ktvu's robert handa is live in santa clara where he spoke with parents and students about what happened. >> reporter: there were other animals involved in this. students and staff are still dealing with this discovery as well as finding out young boy whose did not attend the school were responsible. police say three young boys were takeb into custody -- taken into custody today after going on a vandalism spree. students, parents ask staff told -- and staff told me the animals were tortured. >> reporter: how are the students reacting? >> ridiculous. unacceptable. whoever is responsible i hope that they get what they deserve. >> this is a tragic and heinous event. also the vand throm the property. -- the vandalism to the property. talking kids at the middle school level. >> talking now middle school, we better look at the parents too. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> better not be. >> reporter: police are still questioning the boys but they will they have all the people responsible for the deaths. the school and district declined to comment. live in santa clara, robert handa, ktvu c

ktvu's robert handa is live at the shark tank. robert? >> we are in a familiar stot when the nhl playoffs -- spot when the nhl playoffs start. for the 10th straight year the sharks are in the running for the stanley cup. the party started outside. with fans decked out. all getting ready for the game against the los angeles kings. a change in the usual playoff systems. teams matched up by divisions. two rivals, but it will take an over all effort to dunk the kings. >> reporter: you feel good? >> yes. >> go sharks. all the way. >> reporter: this year the year? >> yes. >> we have home advantage. hopefully it will be great. should be pretty good. >> reporter: optimistic? >> very. every year. >> very deep this year. they got a good chance. >> you are optimistic? >> very. >> reporter: now, the sharks have the second longest active streak of making it to the playoffs. they are hoping tonight is the first step to their first stanley cup. robbered h -- robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. who is looking at you? a basket full of

ktvu's robert handa joins us to show us why rooms are going fast and what it will cost to get them. >> reporter: there are more than 30 large hotels, and as with many things it is all about location. while many could benefit, the ones with the best view are already reaping the rewards. >> reporter: when you say you want a room with the view these days had view is probably of the new 49ers levi stadium. the facility has been generating a lot of interest since construction began two years ago and now with the announcement of the schedule as well as other events the stadium is ready to generate revenue for local hotels. >> within 5 minutes we started seeing movement with reservations. december 28, 3 days after christmas, normally would be dead, it will be full. and busy. >> reporter: it isn't just the events that we will see more business. they say the levi stadium effect will fill in low demand backs week in and week out. >> it is going to crazy during the week. filling hotel rooms. running 80% during the week. one of the many good things is it will fill the hotels on the weekends. >> t

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> robert broke the story on twitter. follow ktvu and our reporters on twitter for breaking news and updates on stories anytime. >>> there is new information tonight about the miami police investigation involving 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. we are learning new evidence that fills the gap in the time line on how a woman got to the hospital. live now in the news room working to find out more about this. >> reporter: i spoke to a chapterren with the fire department -- capt with the fire department -- capt won the congestive heart failure -- captain with the fire department. . >> reporter: they responded to a 911 call april 2. the first responders transported a woman from the hotel to a hospital. a radio station is reporting the call was made by a player. he said a naked woman was on his friend's bed refusing to leave. that friend possibly 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. according to the police report they were partying with the woman. the report says a crisis intervention team was required to respond. the first r

the fire started and ktvu's robert handa spoke with firefighters who are working to put out hot spots tonight. >> we were inside the fire area and even though there is still smoke firefighters say the fire is under control and they are right now watching and waiting. making sure the fire is completely out and the gas dissipated. a few hours ago from news chopper 2, the fire department got a call about 3:00 p.m. and they could see flames destroyed one of the homes on moss brook circle and spread to two neighboring homes. the homes are close together. as you can see the frames helped feed the fire. a gas line break accelerated the flames and homes were evacuated to a school. some told us they were alerted by the popping explosion sounds and by their neighbors. >> hollered there is a fire across the street. i looked up, boom, like it exploded. we were on our way up the street. she grabbed my dog and away we went. >> we have no injuries. to fire personal or civilians and we are standing by waiting for pg&e. gas line break helped cause the fire or did come from the fire? >> i don't have th

ron tka -- robert handa is joining us now. >> reporter: you can see the rain is coming down pretty hard right now. we have seen a lot of rain lately over the past week. it's a boost to our water supply but can create some dangerous situations. >> several days of rain has the guadalupe river flowing again. a welcome sight in this drought. vanessa can't get enough of the wet stuff, unless when she's out driving. >> i love the rain. i do. but it can cause some accidents like when driving. >> reporter: moments after a driver lost control, crashed and ended up facing the wrong way against the center divide. a california highway patrol unit slowed traffic down and checked on the driver as well as another driver who stayed after almost being hit. both had minor injuries. the cause -- >> yes it was weather related as well as tire ware related. the driver ended up slipping and hitting the wall. she checked her tires and they were very worn. >> reporter: some mountain communities such as boulder creek, trees and big limbs came down from the rain. >> it came down really hard when it hit the house.

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> sales forced.com today reported it is playing forrights and a lease at a new high rise. sales force will lease half of the 61 story transbay tower which is going up in the south of market area. congresswoman nancy pelosi and ed lee helped unveil the model of the tower which will be named sales force tower. >> sales force tower will be the house of our urban campus. it's also the front door to the new transbay transit center which will not only benefit those of us here in san francisco but the entire region. >> sales force.com has 14,000 workers. 4,000 of them in the city. >>> our coverage of that deadly bus crash continuing after the break. in a live report, what we know about the dozens of high school students aboard that bus all weighing big choicing for their future. >> also police in the bay raising concerns of a big tool. >> no wirethey're big. fast. andome. dependable. and at net10 wireless, we let you tweet, text, talk and surf... on those amazing nationwide networks... without getting locked into a pricey phone contract. amer

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there are several things that parents can do to make sure their child not left in a car. put something in the back seat next to the car seat like a purse so you have to open the backdoor. put a animal in the car seat when the child is not in the car and set it next to you when the child is with you. also ask your child care provider to call you if your child has not arrived on time and don't get distracted while driving. and make it a rule it always open your backdoor when you get out of the car to check no one is left behind. >>> there may be more troubling news about food safety. there have been little improvement on reducing food born illnesses. the latest report card from the centers for disease control and prevention. >> reporter: more work is needed to reduce food born illnesses. comparing food poisoning from last year to 2006 is full of sad faces, not much has changed. it is a disappointing trend. >> it is troubling that we are unable to make real progress in decreasing most food born illnesses. >> reporter: there is some good ne

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back 92 the stormy weather. -- back now to the stormy weather. snowplows were out this morning. this one was blue canyon and this video showing the snow near baxter. our chief meteorologist bill martin said the sierra got a foot of snow. we got rain and in some cases hail. people have been posting pictures to facebook and twitter. you can see all the hail there around this gnome. this one showing more of the hail. you can see that they have substantial amount. finally what would storm be without a rainbow. a picture showing a beautiful rainbow this afternoon. let's go to bill now. we are at the tail end but the rain is still coming down. >> yeah. on the friday afternoon commute. the sun is out. they will play baseball tonight. but the rain is still falling. let's take a look. live storm tracker 2 fairfield. vacaville, santa rosa right now. you have showers showing up. the showers will be continuing to move through the bay area. let's move south. showers. fairfield starting to dry out. south and east. towards livermore, south of livermore, you hav

ktvu's robert handa is live at the courthouse in san jose. this involves brass knuckles? >> reporter: that's right. we were here in san jose when chris culliver arrived to make his first aexperience in court. he was o-- aexperience in court, he was low -- appearance in court, he was low keyed. >> reporter: calm and composed chris culliver strolled into the courthouse to face charges related to a incident in which he is accused of fleeing after a hit and run collision with a bicyclist in san jose. when witnesses chased him he rammed his car into a vehicle. at the scene officers found brass knuckles in his car. he pled not guilty to hit and run and possession of the brass knuckles. his only comments were to the judge. >> you have a right to have a preliminary hearing -- [ indiscernible ] >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: this morning cases against aldon smith were heard. the 49ers star appeared in court in november and pleaded not guilty to a weapons charge misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. today's hearing was to set a time figure out which way to go for the

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> sales forced.com today reported it is playing forrights and a lease at a new high rise. sales force will lease half of the 61 story transbay tower which is going up in the south of market area. congresswoman nancy pelosi and ed lee helped unveil the model of the tower which will be named sales force tower. >> sales force tower will be the house of our urban campus. it's also the front door to the new transbay transit center which will not only benefit those of us here in san francisco but the entire region. >> sales force.com has 14,000 workers. 4,000 of them in the city. >>> our coverage of that deadly bus crash continuing after the break. in a live report, what we know about the dozens of high school students aboard that bus all weighing big choicing for their future. >> also police in the bay raising concerns of a big tool. >> no one knows the time and the place these things are going to fail catastrophically. >> the push tonight to strengthen what some officers call a lifeline. >>> back now to our continuing coverage of that dead

robert handa joins us from the area's largest reservoir which did open in a some what surprising way. >> reporter: it was a very unexpected turn of events. anderson reservoir was going to remain closed. but when supplies were pumped in, officials determined that the water was high enough for people to have some fun. boaters know the recreational users got a break. anderson and morgan hill was not supposed to be available when boating season opened today because of the drought. officials had planned to open just one facility, collateral reservoir. but when the water district began pumping in federal water to make sure the south bay had enough drinking walter this summer it raised anderson's level enough the county park's department decided to open up the 7-mile lake for at least part of the season. >> everybody is really happy to be here. we're really excited to open up the reservoir finally after many months of being closed we finally opened. we're very, very very excited about that. >> reporter: boaters were obviously just as excited about 30 boats and numerous people with fishing po

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> taxi drivers held a noisy protest in san francisco today in frontic utilities commission today. >> they are upset with the ruling that car services such as uber and lift are transportation network companies. not taxis. they want the c.p.u.c. to require them to have the same commercial insurance they have. >> they are taxi cabs but they are not regulated as taxi cabs and they are competing with legal taxi cabs that have full insurance. >> companies like uber are able to contact drivers using smart phone apps. >>> the weather now. our chief meteorologist bill martin. before we get to that. a quick question about that boy missing. he has been out there for two hours. which direction would the water possibly push him? >> right now the tied is filling. going to high tide. that will push imtowards the cliff house -- him towards the cliff house and the golden gate bridge. rescuers i imagine are looking towards the north. by seal rock and the golden gate bridge, if that is in fact where this young man drifted. we will watch it for you. we are on this story.

ktvu's robert handa is live in santa clara where he spoke with parents and students about what happened> reporter: there were other animals involved in this. students and staff are still dealing with this discovery as well as finding out young boy whose did not attend the school were responsible. police say three young boys were takeb into custody -- taken into custody today

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and one more time here live pictures from news chopper 2. you can see the cars that was destroyed and the house that was destroyed. we will bring you any updates as we get them and we are using an jose and fire when we po developments on twitter. >>> string of smart cars tipped and flipped across san francisco. police are looking for whoever is behib it. >> the first cause -- behind it. >> the first car tipped on its street. the second car tipped on its side and the third a car tipped on its end. a 4th car was discovered later. police think it is also linked to the vandalism. ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco. david, in some cases the cars are a total loss. >> reporter: it could be that way. they are still getting estimates done. they didn't respond to our inquiries today but it comes at a very upsetting time for one victim. >> reporter: it targeted four smart cars in san francisco but for the owners it is anything but funny. the windows are smashed, the pams scraped and the cars may be total losses. >> i am dealing with this o

ktvu's robert handa joins us to show us why rooms are going fast and what it will cost to get them. >e are more than 30 large hotels, and as with many things it is all about location. while many could benefit, the ones with the best view are already reaping the rewards. >> reporter: when you say you want a room with the view these days had view is probably of the new 49ers levi stadium. the facility has been generating a lot of interest since construction began two years ago and now with the announcement of the schedule as well as other events the

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we're definitely feeling the change in temperaturef meteorologist bill martin told us yesterday. >> very noticeable from what we had yesterday. and extremely noticeable from what we had saturday. we had a couple of low 90s pop up. the ridge of high pressure sends everything to the north of us and that's clear at the coast. it actually made it quite warm. out in san francisco, out at golden gate park here we have temperatures that are reading in the 70s right now. right at the beaches edge. i have 68 degrees. if we slip south a little bit toward pacifica. lindo mar and pacifica, upper 60s. if you go up in the hill a little bit you're into the low and mid-70s. temperatures very, very warm out there and it'll be warmer still tomorrow. take a look at more cities. 87 in concord. downtown san francisco right now you're 80 degrees. san jose right now is 86 degrees. so significant heat and certainly much warmer than what we were yesterday. i hope you go out there. i hope you have a chance to get out there. ends up at 64 degrees by the 9th inn