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KTVU News At 5pm April 17, 2014

And screaming on a sidewalk in berkeley. She said that shed been raped and then touched in the street not far from the clermont hotel. John sasaki is at the scene and talked to some of the people who helped that girl early this morning snort. Reporter this victim make the victim of human sex trafficking. She was found on the sidewalk but only after neighbors awoke to her cries for help. Piedmont avenue and ashby avenue in berkeley is a quiet tree lined street. Early morning the peace was fractured by the teenage victim of a horrible crime. I heard someone shouting, and a female voice and theyre shouting somebody help me somewhere residents rushed out of their homes to help the girl. She just said somebody raped me. Somebody raped me. Thats all she kept on saying. Somebody raped me. Police say the 16yearold had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted somewhere in oakland. Then dumped naked and pepper sprayed in the face here. I borough out a bottle of water and gave it to her and it was 5 in the morning and cold, and without even thinking she poured the whole thing all over herself because she was hurting so bad. Oakland police took over the case because it began in that city. That was after Berkeley Police started the investigation. She was saying she was the victim of a possible Sexual Assault and then maybe robbery. Ultimately its their determination what actually had occurred. The girl was rushed to Highland Hospital in oakland for treatment of her injuries. There is no word on her condition. Anybody in that kind of pain and in that kind of situation, its awful, and we just hope shes all right. As yet, theres no description of the girls attacker or the car that they were driving. As i said minutes ago, opd said that she may have been the victim of human sex trafficking and they do tell me that this was something that happened in another city, not in oakland. Live in berkeley, im john sasaki ktvu channel 2 news. A registered sex offender has been arrested after his gps monitoring device showed that he went on a High School Campus in the south bay. Kevin pickens Parole Office spotted the problem. Pickens said he was just looking for cans at delmar high school. Even so he didnt have permission and is now in custody. San jose students say the conditions are so bad in one building its cause for some to faint. Broken airconditioning, potholes in the floors, broken blinds and windows that wont open. All things students say the university has failed to fix. Ktvus john fowler spoke with students to try to prove their point. About 100 san jose state students and some faculty members protested what they called intolerable conditions inside deadly moorhead hall, one of the oldest campus buildings, where chanting students today crowded steamy hallways. Its very hot in this building. There is no airconditioning. The heaters are on in the classrooms right now. The heaters are on. Warm air blew from vents. It was almost 80 degrees outside and almost every classroom they say windows wont open. Blinds dont work. The 57yearold elevator shutters and shakes. Its like straight out of a horror movie and that is ridiculous for a building that is in the heart of the silicon valley. They also held a faint in. At least three students have passed out in hot classrooms according to faculty members who say the administration has ignored their grievances for years. The students are now kind of taking it into the i dont want to say into the streets but into the halls to try to get some sense of justice for them. Ktvu followed a handful of students who charged the University President s office only to find him gone. This is part of a long history of campus activism. This is a small example of that. Plans are not yet final but this old building may be demolished. Todays Student Action may be for nothing. Another lesson in the way the system works. There is a new development tonight in san jose where cadaver dogs were sent in to whats left of the building where tv station kntv used to be located. It was destroyed by a huge fire. Ktvus christian kafton is live at the site. Have those dogs found anything . Reporter we actually just spoke with san jose fire officials and they confirmed for me 45 minutes ago that two different dogs alerted to the possibility of human remains here on this side of the building. Crews are working to excavate that area to determine if in fact there are human remains here. Were hearing that there possibly could be other pets that were inside the structure, so that could be a hit, but they are very much well trained in just looking for human remains. Fire investigators say they searched the burned outbuilding today with two dogs taking different search patterns both cadaver dogs alerted their handlers to the possibility of human remains at the same location. Crews say the dogs are very reliable trying to tell the difference between the remains of humans and other animals. At this point there is still no confirmation someone died in this fire. The man accused of starting the fire, 55yearold Stillman Feffer was in court accused of arson and burglary. He did not enter a plea and prosecutors asked for no bond in this case saying it could turn into a homicide investigation. Should a body be found then youre dealing with homicide and homicide during the course of an arson can be charged as murder. Reporter late this afternoon we got ahold of this fire investigators report. A witness tells fire investigators that she watched as feffer sprayed material on a mattress. If the crews find human remains he could face homicide charges when he returns from court a week from today. There has been another courtroom delay for the man charged in the death of morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. Garcia torrez in court to set a trial date. His defense attorney asked for a continue continuance. Legal analysts say prosecutors may have an ulterior motive. They want that death verdict possibility hanging over his head to see whether or not theres a possibility of a plea or perhaps some information from him to keep him off death row. Thats a possibility as to why thats still lingering in the darkness. Garcia torrez has pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and murder of 15yearold sierra lamar. Her body has never been found. She disappeared in march of 2012 on her way to school. The next court date is june 11 june 11th to set a date for the trial. A taxicab was involved in a pedestrian accident in San Francisco. This afternoon officers say that a woman was struck by a cab near bush and stockton streets. They say the woman is in ore 60s and was being treated for her injuries there at the scene. Fire officials at the scene said that her injuries are not lifethreatening. No word yet on whether the cab driver will be cited or charged. Just yesterday Afternoon Police said that a woman in a wheelchair was hit by a taxi near the citys United Nations mr. S. Nations plaza. Authorities say she was in a crosswalk and that the wheelchair may have protected her from serious injuries. In this case, the cab by was cited for failing to yield. A woman accused of hitting and killing an 82yearold woman and driving off was in court today. Coming up at 5 30, the most serious charge the driver faces and what she had to say when our cameras caught up with her. Now to that ferry accident in south korea. Tonight the death toll is at six, but its feared that hundreds more are dead. The ferry capsized quickly last night our time with almost 500 passengers on board. Most were High School Students on their way to a tourist island for an overnight trip. Dozens of military divers, sailor, marines and Police Officers responded plucking people from the water and the decks before the ferry went down. Divers have been looking for air pockets and survivors inside the sunken ferry. 164 people have been rescued and are sharing their terrifying stories. It was very intense. The ship was tilted more than 45 degrees and it was very tense. There were a lot of students who did not get out of the ship. The water is about 55 degrees, which is cold enough to cause hypothermia after just 90 minutes. Theres speculation that the ferry may have run aground or hit a rock in shallow water. Seattles first Legal Marijuana growing operation is now open for business in one of the citys wealthiest neighborhoods. The Recreational Marijuana grow is called sea of green farms in seattles magnolia neighborhood. Its filled with high end and she happens incredible views. Its one of the few areas where farmers can grow as much marijuana as they want because its outside a buffer zone that protects children. Some neighbors say they were surprised by the operation but think it will be good for the economy. People are getting their hands on google glass and this could be just the start of a Wearable Technology trend. We explore how privacy can be protected when people are Walking Around with cameras mounted on their face. A High Pressure system warms things up today. How fog will return and bring lower temperatures to your neighborhood. Coming up next, shoppers rattled after a shooting right outside a target store. Were learning what these police are working with to track down the gunman. Bulldog [yawning] i cant wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempurpedic bonus event is ending soon. Choose 300 in free gifts, and, get up to 48 months interestfree financing with any tempurpedic mattress. Mattress discounters for 175 dollars a month . So our business can be on at ts network yup. All five of you for 175. Our clients need a lot of attention. Theres unlimited talk and text. Were working deals all day. You get 10 gigabytes of data to share. What about expansion potential . Add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. Low dues great terms lets close. Our best ever value plans for business just got even better. Now with free broadband for a whole year. A man is dead after a daytime shooting that happened outside a neighborhood market. Someone in a passing car fired several shots and hit the man while he was standing near the entrance to the shariff market at 9 this morning. Its located at the corner of 10 10th and willow streets in west oakland. Police say the victim was in his early 20s. He was wellknown in the neighborhood and lived right across the street from the store. We spoke to the victims uncle who says the citys streets are just too dangerous. People are going to be moving because this is just a place when you want to go to war. Kids cant play right here no more. You cant stand in front of your house and go to the store because this is just a war zone. Police are interviewing several witnesses. No arrests have been made and a motive for the shooting is not yet known. There are extra Police Patrols tonight in one bay area neighborhood after a brazen daytime shooting in an area where families frequently go to shop. Ktvus Paul Chambers is live in richmond where the police chief were steps away. He said he was going to increase patrols. We saw Police Officers drive through the apartment. Yesterdays shooting happened right outside this restaurant. The police chief was on the other side of the restaurant at a bank atm when he heard the gunfire. It was business as usual at this richmond strip mall off mcdonald avenue near 42nd street. Last night was this was the scene. Police tape and evidence markers littered the area where a 17yearold and his 23year old friend were shot around 5 30 in the afternoon. I was just coming from the Mechanics Bank atm when i heard gunshots. Richmond police chief chris magnus. A close call for one man who left work. She told me it was pretty serious. She was scared. A lot of people come here shopping, you know, and a bystander could get hit. Bullets dont have names. Police say the two victims were leaving a nearby store when the victims argued with three people inside a car. Thats when the suspects started firing. There should be more Police Officers watching us. Sometimes you see a police car here but you never see nobody come in and out of there, no. Hes talking about this Police Substation which is only used for officers to take a quick break or fill out paperwork. Although the chief happened to be nearby, investigators say even that isnt a deterrent. Actually these are young man who knew each other. This was a targeted thing, not something random. Reporter investigators say most of the businesses have Surveillance Video which theyre in the process of going through. As for the two victims, one is in stable condition. The other one was treated and released. Live in richmond, im Paul Chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. An attorney for the man accused of trying to open the door of a southwest jet in flight claims that his client had a panic attack. 23yearold joshua suggs from sacramento was taken into custody during an Emergency Landing in omaha on sunday, and he appeared in federal court in omaha today. His Attorney Says his client had some sort of psychotic episode and requested a mental evaluation for him. Suggs is charged with assault and intimidating the flight crew on a flight from chicago to sacramento. The charges are serious and carry a potential 20year sentence. Governor brown today called a special session of the legislature for one week from tomorrow to deal with our states rainy day fund. Governor brown wants to modify a constitutional provision already on the november ballot. His proposal would allow our state to put more money away in years when captain gains tax revenues are higher. It would also raise the maximum size of the reserves to 10 of general Fund Revenues and create a set aside for school funding. Governor brown says the fund is critical to avoid the budget deficits of the past ten years. Uc berkeley today announced San Francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi will be this years commencement speaker. Commencement is may 17th. Shes the only woman to ever serve adds speaker of the house. Shes currently the leader of the democrats minority in the house. She was first elected to congress in 1987. A judge has called for an Environmental Review before the shutdown of the drakes bay Oyster Company. A Marin County Superior Court judge found the state Coastal Commission ignored evidence of potential environmental harm when it took steps to shut down the oyster farm at Point Reyes National seashore. The federal government let the farms lease expire in 2012. Since then the Oyster Company has lost several Court Appeals as it battles to stay open. Biologists are hoping for another glimpse of an east coast seaboard spotted a long way from home. Well show you a photo of the type of bird, the northern gannet. Its usually found along the east coast. A National Park service biologist tells the chronicle one was seen gathering nesting material on alcatraz monday. Yesterday the biologist led a group to the island in San Francisco bay in hopes of finding the bird again but they were not able to spot it. What a beautiful bird. Lets talk about our weather now. Beautiful day. This is why folks live in the bay area. It really is. This pattern right now is perfect spring weather with temperatures warming up a few degrees over what we saw yesterday. We got lots of low 80s. Trending this way now going forward, were going to start to cool down, slightly though. These are subtle changes. There are clouds out there. See those clouds towards modesto and ever green and the south bay over towards morgan hill. Youve got a few clouds and down towards gilroy. Theyre not going to bring rain, just clouds slipping through from the north. Temperatures today, 79 in concord, 82 in livermore. These arent the highs from today. These are the right now temperatures which arent far from the highs because of the time of day. High temperature about 3 30 is when its achieved. Still very warm out there. Overnight lows tonight, youre in the upper 40s and low 50s. 51 in concord, 50 in livermore. There was no fog at the coast today. Fog free coast site. Look for fog try to return the next couple of mornings. San jose currently 76 degrees. Those are those clouds we were talking about. Its lunchtime tomorrow. In san jose 66 degrees. Slightly cooler than what we had today. San francisco, 62 right now, fog free along the coast. Fog returns tonight, and then your lunchtime youre cool in the city, just under 60 degrees and then mid60s for your daytime high for thursday. There you go. Looks like heading for a nice day tomorrow, not as warm as today. Computer model shows the fog tries to show up and goes away. Tomorrow morning patchy fog along the coast. Patchy fog along the north coast. Oranges are 80s so theyre getting pushed back because theres more of a sea breeze and theyre taking those 80s and pushing them into the valley. Today we saw more oranges, 80s come this way. I like the map because it indicates clearly, just glance at it without looking at numbers where the temperature footprint is. Theres the cool coast, the mild bay and the warm inland. Thats what that is. The forecast highs tomorrow, were going to see lots of upper 70s in the warm spot. 78 in fairfield. 79 in hasnt i dont antioch. Your fiveday forecast with the bay area weekend in view, there it is, that looks exceedingly similar. 79 tomorrow, down a little more on friday. Thats the coolest day and heres kind of the neat thing. Monday we start to cloud up. Monday, tuesday, and wednesday next week i mentioned this frank, i alluded to this yesterday. Theres a real good chance for some rain in the bay area, which i love because im a cheap guy and i hate turning my sprinklers on. So

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