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. >>> breaking news into the ktvu newsroom right now. officials are reporting that police have shot and killed a suspect in dublin. it happen just about three hours ago at a condominium complex on dublin meadows street. it's just off amador boulevard and west off doherty road. police have released little, but they have reported that suspect has died. again an officer involved shooting in dublin just about three hours ago. we're working to gather more information and we'll have an update in the newscast. we'll also be updating this breaking news on facebook and twitter. >>> new video of an arrest at the largest cinco de mayo celebration. we're there as police move in on rowdy revelers including those moving through the street. at one point the chp was actually trying to keep people out of the city. >> reporter: it was getting out of hand. in fact, right now we want to show you police are -- are diverting traffic here. so far police have made several arrests tonight. at one point a group of young people jumped a bus taking over santa clara
. >>> breaking news into the ktvu newsroom right now. officials are reporting that police have shot and killed a suspect in dublin. it happen just about three hours ago at a condominium complex on dublin meadows street. it's just off amador boulevard and west off doherty road. police have released little, but they have reported that suspect has died. again an officer involved shooting in dublin just about three hours ago. we're working to gather more information and we'll have an...
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ktvu's melanie woodrow is in the newsroom. and her mother supports a bill that will keep recalled vehicles from being sold. >> reporter: that's right, the senator behind the legislation says it would close a loophole. >> recall, are you serious? come on man. >> reporter: 2 investigate approached several car lots with cars with recalls. the search is free. jackson is blind -- behind the legislation that would make it illegal for used car companies to sell cars with recalls that have not been fixed. >> most people believe that when you buy a car that that car has been inspected. that it has been fixed if there's a defect that's not the law right now. >> i was outraged that there was no requirement. that a rental car company, had to do an open recall before they rent it out to public. >> reporter: their rental car like this one has a defect. >> these cars are crashing. there's no excuse for it. >> reporter: senator jackson's bill will be heard in committee in june. they're hoping they can overcome opposition from used car comp
ktvu's melanie woodrow is in the newsroom. and her mother supports a bill that will keep recalled vehicles from being sold. >> reporter: that's right, the senator behind the legislation says it would close a loophole. >> recall, are you serious? come on man. >> reporter: 2 investigate approached several car lots with cars with recalls. the search is free. jackson is blind -- behind the legislation that would make it illegal for used car companies to sell cars with recalls...
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. >>> this just into the ktvu newsroom, lebron james is human after all.uite probably the worst playoff game ever for him. the lowest postseason total of his career. lance stephenson, and the sweet nothings and lebron will crack a bit of a smile. trying to get into his head. pacers outscore the heat 31-15 in the 3rd. paul george in the midst of most of it. james would play a small role despite playing only 25 minutes. comes through here with a three, we're tied. 81-81. with about 3:50 left. the heat in the final seconds down, can actually win it. lebron will go to chris bosh. pretty good look from out in the corner, no. your final, 93-90. game 6, miami, friday night. meantime, 99 days until the nfl season is upon us. volunteer sessions for the 49ers. colin kaepernick spoke to the media about his game. >>> i think there's something that i constantly think about. not just red zone, but my play in general. how can i improve. how can i be better throughout the game, whether it's taking a check down, whether it's making a big throw at the end of of the champion
. >>> this just into the ktvu newsroom, lebron james is human after all.uite probably the worst playoff game ever for him. the lowest postseason total of his career. lance stephenson, and the sweet nothings and lebron will crack a bit of a smile. trying to get into his head. pacers outscore the heat 31-15 in the 3rd. paul george in the midst of most of it. james would play a small role despite playing only 25 minutes. comes through here with a three, we're tied. 81-81. with about 3:50...
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. >>> this just into the ktvu newsroom, lebron james is human after all. probably the worst playoff game ever for him. the lowest postseason total of his career. lance stephenson, and the sweet nothings and lebron will crack a bit of a smile. trying to get into his head. pacers outscore the heat 31-15 in the 3rd. paul george in the midst of most of it. james would play a small role despite playing only 25 minutes. comes through here with a three, we're tied. 81-81. with about 3:50 left. the heat in the final seconds down, can actually win it. lebron will go to chris bosh. pretty good look from out in the corner, no. your final, 93-90. game 6, miami, friday night. meantime, 99 days until the nfl season is upon us. volunteer sessions for the 49ers. colin kaepernick spoke to the media about his game. >>> i think there's something that i constantly think about. not just red zone, but my play in general. how can i improve. how can i be better throughout the game, whether it's taking a check down, whether it's making a big throw at the end of of the championship
. >>> this just into the ktvu newsroom, lebron james is human after all. probably the worst playoff game ever for him. the lowest postseason total of his career. lance stephenson, and the sweet nothings and lebron will crack a bit of a smile. trying to get into his head. pacers outscore the heat 31-15 in the 3rd. paul george in the midst of most of it. james would play a small role despite playing only 25 minutes. comes through here with a three, we're tied. 81-81. with about 3:50...
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ktvu's brian flores now joins us from the newsroom., you have a special connection to san diego? you used to live and work there and you still have family there? >> born and raised there, tori. reported there as well. my media family is there as well. i have been through several wildfires there. several family and friends that i talked to were also evacuated. the good news is that fire crews have been making progress, but obviously still a lot of work left. now, unfortunately, this is a home that was destroyed overnight from what's called the cocoas fire in the city of san marcos in northern san diego county. this is a fire that continues to burn strong. at least 800 acres have burned so far. 5% containment this morning. eight other buildings have also been destroyed. we spoke with a woman who can see the fire on the hillside. she sent us pictures of the smoke and fire and she says she is ready to evacuate just in case. >> we have horses and dogs and everything else. i have three horses and trailers are hitched up. i think we all know
ktvu's brian flores now joins us from the newsroom., you have a special connection to san diego? you used to live and work there and you still have family there? >> born and raised there, tori. reported there as well. my media family is there as well. i have been through several wildfires there. several family and friends that i talked to were also evacuated. the good news is that fire crews have been making progress, but obviously still a lot of work left. now, unfortunately, this is a...
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live in in the newsroom, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 30 minutes ago, president obama announced plans to keep fewer than 10,000 troops in afghanistan from this is the year we will -- in afghanistan. >> this is the year we will conclude combat operations in afghanistan. >> he followed this by a surprise visit to afghanistan on sunday. he said all but a handful will be withdrawn by the end of 2016. hamid karzai has refused to sign the agreement. but both candidates in a runoff election to replace karzai said they would approve the plan. >>> a fire in mariposa county is growing quickly and forcing the evacuation of about a hundred homes. it's burning near lake mcclure, east of turlock. it's burned about 900 acres with 27% containment. mad tori evacuation orders were issued for the homes. steeps are working in rugged terrain to put out hot spots and build lines. >>> a twister such touched -- touched down in north dakota last night. take a look at that. nine people were injured. the tornado was so powerful, it destroyed eight trailer homes. thunderstorms are moving through the area b
live in in the newsroom, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 30 minutes ago, president obama announced plans to keep fewer than 10,000 troops in afghanistan from this is the year we will -- in afghanistan. >> this is the year we will conclude combat operations in afghanistan. >> he followed this by a surprise visit to afghanistan on sunday. he said all but a handful will be withdrawn by the end of 2016. hamid karzai has refused to sign the agreement. but both candidates...
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live in the newsroom ktvu news. >>> a major traffic alert for drivers on highway 101 after a produce truck spilled fruit all over the freeway. this was at the ramp, a driver was air lifted to the hospital. the fruit has to be cleared from the roadway before the ramp can be reopened. >> before we arrived, the driver was trapped in the vehicle and we extricated air lifted him. >> we'll continue to follow this story throughout the morning and let you know when that ramp reopens. >> a car crashed into a home in oakland. it happened at 10:20 last night. three people were shot. officers found one of the victims on the ground at the scene. two more victims went to the hospital on their own. witnesses say there was some type of shootout and police say there were at least 20 shell cases found on the ground. they were still investigating what prompted the gun foyer. one person was killed and another person hurt in san lee and dough. it happened last night after a -- in san leandro. it happened last night after they were in a bar and one woman was found at the scene. and another person was indi
live in the newsroom ktvu news. >>> a major traffic alert for drivers on highway 101 after a produce truck spilled fruit all over the freeway. this was at the ramp, a driver was air lifted to the hospital. the fruit has to be cleared from the roadway before the ramp can be reopened. >> before we arrived, the driver was trapped in the vehicle and we extricated air lifted him. >> we'll continue to follow this story throughout the morning and let you know when that ramp...
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ktvu's jana katsuyama was at that meeting. jana is in our newsroomow, with why they think guillermo's neighborhood should face criminal charges. >> reporter: the friends and relatives tell me that stephen was a gentle person, and would never have broken into the person's apartment. they told the police chief, the man who shot and killed him should have to face some consequences. >> i know whatever you do won't bring my brother back, but that won't stop me and stephen's friends from getting justice. >> reporter: she and nearly 20 others tonight, asked the police commission and greg suhr why the suspect in her brother's killing was released from jail yesterday. >> we feel for all of you, but there is a system. the district attorney has to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt within the laws of california. >> reporter: he was shot and killed about 1:40 a.m. on saturday, inside his apartment building in mission street. investigators say he entered the apartment of a 68-year-old man who said guillermo broke the knob off the door. friends say guillermo w
ktvu's jana katsuyama was at that meeting. jana is in our newsroomow, with why they think guillermo's neighborhood should face criminal charges. >> reporter: the friends and relatives tell me that stephen was a gentle person, and would never have broken into the person's apartment. they told the police chief, the man who shot and killed him should have to face some consequences. >> i know whatever you do won't bring my brother back, but that won't stop me and stephen's friends from...
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ktvu's jana katsuyama was at that meeting. jana is in our newsroom why they think guillermo's neighborhood should face criminal charges. >> reporter: the friends and relatives tell me that stephen was a gentle person, and would never have broken into the person's apartment. they told the police chief, the man who shot and killed him should have to face some consequences. >> i know whatever you do won't bring my brother back, but that won't stop me and stephen's friends from getting justice. >> reporter: she and nearly 20 others tonight, asked the police commission and greg suhr why the suspect in her brother's killing was released from jail yesterday. >> we feel for all of you, but there is a system. the district attorney has to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt within the laws of california. >> reporter: he was shot and killed about 1:40 a.m. on saturday, inside his apartment building in mission street. investigators say he entered the apartment of a 68-year-old man who said guillermo broke the knob off the door. friends say guillermo was worki
ktvu's jana katsuyama was at that meeting. jana is in our newsroom why they think guillermo's neighborhood should face criminal charges. >> reporter: the friends and relatives tell me that stephen was a gentle person, and would never have broken into the person's apartment. they told the police chief, the man who shot and killed him should have to face some consequences. >> i know whatever you do won't bring my brother back, but that won't stop me and stephen's friends from getting...
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reporting live in the newsroom, julie haener, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> evacuation orders were lifted for a wild fire in the city of san diego that threatened more than 20,000 homes. cal fire website says the bernardo fire burned through more than 1500 acres and at this point is 25% contained. there is concern the flames could flair back up because of the hot, gusty weather conditions, but fire crews are hoping to make significant progress on this fire by the end of the day. >>> a key road in the east bay that was shut down all night long because of a grass fire finally reopened this morning. traffic on the road between pittsburgh and concorde reopened shortly before 9:00 this morning. that road was shut down last night at about 5:30 after contra costa county fire officials say a car hit a utility pole, taking down power lines. the driver ended up suffering minor injuries. the grass fire burned about 15- acres before it was put out. >>> a busted fire hydrant created a geyser right in the middle of the street in richmond today. it happened at the intersection of south 11th at 12:15 thi
reporting live in the newsroom, julie haener, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> evacuation orders were lifted for a wild fire in the city of san diego that threatened more than 20,000 homes. cal fire website says the bernardo fire burned through more than 1500 acres and at this point is 25% contained. there is concern the flames could flair back up because of the hot, gusty weather conditions, but fire crews are hoping to make significant progress on this fire by the end of the day....
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and outrage and now ktvu news has obtained video of a school security guard beating a student in a wheelchair as oakland high school. tara moriarty is joining us now from our newsroom with that story. tara. >> reporter: 17-year-old francisco martinez left the hospital after another check up on his injuries. the high school sophomore told ktvu news he protested when a security guard tried to clear the hall and wheel him to class. this is a look at the video showing the guard in the white shirt pushing martinez down a school hallway. you can see the guards right hand smack the teenager and then he hits the special needs student again. martinez is thrown out of his wheelchair and on to the floor. what the tape doesn't show is the guard beating him in the elevator and cursing at him when martinez says he's in pain. >> he says i don't give a -- he said i hope you don't walk for another 12 weeks. >> reporter: he admits to spitting at the guard. the school district says that it fired security guard marcel mitchell immediately after the incident. the spokesman says mitchell had been hired as a substitute security officer in november and passed a background check. the guard
and outrage and now ktvu news has obtained video of a school security guard beating a student in a wheelchair as oakland high school. tara moriarty is joining us now from our newsroom with that story. tara. >> reporter: 17-year-old francisco martinez left the hospital after another check up on his injuries. the high school sophomore told ktvu news he protested when a security guard tried to clear the hall and wheel him to class. this is a look at the video showing the guard in the white...
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reporting live in the newsroom pam cook ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. time's 8:46.ay. >> it has been. >> a lot happening n in traffic too. >> one of the things that on fridays sometimes you get surprised by traffic that is just a little heavier than you'd like it. let's take a look. i want to show you that 880 is slow. sometimes we have friday light. today it's been just friday -- i would say friday moderate. doesn't have a good ring to it though. it's backed up from the coliseum heading up to the brick wall. also looking at the toll plaza. it's been about a 20 minute drive time into san francisco. let's take a look at these drive times. 24, still 9 minutes from pleasant hill road to the tunnel. 238 to fremont on southbound 880, 32 minutes. now let's go to steve. >>> thank you sir. very good morning. lot of fog has returned for some. especially areas around half- moon bay, pacifica, daly city. in parts of the city and even if you have sun in san francisco, i you can feel it's cooler. william diaz tweeted me and said steve, thank you. i can feel it. the fog is there.
reporting live in the newsroom pam cook ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. time's 8:46.ay. >> it has been. >> a lot happening n in traffic too. >> one of the things that on fridays sometimes you get surprised by traffic that is just a little heavier than you'd like it. let's take a look. i want to show you that 880 is slow. sometimes we have friday light. today it's been just friday -- i would say friday moderate. doesn't have a good ring to it though. it's backed up...
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ktvu's pam cook's in our newsroom to show us that video. taken at that school. >> francisco martinez is a sophomore at oakland high school, and he tells ktvu that when he argued with a school security guard, the conversation turned violent. now this is a look at the video. it shows the school security guard there in the white shirt pushing martinez down the hallway. martinez has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. then you see the guard smacking martinez. seconds later he hits him again. >> he slapped me so hard that he threw me out of my chair. i hit the floor with my chin first. i had a scar right here. >> martinez says what the tape does not show is the guard beating him in the elevator just minutes before that scene that was captured on video. the school district says it has fired guard marcell mitchell immediately after the incident. the district says it hired mitchell as a substitute security officer in november and says he did pass a background check. he was arrested by oakland police. he now faces felony charges. reporting live in
ktvu's pam cook's in our newsroom to show us that video. taken at that school. >> francisco martinez is a sophomore at oakland high school, and he tells ktvu that when he argued with a school security guard, the conversation turned violent. now this is a look at the video. it shows the school security guard there in the white shirt pushing martinez down the hallway. martinez has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. then you see the guard smacking martinez. seconds later he hits him...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook ktvu news. >>> time now is 8:47.'s go to sal, keeping an eye on traffic. no major problems out there. >> we don't have any major problems. the traffic is doing very nicely right now, and and we expect it to stay that way on this memorial day. i want to remind people that chp is doing extra enforcement. drive carefully. you can see the drive here near the oakland international airport exit is doing very well. if you're driving at the bay bridge toll mesa it's a nice drive. northbound 101, 280 in san jose are doing nicely. take it easy out there. public transit systems are on sunday or holiday schedules. >>> another great day in store. take a look at this beautiful blue sky over the east bay. temperatures rising fairly quickly in the east bay. we'll check in on those numbers in just a moment. watching a transition. it's going to be a slow transition. this low is going to be dropping south over the next couple of days. it's beginning to break down our ridge of high pressure. the high pressure that has brought us well ab
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook ktvu news. >>> time now is 8:47.'s go to sal, keeping an eye on traffic. no major problems out there. >> we don't have any major problems. the traffic is doing very nicely right now, and and we expect it to stay that way on this memorial day. i want to remind people that chp is doing extra enforcement. drive carefully. you can see the drive here near the oakland international airport exit is doing very well. if you're driving at the bay...
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ktvu news calls for comment. coming up more on culliver's past and what santos isotope has to say. in the newsroom brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:39. a bill to require kill switches on cell phones here in california is now on the way to the state assembly. the state senate passed measure yesterday. the kill switch would allow people to lock a smart phone if it's lost or stolen. similar bill fell short of approval by just two votes last month but san francisco senator mark leno exchanged -- changed it to exclude tablets and delay the requirement until july of next year. >>> it's been one year since oakland police chief howard jordan resigned as chief and the city of oakland has not found a permanent police chief to replace him. shawn has served as the city's interim police chief. yesterday he stood side by side with mayor jean quan at a news conference. mayor quan would not say if whent is the front runner to remain on the job permanently. but the mayor has acknowledged violent crime has gone down with the interim chief involve. >> the department continues to get better on crime re
ktvu news calls for comment. coming up more on culliver's past and what santos isotope has to say. in the newsroom brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:39. a bill to require kill switches on cell phones here in california is now on the way to the state assembly. the state senate passed measure yesterday. the kill switch would allow people to lock a smart phone if it's lost or stolen. similar bill fell short of approval by just two votes last month but san francisco senator...
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ktvu news that culliver kept threatening his family. back in 2013 before the 49ers were in the super bowl, culliver made homophobic comments but then soon apologized. he not responded to this current lawsuit. in the newsroom brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new accident raising new safety concerns that many call one of san francisco's most dangerous intersections. it happened late yesterday afternoon at sunset boulevard in the sunset district. police say a car hit a 21-year- old woman as she crossed the street. investigators say the driver told police she didn't see the young woman or flashing yellow lights that are supposed to bring traffic to a stop. >> so how does a driver not see the yellow lights flashing? >> i don't know. if they are looking forward to not paying attention. >> the young woman who was injured is expected to survive. three people have been hit while crossing this intersection this year alone. that is leading to demands for safety improvements. now the city has responded. they plan to put up a stoplight sometime next year. >>> a fugitive firefighterrer could be hiding in the santa cruz mountains. coming up the reason he was fired. >> an important new warning for parents the food
ktvu news that culliver kept threatening his family. back in 2013 before the 49ers were in the super bowl, culliver made homophobic comments but then soon apologized. he not responded to this current lawsuit. in the newsroom brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new accident raising new safety concerns that many call one of san francisco's most dangerous intersections. it happened late yesterday afternoon at sunset boulevard in the sunset district. police say a car hit a 21-year- old...
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live in the newsroom, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the reward to find the person who's planting tainted meatballs in san francisco is up to $25,000. we first told you about the discovery of more suspicious meatballs last night. police are now testing them. you may remember last july, a dog died after being poisoned, and others have gotten sick. most of the reward money is being put up by the yelp ceo. >>> oakland police are asking for help in finding a 71-year- old at risk woman, who has been missing since sunday. susan king was last seen sunday morning near kaiser west hospital. she is described as 5'10", 240 pounds, police say she is considered at risk because of health problems. >>> ktvu has learned that a marin county high-tech executive is facing a felony assault charge in connection with an alleged road rage incident when he was on a bicycle. the charging document accuses jeffrey smock of kentfield of felony assault with enhancement for great bodily injury. the incident happened last month in mill valley. police say smock was on his bicycle, and got into an argument with a
live in the newsroom, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the reward to find the person who's planting tainted meatballs in san francisco is up to $25,000. we first told you about the discovery of more suspicious meatballs last night. police are now testing them. you may remember last july, a dog died after being poisoned, and others have gotten sick. most of the reward money is being put up by the yelp ceo. >>> oakland police are asking for help in finding a 71-year- old at...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wow. all right.nk you, pam. >>> 7:47. we want to head right to sal. >> yeah. >> sounds like a terrible situation on westbound 80. >> i want you to look at the drive time from the road sensors. this is from people backed up in the drive time. it's taking 103 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and you can kind of tell by looking at the traffic itself how thick and crowded it is coming down. it has been a terrible drive as you drive from the vallejo area all the way down through here. there was a crash. that crash has been cleared out. but traffic is slow. it already had been slow at the bay bridge because of a minor stall and a lot of people going through. people had been texting and tweeting saying this is because of one thing or another. if you have another one on why you think this has been happening for the last couple of weeks, it's been that slow, contact me on facebook or twitter. theyrying troo put -- they are trying to put together unofficial results of why this is happeni
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> wow. all right.nk you, pam. >>> 7:47. we want to head right to sal. >> yeah. >> sounds like a terrible situation on westbound 80. >> i want you to look at the drive time from the road sensors. this is from people backed up in the drive time. it's taking 103 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze and you can kind of tell by looking at the traffic itself how thick and crowded it is...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:46. we know more about the mountain lion, the one that wandered into a mountain view apartment complex this week. it was part of a wildlife study. back in january, researchers from the santa cruz puma project put a tracking collar on the mountain lion. they say the mountain lion was with its mother in the basin area until a couple of weeks ago when it went out to find its own territory. researchers believe he crossed interstate 280 monday night and went into mountain view. >> he wandered into the los altos hills and downtown mountain view and at that point in time, he's probably trying to figure out a way to get out but doesn't necessarily know which way is out. >> this case stood out because mountain lions are very active at night, very elusive. the crews eventually tranquilized him and released it outside of the city. the roipers will be -- researchers will be tracking his movements, hoping he doesn't come back to a densely populated area again. >> when you saw the picture of the face,
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:46. we know more about the mountain lion, the one that wandered into a mountain view apartment complex this week. it was part of a wildlife study. back in january, researchers from the santa cruz puma project put a tracking collar on the mountain lion. they say the mountain lion was with its mother in the basin area until a couple of weeks ago when it went out to find its own territory. researchers believe he crossed...
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live in the newsroom, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the reward to find the person who's planting tainted meatballs in san francisco is up to $25,000. we first told you about the discovery of more suspicious meatballs last night. police are now testing them. you may remember last july, a dog died after being poisoned, and others have gotten sick. most of the reward money is being put up by the yelp ceo. >>> oakland police are asking for help in finding a 71-year- old at risk woman, who has been missing since sunday. susan king was last seen sunday morning near kaiser west hospital. she is described as 5'10", 240 pounds, police say she is considered at risk because of health problems. >>> ktvu has learned that a marin county high-tech executive is facing a felony assault charge in connection with an alleged road rage incident when he was on a bicycle. the charging document accuses jeffrey smock of kentfield of felony assault with enhancement for great bodily injury. the incident happened last month in mill valley. police say smock was on his bicycle, and got into an argument with a
live in the newsroom, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the reward to find the person who's planting tainted meatballs in san francisco is up to $25,000. we first told you about the discovery of more suspicious meatballs last night. police are now testing them. you may remember last july, a dog died after being poisoned, and others have gotten sick. most of the reward money is being put up by the yelp ceo. >>> oakland police are asking for help in finding a 71-year- old at...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, pam. >>> 7:45. if tennessee prison officials run out or can't get ahold of drugs used to carry out a lethal injection, they can now use the electric chair. tennessee's governor signed a bill into law yesterday mandating that inmates be put to death using the electric chair when lethal injection drugs are unavailable. lethal injection drugs are becoming increasingly scarce because european manufacturers have banned the prisons from using their drugs in executions. eight other states authorized the use of the electric chair but only if it's the inmate's choice. >>> 7:46. we're learning new details about how much it might cost to ride b.a.r.t.'s new oakland airport extension. b.a.r.t. directors took public comments last night. according to the contra costa times, the suggested fares are anywhere from $3 to $6. airport officials want the fare to be lower so more travelers use the extension. while transit officials want it to be higher to kov the new extension. a fare is expected to be set at b.a.r.t.'s
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, pam. >>> 7:45. if tennessee prison officials run out or can't get ahold of drugs used to carry out a lethal injection, they can now use the electric chair. tennessee's governor signed a bill into law yesterday mandating that inmates be put to death using the electric chair when lethal injection drugs are unavailable. lethal injection drugs are becoming increasingly scarce because european manufacturers...
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ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom with more on this horrendous scene, pam.vestigators say the weather may be to blame? >> yeah, we have some new video this morning showing just how bad that gas explosion was. it happened at a jail in pensacola, florida. two people were killed. at least 100 others were injured, including some corrections officers. now, the blast happened late last night and caused part of the escambia county jail to collapse. investigators say severe weather in the area may be to blame. >> the building received extensive flooding as a result of the rain. i don't know if that's directly related to the incident that happened this evening or not. we'll be doing an investigation to determine that. >> now, 5 inches of rain fell on pensacola, florida, in just one hour. and the whole area has seen severe flooding. so that certainly is part of the investigation. now, about 600 inmates were in the jail at the time of the explosion. we heard from a reporter on the scene just about an hour or so ago who says all of the inmates have been accounted for an
ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom with more on this horrendous scene, pam.vestigators say the weather may be to blame? >> yeah, we have some new video this morning showing just how bad that gas explosion was. it happened at a jail in pensacola, florida. two people were killed. at least 100 others were injured, including some corrections officers. now, the blast happened late last night and caused part of the escambia county jail to collapse. investigators say severe weather in the area...
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ktvu's pam cook is in the newsroom with the big decision as the company is still trying to recover. >ter 35 years with the company, target's ceo is stepping down. gregg steinhafel is resigning after extensive discuss with the board of directors. the retailer is still struggling after hackers stole credit card information. the situation got worse after it was discovered that e-mail addresses and phone numbers may have been stolen from an additional 70 million customers. as a result, target sales dropped 4% for the quarter. the expensive actions target is taking to make target safer at its stores. that's in the next our of "mornings on 2." pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> u.s. lawmakers are rejecting a proposal that would stop them from using tax payer money for loosing cars for personal use -- leasing cars for personal use. right now, 63 house members take advantage of the deal spending more than $38,000 a month. george miller, barbara lee and anna eschew from palo alto take advantage of this. the money for the car leases is coming from their office accounts. >>> new this morning, th
ktvu's pam cook is in the newsroom with the big decision as the company is still trying to recover. >ter 35 years with the company, target's ceo is stepping down. gregg steinhafel is resigning after extensive discuss with the board of directors. the retailer is still struggling after hackers stole credit card information. the situation got worse after it was discovered that e-mail addresses and phone numbers may have been stolen from an additional 70 million customers. as a result, target...
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ktvu's julie haener is in the newsroom with now and where he was found. >> reporter: frank, the massiverch for former calfire battalion chief orrville fleming ended with his arrest this afternoon. relatives say they were told he was spotted walking on a sidewalk not far from where his calfire pickup truck was abandoned in elk grove. tonight, he is in the custody of the sacramento county sheriff's office. now, this all comes more than two weeks after his 26-year-old girlfriend was found stabbed to death. today, fleming's sister-in-law said her entire family has been on edge since the body of sarah douglas was discovered and fleming disappeared. >> shock for 15 days, and now totally relieved that he's found. we'll be able to sleep better. we'll be able to sleep better, knowing no one else is going to get hurt. >> investigators say the manhunt for the homicide suspect was complicated by his extensive skills in the outdoors, as well as his familiarity with california's mountains. there were also concerns because he had a set of keys that gave him access to hundreds of state fire buildings a
ktvu's julie haener is in the newsroom with now and where he was found. >> reporter: frank, the massiverch for former calfire battalion chief orrville fleming ended with his arrest this afternoon. relatives say they were told he was spotted walking on a sidewalk not far from where his calfire pickup truck was abandoned in elk grove. tonight, he is in the custody of the sacramento county sheriff's office. now, this all comes more than two weeks after his 26-year-old girlfriend was found...
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ktvu's tara moriarty joins us with the newsroom with a look at her life and her ties to the bay area.d morning, tara. >> well, good morning. maya angelou was found unresponsive this morning at her home in winston-salem, north carolina. back in 2002, she was here at ktvu, ross mcgown interviewed her right here on "mornings on 2." she had recently been battling health problems last week, she canceled a scheduled appearance at a luncheon. now, she was born in st. louis, missouri. she was molested as a child by her mother's boyfriend and didn't speak about that for five years because of that trauma. she's best known as a writer but she also worked as a singer, dancer and professor. she's written more than 30 books and is best known for her seven auto biographties -- auto biographsries -- autobiographies. along with her many accomplishments, she became the first african-american street car conductor in san francisco. she had many other connections to the bay area, including glide memorial church here in san bernardino -- here in san francisco. we're getting more reaction and will have it f
ktvu's tara moriarty joins us with the newsroom with a look at her life and her ties to the bay area.d morning, tara. >> well, good morning. maya angelou was found unresponsive this morning at her home in winston-salem, north carolina. back in 2002, she was here at ktvu, ross mcgown interviewed her right here on "mornings on 2." she had recently been battling health problems last week, she canceled a scheduled appearance at a luncheon. now, she was born in st. louis, missouri....
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:46. snail bait. that's the latest link in the investigation of the recent sunk of dog poisonings and deaths here in the bay area. the spca confirms there have been a dozen cases in alameda, marin, san francisco, contra costa and napa counties. vets say when an ingredient in snail bait is eaten it turns into a nerve toxin in a dog's stomach. there's no medicine for that. the symptoms of the poison, you can see it in as little as 30 minutes. without treatment a dog could die within four hours. >>> we're learning more about the harrowing ordeal of a woman held captive by her mother's boyfriend for ten years and even forced to have his child. she was just 15 years old when she was kidnapped back in 2004. police say her mother's boyfriend, 41-year-old isadora garcia, used fake i.d.s to keep her in hiding and repeatedly assaulted her, even forcing her to marry him and have his child. the victim was told her family would be deported if she ever tried to leave but she feignly gained the courage -- finally ga
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:46. snail bait. that's the latest link in the investigation of the recent sunk of dog poisonings and deaths here in the bay area. the spca confirms there have been a dozen cases in alameda, marin, san francisco, contra costa and napa counties. vets say when an ingredient in snail bait is eaten it turns into a nerve toxin in a dog's stomach. there's no medicine for that. the symptoms of the poison, you can see it in as...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:45. one woman had a very unusual drive to work when a stray kitten darted across the freeway in oakland and then crawled into the wheel well of her car. erica says yesterday morning, she was stuck out there and in heavy traffic on westbound 580 between high street and fruitvale. that's when she saw the kitten running towards the median. it disappeared behind her car and the driver behind her said it crawled up into the wheel well. >> it was so scared. shaking. sad. horrified. >> yeah,ary cau called the -- erica called the freeway services patrol to come out and they used a tow truck to lift the back of the car. one of the workers crawled under there and found the kitten. one worker agreed to take the kitten home. >> kind of a neat thing. getting adopted so quickly. >>> let's see if it's a neat ending for people on the commute this morning. some slow spots, sal. >> yeah, things are not as bad as they were yesterday. >> oh, good. >> yesterday was a bad monday. today it's a moderate day. we'
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:45. one woman had a very unusual drive to work when a stray kitten darted across the freeway in oakland and then crawled into the wheel well of her car. erica says yesterday morning, she was stuck out there and in heavy traffic on westbound 580 between high street and fruitvale. that's when she saw the kitten running towards the median. it disappeared behind her car and the driver behind her said...
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reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. keeping an eye on wall street. stocks are mixed as investors consider a variety of corporate news. you can see the dow is up 99. the nasdaq, though, down 36 and the s&p is up 4. meanwhile, there are two bay area stocks worth closely watching today. electronic arts of redwood shores is booming. it is up over 17% right now. that's after the video game publisher reported quarterly earnings four times better than expected after the closing bell and twitter's stock is down over 3% in early trading. it opened at just under $32 this morning. that's its lowest price since it went public six months ago. twitter dropped nearly 18% yesterday. it was on the first day employees and other early stockholders could start selling their locked up shares. that's even without twitter's co-founders and ceo selling any of their common stock. >>> 8:49. new this morning, fired state mark jackson talking now. yesterday, the warriors fired him just three days after they lost the first round playoff series to t
reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. keeping an eye on wall street. stocks are mixed as investors consider a variety of corporate news. you can see the dow is up 99. the nasdaq, though, down 36 and the s&p is up 4. meanwhile, there are two bay area stocks worth closely watching today. electronic arts of redwood shores is booming. it is up over 17% right now. that's after the video game publisher reported quarterly earnings four times...
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just look for the web link section on our frort page. >>> reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's check in with sal. i know how busy you are. could you take me to the bridge? [laughter] >> you know what? yes. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> you know what, dave, i will take you to the bridge. >> thank you. >> let's look at highway 4 westbound -- dave and i are both james brown fans. this has improved. i showed you this reason for a reason. things are much better. now, let's go to the bridge. westbound bay bridge, that's improved as well. a 20-minute delay here, drive time come into san francisco. finally we're getting some improvement as you drive into the city. as we look at the livermore valley westbound 580 traffic still really slow especially getting into dublin. let's go to steve >>> i feel good after that report. [laughter] >> it's the end of the day. fog, a lot of it this morning. it is already beginning to disappear. i think it will happen pretty quick. really flying off the sonoma and also marin coast. our low, rather vigorous low for this time
just look for the web link section on our frort page. >>> reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's check in with sal. i know how busy you are. could you take me to the bridge? [laughter] >> you know what? yes. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. >> you know what, dave, i will take you to the bridge. >> thank you. >> let's look at highway 4 westbound -- dave and i are both james brown fans. this has improved. i showed...
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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> miss takes on the job -- mistakes on the job, that's the concern for oakland police officers because of staffing issues. pam cook is in the newsroomwith a new report shedding light. >> the report in the oakland tribune says police officers are working mandatory overtime. that could lead to dangerous mistakes. the extra shifts are sometimes ordered without warning. no time for officers to prepare for the extra hours. it started in october of 2012. it's not scheduled to end until next march. that's when the department expects to have hired enough officers to be at full staff. the taper said officers had to -- paper said the officers had to sign up for two extra days a month for the past year and a half and the officers worry the excessive fatigue could cause mistakes on the road. now the head of the union says the mandatory overtime has further heard an already low more ral and contributed to resignations from the force. he has sent a letter about his concerns to the city council. dave and tori? >> thank you. >>> let's check in with sal. sal, 880 still bad. >> it has been. one of the reasons why -- it's because we had a crash and a
ktvu channel 2 news. >>> miss takes on the job -- mistakes on the job, that's the concern for oakland police officers because of staffing issues. pam cook is in the newsroomwith a new report shedding light. >> the report in the oakland tribune says police officers are working mandatory overtime. that could lead to dangerous mistakes. the extra shifts are sometimes ordered without warning. no time for officers to prepare for the extra hours. it started in october of 2012. it's not...
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ktvu channel 2 news reporter christian kaplan is live with a look at the damage and the big dui crackdown underway this week. christian. >> reporter: yeah, we are getting new data into our newsroom us a clearer picture of how this dui crackdown is going this weekend. we have this information from chp, it covers the period from 6:00 friday evening until 6:00 this morning. chp is reporting two fatal dui- related accidents and a total of 147 dui arrests. now, two of those dui arrests chp made actually came here as a result of the accident that happened here at this scene following a dramatic accident here at about 12:45 this morning, a ford pickup truck investigators say was being driven by a drunk driver, came down mission boulevard, hit a utility pole, continued on, hit another utility pole, then sheared off a fire hydrant. investigators arrested the man who was driving. he is facing dui charges. add to that the fact there were two children and a woman in the truck at the time. the driver there also facing charges of child endangerment. at this point it's unclear if that driver was trying to take off but investigators say once they arrived they quickly determined he had been drin
ktvu channel 2 news reporter christian kaplan is live with a look at the damage and the big dui crackdown underway this week. christian. >> reporter: yeah, we are getting new data into our newsroom us a clearer picture of how this dui crackdown is going this weekend. we have this information from chp, it covers the period from 6:00 friday evening until 6:00 this morning. chp is reporting two fatal dui- related accidents and a total of 147 dui arrests. now, two of those dui arrests chp...