noel walker, ktvu news. (. >> a man being baptized on the beach was swept away by waves this morning in santa barbara county. according to the pastor, the 43- year-old man was one of three that was swept out. the coast guard was called out to help in the search but so far there has been no sign of the man. >> bay area college students spent the weekend giving back this weekend. they all planted a sustainable garden called family supportive housing. the garden was sponsored by united way silicon valley. organizers say they usually sponsor spring break projects in other countries but decided to try something different. >> students that don't have the means to go away for spring break can do their service local. >> the 45 volunteers planted an herb garden. the shelter provides emergency housing for homeless families for up to 90 days. >> now to california's drought twater crisis continues. water agencies across the bay areas are calling on residents to conserve water. it was a project that matched a home owner in lafayette with volunteers learning how to garden with less water. athirst

. >> reporter: in fremont, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the sierra lamare. last month, antonin garcia lopez pled not guilty to charges of kidnapping and murder. he was also indicted from incidents in 2009, in which he allegedly tried to take three women out of south bay supermarkets. his next court appearance is set for april 16. >>> investigators in mountain view searching for the cause of a two alarm house fire. flames broke out around 2:30 this morning on fordham way. it took fire crews about an hour it get it under control. one man who saw the initial flames told us, it didn't take long for things to escalate. >> the flames were really small in the beginning, and really picked up the face. it was a huge fire. huge fire. >> reporter: >> no one was home when the fire started. investigators spent the day digging through debris, looking for a cause. >>> a very controversial church leader in declining health. we'll have the latest on his condition tonight. >> then backing out of a time old tradition. the mayor, guinness, and other beers boycotting this year

noel walker, ktvu >>> after the san francisco bay area, sacramento is the number two, followed by san diego, orange county and los angeles. >> >> a warning for people that live in the east bay, someone stole a truck, a white 2008 ford f350. here's the reason why police are concerned. they say the thieves might try to impersonate a water district employee because in side of the truck was an official work badge, a hard hat and safety vest. the vehicle bears the number of 896, 128-5077 is the license plate number. >>> more than two people recovering after being injured in a stage collapse at a southern california high school. >> it happened last night during a performance at a school in anaheim. 250 girls from rosary high school were participating in a rally when the stage gave way and collapsed. >> everyone was jumping around like crazy. all of a sudden, the front row completely fell under. we were all in shock and then we realized what happened. >> 30-40 people were sent to hospitals with injuries including broken bones and bruises. investigators are reviewing the tape of the collapse,

noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it is the biggest penalty ever imposed on an automaker, toyota has agreed to pay $1.2 billion. eric holder made the announcement. >> put simply toyota's conduct was shameful. it showed a blatant disregard for laws for safety of consumers. >> toyota admitted misleading customers about the defects. when the issue first came up, toyota blamed drivers. it still faces hundreds of private lawsuits. toyota said entering this disagreement, while difficult, is a step in moving this behind us. >>> tonight is the last night of winter, and it has been one for the record books. >> it sure has. bill martin is in the weather center now. tomorrow, finally spring is here. >> and the winter of 2013-2014 pretty much going into the record books now as the warmest winter on record for the state of california, and the third dryest on record. this is an average for the entire state. 2014, the warmest. in 1981 was the last time it was even close. it was almost a degree off. you take a look at the rainfall, it was the third dryest. 1977, but 2014 ranks the third dryest i

in fremont, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> another accident in fremont critically injured a 4-year-old girl and her mother. police say it appears the mother was under the influence, and veered into oncoming traffic on osgood road just after midnight. police say the child was in a car seat, but it wasn't secured properly. the man in the other car also suffered injuries and said he had been drinking as well. both drivers may face charges. >>> some business owners worry they may not be around to see it when it's done. the improvement project is being done in stages. businesses are open, but owners say they aren't seeing a lot of that all important foot traffic. >> the fences are up. it's not at all welcoming. >> people cannot even walk here. they have to walk a half block from primrose to come over here. a disaster. >> reporter: store owners we talked with say revenue has been cut in half. they hope they'll be able to remain in business until the job is done. the project began last may, and is not expected to be finished until the end of this summer. >>> he says he spotted a prow

reporting live in richmond, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> levi strauss announced hundreds of layoffs today in a cost cutting move. some 800 people will be losing their jobs at the headquarters in san francisco, along with offices around the world. they are all managers, and management support personnel. employees in manufacturing and retail are not included in these layoffs. we checked and found levi strauss spent $240 million for the naming rights to the san francisco 49ers stadium. that's for 11 years. these job cuts are expected to save $200 million over the next year and a half. >>> police identify the suspect as 35-year-old jesus bustos of san jose. back on january 14, steve highman was killed. police say the killing was gang related, and the victim and the shooter did not know each other. >>> in san jose, and elderly woman who is known for her morning walk was hit and killed by a bike rider. the walkway where it happened has become a choke point due to construction. >> reporter: the san francisco entrance is always a busy spot, made even more hecktive because of ongoing

tonight, we have new details, noel walker, live from richmond. >> reporter: that teacher was arrested here at mira vista. the school board told me, they did their due diligence before hiring this teacher, but there is a question about whether they contacted his previous employer. now the board president says they might need to do more in the future to keep kids safe. as students arrived for the start of school, richmond police headed upstairs. straight to classroom 25, and 7th grade teacher, ronald david guinto. >> handcuffed him in his classroom, or at least in front of his classroom. >> reporter: he faces more than a dozen charges of sexual abuse on a child. the west contra costa unified school district hired him in january. the district says he passed a background check in december. the same time he was being investigated police, and his previous employer, making waves charter school, for the alleged sexual abuse. >> in hindsight, looking back, we need to review, explore, maybe even go deeper into our processes, and background checks before we employ people. >> reporter: we wept to

reporting live in richmond, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> levi strauss announced hundreds of today in a cost cutting move. some 800 people will be losing their jobs at the headquarters in san francisco, along with offices around the world. they are all managers, and management support personnel. employees in manufacturing and retail are not included in these layoffs. we checked and found levi strauss spent $240 million for the naming rights to the san francisco 49ers stadium. that's for 11 years. these job cuts are expected to save $200 million over the next year and a half. >>> police identify the suspect as 35-year-old jesus bustos of san jose. back on january 14, steve highman was killed. police say the killing was gang related, and the victim and the shooter did not know each other. >>> in san jose, and elderly woman who is known for her morning walk was hit and killed by a bike rider. the walkway where it happened has become a choke point due to construction. >> reporter: the san francisco entrance is always a busy spot, made even more hecktive because of ongoing correct

ktvu's noel walker is live now in san francisco with the takeaway for would be mothers. >> reporter: julie, stress comes in many forms. work, family, even efforts to conceive can be stressful, especially for women who picture a future of baby things in the room, but have trouble getting pregnant. first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes junior, or in ann harrison's case, twin juniors in a baby carriage. but life is not as simple. >> yeah, it's stressful. you want something so bad, and you can't just make it happen. >> reporter: a new study confirms there is a correlation between a woman's stress level and her fertility. >> everybody that comes to me who's been trying to get pregnant for over a year is stressed. >> reporter: he offers patients the most advanced fertility methods, for women who's fertility problems can't be explained by medicine, this study may help answer the question why. >> it doesn't mean that everyone with stress isn't going to get pregnant, or that anyone who is happy-go-lucky is necessarily not going to have a hard time. but there at least is the beginn

noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it is the biggest penalty ever imposed on an automaker, toyota has agreed to pay $1.2 billion. eric holder made the announcement. >> put simply toyota's conduct was shameful. it showed a blatant disregard for laws for safety of consumers. >> toyota admitted misleading customers about the defects. when the issue first came up, toyota blamed drivers. it still faces hundreds of private lawsuits. toyota said entering this disagreement, while difficult, is a step in moving this behind us. >>> tonight is the last night of winter, and it has been one for the record books. >> it sure has. bill martin is in the weather center now. tomorrow, finally spring is here. >> and the winter of 2013-2014 pretty much going into the record books now as the warmest winter on record for the state of california, and the third dryest on record. this is an average for the entire state. 2014, the warmest. in 1981 was the last time it was even close. it was almost a degree off. you take a look at the rainfall, it was the third dryest. 1977, but 2014 ranks the third dryest i

tonight, we have new details, noel walker, live from richmond. >> reporter: that teacher was arrested here at mira vista. the school board told me, they did their due diligence before hiring this teacher, but there is a question about whether they contacted his previous employer. now the board president says they might need to do more in the future to keep kids safe. as students arrived for the start of school, richmond police headed upstairs. straight to classroom 25, and 7th grade teacher, ronald david guinto. >> handcuffed him in his classroom, or at least in front of his classroom. >> reporter: he faces more than a dozen charges of sexual abuse on a child. the west contra costa unified school district hired him in january. the district says he passed a background check in december. the same time he was being investigated police, and his previous employer, making waves charter school, for the alleged sexual abuse. >> in hindsight, looking back, we need to review, explore, maybe even go deeper into our processes, and background checks before we employ people. >> reporter: we wept to

ktvu's noel walker is live now in san francisco with the takeaway for would be mothers. >> reporter: julie, stress comes in many forms. work, family, even efforts to conceive can be stressful, especially for women who picture a future of baby things in the room, but have trouble getting pregnant. first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes junior, or in ann harrison's case, twin juniors in a baby carriage. but life is not as simple. >> yeah, it's stressful. you want something so bad, and you can't just make it happen. >> reporter: a new study confirms there is a correlation between a woman's stress level and her fertility. >> everybody that comes to me who's been trying to get pregnant for over a year is stressed. >> reporter: he offers patients the most advanced fertility methods, for women who's fertility problems can't be explained by medicine, this study may help answer the question why. >> it doesn't mean that everyone with stress isn't going to get pregnant, or that anyone who is happy-go-lucky is necessarily not going to have a hard time. but there at least is the beginn

in fremont, noel walker, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> another accident in fremont critically injured a 4r-old girl and her mother. police say it appears the mother was under the influence, and veered into oncoming traffic on osgood road just after midnight. police say the child was in a car seat, but it wasn't secured properly. the man in the other car also suffered injuries and said he had been drinking as well. both drivers may face charges. >>> some business owners worry they may not be around to see it when it's done. the improvement project is being done in stages. businesses are open, but owners say they aren't seeing a lot of that all important foot traffic. >> the fences are up. it's not at all welcoming. >> people cannot even walk here. they have to walk a half block from primrose to come over here. a disaster. >> reporter: store owners we talked with say revenue has been cut in half. they hope they'll be able to remain in business until the job is done. the project began last may, and is not expected to be finished until the end of this summer. >>> he says he spotted a prowler