lloyd lacuesta, ktvu news. >> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows that californians views on abortion have not changed much in the last several years. a majority of voters agree with the ro e versus wade outcome. >>> and today the cap on the well at the gulf of mexico remains in place. five leaks at the broken well are small enough to be ignored. admiral alan says there is still no answer about lower than expected oil pressure inside the cap. >>> the scientific teams from the u.s. government and bp and other industry experts and missions continue to talk about the pressure difference in the well and the sources for that that continues to be the main point of discussion. >> also today, a bp employee who worked on the well testified that his told his boss about a hydraulic fluid leak from a critical safety device but doesn't know if federal supervisors were notified. >>> ktvu has followed solar's military career for five years now, tonight rita williams has an update. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan is 7,400 miles away from safe gated rossmoore. but for pat solar, it's as close as a

lloyd lacuesta, ktvu news. >> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows that californians views on abortionave not changed much in the last several years. a majority of voters agree with the ro e versus wade outcome. >>> and today the cap on the well at the gulf of mexico remains in place. five leaks at the broken well are small enough to be ignored. admiral alan says there is still no answer about lower than expected oil pressure inside the cap. >>> the scientific teams from the u.s. government and bp and other industry experts and missions continue to talk about the pressure difference in the well and the sources for that that continues to be the main point of discussion. >> also today, a bp employee who worked on the well testified that his told his boss about a hydraulic fluid leak from a critical safety device but doesn't know if federal supervisors were notified. >>> ktvu has followed solar's military career for five years now, tonight rita williams has an update. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan is 7,400 miles away from safe gated rossmoore. but for pat solar, it's as close as a c

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> are they photos or not? tonight a ktvu exclusive as we blow the cover off this controversy. good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken

this is ktvu news at noon. >>> we begin with new information on the attack near the san jose city college that left one woman dead and another critically injured. we have heard from a witness who was in the apartment and this witness offers a possible motive for the violence. >> reporter: the witness brings you right to the scene. we are at san jose police head quarters were police are recommending homicide charges for one man and defending themselves against the family of this victim who says they delayed medical attention too long. the family is identifying the woman is verna hallens. she lived with her husband, sister and brother-in-law. neighbors say someone shot her to settle a score. it all started with an argument at the front door. >> he said where is my knife. he said my big knife. >> reporter: she said she pleaded with the suspect to stay inside the apartment. after retrieving the knife turner went back to the front door. >> then she said you are going to stab me now and then i heard her scream. >> reporter: family members say turner showed up down the hall and shot hallens. >>

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> are they photos or not? tonight a ktvu exclusive as we blow the cover off this controversy. good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he bought them and said they are ansel adams originals worth tens of billions of dollars. but a bay area woman says not so fast her uncle took the photos and a gallery expert we contacted agrees. ken wayne with a story you are see only on 2? >> the photos by ansel adams may not be by him at all. they were taken by her uncle mill. she says when she saw a picture of the famous jeffrey pine on ktvu, channel 2 news last night she immediately recognized it as one taken by her uncle early brooks back in 1923. >> i thought oh, my good that's exactly the same picture. >> her uncle lived in the area must of his life and often took pictures there. rick also of fresno said he bought these pictures at a garage sale for $45 and claims they are ansel adams originals, worth as much as $200 million. but the photo taken

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> take a look at this surveillance video from inside a bay area smooth ie shop as two men raid the cash register and rob customers at gunpoint. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> this morning, homicide investigators in oaklandearching for suspects in a deadly overnight shooting. the victim was a bay area nurse. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro joins us now with an update. good morning, kraig. >> goodgood morning, tori the victim lived on east 15th street at 57 act avenue. he live the in the back of his -- back of this building. police say he's jut getting home from work when he was shot at least one time. a neighbor heard the shot. >> help! help! ah! ah! that was it. >> reporter: that was 1:40 in the morning the police were called out to the scene. they found the victim, a 54- year-old man laying where he was shot at the bottom of the stairs to his home. a man -- the man was pronounced dead at scene. the neighbors say he was aplenty person who kept to himself. >> he's a working man. he doesn't mess with anybody. it's a senseless homicide. he goes to work. he comes home. >> reporter: police say the victim had just finished a shift as a nurse at kaiser hospital in oakland. they say his wife and kids are ba

we are live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu news at noon. >> thank you, tara. >>> it's being called a new prater of the project. a piece of the tower is slowly being lifted into place. jade hernandez is there right now. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon, we are observing this lengthy process from treasure island. only one of the areas will be installed today. it's one step closer to the completion of the bay bridge. >> it's going to be visible for the entire area of the bay. >> reporter: one onlooker captured history being crafted. >> the l skills and the labor going into this is amazing. most just drive over this. they don't have an understanding of the time it takes to put it together. >> reporter: we watched as the workers hoisted the piece up. each piece weighs more than 1100-tons and event eventually will be connected by four beams. >> amazingly enough, bridges are hand built and the history is reflected by who is actually doing the work. >> reporter: news chopper 2 shows the exact same company work that did the work in the 1920s. >> it's great for the moral of th

reporting live in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fairfield woman wanted in connectionof a deadly apartment fire is behind bars tonight. james and leticia left their four children unattended in an apartment only by candlelight. at 8:30, james was booked into the solano county jail after she surrendered to county police earlier this month. >>> concord man who's pit bulls killed his step grandson this week made his first court appearance this week. prosecutors filed two felony charges against steven hayashi. he is accused of felony child endangerment and allowing a vicious animal to be at large. the dogged killed jacob bisby. hiashi told the judge he wasn't home at the time of the mauling. he's scheduled to enter a plea next week. >>> an 18-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle. six people died in that crash last thursday. the chp said silvia gray was legally drunk driving home with two other women after a party. a few minutes later, the bus slammed right into the suv. grey and her two passengers were killed along with the driver of the bus and two because passengers. >>

tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. children are especially at risk for the h1n1 flu virus.o get yours vaccinated. learn more at flu.gov. together, we can all fight the flu. >> the bart board overwelmingly approved a plan to improvement to trsportation for the airport. the project is expected to create about 700 jobs which larger firms have already agreed to share with local construction companies. >> we have been written into the program with flat iron and turner construction. >> those are general contractors. >> those are general contractors from the area that will allowing to grow the contract. >>> coming up next here at 6:00, we're continuing to follow that developing news involving that large hotel workers demonstration that has shut down a very busy street in union square. >>> also coming up, an unusual attack as hundreds of thousands of bees are targeted and tonight they are all dead. how it happened and reaction from an owner. >>> an a parking lot in the airport is supposed to be safe. so how did seven cars end up being damaged in a fire at sfo. we're live with detai

reporting live in oakland, debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fairfield woman wanted in connection of a deadly apartment fire is behind bars tonight. james and leticia left their four children unattended in an apartment only by candlelight. at 8:30, james was booked into the solano county jail after she surrendered to county police earlier this month. >>> concord man who's pit bulls killed his step grandson this week made his first court appearance this week. prosecutors filed two felony charges against steven hayashi. he is accused of felony child endangerment and allowing a vicious animal to be at large. the dogged killed jacob bisby. hiashi told the judge he wasn't home at the time of the mauling. he's scheduled to enter a plea next week. >>> an 18-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle. six people died in that crash last thursday. the chp said silvia gray was legally drunk driving home with two other women after a party. a few minutes later, the bus slammed right into the suv. grey and her two passengers were killed along with the driver of the bus and two because passengers. >

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> good evening, i'm maureen naylor, heather holmes is off tonight. >> and i'm ken wayne. we will have more on that bay area fire. but i want to take you to chris sew to the mono on the east sleep of the sierra firefighters are busy battling a dozen firefighters. the fires started after storms and lightning came earlier today. one fire burned more than 1700- acres 45 miles north of reno. it destroyed at least one home near the small community of doyle. other fires burned near bottom town and carson city causing some concerns for residents but not threatening homes there. another fire burning near bridgeport in mono county. cal fire moved strike teams from the coast to the redding areas in anticipation of lightning sparked fires. so far there are no reports of injuries. >>> the big concern for firefighters is that lightning and wind. with more on the thunderstorm activity let's go to ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo. >> ken, not a lot happening in the bay area. but the active area to our east here is the latest on the satellite. switch th

that new cap on bp's broken oil well seems to be holding. ktvu'slison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau, she knows all about that. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. that's right, we do have some brand new information this hour. bp hassous announced it is encouraged by early tests on that new containment cap. there are no signs at this point of -- of any type of leak. let's take a look now at these before and after scenes from the bottom of the sea. the picture on the right is what we have watched for more than 85 days on the right is the new dome that seems to be working but there are still a lot of tests that need to be done. >> we are far from the finish line here. we mav got a lot of work to do. we will be here for a long time. >> reporter: there are still fears of an explosion from too much pressure or a rupture on the seafloor. we will keep on top of those test regulars and also president obama is going to talk about this within the hour. we will have that here for you on ktvu. alison burns, ktvu channel

the goal, promoting global cooperation at a municipal level. >>> much on ktvu news at 5:00, new numbers show solano county has the highest unemployment rate in the bay area. we'll look into why that county has been hit so hard in the recession. >>> and in an hour and a half, the rally is set to start for johannes mehserle, the former b.a.r.t. officer, convicted of killing oscar grant. >>> those stories and much more on the news at 5:00. have a good day. thanks for watching. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online.

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police released the name of a man shot and killed in front of his home this morning right after he returned from work. they have identified the victim as a 53 -year-old. the shooting happened outside the home just before 2:00 a.m. the neighbors said they heard gunshots and when they looked outside, they saw him lying in front of his car. they said he was a pleasant person who kept to himself. >> he is a kind man. he doesn't mess with anybody. he goes to work and comes home. >> homicide detectives are trying to determine a motive for the killing. >>> criminals have been keeping the police busy in oakland. nine customers inside the green bubble restaurant were robbed just before 11:00 last night. the restaurant was robbed as well. there's no word yet on the discorruption of the suspects. two years ago, there was a take over of the restaurants. >>> and is police were involved in a chase. taz police pursued the car, the riders opened all of the doors and jumped out. the police caught up with the driver of the car. he was arrested. police sa

this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> take a look at this surveillance video from inside a bay area smooth ie shop as two men raid the cash register and rob customers at gunpoint. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the man with the gun told customers to get down. and then he and his accomplice grabbed money, purses and other valuables. the takeover robbery happened just before closing time last night at a new shop on a trendy block of piedmont avenue in oakland. ktvu's mike mibach is there tonight with our report. mike? >> reporter: frank, it was a 40- second crime. the robbers got away with credit cards and cash. but they also got caught on tape. the investigation began close to 11:00 in the evening. officers were interviewing victims who just minutes earlier were inside this smoothie shop. security cameras inside the store capture a man walking into the establishment, pointing a handgun. the owner, who did not want to be identified, was behind the counter and heard the demands. >> get down. everybody get down, yeah. >> reporter: a table of six

in washington, carol hann, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and there is much more news just ahead, ktvu channel news at 6:00 is next. >>> apple released its quarterly earnings today, coming up we'll have the numbers and analysis and what it all means for the company coming up on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight we're learning a man involved in a shoot out had much bigger plans. where police say the suspect was planning to go on a shooting rampage. >>> it is known as the toxic trio. tonight details on a push to make nail salons safer. >>> good evening everyone, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >> we now know where the 580 freeway shooter was headed and who he was targeting when he got into a shooting with the chp on saturday. byron williams was planning to lie in wait so he could kill left wing politicians and activists in san francisco. christien kafton joins joins us now with the latest developments. >> reporter: the shooter wa

reporter: and we'll have more on all of this from the apple news conference tomorrow, should be very interesting. i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvuhannel 2 news. >>> toyota said today it has a long way to go until it finishes looking at complaints. toyota didn't say when it's investigation is expected to be finished. federal investigators expect to be finished by this fall. >>> well after years of wrangling efforts to put a suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge have taken another step forward. economy of the metropolitan commission department have approved $5 million to design the barrier. now the full commission is expected to approve the money later this month. it would then take an estimated 18 months to design the barrier which includes suspending a stainless steel net on the bridge to stop jumpers. >>> tonight the reaction and what's next. julie haener is live in the newsroom now with a look at some of the other stories we're working on. >>> as bp comes closer to a permanent fix, scientists here in california are still dealing with the oil spill, find out what they are doing to keep your food safe. >>> plus a third victi

priya davis-clemens, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we now know more about the man involved in a wild shootout with the chp that shut down the interstate for hours. byron williams of groveland in the sierra foothills has an extensive criminal history that includes convictions for felony theft in washington state and bank robberies, dui and battery in california. when officers pull the williams over sunday morning for speeding and driving erratically, they say he had a cache of weapons and was wearing body armor. >> obviously he was armed with lots of weapons. he had a bulletproof vest and he was going somewhere. that's what we're going to investigate is what was he gonna do. >> williams may have been motivated by his inner over the political climate in the country. he's hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. >>> demonstrators, both in support of and against former b.a.r.t. police officer, johannes mehserle, took to the streets today. rob roth is live in walnut creek tonight with our report. rob in. >> reporter: frank, the protest and counterprotests have ended. the sidewalks were packed wi

reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> barry bonds federal perjury case won't start until next year. attorneys for both sides were in court today, bonds was not. but they couldn't agree on a trl date so the trial will now be held sometime early next year with the date still to be determined. >>> we felt this, you know from the first day that we all met that the government's evidence proved nothing. and we still think that the government's evidence proves nothing. >>> bonds had pleaded not guilty for lying to a grand jur that he never knowingly took performance enhancing drugs. >>> a solano county judge refused to reduce the fine for manslaughter for a fire that killed two children. an arrest warrant has also been issued for the sister. investigators say the children had been left unattended. james remains in custody on $250,000 bail and is due back in court august 6th. >>> in the south bay, a judge today ordered a san jose activist to stay away from the vietnamese performing he's accused of attacking on stage. 61-year-old lee tong must stay at least 100 feet aw

in oakland ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> doctors say the disease is now at epidemic proportions. up next who they are urging to get vaccinated for whooping cough. >> a san francisco building long empty has people in it tonight, but it's a takeover. what the squatters are protesting as they settle in. >> and there is a lot of fog out there right now. high pressure is weakening fog coming back. temperatures are dropping off. i will have the details. . >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news weekdays starting at 5 a.m. . >>> firefighters are doing more with less tonight as the department consolidates resources in the midst of an on going budget crisis. station 26 in the southern part of the city and station 25 in the north were closed today. firefighters moved back into station 22 which had been closed on the south side for the past four years. the cost-cutting plan has some north villaho residents concerned. they say station 25 was the only city agency to respond to a fatal hit and run accident on saturday. >>> i got a busy signal and a few other people that were here with their cell phone

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> consumers are getting more nervous about spending.nsumer confidence in the united states dropped some 8% in july to its lowest monthly levels since february. the continuous jobless rate has forced people to save rather than spend. strong corporate earning reports balanced out the negative news. >>> one person's junk is another person's treasure. that could really be the case for construction worker and painter. he bought some items in a garage sale in fresno for $45 just to find out they could be worth 32 million. patti lee is live with the report. >> reporter: this is one of those, it can happen to you story. this is a man who went to a garage sale, spent $45 on a box of art equipment, and turns out they could be worth millions and from anzel adams. >> i just happened to go to the box and saw the glass negatives which i had never seen glass negatives. >> reporter: he might have stumbled across some of anzel adams earliest work believed to have destroyed in a fire. matt adams, head of the gallery in yosemite tells us the find should b

also considering stricter limits on camdeam and other heavy metals. >>> there's much more news just ahead. ktvuchannel 2 news at 6:00 is next. >>> the fury over arizona's immigration policies continues here in san francisco. we'll take you live to this ongoing big protest. coming up on the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> arizona's controversial immigration law takes effect prompting protests across the country. including protests in the bay area. >> you know it's going to put the community at risk, their homes at risk. >>> tomorrow dozens of firefighters will be out of a job. >>> good evening i'm julie haener. >> and i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. a day of protests here in the bay area and in arizona as that state's contentious new immigration law now takes effect. police in riot gear arrested dozens of people. here in oakland, protesters called for reform instead of a criminal crack down on immigration. meantime arizona officials have filed an appeal

we're live here at point reyes national park, christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> the mothers of four uc berkeley graduates are have new hope tonight after an iranian was released and sent home to tehran today. >>> oakland police released more than a dozen photos today of their most wanted looters. police are asking for help of those raiding business in downtown oakland the night the mehserle verdict was announced. >> reporter: it's been weeks now, this sears department now on broadway is still boarded up. but today oakland police released photographs of some of the people they say were involved in the vandalism and the looting. oakland police say the images were captured by camera phones, police and store surveillance equipment. police are asking the public to help identify people on the videos. >> the photographs are very clear of individuals that were involved in this, i know citizens of oakland are very upset about what happened in their city about having outside people come in and break into businesses. >> reporter: police say with 80 police officers laid off this week, oakland need

old news or not surprising to anyone who has followed the war in afghanistan but the blood that was so popular today it was knocked off line several times by users worldwide. scott mcfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in london the board of directors has agreed to replace chief executive tony he word from the week of harsh criticism. it will stay in dallas says that hayward will step down in october. they have chosen bob dudly as hayward's replacement. he said he wanted his life back and attended a yacht race at the height of the disaster. >>> asap san francisco company has recalled its hummus products. they are manufactured by this company and sold unno one has reported getting sick but can cause -- no one has reported getting sick but can cause serious infection and those with weak immune systems. they carry expiration dates up to september 23rd and people who have these products should throw them out or return them to the store with their purchase you can get more information regarding the hummus recall by clicking the link on our homepage k tvu.com. >>> , sales were up last month but it was still the second slowest month on record. new homes sold at the annual rate of 330 do

new law won't have an impact on everyone's debit cards. debit cards issued by small community banks and credit unions are exempt. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a piece of san francisco history was returned to its rightful place today three years after it was stolen. the left arm of a mannequin of baseball legend leftie o'dool was taken by customers of the restaurant that bears its name. it appears that the kidnappers took the arm on a joyride, if you will, through the midwest. >> he has some new family back there. he wenton sleigh rides and went to the state capitol. got his picture with a lot of women. >> quite a trip. >> yes, quite a trip. >> quite a trip indeed. the owners say the owner was reattached and the mannequin is back greeting customers. to show there are no hard feelings the owners plan to send some mix to the return address on the box. >>> that left arm has more exciting life than i do. >>> it's the middle of july and the bay area is experiencing one of its coldest summers in years. today has been another foggy and chilly day. temperatures have remained unseasonably low along the west coast. some bay area c

john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> the san jose police officer association has announced the ratification of a new contract with the city. a union spokesman said that they have come to an agreement. >>> federal officials today joined for a terrorist drill in the east bay. about a dozen agencies took part in the drill this morning at the old concord building. the scenario was a mock attack at a bart station. the idea is to test response plans, procedures and capabilities for such an incident. >> that's the purpose of this exercise is to use information to help officers make good decisions, to use coordination and corporation in mutual training. to help work together in the event of a catastrophe. >> reporter: the drill was organized by the northern california regional intelligence center. >>> authorities have identified a third victim of a boating accident this week off the marin county coast. the coroner's office says the body of 65-year-old ronald fuente washed ashore yesterday. puente was among three men on board. the bodies of two other men have been recovered. the fourth fishermen identi

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> consumers are getting more nervous about spending.onsumer confidence in the united states dropped some 8% in july to its lowest monthly levels since february. the continuous jobless rate has forced people to save rather than spend. strong corporate earning reports balanced out the negative news. >>> one person's junk is another person's treasure. that could really be the case for construction worker and painter. he bought some items in a garage sale in fresno for $45 just to find out they could be worth 32 million. patti lee is live with the report. >> reporter: this is one of those, it can happen to you story. this is a man who went to a garage sale, spent $45 on a box of art equipment, and turns out they could be worth millions and from anzel adams. >> i just happened to go to the box and saw the glass negatives which i had never seen glass negatives. >> reporter: he might have stumbled across some of anzel adams earliest work believed to have destroyed in a fire. matt adams, head of the gallery in yosemite tells us the find should

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon, topping our news this noontime a developing story in the east bay, where a member of a local fire department was injured while doing maintenance work in a remote area. that area is in arinda near a min 0 pablo near tilden regional park. kraig debro joins us with details. good afternoon, kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori, rescue teams have all but cleared the scene here in arinda but just minutes ago the entrance to a fire road here was the scene of a frantic rescue attempt and the victim was a fellow firefighter. news chopper 2 shot videotape of the scene. the chopper caught glimpses of the rescue operation of the incident command center but because of all the trees very little of the actual rescue operation. the fire department is said -- the firefighter is said to have minor injuries following a fall of 150 to 200 feet. according to the fire department at 9:52 this morning a firefighter was injured when the you tilt he was driving in

that story ahead on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon, i'm claudine wong. tori campbell has today off. topping our news at this hour, arizona's controversial immigration law went in effect today and people around the country are protesting. ♪[ music ] >>> hundreds of demonstrators marched from the state capital at dawn to a church for a prayer service and to the courthouse where they met in riot gear. there are also protests around the nation including new york and washington dc and here in california. in los angeles, about 200 trough testers shut down -- protesters shut down a street. they sat down and chanted "these are our streets." many people are saying they are waiting for the expected appeal on a ruling that blocks several key positions of the law. arizona governor january brewer says they -- jan brewer says they will file the appeal. >>> and as we mentioned, arizona's governor is turning to the federal courts here in san francisco for her appeal. also, there's an immigration related protest happening now. jade hernandez is standing by live with more

in oakland ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> doctors say the disease is now at epidemic proportions. up next who they are urging to get vaccinated for whooping cough. >> a san francisco building long empty has people in it tonight, but it's a takeover. what the squatters are protesting as they settle in. >> and there is a lot of fog out there right . >>> firefighters are doing more with less tonight as the department consolidates resources in the midst of an on going budget crisis. station 26 in the southern part of the city and station 25 in the north were closed today. firefighters moved back into station 22 which had been closed on the south side for the past four years. the cost-cutting plan has some north villaho residents concerned. they say station 25 was the only city agency to respond to a fatal hit and run accident on saturday. >>> i got a busy signal and a few other people that were here with their cell phones also got busy signals. so i ran that way with a blanket and my sons ran that way to the fire station. >> a few years ago the department had 123 firefighters. tonight

budget shortfall the deadline for the legislature and the governor to reach a new budget came and went on june 30th. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> for more information on the budget including summaries of the changes to it and an economic impact, log onto our website, ktvu.com. >>> the proposal for 702 acres formerly occupied by a navy shipyard would include more than 10,000 residential units, retail and entertainment facilities, parks and open space and possibly a new stadium for the 49ers. >>> the congressman from fresno wants to make it possible for refugees who fought with u.s. refugees in southeast asia to be buried in the united states. the cia trained them to fight against communists in laos. congressman estimates about 500 of these immigrants would be eligible -- eligible. >>> today, the agency's director spoke about a scandal, rob the mueller said he's waiting for the report on the inspector general. but the fbi is already conducted its own inquiry. >> it was an open book test, the parameters were that you could use what materials you wanted to as an open book but you should not get help from another

live in palo alto, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police are looking for help catching a man who they said tried to rob a bank branch. police revealed this picture. police say he first went into a wells fargo bank, an hour later he tried it again at a wells fargo branch. but again he left empty-handed. police are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case. >>> and firefighters are battling a fire that is now moving toward homes. it is only 5% contained and our latest information shows that it is now threatening 2,000 structures. within the last half hour, governor's arnold schwarzenegger appeared to speak to residents. >> i wanted to come here personally to let people know that this state, even though we have a budget crunch and we have a $20 million budget deficit, that everyone should be assured that we have the money always available for fighting this fire or for any disaster that may happen here in california. >> reporter: fire officials say flames have destroyed several structures including a house and three mobile homes. fox's adam hous

new budget is reached. in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> for more information click the state budget had on our homepage, ktvu.com. >>> governor schwarzenegger signed legislation on the the late president ronald reagan at the presidential library. the law designates february 6 as ronald reagan day in california and the breeze six of next year would have been his 100th birthday. the legislation also plans a break in centennial event. >>> san francisco city attorney is appealing a court ruling and i'll leave a city supervisor to run for reelection. she claims that she served the two term-limit but she only served three years during her first turn and feels she should be eligible to serve a second full term. herrera says that the first three years should count for a full term. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed officially withdrew his request to place a new ballpark initiative on the november ballot. asked the mayor to hold off to another and he is still seeking a city called the resolution in support of moving oakland a's to san jose. such a move requires the approval of major league baseball b

i'm john sasaki, ktvu news. >>> a federal judge has set a new date to hear the arizona immigration law. this comes a day after a judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking several key parts of that law. the ninth circuit court of appeals denied a request by arizona asking for a hearing two months earlier in september. >>> a vacaville couple has been sentenced for the shooting death of their 2-year-old daughter by her brother. the 8-year-old son was playing unsupervised when he shot his sister last september 23rd. michael shanahan pleaded no contest to unsafe storage of a firearm. today a judge sentenced the parents to two years probation and 278 days in jail including days served. >>> police say an armed man took a hostage at the children's hospital. a hospital spokeswoman said the incident lasted about eight minutes, no one was hurt. and the suspect was subdued and taken to a psychiatric hospital. >>> police released a sketch of a man who is using a 10-year- old in a crime spree. ktvu u's robert handa has the story. >> reporter: we're on east charleston avenue in palo alto. one of

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. time is now 7:34.akland police are releasing photographs of some people who loot businesses in downtown last week after the verdict. police want you to look at these photos and help them identify the people in the photos. several businesses were looting includes sears, a foot locker, and several small family owned businesses. >> there were 20, 30, 40 people tug of warring on the gate. i was standing there screaming and telling them to sop. they won't stop. >> they just used incident for them to rob the place. >> a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction, and you can see all of the photos now released by the oakland police department at the web site, ktvu to the come. we have posted them at the oakland riot tab. >>> sheriff deputies want to know what happened to a small herd of horse a driver noticed the horses in had a field on interstate 580 west. five horses were found dead, two more were discovered alive but their condition is very fragile. the woman who discovered the

in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a woman is dead and her 10-year-old daughter wounded. it happened just before 8:00 this morning according to police the girl said her mother woke her up and attacked her with a knife and she was able to break away. it appears the mother turned the knife on herself. she called 911 and they're trying to determine what led up to the incident. >>>oakland police say the man arrested after a gun battle on sunday says he planned to carry out gun attacks in san francisco the next day. the suspect 45-year-old williams said he wanted to start a revolution. he claimed he was heading to san francisco to kill people at the american civil liberty union. the head of that foundation of progressive nonprofit group says he's shocked at the news. >> we've just heard what from te press. we're obviously paying close attention to security matters going forward. >> williams was charged today wh count offense taechted murder of law enforcement officers. -- attempted. >>> burkely police are hoping a $17,000 reward will generate new leads in a fatal shooting. off

new york. it's best known for designing the 9/11 museum memorial. >>> when ktvu channel 2 news at noon continues, we just talked with police moments ago about the tragedy in concord, where a dog attack killed a small child. >>> very good day on wall street. the main reason, another strong batch of earning and some encouraging signs of growth in europe. that's helping to offset weekly jobless claims and existing home seams hit a three-month low. the nasdaq is >>> a major silicon valley company plans to cut hundreds of jobs. applied materials says it's restructuring its solar panel business and will eliminate many of those positions but some of those workers may transfer to other positions in the company. applied says the job cuts will happen in november as part of the plan to make the unit profitable by next year. >>> we're getting new information about the 2-year- old concord boy who was mauled to death by the family dogs this morning. attack happened at the family's home on the 1700 block of trail creek court just about 9:00 a.m. moments ago. police told us more about what happened. >> the chil

single occupancy, advocates say squatting could be the next new front in the battle or war against homelessness. in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> today, arson investigators are searching for clues in a string of suspicious fires in berkeley. the first big break in the case came this morning when a security camera caught two men apparently in the act of setting the latest fire. claudine wong was the first reported to see this tape and has these details. >> reporter: the video recorded just after 3:30 this morning outside sam's market on telegraph avenue seems to sell the story. from one camera you can see two men approaching the market. they appear to look no a couple of trash cans before heading into the one in front of the store. from another camera you can see the two approach that garbage can and stay for a short time. you can't see exactly what you are doing. but you can see what happens seconds after they leave. flames erupted from the trash can in what became the 9th fire in a string of fires in the area since friday. >> there's two cameras. it shows both of them. >> reporter: the

lure new residents into the downtown area with new condos and apartments and indeed that area has been redeveloped. political editor randy shandobil, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the installation of security cameras that will take snapshots of everywhere driving in and out of tiburon is close to completion. the cameras will capture images of license plates in two spots. tiburon between bay vista and the 5000 block of paradise drive. those locations are the only route in and out of town. christien kafton is live with more. >> reporter: we were on hand watching crews hard at work on tiburon boulevard. today they were preparing the site. take a look at the camera. you can see they've already dug the hole where one of the town's license plate damrahs -- cameras will be located. >> cars, truckses and suvs roll in and out of tiburon on two major arteries. within a week that could all change. as in the simulation, the cameras will capture the license plates of everyone going in and out of tiburon. >> police chief cronin is the man behind the program. >> this is what we're in, in post-crime investigations you can go back and determined if a vehicle

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police released the surveillance video investigators say shows two people they believe shot and killed a virginia man sunday night. 45-year-old computer engineer jinghong kang was in town for a job interview. priya david is live with the developments. >> reporter: heather, the shooting happened here outside the offices of lake merritt dental on webster street. the surveillance video shows two people walking up the sidewalk here toward the scene of the crime minutes before it happened. police today called the death of jinghong kang senseless and ridiculous, particularly since the motive appears to be robbery and the thieves killed the man for a mere $17. two people are clearly seen walking on webster. police say no one else was captured on the tape. they also tell us the clothing matches the description they've received from the witness. sergeant mike gant says he's elated because this surveillance video could be key. >> it helps tremendously. it's a casebreaker. >> reporter: gant says similar video has helped him solve two other homicid

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> and good morning. it is friday, july 30th. i am claudine wong in for pam cook today. >> and good morning. i am dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. here is steve. >> good morning, everybody. there is fog. not just low clouds but fog and drizzle. once that burns off, though, 60s -- [ inaudible ] >> -- those hills and far away, 80s to mid-80s and 90s. the fog there will burn off much much sooner. your weekend forecast in five minutes now my good friend sal. >> steve, westbound 80 traffic is a knife drive coming around to the bay bridge toll plaza from the macarthur maze. looks like a lot of room for you. also this morning looking at 880 near the coliseum and that traffic is moving well. 6:00, back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> we are starting with a horrifying security scare just a couple of hours ago. a gunman bursted into the emergency room at children's hospital in oakland. kraig debro is there right now with the latest. good morning. >>

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> in california's race for the u.s. senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and sold. >>> apple plans a rare news conference as the company's imagine takes a bruising over the new iphone 4. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it's going to be another hot one, triple digits possible, i'll see you back here. >>> the federal government is pushing doctors and other health care providers to put your medical records on electronic data bases. in tonight's special report, health and science editor john fowler investigating a loo

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. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is "ktvu channel 2 news." >>> good morning, thank you for joining us. it's thursday, july 22. >> good morning. let's check weather and traffic. mark here for steve. good morning, mark. >> solid deck of overcast over most of the bay area. cloudy skies, possibly some drizzle. temperatures have reached their coolest point. we'll begin to warm things up, especially inland. that sea breeze kicks off cede. sal is standing by right now, he has an update on traffic. . >>> traffic does move well right now if you're heading west. getting to the toll plaza, traffic is still light. 6:01. back to dave and pam. >>> thank you, arson investigators busy now at sfu, we're out there with new information about this information. >> reporter: good morning, investigators are still trying 20 figure out how this fire started. the tow truck crews trying to take away another car. there were 7 out here in total, the damage is significant. you can take a look at several cars around here and see just how hot this fire was.

>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for joining us on tuesday, july 20th. i am pam cook. >> i am dave clark, mark is here for steve. >> fog out there and even drizzle possible. here is the forecast for your tuesday. skies partly sunny into the afternoon hours. cooling trend will continue and that afternoon breeze will kick in from around 25 possibly gusting to 30 miles an hour. more on your forecast in a few minutes. sal has an update on traffic. good morning. >> good morning. westbound 80 traffic moving along pretty well. there have been a couple of minor things going on but for the most part off to a nice start here on 80. driving to the bay bridge toll plaza this is -- [ inaudible ] >> -- off to a nice start. it is 5:00, back to the desk. >> topping our news this morning investigations are underway in berkeley following three overnight fires and officers believe they may be related to a string of fires in the area recently. claudine wong is on the scene with the late

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> in california's race for the u.s. senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percent apr financing for 72 months or this attractive lease offer on a cts sport sedan. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland he

new consumer protection bureau. in washington, samantha hayes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the senate is set to take up a measure next week to restore extended benefits to millions of unemployed americans. the house has passed the bill to continue benefits through november. 2-1/2 million people lost the benefits when the last extension ran out in may. republicans killed an attempt to kill an extension. the senate majority leader says they will consider it again on tuesday after a new senator from west virginia is sworn in. >>> mountain view based google reported earnings that disappointed analysts of the search leader says it earned 1.8 billion or $5.71 a share in the 3 months ending in june. now that is up 24% from the same time last year but marks a slow down in the company's growth from earlier this year. >>> for most of the day stocks were in the red. word of a settlement in a federal fraud case against gold man sacks renewed optimism. the dow still finished lower but slightly. the nasdaq lost a fraction. >>> the real estate tracking firm data quick today reported mixed news for bay area homeowners of the number of ho

. >> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning -- [ inaudible ] >> -- joining us. it is monday, july 26th. i am pam cook. >> and good morning. i am dave clark. we are ready. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> all right. thank you very much, pam and dave. and we do have a lot of low clouds and fog and temperatures today starting off in the 50s. 53s, 60s by toe coast. 70s peninsula, north bay as well and inland upper 70s for many, that is it, fair feel gusts of 30 miles an hour right now out of the west-southwest or low 80s so much cooler for the next few days. now here is sal. >> steve, right now traffic on 80 westbound is getting busier but it is not stop and go yet as you drive from richmond to berkeley and ultimately a lot of people are going here to the bay bridge toll plaza, still looks good into san francisco. 6:01, let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> pat this hour police in antioch are trying to determine if three overnight shootings may be related. a man was shot and killed on

live in oakland, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland police say they learned valuable lessens the night the johannes mehserle verdict was issued earlier this month. today they talked about what went right and what went wrong on that night. ktvu's rita williams live in oakland tonight with more. rita? >> reporter: frank, some business owners say good, they hope police do figure out what went wrong so that their stores don't get looted again. >> they wasn't doing their job correctly. >> reporter: two and a half weeks later and most of the display cases on broadway still are empty. $50,000 worth of uninsured items gone. the only merchandise here mostly gold teeth and rings are items this individual says looters dropped. >> i was terrified. i was in a state of shock. i didn't really know what to do. just trying to protect my family. >> reporter: as this youtube video shows he says he, his partner, girlfriend and baby were locked inside the baby when looters tore off the metal gate, smashed the windows and went inside and helped themselves. he has these small jewelry hammers. >> in