reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, rob. >>> one of the top gop candidates who would like to replace president obama unveiled his tax plan this morning. rick perry has been slipping in the polls but is confident his plan will help fix the u.s. economy. >> it cuts taxes and it also cuts suspending. it balances the budget by 2020 and it grows jobs and it grows the economy. >> reporter: perry's plan includes a 20% flat income tax proposal and private retirement accounts for social security. the latest polls find perry has slipped to fifth place among gops, candidates behind herman cain, mitt romney newt gingrich and ron paul. >>> just ahead, why it could soon cost you more to fly. >> it's cooler outside, but the fire danger in the bay area is growing. rosemary's up soon with details on how much an why -- and why. >>> election the horses near the bay area that had to be rescued. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry

coming up at 5:30, ktvu's rob roth talked to some of those demonstrators about why they are so angryand so worried about their future. >>> this morning, san francisco police tore down wood pallets and other debrises. protesters had told the group to take down their tents and other items or they would be cited. one person says police shoved a person, police did not comment on that accusation. >>> president obama today campaigned for his job creation bill. the president used a different setting, a white house press conference. >> people really need help right now. our economy really needs a jolt right now. >> president obama called his $450 billion jobs bill an insurance policy against a double dip recession. he says his plan would boost economic growth by 2% and create almost 2 million jobs. and he threw down the gauntlet to his republican critics. >> do they have a plan that would have a similar impact? because if they do i'm happy to hear it. but i haven't heard them offer alternatives that would have that same kind of impact and that what we need right now. >> the president suggest

ktvu's rob roth is live with the next step they are planning. >> reporter: we came to this starbucks because it has been the sight of numerous open carry demonstrations and we weren't here long before we found a customer who was packing. >>> here outside the starbucks this man sat beside his family and a gun at his side. >> for protection. expression of freedom. >> governor jerry brown signed a bill that would make it a crime to do this after january 1. under the new law it will be a misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and a thousand dollars fine. >> there is nothing banning us from carrying unloaded lawn guns. the movement is not going anywhere. >> reporter: the law has been a hot political issue for years. >> when you have folks bringing this much fire power into restaurants like they have been doing, it puts the community at risk that there could be an accident or incident. >> if somebody is going to attack you you should be able to defend yourself. >> they applauded governor jerry brown for banning the law. many carry their gun on 1 hip and the bullets on the other. customer

rob roth spoke to the man that found the bat and tells us why it is a concern. >> no. it is not. >> the body was about this big. and probably this big. >> reporter: he saw the bat on sunday in the backyard of his home in vermont avenues. >> just flying funny. it was swooping down and it looked like a flying rat. i did not -- i have a dog so i had the dog go inside. >> heed the bat dove into a bucket. he brought it to the authorities. the officials determined the bat had rabies and issued a public health advisory to people in the area. >> people should avoid any wild animals touching wild animals, edgeicate the children about that -- educate the children about that. >> reporter: that was the third rabid bat found this year. the same number reported in each of the last two years. there is the first in berkeley. neighbors say no question discovery of a bat with rabies is a bit eerie. >> we have is a cat that is out, runs around outdoors somewhat and we want to be careful. >> they dine on insects and like to hide in attics. >> rabies in humans is rare but if you reason to

ktvu's rob roth is in san francisco tonight with what the protesters are demanding. rob?rter: the march wrapped up this afternoon, began and ended here. you can see across the streets where occupy san francisco is set up a home base to denounce the state of the economy. >> reporter: more than 700 protesters marched through downtown san francisco. among those were students, retired people, folks with jobs and without jobs. >> i am concerned about gas prices. >> victim of lay off. >> reporter: the march day was spurred bah similar protests on wall street. >> we lost a lot of money. pinching pennies. >> the banks have took advantage of the bail out and i think the 99% of this is allowed to suffer and the government is being held captivity. >> i have been disturbed by the amount of influence the lobbyist have on writing legislation. >>> the protesters offer no clear solutions, the theme is the system is geared for the wealthiest, 1% of the population. marches stopped in front of different financial institutions, including the bank of america building. we asked wells fargo for

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new indicator about the dying art of letter writing. reports they deliver a personal letter to the typical household only once every 7 weeks. that is contributed to $8 billion in losses. future historians will focus on e-mail. the group director says e-mail isn't the same but at least it's searchable. >>> julie haener is here with the stories for ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> he is the talk of the town. golf's greatest names are heading to the south bay. what this means for golf fans and the first storms of the season, residents are still fighting to fix their broken homes, what residents want to see happen and how much money your local schools are getting from the california state lottery. these stories in about 10 minutes. >>> all right. thank you. a new report suggests climate change could effect cocoa crops, possibly resulting in a chocolate shortage. west africa is become less suitable because of higher temperatures and changing rainfall pattern. there is a greater demand for chocolate which could also lead to higher prices. >>>

rob roth just spoke to the restaurant who found it and is here with what he said. >> reporter: it ist this is happening right near halloween. but up here a health advisory went out that a homeowner found a bat, a bat that had rabies. about a half hour ago we spoke to that resident. >> the body was probably about this big. >> reporter: gary robas said he saw the bat sunday on the back part of their home. >> it was just flying funny and swooping down. and it looked like a flying rat. so, i didn't -- i have a dog so i had the dog go inside. >> reporter: he said the bat then dove into a bucket, he brought it to authorities. officials determined the bat had rabies. >> people should avoid any wild animals. touching wild animals. educate the children about that. >> reporter: that was the third rabid bat found. that's the same number reported each of the last two years. neighbors say no question discovery of a bat with rabies is a bit eerie. >> we have a cat that runs around outdoors and we want to be careful about that. >> reporter: bats live in dark places. rabies in humans is extremely ra

rob roth is live now to tell us the additional money also means job security for some. >> reporter: theshipping channels here at the oakland port must be at least 50 feet deep so those big container ships can come through. but keeping those waters need constant work and a boat load of money. two years ago the port of oakland dug deep, deep in the harbor from 42 feet to 50 feet by dredging. today congresswoman barbara lee announced she secured $550 million in funds for the dredging project and to maintain the 50-foot depth. >> with the deeper harbor we can now accommodate newer and larger container ships carrying crucial ships between the united states and other countries. >> reporter: maintaining the depth is a constant battle, sometime like being at the beach, when you fill a hole it digs back up. so you have to keep digging or dredging to maintain the proper depth. nearly 200,000 container ships come through oakland every year. it supplies 70,000 jobs in the bay area. jim riley has one of those jobs he's an engineer who often works on the dredging project. he is glad the federal money

ktvu's rob roth first brought us this special report in 2005. >> channel 2 photographer nick sorens new york city son were near by when the fire turned from grass fire to confrontation. we were here until the last fire truck happened by us. jim riley told us to hop on and we did. the truck sped ahead and firefighters ordered frightened residents to evacuate. >> spread out, get out. >> chief riley would die a short time later trying to help a woman. >> anybody find riley. >> the evacuation was becoming tragic. but one was especially horrific. this is sharon cross road a street so many people came down with trying to escape the fire. it's also where more people died that day than any where else in the entire east bay hills. of the 25 people killed in the fire 11 lost their lives on sherry cross including john grobenski. he was trying to lead five people out on foot when the smoke and flames overtook them killing them all. sharon cross was only 13 feet wide in some places that's 7 feet narrower than what city codes called for. >> there were people who were trying to exit the fire area. the

parents and teachers are scrambling for ways to keep their schools open, rob roth has the story. >> reporter: the schools are now closed for the weekend, but the worry is that this private school is in such dire straits straits may close for good. >> the idea of closing wind rush is an unbearable thought. >> reporter: this school must come up with $900,000 in pledges. if it does not, it must shut down. >> i sent e-mails to family and close friends just saying to them whatever you can do. every amount matters. >> reporter: wind rush is a victim of ambitious plans of the recession. >> we've had a perfect storm of very difficult circumstances that have put us in a tough spot to be able to meet obligation on a schedule that we borrowed the money. >> rene acutne has thought here for four years. >> you feel you have certain security and all of a sudden. it's like they take the rug from under you and you're like nowhere. so difficult. difficult. >> reporter: our kids are so happy here. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the school announced an anonymous donor has pledged $250,000 to the school. >>>

ktvu's rob roth first brought us this report in 2001. >>> this is california state prison sacramento. we get a rare look inside this maximum security facility home to even by prison standards some of the most dangerous inmates in california. this is how one inmate had to have his blood pressure checked from inside a cage. about 800 inmates here roughly .25 of the population have been diagnosed as being mentally ill. by law they must receive treatment. for many that treatment means regular group therapy sessions. but some prisoners are considered so dangerous they are kept apart from other inmates and live in relative isolation. to receive group therapy these inmates arrive for the session in chains and are put in individual holding cells set up in a semi circle. >> they do have a at tendency to spit on one another and things like that. >> reporter: the prison law office calls this anti therapeutic and counter productive. but prison psychologists see it differently. >> does that work? is that effective. >> you know when i first started working here it seemed really strange to me. what

reporting live in san francisco, rob roth. >> the president's visit to the bay area was short but he made a lasting impression on several supporters. a mother handed her 6-month-old baby to the president at sfo as he came over to greet some of the hand picked visitors. he briefly held and bounced the happy baby. >> she was calm when he gave her back to me. >> today is also the day an 8- year-old will probably never forget. martin higgins got to high five the president as he passed by. >>> a red flag warning has just been taken effect in the north bay hills as conditions ripen for fire danger. we are leave in the oakland hills where preparations underway for another fire warning. >> reporter: that's right. here in the hills that red flag warning goes into effect at 10:00 and you can bet the people that live in this neighborhood that was damaged by the oakland fire storm will never forget what happened here 20 years ago. a red flag warning takes on a special meaning where the 1991 oakland fire storm devastated many neighborhoods in the hills. >> it's a traumatic experience for everybod

rob roth. >> san francisco is moving forward with a lasting tribute to one one of the heros of the september1th attacks n he have approved the mayor's plan to name a rec center after the flight attendant. she grew up in the china town district and is now remembered for her courage on american airlines flight 11. she called in the hijacking then spent 23 minutes calmly relaying information about the terrorists before the plane hit the world trade center. >> the european union and russia are challenging the navigation system common in america. a russian rocket lifted off carrying two satellites they can are part of the navigation system designed to compete with the american gps network. it should be up and running in three years. >>> another satellite, is expected to fall back to earth this weekend. officials say about 30 pieces will likely hit earth. when and where is the question. the experts say it could be pretty much anywhere but the polar areas. >> stocks pushed higher for a third week in a row. they received a boost from the improving employment numbers and optimism about this weekend's

in san jose, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in los angeles today, testimony from the medical examiner directly challenged the defense authored by michael jackson's doctor. doctor conrad murray contends jackson woke up and gave himself a deadly doze of propofol. but the medical examiner testified it did not seem reasonable that jackson could gave himself the drug. >> one of the problems mr. jackson was having is he could not sleep. it's not appropriate to give propofol in that situation. the risk outweighs the benefit. >>> murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> two former executives with the failed san francisco bank were charged with fraud today. a federal grand jury indicted abraham shabudin and thomas yu. the bank received nearly $300 million from federal grant from the federal government's troubled asset relief program. >>> how much is that doggy in 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. america's f

rob roth. >> san francisco is moving forward with a lasting tribute to one one of the heros of the septembers n he have approved the mayor's plan to name a rec center after the flight attendant. she grew up in the china town district and is now remembered for her courage on american airlines flight 11. she called in the hijacking then spent 23 minutes calmly relaying information about the terrorists before the plane hit the world trade center. >> the european union and russia are challenging the navigation system common in america. a russian rocket lifted off carrying two satellites they can are part of the navigation system designed to compete with the american gps network. it should be up and running in three years. >>> another satellite, is expected to fall back to earth this weekend. officials say about 30 pieces will likely hit earth. when and where is the question. the experts say it could be pretty much anywhere but the polar areas. >> stocks pushed higher for a third week in a row. they received a boost from the improving employment numbers and optimism about this weekend's summit, t

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> thousands of apple employees paused today to remember apple cofounder, steve jobs. the ceremony was private, but apple did release this photo. the memorial did feature performances by noria jones and coldplay. there are no plans to hold a public memorial for steve jobs. >>> new at 10:00, a salinas company is issuing a voluntary recall of bagged lettuce because of potential salmonella contamination. taylor farms recalled 3200 cases of various bagged salad blend, the action comes after the washington state agriculture fund conducted a random test. no illnesses have been reported so far. the products include best buy dates ranging from october 18 to october 21. the bags were sold in 14 states, including california. >>> i said, that's not a great dane, that's a flipping lion. >> lions, tigers, beared in ohio. the search for every last animal and the man who set them few. >>> it's not just candy for kids. halloween is seasonal work for those desperate for a job. we'll have a live report. >>> a town in central ohio found itself on lockdown aft

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> thousands of apple employees paused today to remember apple cofounder, steve jobs. the ceremony was private, but apple did release this photo. the memorial did feature performances by noria jones and coldplay. there are no plans to hold a public memorial for steve jobs. >>> new at 10:00, a salinas company is issuing a voluntary recall of bagged lettuce because of potential salmonella contamination. taylor farms recalled 3200 cases of various bagged salad blend, the action comes after the washington state agriculture fund conducted a random test. no illnesses have been reported so far. the products include best buy dates ranging from october 18 to october 21. the bags were sold in 14 states, including california. >>> i said, that's not a great dane, that's a flipping lion. >> lions, tigers, beared in ohio. the search for every last animal and the man who set them few. >>> it's not just candy for 'x 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. >>> a town in central o

in san jose, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in los angeles today, testimony from the medical examinerirectly challenged the defense authored by michael jackson's doctor. doctor conrad murray contends jackson woke up and gave himself a deadly doze of propofol. but the medical examiner testified it did not seem reasonable that jackson could gave himself the drug. >> one of the problems mr. jackson was having is he could not sleep. it's not appropriate to give propofol in that situation. the risk outweighs the benefit. >>> murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> two former executives with the failed san francisco bank were charged with fraud today. a federal grand jury indicted abraham shabudin and thomas yu. the bank received nearly $300 million from federal grant from the federal government's troubled asset relief program. >>> how much is that doggy in the window? in the south bay it's less than you think. >> the murder for hire terror plot and how authorities cracked the case. hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll ha