wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >> rescuers freed two people trapped inside a car today. it happened on lakeville road east of petaluma at about 9:45 a.m. the car made an unsafe turn and hit a big rig head-on. two people inside the car suffered serious injuries. there is no further word on their condition. the road was closed for about one hour. >>> san francisco international airport may soon be off limits for people asking for charitable contributions. they had to take up a proposed ban on travel organizations asking for money inside or outside terminals. it would set up a no solicitation zone. officials say they have received 125 complaints from passengers who say they had been harassed. if approved the ban would take affect in april. >>> a giant step up on the bay bridge today as tom vacar explains. >> reporter: today the first of the final four talk to vertical columns that will make up the signature tower went up. each column will take 30 hours to install. they will have to slowly lift t

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> and people at sfo try to find a way home. ken pritchett is live now at the airport where some are hoping to board a flight headed to japan later this evening, ken. >> reporter: yeah, frank in about an hour a flight from tokyo will arrive here from sfo. certainly those passengers will have a story to tell. we've been talking to passengers waiting to take a flight tonight waiting to go back home to japan. not knowing what they will find. >>> juna kata turned short his business trip after seeing the devastation in japan where he and his family calls home. >> it's horrible you know. i seen the scene of the tsunami. >> reporter: the family lives in an area close to where the tsunami hit. he was able to reach his wife. >> i was up after the earthquake trying to call into japan and all lines are full. >> reporter: daget says he booked his flight home after seeing the devastating images on the news. but until this afternoon he was not sure if he would make it home.

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, d some over the top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty night. >>> there continue to be new developments right now on the uc berkeley campus where a number of protesters have chained themselves to a ledge on wheeler hall in the fourth floor of wheeler hall. jana katsuyama is live on the scene now with more of what's going on and where police are moving in, jana -- >> reporter: just in the past five or ten minutes things have changed dramatically. i'm going to step out of the way. those police officers we had shown you early in the hour, those emeryville police officers have moved in just to block part of wheeler hall. you can see all of the students have been moved over on to one side of the steps, they have been quardened off to a certain location. and thins have been heating up here -- and things have been heating up here. you can see there's police officers who are lining the whole way basicall

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> live pictures right now of the bay bridge where tonight crews will continue to install those huge vertical columns that make up the signature tower of the new eastern span. yesterday we saw one of the columns being lifted out of the tunnel. they expect a second one to land in the tower sometime around 10:00 tonight. >>> just a few minutes ago, the nummi board approved payments from a two train collision in the west portal tunnel. you can see how dozens of people were injured when one train slammed right into the back of another train. >>> a judge has decided the estate of a habitual drunk driver should have to pay restitution to the family of a child he killed. edward shaffer was ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution for a motorcycle crash that killed 9-year-old melody osh era. but he was stabbed to death in prison before he could pay. it was shaffers tenth drunk driving conviction. >>> $22,000. that's how much community members helped raise to help a fami

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> san francisco implemented a new licensing requirement which will them thousands in fees. normally the permit costs did the 9400, but starting today, the price has been cut to between 1500 and 2,000. >>> in previous years it would cost a lot of money for us to have one truck in one location. the city has decide to open it up where you can have one permit and several locations -- in several location and it's much cheaper. >> a majority of the new vendors are expected to sit the -- hit the streets by the end of may or early june. >>> a new area code is coming to the south bay starting as soon as next year. but how that new prefix will be assigned is up in the air and it's causing some tension. maureen naylor is live in campbell with more. >> reporter: right now the prefix is 408. it's been that way for four or five decades. that's why some are concerned about the new area code on the block, 669. >> for some the prefix is part of their identity. >> my home number

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> the oracle arrived early this morning in san francisco. it didn't sail here, but instead arrived in pieces. the mask is too tall. it's said to be the ambassador for the america's cup race. the boat arrived two weeks before a new study is set to be released. the study will show how much the property deal will cost the city of san francisco. >>> well mark is here with sports. i don't think i have seen too many people excited about spring training. >> the real deal is always the best. when you are a baseball fanatic, you take what you can get. a couple interesting stories developing for the giants played out on the field today. one is this kid, brandon belt trying to win a job at first base came through with an rbi single. he had four runs batted in and also mark derosa missed almost all of last year with a severe wrist injury. and ensuing surgery, two-run blast to dead center field. he is 6 for 8 so far and the giants outslug milwaukee 10-9. 8-7 to the angels a

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who and how many have to wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. decision. who and how many have to wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> major earthquake in japan. moments ago authorities there issued a tsunami warning. there is a warning of a tsunami for as high as 7 feet. we are monitoring news feeds from japan and we'll have more information as it becomes available. >>> new at 10:00, a south bay school district grappling with a school budget. and they are warning of lay offs >> reporter: some 300 people showed up tonight to make their case that there have been enough cuts at the largest district in california. some have been through this before. >> it's just kind of nervewracking that every year for the last three or four years i get the pink slip. >> it's no longer kids come first, it's dollars and cents. >> reporter: tonight the school board listened to the fees, but this district of 2,400 students has listed $14 million in cuts and by kerrigan, estess, law, lay off notices will have to go out. >> in the year 2015 we could end up with classes the size of 70 or 90

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a father talking about his daughter who flew in today from japan. it's a story being played out over and over. people leaving japan because of concerns about a nuclear disaster. very emotional reunions today. >> reporter: passengers arriving here at the terminal, their flights have been packed today. i can tell you our flight carrying our crew landed in the last 30 minutes and we caught up with one family. >> reporter: a week of worrying for this family came to an end at sfo. >> it was so busy. i was lucky i left early. >> reporter: she was one of many leaving japan today. concerns about the nuclear crisis are getting more intense. >> we are sad about what is going on in japan. >> reporter: the airlines wouldn't say how full the flights have been but passengers and officials confirmed any seats out of japan are in high demand. >> they are full. people coming back. this is a slow time of year so that's unusual for that load. >> it's a different story on the d

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, i tore both my rotator cuffs. first i injured this shoulder, then this one, then this one two more times. playing with my kids was not an option. when a lot of doctors could have gone in and just said, "no, can't fix it." but he didn't give up. today i can throw my kids around in the pool. i can still coach rugby and share my love of the game. announcer: at sutter health, our story is you. for more stories, visit sutterhealth.org. >>> >>> 7:53. the patterson woman who tragically lost her son, juliani cardenas, is a mother us, once again. tabitha cardenas has given birth to a girl last week. >> it's not really like a replacement. but it's something that kind of helps, you know. >> cardenas says she plans on telling her new a lot about her older brother but it will be difficult to tell her what happened to him. pictures of juliani are all around the house, even above the crib. the father of the baby girl is also the suspected kidnapper of juliani cardenas. yesterday

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wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> there's late word tonight of two firefighters being injured after battling a fire. a fire in a fireplace on the second floor spread to the attic and roof on a home on lark court around 8:30 tonight. the residents got out safely. but two firefighters were taken to the hospital. one injured his head. the other hurt his hand. officials say it'll probably cost at least $600,000 to repair the house. >>> a vallejo convenience store clerk says he's the one that passed along marijuana laced cookies to a fifth grader but said he had no idea what was in those cookies. six fifth grade students says he was given the cookies at a gas convenience store on his way to school. the clerk says that a regular customer left him the ginger snaps and he gave them to the student, . police say the cookies came from antes edibles. a colorado company that bakes medical marijuana edibles. >>> in news of the world tonight, in yemen hundreds of thousands of people today took part in the l

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> six shootings and stabbings in just the last week. and police told us today it all stems from a long time feud between two gangs. ktvu's rob roth spent the day in the mission, he is live there now with how the full neighborhood is affected. >> reporter: we're on 24th and harrison street in the mission. this is where the most recent shooting occurred on wednesday. in what police say is an escalating war between two latino gangs. many say they feel caught in the middle. through their office window, employees of this mission street insurance company can see the sidewalk memorial to trancoso shot to death early saturday morning. the shrine has brought out crowds. >> when they were out here, they used to shoot the place up. and we would be here. >> reporter: authorities blame it on a long simmering rivalry between the nortenos and the surenos. the memorial was desecrated what followed was a shooting. one man was injured. ktvu was first on the scene. >> i think we

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> in san jose tonight there was a memorial and a fundraiser for the victims and survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami in japan. lloyd lacuesta is live. >> reporter: the japan earthquake struck a week ago tonight. and people gathered here at the buddhist temple to remember. close to 300 people stood in a moment of silence. it was an interfaith memorial. >> he prayed for strength and courage and patience. >> reporter: in the crowd tonight a refugee from the quake. >> the trees were moving, not moving with the wind but moving almost touching the ground. i started to get seasick because the shaking was so violent. >> reporter: jesse paloren is a school teacher from chiba japan, around 250 250 miles from the leaking reactor. his father is american, his mother japanese. conditions he says are deteriorating in japan. >> we're safe, but yesterday wednesday was a very difficult day for me. i felt a lot of guilty. i feel like a coward. >> reporter: polaren has

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> participates in the great peace march gathered in los angeles today to mark the 26th anniversary of their 8-mile long journey of the northwest. 450 lived in a mobile tent city walking as much as 30 miles a day from l.a. to washington, d.c. the march was the largest of the 1970s calling for an end to the arms range. >>> a few hours from now, more teachers in the north bay could face lay offs as school districts try to manage more potential cuts due to the state's serious budget crisis. tonight the nevado school district will consider lay off notices for 150 teachers. last night the san rafael school voted to issue lay off notices to up to 40 teachers and counselors. all three school districts send lay off notices could be rescinded if voters approve the tax extension in june. >>> college students are organizing tonight for statewide protests at the university of california and california state university systems. day of action events will take place tomorrow i

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> when shopping for cereal, what catches your eye? price, taste, or maybe those little pictures of fruit on the box. you may want to look twice because we found what is on the box isn't always what's inside. >> flakes, crisps, oats, when it comes today's cereals, manufactures thinks everything is better be blueberries. but just because it is blue doesn't mean it's a berry. would you expect there to be blueberries in this bar? >> yeah. >> real blueberries? >> these cereal bars say blueberry, but inside? >> read the ingredients. >> they're not in there? >> take a look. >> flavored fruit pieces and sugar, cranberries, blueberry juice. >> not a single blueberry. he is not a label reader. he just buys what he likes. kia is the opposite. she looks at calories, fat, whether or not something is organic, and when it comes to fake food, she leaves it on the shelf. >> i think it's misleading. i would rather have the blueberries i just bought. >> a professor of food chemis

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.e sp rwd yr arho, . >>> the as and giants met today in oakland's spring home of phoenix. brett anderson threw three shut- out innings as six oakland pitchers combined on a 6-0 win. but the highlights we are about to show you were provided by the giants so you get to see what they considered as positive for the day. a nice day to enter phoenix municipal stadium. michael taylor the victim. in the 5th brandon belt made a nice play first. fields a ground ball off the bat of derek barton. and then throws to the plate in time to cut down alex hogart. >> ramirez was the least effective of six giants pitchers. michael paris had a pair of hits for the as. the as were in acquisition mode for the off-season. knew they had a good core of young pitchers but needed to beef up their offense. fred inlis got to meet up with the giants who they think will give them extra pop this year. >> outfielder josh cunningham is going to add some more punch to oakland's lineup. averaged over 20 homeruns a season s

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> a man preparing the space will endeavor for the final mission fell to his death. james vanover was on the launchpad tower in cape canaveral when he fell. he worked there for 30 years. this is the first death at the launchpad since 1981. endeavor is scheduled to launch on april 19th. >>> a contra costa jury found a caretaker guilty of second degree murder today in the killing of a woman she was supposed to look after, she faces 16 years in state prison when she is scheduled to sentencing next month. she claimed she was hallucinating when she stabbed 70-year-old marry jane scanlon to death last june. >>> the woman bringing a civil suit against two dean zsa college football players is allegedly raping her. she testified boo b the night she says she was gang raped in a party in an off campus home. she told the jury she doesn't remember much because she blanked out from drinking before the alleged rape occurred. prosecutors declined to file criminal charges. >>>

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> employees at emeryville's pixar studios are celebrating tonight. pixar scored its sixth oscar last night. late this afternoon, we sat down for a rare interview with the director and producer of the blockbuster hit, now academy award winner toy story 3, and we have this story. >> we were here as the champagne was flowing, everyone here gushing with enthusiasm, waiting to see oscar number 6 for themselves. >> we all knew this day was coming. >> reporter: it wasn't a real surprise that toy story three won an oscar. after all, the family-friendly film broke records at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of last year. >> come on, let's see how much we're going for on ebay. >> and now to have this cap it all off, it couldn't get any better. >> reporter: straight off a plane from l.a., the director talked about what has been a worldbound 24 hours. while growing up in a little town outside of ohio, he had his eyes on hollywood, telling me his yearbook pag

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> new video now on tonight's big problems on interstate 880 in oakland caused by a lost mattress. the highway patrol says the mattress caused about five vehicles, including a big rig to crash around 6:30 tonight on the northbound side near the interchange. traffic was slowed for at least three hours. authorities say the big rig politicalled at least 100 gallons -- spilled at least 100 gallons of diesel fuel. >>> police are searching for a hit-and-run driver tonight as a father lies hospitalized in a coma. police say a mini van hit the bicyclist. we spoke with his family. >> he was on mcloughlin. >> reporter: family members are waiting and praying for 41-year- old david garcia outside the regional medical center of san jose. >> he still has tubes, all this ribs are broken. they have him heavily sedated. >> how could you hit somebody like that, you know. >> reporter: garcia's family says he was riding home on his bicycle about 10:00 sunday morning. he'd gone to he

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> we have developing news now from the campus of uc berkeley where students have occupied wheeler hall and are refusing to leave. the occupation caps the so- called day of action which saw college students all around the state protesting cuts to higher education. we do have a crew on the way because arrests may be imminent. a twitter feed from the daily cal newspaper says about two dozen police officers are heading in with riot helmets in hand. more details later in this newscast or first thing tomorrow on the ktvu morning news beginning at 4:30. >>> the death of a snowboarder from san francisco is putting a spotlight on an increasing number of deadly accidents on the slopes. and not just this year. ktvu's ken pritchadrd tells us there is a common factor in many of the deaths. >> reporter: this 30-year-old died sunday while snowboarding through trees at north star. he was found at the base of a tree with injuries to his head, no helmet. the area was not on a ski

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning, we do have the tsunami warning out. the first wave should around 8:08 at the golden gate. two to four feet. it will be cooler today after morning fog and low clouds. temperatures 50s and 60s. >>> all right steve welcome back. good morning, to you. here is a quick look at the top story we are following for you. a massive tsunami. look at the pictures triggered by that 8.9 magnitude earthquake in japan. swept away everything in its path along japan's northern coast. the pictures are incredible. the latest death toll stands right now at 60 dead. that number is expected to rise. many others are missing. hawaii is right now seeing tsunami waves wash ashore. >>> right now we are joined on the phone by someone living in kano, hawaii. are you there? caller: yeah i'm here. >> it has been quite tense. were you evacuated? tell us where you are and what is happening. caller: you know it's not so intense. it just has the alarms going off every hour and poli

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, . >>> now here is a story you will see only on 2. it is about an oakland man who turned to ktvu for help when someone stoled his artificial leg. ktvu's janna katsuyama joins us to tell us why this man has new hope tonight. >> reporter: julie, it was just last week when we told you about darryl turner's stolen leg. well, we were here this afternoon when he walked into this office and got some help. it wasn't just a routine medical visit. >> yes, that feels good. >> reporter: today darryl turner came one step closer to getting a new leg up on life. >> this feels good. it feels real good. >> reporter: last month turner told us someone had stolen his prosthetic leg with its distinctive raiders logo after he left it in his gated yard so he could test drive a four wheeler. he curbed afford the $7500 to replace the leg but several companies and concerned viewers stepped forward after our report to help. >> i was excited. i was dancing. i was extremely excited. >> see how

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> good morning. a lot of 30s this morning. it's another cold start. mostly clear skies. we'll have sunshine for a while and increasing clouds this afternoon. rain comes in tonight but not before highs in the 50s and 60s. it's also going to get very windy by tonight as well. >>> thank you. time now 5:26. later this morning state water crews will start measuring the snow pack near echo summit. after a wet december and a dry january, the water experts want to know just how much water is in that sierra snow. electronic measurements indicate water content is up from the december measurement. the final measurement will be taken one month from now. >>> in the next couple of hours the crew of the space shuttle will become a construction crew. yeah. they're busy. and you're looking at a live picture right there. i'm not sure exactly what we're looking at, but the shuttle crew will bed aing a large storage compartment to the international space station. right now the italian built chamber they nicknamed leonar

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte, wi cseuidesi hise a de. yr arho, ke sp rwdte, >>> good morning. right now traffic is moving along pretty well on bay area bridges. if you're on the bay bridge approach we're getting a little bit more of a crowd but nothing to worry about yet. san mateo, golden gate and richmond bridge traffic still looking good. 6:25. let's go back to the desk. >>> okay, sal, thank you. the city of san francisco and the 49ers reportedly are inching closer to a deal that would end their long legal battle. this would allow the 9ers to leave candle stick park as soon as 2014 and possibly move south to santa clara. in exchange the deal would stop the 49ers from pursuing a $60 million claim over the run down conditions at candle stick park. san francisco is still fighting to save the 9ers and have them play at a new stadium not far from candle stick. >>> well, the crisis in japan is sparking some safety concerns about food here in the united states. there are some concerns over whether food imported from japan has been exposed to harmful radiation. the world health org

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> and let's take a look at your bay area bridges this morning. bay bridge we still have no metering lights on. that's good news. not too bad of a commute in san francisco. little bit of fog at the san mateo bridge as well as the richmond bridge. but not too bad. finally clear sailing in san francisco this morning on the golden gate. 6:22. let's head back to the desk. >>> a san francisco supervisor wants muni to make sure riders are protected during its current contract talks with its union. he says when voters approved proposition g last fall they gave muni the chance to make big changes in the labor agreement and now it's up to muni management to get labor costs under control and get rid of outdated work rules. muni operators though are suing the city saying one section of the new law all but guarantees they won't get a fair contract. now it says if the two sides can't reach an agreement on their own, an independent arbitrator will be called in. riders would

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.e sp rwd yr arho, >>> taking a look at the big board. oil has dropped about $1 now, to $104 a barrel as there's hope that the drop in oil prices is easing worries about the economic recovery. the dow is up 51. nasdaq is up 11. subpoena up 5 and a half. -- the s&p is up 5 1/2. >>> the census data will be released today. and the data will include race and if people are planning to move in. that would define how the districts are do be drawn. the population grew 10% since the census was finished. >>> five militants have been killed near the afghani border. the taliban claimed responsibility for killing five people. rarely is this area the scene of a violent tact. the taliban said they -- violent act. the taliban said they were targeting the area where the spy agency is. >>> joran van der sloot faces first-degree murder charges for the killing of a woman in rema, peru last year -- in lima, peru last year. >>> an unlikely team, actor and director ben affleck, along with cindy mccain will be

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, d as♪eeone.♪ wju kp ep' o♪ bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> check this out. a bird strike forces continental airlines and its flight to make an emergency landing. the flight had just taken off at reagan national airport yesterday morning, when a bird was socked into one of the engines. witnesses saw feathers shooting out. the plane landed safely at dulles airport. >>> american airlines has agreed to pay a fine for charging passengers hidden fees. did the of transportation says $30 was deducted from their vouchers. those vouchers were given to those people who agreed to be bumped off flights but they could not be used online, where american doesn't charge a fee to book a flight. >>> the city of vallejo is inviting leaders to city hall to weigh in on thei

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.wd yr arho, >>> wet roads are causing problems in the bay area this morning. one person is dead after a five car crash in contra costa county. >> highway patrol says weather was a factor in that crash. live in marin county, wet roads also causing some problems. >> reporter: that's right, we're in marin county on the other side of the bay, right in front of highway 101 going north. you can see more cars on the road, the headlights are on, the windshield wipers are going. some of the cars are slowing down just a little bit to get through it. as we pan over to the shoulder, we can see there is some standing water on the roadway here. there is some roadway flooding farther north of where we are. there is some reports of flooding on southbound 101. right now, you're looking at a map of where an accident happened earlier. this is in the brentwood area. five vehicles were involved. one of the drivers said he swerved to avoid another car, about to cross over into his lane. the driver trying to

wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk.i cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> well good morning, to you. welcome back. time now 5:12. the u.s. senate is expected to approve an emergency spending bill to keep the government running for two weeks. it includes $4 billion in cuts. but also gives the white house and congress two more weeks to keep negotiating on a spending bill. >>> libyan leader moammar gadhafi warned that thousands of libyans will die if u.s. or nato intervene. he told supporters on state tv he will fight until the last man and woman to defend his country. overnight forces loyal to gadhafi took back two towns that were occupied by antigovernment demonstrators. but there are also reports that rebel fighters are battling government forces for control of one of the towns. >>> in yemen today, a huge protest at a university calling for that country's president to step down after 32 years in power. a new troubling development for the u.s.. a powerful cleric that served as a mentor to osama bin laden osama has joined yemen. >>> s