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lorraine. >> reporter: pam, they call this air bart.s is where people get off the train and get on to this air bart bus to get to oakland international. when the airport connector is complete, this will be gone and in its place you will have a more reliable scheduled service. let's take a look at time lapse video of the first being installed. bart officials are calling this a very visual milestone. with the birders in place it's -- girders in place it's much easier to imagine it. >> i find this convenient. it's easy for me to do. it's less expensive than parking for multiple days. the trip i'm on right now is four days. the trip i go on in two weeks is all week. i don't want to leave my car here. >> reporter: later on this morning the bart project manager will hold a news conference with the latest update on the 3.2 million connector. larry reid will be there to talk apt the project to his community. reporting live lorraine blanco. >>> police officer in washington, d.c. is being investigated for a disturbing remark that he reportedly ma

. >>> lorraine blanco is joining us to let us know if this project is still on schedule, lorraine? >> reporter: they are right on schedule, about halfway finished and you can see they are working up to 12 hours a day good news for the workforce and for oakland. >> reporter: with construction going at full speed on the airport connector, they are marking the midway point in the $484 million project. >> i am proud to tell you we are on time and on budget. >> reporter: this is time lapse video for the first gerder for the 2-mile connector. bart officials are calling this a very unusual milestone. they say with the gerders in place it is not easy to picture it but it is vital to airport development in terms of bring carriers back to downtown oakland. >> the conductivity between our airport connector and then bart makes it very attractive for tourists and for businesses both. >> reporter: for 14,000 pounds of concrete, it is the number of jobs bart hopes to highlight, 516 construction workers, 110 of them are oakland residents. >> i will have a sense to know i helped to build this struc

lorraine blanco is live there right now.ce just left here a few minutes ago. they had a metal detector and looking for the suspects weapon. over there in that ivy you see here on that fence. a police officer on scene told me that is where the suspect was hiding. here's a look at exclusive video of officers arresting 22- year-old robert flores folster. investigators had surveillance this n this area because a tip he may frequent it. folster was spotted by a vallejo officer around 7:00 a.m. this morning. she was making a routine traffic stop on rose drive in benicia when she ran the plates and realized the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle. when she dried to get him out of that car he drove off and shot at the officer. she fired back no one was hit. police say folster fled on foot. benicia police have obtained a $1 million arrest wash this morning for robert folster. after they questioned him at the police department he will be transforted to solano county jail. reporting live in vallejo lorraine blanco. >>> a sacramento ar

lorraine is outside -- lorraine is outside the fire with information. >> reporter: so farther not calling the fire suspicious and they are cleaning up the scene so investigators can do their work. they think the one-alarm fire started here in the garage and you can see the roof collapsed. several neighbors called around 2:00 a.m. and when they arrived it was fully involved. there was no nearby evac wakes because of the large space around the homes on this street and the lack of winds. at one point the fire did become a hazard when it went into the attic of this large ranch style home. the chief tells us there are pros and cons when fighting a fire in a home. >> sometimes you know the fire does not grow as quickly and we can get there, but if we get a call for a home, it is bad and that means it has been burning for a while and that's probably -- it is probably too early to report a cause. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it started on san pablo avenue. it started after a stove was left on. a police officer was actually driving by, saw the smoke and called the fire departme

lorraine. >> reporter: this is the flier one organization is deseminating online right now. it calls together black and brown communities to come together and stop muni lines today to protest police violence. this is the one-year anniversary of kenneth hardings death. he died in a gunfight with san francisco police in the bay view district. it started when they confronted harding for failing to pay this $2 fare. the activist group organized today's muni protest. we called the muni spokesperson that told us they are aware of this event and will take into consideration as they manage service throughout the day here. together the lines that move through this stop carry 70,000 passengers each day. protestors are supposed to meet here in the bay view district from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. live in san francisco lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. >>> homicide detectives in sacramento county are questioning a suspect in the death of a woman in her 80nd. investigators found her body inside her house in fair oaks last night. witnesses spotted the suspect running from the h

lorraine blanco.hing congress, how u.s. representative barney frank made history. >> plus some of you could lose internet service tonight. the infection that might be on your computer. >> but first, let's take you outside. there is a look at the richmond center bridge. the c.h. 3á is responding to a michaelist down near the toll -- motorcyclist down near the toll plaza on the westbound side. if you're headed in that direction that's what may be causing it. we'll keep an eye on that for you. it's 9:10. this is mornings on 2. hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. >>> good morning to you. it's a gray start in the city, and

lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, mike. this years theme for the danville fourth of july spread is small-town values, big heart. you can see they already dressed the businesses here in re, white, and blue. and thousands of people have lined up their lawn chairs marking off a spot to view the annual parade. here's a look at last years parade. every year local veterans and other military are a big part of the festivities. the route runs from the corner of hearts and railroad avenues and ends at san ramon valley bailiff and sic mother valley road. proceeds from today's festivities go to local charities. it's free to watch and wave. the parade kicks off at 9:00 a.m.. if you are looking for something fun they will host a red, white, and blue picnic. there will be live music there and a salute to the armed forces. back out here live you can see again thousands of chairs lined up and ready to go. it's getting biggier and bigger we hear every year for this parade. we are expecting people in these chairs in the next few hours. repor

good morning, lorraine. >> good morning, dave. to trickle over here at market and 14th street. they are also expected to gather at the muni stop at third and palou. you can see there may be a couple dozen people out here. a few holding signs. today is the one-year anniversary of kenneth hardings death. the 19-year-old died in a gunfight with san francisco police hot muni station in the bay view district. it started when officers confronted harding for failing to pay his $2 muni fare. family and some witnesses dispute that add the time of his death harding was a person of interest in a deadly seattle shooting. the activist group organized today's muni protest. they are asking protestors to shut down muni service from 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today. we did talk with muni spokesperson this morning and they told us that they are aware of the situation out here. they know what is happening at both locations and they are keeping an eye on it. also police are out here keeping an eye on it. they will try to make sure that service runs as sm

lorraine blanco joins us with what one person did to escape the flames, lorraine? >> reporter: manny ramirez, a man had to jump outside his bedroom window and you can see fire trucks and an investigation arson investigator is on the scene right now. the house was fully engulfed, and they had to breakout aside window to -- a side window to get out. he suffered minor injuries and they got the flames under control just befor 4:00 a.m. so far there are no obvious signs of foul play. an orson investigator is on -- an arson investigator is on the scene, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are continuing to track late night gunfire, five people were shot outside of a movie theater. witnesses described a scene of chaos. >> good morning, christian. >> good morning. let's show you the scene. police are still looking for the shooter and the shooting happened here, let's tell police the shooting happened here in washington street and you can see this is the real jack land theater and when the shooting started, witnesses say there was a mad rush to get out of the movie theater.

at police headquarters with video of the accident and more on how it happened, good morning, lorraine. >>> the officer was transported to hyland hospital just as a precaution and we are told he and the other driver are going to be okay but cars on the other hand, have quite a lot of damage. they have never seen anything like this and one of their squad cars are inside the business. he was on his way shortly before 1:00 a.m. when he collided with a prius. the impact ended with a police car crashing into an h&r block and police sirens were blaring right before the crash. >> i was inside my house next door and i heard sirens and five seconds later i heard like a boom explosion. >> oakland police were on the way to a robbery at the time. two suspects were on the loose and those robbery suspects are now in custody and as for the crash it's now under investigation and at this point drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the collision. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> in san jose the red cross is helping 60 people find a new place to stay after a fire. here is a lo

ktvu's lorraine blanco is live to explain how budget cuts to the fire department almost spelt disaster for the neighborhood. >> reporter: good afternoon. more than 12 hours later and you can see there is still smoke and fire in this field you see behind me. firefighters are keeping an eye on it to make sure there are no flair ups. >> reporter: many neighbors saw this fire coming before the flames erupted. >> you shouldn't light any fireworks off in this kind of conditions. >> thank god for the neighbors doing what they could because it went to within a foot of our fences. >>> the illegal fireworks were set off around 10:30 p.m. last night. >> i was out there and the flames getting circled by the flames. >> reporter: the fire charred his pants and shoes. >> it is very pathetic that we have people that will do this and run and hide in their house and it is more pathetic the police department don't do anything about it. >> reporter: it is in the hands of fire who are investigating. a chef says losing stations and firefighters cuts down on response time. >> we have to rely on neighboring j

lorraine blanco has more now on the collision that sent that officer to the hospital. lorraine? >> reporter: dave, witnesses woke up to a wild scene in the middle of the night out here. the officer is going to be okay. you can see there are still pieces of his squad car on the ground. just before 1:00 a.m., oakland police were looking for two robbery suspects. on the way to the scene, an officer collided with a prius heading north on park boulevard. the impact ended with the oakland police car crashing into an h & r block. police are not sure who was at halt but witnesses confirm the lights and sirens were blaring before the crash. >> i was at my home next door and i heard sirens and then about five, seconds later, i heard a boom. >> reporter: the officer was -- the officer was transported to highland hospital, just at a -- just as a precaution. the crash is under investigation. you can see behind me the business is boarded up. city workers came down here early this morning to secure it. they haven't been able to get ahold of the people at h & r block just yet. lorraine blanco,

lorraine blanco has more. what's going on, lorraine? >> reporter: well, dave this is as church and dubows in the castro -- at church and dubose in the castro. today is the one-year anniversary of the death of ken any harvey who died at 3rd in the bayview district where officers confronted harvey for neglecting to pay his $2 fare. so today, protesters are suggesting that you not pay your fare an that's why they are blocking the trains out here. the medical examiner later found out that the bullet that killed harvey came from his own gun. but family members and friends dispute that and want the service shut down from facebook a.m. today until 5:00 p.m. tonight. right now, police are still -- 5:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. tonight. right now, police are still here keeping things under control. let's go to sal. >>> if the j, the k and l, all of those street cars are -- actually, it's only the n and j that won't be able to get in at 245 funnel, you might want to -- tunnel, you might want to think about using b.a.r.t. or the f line from the castro

lorraine blanco has more on this. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. this new campus is green to the extreme. features like these solar paneled -- [no audio] >> reporter: crews working on the final details of this alameda campus. the building looks to their own employees to create this 14,000- square foot acre green campus. >> we have material acting as awnings. also collecting the energy, we'll have solar panels as well as carports. >> reporter: and this extends to the lighting. even the infiltration system will pump 100% air. that's not all. it will have access to a gym with weights, cardioequipment and a yoga facility. there is also a cafe downstairs, even a community garden. >> one of the things that's most exciting to me is the community garden, we'll get a steady flow of seasonal flow of fruits and vegetables. the vp says 90% of the employees will be able to work with the view. >> the people would work with these brands are very passionate about the environment and we wanted to create a space where we could work in the outdoors but also create a

. >> lorraine blanco is live with us. we have that story. >> lorraine? >> here in walnut creek, the priest will be offering special prayers on all the masses here today. >> they say this is the best way people can cope. and he has encouraged people to fray for the victims and the families but also the alleged shooter. he has been watching, and he understand how difficult it is to make sense of the violence. >>> i take one of the beautiful or strong tool that someone can use is prayer and pray to god. not only for himself or herself but for everyone. >> we also spoke with several parishioners here who say they spent a lot of time asking for peace for the families. >> st. mary's is offering prayers for the people throughout the week. >> lorraine blanco, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> someone shot at a chhad p officer as he tried to stop a van overnight. it started at 54th avenue around 10:00 p.m. the officer tried to pull over a van for his seat belt violation. as the officer was chasing the van. a black acura pulled up behind him and rear ended him and shot ou

lorraine blanco has more on the collision that sent the officer to hospital. good morning, appalachian. >> the crash is under investigation this morning and police are not sure, we can tell you right before the crash, the officer was near a crime scene. they were looking for two suspects just before 1:00 a.m. he collided with a prius at the intersection of park boulevard and then crashing into an h&r block. the police car's sirens were blaring and the scenes were after which was unbelievable. >> i spoke with an officer on scene, he said his conrad were together and drugs and alcohol do not appear to be the problem. >>> and an apartment fire is now under investigation and it happened on camden avenue at 9:00. several people were treated for injuries and the flames quickly spread through the densely populated complex. it was a big challenge which took more than 90 minutes to control the flames. in just a couple of hours, the man suspected in the movie theater massacre will face a judge. james holmes is not cooperating with the police. they are investigating whet

lorraine blanco is live in newark. what exactly is this hazmat situation, lorraine? >> reporter: mike, we are in newark. the hazmat team is on scene right now, and they are detecting a small amount of ammonia still in this food processing plant. you can see the building has been evacuated, alameda county fire got the call at 5:16 a.m. of an ammonia leak at the full bloom baking company, a food processing plant near overlake. about a dozen employees were on site this morning and they detected an odor. two people were treated for eye irritation on scene. they'll be ok. right now a hazmat team is trying to determine the severity of the leak. ammonia exposure can be quite painful. >> eyes will water. you can cough. burn. any moisture on your body will burn. those are initial signs warning you there is ammonia in the space. or it can be much more severe depending on the concentration. >> reporter: again a hazmat team is on scene right now and they'll be out here for a while. at this point we're unsure whether employees will be allowed back into the plant any time today. l

good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning.investigators are still on scene at this sara -- saratoga home trying to determine a cause. you can see the damage is extensive, the garage is gutted and -- was gutted and much of the roof neighbors say is being replaced is gone. this home and the home next to it have been vacant for a while. firefighters fought from the outside only. neighbors say they would rather not have vacant homes on their block but -- on their block but in this case, nobody was injured -- injured. >> reporter: has it been a long night? >> i've had no sleep. [ laughter] >> i'm sure i like it -- look it. [ laughter] >> reporter: but nobody was hurt. >> nobody was hurt and that's. good -- and that's the good news. >>> this restaurant was on fire. and the police called and they got a handle on this. no one was hurt. >>> and police are investigating a shooting near the oakland zoo. two people were wounded last night on macarthur boulevard near 108th avenue. investigators say the shooting happened during an atenthed

good morning, lorraine. >> good morning, dave. cal athletic officials cyathea have supreme confidence that memorial stadium will be ready in time for the season opener on september 1st. you can see plenty of equipment in the front and fences around the opening. it must be finished to get half of the game day crowds in and out safely. crews are working 12 hours a day, six days a week to finish the renovation. that is important because season tickets have been sold already. cal says fans should not be able to recognize what probably won't be done on game day. also the seat willing be aluminum rather than old wood benches. one thing is for certain you will see a lot of activity around here in the next 49 days until the season opener against the wolf pack. live in berkeley lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:03. former fbi director louie freeh says his scathing report on the penn state football scandal is proof of an extensive cover up. that long report details sexual assaulted by jerry sandusky. for 14 years penn stat

lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. it started just about 30 minutes ago. you can see people walking behind me, dressed in pink right now >> hi! >> reporter: they're walking down beach street. [ cheers ] >> reporter: the 10th annual avon walk for breast cancer in san francisco. a two day event to raise awareness and funds for research. all the money of the event goes directly to local breast cancer organizations. i talked with a two time cancer survivor right before the walkers took off this morning. she says a lot of prep goes into this kind of undertaking but it's worth it. >> it's an energy that i think the avon foundation creates. everybody is here for the same reason and same purpose, and we each have our own individual stories but we really want to make a difference and end breast cancer. >> reporter: you can see just how excited people are right here. they're in great moods. they're screaming, they're shouting, very happy taking pictures with each other right now. the walk ends in the evening at corto madera town park. walkers will spend the night th

lorraine blanco is describing how lucky they are to be alive this morning. >> he said, yes, he is lucky to be alive and i just spoke with him. >> reporter: they are busy right now checking for hot spots. firefighters got the call and when they arrived to the single story home was fully engulfed. the home is a total loss this morning and the man inside at the time of the fire faced quite an ordeal trying to get out. >> he was getting outgoing to the front door, turning around went to the back door, the back door would not open, he hit the security release and he climbed through the window. >> he suffered minor cuts and bruises and hurt his foot jumping out that window and they are trying to find the cause of the fire. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:01 a police pursuit landed outside of a church thanks to quick action by church members. they crashed into a fire hydrant and this is outside on international boulevard. church services were going on and the suspect ran into the church and church members tackled him. >> what was he saying? >> it wasn't him but we k

ktvu was there when the man was arrested and lorraine blanco shows thus video of the gunman. >> reporter: police say the suspect shot at a officer last night. today he mugged for our camera and blew a kiss. officers arrested robert flores folster. >> awesome news. we are excited about that. and it went down without incident. >>> the search started yesterday after a officer pulled over the car. when she tried to get him out, he drove to a condo and shot at her car, she fired back. no one was hurt. police say he tried to run again. >> he took off running on foot. jumped fences and was taken into custody. >> reporter: investigators followed a tip to this neighborhood. good police work and a full scale statewide alert led to what you see here. >> quiet town. we don't see this type of violent crime. >> reporter: he will spend the night in jail. police say he is facing numerous charges, including attempted murder. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> you can go to www.ktvu.com for our video of the suspect's arrest. look under latest videos. >>> san francisco police announced the arrest of

i am just impressed. >> reporter: lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have more forth of julyverage on www.ktvu.com. if you are looking for a place to celebrate independence day, click on the tab. >>> friends and family members were with them as they journeyed to ground zero. some say the attacks were a defining moment for them. >> i was in 8 grades when the towers fell. it was right then when we decided, we are going and we did. all three of us joined us. >> the memorial is a tribute to those who died in the terror attacks and the six people in the world trade center bombing. >>> she says her son wanted to become a police officer for the city of santa clara so in honor of that she donated $10,000 to the city to buy, train and prepare a new police dog for the force. her son was killed last november, one month before his tour of duty would have been over. >>> patriotic places. there are 31 places with liberty in their names. 35 places with eagle in their name. 11 with independence in their name. and 9 freedoms and 5 places with america in their names. >>> park managers made thi

level of danger, lorraine?rter: that's right, claudine wong, you can still smell the burned brush and here is where firefighters cut into the fence to get to that field where the fireworks started the fire out there. you can still see the smoke coming out from the dry brush and investigators are trying to figure out who set off these illegal fireworks. a neighbor told firefighters he saw the fireworks land in the brush which torched almost three acres and budget cuts are added to the problem. >> there is a lot of burning piles, rubbish and traffic and unfortunately our program does not exist anymore and we cannot mitigate this hazard. >>> one woman was treated for smoke inhalation, there were no other reported damages to homes. but back out here live you can see and smell the smoke and. >>> they are tracking illegal fireworks shows and there were two people in a number of neighborhoods setting off fireworks. extra police officers were on patrol but it did not stop the illegal shows. police were making the round

monday will mark four months since the 15-year-old disappeared, and as ktvu's lorraine blanco tells usthat voters were out against with today and this time they had a second mission r as dedicated volunteers emback, on another search effort for 15-year-old sierra lamar. her mother marlene is helping other parents protect their little ones. >>> it's a different world now that we live in. i just feel it's too easy for them to get hurt and too easy for them to be taken away or something horrific happen to them. >> reporter: andrea paine got emotionaz as they get their photos and fingerprints taken by the klaaskids foundation. >> considering where we are and what happened here oat morgan hill. >> we utilize high-tech equipment and it's so sophisticate questioned get viable prints on children as young as only a couple months old. >> reporter: families also take home a biodoc to document important details about their keds. a list of tips in an emergency and a guide to talk to them about potential dangers. almost four months into the search for sierra, her mother puts on a brave face. >> it's

lorraine blanco joins us from the scene with a closer look at the damage, lorraine?well, pam, now that it is daylight, you can see how badly the home was burned. here at the entrance the flames were so high he could not use the door so instead he broke a back window and jumped out. a single story home on hillside, the house was fully engulfed but the home is a total loss and getting out for the victim was quite a struggle. >> he was trying to get out, going to the front door, turned around went to the back door, it would not open and knocked out a back window, security release and he climbed through the window. >> you can see the victim was treated and released. he just told me he was headed to the hospital to get stitches on his feet. the cause of the fire is under investigation. back out here the front door is on his lawn and there is nothing salvageable from the house. luckily there were a few things he was able to grab that he needs in the back of the home but this morning he says, you know he will try his best to be grateful he is alive and stay positive, lore r

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

ktvu lorraine blanco joins us now with a disruptive protest that is being planned. what is muni saying about this? >> reporter: muni spokesperson told us they are taking the necessary steps to make sure things run as smoothly as possible on the lines. you can see right here now at the third and palou stop it's business as usual. right now we are expecting activist to be here at any point. they plan to be out here until 5:00 p.m. this evening. today is the one-year anniversary of kenneth harding death. he died in a gunfight with san francisco police at this muni station. it started when officers confronted harding who negligented to pay his $2 muni fare. family and some witnesses dispute that at the time of his death harding was a person of interest in a deadly seattle shooting. the activists humanist work earns organized today muni's protest. protestors are supposed to meet here in the bay view district at 5:00 a.m.. we are still waiting for people to arrive here. reporting live in san francisco lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> >> thank you. >>> new this mor

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in danville, lorraine blanco,. >>> this comes to a crashing ends on the street. what police found inside the car. >>> of we are up soon with the rest of the fourth of july weather including the very important fireworks forecast. >> applause this morning as scientists make what could be the most important announcement ever. . >>> research teams received a round of applause this morning in switzerland because they are marking what could be the discovery of the god particle. in simple terms, it as building block to the universe. scientists say it creates the size and shape of all matter. it is announced at the facility in geneva. students and fact cullty have spent years collaborating on this research. >>> the runner up in mexico's presidential election is demanding a recount. manuel lopez said sunday's election was plagued by irregularities. he has to wait to formally request a recount. that's when the results should be released. it shows his opponent leading. >>> al jazz seer investigation said yassar arafat may have been poisoned. he died in november of 2004. >>

lorraine. >> reporter: mike, yes, the parade starts here in just about two hours. but a few people have already trickled in with coffees in hand. you can see they have marked off their spots here with lawn chairs. now, this is a look at last year's 4th of july parade. every year local veterans and active military are a big part of the danville celebration. more than 40,000 people are expected to head down to take in the float, the bands and the various san ramon valley organization. the route run from the corner of heart and railroad avenue and ends at sycamore valley road. back out here live i'm with john gullaford. who are you waiting for and how did you get the lucky job. >> i am waiting for my wife and daughter and grandson, his first time coming to the parade. >> and you have been coming for, i believe, 37 years. >> we moved to danville in 1975 and i don't think we have missed a parade since then. >> reporter: any particular about this spot, why you have chose this one. >> by the time we got here last night, this is all that was available. >> reporter: i notic

lorraine, are you dare? >> guest: yes, i'm there. you have the last question. >> caller: just a comment. talking about the constitution and the tea party. the all mighty wind that talks about the constitution follows the constitution is ron paul in the tea party people are not behind ron paul. so for me, it is ron paul or no one. that is my comment. >> host: thanks so much. >> guest: ron paul and tea party. and the polling data early on he was getting a third of tea party support. that's dropped off over time. one of the reasons is one of the principles is unapologetic sovereignty. mr. paul has sort of interesting views u.s. sovereignty. they don't align very well believe it or not what the tea party and makes them different from his son, randy paul on that. so it's not going to be the darling of the tea party. we should expect anyone. mr. paul al-aqsa tea party support, but over time he's not going to be the candidate. they are looking for someone else who might be electable. >> host: so as far as you can tell, the tea parties heret

the good news is, there are no reported injuries, lorraine blackco 5:32 news. >>> they are investigatingoting near the oakland zoo. two people were shoot near 108th avenue. both victims are expected to survive. it happened during an attempted robbery. several people saw the shooting as they were arriving on an "a" c transit -- on an ac transit bus. >>> a heated plan in albany last night and it lasted until the early morning hours. more than 200 people were there at a special city council meeting. live in albany with the details, what happened christain? >> as you said, it went late into the night waiting for a resolution on this and they wanted to have their say because in the end city leaders did vote to approve a plan by the nearby track. as voters prepared to vote on an environmental impact report that would allow the university to develop the site put in a grocery store and put in senior housing. they said that essentially means an end to urban agriculture in the area but they say they were working hard to meet greater community needs. >> as a food source, everybody knows it is hard

. >>> his patrol car ended up inside an h&r building, how does it look, lorraine. >> reporter: police could not get ahold of city workers at h&r block and also, there are squad cars on the sidewalk and just before 1:00 a.m. they were looking for robbery suspects nearby. they collided with a prius and it ended crashing into a car and one witness told them the sound woke him up and the after math kept him up all night. >> that is lot of stuff in my ears. >> reporter: they were transported to the hospital just as a precaution. both he and the driver of the prius does not appear to have life-threatening injuries. >>> live outside the hotel where president barack obama is about to leave and as you know, the president will be departing from the bay area, making a quick trip and he will be back for more fundraising and campaigning and the president arrived yesterday, they are surprised he came earlier than expected and he will be back for more appearances and fundraising throughout the bay area. we will keep you posted and we just wanted to peak in on san francisco. >>> following breaking ne

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reporting live in oakly, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well a young man is in the hospital after falling from the roof of a petaluma school. it happened shortly after 12:30 this morning. a 19-year-old man tumbled off that roof. he was rushed to the hospital but at this time we do not know the extent of those injuries. but apparently he was with a yup of friends and they called for help. >>> defending will will lynch, and reverand jerold linder is accused of raping will lynch and his brother. he said the beating was triggered by memories of a alleged abuse. >>> coming up at 615, the operation the president may face in at least one of his campaign stops. >>> let's get back to sal with more breaking news on the lower deck of the bay bridge, sal? >>> it is very busy this morning on the lower deck, police and chp are doing an investigation because of an overnight incident involving a gun. as you heard all remembering savage said -- alex savage says they are looking for shell casings and traffic is not doing well because of it. leaving san francisco, this is a lower deck

and lorraine blanco is joining us. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. the patriotic events start early today and culminate in huge fire works displays across the bay. pyro tech psychiatric special. more than 600 individual sells. >> everything is going to go off if we do it correctly. so it will be pretty cool. >> and many bay area cities host holiday parades today. danville 4th of july parade starts at 9:00 a.m.. in the south bay san jose rose, white, and blue parade kicks off at 10:00 a.m.. alameda parade will feature more than 170 floats it also gets under way at 10:00 a.m. at park street. today is a great opportunity to take the family out for inexpensive fun. ly be live in dan -- i will be live in danville to show you what is happening there. >> thanks. i don't know if i can stay up though. i don't know if you are planning on it. sal, what is your scene on the 4th of july? could you make it? >> i might go to bed early tonight too. >> we can catch the highlights tomorrow. >> it's america's birthday stay up. >> day-time barbecue, nighttime sleep, mor

a few of our fans: marine e from fremont, edna f from san francisco and lorraine m also from san francisco you can still make the difference and maybe get mentioned. just like abc7 news on facebook now and one dollar gets donated to the sleep train dream campaign. >>> emergency room visits have skyrocketed in the past several years because of pedestrians who wind up being injured while using their smartphones. more people are not paying attention to their surroundings injuries from distracted walking have quadrupled in the last several years. emergency rooms have logged 1100 visits from people injured because of distracted walking. doctors are sure that figure is under reported. >> we get so involved in our devices, texting or communicating somehow or listening to something, people forget that basic lesson that we all learn when we were in kindergarten, which is you look both ways when you cross the street. >> common sense, right. cities are taking notice in fill the city unveil add e-lane for distracted walkers -- unveiled an e-lane for distracted walkers. it was a joke but pedestrians we

. >> i have to call maureen and lorraine. >> he is working on it though. >> i have learned how to pause how to pause? >> before i would react, you know, to think about what i am saying before it comes out of my mouth and it is something i never quite had a grasp on. >> did you used to tell off customers? or -- >> i had rough edges. okay? >> you have to approach it from a different angle in a future date, you don't close the door. he is a little smoother now he says, thanks in part to this some what chaotic exercise. >> hey, 30 seconds please begin. >> >> >> what did you learn from that, two people talking at the same time doesn't work. >> you didn't need a class to know that, did you? >> when you deal with the public on a daily basis you sometimes forget. >> so we will come back and straighten that out. >> dale carnegie started teaching his classes in 1912, he was born dirt poor on a farm in maryville, missouri, but he went to college, the story is he turned to public speaking to win friends in college, since he wasn't very athletic and felt inferior to the jocks. >> after the college h