robotic robot on mars we will show you the latest. first we are tracking hate area traffic we have a major hot spots. >> george: west bound interstate 5 and easy ride coming toward castro valley is already backed up. there are too big rigs involved in this accident leading to the nimitz freeway on to 38. several lines are shut down according to the chp. now let us look at the back of. the west bound slowdown starts to reach almost to the dublin. it is back past redwood will rule on 580 and the westbound direction. the bride coming downhill is normally only about 11 to 12 minute drive. in your drive time from our redouble that

25 minutes. the chp has not yet issued a statement about whether or not the big rigs will be allowed to use interstate 580 but most likely they will be. we have considerable delays likely to consist here is erica. >> erica: good morning and happy monday as the taking live look outside at our conditions. sunshine is starting to pick fruit up above we have some cloud coverage to contend with. temperatures right now are sitting in the '50s. the clouds that we do see will burn off into the afternoon have sunny and warm conditions. we have a look at your afternoon high ven day around the bay forecast showing triple digits coming up with my next report. >> mark: law-enforcement are now identifying for the year old michael page as the

alleged gunman in the sikh temple shooting. it left in the seven people dead include the shooter, three other people were dead and critically injured included a police officer. they say the man shot the police officer almost a dozen times before the second officer shot and killed the gunman the police radio shows what happens six can give >> we are approaching on foot he is not moving. >> the suspect is down i need an ambulance! >> we have one officer shot. >> mark: they said the shooter was an army veteran that may have been a white supremacist police plan on giving more details later this morning. >> mark: members of the sikh temple dealt with a

shooting back in 2004. they say that was due to a personal dispute and no one else was in the incident. now here is an advocate the massive shooting of we have seen so far, in february 15th killed three students in a cafeteria. in april, a suspect was killed and oakland, and also people in a tulsa neighborhood were targeted by two gunmen and three were killed. in may in seattle, five people were killed in a cafe and in colorado last month 12 people were killed and 15 others injured in a movie shooting. >> mark: are around 9:30 p.m. on around 100 block of many, there was a shooting but we have no word yet of the details. and a search continues for whoever shot two people in san jose. will tran is at the scene with the details. >> will: there's a trail of blood that starts from one side of the story goes a few

feet around the corner to the front door. police say was a man and teenager that were hit and rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the cashier inside said that she was not written at the time but there are cameras here for the police to the that video as a part of their investigation. after the shot fired the suspects, or the suspects got away. please do not know if they ran from the scene or had a car. they believe the shooting was gang-related. i talked with the customer here this morning and he says that his neighborhood can sometimes be very scary. in san jose i am will tran with kron4 news. >> mark: just this morning mitt romney in the republican party brought in big money last month, they raised $101.3 million in the month of july. here is video from the campaigning in fund raising in california last month. he had three fund- raising events and the apparent in addition to the july numbers, they also boasted that mr. mit romney

and the state participants have $189 million in cash on hand. mit romney has been outpacing the president and fund raising. he brought in 106 million in june that is 35 million more than president obama race. and in the meantime this morning we have on who will be speaking at the gop convention in tampa florida, we have john mccain, mike huckabee and condalisa rice. >> mark: president obama is expected to raise money in connecticut. it seems to be a star-studded event.

>> mark: another was a lot of excitement and nasa, the two and a half billion dollar curiosity rover landed safely on mars. this is from the lab in pasadena falling with the call seven minutes of terror as this rover with from 13 mi. per hour and then was lowered to the ground from a cable. it already has started sending back pictures from the red planet. this of the most challenging mission ever attempted in the history of a voluntary plan exploration. >> if anyone has been harboring doubts about the status of u.s. leadership in space, there is 1 t automobile size piece of american ingenuity and it is sitting on the surface of mars right now and it should certainly put any such

doubts to rest. >> mark: nasa scientists hope that curiosity can tell of their whatever life on mars during the two year mission. >> mark: enough people sign come and watch the site as curiosity made its landing on mars. >> justine: oakland police have just confirmed there has been a shooting around seventh and franklin they have set up a perimeter we are sending out a crew to get more information we shall have a live report coming up at this hour. >> mark: we will be right back at the kron4 morning news continues there is a secret meeting involving the oakland a's, i will have your detail straight ahead. and already have a backup for the cash lanes. we are also tracking our hot spot in san leandro. we will have an [music]

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>> george: welcome back to the kron4 morning news continues to moderate high spot here. with bell lines of 238 or almost completely blocked with a big rig accident. the chp has reported that the five accruals on the scene and they have to cut into one of the vehicles sandwiched in between 2 big rigs. the

drive time has doubled in the west bound direction. use interstate 580 instead of the nimitz freeway this morning. >> mark: caltrain engineering team have discovered a broad range of problems of the safety testing of roadways and bridges across the state including the work done on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this to the report that says that after the engineers in december to review records of the tests that were done and the concrete and other parts of the building of a new bridge, they found dr. denton and other suspicious test. this claims that the tests were valid and that the bay bridge is safe. although major league baseball remained tight- lipped about the prospect of the oakland a's, m l b officials are reviewing the team's future and the quietly met last week with leaders in san jose and the east bay. in addition, the city and county leaders including mayor john quan, and it also included the

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>> mark: and welcome back to the kron4 morning news, let us check with traffic and weather starting with the hot spot. >> george: we have delays occurring northbound onto 38 meaning it is out with the nimitz freeway. this is also having an impact not only on the west bound ride that has doubled in castro valley it is normally a 10 minute drive but now it is 19 minutes, and now it is affecting the ride on interstate 880 south bound and it could affect the north bound a easy ride because people are slowing

down on the opposite side looking at all the operations going on here. they're trying to rescue one of the persons that was trapped between 2 big rigs. that is the report that we have been getting. jackie cecil is in route to this location we should have live video from the scene shortly. this was the fighting the ride is backed up. normally when the chp issues a alert for the stretch of road ways it normally includes limiting the gregg's on interstate 580 but however we have not received word that that has yet been authorized. so, in order to get to downtown oakland you may want to use interstate 580 instead. to give towards hayward and the san mateo bridge, you want to get off here and take jackson street that is the back door down to that it's the way. that watching other traffic for you the bay bridge is not to bad. the

cemetery ridge ride is problem free and no delays as you head towards foster city and you have a quiet ride through marin county. now let us check on the weather. >> erica: good morning george, we are working up to of of of cloud coverage. yes there is dead of an overcast--there is a little bit of an overcast. as we take our numbers and look towards the afternoon it will be pretty warm and not too high today and not to buy tomorrow but we will increase the temperatures into wednesday and thursday. here is a look at today's afternoon high temperatures. for the most part, we are sticking in the low eighties for south bay locations. we could have low 90s for places like and antioch and pittsburg. this is quite the contract for the east bay at temperatures. it looks like

in the north bay was the a wide range of upper '70's and low 80s with napa coming in at low 80s. now it is quite chilly for ocean beach. as we take a look at the bit where the story yes we will see morning clouds and afternoon sunshine for the next several days. for the most part the fog if we see any will be situated along the coastline. that could cause that your extended forecast shows that by wednesday we could see mid-90s for your warmest in the areas. >> mark: people and oklahoma are turning to emergency

shelters in oklahoma despite evacuation warnings being lifted. 91 square miles have been destroyed by this fire and the continued to burn in creek county. in local news anchor their losses home. his health insurance and now it is just a pile of rubble. despite the devastation his thoughts are with the less fortunate. >> the sad part is, we have insurance. it hurts, we know it hurts, but other people have lost absolutely everything and they have no way to bounce back. i feel for them. we will be fine. we will be ok. but i am worried about the others. >> mark: thankfully cooler temperature is a firefighters a brief break on the weekend but the effort continues this morning. lightning has killed one person and injured several o this happened

during a nascar race. at least nine people were injured. the person who was killed by the lightning strike was a 41 year old man. employees said that he was struck while near his car after raceways parking lot. now watching wall street want to see if they open on the same high note at the end on friday. the government reported a pickup in hiring in the u.s.. the dow jones industrial average was. --was up. >> mark: student will most likely noticed some changes when they head back to school. the education secretary predicts that students will see continued cuts to extracurricular and other activities because of the economy. many states have got a waiver from imported parts of the bush era no-cal left behind law. as a result there are a

hodgepodge of individuals that the concern is this the plans could help guide congress to write the notes have left behind law. if you want to be a part of a major movie, today might be a chance. >> mark: woody allen issued in his newest film and more rain today. he shooting scenes for his new romantic shooting his newest film today. he will be shooting scenes about a romantic comedy and what the woman that finds herself broke and is living with her sister. we will be right back a first you want to check out the james lick freeway. we will get an up day after the break on our hot spots. [music]

>> george: welcome back we continue to monitor a big problem in the east bay to 38 and the lanes leading to the nimitz freeway are basically shut down. it is not only jamming up the traffic on west bound interstate 580 where the drive time has tripled leading up to 31 minutes it

is normally attended drive. it is also affecting south bound 800 and south bound to 38. --and south bound 238. >> mark: tropical storm ernesto approaches. now there is a hurricane warning. the maximum sustained winds are at 50 mi. per hour. >> mark: a disturbing report from the boy scouts shows that boy scouts of america had 125 cases of men suspected of molestation who were of the allegedly continuing to abuse scalps-- scouts. a review found that

abusers remained in the organization to to failure by the scout association to fall through. >> mark: now yesterday, coach read oldest son garrett was found dead in his room. he was only 29 years old. police say there was nothing suspicious about his death he had experienced the problems in the past and had experience time in prison. coach says he plans the healing process by returning to practice as soon as this thursday. >> mark: bill o'brien is opening his first camp today. players who had

nothing to do with the ugly sandusky's can't were caught in the middle and nine lines at for an immediate transfer to play for other teams this season. now we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we are waiting for the opening bell and it looks like another positive day on wall street all--i will have more on the market's coming up with broad black. now the morning commute is well under way as the backup continue to grow. we are watching the drive time at our hot spot and san leandro coming up. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week.

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dow futures are of. --are up. now we are back in the bay area and george has an update on our traffic. >> george: west bound 580 and south bound 80 and see if he has confirmed the reports we have heard for a while the this is a fatal accident. a person was killed. the reports that we have received shows a sedan that was sandwiched in between 2 big rigs. that means it will take even longer to clear up the scene of this accident. it means that we will likely see this commute destroyed for west bound 580. it is affecting the rights coming off the dublin which would normally be a 10 minute drive to the castro valley. the cat that, at 31 minutes now. this will be a tough commute. 238 is

virtually shut down. you want to use interstate 580 if you're heading toward oakland. and you want to use jackson street as to come off the freeway near the castro valley. all you want to start thinking about office to interstate 580. --you want to start thinking about alternates for interstate 580. >> erica: it is a pretty mild warning--morning around the bay area. in terms of temperatures we have to be for the most part. as we take it away with a headline we will see quite a spread of numbers. we have very similar conditions on tap for tomorrow. as we head

into the weekend of looks like we could the upper 90s for your warmest in the areas. we're talking 80's around the bay and upper 60 for the coast. i will break down the numbers to show the seven day around the bay forecast coming up. >> mark: 12 this morning this happened overnight. there was a car crashed that left several people including children with injuries. this happened on eastbound highway 4. the chp set the van overturned and several people were thrown from the vehicle. there were seven of the open to children in the van. the chp says that many of them were not wearing seat belts. the search continues for whoever shot to people in east san jose. will tran is at the scene with the details. >> will: there is a trail of blood that start on one side of the storm goes a few feet around a corner. police say was a man teenager that were

hit rush to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the cashier inside said that she was the king to time of the cameras here for the police to the that video as part of their investigation. after the shots were fired, the suspect or suspects that away. please do not know if they hopped into a car or if they ran from the scene. they do believe the shooting was gang-related. i talked with the customer here this morning and he says that his neighborhood can sometimes be very scary. >> mark: this morning, the sikh community is in morning if--and we now with a mission on this schubert. --new information on the shooter. the shooter was shot and killed by police officer. and a police arson is among those that are critically injured this

morning. the police say the suspect ambushed the first officer on the scene shooting him before the sec officer shot and killed the gunman. police dispatch reveals what happened next. >> the subject is not moving we are approaching upon him and he is not moving. >> the fact is down! i need an ambulance! >> we have one officer shot. >> mark: investigator said the suspect is an army veteran that may have been a white supremacist. in the meantime we comes to gun control in california lawmakers say that they will work this week to try and to get lolls on also weapons. currently the state regulations allow manufacturers to sell weapons when magazines and they can be removed and replaced quickly using something as simple as a of a button. senator of san francisco plans to amend the bill this week to make clear

that state law bans rifles and shotguns with easily detachable magazines. >> this is about murder in large numbers of individuals. i do not believe in this society which of these kinds of weapons to exist. >> mark: the attorney general and other state lawmakers are seeking to change the law after last month's shooting in the colorado movie theater. the colorado rifle association warns that rifles illegally sold in california will now become illegal with this new bill. we want to go live about the story of coming out of oakland. police are setting up a perimeter around seventh and franklin after a shooting. we are working to get more information, yolie is live at the scene providing us with a live picture and will try to get some new information from her shortly. >> mark: if for our hostage situation appears to be the result of a botched robbery attempt. this happened yesterday at the big 5

sporting goods store. a man fired a shot into the ear he then grabbed to employees and then held hostage. after four hours police talked a suspect into surrendering but no one was injured. we are getting reports of the man suspected of a mass shooting that injured congresswoman that the giffords will plead guilty to federal charges. this report says that jarrett loss and will enter the plea tomorrow. psychiatrists are also expected to say that he is not competent to stand trial. he is suspected of shooting 19 people during a meeting creek in tucson of last year. six were killed. he will receive life in prison and if he does into the guilty plea. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues we have a live look at the golden gate bridge. so far we have light traffic across the bay.

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>> george: -- >> mark: the japanese city of hiroshima mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bomb. dozens attended the ceremony--thousands attended

the ceremony. u.s. president harry truman approved this mission and his grandson is taking part in the memorial services. an estimated 140,000 people were killed in this attack. it was the first use of an atomic weapon and warfare. it is that year-and-a-half since the japan earthquake rocked the world. there is new video of the disaster just been released. this is video from tokyo from march 12, 2011. the screen is split into six sections. you can see the shaking of the reactor one and in the explosion rocked it. >> mark: the japanese government is investigating tepco to see if this

accident could be prevented. will be back with more whether traffic after the break.

>> mark: a major hot spot and san leandro with a three lane touchdown this of--the driver of the sedan has been killed. and we have learned of the suspect is accused of attacking a milwaukee religious temple. they say he is a formula--former army soldier. yesterday's shooting left six people dead and three critically injured including a police officer and the sugar was shot and killed by the police. >> mark: good news for napa, the curiosity rover landed squarely on mars. >> mark: nasa scientists hovered over the craft they call this the rover on a rope as curiosity was

dangled down to the martian surface. this was considered the most challenging mission ever attempted in the history of robotic space exploration. joining us now with more on curiosity is richard rena with nasa. >> mark: now before he would send them down on these balloon balls and then they would bounce on the surface of this one is called the rover on a rope a really interesting approach. >> we cannot send it down on the air bag system that we previously used. we were landing a vehicle that was close to a ton in terms of its weight. we could not use the air bags and we had to come up with a different mending scheme. we came up with this sky crane at landing system. >> mark: is pretty amazing as it slows from 13,000 mi. per hour and that is covered on a rope. --then its

hovered on a rope. >> yes about 20 m from the surface of mars it lowers the rover down on a rope. >> mark: is this your seventh mission to mars? >> me in particular this is my fourth. there have been several orbiters as well and some lenders. we sit quite a few to mars and we are successful about a third of the time. >> mark: what is different about this mission than the other missions that you have done? >> this vehicle is so complicated, i would like to see that the only way we could've ever been this successful is to have a team where most of them had

worked on the previous mars missions. so we came in with the knowledge base. >> mark: there has been some talk about sending a manned mission to mars, is that still in the future? >> it is hard to say, i would like to see a man on mars, i think we could i would just like to see someone that like to get behind something like that i think the technology exists and i think it would be exciting for the country to see astronauts walking, is another planet. >> mark: will we be getting some color photograph coming back from curiosity soon? >> we will, i cannot think we will see color photos today. yesterday after we

landed, we deployed everything and that went off like clockwork. we released the mast, and we began to deploy tomorrow and we will start to see some fantastic pictures after that. >> mark: thank you so much for your time this morning and congratulations on your success. now on to bay area traffic right now. >> george: we have major problems with a fatal accident that has all but shut down the 580 down to the nimitz freeway, this is just ahead of the fatal accident scene. you see all the traffic being funneled into the left-hand lane. this is the stretch where there are four lanes available. you are able to get to the southbound side, now let us take it attracted maps. you can see a look at this problem. this is the location of the accident. it

has jammed of that route and created a 31 minute drive time and that is just to get to the castro valley y and then you have to pick your alternates if you're heading towards open or jackson street if you are headed toward hayward. checking other traffic, that is our hot spot this morning your ride to the bridge is not bad. here is the bay bridge approach we still have a moderate back of with an the san mateo bridge problem free with no delays reported on the approach or on the stand. your golden gate bridge ride is easy from marin county to 101 south bound. now let us check the weather with erica. >> erica: it is pretty cloudy let us take a look outside at conditions from the roof camera. cloud coverage is affecting the ability for those of you that are looking to pick someone up on arriving flights at sf international. those delays are up to 77

minutes right now i no problem for oakland international and those of you heading out of san most--san jose. in terms of your temperatures we see fifties for the most part. >> erica: as the ticket lick your afternoon high temperatures neighborhood by neighborhood we have 66 for downtown san francisco, 90 in livermore, and your seven day around the forecast shows nothing but sunshine and it looks like triple digits as we head closer to thursday. >> mark: keeping our eyes on wall street it looks like the rally continues. we are up another half percent and joining us is our financial expert rob black who joins us every morning at this time, the morning the start with the job to report only because we were just talking about it. you ask me about the jobs report and i thought what do i know, what you think about it? when hundred and 63,000 jobs added for the month of july more than the analyst expected but less than the beginning of the year.

>> this is kind of like ben bernanke and mario, they are kicking the can down the road and it seems to be working the markets are stronger than they have been since may and i did not get it. every headline that you and i do every morning is-. every morning is negative. now there was an upgrade of wal-mart and that tells me things are not that great because more people are shopping there than ever before and more people are admitting to shopping there and they're not saying i have never been to wal-mart in my life, so that tells you that things are not good. >> mark: it seems like the recession really contributes to those low-cost carriers like food and shopping. >> dollar stores had a huge run and they still look

pretty attractive. today this by founder said he wants to keep the electronic retailer private. that is interesting to note, but here's the crazy part about this. there is some crazy minnesota law that says you have to write a letter that you're interested in doing something, he will put up $1 billion in his own equity in the country--in the company. >> mark: so he got that by going public with the company and then leaving the company. >> least in the oakland but investors want to hear how will you survive amazon. what i'd like to see them go private? yes i would. wall street wants to see growth. this by simply cannot do that anymore. >> mark: it is ridiculous that is why all of these employees at its public companies are upset because it is always about making the investors happy. now will be back with today's winners and losers on wall

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