ktvu's robert handa is live at one of the donation drop offs to tell us about the losses. robert? >> reporter: we are at a hope services donation center. contacted us because they are suffering huge losses from thieves who are steeling donations before it could be picked up. >> reporter: she is a regular donor. she is upset thieves are targeting them. >> i am angry. it is like when you have your home broken in to and robbed. >> reporter: hope trucks collect throughout the bay area, donations worth a million dollars a year. the program provides jobs and services for 2500 clients. >> it helps me to get more independent. >> they help me out like teach me how to label, to do the jobs. hope didn't want to talk publicly but now losses mounted impacting services. thieves figure out truck schedule and swoop in. >> that was thieves coming through the neighborhood and taking stuff left for hope. >> reporter: hope is asking donors to schedule pick up or bring donations donations to the facilities. >> this is for us. the money goes to the programs. >> reporter: hope with s working with prese

ktvu's robert handa is live with a decision. >> reporter: it future seems to be coming down the line soon. it is designed to have an old fashioned look but many are tired of the old fashioned trains. the commission approved a $1.5 billion plan in a parkage deal, it uses rail funding to electrify the corridor. converting the technology to a faster, cleaner, electric system that many have been demanding. >> this train is lighter, it can start and stop more quickly, it can serve more stops. >> reporter: today's approval completes a memo of understanding between the agencies worked out. it could mean $700 million in matching funds from the state if they approve money through the high-speed rail authority. it was hailed as aclusion to a problem but some communities and commuters don't like the idea the funding is tied to a project, high-speed rail, that they don't want. >> that money was designed to be used for that and not for this. so just another thing our government is doing wrong. >> reporter: supporters point out there would be no other way to get the money. the high speeds rail aut

ktvu's robert handa is live to tell us what they found and what clues it does and does not provide. robert? >> reporter: here at the command post investigators say searchers found the missing girl's purse sunday but it has not cleared up some of the key questions. >>> the search around morgan hill ramped up today because of a gag filled with clothes belonging to the teen was found this sunday. investigators say why they know the bag belonged to sierra lamar -- >> no information through forensics or other trace evidence on the bag or clothes leading to a person of interest or a suspect. >> reporter: the search was launched after sheas disappeared friday and investigators say the bag doesn't provide any clues that she ran away. >> because nobody saw her leave the house, we don't know if those were the clothes she was wearing. >> reporter: investigators say a review of her text messages does not indicate she was a run away. the case has become a personal one. >> cases like this where it is -- it is a young person are -- they are difficult for the team because everybody can identify with

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> verizon says service has been restored following a stortage. a construction crew accidentally cut a line this morning. the mishap cut off phone and internet service and disabled atm service. they don't know how many customers were effected but all service was back up at 4:30. >>> not one but two earthquakes struck the east bay. they were centered in el cerrito. one was 3.5 followed by a 4.0 seconds later. as ktvu's john fowler reports, it is in a dangerous fault. john? >> reporter: i am live that country club, 3rd fairway, this is where the earthquake hit, this is the hayward fault, runs up here. right now the -- below here at -- an hour before dawn, two earthquakes. 7 second apart. >> 3.5, 4.0, couple miles from berkeley's quake last october. >> felt bigger. >>> i learned it could be felt differently because of different rocks on either side of the fault. to the east rocks are broken up. to the west, rocks are more solid. there was only minor damage today and a few scary moments. >> i was out the door and by the time i got out the door the sho

robert handa is here now near morgan hill with the extense sieve search efforts involving federal agents, robert. >> reporter: we're in the area where the missing teenager catches the school bus to get to school and it's a focal point for investigators as well as community members who consider the bus stop an isolated even dangerous space for children. sierra lamar left home to catch the school bus around 7:00 a.m. last friday. so investigators set up a roadblock to talk to regular commuters who might have seen something unusual or suspicious one week ago when the 15-year- old disappeared. >> i know that everybody is on the look out for her. i pray that everybody continues the effort. >> reporter: today fbi agents interviewed local workers and one told the agent he used to see a middle-aged white male in dark clothing hanging around the bus area and hasn't seen him since last friday. >> i can't say that he is suspicious. because maybe he can be like any other person. but it's just, they can ask him. >> reporter: even though this is still a missing person's case, the fbi's involvement has

coming up, ktvu's robert handa will have a live report on how it will progress and what is next. >>> actions by berkeley police officers have them talking about outrage. >>> and look at this. commute chaos after a train slammed into a truck today in the south bay. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. . >>> a collision involving a dump truck and a suv caused a traffic back up. it happened around 1:00 on interstate 680, where it splits. both vehicles flipped over. there were only minor injuries. it took an hour to clear up the roadway and reopen all lanes. >>> amtrak is investigating a crash involving a train and a truck stuck on the tracks. happened at palm avenue and monterey. amtrak shares the tracks

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the rain contributed to the falling of a tall tree. this happened in arenda. it brought down power lines with it. pg&e was called into fix the lines. 24 customers are without power right now. >> to the north bay where it got several inches of rain. ktvu's eric rasmussen shows us what happened to one person's home today and how flooding there is an issue. >> reporter: this is part of miller road. we have seen flooding all over today. earlier it was effecting highway 12 and 121. in the last few minutes they have reopened this road but with high tide and more rain they worry we could see more flooding later today. >> reporter: with almost no break in the weather rain drops weren't the only thing falling. >> we are sitting right here and it came down. >> reporter: he woke up to these large trees crashing into his neighbor's house. >> i thought the upstairs collapsed. what the heck. i think a tree came down. i stepped out, wow! >> reporter: no one was home fortunately. >> reporter: in sonoma county, flooding on highway 12 left drivers frust

only on 2, robert handa live in san jose with a look inside the hobby that city hall is calling a business. robert. >> reporter: well we are at the house and inside a room where many of the exotic birds are kept and where hundreds have lived for the past decade. now complaints have led that woman into a battle with city hall. linda stewart has names for the exotic birds that fill her home and yard. there are hundreds of colorful birds. and she says their health proves of how well she cares for the birds. >> i have a girl over there, she's 30 years old. if i wasn't doing it right i don't think she would still be with us. >> reporter: but agencies don't agree. a bird rescue group called the living conditions filthy, overcrowded and noisy. stewart says she's had up to 400 birds here and with family support it's not too many. >> if you have enough people coming in and help you with the taking care of everything, absolutely nothing. i know people who have 6,000. >> reporter: officials told me there is no regulation on the number of pet that is can be kept as pets but stewart has been told that

live, gilroy, robert handa ktvu. >>> and apple taking orders for the new ipad shown today. the tablets will hit stores next friday. the ceo says the new model has a faster processer, higher screen resolution, a better camera, and voice dictation. they said that it proves tablets are the future of computers. >>> and coming to cable tv, a source says that cable operators would include netflix as an on-demand option. they told the conference last week that they see the move as the natural direction of the company's business. the first partnership could come by the end of the year. >>> facebook saying the number of people who connect to the social network on the mobile devices is changing. they say 432 million users regularly accessed facebook on a phone or tablet at the end of 2011, that is an increase of 50%, the new numbers came in an updated sec file, and as facebook gets ready to go public. >>> and the city of el paso backing a plan to raise resident's trash bills starting this summer, if they're given approval, the track fees would go up by 5% each of the next two years.

as robert handa reports, late today volunteer searchers made a discovery that is now being treated as possible evidence in the case. >> reporter: santa clara sheriff's deputies searched morgan hill after a strange discovery by volunteers. the volunteers are part of a search looking for sierra lamar. >> the volunteers located a stainless steel box. a couple of used condoms. it'll be submitted to the crime lab for further analysis. >> reporter: the area was searched at least five times since her possible abduction, a near by homeowner was shaken. >> it is disturbing, something very close to home. i hope it is connected but then i hope it's not connected and maybe give them some evidence or something to find her. >> reporter: the discovery capped a day of ups and downs. today the search of water ways did not yield any clues. but search organizers were encouraged by a huge turn out of more than 100 volunteers, then got an unexpected donation. >> we have collected and we are giving to class kids to find sierra $12,000. >> nothing like this has happened to us in any previous search. the res

as robert handa reports, late today volunteer searchers made a discovery that is now being treated as possible evidence in the case. >> reporter: santa clara sheriff's deputies searched morgan hill after a strange discovery by volunteers. the volunteers are part of a search looking for sierra lamar. >> the volunteers located a stainless steel box. a couple of used condoms. it'll be submitted to the crime lab for further analysis. >> reporter: the area was searched at least five times since her possible abduction, a near by homeowner was shaken. >> it is disturbing, something very close to home. i hope it is connected but then i hope it's not connected and maybe give them some evidence or something to find her. >> reporter: the discovery capped a day of ups and downs. today the search of water ways did not yield any clues. but search organizers were encouraged by a huge turn out of more than 100 volunteers, then got an unexpected donation. >> we have collected and we are giving to class kids to find sierra $12,000. >> nothing like this has happened to us in any previous search. the res

ktvu's robert handa is here and tells us why he wanted to come here. robert? >> reporter: we are at one of the sites in south san jose where ibm runs one of its labs and where shimon peres made a stop for economic and social reasons. >> reporter: shimon peres took a tour at the research and development center in san jose this morning, it was one of his stops. his reason? >> i want to see the future. how will it look. >> reporter: he was briefed on discoveries. at one point he got to operate the nobel prize winning scannal microscope -- scanning microscope. he hopes hopes to expand the relationship. his first questions focused on when innovation can become a product. >> how long will it take before you really have a device? >> we are not trying to make a product next year. we are trying trying to do what is on the edge of what anything in the world can do. >> i am telling my government please don't invest in banks. the best investment is education. that also means the social network. >> facebook introduced the deepest social change. >> reporter: the president p

ktvu's robert handa is at the command most with what investigators are saying about this. robert? >> reporter: there has been a lot of activity here at the command post and investigators say that bag does provide important information but not much progress. >> reporter: volunteer search and rescue workers spent the day searching fields and hills around morgan hill, for sierra lamar who disappeared friday. investigators ramped up efforts because of a bag found this weekend about two miles from the home. >> there was a bag, specifically a juicy pink-and- black purse belonging to sierra lamar that was found sunday. inside the bag was some of her clothes. paints and a t-shirt, neatly folded. >> reporter: investigators did not reveal the information because they were still confirming it was her bag. they declined to discuss any other items in the bag. >> we have to look for maces where you would conceal things and that is the job to identify those and check them and confirm there is nothing there. >> reporter: long with ground crews, a helicopter was brought in and search dogs. >> the

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> earlier today hundreds matched from berkeley to oakland. ktvu's john fowler was there and has more on their demands. >> reporter: 200 demonstrators rallied at university of california berkeley. >> education for profit. >> reporter: protesting fee hikes. >> wherecoming -- becoming unfordable. >> reporter: he grew up 4, gets a $10,000 a year scholarship but he has to bory 18,000 a year in student loans. >> i get my education, it will pay off but right now it is making it more impossible. >> a threat to democracy. >> reporter: demonstrators attempted to shut down california hall. there were no arrests or incidents. >> reporter: he organized last semester's lobbying of sacramento ledge staters. >> they are starting to listen more. >> reporter: they cut $20 billion from california public education over the last three years. this may be hard pressed to constituency them to restore the money. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our coverage continues at 5:30. live pictures outside city hall in san francisco right now. you can see there is a a la

live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> turn now oo breaking news in the east bay. sit a of livermore. a school is on lock down right now. eve avenue middle school. the sprent says police reported a call saying someone with a weapon was on or near that campus. the school wendt into lock down. for the most part all students and staff have gone home but there are day care students and office staff still there. again the school, east avenue middle school is on lock down. we are sending a crew there. if the situation changes or we get more information we will bring it to you right here on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> the attorney representing the wife of san francisco sheiff ross mirkarimi was furious today after a judge ruled against several motions. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what the rulings means and what happens next. >> reporter: today's set backs for the lawyer representing ellana lopez, mean as set back for ross mirkarimi. >> reporter: ellana lopez remained quiet today as her attorney took on the prosecutors trying ross mirkarimi for domestic violence b

they only made two exceptions, robert handa tells us. >> reporter: uc santa cruz students blocked the main entrances of the campuses starting early this morning. >> who's university? >> our university. >> reporter: the students turned away any students or faculty who couldn't find a way around the blockade allowing only emergency vehicles and people who needed to use the health center. >> shutting down business as usual. >> reporter: some students who missed classes said it's worth it to make a point about the rising cost in education. >> it's really likely that i will be working a part time job that will never pay off my debt, student debt doesn't go when you die. that my children will be paying off my debt. >> reporter: despite a constant rain drop today about 200 students showed up for a rally to promote the so called millionaire's tax and call for changes in state funding and the way uc regents make decisions. >> we want to make sure that the change that is made in the funding and in the budget is something that we can pass on. you know to our further generations. >> reporter: uc

they only made two exceptions, robert handa tells us. >> reporter: uc santa cruz students blocked the main entrances of the campuses starting early this morning. >> who's university? >> our university. >> reporter: the students turned away any students or faculty who couldn't find a way around the blockade allowing only emergency vehicles and people who needed to use the health center. >> shutting down business as usual. >> reporter: some students who missed classes said it's worth it to make a point about the rising cost in education. >> it's really likely that i will be working a part time job that will never pay off my debt, student debt doesn't go when you die. that my children will be paying off my debt. >> reporter: despite a constant rain drop today about 200 students showed up for a rally to promote the so called millionaire's tax and call for changes in state funding and the way uc regents make decisions. >> we want to make sure that the change that is made in the funding and in the budget is something that we can pass on. you know to our further generations. >> reporter: uc

robert handa is live, he tells us who the israeli president met with and what he accomplished. >> reporter: he is wrapping up a day with lunch. capping off a day here at the the silican valley. a room with representatives of the largest venture capital companies until the world including exel, the host of the luncheon as well as sacoia, usbp. the goals of the meeting. >> one word answer, education. another word answer, insight to people here. >> reporter: prior to the mostly closed meeting, the president credited them for new ideas. the president started his day at the place where he believes the single most important idea started facebook. he launched a new international page today before being interviewed by sheryl lan dburg. >> i think governments are out of business they cannot give orders anymore. and the people of today affecting the governments are the other way around. >> reporter: the president stated his main goal is to able tract more investment and some venture capitalist say he has a lot of reason to be optimistic. >> we love israel entrepreneurs. >> reporter: live in east pal

live at university of california santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> today's rain and drizzle didn't dampen spirit at university of california at berkeley for their day of action protest. >> at university of california at berkeley some students said they felt the rising cost of an education was a form of oppression. demonstrators attempted to shut down california hall but there are no reports of arrests or damage. in the past 15 minutes a day of action at the san francisco civic center. students called for relief from the increasing burden of educational loans. the money crunch is felt by the school administration as well. for the fourth time in a row the school is cutting back on teachers, postponing building repairs. >> and hundreds of students at berkeley high school joined in the day of action. students walked out of class and marked to the school board for another rally. organizers say they wanted students to have a voice as well as college students. >>> fire at university of california at berkeley forced forced the evacuation of students and staff in a building t

in the mountains robert handa ktvu channel 2 news. >>> blustery weather is being blamed for dozens of accidents. this crash in san francisco involved an overturned car. highway patrol it spotted to 83 accidents between 4:00 and 7:00 this morning. it brought down trees across the bay area. this one fell about 5:00 this morning. didn't cause any property damage. another tree came down at home day care sent in oakland. say they woke up to find that tree on top of a play house. later on in this newscast our meteorologist mark will have the complete bay area forecast. ktvu.com has a storm watch section where you can view live radar images from storm tracker 2. an occupy oakland raleigh is underway at this hour. it's part of a day of demonstration against large corporation. protesters chanted outside bank of america branch just after today at noon. they say called a funeral for capitalism. said about 50 people are marching up broadway right now. we'll have an update for you on 10:00 news. city is facing budget cuts so deep it has declared a physical emergency. heck lees where voters are bei

ktvu's robert handa tells us more about that and today's huge turn out for a new volunteer search effort. >> reporter: doors opened at 8:00 a.m. within minutes people crowded inside the old burnett school to volunteer to help search for missing teenager sierra lamar. for the first time they now believe she was abducted. the family said it never thought sierra ran away. >> you hope that it's the other way because you think the chances are increasing. but you know i'm not giving up. >> reporter: the line of volunteers went out the door and just kept going to the school parking lot on to the avenue. the kids foundation had hoped for 200 volunteers, 583 signed up. >> we just got to put our foot down as a community and say, people aren't going to take our kids like that and we have to find out what's going on. >> reporter: some teams were assigned to places search before such as this field where lamar's phone was found. others to new and uninspected area. crews were asked to look for certain items and tag. >> it would be anything that would have school colors or significance of that sort. >>

. >>> as ktvu's robert handa explains more people than ever turned out to help search for a missing teen. >> reporter: hundreds out to fi of sierra lamar. yesterday they found handcuffs and two used condoms. the items were sent to a crime lab. >> hopefully it will help us find sierra. it's a bad find but hopefully it'll help us find her. >> reporter: one day later searchers found a purse a mile from that location on laguna avenue. since then no reported significant finds until yesterday's discovery on paul avenue. >> obviously hard doesn't get any easier i would say, but all this going on helping a lit bit. keep us a little calmer because we know things are being done. >> reporter: today more people turned out to help. about 500 were first timers. >> everybody is so compelled to come and help because it's such a sad thing. >> seeing this growing effort you know in reaching the community and people aren't giving up and i'm so grateful for that. >> that community support will continue with a peace harm in morgan hill tomorrow. >>> more details on tomorrow's search for sierra lamar. the san

in san jose, robert handa. >>> apple is acknowledging a problem with its newest i pad.reports tests show the new i pad 3 can heat up up to 116 degrees. that's about 10 degrees hotter than the i pad 2. apple says the new i pad is bound to run hotter because the battery is twice the size of its previous versions. >>> apple users are being asked to donate their old i pads. their used to provide rehab with patients with brain or spinal cord injuries. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she is thrilled about a new investigation into the fate of amelia airhart. this coming july 2nd a privately funded team will head to a small corral island in the pacific after a new analysis of an old photo provided a lead. scientists will comb the water looking for clues. >> even if you do not find what you seek, there is great honor and possibility in the search itself. >> the new search is expected to last 10 days using the latest mapping equipment and state of the art robotic submarines. >>> clouds streaming in over head right now. even a little bit of patchy coastal fog. it warme

. >>> as ktvu's robert handa explains more people than ever turned out to help search for a missing teenreporter: hundreds turned out to find clues in the case of sierra lamar. yesterday they found handcuffs and two used condoms. the items were sent to a crime lab. >> hopefully it will help us find sierra. it's a bad find but hopefully it'll help us find her. >> reporter: one day later searchers found a purse a mile from that location on laguna avenue. since then no reported significant finds until yesterday's discovery on paul avenue. >> obviously hard doesn't get any easier i would say, but all this going on helping a lit bit. keep us a little calmer because we know things are being done. >> reporter: today more people turned out to help. about 500 were first timers. >> everybody is so compelled to come and help because it's such a sad thing. >> seeing this growing effort you know in reaching the community and people aren't giving up and i'm so grateful for that. >> that community support will continue with a peace harm in morgan hill tomorrow. >>> more details on tomorrow's search for

robert handa is live tonight with what investigators did today and what kind of information they are getting from the public, robert. >> reporter: well this is where the missing teen catches her school bus in the early morning hours. police came here this morning, their goal, get more information. sierra lamar left to catch the school bus so investigators set up a roadblock to talk to people who normally drive through. it was a pattern we saw all day. investigators combing the area, looking for clues about the missing 15-year-old. >> this can happen to anybody, if you can take the time to just think about anything that you saw that morning. >> reporter: fbi agents went to the field where sierra l amar's purse was found. >> sometimes i saw him around 8:00 a.m., and sometimes in the afternoon, sometimes he was there all day long. >> reporter: sierra's mother says she appreciates that cooperation because now she acknowledges her daughter may have been abducted. >> anyone that's out there, you know if somebody is holding her and against her will you know, please please please let her go.

ktvu's robert handa tells us more about that and today's huge turn out for a new volunteer search effort. >> reporter: doors opened at 8:00 a.m. within minutes people crowded inside the old burnett school to volunteer to help search for missing teenager sierra lamar. for the first time they now believe she was abducted. the family said it never thought sierra ran away. >> you hope that it's the other way because you think the chances are increasing. but you know i'm not giving up. >> reporter: the line of volunteers went out the door and just kept going to the school parking lot on to the avenue. the kids foundation had hoped for 200 volunteers, 583 signed up. >> we just got to put our foot down as a community and say, people aren't going to take our kids like that and we have to find out what's going on. >> reporter: some teams were assigned to places search before such as this field where lamar's phone was found. others to new and uninspected area. crews were asked to look for certain items and tag. >> it would be anything that would have school colors or significance of that sort. >>

in san jose, robert handa. >>> apple is acknowledging a problem with its newest i pad.sts show the new i pad 3 can heat up up to 116 degrees. that's about 10 degrees hotter than the i pad 2. apple says the new i pad is bound to run hotter because the battery is twice the size of its previous versions. >>> apple users are being asked to donate their old i pads. their used to provide rehab with patients with brain or spinal cord injuries. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says she is thrilled about a new investigation into the fate of amelia airhart. this coming july 2nd a privately funded team will head to a small corral island in the pacific after a new analysis of an old photo provided a lead. scientists will comb the water looking for clues. >> even if you do not find what you seek, there is great honor and possibility in the search itself. >> the new search is expected to last 10 days using the latest mapping equipment and state of the art robotic submarines. >>> clouds streaming in over head right now. even a little bit of patchy coastal fog. it warmed up today

robert handa checking in on some locals in the marina for a progress update. >>> this comes after the concorida sank in italy. bookings fell off so much it suffered a first quarter loss of $139 million. that's compared to a $152 million profit in the first quarter of last year. even so carnival says it does not plan to offer discounts to get customers to come back and those who are waiting for a cut rate prices will likely be disappointed. >>> space weather forecasters continue to keep an eye on a solar storm. the same area of the sun erupted again. no disruptions have been reported. a milder storm is expected in the early hours of early sunday. >>> this is one of those days that you have to go, is it still winter, really. it was just beautiful out there. what more can you say bill? >> it's still winter and you're right. that's how i felt today too. the trees are blooming, it really does feel like april or may as opposed to late winter where you would expect serious weather around here. flexion -- next week it's going to rain. next week is going to feel like winter. winds right now bl