. >>> we want team coverage tonight beginning with mike mibach who is inside st. mary's cathedral. >> for just about two hours we learned a little bit more about a couple of guys from engine company 26. >> reporter: two caskets draped in cloth, surrounded by firefighters with broken hearts. >> we loved your son, and they will always be with us. god bless you vincent perez and anthony valerio. you touched our lives and we will never forget you. >> reporter: the funeral service for lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio was filled with love. family and firefighters telling stories about two men who saved lives, who battled fire, who never hesitated. >> wince was a fireman's fireman. he was always the first one in the door, he was always the first one to grab a nozzle. if there was a fire, vince was the one that was going to put it out. >> vince lived his life to the fullest and we should all follow his example. >>> tony valerio he went from south city to sf state. he surfed the waters right to station 26. >> thank you for being part of ou

ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning is now on saturday and sunday with mike mibach and claudine wong. the same dependable coverage of the bay area's major news of the day, every morning at 7:00 a.m. >> new information this morning on a recurring problem. >> reporter: and the weather conditions for the area where you live. >> by tomorrow watching this system here. >> wake up to complete bay area news coverage 7 days a week, ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning. [ music ] >> new at 10:00, police in concord say they are investigating a disturbing spike in crime at a local cemetery. someone is apparently stealing metal from gravesites. eric rasmussen is live in concord to explain why some think a nearby homeless camp is some of the problem. eric? >> reporter: there are plenty of reminders in the garbage around here that just about anything like metal like an old t.v. will be picked apart for recycling. but just on the other line of that fence line thieves have stooped to a new low stealing from the dead. we found one gravesite after another with missing metal vases at the memorial park in

as ktvu's mike mibach reports you will see only on 2, police are getting help from brave residents. >> i like it. it's quiet for the most part. >> reporter: it can also be loud. >> my older kids used to get texts from friends of his telling them not to go to certain places because there was going to be shooting initiations. >> reporter: and it's right here in the streets of antioch that the tide is starting to turn, at least when compared to violent crimes. here is the reason why. >> i believe a lot of this has to do with the citizens of antioch getting involved in neighborhood watch programs. >> interim police chief says he is down 29 officers due to budget cuts so he has been asking antioch residents to step up, open their eyes and call in suspicious activity before a crime occurs. >> this is not necessarily a police department problem but a community problem. by getting the community involved, they are making a difference and making the numbers drop. >> they are making arrested. >> luis kiero is talk being a marijuana grow operation. >> the police most of the time react and we are

mike mibach caught up with her today at the san mateo county fair. >> reporter: made in america, from pots and pans. what is this? >> that's a toy. >> reporter: made in america? >> yeah, i made it. >> reporter: the toys, beds and cars. >> you can't outsource american labor. you can outsource labor but you can't outsource american labor. >> reporter: 20, 40, 60, if each of you spend $64 on american made products like these hotdogs 200,000 jobs will be created. at least that's what one woman believes. >> this is a tsa uniform. this was made in mexico. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says she's making a push for you to buy local. and for congress to offer incentives for u.s. companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme that we are pushing in congress right now because we have been losing our manufacturing edge. >> reporter: some political analysts say president obama's toughest election opponent must may be the economy. the national unemployment is now at 9.1% the highest level it has been all year. >> we have 18 employers right now so 18 jobs that wouldn't

in san francisco mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in news of the world tonight in yemen president ali abadie saleh has reportedly left -- ali abdullah saleh has reportedly left the country. a ceasefire is in place mace between the government and tribal leaders and reformers demanding saleh's ouster. >>> in libya aerial attacks have been carried out against moammar gadhafi's forces. nato says the helicopters allow them to get close to ground targets for pinpoint strikes. until now nato attacks have been carried out by cruise missiles and jets flying at higher altitudes. >>> long time diplomat lawrence eagleberger died today. he served briefly as secretary of state and under the first president bush. eagle berger was a protegee of henry kissenner. he had three sons all of whom he named lawrence. when asked why he said ego. lawrence eagle berger was 80 years old. >>> in arizona a double dose of trouble for firefighters who are working to contain two of the largest fires in the state's history. the larger of the two fires is in apache county and has now scorched 120,000 acres. 2,000 p

ktvu's mike mibach caught up with the congresswoman today at the san mateo county fair. >> reporter: america, from pots and pans. >> what is this? >> that's a toy. >> reporter: made in america? >> yeah, maybe. >> reporter: to toys, beds and cars. >> you can't outsource american labor. you can outsource labor but not american labor, aye. >> reporter: tack on that that equates to $64. if each of you expends $64 on american-made product like these hot tubs, 200,000 jobs will be created. at least that's what one woman believes. >> this is a tsa uniform. this was made in mexico. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says she's making a push for you to buy local. and for congress to offer incentives for u.s. companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme that we are pushing in congress right now because we have been losing our manufacturing edge. >> reporter: some political analysts say press obama's toughest opponent just may be the economy. >> we have 18 employees right now. so there are 18 sewing jobs that wouldn't exist if we weren't manufacturing in san francisc

ktvu's mike mibach shows us what's making a difference. >> reporter: children smiling at school. on this day on this east oakland playground. >> we are scholars. >> we are scholars. >> reporter: a confident group of students. >> i learn things every day so that's what i like about school. >> reporter: came together. >> what i like to be out in the playground so i can play with my friends. >> reporter: socializing in the playground is one skill, in the classroom it's another thing. their teachers say something extraordinary is happening with their reading. >> reporter: he is charles wilson. >> 10% of the kids were reading at proficiency. >> reporter: that was not acceptable. so when wilson became principal, he made reading their priority. >> when you have kids who can be the read, who don't feel successful, when they know they're not going to make it through the day successfully, they're behavior starts to be different. they don't want to be here. >> reporter: in september, wilson implemented a new reading program. students log on every school day for 30 minutes. designed by neuro

mike mibach has what's happening at st. mary's cathedral. >> reporter: it's been an emotional week and it's going to get more difficult over the next 24 hours. behind me i just want to show you a live look here outside of st. mary's cathedral. the caskets holding the bodies of firefighters vincent perez and tony valerio are being escorted into st. mary's cathedral for tonight's rosary. those two san franciscan's who worked together, are now going to be laid to rest together. flowers are in place, some sent from city fire stations, some from other stays. >> i was working at safeway, a couple of people that i know up at safeway came up to me and everyone, it's touched everybody. >> reporter: it has especially touched many of the natives some of whom came by the fire station. the ladies delivered a framed letter they penned from their heart. >> may the two rest in paradise. >> this really hits home. this is like one of us. family. >> reporter: tonight the city and the firefighters of san francisco will mourn and pray for not o

in san francisco, mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> 11 oakland students were awarded scholarships today by the men and women who clean their schools. the preschool too high school students were all smiles today as they received rewards for their academic excellence. oakland's school district custodians have held raffles, sold tickets to raider's games and put on a talent contest to raise $10,000 for these scholarships. >> this means a lot being a resident of west oakland and my son being acknowledged and he is only in pre-school it's an awsome thing. >> the school help to do my research and backs that i need for college. >> this is the first year for the custodian scholarship program. the janitors, though, tell us they are already gearing up for next year. >>> residents in the midwest are bracing for more flooding tonight. this time along the missouri river in south dakota. the water is rushing through the awahee dam at the fastest rate since it was built in the 1950s. the river is expected to crest at 15 feet above flood stage within the next several days threatening homes in pie

mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the vast majority of lightning strike victims are men.y looked at the number of fatalities in the u.s. between 1995-2008 and 82% of the victims were men. they say that men are most likely to change what they are doing because of bad weather but also found that the number of deaths tends to peak in july. >>> one tiny animal is causing a big stir in monterey. the rescue in the pacific that has aquarium visitors taking snapshots. >> plus meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us when they air temperatures will be in the 90s. >> you can watch speed seven and all of our newscasts on your computer or mobile device. we are streaming live for you at ktvu.com. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do tha

mike mibach reports on how the carrier is responding following an up or. >> reporter: this is the deltafo. >> it should not be that way. >> reporter: he is talking about delta flight ll. >> reporter: on board, 34 it soldiers back from a tour from afghanistan. this video was posted on youtube soon after the sergeant says the trip home took an uncomfortable turn. >> when the units arrived at the ticket counter in baltimore some of the soldiers say they had four bags instead of three and they said, it's time to pull out your wallet. how much? $2800. >> i think it's bizarre that they charged those guys so much money. >> reporter: today this man is a maybe of the patriot -- a member of the patriots group. >> if they want to charge a business travel, they are expecting it. these kids do not have any money and they put their life on the line for the last year. >> reporter: some passengers said the airline should have waited to the baggage be. >> you do not even need to look at it as special treatment, just a way to say thanks. >> they apologized and said they were working to compensate the sol

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. a lot of events around the area today, let's check in with rosemary. >> a warmer afternoon. if it was a little cool for you yesterday, we do expect temperatures to warm from 3 to 5 degrees. the winds they'll be back. anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour for the second half of hour afternoon. we'll take a look at current conditions and show you the possibility of some rain, and when it's going to come, coming up. >>> the 41st annual gay pride parade in san francisco is just a few hours away. despite a financial crisis surrounding the event, the money turned up, and the traditional celebration is now a go. allie rasmus, live in san francisco with the story. >> reporter: we're on market and belle streets, and the organizers and police are preparing for a crowd of about a million people to show up. just in the last ten minutes or so, we saw the first float pull up. there are about 200 different groups of participants taking part in this parade included among them, a lot of floats like th

ktvu's mike mibach found just that this evening at san quentin. >> reporter: outside san quentin will was silence, yet on the inside, there was laughter. fathers holding sons, daughters drawing for dads on this day, both parent and child, some for the very first time had a chance to embrace and reflect. >> for her to overcome what she had to endure by me not being in her life, i'm proud of her for that. >> reporter: for years troy williams only had a picture anded to he had much more, his daughter eye-to-eye. >> just to touch and hold your family is something that we don't really get to do. >> a lot of kids don't have their dads, you know? i'm blessed to know mine and i'm thankful to know that i even have one. >> reporter: how many children actually have parents inside prison? 200, according to the department of correction 200,000 children are a parent either inside here in san quentin or another prison in the state of california. >> they look at their dad, trying to see themselves reflected in their father's eyes, in his features. >> reporter: she founded "get on the bus, "providing

good evening everyone i'm mike mibach in tonight for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the big news tonight is from new york where one hour ago the governor signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. patti lee is live at the castro where people are celebrating. >> reporter: i'm live at the castro in market where you can hear people are cheering about this. now people are out here professing to love new york. this plaza is expected to be filled with even more revelers. the party started long before the sunset. the castro, the ultimate destination of the evening. but there were events throughout the day. the annual transmarch attracted dozens of people. at pier 27, professional and volunteer float makers, feverishly worked all afternoon. >> i want to see floats that are choreographed and havee theatrics. like a show. i mean it's the gay pride parade, let's have some fun. >> reporter: police plan to keep sell praeugss in check, but excitement here -- keep celebrations in check. but excitement here is heightened. >> we're going to go to new york and get married. >> reporte

. >>> good evening, i am mike mibach. >> and i am julie haener. making good on a campaign promise.ayed out

. >> and i'm mike mibach. young people concerned about their jobs and their future are waiting for front row seats at a council meeting. lloyd lacuesta is live. it's not just the young people who are demanding the council's attention. >> reporter: let me show you a truly rare site, there are young people camping out overnight not for a rock concert but they want good seats for tomorrow's meeting of the san jose city council. tonight they took their cause to the streets in a most bizarre fashion. >>> they call themselves next generation bay area. and they zombie marks through downtown san jose with a message. >> we're dressed up as zombies because we want to represent that the mayor and city council collective bargaining in san jose will be the working dead. there will be no future for our young people here. >> reporter: earlier tonight there was a more traditional union rally. but there were no less passionate about who makes them angry. more than 200 labor supporters gathered in front of city hall to say that

. >> and i'm mike mibach. young people concerned about their jobs and their future are waiting for front row seats at a council meeting. lloyd lacuesta is live. it's not just the young people who are demanding the council's attention. >> reporter: let me show you a truly rare site, there are young people camping out overnight not for a rock concert but they want good seats for tomorrow's meeting of the san jose city council. tonight they took their cause to the streets in a most bizarre fashion. >>> they call themselves next generation bay area. and they zombie marks through downtown san jose with a message. >> we're dressed up as zombies because we want to represent that the mayor and city council collective bargaining in san jose will be the working dead. there will be no future for our young people here. >> reporter: earlier tonight there was a more traditional union rally. but there were no less passionate about who makes them angry. more than 200 labor supporters gathered in front of city hall to say that

. >>> good evening everyone i'm mike mibach in tonight for san francisco somerville. >> and i'm julierrific scene as passengers escaped a burning amtrak train outside of reno. ken wayne is live from where that train was supposed to arrive. >> reporter: there were 204 people on that train. 109 of them were bound here for the emeryville station this afternoon. two have been confirmed dead in this accident. a law enforcement officer told me one of the dead is the conductor. take a look now at some video of the crash, video that was shot by a passenger. you can see one of the

reporting live tonight in menlo park, mike mibach. >>> a muni train operator is being questioned. a passenger threw up. the train operator was told to stop the train and get it cleaned, which is procedure. but the train operator kept the train in operation. the packed train was finely taken out of service several stations later. the operator now has to explain why he did not immediately follow instructions. >>> drivers on highway 17 face a project. caltrans will carry out the work over a 3-mile stretch between lexington reservoir. the $18 million project will repave the road. the goal is to reduce the number of accidents during wet weather by getting rid of water building. >>> it turns out long commutes could shorten marriages. long distance commuters are 40% less likely to separate from their partners. researchers found that people who traveled further had better relationships. more than 2 million people participating in that study. >>> we have been pouring over the testimony of jaycee dugard, what we are learning from those documents coming up. >>> and those tsa agents are raisi

we begin with mike mibach who attended those services and is now outside of st. mary's cathedral. >> it was a very powerful funeral service that was filled with a lot of emotional moments, including the words of vince perez's alex. he told about when he heard the news that of his brothers death. he talked about how he had hoped he had been in that house with his brother. outside st. mary's cathedral, a wall of blue awaited their arrival. an honor guard within a hero or two. this was the catholic funeral service for lieutenant vincent perez and anthony valerio. together they saved lives, they battled fire and today together they were remembered. >> vincent tony gave it all and for that we will be eternally grateful. >> we loved your sons and they will always be with us. god bless you vincent perez and anthony valerio. you touched our lives and we will never forget you. >> reporter: vincent perez from the army, to the police department, to fire station 26. >> i knew no question my brother went to battle, with the best of the best. >> reporter: tony valerio, he surf

. >>> and good evening i'm mike mibach.night off. >> and i'm julie haener. it was the perfect day to go to the beach as the bay area logged its first triple digit temperatures of the year. we have live team coverage right now beginning with chief meteorologist bill martin. just how hot did it get today? >> on this

good evening everyone i'm mike mibach in tonight for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the big news tonight is from new york where one hour ago the governor signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. patti lee is live at the castro where people are celebrating. >> reporter: i'm live at the castro in market where you can hear people are cheering about this. now people are out here professing to love new york. this plaza is expected to be filled with even more revelers. the party started long before the sunset. the castro, the ultimate destination of the evening. but there were events throughout the day. the annual transmarch attracted dozens of people. at pier 27, professional and volunteer float makers, feverishly worked all afternoon. >> i want to see floats that are choreographed and havee theatrics. like a show. i mean it's the gay pride parade, let's have some fun. >> reporter: police plan to keep sell praeugss in check, but excitement here -- keep celebrations in check. but excitement here is heightened. >> we're going to go to new york and get married. >> reporte

good evening i'm mike mibach in for frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.driver drove down the road and that ignited a grass fire. sal castaneda is in crockett where he spoke to investigators who are still trying to piece together what happened. >> reporter: you can see there several firefighters still in the field because a power line came down and made it very hard for them to fight the fire. they also want to make sure there are no hot spots still out there with hoses. if you move to the right here, i want to have chuck move over to the right. several pg & e crews are still in this neighborhood. still more than a dozen people without power and again this

mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> and more details now.nental said they are following delta's lead inletting military personnel check a fourth bag for free. american airlines says it will allow a fifth bag to fly free. >>> the baggage fees are weighing on how satisfied customers are about their flying experience. a new survey by jd power and associates i said that airlines are doing a good job in most areas except for baggage and other fees. overall satisfaction is up compared to last year. passengers gave the highest marks to westjet and southwest employees. >>> and some fans of the rock band you2 missed out on a large part of last night's big concert at the oakland coliseum. that's because they were backed up on the freeway or looking for parking after the lots filled up. the concert drew so many people the traffic on 880 was backed up all the way to berkeley which left some folks stuck in their cars for hours. >> we were actually tempted to turn around at a couple of times and just call it a day. but it was u2 we didn't want to miss it.

and good evening, everyone, i'm mike mibach in for frank somerville. >>> and i'm julie haener. it began with a terror attack on september 11th. now, almost 10 years after the united states responded by invading afghanistan, an exit strategy is becoming clear. during a primetime speech tonight, president obama said he will bring 10,000 troops home this year. and a total of 33,000 by the end of next summer. the president says combat operations will be complete by the end of 2014. it has been a costly war. these crosses filling a hillside in lafayette are symbolic is of the sacrifice. more than 1500 crosses represent the servicemen and women who gave their lives in afghanistan. reporter craig boswell is live in washington now with more about the drawdown. craig. >> reporter: good evening to you, julie. there are currently 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. three times as many as when president obama took office. tonight the president outlined his plan to bring begin bringing some of those troops home. about 18 months after the military surge september in an additional 37,000 troo

and good evening, everyone, i'm mike mibach in for frank somerville. >>> and i'm julie haener. it began with a terror attack on september 11th. now, almost 10 years after the united states responded by invading afghanistan, an exit strategy is becoming clear. during a primetime speech tonight, president obama said he will bring 10,000 troops home this year. and a total of 33,000 by the end of next summer. the president says combat operations will be complete by the end of 2014. it has been a costly war. these crosses filling a hillside in lafayette are symbolic is of the sacrifice. more than 1500 crosses represent the servicemen and women who gave their lives in afghanistan. reporter craig boswell is live in washington now with more about the drawdown. craig. >> reporter: good evening to you, julie. there are currently 100,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. three times as many as when president obama took office. tonight the president outlined his plan to bring begin bringing some of those troops home. about 18 months after the military surge september in an additional 37,000 troo

. >> i'm mike mibach. it is sunday, june 5.the rain is ticketing around today, pockets of the bay -- is sticking around today. >> good morning to you. if you just don't like that steady downpour, that is actually out of here. it's going to be the scattered showers in store for today. we will continue to see as we move through your afternoon, even the possibility of maybe a thunderstorm. highs today very similar to what we saw yesterday. we'll explain all of this, show you the latest on the radark coming up in just a few moments. >>> new from overnight, police are investigating a shooting that killed a 2-month-old in east palo alto. gathering new details this morning, and joining us live with the circumstances and what a neighbor is now saying about the death. >> reporter: yeah, that initial investigation has wrapped up here in east palo alto. we can tell you some of the things we observed officers doing out here. there is still fingerprint dust on that van. looking for fingerprints earlier this morning. what investigators told