, explosive devices take place, some indicators in environment, are you looking for any type of unattended packages or boxes in high risk areas, liquids, mist -- this is going to be a biological or chemical release. numerous sick or dead animals or birds. any objects that does not seem right, do you want to touch it? i'm not sure what this is, let me jostle it around. no, no, don't do that. move away and report it. remember that. a cell phone, a call, calling 911, using your cell phone may detonate that device. so obviously don't use your cell phone. go to a hard wire phone, land line phone, outside, and call 911. what do we do as first responders. when we come up do we use our walkie talkies or radio? no. you go to a hard wire phone, call it in and get the information back because it may detonate that using the radio frequency. remember we talked about suspected terrorism is a stop sign for you as nerts. you do not want to get hurt. any questions on the terrorism? bnice is not nice. incident takes place, it takes place here on the left side, this is called the hot zone. you obviously want

never ever ever leave your card unattended or inside of the atm. you can also call from a cell phone inside the bank for help or send someone else inside for aid. now the biggest tip police have for customers is the fact that you can finish up your transaction using a touch screen. most of the time you put your card in you can use that touch screen to finish up your transaction. i spoke to the richmond police dispatch and we're told that the sergeant involved in this investigation will be in in more than an hour. we hope to check in with that sergeant and give you a little more information coming up. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. thank you. time now 5:07. let's get everybody to where they need to go. >> sure. >> tara, so far so good right? >>> that's right. monday we had the wind to contend with. yesterday it was the fog and rain and muni problems. but today we are in luck. at least so far. seeing a lot of green on my maps and that translates to easy commutes. here's the bay bridge toll plaza. drive into san fr

police say you should never leave atms unattended while they're in use. and they also recommend using touch screens when available. >>> a newly created task force has come up with some controversial ideas to tackle vallejo's growing prostitution problem. those ideas were formally presented to the city council last night. and they include more police and community patrols, cameras at popular prostitution hang outs and a so-called dear john campaign to embarrass the men who hit the streets looking for sex. >> you take their vehicle license plate number and you find out who the owner is. you send a letter to their home indicating that your vehicle was seen in a high prostitution area. just thought we would let you know. >> vallejo's mayor will now take the plan to the state attorney general. he wants to make sure those proposed dear john letters are legal. >>> today san jose city leaders will consider a plan to drastically reduce the number of medical marijuana dispensaries. right now there are more than 100 pot clubs operating in san jose. and some council

if the limousine is unattended 1 that vehicle, instead of calling a police officer, they can call theho are those individuals? >>ç currently, we have a team f three, i hope to hire as many as seven. we hope to hire high language skills, community outreach skills, and we will be trading on the motor vehicle for higher industry to make sure that they are knowledgeable within the area in which they're working. >> what kindç of training do ty get now? >> currently, we have not deployed to the field. we are trying to build this program. we are also building feel protocols in conjunctionç with sfmta enforcement. when we have those protocols, we would be happy to share them with the board those individuals will be trained on those field protocols. >> i think it is great to do that. as a general rule, i would like to see the protocol sooner rather than later. if this authority is going to be provided,ç it would be good to know. i understand what you are doing. it makes sense. thank you. >> i am curious to know where in the city these inr c1 will be located. >> they have desks with the res

the widow left the backpack unattended for five minutes when the thief made his move. so far no suspects or arrests in the case. >>> los angeles voters in bell are going to the polls today to elect a new city council. the winning candidates will replace the council whose members face charges of looting the city of more than $5.5 million. eight current and former bell officials including three city council members have all been arrested. >>> keep your eyes on the sky. the out of this world sight passing over the bay tonight. >> it's party time in the big easy. get your beads and horns out. why the timing of this year's mardi gras couldn't be better for the city of new orleans. >>> and tony the tiger, cap'n crunch, how the face on the box can make all the difference in your kids choice of cereal. rex, the king of carnival, got the keys to the city yesterday... he proc >>> welcome back. the big mardi gras party in new orleans comes to a climax today. the king of the city got the keys and proclaimed all commercial endeavors be ended and that pleasures rule the day and nigh

charged her with one count of wreckless injury to a child after they say she left the children unattended while a stove top burner was on. investigators believe the burner was the source of last week's deadly fire. >>> a san mateo county farm has been ordered to pay more than $45,000 in fines for violating federal labor laws. federal regulators say the farm illegally deducted housing and equipment expenses from workers' paychecks. a farm attorney says the owner charged workers $3 a day for utilities but the agreement was not in writing as required by federal law. >>> police near philadelphia are calling it a case of food terrorism. they say a pizza owner planted a bag of mice at a competitor's restaurant. police say the owner of nina's business roadway ya in upper darby, pennsylvania, walked in to the store with a bag in his hand and asked to use the restroom. when he came out without the bag the owner got suspicious. two customers happened to be police officers and found a bag full of mice hidden in the ceiling. >> the reality is if these multiply in a store who knows what kind of damage

we're now finding out the man's widow left a backpack with his ashes unattended for about five minutes. she says she was just working out some of the details for his memorial service. when she went back, the backpack was gone. although she doesn't think that the thief really knew what was inside. >> it could have happened to anybody. that's the way it goes. he was a world traveler. i think he just wasn't finished traveling. >> there was also a passport inside that backpack and police say it is possible that that's why the thief stole it. >>> other bay area headlines. in san francisco, a car crashed in the inner richmond district sending three people to the hospital. firefighters say that the couple's suv and a car smashed into each other about noon. this was california and 12th. everybody is expected to be okay. no word yet on exactly what happened. >>> in contra costa county, the population has reached a seven digit milestone. census figures confirm more than a million people live there now. based on that information, the county plans to draw new boundaries for its five districts. >>>

whatever you do, don't leave your card in the machine unattended. >>> well, new tonight at 11:00, a classroom crisis unfolding in oakland tonight, where the school board voted 6-1 to send out pink slips to over 500 full-time school employees next week. the majority of them teachers. parents and teachers packed the school board meeting this evening, among them teachers from futures elementary school, where 15 out of 16 of its teachers are expected to get layoff notices. by law any teacher whose job is in jeopardy must get a notice by march 15th. a hard pill to swallow for teachers in that small school. >> it is sad because our teachers are so dedicated to our students and they work so hard every day and we've really seen a transformation in our school of teachers that are there for the students, that really want to be there. it would be nice to see them come back next year. >> now, some pink slips might be rescinded, depending on how the state budget shakes out. the government has asked lawmakers to push back a vote on his proposed budget to see if he can win republican support for putting a t

it was left unattended for a few minutes while family members readied for the memorial.hen they came back, that backpack was gone. it's not known whether the thief knew what the backpack contained. >> the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion apparently began with a faulty repair project in milpitas. the pg&e worker yelled "we're screwed." details contained in newly really leased federal documents. >> this is not easy for this neighborhood to absorb. these people are still trying to piece their lives together. this street is still closed. to hear details about how this could be prevented is a lot to deal with. the chronicle is reporting this morning that a "skewed up repair project at pg&e control station caused pressure levels to increase in lines serving the peninsula." this is from newly released federal documents. there were a chain of problems because of that repair project and it all culminated in september's explosion that killed eight people. workers say the pressure on the lines jumped and one was heard saying we've got a major, major problem in milpitas. we've ov

. >> japan's worst damaged nuclear plant is less unattended. why the last workers were sent away coming up. >> also the controversial technique has local law enforcement may have helped them catch a sexual predator. >> pg&e says it will test or replace 152 miles of its pipeline similar to the one that exploded in san bruno. i'm heather ishimaru. we'll have a live report coming up. >> let's start on the east coast flight arrival delays in philadelphia, out of newark and flight arrival delays sfo of about 50 minute the sound of spring... it's a symphony best appreciated... at full blast. the moment you've been waiting for has arrived. springs best event. from cadillac. with zero down, zero due and zero first month's payment on the exhilarating cadillac cts. but like the beauty of spring, it won't last long. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i registered, people started immediately supporting me and asking me how they coul

we need the support of the community in order to make sure that this act of violence does not go unattended. >> the mexican consulate helped bring one of the victims back to the u.s. so they could help with that conviction. >>> during a trip to australia, an author says he and his husband were denied a restroom because they are gay. known for his city tales, he wrote on facebook that when his husband asked about the bathroom, the bar tender told him to use the public toilet across the street saying that the saloon toilet was used for real men. we filed a complaint at the visitor center. they received an e-mail apology from the bartender that day and that there are no hard feelings. >>> a critical review from a lot of californians. a new field poll shows that 42% surveyed support pension reform. the poll was taken after weeks of protests for public workers in wisconsin. 69% of respondents want state and local union members to pay more and contribute more for their monthly health benefits. most notably, 73% support an upper limit when calculating pension benefits. >>> the california cash cris

it was left unattended at the altar for a few minutes while family members readied for a memorial serviceen they came back the backpack was gone. it was not known whether the thief knew what the contents were. interim san francisco police chief has ordered an audit of the policies and training procedures of all police plainclothes units. his action comes with possible police misconduct. they've identified one group of officers based on security video from two south of market hotels. the officers are accused of making illegal searches and falsifying police reports. the san francisco district attorney's office already decided not to prosecute five drug cases after those tapes surfaced. >> what this suggests is that the pattern and practice that we've seen in these cases were not limited just to one small group of officers; that it may have gone beyond that group. >> the six officers cited by adachi have been reassigned to desk duty while the investigation continues plus a police probe and the d.a. are investigating. >> the richmond city council will hold an emergency session tonight to ask

she's accused of leaving the children unattended. a stove top burner was apparently on and investigators believe the burner was the source of last week's deadly fire. >>> time now 5:47. governor jerry brown now backing away from his controversial plan to shift responsibility for managing certain prisoners and parolees to local governments. officials in the governor's administration says the governor scaled back his proposal after law enforcement groups as well as government strongly condemned his initial plan. officials say their jails are already overcrowd and had have too few parole agents to monitor even more former convicts. >>> san francisco says several businesses in one part of the city are just too messy. so now they're being taken to court. city officials plan on announcing a new lawsuit today against several businesses in the bay view and hunters point neighborhood. the lawsuit accuses those businesses of illegal dumping. more details about the new legal action will be announced this morning during a news conference schedul

never ever leave your card or information unattended at an atm machine. you can call the inside bank using your cell phone or send someone else inside for help. i want to bring you back out live because the biggest tip of all police have for atm customers is to keep in mind you can actually use and finish up your transaction using the touch screen which many atms have now. we're waiting to hear back from a sergeant at the richmond police station for an update in this case. these are all good reminders and tips to keep in mind when a customer comes to an atm machine. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good advice. 6:07 is the time. let's go to tara because she'll have advice. >>> we have an accident to report. we have a vehicle in the center divider in richmond. this is 580 westbound. just west of san pablo exit. right now we're going to head out to our live camera at 101 in san jose. pretty dark out there as you can see. traffic moving pretty well. at the bay bridge toll plaza we expect metering lights to be going on very shortly. we

hart was a student and lee university, last month he left his laptop unattended for 20 minutes.f an hour searching concluded it was stolen. i just moved on. >> this weekend they zero had a breakthrough. >> their automatically back up to the internet. i tried to pinpoint the guy using information, turns out there's a video of him dancing tsk, i was reading this whole thing and then i found out and stole my website. the guy saw the video out and decided to return it. at the laptop is with police in the manner in the video had one request for him. he once did take it down but i think it's adequate punishment. call the police are still investigating the theft and no charges have been filed yet. when markets is the laptop back plans to sell it and give the money back to the recovery efforts in japan. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: we want to tell you about kron 4 baseball special. this saturday gary will host baseball by the bay with a preview of the giants and the a's, as well up close look at spring training. that's this saturday at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron 4 news. we'll b

the 71 year-old woman left the backpack unattended for five and a swatch was planning the service.knows what was inside the backpack. san mateo police have arrested a high-school senior. a san mateo teenager arrested after a teacher tackled him at hillsdale high school in august of 2009 was suffering from schizophrenia when the crime happened and couldn't tell the difference between fantasy and reality, his lawyer says. alexander youshock was arrested after allegedly bringing ten pipe bombs, a sword, and a chainsaw to the campus that he formerly attended. prosecutors say he planned to take revenge against a chemistry teacher who had flunked him during his earlier sting as a hillsdale student.prosecutors say youshock planned the attack for months, building the pipe bombs and recording youtube videos detailing his hatred of his intended victims. 10:22 a.m., alive look for mardi gras the parade going down the street. today is that tuesday, they will party it up until midnight tonight when ash wednesday begins. we will be right back. >> james: 10:25 a.m. seven day forecast not bad toda

she's accused of leaving the children unattended when a stovetop caught fire.the u.s. to face charges. >>> a car plowed through a street packed with cyclists injuring at least 16 people. the driver claims self-defense. as dramatic as it looks no one was critically injured and everyone has been released from the hospital. in 1991 a glacier in the italian alps revealed a 5,000-year-old man preserved almost perfectly in ice. using the latest research, two artists have given him a face. they call him otse and scientists believe he died around 3,300 b.c. at the age of 47. since his discovery he's given archaeologists a look at diet, tool use and the clothing style of the period. it is now six minutes past the hour. back to matt, natalie and al. not often you get to peer 5,000 years back. >> very cool. >> wonder if he had freezer burn. sorry. >> okay. >> count to two. one, two. now a check of the weather from al. >> oh, you could hear me? >> you said that out loud. >> thank you so much. let's see what's happening. we have a low pressure system coming off the pacific.

happens with the direction of the combat forces whenever we depart congress will be unwilling and unattended if to fund the peace afterwards. >> i think people do. look i just finished the most extensive round on capitol hill actually that i have ever had and i've done a few hearings over time. actually in this particular case i don't think i ever met with each of the top four in eight today period in as i said for hearings i also met with the chairman of the appropriations committees and then the subcommittee the chair for the foreign relations committee over the issue of the state funding. i think there's a clear recognition of the importance of the mission in afghanistan. certainly we have got to remind the american people and indeed other domestic populations of the troop missions of the importance of that mission. but i think that there is an understanding of it. >> several questions how do you see the unrest in the middle east and north africa affecting operations in afghanistan and the overall atmosphere. >> it's interesting we haven't seen anything like that in afghanistan. by a and

i simply don't know if it were completely unattended if it could be kept in a stable state. >> from what you have heard, seen and read so far, do you believe the engineers will be able to keep the situation under control? >> i think that's still a significant question. there is an indication that they may not be able to control the reactor in the long term. right now, they are using stop-gap measures, desperate measures to keep what's left of the core that hasn't melted from melting. but i think the authorities have no confidence and they are not expecting to keep it up for the weeks or months that may be necessary to prevent a further core melt. >> we're also hearing about an hour ago a japanese nuclear safety official said the water inside the waste fuel storage pool for a damaged reactor at this same plant may be boolg. what is the significant of that? are we facing the potential of yet another explosion? >> well, earlier today there was an explosion at the spent fuel pool of the number 4 reactor. this is a reactor that had been shut down, but all the fuel from the core was put in the