ktvu channel 2 reporter matt keller is out there. good morning, matt. >> good morning. you can see some of the choices they get this morning. this is for the kindergarten students. it's very colorful. you've got the hello kitty. you've got princess ones. you have avengers. dora the expirerrer. all these here and begun awe different anales. they will be handing -- we are joined by the development director here. jay, we have so many bark packs here. what is the need in the community for these backpacks and school supplies? >> the number one need is to make sure they are successful in school. but for today it's making sure they start off the year right. school supplies are very expensive for low income families. we're hoping to make sure they have what they need. >> in this community have you seen an increase from year to year of the people coming together to get these backpacks and school supplies? >> absolutely. ten years ago we did 150. today we will do 2,452. overall we are seeing demands day high. thank you. begun backwas showing you some of the items included. every

matt keller is live at the scene now with the very latest on what we've learned from investigators. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. we spoke with the owner about 40 minutes ago. he told me he did have some cars inside his amoco shop here. they have some smoke damage. you can see the front rolling doors boarded frup where firefighters entered -- from where firefighters entered the building. this is video just minutes after the fire was reported. you can see the sparks from the saw as crews forced their way inside just after 11:00 last night. firefighters found a fire on the back wall behind some equipment. firefighters also ended up on the roof making sure there was ventilation from above. they had to make a hole to allow some of the heat and smoke out. this ended up being dangerous for crews on the scene. >> we did have three firefighters injured and evaluated at the hospital. two were released and one is still pending at this point. two were injured from falling debris. one smoke inhalation. >> reporter: firefighter says it appears dental. firefighters were still on -

matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> well, our string of nice weather continues.had some fog this morning. didn't last very long. coast is clear for everybody. decent fog. mainly on the san mateo coast and p little bit hanging around. then went over to lake of county and it kind of washed out. >> tropical cloud inch closer. >> so far, nothing yet. and they are in the central sierra. and if you are heading up the direction between today and saturday. and sneaking up. >> thunder showers. and more likely into tomorrow. >> all is a little cooler. >> it is almost identical to where they were yesterday. >> very shallow bank on top of it. >> 86. they are actually the same. >> little more running a little bit warmer. >> 70s for some s and 67 in san francisco. and san rafael at 73. >> there is a little north win. east northeast of vacaville and northland airport. and most of them have a warmer direction. it is running into resistance though. and the high pressure system is heating you up. >> it started to cool things down. this may be one of the three. and start to cool on

in san jose, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is a spare the air day here. you are looking live at contra costa county with mt. diablo in the distance somewhere. the bay area air quality management district declared it to be unhealthy. they encourage people to drive less, use public transit, avoid barbecuing and 11 the gas powered lawn mower in the garage. >>> a near replica in store for your weather as we head into friday afternoon. some of us enjoying a miss summer day, others hot and as tory just mentioned poor air quality. >>> a live look outside, the marine layer a thousand fight, still hugging the coast although slowly burning away, santa cruz partly cloudy to mostly sunny in the last hour. areas inland where the summer sun and heat is mixing with pollutants at the ground level is the most unhealthy. so the santa clara valley as well as the inner east district for today likely to see it again for tomorrow. we have got clouds hugging the coast. we have a weak system riding over northern california. as it does it is bringing our temperatures down slightl

ktvu's meteorologist mark tamayo is in the weather center but we begin with matt keller who is live in san helena with the very latest. >> reporter: that's right, the fire department has sent a truck in to san helena. here's video just into our newsroom the biggest fire is the y fire it started near highways 20 and 53 it's 5,000 acres and growing. one structure has been destroyed. the valley community is threatened by the flames. an evacuation center has been set up at the elks drive on highway 20 just west of highway 53. firefighters say the hot temperatures are allowing the fires to spread more rapidly. >>> the relative humidity, amount of moisture in the air is very, very low and having those conditions, causes the fire to spot more. so the fire can jump ahead in advance of itself. >>> the walker fire and walker ridge near the lake calusa fire line is about 500 acres but is burning in a rural area with few homes in its path. it's in really rough and remote terrain. all three fires have zero containment tonight. highway20 and highway 16 in colusa county first major intersection headi

matt keller is live now in san jose with how the mercury is explaining itself, matt. >> reporter: julie the newspaper business in san jose is competitive. but several smaller publications are clamming to be the victim's of death by the largest publisher in time the mercury news. >> i've always had a policy with the mercury news, do not take my racks. >> reporter: circulation management has racks in san mateo, and santa clara. wednesday 20 news racks of several different papers were found in and around of the mercury news headquarters. >> we found them with a few. we want to know why they took them, who took them, how many they took and we need to a assess the damage of all of this. >> reporter: the mercury news did not want to speak to me. but he said removing noncompliant rack at the request of municipalities and is a long-standing practice and we have not stolen any news racks. daily posts were removed they say by the request of dispatch. they say they are not in the business of directing people to remove news racks. some of the publishers are considering lawsuits. >> this is not a th

matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> authorities have issued mandatory evacuation notices to two rural communities as wildfire threatens homes. they are telling people to leave their homes. so far 30,000 acres burned over the last two weeks. 600 structures are threatened. most of them homes. the fire is just 8% contained. they likely won't have the fire contained till the end of the month. >>> dozens of residents remain out of their homes as crews fight a brush fire. it burned 150 acres. the rocky terrain and hot temperatures are making it difficult to fight the blaze. investigators say the fire was likely started by a cigarette. >>> if you notice dozens of fire trucks today it wasn't because of a real emergency. they are doing a fire drill in a high rise. ktvu's allie rasmus explains what they home to learn from the experience. >> reporter: loaded with oxygen tanks firefighters crawl through a burning buildings. that is the scenario in this fire drill at 275 battery street in san francisco. >> ready for the real thing. >> not using the elevators. >> reporter: the 10th floor is where t

matt keller. >>> ktvu spoke with the publisher of the san francisco examiner. he said about two dozen examiners boxes have gone misses in the southern part of the peninsula. although there's no evidence that the san francisco news is responsible both said it is quote suspicious. >>> the third ward project between orinda and oakland is about to reach a major milestone. it's been almost two years since the work started. now caltranss is close to completing the excavation that will form the nearly 4,000-foot long tunnel. the fourth bore is scheduled to open by late 2014. >>> in four minutes frustration from a state senator after stories here on the news. the investigation of caltrans he's calling for. >>> it is official. san jose's new casino is five days from opening. the casino matrix is set to open next wednesday. the casino is right by highway 101. final inspections are expected monday and tuesday. >>> the campaign trail heats up. how both presidential candidates are spinning the numbers and blaming each other. >>> and we have an increased fire danger and cool

matt keller is live now in san jose with how the mercury is explaining itself, matt. >> reporter: julie the newspaper business in san jose is competitive. but several smaller publications are clamming to be the victim's of death by the largest publisher in time the mercury news. >> i've always had a policy with the mercury news, do not take my racks. >> reporter: circulation management has racks in san mateo, and santa clara. wednesday 20 news racks of several different papers were found in and around of the mercury news headquarters. >> we found them with a few. we want to know why they took them, who took them, how many they took and we need to a assess the damage of all of this. >> reporter: the mercury news did not want to speak to me. but he said removing noncompliant rack at the request of municipalities and is a long-standing practice and we have not stolen any news racks. daily posts were removed they say by the request of dispatch. they say they are not in the business of directing people to remove news racks. some of the publishers are considering lawsuits. >> this is not a th

matt keller is there and more on the leads police are following up, matt? >> santa cruz police are still searching for the suspects. you can see the police tape is at the crime scene on san leandro boulevard and the westbound lane was blocked. he was shot and killed just after 8:00. santa cruz said he was a documented gang member and had multiple contacts with police. eventually two officers tried to revive the boy but he died at the scene. they were wearing dark-hooded sweatshirt before one of the men got into a dark lexus and drove towards the boardwalk. some of the motels are a popular place for tourists when they come into town because the santa cruz boardwalk is only a few blocks away. reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> sunny veil police are trying track down the suspects who torched their get a way car. -- getaway car. this was all that was left of the car yesterday afternoon. police believe the robber set it on fire in a parking garage and then left in another car after attacking a woman who worked at max coins and collectibles. >> there

reporting live in san jose, matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police face questions today about whether they could have acted earlier to get an arsenal weapon off the street. police confiscated a shotgun and rifle from robert jones told police. it wasn't until three weeks later that authorities found the other guns, knives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. >> the threshold between a person in crisis and criminal intent is at the discretion of officers. >> johns told us, he kept a list of politicians names in his car, including the vice president, the president, and speaker of the house, because was interested in studying politics. the fbi is assisting the san francisco police department in the investigation. >>> supporters of medical marijuana organized an unusual protest in san francisco. demonstrators staged a new orleans style funeral prosession to signify mourning for two dispensaries that shut down yesterday. organizers say hope net, and vapor room were forced to close after threats of prosecution by melinda hague. hague did not comment on the protests, bu

matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in oakland, police say that a homicide suspect is off the streets tonight. at about 6:30 this evening, the ktvu news crew witnessed police taking a 24-year-old man into custody after a brief standoff. he had been holed up in the backyard of a hole at 18th and brush streets in west oakland. the suspect's grandfather told us his grandson was scared and didn't know why police wanted to arrest him. >>> the east bay korean church of the nazareen is on miramar avenue in san leandro. firefighters say when they arrived flames were coming out of the side of the building. they managed to contain the blaze in about 45 minutes, but by then the damage had already been done. so far, no word on the cause of the fire. >>> contra costa county is considering replacing the vender responsible for its emergency telephone alert system. officials say the system failed to meet expectations during the recent fire at chevron's richmond facility. it took three hours to notify 18,000 residents. the minnesota suspect had promised 20,000 calls in 30 minutes. county officials lau

matt keller. >>> ktvu spoke with the publisher of the san francisco examiner. he said about two dozen examiners boxes have gone misses in the southern part of the peninsula. although there's no evidence that the san francisco news is responsible both said it is quote suspicious. >>> the third ward project between orinda and oakland is about to reach a major milestone. it's been almost two years since the work started. now caltranss is close to completing the excavation that will form the nearly 4,000-foot long tunnel. the fourth bore is scheduled to open by late 2014. >>> in four minutes frustration from a state senator after stories here on the news. the investigation of caltrans he's calling for. >>> it is official. san jose's new casino is five days from opening. the casino matrix is set to open next wednesday. the casino is right by highway 101. final inspections are expected monday and tuesday. >>> the campaign trail heats up. how both presidential candidates are spinning the numbers and blaming each other. >>> and we have an increased fire danger and cool

matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in oakland, police say that a homicide suspect is off the streets tonight. at about 6:30 this evening, the ktvu news crew witnessed police taking a 24-year-old man into custody after a brief standoff. he had been holed up in the backyard of a hole at 18th and brush streets in west oakland. the suspect's grandfather told us his grandson was scared and didn't know why police wanted to arrest him. >>> the east bay korean church of the nazareen is on miramar avenue in san leandro. firefighters say when they arrived flames were coming out of the side of the building. they managed to contain the blaze in about 45 minutes, but by then the damage had already been done. so far, no word on the cause of the fire. >>> contra costa county is considering replacing the vender responsible for its emergency telephone alert system. officials say the system failed to meet expectations during the recent fire at chevron's richmond facility. it took three hours to notify 18,000 residents. the minnesota suspect had promised 20,000 calls in 30 minutes. county officials lau

ktvu's matt keller has been covering the story all morning and has this update. >> the morning started early for homicide detectives looking for evidence in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy walking home from the boardwalk. daylight allowed them a closer look at possible damage and stray bullets from the crime that happened at about 8:00 last night on san lorenzo boulevard. >> the guy was telling me that he was up at the corner and he heard six shots and he said it was either a .22 or a .38. >> reporter: detectives believe that the homicide is related to the nearby gang violence. witnesses told detectives of two vehicles possibly involved in the shooting with two or three men wearing dark hooted sweat shirts. at about the same time, 12 1/2 miles away, another crime scene was set up. a car was found on fire off of larkin road. the vehicle was badly burned. it could take some time to determine if this vehicle was related to the homicide. as for the shooting victim, police say he was a gang member and had come into contact with officers several times for loitering and gang-related a

ktvu matt keller is there at the scene right now. police have shut down a major road. matt. >> reporter: yeah we are here on mclaughlin avenue for what came in as a call of a to being at 2:15 this morning. there are several police cars here. officers are still moving around the crime scene. this is video from the past hour where we saw investigators go inside the fence of a waterway right next to mclaughlin avenue. we have attempted several times to get information from officers but they say they are not ready to release any details on what happened here. they have blocked off mclaughlin avenue to traffic in both directions from bran di buck way. you can see officers on the scene right now. they're walking across to the other side of the street to another waterway. you can see them going within a fence there. we are continuing to try to get information on this as soon as we do we will pass it along to you. reporting live in san jose matt keller ktvu channel 2 news. >>> overnight news fire destroyed an suv in oakland. look at these pictures. this was 90 minutes ago. now

reporting live in san jose, matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police face questions today about whether they could have acted earlier to get an arsenal weapon off the street. police confiscated a shotgun and rifle from robert jones told police. it wasn't until three weeks later that authorities found the other guns, knives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. >> the threshold between a person in crisis and criminal intent is at the discretion of officers. >> johns told us, he kept a list of politicians names in his car, including the vice president, the president, and speaker of the house, because was interested in studying politics. the fbi is assisting the san francisco police department in the investigation. >>> supporters of medical marijuana organized an unusual protest in san francisco. demonstrators staged a new orleans style funeral prosession to signify mourning for two dispensaries that shut down yesterday. organizers say hope net, and vapor room were forced to close after threats of prosecution by melinda hague. hague did not comment on the protests, bu

matt keller. >> new numbers show the biggest increase in retail sales in five months. the department said sales rose .8% from june to july. that's the biggest jump since february. they say it's a good start to the second half of the year after reduced spending in each month of the april through june- quarter. >>> despite the news stocks barely changed. the dow picked up nearly three points, nasdaq drops five and a half. >>> facebook will be able to sell their stock starting tomorrow. that's when a lock out period expires for early investors and some directors. in all 271 million shares will be eligible. >> bankrupt company solyndra will pay a 3.5 million dollar settlement with it's employees. the settlement said they failed to properly tell about 1100 employees it was halting operations and shutting down. they closed their doors in august of last year and filed for bankruptcy about a month later. >> on the campaign trail today it was energy that became the lightning rod that divided the republicans and the democrats. craig boswell reports on how the two are ramping up

matt keller. >> new numbers show the biggest increase in retail sales in five months.he department said sales rose .8% from june to july. that's the biggest jump since february. they say it's a good start to the second half of the year after reduced spending in each month of the april through june- quarter. >>> despite the news stocks barely changed. the dow picked up nearly three points, nasdaq drops five and a half. >>> facebook will be able to sell their stock starting tomorrow. that's when a lock out period expires for early investors and some directors. in all 271 million shares will be eligible. >> bankrupt company solyndra will pay a 3.5 million dollar settlement with it's employees. the settlement said they failed to properly tell about 1100 employees it was halting operations and shutting down. they closed their doors in august of last year and filed for bankruptcy about a month later. >> on the campaign trail today it was energy that became the lightning rod that divided the republicans and the democrats. craig boswell reports on how the two are ramping up th

ktvu's matt keller joins us live from the scene with what we learned from investigators. nsas. >> reporter: we've seen some customers and workers arrive here on the scene of this aamco, and we were told by the owner that they're opening up for business as usual today. they say that they were some customer cars inside that did suffer some smoke damage. you can see one of the workers here with a drill. it appears he is going to be taking down these boards on the front door that were put up by firefighters after they had to cut their way into the building. the firefighters arrived here on the scene just after 11 last night. two were taken to the hospital after debris fell on them. another firefighter suffered smoke inhalation. two have been released from the hospital, while one is still being evaluated. firefighters say the fire appears to be accidental. they say it started on the back wall behind some equipment. because of presence of different types of automotive fluids neighboring repair shops say a fire in one building threatens them all. >> it goes from building to build

only on two tonight, matt keller with details of how that teacher allegedly fooled his young victims.> reporter: the first full week of classes at ob waley brought a lawsuit against craig chandler, former principal lin viajendrin and the san francisco school district. chandler was arrested and accused of sexually molesting five victims. he told me today chandler had yard supervisors where other students have other students in his classroom for a lesson on helen keller. >> she was told that she had to act like helen keller and not be able to see things and learn to feel things with your mouth or your feet. so she did not understand at the time but she was, in hindsight being sexually assaulted on a repeated basis. >> reporter: the principal has been reassigned to district offices and a new principal is in charge at o.b.walley. all employees from custodial staff to staff have under gone training for reporting. no one not the parents, the district believed it was an act of sexual abuse. but the principal failed to see what was happening inside her classrooms. >> you need to supervise. an

only on two tonight, matt keller with details of how that teacher allegedly fooled his young victims. >> reporter: the first full week of classes at ob waley brought a lawsuit against craig chandler, former principal lin viajendrin and the san francisco school district. chandler was arrested and accused of sexually molesting five victims. he told me today chandler had yard supervisors where other students have other students in his classroom for a lesson on helen keller. >> she was told that she had to act like helen keller and not be able to see things and learn to feel things with your mouth or your feet. so she did not understand at the time but she was, in hindsight being sexually assaulted on a repeated basis. >> reporter: the principal has been reassigned to district offices and a new principal is in charge at o.b.walley. all employees from custodial staff to staff have under gone training for reporting. no one not the parents, the district believed it was an act of sexual abuse. but the principal failed to see what was happening inside her classrooms. >> you need to supervise.

matt keller is live in san jose where the family of an alleged victim is seeking restitution. >> reporter: this is the first if you are full week of classes. school officials dealing a lawsuit as the molestation trial is set to start. students are hoping for a fresh start as the new school year starts. the past year is hard to forget after a third grade teacher was arrested in january and charged with abusing five students. today a lawsuit has been filed against the principal and the district. chandler had yard supervisors or other children bring in students in to his classroom one or two at a time for lessons on helen keller. >> she was told she needed to act like helen keller and not be able so see things and be able to feel with her mouth or feet. she didn't understand she was being assaulted. >> reporter: last month the da charged the principal at the time of the alleged molestation with a charge for failing to report after a child came forward. officials say nobody, believed abuse. the district released this statement. they say they take seriously any action of misconduct. >> you nee

matt keller is at casino matrix to tell why the city could be the real winner. >> reporter: dave, i'veot the star of the ribbon cutting ceremony, giant novelty scissors. you can see some staging is already set up, you have the podium. several city leaders will be expected for the event. the casino opened the doors to the public yesterday. there was supposed to be a small event for family and friends, but the casino said. [ audio breaking up ] >> they think several people came through the doors. >> right now, we're paying about $7 million a year, just for the garden city. we expect that to go to about 10 million, so almost a 50% increase in revenue to the city. >> reporter: they are planning on a grand opening on august 18. you'll hear that number a lot, 8, because it's considered lucky in the asian culture, and today it's 8-8. reporting live, matt:letter. >>> an important hearing tomorrow will decide whether plans can move ahead to expand the west county jail in contra costa county. officials have to decide how to spend $19 million on a grant from the state for realignment. according t

ktvu matt keller is on his way there. he'll have a live report in 30 minutes. >>> also in overnight news it has been another violent night on the streets of oakland. police are investigating two shootings that happened around the same time. ktvu alex savidge is in oakland with the details of where this all happened. alex. >> reporter: good morning. homicide investigators have been out here all morning long. they remain out here on the scene combing this area for evidence. this is where two people hit by gunfire san pablo and 19th avenue. police found a number of shell casings on the street. the two were shooting in the car when they were shot. they were taken to the hospital that's where the passenger died from his injuries. meanwhile there was a second shooting unrelated that happened earlier this morning. that was on the 7600 block of deerwood. a man was shot during some kind of a robbery. we don't have an update on his condition. and thus far oakland police have not announced any arrest in either of these cases. alex s

reporting live, matt keller. >>> it's 8:36.enate is expected to approve a bill forebightedding government agencies from cutting off cell phone service -- fore bids -- forbids government agencies from cutting off cell phone service. now the law rough we-- would require a judge to issue a court order based on proper cause before cell phone signals could be blocked. >>> bart exceed its goals for the number of working escalators at bart stations. the report shows only 7 out of 176 escalators are not working. that means 96% of them are working. the bart what goal to have a 95% reliability rate. this is a big contrast to last may when the rate was under 77%. >> a lot better. >>> 8:37. let's see how things are moving on the roads and sal joins us what's happening on 237? >> reporter: it's little slow. as you cross 880 in the area, 237 is slow. it's not that deep if you are driving. it slows to about zanker road and pretty good in sunday sunnyvale. 880 northbound, no slow traffic here and i am not disappointed. it looks good. we found

matt kill has more -- matt keller has more on the suspected gang connections, matt? >> reporter: yes, in fact there are several motels on san lorenzo boulevard that many people stay at. you can see nine hours after the boy was shot and killed police have not identified the teen shot and killed but they said, he was a documented gang member and had multiple contacts with police. they saw four men in their 20s inside the van and that license plate is 6nw6n4. they are not saying how long traffic will last. we have the police van parked in i way on san lorenzo boulevard and that is southbound traffic is still open to traffic, matt killer, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> chevron says it is too soon to tell how long it will take for operations to get back to normal at its richmond refinery. they still don't know the extent of the damage and they say they have not been able to get a close look at the damage. once the site is declared safe, that is when an investigation began. there was a small flare-up in the same crude oil process. you are looking at news chopper 2 yester

ktvu's matt keller is in the south bay where utility boxes are being turned into works of art, matt.s is one of san jose's newest pieces of art right on a utility box and they also heap it can stop vandalism. >> reporter: in broad daylight in downtown san jose a woman does something that would normally result in an arrest or fine from police. >> i get a lot of people that stop and interrupt and say, hey what's going on what are you doing. >> reporter: but this is not vandalism. kenney martinez is an artist and this utility box is her canvas. >> tried to get the history of san jose on this box. >> reporter: kenney is one of several artists that have painted 22 utility boxes for the art box project. requirements include making sure the paints is appropriate for all ages and no political, religious content. >> the only negativity is more a subjective thing that it probably isn't the person's favorite work of art. >> reporter: the program is paid for by private donors to turn a beige box into a whimsical display of different ideas. >> for the main part it's our city getting out of the wa

matt keller ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:06 hundreds of people gathered to remember the seek worshipers shot and killed inside their temple. . >>> people from all faiths prayed for the victims. the police chief spoke as well and he said he had a meyers the peaceful reaction of the seek community. that gunman had died. the seek temple at lake a elizabeth has a vigil between 7 and 830 and another temple between 8 and 9:30 and seek temple between 8 and 9:00 p.m. >>> they will close a loophole on california assault weapons. he wants to ban those who can be fired like assault weapons. followed like the assault, gun owners group say it is unnecessary and unconstitutional. coming up at of 615. how many are being reported and what is being done to keep them from being reported again. how is it doing out there, it has been relatively quiet, sal? >>> for the most part we don't have anything major obstructing our work and the interstate appears to be moving well driving passed the coliseum and driving through oakland and 580 as well, you are off to a decent start and no major probl

ktvu's matt keller is in the south bay where utility boxes are being turned into works of art, matt.en this is one of san jose's newest pieces of art right on a utility box and they also heap it can stop vandalism. >> reporter: in broad daylight in downtown san jose a woman does something that would normally result in an arrest or fine from police. >> i get a lot of people that stop and interrupt and say, hey what's going on what are you doing. >> reporter: but this is not vandalism. kenney martinez is an artist and this utility box is her canvas. >> tried to get the history of san jose on this box. >> reporter: kenney is one of several artists that have painted 22 utility boxes for the art box project. requirements include making sure the paints is appropriate for all ages and no political, religious content. >> the only negativity is more a subjective thing that it probably isn't the person's favorite work of art. >> reporter: the program is paid for by private donors to turn a beige box into a whimsical display of different ideas. >> for the main part it's our city getting out of

ktvu's matt keller is in san jose tonight where some hope this new policy will lead to permanent immigrationorm. matt? >>> frank, earlier today, a line went about 60 yards all the way out to that street. about 1600 people showed up today just to get inside these doors for the workshop. >> tickets. >> reporter: the line was long this evening at the center for employment training. the determination was strong, with young people hoping to qualify for the right to work legally in the u.s. without being deported. >> they spent all their life here getting their education here. they feel and they are american. >> let's just go for it. >> reporter: katia lopez is a student. organizers say she's just one of about 30,000 undocumented immigrants in santa clara county eligible. attendees are learning what they need to do to qualify for a work permit. >> i'm hoping that this not only just becomes a two year work permit that actually goes somewhere, where people who do plan to stay here and live here, and make their life here, there's a path to legalization permanently. >> reporter: some republican leader

reporting live in santa cruz, matt keller.tvu channel 2 news. >>> continuing coverage on the chevron refinely fire. it could be months before refairs are completed. joining us live from richmond, what needs to happen first. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are investigators from several government agencies, wanting to take a good close look at the crude oil unit that burned on monday. they want to make sure it's safe before they do that. that's become a more complex process. there's still a risk, so there could be another fire like the one we saw yesterday morning. keep in mind, monday's fire did a lot of damage. the fire yesterday is, in facings being blamed on a damaged pipe that's leaking because of that fire. that led to the secondary fire. it is the unpredictability and the unknowns around that unit right now that's preventing investigators from getting on in there and make anything time frames difficult, although we know none of it will be quick, it could last for months. we talked about the government a

in san jose, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> if you think playing a video game is giving you enoughxercise, some researchers say you may want to reconsider. everyone -- even the most active video games don't give most individuals the correct amount of exercise. >>> previous research has stated a 40% risk in cancer deaths on the aspirin regiment for five years. >>> we've all heard of the placibo effect. patients may have pain just because they were told. those who were told about pain reported having more pain. >>> the man who directed the children's film willie wonka and the chocolate factory has died. mel stewart turned his favorite book into a film. stewart died of cancer at his home in los angeles. he was 83 years old. >>> the widespread drought is continuing to wreak havoc. the u.s. department of agriculture projected a slump in the corn harvest. we can soon expect a surge in corn prices. up to $8.90 a bushel. that means we will likely see a sharp increase in the price of meat since corn is used to feed cattle. >>> from one extreme to the other, tropical storm ernesto continues

ktvu's matt keller is in san jose tonight where some hope this new policy will lead to permanent immigrationm. matt? >>> frank, earlier today, a line went about 60 yards all the way out to that street. about 1600 people showed up today just to get inside these doors for the workshop. >> tickets. >> reporter: the line was long this evening at the center for employment training. the determination was strong, with young people hoping to qualify for the right to work legally in the u.s. without being deported. >> they spent all their life here getting their education here. they feel and they are american. >> let's just go for it. >> reporter: katia lopez is a student. organizers say she's just one of about 30,000 undocumented immigrants in santa clara county eligible. attendees are learning what they need to do to qualify for a work permit. >> i'm hoping that this not only just becomes a two year work permit that actually goes somewhere, where people who do plan to stay here and live here, and make their life here, there's a path to legalization permanently. >> reporter: some republican leaders

in san jose, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> authorities released new details today about a man who shot and killed six people at a sikh temple in wisconsin. police say they wounded wade michael page but then he turned his gun on himself. they also say they believe he acted alone. >> we have identified no one else responsible for the shooting other than him. we also have not clearly defined a motive at this point. >> authorities arrested page's ex-girlfriend after they went to her home to question her but say there was no evidence she was involved in the sikh temple killings. they plan to hold candlelight vigils tonight to remember the victims there in wisconsin. san jose sikh temple has a vigil scheduled tonight. >> reporter: a uc irvine professor had reportedly searched dozens of times on the internet for weapons. 48-year-old rainier reinsheid had searched for information on weapons and explosives. he blamed the school and alleged bullying for his son's suicide in march. >>> a big weekend for music and sports in san francisco. what tens of thousands of people will need to do t

. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose, matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san jose police aren the scene of yet another homicide tonight. the 29th homicide in the city so far this year. the 24-year-old victim was apparently shot on poco way. friends took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. police say the shooting appears to be gang related. about 45 minutes later another man was shot two miles away on north jackson avenue. he is expected to survive. it's not known if the shootings are related. >>> the recent spike in criminal activity has some business owners so rattled in san jose, they're now talking about moving out of the city. >> what we need to be doing is having a more consistent enforcement effort. recognizing we have a real shortage of officers right now in the police department. so we need lots of folks to help. >> reporter: we've learned that starting on september 1, two additional sheriffs deputies will be deployed to patrol the transit mall at st. james park, and a team of law enforcement officials are set to make drug sweeps in the area as well. als

reporting live, matt keller ktvu channel 2 news >> 6:36.ll hold a news conference this week. weekend police shooting. late saturday afternoon on d dakota street. police say they were forced to shoot a man who threatened them with a gun. that man was wounded and expected to survive. no police officers were hurt >> a hostage stand off at a sporting goods store ended peacefully. after 4 hours the suspect turned himself in. the man walked into the store about 11:00. police say he grabbed an 18-year-old store clerk by the next and fired shots into the air. two workers were held hostage but not hurt >> 6:37. antinuclear activists will prote the japanese consolate marking the 67th anniversary of the day the u.s. dropped the atomic bomb. >>> yesterday protestors marched on the livermore lab because of its work. and among the protestors someone who survived the bombing. >> immediately covered my eyes. and i saw even to this day, i clearly remember. i saw the fingers. the booms. the burns on my fingers as if i was looking at x ray film >> the protest

. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose, matt keller, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> san jose police aren the scene of yet another homicide tonight. the 29th homicide in the city so far this year. the 24-year-old victim was apparently shot on poco way. friends took him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. police say the shooting appears to be gang related. about 45 minutes later another man was shot two miles away on north jackson avenue. he is expected to survive. it's not known if the shootings are related. >>> the recent spike in criminal activity has some business owners so rattled in san jose, they're now talking about moving out of the city. >> what we need to be doing is having a more consistent enforcement effort. recognizing we have a real shortage of officers right now in the police department. so we need lots of folks to help. >> reporter: we've learned that starting on september 1, two additional sheriffs deputies will be deployed to patrol the transit mall at st. james park, and a team of law enforcement officials are set to make drug sweeps in the area as well. als

ktvu channel 2 reporter matt keller is there where police are working to piece together what happenedhe scene for you. just over this embankment about 30 feet is highway 9. as i turn my photographer down, you can see we are standing on a ledge here about 125 feet down this hillside is where the car ended up. you can see the blackened brush. that's where the fire started. this is video of firefighters this morning making sure there are no more flare-ups. when they arrived last night around 11:00, they found the car and badly burned body lying next to the vehicle. investigators said the victim is female but will have to test dental records. chp officers say this section of highway 9 is dangerous. >> the curbs jump out at you. no tell telling how fast the curb might be -- curves might be. extremely dangerous driving up here. >> chp told me the vehicle was still hot when it was pulled up to the tow truck. investigators say there was no foul play involved. the victim appeared to have died from the fire or smoke inhalation. as we come back out here live we can see the pink tape where the fi

math keller live from a busy intersection where a woman was killed right in front of several people. matt? >> reporter: in just the last few we watched officers took down the crime scene at san carlos. the stabbing was just the latest violent act that left two people dead and one in the hospital with life threatening injuries. crime usually happens in the dark corners of society but today violence happened in broad daylight. first call at 1:39 in the afternoon on charles street off oakland road. >> heard two shots. >> reporter: that gun fire hit a man in his 30s sitting in his car. he died at the scene. this was san jose's 25th homicide victim of the year. >> one violent crime is to many, one homicide one to many. >> reporter: they as the resulted to add up in san jose today. a man in his 20s shot -- he survived but was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. >> very, very scary and i'm worried about my neighborhood and the whole city. >> reporter: before the sun could set another homicide on san carlos street. police say several people witnessed the stabbing of a woman in h

math keller live from a busy intersection where a woman was killed right in front of several people. matt? >> reporter: in just the last few we watched officers took down the crime scene at san carlos. the stabbing was just the latest violent act that left two people dead and one in the hospital with life threatening injuries. crime usually happens in the dark corners of society but today violence happened in broad daylight. first call at 1:39 in the afternoon on charles street off oakland road. >> heard two shots. >> reporter: that gun fire hit a man in his 30s sitting in his car. he died at the scene. this was san jose's 25th homicide victim of the year. >> one violent crime is to many, one homicide one to many. >> reporter: they as the resulted to add up in san jose today. a man in his 20s shot -- he survived but was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. >> very, very scary and i'm worried about my neighborhood and the whole city. >> reporter: before the sun could set another homicide on san carlos street. police say several people witnessed the stabbing of a woman in h