jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now the ntsb made 29 recommendations among them it told pg & e to expedite the use of automatic or shut off valves. it said there should be improved recordkeeping. >>> ktvu's jana katsuyama has been talking with residents and first responders in that san bruno neighborhood. >> reporter: everyone though it's been nearly a year since that explosion, you still get an eerie fielding because there's so many vacant lots and homes under construction. the people who live here want to make sure those changes are made and there's legislation that sticks. >> the explosion is where the green dot is, we're just down the street. >> reporter: amazed at the sheer magnitude of the fire ball and the scene unfolding before him. >> there are people just fleeing like 9/11, just fleeing out of that area. >> reporter: as firefighters they expect risks but on that night there were many unknowns. >> we didn't know what time the gas was going to be shut off  at. >> reporter: but they have questions. >> how long is it going to take to shut off all those mi

reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> walnut creek officials tell ktvu they are installing new equipment to adjust the traffic lights on ignacio valley road. some 700 vehicles drive ignacio every day. it should be up and running in just about a month. >>> clouds cleared back to near the shoreline. working their way back up into the bay right now. the key headline, we have warmer temperatures for your weekends forecast. right now on the maps i can show you the fog up there banked up just offshore. even pushing locally into the bay as you can pick out from pacifica. daily city, also san francisco, also surging across the bay and the bay bridge. temperatures today a nice warm up for the inland spots. up in the near 90s. san jose topped out 82 degrees. san francisco at 67, you can pick out on the satellite and radar moisture moving in from the south in the form of higher clouds. we're going to have to keep an eye on this primarily to the south of the bay area for late tonight into early tomorrow morning. high pressure will continue to build in and with that circulation it is dr

jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now the ntsb made 29 recommendations among them it told pg & e to expedite the use of automatic or shut off valves. it said there should be improved recordkeeping. >>> ktvu's jana katsuyama has been talking with residents and first responders in that san bruno neighborhood. >> reporter: everyone though it's been nearly a year since that explosion, you still get an eerie fielding because there's so many vacant lots and homes under construction. the people who live here want to make sure those changes are made and there's legislation that sticks. >> the explosion is where the green dot is, we're just down the street. >> reporter: amazed at the sheer magnitude of the fire ball and the scene unfolding before him. >> there are people just fleeing like 9/11, just fleeing out of that area. >> reporter: as firefighters they expect risks but on that night there were many unknowns. >> we didn't know what time the gas was going to be shut off at. >> reporter: but they have questions. >> how long is it going to take to shut off all those miles

paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> lake county rattled by earthquake. a small one though. 3.5 quake struck after 2:00 a.m. it was three miles south of the geysers. no reports of injuries or damage. >>> ktvu channel 2 news parking lot turned into earthquake central. experts showed us what happens when the big one hits. this is a simulation taking place inside what is called the big shaker. the trailer is equipped to show what could happen to your home during a major earthquake. the head of the earthquake authority says if your home survives the contents could be tossed around in the air. >> there are ways to make sure that doesn't happen. put special hanger hooks so the art don't come flying off. >> action! >> he says hardware stores stack items to secure your homes and reminds us create an earthquake plan with your families and practice how you would respond in the event. >>> pg&e begun work to burry three miles of power lines in a move to protect california condors. they are an endangered species. three of them died when they hit the lines. pg&e are removing lines and pole

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tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> you can track the markets and latest economic news on ktvu.com. just click on our business tab. >>> a troubled walnut creek based mortgage insurance company saw its profits drop 60% after it will your honored it may have to stop writing poll -- after it saw it may have to stop writing policies. and it warned one of its major subsidiaries don't have enough cash on hand. >>> the alameda county court of supervisors invited truckers to their meeting. the state air resources board recently decided not to delay that requirement. >> i want a new truck. but i don't want to get a new truck now. >> this next couple of years then have to replace it again at 2020. >> reporter: some truckers said they still hope the state will extend the deadline since many say they've already gone into debt to retrofit their vehicles. >>> meanwhile work continues to make the port of oakland deeper to accommodate larger ships. yesterday we were the only crew invited on board the dredger to look at the work going on. engineers speculate they will finish the work by the end of t

sal castaneda, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the conductors on cable cars can now scan those clipper cards. ktvu photographer watched today as this conductor used a newly functional hand held reader. the devices previously could not communicate with a central computer. there were times people had to pay cash because the readers could not verify the cards had enough cash. >>> the stock market rebounded some what after a key decision from the board. the federal reserve announced today it will keep short term interest rates close to zero at least close to 2013. the feds also gave al bleak outlook for the -- gave a bleak outlook for the economy. they released a statement, the committee now expects a some what slower pace. >>> the news from the feds jolted an already volatile stock market. the dow jones rose and fell sharply throughout the trading day. in the last few minutes stocks roared back. the dow sored close to 400 points to close at 11,239. the nasdaq rose almost 124 points. tom vacar joins us now live with the opportunity and uncertainty lurking behind the ups and downs, tom. >> report

christien kafton, ktvu news. >>> buried alive.one teenager survived a sand collapse and how he finally got out. >>> and >>> crews used a rescue helicopter to rescue a man after he went over a cliff at eden canyon. the 30-year-old man broke an article and a leg in the 20- foot fall. about half an hour earlier, crews rescued a 20-year-old woman who was hiking with the man, she was not hurt. a 17-year-old boy died earlier this week when he fell while hiking in that same area. >>> a teenager spoke out today after being buried alive in the collapse of a sand cave at a southern california beach. >> i tried to dig myself out but i realized that it couldn't happen. just too much sand. it was worried that nobody knew i was down there. i felt really helpless. i woke back up i was unconscious le bill under the sand -- a little bit under the sand. when i gained consciousness i felt people pulling me out. >> reporter: matt dunna carved a tunnel, the tunnel collapsed and he was under the sand for 20 minutes. after being treated in the hospital,

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live in oakland, ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> the san mateo times is also going to disappear. bay area news group is going to fold into the san jose mercury news. >>> ubs announced cost cutting moves that will result in thousands of pink slips. about 130 workers will be let go to reduce its costs. ubs stock has lost about 1/3 of its value in the last year and faces weaker earnings and slow economic growth. >>> toyota unveiled the latest version of its popular camry model today. the camry has been the best selling model since 1992. but it lost ground after last year's recalls. toyota has sold 100 million camrys since it introduced the sedan almost 30 years ago. >>> the fire broke out about 12:15 this afternoon near patterson pass road and cross road. air tankers helped contain the fire to 147 acres. that's about 50 fewer than initially thought. two firefighters suffered ankle injuries, no buildings were damaged and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> firefighters in lincoln east of sacramento are having real trouble extinguishing a giant propane tank that cau

we will give you the latest in a few minutes on the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. there are some homes in the area but they have not been threatened at this point but we will get the latest in a couple minutes right here on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> officers are returning to the streets, ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 is next. s great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. okay, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. ooh, fun, yeah. one, two, three. jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. she's so pretty. yeah. or we give it to kyle. it's really all he's got. [ male announcer ] switch to at&t u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. . >>> developing news in fairfield where the smoke can be seen from miles. our crew just arrived, find out if homes and businesses are at risk. >>> the sacrifice police officers made that got 25 men and women back in patrol cars. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evenin

live in oakland, ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> the san mateo times is also going to disappear. the bay area news group is going to fold into the san jose mercury news. >>> ubs announced cost cutting moves that will result in thousands of pink slips. about 130 workers will be let go to reduce its costs. ubs stock has lost about 1/3 of its value in the last year and faces weaker earnings and slow economic growth. >>> toyota unveiled the latest version of its popular camry model today. the camry has been the best selling model since 1992. but it lost ground after last year's recalls. toyota has sold 100 million camrys since it introduced the sedan almost 30 years ago. >>> the fire broke out about 12:15 this afternoon near patterson pass road and cross road. air tankers helped contain the fire to 147 acres. that's about 50 fewer than initially thought. two firefighters suffered ankle injuries, no buildings were damaged and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> firefighters in lincoln east of sacramento are having real trouble extinguishing a giant propane tank that

she's going to have an update for us on all these new developments coming up in about 30 minutes on ktvuannel 2 news at 6:00. >>> now to the breaking story we had for you last night. tonight there's an outpouring of support for a boy that was hit in a hit and run. mike mibach spoke to the manager of phillies who has a special manager for ryan. >> reporter: the crowd already starting to gather here outside the ballpark at second and king for game two of this four game set. tonight we had philly fans including ryan white who came to watch his team. they are philly fanatics, die hard that are outside the ballpark. and they say they are pulling for fellow fanatic ryan white and so too is the philly skipper. >> if you travel from philadelphia to l.a. to see them play you have to be a fanatic. i would like for someone to bring him around and let me meet him sometime. >> news traveled pretty well. i'm not surprised families come out here. my family would always travel. it's a shame that would have to happen to a fan. >> reporter: his cousin spoke to ktvu this morning about the incident. >> from

new at 6:00. ktvu's christian is live with the effort to save a hunter who was repeatedly bitten. >> reporter: this afternoon the victim was brought here, airlifted here he is now in serious condition recovering from bites to his finders, hands and legs. >> report of possible gun shot wound to a pig hunter. >> reporter: it turns out that initial report was off. a group of men were hunting wild pigs this morning on private property surrounded lake sonoma. the hunters shot

live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight's b.a.r.t. protest is the second in a week. the man associated with anonymous says they might be back here again. >> the right to free speech does not end in a turnstile. >> he would like b.a.r.t. to apologize for cutting off cell phone service at several protests back on august 11th. some commuters trying to get home are not happy about these b.a.r.t. protests. one man we caught up with on market street tonight says it seems much a due about not a whole lot. >> they should focus on something like passing laws or getting involved instead of being out here yelling for no real good reason. >> reporter: he told us all the protesters appear to be successful at -- at slowing down the evening commute. just look for the tab on our front page. >>> there are going to be new security rules in effect at candle stick park from now on after that violence at saturday's game that left at least three people hospitalize. two were shot and wounded in the parking lot after the game. one man was found badly beaten

live in san francisco, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight's b.a.r.t. protest is the second in a week. the man associated with anonymous says they might be back here again. >> the right to free speech does not end in a turnstile. >> he would like b.a.r.t. to apologize for cutting off cell phone service at several protests back on august 11th. some commuters trying to get home are not happy about these b.a.r.t. protests. one man we caught up with on market street tonight says it seems much a due about not a whole lot. >> they should focus on something like passing laws or getting involved instead of being out here yelling for no real good reason. >> reporter: he told us all the protesters appear to be successful at -- at slowing down the evening commute. just look for the tab on our front page. >>> there are going to be new security rules in effect at candle stick park from now on after that violence at saturday's game that left at least three people hospitalize. two were shot and wounded in the parking lot after the game. one man was found badly beaten

bill martin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> he is one of five cox conserves heroes profiled this week on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. they're all working for environmental improvements in their communities. you can vote for your favorite at ktvu.com, just scroll halfway down to homepage. >>> water has been restored to the town on the san mateo coast. water was restored at 1:30 this morning. a well pump which supplies water to 100 homes and businesses broke late monday night. about 800 people only had low water pressure, and must still boil their water. >>> we have breaking news now out of the south bay, where an amtrak train hit and killed a person about 90 minutes ago. it happened around 10:50 near monterey road and east capitol expressway in south san jose. here's a live look at the scene from newschopper 2. the train was traveling south on its way to los angeles. traffic on the tracks has been halted. authorities are keeping the 200 passengers onboard while they investigate. once again, live pictures right now from newschopper 2 of an amtrak train stopped in its tracks after hitting a pede

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> for the third week in a row protesters are targeting the civic center station but they are calling calling for someone different they want the protest to stay above ground. ktvu's david stevenson has more. >> reporter: look behind me, i am standing just above the entrance to the civic center station. you can see 20 protesters standing there. we are hearing the situation down stair as calmer, there are few protesters down there. san francisco police and protesters say things will be different today in terms of where the protest takes place and when it's shut down. >>> bart police call it unsafe, protesters call it effective. the weekly demonstrations were sparked by the july third shooting of charles hill. and the agency's decision to cut cell phone service. the demonstrations prompted station closures and alienated bart riders. >> i hear why they are angry, i don't agree with the way they are going about it. >> i had to leave work early to avoid them. and trains are packed because everybody is doing that. >> reporter: members of "anonymous"

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> you can read more of that ntsb report and watch video of the hearing into the pipeline explosion on our website ktvu.com. just look under the pg & e hearing tab. >>> we are following developing news out of sacramento county where a crane collapsed at an amusement park. emergency crews are outside citrus heights where the crane fell into a ride about 90 minutes ago. you can see the crane is almost parallel to the ground opposite of how it should be. there are reports one maintenance worker broke his leg. the ride it fell into was not in operation at the time. >>> oakland police are still around a school that was on lock down all afternoon because of a man was on the run. many upset students showed up to pick up their students. sal castaneda has the story. >> reporter: i want to show you just how close we were to some pretty dangerous police activity. you still see police tape and several officers are at a house that had to be invaded by the s.w.a.t. team forcing the school to be on lock down. >> reporter: police say they had cornered several people suspected

new at 6:00, ktvu channel 2 news sal castaneda is live in san francisco that involve city leaders and the race for mayor. sal? >> reporter: well julie, we just spoke with a mayor spokeswoman and she said mayor ed lee is standing by his appointment of mohammed nuru but it has led to charges of racism. >> he needs to apologize to mr. mohammed nuru. >> reporter: amos brown, head of the naacp called a man racist after he was appointed active director of the department of public works. they say his appointment is cronyism and raises questions. >> his quality doesn't allow him to

the event unfolded live on ktvu news at 5:00 in the town of atascadero.janine de la vega tells us what led authorities to the child and the suspected kidnapper. >> reporter: signs alerted drivers that a 4-year-old boy had been kidnapped by this woman, hail. hail got into a fight with the boy's mother at a homeless shelter. >> the alarm was triggered at which point in time a witness was reported to have heard a little boy say i don't want to go or something similar to that. >> reporter: the boy's mother found a note under her pillow which led police to believe hail had kidnapped him. nearly 70 police officers intent the night searching on food and -- foot and the air. >> she gave like three different names to three different people. >> reporter: more than 100 volunteers helped authorities scour the city. at 3:00 police caught a break. officers received an anonymous call from a woman they believe was hail. she said they would find the boy here at this abandoned car dealership in atascadero. when police arrived, they found the boy here alone. the boy was reu

the event unfolded live on ktvu news at 5:00 in the town of atascadero.janine de la vega tells us what led authorities to the child and the suspected kidnapper. >> reporter: signs alerted drivers that a 4-year-old boy had been kidnapped by this woman, hail. hail got into a fight with the boy's mother at a homeless shelter. >> the alarm was triggered at which point in time a witness was reported to have heard a little boy say i don't want to go or something similar to that. >> reporter: the boy's mother found a note under her pillow which led police to believe hail had kidnapped him. nearly 70 police officers intent the night searching on food and -- foot and the air. >> she gave like three different names to three different people. >> reporter: more than 100 volunteers helped authorities scour the city. at 3:00 police caught a break. officers received an anonymous call from a woman they believe was hail. she said they would find the boy here at this abandoned car dealership in atascadero. when police arrived, they found the boy here alone. the boy was reu

joe fonzi. >>> new protections for airline passengers are set to go into effect at midnight. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar tells us what the new rules are and which rules the airlines tried to delay. >> reporter: you know, these schedules, presented or online are hard to believe but the skies getting friendlier because the feds are forcing it. >> reporter: effective midnight passengers have mew protection and power. she founded flyers rights.org. >> this is the most comprehensive bundle of rights. >> reporter: passengers who are bumped 6 cash. airline websites must disclose all airline fees. on international flights airlines that coupe of passengers for more than four hours face fines. on a loaded jet, most cases could result in $11 million. >> these are the most important advances the department of transportation ever passed. >> reporter: passengers said this new bundle of rules are necessary. >> i think it is. it's so confusing and it changes from airline to airline. >> those are all good things to happen. it's about time. >> it eases the pain a little bit. helps with our time

reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu news. >>> now to a chilling firsthand account of the moment someone opened fire on the busy oakland street killing that innocent little boy. tonight only on 2, ktvu's jade hernandez talks to a shooting victim who denies he is in a gang. >> reporter: a gunshot wound he says missed every major organ. >> i don't want the family to think the bullets were meant for me and they come after me because their baby was hit. >> reporter: oakland police say hudson who is still in the hospital was the target. he says police are wrong. he remembers walking along international at 64th alone and then taking cover. >> when i seen the car pulling up, half of the dude's body was out the car with the gun in his hand. the door at a car was stopped, a black dude with dreads, and that's all i saw. >> reporter: a man he claims doesn't fight nor hang with gang members. >> they got little kids that's probably starting some little gangs, but i'm 37, man. i'm not in no gang. >> reporter: hudson described the shooter's car as a dodge neon with two people inside. oakland po

walker, ktvu news. >>> will he or won't he run for mayor. we caught up with ed lee and asked about his expected announcement next monday. >> i'm meeting family this week end. i have a lot of people to talk with about this decision and i look forward to it. >>> the mayor says he's proud of what's been accomplished in his first seven months in office. the deadline for candidates to enter the race is august 12th. >>> san quentin prisoners acting out. why convicted murders are taking to the stage. >>> east palo alto unveiling it's latest tools to keep young people out of trouble. >>> back here in 10 minute, we have the weekend forecast to look at. there's going to be a lot of this but there's also going to be sunshine. >>> san quentin inmates acted out today but not in the way you might think. rob roth tells us how shakespeare is allowing inmates to connect with themselves and each other. >> reporter: behind these gates of san quentin prison today convicted felons took the stage and performed shakespeare. here in this auditorium inside san quent

. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. we learned bart shut down the powell station and as protesters make their way from the civic center bart station, that was shut down earlier. right now to alex saverage who is here with the latest. >> reporter: could be a tough commute. i want to show you the scene behind us. we are above the powell street station. right there, representatives from bart and bart police officers as well turning away a number of passengers hoping to go down and catch a train. powell station closed a few moments ago. i asked how long it would be shut down, they don't know. we will get you pictures here from chopper 2 of the crowd. the protesters that made their way down market street past us. these are members, many of them members of "anonymous." they are upset with the -- at first the shooting that happened at the civic center bart station, the bart police shooting and then upset that cell service was cut off during one of the protests. they marc

rita williams, ktvu news, channel 2 news. >>> new at 10:00 more trouble for pg and e over the safety of its pipelines. a federal report released today show the company failed to provide key documents on the pipeline that exploded last september. the missing documentation includes logbooks, inspection records, purchase orders for pipes and x-ray reports. investigators found that the utility used bad or nonexistent data to prove the safety of the line stretching to san francisco. >>> oakland police today announced the arrest of second suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed 3- year-old carlos. the shooting happened last monday at 64th and international. the suspect is identified as 22- year-old willie toren. police say he was the driver ott car. toren was arrested by las vegas police friday night and is awaiting extradition now to california. oakland police credit witnesses coming forward with helping solve this crime. >> most of the information we received are from citizens who are just as distraught and sick to their stomach. >> police arrested the suspected gunman

we will continue to follow this breaking news and bring you updates online and on ktvu channel 2 news00. >>> san francisco's great transit race rolled through and below the city streets this morning the race from city hall to the ferry building was organized by board president and mayoral candidate david chiou. he rode his bike while others walk, drove, took buses or trains or taxicabs. we want to highlight the daily challenges that san franciscoans have. we're the city that invented the cable car in the 1870s and yet today we are far behind other great cities around the world in moving forward with mass tri-state transits. >> all of the riders and drivers worked their way downtown in the grid lock. he rode his bike there in ten minutes. the taxi rider was second. it took her 15 minutes to hail a cab and make the trip. >>> an ultimatum has been made to save a century-old oak tree. here's new video of the tree this morning. the san francisco public utilities commission has offered to spare the tree by tunneling beneath its roots to make way for a new water pipeline but neighbors would

votes for president will be counted in the next election. . >>> complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> police announced an arrest in a cold case that rocked the community. a look at dna evidence from the 1984 stabbing debt of a teen, finally led police to a suspect. ktvu's noel walker is live with the story. >> here at the high school there is a sign up marking graduation, meanwhile just behind me and steps away from the sign is another one a permanent marker for a student who was killed while walking home 27 years ago. >> reporter: tina faelz's image is frozen in time. >> i think it's worse as the years goes on. >> reporter: he would be her stepfather. 27 years go someone stabbed her to death as she walked home from the high school, walking near highway 680. now three decades later police believe they know who that someone is. >> our suspect was a foot hill high school student. lived near the school and in close proximity to where the crime occurred. >> reporter: police retested old evidence using new dna technology and got a break. because the suspect was

rita williams, ktvu news, channel 2 news. >>> new at 10:00 more trouble for pg and e over the safety of its pipelines. a federal report released today show the company failed to provide key documents on the pipeline that exploded last september. the missing documentation includes logbooks, inspection records, purchase orders for pipes and x-ray reports. investigators found that the utility used bad or nonexistent data to prove the safety of the line stretching to san francisco. >>> oakland police today announced the arrest of second suspect in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed 3- year-old carlos. the shooting happened last monday at 64th and international. the suspect is identified as 22- year-old willie toren. police say he was the driver ott car. toren was arrested by las vegas police friday night and is awaiting extradition now to california. oakland police credit witnesses coming forward with helping solve this crime. >> most of the information we received are from citizens who are just as distraught and sick to their stomach. >> police arrested the suspected gunman

in palo alto, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> b.a.r.t.are getting a chance to weigh in on cars of the future. b.a.r.t. is offering three options now for the interior of cars. concept a features seats that are easier to clean. concept b has an open style lounge area. and the third has s shaped poles for riders to grasp. and portals to view the tracks and tunnel. b.a.r.t. will be showing the options around the bay area beginning on thursday. you can go to ktvu.com for more information on where you can check out those designs. it's in the right now section. >>> up next tonight, another night of violence in england but not on the same scale. as the government decides not to use tougher tactics. >>> a few minor changes to the bay area forecast. i'll highlight the warmest day of the week. >>> and take a look at this, the mystery of how a tractor trailer ended up hurt against an overhead sign. >>> an investigation is under way in los angeles after a blast rocked a commercial building in the somar district this afternoon. firefighters say three p

in palo alto, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> b.a.r.t. getting a chance to weigh in on cars of the future. b.a.r.t. is offering three options now for the interior of cars. concept a features seats that are easier to clean. concept b has an open style lounge area. and the third has s shaped poles for riders to grasp. and portals to view the tracks and tunnel. b.a.r.t. will be showing the options around the bay area beginning on thursday. you can go to ktvu.com for more information on where you can check out those designs. it's in the right now section. >>> up next tonight, another night of violence in england but not on the same scale. as the government decides not to use tougher tactics. >>> a few minor changes to the bay area forecast. i'll highlight the warmest day of the week. >>> and take a >>> an investigation is under way in los angeles after a blast rocked a building in the this afternoon. firefighters say three people were hurt, two of them critically. firefighters say the commercial building was being used by a family run alterna

live in atlantic beach, i'm jennifer davis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu and ktvu.com forhe latest on irene. at 10:30, an event expected to attract .25 of a million people that has now been cancelled because of that hurricane. >>> police say william fuller was picked up last night. suspect pierre daniel was killed at the scene and his brother freddy daniel is hospitalized with a gunshot wound. a security guard is also recovering from a gunshot wound. tonight police are telling ktvu that they were looking at the daniels brothers in connection with a brinks truck robbery at hilltop mall in may. >>> today the union lashed out at lumis saying the company's budget cutting tactics are dangerous. they used to work in crews of threes, now they work in twos. >>> police say they have now identified a young man fatally shot after someone recognized his distinctiontive tattoos. police now say they belong to 18-year-old evan chapman of oakland. this tattoo on his left forearm said teresa. chapman also had a series of arms tattooed on his left arm. chapman was shot, at this point no arr

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. the 9-year-old fillies and that was seriously injured its back and pennsylvania could he made the flight yesterday on a specially equipped medical plane previous condition is improving but he remains on the critical condition -- he remains in critical condition but the suspect in the case pleaded not guilty to charges of drunk driving and hit and run. >>> a grandmother of a toddler is speaking out about the death of a girl and her father. they'll man and daughter were found dead inside an suv. the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning. a coroner has not yet confirmed that. >>> 29-year-old james mitchell was found guilty in a marin county court last month of fatally beating his ex- girlfriend and kidnapping his daughter. >> we have some photos to show you bring a shows a boy holding an assault rifle as a police officer talks with a group of children. critics say it is inappropriate treatment picture shows a child holding a gun. please, an event organizers tell us it is a success with t

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we'll have more of ktvu channel 2 news at noon right after this. . >>> in the midst of a possible end to the conflict in libya, there's word that gadhafi remains defiant in tripoli. rebels stormed into gadhafi's main military compound today after fierce fighting with gadhafi's forces. fighters poured into the area by the hundreds and took away ammunition and supplies. former ktvu reporter sara sidner is reporting for cnn about what she's seeing and what rebels told her this morning. >> reporter: you see the people streaming through the main gate. that's all the way into the compound. so you see -- they were telling us that this was the end. what you are seeing in front of you right now are cars coming out of the gadhafi compound. they are loaded with men holding guns, holding ammunition. people are celebrating. >> the heavily-fortified complex has been heavily damaged by nato air strikes the last several months. it's not clear if gadhafi and his family were inside the compound during t

live in atlantic beach, i'm jennifer davis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu and ktvu.com forhe latest on irene. at 10:30, an event expected to attract .25 of a million people that has now been cancelled because of that hurricane. >>> police say william fuller was picked up last night. suspect pierre daniel was killed at the scene and his brother freddy daniel is hospitalized with a gunshot wound. a security guard is also recovering from a gunshot wound. tonight police are telling ktvu that they were looking at the daniels brothers in connection with a brinks truck robbery at hilltop mall in may. >>> today the union lashed out at lumis saying the company's budget cutting tactics are dangerous. they used to work in crews of threes, now they work in twos. >>> police say they have now identified a young man fatally shot after someone recognized his distinctiontive tattoos. police now say they belong to 18-year-old evan chapman of oakland. this tattoo on his left forearm said teresa. chapman also had a series of arms tattooed on his left arm. chapman was shot, at this point no arr

new business open for revitalization. the public is invited to attend. reporting live in oakland in front of fenton's along piedmont, ktvu 2 news. >>> we have a warning about ground turkey. a few samples of the ground meat have tested positive for salmonella. one death is being linked to tainted turkey. the number of cases linked to this deadly strain, salmonella has also been found in some cat food. purina found it in purina 1 cat food. california is one of the 12 states affected. salmonella can affect pets and human and if untreated it can be dangerous. >>> the city holds doll houses trains, it is now becoming a members only store. customers will have to fill out a form and submit driver's licenses. stealing there becomes such a problem and there is no other option. >> this is a great store and we hang out there because there is a phenomenal train display. so that is too bad, people are taking advantage. >> yeah, i love trains, good morning everybody let's look at what we have, we have a closure and it looks like they are even closing more lanes on 580 coming up to this closure and you can see police are closing one mo

forecast model and where winds will be headed this week. >>> more on the developing news we first told you about on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. that was a dump truck that was carrying some gravel. it spilled, you can see the result there, there was a zig alert that was just cancelled about 15 minutes ago. it caused a massive back up there on highway 4 the eastbound lanes on concord. there was also a roll over accident along with this dump truck spilling its load. from what we understand the chp says there were some mayor injury -- major injuries but the sig alert has been cancelled and traffic is moving back to normal again. >>> a 72-year-old moraga man is in jail tonight accused of having sex with a child. agapino sanchez was arrested last night. the victim was no older than 10 years old. sanchez is now being held on $1 million bail. >>> a man taken into custody in fairfield as a suspect in a bank robbery or bank robberies in four other bay area cities. officers arrested archie ned williams. he's also suspected in bank robberies in dixon, vallejo and sasoon city. >>> tom torlecon's blueprint for great

complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning welcome to brand new day it's wednesday august 31 august 31st. i'm dave. >> good morning i'm sam cook almost a brand new look. how is the weather looking. steve is here with the forecast. >> we do have more of the same usual low clouds and fog. it looks like today it will burn off. sunshine and breezy on the cool size. cool and sunny and breezy. a little bit below average. a lot of 60s and 70s. temperatures carrying over today. now here is south. >> good morning on the golden gate bridge traffic ruled pretty good heading down to the toll plaza. the fog is not a big issue on this span. this is a look at it. same thing goes. traffic is smooth. 6:01. let's go back to it. >> wear starting our 6:00 with developing news the father of teenage girl of holster is now holly store. authorities tracked down ramirez in snobbier dean know county just before 5:00 this morning. >> she did not appear to be physically harmed. >>> chemoing san jose school children safe as they head to schoo

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they want your input on a fleet of trains. up 5:45 we want to show you three interior designs and how options have passenger concerns about cleanliness and comfort. >>> time is now 5:32 european markets are now falling again. german market is down 5-point 5% this morning. most other european markets are down but in the last half hour france and sweden slipped into positive territory and we will keep an eye on it for you this morning. the asian markets also fell registering a fall including during the last hour of trading however many did come up from the bottom as markets got ready to close around the far east. china saw a loss of less than 1 / 10th of a%. >>> again now time now 5:32, latest on the stocks the dow jones industrial average was down more than 600 points and we'll see how it does later this morning. >>> bill locklier said california still needs to boost its own economy. california has the lowest credit rating than any other state. they did change it from normal to stable after the budget was passed on time. we hav

. >>> and changes to candle stick park, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 news. complete bay area coverage this is ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well,good morning to you welcome to tuesday it is august 23rd i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook and rosemary orozco is in for steve. >>> around the coast inland it will get hot and temperatures are expected to soar once again and this morning we are dealing with dense fog that lasting until 8:00 this morning and high pressure continuing to build in and it's intensifying and we are expected to be several degrees warmer than where we sat yesterday. we will detail that and tell you why it is bringing in cooler temperatures, sal? >>> 880 is moving along nicely in front of the coliseum and also the morning drive looks good on westbound 287 let's go back to the desk. >>> breaking news in from daily city, we have late information on a stabbing at a popular bay area bowling alley, tara moriarty, what do you know? >> reporter: it is a popular bowling alley off 280 and you can see the police are right behind the alley here. they hav

live in san jose ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they are helping campaign for ed lee. the two will be there to talk to people and workers and earlier this months lee told ktvu channel 2 news the senate played a key role in his decision to run for a full term as mayor : >>> a planned move by a business bane med -- business bane medical center is closing a loophole. they will get a tax break for hiring new workers after laying off all of its bay area workforce. he should not be rewarded for firing some california workers and replacing them in another location and he says that is not creating jobs and plans to introduce legislation to close that loophole. >>> monday morning, the commute is waking up, what are you seeing out there sal? >> reporter: we are seeing traffic is doing nicely out there if you are trying to get around the bay area. 237 looks good and good and this is a freeway that is not known for looking good. also northbound 880 getting passed the coliseum that traffic is moving nicely all the way to downtown oakland and here is a look at the downtown plaza. so

wow. >> yeah, it was pretty bad. >> talk about a role reversal for tiger. >> absolutely. >> the ktvu newsbegins at 4:30 a.m. they'll be keeping tabs on wall street's opening and the bay area's overnight news. >> thanks for joining us, everyone. wrap

you can find news updates and send us messages and story ideas. just search ktvung channel 2 news team and join us on facebook, won't you? hello, steve. >> hello, sal. reporter: are you going to join us on facebook? >> of course i will. low clouds and fog up and down the coast all over the place. and looks like a strong surge inland means warm temps from yesterday get bumped out of the way, so more fog today, sunny but cooler, the biggest decline in those temps will be for the inland locations. the cooling trend starts today, takes us into tomorrow. does look like a little rebound on thursday. maybe we'll get a north wind late thursday into friday. but today it's an onshore breeze, so low clouds and maybe some local mist or drizzle, dense fog. gray skies. 50s and 60s by the coast. always a few pockets of sun, but there's a lot of fog out there. and the system that's moveing into the north is helping to reenforce that fog bank. 46 degrees at santa rosa. we're a at 45. that is cold for the end of august, 56 san jose, 55 livermore. a lot of 50s here all over the plac

reporting hive ktvu channel 2 news. -- reporting live ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new federal report came out yesterday showing the company did not provide key documents on the san bruno pipeline that blew up last september. the missing documents include log books and x-ray reports. investigators also claim pg&e used bad data to prove the pipeline was safe. >>> a teacher accused of raping and inn pregnant nateing a student aid has been ordered to stand trial. jerry johnson was arrested in june. he was a teacher at the school in vallejo. the victim is 18 but has the mental capacity of a seven-year- old. the times herald says concerns about her health has prevented a paternity test. >>> the abducted sacramento girl who was found dead with her father over the weekend is now speaking out. he tells them his son and granddaughter died of carbon monoxide poisoning. they found the bodies in his suv in eldorado dough county after an amber alert was issued. autopsies are scheduled for later today. >>> president barack obama's bus tour in iowa, he will meet with farmers and small business owners at

live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the bart police union is the latest target of hackers who posted the names, addresses and passwords of more than 100 bart officers today. ktvu's alex savage is live in oakland. >> reporter: this list with officers names, homedresses and paz words, all of -- passwords, all of it posted online today and now the fibis investigating -- the fbi is investigating. >> reporter: 100 bart police officers are on alert after someone hacked into their website. his home address was posted online. >> in one word, i am angry, up set. they are criminals in my mind. >> reporter: investigators tell us today's attack was likely in response to a decision by ballet last week when they shut down cell phone service inside the civic center station. anonymous threatened to retaluate against bart but the group denied responsibility saying the leak today of bart officer data could be the work of those who support anonymous. stay skeptical. the bart passengers sympathize with protesters but think posting officer information is crossing the line. >> great to protest

and >>> new at 10:00, a warning about chemicals you probably never heard of. ktvu'sealth and science editor john fowler tells us why the government is trying to regulate what are called flimes. >> reporter: they are just in every garage. we learned there's many chemicals in break fluids and paint. we're talking about chemical solvents, glimes. >> exposures to she's particularly for pregnant women can cause potential harm to their developing fetus and so these include miscarriages as well as birth defects. glimes have always been found in tap water although not yet in the bay area. but silican valley residents had higher miscarriages. >> there could really be a serious problem there. >> reporter: carolyn cox blames weak laws and politics. >> the epa is under a lot of political pressure not to do the kind of thing that is just proposing to do. >> reporter: the proposed rule would restrict new products with the solvents. >> we know everyone in the population now is being exposed to chemicals. then we at this, and it's something to be worried about. >> reporter: the publ

>>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> stock markets are dropping again. more ripples through the economies today after more down grading. good afternoon, i am maureen naylor. we begin with today's sell off on wall street. we want to take you to show you the latest numbers. the dow is down 522 points, under the 11,000 mark. we saw stocks drop 550 points. it's the first time they fell below the 11,000 mark since november. a sell off was expected on this first day of trading since standard and poor's down grated the debt and the volatility has been felt across all markets. president obama addressed the nation and offered his opinion on the credit down grade saying the u.s. is and has been a aaa rated country and many investors would give the country a aaaa rating. >> we need a balanced long-term approach to deficit reduction. that was true last week. that was true last year. that was true the day i took office. and we didn't need a rating agency to tell us the grid long in washington has not been constructive. to say the least. >> the pre

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:02, a little more than an hour ago police called off a search they say led them through a police chase through downtown interstate 80. that is when the driver of a black pontiac sedan entered 880 going more than 90 miles per hour. when the suspect got off the freeway at 66th avenue he crashed into a fans and some bushes. so far they have not been able to fine him. >>> oakland police searching for suspects in an overnight investigation. investigators say a gunman started shooting on a man inside this car and he is now in critical condition. there is no word on what led up to the gunfire but the shooting may be connected to a nearby robbery. this has been a not attack at napa state hospital. she is here to tell us who was the latest victim. >> reporter: no official word from the hospital but we heard from a psychiatric technician at napa state hospital which is directly behind me on a staff member being assaulted on saturday. now this morning we tried to speak with several workers and those we did speak with had been off the last few days and didn't know what

paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new details about an amber alert issued in the last hour. the highway parole says the 16- year-old boy who was abducted was not the driver of a vehicle the chp was looking for. he was working when a man walked in, robbed the business and abducted the child. the scene-year-old is a african american, 4'8", 130 pounds, wearing a red cincinnati reds baseball cap. the highway patrol is looking for a 1996 black two door gmc yukon. 4way499 is the license plate. we do not yet have a description of the suspect. >>> 25 laid off oakland police officer are back on the force tonight a as the department investigates a string of homicide in the last few days. ktvu's john sasaki is live. >> reporter: this has been a rough year for the police department. 25 officers are back and more than ready to hit the streets. >> you weren't there, 20% of the work staff were dealing with it today. >> reporter: he greeted his returning officers and with 65 homicides this year, the department needs help. >> when the officers come back we are not go -- going to take the po