david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, david. >> we want to take you back live right now to the burbank airport as the camera is closing in on the ambulance there at the center of your screen. and that's where bryan stow is in that ambulance getting ready to board that private medical jet that will take him up to san francisco. we do see some of the medical technicians there, by the plane making some final preparations. again, as david was mentioning, bryan stow was beaten outside giants' stadium. he was put in a medically- induced coma for several weeks. they tried several times to take him off the medications but he had some seizures. he's off the medication now. he's in a coma state but his family says he does respond to some stimulation. so it's hoped that when brought to the bay area, he will be closer to his family, home and friends that the hospital will be able to treat him and help him -- it will be a slow recovery but again, make somewhat of a recovery from the situation from his medical situation right now, which is still deemed very serious. it looks like they

ktvu's david stevenson talked with teachers and parents about what students stand to lose. david? >> reporter: about 75 of those teachers you saw in sacramento departmented from the state building this morning. some of the hundreds that stayed behind told us it's a job that is becoming harder and harder each day. >> reporter: in san francisco teachers told us the joy of their jobs is undermined by overcrowded and under funded class rooms. >> to have 15-year-old computers and say we can't even afford pencils. >> reporter: even as san francisco teachers rally this week, the school district is preparing to chop $84 million. one year after administrators cut $113 million from a $500,000 budget. >> i have in in the business for 36 years and this is the worst it's been. >> reporter: thevent says at $6,000 per student, california will spend less on students than any other state. that will mean lay offs and a shorter school days. >> you know, we are running out of things to cut. >> i am concerned he won't be able to get the one-on-one, you know, teaching or education that we used to get.

it is our top story and david stevenson takes us with a closer look. >> reporter: an estimated 2500 people came to the national cemetery to pay tribute to bay area military men and women. >> it is important that my son understand the sacrifices that people have made in their lives for the defense of the country. >> it is pretty overwhelming because i have a sister in the military, and i would not want to see her here. >> issue ceremony marked the 70th anniversary of america's entry into world war ii with a salute to survivors. >> i was only a kid. i was only 17. >> reporter: and to those who lost their lives in battle. >> we give them one day and they deserve more. >> reporter: a year-round tribute is coming soon. the veterans memorial is set to be revealed next month. >> i am overjoyed that they have a memorial that will be reflected on venice by the upper house. >> reporter: for now, veterans day is a day to reflect on sacrifices made by fellow soldiers that lay at rest of this park. >> it is a day to think back and see how much we owe to them who gave their lives. >> reporter: they kept

david stevenson has what is planned for this new state. >> reporter: the metrion's new owner tell us they are sold out of space for new shops but they say there's a lot of work to be done before it's ready for its grand reopening. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: with the swing of a sledge hammer, mayor lee did his part of knocking a wall of the metrion. >> i was here at the grand opening. >> reporter: today the main lobby is gutted and emptied. construction crews are working overnight. only two restaurants and the movie theater remain open after tenants and sony pulled out of the complex. >> i wouldn't use the word failed, i would say it evolves. >> reporter: and this corner entrance is being redesigned with more doors. a new target store will open. some shoppers will end up paying $3.50 to park in this adjacent city owned lot to shop at the new metreon. >> we want to make sure that the store offers the ability for people to take public transportation here as well. >> reporter: mayor lee says the complex will create 700 permanent jobs. the fourth floor terrace will reopen in septemb

ktvu's david stevenson is live where residents say they aren't done fighting plans to move them out of their homes. >> reporter: developers call it a makeover but residents say they stand to lose decades of their lives with the demolition of the units. >> these are our homes. >> reporter: residents say they are worried and angry after super visors approved a redevelopment of this complex. >> i lived here 58 years. >> reporter: she was dragged out yesterday, angry that they approved a plan that will include the demolition and replacement of 1500 rent- controlled homes. >> how can you stand for this? this is the last middle class in san francisco. >> reporter: town homes won't be demolished till residents can be moved into the new units. adding restaurants, stores and 5700 new units. 40% will be sold at market rates. >> change is always scary but it's not true anybody will be displayed. >> reporter: the develop plan does not guarantee the rent- control rights. he says he added 14 pages worth of amendments to the plan. >> so that the current residents will be able to continue to live at t

in san francisco david stevenson ktvu channel 2 news. >> deadly bombing in pakistan today was an act of retaliation for the death of osama bin laden. it killed 80 people and appeared to target a group of recruits for security forces. taliban told the associated press they carried out the bombing to avenge the killing. they warn they're planning attacks for americans living inside of pakistan. u.s. officials who did not want to be identified say the porn was loaded on to computer files seized during the raid. intelligence experts are reviewing a huge cash of confiscated items including five computers and ten hard drives. >>> the fda is warning consumers about the herbal supplement that contains drugs. it is marketed to improve male sexual performance. both of those prescription drugs can have dangerous side effects. the fda did not make the namer of the phony substance but go to www.ktvu.com for the lot number of the counter fit pills. >>> engineers plan to open the spill way on the swollen mississippi river as soon as tomorrow and ease the pressure on levies that protect new orleans.

ktvu's david stevenson talked to another man with brain injuries. >> reporter: nick can't remember the car crash that brought his life to a stop. >> it's like you are working on your computer and someone kicks the cord out of the wall and you shut down. >> reporter: he suffered brain injuries after a collision between two police cars that killed a fellow officer. he was thrown from his car. he spent several days in a coma and weeks in intensive care at san francisco general hospital. these scars show where surgeons removed the left side of his skull. >> i had to learn how to read, talk, think. i had to learn how to understand life. it was like being reborn and being a baby again. >> reporter: the mystery of brain injuries is gaining new focus because of bryan stow, the san francisco giants fan who was badly beaten in march outside dodger stadium. he is being treated by the same neurosurgeon who worked on nick nine years ago. >> the time when nick came to the hospital he was a research subject as part of a research trial. bryan is more in a recovery phase than a treatment phase which is

first david stevenson is at san francisco general hospital where doctors talked about what lies ahead for ben swift -- brian stow. >> reporter: right now he is in critical condition. this was the scene at san francisco general hospital at 1:45 today as brian stow a giants fan and a paramedic arrived here. the icu room he is in includes special monitors to help niseizes. he new physician is the hospital's head of neurosurgery. he told us it is too early to ases his chances to fully recover. >> there is images for us to review. a large pile of medical records. again, he is just now arrived here. what i know about him is what i learned frommia and now i am learning from him about him. >> reporter: he was accompanied by his ex-wife and a cousin. even strangers moved showed up to offer support. >> he is a great father. great attitude. and he is a great giants fan. he is in our prayers. >> reporter: now for now he is only seen by his family members. we learned the giants plan to drop by as well. a spokeswoman says they plan to visit him later this week once he is settled into the hospital.

new at 6:00, ktvu's david stevenson telling us how a burglar cleared out a cultural education center in san francisco and is now holding up production, david. >> reporter: well julie, the victims are calling this alleged burglar surprisingly confident. everyone as he's caught on surveillance tape. >> the only copy that we have. >> reporter: global film initiative helps distribute independent films around the world but it's most seen film this week is this surveillance video. >> we had people come in within 12:00 to 5:00 in the morning on sunday. came in and systematically cleaned us out of all of our computers. >> reporter: the cfi shares the building with the jewish film directors. >> he looks familiar to just about everybody. we just can't put a finger. >> reporter: the thief hurt the film maker by stealing their computer. >> they have access. not necessarily to any private or sensitive information, but they have, they restrict our ability to do our job and get people who need money outside of this country to make their films. >> reporter: the story doesn't end there. daniel says s

ktvu david stevenson was in court when -- ktvu's david stevenson was in court. but first rob roth who was there as the retired police officer told us what happened on that flight. rob-- >> reporter: well frank for the first time a retired san mateo police officer described his confrontation with a passenger who was trying to get into the cockpit. larry wright held up a shirt he had received in a training

. >>> and today, david stevenson spoke with the chief about the new tool that could shed more light on the work that plain clothes officers do. >> reporter: and we learned more details about some of the plain clothes officers under investigation for the actions seen on surveillance video, and the plans to outfit other officers with cameras. the san francisco police chief today said that in six weeks he hopes to outfit plain clothes police officers with $100 mounted cameras, to document the residential searches. >> i just think it is time the officers are protected, and that we have video of our own to show the proper conduct. >> reporter: the plain clothes police officers are under fire and under investigation for possibly search and rescue violations, during recent drug busts captured on surveillance video. the pickup defender says that two cops seen in separate drug busts stole the items from the people arrested. they gave us more details about the officers under investigation. >> certain officers were involved more than others, they were put on administrative duties, and the others

ktvu's david stevenson is there with what led to the arrests. and word that other arrests are expected. >> reporter: julia, last week when we met with the widower of the german tourist and the district attorney, they both said they expected an arrest soon. tonight, investigators told us the arrests came at 7:00 this morning in 3 bay area cities, there are seven suspects, five adults and two juveniles who are described as gang members, then taken into custody by police officers and gang task force members. they are wanted in the killing of the teacher who was caught in the cross fire of a gang shootout in union square. several arrests were made immediately after the shooting, thanks to witnesses. but the district attorney didn't file charges, homicide investigators this evening said that that forced them to beef up their case over the last four months. >> we made the arrests initially based on the information we had. the district attorney's office, we worked with them in determining that further investigative -- things were needed to be done. we

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> estimated that since the american revolution 1 million u.s. service members died defending our country, today president obama paid tribute to them. he said the u.s. can never repay its debt to its fallen heroes. >> three! >> president obama and michelle obama visiting arlington national cemetery. the president placed a reef at the tomb of the unknowns. he said the u.s. must honor them by following the example they set and said my heart goes out to you. >> i love my daughters more than anything in the world, i can't imagine losing them, can't imagine losing a sister, brother, or parent. >> the president and the first lady visited the graves of those who died serving in iraq and afghanistan. they hosted a breakfast for families of troops killed in combat. >>> president obama chose this memorial day to announce changes in the leadership. his choice to replace mike mullen. president obama introduced martin dempsey. coming up at 5:30 we will look that challenges. >>> last week 35 million americans said they planned to hit the road fo

david stevenson has been covering this story since they first released these videos in march. he is live with more on today's developments. >> reporter: these allegations involve officers from mission station. >> we have unearthed a disturbing video. >> they released this video taken into the jefferson hotel. it shows six police officers from the mission station arresting one man in the lobby for possession of crack cone cane. the officers searched his room without his consent. >> on december 30 of 2010 i had police officers steel items outlet of my room. >> reporter: they found this bag in his room and filled it with dvd and clothing and alcohol. he was never given a receipt. >> they were searching his room, lifting up the mattress and everything, i asked, what are you doing. >> his friend is seen being tackled by officers after he leans inside the room. >> they choked me. i turned around to leave and they grabbed me. >> they do a good job under difficult situations. >> the police chief said he had not seen all the clips release today but he launched an investigation this aft

for now reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> brian stow -- >> i was happy to see the community came together and they were helping the family and law enforcement -- whole family in general. >> paramedics began thanking those who donated money to help brian stow. they raised $20,000 for brian stow. tim linseical also made a personal donation. coming up at 10:00, how the community has continued to embrace brian stow's cause. 7 weeks after he was attacked. >>> display on the bridge today. protesters climbed over the railing and unrolled a banner. ktvu's rob roth talked to one of the protesters about how they did it and why it was so easy. >> reporter: we are at the plaza in richmond. if you look in the eastbound direction, that's where they dangled over the water. at 9:00 a.m. this morning three protesters propelled from the bridge and hang a panner. as these pictures show, they stayed swinging in the wind over two hours till they climbed back up. we talked with one of the protesters who said they were not being wreckless. >> we are climbers, it's overrated for what

ktvu's david stevenson live to show us what authorities are doing here in the bay area. >> police are keeping an eye on gathering spots. but much of their focus is on keeping commuters safe. the monday morning bay area commute offered the first indication of a first post- osama bin laden world. >> more inspectors into the subway to make sure we have more eyes and ears out there. >> reporter: the extra eyes and ears are to tach any attacks. muni and other agencies began coordinating their response immediately after word of osama bin laden's death came last night. >> i have been told to be more alert to the transit station, where peopled with gather. >> reporter: police are at a step one level of readiness, in which equipment, helmets and batons. >> we don't anticipate problems here in san francisco and we are in contact with homeland security. >>> the fbi today said, while there are no specific osama bin laden related threats, every step is being taken to mitigate any developing threats. authorities told us they are always at a high level of alert. >> i am kind of scared. >> reporter:

. >>> david stevenson live in san francisco where it looks like this new plan david could save $60 million in just the first year. >> gasia, that's right. mayor ed lee today introduced a plan he says will keep health care benefits and pension costs from bankrupting the city. >> this proposal is comprehensive. >> we've been able to take the lead nationally. >> this is really historic. >> reporter: labor leaders gathered this morning to bat each other's back over new reform and pension plans. aimed to save the city $60 million in its first year and up to a billion dollars over the next decade. >> in january when i was sworn in, there were five major objectives that i wanted to accomplish, clearly pension reform was at the top. >> reporter: the city's pension costs are estimated to increase more than $125 million next fiscal year. the proposal boosts most workers health care and pension contributions, caps pension benefits and raises the retirement age for most city workers from 62 to 65 years old. police and firefighters contributions will jump from about 7.5% to as much as 12%. >> we get it

david stevenson has been covering the story since it broke three days ago. he is live now with today's developments. >> this latest surveillance video is proof of corruption within the police plain clothed ranks. this video shows what is supposed to have a drug buy by san francisco police officer ricardo guerrero. the police report says the alleged seller spit out a rat package of crack cocaine. but jeff adachi says that shows that didn't happen and plain clothed officers lied. >> the officer was called to testify in that case. the officer told the judge that he couldn't find the drugs. >> reporter: the office of citizens complaints investigated the case. police chief greg suhr says the officers involved will be disciplined. >> they did find that there was inappropriate behavior, but i don't think it rises to the level as suggested by mr. adachi. >> guerrero and other mission station officers are also seen in two other surveillance videos. they are under investigation for allegedly stealing items during drug busts. javier tenerio says officers robbed from hi

david stevenson tonight with a story you will see only on 2. >> reporter: san francisco conservatory of music student emily cox says this red violin dates back to the early 20th century and is valued at $23,000. >> it was bought using my grandma's estate. so it had a lot of meaning to me, yeah. >> reporter: but it's gone now and police suspect this red haired man seen carrying a violin case aboard a nummi train. cox says she left the violin unattended for 10 minutes on tuesday in this conservatory rehearsal room. when she came back, the traouplt and all of her sheet music was gone -- the instrument and all of her sheet music was gone. >> at first i thought somebody was playing a trick on me but then it became clear someone had taken it out of the building. >> reporter: a witness saw the man walking out with the violin and followed him to the nummi station. >> he looks like a music student. he's a smoker. >> reporter: the instrument was -- >> the instrument was a part of me. >> reporter: anyone with any information about the suspect or the stolen instrument should call the san francis

david stevenson tonight with a story you will see only on 2. >> reporter: san francisco conservatory of music student emily cox says this red violin dates back to the early 20th century and is valued at $23,000. >> it was bought using my grandma's estate. so it had a lot of meaning to me, yeah. >> reporter: but it's gone now and police suspect this red haired man seen carrying a violin case aboard a nummi train. cox says she left the violin unattended for 10 minutes on tuesday in this conservatory rehearsal room. when she came back, the traouplt and all of her sheet music was gone -- the instrument and all of her sheet music was gone. >> at first i thought somebody was playing a trick on me but then it became clear someone had taken it out of the building. >> reporter: a witness saw the man walking out with the violin and followed him to the nummi station. >> he looks like a music student. he's a smoker. >> reporter: the instrument was -- >> the instrument was a part of me. >> reporter: anyone with any information about the suspect or the stolen instrument should call the san francis

david stevenson is in san francisco and tell us how today's development have already led to new fall out. david. >> reporter: the images that are on this dcd prompted san francisco's police chief of plain dressed cops under allegations of theft. the february 25th footage was record at the julian hotel it show it is arrest of jesus re reyes for possession of meth. >> they opened my room. i asked them if they had a search warrant and they just ignored me. >> reporter: the two men at the rear, officer ricardo guerrero and ronaldo vargas are seen carrying away two bags said to contain reyes camera and laptop. >> personal items belonging to residents at two different hotels, at two different parts of the city were taken by the police without any justification, without any reason that is theft. >> reporter: eight other officers are under fbi investigation based on their actions seen in these surveillance tapes. police chief greg suhr this evening told us the plain clothed officers seen in this latest video tape are now wearing uniforms and are under investigation. >> any officers that were

david stevenson will have more on that at 5:00. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a accusedf serial killer joseph naso enters a not guilty police this morning. he is charged with killing 4 women. lee is acting as his own attorney. he says photos of the women showed them posing on their own free will and they were all alive. the judge will respond by next wednesday. >>> police are investigating the robberyf & rape of a -- robbery and rape of a homeowner this morning. investigators say a man broke into the home, robbed the family and sexually assaulted the female resident. police brought in search dogs but they believe the attacker got away. >>> a candlelight vigil will be held today in memory of a 10 killed 17 years ago. no one has ever been arrested in the case although authorities consider a man as a prime suspect. they hold a family individual every year. >>> high school students are outraged over the suspension of 5 classmates. they suspended them and banned them from prom after a group photo of them in white. students held

for now, reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 action news. >> and there is a time line of what happened since the german tourist happened last august, the shooting took place on august 8. and police initially took five people into custody, but later, the district attorney decided not the charge anybody at that time. on august 12, a search warrant was served at an apartment complex in fremont. then last week, the husband and two sons of the woman killed came to san francisco to attend a private memorial service and talk to us about the investigation. and today as david stevenson just reported, those arrests were made. >>> the photos will not be released, although critics had been calling for proof. the white house said today the pictures taken of usama bin laden's death will not be released. we have reaction to the white house. >> reporter: in deciding not to release photos of a dead usama bin laden, president obama said today "we don't need to spike the football. we don't trot out the stuff as trophies. that is not who we are ." >> there is no doubt we kille

david stevenson with how a lot of people want him to reconsider, david. >> reporter: major ed lee says he's only using that second floor office temporarily but that hasn't stopped the speculation around the city. run, ed run. that's the message from the kor russ of voices that are urging mayor ed -- chorus of voices that are urging mayor ed lee to run for mayor. former san francisco supervisor michael yaki created this website to change lee's mind. he says it's received over a thousand hits since launching yesterday. >> the people of san francisco have responded. they sensed that he is someone who doesn't believe in drama. he believes in hard work, results and establishments. >> reporter: she and other political observers say san francisco sroeuting system will give may -- san francisco voting system will give mayor ed lee the edge. but political scientist corey cook says a battle between san francisco's budget deficit can hurt a prospective run by lee. >> we're about to face a really scary summer. the pain is going to be widely shared across the city and i think, again running for ree

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> california's attorney general is taking aim at mortgage fraud. a new strike force announced today. it will comprise 17 attorneys and 8 special agents. it will monitor scams, fraud and lenders who prey on troubled borrowers. >>> today's hearing comes after an audit found met life may have been milking the estates of deceased -- >> as a safety valve, while they could have identified families in hurt, pain, they are taking the wrong approach. >> several other states are investigating met life. 10 other companies were told they are under investigation in california. >>> people who take the east bay fairy will have to find an alternative. service was canceled after damage was found. the wind might be to blame. we called and there is no word when service will be restored. >>> high winds this morning up to 50 miles per hour are to blame for a power outage in the oakland hills. trees brought down power lines. crews removed the tree and power was restored. >>> the tornado thereat sweep through joplin, missouri is the single deadliest tornado to hit the u

david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we just checked with oakland and san jose airports and both tell us it is business as usual there. they say they too are always on heightened alert. >>> 10 years since the 9/11 attacks. ktvu's christian live with the september 11 victims. >> reporter: each one of these stones represents someone who died on united flight 93. she is pleased osama bin laden is dead. >> reporter: on september 11, 211, hilda borded united flight 93, moving to the west coast to be with her daughter's family. >> she was the first one to check in that morning. and then -- the rest of the day was just a blur. >> reporter: carol watched the events of 9/11 unfold like everyone else. >> i was on the phone with my sister and we saw that -- the line on cnn saying flight 93 crashes in pennsylvania and i said, wait a minute. and that's when we found out. >> reporter: she was watching the news last night when she learned osama bin laden was dead and would never stand trial. >> i think it's the right resolution. a trial probably, we would be sitting here 10 years from now waiti

ktvu's david stevenson is live now in san francisco that will make it illegal to deport people who are here legally. >> reporter: they are deeply divided on how to treat those who are here illegally. >>ly name is bobby wingli chan. >> reporter: it's part of a push to get green card holders to apply for citizenship. >> a man handed in a green card with a little boy picture on it. that's how long he had it. because he didn't know he could apply for citizenship. >> reporter: the immigration service released an ad campaign. it comes as california officials are questioning the federal secure california program. they oppose a program taking fingerprints to identify and deport undocumented immigrants. >> now that there's more information out on the impact of secure communities and the very large number of people who are deported who have no criminal record, there's some push back. >> hennessey says next wednesday he will stop honoring immigration and customs enforcement holds on those arrested on misdemeanor charges. >> we still work i.c. with i.c.e. but we would like to work with them on the

david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> san francisco major ed lee spoke today about the sheriff's refusal to comply with security. >> if it's up to the federal authority to tell us that it's up to us. if they are saying on the one hand that it's not that you can't opt out and there's no choice on your part then we don't have a choice to not comply. >> reporter: mayor lee said the sheriff's decision will not be implemented until june. >>> the opposition is also spreading outside the bay area. a similar bill is pending in illinois. colorado has negotiated a modified agreement with the government. and washington recently became the first state to refuse to join the federal program. the congressional hispanic caucus has added its voice. the caucus sent a letter to president obama yesterday asking him to halt the program. >>> san jose business owners are hoping this doesn't happen again tonight. it unfolded live last night on the 10:00 news. news chopper 2 is overhead before police had everyone arrived. as hundreds of cinco de mayo revelers got out of hand as they began rocking cars and vandalizi

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in the east bay are searching tonight for a man who sexually assaulted a woman inside her home in the oakland hills while her two kids were sleeping near by. the attack took place in oakland's montclaire neighborhood. police say the woman heard her dog barking about 3:00 this morning, when she went to investigate she was confronted by a man with a gun. >> she was robbed of some personal items, some cash and a sexual assault did occur. >> i'm very what happened over here, this is a great neighborhood, most of the people know each other and we kind of watch out for each other. >> reporter: police have not said if the home was picked at random. but police do say this crime does not appear to be linked to any crimes in the hills. >>> and an oakland based family group says that it is willing to buy all radio stations owned by -- >>> memorial day weekend is traditionally the beginning of the summer season. christien kafton found out how people are doing things a little differently because of high gas prices. >> reporter: over a

david stevenson caught up with him to talk about his rehabilitation. >> it's like you're working on your computer, someone kicking the cord out of your wall and your computer shutting down. >> reporter: farando suffered brain injuries after a collision between two police officers that killed a fellow officer. farando was thrown from his car. he spent several days in a coma and weeks in intensive care at san francisco hospital. these scars show s where doctors performed surgery. >> it was like being a baby all over again. >> reporter: stow is being treated by the same surgeon that worked on nick farando. >> when farando came to the hospital he was a research subject. bryan is really more in a recovery phase than acute treatment phase. >> when i opened my eyes and looked around, i had my family, friends, my wife jen. they were able to help me put all the pieces of the puzzle together. >> reporter: farando returned to duty a year after his accident. he hopes his story will give stow's family hope. >>> a los angeles radio shock jock says he might take back his officer of a $50,000 reward to

reporting live, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we continue our coverage of the brian stow story on our website with all the latest developments and ways to donate. go to www.ktvu.com. >>> a trip to alcatraz ended with a twin to the hospital for two. what happened and how those two people are doing right now. >> reporter: we are at pier 33 for passengers board the fairy. a tram accident caused some disruption. the incident happened around 1:30 and injured two passengers. a relative who was also on board identified one victim as her nephew of san francisco and the other as his mother who was visiting from houston. the family was riding the tranto the cell house when the accident occurred. the tram drifted towards a wall. >> it caught on a pipe that stuck out of the wall. the support for the roof, and it collapsed the front of the roof, the left side fell and hit my nephew and gashed his head and the right side fell and hit my sister in the eye. >> reporter: as a precaution the two victims were strathed to a backboard and a fairy brought them back to shore and then an ambulan

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in the east bay are searching tonight for a man who sexually assaulted a woman inside her home in the oakland hills while her two kids were sleeping near by. the attack took place in oakland's montclaire neighborhood. police say the woman heard her dog barking about 3:00 this morning, when she went to investigate she was confronted by a man with a gun. >> she was robbed of some personal items, some cash and a sexual assault did occur. >> i'm very shocked on what happened over here, this is a great neighborhood, most of the people know each other and we kind of watch out for each other. >> reporter: police have not said if the home was picked at random. but police do say this crime does not appear to be linked to any crimes in the hills. >>> and an oakland based family group says that it is willing to buy all radio stations owned by -- >>> memorial day weekend is traditionally the beginning of the summer season. christien kafton found out how people are doing things a little differently because of high gas prices. >> repor

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a man arrested on a parole violation is either a victim of a con or prolific burglar, depending on who's talking. oakland police arrested the 41- year-old after being called to this home on valley view road. a realtor, who was selling the foreclosured property, found him living there. they also discovered items of ten burglaries. neighbors tell us they didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. >> it's kind of a, you know, eclectic neighborhood and safe and so everybody thinks they are pretty safe around here. >>> tonight a woman who says she's his wife say they were conned into renting the home and all the items, including what's in the backyard are lawfully theirs. minutes ago police e-mailed us and says they have a history for similar crimes. >>> prisons going green, the department of corrections announced a deal to install solar panels at five prisons. they will pay for the installation and sell the excess electricity. they'll split the profits with the state. the prisons are in

in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a man arrested on a parole violation is either a victim of a con or prolific burglar, depending on who's talking. oakland police arrested the 41- year-old after being called to this home on valley view road. a realtor, who was selling the foreclosured property, found him living there. they also discovered items of ten burglaries. neighbors tell us they didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. >> it's kind of a, you know, eclectic neighborhood and safe and so everybody thinks they are pretty safe around here. >>> tonight a woman who says she's his wife say they were conned into renting the home and all the items, including what's in the backyard are lawfully theirs. minutes ago police e-mailed us and says they have a history for similar crimes. >>> prisons going green, the department of corrections announced a deal to install solar panels at five prisons. they will pay for the installation and sell the excess electricity. they'll split the profits with the state. the prisons are in

new at 6:00, david stevenson with the new action that the sheriff is going to report. >> reporter: he told me that come june 1st his jails will not hold on to certain detainees for federal police to investigate. >> trespass on land, less than an ounce of marijuana.

david stevenson, native of arkansas. when he was on a job driving through iowa recently he got a ticket because his truck's tinted windows were too dark. >> gangster. so he tried to pay the $127 ticket yesterday in pennies. >> that is legal tender. >> the pennies, though, they were not accepted. so stevenson changed them for some bills. paid the ticket that way. he said he did not want to force court clerks to count every coin. >> oh, he should have. that's ridiculous. to get a ticket for that. >> pay it today. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. don't go far. ♪ and every time it rains it rains pennies from heaven ♪ [ female announcer ] discover the foundation women are loving! new covergirl .natureluxe silk foundation. giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars. it has a light touch of cucumber instead of a heavy synthetic. a smooth, silky, amazing feel. it covers flawlessly with a touch women can't get enough of. it goes on like silk. love it!!! new natureluxe silk foundation from easy breezy beautiful, .covergi