ktvu's patti lee has reaction from janet napolitano and another university official who has sadly facedimilar tragedy. >> reporter: janet napolitano addressed the shooting as the president of the university of california system. >> first let me say how shocked and saddened i am by the shootings in santa barbara yesterday. >> the former head of homeland security says the victims, survivors and their families are the priority. next comes reassuring the ucsb community and students are preparing for the finals. the school year ends in june. >> they clearly implicated our campus community and we want to make sure that the members of our campus community feel safe, and that the campus continues to thrive. >> reporter: friday's tragedy brings back memories of the mass shooting at oikos university where students were killed. the school's found irdid not want to talk on-camera, explaining his grief is already unbearable and knowing that other families are suffering the same pain today break his heart. the governor with a statement released earlier tote "ann and i were saddened to learn of this s

new at 10:00 ktvu's patti lee spoke to the over and the drive's widow, who is struggling both emotionally financially. >> the fundraising site wept live at midnight and already it has raised more than $11,000 and remember the original goal was to raise $10,000 in the next 51 days dh winn lights a candle in memory of her husband and two sons. fook lam was shot by a driver who was enraged after their cars nearly collided and lam's sister describes him as generous and gentle. >> he worked from 4:00 a.m. in the morning, i'm sorry. >> it's one of those things that it hit home. >> when officer juan winn heard about the family's plight, he chipped in and helped out. >> they need a future and without raising the money that future is not looking that bright. >> reporter: a father of two himself winn says he felt compelled to help a family he never meted and he wasn't the only one. >> it was very surprising that people opened their hearts and wallet to help the family in need. i didn't expect to have this type of response. >> reporter: over the past few hours from has been so many interest raised i

patti lee, ktvu. >>> firefighters made quick work of a grass fire burning in the north bay. the fire started along oak springs drive in napa county near the solano county border around 2:00. there are homes in the area but no one ended up being evacuated. >>> calfire today announced it is suspending open burning permits for several counties because of the hot and dry conditions. starting this sunday june 1st, open burning permits will be suspended for napa, solano and calusa lake and yolo counties throughout california. >>> kaiser's newest hospital is set to open its doors in the east bay. the complex is located off marina boulevard in san leandro. the hospital which has 264 beds and 116 offices will replace kaiser's aging facility in hayward. it is scheduled to start taking in patients on tuesday. >>> a bit cooler today across the entire bay area. temperatures down 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday's highs. look at just the 50s in pacifica and san francisco. warmers locations in the 70s and 80s. right now looking out toward the bay bridge, we just have a solid deck of clouds.

reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> paying respects to the nation's fallen military men and women on this memorial day. president obama layed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> the president said everything this nation holds precious was made possible by those who gave their all. while he did not specifically mention the scandal at the department of veterans affairs he did say the country had to do more. >> these americans have fulfilled their duty, they ask nothing more than the country does ours now and for years to come. >>> and at the ceremony, this 3-year-old boy. his father died before this little boy was even born. >>> like a woman you're about to meet from sonoma who just wanted to say thank you. >> reporter: the memorial day procession into san francisco's precidio ended with a sea of white tombstones. this ceremony was focused on the veteran war. >> i just thought it would be like world war ii when you were welcomed. >> reporter: today's ceremony helped heal some painful memories. >> it was heartwarming for me. >> reporter: vis

reporting live in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> paying respects to the nation's fallen military men and women on this memorial day. president obama layed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. >>> the president said everything this nation holds precious was made possible by those who gave their all. while he did not specifically mention the scandal at the department of veterans affairs he did say the country had to do more. >> these americans have fulfilled their duty, they ask nothing more than the country does ours now and for years to come. >>> and at the ceremony, this 3-year-old boy. his father died before this little boy was even born. >>> like a woman you're about to meet from sonoma who just wanted to say thank you. >> reporter: the memorial day procession into san francisco's precidio ended with a sea of white tombstones. this ceremony was focused on the veteran war. >> i just thought it would be like world war ii when you were welcomed. >> reporter: today's ceremony helped heal some painful memories. >> it was heartwarming for me. >> reporter: vis

patti lee, ktvu. >>> firefighters made quick work of a grass fire burning in the north bay. the fire started along oak springs drive in napa county near the solano county border around 2:00. there are homes in the area but no one ended up being evacuated. >>> calfire today announced it is suspending open burning permits for several counties because of the hot and dry conditions. starting this sunday june 1st, open burning permits will be suspended for napa, solano and calusa lake and yolo counties throughout california. >>> kaiser's newest hospital is set to open its doors in the east bay. the complex is located off marina boulevard in san leandro. the hospital which has 264 beds and 116 offices will replace kaiser's aging facility in hayward. it is scheduled to start taking in patients on tuesday. >>> a bit cooler today across the entire bay area. temperatures down 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday's highs. look at just the 50s in pacifica and san francisco. warmers locations in the 70s and 80s. right now looking out toward the bay bridge, we just have a solid deck of clouds.

in san francisco, patti lee, ktvu. >>> we checked with san francisco tonight and they tell us a totalof 35 people were arrested or sited at this year's beta breakers. 24 were arrested for public intoxication. three people were sited for urinating in public. >>> it's easy to forget that beta breakers is an actual race with serious athletes because revelers often overshadow the event. at the top of the hayes hill was a throng of people bobbing down the street. this is what much of the race course looked like today. this year there were new rules for participants to follow like no nudity. >> i have a feeling it's just going to push the party further down the rout. the people who live near the panhandle have more to fear. >> reporter: 40,000 people signed up for beta breakers. another 100,000 were expected to watch. >>> jeffrey canize crossed the finish line first. he completed the race in 35 minutes and became the men's winner. for the women it was johnson. she finished the race in just over 40 minutes. canisia and john on both received a $300 prize. on ktvu.com you will find more pictur

patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it could be easy toforget bay to breakers is a race with serious athletes. ktvu's allie rasmus shows us, revelers over shadow the event to make it more family friendly this year. >> reporter: at the top of the hill all you could see was people bobbing down the streets and at the bottom, a party awaited them. two miles into the bay to breakers was a place to stop and take pictures and toss around party props and show case costumes. 8:30 a.m. this morning the race began with runners flying down the course minutes after it started. but the runners followed in groups. 40,000 people signed up for bay to breakers, 100,000 were expected to watch. organizers planned for a more family friendly race. >> i have a feeling it will push the party further down the route. people who leave near the panhandle have more to fear. >> i think it is more family friendly and we have seen more kids on the route. that made a difference too. >> reporter: those ladies were at the beginning of the race. two hours in this is what it looked like with the crowd barely moving. lot

live in san anselmo, patti lee. >>> businesses would have to inform customers of data breaches under a bill that passed the assembly today. that bill is in response to target and ebay. the personal information of 20 million californians has been exposed over the last two years and some retailers have been criticized for not notifying customers for weeks or months. that bill now goes to the senate. >>> the store opened on san carlo back in 1946. it was the first retailer for the company that got a start as a buying group for farmers during the great depression. employees say they're especially glad that the old store's distinctive neon sign will be preserved at a new store that happens to be right next door. >> that neon sign was 100% for the people and they would see it when they would come over san carlo. >> reporter: even the vintage style brick used in the new building is meant to reflect the his history of the company. the new store is expected to open at 7:00 in the morning with many of the same employees. >>> and companies using water with very little oversight during the droug

live in san anselmo, patti lee. >>> businesses would have to inform customers of data breaches under a bill that passed the assembly today. that bill is in response to target and ebay. the personal information of 20 million californians has been exposed over the last two years and some retailers have been criticized for not notifying customers for weeks or months. that bill now goes to the senate. >>> the store opened on san carlo back in 1946. it was the first retailer for the company that got a start as a buying group for farmers during the great depression. employees say they're especially glad that the old store's distinctive neon sign will be preserved at a new store that happens to be right next door. >> that neon sign was 100% for the people and they would see it when they would come over san carlo. >> reporter: even the vintage style brick used in the new building is meant to reflect the his history of the company. the new store is expected to open at 7:00 in the morning with many of the same employees. >>> and companies using water with very little oversight during the droug

patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an arrest in the killing of a mother of three and we're learningice have taken into custody not only knew her, he was related to her. >> ktvu is there as police, sheriff's departments and the fbi break up a prostitution ring, the clue that tipped off neighbors about the suspicious behavior. >> caught on camera, racing down a bay area freeway at speeds of 120 miles an hour. >> are you sorry you did it now? >> cashwise, yeah, but i mean i love riding. >> what this motorcycle rider says he'll do differently next time so he doesn't get caught. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> it is being called the largest prostitution crime ring bust in appear immediate a county's history. ktvu cameras were there as police and sheriff's departments raid nearly three dozen locations. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. as of this hour 18 of the 19 targeted suspects have been arrested during strikes on locations in six bay area counties. ktvu's jana katsuyama went along with one of those

lee bright? >> the beef, the full patty. >> he is running to the right of connor who is running to the right of grahamndorsed by the gun owners of america. >> with these conservative voices it looked like a old time conservative endorsement off. >> the national mining association is significant. >> taxpayer hero award. >> does graham have a taxpayer hero award? >> i don't know. i mean -- >> i'm trying to parse it out in my head. the facebook tea party endorsement is that to the left or the right of taxpayer here yes award? >> probably to the right. >> the republican liberty caucus. >> american coalition for ethanol. >> national tea party leaders. >> great pos possum society. >> never heard of them. does lee bright have the support of great possum society? >> they don't encourse to. >> maybe there was a way to do this quantitively. >> lindsay has -- lindsey has a rating of 0 with the lgbt human rights campaign. >> zero is zero he didn't even try to help them. >> who wouldn't want a zero from a human rights campaign? what else. >> 92 with the nra. >> isn't that good? >> just a 92. there's a whole 8% lef

. >> and i am patty ann brown in for jenna lee. they are meeting with senate democrats on capitol hill today. it is to coordinate agendas and the va controversy could come up. this as we get new reaction from house speaker john bone pone. >> i have not called for the general shinseki to resign. but i have to admit i am getting closer. this is the point, this is not one person or about the secretary. it is the entire system underneath him. and the reports that continue to come are appalling. and these are men and women, who served our country and we can't just let them dourngs we have let them die. this is awful stuff and somebody ought to be held accountable for it. >> chris wallace, anchor of fox news sunday. washington is ablaze with this va thing right now. and politicians on both sides of the aisle are taking shots at the president and administration over its handling of all of this, chris? >> good afternoon, john. you are exactly right. this is a nonpartisan issue that could be hilo partisan. whether you are republican or demo

patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in today for jenna lee, and we are live on capitol hill as the veterans affairs committee holds an open hearing on the growing scandal with the chairman blasting the va, accusing the agency of hampering the investigation into claims of neglect and secret waiting lists that reportedly might have caused the deaths of dozens of veterans. >> i am tired of sending notices to the department and asking for witnesses and being told by va, you don't need that witness, here's the witness we want to send. and they have done that over and over and over. patti ann: doug mckelway is live at the white house with more on this story. hi, doug. >> reporter: hi, patti ann. three senior officials from the department of veterans affairs did not show up for today's business meeting of the house committee on veterans affairs, even as they were asked to comply with a subpoena that means bring with you under the penalty of punishment. the committee wants thomas lynch, joan moody and michael huff to answer questions about the destruction of this fake wait list for patient care at

. >> i'm patti ann browne in today for jenna lee. there were claims of neglect first reported in arizona, jon. jon: allegations that dozens of veterans died waiting for medical treatment and the delays were covered up. now the scandal stretches across the country with new mexico just the latest state facing accusations of mismanagement at its va facilities. joining us now, bret baier, the anchor of "special report." bret, how did all of this come to light? >> well, jon, this was the result of a foia request by "the washington times," the specific story you're talking about in regards to when the obama transition team was briefed about the problems at the va. the other scandals that have, the allegations have come up for at least 11 states now. and investigations are ongoing. so this is snowballing as you have lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for more in depth investigations and bringing in the fbi. jon: there is a former member of the va staff, high level staffer, who had this to say to congress a few weeks ago when some

patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in today for jenna lee, and we are live on capitol hill as the veteranspen hearing on the growing scandal with the chairman blasting the va, accusing the agency of hampering the investigation into claims of neglect and secret waiting lists that reportedly might have caused the deaths of dozens of veterans. >> i am tired of sending notices to the department

. >> i'm patti ann browne in today for jenna lee.e claims of neglect first reported in arizona, jon. jon: allegations that dozens of veterans died waiting for medical treatment and the delays were covered up. now the scandal stretches across the country with new mexico just the latest state facing accusations of mismanagement at its va facilities. joining us now, bret baier, the anchor of