(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> top stories we are following for you on this monday, september 2nd, labor day. we are counting down the re- opening of the bay bridge. we'll tell you what cal- trans is saying about the progress of construction on the new span. and we are learning new details about a shooting in union city. we'll tell you what the victim was doing right before police arrived. and watching the weather and traffic this morning as we take a live look outside from our roof camera here on van ness avenue, looking back at san francisco. we are now almost 24 hours away from the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the bridge has been closed since wednesday night but will open back up tomorrow morning. kron 4's j.r. stone spent the day on the new eastern span of the bay bridge and gives us an up close look at the progress that has been made. >> anticipation is building. i went on the eastern span and the views are spectacular. the crews are still out here because work is still being done. >> at this point it could accommodate traffic but we are not complete. >> reporter: right now, it will be open on schedule >> reporter: . >> it is the target at tuesday, 5:00 reporter our camera crews have been given a tour. the bicycle pedestrian ramp is going to be opening on tuesday there is still a lot

of work to be done. the tunnel and paving and painting and toll plaza and also has been cleaned. the working crews are still putting barrier orioles and place. even the weather will not stop the bridge from opening up on time. >> if and the inclement weather blues and and anything problematic. there is going to be an opening event for tomorrow afternoon it is a small event and a private event. some officials will be in attendance and the governor will not be there. he is out of town. j.r. stone-kron 4 news. >> new details are unfolding in the union city police involved shooting. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house. as kron 4's alecia reid has the details.

tonight in the union city police involved shooting. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house, some of which almost hit a passing car with a child inside. as kron 4's alecia reid reports, police tried to

calm him down, but it all unfolded quickly. as kron 4's alecia reid reports, police tried to calm him down, to no avail. police were back at the home of the shooting - folowing up with family members also knocking on doors and talking to neighbors. the police commander tells us the man shot to death by union city officers was outside his home firing wildly -- some bullets missed a woman and her baby driving by. witnesses say he was visibly angry and screaming >> yelling outside, which i clearly heard him use those cuss words, and a lady saying, screaming pleading no no no. and it seems like the more she pleaded the more it was boom boom boom. it was like he was going bizerk. he said no, ive had it, that's it. it was very scary. >> reporter: police tell us the 2 trained hostage negotiators plus an officer that deals with the mentally ill were at the scene but couldn't sway him. the commanding officer says once confronted, the man pointed directly at them. and in order to protect themselves and the crowd of witnesses behind them, officers fired and he was killed instantly. neighbors are shocked at the turn of events. >> he was always nice to us, and as neighbors we always looked out for each other. so i really can't tell you what happened or why it happened. >> reporter: we did try talking to the family. they asked us to respect their privacy at this time. understandably this is a very difficult situation. we're told the man grew up in this home, and recently moved back to stay with his father after his mother passed away. in union cityalecia reid kron 4 news.

few scary moments for mountain climbers on mount rainier, as they had to be rescued near the summit. details on what happened, coming up. plus, lawmakers are being cautious before committing to military action in syria. we'll have their reservations about a white house proposal. and coming up after the break, the latest out of

the fire fight against the rim fire in yosemite continues this morning. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. and now it's been upped to the fourth largest fire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 348 square miles. containment is still at 45 percent. kron four's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county. and, has more on the investigation into how the fire may have started. >> reporter: more than two weeks after the rim fire started in a remote area more than 20 miles west of yosemite national park. fire officials are still being tight lipped about what sparked the blaze. rim fire spokesman mike williams says the u-s forest service will run the investigation. he says at this time. investigators haven't determined whether humans or nature casued the fire. >> we do not know what caused the fire. as far as what speculation's house panel you lying >> meanwhile. fire fighters continue burning operations to stop the forward spread.

a strategy incident commander mike wilkens says has been successful. >> is just a large fire. you have to make sure that there are no hot spots. we make the analogy of in a guerrilla-a guerrilla. you do not stop fighting the guerrillas and stil it is a burned >> reporter: williams says fire fighters have surrounded more than 80- percent of the burn zone with fire lines. the u-s forest service says the fire could be fully contained in less than three weeks and, when it's all said and done. cal fire says the rim fire will rank among the top five largest wildfires. in the state's recorded history. in tuolumne county, philippe djegal, kron four news. still ahead, police in new york still searching for a gunman, responsible for killing a one-year-old boy. we'll explain what happened coming up.

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>> welcome back. they little bit cloudy. >> absolutely, some cloud conditions. a little bit cloudy 60s in livermore. and really, it just depends on where fiskyou are. it will be cooler than what we saw this weekend. the warmest spot will only get into the mid '80s. we will see some haze

and we do have this system bringing clouds to the bay area. i do not think that we are going to see any shower activity. keeping an umbrella in your car. the futurecast come showing 70's by noon and 80s for this afternoon. and by 8:00 p.m. most of those locations will be in the 60s. mountain view, 76 degrees. mid '80s in concord, danville. mid 70's and san leandro. upper 60s in 70's it expected in berkeley and your extended forecast your kron 4 7 day around the bay with warmer weather as we transition for the weekend. certainly, we are going to be looking for that. traffic is looking

decent with no hot spots. again, the bridge closure will be continued until 5:00 a.m., tomorrow. with repaving most people that are working are taking the san mateo bridge only 12-13 minutes. and the westbound 580 is also in decent shape. >> on to international news. some members of congress are skeptical about the white house's proposal for military action in syria. the obama administration presented classified information to lawmakers, sunday, and andrew spencer reports members of congress are being cautious before committing to any action in the middle east. >> reporter: and a congress

that is often divided. the tell seat and and that military action could go either way. >> this is not going to force party decisions this has to be something that you believe. >> reporter: the obama administration will face the decision when they returned on september 9th. >> certainly we knew that there was chemical warfare. >> reporter: some worry that this is a very broad open time line. >> i think that there are born to be some changes. but i think that there are going to be some changes. but now,

what type of authorization- cas. >> the a haazig madyun demonstratiothe administration e to be waiting until they return september 9th. with meetings of members of congress. andrew spencer,. >> >> pope francis is condemning the use of chemical weapons but he's calling for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in syria. francis says he'll lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for peace on september 7th. the pope told a crowd in saint peter's square that all sides in syria's civil war should put down their arms, and quote "listen to the voice of the conscience and with courage take up the way of negotiations." former president of south

africa, nelson mandela, is back at his johannesburg home for the first time since early june. the 95 year-old anti- apartheid leader had been hospitalized since june eighth for what the government has described as a recurring lung infection. doctors say he continues to be in critical condition, but he will have the same level of care at home that he was receiving in the hospital. >> ousted president mohamed morsy will go on trial for allegedly inciting the killing of protesters outside his palace while he was in office. he's been officially charged alongside 14 other members of the radical relgious group, the muslim brotherhood. the charges relate to the arab spring protests in december 2012. morsy has been held at a secret location since his ouster in early july. >> a new york family is mourning the loss of their 19-month-old baby police say someone shot a antiq hennis in the head.

killing him. a witness says she heard three shots, she ran outside and saw a man run and a father yelling 'my baby is shot. my baby is shot. child shot in head police say antiq hennis was being pushed in a stroller by his parents sunday night in the brownsville section of brooklyn when shots were fired and the child was struck in the head. >> the family is distraught. >> a local bishop who drove the parents to the hospital says, "i grew up in this neighborhood and i've seen a lot - but this is the worst." a new york family is mourning the loss of their 19-month-old baby -- who was shot and killed in his "it hurts my heart to hear that happen." neighbors grieve with a family some don't even know. police say someone shot a baby boy in the head. killing him. >> "it's devastating and it's terrible our young people have to understand that guns kill." community activists are outraged. a witness tells ny1 she heard three shots before 730, ran outside and saw a man run and a father yelling >> 'my baby is shot. my baby is shot.' bishop willy billips was with the family in the hospital. >> the young mother and fatheryear-old child." >> mother were pushing 19

month old antiq hennis in a stroller from bristol street across livonia avenue when the boy was shot in the head. the family says they were on the way to antiq' grandparents apartment. he just turned 19 months sunday. >> the intern who helped save congresswoman gabby giffords in the tucson shooting says he's being targeted in a smear campaign. flyers have been circulating attacking sunnyside school board member daniel hernandez. one of the flyers displays an image of the openly gay hernandez under the headline, quote, "put a real man on the sunnyside board." the smear campaign emerged amid efforts to recall a majority of the school board's five members, including hernandez. it's unclear who's behind the flyers. democratic congressman raul grijalva is calling for a joint federal and local investigation of the smear campaign as a hate crime. three canadian climbers are in the hospital -- after they fell 50 feet into a crevasse at washington's mount rainier. the three men were airlifted out -- after another climbing party found them. two of the climbers were said to be in critical condition. three canadian climbers are in the hospital -- after they fell 50 feet into a crevasse at washington's mount rainier. the three men were airlifted out -- after another climbing party found them. two of the climbers were said to be in critical condition. it's that time of year.

fantasy football season. still ahead on the kron four morning news, we'll take a look at *just how much money really goes into this virtual game.

>> here is a look at your extended forecast. partially cloudy. mid 60s along the coast. more sunshine as we go for tomorrow. more about the next several days when we could seek triple digits. >> you may think fantasy football is good for sparking trash talk with co-workers, but for a growing number of companies, it's also good business. really good business. christine romans takes a look at the numbers behind the game loved by so many. >> reporter: fantasy has

become a reality for many sports fans. they say that it brings in $1.3 billion the most popular is football. with more fancy players are online. >> with more fantasy- players -- our online. they go back and forth online. with a little bit of trash talk. >> do not expect this trend to go any where. it is expected to grow. with many companies. >> they are focusing that this is revenue. they are

willing to pay for it. >> the benefit from the competition. they look at just one site. 30 percent look at six different websites. that means more advertising revenue. and the average is a 41 year-old white male. they spend on average over $400. but watch out, the ladies are also signing up in the n f l knows it. >> women are becoming a bigger audience. the numbers on that are very impressive.

if you can get involved >> the women might not be a running back but they might have an edge. as we go to break, we'll take a double live look from the san mateo bridge and the golden gate bridge. traffic shouldn't be too heavy on this labor day. the bay bridge is still closed, we'll have an update for you on the progress caltrans is making. we'll be right back.

(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.happening now on the kron four morning news at 4:30. the bay bridge is just a day away from opening back up to traffic. but this time you'll be driving on the new eastern span. the progress cal-trans is making this morning to make

sure the bridge opens tomorrow at five a-m. >> and the massive wildfire burning in yosemite national park continues to grow. containment only at 45- percent right now. we'll tell you what cal fire is saying about the investigation into what started this blaze. >> we are looking for some filtered sunshine with some hazy this system is bringing some clouds and showers to the sierra nevada. '70s in antioch. we are waking up too low clouds and we do have those/possibilities for some showers in the bay

area. but i think that everything will stay well to the east. walnut creek, 86 degrees. we will generally see 70's for the east bayshore. and the 74 decrees confusion and city. i think that we could even see some 80s. 74 degrees -- in union city. let us take you up to the north bay with 83 degrees expected in napa. and with your traveling forecast chicago, 72 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay temperatures are going to be decreasing

but warmer weather for the end week. let me take you to the bay bridge toll plaza. most people that are going to go across the bay are going to take the san mateo. it is only 12-13 minutes with just slightly foggy conditions. we are not seeing any delays over the richmond. >> we are just one day away from the new eastern span of the bay bridge to be open. it's after five days of closures to switch from the old span to the new span. kron four's will tran is live from burma road in oakland with an update, will? >> reporter: they are just as it busy as they have been

for the last couple of days. different. earlier, it was heavier work. now, it is more cosmetic. you can see the bridge behind me. and in just 30 minutes, tomorrow it should be opened. they have not fallen behind. this is a video. they have been repaving. and taking down that 1000 old section to extend the bicycle path. what they want to is make sure that the final preparations are in place. and we tried to ask them yesterday is there a chance that they could open the bridge before the deadline but they do not want to

answer. the good news is that they have not fallen behind on schedule. they believe that on tuesday at 5:00 a.m. and on monday at 3:00 p.m. it is going to be a ceremony. the governor is going to possibly be there. gavin newson is also going to be in attendance for the ribbon cutting. that could also be a deadline. i know that they are going to have a news conference at 8:00 a.m. and maybe that is when they will tell us. and they are not going to waste any time if it is ready, they will test give us a couple

of flowers and belong it will be ready! >> they will just give us a couple of--moments. >> very good, thank you, new details are unfolding tonight in the union city police involved shooting. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house, some of which almost hit a passing car with a child inside. as kron 4's alecia reid reports, police tried to calm him down, but it all unfolded quickly. as kron 4's alecia reid reports, police tried to calm him down, to no avail. police were back at the home of the shooting - folowing up with family members also talking to neighbors. the police commander tells us the man shot to death by union city officers was outside his home firing wildly -- some bullets missed a woman and her baby driving by. witnesses say he was visibly angry and screaming >> yelling outside, which i clearly heard him use those cuss words, and a lady saying, screaming pleading no no no. and it seems like the more she pleaded the more it was boom boom boom.

it was like he was going bizerk. he said no, ive had it, that's it. it was very scary. >> police tell us the 2 trained hostage negotiators plus an officer that deals with the mentally ill were at the scene but couldn't sway him. the commanding officer says once confronted, the man pointed directly at them. and in order to protect themselves and the crowd of witnesses behind them, officers fired and he was killed instantly. neighbors are shocked at the turn of events. >> he was always nice to us, and as neighbors we always looked out for each other. so i really can't tell you what happened or why it happened. >> we did try talking to the family. they asked us to respect their privacy at this time. understandably this is a very difficult situation. we're told the man grew up in this home, and recently moved back to stay with his father after >> sheriff's deputies in contra costa county are investigating a deadly shooting in rodeo. they say 36 year old chad hornsby was shot friday night in the 200 block of california street. he was found lying in the street. deputies and paramedics tried to revive hornsby but he died at the scene. so far, no suspects have been arrested. >> sad story out of tomales bay this morning. a man drowned after he fell over the side of a boat while dumping a crab pot into the water. it happened yesterday morning. the man dropped the pot in the bay and did not

realize his leg got tangled in a rope. he was pulled overboard and dragged under by the weight of the pot. the man was not wearing a life jacket at the time. rescue crews later found his body. his name isn't being released right now. the u.s. coast guard helped rescue a person stranded in a cliff cave on the daly city coast this morning, according to the north county fire authority. fire units responded to a fallen more at mussel rock park at about 4:40 a.m., according rescue crews were unable to locate the victim due to rising tides and steep terrain. the coast guard responded to coming up on the kron four morning news. one pet store is helping turn your pet into your favorite star wars character. how you can transform your pet into yoda or princess leia. plus, tylenol is changing the way it looks. and it's all to help you stay safe, what you can expect to see on the new bottles, coming up. and an eight-year-old boy and a dolphin have a lot in common.

>> ford is recalling 370- thousand cars. the automaker says the recall is due to possible rust on the vehicles' steering shafts, which may result in a loss of

steering. the cars included in the recall are the 2005 to 2011 ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquis and lincoln town cars. most of the cars are in the u.s. -- about 15,000 are in canada. no incidents or injuries related to the recall have been reported. >> "vodaphone" says its's in advance talks to sell its 45-percent stake of verizon wireless back to the cellphone service provider for 130-billion dollars. verizon would own its wireless business outright after buying the stake back. vodaphone says there is no certainty that a deal will be reached. the change isn't expected to have much of an effect on verizon consumers or on it's operations. >> silicon valley's high tech firms are fighting to keep the patent office open. even though the area's patent office is supported by patent fees, not tax payers, it has still fallen victim to the automatic budget cuts better known as sequestration. the silicon valley leadership group says the decision "makes absolutely no sense." but u.s. patent and trademark office says the government's across-the- board austerity policy doesn't make exceptions for

fee-supported programs. >> there's a new warning for a popular over-the-counter medication. tylenol is revamping its bottle. alison kosik has the details. >> there'll be a new warning label that says it will contain acetaminophen in the month of october. it already had a morning but johnson &---warming.. johnson wants it to be more legible. more of an effort to not overdose. it is one of the most common poisonings. it could cause liver damage. and this is one of the most common used drugs for fever and pain and it is more in just tylenol. it is also and other over-the-counter

medications and prescription medications. 4000 is the maximum limit for adults. and one gel cap has 500 mg. >> still ahead on the kron four morning news. firefighters from across the state are helping battle the yosemite wildfire. why these teams from southern california say they are happy to help out, when the kron four morning news continues. .

been among the freeway traffic. the bay bridge is still closed. fortunately, many people are off today.

so it is not impacting traffic. looking decent out of foster city. plenty of space between cars with no incidents since to report. the northbound, with no incidences --. however, no problems in the east bay and 580 is also a problem free. >> the fire fight against the rim fire in yosemite continues this morning. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. and now it's been upped to the fourth largest fire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 348 square miles. containment is still at 45 percent. downloaded into monday >> pam: tmany people are being

impacted in the actuated. this fire has destroyed thousands of structures and thousands of acres. >> i did not want to lose my property! it is our life. >> the fire is still a decent distance from yosemite. campgrounds were still even fold this weekend. it was -- full-this weekend. there have been rumors that it was a possible pot growing. that started the fire. however,

there have been no confirmations. >> technology is saving people hundreds of dollars getting your hair colored or high=lighted can be very expensive here in the bay area. but as our tech reporter gabe slate discovered -- there's a new start=up with services at a fraction of the salon price. >> this is how technology is changing in industry. esalon.com offers high-quality at only $20. you can order by uploading a picture of your hair. a master stylist will choose your color. and this woman is a user. >> the process is easy you can download a and they will take you through a process to show you how you can create your own color. it is a fraction of what i was paying which was over $100 for each session. now, i am only

paying $26 and that includes shipping. now, i spent about one hour at home on my own time. i do not have to wonderful. my sister loves it. she has gotten more complement's high because she was able to receive her own color and get what was best for her. i have had the same reaction people stop me on the street and say the am getting more attention than when i went to a stylus stylist. and if you'd like to connect with gabe slate. you can add him on facebook, follow him on twitter. giants turning up the heat in the arizona desert. yusmeiro petit struck out a career-high 10, hector sanchez drove in three runs and the san francisco giants beat arizona 8-2 today to take two of three

from the diamondbacks. hunter pence homered, doubled and singled, driving in two runs and scoring three times as the giants improved to 10-5 against arizona this season. they head to san diego to play the padres today at 12:40. a's baseball. coco crisp homered and a.j. griffin struck out seven in seven innings, advancing oakland with a three-game sweep over fellow playoff contender tampa bay. a's taking home a 5 to 1 victory sunday. following coco's home run in the bottom of the first, james loney ties it up it with his own hommer in the top of the second. al west- leading texas and oakland go at it for a three-game series starting today at 1:05 at the 0.co. endurance swimmer diana nyad's representatives say she's covered about two-

thirds of her route from cuba to florida. last night her team says she was about 32 miles away from florida. overall, the swim is expected to be about 100 miles, if she's able to complete it. the 64-year-old is trying to become the first person to swim from cub to florida without a shark cage. ---fl to cuba...it's her fourth attempt in the last three years. if she's successful this time, she expects to take about 80 hours to reach the florida keys.

>> there is so slight potential for bay area precipitation full details

coming up your kron 4 7 day around the bay >> a pet store chain got into the halloween spirit a bit early, this year. the theme is "star wars," as you can see from these dogs wearing headbands to make them look a little like yoda and princess leia. dog owners posed their pets in front of a green screen as they tried out a few of the costumes and took a few pictures. the new costumes are just part of a line by the retailer, who teamed up with lucasfilms. the line features more than 50-products including catnip

mouse toys dressed up as chewbacca, as well as pet beds. the line hits all 12-hundred petco stores and unleashed by petco yesterday. >> a $35 million mansion is the new home of the dow... pacific heights neighborhood. coming up on the kron four morning news at five a-m. we are just 24 hours away from the new eastern span of the bay bridge opening to the public. what caltran is saying about the progress of the new span. we'll have all the details coming up in a live report. plus, lawmakers are being cautious before committing to military action in syria. coming up at 5:15 we'll have their reservations about a white house proposal. and if you use cal train to commute. you can expect to see a price increase at the pay station.

why you will soon have to pay more to park your car at the station. that story coming up at 5:45.

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we're following this monday september 9th. we have breaking news out of the south bay. police are searching for the driver involved in an early more collision that killed two people. police are now searching for one of the drivers in that accident. >> we are counting down the re-opening of the bay bridge. we'll tell you what cal- trans is saying about the progress of construction on the new span. >> and we are learning new details about a shooting in union city. we'll tell you what the victim was doing right before police arrived. >> and fire crews continue to battle the fire that is now the forth largest in state history. more on the hundreds of thousands of acres it has burned. were following some breaking news out of san jose right now. police are investigating a crash that killed two people. officers responded to a crash in the area of skyport drive and north first street. one person was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was transported to a hospital where he died. we have crews en route to the scene. we will continue to bring you details as we get them. >> we are just one day away from the opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge. this after five days of closures to switch from the

old span to the new span. kron four's will tran is live in oakland with an update. good morning will. >> reporter: the work from here on out is mainly cosmetic. there is a ribbon cutting today at 3:00 p.m. with gavin newson expected to be in attendance. and at that time. for the news conference today at 8:00 a.m. they will possibly let the cat out of the back and will have that today at live. >> it is better if it is just a couple of hours early. without that rerouting of using other bridges it has been a bit of a mess. we will check back with them. and as of right now the bay bridge will open as planned.

yesterday our crews were given a first hand look at what has been done. demolition has now been completed on a one thousand foot long section of the old eastern span to make room for the new bicycle and pedestrian path. as for the work that needs to be finished, crews are still striping and putting barrior rails in place--- but officials say even weather won't stop the bridge from opening on time. ".delay the opening." there is a special opening event happening this afternoon. it is a private event with a number of area officials attending. with the governor out of town, he will not be attending the event. >> new details are coming out this morning in the union city officer involved shooting over the weekend. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house, some of which almost hit a passing car with a child inside. investigators also say 2 trained hostage negotiators plus an officer were on scene but couldn't persuade him. the commanding officer says once confronted, the man pointed the gun directly at them. and in order to protect themselves and the crowd of witnesses behind them, officers fired and he was killed instantly. neighbors are shocked at the turn of events. new details are unfolding tonight in the union city police involved shooting. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house, some of which almost screaming

>> yelling outside, which i cuss words, and a lady saying, screaming pleading the more she pleaded the it was like he was going bizerk. he said no, ive had it, that's it. it was very scary. police tell us the 2 trained hostage negotiators plus an officer that deals with the mentally ill were at the scene but couldn't sway him. the commanding officer says pointed directly at them. and in order to protect themselves and the crowd of witnesses behind them, officers fired and he was killed instantly. neighbors are shocked at the turn of events. >> he was always nice to us, and as neighbors we always looked out for each other. so i really can't tell you what happened or why it happened. >> we did try talking to the family. they asked us to respect their privacy at this time. understandably this is a very difficult situation. we're told the man grew up in this home, and recently moved back to stay with his father after his mother passed away. in >> a man and woman believed to be family members of the suspect were taken in for questioning. the officers involved will be placed on leave as the >> sheriff's deputies in contra costa county are investigating a deadly shooting in rodeo. >> they say 36 year old chad hornsby was shot friday night in the 200 block of he was found lying in the street. deputies and paramedics tried to revive hornsby but he died at the scene. so far, no suspects have been arrested. >> the fire fight against

the rim fire in yosemite continues this morning. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. and now it's been upped to the fourth largest fire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 348 square miles. containment is still at 45 percent. burning now for more than two weeks - the u-s forest service says the rim fire could continue for a few more weeks. crews from san diego county are among the more than 5- thousand firefighters trying to slow the fires progress. while some evacuation orders were lifted.others went into effect yesterday.cutting off public access to a number of small communities. the fires destroyed at least 111 structures. police patroled one neighborhood, in case flames made a run at homes. >> 'i dont want to lose my property. i mean we rent, but i dont want to lose our place because its beautiful up there - its our life.' >> the fire is still a good distance from yosemite national parks major attractions. and despite the smoke, campgrounds were full this holiday weekend. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. lightning has been ruled out. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. japan's top nuclear regulator is raising safety concerns about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations. we'll tell you what the problem is coming up.

bottles of tylenol sold in the u.s. will soon have warnings about potential risks of overdose. details on when you will be seeing these labels coming up. >> and president obama is looking for syria support. we'll tell you who he is inviting to the white house. >> unbelievable.

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>> take a look at this is dangerous heavy rain through kyle canyoon. and even stranded some campers. and

residents of the rainbow canyon boulevard were trapped. forcing the nevada highway patrol to close the roads. >> let us check your weather and traffic. many are planning to be outside. . >> a little bit of fog and some showers. we could see some drops near pleasanton, livermore. we are talking mid level clouds as we are stepping out the door. temperatures are on the mild side. 71 degrees in antioch. 60s along the east bayshore. here is a look at the

satellite and radar with the moisture along the bay area. towards the sierra nevada we are just dealing with the clouds and we could see some pop up shower but i do not think that you are born to have to cancel any thing. and i do not think that you are -- going tto have to cancel anything. mid '80s in danville. it is not going to be the warmest. a bit cooler but nearly 70 degrees in san francisco, berkeley. 60s near ocean beach. your kron 4 7 day around the bay a pretty mild day with mostly sunny skies. temperatures are increasing as we go for the end of the week. and a pretty hot weekend.

>> we are going to watch traffic across the golden gate. it is an alternate. and i see some lingering activity on the north side. and it is not a big deal. there is a right lane blocked temporarily. however, still a decent just 21 minutes from novado de san francisco. as an alternate, feel free to use the golden gate bridge. and 92 is also a decent alternate. or the nimitz. now is a nice time to get out in case you see heavier traffic later. there is a

fatality at 3:00 a.m. for those going through san jose or the airport of floyd southbound between rose mary and highway 1 0 1 with investigation still going on. however, if you're going through san jose. you can always used north forced st. north fourth st. --.

japan's top nuclear regulator has raised safety concerns about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations amid reports of new leaks of radiation- contaminated water. the nuclear regulation authority's chairman says a small leak and signs of possible leaks have been spotted at several other fukushima dai-ichi storage tanks. officials say part of the leak has escaped into the sea. the discoveries were the result of closer inspections after a 300-ton leak two weeks ago. the plant's operator says it suspects other possible leaks because radioactivity has been detected near the tanks, although it is not considered deadly. >> ousted president mohamed morsy will go on trial for allegedly inciting the killing of protesters outside his palace while he was in office. he's been officially charged alongside 14 other members of the radical relgious group, the muslim brotherhood. the charges relate to the arab spring protests inmorsy has been held at a secret location since his ouster in early july. >> the journalist who

obtained secret u.s. documents from former government contractor edward snowden is accusing agency's spy program of reading emails sent to or from mexico and brazil's presidents. glenn greenwald tells a brazilian news program that documents show mexican president enrique pena nieto's emails were being read and the emails of brazilian president dilma rousseff were being intercepted. >> a new york family is mourning the loss of their 19-month-old baby -- who was shot and killed in his >> "it hurts my heart to hear that happen." >> reporter: neighbors grieve with a family some don't even know. police say someone shot a baby boy in the head. killing him. >> "it's devastating and it's have to understand that guns kill." >> reporter: community activists are outraged. a witness tells ny1 she heard three shots before 730, ran outside and saw a man run and a father yelling 'my baby is shot. my baby is hospital. >> "the family is distraught the young mother and father are hurting they lost a one- year-old child." >> reporter: police say the father and mother were pushing 19 month old antiq hennis in a stroller from bristol street across livonia avenue when the boy

was shot in the head. the family says they were onthe intern who helped save congresswoman gabby giffords in the tucson shooting says he's being targeted in a smear campaign. flyers have been circulating attacking sunnyside school board member daniel hernandez. one of the flyers displays an image of the openly gay hernandez under the headline, quote, "put a real man on the sunnyside board." the smear campaign emerged amid efforts to recall a majority of the school board's five members, including hernandez. >> it's unclear who's behind the flyers. democratic congressman raul grijalva is calling for a joint federal and local investigation of the smear campaign as a hate crime. >> former president of south africa, nelson mandela, is back at his johannesburg home for the first time since early june. the 95 year-old anti- apartheid leader had been hospitalized since june eighth for what the government has described as a recurring lung infection. doctors say he continues to be in critical condition, but he will have the same level of care at home that he was receiving in the hospital. >> still a head on the kron four morning news. the fourth time could be the

charm for a 64-year-old endurance swimmer. more on the status of the swimmer in her hundred mile journey. >> and after months of conservatory over broken parts, and five days of closure. the bay bridge is just 24- hours away from opening back up to traffic. more on the progress cal- trans is making coming up at 5:30. ♪

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>> ford is recalling 370- thousand cars. the automaker says the recall is due to possible rust on the vehicles' steering shafts, which may result in a loss of steering. the cars included in the recall are the 2005 to 2011 ford crown victoria, mercury grand marquis and lincoln town cars. most of the cars are in the u.s. -- about 15,000 are in canada. no incidents or injuries

related to the recall have been reported. >> "vodaphone" says its's sell s 45-percent stake of verizon wireless back to the cellphone service provider for 130-billion dollars. verizon would own its wireless business outright after buying the stake back. vodaphone says there is no certainty that a deal will be reached. the change isn't expected to have much of an effect on verizon consumers or on it's operations. >> we will take a break... we will keep you updated on traffic and weather, coming up next. .

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been a bit of a pain this weekend with the bridge closure. let us get a check of your forecast. >> we can expect some sunshine with clouds. and cooler weather. the full forecast, coming up at 5:45 >> good morning. >> good morning. so far, traffic is light. and we could see some heavier traffic with alternate bridges but lighter, overall. the 101 is a possibility. all of the bay

area freeways are fine. and traffic is nice and light along the peninsula with no problems. we will continue to keep you updated. >> breaking news of san jose where they are investigating a crash. the officers responded to north first street. one person was pronounced dead. the other person was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. we have a news crew on the scene of the way. >> the big story is the bay bridge closure and what we can start using it. after the fifth day of closure. it is supposed to be opening

tomorrow but let see if will pass and the news. >> reporter: we are trying to get that news conference at 8:00 a.m. and i will see if they are going to be able to open it earlier. however, it is more cosmetic right now. you can see that they are not doing any heavy lifting. the demolition, now it is more about repaving. and cleaning and making more of this work that would take three-four months. but they are still on schedule for the tuesday, 58 the 5:00 a.m.-on tuesday. and if they

mentioned that if it is earlier ready earlier than they will give the public some notice. and the bridge could possibly be opened. everybody will be brief. there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:00 p.m. today and at that time there could be the chance of some information. >> are you going to be on the new eastern span at 8:00 a.m.? >> they will give us a tour of around 8:15 after the

news conference. it is beautiful of fair. they have taken full advantage. it is beautiful--out there. and including that beautiful view tunnel and a barrier that is being installed the have the devilish and is over. the heavy demolition-is over. >> great. thank you, will tran.

>> new details are coming out this morning in the union city officer involved shooting over the weekend. police say before they arrived on scene, the man had already fired 15 to 20 rounds just outside of his house, some of which almost hit a passing car with a child inside. investigators also say 2 trained hostage negotiators plus an officer were on scene but couldn't persuade him. the commanding officer says once confronted, the man pointed the gun directly at them. events. >> he was always nice to us, and as neighbors we always looked out for each other. so i really can't tell you what happened or why it happened. >> we did try talking to the family. they asked us to respect their privacy at this time. understandably this is a very difficult situation. we're told the man grew up in this home, and recently moved back to stay with his father after his mother passed away. in union city of a boat while dumping a crab pot into the water. it happened yesterday morning. the man dropped the pot in the bay and did not realize his leg got

tangled in a rope. he was pulled overboard and dragged under by the weight of the pot. the man was not wearing a life jacket at the time. rescue crews later found his body. his name isn't being >> released. >> in daly city, a hiker is recovering this morning after being stranded in a cave. rescue crews went out on a call about a person who fell more than 100 feet down a cliff at mussel rock park early yesterday morning. but rising tides and steep terrain made it difficult for crews to find the hiker. eventually, they found the person inside a cave on the side of a cliff. the hiker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. >> the fire fight against the rim fire in yosemite continues this morning. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. and now it's been upped to the fourth largest fire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 348 square miles. containment is still at 45

percent. >> burning now for more than two weeks - the u-s forest service says the rim fire could continue for a few more weeks. crews from san diego county are among the more than 5- thousand firefighters trying to slow the fires progress. while some evacuation orders were lifted.others went into effect yesterday.cutting off public access to a number of small communities. the fires destroyed at least 111 structures. police patroled one neighborhood, in case flames made a run at homes. >> 'i dont want to lose my property. i mean we rent, but i dont want to lose our place because its beautiful up there - its our life.' >> the fire is still a good distance from yosemite national parks major attractions. and despite the smoke, campgrounds were full this holiday weekend. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. lightning has been ruled out.

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yahoo c-e-o marissa mayer and husband zack brogue have plunked down 35-million dollars on a stunning san francisco mansion. the 11-thousand square foot has six bedrooms, five fireplaces, two kitchens, an underground four-car garage, a wine cellar, and an elevator. mayer bought the four-floor mansion in the pacific

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budged and will help cover the increasing cost of maintaining parking lots. we can see 50s and 60s with hazy sunshine and some clouds lingering in the forecast later today will be cooler. and again we have about a 50 percent chance of showers--15% with mid '80s in concord. and 70's and union city. 69

degrees for a downtown san francisco. your kron 4 7 day around the bay unsettled conditions. >> for those getting out on the roads, no major problem s also, 101 looking decent through hayward at foster's

city the 205, also merging onto the west 580. a bit heavy. and you can see the westbound. checking the 80. between the car came this bridge also looking good.

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the 64-year-old is trying to become the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. it's her fourth attempt in the last three years. if she's successful this time, she expects to take about 80 hours to reach the florida keys. >> giants turning up the heat in the arizona desert. yusmeiro petit struck out a career-high 10, hector sanchez drove in three runs and the san francisco giants beat arizona 8-2 today to take two of three from the diamondbacks. hunter pence homered, doubled and singled, driving in two runs and scoring three times as the giants improved to 10-5 against arizona this season. they head to san diego to play the padres today at 12:40. a's baseball. coco crisp homered and a.j. griffin struck out seven in seven innings, advancing oakland with a three-game sweep over fellow playoff contender tampa bay. a's taking home a 5 to 1 victory sunday. following coco's home run in the bottom of the first, james loney ties it up it with his own hommer in the top of the second. al west-

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he says he felt an instant connection to winder after seeing her in the movie "dolphin tale" a true story about a dolphin that receives a prosthetic tail. kelso says he wants to come back and work at the aquarium -- so he can always look after winter. >> a pet store chain got into the halloween spirit a bit early, this year. the theme is "star wars," as you can see from these dogs wearing headbands to make them look a little like yoda and princess leia. dog owners posed their pets in front of a green screen as they tried out a few of the costumes and took a few pictures. the new costumes are just

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>> following breaking news out of the south bay. two people have been killed in a head on collision. new details coming up. >> top stories we are following for you on this monday, september 2nd, labor day. we are counting down the re- opening of the bay bridge. we'll tell you what cal- trans is saying about the progress of construction on the new span. and here's a live look at the toll plaza. shaping up to be a nice labor day. >> were following some breaking news out of san jose right now. police are investigating a crash that killed two people. officers responded to a crash in the area of skyport drive and north first street. one person was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was transported to a hospital where he died. we have crews en route to the scene. we will continue to bring you details as we get them. we a