george carroll really has been a trailblazer in his community of richmond, california.t a chance to speak to him. he's actually in the beginning stages of a terrible disease that is robbing him of his memories, but that hasn't stopped his family from bringing him to washington d.c. to create new ones. when 90-year-old george carroll tells me about his life, his journey from student to soldier -- >> i was drafted into the army during the world war no. 2. >> reporter: to judge and political leader in richmond, california. he talks as if it happened yesterday. >> the governor appointed me to the municipal court. >> reporter: for his wife janey and his family it's a surprising moment of clarity, but moments later carroll repeats those facts as if he never said those. >> then they raised me to superior court. >> reporter: george carroll is the first black mayor of richmond, the man for whom this contra county courthouse is named and george carroll is suffering from prealzheimer's. >> i told george we have to go. >> reporter: that did not stop his wife from insisting that the

measuring levels of chemicals in people and environments, so one study she did was with also in richmond california to looking at the different levels of chemicals, diesel exhaust in richmond which you would expect to be very different, and she's going to help us see if we can build a study, so this was a great thing that you brought to our attention. >> i start to think about it over the years but especially working in an airport and now in an actively working diesel pump station. >> and it's not something you have any control over, and that's the same kind of fragmentation we're seeing at all levels, it's hard to make changes when jurisdictions move. >> but if i could get her contact information or something after the presentation, that would be great. >> okay, cool. >> i had two questions, one is you were just saying to use glass when you're cooking or microwave, what about -- i was told before that you could use plastic for the refrigerator or storage, are you saying avoid plastics all together for food storage, and then the second question is water bottles, say for instance i have a case of li

. >> reporter: to judge and political leader in richmond, california, he talks as if it happened yesterday >> i was appointed to the municipal court. >> reporter: for his wife janey and family, it's a surprising moment of clarity, but moments later carroll repeats the facts as if he never said then. >> appointed to the bench by the governor, municipal court, then superior court. >> reporter: he's the man for who this building is named, suffering from pre-alzheimer's. >> janey insisted the couple and their family come to washington, d.c. for president obama's inauguration, a day that means more to them than many of us can imagine. >> it was always racism in this country. >> my mother lived and died and never was allowed to vote. ever. >> reporter: a brooklyn boy who broke down racial barriers in law and politics, carroll knows what it means to be a trailblazer. he and janey's pride in the president practically bursts out of them. >> people are walking taller, holding their heads up, and we are just proud. >> reporter: on a frigid inauguration day, the carrolls could not make it to the natio

richmond nixon, california. gerald ford, was not elected. so he doesn't count. he was from michigan. jimmy carter from georgia. ronald reagan from california. the first george bush from texas via connecticut. bill clinton from arkansas and the second bush from texas. so 2008 in some ways watershed election. ends the 40-year period of sun belt dominance. and there were issues that were critical in the politics that developed, that came out of the sun belt. they tended to have a conservative cast to them. tended to be oriented around issues of strong national defense, of an opposition to unions and a defense of free enterprise politics. and also it's in the sun belt in the south and southwest, that we see the rise of what -- by the 1970s we'll be talk about as the religious right. the rise of evangelical involvement in the process. so national defense, he was a staunch anticommunist and played an important role in right wing anticommunist politics in the late 1960s, one of the things that led him to switch parties in 1964. he was a key figure in opposing labor uni

richmond, virginia. >>> meanwhile, california senator dianne feinstein's assault weapons back bill is on the table on capitol hill. she unveiled it in washington a short time ago. the legislation calls for a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. she says there's just been too many shooting rampages involving these types firearms. >> we should be outraged by how easy it is for perpetrators of these horrific crimes to obtain powerful military-style weapons. >> the legislation would update a previous assault weapons ban that ended back in 2004. it would also prohibit the sale and manufacture of assault weapons and magazines holding more than 10 rounds. >>> a water main burst in marin county this morning spewing water all over the intersection. this is in kentfield. the surge of water damaged the pavement causing a 20-foot stretch of eliseo drive to rise about 6." 33 homes are now without water as crews try to fix a cast iron pipe and repair damage to that road. >>> a $26 million security system has been approved for the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the system will include 175 video, infrare

it operates out of richmond, california at the richmond shipyards war memorial, historic memorial to the shipyards built there. a lot of it is oral history, especially of women. a lot of fascination in women workers in the stories are incredible that comes out from other process. and a lot of it is just material you can find because all this come in a scummy factory member, were proud of their war effort. they publish their stories they can't wait to tell about workers who came in, we did what we accomplished. the stories are incredible as well that you get people working. my favorite one with a letter i found on the mersey river website, a letter from a woman working the richmond shipyards, married to a marine serving in the pacific she tells him in a letter, down in the bowels of these liberty ships, she says, i like to think i'm building the ship that will bring you home. one more. >> mike overrun with agi and "washtington examiner." arthur, you mentioned the recruitment of blacks in the war industries in a million southern blacks moved mauritz, more than 75 years between these tw

i might want to mention by the way that in richmond, california, which is a significant homicide involvement problem in that community, representative george miller certainly would be proud. we talked about it earlier today that richmond is nearly to its homicide rate in half of focusing on this committee these approaches and partnerships between public safety and community and grassroots leaders. so that's what every school should offer comprehensive health services or access to comprehensive health services were nurses, ma counselors and others can diagnose problems, whether mental or physical and get it gets it can help they need whether it's a school-based health center or in another setting every student should get a behavior health checkup just like to get a physical checkup before starting the school year. school counselors have to be a part of a solution. in my state of california we have about one counselor for 1000 students which is among the worst ratios in the nation and it's about one-fourth of the recommended standard of one counselor for 250 states. mr. chairman, the best coun

. >> host: jonathan, richmond, california. please go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: hello. thank you very much for taking my call. i want to thank you two gentlemen for the wonderful works that you do on behalf of the masses of citizens out here in the country. um, it's very hard to grasp what is happening with the policy making, and you make it very understandable what we're feeling down here on the ground. the reality is, um, economic suffocation, slow and steady -- my mother and i are here on unemployment and social security, just scraping by, scuffling by, trying to, you know, understand what's going on. and we've discovered you guys recently, and thank you so much just for your basic patriotism. and it's just patriotic to be for the common good. can you kind of respond why there has been so little discussion of the treachery? i just thought of a term earlier, welfare emperors. we've got welfare emperors who have taken over this country. why do we not hear a little bit more from journalists about right and

it operates out of richmond, california, at the shipyards war, war memorial but historical and moral to the ships that were built up a lot of it is or history, especially of women. there's been a lot of fascination and interest in the workers. the stories are incredible that come out of all that process. and a lot of it is just material that you can find, because all these countries, they published their story. they can't wait to tell about the workers who came in, what we did and what we accomplish. so the resources are tremendous, and the stories are incredible. as well that you get of people working. my favorite one is a letter i found, i was on the river website, a letter from one who is working in the richmond shipyards, teenager and she was married to a marine who is serving in the pacific. she tells him and other countries down working at the river down at the liberty ship, she says, i like to think i'm building a ship that will bring you home. one more. >> michael rowan with aei. arthur, you mentioned the recruitment of blacks, and southern blacks moved north. more than the 7

businesses - i don't know how the regulation has been removed so, now i'm in the richmond district and - right now the people in california they have issues for me and when we establish a permit people can have licensing anywhere in california and i'm concerned there are too many in the areas. there are 8 massage businesses in the area. i feel it's too many that there 16 massage establishments in the neighborhood. i want you to take a look at the commissioner and i appreciate >> thank you. >> thank you for your time. >> any further comment on this item? no response it's closed. >> the gentleman addressed about the massage - >> it's actually not in the planning code but it was something in the past from the health department and i think in a couple of the last year they removed the proximateist regulation and in lieu of that there is massage criteria. so there's no where in the planning code that covers over saturation >> no, it's a health code regulation. >> well based on that i don't see any reason not to approve and i see there is an area a reception he area so i move to approve the conditions. >> yes, on that thousand

firefighters say this one started in a three-story apartment building on 19th and california in the city's richmond district. you can see the flames and smoke billowing out of there through the roof. it took crews 45 minutes to finally knock this fire down. we're happy to report no one was hurt but nine people have not yet been allowed to return to their homes. >>> in south san francisco, police and fire investigators examining a suspicious fire at city hall overnight. witnesses say two dumpster fires were reported near one of the buildings in the city hall complex. one of the fires burned a fence. the other caused damage to an outbuilding used by the planning commission. firefighters managed to knock both fires down quickly. >>> 4:39 right now. let's check back in with meteorologist christina loren to find out what's happening on this monday and beyond. good morning. >> good morning to you. happy martin luther king jr. today if you are heading out and about this afternoon because you have the day off, we tip our hats to you. it's going to be fabulous out there. if you have to go to work this morni

he is back off the proposed assault weapons ban while speaking in richmond virginia. californiadiane feinstein introduced a bill yesterday to ban 150 types of guns. it would also ban magazines that can fire more than ten rounds at a time. she said it'll be a uphill battle. it didn't take long for republicans to fire back. the former house speaker said democratl want to extend the power of the government over people and the ban won't fix the real problem. >> that is not looking seriously at mental health, at violent games, at violent movies, a variety of things. >> reporter: the round table today is one of many stops plans for themmaa round the country. they want to win people over in progun states. >> for digging has gun at a well in the central valley where thousands of bone pieces have been linked to a social killer case. the fbi has decided to focus on a new location after getting a letter from the convicted killer. he said that investigators were off by about 200 yards. he has accused the fbi of trying to discredit him by digging in the wrong place but the fbi is defending t

firefighters say it all started in a three-story apartment building on 19th and california in the city's richmond district. you can just see all of the smoke and flames pouring right through the roof. this one took crews about 45 minutes to finally knock down. happy to report nobody was hurt but nine people have not yet been allowed to return to their homes. >>> in south san francisco police and fire investigators are examining a suspicious fire at city hall overnight. firefighters say the fire started in a dumpster next to a building on the city hall complex. the flames spread inside the building and damaged some paperwork. firefighters say the building is used by the city's building department. they are still investigating the cause. they say it appears to be suspicious. >> work is starting this week aimed at repairing sections of that bay bridge damaged when it was hit by an oil tanker earlier this month. starting tomorrow, caltrans replacing fenders on the western tower that were sideswiped back on january 7th. officials say the actual pier itself sustained no damage as the fender system work

richmond. it comes a day after democratic senator dianne feinstein of california introduced new legislation that goes even further than the assault weapons ban that expired a decade ago. >> weapons designed originally for the military to kill large numbers of people in close combat are replicated for civilian use. columbine, virginia tech, aurora, tucson, oak creek. the common thread in these shootings is each gunman used a semiautomatic assault weapon or large capacity ammunition magazine. we should be outraged by how easy it is for perpetrators of these horrific crimes to obtain powerful military style weapons. >> the proposal bans more than 150 specific firearms, including semiautomatic weapons and magazines holding more than ten rounds. despite the aggressive approach, some democrats argue that an assault weapons ban could be a heavy lift for congress. yesterday vice president joe biden said he's more than concerned about high capacity magazines. >> i'm much less concerned quite frankly about an assault weapon than i am about magazines and the number of rounds that can be held in a magazine.

firefighters say this one started in a three-story building on 19th and california in the city's richmond district. you can see just flames and smoke bursting through the roof. it took crews about 45 minutes to finally knock this one down. happy to report nobody was hurt. the total of nine people have not yet been allowed to return to their homes. >>> good morning to you. it's 6:09. meteorologist christina loren standing by to give us a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. thanks for waking up with us. if you have to get to work this morning, give yourself extra time to warm up your vehicle although i will tell you right now we gave mike the day off because traffic is very light out there. if anything happens, we'll let you know. 40 degrees in san francisco. 27 to start in petaluma. frigid in wine country. 30s and 40s. cold enough for a coat. layer up today. really comfortable finish to the afternoon. 30 degrees in gilroy. 37 right now in san jose. weather headlines tell the story for the week. today we'll get close to 70 degrees especially in the south bay where we

. >>> the state of california has hit chevron with nearly a million-dollar fine for its richmond refineryry. california safety officials have issued the penalties for workers safety violations. an estimated 15,000 people sought treatment following the fire. >>> it is 5:40. coming up, ashston kutcher goes to macworld conference here in san francisco today. when i inspect homes i can't be in an allergy fog. so i get claritin clear... ...for strong, non-drowsy relief of all my allergies... ...like dust... ...mold... ...pets... ...and pollen. looks good. thanks. i live claritin clear. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ meteorologist lawrence with a check of weather. >>>

. >>> california's workers safety agency cal-osha fined chevron for safety violations stemming from the richmond refinery fire. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live there tonight with the worst of the violations, the ones that cal- osha says was willful. >> serious stuff. and because of that they threw the violations book at chevron. >> reporter: they said this accident should not have happened. >> the total is 25 violations. 23 of those are serious. or serious and willful. >> reporter: 11 violations willful, chevron knew the dangers and could have remedy them. >> willful connotes that there was additional conduct, and that was the failing failing to take reasonable steps knowing that hazard. >> reporter: chevron said: "although we acknowledge that we failed to live up to our own expectations in this incident, we do not agree with several of the cal/osha findings and its characterization of some of the alleged violations as 'willful.' >> reporter: chevron intends -- chevron intends to appeal. they have the strength to appeal for months or years. but this is hardly an isolated case. they have

between california and cornwall street, fifth avenue and fourth avenue in the richmond district. he assured the neighbors who were very agast at the idea of these old cable cars being set up that they would be very tasteful and artistic. and essentially, yeah, it was like one room with a little bathroom attached made up of old cable cars. dr. cross thought he was hitting on something. there were hundreds of thousands of people who were homeless, looking for new places to live in the aftermath of the earthquake and fire. so he thought why not use these old cable cars. it only lasted about 10, 12 years. guess it wasn't a big hit. he built a more conventional apartment building after that to replace it. it really was the 1906 earthquake and fire that sort of spelled the end of carville. you have these hundreds of thousands of people looking for new homes, suddenly displaced. now they might listen to these men and say, look, you were renting before. you don't want to live there. i've got this lot out here, sand dune. but it's $100. you can build a house here for cheap. suddenly, more

. >>> the state of california is expected to fine chevron today for the richmond refinery explosion last august. that fire sent heavy smoke in the air. making some 15,000 people sick. cal osha oversees -- show on paid $10 million so far. the company hopes to return the refinery up to speed by march. >>> time now 5:04. new this morning in less than two months from right now, toll takers on the golden gate bridge will be replaced. ktvu claudine wong is at the golden gate bridge toll plaza right now where a new automated is is being tested today. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: that is right, dave, good morning. testing is under way right here at the golden gate bridge. official transition into this no toll taker policy won't happen for another couple months. let's take you through what is going on right now. take a look at this booth. we have a toll taker in there. this is obviously your biggest change when the transition goes through. there will be no toll takers in any of these booths. i want to show you some of the other stuff. take a look at the lights. those are for a reason. tho

. >>> state of california is expected to fine chevron today for that richmond refinery explosion last august. cal osha oversees workers safety. it's expected to release the results of its investigation and release fines. company hopes to return the refinery up to speed by march. >>> your time is 6:05. new this morning the toll takers on the golden gate bridge will soon be replaced and today they are testing out a new automated system. claudine wong is out there. just talked to the officials on the district on why they are changing the system and how it's going. >> reporter: the changes are coming. take a look at what is happening right now. you can see toll takers in place. you've got your typical toll lanes your fast track lanes your car pool lanes. that is how it has been business as usual. what you can't see is the testing that is going under way for the changes that are coming in late march. i'm joined now by spokesperson mary curry. let's talk about this. big changes and obviously the big thing is the toll takers are going away. tell me what is happening today and when the change

richmond memorial auditorium. the trophy tour kicked off last week in sacramento. it will wind its way through northern california and parts of oregon and arizona before eventually ending up at at&t park in april for opening day. >> nice way to keep the good vibrations flowing. >> there you go. >> let's check in with christina loren to find out how chilly it is right now. >> let's start with something warm. it is frigid out there. the 49ers put the smackdown to the green bay packers over the weekend. the bay area not just known for that world series trophy when it comes to the giants too now. we might actually win the super bowl. looking good. jon kelley is nodding his head. he knows. 4:36 now. a live look here. crystal clear conditions. you did see that flag flapping in the wind. that's an indication that we're not going to be as cold as yesterday morning in some cities and we're already seeing that in places like san jose. 39 degrees here. 26 degrees in wind sheltered valley that surrounds gilroy. 31 degrees and dropping in places like concord. we are expecting more 20s today. this is it. tomorrow morning we'll

it alleges that the manipulation costs the california entities billions of dloors, east bay mud, the county of san mateo and the city of richmond are among the plaintiffs in this suit: on wall street stuff bounced back from two days of losses. the dow industrial gained 61 points thanks in part to oo positive earnings report. nasdaq rose 14. >>> meantime america international group or aig has decided it will not join a lawsuit against the federal government other the 2008 bail out that saved the company. it would be like biting the hand that feeds you. aig's former ceo filed the suit saying strict government conditions for the bail out were unfair to shareholders. federal government eventually sold its stake in aig and made a 23 billion tlr profit. >>> tonight cleanup is underway in a bay area hospital after sewage overflowed into the facility. crews were busy today grinding the tree roots out of a suer line at the oakland campus. those roots blocked a pipe sending suage backing up into the hospital yesterday. these photos here show the scene inside after the sewage rained down on a sterile processing unit. >> we realized it was

richmond district. it started before 10:00 last night at an apartment building on california street. crews had the flames under the control in just about 90 minutes but there's major damage to the building. still no word on how the fire started. >>> firefighters are also looking to what caused a fire that seriously damaged another san francisco home yesterday. that happened at about 4:40 yesterday afternoon on kotter street, just off san jose avenue. four people were displaced, including two children. >>> time now, 7:36. hey, sal, anything happening on highway 101? >> no. but things are happening on twitter. people are watching us. >> oh, good. >> thank you for watching and tweeting. >> be it's been a -- it's been a good morning, dave and pam, a lot of people have the day of. for some it's like another -- off. for some it's like another sunday. i'm glad you are joining us. just know, in case you are watching for the first time, we'll provide traffic times for you on the typical commutes. for example, at the bay bridge, normally, right now, get this, we usually have a 20 to 30- minute

richmond district. firefighters had the flames out in 15 minutes. the area near 19th avenue and california is still closed to traffic. >>> a 15-year-old new mexico boy has been booked on murder charges after police say he shot and killed his parents and three of his brothers and sisterss inside a home. the the shooing happened -- the shooting happened southwest of albuquerque. they found several guns including a military-style rifle. the victims are a fire department chaplain, his wife, two daughters and a son. >>> tonight lawmaker news al-qaeda was looking for a target, but not necessarily in north africa where the group kidnapped hostages sparking a bloody rescue effort. bomb squads entering an algerian facility found dozens more bodies. the death toll of rebels and hostages now stands at 81. one lawmaker says u.s. officials didn't know when or where the terrorist kidnapping was supposed to take place. >> know for sure it would be this particular place and those circumstances. we knew they were trying to find a target against a western target which this clearly was. >> the hostages who s

richmond district. firefighters had the flames out in 15 minutes. the area near 19th avenue and californiastill closed to traffic. >>> a 15-year-old new mexico boy has been booked on murder charges after police say he shot and killed his parents and three of his brothers and sisterss inside a home. the the shooing happened -- the shooting happened southwest of albuquerque. they found several guns including a military-style rifle. the victims are a fire department chaplain, his wife, two daughters and a son. >>> tonight lawmaker news al-qaeda was looking for a target, but not necessarily in north africa where the group kidnapped hostages sparking a bloody rescue effort. bomb squads entering an algerian facility found dozens more bodies. the death toll of rebels and hostages now stands at 81. one lawmaker says u.s. officials didn't know when or where the terrorist kidnapping was supposed to take place. >> know for sure it would be this particular place and those circumstances. we knew they were trying to find a target against a western target which this clearly was. >> the hostages who survi

the california state university system also received record applications to its 23 campuses. >>> the richmondan who killed two people in a broad daylight shooting at the richmond toll plaza tonight is heading for death row. hundreds of people at the san rafael bridge saw the murders or heard the gunshots in 2009. he walked up to the toll booth where his ex-girlfriend deborah ross was working and shot her after she begged for mercy. second before he shot her friend waiting to take her home. the judge gave him the death sentence over life in prison after he said he had no remorse and his ex-girlfriend deserved to die because she was unfaithful. >>> icy roads played a big factor in two roll over crashes. take a look at this video. the first crash around 5:45 this morning. despite the incredible amount of damage to the car and truck involved, thankfully no one was seriously hurt. county road workers put sand on the roads to help prevent more accidents. >> facebook and the city of menlo park agreed on a huge deal for the social media company to expand its peninsula headquarters. it's been about a

richmond, nunca se imagino que seria sentenciado a cadena perpetua en la carcel. vo --pero como peÑa ya tenia 2 convicciones previas de robo, la tercera fue la vencida y fue la primer persona en california"three strikes" --ahora gracias a la propuesta 36 que fue aprobada por los votantes, saldra en libertad. --la propuesta 36 prohibe a los jueces a imponer cadenas perpetuas a ofensores de crimenes menores. blanca ---en castro valley, las autoridades encontraron un lagarto que era mantenido como mascota en un hogar de esa ciudad. take vo ---el reptil de 5 pies de largo, fue hallado durante un operativo para detener a un sujeto quien habia infringido su libertad condicional. ---los agentes tambien encontraron 34 libras de marihuana. ---"mr. teeth" o seÑor dientes, fue transportado al zoologico de oakland por el mal estado de salud que se encuentra. blanca ---pese a reportes recientes de problemas para el nuevo avion "7-87 dreamliner" de boeing... take vo ...funcionarios del aeropuerto de la ciudad de san jose dicen que todo va en marcha para el nuevo inaugural entre el aeropuerto de narita en tokyo japon y la capital del valle del silicio. ---el vuelo esta programado para partir a las 11:

richmond memorial auditorium. the tour kicked off last week in sacramento. it will wind through northern california, parts of oregon and arizona before ending up at at&t park for opening day in april. >> it is 5:50 right now. we go from baseball world champions to nfl champions. niners heading to the nfc championship. >> niners quarterback colin kaepernick is at the center of this year's version of tebowing. >>> good saturday. the 49ers are headed east. a date with the atlanta falcons in the nfc championship game. >> falcons pulled off the last-minute win over the seahawks on sunday. >> niners right now riding very high after a monster victory over those green bay packers. that guy, colin kaepernick doing it all. passing, running. leading 49ers to a victory and he set an all-time rushing record most ever by a quarterback in a single game. falcons and niners go off on sunday at noon in atlanta. >> meantime, in the afc, bay area's own tom brady headed to another championship game. his patriots beat the houston texans 41-28. patriots will host the baltimore ravens on sunday. >>> you remember how tebow

richmond, virginia. he held some similar talks online, a google talk yesterday, where he gave this advice. >> in california everyone talks about the big earthquake or some natural terrible disaster. what would you say -- >> guess what? a shotgun will keep you a lot safer than the assault weapon in somebody's hands who doesn't know how to use it. even one who doesn't know how. you know it's harder to use an assault weapon. you want to keep people away in an earthquake, buy some shotgun shells. >> that's pretty candid. the vice president's comments came after senator dianne feinstein introduced her bill on the ban of firearms. it would leave legal thousands of other kinds of rifles and weapons. >>> and a partial victory to report for gay rights in rhode island. the rhode island house of representatives has approved the same-sex marriage act on 51-19 vote. it is not yet clear when the senate could take up this bill. the house vote was the first time either chamber voted on the issue since the bill was introduced back in '97. the governor there says he's going to sign that bill if, in fact, it clears the senat

california officials on the virus. >> a man received his sentence for killing two people at the richmond san rafael bridge. would the judge grant his odd request? you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. >>> state health officials say the flu is ramping up faster than reported. today authorities reported another death in southern california. john fowler joins us with the details and news about vaccines. >> spoke by phone today with the state's top flu expert who tried to calm public worries about vaccine supplies, that as more and more people are getting sick. the flu is hitting the bay area hard. >> fever, sweating, cough, sinus problems. >> the state upgraded influenza to widespread today. >> the level of activity reported exceeds where would be expected for this time of the year. this may prove to be more severe flu season. >> apparently more people are getting vacc

richmond little league and junior giants program. >> what a great time to be a bay area sports fan. >>> coming up a break in the case of a hostage situation inside a southern california. the arrest made days after a gunman staged a violent take over robbery. >>> hollywood honoring television and film. the big winners at last nights golden globe awards. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now is 4:52. authorities have identified a teenager killed in a car crash early yesterday morning. the highway patrol says 18-year- old tucker welling was killed when the car he was driving rolled over on wild horse valley road just after 1:30 in the morning. authorities say welling was driving up a hill and apparently lost control, hit a fence and a tree. a 17-year-old, 19-year-old, and 21-year-old in the car were also hurt. now the highway patrol says speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. >>> the santa clara county coroner has identified two 19- year-olds killed in a crash on interstate 880 on saturday. luis carlos flores died after their car hit a dirt embankment near the old bay shore off ramp. alcohol may have played a role in that crash. >>> polic

california. now, the governor is not only adding money to public schools. he's also returning spending power back to the local level and one big beneficiary will be perry's elementary schoo in richmond. it's one of the poorest schools in the state with every child on free lunch. more money will be given to students with high numbers of low income and non-english- speaking students. >> growing up in compton or richmond is not like it is to grow up in los gatos or beverly hills or piedmont. we recognize that. it's controversial but it is fair. it's right. and it's just. >> reporter: also getting a boost is the uc and cal state system. they will each get an additional $250 million. that's a 5% increase. now, it is less than what the university's actually asked for but the governor says he will urge the uc regents and the csu governing board not to raise tuition but he cannot make any guarantees. so we'll just have to see on those tuition hikes. while we have seen billions in cuts to state services, do not expect those to return anytime soon. the governor says, this is not the time to start spending wildly since we're just getting a handle on the budget. as for pressure to spend from th

richmond memorial auditorium from 3:00 to 5:00 this afternoon. if you have a chance, check it out. it's very cool. we had it here in the newsroom. the tour will be running throughout northern california and parts of oregon and arizona. it's all about sharing the love. and if you want to see that trophy, check out the tour schedule, it's real simple. go to nbcbayarea.com. search world series trophy tour. >>> more baseball news. the beard. guess what? may be switching to the orange and black going from the orange and black to the orange and blue. it's reported wilson had a workout privately for the new york mets. that took place saturday in l.a. sources speculate the mets could look to sign brian wilson to a minor league deal. wilson, if you recall, underwent tommy john surgery last april and had his contract nontendered by the giants following the world series. that means wilson is now free to sign with any team who wants him. good luck to brian wilson. >>> this just into our newsroom. the associated press now reporting lance armstrong has apologized to the livestrong staff. that happened today before his interview where he's going to come out and possibly apologize to oprah winfrey.