rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. prosecutors are defending their decision to lock up a teenage rape victim to ensure she testifies against the suspect. the suspect raped the girl in his truck last summer. prosecutors are defending their decision to lock up the teen saying she is a key witness. >> anger regarding her being revictimized. >> there is a manner of balancing the safety of the community, when you have serious violent crimes and a dangerous offender. >> the victim is a flight risk who has run away before. >>> the california army national guard showed off the latest helicopter in its fleet. it will be used in search and rescue and drug missions up and down the state. they are faster and less expensive to operate and repair and can carry more passengers. >>> new data finds more americans want to live within commute distance to cities. how populations are shifting in the bay area. in 2006 before the recession, many people moved out of the bay area to central california. look what happened, more people moved bac

ktvu's rob roth is live with the concerns the motel could turn into homeless housing. >> reporter: we are in front of the beach motel, ocean beach is two blocks away. the owner is concerned he may be forced to turn his hotel into housing for the homeless. >> reporter: here is the beach motel, you can see the ocean. he has been renting to sufferers and sight seers for 20 years. . >> reporter: he is worried the motel could become a homeless shelter. >> they are ruining the whole neighborhood. >> reporter: the housing clinic contends the motel is not zoned as a tourist hotel but as a resident hotel. they want to turn it into single room apartments for homeless people. >> that would be a worry, it would effect the neighborhood in many ways. you know, contrary to what we are ting to do in the neighborhood. -- what we are trying to do in the neighborhood. >> complete pack of lies. they have done no more to take over that hotel than any resident. >> reporter: he denies having plans to convert the motel into housing for the homeless but we would like to see them rent rooms to students who may

reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 14-year-old boy who was injured while riding his bike remains in critical condition. a truck struck him on april 16. the principal of his school says he suffered a brain injury and a broken leg. police cleared the driver of crimthem responsibility. >>> she was tight lipped about speculation she wants to fill the seat on the board of supervisors. [ inaudible audio ] >> she is no stranger to controversy. you may recall she pleaded no contest to stealing $2,500 worth of clothes from neiman marcus. the reports come a week after nadia lockyer quit her post. she said she wants to focus on being a good mother to her son. she is married. >>> hundreds of people are trying to find pieces of a meteorite. someone from nasa found a tiny bit of the meteorite. it is just a fragment of the rock that exploded sunday morning. >> the guy that found it found it here so there is one, there has to be more. >> interesting. >> interesting and valuable. one four gram meteorite went for $2,000. >>> we have good news tonight about the air quality. a new repor

ktvu's rob roth was at the trial today. >> reporter: edwin ramos did take the stand today here at the san francisco hall of justs to tell the jury what he says happened when three were shot to death. >> reporter: edwin ramos may not have looked like a gang member but he admitted he was a member of ms-13. edwin ramos testified it was a passenger in his car who fired into another car, killing three members of the family, alvin watts and -- anthony bologna and his two sons. son. >> we strongly disagree with that. we have evidence that supports that he was a active partaker in the case. >> reporter: edwin ramos can be observed smiling. he said because i am nervous, i am under stress. and edwin ramos said he had a difficult upbringing. his mother's boyfriend beat him up. while it was unclear if he would testify, the district attorney expected it. >> we were prepared for this. this is not a surprise to us. i don't want to second guess the strategy of of the defense. the defendant has a right to provide his side of the story. >> reporter: the prosecution is expected to cross-examination edwi

ktvu's rob roth is monitoring the meeting and coming up, he will explains what it means. >>> classes resume today at oikos university where 7 people were shot to death. ktvu's jade hernandez is here now and tells us there is a new development involving the killer. he is now in the hospital. >> reporter: we rushed over here tee the jail this afternoon -- to the jail this afternoon after learning the gunman has been moved to the infirmary since refusing to eat. that is three weeks. this comes on the same day classes resume for the first time since the tragedy. [ music playing ] >> reporter: they continue their musical memorial for oikos university students. it has been three weeks since the gunman killed 7. >> they started today. 15 other students resumed study elsewhere. >> students are traumatized. >> reporter: the school is working out a contract to lease space for the students. >> keith: i got a couple faculty that feel they can't come back. >> reporter: only 17 students returned in addition to the instructor. 5 students could not. >> it is hard. i wish everybody the best. >> they

rob roth is there and tells us the crime scene is also turning into a memorial, rob. >> reporter: police are still here at oikos university conducting their search, it's unclear if they'll be back tomorrow but the building is still sealed off and there are flowers left for the dead and injured. at the alameda county courthouse, nancy omalley was preparing the charges against one goh, seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. >> certainly there's certain circumstances that exist, the multiple murders make him eligible for the death penalty. >> reporter: will you seek it? >> we don't make that decision until after we go through a process. >> reporter: a process of review that could take months. o'malley says she's also looking into the gunman's past. >> we're looking at him and national data bases to see if he has any history, criminal or other vie -- violence in any other part of the country. goh is a former student, he told investigators he came with a gun looking for an add add -- administrator who happened not to be there. >> he was upset at the administrator for exp

rob roth joins us to explain. >> reporter: the suspended sheriff choked bacterias outside court this mornings a he spoke of his wife and their son, who are now out of the country. >> i miss them terribly, and -- and i want them to be okay. the city should never -- i am sorry, i mean make anybody feel uninvited. >> she is visiting venezuela with her son published an opinion piece in the chronicle. because of a court order they have not been allowed to have ancontact. in the article she wrote, they do not let us talk but you can read here from me that i love you. >> i view that, her op ed quite frankly as a love letter. it is about the best love letter i have received in this 13 weeks and i think it is a message for us to all stay strong -- >> -- parenting and counseling sessions, he has pleaded guilty to false imprisonment related to a domestic violence incident and has been suspended from sheriff and faces dismissal hearings. also in this letter he called it a cue detat and it is politically motivated. >> we take that seriously and investigate it. we put a case together and presented

rob roth was there as mirkarimi spoke of what he called a love letter from his wife. rob? >> when sus pended sheriff ross mirkarimi walked out of the hall of justice this morning, he began choking up. ross mirkarimi became emotional talking about his wife, ileana lopez. they're barred from having any contact and she's in venezuela with their son. in a column today she wrote: they do not let us talk, but you can hear from me that i love you. >> i view that quite frankly as a love letter. it's about the best love letter i've received in these 13 weeks. and i think it's a message for us to all stay strong. >> reporter: mirkarimi was in court to update the judge on his domestic violence and parenting classes. >> i'm trying to muster any internal strength i possibly can. i'm so supported and loved by many people who reach out to me. >> reporter: mirkarimi has pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in connection to a domestic violence case where lopez received a bruise on her arm. in her column, lopez blamed the media and politics for her husband's downfall. quote: just as domesti

ktvu's rob roth was there in court. >> reporter: edwin ramos just concluded his testimony here at the hall of justice telling his story for the first time. he said he did not shoot the family. >> reporter: edwin ramos spoke slowly and without emotion. he said it was the passenger in his car that fired the shots. he said he was agitated because another gang member was shot that day. with the wife and mother of the victim sitting in the courtroom, edwin ramos testified, he shot out of my window. i heard the shots. i got scared. i froze. >> we presented 100 witnesses in our case. very clearly indicates he was more than just a driver. >> he was the shooter? >> absolutely. >> reporter: killed where alvin -- where anthony bologna and his two sons were shot. edwin ramos is expected to conclude his testimony tomorrow. also coming up, why edwin ramos smirks while he is in court, that is at 6:00, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> to oakland, oikos university is marking a solemn day. one week ago today a gunman opened fire, killing 7 people and wounding three others. the school remains closed t

ktvu's rob roth is also live with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: police have evacuated neighbors in the area around chrysler where the shootings happened. we found several people are few blocks from here waiting waiting to see what happens and waiting to go home. >> reporter: she was taking her dog for a walk this morning when she heard sounds. >> i heard gun shots and i ran in my house. when i opened the door there was police out there. >> you got to get out of here. something serious is going on around here. all i had was boxers on. >> reporter: other neighbors were drawn to the area. >> one guy they were trying to resuscitate him, they were doing that for a good 5 minutes. the other guy was the officer, as they were running him towards the car, they had another car shielding him. >>> the shootings happened in a complex of small two story apartment buildings. they often see a lot of gang activity on these streets. this family lives outside the area but they decided to head for a relative's house anyway. >> i had all my kids with my mom. >> reporter: -- anybody could h

rob roth reports, if authorized rolling strikes could begin in a few months. >>> teachers, counselors and librarians lined up today to cast their ballots. the issue whether or not to offer rolling day strikes. >> i voted for the strike. >> reporter: that doesn't mean there will be a strike but many say it seems inevitable. the teachers at all campuses haven't had a raise in four years. >> without even a cost of living raise that means the amount that your salary doesn't stretch as far for your family. >> reporter: teachers say this is more about salaries but the sorry state of education in california. they say take this ethics class, it's overcrowded because budgets have limited the number of classes causes a clamber for credits. students can't get the classes they need. students say they don't want a strike but are sympathetic for the teachers. >> if i was working that hard i would want a rise too. but it's going to affect us in the classroom. >> reporter: now add to that a possible strike, this business major isn't sure how much more he can take. >> if anything, it's university is n

ktvu's rob roth tells us why and when a strike could happen if a strike is arrived. here at san francisco state university, you can see students but teachers say they could go on strike this summer and not just at this school but at all 23 california state university camps. >> reporter: they lined up today to cast their ballot. >> i voted for the strike. >> reporter: that doesn't mean there will be a strike. the teachers haven't had a raise in four years. >> without a cost of living raise, each year the amount -- your salary doesn't stretch as far. >> reporter: this is about more than salaries but higher education in california. they say take this class today as an example. it is over crowded because of budget cuts. students can't get the courses they need and that means they can't graduate in four years. students are sympathetic to the teachers. >> it will effect us in the classroom, which, you know, is negative. >> reporter: all this while fees keep going up and now add a possible strike. >> if anything, university is not for me. as far as that, i would go to a jc.

rob roth reports, if authorized rolling strikes could begin in a few months. >>> teachers, counselorsnd librarians lined up today to cast their ballots. the issue whether or not to offer rolling day strikes. >> i voted for the strike. >> reporter: that doesn't mean there will be a strike but many say it seems inevitable. the teachers at all campuses haven't had a raise in four years. >> without even a cost of living raise that means the amount that your salary doesn't stretch as far for your family. >> reporter: teachers say this is more about salaries but the sorry state of education in california. they say take this ethics class, it's overcrowded because budgets have limited the number of classes causes a clamber for credits. students can't get the classes they need. students say they don't want a strike but are sympathetic for the teachers. >> if i was working that hard i would want a rise too. but it's going to affect us in the classroom. >> reporter: now add to that a possible strike, this business major isn't sure how much more he can take. >> if anything, it's university is not

ktvu's rob roth was there today as the list of criminal charges were led to one l.r: frank here at the alameda county courthouse, one l. goh showed little expression as the judge read the charges against him, ones that include special circumstances which could mean life behind bars or the death penalty. one l. goh stood behind the glass as the judge detailed the charges, several counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, kidnapping and car jacking. one l. goh did not enter a plea, that is scheduled for april 30. the district attorney says that there was no way anybody could have foreseen what happened monday. >> other than -- the issue of too many firearms in our communities, that i don't think that this individual particularly displayed any behaviors that anybody saw that could have ever

rob roth. >> washington dc police have arrested the brother of vernon davis. dc police are investigating the series of recent attacks luling the killing of a tourist earlier this week. the 19-year-old michael davis is facing charges of assault after police say he was caught with a hammer last night near the most recent victim. police also consider him to be a suspect in the killing of that tourist that happened on tuesday night. >> a man could face charges for engages police in a long standoff tonight after a fatal stabbing. police responded to a call early this morning on cleveland avenue. they say they found a 51-year- old plan with stab wounds out said a home. a man -- refused to come out and a standoff started. he finally came out nine hours later and could face charges of obstructing the investigation. >>> the city of oakland is suing two more members of the occupy move helicopter for vandalising properties. they allegedly spray painted on property at the convention center during the demonstrations in january. oakland wants $400 from each protester for cl

reporter rob roth says what has been lost and what will happen next. >> reporter: nothing much to saving back here. >> reporter: christian vargas as looking at the damage today more than 4,000 plants, destroyed. in the back of the garden which is part a state park heavy tables were own testified. >> somebody just to come down here and destroy everything that we have been working for for so long just hurts. >> reporter: members of the organization that runs the garden started the long process of cleaning up. >> all the plants have fallen out of their containers, they are drying up. you know we will be lucky if we can save half of what was here and it's a huge loss. >> reporter: with just a little more than a week ago more than 150 volunteers came to help spruce up the community garden in the bayview district. it was parts of a project to get it ready for earth day which was that past sun. the vandals happened the night of earth day. this man said he has been planting vegetations for more than a decade. . >> we spent a lot of money to support the garden and pay a yearly fee for this stuff

and ktvu's rob roth is in contra costa county tonight, where one bay area musician credits his success to what dick clark did. >> reporter: greg ken said that dick clark helped to launch his career. >> i mean i look at this, i get a lump in my throat, knowing that we wouldn't have dick clark anymore. >> reporter: he says once they started to play his song, jeopardy, it was a hit. >> he brought rock and roll into our living rooms. >> reporter: he appeared on american band stand four times. this washington his second appearance. >> also my fashion sense, you couldn't do that today, could you? >> reporter: it was during his appearance that clark mentioned a thank you letter he received from ken's father after his first appearance in 2009. >> he is a sincere guy, dashes off a letter. i treasured it. he genuinely felt thank you for having my son on your television -- radio show. dick saw it this way, this was an honest letter, that is what touched him about it. >> reporter: ken said that clark knew music and helped nervous musicians be at ease. >> every time we were on show, he took time ou

reporting live, rob roth, ktvu. >>> and stories are coming out about the lives lost after the shooting. doris tabuko was a mother and lawyer and had dreams of becoming a nurse. her husband says he sees his wife in their daughters' faces every time he looks at them. >> she was the best thing that happened to my life. you know, so -- i always loved her from the first time i saw her, so. >> he met his wife in college and married. they got married in nigeria 10 years ago. he says he plans to take his wife back home to nigeria to bury her. >>> and one of the seven victims was a woman from tibet who had moved to the united states from india. she was studying nursing, was known for volunteering and had been a teacher back in india. >>> and the university's nursing director believed to be the intended target says she is lucky to be alive. but also extremely devastated by what happened. ktvu's alex savage now is live in piedmont where he talked with friends of the woman, with the incidents and the suspected gunman. >> reporter: and i was not able to talk directly to the school administrator tod

ktvu's rob roth tells us what san francisco will lose when the niners head south. >> reporter: breakinground in santa clara is breaking hearts in san francisco. >> it's a betrayal of san francisco. >> reporter: carlolson is such a big niners fan the last four numbers of his office number are 4949. he doesn't plan to buy any tickets when the team moves to santa clara. >> to me the money is not an issue, it's the fact they're moving away from san francisco. >> reporter: when the team leaves candle stick park, san francisco will see millions of the dollars of loss revenue go with it. money came mostly from rent and parking fees that helps keep parks and programs running. >> we are starting the planning now working with the city family to figure out how to maintain rec and services to the public. >> a lot of sandwiches, a lot of soup, everything. ice. you can't keep ice in that place. looks like i'm going to be a surplus of the stuff now, right. >> very soon, sundays will have a new face. in 1946 at golden state park was the first game. the new stadium is expected to be ready for opening da

ktvu's rob roth tells us what san francisco will lose when the niners head south. >> reporter: breakinganta clara is breaking hearts in san francisco. >> it's a betrayal of san francisco. >> reporter: carlolson is such a big niners fan the last four numbers of his office number are 4949. he doesn't plan to buy any tickets when the team moves to santa clara. >> to me the money is not an issue, it's the fact they're moving away from san francisco. >> reporter: when the team leaves candle stick park, san francisco will see millions of the dollars of loss revenue go with it. money came mostly from rent and parking fees that helps keep parks and programs running. >> we are starting the planning now working with the city family to figure out how to maintain rec and services to the public. >> a lot of sandwiches, a lot of soup, everything. ice. you can't keep ice in that place. looks like i'm going to be a surplus of the stuff now, right. >> very soon, sundays will have a new face. in 1946 at golden state park was the first game. the new stadium is expected to be ready for opening day in 2014.

in nappy, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> four airport screeners have been arrested for allegedly taking bribes to look the other way, while drugs slipped through los angeles international airport. two current, and two former officials at the tsa were arrested yesterday and today in connection with the scheme. federal officials say there were at least five incidents between february and july of last year. screeners allegedly took payment of up to $2,400 to allow suitcases filled with drugs to pass through an x-ray machine at l.a.x. >>> police in concord say a southern california lawmaker was legally drunk when he stopped in concord last month and was arrested. state assemblyman, roger hernandez had a blood alcohol level of .08. the district attorney's office will decide whether he will be charged. he called the test results quote, a huge wakeup call. >>> a superior court judge ruled that the state controller cannot unilaterally block the pay of legislators. under prop 25, pay can be held if they fail to submit a balanced budget on time. last june, john chung took action. but the j

and rob roth is there and takes us up close and explains why this project is so important especially in the event of an earthquake, rob. >> reporter: well frank actually we're able to take you up close at the crystal springs reservoir and dam. it's a rare look, the storage capacity has been increased by 2 billion-gallons as part of a multi billion dollars project to keep water flowing to the bay area everyone after a major earthquake. on the eve of the anniversary of the 1983 earthquake, officials announced a $4.6 million seismic improvement. >> with the improvements that we're making can be restored within 24 hours. >> reporter: san francisco gets most of its drinking water from hetch hetchy. but it may pass through three major earthquake faults, the san andres, hayward and calav era s. >> we're on target and under budget to finish this project. >> reporter: without the seismic upgrade, city officials say a major jolt can jeopardize san francisco's water supply but the water supplies along the peninsula that also rely on hetch hetchy. >> these projects have brought lots and lots of j

he brought popular music into living rooms across america, reporting live in contra costa county, rob roth, ktvu. >>> and dick clark appeared back in 2001, alongside a doctor for the importance of cholesterol screening. he explained during a routine medical exam, he discovered he had high cholesterol new . >> this is something you can take control of. there are a lot of factors, but cholesterol is something you can grab ahold of, say that you are not going to do that to me. >> he went on to explain by changing his diet and take medicine, he was able to get the problem under control. log onto ktvu.com. we have a slide show of dick clark's remarkable life, just click on the tab. >>> and now to the boating tragedy near the fair lawn islands. today we talked to the mother of one of the five victims in saturday's race. more on the man, long sailing history. >> reporter: well, she tells us he was always smiling, always willing to help a friend, and always loved being out here. jordan from never knew life without the water, and was on boats since the age of two. >> he would take that and put it i

in nappy, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> four airport screeners have been arrested for allegedlying bribes to look the other way, while drugs slipped through los angeles international airport. two current, and two former officials at the tsa were arrested yesterday and today in connection with the scheme. federal officials say there were at least five incidents between february and july of last year. screeners allegedly took payment of up to $2,400 to allow suitcases filled with drugs to pass through an x-ray machine at l.a.x. >>> police in concord say a southern california lawmaker was legally drunk when he stopped in concord last month and was arrested. state assemblyman, roger hernandez had a blood alcohol level of .08. the district attorney's office will decide whether he will be charged. he called the test results quote, a huge wakeup call. >>> a superior court judge ruled that the state controller cannot unilaterally block the pay of legislators. under prop 25, pay can be held if they fail to submit a balanced budget on time. last june, john chung took action. but the judge

in san francisco, rob roth. >> san francisco police say dozens of wanted parolees in jail after a city wide sweep. we saw pictures of some of the suspects, 50 people were booked on warrants on wednesday. 17 had parole violations, police chief said they are a deterrant letting them know they are opponent their case. >> dozens were arrested outside a nuclear weapon lab in the east bay. >> on behalf of the state of california i demand you leave immediately. if you fail to leave you will be arrested. >> reporter: we were there as 44 were arrested. they were blocking the main gate of the lab. the religious and anti nuclear groups have held their yearly protests at the lab for the past 30 years. >>> the head of the federal government's nuclear commission said the power plant will remain off line as long as it takes to determine why tubes wearing out in the plant's steam generators. it's on the coast in northern san diego. its been shut down more than two months. initials warn the shut down could lead to rolling blackouts. >> lost and almost destroyed. now returned, a stranger finds treasured

edwin ramos was on the stand for a second day, rob roth live in san francisco where prosecutors grilled him about the truth behind his story. >> reporter: ramo s appeared evasive. at this triple murder trial the case will come down it if the jury believes ramos. he said he didn't shoot and kill the three family members, that it was a passenger in his car. today the prosecution tried to paint him as a liar. , you will lie if you think lying will work. ramos i won't. prosecutor, you told lies to police officers investigating the case didn't you? ramos i know i lied in the beginning. former san francisco prosecutor jim hammer said putting him on the stand is a big risk for the defense. >> my guess is that the defense attorney has watched the trial go down and said this is leading to a guilty verdict, we only have one shot left for him to take the stand. >> reporter: he frequently told the prosecutor he didn't understand the questions and often gave rambling answers that the prosecute said were inconsistent. he is charged with killing three people almost four years ago. mistaking them for a

rob roth is here to tell us what she wrote and the effect it had on her husband today. >> it's not what happened in court that made her so emotional, it's about what happened out of court. he was in court for about a minute this morning to update the judge on taking domestic violence classes. he began choking up when speaking about his wife visiting venezuela with their young son, theo. >> i miss them terribly and i want them to be okay. the city should never -- i'm sorry. make anybody feel uninvited. >> reporter: he wrote an opinion piece in the san francisco conical because of a court order him and rimi are barred from having any contact. >> i view it quite frankly as a love letter. it's about the best love letter i've received in 18 weeks. and i think it's a message for us to all stay strong. >> he's plead guilty in a domestic violence case. she wrote it's a misunderstanding in a child custody issue. they say politically motivated and she says: i get that i'm being used to bring my husband down. >> it's morphed from the legal here in to the political arena. i don't think there's any

in san francisco, rob roth. >> san francisco police say dozens of wanted parolees in jail after a city wide sweep. we saw pictures of some of the suspects, 50 people were booked on warrants on wednesday. 17 had parole violations, police chief said they are a deterrant letting them know they are opponent their case. >> dozens were arrested outside a nuclear weapon lab in the east bay. >> on behalf of the state of california i demand you leave immediately. if you fail to leave you will be arrested. >> reporter: we were there as 44 were arrested. they were blocking the main gate of the lab. the religious and anti nuclear groups have held their yearly protests at the lab for the past 30 years. >>> the head of the federal government's nuclear commission said the power plant will remain off line as long as it takes to determine why tubes wearing out in the plant's steam generators. it's on the coast in northern san diego. its been shut down more than two months. initials warn the shut down could lead to rolling blackouts. >> lost and almost destroyed. now returned, a stranger finds treasured