when steve was ten, his father took him to las vegas for the first time., and nevada was the only state in america where gambling was legal. >> your father... >> yeah. >> was a charming man. >> but a compulsive gambler. >> and you're in the gambling business. that's one of many ironies about you. >> it is, and it's accidental, but it is an irony. my father had a terrible problem with gambling. he was a guy that enjoyed that activity so much that he lost control of it. >> michael wynn died during heart surgery at age 47, leaving the family with a gambling debt of $350,000. steve wynn took over the family business, made a success of it, and paid back the money his father owed. >> i would give anything for a half hour or 15 minutes with my father, to walk him through anything that good fortune has allowed to come my way these past 40 years. >> and have him stand outside and look on the building, and it says... >> ah, wynn. he changed his name. [laughs] when he was a kid, he was weinberg. >> in fact, you were born weinberg. >> and then he changed it when i was

>>su presencia coincidio con el incremento de la poblacion en las vegas. taunrantes, 300 empleados >>su restaurante ha sido reconocido por diez años el mejor restaurante mexicano. >>cuando abri era tacos. pero la comida mexicana es variada y tan buena como la italiana y franceesa. >>tres restaurnates lindo michoacan son de javier barajas, ahora planea llevar su negocio a otros estados donde crece la comunidad hispana. >>cinco estados del país pondrán en vigencia un plan piloto que indica 300 horas más para los alumnos. >>xolos de tijuana se coronaron campeones de liga mx. <>>atención a esto padres de familia, miles de estudiantes de las escuelas públicas tendrán pronto una jornada escolar más larga, connecticut massachusset nueva york entre otros agregarán más de 300 horas al calendario escolar, con fin de hacer a las escuelas estadounidenses más competitivas a nivel global el anuncio será hecho mañana. >>momentos de terror vivio esta pequeña cuando daba de comer a un delfin en un acuario. el caso ocurrio la semana pasada, los padres dijeron que no emprende

las vegas has adopted a drought tolerant ordinance. we're using less water today than we used five years ago, despite over 300,000 new residents. i think it's a pretty amazing example as to how a town can really turn on a dime if there's the political will and if the public gets behind it. narrator: even the casinos and resorts have adapted to efficient water use. mulroy: the las vegas strip uses only 3% of all the water that we deliver. and when you think about it, it's the largest economic driver in the state, the largest employer, bar none. they knew they had to go the extra mile. and they've embraced conservation. and it's almost beyond belief that they're right now in the process of building another 15,000 rooms. southern nevada recycles 100% of its wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a third of our budget. that's a lot of money. the lake ri

. 80% of people to las vegas game.gment of our business. that being said, what sets casinos and hotels apart are the other amenities. for us it is the guest rooms, residential style guest room with terraces where you can step out on your terrace and engage in las vegas and on the strip in a way that can't be done in other places. in the pool district where the ice rink opened a few weeks ago sits about 100 feet above the strips to you tonight skate and looked down at the strip in the evening, said at a fire pit and watch the movie and next monday we will show white christmas and monday as dates night at the ice rink. we have a lot of things that make it interesting, appeal to that customer. dennis: all of this, and ice skating rink in the desert. i love it. it is las vegas. thank you for being with us. [talking over each other] cheryl: a quarter till. every 15 minutes we have stocks that you have news on eli lilly. nicole: some news coming out on eli lilly, the pharmaceutical company, the sec securities and exchange co

boys, before they depart for las vegas tomorrow after training.nt travel seems to have the smallest member of the team a bit on edge. his master, however, appears completely collected. >> yeah, tomorrow we're leaving. it's exciting. >> upstairs from the tournament, pacquiao adviser and the fighter's assistant attend to some last-minute business. >> right now, we're giving tickets to the team l.a. boys. but we have multiple lists here, a list for politicians, a list for vips, a list for actors. we do this every fight, manny is involved with it and this is the first time ever he got half of it done and decided to go play darts and leave it to us. >> all in, pacquiao will be giving away more than a million dollars of tickets. >> i don't think anybody in the world of boxing has done this. it understates manny. he's got a huge, huge heart. >> as his opponent enjoys an evening of diversion, juan manuel marquez starts with a voyage with his sons to the airport in toluca where a private jet awaits to take him to l.a. for some promotional obligations. he's

firefighters are battling the flames and channel 2 news reporter janine de la vega is there and is setting up and will bring you live pictures as soon as we get them. >>> crews are shoring up levees as more rain approaches. a tie after it -- a day after it flooded the area and forced mandatory evacuation for several homes. they are looking to build a project that is permanent to help the area but that is not until next fall. of course the ground is already saturated and today's rain may be too much to handle. it toppled dozens of trees and this video shows a huge tree that fell on sunday. reservoir are full and excess may spillover dams and cause mudslides. speaking of mudslides, part of pinehurst road was blocked by a mudslide. crews spend the day cleaning up the road as well. >>> it may bring part of a white christmasment we have an accident with more than 20 cars which shut down a two-mile stretch of i-40 and icy conditions are to blame for the crashes. >> ice is tough, if you completely don't have any friction to land that is a real problem. >> thunderstorms and tornadoes are a problem

janine de la vega is down there at the scene. we will check in with her in a moment. >>> meantime oakland police are searching for the person who abandoned a stolen truck caught fire causing a nearby fire to also go up in flames. and ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blanco is there with more information on who was injured and video of the huge flames. lorraine. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are looking for the person who started that fire and they are also looking for the person who stole that vehicle. you can see behind me the amount of wreckage left here this morning. we also notice there are security cameras out here. police will be checking that out. firefighters arrived just after midnight to find the car fully engulfed. they called it two alarms just after 1:00 a.m. here. there was one person inside the building during that fire. >> it was a security guard that was inside. our crews brought hem out. he was treated for smoke inhalation and transported to an area hospital. >> all right so we are looking at video. l

we are on loo indication in las vegas at freedom fest. and we are joined now by author tom woods who is the author the recent book is "rollback." "rollback: repealing big government before the coming fiscal collapse" how would you describe the premises behind your book, and what are your main points that you are trying to get across? >> well, only about 5 percent of the book deals with fiscal issues and the budget. i would rather jump out a window than read or write a book. to set the stage we're on a trajectory left or right, democrat or republican, we have to admit can't be sustained. obviously some very wrenching changes are coming. the rest of the book is sort of gored toward kind of revisiting some of the arguments by which we were sold big government and wealthy. we have this program and -- what i'm trying to suggest when we have to cut back, it's not going to be the terrible catastrophe that the nightmare scenario to the contrary, the silver lining of the crisis it will cut back on some of the things and with give a lot more scope

. >>> janine de la vega is live for us in cupertino this morning. one of the places where a dui crack down starts today. >> reporter: that is right. starting tonight sheriffs deputies will be conducting a dui check point at an undisclosed intersection. which along here on stevens creek boulevard. that is one of many happening throughout the bay area tonight and through the weekend. the california highway patrol is already out checking for people celebrating the new years holiday a little too much and in fro mont police operated at dui check point last night and early into this morning. today state senator jerry hill will introduce a bill he hopes will cut down on drunk driving. he will require drunk drivers to install a blood alcohol test in their cars after their second dui conviction. people reacted to the new bill. >> it's good to weigh out all the options. this is obviously something that could benefit. i'm all for it. as long as our liberties are not too over reaching. >> reporter: the device prevents the cars engine from starting if it detects

first, mgm's core business las vegas. through september of this year the vegas market experienced 12% increase in visitation and 3% increases in revenues and 2% increase in room nights occupied. it doesn't sound like much. after years of declines, visitation is now on track to surpass peak levels in 2006 and 2007. it's back. vegas is back. the big problem with vegas during and after the recession was the huge amount of overbuilding. have you ever been out there? it was like being in one of those chinese cities that has a lot of tier 7 or something. from 2007 to 2010 despite the slowdown, the number of rooms in the vegas strip increased by 15%. that was just way too much supply and not enough demand. that is lethal for pricing. >> the house of pain. >> now the overbuilding is in the past. >> house of pleasure. >> there are no major resorts on the horizon in vegas for the next few years. that's good news for mgm which operates almost a third of all of the rooms on the strip and things are looking better for convention bookin

why are you getting married in the middle of the night in las vegas?'s the earliest we could do it on 12-12-12. >> reporter: special moment follows special molt. >> you may now kiss your bride. >> once in a lifetime and that's what we're supposed to be doing here. >> reporter: your dad got married here? >> yeah, some years ago. one of his marriages. >> reporter: you think it's lucky? >> yeah, it's got to be lucky. >> reporter: why? >> 12 itself is a very spiritual, lucky number. it's a number of completion. >> reporter: really? >> people just really resonate with that strong repetition and symbolism of having one number. >> reporter: we like to look for order in the chaos of life. 12-12-12 is order, so lidty and the numbers won't line up like this again for another 88 years on 01-01-01. fast forward to 12:00 noon, 12 brides and 12 grooms got married at 12 minutes past 12:00. the brides arrived on a bus. so you're seeing 12-12-12 as a rebirth? >> it is. >> reporter: christina made her own dress. >> the fabric was $12. >> it's my great honor to now prono

i guarantee the person that has a star on the sidewalk in las vegas. las vegas walk of stars.fifty people in the world wayne newton and wayne root and elvis an interesting crowd. i got to politics. i guarantee i'm the only las vegas and a regular on fox news. i'm a column nist at fox news.com. i write for probably every major conservative website in the world. my commentary read by about 75,000 people. i do a ton of radio interviews. i get my political advice and inside out there every day of the week and my number one thing at this point is an america needs offshoring. we have to offshore barack obama. he has to go. send him to china. >> first of all, what is . >> a vegas odds makers is someone who predistincts the winner of a sporting event. it was a natural outgrowth for me. to predicting the winner of political elections. and i think it was 2004, news max, the conservative website said out of all the odds makers and pollsters in america the one who got the most accurate prediction was wayne root. i predicted bush by three points and 35 electoral votes and he won by three v

. >> there's a place called hangover heaven in las vegas, nevada.u guys remember talking about this? there's a doctor who specializes in getting rid of that hangover feeling. there's a bus that will travel around vegas. it will even make a special house call to your hotel room or you can go to their facility and get your hangover remedy. >> i feel a little more awake for sure. and the nausea has gone away. >> that was genius. >> what's the key to his hangover cure? is it an i.v.? what is it? >> this is an intravenous process. they're putting the fluids straight into your system. >> i'm being married at 3:00 and i feel horrible. >> we have the president, the founder, the doctor behind hangover heaven via skype right this minute from las vegas. his name is dr. jason burke. >> was the hangover just something you thought was -- needed medical treatment? >> well, absolutely. as an anesthesiologist i came up with the idea working in the recovery room seeing people with post-operative nausea, delirium. and i met a lot of very interesting people with wild s

janine de la vega is in morgan hill with the specific area which has been targeted, jeanine? >> reporter: they call it the green leaf neighborhood in east dunn. we saw a patrol car in the past hour driving through this neighborhood and burglars are hitting this area in the daytime and night time hours and police say there have been reports of 23 burglaries here. eight homes have been broken into, and they have hit 15 cars parked in the neighborhood during the night. thieves are smashing car windows and crabbing what they can. the recent spike is making them take precaution. >> make sure their doors are locked and i take them with me and my truck and when i get home i take them out of my truck and i know there is nobody breaking into cars. >> reporter: that gentleman said he worked out of his car all day and that's why he feels safe taking his valuables with him. and investigators say nobody has been caught for any of these crimes and at this point they do not know if any of the crimes are related. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:06, police are cl

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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> -- if they pull you over janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we have an accident 580 westbound and it apparently has gotten worse and needs to be fixed right away. do expect construction crews out there today. right now we are looking at the bay point pittsburgh area and it is looking good as you make your way towards concord. highway 24 this is at the 680 split, traffic is looking good in all directions here. 237, this is near milpitas, and a you make the drive towards sunny veil, no delays, let's check in with mark. >>> we are checking in and we are trying to track all those fast moving rain showers. there is a little activity up towards cape mendocino and there is a chance of a few sprinkles up towards mendocino county. we have a few clouds in napa, san jose 42 and upper 40s at 48. this morning mostly cloudy skies, upper 40s this afternoon, partly cloudy skies in the low-to-mid 50s. we'll see a big batch of clouds and we have a dry weather forecast for your thursday and there is a weak system approaching and this will be

maÑana en las vegas, pacquiao frente a marquez. park de arlington sera la final de la tercera edicion de la copa soccer kicks entre jutiapa de manassas y la union de culmore. en el futbol america se jugara el clasico de la capital o el clasico del potomas en la semana 14 de la nfl a pesar que los ravens no consideran que los redskins sean sus rivales acÉrrimos. de igual forma, los jugadores y aficionados de washington difÍcilmente mencionarian a baltimore si se les preguntara cuÁl es el equipo al que mÁs detestan. ravens y redskins se veran las caras este domingo a partir de la una de la tarde en el fedex field de landover maryland, ambos necesitan de la victoria, ravens para consolidar el primer lugar y redskins para seguir en la lucha por el playoffs. y por la nba esta noche wizards juegan en atlanta contra los hawks a partir de las 7.30 y buscan la tercera victoria del torneo, el resultado lo tendremos a las once. al regresar:.. nos visito una queÑa actriz para hablarnos de una pelicula de navidad... es momento de hablar de entr

and richard hermann, new york criminal defense lawyer joining us from las vegas. richard, the supreme court has choices of cases it could take here. it decided to take these two, doma and proposition 8. why do you think they took these and not others? >> you know, after this election, this issue is so ripe for the supreme court the jurisdictions are so split in their laws, many states recognizing same-sex marriage and performing same-sex marriages. some states not recognizing them. this is the perfect scenario for the supreme court to step in and ultimately make a ruling. there are over 1,000 cases, joe, in which federal laws are impacted by marital status.

janine de la vega joins us live from a creek that overflowed, good morning. >> reporter: well the san francisco creek has definitely receded and the water is flowing well but you see that mark, it was just below the white, a foot below that so it has definitely receded. let's go to video, you can see just how high water came up near the creek.

ktvu's janine de la vega is in san jose and spoke to the children's father. good morning, janine. >> reporter: the father told me his family has not slept much but any are breathing a sigh of relief. their little girl was just brought home from the hospital. this is after a truck ran off the road. you can see where the tire marks are here and it ran off the road and plowed down a fence there and smashed into a

reporting live janine de la vega. >>> your time 6:04. if you are heading for the airport today, plan ahead. give yourself plenty of time. ktvu allie rasmus is live at sfo right now where thousands plan to travel for the holidays. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. you can see a lot of the folks already here. this is the after check in line to check your luggage here. there is a little bit of a line here. if you take a look at the curb you can see we've seen a lot of taxis and shuttles and cars. people dropping off passengers. passengers unloading as they head into their flights here. this airport is busy but it's not unmanageable. there are not huge lines to deal with. the only place you might see a delay is getting the security line at sfo. this is what it looked like about 15 minutes ago. i just poked my head in right before the live shot and the security line is still pretty dense. this is the peak travel day of the holiday season with 130,000 people expected to pass through san francisco international airport today. two m

janine de la vega joins us live from palo alto with the very latest, jeanine? >> reporter: well we are right near the border where you can see the san francisco creek and in the last hour, the water has receded and i just checked, it is at 9 feet and you couldn't even see that tree branch but the water was at 15.9 feet. this is video of where i was standing and you can see how high water came. it crested on woodland and is over the entrance of the four seasons hotel. police were escorting people away from the floodwaters and residents were monitoring the flood levels and had sandbags to protect their homes. even though there is no massive damage they are worried about flooding where the river bends. >> we have areas where the water has undermind the levee itself and continues to undermind the levee. >> reporter: this is what the southbound lanes looked like north of embarcadero. the creek was literally flooding the freeway and chp was helping most wrists -- motorists far gate. -- navigate. an emergency shelter was opened for people who may have needed this beca

we are at freedom fest in las vegas, where mr. forbes is speaking. mr. forbes, why is that free markets are moreover, but that government isn't. with an example of that? >> remake the emphasis of big government. going back to it james madison defined. but in terms of big government not being moral, it is the opposite of what it purports to do and creates an environment we have less ability to get ahead increased dependency and not a sense of independence. it plessis crony capitalism, which hurts oil entrepreneurship and creativity. all the things the government says it does hopes the poor to make sure the markets: the right direction. they do the opposite. their short-term oriented, writes to the next election. they have their own agenda. they don't respond to the marketplace the way business has to do. they have their own agenda of interest groups. the bigger they get, the more harm they do on the less chance you have to improve your lot in life. >> host: how is it free markets make it moral? is morality part of capitalism? >> guest: morality is the bas

. >> in las vegas if you're going to open a store, it has to be on the strip.roached miracle mile and inquired about the ability to get a store. they said, well, we would be interested except that to open a store anywhere on the strip you have to be an experienced retailer and need at least one other store. >> typical of other entrepreneurs their lack of experience wasn't going to deflate their dream. they went back to the maul operator and asked if branding their line with a celebrity would compensate for lack of retail experience. >> we did research on '50s inspired fashions. several names kept coming up. one was marilyn monroe. another was bettie page. she was scandalous, she was edgy. i'm think, okay, that's las vegas. >> tatiana behind manufacturing the 1950s era clothes hadn't even heard of bettie page. >> we found a lot of information about the pictures and i really fall in love and that was a perfect name. >> bettie's name was made famous by hugh hefner and she stopped modeling and went into a life of obscurity and died in 2008. since then, she introduc

more than 300-thousand people re year in las vegas.w special iil also feature the world-famous new year's eee ball as ittmaaes its descent into newwyyok's times squaae the newwyear's eve live! &pspecial starts tonight at 11-pm right here on foo45. i'm candace old ann ttats our lowdown 3 ---------nats oo ew years cheering------- a cellbration of theirrown. what kids at port iscovery are doing to ring in the new nn!nn!n!n!n! 3& it's alread 2013 down unddr. in sydney australia... theyy rrng in the new year with a light aad music show. shot off over thh cctyys harbor and bridges. sydney is 16-hours ahead of baltimore. 3 3 rookie quarterbacks led their teams to the playoffss.. the ravens are facing one of them...what ohn harbaugh ees in andrew luck thattwill give the ravens problems...next in sports unlimited... right out of the blue this afternoon camm a statement ffom ravens assistant gm eric decosta, whh sveral teams wann tt interviewwfor vacant gmm jobs..saii ddcosta, and i quote...i love being aapaattof the ravens and plan to stay here

marco rubio was born catholic, grew up in miami, and his family moved to las vegas. they moved to las vegas because he had an aunt and uncle who lived there. his mother's sister. and this is a pattern that we see with immigrants. they follow tear family members -- their family members, right? so it was logical when they were struggling to make a living in miami, they went to las vegas. and when they went there, they were brought into the mormon church by this aunt and uncle who were very devout mormons. and he really was enthusiast withic about joining that church. and his cousins will talk about him becoming fascinated with the oz o mondays, the -- osmonds, the most famous mormons of the time and going out to the studio where toes mondays would tape their or television show. he's very interested in religion, he's very interested in faith. and even though he did not remain a mormon for his entire life -- it was just as a child, he returned to the catholic church -- it will always be a part of this sort of complex faith journey as he calls it religion's complicated, a

a popular casino on the las vegas strip.we don't have many details right now but one local news station reports a gunman shot a woman around 9:30 tonight at the excalibur hotel before shooting himself. that's at the corner of tropicana boulevard and las vegas boulevard right in the heart of the strip. early reports report this happened near the hotel's front desk. no word yet on the condition of the woman or the gunman. >>> president obama weighed in on the federal government's attitude of state's that have made marijuana legal. in an interview released today mr. obama says he does not favor legalization but that enforcing federal laws against it would be a low priority. >>> a lack of progress in the fiscal cliff talks weighed on nasdaq tonight. the s & p500 was off by five. the dow dropped 35. >>> memories of a school shooting here in northern california. the lesson that is community can share today. >> and we'll tell you [ female announcer ] here's to a whole world of happier holidays. time to enchant, delight and amaze. s

suzie favor hamilton admitted she has been working as a las vegas escort over the past year, leading a double life. wife, mother, real estate professional while at home, $600 per hour escort while away in las vegas, la, and other cities. she says she could earn up to $6,000 a day as an escort. she takes full responsibility for her actions. >>> and michael phelps is named the associated president athlete of the year. lebron james had 37 votes. it's the second time phelps has been honored as the ap male athlete of the year. the only men to make it more than twice are tiger woods, lance armstrong, and michael jordan. so phelps, pretty good company. >> thanks. >> and we're going to see a lot of rain over the next few days. if you have travel plan, take your time!

ktvu ajanine de la vega is there now with exclues -- ktvu's janine de la vega is there now. >> reporter nobody called police until this morning. a neighbor called 911 after seeing people in front of the home loading property into several cars. when officers arrived, they found a front door open and around 300 harvest the marijuana plants. this is exclusive video that we have obtained that shows how packed the house was with plants. officers found jugs with chemicals in the bathroom and were overcome with fumes. now police inspected the backyard and found the grower to tamper with the wiring so pg&e wouldn't realize how much power they were using. >> you don't know what's gonna explode or what is not, you know, what kind of chemicals they have there. that's our concern. he lives next door. >> reporter: police determined this home was specifically used as a sophisticated growhouse. they confiscated a lighting system and transformers and other equipment found throughout the house. the marijuana plants had a street value of around $100,000. now, back out here live, the narcotics detectives

a popular casino on the las vegas strip.we don't have many details right now but one local news station reports a gunman shot a woman around 9:30 tonight at the excalibur hotel before shooting himself. that's at the corner of tropicana boulevard and las vegas boulevard right in the heart of the strip. early reports report this happened near the hotel's front desk. no word yet on the condition of the woman or the gunman. >>> president obama weighed in on the federal government's attitude of state's that have made marijuana legal. in an interview released today mr. obama says he does not favor legalization but that enforcing federal laws against it would be a low priority. >>> a lack of progress in the fiscal cliff talks weighed on nasdaq tonight. the s & p500 was off by five. the dow dropped 35. >>> memories of a school shooting here in northern california. the lesson that is community can share today. >> and we'll tell you how a christening service here in east oakland turn into an impromptu prayer vigil for families in conn

police are responding to a report of gunfire at a hotel on the las vegas strip. las vegas police say, officers were called to the excalibur hotel- and casino, just before 9-30 p-m- tonight on a report of shots being fired. the shooting was reported near the hotel's front desk. however at this time. police are not releasing any details on whether anyone was hit. been o >> there are two survivors of today's deadly crash on northbound 280. one of them was arrested on manslaughter charges after three people were left dead. these are aerials of the crash scene. from sky 7 h-d a-b-c 7 news. the california highway patrol says, just after three o'clock in the afternoon. a tan lexus, parked on the median, was slammed by a black volkswagon, south of the edgewood road exit near redwood city. two women and a man in the lexus were killed. the fourth passenger survived with moderate to major injuries. he was taken to a hospital. the 82-year-old driver of the volkswagon was treated for minor injuries. then, placed under arrest. the california highway patrol says, it appears he

the bus was traveling from las vegas to vancouver british columbia. the bus driver survived the crash but has not yet spoken to police due so his juries. >>> the connecticut medical examiners a is the gunman's remains were claimed several days ago by a anonymous person. 20 first graders and six educators were killed in that december 4th shooting. >> several sandy hook students and family members were guests at the new york giants game. the newtown group lined up on the field and cheered as players were introduced. the team said it wanted to do something to raise the spirits of their special guests. the defending super bowl champ routed them 42-7 but the giants were eliminated from the playoff chase when the bears outlasted detroit. >>> a lot of people are counting down the hours until they can get a prime viewing location. talking about the rose parade. it atracks almost a million people to pasadena for a firsthand look at the beautiful vote floats, the bands, the horses, and everything else. but you're not allowed to stake out a spot until noon today

ktvu janine de la vega has a look at the sketch police hope will lead them to an arrest. janine. >> reporter: pam, th morning police are combing through evidence they found in this mansion. they will not tell us how the homeowner was killed but they did release a sketch of the suspect. he is described as white or latino between 23-24 years old. he's around six feet tall and described as being skinny with black hair and dark eyes. this man and several others broke into this home early friday morning. when officers arrived, they found the house was ransacked and the body of 66koomra. his wife was beaten but did not have any serious injuries. he is the former owner of the historic winery. it's unknown if this couple was targeted or if this was a random home invasion robbery. police want anyone who might have information about the victim or if you recognize the man in the police sketch to give police a call. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> people on both sides of the same sex marriage issue will be closely watching the supreme court this morning. jus

janine de la vega is at the scene. she's been there since 4:30. so i know you just talked to someone who may have known this person. what do you know? >> reporter: well, i'm told by relatives that a man who lives here in this apartment complex believes that the body discovered here was his son. now the coroner has yet to confirm the sex or identity of the victim but at 1:15 this morning residents of this apartment complex near hamillton called 911 because they saw smoke coming from the storage unit from the carport in the back of the complex. they found and attached storage unit on fire. they quickly extinguished it and found a body inside. along with it there were miscellaneous items and alcohol. they came to the scene to gather evidence. at this point they are not calling this a homicide. the cause of the fire and death are undetermined. >> at this point we are still looking into the the details that led up to this. we are working side by side with the county investigators. >> reporter: we saw the people hugging. two of them told us they believe

reporting live janine de la vega. >>> time is 6:05. sentencing today for a san francisco school cafeteria worker convicted of several sexual assaults. he was convicted of attacking three women in the mission district last year. one of them was beaten unconscious. he could get life in prison. the fifth suspect charged in an attack that left one man dead and a woman badly beaten is set to face a judge today. they were found bound and bagged in the middle of the street. the victims and the suspects knew each other. the final suspect is facing charges of accessory to murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. >>> new this morning there is more fallout from the royal phone hoax. about a dozen workers at the australian radio station behind the prank call had been moved to safe houses. ten radio executives now have around the clock bodyguards because of death threats. meanwhile british investigators are disclosing more information about three suicide notes left by the nurse. two were found in the room while the other was among her personal po

reporting live from san jose janine de la vega. >>> time is 5:34. gilroy police are searching for a young man accused of stabbing a 74-year-old man in downtown gilroy. it happened yesterday near lewis and monterey streets near the gilroy public library. the victim was stabbed in his torso. they believe he will survive. the attacker a white man in his 20s. he had blond hair and wearing dirty tan clothing. >>> once again today we will see if the supreme court will announce if it will take up proposition 8 the ban on same sex marriage. the justices will meet again this morning to decide which cases they will rule on in the coming months. as with last week, if prop 8 is on the list today, a ruling would likely come sometime in june. if prop 8 is not on the list, the waiting game will continue until the next supreme court conference which is scheduled for january. >>> concerns about the fiscal cliff are not hurting president obama's approval rating. it's now at 57%. that is the highest rating since may 2011 when navy seals killed osama bin laden in a rai