rob roth is in roner park with what the judge may do as a result that is upsetting the victim's parents. rob-- >> reporter: frank, this afternoon we spoke with the father of a toddler who was killed in this crosswalk nine months ago. he told us that he's not happy with what he heard in court today. inside sonoma county superior court today, dunaway pleaded no contest to vehicle manslaughter in the death of 2-year-old

rob roth is live now in san pablo where teachers and parents are mobilizing to try to save it. rob-- >> reporter: we're at wake elementary school where parents have been passing out this flier urging the community to come to tomorrow's school board meeting and fight to keep the school open. >> do you agree with? >> reporter: these students studied math today, their parents were worried about other numbers. many apartments parents can walk their children here, and want to continue doing so. >> it's right in our community. why would you take it away if it's right in our community. >> we don't want to see that collaborative initiative being shut down. >> reporter: the city of san pablo road to the rescue and contributed $300,000 to keep

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we go back to the paramount theater. brad pitt with paul chambers. >> reporter: talk to us. >> just seems, you know, how does a team with a quarter of the payroll compete with the other teams. you can't fight the other guy's fight, you got to think differently and these guys did it. and in doing so caught a lot of flack for it. in the end they changed the game a few degrees. not a different game but there is no knowledge because of what these guys and what the age of that period did. i find that revolutionary. >> reporter: what would you like to say to the people of oakland. talk to people of oakland? >> i hope they like it. i hope they like it. i think it's a love letter. >> thank you so much. jonah, can i talk to you? how was it being here in oakland? >> great. amazing to be out here and to make a movie about oakland a's. you know? shining a light on a time that was really interesting and ground breaking. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. people are happy to see you here. what do you have to say? >> i love

rob roth live in san jose where a protest is underway right now with the two reasons behind this housing crunch, rob. >> reporter: san jose state students are still rallying in front of the administration building. the students are upset about a housing shortage on campus that has moved some into a hotel. yates is a third year student, he says he has been crashing at a friend's crash in a dormitory room. >> not having a room where i can close my door and be secluded, it's not a good feeling. >> reporter: we ran into this student, he's one that is staying at a clarion hotel because there was no housing on campus. >> if i was living on campus, i can just walk to the building, it takes me 10 minutes. now it's going to take me 40 minutes to get there from the hotel. >> reporter: the freshman class is larger than the university had expected. most universities generally accept more students than they have slots. >> for any number of reasons, more students than usual accepted our admission offer. and enrolled here. we are in the process of trying to survey the students to find out why. >> what

ktvu's rob roth has more. >> reporter: right now it's commute time for bart passengers. this system they rely on has a new boss, a boss many say has her work cut out for her. >> reporter: they voted 8-1 this morning. >> to appoint grace crunican as the manager. >> reporter: many people describe grace crunican as a straight shooter. grace crunican came under fire during a snow and ice storm that paralyzed seattle transportation system and for leaving town during the storm. this is what she said at the time. >> i don't operate a snowplow so i was looking that news reports. >> today she says she would have handled it differently. >> reduce the use of salt and substitutes for that. so we didn't get all the ice removed in the beginning and it started to build up. >> i can appreciate somebody who learns from their mistakes and moves forward. that's what we have in grace. >> reporter: she faces challenges finding money for new train cars. she says she does hope to improve communications with passengers. >> i stop and talk to customers. kick the tires. >> reporter: grace crunica

ktvu's rob roth is live where students are taking action. >>> the city here at st.mary's, there is concern about sexual assaults and this afternoon students spoke out. >> one, two, three. shout it.! >> reporter: 100 students at the college, long with teachers rallied to raise awareness about sexual assault. with two rapes since the start of school students says it's time for no more. >> her being your girlfriend -- [no audio] rape a girl. >> reporter: police are investigating two rapes. the first was on september 11 and last sunday. the victims knew the attackers. police identified identified the suspects, but are still gathering information. >> it's not a stranger. these are individuals that are have a relationship with each other. probably casual but still a relationship. >> reporter: st. marries is stepping up its education on campus. they have been discussing it more. >> got to think about your actions as you go around. especially after this happened a couple times. >> you are doing that more? >> yeah. everybody is. >> we asked female students if they feel safe

rob roth now live in san rafael to tell us the two reasons behind the explosion and what officials areling about it. rob-- >> gasia, by all accounts this thick vegetation by the maintenance yard at the civic center is infested with rats and at night they crawl into these county cars parked around here and chew away. now take a look at this heater hose from a sheriff departments patrol car, a rat ate right through it. >> the cars are the real problem. because if you go out for a vehicle, you go to turn the key and all of a sudden it's not working. >> reporter: officials are hoping barn owls like this one will come to the rescue. most people may not like rats but owls love them. >> a nesting family of barn owls will consume approximately 4,000 rodents in a single year. >> reporter: marin officials have already placed a box to attract owls. this you tube video shows an owl family living in the box. >> by erecting barn owl boxes and creating a nesting environment you are providing habitat for one of nature's most beneficial predators. >> it's unclear exactly why the rat population here has

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco's police chief defended the actions of four officer whose helped search for a missing iphone prototype. the prototype was lost at a restaurant in the mission district. apple used gps to trace it to a home. investigators contacted san francisco police and four officers went with them to the house. a man let the officers inside to search but they failed to find the prototype. the police chief says it's not unusual to help private investigators. >>> president obama layed the job crisis that feet of congress. a theme he is expected to repeat thursday and on the campaign trail. today he spoke at a labor day gathering in a town hit hard by the recession. >> reporter: union mortars were out in detroit. unemployment is 11%. two points higher than the national average. the president presided over a labor day union rally. [ music playing ] >> reporter: but this crowd needed no warming up. just like the crowds who greeted president obama on the trail back in 2008, they gave him a rock star welcome. when heeds it's time for republican lawmakers to

that's where ktvu's rob roth is to tell us why the surf is so high, rob. >> reporter: life guards here at stinson beach will be up in those stations keeping a close watch this busy labor day week end. take a look at the waves. some are coming in twice as big as they were yesterday. the national weather service called these waves powerful southerly swells and they are striking at south facing beaches including stinson. those swells are expected to reach three to 6 feet. >> if they're body surfing they could go over the wave, hit the bottom, get some injuries that way. get stuck outside and you know, afraid to come back in. many things can happen. >> reporter: park rangers expect big crowds here at stinson this weekend and advise parents to keep a close eye on their children. the waves are crashing harder than usual. this father won't let his little ones going in too far. >> i'm scared in the kiddy pool in the backyard. >> we wait a long time to get swells like these. you know everyone who's been waiting for it is on the look out at where to go. >> reporter: never turning your back on th

reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu news. >>> the new york stock exchange and other trading floors marked the anniversary of the september 11 attacks. at the nyc floor, ten panels hung on the wall. three show where the terrorist planes hit on that day. the other seven list the names of the victims. >>> thousands of workers at the pentagon gathered to commemorate those who lost their lives. secretary of defense leon panetta delivered an address saying that the building was turned into a battleground on that day. >> the people who attacked us on 9/11, were trying to weaken america, were trying to hurt america. and instead they strengthened up. because you don't mess with this country when you attack us. >> reporter: after his address secretary panetta joined workers to stitch the 9/11 flag which was recovered from ground zero in new york. from 9:00 in the morning until the evening news ktvu will have live coverage of the 9/11 coverage. >>> our 9/11 anniversary coverage continues on our website as well. go to ktvu.com and click on the september 11 tab to find an entire section

ktvu's rob roth is live with what happened when the woman accused of killing michelle le was in court today. >> reporter: we learned that a forensic dentist was brought in to determine whether they are the remains of michelle le. >> reporter: a team of searchers found skeletal remains sunday in alameda county. we are told pathologist are conducting dna tests. >> couldn't see any clothing but that doesn't mean there isn't clothing underneath the body, which is why we take the body as one whole unit and take care to take the dirt around it as well. those fibbers and remnants get tangled up. >> reporter: michelle le, the nursing student disappeared in may. cell phone records indicate she was in the area where the remains were discovered. this morning the woman accused of murdering michelle le appeared in court. giselle esteban did not enter a plea today, that was postponed till she is assigned a attorney. the attorney today said this. >> she is coping. >>> the legal analyst says it's important giselle esteban get a lawyer quickly. >> she had no one advocating for her or her position in t

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> we continue to follow developing news into the ktvu newsroom. here is a live look at the powell street b.a.r.t. station. police in riot gear have surrounded protesters, a live update coming up. >>> and i'll see you back here in just a few moments, with a warming forecast. >>> if you are just joining us, developing news. what you are looking at here live is the powell street station right now a swarm of police officers in s.w.a.t. gear have surrounded protesters on the top floor there. the place where you buy your tickets on the powell street station. that station has been shut down as a result. this is the fourth straight week that protesters have disrupted the evening commute on b.a.r.t. right now this protest is only isolated though to the powell street station. we have reporters fanned out and we will have continuing coverage during the course of this newscast and ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> sunday marks 10 years since 9/11. while much of america promised to never forget, we living the events of that day could be traumatic for survivors

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> iran's president repeated today that two americans detained in tyran released soon per happens in a matter of days. but in iran today there was another court delay for shane bauer and josh fattal. a judge who needs to sign off on their bail and release was not in court this morning as expected. they will contact the attorney when the judge shows up. >>> a san francisco woman is in jail tonight accused of murder just days after she stabbed a man who she said broke into her home and tried to choke her. the stabbing happened at the woman's home on kirk view avenue in the bay view sunday morning. police are not releasing any details about the arrest or investigation. but they have identified the woman as athena worthem. the victim has been identified as payne. investigators are trying to determine if the two had been in some kind of relationship. >>> now a look at wall street. analysts are expecting the federal reserve to introduce a new plan. >>> oracle announced their earnings grew in the third quarter. oracle stock was up 30% after closing. >>> the univ

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> iran's president repeated today that two americans detained in tyranbe released soon per happens in a matter of days. but in iran today there was another court delay for shane bauer and josh fattal. a judge who needs to sign off on their bail and release was not in court this morning as expected. they will contact the attorney when the judge shows up. >>> a san francisco woman is in jail tonight accused of murder just days after she stabbed a man who she said broke into her home and tried to choke her. the stabbing happened at the woman's home on kirk view avenue in the bay view sunday morning. police are not releasing any details about the arrest or investigation. but they have identified the woman as athena worthem. the victim has been identified as payne. investigators are trying to determine if the two had been in some kind of relationship. >>> now a look at wall street. analysts are expecting the federal reserve to introduce a new plan. >>> oracle announced their earnings grew in the third quarter. oracle stock was up 30% after closing. >>> the un

rob roth on the emotional memorial. >> reporter: here at the cemetery in the small central valley townescalon, family and friends gather to honor a young hero and to thank the medal of honor recipient who tried to save him. u.s. navy hospital core man james layton was 22 years old when he died in a remote village in afghanistan. marine sergeant dakota meyer who received the medal of honor today found layton's body draped over. >> he looked me in the eyes and said, i didn't bring him back alive. i said no you didn't. it's what happened, i said you brought james back so we could honor him and bury him with the honor he deserves. >> reporter: meyer wanted layton and the three other servicemen who's body they received at great risk to himself to each have their own ceremony today. but layton's parents did not mention their son's purple heart or his dream of one day having his own music studio, instead they spoke of dakota meyer. >> thank you so much for bringing home our son. and letting us bury him and get him -- give us all the peace that we needed in order to go on. >> reporter: rob rot

rob roth runs on one school in east bay where typers are waiting -- teachers are waiting to see what reporter: here in richmond. >> i'm going to write two numbers on the board. >> reporter: miss caruthers spent this afternoon teaching a right metric to sick graders. >> okay, you ready? >> reporter: teachers and administrators say no child left behind has done more harm than good and relies too heavily on achievement test scores in math and english. >> there is not enough support or materials and typers have to share materials. >> reporter: test scores have been below federal standards and due to the low-income and they and their families have been texted by violence and under no child, the test scores are test scores and failure can mean getting rid of the principle and teachers. >> and that is hard to focus and that is not a rich rigorous cultural struck that modes -- needs to be taken place in the classroom. >> reporter: educators said no child left behind failed to take into account the financial disparity between more affluent neighborhood schools and schools look congress. last

rob roth ktvu sank channel 2 news. >>> a petition with more than 2400 signatures is now being sent to. s. senator dianne feinstein and other lawmakers. the hope is that most of a .32 million dollar request to put a new skin on the historic hangar will remain in next year's federal budget. >>> state agricultural officials say potentially fatal horse virus has reached the bay area. department of food and agriculture confirmed several horses in sonoma san joaquin counties have tested positive for the equine her piece virus. it can lead to respiratory illness neurology cal problems and paralysis. it cannot be trans minuteed to humans. >>> there is a remarkable update tonight about brian stowe the injured giants fan. the family's web site says stowe was able to say his name today and the names of his son and daughter as well as his birthday. he also asked to see pictures of his children. the stowe family also said after a filter was removed that's designed to catch blood clots some clots appeared. doctors are trying to figure out how to treat them. >>> new concerns being raised about a che

rob roth ktvu sank channel 2 news. >>> a petition with more than 2400 signatures is now being sent to. s. senator dianne feinstein and other lawmakers. the hope is that most of a .32 million dollar request to put a new skin on the historic hangar will remain in next year's federal budget. >>> state agricultural officials say potentially fatal horse virus has reached the bay area. department of food and agriculture confirmed several horses in sonoma san joaquin counties have tested positive for the equine her piece virus. it can lead to respiratory illness neurology cal problems and paralysis. it cannot be trans minuteed to humans. >>> there is a remarkable update tonight about brian stowe the injured giants fan. the family's web site says stowe was able to say his name today and the names of his son and daughter as well as his birthday. he also asked to see pictures of his children. the stowe family also said after a filter was removed that's designed to catch blood clots some clots appeared. doctors are trying to figure out how to treat them. >>> new concerns being raised about a che

ktvu's rob roth now looked at what kind of security we could expect to see in the bay area this weekend>> reporter: b.a.r.t. says it's planning to launch police presence this weekend. officials say b.a.r.t. is in contact with the security administration and has teams trained and ready. >> we're doing more high visibility patrols. things our customers can see out there when they're riding the trains. additional police dogs doing sweeps. >> reporter: we've been told b.a.r.t. workers have been asked to make sure all underground access gates are secure. b.a.r.t. passengers we spoke to said they have no concerns about riding the trains this weekend. no concerns about a terrorist attack. >> pick a day, any day, and i think if they were avoiding people being ready they wouldn't pick a predictable day. >> reporter: there will be more officers in the terminal but passengers shouldn't be experiencing security relatedty lays. >> for the most part they shouldn't see any changes at all. all the implementations we did was behind the scenes. >> reporter: in san francisco police have cancelled all vaca

reporting live in roner park, rob roth, ktvu news. >>> jaycee dugard filed a lawsuit against the federal government for what her attorneys call inexcusable mistakes in monitoring her kidnapper phillip garrido. garrido kidnapped dugard and held her for 18 years. he was under federal supervision when the state of california assumed responsibility. dugard and her family received a $20 million settlement from the state. her spokesperson says any money received in this suit against the federal government will go to dugard's nonprofit foundation. >>> bay area nurses walk off their jobs today as part of a planned one day strike. local hospitals say it isn't compromising patient care. jade hernandez is live now where she spoke with a patient today about how the strike affected him. >> reporter: we spoke to one patient with sickle cell anemia. me was very disappointed to see nurses fill these picket lines instead of hospital rooms. rallying or on a picket line, the one day strike encompassed several unions. but one of the patients these nurses say they are standing up for was disappointed to see

. >>> again that was rob roth reporting from san francisco. newly released e-mails show that the obama administration privately worried that solyndra could fail at a politically sensitive time. e-mails from budget officials warn that the company might default and said that loaning millions to the company the now bankrupt company quote could easily be portrayed as bad judgment or worse. one analyst we talked to say the controversy is unlikely to harm president obama in the long term -- >> a little bit like second guessing, monday morning quarterbacking. maybe they shouldn't have done it. maybe they should have. maybe nine out of 10 times this wouldn't have happened. >>> and what delegates told ktvu about the crowded field of candidates for president. >>> a former church employee agrees to pay back the east bay congregation he's accused of stealing from. the reason that employee says it was an honest mistake. >>> back here in 10 minutes, we have the weekend forecast, we'll show you which day will be the warmest, see you back here in 10. >>> dign

the latest in perhaps most elaborate edition to an area bringing people yap town in oakland rob rothtvu channel 2 news. >> organizers of the annual muscular dystrophy telethon say national donation grew to more than 61 million dollars. you might have caught some of yesterday's telethon right here on tv36. bay area viewers are credited with raising more than 2 million dollars total donations nationwide rose 2.5 million from last years despite fewer hours on air and absection of jerry lewis -- absence of jerry lewis. last night the new host said lewis retired. >>> cycling fans converged for a unique race through downtown san francisco. coming up, a 40-year-old tradition plays out in the heart of the city. and it's going to be a warm week in parts of the bay area. our meteorologist rosemary orozco tells you how hot it will get. >>> watch bay area news at 7 and the newscast on your computer or on your mobile device. we are streaming live at ktvu.com. starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see...south western veg

reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> pg&e's new ceo started today. 62-year-old anthony early replaces petseer darby. he faces a daunting task rebuilding the utilities public image. he is the former ceo and chairman of dte energy, which runs detroit, edison and michigan gas companies. >>> the state's high school juniors are showing improvement in math and english skills, according to statistics released by the state system today. the assessment program shows an increase of 10% from 2006, in students and who completed algebra two or higher. in english, students deemed college ready are up to 22%. that's a 7% increase from 2006. >>> colleges students converge and on the cap to today to push the governor to sign the dream act bill. >> we have the opportunity to have brown signed a piece of legislation that's not only critical to a few students in the university, it's critical to all students in the university. >>> the students delivered a stack of 11,000 postcards urging the governor to sign the measure. it would allow students who are illegal immigrants to receive state ai

. >>> in tonight's ktvu special report, rob roth tells us for those who lostloved ones, their sadnessorter: it is perhaps here on the quiet of cypress lawn cemetery where chong feels closest to his sister. it's been ten years and closure has not come. >> there's just no release from her in my heart. i mean she's always going to be with me. >> reporter: on september 11th, 2007, betty yon who grew up in san francisco was head flight attendant on flight 11. that plane was the first taken over by terrorists. betty called the ground with reports that america was under attack. a short moments later, terrorists crashed the plane into the new york towers. >> i have to deal with the fact that i wouldn't on her plane to help her. >> reporter: word of what had happened with that plane started to reach those on flight 93. wanda grain who grew up in oakland was a flight attendant in that plane. and her twin city says that she is still not over it. >> i just have talks with her, i'll say celebrating another birthday. i'm hanging in. >> you still feel a sadness i think every year. largely because yo

. >>> the new estimate >>> in tonight's ktvu special report, rob roth tells us for those who lostlovedes, their sadness remains. >> reporter: it is perhaps here on the quiet of cypress lawn cemetery where chong feels closest to his sister. it's been ten years and closure has not come. >> there's just no release from her in my heart. i mean she's always going to be with me. >> reporter: on september 11th, 2007, betty yon who grew up in san francisco was head flight attendant on flight 11. that plane was the first taken over by terrorists. betty called the ground with reports that america was under attack. a short moments later, terrorists crashed the plane into the new york towers. >> i have to deal with the fact that i wouldn't on her plane to help her. >> reporter: word of what had happened with that plane started to reach those on flight 93. wanda grain who grew up in oakland was a flight attendant in that plane. and her twin city says that she is still not over it. >> i just have talks with her, i'll say celebrating another birthday. i'm hanging in. >> you still feel a sadness i thi

. >> reporter: at stinson beach, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, we want to show you the waves along the san mateo county coast. they were pretty good. these pictures were taken at half-moon bay late this afternoon. you can see the waves crashes at pillar point. we're told the jetty you're looking at, the jetty is eight feel high. >>> in southern california new port beach was the spot to see some big waves today. authorities warned surfers and swimmers about the swells and strong rip currents. that didn't deter the big crowds that turned out. we're told the wavings were like this from san diego all the way up to coast to san luis obispo. >>> and the surf is big in santa cruz as well. a south swell means that it's coming from the south and hitting south facing beaches. that's why santa cruz got some pretty large swells today. right now we're seeing the biggest waves. the highest interval waves, looks like the swells peaking now will probably be big until tomorrow morning and then they start to taper down. we're gone do see good sized waves right -- we're going to s

reporting live in san bruno, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fire investigators in seattle suspect a gas leak led to a home exploding this morning. just before 6:00. it broke windows throughout the neighborhood and sent debris reining down. some walked away hand in hand with their children. >> neighbor came running in, he said, he thought he smelled gas last night. i don't know. gas explosion. >> investigators say the home filled with gas overnight and exploded when a light was turned on. >>> we have developing news now. in the past few minutes at appears a government shut down was avoided. the vote came after a crisis over disaster aid funding was resolved. it found won hundred $14 million that will carry it over to the next fiscal year. it had been all but depleted by the big storms and funds. in connecticut people are still lining up to receive aid. earlier today lawmakers were still locked in debate over disaster relief funding. >> bras of the horrible weather we be had, we have all agreed to add emergency funds that we didn't originally plan. >> we shouldn't have to choose bet

. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> myer is just the third person to serve in the iraq war afghanistan wars to earn the medal of honor. he's also the first libyan marine to be honored since 1973. myers heroic actions left him with shrapnel wounds to his arms. >>> the postal service says ending the need to deliver letters the next day could save the agency 3 million dollars. the agency is looking for ways to trim $30 million to return to profitability. the move would mean possibly laying off 5,000 work ers. and closing distribution sites across the country. at five facilities will get a closer look to see if their closure is warranted here in the bay area. >>> bay area weekend is upon us and one of the days is going to be hotter than the other. i'm back here in 10 minutes. i'll tell you which day of your weekend will be the warmest. >>> and the lights are off at bushon bakery. >>> and the republican presidential hopeful visits the bay area. the tea party effort to get voters to switch parties. it card. don't have a card, you still get an extra 15% off. no exclusions

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> bart is having to explain a questionable move. one that it acknowledges was a mistake. ktvu obtained internal emails showing bart's chief spokesman solicited riders to speak at a news conference about the recent protest. he also coached them on what to say, and spent more than $800 for suv's to bring them there. just one man showed up. bart's president said johnson was wrong to do that. >> we will not be doing this again. i think it was an error in judgment, it's unnecessary. we don't have to spend money, or provide a script, and we won't do so again. >> reporter: bob franken says he doesn't think johnson should be fired. johnson has been on family leave and is scheduled to return to work on monday. >>> saying the school is failing african american and other students of color. >> historically, our students have been overlooked for a number of reasons. we're tired of looking at the statistics and seeing the numbers drop from one year to the next. >> tonight, the naacp went before the school board to talk about issues to address wha

. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> myer is just the third person to serve in the iraq war afghanistan wars to earn the medal of honor. he's also the first libyan marine to be honored since 1973. myers heroic actions left him with shrapnel wounds to his arms. >>> the postal service says ending the need to deliver letters the next day could save the agency 3 million dollars. the agency is looking for ways to trim $30 million to return to profitability. the move would mean possibly laying off 5,000 work ers. and closing distribution sites across the country. at five facilities will get a closer look to see if their closure is warranted here in the bay area. >>> bay area weekend is upon us and one of the days is going to be hotter than the other. i'm back here in 10 minutes. i'll tell you which day of your weekend will be the warmest. >>> and the lights ññ >>> famed chef thomas keller had quite a wake up today. the bakery he owned has now caught fire and closed. jana katsuyama is tells us how this is affecting his restaurants. >> reporter: it is having an impact, righ

. >> reporter: at stinson beach, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now, we want to show you the waves along the san mateo county coast. they were pretty good. these pictures were taken at half-moon bay late this afternoon. you can see the waves crashes at pillar point. we're told the jetty you're looking at, the jetty is eight feel high. >>> in southern california new port beach was the spot to see some big waves today. authorities warned surfers and swimmers about the swells and strong rip currents. that didn't deter the big crowds that turned out. we're told the wavings were like this from san diego all the way up to coast to san luis obispo. >>> and the surf is big in santa cruz as well. a south swell means that it's coming from the south and hitting south facing beaches. that's why santa cruz got some pretty large swells today. right now we're seeing the biggest waves. the highest interval waves, looks like the swells peaking now will probably be big until tomorrow morning and then they start to taper down. we're gone do see good sized waves right -- we're going to s

rob roth has visited another solar power industry. >> reporter: well, many members of congress says that's a symptom of the solar industry but some are saying not so. this is a solar panel installed for free and charges customers for the power. the scandal has not darkened the public's perception of solar. weaver done some polling results for consumers and consumers are still very much in favor of solar power. much of this discourse, i think, is working itself out in washington but we have not seen it >> reporter: people we spoke with say that solyndra has not put a dent on the concept of solar energy. >> that would not stop me but i would make my research. >> that's different if i was going to get solar from my home. >> the cost of solar energy has dropped dramatically, it's still cheaper for the vast majority to use their power company. >> there is real economic advantages to coal and natural gas if we are not going to count the environmental damage they do. >> reporter: they predict that solyndra will barely be a speed bump in the growth of the industry. when netscape didn't make it, no

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> bart is having to explain a questionable move.t it acknowledges was a mistake. ktvu obtained internal emails showing bart's chief spokesman solicited riders to speak at a news conference about the recent protest. he also coached them on what to say, and spent more than $800 for suv's to bring them there. just one man showed up. bart's president said johnson was wrong to do that. >> we will not be doing this again. i think it was an error in judgment, it's unnecessary. we don't have to spend money, or provide a script, and we won't do so again. >> reporter: bob franken says he doesn't think johnson should be fired. johnson has been on family leave and is scheduled to return to work on monday. >>> saying the school is failing african american and other students of color. >> historically, our students have been overlooked for a number of reasons. we're tired of looking at the statistics and seeing the numbers drop from one year to the next. >> tonight, the naacp went before the school board to talk about issues to address what they s