live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. garcia torrez is due back in court may 31st and will be there for the latest development. >>> a freak accident killed a man after a car pushed him through a fence. the crash happened just before 3:00 this afternoon on arnold drive on grove street. that's just outside the city of sonoma. the highway patrol says a toyota prius veered off the red. the victim's name has not yet been released the driver is identified as 74-year-old thornton bunch of napa. >>> an 85-year-old man from southern california was hit and killed today while riding his bike along highway 1 near bodega bay. the driver told the chp that the driver veered across the road and right in front of his car: the driver told investigators he hit his breaks. >>> as we first reported yesterday, bay area sailboat racers can now head back offshore. the coast guard has lifted a ban on offshore races it imposed after the death of crew members. the coast guard said it put the ban in place to allow times for a review of safety recomm

live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. garcia torrez is due back in court may 31st and will be there for the latest development. >>> a freak accident killed a man after a car pushed him through a fence. the crash happened just before 3:00 this afternoon on arnold drive on grove street. that's just outside the city of sonoma. the highway patrol says a toyota prius veered off the red. the victim's name has not yet been released the driver is identified as 74-year-old thornton bunch of napa. >>> an 85-year-old man from southern california was hit and killed today while riding his bike along highway 1 near bodega bay. the driver told the chp that the driver veered across the road and right in front of his car: the driver told investigators he hit his breaks. >>> as we first reported yesterday, bay area sailboat racers can now head back offshore. the coast guard has lifted a ban on offshore races it imposed after the death of crew members. the coast guard said it put the ban in place to allow times for a review of safety recomm

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patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the floating museum held a ceremony today. they listened to a bugler play taps to honor all u.s. troops. they provided music and the boy scouts presented the colors. on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 a startling statistic about recent war veterans, the spike in costs to help those who survive. >>> two teens facing charges in connection with a school break in. police arrested the boys after they were spotted leaving the school before 10:00 p.m. last night. the officers were responding responding to a silent aarm. -- alarm. the suspects were booked on burglary, vandalism and resisting arrest charges. >>> a new study suggests gun deaths in certain states are outpacing traffic deaths. researchers called the violence policy center found that deaths from fire arms outnumbered car accidents. california was not included. while americans are reaping the benefits from laws, there needs to be more done to regulate weapons. >>> officials pressured syria to stop the violence that disrupted a cease fire. 100 civilians were killed and government

>>> this is ktvu news at noon. >> they claim there is progress to report. good afternoon. i am claudine wong. police say in the crack down against crime the city won key battles. what the department just finished in a press conference to announce new victories. allie rasmus joins us now. >> reporter: the police chief and the mayor touted the system. >> reporter: this is what officers see and hear. it was used this weekend. police found the gun and were able to take it off the street. they have had the technology since 2005 but they recently upgraded it. police get to see the location on the computers in their cars within 45 seconds of a shot being system. it custs $800,000 -- it costs $800,000 a year. this year there have been 2,000 shots fired in oakland. the residents only call into report 30% of the time. so police are hoping to improve the response rate and respond to the crime with this new technology. >> we are hoping the public sees there is another way to get involved, there is confidence in the fact that we are taking the calls seriously and this impacts their com

eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> back right now to live pictures from news chopper 2 over downtown oakland. we're going to keep monitoring this area throughout this newscast and we'll bring you another live report at 10:30, we'll update you sooner if necessary. >>> a protest turned downright danger. when a man on the roof of a building started throwing metal rocks and chunks of concrete at the people below. our news coverage continues with amber lee, where protesters occupied an empty building there. >> reporter: we're in front of the empty building being occupied by protesters. you can see the front door is open and people have been coming and going. there are a few police officers near by but it was a very different scene a few hours ago. shortly before 5:30, we saw a man on the roof of 888 turk street repeatedly throw bricks toward the crowd of police and demonstrators. one object struck a protester and he started bleeding from the nose. several dell -- demonstrators quickly surrounded the injured man. we later saw him walk away. and a protester said he refused care from an ambulance. >

. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 10:00. >> cinco de mayo is tomorrow but the party already started and so have security to keep the celebrations safe. i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. cinco de mayo falls on a saturday and with several gang killings already on the police broughter, san jose is concerned about problems downtown. happening now, ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is live where the partying is underway and police are making their presence known. >> reporter: we just checked with police, and everything seems quiet in downtown san jose. that is on the streets but in the bars and restaurants there are loud celebrations. [ music playing ] >> reporter: even the night before cinco de mayo is a time to celebrate. the bars and restaurants are full in downtown san jose. and glasses don't stay empty too long. he remembers the last time cinco de mayo fell on a saturday. >> a lot of people. the city got overwhelmed with a lot of people. >> reporter: tonight there are a lot of police on the streets of downtown san jose. a heavy presen

eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> back right now to live pictures from news chopper 2 over downtown oakland. we're going to keep monitoring this area throughout this newscast and we'll bring you another live report at 10:30, we'll update you sooner if necessary. >>> a protest turned downright danger. when a man on the roof of a building started throwing metal rocks and chunks of concrete at the people below. our news coverage continues with amber lee, where protesters occupied an empty building there. >> reporter: we're in front of the empty building being occupied by protesters. you can see the front door is open and people have been coming and going. there are a few police officers near by but it was a very different scene a few hours ago. shortly before 5:30, we saw a man on the roof of 888 turk street repeatedly throw bricks toward the crowd of police and demonstrators. one object struck a protester and he started bleeding from the nose. several dell -- demonstrators quickly surrounded the injured man. we later saw him walk away. and a protester said he refused care from an ambulance. >

. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 10:00. >> cinco de mayo is tomorrow but the party already started and so have security to keep the celebrations safe. i am julie haener. >> i am frank somerville. cinco de mayo falls on a saturday and with several gang killings already on the police broughter, san jose is concerned about problems downtown. happening now, ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is live where the partying is underway and police are making their presence known. >> reporter: we just checked with police, and everything seems quiet in downtown san jose. that is on the streets but in the bars and restaurants there are loud celebrations. [ music playing ] >> reporter: even the night before cinco de mayo is a time to celebrate. the bars and restaurants are full in downtown san jose. and glasses don't stay empty too long. he remembers the last time cinco de mayo fell on a saturday. >> a lot of people. the city got overwhelmed with a lot of people. >> reporter: tonight there are a lot of police on the streets of downtown san jose. a heavy presen

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> warmer weather is heading our way. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now in the weather center with the forecast. >> warmer today in some places. tomorrow you will notice it. low 80s. outside i was showing you the temperatures. you can see the heat in the central valley. close to the bay we have a strong on shore flow. you see the buoy reading here. we check out the wind speeds, 22 miles per hour. strong wind blowing the cooler air into the area. these are the highs from today recorded by the national weather service. like yesterday. highs tomorrow will be warmer. nice warm day tomorrow for your friday. starts off mild, temperatures in the 40s. and low 50s. tree pollens are trending high. pine, seeder and -- cedar and oak. if you are bothered by pollen, most likely it is whatever is blooming outside your house. the trees are growing off. over night lows in the 50s. upper 40s. fog remains south. we will see patchy fog into the coast tonight. fog tries to get back here sunday and will make more cooler. tomor

reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a developing story going on there. ill keep her on the scene and have more on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. also on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 and complete coverage at 10:00. >>> a popular student and high school football star was killed as he was trying to leave a party. ktvu's robert handa is live at the man's school with new information on the suspect and what is set for tonight. >> reporter: we are at the event center at newark memorial high school where behind this building a fundraiser scheduled to start at the football field. after that 7:00, 8:00 a candlelight vigil will be held. >> reporter: a steady stream of friends, students and family members made their way to a memorial. they spent the day comforting each other after he was stabbed and killed this weekend. the man was known as a popular student and football star at newark memorial high school. >> always smiling. everyone was laughing with him. he didn't deserve this. >> reporter: police say he was stabbed. the friends say the weapon was a sord. police a

new open primary. democrats and republicans can vote for any candidate regardless of party. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00, we will tell you more and how it could effect some races. >>> it was mitt mitt romney's turn to fire back today. he appeared in cleveland at a rally. this weekend in ohio president obama accused mitt romney of being out of touch. and today mitt romney hit hard on the economy. >> not enough people have been finding good jobs and a lot of people lost their homes. that is a promise he didn't keep. we need a president who understands what it takes to get the economy going again. >> the white house tried to deflect the message by criticizing mitt romney for not responding to a woman. >>> mayor ed lee is set to release his witnesses for the san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi hearing. they submitted a special list of fact witnesses. the commission hearing is expected to get underway at the end of the month. on thursday it will be ross mirkarimi's turn oo produce his -- to produce his list. >>> yahoo's ceo is still on the job. ktvu's noelle walker is here with more.

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live in redwood city, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the president is expected to arrive in an ur, which would be towards the end of ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 and we will try and bring you that landing live. >>> social networking will play a big role in the president's visit. >> we will have our social media people there on twitter or on facebook just giving the folks a feel of what is going on downtown. >> the redwood city police chief says he had a social media team in place now for -- [no audio] >>> mitt romney spoke in washington. a nonprofit small business group. he layed out his policies for education which he called the great challenge of our time. he says as president he would expand school temperature. >> here we are in the most prosperous nation on earth but millions of our kids are getting a third world education. and america's minority children suffer the most. >> the secret service escorted a woman out of the room. today's speech was part of a new campaign strategy. >>> a jury decide that google did not infringe on oracle's oracle's patten. the verdict came down t

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john fowler, ktvu news. >>> new developments in the alleged abuse of 50,000 chickens in modesto.housand hens were rescued from a & l poultry back in february but most died or had to be euthanized because they had been abandoned without food or water. today three animal welfare sanctiorias fired suit. >>> there's almost impossible to get a meal at a chain restaurant that meets federal nutrition guidelines. 96% of entrees sold at restaurants had more fat than recommended. researchers looked at almost 31,000menu items from restaurant chains. they found main entrees averaged 336-calories per serving. >>> in sa -- sacramento a bill passed to curve stadium violence. democratic assemblyman mike gatto said he wrote the bill after a series of high profile incidents of stadium violence that bill now moves over to the state senate. >>> the state senate today approved a bill that bans landlords from requiring renters to declaw or devocalize their pets. the bill also prohibits landlords from rejecting ten in -- tenants who refuse to have that procedure on their pets. that bill now goes to the

. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news cameras were there when this chase ended, the ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. complete bay area coverage starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us, it is thursday may 24th, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark, let's check your weather and traffic, steve knows all about it. >>> it is a little cool out there, 40s and 50s, still a breezy day, fog is really close. 50s, 60s and 70s and the big news will be on friday, more coming up, here is sal. >>> it is already slow in antioch, it looks good hitting the walnut creek, also a long san francisco northbound 101, let's go back to the desk. >> president barack obama wakes up in san jose and he is wrapping up his 16th visit to the bay area. live outside the hotel where the president spent the night, he has one more funds raising event, alex? >> reporter: the president will be wrapping up his world wind fundraising event here in downtown san jose you can see there is heavy security with police parked out front. asian americans will be supporting him

at 6:00, why one couple is encouraging philanthropy among the new facebook millionaires. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. . >> also at 6:00, while facebook is growing, another player may be shrinking. the company that could be laying off 25,000 employees. >>> two senators are targeting facebook's co-founder with the x patriot act. they introduced legislation today after he denounced his u.s. citizenship before he becoming a billionaire. some say he is trying to avoid paying taxes. >> when you have someone who benefited from our education system, from our capitalism, and then to take that wealth and avoid taxes, in this manner, i think cries out for basic justice. >> anyone determined to have given up their citizenship to avoid taxes would face double taxes and not be allowed back into the country. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com, and clicking on the facebook tab. >>> the doctor of a man found alive one week after his car went down an e. bankment is -- embankment is speaking out. the doctor is surprised that progress the man is making. we have a map where he was found in the park

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> new developments in the alleged abuse of 50,000 chickens in modesto.al thousand hens were rescued from a & l poultry back in february but most died or had to be euthanized because they had been abandoned without food or water. today three animal welfare sanctiorias fired suit. >>> there's almost impossible to get a meal at a chain restaurant that meets federal nutrition guidelines. 96% of entrees sold at restaurants had more fat than recommended. researchers looked at almost 31,000menu items from restaurant chains. they found main entrees averaged 336-calories per serving. >>> in sa -- sacramento a bill passed to curve stadium violence. democratic assemblyman mike gatto said he wrote the bill after a series of high profile incidents of stadium violence that bill now moves over to the state senate. >>> the state senate today approved a bill that bans landlords from requiring renters to declaw or devocalize their pets. the bill also prohibits landlords from rejecting ten in -- tenants who refuse to have that procedure on their pets. that bill now goes to

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ktvu morning news begins at 8:30 a.m. you can also get traffic information any time on ktvu.com. >>> ahead tonight in 19 minutes, doyle drive reopens to traffic. the changes drivers noticed and what's next on the presidio reopening. >>> amber lee is live, and the nurses are only planning a one day strike but will likely be out of work for five days, amber. >> reporter: this is one location be picket lines are expected to go up at 7:00 tomorrow morning. >> we want the public educated on exactly what is happening. >> reporter: at the california nurses association headquarters in oakland this evening nurses were busy making signs and banners they are planning to walk off the job tomorrow for one day. >> to protest custs including sick leave. and eliminating services such as pediatric and psychiatric care. >> i'm very upset. i've been a nurse a long time. i feel in my hard i am a nurse and i want to give that care to the patients and they are not providing me the time or the help to be able to do that. >> reporter: sutter hel

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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more than a dozen suspected gang members are behind bars tonight following a series of raids that left three agents wounded. the department of homeland security says that they were one of bay area -- one of 11 bay area locations. burst into the home. officials say the suspect inside opened fire on the officers with an assault rifle. >> it was like 4:10 in the morning there were some shots that we heard, fires pop pop pop. >> authorities say the immigration and customs agents were wounded. they're being treated with nonlife threatening injuries. suspected gunman was taken into custody. investigators say shooting in south san francisco 18 months ago was the trigger event. they visited that neighborhood today and explained the link. >> december 22nd, 2010 shots fired in south city at 8:00. police say six people were shot, three of them were killed. >> the loss experienced by the family of these three young men were never be forgotten. >> for 18 months police kept digging in. it culminating with raid, 19 suspects now in custody. and four of them are charged with t

@ >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> it was 75 years ago the golden gate bridge first opened to traffic and a celebration is planned tomorrow morning. ktvu's david stevenson tells us it culminates on sunday night. >> reporter: the stain is almost set for a anniversary -- the stage is almost set for the anniversary. >>> the preparation for the anniversary are as visible as the span itself. >> we have been waiting for 75 years. >> reporter: crews set up a sky box exhibit. >> graphic above the sky boxes that look like you are looking up at the bridge as if you are in a sky broadcast and on the floor looks like you are looking down. >> reporter: the site of an art show, tying modern works to the bridge looming over head. >> free and unique approaches. >> this is one of the most extreme sites i have done an art project within. 60 miles per hour winds, sand storms, extreme temperatures. >>> the anniversary is also a challenge to bridge officials. they are avoiding a repeat of the 50th, in which massive crowds prompted to drop. >>

new arena. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and san francisco's gain would be oakland's loss, at 5:30, how oakland is reacting. >>> construction crews bringing the 49ers to santa clara rolled in in a big way today. crews started the process of sinking more than 3,000 pilings to support the structure. they hope to install 120 each day over the next 25 days. it uses a technique that is environmentally friendly. >> we found a way to reduce the cement content to reduce the carbon foot front. >> the 49ers will start playing there in 2014. >>> developing news, search crews in yosemite national park have found a 22-year-old university of california at santa cruz student live and well. john paul chaufan field. rangers spotted him this afternoon 5 miles from the campground. he was unharmed and in good health. no heard how he was separated. >>> facebook fizzled. shares for friday was $38. today facebook shares closed at $34. a drop of $4. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live in san francisco with what is behind the slide. >> reporter: friday investors spent $16 billion. today that is worth $14 b

live in palo alto, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the uncle of a 4-year-old concord girl who was injured in a hit and run last night tells ktvu, doctors say the girl may never walk normally again. family members say she was in surgery today for a broken femur. they also say her ankle and tendens were badly damaged. the girl was playing around 6th street in concord when she ran into the street and was hit by a pickup truck. the driver never stopped. police describe it as possibly a dodge ram with a raised body, oversized tires and tinted windows. it may have damaged the front right headlight. >>> in liverwood, mourners. a 15-year-old boy died at the hospital. police identified the boy as nathan strube. an 8th grader at william mendenhall middle school. >>> dozens of occupy the farm activists marched tonight from berkely to albany in protest a new tack tack by uc berkely. this was the scene tonight as protesters made the mile long march to the plot of land right next to the intersection of marin and san pablo. the school has filed a trespass and nuisance lawsuit against 14 acti

. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >> good evening. i am ken wayne. >> i meant health -- i am heather holmes. >> gorgeous weather for the 102 annual bay to breakers race. >> 6, 5, 4 -- >> elite runners led the way starting at 7:00 a.m. this morning. but for most, the run continued for hours. attracting crowds and quickly turning into a street party. >> that party can be fun for many but it is a sore parts for some residents. ktvu's cara liu is live in the city. >>> the roads have been open for a few hours but crews are still tearing down here and we are still seeing some of the participates just now rapping up a day long party. >> reporter: the san francisco experience, the 102 bay to breakers wasn't without its hiccups. costume participates pointed to the bath room situation. >> no hand sanitizer. it is over flowing. >> i don't recommend it. >> reporter: long lines formed outside, missing doors didn't be a deterrent. >> at least they had them. but could have been better. >> reporter: alcohol is now banned from the race but that didn'

live in palo alto, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the uncle of a 4-year-old concord girl who was injured in a hit and run last night tells ktvu, doctors say the girl may never walk normally again. family members say she was in surgery today for a broken femur. they also say her ankle and tendens were badly damaged. the girl was playing around 6th street in concord when she ran into the street and was hit by a pickup truck. the driver never stopped. police describe it as possibly a dodge ram with a raised body, oversized tires and tinted windows. it may have damaged the front right headlight. >>> in liverwood, mourners. a 15-year-old boy died at the hospital. police identified the boy as nathan strube. an 8th grader at william mendenhall middle school. >>> dozens of occupy the farm activists marched tonight from berkely to albany in protest a new tack tack by uc berkely. this was the scene tonight as protesters made the mile long march to the plot of land right next to the intersection of marin and san pablo. the school has filed a trespass and nuisance lawsuit against 14 acti

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu's rosemary orozco joins us now with a look at the condition today. >> we usually consider three facts awhen it comes to fire, temperature, humidity and wind. temperatures not bad. cool. humidity is up. it is the wind today. watching winds from 10-20 miles per hour. gusting to 30 in some cases. oakland 20. s if o17. -- sfo17. it is coming from the specific. with the humidity for today, it is pretty good. numbers running cool for this time of year. the winds are blowing. they will die down and we will look at improving conditions. but again, we are still early in the season. we have a lot of high to dry days ahead of us and the winds usually come late summer into fall. >>> this memorial day a family is morning the loss of their son killed in afghanistan. he died saturday. the pentagon says enemy forces attacked with a explosive device. friends have already filled his facebook page with condolences. >>> the bay area honored with memorial day day events. ktvu's rob roth is live where communities came together. >> reporter: memorial day parade has

for now we are live here in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and right now we want to take you live over head. this is a simultaneous protest that are going on in oakland. this is a massive crowd, police have estimated it at about 2,000 people perhaps even more. what they are working toward we believe is heading toward downtown oakland, specifically frank ogawa plaza at 14th and broadway. they've kind of changed course a little bit. they are now on east eighth street. we have to mention that that is not far from highway 880. in the past protesters have at times tried to get on to the freeway. we don't know they will try to do that this time as well. but this march that they are on right now is very close to 880. so we're going to keep an eye on this. again we mentioned that their destination is frank ogawa plaza right next to city hall in downtown oakland that's where ktvu's ken pritchett is right now. ken. >> frank i want to show you frank ogawa plaza right now. there are hundreds of people there but as you said with that march making its way through downtown,

first one in, last one out kind of guy, always has your back. >> ktvu bob ross focused will bring you the full story on tonight's 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >>> somber ceremony today with california highway patrol pay final respects to two officers who died in the line of duty. 24-year-old thomas adams died last year. the second officer 49-year-old robert died back in 1971 of a heart attack. he was honored today because investigators have now determined his death was direct result of a foot chase while on duty. >>> on the agenda again where the university of california board of regions meet next week. the board will consider a number of scenario -- university says the amount of any increase depends on the state budget and could range from 6% into the double digits. jerry brown allude $200 million in funding if voters failed to approve a tax increase in november. therapy they claim to make strays pass final states committee in sacramento this afternoon. the measure forbid the use of conversion therapy for minors. they'll have to sign a release form saying that counseling is ineffective and possibly dangerous. such treatm

we're live in alameda, debra villalon, ktvu news. >>> a new poll suggests the majority of californiavoters support governor brown's tax hikes. 59% of likely voters favor the ballot initiative that would temporarily raise the sales tax and tax high wage earners. california faces a budget deficit of $16 billion. >>> governor brown is starting an investigation. the ap says only 40% of the 15 million collected so far has gone to anti terror programs. they were supposed to get 85%. and almost none has gone to pay for scholarships from children from california who lost their parents in the attacks as was supposed to happen. the rest was reportedly used to reduce the state's budget deficit or to pay for other budget items. >>> the california high speed rail process has a new boss, he's jeff morales. morales has previously worked on president obama's transition team. morales said he was honored and looked forward to working on the high speed rail project. >>> it appears more drivers acted responsibly this memorial day weekend. that is down from 119 arrests made at the same time last year. tw

mike mibach, ktvu news. >> if you would like to take a look at the now vacant solyndra building, you nd it under the ktvu links tab. >>> there's bipartisan support to freeze the current rate for a staff ford loans at 3.4 personality%. but like a similar bill, the parties sharply differ on how to pay for it. republicans want the money to come out of president obama's health care plan. interest rates are scheduled to double. >>> researchers at the university of nevada reno and the university of glascoe in scotland says the range grows up to two millimeters in elevation per year. they say space radar helped them measure the range. >>> the family of nfl great juneon seau is reconsidering whether to donate his brain. initially his family wanted to allow researchers to study his brain as they look within players. the team chaplain now says that they are seeking advice from samoan elders. the surfers included drew breas. >>> the actor who played one of televisions longest running characters has died. >> a lot of people remember that tune as well. he played the same character on the show spin

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still ahead. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at:00. >> a massive fire at a complex that ended up going to 5 alarms. firefighters say this was the largest fire this year and you can see from the pictures how big it was. flames shooting 100 feet up into the air. ktvu's janine de la vega is there with more of the video of what happened. >> reporter: frank, this fence has been put up for safety reasons to keep residents out of the rubble. officials are concerned the framing that you see there may fall down. >> reporter: this video taken by a homeowner shows the fire that shot up into the air last night. today this wood is what is left of two complexes that were under construction. each were fully framed. it spread quickly and damaged nearby homes. residents were evacuated. this morning around 50 residents were still not allowed in. parts of the complex still smoldered. bill was consoled, his home was heavily damaged. >> that was my couch. in the living room. it burst into flames, which set off the alarm and the sprinklers. >> reporter:

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news conference. starts right now. >>> this is ktvu channel 2 action news at 6:00. >>> good evening everybody, i'm frankerville. >>> and i'm julie haener, family and friends of a missing 16-year-old girl from fairfield are getting ready to hold a candlelight vigil. new at 6:00, the teen has not been seen since last weekend. and now family and friends are turning to the internet, and a well known group for help in finding her. ktvu's paul chambers is live in vallejo, where the vigil tonight will be held, paul? >> reporter: julia,

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in 12 hours mark zuckerberg will take facebook he created public, setting the stage for the biggest ipo in history. $38 a share. that is estimated to raise $18.4 billion. ktvu's mike mibach is live with the facebook frenzy that is already taking off. mike? >> reporter: this home behind me is listed at 1.198, haven't even had a open house, multiple officers, over asking, all cash, it is one example and there is one couple hoping the new facebook millionaires start to give and not just spend. >> almost all tech people and paying all cash. >> reporter: two brokers with two similar stories. the new wave of ipo is causing a spending booms. >> waited for it to close, a million 4, all cash. >> reporter: facebook millionaires are buying. yet today they offer advice to those with new found riches. >> for all these folks there is philanthropy they can do. >> reporter: they benefited from an ipo a decade ago and they co-founded fire life foundation, a working with children made vulnerable by children with aids. they are encouraging the new millionaires to sha

new speed limit. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> early morning drivers on the other side of the bay had trouble during the morning commute. coming up the accident that shut down one side of the free way for 8 -- freeway for 8 hours. >>> police found a stolen lamborghini owned by guy fieri. it was found in a storage uniont. it was rented by a -- uniont -- unit, it was rented by a 17- year-old boy. it car was stolen from a dealership. this afternoon guy fieri thanked officials for recovering the lamborghini. >>> couple has been sentenced for bilk a couple. they scammed an elderly man out of his life savings savings and another woman out of her retirement money. both victims received restitution. >>> it is now up to a jury to settle the first phase of a fight between google and oracle. they are locked in a dispute over the android software. oracle claims they copied their programming system. the jury is deliberating. >>> bloom energy is expanding to the east coast. they are known for its technology that was unveiled in 2010. today they broke grown in delaware. --

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> in 13 minutes, our other exclusive ktvu field poll tonight, where californians stand on a new cigarette tax. >>> about 100 demonstrators this morning greeted shareholders outside chevron's annual shareholder meeting. they accused them of damage around the world. chevron said they are a strong community supporter and involved in economic development and global health programs. >>> it was not a good day on wall street today. analysts blamed renewed concerns about the european debt crisis. the dow industrials fell more than 160 points, the nasdaq lost 33. surging bond yields in spain and italy, along with the declining euro helped fuel the sell off. >>> fog along the coast is pretty much gone. with the fog gone, we have winds blowing around 30 miles per hour around port reyes. a warm start to tomorrow. sunshine today. temperatures did increase, but with less fog tomorrow, these temperatures are going up. take a look at forecast highs tomorrow. here's where we were today. temperatures for your thursday, they're coming up a good 5 degr

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the police department contacted an outside monitor in response to the reaction to occupy protests. the chief tells ktvu the department submitted a plan this morning. the plan is expected to address a back log of complaints. the chief said they won't release information about what they submitted till they hear back from the monitor. the judge orded the department on may 1 to submit a plan and implement it by may 14. the court could consider implementing sanctions. >>> a judge ordered a man to stand trial for sexual assaults. frederick dozier faces two dozen felony charges, including attempted murder, attempted raid and other sexual assault charges. he is being held without bail. >>> investigators say a hospital nurse charged with having sex with a patient committed suicide hours after he was released from jail. napa hospital police arrested him on thursday. he was booked on charges including suspicion of elder abuse and having sex with a confined consenting adult. he was released on bail and later found dead. >>> a investigation into a relationship sc

alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an east bay private school set to close for good in june may now shut down even earlier. a hearing about this will start in a couple hours. ktvu's claudine wong is love in el cerrito at wind rush school, and its future is not certain. >> reporter: that's right, dave. we're at wind rush, where the gates have just opened here. as we inch closer to the end of the school year, they're open for yet another day. the last day here is set for june 7th, but right now the question is, will this school be allowed to stay open until then? this morning that decision will be in the hands of a judge there. is no doubt that wind rush, after 35 years, is going to close. that's been decided for months, after the school defaulted on $13 million in bonds and wasn't able to raise enough funds to stay open. but then the school and wells fargo reached an agreement to allow to stay open until june 7th, the last day of school. >> less than two weeks. >> depressing. 30 years, i've been here. and always been -- i walk through here every day. >> here's the issue. keeping wind

a pg & e spokesman tells ktvu news the homeowner will likely have to make structural repairs to make sure the home is safe enough for new gas line. >> new details about a homeless man who's name is les who was critically injured. the man's family just arrived in town and said they had no idea he was living on the street. every day, carila used to pass a man, known as les. cril says he never asked for money. >> i walked every have a nice day. every day when i passed by crel made me feel better. i asked him if he had a place to stay, he said no. i asked him how much money it would cost him to get into the shelter and he said $12. i gave him a $20. he said i don't want you money, take your money, i just need $12. >> reporter: last saturday night, row was crossing columbus avenue when he was hit by a white suv that fled from the scene. police describe it as a late 90s model white chevrolet with tinted windows. it has a california license plate with the last numbers two and four. row is in critical condition here suffering from brain trauma, broken bones and leg injuries. his family says h

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