reporting live in palo alto, rita williams, ktvu u channel 2 news. >>> the mount diablo unified school district fell short of federal targets in math and language arts. that means they'll be under a five year time line to make improvements under federal supervision. >>> the queen of talk is attending a facebook forum next week. the company tells ktvu oprah winfrey will maintain a private event on thursday. oprah will take questions from employees and the whole thing will be streamed live on facebook of course. >>> online retailer amazon.com has a new proposal to keep it from charging taxes in california. in return it would get a two year moratorium on the tax. the head of the california retail association calls the proposal unfair to brick and mortar stores. amazon is already backing about measure to overturn the tax. >>> state democrats say they have a plan to bring more jobs to california. they unveiled two major reforms today to do just that. one would create an agency that specifically welcome companies that want to do business in california. another would require that any new regu

ktvu sank channel 2 news. >>> a petition with more than 2400 signatures is now being sent to u. s.enator dianne feinstein and other lawmakers. the hope is that most of a .32 million dollar request to put a new skin on the historic hangar will remain in next year's federal budget. >>> state agricultural officials say potentially fatal horse virus has reached the bay area. department of food and agriculture confirmed several horses in sonoma san joaquin counties have tested positive for the equine her piece virus. it can lead to respiratory illness neurology cal problems and paralysis. it cannot be trans minuteed to humans. >>> there is a remarkable update tonight about brian stowe the injured giants fan. the family's web site says stowe was able to say his name today and the names of his son and daughter as well as his birthday. he also asked to see pictures of his children. the stowe family also said after a filter was removed that's designed to catch blood clots some clots appeared. doctors are trying to figure out how to treat them. >>> new concerns being raised about a chemical

ktvu sank channel 2 news. >>> a petition with more than 2400 signatures is now being sent to u. s.enator dianne feinstein and other lawmakers. the hope is that most of a .32 million dollar request to put a new skin on the historic hangar will remain in next year's federal budget. >>> state agricultural officials say potentially fatal horse virus has reached the bay area. department of food and agriculture confirmed several horses in sonoma san joaquin counties have tested positive for the equine her piece virus. it can lead to respiratory illness neurology cal problems and paralysis. it cannot be trans minuteed to humans. >>> there is a remarkable update tonight about brian stowe the injured giants fan. the family's web site says stowe was able to say his name today and the names of his son and daughter as well as his birthday. he also asked to see pictures of his children. the stowe family also said after a filter was removed that's designed to catch blood clots some clots appeared. doctors are trying to figure out how to treat them. >>> new concerns being raised about a chemical

u-verse and record four shows all at the same time. just $29 a month for 6 months. at&t. . >>> new ktvu channel 2 news poll shows the race for the white house right now comes down to two candidates. mitt romney in the lead, followed by rick perry. 28% of republican voters say they support mitt romney. 20% favor rick perry. and 8% back sara palin. even though she hasn't entered the race. no other candidate received more than 7% support. the poll asked for their impression of the candidates and voters had a negative view of the republicans. 40% viewed mitt romney unfavorablely. rick perry had a 46% unfavorable rating. 25% favorable. here in california the republican primary winner may have little effect on the election. at 6:00, what the poll shows what happened between any of the gap candidates and president obama. >>> republicans are celebrating tonight. after special elections in nevada and new york. voters elected bob turner to the house seat vacated by anthony wiener. this is the first time in 80 years the democratic district elected a republican to congress. today nancy pelosi denied it was

ktvu, channel 22 news. >>> more uncertainty for the uc berkeley graduates jailed in iran. the attorneys for josh fattal and shane bauer is in limou --u limbo. earlier this week iranian president said they would be released within days. they had been prison for more than two years. >>> the search continues for 35 year old aaron. he is accused of killing fort bragg city councilman. it is believed he is hiding in the forest. authorities say they have uncovered a trail of evidence left behind including make shift camp sites and food. >>> police say a child is to blame in the small chlorine explosion earlier this week. it happened wednesday night at the mid town apartments. part of the building was evacuated after residents reported smoke and a strong odor. police say a 9 year old boy was playing with chlorine tablets and apparently the tablets made contact with liquid causing the chemical reaction. >>> people in one city neighborhood have been ordered to boil their water. the public works department says a man upgrading his plumbing accidently connected his well to a city pipeline. 75,000-gallons of untreated well water pour under to the