ktvu's david stevenson is outside the station. what is going on? >> reporter: let's go right now to the live camera where we can show you footage of one woman being arrested. taken up the escalator at the civic center bart station by bart police. this woman we believe is a protester who was down in place at civic center bart station for the protest. this would be the third protest in three weeks. so far we have seen little sign of protesters gathering above ground here. you can see some of the bart police down stairs at the ticket center. so far many riders knew a lot about the protest and they took steps to make sure they will be long gone by the time the protest happened. >> reporter: he is checking out of his office early this afternoon, anxious to avoid a bart protest. >> crowds and pandemonium and i don't want to go anywhere near it. >> reporter: pandemonium from last monday and the shut down of the stations today prompted many bart riders to plan for the worst. >> i am going to try to leave early. i heard about the bart protest. >> worries me

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thehooker group made good on its threat. it says bart violated free speech protections and the group hacked into a bart website and posted contact information for 2,000 bart customers. ktvu's maureen naylor examined that group and learned interesting information, she will have that at 5:30. our coverage continues as david stevenson mentioned, you can track changes on our website, www.ktvu.com, click on the bay area tab. >> reporter: residents are evacuated and a neighbor is on edge after a gas leak in oakland. ktvu's paul chambers is live with what caused this leak. >> reporter: people have mixed emotions, some are upset, can't get to their cars, inside their hopes, other are happy to be okay. they hoped to have this wrapped up an hour ago but listen, you can hear gas coming from the exposed pipe. there is also debris being -- coming out of the ground. here is what we know, 2:15 this afternoon a pg&e contractor was working, while working he struck and cut a gas line. it's unsure what hit that line and the leak caused for eva

vincent stevenson jr., he was 18 years years -- years old.stevenson was the third person shot and killed in richmond this week and the 24th homicide this year. >>> in news of the world tonight, in japan a powerful typhoon battered the islands of yucanaba today. earlier this year the same storm killed eight people in the philippines. so far no deaths have been reported in japan. the storm did cause flight cancellations. it is expected to hit taiwan and china this weekend. >>> in is somalia, the u.s. estimates 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died in the last three months because of drought and famine. this is the first attempt to count the human cost. the united nations figures half the entire population of south somalia are in need of help. >>> the man who tried to cook up a nuclear reactor at home has been arrested. there was no evidence of radio activity in his apartment. police charged that man with unauthorized possession of nuclear material. now he's acknowledged it wasn't a good idea. >>> liquid water on mars? scientists say some

vincent stevenson jr., he was 18 years years -- years old.stevenson was the third person shot and killed in richmond this week and the 24th homicide this year. >>> in news of the world tonight, in japan a powerful typhoon battered the islands of yucanaba today. earlier this year the same storm killed eight people in the philippines. so far no deaths have been reported in japan. the storm did cause flight cancellations. it is expected to hit taiwan and china this weekend. >>> in is somalia, the u.s. estimates 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died in the last three months because of drought and famine. this is the first attempt to count the human cost. the united nations figures half the entire population of south somalia are in need of help. >>> the man who tried to cook up a nuclear reactor at home has been arrested. there was no evidence of radio activity in his apartment. police charged that man with unauthorized possession of nuclear material. now he's acknowledged it wasn't a good idea. >>> liquid water on mars? scientists say some

stevenson had resigned as head of the men came a day later, the assistant commissioner followed. with them, retired officers peter clark and deli hemant were facing tough questions. >> did you ever receive payments from any news organization? >> good god! absolutely not. i cannot believe you suggested that. >> now the independent complaints commission has dropped its "use of the world" hacking investigation on all but one. stevens said he did not think he committed an offense. nil wallace, a former deputy at "news of the world" had given him when a gift. the watchdog is looking at allegations that he secured a job for the daughter of neal wallace, who at the time had a pr contract with them. he says he is furious and considering legal action. on the day this episode closed, so did applications to replace stevenson at the top of the met. >> of course, you can get much more on that story on their website. you can also get in touch with me and the team on twitter. >> this is newsday on the bbc. >> tens of thousands have joined anti-corruption protests across india. the man whose cam

ktvu's david stevenson is there now with what led up to all of this. dave smud. >> reporter: look behind me. the gentlemen is talking to -- gentleman is talking to people who is wanting to go home. this has been going on for a half hour since the civic center bart station was closed down. we have pictures from the scene, just a half hour ago. you see one man was arrested in the course of the protest. he was taken away in handcuffs. he is one of three that was arrested. guards shut the gates down about 5:30. they directed people out towards other bart stations. powell station closed at 5:45. above aground one protester told us why he came to the protest this week. >> police should be disbanned and turned over to the local police. they act in any fashion they chose. >> reporter: you can see the gentleman is directing people trying to make their way home. good news is we discovered in talking to people, people were aware the protest would be taking place. a number of people made plans to find alternate transportation to get home and avoid this happening.

ktvu's david stevenson talked to ed lee tonight about what changed his mind. >> reporter: ed lee and nine others are set to hit the stage here. this forum comes after the mayor promised not to run. he told us today about the person who pushed him to campaign. >> my second, my first campaign was senior class in high school and i won that one. [ laughter ] >> reporter: trailed by reporters, ed lee shook hands and looked looked for votes this afternoon. >> give me 5. there you go. >> reporter: he promised not to run back in january when the supervisors installed him as interim mayor. >> every week i meet with individual supervisors and we get the job done. that has changed and i changed my mind on this. >> this is a cop out. it depends on how it plays out. your average voter isn't concerned about a politician changing him mind. >> there are interesting discussions going on. >> reporter: with you and who? >> i would leave it at that. >> ed lee said the turning point was a july conversation that white house with dianne feinstein. >> walked into the white house was it was and what it meant

. >> we want to go now to ktvu's david stevenson, he is following the action on the ground. what can you tell us? >> reporter: look behind me. these are about 20 or so protesters who remain behind here who didn't join that march. everyone here assembled at 5:00, some chanting fight the power. they are angry about what they say is police brew tally following a july 3 shooting of charles hill. on the civic center bart station after he threatened them with a broken bottle. tensions between protesters, bart and bart riders. >> the initial protest was well taken but i think continued protests are just inconsiderate and not justified. >> the people on the train should understand he was praised for having the trains on time. it's the riders who should stop the bart. we are on their side. >> reporter: again, another live look at the scene at un plaza with protesters. we just got an update from the san francisco police department, the powell station hasn't been shut down and the protesters coming back up and heading east on market. this is a fluid situation. number 4 in a series of p

stevenson, the i.p.c.c. said he didn't conduct an offense when he accepted pounds from a health spa from this man, a former deputy editor at the news of the world. and his decision not to reopen the investigation could not result in discipline area proceedings. the watchdog is looking into allegations that he secured a job who had a contract. sources close to mr.iates says he is furious and considering legal action. on the day this episode closed, so did applications to replace stevenson. a tough task in the toughest of time. >> there is much more on that story on our web site. you can follow us on twitter as well. >> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. >> the headlines. tens of thousands have joined anti-corruption protests across india the man who fueled the uprising could be set to leave prison. >> rebels battling gaddafi's forces. >> as many as 400,000 children could starve to death in somalia unless action is taken to battle the familiarin. the warning was issued today. it's thought that 1.5 million

northbound 880 before stevenson boulevard.ibly two lanes. also some damage to the guardrail. that is why they went ahead and issued the traffic alert. that is your traffic. back to you. >> no fighting, you two. >>> the heads of fema and homeland security will tour damage from hurricane irene today and they are going to be in new jersey and new york after touring vermont. the national guard is using helicopters to get food and water to 13 vermont towns that are cut off because of all the flooding in the area. some rivers are still rising. >>> the red cross is urging people in the bay area to donate blood in the wake of hurricane irene. the organization had to cancel more than 70 flood drives along the east coast because of all the storm damage. the red cross is stressing the need for platelets which have a short shelf life of only five days. >>> bart is expected to name a general manager today. the transit agency board has selected grace crunican the former chief of seattle's department of transportation. bart has been without

david stevenson has been filing reports all evening long. >> reporter: at this hour the pound station is close to outbound traffic but the montgomery state -- station opened at 6:30 the civic center station is where the protests began just after 5:00. a handful of protesters gathered on the platform, they were angry about a fatal shooting last month be today's protest was organized by the international hackers group known as anonymous and respond to protest for bart can cell phone service for three hours. bart officials say it was a safety measure. >> we are allowed to determine time, place and manner. >> we should be able to protest the biggest in the line, oh, we are on public property user for public goods as you are on public property. >> a number of protesters wore masks. protesters gathered above the plaza and march down market street. so far no word from san francisco police in terms of the number of arrests. but we have not seen in reports of incidents of violence so far this evening. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> they will give you a live look now of what's happeni

david stevenson joins us from san francisco to explain what went wrong and the condition of the injured. >> reporter: i'm standing at illinois and 19th street here in san francisco. it is the site of a loft-style apartment building under construction. in the upand coming system. but work has essentially stopped for the day at cal/oshas and representatives from the county office look into haas -- into what caused a sudden collapse. that accident happened around 8:00 this morning. it sent four workers to the hospital. three with critical -- with critical condition. and we spoke to the main contractor on this project. he said three carpenters were standing below the 6th floor, inspecting a concrete below. a fourth carpenter was standing on the concrete above their head. we're told that a 115 by 15- foot frame supporting that concrete pour collapsed above the head and sent all four men tumbling 30 feet down a three- story shaft. >> it's the efficient of having a large wall fall on these guys and fours them town -- it's the equivalent of having a large wall fall on these guys and forcing the

david stevenson is live on market street now. so david, what is going on there? >> reporter: well, frank, we've watched this unfold since 4:40. take a look between the trolley and the bus passing by, you can see a ladder truck and people standing out in front of 799 market. behind that building, we have videotape of this, there is a pipe that has burst and is flooding out of a second story building. this building houses a shopping center on its first and second floor and at about 4:45 this afternoon people began streaming out of that store and we're told the managers began evacuating people from the eight-story building because of the burst pipe. firefighters arrived on the scene shortly after, followed by the police department. they went into the back of the building to figure out where the pipe burst and began to work to contain it. people gathered out on the sidewalk waiting to see how soon they can get back into the building. you can see them standing outside of the building right now. we've seen a number of employees wearing customary blue shirts go streamin

david stevenson is live with one of the costs from yesterday. >> reporter: the money went to reshuffle buses and bring out more drivers. police protesters and b.a.r.t. riders are gearing up for another possible protest next monday morning. >> i don't think they are getting any sympathy from b.a.r.t. riders. >> reporter: san francisco b.a.r.t. riders today said they are angry about the recent protests that have stalled train service. >> i think they need to stop, they're doing more harm than any good can come of it. >> reporter: activists say the protests are needed to confront police abuses. they are also angry about b.a.r.t. cutting off cell phone service prior to a protest a week ago. >> we are going to continue until we see a policy and practice from b.a.r.t. >> i haven't haven't been able to find that out. we do budget for overtime on a yearly basis. it's not a huge cost to the organization. >> reporter: it's also unclear how the protests are affecting ridership. b.a.r.t. estimates 292,000 people road trains yesterday. the protest began at 5:00 p.m. that's 1,000 more people than ro

that's what adlai stevenson said. so, mr. president, it's time for congress to get back to doing the people's business, creating jobs. nothing is more important than that. mr. president, i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion to concur. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the yeas and nays are ored. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

david stevenson spoke to the friend of that hit and run driver about what happened today. >> reporter: the 9-year-old boy was hit in this intersection after leaving the phillies- giant's baseball game with his parents. police believe the hit and run driver was drunk. his friend tells us what happened. at 10:30 last night a white truck drove the wrong way up montgomery street striking two people and hitting two cars before racing away. today white is in critical condition after san francisco medical hospital. a 58-year-old woman suffer add foot injury. police are crediting 15 witnesses with helping to identify the alleged driver. >> there were a ton of people running after the car trying to stop him. >> reporter: hayward police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas in that city an hour later. san francisco police said he tested over the legal alcohol limit. >> investigator from san francisco took witnesses over to hayward to identify the vehicle as well as the suspect in this case. >> reporter: ktvu has learned vargas just graduated with a business administration degree from cal state eas

reporting live from san francisco international airport, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a transgender woman who worked for the transportation security has reached a settlement with the federal government over her firing. ashley yang told her bosses about her gender reassignment surgery. they told her she still had to use the male bathroom and pat down only male passengers. tsa managers at l.a.x. will under go sensitivity training. >>> a meeting is set to start in an hour in east palo alto. police officers will listen to what residents had to say. most violent crime has lessened this year from last expect for homicides. those are up 50% with five recent killings. >> we are still looking at pretty significant reductions in over all crime and violence that despite being troubling, at least three of the five homicidings are related. that their tips have been tremendous in providing leads in all five homicide -- homicides. >> reporter: arrests have been made and others are expected. we'll have a live report on the town hall meeting ahead at 6:00. >>> family and friends of two u

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david stevenson has the story. >> reporter: this race could break fundraisers. >> i changed my mind and i am running for the mayor of san francisco. >> reporter: along with changing his mind, san francisco mayor ed lee has also changeed the rules for financing this season mayoral campaign. >> i had to cut a lot of funds out of the city budget and out of the general fund and that's part of my decision that if i don't have to use public funds i prefer not to. >> reporter: the decision not to take public funds frees lee from a $1.5 million spending limit. the other candidates who did take public funds get a break too. >> the spending cap does not apply. this again will now take the race from one that was pretty expensive to one that will be probably enormously expensive. >> reporter: campaign records show that board of supervisors president chu and san francisco city attorney dennis herr era lead the race with campaign cash. herr era has raised close to $1.1 million. chiu's campaign has raised 39 # thoeu dollars with an addition $92,000 in public financing. lee's campaign only yesterday la

david stevenson has more information about why police at last week's 49ers game really had their hands full. the fake messages that they kept getting. >>> dozens of san francisco court workers had a message today for the judicial council. >> out of order. >> budget cuts. >> out of order. >> reporter: the workers rallied in the city this afternoon as the council held its monthly meeting. that i have say they're demonstrate -- they say they're demonstrating against the council's decision to make cuts to the san francisco court. that means lay offs of 40% of its staff. and the shutdown of 25 courtrooms. protesters say the changes will harm the court system. >> it really does scare us to see what's going to happen in the future. divorces will take three years, not to mention the families who just are going to lose their jobs and will be affected greatly by the impact of these budget cuts. >> reporter: the demonstrators argue the council should spend its money on the workers rather than move court buildings an expensive project. >>> ben bernanke offered no new steps to boost the economy. he

david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> the giant-philly game is set to start in about two hours. an enthusiastic bunch of fans from the philadelphia area are here for the game. but cheering on their team has become almost secondary after the crash last night that critically injured 9-year-old ryan white. coming up you will hear from san francisco mayor ed lee and from philadelphia phillies manager charlie manuel who has a message for the white family. >>> the search is on for a boy kidnapped. you may have seen the amber alerts. the child was abducted in atascadero. janine de la vega is live there now at the command center. janine police say the suspected kidnapper left a note behind. >> reporter: that's right, she did leave a clue and right now police are here on the scene when sheriff's deputies are standing by. this is the area, one of the areas where they searched. they've been searching all day for 4-year-old jeremy guthrie. they came up empty-handed. it all went urpd under way at the baptist church that also serves as a homeless shelter. this woman 53-year-old annette hail k

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> a small fire is proving to be very costly for a school on the peninsula. a one alarm fire at bell haven elementary school was reported just before 9:00 this morning. the fire burned in a trailer on campus. the school was not in session, and no one was injured, but the fire damaged computers and office equipment. haws between 150 and $200,000. >>> a man die in the a house fire. the victim is 6 ever 3-year-old tom catillo. the fire broke out in the front living room at 4:45 this morning. catillo's electricity had been turned off. investigators are determining if the candling he was using sparked the fire. the contra costa fire marshall told us the house had no working smoke detectors. he said the detectors could have saved his life. >>> smooth sailing tonight after a computer malfunction caused a system-wide shut-down last night. sal casteneda reports bart knows what happened but not why. >> reporter: today bart officials explain what caused the nearly three-hour shut-down off the system that left thousands of people stranded.

ktvu's david stevenson was there as ed lee made it official. david? >> reporter: in under 2 hours ed lee is said to join nine other candidates for a forum here. today he got a taste of the questioning that may lie ahead. >> reporter: things got off to a bumpy start this morning. >> reporter: are you going to step down given the fact you broke your promise to the board? >> deputies arrested this man for disturbing the peace. ed lee said increased corporation prompted him to break his promise not to run. >> while i changed my mind i still haven't changed. it's still me doing the work and i want to continue doing the work. >> reporter: he spent the day trailed by a camera crew. he told workers he intends to bring in more tech companies. >> i got to change government to make sure we are business friendly. >> reporter: ed lee hit the streets, shaking hands with residents. the ethic's commission ruled they can't work on his official campaign. >> while i appreciate people involved, whatever they did to encourage me to run, that's gone, that's done. as of thi

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> san francisco officials point drup in homicides the past few years. 30 homicides this year with 50 last year and 45 in 2009. those are levels not seen since 1960. in 2008 there water 98. 200-7100. 200686 homicides. >>> -- 2006, 86 homicides. >>> a special meeting called after complaints that last month's vote was not taken in public. the mtc chose a former post office in san francisco because they said it had enough space to house the mtc and the air quality management district and the bay development commission. however speakers said the mtc should stay in oakland. >> i don't think you have been given the complete analysis and information that gets into comparison and i hope you look at that before making a decision. >> the mtc board appointed six members to study the alternatives and report back to the full board and they will decide whether to stay or move. >>> a story we have been following since ktvu news is growing. copper thieves hit san francisco schools several times, including last night. the police chie

ktvu's david stevenson has more. >> reporter: look behind me, i am standing just above the entrance to the civic center station. you can see 20 protesters standing there. we are hearing the situation down stair as calmer, there are few protesters down there. san francisco police and protesters say things will be different today in terms of where the protest takes place and when it's shut down. >>> bart police call it unsafe, protesters call it effective. the weekly demonstrations were sparked by the july third shooting of charles hill. and the agency's decision to cut cell phone service. the demonstrations prompted station closures and alienated bart riders. >> i hear why they are angry, i don't agree with the way they are going about it. >> i had to leave work early to avoid them. and trains are packed because everybody is doing that. >> reporter: members of "anonymous" are calling for the protest to stay above ground to keep the focus on the shooting instead of interrupted train service. police say they will move quickly if they stop street traffic tonight as they did last week. >> a

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in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> six members of the ms13 street gang could spend the rest of their lives behind bars after a jury returned a series of guilty pleas. the jury found three of the men guilty of murder for three killings in 2008. the others are convicted of charges such as racketeering and extortion. sentencing is set for november 30th. >>> a parolee wanted for questioning about a stolen car is back in jail for shooting a sheriff's deputy. investigators surveyed the scene this morning looking for evidence. the sheriff's office says quinett led the deputy on a foot chase before brandishing a b.b. gun. >> the deputy fired for his safety and fired a couple of shots. >>> he is facing charges of resisting arrest, and possession of a stolen vehicle. >>> a bay area family that was facing deportation would have been on their way back to peru at this hour had they not been granted a last minute reprieve. their fight isn't over and they're hoping something the president said will allow them to remain in the united states permanently. >> reporter: their fat

david stevenson is in the city tonight and tells us what the gunman reportedly said moments before the gunfire. >> reporter: workers are shaken tonight after one of their own was shot not far from their front door. san francisco restaurant hogs and rocks is shutdown tonight after a cook was critically wounded this morning while he was taking a smoke break. >> it's thought he was mistaken for a gang member and was shot. >> reporter: the cook joined a coworker and another man for a cigarette break in this driveway at about 12:30 this morning. the three were approached bid two other men who pointed a gun at the victim and asked him are you a scrub? neighbors tell us who shots were fired and said police were on the scene almost immediately applying cpr to the victim. essler says surveillance tape shows two men approaching the shooting sight then running away. >> two latin males approximately 25 years of age. wearing dark clothing and hoodies, last seen fleeing from san carlos. >> reporter: the victim is a father of two. coworkers describe him as polite and friendly and said he also worked

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> six members of the ms13 street gang could spend the rest of their lives behind bars after a jury returned a series of guilty pleas. the jury found three of the men guilty of murder for three killings in 2008. the others are convicted of charges such as racketeering and extortion. sentencing is set for november 30th. >>> a parolee wanted for questioning about a stolen car is back in jail for shooting a sheriff's deputy. investigators surveyed the scene this morning looking for evidence. the sheriff's office says quinett led the deputy on a foot chase before brandishing a b.b. gun. >> the deputy fired for his safety and fired a couple of shots. >>> he is facing charges of resisting arrest, and possession of a stolen vehicle. >>> a bay area family that was facing deportation would have been on their way back to peru at this hour had they not been granted a last minute reprieve. their fight isn't over and they're hoping something the president said will allow them to remain in the united states permanently. >> reporter: their fat

our david stevenson was there as the commute chaos played out live. he's at the city now with what could come next. >> reporter: protesters, police and b.a.r.t. all say they are ready to face off again in more platform protests. police on monday arrested four people on the civic center platform. it was the sixth protest since the killing of a 56-year-old here at the platform. >> it's part of our business as usual that we have expectations for demonstrations. >> reporter: aboveground san francisco police yesterday arrested 40 people mainly for failing to following police commands. >> the protesters are not thinking about commuters. people coming have worked eight hours a day and sometimes longer in some cases and we're trying to get home. >> reporter: peter fine says protesters had not planned on disrupting service, but he and other protesters are planning another protest. b.a.r.t.'s board of directors will take comment to cut station cell phone service just before a protest. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on

ktvu's david stevenson shows us how a single decision today changed the entire campaign fund raising picture. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee has changed the financing rules in this season's mayoral campaign. >> i had to cut a lot of funds out of the city budget, that's part of my decision. if i don't have to use public funds i prefer not to. >> reporter: the decision not to take public funds frees lee from a $1.5 million spending limb. the top nine candidates who did take public funds get a break now too. >> this again will now take the race from one that was pretty expensive to one that will be probably enormously expensive. >> reporter: campaign finance records show that president david chiu and dennis herr era lead the race with cash. herr era has raised $2.5 million. chiu's campaign has raised $1.2 million. county assessor and mayoral candidate ping says he understands lee's decision not to take public funds, but -- >> we're going to have this public money to attack each other, which defeats the reason for the funds. >> david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a battle

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news.mals around the world are fleeing global warming. a new report shows 2,000 species of abmals are rushing from the equator. they are moving at a mile of a year. they moved more than 1thrive miles in 21 years. u.s. weather data show that the past was right on record. >>> once that fog burned off today it turned into a nice day. over to our chief meteorologist it is looks like a fog bank on the coast right now? >> yes. it is going to get fatter, sticker, pushing farther inland. here is the image. with that, big push of the marine air which we are seeing already. look at that. san francisco, market, foggiy. towards south san francisco and over towards the airport. pacificca has not seen the sun all day. same with half-moon bay. what i was saying is that fog is making the push inland. the temperatures tomorrow are going to drop a good 10 degrees. major, yes, major cooling tomorrow. instead of the upper 80s, low 90s that we saw today, we are looking at temperatures tomorrow in the upper 70s

friends tonight, remembered stevenson for his beautiful smile. stevenson's father said it was important for the family to hold this vigil, to show the children of the community that each life is precious and valuable. police in oakland confirmed a gang feud may have led to the shooting that killed a little boy earlier this week. what police are say being one person in custody and the evidence they've collected so far. >> reporter: we want to give you a closer look at what people are leaving behind at this memorial. children's books and mounds of stuffed animals. tonight, police told us, they have a person of interest in custody in the shooting of toddler carlos nava and they've collected quote, critical evidence. police say the oakland manned is held on an unrelated charge, and won't be released anytime soon. >> the investigators are working diligently to connect the dots in this case, and find out exactly what his role he was in the -- role was in the killing of this 3-year-old boy. >> reporter: the police did take a second man into custody, but

ktvu's david stevenson shows us how a single decision today changed the entire campaign fund raising picture. >> reporter: san francisco mayor ed lee has changed the financing rules in this season's mayoral campaign. >> i had to cut a lot of funds out of the city budget, that's part of my decision. if i don't have to use public funds i prefer not to. >> reporter: the decision not to take public funds frees lee from a $1.5 million spending limb. the top nine candidates who did take public funds get a break now too. >> this again will now take the race from one that was pretty expensive to one that will be probably enormously expensive. >> reporter: campaign finance records show that president david chiu and dennis herr era lead the race with cash. herr era has raised $2.5 million. chiu's campaign has raised $1.2 million. county assessor and mayoral candidate ping says he understands lee's decision not to take public funds, but -- >> we're going to have this public money to attack each other, which defeats the reason for the funds. >> david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a battle

friends tonight, remembered stevenson for his beautiful smile. stevenson's father said it was important for the family to hold this vigil, to show the children of the community that each life is precious and valuable. police in oakland confirmed a gang feud may have led to the shooting that killed a little boy earlier this week. what police are say being one person in custody and the evidence they've collected so far. >> reporter: we want to give you a closer look at what people are leaving behind at this memorial. children's books and mounds of stuffed animals. tonight, police told us, they have a person of interest in custody in the shooting of toddler carlos nava and they've collected quote, critical evidence. police say the oakland manned is held on an unrelated charge, and won't be released anytime soon. >> the investigators are working diligently to connect the dots in this case, and find out exactly what his role he was in the -- role was in the killing of this 3-year-old boy. >> reporter: the police did take a second man into custody, but

david stevenson is there live, even with all the video out there at the site police are having a hard time making arrests. >> reporter: yes, san francisco police today told us there is a gang component to saturday's violence, but it is not necessarily what sparked the chaos. the violence and problems that hurt the game saturday at candle stick park has 49ers fans promising never again. >> they should prosecute, there is no excuse for that. there are families out there. >> most of us grew up in san francisco, we were long-time 49ers fans, we never saw that activity before. >> reporter: while there is plenty of interest out there, police are still working on leads, looking at tape and looking at media tapes, hoping to find suspects in two separate shootings in a bathroom beating that sent two men to the hospitals. one father says his son doesn't remember what happened, but steadily is recovering at san francisco general hospital. >> he has yet to eat or drink. but he is sitting -- they have him sitting up out of the bed, sitting in the chair as long as he can. today he took his first st

it happened near fremont and stevenson boulevard. chopper 2 was overhead. police say the car hit two other vehicles and then a woman who was crossing the street in the crosswalk. she died at the scene. the accident blocked traffic in the area but officers hope to have the streets cleared by noon. >>> the city of vallejo is dealing with an unusual problem. the theft of storm drain covers. this is a concern for not just financial reasons but for public safety. paul chambers has more. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. now, someone in vallejo are taking drains just like these. now, these weigh anywhere from 40 to 150 pounds. i'm a pretty strong guy and i can barely move it by myself. metal grades are used to collect large objects from going in the catch basin. >> in the last couple of weeks we've had 11 stolen and i know caltrans has some along the freeway, they've had at least eight taken. >> reporter: this will cost $300 a pop. the rates range in size from 3 feet to 15 feet. so when it is missing it leaves a huge hole. >> a pedestrian, a motorist, somebody j

we want to go to ktvu's david stevenson who is live where the protests began. >> reporter: i am outside the civic center bart station. you can see the protesters who remain on the scene after marching from union plaza to the civic center bart station, discovering they could not go down because it was shut down. some crossed the street, some marched down market street. a lot have been standing by the civic center bart station, long with a lot of police officers in riot gear. they are guarding the entrance and exit to the station. they are making sure people can exit and come out above while others can't enter the station. this began an hour ago. protest centered around several shootings that have taken place over the last couple years, including one in july. this was sparked by an incident in which bart officials shut down cell phone service at civic center bart station to stop a protest on that platform. that outraged a group called anonymous, they set up the protest for today using twitter and facebook. we spoke to one of the plotesters, he -- one of the protesters. >> how many people

. >> as david stevenson explains, that he never got close to opening the cab doors. >> reporter: it is a shocking, said the attack. surveillance video shows a woman got from behind and robbed of her cell phone. while crossing a san francisco intersection. but the story into the high- tech twist. >> reporter: are driver went up and asked for assistance. with their gps technology us attacking archives were able to track him and he notified a dispatch. >> the cab driver and victim of the suspect. that is where police arrested 20-year-old brandon was a san francisco. it was all documented on these new cameras they are installing 250 vehicles. the record for the backseat in the driver's street view remaining to capture vendor vendors. but, please let the technology, too. >> with this new device that we have come to captured images and police officers when crimes a bazooka or. >> reporter: the aclu says it has several concerns about this as has several concerns about privacy rights. >> we have a view of the actual client as it happened. it us up to the prosecution. >> reporter: the cab drive

that's what they did to adlai stevenson in '63. remember that? appointed by george w. bush, the fed chairman. this afternoon perry said he stood by what he said, of course, but a former aide to president bush tweeted this response to his off-the-cuff remarks -- governor perry's comments about chairman bernanke are inappropriate. that will brush him back. wayne, who do you make of this guy? all hat, no cattle? what do you make of this guy? is he going to sell -- will he travel well? >> for a while. certainly in the -- to the constituencies he's trying to win in iowa, south carolina, maybe north florida and so forth, yeah one of the things that people don't, i think, understand, i know this conversation happened inside perry's political camp with this political guru dave carney was, it is not enough to make a pitch to a statistically significant constituency as the evangelicals and tea party activists, but also to be somebody who will take the fight to obama. that's what carney said. what people want is someone who takes the fight to obama. i think a lot of people never

and there saying drivers can expect delays and crews work on a railroad crossing between stevenson boulevard. that means two southbound lanes dworing to be closed with traffic in place on the northern side of state route 238, going to be in effect throughout the weekend. caltrans hopes to have the work complete bid 6:00 monday morning. >> and nasa' juno space craft blasted off for jupiter, it's going to the space craft with a unique feature. three leggy figure as tached to it. and they represent gallileo. and we're going to have to find out what explanation of that. >> yes. >> and used to say decades ago. you would remember that? >> before your time. >> it's a weekend. >> yes. and let's hope we have a kind of weekend we're looking forward to. there is a look at the fog. there is our live camera looking at this finger of fog. there is increasing depth a little bit. and there is going to vangs inland tonight this, morning, we had drizzle, patchy drizzle around the bay area. just a trace in san francisco. 2/100ths in oakland hills and in pacifica. we're drizzleless at the moment but do have low

do not rely on my summary but the section on stevenson is that the beginning but stevenson proposes to davis has published spectacular books and very practical which he has discovered sell in the enormous quantities. in discovered this from a bookseller. he never heard anything of the sky no bidders figured out it is not davis but the man who wrote practical books named dick that sold into the millions. the idea is this someone who is the unknown to the normal world but they were below the surface but they were right. >> who -- what was the extent of mark twain's formal education? >> he left school at the age of 12 when his father died. but all grades in one room, you can guess from the age of 12 what grade he was then but not that formal. he is one of the true great autodidacts. he has no formal training doesn't even have day wailing ship let alone harvard yale but if you study and find out he has read everything. read and read. principally nonfiction but very, very wide lead just looking references to all kinds of literary themes like shakespeare and that kind of stuff. but with the

. >> reporter: david stevenson, ktvu. >>> we have more details now on the 16 san franciscans who have qualified. among them adachi, former supervisor alioto pier. also state senator leland yee, dennis herrera. >>> a ballot warns that under a newly approved district map, democrats are guaranteed control of the state senate next year. >>> people who live along pescadero are warned to keep boiling their drinking water. water service there has been restored since a broken pump was replaced yesterday. the state department of house still hasn't determined if the water in the system is now safe to drink. county officials say that should happen as soon as tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile local restaurants are closed until the tests are complete. >>> within the past 30 minutes, president obama declared a state of emergency in north carolina in anticipation of hurricane irene which could hit the unite on saturday. >> this is what it looked like in the bahamas today as irene battled homes and business causing damage throughout the wind damage. winds of up to 115 miles per hour knocked down trees. s

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this is jason stevenson from chico outlaw.iants went ahead and signed him and then promoted him to triple a. fresno. the guy's 8-0. the giants eyeballing this guy, running him right through the organization. we go from that to the a's. they sent kouzmanoff to the rockies for a player to be named later. then they look to cash in at the yankees in the bronx new york. look at this one, chavez, he gets the call because alex rodriguez got scratched from the lineup. brandon allen and the big fella crushes it all the way to the third deck in right field, only the second ball ever to hit that deep at the new yankees stadium. he went deep twice on this night, dazzling the rest of his teammates. the a's, they are commanding, 6- 0 lead. and nick swischer cuts the lead in half. the a's needed a nic swischer flyout to escape the game. the yankees can score some runs. it was the bad enough to have water in your ear, you shake it all out. how about a good-sized moth? that's what happened to matt holiday of the cardinals last night. it was so

as david stevenson reports tonight, it brings more than just music to san francisco. >> reporter: crowds gather on the opening day of the festival. >> i love "grateful dead." >> reporter: people are expected to gather for gourmet food and wine. >> we have 100 wines served all from around the bay area, california area. a very local event. [ laughter ] >> reporter: for vendors an opportunity to get their wears in front of an audience. >> outside lands because it gives us acses to 180,000 people that i can not get in my wine bars. -- access to 180,000 people that i can not get in my wine bars. [music] >> reporter: the organizers estimate the festival will create 4500 temporary jobs and generate $6 million in spending. >> any time folks come from san francisco and experience something like this it is something they tell other people. >> reporter: private secity and san francisco police are out in force. checking the tens of thousands of people pouring into the norm alley sedate sunset district. >> they are trying to really strike that right balance between ensuring that everybody can really

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> google add a new feature to the mapping site where help from the naval lab in monterey. users can get a look at the weather conditions around the world. they say the weather weather is helping travelers to weekend warriors to make plans for their activities. >>> a basketball game between georgetown university and a chinese team was supposed to showcase goodwill. as you can see here a brawl erupted instead. players mobbed a georgetown player. fist flew. the state department is calling this an unfortunate incident. >>> the battle of the bay is coming up this saturday. preseason football, 9ers and raiders. >>> feeling lucky, there is a new addition at oakland airport offering direct service to vegas and a cool down heading to the bay area. bill martin will tell you how it is going to impact your weekend. >>> keep in mind you have watch all of our newscasts on the web [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jett

it happened this morning at the intersection of stevenson and fremont boulevard. police say the driver lost control of his car and crashed into two other cars and ap pedestrian. you see our nbc chopper above the scene. the pedestrian died. there were not o'other injuries and no word on how the driver lost control. >>> a daring rescue in san francisco today to save two men literally clinging on for their lives. two window washers were working on a highrise in mission bay when one side of the scaffolding gave way. when firefighter as i've they found the men hanging by harnesses. the window watcher was pulled up on the roof and the other was pulled through a 14-story window. >>> the verdict is in. not guilty -- a high-profile case in the south bay los gatos is accused of having sex with a young boy that was her son's best friends. they found her not guilty. but there's more. maryann favreau joins u us. >> she was convicted of a minor account of annoying a minor or molesting a minor. sarah cole would not talk about the verdict that now requires her to register as a se