freeway could cause traffic problems. we'll tell you more. and the bay area heat wave has come to an end. i'll tell you how much temperatures will be cooling off for today. and redwood city has a nasty mess on its hands this morning after a main sewage line failed and flooded the streets. a live report as the morning news continues. good morning. thank you for joining us. it's thursday august 26th. i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. and mark is in for steve this morning. good morning to you. the fog is back with us this morning as well. coast side and few patches heading around the bay expanding over parts of the bay right now. we'll have an impact on temperatures. we are cooling off on the order of 15 to 20 degrees for the interior. highs today no more triple digits. warmest locations around 90 degrees. and a bit of a breeze gusting to 30 miles an hour.

[ audio problems ] more on your forecast in a few minutes. sal with an update on traffic. if you're starting off here westbound traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza looks very good. we'll update the traffic coming up. 6:00, let's go back to the desk. thank you, mark, in the news right now we have breaking news. we've got two homes on fire in san jose right now. one is on dell monty place. the other on rock dale drive. jade hernandez is out there right now. jade, what's happening? >> reporter: i can tell you 905 rock dale drive that's where we are. that's where one of the fires is burning here in san jose. firefighters out here this morning. but first we want to take you to news chopper 2 where i can show you the 3-alarm fire happening at 910 dell monty place. both broke out around the same time. as you can imagine firefighters are very busy right now. i understand that the dell monty place fire has about 70 firefighters there right now. this is a three-alarm fire.

we don't have a lot of details coming from that fire just yet. but i've been told by the san jose battalion chief out here on rock dale drive that someone should be able to update us in about 10 or 15 minutes. i want to bring you back to where i'm live. this is a two alarm fire with about 50 firefighters on scene right now. i spoke to the homeowner. he told me that his pit bull, poke coy, actually woke him up this morning. they didn't hear smoke alarms or anything. his dog saved the entire family. and they were able to get out safely. that's the good news this morning. everyone out of this home. and you can see there's not much left. it looks like the garage is pretty much gone. another neighbor told me he saw flames from that garage spread to the car and driveway. right now we don't know what caused the fire. and as i mentioned san jose firefighters are trying to work both fires. so they'll get as much information as they can to us as soon as they can and we'll bring you that information. reporting live from san jose this morning, back to you in

the studio. thank you. time now 6:02. meantime crews are really working hard at this hour trying to clean up a big sewage spill. thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the redwood shores neighborhood of redwood city. ktvu's there now with the latest on that clean up. guilty or good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. people in redwood shores in the middle of a horrible cycle. i just want to show you the one particular truck. there are many more than just that one. i'll get to that in a second. yesterday afternoon a ruptured pipe caused a sewage spill. we know that. a supervisor out here this morning say they've stopped the problem, sort of. this morning redwood city trucks and a couple contractors hired by the city are sucking sewage out of the system. that's all they've been doing since the rupture was reported at 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon. this neighbor is flat so the liquid has nowhere to go except to the lowest point it can find. in this ca it's the garages of a couple homes. the trucks suck up the sewage

and put it back into the system at a point downstream. just goes to the plant. city trucks can hold 1,000 gallons. a private contractor i spoke with says his truck can hold 3300-gallons. the sewage is coming from homes into the system. it keeps coming because supervisors told me we can't tell people not to flush their toilets. >> i was working until late. and then i actually didn't even turn on the tv last night. >> reporter: and got up for your morning jog and saw this stuff out here. what did you think of that? tv crews and stuff. >> my first reaction was what was going on. there must be something getting fixed. and when you stopped me it made my stomach sink. >> reporter: a lot of people who live here might use a toilet. but since they're not seeing this they may not realize there's still a problem. look at this. this is the replacement pipe for the one that ruptured. right now it's sitting on grass next to the point where it happened. it's estimated 5,000 gallons spilled because of the rupture. but because the new pipe is not

in the ground, that number's constantly increasing. it has to. come back out live here. i want to show you this right here. see this truck right here. this is another private contractor truck. as soon as it's done sucking up the sewage out of the hole and there's one right here that's waiting in line to take its place and continue the job. this has been a constant thing all night long. so you have sewage in the system underneath the ground. it is still coming. and it will keep coming until they get the pipe in the ground. and coming up i'm going to try to ask these people here when that's going to happen. reporting live in redwood city, ktvu channel 2 news. overnight a woman escaped her home unharmed. but that's after it exploded. about 30 firefighters rushed to the home on cold harbor avenue at about 11:00 last night. neighbors say they heard a loud explosion before the home burst into flames. an elderly woman who was inside the home did make it out on her own. but firefighters were concerned because she is diabetic. firefighters say the fire started in the home's garage, but the cause is under

investigation. no one was hurt. but the home is destroyed. all right. time now 6:05. sal, you've been busy this morning. san jose, you've been watching all over the bay area. >> that's right. we have two fires, dave. we just heard jade from one of them in san jose. the other one at 905 dell monty place. news chopper 2 has pictures of it over the scene. you can see fire companies over it now. a truck company just a little while ago we saw flames coming from this. this is a three-alarm fire in san jose at 905 dell monty place. it's two fires that are very close to each other. less than two miles away. we have crews at both locations. we will let you know more about this. there's a lot of activity. both of these fires are relatively close to interstate 280. and smoke can be seen from the freeway. all right. let's move along and take a look at the traffic now. this is a look at 880.

traffic is off to a nice start. we're also checking with public transportation. bart and muni and cal train seem to be on fine for now. bay bridge toll plaza westbound traffic is light so far. today's weather with mark. hi there, sal. good morning to you. the big headline is this. a big cool down across the entire bay area. fog is kind of expanding over the bay right now. and inland neighborhoods coming down around 15 to 20 degrees from yesterday's highs. the cooling trend really kicks in for this weekend. the roller coaster of temperature trends that will continue. of course we had very hot numbers yesterday for santa rosa, livermore, san jose and since san francisco started to cool off yesterday 74 degrees. by comparison today santa rosa only in the upper 70s. livermore no more triple digits. san jose in the lower 80s. and san francisco around 65 degrees. the cooling will continue in san francisco. right now 59. oakland 63 reporting mostly cloudy skies. keep an eye on san jose with

the fires burning down there. taking a look at latest wind observations. winds for the most part are calm. not too much of an issue. we could have a bit of a breeze out there maybe 10 miles an hour. high pressure this has been the dominant weather character over the past few days. this will weaken being displaced by this guy. cool area of low pressure moving in from the north coupled with a fog bank will continue to cool off the bay area. the warmest locations this afternoon upper 80s to around 90. that's inland. by saturday warmest locations only in the mid to upper 70s. here's the plan for this morning. fog targeting coast side. also right around the bay 58 to 63 degrees. and into the afternoon hours clearing skies to near the coast. we could still have leftover patchy fog for parts of san francisco. the eventual temperature change around 60 to 90 degrees. san jose lower 80s and morgan hill 88 degrees. look ahead your five-day forecast temperatures continue to cool off as we do head into the weekend with a few extra clouds as we do head into

sunday. another weather check coming up in just a few minutes. all right, mark. time now 6:08. trash and trash cans piling up at thousands of homes around san mateo county because sanitation workers walked off the job. about a dozen employees at the landfill near half-moon bay are staging a two day strike to protest stalled contract negotiations. they started picketing yesterday along with 250 garbage collectors who joined them in a show of support. this strike is delayed residential trash pick ups by two days for 36,000 customers. >> i don't know where i'm going to put it now. i'm probably going to have to put it in the grass bin until friday. >> all those workers say they've been www.acontractsincelatelastyear.

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breaking news. news chopper 2 showing live pictures of a house fire in san jose. news chopper 2 showing us these pictures. one of the truck companies is up there blasting the fire from above. this is a three alarm fire at 910 dell monty place in san jose. now less than two miles away there is another house fire burning right now. you'll remember about a month ago san jose firefighters layoff a certain amount of firefighters. in fact looks like 122 full time and 21 part time employees were sent layoff notices. these two house fires are burning in san jose. now back to the studio. all right. sal, thank you. time now 6:13. more violence to tell you about in iraq targeting iraqi

security forces. six members of a sunni militia killed in an ambush outside of baghdad. all of this follows a series of coordinated attacks on the iraqi police and soldiers yesterday. it happened in 13 cities. at least 56 people were killed. the increase in violence comes as the u.s. finishes its reduction of combat troops. in napa this morning closing arguments begin in the church trial of a retired presbyterian minister. the reverend is accused of violating church rules for conducting weddings for 16 gay couples in 2008. some of those couples testified at her trial. the verdict is expected some time today or tomorrow. the reverend could be suspended. protected under a bill sent to governor schwarzenegger. the bill was approved by the state senate and could be need first-degree a federal appeals court upholds the judge's ruling striking down proposition 8. the bill says

religious institutions cannot be stripped of their tax exempt status for refusing to perform same sex marriages. time now 6:14. there are new fears that trouble in the hoing market could sink the nation into another recession. home sales were down dramatically in july. this morning we're going to find out if americans are keeping up paying their mortgages. ktvu's allison burns is live in our washington d.c. bureau with details on that. good morning, allison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. that's right. in a little less than an hour latest delinquency report that's another big gauge of the economy and a look at how americans are doing making their mortgage payments. it is expected to show that more americans are at least three months behind on their payments and that risk of foreclosure. this morning we're sharing the story of a woman who lost her home after falling victim to a refinancing scam.

she showed us what happened when the bank seized her home and all of her belongings were dumped in the front yard. it's a day she and her son will never forget. >> everything happened so fast. he was at school. he was walking up the street and he was looking please tell me it's not -- that's not our house. >> reporter: meanwhile fewer people are getting help from president obama's signature foreclosure rescue plan. people have been kicked out for either failing to provide proper paperwork or not making the new reduced mortgage payments. again, i'll have the latest from that mortgage delinquency report for you during my next update in about an hour. live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. time now 6:16. we're following those house fires in san jose. i'm not sure if it's effecting traffic in the area. let's check with sal. you can certainly see the smoke from the freeway. that's for sure. 905 rock dale drive. and 910 dell monty place.

two house fires. one we're seeing now is a three alarm fire burning somewhat close to interstate 2 80 in san jose. you can see flames here burning. the two fires are, again, very close to interstate 280 in san jose. and very much stretching the resources of the fire department thin. we do have crews on the scene. and it's apparent that the three-alarm fire is the one that seems to be still burning. this is in a neighborhood again close to interstate 280 and 880. several people called the fire department wondering what the smoke was. they were calling so they had several 911 calls about this. this is 910 dell monty place in san jose. and now that the sun is coming up you can definitely see the white smoke rising from that location. go to traffic now. i want to show you that the bay bridge is getting a little bit of a back up here westbound.

not a huge deal but at least three or four minute delay before you get on to the bridge. also checking highway 4 this morning coming in from east county not a bad drive. westbound highway 4 looks pretty good getting up to the area of concord and beyond. 6:17. here's mark. hi there, sal. good morning to you. the fog is back expanding over a good portion of the bay this morning. san francisco, hayward, san jose, north bay as well. santa rosa and napa. here's a live look cloud deck making a come back. that means a cool down today across the entire area. the heat wave is over. no more triple digits expected for this afternoon. currently san francisco 59 degrees. concord 60. and san jose last check 61 degrees. livermore 15 degrees cooler for today. you can see the temperature profile throughout the day. by 12:00 80 by 3:00 forecast high of only 90 degrees

compared to yesterday's 103 yesterday afternoon. so, once again, we are cooling off before this afternoon. here we go. temperatures this morning 50s and 60s. keep an eye on the temperature scale on the right side of your screen. we are warming back up. 60s, 70s and 80s. warmest locations inland. just barely touching the red contour. the warmest locations could be around 90 to 91 degrees. here's a look at the numbers and these forecast high will check in around 3:00 this afternoon. livermore 90 degrees. san jose 82. mountain view in the upper 70s. and coast dramatic cool down. remember just on tuesday 80s to around 90 degrees. today only in the lower 60s. here's a look ahead at your five-day forecast. temperatures will continue to cool off. in fact that's the overall weather theme for friday into saturday. a few extra clouds on sunday and a slight chance of a few sprinkles primarily in the north bay on sunday. only a slight chance. main impacts cool temperatures and more clouds. another update in a few minutes. rate hikes approved for anthem blue cross and blue shield. the california department of

insurance approved rate hikes of more than 13% for anthem blue cross. anthem had asked for a 39% rate hike but changed their mind following a public uproar. blue shield customers meanwhile face an average rate hike of 18.5%. >> and i suppose 15% to 20% doesn't seem like much, but 15% to 20% if it continues to go up the way it does, we won't be able to afford this health insurance. >> president obama has repeatedly pointed to anthem's rate hikes as an example of a broken health care system and the need for reform. a livermore construction company has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a dispute over workers pay. country builders says it will pay about half of the money to 120 construction workers for back pay. the rest will go to the state compensation insurance fund to pay civil penalties. country builders build university housing at uc

berkeley and csu east bay. back in march attorney generaljerry brown sued after claims of being underpaid. waiting a big announcement from the fire crews in east bay. full containment of the big wild fire in mt. diablo could come at any time. we're going to tell you about a disturbing discovery near the border and how it could impact tourism in mexico. good morning. westbound bay bridge getting a bit of a back up now. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. fiber one chewy bar.

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>> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. welcome back to the morning news. we have breaking news we have been following two house fires in san jose. take a look at the maps there. we want to let you know one home is on dell monty place. the other home on rock dale drive. we do have a crew there on the ground. but you're looking at pictures from news chopper 2. again, two house fires down there. and as sal mentioned earlier the fire department has received a lot of 911 calls. try to avoid calling the fire department if you can. we just want to let you know again one is on dell monty place, one on rock dale drive. could effect traffic in the

area and certainly a lot of people are smelling the smoke. again, these are live pucktures from news chopper 2 and we have a crew on the scene. we'll have a live update in just a little bit. meantime fire crews expect to fully contain the big wild fire near mt. diablo this morning. the curry fire started tuesday afternoon on the eastern slope of the mountain near clayton. it is now 90% contained. the flames did burn about 375 acres. but no homes or other buildings have been damaged. three firefighters did suffer minor injuries. investigators say a downed power line may have started that fire. time now 6:25. extreme violence in mexico has a lot of americans including bay area travelers rethinking their vacations. the massacred bodies of 72 central american migrants were found yesterday at this ranch just south of the u.s. border. officials say the victims were trying to make their way to the united states. a mexican drug gang is suspected in the killings.

officials say those cartels have expanded their activities and include extortion and kidnapping of immigrants. >> the violence is real. the warnings are substantiative. but that doesn't mean all of the country is suspect. >> some of their mass graves have been found in other mexican states since late may. authorities have connected them to mexico's ongoing drug war. well, mexican drug cartels may also be operating closer to home. drug agents conducted a large pot raid near nevada city this week and destroyed more than 20,000 marijuana plants near the state park. the raids took place at three growth sites that recently had been abandoned. authorities say the evidence indicates the pot farms are linked to mexican drug organizations. a new medical marijuana dispensary in concord has been ordered to stop selling pot or face a lawsuit. the business herbal essence has

been accused of violating the city's ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. the city also says owners misrepresented themselves on their business license when they called themselves a holistic healing service. herbal essence has ten days to comply with the cease and assist order. the clean up operation is underway in a very messy situation on the peninsula. going to have a live update on the spill that's causing a big stink in one redwood city neighborhood. also, again, the developing news we are following san jose firefighters are calling for additional resources as they work to fight two house fires just a few miles apart. we'll have a live report up next. and we're going to see how wall street responds to the latest report on unemployment. the weekly jobs number released just an hour ago. stay with us.

welcome back to the morning news. they're just getting ready to ring that open bell. maybe we could have a slightly better day than what we've seen earlier in the week. we'll see as the numbers pop up. mixed on the weekly jobs numbers though. but interesting over there on the nasdaq. there's the opening bell live. company based in the los angeles area they are responsible for making bio resin. you see the little corn symbol there. disposable cartons and containers made out of corn. >> oh, really? >> and other bioplastics is what they're called. kind of interesting. they're there visiting the exchange this morning. probably getting the word out to traders. we'll keep on those numbers for you. we'll do that. and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news thursday august 26th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. in the news right now there are some real concerns at this

moment. [ audio problems ] one of two fires burning right now in san jose. one home is on fire on rock dale drive. the other home is on fire on dell monty place. ktvu's jade hernandez is there now. you've moved to that location. why are they telling people to stay inside, jade? >> reporter: i understand right now pg&e has been called because there's a broken gas line. many of the residents are being told to stay inside or away from this house that's burning. news chopper 2 can give you a better idea of the fire burning here. it's very smoky. we pulled up about ten minutes ago. i understand san jose firefighters are battling two fires at this hour. 30 minutes ago we were live in front of the house fire which broke out first. that was a two alarm fire. i'm going to take you there. first let's talk about this fire i just moved to. this is a three-alarm fire less than two miles away on dell monty place here in san jose. i know 70 firefighters are out here right now.

battalion chief told me that san jose has called for mutual aid from the county so that the department can staff their local fire house. this fire on dell monty may have ignited after an explosion in the garage. we don't know the official cause just yet. take a look at more video that news chopper 2 shot shortly after this fire broke out. a homeowner association's president, someone with the association, came by and spoke to us this morning. he's on his way to work. he told me that the gas line is broken and that the fire department was telling him to warn neighbors, anyone who was coming through the neighborhood or stepping outside of their home to get back inside. right now very smoky out here. let me explain a little about these fires. i want to take you to the one that broke out first this morning. that happened on rock dale. that was a two alarm fire broke out around 5:33. about 50 firefighters were out

there this morning. i understand from the battalion chief that everyone in that home got out. it was a husband, wife, son and dog. and their dog is a pit bull who actually woke them up this morning. very lucky family. now i want to bring you back out here live. we are here along win oaks drive. the house on fire is actually behind me. i understand right now that the woman wholives inside got out safely. she had three dogs. unfortunately only one of those dogs survived. we will have more information for you as soon as we get it. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:33. meantime crews say they are making progress in their efforts to clean up a big sewage spill on the peninsula. thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled in anchor circle in redwood city. ktvu is out there. you have all the latest on the overnight developments. good morning, craig. >> reporter: good morning,

dave. what happened yesterday afternoon could pail in comparison to what's about to happen. that blue truck there 3300- gallons, see that guy what he's doing dragging a pipe to the holes there part of the sewage system, going to put the pipe in there and suck up the sewage and go into the 3300-gallon tank. the guy's going to leave and come back and somebody's going to take his place. that's what they've been doing all day yesterday afternoon and all day today. crews found the ruptured pipe but the new one is not in the ground yet. since it happened this is what's been happening all yesterday afternoon, last night and overnight. dozens of vacuum trucks ranging in capacity to 1,000 gallons to the one here 3300-gallons sucking up the sewage from the system. as people wake up around here it will only get worse because those people will head to the bathroom and shower, shave and et cetera. the amount of sewage to keep up with only get higher. >> you'll notice the large vacuums.

we have them sucking out the wet wells so that there is no more raw sewage coming out. there's still some flowing of course. but they've pumped it out of the wet well. they'll take it downstream and put it back in the system. >> reporter: basically going downstream and going back to the treatment plant. no problem there. look at this though. this is the replacement pipe for the ruptured one. right now it's sitting on grass next to the point where it ruptured. it was estimated yesterday that 5,000 gallons spilled. but the number's constantly increasing. don't have an answer yet as to why that pipe's still sitting there or when they'll put it into the ground. that's an important part of the equation. talking with one of the supervisors out here he says his guys have been out here all night. he's trying to hire private contractors like the one you see with the blue truck to come in here and take over for their guys so they can go home and get some rest. that's not the only problem. as i mentioned people will be waking up around here. so you're going to have a

bigger problem. a lot more sewage out here within minutes. so we're trying to figure out why that pipe hasn't gotten in the ground. hope to have that answer for you on mornings on 2. live in redwood city, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, craig. overnight a woman escaped from her home unharmed. but that's after it exploded. about 30 firefighters rushed to that home on cold harbor avenue around 11:00 last night. neighbors say they heard a loud explosion before the home burst into flames. an elderly woman inside the home did make it out on her own but firefighters were concerned because she's diabetic. firefighters say the fi started in the home's garage but the cause is under investigation. no one ended up being hurt but the home is completely destroyed. time now 6:36. san francisco police dealing with a recent strain of copper wire thefts. copper was stolen from 12 underground electric vaults. police say the thefts usually happen between 2:00 and 6:00

a.m. they have caused outages and damages to homes as well as businesses. if you have any information about these suspicious underground thefts, get in contact with the police or call pg&e. the santa clara county sheriff's office tracked down and arrested two 22-year-old men in san jose for pointing a laser beam at a sheriff's helicopter tuesday night. now, it is a rising problem especially at big airports across the country. oakland international and san jose airports are reportedly on the list of the top five airports in the u.s. for these kinds of laser strikes. earlier in the month a pilot was blinded by one of those laser beams. his co-pilot had to take over to control the plane. that's scary. >> yeah. >>6:37 is the time. in addition to everything else we have bart delays. let's check in with sal. >> that's right.

at civic center station there were two people who were apparently on the tracks at the bart's platform or off the bart platform. police arrived on the scene in san francisco. they couldn't find the people but there are 15 minute delays for trains coming through there. san francisco, daily city and peninsula bound trains. this is because of two people what bart is calling police activity on the tracks. they got out there. they tried to find these people. they couldn't. so the train started up again. but they're being very careful and there are delays now on the system because of that. let's go out to the freeways. 880 north and southbound. that traffic is moving along relatively well as you drive through here. and this morning's commute westbound bay bridge now backing up. looks like it's a ten minute delay at least coming into san francisco today's wealther with mark. fog making a come back toward oakland currently in the lower 60s. with the presence of the fog

good indicater we are cooling off today. and significant as we head into the weekend. we are cooling off. patchy fog this morning. temperatures down today inland around 15 to 20 degrees for yesterday's highs. no more triple digits. the heat wave has come to an end and temperatures will continue to drop off as we head into your weekend. by saturday we're just talking about some 70s. here's a look at numbers for yesterday santa rosa, livermore, san jose, santa rosa yesterday 103. today only 70. livermore down from 105 yesterday to 90. san francisco started to cool off yesterday with a high of 74. today we're only going to go with mid-60s. 65 degrees. here's a look at numbers. we have quite a few 50s and some lower 60s across the bay area. overcast for santa rosa, napa, oakland, mountain view and san jose we have a bit of a breeze around the delta with winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. here's the plan this morning.

areas of fog targeting the coast and near the bay in fact here's the forecast model did a nice job this morning. 58 to 63 degrees. and then into the afternoon hours the cloud bank pulls back to near the shoreline but leftover patches of fog from parts of san francisco. eventual temperature range taken off all the triple digits. warm to hot side but lower 90s out toward antioch. santa rosa 77. san francisco mid-60s. morgan hill top 88 degrees. here's a look ahead. temperatures still continue with the drop off friday into saturday. by sunday we thicken up the clouds a little bit. there's a weak weather system that's going to move in. temperatures continue to cool off and there's a slight chance of a few north bay sprinkles on sunday. bulk of the action should be to the north and east of the bay area. another weather check coming up in a little bit. they've been trapped underground for almost three weeks. and this morning we are learning new details about the

planned rescue of those chilen miners details coming up next. i'm live in oakland where a teenage boy is gunned down for his wallet. some officials are saying it's part of the spike in crime. others say that's not necessarily the case. we'll break it down for you coming up. good morning. right now traffic is moving well in marin county. no major problems. we'll tell you more coming up.

good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 6:43. san jose firefighters are busy. look at these live pictures. look at what's happening out there right now. the firefighters are really stretched thin. they have two house fires that broke out right about the same time. they're dealing with them both. one of the houses on fire is on rock dale drive. the other house is on dell monty place. there are concerns at the moment about the safety of the people living near one of those fires. now we have ktvu crews on the scene. of course we have our chopper over head giving you these live pictures. we're going to bring you updates as soon as we get them. this is also day two of a walk out by sanitation workers in san mateo county. that means trash pick up for thousands of residents are going to be delayed by two days. and in iraq a lot of

violence against iraqi security forces increasing now as the u.s. prepares to withdraw combat troops. today six members of the government allied sunni militia were killed in an ambush. yesterday there were several attacks in 13 different cities and 56 people were killed. this morning oakland police are searching for the gunman responsible for killing a teenager overnight. this latest attack comes as officers warn of a spike in crime. ktvu's live in oakland with more on this story. tara. >> reporter: a witness in ktvu spokesperson last night this victim appeared to be no more than 13 years old. police say he was shot and killed here on the corner of 61st and ban i don't have the last night about 9:30. the gunman was apparently after his wallet. he then ran off afterwards and no further details about that suspect. officials with the police officer's association say this is part of a disturbing trend

in crime. they point to recent statistics that show robberies and assaults rose 9% over the past month. this they attribute to the fact that 80 police officers were laid off recently due to budget cuts. >> there's no police that are patrolling it to make sure that's not happening at night. >> i don't know if there's a spike. and i don't know if the reason is because of 80 officers were laid off. that's certainly possible. >> reporter: the oakland police department says according to its crime analyst, violent crime has actually dropped about 20% overall. so tar this year there have been 2200 reported violent crimes. there were 2600 reported by this time last year. so that discrepancy makes some residents question the union's claims. city leaders plan to meet with the chief this week to further analyze those statistics. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:46.

we're getting new details about a plan to rescue those 33 chile coal miners trapped under ground for almost three weeks now. officials say their escape tunnel will be very, very narrow. probably the size of a bike tire. imagine that. and it could take up to four months just to reach those men. however, the timing and all the intricate details of this rescue are being kept secret from the miners just to try to keep their spirits high. >> oh, boy. 6:47 is the time right now. let's check back in with sal for the very latest on the commute. >> you're wondering if maybe the fires with the smoke are effecting the south bay commute we're starting with news chopper 2 to show you 280 and west valley. you can see there's the freeway and the expressways. and now our photographer is going to do the move to the fire. you can see it is not that far as she pans over the neighborhood here right to the

fire. the smoke is not as bad as it was. as a matter of fact there it is right now. so earlier you heard there were a lot of calls to the fire department about the fire. but certainly the smoke has died down. we'll have a live report from the scene coming up. move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. that is backed up for about a ten minute wait. maybe a little less than that getting into san francisco. this morning's commute on westbound highway 4 was effected by a crash near summersville road. but for the most part same old traffic we have coming out of east county heading west. 6:48 now. let's go to mark. all right. good morning to you, sal. look what's behind me. low clouds making a come back and oakland in the lower 60s. just looking at the shot you know it's going to be cooler because yesterday mostly clear skies for a good portion of the bay area. current numbers right now san francisco 5 degrees. clouds out towards santa rosa, napa, oakland, hayward, mountain view and san jose.

clear skies toward concord and livermore. clearing off in the north bay. santa rosa coming down about 24 degrees from yesterday's highs in the triple digits. 7:00 this morning 59 degrees. by 12:00 67. an afternoon high in the upper 70s. high pressure this has been the dominant weather character over the past few days. it's going to gradually move out to have the east as this weather system moves in from the north. you can see what happens. temperatures cooling off for today. but especially we'll take this into the weekend. warmest locations inland this weekend barely making it up into the upper 70s. in fact only mid to upper 70s. if you are traveling this weekend mostly cloudy skies and eureka the chance for thunderstorms in lake tahoe slight chance on saturday, better chance into sunday and you can see partly cloudy skies for los angeles and palm springs around 100 for both days this weekend. back here in the bay area for today coast side at least the extreme heat really up completely different story for today for the coast with temperatures this afternoon

only in the lower 60s. still patchy fog. increasing sunshine around the bay this afternoon. 70 by 3:00. interior no more triple digits. around 3:00 this afternoon 9 to 90 and 91 toward livermore. san francisco mid-60s. we are cooling off quite a bit compared to yesterday. and the cooling will continue as you can see with your five- day forecast. by saturday only mid-70s. a few extra clouds by sunday. another weather check coming up in a little bit. when it comes to finding a job one bay area city is number two in the country. san jose is second only behind washington d.c. as one of the best cities in the country to find work. job search site says san jose earned the number two ranking because of such high-tech companies as google and facebook. checking in on wall street. numbers today getting help from the recent report this morning new claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected. last week fewer people filing for unemployment in the last

week. that's helping things out a bit. the dow jones up about ten points. we have good news/bad news on the economy. the agriculture department expects food prices to increase this year. but it will be at their slowest pace in almost 20 years. the usda predicts u.s. food costs will rise between .5% to roughly 1.5%. they seem to be everywhere in the bay area these days. that's not good. tell you about a population boom of creatures th for most people are not welcome. we have details. and a proposal that could make getting a cab in san francisco a little less confusing. good morning. traffic is moving along slowly now in some areas of the commute. we'll tell you more coming up.

time now 6:54. tori's off today. let's check in with claudine wong to see what's coming up on mornings on 2. firefighters still on the scene of those two major fires in the south bay at this hour. we're going to keep you updated on the gas line break at one of those fires that made firefighters pull back and led to a shelter in place order at one of the scenes. plus we are also just learning why it took fire crews extra time to make it to one of those fires. also, as a nationwide egg scare continues to grow, there's now word that eggs already recalled could end up

back on the market. we'll explain. and ikea wants to expand operations in the east bay. we'll tell you how residents are reacting. and if you're looking for work we'll tell you which employers are hiring and how you can hook up. across northern california there's also a population boom among squirrels, mice and other rodents. experts say due to the first wet winter and spring in several years and all of that green grass and vegetation has helped them thrive. last week the state fish and game officials caution the homeowners about the use of poison to kill rodents because of the risk to predators such as hawks and owls. they say you should read the label carefully before using any poison. in san francisco there's a new proposal to make it easier to know when a taxi cab is empty and available for you. san francisco examiner says the city is looking at adding a uniform lighting system for

those cabs. one design idea includes a green light if the cab is free. a red light if it's not. now this plan is in response to a lot of complaints about some cab drivers not using their for hire lights the right way. also confusion about the illuminated triangle ads on top of the taxis. seems like a good idea. >> i think. 6:55 is the time. let's check in with sal. >> all right. i had to swallow. bay bridge toll plaza westbound traffic backed up for about a ten minute delay. looks like a stawld vehicle or someone trying to break in. don't you hate when people do that. westbound traffic backed up for about a ten minute wait. let's get to weather now with mark. good morning to you, sal. bay area cooling trend is here. that's the big weather headline. no more triple digits in fact barely making it into the upper 90s for afternoon highs. san francisco 59. near the coast and bay up near

santa rosa, napa pulling back to near the shoreline this afternoon. san jose lower 80s at 82 degrees. look ahead cooling trend will continue friday into the weekend. possibly a few extra clouds on sunday. another forecast check coming up in just a little bit. wetlands and wildlife are returning to the northern end of san pablo bay and the napa river. yesterday the final phase of one of the largest wetlands restoration projects in the u.s. history began. a breach was made in an earthen levee which will flood more than 1,000 acres that had been used to crystallize salt. biologists say fish and waterfowl will soon make their way to the new title marsh and they'll make it their home. the american recovery and reinvestment act provided more than $8 million for that project. dozens of volunteers in the south bay are pitching in to help u.s. troops overseas. they're sorting through tons of donations. they came in earlier this week at the national guard armory in san jose. members of operation care and comfort say even though the combat troops are leaving iraq,

the soldiers left behind still need our help. since the care and comfort project was founded in 2003 these volunteers have shipped 675,000 pounds of care packages overseas. all right. coming up on 7:00. we are keeping an eye on those two fires in san jose. we want to show you. here's some live pictures of the fire in dell monty place where we are now hearing there are concerns that that building could soon collapse. stay with us. we'll have all details coming up next.