he has no idea how they ended up on the property of the mercury news >>> i've been in publishing 30 years this is the worst example of competitive behavior and i have seen around as they would still news racks. >>> not normal protocol prissy your news rack on the property of a competitor >>> when this man from the palo alto daily post found some of his news racks or at the merc he went to investigate and was photographed holding his own news rack before security got involved. >>> we were approached by security guards and told to leave, and leave the news rack >>> it is our news rack >>> both publisher said in no way to they authorize the mercury news to collect move or touched their news racks. >>> we are competitors. >>> a spokesperson for the city of san jose says code enforcement in charge of things like news rack enforcement has had no compliance of the violations, they're not involved. as for the san jose mercury news when made several attempts and did not receive a reply. mark sayre cbs 5 >>> beginning tomorrow cyclists can do something they have not been able to do before bring the

. >> the parent company of the san jose mercury news confirms that they do in fact have 23 news racks on their property behind us that belong to other publishers. but they deny any wrongdoing and they say that this is all standard procedure. these pictures taken from behind the san jose mercury news building showed newspaper racks belonging to various competing media companies sitting in a back lot including at least to visible racks from metro, a weekly publication in silicon valley. those rats are the red ones in the middle of the screen. >> no publisher will ever give permission to their competitors to pick up their news rack. >> he is the publisher of metro and says that at least seven of his brand new news racks are missing from the streets of san jose in addition to an unknown number of older racks. but they say he has no idea how they ended up on the property of the mercury news. >> i have been published and for 30 years and this is the worst example anti-competitive behavior. it is horrendous that they would come out and steal news racks from their competitors. >> it is not no

he had no idea about the ended up on the property of the mercury news. >>> i've been in publishing 30 years the worst example of anti- competitive behavior, it is around as they would steal news racks. >>> it is not normal protocol 2 steal it news racks >>> when jim savage found out some of his news racks or at the merc he went down to investigate, security at the news got involved >>> were closed by a guard he told us to leave the property or would be arrested and leave the news rack it is our news rack. >>> both publisher said in no way and to the authorized the mercury news to collect move for touch their news racks. >>> and a statement the bay area news group says " we have a long standing practice of working with city governments to keep news racks presentable and in compliance with the ordinance says any attempt by the publisher is to betray our involvement as unlawful is a gross misrepresentation of the substance of the issue " the statement says the mercury news did fail to notify the other publishers which is against normal practice. mark sayre cbs 5. >>> she is under way to

. >> 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 theft of personal property, this is an assault to the first amendment. >> reporter: officers are doing an investigation but they say it's too early to know if charges will be filed. matt keller. >>> new video from the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. it happened about 5:45 this

. >> 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 theft of personal property, this is an assault to the first amendment. >> reporter: officers are doing an investigation but they say it's too early to know if charges will be filed. matt keller. >>> new video from the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. it happened about 5:45 this

why they took them. >> the mercury news has issued a statement removing newspaper racks is a long standing practice. the paper strongly denies stealing any other organizations news racks. >>> a brush fire that destroyed three cars and two story sheds is being called suspicious. it starletted at 6:00 last night. firefighters gained control in about 30 minutes and kept the flames from spreading to nearby apartments. witnesses say they saw several kids running from the area where the fire started. >>> new developments surrounding the investigation in the serial killer case in san joaquin county. investigators are trying to identify remains of a female teenager and a baby found in a well. a forensic anthropologist say the remains fit property file of a female 16-18 years old with mixed ancestry. the skeletal remains were dug up in lyndon several months ago. in letters shermantine admits that a pregnant black woman was buried in that well. time now is 4:34. a pedestrian is in the hospital with serious injuries this morning after being hit by an elderly driver at the san leandro bart station. th

the mercury news says that one of the stolen i-pass was traced to a professional clown. kenny the clown told the mercury news that the suspect gave this ipad 2 and. >> oak lawn police arrested six people during this rowdy demonstration outside of the president's campaign headquarters. dozens of protesters demanded the release of bradley manning. he is the former army intelligence analyst accused of leaking classified information to wikileaks. and bicyclist in sunnyvale have a new tool to stand up to harassment, and ordinance allows them to take civil action. it goes into effect today. meanwhile state lawmakers have rejected a proposal to ban bicyclist from using cell phones well i ride. a busy bay area bridge taking a labor day weekend off. caltrans is shutting down the dumbarton bridge completely through the long weekend for seismic upgrade work. this is part of an ongoing retrofit project. drivers who need to get to and from the peninsula during the labor day weekend should use the san mateo bridge or try highway 237. a new bill in sacramento would enable undocumented

how did newspaper racks end up in the dumpsters of the san jose mercury news? >> we are live in san jose where two police officers are recovering after a woman leads them on a chase through city streets. your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh. >>> welcome back. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's friday, august 3rd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's go over to steve and find out what the friday forecast is. >> cooler, pam. we have a bigger fog bank out there today. stronger delta breeze. inland still 80s and 90s. most locations by the coast not kinging too much. 60s there. 70s around the bay. here is sal. >> steve, good morning. right now 24 westbound between walnut creek and oakland it looks pretty good. not a bad commute on 680 nearby. and this mornings drive is also looking good in marin county. the north bay. northbound 101 and southbound 101 looking good through san rafael. now back to the desk. >>> time now 5:3

he said the mercury news returned 4-5 news racks. >> the reason why it is important is we are tryingo determine the locations from where the racks were taken and that will indicate whether this was part of a broad effort to hurt their competition. >> the mercury news said the paper hired a firm to look into the matter. >>> the founder of best buy wants to buy back the retailer and take it private. he says he wants to buy the shares he doesn't already own. and willing to pay $26 a share. that is $6 more than its closing price today. best buy has been losing business to online retailers. being private would give the company more opportunity to try new things. >>> on wall street the dow is up 21 to 13,117. the nasdaq is up 22 at 2,989. the s&p is up 3 at 1,394. >>> iron planet with drew its initial public offering. they provide a market place for used heavy equipment. they hoped to raise $92 million. the company reported improved sales for the 12 months ending in june but poor market condition prompted it to cancel. >>> ebay is offering a new same day delivery service to people who live

he told the mercury news that mcfarlane is a friend and gave the device to him. kenny the clown said he had no idea it was that of steve jobs. stock futures are relatively flat as we get ready for the opening bell >> ashley is here from money watch on a friday. we love friday >> happy friday to. overseas markets rose after germany's chancellor back the central bank efforts to contain the crisis. the stock market will try to continue thursday's rally, stocks jumped after encouraging news on the housing market. the dow gained more than 85 points and nasdaq was up 31 points. facebook stock it's another black guy. stock prices hit a new low, top executives in early investors got their first chance to sell since the ipo. stocks closed just under $20 per share, down about half from its initial offering price. investors are disillusioned with facebook plan to reverse slowing revenue. cisco says its profit jumped about 4.5%. that beat wall street expectations. cisco will raise its quarterly dividend by 75%. shares surged 10%. we will see what happens with facebook and if

according to analysis by the "mercury news" developers in the south bay are building new apartments at a record pace. in san jose, 7,000 new units are on the way, 4,000 of which will be completed by this year. that's a 20% increase in the supply of luxury amounts, more than 2,000 headed to milpitas, 1700 in mountain view which represents a 30% increase. there is a lot of demand for new units. one, more people are renting because of tighter lending standards that made it more difficult to buy a home. and two, the hiring. silicon valley hired 30,000 people. the east bay is expected to add more than 1,000 units over the next couple of years, not as robust as the south bay but that region hasn't seen as much job growth. >> thank you. 5:17. shares in yahoo! fell hard after the ceo there said the company may not give its shareholders the billions of dollars made when it sells its assets in china. this leads to wonder what the ceo might do with the money instead. perhaps buying a big company instead. it's going to be in a huge amount of money that's not going back to shareholders. >> interest

no evidence that the mercury news is responsible. s quote somewhat suspicious. >>> members of a new church will track down a large bell stolen from church property. they stole the bell from the missionary baptist church on wednesday night. the bell weighs 1500 pounds. they say the thieves must have used a forklift to haul it underneath a staircase. >> you have to be pretty bold to steal from the church. it is a property of the church. you don't p steal from god. >> it is kept under the stairs. they had hoped to build a new steeple and hear the bell ring once again. >> the arts commission is the imagine are problem keeping track of its art. >> about $40 million worth of art is displayed in the san francisco airport. >> hanging sculpture as and shows they lost track of some of the 4,000 pieces of art work. >> the arts commission director of cultural affairs say it might be in the paper trail. >> to our knowledge, nothing is missing. >> they are planning an audit and every piece of city opened art. >> they are preparing for cuts. and it

and then we need to assess the economic damage of all this. >> the mercury news issued a statement saying removing newspaper racks with the request of local cities and businesses is a long standing practice and the pay already strongly denies stealing any organizations news racks. >>> new developments about the investigation into the serial killer case. investigators are trying to identify the remains of a female teenager and a baby found in a well connected to convicted killers wesley shermantine and lauren herzog. the remains fit the profile of a female about 16-18 years old with mixed ancestry. the skeletal remains were dug up in lyndon several months ago. some of his letters shermantine hinted a pregnant black woman was among the victims buried in that well. the remains of kimberly billy and joe an will finally be returned to their families. they are two of the four victims identified so far by investigators. >>> san francisco police are looking for person of interest in connection with the brutal killing of oman that was last seen in the castro district. here is a sketch of the man p

the family said in conquered last april the mercury news reports the teen iran as a juvenile tomorrow counts of vehicular manslaughter. the family wanted and charged as an adult. the district attorney says there's no evidence the teenager was driving under the influence. in campaign 2012, this year the presidential election production model says mitt romney will be the u.s. president grace lee with what the pundits say will decide the race. >>> the vast majority of polls show the presidential race a statistical dead heat but forecasting model predicts our next president will be republican candidate mitt romney. the study from the university of colorado has clout, it has correctly predicted every single presidential race since 1980 when ronald reagan won. the president of the public policy institute has been conducting polls for three decades >>> it is amazing how many different styles of presidential collections with had since 1980 >>> remember that upset when former vice president al gore won the popular vote but lost to george w. bush this study predicted that one correctly and put

i am from the "mercury news," and we're here because we live in a global cloueconomy. it has altered local economies because so many manufacturing and technology jobs are moving, whether it is a matter of costs for going where the trained work force is. we're fortunate to have to governors here to talk about how that change affects their jobs and what they're doing to jump- start their economies which compete with one another. this could be fun. let me start with our guest. governor hickenlooper. i knew that was going to happen. most of us here are pretty much aware of california's budget crisis. can you give us a quick briefing on where colorado is and what you are trying to do to turn things around? >> our budget is just as dressed as almost every state in the country. we have been working trying to control costs, get our pension funds in line, our state employees have not had a raise in four years. it has been difficult all the way around. the real challenge has been to try and turn public sentiment and get people to recognize it without a strong economy. it will no

this comment from todd akin prompted a claim to sit down and write and editorial to the "san jose mercury news." she couldn't keep quiet. >> my reaction was unbelievable. but it proved we have more to do in educating people and what their opinion is of rape. legitimate rape? what's a legitimate rape? rape is rape. >> she also heads up the y wca crisis center and fears his comments may give women another reason not to support attacks. only 5% of rape victims ever make it to trial. at next door solutions to domestic violence, executive director kathleen krenic says she plans to blog about akin's comments. >> this comment is not isolated. it's a tip of an iceberg that has been growing bigger for a long time. >> she says reactions to his comments are a reminder women have a lot of political clout. >> it spells how important women as a bloc of voters are and we need to remember that in november. >> both directors say they hope akin's comments will encourage parents to talk to their teenagers about sexual assault and remind them there are no shades of gray when it comes to rape. nbc bay area news. >

the "mercury news" is reporting that seven members, family members, including the grandfather and grandmother have been ordered to stand trial. they face charges that they secretly ran a distribution hub out of their apartment for a mexican drug cartel. it was discovered in march by two police officers who tracked a stolen ipad to the apartment complex. prosecutors say the family ran the drug ring out of the attic, inside police found $33 million of powder and liquid methamphetamine. >> more traffic headaches are expected for parts of san francisco starting tomorrow. construction of the central subway project will block some streets in the city's north beach neighborhood. the work will involve relocating utility lines on columbus avenue between union and powell. and that work will likely last about four months. the $1.6 billion project will create a new muni station in chinatown. it's expected to open to the public in about six years. >> a bay area little league team is heading to the big show. the petaluma national little league team beat a team from hawaii to earn a spot in the little leagu

the san jose mercury news reports that some school departments have decided not to accept out-of-state graduates in protest of the mandate. just weeks ago, csu announced that ten campuses would limit undergrad admissions for spring 2013. >>> it appears the state is unlikely to meet a deadline for reducing overcrowding in prisons. that means some inmates could be reduced. the los angeles "times" reports that the state has until friday to identify prisoners unlikely to reoffend and could be considered candidates for early release. the deadline comes after the u.s. supreme court found overcrowding in california prisons amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. >>> police in pittsburg are fighting crime with their smartphones. pittsburg is the first police agentny:crack county it -- police agent city in contra costa county to do this. they've been previously been able to watch video inside the police departments. >>> a team of investigators on the scene at -- at chevron arich refinery. we'll have a key step that could happen today that will move the investigation forward. >>> it's another h

small token of our appreciation and our deep appreciation as well to barbara of the san jose "mercury news." i know you cannot accept gifts. >> i would want to report that. >> we're hoping that sutter can accept a gift, the first dog. governor? [applause] and governor hickenlooper, your dear friend and our dear friend, dan gordon could not be here but we wanted to make sure you enjoyed his borough -- brew. >> as i have many times before, let me assure you. [applause] >> our photographer would like to get your photos. >> with or without the kibble? >> all right. >> the right to vote allows us to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding pr

lee was a writer for the mercury news for 47 years.hen he started back in 1958, san jose had a population of less than 150,000. there was no silicon valley. he chronicled the growth of san jose and, more importantly, the people. like so many, i read his column for years. in a recent blog entry just posted two days ago, he said he was going in for surgery to repair a heart valve. he was 76 years old. >> you know they say in showbiz -- >>> amazon's kindle's fire tablet is on fire. the retail giant says they've completely sold out of the devices in only nine months. amazon launched the $199 tablet back in november. it's designed to compete with apple's ipad. the official numbers are not out yet but the estimates are around 5 million. amazon is expected to release a new generation at a news conference next week. >>> the games are not over in londons. the torch has now been lit for the largest paralympics in history. the huge procession of athletes into the olympic stadium. quite a show filled with dancers and fireworks. the london paralymp

he joined the san jose mercury news in 1958 and stayed with the mercury for 47 years until he retiredon his 70th birthday. a columnist spent most of those years writing his column. li wiener's was 76. some of the biggest names in space travel will be in ohio today to spare respects to the man who stepped on the moon for the first time in july of 1969. he died last week at age 82. today's private service will follow an event to announce a children's health fund in armstrong's honor. >> couple of wayward dolphins end up in a creek >> and scuba diver holding hands with a seal. [ male announcer ] every day, your car takes you to work, school, practice, dance class, shopping, and more. so do something nice for it. >> welcome back. thanks for stopping by channel 5. harvard university says it is investigating allegations of widespread cheating in a government class. it says nearly half the students in a class may have plagiarized or inappropriately collaborated on their final which was a coma examination. students can be kicked out of school for a year and face other disciplinary actions. in

. >> reporter: the mercury news also told me based on what's happened in the last several days they're going to completely reevaluate their equipment with maintenance. 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 trai

we reported last night. 20 news racks various papers were found in and around a dumpster at the mercury newsthe owner publisher said that he has no evidence the news took his boxes but he launched an investigation. >> the boxes replaceable. they cost money obviously but -- it's the impact in your business. it's anti competition and damaging to our brands. all the other papers have been affected. >> regave a satement denying the theft of any other papers news racks. >>> a former janitor with the school district took a plea deal today for the molestation of five boys. john astor plead guilty to five counts and was sentenced to 28 years, he first faced 20 charges. his crimes dated back to 1995. he worked at elementary schools in concord and walnut creek. >> the drive home may be more crowded tonight for bart and that's because every friday this month bikes are allowed on trains. all part of a pilot program to it's about time. >> we need to reduce our foot sprint riding our bike and parking my car is the way to go. if you want us to do this more often we have to allow it during driving. >> they

the mercury news reports jobs related to high-tech and business investment are now in high demand ands more widespread. according to the labor department, the number of jobs in silicon valley increased by 4% over the last fiscal year. san francisco, san mateo marin market increased by 3.6%, east bay a little more than 1%. >>> one of facebook's early investors says he's in it for the long term. >> jane king joins that and it is shaping up to be a tough morning. >>> it is. interesting morning so far, very volatile. those numbers and what is behind that in a second going to be hearing a lot about jobs today and tomorrow. today we get the weekly numbers, they were a little better than what we expected. although they were up from the previous week. big monthly report for july comes out tomorrow many unemployment rate in san francisco, 8.3%. the lowest in the nation among big cities, bismarck, north dakota, 2.8%. highest in el centro, california almost 29%. here's how wall street is shaping up this morning. we are , there's a press conference going on this morning -- we are lower, there's a

mercury news reports analysts say the effect on fuel prices is likely took meaningful. the key is the nature of the damage and whether the fire hampers operations. the strict environmental and air quality rules means california vehicle use only a special mix of fuels. gas price be affected even when refineries have unscheduled maintenance delays. >>> stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the chevron refinery fire. updates throughout this newscast and we'll have the latest information on our website at abc7news.com. >>> we have breaking news in san francisco right now firefighters on the scene of a business fire in the ingleside district at ocean near miramar avenue. crews got the call 5:50 this morning. this fire is burning a clothing store all near city college divers and muni riders are being -- drivers and muni riders are being affected. >>> what we are hearing is that ocean avenue is blocked this is near miramar, because of the fire, this clothing store i would avoid that stretch if you can. this may impact the case ingleside muni metro service we'll keep y

according to the mercury news officers tried to pull over the woman around 5:30 last night on story road she took off in the process she hit an officer who had gotten out of his car to try and stop her, he suffered a knee injury later she rammed another patrol car sending an officer to the hospital with a back injury. >>> pg&e is look morning into why a construction crew hit a two inch gasline in the spot where a major gas pipeline burst in san bruno two years ago h this time no fire. pg&e says -- a backhoe used by a private contractor ruptured a plastic gas pipeline at the intersection of earl and glen view drive. that triggered evacuation of 14 homes yesterday. the same intersection in september of 2010 that a thirty inches pipe burst triggering explosion and firestorm that kill eight and nearly burned the neighborhood to the ground. it took pg&e crews a half hour to safely cap yesterday's leak. >>> police in campbell have found a statue stolen from a catholic church. investigators located the missing statue not far from st. mary catholic church. police received a tip the statue was cl

the mercury news reports that the team will be arraigned today in juvenile court. the victim's father wanted the driver charged as an adult but the d.a. office says there is no evidence the teenager was driving under the influence or using a cell phone when the collision occurred >> former cyclists lance armstrong is giving up his battle with the doping agency over drug battles. he chose last night not to pursue arbitration so he could be stripped of his seven titles as soon as today. he could also receive a lifetime ban from competitive cycling even though he is retired. he says he is tired of defending himself. he says there comes a point in every man's life when he has to say enough is enough. he also called the investigation by the anti- dumping agency and unconstitutional witchhunt. we've been asking all morning, do you think lance armstrong is guilty or just tired of fighting charges. michele says she is fine with them stripping his legacy, he is guilty as charged. you can comment on facebook or quitter or e-mail. there is a lot of joy in petaluma, bill littl

. >> reporter: the mercury news also told me based on what's happened in the last several days they're going to completely reevaluate their equipment with maintenance. 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 trai

the mercury news reports jobs related to high-tech and business investment are in high demand and thes more widespread. according to the labor department, the number of jobs in the silicon valley increased by nearly 4% in the last fiscal year. the san mateo marin region had the second strongest market in the country, increasing 3.6%. east bay reported only a little more than a 1% increase. >>> there's a health warning for swimmers. east bay regional park district says level of coliform bacteria in the water at shadow cliffs exceeds state health levels not enough to close recreation at the reservoir near pleasanton swimmers are advised not swallow the water, thoroughly dry off. high bacteria readings are not uncommon after hot weather. >>> northbound lanes of i-5 open north of reading after a raging wildfire closed it for several hours burning near mount shasta. the 500 acre fire erupted around 1:third grid afternoon now 20% contained. -- authorities say 100 other billing ares threatened. there's a -- there's a high to extreme chance the fire will continue to grow. >>> of course our wa

the mercury news reports a local taxpayer group says the measure to increase sales tax by 1/8 of a centlegal and vowing to go to court to keep it off the november ballot. taxpayers association says, state law says general tax measure like this one has to take place at the same time as the election local candidates the races were all decided in june. both sides say they are confident they will prevail in court. >>> this morning crews are battling three large wildfires across california more than 200 firefighters are at work this morning in riverside county, vowing to prevent an 1800 acre wildfire from spreading into the san bernardino national forest flames are within a mile of a town of one home destroyed, others threatened evacuations ordered, no one injured, no word on a cause for that fire. a 58 square mile wildfire bearing down on the west shore of lake -- three camp grounds evacuated. authorities say more than 900 homes and structures remain threatened some mandatory evacuations ordered. calfire says the two fires burning near clearlake in lake county are 60% contained, both fires

the san jose mercury news reports say supporters have sagged with faultering economy. the san jose city council is looking at a half cent sales tax hike. santa clara will consider 1/8 cent tax hike. if voters approve, san jose's rate would jump to nine and a quarter percent one of highest in the country. >>> union janitors who clean 400 buildings in downtown san francisco say they are ready to strike. they rallied through the streets yesterday afternoon the janitors' contract expired last week. the main sticking point is the cost of health care. maintenance contractors' association says they still believe it can reach agreement with the union that is fair for all parties >> picket lines not paintings could be on display at art museums because of a continuing contract dispute. the museums voted last week to authorize a strike if negotiations fail. the union says the museums want to hike health care and cut pay for future workers even though their assets have grown 20 million dollars. a museum spokesman says no one is being asked to take a pay cut and financially the mus

according to the san jose mercury news officers tried to stop the woman 5:30 last night on story road but she took off, she hit an officer who had gotten out of his car to try and stop her, he suffered a knee injury. later she rammed another patrol car sending an officer to the hospital with bake injury. >>> limited program allowing bikes on bart during friday rush hour is rolling today. bart will use passenger feedback to develop more policies. bikes are normally banned on bart during the morning and evening commutes on all lines but the richmond fremont many want it to day that way. bike riders will be discouraged from boarding cars that are too crowded the goal is to double the number of bike riders traveling on bart. >>> governor brown defending the state's construction of the new bay bridge following several reports questioning its safety. the sacramento bee has raised questions about the bridge's structural integrity and ability to withstand a major quake. the first investigation came out in may. governor brown responded and said engineers tell him the investigation is baseless

according to analysis by the "mercury news" developers tib south bay are building new apartment complexesa record pace. san jose, 7,000 new units are on the way, 4,000 of which will be completed by this year, that's a 20% increase in the supply of luxury apartments. more than 2,000 units are headed for milpitas, that will double the supply. 1700 in mountain view, a 30% increase. there is a lot of demand for new apartments for two reasons. one, more people are renting because it's more difficult to buy a home. and two, the surge in hiring. silicon valley added more than 30,000 jobs over the past 12 months. the east bay expected to add more than 1,000 apartment units over the next couple of years. not as robust but that region hasn't seen as much growth. >>> new this morning u.s. regulators tell five of america's biggest banks they are on their own, no more bailouts even if the economy turns sour again. scott mcgrew says we've heard this before. >> we have, just before they bailed everybody out. this time the government means it according to secret negotiations uncovered by reuters. the new

---la accÓn del tribunal se da despÉs de una investigacÓn que realizó el perÓdico "mercury news" en donde> gracias por estar con nosotros. >> mi pregunta es bÁsica ¿cuÁl fue su primera reacciÓn cuando supo que paul ryan iba a ser el candidato a la vice presidencia por el partido republicano ¿le gustÓ o le preocupa?. >> nÚmero uno, pues como una divisiÓn de emociones ¿verdad? porque por un lado es un buen compaÑero, en el congreso de estados unidos tengo una buena amistad con Él. >> y se deja querer ¿verdad? por otro lado su presupuesto es un presupuesto muy daÑino, del punto de vista polÍtico yo creo que hace la distinciÓn muy clara entre republicanos y demÓcratas para las prÓximas elecciones. >> su presupuesto estÁ basado en el concepto que si tÚ reduces los impuestos sobre los mÁs afortunados y ricos en este paÍs, ellos tomarÁn ese dinero y lo van a invertir en la economÍa del paÍs. el problema es que para hacer eso hay que aumentoarles los impuestos a la clase media y para tener reducciones en puesto, Él, ryan, propone para balancear el presupuesto reducciones en educaciÓn. >> como sab

the san jose mercury news reports piles trucking clipped a concrete overpass on the highway yesterday morning. smashed a traffic signal and light poll and tore concrete from an overpass. if the company did not have the proper permits, could be forced to pay the cost of the repairs and even some additional fines. >> time now 5:16. sal is back. you were already telling us about an sig alert on highway 24. >> yeah westbound 24 near the cross roads. one car flipped over on its roof. and chp report witnesses say two cars were racing at 100 miles an hour westbound. and one car lost control and flipped over. the other car took off from the scene. and now it's a big mess out there. serious injuries. westbound 24. it is still relatively early and not a big back up. for example, look at my 24 lafayette camera, i don't see a big back up. good area for you to know about. >>> move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. this traffic here is light coming into san francisco. also this morning's commute on interstate 880 in oakland. that traffic is off to a good start. filling in for steve, it

the "mercury news" reporting that the man who burglarized steve jobs' home will make his first court appearance. the 35-year-old accused of stealing more than $60,000 of computers from the late apple founder's home. we don't think mrs. jobs and the children were home at the time. the house was undergoing renovation when the alleged burglar struck. yelp off a good earnings report were crushed in trading on the absolutely true news that google was buying frohmer's travel guide, a guide that google is doubling down. google also bought the gap recently. the person behind the deal now runs yahoo! perhaps yahoo! will soon buy a review company. >> what we'll be seeing is more hot weather but then you said it's going to cool off. >> yes. you know a lot of people are sick of it at this point. it's been pretty oppressive in the east bay. in the south bay, gilroy, triple digits today. the last day of the triple digits, tomorrow we're talking about mid 90s and by this weekend the 80s return. i want to start, good morning foster city. 6:17. a live look here, beautiful conditions as the sun comes

when he started with the "mercury news" in 1958 san jose population was 150,000. it has exploded to nearly a million when he retired. he continues to write on line and blogged about the surgery he was receiving today to repair a heart valve. a newspaper veteran but a fresh perspective about the valley. from cherry orchards to computer chips, he picked prunes as a youngster and called that a terrible job but he did a great job at the merck. he was 76 years old. >> still to come, deadly errors t bay area hospital's under fire for safety problems that in some cases have led to the death of patients. >> also peg prince george's new plan for safety across the state. why some say the plan does not go far enough. >> two titans could team up. leaders of apple and google may be making dates. >> i'm jeff ranieri. a lot of sunshine and heat in the east bay. temperatures the warmest in the east bay. discovery bay at 94 degrees. almaden valley at 8 sefrnlt here's the thing, this heat spike is also pushing the allergies up there. everything in the moderate to high category. we

the "mercury news" reporting seven family members including a grandfather and grandmother have been ordered to stand trial. cops say the family ran a distribution hub out of their apartment for a mexican cartel. this was discovered by two police officers who tracked a stolen ipad to the apartment complex. prosecutors say the family ran the drug ring out of the attic. police found $33 million of powder and liquid methamphetamine. >> continuing coverage, one week after the massive fire at the chevron refinery in richmond federal investigators plan to go in to pinpoint the cause of the fire. christie smith is live in richmond. christie, we understand they are narrowing focus to a pipe that's decades old. >> reporter: good morning. federal investigators hope to get a good look at the richmond refinery. we're told they are focusing on possible corrosion of a pipe dating back to the 1970s that was inspected last year. >> well, looks like we're having problem with christie's audio. we'll work that out and hopefully bring you the latest as the investigation continues in richmond. it's 5:07. the fig

the san jose mercury news reports democrats will hold conference committee hearings on pension reformerlyhis week and they plan to hold a floor vote before friday's midnight deadline. >>> every year millions of cargo containers are unloaded from ships at american sea ports providing countless opportunities for terrorists to unleash weapons of mass destruction. by june of this year u.s. law mandated all maritime cargo bound for u.s. had to be scanned before loaded on ships. however, that's not happening. there is breakthrough technology about to be tested that could be much better security for bay area ports. brent cannon shows us how it works only on "today in the bay." >> it's amazing science. researchers have found a way to detect subatomic particles from pace. they can show us what's hidden inside cargo. terrorists are creative, hiding explosives in printer cartridges, shoes, underwear. lawmakers won't even talk about the potential threat involving our ports. more than 2.3 million containers enter the port of oakland each year. terrorism experts say cargo containers arriving on ships f

the san jose mercury news report police recovered his stolen ipad from kenny the clown.a professional entertainer in california. kenny apparently had downloaded the pink panther theme song and some michael jackson music. then used steve jobs' ipad to entertain kids and tourists during his act. he tells the newspaper a friend gave him the ipad and he didn't know it had been stolen. police have arrested that friend on charges of breaking into jobs' house. >>> some folks may think their kid is the real boss at home, but not like some children. some kids were just born to be in the spotlight. that's next. [ music playing, children laughing ] [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ music, laughter stop ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite foods fight you, fight back fast with tums smoothies. so fast and smooth, you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums [ male announcer ] tums smoothies. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums would you mind if to be i go ahead of you?omer. instead we had someone go ahead of him and wifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. p

the ywca of silicon valley felt compelled to sit down and write an editorial for the "san jose mercury news she says silence was not an option. >> my reaction was unbelievable. >> reporter: she said congressman aikenes comments highlight the need for more education about sexual assaults. >> i would hope the more we've been training with parents that they can be comfortable about having this topic and saying there is no legitimate, illegitimate rape. rape or sexual assault is wrong. >> reporter: but as the head of the rape crisis center, she's also worried aiken's comments may discourage women from reporting rapes. she says right now only 5% of rape victims ever make it to trial. >> when something like this becomes so upfront and newsworthy, it often triggers for victims memories, reactions to their experience, anger, hostili hostility, all kinds of feelings. and i will assure you that we will be dealing with phone calls throughout the night. >> reporter: at next door solutions to domestic violence in san jose, executive director kathleen cretic says it's an example of how women's rights are

mercury news reports democrats will hold conference committee meetings on pension reformerly this weekhey plan to hold a floor vote before friday's midnight deadline. >>> samsung might be forced to pull fonz from u.s. stores. jury awarded apple over $1 billion, agreeing samsung violated six of apple's smartphone patents. now a hearing is scheduled for september 20th. that will decide whether or not to ban phones that violate apple's patents from u.s. stores. the l.a. times reports experts predict the ruling will send other phone makers back to the drawing board to avoid violating those patents. >>> the birthday party continues in sunnyvale. the city turns 100 this weekend and celebrating with a festival at heritage park museum which highlights achievement of the city. a parade kicked off the fun sunday morning. people taking in the fun say sunnyvale is a special place to call home. >> i love sunnyvale. it's part of me. part of my life. when i retired people asked, what are you going to do? i said i'm going to live in sunnyvale instead of leaving to go to work every day. this is the fir

the san jose mercury news saying that this home home waspolice arrested 35 year-old mcfarlane he was ged with selling personal items and a stolen property. >>darya: in national news the accrediting foundation and cited that the penn state is under scrutiny for the accreditation. this is all from jerry sandusky 's 45 molestation charges. they want a report from the penn state as also the university's ability to handle the financial ability. >> off this just in to the kron 4 news room miami international airport this flight was going from san juan towards dallas- fort worth. there were 189 people on board and it did land safely. the pilot noticed that there was an indication on the instrument panel that there was a problem and he landed, swiftly. royal watch that, quickly. >> watching the dow jones, it is at 13,000. a bit of an increase for retail sales. we will be right back as the kron4 morning continues. the westbound 880. i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones all on one bill. nobody does that. mom

the mercury news reports saint matthews church wants to build a 12,000-square foot gymnasium at its complexplex. at its compolitics. the neighbors are concerned. >>> 8:41. it's violence you can actually see in san francisco. one neighborhood responding to this attack. and why police say they hope that suspect will be captured soon. >>> san francisco police are accused of underreporterring the rest of some arrests. >>> and a group of undocumented immigrants can start to seek status here. >>> the -- the dow is down almost 9 points. we've had mixed economic reports coming in. stocks like target doing well. and staples doing badly. nothing major on both sides. the unemployment rate for veterans is 10.5% and double that for the youngest vet. some u.p.s. and the popeye's restaurants are trying to help. they are refusing to charge war veterans franchise fees and are reducing royalty payments and offering special coaching. >>> 89:45. let's bring you up to date on some --:45. let's bring you -- 8:45 let's bring you up to date on some of the top storying. witnesses say a woman involve -- top stories.

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new indria around this crater. that ingredient was quick silver. mercury. >> i used to take the quick silver down in a flask by mule train. all the way down and ship it out to the railroads. >> reporter: but more than a century of mercury mining has left a toxic legacy. the abandoned mine tunnels pour rust red water infused with a heavy metal so poisonous it can cause brain damage and death. >> it's ghastly. you know it really is ghastly. >> reporter: it is not uncommon to see scientists such as these israeli scholars doing field research at new indria. >> most of this stuff was deep in the earth, when i say deep several miles down. >> reporter: gordon brown is an earth sciences professor at stanford university and has been going to new idria for threedegrees kaeudz. - - three decades. he says the quick silver is transforming into methel spitting out of the ground water. as long as somebody doesn't drink or bathe in the water it's safe. >> i've taken my family down there several times myself. >> reporter: the water drain drains into san joaquin and into th

the "san jose mercury news" says the professional clown ended up with the late founder's ipad when stolen this month. we reported on this before. kenny the clown says he received the ipad from a friend who was later arrested for that break in. he said het ipad for a few days before police came asking for the tablet. he happily returned to jobs and his family. he says he never really dug for any jobs' secrets but did he go to itunes to download songs for his act. he is a clown, as we said after all. $60,000 worth of computers, i phones, personal items were stolen from steve jobs' home. >> as soon as he logged in, police were at his door. >> right away. >> last week when we reported this story. this guy had given the ipad to his daughter. so maybe -- >> thinking he had more than one. >> several. he took quite a bit. >> all right. getting wet and arrested for a lapped mark home run ball. listen to this. check it out. that's chicago white sox slugger adam dunn belting out the 400th home run of his career. so an overzealous sox fan in the bleachers flipped over the railing, jumped into the wat