live in pacifica tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> an officer involved shooting is under investigation this morning and that happened before 6:00 yesterday evening along the boulevard. they offered a short chase and one of them was approached by the car. >> based on what we heard from witnesses, it a appears as they he was hit. he was taken to the hospital, a standard procedure and the officer is on paid leave while the investigation continues. >>> they are planning to limit how much landlords can raise rent for improving properties. in the agreement they will not be allowed to cover the cost of improvements. now city council has to ratify the leave move and 54-year-old cap tape from pregnant trophy has issued disciplinary actions. the i don't has not -- captain has not commented on the allegations. >>> we will hear testimony from central valley farmers and water officials about our drought. the committee is holding a hearing in fresno. governor jerry brown has issued a hearing and he hopes the hearing will help with solutions. last month's rain storms have pasted it and

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> water-main break is keeping crews busy up there and this is what we are talking about. it happened on the parkway at los gatos avenue. the water-main belongs to the water recycling for irrigation and brian flores is in the area and we will have more on that coming up. >>> they are continuing to search for a man who has been missing for five days. the father and daughter had dinner and she watched him drive away towards san rafael but he never arrived at the retirement community. they have also caused a problem and maybe contusions set in. >> there is no sign of the car he was driving. it has a missing hub cab. hundreds -- hub cap. hundreds of flyers have been posted throughout the county. >>> they are trying to offer four-year degrees at community colleges. live from san jose, you have been talking to students offering -- offering more. >> you can see there is a charter bus behind me and they will board those buses and is 38 degrees and they are urging support for public education. this system video from last year's event. city college is s

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. take a look at this video shot by a woman that lives across the street from the fire. she was home in her seventh floor apartment when the blaze broke out. pretty scary scene there. and viewers also sent us pictures. bill was on a plane flying into the airport when he took his picture around 7:00 last night. and this picture was taken by another viewer as he crossed the golden gate bridge. >> and that huge fire created a terrifying scene for people living dangerously close to the burning building. they had watched the apartment building up. therefore shattered -- >> it was just like a lout expression >> just watching as it patrol syces. patrols. >> a news conference as tara mentioned is scheduled for 7:00 this morning. and we will carry it live. you can see more pictures of the fire in our slide show online. we've also posted a time lapse video as well. that is all on our front page of ktvu.com. >>> it is coming up on 6:08. shocking allegations of a san jose police officer's arrest ha

live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:06. oakland detectives searching now for the gunman responsible for a homicide last night. police heard shots fired around 10:30 near eighth and campbell streets. when they arrived there they found a man that had been shot several times. dozens of markers show where shell casings were found. we don't know the name of the shooting victim. >> they called for medical. they attempted to give the victim first aid, unfortunately the victim succumbed to his injuries prior to the arrival of the ambulance. >> investigators say stray bullets did hit buildings in the area but no one was hurt by those bullets. >>> in oakland city leaders are offering their report for the city's shot spotter. they document the sound of gunfire and pinpoint the location. several city council members have told the oakland tribune they have written a letter to oakland mayor jean quan urging her not to take money away from that program. the mayor spokeswoman says there is no commitment to take it out of the budget. >>> 2

live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also new this morning san francisco police are searching for a suspect in an attempted carjacking in the richmond district. now police say they are searching for a man who tried to carjack someone at gunpoint at clement and 12th streets. when the driver did not comply the man fired his gun in the air and ran. >>> after shocks are being reported after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in humboldt county. it hit at 10:18 last night. there are reports people felt it as far south as redwood city and as far north as yew gene, oregon. >>> an object in the south asian sea thought to be a life jacket from the missing plane turned out to be trash. still no conformation it has even crashed. that flight left malaysia for beijing early saturday morning. eight countries including the u.s. are helping with the search. the family of one of three americans on board say they are hoping for the best. >> this is pretty fresh and we are processing it and we've just had a little bit of time to be together as a family. >> authorities have questione

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a search for deleted data. why investigators believe retrieving it may give them insight into the disappearance of malaysia flights 370. it's a last full day of winter and ktvu's mark tamayo will be here to tell you if there are any changes in this beautiful weather. >>> one east bay city now a step closer to having the highest minimum wage in the country. good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is that? you mean my honey wand? [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. shoes. shades. ah! wow! now that voice... my voice? [ auto-tuned ] what's wrong with my voice? yeah man, bee got swag! be happy! be healthy! that's gotta go too. ♪ hey! must be the honey! [ sparkle ] sweet. >>> a number of developments could lead to increased tensions between the united states and russia. first, ukraine said it plans to leave a russian-led alliance of former soviet states and take part i

live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. meantime heavy smoke from the fire was visible from all over the city. this is a picture from a plane. this picture was taken by another viewer as he crossed the golden gate bridge. that huge fire created a terrifying scene for many people living dangerously close to the burning building. they had watched the apartment building under construction slowly going up. yesterday they watched the same building going up in flame. the big fire shattered their windows, set off sprinklers. >> it was just like a loud explosion. >> just watching it progress. and it didn't seem like it was getting under control. >> mb stood for mega blocks 360 was for the number of units in the building. you can see other pictures of the fire in our slide show. we have also posted a time lapse video of the fire at ktvu.com. >>> happening today the suspect connected to the shooting of a san francisco police officer is due in court. today's appearances come as police say the officer was hit by friendly fire. this is

now, ktvu's tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. she's coming back. she'lltel us why the owner -- she'lltel us why the owner of the -- she'll tell us why the owner of the bar thinks this could have been prevented. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> quick look at weather and traffic. i left my umbrella in my car. do i have time to run out and get it before it starts to rain? >> send one of the interns out. [laughter] >> teasing. there are some breaks off the coast. won't last very long. a little blue sky in the city. it's getting filled in fast. the front is here. couple of reports of light rain starting up in sonoma county. it will be a system -- the main window is between noon and 6:00. that's when the front will start to barrel through. after that it will turn very cold and showery. some of it -- very intense rain, especially tuesday into wednesday. i will get out of the way trying to do a little dance here. nothing too heavy. we're starting to see the coverage increase rapidly. the front is on the way. most of the morning commute. i think we

we are live in saratoga i'm tara moriarty. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jenna will be laid to rest later this morning. the high school student was killed by a freight train that was passing through martinez last sunday evening. she ran back on to the tracks to pick up her cell phone she had dropped. this morning's funeral begins at 10:30. >>> this could be used as evidence against two men in a string of armed robbers. it shows a masked gunman terrorizing a liquor store. the two men hit 20 stores and shops since december. investigators captured the suspects last week by examing crime patterns and staked out several likely targets. >> the suspects seem to be ramping up in violence. and we know robberies like this will continue to ramp up. >> surveillance camera on a helicopter photographed the police chasing down the two suspects. angel rodriguez and jesus beltran are being held in the santa clara county jail. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses, and victims. >>> time 16:-- time is 6:09. two of the

live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> an east bay man accused of crashinglling a marine that just returned from afghanistan is facing a second degree murder charge. 23-year-old alexander yaun appeared in court on the charges of murder, vehicular manslaughter, and hit and run. he drank at least four jamison whiskies and got behind the wheel of his mini cooper early tuesday morning. he ran a red light and slammed into 23-year-old marine andrew silva. >> he comes back here this is home, this is supposed to be safe, this is supposed to be where everybody feels at peace. one person makes a dumb mistake and all of this happens. >> a memorial continues to grow at the intersection where the crash occurs. it includes silva's military boots, american flag, and photos of him in uniform standing next to his wife. >>> pg&e expects to face federal criminal charges for the deadly pipeline explosion in 2010. it killed eight people, injured dozens more and destroyed 38 homes. the utility has been accused of poor recordkeeping, poor maintenance, and failure to identify safet

live from oakland i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:36.e learning more about a man's deadly crime spree. he shot and killed deputy ricky near fort bragg on wednesday. they are calling the deputy's killing an ambush. investigators say there was another violent incident just hours earlier. they say chainy was involved in a shootout with a store owner at a usually quiet tourist spot. >> i was able to see the barrel of the gun before i rolled into the kitchen. and luckily i just made it in to the one spot where the ricochet wouldn't get me. >> investigators say chainy was also responsible for carjacking that same day. and they say he was carrying two rifles and a shotgun when he was finally killed by a sheriffs lieutenant. >>> student at san jose state has filed a $5 million claim against the university in a racially charged bullying case. now the student identified as 17-year-old donald williams junior claimed that his roommates repeatedly abused and made fun of him because he is african american. williams claims a dormitory resident advisor

ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is joining us from san francisco general hospital where the police officer is still recovering. tara. >> reporter: yeah 28-year-old officer adam shaw is recovering from shoulder surgery that he had. meanwhile his attacker is in jail. >> officer shot. units in the area. >> reporter: this is audio pulled from the initial 911 call and this is surveillance video of 5078-year-old jeffrey ruano being arrested early yesterday morning. that followed a nine-hour man hunt through four counties. it all began saturday afternoon in san francisco's mission district. officer shaw and his partner stopped ruano to question him about vandalism. shots were fired when he started backing up his car toward officers. officer shaw was shot in the shoulder. after asking the chp for help, ruano was spotted in richmond and that sighting started the police chase. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the last two days have been agonizing for the relatives of more than 200 people on board a plane that has gone missing. an international search has not

ktvu's tara moriarty just heard from the attorneys for scott olson and she joins us live in oakland. good afternoon tara. >> reporter: good afternoon. scott olson says he hopes this settlement will send a message to the oakland police department to change its crowd control tactics. he stood here in front of city hall very close to where he was injured bay police officer two and a half years ago. >> the 26-year-old iraqi war veteran was shot in the head by a metal pellet filled bean bag round fired bay police officer october 26th, 2011. olson was standing quietly with another veteran during an occupy protest at 14th and broadway when a high velocity round struck his skull, fracturing it and causing severe bleeding on the brain. we asked olson how he felt today after winning $4.5 million from the city of oakland. >> i mean i didn't win part of my brain back that's dead, but, you know, i'm -- you know, it's hard, and it was a hard recovery process, and i think that this is a part of the recovery process, but, you know, it's definitely not everything. >> olsen says he has struggled in re

ktvu's tara moriarty is live in martinez with how hercules high school is responding to an attack of a transgender student in a boys' bathroom. >> reporter: parents and students say they were surprised by this attack recent one -- the second one in just the past few months. this morning, school flirls held an emergency -- officials held an emergency meeting. parents said they were shocked that a male transgender student was sexually assaulted in a bathroom yesterday during school. >> i'm very bothered by it. as parents, we did not receive a phone call. i actually heard from the students. >> reporter: another parent said her kids are worried about safety. >> they said not again, hercules, not our school. please, no. we don't want this. >> reporter: police say a 15- year-old freshman who identifies himself as a male was attacked by three boys ages 16 and 17 after using the boys' bathroom. >> i'm not so surprised if this happened at hercules high school. >> reporter: james rose says he is surprised this particular victim was targeted. >> he was really well liked. he was not bullied and

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:06. police in richmond investigating a shooting last night that left a man critically injured. the man in his 20s was found on main avenue near boreman park. he had been shot several times. now, police say a dark car was seen speeding away from the scene. this shooting follows two homicides in richmond last thursday and friday. now, on thursday, a 43-year-old woman was killed at 4th street and florida avenue. 24 hours later, the man was killed at south 35th street and wall avenue. dark colored cars seen leaving the scene. police don't believe the polices are related. the investigation continues. >>> b.a.r.t. riders in richmond have been robbed at gunpoint. ktvu's alex savidge is at the richmond station now with more on the specific passengers that are being targeted a what police are doing today. >> reporter: good morning to you. later on today, officers will be handing out fliers to b.a.r.t. riders, warning them to stay aheart. the message from police, take your eyes off the phone or tab

ktvu's tara moriarty will have more from the fire scene at the top of the hour.om the massive fire sparked another fire one block away yesterday and that small fire broke out on a terrace rooftop at ucsf smith's cardiovascular research building at mission bay and 4th street. firefighters were able to put it out within minutes before the flames could spread. our coverage. massive fire continues online. we have a viewer time lapse video as well as pictures. it's on the front page of ktvu.com. >>> shocking allegations of a san jose police officer's arrest have rocked the department. he stands accused of raping a woman he was supposed to be protecting. janine de la vega joins us live from san jose with the effect this is having on other officers and how pem perceive police. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. i've spoken with several women about the officer's arrest this morning. they tell me that it does make them a little more hesitant to trust police. but for the most part, they say they would still call an officer for help and they feel it's an

ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live in san francisco.ee's home in the sunset district. you talked with one of his neighbors today. tara. >> reporter: yeah, a couple of them. they all say he seems friendly. he waves and says hello. we haven't seen any movement here this morning. we're not even sure if he spent the night here. we did knock on the door, nobody came to answer. his attorney didn't say much about the case yesterday specifically about his client. he only said that leland yee is holding up. >> senator yee, can you tell me what your reaction is? >> the charges are pretty serious. >> reporter: he walked out on $500,000 bond. questions swirling around the multiple federal charges he faces. yee, an outspoken advocate for gun control and open government was arrested on charges that he conspired to traffic firearms and traded favors in sacramento for bribes, campaign cash paid by men who turned out to be undercover federal agents. we spoke to a neighbor who doesn't know yee but was still shocked by the allegations. >> yeah, that seems

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the investigation is underway for the person hit by a b.a.r.t. train overnight. brian flores has the major delays and closures that impacted the commutes. good afternoon, brian. >> reporter: this is information we learned a short time ago. we're about a quarter mile south of the south hayward b.a.r.t. station. that key piece of evidence is along a fence line similar to what you see right here. not too far from here bart is examining at least two holes found along the fence line that enclose esthe b.a.r.t. tracks and may provide more answers into how this happened. it's unclear how big the holes were but sources say it appears that one of the cases somebody somehow took the bolts off the fence and simply slit it open. now, these fences are not easily accessible to the public and there is an encampment nearby where the holes why found. a man was hit by a train and killed. he has yet to be identified but b.a.r.t. says he was a trespasser and not a b.a.r.t. employee. they say as the investigation continues it does not appear there was foul play eith

live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> we are also learning more now some of the other 26 people arrested in that same fbi sting. one is sports agent march listen sullivan. the fbi accuses sullivan of plotting with under cover agents with a murder for hire plot, drug trafficking, and sales of credit cards. >> i was shocked, stunned, and saddened for any allegation. >> keith jackson's son brandon also accused in the sting. now stay with us here ktvu channel 2 for the very latest that is on state senator leland yee and the charges in this case. we will bring you the latest right here. >>> a teenage boy is in stable condition after being shot last night in san francisco. it happened around 8:00 on kirkwood avenue in the city's hunter point district. officers quickly sealed off the block. the boy was 14 years old and shot in the upper body. the shooting remains under investigation. >>> washington state is bracing for impending news they don't want to hear. the death toll following that massive mud slide. at least 90 people are still missing. so far everyone who

ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty. >>> there are complaints about winter spare the air days and that's the most and the 6th year that they have led the list. contra costa was second, santa clara was third, sonoma 4th and there were 30 fair the air days between the first and the end of last month. >>> searching for the attacker of a woman on a popular walking trail of fremont. the description of that suspect and the people they have not heard about. >>> which schools may be at risk, we will explain. >>> good morning, we are looking at a drive that may be more crowded and we will tell you what is going on and how long it's likely to last. >>> those skies are crowded with cloud and what about rain? it is moving this far south, if so how much? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is smooth and precise on-road handling. this is easy-to-use off-road capability when you need it. this is seventy and counting safety and security features. ♪ this is total confidence and comfort. in the middle of crowds or in the middle of nowhere. this is the freedom to keep chasing all the horizons you want. introd

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are following developing news from san carlos.any lost electricity. brian flores is there with the latest on when the power will be fully back on. >> the only lights you see are the ones back from the pg&e crews. this is the one and they are also picking it a power pole that was knocked down from the driver of a car early this morning. now it happened around 215, again the 2400 block and still unclear how they lost control. they will be investigating that but at the height of the outage, shortly after it happened more than 1200 customers were without power and they worked as fast as they could to rework it and just about 100 are still without power this morning. they expect it to be fully restored at 8:00 or 8:15 so see how quickly they can restore power. they are still without electricity and the power will be fully restored in terms of road closures, between heather drive they will be here over the next few hours. >>> armed robbers are tore getting bart risers and police in that city will launch an effort despite the recent crim

. >>> put their lives on public safety, no tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are mourning his death but the oakland police department may be feeling even more grieve. tomorrow marks the worst day in history. on march 25th, a wanted parole lee shot four oakland police officers. four sergeants died that day. one officer died several days later a memorial for the arc in oakland they will be alive for the teen in can't bell. naturally investigators backed up. claim that the deadly confrontation with ivan diaz sunday night was self-defense. >> mr. thorp needed to defend himself and it is unfortunate a tragedy occurred but mr. sharp was -- mr. thorp did not violate the law. >> he was in a confrontation with several teens. he is now moving out of town because they fear they will put him this. vend and they could bring thousands of jobs to silicone valley, here is more. >> reporter: as you mentioned, it could be the largest commercial development deal in the city's history. now the massive complex is going to be built here in this grassy field which is located in san jose. it is r

i am tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> more than 100,000 letters went up in flames afterail truck crashed and went up in flames in southern california. this was the scene, the driver was not hurt but the crash is causing plenty of problems and that truck was headed to a processing facility and fors about 100,000 of male each day. not a single letter was certified so there was no way to track whose mail was burned. >>> they are searching for agrees are you store and stole a vending machine filled with lottery tickets. state lottery revealed them and you can see a manwareing a mask and the machine was missing most of the cash. some of the scratcher tickets were also taken and those tickets have been flagged. >>> time now 531 over a caster valley gun range. the dueling petitions and which side is currently coming out on top. >> no shirt, no shoes, no service. the high tech item, no bar it is all back and some gap service may affect your ride and we will tell you more about that straight ahead. >>> we will tell you more straight ahead and it is up to the north and will it mak

i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we are learning chilling new tee dash details. police found the body of michael russell in november of 2009. detectives said he had been stabbed to death at 15. newly released documents said williams believed satanism allowed killing. those also showed he killed two animals before killing russell. >>> and a man is missing. robert davis is last seen by his daughter wednesday night as she watched him drive away. the community is there since he was there 10 years. police and friends have been trying to find them. >> and they are trying to find them, we each walked 200 miles going left and right up and down through the county. >> mr. davis is driving ago silver toyota camry and a missing pub cap. and he may have been lost while driving home in the rain. >>> a man took a young girl from a school bathroom. 26-year-old badly took the girl from parkside elementary, dragged her off campus and then assaulted her. she managed to escape by kicking him and also in exchange, he is set to receive a sentence of 27 years and 4 months behind bars.

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> meantime serious damage in san francisco just hours ago, a hit-and-run crash left a coffee shop in shambles. this happened at 21st and folsom. lexus crashed into the coffee shop and the driver ran away. the police for the suspect continues and building inspectors will not go out an exam minute the damage to the dark examine the damage to the pulled willing. oop. >> they are down and they are getting a message they they are trying to get this online. we are not running into am coverage, janine de la vega joins us right now and janine de la vega you tell us there are some events happening to try to get people to sign up today? >> reporter: yes, there are and i have been on the california cover and as you mentioned, there are numerous events going on throughout the bay area to help people end roll for this end insurance and there is going to be one here in sunnyvale on st. a episcopal. they need to go to the california website and fell out all of the benefits paint but police must return to complete their application and select a plan. if the

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 5:04 a man is recovering after being shot by alameda sheriff's deputies. it happened along the boulevard and just before the shooting there was a short chase after they pulled the car over because of a traffic violation. at one point they couldn't find him but they found him and the sheriff's deputy approached that car. >> based on what we heard from witnesses it appeared the deputy feared for his safety. it appeared he moved his vehicle in the direction of the deputy. >> now two shots were fired and the driver is wounded and is expected to survive. the deputy involved is placed on paid leave. they voted and now they are talking about what could happen next. >>> last night council here did vote to move ahead to raise the manipulate mum wage by more than 3 -- minimum wage by more than $3. right now it stands at $8 per hour and it would incrementally increase by 30 cents per hour. after that it would be tied to increases in the cost of living and it came after they decided to pull the plug on a plan that would have put this planne

live in san francisco, i am tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> here are some of the possiblees he faces and he could get prison sentences up to 20 years for each of the six charges. he could also get another five years behind bars for a 7th charge for gun trafficking. each count is subject to a fine up to $250,000. although he has not been convicted of any crime he is already feeling the pressure to resign from office. coming up, the calls for him to step down and the major political figures for hose who want leyland yee out. >>> and new this morning. just one hour ago, a man had to be air lifted for serious burns, where other people living there start here on the hunt block ever livermore. you can see fire trucks are a affected by this fire. early indication is from firefighter say it does not appear to be suspicious. now the man who was airlifted to the burn center was the only person inside where we stand and we understand another apartment was damaged from this two-alarm fire and had to be evacuated. the victim was seen outside and may have been trying he is extinguish th

i am tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> more details on the criminal complaints against leyland yee. the complaints involve a five year fbi investigation. he accepted campaign donations from fbi undercover donations in exchange for political favors and also according to that, he set up gun sales with an undercover act that leyland yee knew. now there are three that he knew and he started his career on the san francisco school board, served as a city super riser and raymond chow served on that two decades in prison and here is one person who helped leyland yee with his political campaigns. >> many are calling on him to resign. he covers a large part of san francisco and. good morning alex and he had actions to and they are calling for his immediate resignation. the senator is appalled about the corruption charges leveled against him. >> i am calling on leyland yee to resign. leave, don't burden your colleagues in this great institution with your troubles, leave and if yeah dome resign by tomorrow to suspend him. he was considered a front- runner in the race for secretary of state

coming up ktvu tara moriarty will report on the situation at the site right now. we can see it's very windy. also what has happened over night and the road closures you need to know about. it is wednesday, march 12th i'm tori campbell. >> i'm brian flores. pam and dave are off today. let's get you started with your traffic. it was pretty windy. >> it's very windy. easily 30 miles an hour in san francisco. it will be sunny today. it will be nice. we do have a wind advisory until 8:00. again it's not wide spread. it looks to be a little bit more today than yesterday. high pressure to the north. that is causing our wind to be more northerly or northeast. again temperatures anywhere from kind of cool to really mild to warm. i mean a lot of locations are near 60. so that tells you we have a pretty warm breeze in place. 24 miles an hour out of the authority. fairfield northeast concord. you get the idea. it's an offshore breeze. everything is going up and over the ridge of high pressure. lots of 70s to near 80s. clear skies not a cloud to be found. otherwise we have tem

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> there is a call to action from a young mom on a missing. she is trying to turn her personal paint and pick up truck rain after and now they are would being to launch a new calm take and it is called take 3 to see. >> 3 to see is take time on your driving you know don't be in a hurry. >> this is designed to put safety first every time you get behind the wheel. >> they are also pushing for safety improvements at the world's most i don't are your and jason connor, left fs s while battling a 9/11 fire last week. now boston firefighters flew here to the bay area to honor two contra costa firefighters who died fight ago fire in a san pablo home. >> -- san pablo home. >> one of the firefighters' funeral is set for thursday. >>> ktvu channel 2 news janine de la vega joins us from sunnyvale where she is keeping a close eye on the web and they are saying two have been made up for an account name and they are able to go and process the system. >> reporter: so far it is good but there is bound to be a rush of people who have been procrastinating and w

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:34.o have chilling new details about a young man accused of killing a san jose teenager more than four years ago. police found the body of michael russell outside of his san jose home in november of 2009. detectives say he had been stabbed to death. jay williams is now 20 years old, will soon go on trial for the death of russell. his former high school classmate. newly released documents reportedly reveal that williams believe his religionen, satanism, allowed him to kill. documents show he previously killed two animals. >>> the controversy continues at a santa rosa mall after the decision -- [inaudible] >> you may remember this video of security guards approaching friends and family of andy lopez on february 17th at santa rosa plaza. the group was bearing t-shirts in -- wearing t-shirts in memory of the teen shot and killed by a sheriff deputy last october. the guards reportedly asked the group to remove their andy lopez t-shirts or leave the mall. >> we're responding and acting in acore

live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> time is 6:46.ernor jerry brown will be among the thousands attending this morning's funeral for the sheriffs deputy killed in the line of duty last week. the memorial for service deputy ricky delphi reason tee know. that suspect was later killed in a shootout. >>> police have arrested these two young men along with 12 juveniles who's names were not released. the fire started at march 16th. the homeowners were gone on vacation. investigators say a group of teenagers broke into the house and hosted a series of alcohol and drug fueled house parties. a car was also stolen but later recovered. police expect to make more arrests in this case. >>> time is 6:47. a peninsula man's attempts to land a date ended up landing him in jail and facing burglary charges. ashley cullen works at curry up now. early saturday morning she was taking out the trash when she spotted a man with some of the restaurant's tvs outside. and realized she was being robbed. it was then that she recognized the robber as the same man t

i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:34. coming to light in the mysterious disappearance of a malaysia airlines flight. alex savidge is here now with what authorities are saying about two men who boarded that plane using stolen passports. >> good morning. >> the head of interpol said terrorism seems less likely as an explanation for this plane april dissate peerance -- plane's disappearance. that's because the one of the iranian men on board appeared to seek asylum from germany. they used stolen passports to board the flight, flight 370. authorities say the men traveled to malaysia using their valid iranian passport, then apparently used stolen austrian and italian passports to board the flight to beijing. the plane disappeared from radar. there were no distress signals sent out. it was carrying 239 people at the time. investigators are now hoping to talk with friends and relatives of those two iranian passengers who used stolen documents to fly. >> by doing this, eventually with more and more evidence, we're toibl to exclud

tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are due back in court this afternoon. the four student are expecting them. they taunted a black roommate with several racist comments with an african-american student. they launched an unpresented -- unprecedented investigation. >>> jenna betty was struck and killed by a fray train sunday evening. she ran on to the train tracks to pick up a cell phone she had dropped. many classmates are wearing pink, it was her favorite color. tonight's candle light vigil will be there and they are worried about a reason surge in crime. >>> it happened inside the cuisine restaurant on bee street. he is in stable condition at the marin county hospital and is the search for suspects continues. police say it is only a tip for vie lean -- violent crimes and p.m. he says if this continues, it will drain resources from working other types of crime. >>> a new city will be the next city administrator and that is after she announced she is stepping down after three years. she was unhappy because she felt her efforts to get the city on sound finan

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> continuing coverage of the merger between safeway and albertsons. ktvu's tom vacar exams the best and worse outexamines. -- outcomes. >> reporter: remember this, the private equity firm want to take over safeway, mean to down size it, maximize profits and sell it off. pleasanton is not so plent about losing safeway. >> in our conversations with safeway it is too early to tell. if safeway departs california would lose the inment and tax of a major -- income tax of a major economy. >> reporter: they hope safeway will stay, it knows it could attract other employers. >> pleasanton has a robust business community and we will be able to weather whatever happens. >> reporter: she knows how these things usually go. >> it appears boise will be where the carpet headquarters will be -- corporate headquarters would be located. >> now there will be two of every executive and corporate position so that can't continue in a cost efficient way. >> reporter: but safeway and albertsons could be good news for shoppers. >> the power to negotiate with your suppliers to

ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty joins us live from san francisco general hospital where the police officer is still recovering. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. the officer is recovering from his gunshot wound to the shoulder. meanwhile, police arrested the suspect in this case for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of ammunition, driving more than 100 miles an hour and evading officers but they did not arrest him for shooting an officer. that's because investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what led up to the shooting. >> officer shot. >> i've been hit. >> reporter: the frantic moments captured from the initial 911 call and this is surveillance video of 50-year- old jeffrey ruanoa being arrested yesterday morning. that followed a nine-hour manhunt through four counties. it started saturday afternoon in san francisco's mission district. police say officer shaw and his partner stopped ruano to question him about vandalism. shots were fired when ruano started to back his car up toward the officer. shaw was shot in the shoulder. with chp help, rua

live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we're learning more about the 26 other people arrested in that same fbi sting as leland yee. one of them is sports agent, marlon sullivan, who grew up in san francisco. the fbi accuses marlon sullivan of plotting with underkonder agents in a murder-for-hire plot, gun trafficking, drug trafficking. and keith jackson is accused of helping with the murder for hire conspiracy, gun trafficking and drug trafficking. the people who know jackson are shocked. >> i was shocked, stunned, saddened regarding the allegations such as the ones that have been alleged. they are serious. >> brandon jackson, keith's son, is accused. it said that jackson toledo agents that his son was shipping 300 pounds of -- told agents that his son was shipping 300 pounds of marijuana to memphis, tennessee every month and it states they solicited and fbi agent to provide cocaine for them to sell. make sure you stay here with us at ktvu channel 2 for the latest on state senator leland yee and the others charged in the case. we'll bringing the latest on air a

i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:34.eople were forced to flee a late-night house fire in san francisco. the fire started around 9:00 p.m. at a three-story house on monterey boulevard near the city college of san francisco campus. crews contained the single alarm fire to the balcony but one person was taken to st. francis memorial hospital. the red cross responded to offer shelter to the people and the six pets living there. >>> 7:35. this morning, federal and local authorities are searching for more suspects after a weapons and drug raid yesterday in east oakland. police and fbi agents swarmed on the house on 90th avenue near bancroft late yesterday. officers detained eight men, they say they had a large amount of ammunition and three pounds of marijuana were found. a nearby school was briefly locked down during the raid. this is all parl of a crackdown -- part of a crackdown. >>> 7:35. happening today. a suspected serial arsonist is due in a san jose courtroom to enter a plea. prosecutors say patrick william brennan int

live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> after shocks are expected for the next few days in humboldt county after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake. it hit at 10:18 last night. at least 12 after shocks have been reported since. no tsunami warnings have been issued or reports of any damage or injuries. >>> new information on the east bay teacher accused of molesting children. we are now hearing 32-year-old ronald ginto was the executive director of camp epic. that is an outdoor leadership school from fifth grade to the college level. he is accused of molesting several children. that was from december 2012 top october of last year. he is currently in police custody. >>> time is 5:07. a yellow object in the soutache that see thought it was missing -- turns out to be floating trash. after two days of searching for the plane with 239 people on board, there is still no conformation that it has crashed. the flight left malaysia for beijing early saturday morning. eight countries are helping with the search. >> this is pretty fresh and we are processing it. >> auth

ktvu channel 2 reporter, tara moriarty, is at santa rita jail in dublin and says police received another key piece of evidence and that would be the man's vehicle. good morning, tara. >> reporter: that's right. the alameda county sheriff's office tweeted out that their prime suspect feng mi turned himself in last night. we believe he's being booked here. the opinion manhunt for him began after his wife's body was found in the family home friday afternoon in castro valley. the couple's 14-year-old daughter is the one who found 46-year-old yunyi zhang. suspicion turned to feng mi because he vanished after the filling and made no attempt to contact his daughters. evidence also linked him to the killing. they've located the silver rav4 with with paper plates he was believed to be driving. investigators responded to the family home three times in 2009 on domestic violence calls. right now we're waiting to hear what fekmy is being charged with -- feng mi is being charged the -- charged with. we'll let you know what we find out. >> we're following develops news in south san jose. police are inv

live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> now california senator dianne feinstein released a statement about the allegations against yee. she says and i'm quoting it has been clear he lost the confidence of his colleagues and for the good of his constituents he should step down. one is sports agent marlon sullivan who grew up in san francisco. the fbi accuses sullivan of plotting with under cover agents with a murder for hire plot, gun trafficking, drug trafficking, and sale of prudent credit card -- prudent credit -- fruit credit cards. >> and it states that the jackson's and sullivan solicited an under cover fbi agent to provide them with cocaine to sell. >> now faces gun trafficking allegations. now gun control groups say the charges filed this week against senator leland yee cloud the future of two of his gun control bills. one would prohibit devices that allow for quick reloading of military style assault weapons. the other calls for a study of safe firearm storage methods. they are trying to find another law maker to take the lead on gun legislation. now stay

live from saratoga, i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:08. two teenage boys are being investigated in connection with with last month's water bottle attacks. they threw water bottles from a pickup truck and as many as 10 vehicles and two school buses. this happened in and around santa rosa and injured several people. they identified the boys by finding the owner of the pickup truck. neither suspect is cooperating. >>> it is 7:08. a group of senate democrats in sacramento calls for strict new rules to make it illegal for state lawmakers to except free tickets to concerts and sports events. some of the free tickets reported by state lawmakers last year include a performance by a hip hop dance crew at a las vegas casino, disney land and a mixed martial arts fighting event. the senators sponsoring the rule say they are trying to regain the public's trust. the state lawmakers who accepted the most free guests, east bay assemblyman, rob bonta. phil tang, 14900 dollars. and luis. >>> now to the drought here in california, the alameda county water di

live from saratoga i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:37.r suspected armed robbers are in jail this morning. they are accused of terrorizing a bingo hall in santa clara. that bold crime happened wednesday night at the aqua maids bingo hall. the suspects pretended to be bingo players for several hours before suddenly pulling out guns and grabbing a huge amount of cash. witnesses say at one point they attacked a 78-year-old woman for her bingo earnings. the arrests have not made the bingo players feel any safer. >> there is too much money involved. for our protection as bingo players they should have armed security. >> police say the woman who was attacked in the bingo hall was pistol whipped. we have no word right now on her condition. >>> students and staff at a school in oakland are heartbroken after thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elle men tear school. investigators say thieves climbed over a fence, broke a window, and stole about $35,000 worth of computers. >> it's a shame that

ktvu's tara moriarty is in napa right now.oach has some fond memories of this popular athlete. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of people did. this was a man who was not only well liked but really admired for his athletic acts. ricky del fiorentino was inducted into the school's hall of fame here for not only football but wrestling as well. in fact, he earned a wrestling scholarship to the university of oklahoma back in his college days. we got a chance to take a look inside of the wrestling room here at the napa high school where del fiorentino once played. we also got a peak at his plaque at the hall of fame. his high school football coach and his wife showed ktvu a team photo with del fiorentino as its star lineman as a napa indian. at 6'1" and 250 pounds the couple describes him as a man with a big laugh, a big smile, and big heart. >> he was probably the strongest football player i ever coached. he was just naturally strong. he was a gentle giant. everybody on campus loved him. he was a great player. he was the best linem

tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:36.sident of san jose state university is providing new information about last month's deadly police shooting near campus. it happened february 21st near 8th. the president tells the mercury news that one bullet ricocheted through the window of a nearby sorority house but no one inside the house was hurt. the suspect, antonio guzman, had been spotted on campus with a saw. the campus police officer was forced to shoot guzman to protect his partner. >>> san francisco police investigating what they are calling a murder-suicide at a nursing home. officers were sent to do a welfare check at central gardens on ellis and laguna after 8:00 last night. that's when two bodies were found. police have not told us how they died. at this point, we also don't know their names, ages or their relationship. >>> it is coming up on 7:37. san rafael police say they are concerned over recent surge in violent crime. brian flores is live in front of san rafael police headquarters with the impact this may have on

live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:11. b.a.r.t.'e to a deadly accident in hayward. really upset passengers. >> this is ridiculous and b.a.r.t. needs to get it together. we pay too much money for this to go on every day. every day it's something. >> the action that b.a.r.t. did not take that made passengers upset. >>> a new twist to a murder investigation in oakland. the connection a burned body has to another possible murder at that exact same location. >>> it's still a little bit low out there in some spots especially as you approaching the bay bridge. as we look at the south bay, traffic is improving on one of the freeways. >>> it would be nice if we could get rain. we still need it we're running out of time. there's some on the way. how much? we'll have the details. >>> 8:15. gay couples can now legally get married in illinois. the state's toiferm says county clerks across illinois can immediately start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. that's even though the state law legalizing gay marriage doesn't take effect unti

ktvu tara moriarty is live in san francisco at the intersection where it happened. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as this was indeed a hit and run, the suspects did not get very far. and the good news is that this crash looks a lot worse than it was. also the people involved in this accident was take ton the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. it happened at 12:30 this morning. a silver sedan slammed into a van. the three people inside that sedan tried to run off. >> they probably just say oh they might have stolen a car. once they hit the car all the people in the car just ran away. >> now police have not confirmed who was in either vehicle or exactly how the accident played out. but witnesses say officers ran after the suspects and able to catch them. no word if the car was stolen or who faces any charges. back here live there does seem to be a little damage over here. right in front of mels diner. it appears a traffic light is out from the collision. we will see if city workers cut here to repair it. the good news is that there are

ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty. >>> happening now, a live picture restoring to norman 40 people and it comes -- restoring to more than 40 people there. power was knocked out to about 4,000 people and still there are several people in the dark this morning and it will not be completely restored until noon today. >>> more than three days when they desk appeared, a mass -- massive ship has learned nothing more than stole leap pass ports. they also reveal they are from iran and authorities say they have found no terror links. they found all of the new developments and he will join us with a live report on what they will do with one of the men. >>> investigation continues into who shot a san francisco police officer and we are now hearing that the bullet that hit the officer has not been found. adam shaw is currently recovering in the hospital. he was shot in the shoulder on saturday after he and his partner pulled over 50-year-old jeffery roux want know. they opened fire after he began backing his car up towards the officers. it is not clear if he shot the suspect or his partner. me