i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> a new push is underway to bring the 2020 welfare to silicon valley -- the 2020 welfare to silicon valley and they say that cost is steep but the reward would be worth it. >> this is where organizers want to bring the 2020 world fair. he'll concede that is -- you can see that is the hangar. they see a perfect venue for 2020 after world fair. it says it would generate $440 million in tax revenue and pay for itself nearly six times over into his dollars and job creation. >> about 402000 jobs were, and this expo and goes directly into the economy. and goes to people producing the expo. >> reporter: the bay area has hosted expos in the past, the last time was 71 years ago and they began working on bringing the world's fair back. >> there is also an opportunity here to put the bay area and silicon valley right at the focus of the entire world. >> reporter: so far there are no plans to raise $1 billion needed to prepare the site. >> since moffett field is in silicon valley, they have more resources than san francisco. so maybe it i

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> an intense snowstorm barreled into the nation's heartland today bringing blizzard conditions to two thirds of the country and leading to dozens of flight cancellations. it is our top story tonight at 7:00. snow is in the area of texas to new england. roads including lake shore drive were shut down. hundreds of drivers were stranded for as much as six hours overnight. record amounts of snow also fell in oklahoma where officials are advising people to stay home. >> we got a lot of still out there and you will be sometime before it's all gone. >> the bulk of the storm is heading north towards canada and heavy snow is still expected in massachusetts, new hampshire, and maine. as jim vargas reports a will not dissipate anytime soon. >> reporter: the storm that has covered much of the country with snow. this traveler tried going home last night. >> they said that my flight got turned over to 7:00 this morning so i will go to dallas instead of chicago. >> reporter: some people have come to accept delays and cancellations. >> it's frustrat

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i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> we begin with a strong earthquake that struck new zealand. initial reports indicate the earthquake was centered near the city of christchurch. we have a very first photos on twitter could you can see a wall of the building -- the wall of this building has collapsed into the streets. >> it is tumbling. the rocks are falling down. >> a man describe what he saw as he walked down the street and you can get a sense of chaos happening at this hour. we are monitoring these video feeds coming to us from new zealand and we will bring you more developments on our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >>> the bodies of two teenagers were found this weekend downstream from the raft. the two were juniors at a loss for was high school. close friends gathered to remember the teams did their families do not know why they were rafting on the drainage canal near their homes. >> to do such a stunt is beyond the comprehension of the family. >> friends are expressing support through facebook and organizing a candlelight walk. >>> police identified the victim

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> the san francisco police commission is meeting right now to develop a plan to better handle situations involving people who are mentally ill. and is a taser a better option? christien kafton is fly at city hall. >> reporter: a pair of police officers are on hand right now here on the fourth floor of city hall and that powerpoint presentation is just getting underway. those officers are talking about what this city is doing right and san francisco considers methods to be the gold standard. >> the first focus is, are we doing everything we can to teacher officers what they can do to avoid the use of force at all? >> reporter: they are learning how methods trains its officers and the move comes after a series of incidents where officers killed or injured mentally ill people. >> mental illness is still a library for me as to how many people are mentally ill in the streets and how we interact with them. >> reporter: the police chief is looking into more training and less lethal equipment like stun guns which he says could save lives an

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i'm gasia mikaelian. this is bay area news at 7:00. it's an annual tradition in san francisco. hundreds of people are taking part in a valentine's day pillow fight. we brought it to you live at 6:00, and it's our top story at 7:00. jana katsuyama live in the city where the feathers are flying, and the clean up is too. >> and take a look behind me, yn see this is in full swing. there's more than 12 o 0 people signed up on facebook to take part in this giant public pillow fight and still going right now, and more people have come in. they started when the clock struck 6:00. this is the sixth year they've done this. more than 1,200 people signed up, and expected to go up until 9:30 tonight. many of them came from all over the bay area. >> pretty insane. i got hit froy . you don't know where it's coming from. and there i get hit again. >>it's tiring. oh i got hit in the head hard, but it's fun. we're getting a work out. >> it's good to get aggression r valentine's day because it's that time of the year. >> to

it. >>> that is our report for tonight, i am gasia mikaelian. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com and with our 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. "tmz" is up next right here on tv 36. have a great night.

i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> a candlelight vigil is underway right now after a body found in the delta mendota canal was identified as juliani cardenas. ken pritchett stands by to show us what is happening right now. >> reporter: their hundreds outside of city hall and we just learned that giuliani's grandmother is also here. he was snatched from his grandmother's arms two weeks ago today. there was hopes among many that the story would have a good ending but the sheriff announced that a body was found and it was the body of a child. stanislaus sheriffs say the body found bound in the canal was no doubt juliani cardigan. >> based on the physical description and a clothing description, it matches the kidnapping victim. >> reporter: today's news was difficult to take. >> i did not think this would be the outcome. >> reporter: an ambulance could be seen this afternoon and giuliani's mother was taken to the hospital. a witness spotted rodriguez's car go into the canal, 45 minutes after the abduction. that car was found friday in a submerged tunnel in the can

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i am gasia mikaelian, and this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> some voters in hercules say they have had enough. they want to members of the city council removed and the recall effort has entered a new phase. christien kafton is live. >> reporter: that councilmembers just now sitting down right now and 6000 hercules residents have signed petitions and one of those councilmembers is vowing to fight any effort to remove him from office. as for p him, they delivered thousands of signatures to city hall. backers were gathering signatures as late as this afternoon. they say the council squandered millions of dollars. >> you find out all of these things were going on behind the scenes. >> reporter: the former mayor has sit down --has steppedd down and we spoke with don chaney by phone this afternoon. >> they are trying to rewrite history saying they were not aware of the problem. they had the sufficient information in front of them. >> reporter: if you take a look at our live shot, you can see them speaking right now. the council is not expected to fully address the effort tonight. it will be

. # >>> good evening it's friday february 25th i'm gasia mikaelian. we haven't seen snow near sea level but the possibilities remain as temperatures plunge around the bay area with record lows expected in some areasover night. it's our top story to be the at 7:00. up in lake county the snow is already here. it's a foot deep in the town of cob. the storm moved through and knock down some trees. snowplows were called in to clear the roads. and the peak is at 4,300 feet but there's been a dusting of snow on other hills in the north bay as well. there's a freeze warning in effect tonight for north bay valleys. in san francisco, crews cleared a pine tree toppled by the wind. tonight san francisco public works crews are on stand by with 6-tons of sand ready to spread on the streets in case of conditions of black ice. >>> rita williams takes a look at the lingering problems on the peninsula. >> a redwood tree fell on highway 80 about a mile north of skyline taking out some live power lines. to caltrans shut down the road to lahonda to avoid the danger. that

i'm gasia mikaelian. this is bay area news at 7:00. children were chanting save our school in concord this afternoon. their middle school is on the chopping block. it's our top story at 7:00. john is live in concord where the student and is their parents held a noisy rally and marred this afternoon. >> gasia, one thing this sign ss that glenbrook has been a neighborhood school since 1965 but that could end if they decide next week to shut it down. that's why dozens of students and parents marred from here to district headquarters. >> save our school! >> 6th , 7th and 8th graders marred with purpose today to the district offices. they and their parents are angry that their school could be closed. >> what's great about this schot they have a lot of different programs that other schools don't have. we have the after school growth science program, we have some special ed programs that other schools don't have. >> the school district is lookig down several schools to close a $1.5 million budget short fall. >> we looked at seven criteria.e f

it thursday february 17th, i'm gasia mikaelian, this is bay area news at 7:00. >>> another blast of winter weather had bay area drivers hitting delays and dangers on the roads today. it hit before noon when the highway patrol was reporting accidents on almost every bay area freeway. the accident here sent a person to the hospital. cph reminded drivers to slow down in the -- chp reminded drivers to slow down in the face of rain. >> a driver told us that he lost control when his truck hit a patch of water. he said it felt like he was floating above the freeway. no one was injured but it is the sort of incident that made life miserable for commuters. mark tamaio is tracking the storm but let's go out live to the south bay. >> we are here at highway 9 and skyline boulevard. you can see this is where snow has fallen. it is raining right now but this snow stuck. it used to be a snowman built here. he has melted. even behind this little snowman you can see a big mound over there where that snowman is melting, too they are not sure how long the snow will stick but everyone who came is glad that th

. >>> good evening, it is thursday february 3rd i'm gasia mikaelian this is bay area news at 7:00. more than 100 students at berkeley are planning a sleep- out following a ralliy on campus today. rob roth reports. >> reporter: along the plaza today dozens of students spoke out against the egyptian government. some laid down on the stone ground. they said it was a tribute of the protestors that lost their lives in the streets of egypt. but for this graduate one of the deaths is personal. her friend, a 22-year-old, egyptian resident, was killed while protesting. her skull was crushed by local police. >> she was always really happy. really always joking with me when i was running arabic. she died -- she wanted human rights and to be able to have a voice and a vote that counted. >> reporter: many here are foreign exchange students worried about their relatives. this father stands guard in front of his family's apartment building at night. >> my dad is going around in shifts with a gun. the police are not helping us. it is not safe at all. >> reporter: many egyptians that lived under th

good evening i'm gasia mikaelian in for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the guest list is a who's who of the bay area. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live in wood side where she watched the president's motorcade depart that area not too long ago. >> reporter: the dinner was held about a mile down the road. it just wrapped up within the last hour. take a look at some video we have that we took as president obama's motorcade drove by. the president was here for a private dinner at the home of john door. he's a big political donor for democrats including mr. obama. security was tight tonight as san mateo county sheriff's deputies and the secret service guarded doors to john door's home. as the motorcade pull into the dark wooded driveways, some neighbors say they are excited of the president's visit to the neighborhood. >> i think it's always good for the president to go out to the nation rather than bring people in to the white house. >> reporter: president obama was greeted by lieutenant governor gavin newsom, pamela harris and san francisco mayor ed lee. the pr

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gasia mikaelian tells us how this story could have had a much different ending if it wasn't for one very alert oakland police officer. >> reporter: larissa scott and lisa file have never seen each other. but they share a bond that they will never forget. both were part of an ordeal but were stopped by this officer. >> i did see somebody standing in the corner, like to the stairway where i usually park. but, i saw a girl who also works with me pass right by him so i didn't really think about it. >> reporter: moments later she was in big trouble. >> the man grabbed me, told me to give him my keys and get in the car. yeah, pretty intense stuff. >> reporter: she did exactly as she was told. and wound up in the passenger seat of her own car. the man took the wheel. he picked up an accomplice. they told her not to worry that they only wanted her money and that they weren't going to hurt her. but when she told them she had less than $40 in her account, things changed. they kept driving and talking about finding another person to kidnap trying to get more money. that's when a man approached lisa

gasia mikaelian tells us how this story could have had a much different ending if it wasn't for one very alert oakland police officer. >> reporter: larissa scott and lisa file have never seen each other. but they share a bond that they will never forget. both were part of an ordeal but were stopped by this officer. >> i did see somebody standing in the corner, like to the stairway where i usually park. but, i saw a girl who also works with me pass right by him so i didn't really think about it. >> reporter: moments later she was in big trouble. >> the man grabbed me, told me to give him my keys and get in the car. yeah, pretty intense stuff. >> reporter: she did exactly as she was told. and wound up in the passenger seat of her own car. the man took the wheel. he picked up an accomplice. they told her not to worry that they only wanted her money and that they weren't going to hurt her. but when she told them she had less than $40 in her account, things changed. they kept driving and talking about finding another person to kidnap trying to get more money. that's when a man approached lisa