nelson mandella rushed in in the middle of the night. brandy hitt is in pretoria for us. >> reporter: good evening. people are anxious on the streets of south africa now that nelson mandella has been hospitalized once again. we know that his wife has been by his side after he was rushed to the hospital around 1:30 a.m. local time for treatment of a recurring lung infection. we're told the 94-year-old former president and civil rights icon is in serious but stable condition and that he has been feeling ill all week. this is the fourth time mandela has been taken to the hospital in six months to treat this lung infection. the last time we saw him was in april during a visit with president jacob zuma. he appeared frail, unable to respond as zuma held out his hand. as we've seen time and time again nelson mandella has battled back from this illness and he's in the thoughts and prayers of many around the world tonight. >> preparers for sure around the world. thank you. >>> back here at home and to that meeting of the two super powers, preside

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tonight the president of south africa calling on his countrymen pray for nelson mandella's recovery. >>> in london prince philip celebrated his 92nd birthday from his hospital bed recovering from exploratory surgery on his abdomen. his birthday gift, a 25-minute visit from the queen who arrived holding a birthday card addressed to him. >>> we have a headline tonight for anyone with a smart phone. we told you about the huge spike in crime caused by thieves stealing iphones. last year 1.6 million americans had their smart phones stolen. police pushed phone companies to come up with a way to deter theft. today apple revealed a new idea. abc's gio benitez on what they announced. >> reporter: tonight apple may be taking a page from mission impossible. >> this tape will self-destruct in five seconds. >> reporter: devices set to self-destruct? perhaps not physically but at the company's big unveiling this afternoon, a solution that law enforcement has been begging for, a so called kill switch that could turn a stolen iphone into a useless box, it could be the strongest weapon yet to combat

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. >>> and nelson mandella is responding well to treatment. >>> welcome back. there's an upper level storm spinning in the upper levels of the atmosphere right off the northwest coastline. another spoke on the wheel. we just went through the portland area. just kicked off heavier showers and rain. behind it, more scattered showers throughout your early morning hours. that's literally going to sit up here and spin for the time being and keeping temperatures rather cool, too. onshore flow is why san francisco is cool but you'll get some sunshine this afternoon. interior sections remain very warm if not hot for the foreseeable future. our weather pattern gets a little stuck. >> looking at billings, montana, hot and humid there, too. >> now to entertainment. george takei's facebook ghost writer apologized for leaking the actor does not post all the content. the comedy writer told jim romanesko he doesn't update his page but says jokes and was happy for the exposure. >>> the first trailer for "diana" exploring the life of princess diana hit the web yesterday. naomi

nelson mandella has once again been admitted to the hospital with a lung infection. he's faced a series of medical issues over the last few years. he's listed in serious but stable condition. we're going to go back to some giants news if you want to get a chance to see the team's 2012 world series trophy this weekend, here it is. >> you could have an opportunity to help a good cause at the same time. the trophy will be at the round house from 9:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. in the afternoon on sunday. sunday. the nans can have their picture taken for a small fee. all proceeds benefit the golden gate national park. >> final check of our weekend forecast. >> yes, so hot for tomorrow, temperatures in the low hundreds for east bay. otherwise, we'll have low to mid 70s at the coastline. also, areas of drizzle and a sliegt chance of thunderstorms possibly on sunday and also monday, mainly for the coastal hills and mainly for the east bay hills, as well. the biggest thing there would be some light ning strikes and we could spark some fires. >> have a great weekend, folks. >> announc

. >>> today, president obama and his family arrived in the site where nelson mandella was imprisoned. >>> still ahead, we'll have more from the metropolitan commission and learn more on how we are going to get through the possible bart strike. >>> a local church is going after taylor wyoming you won't believe what they are calling her. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> here we are in the bay area with plenty of sun around and plenty of heat, too the forecast coming up. ,,,,,, yesterday in las vegas, the mercury rose to 115-degreese man died itioned home, and , ever. >>> well, if you haven't noticed, a scorching heat wave is covering the area. one man died without air- conditioning and 40 people went to the hospital. temperatures hit 122 in palm springs. 119 in phoenix. pets were also suffering from the heat. this little dog was wearing booties to protect his feet. stay out of the heat. go to the mall, go to the movies, it's pretty bad out there. >> what's going to happen tomorrow when you can't stay home? >> i think a lot of people are going to stay home. that's one of the things, not to underplay it. m

. >>> former south african president nelson mandella is in the hospital in serious but stable condition. he is breathing on his own we're told. he's being treated for a recurring lung infection. he's been in the hospital several times. mandela is receiving expert medical care and doctors are doing everything possible to make him comfortable. news on his condition. >>> sarah, resting, sedated after doctors inserted a breathing tube. later you'll hear exclusively from her parents. >>> investigators piecing together an attack that lasted just minutes but changed lives forever. now we're getting new information on what might have caused the suspected gunman to go on that rampage in california and how many rounds of ammunition he had on him. a live report. >>> and an arrest made after a building collapse killed six people in philadelphia this week. now we know who police say is to blame. stay close. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat mo dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help sel

. >>> millions of south africans are praying for a recovery by nelson mandella. four-year-old former president is in the hospital for a recurring lung infection. the government says his condition is serious. >>> all right. and around here it looks like it's going to be another lovely day. not as hot which is very lovely. >> the temperatures really began to fall yesterday evening actual ly. you can see that. to the extent that you can see ocean beach you have fog drizzle along the shoreline. winds blew so hard last night that branches were down. power was out to stoplights even this morning. but on the other hand you go inland. you have sunshine. just a few clouds up top and temperatures today will only manage upper 70s and low 80s. forecast highs. 75 in santa rosa. 81 at fairfield after 107 in livermore yesterday. just 81. pacifica got 626789 mountainvuiew 75. the extended forecast is calling for things to stay mild all week this week enland with numbers 80. around the bay nice, mid 70s and by the time we get to next weekend it will warm up a little bit. >> all r

nelson mandela is responding better to treatment for a lung infection. children placed get-well cards and other greetings outside his home in south africa. the 92-year-old was hospitalized five days ago. mandellaurring problems for lung -- recurring lung problems. >>> there is more trouble for boeing '787 dreamliner. nippon airways grounded the airline this toke you -- tokyo after the he gin wouldn't stop -- after the enjoin wouldn't start. but this problem was not related to those batteries. today the faa told a house panel that grounded the plane proves that government yore site works -- oversight works and no one was hurt. >>> s 1le -- 185 california high school seniors have won a comcast leaders and achievers' scholarship. 87 are from the bay area. each student will receive $1,000 but two will be surprised with $10,000 scholarship is. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, we're continuing to follow the breaking news out of san francisco where 19 people were injured in that between the muni f-line and a muni bus. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. ?.=(=pcpcpcpcpcpcpcpcpc2h alex paen: coming next, a puppy is trapped underneath rocks. plus, the l

nelson man dem law. the human rights activist is still in the hospital -- mandella.ist is still in the hospital. >>> if you happen to see smoke and crews on the bay, don't worry. it's just a drill. ktvu's brian flores is out there. >> reporter: they are still prepping for this drill expected to take place around 10:00 or 11:00 this morning. as you mentioned it, if you are a commuter, especially on the richmond-san rafael bridge this morning and throughout the day, if you see a lot of smoke and emergency vehicles, officials say don't worry they are taking part in a drill. they met in treasure island to have breakfast and plan out the drill. the area that we're talking about south of the richmond-san rafael bridge in a designated safety zone. officials with the golden gate bridge authority are taking the lead in this drill which they say will play out three different scenarios aboard ships. the first scenario, a hostage, the second, a dirty mb and the third, a fire aboard a cruise ship. first responders will be doing the drills with two ferry drills, one of them is a s