claudine wong has more on the president's decision. >> tori, we've been monitoring this briefing. the white house confirming the president's final decision not to release photos of -- of osama bin laden's body. he said releasing the photos would be like spiking football. he says that's not where we are. he says we don't trot this stuff as trophies. the fact of the matter is, this is something who was -- somebody who was deserving of the justice he received. he said the evidence could be inflammatory and -- >> "we discussed this internally. we are absolutely certain this is him. there's no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. we did dna testing. it's important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of someone shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement of more problems or propaganda. that's not who we are. the fact of the matter is, this is somebody who was deserving of the justice he received and i think americans and people around the world are glad he's gone." >> he went on to say that the photos won't dispel the belief that he's gone. george himmer told ktv

ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong has been talking to police officers about this problem. she's now in the city to tell us what they are saying. claudine. >> reporter: here is the deal. if you call 911 you probably won't notice any change in service. police are still responding to calls. but police officers on the street tell me this morning there is definitely an ongoing problem right now with how dispatch is exhuming with officers on the street. the problems are what is in those cars or more specifically the laptops in the cars. dispatch gets a 911 call and transmyths all the information -- and transmits all the information. that system went down yesterday and it's still down this morning. what that means is that instead of getting the information in those computers, the officers have to get it over the radio. it takes a little longer. one veteran officer said we have done our job that way before. it will not effect our ability to come out on a call and help the people of san francisco. it is an ongoing problem that just changes how things happen internally from dispatch

ktvu claudine wong tells us the driver was critically injured with gunfire. >> reporter: let us tell you what we know at this hour. we are on east 2nd. apparently the victim went into this mcdonalds for help. the employees inside tried to help him and called 911. the shooting did not happen there. take a look up the road where we are standing. you can see the sign for interstate 80. it happened on the freeway four miles away from here. it happened east of the glen cove exit. the victim was in the car with a male passenger when someone in another vehicle pulled alongside and hit the driver. the driver kept going for four miles passed four freeway exits. he finally got off the east second exit and there is this mcdonalds that is right off the freeway and that is where he got help. the victim was air lifted to the hospital. all we know at this point he is a man in his late 20s or early 30s. again this investigation is still getting under way. we are seeing employees walking in here. we are in contact with the chp. we will get the latest on this investigation. live here in benicia claudi

live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:46. the air traffic over europe is getting back to normal this morning. take a look at some of the final eruptions right there from that iceland volcano. this was early yesterday morning. europe's air traffic control agency says volcanic activity is way down and the volcanic ash in the air is breaking up. >>> the department of homeland security is negotiating a deal on how to store personal information of airline passengers. according to the guardian, the agreement covers international flights. passenger information would be checked against terrorist and immigration watch lists. personal information including credit card numbers, phone numbers and addresses would live in a data base for 15 years. >>> time now 6:47. harvard researchers putting an exact number on the cost of some air pollution. they say congestion in the nation's 83 largest urban areas led to more than 23 -- 2200 premature deaths. and the related public health cost has hit $18 billion. however they do say the number of deat

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it's not a good day on wall street. stocks were posted and the effects were had from the disney park in china. and the fact that americans are driving less due to oil prices. taking a live look at the big board, again, the dow down 154. the nasdaq is down 32. s&p down 17. oil has dropped almost 5% down below $9 a a -- $99 a barrel. >>> toyotas profits fell. toyota says it expects to be back in full production by november. that's a month earlier than previous estimates. >>> google is under investigation by the justice department. that information comes in a security and exchange commission filing. it only says the investigation involves how google's automated system treats on-line advertisers. >>> ahead -- a big advertising push to find the people who attacked a giants' fan at dodgers' stadium. >>> a big weekend in lake tahoe is coming up. ahead -- why it may be tough for visitors to get up there. >>> a lot of gray clouds around the bay area. mark toe ma yo will have -- mark that tomayo will have the details -- next. bre

claudine wong joining us live to tell us what happened. claudine. >> reporter: dave, by the time this meeting ended early this morning people were tired, nerves were raw and passions were at their heights inside the city council chambers here. so much so one council member told a member of the audience if he didn't keep it together, he'd be kicked out. >> you know what, if you keep saying something as much as i respect you i will have opd remove you. be respectful of us. be respectful of us as we've been respectful for everybody that speaks. you know what, all right. why don't we just -- >> reporter: well, they did vote a short time later. and the vote to keep funding the city's two gang injunctions passed with a 4-3 vote. that effect the north oakland and fruit vale neighborhoods. they are controversial. one is being fought in the courts and both continue to be fought in the court of public opinion. the junctions forbid identified gang members from associating with one another from wearing gang colors and establishes a safety zone after 1

ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is in san francisco. she's been hearing the arguments for and against releasing those photos. claudine. >> reporter: well, good morning, pam. most people we talked to seem to have their minds made up on this issue. the same can't be said of the white house however. this morning the white house still considering whether or not to release these photographs. new reports however say the white house is now leaning against it. the white house report through has what's being described as gruesome photos of bin laden's body. reportedly three sets of photographs taken of his body at a hanger in afghanistan. described as images of his face with a massive open head wound across both eyes. c.i.a. director quoted as saying likely a photo would be released leading most to think it's not if but when. this morning other news organizations are reporting that the president is now being advised against it. we asked people this morning what they think. >> you know, i'm not quite sure i know my answer to that question yet. >>

claudine wong joins us. >> reporter: we are expecting official numbers later this morning. but we don't have to tell you we don't have to wait for the damage. we can see the damage. we are on allen rock avenue near 33rd street. this is one of the spots that was hit. the front window smashed open. you can see the door was smashed open. the glass still on the ground. cleanup hasn't gotten under way. this appears to be an old campaign office that is no longer being used. it gives you an indication there was no real target to this. they were literally making their way down the street and smashing in the glass doors and windows. we have video to she you a couple doors down from where we are. there were a few more businesses that was hit. a tax service business and boutique that has the same kind of damage. just windows broken in and doors broken in. some of them do have boarding up. now it did get unruly around 9:45 and 11:15 last night. news chopper two was watching as the crowds started okay kind of got out of control. news chopper 2 was overhead. you can see the crowds fillin

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> lawyers have posted 1 million dollars cash bail for dominique strauss-kahn, but the judge has still not yet signed off on his release from a new york city jail. defense lawyers and prosecutors are due back in court to discuss arrangements for the former head of the international monetary fund. when the 62-year-old is released he will be put under house arrest at an apartment in manhattan rented by his wife under the watch of armed guards. he faces charges he tried to rape a hotel maid. >>> president obama met this morning with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu one day after the president said israel should return to its 1967 borders to establish a palestinian state. the white house released this video just a little over an hour ago. he said they discussed a number of issues including the establishment of a palestinian state and acknowledged differences. >> but what we are in complete accord about is that a true peace can only occur if the ultimate resolution allows israel to defend itself against threats. >> benjamin netanyahu repeated

claudine wong joins us from benny sha. she has surveillance video that may prove to be crucial evidence. >> reporter: we're on east second street in benicia. this is where the victim came for help. you see the sign for 780. that's where three came off. they were shot in vallejo and pulled into this parking lot, actually stopped here, stum beamed out of their car and went into mcdonald's looking for help. take a look. underneath the "m" on the mcdonald's there's a camera. there's several cameras and it was caught on video. you can see the car pulling into the parking lot from this surveillance video. at some point the driver is staying in the car but the passenger gets out to try to help. when they get out, it appears the driver is still able to walk. remember, he's been shot in his arm and his wrist, but the chp said he was feeling woozy and couldn't steer. you can see from a different angle, they get to the front part of the restaurant and the driver collapses on the floor. at that point you can see everone starting to re

claudine wong will have a report coming up. let's go out and take a look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. that traffic is moving well. and also this morning is looking good here if you're driving on the 680 commute heading down south. 5:57. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> all right. thank you, sal. coming up next, gang violence in an unlikely location. the deadly attack that is shaking up a usually peaceful bay area neighborhood. >>> also the announcement came from bryan stow's family, the badly beaten giants fan may finally be leaving los angeles. >>> good morning. we have some partly cloudy skies, but it will be slightly warmer today. we'll have those forecasted highs in about two minutes.

claudine wong reports what happens next is still unclear. >> as much as i respect you, i will have opd remove you. be respectful! be respectful of us as we've been respectful four everybody that has speaked. you know what? all right. why don't we just close the item. >> reporter: and they did vote, and it was close. 4-3 in favor of continuing to fund the oakland gang injunction. >> to pretend we haven't extended resources on this is not being honest. >> you cannot ignore the reality in this district that i represent, the largest percent of the homicides last year were gang-related. >> gang injunctions use a list of gang members who are block from safety zones, they're subject to curfews and rules about colors and who they can talk to. restrictions that make some people we talked to today uneasy. >> people basically are free to go where they please. >> this is the first time the council has voted on this issue, but the battle is ongoing in the courts. a judge gave the grown light for a north oakland injunction almost a year ago, but the city is still waiting for a decision on a pending

ktvu's claudine wong joins us now with the outcome. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes, this meeting didn't actually end until just a few hours ago. it was a packed house here at the city council chambers here at oakland city hall early this morning. it was a meeting that had cheers and interruptions as the council and community weighed in on the city's gang injunctions. >> council member and president reed being the four is and three nos with brooks, kathrine and adell voting no. and spooner as recused, it passes. >> reporter: when all was said and done the council voted to continue spending money to keep the gang injunctions going right now. there are two right now. one in oakland and one in the fruit vale district. they forbid identified gang members from wearing colors or going outside a 100 safety block after 10:00. the fruit vale injunction which targets a gang that effects about 40 people is right now being fought in the courts. we talked to one man on the injunction lists. he admits to being in trouble

claudine wong is in san jose. she is checking out the damage and talking to business owners. >>> time now 6:04 a san leandro police officer is very you can lucky to be alive following a head on collision. the officers spotted the speeding van on doo little drive preponderate officer tried to pull the driver over as he turned on to davis street. that's when the van's driver made a u-turn and drove right at the officer crashing head on into the patrol car. despite being shaken up that officer was able to make the arrest of the driver. the officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> also in san leandro a man is recovering after being shot of a carjacking. a woman had just gotten out of her car in her driveway when she was confronted by three men who demanded the keys to her car. when she started to leave the woman's roommate came out of the house. several rounds were fired at that roommate and he was wounded in the leg. >>> new information on the death of osama bin laden. for the first time al qaeda ha

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, claudine. thank you. >>> 7:32. so hahn know county investigators are hoping surveillance video will help them solve the killing of two men. take a look at this video. this was taken from a restaurant in oakland. it shows one of the meninter acting with -- interacting with one of the patrons. two bodies were found 5 minutes from the restaurant. >> the -- 25 minutes from the restaurant. >> we don't know if they were involved. you a we know is they were within our two victims within an hour of them being murdered. >> police are not saying which restaurant the video is from or they are not calling the han in the -- the men in the vehicle suspects but they say finding them could help solve this case. >>> san jose catholics will witness a rare ceremonial event the basilica today. father thomas daly of san francisco will be ordaned as an auxiliary bishop for the archdiocese. he will serve alongside patrick manufacture mc 10 graff who needs help with the -- mc 10 graff, who needs help with the growing population. the event

ktvu claudine wong is getting new information from highway patrol. she joins us now. >> reporter: mike, the 780 is right behind me. the shooting happened four miles from where we are. but the two victims drove to benicia to get to this mcdonalds on east second street. joining me now is chp sergeant to talk about what happened. you've said you don't think this was a random shooting. >> no, we do have information which leads us to believe this was a targeted incident be >> reporter: so they are driving along the freeway. the vehicle pulls up alongside them and starts shooting. >> the suspect vehicle was described as a light blue chevy pickup truck. the suspect described as a light skinned male. >> reporter: talk about the injuries to the victims. >> the driver suffered injuries to his left bicep and right wrist. they are both in stable condition and expected to survive. >> reporter: a lot of people when we first heard about the story said why did they drive so far? four miles away. why did they come to this mcdonalds? >> we believe the reason why they

as claudine wong tell us an angry father vented his frustration with a child in his arms. >> you're using sick kids as a bargain scheme. >> reporter: even before the father pulled into the parking lot, he was giving his frustration to the nurses. >> i understand his frustration, i get it. but i was really taken off by it. >> reporter: this is the third day. the dispute is over health care and whether nurses should start paying more. >> to have union leadership put their head in the sand and say no, no, no. we don't want any change, we want to keep what we have is not in sink with the times. >> reporter: but on this mother's day some nurses on the line brought their children to try to send a simple message. >> i wouldn't be able to afford it. >> reporter: for a moment it wasn't mothers but a father and his anger that became the focus. >> you don't care about the kids in there right now. >> reporter: nurses say this isn't about care it's about contracts. and when it comes to care the hospital today said this. >> everything inside the hospital is running beautifully. >> reporter: even this a

live here in oakland, claudine wong. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:05. an outbreak of the norovirus has been reported at a portola valley retirement community. so far more than two people have become ill at the sequoia's community. the virus is caused through food and then spread from there and the symptoms are vomiting and stomach pain. >>> would you believe death by rain? dozens leopard sharks have been -- have been found in redwood city and scientists are looking into whether too much rain did it. scientists tell "the chronic cal" early investigations revealed internal bleeding in the sharks. more on this from he next week. >>> there's new information there's a new leader in al qaeda. coming up at 8:15. we'll have a live report about who he is, and the chaos there after osama bin laden. >>> let's check in with sal. >> right now, traffic is moderately heavy in most areas. we don't have a big commute but we still have some problems out there. let's take a look at the commute from 680 and around pleasant hill to walnut creek. we had an earlier crash that

claudine wong is live this morning in benicia. you just spoke to highway patrol? >> reporter: that is right. there were two victims in this. one victim was shot in his arm and wrist. the other one had a bullet that grazed his eye. there is a manager inside now she wasn't when this happened last night. but when she saw the media she quickly called her manager to find out what happened. >> they say a guy got shot in the freeway and the friends come inside and they put him on the floor. >> reporter: he was right there? >> i don't know. they say inside. they say they put the guy inside. >> reporter: the chp confirms that story as well. it started in vallejo on the 780 freeway. about 8:00 last night. two men were driving when another vehicle pulled alongside and someone inside that vehicle opened fire. both of the people were hit. the driver more seriously. but they kept driving four more miles. when they got to the east 2nd exit he pulled over and stumbled into the mcdonalds for help. back live out here in benicia we want to show you how close the freeway is to the mc

claudine wong was one of the first to talk to ernest morgan the moment he was released. >> reporter: when 42-year-old ernest morgan climbed out of this van outside of san quentin prison there were tears but few words. for the first time in 24 years, morgan is a free man. >> i took the life of my stepsister charlotte mccline. that was 24 years ago, i'm not the same person that i was then. >> reporter: then 18-year-old morgan shot his 14-year-old stepsister during an attempted burglary at his stepfather's home. >> if i have to do the rest of my life in prison i can understand. >> reporter: the crime ripped apart his family. >> i could never imagine after 24 years this was going to happen. >> reporter: but morgan said when he focused on himself he started to change, then came forgiveness. >> my husband feels good, he's charlotte's father, that's a very important thing. he feels good about what he has done. >> reporter: morgan educated himself, became a model prisoner and helped at risk kids. morgan took off his prisons blues and saw his little brother outside prison walls. >> it's right

live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:02en annealed woman is in the -- 7:02. an elderly woman is in the hospital. a fire started in her kitchen. they say she fell asleep while cooking. >> the initial report came in from a neighbor to the rear of the building. they said they saw every fire involvement in the kitchen area. that's where the damage is. it started there. it's a cooking fire. >> firefighters say her home is a total loss. >>> 7:0 3. a san jose man accused of stabbing another man is now in the hospital himself. police say the 51-year-old man attacked the victim in san jose tuesday night but got away. but wednesday, he was in santa barbara county. that's where police say he was caught driving erratically and was seen either jumping or falling off a freeway overpass. both the stabbing suspect and the victim are in the hospital. police say there's chance neither man will survive. >>> burglars appear to be targeting menlo park this week. police are reporting four lefts on -- thefts on three streets. police say on monday, they took

in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu chars. >>> gas prices continue their downward trend across the country, the new national average is $3.85 for a gallon of regular unleaded one week ago it was $3.96, but here in the barack we're still paying much more than that. the average price in san francisco is $4.22 a gallon. in san josi and oakland, it's $4.12 a gallon dui checkpoints could be restricted under a bill making its way through the state legislature. santa rosa democratic assemblyman michael allen says some police departments use are using the checkpoints to wrack up impoundment fees and he is experiencing a bill that would prevent authorities from impounding a vehicle in a licensed driver can pick it up. assembly leaven it's is unfairly targets those when lose their vehicles even if they are duval. >>> president obama says mideast peace acknowledges must recognize the borders as a starting point, but not fessly an anteing point. ending point. >> israelissi and palestinians will negotiate a border. >> it must incorporate changes since 1967, but he also reassured the lobbying gr

claudine wong is back. >> reporter: this is near 33rd street. businesses are trying to get back to normal. this is the weaver tax insurance company. the owners of this business also own a strip mall which is right next to it. there are three businesses that are also dealing with smashed windows. the boards you are looking at, they were put up by the city. the own are didn't realize this happened until they turned on the news and saw the damage on tv. they said they were frustrated by this sight. all of the repairs will come out of their pocket. >> glass insurance is the most expensive thing. >> reporter: how much will it cost? >> thousands. they're on retain are, so the city incurs costs. >> reporter: do they send you a bill? >> the last time it happened, they didn't send me a bill. >> reporter: he has owned the building since 1974. this has happened 10 to 15 times. he said it's a disgrace to the holiday. this all happened about 10:00 last night. we want to show you video from newschopper 2. you can tell from the video that things got out of con

live here in san francisco claudine wong. >>> time now 6:32. six people were hurt in oakland that included an ac transit bus and a van. now police are still investigating this but witnesses claim the van driver allegedly ran a red light and smashed right into the bus. emergency crews took both of the drivers and four of the bus passengers to the hospital. still no word on how badly the victims were hurt. >>> california republican lawmakers have unvailed their plan to balance the budget. but they call it a gimmick. the proposal would maintain education funding that includes no new taxes but it also relies on major cuts for the disabled, mentally ill, and early childhood development. the owner of a local child care center says she is worried. >> it also is a big concern because they are laying a good foundation to help make them successful in the school. >> the republicans budget plan also calls for a 10% pay cut for state workers and contains optimistic revenue assumption. >>> bay area commuters that use bart you may notice a quieter, cleaner ri

claudine wong joins us with details with another rowdy cinco de mayo celebration. >> reporter: yes. we can see the damage from ourselves. you can take a look at this door, it has been smashed in and really at this point hasn't been cleaned up yet. this is a cam office. those win stroke been boarded up. this is one of several that had windows bordered up. we have seen clothing stores, tax service businesses also hit, there were fights last night. news chopper 2 was overhead last night. got a lot of video of the clouds. somewhere between 9:30 hah and 12 1:15 that is when being were throwing bottles and rocking cars and rocking buses. we know there is one person went to the hospital and was stab. as moved down the street a little petten. this could be a tax -- there is another business a little further down that is a boutique. they still have a window exposed. a lot of cleanup left. we are still trying to talk to san jose police to get an overall big picture. live here in zonk zonk kaw nope dong. >> pg&e trues are still preparing to repairs won't be completed until 5:00 to 5:30 at the

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> the government of pakistan calls the death of bin laden an important milestone in the fight against terrorism but it's not happy about how the u.s. carried out the mission. the pakistani government released a statement making it clear it had no -- had no add -- had no advanced knowledge about the attack. as pakistan seeks to counter suspicions it had been harboring bin laden, apparently there was one man who bought the land -- a doctor who actually sold a piece of land where bin laden 'final hideout was -- bin laden 'final hideout was. >>> happening now a hearing is getting underway about a massive attack here. these are live pictures from washington, d.c. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a live report from the nation's capital. >>> police are at the scene of an incident, a parolee is in jail accused of firing shots at a veteran police officer. jade hernandez is live from pittsburg telling us about the shooting and the arrest. jade? >> reporter: that's right. the 27-year-old man got out of that car and fired at a police off

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> 7:31. pretrial discussions take place in court today for those lawsuits relating to the san bruno pipeline disaster. more than 60 lawsuits have been filed against pg&e for last september's pipeline explosion. eight people were killed. 38 homes were destroyed. today, both lawyers will meet with the judge about the legal proceedings. >>> a teenager is shot and killed in oakland, a week shy of garage wakes. police are trying to determine why. this is 17-year-old detane franklin junior. they found his body on olive and richie streets. they say he was shot while riding his bike home from school. those who know him say he was not the stereotyped teenager. >> to me, he went to basketball, went to school, got good grades and took care of his brothers. >> he was also an office aide. the graduation is being dedicated to him and other students who have lost their lives to violence. >>> the l.a. police department released this mugshot. this is giovanni ramirez. they released this last night. they relea

ktvu's claudine wong shows us how computers were not working in patrol cars this morning. now, we have continuing coverage on the issue. claudine says that the source of the problem has been figured out has not been fixed yet. >> reporter: the problem has been traced to a pointer. if you need call police, call 911. go ahead and do this. the dispatchers say that the communication problems is inconvenient for fire and police but not a deal breaker. things seemed to be moving smoothly this morning. you could not tell from watching them that the main computer is down. >> our responders are trained like this if the system has a problem. they do train on that manual mode and that backup system quite frequently. we do have to take the system down for regular maintenance. so in that case, they switch to the alternate mode. so they are used to doing their job in that way. >> reporter: within a couple of hours, a backup system was online and operational. the public would not have noticed a thing. all 911 calls were going through just fine. a main line of communication between dispat

ktvu's claudine wong has just learned of emergency repairs that could make travel even more complicate. it's a story you will only see -- you will only see here on channel 2. claudine? >> reporter: we're on yerba buena island looking down on the bay bridge. >> the work this weekend on the bridge will take place mostly overnight on the lower deck as you approach oakland. that's something we've been expecting. we've been warned about it. there is on an ipad app about it but this emergency -- but this emergency work by b.a.r.t., that may catch people by surprise. it's all connected to a transtube on the 17th. five cables were burned in that fire. for the past six month, b.a.r.t. has been working on an emergency contract to replace them. >> the cable basically powers the electric third rail. that's what keeps the trains running all through. we can't get any trains through there because we have no power on transtube? that would be a disaster! >> reporter: the repairs will start saturday morning. on saturday, they will last only a few hours and then continue the following weekend. while that

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:03. san rafael police are busy investigating a deadly stabbing connected to voip lent street gangs. it happened yesterday evening in the usually peaceful gershal park neighborhood. kraig debro is back. there's new information. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, dave. i just talked to a guy who does maintenance. the man was wounded. you can see the businesses down there. there is a mix of homes and businesses. "the marin independent journal" says someone the woman talked with somebody in the home and a man went for help. police say the man from corte madera died as he staggered to his home. the marin i.j. says the person at the home saying someone came up to the driveway saying help me! help me! and he collapsed. the explorer sped off. it turns out the people in both of these vehicles had already battled minutes earlier. >> prior to that call, we had a couple of reports of two cause and possibly bats and sticks -- calls of possibly bats and sticks. >> reporter: two other people are believed to be i

claudine wong joins us live from san francisco with the sad update. claudine? >> reporter: well, tori, this press conference wrapped up just a few minutes ago, the media stood around and volunteers that came to try to help search today, tears came in many people's eyes as the chp delivered delivered this news. >> we have information that came to us, in our search and rescue efforts yesterday, that indicates that allison walked down on the golden gate bridge shortly after 10:00 a.m. monday morning. it does not appear she walked off the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: the chp says what they believe happened is that allison indeed take her bike on b.a.r.t. you can see her in this picture, coming off the train out of the station. they believe she rode her bike her, left her bike at crissy field, walked onto the bridge and they believe that she jumped off the bridge and they are considering this a suicide, moving this investigation from a search to a recovery. that news obviously very, very difficult for people to hear this morning. the family was toll this morning

claudine wong has more on the costly damage and why it may not be over. >> reporter: when alex weaver and his father saw the damage to their business on the news this morning they thought here we go again. >> over the years every 4th of july or cinco de mayo they break the windows out. >> why do they get you guys? >> i have no idea, we are closer to the street. i have no idea. it is not just our building. the one next door, too, right? >> we own this whole strip here. >> reporter: vandals broke windows as the celebration turned violent. the crowd started jumping on cars and pushed east to this spot. >> people get to this area of the city, 101, allen rock avenue later in the evening so they have had more time to drink and pump themselves up. >> i did see a lot of kids walking around. >> what took moments to break will take thousands to fix. each one of these windows cost 800 to a thousand dollars to replace and these windows 1500 to 2000 dollars to replace. if they can't fix this graham right here another couple of thousand dollars and insurance doesn't cover this. this all comes out o

ktvu's claudine wong joining us live to tell us what they decided. claudine. >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. yes, it's all quiet here at oakland city hall this morning. but you can match it might be a late start for the city council members considering they left so late last night. when they finally left, nerves rather and people were exhausted and passions were at their heights. so much so one council member told a member of the audience if he didn't keep it together he'd be kicked out. >> you know what, if keep saying something as much as i respect you i will have opd to remove you. be respectful. be respectful of us. be respectful of us as we've been respectful for everybody that has speaked. all right. why don't we just vote the item. >> reporter: they did vote a short time later. and the vote to keep funding the city's two gang injunctions passed with a 4- 3 vote. those effect the oakland and fruit vale neighborhoods. they were controversial. one is caught in the courts and both continue to be argued in the court of public opinion. they p

live claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the government of pakistan calls the death of osama bin laden an important milestone in the fight against terrorism. but it's not happy about how the u.s. carried out that mission. the pakistani government released a statement making clear it had no advanced knowledge of the u.s. assault on bin laden's compound. the statement says the government has "deep concerns" because the u.s. carried out the operation without prior authorizization from the government of pakistan. >> reporter: time now 5:05. former president george w. bush will not join president obama when he goes to new york's ground zero tomorrow. the former president declined the invitation. he said he appreciates the offer, but wants to avoid the spotlight. president obama will meet with families of 9/11 victims during his new york visit. >>> well, the killing of osama bin laden has led to fears of a retaliatory attack on mass transit systems here in the u.s. coming up for you at 5:15 we'll bring you a live report from washington d.c. about a hearing this morning investigating wh

ktvu's claudine wong is live in marin this morning along the golden gate bridge where some stations have been set up to help the bikers. >> reporter: that's right. we're just a point. there's been some steady traffic coming through. we have to watch ourselves because sometimes they come through quickly and then stop over here. this is one of those station where is they want you to energize and kind of reward yourself for being green and taking your bike to work this morning. scott with the marin county bicycle coalition how busy are you expecting it today? >> thousands. we have a great day today. last year was foggy and windy and much colder. looking for a good day this year. >> reporter: i see people stopping in here with the bells ringing rewarding them for coming in. do you think you'll see a lot of first timers today? >> i hope we do. i have a number of friends who the first time they commuted after i've talked to them for a long time. we really do try to get the first time new cyclists out and giving it a try and seeing where it goes from there. >> reporter: trying to figure out how

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. firefighters are trying to find the cause of a fire that started flames shooting into the air. it took firefighters about an hour to get that fire under control. no one was inside that building, and no one was hurt. >> every fire on the second and third floor, and we went into a defensive attack, to knock down the fire. >> the cause of that fire still under investigation at this hour. >> police are trying to determine whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in a deadly head on crash in san jose. it happened on west carlos street and bird avenue. police say a woman in one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene. another man and woman were taken to the hospital and expected to survive. >>> 90 boxes of documents fell off a trailer that got a flat tour and just coated that freeway with paper. it happened just past the san pedro exit yesterday. the papers were personal documents such as bank statements, court filings, and even tax forms with social security numbers. >> probably the wor

in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up next, we will go live to oakland with new details about our breaking news, a shooting in oakland. >>> also he strikes again. the man dubbed the geezer bandit hits another california bank. the fbi explains why he's been so prolific. >>> a horrific scene in afghanistan. who's -- who's being blamed for an attack that left several dead, including children. >>> and we're going to be looking at the workweek forecast and when showers return to the bay area. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> back now to that breaking news we told you about at the top of our newscast. multiple people shot toni

claudine wong is there to show us what's coming out of the tap. what's coming out of the water, claw -- claudine? >> reporter: this, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, 6:45. haven't seen much of an improvement. let's fill up this last bucket and see if things are getting any better. it still looks a little cloudy and murky. this is what the 100 or so employees found when though got here this morning. they took one look at it and decided to get their water elsewhere. the president of the company said he didn't really blame the employees here who didn't want to drink it. >> there's the per septembertion of -- perception of it. it's birthday. >> reporter: -- it's birthty -- dirty. >> reporter: they fixed the problem within just a couple of hours. but they said, look, it's gonna take more time to work its way through the system. these the problem we're having here this morning. if we come back out here live, we come inside the walsh vin guard -- vip yard's management office. i want to put some water in here. it does look clear. if you are at home and you are looking a

. >> i'm claudine wong. rain yesterday, maybe some sunshine for you today. >> the reminder of the holiday weekend going to be dry, let's just answer that. warmer temperatures also going to bring us the wind as the storm continues it push off to the east. we will be mostly sunny today. a nice looking day outside or doors today, but the winds are expected to be quite breezy. the afternoon temps going to be slightly warmer in some places. >>> it has been a violent seven days in san jose. right now, police are investigating seven homicides. the most recent happened on ambler way. investigators are trying to piece together what took place. >> reporter: even at 7:00 on a sunday morning here the work doesn't stop for san jose police. we've seen police patrol cars pulling out of this garage. officers getting ready to start or end their shift for the day. last year, police vetted 20 homicides in this city. police are already on their 22nd homicide of this year. that lastest started last night, after a 35-year-old san

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. temperatures remain on the cooler side today. let's get live to rosemary orozco. >> the cooling trend will continue into the afternoon. we continue with low clouds this morning. high clouds expected for the second half of your day. that afternoon breeze will be back, and will be picking up by the second half of the afternoon. low clouds return for tonight. very similar pattern to what we saw yesterday with temperatures dropping just a bit. what you can expect as you head out the door and for your sunday morning, coming up. >>> three people were in the hospital this morning after an explosion at a livermore apartment complex. live in livermore this morning, with more on the gruesome scene one neighbor described. >> reporter: you can still smell smoke in the air this morning. this is being considered a crime scene, and that's why police are still out here this morning. check out those blinds. those came from a window that was blown out. and to the left, that's a porch that was actually torn off from the apartment building. just aft

i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. it is sunday, may 15th. >> >> we have coverage of the 100th annual bay to breakers this morning. >> it is a damp start out there. the steady rain has moved through, and this morning, san francisco even looking at partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. that could change over the course of the next half hour, or so. take a look at this. as we get this closer. scattered showers just off the coast. we will remain with scattered showers in the forecast for today. even the possibility of downpour and hail, coming along with thunderstorms. more about your sunday, coming up. >>> with the hundredth running of the bay to breakers underway in san francisco, live at the starting line all morning, as runners and walkers are taking off in waves. >> we are joined by mario. we're talking to folks running the bay to breakers. is it fun today, what's it like? >> it's a blast out here. >> you lost your mustache, mario. >> it's a beautiful day in san francisco, what's not to love? >> reporter: the issue ab

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in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up next, we will go live to oakland with new details about our breaking news, a shooting in oakland. >>> also he strikes again. the man dubbed the geezer bandit hits another california bank. the fbi explains why he's been so prolific. >>> a horrific scene in afghanistan. who's -- who's [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my job here at southwest airlines. honor flight is an opportunity for world war two veterans to travel to washington d.c. to get to see their monument. you know, joe, i'd like to thank you for honoring our country, for giving your time, and just making us so proud. [ joe ] on behalf of all of the veterans, you're welcome. ♪ this is who i am. ♪ >>> back now to that breaking news we told you about at the top of our newscast. multiple people shot tonight in oakland. ktvu's john sasaki now at the scene of the shooting. and he joins us with more information. >> reporter: you can see about a block away from this beauty supply store, that's where that shooting was. there were multiple peopl

ktvu claudine wong is in napa to tell us when the service will get back to normal and if the water is safe to drink? >> that water main break was stopped yet. we are we are at ball etch vineyard. this is one of their hoses that leads up to it. as it comes out take a look at that. that is what their water looks like. they have pressure which was different from yesterday. as you can see the water filling up this ice chest right now you can see it's still a pretty hurricaney brown. city official -- murky brown. city officials say this water is safe to drink. this all started yesterday afternoon. that's when the 36-inch water main broke. it was feeding out of the jameson canyon water plant. so what happened is the crews went out there and got it fixed. they say it was likely caused by changes in the weather. >> there is a lot of rain this winter so there is a settlement under ground. sometimes that's all it takes is the concrete water line. >> reporter: back live out here in napa. you can see again this is what the water looks like this morning coming out of the hose. now we have this ice

wong. ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning. . >>> bryan stow's mother will spend mother's day at his bedside in the hospital. he remains in a coma tonight five weeks after he was brutally beaten outside of dodgers stadium. >> very odd. i was looking at his eyes to see if there was any movement, like any dreaming or anything. and there is just nothing there. the son that we knew, the brother that they knew, the daddy that my grandchildren had, he's basically gone. >> brian's mom isn't giving up but she is trying to be realistic. doctors have told the family that the longer he stays in a coma, the more unlikely it is they he will recover. >> when bryan comes out of this, we are going to have to create new memories for him. >> reporter: police in southern california continue to circulate these sketches of the men who attacked him but so far no one has come forward with their names and the police have made no arrests. >> we walk in and he is in a bed with all of these feeds come being in, you kn

live here at napa claudine wong. >>> 6:08. pg&e started testing more than 150 miles of its pipeline system but it could face for more expensive and time consuming charges. the judge gave on order to test and replace 700 miles of its older pipelines. that could take five years to do and cost more than $350 million. this order is the latest legal ruling tied to last september's pipeline disaster in san bruno. >>> i want to go back over to sal. what are you keeping an eye on? >> things are doing okay almost everywhere, pam. this is the calm before the commute gets busy. westbound bay bridge traffic is looking good coming top the pay gates. also this morning we are looking at 237 and it's rare that you see it this way 237 looks light. and if you are driving in san jose coming down it looks nice. 6:09 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you sir. a very good morning. the sun is trying to breakthrough. far enough inland we will have sunshine but it will be noticeably cooler for everybody today as a big fog bank getting helped along by

claudine wong tells us what the problem was when it started and how officers worked around it. >> reporter: at the 911 dispatch center in san francisco things moved smoothly this morning. you couldn't tell just by watching the dispatchers that one of their main programs remained down. >> our dispatchers do train for an event like this. if the cad system has a problem with it. so they do train on that manual mode and in the back up system quite frequently. >> reporter: the problem with the servers started yesterday morning. within a couple of hours a back up system was online and operational. the public wouldn't have noticed a thing. all 911 calls were going through just fine. but hours later, a main line of communication between dispatchers and police and fire remained down. now normally information from a call goes on the computers here at the dispatch center and then straight to computers here inside police and fire vehicles. but with the primary system down, that wasn't happening. >> it's not affecting any public safety at all as far as police response to emergencies. instead of informa