good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's just, july 27th -- it's tuesday, july 27th. a novato man has died in prison after just being sentenced for a deadly crash that killed a 9-year-old girl. it's reported that edward shaffer was found dead in san quentin state prison last night. however, the details of how they died, they are not clear. shaffer was convict of second- degree murder after he crashed his motorcycle into melanie osheroff and killing her.

this morning, police officers tell ktvu patrols are needed on the streets of oakland right now. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: there are a number of neighborhoods that stretch from east to west oakland in an area that's known as area 2. officers we spoke to say that the number of violent home- invasion robberies have spiked there. police say they are stepping up patrols. many people that criminals are getting more brazen now that the police force down 80 officers due to recent layoffs. but last night a breakthrough came when the city voted to put a four-year parcel tax on the november ballot. it would more than cover the projected shortfall predicted next year. this is a condition that the police union demanded before it would agree to have officers fork over 9% of their salaries

toward their pension. but many city leaders say the controversial parcel tax is too much to ask of oakland residents during this financial crunch. >> i think everybody is going through a difficult time. i think rehave the responsibility to manage with what we have. >> reporter: the parcel tax is key to bring back the 80 officers laid july 13th. if passed, the force would be back up to 803 officer. rye now, it's -- right now it's less than 700. it would be suspended until 2013. the opd has yet to approval the pension proposal. if they do not agree to it, it would be yanked off the november ballot. back to you. >> thank you,. our time is now 7:03.

well, bp announced this morning that chief executive officer tony hayward will leave that job in october. he's gonna be replaced by the first american to head up the british oil giant. the company says hayward is stepping down by mutual agreement. now, he will get $1.5 million severence pay and had take a $17 million mention with him. robert dudley had take over the job. he's the man who has been in charge of the big gulf spill. bp is still facing lawsuits that could stop the $22 billion set aside to pay for the oil spill. it could soon be illegal to light up in some contra costa

countiant buildings. the council is pet expect -- is expected to vote on this. the regulations would only affect buildings outidentify city limits on county land. and if amoved would -- if approved would go into effect next year. if you park in san francisco get ready for new rules for today. ktvu is in hayes valley with a look at how the new meters will affect drivers. >> reporter: they are supposed to be more user-friendly and convenient. basically, here is how it works. if the street has a lot of cars on it or a few cars on it then you would pay less. if it has more cars, you would pay more. this is a picture of one of the meters.

it's supposed to be user- friendly because it accepts coins and debit cards. the meters are also supposed to reduce congestion. drivers are -- will be able to track this online next year. the city will install 8,000 wireless sensors underneath the asphalt. the sensors will monitor and keep track of how long they are parked. right now, it can cost up to $3 an hour to park on the street. when the program starts, meters will change -- will charge drivers based upon how many spaces are available. the city expects the drivers to

use the meters but they also say the parking control officers will probably write fewer tickets so there is a little bit of concern they are gonna get less money doing it this way. it might be easier for drivers but the city might also take fewer dollars. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. we want to check in with sal castanedo who is starting this report with contra costa county. good morning, sal. >> good morning. that's right. we're looking at the contra costa county community. it's gonna be slow. there's slow traffic already on highway 4, for example, getting up to the willow pass grade. but there is a crash a little farther back on highway 4 westbound. highway 4 as you come up to lone tree wade. the chp and paramedics are on the scene. the morning commute is gonna be okay at the tom. it's improving after a stalled vehicle on the deck. the traffic was better than it

was but it's still slow here. no problems on the other side coming from oakland -- or from san francisco to oakland. westbound 580 slow traffic getting into the livermore valley. after that it moves well into dublin. on the other side of the san mateo and dumbarton bridge, still doing well. here's steve. another big fog bank. everybody says cloudy this morning. i'm not surprised. this all spells cooler. west-southwest fairfield, 22. that's almost half of what it was. it's come down. but look at vacaville, 5. concord, west at 15. the west of 9 is oakland. the sea breeze is still there even with the overcast conditions we're getting a little bit of a breeze. it's gonna be cool up and down the coast, around quincey,

these were the coolest maximum temperatures yesterday. oxnard, 66, cal poly, 67. long beach only 71. paso robles, are youd ing me? -- are you kidding me? 75. that's cool. spain had their coolest july in i think 15 years. it looks like this pattern shows no signs of ending any time soon. so if you like the fog and low clouds, this is for you. napa yesterday, 72. we'll go 70 today. 62, walnut creek. 68 yesterday. 70 today. san jose, 76. we'll go 75 today. 5 san rafael/napa to 59 san

jose. 57 oakland/berkeley, livermore concord is in there. -- livermore/concord is in there. yo overcast, breezy, sunny. cool tomorrow. peninsula south bay seemed to get the fog to bush off sooner. it stays cool there with 60s. 70s, even 70 concord. unbelievable cool. fog, sun, breezy, all the way into thursday. it does look good especially away from the coast. 7:10. two people are in jail now, they are accused in the deadly shooting after virginia man here in the bay area for a job interview. 24-year-old george hugginss was arrested yesterday for the shooting of jinghong kang.

police say huggins went to a home on 21st and curtis to meet his girlfriend, 33-year-old, althea housley, but he didn't know housley had already been arrested. >> they were praising him because they said he did a good job. he took one a wanted criminal. >> thousand, police arrested althea housley on saturday after she was recognized from surveillance virginia that was broadcast on tv. police say housley admitted her involvement in the shooting with kang and with another crime with huggins last month. it's believed those crimes were committed to get drug money. a second fairfield wanted in connection with a deadly car fire that killed several people is in jail this morning

tasharra james turned herself in before she was arrested otherwise. her sister was arrested. the four children were killed in april after being left inside their apartment alone with burning candles. the apartment caught fire. dozens of people in the south bay were victims in a nationwide multi-million dollar internet scam and the department of justice is now involved. also to expand or not to expand. we'll tell you which bay area city is having that debate today over plans for the local mall mart.

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7:14. low clouds all the way out to bay point. that spells cooler. in fact, yesterday, temperatures came down. they will stay there today, he 60s and 70s -- so 60s and 70s across the board. tony hayward is being relieved of his duties as the ceo of bp. he will be in charge of a project in russia. bob dudley will take over for him. scott -- scott macfarland has more. >> reporter: nancy pelosi, george miller, other house leaders announced sweeping legislation. there is a big call here, a big concern about how tony hayward has handled himself. even the white house saying

after hayward's departure, bp must still work on cleaning the gulf and be monitored. there's something called a golden parachute for hayward. he's getting 1.6 million as part of his transfer out of the job. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he will deliver some of that money to the gulf coast and show he really cares about what happened out there. >> reporter: i'm told there are new restrictions on oil companies putting heavier penalties on companies that will spill oil. george miller used language about restricting drilling if the company has a history of violations. we'll have another update in about an hour. >> thank you, scott. 7:16. new this morning, meg whitman says she has no interest in running for president.

in a tv interview this morning, the republican candidate for governor says she's focused on canada and how to climb the state out of the recession and get people back to work. she will face off against jerry brown in november. after 30 years on the force, san francisco's chief of police says he's read yea to retire -- ready to retire. >> the city of san jose has treated me very well and i would just like to thank them. >> rob davis started as a rookie back in 1980 and he says he's most proud helping the department adopt tasers and new technology. he's also dealt with criticisms for work tactics and racial profiling. he will have in his pension, 90% of his 240,000 a year

salary. menlo park's police chief job has been offered to brian roberts. if roberts passes a background check, co start as soon as -- could start as soon as september 7th. in southern california, the city council in the blue collar los angeles suburb bell voted to drop the salary down 90%. [ booing ] >> the city council tried to head off a really hot debate last night. they voted unanimously to cut their part-time pay to to about $8,000 a year. four of the five city council members had been getting paid about $00,000 a year. that's -- $100 a year. that's angered a lot of residents. >> you all need to go to jail!

>> you were a crook yesterday, you are a crook today and you will be a crook tomorrow. >> despite repeated calls for city council members to step down, they refused to do it. the city manager and two others resigned after it was revealed they were making 2 million a year. washington investors were cheated by scott allen stewart. prosecutors say he received more than $3.2 million from victims since 2003. stewart allegedly told his victims he needed money to pay taxes to a bank so that he could access a $30 million inheritance. prosecutors say there was no inheritance. his alleged accomplice is

accused of processing checks through a fake bank account. prosecutors say victims were in the san jose area and several other states. tonight, the antioch city council expects to here a lot of arguments to expand the wal- mart on hone tree way to a -- lone tree way that would include a superstore. supporters say customers would benefit from lower prices and have more inspections. critics say it will create more noise and traffic in the neighborhood. wells fargo is looking for 50 new employees. they have 2,000 employees in silicon valley. it's looking to hire more bankers and tellers. they are not saying if these new jobs are in existing or in new offices.

7:20. still ahead -- latest on a frightening incident between two young bay area brothers and a pair of scissors. get ready to meet the man whose entire face was transplanted. san jose traffic doing pretty well right now. but we have some problems in the east bay. we'll tell you about those -- coming up.

in fremont, a 10-year-old boy is recovering after his he was stabbed in the neck with the sisters. this attack happened friday morning at their home. the 15-year-old was arrested with suspicion on assault with a deadly weapon. he's been booked in juvenile hall. police say he told them polices

in his head told him to do that. in mendocino county, round valley school district officials will meet today to discuss the hiring of an interim superintendent. that's after the body of the newly-hired superintendent was found along the bridge in south humboldt county county. authorities say foul play is not suspected. he began his job on july 1st and was supposed to help the district raise its test scores. the first person to ever receive a full transplant made a public appearance in bars hone gnaw spain, yesterday. the spanish farmer was disfigured when he accidentally shot himself four years ago. surgery last march made it possible for him to speak, east soft foods, drink liquids and to shave again. the 4-hour operation took two

years to plan. oscar still needs a year of therapy to gain back 90% of his facial functions. >> we have a problem in livermore. >> that's right. westbound 580 coming over the altamont pass, this crash at north flynn is involving four vehicles in the left lane. it's a rather new crash, but traffic is slow even after the crash heading west into dublin and eventually it does get better but that whole livermore thing is not doing very well. if you are coming in from tracy, i would say you need extra time this morning. let's go to live pictures. traffic at 880 or on 880 is okay on high street. a little crowded as you drive to oakland. this morning's commute has been moderate at the toll plaza. i think it's much better than

it normally is. 7:25. here's steve. >> good morning. we have low clouds, fog, plenty to go around. i would think, based upon past had past experience, it should probably burn off sooner. it's still there. the thunderstorms again, big- time thunderstorms, don't need the lightning because that causes the fire. a lot of reports of hail and thunder lightning, heavy rain. northeast california near reno, a lot of reports. for us it's a lot of fog. 56 san francisco right now. 58 at 9:00. 60 at noon. we'll go for a high of 62 at noon. same for yesterday. low os by the coast. upper 60s around the bay and mid- to upper 70s at best. mount tam subpoena 54. they are 11 -- mount tam is 54. they are 1 degrees cooler than yesterday. you can see the thunderstorms there. there is a little low to the left of your screen.

see that little spin in the atmosphere? that case i'm in charge. that means it's going to keep the fog going. low, overcast, sunny, breezy, cool to mild. 50s, 60s, 70s. antioch brentwood, 79. 62 in the city. 68 santa rosa. i will try to get the sun there a little sooner than yesterday. cold, beautiful, love it. fog, sun, breezy wednesday into thursday. it looks warmer friday and saturday. tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. dozens were arrested during the johannes mehserle protests in downtown oakland. up next why the judge says some of the suspects may be difficult to prosecute. it's not back-to-school, it's forward to what's next

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7:30. a new investigation revealed disturbing information about many massage parlors in belmont and now the city is -- bellmont and now the city is considering taking action. jade hernandez has more details. >> reporter: good morning. police have not arrested any massage therapists here in bellmont but the city attorney says too many therapists have not -- they've gone to

illegitimate schools and 80% of the therapists actually had some certification issues. tonight, here at city hall, city council members will be discussing putting the hold on nephew chur massage therapists here in the city. this morning -- future massage therapists in the city. this morning we asked residents what they thought. >> i think there should be stricter regulations. i think the owner and workers need to be checked out. i think someone needs to show up undercover trying to determine if it's legit or not. >> reporter: ktvu visited a massage parlor, the owner spoke to us in mandarin while a friend translator. the owner said through a translator -- >> she is aware of a list.

where she went to school, it was -- they were considered legitimate. >> reporter: so tonight bellmont city council members will discuss a 45-day moratorium, if voted on tonight, could be approved in august. theythe city's attorney says the illegitimate school serves as a conduit to set up parlors across the state. you can check out any therapist's credentials on this website, cance.org. the city council meeting is going to be held right here.

7:32. tear will an trial for though people accused of taking part -- for three people accused of taking part in the trial of oscar grant. the judge said prosecutors presented enough evidence during preliminary hearings to a jury trial. but the judge warned that some of the evidence may not be strong enough to carry it to a jury. hearings for 11 other protesters are scheduled for later this year. 7:33. state park rangers released a sketch of a man suspected of trying to attack women. park officials say two women were walking along a trail in the park when the man came up

with a gun and demanded sex. the machine ran off. they were not hurt. if you have any information about this suspect, call the police. there's concern this morning about the recent spike in crime in california's state parks. the "sacramento bee" says crime has tripled and this comes as the number of rangers on duty is down. >> in my opinion, there's no doubt that an increase in the number of rangers in the park would definitely decrease the number of crimes happens in the park. faced with a $19 million funding shortfall more rangers in the park is probably not likely. there is a ballot -- measure on the ballot to increase dmv vehicle registration fees. a fire started three miles

north of kernville. the fire started about 1:45 yesterday afternoon. officials had to evacuate people from the small county of river kern and a nearby juvenile detention facility. the flames have burned 2,000 acres so far but no injuries have been reported. the cause of this fire is not known. fire officials say more than 4,000 lightning strikes have started more than a hundred fires in california over the past three days. and more than 1700 acres that's burning near the commune i of it -- community of doyle and is now 0% contained. bay area boaters, be on the lookout for whales. this report comes after a young whale was found dead sunday. marin by roll gists say it appears it was killed by a vote. scientists say a large -- urologists say it was appears it was -- biologists say it was

killed by a vote. one family's fan to install a windmill in their -- in front of their home is causing a stir. they hope the 30-foot high, three-blade turbine will help power their home. neighbors say the design is inappropriately, it's potentially dangerous and they fear it will start a trend since a similar put on one nearby. >> they were -- what if it falls, what if birds hit it? every crazy thing that could happen was thrown out. and it wasn't thrown out in a friendly, polite neighbor. really angry. 7:36. some changes are in store for bicyclists on the golden gate

bridge because of two upcoming projects. crews will start repainting the bridge's main cable on the west side of the bridge. bicyclists will be asked to walk your bikes through the scaffolding areas until they finish the project next year. then in november, a four-month long seismo retrofit will start. during that period, cyclists will be banned from the west walkway. you will have to use the east walkway. that's usually set aside for pedestrians. caltrans says there will be overnight delays along 880 in fairfield as repaving work begins this week. caltrans will be closing lanes and ramps. the westbound lanes will be closed between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the eastbound lanes will be closed between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. there will be signs out there posted about the detours. all right. it is 7:37.

we want to check in with sal castanedo, keeping a close eye on slow traffic in oakland. that's right. northbound 880, around fruitvale there is a stalled 240-d. those people who have had a diesel mercedes, you know exactly what i'm talking about. these cars have given out after all of these years. northbound traffic, the 240-d in the right lane getting up from the coliseum. i've had personal experience with this car. can you tell? let's take a look at the westbound bay bridge. there is like a five-minute delay there. this morning's commute on westbound 580 not doing well. westbound 580 on north flynn road. the traffic is gonna be slow because of an accident. it's slow out to the cash. if you happen to be getting out on the freeway in dublin, if you are driving in contra costa county, things have improved.

>> here's steve. >> sal everything i used to have a 240-z. great car. great car. way back in the day. low clouds, fog, cool, very cool. unbelievably, a good 20 degrees for some, especially up towards the north bay, about 15 to 20. concord was 68. low, overcast, breezy. sunshine, but once that burns off, i would think the fog would burn off dealer today. it stays below average. sfo was 72 yesterday, average for them this is 7 everyone else was -- 71. everyone is way below.

you can see the fog on the coast. it's producing temperatures that are not only below average but also record-setting territory. the coolest highs they've seen all the way down to southern california, again, down to santa barbara and los angeles, very cool. hard to get out of the upper 60s. napa yesterday was 72. we'll go 70 today. walnut creek, 68 yesterday. 70 today. just because. i thinwill burn off a tad sooner. oakland, 65, no change there. some in blossom hill said it's overcast and 57. 53 san rafael and napa. san jose's 5 cloudy. oakland, berkeley, 57. livermore/concord, 57. 90 in las vegas already. the delta breeze is not as strong but it's still strong enough. sacramento looking for low 80s. 50s and 60s is another cool day

if you have to head down to this area, it's very cold. a little low to the left of your screen right there coming in. that will enhance the fog. so it might be cooler tomorrow. low, overcast, sunny, breezy. cooler tomorrow. the peninsula in the south bay get the sun first and then starts of the east bay and then the north bay waits for parts of it to burn off. a little cooler all i the way into wednesday. thank you, steve. producers of a big hollywood movie starring brad pitt are no longer looking for extra yous "moneyball" tells the story of oakland as manager billy beane. the filming started yesterday at the coliseum and required

hundreds of extras for filming that went late into the night. >> a lot of sitting time. kind of an interesting process but confusing at times. they know what they are doing. >> "money ball" is the first movie to be filmed at the coliseum since 19 6. can filming is connected to last through next week. the movie is expected to be released sometime next year. our state is still without a budget and the governor says it may say that way for the rest of the year. southwest is in hot water for how it handled seating arrangements for a teen. this time it's a skinny passenger who is serious. ?w?wóç

taking a look at the big board -- right now, you see the dow -- reasonably flat, up about 5. the nasdaq down 3. s&p is down .5%. 7:45. the obama administration wants to allow the bush administration tax cuts for people earning more than $200,000 a year to expire in january. the obama administration wants to extend those tax cut for everyone except the nation's

wealthiest. congress must enact some sort of legislation by the end of the year or all of the tax cuts will expire. governor schwarzenegger now says he will not sign a budget before he leaves office next january if state lawmakers do not give him what he wants. the governor is demanding pension, tax and spending reforms. he told a group of business leaders in los angeles that if lawmakers and union leaders don't make budget concessions, he will leave office without signing a new budget and let the next governor deal with it. california faces a $19 billion deficit for the fiscal year that began july 1st. 7:47. the pentagon is investigating the damage in the fallout from the release of thousands of classified documents about the afghan war on the wicki leaks website. the defense department says that leak could cause more doubts about the war and questions the albyty of the united states to protect

military secrets. there's also the issue of pakistan. some of those leak documents accuse pakistan of secretly helping the taliban. that's something the white house has been struggling with. >> our criticism has been out publicly and privately. >> now, some intelligent officials are phasing concern that this information could be compromised. a government found the defense department cannot properly account for how it spent about 95% of 9.1 billion in iraqi money that was supposed to be used to rebuild iraq. the money comes for the development fund for iraq. it was set up in 2004 by the u.n. council. it was -- security council. it was made up of revenue and

surplus money from the oil and food program. in afghanistan a nato specsperson says one -- spokesperson says one of two sailors missing last week has been confirmed dead. the two disappeared friday after their armored suv was seen in a taliban-held area. officials say they don't know what the men were doing in such a dangerous part of the area. police say jesus has admitted to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old. the suspect has been released on jail. 7:48. well, sportscasters erin andrews is joining lawmakers on capitol hill calling for stronger laws against stalking. take a look.

these are live pictures. there is erin, the blonde on the far left, hasn't spoken yesterday. that bill -- that's a california congresswoman in the red right there -- the bill would strengthen existing laws to make sure all forms of stocking are taken seriously. erin andrews was the victim of stocking two years ago. she was videotaped nude through a hotel peephole. that video was posted on the internet. the suspect has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty. this could be a dramatic day in court in the corruption trial for rod blagojevich. yesterday, the defense attorney clashed with the judge over whether he men -- whether he could mention certain

witnesses. the judge says if he does bring up certain witnesses today, he could be thrown in jail. 7:49. music star jean is said to be considering a bid to become haiti's next president. the star helped haiti with the earthquake. family members say he will remain committed to helping haiti even if he decides not to enter the presidential race. nike has agreed to help 500 people for people who had -- 1500 people for those who had worked for the subcontractor in honduras. they will pay those workers about $1.5 million. the subcontracting company paid -- i laid off the employees

with no severance pay. southwest is in hot water, this time for kicking a thin passenger off to make room for a obese teenager for two seats. they asked the woman to get off the flight. she was flying standby from las vegas to sacramento and paid the full fair for that last viable seat. but she was told once she sat down, she had to leave. >> how dare they kick her off for something she paid for. that was totally wrong. >> i think they made the right decision. it could have been traumatizing for that young boy, 14 years old to be removed from the plane because he needs two

seats. the woman who was kicked off, she was put on the next flight and southwest reimbursed her fare. santa cruz city leaders are considering a proposal to lift smoking restrictions for just five hours. we'll explain. plus, the queen of soul, she's teaming up with a former where you staffer. she will do it for a -- former bush staffer. she will do it for a certain cause. we'll tell you more next.

we've called the chp and walnut creek fire department for this on 24th. causing a little bit of slow

traffic as you might imagine, getting up to 680. eastbound 24, right before 680. we're not sure where the driver of the car is. obviously he's out or she's out. we'll follow this for you and tell you more coming up. >> all right, sal. thank you. today,s santa cruz city council will vote on temporarily lifting a smoking ban for an upcoming medical marijuana festival. the group known "wam" will be hosting their event september 25th. the organizers want the smoking ban lifted for just five hours. so the people who attend the festival can use marijuana openly. in philadelphia, former u.s. secretary of state condoleezza rice, will play the piano while aretha franklin sings to raise money for inner city youth. rice, who was trained as a

classical pianist, will also play a piece with the orchestra. the goal is to raise money for detroit and philadelphia as well as awareness for music and arts. why they are a fascinating -- >> they are a fascinating combination. >> yes. let's go back to sal. you have a lot of things, including what you are watching in walnut creek. >> that's right. you can see it's a car fire blazing away there on eastbound 24. the fire department has pulled up. it looks like engine 13 on the shoulder. if you see a car fire you have to stay in the right lane. you don't want to drive by it. this car is a total loss. eastbound 24 at 80. there is a lot of thick black smoke rising in the area. that's where it is. you see it in your neighborhoods, you know what that is all about. let's move along and take a look at northbound 880. that traffic is moderately

heavy getting past the coliseum. at the toll plaza, westbound, that's right. let's go to steve. >> plenty of hoe clouds, fog. if you enjoyed yesterday's highs, you will like today. if you want it warmer, nothing dramatic. 56 right now. high, though, well below average. 60s, 60s and 70s but some inland locations should be near 90. cool air aloft. cool air at the surface. 50s covering everyone, coast, bay, even inland locations. a couple little lows coming in will keep the fog machine cranking right along. so low, overcast. fog should burn off a little sooner. we have fairfield, 76 and concord's at 70, and there's not much to support the fog. a little bit warmer friday and

saturday. dave and tori? thank you. up next -- the convicted killer of a 9-year-old novato girl has reportedly been found dead in prison.

orb bp's top plan is out. wait until you hear how much he's cashing in. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts right now. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on

2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it is tuesday, july 27th. topping our news at this hour, a novato man has reportedly died in prison just weeks after he was sentenced to 24 years to life for a deadly crash that killed a 9-year-old girl. the marin independent journal reports edward shaffer was found dead at san quentin state prison last night. however, details of how he died are unclear at this time. shaffer was convicted of second- degree murder after he crashed his motorcycle into melody orberoff and her -- orberoff and her father last may. melody died. her father had to have a leg amputated. thanks to a late-night agreement, the oakland police may soon get back the 80 police officers. but that agreement comes at a high highs to homeowners.

tara moriarty has more on all of this, including how job cuts are affecting crime in the area. >> reporter: that's right. basically, this would charge homeowners $360 a year. if you are a landlord, you could pass half of a along to your tenant -- half of that, along to your landlord if you are a tenant. many think they would be difficult to get -- many think this would be a difficult measure to get passed. it would generate $54 million, more than enough to cover oakland's $50 million shortfall next year. the police union demanding that the parcel tax proposal -- demanded it before it would agree to have the members pay into their own pensions. we spoke to people would live and work in oakland. some say the new tax is simply to ask of new residents. still reeling from the rocky

economy. >> not with the conditions of -- as you sigh downtown oakland, you know, why would the people help the city and the city doesn't help the people much? >> oakland especially needs them, definitely. >> reporter: so you would be willing to pay the parcel tax? >> definitely. >> reporter: also on the ballot, a revision of measure y that set minimum staffing levels for the police d it would reap the proceeds of the 2004 parcel tax. since it can no longer meet those requirements, there's a push to suspend the measure until 2014. if all pass, the force would go up to 803 officers. rye now it's up to 700. if both measures fail the number of officers on the force would dip below 600. many say we need officers out on the streets now. there has been a violent home surge, a number of home-

invasion robberies from east to west oakland. police officers say they definitely need more patrols now. they are stepping up the patrols. they say it's dire that be a -- that this be a long-term solution to the problem. many are leery because of the bad economy they say this is something that voters won't be able to vote yes on. we're live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. bp announced this morning, ceo tony hayward will leave the post in october and be replaced by the first american to head up the accomplish giant. the company says hayward is stepping down by mutual agreement. he will receive $1.5 million severance pay and he will go to siberia. he's hoping to take over the country's troubled russian division. robert dudley will take over the top job. he's been in charge of the day-

to-day handling of the spill for sometime and he grew up in the gulf. the company lost $17 billion during the 2nd quarter. that includes the cost of seening up the -- of cleaning up the spill. the company still faces lawsuits that could top the money set aside. this may be soon against the ha to smoke in some condos and apartment buildings. coup will vote on whether to ban smoking -- council will vote on weather to ban this ordinance. if approved, it wouldake effect next year. well, new, high-tech parking meters are being installed in san francisco. they will eventually help you locate additional parking but

they will also change how much you pay for the spot. kraig debro is in hayes valley right now. just one of the neighbors testing it out. hayes valley is gonna be the first neighborhood in san francisco to get these meters. this is kind of like the congestion pricing for parking but we already have it. see the meters behind me on hayes? there's threeor four of them in a row? if you go over aer to octavia. it's free to work hee -- if you go over to octavia, it's free to park mere. the first of 190 meters will be installed here in hayes valley later this morning. this is a picture of one of the meters. it's sbe more user- friendly because it accepts coins and den bit cards and eventually the city's prepaid parking cards. but meters are also supposed to reduce congestion. one person we spoke with said that's one reason she doesn't even drive. >> i think it makes sense.

this area can get rae yesterday busy -- can get really busy. i was down here yesterday. >> reporter: electronic signs will direct drivers to open spots. in order to do that, the city is going to install 8,000 wireless sensors underneath the treat and these will keep track of how long a vehicle is parked in one. >> i think it's pretty good, yes. the only thing is, you know, worrying about personal information getting out. but that's always a concern. >> reporter: it's called sf park. it's a two-year pilot program that cost $24 million. about 20 million of that is gonna be -- is gonna be picked up by the federal government. right now it can cost up to $3 an hour to park in the city. you can pay as little as 50-

centing an hour or in some cases with a special event up to $18 an hour. those meters will be installed here and there will be 1500 of them across the city when they are finished installing them. they won't be in every neighborhood kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. eight minutes after 8:00. we want to check back in with sal castanedo to see what's happening on the roads this morning? >> all right. tori and dave, traffic is doing pretty well in some areas. i want to take you out to some live pictures and show you right near the oakland coliseum its pretty slow. there was a called -- a stalled car up near fruitvale. it's pretty slow there. it's slow back into san leandro, southbound 88 on the left of your screen with the headlights can youing toward the camera there. you can see it looks okay. moving along to the toll plaza, it's lighter than it was.

it was an an earlier stalled vehicle that was getting into san francisco. but there is been cleared for about an hour now and traffic has recovered. i want to show you these perspectives of this car fire. the fire department has arrived of now they are looking the right lane. chp officers as well. eastbound 24 is slow coming out of pleasant hill. it will be a while before they get that out of there. 8:09. here's steve. sal, thank you, sir. good morning. low clouds, banked up way inland. i mean up and down the coast, up there -- i mean, everywhere, it will be a cool day. if it's not for the fog, for those of you watching us in northeast california, another set of storms looks likely. hail reported at boon town. heavy rain, thunder and also soareds susan ville. the rain's okay. but we don't know the lightning. that cause too many fires.

some of the -- that causes too many fires. some of the highs, these were the coolest ever reported for the day -- >> paso robles, very cool. very cool. i think l.a.x. did not break 70 degrees. cool if you have to travel to san jose, santa barbara or l.a. so temperatures low clouds, cool and breezy. sfo by the way yesterday did hit 72 which was the only temperature that was above. the only one. how about that? that's what i said? 71, oakland 65. that's below santa rosa's 68. way below. they were 20 degrees below yesterday. mountain view, 70 and san jose 75. should be 83 degrees. if you are thinking this is

cool, it is. 54 to 59. nothing has changed, everybody says cloudy conditions. 9 in las vegas but only 50s and 60s in southern california. 51 chilly degrees in eureka. sacramento is only 58. it's in the as strong as yesterday. there is another low to the le of your screen starring to pinwheel in there and that will probably enhance the fog tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow morning, low, overcass, breezy. still antioch, brentwood, 7. morgan hill, 77. santa rosa, 68. mountain view, 70. 6 as, really cool. you know it has to change somewhere down the road. it won't be for a while. slightly warmer. but that's about it. two people are in jail now accused in that deadly shooting after virginia man who was in the bay area for a job interview. 24-year-old george huggins was arrested yesterday in west oakland for the july 18th

shooting of 45-year-old jinghong kang. police say huggins went to a home on 21st and curtis to meet his girlfriend, 34-year-oldal thea housley, but -- althea housley, but he didn't know that she was arrested. a good samaritan helped -- helped take down the wanted criminal. >> he did a good job. >> police arrested housley saturday after she was recognized from surveillance video. investigators believe the crimes were committed to get drug money. 8:12. up next we'll tell you about a nationwide scam. this one -- scam. this one costs south bay investors thousands of dollars.

8:15. tony hayward is not going to be working with bp anymore. bob dudley is taking over. scott macfarland has more. >> reporter: moments ago, u.s. house leaders, including nancy

pelosi and george miller, announced new, sweeping legislation with new restrictions and rules on the oil companies. i'm told council will vote on it on friday. this would bar oil companies from drilling offshore if they have a history of workplace safety violation. also, it would beef up the fines on companies who do spill into america's waters. meantime, when asked about tony hayward's departure, a white house spokesperson said bp must still clean up the mess. how about bob dudley? dudley says he doesn't expect more oil to spur from the rig. leader in new orleans are applauding tony hayward's removal. >> i think it's a positive move for bp in a positive direction. he did nothing to help the situation, in cleanup, response and for bp for the im-- and pr

for the image of bp. >> reporter: tony hayward got $1.6 billion of bonus pay on his way out. members of congress rolling back into town now. we'll hear a lot about that later today. scott macfarland, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:16. well, after 30 years on the police force, san jose's chief of police says he's ready to retire. >> the city of san jose has treated me very well. and and i would just like to thank them. >> reporter: steve rob davis started as a rookie back in 1980. he served as chief since 2004. davis says he's most proud of helping the adopt the use of taser and to new technology. he's also dealt with criticism for alleged racial profiling and police tactics. he will collect the maximum benefit from the pension fund,

90% of his estimated $240,000 surgery. the menlo park police department is getting closer to replacing its retired police chief. that job has been offered to brian robert. right now he's the commander in the citrus heights police department in the sacramento county. if robbers passes a background check, he could begin as september 7th with an annual salary of $179,000. 8:18. in southern california, the city county in the blue collar los angeles suburb of bell voted to slash its own salaries by 90%. the council tried to head off a heated debate last night to cut their pay for their part-time jobs to about $8,000 a year. four of the five council members have been getting paid about $100,000 a year which really angered city residents. >> you all need to go to jail so that we don't have to pay

you one penny! >> you are a crook. we don't want you around. you were a crook yesterday. you're a crook today. you will be a crook tomorrow. >> despite asking to step down, all refused. bell's city manager, police chief and assistant city manager all resigned last week after it was revealed they were making salaries between 300,000 to 800,000 a year. the justice department says dozens of south bay investors were cheated by a washington state man in an internet scam. the suspect is 50-year-old scott allen stewart. prosecutors say he received more than 3.2 million from victims in 2003. he reportedly said he needed the money for taxes to access an inheritance. but prosecutors say there was

no inheritance. prosecutors say victims were in the san jose area and several other states. tonight the antioch city council expects to hear a lot of arguments for and against the plan to expand that city's wal-mart. they want to turn the store on lone tree way into a -- into a supercenter it would include a bakery, full-service deli and a produce section. supporters sea customers would benefit from lower prices and lower options but critics say it will cause more noise and bring more traffic into the neighborhood. well, new this morning, yelp users may soon see deals coming their way. the website is reportedly ready to test out a new future that would offer discounts on select local services. right now, the tests are only in sacramento. if yelp decides to expand the feature to other markets it would come in direct competition with groupon.com

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stipends for grad students for education are reportedly running low. a new report found that applications are unat uc schools but the number of admitted students who actually enroll is lower, compared with other top research universities. this report also found uc grad students were concerned about working conditions, child services and affordable housing. wells fargo is looking for 50 new employees in santa clara county. wells fargo already has 62 offices and 2,000 employees in silicon valley. now they are looking to hire more bankers and tellers.

the san francisco-based bank is not saying if these new jobs are in existing or new offices. nasa is analyzing video of a few identified objects that floated by two russian cosmonauts during space. something drifted away and they think it may have been a clamp. a second-round object was spotted that may have been a washer. they say the object should not pose any danger to the station. sal's watching our commute. what just happened in hayward, sal? >> well, there have been a couple of things going on there. there was an accident on 92 and 880. now there is another crash at 880 tenny son. there is an accident -- now there's a motorcycle crash,

north 880 at pennyson. across the peninsula there is a brand new accident that sounds pretty serious. northbound 280 at edgewood there is a car that slided across all of the lanes and ended up flipped over off the side of the road. as a matter of fact, it looks like the police are still arriving. this is in san mateo county. it says several drivers have pulled over to the shoulder to assist this person. chp is on the way. again this is 280 at edgewood northbound. the paramedics are on the way. now it looks like it's only minor injuries, thank goodness. let's move along to live pictures westbound 237. some stop-and-go traffic and 280 downtown san jose. itit looks good getting into the valley. here's steve. good morning. for those of you who like the fog, yesterday, today, probably tomorrow, to your liking if you

are looking for warm weather. probably the end of the week. i did not paint that in. i did not paint that in. that's the fog bank. there is a lot of gray out there. it had be slow to burn off. when concord was 67, you would think the fog would burn off. but the fog bank is there. a lot of fog, cool, breezy, the city, 62. a lot of fog, cool, breezy. i didn't change anything from yesterday's high which was exactly 2. 60s on the coast. low to mid-70s inland. good 5 to 20 degrees above average -- 15 to 20 degrees above average. nobody's changed a thing on these temperatures due to the cloud cover. record low maximum temperatures

probably again in l.a. thunderstorms continue to fire up over northeast california near the oregon border. reno had their fair yesterday, probably more of the same today. also near tahoe truckee, if you are heading up that way, keep an eye on the sky. low, overcast, still it's rather blustery at times. antioch, brentwood, morgan hill. santa cruz, 68. cool, cool. more of the same into thursday. a little warmer friday and saturday. all right, steve. thank you. a terrifying ordeal. a young san francisco boy strand the at the airport for hours after employees forgot about him. we'll tell you the airport's response.

the bellmont city council may take emergency action regarding a disturbing report about massage parlors. jade hernandez is here getting reaction to all of this. >> reporter: good morning. police have not arrested any massage therapists in bellmont for prosecution. but the city attorney says not enough of the therapists have attended legitimate schools. so city council members here at city hall are looking to recheck the credentials of those therapists already working here in bellmont. what do bellmont residents think about all of this.

we found out this morning. >> i guess as a homeowner you certainly don't want to see that in your neighborhood. clearly, it's a concern. i've lived here for eight years. i have never actually seen a massage parlor that i -- that i noticed that -- it actually -- that looks actually sketchy. >> reporter: tonight, bellmont city council member will discuss a 45-day moratorium on new massage permits in the city and if voted on, it could be extended at the end of august until next year. they say 37 of the 47 massage therapists are not received training at legitimate schools. that's 80% of the therapists. the city's attorneys say the illegitimate schools search as a conduit for sex workers who set up business as could the state. the massage therapy council agrees there are issues but does not believe all of them are tied to prosecution.

bellmont police just want to make sure. >> this industry is right for some abuse. the city as a regulatory agency has a responsibility to the public that if they go to the city listened facility that it is professional and meets the appropriate standards. >> reporter: ktvu did visit a massage parlor at the bay -- the bay health center. the owner told us true a translator eight of her therapists were schooled in china and they come under fire. >> translator: she's aware of this list but she thinks that's not fair because when they go -- whenty went to the school school they were considered certified. >> reporter: if you have any

question about whether your therapist is licensed, you can go to this website. the city council meeting is at 7:30 right here at city hall. back to you. >> thank you, jade. 8:33. there will be a trial for three people accused of taking part in the violence that broke out after the johannes mehserle verdict. prosecutors say judges produced new evidence to have the trial moved but some are warning some of the evidence hey not be strong enough to sway the jury. 8:4. state park rangers have released a step of a are, -- a sketch of a man suspected of trying to attack two women on a trail in the santa cruz

mountains the he's described as latino in his 30s or 40s. about 5'4" and clean shaven with a stocky build. prosecutors say two women were walking along -- along the state trail in the park when a man approached them with a gun and demanded sex. the women ran away and were not hurt. if you have any information about the attack -- about suspect you are asked to call police. there's growing concern about the recent spike in crime in southern california's -- in california state parks, the "sacramento bee" says crime has tripledded and the news comes as the number of rangers on duty is down. the crimes include assaults, vehicle break-in, and in some areas marijuana growth. >> there is hee no doubt more rangers would decrease the null of crimes in the park. >> faced with a $19 billion shortfall more funding for parks is really unlikely.

there is an initiative to increase car registration fees to help fund parks. >> moments ago, cal fire gave us an update on the fire in kern. it's disi strode -- destroyed dozens of homes. the fire has reefed 4200-acre. it started near the is sequoia national forest. the fire began yesterday afternoon. officials had to evacuate people from the small community of river kern. officials say the rain is making the firefight very difficult. no injuries have been report -- have been reported as of yet. it's not known what sparked this fire but it's believed it was probably started by a human. meantime, fire officials say more than 4,000 lightning strikes started more than a hundred fires throughout the state of california over the --

over the last three days. the constantine gnaw fire in lassen county is the biggest of those believed to be caused by lightning. it's now about 10% contained. united airlines is apologizing for stranding an 8-year-old boy for eight hours at chicago o'hare's international airport. it happened over the weekend when a a united employee forgot to pick the boy up from the child care center and bring him to the gate for his flight. jullien reed was traveling alone and heading to san francisco where his father is and go to canada to see his grandmother. southwest airlines is in hot water, this time for kicking a thin passenger off a line -- off a flight.

>> how dare they kick her off. she paid for that seat. >> fast weight totally wrong. >> i think they made the right decision, it could been traumatizing for that young boy, 4 years old to remove the plane because he would need two sets. >> this is not southwest's first run-in with plus-size seats. another man criticized the airline follow being kicked off because he was too large. sal, we've been watching your commute and what is the it arrest on the cha crash on the peninsula. well, dave and tori, that crash that ended up on the roof, really -- it ended up being a minor injury accident which is good because it could have been much worse. i want to show you 280 at

edgewood. southbound traffic is slowing in hayward. we have a couple of accidents there. 880 at tennyson. in san jose, we have a new crash, 880 at north first street. that's on the way to the airport. some live pictures now, want to show you the traffic is still slow, passing the coliseum. and getting up to downtown oakland. and this morning westbound bay bridge looks pretty good getting into san francisco. here's steve. we do have a lot of fog out there. le clouds and -- lee clouds and fog. why are we getting these -- it's just a pattern. the east coast is hot, hot, hot.

it's in the that dark. but you would think it is 4:00 in the morning. i can't see a thing! [ laughter ] >> it's a sea breeze across the board. it's a cool pattern and it doesn't look like it's going to break any time soon. this is just the pattern we're in. it just flip-flops, the east coast has been getting record highs. what's interesting, if you want to take this out farther, spain and portugal have had their coolest june since 1 7, i believe -- 1979 -- 1997. pretty good boomers developed in reno. thunder, lightning, reports of hail. 56 in san francisco. we'll go for 62 on the high side. that's about seven degrees below average. it's really the inland area, santa rosa, unbelievablebly cool. i think yesterday was 65.

our reporter is 63. average is 83. so that's a car friday from even being close. it might also chew it up

sooner, though. we'll see. but that's what it looks like. low overcast gives way boaters are being warned to for

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the district pays a self- imposed tax for graffiti removal, flower baskets and extra secure -- security. in san francisco's loma park neighborhood, one family's plan to install a windmill in the front yard is causing concern.

the family lives 400 -- in the 400 block of terra sitta boulevard. they hope the turbine their home. neighbors are rallying, saying the design is inappropriate, it's potentially dangerous and say it will set a precedent negatively since another neighbor put one up. >> they were all -- what if it falls? what if birds slam into it? every crazy idea was -- was thrown out -- it wasn't thrown out in a friendly, polite manner. 8:50, a san francisco tourist attraction is open to the public. it had been closed to renovation, including installing a new mirror maze.

the rippley museum spent $5 million to improve its 18 galleries and 300 exhibits. it's been a bay area attraction since 1967. a beverly hills art dealing with unclose an unveiling of this photo found by someone who bought them at a garage sale. the photos are from 65 glass negatives, purchased for $45 ten years ago by a man out looking for antiques. since then he's been trying to prove they are worth about $00 million -- $200 million. it was thought they were destroyed in a dark room fire in 1947. >> the stories always amaze me. garage sale purchase for $45 and then -- >> yeah. up next -- why santa cruz city leaders may -- may

temporarily relax smoking rules. and we're looking at this man, the first to get a full face transplant.

the concord man whose pit bulls killed his 2-year-old grandson is now facing felony charges. prosecutors have filed charms of felony endangerment against 52-year-old steven heyashi.

the dogs attacked and killed the toddler last thursday after the boy got into the garage where the animals were kept. the california highway patrol said an 18-year-old woman was driving under the influence when her vehicle was struck by a greyhound bus in fresno, killing six people. the chp says sylvia garay was legally drunk after if drewing -- legally drunk after driving home from a party. garay and her passengers were killed along with some bus passengers. you are to see this. the first man to get a full phase transplant, he made an appearance. this is in bars lone knew, spain. he was disfigured when he accidentally shot himself a four years ago -- himself four years ago. he met with the press.

the surgery made it possible for him to talk, eat liquid and shave again. thewomen's alien for medical american will hold their event and workers want council members to lift a smoking ban for five hours so people who attend the festival can use medical marijuana in open air tents. >> tonight there will be an interesting musical pairing between condoleezza rice and arena franklin. rice, who is train as a classical pianist, will also play a piece from the orchestra. it's ticket tuesday. today one lucky person had win tickets to the aqua park in

fremont. the park is open every day through august 29th and weekends through september 26th. to enter go to midnight dash go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word "plash" and -- "splash" and good luck. we want to keep an eye on sal castanedo. are things winding down a little bit. >> it is winding down a little bit. let's go outside. i want to show you some live pictures. just got word of a stalled vehicle. as are out of town. you don't have to worry about that this evening. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge. that traffic looks good. if you are driving in san francisco, northbound 101, traffic looks good. night game at at and tat park. low clouds, fog. it's not go gonna go anywhere. temperatures way below average.

70s that should be in the os. it does look a little warmer, especially inland as we head towards friday and saturday. but for us, very, very cool. as you were saying, pretty uncomfortably warm on the east coast. record heat there an -- and for us, really cool. >> we'll take it. >> the ying and the yang. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now. what this droid does will change how you do movies.

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