including a homicide at 19th and webster just outside this dental office. less than 24 hours ago, police were investigating the scene at lake merritt dental, where a 45- year-old man from virginia had been shot and killed after being robbed. police sources tell us the thieves took about 17 -- $17. his widow spoke with us by phone today. >> i'm very angry. angry won't help. it won't bring my husband back. >> reporter: police, too, appear to be feeling frustrated by the string of violence, including a sniper firing a rifle at them late last night, a shooting in broad daylight on bancroft avenue this morning that left one man in critical condition. >> this is very unusual for the city of oakland to see these types of incidents take place in such a short period of time. >> reporter: oakland police spokesperson -- [ inaudible ]

>> i can't say whether those units would be out there -- if they were out there would have deterred this. i just know some of the resources that we had we don't have anymore. >> reporter: officer thomason said they are stepping up patrols in the recent hot spots and working in extra resources to help solve these crimes. priya davis-clemens, ktvu channel 2 news. we now know more about the man involved in a wild shootout with the chp that shut down the interstate for hours. byron williams of groveland in the sierra foothills has an extensive criminal history that includes convictions for felony theft in washington state and bank robberies, dui and battery

in california. when officers pull the williams over sunday morning for speeding and driving erratically, they say he had a cache of weapons and was wearing body armor. >> obviously he was armed with lots of weapons. he had a bulletproof vest and he was going somewhere. that's what we're going to investigate is what was he gonna do. >> williams may have been motivated by his inner over the political climate in the country. he's hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. demonstrators, both in support of and against former b.a.r.t. police officer, johannes mehserle, took to the streets today. rob roth is live in walnut creek tonight with our report. rob in. >> reporter: frank, the protest and counterprotests have ended. the sidewalks were packed with demonstrators for much of the tv 1 afternoon in a day that was peaceful.

more than a hundred people gathered in the courthouse million to show -- parking lot to show for the for johannes mehserle. they were matched in numbers by those for oscar grant. >> we don't want the police in our community. you all have should go home! >> reporter: both sides wanted to get -- wanted to make a point. >> the officer, the heat of the moment, who knows what police officers go through, the heat of the moment, he just -- it just happened so fast, he accidentally grabbed the wrong thing. >> the rally, so soon after oscar's murder and the verdict, it's a slap in the face. >> reporter: some businesses in the area closed early today including the buttercup restaurant which shut down after breakfast. >> i'm nervous about what's gonna happen. so i think the safest thing was -- since we didn't have any business anyway, why should we stay even? it would be safer for everybody

to go home. >> reporter: the financial tab is still being calculated. ball knit creek officials say a lot of officers receive a lot of overtime. reporting live in walnut creek, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. problem nightclubs may be dealt with in a swift manner. today legislation was approved that would give san francisco's entertainment commission the power to shut down any nightclub where violent activity routinely breaks out. david stevenson is in san francisco now with a live report. david? >> reporter: the dance cafe behind me voluntarily shut down a week ago after a fatal shooting in the parking lot there outside. it's set to reopen as soon as tomorrow even as city leaders have tentatively approved making it easier to close troubled nightclubs permanently. >> the string of violence includes

a shooting outside of jelly's, the june shooting of a police officer outside this mission district club and a fatal shooting outside swade nightclub. >> you will get 2,000, 3,000 people more of people released into the street of 2:00 a.m., filled with alcohol and looking to keep the good time going. >> reporter: as residents called for action, the committee took up whether to give the city's entertainment commission the power to permanently revoke the permits of troublesome clubs. >> we're not just being react in. we're trying to be proactive. >> reporter: security called for plans, i.d. card readers a the rear and front of the club. law enforcement officers say monitoring clubs comes at a huge cost. >> roughly, you spend $0,000 by policing clubs so you can add those numbers to what it costs us annually. there's no cost recovery. >> reporter: critics of the entertainment commission says

it doesn't need additional power. >> the police need to police itself. >> reporter: police won't out the troublesome amount to less than 1% of the clubs in san francisco. the full board of supervisors is said to take up this process as soon as tomorrow. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. a pennsylvania family is in mourning this evening after their son died while hiking today on the marin coast. the 17-year-old boy fell four -- 400 to 500 feet to his death while walking with miss family on the coastal trail above the beach. a new ktvu field poll shows

more californians now support the idea of same-sex marriage. the survey found that california voters favor allowing gay couples to marry by a margin of 51% to 42%. 7% had no opinion. here in the bay area, 63% of voters said they favor same-sex marriage. that compares to 51% in los angeles county. 45% in san diego and orange county and just 42% in the central valley. that same poll also shows how californians' opinion on legalizing gay marriage has shifted in the past 33 year. in 977, only 28% of californians approved extending marriage laws to same-sex dulls. 20 years later, in 997, the approval rate went up 0% to 38%. almost ten years later in 2006, 44% approved. the lines crossed in 2008 when, for the first time, the field poll found more californian

voter approved rather than disapproved of allowing same- sex marriage. but despite that majority in 2008, california voters passed prop 8 which defined marriage as between a man and a woman. in 2009, approval dipped a little bit and now 5% of voters approve of allowing same-sex marriage into president obama pressed senate republicans to stop blocking a bill to extend jobless benefits for millions of americans. during a rose garden address, the president urged the nate to pass an unemployment insurance extension when it takes up the issue again tomorrow and it is believed that the democrats have the vote necessary. republicans say they would only approval the -- approve the benefit plan if it would not add to the deficit. barbara boxer was in foster city the a the headquarters of solar city, the company designs, finances and installs solar systems for homeowners and businesses. these are good-paying jobs

in our communities. and these johns cannot be shipped overseas. according an index kept by "the associated press, 3 of the 20 most economic lick stressed counties in the united states in the month of may were here in california. a.p -- a.p.'s stress index is based on unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcy rates. imperial county in southern california tops the list with a stress index of almost 32. only one bay area county was his listed in the top, solano county. a new fiscal year began on july 1st. california still doesn't have a budget in place. budget talks among party leaders continued today. although john perez says there were no major developments or

agreements. democrats and republican lawmakers are far apart on how to save the $19 billion deficit. republicans symbolically presented perez with what they call a--baked recipe today. cash is no longer -- no locker -- no cash is no longer accepted for the toll for the $3 rate. you must use a lane staffed by a bridge employee so the number of people in your car can be verified and do not use an unstaffed fastrack only lane. if you do, you will be charged $5, not 3. coming up an urgent message

tonight from california public health officials. what they want you to know about a whooping cough epidemic. also ahead -- >> reporter: dramatic and expensive coastal erosion. a new technology that may now help prevent this from happening again. that story still's head. and temperatures are trending down. here is the reason why. we have a lot of fog offshore. it will impact your day tomorrow. i will have the details. see you back here. more than a thousand national guard troops have an assignment tonight to secure the u.s./mexico border.

state officials plan to create a detailed map of the california coast to help prevent mistakes bike the -- laker the crumbling cliff in pacifica. emotion experts said the ocean is claiming more and more of our coast. and to save it, we need better

pictures. from the top of pacifica's bluff and from below, crews today continued the battle against the drum belling cliffs. but one look at this. it's clear to anyone there should have been better planning. >> it's no good. wasn't any good to begin with. is. >> 3-d images of all 1200 miles of california's coast including the entire bay area was so detailed, you might make out footprints in the sand. >> we're gonna have some major solution things people can look at. >> this is gonna combine

unprecedent the detail. >> that kind of resolution will allow it do a much better job looking at climate change. >> engineers say they need the data to design tomorrow's coastal protection. >> so behave a few decades to develop a better understanding of water level the and wave conditions and erosion rates. >> state researchers will begin aerial mapping flights next month and should have detailed images available on-line next summer. onfowler, ktvu channel 2 news. san jose school district officials are reviewing fire safety after a recent arson caused $10 million in damage. investigators have still trying to figure out why it took 45 minutes for the alarm to ring.

>> these features, the alarm system, the sprinkler system, they are not meant to really protect the building. they are meant to protect the occupants of the building. >> is that enough? we'll keep monitoring and looking at what we have.

these are the current temperatures outside. the yolos, just -- the yellows in the 70s. there's fog at the coast. you can e it shooting across the -- see it shooting across the bay bridge area towards albany and berkeley. nothing in your neighborhood tomorrow morning. here is how the forecast going. in the morning hours there's fog. by lunchtime it's starting to clear throughout much of the bay area. by late in the afternoon,

instead of 90s for most of us. we'll see mid-80s in the warmest spots. cool coast, fog never clears. fog clears at lunchtime around the, that low there, is not supposed to be here. whether it is here, it pushes moist air in. concord tomorrow, 73 at lunch. 83 degrees for a daytime high in downtown concord. the forecast highs represented with colors. the ons and reds -- oranges and

reds represent the hot temperatures. there will be some 80s. 85 in fairfield. 72 in san rafael. 44 cities around the bay. cities about where live, probably a few degrees below average. coastal sections, you are in the 60s. the fog stays at bodega bay and pacifica all day. the five-day forecast -- our friend, the men and women of the fire departments around the bay area, liking this area because they can rest a little easier with increased moisture. >> yes. >> thank you, bill. the cap on the bp oil well will remain in place despite concerns some oil is leaking. the federal government says this is not considered a major problem. but if it becomes too great, bp will open the valves from preventing back pressure from occurring. they also say methane gas leaking from the seep head two

miles ahead does not appear to be related to the deepwater horizon rig. a bill by dave jones, candidate for insurance commissioner, would require pet insurers to have website postings on clear website details about what's covered. visitors to the zoo can get reduced emissions. zoo visitors are encouraged to bring a hand card about their favorite exhibit. adults that do will get $1 off their admission. kids will get $2. that kents through this saturday. coming up, the san francisco's symphony new season doesn't start for a while but already it appears its on -- it's on a good note.

the next season of the san francisco symphony begins in september. it looks like it will start on a good note. dozens of people anxious to get tickets for the new season lined up in the predawn hours

today outside davies symphony hall. these people wanted to be sure they got the seats when the box office opened at 8:00 this morning. tickets are available online and by phone. mark is here with sports. this is gonna be a good series. giants and dodgers. >> down in l.a. it's time the giants really start getting serious against their years' long nemesis, the dodgers. they've lost five out of six in l.a. stow far. they will be in l.a. this evening. they did real poorly against the west of the west. 9 nines, 20 -- 9 losses -- 9 wins, 20 losses. looking to start turning it around again. not only l.a. but the rest of the west. >> we have to play against our division. we've been playing really good against everybody else but our division we have to go out and

take two out of three. >> we've had our ups and downs on the road. if we can go out game one, bum garther in pitches -- bum gardener pitches for us we are okay. bud black, he's the guy that took over for the giants' current manager, bruce bochy, back in 2006 with the padres. everybody keeps waiting for him to fade. it has not happened. finally some action, some controversy at the tour de france livening it up for stage 15 not the kind of action andy schleck wanted, the leader, much of the race. he lost his chain going up hill. rider etiquette would have others stop and wait for him. but the defending champ just blew right by him. he overtakes that lek for the

overtall -- andy schleck for the lead and the frenchman is now the stable winner but a little problem there with the etiquette of the drivers. it's not just oakland police being impacted by that city's recent surge in crime. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv36, residents we spoke to are worried the problems are a manifestation of a bigger issue. that's at 7:00 on tv36. good night. >> good night.