>> 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 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. first, let us get a check of your weather and traffic. >> looking decent. >> the latest out of san jose they are investigating a crash the officers responded to a scene on skype port dry and north first street. skype worked dry. tdrive skype port--the location is skyport drive. >> kron four's will tran is live in oakland with an update.

good morning will. when they get back they will notice how beautiful the bay bridge is. just 23 hours away. that is the deadline and they are not falling behind. right now, is more cosmetic work. they do have some lights but they are pretty much done with the athe heavy work tell election is complete. bike path. the heavy -- work is complete. the heavy--demolition is complete. they believe that this is almost all over. and

when we keep asking over the next several days could not bear could be an early opening? however, they say they are not going to say anything. >> they say that this should last at least 150 years! and as of right now the bay 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." >> if there is any inclement weather it still is on schedule. 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 to stop. the commanding officer says once confronted, the man pointed the gun directly at them. and that's when police opened fire, killing him instantly. as you might imagine, residents of that neighborhood were shocked. 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 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. >> the u-s forest service says the rim fire could keep burning for a few more weeks. here's the latest update. more than 222-thousand acres have burned. making the rim fire the fourth largest wildfire in state history. the blaze has burned more than 351-square miles. containment is still at 45- percent. the fires destroyed at least 111 structures. >> with new information of an overdose on a child in the bay area. and the latest

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>> new this morning. the taliban is claming responsibility for an attack that killed three rebels early this morning. the attack targeted a u.s. base in afghanistan near the border with pakistan. officials say the militants set off bombs, torched vehicles and shut down a key road used by nato supply trucks. >> president obama is inviting former foe john mccain to the white house to talk about syria. he's hoping one of congress' most intractable foreign policy hawks will help sell the idea of a u.s. military intervention in syria to a nation deeply scarred by more than a decade of war. having announced over the weekend that he'll seek congressional approval for military strikes against the assad regime, obama is now trying to rally support from the public and congress. >> "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. coming up on the kron four morning news. they were part of a group fighting wall street across the country. we'll tell you why occupy san francisco is once again gathering today. also ahead. how technology is helping people save hundreds of dollars from those expensive salon trips. that's coming up in the tech report. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99!

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>> a dangerous weekend in the mountains outside of las vegas as storms soaked the region for the second weekend in a row. heavy rains soon became a wall of water, mixed with mud and debris -- cascading down the mountain side through kyle canyon. the waters also stranded some people in area camp sites for a short period of

time as well as some residents on rainbow canyon down the mountain for several hours because of debris. it also forced the neveda highway patrol to close several highwaysfor a couple hours this afternoon. a dangerous weekend in the down the mountain side. >> we are looking a decent conditions along the coast. and inland. temperatures are off to a mild start. 60s for downtown san francisco. it looks like most of boss are dealing with 70's. 80s will infiltrate the forecast. however, temperatures are cooler than where we should be for this

time of year. and temperatures into the 60s by 8:00 p.m. it is going to be pretty nice in the south- bay with the '70s and '80s. 74 degrees in fremont. as we focus our attention on the east today. about a 15% chance. for precipitation. and downtown san francisco flirting with 70 degrees. nearly 80 degrees in antioch your kron 4 7 day around the bay warmer weather by the end of this week with this trend will continue. . >> let us check the san mateo, 92. towards the bay

bridge closure. so far, so good. with no problems. it is going to be lighter than usual. the golden gate, this is going to connect to highway 37. so far, no problems. and getting out of the city, into the north bay. this is the only stretch of slow traffic i could find. 205 merging is normal. and of lloyd north first street emergency crews are still first street at rose mary. the dunbarton and

the san mateo bridge are falling. are flying are -- just. boulevard who couldn't get >> a coalition of bay area "occupy" groups are expected to march this afternoon in san francisco. the "occupy labor day" march will start at one in the justin herman plaza at the intersection of market street and the embarcadero. they will then march to the federal reserve building on market street. this is video from last septembers protests. when occupiers gathered peacefully to celebrate the anniversary of the occupy movement. today's demonstration marks two years of occupy. >> new information has been

released in connection with the death of an infant who was exposed to drugs through his mother's milk. a report by the sacramento bee reveals social workers were required to create a safety plan for 8 month old ryder salmen. pictured here. he died last september after overdosing on a fatal mix of xanax, methadone and a painkiller. his mother has been charged with murder. that report would have determined whether or not ryder would stay in his mother's care. she had been warned five months before his death to stop breastfeeding because of high levels of methadone found in ryder's bloodstream. a new warning label will

>> there has been a smear campaign, associated with the office of gabrielle giffords. he is an openly gay man, and they put a slogan below his picture " put a real man in office " to. >> this is to nothing to help the children. >> the doctors are confident that nelson mandela will receive the same level of care that he received a hospital that he is going to be getting at home. >> new warning labels of tylenol. >> coming up the latest on esalon.com

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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. >> bottles of tylenol sold in the u.s. will soon have warnings about potential risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. johnson & johnson says the warning will appear on the cap of new bottles of extra strength tylenol starting in october and on most other tylenol bottles in coming months. overdoses from acetaminophen send 55 to 80- thousand people to emergency rooms in the u-s each year. >> you will have more options this year when it comes to choosing a flu shot. that's because for the first time, certain vaccines will guard against four strains of the flu rather than the usual three.

they're called "quad- rivalent" vaccines and they'll make up only a fraction of the year's supply. all the nasal spray vaccines sold in the u-s this year will be the four-strain kind. and a few varieties of shots. the c-d-c recommends a yearly fly vaccine for -- flu... nearly everyone-- starting at six months of age. >> >> a deadly crash, the update, and also, the update on the bridge opening. and of course, your labor day forecast. (music)

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>> the mercedes benz driver got off on foot. we are not

getting a description but we can say that north first street southbound is closed. and skyport and the light rail is running. it looks like the investigators are going to be here for some time still looking for that driver. there have been two fatalities. >> was the mercedes-benz stolen or did they recovered the registration? >> it has not been a reported stolen. however, as soon as we get the registration information will pass it on to you. >> good morning let us check traffic. through the golden

gate bridge, the bay bridge is looking decent. here is a live look yes, it is foggy so you might need your windshield wipers. the alternate routes, the 37, connecting to the 101, and also a 580 sirh it is labor day. and no hot spots or major problems. and erica? >> we have the potential for some stray showers for the next couple of hours. only 15 percent chance. 60s for the coast with cooler conditions for your tuesday. we are going to warm things up. a bit cooler your kron 4 7 day around the bay coming up. >> 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: good morning, james. caltran is not giving us an idea whether or not it is going to be opening before the deadline. i just spoke with the chp. the reason why he said that they are going to wrap things up is that there could possibly be a good chance before the deadline. here is video from this weekend. they have never fallen behind on the projects. all of the demolition has been complete. they have spent saturday, sunday, just don't some cosmetic wor j --

doing some-cause cosmetic work. we did get a chance to speak with the c h p. we have been told that they will give us a few hours' warning if it will open, early. listen however. >> if we have given any warning of an earlier opening. we believe that it could create chaos. we do not want to have that for the opening of this bridge we want to make sure that it is smooth with. >> reporter: in other words, just keep your eyes open. if

those orange cones are gone it is a good chance that it could be open early. of course we will keep you updated and in 90 minutes they will have a news conference. and everybody wants to know! we will have that live. also at 7:00 a.m., new video of what is going on right now at the bay bridge. >> thank you. and our new mobile after is a great idea and a great way to get the latest news. >> 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. >> 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 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 351-square miles. containment is still at 45- percent. the fires destroyed at least 111 structures.

there have been more evacuation's with police patrolling neighborhoods advising residents to get out. despite all this smoke many people are still attending yosemite. >> as we continue police in brooklyn are investigating a child's death. and be prepared to pay more at a child's death. and be prepared to pay more at a caltran station. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet.

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♪ >> law enforcement throughout santa clara county have made hundreds of d-u-i arrests in a 15-day- period, but those arrest numbers are down from a year ago. the sweep started on august 16th and ended on saturday. 272 arrests were recorded for people driving under the influence. that number is down considerably from the same time last year when authorities made 325 arrests. >> prepare to pay more when parking at caltrain stations. parking fees went up to 5- dollars a day and 50-dollars a month. the increase was approved as part of the 2014 operating budged and will help cover the increasing cost of maintaining parking lots. growth in ridership in recent years has increased demand for parking at stations. parking fees last increased in 2006, 2009 and 2011. >> 4 6: 41 this weekend for

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>> let us check your forecast. >> happy labor day. for this afternoon look for the mid '80s. it is going to be a

filtered, hazy sunshine. as we look at your afternoon highs. we will mostly 70's and 80's. the east bay inland areas. through downtown san francisco. san mateo and redwood city nearly 81 degrees. i think it you are going to like the --these numbers. delays at s f o. these clouds will break apart with sunshine.

and check out the weekend forecast. we are talking upper 90s. >> good morning. it is still fairly quiet at the bay bridge freeways. however, there is a fatality at 3:00 a.m. on a city street. through the downtown area of floyd skyport and metro and rosebary and first street this is a fatal accident. through the san mateo bridge. it is still nice and smooth with no hot spots. also, the richmond san

rafael. as you look this is the only stretch of slow traffic out of tracy. finally, it is getting clear. over 1900 cars are stolen this weekend. is the particularly busy crime thefts it issues in the morning after labor day. >> new this morning. police are investigating the

death of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head in new york city. police say the parents of antiq hennis were pushing him in a stroller across a street in brooklyn yesterday evening when multiple shots rang out. the child was rushed to a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to the left side of his face but did not survive his injuries. he was declared dead at the hospital. 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. 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 19- month-old baby -- who was shot and killed in his "it hurts my heart to hear "it's devastating and it's terrible our young people have to understand that guns

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