ktvu's paul chambers where investigators gave us an update but we begin with ktvu's rob roth. we heard from one of the hostages about what it was like? >> reporter: that's right. it is still an active crime scene here. you can see investigators still looking for clues. this was a long tense afternoon but it ended without anyone getting hurt or worse. we were able to get a few words with the employee of the arco gas station. he was wheeled to an ambulance but he assured us he was all right. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] [ indiscernible ] >> long day. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> just a hostage. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> well, couldn't leave -- >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> nice guy. [ indiscernible ] >> doing something bad. >> reporter: moments before we spoke with him the man police say who held two people hostage gave himself up to police. all this took place inside a gas station. witnesses tell ktvu they saw a man crash a car. he then got out and started running and a police officer fired at the fleeing man. the man continued running a b

rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the state senate moved a bill closer to law. it aims to put an end to the personal belief and religious belief exemptions for childhood vaccines. they passed the bill 25-10 as parents protested. the bill applies to california school kids. it eliminates all championtions except for medical reasons. all kids would have to be vaccinated or attend home schools. >> it is complicated. people should have rights. but i don't think as a parent we should put other children in harm's way. >> mississippi and west virginia are the only other states with mandatory vaccinations. the bill now moves to the assembly. >>> governor jerry brown unveiled his revised state budget today. $115billion plus. larger than the one he proposed in january. he wanted to address the income disparity in the state. he is proposing a state earned income tax credit to help the poorest working class families. credits of $2,600 a year. public schools get $68 billion. 3billion more from january and the rainy day fund would double to $3.8 billion. now is not the time to

-- street double. >> rob roth, thank you. >> starbucks is dying hackers got ahold of customer credits claimed they got access, some advocates say people should disable that auto reload function on their phones to deny hackers access to their credit cards. but starbucks said those reports are false. the company insists it has safe guards in place to protect customers. >>> our weather. we have rain on the way. and before we get to that, i read a story, so many lawns are turning brown people are pulling out green point -- >> interesting. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> yeah, we will get wet, though, and that will help to green things up. a live camera shot. it is getting brown but we had good run of late season showers. major drought we are in. we are seeing showers as we did a week ago. this next system gets in tomorrow morning. impacts the morning and afternoon commute. drops significant snow. sierra nevada, south lake tahoe south. truckee as well. south of the lake they will get a ton of snow. already have stuff up here, right? this is all good. a very good pattern for t

rob roth -- drop counts, rob roth, thank you. >>> we have a time lapse taken by the curiosity on april see the red planet looks more blue. that blue hew comes from the fine particles in the atmosphere. the rover was in its 956th martian day of the mission. a martian day is 37 longer than the ones on earth. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin, the fires, you have to -- you hope the fire season is not that bad but we have rain -- [ talking at the same time ] >> back to the mars story. our sky appears blue as well because the particulate, it refracs the sunlight. -- refracts the sun light. that is why the sun is blue. so temperatures today, plenty of numbers in the 70s. 70 concord. 73 fairfield. 72 antioch. highs tomorrow will be, well, about the same. no big changes into your bay area tomorrow. 77 santa rosa today. same tomorrow. no fog at the gate right now. that fog, right, not there now, will be there. comes back in tonight. fog and low clouds this morning. and then things change around. that see high-pressure system weakens wednesday night into thursday. right now clouds along th

but no, we don't know what prompted this. >> rob roth live in antioch. thank you. >> to the police investigation into what led up to the stand off. ktvu's paul chambers joins us now at the police department where officers may be speaking in moments? >> reporter: that's correct. they just wrapped up and they will hold a press conference in a bit and we will bring that to you live. there were several crimes before the hostage car accident, accidents and carjackings and then the hostage situation. >> reporter: 11:00 a.m. this morning an accident occurred on west 10th street. >> after the accident was reported a male was reported running from the vehicle. and after that a male was carjacked at a nearby business. >> reporter: ors had a hard -- officers had a hard time figuring out which car it was. he drove the vehicle it concord where he stole another vehicle. a. chp helicopter followed the car. >> the suspect fled from the vehicle and attempted to carjack a woman in another vehicle. >> reporter: that was unsuccessful. but before 3ing into the gas station th

and today, ktvu's rob roth spoke to the man to ask him to explain. >> gregory allen always claimed to be an ex-marine lieutenant decorated for bravery. this afternoon as he stood in front of the gym he owns in downtown san rafael that trains young people for the military, he wouldn't tell us if those claims were true. >> you want to comment about the allegations that those medals, that you weren't in the marines? >> i'm not going to make any comments to you right now. i'm going to say god bless you both. >> this is how allen often appears in marin county, wearing purple hearts and a bronze star. but the u.s. marine corps confirmed they have no record of allen serving in the marines or earning any medals. he was medically discharged from the navy. john of nevada did receive an actual bronze star while serving in the navy in vietnam. >> i feel disappointed and i feel angry. seems like he developed another per persona and lived that. >> he used to consider allen a friend, but no longer. >> think about how many people won a bronze star and it was awarded to next of kin. and so that, i any

. >> rob roth is live. i can imagine in the drought business is probably picking up. >> reporter: yeah. cars have been coming in here at the car wash and here you don't see any hoses, faucets or large equipment. it is just spray and wipe. >> reporter: some people are in love with their car. >> this car is my prized possession. i take good care of it. >> reporter: when her car gets grimy she brings it here to eco green auto clean. >> the dealership recommended them. >> reporter: they found a way to wash cars in a drought. >> we clean a car with a cup of water. >> he started it two years ago using a spray solution with natchial ingredients. he is keeping the formula a secret. here is how it works. >> when you spray it on the car -- [ indiscernible ] >> take a wet towel, lifting off loose dirt. and dry it with another towel. the process works better than water. >> roll your windows down, when you roll them up they are wet and streaky, you don't have that problem. >> the cost is $25 for the exterior. $35 if you

here is rob roth with more. rob?rry was diagnosed with a contusion, not a concussion from the fall last night. still one doctor we spoke with says out of caution he wouldn't have allowed him to come back into the game. >> curry goes down hard. >> stephen curry's fall was scary. smack on to the hard wood floor. >> felt like i see in the air for a long time and trying to brace yourself. >> reporter: doctors determined he suffered a contusion, no brain matter injured. they allowed him to reenter the game. >> reporter: he saw the fall on tv. >> yeah. i don't think i would have let him play. yeah. you know, he was -- he was immobilized. >> reporter: he didn't examine him and doesn't fault the team doctors because he didn't show signs of a concussion. >> he did not lose consness. >> he came -- consciousness. >> he came back and played which is remarkable to me. >> curry was a hot topic. he is the warriors television play by play broadcaster. >> he had a concussion a year ago in utah and it took several days before he was a

rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now.ing news on the peninsula. right now police and wildlife officials are searching for a mountain lion. good evening. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> that breaking news is in san mateo. it started this morning when a call came in about a mountain lion. an officer saw the animal but it disappeared. another call came in around 1:20 p.m. this afternoon, about a large mountain lion. but again the mountain lion disappeared. then 4:30 p.m. this afternoon the mountain lion was spotted in someone's backyard. right now you can see there police with weapons searching for the animal in the area. they had their guns drawn and moving through yards. police are telling people to stay alert and report any sightings and they are waiting for fish and game to help with the search. ktvu's debora villalon will s on the scene and -- is on the scene right now. >>> new developments now in an attempted abduction in campbell. police released this video today. the driver of the car tried to

on treasure island, rob roth. >>> now to wall street where stocks ended the week mixeded.he nasdaq lost two. the s & p500 gained one. enough for a new record high. the markets traded flat for most of the day. and in new york city the legendary store schwartz is closing. schwartz has been in different locations for 145 years. it's familiar to many for the tom hanks film where he danced on the giant keyboard you see here. the schwartz store in san francisco closed about 12 years ago. >>> bb king's doctor and the coroner in las vegas says king died of a series of long strokes due to his long battle with type two diabetes. king's long career began in 1948 when he became a d.j. at a memphis blue's station. he was nicknamed the blues boy which was later shortened to b. b. just last year king had to cancel his tour because of declining health. >>> ahead tonight, controversy at the candle stick park demolition. amongst this drought, drinking water is being used to keep down the dust. why officials say it's required by law. >> and we'll talk about saturday, we'll talk about sunday

ktvu's rob roth arrived early to find people paying visits to the grave sites of family members killed serving the country. >> reporter: on this cold, gray memorial day some people came early in to national cemetery to remember loved ones who fought and died. he lost his brother. >> first marine ever buried in the presidio in the vietnam era. i miss him tremendously. yes. he was -- he was my hero. >> at this grave site, she visited the veteran she was named after. >> my grandfather served in the navy. >> reporter: the more than 2,000 people who gave outlet for the -- out for the ceremony, many saw combat. >> every time i talk about it i start crying because he died in my arms. >> reporter: this memorial day marks the 50th anniversary marks troop deployment to vietnam. >> it is my hope on this memorial day and every memorial day that this not just be a fleeting moment of reflection on a monday in may, but that we carry it with us throughout the year. >> reporter: in the distance a 21 gun salute in honor of each of the million americans killed in all wars. [ music ] >> each grave stone,

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m.students calling for change after the killing of a classmate just steps from a bay area school. they say school officials aren't doing enough to keep them safe. >> can't keep us safe. that is clear. you aren't being responsible for the fact that you are not keeping us safe and not telling our parents the truth. >> good evening everyone. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> today marks one week since the shooting death of a student. two arrests have been made in the case but tonight students say more needs to be done to keep them safe. new at 6:00 p.m. ktvu's john sasaki joins us now in the news room. the person leading the effort is a 10th grader? >> reporter: she lost a lifelong friend when he was shot to death last week and now she is trying to make their school safer for everyone. >> reporter: we caught up with her during launch time at the park across from the school. >> we need safer schools. >> reporter: a sophomore where they don't feel safe. they say t

as rob roth reports. the demonstrators are hoping the mayor gets the message. >> reporter: hundreds of mission residents and housing advocates rally in this city hall returned this afternoon demanding a stop to evictions in the mission and to expensive condos and developments that have been going up. >> we're here because we want truly affordable housing now. >> reporter: the protesters went to lee's office but he was not there. >> it's hard breaking because you can't be where all your memories and feelings and love, everything. it's just really difficult. >> reporter: although gonzalez grew up in the mission she could not afford the climbing rents and had to leave san francisco. >> now i live in daly city because i cannot afford san francisco where i was born and lived. >> reporter: only some 200 units built in the mission since 2006 have been considered affordable according to another study. in a statement released today, mayor lee said four affordable housing projects are in the pipeline which will add

ktvu's rob roth is outside the meeting in san francisco live now with more. rob? >> that meeting today the issue was when does freedom of speech crossover into hate speech and at the semitism -- anti- semitism. >> reporter: leaders told the board today that for tests on many campuses become anti- semmetic in tone. making it a hostile environment. . >> assaults. discrimination. discrimination against jews who are running for student office. clear acts of anti-semitism. >> reporter: 600 people signed a petition and delivered it today. it urges uc to provide training for staff to identify the behavior and come up with policies to address it and it demands they adopt u.s. state department definition that acknowledges rettic that can cross the line. >> not okay to move into language that delegitimizes israel. . >> reporter: some argue it is not anti-semitic and such viewstient be silent. . >> they are committed to making sure everybody is feeling safe and welcome on our campuses. >> reporter: they didn't take any action today. >> rob roth live tonight. thank you. >> b.

ktvu's rob roth is live in the city now with more on where all this money is coming from and where itreporter: it is still the heart of the evening commute and many people are hopping on buses and trains to get home. while many people complain about muni, help is on the way. >> reporter: passengers say getting to work on time is a hit or miss. >> a lot of people rely on muni. they are not on time everybody else is messed up. >> reporter: muni is about to receive $48 million in the budget thanks to proposition b that voters approved last november to fund improvements. leaders say the improved economy also helped. >> that is a great thing for the 8th largest transportation center in the country. >> reporter: leaders say half will be part of a fund going towards buying new street cars and buses. the buses will require less maintenance and will help ease over crowding. >> you are squished. >> reporter: and it improves their on time performance. >> it is the system that has to be improved. >> reporter: they plan to use the money on pedestrian safety projects. they are hoping to boost its o

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. a police department putting on body cameras. a win-win situation. others say it is an invasion of privacy. good evening. >>> i am julie haener. >> and i am frank somerville. >> san francisco plans to join police departments using body cameras but we found one group that is not in favor of that plan. ktvu's noelle walker live on san francisco treasure island with the debate. >> reporter: san francisco isn't the first bay area city to announce plans to use body cameras. people tend to behave better when they know they are on camera. >> reporter: in the heart of san francisco police activity is not unusual. we watched him sit on a curve, wait tag be cleared as a suspect. >> i am telling them i am telling themi am not the one. >> reporter: there has been a national discussion about the need. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton wants all police to wear body cameras. >> yet again the streets of an american city are marred by violence. >> reporter: baltimore is not the first

rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a new study found the measles vaccine comes with a bonus.ur body fight off other illnesses. scientists have known it weakens the immune system and that puts people at risk. this study released today finds that people's immune systems are vulnerable for a longer period of time, three years. however the study found that measles vaccination campaigns were followed by a drop in deaths for other diseases. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> parking fraud on a new level. investigators tell 2 investigates this man didn't just fake his way to a handicap placard he got his own parking space. >>> hello. i am gasia mikalian. >> and i am frank somerville. >> the type of crime that makes people angry. able bodied drivers using handicap placard to park wherever they want. 2 investigates has been exposing this issue for a year and ktvu's eric rasmussen is here with more. >> reporter: investigators arrested him over the weekend but they say he had been among the most wanted for months. he lied to get a handicap placard, a license plate and e

rob roth reports on a project planned at mission bay. >> he spends five years in the navy.in line for a free meal at st. anthony's dining room. the stigma is hard to carry. >> you know, comes into our heads, something we have a right to -- say hey, and we believe ourselves as homeless people. >> work construction for years, got sick, and lost almost everything. he hasn't been able to bounce back. one of approximately 700 homeless veterans in san francisco and women who serve their country, but little or nothing to show for it. >> guys develop problems. especially combat veterans. >> help for some appears to be on the way. here in what is now a parking lot near at&t park on 3rd street, san francisco mayor, ed lee, his voice cracking with emotion made an announcement. 100 units of housing is going up here, half of them will go to homeless veterans. the other to low income families. >> i don't have an opportunity to thank my dad for being a veteran. so, i will speak through the veterans here to thank him, but this is important to the city. it's important to all of us. >> to he

king played at sam quintin and rob roth filed this report. >> sam quintin's prison still looked the sameund differently. prisoners were allowed to walk out for the first time in years and listen to a live concert. these men no strangers to the blues themselves heard from the master of the blue's b.b. king. >> prison officials say this concert was a reward for these inmates, a reward for behaving well. they say tensions have eased up fighting against prisoners is down and the inmates were a most appreciative audience. >> when they said we would come out, i said fantastic. it was kind of a nice surprise. >> there's a lot of tension around san quentin and a lot of constitutions and i feel this is a time that eases the mind a lot. takes your mind off of all the confusion. >> reporter: it wasn't a bad afternoon to be a prison guard either. >> i'm enjoying the show. the little time i can get, start looking and see. but generally today there's more security than anything else. >> reporter: b.b. king has won numerous awards for his brand of blues but he's also been playing in prisons around the

the studying phase alone will take about a year and a half. >> rob roth, live tonight on treasure islandyou. >>> we are learning more about the terms of an agreement between san jose and its police union that has cleared the way for the use of body cameras. privacy rights were a big part of the negotiations, which lasted for months. the agreement announced yesterday stipulates that cameras will not be used during free speech demonstrations or at certain private locations like hospitals or medical offices. >> we like to think we're very progressive. we have been in a lot of programs that we have seen as a model nationally and i think that our policy will be also seen as a model nationally. >> san jose's police department is planning to outfit all officers with body cameras by june of next year. >>> bay to breakers is one of the big events taking place in the bay area this weekend, but there are some other family- friendly and more low key events as well. here's mike mibach with your weekend watch. >> reporter: the middle of may is here and so, too, is your weekend watch. hello, everyone.

ktvu fox 2's rob roth also here in san francisco. he will have a complete wrap tonight on the ktvu news at 5 and 6. tori, back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> memorial day is the busiest day of the year for one bay area non-profit that reaches out to homeless and needy veterans. on a typical day, volunteers at st. anthony's dining hall serve 2,500 meals. today the organization says it expects to serve more than 4,000 meals. one in five of those meals will go to a veteran. today the dining room is serving a picnic style lunch of hot dogs and beans to reflect the flavors of a memorial day celebration. >>> a search underway in oakland after a police stand-off ended without the arrest of a homicide suspect. as ktvu fox 2's allie rasmus explains, investigators say what they found inside the home may have been the motive for the deadly shooting. >> reporter: oakland police say they found a marijuana grow inside this home on 100th avenue in dante. police wouldn't tell us how many plants were inside, but investigators believe a dispute over

rob roth talked to a neurologist today about his incident. >> curry goes down hard. >> reporter: seth's fall was scary for those who saw it and for him. a 5'drop smack into the hardwood floor. >> it felt like i was in the air for a long time then trying to brace yourself. >> reporter: curry suffered a contusion not a concussion. no damage was seen. >> i don't think i would have let him play. yeah. he was immobilized. he had his head in his hands. >> reporter: but fox says he didn't examine curry personally and doesn't fault the team doctors because curry didn't show any signs of a concussion. >> he did not lose consciousness. there was no report of him being dazed and confused. >> reporter: he came back and played which is kind of remarkable to me. >> reporter: on brooks sports talk radio show curry was a hot topic. bob fitzgerald is also the warriors television play by play broadcaster. >> he had a concussion a year ago in utah and it took several days before he was able to play because he didn't pass the concussion test. so the league is pretty stringent on that. >> reporter: doctor

at san francisco's national cemetery, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> former 49er ray mcdonald under arrestnvolve his baby son. find out where he was supposed to be headed today and instead we catch up with him as he gets released from the santa clara county jail, again. >> also a massive meat recall involving a bay area sandwich chain. why officials are calling it high risk. you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't... you rely on frontline plus. because frontline plus unleashes a deadly killing force to kill fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, preventing a new infestation. its protection lasts a full 30 days. no wonder frontline plus is the #1 choice of vets for their pets and yours. after all, your dog is a lover not a fighter. frontline plus. the vet's #1 choice. >>> we have new information tonight about the arrest of ray mcdonald. he's now free on bail after being accused of domestic violence and child endangerment. julie haener is live outside of the county jail and you were there when mcdonald bailed out this afternoon. >> reporter: i was the first

ktvu's rob roth is live now from city hall. >> reporter: the afternoon protest was loud because peacefulall but they are hoping mayor ed lee gets the message. >> reporter: hundreds of residents and advocates rallied in the city hall this afternoon demanding a halt to evictions in the mission and to the condos and developments that have been going up. >> the protest moved up stair wheres they marched to mayor ed lee office demanding a meeting but he was not there. among the protesters was a mother of two who was evicted from her home last year when the owner decided to move in. >> heart breaking. because you can't be where all your memories and love -- everything. just really difficult. >> reporter: although she grew up in the mission she couldn't afford the rents and had to leave san francisco. >> i can't afford san francisco. >> reporter: she is one of 8,000 latinos who left the mission since 2000. only 200 units built in the mission since 2006 have been considered affordable. in a statement mayor ed lee said four affordable housing projects are in the pipeline that will add 300 new hom

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