san jose firefighters offer up a new plan to save some of their jobs. we will explain why the city says it is still not enough. >> just getting word of an accident blocking all of the lanes on northbound 101 in san francisco with a truck and a van that collided -- [ inaudible ] >> we said hello to august yesterday and today and it looks very similar to july which means a lot of fog. we will have the forecasted highs coming right up. >> and the brother of a local pro athlete is arrested in connection with five hit-and- run accidents. the morning news continues. >> complete bay area news coverages continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> well, good morning to you. welcome to monday, august the 2nd. i am dave clark. >> i am claudine wong in for pam cook this morning. let's check our weather and traffic. good morning, steve. >> all right, claudine dave, thank you, good morning, everyone, low clouds and fog for many. a few locations might be fog free but there is also a good

sea breeze, fairfield west- southwest 23, gusting to 29. yesterday at this time it was about 17 miles per hour so here we go again. sea breeze kicking in, 80s for some, 60s by the coast, oakland you could pencil in 68 and be within a degree within the past 6 days -- [ inaudible ] >> -- sal -- >> -- another truck, northbound 101 just north of cesar chavez et hooks like paul the lanes are blocked on the way to downtown san francisco. this is a serious problem. northbound 101. all the lanes are blocked. unfortunately it is so foggy our camera cannot see our area so i had to use a map, so if you are trying to get into san francisco right now don't get 101. at 6:01 back to the desk. >> this morning dozens of san jose firefighters who were laid

off over the weekend are trying to get their jobs back. allie rasmus is at a station right now that was shut down over the weekend. she has the very latest on this. good morning,. >> reporter: good morning. it is something that people who live in san jose are certainly aware of, layoffs and steep budget cuts at the city's fire difficult. in fact when we pulled up here we found this sign posted in one of the fire stations here. a private business owner put it out in front of the -- in front of his business, says danger your fire company is closing. that fire company is one of the ones that was housed here at fire station 30 across the street. a total of 49 firefighters lost their jobs this weekend. they began turning in their gear on friday and because of the layoffs he city of san jose is losing four fire instructions and a ladder truck. the city is dealing with a $118 million budget shortfall. yesterday the firefighters

local 230 union unveiled a new proposal in an attempt to try and rehire some of the 49 firefighters recently laid off. as part of that proposal the union announced it is willing to give up pay raises for the 2010-2011 year and willing to give up 10% of benefits to new hires. firefighters say the public will be at risk. while the city's chief negotiator says the proposal doesn't go far enough. here what is both sides had to say about it. >> with less firefighters the citizens you know can suffer but also there is not enough firefighters to back us up in these big incidents that it co- -could be injuries, could be death s. >> when you consider how much we need to avoid the layoffs we need almost $10 million so there is a $6 million gap between what they are offering and what the proposal actually takes.

>> reporter: now the layoffs and changes come at a time of new leadership for the fire department. a new chief, william mcdonald, begins his first day of work this morning. >> 6:03. a suspected drunk driver is in jail this morning and he is the brother of a major league ball player. police say 23-year-old kanaan surholtz the younger brother of nate surholtz was involved in five hit-and-run accidents yesterday morning along danville boulevard and railroad avenue in danville. it ended on monitorra drive. police say he hit a bicyclist, a pedestrian, a truck, a light pole and an suv. witnesses describe that frightening scene. >> i was extremely afraid that he might hit a child or an adult or just go up on a curb because he was just wreckless. he was just going.

>> the bicycly it was hospitalized with cuts and bruises. he is being held on $350,000 bail. he is facing nine various counts of dui, hit-and-run and driving without a license. >> 6:04. this morning healthcare workers from two nursing homes in oakland walked off the job. certified nursing assistants and other healthcare workers scheduled to -- their strike to begin at 5:00 this morning. [ inaudible ] >> -- grand lake gardens assisted living centers. the workers say they are protesting -- [ inaudible ] >> -- since february. the strike is expected to last five days. a judge is set to decide today whether to issue an injunction in an ongoing contract dispute and it could mean big relief for ac transit riders. jade hernandez joins us live from oakland with the latest on this story. hi, jade. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. riders have experienced delays for days now. we told you that a judge had

been expected to make a decision in this case on friday but on friday a new judge was appointed because the other judge had to go on vacation, so this case has been dragged out a little longer. the new judge said a decision could come as early as today but it could be made later. now, if a judge decides in the union's favor bus drivers would go back to their regular work schedule. for those of you not familiar with why ac transit bus riders have been upset lately, well this is a contract dispute between ac transit and its union. the union's contract ended june 30th and after three months of negotiating talks ended as soon as the union forced arbitration, ac transit decided to impose a contract the da after arbitration was made which changed schedules for some of the 1100 drivers within this system. arbitration is expected to begin later this month but the union has since taken its case to the alameda county superior court in order to get a judge to grant an injunction to lift the newly imposed contract and

subsequent work schedule. ac transit says they will appeal if the judges decides to lift 30 new contract. the agency will be forced to layoff workers and reduce weekend service. right now the union denies union activity in the form of sickouts but riders have dealt with delays over the past three weeks because up to 20% of drivers have been call in in sick since the new contract became effective. bus drivers on the street on the other hand just hope riders know drivers only want what is fair. >> we don't want the buss to stop rolling. we don't want to in convenience the passengers at all and you know we just want everything to be fair because what ac trains -- [ inaudible ] >> -- talk to the union, everybody needs to talk together. >> reporter: ac transit management said its new contract pays the agency $15.7 million, and that -- [ inaudible ] >> -- funding gap for the two year period ending in june 2011.

now a judge could rule as i mentioned earlier as early as today on whether drivers have to adhere to that newly imposed contract. reporting live in oakland this morning jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, jade, thank you. time now 6:07. let's go right too sal. a major mess in san francisco. what happened? >> that's right, northbound 101 a couple of trucks tied it up. first reported as an injury accident, now just an accident with minor injuries northbound 101 just past the cesar chavez exit. take 280 downtown instead of 101. the bay bridge toll plaza, that is not effecting westbound traffic. that traffic looks busy at the toll plaza. this morning's commute in oakland northbound and southbound 880, that traffic is at the speed limit. 6:08 here is steve. >> all right, sal, thank you. and here we go again. traffic-- i always look at travis because you know that delta breeze cordelia to travis -- if travis is showing gusts to 30 miles an hour out of the

west-southwest it just can't get that warm. it just can't. yesterday at this time sunday morning it was 17 miles per hour, now it is 30. so i mean there you go again. so gusty west-southwest west wind through the delta region mainly core dead a, fairfield, but even vacaville has a west wind so the pattern, which we had in -- let's see, what, april, may, jiewfn, july, is carrying right over into august and there is real -- if anything we are going to cool down later this week. no sign of any significant warm up. a very strange pattern but we are locked in. low clouds and fog just kind of continue to hug the coast. water temperatures low 50s, mid- 50s, upper 50s. they seem to be steady. 55 at 9:00, 60, then 63, low clouds, folk and breezy, temperatures i didn't change a thing. dropped the city one. there is too much of a sea

breeze there, just 83, 68 in oakland, which has been really close to the high temperature for about two weeks now. san jose 78. i-- [ inaudible ] >> -- 78. 52 san rafael and napa. san jose state is 55, which is cooler than palo alto. you don't see that all the time. oakland-berkeley 55 and temperatures again stuck, for about two weeks now they have pen the same all morning long, about 50 to 48 degrees, stay ho is 35 so i thought that was strange so i looked at truckie, truckie was 34, that is cold, they only get two months of summer up there then the lows start to drop. san diego just had their 5th coolest july ever, ever. down in san cage oand records go -- [ inaudible ] >> -- san diego, they are dealing with -- [ inaudible ] >> -- from seattle and portland? that is going to usher in a cooling trend starting more likely tomorrow but a little bit today. [ inaudible ] >> -- inland but 60s, 70s closer to the coast and bay and

again this pattern just seems to pe stuck with only daily changes. more fog, cooler pattern wednesday into thursday then we just level out by friday. >> all right. time now 6:10. next on ktvu morning news iran is responding now to a series of rallies equaling for the release of -- [ inaudible ] >> -- also live pictures this is airforce one, the president is on board about to supply to atlanta. he will be speaking before a veteran's convention. we will bring you a live report on what he is expected to say later.

this morning president obama is headed to atlanta to speak to a veterans convention, he plans to them them about the progress being made to meet his deadline of drawing down all combat troops from iraq by the end of the month. alison burns is live now in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: woal, good morning to you, claudine. and this is a landmark day for the obama administration. he will formally mark the end of combat operations in iraq. president obama will speak to a veteran convention in atlanta and say that his plan to get all combat troops out of iraq this month is on schedule. and the remaining 50,000 troops will be out by next year. hi will also address growing frustration over the mission in afghanistan.

he wants to begin pulling troops out next summer but even supporters of that idea say it is unclear if he will reach that goal. >> it is a mixed picture but the most important thing that is happening as far as i am concerned is that the afghan army is well respected, is now going to be taking the lead. and these are very important words for the american public to understand. >> reporter: so while there is so much uncertainty over afghanistan president obama will today try to focus on the success of the troop draw downs in iraq, a message we expect that he will be repeating several times over the next several months. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:15. in the gulf of mexico bp engineers hope to begin the process of a permanent fix on that oil well as early as tonight. it involves pumping mud into the top of the oil well followed by the bottom kill

procedure. meantime, both bp and federal officials deny claims that excessive amounts of chemical dispursants were used on the oil spill. >> i think we all worked hard to not use anymore than we had to but i would say it was a very effective tool in helping fight the spill and these are all trade-offs and one of the things we didn't want to see happen is the oil reach the shoreline and dispursants were effective in that. >> credited ticks have raised questions about the long-term effects of the dispurr ant. iran is now responding to weekend protests marking the one year anniversary for detaining three uc berkeley graduates in they rain. relatives and friends of the detainees demonstrated in new york outside of the iran reign elbase and held in other places as well.

yesterday a spokesman said they should be answerable before the law like any other individual. >> candidates for several statewide offices gathered in san francisco over the weekend to talk about the role religion has played in their lives. jerry brown made an appearance at the forum but meg whitman did not. auto spokesperson said there was a scheduling convict. >> well, i am disappointed -- [ inaudible ] >> -- not particular meg, you know, for whatever reason -- [ inaudible ] >> -- the first debate between the top two candidates for govern is scheduled for september 28th at uc davis. california's fair poll practices commission says something needs to be done to regulate messages politicians are sending on new media. in a report released today the campaign watch dog agency says political postings on twitter or facebook or in text messages should be held to the staple standards as traditional advertising. the commission says it is time

to rewrite regulations to meet the challenges of the new technology. >> all right. time now 6:17. let's check our commute. something strange just happened in san francisco, sal, involving a produce truck. >> that's right. you would not think someone would rip off a produce truck, right? well, you know, someone did unfortunately, in the tenderloin district along larkin street. this is new video and when they did they didn't care about all the produce that came out of the back here. it is all over larkin street so they have to get a crew out there to pick up. it is going to take a while. meanwhile they are looking for a produce truck, which the geniuses who took it don't realize is not going to blend in so that truck is most likely going to be founded soon. westbound bay bridge traffic pat the toll plaza there is backed up. this is the biggest back up we have had in a while for this early hour so maybe write are getting back to the same old,

same old. traffic on the upper deck looks okay. northbound 101 in san jose looks good. i did want to mention north wind 101 in san francisco, cesar chavez, we have an accident -- [ inaudible ] >> -- still blocked with a truck accident. take 280 instead. do yourself a favor. don't get stuck in northbound 101 right now, because you are not going to be moving very well at all. 6:18. here is steve. >> thank you, sal. low clouds, fog, a little bit of drizzle -- [ inaudible ] >> -- livermore says mostly cloudy so if it makes it that far, it being the fog -- [ inaudible ] >> -- towards mt. diablo but there is a decent little sea breeze and temperatures they -- [ inaudible ] >> -- average for inland areas and they stay be low along the coast so fog, drizzle then sunny. some of the that fog has been squashed a little bit so 60s, 70s then a few mid-upper 80s. now, if you are well inland

lake county or towards contra costa county or santa clara valley then you will be in the upper 80s to maybe near 90 but a cooler pattern shows no signs of dropping anytime soon as far as -- or going up i should say -- [ inaudible ] >> -- 67, that is two degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. mill valley 51. sonoma 52, gilroy, crockett 53, pleasanton valet 0 -- [ inaudible ] >> -- cooling trend, which will really come in tuesday and wednesday. low clouds, drizzle, sun, cool for some, mild for others. warm and upper 80s, 90, yeah, that is hot but could be a lot hotter. more fog, cooler pattern takes us into midweek and probably towards the end forted week as well dave and claudine. >> all right. time now is 6:20. in an hour the forecast for the 2010 manufacturing report should be clearer when the institute of supply management releases its report on july factory activity. analysts predict factories will

step up hering by the end of the year even as the growth introduction slows. they say existing workers have been pushed to their limits on overdime so more workers are going to be hired to ease that burden, but california is not as likely to add jobs as other states. a new survey shows where you live may influence the kinds of electronic devices you use. new york state residents are 52% more likely than the average american to have an ipad. massachusetts residents are 3 most likely to own readers than the u.s. average citizen and maryland has the highest concentration of hi deaf tv sets. california did not lead in any category put was the most eco- friendly. >> 6:21. still ahead dozens are facing charges this morning following

a cock fighting ray. we will tell you how officers found out about this operation. >> we have new information this morning about -- [ inaudible ] >> -- at a popular san francisco park. >> good morning. northbound 880 looks pretty good -- [ inaudible ] >> -- coming up. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ]

♪[ music ] >> making a little bit of progress in san francisco along north bound 101 as you approach the downtown area, an accident just past cesar chavez, they have the vehicles up to a tow truck. i would use 680. back to the desk. >> 40 people are facing charges in fap a county following a raid on a cock fighting operation un-american canyon. now officials say they acted on a tip. a team of deputies and other agencies broke up the fight. police say they found two dead birds and 50 live birds there at the scene. most of the people who were arrested were called spectators but others were jailed on more serious charges.

a 33-year-old oakland man is in the hospital with live threatening injuries after police say he was shot several times. now police say this victim, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was standing outside glide memorial church on ellis street in the tenderloin about 3:00 yesterday morning when he was shot 16 times including one tomb in the face. the shooter told the victim, i told you i was coming before he opened fire. police think the shooting could be either gang related or it was a drug deal gone bad. and san francisco police are out there searching this morning for more suspects in connection with a brutal attack in delores park. a 40-year-old man suffered life- threatening injuries when he was beaten, stabbed and robbed on saturday. detectives have arrested three people so far but say they are looking for two or three more. at first they thought 12 people were involved in the attack but now they think many of them

were spectators. >> time now 6:26. a new program in alameda county is trying to help foster children succeed in life. some 60,000 children are in foster care throughout california and studies show former foster children are at greater risk of going to jail or becoming homeless. alameda county is hiring former foster children in a program to serve as peer counselors. >> oftentimes they feel very alone when walking in and we are there to be a shoulder, partner and advocate for them to let them know they are not alone. >> it is more than just a group of co-workers and friends that i work with. to me the people that are in that office that i work we are like family.

>> social workers say the former foster children are invaluable as peer counselor, they know what kids are going through because they have been there themselves. >> up next we will tell you what investigators think triggered that wildfire that has been burning near palmdale and when crews expect to have it fully contained. >> and this morning why union workers at two retirement communities are walking a picket lines this morning. [ inaudible ] ♪ [ music ]

[ bell rings ] >> all right. the opening bell ringing on wall street this morning. we are expecting to see some big gains this morning thanks to strong earning reports overseas, investors hoping the those show the global recovery is picking up pace. we are coming off our best month of the year with july so people crossing their fingers hoping we see the trend continue now in august. it is now 6:30. we will continue to follow those numbers for you all morning long. >> all right we are off and

running so we will just say good morning to you, thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news, monday, august the 2nd. i am dave clark. >> i am claudine wong, pam cook has the day off. >> time is 6:30. we have several develops one in oakland where police have been called in to calm the tension at an early morning protest. let's go to kraig debro out there right now. what is happening, kraig? >> reporter: good morning, dave. the picket lines are at the piedmont gar debs just on 41st street just off piedmont avenue. now there are a number of people out there, dozens over union workers not only from here but at the other facility owned by this company american baptist homes of the wet, that one is over at grand lake, no picketers there. they are all over here. this is the larger of the two facilities down the street there are police here dave but they just on stand by it is not clear who called the police. i talked to the management here at the home piedmont gardens and they said they did not. now workers at grand lake

gardens are also on strike for up to five days. there has already been some tension on the picket lines a van had trouble entering this property shortly after 5:00 a.m. the picketers are walking in front of the driveway and security had to clear a path for it to enter. healthcare workers are striking over benefits and sick leave. one allegation made by union workers west are restrictions on the number of sick days. now workers claim they could get 5 -- they could get only five sicks day and -- [ inaudible ] >> -- quarantine -- >> we had a situation one person came in sick, they worked. two or three days later people up in the health center started getting sick. they had to come out -- the state had to come out and quarantine the second and third floor for three weeks. >> the residents experience as happens often, there was a virus, for the resident

protection we did -- >> okay. >> -- take care of them and the state was aware of it. >> reporter: -- direct result of a sick worker. there are also other issues on the table including pension benefits. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- impasse since then and that is what led to this five day strike. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> contra costa county sheriff's deputies are investigating a drive by shooting in rich monday that sent three teenagers to the hospital. it happened just before 5:00 last night at market avenue and third street. the victims 114-year-old girl and two boys ages 14 and 16, were standarding on the corner when someone drove up and started shooting. all three were taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries, the motive and any suspect information is still not known. police are trying to determine if two shootings which happend a few minutes apart saturday night are

related. police found the taxi just before 10:00 at a gas station. officers say someone drove the taxi driver to the hospital with a single gunshot wound. in the second incident two men were shot in the 1100 block of 65th avenue. there is no word yet on suspects or motives for either shooting. >> two special units with the vallejo police department have been suspended until december first. we are told it is not because of any bad behavior. it is the city eye difficult financial situation. city officials reportedly say the canine unit costs about $100,000 a year to operate which includes time off for training. but supporters of the program say one dog can do the work of three or four humans when it comes to searching for a suspect. >> ned has already got seven arrests under his belt, which is an -- and he has only been working the street for a month

and a half -- >> -- other ways to pay for the canine units and hopefully bring them back in november. in the meantime three other dogs we are told will stay with their handlers or be turned over to the police department during that suspension. >> a small earthquake rattled central california's salinas valley last night. the 3.6 shaker struck around 9:00. it was centered around 17 miles east of king city in south monterrey county. so far there have been no reports of any damage or injuries. cal fire says crews now have the upper hand on that wildfire smoldering in palmdale north of loss alaska rest. they expect to have it contained tonight. it has burned aches and destroyed homes and out buildings. they believe it started by someone doing car repairs. the cooler than normal temperatures around the bay area are making for a quiet fire season here but

firefighters warn that could all change pretty quickly and so cal fire is keeping its crews sharp by training them for battle against imaginary fires lick this one. >> we are not letting up. >> they say it does not have a cumulative effect and only takes a brief period of hot windy conditions to spark a wildfire. >> 6:36. a rooming is expected today in a major labor dispute involving ac transit. jade hernandez is in oakland with the latest. >> reporter: good morning a newly appointed judge in this case said a decision could come as early as today or it could come later and that is bad news for riders who have experienced delays over the past three weeks since a large number of

bus drivers have called in sick. but we spoke to a bus driver this morning who told us that the union is not behind a sick out. >> i have actually been upset, too, but i have actually you know come to work every day and just -- and just you know adapt to what we have been given and hopefully the judge will make a decision in our favor, make a ruling in our favor because we don't want the buses to stop rolling. we don't want to inconvenience the passengers at all. >> reporter: this is a dispute between them and the union. after three months of negotiating they decided to impose a contract. during that period ac transit imposed this new crack on employees which changed schedules, work schedules for some of the 1100 bus drivers within the system. the union has since taken its case to the alameda county superior court in order to get a judge to grant an injunction to lift that newly imposed

contract, which would also lift the new work schedule. now the union has denied a sickout, ac transit spokesman told us on friday that if a judge decides today in favor of the union, they will appeal. and we will have more on this on mornings on 2. reporting liver in oakland, jade hernandez ktvu channel 2 news -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- crowded right now, right, sal? >> yay, that's right, it is unusual because the last few weeks we have had such a holiday at the toll plaza but now we are getting more and more people here. it is just after 6:30 and we have about a 10 minute delay, maybe ss than that but certainly not as light as the last few weeks. traffic is light. once you get into san francisco. still watching a crash, they are clearing 101. they are making some lanes open but i would still not use 101. it is a mess. use 280. as a matter of fact we do have some new video that we are

going to show you from that coming up soon. and the morning commute is going to be okay on westbound 92 as you head out to the high rise, now here is steve. >> all right, sal, before we get going here a couple of little did bits here, we had our fourth consecutive month in a row of below normal temperatures so if you thought it was cool it was. and there is no sign of any heat. [ inaudible ] >> -- cool, the northeast and much of the carolinas, virginias hot. san jose 54, delta region, this is where you look for that sea breeze and boy habit been almost every morning showing itself. all right gusts now at fairfield to 30 miles an hour. sustained 23. gusts to 30. yesterday at this time 17. so the sea breeze has picked up, that means a cooler pattern. there is a system moving into the pacific northwest -- [ inaudible ] >> -- system it doesn't take much to get that fog going.

there has hardly been any heat in the valley either. [ inaudible ] >> -- high of 63 in the city. and i do believe every day in july except one low clouds, fog were reported. that is pretty -- [ inaudible ] >> -- foggy it has been. not much change here in these highs from sunday to today. santa rosa 78. drop the city one, walnut creek dropped you three, 86 to 83, there is definitely a sea breeze, 68 oakland, which has been near the high for the last two weeks 78 san jose, yesterday also 78 -- [ inaudible ] >> -- 53, 54, 55, tahoe 35, i sat there and i said can that be right? truckie is 32 -- [ inaudible ] >> -- all at 52, very unusual. tropical clouds, some rain down in the 4 corners but it is staying down south. a little system right there coming in and here we go again. it is another one dropping in. it doesn't matter how weak

they are they bring in a cooler pattern so we start it more likely tomorrowut a little bit today with that sea breeze but it does look like wind and thursday will be way below average. so low clouds, mist and drizzle, thick fog and coast and bay. [ inau, lake county also has some 90s -- [ inaudible ] >> -- wednesday into thursday, dave and claudine. >> all right, steve, time now 6:40. traffic is blocked in parts of san francisco right now. we are going to tell you the very latest on the -- look. they are searching for thieves who left this mess behind this morning. >> reporter: han jose firefighters offer a new plan to save some of their jobs. we will explain why the city says it is still not enough. that story after the break.

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convention of disabled veterans in atlanta. the president climbed aboard airforce 1 just a short time ago. he will be talking to them about how the troop draw down in iraq is going and have the latest open the war strategy in afghanistan. police are searching right now for a stolen drubbing that caused this big mess this morning. this is along larkin street in the tenderloin district. you can see for yourself the truck dumped a load of produce all over the place. we will follow this store story and tell you how this to effect your morning commute. >> allie rasmus joining us live with reaction to this. >> reporter: good morning. a total of 49 san jose firefighters lost their jobs over the weekend. right now we are in san jose and a lot of the people who live and work in this area tell us they have strong feelings about those recent layoffs. in fact the person who owns this shop posted this sign on his property warning the

neighborhood that the fire company nearby here is closing. he is talking about one of the fire companies that was housed in fire station 30, that is right across the street from here. now another man who lives on this street told us this morning he appreciates the work firefighters do and to give us an example he told us about a fire that happened across the street from his home about a month ago. >> it -- [speaking foreign language] >> reporter: -- fire quickly and he -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- layoffs the city is losing four engine trucks and a ladder truck. the cuts are part of the city's plans to deal with 118 million dollar budget shortfall. yesterday the firefighters union unveiled a new proposal to try and hire back the 49 firefighters laid off this weekend in that proposal the union announced it is willing to give up pay races and

removing a no layoff provision and is willing to give up 10% of benefits to new hires. >> the san jose firefighters is stepping up once gene and making yet another proposal that we believe should knock down all the barriers. >> although there are some positive things in it, in terms of the amount over paid reductions and benefit reductions the firefighters are willing to offer, it appears to be the same as their prior offers. >> reporter: now the city of san jose's chief negotiator says even with the latest concessions there is still a 6 million dollar gap between what the union is offering and what the city needs. the fire department is also undergoing a change in leader shich. a new fire chief starts this morning. >> 6:47. this morning police are warning you drivers in daily city about a planned dui checkpoint tonight. it is being conducted by police

on hillside boulevard and hoffman streets. police shea they want to educate drivers. they are also going to enforce the traffic codes relating to driving while impaired. this check point is scheduled to begin at 6:00 and continue until 2:00. >> 6:47. let's head right out to sal castaneda who has had a little bit of a busy morning this morning, hi, sal. >> people always ask us why do we mention the check points? it is because the police ask us to and they still get plenty of customers, if you know what i mean. so the police ask us to do it and that is why we mention it. traffic is slow there. they have cleared up a truck accident. that is 101. all lanes are block here. the traffic is backed up from 280 up to the downtown area although it is beginning to loosen up a little bit.

i would still use 280 instead. it is wide open for you but you can see it is getting a little bit better. all right. let's go outside and take a look at the toll plaza westbound up to the middle lanes no major problems on to the upper deck and this morning's commute is okay on 237 crossing 880. now here is steve. >> thank you, sal, here we go, low clouds and fog on this monday morning. we transition from july into august and nothing has changed. [ inaudible ] >> -- for sure. west-southwest at 25 at fairfield, guts of 30. yesterday at this time sunday morning it was 17, so that has picked up that west at six at vacaville. if a west wind makes it to vacaville you just know -- [ inaudible ] >> -- sfo, napa northwest six, so another sea breeze is in place, so fog, drizzle, then sun, cool to warm. a few inland areas will get

into the upper 80s to 90s but you get -- [ inaudible ] >> -- 87. 67 in mt. tam. two degrees cooler than sunday morning. mill valley is 51. sonoma 52. gilroy crockett 53, pleasanton vallejo 54 and then atthere ton, menlo park and stanford all 58. a little mild there. 81 las vegas, yeah, look at lake tahoe, 35,truckie is 34, 52, ukia, monterrey and san diego, just had their 5th coldest july for a high temperature ever going back to 1875 i believe and the coldest july they have had since 1916, so tropical clouds 4 corners right there -- [ inaudible ] >> -- here we go again. the pattern just keeps reloading. it will be a cooler pattern as we head into tuesday, wednesday, thursday, as that low comes in -- [ inaudible ]

>> -- cool, mild to warm. if you get that fog it is tough to burn off even if you get -- [ inaudible ] >> -- areas near average to slightly below and they will all drop below as we head into tuesday, wednesday, and thursday as we increase that fog and really bring in some cool temperatures, dave and claudine. >> the united arab emerits plan to block functions which could stop it from being a hub. they have a strong following in the mid-east. the amount of time spend on social networking sites has jumped tremendously. it is now the number 1 on line activity with users spending an average off six hours a month on twitter, facebook and similar sites, on line games are the second second activity -- [ inaudible ]

>> -- third. let's take a look at your numbers, things are up, 131 points on the dow. you can think the overseas earnings reports that have come in making people feel better about the global economic recovery. >> 6:51. major changes are coming to the 680 freeway. we will tell you how this may effect your commute. >> plus a royal wedding american style. details of chelsea clinton-big day. ñ

welcome back. here is a quick look at some of the stories we are working on for our next hour. muni workers are set to get a ahike. how will that effect city covers? we will keep an eye on the protest in oak land. police have already been called in. plus a leak to military documents has led back to an elite university. how two stopts were allegedly involved. we will have all that in mornings on 2 in just a couple of minutes. >> we may find out today who are the new judges on american idol. we have been hearing rumors that they are out and jay-lo and steven tyler will be the new judges. fox could announce their replacements today when they present their new fall line up. well, actress lindsay lohan

walked out of the jail this morning but she is not free just yet. lindsey lohan was released at 1:35 this morning after serving less than two weeks of her three month jail extension. a judge ordered her to report to a rehab facility within a day of getting out. a judge sentenced her to jail for violating her probation on a drunk driving conviction. the american version of the royal wedding happened over the weekend. there is chelsea clinton, marrying her lon time fi an say. she wore a gown by vera wang. there you see her with her mom and dad. vera wang was there, too. the newly weds exchanged their vows saturday evening at this estate in the small community of rhinebeck, new york. bay area drivers, claudine. >> -- 680 are sitting -- [ inaudible ] >> -- plea san ton and milpitas, drivers who sign up between now and october 20th

will receive a 10 dollar credit to use on the lane set to open next month on september 20th between highways 84 and 237 some speaking of the highways got to check pack with sal. lots happening. >> yeah, it is getting crowded. we are getting to the peak of the commute. start ig off with 880 in oakland traffic moving well in both directions. also their morning looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. it has improved. it was backed up more than that but now a 5 minute delay. san francisco an earlier accident just after cesar chavez, it is very slew from 280 downtown, use the 280 extension instead. here is steve. >> sal, would that pe our first toll, 680 when that opens. >> i think so. >> yes, sir, thank you. all right, low clouds and fog and again it is -- nothing much has changed, it is going -- [ inaudible ] >> -- by the coast it can be a tough call and temperatures stay in the 60s, if anything it

is going to cool down wednesday and thursday. we just had our 4th consecutive month of below normal temperatures. >> wow. >> so i mean you know if -- article in the chronicle i think it was what, saturday or friday, talking about how cool it has been. >> yeah. >> -- baking. >> amazing. >> yeah. >> okay, all right, steve, claudine. >> all right. we will have lot more news still ahead. we will take you back live to oakland. we have been following this story all morning long. a protest underway at an aof thed living facility. >> mornings on 2 comes your way next. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.