ktvu's robert handa joins us now where they have a similar fire strike team. obert what are they staying today? >> reporter: as you heard it has been a busy day for cal fire. we have been watching unionts respond all bay. maybe -- units respond all day. they say the tragedy in arizona has been on their minds. >> reporter: an elite group of firefighters who end up in risky situations. getting people in and out of dangerous areas or responding to the fire near concord. they were distressed to hear about the 19 members in arizona killed in the yarnell hill fire. >> hot shot crews are the best of the firefighters. one of the best. it is real tragic. >> reporter: cal fire is waiting to hear what happened in arizona but they know a large scale fire is unpredictable. >> the changes. i don't know what happened. sounds like a thunder cell pushed down. >> you train, you teach about fire behavior, and wind and weather and all that stuff but you never can prepare for everything you will see in your career. >> reporter: an unusual fire jumping from one tree to another. as w

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a possible case of child abuse at a preschool. they opened the investigation a week ago. officials sent a report saying a staff member touched a stupidity inappropriately. police can't release anymore details at this time but they say the staff member has been placed on administrative leave. >>> in 30 minutes relatives of one-year-old daphne webb will pray for her safe return. candlelight vigil is set for 6:30 p.m. that is where her father reported her missing a week ago. police say their investigation hasn't identified her father john webb as a suspect. >>> san jose's fight against gang related crime appears to be working according to the police department s released today. officers say their focus is on stopping gang related crimes and say the s decreased by 16%. in the first 6 months officers removed 221 guns from the streets. since june police arrested 88 people and took 8 more weapons out of the hands of criminals. >> officers are walking the streets and neighborhoods that are known for gang activity. >> the number of people

live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the director of camp tawonga acknowledged the death of a beloved staff member and said the campers doing well and -- campers doing well -- campers are do doing well. . >>> another round of hot temperatures today. a live camera look. temperatures soring. humidity out there. moisture from the south. as far as temperatures, talking about the heat for the past several days. look at livermore, temperatures since the 28th, above 100 degrees today. 102 degrees. a long series of very hot days in the inland valleys. concord 100. antioch 104 degrees. san jose lower 90s. 73 in san francisco. we still have the west, a big portion of the west with excessive heat warnings, including parts of the bay area. coming up we have changes to talk about, an tend to the excessive heat warning and the big change for the weekend. >>> the hammer was dropped on san francisco city college. that college will lose its accreditation next year unless it can address a number of problems. supporters are holding a rally at the campus right now. today the commission that over

ktvu's robert handa is live with the revelation from the judge that cause supporters to gasp. ? >> reporter: you will see what appears to be a man devastated by two charges of sex crimes involving minors and a community torn by the accusations. >> reporter: he walked into the courtroom looking dazed. he was charged with lewd conduct with a six-year-old girl and possession of child pornography. he had a room full of family and friends who believe he is innocent and angry to see him hackled. >> i feel anger and anger towards the legal system. if you know the kid it is not right. >> he began to cry with his hands shaking. the atmosphere got tense after the judge pointed out he faces 15 years to life in prison if convicted and ordered him not to have contact with any possible victims in the case and had him held without bail. >> the charges are extremely serious and the conduct is very scary. particularly for, you know, parents of small children. >> police say they are still interviewing children. they are making his legal fight an emotional roller coaster. >> it is hard to see him

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the camp offices are in san francisco.tor acknowledged the death of the staff member and the

ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose with the prognosis. robert? >> reporter: there seems to be a lot of support for healthcare preform. especially here. but the state report indicate no one knows how they will fit into the new system and if it will be ready on schedule. >> reporter: he is looking forward to obama care. >> i got healthcare for my back. but the prescription they gave me i couldn't ford it and -- afford it. >> reporter: under the affordable care act cover california plans to offer more qualified health plan and hopes competition brings premiums down. but there is still no process to monitor, evaluate and enroll and it is uncertain till people start to enroll. >> it will be like when you insure a car, liability or full coverage. if you can't afford full coverage you go to liability and that is not going to cover a lot. >> reporter: it is stuff on small businesses. they have grown from a small 2 person shop to a high tech repair business. >> we know over 30 hours we have to provide coverage. we have employees that are full time so do w

ktvu's robert handa talked with his family in the south bay and is here to tell us about this return home. robert? >> reporter: there is going to be a welcome home here at san francisco international airport soon. and then the war hero and lot of family grief will be put to rest. >> this is taken after he came back from world war ii. >> the family get to plan his homecoming. the military man earned awards but remembered first as a beloved family member. >> i absolutely adored him. and i have always remembered him very fondly in my heart. >> reporter: he was a prisoner of war and classified as missing in action for 50 years. the u.s. has been retrieving remains but family didn't hold out much home. but then they were told he had been identified. >> i am so grateful and so overwhelmed by the fact that after 62 years that they arebriing meaning -- are bringing my uncle home. >> welcome back a soldier. he is my uncle. that is kind of my feeling, him coming back after 62 years and i want to be there to welcome him back. >> reporter: he will be buried with full military honors next to his b

ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose with what is next for the store. robert? >> reporter: the popular store here in east san jose is familiar to many people. especially in the latino community. customers were stunned when they found out they were struggling to stay afloat. >> the crowded store in san jose did want look like a business coping a bankruptcy but this morning the chain filed for chapter 11 protection and shook up many customers. >> like an icon for san jose. kind of like safeway but this is something for the hispanic community. >> reporter: is the chain in financial trouble? >> we are up to date on our payments. the issue that we are having is with our main lender. we have had an impasse. >> reporter: they deny community protests like a hunger strike to unionize work as problems with the lender. managers are fanning out to explain the situation to its 3,000 workers. >> most questions is will their pay check be effected. >> reporter: they will submit a reorganization plan to the bankruptcy court. >> that is not going to stop them. they will keep get

our robert handa is following the story. investigators say the number of girls involved here has now grown to four. >> reporter: that's right it was another emotionally wrenching day. a few days ago they found the list of charges is now longer and more will be added soon. former ymca child care worker leminey was escorted into court today. last week he was crying after he was being arrested. today he was calm after a third charge was added. this one police say involved a 5-year-old girl. >> he took sexually explicit photographs of her. detectives were able to corroborate those images by taking the unmistakable photographs from his cell phone. >> through good police work and good forensic police work we were able to recover images that are useful in the prosecution of this case. >> reporter: the ymca says it is assisting police and helping parents cope. >> parents loved him. i received a number of phone calls this week from parents that are emotionally distraught. thinking that this person that they love so much could possibl

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's official the two billion dollars cathedral hill hospital cannot get started. major ed lee signed a bill -- mayor ed lee signed a bill that allows construction to begin. as well as a rebuild of st. luke hospital. demolition of the old cathedral hill hotel is set to begin this fall. >>> temperatures are about to trend lower. how much of a change you're going to feel tomorrow. >> a 2-year-old boy inspires hundreds of people to take life saving action. >> we just really feel honored and blessed. >> the incredible story of giving bang. >> but comes up next, police say a dui driver >>> to >>> tonight we're learning more about a man responsible suspected of driving under the influence and killing his wife and dog. deborah villalon joins us now live with what investigators are saying about the drive's history of impaired driving. >> reporter: julie it's extensive. it goes back more than a decade and it could bring a murder charge rather than manslaughter. the orange paint on the ground here show where is the suspect veered on to the should

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's official the two billion dollars cathedral hill hospital cannot get started. major ed lee signed a bill -- mayor ed lee signed a bill that allows construction to begin. as well as a rebuild of st. luke hospital. demolition of the old cathedral hill hotel is set to begin this fall. >>> temperatures are about to trend lower. how much of a change you're going to feel tomorrow. >> a 2-year-old boy inspires hundreds of people to take life saving action. >> we just really feel honored and blessed. >> the incredible story of giving bang. >> but comes up next, police say a dui driver is responsible for the death of a man and his dog. we investigate the suspects history of trouble behind the wheel. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush?

. >> robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> from the aclu, its the distress code promotes racial profiling. >> the county fair opened today. at every entrance says gang identifiers are prohibited, colors as red and blue, gang assembly gang symbols, and a's and dodgers attire. >> we ask that individual to remove specific colors. >> they want to stay and have a great time. >> the aclu says the policy is too broad and gifts argument law enforcement too much discretion for commonplace activity. >> the aclu says it may promote discrimination against youths of color. >>> tonight, san francisco city college could lose its accreditation. >> they notified it will revoke the accreditation if the school can't correct institutional and financial problems. >> the college is telling students classes are still open. >> they have until the end of the month to request an appeal. >>> sonoma is at the center of an uproar. >> jarvis was told by a supervisor to remove the two-inch cross around her neck. >> the supervisor was wrong and made a human error, quote. she said the incident upset her, she left her job

that's where robert handa with what police and neighbors are saying about the death. >> reporter: we are in the north san jose neighborhood, where police have been since this morning. you can see that investigators are still conducting their search for evidence, to try to solve what they call a violent death. the creek view inn in san jose is a subsidized housing complex filled mainly with people who have known each other for years. neighbors were stunned when someone called the san jose fire department to say one of the residents, a 62-year-old woman who lived here alone, seemed to be in distress. >> she was laying on the floor and they were doing cpr. her stomach was very extended. when they brought her out to the emergency vehicle, they were still doing cpr. i heard that some woman broke in and beat the [ bleep ] out of her. i don't know. >> reporter: san jose police homicide detectives were summoned and later confirmed she had been assaulted but not shot or stabbed. >> we do believe she had some type of physical attack or trauma. we don't have any kind of suspect information. >>

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san leandro man has been accused of murdering his wife.olice arrested and charged him with murder. officers responded to a domestic violence call on sunday. they say they found a 60-year- old woman dead at the scene. detectives tracked down shipp, who is her husband and arrested him on wednesday. he is being held without bail. >>> bart's police chief is reacting to the new movie about oscar grant released in select cities today. >> shots fired at fruitvale. >> it includes the shooting by a bart police officer that killed grant at the fruitvale bart station on new year's day in 2009. chief said he talked to the director of the movie, richmond native, and the chief told us he thinks it is a story that needs to be told. >> i thought it was a good movie. what he was trying to achieve was to show that oscar grant was a human being. i think the movie achieves that goal. >> he couldn't say whether the movie was entirely accurate. fruitvale station opens in select cities today. it opens nationwide on july 26th. >>> back now to san francisco. chief

. >> robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the suspect in the case, 23 barry white junior, a public defender was assigned to represent him. >> wight is accused of using a gun and knife to kill the two clerks at a jewelry store about a dispute about a purchase. >> today, one of the victims gave voice to the pain. >> this is a baby sister. >> i want my sister back. >> i want her to come home. >> her and her coworker were killed and the store owner were wounded. >> white also fired shots at police. >> he's expected to enter a plea to the charges next week. >>> today, from president obama outlined his mission to refocused attention on the nation's economy. >> no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty. >> the president gave a campaign-style speech in illinois in efforts to help the middle class and buft the minimum wage. >> in berkeley, on those receiving the lowest pay got a speech >> reporter: some people marched downtown to a commission on labor meeting. >> they want the minimum wage raised to $10.55 an hour. >> in downtown berkeley, protestors say the bay area is expensive and eve

our robert handa is following the story.tigators say the number of girls involved here has now grown to four. >> reporter: that's right it was another emotionally wrenching day. a few days ago they found the list of charges is now longer and more will be added soon. former ymca child care worker leminey was escorted into court today. last week he was crying after he was being arrested. today he was calm after a third charge was added. thise

robert handa is live. you have that information, right?orter: it's an ongoing investigation and a story we've been covering since last week. now we do have stunning new developments from police from their investigation. now, we told you about the 20- year-old ymca child care worker accused of sex crimes involving a 6-year-old girl and another underaged teenaged girl, charged for both of those alleged crimes last week. and a few minutes ago, police say there are now two more victims bringing the number of victims to four. >> the first victim is a 5-year- old female who reported that while under the care of larimey, he took sexually explicit photographs of her. detectives were able to corroborate this by images from a cell phone. the next victim, 7-year-old female, reported he molested her and detectives were able to corroborate that statement with other witness statement as the scene. >> reporter: now, police tell us that the investigation is still going on on those cases as well as looking for more potential victims. the suspect will be ba

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> happening now, we want to show you another live look at this caravan near san francisco international airport. this is the caravan from asiana flight 214 victims and families of the crash victims. we're told they are now at the scene of the crash. you can't see the wreckage, but that bus there was holding the passengers and families of the crash victims from saturday's crash. we're told they're going to have a memorial at the crash scene. ten police motorcycles were escorting this caravan to the airport. when we get more information, we will bring it to you. >>> samsung broke ground on its new headquarters in san jose. company executives and city and state leaders were on hand. the 10-story building will be made up of staff offices and green space. more than 2,000 employees will work in the headquarters when it opens in 2015. >> we'll have opportunities for brainstorming. you're really going to see a spark of innovation, because of the way the building is designed. it's meant for these impromptu meetings that spark the next big idea. >> the new buildin

robert handa broke the latest developments on mornings on 2. tonight he tells us how explicit cell phone pictures are providing key evidence in the case. >> reporter: former ymca child care worker was caulk when he entered court today. today he was calm after a third charge was added, this one police say involved a 5-year- old girl. >> she took sexually explicit pictures of her. investigators were able to get those images. the ymca says it is assisting police and helping parents cope. >> parents loved him. i received a number of phone calls this week from parents that are emotionally distraught. >> reporter: but investigators say they plan to file charges involving another victim later this week. >> family and friends here did not comment but one person called it all overwhelming. the prosecutor says he understands. >> these are the kind of camps i put my children into. the initial response is you don't want these charges to be true. >> reporter: lermanei will be held in court without bond. >>> more details now the ymca tells us that it require

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the camp offices are in san francisco. tonight the director acknowledged the death of the staff member and the four that were hurt are all doing well. he said the campers are doing well and participating in camp activities away from the scene. our staff therapists are working with grief experts to care for our community in this difficult time. >>> developing news tonight, san francisco city college is going to lose its accreditation next year. the president said this is really bad for san francisco. ktvu's noelle walker is live with details on the decision and what it could mean for the 86,000 students who attend san francisco city college. >> reporter: word is starting to get out on this campus, 85,000 students. one student said that is just great. he doesn't know what he will do. news chopper 2 up above the scene. there were going to be people here for a rally to support san francisco city college. there is a rally planned next week as well. i was on a teleconference with the san francisco city college faculty, they said

robert handa broke the latest developments on mornings on 2. tonight he tells us how explicit cell phone pictures er: former ymca child care rk was caulk when he entered court today. today he was calm after a third charge was added, this one police say involved a 5-year- old girl. >> she took sexually explicit pictures of her. investigators were able to get those images. the ymca says it is assisting police and helping parents cope. >> parents loved him. i received a number of phone calls this week from parents that are emotionally distraught. >> reporter: but investigators say they plan to file charges involving another victim later this week. >> family and friends here did not comment but one person called it all overwhelming. the prosecutor says he understands. >> these are the kind of camps i put my children into. the initial response is you don't want these charges to be true. >> reporter: lermanei will be held in court without bond. >>> more details now the ymca tells us that it requires background checks for employees working with childr

robert handa reports from santa clara on the search for the suspect and what frightened neighbors arew doing to protect themselves. >> reporter: santa clara police went door to door along kyley boulevard. and teams of officers searched a near by creek looking for someone who may have assaulted a woman in that neighborhood. a woman claims a man broke in through a bathroom window. came in through the window and sexually assaulted her. neighbors were shaken. >> it's a little scary because i came home late last night. and to think about having some men around lurking or you know breaking into apartments. >> reporter: police describe the attacker as a male adult 5'2", to 5'4", with some possible facial hair and speaking broken english with some sort of accent. one neighbor who asked us not to show her face said she could easily been a target for that kind of assault. >> we leave the door open, we leave the windows open. it just doesn't make us feel comfortable being in our own home. >> reporter: other people in the area also told us they plan to be less trusting. >> i'm a little bit more a

live, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police are investigating a possible case of child abuse. they opened their investigation one week ago into allegations that a staff member touched a student inappropriately. police could not release more details at this time but they say the staff member has been placed on administrative leave. >> reporter: three straight days of protests over the george zimmerman verdict have oakland trying to regroup. business owners asked for and received a meeting with the police chief to talk about the police response. there is also new video of some of the violence. 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 ch

ktvu's robert handa first broke this story yesterday right here on "mornings on 2." last week, prosecutors charged him with assaulting a 6-year- old girl and possessing pornographic girl of another underaged girl. yesterday, the suspect was back in court facing a third charge. this one involving a 5-year-old girl. >> he took sexually explicit he photos of her. directives were -- detectives were able to corroborate the evidence from the photos from his cell phone. >> through good police work and good forensic police work, we were able to recover images in this case. >> reporter: now, the suspect is being held without due. he's due back in court in september to enter a plea. the ymca does require background checks when working with children. we're told he passed the fbi and department of justice background. he also passed a state test as part of the ymca's child care licensing process. >>> a california man posing as a pilot has been ordered to face charges on monday. now, investigators say he managed to get hired to high hospital and news helicopters hundreds of times

robert handa reports from santa clara on the search for the suspect and what frightened neighbors are protect themselves. >> reporter: santa clara police went door to door along kyley boulevard. and teams of officers searched a near by creek looking for someone who may have assaulted a woman in that neighborhood. a woman claims a man broke in through a bathroom window. came in through the window and sexually assaulted her. neighbors were shaken. >> it's a little scary because i came home late last night. and to think about having some men around lurking or you know breaking into apartments. >> reporter: police describe the attacker as a male adult 5'2", to 5'4", with some possible facial hair and speaking broken english with some sort of accent. one neighbor who asked us not to show her face said she could easily been a target for that kind of assault. >> we leave the door open, we leave the windows open. it just doesn't make us feel comfortable being in our own home. >> reporter: other people in the area also told us they plan to be less trusting. >> i'm a little bit more anxious to

but as ktvu's robert handa tells us it's not because of safety concerns. >> people lined up only to be turned away today at great america's popular gold striker. the immense 104-foot high wooden roller coaster opened at the start of june to rave reviews but has been shut down since yesterday due an ongoing conflict with a neighboring company over noise. >> we're all excited you know and it's really a killer to not be able to ride it. >> reporter: the problem, when officials measured the noise level without any riders it was within acceptable limits. but nobody accounted for when riders start screaming. great america acknowledges the problem and says it is making adjustments to bring down the mechanical noise. >> we have found with the coaster running we are just slightly above the levels and we are working with all parties involved to make sure we reach those levels and accommodate everybody. >> reporter: still many disappointed would be riders are mad a ride could be shut down for being noisy. >> i think it's -- because the park was here before the businesses. >> reporter: great ameri

live in san jose, robert handa. >>> los angeles is prepared to welcome the girls killed in the crash now grieving. they were headed to a three week summer camp and stayed with host families and taken afternoon field trips and weekend trips. the students are now all planning to return to china. the church is offering prayers and holding a fund-raising campaign. >> we are collecting some funds to try to help these students. a lot of them, their suitcases, they may not have them. so we are trying to provide for some of those needs. >> the church plans to hold a prayer vigil thursday. families that were going to host the students are among those planning to attend. >>> more coverage coming up later at 6:00 including who was supposed to monitor an airplane's speed when it comes in for landing. also, looking at the pilot's back grounds and the role it might have played. and we are looking in the evacuation procedure after questions come up about one of the chutes on the asiana flight malfunctioning. >>> you're paying for it. the washington, d. c. bureau tracted your tax dollars. the money

but as ktvu's robert handa tells us it's not because of safety concerns. >> people lined up only to be turned away today at great america's popular gold striker. the immense 104-foot high wooden roller coaster opened at the start of june to rave reviews but has been shut down since yesterday due an ongoing conflict with a neighboring company over noise. >> we're all excited you know and it's really a killer to not be able to ride it. >> reporter: the problem, when officials measured the noise level without any riders it was within acceptable limits. but nobody accounted for when riders start screaming. great america acknowledges the problem and says it is making adjustments to bring down the mechanical noise. >> we have found with the coaster running we are just slightly above the levels and we are working with all parties involved to make sure we reach those levels and accommodate everybody. >> reporter: still many disappointed would be riders are mad a ride could be shut down for being noisy. >> i think it's -- because the park was here before the businesses. >> reporter: great ameri

and robert handa is here to tell us about efforts to trap the coyote. >> reporter: these are some of traps being used. officials say they needed to step up the trapping because suddenly coyotes are getting more aggressive. coyote traps are being set up all over the hills after animal control started receiving more calls about coyotes suddenly acting aggressive around humans. >> in the beginning it's scary in the middle of the night. but it's getting worse. >> reporter: that's what concerns vector control. coyotes are common, but now they're following humans and attacking pets. >> that can lead to attacks on humans and pets. the coyote walks through here. when he does he's going to hit his chest area. when that happens the snare tightens around the neck and we have a stop that prevents choking. >> reporter: this other type of trap is hidden and baited with food. >> so when they pull this it releases the trap, the trap comes up over the neck of the coyote and then when the coyote pulls back it's just like a snare at that point. >> reporter: vector control will monitor these traps every

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> things are getting back to normal after a gas leak at the intersection of ragata boulevard this morning. the leak led to the evacuation of several apartment lexes. a fire chief blamed a construction crew. >> they are supposed to check, absolutely, before they start digging. unfortunately that didn't happen in this situation. >> took a little over two hours to cap the line. repairs were going on all afternoon. >>> contra costa county officials are blaming faulty emergency alerts wednesday on a company they contract with. the leak forced evacuations in an area a few blocks around the leak. but alerts went tout several unaffected areas of the county, telling people to evacuate immediately. a sheriffs spokesman says a technical error by the contractor sent the message out to the county's wireless alert system. >>> we have new video this evening of a grass fire in sonoma county. the flames broke out about 1:45 hah off lakeville highway. it's burned about 80 acres so far. it's about 50% contained at this hour. no reports of damage to structures. >>> next month