what police did overnight to gather clues in a sexual assault case. roads getting busier. we'll tell you where. we have some thick fog out there. but i think the end result today is going to be slightly warmer temperatures. we'll talk about that coming right up. and we'll tell you who police are questioning this [ audio problems ] complex overnight. the morning news continues. good morning. it is tuesday august 3rd. i'm in for pam cook today. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. check yourwetter and traffic now. here's steve. >> thank you very much. we have a lot of fog out there. in fact, it looks like high pressure's kind of squashing this fog. it's a little tough in the morning. little mist as well. but it will burn off sooner and then inland areas will warm slightly. so maybe about three or four degrees warmer today. drier air moves in. the cooling trend will really kick in tomorrow. 60s by the coast.

70s and then upper 80s to low 90s away from the coast. steve right now traffic on 80 westbound looks pretty good coming around the berkeley curve with no major problems. this morning's compute on 237 westbound looks pretty good. no major problems. hearing of an accident in sonoma county that sounds pretty serious. we'll tell you about that and the rest of the commute in just a few minutes. now back to the desk. this morning police have only a vague description of a man who sexually assaulted a young woman in the munson park. we are there live. good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning. we came to police headquarters to see if they developed any leads overnight. i know yesterday they canvassed the neighborhood and combed over every inch of that park. as you said it happened in munson park. the park is so small we passed it up a couple of times this morning looking for it in the dark. it looks like the kind of space

people use as a shortcut as well as a park. police say the 24-year-old victim was walking through the park on her way home from work sunday night around 10:30. adjacent parkway is lit but the park is not and a large variety of trees block ambient light. the woman told police the man came up from behind her and threatened her with a knife before he pushed her down to the ground and sexually assaulted her. the suspect fled the scene. the victim continued home where she called police. the park is not at all lit and it's closed after sun down especially since the attack happened the neighbors are changing their approach. >> i would never come past 7:00 or 8:00 at night now by myself with them. because it's a quiet park too. and i have -- and i just want to have a quiet afternoon i come here because there's not many people around. it does make me feel a little more guarded. >> my wife and many of the other ladies we have talk today are just not going out after dark until the police do what they have to do. >> reporter: and that is find

the person. >> that is find the furlough fellow and chop him. investigators have salvation armied the park a number of times looking for clues. they have canvassed the neighborhood to see if they have developed anything overnight. any new developments will be reported in the next half hour. time now 6:02. oakland police investigating an overnight shooting that happened at a housing complex. shots were fired into a home about 11:00 last night. none of the three people inside were hurt. shortly after that police stopped a car that reportedly had fled the scene. two men and a woman were arrested for outstanding warrants and they're being questioned about that shooting. the investigation continues. also a major road is still closed this morning because of a water main break overnight. it happened about 8:30. the street was actually

buckling as water came up beneath the asphalt there. both lanes are closed between western avenue and east washington street until those repairs are finished. we'll watch it all and keep you posted with updates. the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to vote today on a new plan to fight crime on muni. ktvu has a look at a new find now being considered. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. here's what that plan would do. if someone is caught loitering or hanging on the other hand a platform or bus stop like this while carrying a concealed weapon, that person could face a $1,000 fine. that same fine applied to anyone caught aggressively pursuing or harassing a passenger. right now the fines for these violations are $500 each. but if the board of supervisors approves this new plan, the fines would double. now the supervisors who support the measure say it is needed in order to keep troublemakers off of muni. so far this year there have been several understand dents

where passengers faced violent and aggressive behavior. three attacks happened along the third street line earlier this year. and just last week a mawas stabbed near a muni train platform. some riders say they support the idea of higher fines for offenders. >> i feel fine as it is. i think it's a good thing to increase the fine. >> it's a start. could be more. i don't know. >> reporter: now san francisco police say despite the public perception about crime on mu initiation, according to their numbers reports of crime on their system have actually decreased 45% in the last six months. >> statistically the crimes are very low, but if the perception's there, it doesn't matter what the numbers say you are the now the board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on this proposal when they have their meeting at 2:00 this afternoon. if the proposal masses, the new fines would go into effect next month. reporting live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. no new negotiations are

scheduled between ac transit and its drivers on this. ac transit's board of directors ended a closed door meeting last night with no indication of the appealing to the court ruling. disrupted service to thousands of passengers. transit officials say they impose the new work rules after negotiations broke down. >> obviously i'm disappointed. i'm awful very disappointed and sad that we've ended up in this situation where we're in court. >> this has been a dictatorship from day one. and as a union, we have a right to negotiate wages, working hours and benefits for our members. >> management says the union has been unwilling to make concessions and say without them the situation is only going to get worse. ac transit which is facing a $56 million deficit has already cut service by almost 8% and raised fares with more cuts

planned for later this month. the agency has until august 10th to carry out the judge's order. time now 6:06. new body scanners for tighter security are going into place today at oakland international airport. the first body scanners will be in terminal one. it will be paid for with federal stimulus money. passengers don't have to go through these but if you don't you'll have to go a standard metal detector and then submit to a pat down. tonight a number of bay area cities are taking part in the annual anti-crime event known as national night out. participating cities are going to host parades and block parties with music and food. and it's all meant to help bring residents together with local law enforcement to take a stand against violence and crime. last year 1500 communities nationwide took part in the event. >> we wish them well too. time now 6:07. let's go to sal. we have a big problem in sonoma county. what happened? >> that's right. it's a crash on a road that's pretty popular in sonoma county. it's west of highway 101 at

laguna road. it's a fatal accident there near the intersection of those two roads and also one person who was in the van that went down the embankment have took off. police are looking for that person. they're scouring the area. just west of highway 101 in the santa rosa area near the basically sonoma county watch for that. let's go to live pictures westbound bay bridge light delay. not a big problem so far getting up to the toll plaza. and this morning if you're driving in the east bay so far so good even on 580, 880, that traffic looks nice. 6:08. let's go to steve. thank you very much. going to be a little warmer today away from the coast. we have a lot of fog to start off with. fog, a little mist, little drizzle out there. other than that it will be fine. foggy conditions though. a lot more being reported today and a lot of lows in the low 50s again. santa rosa's in there. i'll show you something here in

just a second. we also have city struggling to get out of the 60s. should be around 68 this time of year. not again. 61 yesterday. we'll go 62. not much change there. but there will be some warmer temperatures inland. santa rosa downtown not at the airport 76 yesterday. we'll go 78. there's the 62 in the city. walnut creek 84. bump you up to 86. yesterday's cool 65 and san jose 77 from 79. the biggest jump away from the coast. here's a couple reasons why. two degrees warmer than yesterday. i know it's not a big deal but it is note worthy. but we also have half the sea breeze out at travis as we did yesterday. those two combine mean slightly warmer and more fog in the morning. sonoma 52 redwood city, a lot of 57s on the peninsula. 35 in tahoe. 85 las vegas. las vegas just had their warmest july ever.

average temperature high 96.2. 51 in eureka. system is developing in the pacific northwest will be here tomorrow for a significant cooling trend. a lot of tropical clouds or monsoon moisture erupting into southern nevada, arizona and southern california. fog, drizzle, sun, cool and a little warmer especially away from the coast today. upper 80s to near 90 degrees. by the coast and around the bay though may not even notice it. more fog and cooler weather really kicks in tomorrow. that will take us into the rest of the week. all right. time now is 6:10. having a glass of wine or beer may soon cost you more in one bay area city. coming up, why it's on the table and whose siding. that's when we come back.

good morning. time now 6:12. the engineers of bp will conduct one last test before they start sealing up the broken oil well. now the engineers will test the well with an oil-like liquid to make sure it can handle the sealing up process which is being called a static kill. now if it can hold up, they'll spend today through thursday pumping heavy mud down that well then sealing from the top end with concrete. the same thing will be done from beneath the well weeks later. right now the only thing keeping oil from spilling into the gulf all weekend is temporary cap that's been holding on for more than two

weeks now. today the full u.s. senate will start debating the nomination of elena kagan to the supreme court. her confirmation vote is expected by the end of the week. we're live now in the washington d.c. news room with the very latest. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. as debate gets underway in the senate, both of california's senators have indicated that will support elena kagan. senator boxer says she is the proven ability to reach across party likes. senator fine stein calls her a breath of fresh air. president obama nominated her in may and since then adorned her criticism from republicans saying she's inexperienced and shows disregard for laws she didn't agree with. two dozen senators have said they'll vote against her but she is expected to be confirmed becoming the third woman and

youngest member on the court. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. president obama says he's sticking to his promise to end the u.s. combat mission in iraq at the end of this month. >> our commitment in iraq is changing from a military effort led by our troops to a civilian effort led by our diplomats. >> the president made the announcement to a group of disabled veterans in georgia yesterday. when president obama took office there were 144,000 american troops in iraq, but august 31st it will be down to 50,000. their jobs to train iraqis not to fight. we have developing news on the east coast this morning. an employee at a connecticut beer distribution warehouse has opened fire this morning at least three people were shot. an executive at the warehouse said the suspect had been called in to resign. it's not clear if anyone was killed. this happened in manchester

which is about ten miles east of hartford. timeday it could be decided whether to put a medical marijuana tax measure on the ballot. if approved by voters the measure would improve a 10% tax giving the city the highest cannabis tax in all of california. critics were saying this would be an unfair burden on patients. also today the san francisco board of supervisors will consider expanding the city's ban on plastic bags to all types of stores. three years ago san francisco became the first city in the nation to ban the use of plastic bags at large supermarkets and chain drugstores. now it may expand the ban to all stores. the proposed new law would take effect in march of next year. san francisco police are stepping up patrols trying to stop people from stealing from businesses and then reselling

the merchandise. retailers say they are targeted by shoplifters who grab items from cosmetics to alcohol, then take the stolen goods to an area around seventh and market street where they are sold on the black market. your time now 6:16. the result of a new long-term study shows a low carb diet may be better than one low fat. both diets worked about the same when it came to losing weight over two years. both also improved the amount of good cholesterol. those in the low carb diet category ended up with almost twice as much of that good cholesterol as those on the low fat diet. all right. time now is 6:17. let's go to sal taking a look at the east bay for us this morning. hi, sal. >> good morning. right now traffic is okay on 880 in the east bay here in oakland. northbound and southbound 880 traffic moving along well it is getting more crowded there

though. no major problems. also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza westbound coming in to san francisco, that traffic is moving along pretty well. and if you are driving in sonoma county near laguna which runs kind of like this in that area, there's an accident involving fatality, a van rolled down the cliff. one person is dead. the coroner's on the scene. they're looking for someone who fled the scene by the way. not only a fatal accident but also a police search in that area west of santa rosa. 6:18. back to steve. all right. thank you. a lot of fog this morning. some fog mist. the fog is getting squashed our smashed. high pressure's giving us a little bit of a slight warm up here today. not much but a little bit inland. slightly warmer air in higher elevations in the sea breeze is cut in half compared to yesterday. you can still see plenty of fog out there. fog, mist then sunny and just a little bit warmer. probably more inland than anywhere else.

the city's 52. santa rosa 51. mill valley 51. there are some cool readings. end up 62 which is only one degree warmer than yesterday. inland upper 80s to low 90s. shouldn't take long for that to burn off. 53 to 59. san francisco though 52. liver march concord 54. but there's san jose at 53 degrees. rain down into the four corners. system digging in from the pacific northwest will start a cooling trend tomorrow. today a little warmer. cool for some and slightly warmer for others. upper 80s to mid-80s to low 90s in lake county. 60s along the coast. 70s elsewhere. about two to three degrees warmer compared to yesterday. the cooling trend starts tomorrow and that takes us into thursday and friday. well, in the last half hour the commerce department reported personal income held steady in june. the first time it's failed to move up in nine months. and that may have prompted a

stall in consumer spending which was also unchanged. the lack of growth for spending incomes shows the economy ending thequarter on a weak note which could further shake consumer confidence. mexican in considering filing for bankruptcy and now suspended several flights from all three bay area airports at least for the rest of this month. flights from sacramento and los angeles have also been suspended although most flights to mexico city will continue to operate. they're already trying to rework its labor contracts. the move comes just days after the faa downgraded mexico's aviation safety rating. that also could effect the number of tickets they and its live aeromexico sell. time now 6:20. san francisco may soon charge a new fee on beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks. officials say that fee would help recoup the $17 million a year that's spent on picking up and caring for alcohol abusers. the city wants to impose a tax

that would increase as the percentage of alcohol increases. supporters say it would cost about a nickel per drink. critics say it will be more than that and warning it could be enough to send people elsewhere when they dine out. >> the customer is going to choose to drink in oakland or sonoma or napa or wherever. why here? how special is san francisco at the end of the day when we're all scrimping and saving? >> is it onerous for a consumer to pay 5, 10, 15 cents a more per drink? will that stop anyone from drinking at all? no. it will not. >> because they're talking about a fee and not a tax, voters don't have to approve this. but if it does become law the hospitality industry says it will immediately challenge the fees. all right. 6:21. coming up on the channel 2 morning news the father of former bart police officer mesherle breaks his silence. also ahead we'll find out why some bay area school districts could lose out on

grants to improve their low performing schools.

bay area bridges looking pretty good. the fog is covering the bridge

but that is not effecting traffic. a big white thing at the bottom left there. golden gate and bay bridge looking good. 6:24 back to the desk. some east bay school districts could be in trouble when it comes to getting grants. the state board of education is postponing giving $311 million to 31 districts across the state. hoping they will reform consistently low achieving school. that means school districts in oakland, mt. diablo, west contra costa could lose out because there's not enough money to go around. they will give money to those applied to all schools in districts. they could lose out on its bid for more than $15 million to improve four of its six schools on the low achieving list. city officials redoubling efforts to prevent students from skipping school. of the city's 56,000 students, at least 9,000 are considered

chronicically truant. that costs the school district millions of dollars in federal funding. school officials say they are going to continue efforts to contact parents of students who miss school and if necessary they say they are prepared to take legal action against parents and students. more than $10,000 in damage to john mere elementary school happened when copper pipes were stolen and wires were stolen from a cooling system. investigators say they found stolen copper at the home of a 36-year-old. when they went to his home to check on him that's where they found it. they were there for a probation check. time now 6:26. we're hearing for the first time from a father of former bart police officer. todd mesherle. he's about one of a dozen people in san jose yesterday attending a rally in support of his son. last month his son was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting

death of unarmed bart passenger oscar grant last year. todd mesherle shed tears as he told us his son is doing okay behind bars in los angeles as he waits for his sentencing. >> he's in the wrong place. we love him dearly. grew up to be anybody he wanted to be and chose public service and this is his thanks for making a mistake. >> unlike that last promesherle rally in walnut creek, there was no organized opposition at yesterday's gathering. the organizers say they plan to hold more of these rallies throughout the bay area before mesherle is sentenced in november. now you can see the raw unedited tape of todd mesherle's entire interview at our channel 2 website. just go to ktvu.com, click on the mesherle tab. coming up next on the ktvu morning news, a local musician becomes the victim of a traffic

accident. and the normally quiet park in the north bay rocked by violence and now a man hunt underway for a sexual predator. that and more when we continue.

there you have it. it is the opening bell you are looking on the right side of your screen. there we are at the american association for cancer research. they're ringing the opening bell on the nasdaq. we are expecting a lower open this morning we have a number coming in mixed. problem tore and gamble both reporting low. couple companies reported good numbers but that's kind of tempering the mood. we had a good day on the dow but if you look already opening numbers down. we'll continue to watch that

for you this morning. >> yeah. we'll go ahead and wave to them and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news tuesday august 3rd. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm claw dean wong. police in san raphael want your help this morning following a sexual assault in the normally quiet neighborhood. this happened in munson park. we're at the police station. craig, you have new information. >> reporter: good morning, dave, you're right. police want the public's help in this case. there's no word yet on developments overnight from police but i spoke a dispatcher. she tells me a spokesperson will be in in about 20 minutes now. there are homes on either side of this park. because of what happened the people who live in those homes are going to think twice about walking there after dark. this all happened on sunday night.

a horrible sexual assault. this is munson park you're looking at now. sunday night about 10:30 a 24- year-old woman reported being assaulted here. the park closes at sunset and has no lighting. the variety of trees block street lights on either side of the park. the victim told police she was walking home from work at the time. >> the suspect came up behind her and had a knife and forced her to the ground and assaulted her there in the park. and then he fled. and she went to her home and then called us from her home. >> startling thing is we didn't hear anything. there's no noise whatsoever. we would have heard them if there had been. [ indiscernible ] but nothing. >> reporter: yeah, that gentleman and his wife said they were watching tv in a room which sits right next to a fence and on the other side of the fence is the park. they're very surprised they didn't hear anything sunday night. police say the assailant described by the victim is either being white or hispanic, stands about 6 feet tall and

weighs about 250 pounds. update for you on mornings on 2 and overnight developments on this case. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:32. we're finding more this morning about a deadly shooting that happened sunday in pittsburgh. police are looking for this man you see in the photo. he's described as 29-year-old isaac who police say is a transient with a long criminal history. police suspect him of shooting and killing a 25-year-old victim at his home. investigators say the victim was a possible gang member who wouldn't assault someone else on orders from other gang members. now his name hasn't been released yet. it's pending notification of the victim's family. bay area music fans are mourning the death of a local musician who was killed after his tour van crashed in oregon. this accident happened happened yesterday morning. police say the driver of the

van fell asleep behind the wheel and then the van went off the road. 28-year-old was ejected and died. he was the lead singer of the bay area band early grave seen performing here. the driver and another passenger suffered nonlife threatening injuries. alameda county sheriff deputies arrested a 12-year-old boy suspected of driving a stolen car. police responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle blocking a driveway and spotted the car leaving the area. a vehicle check showed the car had been stolen. deputies attempted to stop the young driver and finally did at 166th avenue and l street. the boy was arrested on suspicion of stealing the car, evading police and possession of stolen property. time now 6:34. we're keeping a close eye on ac transit service this morning. this after that big court ruling about ac transit's labor dispute. ktvu's jade hernandez is in oakland with a look at how the buses are running this morning. i know you're getting reaction from commuters as well.

good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, dave. that's right. riders can expect their bus schedules to return to normal today. that's a largely in part due to a judge's decision yesterday. but ac transit warns those very same riders they may see some cuts at the end of the month. riders have already dealt with an 8% cut in service and have had to pay higher fares. but ac transit claims employees working without a contract the agency deficit will grow at a rate of $300,000 a month. the reason the alameda county superior court judge ruled yesterday in favor of the union's request to lift the contract imposed by ac transit on its union members. ac transit has until august 10th to carry out the judge's order. the agency imposed a contract on its employees when talks broke down between the two sides and a judge ruled the meater wife to go into arbitration to force both sides to come to an agreement. they would have to adhere to a

new work schedule including working on unfamiliar routes. caught in the middle passengers especially those with special needs. >> i think it's difficult for anyone, but definitely being blind and having to navigate area that is you're not familiar with to get somewhere is definitely harder. >> my whole overall time traveling took like three hours and 20 minutes by the time i made all my connections. >> reporter: what would it normally take? >> less than an hour. >> reporter: ac transit's board of directors met last night for an hour and a half but did not make a decision whether or not to appeal the superior court judge's decision yesterday. despite a judge's decision back in early july for arbitration, neither side has agreed to sit down to negotiate. coming up we'll hear from ac transit and the union and hear what's next for both sides. reporting live in oakland this morning, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:36.

in san francisco muni drivers are almost to get a 6% pay raise. scheduled to review the increase later today. but since the wages of muni operators are written into the city charter approval is almost certain. average pay would go from almost $28 an hour to $29.52. this comes as other workers are taking pay cuts. let's check traffic now in the east bay. >> right now in the east bay it's getting more crowded along interstate 80 westbound as you head out to the mcarthur maze. no major problems. by the way we're trying to find out if you have any major delays on ac transit this morning. there are numerous ways you can communicate with me. the best way to go to ktvu.com and drop me an e-mail, but you can also find me on facebook and on twitter. let's move along and take a look. again, we're looking for anyone who is delayed on ac transit. we'll pass that information along to jade. and we'll get it out to you. westbound traffic is okay here

at the toll plaza. and i think we need to go to the maps here. let's talk about the maps. yeah. that's right. santa rosa we still have that accident just outside santa rosa at laguna road. fatal accident and a police search. people are looking -- the police are looking for one person who apparently fled the scene after that van rolled into a ditch. 6:37 now. let's go to steve. all right. thank you. a lot more fog this morning. why is that? well, a little bit of high pressure building in aloft. that kind of sends that fog bank down. so it also burns it off sooner. and the end result will be warmer weather away from the coast today. and the fog and mist playing into it going to be a tough morning drive there for many coast and bay. tropical moisture, monsoon moisture continues to move into southern arizona, southern c scra and into nevada. to the pacific northwest seattle is actually talking rain as they head towards the weekend as a strong system digs in there.

that's going to play into our cooler weather forecast starting tomorrow. not today though. 52 right now in san francisco. 55, 60, 62. foggy, misty and sunny and breezy. should be -- okay. i'll show you here on our almanac. cool to warm 62 san francisco should be 68. on your weather memory caps 19989 all the records on this panel were set in that date. a sizzling 106 santa rosa. san jose 103. they'll be 79 today. little warmer than yesterday but still below average. same for santa rosa. oakland yesterday was only 65. talk about cool. couple sign that is point towards warmer weather, aloft two dedwrees warmer than 24 hours ago and half the sea breeze at travis. if my experience doesn't depart me or let me down that means a little warmer. look at the lows mill valley, 51 to 57 lost at os.

hot in the afternoon. monterey 53. a lot going on to the south. a lot going on to the north. today drier air comes in and slightly warmer. that would be inland. fog, mist, drizzle gives way to sunshine. sooner burn off for the fog. upper 80s and a few low and mid- 90s up in lake county. more fog, cooler and really much cooler thursday into friday. then level out as we head into the weekend. all right. 6:39 or 6:40. just ahead on the ktvu morning news a traffic situation in louisiana this morning after six teenagers drowned in the river last night. some san francisco supervisors say they want to keep troublemakers off muni. they say the way to do that is to make the troublemakers pay up. we'll explain when the morning news continues. an all new cad luxury collection crossover... ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in.

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good morning to you. welcome back. here's a look at some of stories we're working on. crews out working on a water main break. it ruptured beneath the boulevard north overnight. the street's going to stay closed between western avenue and east washington street until repairs are complete. today bp engineers plan to run one more test on the broken well in the gulf of mexico. if everything checks out, they'll start pumping heavy mud

and then cement into the well. it's the first step to permanently seal it off. today the full u.s. senate begins debate on the nomination of elena kagan to the u.s. supreme court. she's expected to be confirmed and a vote scheduled by the end of the week. a new plan in the works to help stem the violence on muni trains and buses. we're in san francisco with details of a vote set for later today. good morning, ally? >> reporter: good morning. here's what the proposed ortd not to answer would do. someone caught loitering or hanging around a platform right here while carrying a concealed weapon that person could face a $1,000 fine. and the same fine applies to anyone who aggressively pursues or harassing another passenger on a bus or bus stop. right now the fines for these offenses are just $500 per violation. if the board of supervisors approves of this proposed ordinance, the fines would

double. some muni riders we talked to say they have mixed feelings about the idea. >> there are already plenty of laws against that and i they don't enforce them at all. >> should be able to ride public transportation without having fear of bodily harm. my goodness. >> reporter: so you think it's a good idea? >> yeah. it would be a good idea. >> reporter: so far this year there have been several incidences where muni passengers faced violent and aggressive behavior. three attacks happened earlier this year and just last week a man was stabbed near a muni train platform. despite public perception, reports of their numbers on the system have dropped 45% in the last six months. >> statistically the crimes are very low. but if the perception's there it doesn't matter what the numbers say. >> reporter: and the board of supervisors is expected to vote on this proposed ordinance when they have their scheduled

meeting at 2:00 this afternoon. if it passes, the new fines would go into effect next month. live in san francisco, ktvu, channel 2 news. it's 6:45. we are following some developing news about an earthquake in indonesia. the quake has a preliminary magnitude of 6.5. it hit in the waters off of indonesia's eastern coast. fortunately so far there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and the closest city is 110 miles from the epi center. a tragic ending to an outing in louisiana when six teenagers drowned. they were playing in the red river when fire officials say they stepped into a drop off into water that was more than 20 feet deep. crews were able to rescue a seventh teenager. those teenagers were between the ages of 13 and 18. they were reportedly with adults but no one in that group was able to swim. officials say the victims are

from two families, three brothers brother in one and two brothers and a sister in the other. used by most states across the nation, the state board approved the switch yesterday to help give kids what it calls a stronger more organized approach to math and english and give california a better shot at winning the federal race to the top education grant. california's current curriculum was considered one of the best when it was adopted 13 years ago. the new curriculum goes into effect in the fall of 2013. meg whitman and jerry brown shattering records when it comes to spending money on the upcoming gubernatorial election. most of it because of whitman. she spent almost $100 million through june 30th according to just filed campaign finance records. $91million came from her own pocket. brown on the other hand spend

$330,000 through june 30th. a recent poll shows brown with a lead over whitman. and san francisco mayor in a dead heat with the current lieutenant governor. the latest poll by texas based hill research shows lieutenant governor leading mayor. new figures show newsome has raised more than $26,000 compared to his republican opponent. ti now 6:48. it's been a busy commute already. what's happening on highway 4? >> it's getting busier now if you are driving on westbound highway 4 coming out of antioch look here in the bay point we have slow traffic heading up to the willow pass grade. not quite stop and go but it is going to be slow definitely on the way over concord. in fact, there's slow traffic

beginning at lone tree way. this is a look at 880 northbou on the right. you can see traffic is busy driving toward oakland toward downtown oakland i should say. and if you are driving at the toll plaza, it has been light. today's a little better than it was yesterday. it's 6:48. here's steve. thank you. good morning everyone. little bit more fog than just low clouds. we still have a lot to make that push inland. but there are signs it will be a little warmer today. not a lot but just a little bit. fog, mist then gives way to sunny and slightly warmer weather away from the coast. travis air force base at this time yesterday had gusts to about 35. right now about 17. cut in half that's usually a sign this time of year temperatures come up and away from the coast. along the coast there's just a lot of fog as you probably know by now it's been there for a while. 76 santa rosa. that's the spirit. 78 today. 62 san francisco. only one warmer than yesterday. oakland a chilly 65 yesterday. slightly warmer today. 68 san jose bump up to 79.

the biggest jump towards the inland valleys. 52 in san francisco to 59 yet cloudy in san jose. napa 53. 35 chilly degrees in tahoe. sacramento looking for mid-90s today. lake county mid-90s. a lot of tropical clouds and monsoon clouds coming up from arizona, new mexico, southern california into nevada. if you have to head down that way, you might have some cloudy hot conditions. little bit of rain. very strong low will dig into the pacific northwest tomorrow. that's going to give us a pretty good cooling trend. today it will be a little warmer and the fog will burn off sooner. inland areas come up about three to five. upper 80s to a few low and mid- 90s well away from the fog bank. more fog and cooler pattern wednesday, thursday. then just settle in friday and saturday. countrywide financial corporation which is now owned by bank of america has agreed to pay $600 million to settle

shareholder lawsuits. that's after stockholders claimed countrywide concealed mounting risk as it loosens requirement for buyers during the housing boom. it's the largest pay out by any company involved in the mortgage meltdown and would end several class action lawsuits. the s.e.c. continues to investigate countrywide for misleading investors. let's take a look at numbers this morning. the dow is down by about 32 points right now. certainly we have been watching these markets because we had a few things come in this morning that the traders are not liking. among them personal income and spending numbers which both are flat unchanged in june. we'll continue to follow these numbers for you all morning long. now one of the biggest reasons people come to the bay area apparently is going it get a facelift this morning. renovations are already underway at the convention center. the entire project is expected to cost $55 million and it's going to include updating to the bathrooms, escalators and signs as well as upgrading the

electronic capabilities. the convention and visitors bureau hope that the center will have this finished look soon. >> if you were to drop somebody in that building blindfolded and take off the blindfold and they didn't know the building, they wouldn't know where they were. so want toin fuse with some of the colors and sights you would see when you're around the city. >> renovations are expected to take two years. that's just about the time convention business is expected to be at pre-recession levels. time now 6:52. coming up on, ktvu morning news, when it comes to dieting is it better to cut back on carbs or fat? we tell you the results of a new study. and state lawmakers are cracking down on underage drinking with new rules for adults.

good morning to you. time now 655:67:89 quick look for you at what's coming up. despite a ruling in favor of the union, there's still concerns about possible delays on ac transit over the next couple of days. in just a couple of minutes we expect to find out just how ma drivers may have called in sick today and what that's going to mean for you commuters. also we will have a live update on a man hunt happening right now in the north bay following a sexual assault in a

popular park. plus, information still coming in to the newsroom about that workplace shooting. it just happened in connecticut. we're going to bring you the new details as we get them. we'll have those stories for you and much more coming up in just a couple minutes. well, a bill that would hold adults liable for underage drinking is now headed to the desk of the governor. the state assembly approved the so-called social host bill yesterday. this makes adults who give alcohol to minors responsible for any damages, injuries or deaths caused by the underage drinking. it would not apply to commercial or licensed alcohol vends doors. still not clear when the governor may possibly sign it into law. san francisco police stepping up patrol trying to stop people from stealing merchandise and then reselling in the tenderloin. researchers in safeway say

their thefts are anywhere from alcohol to cosmetics and then they're taken to an area around seventh street and sold on the black market. low carb diets may provide better benefits than low fat. researchers in pennsylvania say both diets worked the same when it came to losing weight over two years. both also improve the amount of good cholesterol. but they say the low carb diet losed more of the good cholesterol. really about twice amount as those on the low fat diet. all right. time now 6:57. let's go back to sal. i know you say it's getting busy in the south bay again. >> that's right. some roads are good, dave. others are not. for example 280 is looking good. let's go to 237. it's not looking that great. there is an accident 237 at 101. a minor crash. but for some reason caused a big back up all the way to the northern san jose area. at the toll plaza though here in the east bay it looks pretty

good westbound coming up to pay the money. now here's steve. sal, thank you. foggy conditions this morning give way to sunshine and away from the coast a couple degrees warmer today. very low 90s interior, 60s and 70s by the coast. good cooling trend taking us into thursday and friday. >> all right. sounds good. >> there's more news straight ahead coming up on mornings on 2 in just about 90 seconds. we're going to take you back out live. we're watching ac transit this morning. a judge ruling in favor of the transit drivers. riders expecting things to get back to normal. we'll have to see if that happens. stay exactly where you are. mornings on 2 comes your way next