tara moriarty is live in san francisco with the latest. tara? >> reporter: well, jana, this is a horribly tragic event that unfolded near union square. a german tourist was walking back to her hotel with her husband, they were walking hand in hand, had she was killed. the san francisco police confirmed they've detained five people and they have a weapon in custody. now, they say that they are extremely angry about last night's shooting on the00 block -- in the 400 block of mesa near geary. just after 9:00, the shooting occurred. the woman was hospital and she died at the hospital. two others, a man and woman, were shot but sustained non- life-threatening injuries. we spoke to the german consulate here in san francisco this morning. he said he's shocked and saddened by the incident. >> we're very surprised because we know that we live in a very safe city and in a very safe area but that can happen if you are at the wrong time at the wrong place, it may happen. >> reporter: san francisco police say they are investigating pursuing this case. invest

ktvu's tara mori tara moriarty. thank you. >>> we're getting new details about two men arrested in the netherlands when their flight landed from chicago. there are concerns that he may have been making a dry run for a terrorist attack. suspicious items were found in their luggage, including a cell phone taped to a bottle of pepto bismol, watches attached to shampoo bottles, $7,000 in cash. the investigators discovered the luggage with the suspicious item that they went to dulles airport near washington, d.c. while the men went to amsterdam. that's not supposed to happen. >> rule number one, passengers and travelers go together. >> now, authorities are concerned those men were checking on the effectiveness of u.s. airport security. >>> 7:0. some sufferers are ignoring shark warnings this morning posted at a popular beach. a great white was spotted yesterday from miramar beach. claudine wong is li vg with home video and -- is live with home video and the surfers are out there. >> reporter: good morning. they have sign

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. you can see more pictures of the damaged jetliner at sfo by logging onto the channel 2 website. you'll find a slide show on the front page at ktvu.com. >>> there is an update this noontime to the arrest of two men suspected of testing a terrorist attack on an international flight from the u.s. the fbi continues to investigate but a u.s. government official is now saying it is unlikely the two men detained in amsterdam were planning or testing a terrorist attack. red flags were initially raised when two men boarded a plane from chicago to amsterdam. their luggage, headed to a different location, contained what lome land security -- homeland security called suspicious items. they missed their flights and were booked to a flight to amsterdam. the luggage didn't make the flight and that's what triggered the concern. >>> today marks the end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. president obama addressed the troops at an army base in texas. this evening le address the rest of us. at the oval o

tara, why don't we start with you. to what's going on with lindsay lohan. >> i think a lot of people saw it coming. i think she's been spiraling downhill a little bit for the past few years. so i don't think i was really surprised. >> are you -- we're talking about somebody with a lot of talent. a beautiful young woman when she's all put together. fame, fortune. it came to her at a very young age. you received the crown. you're obviously a beautiful young woman. you had a lot of attention on you at a very young age. is that too easy of an excuse to say i just had too much coming at me at such a young age and i couldn't handle it? >> i think that anyone that suffers from alcoholism and addiction, it doesn't discriminate who you are, what your background is, what you've accomplished, how successful you are. i think it can happen to anybody. yes, i do think it's an excuse if someone says, i've been so busy, so tired. it's excuse after excuse. i've used them all. i know every excuse in the book. like i said, it can happen

tara and shelia bonded when they were working the streets. >> like we'd go do a trick, a date together, or we'd go to an apartment. >> we were treacherous, okay? >> i would rob and she would -- >> i would flat-back. >> she would flat-back. >> we were treacherous out there together. >> reporter: so on a good day you could make how much? >> most days it was easy to make at least $1,000 a day. >> yeah. >> reporter: they both hated it, they say, but neither could break loose. >> after i turned the trick to get a room, i'd feel the degradation hit and then i'd have to buy dope to medicate how i was feeling about just dealing with the trick, and it's a vicious cycle, you know. >> my theory is no woman ended up on the streets by herself. whether it's a failed family, violence experienced early on, she didn't get out there by herself, and so it's crazy to think she's going to come off the streets by herself, you know, out of jail with no provisions. they're going to call their drug dealer to come get them, and it just starts over again. >> reporter: ready for a change, shelia wrote to her judg

good morning, tara rrp good morning, pam.f it weren't for a 911 call the mother of a man shot and killed by police say her son might still be a alive. a small memorial has grown outside the family's home on myrtle road. monday night around 8:30 glad g ladyscalled police in desperation. when the officers arrived they say he would not cooperate and they used a taser and him but he continued to lung at them with a knife. that is when they shot and killed him. his mother tells a different story. she says her son did not have a weapon and they should not have shot and kimed him. the investigation continues and the officers have befn placed on leave. the uncle says the police were well-informed of his medical condition. we are live in burlingame. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:32. oakland police want to know who owned the gun used in an accident al shooting that killed a teenager. 15-year-old martel good win accidently shot himself monday night at the home of an aunt. this happened in front of his 13 year old brother, who

we continue with tara moriarty. i understand you spoke with those in favor of the ban, tara. >> reporter: thanks, jade. you know what, if this stay is lifted, we know that the reaction among prop 8 supporters will be one of obvious disappointment. they don't want to say anything until the ruling comes down. same sex marriage opponents will soldier on no matter what happens fighting against same sex marriage. this is not the end by any stretch. a small group of about four men called walker's decision a legal travesty, touting signs that read pervert judge pervert ruling. they say the people of california voted, they shot down gay marriage. now their will is being undermined. opponents say prop 8 should stay in effect until their appeal of walker's ruling is decide bid a higher court. >> we continue to protest and rally the people that they need to express their will culturally so the courts [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: now, we left a message with prop 8 defense attorney this morning. we have not heard back yet and we

and he's joined by tara gidus, dietician for the orlando magic nba team.come. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> apolo, you teamed up with the "got milk" campaign to talk about the importance of post-exercise nutrition. what does that mean exactly? >> post exercise nutrition is basically what you put into your body immediately after a work out, right when you're done exercising, right when your done with activity, or right when you're done training. >> i understand that low fat chocolate milk plays a particular role. >> people are very surprised about the actual benefits of the combination of low fat chocolate milk, and i think tara can tell you a little bit more about the actual science behind it as well, why it works and why your body needs this actual source of, uh, of fluid post workout. >> tara, what are some of the post-exercise benefits of chocolate milk? >> when you're breathing, when you're sweating, you're losing fluid, so chocolate milk is a great source to, to replenish yourself, to rehydrate. you also are losing electrolytes in your sweat, so you

tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. the victims were with the international assistance mission, a group that serves the most difficult and remote parts of the country. afghan police are on the hunt this morning for the killers of ten foreign aid workers. their bodies were flown back to kabul sunday, three days after police say they were lined up and executed one by one as they returned from a medical mission. >> four sundays ago tom little stood right here -- >> reporter: in upstate new york sunday, church remembers remember the team's leader, tom little, an eye doctor and father of three. little worked alongside his wife in afghanistan for more than 30 years, and that's where he'll be buried. >> it's a family decision. our girls all felt that should happen. he gave his life in afghanistan, and that's where we were called to as a family and that's where he will be buried. >> reporter: the bodies of the other victims will return home. among them, thomas grams, who quit his dental practice in colorado to work full time he

. >> reporter: i'm tara morey artie, live in san francisco, where a cabdriver is now speaking out about what he saw the night a german tourist was gunned down near union square. >>> reports say a former u.s. senator is among the dead after a plane crash in alaska. those stories and more -- next on the ktvu channel news. >>> good afternoon. it was one year ago that hasanni campbell disappeared in the east bay. there have been several leads, false hopes and even two arrests but still, no answers about what happened to the little boy. however, police have some suspicions. we're having technical problems. we'll get back to that story. >>> we're learning more about a tourist who was shot and killed. she was from germany. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: good afternoon. 18-year-old phillip stewart was arrested and will face murder charges. this is thanks 234 parts to eye -- in parts to eyewitness accounts and a taxi driver. this is a look here from the building where a teen dance party had just let out sunday night. you can see the people returning back inside once gunfire erupted around

that's where ktvu's tara moriarty joins us. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: good afternoon. dozens of people have gotten sick since may after eating these contaminated eggs. investigator found a strain of salmonella. they linked it back to the eggs distributed by gulp county egg in iowa. nearly 400 people in california have gotten tick. people who got sick in the south bay ate legs at local restaurants and catered events. common symptoms include diarrhea, fever, cramps, nausea and vomiting, beginning 12 hours to three days after consumption. >> it might be on the outside of the shell if the chicken sees contamination outside the egg but it could even be inside the egg. so even if you wash the shell, you could still get sick with sol manila. >> with -- the salmonella. >> reporter: the products are packaged under 13 names. you need to check the product code on the egg carton. they have the plant numbers 10261413 and 1946. the sell-by date ranges from may 16th to august 13th. if you cook your eggs thoroughly, officials say you should not have any problem. but if you have those

we're live near walnut creek, tara tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> we're following a major development in the killing of a german tourist in san francisco. overnight, san francisco police released the only person arrested this this crime. 50-year-old woman was killed near union square sunday night. 18-year-old phillip stewart walked out of jail last night since prosecutors say at this point they just don't have enough evidence to charge him with murder. but the case remains under active investigation. investigators are still collecting ballistics evidence, gunshot powder. >>> a man on the most-wanted list has finally been captured. this man was arrested in mex dough last week while working op a cruise ship. the former international gymnastics star fled after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2002 at a fremont gym where he used to work. now, cole case investigators say a simple google search led them to the suspect's facebook pain. he's being held in long beach but is expected to arrive here in the bay area sometime this week. police are sea

tara moriarty joins us live now with the latest. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: well, good afternoon, tori. we are learning more information about the suspect, described as a 29-year-old from east contra costa county with an extensive criminal record. that record ended today when he allegedly shot a police dog. >>> police released these cell phone images of thor, an eight year veteran of the police department. you can see two red shots where a bullet entered and exited. >> there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and the officers. the suspect was hit. he was pronounced deceased at the scene. none of the officers were injured however the canine was shot. >> reporter: officials say he was trying to apprehend a burglar when he was shot. his handler and another officer pulled the trigger on a prowler. the cosh near wheeled out his body this morning. the ordeal began around 1:00 this morning when he broke into a house. he had piled up a bunch of appliances when police stormed in. within minutes dozens more officers swarme

>>> i am tara moriarty live at antioch where we are learning new information about what led up to an officer-involved shooting. >> big problem in the livermore valley with a major freeway closed for hours as they clear this crash. we will tell you more coming up. >> a week that started off cold and foggy warmed up yesterday. can we take that into friday mapped the weekend? the answers coming up. >> a federal judge says same sex couples in california can begin getting married again next week but many are still cautious. we will tell you why as the morning news continues. >> complete bay area news coverage continues this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. [ inaudible ] >> -- dave clark. >> good morning. i am pam cook. let's start with the weather, hopefully it is getting warmer, stephen. >> for some pamela, yes, good morning. happy friday, pam, dave. we do have some fog out there. more exa sis on fog than the low clouds. not all locations say cloudy compared to most mornings. so mid-80s, upper 80s, 90s far enough away from the coast, the beaches 60s and 70s, your weekend forecast in five

you, tara. we'll check back in with you in a little bit. >>> oakland police say five people were wounded in an overnight drive-by shooting. that happened just before 11:00 on international boulevard. investigators say the gunmen may have used an automatic weapon. all victims are expected to survive but police are still looking for suspects and witness. >>> a livermore woman faces an arraignment for allegedly sexually abusing a minor. police say hubbs was a long- time friend of the boy's family. >> it's very difficult. these family members are known in town. she's known in town. as best we can, we're preparing the children when they go back to school. >> bail for her is $4 million. >>> thirty-eight workers who went on strike earlier this month at an assistant living facility were laid off. the facility says they are not fired, there's just no place for them to work. they walked out because of pension, healthcare workers. >>> we could know this week whether gay couples will be allowed you to begin

tara mergener is in washington with details on this. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. this ruling came after 13 days of testimony and arguments. it was a historic moment for gay rights supporters but certainly not the end of the fight. it's a major victory for supporters of same-sex marriage in a battle that could end autopsy the nation's highest court. >> we're on our way. we're one step closer to the equality we absolutely deserve. >> reporter: on wednesday judge vaughn walker proposition 8, california's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional. in his 136-page ruling he struck down every argument for the ban saying, quote, proposition 8 fails to advance any racial basis if singling out gay men and lesbians. >> this decision says we are americans, too. we, too, should be treated equally. >> reporter: but same-sex couples won't be able to mary immediately in california. judge walker put a temporary hold on his ruling until at least friday after supporters of the ban filed an appeal. many believe

we're live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> 7:34.oday is sentencing day for a former san francisco city employee convicted of computer tampering. terry childs was found guilty back in april of locking out other employees. this happened two years ago. he's facing two to five years in prison. the city is asking him to may 1.5 million for restitution for trying to gain access to that network. >>> the concord man charged in the dog mauling death of his 2- year-old grandson has entered a not guilty plea. the man faces several charges stemming from last month's deadly attack by three pit bulls. prosecutors have added a new charge, child abuse rutting in death. after finding out that the dogs hit a pair rod, chihuahua -- parrot, and chihuahua as well. a more is underway in contra costa county to require pet bull -- pit bull owners to spay or neuter their pets. this man is offering this ordinance. >> this is to limit the already abundant population of pit bull type breeds and make our community safer. >> now, he says this could take effect a

that's where ktvu's tara moriarty joins us.

good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. the government says jobless claims are piling up now at levels not seen in three months. today's numbers are not expected to be strong. beverly gordon never imagined it would be so hard finding work. >> i feel like it's, in a sense, like a depression more so than a recession. >> reporter: she lost her job as an administrative assistant a year and a half ago and now holding down temp positions. now she says even though are hard to come by. >> it seems like there's sort of an abyss there. i don't think the jobs really are there. >> reporter: today's unemployment report isn't expected to show any improvement. analysts predict the economy lost at least 65,000 jobs in july and the unemployment rate will edge up from 9.5% to 9.6%. the economy has grown in the past year, regaining 73% of the output lost during the recession. but only 7% of the more than 8 million jobs lost. >> huge disconnect between recovery and output and recovery and jobs. >> reporter: analysts agree. faster job growth is

emily, back to you. >> tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> as democrats fight to hold on to congress, long time democratic congressman maxine waters is fighting ethics charges. on monday, the house ethics panel formally accused waters of three counts of ethics violations. waters is accused of trying to secure assistance for a bank where her husband owns stock. she denies the charges. a trial is expected this fall. >>> former vice president dick cheney spent his first night at home following last month's heart surgery. cheney was released from the hospital monday. doctors had installed a battery powered pump to assist his failing heart. cheney suffers from congestive heart failure and has suffered five heart attacks. >> the youngest prisoner at guantanamo bay goes on trial today after a military judge ruled his confessions can be used against him. canadian-born omar cotter was just 15 when he was captured on a battlefield in afghanistan. he is charged with killing an american soldier with a hand grenade. cotter's attorney

tara moriarty obtained new video. what does the video show, tara?> reporter: well, it shows a lot of people milling around the scene. you cannot tell much because it's on a time lapse. you see a lot of people rushing into the building and talking on their cell phones. a lot of scuffling going on. now, police really waisted -- wasted no time. it happened right here. the woman was less than a block from her hotel when the shooting happened. police were able to track down the accused killer. he's described as 18-year-old phillip stewart. he faces murder charges. investigators poured over surveillance video. you are looking at images of teenagers leaving a private dance party. gunfire erupted on the sidewalk right out front an that's when the tourist was struck. she was struck in the's. she had been visiting hospital -- she had been visiting san francisco with her husband to celebrate their anniversary. >> they were coming to celebrate their -- i believe their 25th anniversary and traveling in the united states. celebrateing. >> reporter: now, mr. schro

tara moriarty just arrived on the scene. what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: this is still an active scene out here in antioch. if you can take a look behind me here you see all the crime tape. they cordoned off a section of the roadway. we do know the call came in after 1:00 this morning. we are hearing words report of a possible officer-involved shooting. we are waiting to hear from antioch police. a lieutenant is supposed to be arriving here any minute but again we have very little information, only hearing reports of some gunshots fired. the time tape is up so obviously police are keeping folks away from this area. again, once we are able to speak with police we will of course let you know what they say. live in antioch, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> in other news we just talked to fremont police. they tell us their officers were involved in a very tense situation overnight. fremont swat team members helped the police officers from san francisco serve a search warrant on a house on gal very rad do boulevard. for a time police were tell

tear ya motherktvu's tara moriarty is live.ing, , tara. >> the bottom of the building is a restaurant. police responded to the call on 12th avenue and 12th street. police found two men running from the scene. they confiscated more than 120 marijuana plants as well as some sophisticated growing equipment. the first suspect was apprehended as he tried jump a fence in the back. the second suspect was found on a nearby roof top. police sent their canine after him and after not complying with police demands, the dog hit the suspect several time he was treated at the scene and taken to jail. we spoke to the first suspect after the arrest. >> i was smoking a cigarette. they came in and said, what are you doing? i said talking to my girlfriend and that's all that happened. >> reporter: again, police came out to this aledged pot house two years ago, around the same time, when two men were trying to break in and steal marijuana. a lot of similarity between the two cases and police say it is extremely frustrating. they told us that they a

tara mergener is in washington with more on this. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. officials say documents contain some very sensitive information. information the taliban and al qaeda are anxious to get their hands on. wikileaks is about to do it again. >> we have a duty to all the people who can benefit from the release of that information. we are talking about information that derives from the war. >> reporter: the website's founder julian assange says his organization will soon release thousands more secret military documents about the afghan war. he didn't give a specific time frame but revealed his staff has already gone through roughly half of the 15,000 remaining records. >> this information is so valuable. >> reporter: the online whistle-blower sparked a firestorm last month when it posted some 76,000 files. pentagon blasted the leak, one of the largest in u.s. history, saying it put american troops and afghan informants at risk. military officials believe they identified the additional batch of document

tara moriarty is there. can you tell us what the judges are looking for, tara?e pulling gimmicks. a guy was on stilts, a girl was dressed up like supergirl. people are really pulling out all of the stops because they want to make it to the next round. there's nobody out here anymore. everything has filed into the stadium to begin the process. and that process will start, we're told, at approximately 10:00 this morning. there are 8,000 people auditioning here in san francisco. now, according to producers, that's a very large number for the city. typically, they say, the turnout is much larger in the south and on the east coast. >> traditionally on "idol" the south and east coast is always the biggest turnout. west coast, not really the biggest turnout. but at the end of the day, it's really about quality, not quantity. >> reporter: adam lambert, the runner-up two seasons ago, is from the bay area. as far as the judges go, there's been a lot of talk about this this season. apparently, steve tyler, the lead singer of's row smith, will be taking simon cowell's spots

tara mergener is in washington with the latest. good morning, tara. >> reporter: hi, betty. this plane crashed with such force, it left a 300-foot gash on the slope. the ntsb meets together today to try to piece together clues. investigators this morning are combing the remote mountainside where former alaska senator ted stevens lost his life. >> we're looking to see whether or not there were any pilot reports, distress signals. >> reporter: he and four others were killed when their plane went down 325 miles southwest of anchorage. the group of nine was headed out on a fishing trip. four others survived the crash, including former nasa chief sean o'keefe and his teenage son. they were left stranded overnight until rescuers could reach them. >> they can provide us the best information about seating location and survivability, but our first priority is for their health. >> reporter: investigators are looking into weather as a possible cause, noting conditions at the time included light rain, clouds and gusty winds. stevens served 40 years in the senate, longer than any other r

good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, betty. waters says she did nothing wrong and so far is planning to fight instead of settle. the ten-term democrat is accused of using her influence to secure $12 million in federal bailout funds for a troubled bank tied to her husband. waters denies any wrongdoing. she would join new york congressman charles rangel in fighting charges of misconduct in office. both could face ethics trials this fall, right in the thick of congress's midterm elections. at least 65 house seats, most held by democrats, are at risk of changing hands. top democrats insist they remain confident but high-profile corruption trials would hand the gop huge issues on a silver plat per. what had been the democrats' ace in the hole isn't what it used to to be. today the republicans are using the president's face and policies to attack. president obama and his staff are said to be well aware that his presence might actually hurt more than it helps. "the new york times" quotes mr. obama as telling vulnerable democrats, you

tara mergener has more from washington. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, emily. what started as a local issue is now a national and a political one with the president at the heart of the debate. republicans say they have new ammunition against democrats in november's midterm elections. >> the white house, the administration, the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> reporter: the gop slammed president obama sunday for comments he made about a controversial plan to build a mosque near ground zero. >> i believe muslims have a right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> reporter: he appeared to clarify later saying while muslims have the right to build a mosque, that doesn't mean they should. >> you can't change your position from day to day on an issue which does go to our constitution. >> reporter: republicans argue the proposed plan is insensitive. according to recent polls, nearly two-thirds of americans are also against it. still, supporters, including new york city's mayor pikal bloomberg insist

. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty at the alameda county fairgrounds where thousands of muni workers are in line. we'll tell la they are hoping to accomplish -- you what they are hoping to accomplish -- coming up. >>> good afternoon. we begin this noon time with the groundbreaking ceremony for the transbay transit center that will include the nation's first high-speed rail station. it will also create tens of thousands of new jobs and will be a critical hub for bay area transit many years in the future. allie rasmus joins us with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon. the groundbreaking ceremony for that transit center just wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. nancy pelosi, senator barbara boxer and ray lahood were on all on a happened as they broke ground on 0 pro correct that will be the grand central station of the west. when the center is complete, it will be a00 for 11 different -- will be a00 for 11 different -- hub for 11 areas. it will have retail space, a public park and towers connected to the center. the goal is to create a transportation and commercial hub in the middle of the

tara mergener is in washington with all the details. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. well, the new numbers make it even clearer just how bad this oil spill really is. but bp is hoping this is the home stretch. the disaster in the gulf is officially the worst accidental oil spill in history. according to new federal estimates, nearly 5 million barrels, or about 206 million gallons of crude, gushed from the ruptured well before it was capped 19 days ago. >> i think everybody would like to have this ended as soon as possible. >> reporter: today bp plans to test a procedure it hopes will permanently seal the well. tests of the static kill were postponed monday after crews discovered a small hydraulic leak. if all goes according to plan today, engineers could slowly start pumping heavy mud and cement into the well to plug it. >> i don't think we see this as the end all be all until the relief well is done. >> reporter: but bp's problems are far from over. according to published reports, the s.e.c. is now investigating the company for possible insider trading. officials are

>>> i'm tara moyarti. police are following leads on the shooting of a track star. >>> firefighters vote on whether or not to make concessions with the city after the lay off of 49 of their own. three fires are up within an hour and a half period. >> my son is walking up the street, and he was looking, he said, please tell me it's not -- that's not our house. >>> the latest number on mortgage delinquency, shows the mortgage crisis is continuing. >>> good afternoon i'm claudine wong, tory campbell has the day off. the death of a young track star gunned down in the streets of oakland. it happened on bancroft avenue not far from frick avenue where the teen was a student. tara moyarti has been following the story and she is now live. >> reporter: police may be zeroing in on the suspect at this hour. he is possibly a former student at frick middle school and also had some sort of fight with the victim who was also a student at that same school. the deadly shooting happened right here last night near the corner o

tara sullivan. the legislation introduced at the end of 2008, we turned that around and both commissions turned that around and turned it back in as april of 2009. it has been sitting at land use since then. aaron was at the h.p.c. and has contacted the director and myself and that is a legislation that is pretty much dead at this point including the third version that was offered by a different group. article 10 and 11 is a hard animal because there is some acknowledgment that it's so controversial that a complete overhaul may never occur and some hesitation to move forward and some people fear that will be the only change that occur to 10 and 11 for the next several decades and some people want to add more. and the director and the department want to acknowledge h.p.c. into the planning code and it is time they are recognized in the code and the processes are put in the code. the charter trumps everything and where the charter is silent, we look to the planning code. where there are conflicts, we

tara, are you there? >> well, good morning, dave. that's right. we're here in front of ruby sky. it's a very popular nightclub, blocks away from union square. but the club wasn't even open when this violence unfolded. however, if you take a look behind me, to the left of the club, you can see a pair of doors there. and that is called a speak-easy slide. no word yet on whether the shooting was linked to this club. now, last night, between 9:00 and 9:15. three people were shot here. one died and the others were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. police say it may not have been the target. >> in this area, a lot of rounds were fired. and officers are investigating at this point. >> reporter: now, again, ruby skye is closed sundays, but police will be investigating if this is connected to violence. back in july, a man was killed outside of another nightclub. this week, mayor gavin newsom is expected to sign into law a power to revoke a venue's operating permit. particularly thursday, friday, and saturday night, police and other authorities will be checking clubs

tara mergener has more from washington. she joins us live.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. today's hearing should be a simple one. clemens will be asked if he understands the charges and to enter a plea. legendary pitcher roger clemens is expected to plead not guilty today in federal court. the 48-year-old will be arraigned on six charges he lied to congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear, i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: in 2008 before lawmakers, clemens denied taking steroids or human growth hormone but at the same hearing his former trainer brian mcnamee claimed he injected the baseball player with those drugs more than 30 times between 1998 and 2001. >> throughout the course of the years it was winstrol, also known as stanozolol, testosterone, steroids and hgh. >> reporter: the indictment charges clemens with one counted of obstruction, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury. federal prosecutors reportedly offered him a plea deal but he rejected. hi

also a guy name keesh ran a company called laser image and he taught me how to use a computer and tara after watching me for several days one day, i was writing the fund raising letters and i learned on the computer but she said let me show you something. it's called cut and paste. so, with her now we could write hundreds of fund raising letters and in pakistan i learned to use a local laptop. slate board there. the whole village participated in the building school and it was a joy ous time. this is 18 miles - on that bridge - i didn't mention it but there's 5, 800 pound cables they carried up to the village. 8 men would put this with a spool and carry this up to the village. this is where they're carrying the struts and beams for the roof. what's amazing here, this man is the head man for the village. i don't know if there's clergy here, but in their culture they're not supposed to do labor. they're suppose to give spiritual advice. he carried the first load symbolizing his advocacy for education. in the back there's the silver beard. see after three years we hadn't gotten very far. t

tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if the stay is lifted, same-sex marriage will be legal in california, but the ruling will be watched closely from coast to coast. this could be the day eric ross and his partner get to say "i do." >> this is pie application for marriage certificate. >> reporter: judge vaughn walker is expected to announce today whether same-sex marriages in california can resume immediately or if couples will have to wait for a federal appeals court ruling. last week he struck down the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8, calling it unconstitutional. but walker issued a temporary stay on the ruling while he heard arguments from both sides. >> if the stay is lifted today, we want to make sure we can get in and get married unless another stay gets put back on or reversed. >> reporter: currently same-sex couples can marry legally in five states and washington, d.c. but the ninth circuit case could make it legal in many more states. that's the last thing supporters of the ban wa

tara mergener has more on all of that. >> reporter: good morning. the white house calls today a milestone in the mission, but says it is not abandoning iraq. the end of america's combat operations in iraq marks the beginning of a new mission. >> what you'll see is the changing of a mission from one of combat to one of support. >> reporter: roughly 50,000 american forces will take part in operation new dawn, down from the nearly 170,000 that once patrolled the streets. they'll focus on stabilizing the country, training and advising security forces. vice president joe biden flew to iraq monday to reassure the nation of america's commitment. he'll preside over today's ceremonies and push leaders to end a six month old stalemate that's prevented them from forming a new government. president obama heads to ft. bliss, texas, this morning to meet with soldiers who served in iraq. later he'll return to the white house to deliver a prime time address from the oval office. the president is expected to tell the american people iraqis are now in charge of their

ktvu's tara moriarte is live with the latest. >> reporter: well, good morning, pam. we're here in front of ruby skye, a very popular nightclub, just blocks from union square. in front of this is where the deadly shooting happened. but the club was closed. it's closed on sundays. however, next door, to the left, is a speak-easy called slide. and that was open for business. one woman was killed, two others shot between 9:00 and 9:15. here on mason, near geary. police believe that none of the victims knew each other and say it is possible the victims were not the intended targets. now, hours after that shooting, south of market, there was more violence, just before 2:00 in the morning, two young women suffered gunshot wounds, after leaving the 1015 nightclub. according to the 1015 security manager, the girls had left the club and were walking on columbia avenue, between harrison and fulsom, when they got caught in the crossfire of two men arguing. their injuries are not believed to be serious. we spoke to 1015 security manager just a couple of minutes ago, go -- about t

tara capital is collapsing all around her and the government has lent out one point four trillion in the last year it's going into this misallocation of capital into crazy ponzi schemes right it's the government buying from itself just like in the united states people say who's buying all these u.s. government treasury bonds also the u.s. government does buying all the u.s. government treasury bonds to keep interest rates below one half a percent as a way to perpetuate this enormous pyramid scheme a ponzi scheme that's now met its ultimate match for some asian or the new bank on wall street that's eating everybody's lunch including milton friedman he speak of these very low interest rates and that brings me to the fact that banks are just basically coining money because they're borrowing from us the taxpayer at less than one percent and then loaning it back to us the taxpayer at three four five percent city bonuses jumped twenty five percent to ten billion pounds this is in the city bonuses are up twenty five percent but i really think this is kind of a distraction where the fight to

>> tara mergener joining us live in washington. thank you for that. >>> now to the deadly workplace shooting. witnesses say the alleged gunman, 34-year-old omar thornton was, quote, cold as ice as he started shooting coworkers on tuesday. nine people, including the gunman, were killed at a beer distributor's warehouse in manchester, connecticut. the rampage was over in a matter of minutes. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: employees of this beer distribution plant were loading trucks for the day's deliveries when authorities say one of their coworkers started shooting. police and tand the s.w.a.t. tem raced to the scene. nine were killed, including omar thornton, who took his own life. >> third shift leave, first shift coming on, all the sales mernmen going out on their various routes. yeah, couldn't are been a worse possible time. >> reporter: thornton, a truck driver at the company was called into a meeting where he was told he was losing his job for stealing beer. as he was being escorted out, police say he pulled out a hand

tara steiner say critics are oversensitive and have no respect for people's right to choose what they want to wear their clothes have already been banned in many official buildings they want to be the good ones. and three want to see the scoop on what the spare so they're called opponents say that they will not be happy until total steiner is no more it's very difficult to ban it for the whole country for example but everybody or most germans know. is a sign of. activists and we don't want this kind. of activity these kind of people as of now the total start of storefronts in berlin have been defaced in numerous nighttime attacks and there are a few customers with a lot of the company's expansion seems to be laid to rest for the moment despite what many here want it's business as usual at this store in central berlin but what the controversy over the court case and the company itself proves is that there is nothing the german establishment fears quite as much as its own history. artsy. the u.s. says it plans to end combat operations in iraq by the end of the month and to withdraw all

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 7:36.ce do expect to make more arrests in the shooting and armed robbery at a pacifica gas station. two teenagers are already in custody for the violent actack on an attendant last friday. investigators say several young gunmen opened fire on the 30- year-old clerk. the shooting victim has now been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. >> all right. time now 7:36. let's go to sal. you have been extra busy and there is some scary stuff going on in san jose. >> that's right. we are checking the south bay, dave and claudine, we are also checking the bay bridge. that has been crowded. we are going to go there first looking at 280 -- 80, pardon me, coming up at the bay bridge toll plaza, backed up for about a 12 to 15 minute delay. you start counting at the very end of the line before you actually make it on to the bridge. then another five to ten minutes on the span itself. moving along to the commute here on the nimitz freeway southbound 880 at 10 isson there is a crash there,

sure, tara. yeah. if you're here, we can do that. let's do it.rn. just go and take that out. [ horn noises ] don't blow yet. don't blow it. no, no, no. [ vuvuzela blows ] ♪ don't blow yet. don't blow yet. when i say "blow," everyone blow into them, okay? [ laughter ] and that will, hopefully, summon two soccer players to the stage. and if you see one of the two soccer players score a goal, stop blowing and yell "goal" as loud as you can. all right? you want to try this? let's do it. ready? blow! [ vuvuzela blows ] there's a soccer player! there's a soccer player right there! they got it! goal! [ audience yells "goal!" ] there you go, tara. thank you so much. [ laughter ] [ vuvuzela blows ] now watch it. we got one more in here. let's do one more. okay, this one is from martha porter. it says, "jimmy, i live in panama city, florida. and tar balls from bp oil spill are starting to with wash up on the beach over here. it's a real bummer. can you sing your protest song about it?" that's a great suggestion, martha. of course, i'll sing the protest son