ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar tells us what happens now. >> reporter: some students are wondering, was this a school or a ponzi scheme. >> what is going to happen to the people that already graduated. students were arriving for class and the state department shut down the institute of medical education two facilities. >> they are falsely claiming to be accredited and they are not. >> reporter: toto get their money back, the state closed the schools. >> we had an option to cease the operations so that they could apply for recovery and discharge of loans. >> even if we continue, our teacher wasn't even license. >> reporter: despite the school's assurances, many students can't find facilities that will let them be interns. >> i can't take a test to be accredited. >> there is a lot of wasted time. >> lot of unhappy people. >> reporter: no one from the school could be reached for comment. >> i don't have a agree. i am out of $30,000. and now i have to find another place to pursue my dreams. >> they are criminal. they took everybody's money, targeted single mothers. >> reporter: prosecut

ktvu's tom vacar is live with how that is effecting people's travel's plans. >> reporter: why is this all happening? because of big worries about the stability of middle east oil prices. that is why you are seeing prices soar. >> reporter: they serve locals, communitiers and cross-country travels. >> when i came back it was $3.98. i was like, wow! >> reporter: he is happy he has small honda. >> 65 miles, i wouldn't be able to do it. i mean it was -- wouldn't be practical. >> reporter: he drives less now. >> i tend to not take the lease fuel efficient car. >> reporter: the price is $4.04 a gallon. up 26 cents in a week. 33 cents in a month. with prices so high so early, some saying headed for the $5 mark by summer people are cutting back on vacation plans. >> we will spend more time at home. >> we are supposed to go to southern california, we usually drive, with the gas prices, it is getting ridiculous. >> won't take vacations. driving vacations. >> reporter: these higher prices could impact automobile sales as more people opt to buy more fuel efficient choices. i am consumer editor to

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live where students were left high and dry today. tom? >> reporter: students got an education today but it is not the one they paid for. >> reporter: the state shut the school in san jose. >> stuff like this shouldn't happen. saved coming here for a reason too, get a education. >> they are playing with a lot of people's money. it is not just mine. >> reporter: she was laid off. they helped him get into the school preceive unemployment checks while attending -- and received it'll checks while attending -- unemployment checks while attending. >> i invested two years and if i am not in the school as a full time student, what happens with my edd? >> reporter: now the school is gone. >> with that, as soon as the training ends, the unemployment ends too. i want to make sure they are not stuck. >> reporter: she is looking to enroll elsewhere. >> work with other training providers to transfer the credits. >> reporter: nonstudents are on their own. >> this makes the students not trust nobody. >> i feel like the school, like, just took our money. >

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> google cleared two battles to buy motorola mobility. they gave their approval of the $12.5 billion deal. they still need three to sign off before takeover is complete. they hope to finish the deal in the next couple of months. >>> shares of apple stock broke $500 today. they have been on a roll since it reported sales. apple surpassed exon as the most valuable company in the world. some say it could become the first trillion dollars company. apple shares are up 9 dollars a share. dow and nasdaq started on a positive note, the dow is up 73 points to 12,874. the nasdaq was up 28 to 2,931. the numbers reflect relief after greek lawmakers approved cuts to stabilize the financial crisis there. >>> concerns rainy weather might bring down a tree in oakland forced the closure of a ramp but it was too wet to take down the tree so they will do it tomorrow. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is joining us now. >> my surf advisory tonight. we will see large waves into the weekend, where it could reach 20-foot on saturday. you can see west of m

ktvu's tom vacar is live with a break down the relief coming to the bay area. tom? >> reporter: this settlement turns up the heat on the banks and lenders nationwide. >> reporter: this afternoon, she along with friends, marched on chase bank to save her home. >> i have been trying to get a modification for five years. every time i put in the application they tell me i didn't do it right. >> reporter: chase and four other banks will grant california $3.1 billion in assistance. >> hard hit areas of the state will get a substantial amount of benefits so all of the relief doesn't flow to los angeles. >> reporter: alameda will get $757 million. contra costa 651. santa clara 588. salono 344. sonoma 267. san mateo 214. san francisco 167. napa 79. marin 50 million. >> they ought to think twice about what they are doing. 3-5 u.s. mortgage holders will get no relief because they are mortgages are held by fannie mae and freddy mac who refuse to do any principal reduction. >> reporter: so that is why it is important to understand who really owns your mortgage because so many ha

tom vacar joins us now. he joins us from main street. >> reporter: here on main streets here and around the country when big round upward numbers are about to be reached wall street kind of begins to make sense again. today the market felt just short of the big 13,000. >> you don't have to actually reach a goal in order to feel inspired by a new number. con consumer psychologist kim yaro. >> what it gives them is a sense of optimism and definitely it will affect consumer confidence in the exact same way the negative numbers affected greatly consumer confidence. >> experts say the market would have blown past 13,000 today expect for three nagging fears. >> the price of gasoline going higher which is not going for the committee. you have unemployment that could be going higher. then the euro zone, why there's a tentative agreement with greece we're not sure that's going to hold. >> reporter: the market closed just short of 13,000. that's better than the bottom hit in march of 09. today it's still well below th

. >>> we're going to turn to tom vacar. i'm sure everybody's seen the signs about the closure of the bay bridge. can you talk about what we can expect with that closure? >> let's go to the video. what we're going to look at is a cal trans-generated piece of tape. basically what you have to understand is that the westbound lanes, what i mean by that is the lanes that are going into the city, are going to be closed. the other eastbound lanes going to oakland will be fine. what's happening here is if you look at what you're seeing there at the toll plause zarks you're going to see that the traffic is going to be moved off to the left. and what that means is that the lanes have already been built, they're simply shifting these lanes during this closure on which happens over the weekend until next tuesday. then what will happen is that will clear the way for the new down -- the oakland touchdown of the bridge to actually be built. the idea is to move the traffic over so you can put this thing down so when they're actually ready

tomconsumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details on the mortgage settlement. alameda will get the largest amount, 757 million. contra costa, santa clara 588, solano 334 million. sonoma, 267 million. san mutarot, 214. san francisco, 147. napa 79. and last is marine county, $50 million. >>> occupy los angeles protesters staged a noisy demonstration calling it a sell out. >> the protesters crowded around the entry of the state building in los angeles, that is where kamala harris was speaking about the agreement. in san francisco, janeters marked downtown as they approached the start of contract negotiations. teamsters and hotel workers marched with janeters from the union, local 87. it represents 3500 janeters in the city and their contract is due to expire in july. they want to get into negotiations early in hopes of getting a fair contract. wageswages and health insurance are the major concerns. >> for our members, our health insurance is more important than our rages. we want to make sure our healthcare remains the same. >> they are preparing preparing for a s

consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> meeting about traffic safety changes near a school the school direct will discuss changes on the road. it includes the installation of traffic lights, turning lanes and the elimination of 40 parking spaces. it would be in conjunction with the high school. >>> in los angeles, outraged parents protested where two cheechers were arrested on child sex abuse charges. >> parents gathered outside miramonte elementary school in los angeles demanding to speak with the principal. they were furious they were not informed sooner. >> i know there is a lot of pain. so if i am parent at the school, i may not be a victim, but i am -- i am hurting. >> officials say the school will be closed tomorrow and wednesday while the district holds staff meetings. tonight parents are holding their own meeting meeting to discuss the scandal. >>> getting her passport back 60 years after losing it. she moved to paris after graduating. somewhere along the way she lost her passport. a man bought it at a flee market and last week he found her address. he contacted her

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some people living in vallejo returned home after a car crash that created a gas leak. a man served, lost control and crashed into a home at noon today. it severed a gas line and that prompted the evacuation of six homes. residents now went back home. no one was injured. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney campaign in arizona which holds its primary on tuesday. he spoke to the contractors meeting in phoenix. he mocked rick santorum performance last night. >> we saw rick santorum explain most of the night why he did or voted for things he disagreed with. he talked about this as taking one for the team. which team was he taking it for? [ laughter ] my team is the american people. >> he said if he is elected he would end government favoritism towards unions. >>> newt gingrich is falling behind but today he campaigned on his energy platform. he held a rally in washington. he repeated his claim as president he would bring the price of gas down. when he was speaker of the house the average price was $1.19 a gallon. >> when president obama was s

tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> as always we postall of our special reports at ktvu.com.ust look for the tab on the front page. >>> a san francisco police officer has found himself on the other side of the law tonight. the district attorney's office announced assault charges today against offer richard soares. soares is accused of attacking a woman he was dating last month while he was off duty. if convicted, soares faces up to four years in prison. >>> pa -- faculty members at uc davis are throwing their support behind katehi. another measure supporting katahi while also condemning incident also passed. >>> congress passed a social security payroll tax cut today that effects 160 million work. the bill also renews unemployment benefit for millions of others who have been without a job now for six months. the 2% cut on the payroll tax means workers who make $50,000 a year will save about $1,000 per year. the unemployment benefit and tax cuts are expected to remain in place. >>>-- the united states and china visited today. later trade was the subject and a forum that includ

tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> as always we postall of our special reports at ktvu.com.ust look for the tab on the front page. >>> a san francisco police officer has found himself on the other side of the law tonight. the district attorney's office announced assault charges today against offer richard soares. soares is accused of attacking a woman he was dating last month while he was off duty. if convicted, soares faces up to four years in prison. >>> pa -- faculty members at uc davis are throwing their support behind katehi. another measure supporting katahi while also condemning incident also passed. >>> congress passed a social security payroll tax cut today that effects 160 million work. the bill also renews unemployment benefit for millions of others who have been without a job now for six months. the 2% cut on the payroll tax means workers who make $50,000 a year will save about $1,000 per year. the unemployment benefit and tax cuts are expected to remain in place. >>>-- the united states and china visited today. later trade was the subject and a forum that includ

reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back now to the bay area weatherg to our chief meteorologist bill martin that's going to help us plan the weekend. >> a lot of breaking news out there. we'll get back to that on the 6:00 broadcast. outside right now we have some cloud, scattered showers let's take a peak at the weather computer. and as you look at that you're going to see that it's going to come up any second. that weather computer is going to show you the clouds that are out there right now. the clouds are basically going to move out of the way as we go into tomorrow. tomorrow morning a few lingering sprinkles. as we get into the afternoon, we start to clear out. so your day tomorrow maybe a sprinkle in the morning. clearing in the afternoon, as it breaks out now your sunday looks a lot like -- well let's start with saturday. your saturday morning, the clouds. saturday afternoon not bad. sunday not bad, then some where around sunday evening showers start to develop and sunday night in the evening into monday morning a chance for showers in the bay a

now, my colleague, tom vacar, is continuing to work on this story and will bring you the latest developments on this he said/she said story between the city of san bruno and pg&e coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. back to you. >> thank you. >>> investigators in the san joaquin valley have found about 1,000 bone frag meants for their search for victims. and they offered an update. they've been following maps drawn by death row inmate, wesley shermantine, on where the bodies are bur rid. they are also eska vateing a well outside the town of lyndon with plans to move to a second -- eska vateing a well -- eska vateing a well -- escavating a well outside the town of lin don, with plans to move to a second one as well -- lyndon, with plans to move to a second one as well. >> they are so committed. we have to tell the officials to go home and get rest. >> shermantine and his partner works committed suicide last month -- partner, who committed suicide last month -- >> we're people, too, we have loved ones. as a father, i just can't imagine. you want to do everything possible to help bring closure t

tom vacar is tracking all of the fallout of the high prices. thank you for trusting the news.ou the next time news breaks. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobilektvu.com. thanks for watching.

reporting live, i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu. >>> and elsewhere, san francisco firefighters put their lives on the line every time they run towards the flames. coming up in moments, the potentially deadly disease that female firefighters are finding at an alarming rate. >>> and a san francisco woman received an emotional phone call today. >> hi -- oh my god -- >> monica kenny and supporters celebrated after receiving a call from fannie mae. the agency told her it was delaying her eviction by two weeks. kenny said that fannie mae will look into whether or not wells fargo will work with her, allowing her to keep her house. >> you just need to reach out. don't be ashamed. that was my problem, i felt ashamed. and without them coming to me, helping me, i don't know where i would be. >> kennedy lost her job two years ago and was scheduled to be evicted this morning. >>> and sunny skies in the bay area all over, in fact it was so warm today that some places logged new records for warm weather in february. ktvu's chief meteorologist will tell us more. robert handa has more on the parker

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar has been he hadetting this phase of the construction and received an update from officials who told him things are going smoothly. in a worked the word is go, for an time or early bridge open. >> reporter: thanks to good weather one of the most critical important jobs paving new lanes and repaving the old ones was mostly down before sunset. >> we still have striping to do, which is patienting on the paving and that is still several hours away, if not a day away.. removal of the part of inclined section that will clear the way for the new bridge to touch down in oakland is also going well. >> we'll continue to get as mvp of that piece that is in conflict where we want to put the new bridge out of there as possible all the way to the point we can open the structure. >> reporter: though most of the intended work is already done, the bridge will remain closed because of other jobs going on. >> there were had a other things that we're doing besides this critical work that is actually closing the bridge. a number of those things are inspections. when we take

consumer editor tom vacar tell us those students are now out thousands of dollars but there may be a way some of them can get their money back. >> reporter: early this morning as students were arriving for class, the institute of medical education was being shut down. >> they're running without accreditation. we have an option here to immediately seize the operations so that they can be again applying for student tuition recovery and discharge of their federal loans. >> even if we knew where to continue, our teacher, the one i got wasn't licensed. so even if we were to continue it wouldn't have no afect. >> reporter: many students needing hundreds of hours of nonpaid on the job experience cannot find health care facilities that will let them be interns. >> without those hours i have nothing. without those hours i cannot take a test. state boards cannot help us with any of that. >> reporter: no one from the school could reach anyone. >> i don't have a degree, i'm out $30,000. so now i'll have to find a place to still pursue my dreams. >> they're criminals. they found the perfect crime

tom vacar breaks down the numbers and tell us why three out of five troubled homeowners won't qualify. >> reporter: this mother is in bankruptcy court trying to save her home. she said she had to do that because having to deal with bank of america has been what she calls a two yearlong horror. >> i've submitted two application, currently we're in a review with the investor phase. >> reporter: 400,000 californians will get some sort of relief. >> it is not a comprehensive fix. but it is an important step in the right direction. >> reporter: borrowers who already lost their homes between 2008 through last year will receive up to $2,000 in restitution. folks we met today are weary. >> i just feel it's way too late. i have too many friends already that have lost their homes. >> my first instinct is that it's an election year, that's my first instinct on hearing this kind of thing. >> i don't have any confidence in getting with this. >> there's a lot of families out there hurting not just fine. >> reporter: but three out of five homeowners will not get any help. that's because their home l

tom vacar breaks down the numbers and tell us why three out of five troubled homeowners won't qualify. >> reporter: this mother is in bankruptcy court trying to save her home. she said she had to do that becaushae ng to deal with bank of america has been what she calls a two yearlong horror. >> i've submitted two application, currently we're in a review with the investor phase. >> reporter: 400,000 californians will get some sort of relief. >> it is not a comprehensive fix. but it is an important step in the right direction. >> reporter: borrowers who already lost their homes between 2008 through last year will receive up to $2,000 in restitution. folks we met today are weary. >> i just feel it's way too late. i have too many friends already that have lost their homes. >> my first instinct is that it's an election year, that's my first instinct on hearing this kind of thing. >> i don't have any confidence in getting with this. >> there's a lot of families out there hurting not just fine. >> reporter: but three out of five homeowners will not get any help. that's because their home loa

let's bring in the tom vacar.explain what this means for us. >> reporter: what happens here on wall street resounds here on main streets all around the nation. is 13,000 a milestone or just another random number? >> big round numbers have a big significant. from aging, to weight loss we all look at those big round numbers. >> we know there seems to be a bullishness in the markets. whether it be 13,000 or 14,000. so there is this deal of bullness in the air. >> reporter: stream away from wall street to main street the number is encouraging. >> a lot of people trust the stock market. they feel when things are better with stocks they have a little more room to play with their money and just feel a little more secure to know that it's going up. >> people are buying cars now. i think it's just a matter of time before the hiring starts. things are looking better i think. >> reporter: put in perspective today the market closed short of 13,000. that's better than the bottom reached in march. in dollars and cent s if you h

consumer editor tom vacar tell us those students are now out thousands of dollars but there may be aget their money back. >> reporter: early this morning as students were arriving for class, the institute of medical education was being shut down. >> they're running without accreditation. we have an option here to immediately seize the operations so that they can be again applying for student tuition recovery and discharge of their federal loans. >> even if we knew where to continue, our teacher, the one i got wasn't licensed. so even if we were to continue it wouldn't have no afect. >> reporter: many students needing hundreds of hours of nonpaid on the job experience cannot find health care facilities that will let them be interns. >> without those hours i have nothing. without those hours i cannot take a test. state boards cannot help us with any of that. >> reporter: no one from the school could reach anyone. >> i don't have a degree, i'm out $30,000. so now i'll have to find a place to still pursue my dreams. >> they're criminals. they found the perfect crime. they've taken everyb

and we put our consumer editor, tom vacar on the case.m san leandro with the results. >> reporter: and what appears to be a clerk error a long time ago really has a lesson for all of us. almost by accident,