people were everywhere. there were ambulances and the highway patrol. it was pretty crazy. an accident this everyone mooing heading to northern california -- this morning heading to northern california crash. >> reporter: and the feud between ac transit and its drivers continues today. we'll have the latest claims from the union. that story and more. the noon news is moments away.

good afternoon. we begin this noontime with a tragic story out of concord. a 2-year-old boy was mauled to death this morning by his family's pit bulls. the attack happened at the family's home on the 1700 block of trail creek court around 8:45 this morning. contra costa county animal services say the boy had walked into gravel where the -- garage where the three pit bulls were kept. you can see the yellow tape there. police still on the scene. the 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. two adult relatives and a younger child were inside the house when the boy was attacked. the pit bulls have been taken by animal control officers. a horrible greyhound bus accident that killed six people in central california. it happened just before 2:00 a.m. on northbound highway 99 just outside of downtown fresno.

the bus was headed from los angeles to sacramento with at least 47 passengers on board. the highway patrol says the bus struck an overturned suv, then struck a second vehicle, all three vehicles ended up sliding down an embankment and the bus slammed into a large tree. many passengers were sleeping, suddenly found themselves looking for a way out of the crushed bus. >> i crawled out the side. there was a hole in the side. there was a lady in the seat up above, i helped her out. >> the fatalities included six. another 24 people suffered minor injuries. b.a.r.t.'s board of directors are meeting with important items on the ayen dah. it's a controversial issue that drew more protests this morning. kraig debro joins with us more

details and let us know if they've made a decision on this. kraig in. >> reporter: no decision yet. i was just upstairs. this same project ran into trouble earlier this year when the federal government denied the project $70 million in stimulus funds. since then, b.a.r.t. has rectified the problem with their own solutions. b.a.r.t. failed to notify the public enough and consider the impacts on low immath and low income communities -- on low-income communities. critics say -- >> i want to know the number of direct, local construction jobs that this project will generate. >> reporter: the board could vote to approve the $ $484 million. this would connect -- connect

to oakland airport. b.a.r.t. has been under pressure to move forward. a local construction company says the larger general contractors have already agreed to share the wealth. >> we've been written into the program with flatiron and turner construction. >> reporter: those are the general contractors? >> yes, they have getten us into -- written us into the program. >> reporter: but support for the plan is not unanimous. some are skeptical. when b.a.r.t. lost the $70 million in stimulus funds it came one a plan to borrow from the government and supporters are dangling one other more stops between the coliseum and the airport, one of the issues that killed the plan. >> if the cost is -- stop is an

issue, we have -- we can fix that. >> reporter: when the b.a.r.t. project is completed, when it is completed, the travel will take two minutes to eight minutes to get to oakland airport. it will completely replace the tram now that's running between the oakland coliseum, b.a.r.t. station and the oakland airport. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. in other major decision b.a.r.t.'s board of directors voting on a temporary fare reduction. they have a surplus of $5 million thanks to state funding restored. many say instead of fare reductions, they would like to see the money used to clean b.a.r.t. trains, extend service or tut -- or put it away.

the bus agency's management and drivers are discussing the contract and this week's apparent sickout which has created a will the of problems -- a lot of problems. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: riders experienced less delays today. we're live in front of union headquarters this afternoon where they held a regularly scheduled meeting. the union said that ac transit is trying to break the union. >> basically they've reconfigured all of our routes without training. in the past they would take us out and physically train us on each route. now to save money they are saying here is the video go out and learn it. >> bus driver shelley martin said ac transit is forcing union members to strike. >> the way ac has implemented

the changes in the schedules that circumvented their seniority. thus, they haven't been able to set their schedules. >> reporter: some married drivers are on opposite shifts, forcing to purchase another means of transportation for work and there's child care issues. claudia hudson noticed low attendance and blames the new schedule effective last sunday. bus drivers she said are not on a sickout. she said employees are being pushed out. >> welcome to day 23. it's been 23 days ago today since ac transit walked away from the table and have not negotiated with us. >> reporter: ac transit's sam singer said they are not trying to break the union. he says they just don't want to pay drivers overtime unless they work 40 hours a week. in a little more than a week, a judge will decide whether or

not to grant and injunction, and a decision should be made in eight days. until then, riders may have to experience -- continue to experience delays. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. police in oakland are looking for suspects in a dead lie overnight shooting that happened around 1:30 this morning on har men near seminary. witnesses report hearingest loo four shots. police found the male victim lying on the street with a gunshot wound to the head. he died at the scene. it's still not clear what led up to the scene. police have not released the name of the victim. the oakland police department will meet next month with the fbi and other federal agencies to help for help in fighting gangs in the city. many members of the gang task force were assigned to regular patrol duty after the department was forced to lay off 80 officers on july 13th. late this morning, anthony batts says crime in the city usually peaks in august and september and he's asked the

district attorney to help. >> he's called a meeting for month. we'll sit down with the fbi, atf, dea and ask for their assistance and help. >> reporter: they will also help with department patrols and help with the sentencing of johannes mehserle, expected to occur in november. police in santa clara are warning homeowners to lock their windows and doors after several burglaries happened while residents were sleeping. officers say there have been six burglaries in the southern part of the city in the past nine days. in each case, the burglars entered the doors through an unlocked window. they are taking laptops, video game systems and wallets. >> santa clara is very safe but like any other area, crimes do

occur. have you to be -- you have to be aware of your surroundings and lock your doors and windows. >> no one has been hurt. police say there's no suspect description available. there's a new warning about the use of water in california and the environmental health of the delta. a tense police action involving a standoff and a man with a chainsaw. at least parts of the bay area should see warmer temperatures by the weekend. meteorologist mark tamayo has the details. also -- >> reporter: a mysterious fire in sfo's long-term parking lot. a minivan spreads its fires and we'll have the latest investigation coming up.

san leandro police called out the s.w.a.t. team right behind the police department near california and la fayette avenues a block west of east 14th street. police say a man lived in a house there. there was a brief standoff when the man did not respond for calls for him to come outside but he eventually surrendered to police. no one was hurt. people in the area said they've seen the man around that he might have mental problems. investigators this noontime

are trying to figure out what started a fire early this morning that burned up six vehicles in the long-term parking lot at san francisco international airport and damaged a seventh. as claudine wong reports, they are considering the possibility, it was arson. >> reporter: sources tell ktvu, the burned vehicles in sfo's long-term parking lot have been there for days. the toyota minivan has been there for a week. they believe the fire started in the van but still don't know how. the damage severely damaged five other cars and melted the front end of a seventh vehicle. >> right now we don't know of anything unusual. we'll review the surveillance tapes. right now, it is a mystery as to what caused this fire. >> reporter: the fire was first spotted just after 12:30 this morning by a shuttle driver at the long-term lot. security was notified and 911

called. firefighters put it out quickly and the arson investigation got underway, as did efforts to reach the owners of these cars through dmv records. the owners are likely on tom kind of trip out of town. >> it's a huge concern. the safety and security of everyone at the airport is our number one priority. for this to happen on our facility is a great disappointment. our number one concern is to find out what happened and make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: it took a few hours to get all of the cars cleared away but this is not over. the cleanup continues. this investigation is just getting underway. in the meantime, sfo says pass yers shouldn't worry about using the facility. this man worked his car there this morning just a few miles away. >> doesn't concern me. probably is a fluke. >> reporter: for now, there are no plans to beef up security but the focus remains on this minivan, which is now at a secured location, as investigators search for a

cause. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. part of san jose will be sprayed for mosquitoes as part of an ongoing effort to prevent the spread of west nile virus to humans. the area to be fogged is near highway 17, rincon and bud avenues. santa clara county vector control say mosquitoes found in the area tested positive for the west nile virus. the fogging will start at 11:00 tonight and last for several hours. dozens of richmond residents just got their water back on after a water main break. it happened at the intersection of francisco way and hazel avenue. the water was turned off for 30 minutes but by then, the water leaked out, 4200 gallons. water turned -- water was turned off as crews fixed the

pipe. one customer experienced a difficult time with this. >> i have a 1-year-old girl, a brother and sister-in-law visiting from north carolina. a lot of business needs to be done and we can't do it. >> crews are still working and it's not clear when the repairs will be finished. this was the scene here near buchanan street. crews were doing planned service work when they broke a valve. it got fixed by 7:00. customers along a two-mile stretch of the marina were without water until the repair was made. water use in california might have to be cut in half to keep the delta healthy for the future. 75% of snowmelt and rain should be flowing in delta from the y. right now, only 50% of that

water flows in the bay. all right. let's check in with mark tamayo who definitely says it's getting warm out there. >> good afternoon. it looks like the forecast, right on track. right now on live stormtracker2, the clouds pulling back to near the shoreline. we still have a fog bank to talk about. we have a few patches of clouds around richmond. but also the clouds near the golden gate bridge and right near the immediate sheer line. but over san francisco some sunshine breaking through, especially out toward the downtown region. the fog bank will gradually clear back to near the shoreline. look outside, we can show you this. a beautiful shot. currently 61 degrees. yesterday san francisco was only 56 for an afternoon high. so already warmer than yesterday at this point. we had a cloudy start this morning pulling back to near the shoreline. that fog bank will clear back. the extended forecast, we do

cool things off once again beginning on sunday and into monday of next week. current numbers just updated, santa rosa, 63 degrees. look at the 70s already showing up in fairfield, concord and live. those neighborhoods are on track to reach the low to mid- 80s. this area of low pressure has been responsible for the cooldown over the past few days. it's lifting out to the north as high pressure rebuilds. we already know the net result as this high builds in, the sinking air. it's a warming air mass. as a result temperatures are up easily, a good 4 to 8 degrees from yesterday's chilly readings. mit 80s inland. the fog bank still hugging the shoreline. we can have the fog bank wreak up a little bit -- break up a little bit. as far as the temperature forecast, we started out this morning in the 50s. a big range here from near 60 coast side, warmest locations and the 80s. no 90s just yet. but that could be a different story as we head into the

weekend. so today, 2:00, mostly sunny skies. 59 to 86 degrees. there's the 86 showing up in antioch. 63, san francisco. upper 70s in santa rosa, and san jose, we'll warm you up to around 80 degrees later on today. here is a look ahead with your five-day forecast. you will notice temperatures up a almost bit for your friday and also into saturday. in fact, saturday will be the warmest day of the upcoming period. still some fog pulling near the coastline. it seems like the weather story again, we cool things off again on sunday. >> really? >> yes. >> thank you. ziprety.com is releasing their report with the hottest zip codes, those are places where the homes sell for more than the asking price. the top ten, right here.

berkeley tops the list. oakland, san jose, rodeo. >> in the second quarter which ended in june there was a government incentive, that was the tax credit for home buyers. a lot of people want to buy homes and there are not a lot of homes for sell in the bay area and that's driven up prices and things are going for above asking. , span shun plans for the -- expansion plans for the museum of modern all right have taken a step forward. they've selected a firm to design a wing. the firm is based in norway and new york. it's best known for designing the 9/11 museum memorial. when ktvu channel 2 news at noon continues, we just talked with police moments ago about the tragedy in concord, where a

dog attack killed a small child.

very good day on wall street. the main reason, another strong batch of earning and some encouraging signs of growth in europe. that's helping to offset weekly jobless claims and existing home seams hit a three-month low. the nasdaq is

a major silicon valley company plans to cut hundreds of jobs. applied materials says it's restructuring its solar panel business and will eliminate many of those positions but some of those workers may transfer to other positions in the company. applied says the job cuts will happen in november as part of the plan to make the unit profitable by next year. we're getting new information about the 2-year- old concord boy who was mauled to death by the family dogs this morning. attack happened at the family's home on the 1700 block of trail creek court just about 9:00 a.m. moments ago. police told us more about what happened. >> the child at one point walked into the garage of the residence and was attacked by three pit bulls that were inside the garage. the child was transported to an area hospital after suffering severe injuries and the child was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

>> the lieutenant said there were two adults inside the home -- a grandparent and an uncle. they also said there was an older sibling but he also said it's early in the investigation and he cannot release details at the mole. more on this on the -- at the moment. more on this at 5:00. the east bay district is celebrating the opening of the dublin hills regional park opening today, near san ramon ranch in dublin. a dedication ceremony is set for 5:30 at the staging area. the district says the trails offer excellent views for hikers. cooks are getting ready to fire up e grills this weekend for the annual garlic festival. here's what the party looked like last year, the star of "bravo" will hold cooking demonstrations and hold a cooking contest. this is the 32nd year. it started in 179. it's hosted more than 3.5 million. that will do it for us.

our next newscast is the channel 2 news at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.

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