ktvu's robert handa is live now to explain what's going on, robert. >> reporter: heather, the maverick surf competition is always unpredictable, but right now no one is sure what group is going to organize the next contest and what changes will be made. mavericks is considered by many the premier surfing contest in the world where the top invited surfers come in 24 hours notice once waves hit a peak between november and february. but many surfers and fans say mavericks is being overshadowed by mishaps. such as this last year where spectators were injured by incoming waves. so people are looking to get rid of many some -- and rename the event. >> it's always been the messaging, watch it from your computer, stay home, go to at&t park, watch it from at&t park. but don't come out here. >> reporter: both groups have sponsors lined up to pay for the contest. but some local officials are concerned about the over all impact from a low key event. >> we have people all yearlong because they want to come to the place where mavericks is held and go out and see it. >> the harbor district says it wi

ktvu's robert handa joins us now, he's live in san jose with the details. >> reporter: the overwhelming rejection has put people against each other. the firefighters union says lay offs slowed down response time to several fires the city disputes that. >> to me i was just glad they got here period. >> did it seem like it took them a long time. >> seems like forever when your house is burning and your in your underwith a hose, it's hard to say. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters stood behind their union leader while ballots were being counted. union leaders say they offered to make their own comparable cuts but the city turned them down. they also say the lay offs left them shorthanded during the cluster of fires yesterday. >> we all looked at each other, we said this is what we've been talking about. >> any time you have multiple fires in a single area, you have stretched resources. that would have happened last year as much as it did yesterday. >> it's hard to focus on political issues when your house is behind you in ashes, hard to say. >> reporter: san jose is pushing the november

now we go to reporter robert handa in san jose for reaction there. robert? >> reporter: we are here at a noisy billy defrank ltbgen community center where as you can see and hear people have joined to celebrate the ruling and it is a party expected to go on for quite some period of time. they voted against proposition 8 so there are a lot of city and county officials joining in the celebration. >> with the judge's ruling today i think we're going to have equality for everybody. it's joyous. >> rim knee not everybody new it was going to come down for us or not. we're celebrating, otherwise it was going to be a rally, everyone was going to get fired up and march down to city hall. >> we're ready, we're going to redeploy staff in case we have a lot of people coming to get licenses. we -- our forms are ready, it's been ready for a long time now, so it's a gender-neutral form. >> reporter: and back live at the celebration here at the billy defrank lgbt community center and as you heard that stay on marriages has put using those forms on hold which, at this point

robert handa explains why. classes are not in session yesterday but today many students showed up at this school in the east side union high school district to college. >> you are going to have a lot more opportunities to determine what your life is going to be like. >> reporter: members of the summer youth leadership program today help the latest in a series of calling to awareness events promoting college as a goal for students. guided by the nonprofit californians for justice, students are trying to drum up community support for severe policy changes in the district. organizers are upset that less than 40% of east side graduates meet the requirements to attend college. >> my parents don't know what i need to be able to go to college, and i recently found out my sophomore year, that i'm not on the way to go to college. which it was a really big thing to me. >> we have less than i believe five counselors this year and you can't expect five counselors to consult and inform every student. >> reporter: why is thi

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco's police chief today announced a new plan aimed at more effective community policing. chief george gascon joined over community leaders to outline the city program today. 16 police ambassadors will help fight crime. >> violence against senior and many members of our multi lingual communities. >>> the marin county is voting against smart meters. town leaders say they are concerned about the meters accuracy and their safety. pg & e has already agreed to hold off on any more installations if installations for the time being. >>> a water main break left more than two dozen families without water for a while this morning. it happened last night just before midnight. part of bachman road was closed because. >>> bay area researchers are being what they call critical studies into what they call california redwoods. they say climate change threatenings these redwoods with extinction unless science finds a way to save them. >> reporter: after tens of millions of the years, california redwoods trees are facing the possibility

as robert handa reports, the bears are more than happy to ablidge. >> reporter: we saw this male black bear five to 6 feet long about 250 pounds in this orchard. it was one of many spotted this week. >> reporter: what did it look like? >> a youngster, then about an hour later momma came by. that was exciting. >>> bears have already caused $90,000 of damages. >> this is a bear locker, it's very simple to use. one reason that bears can't open it, they can't figure out how. the it's got lots of space. >> reporter: some bears like this one are tagged, others have callers all monitored with a radio device. >> this is a helpful tool for us because we know where the bears are. we know when they are entering campgrounds, we can track them. go to that area and chase the bear away before they get any human food. >> reporter: even though bears have startled many visitors, they still rather see the bears first before they get chased away. >> we like the outdoors, we're kind of disappointed if we don't see them. >> i don't want to particularly see them in my camp. i prefer to see them out on the me

as robert handa reports, the bears are more than happy to ablidge. >> reporter: we saw this male black bear five to 6 feet long about 250 pounds in this orchard. it was one of many spotted this week. >> reporter: what did it look like? >> a youngster, then about an hour later momma came by. that was exciting. >>> bears have already caused $90,000 of damages. >> this is a bear locker, it's very simple to use. one reason that bears can't open it, they can't figure out how. the it's got lots of space. >> reporter: some bears like this one are tagged, others have callers all monitored with a radio device. >> this is a helpful tool for us because we know where the bears are. we know when they are entering campgrounds, we can track them. go to that area and chase the bear away before they get any human food. >> reporter: even though bears have startled many visitors, they still rather see the bears first before they get chased away. >> we like the outdoors, we're kind of disappointed if we don't see them. >> i don't want to particularly see them in my camp. i prefer to see them out on the me

ktvu's robert handa is in san jose with a live report. robert-- >> reporter: it was a very emotional class at trace elementary school leer in san jose. work by construction workers provided a good start for what will still be a challenging school year. people arrived and spent the first few minutes just looking around since many had been worried it would be a hard day. >> people are surprised that it's only been four weeks and all the playground and everything is so ready for them. >> reporter: the surprise was understandable, this was the scene when a suspected fire tore through the buildings that housed the first and second -- everyone we talked to said much better than having students and teachers divided and separated into different schools. >> they notice the difference, that their school is back. she was up all night long, jumped in the car, she was ready to two which is not a normal thing. >> reporter: four teachers who lost classrooms, feelings were more mixed. >> we've gone through stage, even though no one has died, the fired te

robert handa explains why. classes are not in session yesterday but today many students showed up at this school in the east side union high school district to college. >> you are going to have a lot more opportunities to determine what your life is going to be like. >> reporter: members of the summer youth leadership program today help the latest in a series of calling to awareness events promoting college as a goal for students. guided by the nonprofit californians for justice, students are trying to drum up community support for severe policy changes in the district. organizers are upset that less than 40% of east side graduates meet the requirements to attend college. >> my parents don't know what i need to be able to go to college, and i recently found out my sophomore year, that i'm not on the way to go to college. which it was a really big thing to me. >> we have less than i believe five counselors this year and you can't expect five counselors to consult and inform every student. >> reporter: why is thi

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> mexicana airline is grounded tonight. it has suspended many of its flights, but as of midnight tonight it is stopping operations completely as it looks on how to restructure. there was no one at mexicana today at sfo so we asked a travel agent to see what people can do if they've already got tickets. >> there's a website, it's called mexicanainforma.com. there's a form there that you can fill out. >> reporter: she also told us it would be easy to get your money back if you paid with a credit card. >>> also at sfo the airport tonight is showing off it's just completed runway upgrades paid for by $14.5 million in federal stimulus money. there was a mixture of both pride and politics at the airport today. consumer editor tom vacar live at sfo now with more on this, tom. >> reporter: truly an important place because sfo directly supports 25,000 jobs and lately a few hundred more. runway 101 which backs up along the 101 freeway has been completely repaved, resurfaced and restriped. years of use was wearing it out. >> it was bi

robert handa? >> reporter: we're here at the santa clara health department where workers say there have been 38 cases of sam them -- salmonella and they expect the number to go up. >>> the number of recalled eggs has reached about 550 million. >> before i would just pick up whatever was on sale, basically. now i look at where they're from and i've checked the ones isd in my ridge store and i just don't -- refrigerator and i just don't understand how something like this can happen. >> reporter: theed if theed -- the food and food and drug administration says that the latest brands added make the fda and local health departments worried. >> what may have been okay yesterday may not be okay today. i advise people to keep up-to-date on the recall numbers. and certainly call the health department if you've got questions. it is confusing. >> reporter: the recall and awareness campaign are apparently boosting one industry. organic eggs which are not affected. the produce spot says its egg business is good

robert handa reports. >> reporter: investigators believe a huge methamphetamine and cocaine operation run by a mexican cartel was shut down after a drug best at a home yesterday. they seized almost 500 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of more than $100 million. >> as we kept counting and weighing to the point where my god where is this going to end? this is so much dope. how far are the tent being a wills of the distribution are we going? where is all of this going to go to? too much for just us in this area, way too much. >> reporter: there are clues, investigators tell ktvu some of the meth found at the house included so-called blue meth or blue ice which could indicate a connection with a street gang. the office of homeland security which is helping with the gang crackdown says gangs with a big part of the distribution network in the bay area, central valley and the southern california area. >>> they would operate here in the united states. they would operate their drug trafficking organization always with origins back to mainly mexico. >> reporter: the california bur

as ktvu's robert handa reports. >> reporter: joel luhan took a loss today. the firefighters union said the layoffs made it hard to respond to all of the incidents, something that the city disputes. >> to my i was just glad that them got -- to me i was just glad that they got here, period. >> reporter: did it seem like they t took a long time snoop hard to same? >> reporter: more than 250 -- the city's latest profile called for about a 9% cut in total compensation but would enable san jose to retire the 49 the firefighters it laid off last month. more than 650 union members voted and rejected the offer this afternoon by about 88% saying they had made a comparable counteroffer. >> we offed to give them enough money to not lay off those firefighters and they rejected it. >> reporter: firefighters acknowledge the three fires in san jose yesterday set the mood for today's vote. >> but it wasn't surprising to any of us. we all looked at each other and said this is what we've been talking about. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed said he is disappointed with the vote bu

robert handa reports. >> reporter: investigators believe a huge methamphetamine and cocaine operation run by a mexican cartel was shut down after a drug best at a home yesterday. they seized almost 500 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of more than $100 million. >> as we kept counting and weighing to the point where my god where is this going to end? this is so much dope. how far are the tent being a wills of the distribution are we going? where is all of this going to go to? too much for just us in this area, way too much. >> reporter: there are clues, investigators tell ktvu some of the meth found at the house included so-called blue meth or blue ice which could indicate a connection with a street gang. the office of homeland security which is helping with the gang crackdown says gangs with a big part of the distribution network in the bay area, central valley and the southern california area. >>> they would operate here in the united states. they would operate their drug trafficking organization always with origins back to mainly mexico. >> reporter: the california bur

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are trying to reduce -- spread the word of thieves stealing products. >> if you're in the market for something, you can hear it being hawked out to you. >> san francisco police say there's not much more they can keep up with the crime other than just keep up patrol. some of the stores that are being targeted are now trying to lock up the items thieves go after the most. >>> changes are on the way to california's education system. details ahead. >>> plus -- >> reporter: question, would you rather pay with these or would you rather pay with this? i'm consumer editor tom vacar, how at&t and verizon want to take on visa and mastercard for your credit. >>> and a shipment leaving the bay area, find out where two huge cranes -- there they are, where those two cranes are headed, in a moment. >> ...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 what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit

as ktvu's robert handa reports. >> reporter: joel luhan took a loss today. the firefighters union said the layoffs made it hard to respond to all of the incidents, something that the city disputes. >> to my i was just glad that them got -- to me i was just glad that they got here, period. >> reporter: did it seem like they t took a long time snoop hard to same? >> reporter: more than 250 -- the city's latest profile called for about a 9% cut in total compensation but would enable san jose to retire the 49 the firefighters it laid off last month. more than 650 union members voted and rejected the offer this afternoon by about 88% saying they had made a comparable counteroffer. >> we offed to give them enough money to not lay off those firefighters and they rejected it. >> reporter: firefighters acknowledge the three fires in san jose yesterday set the mood for today's vote. >> but it wasn't surprising to any of us. we all looked at each other and said this is what we've been talking about. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed said he is disappointed with the vote bu

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> firefighters have completely surrounded the wildfire burning near mount diablo. the so called curry fire was 100% contained this afternoon. they expect to have it fully extinguished by this saturday. the curry fire broke out this tuesday. no buildings were damaged and the cooler temperatures and the fog coming in certainly helping firefighters out. also really bringing those temperatures down, bill. >> as you point out, with the firefighters getting a handle of that fire. there wasn't a lot of wind so it didn't turn into a blow torch situation. but if we had weather coming up with winds, they have to put that thing out. you want to hope you don't get big winds. we will see some winds by the time we get to the weekend. the most obvious factor for cooling, out toward the cliff out at san francisco. you can see it, it's foggy. it's going to be foggy in your neighborhood tonight. these are the highs for tonight as much as 30 degrees cooler than they were yesterday. 30degrees cooler in some places as much as 35 degrees cooler than a day before. the fog i

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> santa clara coroners office has identified a body. carlos alberto valecia was shot while attending goats. valencia's body was found early sunday morning in a ridge on a remote area. sheriff's office is asking for people to call them if they have any information about valencia's death. >>> 28-year-old kelly bennett has a rare form of cancer at the base of her skull. a fundraiser over the weekend at a college. bennett noticed unusual pictures, that led to the arrest of a man who police say was planning an attack. >>> the nancy pelosi, the secretary of navy and mayor newsom were on hand for the change of guards. there's a redevelopment plan for treasure island. >> we want to work with the redevelopment plan and try to be a part of the new neighborhood. >>> construction on the bay bridge is moving quickly now and some new deck sections will speed it along even more. two big pieces arrived and will become the new eastern span of the bridge. caltrans says the work is progressing so well it expects the pieces to be in place by next wee

handa. >>> a bone marrow donor has been found. the sergeant has already had radiation treatment and there is no word on who is providing the bone marrow that is a perfect match but the president says the match did not come from any of a five footer people who registered last month to read the bone marrow drive. >>> there is more trouble to write for actor mel gibson. a spokesman says the actor is okay and doing fine. they say it said was -- mel gibson was not drunk but did not know how his car drove off a roadside be he has been the headlines because of a bitter custody battle. >>> a new gate along with their machines are being tested at the busy civic center stations. they will be able to start using the new equipment next month and systems should be in place by a october. $11 million helped speed the improvement. >> the city as to what has launched a buyer mentally, does website pretty city's environment department has created the website that grades 100 products in terms of how green bay are. it was designed as a guide for inte

robert handa will have more on this at 5:00. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> the marin fire station in the marine hedlunds may be closed to save money. they are considering closing station 52 at fort cronkite. rodeo beach, the marine mammal center and the headlands ins student are serviced there. a study showed the area could be purchased. >>> over 200 airline passengers are scrambling to find another way to get from the bay area to australia today. this after their quantas plane lost an engine shortly after take-off from sfo, force everything the plane to return to the airport. tara moriarty joins us now with the latest. good afternoon, tara. >> reporter: well, good afternoon, tori. passengers say this is a pretty harrowing ordeal, one full of jolt, sparks and flames. they say it's an experience they are glad is over. quantas flight 74 bound for sydney, australia sat at the gate for most of the morning until crews moved it to a maintenance ramp. >> we were about a half hour in the flight and there was

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news' >> in san francisco three juveniles and one adults are under arrest for shooting at police officers. they say that the plainclothes officers responded to reports to a person with a gun and the gunman began firing at the officers. they returned fire and no one was hurt. a short time later police arrested a man in his twenties and two teenage boys in connection with the shooting. >>> in san francisco police revealed that a high-rise fire appears to be connected to a case of arson, attempted murder and suicide. a woman jumped to her death after investigators say she set fire to a bad were her 35-year- old boyfriend was sleeping and is tied to a ongoing case of domestic violence. the man is in the hospital. the woman's name has not been released. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00. bay area news at 7:00. it is back to school for more bay area students today. see how one school is trying to change its image. us tonight we have learned it was almost ten times larger than initially thought being that we have cooling temperatures across the b

ktvu's robert handa filed this report at the time. >> reporter: the japanese american resource center museum in san jose showing the wrenching experience of japanese americans during world war ii displays depict the interment of 120,000 american citizens and the war efforts by japanese american soldiers. but there was never a national memorial for those japanese americans until today. [ music ] >> reporter: in washington, d.c. a new japanese american memorial was dedicated today. reno headed a group of officials in a bittersweet ceremony. >> this site will be as much a civil rights as a war memorial. it will be a reminder to us all about race i am racism, about suffering and justice and courage. >> reporter: many say the memorial was overdue. sakamoto was a military intelligence officer in world war ii while his family was interred. >> in the pacific war we fought two enemies, one was discrimination at homefront. and the enemy in japan. >> reporter: sakmoto prevailed. he was with douglas mcarthur on the uss missouri. he calls the national memorial a victory for japanese americans. >>

in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> wild life officials said today they have an approval to counter act the effects of a diesel spill in the sasoon marsh. the 100,000 gallon spill in 2004 happened when a pipe line burst. kinder morgan has contributed about $1 million to mitigate damages caused by the fuel. the money is earmarked for a restoration project. >>> coming up on bay area news, the end of a very long journey for a feline mysteriously cat-knapped in the bay area one year ago, and parts of the bay area should be how soon in the forecast. [ man i was deciding what to do with my citi thankyou points when it happened... [ glass breaks ...again. ♪ [ child run! [ man first it was the mailbox. then my squirrel. and now, this. so i used my points to make a donation to get the park down the street built. when it finally opened, i also used my points for... car repair. [ male announcer use your citi thankyou points for almost anything, even local charities. what's your story? citi can help you write it. fremont free mont elephants strolled in the bay today, a sure sign th

robert handa, ktvu channel two fuzz. >>> the fairfax town council has banned pg & e from installing smart meters. the council voted last night. it already has installed 200 of the 8,000 wireless meters. town leaders have expressed about the safety and accuracy of those meetings. >>> the broadway shuttle runs weekdays between jack lundon square. the program is funded by clean air and various property owners. officials hope it'll bring more people to downtown oakland. >>> the fog is headed your way again tonight. your friday is going to be a lot like your thursday and a lot like your wednesday and tuesday and monday. fog right now in oakland. it's working it's way out toward walnut creek and martinez. fog in your neighborhood, it'll have an impact on your neighborhood tomorrow. temperatures will be cooler in some places than they were today. temperatures today were mostly in the 70s. as we march through the bay area microclimates, you see low 60s in the bay. really lafayette, martinez, mid- seven 0s. in the hot spots, low 80s out toward the delta. if you keep going east, you'll find some 90

robert handa, ktvu channel two fuzz. >>> the fairfax town council has banned pg & e from installing smart meters. the council voted last night. it already has installed 200 of the 8,000 wireless meters. town leaders have expressed about the safety and accuracy of those meetings. >>> the broadway shuttle runs weekdays between jack lundon square. the program is funded by clean air and various property owners. officials hope it'll bring more people to downtown oakland. >>> the fog is headed your way again tonight. your friday is going to be a lot like your thursday and a lot like your wednesday and tuesday and monday. fog right now in oakland. it's working it's way out toward walnut creek and martinez. fog in your neighborhood, it'll have an impact on your neighborhood tomorrow. temperatures will be cooler in some places than they were today. temperatures today were mostly in the 70s. as we march through the bay area microclimates, you see low 60s in the bay. really lafayette, martinez, mid- seven 0s. in the hot spots, low 80s out toward the delta. if you keep going east, you'll find some 90

robert handa is live at city hall where the debate is raging

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the family of a tesla engineer killed in an east palo alto plane crash is suing the state. in the lawsuit filed in san mateo superior court, the family of andrew ingram accuses pilot bourne of negligence. the family says he shouldn't have taken off in foggy weather. >>> a jury found rod blagojevich guilty of just one count against him. the government has accused rod blagojevich of using his office for gain. and trying to sell or trade president obama's former senate seat. the one conviction was for lying to federal agents. rod blagojevich accused the government of trying to persecute him and his family. >> 24 charges that i've said since the beginning i was innocent of. let me also point out that we didn't even put a defense on. >> he also said he will appeal the one conviction and the federal prosecutor said he plans to try rod blagojevich again. >>> restaurant survival in san francisco's north beach. which ones are cooking and which ones are closing, that story for you straight ahead. >>> it is being called ground breaking. researchers unveil a potential

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a saratoga driver is facing one year in the county jail after pleading guilty to a felony hit and run that severely injured a competitive cyclist. on april 19, 2009, david shiro had jackson and fiancee. jackson suffered perm innocentable brain damage. she will plead guilty to hit and run and driving with a suspended license. >>> the chief of the food and drug administration says there's no evidence that more farms are involved in the recall. officials say that with the information they know have they do not expect the recall to grow. meanwhile, some local or begannic egg producers are seeing an increase in business. health officials say consumers should take precautions regardless. >> társ it's always a good idea to cook the egg thoroughly. and to eat them soon after you prepared them. don't leave them out on the table. >> reporter: some popular brands linked to the recall include right aid. >>> the state senate approved a bill requiring stores to use a usual check out system. this will keep potential underaged drinkers from getting their hands

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> so tonight's forecast is all about changes, we've been talking about that, less fog means a warmer day tomorrow and a warmer weekend ahead. there's a little bit of fog now. when you think about where we've been with fog the last few weeks it's been inland, all the way to antioch. it's not the case now. the forecast calls for fog to get pretty far inland but it will burn back quickly or should burn back quickly. a warming trend in your bay area forecast, it did warm today as we talked about. should warm a couple of degrees tomorrow. the key will be that burn off on the fog. it should burn off by about the same time it did today. 10:00, 11:00 in most areas or inland areas even quicker than that. that is your culprit for your below average temperatures. here is what's happening, high bumps in, that's supposed to be there and we begin to warm up. you're still going to have fog, but you might see some breaks like we did today at places along the coast. but we're going to see a warmer bay area week and because of this high pressure center. overnight will be in th

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> so tonight's forecast is all about changes, we've been talking about that, less fog means a warmer day tomorrow and a warmer weekend ahead. there's a little bit of fog now. when you think about where we've been with fog the last few weeks it's been inland, all the way to antioch. it's not the case now. the forecast calls for fog to get pretty far inland but it will burn back quickly or should burn back quickly. a warming trend in your bay area forecast, it did warm today as we talked about. should warm a couple of degrees tomorrow. the key will be that burn off on the fog. it should burn off by about the same time it did today. 10:00, 11:00 in most areas or inland areas even quicker than that. that is your culprit for your below average temperatures. here is what's happening, high bumps in, that's supposed to be there and we begin to warm up. you're still going to have fog, but you might see some breaks like we did today at places along the coast. but we're going to see a warmer bay area week and because of this high pressure center. overnight will be in th

robert handa, ktvu news. >>> the family of a tesla engineer killed in an east palo alto plane crash is suing the state. in the lawsuit filed in san mateo superior court, the family of andrew ingram accuses pilot bourne of negligence. the family says he shouldn't have taken off in foggy weather. >>> a jury found rod blagojevich guilty of just one count against him. the government has accused rod blagojevich of using his office for gain. and trying to sell or trade president obama's former senate seat. the one conviction was for lying to federal agents. rod blagojevich accused the government of trying to persecute him and his family. >> 24 charges that i've said since the beginning i was innocent of. let me also point out that we didn't even put a defense on. >> he also said he will appeal the one conviction and the fedel prosecutor said he plans to try rod blagojevich again. >>> restaurant survival in san francisco's north beach. which ones are cooking and which ones are closing, that story for you straight ahead. >>> it is being called ground breaking. researchers unveil a potential li

robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a saratoga driver is facing one year in the county jail after pleading guilty to a felony hit and run that severely injured a competitive cyclist. on april 19, 2009, david shiro had jackson and fiancee. jackson suffered perm innocentable brain damage. she will plead guilty to hit and run and driving with a suspended license. >>> the chief of the food and drug administration says there's no evidence that more farms are involved in the recall. officials say that with the information they know have they do not expect the recall to grow. meanwhile, some local or begannic egg producers are seeing an increase in business. health officials say consumers should take precautions regardless. >> társ it's always a good idea to cook the egg thoroughly. and to eat them soon after you prepared them. don't leave them out on the table. >> reporter: some popular brands linked to the recall include right aid. >>> the state senate approved a bill requiring stores to use a usual check out system. this will keep potential underaged drinkers from getting their hands

robert handa is live now in east san jose with details for us. >> reporter: heather, we're here at overtell high school, it's a school we've profiled before because the east side union high school has made significant progress in many academic arealess. but in a town hall meeting, they say that progress is not enough, not if they want their students to go on to college. school is not in session yet but summer vacation is over for many students here in the district along with this casual student get together, the summer youth leadership academy has been hosting other summer event. they are upset that less than 40% of east side graduates meet the requirement for a four year college. they want the standards used by the csu and usc system to be the requirements for the school system. >> my parents don't know what i need to be to be able to go to college. and i recently found out my sophomore year that i'm not on the way to go to college. which it was a really big thing to me. >> in my school there's only a few counselors and there are students in the thousands and like, we have less than i beli

live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> jerry brown issued a statement on the proposition 8 ruling today. he said in striking down proposition 8 judge walker came to the same decision i did when i declined to defend it. it violates the equal protection guarantee of the 14th amendment to the institution by taking away the right of same-sex couples to marriage without a sufficient interest. diane fainstein said the ruling confirmed what many of us felt all along that it is unconstitutional to take way the rights of gays and less be answer to enter into the institution of marriages. to get the full text go to our web site ktvu.com. >>> a fee on alcoholic distribution would be a national first to help pay for the costs of alcohol-related services. ktvu's health and science editor john foul service live in san francisco tonight with more on this. john? > >> this proposed fee would be on alcohol distributors and it doesn't sit well with bar and restaurant owners who acknowledge that some people do abuse alcohol. >> it's a difficult problem but i don't think it's fair to come and