top stories we are following hoss on this thursday august 22nd. a wildfire raging near yosemite national park continues to threaten thousands of buildings this morning. thought containment. we are now just six days away from the bay bridge closure. and caltrans has released a his new animation that will show you exactly what your drive will look like going over the new span. and a warning from police this morning. thieves are posing as p-g-and-e workers in order to get into your home. we'll tell you what to look out for. good morning everyone and thanks for joining us on

this thursday august 22nd. i'm james fletcher. topping our news this morning. the wildfire burning near yosemite continues to threaten 25-hundred homes. the "rim fire" is essentially burning out of control. firefighters have only been able to contain about five- percent of it. so far, it has burned more than 25-square miles in the stanislaus national forest. the area is fairly remote, but it has led to the evacuation of thousands of people from campgrounds and private homes. the bay area is just six days away from the shutdown of the bay bridge.

all lanes in both directions will close at 8:00- pm on wednesday night, august 28th. that's when workers will transition the old roadway to the new eastern span. the c-h-p advises motorists to allow an extra hour to their commute time on wednesday night and beyond. officials say drivers should be among the last people to cross the bridge wednesday night. they say the bay bridge closure will be similar to past closures.

stuffthe bay bridge will re- open on tuesday, september third at 5:00 am, the day after labor day. an alert from officials this morning about imposters making their way into people's homes. oakland police say, the burglars are posing as p- g&e workers.

90 year old richard kamrar was in his home on sunnyhills road tuesday afternoon. two men knocked on the door, claiming to be from pg&e and said they had to check the easment in the backyard. richard say they had received a letter from oakland city saying they were going to do some work on the easment and putting in a new sewer line so, we didn't think anything about it. but the men were not from

an alert from officials about imposters making their way into peoples homes. tonight, we hear from an elderly man who is one example. oakland police say, the burglars are posing as p- g&e workers. and in this case, they made off with thousands of dollars in property. kron four's jeff bush explains what happened. in tonight's top story. 90 year old richard kamrar was in his home on

sunnyhills road tuesday afternoon. two men knocked on the door, claiming to be from pg&e and said they had to check the easment in the [ female announcer ] jump-start your day with mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. home of the irresistible sausage burrito. ♪ and freshly brewed premium roast coffee you love. plus other amazing tastes for just a dollar each. ♪ every day, as always,

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the utility. we took one of them up in back and the other one didn't appear for quite a long time and he was probably the one that was in the house. the theives made off with jewelry from upstairs.

the jewelry box had been ripped open with a crow bar or something. the lock was all broken and stuff was hat stewn all over and all of our good jewelry was gone and memoribilia and my mother's jewelry that i had in there for many many

years. what is really cold is the man who was in the house came to the back yard and chatted with richard for while then the two burglars left. richard says value of the jewelry was about four thousand dollars but was very sentimental. i'm jeff bush at police headquarters in oakland, kron four news. the burglars made off with about four thousand dollars

embattled san diego mayor bob filner has reached a tentative deal involving a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and the city. city attorney jan goldsmith says a proposed resolution has been reached, and it will be presented to the city council during closed

session friday. no details have been released, and it's unclear whether a resignation is part of the deal. the 70-year-old former congressman has been besieged by sexual harassment allegations from at least 17 women, and whether he'll be able to hang onto his job is in limbo. a petition drive to recall filner is in full swing, and calls from his own party urging him to step down are mounting. a former danville cop accused of taking bribes for setting men up for drunken driving arrests continues with testimony from the man who set the

scheme up. contra costa sheriff's deputy stephen tanabe faces seven extortion and conspiracy counts for allegedly being paid by concord private investigator christopher butler for taking part in this scheme orchestrated by butler on behalf of his targets' estranged spouses. tanabe denies taking any bribes for making "dirty dui" arrests. butler and former contra costa narcotics enforcement team commander norman wielsch were arrested for

selling drugs they stole from evidence lockers. butler and wielsch are now each serving federal prison terms. butler will take the stand against tanabe as part of his plea deal. police in santa clara arrested a 15 year old boy suspected of making officers found 43 pounds of loose leaf marijuana, seven grams of concentrated cannabis, and evidence of a "hash lab" in the yard of a home on rocklin drive. investigators learned about the suspected lab last week and put the home under surveillance. the teen was arrested and taken to juvenile hall. police say they've found as many as six of these types

of labs in santa rosa this year. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 has received a letter from a man just convicted of killing 4 women. we have the details of that letter and what joseph naso wants you to know. the 9-1-1 audio gives an inside look at the standoff at an atlanta-area elementary school, as a front-office employee talks the gunman down. some frightening moments at a missouri sorority. when two explosions go off. details about the bombs used, and why they may have been used. camera's were rolling just as a sinkhole swallowed a group of trees in bayou corne. the sinkhole appeared in this assumption parish waterway last year prompting a mandatory evacuation. since then, state and federal agencies have been monitoring it.

a standoff at an elementary school terrified parents and kids, as a man armed with an a-k-47-style rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition fired a few shots outside. .but police had a woman on the inside. andrew spencer reports a school employee helped convince the gunman to surrender, while on the phone with 9-1-1. supporters of an army private convicted of providing classified information to wikileaks are now pressing president obama with to pardon him. manning was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in

prison for leaking 700- thousand military and side diplomatic documents and some battlefield video. this is video and court sketches of his sentencing. manning's lawyer says he'll ask a military commander in washington to reduce the punishment. and plea to the white house to pardon manning or commute his sentence for time served. the obama administration has given up more of its surveillance secrets. and has admitted that it was ordered to stop collecting thousands of internet communications from ken connection to terrorism. the national security agency declassified three opinions has yesterday from a secret court that oversees government surveillance. one of the opinions from 20-11 shows the n-s-a was collecting more data than it was legally allowed to. hamas made mistakes in its data collection process because it couldn't separate information that was

entirely domestic. closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of an army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at fort hood. a military jury could start deliberations in the case of has army maj. nidal hasan. hasan is acting as his own attorney but forfeited the right to present a case. military prosecutors produced more than 700 pieces of evidence against hasan during the 12-day hasan has been charged with killing 13 people in the worst mass shooting ever on a u-s military base. some frightening moments at a missouri sorority house. the springfield fire marshal is investigating two explosions outside the gamma

phi beta sorority house at missouri state university. one person was injured.suffering a minor chemical burn. as she helped clean up debris after the blasts. smacked investigators found two improvised explosive devices or chemical bombs behind the house. the springfield fire department's bill spence explains what type of explosives were used and why. investigators are searching for suspects in the bombing. they say setting off a device liek this may seem like a harmless prank.but it's actually a class c felony. the state is using a new high tech device to try to their home inside our freeways. stanley roberts has that in the next edition of people behaving badly.

and we're watching bay area weather as the weekend approaches. we'll have your forecast after the break.

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it is a story you will only see on kron 4-- stanley roberts has been following the states attempt to remove people who have been tearing apart bay area freeways, from the inside out. weapon whenhe is looking at the high -tech measures being used to combat what is an ever growing problem. in this edition of people

behaving badly. nats: highway patrol come on down, the california highway patrol has to deal with more than just traffic enforcement they have to deal with this too i just saw you go in there come on down people who have made the inside of the 280 freeway their homes, in this case they are removing the people inside nats: who else is up there

with you and usually the answer is no oneexcept this time caltrans brought something to make sure it's a remote camera that is designed to look inside the freeway caves for people and any possible booby traps inside they can see bicycle parts and all other types of debrie, this is a power strip that appear to be connected to a power source nats: ambiance

inside the caves they have found fully functioning air condition units, playstations consolsm laptops and even flat screen televisions in many of the cases the people living inside have removed the electric wiring to get electricity all at taxpayers expense oh and did i mention that the space inside these [ female announcer ] mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. home of the irresistible sausage burrito. and freshly brewed premium roast coffee you love. plus other amazing tastes for just a dollar each. every day. ♪

the chp had just cleared out these holes the day before and as soon as they leave people return so to keep from playing this cat and mouse game engineers have a plan to seal them up permanently but here is the problem there are litterly hundreds of these caves from san francisco to san jose so this 22nd and iowa location is the test spot nats: ambiance they just to make sure that they don't aciddentally seal someone inside the freeway when they finally close the holes

in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news the wildfire burning near yosemite continues to threaten 25-hundred homes. the rim fire is nearly out of control, as firefighters have only managed to establish about five- percent containment. so far, it has burned more than 25 square miles in the stanislaus national forest. the area is fairly remote, but it has led to the evacuation of thousands of people from campgrounds and private homes.

the bay area is just six days away from the shutdown of the bay bridge. all lanes in both directions will close at 8:00- pm on wednesday night, august 28th. >>erica: aside from up traffic is moving well. we

are seeing an increase in the volume compared to just 10 minutes ago. sam te'o bridget drive time public we don't have any incidents to report. we're just six days away from a complete shutdown of the bridge. that's when workers will transition the old roadway to the new eastern span. the c-h-p advises motorists to allow an extra hour to their commute time on wednesday night and beyond. officials say drivers should leave early and try not to be among the last people to cross the bridge wednesday night. >>: you will most likely seat chp officers and patrol

vehicles with an emergency like activated perhaps the door in a rolling traffic break and you will probably also see caltran or sub contractor personnel assisting with the planned closures. >>:they say the bay bridge closure will be similar to past closures. watching wall street this >>: we want to show you what it will look like when you drive on the new eastern span. this is driving east out heading towards oakland coming out of the tunnel. you can see the big tower that supports the new span. so much effort-as a much different than driving from the lower deck.

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from the back and the other one didn't appear for quite a long time and he was probably the one at the moment with the house during the burglary. >>: the burglars made off with about $4,000 worth of jewelry.

embattled san diego mayor bob filner has reached a tentative deal involving a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him and the city. city attorney jan goldsmith says a proposed resolution has been reached and it will be presented to the city council during closed session friday. no details have been released and it is unclear whether a resignation as part of the deal. the 70 year-old former congressman has been besieged by sexual harassment of the that allegations from at least 70 women and whether he'll be able to hang on to his job is in limbo. petition drive to recall felder is in full

swing and calls for his own party urging him to step down are mounting. a former danville, accused of taking bribes for setting man up for drunken driving test continues with testimony from a man who said the scheme up. costco shares deputy stephen tanabe faces seven extortion and conspiracy counts for allegedly being paid by concord private investigator christopher butler for taking part in this scheme orchestrated by boat or on behalf of his targets estranged spouses. tanabe denies that any bribes for making " a dirty deal by " arrest. a butler and former contra costa narcotics

enforcement team commander norman wells were arrested for selling drugs they stole from evidence lockers. butler and welfare now each serving federal prison terms. butler will take a stand against tanabe as part of his plea deal. police in santa clara are all that jazz arrested a five year-old boys suspected of making marijuana at his home. officers found 43 lbs. of looseleaf marijuana, 7 g of concentrated canabis, and evidence of a " half lap " and the art of a home on rock and drive. investigators learned about the suspect a lab last week and put a hole under surveillance. the team was

arrested and taken to juvenile hall. police said they found as many as six of these types of lenses and rows of this year. what you want street this morning. stocks are down. futures trading shows all three indexes positive which is some good news because look at how the indians did it. the dow slipping by triple digits doubt 105 at the end of trading making it

the sixth straight day of decline. and the worst losing streak in more than a year. the nasdaq dropped about 13 almost 14 points with the s&p finishing down nine and a half. the opening bell will ring and 630 this morning. more affordable college education, that's the focus of a to a bust for president barack obama is set to kick off today. the president will visit schools and new york and pennsylvania to push several proposals aimed at curbing the rising cost of higher education. mr. obamas says prostitution and cut the financial aid are leaving middle-class and very alone and it's time for a change. the tortoise touted as part of the white house plan to " create a better bargain for the middle class. "

yahoo gets more traffic to the golden for the first time since 2011. according to concords monthly report the homicide have more than 196 million unique visitors in july. that's about 4 million more than google cypriot unique site visits were also up 20% from the same time last year when yahoo was third and the ranking behind google and microsoft.

they are called " super editors " men and women who are in their 80s and 90s but with brenda memories testing for our young girl. researchers at northwestern university are looking at this rare group and the hope that they may find ways to help protect others from memory loss. and they've had some tantalizing finding to imagining tests have found usually low amounts of it related plaques along with more brakeman's related to attention and memory in these elite seniors. at 443 we will take a break return with more headlines.

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>>erica: and other morning of 50s around the bay with pleasanton at 57. a little warmer and the south bay we are seeing low 60s in

sunnyvale and san jose. as we follow these numbers into the afternoon, you will notice it is going to be a little bit cooler to what we saw yesterday so we are forecasting any 90s. pleasanton one of the warm spot at 86 degrees. it said '70s down the east bay shore line. upper '70's and san rafael bridge we will see a mix of sun and clouds but that onshore component is going to be very evident tonight. with that, we will see more and the weight of clouds and it will be pretty breezy out there. in terms of temperatures, take a look at this. make sure you have your jacket. we are back in the '50s for oakland and san francisco. quick look at your traffic forecast if you're headed to new york city, a chance of thunderstorms. temperatures this afternoon in the mid '80s. we're talking plenty of sunshine flooded with that 90 degree line. los angeles and have 74 degrees and as we take a look at the 7 day, tomorrow we will be

back in the '90s. a pretty quiet for the next seven days. as a focus and our traffic around the bay area, here's a live look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. again some of my construction taking place. the flashing lights you will see. some of the lanes are currently called off and in fact we are seeing more cars on the road heading out oakland in two san francisco. all was well here at the san mateo bridge but again we do have an active message signed a letter people of the bay bridge closure of next week. how would 92 looking pretty good with a drive of 12 to 13 minutes. south, now on the golden gate bridge are reconfiguring lanes right now. as of right now looks like conditions are pretty clear on the stand right now. i don't think we're seeing any jersey. as a focus our attention on the traffic maps, westbound 24 looks pretty good and your drive just 12 minutes coming

down the e shore freeway from hercules to berkeley. >>james: as philippe djegal reports chris had to stop for it but minutes after this white camera crashed into this home in oakland hills you could see slimes breaking out underneath the carpet that the vehicle hit one of the main structural of the garage. you can see the roofs. once the roof had dislodged because of the friction from the vehicle headed the meter cause the meter on fire and ignited the gas. >>: the 89 year-old woman behind the wheel has survived the crash without injury and that no one was inside the home during the crash, crews turned their attention to making to the fire did not spread to other homes.

>>: we did an evacuation of about a couple of hundred feet. with the rapid response from the fire department and keep the fire in check, we were able to really minimize the amount of danger to the neighbors. >>: john easton is one of eight people who live in the house. >>: eastern says he's looking at the brighter side. material items were destroyed and no one was hurt creek that ought loss' so we will have to deal with did out or going to do. >>: the fire damage to not extend into the home. only the crotch. no other homes on the street were damaged either. the family living here says they will stay with friends for the next few days. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron 4 news. there are no immediate plans to euthanize the it pit bull who attacked the at a young boy. hunter is at home recovering. they say they cannot put the dog down

without consent of the owner which they refused to give brit the owners' request a hearing to approve of the talks aren't vicious. >>: he did to me once almost went for my neck but i just the dog. i'm not scared of dogs are and terrified of this dog. >>: antioch police say the dogs were unlicensed and not vaccinated. there currently being quarantined to make sure they don't have rabies. the dog's owners would not comment. a san jose army veteran is asking for the public's help in finding his service dog who ran off on tuesday. jeff wilson, recently had knee surgery and was unable to grab his dog. the german shepherd collie mix, is 3- years-old, and was seen a few times tuesday afternoon, but when

people approached him he ran off. the dog has never run away a judge is ordering a former s-f-o baggage handler. to pay up. george reyes pleaded 'no contest' to felony embezzlement and theft earlier this month. the 45-year-old must pay 21- victims. a total of more than 30- thousand dollars in restitution. the amount for each person ranges from 150- dollars up to six- thousand dollars.

united airlines had received more than 50- complaints about stolen property. an investigation revealed that reyes was working at the time of the thefts. he was arrested after a police sting that pinned him with stealing planted items.

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top stories that we're following this thursday, august 22nd. a wildfire continues to burn out of control in yosemite.

more on the evacuations it has prompted and thousands of homes that are in danger. a warning for one east bay city this morning as thieves are posing as p-g- and-e workers in order to get into your home. we'll tell you what to look out for. plus, the kidnapped san diego teen is speaking out for the first time this

morning. what she said about her communication with her abductor right before she was taken. police are warning oakland residents this morning about burglars imposing as

pg&e workers. we are just six days away from a shutdown of the bay bridge. all lanes in both directions will close at 8:00- pm on wednesday night, august 28th. that's when workers will transition interstate 80 to the new eastern span. we are just six days away from a shutdown of the bay bridge. all lanes in both directions will close at 8 on wednesday night.

that's when workers will transition interstate 80 to the new eastern span. the bay bridge will re-open look at 'em. on tuesday, september third living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch?

[ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles rethink possible. the concord and san francisco international airport stations and el del norte and dublin/pleasanton stations. oakland's macarthur station will serve as a transfer point for both lines. bart is anticipating heavy ridership during the bridge closure and

we want to see your pictures of your alternate commutes, or construction of the new span. you can send them to breakingnews at kron dot com, we will be posting the photos on our facebook page. our website. and on kron four's new mobile app. download it today. it's

free. the wildfire burning near yosemite continues to threaten 25-hundred homes. the "rim fire" is essentially burning out of control. firefighters have only been able to contain about five- percent of it.

so far, it has burned more than 25-square miles in the stanislaus national forest. the area is fairly remote, but it has led to the evacuation of thousands of people from campgrounds and private homes. this just in.

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>>erica: >>darya: here is your look at the golden gate bridge which looked very nice. the visibility is a good and traffic is light. >>erica: widespread clouds of visibility does look good over at the golden gate bridge. in terms of temperatures, grab a jacket. working at the low 50s and 60s. temperatures pretty similar where they were 24 hours ago. we're not talking any lightning strikes or downpour. overall pretty quiet and calm conditions. take a look at your temperatures today. futurecast 4 shows by 2:00 we will hold on to 50s for places like downtown san

francisco up pretty mild weather and already seen some '70s and the livermore valley. some 80s make an appearance by 8:00 today. you'll notice temperatures on the cooler side for some locations. an increasing cloud cover. as a breakdown those afternoon highs for today, you notice is going to be cooler the what we saw yesterday agreed to continue with a cooling trend in sunnyvale as we had to the east bay expects mason is skies. in terms of your extended forecast the 7 day around the bay just a morning fog after no

sunshine. temperatures just a touch of color that were they should be for this time of year. 5 $16 forecast. >>george: we're still my turn a pretty good ride around the bay. no accidents keeping the chp busy for it will start with a bridge check as we would pitcher ride here. for your ride to the golden gate bridge while southbound what spot for a there is a brief slow down on the bayshore freeway 0101 stop down heading into various bank and the early morning hours heading down

to sfo you will experience a brief delay but it won't cost you more than two or three minutes of extra time for your southbound 101 drive. >>mark: new this morning. session tomorrow. weapons in artillery the obama administration is giving more of its surveillance secrets. the national security agency declassifies three opinions

yesterday from a secret court that oversees government surveillance. the agency also says they made mistakes in its data collection process that could separate affirmation that was entirely domestic.

women. joseph naso reached he states that the police the former n-f-l play accused of murder is scheduled to be in court today.

more on the probable cause hearing that could keep him behind bars. new this morning. more affordable college education, that's the focus of a two-day bus tour

president barack obama is the president will visit schools in new york and pennsylvania to push several proposals aimed at curbing the rising cost of higher education. mr. obama says pricey tuition and cuts in financial aid are leaving middle-class students buried in loans and it's time for a change. the tour is touted as part

of a white house plan to "create a better bargain fornew this morning. the obama administration has given up more of its surveillance secrets. and has admitted that it was ordered to stop collecting thousands of internet look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes.

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supporters of an army private convicted of providing classified information to wikileaks are now pressing president obama to pardon him. manning was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in

prison for leaking 700- thousand military and diplomatic documents and some battlefield video. this is video and court

obamas hold on one of washington to reduce the punishment. and plea to the white house to pardon manning or commute his sentence for time served. closing arguments are set to

>> welcome back. we have morning fog that is pretty widespread. we do not hchance fe will continue with a cool down as we head into the afternoon woman weather is on tap as we wrap up the work week. saturday will have just morning fog. the and then highs will only reach the '80s. we do have changes coming up. >> we are continuing to monitor a like ride. there is a brief delay will 1 01 southbound. otherwise the traffic is light. we do have a slowing for highway 4 and for interstate 580. these are typical patterns.

>> we are now less than a week away from the bay bridge been shut down. the closure gives cruised a time to open of the new eastern span of the bridge. kron4 will tran is like a

treasure island which information on how you can get around without a bridge. >> they will have 24 hour service from wednesday night all the way to september 2nd. that will have the services for 14 stations nonstop. the macarthur station will be used as a transfer ports. i had a chance to talk to chp and it is up to them to make sure that the shutdown goes smoothly. >> you will most likely stay chp officers perhaps during you will probably also say caltran and other personnel assisting with the closure. >> ac transit will also be helping out. >> they will be romantic

thing people to the other stations. if you are driving and you do not want to take bart to san mateo bridge always been optioned for you. >> we want to give you a another perspective. this is if you are coming out of the islands had told them. you could see the big towered support what all the cables that are coming down. you will have a fantastic view that will be on extra pick this. will be available as well. there is a another perspective that you could use. this is the view from the toll plaza as you head to the debt itself. the

current span will take a couple of years before that comes down. it will of course be there september 3rd when the new east hispano plans. you will not have to deal with the unknowing s curve any more. this is a gradual turn to the left as you make your way into the tunnel. this is a very smooth ride compared to what it is now. this is a much better view of the island of san francisco and treasure island. >> it is expected to be a nice ride. keep it to room here to kron 4 for the latest with the upcoming bay bridge closure. you can keep track of your current traffic conditions and check out live shots of traffic jams. >> the time is 5:34 a.m.. an

alert from oakland police this morning about imposters making their way into people's homes. the most recent victim was a 90 year-old man. he was in his home in sunny hill road tuesday afternoon when two men knocked on his front door, claiming to be from pg&e. they said that they had to check the easement in the backyard. he says that he had reason received a letter from the city of oakland signed work needed to be done on the easement. so he did not think anything about it. but, as it turns out, the men were imposters. >> he was probably the one at the moment the when the burglaries. >> they made off with about

$4,000 or the jury. pg&e is warning you about this because they stated that they're not part of this. is that if you have questions you should call first. >> state regulators have requested an audit of a commission that revoked city of college of san francisco's accreditation at the end of july 2014. the accrediting commission for community and junior colleges will be the subject of the audit request. the accrediting commission has already come under fire from the u.s. department of education. a letter issued last week, mentioned a possible conflict of interest. >> getting ready to rumble in santa clara's new levi station. city officials say that the new home of the 49ers is the running to host

the 2015 w. w. e. reso mania. santa clara is in the running with philadelphia. w e w e plans to announce the host city early next year. at that point, lee by stadium will have the 2014 49ers season under its belt and according to city leaders we will be more than ready to host a wrestling event. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news. the boy who was mauled by two pit bulls is recovering. his family is left wondering why the dogs are still alive. we will hear from the victim's concerned stepdad. >> an army a veteran is asking for help to find his service dog who ran off on tuesday. that story after the break. >> bay area baseball cannot keep up. both the a's and

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>> the time is 5:40 a.m.. here is a live look outside the san mateo bridge. they

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5:45 a.m.. >> we have low clouds but as we head into afternoon we can expect sunshine and temperatures will be cooler them or were yesterday. we're not forecasting a nine days but we are talking upper 50s and low 60's. san mattel has i a 60 degrees. as we take a look as satellite radar we do have lower calls an area of low pressure. there are some by the sponsor may be coming to the bay area. that will continue to weaken. breaking down near and afternoon high 4 to that was start things out in the east. woman creek will have a hig of 85. walnut ca

high of 85 degrees. low 70's for oakland. it will be a another nice day in the south bay. santa clara or have a high of 81 degrees. and downtown san francisco will be cooler with a high of mid 60's. low 70's for san mateo but the temperatures will continue to 1. last but not least less focus common no.. sonoma and napa will have a high of 80 degrees. >> your 7 day around the bay shows a bump and temperatures for tomorrow. we will be back in the '90s. we will start to cool down with a stronger offshore breezes. >> we are still looking at a

hot spot free ride around the bay. we're not tracking any major delays. take a look at the approach to the bay bridge. we do not see your typical back up. this is often the case in the early morning. the westbound ride is looking lighter than usual. it is almost as if people are anticipating the closure this week can instead of next weekend. your ride to the san mateo bridge is looking good. your ride for the golden gate bridge is fog free. we have been talked about slowdowns on highway 1 01 on see your point.along sierra point. there

was a postal truck that was of a road way and they had the two right lanes shutdown. they have since been reopened. this minor backup should disappear. >> police say that there are no immediate plans to euthanize the two pit bulls that attack a 10 year-old boy in antioch. hunter kilbourne survived the attack and is now at home recovering. antioch police said they cannot put the ball down without the consent of the owner. the owners say that they want a hearing to prove that the dogs are not vicious. spoke to the victim's step father, who says that one of the dogs involved in the attack has been aggressive before.

>> antioch police say that the dogs were unlicensed, and not vaccinated. they are currently being quarantined to make sure they do not have rabies. the dog's owners would not comment. >> a san jose army veteran is asking for your help in finding his service dog who ran off on to say. jeff wilson, recently had knee surgery and was unable to grab his dog. the german shepherd collie mix, is 3 years old, and was seen a few times tuesday afternoon, but of people approached him he ran off. the dog has never lost before it. >> the new health-care law is not set to take effect until january of next year.

ups is putting the blame on the obama administration for their decision to cut 15,000 workers spouses from theirinsuro employees, ups said it will discontinue coverage of husbands and wives eligible for insurance with their own employers. ups says it expects health care costs will increase by more than 11% next year. the company blamed several aspects of obama care, including its requirement that depended children recovered to age 26. >> americans say that they're less worried about dangerous driving even though traffic deaths have started to edge back up. aaa found that the percentage of people say they believe taxing or e milling while

driving is a very serious threat declined only slightly over the same. more than 80 percent of those surveyed considered taxing while driving is completely unacceptable behavior. traffic fatalities rose 5.3 in 2012, totaling more than 34,000 deaths. >> with espn show more than two dozen games this season and the new fox sports one running another 7 games, some people are asking whether televising high school football games is a good idea. critics worry that television will emphasize the rum aspects of the game. supporters say that televising high-school games gives kids, most of and will not play at the college level, the chance to play a big game. >> for the second straight day the a's led one slip away. it sure started great for oakland, coco crisp goes

deep on the first pitch base saw, bottom of the first, no score. brandon moss with an opposite field home run, a 20th of the season, a's take the lead 2-1. the final score was 5-3 a's. >> across the bay the giants were left seeing red. red sox and that is. the boston red sox destroyed the giants 12-1. barry zito lasted three and two-and third innings in his first start since july 30th. he allowed six runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out three. not a tough pittsburg pirates team will be coming to town. >> the time is 5:53 a.m.. we

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