high the winds are. that is blaming the wins. more than 90 percent of this 6,000 a. park has burned. it is raging with zero containment. an elite search team will be out there today looking for more victims.

you can see the homes that have been damaged. this is in austin. this neighborhood is called steiner branch. you can see the homes that have been burning. more than 50 have been damaged or destroyed. look at the charred cars. the wildfire here has scorched more than 100 a.. this one is less than half contained. more than 2000 firefighters are battling the flames burning across texas. they say is the worst fire season ever in texas history. here, there are setting a responded to 181 fires that burn more than 100,000 a. over the past week. >> watching hot weather in the bay area, let's get an update on the forecast with louisa hodge. >> here's a quick peek at the weather. a little bit of fog had settled into the coast. the golden gate

bridge is sought in this morning. we are headed for big warmup. the temperatures will spike above average. a 30 degree spike in temperatures compared to the seasonal average in the livermore. here is a look at your tucker's as we head into the afternoon.--here is a look at your temperatures for this afternoon. we'll have a full look at your forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> starting off the 6:00 a.m. hour with a good ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots. at the bay bridge toll plaza is a good ride for your westbound commute. a bit of a back up for me in the left hand lanes but so far we have been a problem free across the span.

>> now, back to a developing story, the nudity in san francisco. will tran is live in castro talking about maybe some changes that will be made to city ordinances. will tran, how are you? >> a lot of people are saying, if you do not like the new this, do not come to the castro district. this is where the new this hang out. the law introduced by supervisors got a winner wants to make sure that nudists, before they sit down, the patel or some kind of barrier before they sit down for sanitary reasons. in fact, this story has gotten the attention of the nation. here is video that has been circulating all over the place. the nudists have been here for quite a while recently we have seen an explosion in the number of nudists. they come out, sit-down comic eat a sandwich, read their newspapers, according to people live and work in san

francisco, there are kind however you cannot help but to notice them and if you notice them i am sure you will not forget it. the first part of that legislation says put something down before you sit down. the other part is, if you go into a restaurant in castro or anywhere in san francisco, you have to cover up. here is the reason why it is not illegal to be naked and san francisco, liberal politics and liberal ideas. if you are naked in san francisco, that is fine, however, if you are aroused the been that is considered a lewd nt could be arrested. so far we have not heard of anyone on that level. >> i noticed in your video,

those shares, you might be sitting in that chair or a new this. everyone is sharing these chairs. that is the point of the ordinance. >> yes. according to someone i spoke with, he has never seen a new this sit-down without putting something down but let's face it, those shares are more radioactive, i do not know how many people who come down here would really want to sit down, but just in case, they want to make sure that it is on the books. it looks like a lot of people are already doing that. if you do not do that, you are penalized $100. after three times in the year you face a $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail. >> who is proposing this? i >> supervisors got a winner.

>> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. when unbought .

>> the government could ease airline security roles in a couple of months. right now travelers are required to take off their shoes at screening checkpoints. that could end soon thanks to new technology. they expect restrictions on liquid to stay in place for some time to come. >> the grades are in for the government agency response for the nation's security. the results might surprise you. the government accountability office gave

the department of homeland's security incomplete. it gives no new recommendations for how to improve national security. the report is expected to be discussed later today at a senate hearing. 6:12 a.m.. we're back with more and a couple of minutes.

>> i am justine waldman live in the kron 4 news room. we are now learning that the russian passenger that jet that crashed this morning was carrying a local ice hockey team. we are learning that 36 people have died. at least one person has survived but is injured. we will keep you posted as more information comes into the newsroom. >> 6:16 a.m.. we're getting

ready for a warmup today. temperatures could climb higher than they did yesterday. morning fog along the coast. as we head into the afternoon a lot of sunshine expected for everyone. temperatures expected to climb into the 80s and 90s and land. the fog is certainly not widespread. different and yet today the fall is expected to stay along the coast. the cooler spot will be along the coast and the beaches. right now temperatures are in the '50s. about 10 degrees warmer than that in the livermore valley. eyes will

be in the upper 90s and flirting with a triple digits. in livermore we broke into the triple digits. through the east bay temperatures will stay in the '70s and '80s. we're willing to the upper seventies in san mateo and low eighties for redwood city and palo alto. here is your sunday showing us the hottest day of the week. we will stay warm thursday and friday with a lot of sunshine expected. the pattern of morning fog and afternoon sun continues into the weekend and cooling off significantly by saturday

and into sunday. let's kill look at your ride with george. >> quite commute and quite in the traffic center. there are no major problems or hot spots to slow your right around the bay area. we're looking at the bay bridge in the westbound direction. we're just starting to see the beginnings of a back up. this is just at the time the metering lights are activated. they could have just been triggered or are likely to be. your ride on a san mateo bridge, there are no metering lights or backups reported at the toll plaza for the westbound ride. a smooth commute in both directions. the volume is definitely building up. looking at your ride on highway 101, your commute is still easy to miss out on direction. there could be

attracted break at the north end of the bridge. >> around the bay area that you may have noticed a lot of repaving. >> drivers around the bay area and this did california have probably noticed something missing from the highways. it is usually those grim rattling the pot holes. caltran has begun repaving roads at almost record levels over the summer. a big question is where is all the money coming from? some of it is looked over the stimulus money, some of it is bond

money and a big chunk of it is savings. during the recession many contractors are willing to go down on their bids. california rose are almost always rated as some of the worst in the country. let's take a look at some of the numbers being provided by caltrans. all and all they say there are 276 projects gone on in this state right now. $11 billion are being allocated to those projects. as i said earlier, 20 percent of the highways in this tour de california are rated as good. it is a welcome sight for anyone who spends any time on the road. it is like driving on a fresh set of carpet. >> you just have to watch your speed. you are going so smoothly sometimes you do not realize how fast you're going. >> increased security this

weekend on all of the bay area bridges marking the tenth anniversary of the 911 attacks. the chp will be monitoring all of the spans in the state. the golden gate and the san mateo, they're looking for any suspicious activity. >> we will have all available personnel in the field on patrol especially in this area with the bay bridge. you will see additional units out there. the chp says so far they are not aware of any credible threat against any bay >> area and bridges> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues.

>> in world news, a spokesperson for the tripoli council say the former rebels know where muammar gaddafi is. they say they will find him, capture them or kill him. he has been tracked down using human technology. they say they are preparing to detain him or kill him. at least 10 people dead and dozens more injured in this blast outside of new delhi high court in india. the bomb was put into a suitcase in front of a building. this was the second blast outside of that complex. a string of bombs exploded in 3 mumbai neighborhoods this past july. >> down futures are moving up right now. they are

moving on austerity measures to bring down their national debt. right now down features are up 153. after yesterday's wild ride. we were down 307 at one point yesterday. the dow finished down 100. we will have the opening bell coming up as the kron 4 morning news continues. we will leave you out alive look for mt. tam as we are expected temperatures to keep up around the bay. we have a few patches of fog against the coast. kahane 1/2

>> and opening bell on wall street. the dow has been down for three consecutive trading days. >> 6:30 a.m.. a developing story is nudity in san francisco specifically in castro. will tran joins us from castro which is famous for its nudity. it looks like a supervisor wants to change the way they operate.

>> they are not stopping at nudity, what they are doing is making sure that if you are a nudist you put down a towel before you sit down on a public share. also to make sure that if you go from a chair into a restaurant, you must cover up before you sit down to have your mail. we spoke with some colleagues and neighbors who said it is no big deal. >> absolutely put a towel down, i did not want to sit down after you have been there. i think there is a

little bit of arrogance involved. >> have you seen them here? >> yes. >> what was going through your mind? >> nothing fazes me anymore. >> you are ok with a lifestyle, just cover? >> yes. just put something down. >> thank you. he may not be shocked or surprised, maybe because he lives in castro. people say here, it is not the most conservative place however apparently some tourists and other parts of the bay area, when they come here they say, this is incredible, especially when this place is a tourist area. i am going to call the

department of health and find out where you could catch if you sit down on a dirty chair. >> this quickly became a hot topic on our facebook fan page. i have been asking viewers whether or not they want unity to be clamped down on. most of the viewers want nudity not only regulated but banned altogether. take a look at some of the responses coming in. if you would like to weigh in on this hot topic like us on facebook and we

may read your comments on the air. >> keeping our eyes on wall street we are seeing a rise for the dow jones bouncing back from yesterday's 100 point loss. we are seeing the nasdaq and the s&p also up over a percentage point. yah hoo fired at their see 0. their stock is now up close to 7%, up 885 a share. >> new information on the breaking news story. we are morning that the russian passenger jet that crashed this morning was carrying a local ice hockey team. the plane crashed right after taking off in western russia. 36 people have died but it is said that at least one person has survived but is critically injured. i will keep you posted as new information

comes into the newsroom. >> more on what has been happening in texas and the devastated wild fires. people are returning to find nothing left but ashes. several people have died as fire fighters are still struggling. no relief in sight right now. crow's welch is live in texas with more. >> my house is probably burning right now. >> helpless in texas. people are returning to the places where their homes once stood only to find that everything is gone. they fled to the wild fires that scorched more than 100,000 a.. others are still packing up and praying that when the fires past they have something to go home to. >> it is a horrible feeling. everything you touch is something you want to take. >> it is hard and it hurts.

>> the largest of the fires burning outside of austin has spread to more than 30,000 a.. firefighters are struggling to gain ground battling the elements and fatigue. all the winds have died down, what texas means is rain. in areas where the fires are out the crews are going home by home to tally the damage. many people live in the areas say you cannot put a price on what was lost. >> the fires are now 30 percent contained. that is up for the last three days. it had been an 0%. that is still a far cry from the no. they're going for the officials are hopeful of the wind and weather conditions will hold out and that the

weather will only continue to get better. >> 6:36 a.m.. it is going to be another hot >> day> a very similar day. we could see some truth is warming up from yesterday. here is a shot of downtown san francisco. socked in with fog. it is not widespread but the fog we are seeing is pretty dense. keep that in mind if you are heading over the golden gate bridge or downtown san francisco. in livermore we will see a big difference in those temperatures compared to san francisco warming into the '90s. we are flirting with triple digits. let's take a quick look at your afternoon highs. much of the north bay

will stay into the 80s and a warming to the upper 90s. coming up in a few minutes we will have a look at your full forecast and let you know how long the heat is expected. >> we did check the golden gate bridge. there are no problems for the commute southbound. that is still an easy ride. for your ride on the bay bridge this morning it is a light and easy ride with a lighter than usual back up in the westbound direction. we may have problems on the richmond san rafael bridge. there may have been an ambulance dispatched there. we will update you in our next report. the kron 4 morning news will be right back.

>> the giants are taking on the san diego padres, carlos will tran was activated for

last night's game. giants 16-4. they are now six games behind arizona. the oakland a's lost their game 7-4. it will try to salvage their last game today. the numbers are looking better on wall street, up 141 points. we

will be right back. of when

>> a rebound a day on wall street with the dow jones up 154 points after falling 100 points yesterday. the nasdaq is up 43. >> steve massocca from wedbush securities is joining us today. refilling better? >> and the main driver this morning was a decision by the supreme court in germany holding out the ability of germany to participate in the vehicle that is being used to bail out of greece. there was someone in germany that filed a lawsuit trying to prohibit the german government from participating in the bailout of greece. the supreme court in germany through that out this morning. people are

feeling that in fact the greek rescue package will happen. although that does not sound very important, it was needed to get the market going. >> he also was up 8% and now just a over 6 percent after firing their ceo. >> there are more problems than the ceo at yahoo. this is the same for the past eight $35 million bid for microsoft. i do not want to represent myself as an expert on yahoo but from what i have seen so far i am not particularly interested in the security. >> an even keel and a four

day? >> there are more concerned about europe. this supreme court decision is a good thing but there are many more hurdles to get over. we still have some issues with the economy. i do not see the market getting better than where we're at right now. >> the president has his speech about jobs. is there anything the president can say that can sway the markets?

>> if we see cutbacks and regulation and the government, if the obamas administration starts making more decisions like that, that will certainly go a long way to making business people for more comfortable about extending the economy. hopefully we will hear more of that this week. >> environmentalists are up in arms about the announcement. >> 6:49 a.m.. let's get a look at the weather. >> we are starting you off in one of the warmer spots. >> through the afternoon and a lot of sunshine in oakland. through the livermore valley, triple

digits. once again a hot day into the livermore valley. as we take you to the morning we will warm up pretty quickly. the yellow indicates 70's and orange indicate '80s. we could be in the '80s as early as 10:00. here is a look at your numbers. upper 90s and los gatos. copper 80's through milpitas. the east bay will bring us plenty of 70's. here is your 7 day

around the bay showing today the hottest day of the week. we will stay warm thursday and friday. the cooling trend kickstand as we head to the weekend. inland highs in the low 80s. a considerable drop-off from today. the time is 60 1:00 a.m.. let's the look at the ride with george. >> in our last report we talked about an accident in the richmond san rafael bridge. the details are still a little sketchy. what

you need to know right now is it does not appear to be any major the way across the bridge. that is good news. checking our other bridges look at this, a light and easy ride on the bay bridge with no problems on the toll plaza. on the san mateo bridge, let's take a look at your commute. you can see that we're still pretty funny for the southbound 101 ride. >> new this morning the california highway patrol has put more dui arrest chp officers arrested 250 people for driving under the

influence, six more than last year. traffic fatalities is down by one. statewide over 1531 dui i rests up from last year. >> oakland is now home to the largest bronze monument in the west. it is the remember them monument. many humanitarian, as well as local humanitarian. the point is to help future generations recognize the contributions of those honored. a fund-raiser on september 10th will raise money needed to finish it. all four pieces will be bronze and away more than 40,000 lbs.. >> the white house might help the u.s. postal service from defaulting. the

postmaster general reporting the agency will be unable to make the required $5.5 billion payment to the treasury at the end of the month. the white house says it might allow that payment to be delayed for 90 days as a part of a larger economic package. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is a live look at the james lick freeway.

>> we are always on the hunt for a viral videos on the web. take a look at this, in the philippines dozens of villagers and experts captured a 21 ft., 300 lb crocodile. the largest one captured. because it is against the law to kill a crocodile it will start in

its own and did it. >> there rise on the dow jones. we will be back in a moment.