and our own political editor randy shandobil will be one of the moderators.we will also carry the debate live here on ktvu. >>> it might be called a boring job, but it is one that is huge and fascinating. i'm tom vacar, a new culdevac tunnel is about to begin. >>> and i'm your chief meteorologist bill martin, and i have your bay area weekend forecast coming up. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. >>> a southwest airline employee was injured today when the cart she was driving struck the nose of a plane. the worker suffered moderate back and neck injuries and was taken to the hospital. her condition has not yesterday been released. the plane that was headed to phoenix was taken out of service for information. >>> tonight we're getting a look at the massive machine that will begin carving out the caldecott tunnel. tom vacar live at the caldecott tonight is live to show it to us before it literally disappears under ground. >> reporter: you will see that they are doing some drilling here, the idea being to make s

a political editor randy shandobil reports. >> the valero oil refinery in venetia are owned by texas companies. the two biggest donors to proposition 23. almost $5 million so far. >> proposition 23 will save california families billions of the dollars in higher energy costs and it will project over a million california jobs. >> reporter: proponents of 23 say ab32 the anti global warming bill that governor arnold schwarzenegger signed four years ago won't really work and will chase jobs out of the state because strict regulations might force factories to close. >> we're going to lose many jobs as part of the implementation of prop 23. >> reporter: the no on 23 side says no clean energy jobs more than offset any lost job and gavin newsom warning people not to trust texas oil companies. >> do you think private corporations out of texas are looking to save california money? it's nonsense, this is all about their side. >> reporter: they say valero and tesoro pollutants disproportionately affect people of color. >> prop 23 is going to hurt low income communities and people of color first.

randy shandobil. >>> he told his coach that he wasn't feeling well, shortly after that he was dead.onight what we're learning about what killed an 11-year- old football player. >>> some call it the best blackberry yet. but can the blackberry compete with the iphone's popular device. >>> and it hasn't happened fact: everyday surfaces can harbor allergens like dust mite debris, pollen particles and pet dander, which can trigger allergic reactions. now, lysol is approved to control allergens on surfaces. lysol wipes remove 90% of allergens. and, lysol spray kills the source of mold allergens. control allergens and kill germs with lysol- the #1 pediatrician recommended brand. look for money saving coupons for lysol products. only in this weekend's newspaper. >>> we learned today that the 11-year-old boy who died at practice had a rare heart condition. the boy was from a small town in el dorado county. lampier was taken part in the first practice of the year for his pop warner team. he told his coach he wasn't feeling well, a few second later he passed out. his father was one of the coac

randy shandobil. >>> he told his coach that he wasn't feeling well, shortly after that he was dead. tonight what we're learning about what killed an 11-year- old football player. >>> some call it the best blackberry yet. but can the blackberry compete with the iphone's popular device. >>> and it hasn't happened in some time, what we'll notice here on earth thanks to a sun storm. >>> we learned today that the 11-year-old boy who died at practice had a rare heart condition. the boy was from a small town in el dorado county. lampier was taken part in the first practice of the year for his pop warner team. he told his coach he wasn't feeling well, a few second later he passed out. his father was one of the coaches on the field. >> and they lost his heartbeat, they brought him back, and then they lost it, they brought him back about three different times. >> an autopsy revealed lampier had a heart condition that caused his blood muscle to thicken. it's a condition that wouldn't normally be discovered during a routine doctor's exam. >>> the california department of public health levied th

a political editor randy shandobil reports. >> the valero oil refinery in venetia are owned by texas companies. the two biggest donors to proposition 23. almost $5 million so far. >> proposition 23 will save california families billions of the dollars in higher energy costs and it will project over a million california jobs. >> reporter: proponents of 23 say ab32 the anti global warming bill that governor arnold schwarzenegger signed four years ago won't really work and will chase jobs out of the state because strict regulations might force factories to close. >> we're going to lose many jobs as part of the implementation of prop 23. >> reporter: the no on 23 side says no clean energy jobs more than offset any lost job and gavin newsom warning people not to trust texas oil companies. >> do you think private corporations out of texas are looking to save california money? it's nonsense, this is all about their side. >> reporter: they say valero and tesoro pollutants disproportionately affect people of color. >> prop 23 is going to hurt low income communities and people of color first.

she also stopped by ktvu for a one-on-one interview with our political editor randy shandobil. >> how are you? >> morning. >> reporter: at ktvu studios today meg whitman pointed out that california is now in it's 56th day without a budget. and she blamed her fellow republican governor schwarzenegger. if she were governor. >> well, we wouldn't be in the situation we are in because i would have started working on this in january of this year. >> reporter: didn't governor schwarzenegger at least try to get something done, get something started back in january? >> you know, it seemed to me not with enough energy and enthusiasm. you know, nothing really happened until he submitted his may revision of the budget. >> reporter: whitman, the former ceo of ebay talked on mornings on 2 about her new ad which characterizes sacramento as a steal place filled with career politicians. a place in need of fresh blood. >> you know, in silicone valley complex problems spur innovation and a whole new approach. in sacramento complex problems seem to create gridlock and an inability to get anything done. >

ktvu randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: at the federal building in san francisco today cheers for nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, and then pelosi cheered for the suffragettes who fought for decades to win for women what they had been denied, the right to vote. >> while others told them to wait, they had the courage to fight. imagine the courage it took. >> reporter: the 19th amendment, 90 years ago this week. >> i'm forever grateful to those people that paved the way for people like me to enter a nontraditional job. >> reporter: the democratic women in today's event talked about needing more women in government, but they said not the republican women running this year. meg whitman for governor and carly fiorina for the senate, women, yes, pelosi said, but -- >> it doesn't mean that we support women who support proposition 8. >> reporter: wrong on the issues democrats said and fiorina and whitman were wrong for skipping or forgetting to vote in many recent elections. >> on this anniversary we should be looking at one simple point. did you vote? did you exercise

in 2000, ktvu political editor randy shandobil talked to her. >> reporter: election night 200 the voterscalifornia re- elect 67-year-old dianne feinstein for the united states senate by an overwhelming margin. it's a moment of triumph for a woman who has been a pioneer in california politics, but it was tragedy, not triumph that catapulted her career. the year was 1978, san francisco board of supervisors president diane feinstein delivered stunning news to a shocked city. >> bothmayorr and supervisor milk have died. >> i felt i had accomplished what i wanted to accomplish and frankly, his death really knocked me for a loop, and i just didn't feel like i with aned to continue. >> reporter: but with the mayor and the first openly gay city supervisor assassinated, she says she had a new sense of purpose. >> i made the decision that i didn't want to assassination to succeed, therefore i was going to carry out george's mandate, until i could become mayor on my own. >> reporter: did you ever feel threatened and uneasy about your own security? >> well, in the '70s, i had been through those terr

ktvu randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: at the federal building in san francisco today cheers for nancy pelosi, the first female speaker of the house, and then pelosi cheered for the suffragettes who fought for decades to win for women what they had been denied, the right to vote. >> while others told them to wait, they had the courage to fight. imagine the courage it took. >> reporter: the 19th amendment, 90 years ago this week. >> i'm forever grateful to those people that paved the way for people like me to enter a nontraditional job. >> reporter: the democratic women in today's event talked about needing more women in government, but they said not the republican women running this year. meg whitman for governor and carly fiorina for the senate, women, yes, pelosi said, but -- >> it doesn't mean that we support women who support proposition 8. >> reporter: wrong on the issues democrats said and fiorina and whitman were wrong for skipping or forgetting to vote in many recent elections. >> on this anniversary we should be looking at one simple point. did you vote? did you exercise

she also stopped by ktvu for a one-on-one interview with our political editor randy shandobil. >> how are you? >> morning. >> reporter: at ktvu studios today meg whitman pointed out that california is now in it's 56th day without a budget. and she blamed her fellow republican governor schwarzenegger. if she were governor. >> well, we wouldn't be in the situation we are in because i would have started working on this in january of this year. >> reporter: didn't governor schwarzenegger at least try to get something done, get something started back in january? >> you know, it seemed to me not with enough energy and enthusiasm. you know, nothing really happened until he submitted his may revision of the budget. >> reporter: whitman, the former ceo of ebay talked on mornings on 2 about her new ad which characterizes sacramento as a steal place filled with career politicians. a place in need of fresh blood. >> you know, in silicone valley complex problems spur innovation and a whole new approach. in sacramento complex problems seem to create gridlock and an inability to get anything done. >

silicon valley gave us apple and ebay -- >> our political editor, randy randy shandobil asked abouted ad. >> if i understand your ad it seems to be making point that the folks down in sacramento can't be getting the job done? >> is that what you're saying? >> that's exactly what i'm saying. in sacramento, complex problems seem to create gridlock and an inability to get anything done. you pointed it out. we're in day 56. without a budget we're about to run out of money. schools are not getting the money they need. workers don't know whether there will be more furloughs are not. we need to get this done. >> six years ago when governor schwarzenegger was running, first running, he said he was fresh blood. he said he had a business background. he said he had a business background and here we are. >> yeah. well, governor schwarzenegger and i have entirely different backgrounds. i've led and managessed big corporations. he's a brilliant movie star and actor. >> again, you use the the world "politicians" a ho lot -- a lot. there are 120 legislators. because of term limits, again, if my math

senate candidates barbara boxer and carly fiorina, randy shandobil will be the moderator. you can watch it right here at 7:00 p.m. on september 1st. >>> the action -- this woman will begin a 12-year term on the california supreme court in january if voters approve. she's 50 around the daughter of farm workers. she would be the high court's first philippine gnaw american justice. >>> >>> california's whooping cough is growing. it had seven times the number of cases during the same time last year. so far this year there have been 3300 confirmed cases statewide. health officials are urging parents to vaccinate their children and themselves to prevent the spread of the disease. >>> oakland's board of education is meeting at this hour and had likely vogt to close seven childhood development problems because of budget problems. >> save our schools! >> they demonstrated outside the school headquarters about an hour ago. they say the closures would lead hundreds of students without before and after-school care. >> now we're worried where are our children going to be when school le

up next, meg whitman will talk drive with randy randy shandobil. >>> tiger woods' wife has breaken herlence. find out what she told people mag scene. droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at will. putting you at the center of your own world wide web. introducing the new droid x. the next generation of does. >>> it's 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the toims we're following right now -- top stories we're following right now. fire crews are getting the upper hand on that fire in mount diablo. it's already burned 375 acres. full containment is expected later today. >>> well, san francisco police now say the driver of a runaway car that plowed into five people yesterday did not have a driver's license. the victims are still in the hospital. two are in critical condition. >>> and more bad housing news just came out this morning. the commerce department says sales of new homes dropped 12.4% last month. that is the slowest pace on record. >>> 8:45. the meg whitman campaign i

political editor, randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> retail giant target apologized today for a political donation that led to calls for a store boycott. the company gave $250 for a group backing a republican for minnesota governor who opposes same-sex marriage. a target ceo wrote to employing saying, the company was genuinely sorry that the donation insulted people. >>> attackers are potentially exploiting a security flaw. it was detected on apple's newest product, it could put personal information at risk. maureen naylor is live at apple. >> reporter: apple today anouns it has an issue because of two major concerns. the first is called jailbreaking. websites like jailbreak me.com help disable security. >> i know people that want to go to other carriers. >> reporter: the second and more concerning issue allows hackers by luring users to a website, getting them to download a corrupt pda file and then taking the device hostage. >> it's a relatively high concern. >>> apple announced it plans to fix the problem. it can lead some users singing the blues, because it can take a jail broken ipho

political editor, randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> retail giant target apologized today for a political donation that led to calls for a store boycott. the company gave $250 for a group backing a republican for minnesota governor who opposes same-sex marriage. a target ceo wrote to employing saying, the company was genuinely sorry that the donation insulted people. >>> attackers are potentially exploiting a security flaw. it was detected on apple's newest product, it could put personal information at risk. maureen naylor is live at apple. >> reporter: apple today anouns it has an issue because of two major concerns. the first is called jailbreaking. websites like jailbreak me.com help disable security. >> i know people that want to go to other carriers. >> reporter: the second and more concerning issue allows hackers by luring users to a website, getting them to download a corrupt pda file and then taking the device hostage. >> it's a relatively high concern. >>> apple announced it plans to fix the problem. it can lead some users singing the blues, because it can take a jail broken ipho

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> the fog has been increasing over the past two to three hours. here's a look at the overnight lows, most of the areas in the low to mid-50s, cool spot, you can see napa around 40 degrees. we're starting with a solid blank of overcast. you can see temperatures tomorrow morning at 7:00, as we did take this into mid-morning by 7:00. you can see clouds pulling back to near the bay. clearing fog inland, some patchy fog right around 52 degrees. and the coast mainly in the mid- 50s. this with ther system has been keeping the bay area in the cool side over the past six weeks. we'll have an impact on the temperatures, your full forecast coming up next. >>> the u.s. geological survey says the quake hit at 5:00 p.m. the quake measured 3.9 in magnitude and was on the san andres fault. no reports tonight of damage or injuries. >>> major news tonight of a new auto recall. it affects hundreds o hey resolve stain busters, our new neighbors are coming over for dinner. i've vacuumed my carpet but it's still so dingy. she needs resolve deep clean powder. it's fast

randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: red alert for democrats this election year, most people we talkedto today even in the liberal bay area say president obama has not done enough to turn around the economy. >> i hate to say something bad about him, but we're in terrible trouble. >> we should be doing more. >> reporter: tapping into voter frustration, republican john banner who would replace nancy pelosi as speaks of the house if republicans win control. >> we're broke. >> reporter: banner says the president has had more than half a year to improve the economy and has failed. the writing is on the wall, says baner. it's time to fire the obama administration. >> the president should fire his economic team? very constructive advice and we thank the leader for that. >> biden says the stimulus package has created jobs. he blames president bush and republicans for triggering the recession. >> mr. baner is nostalgic for those good old days, but the american public is not. >> reporter: democrats say they need more time. at least they've kept it from getting worse. >> the problem is the fact t

randy shandobil, ktvu news. >>> the fog has been increasing over the past two to three hours. here's a look at the overnight lows, most of the areas in the low to mid-50s, cool spot, you can see napa around 40 degrees. we're starting with a solid blank of overcast. you can see temperatures tomorrow morning at 7:00, as we did take this into mid-morning by 7:00. you can see clouds pulling back to near the bay. clearing fog inland, some patchy fog right around 52 degrees. and the coast mainly in the mid- 50s. this with ther system has been keeping the bay area in the cool side over the past six weeks. we'll have an impact on the temperatures, your full forecast coming up next. >>> the u.s. geological survey says the quake hit at 5:00 p.m. the quake measured 3.9 in magnitude and was on the san andres fault. no reports tonight of damage or injuries. >>> major news tonight of a new auto recall. it affects hundreds of thousands of cars. >>> there is >>> san francisco got started today in installing more bike lanes. some lanes are just a few blocks long, others will go on long stretch

. >>> in an intervie with our political editor, randy shandobil, meg whitman said the state capital is filled with politicians. but is it? >> in two interviews at ktvu, meg whitman pointed out the state is in its 5 6th day without a budget. she blamed her fellow republican, governor schwarzenegger, if we were governor -- >> well, we would not be in the position we're in. i would have started to work on this in january. >> didn't governor schwarzenegger at least try to get something done, back in january? >> it seemed to me not with enough energy and enthusiasm. nothing really happened until he submitted his may revision of the budget. >> the former ceo of ebay talked about her new ad which characterizes sacramento as a stale place filled with career politicians, a praise in -- a place in freed of -- in need of fresh blood. >> in sacramento complex problems seem to create gridlock and an inability to get anything done. >> six years ago when governor schwarzenegger was running, first running, he said he was fresh blood. he said he had a business background. he said he had a business back

randy shandobil reports. >> reporter: red alert for democrats this election year, most people we talkedto today even in the liberal bay area say president obama has not done enough to turn around the economy. >> i hate to say something bad about him, but we're in terrible trouble. >> we should be doing more. >> reporter: tapping into voter frustration, republican john banner who would replace nancy pelosi as speaks of the house if republicans win control. >> we're broke. >> reporter: banner says the president has had more than half a year to improve the economy and has failed. the writing is on the wall, says baner. it's time to fire the obama administration. >> the president should fire his economic team? very constructive advice and we thank the leader for that. >> biden says the stimulus package has created jobs. he blames president bush and republicans for triggering the recession. >> mr. baner is nostalgic for those good old days, but the american public is not. >> reporter: democrats say they need more time. at least they've kept it from getting worse. >> the problem is the fact t

political editor randy shandobill, ktvu channel 2 news >>> and we want to remind you about an upcoming debate with the u.s. senate candidates. they will face off on september 1st, live right here on ktvu channel 2 >>> federal authorities say two people died when a plane headed from watsonville crashed in the sierra. the f.a.a. says that the piper cherokee went down in a heavily wooded area. a hiker found the plane about 2 p.m. the f.a.a. says that the plane took off from watsonville, landd in auburn and then took off again and that's when it crashed. coroners are conducting an autopsy. the names of the two people on board have not been released. the f.a.a. and the national transportation safety board are investigating. >>> antioch police shot and killed a suspect in a shootout that wounded a police dog. neighbors reported a burglary. officers arrived and found the suspect, 29-year-old johnson inside. they began shooting after johnson shot and wound add police dog named thor. >> there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the officers. the suspect was hit. he was pronounced

randy shandobil will serve as mediator. you can watch the debate live right here on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the north american aerospace says the jets were sent out. the aircraft left the area before those fighter jets arrived, two loud noises apparently sonic booms were felt throughout the pugit sound area. >>> ktvu has learned that the suspect is from oakland. david beanick is live in sacramento county and joins us now with late details. >> t a ils. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. members have fired tear gas into this apartment complex but this stand off involving a bay area man is still going on. in fact, it started around 2:30 this afternoon. behind me you can see that edison avenue is closed right here in the outskirts of sacramento. deputies went to unit 49 of that complex this afternoon looking for a man of the name bryan brown from oakland. now he's wanted for allegedly shooting another man, james wilkins last month outside a liquor store in oakland. deputies saw brown, he then ran back inside. they are not sure at this poin