live near los gatos, robert handa. ktvu news. >>> as you saw from some of those pictures it was really coming down at some points in the day. we set some records today, chief meteorologist bill martin. >> that's gold rush time, rain time today more than we've seen in the state since 1849. now it's the second wettest june since 1849. right now the commute is getting a bit slow down on live storm tracker ii. heavy rainfalling at times. especially in the mount hamilton area. we come down close in that 680 corridor, there's richmond, oakland. the roads are wet. i talked about this last night. with all the build up of the oils on the roadways we're talking about very slick conditions. check out the system as it rolled through this morning and this afternoon. we got some rainfall totals for you. these are estimates right now but you can see nearly an inch of rain in oakland, nearly an inch at kentfield. that is a lot of rain for this time of year. the other upshot, there's still more rain to go. i'll see you back here for th

robert handa is live now in san jose with what police are saying and how the mayor responded today about keeping officers on the streets. robert-- >> reporter: well julie officers are coming here to union headquarters or going online to cast their votes. they all got this e-mail from the police officers association and the title says it all about this proposal. the good, the bad, and the ugly. many of san jose's 1,200 police officers are coming to work not knowing if they'll have a job in summer. for them the contract vote will make the difference. >> stressful is an understatement. >> reporter: jeff nicoles is a detective for the sexual assault unit, a 12 year veteran. five with san jose and that puts him in the bubble. if the rank in file agree to a 10% pay cut, nicoles job is safe. if the proposal is rejected,' will be one of the officers laid off. nicoles says he tries to forget that on the job. >> while i'm going home, i don't know if i'll still live there come a few years when i don't have a job. >> reporter: there's still anger and skepticism toward city hall. >> guys are saying w

right now we're going to go live to robert handa. he's going to tell us how all this rain is affecting one of california's biggest moneymakers. >> reporter: well that's right bill, the clouds above me is not what people picture when they think of the unusual start of summer. this weather is hitting the community over the hill especially hard because they count on tourism. the weather is already making for a dizzy ride. this is the 100th anniversary for the carousel ride. there were numerous groups that counted on being here, rain or shine. >> i thought we would be on the beach. but it's okay i still like the rides and stuff. >> it's the last time spending our time together so we don't really bother about the rain. it's pretty fun. >> reporter: officials do report lower than expected numbers. >> people know the rain is coming and people start to stop coming into santa cruz. >> the rain doesn't just impact tourist sites, places like mary anne are packed for summertime. today it was a relief. >> nice not to deal with tourists huh? >> ye

in a story you will see only on 2, robert handa shows us birds rescued and now being repaired, robert. >> reporter: for analysts this late, winter weather can disrupt lives. especially when nests are destroyed. then it takes humans to survive. these six baby barn owls were just a few of those rescued. it's unusual to see so many predator birds, but right now predators are nesting. very high in trees, and the unseasonal strong winds are blowing them down. >> they can't defend themselves. and so and they can't be renested because it's so high or dangerous situation or trying to get them back into the nest. >> reporter: the wind also grounded two baby red shouldered hawks. but as luck would have it, the center is already caring for a female hawk. >> she will take on the role and she has with one already being momma. >> reporter: in a rare occurrence, a baby turkey vulture was blown off of its nest. predators must be familiar with its own kind to return to the wild otherwise -- >> they're own species will not recognize them. so they will fly them out of area or even kill them. >> reporter

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> an antioch woman and her mother were convicted today in the killing of a 98-year-old great grandmother. ktvu was at the scene the night selma hill's body was found at her home. rosa hill and her mother now face life sentences for the murder. prosecutors say if killing stemmed from a custody dispute over the 2-year-old daughter of the victim's grandson. >>> in boston, accused mob boss james whitey bulger arrived back in court today. prosecutors asked that a racketeering charge be dismissed. the judge did not rule immediately. bulger was arrested in santa monica last week after 16 years on the run. >>> balasia airline is banning babies from flying first class. passengers younger than two years old are not allowed in the first class section and they will be banned from air bus 8380 when those planes start to fly. >>> new rules took effect today that make it illegal to sale, manufacturer or donate drop side cribs in the u.s. the consumer safety commission says most cribs are drop side cribs. consumer analysts say gaps can sometimes form between the crib and th

as ktvu's robert handa reports now, it's difficult to be a springtime hot spot with winter like weather >> reporter: on ocean street in santa cruz, where during summertime it's hard to find a parking spot or an empty table. >> even though it's raining, i thought it was going to be busy. but it's empty. >> reporter: easy to get your ice cream. >> definitely. >> reporter: after hotels reported a 25% drop in 2010 -- >> every business right now in santa cruz, especially on the boardwalk, hotel industries. >> reporter: the santa cruz boardwalk will play a big part in the domino effect. crowd numbers have been lower than expected. several schools planned to come here today rain or shine. >> it was a big surprise. we were coming over the hill and it was raining, and i thought, maybe we're just passing through, it'll be nice and sunny once we get there. >> as you can see it never got nice and sunny over the hill. it makes it tough for business to make up for these lost days. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the damage nuclear power plant and fukushima japan suffered more problems today. a

as ktvu's robert handa reports now, it's difficult to be a springtime hot spot with winter like weather >> reporter: on ocean street in santa cruz, where during summertime it's hard to find a parking spot or an empty table. >> even though it's raining, i thought it was going to be busy. but it's empty. >> reporter: easy to get your ice cream. >> definitely. >> reporter: after hotels reported a 25% drop in 2010 -- >> every business right now in santa cruz, especially on the boardwalk, hotel industries. >> reporter: the santa cruz boardwalk will play a big part in the domino effect. crowd numbers have been lower than expected. several schools planned to come here today rain or shine. >> it was a big surprise. we were coming over the hill and it was raining, and i thought, maybe we're just passing through, it'll be nice and sunny once we get there. >> as you can see it never got nice and sunny over the hill. it makes it tough for business to make up for these lost days. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the damage nuclear power plant and fukushima japan suffered more problems today. a

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> an antioch woman and her mother were convicted today in the killing of a at the scene the night selma hill's body was found at her home. rosa hill and her mother now face life sentences for the murder. prosecutors say if killing stemmed from a custody dispute over the 2-year-old daughter of the victim's grandson. >>> in boston, accused mob boss james whitey bulger arrived back in court today. prosecutors asked that a racketeering charge be dismissed. the judge did not rule immediately. bulger was arrested in santa monica last week after 16 years on the run. >>> balasia airline is banning babies from flying first class. passengers younger than two years old are not allowed in the first class section and they will be banned from air bus 8380 when those planes start to fly. >>> new rules took effect today that make it illegal to sale, manufacturer or donate drop side cribs in the u.s. the consumer safety commission says most cribs are drop side cribs. consumer analysts say gaps can sometimes form between the crib and the mattress. the cribs have been linked t

ktvu's robert handa spent the day with cal fire today. robert is in morgan hill tonight. >> reporter: remember all the rain we had in the bay area? this is typical of what we are seeing now. fire season with a big head start. >> reporter: just about everywhere you see the results of the wet winter and spring. dry vegetation is one reason firefighters are bracing for a treacherous fire season. cal fire declared today the official start of the fire season, that means the team is certified and ready and all 12 stations are staffed for summer. cal fire banned all open air burning, the type investigators blame for past disasters. but the state budget crisis will be felt. >> this year's staffing will be reduced. three person staffing instead of four person staffing. >> reporter: as part of fire season they began conducting wildfire training. cal fire says with reduced resources it will depend on city help. the agencies are also asking homeowners to get rid of fire fuel. >> 100 feet of clearance of vegetation gives the fire department the ability

robert handa, ktvu. >>> in news of the world tonight, yemen's president suffered far worse injuries thany reported on friday's attack on his palace. he has burned over 40% of his body and bleeding in the brain. meantime his forces battle militants and opposition tribes men in two cities as they try to drive him from power. >>> in china, heavy rains trigger flooding. at least 21 people are confirmed dead and 37 others are missing. rhodes and bridges have been washed away and thousands of people have been forced from their home. more rain is in the forecast for the next two days. >>> and in the central asian republican a rocket blasted off today carrying a three man crew to the international space station. it will take two days to get there. during that time, the russian, japanese and american space travelers will be cramped into a tiny capsule. they are scheduled to stay at the space station until november. >>> officials estimated the amount of radiation released from the fukushima plant was twice what they thought: and reactors probably melted through the core and intercontainment vessel

robert handa, ktvu. >>> in news of the world tonight, yemen's president suffered far worse injuries thanially reported on friday's attack on his palace. he has burned over 40% of his body and bleeding in the brain. meantime his forces battle militants and opposition tribes men in two cities as they try to drive him from power. >>> in china, heavy rains trigger flooding. at least 21 people are confirmed dead and 37 others are missing. rhodes and bridges have been washed away and thousands of people have been forced from their home. more rain is in the forecast for the next two days. >>> and in the central asian republican a rocket blasted off today carrying a three man crew to the international space station. it will take two days to get there. during that time, the russian, japanese and american space travelers will be cramped into a tiny capsule. they are scheduled to stay at the space station until november. >>> officials estimated the amount of radiation released from the fukushima plant was twice what they thought: and reactors probably melted through the core and intercontainment ve

this is robert handa, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> apple has announced that it is banning new apps fromasked apple to pull the items because of concerns that their use would enable drunk drivers. the new rule doesn't apply as that locate speed traps or checkpoint announcements from law enforcement agencies. >>> governor jerry brown says california has eliminated the use of more than 29,000 cell phones issued to state employees. the governor says that's about 44% of all of the phones held by employees under his direct authority. the governor plans more cuts next month to bring the number up to 50%. aing at that et cetera he set at the start of the -- tag -- a target he set at the start of the year. it will save the state at least 13 million. >> the rolling food party known as off the grid rolled into berkeley this evening. >> how are you doing? >> the off the grid food truck served their upscale fair in the birthplace of the food movement berkeley's gourmet get up. a lot of hungry folks as you can see there. they allow the food trucks to show off their skills without the expense of start

ktvu's robert handa shows us the trouble signs. >> reporter: desperate home ors crowded into save the dream at -- owners crowded into the save the dream at the convention center today. this is where borrowers are matched with lenders for loans and the line was long. >> it really is a strong indicator that says we're in bad shape and not getting better. >> reporter: homeowners say crushing debt creates a domino effect on spending. >> you have to think about every penny you spend on food and stuff you buy, going to the movies with the kids. >> the price of gas has gone up tremendously, so we don't take the trips that we used to. >> reporter: johnny sumner, jr. is taking a double hit, a small housing market and new figures show california employers cut 29,000 jobs in may. >> we're managing kind of on a shoestring budget, you know. the work has been kind of sporadic and we're having a hard time keep ago float. >> reporter: many hope silicon -- keeping afloat. >> reporter: many hope silicon valley will be the savior but some analysts say except appear and social networking companies -- app

ktvu's robert handa tells us what they agreed to do in order to save more than 150 jobs. >> reporter: some san jose police officers didn't have much time today to think about the contract vote. they were preoccupied with the city's latest homicide this morning when a gunman opened fire on a group of young men on oxton drive killing one, wounding three others. so even though the officers voted to take a 10% pay cut to save 156 jobs, it's hard for many not to focus on the 100 or so officers still scheduled to be laid off next month. >>> homicide rate is escalating at a fast rate. violent crime is up. burglaries are up. property crime is up. i mean, they can't afford to lose one officer. >> reporter: detective jeff nicholls agrees but still relieved. it means he remains on the sexual assault unit and gets rid of the nagging labor distractions. >> today's case was the molest of a 10-year-old girl we were walk working on. to be able to go out and know that i have a job for the next year is a relief and i can 100% concentrate on the job. >> reporter: he told us he is almost afraid to be hap

ktvu's robert handa shows us the trouble signs. >> reporter: desperate home ors crowded into save the dream at -- owners crowded into the save the dream at the convention center today. this is where borrowers are matched with lenders for loans and the line was long. >> it really is a strong indicator that says we're in bad shape and not getting better. >> reporter: homeowners say crushing debt creates a domino effect on spending. >> you have to think about every penny you spend on food and stuff you buy, going to the movies with the kids. >> the price of gas has gone up tremendously, so we don't take the trips that we used to. >> reporter: johnny sumner, jr. is taking a double hit, a small housing market and new figures show california employers cut 29,000 jobs in may. >> we're managing kind of on a shoestring budget, you know. the work has been kind of sporadic and we're having a hard time keep ago float. >> reporter: many hope silicon -- keeping afloat. >> reporter: many hope silicon valley will be the savior but some analysts say except appear and social networking companies -- app

ktvu's robert handa tells us what they agreed to do in order to save more than 150 jobs. >> reporter: some san jose police officers didn't have much time today to think about the contract vote. they were preoccupied with the city's latest homicide this morning when a gunman opened fire on a group of young men on oxton drive killing one, wounding three others. so even though the officers voted to take a 10% pay cut to save 156 jobs, it's hard for many not to focus on the 100 or so officers still scheduled to be laid off next month. >>> homicide rate is escalating at a fast rate. violent crime is up. burglaries are up. property crime is up. i mean, they can't afford to lose one officer. >> reporter: detective jeff nicholls agrees but still relieved. it means he remains on the sexual assault unit and gets rid of the nagging labor distractions. >> today's case was the molest of a 10-year-old girl we were walk working on. to be able to go out and know that i have a job for the next year is a relief and i can 100% concentrate on the job. >> reporter: he told us he is almost afraid to be hap

robert handa, ktvu news. >> the rain is tapering off right now but we haven't seen the last of it. chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking this system live in our weather center. >> and that forecast, the rain right on time to the tune of a .2 in some locations. we're looking for many p-r more rain in the forecast as we look into tomorrow. i will show you the cloud cover out there. we have a lot of cloud cover. those clouds, there they are right now are basically impacting the entire bay area. right now we have rain showing in livermore. light scattered showers. again a very wet day. not a ton of accumulation but just wet on the roadways. and then just poured out on wednesday. we have more headed our way. not only wednesday but as we move into the end of the week here. so we'll tie it all together but definitely keep the umbrellas handy because we're not done with this. >> you can find the weather in your neighborhood by going to our website ktvu.com. >>> do authorities ignore potentially important evidence in the case of daniel patowy, the wife of an attorney, even if it point

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> alameda police today arrested a 9-year-old boy in connection with the killing of 11 chickens with a shovel. the chickens were found dead sunday morning inside a coop operated by the alameda point collaborative. police arrested the young boy at his home in hayward this morning. a second suspect a 12-year-old boy was arrested in oakland yesterday. police say both were cited and released pending an appearance in juvenile court. [ music ] >>> and today was a warm one. the warmest day we are going to see all week. temperatures trending down. these are the current temperatures outside right now. 75 in concord. that is warm for this hour. oakland is 73. so kind of mild. the sea breeze has kicked n but the fog is not back yet. and without the fog overnight lows will be mild. temperatures tomorrow though will be trending down. these are am so of the basic regional highs from today. 81 around the bay. 95 inland. watch what happens as we go through your wednesday and thursday afternoon. temperatures come up about 8-10 degrees in many places. ar

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> alameda police today arrested a 9-year-old boy in connection with the killing of 11 chickens with a shovel. the chickens were found dead sunday morning inside a coop operated by the alameda point collaborative. police arrested the young boy at his home in hayward this morning. a second suspect a 12-year-old boy was arrested in oakland yesterday. police say both were cited and released pending an appearance in juvenile court. [ music ] >>> and today was a warm one. the warmest day we are going to see all week. temperatures trending down. these are the current temperatures outside right now. 75 in concord. that is warm for this hour. oakland is 73. so kind of mild. the sea breeze has kicked n but the fog is not back yet. and without the fog overnight lows will be mild. temperatures tomorrow though will be trending down. these are am so of the basic regional highs from today. 81 around the bay. 95 inland. watch what happens as we go through your wednesday and thursday afternoon. temperatures come up about 8-10 degrees in many places. ar