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some come in and some go out. >> reporter: i'm tori campbell, channel 2 news. >>> more than 1,000 people hit the waters for a san francisco tradition. 3,500 paddlers took part in the 16th annual san francisco international dragon boat festival. teams range from novice to competitive and race in 300 and 500-meter courses. in additional to the races there's a lot of entertainment, dancing. along with booths that had food and arts and crafts. >>> a warning tonight from nasa, watch out for a satellite falling out of the sky. the space agency says a 6-ton 35-foot long satellite is expected to fall to the earth sometime around friday the 23rd. the satellite was launched back in 1991 and decommissioned in 2005. scientists say they expected to break into pieces as its enters the earth's atmosphere. and the chances of getting hit by it are slim. >>> the state agency says efforts this summer to curve an aquatic weed have been successful. it was getting entangled in boat propellers. the california department of boating and waterways applied a herbicide to kill the weed throughout the summer. offici
some come in and some go out. >> reporter: i'm tori campbell, channel 2 news. >>> more than 1,000 people hit the waters for a san francisco tradition. 3,500 paddlers took part in the 16th annual san francisco international dragon boat festival. teams range from novice to competitive and race in 300 and 500-meter courses. in additional to the races there's a lot of entertainment, dancing. along with booths that had food and arts and crafts. >>> a warning tonight from...
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good afternoon i'm tori campbell. just as classes are getting underway. craig joins us live with the criminal activity good afternoon. >>reporter: the intersection made famous by the 60s protest. talking crime. not unusual to have an increase in crime at the beginning of the school year. that doesn't make it easier for the victims to cope with their sense of violation. sexual crimes happened saturday night just west of tele graph. one pushed the victim. all three robbed him of a wallet and iphone. all three students live on the block. >> you think you are safe cause there's so many people but turns out you are not. >>reporter: there was been a number of crimes on the campus over the past 10 days. the latest is this robbery. there were three sexual assaults in this time period. one of them happened here on oxford and center street. he asked the woman for directions. as soon as she began to help, the man grabbed her breasts and groin. >> you always have to be on your guard. never for a second let your guard now. it's scary but i'm here to learn. there's ris
good afternoon i'm tori campbell. just as classes are getting underway. craig joins us live with the criminal activity good afternoon. >>reporter: the intersection made famous by the 60s protest. talking crime. not unusual to have an increase in crime at the beginning of the school year. that doesn't make it easier for the victims to cope with their sense of violation. sexual crimes happened saturday night just west of tele graph. one pushed the victim. all three robbed him of a wallet...
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i'm tory campbell. this morning, the fbi began an investigation at fremont's solarindra plant which, last month, announced it was shutting down and declaring bankruptcy. alex is will to let us know what is going on. >> reporter: agents shall still inside the solyndra plant executing search warrants and gathering evidence. they won't say what they are looking for but we do know that this investigation involves the department of energy. before it exhibit under, this solar company received a huge chunk of stimulus money from the government. more trouble for solyydra. fbi agents moved in on the plant. >> they executed a warrant, showed us the warrant. we are cooperating with them. >> reporter: the fbi won't say what triggered this investigation only that they are working with the department of energy's inspector general's office. two years ago, the company received a $500 million grant from the federal government. agents tell us they could be here for quite some time. >> based on the size of this location,
i'm tory campbell. this morning, the fbi began an investigation at fremont's solarindra plant which, last month, announced it was shutting down and declaring bankruptcy. alex is will to let us know what is going on. >> reporter: agents shall still inside the solyndra plant executing search warrants and gathering evidence. they won't say what they are looking for but we do know that this investigation involves the department of energy. before it exhibit under, this solar company received a...
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i'm tori campbell. more on that in a minute. >>> but first the -- but first the tense moments for passengers on a united airport. they sh -- they had to use emergency chutes to evacuate a plane outside of washington, d.c. it's reported that justice ruth bader ginsburg was on board. she was headed to folks -- san francisco for an event tomorrow. the pilot noticed there was something wrong with one of the engines and ordered the evacuations. one passenger was injured using the chute but did not have details how badly that passenger was injured. >>> the state's whooping cough vaccine deadline is being put to the test at a local school district. here's more. >> reporter: now officials are saying get the shot or get the boot. by thursday of next week, all 4300 students in the gilroy unified school district must show proof of their whooping cough vaccination. >> they should get their children's shots. >> translator: it's a protection. >> reporter: a new state law says 7th through 12edth -- through 12th grader
i'm tori campbell. more on that in a minute. >>> but first the -- but first the tense moments for passengers on a united airport. they sh -- they had to use emergency chutes to evacuate a plane outside of washington, d.c. it's reported that justice ruth bader ginsburg was on board. she was headed to folks -- san francisco for an event tomorrow. the pilot noticed there was something wrong with one of the engines and ordered the evacuations. one passenger was injured using the chute but...
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i'm tory campbell. we'll get to the explosion investigation in just a minute. but, first, some breaking news. news chop are 2 is live over the 700 block of bay shore boulevard in san francisco. police say someone burglarized this large antique business there early this morning. about 3:30 a.m., the owner of the business got a call that his alarm had opinion activated. when he showed up, he found that the building had been ransacked. the thieves got away with antiquings, jewelry and artwork. so far, there is no description or arrest. these are live pictures over the scene at the san francisco antique mall. you can see a little bit of activities there. a few cars parked on the side. thinks the 700 block of bay shore boulevard in san francisco. the alarm went off at 3:30 this morning. it looks like some antiques were stolen. we'll continue to follow the story and have more information for you coming up in the newscast. >>> we are one week from the first anniversary of the san bruno explosion and pg&e is investigating another explosion in a home in kuper kuper cupe
i'm tory campbell. we'll get to the explosion investigation in just a minute. but, first, some breaking news. news chop are 2 is live over the 700 block of bay shore boulevard in san francisco. police say someone burglarized this large antique business there early this morning. about 3:30 a.m., the owner of the business got a call that his alarm had opinion activated. when he showed up, he found that the building had been ransacked. the thieves got away with antiquings, jewelry and artwork. so...
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i'm tory campbell. it's news many waitedded two years to hear. the american hikers have been released. shane bower and josh fattal were released earlier today. they left iran on a plane heading for oman after their lawyers obtained signatures on a bail for freedom deal. $500,000 for each man was posted by an unknown source, possibly someone from oman. their release had been delayed due to a power struggle between president ahmadinejad and his judicial rivals. bower and fattal have ties to the bay area. they are u.c. berkeley graduates and worked with people here. tara has some reaction from people who knew them and boy, they must be relieved. >> reporter: oh, definitely. this is a copy of the last story shane bower wrote for new american media. the offices are across the street from where they're standing. >> right now i'm heading out the door and traveling to kurdistan. >> reporter: she reads the e- mail three days before they were captured more than two years ago. >> it was just a morning of great relief. >> reporter: sandy spearheads the news
i'm tory campbell. it's news many waitedded two years to hear. the american hikers have been released. shane bower and josh fattal were released earlier today. they left iran on a plane heading for oman after their lawyers obtained signatures on a bail for freedom deal. $500,000 for each man was posted by an unknown source, possibly someone from oman. their release had been delayed due to a power struggle between president ahmadinejad and his judicial rivals. bower and fattal have ties to the...
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. >>> good afternoon, i i am tori campbell, san bruno is remembering the pipeline explosion one year ago, claudine wong joins us where the report. >> reporter: one year later there is still a gaining gaping hole here. the memory came flooding back. >> the horror of it if you imagine hell, like going to a movie and imagining hell. i could like 7 or 8 stories high of flame and smoke. >> reporter: she told us she was ready. >> i am trying to pull the good memories, the hope of going guard. her store is not unlike others we heard in the neighborhoods but people still grieve. they place flowers and empty lot that one year ago today were people's homes today they remember them all killed in the blaze. they remember the injured and those who ran for their lives. his wife still has nightmares. >> she will wake up and just hollar, i don't know what to do, what can you say? i just ask her, you know, you all right. she says no, it is okay, it is okay. >> while there are signs of rebuilding, amidst it all today is a reminder that healing takes time and everyone has their own path. maria barr thi
. >>> good afternoon, i i am tori campbell, san bruno is remembering the pipeline explosion one year ago, claudine wong joins us where the report. >> reporter: one year later there is still a gaining gaping hole here. the memory came flooding back. >> the horror of it if you imagine hell, like going to a movie and imagining hell. i could like 7 or 8 stories high of flame and smoke. >> reporter: she told us she was ready. >> i am trying to pull the good memories,...
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i'm tori campbell. talk about an unexpected arrival. a mother and her baby boy are now resting in a hospital after she gave birth on a plane bound for san francisco. new at noon, ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from burlingame with this mother's amazing story. >> reporter: it really is a remarkable story this mother will have to tell her son some day. she did not give birth at this hospital, but rather hundreds of miles to sea and thousands of feet in the air. at 6 pounds, 1 ounce, the birth was a surprise. >> i'm not expecting it at all. >> reporter: just ten days shy of her due date, ada was flying from the phillippines when just four hours outside of san francisco, she realized something wasn't wrong. >> my tummy get pain. oh, my god, why is this happening, i told myself. >> reporter: she had her son and brother both traveling with her -- with her and she went into lane. she nurses happened to be on board. >> they said just hold on and relax and breath in and out. i don't push. in and out. the baby is there and -- the baby's cryin
i'm tori campbell. talk about an unexpected arrival. a mother and her baby boy are now resting in a hospital after she gave birth on a plane bound for san francisco. new at noon, ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from burlingame with this mother's amazing story. >> reporter: it really is a remarkable story this mother will have to tell her son some day. she did not give birth at this hospital, but rather hundreds of miles to sea and thousands of feet in the air. at 6 pounds, 1 ounce, the...
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i'm tori campbell. the university of california regents are meeting today and talking about more big tuition increases. the regents are meeting at ucsf's mission bay campus in san francisco. the fee hikes could run between 8-16% through the year 2016. the president of the university lays the blame squarely on state budget cuts. >> as long as they're disinvesting as they have over 20 years, we have a problem. how do we maintain quality when they're investing less and less? >> we're already at the breaking point. we've had more than 300% increases on students in the last ten years. we've paid more than our fair share. >> right now tuition is just over $12,000 a year. it could reach $22,000 in five years. we'll continue to monitor the meeting and the tuition hike proposals. you can get updates on ktvu.com. >>> a big change at the top for the world champion san francisco giants. we're live from the city with the official explanation for the departure of the c.e.o. >> reporter: after a frustrating season, so
i'm tori campbell. the university of california regents are meeting today and talking about more big tuition increases. the regents are meeting at ucsf's mission bay campus in san francisco. the fee hikes could run between 8-16% through the year 2016. the president of the university lays the blame squarely on state budget cuts. >> as long as they're disinvesting as they have over 20 years, we have a problem. how do we maintain quality when they're investing less and less? >> we're...
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i'm tori campbell. we'll get to that story in a moment. >>> but first, investigations areway following the death of a patient at an east bay medical center while regular nurses were knocked o ktvu's allie rasmus has talked -- were locked out. ktvu's allie rasmus has talked to replacement nurses. >> reporter: those nurses is a traveling nurse company based out of alabama. we caught up with some of those nurses who were hired. there's 500 that were hired by alta bates to replace those on strike. some of the nurses we talked to, the replacement nurses, told us they were shocked and saddened about what happened to the patient who died over the weekend. several newspaper reports say that patient died after being given a nutritional substance directly by i.v. instead of being fed through a feeding tube. but the nurses we talked to with this company defended their credentials and their qualifications. >> of inurses' worst nightmare. it's a -- every nurses' worst nightmare. >> reporter: one of the nurses who di
i'm tori campbell. we'll get to that story in a moment. >>> but first, investigations areway following the death of a patient at an east bay medical center while regular nurses were knocked o ktvu's allie rasmus has talked -- were locked out. ktvu's allie rasmus has talked to replacement nurses. >> reporter: those nurses is a traveling nurse company based out of alabama. we caught up with some of those nurses who were hired. there's 500 that were hired by alta bates to replace...
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i'm tory campbell. we'll have more on that in a moment. but, first, kidnapping victim jaycee dugard filed a complaint against the federal government. the complaint says that the federal government had supervisory parole over her kidnapper and his wife and that continued in 1999 when the state took control. dugard is not seeking damages for herself in the federal complaint and will donate any money awarded by the judge to the jaycee fun case which helps kidnapping victims many. >>> a 16-hour standoff came to an end in san leandro. police shot and wounded a man suspected of kill his girl friend in richmond. officers took the man into custody around 2:00 a.m. outside a home on central avenue west of hysperian boulevard. tara moriarty reported on the killing of a mother yesterday. today, she spoke with the stunned daughter of the homicide suspect >> reporter: police say that the suspect was hiding out in this house in san leandro after kill his ex-girlfriend tuesday night. i'm surprised of what we heard. they say that he murdered someone. >> r
i'm tory campbell. we'll have more on that in a moment. but, first, kidnapping victim jaycee dugard filed a complaint against the federal government. the complaint says that the federal government had supervisory parole over her kidnapper and his wife and that continued in 1999 when the state took control. dugard is not seeking damages for herself in the federal complaint and will donate any money awarded by the judge to the jaycee fun case which helps kidnapping victims many. >>> a...
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good afternoon, i am tori campbell. the top executives from fremont based solar company made a highly anticipated appearance before a congressional committee in washington, d.c. this morning. but as alison burns reports live from washington, d.c., they left without saying much. >> reporter: it was one of the most aggressive hearings i have covered in quite a while here on capitol hill. republicans were relentless in their questions of their executives, but they were determined not to say very much. >>> the last time their ceo brian harrison met with some of them was earlier this summer, assuring them his company was making excellent progress. >> he looked me in the eye and assured me that everything was just fine. >> reporter: but now that they have collapsed, taking a half a billion dollar federal loan guarantee down with it, house republicans are seizing the moment to put the company's executives under oath and demand answers. >> i want to ask mr. harrison, if he thinks the american people, who have invested over half
good afternoon, i am tori campbell. the top executives from fremont based solar company made a highly anticipated appearance before a congressional committee in washington, d.c. this morning. but as alison burns reports live from washington, d.c., they left without saying much. >> reporter: it was one of the most aggressive hearings i have covered in quite a while here on capitol hill. republicans were relentless in their questions of their executives, but they were determined not to say...
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i'm tori campbell. an oakland bound flight was forced to make a landing under emergency conditions this morning the & it involved two bay area airports. we spoke to the woman who found a bomb threat note. >> reporter: that's correct. she works at the bookstore at sfo. this was at an entirely different airport where she discovered the note. she told us she was cleaning off the counter top when she noticed this folded piece of paper. in red ink it said at the tops are warning. she continued to read it. it named the oakland bound flight and said it was going to explode. she said her knees buckled and she contacted her supervisor. that was around 7:00 a.m. today. the tsa, f.b.i. and oakland authorities were made aware of the situation. this is video from news chopper 2 above the oakland international airport where at kl the pilot aboard alaska airlines flight 342 from seattle safely landed the plane in a remote section of the airport. about 150 passengers were evacuated. bomb sniffing dogs inspected luggage
i'm tori campbell. an oakland bound flight was forced to make a landing under emergency conditions this morning the & it involved two bay area airports. we spoke to the woman who found a bomb threat note. >> reporter: that's correct. she works at the bookstore at sfo. this was at an entirely different airport where she discovered the note. she told us she was cleaning off the counter top when she noticed this folded piece of paper. in red ink it said at the tops are warning. she...
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i'm tori campbell. >>> we're following developing news out of carson city, nevada, this noontime. three people are dead after a mass restaurant there. it happened three hours ago at the international house of pancakes in a strip mall. witnesses say a man got out of a minivan in front of the restaurant carrying a rifle. this is one of several still photos just in from the scene. they say the man shot a man on a motorcycle, walked into the ihop and started shooting. at a news conference less than an hour ago, the carson city sheriff said the man believed to be the gunman shot himself, that he's in the hospital and is not expected to survive. >> at least two of the three appear to be military folks. >> folks, this is an ongoing incident right now. we have active officers on the streets doing -- doing some work. there's not gonna be a whole lot of answers to a whole lot of questions. >> those military personnel shot and killed were from the national guard which is now assisting local police, sheriffs and the fbi in the investigation. we have a crew on the way and we will update you th
i'm tori campbell. >>> we're following developing news out of carson city, nevada, this noontime. three people are dead after a mass restaurant there. it happened three hours ago at the international house of pancakes in a strip mall. witnesses say a man got out of a minivan in front of the restaurant carrying a rifle. this is one of several still photos just in from the scene. they say the man shot a man on a motorcycle, walked into the ihop and started shooting. at a news conference...
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i'm tori campbell. hayward police say they have arrested le's former high school friend and the main person of interest in the case, gisele esty bon. le disappeared more than three months ago in may after her nursing duties at hayward kaiser. police arrested estebon within the last few hours. she's in custody at the hayward jail. hayward police are planning to release more information about their investigation and the arrest during a news conference at 2:15. le's body has never been found even though police have classified this case as a homicide and le's family has never given up hope, holding many searches for her and offering a $20,000 reward for any information on her disappearance. patti lee will be there at the news conference. she's also contacting family members as we speak. we'll have a live report at 5:00 and 6:00 and at ktvu.com. >>> also breaking news in other other top story -- in the past 45 minute, the carson city police department released the 911 tapes of the shooting. call after call f
i'm tori campbell. hayward police say they have arrested le's former high school friend and the main person of interest in the case, gisele esty bon. le disappeared more than three months ago in may after her nursing duties at hayward kaiser. police arrested estebon within the last few hours. she's in custody at the hayward jail. hayward police are planning to release more information about their investigation and the arrest during a news conference at 2:15. le's body has never been found even...
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i'm tori campbell. first we begin with developing news in daly city. these pictures came in from our chopper about 30 minutes ago. this is the mall where police are investigating an apparent shooting. officers have surrounded a car in the mall's parking lot with crime tape. there are reports that a gun was found outside that car. a mall spokesman says the mall is open but had no other details. we'll follow this story. >>> we're learning more details about a terrible accident on the peninsula that claimed the life of a child today. the young girl was hit while crossing the street at bay road and gloria way in east palo alto alto. >> reporter: i'm standing in the crosswalk where it happened. you can see some of the police markings here and down here from investigation. then off to the sidewalk, one of the saddest sights, a growing memorial for a 7-year- old girl. there are things in life that happen in the blink of a moment and change lives forever. >> as soon as i opened up the door, i heard the thud. i heard the impact. >> at this point we believe it w
i'm tori campbell. first we begin with developing news in daly city. these pictures came in from our chopper about 30 minutes ago. this is the mall where police are investigating an apparent shooting. officers have surrounded a car in the mall's parking lot with crime tape. there are reports that a gun was found outside that car. a mall spokesman says the mall is open but had no other details. we'll follow this story. >>> we're learning more details about a terrible accident on the...
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i'm tori campbell. at this hour the f.b.i. is teaming up with several local agencies in an effort to track down a group masked gunmen who have hit three businesses in several bay area cities over the course of the two days. we're live from one of the places any walnut creek. >> reporter: police say they think these robbers are getting more confident. this gas station is a couple of blocks from the police station. lots of people told us it's very common to see police officers parked in this parking lot next door to it. that did not seem to faze this gang of masked robbers. that's where they parked before heading inside the food mart guns drawn. when they went into that food mart they were recorded by several cameras. all were wearing halloween masks or costumes. the clerk inside at the time told this man what happened. >> he said that six guys came in with guns, brought him in the back room, and scared him pretty well trying to get him to open the safe. he says he couldn't open the safe for them. that's all he told me. >> when
i'm tori campbell. at this hour the f.b.i. is teaming up with several local agencies in an effort to track down a group masked gunmen who have hit three businesses in several bay area cities over the course of the two days. we're live from one of the places any walnut creek. >> reporter: police say they think these robbers are getting more confident. this gas station is a couple of blocks from the police station. lots of people told us it's very common to see police officers parked in...
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good morning, i'm tori campbell. we begin with a rally on this labor day involving lingering tensions between workers and management at a couple of hotels in san francisco. we explain what's causing the tensions this time. >> well, this rally and march started at 10:30 this morning and it is still going. we want to show you what's going on behind us. that group of about 150 to 200 people with their picket signs and their flags are standing in front of the grand hyatt hotel in san francisco. this is one of two hotels that people are protesting and workers are asking their supporters to boycott. the other hotel involved here is the hotel frank on geary street. on this labor day, about 150 to 200 workers for both hotels and their supporters took part in this rally. they started out at union square and marched down powell street. workers at the hotel frank no longer have a contract. meanwhile, workers at the hyatt have been in negotiations for two years and there are two issues holding his contract negotiations up. worke
good morning, i'm tori campbell. we begin with a rally on this labor day involving lingering tensions between workers and management at a couple of hotels in san francisco. we explain what's causing the tensions this time. >> well, this rally and march started at 10:30 this morning and it is still going. we want to show you what's going on behind us. that group of about 150 to 200 people with their picket signs and their flags are standing in front of the grand hyatt hotel in san...
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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.s friday, september 16th. >>> san jose police are searching for answers after an officer-involved shooting overnight. it all started when police spotted the car that had been reported stolen. allie rasmus is live at the scene, where police are trying to piece together what happened. allie? >> reporter: one question investigators are trying to find the answer to is what exactly prompted the officers to shoot. we know there was some sort of confrontation between the officers and the two people in a stolen car. now, this all happened after midnight. investigators have lessed off this scene. they have been here since midnight. some of the views have left. -- you can see there is a police presence out here. the stolen vehicle they were trying to pull over was a ford mustang and the task force was on duty last night and they are made up of the san francisco police and the chp. they saw the mustang, ran the license plate and realized the car had been stolen. they tried to pull over the car. t
i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.s friday, september 16th. >>> san jose police are searching for answers after an officer-involved shooting overnight. it all started when police spotted the car that had been reported stolen. allie rasmus is live at the scene, where police are trying to piece together what happened. allie? >> reporter: one question investigators are trying to find the answer to is what exactly prompted the officers to shoot. we know there was some sort...
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. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> we begin with a developing story out of yountville. a fire broke pout this morning at the pop pew -- out this morning at the popular bakery there. claudine wong just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, firefighters remain on the scene. the fire is out -- is out. the building you are looking at right now is the bakery. this bakery will not be open for business today. there's a hole in the roof. that's where flames were coming out. there were employees inside. they saw smoke. they didn't know where it was coming from. and the fire station is about a mile down from where we are. so fire trucks arrived out the -- arrived on the scene. not a huge fire, but again, it did cause a lot of smoke damage. now, the bouchon is a pretty popular bakery out here. it serves local restaurants and it's owned by the individual who owns the french laundry and the bistro. as far as damage, they are estimating now about $100,000. no injuries to report. live in yountville, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, claudine. 7
. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> we begin with a developing story out of yountville. a fire broke pout this morning at the pop pew -- out this morning at the popular bakery there. claudine wong just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, firefighters remain on the scene. the fire is out -- is out. the building you are looking at right now is the bakery. this bakery will not be open for business today. there's a hole in the roof. that's where flames were...
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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.t's monday, september 26th. >>> well, president obama is here in the bay area this morning for a town hall meeting at the headquarters of linked in in mountain view. taratara moriarty is there now with the details of the president's west coast campaign swing. kara -- raw? >> reporter: well, we've been speaking to police all morning. they've definitely got a lot of extra officers out here. you can see all of the cones and barricades and the nearby coffee shop is packed with members of the white house press corps and workers from around the silicon valley. they are all angst us to hear what the president has to say about job creation this morning. mr. obama should be arriving in three hours. the president is here to push his jobs plan. that's focus of his town hall forum focused by inc.ked in. >> some of the ideas that i have heard don't appear to -- >> reporter: we'll have continuing coverage on this at noon and then at 5:00. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> n
i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.t's monday, september 26th. >>> well, president obama is here in the bay area this morning for a town hall meeting at the headquarters of linked in in mountain view. taratara moriarty is there now with the details of the president's west coast campaign swing. kara -- raw? >> reporter: well, we've been speaking to police all morning. they've definitely got a lot of extra officers out here. you can see all of the cones and barricades and...
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. >> i'm tori campbell. hundreds of bank of america branches could close. we have the impact on customers and employees. alex? >> it could be a big blow. bank of americas could be closing all over the country. this is a bank of america branch here in oakland this morning. this all has to do with recent moves made by the ceo, a shake-up at the company. the charlotte, north carolina, bank splitting into two units. one will be serving consumers, the other commercial clients. the b of a announced layoffs later this month. analysts believe it could signal more reductions, as much as 30,000 being let go. 600 branches may be closed down across the country. one woman said she's not all that worried. >> actually, i'll be honest. i never use a branch. it doesn't affect me. i go into the atm regularly. i do online banking and everything else through the atm. >> reporter: so the latest moves could involve layoffs potentially and the closure of roughly b of a branches across the country. i put in calls with media relations with the company but have not heard back from t
. >> i'm tori campbell. hundreds of bank of america branches could close. we have the impact on customers and employees. alex? >> it could be a big blow. bank of americas could be closing all over the country. this is a bank of america branch here in oakland this morning. this all has to do with recent moves made by the ceo, a shake-up at the company. the charlotte, north carolina, bank splitting into two units. one will be serving consumers, the other commercial clients. the b of a...
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i'm tori campbell. it's monday, september 12th. >>> we begin with a developing story from southern france. therethere is a deadly explosion at a nuclear facility. the blast happened at the centrico site next to a nuclear plant. the explosion killed one worker and injured four others. one of them seriously. it happened in an oven used to melt radioactive metallic waste. the french nuclear safety authority says it's not detected any radioactive leaks. the nuclear site is located near the mediterranean sea, about a three-hour train trip from paris. >>> turning to local news now, a house fire in oakland has turned into a homicide investigation. ktvu's kraig debro joins us live from oakland, where, kraig, you've learned that two burned bodies found in an apartment may be victims of murder. >> reporter: yeah. that's what police are looking at right now. i want to take you up to the building. it's at coolidge, about half a mile west of the 580 freeway. the man who owns a business downstairs, just went upstairs
i'm tori campbell. it's monday, september 12th. >>> we begin with a developing story from southern france. therethere is a deadly explosion at a nuclear facility. the blast happened at the centrico site next to a nuclear plant. the explosion killed one worker and injured four others. one of them seriously. it happened in an oven used to melt radioactive metallic waste. the french nuclear safety authority says it's not detected any radioactive leaks. the nuclear site is located near the...
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i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 14th. years ago, she was arrested for abducting four children. now she's running for a seat on the fairfield suisun school board. kraig debro is live to talk about one candidate's troubling past. >> reporter: yeah, tori. i talked to one school board member. for one member it's about perception. we're at the fairfield suisun unified school district right now, where people are just starting to arrive. one school board member says he will not be supporting his dinscy. in 1998 -- supporting this candidacy. in 1998. >> the woman was held responsible for those abductions and set spent time in a -- spent time in a psychiatric hospital. she spent a lot of her time and supported the community. still, she states it's gonna be up to the people to decide whether or not she's fit for the school board. >> i think the citizens will need to consider whether the problem she's encountered caused her to put be put in a psyche ack trick hospital is -- psychiatric hospital is one that should keep her from this
i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 14th. years ago, she was arrested for abducting four children. now she's running for a seat on the fairfield suisun school board. kraig debro is live to talk about one candidate's troubling past. >> reporter: yeah, tori. i talked to one school board member. for one member it's about perception. we're at the fairfield suisun unified school district right now, where people are just starting to arrive. one school board member says he will not be...
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i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 13th. we begin with the potential release of two uc berkeley graduates arrested in iran. some international diplomacy and a million dollars could set them free. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus is in berkeley with word of this bail for freedom deal. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. those three hikers were uc berkeley graduateses. the details of the possible release of shane bauer and josh fattal are now in the hands of the swiss embassy. the u.s. and the iranian government do not have diplomacy. now, shane bauer and -- now, if the two men are released on thursday, the bail is set at $500,000 each. their attorney says bauer and fattal's family are trying to come up with the money to secure that release. the two have been in prison for two years. just last month it appeared there was a setback. an iranian court sentenced the men to eight years each for espionage after being accused of spying for the u.s. the three hikers said they crossed over accidentally and they had firm
i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 13th. we begin with the potential release of two uc berkeley graduates arrested in iran. some international diplomacy and a million dollars could set them free. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus is in berkeley with word of this bail for freedom deal. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. those three hikers were uc berkeley graduateses. the details of the possible release of shane bauer and josh fattal are now in the hands of the...
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. >> good morning, i'm tori campbell. it is thursday, september 1.opper ago news, a veteran san jose police officer is facing serious sex crime charges that involve teenage boys. there are concerns there could be more victims. >> reporter: the investigation does continue. overnight, the san jose police officer posted bail here at the main jail in san jose. the next step is arraignment. this officer is patrick d'arrigo. he is facing charges involving teenage boys. the officer involved is a 17 year veteran with the department. he's been in the patrol division, but he was also a school research officer for several years at leeland high school. he ended up in jail yesterday after the grand jury handed down an indictment on three different charges. this apparently happened after police in gilroy looked into that d'arrigo was having parties at his house with alcohol and young boys. >> the jurisdiction that the crime occurred in is gilroy. we have been working with the gilroy police department is for some time. we will continue to do so. we have concerns th
. >> good morning, i'm tori campbell. it is thursday, september 1.opper ago news, a veteran san jose police officer is facing serious sex crime charges that involve teenage boys. there are concerns there could be more victims. >> reporter: the investigation does continue. overnight, the san jose police officer posted bail here at the main jail in san jose. the next step is arraignment. this officer is patrick d'arrigo. he is facing charges involving teenage boys. the officer...
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i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 6th. >>> we begin with an alert sent to san jose state students. someone assaulted a woman on campus. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro is at the school this morning with the warning for students. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. tori. this happened basically in broad daylight. there was no classes. hardly anyone here. this all started around 9:30 in the morning. according to police, the woman was outside of the administration building when she was approached by a man, possibly 30 to 40 years old. he lured her, their word, into ail co -- their alcove building. once there, the man groped the woman. the woman got away using a very unique escape route. she took public transportation and then there was a very strange ride. >> he and she rode together -- not together, but they were on the same bus all the way to the other line which ended up at capital and snell where he finally realized shy was going to call the police and he left in an unknown --
i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 6th. >>> we begin with an alert sent to san jose state students. someone assaulted a woman on campus. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro is at the school this morning with the warning for students. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. tori. this happened basically in broad daylight. there was no classes. hardly anyone here. this all started around 9:30 in the morning. according to police, the woman was outside of the...
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. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> renovations for a popular hub begins tomorrow. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning. the reason is two-fold. one is security. one is just upgrading an old, old bus stop. you see a couple of buses out here now. the changes start tomorrow. today is labor day so not a lot of people are catching the bus this morning. according to people we spoke with, they would like more notice. the bus the stop behind the gateway transit center -- buses stop behind the gateway transit district and they will do that at a different location tomorrow. the changes will include improvement visibility and lighting. even drivers we spoke with this morning say they knew little about the changes. >> i work downtown and usually i take the bus just from near the house. i can walk. >> reporter: but because it's labor day you can't? >> and it's a holiday schedule. they are not running the regular buses. >> reporter: suppose today was tomorrow and you didn't know about the temporary stop? >> i still wouldn't know about it, actually. >> reporter: it's t
. >> i'm tori campbell. >>> renovations for a popular hub begins tomorrow. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning. the reason is two-fold. one is security. one is just upgrading an old, old bus stop. you see a couple of buses out here now. the changes start tomorrow. today is labor day so not a lot of people are catching the bus this morning. according to people we spoke with, they would like more notice. the bus the stop behind the gateway transit center -- buses...
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i'm tori campbell. alameda county sheriff deputies are investigating the shooting of an ac transit bus. tara moriarty has more on what turn the investigation is taking now. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are going to be reviewing some surveillance video to see if it provides them some clues about who did this, who shot at the bus. now, they say the individual could have been hiding behind a bush. it happened at 59th street. half a dozen passengers were on line 72 when the bus was struck. luckily, no one was hurt. and authorities say that was probably because of the type of weapon that was used. authorities say the shooter used a bb gun. the plexiglass was not blown out. it was shattered but still intact. the passengers were transferred to another bus. authorities say after the bus was hit, the driver kept going for about 14 blocks and that's because operators are trained to do that, to keep moving until you feel you are in an area safe enough to pull over. we'll let you kno
i'm tori campbell. alameda county sheriff deputies are investigating the shooting of an ac transit bus. tara moriarty has more on what turn the investigation is taking now. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are going to be reviewing some surveillance video to see if it provides them some clues about who did this, who shot at the bus. now, they say the individual could have been hiding behind a bush. it happened at 59th street. half a dozen passengers were on...
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. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 28th. >>> we want to get right to our top stories. developing news involving a deadly accident in east palo alto. sal has an update. sal? >> we've now confirmed that this deadly accident was the result of a police pursuit. that was just told to one of our reporters on the scene. this happened early this morning, when police made a stop at -- near university avenue of bay road and east palo alto. police just told us that that person who pulled over initially, then took off, came to this intersection and hit a motorcyclist. that motorcyclist is dead, taken away from the scene. it's an investigation. ktvu anoel walker is -- actually -- are we going to noel walker? yes, we are. >> reporter: good morning, sal. we just finished talking with police officers a minute ago. the helicopters are circling overhead. we are -- we are between university and we're told this all happened because of a call of spit shish activity. someone reported someone in the backyard. it was
. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 28th. >>> we want to get right to our top stories. developing news involving a deadly accident in east palo alto. sal has an update. sal? >> we've now confirmed that this deadly accident was the result of a police pursuit. that was just told to one of our reporters on the scene. this happened early this morning, when police made a stop at -- near university avenue of bay road and east palo alto. police just told us that that...
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. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, september 19th. >>> the woman accused of killing nursing student, michelle le, is expected back in court today. today's court appearance comes as investigators try to identify a body found over the weekend. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. that body was found saturday afternoon by a volunteer who had been part of a search party organized to find any signs of the missing student. newschopper2 was over the crime scene where a body was recovered on 680 near the castle -- castlewood country club. the body was decomposed. so this was not clear if the body was a man or a woman. but the medical examiner's office should be able to answer that question sometime today, we're told, and investigator have not said whether there was any clothing or jewelry near the body to help them identify the body. meanwhile, the suspect, the 27- year-old, was a former high school friend of le who blamed le for ruining her relationship with an ex-boyfriend. michelle le was last seen o
. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, september 19th. >>> the woman accused of killing nursing student, michelle le, is expected back in court today. today's court appearance comes as investigators try to identify a body found over the weekend. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. that body was found saturday afternoon by a volunteer who had been part of a search party organized to find any signs of the missing student. newschopper2 was over the crime scene where...
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i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 7th. >>> we'll soon learn more about a shooting rampage at a carson city restaurant. five people died. several others were seriously injured. kraig debro is live from the national armory in san jose. and we understand there will be a news briefing in a few hours? >> reporter: in about two hours from now, the sheriff's office from carson city said they are gonna release the homicide victims from yesterday's massacre. i'm across the street from the superior court. i spoke with a guardsman about what happened in nevada. i hope to speak to more later this hour. the sheriff said the investigation will focus on finding the motive and how the shooter got his guns. eduardo sencion drove with a sign on the back of his car that said had a sign on it and once inside, he walked up to a table and shot at five national guard members. the owner of a barbecue restaurant, he backed down when he was faced with all of that gun powder. >> there was a pistol on the scene. the pri
i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, september 7th. >>> we'll soon learn more about a shooting rampage at a carson city restaurant. five people died. several others were seriously injured. kraig debro is live from the national armory in san jose. and we understand there will be a news briefing in a few hours? >> reporter: in about two hours from now, the sheriff's office from carson city said they are gonna release the homicide victims from yesterday's massacre. i'm across the...
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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> only on 2, a bus crash injures a young woman.ty is live with more. tara, this could have been a loss worse, right? >> reporter: oh, definitely. you can see there's glass all over the city. it stretches nearly an entire city block between 85th and 86th avenue. you can see there's even part of a blinker left over from the accident. we spoke to an ac transit official and he said that that vehicle hit a vehicle and broadsided the bus. it all started at 9:30. very tense moments when the driver slammed into the middle of the bus and ran off. the video shows where the glass is busted on the door. that's where the mother was standing just behind it. she was knocked off her feet. suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. she with -- she had her child in the stroller. the baby is fine. >>> berkeley college republicans are going forward with a diversity bake sale despite anger from students and even faculty. allie rasmus joins us live from the campus to explain why this is all meant to send a message about affirmative acti
i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >>> only on 2, a bus crash injures a young woman.ty is live with more. tara, this could have been a loss worse, right? >> reporter: oh, definitely. you can see there's glass all over the city. it stretches nearly an entire city block between 85th and 86th avenue. you can see there's even part of a blinker left over from the accident. we spoke to an ac transit official and he said that that vehicle hit a vehicle and broadsided the bus....
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i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 20th. >>> four months after disappearing from a hospital, the remains of michelle le have been positively identified. ktvu's allie rasmus is live with questions still surrounding the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we're outside the coroner's bureau, where the next step is to determine mish shell le's death. now, her remains were found four mounts after she disappeared and a very long and exhaustive search. she disappeared on may 22nd. she was at kaiser hospital taking a nursing class. she left for a break and never returned. cell phone records show she was in the niles canyon area the day she vanished and that's where a group of volunteers were done -- conducting a search. saturday afternoon, one of the volunteers found the remains on 680 near pleasanton. the volunteer who found the remains is the mother of a murdered teenager. amber dubose was murdered after disappearing in san francisco. she was leading a search team in her daughter's honor in the
i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 20th. >>> four months after disappearing from a hospital, the remains of michelle le have been positively identified. ktvu's allie rasmus is live with questions still surrounding the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we're outside the coroner's bureau, where the next step is to determine mish shell le's death. now, her remains were found four mounts after she disappeared and a very long and exhaustive search. she disappeared on...
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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave campbell.esday, september 21st. >>> we're still following details out of iran. the two uc berkeley graduates who had been imprisoned in iran for more than two years, they are now on a plane that's left iran. claudine wong is live in berkeley. you can tell us more about where they may be headed, claudine. >> reporter: yes, that information came in from iranian state tv that did report they were headed to the airport and now they are saying they are on a plane out of the country. iranian tv said they are being flown home. but it's reported that they may be 0 headed to oman. they were -- may be headed to oman. they were instrumental in that bill the two men needed. people are expressing a lot of relief they are finally free. this started early in morning and it really picked up steam when the attorneys for the two men said the paperwork to get them out was complete and release was imminent and then we started to see activity outside of the prison in tehran, iran. at about 4:45 this morning, offici
i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave campbell.esday, september 21st. >>> we're still following details out of iran. the two uc berkeley graduates who had been imprisoned in iran for more than two years, they are now on a plane that's left iran. claudine wong is live in berkeley. you can tell us more about where they may be headed, claudine. >> reporter: yes, that information came in from iranian state tv that did report they were headed to the airport and now they are saying they...
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. >> and i'm tory campbell. we begin with a developing story from alaska. a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the alaskan coach. and the magnitude was originally set at 7.1. the quake hit three hours ago in a remote area of the eye lappeds that is about a thousand miles from anchorage. it triggered a tsunami morning after one small wave. sirens did sound and some alaskan residents were briefly ordered to evacuate to higher ground. >>> economists call the latest jobs report alarm lag and it renews fears that the u.s. might slip back into another resession. and taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 202, the nasdaq also down 44. s&p 500 is down 23. all the annexes down about two percent. and the nation's unemployment rate remained at 9.8% last month and was weakest in a year. >>> the obama administration is already predick what the jobless rate will look like in 2012. coming up at 7:15, we'll go life to our washington d.c. bureau for the economic predictions and a closer look at today's jobless report. >>> 7:01. days after federal investigators sla
. >> and i'm tory campbell. we begin with a developing story from alaska. a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the alaskan coach. and the magnitude was originally set at 7.1. the quake hit three hours ago in a remote area of the eye lappeds that is about a thousand miles from anchorage. it triggered a tsunami morning after one small wave. sirens did sound and some alaskan residents were briefly ordered to evacuate to higher ground. >>> economists call the latest jobs report alarm lag...
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i'm tori campbell. >>> we're starting with developing news out of san jose.lmost a two-hour standoff between police and an armed man is over. ktvu's paul chambers is there telling us how it started and ended. >> reporter: it was about two hours that police negotiators got the man to successfully leave the denny's restaurant behind me. the man was held up inside the restaurant alone for an hour and a half. >> at about 14:-- [indiscernible] the male entered the restaurant with a knife, ordered everybody out and threatened to kill himself. officers responded out there and negotiated with this individual and eventually were able to get him to surrender peacefully. >> reporter: here's a view from chopper 2 as police surrounded the rest strawntsdz and closed down -- restaurant and closed down this busy area. he was transported to a mental hospital for evaluation. the restaurant post add sign opening in -- posted a sign saying it will open in about an hour. we tried to talk to workers inside and others as they left but they refused. live in san jose, i'm paul chambe
i'm tori campbell. >>> we're starting with developing news out of san jose.lmost a two-hour standoff between police and an armed man is over. ktvu's paul chambers is there telling us how it started and ended. >> reporter: it was about two hours that police negotiators got the man to successfully leave the denny's restaurant behind me. the man was held up inside the restaurant alone for an hour and a half. >> at about 14:-- [indiscernible] the male entered the restaurant...