among them is danny pritchett. >> pritchett was recently received here at santa rosa.is a predatory inmate, has a history of that outside of prison and inside of prison. >> i never got along with anybody because i was always standoffish, i was a loner, stand away from everybody because i would never understand anybody or nothing. i came to prison when i was 22 years old. i am in here for a rape charge. i had a minor problem. and i became, oh, lustful within my mind, and i was always thinking about it. it's like the more i thought about it, the more it increases in my life. >> pritchett is serving a life sentence for sexual battery, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping. >> i went to this mall, and i was sitting there lusting over the women getting out of their cars and going places. just as i was getting ready to get up and go home, a lady got out of a car, and she was dressed like she was, i don't know, a prostitute or something. and something about her triggered me. >> pritchett abducted his victim in her own car and sped away. >> but then as i was driving out of the p

ktvu's ken pritchett is live with why police are so concerned here. >> reporter: look at this home. it was remodeled and that is part of the story, a couple, this is their home but burglars struck and they set the home on fire. >> reporter: the front guard, the house. you have to look close to see signs of the fire. black soot on the front door. saturday night one person or more burglarized this house and then committed orson -- arson. >> reporter: he is the only neighbor that would talk on camera. >> a person wouldn't be concerned i think would be something wrong. >> reporter: 5 homes in the neighborhood have been burglarized since april. >> in the five, two of the homes have been set on fire. >> reporter: police say this home was broken into and set on fire in the middle of the day. a burglary turned arson is unusual and concerning to police. >> from a safety standpoint, for anybody who was home during the crimes or neighbors whose homes could also become involved. >> reporter: no one has been hurt but the hard work fixing up the house was wasted. >> it is a shame, a person trying

ktvu's ken pritchett is live with the second officer involved shooting in less than a week. >>> there have been three officer involved shooting in the month of may, two weeks ago an officer shot and killed a fr shot after they say he threatened them and now today at this apartment complex you see here, another shooting, a suspect who didn't have a gun after all. >> reporter: vallejo police say officers spotted this white car speeding with the headlights out. a chase ended here. >> sirens, tires screeching. gun shots. >> reporter: police say three men started running, including the driver, anton barrett who came face to face with a pursuing officer. >> he reached into his pocket and was removing his hand holding a black object. >> reporter: police say the officer fearing he had a gun fired. >> upon closer examination he had a black metal wallet. no weapons were located. >> reporter: anton barrett had a criminal record died that hospital. the family says he was a good father and never carried a gun. >> he didn't deserve to be shot at all. whatever chase he took them on he didn't deserve

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ferry workers plan to walk off the job tomorrow. ferry service will be shut down all morning. ferry workers say they are fed up with efforts to have worker pay more for medical benefits. they have been working without a contract since last summer. >>> occupy protesters are backing down from a threat to block traffic that golden gate bridge tomorrow. now some of the occupy movements say the plans are abandon and they plan to protest peacefully. our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com. look for the link. and you can find a schedule of tomorrow's events. >>> a poll finds residents are not impressed with mayor jean quan's performance. they question 403 voters, 53% said she was doing a poor or fair job. 73% voters disapprove of how she handled the demonstrations. most said they would not vote for a recall if given a chance. >>> two new developments this afternoon in the case of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. a family court says his wife and their son can remain with her family in venezuela for an extra 7 weeks. another judge ruled

ktvu's ken pritchett has new information about the connection between the bust and two stores in the east bay. ken? >>> the store is called growers choice. we wanted to ask somebody about the operation, a man who greeted us would only say there was a mistake and he couldn't provide details except saying this is a legitimate business and their doors were open as usual today. >> reporter: when we talked to an employee he said the owner would do an interview but not today. he said there was a mix up, this was the wrong place but the dea says this store was linked to this bust yesterday, in addition to 14 different marijuana growing locations that was shut down. 19 people were arrested, including the owner of the home. and his 50-year-old father. according to the dea, the father owns the stores and he and his son traded the stores inventory to a network of marijuana growers for a exchange in profits once the marijuana was sold. one neighbor wasn't surprised to see the dea. >> drug dealing, a lot of people walking around late at night and people that are not residents. >> reporter: we wer

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> warmer weather is heading our way. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now in the weather center with the forecast. >> warmer today in some places. tomorrow you will notice it. low 80s. outside i was showing you the temperatures. you can see the heat in the central valley. close to the bay we have a strong on shore flow. you see the buoy reading here. we check out the wind speeds, 22 miles per hour. strong wind blowing the cooler air into the area. these are the highs from today recorded by the national weather service. like yesterday. highs tomorrow will be warmer. nice warm day tomorrow for your friday. starts off mild, temperatures in the 40s. and low 50s. tree pollens are trending high. pine, seeder and -- cedar and oak. if you are bothered by pollen, most likely it is whatever is blooming outside your house. the trees are growing off. over night lows in the 50s. upper 40s. fog remains south. we will see patchy fog into the coast tonight. fog tries to get back here sunday and will make more cooler. tomo

ktvu's ken pritchett joins us live with the occupy oakland members say they will discerned on city hall. >>> the rally, the protests tomorrow, as you can see there is plenty of activity here at frank ogawa plaza. what will it look like? how many people will be here? they are not sure because the protests are so spread out. >> reporter: he is a worker, he shines shoes but he is not happy about the return of occupy oakland on mayday. he will stay open but the last event is still hurting his bottom line. >> killed me. i was making maybe $300 a day. i am down to $85. >> reporter: the city is prepared for many permitted and nonpermitted event. occupy oakland will gather early in the morning for strike actions through downtown before a noon rally back at city. at 3:00 a march for immigration rights begins at the bart station ending at city hall for another rally. occupy oakland organizer says they will be working and and supporting organizations. she says this may draw as many people as previous rallies but it may not appear that way. >> so many actions going on it might not be a big spectacl

that's ed. >> reporter: ken pritchett.tvu channel 1 news. >> the kidnapper was three bay area men in their 20s who said they hatched the plot after losing money in real estate. they were sentenced to life in prison and so far have been denied parole. >> after months of desperation it's finally official. the warriors moving back to san francisco. the mayor joined team executives this morning to make the announcement. the warriors are set to move to or acle arena. by the team --. >> when i came out we were playing in san francisco. >> officials say if all goes according to plan the team will play in the new arena. >> may say they worry the warriors won't be the only ones leaving. >> when you have them saying this -- the other two teams aren't far behind. >> reporter: officials and fans are -- the warriors move could be the first of three big losses for the city. leaders say they are moving forward with s to build a city with three new venues on the site for the warriors, rays and the raiders play. >> bill martin now from the

ktvu's ken pritchett joins us from the town of lyndon to explain what prompted this new are -- actuallyi should say we're in the town of lyndon. this is about as far as we can go. the sheriff's office has blocked off drayas road. about a half-mile is the dig site which apparently was a property once rented by lauren herzog, one of the so-called speed freak killers. we'll show you aerial taken about an hour ago of the dig site. shirtive's department said yesterday in a written statement that the investigators were digging with heavy equipment and hand tools. the sheriff's department did not say if remains had been uncovered. those teams are back out here today. they will only say an ongoing investigation led them to this site. but bounty hunter leonard padilla said wesley shermantine told him about this. he's been drawing maps that apparently contained the remains of two people. two of them were identified as miss -- of missing women, that in addition to to two missing women found in cavares county. back out here live, the fbi in a written statement released a -- said that information fr

in san joaquin county, ken pritchett ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and the police are looking for a man who carjacked a woman at the bart station this morning, happening at about 7:00 at the bart station. the victim was getting out of her car when a man walked up to her, pulled out a gun, demanding her car. he drove off with it. fortunately the woman was not hurt. >>> the former aide to president bush who wrote the torture memos approving water boarding for suspected terrorists can't be sued. today, the appeals court ruled that the justice lawyer, john yu, has immunity. the court kicked out jose padilla's lawsuit against yu. yu is a law professor at uc berkeley. >>> and serving alcohol in walnut creek. bars, clubs and restaurants must follow performance standards set by the city. if they don't, the city can shut them down, the city council unanimously approved the ordinance last night. it followed a series of violent fights in the downtown area. >>> and employees announcing today they plan to hold a series of strikes, unless a new contract is reached. the faculty association says th

in oakland, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> i'm eric rasmussen live in oak -- -- oakland we're on the other side of frank ogawa. we saw maybe a dozen officers walk inside of city hall they had been positioned around the plaza one would think in expectation of what might be happening here later this evening. now all day long police say the challenge has been dealing with different protests around the city that are actually going on at the same time. when that clash with protesters broke out sometime around noon today when ken mentioned, police told us they had identified certain people in the crowd as the source of the problem and took action to remove them. we were there as police officers taeuzed one man as they took -- tased one man as they took him to the ground. it has called on mutual aid from several departments. we have seen them out here. we watched alameda sheriff roll in in a tank. probably a show of force out here at frank ogawa. a number of police, we see them milling about possibly preparing for something that could go down very soon this evening. eric rasmussen, ktvu. >> i'm s

ken pritchett has the latest. >> reporter: everyone an hour after the fire started the old dry wooden building still spit out smoke and flames. this was tabatha russells home. >> i heard this noise that was so loud. and i thought it was my washer flooding which would have been so much better. >> from the time i ran out to the time that flames were coming, like coming out of every window, it was like 10 minutes. >> first chief got on scene, the flames were shooting 20 feet above the roof. >> reporter: the 911 call came in at nine khráp 51:00 a.m. we saw two firefighters -- 9:15, we saw two firefighters injured on scene. >> there's nothing but wood buildings all along the street. if we don't get that fire we're going to lose more buildings. >> reporter: after firefighters arrived, two windows were blown out. as for tabatha russell, she is faced with that question that only those that have lost in a fire can answer. >> i don't know, what do you do? what do yo do. >> reporter: russell says she will stay with her boyfriend's family. the red cross is helping 20 people tonight. in san franci

downtown oakland, ken pritchett.. >>> back live to san francisco, where christien kafton is changing after someone threw a brick from the roof there. >> reporter: you can see they have now moved significantly closer to 888 turk. this is the reoccupied building in san francisco. i saw just a couple of minutes ago some of the occupiers bringing in one of the police barricades. possibly fortifying their position inside that building. as you can see now the row of officers very close to this building. chief photographer john mackenzie is here with me. if you can pan to the left you can see there's an officer there with what appears to be a shotgun, possibly a bean bag shell round keeping an eye on the roof of that building that is where that brick was from. if you look at the ground on the officers feet you can see a lot of degree on ground from where the brick was thrown. a lot of the officers disavow the incidents of that individual. they said, he's not a part of the occupy movement. officers not taking any chances. yo

ktvu's ken pritchett is in sacramento with the plan and how it works. ken?> reporter: this is the governor's mansion and the last governor to live here was ronald reagan, since then it has been a state park when is on the closure list. >> reporter: on monday the governor's mansion is closed. >> shouldn't be closing it. such a historic site. >> reporter: and the lawmakers agree. >> we are here because we face the specter of possibility dozens of state parks closing. >> reporter: he has half a dozen parks on the closure list in his district, authored the bill to save all california parks on the list by creating a parks trust fund. seated by bond money and contributions from californians. drivers could buy a save our state parks license plate or they could check a box on the federal form or buy a park's annual pass with their state refund. >> i think we can achieve it. >> reporter: there are no new taxes in the plan. >> what do you say? save all the state parks? >> yeah! >> reporter: how many of the 70 parks on the closure list will close remains a moving targe

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the warriors wants to move to san franciscout their minor league team will be relocating for sure. >> and osterages and earth wakes. this unlikely connection made through a bay area exhibit. >>> the city counsel approved a deal to move the golden state warriors farm team to their city. they will built a facility on front street. if the league approves this the wizards could move from north dakota to santa cruz. >>> a man who says he was lured into trying trying to robba las vegas casino is now talking. he said he got involved in the scheme after answering a craigslist ad. he said it failed when he was tackled by an employee but the other two would be robbers escaped. >> are you irritated you are the only one here? >> no. >> the other suspects have not been found. he is facing felony charges. >>> the largest city in the state is closer to banning plastic bags. the los angeles city counsel approved a plastic bag ban. the ban could take effect this year after environmental impact report is completed. >>> the queen of disco donna s

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> prosecutors are calling it an aged old scam with a new twist.el morales has been charged with switching labels in this case we're talking about bar codes. they say he put fake bar codes on high priced legos. coincidentally another man was charged with a similar scheme just two days ago. >>> the coroner's office today released the name of a man in a wheelchair who died this week after falling off a pier. 61-year-old william ferris died shortly after 6:00 p.m. on tuesday. a woman jumped in the water to try to save him but could not reach hill. firefighters were finally able to get ferris out of the water but at that point it was too late and he died at the hospital. >>> it's one of the most recognizable structures in the world. how san francisco will celebrate the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary. >> mayor jean quan goes on the offense today. >> is it forgotfulness or early alzheimer's, coming up only on 2, an early detection that can tell the difference. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performance

ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> prosecutors are calling it an aged old scam with a new twist.daniel morales has been charged with switching labels in this case we're talking about bar codes. they say he put fake bar codes on high priced legos. coincidentally another man was charged with a similar scheme just two days ago. >>> the coroner's office today released the name of a man in a wheelchair who died this week after falling off a pier. 61-year-old william ferris died shortly after 6:00 p.m. on tuesday. a woman jumped in the water to try to save him but could not reach hill. firefighters were finally able to get ferris out of the water but at that point it was too late and he died at the hospital. >>> it's one of the most recognizable structures in the world. how san francisco will celebrate the golden gate ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ transforming sounds ] [ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. >>> it may seem like a day late and a dollar short, but mayor quan says with or without the warriors she still wants to build a coliseum city. why the mayor

ktvu's ken pritchett has been at the scene all day and joins us live. >> reporter: heather, i want you to take a look at the second and third floors of this apartment building through every window you can see it is blackened and all of the apartment units have been gutted. 20-25 people lived here and they have been displaced. i talked to one of the residents. she rushed out in seconds and made it just in time. even an hour after the fire started, the old dry, wooden building still spit out smoke and flames. this was tabatha russell's home. >> i heard a sound that was really loud and thought it was our dishwasher flooding, which would have been so much better. >> reporter: instead its away fire in the open area of the center of the building. the cell phone video shows that the fire spread quickly. >> from the time that i ran out and from the time that flames were coming out of every window, it was like ten minutes. >> the chief got on scene and flames were shooting 20' above the roof. >> reporter: the 911 call came in and three firefighters suffered moderate to minor injuries as a stair

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> in 13 minutes, our other exclusive ktvu field poll tonight, where californians stand on a new cigarette tax. >>> about 100 demonstrators this morning greeted shareholders outside chevron's annual shareholder meeting. they accused them of damage around the world. chevron said they are a strong community supporter and involved in economic development and global health programs. >>> it was not a good day on wall street today. analysts blamed renewed concerns about the european debt crisis. the dow industrials fell more than 160 points, the nasdaq lost 33. surging bond yields in spain and italy, along with the declining euro helped fuel the sell off. >>> fog along the coast is pretty much gone. with the fog gone, we have winds blowing around 30 miles per hour around port reyes. a warm start to tomorrow. sunshine today. temperatures did increase, but with less fog tomorrow, these temperatures are going up. take a look at forecast highs tomorrow. here's where we were today. temperatures for your thursday, they're coming up a good 5 deg

in sacramento, ken pritchett, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> in 13 minutes, our other exclusive ktvu field poll tonight, where californians stand on a new cigarette tax. >>> about 100 demonstrators this morning greeted shareholders outside chevron's annual shareholder meeting. they accused them of damage around the world. chevron said they are a strong community supporter and involved in economic development and global health programs. >>> it was not a good day on wall street today. analysts blamed renewed concerns about the european debt crisis. the dow industrials fell more than 160 points, the nasdaq lost 33. surging bond yields in spain and italy, along with the declining euro helped fuel the sell off. >>> fog along the coast is pretty much gone. with the fog gone, we have winds blowing around 30 miles per hour around port reyes. a warm start to tomorrow. sunshine today. temperatures did increase, but with less fog tomorrow, these temperatures are going up. take a look at forecast highs tomorrow. here's where we were today. temperatures for your thursday, they're coming up a good 5 deg

as ken pritchett reports closing the gap will mean millions of the dollars in addition cuts. governor brown's second look at the budget revealed almost nothing but bad news. >> it's a difficult budget, and it reflects the fact that revenues are lower than we expected. the governor says half of the solution to closing a $15.7 billion deficit will come from gaps. they include 5% from state worker pay, saving $402 million in part by shortening the workweek. medi-cal would be cut by $396 million. in home support services will cut $99 million. >> we're going to have to cut deeper. by cutting alone really doesn't do it. >> california voters have rejected the last seven proposed statewide pay increases, they're going to reject them once in november as well. >>> if the governor's tax plan fails he says more cuts will occur, 90% targeting schools. >> this is an addition two weeks. >> reporter: nothing can be done for schools without new revenues. >> i hate the cuts the only way to avert the cuts is to win the election in november. >> reporter: what the governor outlined today is his b

as ken pritchett reports closing the gap will mean millions of the dollars in addition cuts. governor brown's second look at the budget revealed almost nothing but bad news. >> it's a difficult budget, and it reflects the fact that revenues are lower than we expected. the governor says half of the solution to closing a $15.7 billion deficit will come from gaps. they include 5% from state worker pay, saving $402 million in part by shortening the workweek. medi-cal would be cut by $396 million. in home support services will cut $99 million. >> we're going to have to cut deeper. by cutting alone really doesn't do it. >> california voters have rejected the last seven proposed statewide pay increases, they're going to reject them once in november as well. >>> if the governor's tax plan fails he says more cuts will occur, 90% targeting schools. >> this is an addition two weeks. >> reporter: nothing can be done for schools without new revenues. >> i hate the cuts the only way to avert the cuts is to win the election in november. >> reporter: what the governor outlined today is his b

and ken pritchett tells us what happened this weekend is a case in point. >> reporter: they are called the troublemaker rapids but they offer more fun than trouble for these kayakers. >> normally people go on the left side because that's where the rapids are but today you can go down the left or the right so a lot of fun. >> reporter: this is the south fork of the american river where rafting season is in full gear. the in inexperienced should go with a guide and sturdy rafts made for wild water. everyone with all of that stan decker died saturday rafting on the american river the exact cause unknown. >> he was with folks who knew what they were doing. they had the appropriate gear, they were doing everything right. he just collapsed. >> reporter: wrangle says that happened on the north fork of the american on a much more advanced stretch of river compared to what you find on the south fork. now may be the best time to hit the river if you are looking for rapids but the spring melt well underway. >> yeah it's a perfect time to start. >> reporter: the water here on the south fork of the

ktvu ken pritchett has more on the results of today's dig. >> reporter: well, gasia mikaelian, i can tell you we were being kept well back from the dig site, which is about a half mile to a mile north on this country road. i can tell you that the search for human remains found nothing. but some believe some who were outside the investigation believe this site may hold the remains of a missing woman. investigators with the fbi and the san joaquin sheriff's department began to dig yesterday, you can see three holes in the ground, the search began after the information on wes shermantine who told the bounty hunter that his partner in crime, lauren herzog, once rented the property in the back. they had a pit in the back, they called it the pit. he says it was covered up in '97, bull dozed over. he said that wes shermantine told him the body of the missing woman out of reno could be buried on this property. wes shermantine has already provided information that led to the remains of four missing women, two found after the work on the abandoned well, and two more in calaveras county. after

and ken pritchett tells us what happened this weekend is a case in point. >> reporter: they are called the troublemaker rapids but they offer more fun than trouble for these kayakers. >> normally people go on the left side because that's where the rapids are but today you can go down the left or the right so a lot of fun. >> reporter: this is the south fork of the american river where rafting season is in full gear. the in inexperienced should go with a guide and sturdy rafts made for wild water. everyone with all of that stan decker died saturday rafting on the american river the exact cause unknown. >> he was with folks who knew what they were doing. they had the appropriate gear, they were doing everything right. he just collapsed. >> reporter: wrangle says that happened on the north fork of the american on a much more advanced stretch of river compared to what you find on the south fork. now may be the best time to hit the river if you are looking for rapids but the spring melt well underway. >> yeah it's a perfect time to start. >> reporter: the water here on the south fork of the

morgan pritchett sets up joe cidar. the bulls in control early. a long outlet.atches, spins, and delivers. goes low and puts the bulls in front 10-7. absorbs the hit and still delivers the gold. the first public school in history to win five straight boys' lacrosse championships. girls 3a and 4a state finals. westminster, when blake and drops it in for the gold. a tough couple of days, losing in both the boys' and girls' finals. vernal park picking up its 11th state title in the last 22 years. today, the team -- the orioles added relief pitcher j.c. romero. his fifth organization since the start of 2011. he was suspended for testing positive for performance- enhancing drugs. since then, he has not found a home in the major leagues. the orioles will send them to hit -- will send him to their aaa organization. tomorrow night, they open a series against kansas city. all season practices, john harbaugh hopes that a seller is the impact of the second year players. because of the lockout, the ravens and the rest of the players did not have summer practices. it meant t

ken pritchett, channel 2 news. >>> during that press conference federal agents stressed their work is far from over. >> to the gang members who are still out there i would offer this warning, be looking over your shoulder because there's a good chance we will be coming for you next. >>> you can hear more on ktvu. >>> a man trying to rob a jewelry store is dead tonight after the store's owner opened fire. it happened just after 1:00 this afternoon. a man went into korea's jewelry store, jumped over the counter with a gun. they say the owner fearing for his life reached for his own handgun and fired, killing the suspect's name. neighbors have told ktvu that the jewelry store has been robbed 3 times in the past. >>> there are questions tonight about how a lab researcher could have been exposed to a deadly bacteria he was studying. dave stephenson is live with the safety protocols in place to protect researchers, david. >> well, julie, federal and state investigators are looking into how that lab worker here at the va hospital caught that infection and say they have an important message f

. >> reporter: in albany, ken pritchett, ktvu news. >>> the u.s.s.nimitz came through the gate during the noon hour escorted by a fire boat and other vessels. almost 3,000 sailors lined the deck. it's currently hauling more than 1,500-tons of ordinants. there will be no public tours. >>> even google got into the spirit of the celebration. this is what the company logo looks like right now. a boat carrying the letters. >> certainly remarkable. >>> a loud protest today outside the white house. >> the recent violent act that drew these protesters today and what they are asking the obama administration to do. >>> it may look like a day at the beach but it's anything but the worrisome weather taking aim along the east coast. >>> it was very nice to have clear skies for the fireworks show tonight. the fog has developed offshore. coming up where the fog will be first thing tomorrow morning and a temperature change you can expect for your memorial day. >>> it sure was impressive. here's another look at tomorrow's big celebration for the 75th birthday of the golden gate bridge. here's another

while it sat in draws last year captain stefan america is arrested while city defender the medical pritchett so is that alex of the it's a disc what four year olds once it's well that are being questioned by police you know why didn't match fixing probe. but first that said i swear rush as a vet i was appalled that although i has pulled out of the french open jus to a shoulder injury while world number one victoria azarenka has survived a major scare in her opening match of the bell a russian faced albertz of briana the who is ranked outside the world's top one hundred but as a loss to close the thought first set on it so i break and trailed for love in the second however that's obscene then reeled off six straight games to force a decider which she cruised through six two winning despite a whopping sixty unforced errors. i think it says it all i'm in bed these have been unfortunately today you know i had. way more mistakes than i usually do but you know it happens sometimes the first match they're not easy. but in the end of the day i still won the match i managed to go through those sixty

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two families from fremont are out of their homes after a fire damaged their houses. [ sirens ] >> a neighbor captured the flames ota phone. -- at a home. a firefighter who was on the roof fell partially through the roof and suffered minor burns. the sound of the fire woke up the people inside and they all made it out safely. >> i woke up, heard cracks, pops, like gun shots, i was thinking there was something going on outside i look up and the backyard is where it is happening. it is all orange. i am getting scared. everybody is running around. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> easy to forget today is more than just a holiday. ktvu's david stevenson tells us, all you have to do is see all the grave stones to be reminded of what memorial day is really about. >> reporter: hundreds came for the ceremony it included a tribute to those serving in iraq and afghanistan. [ music playing ] >> reporter: san francisco's memorial day ceremony began with a parade. a military band led the way into the national cemetery in a tribue to service

several people -- they say the attack could have been resolved -- the result of bath salts or lsd pritchett causes people to exhibit very violent behavior. several people hurt after a car slammed into a restaurant. an elderly couple lost control of their vehicle. it still does not know what caused them to lose control of the vehicle. >> levels of radiation. what they are saying from the latest fallout from the fukushima nuclear fallout. >> one of the trusted names in the country could try to pack in your computer and steal your money. what to look up for in consumer alert. >> when will the storms arrive in the city? is heat relief on the way? right now, 88 at the airport, 93 downtown. >> good afternoon. coming up tonight, the first batch of petition signatures going to the state announced a date that the same-sex marriage lockup for referendum. a joyous day in annapolis. 1100 men and women graduating from the naval academy. >> concern tonight about surprisingly abbreviation found that are turning up along the coast line. they are apparently carrying contamination 6,000 miles away from the t

at sfo ken pritchett. >>> more details now on the other measure, measure x.ing lot operators to pay 8% taxes. it would hurt local residents more than tourists because residents park at the parking lot not tourists. >>> why it may be state sponsored. >> i got tomorrow's forecast, it's going to warm up and it's going to get into the 90s in some >>> the private company that successfully sent a capsule to the international space station says it has a contract for a new rocket that will be one of the powerful ever bit. space x calls this new rocket falcon heavy. it says it'll be the most powerful rocket currently in use. second only to the saturn five rockets that were used to sent astronauts to the moon. they will be used to carry a communication rocket to the space station. >>> more than 100 people were killed, many of them execution style and about a third of them were children in syria. syria's president has denied any role in the massacre. >>> in italy, strong aftershocks rattled much of the country today. several victims were working inside large warehouses.

. >> reporter: ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the kidnapper were three men in their 20s. fredrick woods and two brothers have been in jail and so far have been denied parol. >>> eastbound highway 4 from loveridge road will be closed for three nights. the closures will last from 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and drivers will find a detour. when the road reopened friday morning, traffic in the area will be shifted south so crews can demolish the old century boulevard bridge. the entire project is set to be completed in 2015. >>> and temperatures today well they were on the mild side. they were windy. we did have some rainfall, temperatures got into the 80s. these were the highs from today. they're going to be just like this tomorrow. temperatures like this tomorrow will be very similar. the wind continues out there. winds right knew are gusting to 31-miles-an-hour out near the pittsburg area. that's where the fog went. the winds continue tomorrow as we go out to the bay the winds will continue gusting as we head into late afternoon hours tomorrow. look for the wind to continue

ken pritchett in the neighborhood where federal agents are still processing the scene where this morning's shoot out happened. ken. >> reporter: well, frank, you are right. they are still here. they are outside of that home. we have got federal agents with the department of homeland security. they are focused in on that gray home about 3 homes from this intersec.

in vallejo, ken pritchett. >>> an oakland driver faces dui charges after ramming into a police car. the accident happened early today on martin luther kingway and sixth street. police say the suspect was quickly arrested. the suspect complained of injuries but he was treated at the hospital. >>> a heat up is under way. for tomorrow it'll be a little more subtle for wednesday into thursday we're looking at a bigger warm up but tonight pretty nice skies. we were gusty a little bit earlier. tomorrow the low clouds will be back by sunrise. we'll be cool once again. a slight warm up expected by the afternoon with a bigger warm up to follow. tomorrow by the afternoon we'll look at low 60s for parts of the coast mid- to upper 60s right around the bay. get inland and it will be more widespread 70s. mid- to upper 70s in the forecast perhaps even an 80 degrees near antioch, pittsburgh and areas right around brentwood. but this will be the beginning of a warm up. we'll take a look at which days are expected to be the warmest and a sneak peak at your weekend. >>> there are fears the quaga muscl

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> he hopes to close part of the gap with his initiative to raise taxes. it will increase by 1% on individuals making more than $250,000. 3% for people making more than a million dollars a year. it would last for 7 years and increase sales tax for a quarter of a percent. >> reporter: thousands of teachers will find out tomorrow if they will be keeping their jobs. tomorrow is the deadline to issue pink slips. a lot of districts say most teachers will be able to keep their jobs because of the number of people leaving on their loanone. loanone -- on their own. >>> police drove out all but one of the "occupy the farm" protesters. ktvu's rob roth is live where the loan protester is trying trying to get back against police. >>> the protesters have mostly cleared out and this new fence has just gone up. you can see the police standing by to make sure protesters don't return. there is still one protester and he is sitting in a tree. >> reporter: after three weeks of negotiations that went nowhere, police officers went in and cleared the encampment. police a

at sfo ken pritchett. >>> more details now on the other measure, measure x.would allow parking lot operators to pay 8% taxes. it would hurt local residents more than tourists because residents park at the parking lot not tourists. >>> why it may be state sponsored. >> i got tomorrow's forecast, it's going to warm up and it's going to get into the 90s in some places i'll let you know when the 90s could show up. >>> plans for a brand new private rockets on the heels of last week's big success. >>> the private company that successfully sent a capsule to the international space station says it has a contract for a new rocket that will be one of the powerful ever bit. space x calls this new rocket falcon heavy. it says it'll be the most powerful rocket currently in use. second only to the saturn five rockets that were used to sent astronauts to the moon. they will be used to carry a communication rocket to the space station. >>> more than 100 people were killed, many of them execution style and about a third of them were children in syria. syria's president has de

in vallejo, ken pritchett. >>> an oakland driver faces dui charges after ramming into a police car. the accident happened early today on martin luther kingway and sixth street. police say the suspect was quickly arrested. the suspect complained of injuries but he was treated at the hospital. >>> a heat up is under way. for tomorrow it'll be a little more subtle for wednesday into thursday we're looking at a bigger warm up but tonight pretty nice skies. we were gusty a little bit earlier. tomorrow the low clouds will be back by sunrise. we'll be cool once again. a slight warm up expected by the afternoon with a bigger warm up to follow. tomorrow by the afternoon we'll look at low 60s for parts of the coast mid- to upper 60s right around the bay. get inland and it will be more widespread 70s. mid- to upper 70s in the forecast perhaps even an 80 degrees near antioch, pittsburgh and areas right around brentwood. but this will be the beginning of a warm up. we'll take a look at which days are expected to be the warmest and a sneak peak at your weekend. >>> there are fears the quaga muscl

. >> reporter: ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the kidnapper were three men in their 20s. fredrick woods and two brothers have been in jail and so far have been denied parol. >>> eastbound highway 4 from loveridge road will be closed for three nights. the closures will last from 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and drivers will find a detour. when the road reopened friday morning, traffic in the area will be shifted south so crews can demolish the old century boulevard bridge. the entire project is set to be completed in 2015. >>> and temperatures today well they were on the mild side. they were windy. we did have some rainfall, temperatures got into the 80s. these were the highs from today. they're going to be just like this tomorrow. temperatures like this tomorrow will be very similar. the wind continues out there. winds right knew are gusting to 31-miles-an-hour out near the pittsburg area. that's where the fog went. the winds continue tomorrow as we go out to the bay the winds will continue gusting as we head into late afternoon hours tomorrow. look for the wind to continue

ken pritchett has more on the plan and how california would contribute. >> reporter: the last governoron was ronald regan. it's now a park that's closed unmown but we found a tour group. >> they shouldn't close it. it's such a historic site. 14 different governors lived here. >> reporter: it won't be closing if a group have their way along with all of california parks. >> these are extraordinary assets for the people of california. >> reporter: they ought you'red the bill to create a trust fund seeded by existing bond money and contributions california. for example, drivers could buy a new save our state parks license plate or state taxpayers could check a box similar to the presidential campaign fund found on the federal form but instead buy a parks yearly pass with their state refund. >> taken together those and the other changes that we are talking about i think can more than achieve the budget saving that the governor has ria trying to get to. >> reporter: there are no new taxes in the plan. >> what do you say? save all the state parks? >> yeah! >> reporter: as for the 70 parks on

ken pritchett has more on the plan and how california would contribute. >> reporter: the last governorlive in the mansion was ronald regan. it's now a park that's closed unmown but we found a tour group. >> they shouldn't close it. it's such a historic site. 14 different governors lived here. >> reporter: it won't be closing if a group have their way along with all of california parks. >> these are extraordinary assets for the people of california. >> reporter: they ought you'red the bill to create a trust fund seeded by existing bond money and contributions california. for example, drivers could buy a new save our state parks license plate or state taxpayers could check a box similar to the presidential campaign fund found on the federal form but instead buy a parks yearly pass with their state refund. >> taken together those and the other changes that we are talking about i think can more than achieve the budget saving that the governor has ria trying to get to. >> reporter: there are no new taxes in the plan. >> what do you say? save all the state parks? >> yeah! >> reporter: as for

in sacramento ken pritchett. >>> facebook said an additional 84 million shares will be offered on friday. the shares are coming from company insiders and early investors and could be worth up to $3.2 billion additional to what the other facebook ipo will be worth. the offing is expected to get a final price thursday night. shares would start trading on the nasdaq on friday under the ticker signal f b. >>> top officials at the federal reserve appear to be open to more moves to simulate the economy if growth doesn't pick up. that comes from the minutes of the meeting last month involving the central bank as open markets committee. it's not clear how much they could do since the feds interest rates are already near zero. the fed has used bond purchases in the past to try and boost the economy. >>> it was another down day on wall street as worries continue over greece and the european debt crisis. all three major indices posted their fourth straight day of losses the dow has finished lower in 10 of the last 11 sessions. the closing bell the dow was down 33 points. nasdaq 20 points lower the

in placer, ken pritchett. >> there is renewed conseven over the effectiveness of full body scanners atirports after the find a plot to use a nonmetallic bomb on a plane. dozens united states scanners which let security see beyond the clothes. a classified report identified a number of problem was the scanners and -- they posted this video saying it demonstrates how they snuck a case through twice. >> a lot said if it keeps us safer we will look past past the invasion but the truth is they don't make it safer. >> the department of homeland security said its take taking steps to improve the process. >> the judge in the roger clemens said both sides boaring the jury and speed it up. today prosecutors did by calling a convicted drug dealer to testify. that is a former bat boy that provided drugs to dozens. on the stand he described a shipment that he allegedly sent to roger clemens. the former star pitcher is a ceus of lying to congress in 2008 when he denied using drugs. >> back down to breaking news we have been covering for the past two hours, it's a fire in antioch and we are live over

this it first muslim day at the capitol may be the start of something bigger in sacramento, ken pritchetted a electric version of its rav4suv. toyota plans to sell only 2600 of them. it's expected to have a range of 100-miles and a six hour charge time. the stick --er price doesn't falk for in tax credits. >>> tomorrow night the vacaville city council will vote on an ordinance to forbid using the electric vehicle charges stations for anything other than charging electric vehicles. it seems some have been parking in the station's overnight or using them to charge the electric systems in their campers. they. they say what defines illegal camping in the city limits. >> history into the bay area this week. we will bring you the up close look at the bomber known as the flying fortress and where you can see it. >> and back here in just ten nice weather forecast to talk about. it'll be warmer. i will show you where and the five-day with the weekend in view. >> and in eight mi . >>> a 44-year-old is under arrest in santa cruz accused of stabbing to death a woman in broad daylight on a busy street

ken pritchett . >> more details now on where the bikers will head next. stage two starts tomorrow in san francisco and before finishing in santa cruz. stage three is tuesday in san jose and for the first time in the history of the race they will raise up mount diablo. >>> later in sports we will have more highlights of the race including winner of the first stage. >>> and a lot more coverage of the tour of california on our website under the weekend extraa tab at ktvu.com. you can find more information and a map of those stages. >> work crews spent part of the morning cleaning up after a overnight crash. it happened just before 3:30. the driver of this big rig was -- said a car was parked in his lane without the lights on. he said by the time he saw it was to late. >> car was very close. i couldn't move to the other line and i hear the sound. i struck -- i don't know what happened. i don't know. >> the owners of the car were on the side of the road when it happened and weren't hurt. it's not clear why the car was stopped on the freeway as we said nobody w

this it first muslim day at the capitol may be the start of something bigger in sacramento, ken pritchett. >> toyota revealed a electric version of its rav4suv. toyota plans to sell only 2600 of them. it's expected to have a range of 100-miles and a six hour charge time. the stick --er price doesn't falk for in tax credits. >>> tomorrow night the vacaville city council will vote on an ordinance to forbid using the electric vehicle charges stations for anything other than charging electric vehicles. it seems some have been parking in the station's overnight or using them to charge the electric systems in their campers. they. they say what defines illegal camping in the city limits. >> history into the bay area this week. we will bring you the up close look at the bomber known as the flying fortress and where you can see it. >> and back here in just ten nice weather forecast to talk about. it'll be warmer. i will show you where and the five-day with the weekend in view. >> and in eight minutes big changes for the golden gate bridge. what millions of tourists will find starting tomorrow. nev