we're getting word into the ktvu newsroom about an incident at san francisco airport. we understand a philippines airline airplane is about to be checked because of a possible threat. the plane right now is on the tarmac away from other aircraft. passengers are off the plane, but there are some disabled people who have not been taken off. we have a crew on the way and we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. >>> and another victim storage theft victim has contacted us. there maybe dozens of others. >> reporter: investigators say they are now looking at surveillance tape and other evidence to see if there's a link to all the cases. they told us there's been an increase in storage locker break-ins during the past six months. >> the patient goes in and waits till they leave and break into another one. there goes our suspect. >> reporter: we first showed you the video of this woman who police suspect may be responsible for over a half a dozen storage break-ins in san francisco when we broke the story last wednesday. after seeing our report. this family

. >>> there is no shortage of amateur video coming into the ktvu newsroom. as neighbors watched the damage there unfold at coastal communities. >> oh, no. that was close. >> reporter: this video comes to us from santa cruz where the rushing waters have been senting boats crashing into each other at the harbor. you got a recipe for disaster. >>> there is a large japanese community here in the bay area and tonight as you might imagine there is a lot of worry and concern. ktvu's paul chamber is in san francisco, he talked to several people today who are desperate for news about their friends and family. >> reporter: the devastation can be felt right here in san francisco. thousands of miles away from that tsunami and earthquake area. we're here in japan town where many people are clinging to life and hoping that their loved ones are okay. the haunting images of a tsunami clearing a path is haunting many here in the bay area. >> it's beyond our imagination. we're very shocked. >> reporter: since last night, the council says that he's been getting hundreds of cal

we just received the latest numbers into the ktvu newsroom and it appears the measure will pass. measure a would increase property taxes to support schools. with 28 of 28 needed measure a has passed. measure a is the only item on the ballot. >>> with gas prices topping $4 a gallon at many stations we found the station -- one station in the bay area today that is selling gas for about 70-cents less. but as ktvu health and science editor reports, it's not for everyone. >> reporter: if you drive you know. >> it's hard for me to afford it. >> reporter: some blame the bureaucracy. >> they are not allowing other things to be used yet so we're suffering with high prices. >> reporter: hope at this fueling station. >> i'm saving every day i come to the station five to $6 a day. >> reporter: for flex fuel, 70s cents cheaper. >> new technologies that our country just had not seen. >> reporter: this is bio diesel it's made from vegetable oil, waste greece, even animal fat. it has the faint smell of castor oil. >> vehicle manufacturers have not chosen to warrant more than 5% content of bio di

we just received the latest numbers into the ktvu newsroom and it appears the measure will pass. measure a would increase property taxes to support schools. with 28 of 28 needed measure a has passed. measure a is the only item on the ballot. >>> with gas prices topping $4 a gallon at many stations we found the station -- one station in the bay area today that is selling gas for about 70-cents less. but as ktvu health and science editor reports, it's not for everyone. >> reporter: if you drive you know. >> it's hard for me to afford it. >> reporter: some blame the bureaucracy. >> they are not allowing other things to be used yet so we're suffering with high prices. >> reporter: hope at this fueling station. >> i'm saving every day i come to the station five to $6 a day. >> reporter: for flex fuel, 70s cents cheaper. >> new technologies that our country just had not seen. >> reporter: this is bio diesel it's made from vegetable oil, waste greece, even animal fat. it has the faint smell of castor oil. >> vehicle manufacturers have not chosen to warrant more than 5% content of bio di

we're getting word into the ktvu newsroom about an incident at san francisco airport. we understand a philippines airline airplane is about to be checked because of a possible threat. the plane right now is on the tarmac away from other aircraft. passengers are off the plane, but there are some disabled people who have not been taken off. we have a crew on the way and we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get it. >>> and another victim storage theft victim has contacted us. there maybe dozens of others. >> reporter: investigators say they are now looking at surveillance tape and other evidence to see if there's a link to all the cases. they told us there's been an increase in storage locker break-ins during the past six months. >> the patient goes in and waits till they leave and break into another one. there goes our suspect. >> reporter: we first showed you the video of this woman who police suspect may be responsible for over a half a dozen storage break-ins in san francisco when we broke the story last wednesday. after seeing our report. this family

our ktvu newsroom found markers indicating multiple shots fired. then tonight, only on 2, an emergency meeting called by the interim police chief. ktvu's heather holmes talked with him and others at that meeting about effort to curb the violence. she has already learned what triggered today's shooting. heather? >> reporter: well, frank, the explosion of gang violence just continues here after someone messed with this memorial to saturday's victim who police say was a known gang member. today it was apparently payback. the gunman fired at least 15 rounds at a rival gang member standing on the sidewalk today in the mission. the latino male was hit once and a bullet pierced a nearby home. >> we have had several gang related shootings that deeply concern me. >> reporter: while his officers marked the spot where the shell casings landed on harrison and 24th streets the police chief called for an emergency meeting. the man injured but gang gunfire is the fourth injured in the mission since saturday. >> we are going to make a concerted effort to let them k

our ktvu newsroom found markers indicating multiple shots fired. then tonight, only on 2, an emergency meeting called by the interim police chief. ktvu's heather holmes talked with him and others at that meeting about effort to curb the violence. she has already learned what triggered today's shooting. heather? >> reporter: well, frank, the explosion of gang violence just continues here after someone messed with this memorial to saturday's victim who police say was a known gang member. today it was apparently payback. the gunman fired at least 15 rounds at a rival gang member standing on the sidewalk today in the mission. the latino male was hit once and a bullet pierced a nearby home. >> we have had several gang related shootings that deeply concern me. >> reporter: while his officers marked the spot where the shell casings landed on harrison and 24th streets the police chief called for an emergency meeting. the man injured but gang gunfire is the fourth injured in the mission since saturday. >> we are going to make a concerted effort to let them k

we just got the latest numbers in to the ktvu newsroom. it appears the measure will pass. measure a would increase property taxes to support local schools. with 28 of 28 precincts reporting measure a is ahead with the necessary two-thirds majority needed for passage. more than 12,000 people or 68% voted yes. nearly 6,000 or 32% voted no. measure a is the only item on the ballot. >>> san francisco police say criminals are using something unusual to steal money at the atm. ktvu's jade hernandez is in the city to tell us about a bank scam involving glue. jade. >> reporter: that's right. thieves are using hot glue guns and patience to target atm users. what they're doing is they're glueing down the buttons entered for your cancel. the customer can't finish the process because the keys get stuck. the customer gets nervous, goes inside the bank for help and leaving their card or information vulnerable outside. that's when the thieves step in. a local paper reports the richmond station's police captain here in san francisco says since january there have been four of these types o

. >> live in the ktvu newsroom. appreciate your time michael. >> reporter: you're welcome. >>> a man who confessed to shooting the oakland journalist will return to the witness stand. a key witness in the two men accused of plotting the killing,. >>> jurors in the attempted murder trial of a former hillsdale student. he brought pipe bombs and other webs to the campus two years ago. his defense attorney says he suffers from schizophrenia. >>> from the white house down, people have been mourning the death of geraldine ferraro. she was chosen as a vice presidential candidate to walter mondale. ronald reagan won that election. she died in boston at 75 years old. president obama says his daughters will grow up in a more equal america because of the life she chose to live. jackie spear issue this statement, saying she was a hero to a whole generation of women who witnessed for the first time the reality that a woman could become president. >>> former president, jimmy carter is traveling to cuba tomorrow. they were invited

live in the newsroom, i'm john, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> to see more of what nancy garrido's attorney had to say, plus the history of this story, go to ktvu.com and click on the dugard case tab at the top of the front page. one of the men who imprisoned and tortured a teenager from tracy learns his punishment. today a judge in stockton sentenced anthony to serve three life sentences, but he will be eligible for parole after nearly 19 years. waiters was convicted in november for torture, kidnapping, child abuse, and false imprisonment. his victim was held for a year before managing to escape to a nearby fitness center in 2008. >>> a deadly officer involved shooting is under investigation tonight in san mateo. it happened on oak street. the officer was responding to report of shots fired. police are releasing more information. a press conference is happening right now. we'll bring you the latest details coming up in the next 15 minutes. >>> contra costa county investigators are learning more about a death. they have a plan to keep children from repeating that deadly trip. patty lee has

reporting live in the newsroom, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, tara. in san francisco some tenderloin businesses say they are fed up with problems associated with the nearby homeless shelter. one business owner says people at the next door shelter on polk street congregate outside the building to smoke, drink and use drugs. he claims that is driving customers away. the executive director of i pis comillion services says he's working on a roof to have garden for smokers and possible reduction in the number of beds. in the meantime enforcement of san francisco's sit lie law has been delayed by print shop problems. the examiner says police are waiting for multilingual cards to be printed that will contain information about homeless services. officers will give out those cards to people caught violating the sit lie law once enforcement starts. >>> danville police hope surveillance photos will help them catch a bank robber. security cameras at the chase bank on san ramon valley boulevard took these photos as the bank robber approached the teller around 10:1

live from the newsroom, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in libya, rebels made advances today and are positioned 60 miles from moammar gadhafi hometown. the rebels also acknowledged they would not have got than far without air strikes. the battle will be difficult and costly. one of mr. gadhafi's sons is leading a brigade to defend the city and the rebels are outgunned. >>> a san mateo county jury returned guilty verdicts on a teenager accused of seven felonies including the attempted murder of his former chemistry teacher. he detonated two pipe bombs. >>> youshock is now 18 years old. a second phase of the trial will determine sanity. >>> in alameda county, a professional poker player was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder for killing his parents two years ago. he murdered them at their home because he was deeply in debt and wanted an inheritance. his ex-wife, sister, and grandmother testified against him. he faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced in may. >>> he has been behind bars for 20 degrees a crime he says he didn't comm

live from the newsroom, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in libya, rebels made advances today and are positioned 60 miles from moammar gadhafi hometown. the rebels also acknowledged they would not have got than far without air strikes. the battle will be difficult and costly. one of mr. gadhafi's sons is leading a brigade to defend the city and the rebels are outgunned. >>> a san mateo county jury returned guilty verdicts on a teenager accused of seven felonies including the attempted murder of his former chemistry teacher. he detonated two pipe bombs. >>> youshock is now 18 years old. a second phase of the trial will determine sanity. >>> in alameda county, a professional poker player was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder for killing his parents two years ago. he murdered them at their home because he was deeply in debt and wanted an inheritance. his ex-wife, sister, and grandmother testified against him. he faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced in may. >>> he has been behind bars for 20 degrees a crime he says he didn't comm

ktvu's john is in our newsroom now with what they say happened. john. >> frank, phillip and nancy garrido appeared in court today, but it is what happened outside court that shocked everyone. the husband and wife sat near each other, but not together. the looks on their faces, the lie that bomb shell that the attorney was set to drop. >> what has she admitted to? >> kidnapping, false imprisonment. >> she grabbed jaycee? >> yes. >> jaycee dugard was 11 years old when she was kidnapped from a bus stop near her home in 1991. 18 years later, she was discovered living as a mother of two children in a backyard shack. attorney steve tapson said his client snatched her off the street. phillip garrido is

ktvu's allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom with a preview of today's hearing. allison. >> reporter: pam, this morning's hearing could reveal critical new information about last september's disaster. it is the first time that pg&e executives have testified under oath about the explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. this is video we shot in the aftermath of the explosion. you can see homes in ruins. today the national transportation safety board is releasing thousands of documents from their investigation. it's also the first time the ntsb has held a pipeline hearing in more than ten years. other recent pipeline disaster will also be a focus this morning. stay with the morning news for the very latest from the hearing room as pg&e executives take the hot seat. something san bruno residents have been eager to see for a very long time. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, this morning fremont police are searching for a team of suspects who robbed a high- tech company. it happened on w

ktvu's scott mcfarland is in our washington d.c. newsroom with more on that story. scott. >> reporter: nato is overseeing the air strikes in libya now and the no-fly zone over libya. nato leaders part of the summit with secretary of state clinton in london talking about what to do and who gets control if gadafi chooses to flee. here in washington today there's certain to be debate over whether the president did enough and should have shifted control to nato. >> we will deny the regime arms, cut off its supplies of cash, assist the opposition and work with other nations to hasten the day when gadafi leaves power. >> to say regime change is not going to take place by force, i certainly can't agree with it. he's a danger to the world. >> reporter: rebel leaders say the air strikes have helped them make big inroads. and nato now formally overseeing the air strikes. live in washington d.c., ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:19. check in with sal. you have a lot to talk about this morning with our commute, sal. >>> that's right. one of the things we are going to talk ab

live in the newsroom, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 8:37.here could be a crucial vote today on governor brown aplan to solve california's huge budget crisis. the governor ans state voters to decide whether to extend sales, personal income and vehicle taxes to help close california's $26 billion deficit. >>> sonoma county sheriff deputies hope surveillance video will lead them to the man who stabbed another man in petaluma. the victim was stabbed several times in his arm and ear at 8:00 last night at the gas club. he told duels, he did not know the man who -- deputies he did not know who stabbed hill. the victim was rushed to a local hospital. his condition has not been released. >>> also new this morning, the search is on for the inmate who escaped from a solano conservation camp. this man was serving time for stealing a car. anyone with information on simpson and his whereabouts is asked to call mostly -- to call mostly sunny 11 -- 911. >>> if you are a 580 driver you are gonna notice a lot of company on the road. it's still backed up for a

> america's top nuclear regulator goes before congress this morning as ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. he's expected to face tough questions about the safety of nuclear plants here in the u.s. in light of the crisis in japan. alison. >> reporter: pam, ahead of this mornings hearing i got this letter that members of congress sent to the head of the nuclear regulatory commission. they are very concerned about the safety of nuclear reactors here in the united states. they point to maps like this one from the u.s. geological survey which shows reactors in the area of seismic activities. there are 35 nuclear facilities in all of the u.s. with potential for high seismic activities. reactors are meant to stab more. >> we design so there will be no significant release of the radiation to surrounding population. >> reporter: some here are just not buying it. more on their concerns during my next update in an hour. for now we are live until washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> european energy administrators have agreed to conduct stress tests on 100 reactors. they are saying t

ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what republicans are saying about the president's position on offshore oil drilling. allison. >> reporter: president obama will be talking about a very ambitious goal this morning. there will be a lot of roadblocks. he wants to reduce oil imports by one-third over the next decade. president obama will call for more production of electric cars, conversion of trucks to run on natural gas, and development of bio fuels. republicans are striking ahead of the speech. they want more offshore drilling in the u.s. and criticizing president obama for telling brazil's president this month that the u.s. would like to be a consumer of its offshore oil. >> they got about every excuse they can find to lock up our own energy resources at home. the interior department released a report to us saying two-thirds of offshore leases in the gulf of mexico are unused but oil companies insist the permit process is too restrictive. more on what president obama is expected to say about the nuclear power du

reporter ktvu's allison burns live in our d.c. newsroom with the very latest on this investigation. allison. >> reporter: dave, two planes with a total of 165 people on board landed without clearance because the pilots couldn't get a hold of anyone in the air traffic control tower. investigators are looking into the possibility that the lone air traffic controller in the tower at the time early yesterday morning was asleep. the planes landed safely after making contact with a regional air traffic control facility that helped guide them in. here's what happened when one of the pilots called that facility. >> tower is apparently unmanned. called on the phone and nobody's answering. so that aircraft went in uncontrolled airport. >> reporter: nationwide errors by air traffic controllers increased by 51% last year. in most of those cases planes came too close to each other. i just reached out to the union that represents air traffic controllers to get a response from the group. i have not gotten a response back yet. ironically the group held its annual safety summit in las vegas this wee

as ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom this comes after u.s., france, and britain get ready to launch air strikes. alison. >> reporter: france says it's prepared to launch strikes within hours. in a dramatic turn around the u.n. security council voted to use all necessary measures to stop libya's leader from attacking his own people. this is a lock at the celebrations on the streets of benghazi. a fierce fite seems eminent. >> this resolution should send a strong message to colonel gadhafi and his regime that the violence must stop, the killing must stop, and the people of libya must be protected. >> reporter: it is still unclear how the international operation and military strikes against gadhafi's regime might unfold. two arab countries are expected to join the u.s., britain, and france. they are now ordering a cease fire. at the same time he's threatening retaliation including attacks against passenger planes. we will take a look at what the u.s. military involvement might look like. >>> time now 5:15 president obama be

. >>> ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar joins us now live from our newsroom with more. >> reporter: have a look, it may not look much like a lightbulb but it is. for the bay area this means lots of good jobs and stupendous savings. >> reporter: the 500 employees here at the phillips luminte facility, make chips that are set to save consumers a lot of money. >> lighting costs of 1/5 of all our electricity use. about 20%. the led will use less than 1/10 as much electricity as a typical incandescent. >>> if the lights are same or better. lights must last much much longer. though available for homes right now, there's still a little pricey -- they are still a little pricey. >> equivalent pricing, we're probably a few years from that when it comes to a bulb. i think we'll start to see rebaits from municipalities. from utilities probably this year. >> the reason leds have been so expensive this fast is they've been manufactured on little wafers like this. but they will figure out how to do it on big wafers like this. that will bring down the cost. >> 25-watts of power instead of 60-watts of po

ktvu's allison burns is in our washington d.c. newsroom this morning with the libyan leader's first appearance since the attacks began. >> reporter: in an address on libyan tv overnight the libya leader sounded as defiant as ever. >> we will be victorious in this fight. >> reporter: from a compound bombed by coalition forces, gadafi mocks the attacks and vows to keep fighting. his forces are advancing and the civilian death toll is mounting. but president obama insists the military operation has saved lives. it's still unclear how the coalition effort will be carried out in the coming days or who will be in charge, but president obama is expressing hope about libya's future. >> the first thing that happens once we've cleared this space is that the rebels are able to start discussing how they organize themselves and create a legitimate government. >> reporter: now president obama is cutting short his south america trip by just a few hours to get back here to d.c. today to deal with the crisis. secretary of state hillary clinton is also maki

ktvu's allison burn asks in our washington d.c. newsroom with what we can expect today. allison. >> reporter: pam, today investigators examine the integrity of the pipeline and whether pressure spikes played a role in the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. the san bruno fire chief testified at length yesterday and conceded he was clueless about the existence of a pipeline until it ruptured. the head of the national transportation safety board took pg&e to task for not informing first responders or people in the community about the risks. >> you've got serious problems with people being aware of what's going on around them. >> it caused us to step back and really ask the question you know what are we doing wrong? >> reporter: we've also learned documents released this week that a pg&e inspector expressed concern about a sewage line installed just inches from the gas pipeline. the installation in 2008 involved intense ground shaking. investigators want to know if that compromised the gas pipeline in anyway. reporting live from washington d.c.

ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, c.i.a. agents are on the ground in libya trying to figure out exactly who the u.s. is helping. allison. >> reporter: dave, let's get right to a live look at the house armed services committee hearing room. defense secretary robert gates and joint chief chairman testifying about how the operation in libya is going and the extent of u.s. involvement. lawmakers have already expressed concern this morning about the cost and ultimate goal of the mission there. this is some video of the rebels heading into the fight against gadafi's forces. small groups of c.i.a. operatives are now working on the ground in libya. they're trying to learn more about the rebels and the strength of gadafi's military. it's critical information as the u.s. decides whether to arm the rebels. >> we have neither ruled it in, nor ruled it out. we are considering all forms of potential assistance to the opposition from humanitarian which we're already providing to political and other forms of support. >> reporter: and also n

ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom that two planes were forced to land without clearance because the air traffic control tower was silent. allison. >> reporter: pam, you know reagan national airport is just on the other side of the capitol here across from the pa to mack. only one air traffic controller was in the tower at the time and he was reportedly asleep on the job. the pilots of two airliners carrying a total of 165 passengers and crew members were forced to land on their own early yesterday morning. the planes landed safely after the pilots broadcast their progress as they approached the runway and landed. here's a call one of them made to the facility overseeing the control tower. >> land line and called on the commercial line and there's no answer. >> reporter: now the secretary of transportation is ordering more air traffic controllers to be in the tower on those overnight shifts. you know nationwide the number of errors by air traffic controllers is at a record high. we'll take a closer look at that during

as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, gadafi made his first appearance since the beginning of those coalition air strikes. allison. >> reporter: dave, gadafi's forces are still advancing. the civilian death toll is mounting. and this morning there are questions about whether the military effort against him is working. >>> this is new video of u.s. fighters taking off from the uss key damage in the mediterranean sea as forces continue to pound libyan targets, gadafi sounds as defiant as ever. he made his first appearance since the attacks began and vowed to keep fighting. >> they will not terrorize us. we are making fun of throbbing course. >> reporter: president obama is cutting short his south america trip by a few hours to return to d.c. to deal with the crisis. he's facing questions about the scope and leadership of the coalition effort. he says it's saving lives, but many are wondering how far the u.s. will go to help rebels under siege by gadafi. >> we are going to be examining all our options. >> reporter: now secr

. >>> we have much more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener's in the newsroomith some of the stories we're working on. >> tonight, at 6:00, a breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's has doctors looking at a particular organ and it's not the brain. also ahead, there's 415, 610 and 408 now a new area code is coming to the south bay. what it is and why some people are not too happy about it. >>> and we'll go live to the bay area hall of fame as it gets ready for the big night. find out which bay area sports lightning ends are about to get inducted -- sports ledge ends are about to get -- legend are about to get inducted into the hall of fame. >>> this frog is turning up in the area of the gar syria watershed where it had not been supported since 2009. researchers say the discovery of the frog and effort to restore the this project are paying off. >>> the volcano on the big island of hawaii has been spewing lava and smoke 65 feet in the air since the weekend. the volcano has been erupting since 1993, but scientists say this large fissure eruption is the first

ktvu's scott mcfar land is in our washington d.c. newsroom with how all of this is playing out on capitol hill. scott. >> reporter: nato has taken over military leadership of this military action in libya. and the world leaders you referenced meeting in london are talking about the transition. secretary of state clinton arriving there this morning also talking about how to strengthen the no-fly zone over libya. in his speech last night future decisions about air strikes also would be made by nato. washington later today though dave as you mentioned we do expect a battle over what the president has laid out a strong plan. >> there is no question that libya and the world would be better off with gadafi out of power. i along with many other world leaders have embraced that goal. and will actively pursue it through nonmilitary means. >> if we tell gadafi don't worry, you're not going to be removed by force, i think that's very encouraging to gadafi. >> reporter: also in those meetings in london, leaders of the rebel forces in libya to talk about

ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with all of the political fallout. allison. >> reporter: pam, there are 65 nuclear plants in the united states. and plans are in the works to build 20 more. but now some members of congress want to put the brakes on new nuclear plants and halt operations at facilities in earthquake prone areas like those in california at least until the full extent of the damage in japan is known. >> we just have to call a time- out and examine whether or not those safety features which are going to be necessary in the future are built into new nuclear power plants in our country. >> reporter: supporters of nuclear power say there are critical safeguards in place in the u.s. and the benefits of nuclear power far outweigh the risks. >> it's a good long-term investment for many, many years and it is clean and it is safe and it produces a footprint of nothing. zero in regard to carbon dioxide. >> reporter: president obama's budget calls for more funding for new nuclear plants and yesterday his spokesman said the president is still committ

ktvu's pam cook joining us from our newsroom with details about the reasons why. pam? >> well, morale is down. that's what we're hearing from oakland police officers this morning. oakland police chief, anthony batts, has scheduled a news conference for 11:00 this morning. now, he's expected to publicly respond to the growing number of complaints of low morale in his department. even some veteran officers say they've never seen it this bad. police union blames faulty radios, their police chief's try for a new job in san jose, and officers leaving the department to work somewhere else. >> i would not be surprised if we had 50 to 100 police officers thinking about leaving laterally, outside of their police agencies. >>> the union says oakland police are overworked and understaffed and that the 662 officers is only about half of what the city should have. the mayor's office tells us here at ktvu that the city is currently in labor negotiations with the police union so commenting on staffing issues would not be appropriate. now, one woman tells us here that while officers w

ktvu alison burns is following all of this from our washington, d.c. newsroom. alison. >> reporter: dave, these are the first significant reports that moammar gadhafi is considering stepping down. problem is his government says they are just not true. his forces have been fighting fiercely to do all they can to crush the opposition. this is the after math of the fighting in a key oil refinery town. this video is airing on libyan tv as rebel leaders say gadhafi is working on a deal to leave the country. they say he will step down if the opposition can guarantee him safe passage and protect him from prosecution. meanwhile nato is boosting surveillance planes over libya and debating a no fly zone. >> this option is on the table. >> again that was jay carney for the white house speaking. that was alison burns reporting. we will have more details coming up later on. >>> in egypt they are calling for a million woman march. organizers say they are angry that women who took part in the protest that forced president mubarak out of power have been excluded from the new go

newsroom. this is another video from the santa cruz harbor where the rushing water sent boats and degree crashing into each other. >>> ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin has been watching the weather all day. so what can you tell us? >> the tsunami advisory i suspect won't be around much longer either. that's good news. but here is how it looks outside right now. we've been watching santa cruz harbor all day. the in and out surge. the tsunami impulses. this live picture showing the degree if you look down to the lower part of the screen. the pictures from today obviously across the pacific and to japan amazing. the pictures here, we've never really seen anything like this on live television where we had a tsunami move into the harbor like this. amazing day in santa cruz. lots of issues down with the boats. a tsunami warning is now a tsunami advisory. i suspect that will be dropped shortly adds well. when we come back we have weather to talk about as well. >>> the san mateo county is one of four counties on a state of emergency. the declaration makes state resources available now to those counties. >>> in just the last h

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom on what runs -- on what republicans are saying about the president and his position on offshore oil drilling. >> reporter: that's right. president obama's speech comes from just a few minutes. he's going to set the very ambitious global of redicing -- goal of reducing oil by 30%. he will call for the development of advanced biofuels. americans want offshore drilling in america. >> the obama administration will give any excuse it can find to lock up our energy resources at home. >> reporter: the interior department released a report ahead of the president's speech saying two-thirds of offshore leases in the gulf of mexico are unused. but oil companies insist the permit process is too restrictive. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, alison. two men have been charged with using confidential information from the fda's password protected computer to buy and sell drug company stocks. one man was a chemist with the fda. the other, his son. t

but as ktvu's alison burns reports from the washington, d.c. newsroomthe attacks, at least for now, appear to be continuing. alison? >> reporter: tori, within an hour of libya's cease-fire declaration this morning, rebels reported that moammar gadhafi's forces had launched new attacks and killed at least 25 25 -- 25 people. the united states, france and britain are preparing after yesterday's vote that call force a flo-fly zone over libya and for the states to do whatever it takes to protect the libyan people. just about a half hour ago, secretary of state hillary clinton expressed skepticism about the cease-fire and explained the need for the resolution. >> colonel gadhafi 'refusal to hear the repeated calls up until now to halt violence against its people has left us with no other choice but to pursue this course of action. >> reporter: rebels celebrated in the streets after the u.n. resolution was passed. it's still unclear what the international operation against gadhafi forces might look like and what arab nations might be involved. france said it

ktvu's scott mcfarland live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. why the u.s. is involved at all, scott? >> reporter: first thing is first, details. president set to speak at 4:30:00 p.m. pacific time in washington, d.c. there are a lot of things for the president to address. in the past 24 hours, nato has formerly taken control of this military mission in libya. also reports that rebel forces have been good about making end roads against moammar qaddafi over the weekend, taking control among other things, key oil production areas. the president will have to answer his critics that the white house hasn't informed congress about the role. >> i think the bigger question is the cost, obviously, that's something of concern on everybody in capitol hill. how he gets around that is a larger question going forward. >> hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars. >> exactly. >> reporter: so also ground forces the president will have to address tonight. the likelihood of american ground forces being used in the conflict in libya. live in washington, scott mcfarland,

ktvu's allison burns is covering it for us from our washington d.c. newsroom and joins us now with a preview of what we're expected to learn today. allison. >> reporter: safety board has held a pipeline safety hearing in more than ten years. this morning's hearing is expected to reveal critical new information about last september's disaster. this will be the first time pg&e executives have testified under oath about the explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. this is video we shot in the aftermath of the explosion. you can see the homes in ruins. today the ntsb is releasing thousands of documents from its investigation. investigators have been examining the age and structure of the pipeline and how pg&e maintained it. they're also looking at the possibility of computer problems that might have led to an increase in pressure in the pipe. this is going to be a fact finding hearing. the results of the ntsb investigation are not expected until later this year. we'll have live coverage throughout the morning here on the morning n

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroomith the latest threats from the libyan leader, gadhafi. alison? >> reporter: dave, moammar gadhafi says libyan people will take up arms if western countries impose a no-fly zone over his country. he made an address on state tv last night, saying the u.s. and other countries want to get involved just for their own financial interests. >> translator: this is leading to a dangerous plot by those countries in order to fulfill their aspirations to control. >> reporter: the u.s. and britain are discussing an internationally-backed no-fly zone in case gadhafi refuses to step down and continues to its ka late violence against opposition -- escalate violence against opposition forces. there's still a lot of mystery about the strength of gadhafi's government and that mystery is intensifying this morning as a top libyan government official reportedly arrived at the airport in cairo, egypt, saying he had an important message from gadhafi. no word yet on what that message is. reporting live from wa

ktvu's allison burns is covering it all for us from our washington d.c. newsroom.e's here now for the latest. allison. >> reporter: dave, this morning's hearing could reveal critical new information about last september's disaster. let's get right to a look at the live web cast of the hearing. the ntsb chair is making her opening statement now. she says that the hearing cannot bring back a life, but the goal is to prevent another disaster. this is going to be the first time pg&e executives have testified under oath about the explosion and fire that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. ten top employees will face questions about why the pipeline failed and how the company maintained it. today the ntsb is releasing thousands of documents from its investigation. it's the first time the ntsb has held a pipeline hearing in more than ten years. and other recent pipeline disaster will also be a focus this morning. this is considered a fact finding hearing. we aren't going to get any results from the ntsb investigation until september. stay with us this morni

ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> highway lands closed. dramatic pictures just into the channel 2 newsroom of a precarious situation on the central coast. we will have the late details right up after the break. >>> they are running out of phone numbers in the south bay. so the plan is let's add another area code. [ music ] >>> it is clear and dry here in lake county tonight. still, t . >>> a section of highway 1 near big surr is closed tonight because part of the roadway has fallen into the pacific ocean. we have new video tonight. the highway patrol says a 40- foot long section of road gave way. both north and southbound lanes of highway 1 are now closed near hurricane point north of big surr. the first reports came in shortly after 5 a.m. caltrans crews are still not allowed in yet because it is still too dangerous. it could be days before highway 1 will be able to open. >>> residents are breathing easier after a crumbling levee threatened to flood a dozen small farms and ranches. the community of upper lake was saved by late work. what the crews did to stop the flooding there is ken wayne. are. >> reporter: three days of back- breaki

ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> highway lands closed. dramatic pictures just into the channel 2 newsroom of a precarious situation on the central coast. we will have the late details right up after the break. >>> they are running out of phone numbers in the south bay. so the plan is let's add another area code. [ music ] >>> it is clear and dry here in lake county tonight. still, there was a big effort to prevent some homes from being flooded. we will have a live report. [ music ] . >>> ktvu, channel 2 news morning news, local news from overnight. >> contra costa fire investigators are still on the job. >> the bay area's major news of the day. live drive-time traffic. and weather in the area where you live. dave clark, pam cook, ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning weekdays starting at 4:30 a.m. complete bay area news coverage. . >>> a section of highway 1 near big surr is closed tonight because part of the roadway has fallen into the pacific ocean. we have new video tonight. the highway patrol says a 40- foot long section of road gave way. both north and southbound lanes of highway 1 are now closed near hurricane point north of big su

ktvu's alison burns is following the hearing from our washington, d.c. newsroom. alison? >> reporter: let get right to the live cast of this hearing. pipeline safety experts are testifying about how problems are detected. we just heard from one witness who says with all of the technology available, it's still possible to miss the potentially fatal flaws in underground lines. federal investigators say the september 9th, san bruno explosion began at a badly reconstructed a -- reconstructed weld. the san bruno fire chief conceded he was clueless about the existence of a pipeline until it ruptured of the head of the national transportation safety board held pg&e about this serious risk. >> you have serious causes of concern. >> it causes us to step back and really ask the question, what are we doing wrong? >> reporter: we've also learned from documents this week that a pg&e inspector expressed concern about a sue line -- sewer line installed in the gas line. investigators want to know if that compromised the pipeline in any way. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you

newsroom with more. >>> today marks the day when four oakland police officers were killed in the line of duty. ktvu has new information about the gunman. >>> and decades' old information about abuse by a priest are coming to light. it wasn't the victim who came forward. how a job application started the investigation. ♪ the waves are breaking >> and johnny cash's daughter fathers her -- follows her father's footsteps in prison. >>> how safe are u.s. nuclear power plants? that's the question the nuclear regular that roarly asked at its -- regulatory asked at it's meeting in maryland. the organization said they will review all 104 u.s. nuclear plants and determine if any changes are needed. >> here in the ups, we have an obligation to the american people to -- united states, we have an obligation to the american people to have safety. >> lawmakers and anti-nuclear activists are also calling for safety measures here in california. >>> prince william finished up his five-day tour of disaster zones in australia. he's been visiting flood and cyclone victims. he also met volunteers who have helped residen

ktvu channel 2 reporter alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroomith how gates is responding to lawmakers' concerns. alison? >> reporter: tori, for more than two hours now, secretary gates has been getting an earful. this is a live look at the hearing room. mike mullin is taking some questions now. one lawmaker just said the operation in libya is the most muddled military operation in history. others are trying to pin gates down on the cost. he says the costs are go down as nato takes more control. >> i can tell you that our costs as of last monday were about $550 million and in the new support role that we assume today, we expect the run rate -- we estimate the run rate will be about $40 million a month. >> reporter: lawmakers are also expressing concern about who the u.s. is helping in libya. secretary gates acknowledged the u.s. knows very little about the rebels. there are several reports that small cia operatives are on the ground trying to learn more about them. secretary gates would not confirm that but said there would be no u.s. boots on th

here in tokyo with our mobile newsroom in our hotel room and trying to bring you all the information as we get it. reporting live from tokyo, jayna cattle sue yamaguchi a, ktvu news. >>> satellite images from google taken before and after the earthquake provide a before and after photo. this was taken in 2008. you can see neatly organized suites and feds, ooh you can see smoke from a fire burning to the west, the once-clean streets appear to be nothing more than a massive debris field. >>> here is a photo from 2002 of an area north of sendai, there is a soccer field next to what appears to be a school. now the lines of the field are replaced with a giant sos sign. white cars now surround the field. it looks like the school is being used as some kind of staging area. you can got to ktvu for more coverage. you can link to the photos and you can follow jana's blog. it's under the japan quake tab. >>> the nikkei has been on a steep slide. now as fears of a nuclear crisis escalate it has gone into free fall dropping more than 100 points or 12% in afternoon trading that is still under way right now. and the financial fall-out also drove u.s. markets lower. the dow

here in tokyo with our mobile newsroom in our hotel room and trying to bring you all the information as we get it. reporting live from tokyo, jayna cattle sue yamaguchi a, ktvu news. >>> satellite images from google taken before and after the earthquake provide a before and after photo. this was taken in 2008. you can see neatly organized suites and feds, ooh you can see smoke from a fire burning to the west, the once-clean streets appear to be nothing more than a massive debris field. >>> here is a photo from 2002 of an area north of sendai, there is a soccer field next to what appears to be a school. now the lines of the field are replaced with a giant sos sign. white cars now surround the field. it looks like the school is being used as some kind of staging area. you can got to ktvu for more coverage. you can link to the photos and you can follow jana's blog. it's under the japan quake tab. >>> the nikkei has been on a steep slide. now as fears of a nuclear crisis escalate it has gone into free fall dropping more than 100 points or 12% in afternoon trading that is still under way right now. and the financial fall-out also drove u.s. markets lower. the dow

ktvu's pam cook has the answers given at a hearing just moments ago on capitol hill. she joins us from the newsroom. pam? >> well, gas prices, inflation, unamendment, all remain very big concerns. they are -- unemployment, all remain very big concerns. they are being discussed in washington, d.c. i want to take you live to the hearing where ben bernanke is answering questions light now. he headed into the -- right now. he headed into the meeting about 45 minutes ago. i've been watching the proceedings. topping many american's concerns, gas prices. ber nan kay says he expect -- bernanke says he expects gas prices to remain low and the recent price in oil will lead to a temporary and modest increase in u.s. consumer price inflation. however, he warns the job market and housing market is what is preventing the economy from being established. >> although mortgage rates are low, many home own -- potential home buyers are still finding loans to obtain. >> reporter: the fed chief says although there's optimism in the jobs report for december and january, the pace of hiring is too close to -- is too slow t

newsroom coming up in about ten minutes. >>> today all over the bay area, all over california, students and teachers will be rallying. they will be marching and calling attention to planned education cut. now, ktvu aclaudine wong is in oakland, she's -- ktvu's claudine wong is in oakland covering the details. we'll have details from her in just a few minutes. >>> 7:0 4. some uc santa cruz students bared it all to protest cutbacks. it happened on the east field of the campus yesterday where they used to their bodies to spell out the words "free education." some demonstrators took it a step further and they actually stripped off interest -- stripped off their clothing. >> we have a bit of a reputation at uc santa cruz. i think that's okay. i think if the rest of the world was as open minded as people send to be here, it might be a more peaceful place. students and a faculty are planning a noontime rally today. >>> 7:05. as' owner, lew wolff, says he cannot wait to hire a van and move to san jose. he can move to san jose in three years once he gets permission from mlb. he's aghast that the giants propose a move. there's a major -- that the as oppose the move. >>> drivers in dublin staying away from