allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener is in the newsroom looking at other stories we're working on. >>> more on today's decision that over turns california's ban on same-sex marriage. why the legal fights are far from over in this landmark case and why day marriage is still on hold. >>> also ahead, taxi drivers in one bay area city have to wait years to get a permit. tonight's new pilot program that is giving cabbies a reason to celebrate. >>> a new effort on the way to south bay to put laid off firefighters back to work. these stories and much more coming up at 6:00, we'll see you then. >> thank you julie. >>> it is official. the marriage between shaun pen and robin wright is over. a judgment filed two weeks ago in marin county court sealed it. wright filed for divorce last august, it was the third time the court had filed either for separation or divorce. court documents indicate the couple will share custody of their 16-year-old son, they also have a 19-year-old daughter. the documents though did not conta

stay with ktvu for complete coverage. that ruling on the constitutionality of proposition eight comes down sometime tomorrow. >>> now to what you might call a national block party. the idea is to bring neighbors together because the more united a neighborhood, the less likely the crime will be able to grow there. ktvu's sal castaneda live tonight in oakland where in that city alone there are hundreds of parties being held tonight, sal. >> frank, the party here in the fruitvale district has just gotten under way. as you mentioned, a lot of block parties in oakland, here the point is to introduce neighbors and merchants to each other. national night out is a block party that is observed in communities across the country. >> it happens in all 50 states, and we in oakland are very proud that this year we have over 450 parties within our city. >> we're fed up. >> reporter: the party is being held by safe storage which is providing food and refreshment. they say it's a way to encourage residents and merchants to band together.

frank somerville, julie haener, the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. complete bay area news coverage. . >>> oakland's board of education considered tonight whether to close seven child development centers because of budget problems. >> save our schools. save our schools. >>> angry parents demonstrated outside oakland's school district headquarters before the board meeting started. they say closures would leave hundreds of students from low income families without before and after school care for their children. >> the politicians should be ashamed of themselves because here you are, you have working families. we are working families that are trying to go to work, eastern a live, earn our living, pay our taxes. now we are worried where are our children are going to be when school let's out. >> the school district says it is paid with state money. and without a budget they can't afford to keep them open. they are trying to place the affected students into other after school programs. but some parents say they are skeptical that that plan will work. [ mus

we're live in san francisco, tear you are moriarty, ktvu -- tara miriart, ktvu news. >>> as we already mentioned, it was one year ago that hasanni campbell disappeared in the east bay. allie rasmus joins us with more on the investigation and what police are saying. >> reporter: good afternoon. oakland police's acting detective gus galindo has been working on case for about a year now. >> the case is still classified as a missing person's case. but based on the investigation i feel that hasanni campbell met foul play at the hands of louis ross and remains our primary suspect. >> reporter: ross was hasanni campbell's foster post -- foster father. the lieutenant would not say what information are leading him this way. jennifer campbell was hasanni campbell's foster mother. officials met with her. the lieutenant said louis ross is the suspect because i was the last person seen with hasanni campbell that we know about. ross said he left hasanni campbell in a parking area next to a rock ridge shoe store. today, the detective says he believes hasanni never made it to that shoe shore. he's wor

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this is the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> another day of hot bay area weather. triple digit temperatures inland. but at the coast it's a very different story tonight. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. it's back, the bay area's natural airconditioning is turned on tonight. the fog started rolling in late this afternoon rapidly cooling off coastal locations such as san francisco. and signaling an easing of the extreme heat being felt in a lot of communities away from the water. ktvu's heather holmes is live in walnut creek tonight where the temperature soared over 100 degrees. and chief meteorologist bill martin is here to explain the dramatic change in the temperatures. >> yes, sure the fog came in. and the records yesterday and a heat advisory yesterday. we had a spare the air day. today's temperatures oakland 76 down 22 degrees. san francisco down 22 degrees from yesterday. napa is down 15. but look at concord and fairfield. away from the cooling effects of the marine layer, the moist air coming off the coast, the temperatures were ac

condition we turn to ktvu's mike mibach. he's been briefed by doctors at hirand hospital. >> reporter: right now the officer is inside the intensive care unit in critical condition awake but heavily sedated. the oakland and freemont police department officers are still outside here in the parking lot outside emergency room doors as the surgeon told us tonight, the officer's condition could change at any moment. this was the scene outside highland hospital all afternoon and into the evening. freemont and oakland detectives and officers waiting and waiting for any news and that includes oakland police chief anthony batts who was quick to greet freemont police chief craig steckler. >> he's in surgery and that's all we know. we have a suspect to locate right now. >> we are concerned and an officer has life threatening injuries. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said his officer was shot twice in the pelvic area and his partner rushed him to highland hospital. >> officer young sustained a gunshot wound this afternoon basical

claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> we have more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the stories we are looking on. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, family and friends are gathering at an emotional vigil after a teen accidentally shot and killed himself while playing with a loaded gun. the latest on what happened and where the teen got the weapon. >>> we're learning about changes involving the chain of command. why some top deputies are being demoted. >>> and the race for a san jose city council seat heats up, why some say could be a case of dirty politics. it's all coming up at 6:00. >>> the influential u.s. news and world reports college rankings are out and a couple of local schools ranked very high. harvard university was named best university. it's one of a quartet of ivy league universities. the other princeton, yale and columbia. and uc berkeley was the highest state funded university. it ranked 22nd over all and was number one when it comes to public universities. >>> let's check in now with mark tamayo to

ktvu news is told he threatened to commit suicide. we're working on gathering more information and we'll have the latest as soon as we get it. >>> he is a priest with a past. tonight people in alameda are stunned to learn their neighbor is a former catholic priest who is now facing multiple counts of sexual abuse. rita williams is in the newsroom tonight with more on this. rita? >> reporter: well, frank authorities are attempting to extradite a former catholic priest from the bay area to his native ireland to stand trial on charges of sex abuse there more than 30 years ago. >> he doesn't seem to be that kind of a person. he seems pretty much to be to himself. he has a lady friend. >> reporter: long-time resident leo dederman said for a decade he lived quietly here at the end of a cul-de-sac next to a lagoon in alameda working to a nearby senior citizens center. he worked at churches in eureka and sacramento. did he ever say he was a former priest? >> no. no. i guess i'm not surprised because he is a nice person. >> reporter: irish aut

live in san francisco, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> okay. thanks very much. >>> unemployment rates seem to be improving slightly in some parts of the country but not in california. the u.s. labor department said july jobless numbers went down in 37 states. an improvement from the months before. but unemployment rose in 14 states last month. overall the national jobless rate remained at 9.5% in july. as for california the state reported the july jobless rate was 12.3%. that's the same as june and a half percentage point higher than a year earlier. the figures show in the loss of the 9500 jobs of non. [ indiscernible ] payrolls. >>> two fatal shootings happened hours apart. the most recently just shortly after midnight. police were called in after reports of shots fired. police found the victim but he died at the scene. there are reports of a man in his 20s but his name hasn't been released. >>> earlier a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in san francisco's ocean view neighborhood. it happened around 6:40 last night. the victim was taken to

in pleasant hills, john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu learns from oakland police sources that the suspect has confessed. 20-year-old andrew barrientos was arrested in san ysidro feet from the mexico border. is he still being questioned and is in the custody of san diego police. there is no word on when barrientos will be brought back to the bay area or when he may appear in cower. >>> we have continuing coverage of the shooting on our website, ktvu.com, just click on the bay area news tab near the top of the page. >>> san josi firefighters responding to a garage fire this morning discover a marijuana growing operation. the fire was reported 7:00 a.m. on the 4000 block of plainfield court in south san josi. firefighters quickly controlled the frames and say marijuana was growing in several rooms. investigators found growers had bypassed pg&e's wiring and that they had installed their own, which appears to have caused the fire. knope was at home at the time. police are investigating. >>> san josi police are also searching for the suspect who shot and killed two people and injure

ktvu's mike mibach is live in san francisco with the reaction. mike? >> heather, tonight, a sense of hesitation out on the streets [ inaudible ] >> at this place right here behind me san francisco city hall is prepared for the rush. because in just 14 hours it could be reopening its front doors to gay marriage. >> hopefully the judge will rule that each of the city offices will allowed to be open to prepare marriage licences and allow same sex partners to be married. >> reporter: tonight in the castro there was no celebration but there was a sense of confidence. >> will we be having marriages down at city hall? >> i think so, yeah. and if not we will eventually. sooner or later we're going to win. >> when it goes to the supreme court and it's passed, then it will become official. >> i'm sure it will go to the supreme court. and i'm sure that the supreme court will rule back in the state favor. and rule and side with judge walker. >> reporter: last week judge vaughn walker ruled constitution 8 was unconstitutional. she warmed the city hall to get marria

ktvu's mike mibach is in the city now with a live report. mike? >> reporter: julie, church and market always a pretty busy intersection. and this is the spot where that alleged hate crime occurred inside a streetcar. within the last couple of hours i did speak to the victim on the phone. he told me that one of his attackers was arrested this evening but that the second one is still unaccounted for. the j church a well traveled munni line that police say was home to a hate crime. a gay man attempting to exit the j line was verbally abused and punched in the face multiple times by two people. >> i think it's incredibly sad because i think it just shows a lack of -- well, it's a lack of humanity, basically. yes, i think we should be beyond this. >> reporter: the story hit the community paper and greg carrie hit the streets. >> this was the first incident in quite sometime that quite apparently is a gay bashing. >> reporter: he is chair of the castro community on patrol with one goal with this neighborhood. >> educating the public is taking care of yo

ktvu's mike mibach is in the city now with a live report. mike? >> reporter: julie, church and market always a pretty busy intersection. and this is the spot where that alleged hate crime occurred inside a streetcar. within the last couple of hours i did speak to the victim on the phone. he told me that one of his attackers was arrested this evening but that the second one is still unaccounted for. the j church a well traveled munni line that police say was home to a hate crime. a gay man attempting to exit the j line was verbally abused and punched in the face multiple times by two people. >> i think it's incredibly sad because i think it just shows a lack of -- well, it's a lack of humanity, basically. yes, i think we should be beyond this. >> reporter: the story hit the community paper and greg carrie hit the streets. >> this was the first incident in quite sometime that quite apparently is a gay bashing. >> reporter: he is chair of the castro community on patrol with one goal with this neighborhood. >> educating the public is taking care of yo

i'm ktvu consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more financial and consumer news, you can go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. >>> a bit of new york radio city music in oakland today. >>> also ahead, the stars of ringling brothers circus march through the city today. >>> plus, looking out at alcatraz, mark tamayo will have the full forecast coming up. >>> plus, it just got easier for you to get a credit card. what we've learned about a brand new offer from one mayor company and the unlikely customer they are targeting, tonight at 6:00. >>> new figures show the number of long term marriages ending in divorce is on the rise. baby boomers already have a higher divorce rate. a quarter of divorced couples married at least 20 years. researchers found many couples feel it's okay to split up once their kids have grown up and left home. >> the wringling brothers show took a walk. an elephant conservation was on hand and to ensure animal activists to ensure that the elephanting are being treated humanely. >>> ktvu channel 2 news at at 6:00 on the way. the husband of a mothe

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tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. you can see more pictures of the damaged jetliner at sfo by logging onto the channel 2 website. you'll find a slide show on the front page at ktvu.com. >>> there is an update this noontime to the arrest of two men suspected of testing a terrorist attack on an international flight from the u.s. the fbi continues to investigate but a u.s. government official is now saying it is unlikely the two men detained in amsterdam were planning or testing a terrorist attack. red flags were initially raised when two men boarded a plane from chicago to amsterdam. their luggage, headed to a different location, contained what lome land security -- homeland security called suspicious items. they missed their flights and were booked to a flight to amsterdam. the luggage didn't make the flight and that's what triggered the concern. >>> today marks the end to u.s. combat operations in iraq. president obama addressed the troops at an army base in texas. this evening le address the rest of us. at the oval o

ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: he was the first ship's pilot in u.s. history to be sentenced to prison. >> stunned. stunned. that's it. >> reporter: stunned back then. today, after spending the past 10 months behind bars, john was freed. >> i'm glad he's getting out of jail. i think the accident was a really unfortunate confluence of factors. >> reporter: that was on november 7, 2007 when he piloted the ship into a bay bridge tower. the fog was so heavy, 300-foot visibility, he couldn't see the ship. it spilled more than 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel. investigators found many causes for the crash, including his use of prescription drugs that impaired his judgment. today, the coast guard records at least a half mile visibility before a bar pilot can take a ship or tanker near one of the bay's three main bridges. >> one of the biggest areas of risk we have is a lot of single ships going out of the bay. >> reporter: deb says container ships don't have double hulls, but they have to report within ten days changes for prescriptions for drugs. we talked toda

ktvu political editor randy will be the monitor, and you'll be able to watch it live right here on ktvu. >>> the fog is returning to your neighborhood. right now it's over the east bay and making its way north and south towards san jose. same weather pattern through the weekend. see what the computer model does with fog. this is the fog footprint, looks similar, most of the counties will have fog in the early-morning hours. i suspect you'll see more sunshine tomorrow morning. the forecast as you move on tomorrow morning, if you have business outside, cloudy at the coast, pretty much all day. cloudy until about noon here around san francisco bay proper and inland you'll see sunshine around 10:00, complete forecast back here. >>> research in motion, maker of the blackberry is reportedly working with ad ya arabia users. the report comes on the same day they turned off the blackberry service in the country. the government ordered them to do it because of data security issues. research in motion executives are working on two options, including on putting some servers there so data could be m

reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> here's a look back now at the mayor developments in the campbell case. a year ago today the young boy was reported missing. five days later an organized search was held in freemont. on august 28, hasanni's foster parents lewis ross and jennifer campbell are arrested and brought into custody. ross and campbell move out of their freemont home earlier this year. >>> new information involving the shooting that killed a tourist. tonight we have obtained surveillance video from the night of the shooting. tonight we hear from the cab driver who's actions help lead to the arrest of a prime suspect. ktvu's david stevenson is live in san francisco tonight with our report. >> reporter: frank, nearly 48 hours after that shoot out near union square, police are still evaluating information and we're hearing from witnesses who may aid the police in their investigation. this luxor taxi driver did not want his face or voice used as he described today what he saw and did that police say helped them catch a suspect outside of union square

reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, thanks, jade. >>> well, stay with ktvu channel 2 news and ktvu.com for breaking news on that court ruling. we are going to bring it to you today on air and on line when it happens this afternoon. >>> a long time gay rights advocate is hoping his research will prove that proposition 8 won because of confused voters. in a report out today david fleischer says voters reacted to anti-gay tv commercials like this one called princess, it claims that same sex marriage would be taught in public schools if proposition 8 failed and shows a girl handing her mother a book about one prince marrying another prince. fleischer is hoping to disapprove the idea that the measure won because of huge support by conservatives. >>> there were dueling rallies this morning pause the battle over a proposed liquor fee headed to the steps of san francisco city hallful allie rasmus joins us with more on this ongoing debate. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon claudine. a group of about 80 people showed up on the steps of san francisco city hal

immediately following an extended version of ktvu's 6:00 news. randy is going to moderate that debate with a panel of professional journalists asking questions of the democratic and republican nominees. >>> it appears a popular san francisco sandwich shop may be the victim of its own success. a san francisco superior court judge has issued a notice effective august 26th, the order comes after months of complaints from neighbors about the noise inside and the long line outside. the city's planning department says the owner has a permit to run a coffee store, not a restaurant. ike's manager says they tried to be good neighbors. >> we literally have somebody out here eight hours a day walking up and down the line asking people to keep the sidewalk clear, keep their voices down to generally behave and be courteous. >> the manager says if the sandwich shop is forced to move it would take at least six months before they would be able to reopen somewhere else. >>> still ahead, tonight will be the end of a line for a long time bay area landmark building

the father talked first to ktvu. rita williams reports. >> reporter: it wasn't a big group standing outside all afternoon, but the people there were dedicated. that included his father. >> of course; i'm here today to support my son and all law enforcement because it's a very, very slippery slope when they start to send people to work with guns and not only civilly convict them, but criminally. >> reporter: in his first interview, todd tearfully told me his son is doing okay behind bars in los angeles since his conviction of involuntary. and use of a gun. he accidently drew his gun instead of his taser. >> he's in the wrong place. we love him dearly and -- grew up to be anybody he wanted to be, chose public service. this is his thanks. >> reporter: he thanked people who came out to support his son and law enforcement generally. >> it touches my heart when i see things like this go on where they are jailing an innocent victim of the system here. when we really should be thanking them. >> reporter: unlike last month's

ktvu learned the woman accused of stealing cocaine and other drugs may not be charged. david stevenson is live with details on a story you'll only see on two. david? >> reporter: that's right. ktvu learned from a source close to the investigation that a woman close to the scandal is unlikely to be charged. that's according to a source who says the orlando police department is simply now, quote, "trying to move on and learn from the scandal." ktvu learned a source close to the investigation is, quote, "very confident" that the state attorney general will not file charges. the retired san francisco police crime lab technician accused of stealing cocaine and other drugs while on the job. the source says it's unlikely the ag's office is unwilling to spend time to prosecute maddox. we learned the investigation centered on a special type of paper found in the house. it is specifically used to wrap narcotics for testing. a source says san francisco investigators, quote, "put all their eggs in one basket, like choosing to focus on the paper as proof maddox stole from the job."

ktvu's mike mibach is live in san francisco with the reaction. mike? >> heather, tonight, a sense of hesitation out on the streets [ inaudible ] >> at this place right here behind me san francisco city hall is prepared for the rush. because in just 14 hours it could be reopening its front doors to gay marriage. >> hopefully the judge will rule that each of the city offices will allowed to be open to prepare marriage licences and allow same sex partners to be married. >> reporter: tonight in the castro there was no celebration but there was a sense of confidence. >> will we be having marriages down at city hall? >> i think so, yeah. and if not we will eventually. sooner or later we're going to win. >> when it goes to the supreme court and it's passed, then it will become official. >> i'm sure it will go to the supreme court. and i'm sure that the supreme court will rule back in the state favor. and rule and side with judge walker. >> reporter: last week judge vaughn walker ruled constitution 8 was unconstitutional. she warmed the city hall to get marria

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ktvu channel 2 news and ktvu will also take you back to the castro district for another live report coming up at 10:45. >>> bp declared victory today in its effort to finally plug the gushing oil well this the gulf of mexico. the company said the crushing pressure of 2300 barrels of mudd has pushed the oil back to the surface and the gulf oil spill is effectively over. but as chris gutiirrez reports now from louisiana the job isn't quite finished just yet. >> reporter: nearly 4 months after a runaway well blew out and began spewing oil into the open waters of the gulf bp says its significantly closer to permanently stopping the flow of crude t static kill operation using mudd to plug the pipes spewing oil is holding its own. >> the static kill is only the preliminary portion for what ultimately will be the bottom kill. >> reporter: allen says chances are greatly improving that one of two relief wells deep below the sea bed will permanently kill the oil leak for good sometime in mid-august. discussions now center on whether a stronger sealant is needed to choke off the well. >> this job wil

ktvu's in the area. we'll have a live report from the fire lines coming up at 6:00 . >>> well, the fire caused the lights to go out for dozens living near mt. diablo. pg&e tells us that 57 customers are still without power. they lost their electricity right after the wild fire started yesterday afternoon. now at this point there's no estimate when they might get their lights back on. people living along curry canyon road are among those in the dark. emergency crews have told them to expect an extended power outage. some people living at the curry creek trailer park decided to stick it out even after scary moments. >> the transformer popped and echoed through and came from  there. and then the fire trucks started rolling in. >> my daughter's bringing her generator. we're going to plug our refrigerator into the generator and keep our food good. >> now the flames came within about three miles of that trailer park. >>> your time now 5:33. oakland police are investigating yet another homicide this morning.

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reporting now in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel two news. >>> california's governor and attorney general are both calling for same-sex marriages to resume. u.s. district judge walker has given attorneys on both sides until today to submit arguments about whether he should allow same-sex marriages while the ruling is appealed. governor arnold schwarzenegger and attorney general jerry brown filed their own motions today asking the judge to let the marriages happen. >>> hewlet packerd ceo has resigned today upon allegations of sexual harassment. an investigation found that herd did not violate the company's sexual harassment policy as accused by a contractor but that other company standards were violated. the company's chief financial officer will lead hp while a economy looks for a new ceo. >>> a former san fran san francisco city worker will spend four years in state prison for hacking the city's computer system. 45-year-old terry childs of pittsburgh was a network engineer when he locked city officials out of the city's main computer system for two weeks back in 2008. in

ktvu has learned others in the lab are likely to face disciplinary measures. . the chief today declined to speak on the madden case. >> there were certainly other acts of negligence by various people and the inabilitity to see some of the signs that should have been detected. >> reporter: the crime lab scandal also highlighted a big backlog of testing of dna weapons and narcotics. police say now they are making progress on processing evidence, and expect to begin hiring new criminalists beginning next month. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu, channel 2 action news. >>> san francisco's police chief also says he's surprised and disappointed the killing of a german tourist earlier this month hasn't attracted much concern or attention from the public. >> i was shocked by the fact that i did not get a single e- mail of anyone being concerned about the fact that this woman lost her life in the way that she did. and again, i'm not passing or saying her life was any more valuable than anyone else's, but it's the circumstances under which this occurr

condition we turn to ktvu's mike mibach. he's been briefed by doctors at hirand hospital. >> reporter: right now the officer is inside the intensive care unit in critical condition awake but heavily sedated. the oakland and freemont police department officers are still outside here in the parking lot outside emergency room doors as the surgeon told us tonight, the officer's condition could change at any moment. this was the scene outside highland hospital all afternoon and into the evening. freemont and oakland detectives and officers waiting and waiting for any news and that includes oakland police chief anthony batts who was quick to greet freemont police chief craig steckler. >> he's in surgery and that's all we know. we have a suspect to locate right now. >> we are concerned and an officer has life threatening injuries. >> reporter: the freemont police chief said his officer was shot twice in the pelvic area and his partner rushed him to highland hospital. >> officer young sustained a gunshot wound this afternoon basical

and our ktvu tree, and you can see it rustling in the wind. and when the fog makes it to livermore in the morning, you and i know it's going to be a cooler morning. yesterday temperatures warned up -- warmed up to the 90s. the source of the cooler pattern is the low moving into oregon. it produced a few showers near the oregon border. coastal fog, sunny, breezy to windy. instead of the upper 80s and low 90s unless you're in the valley, there'll be a lot of upper 70s and 80s. a big drop in the temperatures and the beat goes on. the second verse the same as the first. 61 in san francisco. should be 68. oakland 66, should be 74. and mountain view at 70. that's seven below. and san jose -- their average high is not even close. 63 oakland berkley. right at 70 for livermore and concord. and pa lo alto is 64. that's a cool day. reno is 88. 104 in las vegas. monterey to eureka it's a cold chilly day. there's another system that will come in right behind that. and a very strong low is going to dig down into the pacific northwest for the weekend. that m

reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:46. this morning residents in the northern caribbean are reporting relatively minor damage after hurricane earl brushed by them. a category four storm about 170 miles north-northwest of puerto rico right now. look at these pictures. you can see what it's doing. forecasters at the national hurricane center say it's just too early to say how hurricane earl will effect the east coast. but residents who live along the atlantic coast between north carolina and maine are being advised to watch it closely. >>> scientists in romania have discovered remnants of a dragon. it's being called the stalk coy dragon. actually a new species of dinosaur. researchers believed it lived some 70 million years ago in europe. the creature believed to have been about seven feet long and researchers say it was probably very strong and may have been able to take down animals larger than itself. >> wow. okay. >>> time now 6:47. sal knows all about our commute right now. how are we looking, sal? >> we are doing okay.

for more reaction now from the supporters of the marriage ban, we go to ktvu's patti lee, she's live for us tonight. >> reporter: every day they've been telling us that their faith in marriage is rock solid, it's their faith in the system that a little shaken. >> it will just confuse if that definition is changed. >> i believe same-sex marriage will start to stop procreation. >> reporter: supporters spoke out about proposition eight. >> it's not about hate, we love everybody. it's about enforcing the dictates of the bible. it doesn't have anything to do with the constitution of the united states of america. >> reporter: the decision may turn out voters who turned out in force to vote against same- sex unions and won. >> i think pretty soon you have apathy for the whole system and pretty soon it's like, why bother. >> the biblical view is that two people of the same-sex having sexual relations goes against the heart of god. >> reporter: and that fundamental incompatibility has caused rips among those who don't see eye to eye. >> i lost some friends in the process. >> reporter: thomas

ktvu's rita williams reports. >> reporter: he was the first ship's pilot in u.s. history to be sentenced to prison. >> stunned. stunned. that's it. >> reporter: stunned back then. today, after spending the past 10 months behind bars, john was freed. >> i'm glad he's getting out of jail. i think the accident was a really unfortunate confluence of factors. >> reporter: that was on november 7, 2007 when he piloted the ship into a bay bridge tower. the fog was so heavy, 300-foot visibility, he couldn't see the ship. it spilled more than 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel. investigators found many causes for the crash, including his use of prescription drugs that impaired his judgment. today, the coast guard records at least a half mile visibility before a bar pilot can take a ship or tanker near one of the bay's three main bridges. >> one of the biggest areas of risk we have is a lot of single ships going out of the bay. >> reporter: deb says container ships don't have double hulls, but they have to report within ten days changes for prescriptions for drugs. we talked toda

ktvu channel 2 news and ktvu will also take you back to the castro district for another live report coming up at 10:45. >>> bp declared victory today in its effort to finally plug the gushing oil well this the gulf of mexico. the company said the crushing pressure of 2300 barrels of mudd has pushed the oil back to the surface and the gulf oil spill is effectively over. but as chris gutiirz reports now from louisiana the job isn't quite finished just yet. >> reporter: nearly 4 months after a runaway well blew out and began spewing oil into the open waters of the gulf bp says its significantly closer to permanently stopping the flow of crude t static kill operation using mudd to plthe p holding its own. >> the static kill is only the preliminary portion for what ultimately will be the bottom kill. >> reporter: allen says chances are greatly improving that one of two relief wells deep below the sea bed will permanently kill the oil leak for good sometime in mid-august. discussions now center on whether a stronger sealant is needed to choke off the well. >> this job will not be complete until

we will hear more of what they had to say nixon ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon. topping our news this noontime the san jose fire department is just wrapping up a news conference after coping with several fires yesterday in the wake of budget cuts and staff reductions and today firefighters are voting on a proposal that would help restore some of those cut jobs. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us with more on this from san jose. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. will the 49 san jose firefighters who were laid off get their jobs back? the city says yes, but there is a catch. >>> the voting continued today inside of this hall where union members urged leadership to accept a 9% cut in wages and benefits, if they do the city says they will rehire 49 firefighters laid off in july. >> mayor reed and others of his colleagues on the council are putting politics ahead of public safety. >> reporter: earlier today mayor chuck reid stood firm. san jose police took a 4% pay cut as did other unions, he said firefighters should not be ex

ktvu at 6:00 is ahead. >>> a new school opens in the east bay. it's the only muslim college in the country. that story coming up at 6:00. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> it upsets me greatly because this just isn't the place for it. >> upset students on an east bay college campus after two people carrying serious fire power headed to class today. >>> summer temperatures finally hit the bay area. with the heat comes air quality warnings. we'll tell you how long this hot weather will last. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. the heat has finally made its way to the bay area but with a the warmer temperatures come smog alerts. it is the first spare the air day today and another issued for tomorrow. last year at this time there had already been ten. warmer temperatures could keep pollution closer to the ground so people are

ktvu is producing a debate between boxer and fiorina it is now three weeks away. if you want to submit a possible question for the candidates just go to our website and look for the right now section. >>> the united nations reported today the number of afghan civilian casualties rose 31% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. at least six afghans died today in three separate attacks. from january to june, more than 1,200 civilians were killed. the un blamed afghan for the incident. >>> in fairfield today was the day almost 100 families have been waiting for for the past 12 months. today was the day that the 49th military brigade returned home after spending a year in iraq. and ktvu's christien kafton was there as the plane landed at travis air force base. >> reporter: it was hugs and kisses all around travis air force base this afternoon. the military brigade say the last five minutes of their flight home after their yearlong deployment was filled with anticipation. >> i was shaking, nervous, excited, everything. >> reporter: the 49t

this is "ktvu channel 2 news" at 5. >>> that sounds gross. i wouldn't want to eat a salmonella contaminated egg. >> but hundreds have done that. health officials dramatically expanded a massive egg recall. that action now affects nearly 32 million cartons of eggs in what could be the largest recall of its kind. the fda is urging people to check their refrigerators. health and science editor joining us live now with the story, john? >> reporter: the eggs were sold at safeway, albertsons and many other stores and could contain a potentially dangerous strain of salmonella bacteria. >> that sounds gross. >> reporter: officials say more than one hundred bay area people ate the eggs and were sick enough to go to the hospital. this dish contains salmonella, a well-known, but unusual food pathogen. illnesses from this bacteria are relatively common. >> 10,000 cases a year, but unreported could be a lot more. >> reporter: unlike other strains, this bacteria occurs inside the egg as well as on the shell. the risk is eating eggs raw. >> fever, diarrhea,

ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with the details on that, alison, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. three weeks after the well was capped and the oil stopped flowing into the gulf scientists say most of it is gone. a new report finds that 75% of the oil that flowed from the broken well has evaporated, dispursed or been captured, and the remaining oil is breaking down rapidly. here is what president obama's energy czar had to say about it last hour. >> in terms of what is left it will continue to weather in the ocean as it comes ashore it can be cleaned up but certainly we are seeing far less oil than we were and i think that is a testment that we have worked hard to ensure its success. >> reporter: the question is how much damage has been done to sea life and the ecosystem. the senators are holding a hearing this morning on the use of dispursants in the disaster, the long-term health effects are not known. we are going to be coughing that hearing for you and have more here later. alison burns, kt

for more reaction now from the supporters of the marriage ban, we go to ktvu's patti lee, she's live for us tonight. >> reporter: every day they've been telling us that their faith in marriage is rock solid, it's their faith in the system that a little shaken. >> it will just confuse if that definition is changed. >> i believe same-sex marriage will start to stop procreation. >> reporter: supporters spoke out about proposition eight. >> it's not about hate, we love everybody. it's about enforcing the dictates of the bible. it doesn't have anything to do with the constitution of the united states of america. >> reporter: the decision may turn out voters who turned out in force to vote against same- sex unions and won. >> i think pretty soon you have apathy for the whole system and pretty soon it's like, why bother. >> the biblical view is that two people of the same-sex having sexual relations goes against the heart of god. >> reporter: and that fundamental incompatibility has caused rips among those who don't see eye to eye. >> i lost some friends in the process. >> reporter: thomas

ktvu is producing a debate between boxer and fiorina it is now three weeks away. if you want to submit a possible question for the candidates just go to our website and look for the right now section. >>> the united nations reported today the number of afghan civilian casualties rose 31% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year. at least six afghans died today in three separate attacks. from january to june, more than 1,200 civilians were killed. the un blamed afghan for the incident. >>> in fairfield today was the day almost 100 families have been waiting for for the past 12 months. today was the day that the 49th military brigade returned home after spending a year in iraq. and ktvu's christien kafton was there as the plane landed at travis air force base. >> reporter: it was hugs and kisses all around travis air force base this afternoon. the military brigade say the last five minutes of their flight home after their yearlong deployment was filled with anticipation. >> i was shaking, nervous, excited, everything. >> reporter: the 49t

now we have ktvu crews on the scene. of course we have our chopper over head giving you these live pictures. we're going to bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> this is also day two of a walk out by sanitation workers in san mateo county. that means trash pick up for thousands of residents are going to be delayed by two days. >>> and in iraq a lot of violence against iraqi security forces increasing now as the u.s. prepares to withdraw combat troops. today six members of the government allied sunni militia were killed in an ambush. yesterday there were several attacks in 13 different cities and 56 people were killed. >>> this morning oakland police are searching for the gunman responsible for killing a teenager overnight. this latest attack comes as officers warn of a spike in crime. ktvu's live in oakland with more on this story. tara. >> reporter: a witness in ktvu spokesperson last night this victim appeared to be no more than 13 years old. police say he was shot and killed here on the corner of 61st and ban

that's where ktvu's tara moriarty joins us.

people, we showed the picture on ktvu. people on the beach, out enjoying the sun not for the next couple of days. july and august. remember how cool it had been. it's because of this low pressure center. this is what's going to happen this weekend. so the cool july, the cool august, going to be impacted by we're going to see that same mechanism for cooling this weekend. this is unusually cool system for this time of year. friday through sunday, certainly drizzle along the coast. we're going to stay cool around here. this type of system, what it does, doesn't impact the valley so much. like redding and sacramento. they get mild temperatures. low 90s, mid-90s. for us, it takes the fog and pushes it up into the inland area. it's going to be a lot of marine layer in your neighborhood. tomorrow, and saturday morning. here we are 7:00 a.m. saturday morning. with all the fog. that's your forecast model showing fog. you know that has an impact on your temperatures. i will tell you specifically what you can expect in your neighborh

reporting live in danville, debora villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>the san josi firefighter's union launch a last-difficult effort to save the dozens of jobs. the city says there is nothing new about it and it comes a little too late. ktvu's paul chambers reports. >> reporter: standing tot, possibly for the last time, nearly all 49 san josi firefighters say they are  hopeful to get their jobs back as the union offered their ninth proposal to the city. >> the san josi firefighters are stepping up and making yet another proposal that we believe should knock down all the barriers. >> there are some positive things in it in terms of amount of pay reductions and benefit reductions the firefighters are willing to offer. it appears to be the same as their prior offers. >> reporter: with the new proposal, the s say they will save the city millions of dollars into the future. the union is giving up payre raises into fiscal year 2011 and also they are removing the no-layoff provision from the contract and willing to give up 10% of benefit for new-hires. >>

paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two deputy chiefs in the department have been demoted. ktvu's david stevenson is live in the city with details. >> reporter: ken this latest shake up comes just two months after police chief gascon reorganized his staff. >> i was told they will no longer be deputy chiefs. >> reporter: police department officials refused to comment this week. but assistant chief kevin cashman and investigation commander are this week being demoted to the rank of captain. >> there's nothing to the fact. >> he needs people he is comfortable with. if you get two really solid people in those positions. >> reporter: each man has served in the department for more than 20 years. both have superviral or investigation ties to the department's crime lab where retired technician debra madden is accused of stealing drugs. >> i know these are two fine officers. i haven't heard of it being parallel to the drug lab case, but anything is possible. >> reporter: reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson. >>> a virginia man who was shot and killed in downtown oakland