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rita williams is live where she saw an incredible show of support. >> reporter: just three hours ago a court hearing ended here for a man arrested in a cold case dna match for killing a girl in oakland 38 years ago. >> i just want to see justice served. >> reporter: amazingly after all these years, classmates came todurate see the man accused of killing their friend in 1974. that is julie there. barely a teenager. 13 years old. a straight a student. >> we always loved her dearly. >> i don't think i ever got mad at all. >> reporter: another classmate, that's her there, talked to us from oregon. >> why any child, especially why julie, who was among the best and brightest. >> reporter: their childhood was lost when she was found dead here in her family's apartment in east oakland. police say curtis tucker burglarized the home, found julie, sexually assaulted her and killed her. a cold case dna match led them to arrest tucker. now 63 and an army veteran. here at a clinic in oakland last week. he is a convicted rape and say burglar. as they left court, one of her friends cried, the emotio

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> welcome back. storm tracker picking up scattered showers. moderate rain, the heavy front activity has moved off. the rain was really coming down in the heart of your afternoon commute. the heaviest rain fell out in the north bay. lighter rain as you move further south. the system still whipping storms. i think there's going to be some sun when you wake up. i don't think it's going to be that wet. paul and sal will be here this morning, they'll be tracking this. i think your morning commute shouldn't be much of a problem. the mid-morning commute not bad. then you get to the afternoon and it clears out. so the sun should come out. you see clearing with more snow in the mountains on wednesday afternoon. five day forecast coming up next and there is rain in that one. we'll talk about that, see you back here. >>> a crabber is dead tonight after an accident off the san mateo county court. it happened yesterday afternoon near pescadero state beach. 49-year-old james althouse of south san francisco was tan

rita williams tells us the justices are divided over a question that's been debated in some form for over 200 years. >> reporter: outside the supreme court today, the number of demonstrators dwindled. inside, justices asked questions to help them decide whether all, part, or none of the overall will survive. >> the federal government is supposed to be a government of limited powers. the question is how far can those limited powers actually stretch. >> reporter: it's the same question that's been debated for 225 years, since the constitution was written. at times, it's been interpreted differently by the court. >> this case has the potential to bring back the law to before franklin roosevelt's days. it's a big, big change that might happen. >> reporter: the issue now, does the federal government have the authority to require all americans to buy health insurance? if not, should the rest of the 2700 page law continue? liberal and conservative justices seem to disagree. >> does congress want half a loaf. is half a loaf better than no loaf? >> if you take the heart out of this statute, t

rita williams tells us the justices are divided over a question that's been debated in some form forporter: outside the supreme court today, the number of demonstrators dwindled. inside, justices asked questions to help them decide whether all, part, or none of the overall will survive. >> the federal government is supposed to be a government of limited powers. the question is how far can those limited powers actually stretch. >> reporter: it's the same question that's been debated for 225 years, since the constitution was written. at times, it's been interpreted differently by the court. >> this case has the potential to bring back the law to before franklin roosevelt's days. it's a big, big change that might happen. >> reporter: the issue now, does the federal government have the authority to require all americans to buy health insurance? if not, should the rest of the 2700 page law continue? liberal and conservative justices seem to disagree. >> does congress want half a loaf. is half a loaf better than no loaf? >> if you take the heart out of this statute, the statute is gone. >>

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in monterey live storm tracker 2 with thencoming showers that will impact your commute for thursday. the winter storm warning stays in effect. here's the computer model. here we are tonight about 10:00. widely scattered showers. 1:00a.m., scattered showers like we've been having all day. 5:00a.m., which is just in time for the morning commute, you've got some north bay activity all the way down to san francisco and out by chrissy field. then 7:00 a.m., light scattered showers. so the morning commute is going to be wet. not as crazy as this morning, but it is going to be wet. there won't be the big winds we had. that's how it breaks out. by noon time, we start to clear out. a wet morning commute. winter storm warning stays in effect. >>> the contra costa county board of supervisor approved a huge new sunni temple. this is the large rendering of the temple that includes an elaborate garden. the proposed temple created a lot of debate. many people were concerned about the size along with parking and traffic issues. >>> he's spun

our rita williams with his intensely personal comments and today's developments, rita. >> reporter: gasia, as a federal and state investigation into the killing began. president obama urged americans today to do some soul searching. >> you know if i had a son he would look like trayvon. >> trayvon martin, 17 and unarmed carrying only an iced tea and bag of skitlles. to his parents -- >> i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. >> reporter: with that the president injected himself into the emotional debate of the racially charged case. and catapulted it into the presidential campaign. with all three republican challengers making statements today. neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman 28 the son of a white father and latino mother says he shot martin in self-defense with a concealed weapon he had a license to scary. >> george had a passion for the safety of our neighborhood. >> reporter: in a 911 call before the shooting he makes a racial re

reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu. >> on this some day for oakland police, hundreds lined up hoping to become opd's newest recruits. 1300 applicants waited to complete a written test. there are just 50 spots open. the entry-level salary starts at $75,000. >> this is a great place to be if you're able to serve and protect. it's a really important thing. >> the police academy starts in august, and the 50 new recruits plan to hit the streets as early as next february. >>> and now to the san francisco sheriff scandal. david stevenson is live in san francisco with the promise the new interim sheriff is making to her deputies. david? >> reporter: a new heifer is in office after a tumultuous an historic day. >> reporter: the swearing-in ceremony was short but significant. >> sheriff of the city and county of san francisco. >> reporter: just shortly after the former sheriff was removed, he swore in san francisco county's first female sheriff. >> i'm anxious to get in the office and work with the people of the sheriff's department and get the job done. >> reporter: the former sheri

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> in monterey live storm tracker 2 with thencoming showers that will impact your commute for thursday. the winter storm warning stays in effect. here's the computer model. here we are tonight about 10:00. widely scattered showers. 1:00a.m., scattered showers like we've been having all day. 5:00a.m., which is just in time for the morning commute, you've got some north bay activity all the way down to san francisco and out by chrissy field. then 7:00 a.m., light scattered showers. so the morning commute is going to be wet. not as crazy as this morning, but it is going to be wet. there won't be the big winds we had. that's how it breaks out. by noon time, we start to clear out. a wet morning commute. winter storm warning stays in effect. >>> the contra costa county board of supervisor approved a huge new sunni temple. this is the large rendering of the temple that includes an elaborate garden. the proposed temple created a lot of debate. many people were concerned about the size along with parking and traffic issues. >>> he's spun

rita williams. >> there is word tonight from santa cruz that a surfer died. the surfer was found unconscious in the water, not far from a break known as the hook. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the man was -- had celebrated his 60th birthday and had been surfing more than 40 years. temperatures cooled off. 63 concord. the weather system moving in now. it's weakening up as if gets close to us. here we are tomorrow morning, south bay from -- san francisco south you look dry for the morning. look what happens here. 12:00 -- it stalls out in the north bay. we are looking at scattered light showers for the bay area for the morning mainly north of san francisco, as we get into the afternoon it hangs there, interesting, the model changed around from about four hours ago. we get into ten you see more scattered showers, morning drive wet, the rest -- the most of the rain will linger in the north bay. when i come back we will roll the long range models. >> a sunnyvale woman who was visiting hawaii for a teacher's conference fell into a stream and drowned. she was

write rita williams. >> feels like my sister is missing and. >> he knows what the family of a missing teen is going through. volunteers put together a new search effort in the search for search gentleman. >> and back here we have live storm tracker 2 lit up. i all the latest model when the rain gets here. >> tens of thousands of dollars to see a presidential candidate who has a uphill battle here in california. >> first . >>> developing news tonight, where a man was shot in the death. it happened about 8:30. the victim was in one of two cars involved in a accident in the 1,000 block of 54 street that's just a couple blocks san pablo. the victim is in his 20s. police aren't saying which happened first, the car accident or the shooting they say at this point they have no suspects. >> the front runner for the nomination is in the bay area racing monday why for his campaign. ken wayne live now at redwood to explain why some say romney could resonate here despite the state's strong base of democrats. >> reporter: he has slipped through a slide door here at the hotel tonight and avoid news

rita williams. >> there is word tonight from santa cruz that a surfer died.urfer was found unconscious in the water, not far from a break known as the hook. he was pronounced dead at the scene. the man was -- had celebrated his 60th birthday and had been surfing more than 40 years. temperatures cooled off. 63 concord. the weather system moving in now. it's weakening up as if gets close to us. here we are tomorrow morning, south bay from -- san francisco south you look dry for the morning. look what happens here. 12:00 -- it stalls out in the north bay. we are looking at scattered light showers for the bay area for the morning mainly north of san francisco, as we get into the afternoon it hangs there, interesting, the model changed around from about four hours ago. we get into ten you see more scattered showers, morning drive wet, the rest -- the most of the rain will linger in the north bay. when i come back we will roll the long range models. >> a sunnyvale woman who was visiting hawaii for a teacher's conference fell into a stream and drowned. she was swept

rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the obama administration hosted its sixthst state dinner tonightcoming up in seven minutes, the big names on the invite list. >>> we have new information now on a metal theft case we told but last night on the 10:00 news. napa police tell ktvu they received what they call valuable new leads in this case, which they believe came as a result of our story. the information comes from a scrap yard where officers believe two men now in custody were selling bronze railings stolen from the river front promenade. >>> it has been a wet couple of days in the bay area. rainfall accumulations heaviest in the coastal hills, as i've mentioned. up to 8 and 9 inches of rain over the last couple of days, even more in other places. right now, live stormtracker 2 has the heaviest rain activity over the oakland richmond, albany area. scattered rain showers continue tonight. but your morning commute looks like it should be a dry one. here we go with the live stormtracker 2 computer model. thursday at 7:00 a.m., we're clear. lunchtime, there's clouds and maybe a scattere

but rita williams tell us how all that snow is also paying off for some business here in the sierra. >> reporter: it was cold, it was windy but, it was snowing. >> it's about time we got some snow. everybody is really excited. >> it's what everybody has been waiting for for the last two or three months. >> it's been great. people are having fun. >> reporter: high winds kept upper lifts here at sqwall valley from opening until late causing a little traffic jam at the lower one. but skiers and snow boarders waited patiently after waiting all season for all this nonmachine made snow. and the snow is causing a flurry of activity here at some bay area businesses. >> we've marked down a ton of products because we're trying to get it all out of the door while it's snowing. >> reporter: some snow equipment has been reduced. >> the conditions have been too good so we're really excited to go out tomorrow. >> my husband will snow board and i will ski. >> reporter: can you imagine skiing just three weeks after giving birth to little lilian here. >> i'm going to see what i can do. we'll see, i'm

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> welcome back. storm tracker picking up scattered showers. moderate rain, the heavy front activity has moved off. the rain was really coming down in the heart of your afternoon commute. the heaviest rain fell out in the north bay. lighter rain as you move further south. the system still whipping storms. i think there's going to be some sun when you wake up. i don't think it's going to be that wet. paul and sal will be here this morning, they'll be tracking this. i think your morning commute shouldn't be much of a problem. the mid-morning commute not bad. then you get to the afternoon and it clears out. so the sun should come out. you see clearing with more snow in the mountains on wednesday afternoon. five day forecast coming up next and there is rain in that one. we'll talk about that, see you back here. >>> a crabber is dead tonight after an accident off the san mateo county court. it happened yesterday afternoon near pescadero state beach. 49-year-old james althouse of south san francisco was tan

but rita williams tell us how all that snow is also paying off for some business here in the sierra. >> reporter: it was cold, it was windy but, it was snowing. >> it's about time we got some snow. everybody is really excited. >> it's what everybody has been waiting for for the last two or three months. >> it's been great. people are having fun. >> reporter: high winds kept upper lifts here at sqwall valley from opening until late causing a little traffic jam at the lower one. but skiers and snow boarders waited patiently after waiting all season for all this nonmachine made snow. and the snow is causing a flurry of activity here at some bay area businesses. >> we've marked down a ton of products because we're trying to get it all out of the door while it's snowing. >> reporter: some snow equipment has been reduced. >> the conditions have been too good so we're really excited to go out tomorrow. >> my husband will snow board and i will ski. >> reporter: can you imagine skiing just three weeks after giving birth to little lilian here. >> i'm going to see what i can do. we'll see, i'm

. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judged at least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controversial incident. it's caused a black eye for the university. and for california itself. we need to get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: uc brass agreed with students who were sprayed and ordered an outside investigation. today the 100 plus page report was supposed to be released. >> there are many many people waiting for this report. >> i have not seen the report. >> reporter: he hasn't seen the report but the attorney for uc davis police officers went to court in oakland today to block its release. the judge agreed at least temporarily. >> it's the court's intention to order that the report not be released. >> reporter: the attorney for police wants the judge to take the officers names and confidential personnel information out of the report. saying the information is protected by law. >>

rita williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the obama administration hosted its sixthst state dinner tonightcoming up in seven minutes, the big names on the invite list. >>> we have new information now on a metal theft case we told but last night on the 10:00 news. napa police tell ktvu they received what they call valuable new leads in this case, which they believe came as a result of our story. the information comes from a scrap yard where officers believe two men now in custody were selling bronze railings stolen from the river front promenade. >>> it has been a wet couple of days in the bay area. rainfall accumulations heaviest in the coastal hills, as i've mentioned. up to 8 and 9 inches of rain over the last couple of days, even more in other places. right now, live stormtracker 2 has the heaviest rain activity over the oakland richmond, albany area. scattered rain showers continue tonight. but your morning commute looks like it should be a dry one. here we go with the live stormtracker 2 computer model. thursday at 7:00 a.m., we're clear. lunchtime, there's clouds and maybe a scattere

. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judge least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controversial incident. it's caused a black eye for the university. and for california itself. we need to get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: uc brass agreed with students who were sprayed and ordered an outside investigation. today the 100 plus page report was supposed to be released. >> there are many many people waiting for this report. >> i have not seen the report. >> reporter: he hasn't seen the report but the attorney for uc davis police officers went to court in oakland today to block its release. the judge agreed at least temporarily. >> it's the court's intention to order that the report not be released. >> reporter: the attorney for police wants the judge to take the officers names and confidential personnel information out of the report. saying the information is protected by law. >> ther

write rita williams. >> feels like my sister is missing and. >> he knows what the family of a missing teen is going through. volunteers put together a new search effort in the search for search gentleman. >> and back here we have live storm tracker 2 lit up. i all the latest model when the rain gets here. >> tens of thousands of dollars to see a presidential candidate who has a uphill battle here in california. >> first we follow developing news, a car accident and a shooting and the man now fighting for his life. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. . >>> developing news tonight, where a man was shot in the death. it happened about 8:30. the victim was in one of two cars involved in a accident in the 1,000 block of 54 street that's just a couple blocks san pablo. the victim is in his 20s. police aren't saying which happened first, the car accident or the shooting they say at this point they have no suspects. >> the front runner for the nomination is in the bay area racing monday why for his campaign. ke

ktvu rita williams covered the trial and was there before the results as well. >> reporter: at the san courthouse was a murder case of a repeat. >> once again, 12 more citizens, so 24 out of 24 citizens said this man is a first degree murderer. that is satisfying. >> reporter: this is that man jurors found guilty of first degree murder a second time today. mohammed ali was 23 in 1999, a recovering addict and drug counselor here at project 90 in san mateo. after a relapse, he choked his girlfriend. 20-year-old tracy balitnikoff, she had just beaten her own drug problem. in 2001, a jury convicted ali of first degree murder, but two years ago that conviction was overturned. and in the re-trial, ali's attorney argued for manslaughter. >> it was not one he planned or intended. >> reporter: after deliberations today, the jury returned the same guilty verdict. >> if he is in the community as the case shows, women are not safe. >> reporter: obviously upset, ali's father and other relatives said little. >> there is no justice here, it is all getting revenge. that is all i have to say. >> report

ktvu rita williams covered the trial and was there before the results as well. >> reporter: at the san courthouse was a murder case of a repeat. >> once again, 12 more citizens, so 24 out of 24 citizens said this man is a first degree murderer. that is satisfying. >> reporter: this is that man jurors found guilty of first degree murder a second time today. mohammed ali was 23 in 1999, a recovering addict and drug counselor here at project 90 in san mateo. after a relapse, he choked his girlfriend. 20-year-old tracy balitnikoff, she had just beaten her own drug problem. in 2001, a jury convicted ali of first degree murder, but two years ago that conviction was overturned. and in the re-trial, ali's attorney argued for manslaughter. >> it was not one he planned or intended. >> reporter: after deliberations today, the jury returned the same guilty verdict. >> if he is in the community as the case shows, women are not safe. >> reporter: obviously upset, ali's father and other relatives said little. >> there is no justice here, it is all getting revenge. that is all i have to say. >> report

rita williams has more on what drove the mother to the breaking point, and why they say this didn't have to happen. >> reporter: gasia mikaelian, police say what happened to this recently updated home just off highway 85 was a tragedy. >> the mother shot the 22-year- old son, and then shot herself. >> reporter: authorities say lester hodgins came home from his job as a ranger with the city of palo alto about 7:45 last night, to find the bodies of his wife, elizabeth and his autistic son, george. >> she was just over the edge, she said i can't do this anymore. i just can't do it. i need help. >> reporter: next door neighbors say elizabeth hodgins seemed overwhelmed now that her son was no longer in school. and they say they may have missed signs about what was to come, that at a garage sale last weekend, she parted with her mother's skirt and antique silver tea set. >> she was such a wonderful person and sacrificed so much for her son. because she took care of him 24- 7. >> reporter: folks here at parents helping parents in san jose say hodges used to work here, and they only wished she h

and ktvu rita williams was there. >> reporter: there was something new, rather something old and new on market street in san francisco today. >> number 130, it was really great. >> reporter: it was back to the future, san francisco put together the first new street car line in 67 years. but the f line runs only old cars. one transit bus came all the way from new york just for a ride. >> san francisco knows how to -- move their feet and do things. that is the only thing i can say. >> reporter: new york has not yet? >> not yet, they're lagging behind. >> reporter: the city hopes the old cars will draw tourists just like the cable cars do. the idea for adding energy to market street with the vintage cars happened during diana feinstein's tenure in the early '80s, she says it was not popular with the engineers. >> everything was going underground, they didn't want anything above ground on market street. and there were a few people that worked at it. >> reporter: that paid off. it took millions to lay the track and make the old cars wheelchair accessible. >> thank you very much. >> report

reporting live in oakland, rita williams. >>> and on this day, people were lining up around the block for the chance to be one of the opd's newest recruits. chances are actually pretty slime. >> we're live outside the police headquarters. dozens of people will be getting one of these new asked cars to take to the streets. >> i'm pretty excited about this. nervous, at the same time, excited. >> reporter: they took the written test to become a police officer. >> it meant a lot to me, as far as making a difference in the community. >> reporter: we met this oak lan native that served in the air force. >> this is a good place to be if you're able to serve and protect, especially in a community that you come from. >> reporter: this project is no simple task. opd started with 2300 apply capabilities -- applicants that was whittled down to 1800. >> it's like the s.a.t., spelling, sentence structure, stuff like that. >> the city of oakland is opening it the doors and saying, we have a job for pup if you meet the qualifications and if you have that want, desire, and the a lot to do the job, com

rita williams. >>> an effort to raise the minimum wage in san jose took a step forward today.e said they submitted 40,000 signatures to the county clerk's office. they want the initiative on the november ballot. the initiative came from college student who is have to work to pay their tuition. >>> a controversial new event center add ross moore was approved today. the $7.5 million project was approved in a 7-2 vote. some ross moore residents didn't want the center and spent months trying to protest the project. >>> what are you going to tell these people? they are waiting for answers. >>> pg & e on the hot seat tonight. this time not for what's under ground but high aboveground. what customers are fighting for now. >> and he's what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. >>> this video of a homicide scene in berkeley came into the newsroom just about an hour ago. a man was shot near sacramento street. witnesses re

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rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now as we mentioned romney is scheduled to visite is said to appear at a fund raising meeting. santorum is expected at a fundraiser next week. >>>-- the birthers questioned president obama's citizenship and they're also questioning romney's citizenship because his parents lived in mexico for some time. >>> vallejo sales tax is going up to 8.3%. fairfax new rate will be 8.5%. >>> the mtc is said to vote on its $750 million share of that price tag next wednesday. >>> police called him the blue bar burglar. tonight we're going to show you some of the items found among dozens of bags of stolen property discovered in a peninsula apartment. >>> back in 10 minutes we're going to take the computer model and roll it into the weekend. we'll time out those rain showers. >>> how french police stopped a jihadist reign of terror. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's w

rita williams explains how that changed this department three years ago. >> reporter: they call it oakland's 9/11. >> just to remember what this was like on march 21, 2009. >> reporter: that was the day sergeant john hege died. >> we miss him dearly. >> reporter: shot to death by a wanted parolee, along with three other oakland police officers. a loss still deeply felt today. >> these officers that died on march 21, they were my friends. i'm very close to most of them. >> we've lost more than those four officers. we've probably doubled the amount of officers that we lost. the incident was so traumatic, some of our officers were unable to return to work. >> reporter: bonded by blue, oakland police filled an auditorium at headquarters today. in a private service, they vowed never to forget the officers sacrifices on 3/21. afterwards, they signed the back of a freeway sign dedicating a memorial bridge to the men. 49 years of service between them. heartfelt messages, not just about the way they died, but the way they lived. the sign now joins one already on interstate 580 at the keller avenue br

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, aol today joined a growing of companies pulling their ad from rush limbaugh's radio show. among the eight companies so far, proflowers, quick and loans and citrix systems. >>> and talking about a few light showers tonight it went from really nice weather, if you go outside now it's cool, it's cloudy and light showers showing up around santa rosa. live storm tracker (303)350- 5050 two picking these -- live storm tracker 2 picking these up. you will notice it tomorrow will feel like winter. it's going to be quick then things begin to change around. but tomorrow day time highs just in the 50s. breezy, a wind advisory in effect tomorrow. and we also have some very cool temperatures on tap with light scattered shower possible in the early morning hours. when i come back we will look at the computer model, we will look at your five day forecast with your weekend in view. see you back here. >>> there were some scary moments for some tourists visiting hoover van. take a look. 60 people were traveling on this bus to the

but ktvu's rita williams tells us in some countries overseas what women face is almost beyond comprehension. >> reporter: in some parts of the world today people openly applauded women. >> we got our own song independ woman, no such thing as a weak woman. >> reporter: they've celebrated how far women have o come, just a decade ago -- >> then there were only 16 women, one from california. today there's 77 women and 18 of them are from california. >> reporter: in oakland a trio of female firsts. asian american mayor, laity that city manager and african american fire chief. >> i'm really glad to be a girl. >> reporter: activists gloria stinum calls the feminist revolution the longest in history. only a half of it are half the way through. on average woman still earn less then men. >> women or any category of person that's protected by law. >> reporter: in some countries it's not wages women worry about, in afghanistan a new code of conduct outlines when men can bet their wives. and says men are fundamental, women secondary. >> so when i heard about the excess violence in my homeland, i must do

but ktvu's rita williams tells us in some countries overseas what women face is almost beyond comprehension reporter: in some parts of the world today people openly applauded women. >> we got our own song independ woman, no such thing as a weak woman. >> reporter: they've celebrated how far women have o come, just a decade ago -- >> then there were only 16 women, one from california. today there's 77 women and 18 of them are from california. >> reporter: in oakland a trio of female firsts. asian american mayor, laity that city manager and african american fire chief. >> i'm really glad to be a girl. >> reporter: activists gloria stinum calls the feminist revolution the longest in history. only a half of it are half the way through. on average woman still earn less then men. >> women or any category of person that's protected by law. >> reporter: in some countries it's not wages women worry about, in afghanistan a new code of conduct outlines when men can bet their wives. and says men are fundamental, women secondary. >> so when i heard about the excess violence in my homeland, i must do som

rita williams learned about a new proposal to test every veteran. >> the possibility the soldier accused of killing civilians in afghanistan was sufring from post traumatic stress has those who treat it concerned. >> it is important we not stereotype or stigmatize veterans as being dangerous walking time bombs. >> they are not says the head of the center. but that perception may make it even harder to get vets to admit they need help. >> we have to remember that ptsd is a normal response to a painful set of experiences. >> i have such great empathy for those who are suffering. i had that experience. >> reporter: jackie still carries two bullets from when she was shot more than 33 years ago. congressman and four others were killed. >> even now whenever there's a 21 gun solute. it nerves me. >> requiring a mental health assessment before each man and woman is discharged. >> you can be given the kinds of resources to help you overcome it. >> the va has just created an interactive ptsd app with screenings resources and if help is needed right away. a link to the veteran's crisis hotline. ktv

rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now as we mentioned romney is scheduled to visit the bay area on monday. he is said to appear at a fund raising meeting. santorum is expected at a fundraiser next week. >>>-- the birthers questioned president obama's citizenship and they're also questioning romney's citizenship because his parents lived in mexico for some time. >>> vallejo sales tax is going up to 8.3%. fairfax new rate will be 8.5%. >>> the mtc is said to vote on its $750 million share of that price tag next wednesday. >>> police called him the blue bar burglar. tonight we're going to show you some of the items found among dozens of bags of stolen property discovered in a peninsula apartment. >>> back in 10 minutes we're going to take the computer model and roll it >>> in news of the world tonight, in france police fired dozens of shots as police ended a stand off with a militant wanted for three deadly attacks. the man was shot in the head as he jumped out of his apartment window. muhammad was wanted for killing three jewish school childrens and a rabbi. he report

rita williams learned about a new proposal to test every veteran. >> the possibility the soldier accused of killing civilians in afghanistan was sufring from post traumatic stress has those who treat it concerned. >> it is important we not stereotype or stigmatize veterans as being dangerous walking time bombs. >> they are not says the head of the center. but that perception may make it even harder to get vets to admit they need help. >> we have to remember that ptsd is a normal response to a painful set of experiences. >> i have such great empathy for those who are suffering. i had that experience. >> reporter: jackie still carries two bullets from when she was shot more than 33 years ago. congressman and four others were killed. >> even now whenever there's a 21 gun solute. it nerves me. >> requiring a mental health assessment before each man and woman is discharged. >> you can be given the kinds of resources to help you overcome it. >> the va has just created an interactive ptsd app with screenings resources and if help is needed right away. a link to the veteran's crisis hotline. ktv

in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, aol today joined a growing of companies pulling their ad from rush limbaugh's radio show. among the eight companies so far, proflowers, quick and loans and citrix systems. >>> and talking about a few light showers tonight it went from really nice weather, if you go outside now it's cool, it's cloudy and light showers showing up around santa rosa. live storm tracker (303)350- 5050 two picking these -- live storm tracker 2 picking these up. you will notice it tomorrow will feel like winter. it's going to be quick then things begin to change around. but tomorrow day time highs just in the 50s. breezy, a wind advisory in effect tomorrow. and we also have some very cool temperatures on tap with light scattered shower possible in the early morning hours. when i come back we will look at the computer model, we will look at your five day forecast with your weekend in view. see you back here. >>> there were some scary moments for some tourists visiting hoover van. take a look. 60 people were traveling on this bus to the

rita williams explains how that changed this department three years ago. >> reporter: they call it oakland's 9/11. >> just to remember what this was like on march 21, 2009. >> reporter: that was the day sergeant john hege died. >> we miss him dearly. >> reporter: shot to death by a wanted parolee, along with three other oakland police officers. a loss still deeply felt today. >> these officers that died on march 21, they were my friends. i'm very close to most of them. >> we've lost more than those four officers. we've probably doubled the amount of officers that we lost. the incident was so traumatic, some of our officers were unable to return to work. >> reporter: bonded by blue, oakland police filled an auditorium at headquarters today. in a private service, they vowed never to forget the officers sacrifices on 3/21. afterwards, they signed the back of a freeway sign dedicating a memorial bridge to the men. 49 years of service between them. heartfelt messages, not just about the way they died, but the way they lived. the sign now joins one already on interstate 580 at the keller avenue br

rita williams was the only one allowed to interview her at the hospital in 1982. >> did you ever give praying today, i knew they would come in. >> doctors amputated her right leg and toes on her right foot because of frostbite. today conrad is married with children and she still skis and works at mammoth mountain. >>> tonight at 10 a special report on the amazing story of survival two weeks ago. you're looking at never before seen video of the rescue of a bay area woman buried upside- down for almost 30 minutes after falling into a creek bed. tonight watch exclusive video of her rescue and hear her tell the incredible story of how she survived. >>> we're getting a look at that exciting discovery made by some oakland students at lake merritt. the students visit the lake every week to perform community service butch this past thursday they found three canvas sacks filled with 20 pounds of jewelry, candlesticks, gold coins, and watches. the items were turned over to oakland police. if the items are not linked to any burglaries or the rightful owners don't come forward in the next 90 days