just learned from kron 4 jeff bush they have reopen the gates to the bart station in downtown of walnut creekere were close briefly weird from jeff the key to the bart station and one at creek have since reopened. in the >> national news president barack obama not happy with republicans blocking an extension of unemployment benefits tree said people need help and not just looking for a handout. the issue comes up in the senate tomorrow. trying to make his latest political fight more personal president barack obama stood between three unemployed americans as he fired back republicans. the same people who didn't have any problems spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax break for the wealthiest americans are now saying we should offer relief to middle " class of citizens the chairman, leslie or denise. who really need help. they said repeatedly blocked votes to extend unemployment benefits through november arguing that the bill would cost $33 billion. tom price says democrats should first cut other spending. >> believe we ought to go back to the pre bailout. the >> since june about a mil

. >>> preparations are underway in walnut creek for tomorrow's rally in support of johannes mehserle and police are bracing for a possible clash. >>> it's going to cost more to cross the gilbert for carpoolers and we'll explain the new rules that go into effect tomorrow morning. >>> thousands of residents take to the streets of san francisco for the annual aid march as encouraging new research is out for those with the disease. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. >>> this is it the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> good evening i'm mareen naylor, heather holmes is off tonight. >>> i'm ken wayne and we're learning more about a shootout on a free which left the gap in the hospital and traffic tied up for hours. it ended with highway patrol officers engaged any afirst gunbattle, part of which was captured on video. john sasaki begins our coverage. >> reporter: it all started around midnight in oakland when two officers pulled over this toyota for speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. when the officer as pproached the truck west of the grand avenue, all hell broke

here said the walnut creek superior courthouse.lly the same members of the coalition for justice will definitely attend. we will be a walnut creek support any movement oscar grant to show we are not violent and not animals so that we do care. religious leaders say they will be there as well. the support of the oscar grant family. the support rally for the shorter the on bart passenger was announced on the page by some anonymous person. it says here greeted by support protests for johannes mehserle. by noon friday 123 people confirmed it would be attending. walnut creek police say they're calling for backup from outside agencies. instead of pictures like this the protests reacting to the mentally verdict in oakland a's says walnut creek has nothing to fear. looking to tear up anybody's business when it tear down the system test of the electric car maker and toyota are teaming up to produce a new kind of mtv. greg has for details. tesla party as a prototype electric kron 4 car ready to be sent to toyota for testing by the end of the

once again into the state is pretty hot 94 for pleasanton and walnut creek.n those temperatures down a few degrees from yesterday's still over a hundred for brentwood antioch pretty far out into the state. south san francisco 60 degrees. here's fog tracker ppm of the fog of the coast, fog pushing in the san francisco making it out towards oakland later this evening and then it should make it into the rest to the bay and least inside the bay for tonight. at midnight some fog pushing through a valley into petaluma and santa rosa. by tomorrow morning, disguise bayside north bay bally it should be clearer for the south bay and east bay. maybe a few patches of fog for livermore 6:00 a.m.. that clears back so by 10 or 11:00 the clouds around again back to the ocean and it should be fairly clouded the beaches once again for saturday with temperatures there in the low 60s. the best that rest of the bay area look for 80's most places to the north bay 85 napa, fairfield getting into the low 90s. the sea breeze should bring down the temperatures just a couple degrees in

we begin with our developing story a live look from downtown walnut creek. a rally being held today in support of johannes mehserle the former bart police officer who killed an unarmed passenger on year's day 2009. both sides of the issue turning out the rally supposed and rate now appeared kron 4 christine conley live in downtown walnut creek with more. >> it's not over there still people here live show you there's a handful of johannes mehserle supporters they've been standing in this parking lot here. as we can down you see those are oscar grants supporters on the sidewalk there. we saw big group of people leave about half an hour ago and head towards the bart station. please officers saying they will stay here than not going to end this that the protests can go on as long as it needs to they will move people out of the street at this point it nasa valley road they've reopen the west side of the side is not open. if we pan over here we can show you some of the cops still standing by in riot gear just in case. it's been a very peaceful demonstration so far

in walnut creek a lot of security preparations have been on way all day. this is going to on our mehserle a former bar officer who has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter of oscar grant. people have been promoting this on facebook. they say that hundreds might attend. is the police during to try to keep people safe. >> wanna thinks a parking lot is now aligned with police tape and barricades. take a look at this video you can see that the tape charges all on the parking lot and so do this decades. there no parking signs said have been strategically placed letting people know the they cannot park in this area. >> the police chief tells us again and no one will be allowed to park here in the parking lot however the court house will still be open for business. the police chief tells me the demonstrators will be separated meaning that mehserle supporters will be on one side of the port party-line an oscar brand supporters on the other side of a parking lot. the police chief would not give me the exact number of police officers who would be on hand all h

no one knows why walnut creek was chosen.that she is not worried about the perception of her city. she says everyone has the right to rally. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a meeting between the governors of u.s. and mexican border states has now been moved out of arizona to new mexico, that is after the mexican deposit said they would not go to the meeting if it were held in arizona because of that state's new immigration law. now the governors of arizona and texas say they won't go to the re-scheduled meeting. california's governor schwarzenegger is planning to go. that meeting will be held in santa fe in late september. >> a new ktvu field pole indicates californians are divided about the new law. 49% said they approve, with 37% voicing strong approval. a total of 45% said they disapprove with 34% strongly against it. when asked whether they thought undocumented immigrants were taking jobs away from californias, 58% said the group is doing jobs others don't want will 34% said they are taking away others work. it is

he is being treated this morning. >> walnut creek hesitancy traffic on 680 looking good lots of sun herecreek inland areas get another day of heat. >> we will see plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures today. still some low clouds we are seeing some fog still for the golden gate for the most part sunny conditions today we will see sea breezes pick up this afternoon so will be windier if your route this afternoon into this evening while its cooling the next couple of days we will see a warm-up by thursday so plenty of sunshine in store for forecast. kern tempters looking mostly in the '50s 51 in napa 56 in livermore, 59 san jose, signal look at our afternoon highs northerly part some eighties 82 petaluma, 82 napa, south 75 daily city, 76 san mateo, over to the bay '60s and '70s 69 richmond, 67 in san leandro, inland 92 pittsburgh, and 94 antioch, making their way to the south 92 los gatos, 81 in campbell, 81 santa clara, kron 7 day around the bay forecast morning fog tomorrow and some drizzle with the warm weather will continue a dip in it for the next couple of days but warming up thur

. >> walnut creek and there goes. the fog we are seeing is that on the coast clear through the east bay and the north bay as well. we are seeing pockets through sunset and half monday. visibility not too bad this morning current temperatures 55 for san francisco red with city temperatures 60 degrees in san jose. 62 in antioch. a lease this afternoon for most of the north bay but '90s for their inland 93 care field today along the peninsula mid-60s and '70s for the most part. warmer in san mateo 76 degrees 80 in redwood city. east bay selleck appeared martinez temperatures in the '80s but check out the warm temperatures all sitting in the '90s once again today in the south bay temperatures in the '70s and '80s 77 amount you 81 in milpitas and 83 in san jose. water temperatures los gatos board until in the '90s. we could wake up to morning fog tomorrow and some drizzle mild warm conditions persist from most of your work week your morning commute with george >> if we don't have major problems are hot spots the golden gat

. >> walnut creek businesses and police bracing for a possible clash between. >> and thousands march through golden gate park racing millions in help in the fight against aids. >> the news starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> i'm maureen naylor. maureen is off. part of an east bay freeway remains shut down after an overnight shoot out between a driver c hp officers. it happened at harrison street on-ramp in oakland. traffic has been tied up all day as police and the fbi investigate what happened. john joins us live from the scene with what they have found so far. >> reporter: as you can see westbound 5l 0 is still closed and eastbound traffic is slow through the area. this was an incredible story of officers surviving a gun battle on 580 and later finding evidence they may have foiled a major plot of death and destruction. it all start around midnight when officers pulled over a car for speeding. when they approached all hell broke loose. >> the driver reached for a gun and started to fire at the officer. the officer retreated back

where the building sorry terry- >> the list of elements of walnut creek and rally underway in support of johannes mehserle the former bart officer who killed on our passenger oscar grant on year's day in 2009 tariff 11 days ago he was convicted of a involuntary manslaughter which set off violent protests in oakland. if kron 4 is christine conley joins us with the various latest from the rally. >> or rate committee of the rally let's go ahead and show you it's been chaotic but it's not violent witching looking at this is what's been happening for the past two hours on the sidewalk those are four of oscar grant supporters. they have been talking with the people that are out in the parking lot those are johannes mehserle supporters. throughout the day they been yelling at each other at times have been heated discussions but no violence. let's go ahead and head over here so we can give you an idea of just how big this is terry were guessing anywhere between zero hundred 50 to 200 people that are out here right now. i can both sides are merging into one big protest. we pan over here you ca

in walnut creek abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. the road is one of the busiest streets in walnut creek. people are wondering how did walnut creek get dragged into this anyway? taking a look at how residents and businesses dealt with the protests. >> those with business at the court house were turned away at parking lot. all proceedings stopped at 12, noon. prisoners in the holding cell were taken away. police began preparing for whatever the afternoon would bring. and they canvased the neighborhood. owners of business boarded up windows and hired security guards to patrol properties. >> there is a -- i feel for victim families and it's not a clear cut situation. >> david chavar owns butter cup grill. the restaurant closed early and let workers go home with food prepared for the day. >> they're nervous, customers, that is the reason we don't have business. the customers told us they're not going to come in, today. >> he decided to stay behind and pro test the restaurant. and there is businesses closed in the afternoon. workers took

what's the latest on this walnut creek crash? >> i want 0 show you northbound 680 and walnut creek. had that accident and that's causing a big traffic jam. let me show you the live traffic picture of 680 and coming up from alamo. it is not going to be a good drive driving into walnut creek from danville and you a low mow -- alamo. at the bay bridge toll plaza, this might make you much happier. westbound toll plaza lights right now, no major problems getting into san francisco. it does look good just reported in the santa rosa fulton road at sebastopol ride. here's steven. >>> plenty of low clouds and fog out they're this morning. temperatures will come down for many unless you are up in lake county. it's always tough up there probably 90s but not as hot. that should cool down the sacramento valley. you get a sea breeze up to 5 miles an hour in travis and that will do it. plenty of gray. the low clouds lifted around 2500 feet. all signs point to a rather cool ending towards july as we head towards august. the six to ten-day outlook, water temperatures north of san francisco south. th

one of walnut creek busiest streets. among the counter demonstrator was jack bryce whose 2 sons were with grant the night messerly shot an killed him. he. >> grant told them we are cool. we are going to did whether you say. we surrender. that was good enough? it wasn't good enough. >> he should definitely be punished but i don't think he's a murderer like people are trying to say. >>reporter: much debate focus on whether new year's day 2009 shooting truly was unintentional. [ yelling]. >> it was an accidental killing. that's what i believe. >>reporter: all took place unthe watchful eye of contra costa county mobile field force. coalition of local police officers trained for tense situation. >> it did get heated but officers are trained pretty well to know when to step in and when to let the dialogue tichbility i think based on the results of what happened today, it was pretty successful. >>reporter: before the demonstration began all superior court proceedings ended at 12 noon. police canvas the neighborhood for rock or

in walnut creek bridge to mark. kron4 news. >> talk to some of the google lived in walnut creek to get some of their thoughts. >> it makes no sense to me with an individual was being convicted in the courts found guilty by jurors, and your lover rally from. were country of laws, the law has spoken. i would hope is that individuals coming in that is creating this disorder icon douglas have been an eloquent as long as it is people to more here respect block this should be orderly. >> i think it will be peaceful. people from the outside of the area with different opinions come into town. did they settle it plays a could be a good thing. we do not cover a lot of crime your. winding people duron should be tightened. i'm little surprise that is being held you're not sure walnut creek has to do any of this, this is an issue that has to a oakland to and the training of the berkley's. i know bart is your to, but we do not have that kind of stuff going on and on the creek it seems like an inappropriate place to have a bird as

traffic is recovering in walnut creek.lot, five minute delays as you make your way toward highway 24 and southbound 242 is slow heading toward 680. >> metering lights were turned on earlier, 6:20 and sometimes they have been turning on after 7:00. it's backed up halfway through the parking lot. new crash just came in in fremont, in the 880 direction, a little slowing under 40 miles an hour but southbound traffic that is especially heavy where it turns into red. that means it's under 20 miles an hour. check out the north bay commute, head over to 101 in san rafael. light drive, southbound novato, 101 looking good on the peninsula, live shot in millbrae and 101 problem free in the south bay, no accidents right now in san jose. get the latest by going to our website at www.abc7.com. >>> finding a of study headed die duke, they looked at 500 children and found those mothers that kissed them a lot grew into adults that that were less anxious and more confident. it boils down to mothers teaching babies how to regulate their emot

it walnut creek reggie kron 4 news. >> here in oakland organizers would 10 of last week's protests ofes mehserle verdict said they plan to be one at creek on monday where support rally is planned for the convicted killer. >> we will be at walnut creek supporting the movement for oscar grant so we are not violent and not animals to show we do care. >> will be there for spiritual support and for the support of the oscar grant family. >> just in the kron 4 news room at an avatar junior high school math teacher was arrested after a 13 year-old latino student accused him of molesting her. he was arrested this morning about to the county jail of multiple charges of child molestation. yes the incident allegedly occurred multiple occasions during the last several months if put on the school campus and in nearby parks live in the newsroom to anchorman kron 4 news. >> the police chief said violent crime has dropped dramatically in the first half of 2010 it was down 10 percent compared to last year and 20 percent compared to 2008. homicide to downpour% this year if i sure there are down about 55

walnut creek police are preparing to keep the peace at the afternoon rally. it starts at 2:00 outside the superior court building. at this point, there are no plans to close ignacio valley road or other streets in the area. mehserle is scheduled to be sentenced now in november. he says he accidentally pulled his gun instead of a taser while trying to detain grant in oakland. >>> just two hours from now, vallejo firefighters will close two stations. stations 25 and 26 are closing for good. they are on minnie drive and fulton avenue. staffing levels will also be reduced at the remaining stations so instead of 18 firefighters on duty, there will be 15 during each shift. vallejo filed for bankruptcy in 2008. >>> 6:08. starting with this morning's commute, cash will no longer be accepted for carpools crossing the golden gate. the only way to pay the $3 toll is with a fastrak transponder. also, carpools will need to pass through staffed tollbooths because they don't trust you. that's to make sure that a toll worker there will verify there are three people in the ca

. >>> there is a rally that is planned in walnut creek today in support of johannes mehserle. he is the former bart police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of oscar grant. walnut creek police are preparing to keep the peace at the rally. it runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. this afternoon outside the superior court building. at this point there are no plans to close ignacio valley road or other streets in the area. mehserle will be sentenced in november. he said he accidentally pulled his gun instead of a taser while trying to detain grant in oakland. >>> if you are planning to carpool across the golden gate bridge this morning, listen up, you need fastrak. starting with this morning's commute, cash will no longer be accepted for carpools crossing the golden gate. the only way to pay the $3 toll is with a fastrak transponder. also, carpools will need to pass through staffed toll booth so the worker can verify that there are three or more people in the car. >>> vallejo firefighters about to close two stations at 8:00 this morning, station 25 and 26 closing f

walnut creek an accident cleared from lanes approaching geary.ou can see the tow truck symbol there. but it remains really slow from 242 and even past the accident scene down to the 24 interchange where we have a live traffic camera. at the bay bridge toll plaza, you know, traffic is improved quite a bit approaching the pay gates. the metering lights remain on. they had to turn them on a little early because of a stall on the upper deck but right now it's just backed to you. mid lot in all lanes. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. here we go. here's a look outside the transamerica building, plenty of clouds out there this morning again. forecast for today clouds at the coast again. lower 60s. lower 60s around the bay and the upper 70s inland. these temperatures well below average, folks. also for wednesday. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday and monday, yeah, we finally start to warm up. where's my halleluia, john? >> halleluia! [ laughter ] >> you will finally start to feel temperatures that are mor

. >>> meantime, police in walnut creek are ready for a planned rally in support of messerly. he was found guilty of involuntary man slaughter and a facebook group is organizing the rally in support of messerly and law enforcement in general. police say they're not fur shy the group chose walnut creek but hoping for the best, but preparing for anything. >>> well in the wake of the bart shooting, governor schwarzenegger signed a law creating new oversight for bart police officers. as rob ross reports, it also promises new accountability. >> doing nothing was not an option. >> signed by governor schwarzenegger establishes an independent auditor for police officers. >> inside a new page in bart's history. >> the new law is the latest change in bart since the shooting death of grant by messerly about a year and a half ago. they hope police will redeem the trust and confidence by placing officers ufrnd greater public scrutiny. >> things that go wrong prior to this, the bart police dparmentd did it themselves. after january of 2009, that had to stop. >> it gives us another place to

. >> walnut creek police are warning dryers to take an alternate route. the first demonstration backing johannes mehserle is planned for that area and hundreds of demonstrators and counter demonstrators may show up. mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter ten days ago in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. laura anthony has a preview for us. >> this rallys not scheded to begin for at least three hours but preparation here are well under way. now across the street from me, you go see that there is a yellow tape around the contra costa super cou in walnut creek. they have put up metal barricades and few police officers milli around in the parkg garage. it appears they have enlisted the help of the parking lot patrol officers in walnut creek. in the meantime, the court has cancelled all scheduled business after 2:00 which is scheduled when the rally is to begin. some businesses will close as early as 1:00. others will stay open but with extra security. >> i have two friend that are skilled in the fighting arts that will come and help with me just t

set to happen at the walnut creek courthouse on civic dive, a few blocks away from downtown. we are at the courthouse with reaction from the police chief and the people who live there. cheryl? >> reporter: that's right. barriers are in every corner of the parking lot for police to use on monday. the police chief tells me he instructed his staff to post them so cars won't be allowed in this parking lot to people will have this entire space to exercise their first amendment right. >> people attending the event need to respect everyone's opinion, whether they agree with it or not. >> reporter: this walnut police chief had 28 years in san diego and lels than five as chief. he's preparing for a support ral hill for johanns mehserle. >> any time this happens we have to prepare and we have to make sure it will be a safe venue and we're planning to do that. >> reporter: he's been planning since tuesday, when a woman came to the station asking for a permit to hold the rally to support the former b.a.r.t. cop convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing unarmed passenger, oscar gr

a developing story now was a showdown and walnut creek as protestors in support of oscar brand and face- to-face with protesters in support of johannes mehserle kron4 is kate thompson has more on the heated scenes. >> he did, he was in handcuffs. >> using agnes. >> >> emotional. >> confrontational. >> accident. there really is a partner of former johannes mehserle quickly disintegrated into a screaming match with oscar brand performers your shirt to voice their opposition. >> how do not know the difference? >> anarchy. >> anarchist's >> your un-american. >> your fruitcake. >> police in full cry and repair lined up the main role was shut down for hours or for just spoken to the straight plays and the sheriff's department kept a close on a crowd of several hundred people as the blood rushes raised on. >> black-right wise and the reported. >> please call the rally is success with no arrests and no property damage and no violence. the 41 accrete kate thompson kron4 news. >> well the and i johannes mehserle protesters got to walnut creek on bart, johannes mehserle was of course the berkley's

reports live in walnut creek, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in washington, d.c. congress today passed the long awaited wall street bill. it now goes to president obama for his signature. the bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial downturn. mr.obama said the new law demands accountability. >> it provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers to business owners to consumers. and unless your business model depends on bilking models, then there's nothing to be concerned about. >>> seven horses were found in a field and most did not make it. the question tonight, is this a case of animal neglect. >>> this is meg whitman's house, and >>> maureen naylor reports, investigators want to know if the horses were victims of severe neglects. >> reporter: it was a disturbing sight here as investigators photographed one after the other. two were found alive but very dehydrated. >> one had to go on iv fluids. the other we just gave small amounts of water in a bucket. there's still touch and go. >> reporter: the weak surviving horses were loaded on to a tr

reports live in walnut creek, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in washington, d.c. congress today passed the long awaited wall street bill. it now goes to president obama for his signature. the bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 financial downturn. mr.obama said the new law demands accountability. >> it provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers to business owners to consumers. and unless your business model depends on bilking models, then there's nothing to be concerned about. >>> seven horses were found in a field and most did not make it. the question tonight, is this a case of animal neglect. >>> this is meg whitman's house, and these are people protesting. >>> we'll show you some faces caught on camera -- there's a search of looting suspects, and we'll show you some faces caught on camera. >>> maureen naylor reports, investigators want to know if the horses were victims of severe neglects. >> reporter: it was a disturbing sight here as investigators photographed one after the other. two were found alive but very dehydrated. >> one had to

it will be in walnut creek, outside the superior court building. it's set to start at 2 monday afternoon-- and continue for about 3 hours. knowing that oakland now has fewer officers, isn't sitting well with some. but don knapp shows us how it's spurring more citizen action. don. guardian angles to guard oakland knapp/halla 7/27/2010 (grand lake shopping area, this e-o meg whitman and former two- term democratic governor jerry brown continue to battle it out to be california's next governor. but as bill whitaker reports, some people wonder why either one would want the job. of business ... but not without a good fight. "reel video" on shattuck avenue closed monday after its parent company filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. the owners looked to community donors and investors to save them but ultimately couldn't raise the money. more than a dozen people lost their jobs. the doors opened today at the new civic park library in walnut creek. the 42-thousand square foot project cost just under 40 million dollars. thats nearly 6 million dollars below

the unidentified 15-year-old girl went to the medical center many walnut creek.hey were hanging out with two men heading east opened fire from a moving silver sedan. the girl was shot in thigh and the man in the upper torso. neither is life threatening. there are no suspects. back on july 5th. two people were shot. the officers were close enough to fire at a gunman but didn't arrest anybody. no word on the condition of the victims. >>> a memorial service for this rapper held every year because he was born here, shot and killed six years ago in st. louis missouri. if this string of 21 consecutive days isn't depressive enough for you, two days ago, this is front page news right here, two days ago, a homeless man died from injuries he received in an unprovoked attack >> all right. thanks, craig. >>> as craig mentioned we have an update on the story about these homeless men attacked president police say one of the two men found beaten there earlier this week has died. 59-year-old don peterson suffered severe head injuries in the attack on monday night or tuesday morn

kron 4 reggie is live in walnut creek with the latest on the plan. >> the rally is being called in support of johannes mehserle law enforcement officer rally pared its taking place right here walnut creek superior court parking lot. officials want to make sure that it stays in this area that's why the designated this parking lot as the spot for demonstrators to do what they want to do. at this point the organizer is remaining anonymous however, they have been promoting their rally on facebook so far more than 100 people have said their plan to attend the rally. kron 4 spoke to outraged oscar grant supporters this is what they set about monday's rally. >> these oscar grant shooting protesters >> walnut creek police department said the preparing for the worse but they don't believe it will turn violent if i did oakland after the verdict was reached. at this point it looks like city officials are encouraging drivers to stay clear of the colosio valley road on monday because they believe a lot of people will be in attendance at this rally and a be difficult to drive through this area. the rall

. >> hundreds of people in walnut creek show their support for johannes mehserle. >> in san jose a permanent anti-communist protestor is in jail today. >> sun coming up, it's 6:04 but it will take time for the fog to burn off. >> it's about 4:31 this tuesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. topping our news, commuters that take a.c. transit buses could face major delays stemming from a labor dispute. many drivers called sick in yesterday about an imposed contract. >> you know about 200 of those a.c. transit drivers didn't show up for work yesterday. it is still unclear whether they will call out sick again today. this is all in dispute over a negotiated contract that has been imposed on them. those that will suffer are going to be the passengers, for example here at the a.c. transit hub, no buses just yet but we'll find out shortly if passengers are delayed, as well. today, the atu, transit union workers plans on getting the new contract stopped. they achieved a ruling in it's favor last friday when a judge decided to require an arbitrator to legally settle their issues. a.c

simon perez is in walnut creek now.>> reporter: juliette that rally is going to take place here at the superior court building in walnut creek. whole event has been organized on facebook so we are not sure how many people will show up but we can tell you that the crowd control preparations have already begun. >> i don't think it's a good idea. >> it's freedom of speech. so i have no problem with them actually making a rally. >> reporter: crews are already working to control the crowds that may or may not show up at the pro-johannes mehserle rally. >> i support law enforcement, but i think there may be some issues later in the evening as there was a couple of evenings ago after the ruling. >> i don't think it's a good idea. but -- but people have a right to express their opinions as long as it doesn't become unruly i think it's okay. >> reporter: why do you think it might be a bad idea, because of that the unruliness? >> yes. is that what walnut creek represents, support of mehserle? i'm not sure. >> my first reaction wh

a demonstrator taking to the streets and marching towards the walnut creek park station where they brieflye gates for six months. they're now reopen kron 4 christine conley has been live in downtown one at creek following the protests. >> what a difference in the school had to show you this protest is over with there's not a single person laughed the last person holding a sign leaving about 50 minutes ago. even taking a look at traffic you can see they been able to open up and now still valley road traffic is moving freely. at its peak there were about 300 protesters here you can see some of that right here. you see people from both sides pro oscar grant and the pro johannes mehserle crowd yelling at each other. one protester telling me there's a lot more screaming going on than listening. very little listening going on. the organizers of the pro johannes mehserle group was not named by police and they did not make themselves known today. officers in riot gear did stand by just in case some times boos and cheers from the crowd. they did have to block off the street for a few hours because

---empezamos en "walnut creek", donde una manifestacion en apoyo a "johannes mehserle", el ex- policiadel "bart" que mato a "oscar grant", subio de tono cuando llegaron al lugar cientos de simpatizantes de la victima.---"gilberto leon" estuvo alli y nos cuenta Ómo ambos bandos se gritaron e insultaron mientras expresaban su punto de vista. -- los que temian lo peor a raiz de estas protestas eran los comerciantes de walnut creek, que decidieron cerrar sus negocios.--su principal preocupacion era que se repetieran los disturbios ocurridos en oakland, tras conocerse el veredicto contra johannes mehserle.--aunque al final no hubo actos vandalicos, las perdidas fueron cuantiosas. "yo creo que perdimos unos tres mil dolares en ventas durante el día y clientes que vienen todo el dijeron que no iba a venir ahora. ¿también tienen miedo los clientes? claro, claro."-- la poliÍa mantuvo una -- la poliÍa mantuvo una fuerta vigilancia policiaca, principalmente en dos gasolineras delÁrea, para evitar que sean vandalizadas.-- por si acaso, dichas estaciones de servicio dejaron de atender a sus cliente

for boy to live look inside a walnut creek where high of 93 degrees is expected there later today. a southern california to of a least a dozen brushfires struck by lightning still smoldering. this is video in turn county about 40 mi. north of bakersfield more than 400 firefighters battling the grass fire consumed about 520 a. that started thursday night. the fire is now 35 percent contained but no structures or injuries reported. crews are also working on containing other brush fires in to macula in southern california. bring it home to the bay area let's take a live look outside all beautiful view from mount tam. gorgeous there you can see the lira fog that's keeping things pretty dark and dismal look coast. that's check in with brian with the full look at the weather forecast. >> are great weekend is coming your way or greasy very similar conditions: cloudy at the coast, hot and sunny for the inland spots. will have temperatures up to the 90s this afternoon for the east bay, '70s bayside. tomorrow look for another nice day. morning fog to start quickly pretty quickly and temperat

we will give you a shot from walnut creek camera traffic in and out moving well. top stories one woman stabbed and another shot and killed in san jose we have details and a live report. new sentencing date for johannes mehserle has been said we will have the latest. we are following what's happening live in the floor of the gulf of mexico work being done on the cap could they shut off the leak completely today? the latest in a moment. bay area whether first a live look aside in big warmup on the wake of forecasts on. >> nice clear conditions that fog and low cloud we have seen in the past few days leaving sunshine today with a warm-up are headlines for today will look like this well i guess all you know anyway, warm up over the next couple of days fog coming in tonight keeping temperature warm the next couple of days and cool than the beginning of the work week. current temperatures '70s out there already but 64 san francisco 74 redwood city, 79 los gatos, 71 in fremont. future cast you can see warm-up set for 12:00 already a lot of '70s and '80s out there indicat

. >> and an anti mehserle protesters got to walnut creek on bart. mehserle was a police officer who shot and killed oscar grant. >> protestors serve very close it watched by bart police. >> committees getting off the train in walnut creek were surprised to see a protest under way here. he was closed for six minutes. most departing passengers to the emergency exits. people getting on the train were allowed in one by one. the gates for reopened and the protesters paid their fares under the watch law as the bart police. when the the protesters got on the train officers followed. estrange mixture of hot protesters baseball fans and bart police. the protesters told us they had no problem today with bart police. they're upset with the off-duty police his for at them. ignoring the very laws that officers are sworn to enforce. >> they're supposed to be the professionals. >> if you're put in place to uphold the law and then it you go against a lot of tikrit. >> the protesters took several trains to run back to oakland. they said they had no trouble with any

some people in walnut creek say they hope there are no problems. >> i am concerned about it, i think that this is an issue that the two sides will never ever agree on, i think they both think that justice has not been done. >> rally organizers in support of mehserle are getting the word out on facebook and other websites. they say they want to show support for mehserle, his family and others law enforcement officers. >>> all right, another warm day across the bay area but not quite as warm on the coast. >> reporter: that is correct john, that coast and bay are definitely cooler today. inland areas still in the warm category but they are running two to 5 degrees cooler than at this time yesterday. we had low clouds this morning, they've cleared out, the low clouds and fog. fairfield had southwest wind gusting to 40 miles per hour, it's a little less right now. but there's still a puff of the sea breeze. you can see the fog off to the distance. mostly blue skies. cooler coast and bay, it's still warm to hot inland. probably take another day before parts of mendecino county feel the bre

---el lugar de la manifestacion es el edificio de la corte superior, en walnut creek, en la calle ignacioivic drive, a pocas cuadras del centro. ---en otro tema: de acuerdo con la empresa de encuestas "field poll" poll"---49 por ciento de los votantes registrados de california esta de acuerdo con la ley 1070 de arizona, mientras que el 45 por ciento la desaprueba.---- la encuesta fue realizada entre mil 390 votantes, y en distintos idioma. idiomas.---- ademas: 62 por ciento de los deÓcratas esta en contra; 77 por ciento de republicanos aprueba la ley. ---58 por ciento de los anglosajones, la apoyan . ----los latinos la desaprueban en un 71 por ciento.--- los afroamericanos la apoyan en un 58 por ciento, y los asiaticos estan 50 por ciento a favor y 43 por ciento en contra. ---- y todos se morian por tenerlo cuando salio al mercado pero ahora muchos se arrepienten de haberlo comprado...y aun asi se, vende como pan caliente pero el iphone 4 tiene fallas de sistema que han obligado a uno de los fundadores de la empresa, aqui en cupertino, a dar la cara publicamente y explicar que esta pasand

rob roth is live in walnut creek tonight with our report. rob in. >> reporter: frank, the protest and counterprotests have ended. the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators for much of the tv 1 afternoon in a day that was peaceful. more than a hundred people gathered in the courthouse million to show -- parking lot to show for the for johannes mehserle. they were matched in numbers by those for oscar grant. >> we don't want the police in our community. you all have should go home! >> reporter: both sides wanted to get -- wanted to make a point. >> the officer, the heat of the moment, who knows what police officers go through, the heat of the moment, he just -- it just happened so fast, he accidentally grabbed the wrong thing. >> the rally, so soon after oscar's murder and the verdict, it's a slap in the face. >> reporter: some businesses in the area closed early today including the buttercup restaurant which shut down after breakfast. >> i'm nervous about what's gonna happen. so i think the safest thing was -- since we didn't have any busi

. >> walnut creek police are warning dryers to take an alternate route. the first demonstration backing johannes mehserle is planned for that area and hundreds of demonstrators and counter demonstrators may show up. mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter ten days ago in the fatal shooting of oscar grant. laura anthony has a preview for us. >> this rally is not scheduled to begin for at least three hours but preparation here are well under way. now across the street from me you go see that there is a yellow tape around the contra costa super court in walnut creek. they have put up metal barricades and few police officers milling around in the parking garage. it appears they have enlisted the help of the parking lot patrol officers in walnut creek. in the meantime the court has cancelled all scheduled business after 2:00 which is scheduled when the rally is to begin. some businesses will close as early as 1:00. others will stay open but with extra security. >> i have two friend that are skilled in the fighting arts that will come and help with m

it is a big gray starting off in walnut creek.e will be right is a big gray starting off in walnut creek. we will be right back. ](z the debate touched off by the loss prototype of iphone has died quietly with the blocker's agreement to cooperate with investigators. they returned items seized to jason they seized his computer. the web site and other organizations said the raid was the legal because state law prohibits the seizure of unpublished notes from journalists appeared and they say he's a blocker. >> google hasgoogle has pulled the plug on the nexus 1 smart phone. the nexus 1 was google first attempt to break into a cell phone world with a handset that the design. the device did not catch on and once the current inventory is sold off, the phone will cease to exist. meanwhile motorola is having huge success with its droid phones that run the google mobile operating system. android the droid x has just hit the market, and is getting a lot of buzz kron 4 tech reporter gabe slate takes a closer look at the droid x. >> if you wa

we do not have that kind of stuff coming on in walnut creek and it seems like an inappropriate place to have a protest on either side. >> i hope both sides are represented. >> walnut creek police said that they are preparing for the worse and they do not anticipate violence during the rally and they are expected to get like this and oakland with the bart shooting verdict that was announced just a couple of weeks ago and the rally is encouraging people to remain peaceful on monday, more than 100 people are planning to attend the rally. the sheriff's department has also been called in to assess what the greek police officers during the rally just in case things get a pan to help keep the peace. they spoke to some of rage oscar grant's reporters in here is that they had to say. >> these oscar grant's shooting protesters are here at the bart station and spreading word about the support early on 2:00 p.m. here outside the toll increase superior court as. the rally said that the code justice of >> we're supporting the movement for oscar grant's. we're not animals appear to show that we do

all three were detonated by the walnut creek bomb squad. darryl holcomb says they were found in the same area of the park. >> the area was sealed off and the bomb squad was called out. the walnut creek police department used their robot, moved the device, and rendered it safe. we do not know that at this point. their opinion is is that it was suspicious enough for them to detonate. as to what the makeup of that device was, we don't know. if there are no more indications there are more out there, this is a precautionary measure to know if there is something else out there that needs to be dealt with. about 5000 houses in this area were told to stay clear of the park. >> reporter: residents were on alert. >> they could have killed someone. too much silly stuff going on. we should be aware of our surroundings at all times. >> reporter: a soccer tournament taking place at this park this weekend, so security will be beefed up. >>> the father of the boy mauled by the family's pitbull is speaking out tonight to kron 4. the boy was attacked by seve

valley road reopened and walnut creek returned to normal. in walnut creek, rita williams williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> we have posted more pictures from the dualing rallies online at ktvu.com. look for the slide show tab. >>> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows a small shift in california's opinion of same- sex marriage. when asked if they approved in allowing same sex couples to get married 52% from last year. 42% disapprove, a decrease of 2%. voters had mixed opinions though when given three options about what should be done about same-sex marriage. 44% said they favoured it. 34% backed civil unions but not marriage. and 19% said they did not want any legal recognition for same sex couples. >>> a man who hadn't on a sunger strike in 2008 after naming a vietnamese neighborhood as been arrested. the pop star performed at the santa clara convention center yesterday. when the singer accepted a flower from an older concert viewer he suddenly staggered back. the old woman appeared to be activist ly tong. the police arrested him. he now

headlines in oakland and dueling demonstrations in walnut creek. people on both sides speak go to and we will hear if san francisco will host the next america's cup. >> the complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> it is monday, july 19. i am maureen naylor and this is bay area news at 7:00. >> a crowd descended upon oakland in recent days in comes at a time in the city does contracted its police force by 80 officers. christian kaplan spoke about the recent shootings in his live. >> reporter: is severely taxed the limited resources. >> reporter: the pilot weekend got off to a violent morning when police shot a man following up with a freeway shooting and then a robbery homicide and has been a challenging weekend for oakland police. >> i had been with the department 12 years and is probably one of our busiest weekends. >> be rash of violence comes less than a week after the oakland police department laid off 80 officers and spare homicide in major investigators but the support officers who used to work with

valley road reopened and walnut creek returned to normal. in walnut creek, rita williams williams, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> we have posted more pictures from the dualing rallies online at ktvu.com. look for the slide show tab. >>> an exclusive new ktvu field poll shows a small shift in california's opinion of same- sex marriage. when asked if they approved in allowing same sex couples to get married 52% from last year. 42% disapprove, a decrease of 2%. voters had mixed opinions though when given three options about what should be done about same-sex marriage. 44% said they favoured it. 34% backed civil unions but not marriage. and 19% said they did not want any legal recognition for sex couples. >>> a man who hadn't on a sunger strike in 2008 after naming a vietnamese neighborhood as been arrested. the pop star performed at the santa clara convention center yesterday. when the singer accepted a flower from an older concert viewer he suddenly staggered back. the old woman appeared to be activist ly tong. the police arrested him. he now faces

and there is 96 in walnut creek. and there is 70 in monterey. there is warm there. then, hot by saturday. temperatures starting to drop sunday. so irpredict the weekend is going to be pool, beach weather. >> i am there. thank you. >> good. >> thank you. >> and new research suggests that being overweight not only slows you down physically but mentally, as well. that study from northwestern school shows more an older woman weighs the worst her memory s giving,000 women a memory test then examined body mass index found memory decreased as bmi went up. memory scores dropped more for women with thicker waists. researchers say this could provide guidance for doctors. >> and coming up next, anyone looking for a fresh supply of eggs? >> bay area humane society putting hens up for adoption. >> there is a bay area man with a special talent for ballet. [ crowd cheering ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 2-scoop sundae, water and a free mlb® mini helmet compliments of aquafina. baskin-robbins. more flavors. more fun. >>> oakland is closer to becoming the first american city to allow larg

---el lugar de la manifestacion es el edificio de la corte superior, en walnut creek, en la calle ignacioy y civic drive, a pocas cuadras del centro. ---bueno: ya se sabe cuanto le pagaron a sarah palin, para dar un discurso en la universidad estatal de california - stanislaus. ----funcionarios de la casa de estudios dijeron que la ex-candidata vice-presidencial recibio 75 mil dolares, despues de hablar en la gala del 50 aniversario de la universidad.---- en un principio, no habian querido revelar la cifra porque el sistema de universidades.... pues tiene problemas de presupuesto.---pero dicen que la presencia de palin les ayudo para juntar unos 200 mil dolares en donaciones. ---hablemos del desempleo, que en california disminuyo levemente alcanzando el 12,3 por ciento pero es superior al que se experimento en la misma fecha el aÑo pasado cuando alcanzo el 11,6 por ciento... ciento...---tambien el mes pasado california perdio 27 mil 600 empleos no relacionados con la agricultura... esto se debe en parte a los trabajos temporales que se generaron para el censo de 2010...---a nivel nacional

. >>> along awaited new walnut creek library is set to open tomorrow. city officials are organizing a grand opening tomorrow. for a first look at that new facility, the new library is at 1644 north broadway. the same location as the old library, it has a children's area, 90 public computers as well as a business resource center and a technology center. >>> there was a key decision today about whether 200,000 state workers will have their pay cut. >>> also ahead -- >> reporter: is this the solution of the alleged problem with the new iphone, or is there even a problem at all? that question still ahead. >>> and a long line of joyful fans turn out in honor of gospel music legend. find out what they were waiting for. >>> slightly cooler today but there'll still be some heat. i'll have the details. >>> a judge today ruled against governor arnold schwarzenegger in a fight to pay state workers minimum wage. the judge denied the governor's request issued a retaining order that would have forced the state comptroller to pay the rate of $7.25 an hour. >> obviousl

police are monitoring the situation. >>> and no arrests, no major problems, at a walnut creek rally in support of former bart police officer johannes mehserle. the demonstrators exchanged heated words with counter protestors yesterday. but the situation never got out of hand. mehserle awaiting sentencing after his conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of oscar grant. >>> there is a new survey of bart users that finds more than three-quarters are opposed to a temporary reduction in fares. bart directors considering the rollback because they have a budget surplus of more than $4 million due to an unexpected allocation from the state. however, a majority of riders surveyed said they would prefer to see the extra money go toward extending service hours and cleaning the cars. directors will vote on how to use that surplus on thursday. the fare reduction doesn't work out to too much really per ride. so folks i think would gladly give that money up for a place to sit -- >> i think a lot think if there is a fare reduction, there will be another fare hike. so clean up th