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rita? >> reporter: well, probably no one would deny that the oakland police department faces challenges. >> we have a 30% reduction in our numbers just in the last couple of years. and a 20% increase in violent crime. >> reporter: for nine years, the department has been under a federal court order to change its culture and clean up its act. in less than two months, attorneys who brought the successful lawsuit that led to the court order plan to ask the judge to order a federal takeover of the department, a first in the nation. >> when the reports come out, they show a level of stagnation. that's just unacceptable. >> reporter: the person writing those critical reports the past three years is this man, federal monitor robert warshaw, a former police chief. now he's under attack himself, accused of making inappropriate comments and holding the hand of deanna santana and using abusive language to describe oakland's police chief three months ago. >> obviously the timing is extremely suspicious.

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rita is known simply as rita, now a cultural ambassador between two sworn enemies. >> music was alwaysage that everyone could get connected with. and be open to it. >> reporter: as the crowds gather outside, a warmup ritual with her band. her performance, an affair with her audience, seducing them with tales of her native language. born in tehran, her family came to israel when she was only 8, but the sounds and scents of the streets of tehran remain with her, as does the music. >> especially, i think i remember my mother singing all through my childhood. so the music was a very big part of my life. i knew who i wanted to be since i was 4 years old. i used to sing, i think, some persian song like -- ♪ >> reporter: settling into a tel-a-viv suburb, music remained her passion, singing in hebrew and quickly rising to stardom. in 1988, this iranian was invited to sing the israeli national anthem during the country's jubilee celebrations. >> to be a foreigner when you were a child and suddenly that you were chosen from all of those amazing singers and artists in israel to sing the anthem. >

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are calling a prank brought out the bomb squad. four two liter plastic bottles exploded this morning. the bomb squad was called in. investigators say while this appears to be a prank, if someone was hit the injuries could have been severe. >>> we showed you this cash of weapons found inside a man's car. in 7 minutes, the agency joining the investigation and what is next for the man being held. >>> flags flew at half-staff today in honor of a fallen national guardsman. he died last friday in afghanistan. he was a medic who joined the national guard in 2006. he is survived by his father and two brothers. >>> bay area researchers say there is a reason to get more sleep. new tonight, ktvu's john fowler joins us with the link found in a first of its kind study. >> reporter: never before been shown outside the laboratory, losing sleep weakens the effect of vaccines. >> reporter: people know about too little sleep. >> when i don't have sleep i kind of -- >> reporter: what keeps you awake? >> work. thinking about politics. >> reporter: lac

rita williams. >> in dublin a new reserve forces center was named in honor of a soldier killed in the line of duty. the army reserve soldier, robert hernandez was killed in iraq in 2006. today his two son was on hand as the army kid dated the new facility at camp parks in his name. >> that spirit of protection that he had for this country and for the people who lived in it would carry on into the facility. >> reporter: the new facility will be used by the army's 80th division. >> state officials announced california's unemployment rate remained unchanged during the month. that's despite a survey that found nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 25,000. the department explained it by pointing out the state's jobless rate only looks at payroll that doesn't take into account those who consider themselvesself employed. >>> the bay area did better than the rest of the state with only solano close to the statewide average. marin had the lowest rate of the nine, coming in at 6.7%. >> a justice policy group reports some counties sending prisoners back to prison using a loophole in the new law. tha

i want to thank riat -- rita for being with us. [applause] i have taken on the role of recounting how the nazis did what they did. i'm going to do it in a very abbreviated fashion this year. they broke laws. they change the laws so they could continue to be able to discredit, dishonor, and finally attempt to eliminate an entire population, first making it illegal for jews to own property, businesses, for jews to marry people that they love. all of these provisions. i want to recount how we have been making progress in the opposite direction area just 40 years ago, 1972, the american psychiatric association, finally removed from this list of mental illnesses, homosexuality. that was an enormous game changer. once that was done, leaders like willie brown could reverse state law, which at that time, would have been a felony for a consensual adult of the same gender to have relations. willie loves telling the story. it is very dramatic. the vote was locked at 20-20. he air lifted in the lieutenant governor to cast the deciding vote. wh

. >>> another report and another black eye for the oakland police department as rita williams reports a new audit finds they squaderred $2 million on new technology. >> this newest report slams the oakland police department for squandering almost $2 million on never-used or under-used technology. >> we did not set out to squander $2 million. if you look at what happened this is $2 million over a period of time. >> we have $2 million that have gone down the drain. >> the city auditor says she started the audit more than a year ago. she says she found 4 out of 12 systems the department paid for or never used. one more under used. the under used half million technology was so-called shot spotter system. the deal, five years ago, had one person at one computer monitoring the shots sot department paid more to upgrade the system and now each police car has its own monitor. >> how do you explain that to the citizen? >> these cameras each officer now wears on his chest started with a $1.2 million system with cameras on the police cars. now, scrap. >> the system was broken. that opd for years

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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the debate commission chose the moderators here they are.e will be the first woman to moderate in two decades. >>> hospital officials revealed today jesse jackson, jr. is being treated for bipolar disorder. he took a leave two months ago. his condition is called bipolar 2. the clinic said he is responding well and regaining his strength. the reverend is glad his son is getting treatment. >>> a lawsuit in federal court against attorney general eric holder. the house wants him to hand over documents related to the failed gun tracking program, fast and furious. in june they held him in contempt for not handing over the documents. democrats say it is a waste of time and money. >>> a new obesity map ranks mississippi as number one for over weight adults. centers for disease control say 35% of adults in mississippi is over weight. 23.8 of californians are over weight. >>> the white house announced an effort to help out farmers hit by the drought. they are expected to buy up to $170 million in pork, lamb, chicken and catfish for booed banks and --

rita williams tells us about reports that the oakland city administer is accusing that monitor of making inappropriate comments to her, and that's not all. >> reporter: oakland police department is tearing on the precipice, just a few months from a possible federal takeover, the first in the country. city officials now have accused this man, sent by the federal court to evaluate police, of inappropriate conduct himself. robert warshaw, a former police chief. in a motion with the court, the city did not divulge details of the allegations. but tonight, the chronicle quoted unnamed sources, saying city administer deanna santana accused the federal monitor of making inappropriate comments, holding her hand and calling her stunning, also of using abusive language to describe oakland's police chief. i talked with two attorneys today on opposite sides. they say they're not aware of what the allegations are. >> i really have no idea at this point. >> reporter: but they fear the accusations might derail the real question here, does the police department warrant a takeover? >> it's not something t

rita williams talked with the boys father today, who was trying to get back to work, but can't escape the painful memories. >> reporter: today, gabriel martinez sr. showed me what happened outside of the family's taco truck here more than 7 months ago. one gunshot, and martinez's namesake, his pride, his joy. little 5-year-old gabriel jr. was dead. his english is broken, so is his heart. his wife who was working inside the truck that night has never come back here. martinez comes briefly to stop the truck, but not to work. stretching and already meager income, he hires people to do it. robbed more than 100 times over 20 years, he says it's not fear that keeps him away, it's the hurt. police tell me today they still have a tip hotline. 510-773-2805. and a $25,000 reward for the right tip. what they don't have is a motive or a suspect. only a vague description of a man who may have been the shooter leaving with a man in a silver car. >> but you know, i just want to pay for what he did. >> reporter: since march, most trucks now have cameras and roving security guards. >> we have not had

rita williams is live and said what the feds had to say in a new review of the department. >> reporter: just how bad the oakland police department really is, seems to be in the eye of the be holder. >> we are starting to build some ties. >> the culture change they say is coming in here really does not exist. >> reporter: the attorney's successful suit against the police a decade ago led to monitoring. that monitors latest report revealed among other things what internal affairs investigators called racist, insulting and inappropriate photographs posted at police headquarters of the mayor. the judge overseeing the monitoring. >> someone told me there had been some campaign literature and horns in -- and mustaches and i guess that's disappointing and the city. >> reporter: what the mayor dismissed as the work of a few officers the monitor said was not punishing officers and supervisors. he said it took a nonpolice whistle blower to complain that at east nine lieutenants frequented the basement line up area, they were incompetent and didn't know what was going on in their command or they

rita williams talked with the boys father today, who was trying to get back to work, but can't escapenful memories. >> reporter: today, gabriel martinez sr. showed me what happened outside of the family's taco truck here more than 7 months ago. one gunshot, and martinez's namesake, his pride, his joy. little 5-year-old gabriel jr. was dead. his english is broken, so is his heart. his wife who was working inside the truck that night has never come back here. martinez comes briefly to stop the truck, but not to work. stretching and already meager income, he hires people to do it. robbed more than 100 times over 20 years, he says it's not fear that keeps him away, it's the hurt. police tell me today they still have a tip hotline. 510-773-2805. and a $25,000 reward for the right tip. what they don't have is a motive or a suspect. only a vague description of a man who may have been the shooter leaving with a man in a silver car. >> but you know, i just want to pay for what he did. >> reporter: since march, most trucks now have cameras and roving security guards. >> we have not had any robb

rita williams. >> a jury cleared a state lawmaker on one charge but deadlocked on another. jurors found roger hernandez not guilty of driving under the influence but the jurors couldn't agree on a charge of driving a blood alcohol level of .08 or more. he was arrested in concord in march after being pulled over and failing a sobriety test. this is one of several cats found dead in a neighborhood. what is happening to them. >> new information about the chevron refinery, what is still leaking what engineers say about stopping it. >> one bay area police department invites [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver. only from at&t u-verse. get a free wireless receive

rita williams tells us about reports that the oakland city administer is accusing that monitor of makingnappropriate comments to her, and that's not all. >> reporter: oakland police department is tearing on the precipice, just a few months from a possible federal takeover, the first in the country. city officials now have accused this man, sent by the federal court to evaluate police, of inappropriate conduct himself. robert warshaw, a former police chief. in a motion with the court, the city did not divulge details of the allegations. but tonight, the chronicle quoted unnamed sources, saying city administer deanna santana accused the federal monitor of making inappropriate comments, holding her hand and calling her stunning, also of using abusive language to describe oakland's police chief. i talked with two attorneys today on opposite sides. they say they're not aware of what the allegations are. >> i really have no idea at this point. >> reporter: but they fear the accusations might derail the real question here, does the police department warrant a takeover? >> it's not something tha

rita williams. >> a jury cleared a state lawmaker on one charge but deadlocked on another. jurors found roger hernandez not guilty of driving under the influence but the jurors couldn't agree on a charge of driving a blood alcohol level of .08 or more. he was arrested in concord in march after being pulled over and failing a sobriety test. this is one of several cats found dead in a neighborhood. what is happening to them. >> new information about the chevron refinery, what is still leaking what engineers say about stopping it. >> one bay area police department invites the public into see how the department works. what the citizens say and how they will use that knowledge to protect their neighborhood. bed in america? ask me about my tempur advanced ergo. goes up. goes up. ask me what it's like to get a massage anytime you want. goes down. goes down. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic brand owners are more satisfied than owners of any traditional mattress brand. ergonomics. [ male announcer ] tempur-pedic. the most highly recommended bed in america. [ female announcer ] for mo

rita williams, ktvu. >> tonight maneta san jose airport is celebrating a milestone. ranked number one on the state for on time performance. transportation officials say san jose had the best on time record of california's nine medium to large airports. oak -- oakland ranked fifth. >>> the east contra costa fire protection district has been given the green light to reopen fire stations and rehire layed off firefighters. the district of directors has voted to normally accept a $7.8 million grant from fema. the two year funding allows the district to reopen two or three of the stations shuttered last month because of budget shortfalls and boosting staff. the closed stations are in brentwood, nightson. >>> frys has agreed to settle a sexual harassment case. a supervisor in washington was fired after reporting an assistant store manager for sexually harassing a younger sales associate. a lawsuit was filed in federal court and frys agreed to the settlement instead. the money will be split between the fired supervisor and the fired employee. >>> they wouldn't reveal which c

rita williams here now after talking to victor conte. >> it's sad.hat is the word that victor conte to call the lifetime ban of cycling's biggest star. it will be hard to forget that image of lance armstrong winning an unprecedented seven tour de france titles. but today, u.s. anti-doping agency essentially wiped out his 14-year career, that after armstrong again denied using performance-enhancing drugs but said he would stop fighting. >> he's effectively acknowledging it. >> i think it was a smart move. >> why? >> because he realized that he was going into what they call a kangaroo court. >> he found that the standard of proof before the usada arbitration panel is much lower than a court of law, although conte believes he's guilty of doping, he thinks his competitors are too. he dislikes what he calls selective prosecution. >> cheating is cheating. >> and the man who taught elite athletes to beat detection now thinks testing for all sports is not sensitive enough to catch all cheaters. >> do you think he should come out now and just say, i did it? >

rita williams, ktvu. >> tonight maneta san jose airport is celebrating a milestone.d number one on the state for on time performance. transportation officials say san jose had the best on time record of california's nine medium to large airports. oak -- oakland ranked fifth. >>> the east contra costa fire protection district has been given the green light to reopen fire stations and rehire layed off firefighters. the district of directors has voted to normally accept a $7.8 million grant from fema. the two year funding allows the district to reopen two or three of the stations shuttered last month because of budget shortfalls and boosting staff. the closed stations are in brentwood, nightson. >>> frys has agreed to settle a sexual harassment case. a supervisor in washington was fired after reporting an assistant store manager for sexually harassing a younger sales associate. a lawsuit was filed in federal court and frys agreed to the settlement instead. the money will be split between the fired supervisor and the fired employee. >>> they wouldn't reveal which company

rita williams said we haven't seen numbers like these since the presidential campaign back in 1988. >> reporter: as he fended off hecklers, paul ryan tried to define himself to iowa voters. >> people are hurting because we don't have jobs. >> reporter: just released poll shows voters not to excited with what they know so far. 42% said they viewed romney's pick of ryan as his running mate as fairer or poor, only 39% called it an excellent or pretty good choice. the last vice presidential pick to do worse after his revealing was dan quail in 1988. >> you know who he is? >> no. >> i still have to do a lot more research i think on my end. >> i know he is conservative. >> reporter: most we talked to knew little about him. >> those who believe that america is doing well because of the free market, because of hard work, because of personal responsibility, they are going to find the nomination appealing. >> reporter: cal state east bay professor david baggin said on the other hand those who believe government should take care of its poor, sick and elderly will be shocked. >> that's what makes

rita williams said we haven't seen numbers like these since the presidential campaign back in 1988. >> reporter: as he fended off hecklers, paul ryan tried to define himself to iowa voters. >> people are hurting because we don't have jobs. >> reporter: just released poll shows voters not to excited with what they know so far. 42% said they viewed romney's pick of ryan as his running mate as fairer or poor, only 39% called it an excellent or pretty good choice. the last vice presidential pick to do worse after his revealing was dan quail in 1988. >> you know who he is? >> no. >> i still have to do a lot more research i think on my end. >> i know he is conservative. >> reporter: most we talked to knew little about him. >> those who believe that america is doing well because of the free market, because of hard work, because of personal responsibility, they are going to find the nomination appealing. >> reporter: cal state east bay professor david baggin said on the other hand those take care of its poor, sick and elderly will be shocked. >> that's what makes for interesting dynamic polit

rita williams. >> more details on this case. police have set up a tip line for information. the investigator wants to solve this case to bad he wants us to give us his e-mail address. it's there on the screen. you can find the information on the website as well. ktvu.com. >> now back to the continuing coverage of that massive chevron refinery fire last week. investigators from the united states chemical safety board released new photographs showing the damaged area of the refinery. the site remains off limits in part because overhead steel beams warped in the heat of the fire and are unstable. investigators say surveillance video shows employees with in a large vapor cloud that covered the area two minutes before it started. >> was a serious conner if that cloud would have started -- sooner it would have been a more serious incident with a very -- at the very least potentially serious, burning and possible deaths. >> reporter: according to the san francisco chronicle investigators say it's possible that the cloud was started by an idling chevron fire truck but the cause of t

rita williams. >> more details on this case. police have set up a tip line for information. the investigator wants to solve this case to bad he wants us to give us his e-mail address. it's there on the screen. you can find the information on the website as well. ktvu.com. >> now back to the continuing coverage of that massive chevron refinery fire last week. investigators from the united states chemical safety board released new photographs showing the damaged area of the refinery. the site remains off limits in part because overhead steel beams warped in the heat of the fire and are unstable. investigators say surveillance video shows employees with in a large vapor cloud that covered the area two minutes before it started. >> was a serious conner if that cloud would have started -- sooner it would have been a more serious incident with a very -- at the very least potentially serious, burning and possible deaths. >> reporter: according to the san francisco chronicle investigators say it's possible that the cloud was started by an idling chevron fire truck but the cause of t

the same spot visiting 10 years olderrer by rita hayward on. much like children fighting over a new toy, producers have tried to become hip and powerful. paul and lloyd our perennial sightseeing sleuths took a drive to oakland. you could stop dead in your lane and not annoy anyone, traffic was so light. when the pyramid, the laughing policeman did its best to squeeze the newly marked landmark into every shot. after the futuristic hyatt regency it became the premier lodging place. in 1970 during the construction of the b.a.r.t.'s transbay tunnel, george lucas gained access to film the climate of 8:00. not everyone is what it seems in san francisco movies. and it seems no two film makers can agree on what kind of city it is. >> this is my town. san francisco. >> what a mess is that? >> bob shaw for channel 2 stphuz when we come back on a second look, woody alan tells bob shaw how his ambitions have changed. >>> woody allen is shooting parts of his next movie right here in the bay area. bob shaw talks with allen about film making and how his own a

. >> rita evans, rose hillson. >> thank you very much for this opportunity to speak today. i have lived in the sunnyside neighborhood for 26 years and shortly after moving there became aware of the sunnyside neighborhood association which i soon joined and became active in and found that group had been formed in the mid 1970's to promote the neighborhood and in particular and try to do something to restore and maintain our neighborhood gem, the sunnyside conservatory. our landmark historic neighborhood gem, the sunnyside conservatory was restored just a few years ago with neighborhood volunteers and many, many sunnyside residents have been involved in the restoration and maintenance of that facility and solicitting the funds for it and so far. sunnyside elementary is at the part of the neighborhood. we have the sunnyside park just renovated two years ago. we do indeed have a very clear neighborhood identity. our boundaries have been clearly documented in every newsletter since the mid-1990's. our meetings and newsletters routinely discuss and promote the sunnyside conservat

rita william social security live in oakland with the issues. a new report said is at heart of the problems >> reporter: the police department today became closer, a step closer to being the first department in the country to be taken over and run by federal authorities because of the release of this it latest report by federal monitors. >> it's extremely troubling to me that maybe they shouldn't control the police department, that someone else should. >> reporter: jim said that he is fed up that a decade after his successful lawsuit against police the department still has not reformed itself. they criticized the department's handles of last year's occupy protests and officer involved shootings as evidence that the department is not getting better. >> i think every institution has bad people and that the police have made progress. >> reporter: she said the department made all but nine of the 55 court ordered institutional reforms. they said there need to be cultural changes too. . they say that includes insulting photographs of the mayor. and th

. >> rita williams says this was the biggest and best walk ever and thank you for your support. >>> ahead the heart-breaking loss for the petaluma national in the little league world series. >>> it was a heart-breaking. >>> why they say this particular area needs some help. . >>> volunteers gathered at oakland's south prescott park to spruce up and restore the area. the oakland parks coalition says it picked the park because of its location at 3rd and henry streets, an area that the coalition says is enjoying a renaissance and needs an attractive oasis. >>> i haven't seen that sort of reaction in the newsroom, everyone was on the end of our seats watching the petaluma little leaguers. >> every game has been like that. it's incredible. the petaluma little leaguers playing in the u.s. championship game and facing the team that beat them sunday, tennessee. and one of the greatest, craziest come backs in world series history was not enough. goodlettsville, tennessee beat them first, but this is lorenzo butler third homer. petaluma down to its final three outs, but send 14 batters to the plate

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san diego today one of armstrong's former teammates agreed to repay half a million to donors who were helping him challenge his own doping allegations. he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. he won the tour de france in 2006 but was stripped of that title. >>> another rabid bat has been found in san francisco, bringing the total to 5 rabid bats in just the past four months. today, city officials handed out flyers. all five bats were discovered in one neighborhood. bats are narc nacturnal. if you see one during the day it means they are diseased and sick. >> anyone who has exposure to bats to receive treatment. >> rabies is spread by the bat's saliva causing brain infection and then death, it could take a year. >>> getting the reprieve thanks to the department of homeland security. the fire chief learned the district is receiving an $8 million federal grant allowing the district to reopen three fire stations closed last month and rehire 27 firefighters. the grant must be accemented by the board -- accepted by the board before the hi

in oakland rita williams ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a jury today in contra costa county cleared a state lawmaker on one dui charge but deadlocked on the other. jurors found roger hernandez not guilty of driving under the influence but they could not agree on a charge of driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher. prosecutes told ktvu they will decide by mid september whether to refile that charge. hernandez represents the san gabrielle valley in southern virginia. he was arrested in concord last march. >>> and san francisco is still an iphone led to a gps pursuit and a police officer firing at a suspect. police arrested two men and detained three other men suspected of being associated with a cell phone theft ring. it all started when a woman reported an armed man stole her iphone at 6:30 this morning. using gps the police tracked the car in know valley. one suspect ran and tried to scale a wall at st. paul's elementary school. police say he thought he was going for a gun and fired. she missed and sprained an ankle. officers confiscated several cell phones they found in the car

from now, 3000 employees here at full power celebrating an nba championship right in our water from rita. this will be great, right? first of all, thank you very much for being part of a great company. thank you for so many of you living in our city, and thank you, alex, and the whole staff for having such a great model for clean tech, energy- efficient, and thank you for partnering with the city. we will find those opportunities to partner with you. you have a great model, and we are going to search for ways to do that. already been educated about what i do not have, which is digital thermometers in my house. i have a baby thermometer. that is how i feel warm, but thank you very much, and congratulations for being part of a great, successful -- now i know why president obama came to you back in 2009. this is that great feeling. he had a vision there to share with you. i get to share that vision now, and hopefully in the next four years, we will do a lot of work together. congratulations. [applause] >> i want to introduce steve, the vp who oversees all of our work at piccinni, oversees t

you want to see storms because that's when they can grow and get huge in a hurry like katrina and rita turns into a hurricane like tomorrow morning, is that right? >> possibly could. may not be a hurricane until it gets off to cuba four or five days from now. >> all right, bill. keep an eye on it for us. we turn to sports baseball the yankees trying to avoid a sweep against the al central leading white sox. derek jeter has been on fire in august. hitting over .400 in the sixth. goes deep. a solo home run. his third home run in three games. it's the first time he's ever done that believe it or not as a yankee. three in three games. that was really the only mistake be made by white sox pitcher chris sail. here are the highlights with help from white sox announcer hawk harrelson. >> and here's the payoff pitch. yes, he did. he gone. he gone. he gone. he gone. change-up. he gone. he gone. >> yes, he did, he gone. sail strikes 13 over 72/3 inning. white sox complete the sweep with a 2-1 win. after the game yankees manager joe girardi holding an impromptu press conference with reporters. in

spanish channel ecuador's foreign minister rita rated his country support for our son. all feeling good they would believe that great britain will realize how important it is to give the chance for a person to be saved so that he won't be living for years in an embassy and trust that nation's government we also believe that london will accept ecuador's sovereign decision if that doesn't happen to find a way out here but perhaps the only thing will be left with is going to the international court of justice in the hague so that we can grant freedom to a son in washington and the u.s. is not our father or teacher to punish us if we have the same rights as they do julian assange is an example a symbol of freedom of speech but there are some countries which try to influence things and limit his freedom and even oppress him so that he stops doing what he's doing who want to make them understand that we're protecting freedom of speech as well as a right to life and personal integrity. and you can get chopped salvage it all songs a legal battle and find all at the size of his

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tropical storm isaac is picking up strengths in the golf coast and it is expected to turn into a hurricane by tomorrow. already the strong winds whipped florida. in key west flooded streets, and more red cross volunteers, including 11 from the bay area are heading to the gulf coast. tropical storm isaac is expected to come ashore in louisiana tomorrow. it skirted by tampa florida triggering a change in course for the republican national committee. that is where ktvu's ken pritchett is live. >> reporter: tropical storm isaac had its impact today. the question is when a hurricane isaac further disrupt the convention interfering with mitt romney's big night on thursday? >> reporter: the republican national committee was underway but it was a brief session, 10 minutes, enough time for remarks and a pray before recessing. blame it on the weather, it was the fear of tropical storm isaac hitting tampa that caused the gop to cancel the first day of the convention. california's delegation took it in stride. >> reporter: 3 days instead of 4 levels the play

one pm in the russian capital you're watching r t with me rita joshie a group of turkish and saudi officers have been arrested in the flashpoint city of aleppo according to syria's state t.v. the focus of the war shifted to the area last month after rebels moved in from roads sparging street battles and forcing thousands of civilians to flee earlier reports suggest to the rebels were receiving sophisticated weapons by the turkish border and gulf nations said they were putting the fighters on payroll you want to have meanwhile left the siege to aleppo for security reasons or he's a tomboy the reports from syria literally no one is safe. it's a fixture in any public office in syria whether you buy tickets or get a driving license president assad will be watching all. those working here it's not a political statement rather a song that their company belongs to this day. is now becoming a death mark for an increasing number of state employees. but we know this call in the middle of the night. cost here my brother. was one of syria's most experienced civil pilots u.s. educated more than twenty t

rita williams, ktvu news. >>> it was a surprise for nasa engineers a half million dollars news landingashed on take off today and burst into flames. the unmanned prototype flew a few feet before it rolled over and collapsed. the space agency had successfully tested the flight several times. >>> mayor ed lee and joanne wise were on hand for today's opening. the facility is the first of its kind in the west coast and will dramatically reduce response times if a plane is caused to make a water landing. >> we hope nothing ever happens but we have to demonstrate to the airlines, to our public we are ready for anything and this is a very, very good demonstration. >>> rescue vessels will already be in the water and ready to go in about five minutes. previously those boats were on lands. >>> we first reported on the two spills in december of 2010. more than 2 million-gallons of sewage leaked out in k eptfield. >>> scorching temperatures in parts of the bay area had people looking for a way to beat the heat. the water slides, fountains and other features were irresistible for many youngsters. w

rita williams, ktvu news. >>> it was a surprise for nasa engineers a half million dollars news landingd on take off today and burst into flames. the unmanned prototype flew a few feet before it rolled over and collapsed. the space agency had successfully tested the flight several times. >>> mayor ed lee and joanne wise were on hand for today's opening. the facility is the first of its kind in the west coast and will dramatically reduce response times if a plane is caused to make a water landing. >> we hope nothing ever happens but we have to demonstrate to the airlines, to our public we are ready for anything and this is a very, very good demonstration. >>> rescue vessels will already be in the water and ready to go in about five minutes. previously those boats were on lands. >>> we first reported on the two spills in december of 2010. more than 2 million-gallons of sewage leaked out in k eptfield. >>> scorching temperatures in parts of the bay area had people looking for a way to beat the heat. the water slides, fountains and other features were irresistible for many youngsters. water

johnson remains in santa rita jail with bail set at $150,000. >>> the mother of the late michael jacksononce again looking after his three children. a judge today reinstated katherine jackson's role as their permanent guardian. the children's cousin t.j. jackson was named coguardian. the ruling come 10 days after the court suspended katherine as guardian because she had been out of communication with the children. >>> three jets coming within 100 feet of each other. how the transportation secretary is speaking out to ensure the public it's not as bad as it sounds. >>> and i'm back here in just 10 minutes. it's going to cool off this weekend and we have a chance of thunderstorms in the area. i'll let you know when that could happen and where. i'll see you back here. >> like a, mechanic >>> one woman is dead and as many as two dozen other people are injured after a passenger bus slam into a concrete bridge in southern illinois. it happened on interstate 65. the double decker mega bus had 67 passengers on board when it blew its tire and hit the pillar of a bridge. the bus was in rout to st.

in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in 13 minutes a rally ed th take over of opd. one city councilwoman's solution for the problem. >>> b.a.r.t. is stepping up its efforts to put an end to cell phone thefts. this after two boys were arrested for robbing a man of his cell phone. police are asking victims of cell phone thefts to now come forward. police believe the young boys were connected to other cell phone robberies. in each crime the suspects used pepper spray to escape victims that fought back. >>> zynga is facing a lawsuit. this as they sold millions of shares at $2 higher than the ipo price. >>> more disappointing news for facebook. shares for the menlo park company fell. that's 43% below the social network's ipo price of $30 a share. this may not be the worse of it. customer service and employees will begin selling their stock. >>> on the broader market, u.s. stocks retreated as they waited for news from the feds. the nasdaq was down six. the federal recertain is holding a two day meeting and word on possible action could come tomorrow. >>> i see a lot of pe

johnson remains in santa rita jail with bail set at $150,000. >>> the mother of the late michael jacksongain looking after his three children. a judge today reinstated katherine jackson's role as their permanent guardian. the children's cousin t.j. jackson was named coguardian. the ruling come 10 days after the court suspended katherine as guardian because she had been out of communication with the children. >>> three jets coming within 100 feet of each other. how the transportation secretary is speaking out to ensure the public it's not as bad as it sounds. >>> and i'm back here in just 10 minutes. it's going to cool off this weekend and we have a chance of thunderstorms in the area. i'll let you know when that could happen and where. i'll see you back here. >> like a, mechanic not having the right wrench or not enough of them. >> in eight minutes, ambulances short on medications how a national problem is affecting national responders here in the bay area. >>> one woman is dead and as many as two dozen other people are injured after a passenger bus slam into a concrete bridge in souther

rita williams, ktvu. >> coming up, the special honor of fallen soldier received in dublin 6 years after he was killed while serving overseas. >> we've been tracking tropical moisture. light sprinkles showing up around the bay area. a stronger cell near north. light sprinkles out around pillar point. light sprinkles showing up around mount tam. this moisture moving into the area could produce thunder storms late tonight, early tomorrow morning. that's our big concern. lightning strike this time of year, real issue with fire. when i'm back here, we'll look at the latest computer model and track where this moisture is going to go and what you can expect. see you back here. >> this week's fire near clear lake is 95% contained with full containment tomorrow. the two wildfires burned. two houses were destroyed. fire crews anticipate for being on the scene for several days. >> the vote today after a worker was attacked. and in 8 minutes we ride along with a crime suppression unit. the tactic that's already being credited. >> i'm not afraid to show my face. >>> an international protest or a pun

first and foremost, the program is deep in debt after hurricane katrina and rita are underwater to thee of $18 billion according to a 2011 gao report. premiums for homeowners just not enough to make up the difference. the insurance program was originally set up to be self-sustaining. it has 17 funding extensions and almost went out of business completely four times. worse, statutory authority has had to be implemented to borrow from the treasury. the gao says the financial hole is so deep that it is unlikely the money will ever be repaid. to top it off, the gao concludes with the program that is actuarially unsound and makes nonsense. the gao report had other bad news. the assistance is antiquated departments of the local, state, and national level can't easily share your documents or review old ones. i know this is hard to imagine, but apparently it is true. the folks at fema did not repeat the fact when we asked them about it today. the result of that management philosophy, getting something done is nearly impossible. according to the report, because many of the most processes or man