our consumer editor tom vacar went up to the bridge to take a look and is live now at the construction headquarters in oakland. tom. >> frank, you get a real appreciation for what these construction workers go through. in in case we had to climb down a 30-foot thin steel ladder on to a steel grate you can look right through to 200 feet of water moving into very tight spaces but here is a look at the guts of the problem. here where the new spans roadway rests directly on the support pier the defective bolts have been abandoned to an alternative fix. but they are fully tightened down at maximum strength. they will determine if these bolts will need repolice stationing. experts say if they are seriously compromised by hydrogen contamination they should have or soon will break. >> so we've actually let them sit out here for 30 days which is a pretty extended period in that context to see what happens. >> reporter: here quite literally where the road above attaches to the pier below is known as the sheer key that hold this system together. almost no clearance to pull them out. >> we're very

consumer editor tom vacar went outlet on the -- out on the bridge today to see how it is going. tom? >> reporter: consider this, 24 years since the earthquake warned us we needed a new bridge but the latest repairs may push the opening to a full quarter century. >> reporter: crews are making the cuts that will be needed to reto fit the bridge. they will install a clamp held in place by hundreds of steel cables, covered in blanket of concrete. he says this will assure this connector will keep the bridge from coming apart in a major earthquake can. >> will it be as strong as the original design? >> yes, it will. >> some will be exposed. >> you will have to do repairs. but that is the same of any bridge statewide. >> when it will be completed? we will learn that on may 29. >> i expect that we will get a better sense of what the schedule is going to be for implementation. >> reporter: and that will largely determine if the labor day opening is on or off. they look to be the abdomenicate to build the saddle -- candidate to build the saddle. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 ne

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live on treasure island with the testing that he saw today. tom? >> the question is will the bolts still be useful, can we still use them? >> reporter: caltrans is testing the bolts taken from the bridge, made two years after the detective ones. they cut them up and then test sample after sample after sample. since the rods are so big you can machine many samples. >> enormous amount of testing going on the rods. >> do enough tests you will have a good idea how each and every part is operating. just as important, a pull apart test on the rod. >> the testing gives us one block of data. and it can be used together. there is advantages and disadvantages to both ways. >> that is not all. >> testing on site. the bolts are being wired for sound and listened to. trying to test them every way we can. >> reporter: this will help determine if the bridge can open on labor day weekend as scheduled. >> the safety and solution first, schedule second. >> reporter: we should know that schedule may 29. tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right after the break, co

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with how engineers are responding to the charges. tom. >> reporter: here is the question. are the cables inside so badly curoted the bridge is at risk -- corroded the bridge is at risk? >> reporter: they lock the bridge sections in place and give them strength. >> you can put weight on it. that is fine. >> reporter: 6, 7 years ago they were exposed to rain, fog and salt air and some started to corrode. >> sensitive to microcracks. corrosion creates microcracks. >> reporter: caltrans discussed the problem on their website last year. >> we removed a tendon and our engineer did testing. >> reporter: he says the bridge is so over built it will last the required 150 year life time and with stand a 1-1500 years earthquake. >> we have a comfortable margin of safety beyond the code. >> we learned there are still more than enough ducks running through the bridge if more cables were needed they could be installed. tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >> governor jerry brown said the concerns may delay the opening. it was the first time governor jerry

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live where a building is making history for what is happening inside and for the structure itself. tom? >> reporter: it is easy to build pollution free technology in new buildings but take a look what you can do with an old one like this. >> reporter: this renovated building is the nation's first commercial building reto fitted to meet standards. it consumes no more energy for what it produces and emits no carbon emissions. many buildings can be retro fitted. >> local climate. the existing facility. as well as the design team. and their ability to understand. the technologies are already available. >> inside the building an education and training partnership. its staff will train thousands in the latest technologies to support good paying jobs. >> what we have to do is have people that benefit the contractors. without that they can't bid jobs, can't get the work. >> reporter: changes in technology are on steroids, challenging the most experienced. >> with all the new companies coming out they want to try out their electronics. we have to install all th

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar found out today how increased concerns about the environment and food purity led to this growing trend. >> reporter: they came to the farm today for apricots and the farm experience. >> better than going to the store. fresher. >> fresher air. you know, this is good. you know, fun. >> experience. >> it is the beginning of cherry season. one of the draws, depending on the weather, that lasts 3-8 weeks. >> reminds our kids that you know, they don't grow it at safeway. >> the bay area has several cherry growing regions. when you pick you save. >> it is not spensive. >> they are just 2 -- expensive. >> reporter: they are just 2 dollars 95 cents a pound. >> last year we were 5, 6 days after that. this year we are 10 days ahead. >> the prime crop is ready to pick. there are 50 more farms sure to be crowded this weekend. >> it allededed as -- it all adds up. >> the farm experience is more important than the price. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> music is coming back to the west contra costa county school district. they voted last night to restore music clas

i'm tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and more details now about another bolt problem. this time on the bicycle path next to the new span. today we learned that numerous bolts used to anchor the railing were improperly welded. but during today's update on the bridge, a bridge spokesperson said that problem has now been fixed. >>> some starting the new numbers show that some latino students in silicon valley are falling way behind in math. the group, innovate public schools, looked at statistics from santa clara and san mateo schools. in one example, just 10% of latino students in a sunnyvale district are proficient in algebra by the time they reach high sc, to 82% for asian students. >> we know there's more work to be done. >> the study says the schools where latino schools do best tend to be smaller schools that offer a lot of preparation and mentoring. >>> recent studies show that mom, not dad, is the primary wage earner. in 1960, only 4% of married moms were making more than their husbands. today, 23% are their family's breadwinnerrer. new at 6, john fowler is live i

caltrans has the fix for the problems with the bolts on the bay bridge and ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar has been on top of this story from the begin and tom is here now with the issues and when the bridge will open. >> reporter: today was the meeting people were waiting for, for answers to the construction problems and if the bridge would open as scheduled. we didn't get all of the answers today. >> reporter: officials got an update on the fix for the problem created by failed bolts made for the bridge in 2008. >> after debating both options we are recommending option two. >> here is the fix. these two keep the road in place but this keeps the bridge together in a earthquake. since they are no longer useful they will place a steel saddle over each device and then they will add a hugephasia to the bridge -- hugephasia to the bridge. >> we believe when you look at the voloom of work that needs to be done -- volume of the work that needs to be done it can get done by labor day. >> testing of the bolts that haven't failed continues day and night to see if they are qualified to remain on the

consumer editor tom vacar tells us what is happening with all the question about the safety on the baytop here on the new eastern span to see the work. that happens tomorrow. but today caltrans is facing another problem they need to fix. commuter confidence. >> reporter: it seems it has been going on forever the doubts arose 7 weeks ago. >> out of 100 of these bolts that have been installed we had a failure rate of a third. that is high. >> reporter: issues surfaced about cracked wells and cables. caltrans chief critic is a university of california at berkeley professor. >> i believe before that bridge is open to public to cross it that bridge should be investigated by independent and knowledgeable people. >> reporter: today half the folks we talked to say they will take the new bridge. >> i think it may be safer because they will find, look into this more, safer than it is now. >> i wouldn't have a concern because i think they stopped and they are looking into it and making sure it is safe. >> reporter: half said they will wait. >> i will take the ferry or bart till the bridge is stab

tom vacar got special access and tells how close engineers are to finding a fix. >> reporter: it's aot down climb with only 5 feet of head way over water 200 feet below. here quite literally where the road above attaches to the water below is the bolt key. and these are the bolts that have caused so much trouble. as you can see almost no clearance to pull them out. these defective bolts have been abandoned and engineers are putting together a fix. >> we're going to be announcing through the oversight committee next wednesday. we're literally on the verge of that. the bolts are holding down maximum strength. instruments and engineers will determine if these bolts will be replaced in necessary will be. if they come up with a compromise or soon will break. so what if allegations in thousands of other bolts were banned for bridge use. >> these bolts are allowed by the national standard which is asama54 standard. they've met the retirements of those standards and those standards does allow for galvanizization. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> a group of hawaii fishermen want the hum

tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco archbishop spoke out to immigration reform. standing along side family whose risked their lives to come to the country. [ speaking foreign language ] >> they told stories of their passages. one woman saw a mother and son die along the way. he blessed the gathering and called for a path way to citizenship. >> over 200 people in unmarked graves there. powerful symbol of the tragedy of what they are experiencing. >> the senate takes up a bill this week. >>> agrologist meeting is set for -- a crucial meeting is set for tomorrow for the america's cup. we are learning more about the artemis racing boat that ripped apart killing one of the sailors. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is live with more. >> reporter: on this doc near where they are preparing their second boat, investigators are looking at that crashed sail boat and its structure. the boat was simply too light, it was built too weak. >> as we showed you as the boat was brought on land you can see it is severely damaged. british double gold medalist andrew simpso

tom vacar got special access and tells how close engineers are to finding a fix. >> reporter: it's awith only 5 feet of head way over water 200 feet below. here quite literally where the road above attaches to the water below is the bolt key. and these are the bolts that have caused so much trouble. as you can see almost no clearance to pull them out. these defective bolts have been abandoned and engineers are putting together a fix. >> we're going to be announcing through the oversight committee next wednesday. we're literally on the verge of that. the bolts are holding down maximum strength. instruments and engineers will determine if these bolts will be replaced in necessary will be. if they come up with a compromise or soon will break. so what if allegations in thousands of other bolts were banned for bridge use. >> these bolts are allowed by the national standard which is asama54 standard. they've met the retirements of those standards and those standards does allow for galvanizization. >> reporter: tom vacar, ktvu news. >>> a group of hawaii fishermen want the hump back whale r

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all over a call. what happened to a soccer referee during a game that could have a teen facing severe charges. >> and the unusual suggestion on what parents should do to pacifiers before putting them in baby's mouths. >>> tension rise in the middle east after another air strike is blamed on israel. there are reports this air strike killed 42 syrian solders. israel will not confirm or deny the attacks but it is believed they are meant to prevent weapons from reaching hezbollah. >>> the las vegas district will decide whether more charges will be filed in the death of a referee. he was punched in the head by a 17-year-old boy after a penalty call in the game. he died on saturday after being in a coma for a week. the boy is in juvenile detention. >>> a restaurant worker used quick thinking and secret sauce to foil a robbery attempt. this happened at a restaurant in sydney. worker said a customer began arguing about her bill and started taking money from the register. that is when the worker doused the man

reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> chevron's legal case involving oiltion has been dismissed. they had asked the superior court in canada to enforce a adjustment by using the assets of chevron canada. the adjustment was handed down after villagers sued after contamination of a rain forest that they bought in 2001. they said they had no jurisdiction to enforce. >>> on wall street today, the dow is up 130 to 14,841. the nasdaq is up 41 at 3,340. the s&p is up 14 to 1,597. >>> in 8 minutes, there is a rise in the number of children with food allergies. how a university is finding a successful way of treating them. >> not ready for a major threat? the revelation from former army leaders about the state of the u.s. military. . >>> news chopper 2 is over punole, firefighters are responding to a home. you can see the fire crews have their fire trucks, hoses layed out on the street. they were called because there were reports of a explosion and two. news chopper 2 focuses in. looks like smoke coming from the window. i see it discolored there but we don't know w

. >> consumer editor tom vacar was able to watch and he is on terminally ill and has -- and he is on treasure island and has more. ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: it will be the most studied bridge in history. >> reporter: here in sacramento some of the bolts made two years after the failed ones are being tested and analyzed. >> there is testing going on these rods. >> reporter: in order do the tests you take the rod that is involved and cut it up into different parts. some of which are machined precisely. and then subject each one to a number of tests. do enough test from enough sections and you know how the rod will perform. depending on the type of test, each is what designers called for and how it is likely to perform. example, this create as high tech tug of war that breaks many test pieces showing how strong and fexinable -- strong and flexible they are. break point 16-tons of force. flat disks are pounded by diamonds to determine the hardness. this cutter measures the steel's ability to with stand impacts. and all of this information critical for bolts to be considered relia

tom vacar spent the day at several state parks. tom is live with how the crush of visitors has actually forced some people out sooner than they'd like to go. >> reporter: indeed. if you're thinking about going state park camping this summer, you better get one of their camping guides, reservation guides, or go on theirs? sooner than later. long time state park camper brought some friends to the park for a thursday and friday campout that she really wanted for the weekend. >> they were booked up for saturday and sunday. we usually do an annual camping trip. the sites are just gone for the summer. >> reporter: her friend is not a camper. >> i knew it was going to be beautiful. but it was a great reminder of just where we live and how lucky we are to live here and how accessible it is to us. >> it took a group of women and a lot of them had never camped before last night. >> reporter: not so long ago, many state parks were on a closure list which raised a statewide outcry from private park supporters such as the california state parks

tom vacar is on highway 24 overpass tonight with a look at the progress and how much longer until thate been waiting for 20 years. we know enough now that enough work is done that experts tell us an early october opening is highly likely. today paved and lit the tunnel's fourth bore is a place where crafts men are installing the final sub systems. it was a dirt road with lots of work needed everywhere, much of it now done. >> it's a lot more complex than simply digging a ditch and putting in a roadway. it's going to feature one of the most sophisticated tunnel systems in the world. >> reporter: the still to be finished control center at the opportunity's west portal will have the latest in monitoring, communications, safety, fire suppression and emergency systems all being installed now. >> it will provide motorists information in real time to tell them what to do and how to stay safe. >> reporter: the tunnel wouldn't be here without federal stimulus funds and more than $100 million in contra costa county bond funds. >> the voters decided we're going to invest, we're going it make it h

consumer editor tom vacar.today attorney general eric holder is defending the government seizure of associated press phone records. he says the justice department was searching for the source of an ap story about u.s. intelligence teams foiling a terrorist plot in 2012. holder says the story was a very serious leak of information that put national security at risk he says aggressive action in this case was justified. >> they put the american people at risk and that is not high prelude to put the american people at risk. i think that required very aggressive action. >> reporter: the associated press found out about the seizure last week and is calling it an outrageous violation of press freedom. holder is set to testify before a house committee tomorrow. >>> history on board a naval carrier today. what was so unique about this craft that took off and how it could be a game changer for the military. >> plus, just take a wild guess at how much airlines made on fees for baggage or changing reservations. if you said

tom vacar here now with how caltrans hopes to ease people's doubts about safety. >> reporter: and thebts are many. that's why the most critical bolts on the bridge will soon be taking a saltwater bath. they say the anchor bolts that are still performing correctly are far better than the defective broken bolts made in 2008. >> to date, all the problems we have are on the bolts from 2008. >> the mechanical properties of the bolts made in 2010 do differ from the bolts that were made in 2008. >> at this point, i don't see an immediate problem with the remaining bolts. >> reporter: but will the newer bolts perform well months, years or decades into the future as designed? >> what is caltrans going to do to earn the trust of the public, for them to say, look, this is a safe bridge? >> reporter: one of the things caltrans will do is try to age some of the bolts years and years ahead in just a few weeks. first, they will attach giant stretching machines to either side of the bolts. then they'll submerge them in a saltwater bath and stretch them at increasing levels to see if cracks develop an

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> crews finished a major graffiti clean up project today in the south have to check this out because we have some pretty dramatic before and after pictures. san jose teamed up with caltranss and union pacific to remove graffiti. look closely at that train trestle there on the 101 near oakland road. here is where that exact train crossing looked like just yesterday. what a difference, huh. the city says it plans to tackle more clean up projects in the coming months. >>> pretty warm day inland again today. but temperatures were cooled off significantly around the bay. at e t we dropped five to 10 degrees today in some places. look at the antioch, still 88 degrees that was one of the warm spots. napa cooled off with that sea breeze and oakland just 67 degrees. as we go into the next few days, temperatures are going to be trending on the mild to cool side. current numbers are on the mild side. san jose you're 68 degrees. kind of the peninsula south of san jose. the current temperatures, 69 in mountain view, so just have a nice pleasant day but it was cooler

tom vacar,. >> mark: >>> it has been a while since we have seen wet weather on memorial day. rosemary orozco is here, how long has it been? >> 20 years according to the national weather service. 1993 the last time we had rain on memorial day. enough to get us wet. a little bit. first let's look at where we are seeing a few light sprinkles into the north bay. you can see hit or miss at this point. we had a match -- patch move through. light rain. outside of that, this is all we have seen today. hit or miss light sprinkles. antioch feeling sprinkles right now. you can see most of the moisture remaining over the north edge of california. we will continue to get the southern edge as the storm continues pushing to the east. last 12 hours, this is all i could find in the way of accumulation. when i come back, how long the rain is expected to last. it will be winding down tonight. i will have what you can expect for tomorrow coming up. >>> we have a new photo of the man who turned himself into police after a crash that left three dead. ktvu's rob roth is live at the scene of the acc

. >>> we begin with tom vacar on what happened in the tube and what is next for repairs, tom. >> reporter: it all began in the wee small hours of the morning, specifically at 2:35 this morning, two bart transbay tube construction vehicles collided. a large welding unit rail car accidentally rear-ended a rail mounted truck, pushing it forward. that damaged almost 400 feet of one of the electric third rails, which forced bart to send trains both ways across the single remaining track. that cut transbay traffic by 2/3 while crews made repairs until those repairs returned the system to 2 trakh operation in the middle of the morning. but at the same time bart officials counter anded an earlier decision to resume single tracking at 11:30 to make additional repairs delaying traffic until later tonight. spokesman jim alison joins us now and what was the changing not single tracking midday for? >> we learned when we started to use that section this morning we ran a few trains through there, things were not impacted this badly, so we determined that the negative impact of shutting that down to do t

tom vacar looks closer now at how other cities have benefited from recent super bowls and who came out on top. >> by victor cruz for a touchdown. >>> when the giants play the patriots in last year's super bowl, officials there figured that the metro area rang up an extra $325 million in league and fan spending. new orleans hosted this year's super bowl estimated $480 million there. well that's got to be great news for santa clara's hopes because california hasn't hosted a super bowl in the bay area for other two decade. >> i would hope so. hopefully that brings a lot of people and they buy a lot of stuff. >> i would think that would bring money into the area. that would be good. >> i would hope it would bring revenue into the area. but it's a concept. >> reporter: the question is, will it also bring a lot of money? >> i think in terms of what the bay area gains from one days event, i don't think it's going to be tremendous. but i think psychologically it's great. >> uc berkeley professor dereck vanreams studied the effects of a super bowl on cities that host them. he says a lot of mone

new at 6, tom vacar is here. he did the math and joins us now. >> reporter: i got to tell you, in california's better than $2 trillion economy, even a super bowl is not a game changer. far from it. when the giants played the patriots last year, officials figured the metro area rang up an extra $325 million in league and fan spending. new orleans estimated $480 million there. that's got to be great news for santa clara's hopes because california hasn't hosted a super bowl in a decade, the bay area for almost three decades. >> we like to hope so. that's going to bring in a lot of people. hopefully they'll buy a lot of stuff. >> i think it would bring money to the area. yeah, i think it would be good. >> it's always a toss up. >> reporter: there is no doubt that a super bowl would bring a new kind of fame and glory to santa clara. the question is, will it also bring a lot of money? >> i think in terms of what the bay area gains of one day's event, i don't think it's going to be tremendous. i think psychologically it

tom vacar will have a live report at 5:00. >>> commuters are more concerned about building a safer bridge than opening it on time. some of them told "the contra costa times" that safety is not only a top priority but the only one. they are urging the bridge administrators to take their time and do the job right. >>> an oakland woman is recovering from a violent road rage attack that left her baddy injured. ellie rays said she was riding her back with friends on 14th and broadway when she was cut off by a pickup truck. she said the driver grabbed her through his window and then dropped her. she did not want to go on camera but talked to us about what happened. >> and then once i, you know, fell i watched the truck run me over. >> i saw it happening. she was being dangled. i knew what was gonna happen. >> about 20 minutes later, the driver returned to the scene. he's now facing hit and run and assault with a deadly weapon. rays owns an art business in downtown oakland. her friends are raising money to help her while she's unable to work. >>> commuters all around the bay area today are tradi

joining me are tom vacar, carla marinucci, and matthai kuruvila. the sudden departure of howard jordan on wednesday for unspecified medical reasons left the police force, civil leaders and community in shock. today, just 48 hours later, jordan's replacement stepped down, and another chief, the third in three days, was named. matthai, what happened today, and how is the city reacting to all of this turbulence at the top? >> well, what happened today is largely the result of a court order that oakland has been struggling with for over a decade. and there's an abuse scandal in 2000, and that led to a series of reforms that the city has been unable to comply with, for years now. and there's a compliance director that was appointed by the court in march, who has tremendous power to fire -- even to fire the chief. the speculation is that he had a heavy influence on both, not only having the chief leave, but also the creation of -- putting in these new chiefs in today. >> the appointed person you talk about, thomas frazier. >> yes. >> are you saying then

only on 2, ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar live from treasure island after talking talking to a memberd commuters. tom? >> time is short. vacation time is here. is a labor day opening a go or no go? >> boils down to 200 bolts that haven't broken. >> do you want to have people traveling on a bridge you know is unsafe in the event of a major earthquake while you replace bolts on the new bridge that haven't broken? >> we need to make a call about the remaining bolts. >> reporter: he will hear that caltrans will propose to keep the bolts in place. >> they are still keeping their sites on a labor day opening but i predict we may have to slow things down. >> reporter: there is only one right thing to do. >> i think if something broke and there is problems, you should fix it all. >> if they have questionable goals with that many people who travel on it, fix it now. >> fix them all. fix them right now. do it. might as well do

tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san jose this afternoon fire crews are getting the upper hand on a small brush fire. it was reported this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. part of the road has been shut down as crews from the san jose fire apartment and cal fire attack the flames. we have been told firefighters have managed to contain the fire to an acre and a half and crews were also tend to a mobile home park as a precaution but no structures are threatened and at this point no word on what caused the fire. >>> there are new details about the final moments before two police officers were shot and killed in february. ktvu's jade hernandez is in santa cruz and takes us through what happened. jade? >> reporter: the families of the two officers that were killed left notes open to the community. they are filled with words of sadness but today here at the police department the details about the day the officers died gives us insight to the sacrifices made on february 26. >> reporter: butch baker and elizabeth butler showed up to this home looking for jeremy goulet regarding a sex crime. afte

tom vacar. >> crews in washington state today began clearing submerged cars and mangled steel from a collapsed bridge on i5. once that debris is removed. crews will then conduct an underwater structural construction of the bridge supports that are still standing. over the weekend the governor of washington plans to install a bridge in the next week. >>> maridas traveled to washington memorial cemetery. it is where her son is buried. he was killed in iraq in may 30, 2004 which also happened to be memorial day. his grave is in section 60 in arlington dedicated to those killed in iraq and afghanistan. meredith told us it is a very active part of the cemetery. >> we do things differently. we decorate our graves and we decorate the trees around them. so section 60 is very special. >> reporter: president obama visited section 60 today and spoke to the families. more than 20,000 americans have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. >>> in alameda, a wreath was cast from the uss hornet this afternoon to honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. people then threw flowers into the sea to h

tom vacar has new information about that long awaited opening. >> reporter: i've been tracking the bayement since that project began. and highly credible sources tell me for now that labor day opening is on. we took a work boat out to the new eastern span of the bay bridge where normal construction activities activities continue. now on the signature tower, special welding crews are working on removing hairline fractures common to welding projects. but there's still the big problem. >> i think the only issue that we have to deal with are the broken bolts in the eastern suspension span. >> reporter: workers are working on installing a steel saddle. now there have been six major issues that have plagued the new span. three aáeu prose this year. first defective bolts came to light a month ago. inspectors found the hairline cracks in the footing. then there were concerns of corrosion on the very long extra high strength cables that hold the cosway sections together. last year questions arose about the integrity of the concrete. before the signature tower was erected, caltrans forced a chin

ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar tells us the stock market's success all boils down to three words.jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: the mood on san francisco's streets is jobs, jobs, jobs. >> my friends are able to find jobs now. >> it's not the same way it used to be five years ago. but it's getting better. getting better little by little at least. >> reporter: it wasn't just because this month's job report was so good. the revised job report for the last three months made investors drive the market to new all time highs. >> they revised the numbers for march and february. they reviced them up which is good by about 114,000 jobs. big round numbers moving through 15,000 on the dow. moving through 16,000 in the s & p it just feels good. >> the entire mentality of the market has shifted. >> reporter: jessica van founded the recruiting group a temporary job placement. vaughn says there's been a clear shift. >> noticing the higher volume of positions coming through the door. the me tricks and the statistics aren't at all surprising to us because we're dealing with that on a day-to- day ba

our consumer editor tom vacar breaks down all the numbers. >>> disaster in oklahoma.the pictures of devastation are almost incomprehensible. home after home destroyed as a result of that massive and deadly tornado that made a direct hit on the small town of moore. if there is any good news it's that the death toll was lowered today to 24. 9 of the victims were children. also today the national weather service upgraded the power of the tornado from an ef4 to an ef5 which is the strongest category. ef5 tornadoes are capable of actually lifting reinforced buildings off the ground, hurling cars through the air, and stripping the bark completely off of trees. >>> our health and science editor john fowler tracked down a bay area storm chaser who is in the heart of tornado alley right now. john also went inside a wind tunnel to get a sense of how strong that tornado was. >> reporter: special a's bicycles this afternoon i stood in their new wind tunnel. wind force increases as speed increases, squared. >> this is about 55 mile-an- hour -- >> reporter: this is about 55 miles a

tom vacar has been bringing us news of the busted bolts. he's in our newsroom with new details about this latest charge. >>> >> reporter: this is the most critical structure. the new allegation suggests that the welds on the signature tower are defective and may not survive an earthquake. the unconfirmed weld problem only adds to the bridges woes as an army of engineers met to discuss a fix. now potential weld problems on the tower. >> while the opening day on labor day weekend is still what we're hoping for. it's not going to determine what we do. what determines what we do is the advice and consensus of the engineers. >> reporter: so the private, nonprofit bay bridge alliance has halted raising the $3.5 million needed to throw the opening bridge walk, run, party and fairworks. only half of which is raised. >> we're on a pause until we learn, like everyone else, from the engineers, cal tran, and others what's going on with the bridge and if it's going to open on labor day. >> reporter: branding expert says the new span brand and public tru

ktvu reporter tom vacar covered the aftermath 14 years ago. here's what he found. >> reporter: the people on this block say this car belongs with this case. but they also say they have no idea who owns this truck but they are pretty sure it came from the sky. >> well, that tornado in 1999 had 300 coming up winds, killed -- 300-mile-an-hour winds and killed 40 people. the damage, $1.4 billion. on our facebook wall, viewers are sharing prayers and you can share your thoughts by going to our ktvu channel 2 facebook page. >>> in our news, in washington, d.c., three top executives for apple going in front of a u.s. senate panel as kyla campbell tells us, senators are claiming apple is moving billions of dollars overseas to avoid paying taxes. kyla? >> reporter: dave, senators say apple isn't the only company that uses offshore accounts to avoid paying more in u.s. taxes. but lawmakers say apple is the most egregious offender. this is a live look at the senate hearing. apple's ceo, tim cook, and two other executives will testify. they say that apple

ktvu's own tom vacar will be the host and proceeds will benefit the east bay spca. >> fascinating festival interesting. >> a lot of people watching there. >>> 8:26, the search for answers continues, what we've learned so far about the deadly boat crash on the bay and how the america cup organizers are working with police to find answers. >>> and we're working this morning to get more details on a dead apply police shooting that happened here in antioch involving officers from a nearby department. we'll tell you how witnesses describe this scene, coming up. ./ú =/v8s >>> gunfire shatters a neighborhood in contra costa county. i'm claudine wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. one man is dead after officers in east contra costa county opened fire. the neighborhood remains an active crime scene, alex. >> reporter: it does and this deadly police shooting happened here in the city of antioch. according to police, this involved concord police officers. i want to show you the scene here behind me. it unfolded last night on buchanan road which as you can see is an active crime scene. investigators out her

sources have told ktvu's tom vacar that for now it looks like it will not. also on the table, we'll talk about the corrosion of the cables that hold the causeway sections together. corrosion issues, a big concern there and then the bike path. this is the new problem. there are bolts along the bike path that have been sheared off and broken. they are characterizing this problem as a welding problem and not a bolt problem. apparently, they were put in incorrectly, welded together and not put together to span. so when they did, they were just sheared off. the big thing with this meeting, they've been getting updates on how this will affect the overall project. every meeting we've done that -- and i've been to many of them -- the question has has risen, is this a problem with management? the big question, how this will affect the big picture and when they will be able to transfer traffic on the current span. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:06. new this morning, a reward is being offered for information on a northern california man wanted