live robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and a nice warm day today. look at the highs we achieved. we got up into the mid-70s in many locations. warm again tomorrow. 74 concord. 74 livermore. 73 fairfield. santa rosa 76 degrees. tied a record today in oakland. temperatures tomorrow about the same. maybe just a little warmer. you can see here the clouds heading to the north. that is showing the jet stream. not near us. over the top of us. it could potentially bring us showers that could drive the systems to the north. these are the current temperatures. they look like highs. 75 oakland right now. 74 hayward right now. the say sinking and still getting -- the air is sinking and still getting warm. currently in san jose, it is 74 degrees. downtown san jose. beautiful day out there. you saw the pictures from robert handa. temperatures in the morning in san jose, 45 degrees. lunchtime, 70 degrees. by the end of the day thursday 74 degrees. temperatures are on the upscale. going up. san francisco right now 71. highs tomorrow around there. there is less wind

a number of farmers have been meeting with the water district and ktvu's robert handa is live where some of the farmers got some bad news. robert? >> reporter: there was a emotional meeting going on here. officials told farmers they are about to lose their water supply. >> reporter: he is a well known farmer in morgueb hill who is proud of his acres -- morgan hill who is proud of his acres. >> this is a nectarine tree. >> reporter: despite the trees, he is worried about the future. the watt aer district warned 100 cozeners use surface water and they might have to cut them off -- customers to use surface water and they might have to cut them off. >> a lot of them die. you lose your crop but the trees also die. >> reporter: they crowded in to meet with water officials about the cut off. he delivered the bad news. if the drought situation doesn't improve, water customers will get a notice there will be no more water available beginning april 1. >> we plan to meet with all of them. make sure they have other supplies available. >> reporter: officials point out there is a strong ground water s

ktvu's robert handa has been going through documents and has new information on the evidence against the two men who have been arrested. robert? >> reporter: the murder was a cold case and now 25 years to the day they believe they have solved the case. i talked with the prosecutor here who provided details that lead to the arrest of her husband and his brother. as we have been reporting, a mother of two disappeared while going to a class on march 8. two days later her body was found dead inside her car at the airport. the case remained a mystery for many years. they displayed the quilt her body was wrapped in, the development of dna led to new evidence but it was found on her clothes, not the quilt and documents show it was the possible lies told by her husband that led to the arrest. dna matching him was found in a intimate area of her clothing but he claimed he had no sexual relationship with her and he told his daughter he was with her in her car but told police he did not recall. as for the husband -- >> the husband had a financial motive in killing her. we believe there is eviden

ktvu's robert handa reported on this several weeks ago and tells us it is still going on. >> reporter: we are here at a familiar spot. it was a few weeks ago we showed them pumping in a million gallons of water into the creek and now more water will be loss. for these people it is a tough thing to watch during a drought. >> dumping 3 million gallons of water into the creek. a million a day over several days. the city flushes the water during repairs of wells due to concern of contamination but ktvu got complaints about a process where most of the water is lost. >> at home we are conserving more now. it would be nice to reuse this water. >> it would be possible to capture the water but from the financial standpoint it wouldn't make sense. >> reporter: some say these are not normal times. >> middle of a drought the priority should be finding a way to repsychothal watt -- repsychothal water -- recycle the water. . >> are you able to use this auditor? >> no. the pipe -- water? >> no. the pipelines are a great distance away. 134 are skeptable -- >> reporter: some are keptable about how har

ktvu's robert handa is live and spoke with a motorcyclist who was hit. >> reporter: he was one of many people who were upset and disappointed they couldn't conduct their business here and didn't help when they found out why. >> the dmv office shut down today after a car crashed into the building and caused a gas leak. we saw people redirected to other offices. most said they could still smell the gas. >> have to come back on monday. you drive all the way, you know, and you have to go back. but safer to be away. >> the accident happened as they lined up to take the drivers test. a woman in this car accelerated and knocked down a motorcycle rider. >> line starts moving. i fire up my bike and i am hit from behind. >> the car smashed a gas meter. the fire department evacuated the building and several others nearby. there were no reported injuries injuries and pg&e capped the leak half hour later. the driver told me she was nervous about the test because it was her third attempt to get a license. she hit the accelerator instead of the break and swerved into the building to avoid running ove

ktvu's robert handa joins us live with the arrest police have made so far. >> reporter: san jose police arrested two men in these robberies but here at headquarters it is still an ongoing investigation, searching searching for more suspects, witnesses and victims. they held up 20 markets. a surveillance camera caught one man shooting into the air before taking the cash. they saw pattern to the crimes and staked out several stores. two men showed up, saw police and fled. one man was caught, the other chased down by officers. >> there are civilians where on top of the clerks being victimized. it could have been your folks, my folks going to the store. >> reporter: police arrested angel rodriguez-leon a san jose resident who tossed away a hand gun during the chase and they arrested jesus beltran another san jose resident. both are held in jail facing armed robbery and investigators say they believe more charges will be added. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the killings of six women are now being linked and people are hoping someone can offer new evidence. the gyps

ktvu's robert handa was in court as her husband faced murder charges in her death. >> reporter: there were increeking developments today -- intriguing developments today. david zimmer appeared stoic as we walked in today with his attorney. the 66-year-old plead not guilty to murdering his estranged wife 25 years ago. she disappeared near san jose state university university on march 8, 1989. found two days later strangled to death in her car. the defense attacked the contention that they acted together to kill her. >> he did not do this nor did he help anybody do this. >> reporter: he ridiculed the notion he killed her for financial reasons. >> people aren't going to believe she sold the -- he sold the house and got insurance funds, that means he had a motive to kill his wife. >> reporter: he reveled he testified in a grand jury hearing two weaks ago -- weeks ago. >> did they find there was not enough evidence and the da filed a complaint? >> reporter: the prosecutor said there is evidence that has not been revealed about his financial motives and as ktvu reported, documents show ther

ktvu's robert handa is live in san jose with the numbers that have people alarmed. >> reporter: we are hear at a san jose community center where in an hour a meth will take place with public safety unions and the numbers about future staffing of the police department is already generating strong emotions. >> reporter: public safety is the top concern according to a survey. people attending a meeting with the police union today are not reacting well to police department numbers showing a drop in officers. >> we are on a downward cycle. too many accidents, robberies, stabbings. >> ktvu saw the documents that show there are 904 actual officers but that number will fall to 809 by 2016 if the financial picture doesn't change. >> retirement-disability, wages. we need to be more competitive with our benefit package. that would help retention and recruiting. >> the union says the city has been misleading the public. >> the police department is aware that we will be going backwards in numbers. having less police officers each year, 2015, 2016. that is in contrast to memos and promises from the

the released the video to ktvu's robert handa and they still want to hear from the community. >> reporter: yeah. investigators hope people will come forward now that some of the men are in custody. now with interviews from the detectives involved you can show you how the operation developed and why it worked so well. >> reporter: this was the 16 at 20 armed robberies throughout san jose since december. in this one a robber fires his gun. last month detectives looked at the pattern of crimes and staked out several stores as likely targets. >> wrapping up their level of violence. we know robberies of this type will ramp up. >> the strategy paid off. two suspects showed up and roared off as police swarmed in. the men jumped out and ran, one man was caught. >> two of our detectives picked up on this and started listening on the radio and flanked the suspect. >> the other suspect kept running through the neighborhooded and on to highway -- neighborhood and on to highway 280 before being caught. >> reporter: taken into custody were angel rodriguez-leon and jesus beltran. >> it took a lot of mov

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> their job is to save lives but their own health was at risk, the toxic discovery. >> sunshine and temperatures into the 70s. how long you will have to enjoy the conditions before rain returns to the forecast. >> after the break a dangerous party drug sold at a convenience store the small change they are making to skirt the law and stay in business. >>> breaking news to tell you about. a missing boeing 777 disappeared. took off from malacia and bound for china. the flight has 239 people aboard and disappeared. they lost contact with the boeing 777 and now search and rescue are trying to find out where it might be so they could start a search. 227 passengers, and 12 crew members. they are working with authority whose activated their search and rescue team to locate the aircraft. that is a statement. we will keep you posted throughout the newscast. >>> investigators are calling a fire at a car port this morning suspicious. flames broke out behind an apartment building on 7th street. 9 vehicles were damaged or destroyed. investigators

in santa clara, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> silican valley entrepreneur un says he is givingtempt to get voters to approve a hike in the minimum wage. un wanted to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour. he argued it would boost the committee and allow low wage workers to cut their dependency. he argued that he is not as wealthy as people may think. >>> and there's a battle to fly the chinese flag at the city council. why some say it's an idea that won't fly. ken wayne has the story. >> reporter: there are three poles, one for the u.s. flag, the state flag and city's flag. some would like to lower the city flag and fly foreign flags, for example the chinese flag on special occasions. there was a protest today against the idea. the protest was silence but the signs and images of those who died in oppression sobering. these people support thibet and certainly not a chinese flag flying over city hall. >> seeing that flag is a sign of oppression for thibetians. >> reporter: the city council took the issue of flying another nation's flag in place of the city's flag. lee says he is

ktvu's robert handa outlines the operation that led police to the suspects. >> reporter: police dubbed the robbers the can't stop won't stop robbers. who terrorized the city until they were caught last week. investigators looked at the pattern of crimes. >> robberies of this type will continue to ramp up. >> reporter: the strategy paid off. two suspects showed up at one of the stores and then warred off as police showed up. one man was caught quickly. >> it's a dead end. it's a dead end. >> reporter: the other man kept running. with police officers in chase as well as a chopper. >> he's crossing southbound lanes now on the run. >> two of our robbery detectives picked up on this. and started listening on the radio and actually caught the fleeing suspect. >> reporter: taken into custody escobar and rodriguez-leon. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses and even victims. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san diego woman is recovering tonight after being rescued from monterey bay after spending 15 hours on a partially deflated rubber

ktvu's robert handa is at the dmv where we spoke to the driver about why she was so nervous while waiting in line. robert? >> reporter: she showed up at a busy dmv office but the office has been closed almost all day because of the driver's test that ended before it got started. >> reporter: the smashed up front end of this car indicates the driver didn't do to well today. the car was one of several vehicles in line at the dmv office to start the test at noon when the driver accelerated into a motorcycle rider and crashed into the building, hit a gas meter and severed a gas line. the motorcycle rider noticed the woman was jittery. >> didn't see much. came from behind. by the time i looked up gas was hissing and people came out of the car. seemed to be okay. and i got off the ground. >> the san jose fire department evacuated the building and several others nearby. pg&e was able tocap the leak half hour -- to cap the leak half hour later. the woman said she was nervous about taking the test because it was her third try. she lurked forward when she hit it accelerator instead of the break. th

ktvu's robert handa outlines the operation that led police to the suspects. >> reporter: police dubbed the robbers the can't stop won't stop robbers. who terrorized the city until they were caught last week. investigators looked at the pattern of crimes. >> robberies of this type will continue to ramp up. >> reporter: the strategy paid off. two suspects showed up at one of the stores and then warred off as police showed up. one man was caught quickly. >> it's a dead end. it's a dead end. >> reporter: the other man kept running. with police officers in chase as well as a chopper. >> he's crossing southbound lanes now on the run. >> two of our robbery detectives picked up on this. and started listening on the radio and actually caught the fleeing suspect. >> reporter: taken into custody escobar and rodriguez-leon. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses and even victims. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a san diego woman is recovering tonight after being rescued from monterey bay after spending 15 hours on a partially deflated rubbe

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> there's a new legal decision in support of the threatened delta melt. today the court of appeals intends to protect the water for the fish in the delta. >>> i'll tell you when and where the mercury will climb. >>> we reveal the game changing te >>> what are you doing? what? oh my god. oh my god. >>> a confrontation between protesters and police at city college of san francisco. this is you tube video of police pushing protesters out of an administration building at the campus on ocean avenue. a protest organizer told us this evening that about 15 people are still inside and are planning to remain there all night. they are demanding the resignation of robert agroba and a reversal of a new payment policy requiring payment in full when students sign up for classes. >>> a 100-year-old water main broke and shut down stockton street in san francisco for hours today. public utilities crew said the iron pipe ruptured between sutter and street. and munni lines railroad rerouted. repairs were done by a little after 8:00 and the street was reopened. >>> several bl

robert handa was in the courtroom. and robert this is quickly becoming a high profile case. >> there's a lot of stakes at all different levels in this case going on in the hall of justice. a lot of eyes on the police officer and how he's treated in court. >> people versus jeffrey graves. >> reporter: the six year veteran san francisco police officer stepped up calmly in court today. 38-year-old jeffrey graves is charged with one count of forcible rape. graves and other prosecutors took the victim to a hotel. after the other officers left, graves is accused of raping the woman. >> in crimes of violence you don't want an accused to have weapons. >> reporter: just granted both request, graves was out on $100,000 bail and then waived his right to a preliminary hearing been 60 days. graves kept his bullet-proof vest on during the alleged rape and that there was physical evidence supporting the woman's story. >> it will come down to two defenses. it didn't happen or it was consensual. >> reporter: some battered women's advoca

in santa clara, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> silican valley entrepreneur un says he is givinghis attempt to get voters to approve a hike in the minimum wage. un wanted to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour. he argued it would boost the committee and allow low wage workers to cut their dependency. he argued that he is not as wealthy as people may think. >>> and there's a battle to fly the chinese flag at the city council. why some say it's an idea that won't fly. ken wayne has the story. >> reporter: there are three poles, one for the u.s. flag, the state flag and city's flag. some would like to lower the city flag and fly foreign flags, for example the chinese flag on special occasions. there was a protest today against the idea. the protest was silence but the signs and images of those who died in oppression sobering. these people support thibet and certainly not a chinese flag flying over city hall. >> seeing that flag is a sign of oppression for thibetians. >> reporter: the city council took the issue of flying another nation's flag in place of the city's flag. lee says

ktvu's robert handa is there and tells us why the area is more hectic than usual. robert? >> reporter: this is usually a busy entrance way on to the campus, more hectic because of the construction here. you can see the large construction site over there and that makes this walkway a narrow path for pedestrians and bicyclists. san jose state university university police say thursday morning, march 20 a 89-year-old woman was on a walk with a friend heading into the campus when she was knocked down by a bicyclist going the other way. the woman suffered severe injuries and transported to a hospital where she died on saturday. >> everything is under investigation. and knowing exactly how the collision occurred and that process is being vetted as we speak, and so interviews are taking place, follow up is being done. >> reporter: san jose state university restricts bicycle traffic on the pathway from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. but the collision occurred before 6:00 a.m. the bicyclist stayed at the scene, was helpful and rendered first aid. the cause of death was from head injuries. p

ktvu's robert handa is here with more on this. robert? >> the race is on.i stadium will be ready for the super bowl but the development around the stadium will not. a late rally will be needed, involving joe montana. >> the 49ers stadium helped bring the super bowl to santa clara but they want to akeep the party here -- to keep the party here. they watched the team play the ravens and stayed at a hotel near the stadium. >> being that close and being with all the other fans is the whole thing. >> reporter: they won't have the two main develop projects ready by the super bowl, the main project by related california includes a hotel, restaurants and a store and it will be built on a golf course across the street. and while officials would have liked the tax revenue, that was not the plan. >> no. we never had those scheduled to be ready by super bowl because of the environmental process of building on a landfill. >> reporter: officials dispute reports that say project led by joe montana will not be ready by the super bowl, the city is trying to get his project

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> there's a new legal decision in support of the threatened delta melt. today the court of appeals intends to protect the water for the fish in the delta. >>> i'll tell you when and where the mercury will climb. >>> we reveal the game changing technology that almost sounds like science fiction. >>> and in 90 seconds. >> what are you doing. >> the violent crash between protesters and police at a bay area college. >>> what are you doing? what? oh my god. oh my god. >>> a confrontation between protesters and police at city college of san francisco. this is you tube video of police pushing protesters out of an administration building at the campus on ocean avenue. a protest organizer told us this evening that about 15 people are still inside and are planning to remain there all night. they are demanding the resignation of robert agroba and a reversal of a new payment policy requiring payment in full when students sign up for classes. >>> a 100-year-old water main broke and shut down stockton street in san francisco for hours today. public utilities crew said

ktvu's robert handa has more. >> reporter: it was a strange series of events that lead to the crash.t started with a possible hit hit and run and ended with a young woman's death. >> reporter: the wemmage of -- the wreckage of the ford is what is left after a deadly collision with a train last night. she was driving her mother's suv when it was hit by a train just off central avenue. the young woman died at the hospital. >> i have known her for all her life. whole 20 years. it is just tragic to see this. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: police say unexplained events led to her death. ktvu obtained this surveillance video. it shows her driving away seconds after side swiping the parked car. she headed away from the damaged car but the street is a dead end and she had to turn back. the video shows her speeding, almost hitting another vehicle, forcing it to swerve away as she drives off. >> she was panicked and made a u-turn. >> reporter: she hit another dead end jumped a curve, drove through a channel and got stuck on the tracks with a train coming. >> looks like her wheels were spinni

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a castro valley man accused of killing his wife is now behind bars after surrendering to police. 46-year-old me disappeared after the body of 45-year-old jung was found at the family home in castro valley on friday. the couple's 14-year-old daughter discovered her mother had been shot to death. police say evidence in the home pointed to the father as the suspect. just after 10:30 last night, he surrendered to the cal state university in hayward. >> just walked in and said i have a warrant. he told them he didn't want to speak with them. when our investigators arrived on scene this morning he also told them he didn't want to speak with him. so we haven't had any conversations with him about his whereabouts in the last few days. >> investigators say they responded to the family's home three times on domestic violence calls. >>> the man accuse of trying to run over three police officers pled not guilty today. the bullet was fired by the other police officer he says. san francisco police haven't confirmed that but at this point eduardo is not facing

according to the poa the document projects the number goal from 904 now to 809 in two year, robert handa will have full details tonight at 5:00. >>> a free mortgage assistance event is underway in oakland. it started this morning there. the goal is to help homeowners by reducing their monthly payments. >> you want to do things f your family but you can't because you are basically under -- you know you are trying to pay for your home and at the same time you know put your kids through school. >> more than six thousand properties in the bay area are in some stage of foreclosure, according to reality track, the neighborhood assistance corporation of america is hosting the event, it runs every day through monday from 8:00 to 6:00. >> well, just a few high clouds paid us a visit last night into this morning but still lots of sunshine out there shaping up to be a warm thursday, the thursday of spring. spring started a few hours ago at 9:57. with that actually clear skies in our south bay camera looking toward san jose, on live storm tracker 2 high clouds but no rain drops, the dry weather patt