rob roth ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of low income parents lined up early today in san jose of chance to give their children a head start for school. the program provides needy students with new backpacks and a lot of supplies for the upcoming school years. next month, they plan to distribute about 2300 backpacks to families who registered. the weekend is about here, mark is joining us now. >> looking pretty good this weekend. no major heat for saturday and e time lapse, this afternoon, the clouds clearing back to near the shoreline of the 3:00 hour. you can see the boat traffic. a lot of clear skies, the fog out there in a disí resistance í substance will increase coverage of the over night hours. most areas, 85 and liver more going up to 89 and santa rosa upper 80s. goes back up to 80s degrees for your saturday afternoon. we still have the steady on shore breeze so with that that'll help import the fog over night hours. temperatures right now updated for your 7:00 hours, some 70s towards fairfield. high pressure to the east will gradually build in just a little bit to the wee

rob roth explain a police offics not able to respond when his alarm went off. >> looks like spent a lot of time here. >> the school's buildings were broken into. >> they broke this one that had a padlock on it and we desktops on these two. >> what's so disappointing, i mean how could anybody steal from children. >> it happened just after 1:00 here at the academy, kindergarten through eighth grade school, school officials say the thieves cut a hole in the school's fence and use break the windows and handles. >> it is devastating because our students rely on those devices to be access the internet and doing research. >> the alarm system did go off but the police officer was investigating another school alarm that was going off at the same time. district officials are unclear if this was a coordinated break in. the principal at melrose estimated of the value of the lost is approximately $40, 000. >> it can be taken away one night, it is really sad. >> reporter: the students have to use the few computers that the thieves left behind. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> apple says developer's

in oakland rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on thursday, ktvu will air a special report on the crash landing at sfo of the one hour. we'll have complete coverage of the investigation and include more of the heroic effort to save passengers. that will air at 9 p.m. at ktvu on thursday. >>> temperatures will begin to fall tomorrow so it was gorgeous around parts of the bay area today but the inland areas really heated up and perhaps hotter to your liking and we'll take a look at those numbers and first a look at the coastline and where we remain cool and partly to mostly cloudy. i see the clouds coming back your way. pacific is mostly c most of the day. because of it. wow, we really warmed up and wel hot in areas like and 95 degrees still outside your door. buy,. so you felt the difference, around the bay and along the coast, similar to where we have been. today the warmest day, we are going to see this bridge breaks down and leaving us with a cooler pattern as we get into wednesday and thursday, a trough fighting off the coastline is going to work its way to bring us the cool down. i

ktvu's rob roth is live in the neighborhood and has new details on the investigation. rob? >> reporter: it happened at this apartment here on wilson avenue in the diamond district. you can see candles people left here. police search teams plan to look for any witnesses who may have seen what happened here last night. >> reporter: at least half a dozen bullet holes ripped through the door before 11:30 p.m. last night. standing on the other side was alaysha carradine who was here for a sleep over. she was later pronounced dead three weeks after her 8th birthday. >> heart breaking. she was such a sweet girl. such a loving girl. >> reporter: bullets also struck two other children and their grandmother. all are expected to survive. the inside of the apartment looks like something out of a gangster movie. a man who was home said someone rang the door bell. >> it happened quick. i didn't know if she was dead or what. she was bleeding. i told the ambulance you need come. >> reporter: alaysha carradine's father dropped her off last night. >> i think she asked me it walk her to the d

rob roth talked with her about what she remembered from back then and about her life now. >>> oh, yesshe's a good baby. >> reporter: carmena salcedo calls her 6 -day-old daughter a miracle. many might call carmena's life a miracle. >> having a baby girl makes up for a lot of things. >> reporter: carmena's father went on a rampage. he came for 3-year-old carmena and two sisters, putting them in a car and drove off. >> you can cut the air with a knife. it was so dense. the energy was so dark. >> reporter: he drove to the sonoma county dump. carmena says she can remember in detail of what happened. she says her father slashed the throat of her two young sisters, and then it was her turn. >> i said papa please don't cut me. i was thinking, i don't know if i said that: but i know i was definitely thinking what on earth did i do wrong. >> reporter: it was off this road that a transient spotted carmena. he said he saw three doll line big yours then one of the dolls suddenly moved. somehow carmena has survived for 36 hours. and now her daughter born five days before the day of the killing. i

ktvu's rob roth is here with the praise and the complaints the chief heard today. rob? >> reporter: the police chief says the police department will be better prepared for future protests that turn ugly. >> reporter: this small store had to replace four broken windows. they smashed them saturday night during the protest over the verdict in the trayvon martin case. the store doesn't blame police but says communication could be improved. >> none of us heard a plan on what will happen when the verdict comes out. it would be nice to hear what the plan is. >> reporter: this afternoon the police chief met with downtown business owners to hear their concerns. he told them police didn't have enough man power during the protest. >> there will be a rally and march saturday and i have -- i am dedicating all available resources, all police officers will be working to ensure we have staff out. >> reporter: they smashed the windows at a non-profit organization. >> they created a protective line across the windows to prevent anybody from getting inside. >> reporter: many are concerned

in alameda, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vacaville police today identified the man shot to death by officers yesterday as 24-year-old kendall walker. while carrying a hammer and knife charged at officers in a quote aggressive and threatening manner. the shooting last night comes less than a month after another vacaville officer shot and killed a robbery suspect. >>> temperatures warmed up inland today. they've warmed up all week. i started off warm. temperatures have gotten up to this point. 94 in fairfield. highs tomorrow will be warmer. we could see a lot of mid-90s. that fog is going to work its way into the inland communities. it's not far in the communities but hayward and up in the napa valley you're going to see a little bit of fog now. burns off quickly tomorrow as i said tomorrow is going to be a warmer day than what we saw today. 65 right now in fairfield. 68 in concord. so it's still warm in those inland valleys. look for your daytime high on saturday to basically be four and five degrees warmer than it was today. that will put you in the upper 90s in some inland bay v

in redding, rob roth for segment two. >>> the fire's 25 years ago in yellow stone national park and how they were actually good for the ecosystem there. >>> a bit later, the danger of carrying wildfires as news. and the risk that you will become news yourself. >>> it was 25 years ago that a massive series of wildfires burned 1.2 million acres in and around yellow stone national park. park biologists and naturalists were quick to point out that fire is actually a part of the yellow stone ecosystem. while the forest appeared devastated, the flames were doing good for life in the park. august1988. >> reporter: fire is changing the face of yellow stone national park. areas that were once picture postcards of scenic beauty are now charred moon scapes. for visitors it brings deep emotions. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: but for don a research biologist it's just part of nature. he says even in the midst of devastation there's already life springing from the ashes. >> the root growns, some rizones in the soil. and seeds that are still alive in that soil and they'll begin growth next spring.

ktvu's rob roth visited both sides today and explains the measures being taken to exterminate the bugs reporter: good will san francisco is in bad straits. workers are wearing protective clothing and tossing away 15 huge dumpsters full of donated clothes, books, you name it and the shelves are bear on mission street in san francisco. >> i think is tragic for our organization. >> reporter: they found bedbugs like these in the warehouses last week as workers were processing donated items. an employee spotted the dugs on -- the bugs on friday. what they don't know is whether they spread to this part of the warehouse. if so all this will have to be thrownp out -- thrown out. >> we are a job training and job placement organization. we help local people in need find jobs and learn how to work again. >> reporter: they are not surprised there was a problem. >> bugs and parasites are all over the place. so you don't have to go to good will to get them. >> reporter: rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, doctors talk about a survival story from a newborn.

ktvu's rob roth is there and he joins us live at the scene with the latest on the search. rob? >> reporter: well, julie, police are expected to re veal new details sometime within the hour. but the police search is still on. the story begins when this girl's father was in an suv and he went inside this market to buy energy drinks here on 79th avenue and international boulevard. police say the father had left the girl in the car with a relative described as having a disability. but when the father returned, his daughter was gone. >> he asked me, he said, have you seen anybody around here? >> what did he say to you? >> he said, have you seen anybody around her? my daughter and my mom's purse just got stolen. >> reporter: the little girl's name is daphne viola webb. she's 21 months old and was last seen in orange pajamas with pink hearts. police are using tracking dogs to assist in the search. numerous agencies have joined in, including the fbi. they are starting in the area closest to the car and expanding out. now, police have released a description of the person they believe ma

in alameda, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> vacaville police today identified the man shot to death by officers yesterday as 24-year-old kendall walker. while carrying a hammer and knife charged at officers in a quote aggressive and threatening manner. the shooting last night comes less than a month after another vacaville officer shot and killed a robbery suspect. >>> temperatures warmed up inland today. they've warmed up all week. i started off warm. temperatures have gotten up to this point. 94 in fairfield. highs tomorrow will be warmer. we could see a lot of mid-90s. that fog is going to work its way into the inland communities. it's not far in the communities but hayward and up in the napa valley you're going to see a little bit of fog now. burns off quickly tomorrow as i said tomorrow is going to be a warmer day than what we saw today. 65 right now in fairfield. 68 in concord. so it's still warm in those inland valleys. look for your daytime high on saturday to basically be four and five degrees warmer than it was today. that will put you in the upper 90s in some inland bay v

in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> yes, they can open. i was in guatemala and fell off my horse. but luckily for me, my hospital bill in guatemala was only $200. >> so plan today. >> you don't expect to do something like this. >> but check with your insurance before you go out of the country. let's check with bill martin and see what's happening outside. >>> the fog is kind of at the coast. it's not really pushing in yet. 97 in antioch. these are the official highs for your wednesday. it's warm. look at this shot. nice fog movement through the golden gate passage there. you see the north tower of the golden gate bridge on the left side of your screen. you see the clouds moving over the headlands. that cool, moist air isn't infiltrating the inland valleys. 91 in fairfield. pretty hot. livermore, pretty hot. tomorrow, these numbers are going to be in the mid 90's. it's going to be even hotter tomorrow in the inland valley and we'll maintain this pattern around the bay. tonight, fog comes back in. you knew that. tomorrow, warmer than today.

ktvu's rob roth is in oakland with more on this. rob? >> reporter: you can see all the effects from this. here is one example. this is a bank in downtown oakland with the wipedoes covered -- windows covered in plywood. the police chief spent an hour talking with downtown business owners about their concerns and what to do about them. >> reporter: this video shows what happened in downtown oakland. vandals smashing the window. the downtown business community asked to meet with the police chief to discuss what has been going on. >> lot of vandalism. i love oakland. i hate to see what is happening to it. >> reporter: police were caught off guard by the protest saturday night but it won't happen again. >> we will make sure there is enough cops out there. >> reporter: police made a dozen arrests over the three nights of protests that turned ugly. police keep a hands off approach. this is how the district attorney sees it. >> i think they are overwhelmed. that is why we are having the meeting. >> reporter: police will be fully staffed. >> idea

ktvu's rob roth records the robbers eventargetted the graves of infants. >> it's ashamed because it'sbeautiful out here. >> reporter: people visiting loved ones at oakland memorial park cemetery are asking the same questions. >> is nothing sacred anymore? my dad died first -- >> reporter: kathy's parents are buried here. she says thieves stole items from grave sites from her dad and several other sites. thieves stole from the grave sites of at least four babies. teddy bears and small figurines are missing say the cemetery director. >> beyond belief to me that someone would do that. >> reporter: he says the thefts happened sometime between 7:00 friday night and 7:00 saturday morning. >> we had our crew walk the cemetery, walk the creeks near by where there tends to be some homeless camps and a flea market. >> reporter: stolen items have already been replaced. loved ones hoping that what they bring here will stay here but they know there are no guarantees. >> total frustration that somebody would really think that they had the right to come in and do this to people with babies that are

ktvu's rob roth is live with video of the girl's father that is expected to be taken about the time the girl disappeared. right? >> reporter: it was right here on 79th avenue and international boulevard that daphne webb's father reported her missing last wednesday. a relative told us the father john webb searched the neighborhood over the weekend but there is still no sign of the little girl. >> reporter: police did not search for daphne webb in any specific areas today. but two teams are on the case. >> by talking with witnesses, family members, neighbors and reviewing video. >> the video includes this tape of john webb buying a drink inside the market last wednesday morning. he says he left her in the car with her grandmother who suffers from dementia. police say john webb is not a suspend but they are trying to find anyone who last saw her with her dad. >> we are reaching out to the community to ask anyone who might be able to provide a time line. >> reporter: neighbors said they haven't seen her in 2-3 weeks. she doesn't believe her husband is involved in her disappearance. >> repor

ktvu's rob roth is live to show us what happened. >> the victims are the students here. school officials believe that one or more thieves broke in through the window now covered with plywood and made off with 100 computers. >> looks like they spent lot of time here. >> this was pealed back. >> reporter: she showed us one of the school buildings that were broken into. >> they broke this one. had a lock on it. and we had desktops on the two desks. >> reporter: 128 laptops and desktops gone. >> so disappointing. how could anybody steal from children. >> reporter: it happened after 1:00 a.m. here. school officials say the thieves cut a hole in the fence. they used crowbars to break door handles. >> devastating, really. because our students rely on those devices to be able to access the internet, to do research and it has a tremendous impact on their education. >> reporter: officials say the alert system went off but the police officer was investigating another alarm that gone off at the same time. nothing was taken from that school or a third school when a alarm was triggere

koreans both overseas and here in the bay area are taking this plane crash very personally and ktvu's rob rothin oakland after speaking to local koreans about the cultural reaction to what happened. rob-- >> reporter: frank, the sadness over the crash is certainly widespread but we found many korean americans are taking what happened personally. after asiana flight 214 crashed at sfo the head of the airline bowed and apologized not only to the victims but to the people of south korea as well. here outside this korean market on oakland's telegraph avenue, we found many koreans view the crash not only as a tragedy but as a national disgrace. >> this was our shame. >> reporter: john kim of fremont is president of the unification council which advised the south korean government. >> people died and the many people injured. just shameful. because it's our national airline. >> reporter: one korean american woman said she could only express her feelings if we department show her face. >> first impression, i felt shameful because it happened to korean airline. >> why did you feel shameful? >> reporter

rob roth is live at the scene with late details. rob?> reporter: police are searching this neighborhood at this moment for the missing toddler. they were on 79th avenue and international boulevard. this all started just after 11:00 this morning. police say a man walked in, bought energy drinks, then walked back to his black suv parked on 79th. when he got to his car, his 21- month-old daughter was missing. police say he had left her with a relative. >> he did have an adult family member in the car. but that adult family member does suffer from disabilities, so currently, we are interviewing that person and inquiring as to what happened while the father is in the store. >> reporter: the girl's name is daphne viola webb. she is 21 months old. she was last seen wearing orange pajamas with pink hoods and sox. police are searching the area. witnesses told police say saw a woman walking away with a small child. that woman is described as a 30- year-old light-skinned african- american or hispanic with long straight hair wearing a light shirt an

san francisco rob roth ktvu channel 2 news. >>> following tonight sunnyvale council meet ing meeting. to improve conditions of the cif leash dog park. their currently about 30, 000 dogs registered within sunnyvale of city limits. our meteorologist rosemary is here to talk to us about the weather. i mean it is wet out there. moist. >> yes, very humid and warm and some cases a few spring l falling and we are looking at this to come to an end so whether or not you like it or you did not like, well, it will be the thing of the past as early as tomorrow. because the thunderstorms are rolling the sera and you can see this some of this is not hitting the ground but i am picking up a cell or two. let's try over antioch and on the east side of livermore. we are mostly clear over parts of the central and south bay so as we get to the evening hours, this is going to continue to the north and as we wake up tomorrow morning, low clouds and partly cloudy skies and notice as we progress to wednesday, this is how clear we are. tomorrow morning temperatures in the 50s and an a few lows 60s out there.

ktvu's rob roth records the robbers eventargetted the graves of infants. >> it's ashamed because it's so beautiful out here. >> reporter: people visiting loved ones at oakland memorial park cemetery are asking the same questions. >> is nothing sacred anymore? my dad died first -- >> reporter: kathy's parents are buried here. she says thieves stole items from grave sites from her dad and several other sites. thieves stole from the grave sites of at least four babies. teddy bears and small figurines are missing say the cemetery director. >> beyond belief to me that someone would do that. >> reporter: he says the thefts happened sometime between 7:00 friday night and 7:00 saturday morning. >> we had our crew walk the cemetery, walk the creeks near by where there tends to be some homeless camps and a flea market. >> reporter: stolen items have already been replaced. loved ones hoping that what they bring here will stay here but they know there are no guarantees. >> total frustration that somebody would really think that they had the right to come in and do this to people with babies that

reporting live in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back now to the deadly crash of asiana flight 214. a short time ago, federal officials updated the status of their investigation. ken ken pritchett was at the conference. >> reporter: one significant detail coming out of today's briefing is that the ntsb said as early as tonight, they could release that runway back to sfo. that is a step but a significant step in the direction of reopening that runway. we also heard some interesting details out of flight crew interviews, details that were both heroic and strange. >> reporter: a man said he saw something, a bright light, at around 500 feet. >> we need to understand exactly what that is, identify if there are any sources of light. >> reporter: the chairman says the pilot described the light as a temporary issue. the focus of the investigation is on why the plane was flying too low and too slow on approach. the pilots say a device called an autothrottle did not maintain a safe speed. >> if the cruise control allowed the car's speed to inkroo in-- increase to 55, 60, 75, the d

reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and speaking of the vigil some leaders are hoping to turn this into action. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live in oakland where that vigil is about to get started not far from where she was killed. eric? >> reporter: that mobile police van just pulled up here. possibly in anticipation of a lot of people coming out for the vigil. organizers hoping as many as 500 will come out to pray for alaysha carradine and her family but today we also heard from another group who said something more has to be done about the killing in oakland. >> child killed, a community outraged. >> this is a state of emergency when you are grandmothers being shot, 8-year-old girls being murdered. >> reporter: but these pastors say talking about it isn't enough. today they met with the police chief. >> we demand protection for our community. >> if we have to march up and down the streets talking to everybody, going door to do to say enough is enough, that is what we will do. >> if i see something i am calling the police. >> reporter: she lost two sons to violence in oakl

rob roth is live at stanford where investigators are looking in to what information has been compromised >> reporter: stanford university said that this computer attack appears similar to other cyber attacks on other institutions. stanford said it's investigating the attack and advised it's 20,000 students, and staff to change their password. >> i feel it's a violation. i go to the health center here, connected to -- so that -- anyone can see how much i have paid. >> reporter: she may be able to feel better. there is no evidence any health or financial information was compromised or social security numbers. stanford is far from alone in having its computer system compromised despite taking security measures. >> as good as the security professionals may be, the breachers are also very good and keep getting better. so there is always going to be a back and forth. >> reporter: about three months ago they pearced a twitter account of the associated press and tweeted falsely there had been an explosion at the white house. that sent the stock market plunging. apple reported it's website for de

at uc berkeley, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fog off the coast right now. there's a bit of it that's starting to move into the bay. we're starting to see it in berkeley as well. it was mild today. it was going to be a little bit warmer as we head into your tomorrow. current temperatures have us in the 50s and 60s. 58 in napa, 68 in novato. then clears out and temperatures start to warm. this is where we were today. here is where we're going tomorrow. temperatures in concord up four degrees. another four degrees to 89 in livermore. so a warm up for your saturday. sunday looks nice as well. when i come back we will have the specific forecast high and we'll look at the forecast members for sunday as well. we'll see you back here at 10:45. >>> jury deliberations begin in the george zimmerman trial. the call for calm in the community as the verdict news. >> we just wanted justice. we just wanted closure. >> their father was >>> shoppers at a vallejo strip mall got a surprise after a woman crashed her car into a pillar and partially damaged a pillar. a witness sa

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> a legal fight heated up today over the release of a sexually violent predatorttacked women in the bay area. 62-year-old christopher hubbert was sent to prison three times for brutety raping dozens of women. the crimes happened in san francisco, sunny vale, santa clara and southern california. he's due to be released in los angeles where he was born: but the county d.a. filed a legal complaint. >>> lawyers say the legality of same-sex marriage bans is bound to return to the high court since the justices did not tackle the central issue when they ruled on california's prop eight case. gay rights activists say since the court struck down key sections of the defense of marriage act it'll be difficult for the court to deny same-sex couples to marry. >>> the canadian company has been going by blackberry, but to make it legal the company needed company approval. the company is hoping its newest devices will make blackberry a little more competitive with iphones and android phones. >>> on wall street, stock markets posted more gains today. the dow was up 75 points the

in burlingame, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it was an email from a viewer that prompted us to start asking questions at goodwill. if you have an idea for a special story or report, we would like to hear from you. email us at ireports@ktvu.com. >>> in favor of same sex marijuana -- marriage to the supreme court. harris argues that the san diego clerk used the wrong venue, when he went to the state's high court to confess a federal ruling. that clerk has until august 9 to respond. >>> now to the nation's capital, where a woman has been arrested involving three cases of vandalism involving green paint. a statue at the smithsonian was also defaced, and last week, someone tossed green paint on the lincoln memorial. there are reports that the woman may be homeless. police say there was also a language barrier and they haven't yet been able to question her. >>> the san francisco giants visited the white house today, and were honored for their 2012 world series championship. the president noted the sweep over the tigers came only after they came within one game of elimination in the f

at uc berkeley, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fog off the coast right now. there's a bit of it that's starting to move into the bay. we're starting to see it in berkeley as well. it was mild today. it was going to be a little bit warmer as we head into your tomorrow. current temperatures have us in the 50s and 60s. 58 in napa, 68 in novato. then clears out and temperatures start to warm. this is where we were today. here is where we're going tomorrow. temperatures in concord up four degrees. another four degrees to 89 in livermore. so a warm up for your saturday. sunday looks nice as well. when i come back we will have the specific forecast high and we'll look at the forecast members for sunday as well. we'll see you back here at 10:45. >>> jury deliberations begin in the george zimmerman trial. the call for calm in the community as the verdict news. >> we just wanted justice. we just wanted closure. >> their father was killed by a police officer's taser. the ruling they call surprising and already prompting talk of an appeal. >>> shoppers at a vallejo strip

in san francisco, rob roth ktvu channel 2 news. >>> young women in alameda county can find out if they have a sexually transmitted disease with a free at home test kit. women 25 years old and younger can order the kit online under a new program called i know alameda. the kits are meant to help women find out if they have sexually transmitted diseases. >>> and here in the u.s. and abroad. you will find a link to an fda list of all the products by going to our website ktvu.com and looking under web links. >>> let's check in with chief meteorologist bill martin to see if these weird temperatures will stay with us. >> numbers were pretty impressive considering 87 in antioch under mostly cloudy skies. that gives an indication of how humid it was. here's the deal, santa rosa down to 76 degrees. areas south of this line basically warm. areas north of that line were a little bit cooler today. so temperatures in the north bay were slightly cooler or the same. where as temperatures south of that line were a little warmer. temperatures tomorrow will be warmer still. shows all that moisture as it

as ktvu rob roth reports, the girl and her family are now facing another nightmare. >> reporter: 15-year-oldis laid up in a bed at children's hospital in oakland. what began as the trip of a lifetime, ended in near disaster, and near financial ruin for her family. she went to italy for a series of performances. she was in a hotel room her very first night. fully thought the outside was a balcony, but it turned out to be a skylight, and i fell through it. >> reporter: this is a picture of the skylight. >> i got the call that no parent wents. which is that your child has been severely injured. >> reporter: maya spent the next three weeks, recovering in a hospital in italy. the shoemaker's health insurance doesn't cover overseas medicare care. a special gurney had to be in place. >> how much was that plane trip home? >> 48,000 total. to get her home from italy to children's hospital. >> that's a lot of money. >> that's a lot of money. >> reporter: the bill from the hospital in italy hasn't come yet. >> i own my home in oakland, and i am looking at having to sell it. >> reporter: friends are rai

live at sfo, rob roth, ktvu. >>> we know the pilot of the boeing 777 had little experience flying the was landing it for the first time at sfo. we join you from a flight school in san jose, where pilots learn the basic approach to sfo and what they might learn from this tragic situation. >> reporter: we are at reed hill view airport in san jose. they pointed us here to see the best flight simulator to see what pilots can learn about sfo. >> reporter: this simulator is operated by a well-known flight school. inside the simulator it provides a panoramic view for a student pilot. he does not want to comment on the crash but says pilots are tracking the investigation. >> we look forward to what the ntsb has to say. we are 17 miles from san francisco. >> reporter: he showed us the approach to sfo with the simulator set for assess that 172 traveling at 100 knots. >> you are using the same approach as a commercial airliner does. they are defined per airport. >> reporter: our simulated speed was approximately the same speed as the asiana airliner in its approach, though its target speed was s

as ktvu rob roth reports, the girl and her family are now facing another nightmare. >> reporter: 15-year-old maya shoemaker is laid up in a bed at children's hospital in oakland. what began as the trip of a lifetime, ended in near disaster, and near financial ruin for her family. she went to italy for a series of performances. she was in a hotel room her very first night. fully thought the outside was a balcony, but it turned out to be a skylight, and i fell through it. >> reporter: this is a picture of the skylight. >> i got the call that no parent wents. which is that your child has been severely injured. >> reporter: maya spent the next three weeks, recovering in a hospital in italy. the shoemaker's health insurance doesn't cover overseas medicare care. a special gurney had to be in place. >> how much was that plane trip home? >> 48,000 total. to get her home from italy to children's hospital. >> that's a lot of money. >> that's a lot of money. >> reporter: the bill from the hospital in italy hasn't come yet. >> i own my home in oakland, and i am looking at having to sell it. >> reporter:

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> a legal fight heated up today over the release of a sexually violent predatorwho attacked women in the bay area. 62-year-old christopher hubbert was sent to prison three times for brutety raping dozens of women. the crimes happened in san francisco, sunny vale, santa clara and southern california. he's due to be released in los angeles where he was born: but the county d.a. filed a legal complaint. >>> lawyers say the legality of same-sex marriage bans is bound to return to the high court since the justices did not tackle the central issue when they ruled on california's prop eight case. gay rights activists say since the court struck down key sections of the defense of marriage act it'll be difficult for the court to deny same-sex couples to marry. >>> the canadian company has been going by blackberry, but to make it legal the company needed company approval. the company is hoping its newest devices will make blackberry a little more competitive with iphones and android phones. >>> on wall street, stock markets posted more gains today. the dow was up 75 points

in burlingame, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it was an email from a viewer that prompted us to start asking questions at goodwill. if you have an idea for a special story or report, we would like to hear from you. email us at ireports@ktvu.com. >>> in favor of same sex marijuana -- marriage to the supreme court. harris argues that the san diego clerk used the wrong venue, when he went to the state's high court to confess a federal ruling. that clerk has until august 9 to respond. >>> now to the nation's capital, where a woman has been arrested involving three cases of vandalism involving green paint. a statue at the smithsonian was also defaced, and last week, someone tossed green paint on the lincoln memorial. there are reports that the woman may be homeless. police say there was also a language barrier and they haven't yet been able to question her. >>> the san francisco giants visited the white house today, and were honored for their 2012 world series championship. the president noted the sweep over the tigers came only after they came within one game of elimination in the f

rob roth is live with what it's telling its users to do now. >> reporter: here the investigation is onto try to figure out who hacked into the school's computer system and why. many stanford students and employees say they have changed their passwords in to the university's computer system today. last night a official sent an e- mail alerting people that the school's computer system apparently has been hacked. >> i don't know how that could happen in such a -- a university that has really good it systems and is in the heart of silicon valley. >> of course i'm upset about his information and what they can do to my data i believe in stanford and their security. >> reporter: the e-mail said that we do not know the scope of the intrusion but are working closely with information security consultants and law enforcement to determine its source and impact. we aren't aware of any protected health information, personal financial information or social security numbers being compromised. stanford doesn't conduct classified research. >> twitter gets hacked all the time. >> reporter: a consultant is

at uc berkeley, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a veteran san jose police officer has been arrested for allegedly asking for and receiving sexually explicit photos of a 16-year-old girl. prosecutors say 33-year-old officer tony had an online relationship with the girl in early 2011. the district attorney says frager e-mailed the girl asking her to send him nude pictures of the girl and she did. the da says fregger knew the girl was underaged. >> crossed the line that is cemented to protect minors from this kind of approach and from adults who try to exploit them sexually. >> the da says fregger worked for the sexual assault investigation unit until mar mar of this year. -- march of this year. fregger is free on bail. >>> cal osha is investigating the death of a janitor. he was found around 10:00 last night inside the machine used to crush card board boxes. that's according to cal osha. she worked with the company for 5 years and was well liked. according to cal osha, this is the first safety incident they have investigated at this store. >>> a big victory for a south bay family. the

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