. >>> hello everyone i'm frank somerville. last week a man tried to get into the cockpit of an airliners bound for san francisco. he wasn't able though to get past the reenforced door and flight attendants and other passengers eventually subdued him. such attacks on airlines and cockpits are not a new thing nearly a century ago. a dispondent man with a shotgun went into the cockpit killing the pilot and co-pilot. bringing the plane crashing down. >> reporter: it was may seven, 1964 just before seven 7:00 in the morning, the flight was on its way to reno from sfo. >> i was just getting ready to pick the kids from the school. then i heard a loud whine. i saw this big explosion. i said oh my god it's a plane crash. >> reporter: rescue crews arrived but there was no one to rescue. all passengers were killed including pilot ernie clark. >> ernie was the best. everyone wanted to fly and pattern themselves after ernie. he was smooth, methodical with everything he did. >> reporter: so what exactly happened? that's what lead crash inve

i'm frank somerville. good evening, today we're in the eve of the day we recognize those who gave their lives and in other cases gave their youth and innocence to a war for their country. their country sent them to war, and styles war sent them back broken. john fowler first brought us billy's story back in 1999. >> reporter: he was 19, joined the army right out of high school. assigned to the 101st. call sign ghost writer 679. it was may of 1969. his unit hit a dug in force of the north vietnamese army in the asha valley. soldiers who were there say scenes from this movie were dramatically accurate. a slaughter on both sides. >> psychologically, sometimes things are so horrific you don't remember it. i remember flying in to a fire base once and there was a call that had been overrun. and when we got there, it was only two or three guys. this is left. >> reporter: americans there also died from friendly fire. >> we really got angry. we got real pissed off. because when we heard that our own ship came in an

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. >> and i am frank somerville. live over a house fire in oakland. you can see the result there. looks like this house is a total loss. it was a two-alarm fire that broke out at a home on burr street within the past hour. to give you a perspective of where it is, just across the free way, interstate 580, from the oakland zoo. we have a crew on the scene. they just arrived. we will go to them as soon as we can. right now we want to show you pictures that were taken earlier. that fire was fully engulfed. it does not appear that fire spread to the neighboring homes. tonight it looks like the house is pretty much a total loss. our crew on the scene will report any information they have as soon as they get it. >>> coming up in 10 minutes, we will have crucial training going on today as fire season approaches. robert handa will have that story in 10 minutes. >>> right now, though, any moment the man arrested for the beating of san francisco giants' fan brian stow will appear in a police lineup in los angeles. ktvu's ken wayne is outside the jail now with what he learned today about an

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. don't use the water if not necessary. leaving 19,000 homes without pressure and brown colored water. amber lee is live with the problem and the fix. >> reporter: we're just off highway 29. behind me beyond these trees you can see a light and that's where workers are busy using heavy machinery to replace the water transmission line that sprung a leak late this afternoon. the water break happened around 3:19. residents experienced low water pressure in most cases. >> i couldn't take a shower. it was brown kind of, it reminded me of the earthquake when you got the brown water. >> reporter: the director of public works said crews were quickly able to shut the valve restoring water to people in about two hours. water officials say the water is safe but ask people to avoid using it until tomorrow morning. >> they've stopped the leak here, over the next several hours the system will repressurize. we think my morning the system will be back to normal >> reporter: for those who use the water, the water will initially be brown. but

. >> and i am frank somerville. today a family walked on stage to get their son's diploma and police are closer to his killer. ktvu's patty lee with more. >> reporter: video inside the club just before

. >> and i'm frank somerville. so far so good, that's the reports right now from the streets of san jose where hundreds of people are out celebrating cinco de mayo. news chopper 2 is high over head of santa cruz. our crews say it's busy down downtown but police tell us the everything is okay right now. police are ready to divert crowds. last year police ended up arresting 18 people. we go to john sasaki who has the ground perspective. >> reporter: drivers are still cruising the area showing off their mexican pride. cars and trucks have been cruising santa cruz police flying red, white and green mexican flag. police are out on cars, motorcycles even horse back. problems that seem unconcerning to residents. >> i live here in san jose, i believe our police department does a pretty good job. i think they prepared very well this year. we haven't seen a problem. >> the reason i continue to come out every day is important to be able to separate the culture with the problem that happens on an inherent city. >> reporter: po

. >> and i'm frank somerville. two years ago tonight a 9-year- old was crossing the street with her dad when she was struck and killed by a drunk driver. debra villalon live in nevado where officers are holding a dui checkpoint in her honor. >> reporter: officers now stopping drivers to make sure they are sober. as the family knows that it only takes one who are not. >> reporter: allen osh era never paid much attention to these checkpoints until he and daughter melody were slammed by a speeding motorcycle in the crosswalk by their home. melody died and allen lost his leg. >> i still think he got off easy. >> reporter: the osherofs's had to rebuild their live and six months ago. welcomed their son noah. >> she -- in the past two years dui arrests are up in this city, crashes down, no accident. >> with the death of melody it was more widely accepted by the community to do checkpoints and to do more dui enforcements. >> have you had anything to drink tonight? >> no i haven't. >> reporter: her parents are very grateful

i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we are following a new flurry of details about a commando raid. we've learned 79 members of navy seals team six carries out the raid. besides killing osama bin laden they seized dvds. documents that could give an inside. >> i think we can all agree, this is a good day. >> reporter: and a good day for america. mr.obama's decision to launch this supersecret operation was a gutsy call and it was a nail biter. the president and advisors watched audio and video of the 40 minute mission in realtime. one helicopter failed, a fire fight. officials say they tracked one of osama bin laden's trusted couriers to this walled compound. take a look at the photo to the left in 2004. there was no compound. now take a look at this in 2005. the compound's located 30 miles north of islamabad and less than a mile from the pakistani equivalent of west point. navy seals found osama bin laden in this bedroom shot him once in the head and once in the chest. someone shouted gkya, code forgeronimo taken down. d

. >> and i'm frank somerville. two years ago tonight a 9-year- old was crossing the street with her dad when she was struck and killed by a drunk driver. debra villalon live in nevado where officers are holding a dui checkpoint in her honor. >> reporter: officers now stopping drivers to make sure they are sober. as the family knows that it only takes one who are not. >> reporter: allen osh era never paid much attention to these checkpoints until he and daughter melody were slammed by a speeding motorcycle in the crosswalk by their home. melody died and allen lost his leg. >> i still think he got off easy. >> reporter: the osherofs's had to rebuild their live and six months ago. welcomed their son noah. >> she -- in the past two years dui arrests are up in this city, crashes down, no accident. >> with the death of melody it was more widely accepted by the community to do checkpoints and to do more dui enforcements. >> have you had anything to drink tonight? >> no i haven't. >> reporter: her parents are very grateful

. >> and i'm frank somerville. we begin tonight with developing news from oakland. a sudden recall of new guns just issued to city officers. ktvu's rob roth live in oakland police department headquarters with what's going on here. >> reporter: this is where the gun exchange is taking place here at police headquarters. hundreds of officers were issued new 40 caliber glocks early this week, but some of

. >> and i'm frank somerville. now almost 30 years later, the fbi is reporting ted cocsynsky. >>> what do you think of the theory that cocsynski could have been tainted with -- >> and brought him to justice. that's snow thereafter arresting -- >> serial bombers are different people from serial arsonists or from people who poison other people. they are entirely different personalities. >>> so does a 50 page time line the fbi did in the 50s. >> he's a very anal person. she wrote down. he recorded how many rabbits he shot. >> he says it is almost impossible that he could have poisoned tylenol tablets and then made it back home. he says he didn't do it. >> i would agree with him. >> it's not the first time the uni bomber was suspected in another high profile case and killed then at the zodiak killer. >>> a boston man was convicted of trying to poisoning the tylenol. >>> caltrans says it is the largest and heaviest saddle ever made for a suspension bridge. it is strong enough to support the one enormous cable that will

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to tell us how it worked. >> reporter: the census bureau of san jose the city of about 1 million people. how many of them are living here illegally and living in the shadows is anyone's guess. >> there's no guarantee i can work together. because laws might change. there's always a threat that you might get found. >> reporter: adrian is not his real name. and you will not see his face because like 12 million others in the u.s. he is here illegally. adrian says he walked across a mexican border with his mother when he was five, that was 21 years ago. he now owns a small business in san jose and says he does not hire undocumented workers. >> i am afraid, because that's something that jeopardizes, the cleanliness of owner a business, i want to keep it as cleanly as possible. >> reporter: today the u.s. supreme court in a 5-3 decision upheld an arizona law that revokes the business licenses of companies employed undocumented immigrants. how they're

. >> and i'm frank somerville. now almost 30 years later, the fbi is reporting ted cocsynsky. >>> what do you think of the theory that cocsynski could have been tainted with -- >> and brought him to justice. that's snow thereafter arresting -- >> serial bombers are different people from serial arsonists or from people who poison other people. they are entirely different personalities. >>> so does a 50 page time line the fbi did in the 50s. >> he's a very anal person. she wrote down. he recorded how many rabbits he shot. >> he says it is almost impossible that he could have poisoned tylenol tablets and then made it back home. he says he didn't do it. >> i would agree with him. >> it's not the first time the uni bomber was suspected in another high profile case and killed then at the zodiak killer. >>> a boston man was convicted of trying to poisoning the tylenol. >>> caltrans says it is the largest and heaviest saddle ever made for a suspension bridge. it is strong enough to support the one enormous cable that will

. >> i am frank somerville. we are learning new details about the secret mission to kill osama bin laden. this new video was shot inside the compound in pakistan where a team of navy seals shot and killed osama bin laden. it shows a large patch of blood on the ground. it took 40 minutes and involved 2 dozen navy seals. >> this afternoon the white house released these photos taken inside the situation room. you can see how tense is was as president obama joined

. >> and i'm frank somerville. so far so good, that's the reports right now from the streets of san jose where hundreds of people are out celebrating cinco de mayo. news chopper 2 is high over head of santa cruz. our crews say it's busy down downtown but police tell us the everything is okay right now. police are ready to divert crowds. last year police ended up arresting 18 people. we go to john sasaki who has the ground perspective. >> reporter: drivers are still cruising the area showing off their mexican pride. cars and trucks have been cruising santa cruz police flying red, white and green mexican flag. police are out on cars, motorcycles even horse back. problems that seem unconcerning to residents. >> i live here in san jose, i believe our police department does a pretty good job. i think they prepared very well this year. we haven't seen a problem. >> the reason i continue to come out every day is important to be able to separate the culture with the problem that happens on an inherent city. >> reporter: po

. >> and i'm frank somerville. horse owners are being asked to quarantine their horses tonight and horse shows are being canceled because of the equine virus. >> reporter: it's concern at all horse facilities since the virus has already spread across the wrest and into the bay area. it's called equine herpes virus one. it's a virus that can be spread from towel to towel or just horses touching nose to nose. no new horses coming in for at least 30 days. >> definitely no one hauling in and if you do need to haul out you're going to have to stay out. >> reporter: so far at least 10 horses in california are confirmed to have the virus including one in napa county. two of them are being treated right now at uc davis. >> i believe this is probably the widest outbreak of herpes. and potentially the greatest number of horses. >> reporter: the outbreak has been traced to a horse show held earlier this month. it was only after 800 horses returned to their home stables across the west that authorities realized they all may ha

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ktvu's lloyd lacuesta is live in san jose to tell us how it worked. >> reporter: the census bureau of san jose the city of about 1 million people. how many of them are living here illegally and living in the shadows is anyone's guess. >> there's no guarantee i can work together. because laws might change. there's always a threat that you might get found. >> reporter: adrian is not his real name. and you will not see his face because like 12 million others in the u.s. he is here illegally. adrian says he walked across a mexican border with his mother when he was five, that was 21 years ago. he now owns a small business in san jose and says he does not hire undocumented workers. >> i am afraid, because that's something that jeopardizes, the cleanliness of owner a business, i want to keep it as cleanly as possible. >> reporter: today the u.s. supreme court in a 5-3 decision upheld an arizona law that revokes the business licenses of companies employed undocumented immigrants. how they're

good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. her bike was found early today near the golden gate bridge. that's where heather holmes is tonight. >> reporter: julie, i just learned that the search for the missing teenager has been called off for this evening. those efforts stopped about a half hour ago. although the search will continue tomorrow morning. now we watched just about 15 minutes ago as danville police and park police returned here to the command postwhere the girl's bicycle was found. but they returned without any additional evidence on alliy's where abouts. volunteers and search and recue teams were out in full search. >> looking at the beaches and obvious places. now we're going into a close order search. she's now had over 24 hours of being missed. >> reporter: the search team and law enforcement officials from law agencies spent the day combing the area around bay bridge. using boats to search the water and dogs to search the parking lot. where the missing girl's purple mountain bikes was discovered this morning b

. >> and i'm frank somerville. memorial day weekend is the official start to the summer but weather has put a twist on the weekend. some people are celebrating the weekend by hitting the slopes. >> reporter: visitors will have their choice, hang out by the lake or hit the slopes. this is squal w valley. it is open to skiers this weekend. the result of a long winter and snowstorms. it's relatively rare, it's

. >> and i'm frank somerville. it's a neighborhood filled with older homes many that survived the 2006 quake. jana katsuyama brought us live coverage on the news at 5:00 and 6:00 and she joins us now with what is going on are. >> reporter: we're going on six hours since the fire started and firefighters are still here. they've been clearing out the debris from inside this huge pile all came from the house right here. we understand that it's the building, the victorian in the middle where it actually started. all people got out about 10 minutes ago, the red cross said they've counted 20 people who lived in the building and crews managed to also save that historic home over on the corner which was built back in the 1880s. the winds fanned the flames and smoke pureed out of this building at 506 cap. the fire spread to other buildings. >> we saw the build just start to smoke up. >> reporter: crews got the call about 5:15 this afternoon. >> when crews arrived there was heavy fire in the building. >> reporter: the fire s

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. don't use the water if not necessary. leaving 19,000 homes without pressure and brown colored water. amber lee is live with the problem and the fix. >> reporter: we're just off highway 29. behind me beyond these trees you can see a light and that's where workers are busy using heavy machinery to replace the water transmission line that sprung a leak late this afternoon. the water break happened around 3:19. residents experienced low water pressure in most cases. >> i couldn't take a shower. it was brown kind of, it reminded me of the earthquake when you got the brown water. >> reporter: the director of public works said crews were quickly able to shut the valve restoring water to people in about two hours. water officials say the water is safe but ask people to avoid using it until tomorrow morning. >> they've stopped the leak here, over the next several hours the system will repressurize. we think my morning the system will be back to normal >> reporter: for those who use the water, the water will initially be brown. but

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it is a cold wet night, not the kind of weather grape growers want to see in mid-may when millions of the acres of vines are developing fruit cluster. debra villalon is live. >> reporter: grapes need heat to grow and they're not getting it. they're coming along slowly, but that turns out to be a good thing now that they are all wet. at a sebatical wine, the birthday girl did not remember if it was okay for them to get cold. >> brothers steve and joe farm more than a thousand acres of grapes. >> i'm pulling the leaves off so you can see. >> reporter: farmers prune to let air and sun in. and prune their vines to prevent fungus. >> any rain during the bloom period which is a two week period around june 1st, would not be good for us. these round things are potential berries and they cannot form. >> you can't restart that process? >> no, you've lost that crop. >> last year's harvest was good quality but smaller quantity. >> if it warms up we can get back on schedule. but it needs to warm u

. >> and i'm frank somerville. the controversy over pg & e's smart meters heated up today. tom vacar live in san francisco now where he asked pg & e why you're going to have to pay more, tom. >> reporter: well it's part of an overall rate increase. the part that might be controversial only amounts to chump change every month for a few years, but this is not about the money. pg & e customers will pay $2.2 billion for the installation of millions of the new digital smart meeters. but consumers will continue to pay for the old analog meters that are now being removed and nk

. >> and i'm frank somerville. just moments ago, a man was arrested. the shooting followed a short chase this evening near atlantic and railroad avenue. incredibly the officer wasn't hurt. amber lee live at the scene telling us what she learned and what's happening right now, amber. >> reporter: at the atlantic strip mall where there's a strong sense of relief. several officers have pulled up telling us it's been a peaceful surrender. and behind me there is still a very active scene. police tell us they tried to stop the driver of this sedan. a brief char chase followed -- a brief car chase followed ending behind a chase bank. we're told the officer was not hit, people in the area describe a chaotic scene. >> reporter: what was going through your mind when you saw it? >> i was just shocked. >> why was that. >> all i saw was police cars flying. >> reporter: and intense man hunt followed. police conducted an aerial search using both an airplane and a helicopter. at the same time, officers brought in dogs to comb the area. neighbors say someone shooting a

. >> and i'm frank somerville. just moments ago, a man was arrested. the shooting followed a short chase this evening near atlantic and railroad avenue. incredibly the officer wasn't hurt. amber lee live at the scene telling us what she learned and what's happening right now, amber. >> reporter: at the atlantic strip mall where there's a strong sense of relief. several officers have pulled up telling us it's been a peaceful surrender. and behind me there is still a very active scene. police tell us they tried to stop the driver of this sedan. a brief char chase followed -- a brief car chase followed ending behind a chase bank. we're told the officer was not hit, people in the area describe a chaotic scene. >> reporter: what was going through your mind when you saw it? >> i was just shocked. >> why was that. >> all i saw was police cars flying. >> reporter: and intense man hunt followed. police conducted an aerial search using both an airplane and a helicopter. at the same time, officers brought in dogs to comb the area. neighbors say someone shooting a

good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. her bike was found early today near the golden gate bridge. that's where heather holmes is tonight. >> reporter: julie, i just learned that the search for the missing teenager has been called off for this evening. those efforts stopped about a half hour ago. although the search will continue tomorrow morning. now we watched just about 15 minutes ago as danville police and park police returned here to the command postwhere the girl's bicycle was found. but they returned without any additional evidence on alliy's where abouts. volunteers and search and recue teams were out in full search. >> looking at the beaches and obvious places. now we're going into a close order search. she's now had over 24 hours of being missed. >> reporter: the search team and law enforcement officials from law agencies spent the day combing the area around bay bridge. using boats to search the water and dogs to search the parking lot. where the missing girl's purple mountain bikes was discovered this morning b

. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. >> right now the lead suspect of the beating giant fan bryan stow could be in his new jail cell. ken wayne is live outside that jail in los angeles where we are told giovanni ramirez is being brought tonight, ken. >> reporter: julie, los angeles police do not want us to know exactly when giovanni ramirez is going to be moved because they don't want his picture out yet. but they do tell us he will be brought here to the twin facility any moment. in fact, he may already be inside. prominent attorney tom jerardi filed a lawsuit on behalf of the stow family. he says the team ownership was well aware of the problems at the ballpark that included increase alcohol consumption and the potential for violence. he says the team cut its security by 2/3 to save money. and he says he has proof of the dangerouses there by the findings of the l.a.p.d. >> when the l.a.p.d. went in there a couple of weeks, a couple of months ago when they said what

good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. i'm judy haener, police say someone is rifling through mailboxes. victims tell us it happens quickly. a check is stolen, name and amount are changed, then it's cashed. new at 10:00, john is live to explain why in this case raising a red flag can make you a target, john? >> reporter: many have these non-locking mailboxes. there's a small theft leading residents on guard. >> people who made the theft are able to get here and wash the check and cash it. >> reporter: he said last week a thief stole an outgoing check from his mailbox. >> changing the amount from $910. that's not too large, not too small. >> reporter: he admits a telltale red flag. >> if the flags are up, that's a red flag. >> i physically dropped it into my land lord's mailbox. >> we met this man in the same neighborhood who fell victim to a thief and conquered last year. >> went in, took the mail, took the check, targeted us. >> both men were safe from losing money but are much more careful. police say crooks can change t

. >> and i'm frank somerville. ktvu obtained that video from someone who was there and in it you can hear some of the gunshots. we're also learning more about the two victims who between them had five young children. julie haener is in the newsroom with that and the exclusive video -- amber lee is in the newsroom with that and the exclusive video. >> reporter: to pay their respects they've created a memorial at the crime scene. family and friends say they are struggling to come to terms with the deaths of 28-year-old latoya kenney, and 30-year-old eric busch of san leandro who's the father of three children. last night chaos erupted after what appears to be a street party. kenney and busch suffered fatal gunshot wounds and a third woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. someone gave ktvu this exclusive video that shows a man walking holding a gun and the pandemonium that followed. >> i don't know why they do this. i don't know what they're thinking, i don't know if they have enough sense. >> reporter

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. game seven was a nail biter but now the sharks move on. lloyd lacuesta found out that every seat was a good seat tonight. >> reporter: that's right, this shirt says game seven, sharks beat the red wings, and that's exactly what they did today setting up pandemonium. >> i've been waiting 18, years for this. >> the adrenaline was incredible. everybody was having a great time and we're thrilled. >> reporter: the sharks scored first by a power goal by sedaguchi. sharks fans were anxious. the shark that won the first three games of the series then dropped the next three to force tonight's game seven. winner goes on, loser goes home. >> nervous. yeah, not going to lie. >> reporter: not only was tonight a do or die win, but the sharks have a 20 year history of getting close but never making it all the way to the stanley cup. >> but i think there's something going on out there that they don't want to be -- a plane that they don't want to be on this week. >> reporter: outside we found a fan tr

. >> and i'm frank somerville. horse owners are being asked to quarantine their horses tonight and horse shows are being canceled because of the equine virus. >> reporter: it's concern at all horse facilities since the virus has already spread across the wrest and into the bay area. it's called equine herpes virus one. it's a virus that can be spread from towel to towel or just horses touching nose to nose. no new horses coming in for at least 30 days. >> definitely no one hauling in and if you do need to haul out you're going to have to stay out. >> reporter: so far at least 10 horses in california are confirmed to have the virus including one in napa county. two of them are being treated right now at uc davis. >> i believe this is probably the widest outbreak of herpes. and potentially the greatest number of horses. >> reporter: the outbreak has been traced to a horse show held earlier this month. it was only after 800 horses returned to their home stables across the west that authorities realized they all may ha

. >> and i'm frank somerville. it is game seven, do or die tonight for the san jose sharks. robert handa live in the shark tank where fans there are getting used to their own kind of torture, robert. >> reporter: we can actually hear cheering starting to build inside the tank as the game is getting ready to start. we have heard that spread all around town mixed in with apprehension because after all it is the seventh game. so fans can pick their cliche, you heard do or die, how about all or nothing, or for one

. >> and i'm frank somerville. we learned tonight firsthand what happened on that flight and what investigators say worried them everyone more about that flight scare. 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

i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we are following a new flurry of details about a commando raid. we've learned 79 members of navy seals team six carries out the raid. besides killing osama bin laden they seized dvds. documents that could give an inside. >> i think we can all agree, this is a good day. >> reporter: and a good day for america. mr.obama's decision to launch this supersecret operation was a gutsy call and it was a nail biter. the president and advisors watched audio and video of the 40 minute mission in realtime. one helicopter failed, a fire fight. officials say they tracked one of osama bin laden's trusted couriers to this walled compound. take a look at the photo to the left in 2004. there was no compound. now take a look at this in 2005. the compound's located 30 miles north of islamabad and less than a mile from the pakistani equivalent of west point. navy seals found osama bin laden in this bedroom shot him once in the head and once in the chest. someone shouted gkya, code forgeronimo taken down. d

. >> and i'm frank somerville. it's a neighborhood filled with older homes many that survived the 2006 quake. jana katsuyama brought us live coverage on the news at 5:00 and 6:00 and she joins us now with what is going on are. >> reporter: we're going on six hours since the fire started and firefighters are still here. they've been clearing out the debris from inside this huge pile all came from the house right here. we understand that it's the building, the victorian in the middle where it actually started. all people got out about 10 minutes ago, the red cross said they've counted 20 people who lived in the building and crews managed to also save that historic home over on the corner which was built back in the 1880s. the winds fanned the flames and smoke pureed out of this building at 506 cap. the fire spread to other buildings. >> we saw the build just start to smoke up. >> reporter: crews got the call about 5:15 this afternoon. >> when crews arrived there was heavy fire in the building. >> reporter: the fire s

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. game seven was a nail biter but now the sharks move on. lloyd lacuesta found out that every seat was a good seat tonight. >> reporter: that's right, this shirt says game seven, sharks beat the red wings, and that's exactly what they did today setting up pandemonium. >> i've been waiting 18, years for this. >> the adrenaline was incredible. everybody was having a great time and we're thrilled. >> reporter: the sharks scored first by a power goal by sedaguchi. sharks fans were anxious. the shark that won the first three games of the series then dropped the next three to force tonight's game seven. winner goes on, loser goes home. >> nervous. yeah, not going to lie. >> reporter: not only was tonight a do or die win, but the sharks have a 20 year history of getting close but never making it all the way to the stanley cup. >> but i think there's something going on out there that they don't want to be -- a plane that they don't want to be on this week. >> reporter: outside we found a fan tr

good evening, everyone, i'm frank somerville. i'm judy haener, police say someone is rifling through mailboxes. victims tell us it happens quickly. a check is stolen, name and amount are changed, then it's cashed. new at 10:00, john is live to explain why in this case raising a red flag can make you a target, john? >> reporter: many have these non-locking mailboxes. there's a small theft leading residents on guard. >> people who made the theft are able to get here and wash the check and cash it. >> reporter: he said last week a thief stole an outgoing check from his mailbox. >> changing the amount from $910. that's not too large, not too small. >> reporter: he admits a telltale red flag. >> if the flags are up, that's a red flag. >> i physically dropped it into my land lord's mailbox. >> we met this man in the same neighborhood who fell victim to a thief and conquered last year. >> went in, took the mail, took the check, targeted us. >> both men were safe from losing money but are much more careful. police say crooks can change t

. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. one person is dead and six others in the hospital after a truck rolled into a ravine where they were working. >> reporter: we're standing about two to three miles from the spot where the accident happened on the other side of that hill and it proved to be extremely difficult to reach for emergency personnel. here's a look at the accident scene from news chopper 2. rescuers made it there and found seven people at the scene. five of whom were injured, . one that was killed. the people were contractors that were out spraying nonnative speeds when they wrecked. yesterday's rain may have played a role. >> it's an area where there are a lot of small four wheel drive trails type of thing. you know there's been some rain so it's pretty muddy and it's slick down there. the roadways

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. it is a cold wet night, not the kind of weather grape growers want to see in mid-may when millions of the acres of vines are developing fruit cluster. debra villalon is live. >> reporter: grapes need heat to grow and they're not getting it. they're coming along slowly, but that turns out to be a good thing now that they are all wet. at a sebatical wine, the birthday girl did not remember if it was okay for them to get cold. >> brothers steve and joe farm more than a thousand acres of grapes. >> i'm pulling the leaves off so you can see. >> reporter: farmers prune to let air and sun in. and prune their vines to prevent fungus. >> any rain during the bloom period which is a two week period around june 1st, would not be good for us. these round things are potential berries and they cannot form. >> you can't restart that process? >> no, you've lost that crop. >> last year's harvest was good quality but smaller quantity. >> if it warms up we can get back on schedule. but it needs to warm u

. >> and i'm frank somerville. ktvu obtained that video from someone who was there and in it you can hear some of the gunshots. we're also learning more about the two victims who between them had five young children. julie haener is in the newsroom with that and the exclusive video -- amber lee is in the newsroom with that and the exclusive video. >> reporter: to pay their respects they've created a memorial at the crime scene. family and friends say they are struggling to come to terms with the deaths of 28-year-old latoya kenney, and 30-year-old eric busch of san leandro who's the father of three children. last night chaos erupted after what appears to be a street party. kenney and busch suffered fatal gunshot wounds and a third woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. someone gave ktvu this exclusive video that shows a man walking holding a gun and the pandemonium that followed. >> i don't know why they do this. i don't know what they're thinking, i don't know if they have enough sense. >> reporter

. >> and i'm frank somerville. san francisco sheriff is telling the feds to back off. 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.

. >>> and i'm frank somerville. we're following breaking news that we first told you about on ktvu news at 5. this is between folsom, and russ, in between 6 and 7th, and could possibly impact the commute. firefighters are there on the scene, fighting it from the roof of the building. we're also now hearing there could be an injury. and as we have monitored the situation, the smoke has definitely increased in the past couple of minutes. we have news chopper 2 on the way. a reporter on the way as well, and we'll have more details as they become more available. >>> and a break tonight in the case involving a german tourist who was caught in the cross fire and killed in a gang shootout near san francisco's

. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. rain clouds are moving through the region keeping with it high winds. we have team coverage with the impact the wet weather is having in the south bay and east bay. plus a critical drill for emergency officials. but first ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the storm, bill. >> reporter: rainfalling right in the heart of the afternoon afternoon commute julie. we had the same situation last night and tonight we have

i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. in game three of the western conference finals, we have lloyd lacuesta at at scene where many are breathing a lot easier right now. >> reporter: they handed out these orange shirts before the start of tonight's game, no different than the giants, but the color was a winning color as the san jose sharks triumph over the vancouver canucks but barely 4-3. for fans who have been waiting 20 years to see a stanley cup, well, they let loose. [ cheering and applause ] >> we won! >> yea! >> it's a great game? we survived a lot! [ cheering and applause ] >> thornton has it and it's good! >> nothing like home ice as the sharks win their first game of the series after losing two in a row in vancouver. san jose fans who had tickets to the shark tank or watched on tv in bars or at home are oh, so optimistic now. >> i think they keep playing like this, they'll go all the way. >> reporter: before tonight's game we asked the numbers to be crunched. >> if we win today, our chances are only up in the 20

. >> i'm frank somerville, right now giants fans are piling into dodgers stadium, the first time both sides have faced off in los angeles since the giants fan was severely beaten and nearly killed there. more on the security placed there. >> reporter: frank, they're expecting 25,000 fans out here. and they're not joking. there is police right here as you can see, mounted police officers out here on stand 'by, just in case. officers say they are not taking any chances. so we can take a

good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. almost 100 people forced from their homes as a four alarm fire started at a residential hotel on folsom street between 6th and 7th. the flames also damaged others buildings nearby at the corner of russ street. we have team coverage tonight. ktvu's patty lee is checking on those displaced residents but we begin with ken wayne on the firefight and the possible cause. ken? >> reporter: julie, the fire was contained at 7:30 tonight but still an awful lot of activity here. if you look on the ground floor of this commercial building the power has been restored and some of the people have been allowed to return inside. then if you look at the upper floors you can see people inside as well as arson investigators going through the building looking for the cause of this fire. there are also firefighters on stand by in case there are hot spots. >> the flames erupted in a 48 unit apartment building at 1040 folsom a block away from the hall of justice. from news chopper 2 you can see how it quickl