the average by a good 10, 13 degrees. these are the highs today. 65 in santa rosa. well above the average on the temperatures. a little bit of fog going to show up around the valleys. and i got fog right now in santa rosa, we'll have fog in the next hour most likely up in napa. overnight lows on the cool side, most of the fog in the central valley, dense fog advisor