lorraine blanco has been out there since 4:30, what do you know lorraine? arson investigators and police investigators are on the scene right now and if you take a look at the scene, the investigation is going on right behind that in the car port area. investigators found a few things by the cars that make it look suspicious. the early morning fire started up to five cars burning at the same time and you can see it looks like a graveyard and fires spread from the car port to the apartment above at 2:20 a.m. there is fire and water damage so the whole apartment is evacuated. everybody got out safely and the fire marshall tells me everybody is completely out and fire investigators are still hard at working. >> everybody is picking through what they see, what they get from witnesses and put all that together with the pieces and they get a puzzle together. >> red cross is helping families with food and shelter. >> reporter: as for the cars, five were destroyed but now investigators are looking at everything in daylight and now they say almost a dozen cars have

lorraine blanco where the investigation is underway and one woman was taken to the hospital, lorraine? >> reporter: livermore pleasant on it firefighters are still on the scene -- pleasanton firefighters are still on the scene and they tell us this is a total loss and a charred mess. the fire broke out here on pal mean know. one person was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and what you can't see how high the fire got. firefighters tell me the flames were shooting 30 feet into the air but pain page were here. they had to dig inside the ground and there is no word on the woman's condition and she was alert and talking when she was taken away last night. reporting live, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> also the search continues for a and in handcuffs. police say he ran from officers after a traffic stop and it involved dozens of officers on the ground and a chp helicopter. police say he raid -- he made the response and it is back open after the station was closed for more than two hours last night. witnesses say the man stepped off the platform as the

lorraine blanco is at the base this morning with the last minute negotiations that may have saved the deal. lorraine. >> reporter: pam, council members voted 7-0 to approve this new deal but not before dozens of members of the community stepped far to chime in on what they want to see here. after hours of discussion last night. council members approved a billion dollar program. many organizers got a lot of what they wanted. prologent will bill the warehouses and agreed to hire oakland residence for half of their staff. they also agreed to refrain from asking job applicants if they have been convicted of a crime. many residence think these negotiations with thousands of new jobs propsed could be see to controlling violence in oakland. >> right now -- not just for oakland but for the region. >> somebody is at work and they are not in the streets then everything will change for the better and parents will feel better if thaw can have job. >>> by moving war the city made a deline. contraction will start on the warehouses after that. for now we are reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco

live in berkeley lorraine blanco. >>> 6:04. two separate shootings in oakland last night left three people injured. inclouding two juveniles. the first one happened on 61st street. friends of one of the victims drove him to the. a second victim reportedly in his 20s he was rushed to ambulance. >>> another juvenile was shot and injured in a separate shooting. it happened on 93rd avenue about 9:45 last night. alabama ambulance rushed that victim to the -- an ambulance rushed that victim to the hospital. >>> police in santa clara are investigating a sexual assault. a woman told police that she was assaulted on park avenue around 3:00 yesterday morning. now police only have a vague description of the suspect. they are asking minute with information to give them a call. police start to investigate yesterday afternoon. now police moved war the house. look at them the guns were drawn. after getting reports of dangerous dogs on that property. they found two men that had been burned on their arms. they can also smell chemicals in the ai

lorraine blanco is live with the story. lorraine? >> reporter: well, voters overwhelmingly supported measure b as you said. at a news conference here at downtown superior court in san jose, legal council for several public employee unions said it is unlawful and vowed to fight it with multiple lawsuits. the san jose police officers association and the san jose firefighters say the measure makes unlawful changes to healthcare, disability insurance. workers have to pay 16% of their retirement benefits and new hires would get less generous benefits. >> the mayor of the city has four months. in addition to that, literally, hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not a million dollars, from funds both inside and outside of this city by various business interests was spent in an election that drew less of the third of the electorate to vote. >> reporter: this is video of supporters gathering last night. supporters say pensions for san jose city workers are too generous and too expensive for the city. the unions told told us -- told us today y

you can see ktvu lorraine blanco is there.ine what do you know. >> firefighters are still investigating the cause out here this morning, but they think it may have started on the porch in a barbecue grill. you can see just how high the flames shot into the air from this video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just after 1 a.m. right at the beginning of that fire. contra costa told us it quickly became a 3 alarm fire. it started in the bottom unit at the river -- at least three units were fully engulfed. neighbors describe a chaotic scene as people ran for their lives mr. we heard people screaming help, and we were trying to call 9-1-1 and it took a long time for them to come. it took too long for them to come. people were screaming help. we were hysterical. we didn't know if they were dead or what. i'm glad to know everybody got out. >> four families are displaced. at least two of the units are a total loss. in all 12 adults and four children are without a home this morning. the american red cross is helping them with shel

lorraine blanco has more of the suspect surrendering, good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morningorii, police tell us he is a 41-year-old felon and has some kind of a relationship where he barricaded himself for almost seven hours. let's look at the exclusive video where he barricaded himself and he surrendered after a long night of negotiations. officers rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal. it all started hours earlier when an alameda sheriff's deputies tried to take down a suspect. police are relieved nobody was hurt. >> we were on a primary mission to protect everyone involved including the suspect involved so we were able to enter with s.w.a.t. and hostage negotiations team and have a dialog with the suspect and talk him out and have him surrender to police. >> and just before midnight, you can see the suspect with a gun to his own head and he was telling police to shoot him and he was crying a lot. he went back into the house where he surrendered and the suspect is facing several felony charges and it will be more severe because he is an ex- felon.

what do you know, lorraine?e a, forensic man from the san mateo county sheriff's department arrived here moments ago. the investigation is going on behind this alley where you can see the charred remains of several cars. investigators say the fire started here, with up to five cars bumping at the sale time. redwood city police say the flames spread from 12:30 a.m. it destroyed 12 unis. the other units have smoke and fire damage. one fire victim says he is sad because his neighbor's chihuahua didn't make it. >> when the guy tried to get him out, he hid under the bed and he just died there. >> reporter: the american red cross is helping families with food and shelter at a nearby community center. no injuries reported. 27 people got out safely on their own. as for their cars, five are a complete loss on the -- almost a dozen cars have some type of fire damage this morning. >>> two people were arrested by san francisco police for a suspected arson at a muni station. now, it happened around 4:00 this morning at the c

ktvu lorraine blanco is there.at bran ham lane east. >> reporter: you can see crews are working to turn off a gas line to that bottom town home you see behind me. you can also seize the crack in the wall where a van slammed into it. san jose fire tells us it hit a handful of meters at this town home complex. pg&e was able to cap off the leak close to a quarter after 4:00 a.m. this morning. the driver is okay. one person inside the building was taken to the hospital. >> we did have one medical transport undetermined of what happened. they are evaluating him at the hospital right now. >> reporter: authorities say there are no other injuries. the bottom unit is the only unit that is still evacuated this morning. because of the extensive damages pg&e says they are unsure when the people who live in that bottom town home can return to their home. reporting live from san jose lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we do have continuing coverage of the story we first reported on yesterday's morning news. right at 4:30.

, lorraine? >> reporter: yeah, he says the block along mason will not have water. the water main break happened at around 4:30 a.m. near the 7/11. it took about an hour to get the break under control. he thinks it's due to age. it was built in the 1900s. i have a man stayping at the sheridan -- staying at the sheridan. not quite the best morning for you. he's from dallas. >> it's okay. we're enjoying visiting the city. we're taking it in stride. >> reporter: what happened? how did you find out about it? >> turned on the water, no water. >> reporter: right now you are gonna try to enjoy your day and spend some time outside? >> exactly. exactly. >> reporter: well, he's in good spirits but the people at the san francisco p.u.c. have a long day ahead of them. they are awaiting for pg&e to come out here. again, several businesses on may -- on mason and jefferson have no power. it started 459:30 this morning and it could last until 4:30 -- at 4:30 this morning and could last until the afternoon. back t

lorraine blanco have a live update. >>> time is 6:01. in case you are wondering bart service is running back to normal. now more on that fire to shut down the train. bart is inspecting the track out there this morning. make sure there is no residual problems. cara liu is live in oakland with the fire investigation update and how bart service is doing now. >> reporter: good morning. first i want to show you the tracks up here. bart service is functioning normally again if you take a look at this elevated track here. the trains we saw just a little bit ago running normally. this is a san francisco bound train here from the west oakland bart station. a lot of folks happy to see this. and a day ago bart service shut down all morning long. it was a melt down of a morning commute for just about anyone trying to get across the bay. the service did resume yesterday before 4:00 in the afternoon. this morning bart says it's business as usual. folks we talk to waiting for their trains were relieved. >> it's nice to see them working. it's a little i

lorraine?: they want to know why our prices are going up while prices are going down everywhere else here at the chevron, $4 per gallon for a gallon of regular and that's 79- cents more than the national and they are questioning why other refineries recently shut down for repairs at the same time. they are asking the federal trade commission to investigate those refineries to find out if they wanted to keep prices high for all of us. according to the information they resulted in huge prices and they made about $42 million a day. they plan to cooperate with any potential investigation and now just for a point of reference, the average price point for a gallon of regular is $3.89 and that's 31 cents less than our average here. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> print tonight police have a sketch and her body was found in devlin county road. they found her with three distinctive earrings in each ear and they have not been able to determine a cause of death. >> we are still waiting on toxicology repor

lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> crews put out hot spots after a apartment fire started at 6:00 a.m. this morning. there is no word of any injuries but it caused major damage to the building. investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> communication between the sheriff's debarments in alameda and contra costa counties improved. they are using a new system that allows them to better commute. sheriffs can hear and respond to public safety government agents in alameda county. the system will be expanded to allow more communications. >>> bart is spear heading an effort to prevent copper left cop -- copper thefts. it threatened the safety of the tabst system. they are propertying part to responser their own bill to seek comitation. the bill is carried by joan buchanan. >>> caltrain is make plans for a budget surplus but warns it could be looking at a deficit next year. they say ridership increased so much it will be able to add six trains every week day. it will increase fairs 25 cents for paper passes but hold the line on clipper card costs. it could have a $40 million b

lorraine blanco joins us with more. good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. the district attorney said this is an especially scary case because of all the young and vulnerable people he had access to. he faces four counts of sexual abuse. the police department spent the last year investigating bailey after a young girl at the facility said she was molested by him in their room for a period of four years. bailey was a staff member in los gatos for four years. he house children who are dependants of the court. at the same time he worked for the developmentally disabled. >> we have three known victims but given the wide access to young children especially developmentally disabled children in san jose, we are worried there are more. >> reporter: bailey is also charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled 18-year-old kid and a 12-year-old accused him of molesting her and at that time prosecutors didn't move forward with the case because they didn't think they had enough evidence. bailey is being held on half a million dollars bail. reporting live in

what's going on lorraine? >> that's correct dave.just moved us away from the home and put up this crime scene tape. they would only tell me arson investigators want to preserve the scene out here. let's take a look at cell phone video shot by a neighbor behind the home. there were four people inside the house when the fire broke out after 11 last night. a woman was taken to'den hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and burns. a neighbor tells us she was hysterical. she said it was quite a scene leave of last night for this quiet neighborhood. >> it looked like a giant mushroom type of flame and ball and everything, and then after they got the house out, there was a gas line over here that burned for -- we were out here for at least an hour and it was still burning when we went home. >> firefighters worked most of the night hosing down hot spots. they left here about 5 this morning. back out here live pg&e crews are on scene right now. they're repairing a hole they dug last night and you can see one of the people who lives in the h

lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that really too close to call still? >> reporter: yeah, it is too close to call. this morning the nose on prop 29 are ahead by as little as 63,000. if this sticks smokers won't pay an extra if the tax on cigarettes is $0.87. prop 29 would raise it to $1.89. that would raise $7 million for cancer research. >> it's something we are all concerned about. >> reporter: outspent the campaign putting more than $60 million into ads. as we said before it's too close to call this morning. it has been deck and neck for awhile. hopefully we'll get results later on today. lorraine blanco channel 2 news. >> and as we mentioned earlier mitt romney won the support of california republican voters. romney has 79.6% of the vote. ron paul has 10%. despite winning in california he also won in montana, new jersey, new mexico, and jack yesterday. only one presidential primary he mains. that is use. romney his -- one was in fort worth. he told the crowd this is a critical time for america and that he and president obama have different ideas on h

reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just a few hours fire experts will inspect the west oakland senior center. federal agents visit the burn site yesterday. they are bringing in specialists to help determine the cause. last thursday the complex which was still under construction went up in flames shutting down bart service for nearly 12 hours. >>> also this morning crews are still watching out for hot spots from a big fire at the base of mount diablo. news chopper 2 was overhead as the fast moving flames destroy a historic cabin. that cabin was known as mary's haven. it was a popular rest stop where hikers could take a quick break and grab refreshments. yesterday's fire also closed mount diablo scenic boulevard. >> hoping everyone is okay. hoping it wasn't a house. nobody wants to see their house go up. >> there is three houses on that property. one of them is a complete loss. the other two are intact. and two acres of wild land burn. >> no one was hurt. fire investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> the alameda county coroner may provide some

reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> muni wants to reduce rising overtime costs. the bay citizen reports muni has hired 88 part-time workers to work full time. the change should save muni nearly $2 million in additional i've time expenses. this year, the overtime could cost the financially-strapped agency $6 million. >>> the fed is ready to take further action if the u.s. economy gets weaker but he didn't say what the steps would be. >> monetary policy is not a panacea. it would be much better to have a broad-based effort. i will leave the details to congress who has considered many of these issues. so i woulden much more -- i would be much more comfortable if congress would take some of this burden from us and address tom of -- address some of these issues. >> bernanke also acknowledged the risks from thing why gun debt crisis in europe. analysts say they do not expect any action before the policy committee meets later this month. >>> we'll show you more of an unusual accident that triggered a fire underground. >>> temperatures are h

lorraine? >> reporter: we have been out here since 6:30 a.m. monitoring the process on the water main break in fisherman's wharf. a good dozen businesses here on mason and beach are operating without water. it is out on that side of the street where they are doing the construction right now. also on the zero to 100 block of jefferson. it is a full fledged construction zone as can you see out here right now. >> the water crews are working to repair the water main, it is 6 feet in the ground. we will take a closer look. it took awhile to find the leak. it is deeper than anticipated. it is water and sediment all over the roadway. the busted main had any hope of brushing teeth or showers for residents. for awhile. beach street lived up to its name. >> we don't know what happened. we saw all the men and sand and gross stuff and had to walk over it. >> it looks like a beach. >> reporter: after the water main is fixed, another crew has to fix the holes and they will flush the main. the water main is from the early 1900s. age is a main contributing fac

lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene, lorraine? >> reporter: well pam, i just spoke with one of the residents and he told me in spanish it was scary, very scary. you can see crews are on the scene and the fire marshall said the fire appears to be set deliberately. it started with up to five cars a blaze -- ablaze simultaneously. two units were destroyed and a half dozen people are homeless. there was too much smoke and water damage so the whole building had to be evacuated. all 27 people did get out safely. >> a heavy fire volume upon arrival makes it challenging but crews had a quick grab on that fire and there is no injuries which is one of our big concerns. >> red cross is helping in a nearby community center with food and shelter. arson investigators will be here throughout the morning looking for evidence. reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a boy was shot right in front of an elementary school. the unidentified teen was walking outside 6:20 yesterday evening when shots were fired from a car. the teen was hit sever

good morning lorraine. >> reporter: the suspect is an ex-felon and that's what started the police chase and caused a nearly 7 hour standoff. he surrendered to police after a lot of negotiations. police say he held three hostages at one point and police rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal and another man was released shortly after 11:00 p.m. it started when the sheriff's deputy tried to arrest the man at international and the suspect fired at the deputy and drove off. two passengers fled on foot with a very long complicated night with sheriff's deputies but they are relieved nobody was hurt. >> it is our job to surf the pub -- serve the public but while we are here we have to protect the public. >> reporter: you can see the suspect with the gun to his own head telling police to shoot him. it lasted for a couple of minutes and lasted until just before 3:00 a.m. this morning. the suspect is facing several felony charges that will be more severe because he is an ex- felon. reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a big decision on same sex

reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:30. francisco ethics commission has begun deciding if the city's suspended sheriff should be permanently removed from office. >> supporter greeted ross mirkarimi with cheers and applause as he went before the panel deciding his faith. >> as one of the top law enforcement officials for the city, he ought not to have engagement with his wife. >> he's simply resorting to smear and has the case has been about is smear and sensationalism, throwing whatever to the wall to see what sticks. >> the mayor suspended the sheriff three months ago. >>> the silicon valley executive accused switching price tags on leg go products will be back in court today. this man is scheduled to enter a plea to four counts of burglary. investigators say he would by and then -- he would buy them and then sell them on ebay. >>> max wade is accused of firing shots at a young millionaire. wade propelled down into a san francisco dealership to steal the car owned by guy fieri. >>> no and chris bukari, the bicyclist who ba

lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fire destroyed a vacant home around 11 at 9 #th avenue. firefighters -- 98th avenue. firefighters broke into the home to fight the flames. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> time 7:04. a fight that happened outside a san francisco miewni car was caught -- muni car was caught on tape. being see a woman well this is a different story this is about we were talk about woman holding onto an f car on market street and an onlooker tried to pull her down and they were fighting and all this happened while people were waiting in line for the new nike air shoes that we told you about last week. and we will get back to that in a moment. in the meantime, a sacramento woman is facing child endangerment charges after police say she left her 6 week old baby inside a car in 90 degree heat. police say 31-year-old andrea pas-perdomo took her child to target store but locked the child in the car. someone saw the baby and called the police. firefighters had to pry the car door open to get child out. the baby was rush to the hospital chec

good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. with the 100% of precincts reporting right now this morning, the noes on 29 are ahead by a little more than 63,000 votes. now, we talked with a 7-11 employee who said the tax would not only hurt smokers but also business. the prop is aiming to tax $1 per pack. the initiative would have raised more than $700 million for cancer research and help education. a 7-11 employee here, who is also a smoker, tells us, when taxes go up, profits go down. >> right now it's $6 something a pack. we have to keep coming up with creative ideas to sell the cigarettes, lowering the prices which means nobody wins. >> reporter: the no on 29 campaign, mostly bankrolled by the tobacco industry far outspent the yes campaign. the anti-29 campaign would expend research dollars out of the state because it did not dictate where the money would be spent. supporters spent $18 million. they insist the tax revenue would stay in california and create jobs. according to the -- according to the secretary of state's websi

ktvu lorraine blanco is there and joins us from the scene. lorraine. >> reporter: firefighters are still investigating the cause this morning, but they do think it may started on a porch because of a barbecue grill. apartment management did move us out to the street here but we were able to obtain this video. here's a look at home video of the flames just after 1 a.m. right after the beginning of the fire. contra costa fire tells us it became a 3 alarm blaze because of the allow humidity. there a red flag warning until 8 a.m. it started? n a bottom unit. at least three units were fully engulfed. everyone was able to get out safely this morning. many because of some quick thinking by a young boy who lives here. >> i woke up to the smell of fire. so i went out of the house and i went around the corner and saw the patio right there, like, a fire, a huge fire, and i broke the window and i told everybody to get out. so i got everybody out of the house, went around the whole entire complex knocking on everybody's door yelling fire. >> reporter: fou

. >> remy towne, barbara delaney and lorraine wolrough. >> my name is barbara delaney. i live in the outer sunset and i have lived there since 1978 and i'm probably at the soccer fields four or five times a week so i really know the area. i know all the paths around it. i know the whole feel of it. and it is in the western end of the park. so even in midday, you are likely to be walking in thick fog. it's almost mystical out there. it's so peaceful and so quiet. you know, on the north side, there's the windmill and queen wilhamena's tulip garden and on the west side there's the beach chalet, the actual restaurant, and the park chalet where people sit out and on the other side, while there's the windmill and hopefully they'll do something about that and when the kids are there playing soccer during the day on the weekends, it's very noisy, but when they're not there, it's very quiet. and there's just loads of paths and yes, there is the odd homeless camper and there are a few odd people ducking in and out of the shrubberies but they're pretty much harmless. i've been the

joining us live with that story, lorraine? >> reporter: pam, the deputy d.a.ase is very scary because bailey had access to so many young and vulnerable people to so many years. police department started investigating bailey last year after a nine-year-old girl at the other facility said she was molested by him for three years since she was six years old. bailey was a staff member there for four years. he houses children who are dependants of the court. she also told him she was assaulted at the group home but at that time he was not charged and continued to work there. >> he absolutely targeted his victims and we believe based on the victim pool and the specifically -- he specifically targeted young children and he was looking for young people he thought would keep his secret. >> he worked for the developmentally delayed. she said she was sexually assaulted after an outing with bailey and his family. they are cooperating with investigators. bailey is being held on a half million dollars bail and if convicted he faces 52 years to life in prison. >>> jury delibe

ktvu's lorraine blanco takes us aboard the uss hornet. >> reporter: honoring military dads on the uss hornet. the uss hornet hosted stories of glory this father's day. he took back his seat today. >> i picked him up in the morning and he would say a prayer before we go. >> reporter: it is these tales that may some day disappear, that is why he encourages his dad to keep telling them. multiple generations of service to the red, white and blue. but their mentor sits as the true pride of the pack. >> this is a great teaching tool because they don't teach history in school anymore and this is something they should do. >> reporter: he travels from coast to coast sharing his world war ii stories and carry as photograph of general patten to give to young people. he says the key to longevity is to keep working and keep your sense of humor. >> keep busy instead of becoming a couch potato. i don't think win, beer, nothing. >> reporter: advice and memories from the greatest generation we should all fight to preserve. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also a special day for another group

oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> flee berkeley massage parlors are under ainvestigation for alleged acts of prostitution. the san francisco chronicle blog says critical massage has 20 days to shut down. two other passage parlours, acupressure health center and berkeley alouette have already closed. the city council plans to revoke those permits by the end of next month. >>> today two ceremonies were held. 51 seniors were banned from the school's official graduation ceremony this morning because of a senior prank that we told you about. the contra costa times say some parents hosted an alternative graduation at a private home. the students were punished for validalizing heritage high school last week and tieing a lamb to a post. >>> people phenomenally got their hands on the latest designer sneakers from nike, but many say they will never wear them. about 40 people were outside of this sheikh store on martin street in san francisco when the doors opened at the 9:00, they were all waiting for the nike yeezy shoes by kanye west. >> well, i'm selling them. i have two kids. a

ktvu's lorraine blanco tells us what happened. >> reporter: the details are catchy at this point butan -- sketchy at this point but you can see police blocked off this section to investigate. an officer discharged his weapon but no one was hurt. right now the sheriff's department and the police are on scene looking at evidence and interviewing witnesses. investigators were attempting to pull over a stolen vehicle after 2:00 when the driver rammed them. one officer fired but they don't believe anyone was hit. >> it is unique. most of the time you are able to take them into custody without incident. >> reporter: they have someone detailed but they are -- detained but their not sure how much he is involved. there are other suspects. live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are learning what piece of equipment failed leading to an officer shooting this morning later. >>> programs to help victims of violence. city leaders and victim's family members were there. she got involved after she attended the funerals of two victims in her district. >> when you are listening to a mother

lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in sacramento say a gang member is the suspect in and shooting that killed four people, including the gunman. the 26-year-old shooter is a parolee who is suggest to supervision after serving time. he was killed at the scene after he entered a home and shot a husband and wife who lived there as well as a 33- year-old man. another resident shot him. >>> observers paid a visit to syria. here is video showing the observers in the town. it has not been verified. reports from the u.n. say there is new violence with syrian troops shelling towns and strafing them from attack helicopters. >>> doctors revived hosni mubarak when they couldn't find a pulse. he was given a life sentence 9 days ago and suffering from high blood pressure, depression and breathing difficulties. hosni mubarak is 84 years old and ruled egypt for 29 years. >>> scientists uncurved a link -- uncovered a dark link with death. plus the problem on board the mars rover that could contaminate samples. >> new software and hardware, a look at the upgrades announced today by apple

ktvu's lorraine blanco with how the community came together to honor one of their own-a beautiful andolemn moment as a retired army colonel remembers and salutes his fallen grandson. >> he hit me right across the heart when he said papa, i want to be like you. that is pretty rough, because i have had to live with that. >> reporter: danville painted the town red- white-and-blue to honor lance corporal joshua corral today. last november the marine was killed many an explosive device detonated in afghanistan. to pay tribute to his sacrifice and to others, the community dedicated this fallen heroes statue with the veterans memorial building. >> we're seeing friends that we haven't seen for years, strangers coming up to us, the whole community is represented here today. and that is what touches our hearts the most. >> reporter: loved ones called the 19-year- old san ramon gratchachi. his commander calls him a hero. >>chachi involvemented to walk in front of his squad in every patrol and volunteered to carry the metal detector that ensured he would be the first to close with any suspicious

lorraine? >> triple-a says the national average for a gallon of gats is $3.56.you take a look behind me. you can see here at the chevron in millbrae, it's 4.35. 79 cents more than the national average. we talked to about a dozen people out here all too shy to talk on camera. off camera they said it's unfair. now one senator is doing something about it. senator cantwell says that's's -- says there's no reason for these prices. a refinery in washington in february caused a supply shortage and that caused high prices at the pump but she questions why other refineries shut down at the same time. he are asking for them to look in to this. according to the are the that analyzes the energy policies, about 42 million prosecutor day. three of the refineries that would po length i -- potentially be investigated are right here in the bay area to soro and martinez and the chevron refinery in richmond cut production for recent repairs. back to you. >> thank you. >>> still costing a pretty penny to fill the truck up. let's see how people are moving on the root roads. >> there

lorraine blanco is live to tell us about the questions police are still trying to answer. lorraine?er: investigators are now interviewing that suspect trying to figure out why he did what he did and why he chose this particular home here on high and jensen street to barricade himself. a mother and her boy are back in their hole. we tried to talk to -- home. we tried to talk to her but she didn't answer her door. the suspect surrendered after seven hours of negotiationing. he's a 41-year-old -- negotiations. he's a 41-year-old ex-felon. another hostage, a man was released sometime after 11:00 p.m. it all started around 8:00 when an alameda county sheriff's deputy tried to arrest that man driving a stolen saturn near 41st and international. >> the suspect fired at the deputy and drove off. two passengers fled on foot. police evacuated nearby homes and buildings and blocked off streets. >> the primary mission is to protect everyone involved. so we were able to with our entry team and hostage negotiations come down here and have a dialogue with the suspect and we were able to talk him o

lorraine blanco has been there all morning.k now with the details of how it may have started. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether a barbecue grill is to blame? just an hour, that fire destroyed two apartment homes. let's take a look at video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just at 1:00 a.m. contra costa county fire shows us because there were so many victims, they called three alarms. >> this was primary wood frame construction and fire can consume those that material quickly. they put this fire out quickly. >> reporter: four families are displaced. two units are a total loss. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. 8:00, a shooting in oakland left one man dead -- one man dead. it happened between foothill boulevard between 22nd and 23rd avenue. the victim was 26 years old. his identity is being withhold until family members are notified. the victim reportedly got into an altercation outside of the home he'd been visiting. >>> the man convicted of killing a father andly two son

. >>> reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> officers were trying to shoot and kill and inside they found an 18-year-old woman who had been shot in the chest. the woman was taken to alameda county hospital where she was pronounced dead. >>> we had new information about what started a large apartment fire in the tenderloin districts. the fire was started yesterday evening by men doing plumbing working in the building. men from 12 to 14 apartments were severely damaged and can not be lived in and they started and worked from the street as firefighters worked from the apartment. >> i figured oh, maybe they will just let them in with my key but i went up there and our door was already destroyed and part of our apartment was nearly demolished. >> the building's owner said they will be offered a place to stay in corporate housing. >> they are back to normal after they came down on pedestrians. police tell the san francisco chronicle a hub may have become detached and snapped the live wires. witnesses came down injuring pedestrians. >> they were on the pro

. >> nancy had been born and raised in lorraine, ohio, a once booming industrial town on lake erie. she stayed out of trouble and grew up with modest aspirations. >> i always knew that i'd probably want to grow up and be a mother. you know, get married and be a wife, you know, have children, have a house, you know, what everybody dreams of. >> of course, she never dreamed that a divorce would leave her with four children to raise alone and she never imagined that factories that had employed workers in lorraine for generations would shut down. driving a school bus was the best job nancy could find. it offered health insurance and by all accounts, she was good at it. but then on a monday morning in may, 1993, nancy smith's life changed forever. >> i went to the bus garage to get my bus, and my boss come up and said that they needed to talk to me downtown, and then that is when they told me that a mother had made an allegation against me on friday. >> did they tell you much about this mother? >> no, they would not give me no names. they really left me in the dark. >> a 4-year-old was a

ktvu lorraine blanco is joining us live now. she is in san leandro with a lot more on this race that is still too close to call. >> reporter: dave, with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the no's on prop 29 are ahead. we talked to many that said thank goodness but they said if the tax did go, they would still buy them. it aims to tax cigarettes by $1. it would have raised $700 million for cancer research. >> i'm impressed. i mean i think everything is tax too much. i know it's benefiting. not the working class. so what good is it? >> the no on 29 campaign bankroll by the tobacco industry. far out the anti29 campaign for the initiative would send research dollars out of state because it did not dictate where the money must be spent. supporters spent close to 18 million. they anticipate it would >>> 6:03. it appears california voters are given way a. 38.6% sea. however they will still be allowed to spend those years in the same house. >>> in san jose pension reform has passed. voters said yes to measure b and it won by a b

lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. with thousands of potential new jobs at stake for oakland residence, the council voted 7- 0 to approve this new deal. more than 100 community members showed up their support. the oakland residence and community organizers got a lot of what they wanted. they will bill the new shipping packaging and distribution center and secure the tenants agreed to supply businesses of 40 or more employees to hire oakland residence. after hours of discussion, council members approved the billion dollar proposal at around 11:00 p.m. tuesday night. now this comes following weeks of negotiations between the city, the developers, and several community groups. >> it's not as strong as we would like to see but it's movement, it's progress. at the end of the day we will be here for the next few decades to make sure oakland gets these jobs. we will continue to work with the city and developers to make this happen. >> reporter: now the council must approve a second reading of the proposed plan next week. the

lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that is still close to call. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the nose on 29 are a-- the no's on 29 are ahead by 69 votes. in california the tax on cigarettes right now is $0.87. it has been that way for more than a decade. prop 29 will aim to increase the tax. >> saving lives, keeping kids from spoking and really funding critical research. >> reporter: now the no on 29 campaign mostly bankrolled by the tobacco company spent more than the no campaign. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. >>> 5:04 it appears california voters have given approval to term limit changes to state legislatures. and shows proposition 28 had 64.4% voting yes. under the measure lawmakers will be limited to 12 years of service. down from 14 years. but they will be allowed to spend those years in the house. >>> 5:04. in san jose pension reform has passed. voters said yes to measure b and it won by a big margin. this is seen as a win for san jose mayor chuck reid and a loss fo

lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> big business news. the may employment report is due out 5:30 this morning in just a result bit. we will find out whether employers added more jobs. coming up at 5:15 we will go live to our washington, d.c. bureau for what economists expect the labor department to reveal. >>> reservoirs will be searched for signs of sierra lamar. santa clara county sheriffs dive team will search the uvas reservoir. last friday search turned up nothing. now sierra lamar's friends and family are not giving up hope to find her alive. they will be holding a rally tonight 7:00 at her old school. some 400 people attended the vigil there back in march shortly after she disappeared. in the meantime the suspect ann toe anyone garcia torres made another court appearance yesterday. they charged the 21-year-old with one count of murder with the special circumstance of kidnapping instead of two counts of murder and kidnapping. >>> police in santa clara investigating a sexual assault. a woman told police she was assaulted on park aven

lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene in red wood city, good morning, pam. >> reporter: he told me this fire seems to be a deliberate act and you can see in red wood city the street is still closed off while investigators try to find the exact cause. it started in the car port with up to five cars on fire at the same time. it spread to a nearby apartment building at 2:20 a.m. two dozen people are homeless this morning. the others have smoke and water damage and the whole building had to be evacuated. all 27 people got out safely and the fire quickly grew to three alarms. >> it is based on the amount of working that had to be done. the amount of fire, the fatigue factor is not a safety concern for us and then the amount of working we have to do is usually where the bulk of the job has to occur. >> the american red cross is helping all the residents with food and shelter and at a community center there were no surveillance camera but the deputy tells me it -- there were no injuries but the deputy tells me this is peers to be a collect it -- appears to be a deliberate act. >>> fire

. >> lorraine blanco, ktvu news. >>> the fire here started around 2:45.hey acted quickly and the home is now unlivable. >> no one was inside. but it was not a vacant home. they will call in the red cross to help anyone who lived there. >> the fire chief is questioning pg&e's response to an explosion. it sparked a big fire. it happened yesterday in san bruno avenue in a portola neighborhood. a construction worker was doing welding work. natural gas flowed uncontrolled for two hours while firefighters battled the flames. >> pg&e said the workers arrived on the scene but they couldn't if stop the leak because of the flames. three firefighters suffered minor injuries. >>> jurors are listening to more graphic testimony today of former assistant coach jerry sandusky. now a 25-year-old man identified as victim number 10 told juror that is when he was 11 years old, sandusky pinned him on the floor and sexually assaulted hill. sandusky threatened him and a said he would never see the foster family again if he toll anyone. >> six more victims are expected to testif

please join me and give a hand for jay primus, george reynolds, steven lee, and lorraine fuqua. >> thank you. this is a tremendous honor. it really does feel fabulous to be recognized. one of the relief fund things about this project is that it is just complex enough and just big enough that it is truly a case where hundreds of people were required to really get it off the ground. there's really nothing -- that's the kind of thing we dream about. working shoulder to shoulder with that many people to make something happen. it has never happened before. what a pleasure. unfortunately, the mfac award is limited to four people. we are up here representing an entire team. some of that court team is here tonight, including lauren, alex, lisa foster, hank wilson, lesley, jason lee, and brendan monaghan. [applause] those are some of the folks -- those are just some of the folks that really made sfpark happen. i hope you have a chance tonight to meet and congratulate them. these incredibly dedicated, hard-working people. i also want to especially acknowledged the tma'mta's cfo. [applause] without

. >> lorraine wallace. you wrote a great book inspired by chris. called mr. first sunday show, lorraine said what do you want saturday night? chicken. the next show. it's now been 8 1/2 years. chicken, every saturday night. >> that's a lot of chicken, lorraine. >> i only had three recipes. i got in the kitchen and started experimenting. and i came up with 100 recipes with 34 vegetarian sides. >> fantastic. >> and i have a gift for you. >> wow. >> this is carolina barbecue sauce you can keep in your refrigerator. >> thank you very much. may 8th, 2010. >> it lasts until the end of the summer. come over here. i'm going to put you to work. >> okay. >> okay. here, all you do, your long baked chicken. >> unfried chicken. >> you have corn flakes here. buttermilk. >> buttermilk, breaks down the protein. rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram, garlic and salt. this is a wonderful buttermilk bath. you let it site in the refrigerator for four hours or overnight. chris, i'll let you stir. >> the first i had anything to do with it. i'm the eater. >> i'm going to take this out of

lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> they will decide if the deputy will have to turn over his court records. they want to obtain records of his calls and texts. >> reportedly he and his campaign manager said he bruised his arm. they ordered the attorneys to return to court on thursday. the ethics hearing is set to begin on june 19th. >> a hearing is scheduled at 2:30 for seniors in brentwood. they were suspended for taking part in a planning. they filed papers in court claiming they were unfairly suspended. they took part in a senior planning and included graph feat tee and a lamb -- graffiti. and they may not be able to attend graduation. >>> what happens, it creates algae. a stench, mosquitoes. >>> people say they are fed up with a problem on their street and demanding that the city do something about it. rosemary is up to tell you about the temperatures and news about the windses. >> this is in the hard times. >> bay area team helps out the community. what is being done today that has people saying thanks. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expa