lloyd lacuesta spoke with the lawyer and the victim's parents who are not happy with that request.t's a story you will see only on two. >> reporter: a former santa clara county sheriff's deputy is asking a judge to shorten his sentence for accidentally killing two cyclists on steven canyon road almost four years ago. council acknowledged he fell asleep at the wheel on patrol. council pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicle manslaughter, served four months of house arrest. fulfilled 400 hours of community service and now wants his three year probation terminated eight months early. >> we've done so that tommy could go out and apply for a law enforcement position and move on with his life. >> reporter: the parents of galt and peterson are objecting. >> i don't think he should be given preferential treatment. there isn't a day that goes by that i don't wish that i could talk and be around christie. and that she could be part of our family. >> reporter: peterson's mother agreed. >> his mistake had huge consequences he shouldn't just be able to take the consequences and just live with t

tonight ktvu's lloyd lacuesta takes a look at the technology recently launched that will allow you to tap your phone and pay and the security behind the system. >> reporter: at a cvs store in san francisco a new way to buy something. >> looks like your total comes to $14.58 today. >> reporter: instead of a wallet, google executive pays with his cell phone. >> what i will do is hold it up to the reading. it sends sent. it shows me it sent my google payment. and all of my information should have been sent right to the point of sale and i have my receipt right here. >> reporter: the technology must be linked to a google card. >> we're holding this information and giving you an easy way to pass that information to a merchant. >> reporter: ted's market in san francisco is one of some 150,000 u.s. merchants set up to accept google wallet payments. >> for the people that use it they know what they're doing, and it speeds things up. >> reporter: during the lunch rush we spent at ted's market, not a single customer pulled out google wallet. but there was interest. >> i feel there's a lot of se

lloyd lacuesta joins us live with what the school is doing to protect students and he has a sketch of the attacker. >> reporter: behind me is one of two parking garages. authorities are not -- in a sparking structure around 8:30 this morning. we're learning there's extra campus police patrolling tonight. campus lights are staying on all night. >> that puts me a little on edge because i'm going to be here till late. >> reporter: the sheriff department released this sketch of the man they say assaulted the woman this morning. he's described as white, 5'4-" tall with extremely long hair and spoke with a russian accent. he was wearing a green sweater with white lettering. >> he then asked her if she could help him find his vehicle. as they were in the parking lot, he asked for a hug. which he did not want to. he grabbed her and she passed out. >> reporter: the woman woke up to people surrounding her. >> i wouldn't help a stranger like it's kind of creepy. you always have to be aware of that situation. >> that's crazy, i've never heard of anything happening like that around here. >> report

ktvu's lloyd lacuesta in san jose with why we're seeing the increase, lloyd. >> reporter: frank it's of supply and demand in santa clara county. they can see rates are low resulting in higher rents. the number of houses and apartments for rent in the south bay is going down, while the cost to rent is going up. this four bedroom house is renting for $2,400 a month. haás year last year at this time it would have been $00 less. >> prior to this we had not raised rents in 10 years. >> reporter: higher foreclosures are pushing rents up. >> in the last few months they rented 1,095 to 1,450 for a two bedroom house or cottage in that area. >> because of the foreclosure thing again there are people out there looking for properties that were paying 5,000 to $6,000 a month for their mortgage, they're no able to afford that. so they're looking for rentals in the 1,500 to $2,000 range. >> reporter: contra costa county has the lowest rents in the area. in all four counties, rents are higher than 2007 when the recession began. >> santa clara county is always a little tighter than any where else in

lloyd lacuesta live at the scene he's been gathering information and talking to passengers and officials there about what happened. >> reporter: as you can see behind me emergency personnel are at the train trying to help those injured. 2,000 people were on amtrak 718 who had left stockton earlier. the truck driver was not injured. 35 people are suffering moderate injury, neck and head pain. there are no deaths. we were able to talk to a passenger. >> i was on the train, i was asleep. i just left richmond i was on my way back to stockton. when i was sleeping it was a big ball. i bam. it was sitting on a chair so when i got hit it rattle me back and forth. so my whole side is not doing very well at all. >> reporter: all calls have gone out to ambulances. many passengers are still on the train. >> they are starting to transport patients to local hospitals. i don't have an exact count on how many we've transported at this point. >> amtrak is sending buses here to get people who were not injured. an investigation is on the way to figure out why the truck stalled. >> stay with ktvu channel 2

an unfortunate reflection of the times we live in, lloyd lacuesta has the story. >> reporter: the san jose animal shelter billed itself as one of the largest shelter. but lately more people have been using this door to drop off their pets than adopt them. tonight we saw a number of people bringing in animals they said they had found. >> cruising around the parking lot, i saw he had a tag and i figured to check it. there was no return phone or owner on it. >> reporter: the shelter says most of the animals are deemed strays. if owners surrender their pets they have to pay a fee. since the beginning of october, this shelter has taken in 663 animals. the reason uncontrolled breeding and the faltering economy. >> some folks when they're feeling financial strain one of the first things they cut back on is a pet. >> reporter: this shelter now has more animals coming in than going out. so six shelters have lowered the price of animal adoption. in san jose the normal adoption fee of $115 has been cut to $10. that includes spay and neuter, vaccinations and free license for a year. this woman sa

. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, lloyd lacuesta is in east palo alto he's learned about a grass roots effort to try to improve safety. >> reporter: frank there's still a memorial here for 6- year-old sierela zamora. the second grader was laid to rest as the city trys to figure out how to prevent this from ever happening again. at the city council meeting tonight some in the community wanted to know why the school driver who hit the girl was never arrested. >> they should do justice. if they don't do justice today it's going to happen over and over. >> reporter: this lady says that she's a friend of the woman who hit the girl. >> i told her she did not get this morning and say, let me go kill a child. that was not her intention. if that was the case they would have sent her to jail. >> reporter: there was insufficient evidence at the scene. but the investigation continues. >> there is justice for everyone involved in this incident. >> reporter: the chief says that one other child earlier this year was hit at that same crosswalk and suffered a broken leg. he says this year police have made 62

lloyd lacuesta joins us live with what the school is doing to protect students and he has a sketch of the attacker. >> reporter: behind me is one of two parking garages. authorities are not -- in a sparking structure around 8:30 this morning. we're learning there's extra campus police patrolling tonight. campus lights are staying on all night. >> that puts me a little on edge because i'm going to be here till late. >> reporter: the sheriff department released this sketch of the man they say assaulted the woman this morning. he's described as white, 5'4-" tall with extremely long hair and spoke with a russian accent. he was wearing a green sweater with white lettering. >> he then asked her if she could help him find his vehicle. as they were in the parking lot, he asked for a hug. which he did not want to. he grabbed her and she passed out. >> reporter: the woman woke up to people surrounding her. >> i wouldn't help a stranger like it's kind of creepy. you always have to be aware of that situation. >> that's crazy, i've never heard of anything happening like that around here. >> report

lloyd lacuesta live at the scene he's been gathering information and talking to passengers and officials there about what happened. >> reporter: as you can see behind me emergency personnel are at the train trying to help those injured. 2,000 people were on amtrak 718 who had left stockton earlier. the truck driver was not injured. 35 people are suffering moderate injury, neck and head pain. there are no deaths. we were able to talk to a passenger. >> i was on the train, i was asleep. i just left richmond i was on my way back to stockton. when i was sleeping it was a big ball. i bam. it was sitting on a chair so when i got hit it rattle me back and forth. so my whole side is not doing very well at all. >> reporter: all calls have gone out to ambulances. many passengers are still on the train. >> they are starting to transport patients to local hospitals. i don't have an exact count on how many we've transported at this point. >> amtrak is sending buses here to get people who were not injured. an investigation is on the way to figure out why the truck stalled. >> stay with ktvu channel 2

ktvu's lloyd lacuesta in san jose with why we're seeing the increase, lloyd. >> reporter: frank it'sly and demand in santa clara county. they can see rates are low resulting in higher rents. the number of houses and apartments for rent in the south bay is going down, while the cost to rent is going up. this four bedroom house is renting for $2,400 a month. haás year last year at this time it would have been $00 less. >> prior to this we had not raised rents in 10 years. >> reporter: higher foreclosures are pushing rents up. >> in the last few months they rented 1,095 to 1,450 for a two bedroom house or cottage in that area. >> because of the foreclosure thing again there are people out there looking for properties that were paying 5,000 to $6,000 a month for their mortgage, they're no able to afford that. so they're looking for rentals in the 1,500 to $2,000 range. >> reporter: contra costa county has the lowest rents in the area. in all four counties, rents are higher than 2007 when the recession began. >> santa clara county is always a little tighter than any where else in the coun

lloyd lacuesta tells us where the man hunt came to an end. >> reporter: you can see on the garage door there bull bullet holes as many as 24. many cars have been moved from the drive. >> all of a sudden i heard pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: the coroner's office confirmed the man shot this morning was shareef allman. investigators say he is the man seen on this surveillance video walking through a cupertino gas station. this after police say he shot and killed three coworkers and wounded six others at the lee high cement plant. police had sealed off this neighborhood for hours and didn't find him until morning. >> these houses built with 55 had external access so it was just a little area you could shoot beneath the house. >> we believe he displaced the firearm in a threatening manner. >> reporter: exactly what set off allman may have died with him. coworkers said he was having problems at work and being scrutinized for safety violations. a week and a half a ago, allman showed him a gun. >> he said check this out, i said what are you doing with that? what's going on? he laughed and being

. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, lloyd lacuesta is in east palo alto he's learned about a grass roots effort to try to improve safety. >> reporter: frank there's still a memorial here for 6- year-old sierela zamora. the second grader was laid to rest as the city trys to figure out how to prevent this from ever happening again. at the city council meeting tonight some in the community wanted to know why the school driver who hit the girl was never arrested. >> they should do justice. if they don't do justice today it's going to happen over and over. >> reporter: this lady says that she's a friend of the woman who hit the girl. >> i told her she did not get this morning and say, let me go kill a child. that was not her intention. if that was the case they would have sent her to jail. >> reporter: there was insufficient evidence at the scene. but the investigation continues. >> there is justice for everyone involved in this incident. >> reporter: the chief says that one other child earlier this year was hit at that same crosswalk and suffered a broken leg. he says this year police have made 62

live in san jose, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the ktvu.com we posted a link to san jose'sl care center. you will find all the dogs and cats up for adoption. just look for the web link section of our front page. >>> the melbrae city council considered outsources their police. the sheriff's department presented a plan that it said would cost more than $4 million. that would save milbrae $400,000 a year. the city council decided it had more many questions and needed more time to decide the issue. >>> news tonight from the state controller on california's bottom line. the state collected $705 million less than anticipated at this point in the fiscal year. the controller says the numbers indicate the state won't avoid trigger cut that is were written into the budget. state officials say it's possible it will be able to gain ground over the next three months. the governor will have to december decide in december if the first of the cuts should take place. >>> the dow dropped 17 points, the nasdaq picked up 17. investors were waiting on a vote from slovakia on an expansion of eur

live in milpitas lloyd lacuesta. >>> since the afghan war started 10 years ago, 1,707 u.s. men and women have died in afghanistan. more than 14,000 have been wounded in action. >>> a state lawmakers from the bay area is facing felony charges tonight. assemblywoman mary hayashi is accused of stealing clothing from a high end department store in san francisco. hayashi respects the 18th district including hay ward and castro valley. >> reporter: union square it's the shopping mecca of the bay area. if you want high end, you come here. this is where hayashi spent the weekend shopping. the assemblywoman is accused of theft. hayashi is suspected of stealing thousands of the dollars including some leather pants. sam singer say it is assemblywoman went to neiman's to return something and got distracted. >> she sat at the cafe, after doing a lot of work she stepped outside the store and realized that she had made a mistake. before she had an opportunity to correct that, the security guard got her. >> reporter: hayashi has been in the state assembly since 2006, she is chair of the as

ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is in cupertino. >> reporter: so far there has been no confirmation about what apple is announcing. but the invitation sent out to a select group of tech media said let's talk iphone. >> the iphone 6 right? or is it 5? no6. >> reporter: five, five. >> oh, okay. >> reporter: what do you have the 4? >> i have the three. >> reporter: sometimes it's hard to keep straight. sleeker, bigger screen, faster, but no one knows for sure. >> i'm excited to see what the new technology is going to be like. what the new operating system is going to be operating. i'm hoping that i can get myself a phone by the end of week. >> reporter: it's anticipated that the new phone will be available through at least three carriers. at&t, verizon, sprint. >> this is a product that's coming out on multiple carriers with multiple technology. >> reporter: tomorrow, apple is holding the launch where tim cook will make the announcement. replacing steve jobs who stepped down because of his help. other rumors is that apple may announce a partnership with facebook. nobody knows for sure, and that's

lloyd lacuesta is live with the reasons why. >> reporter: the los gatos school meeting is still going on tonight. packed with parents supporting or questioning plans to remodel one of the oldest schools in the bay area. some parents feel it is looked down at by other schools in the los gatos flat lands. >> we have toilets that are falling apart. sinks that don't work. every time they come in and fix those things they're spending operational dollars to fix them. which is money you can spend on a teacher. >> reporter: los gatos voters approved a bond measure to renovate lexington elementary. cost projections have now risen to $21 million. >> it's important to rebuild the lexington school because it can provide the capacity that this district needs for the growth it expects. >> reporter: some parents at other schools say their campuses are overcrowded. >> they're planning to spend up to $21 million for a school with declining enrollment and only 171 children. so we believe that this is fiscally irresponsible. >> reporter: and parents worry that construction at lexington school means thos

live in milpitas lloyd lacuesta. >>> since the afghan war started 10 years ago, 1,707 u.s. men and women have died in afghanistan. more than 14,000 have been wounded in action. >>> a state lawmakers from the bay area is facing felony charges tonight. assemblywoman mary hayashi is accused of stealing clothing from a high end department store in san francisco. hayashi respects the 18th district including hay ward and castro valley. >> reporter: union square it's the shopping mecca of the bay area. if you want high end, you come here. this is where hayashi spent the weekend shopping. the assemblywoman is accused of theft. hayashi is suspected of stealing thousands of the dollars including some leather pants. sam singer say it is assemblywoman went to neiman's to return something and got distracted. >> she sat at the cafe, after doing a lot of work she stepped outside the store and realized that she had made a mistake. before she had an opportunity to correct that, the security guard got her. >> reporter: hayashi has been in the state assembly since 2006, she is chair of the as

lloyd lacuesta is live with the reasons why. >> reporter: the los gatos school meeting is still goingn tonight. packed with parents supporting or questioning plans to remodel one of the oldest schools in the bay area. some parents feel it is looked down at by other schools in the los gatos flat lands. >> we have toilets that are falling apart. sinks that don't work. every time they come in and fix those things they're spending operational dollars to fix them. which is money you can spend on a teacher. >> reporter: los gatos voters approved a bond measure to renovate lexington elementary. cost projections have now risen to $21 million. >> it's important to rebuild the lexington school because it can provide the capacity that this district needs for the growth it expects. >> reporter: some parents at other schools say their campuses are overcrowded. >> they're planning to spend up to $21 million for a school with declining enrollment and only 171 children. so we believe that this is fiscally irresponsible. >> reporter: and parents worry that construction at lexington school means those

ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is in cupertino. >> reporter: so far there has been no confirmation about whatt the invitation sent out to a select group of tech media said let's talk iphone. >> the iphone 6 right? or is it 5? no6. >> reporter: five, five. >> oh, okay. >> reporter: what do you have the 4? >> i have the three. >> reporter: sometimes it's hard to keep straight. sleeker, bigger screen, faster, but no one knows for sure. >> i'm excited to see what the new technology is going to be like. what the new operating system is going to be operating. i'm hoping that i can get myself a phone by the end of week. >> reporter: it's anticipated that the new phone will be available through at least three carriers. at&t, verizon, sprint. >> this is a product that's coming out on multiple carriers with multiple technology. >> reporter: tomorrow, apple is holding the launch where tim cook will make the announcement. replacing steve jobs who stepped down because of his help. other rumors is that apple may announce a partnership with facebook. nobody knows for sure, and that's the way apple likes it.