a source tells ktvu news officer ray thomas plans to resign next week. the department says officer danny harris left this week after learning he was about to be fired. the officers are accused of hiring members of the department's explorer youth program for their private security firm and arming them with illegally purchased guns. thomas denies any wrongdoing. >>> a defense attorney says the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in san francisco this month was an accident. andy zeng was a sophomore. he was killed on april 10th. his body was found in a home. today the defense attorney representing a 15-year-old boy charged with the murder said his client did not think the gun was loaded. he says the boys were friends. the accused teen made his second appearance in juvenile court today but has yet to enter a plea. >>> the mayor of san francisco is almost ready to name a new police chief. mayor ed lee said he will announce his choice for a permanent police chief in a week's time. the police commission submitted three names. ktvu has been told two are insiders

but up first new video into the ktvu newsroom. an arrest a short time ago after concerned neighbors called police about a gunman. >> leaders in one bay area say it will not only bring jobs to this community but it will also help fight crime. >> closed captioning for the 10:00 news is brought to you by mancini's sleepworld. visit us and start sleeping better tonight. we share. shop from anywhere. and are always connected. we live in a social world. isn't it time we had a social currency to match? membership rewards points from american express. use them to get the things you love from amazon.com, ticketmaster.com, and more unexpected places. they're a social currency with endless possibilities. . >>> new video tonight. oakland police arrested a man because he was firing a pellet gun or a real gun from the roof of a home in north oakland. they received numerous calls at 7:30 this evening from people near 27th and telegraph. officers responded and cordoned off the area. a short time later they found the gunman inside a home that had

ktvu's david stevenson has the video. one passenger's account of what happened and muni's response. >> cell phone video taken friday night and posted to youtube shows riders on a san francisco muni l train ignoring a wide open door as the tree roars from vanness to church street station. scott weeder is the bearded passenger seen in the foreground. >> the operator got -- made an announcement pretty soon after we got into the tunnel that he was aware that the door was open and that people should stay away from the door. >> it appears to us that the proper procedures were not followed. >> reporter: muni officials this afternoon told that you say before the train left, the driver detected that the door hadn't automatically shut and took steps to close it and isolate it from the rest of the train's operating system. >> when i say that you isolate the door, what we do is balance the need to keep a train in service that has an issue with one door, not to take a two car train out of service at rush hour. >> reporter: but muni of

up next the ktvu exclusive. we're talking with victims now warning others not to make the same mistake. >>> and a new development to tell you about . >>> an update now to breaking news we are following in san francisco's mission district. firefighters there have now contained the stubborn three alarm fire. ktvu's janna katsuyama is live at the scene at 29th and mission with an update. >> reporter: well, i just spoke with the fire chief. she tells me that it was around 10:15 they got this under control. now, if you take a look up here you can see some of these ladder trucks that they are starting to pull back. but at one time they had she told me up to 100 firefighters here at the scene. take a look at this video that we have you can see why. this is home video shot by sal who was here at the scene. it started in one building and quickly spread to two adjacent buildings. they had to get everybody out of those buildings. fortunately, though, they were able to do the evacuation here. here is what the fire chief had

but up first new video into the ktvu newsroom. an arrest a short time ago after concerned neighbors called police about a . >>> new video tonight. oakland police arrested a man because he was firing a pellet gun or a real gun from the roof of a home in north oakland. they received numerous calls at 7:30 this evening from people near 27th and telegraph. officers responded and cordoned off the area. a short time later they found the gunman inside a home that had a target range in the backyard. investigators say they also found a pellet gun and a real gun with a holster and ammunition. >>> investigators in the north bay say they have arrested two men linked to a string of crimes involving the theft of catalytic converters. eric rasmussen told us and he is live to explain what led to the two arrests. eric? >> reporter: detectives say they actually witnessed one of these guys slide right under a truck and steal. now they have connected them to at least four other cases and they think there could be many more. investigators say michael

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tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> our camera was on that train for a different story. coming up, the special trip and the message operators are trying trying to get across. >>> three boys unharmed after a boating accident today. they were taking part in a camp. they were paddling in a canoe when they started going fast, when the boat dumped over. they pulled the boys out of the water. there three were wearing life vests. >>> a new quer quality report card is giving three countys failing grades. ktvu's john fowler live to give us a break down and explain what is behind the low scores. >> reporter: the a grades went right here, to san francisco, murin and san mateo counties. >> reporter: today from chopper 2 you can see santa clara county air. 12 bad days a year. one f. breezy salono county gets an f. >> not the best. i was shocked to hear it was as low as it was. >> reporter: blame pollution, traffic. parents say triggering asthma. >> when we came up this way it's back again. >> reporter: contra costa county, f. compared to a decade ago, bay area ozone is down 70%. >> w

tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. complete bay area news coverage. dñañy bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> now to tonight's special report. last night on the 10:00 news we reported on the ongoing violence and fear at napa state hospital. tonight ktvu's mike mibach continues to coverage and he tells us how some think cigarettes spark that violence. >> you can just feel the tension sometimes in the unit when you walk on. >> reporter: current and former employees say a sense of fear is alive. >> they found just a few days ago six or seven knives in the trees. >> then all of a sudden we have thugs running the place here and it's hospital wide. >> reporter: one patient we spoke to by phone agrees. >> the type of people that have been sent to napa are more and more violent, more and more dangerous. >> reporter: oc

that coming up on the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> ktvu is first to air the recorded police video. now the jurors in the chauncey bailey get agli of it for the first time. >> i went over the wall, and fell down into the bay. >> that from a san quentin inmate. how he jumped into action to rescue boaters in disstress. >>> complete bay area coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> my name is president obama and i got mark to wear a jacket and tie! >> president obama started with a joke with facebook mark zuckerberg but he quickly got down to business. the visit is our top story tonight. >> right now president obama is behind closed door at a fund raising dinner. we are tracking

. >> reporter: ktvu news reported the driver was fired. the driver had been on the job for five months and was still on his probationary period. >>> a court of madero man is arrested for taking over a bank of america bank. he will face four years behind bars. >>> new at 10:00, a rally in san francisco to bring attention to the beating of a transgender person. >> reporter: at tonight's rally activists handed out signs such as this one they read stop the violence, stop hate. >> we will not only survive but we will thrive. amen. >> reporter: 28-year-old mia told the crowd that [ bleep ] the person who had attacked her on the áf because of her sexual orientation. san francisco district attorney george gascon attended the rally. his office has charged two men with the hate crime. >> we're very concerned that there's people doing many hate crimes in the last two months. >> we just want to support people in our neighborhood. >> reporter: one transgender college student tells us safety is a concern. >> i wouldn't be able to go outside if i allowe

the same complaint obtained today by ktvu, channel 2 news. in it naso was charged with killing two women in the 1970s and two in the 1990s. photos and writings discovered in his reno home connected him to the four homicides. >>> he said he prosecute the last death penalty case in the 1980s. today he says he will consider seeking the death penalty against naso as well. >> everything about the individual and background will have some bearing on what our ultimate decision is. >> reporter: naso did not say one word inside what was about a 20-minute court appearance. mike mibach, chan chan. >>> as we first reported last night, the four california victims all had matching initials for their first and last names. roxine rogash. and carmen colon. and pamela parsons. the victims there were young girls but also had matching first and last initials. one even had the exact same name carmen colon as one of the names. he lived here in the late 60s but also says that dna evidence on one of the victims does not match naso's. >>> a fire is still burning at th

ktvu's david stevenson has the video. one passenger's account of what happened and muni's response. >> cell phone video taken friday night and posted to youtube shows riders on a san francisco muni l train ignoring a wide open door as the tree roars from vanness to church street station. scott weeder is the bearded passenger seen in the foreground. >> the operator got -- made an announcement pretty soon after we got into the tunnel that he was aware that the door was open and that people should stay away from the door. >> it appears to us that the proper procedures were not followed. >> reporter: muni officials this afternoon told that you say before the train left, the driver detected that the door hadn't automatically shut and took steps to close it and isolate it from the rest of the train's operating system. >> when i say that you isolate the door, what we do is balance the need to keep a train in service that has an issue with one door, not to take a two car train out of service at rush hour. >> reporter: but muni of

as ktvu mike mibach reports it wasn't the coastguard that responded. rather, it was inmates from san quentin prison. >> reporter: the chilly waters of the san francisco bay neither shores of san quentin. >> in between 1 and 1:15 we got a call. >> reporter: a guard in tower three hears a scream for help. a 14-foot motor boat had capsized and two people were floating in the water. the first firefighters on scene ten of them all from san quentin state prison all reside in that firehouse over there. dressed in turnouts and ready for a rescue. san quentin inmate shawn tiger rolls in engine 23 with his fellow firefighters. >> we found that there were two people in the water. one conscience and one unconscious. >>> i took my turnouts off and went over the wall and repelled into the bay. >> reporter: inmate derek said he helped wrap the rope around the boaters. they pulled the two people up 15 feet up over the wall and out of the water first the unconscious male. >> there was no fear or hesitation. it was just a guy needed hem. >> reporter: the county sheriff'

up next the ktvu exclusive. we're talking with victims now warning others not to make the same mistake. >>> and a new development to tell you about regarding tonight's fire at san francisco's mission district. a live update from the scene right after this break. . >>> an update now to breaking news we are following in san francisco's mission district. firefighters there have now contained the stubborn three alarm fire. ktvu's janna katsuyama is live at the scene at 29th and mission with an update. >> reporter: well, i just spoke with the fire chief. she tells me that it was around 10:15 they got this under control. now, if you take a look up here you can see some of these ladder trucks that they are starting to pull back. but at one time they had she told me up to 100 firefighters here at the scene. take a look at this video that we have you can see why. this is home video shot by sal who was here at the scene. it started in one building and quickly spread to two adjacent buildings. they had to get everybody out

reporting live here in the north beacham beer lee, ktvu channel 2 news. beach amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is official twitter is staying in san francisco. the social networking site is moving its headquarters to market street between 9th and 10th streets. twitter announced the decision today by tweeting it. the deal comes after the city's board of supervisors gave twitter a tax break on new hires. the company is expected to move into the former furniture mart building next year. >>> an update on a story we were following last night on the 10:00 news. san rafael is getting a target store. a divided city council approved that plan on a 3-2 vote during a meeting that ran past midnight. opponents of the store protested outside city hall. they say the big box retailer will hurt small local businesses. target plans to build its new store in an empty field on shoreline parkway on the east side of town. >>> hundreds of mourners turned out in petaluma today for a military funeral and to say good-bye to a long lost soldier. as ktvu's rob ross reports, fe

the same complaint obtained today by ktvu, channel 2 news. in it naso was charged with killing two women in the 1970s and two in the 1990s. photos and writings discovered in his reno home connected him to the four homicides. >>> he said he prosecute the last death penalty case in the 1980s. today he says he will consider seeking the death penalty against naso as well. >> everything about the individual and background will have some bearing on what our ultimate decision is. >> reporter: naso did not say one word inside what was about a 20-minute court appearance. mike mibach, chan chan. >>> as we first reported last night, the four california victims all had matching initials for their first and last names. roxine rogash. and carmen colon. and pamela parsons. the victims there were young girls but also had matching first and last initials. one even had the exact same name carmen colon as one of the names. he lived here in the late 60s but also says that dna evidence on one of the victims does not match naso's. >>> a fire is still burning at th

a ktvu camera was at burton high school in san francisco this morning. some students are taking part in today's event by putting tape over their mouths. they are also signing their names on posters on the wall. the goal of the day of silence is to show support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual trans gender rights and to end bullying and harassment. >> my older sister is gay and she has had trouble in her life but she's overcoming. i think it's great for everyone to just step up for the ones they love. >> school officials say it is not only will lgbt issues but all students. they say raising awareness to bullying happening in schools across the country may raise awareness. >>> it may soon be against florida law to wear baggy pants. a florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban bearing pants that go below the waist. organizations like the naacp call the bill discriminatory saying it largely targets minority students. >>> the california supreme court will take up a case that focuses on whether a teen convicted of crimes other than homicide should be

ktvu broadcast that game. the giants were shown in black and white, a far cry from today's high def productions. >> i love seeing those old pictures like that. >> you were just a teenager back then. >> 11 years old, yeah. >>> mark is here with sports, big day for the niners. their first pick not what most folks expected. >> raiders will go tomorrow. they didn't have a first round pick. but they have no reservations about drafting a guy named smith. didn't work out all that well as i recall last time around. but this time it's not a quarterback. this time the niners used their number one pick on a guy who's supposed to track down quarterbacks and bring them to their mercy. it's alden smith out of the university of missouri. 6'4", 263-pounder. now coach assessing his new first round pick. >> tremendous balance, tremendous hustle that he has. you know when he's pursuing the football. if he's coming from the backside or -- and not afraid to go into a pile of bodies. you know head first, make the tackle. you know a

reporting live here in the north beacham beer lee, ktvu channel 2 news. beach amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is official twitter is staying in san francisco. the social networking site is moving its headquarters to market street between 9th and 10th streets. twitter announced the decision today by tweeting it. the deal comes after the city's board of supervisors gave twitter a tax break on new hires. the company is expected to move into the former furniture mart building next year. >>> an update on a story we were following last night on the 10:00 news. san rafael is getting a target store. a divided city council approved that plan on a 3-2 vote during a meeting that ran past midnight. opponents of the store protested outside city hall. they say the big box retailer will hurt small local businesses. target plans to build its new store in an empty field on shoreline parkway on the east side of town. >>> hundreds of mourners turned out in petaluma today for a military funeral and to say good-bye to a long lost soldier. as ktvu's rob ross reports, fe

our ktvu's david stevenson is at the scene here. he will bring us a live report coming up on this march at the beginning of the ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> michael bloomberg says he agrees with the decision to tried a vowed 9/11 mastermind in a military tribunal. previously the obama administration's plan was to try mohammed in a civilian court near ground zero but that plan met with widespread opposition and congress passed legislation that prohibits bringing any guantanamo bay detainees to the united states. >> i happen to think that it's probably more appropriate to do it in a secure area with a military tribunal and what i've read about military tribunals and they are not an automatic kind of thing. they are a different form of a legal system, but something that this country can implement and not be ashamed of. >> the trial will be held at guantanamo bay. attorney general eric holder says the government cannot delay bringing the five men to justice any longer. >>> the city of pleasnaton is preparing to honor a hometown hero

ktvu broadcast that game. the giants were shown in black and white, a far cry from today's high def productions. >> i love seeing those old pictures like that. >> you were just a teenager back then. >> 11 years old, yeah. >>> mark is here with sports, big day for the niners. their first pick not what most folks expected. >> raiders will go tomorrow. they didn't have a first round pick. but they have no reservations about drafting a guy named smith. didn't work out all that well as i recall last time around. but this time it's not a quarterback. this time the niners used their number one pick on a guy who's supposed to track down quarterbacks and bring them to their mercy. it's alden smith out of the university of missouri. 6'4", 263-pounder. now coach assessing his new first round pick. >> tremendous balance, tremendous hustle that he has. you know when he's pursuing the football. if he's coming from the backside or -- and not afraid to go into a pile of bodies. you know head first, make the tackle. you know a

ktvu's allison burns live in our washington d.c. newsroom with the very latest on those negotiations and potential consequences. allison. >> reporter: dave, democrats and republicans seem to be digging in their heels. with two and a half days left before a potential government shutdown, we are taking a closer look here at what it could mean for you, the consequences could be significant. your tax refunds and passport applications could be delayed. most federal government offices and facilities like national parks will be closed. and a large number of federal workers who don't perform what are considered essential services will be sent home without pay. on capitol hill the chairman of the committee that manages house operations is handing out this guide detailing how congressional staffers will be impacted. some are accusing him of playing politics. >> this is a guidance in case we have the worst case scenario. this is not a suggestion in any way we're hoping or planning to have a shut down of the government. it is the prudent thing

tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho, >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is accusing libyan strong man gadhafi of targeting his own people with cluster bombs. clinton says gadhafi is using the fragmentation bombs against the libyans that are siding against gadhafi. >>> and journalists today expressed sadness over the loss of two journalists who were covering the war. >> we appreciate what they were doing. they came from a very different play, and they were very brave. >> nato is now using drones in the conflict. the drones launched today for the first time. >>> a world war ii soldier who died in a aircraft in the himalayans nearly three decades ago was found. he will be buried with full honors. similars sims was in a cargo plane that crashed down in 1973. >>> a pioneering california winery magnet and leading horse racer has died. jess jackson died last night at the age of 81. jackson turned the winery into a multi million dollars winery. h

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> can't wait. like i can't wait for college. >>> the reality california high school students face, what we're learning about new cuts >>> it's a one to $2 million question. who's going to pay for a retaining wall to keep mobile homes from falling into a creek in mountain view. we first told you about this last night and ktvu's lloyd lacuesta returned tonight to show us how treacherous the situation still is. lloyd. >> reporter: this is the home of bob burge he's living in a motel home tonight because you see, his home is red tagged. his home too dangerous to occupy. the backyards have collapsed into stevens creek 30 feet below and it might not be over yesterday. >> reporter: sunday morning i heard a crack. come out the fence is gone. this whole area is gone over here. >> reporter: from his back deck, burnham now has a dizzying look to the ground below. vernum expects to be out of his home for months. >> they say by june or july. because they have to shore it all up. pour cement in and hopefully tha

this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> good evening. i'm ken wayne. >> hello again everyone, i'm heather holmes. >> tomorrow marks one month since a monstrous earthquake and tsunami hit japan, triggering a tsunami surge along the coverage california coast. >> reporter: the empty spot where a dock once floated in the north santa cruz harbor is more prominent today. only pilings are left after the rest of the dock was demolished and removed over the weekend all from the daniel of the mare 11th tsunami. >> we thought oh, there go our home because we saw our boats literally flying out of the water. >> reporter: we talked to boat owners on the neighboring v- dock. >> my boat turned and went boom. >> reporter: sal milidello showed us the tie ons that broke off the dock and left his boat flailing. >> this dock was in a v, like this. >> reporter: someone spray- painted "ouch," and this bow took a beating. >> i crashed into the front of the dock. can you see the smashed dock in front of me. >> reporter: but it's what he can't see that has become

. >> reporter: ktvu news reported the driver was fired. the driver had been on the job for five months and was still on his probationary period. >>> a court of madero man is arrested for taking over a bank of america bank. he will face four years behind bars. >>> new at 10:00, a rally in san francisco to bring attention to the beating of a transgender person. >> reporter: at tonight's rally activists handed out signs such as this one they read stop the violence, stop hate. >> we will not only survive but we will thrive. amen. >> reporter: 28-year-old mia told the crowd that [ bleep ] the person who had attacked her on the áf because of her sexual orientation. san francisco district attorney george gascon attended the rally. his office has charged two men with the hate crime. >> we're very concerned that there's people doing many hate crimes in the last two months. >> we just want to support people in our neighborhood. >> reporter: one transgender college student tells us safety is a concern. >> i wouldn't be able to go outside if i allowe

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> can't wait. like i can't wait for college. >>> the reality california high school students face, what we're learning about new cuts on college campuses. >>> plus, rising prices at bay area dealerships but the reasons behind it may not be what you expect. >>> it's a one to $2 million question. who's going to pay for a retaining wall to keep mobile homes from falling into a creek in mountain view. we first told you about this last night and ktvu's lloyd lacuesta returned tonight to show us how treacherous the situation still is. lloyd. >> reporter: this is the home of bob burge he's living in a motel home tonight because you see, his home is red tagged. his home too dangerous to occupy. the backyards have collapsed into stevens creek 30 feet below and it might not be over yesterday. >> reporter: sunday morning i heard a crack. come out the fence is gone. this whole area is gone over here. >> reporter: from his back deck, burnham now has a dizzying look to the ground below. vernum expects to be out

these numbers are from our ktvu field poll. the survey was conducted last month. >>> we need jobs, we need leadership. yet you do nothing as we pile up debts we can't afford. >>> the republican party replied with its own video. on a twist on mr. obama's 2008 campaign, the gop is using the campaign slogan, hope isn't hiring. >>> we are winding down from an uncondition bring warm day. a big cool down expected for your tuesday. coming up in eight minutes who's expected to see a big drop. >>> coming up, >>> a u.s. marine from santa clara celebrated his 21st birthday last week. three days later he was killed in afghanistan. lloyd lacuesta is in santa clara where he's been learning about this man who died for his country. >> reporter: here's a 2008 yearbook photo of lance corporate harry lu. hep was killed -- he was killed yesterday during an operation. his family is not commenting and friends are declining to say anything until the pamly talks. lew is described as well liked and talented. >> lew was adept at hip hop and break dancin

on chan chan. -- ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning. music. >> so far this weekend we have been tracking quite a few clouds out there, especially this afternoon. even a few sprinkles and a few light showers. we will continue with that pattern, at least in the short term over the next 12 hours. finally a recall with aing forecast in the five day forecast. see that coming up in a little bit. right now the overall weather story is this more cloud cover for tonight and the possibility of a few showers. tomorrow hold on to that chance primarily for the morning hours. into the afternoon hours we scale back on the probability quite a bit. and then you can see the extended forecast plenty of sunshine. we will be talking about some more 70s by tuesday and wednesday. overnight lows first thing tomorrow morning for easter sunday amongst. your sunrise at 6:23. there will be some clouds out there. a fairly good bet of some drizzle coastside and a pop-up shower coming up in a little bit. numbers tomorrow morning mainly in the 50s. a few upper 50s for

reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> let's go to ktvu's ken pritchett who is at facebook. >> reporter: this lasted about an hour. billed about a talk about the economy, but it was also part of his reelection campaign. >> facebook employees, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg was moderator. >> i am nervous. we have the president of the united states here. >> president obama took questions from the audience and people who submitted questions online. the president took the opportunity to talk about his accomplishments in office. >> we saved the u.s. auto industry. >> reporter: he called for young voters to remain involved and he answered a question on what he would have changed in his first two years. says he wished he could have better explained healthcare reform. >> i am not sure i could have. >> reporter: it's unclear how many peach watched this but it was webcast live on facebook to hundreds of millions of users. in palo alto, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a few anti-war profesters were outside facebook headquarters today. theycode pink protesters u

maureen naylor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> bart may try out late night train service. they will consider the idea tomorrow. the plan calls for the last train of the night to depart at 1:00 a.m. on friday-night. saturday would begin at 7:00 a.m. >>> the federal government is giving california $100 million for a new train. the grant will be used to by passengers cars that are made in america. >>> ben bernanke said he expects a moderate economic recovery this year. >> 8.8%, the unemployment rate is elevated relative to that level and progress seems likely to be slow. >> he offered clues when the freddual raise interest rates. they won't increase till after the feds meet 2 more times. >>> stocks closed higher today in response to ben bernanke economic forecast. the dow rose 96 points. nasdaq gained 22. >> pretty nice weekend. 80 this weekend. and next week maybe 90s. right now in santa rosa 65. clear. the winds will pick up tonight. with the winds we will see gusts maybe to 25, 30 miles per hour. tonight high clouds and breezy. tomorrow, cooler and breezy. today upper 60s.

ktvu's -- on what happened. the possible impact of a shortened season. >> reporter: with today's injunction in place it will be felt in both bay area teams. here, home of the raiders it won't boo felt as harsh. candle stick park sits empty right now. if the nfl is able to get the decision suspended, the season could be in jeopardy. >> we will actively try to make sure that the space is programmed to the best we can. with or without the nfl. >> reporter: san francisco could lose up to $3 million. that's money it makes from sales and parking over the season. officials stress they are hoping for a football season but point out the 49ers are only a part of the revenue. >> special events and we operate parking garage. >> reporter: things are different across the bay. oakland. a lot of things that we will do right away in order to maximize. >> if there is a lock out the hotels and restaurants would be hit the hardest. >> millions of dollars. just in that kind of spending by the fans. >> reporter: experts say the longe

this is the ktvu channel 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news. >> a packed meeting right now as residents fire back at a proposal to turn over fire protection to a private company. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council debated the controversial idea 6 hiring a private company as its new fire department. >> fire to a contract, a bid contractor? what happens if they fail? will any of you guarantee that they can save my house in a fire? >> what's our next step, black water for police services, haliburton to handle public works? >> reporter: we have a responsibility to the stockholders to do what's right to maximize profit

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in placerville, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, ken. a powerful aftershock hit japan just a few hours ago. the 7.1 quake's open center was about 30 miles underwater off the coast of the preif he can tour north of tokyo. the quake shook buildings as far away as tokyo for about one minute. but most japanese were in bed since it struck at 11:30 p.m. in japan. that was about 7:30 this morning our time. a u.s. gs official told ktvu this morning that aftershocks of this size are not unusual after a quake like the one that struck three weeks ago. >> it doesn't indicate that there will be another larger earthquake at all. this is actually to be expected with an aftershock series after a magnitude 9 earthquake. >> there was a tsunami warning for the japanese coastline but that was lifted. experts said there is no threat of a tsunami for hawaii or the west coast. crews of the nuclear power plant retreated to a quake resis substantiate shelter for a short amount of time after this aftershock. it appears it caused no new problems however at the dam

reporting live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> >>> more details now. more on where the laterals come from. two in oakland, two from san francisco and two others from stanislaus county. >>> president obama is set to visit the bay area for some old fashioned fund raising and a town hall. a member of the presidential council of economic advisories told ktvu news today the focus will be on budget issues. afterward the president heads to san francisco for a private dinner and fundraisers. then it's on to knothill for a second fundraiser. local republicans say that it is all about raising money. >> i think the town halls are semily a guise to appear to be connecting with normal americans. >> reporter: protesters from conservative and liberal groups are expected to be on hand at various stops tomorrow. it's the president's second visit to the bay area in three months. among the ticketholders if -r the president's speech tomorrow are about three dozen members of the san francisco's boys and girls club. jana katsuyama spoke to a few of the students on what they

ktvu got exclusive access inside the building. ground walls had been knocked out and each of the building's 1500 columns are now embedded with four sticks of dynamite. >> the wiring here is electrical charge that they use to set off the explosion. >> the implosion is scheduled to take place between 10:00 a.m. and noon on friday. it's still unclear what will take the building's place. >>> time now 5:56. knowing about bay area quakes before they happen. now there's an idea for a new warning system. uc berkeley scientists unveiled a prototype for a warning system that can alert us a few seconds to maybe a minute before a quake happens. that could give enough time for you and i to take shelter or for agencies like bart for instance to slow down their trains enough to avert derailments. now the system would cost about $80 million. it would take about five years to have it up and running. >>> 5:56. it's been a quiet morning so far this wednesday morning. sal watching the roads. has that changed? >>> it's still quiet, guys. first hour an

but ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is still tracking severe weather. what about those pictures that we just saw. >> we had confirmed reports of hail. at first we had reports of nickel sized hail. this has been in place since 4: 4:37. a big eruption with those storms. we'll come in a bit tighter. that warning was allowed to expire. this is to the south of fairfield. up in napa county i'm watching more activity and the napa airport as we come in tighter is maybe hard to see right now. the latest observation are the napa airport we actually had mostly sunny skies. gives you an idea of just how localized these storms are. some of the roadways impact you closer to valley road and old sonoma road. no storms or watching posted yet but that could be changing as this basically very afluid situation with the storm erupting late this afternoon as you would expect when you get the maximum heating. that's the fuel for the thunderstorms, that's what we have right now. very localized for parts of the bay area. we'll continue to keep an eye on these storms and have yo

they'll tell you why, next on ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon. we are following a breaking story of a rescue in the oakland hills just 15 minutes ago. fire rescue team pulled a victim up more than 100 feet a hillside along claremont avenue near grizzly peak boulevard many the injured person was taken from a silver suv that appears to have gone off the road and down the hillside. you can see these pictures from news chapper 2 as the crews worked hard to bring the victim up from the steep hillside where you can see it looks like some of the tracks of the car wept down the hill. we will update you on the condition of the injured person as more information becomes available. >>> the final launch of the space shuttle endeavour has been delayed because of a mechanical failure. commander mark kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad just a few hours ago when nasa stopped the countdown. engineers say they could not get two heaters working on the auxiliary power unit. nasa is hoping to try again on monday. wounded congresswoman gabrielle gif

ktvu cameras were there as they pulled on the fence freeing the deer. this morning police freed the deer but ran back in the fence and got stuck for a second time. >>> up next, the royal wedding watched all over the world today. we're going to show it to you in a way you may not have seen >>> the reviews are in tonight, by all accounts britain's big wedding went without a glitch. and tonight we thought you would enjoy the pomp and ceremony without any commentary. >> ♪ ♪ >> dearly beloved we are gathered here in thesighted of god and in the face of this congregation to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. >> i katherine elizabeth. >> i katherine elizabeth. >> take you william arthur phillip loui. >> take you william arthur phillip loui. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with my body i do honor. >> with my body i do honor. >> and with you all my worldly goods i share. >> and with you all my worldly goods i share. >>> and if you can't get enough, ktvu.com has more pictures and more video including unedit

ktvu's david stevenson live at sfo. you just spoke with passengers who touched down just minutes ago. david. >> reporter: that's right. they landed -- the passengers of united flight 4987 landed here at sfo about an hour and 10 minutes ago. they are here after a harrowing incident minutes after they left new orleans airport at about 5:00 a.m. pacific time this morning. the pilot of the air bus a320 reported smoke in the cockpit and instrument failure but he was able to guide the plane back to the airport for an emergency landing. the plane blew a tire as it landed and ran off the runway, 100 passengers and five crew members used emergency slides to evacuate. no injuries were reported by the airlines. the passengers were put aboard another plane that arrived in san francisco at about 5:05 and they shared with us their stories of the experience. >> we took off immediately felt like a struggle. it was pretty clear the captain didn't have full capacity to control the plane. >> the takeoff was actually smooth and fine, but o

police tell ktvu news it was marijuana brownies. a man with a marijuana card brought the brownies to his job at b.j.'s restaurant at the sun valley mall. medics took two workers to a hospital. the other two went home. no arrests were made and the restaurant will handle the situation internally. >>> opponents today said state regulators should have leveled tougher fines against pg&e. the company was fined $3 million after failing to meet a march deadline to turn over safety records. the request was in response to the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. san francisco city attorney dennis herrera submitted papers today saying the fine wasn't sufficient. the consumer group, the utility reform network, says the fine should be more like $30 million. the cpuc is scheduled to discuss penalty at a hearing monday. >>> plans to ex tanned bart to the silicon valley hit -- extend bart to the silicon valley hit a roadblock. a developer of the milpitas industrial park filed a suit to block the project claiming the environmental plans were violate

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and ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom to tell us what is on the chopping block. allison. >> reporter: dave, nearly $40 billion will be cut from this year's budget on a wide range of federal government programs and services. we've been going through the numbers and compiled a list of some of the biggest winners and losers here. let's take a look at the losers. high speed rail projects lose almost $3 billion in federal funding. highway construction loses another $3 billion. and programs to prevent sexually transmitted diseases lose another $1 billion. as for the winners, the only two departments that saw an overall increase in spending were the pentagon and department of veterans affairs. education programs like race to the top and head start are also getting a boost. the cuts to the environmental protection agency and the food safety inspection service were just half of what republicans had originally proposed. so we do expect to hear a lot of grumbling today from republicans who say the cuts are not enough. democ

ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and welcome back. we have a bit of cloud cover right now, chance of sprinkles in the forecast. i'll show you outside right now we have 51 degrees in the france area. temperatures currently throughout the bay area are on the mild to cool side. 49 in santa rosa, 45 in napa, might see frost in the north bay valleys. a few clouds out there. tomorrow looks good. wednesday the clouds increase and we bring maybe a chance of a sprinkle in here. forecast overnight lows, 49 in napa, 43 in vallejo and 44 in san jose. spring break for some, but others are still going to school and work. it will be chilly tomorrow morning. fremont, 42 degrees. around 8:00 a.m. noontime around 60. daytime about 63 degrees, not a real, real warm day. a nice day. things change rapidly sunday. here's the satellite loop, you can see in the pacific, this system right here. that's what i'm tracking. the update automatically, satellite must have bliped out. this system's focus is northern california. tomorrow, pretty nice day and the syste

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we'll carry his arrival right here on ktvu channel 2. the president is scheduled to touch down at 1:00. you can also find stories on our politics tab. and tomorrow we'll have live streams of the town hall that's all on ktvu.com. >>> family and friends are mourning the loss of a mother tonight after she was gunned down in a drive by shooting. paul chambers talked with the woman's relatives today including her 16-year-old daughter who has an important reminder for all young people. paul is in oakland now with this story. >> reporter: all day today friends and family stopped by this memorial to pay their respects for the 33-year-old mother of two. burton was shot and killed in this neighborhood last night. police are hoping that someone saw or heard something. >> i know patrice was no violent girl. she didn't get in any fights with anybody. she's never been arrested or anything. >> reporter: gladys ferguson is burton's grandmother. >> we had a wonderful evening and talked about going to church on easter sunday. >> reporter: she was told tha

this is the ktvu channel 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2 news. >> a packed meeting right now as residents fire back at a proposal to turn over fire protection to a private company. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council debated the controversial idea 6 hiring a private company as its new fire department. >> fire to a contract, a bid contractor? what happens if they fail? will any of you guarantee that they can save my house in a fire? >> what's our next step, black water for police services, haliburton to handle public works? >> reporter: we have a responsibility to the stockholders to do what's right to maximize profit

ktvu's ken wayne is live now in hercules where that meeting is still going on right now. ken. >> reporter: julie, there are 160 seats inside the hercules city council chambers. you can see over my shoulders and see there are people standing at the door because there's so many people there's some standing. speaker after speaker lined up to protest cuts and pet programs from seniors. >> i employ you on behalf of the seniors to keep that lifeline open. >> reporter: to teachers. >> elementary school music funds is something that goes a long ways in the life of our students. >> reporter: to get out of it as much as 1/3 of the city employees could face pink slips. >> we haven't faced anything to do lay offs in the next decade. so it's definitely a shock and hard to digest for some of our dedicated employees. >> reporter: one council member resigned, two more face recall. observers say hercules must now face its new fiscal reality. >> all the bad administration now is coming to play against the innocent employees of hercules. >> reporter: also tonight the embattle city attorney

what his mission was coming up in a couple of minutes on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at other stories coming up at 6:00. >> we'll have more on that accident in palo alto where a caltrain ran into a car. >>> take a look at this surveillance video. shows the bad guys and the strange things they stole. >>> also while many wonder if barry bonds will get retried on perjury charges. the government is trying to figure out if it needs to go after someone else. who now is on the fed's radar on the steroid case. >>> good news tonight for those hit hard by last year's strong storms. we'll see you tonight at 6:00. >>> and a hair salon was robbed blocks from where police were investigating another robbery. when the owner told them she didn't have any money he took the purses of people in the salon. no one was injured. >>> tens of thousands of new asteroids, 20 new comets and other asteroids are being released today.the satellite has been scanning the sky now since 2009. you wouldn't be able to see the objects with the naked eye. the sate