there, sasaki opened up even more. she composed a haiku about losing her home to the tsunami. >> translator: fresh tatami mats with their fragrance, an afternoon nap. >> translator: before the disaster, i lived in a house with tatami mat floors, the place we are staying in now only has wooden floors. i miss the tatami, so i wrote haiku about it. >> reporter: after the competition, the matsuyama students wrote haiku to cheer up the students from the devastated area. >> translator: i've been thinking how to write haiku. i think the important thing is express what you really feel. here's one i composed. >> translator: your words uttered to the cosmos, summer sparkles. >> translator: i am convinced some haiku can only come out of our own experience. now i'm inspired to write that kind of haiku. >> reporter: by expressing determination, the students, who have been through so much, show signs of getting on with rebuilding their shattered lives. shigemi yamashita, nhk world, matsuyama. >>> the international atomic energy agen

in a story only on 2, ktvu's john sasaki is live in napa where he learned hospital keys are missing and may be in the hands of a patient. >> reporter: this is one more problem for napa state hospital. this one puts the community at risk. a day after they were stolen by patient, a set of hospital keys are still missing. napa state hospital houses hundreds of patients. right now one patient has keys that were taken from a staff member yesterday. she worked to work here. >> should be more careful. i know the police officers have lot on their hands. >>> theperson suspecticide extremely dangerous. >> it puts us at risk. >> police say they could prevent someone from escaping but residents aren't confident. >> it's creepy. >> raises a big concern. i have kids. you know, i wouldn't want, you know, keys falling in the wrong hands. i hope they would bump up the security. >> reporter: some residents remain more concerned about safety inside the hospital. >> i don't see those keys releasing people into my neighborhood. it's a concern for those within the hospital facility. >> staff are demanding th

in san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news >>> a group of disabled bay area veterans enjoyeday on the bay today. members of the coast guard and bay area firefighters helped carry the veterans and their wheelchairaboard the boats in oakland. >> i started it because i felt that not enough people were paying attention to our veterans. there are a lot of public events for young people, kids and so on. the vet raps are being kind of forgotten. >> reporter: this is the regatta's 15th year. 58 boat owners from as far away as stockton donated their boat and time. many of the people were veterans. >>> there is one question that nasa may never be able to seans >>> yemen's president returns to his country with a call for a cease-fire to end violence between his supporters and opposition forces >>> and there will be a high chance of ran tomorrow and when the 90-degree heat returns in our five-day forecast. so i got this new job last week, but their health insurance doesn't cover my kid's pediatrician. which is not cool. she was so fantastic. she had this sock puppet that she would use to

in a story you will see only on 2, john sasaki fells us what happened this time that could allow dangerous patients to escape. >> reporter: napa houses hundreds of forensic patients. right now one patient has keys that were taken from a staff member yesterday. this woman used to live here and has family that still does. >> they should be careful. stuff. because i know the police officers here have a lot on their hand too. >> reporter: the staff member suspected of stealing the keys are extremely dangerous. >> they could come off the unit because they have the bk3. >> what does that mean for your patient? >> it could put us at risk. near by residents are not so confidence. >> it's creepy. you don't want anybody in these neighbors over here or god forbid the kids playing in the front yard getting touched up. >> it raises a big concern because i have kids. i wouldn't want the keys to fall in the wrong hands obviously. i hope they would pump up the security and everything. >> reporter: everyone in this situation. some residents remained more concerns about safety inside the hospital. >> i don'

in a story you will see only on 2, john sasaki fells us what happened this time that could allow dangeroustients to escape. >> reporter: napa houses hundreds of forensic patients. right now one patient has keys that were taken from a staff member yesterday. this woman used to live here and has family that still does. >> they should be careful. stuff. because i know the police officers here have a lot on their hand too. >> reporter: the staff member suspected of stealing the keys are extremely dangerous. >> they could come off the unit because they have the bk3. >> what does that mean for your patient? >> it could put us at risk. near by residents are not so confidence. >> it's creepy. you don't want anybody in these neighbors over here or god forbid the kids playing in the front yard getting touched up. >> it raises a big concern because i have kids. i wouldn't want the keys to fall in the wrong hands obviously. i hope they would pump up the security and everything. >> reporter: everyone in this situation. some residents remained more concerns about safety inside the hospital. >> i don't s

in san francisco, i'm john sasaki. >>> and for more information on how you can help or if you want toake a donation go to ktv u.com and control to the right now section. >>> there's word tonight for several buyers for the andronick. three buyers have turned up. leading the pack is the ronoho group which owns 25% of andronico's death. the market chain known for high end meats, produce and other products will need an infusion of cash by october to keep its doors open. >>> on wall street today, a four day rally came to an end as investors sold stocks ahead of tomorrow's unemployment report. the nasdaq was off three, the dow lost 120 points. first thing tomorrow the labor department issued it's august jobless report. >>> netflix fans be prepared the new pricing structure is here, it started today. if you get both videos by mail and online you will pay more. netflix is making its online service a priority and adding more titles. internet streaming only remains $8. >>> a federal court judge in washington, d.c. signed off today on comcast purchase of nbc universal. >>> but the judge added a

in san francisco, i'm john sasaki. >>> and for more information on how you can help or if you want to make a donation go to ktv u.com and control to the right now section. >>> there's word tonight for several buyers for the andronick. three buyers have turned up. leading the pack is the ronoho group which owns 25% of andronico's death. the market chain known for high end meats, produce and other products will need an infusion of cash by october to keep its doors open. >>> on wall street today, a four day rally came to an end as investors sold stocks ahead of tomorrow's unemployment report. the nasdaq was off three, the dow lost 120 points. first thing tomorrow the labor department issued it's august jobless report. >>> netflix fans be prepared the new pricing structure is here, it started today. if you get both videos by mail and online you will pay more. netflix is making its online service a priority and adding more titles. internet streaming only remains $8. >>> a federal court judge in washington, d.c. signed off today on comcast purchase of nbc universal. >>> but the judge added

. >>> and ktvu's john sasaki is gathering all the new information on this deadly plane crash in renocaught on tape. plus we're going to talk to a witness who saw it all. all this coming up in 90 seconds. >>> a mass casualty situation in reno where a plane crashes near the stands at the air races. what we are learning right now about the dozens of people injured. >>> it should have been done a long time ago. that street should have been opened a long time ago. >>> a visible scar of the deadly san bruno blast is about to go away. what is being done right now. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. in just the last five minutes an air official called the situation there a mass casualty incident. john sasaki is live there at the incident with the latest information we're getting at this hour, john. >> reporter: julie there's another crash in a long line of accidents in this event just outside reno. first we want to show you a photo we got into the kts is u newsroom. that is the debris field. that's where chaos, just debris spread everywhere. people going

ktvu's john sasaki tells us what san francisco did today to make its labor laws among the toughest in the country. >> reporter: it is the financial center of the bay area but even san francisco's financial district is not immune to the phenomenon known as wage theft. >> we find it happens with white color office workers who don't get pay the way they should be. >> that includes minimum wage, overtime, paid breaks. sometimes people are asked to work off the clock. clock out and keep working. >> reporter: even stealing tips from workers. >> a report put out last year by the chinese progressive administration shows that half of all restaurant workers here in china town madeless than minimum wage. this morning mayor ed lee signed into law the wage theft prevention ordnance. >> there's already $7 billion of wage theft going on. we're not going to let that happen in san francisco. >> reporter: it gives investigators access to work sites, payroll records and workers at any time. strengthens the city's ability to cite employers immediately. and doubles penalties for workers who violate regula

ktvu's john sasaki tells us what san francisco did today to make its labor laws among the toughest inntry. >> reporter: it is the financial center of the bay area but even san francisco's financial district is not immune to the phenomenon known as wage theft. >> we find it happens with white color office workers who don't get pay the way they should be. >> that includes minimum wage, overtime, paid breaks. sometimes people are asked to work off the clock. clock out and keep working. >> reporter: even stealing tips from workers. >> a report put out last year by the chinese progressive administration shows that half of all restaurant workers here in china town madeless than minimum wage. this morning mayor ed lee signed into law the wage theft prevention ordnance. >> there's already $7 billion of wage theft going on. we're not going to let that happen in san francisco. >> reporter: it gives investigators access to work sites, payroll records and workers at any time. strengthens the city's ability to cite employers immediately. and doubles penalties for workers who violate regulations. a

live in san francisco i'm john sasaki. >> also visited the bay area today. explain why she was here coming up in 11 minutes. >>> there's still no word tonight of when the us berkeley graduates are going to be released. their lawyer says there's no timetable yet but he does not expect a decision before saturday. iran's judges are reviewing request for one million dollar bail. secretary of state hillary clinton said she's not concerned about the delay. >> at this point, we are not at all concerned because we have received word through a number of sources publically and privately that the decision will be executed on. >> bower and fatal were arrested two years ago while hiking. said to make an appearance before the united nations in one week. >>> an update on a crash that caused a big back up for this evening's commute. a big rig collided with a car this afternoon just west of foothill road. the crash slowed traffic on 580 and delayed bart trains. chp says the drivers suffered minor injuries. >>> a two year old oakland girl is robbed of her jewelry. tells us wh

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new information tonight about the death of a young girl hit by a car right in front of her mother. ktvu's robert handa joins us live at the scene in east palo alto where he learned more information about the driver. robert? >> reporter: well, there is new information about the driver that may increase the belief by some people that this could have been avoided. here that intersection there has been a stream of people coming to the memorial to share grief and anger. >> reporter: pings of the six- year-old are triggering a range of emotions. police say after 8:00 a.m. the young girl was walking to school when she was commit killed by a driver at bay road at gloria way. >> so fast. hit and all -- i got closer. shaking. i was like oh, my god. i said larry, larry, i think the child was hit hard. >> i didn't want to see no more. shoes laying in the street. i started praying that she make it. but she didn't. >> reporter: police questioned and released the driver, alisha whiteparker a teacher. police called the collision an accident pending a investigati

her appearance is closed to cameras but our john sasaki is there. he had a rare chance to see the justice answering questions. so did she talk about yesterday's emergency landing? find out in 30 minutes on tv 36. >>> and bill neukom is talking about leaving the giants. why they're making changes at the top. >>> fred is in for mark tonight. >> reporter: the defending world champions sell out every game. their merchandise just flies off the shelves yet two differences. the chief operating officer will step down. that suggests there may be trouble in paradise. the giants confirm the current team president larry bayrd will replace bill nuekum. speculation as to why he's leaving is still blowing in the wind. he says he will share his part of the team but insists he's not being pushed out. >> i didn't have any fixed term in mind when i pushed other things aside and agreed to step in. it seemed to me as though it's come in a real sense pretty much full cycle. i had accomplished what i set out to accomplish. >> this franchise really is stronger than ever. t

live in the newsroom, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are also continuing to follow developing news from berkeley that is having a major impact on the friday evening commute. it was a fatal accident on eastbound i80 between a motorcycle and a big rig. happened very close to the gillman avenue exit. as you can see here, it is still backing up traffic two hours after the crash. crews still in the middle of interstate working on this situation there. and traffic just barely getting by on one right lane and two left lanes. i want to show you another picture here to kind of give you another example of what it looks like. the crash there at the top of the screen, you can see that the traffic is backed up all the way down into the mcarthur maze probably farther than that. the lanes heading south toward the bay bridge. traffic also very slow. presumably a lot of people slowing down to see what happened on the opposing lanes. >>> in san jose, a search is on right now for a suspect who police say went on a one man crime spree that involves a shooting, carjacking and kidnapping. ktvu's ro

live, san francisco, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and authorities say there is noee al- qaeda operatives have entered the country from pakistan in order to plant a car bomb. but new york city and washington are on high alert this weekend after reports of a credible threat. president obama has ordered his national security team to oversee anti-terrorism efforts, extra officers are conducting checkpoints, bomb squads and s.w.a.t. teams are standing by. >>> and security is up at california airports this weekend. at l.a.x., they are using bomb sniffing dogs to help and they are employing more help at the terminals, they do not expect scheduling delays. police are also paying special attention to the civic center, bart and the golden gate bridge. >>> and former new york mayor rudy giuliani is focusing attention nationally. and on behalf of the republican party. >> people often say is it safer now than before september 11th? the answer is yes, but not as safe as we should be. >> he also says that he believes the attacks didn't break our country's spirit as intended but m

i'm john sasaki, k. >>> and easing test requirements for the no child left behind program. typers and administrators in richmond -- teachers and administrators said the program did more harm than good and this it doesn't take into account the despair etbetween rich and poor school districts. >> a bay area judge sentenced a 49-year-old boy to one year -- 14-year-old boy to one year for his role in the death of a liquor store owner. the boy tried to rob the store in may. the store owner, the 55-year- old died from a heart attack after struggling with the boy over the liquor he was try to steal. the boy admitted to the crime and will serve 12 to 18 months. >> reports out suggest actor sean penn may have played a roll in iran's release of twomers who attended college at uc berkeley. they arrived in oman wednesday after their release. reuters and other news agencies say penn flew to venezuela months ago to discuss the case with president hugo chavez. chavez is a close ally of mahmoud ahmadinejad. penn's representative confirmed the report. >>> happening now, family and friends o

live in san francisco, i'm john sasaki. >>> a bay area youth summit today in san francisco focused on internet safety including cyberbullying. teens said it's hard for victims to go to parents or teachers as that may trigger even more bullying. also the kids caught "sexting" may become victims when their texts or pictures wind up on the internet. experts recommend that parents talk to their children about the risks and learn about tools such as facebook privacy settings and tags to protect information online. >>> herman cain has scored a major upset winning the florida straw poll. mitt romney took 37% coming in third. rick perry came in second. meantime, michele bachmann who had won the iowa straw poll came in last. >>> rick perry campaigned hard to win the pole though including a speech this morning in orlando before flying to a michigan leadership conference. his moderate views may have heard him in florida. >>> mitt romney did not actively court florida voters for the straw poll. he campaigned in michigan today and expects to win an informal poll there. romney has strong roots in m

and the world sasaki community grieved the loss of the mother wanted to leave after it was all but wiped out the impression of russia city yet a small this one squad member survived the many stars are in now on one of those parents. or more sports news with kate is next. hello welcome to the sport and here are the headlines i hope for the future i saw his top stars opportune rebuild the automotive side after wednesday's plane crash killed all but one. bowing out here is one i've got to say probably trying to get a knocked out of the u.s. open to end this year's dreams of the russian champion. jim if you count twenty one year old rookie ron paul is the n.f.l. record for the longest touchdown return on his professional day. but first steps have been taken to rebuild luck i want to be honest level i saki club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty six players and coaching staff the bosses of the kontinental hockey league of asked teams to give up players to help reform the side and former russia captain alexei yashin has said he will join the same along with former coach carter of russ

live in santa clara, i'm john sasaki. >>> we have more 9/11 coverage including a live report from ground zero in new york. see how some of the people used the day as a chance to give back and serve the community. and the tributes in san jose and san francisco to the firefighters who lost their lives. one very symbolic, the other a real physical effort. that's later in this newscast. >>> now to another grim milestone here in the bay area. survivors of the san bruno pipeline explosion recently parked one year since that tragedy. ktvu's jade hernandez was with community members and a conquest woman as they gathered today. >> reporter: san bruno's survivors gathered about 3 miles away from this neighborhood where the explosion took place. a support system is still evident a year after this tragedy forever changed this community. walking into san bruno city park, the festive mood was infectious. >> still walking around trying to find everybody. >> reporter: bob hanky was trying to reconnect with those still living with the stars from this scene. on that day when his phone rang he could not be

i'm john sasaki in for mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong.ers found that body yesterday morning just off interstate 680 and that is where ktvu's allie rasmus is live this morning with what's happening next in this investigation. allie. >> reporter: to give you a better idea of where this discovery was made, to the east of us right over here is interstate 680 where it's over that wall and we are actually close enough where we can hear the cars on the freeway where we are standing. to the west of us is a bridge, a pedestrian bridge and on the other side of it is foothill road and this seems to be a pretty well traveled area because this morning we have seen people on bikes jogging past us. behind us police tape, this dirt road, about 1/4 mile of this dirt -- up this dirt road is where this body was found yesterday. investigators comb through the brushy trail where the remains were found and this morning half a dozen police cars still in that area making sure the crime scene remains secure. the alameda coroner removed the body yesterday night an

ktvu's john sasaki joins us now where the outrage spilled over today. john?orter: this is the school newspaper, and on the most recent page 2, this comic strip was the topic of a heated campus meeting. >> reporter: it was quit today but not inside the campus theater. the school held a meeting ability this strip that that accuses black men of being sellish and stupid. >> for you ay

but as john sasaki tells us, ten years later, many are still suffering physical effects as well. >> reporterbay area residents have images, sounds, and smells of 9/11 seared into their memories, unlike the rest of us. >> you sit down, even when you're on the site, when you're done for your shift and you go, my god, i mean, it's overwhelming. >> the places we were, they were picking up you know, pieces of body parts that were like -- >> reporter: they're part of the search and rescue team that worked for two weeks after 9/11. ten years later, some of them have health problems. >> unfortunately, i ended up with some respiratory illnesses because of it. shortness of breath. i coughed for nine months straight when i returned. and i have been on medications for the past ten years. >> when i got sick, i had a sinus infectionment. >> reporter: the federal government didn't give responders the right information about the dangers at ground zero after 9/11. >> it's known now the environmental protection agency essentially falsified on the premise that the american public should not know how bad it was