rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> over time pay for muni workers sored in 2012. officials confirmed the increased costs saying they worked over night and extended hours. one earned $164,000 in over time in one year. muni leads the city in over time wages with $56 million paid out every year. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a nurse refuses to get a flu shot. >> i chose not to for personal reasons. >> after the break -- >> facebook's message, we want you prosecuted. >> the technology they are using to crack down on child porn. >>> lance armstrong today confessed to oprah winfrey that he took performance enhancing drugs to win the tour de france. lance armstrong was stripped of all tour de france titles after a investigation uncovered a doping regime for him and his teammates. lance armstrong sent a text saying i told her to go wherever she wants and i will answer the questions directly, honestly and candedly. -- candidly. >>> police are trying to track down a man suspected in two robberies. he is armed and dangerous. he is suspected of robbing a wall administer store and -- w

ktvu's rob roth is live in san francisco where a debate is underway. rob? >> reporter: the details still need ironing out but it appear as new area cold is coming to san francisco. >> operator. >> reporter: the dispatch center in san francisco gets hundreds of calls each day so the possibilities of having to change an area cold is not a popular one. >> no. no. i am scared. >> the california public utilities commission began holding meetings about adding a new area cold, a change that would effect san francisco. the problem says the california public utilities commission says all available prefixes will be used up in 2-1/2 years. >> when we run out we have to assign another area cold so we will have more prefixes. >> the california public utilities commission says there are two ways, one possibilities would be splitting san francisco in half, the east side and west side and marine the other. the owner would prefer to keep the current number. >> cause people to change printing on all their adds. >> customers have been calling us on the same phone number. >> t

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> over hauling school funding. governor jerry brown plans to announce changes next week to the amount of money schools get next week. even though the plan hasn't been announced yet it is already generating controversy. >> reporter: he watched as his daughters played. >> nothing changed. no upgrades. really. no expanding. nothing. same playground. >> this is among the schools that could see its budget grow. the governor will revive it to get more money to the schools. >> they need to give it to the schools that need it most. >> reporter: according to a give them $5,600 more per ld student by 2017. while other schools would get $126 more per student. not everyone agrees with that idea. she says budget cuts make this a bad time to redistribute the state's resources. >> no school district has the resources to provide students with the quality education that our communities expect. >>> authorities issued the state's second ever silver alert for a missing senior. police say 67-year-old raymond smith left his home on sund

ktvu's rob roth has more. >> reporter: one goh admitted to killing 7 people but a judge declared mentally incompetent. >> reporter: one goh looks gaunt now, thinner than last year. -- than last year. he lost 60 pounds in jail. he showed no reaction when the judge announced they found he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. >> based on the information he gave, the experiences he has been having. >> reporter: one goh will be placed in a mental hospital. his competency will be evaluated every 90 days. if his condition improved he would stand trouble. one goh faces 7 counts of murder and 3 counts of attempted murder at oikos university. the victims were former classmates. no relatives were at the hearing but a friend said he was disappointed he was held mentally incompetent. >> this is not about him trying to avoid responsibilities or him trying to get out of this.  he confessed to the crimes. >> reporter: oikos university has a memory guard in honor of the victims. they said we didn't see anyone psychology problems when he was here with us. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san jose's

rob roth is live now in san francisco with the situation facing up to 80,000 students, rob. >> reporter: julie, contained in this lengthy report is city college's worse case scenario. an outline of what could happen if the college loses its accreditation and is forced to close. at city college of san francisco, students are worried. worried whether their school will be around much longer. >> kind of just makes it hard coming to school. you don't know if what's going on with the school. >> reporter: city college is prepared to draft a report on how it would handle closing the school if it loses its accreditation this year. >> it is our profound hope that we don't get to that point but it is our duty. >> reporter: students who complete at least 3/4 of their course work would still have to finish their classes at another school but could receive a diploma from city college. still many students say it would be hard to have to commute to a school outside the city. >> you have to catch caltrain, then walk, bus, too much. probably wouldn't finish. >> closure could also mean 1,600 teachers lose

ktvu's rob roth is live with the promise that man made before taking action. rob? >> the big rig went over that over pass, fell 30 feet and burst into flames. three men risked their lives trying to save the driver. hours later i spoke to one about the danger they faced. >> reporter: he suffered second degree burns trying to save a man he never knew. this is what the big rig looked like after they managed to pull out the driver. it happened around 6:30 a.m. this morning. the big rig and a truck collided on highway 37, sending the big rig over the railing and falling 30 feet. he is a paramedic on his way to work. >> i heard a loud like explosion, like a shotgun blast. >> reporter: two other men arrived at the same time and saw flames growing. he says all he could see was the driver's leg. >> i am not going to watch him burn to death. i crawled into the cab of the truck and i saw he was still restrained. in his seatbelt, upside down. alive. i could see his shoe was on fire. i said come on, we got to get him out. >> reporter: they carried the driver away from the wreck

ktvu's rob roth talked to the landlord after getting a look at what is inside. >> reporter: 50 people live in this apartment building. this broken window provides a glimpse into a building so run down tenants are saying enough is enough. >> reporter: tenants invited us inside their apartment that rents. showers that don't drain. pipes that drip so much the cabinet is rotting rotting and smoke alarms, what smoke alarms? and the mold, seems to be everywhere. >> mike me sick. i feel cough in the night time. >> reporter: if you think his mold is bad, look at his neighbor's bath room. some had no heat till two months ago. >> scary sometimes. we have people that come in in the middle of the night and do drugs in the hallway. >> the problems are why they protested. we spoke with the landlord. >> reporter: many of your tenants call you a slumlord. what -- slumlord, what is your reaction? >> it is fair to be called what they want to call. >> reporter: he plans to install security cameras to prevent people from sleeping in the halls. >> i can't put $50,000 into the property tomorrow. business i

ktvu's job r joins us with -- rob roth joins us with the annual train ride. >> reporter: all day long people came here to honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: hundreds of people boarded cal train for the freedom train from san jose to san francisco. it commemorates the alabama civil civil rights march. >> this is for all americans. to get out and enjoy this day and to celebrate and remember the struggles that we all have been through. [ singing ] >> reporter: hundreds of people join said them for a mile and a half march to the gardens. >> celebrating dr. king and celebrating community. that is important. >> reporter: more than a thousand people attended prayer services services and presentations on the life of dr. king. she knew and marched with dr. king. >> very, very nice. he was a wonderful person. wonderful person. non-violent. turning of the cheek. >> reporter: she was one of many african americans turned away that voting both. joining a dangerous protest march. she marched with dr. king on the civil rights march. >> very, very scary and a memorable experi

rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> water service restored to marin county where a water main break -- broke. crews worked throughout the day orepair -- to repair the main. water was returned about 12:15 p.m. it was due to aging pipes. water buckled the pavement also on the street. >>> retired fire chief has been arrested on shift charge -- theft charges. he stole 268 items, uniforms, tools and other items. they also had a large cash of illegal weapons. he has been released on $30,000 bail. >>> in the middle of a bad flu season officials say a stomach bug from australia is sweeping through the united states. it was caused by a new strain of norovirus. that includes one at the senior center. it is extremely contagious but officials say it is not unusually dangerous. >>> uc davis researcher has been charged with several felonies in connection with a explosion on campus. david snyder was injured in the blast last week inside his apartment. today he was charged with 10 felonies, including possessing mumaterials and -- possessing the materials. he is being held on $2 million bail. >>> now t

rob roth is here to explain how it will work. >> reporter: hundreds of homeless people are inside this shelter south of market street and next month the shelters will enforce a new code of conduct aimed at making shelters safer inside and outside. >> reporter: all is peaceful today. some people said sometimes fights break out. she is in charge of the programs. >> people jockey from lines or they have a beef with someone and they see that person standing in line. >> reporter: february 15 trouble makers will no longer be allowed inside for the night. homeless people applaud the new rule. >> allows the people inside to feel safe. they want to be safe. >> reporter: current rules allows workers to remove trouble makers if trouble happens inside but there was no policy about outside. >> we want to make sure it is nipped in the bud when it happens. >> stabbing or something. >> reporter: worry about that? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: today members of occupy sacramento rallied in support of legislation. the proposal seeks to end the criminalization of homelessness. and it requires cities to make

rob roth, ktvu. >>> the number of people arrested statewide for driving under the influence over the new year's holiday was about the same as it was last year. during the holiday weekend last friday through today, officers arrested 1,273 drivers for dui. that's just three more arrests compared to last year. in the bay area, the chp arrested 208 people for dui and there was one fatal collision. last year there were also 208 arrests in the bay area but there were three fatal crashes. >>> a stand off involving a naked man with a samurai sword ended peacefully today but not without some drama. he took off in a pickup truck and police followed. he then emerged naked with a sword. >> statements when he got out of the vehicle were you're going to have to kill me, to use his words. he stated that several times. >> reporter: if stand off lasted two hours before police apprehended that man identified as 29-year-old charles bennett. authorities say he has some sort of mental illness and was taken to the hospital. he will be charged with carrying a weapon. >>> 2012 is going into the record books

reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> alameda county began its census of the homeless. we told you about a similar count in santa clara. they requires counties to carry out the census to receive founding. it is required every two year. their tally shows 4100 homeless people. that is the same as it was in 2009. >>> a controversial advertising campaign bia civil rights group, they are -- by a civil rights group, they are meant to educate people about the true meaning of the word jihad, struggle. >> not all muslims are a threat. not everyone is a terrorist. they are people too. >> earlier we reported on the same ads on muni buses in san francisco. >> home sales hit a five year high with the most expensive in the bay area. 697 homes sold for $5 million last year. the most expensive sold in wood side for $117.5 million in november. the community of hillsboro logged the most million dollars sales. >>> a republican used a topic to debate wasteful spending in washington, d.c. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell called for democrats to agree to cut spending on s

rob roth live in the city where rob, you asked the restaurant association to explain what's going on. >> reporter: right san francisco city attorney dennis herr era is calling it consumer fraud. at this french cafe near downtown san francisco, customers pay a surcharge on their check, the money is supposed to go to cover health care for workers. but city attorney herr era announced today that it's going after restaurants that are taking in the money but not going to the health care. herr era says in 2011 restaurants collected $15 million for health care surcharges but only 10 million went to health care. >> it assures taxpayers that our public health safety net won't be abused to subsidize businesses that break the rules. herr era did not a announce any of the restaurants it is targeting. but we obtained a list. it shows how much restaurants collected and how much went to health care. the head of the restaurant's association says it has more to do for confusion. >> they didn't understand how to fill out the form and they filled it out incorrectly. >> reporter: herr era says any restau

rob roth visited the team who could not contain his excitement. >> reporter: devonte brown was packing his suitcase today with the help of his mother. the 15-year-old honor student has been picked to attend the presidential inauguration. he is set to leave tomorrow morning. >> when i heard that it would be on martin luther king jr. day i thought that was absolutely perfect. and he's been sworn in with martin luther king jr.'s bible so i thought that was really cool. >> even at a young age, devonte has received enough honors and award to fill a notebook. >> reporter: that's the president's award for achievement. >> reporter: he's a member of the national honor society and a football player. he also is involved in numerous clubs and he tutors younger students. >> what we hope he can be for us is our eyes and ears and report back to us the richness in our tradition. the single moment where the national changes power. >> this will give him a firsthand look and meeting people. >> not everybody gets this opportunity so i'm glad i get to. >> in pacifica, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we

rob roth visited the team who could not contain his excitement. >> reporter: devonte brown was packing his suitcase today with the help of his mother. the 15-year-old honor student has been picked to attend the presidential inauguration. he is set to leave tomorrow morning. >> when i heard that it would be on martin luther king jr. day i thought that was absolutely perfect. and he's been sworn in with martin luther king jr.'s bible so i thought that was really cool. >> even at a young age, devonte has received enough honors and award to fill a notebook. >> reporter: that's the president's award for achievement. >> reporter: he's a member of the national honor society and a football player. he also is involved in numerous clubs and he tutors younger students. >> what we hope he can be for us is our eyes and ears and report back to us the richness in our tradition. the single moment where the national changes power. >> this will give him a firsthand look and meeting people. >> not everybody gets this opportunity so i'm glad i get to. >> in pacifica, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we

we asked rob roth. >> reporter: people often come to stow like to feet the duck and geese. but commissioners say the city needs to do more to stop people from doing that. they say when the ducks see the bag they swim her way. >> it's kind of relaxing. they come up to you, you feed them. they go away and that's it. >> reporter: some people say they say they've noticed feeding the squirrels could have a negative behavior. >> sometimes they crawl up your leg. >> reporter: it can cause animals such as racoons and coyotes to get to close. welfare commissioners call it vague and say it's rarely if ever enforced. >> the laws are vague. you're not supposed to feed animals anything that's harmful. what is -- i mean usually in an ordnance what harmful is spelled out what that means. >> reporter: the commissioners are scheduled to meet this thursday to discuss ways to stop people from feeding animals perhaps education, more fines or stiffer fines. >> enjoy the animals by looking at them not feeding them. >> reporter: michelle says she understands the concern but doesn't feel she's doi

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now as rob mentioned, we pulled up computerized city records showing the restaurants that collect the health care surcharge and in 2011 the restaurant with the largest discrepancy was michael colmena. the a list restauranted collected surcharges that did not get spent on health care. but the restaurant says it's actually in full compliance and is holding the money in a separate account. >> none of the moneys we collected has gone toward anything but health care of our employees. >>> now one san francisco restaurant has already settled with the city over those health care charges. pache's pizza agreed to pay employees after it was found that they did not use most of the san francisco health care money to pay for the employee health care. >>> 1/2 of a san francisco constitution is celebrating a big birthday tonight. >> ♪ happy birthday >>> hundreds of people gathered to celebrate with marian brown. although her twin city passed away earlier this year, she is remembering her. >> she would love you all as much as i love

rob roth, ktvu. >>> the number of people arrested statewide for driving under the influence over the new year's holiday was about the same as it was last year. during the holiday weekend last friday through today, officers arrested 1,273 drivers for dui. that's just three more arrests compared to last year. in the bay area, the chp arrested 208 people for dui and there was one fatal collision. last year there were also 208 arrests in the bay area but there were three fatal crashes. >>> a stand off involving a naked man with a samurai sword ended peacefully today but not without some drama. he took off in a pickup truck and police followed. he then emerged naked with a sword. >> statements when he got out of the vehicle were you're going to have to kill me, to use his words. he stated that several times. >> reporter: if stand off lasted two hours before police apprehended that man identified as 29-year-old charles bennett. authorities say he has some sort of mental illness and was taken to the hospital. he will be charged with carrying a weapon. >>> 2012 is going into the record books

rob roth is live in san francisco with just how soon those jobs could open up to women. >> reporter: many people see lifting the restriction as a victory in the fight for women's equality in the military. the groundbreaking decision overturns the 1994 pentagon rule that restricts women from combat roles. zoe is a retired naval commander who gained national headlines when she came out as a lesbian and successfully fought the military's effort to discharge her. >> we're treated as second- class citizens. >> reporter: last year, the aclu filed a lawsuit against the defense department challenging the policy that prohibited women from serving in ground combat. >> it's one of the last remaining ways in which the federal government officially discriminates against women just because they're women. >> reporter: there appears to be one loophole. the decision gives the military until 2016 to speak special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women. >> it doesn't mean that women have access to all the positions that were previously closed off. we'll have to think about

rob roth is live in oakland with the larger message at today's gathering. rob. >> reporter: gasia, it was here at the fruitvale bart station up on the platform where oscar grant was shot to death exactly four years ago today. and on this anniversary grant's family came here to keep alive the memory of what happened up there. about 200 people came to remember oscar grant, whose death sparked a furor that still lives, thanks in part to witnesses who videotaped what happened. >> if there was not videotape, like i said, none of us would know who objection car grant us. >> reporter: for grant's mother, even four years later the pain of losing her son is still palpable, especially this time of year. >> our loss is undescribable. it doesn't matter if it was today or 10 years ago. it's still your child, and it still hurts. >> reporter: it happened in the early morning of new year's day and captured on cell phone video. bart police were responding to reports of a fight when officers detained grant and several others. grant was prostrate on a platform when officer jo

she talked with ktvu's rob roth about that day now 50 years ago when she got on a bus in montgomery alabama after a hard day's work as a seamstress. she and three other black people sat down in the middle of bus where blacks could sit, but would have to leave if a white person wanted the seat. >> it had always bothered me and i think others too. but since they considered it the law it was not very easy to defie their rules. >> reporter: a few stops later a white man got on and could not find a seat. >> he wanted to know if i was going to stand up i told him i was not. he said if you don't stand up i'll have your arrested and i said he could do that. >> reporter: rosa parks was arrested, fingerprinted and fined. a reverend named martin luther king brought a lawsuit against the bus company. the u.s. supreme court declared montgomery segregation laws unconstitutional. in recent years the civil rights movement she had inspired brought her out for speeches and celebrations. she worked with the nnacp, started an organizations to provide opportunities for young people. but about her part of it in

as rob roth reports it involves complete closure. >> reporter: at the city college of san francisco students are worried. worried whether they're school will be around much long. >> kind of makes it hard. you don't know if what's going on with the school. >> city college is prepared a draft report how it would handle closing the school. >> it's our profound hope we don't have to come to that but it is our legal requirement to think through. >> reporter: the report outlines steps it would take to assist students. students who complete at least three-fourths of their course work would still have to complete class add another cool but may still get their i i did employee in a ma from college city. >> you'd have o walk, bus, probably wouldn't finish. >> reporter: closure could also mean 1600 teachers lose their jobs. >> a lot of hope and concern. both things are happening at the same time. >> reporter: city college has until march 15th to submit a report stating why it should be allowed to continue operating. this comes after the commission had numerous concerns over how the college operates. >>

rob roth shares the paramedic story and the images now sered in his memory. >> you can see right there it's singed. >> reporter: perry hood suffered second degree burns on his arm trying to save a man he never knew. >> we did everything we could. >> reporter: this is what the big rig looked like seconds after hookie and the others managed to pull the driver. a big rig and pickup collided on highway 37, careening and falling 7 feet. hookie is a paramedic who was on his way to work. >> i heard a loud, what sounded to me like an explosion. almost like a shotgun blast. >> reporter: two other men arrived at the same time and saw flames growing from the back of the class. hooky says all he could see is the driver's leg. >> i am not going to watch this guy burn to death. so i got into the back of the cab. he was still restrained, he was in his seat belt, he was upside down, he was still alive and i could see the bottom of his shoe was on fire. i told the guys we have to get this guy out of here. >> reporter: the men carried the driver away from the wreck and the big rig then went up as a torc

at san jose state university, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the adventures of former software mogul john mcaffe may be coming to a theater near you. warner brothers has picked up the rights to john mcafee's last stand. he had fled from belize to guatemala to avoid questioning in a murder case. and mcafee has recently moved to oregon. >>> kaepernick is sure making a name for hymn. he now is on the cover of sports illustrated check that out. at least he's on the west coast version. kaepernick ran for 289 yards and two touchdowns. joe flacco is on the cover of the east coast version of sports illustrated. and we have you covered for the sunday game. at 9:30 a.m. we have the championship play book, followed by nfc championship chase, at 11:00 a.m. fox nfl sunday and 12:00 it's the game and after the game it's the point after. >>> houseboats making way for apartments. >> it is warming up a little bit. some very large wind h >>> new details now on lance armstrong's interview with oprah winfrey and his admission that he took performance enhancing drugs. armstrong could face legal trouble a

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california state university officials say governor brown's proposed budget leaves them nearly $250 million short in funding for the next economic year. in a meeting the vice chancellor said $371 million is needed to pay for everything from maintenance to salary increases. but the governor's budget only gives the school system $125 million. governor brown says it is unlikely the legislature will approve any more money. >>> showers showing up offshore right now into the north of the bay area. a live storm tracker 2 shows the plume of a tropical moisture coming in. what you notice it won't be the wet. you'll notice the clouds but what you will notice is it'll be warm out there. overnight low temperatures will be in the 30s but it will not be freezing. look for some drizzle tonight into tomorrow morning. but it does not appear to be much of a big deal. especially in the morning hours. more of a light sprinkle event at best. as a matter of fact i think the roadways are dry for your morning commute despite the green offshore. as we get into

rob roth shares the paramedic story and the images now sered in his memory. >> you can see right there it's singed. >> reporter: perry hood suffered second degree burns on his arm trying to save a man he never knew. >> we did everything we could. >> reporter: this is what the big rig looked like seconds after hookie and the others managed to pull the driver. a big rig and pickup collided on highway 37, careening and falling 7 feet. hookie is a paramedic who was on his way to work. >> i heard a loud, what sounded to me like an explosion. almost like a shotgun blast. >> reporter: two other men arrived at the same time and saw flames growing from the back of the class. hooky says all he could see is the driver's leg. >> i am not going to watch this guy burn to death. so i got into the back of the cab. he was still restrained, he was in his seat belt, he was upside down, he was still alive and i could see the bottom of his shoe was on fire. i told the guys we have to get this guy out of here. >> reporter: the men carried the driver away from the wreck and the big rig then went up as a torc

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california state university officials say governor brown's proposed budget leaves them nearly $250 million short in funding for the next economic year. in a meeting the vice chancellor said $371 million is needed to pay for everything from maintenance to salary increases. but the governor's budget only gives the school system $125 million. governor brown says it is unlikely the legislature will approve any more money. >>> showers showing up offshore right now into the north of the bay area. a live storm tracker 2 shows the plume of a tropical moisture coming in. what you notice it won't be the wet. you'll notice the clouds but what you will notice is it'll be warm out there. overnight low temperatures will be in the 30s but it will not be freezing. look for some drizzle tonight into tomorrow morning. but it does not appear to be much of a big deal. especially in the morning hours. more of a light sprinkle event at best. as a matter of fact i think the roadways are dry for your morning commute despite the green offshore. as we get into

in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland could soon have a new dog park at snow park near lake merit. the city's park and recreation committee has approved plans. the commission expects to hear further details on the proposal in april. if the plans are approved that proposal would then go before the city council. >>> police have arrested a man who attacked a woman. 70-year-old katherine of nevado was stabbed. a judge arraigned the suspect rodney hill on second degree murder charges today. houten earned her masters at stanford university. >>> for a short time today an original edition of o.j. simpson's infamous book if i did it was being auctioned with the asking price of a quarter million dollars. that book was written with a hypothetical on the murder of his wife. however at least one other copy showed up on ebay in 2007 and it sold for $65,000. tonight the listing for this book is no longer on the e bay site with no explanation offered. >>> randy moss is sure to be in the probowl football hall of fame. he talked today about the one thing in his career he is yet to accomp

in oakland, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland could soon have a new dog park at snow park near lake merit. the city's park and recreation committee has approved plans. the commission expects to hear further details on the proposal in april. if the plans are approved that proposal would then go before the city council. >>> police have arrested a man who attacked a woman. 70-year-old katherine of nevado was stabbed. a judge arraigned the suspect rodney hill on second degree murder charges today. houten earned her masters at stanford university. >>> for a short time today an original edition of o.j. simpson's infamous book if i did it was being auctioned with the asking price of a quarter million dollars. that book was written with a hypothetical on the murder of his wife. however at least one other copy showed up on ebay in 2007 and it sold for $65,000. tonight the listing for this book is no longer on the e bay site with no explanation offered. >>> randy moss is sure to be in the probowl football hall of fame. he talked today about the one thing in his career he is yet to accomp

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> the theft of a memorial plaque in petaluma that we told you this week has struck a cord and now donations are pouring in to save it. it contained the names of 15petaluma residents who lost their lives in vietnam. since word got out, $9,000 has been donated from people all around the bay area including the vietnamese community. >> it's amazing connection. it's an amazing friendship it really shows you how far the wounds have healed. >> reporter: a meeting is scheduled for next week to design a new memorial plaque. one that perhaps will be made of stone and less attractive to thieves. >>> san francisco based wells fargo reported record gains today. it exceeded the expectations of analysts. revenue came in at nearly $22 million. wells fargo is the nation's largest home mortgage lender and fourth larger bank. >>> the dow rose 17 points today, nasdaq rose three. positive corporate earnings reports are driving the gains. >>> hostess has chosen a buyer for some of its most popular breads. the bankrupt company announced today it has selected flower foods to buy six of its

rob roth, ktvu news. >>> the theft of a memorial plaque in petaluma that we told you this week has struck a cord and now donations are pouring in to save it. it contained the names of 15petaluma residents who lost their lives in vietnam. since word got out, $9,000 has been donated from people all around the bay area including the vietnamese community. >> it's amazing connection. it's an amazing friendship it really shows you how far the wounds have healed. >> reporter: a meeting is scheduled for next week to design a new memorial plaque. one that perhaps will be made of stone and less attractive to thieves. >>> san francisco based wells fargo reported record gains today. it exceeded the expectations of analysts. revenue came in at nearly $22 million. wells fargo is the nation's largest home mortgage lender and fourth larger bank. >>> the dow rose 17 points today, nasdaq rose three. positive corporate earnings reports are driving the gains. >>> hostess has chosen a buyer for some of its most popular breads. the bankrupt company announced today it has selected flower foods to buy six of its

in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now. the american civil liberties union says the combat exclusion policy barred women. the aclu argued it was outdated, because it didn't match the reality of post-9/11 warfare. >>> a fix for the boeing dreamliner flit is imminent. congressman rick larsen of washington state says both the faa and boeing have told him the grounding of the planes should not last long. all dreamliners worldwide are grounded following overheating problems with the lithium-ion batteries. boeing's plant is in larsen's district. >>> some wicked wild weather in the great lakes is causing hazardous conditions. interstate 90 in ohio was shut down for 90 minutes today. a lake-effect snow warning is in effect for the area until thursday. that arctic air mass has been blamed for several deaths across the midwest. many locations have seen temperatures below zero. in chicago firefighters say frigid temperatures made a massive fire at a warehouse much more difficult to handle last night. in minnesota, a woman suffered fro

at san jose state university, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the adventures of former software mogul john mcaffe may be coming to a theater near you. warner brothers has picked up the rights to john mcafee's last stand. he had fled from belize to guatemala to avoid questioning in a murder case. and mcafee has recently moved to oregon. >>> kaepernick is sure making a name for hymn. he now is on the cover of sports illustrated check that out. at least he's on the west coast version. kaepernick ran for 289 yards and two touchdowns. joe flacco is on the cover of the east coast version of sports illustrated. and we have you covered for the sunday game. at 9:30 a.m. we have the championship play book, followed by nfc championship chase, at 11:00 a.m. fox nfl sunday and 12:00 it's the game and after the game it's the point after. >>> houseboats making way for apartments. >> it is warming up a little bit. some very large wind headed our way i'll let you know when they get here. >>> new details of lance armstrong's admission of doping and word that he's made the government a big offer. >>> ne

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