john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> workers in san francisco are set to get a raise tomorrow. january 1 the city's minimum wage goes up to $10.55. that is the highest in the nation. >>> free plastic shopping bags are a thing of the past. starting tomorrow customers will need to bring their own or pay a dime each for a paper bag. the idea is to help the environment by keeping the bags out of water ways and the bay. >> i forgot and i think that if i have to pay 10 cents for every bag it will start to stick in my head. >> stores that don't comply could be fined up to $500. >>> and for today, for your new year's eve, outside right now, high clouds associated with a weakening front moving over the bay area right now. center of the system over the coast of oregon, it will slide south. we are going to watch this over the next 24 hours. over the bay area and picking up high level moisture. high level moisture, high level clouds. not hitting the ground. it is passing through and it is not going to ruin our plans. let's show you what happens. partly cloudy skies. 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m.,

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details on the outbreak. california is one of the few states with a low flu rate. a quarter of the country has a moderate outbreak. half fall into a high flu activity range. infants are the most susceptible, the dc "c" tracks -- cdc tracks infant deaths, this year is 20. www.ktvu.com has a link where officials say they will post information about free flu shot clinics. just click on web links on the home page and finds out when the shots will be available. >>> the school district urged parents and students to be on alert after a student reported being followed. a student was walking to class yesterday and noticed the driver of a white van following him. the van made a u-turn and drove towards him. he says he was followed by the same van after school. a man was wearing a jacket with two white stripes down the arms. >>> san jose police say a mother's story of a man trying to pull her daughter out of her arms is a hoax. ktvu's robert handa is back in the neighborhood where people arestressing -- expressing a ran

reporting live, health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials are warning the flu virus may be heading to the west coast. arizona was hit with the flu outbreak over the holidays. officials believe california is next. officials say the best defense against betting the flu is the flu shot and it is not too late to get it. the peak time is february. >>> san francisco hits the top of the market when it comes to the hethiest cities. -- healthiest cities. san francisco is in the number one spot. they used 33 factors to measure the health of 100 cities. salt lake city is number two. followed by san jose, boise, and burglingten, vermont. >>> a bill of rights for homeless people. the bill calls for the right to move freely and rest in public spaces, use public bath rooms and it would require cities to provide legal representation for people sited for panhandling. >> helps get people out of the situation and helps people be able to maintain and survive. >> few groups come out against the bill but it will get more attention when it is heard in the assembly. >>> averag

reporting live, health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> hundreds of people road the bay area freedom train on its journey from san jose to san francisco. >> 15-mile long trip commemorates the march led by martin luther king, jr. in 1965. >> really important for kids to know how far we have come. i decided to bring my daughters to see the memorial. >> freedom. just trying to be hopeful for the dream that he wanted for all of us. >> after the train arrived in san francisco riders walked along city streets to the martin luther king, jr. memorial fountain. it is inscribed with king's words in a dozen languages. >>> mese are searching for -- police are searching for mome invasion robbers. two homes were innovated. the first homeowner lost jewelry and cash and unharmed. the second location a suspect punched the home owner and locked the husband down stairs. one of them shot through the front window of the house. >>> police are asking for help in identifying a man who shot at employees while attempting to rob the store. police say the man entered the store saturday nigh

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has been following this story and joins us with the reasons for the urgency. john? >> reporter: right now you can see yellow tape up, part of one of the many problems on this levy that is protecting hundreds of homes from the creek down there. >> reporter: two fallen trees. new slumping of this levy and damage to a bridge, all new worries today. >> serious damages. we are concerned about the entire rainy season. >> reporter: the city late today plans to ask sacramento for $2 million in emergency money. our cameras were there when the creek flooded the neighborhood, damaging 7 homes. >> seeing a lot of indifference from people who do not live there. to people who live there, they are concerned. >> exhausted our resources in addressing the flood controls and the stabilization needs. >> reporter: sand bags that officials say are working. there is an emergency city counsel meeting tomorrow and we learned officials may be there. residents say they are hoping the governor's staff gets the message. health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is in oakland where the police chief rushed to the scene after the shots were fired. john? >> reporter: that's right. 3-1/2 hours now and still no suspects. no motive. 2:25 p.m. this afternoon, an 8-year-old girl was near this suv in the driveway. police say gunman spraid bullets at young men who were in the area. the girl was the only one hit. an hour later an angry chief came to the scene. >> i will be coming out to these scenes more often because i am also requiring my command officers when they -- when they -- when we have these types of incidents that when we go policing this is their responsibility, be out here and show their concern and their support for this community who are, as you know, a frightening incident happened today. we are taking this very seriously. >> reporter: this is the area scene from chopper 2. the chief walked the neighborhood aspeaking with residents. he is -- speaking with residents. the young girl was shot in the leg. it is a flesh wound. still, she is 8 years old. amber lee will have more details tonight on t

ktvu's health and science editor john fowler is here with a new partnership saving money and lives. >> reporter: here in the bay view district, one of 24 corner markets in this african american community. pass the cookies, candies and snack food. fresh fruits and vegetables. >> reporter: today the kickoff of a program to reverse generations of poor food choices. >> candies, chips, sodas. >> reporter: the 30,000 people shop mostly at corner markets and that caused rates of obesity and diabetes. >> diabetes is one of the most costly diseases to treat and manage. >> reporter: convenient healthy food will help. >> asking our community stores step up to the table, help us to create change. >> i told them i don't know if it will work out but when we did it it is selling. >> reporter: experts offered free work shops. kaiser donated a million dollars. and educates school children and parents. this store opened 18 months ago but is now closing. >> shows we can't be dependent on one store. >> reporter: they signed up two stores. they hope to have six more by the end of the year. health and scie

john fowler live in san francisco with what parents need to know here, john. >> reporter: that's right, for the very littlest ones it's more than just play. but as many parents know instinctively enrichment does work. >> reporter: parents easily can boost their children's iq several points. >> everybody wants to have the smartest kid, right. >> give them the most advantage as possible. if there's things you can do why not do it. >> reporter: multiple studies including diet and intellectual stimulation. preschool, another four points, preschool emphasizing language, another four points. >> not only does she have english and spanish from my side but she has portuguese also from her father's side. >>> the common theme is complex environment. that young developing brains rise to the challenge. >> growth of connections amongst brain cells and growth of brain cells themselves. >>> the so called neuroplasticity creates huge benefits. >> better memory, better perception, better attention. >> and abstract thinking he says that's possible even in toddlers. if parents encourage curiosity. >> if t

the deadline to leave is midnight, but as john fowler reports, some promise to fight the eviction. >> by midday, most voters had left pete's harbor. 144 boat people had called this redwood city marina home. dwan foot lived aboard 14 years. >> it's really sad. it's really sad to see this community dissolve. >> such a nice community. people are so, so nice here, very friendly. >> but tim ron and carissa told me they felt kicked out, disregard sdmrd it was moving at a pace that was intended for our voices not to be heard. >> after more than 60 years, this 10-acre parcel is being sold. the developer wants to build 411 apartments with boat slips, but only for the new tenants. . >> homes for people, tax revenue to our schools, and it'll be a really true asset to this community. >> think of something like this: developers claim they may let a few owners remain briefly, but some boaters are daring to be evicted. paul has been here 12 years. >> i'm staying because this is the state of california, the people's property right here. >> the state lands commission may some day reopen the outer mari

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news lance armstrong totaled the associated press he plans to answer anything winfrey asks honestly and candiedly. army has vehemently denied doping for years and last year was stripped of his 7 tour de france the times after the u.s. anti-doping agency found that he used steroids and blood transfusions. >>> the treasury department says it will not menta trillion dollar coin to avoid getting around the debt ceiling. some lawyers and economists suggested a plan in which the treasury simply administered a coin worth a trillion dollars and have it deposit intoed federal reserve. that would allow continued spending in the absence of a vote to raise the debt ceiling. >>> back in action, the nhl lockout is officially over. when the players will be hitting the ice again. >>> it's getting colder in the bay area. how long will it last? meteorologist mark tamayo is up next with when warmer weather is expected to move in. i have evidence that proves my dad's a space alien. he speaks a weird uage. [ gargling ] [ gargling ] he drinks green stuff.

health and science editor john fowler is live with a shortage of flu vaccine. john? >> reporter: that's right. doctors warn this is just the first of what promises to be a deadly flu season. one death, expect more. >> with the peek of flu a month -- peak of flu a month away. >> a 98-year-old woman that had chronic illnesses. >> reporter: she said she died a week ago. although the state does not report flu deaths in those over 65. we found a myth keeping some from getting the flu vaccine. >> i am scared because it gets you sick. >> reporter: but they are swamped with demand and out of flu vaccine. they had 100 doses right now but would ship what is left to other stores that ran out. it is procrastinators and people seeing a bad flu season back east. >> this isn't the typical time but that is what we are seeing. >> reporter: doctors recommend school hand wash and encourage everyone to get a flu shot. at 6:00 p.m. where you can get a flu shot even if your doctor have none. reporting live in san jose, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a new

reporting live, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and coming up at 6:00 p.m., we spoke to a nurse who has no plans to get a flu shot even though she works at a hospital. the reason she won't do it. >>> kaiser is expanding its presence. they confirmed today the purchase of a site in north san jose. the price was not disclosed but kaiser plans to build a medical office building. >>> doctors released geroge h. w. bush from the hospital today. he is at home resting tonight. he is 88 years old and 20 two months in the hospital -- spent two months in the hospital. he was grateful for his doctors and touched by the many get well messages he received. >>> today oprah winfrey interviewed lance armstrong and lance armstrong confessed that he used performance enhancing drugs. lance armstrong was considered one of the greatest bike riders ever, winning 7 tour de france titles. he has been suspended for life and all of his titles have been taken away. the interview with lance armstrong doesn't air till later this weekend. oprah winfrey tweeted i just wrapped up with l

ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco where people are heading out. >> reporter: as the sun is going down it is getting chilly here. this is the embarcadero. barricades up, people starting to mingle and gather here. this is a prime viewing area here south of the ferry building. >> it will be good. yeah. we came out here last year, it was nice. >> reporter: traffic enforcement began towing away cars an hour ago. there is no stopping here. these folks should have a great view. at the discovery center we found a family, friendly noon year's eve party. 2100 parents and kids. >> great opportunity for the kids to celebrate new year's eve. >> we can't, we are too tired. >> three, two, one. [ cheers and applause ] >> happy new year. >> reporter: we got a preview, hundreds of rockets on this barge anchored in the bay. >> fires every shell at the moment it is supposed to go off in the show. >> reporter: at midnight a 15 minutes of fire and lights. this is last year. last year a quarter million people jammed here to view this extraordinary fire works display. there could be more tonight b

reporting live, health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officials are warning the flu virus may be heading to the west coast. arizona was hit with the flu outbreak over the holidays. officials believe california is next. officials say the best defense against betting the flu is the flu shot and it is not too late to get it. the peak time is february. >>> san francisco hits the top of the market when it comes to the hethiest cities. -- healthiest cities. san francisco is in the number one spot. they used 33 factors to measure the health of 100 cities. salt lake city is number two. followed by san jose, boise, and burglingten, vermont. >>> a bill of rights for homeless people. the bill calls for the right to move freely and rest in public spaces, use public bath rooms and it would require cities to provide legal representation for people sited for panhandling. >> helps get people out of the situation and helps people be able to maintain and survive. >> few groups come out against the bill but it will get more attention when it is heard in the assembly. >>> averag

john fowler talked with people in the pay area about the chance for change when politics are so polarized. >> people have a right to bear arms, but i just don't think anybody needs assault type weapons. >> it will get robs, and stuff like that. they need to have protection. >> so you think an assault weapon is okay? >> yeah. >> i was living in chile, and people think the crazy that we have access to so many guns and so easily. >> the one issue is how far the president plans to push, and the second is how far the republicans plan to give. >> reporter: the republican says he personally favors the president ideas, and since gop leaders took a beating in november, they may compromise. but people told us, it's a long shot. >> not this congress. they can't even pay our bills, nonetheless agree on gun control. >> not just about how we make children safer safer but also how we make sure cops don't get outgunned. will he take this to red state america? will he take this to republican districts? whether he push for things like assault weapon ban and the reduction of ammunition clips? all the things

new at 10:00, john fowler discovered how key trends are helping bay area biotechs. >> reporter: at the westin san francis past a small ernest protest some 2,000 savvy investors searching for the next breakthrough. >> we try to develop drugs for conditions where there is no existing therapy today. >> j.j. beenami is the nevado maker for rare children's diseases. he says that j.p. morgan chase is key for the business. a long wait for return has slowed biotech investing not palo alto he says he watches mega trends. >> number one, much better understanding of the human genode so you can target drugs. >> reporter: in keeping with that redwood city's genoma health announced that they can reduce cancer overtreatment. >> it's about saving money and individualizing care. what we're about is really stopping one size fits all medicine. >> reporter: kimberly popavich says patients have used genoma for breast and prostate cancer. some say they are attracted to biotech because there's less competition. >> there's real opportunity that can make real money. >> on investments that might create cures fo

john fowler investigated bar pilot logs and fatigue. >> reporter: that's right gasia, we learned that the bar pilot captain guy clese had 15 hours off duty before his ship ran into the bay bridge. also that in three years prior he had three quote minor incidents including being held blameless for running one ship aground. they work under unquestioned stress. fog, tides, huge ships with small margins for error. but the bar pilots association refuses to release dogs of working hours and time off. >> what is it that they have to hide? i think they have it pretty good. >> reporter: mike jacobs says the 55 men and one woman who guide ships in and out of the bay are certainly skilled. big ships must hire them and bar pilots are indemnified for responsibility. >> we have a gps system so we have our own information. >> reporter: we learned captain clese has 1,100 trips in the bay. they work seven days on, seven off and earn $150,000 a year. >> i think people would be shocked how little they work for how much money they make and that we still have incidents and we still can't help police ourse

john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> no rainfall in our forecast for tonight. in fact, clear skies. we have a big batch of high clouds offshore. if this cloud cover was over us, temperatures would not be as cold, but we do have dropping temperatures, and get ready for a very cold thursday morning. once again, we have a winter spare the air alert for tonight, with that cold temperatures, and also the rise in smoke out there. just keep that in mind. coolest locations will be in the upper 20s once again. santa rosa, napa, fairfield. 27 to 29 degrees. san francisco around 41. san jose starting out thursday morning right above freezing at 34. here we go. the 30s and 40s into the afternoon hours, a nice recovery, with some 50s. santa cruz approaching the lower 60s by tomorrow afternoon. i am tracking shower chances in the long range weather maps. coming up, the one part of your weekend, we could be dodging a few raindrops. >>> biologists lowered the water level to gather sampling of fish eggs. in the fall, biagos placed tubes of eggs in varying depths of the gravel.

john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> no rainfall in our forecast for tonight. in fact, clear skies. we have a big batch of high clouds offshore. if this cloud cover was over us, temperatures would not be as cold, but we do have dropping temperatures, and get ready for a very cold thursday morning. once again, we have a winter spare the air alert for tonight, with that cold temperatures, and also the rise in smoke out there. just keep that in mind. coolest locations will be in the upper 20s once again. santa rosa, napa, fairfield. 27 to 29 degrees. san francisco around 41. san jose starting out thursday morning right above freezing at 34. here we go. the 30s and 40s into the afternoon hours, a nice recovery, with some 50s. santa cruz approaching the lower 60s by tomorrow afternoon. i am tracking shower chances in the long range weather maps. coming up, the one part of your weekend, we could be dodging a few raindrops. >>> biologists lowered the water level to gather sampling of fish eggs. in the fall, biagos placed tubes of eggs in varying depths of the gravel.

new at 10:00, john fowler discovered how key trends are helping bay area biotechs. >> reporter: at the westin san francis past a small ernest protest some 2,000 savvy investors searching for the next breakthrough. >> we try to develop drugs for conditions where there is no existing therapy today. >> j.j. beenami is the nevado maker for rare children's diseases. he says that j.p. morgan chase is key for the business. a long wait for return has slowed biotech investing not palo alto he says he watches mega trends. >> number one, much better understanding of the human genode so you can target drugs. >> reporter: in keeping with that redwood city's genoma health announced that they can reduce cancer overtreatment. >> it's about saving money and individualizing care. what we're about is really stopping one size fits all medicine. >> reporter: kimberly popavich says patients have used genoma for breast and prostate cancer. some say they are attracted to biotech because there's less competition. >> there's real opportunity that can make real money. >> on investments that might create cures fo

john fowler is live there now with the unique way that educators will continue the science experience. john. >> reporter: they locked the doors a few minutes ago here at the palace of fine arts. thousands turned out to say thank you and see you later. people came from all over the country and around the bay. the wongs from san jose are regulars. >> so i son loved this place. it's a lot of things for him to play hands on. he got to learn a lot of things. >> reporter: inside, eight-year- old james went right to his favorite. >> these are circles, where you can spin them. they just go around the table. >> reporter: the exploratorium closes here tomorrow. >> try it one more time. >> reporter: it's pioneered interactive science 43 years ago, the idea even more crucial today. >> it was actually boring in school, but when you come here, you get to do it, and it's like, oh, you know this is fun so when you grow up, you remember it. >> reporter: the exploratorium has offered hands-on science experiments to millions of young people and also trained 6400 teachers to be science teachers. >> we de

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news lance armstrong totaled the associated press he plans to answer anything winfrey asks honestly and candiedly. army has vehemently denied doping for years and last year was stripped of his 7 tour de france the times after the u.s. anti-doping agency found that he used steroids and blood transfusions. >>> the treasury department says it will not menta trillion dollar coin to avoid getting around the debt ceiling. some lawyers and economists suggested a plan in which the treasury simply administered a coin worth a trillion dollars and have it deposit intoed federal reserve. that would allow continued spending in the absence of a vote to raise the debt ceiling. >>> back in action, the nhl lockout is officially over. when the players will be hitting the ice again. welcome se my lcret d you are?air.an your worst nightmare mr. box. since you foolishly brought back your bonus jack! i have copied your two pure beef patties, lettuce, melting cheese, pickles, and middle bun, plus fries and a drink for $4.49. and now you will tell me what i

john fowler talked with people in the pay area about the chance for change when politics are so polarized. >> people have a right to bear arms, but i just don't think anybody needs assault type weapons. >> it will get robs, and stuff like that. they need to have protection. >> so you think an assault weapon is okay? >> yeah. >> i was living in chile, and people think the crazy that we have access to so many guns and so easily. >> the one issue is how far the president plans to push, and the second is how far the republicans plan to give. >> reporter: the republican says he personally favors the president ideas, and since gop leaders took a beating in november, they may compromise. but people told us, it's a long shot. >> not this congress. they can't even pay our bills, nonetheless agree on gun control. >> not just about how we make children safer safer but also how we make sure cops don't get outgunned. will he take this to red state america? will he take this to republican districts? whether he push for things like assault weapon ban and the reduction of ammunition clips? all the things

john fowler. ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> thank you; john. >>> crews are at the scene of an accident. the driver is in the hospital. the accident stopped traffic shortly after 9:00 on old adobe road. the driver suffered moderate injuries and taken to santa rosa memorial hospital. no other vehicles were involved and the cause of the crash is under investigation. the truck is registered to a paving company called northwest engineering based in santa rosa. >>> they are hoping surveillance footage leads to a man who set a small fire at a redwood city elementary school. he set the fire in a garbage can on new year's eve and it spread to an adjacent garbage can and didn't spread to the school. the man is shown here and is believed to be between 17 and 22 years old and wearing a thin moustache and raiders cap with ear flaps. >>> a woman suffered burns after an apartment fire. the 81-year-old woman fell asleep while smoke ago cigarette in her living room last night. flames gutted the unit ever the apartment which is located at second and e streets. neighbors say they hope the woman can make a

and earlier this month ktvu 's health and science editor john fowler is looking into what research is being done. >> just how violent, how risky is this. this is stanford's championship game. >> i hope it's a game changer. i've said to myself that i will not allow my kids to play the sport of football until there's an answer. >> reporter: stanford researchers compared two years of mouth guard data to super high speed video like this discovering exactly the direction and energy of hits on helmets. yet brain injuries remain unpredictable. >> we don't really understand precisely when an injury happens and what the threshold is. >> reporter: researchers studied a hit at 140-miles-an- hour. but head rotation may be just as important. >> your brain essentially starts sloshing around and leads to sheering motion. we think that maybe part of the injury. >> it's not just helmet to helmet. this brutal hit in the chest in the seahawks game caused walker's concussion. the mouthpiece technology was offered to the nfl but the league turned it down. this week doctors revealed junior seau committed s

john fowler joins us with the details and news about vaccines. >> spoke by phone today with the state's top flu expert who tried to calm public worries about vaccine supplies, that as more and more people are getting sick. the flu is hitting the bay area hard. >> fever, sweating, cough, sinus problems. >> the state upgraded influenza to widespread today. >> the level of activity reported exceeds where would be expected for this time of the year. this may prove to be more severe flu season. >> apparently more people are getting vaccinated. >> i ended up getting a flu shot this year and i've never had a flu shot before. >> health officials say most of the flu this year is type a, specifically the more dangerous subtype h3. fortunately that is the exact type in this year's vaccine. the state reports spot shortages of vaccine right now. california received 18 million doses. nationwide there's 15 million in reserve. i called this cvs pharmacy in walnut creek that was out of vaccine last week. today a pharmacist said she had some but expects to run out this weekend. >> i'm not concerned enoug

new at 6, ktvu's john fowler talked to the residents and those who are asking them to leave. >> reporter: by midday most boaters had left pete's harbor. 144 boat people had called this marina home. define foot lived a14 years. >> it's sad to see this community dissolve. >> such a nice community. people are so nice here. very friendly. >> reporter: tim told me he felt kicked out. disregarded. >> it was moving at a pace that was intended for our voices not to be heard. >> reporter: after more than 60 years this 10-acre parcel is being sold. the developer wants to build 411 apartments with boat slips. but only for the new tenants. >> homes for people, tax revenue to schools. it'll be a true asset. >> reporter: developers claim they may let a few owners remain briefly. some owners are daring to be evicted. >> i'm saying because this is the state of california, the people's property right here. >> reporter: the state lands commission may some day reopen the outer marina. as of midnight tonight, sailors are more or less homeless. >> boating is an adventure. it's on to the next adventure for us

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> i've been tracking the showers out there. let's take a look. you can see the back edge of that system as it winds in. but not before we see more showers around here. you can see heavier showers down here around monterey. in the north bay, it's raining there. we've had heavy rain. i checked out some of the accumulations. up around point reyes, we've had nearly 3/10 of an inch of rain. that's the heaviest. most of us had 1/10 of an inch or less. down on the peninsula, san mateo, more light rain. and then in san jose, you've had just trace amounts of rain, so it's just enough really to slow things down. head over to pleasanton and livermore, you've got light scattered showers. tonight, more scattered showers. i think they're going to stay light all night. valley fog a real possible in the morning hours. as we head towards the weekends, i put in slightly unsettled, because it looks like there might be a chance for a few raindrops. the dynamics are not really there for anything more than a drop or two. thursday, this system moves

health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have a bay area map showing where the flu vaccine is available. just plug in your zip code. you'll find it on our web site, ktvu.com. >>> nurses at santa rosa hospital and maintenance workers at petaluma valley hospital took to the picket lines once again today. this is video from their november strike. the employees are at odds with administrators over wages, benefits and contributions to their healthcare plans. both hospitals called in replacement workers and are promising patient care will not be affected by the two-day strike. >>> police in east palo alto are investigating the first homicide of the year. officer say a shot spotter detected up to 17 gunshots about 2:00 this afternoon near ill nois street and purdue avenue. they found a man dead in the back of his home. the homeowner's daughter tells us she just can't believe it. >> i was in shock knowing that a shooting happened at my mom's house and nothing like this has ever happened. >> investigators don't think anyone in the home was involved. no word yet on a

east palo alto health and science center john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> biologists today lowered the water level on the american river in sacramento county as an ongoing effort. several dams and flood control projects block sediment that should flow down river. salomon use the sediment to bury their eggs so biologists placed tubes of eggs in varying depth of gravel. >> take them back and count what survived and what didn't survive to compare survival between the different gravel patches. >> lowering the river today allowed the biologists to retrieve the egg, too. >>> we've learned more about the man who was swept into the ocean at point reyes and died on new year's day. 59-year-old charles kwad of richmond was walking on the beach with his wife and their dog. witnesses said a large wave rolled in and caught them. authorities say qwade tried to rescue his dog and drowned in the effort. his body was recovered several hours later. >>> you might call it a one of a kind california mission. how some of the state's most historic buildings are getting a state of the art makeover by a bay

. >>> john fowler tell us why the residents are being told to leave tonight. >> we'll be back. >> reporter: by midday most boaters had left pete's harbor. >> bye bye, good luck to you. >> reporter: 144 boat people had called this redwood marina home. duane foote has lived on his boat for 20 years. >> it's such a nice community. people have so nice here, very friendly. >> reporter: by tim ron and carisa santani told us they felt kicked out, disregarded. >> it was implemented at a pace that was meant for our voices not to be heard. >> reporter: the developer wants to build 411 apartments with boat slips but only for the new tenants. >> homes for people, tax revenue to our schools and it'll be a really true asset to this community. >> reporter: think of something like this. developers claim they may let a few owners remain briefly but some boaters are daring to be evicted. paul suple has been here for 20 years. >> i'm staying because this is the state of california, the people's property right here. >> reporter: the state's land commission may some day reopen the outer marina but as of midnig

reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a house fire in san jose sent four people, including two firefighters to the hospital this afternoon. the two-alarm fire started after 1:30 p.m. at a house. two residents of the home were transported to the hospital with burns. no word on the injuries. two firefighters were also treated at the hospital, their injuries were not severe. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> took firefighters a half hour to put out a fire in a vault this morning. the fire broke out at 4:15, flames were coming from a man hole. firefighters used a co2 canister to put the fire out. workers fixed damaged equipment. >>> the man accused of killing 7 at a university is being sent to the snappa state hospital -- napa state hospital, one goh is being transported by february 11. the judge declared him not comp tonight stand trial for the shooting at oikos university. >>> late this afternoon we spoke with the brother of a man killed in a horrible crash on the peninsula over the weekend. ktvu's cara liu is live with that and new information on how the cras

here in california, it may get worse before it gets better, as john fowler found out, the flu vaccine is running low. >> reporter: walnut creek's kiser hospital today. >> i'm afraid you have an ear infection, my friend. >> reporter: kelly brought if her five-year-old son. he is feeling sick. symptoms similar to the flu. neither had had the flu vaccine. he and his mom each got a flu shot, but we learned that flu vaccine in the bay area may soon be hard to come by. kiser bought 1 and a third million doses. >> for this week, we're okay, but beyond then, we're not really sure about our vaccine supply. >> reporter: i called contra costa county pharmacy, wal- mart, and walgreens, and all said they may be out of the vaccine for a week. >> all of the other states have gotten it really bad, and it's getting close, and aknow a lot of people who didn't get the flu shot. >> i don't get thefully shot. i don't believe it. >> why did i get one? because i have asthma, is and also my neighbor got extremely sick. >> reporter: county health officials say people should first contact their healthcare prov

health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu news. >>> more details now, we obtained state records showing bar pilot guy kleess has been involved in three other pilot incidents. on august 27, he ran aground in sacramento. on august 29, a ship was damaged at the dock and on may 26, a ship went into shallow water and that caused a thug boat to briefly go aground. >>> it could seem like a past time, but feeding wild animals can lead to problems. feeding wild animals can affect migration patterns. animal control commissioners are meeting later this week to consider several different ways to address the problem including outreach, more signs and maybe stiffer fines. >>> some changes are coming to yosemite national park. but the draft plan by the national park service won't limit the number of daily visitors as some people feared. instead yosemite will offer shuttle buses and rerout buses to limit congestion. they will limit rafting and access to river banks. >>> tomorrow we will learn if barry bonds has been selected to the baseball hall of fame. a lot of people think the player who hit more ho

health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu news. >>> more details now, we obtained state records showing bar pilot guy kleess has been involved in three other pilot incidents. on august 27, he ran aground in sacramento. on august 29, a ship was damaged at the dock and on may 26, a ship went into shallow water and that caused a thug boat to briefly go aground. >>> it could seem like a past time, but feeding wild animals can lead to problems. feeding wild animals can affect migration patterns. animal control commissioners are meeting later this week to consider several different ways to address the problem including outreach, more signs and maybe stiffer fines. >>> some changes are coming to yosemite national park. but the draft plan by the national park service won't limit the number of daily visitors as some people feared. instead yosemite will offer shuttle buses and rerout buses to limit congestion. they will limit rafting and access to river banks. >>> tomorrow we will learn if barry bonds has been selected to the baseball hall of fame. a lot of people think the player who hit more ho

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> lots of sunshine for today, even right now mostly clear skies. coolest locations not as cold as this morning but right around freezing for santa rosa, napa and fairfield. san francisco right about 45 degrees and san jose starting out saturday morning in the upper 30s. i am tracking a weather system in the pacific. here's our cloud and rainfall forecast model rainfall does make a come back as we head into your saturday. tomorrow morning just cloud cover out there look what happens though into the afternoon hours by 1:00 and especially after 1:00 the rain chances on the increase. coming up we will let you know how many rainfall you can expect in your neighborhood and the changes that are lighting up for your sunday. >>> caltranss is closing a commuter parking lot in marin because of the possibility of flooding. officials say high tides are expected in the coming days. the crews have shut down a lower portion of the mansanita park and ride lot until january 14th. the lot holds about 75 cars but is prone to flooding. caltrans says the closure should

reporting live in san francisco, health and science editor, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> dozens of peoples and corporations helped pay the bill for president obama's inaugural festivities. they included bank of america, microsoft, fed ex, coca cola, blue cross and but shield. some owners had vip access to the parties and to the leaders that attended. some say that might give lobbyists an opportunity to get close to lawmakers. most of the cost was covered by owners. >>> microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy dell. according to the wall street journal, microsoft would contribute $15 million to a buy out deal. that would make it a minor investor which is expected to cost $27 million if completed. texas based dell has been in buy out negotiations with two firmless. the computer company lost half of its value last year. >>> up by 23%. what more and more children are being diagnosed with and why this is happening. >> and an announcement from one of the peninsula's biggest tech giants. >> a huge fire at beale air force base in sacramento has cost $10 million in damage. it broke out at

here in california, it may get worse before it gets better, as john fowler found out, the flu vaccine is running low. >> reporter: walnut creek's kiser hospital today. >> i'm afraid you have an ear infection, my friend. >> reporter: kelly brought if her five-year-old son. he is feeling sick. symptoms similar to the flu. neither had had the flu vaccine. he and his mom each got a flu shot, but we learned that flu vaccine in the bay area may soon be hard to come by. kiser bought 1 and a third million doses. >> for this week, we're okay, but beyond then, we're not really sure about our vaccine supply. >> reporter: i called contra costa county pharmacy, wal- mart, and walgreens, and all said they may be out of the vaccine for a week. >> all of the other states have gotten it really bad, and it's getting close, and aknow a lot of people who didn't get the flu shot. >> i don't get thefully shot. i don't believe it. >> why did i get one? because i have asthma, is and also my neighbor got extremely sick. >> reporter: county health officials say people should first contact their healthcare prov

. >>> john fowler tell us why the residents are being told to leave tonight. >> we'll be back. >> reporter: by midday most boaters had left pete's harbor. >> bye bye, good luck to you. >> reporter: 144 boat people had called this redwood marina home. duane foote has lived on his boat for 20 years. >> it's such a nice community. people have so nice here, very friendly. >> reporter: by tim ron and carisa santani told us they felt kicked out, disregarded. >> it was implemented at a pace that was meant for our voices not to be heard. >> reporter: the developer wants to build 411 apartments with boat slips but only for the new tenants. >> homes for people, tax revenue to our schools and it'll be a really true asset to this community. >> reporter: think of something like this. developers claim they may let a few owners remain briefly but some boaters are daring to be evicted. paul suple has been here for 20 years. >> i'm staying because this is the state of california, the people's property right here. >> reporter: the state's land commission may some day reopen the outer marina but as of midnig

john fowler, ktvu news. >>> lots of sunshine for today, even right now mostly clear skies. coolest locations not as cold as this morning but right around freezing for santa rosa, napa and fairfield. san francisco right about 45 degrees and san jose starting out saturday morning in the upper 30s. i am tracking a weather system in the pacific. here's our cloud and rainfall forecast model rainfall does make a come back as we head into your saturday. tomorrow morning just cloud cover out there look what happens though into the afternoon hours by 1:00 and especially after 1:00 the rain chances on the increase. coming up we will let you know how many rainfall you can expect in your neighborhood and the changes that are lighting up for your sunday. >>> caltranss is closing a commuter parking lot in marin because of the possibility of flooding. officials say high tides are expected in the coming days. the crews have shut down a lower portion of the mansanita park and ride lot until january 14th. the lot holds about 75 cars but is prone to flooding. caltrans says the closure should