michael cardoza is ktvu's legal analyst and represents officer loverde. he says his client never met abuslin. >> why did they not know there was insufficient evidence when they filed this case? they had done all their investigation. but yet they made political hay out of this, went on television said they were going after opd cops, and now look what's happening. >> reporter: alameda county d.a. nancy o'malley said there's different interpretations of the law involving the crimes she charged and that she will appeal. in a statement, she also said: we are always mindful of how difficult it has been for the victim in these matters to testify in open court about her exploitation and we made today's decision in close consultation with her. her attorney says she testified reluctantly against perez and bunton. he said he is not disappointed that the cases have been dropped. >> i think in the grand scheme of events it's enough that the officer's >> it's enough the officers' conduct was exposed. they either lost their jobs or had their representations severely tar

live in santa cruz mountains this evening, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is next with a woman who donald bullets in las vegas only to have her home burn down the next week in the north bay wildfires. >> that's when it was like, okay, i can only take so much of this. this needs to stop soon. >> coming up next, her harrowing story of survival and how she and her family are coping. >> and the trump administration tackling the nation's growing opioid epidemic. the meeting today as the president prepares to declare a national health emergency. >> a big day for a little girl who lost her prosthetic legs in the north bay fire. stay with us. more coming up at 6:30. ♪single key piano [female narrator] a brain aneurysm doesn't care if you're busy. [click of light switch] [indistinguishable children's voices] it doesn't care that you have important meetings. [click of light switch] it doesn't care that you have to drop your daughter off at ballet and your son off at soccer practice. and if you ignore the warning signs of a brain aneurysm you'll realize too late that t

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> and we're checking out the weather. we had a really nice day out there today. we had record highs today in san jose. second day in san jose had a record high 89 degrees set in 2003. nice air quality, too. a little bit of fog well offshore. by tomorrow night coastal fog returns and that will continue or complete that slight cooling trend that we're experiencing. temperatures trending down. big dome of high pressure, lots of activity in the aleutians. we talked about the large surf. it will be here on saturday. it's big, so dangerous surf throughout the weekend actually. a big dome of high pressure keeps us dry. with fog at the surface trying to move in temperatures going down a bit. these winds continue to be northeast offshore. but by tomorrow night, the little vectors will be going this way. like that is more onshore and pushing the fog to the coast cooling us off a little bit. temperatures not bad. temperatures like today a little cooler. [ pause ] >>> still to come, dangerously high levels of lead. a look at the wate

tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> nice to have another option. all right. we are going to weather now. it's nice around the bay area. >> yeah. >> we inch closer to that weekend. >> getting really close to the weekend. >> i'm just curious. would you pay? >> i would. if i'm in a hurry or late for a meet, i would, too. >> i would. >> i wish we had a high and low. >> i'd like to know that, too. but for five bucks or something if i'm late. i hate being late. >> i wouldn't do it. >> sitting there is your time. >> i wouldn't do it out of principle. i don't -- >> really? >> yeah. >> even if you are late? >> well, i don't know. maybe. [ laughter ] >> maybe. >> all right. >> just out of principle. >> they have it down in los angeles for years. so we have tropical storm nate. this thing is developing quickly. it's going to be a hurricane by saturday. and most likely going to make landfall as a certainly a category 1 hurricane or less kind of the eastern side of new orleans there. it's a big story impacting travel to the southeast this weekend especially on saturday ni

michael cardoza is ktvu's legal analyst and represents officer loverde. he says his client never met abuslin. >> why did they not know there was insufficient evidence when they filed this case? they had done all their investigation. but yet they made political hay out of this, went on television said they were going after opd cops, and now look what's happening. >> reporter: alameda county d.a. nancy o'malley said there's different interpretations of the law involving the crimes she charged and that she will appeal. in a statement, she also said: we are always mindful of how difficult it has been for the victim in these matters to testify in open court about her exploitation and we made today's decision in close consultation with her. her attorney says she testified reluctantly against perez and bunton. he said he is not disappointed that the cases have been dropped. [ indiscernible ] >> it's enough the officers' conduct was exposed. they either lost their jobs or had their representations severely tarnished. >> reporter: as of today, officer loverde is s

to get you through it. >> thanks a much for joining us on ktvu. switch over to ktvu plus. coming up, officials are working to protect fire victims, as they look for temporary housing. how they are trying to relax housing -- find housing. >>> coverage of the 2017 world series between the dodgers and the astros begins next, right here on ktvu. here is a live view of dodgers stadium . it is supposed to be close to 100 degrees at game time. coming up next. ol the constitution, he's taken money from foreign governments and threatened to shut down news organizations that report the truth. if that isn't a case for impeaching and removing a dangerous president, then what has our government become? i'm tom steyer and, like you, i'm a citizen who knows it's up to us to do something. it's why i'm funding this effort to raise our voices together and demand that elected officials take a stand on impeachment. a republican congress once impeached a president for far less. yet, today, people in congress and his own administration know this president is a clear and present danger who is me

and our coverage continues at 7:00 on ktvu plus. good night. ♪[ music ] >>> linda macdonald, captioner vitac corporation ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so, what are you working on these days? i'm studying one-celled organisms to try and find the neurochemicals that lead to the feeling of shame. what would a one-celled organism have to be embarrassed about? same as all of us, getting out of a car without underwear. speaking of underwear, i have some interesting news... okay, if it's sometimes howie wears yours, leonard already told us. he was being funny. i'm pretty sure. anyway, i was asked to be a part of a magazine article about the 50 sexiest female scientists in california. isn't that cool? i think it's awful. why would you say that? bernadette is a successful microbiologist. she should be celebrated for her achievements, not her looks. i mean, what kind of message does that send? i think the message is-- "check out the rack on that scientist." why can't someone be thought of as both smart and pretty? i just don't think a professional woman

news right after the break . >>> welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. >>> the dow is up by seven points, a bit of a bump on the s and p and nasdaq as well. >>> police are looking for anyone with information on these three advise seen walking out of a residence hall, there was an altercation and they attacked and beat a male student, knocking him unconscious, the student was taken to the hospital and has been released. >>> the cost of renting a bay area apartment keeps going up. in san jose, $2,000 for a two bedroom apartment. in san francisco, the same two bedroom is $3,080, in cupertino, a two bedroom costs $5,000. >>> the mayor of san jose sim san hoe -- sam liccardo said he plans to build affordable housing and micro housing for the homeless. half of the new housing would be built in downtown san jose. >> we need to get out of the way as a city and make sure that those that went to develop and build can do so. >> then thousand of the units could be classified as affordable. >> musician tom petty passed away last

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ktvu's tara moriarty joins us now. >>> reporter: this officer took center stage today. he is not from the bay area so perhaps not familiar with our auto break-in epidemic. he is actually from just south of san diego near the mexico border. this is officer john wachowski we're talking about with blm. he took the stand today and said that he is, quote, safety-can. now, that struck the defense as odd considering that the officer left a fully loaded firearm inside his suv in a backpack parked along the embarcadero on june 27th, 2015. he said he is, quote, safety- safety-consciou prosecutors say jose inez garcia zarate got the gun and shot kate steinle on pier 14. zarate's attorney asked wachowski if he felt responsible for steinle's death and that question was actually stricken from the record. we asked the attorney about that after court ended and coming up at 6:00, we'll have more on that. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. [ pause ] >>> and joining us now to talk more about kate steinle's murder trial is our legal expert michael cardoza. what's

we have live coverage from ktvu's cristina rendon at the hospital with an update on his condition. cristina. >>> reporter: we just heard from the police chief within the last 45 minutes. he says officer elia lewin- tankel remains in critical condition but he calls him a fighter, a survivor, and he says this officer exemplifies what the sfpd is all about. earlier today, we want to show you video that was shot of a police escort. that family was escorted into san francisco general hospital. his mother, father, sister and wife have been by his side ever since. lewin-tankel has been with the police department five years and chose to be assigned to the tenderloin station last year and it was just yesterday when he was on a bicycle beat when he was hit by a fleeing suspect in an suv near turk and van ness. the 32-year-old was rushed into emergency surgery. again, he remains in intensive care. and the following is a statement written by his wife. it was read by the police chief. >> "if elia was writing this, he would want to say that he is like every other cop working in san francisco. he

ktvu's ann rubin reports. >>> reporter: two horrible tragedies in two weeks. she survived them both. michele survived them both. >> something i certainly wasn't planning, yes. i don't wish this upon anybody. >> reporter: the flight attendant happened to be in las vegas october 1st when a shooter opened fire on a concert crowd killing 58 people. she was there listening to the music when she heard one round of gunfire, then another. >> it wasn't actually until the second round that people were running out of the venue screaming, shooter. and i turned around. >> reporter: flores hid in a hotel conference room. she says she was still shaking hours later. >> that's all i could think about. i need to go home. i need to go home. >> reporter: home is santa rosa. >> as i was driving home, i saw the glow over the ridge. >> reporter: flores made it back in time to help her parents and dog evacuate from the north bay wildfires. but despite their best efforts, their house could not be saved. as a former firefighter, she has seen a lot of tragedy but nothing quite like this

live in san leandro, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> thank you, henry. president trump says he is no longer backing a bipartisan healthcare plan in the senate. the alexander-murray proposal would have given reimbursement to insurance companies for obamacare discounts. those payments were cut off by president trump just last week. the press secretary sarah sanders says some changes could win the president over. >> we want something that doesn't just bail out the insurance companies but actually provides relief for all americans. and this bill doesn't address that fact. >> a dozen republican senators sponsored the bill and chuck schumer says all 48 democrats support it. >>> white house chief of staff john kelly gave an emotional speech in support of president trump and a phone call he made to the widow of a fallen soldier. >> lauren blanchard has more on that phone call and the attack in niger that killed the soldier and three others. >> it stuns me that a member of congress would have listened in on that conversation. that was sacred. >>> reporter: white

one of our ktvu crews drove by and saw up to 100 campers there. race officials are no longer accepting material donations for evacuees because they have been overwhelmed by the response from the public. >>> the first community damaged by the deadly fires was silverado. residents were forced to evacuate late sunday night when the atlas fire roared to life without warning. now the danger is past, the evacuation order is lifted. ktvu's rob roth met with residents and they returned for the first time to see whether their homes survived. >>> reporter: the fire whipped through silverado sunday night blow torching home after home but leaving others alone. almost everyone evacuated and residents have spent the week not knowing for sure if they still had a home or not. >> we didn't know if an ember was going to come with these trees here. >> reporter: kim doyle returned to her home and good news, her home behind the silverado country club golf course smelled smoky but otherwise still standing. >> huge relief. we didn't get a lot of information. we have bee

in the extended forecast, we have rain and sierras snow >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . >>> the search continues for suspects after a mob attack against visitors at great america saturday night. some members of the flash mob used tasers to steal purses and backpacks, we have new details on this shocking case. >> reporter: you have been saying that all day, who ever heard of this. you are in an an amusement park and kids are running around with tasers robbing people. great america is closed for the season but it's reopening november 24 for winter fest. the park is going to review their security procedures to insure that there is not a repeat of saturday's crime. the trouble started when great measuring was packed with people for the 10th annual halloween fest. >> it was a huge crowd for an event like this. it just overwhelmed the park a bit. >> reporter: the crowd of 20,000 enjoyed the themed atmosphere but they they became targets. young people some armed with tasers ran through the crowd and stole backpacks and purses. one woman was punched in the face

north bay wildfires. >> we'll be here on ktvu until 8:00 tonight. then at 8:00 you can switch over to our live coverage, our live continuous coverage on ktvu plus. that's cable channel 6 if you are on cable. that's from 8 to 10. then at 10:00 you can watch the ten o'clock news on ktvu until 11:30. we're also streaming all of our coverage on ktvu.com. .com. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> several firefighters have loos their own homes while battling the north bay fires. the battalion chief is among those firefighters. he showed ktvu what is left of his home in the santa rosa neighborhood. he was out of town when the tubbs fire broke out sunday night. and he never had a chance to get any of his belongings. he says even his wife's wedding ring is still missing. >> i was here most of the day looking through it. it's not the monetary value.

live in santa cruz mountains this evening, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. we'll head back to you up in oakland. >> jesse, thank you. >>> two east bay high school students accused of sexual assault were formally charged today. one student is out of de la salle, the other in ignacio valley high school accused of raping a carondelet student an all-girls high school across the street from de la salle. authorities say earlier this week, that female student came to them and told them she had been sexually assaulted late last month by two male students. two suspects were arrested wednesday evening and booked into juvenile hall in martinez. ♪[ music ] >>> wow! everything that is gone, my wheelchair, my prosthetic, everything. >> the north bay fire took everything including this girl's prosthetic legs. today though she got her mobility back. hear her inspiring story coming up. >> and the suspect involved in that hit-and-run that critically injured a san francisco police officer in court for the first time today. why he argued with the judge. coming up next. coming

ktvu's alyana gomez reports. >>> reporter: good evening, heather and frank. malcolm x academy and elementary school you see behind me is just one of the three schools impacted. the school district says they want to make sure parents know it's not the water that contains lead. it's the fixtures that might be aging or corroded. and we're learning this isn't the first time. 20 years ago back in 1997, the department of health actually found alarming lead levels in five schools and ktvu did our own testing 20 years ago in 10 schools. so we are also finding out tonight from the district that it won't be the last time we see these results in the state. >> every morning, before students flood the front entrances of schools, the flushing begins. all school janitors are required to let the water run from the faucets and fountains for at least 30 seconds. >> when the water has been sitting overnight and not in use, the chances of it having higher lead levels are greater. >> reporter: in arena the san francisco unified school district -- in april, the san francisco unifi

>>> ktvu fox 2 complete area news coverage.>>> sifting through the ashes. residence in santa rosa returned to whether homes once -- resident occupants of santa rosa returned to where their homes once stood.>>> ktvu fox news at 6 pm start now.>>> more progress in the effort to return to normalcy in the north bay residence --. those who lived in north bay return to their homes. >> the death toll remains at 42. almost 8000 structures have burnt in the north bay fires. most of them homes. the fire burned 4200 square miles. most fires are at full containment estimated damages and billions of dollars.>> in sonoma county, evacuation orders were lifted.evacuation orders have been lifted in portions of the glenn ellen community that fall within the burn zone created by the north bay fires, sonoma county sheriff's officials said this afternoon. >> people search for solace after a difficult time. how some victims spent their first sunday without fire and smoke.>> the air-conditioners are 20 years old. they needed to be replaced. [laughter]>> reporter: weeks after flee

ktvu's tom vacar was at that news conference and has more on that. tom. >> reporter: well, they certainly think they have turned the corner on all of this. but i must say that they also point out that there's still active fires going on. and there are rains coming of course but those rains unless they're really dousing rains may not extinguish the fire. that's the reality of what's going on the the good news is, there are no more deaths to report. there are only 8 people still unaccounted for which is remarkable given what the earlier numbers were. napa schools will remain closed until monday. so they can get things back in order and so smoke can clear out. so napa schools will re-open on monday. fema is supplying california officials with a whole lot of help. but asked a very pointed question to the fema director. how long will that help last? >> the president is asking for cuts across the board including fema. what can you do to assure people that you can not only weather the storm here but unless we have monsoons, some of these fires could flare u

ken wayne ktvu news. >> incredible. >>> 4:13. there is a lawsuit claiming california is not doing enough to protect whaelz from a dangerous -- whales from danger off the coast. >>> and what the president told puerto rico about their 74 thousand dollar debt. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. 4:16. the white house sending a 29 billion dollar disaster aid to congress. part of the money will be used for the government's flood insurance program which is rapidly running out of money to pay for claims from hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. federal firefighters would get 577 million to replenish accounts after all of the western wild fires. >>> the offic

ktvu's ken wayne is in las vegas once again tonight. ken, you talked with her today about what happened. quite a story. >> reporter: yeah. it is, frank and julie, we talked to savannah chasko on the 8th floor of the new york- new york hotel and casino and she showed us where she was sunday night when she was at the festival and the chaos broke out and where she ran to, to try to get to safety after she was shot in the back. >> just an open hall. >> reporter: getting shot in the back doesn't sound like being lucky. but if you have to get shot, savannah knows she is lucky. >> it's pretty close to my spine. it was in between the bones that come out of my lower spine. >> reporter: saran in a was with three friends at sunday night's country music concert when the gunfire erupted. >> we heard all this, like, popping noise and thought it was speakers going out. >> reporter: as she and her friends ran, she felt something hit her in the back. >> it was very hot, like, pain. i -- you know when you hit your funny bone and it stings and you just ca

. >> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning, thank you for joining us for mornings on 2. >> i am pam cook. >> good morning, i am dave clark. >>> there is a little chill in the air. did you notice that? it is the coolest air we have seen in a wile. -- in a while. it is not too bad right now, but it is all over the place. some areas will get a northerly breeze, and others are getting a west-southwest. sent therese -- santa rosa is already at 44. i would not be surprised to get a couple of 30s. we still have a couple of hours to go before sunrise. there is going to be some very cool air. watch how it settles in right there. it is retro grading over us. we will keep the water temperatures where there could be a few isolated showers. highs will be cool today in the 60s and 70s foremost. >>> good morning, we are already starting off with something i don't think i have ever seen. that is no cars on the san mateo bridge right now. they are holding traffic because of a big rig that is on fire westbound 92 on the foster city side. so, i did see one vehicle drive through in the last few min

reporting live in dublin, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> all right. turning the corner a little bit, changing gears we are going to talk about sports. this is a big night for the golden state warriors. they are back at oracle arena hosting houston in the first game of the new season starting in about an hour. >> before tip-off, the team plans to raise another championship banner and award the players with their championship rings. mark ibanez and joe fonzi are courtside where fans were advised to arrive early so they don't miss all the pregame festivities. >> reporter: we're starting to feel it now! you know? earlier when we were talking to you guys, very quiet in here, but now the energy is starting to happen and you realize that these things really never get old. >> no. >> you're talking about a championship. >> no question, the ring ceremony, unveiling of the new championship banner and we should probably let ryan pan off for a second and show you the guy that -- the houston rockets are building around, and then they added to this roster but there'

henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> police say the suspects abandoned that lexus suv near the panhandle of golden gate park. the vehicle is recovered on fell street near central avenue just a few minutes drive from where that officer was struck but the suspect was nowhere to be found. police tracked him to ellis street in the tenderloin. that's where ktuv's cristina rendon joins us now live to continue our coverage. >> reporter: within the past hour the street reopened on ellis street. this is the building where we believe the suspect was taken into custody. we'll show you video that we shot earlier this afternoon when a man was escorted out of that building in handcuffs. again, this happened on the 500 block of ellis street in the tenderloin district. police are not releasing any details about how this man is his name, or anything else other than fact he was arrested this afternoon. take a look at the video we shot of the suv that police believe that man was driving. this is after the suspect ditched the suv at fell and central and then took off running. you will see damage to the front e

an uncal telling ktvu fox 2 he was the es -- uncle telling ktvu fox 2 news he was the estranged son of clark. >> it's a shock the stuff that happened. >> reporter: a relative received flowers and condolences from concerned neighbors. a longtime realtor, clark had just celebrated his # 0% -- 80% birthday two weeks ago. >> everybody. valley service, they parked up ocean view. >> reporter: the loss of a man said to be the light of the neighborhood has been difficult to put into words. today, somehow, people found a way. >> ernie was probably the nicest man on the block, honestly. always smiling. always said hi to me. always waved. said hi when i had my daughters with me. >> he had it all. i mean, no one could be better. >> reporter: this quiet street will return to normal and with this sad chapter closing, it won't be easy. >> as part of the investigation, detectives rr asking neighbors for -- detectives were asking neighbors for surveillance footage. a motive is not known. 38-year-old aaron clark was denied bail. >> just a tragic loss there. rob malcolm live in our newsroom tonight. than

more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . >>> welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. >>> 100 tbent seven days ago, the warriors were celebrating their second title in three years, knew it's time to defend the title at oracle. it's time to kick off the season. >> reporter: hi guys, when you say the number, it seems so long. >> june 12th. >> reporter: you and i were stand here when the warriors were celebrating. >> it was an unbelievable post season run, it's quiet now, the cheerleaders and the dance team are warming up. lets show you what it looked like on june 12th, four months ago, it was a wild celebration and they are heavy favorites to win it again. >> everyone spent the off season saying, what do we do to catch up with the warriors, huston changed their roster with the imengs -- intention of keeping up with golden state. >> steve was asked if he was concerned about how much work the team got in before the season. >> last year we got beat by 30 points on opening night and won the championship. it's not a barome

ktvu's tara moriarty is in the coffey park neighborhood of santa rosa with what they found. tara. >> reporter: search teams are supposed to come out tomorrow morning at dawn and start searching a couple of different homes. they wrapped up their work on the top of fountain grove parkway about 5 p.m. not sure if they found anything. again, they were at a home off millbrook drive. hopefully we'll get an update on that. behind me you can see what crews are dealing with. this is what they have to sift through. and these crews have been told by someone who is missing a loved one that they believe that that family member didn't make it out alive. now, earlier today, recovery teams were at the journey's end mobile home park off mendocino avenue and fountain grove parkway where they recovered some bones. they were the remains of at least one person found on a mattress in a bedroom. there were two missing person reports out of this mobile home park. good news considering that there were hundreds of people who were able to escape. crews were looking for the remains of one other person

flip over to ktvu plus. we will have it for you starting at 4:30. >>> the san jose earthquakes play their first post season game in five years tonight. they got a playoff spot last sunday during the final minutes of the regular season. they will face the white caps in the knockout win tonight. it is win or the end of the season. it is in vancouver. the sixth seeded quakes are on a winning streak of sorts. honors for the final play of the game that gave san jose the victory it needed to make it to the playoffs. >>> we made it to 7:47. sal is right over there. you are watching the south bay and everything else. >> that's right. 280 in san jose. we're looking at a lot of commutes though. we will start with interstate 280 northbound getting up to highway 17. you will see a lot of slow traffic here coming around the corner. it stays that way all the way into cupertino. it is not unusual for it to be this way. you can see for yourself on all of the road sensors. 280, 101, 85 are all pretty slow. on the pence larks

. >> thank you >>> welcome back to ktvu news, all of the news, weather and information you need to know throughout your day. >>> stay on top of breaking news we have been bringing you throughout the morning. mandatory evacuations are in effect for 150 homes in the boulder creek area, it started as a house fire and has spread to a wild fire. 125-acres have burning and containment is at 0%, five firefighters have been injured but none of them have serious injuries, one was an inmate firefighter suffering smoke inhalation. two evacuation centers have open up this morning, one at boulder creek elementary, the other at a fire station in felton. we are bringing in a live report in minutes, we are also extending the 9:00 news to hear a news conference by cal fire on the bear creek fire. >>> we can expect more poor air quality today. a smoke advisory remains in effect for the morning along with a spare of air alert of the the highest readings for bad air are in napa, sonoma counties. >> the weather can play a role in how the fires are fought. lets get the low down on the weather. >>> we have be

>>> you're watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30. >>> the deadly shooting in las vegas is renewing a heated debate on capitol hill. democratic lawmakers are now making a case for new gun control legislation. fox news' ellison barber is in washington, dc tonight with the renewed push. >> that firing ought to be echoing in our minds. >> reporter: capitol hill becoming the battleground for gun control this week after hundreds were injured, dozens killed at a country music festival. democratic lawmakers now making the case for new legislation that they claim could possibly prevent attacks like the one in las vegas including banning so-called bump stocks a device used by the shooter to convert semi- automatic weapons to fully automatics. >> why can't we keep a weapon from becoming a military battlefield weapon? >> reporter: other democrats want legislation to go much further and ban the types of guns used in the attack but the new legislative push isn't sitting well with republican leaders. they are accusing be democrats of playing politics with a national tragedy. >> they won't give us a hearin

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live in the newsroom, ktvu news. >> we saw some video, how critical is that? >> police have a copy of this video and they will use this as they build a case against him, we do not know, the attorney has no comment at this point, but we have no idea if it is indeed him as authorities say that it is. this is key evidence against him if it goes to trial.>> thank you. >>> a sign of the bay area housing crisis, some people are now living in rvs, why some of these makeshift homes were towed. >>> plus president trump says there is unity within the republican party, this comes as there is a big ruling on healthcare subsidies, we have the latest out of capitol hill after the break. >>> president trump today touted great unity in the republican party just one day after two retiring senators offered harsh criticism of his character and leadership. no other republican has doing them today and lawmakers rallied around him on his way to a hurricane briefing. residents say that senators bob corker and jeff flake are retiring because they could not win reelection. he followed

, that was the ktvu team. there is mark tomaio, a couple of things, feedback, this is really tough work but great work when you realize how many people it helped and, i mean, 9800 pounds of apples is what we went through and bagged. >> that's a lot of work because i have done that before. >> they need another 40 per day to get the stuff done that they need to get done. they make it smooth. if we went down there one saturday. >> on a weekday you can check in for a couple hours and make a difference. bring your kids, it's fun. >> absolutely. >> check it out. >> absolutely. >>> we have a perfect weather weekend for just a gazillion things that are going on and checking with rosemary and tell us all about it. >>> if you are donating your time, going to see the blue angels, if you are going out to the harley stickily bluegrass, maybe to the beach, inland for shopping, a lot of sunshine out there. temperatures very similar to friday. a tad cooler as we get into the afternoon because we are expecting the sea breeze t

in san francisco, leigh martinez, ktvu. >>> it is being called the future of transportation. details on one bay area companies hide tech rail system that is on the fast track.>>> there is a red flag warning for part of the bay area tonight. we'll talk about that and what to expect for wednesday, thursday and beyond. >>> ktvu fox 2 is the areas whether authority.. >>> a bay area company aiming to revolutionize transportation has made milestone -- has reached a milestone. we are introduced to cyber tran. why officials say is cheaper, faster and cleaner than anything else on rail.>> reporter: inside this old shed in richmond, is a vision of the future.>> we are like uber on rail. with zero carbon footprint. it runs on solar.[music playing]welcome to cyber tran.>> reporter: dexter has been working to bring cyber tran to reality for years. the idea of a solar powered train was born in the 1990s at the department of energy. as a way to have hundreds of employees across the vast expanse of the idaho national laboratory. the department decided to abandon the project in favor of more

ktvu's cristina rendon is live now in the newsroom with more on the president's remarks and the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the updates from authorities wrapped up within the last 30 minutes. the sheriff called paddock a disturbed and dangerous man who lived a secret life and he says right now, investigators are combing through all of the details of his life in search of a motive. >> anything that would indicate this individual's trigger point and that would cause him to do such harm, we haven't understood it yet. and i think it's important for to us get to there. you have to be patient with us because in this premeditation of this room, this is well thought out. so don't you think the concealment of his history or his life was well thought out. and it's incumbent upon us as professionals to figure that out. >> reporter: late this afternoon, the attorney for marilou danley read a statement she wrote and she paints a very different picture of paddock saying he was a kind, caring and quiet man and that she is devastated by the deaths and injuries that occurred. >> he never

>>> the 10:00 news on ktvu starts now. >> we wanted to help because this is local community, the bay area coming together. >> people coming together tonight to rally for the victims of the devastating wildfires. >> two weeks ago tonight those deadly wildfires first broke out in the north bay. the flames charred more than 250 square miles, more than 8,000 structures burned, most of them homes, and 42 people died in the fires. >> fire crews have been working nonstop to extinguish the flames. they hope to reach full containment by october 25th, wednesday. the estimated damage caused by the fires is in the billions of dollars. more and more people are being allowed back into their neighborhoods to assess the damage, and today a portion of the evacuations were lifted for several neighborhoods. >> these air conditioners are about 20 years old. i had to replace them anyway, so [ laughter ] >> reporter: two weeks after fleeing his house, bruce came back with fresh eyes and some humor. >> it's amazing to think of some of the things, i guess more like ceramic things that survive. >> reporter:

ktvu's tom vacar is in napa now and continues with our fire coverage. tom. rob some of those people are going to come home to joy, us ther despair some others. there's air resources lot of serendipity. one house destroyed, two houses not destroyed. one house singed, others pristine. it's remarkable. that's what they were so concerned about that this could happen again because there's plenty of fuel around. so because there was still a threat and strict enforcement, it was all to save lives and property. here's that story. >>> reporter: like so many others evacuated from their napa homes, susi and tony, who already knew their home was incinerated stood in line hoping against hope. they stood in pets and med line hoping against home. for just a few minutes police took evacuees to their homes to retrieve prescriptions or like this family to find their pet cat miraculously. she was patiently waiting in the driveway. >> our cat! >> awesome! >> i can't believe she survived since sunday! >> reporter: no pets, no meds, no entry. >> what are you going for? >> money.

. >> ktvu's allie rasmus is live for us with the details. allie? >> the trial heard -- the court heard from crime scene investigators. they also heard from the san francisco police officer who took her accused killer into custody, that man jose zarate. this happened two years ago on pier 14 in san francisco in the embarcadero. that's when kate steinle was shot and killed. jose zarate admitted he was handling the gun used in the shooting, but his attorneys are arguing in this case saying the gun went off. the court argued zarate intended to kill steinle. now the gun used in the shooting had been reported stolen the week before steinle was killed. the district attorney says both sides will be calling firearm experts to the stand during the course of this trial to help make their case. >> the former head of the san francisco crime lab who is very familiar. he'll say absolutely these guns have a history of accidental discharges particularly if they are handled by someone who isn't properly trained. >> there will be a baseline question. whether the defe

. >>> this is ktvu fox news mornings on 2. >>> 7:00 on a monday morning, october 16th. good morning, i am dave clark. we just received some new information about the biggest of the north bay wild fire. the atlas fire grew slightly during the night. containment also went up. the fires have killed at least 40 people and burned 200,000- acres and destroyed 5700 homes and businesses, right now fire crews said they have turned a corner and they are making good progress in containing the fires, mandatory evacuation orders were lifted for calistoga and parse of santa rosa and napa. >> damage in sonoma county alone could top $3 billion. the largest fire is the atlas fire, it grie by 7-acres overnight. containment went up from 65% to 68%. the nuns fire has burned through 48,000-acres some it's 47% contained. the tubbs fire in calistoga has burned 45,000-acres and its 60% contained. 20 of the fire deaths happened in sonoma county, the coroner identified four more victims including sharon robinson. lee mcroger as well. >>> some people are allowed to go back to the burned areas in

ktvu's christian kafton, you are at the san jose police station. we are hearing a police officer was hurt during the arrests. what do you know? >> reporter: yes. we are hearing that a police officer was injured in the course of the fuss. we are hearing a car may have rolled over his foot. he is expected to recover, all this after a bust on multiple sideshows going on in san jose. officers say they made multiple arrests during a series of sideshows overnight with over 400 participants and a half dozen or so sideshows. investigators aren't talking about how many arrested they made but they are saying the shows need to be stopped because they present a danger to the public. >> when you are out on the public street dog donuts or excess -- street doing donuts or excessive st. pete, you -- speed, you take the risk of losing control of the vehicle and hitting a pedestrian. >> reporter: and now to previous sideshows to see how dangerous this looks, police say cars with easily lose control and hit a spectator or another car and the sideshows occur regularly

in san francisco, alex savage, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> it is being call add future of transportation. coming up next, one bay area company's high-tech rail system that is now on the fast track. >>> bringing back steve paulson as the work week is going to warm up just a touch. so, it looks like a strippspeaking of hot,ve. how about you strip for me and i'll get your water back on? getting sexually harassed at your rental? it's not always this obvious. sometimes, it can be a bit more subtle. looks like a stripped valve. i can get this fixed next week..or...we can go for a drink and i can get it fixed tonight. contact your local fair housing agency or hud for help. >>> trump administration is expelling 15 cube in diplomats from the united states after months of mysterious attacks that have harmed several u.s. citizens at the embassy in havana. announced plans to cut diplomatic presence in cuba by more than half. warned americans not to visit the island. 15 cuban diplomats have seven days to leave the country. >>> state department officials went in and searched the building yesterday, fol

jessie gary, ktvu fox 2. back to you in oakland. >> great information, jessie, thank you. >>> concern over the rising cost of rent in the bay area. we will bring in a representative from a real estate firm to really analyze why people are moving out of the area, frying to afford a place to live and which areas are actually seeing drops in rent. ♪ that one. this. that one. ♪ ♪ ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) (gasp, shriek) to the next generation of greats... i got it over! we're excited to meet you. ♪[music] ♪ december tinning nation unknown ♪ ♪ ♪ destination unknown ♪ >> rancid is also paying at the big benefit for north bay fire victims. it will be metallica, it is also dave matthews band, a few other bands. tickets go on sale this morning. that has been the theme for traffic jams. thank you, kristin. came off of twitter. as always, if there's a song that you want to hear on fridays, i play your requests every friday morning. use the #ktvu on twitter, facebook or instagram. >>> the san jose city council wi

in san francisco, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> coming up a did police chief. in three bay area cities. >> at 10:30. go on the record with issues like mass shootings and the use of force there your department would be better if the your officers lived in the cities they patrolled. that's the question. >> i can't say it would be better or not. >> and we're traying the heats. records today. will we see records tomorrow. and what about the weekend? i'll let you know. see you after the break. >> saving halloween for children neighbors' burned up. how police are providing popular costumes this year. what if home security was different? what if it looked different? what if the measure of working, was that you never had to think about it. ♪ what if it was so easy to use, you actually used it. [alarm] you have 3 minutes to exit. what if it gave you time, and what you really need from home security. a sense of security. ♪ ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life kee

ktvu's tara moriarty tells us how dr. scott witt used his motorcycle to help save the day. >>> reporter: the rescues have been heroic. dr. scott witt director of sutter regional hospital's neonatal icu never thought he would be pulling off a rescue to save babies. >> i got a call at 2 a.m. basically, saying that there was some fire encroaching on the hospital so we might have to evacuate. >> reporter: dr. witt told his family to leave their fountain grove home as flames lapped at the edges of the hospital. >> i left in my truck but couldn't get very far because the freeway at that time already had flames going across it. >> reporter: so the 45-year- old did what any unassuming physician in charge of evacuating eight preemies might do. he switched his truck for his bmw. motorcycle, that is. >> in california, you can split lanes so i just went down the middle of the lanes and got past everybody. >> reporter: for four miles, he weaved through traffic, rode on the shoulder and slid through gravel. you can see just how close t

as ktvu's tara moriarty reports, dr. scott witt embarked on a dangerous mission to save newborns from the deadly tubbs fire. >>> reporter: the rescues have been heroic. dr. scott witt director of sutter regional hospital's neonatal icu never thought he would be pulling off a rescue to save babies. >> i got a call at 2 a.m. basically, saying that there was some fire encroaching on the hospital so we might have to evacuate. >> reporter: dr. witt told his family to leave their fountain grove home as flames lapped at the edges of the hospital. >> i left in my truck but couldn't get very far because the freeway at that time already had flames going across it. >> reporter: so the 45-year- old did what any unassuming physician in charge of evacuating eight preemies might do. he switched his truck for his bmw. motorcycle, that is. >> in california, you can split lanes so i just went down the middle of the lanes and got past everybody. >> reporter: for four miles, he weaved through traffic, rode on the shoulder and slid through g

in santa rosa brooks sherros, ktvu fox 2 news >> that is an ongoing question. hopefully get more and more people signed up for those alerts. >>> the air is cleaner today across the bay area compared to last week in most parts. we're going to update you on what to expect today as you head outside. >> also the big concert to give relief for victims of hurricane harvey, the event that's bringing together five former u.s. presidents. >> good morning. we are off to a good start when it comes to the morning commute. this is westbound 24. you can see it's moving along very noisily on the way to the tunnel. >> well thankfully the red flag expired. that's the good news. the wind will tail off, but it's still offshore. so it's going to be very warm today. dry conditions, but the wind is decreasing. looks like some rain will pay a visit end of the week. what's new from light and fit? greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. real fruit and 90 calories... you'll be wowed! try new light & fit with zero artificial sweeteners. >>> the offer includes everything, fro

fox 2 news on ktvu . >>> we drove by the houses, hundreds of houses that were totally destroyed, and it brings home just what a horrible situation this is, but at a time like this, we all pull together, and all of the resources, the people, the police, the fire, elected officials, neighbors, volunteers, it is a real example of how america pulls together. and how california is pulling together, and the local community. >> governor jerry brown and others toured, all three have said that they have never seen anything like this before. >> this is far from over though. >> reporter: a community meeting, several people lost their homes say they barely made it out alive, because they didn't get enough notice to evacuate. janine larson says her partner neighbors repeatedly called 911 to report seeing fire approaching bennett ridge.>> within 20 minutes of being told you don't need to evacuate, she was driving through fire to get out. and we have one road in and out of our property, our entire neighborhood, 120 houses have one road. >> reporter: they said that people had previously had to regis

welcome back to ktvu. we are bringing you to the presbyterian church of the roses in santa rosa because in just one minute, a pancake breakfast officially begins out there. and this is troop 32. troop 32 is cooking up a pancake breakfast this morning for hard working firefighters, police officers and other first responders who have been so busy over the last couple of weeks dealing with devastating wildfires in the north bay. they are getting a nice breakfast this morning. thank you to the first responders this morning. thank you to our photographer for driving up there to get us this great pictures. they are going to make 2,000 breakfasts. we'll continue to bring you pictures. that was inside so you couldn't see the crowds outside. >> they are all lined up, part of this is raising money for wildfire victims. so a great event. >>> good morning. i'm alex savidge. frank mallicoat is off this morning. >> and good morning, i'm claudine wong. we are going to go over to rosemary orozco right now for a check of t

. >> and ktvu plus, the power of 2. what's new from light and fit? greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. real fruit and 90 calories... you'll be wowed! try new light & fit with zero artificial sweeteners. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2, now 4:54 today labor unions and proindependence groups in the region of spain want workers to stage strikes. it's a response to alleged police brutality over the weekend during an independence referendum that left hundreds of people hurt. port workers are being asked to rally outside of the regional headquarters of spain's ruling party while firefighters planned a rally outside of the interior ministries office in barcelona. the spanish government insists sunday's vote on independence was illegal. >> has to be done in a legal but also in a democratic way, and that is not the way this thing has been pushed by the government. i think they are making a mockery of democracy. >> now, the turnout was 22% for the referendum, just under 90% voting for independence from spain. t