a gunman opens fire in front of a bay area church bringing death to the doorstep of a place of god.

good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the shooting happened today as church leaders prepared to announce a new effort to prevent street violence. >> reporter: church leaders tell us the man was inside this building behind men attending a class when his relevant phone started ringing -- when his cell phone started ringing. sources tell us the shooting victim was releaseed from prison about a month ago. church leaders say he was trying to earn his ged to turn his life around only to take his life taken. >> he was on church ground, which is as holy ground. people desecrated our church grounds. >> reporter: church leaders

leaders told us the shooting disrespects life and the work the church does. seeing the man's lifeless body next to the cross reiterated the work they do is needed. tomorrow the church plans to announce that it has received a private grant for half a million dollars to grant programs designed to combat violence. >> in the middle of all of this bloodshed, we are convinced that life can grow. >> reporter: church leaders told us they are heartbroken over the death of this man they were trying to helpful but they say the incident reaffirms

that they need to help those who need it most. the selection of an interim mayor has divided the board. progressives want to start the process immediately but didn't have enough votes. newsom himself has said that he may delay the swearing in as lieutenant governor in january to have the new mayor have said. hotel workers got their word heard. they picked the hilton hotel. more disturbing testimony today in a preliminary hearing

to determine if seven men will stand trial for last year's notorius gang rape at houston high school. police pointed a horrifying picture of what they saw and the harsh words they say one defendant uttered. rita williams reports. >> reporter: under heavy guard and in shackles the seven defendants charged in the alleged gang rape walked to and from the jail. the defendant listened to two more richmond police officer describe what the officered saw happened face down, slung over a picnic table. officer gary lewis testified that when arrested near the scene, ortega was combative and drunk that he said he and the

16-year-old girl had been drinking. that he condition do anything wrong, quote. that blank wanted me to blank her. later officer jeff woodson said when he transported ortega to the police station, ortega said, i didn't rape her, she was a blank woman blank drunk. >> we know what kind of person my son is and we trust in god and the courts courts he will be cleared in charges.

the 16-year-old girl who was raped spent three weeks in court recovering from her injuries. waiters is accused of inflecting months of torture and abuse in a home in tracy until the boy escaped. defense attorneys representing the man accused of killing shaunra leavy appeared in court today. jury deliberations are scheduled to start tomorrow. >> two former state officials will try to block the sale of

two state owned buildings. the lawsuit contends because courthouses are being told, those sales need approval. they expressed concerns over the postsale and asked for a cost benefit analysis. postregents in town to vote for a tuition increase will be voting on a fee hike. on the eve of the regents financial meeting, university police were busy preparing for

protesters. >> excuse me. >> our objective is for everyone to have a safe day tomorrow and thursday. >> reporter: this is what happened the last time a fee increase was approved there were near riots. with people taking over buildings. campus police know there is potential for something similar to happen after ucsf mission play with a almost a 10% tuition hike on the table. the tuition increase and changes to employee health and retirement benefits are needed to close a shortfall. >> it's heartful for the students and it's hurtful for the faculty and staff but these are tough times. >> reporter: a rally opposing to tuition hike, a prelude of what's expected tomorrow. there's word protesters plan to shut down the meeting with

students being bussed in. employees have been warned. >> they only allowed one entrance at the back of the building, they just said be prepared for our security. >> reporter: they will be out here starting at 7:00 in the morning. frank and julie, there are also other events designed to get the regions attention. i'm heather holmes. >> reporter: a ktvu report on a lead content has prompted the rite aid drugstore chain to pull the bag from its stores nationwide. the rite aid bag tested high for lead. currently the federal government allows 300 parts per million in children's products.

a rite aid spokesperson told ktvu that rite aid is in the process of removing the tote bags. i'm tracking a cold weather system. it's going to head our way. it's going to change our weather completely as it rolls in in the next couple of days. in san jose victims describe how bullies destroyed their lives. a lot of action out here

we have developing news right now in the east bay. fire officials tell us one person is dead and six others injures after a minivan crushed into the back of a truck. the highway patrol says there were seven people in the van, one person was declared dead at the scene. three were declared trauma cases and rushed to highland hospital in oakland. the exat the extent of the injuries to the three remains passengers is still unclear.

people acting in community together sponsored a forum. nay tried to raise awareness about bullying and encouraged school districts to be more proactive in stopping bullying. >> reporter: national statistics were sited today indicating 1,600 students miss school every day because of the fear of being bullying. some victims of bullying came forward with their stories. >> i had things thrown at me in the hall ways as i walked down. they were shouting names at me. >> reporter: ashley garn ico was one of several that spoke out. she says the bully was so bad she dropped out of high school and nobody listened to her. >> everybody was like, it's just gossip, it's just drama and just go on with class.

>> reporter: her parents say they never knew their daughter was getting cyber bullying. >> saying that she was a lesbian, that she was gay, that she was bisexual. that she was pregnant, and that she had aids and was spreading it. >> reporter: and bronel says two years ago the constant bullying drove her daughter to the brink. >> she used her sweatshirt to hang herself from the stall in the women's bathroom. >> reporter: a friend found ama tka and her life was saved but she suffered brain damage, can't talk, is wheelchair bound and lives in a nursing home. i asked her mother to say something to bullies. >> bullying is not something we can take lightly anymore. because of what happened to my daughter, i know help families deal with it. and we're very lucky i still have amanda.

but there's a lot of parents out there that don't have their kids any longer because they were bullied. and they took their life. >> reporter: and vornel has formed a group called amanda's network. it works to stop bullying, and lets victims know they are not alone, there is someone out there they can reach out to. lloyd lacuesta. about 100 mental health workers called on the state today to beef up safety at napa valley hospital. 54-year-old donna groves was found strangled on the hospital ground late last month. a patient who was declare insane in the 90s was responsible. vacaville police says the one of the most violent crimes

they've seen in years. tonight an 18-year-old is in custody suspected of killing a the face. police say the suspect richard ruben hawkins went to the apartment in williams street, shot and killed two men and wounded a woman. the two men were 20 and 21 years old. no names have been released. after the shooting, hawkins walked to the police station with a gun in his hand where he started breaking windows. >> he was not combative. he refused to show the officers his hands. we did use a device to subdue him and he was taken to the hospital. >> police say they had contact with hawkins before but did not elaborate. passengers can't use

religious as an excuse to avoid body images or pat down. people who won't go through a full body scanner or subject to a pat down won't be allowed on the plane. fisherman's wharf has become such an attraction, it's hard to remember that it's still a working pier. and today's first crab catch has come in. >> reporter: it's been busy all night and it's still busy. let me show you this big boat, it's called the big wave it's out of washington. a lot more boats like the big wave going out instead of coming in. a lot of fishermen decided to

stay out because of the rough seas. the sun went down, and the new leanne pulled in. thousands of pounds of dungenous crab. nearly everyone came up packed with product. >> for the most part. just like any type of fishing sometimes you get them, sometimes you don't. >> reporter: within minutes of coming the shore. the catch was weighed, sorted and sold. >> i am happy to see it. i'm curious to see what kind of grade it's going to be. as far as sizing and that type of thing. >> there was talk that there was a problem that crab might be soft but i think they will be good. >> i think you can only do this in san francisco. >> they were happy down at the

groto. >> i love the meat. >> it's wonderful meat, wonderful just boiled. >> reporter: on this night, boaters were happy just fishing. >> being out there in the open water. just out there, freedom. >> reporter: and buyers don't necessarily like the talk about docks, but some of the fishermen were saying they were expecting to get $1.75 to $2. for you that equates to $5.25 a pound. it will soon be easier for street cart vendors to operate thanks to a unanimous vote by

the board of supervisors today. vendors who set up at different locations will no longer have get separate permits for different locations. the cost of the permits is going down. slightly cooler, it's a cooling trend. our weather is going to change completely here in the next couple of days as we heard toward the end of the week. rain, cool showers and snow in the mountains. it's cold in napa, 44. lots of us in the mid-40s over nigh. you will notice it's cool in the morning when you wake up. mostly sunny tomorrow, temperatures in concord about 20 degrees. temperatures definitely cooler than they were today. in livermore tomorrow, 65 at lunch, 73-degree for a day daytime high. i will show that to you in just

a few minutes. a vacant lot littered with trash is going to become an urban farm. city slicker intends to turn the 1.4-acre lot into a farm and a park complete with a playground and dog run. the money came from a state bond initiative. a passionate plea from a family searching for answers. >> if you're out there, just give the family closure. >> the key clue police hope will lead

for the first time we have a picture tonight of an elderly man who was out for a walk when a hit and run driver fatality struck him. the man's family made an emotional plea for that driver to come forward. ktvu's maureen naylor reports. >> reporter: freemont police today released this photo of 83- year-old nosrad. the grandfather was in the crosswalk when the car struck him on the morning of november 5th. this photo of the scene shows his personal items on the scene including his walker. a witness saw the driver pull over shortly before taking off. >> my father loved walking. he walked several miles a day. >> reporter: he was taken to eden medical center where he died that evening. on a news conference, the family made an emotional plea

for the driver to come forward. >> i'm just asking, and i'm begging if you're out there please give the family closure. i know everybody has to leave some day or another this world, but he didn't have to go this way. >> it's left a huge hole in our heart. >> reporter: the car's front g rille was found on the scene. >> i don't want vengeance or re revenge but i want closure for my family. >> reporter: if you call you can remain anonymous. we've posted contact information on our website ktvu.com under the bay area news tab. in freemont, maureen naylor.

in washington, fellow lawmakers convicted long time new york congressman charles rangel of ethics violation. rangel himself was conspicuous by his actions. the council found him guilty in 11 of 14 allegations. rangel said he was treated unfairly by what he calls good faith mistakes. today the congressional black caucus expressed speculation ahead of the caucus. the group wants to know what kind of power cliburn would wield. president obama today awarded the nation's highest military honor the medal of

honor to staff sergeant junta. he charged ahead under fire to rescue a mortally wounded soldier who was being dragged away by taliban fighters. junta says he would give the medal of honor back in a second to have his two friends back that died in the fire fight. why a sample of every california baby's dna is taken and stored and how the genetic material

if you were born many california in the past 30 years, chances are the state has a card stored with your dna on it taken right after birth. now some are saying this not

only violates privacy rights but also patient and parental rights. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler has tonight's special report. >> reporter: what's all the fuss about? a few drops of baby's blood dabbed on a card. it's mandatory newborn screening for 77 serious genetic diseases. >> left untreated can lead to early death or severe impairment of quality of life . this is really important because it allows us to make a diagnosis early. >> reporter: the program is truly life saving. but that card with genetic material is state property and saverred. parents said they have no idea the state government keeps sample of their kids' dna and shares it without anyone's consent. >> i wasn't notified of this.

i think other parents if they were notified about it would be just as outraged. >> i don't trust the government any way. so i don't trust that they honest and tell the truth. >> this is a privacy right, it's a dna property right, it's a patient right, it's a parent right. all of these rights are being violated when these are not taken without the consent of the parent. >> reporter: after initial screening at private and state laboratories such as this one in richmond the cards are given a number and stored in this refrigerated warehouse. the state of california keeps 50 many million of these cards. they keep them indefinitely going back 30 years.

each card's number corresponds to an individual. so called hippa privacy laws does not refer to the government. but they add they have no evidence of any discrimination so far. california is supposed to notify parents that their child's blood spots may be retained. >> they might have given us a paper. but it was right after the birth, i mean we were tired. we didn't have time to read anything. >> if you're really

uncomfortable with having that spot stored, write to us, we will destroy it or send it to you. >> reporter: little lives are at steak. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. we posted more details about california's new screening program on our website ktvu testimony. just - - ktv u.com. and he proposed, she said yes. middleton was asked if she was intimidated. >> obviously, i would loved to have met her. she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> prince william insisted no one expects her to fill his

mother's shoes. there are no details about the royal wedding other than it will take place next spring. and the splendor has to be towed back to san diego after a fire left it dead in the water. fbi agents arrested a former producer of the reality tv show survivor who mexican officials want to try for murder. bruce ford redmond is accused of killing h his wife monica while they were in a can cancun resort in april. mexican authorities issued a warrant for him in may. redford says he's innocent. a possible clue to the

disappearance of missing teenager holloway. a bone was found on the beach and it's been tested to determine if it belongs to holloway. a dutchman van der sloot is suspected in her death. final results show victoria kolakowski won slightly more than half of the vote. kolakowski has been working as a law judge and said in her campaign that a transgender judge would need a much needed view. and investors worry that

ireland's debt crisis. the nasdaq dropped 44 points. gm is raising the price of its initial public offering. that could mean the once great auto maker may bring in $16 million. it's been 17 months since gm stock trading is reinvested in. and target wants to replace the glass sign with a 22-foot diameter sign with targets bulls eye logo. a dangerous injury on a high school football field. why an ambulance was kept away and how the school is now responding to criticism. and i'm tracking a drop in temperatures in the bay area. i'm going to tell you how cool

it's going to get tonight. i'm going to give you the timing of the showers, ú

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boy whispering: there's a monster on my bed. announcer: keep innocent things from triggering an asthma attack. please make the monsters goway. announcer: learn how to stop their asthma attacks at noattacks.org. the campbell union high school is clarifying it's policy after the family of a 14- year-old complained that paramedics trying to help him were delayed when he suffered a severe injury while playing football. keanu dillardo said he injured his spine. he was helped to the sideline where his trainer called 911. but the school's principal did not allow the ambulance on the

school's new track. >> my son was laying on the field and they were right there. she said i can't let the equipment on the field, it'll ruin the track. >> reporter: keanu says he still has a severe headache and remains under observation for brain damage. these photos are from the fpd website. why police want to talk to these three men is a mystery tonight. no one would say which crime if any the men may have committed. police announce the death of an oakland man accused of dragging an officer with an suv. when the officer reached into the suv, the driver took off dragging the officer several feet before he broke lose.

another shot at the suv. police say they later arrested elmer stewart. that arrest happened yesterday. state occupational safety started an investigation into yesterday's fatal accident involving a woodchipper. the contra costa coroners office identified the victim as antonio barrajas. police say that barrajas got tangled in a line that became caught in the woodchipper and suffered a fatal head injury. in haiti, the company's president today called for calm following a second day of violent protesting against united nations peace keepers. many haitians believe the base for the peace keepers is the source of the contamination. today for the first time the disease was found in a neighboring dominican republican in a man that had returned from vacation in

haiti. the affairs minister confirms the combat mission will end next year. but some 950 soldiers and support staff will remain for four more years to help train afghan forces. the training would be confined to military bases. canada has lost 150,000 soldiers since it first sent troops there one year ago. the geneva, a rare diamond shattered record prices. a jeweler bought it for more than $46 million. it's roughly 25-carats and he immediately named the stone after himself. he named it the graph pink. city officials have been after pg & e to make changes to

the manhole covers. the caps are designed to release gases so that they don't explode. they have enough caffeine as four cokes and the alcohol

we have an update now from san lorenzo where the highway patrol now says two people have died after a mini van crashed

into the back of a truck. six or seven people were in the van. the highway patrol says the driver died immediately and one of three people initially caught in the van also died. officers say the flat bed truck may have been trucked when the mini van plowed into the back of it. >> they go by names such as four loko, energy drinks packed with caffeine and alcohol are popular with young people. but now the federal government is looking to ban those drinks. saying the combination of alcohol and caffeine can be dangerous. jana katsuyama has our report. >> these are popular also. >> reporter: they look like regular energy drinks but they contain alcohol. and their on display next to beers. >> they are popular because they are singles, and they are cheat and they come in a big can. >> reporter: liquor store owners say they are popular

with young people. >> i like the alcohol because it makes me awake instead of falling asleep drunk and i want to go to clubs and party. >> reporter: but the drinks have been linked to deaths and injury. and the drink seems to be more potent than beer. >> don't drink four loko because that gets you drink real fast. >> i think it's bad, especially for young kids. i heard it does a lot to our insides. >> reporter: a group of attorneys general and other officials send a letter to the fda urging them to consider a ban. herr era is an opponent. >> our officer along with 13 other attorneys general across the country have been working on the issue of alcohol energy

drinks for probably three or four years now. herrera says that the drink is dangerous. about three dozen companies make these drinks and tonight the manufacturer of four loko says they're going to pull the caffeine off their products. investigators trying to find whoever vandalized a rural cemetery from the early 1900s. sometime between saturday afternoon and sunday morning someone trashed head stones and

flower vases. no one ethnic or religious group was targeted. >> it's just wanton. >> the extent of the damage seems to indicate it wasn't one person but a group of people. cemetery caretakers are now trying to notify the family who's graves were vandalized. -- was involved in another fatal accident back in 2007. both times a bicyclists was killed but so far police are not saying he was at fault either time. on november 4th in san mateo county the truck driven by douglas montenero collided with a bicyclists. back in 2007, v era was driving the same truck when a bicyclists collided with it. the chp concluded in that accident v era was not at

fault. and i'm tracking a weather system, a cold weather system that's going to change everything around. it was warm the last couple of days, we had record heat yesterday. up here in the gulf of alaska is this weather system that will migrate and workovend and bang it's going to feel like winter as we head toward your bay area weekend. look at the drop off in temperature, we're expecting a cooldown, it's cooled off a little bit today. about 5 degrees, it's going to cool off a few degrees tomorrow and then the bottom comes out friday and into the weekend. with temperatures in the daytime highs just in the low 50s. daytime highs just in the low 50s. big changes, cooler weather in the forecast. not for tomorrow, or not much cooler. slightly cooler tomorrow with 70s and lots of 60s. lots of upper 60s. nice day tomorrow then gradually everything erodes. here's the system i'm tracking.

it's coming from the north. so it doesn't hold a whole lot of water. this isn't going to be a really wet storm. over the two day period, saturday and sunday we'll see a snow advisory go into effect in the mountains. heavy rain will be north of here, it's going to be a cold showery kind of rain. most recent computer model and it's kind of sinking up with what i showed you earlier today at 5:00 and 6:00 at our broadcast because our models changed. it's going to show you scattered showers on saturday afternoon. that's been consistent the last couple of nights. that's starting to shape up. friday not bad, but scattered sprinkles. so wet on your friday get away. saturday morning showers. saturday afternoon, saturday evening rain showers. and then sunday scattered showers. you see most of the bulk of the activity looks like it's moved on. then you're going to see most

of it i think hanging out in the mountains as well. so it's going to change. that model will change. the timing will change a little bit but it's starting to come together. it's going to be a wet weekend. right now looks like saturday will be the wettest day on your weekend. it's a cold storm. you're not going to see two it's a cold storm. you're not going to see two inches of twizzlers. the twist you can't resist.

the warriors department play tonight -- didn't play tonight but one of their stars was in action. >> can't help but feel though by the time stef curry has shot their last jump shot for the warriors he would have made his mark not only on the court but in this community. and warriors gather to honor curriful curry had an announcement himself, in just his second year with the warriors, his mind is already

set on giving back. >> partnered up with a charity called thanks usa that provides scholarships for the military family. it's an opportunity to make sure that people who are serves over sea, their families are taken care of. i understand that basketball is important right now but there's a lot more other things going on in the bay area that will spark some of my interest. so it's a great opportunity to see what this is. >> barely looks old enough to play college ball. it's that time of year though. cal 17 points better than cal state north ridge. jorge gutierrez had eight assists. and cal will romp easily to

victory. tim lincecum's reign is over for the cy young award. no disputing roy halliday was the best pitcher. halliday receiving all 32 first place votes. teams looking to get stronger already in motion. the braves today acquiring second baseman dan ugla knocked in 105 yards for the marlins to get him atlanta sends him to the omar infante. ugla wasn't able to get a long term deal if from the marlins so they deal him away and that is the sporting life for a tuesday night. and looking forward to the cal game, i know you are. cal is seven point underdog

against stanford. >> i understand harbaugh has done a great job with the cardinals. >> mark, thank you. and be sure to join us for the ktvu morning