i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> later this morning, ceremonies will begin to remember 9/11. in this morning's ceremony in lower manhattan at the world trade center site, they will read the names of the people who died. in the years ahead, many steps have been taken to secure what happened in the united states but several new reports suggest there is more work to be done. we will hear more on that coming up to our live washington d.c. bureau. >>> also paying tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. this is new video from new zealand. first responders said prayers for those who paid the ultimate price. it is the year that new zealand's service and the american club of christ's church marked 9/11. >>> overnight, the chp is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash one that shut down east bay oakland for a while. witnesses are ared seeing the wreckage in the left lane of 580 right near the on ramp. they actually used their cars blocking off the crash scene until the police arrived. the man in his 060s died of his injuries and the cause of that crash continues. >>> they are

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> in just a couple of hours from now, a public memorial service will be held for kenyon young. they will escort him to napa valley and yesterday there was a private memorial in vallejo. there will be a motor came procession to the vacaville church. among the dignitaries expected, governor jerry brown. we will stream this live on www.ktvu.com and it will also be on our mobile and tablet apps. >> we do have a free app if you didn't know that. >>> time now 6:08 let's go back to sal to check in on traffic. >> all right, dave, pam, if you are busy in all areas of the bay, it is getting busier, westbound is getting busier. not the fast track lanes. there is a stalled struck near the 880 split and hopefully that will be gone soon. let's look at the commute in oakland, traffic looks good here with no major problems getting through the downtown oakland area. i want to mention menlo park, palo alto area, a little bit of slow traffic. that fire we have been covering, it is now becoming a little lighter and the smoke is riding -- rising and it's havin

i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we want to take you now to new york this morning where the occupied anniversary is certainly being marked this morning. take a look at the live picture there. hundreds have been out and we have been covering this since 4:30 this morning where protesters gathered and marched down broadway. they are taking a stance around wall street in an effort to shut down wall street. dozens of people we understand have been arrested and protesters are trying block sidewalks to make a point again this first anniversary of the occupied movement. >>> amtrak is busy and they are investigating the disappearance of a retired firefighter. alex savage has more about what is going on and why his family is so worried, alex? >> i just spoke with his wife, he went missing during a train trip to month trial. they have -- montreal. they have set up a facebook page for charlie dowd. he planned on boarding a train to chicago. a conductor said he saw him and appeared disoriented. he suffers from restless leg syndrome and probably has not been getting much sleep.

life in san francisco, i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> police in gilroy are now looking for suspects in what they think is a gang related shooting. it happened on damien woody -- westwood drive. he was sitting in a car when he was shot because of an apparent dispute with arrival gang -- a rival gang. >>> a pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in napa. it happened on state highway 128. the pedestrian was rushed to walnut creek. chp has not released any other details about the crash. >>> time now 4:32 they are looking for a missing san francisco firefighter. charles dowd was last seen on an amtrak train headed to montreal to visit his grandchildren. dowd was not on the train when it arrived in chicago although amtrak staff found his luggage in the sleeper car. they say they need to find him right away because he needs his medication. >>> students will be back in class after a fire started the weekend. administrative offices were dammed in the fire. it was likely sparked -- sparked by a damaged electrical cord. >>> students in chicago will not be back as te

we will let you know when, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the search for a missing firefighter will continue in lincoln nebraska. last night in nebraska somebody received a tip that somebody fit the description of charlie dowd. he went to montreal to see his son and grandchildren. he disappeared between denver and chicago. amtrak found his bag and cell phone and medication on the train in chicago. >>> the city of san hoe are launching a new announcement. moore a 27 year veteran wants to spend more time with his family. it has throat an exidos of police officers. >> the frustration is when you are caught in the middle after it. >> well it's not the right time for me... >> moore took over 18 months ago and hits last day on the -- his last day on the job will be september 23rd. >>> the bomber drove a bar packed with explosives into a group of aviation workers at kabul airport. the bomber was a young woman and the bombing was in response to a film that marked protest across the middle east. now an actor regrets his decision. >> if it was a film that never had been heard of, i would

new at noon ktvu tara moriarty joins us live to explain how these scams work and why education is theest way to fight them. tara. >> reporter: these are the fliers that have been circulating throughout san francisco. they ares at the senior centers around the city. da trying to get the word out. this is the second of three community meetings led by the da office. this one particular one in the sunset district of san francisco is home to someone that was targeted in the scam. >> we know there are bad people that are trying to take advantage of you. >> reporter: district attorney george gascon says his office knows at least 408 cases of elder scams. recently police arrested three women for praying upon older chinese women. authorities say there is a second ring out there. >> it's very disturbing because the most vulnerable in our community are being targeted. people cannot defend themselves. >> reporter: now the police department made a movie simulating what happens. the women convince their victims to put all of their money or jewelry in a bag in order to ward off bad spirits. when the

. >> reporter: tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a first court appearance has been set for this afternoon for a man accusing his young children and taking them aboard a yacht. the arraignment for christopher is tentativety scheduled for 1:0 -- tentively scheduled for 1:-- for 1:30. the crew of a fishing boat spot the yacht. >>> rescuers found the injured man at the bottom of the cliff -- bottom of the cliff. paramedics took him to the hospital with what were described as moderate injuries. >>> an 82-year-old santa rosa man pleaded not guilty to charges he deliberately ran down and hit a bicyclist this month. investigators say it was on august 15th that harry smith hit the -- smith. his attorney attorney reserved the right to change the play to not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> the mayor of san francisco is seeing his approval ratings dip a little. the chronicle reports, 49% of the voters gave the mayor a favorable ratting. laughs summer his favorable rating was over 60%. about a third of the voters in the poll, he was ranked as only fair. 12% called him a poor mayor. student

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a man has been taken to the hospital after slamming into the backyard of a home in fremont. it happened at 10:00 last night on robin street. emergency responders said the man hit a tree and light pole and had to be cut out of that car. he said this is the third time it sees but he continues to put it up in in backyard again. >> you can see what happens here. the city will not up any guardrail at all. >>> a heads up for drivers in the mountains of san mateo county, a fallen tree has closed both directions on state route 84. it happened just before 11:00 last night, so if you are in the area you should drive that part of the area : >>> a public service will be held for kept beyond young stromb. they escorted his cass scheduled. there was a private meeting and they started a motor cade procession in vacaville. dignitaries will include governor brown, officers young stromb was shot on interstate 880 in alamo and christopher lacy was then killed by another chp officer. >>> and a walnut creek man who crashed his pickup truck into a family of four

stevenson will have much more coming up on our news at 5:00 tonight, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> thank you tara. and in new york city more than 100 protesters were arrested at the site of the first occupied wall street. they took to the streets around the financial district to mark the occupied anniversary. the demonstrations were mostly peaceful but did cause some traffic tie up. >>> they are holding the first police academy in four years. they are expected to begin the program today and graduate in january. they will then join a department with the lowest staffing levels in a decade. the class of 55 recruits came from a pool of more than 100 people who took a written nest march. >>> a few months ago it was unimaginable but it became a reality. playoff tickets went on sale to buy tickets for a potential wildcard game and american league division playoff game. the box office opened at 10:00 this morning and the ones now are one of the hottest teams in baseball. >> you will win this game for sure. >> all right. >> we will talk about the next series, one game at a time. >

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tara? happening now, president obama has been speaking at the pentagon this morning. and in one hour, congress will gather hob the steps of the capitol in washington, d.c. to observe the 9/11 anniversary and pay a special tribute to the victims. we'll have more on that at 7:15 when we go live to washington, d.c. we'll also hear about several new reports out that raise security questions about post-9/11. right now we want to take you live to the shanksville, pennsylvania for the moment that the plane crashed there. it happened at 7:03 our time. let's listen in. >> amen. >> as you may recall, united flight 93 is a real story of courage and heroism. passengers on that flight were heading to san francisco. once they heard about the fate of the other hijacked planes through cell phone calls with loved ones, they decided to take matters into their own hands. they stormed the cockpit, forced the jet to crash instead of hitting its possible target in the nation's capitol. once again, family members

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic. >> that was funny. there was a guy next to the guy she talked to in an orange sleeping bag who didn't want to be on tv. and my question is if you don't want to be on tv why are you lining up to get an iphone? >> because he wants the iphone. >> i know. >> you know there will be tv people there. >>> let's go out and take a look at the commute. i just thought it was funny. 4:37. this is a look at the freeway here on 80 westbound. as you drive out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems. by the way, if you are driving on the bay bridge, it looks good. something very, very serious that chp wanted me to pass along to you. it's very important. you cannot stop on the bridge at any time. if the shuttle happens to be flying by or whatever is happening you don't stop on the bay bridge. it's not a stop to look up. it's very dangerous. keep on driving. find a safe spot to watch the shuttle endeavour. all right moving along to 280. that goes for any freeway. northbound 280 that traffic moves well. let's go to

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> it made a low fly over there in the south bay. ann ruben is live there with the crowd's reaction and why this was a thrilling moment for people who work there. >> reporter: that's right. the place actually cleared out quickly here. there are estimates ther were close to 20,000 people all craning their necks to get a glimpse of endeavour. their cameras out, their eyes on the sky thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of endeavour, off to the side flying at 1500 feet. >> it was really cool. it wayne wasn't that loud. i expected it to be louder and i was surprised about how low it flew. that was really cool. >> the trip was in many ways an honor for the men and woman who made it possible. >> it is choking me up. it is paying tribute to the thousands of people would worked on the program. >> the shuttle tiles were invented here and the shuttle flight simulator is here too. every shuttle pilot has trained on it, including stephen robinson. >> the fact it worked even once is amazing. and the fact we put together an entire space station w

we're live near sfo, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:03.here are plans to plant more trees here in the bay area. the u.s. forest service says most the bay area doesn't have enough trees and has a low urban canopy. however, there are some parts of the bay area that fared pretty well in the study. piedmont, portola valley, they were raided as excellent. neighborhood streets with a lot of trees usually have higher property values. >>> a homeless man was arrested in san francisco for attacking a park ranger and a police officer with a tree ranger. the attack rapped -- happened yesterday afternoon near stern meadow. the ranger approached the homeless man but he resisted and started to swing a brain of. the ranger was injure -- with a -- started to swing a branch. the ranger was injured. >>> the dally could you reports protesters broke into the uc crop -- the daily cow reports protesters broke into the uc crop area that they planted. >>> tomorrow, the san francisco ethics commission will meet and talk about the fate of ross mirkarimi. they will g

live from oakland tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> new video to show you from oakland where an 11-year-old boy was shot while he was sleeping. this happened on megan road. the young boy's sister told us the boy is doing okay. he had been shot in the chest and the stomach. now the outside wall of the house has 16 bullet holes in it and nobody else was hurt. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a gas station could be shut down after a crash caused a huge fire. all savage -- alex savage is there to tell us about the quick thinking of the station manager. >> reporter: police believe this driver hit the accelerator as he was trying to position himself in front of the gas pump and he actually backed over this particular pump triggering this fire. >> reporter: a witness shot this cell phone video on martinez. two cars went up in flames and customers ran for cover to get away from the burning gas station. incredibly nobody was hurt in the end. now the driver of a chevy sedan backed in to the position of his car, flames flew 30 feet into the air before the quick thinking station man

live in hayward, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:05. two east bay cities talking about the possibility of merging their police dispatch service. this is acoring to a -- according to a new report if they did that. besides saving millions of dollars, reportedly, this study says other advantages of consolidation are better suited for dispatchers between the police departments and much more. >>> 7:06. continuing coverage now on the protests overseas as backlash over an anti-muslim film is preding. in egypt police used tear gas from advancing on the u.s. embassy in cairo and a temporary aols wall has been constructed to keep -- wall has been constructed to keep protesters out. fire was set to two western fast-food westerns. people were hurt. and in sudan, the germany embassy was attacked and partially blamed. the protesters are now said to be gathered outside of the embassy. >>> in the meantime, libya, four people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. u.s. embassy chris stevens and three other am

ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty. >>> they used a goat to capture an animal. >>> recovering from some earlier road work, there are some spots you need to know about but we will tell you about those coming up. like, right now. and how things aren't... just about you anymore. introducing the all-new, smart-sensing... honda accord. it starts with you. . >>> time now a judge decided to save a pit bull that attacked a police dog. he was -- a police horse. the dog was ordered to be put down by the judge but yesterday they decided to stay the execution. >> it was a little terrifying. >>> that mountain lion you are looking at was put down after it killed a family goat. they set up a cage with more goat meet to trap the -- meat to trap the mountain lion. it worked and the mountain lion has been taken away before it kills anymore animals. >>> it shows a video of mitt romney disparaging americans, here is more with that message. >> reporter: the gop says he will deliver economic recovery, no government dependancy and he is trying to shift the focus to president barack obama. he went to

ktvu channel 2 morning news' tara moriarty is in the area to tell us why the homeowner says this has happened many times before, what happened tara? >> reporter: well, we are waiting to hear about the condition of the man in his 20s and right now he is fighting for his life. according to the homeowner, an accident like this could have been prevented. now fremont police tell us around 10:00 the driver lost control and ended up slamming his car through the fence into somebody's backyard. he hit a pole and it took emergency crews 25 minutes to extricate him. this is an 8th time this has happened off of robin street. >> you still have not done anything about it? >> well, people loose control, come around the curve, i have to pull hair. >> now the homeowner has asked them to put in guardrails and they have refused. they say the city simply does not have the money to do so. he will continue the fight so that more people done -- don't end up hurt or dying. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a female student said she was walking near the field when she was groped from behind yes

live from hayward, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in election 20 12news, the president isefending his foreign policy record. he listed accomplishments on "60 minutes" such as ending both the war in iraq and the threat from osama bin laden. the president meets with world leaders later today. and he will address the u.n. generalcy assembly tomorrow. but mitt romney is accusing president obama for allowing chain to steal american idea and jobs. >> fewer americans are workerring today than when president obama took office. it doesn't have to be this way. >> the ad criticize us the obama administration for not labeling china as a currency manipulator. the. >>> more details on when president obama and mitt romney will face off in formal debates. they will take on the economy and other issues next wednesday, october 3rd in denver. the debate on october 11th in kentucky and the presidential candidates will have a town hall style meeting and in new york, the final debate is on october 22nd in florida. >>> there is a new book out about rick perry's campaign. the author wants to know

ktvu tara moriarty is in alameda now where the red cross is helping the people who now need a place tofor awhile. tara. >>> the wood was cracking, the windows were popping and then shattering. this according to the folks that lived inside of this blue victorian you see on the corner. it was so loud they say that is what woke them up. folks were pretty shaken up and didn't want to talk to us on camera. they say flames broke out around 1:00 this morning on the corner of pacific and chestnut. 15 people were forced out of the four plex. it took more than two dozen firefighters an hour to douse the flames. when crews arrived a quadriplegic man was trapped inside the first floor unit. >> we have heavy fires showing to the rear of the building. on the first and second floors. bystanders advised us of a person needing to be rescued. they went inside and got that person out successfully. was not injured. >> reporter: welcomely no -- luckily no one else was hurt. red cross is helping folks find a temporary place to stay. no cross yet as to what sparked the fire. the fire appears to have broken o

live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the fbi defending its surveillance ofnorthern california responding to a lawsuit filed by the aclu. the fbi released 13 of 37 pages 37. says the surveillance did not violate anyone's legal rights. >>> 8:01. >>> new this morning, people in indonesia are continuing to protest an anti-islam film. 200 people from various groups have set fire to an american flag and tires outside the u.s. consulate in maydon. they are demanding that washington punish those involved in the privately produced movie called innocence of muslims. the film is report delay the reason behind similar demonstrations in about two dozen countries. >>> insider attacks are forcing troops to limit operations with afghan soldiers. leon panetta said he is concerned so many troops are being killed by the men they're training. afghan forces or militants posing as them have killed 51 international troops so far this year. the attacks have gone up as the last troops from the u.s. surge come home. >>> time 8:02. a new battle brewing in oakland over a set of trees i

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> union city police want your help. they are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault and rob a woman. you have all the details, good morning alex. >> reporter: it happened last week but this morning union city police are doing what they can to find the man. they say this man had a gun -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] [ technical difficulties, stand by ] [ audiotive cultties ] >>> new this morning, the u.s. embassy in bangkok is closing early as a precaution over that anti-islam film. police in thailand said 400 people are peacefully protesting outside the embassy and they are monitoring closely that demonstration. meantime, libyan officials gave the u.s. warnings according to a report where the ambassador christopher stevens and three others were killed and they maintain they had no early warning. >>> mitt romney is doing some damage control after a controversial video came out with him telling donors that almost half the american people consider themselves victims who deserve government support. >> there

i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:32 a firefighter was hurt in san leandroing to save a business which caught fire overnight. it happened on east 14th street. the fire crews said it started in a storage room there. one firefighter had to be taken to the hospital after cutting his leg with a saw while trying to let some of the smoke out through the roof. he is expected to be okay and firefighters were able to save most of the business and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> also, a fire in antioch is called suspicious. firefighters found this structure at city park fully engulfed in flames. this is a brand-new structure recently built for kids in the neighborhood. it comes after a handful of small fires on thursday and friday that investigators are calling arson. the fires were set by according to officials, transients in the area. >>> and in kabul, it was revenge reportedly for the anti- islam film which has enraged many in the middle east, they are telling the media that, this morning and they say the bomber was a woman in her early 20s.

live in san francisco, i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well ceremonies in new yorky honoring 9/11 victims are continuing and kraig boss well is there to tell us what is happening and how victims are being remembered, kraig? >> reporter: they have begun the readings of the names and that will continue for some time. very busy day and you can see crowds of people. number one, this is a tuesday and they are also noticing talking about 9/11. perfectly blue skies, same weather pattern which happened today. >> reporter: 11 years ago lives were for ever changed. >> it crashed, the other trade center is down, it is down. >> reporter: coordinated attacks, they hijacked commercial airlinessers and a 4th crashed in a wooded area in shanksville pennsylvania after passengers tried to gain control of the aircraft. since then they are trying to remember those lives lost. a museum was supposed to be open this month but all plans ceased because of worries of funding concerns. >> it will give us a chance to tell the story of what really happened there in a very moving and thought ful

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the family of a teen shot and killed by oakland police took its anger out on city council. alan blueford fired at police in may. they reported alan blueford had a weapon but never fired a shot. his family wants to examine a report on the shooting but when they didn't get it, many of the occupied group protested forcing the city council to adjourn early. [crowd noise] >> people also protested a deadly vallejo shooting earlier this month and that also cut short last night's vallejo city council meeting. during a break they stormed the room and talked to davis when they wanted to resume the meeting. they protested the shooting of mario romero. they are calling an investigation into five fatal shootings since late may. >> the city has arising crime -- a rising crime rate and they held a study session in response to the latest rise in crime. they are offering people tips on protecting themselves and their families. the meetings come after layoffs and police say there will be slower response times. >> over the last month, we have heard more gun

live from hayward i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> this morning a former principal of santa clara montague elementary school is scheduled to be arraigned on drug charges. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is out at the school where students will be given letters informing the parents of the information. >> reporter: that principal here will have a lot of explaning to do to students and authorities. check out what it says to the wall behind me. at the end of the day be ready to say i'm proud of what i did today. now eric dean lewis the principal is expected to be arraigned in court this morning on felony drug charges. a spokesperson from the department of justice says their drug task force received a tip lewis was involved in drugs and used a dating website. an under cover agent set up -- he was arrested on friday after offering the agent drugs. they found methamphetamine, ghb pills and scales inside his home. >> there are no connections here at montague. i'm sure the kids will be disappointed but they will move on and we will focus them back on their learning. >> rep

ktvu's tara moriarty is outside the apartment building with details and one of the rescuers out there. >> reporter: a quadriplegic was trapped inside the first floor apartment building. luckily, crews were able to get him out. the fire appears to have broken out on the outside. >> there is a lot of damage out there. the challenge there in these types of buildings, we had fire in the attic already, even though there was heavy fire on the first floor. it took some work but we took care of it. >> reporter: luckily, no one was hurt but there's quite a bit of damage to the home. so residents will not be allowed back inside. the red cross is helping those affected find a temporary place to stay. no cause yet as to what caused this fire. we're told there were -- were some residents inside. that's part of this investigation. you can see that the team is getting ready to go inside. you can see the damage there. they had to bust out the windows. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a man is in the hospital after gating beaten with a flashlight near golden gate park. it happ

ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is there more with what protesters here in the bay area have planned. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. occupiers will be burning debt papers and playing music and marching through the streets. a handful have decided to get a jump start this morning and camped outovernight and are devoting -- out overnight and are devoting the entire day here. the occupy protest has appeared to have died down with encampments but supporters have not stopped working. >> there's no longer any redress through the system, so the only thing left for us to do is to come out and occupy the commons, get the message out to say to everyone occupy. we need to stand up for our rights and not sit back and not let the 1% dominate. >> reporter: we had national attention when police dismandelled an encampment in downtown oakland. this afternoon, there will be a street party and a march to justin herman plaza. various streets will be blocked off and there will be a rally at kerney and california. there is police presence up the street. but it's very quiet here and we don't

ktvu tara moriarty joins us from the newsroom to explain how this labor day the president tried to rally a crowd of union workers. >> reporter: that is right. the president used a lot of sports metaphors. he said mitt romney would guide the nation to a losing season. the president referred to a recent romney speech in which he said it was time to get a new coach. the president told supporters the problem is americans have already seen romney's economic play book. >> on first down he hike passes by nearly $2,000 on the average family with kids in order to pay for a massive tax cut for multimillionaires. that is on first down. sounds like unnecessary roughness to me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: every time the crowd booed obama said don't boo vote. certainly a very firey speech. one of the most impassioned ones. meanwhile as the democrats are putting the finishing touches on the stage for their national convention in charlotte which starts tomorrow, the republican national convention featured prominent speaking spots to a number of latino politicians called rising stars. top democrats say the

ktvu tara moriarty is there. you've seen the damage. what is going on? >> reporter: this intersection here we're at highland and campus is closed all the way down to campus and oaks until probably between 2:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. that's the update we just got from pg&e workers here. there are still wires in the roadway but the fuse box is activated. the good news the wires have been deenergized. here's what happened about 1:00 in the morning a woman was driving here. her mini van crashed into a utility pole. the pole fell snagging high voltage wires knocking out electricity to 12-20 homes nearby. the woman kept driving disoriented but she stopped. >> the amount of damage to the vehicle. >> reporter: now police wouldn't confirm if the woman was arrested for dui but she was taken into custody. she was not injured. we're about a block from cal state university east bay campus and very close to east avenue elementary school. if you are driving kids off, you will be experiencing some delays. crews say if this driver actually they say she hit a smaller is

ktvu tara moriarty joins us now with a look at the damage caused by this overnight crash. tara. >> reporter: we are here at highland boulevard. you can see it's blocked off here. it will be blocked off by hayward police from this intersection down to campus and oaks from noon to 2:00 this afternoon. a woman driving a gold mini van crashed into a power pole. the power pole fell. it snagged some wires and knocked out electricity to a dozen homes nearby. witnesses say the woman kept driving for 100 yards and stopped in front of one man's home seemed disoriented. >> i heard pop pop pop. no skid marks or anything and then the power went out. we came out and people all across the street and the cars all smashed up. >> reporter: police would not confirm if the woman was arrested for a dui but she was taken into custody. we are one block away from the cal state eastbound campus. if you are dropping kids off add school, you may experience delays here. again we are at campus and highland. coming up we'll tell you why one pg&e person told us this situation could have been much, much

ktvu tara moriarty is here now to tell us about the challenges the rescuers faced and what the victims said when they were rescued. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. every year this father and son make ha trip they fly in their small plane from santa barbara up to canada. this year something went horriblely wrong. their engine started to have problem and they were forced to make an emergency landing off the coast near big sur. the coast guard came to their rescue. crews had to brave six to eight foot swells to get to the pair and the may day call came in just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon. by 5:15 the plane got tangled up in kelp and complete lessoning. what was the pair's reaction after they had been rescued? >> grateful they were glad to see us. definitely. glad to be rescued. >> there is a crew of four and we all do what we train for every day. and it's nice to walk away and save a couple lives. >> reporter: now officials say it was a gps tracking device on board the pairs aircraft that helped the coast guard help pinpoint them. the older man described in his 70s was s

ktvu tara moriarty was the first reporter on the scene. she is back now and i know you have new details. what do you know, tara? >> reporter: we have just learned three police officers were actually involved in this deadly confrontation with the suspect. if you take a look behind me you can see the scene where it happened here at this gas station. the desan that has all -- the sedan that has all the car doors open and windows shot out that is the suspects vehicle. we believe his body is lying where the orange beariers are. joining me now is lieutenant roger to tell us what exactly led up to the shooting and what happened when the officers tried to approach the suspect. >> at about four minutes to 1:00 in the morning we received multiple 911 calls from the dirty bird lounge advising several shots had been fired inside the bar. there was a vehicle description provided and officers received that as they were enroute to the scene. while enroute they saw a vehicle describing that vehicle. officers got behind the vehicle and attempted to make co

. >>> ktvu tara moriarty is in alameda where the red cross is on the scene to help those victims. tara. >> reporter: as soon as firefighters arrived here this morning, people who live in the blue victorian you see behind me here say a quadriplegic was trapped inside. they got him out safely. the flames broke out around 1:00 this morning. 15 people were forced out of the four plex. it took more than two dozen firefighters more than an hour to squelch the flames. firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to the one house. >> there is a lot of damage back there. the challenge there is the fire you know in these types of buildings will travel up inside the walls. we had fire in the attic already even though there was fire on the floor below. >> reporter: luckily no one was hurt. there is quite a damage to the home. red cross is on the scene and will help them find a temporary place to stay. no cause to what sparked the fire. coming up we'll tell you whereases dents had to say. live in alameda i'm tara moriarty. >>> your time now 5:03 new this morning more home burglaries in pa

ktvu tara moriarty is out there this morning where there is also an environmental issue now. tara. >> reporter: that is right environmental crews are still on scene trying to mop up oil that spilled from one of the transformers and literally two minutes ago we had two very, very large pg&e trucks pull into the scene. this intersection will be blocked off from here down to campus and oaks until 2:00 to 3:00 this afternoon. around 1:00 in the morning a woman driving a gold mini van crash into a utility pole. the pole crashed snagging some wires. witnesses say the woman kept driving about 100 yards but eventually stopped. >> they were disoriented. needed to use the phone. they didn't seem that much concerned for their health. they said we're cool. they were not cool. the whole car was crunched up. >> reporter: now police wouldn't confirm if the woman was arrested for dui but she was taken into custody unharmed. we are one block from the cal state university east bay campus. and close to east elementary school. as far as the cost of the damage one worker told me he estimates that

ktvu channel 2 morning news. tara moriarty. >>> following developing news out of new york this morning, we are first showing you at 4:30 and the crowd is growing. we want to tell you what is going on with the occupied wall street protesters and right now they are marching south, they say they plan on the new york stock exchange. most traders are already inside the building of the new york stock exchange. >>> menlo park school was damaged by fire last week reopens and classes will resume. ann rubin is with us to tell us about how volunteers cheaped things up -- cleaned things up. >> reporter: that's right, students will be back here for the first time since the fire. firefighters believe it was because of being closed and they were not required to have early sprinklers. parents came out to volunteer trying to clean and salvage what they could. still school officials estimate their losses of $400,000 and while they are insured, they are sending donations for those of the items that are not covered. the are raising and reminding

ktvu tara moriarty is live with more on getting a really good look at it from there. reporter: yeah, that's what the folks are hoping to do. there are dozens of people here that are lining the walls and out on the beach there. we are expecting to see the endeavour around 10 to 10:15 over the golden gate bridge. photographers are on the rocks and there are quite a few folks who got up early this morning to set up towels along the wall andgrab the front row seat. shuttle which will peggy back on a modified 747 will make a low at tiewld spas over-- altitude spasover and will circle twice. it took off earlier and will fly north to sacramento around 9:30 near the state capital and head over our way where chrissy field is an excellent advantageage point. todd woke up at 4:30 to catch a piece of american history. >> i watched them take off on television but i never seen one and since this is going to be last one that's ever going to fly maybe it's something pretty for me it's spectacular. it's exciting. >> reporter: now the space shuttle endeavour is part of nasa retired spa

ktvu app for your smart phone or tablet. >>> happening now as expected there is lines of people waiting outside apple stores. tara moriartyin san francisco talking with some of the people who are willing to camp out to get the new iphone. tara. >> reporter: we want to show you video here right off the top. exactly what was inside the store. back here live you can see that all of the folks here have been camped out overnight. that first guy there in the orange sleeping bag he's been here since 10:00 last night. and pretty sure at 8:00 they will be flooding the store for the new iphone 5. analysts have praised the new iphone as faster, thinner and lighter with a longer battery life. some criticize the new charging port and mapping feature. early upgraders are reporting that the any maps are less detailed. they look weird apparently and misplaced landmarks. apple reported more than two million preorders in the first 24 hours. some people couldn't wait. >> i preorder it it wouldn't get here for a month. and i'm like i want to buy one not today but a couple days i would still have to wait in a line. so it's just you know it's

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:02. happening right now thousands of bay area apple fans they are out in long lines waiting to buy the now iphone 5. tara moriarty is also live outside apple store in san francisco. what is going on tara? >> reporter: how much would you have paid for that very first iphone? we net a guy online that paid $700. he did get a rebate later of course but a huge chunk of change for that product. he said he's bought every single iphone since its inception. in two hours the folks will be heading inside because the store will finally open its doors. around 5:30 this morning the black velvet curtain dropped and folks out here got a jolted joy. the person at the front of the line has been here since 8:00 last night. we met one woman that was paid $120 to wait in line for four hours. >> so i work for cass. we had someone camping out at the june onstore since monday. i was hired here to wait here for four hours. they will swap out my place at 8:00 a.m.. analysts say the new iphone is faster, thinner, lighter with a longer battery life. some criticize the new charging port and mapping feature. still apple reported more than two