today are today, the budget crisis in sacramento will directly affect hundreds of school kids and their families.

good morning to you. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it is friday, august. police are now offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a gunman who killed a 13-year-old oakland boy. craig debro joins us now with the latest on the investigation. good morning, craig. >> we're on bancroft avenue right now. i have a call into police to see if i can get an update on where they are in the investigation. many people know that family members and friends think this is a setup. there is a possibility they may already have somebody in mind. meantime, this memorial out here was set up for 13-year-old timone clark, the boy shot and killed wednesday night traditionally candles and flowers are always at memorials like this. this t-shirt here has dozens of messages written on it.

this particular spot will carry dark memories for years to come. >> he would go over and above the call of duty. i would say two laps to the student body. he would do three laps. >> police say they do not have meetive for the shooting or any suspects. but the family suspects jamone park was set up to die. family members say he got a call from someone asking him to walk to a gas station and fill up a gas can, presumably because that person ran out of gas and was stranded. if that's true there may be a number on the caller id or his brother, who was next to him

when he was killed. >> they're just killing people for no reason. >> reporter: now according to a published report, j jamone's uncle, who you heard from earlier, says he doesn't know the man's name who called. but jamone and his twin brother did everything together, played sports together, church together. could be that his brother knows the name of the person. could be that the family doesn't want to say a whole lot right now, because if he was for some reason the victim of a retaliation killing they may be in danger as well. take a look at the memorial here. last night they saw people riding on it at the time it was being written. a lot of personal messages up there. i walked around the block a couple of minutes ago, ran into

somebody who had something to say about the young man. so it seems everybody knew him and his out going personality. now police are trying to figure out who killed him. craig debro, ktvu, channel 2 action news. okay, craig. thank you. our time is now 7:03. today san francisco police are expected to announce arrest in the killing of a german tourist near german square. happened earlier this month. a stray bullet killed mabel insure royer while she was taking a stroll with her husband. chief george gas cone expected to announce the details of a break in the case sometime today. investigators believe the 51- year-old woman was killed by stray gunfire during a shoot- out between teenagers outside of a private party. san francisco police also trying to find whoever was involved during an apparently road rage incident that left a man in the hospital with life- threatening injuries. investigators say the 51-year- old man was walking in the crosswalk at and missouri,

about 10:30 wednesday night when a maul white car almost hit him. the driver apparently got out and started arguing with the pedestrian. that's when, according to witnesses, the victim fell and hit his head and the driver got back into his car and drove off. now, police say the white two- door compact car has a license plate that starts with either 5xm $or 5sm. the driver is described as either white or latino, between 25 and 40 years old, wearing a plan it shirt and blue jeans. it is 7:05 this morning. san jose fire crews are considering a significant pay cut, which should allow the city to rehire dozens of laid- off firefighters. jay hernandez joins us now with the latest. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. in a half hour we'll speak to the councilwoman from san jose. she's upset the city decided to lay off 49 firefighters. we're live in front of city

hall. firefighters struggled to get to the first fire that broke out at four, the second around five and the third 20 minutes later. a top paid firefighter would lose about $11,000 a year. the firefighters met in the hall yesterday to vote on whether or not to make the concessions, voting ends today. city councilman pete constantly told us yesterday that the department doesn't have concrete evidence. the fire engines are costing the city more than monetarily, but they will investigate. >> there's no doubt that we are continually worried about the cuts to our fire department, to

all of our employees throughout our city, and we're working with the firefighters' union. we're trying to get to a resolution, and i think we're all looking forward to resolving that. >> the firefighters's union says the city isn't saving any money even after they laid off the firefighters, since the cuts have led to more firefighters working overtime, up from 10 firefighters a day to 17. that's is double the pay over the period. as of today, california's budget is now 58 days overdue. republicans and democrats are at odds over how to deal with the state's $19 billion budget shortfall. republicans want cuts. democrats favor tax increases.

the l.a. times is reporting governor schwarzenegger plans to go on a trade mission in asia. >> he is expected to discuss a number of issues, including the pace of the recovery, but it is not likely he would offer any detailed plan of what the central bank will do going forward. many investors are waiting to make decisions based on what bernanke says. we'll have more on his speech in a live report from washington, d.c. coming up in a few minutes. the time now 7:08. let's go back to sal, see what's happening on the roads. sal? >> this friday, we had a pretty

decent commute that leads me -- i always lose track. i know my facebook and twitter followers will correct me. is it -- okay. director george says it is a furlough friday. let's go out and take a look at the roads, because that has a direct effect on the morning commute. this is on highway 4 web, as you head up to the willow pass grade. the traffic is moderate, but it's not heavy, and obviously the fewer people that have to go to work, the better for those who do. westbound, commutewise anyway coming up to the toll plaza is light. interstate 880 in both directions, the traffic is moving well. hey, don't neglect to -- you don't have to feel bad about dropping me a tweet or facebook message, because i always love getting them any way. 7:09. hello, mark. >> what is this twitter and facebook you're talking about? >> just some newfangled -- it won't last. >> that's what we heard about the internet as well.

we have low clouds pushing into the bay this friday morning. low clouds will continue to cool off a good portion of the bay area today. here we go with a plan. clouds back to the shoreline as we head into the afternoon hours. inland neighborhoods, no more triple digits, no more 90s. warmest locations in the 80s. weekend forecast, we'll continue to cool off back into the 70s. just updated the current numbers out there. you can see mainly in the 50s, san jose reporting partly cloudy skies. we had partly cloudy to mostly cloudy operations throughout the bay area. fairfield one of the few spots reporting fair skies with a bit of a breeze around 18 miles per hour. high pressure has warmed up the bay area tuesday into wednesday. this is moving out of town, scooting out to the east. you can see what happens as the cool weather system moves in. temperatures this weekend, warmest locations around 73 to 70 degrees. the fog increases for saturday, probably mixes out by sunday. but there's enough mid and upper level moisture here that we'll have to keep an eye on at least the possibility of a few sprinkles. here's our forecast model showing a little bit of

activity approaching the north bay counties tomorrow afternoon. the highest chance will have to be for the higher terrain, sonoma and napa counties. then this moves out for sunday. then a little bump in the numbers for the second half of the weekend. areas of fog, temperatures 48 to 55 degrees. in fact, here's the forecast model showing you the weather picture at 8:00 this morning. then into the afternoon hours, partly to mostly sunny. temperatures from 60 to 84 degrees. no 90s on the forecast maps today, hayward tops out 69. here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast, temperatures cooling off into saturday, a bit of breeze out there, and a built bump in the numbers by monday and next week. thank you, mark. it is 7:11. we are following breaking news in mexico. a car explosion happened outside a major tv network. and dramatic few tv pictures you have to see

showing the trapped miners in chile and the cramped quarters they'll be in for months. >> after months of debate we have learned the details of sarah palin's compensation for a speech at california state university.

the explosion is in the same part of the northern part of mexico where officials are investigating the killing of 72 south american migrants. the network says although none of its employees were hurt, the

explosion damaged the building and knocked the network off the air. the time now 7:14. right now federal reserve board chairman ben bernanke is talking about the condition of the u.s. economy, and the analysts are hanging on to his every word. alison burns is live at our washington, d.c. bureau with the latest on what he is saying. good morning alison. >> good morning, dave. that's right. this morning he is giving the highly anticipated speech about the country's economic outlook. he says the outlook is inherently uncertain and the economy vulnerable to unexpected developments. this is video of the fed chairman here on capitol hill. but he's speaking at a fed policy meeting in jacksonville wyoming off limits to camera. the ap is reporting the fed will consider making another large scale purchase of securities if the slowing economy were to deteriorate significantly. this speech comes as the

commerce department reports that the country's gross domestic product grew at a pace of 1.6% this spring. that is a much slower pace than previously estimated, down by the first quarter's 3.7%. now we're going be getting a transcript from the fed chairman speech and have more in an hour. alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 action news. alison, thank you. right now as we speak, former president jimmy carter is on a plane flying to boston from north korea. mr. carter has successfully won the release of a jailed american who had been sentenced to eight years of hard labor for entering north korea illegally. the former president, you see him here in the picture with this 1-year-old aijalon gomes, both on their way back to the united states right now. we have to show you this incredible new video of the 33

coal miners trapped a half mile underground in chile. the men have no shirts on, appear to be slim, but look healthy. they're waving and saying hello to their families and showing off their surrounds. then, at the end, if you listen closely, they join together. they're singing the national anthem of chile. the miners have been told it will take weeks or months to dig an escape tunnel to get them out. 7:17. we're learned that the student accused of stabbing a new york cab driver has been taken to a psychiatric ward. michael enright accused of slashing a cab driver after learning he was a muslim. police found an empty bottle of scotch in his backpack, charged with four counts, including attempted murder and hate crime charges. the victim met with mayor

bloomberg yesterday and publicly called for peace with people of different races and religions. many bay area muslims are concerned hostilities could the grow worse as their current holy month comes to an end. they are celebrating ramadan, a time of prayer and peace, but the final celebration could fall on the anniversary of the september 11th attacks. they said they didn't plan it that way. the date is determined by nature. >> we base the start and end of the month of ramadan based on the moon. this year just coincidentally it's going to fall on september 10th and in some cases some moss, may actually do it on the 11th. this is not out of choice. we don't control the moon. >> most moss, in the bay area trying to promote good relations by opening their doors to non-muslims in the weekends throughout the month of ramadan. a jetblue plane had a rough

landing and caught on fire. look, all four tires on the plane blew out as it was trying to land yesterday. then the brakes caught on fire. once the plane stopped, the flight attendant shouted for everyone to evacuate down the emergency slide. >> got out to the tarmac, ran to the grass. turned around. you can see the tires in flames. >> now, these 15 people have minor injuries, five taken to hospital. the plane coming in from long beach. the ntsb trying to figure out what happened. complying with a court order, sarah palin's contract has been released from her controversial speaking engagement. the university's problem profit foundation contracted with her to appear at the event which reportedly raised $200,000 for the school. but when the university initially refused to disclose how much was being paid, a

lawsuit was filed to force its disclosure. the contract confirms that palin was paid $75,000 and showed she had an option for two first class plane tickets from anchorage to a california. it also called for a suite and two single rooms at a deluxe hotel. we did some research to compare the $75,000 sarah palin was paid for her speech at the event with other speakers' fees. according to "business week," former secretary of state colin powell gets 100 to $200,000 for his speeches. al gore gets 100,000, and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani earned 75,000 to 200,000 dollars. yosemite may be known for something other than bears in its beautiful scenery. what officials found inside the popular national park. plus a health warning for people who live near the area of the massive sewage spill in

san mateo county. good morning. westbound bay bridge traffic is trooufing welcoming into san francisco. we'll tell you more about that and the commute public transit on the delay. i'll let you know more coming up.

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stay away from the nearby lagoon after the big sewage spill. maintenance crews spent yesterday cleaning up 5,000 gallons of raw sewage near david lane and anchor circles. it's leaking into several garages and the redwood shores saloon. a broken sewage pipe broken on wednesday. not clear on when it's going to be fixed. in addition beautiful scenery, looks like yosemite has marijuana. now two men under arrest for a

large pot growing operation inside the national park. thousands of pot plants were seized on tuesday. officials say both men arrested were citizens in the country illegally. . the marijuana had a street value of more than $14 million. now there are concerns that the operation caused major environmental damage. >> all right. our time is 7:24. let's check in with sal. hopefully everything is going well out there. you're putting the chopper to work. >> i am putting the chopper to work, doing one last thing here. we do this on the air. okay. let's go to news chopper 2. we have some breaking news here, and i know that the news chopper arrived. it is a hazardous situation at pier 6 reported at the recycling center.

apparently some workers inhaled something that made them ill. . the fire department is there along with their response team. these are live pictures of the situation going on. they are working on someone right outside there. you can see that. pier 96 is a recycling facility. they are where the san francisco trash refuse people come and bring the recycling to sort it. apparently some of the workers there inhaled something that made them ill. again, this is a live or breaking situation. we're trying to get more information. but you can see at least three perform vehicles and rescue engines and a rescue company there on the scene. we'll try to find out more coming up. let's go to the traffic now, 237 westbound. the traffic is moving along okay. and a little bit of slow traffic now in the valley. 280 getting up to the west valley, some slowing, somewhat surprising on this friday when

things were going well. but now we have slowing into the valley. 7:25. here's mark. >> hi, sal. good morning to you. we have been tracking the fog around parts of the bay. notice partly cloudy skies around san jose out toward alameda, the marina here. we have low clouds and fog currently in the upper 50s. the cooling trend will continue across a good portion of the bay area. if headed out of town, here is a plan for eureka, mostly cloudy skies, the possibility of a few showers. both days for saturday into sunday. and then palm springs, plenty of sunshine, temperatures around 100 degrees. back home, we're tracking the clouds, coastline also for san francisco, oak, hayward, mountview this morning, upper 40s to the 50s for the short term. this afternoon partly to mostly sunny, some patchy fog, the warmest locations inland. no more 90s. you won't find any more of those on our forecast maps. we have ban i should the 92s, 9s. only 80s toward antioch and concord, san jose in the 60s,

75 degrees. here's a look ahead. your five-day forecast, temperatures continue to cool off into the week. a slight chance of a spring until the north bay for your saturday. temperatures are warming up a little bit by monday and tuesday. sam and tory? thank you, mark. it is 7:26. a bay area soccer coach now facing some serious charges involving children. we'll have details. well, hundreds of children and families in oakland are left in limbo today. could their after-school programs close? we'll tell you about that story coming up. also the fda has important new information. it's about that massive egg recall.

this could be the last day for some important resources for families in oakland. claudine wong joins us with the story and reaction to it. good morning, claudia. >> reporter: good morning. the jefferson center about to open its doors this morning here on avenue. a lot of uncertainty today as they start their day. they're not really sure what to tell parents as they arrive today. i just talked to a woman who you can was just going into the school to open it up. she says, you know what? she's not sure what to tell parents monday. this isn't the only center facing the fate. let's give you a look at the 7

centers slated to close. 50 kids go to the schools, and those families are left wondering what happens next. why is this happening at all? look no further than sacramento. certainly there are budget cuts, but this is less about the budget cuts and more about no budget. many believe the money could be available once the budget is passed by lawmakers; but while we wait in impact limbo, the oak school district says it can't wait any longer. remember the fiscal year started in july. after finding money to keep the centers open this month, the district said it didn't have enough money to do it again. >> these kids, everything is being cut from them, took from them. it just -- you know, it really breaks my heart that they keep doing it to them. >> reporter: so, again, here's the problem this morning. we just talked to the woman who's opening the child development center right now. she says there are several different kinds of programs that are run here. you have the preschool program,

the before-school program, and then you have the after-school program. the before-school program as of monday goes away. no one can come here before school as they are going to today. the preschoolers are going to be transferred about 10 blocks away to another center that will stay open. there's a couple dozen that will still stay open. the real problem the kids here are the kids who are in kindergarten and first grade. those kids come here after school, and their parents rely on this. there are no other problems for them. the school down the street offers some programs for the second graders and up. for these six to eight-year- olds, there's nothing. so she said that on monday, volunteers have said they will be here to try to provide that service any way, even without the money, just do it with volunteers. but that, again, is hard to promise these parents who are now trying to figure out what to do with their children if the center doesn't actually open. live in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 action news.

>> okay, claudine, thank you. >> let's go back to sal. we have a hazmat situation in san francisco. what's happening, sal? >> there was some sort of hazardous release apparently. we're trying to confirm this. it made some people sick at pier 96. you can see the news chopper 2 is live overhead. they have several paramedic vehicles, and, apparently, several people have become ill. this is at pier 96. now i want to -- let's turn the two-way on it and see if i can talk to erica. erica will you pull back for me? i want to see wider view to give our viewers a lay of the land. pier 96 is a facility owned by normal or operated at least by normal waste systems. it's a huge recycling facility. i've actually been there before to see them doing their recycling. this is where most of the recycling trucks in san francisco come and get rid of their recycling. it's right near the ships there and some of the old seaports.

so pier 96, inside that building is where they sort the recycling that comes from most homes in san francisco. again there's been some sort of a hazardous material release there and has sick end people. so we have a crew on the way. we have several firefighter and paramedic units on the scene, and that's what's happenening now. so a big response. they have a command center set up. you can see it there. so we'll let you know more about the situation. at 7:33, let's go back to the desk. we're learning more about a 13-year-old shot and killed while walking in oak. ktvu's craig debro joins us with more on the young victim. good morning, craig. >> good morning, tori. the past 30 seconds somebody else came up here and dropped off another t-shirt. kermit bayliss, the pe teacher at the middle school dropped this off. you may read about this later today, but they had a sports festival in june, and this is one of the last -- this is the t-shirt -- at least one like this. this is what the young victim

wore during that forts vest value. you're going to hear a little bit of his emotional sound, the interview with him in a half hour or so. this spot the memorial for the 13-year-old shot d killed on wednesday night. this is a spot that for a long time is going to have a lot of dark memories for a lot of people. >> this is wrong. this is not right. a 13-year-old boy who died for nothing? >> the 13-year-old jamal clark, a high school student was shot and killed as he walk along bancroft avenue around 920, walking with his twin brother. according to a published report, javon thought he heard firefighters. but when he turned around, he saw someone holding a gun. police have confirmed the assailant was on foot. >> it just want to say that i'm going to miss him so much, because we were at the ymca, and he always used to make me laugh. >> reporter: police say they do not have a motive for the

shooting or any suspects, but the family suspects jamon clark was set up. family members say he got a call from someone asking him to walk to a gas station and then fill up a gas can so he can go and help that person who was stranded. there are no indications right now that the person who made the call has come forward. if friends and family do know this person, fear of retaliation could keep people from coming forward. >> even if we knew who did it, we wouldn't tell y'all, though, because it's not in the game, though; but if the police catch him, they catch him. if not, you live by the gun, you die by the gun. >> reporter: now, as i say, you're going to hear more from mr. bayliss coming up in a half an hour. he said he was most impressed by his ability to adapt to any sport. he said he was a pure athlete. in addition to that, outside of the athletic world, friends and family say he was a regular churchgoer, and very respectful of adults. so stay tuned. we'll have that interview

coming up. reporting live, craig debro, channel 2 action news. >> okay, craig. thank you. time now 7:36. officials say a body found near fremont may be connected to an unsolved disappearance. the body found yesterday. it was hidden off of nice canyon road about a mile from mission boulevard. investigators are still waiting for dna identification, but we've been told, based on evidence found there at the scene, including a ring, the victim is believed to be frankie lopez of east palo alto. the 27-year-old father of two stay period six months ago after an altercation at a marijuana grow house near hayward. investigators got a tip from someone recently arrested -- in livermore, a girl's coach, a girl's soccer coach is in jail this morning accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. forty-five-year-old david garcon arrested yesterday after a three-month investigation. police say during a search of

his home, they found several cures on his computer depicting local children. he coached 8-year-old girls for the livermore youth soccer league, but has since been removed from the position after league officials learned of the arrest. time now 7:37. we now know at least one of the sources of the small that's link to the massive egg recall. . the food and drug administration confirms the bacteria was found in chicken feed at both rite county aid and hillandale farms. the two iowa farms recalled more than half a billion eggs around the country. about 1,550 illnesses have been connected to the out break so far, including dozens right here in the bay area. all right. 7:38. we want to check in with sal and get another update on the hazardous material response in san francisco. sal? >> reporter: all right, tori and dave. we do have several workers at pier 96 who have responded here to the report of people

becoming ill at the pier 96 recycling facility. you see the vehicles, rescue companies a fire engine and fire truck there along with several workers from the facility who have come out. those are the people who sort the recycling material. apparently something made several of those workers ill. they're outside in the fresh air. perhaps that's all it took. that's the response. we have a reporter and crew on the way to find out more about the if situation. again, peer 96 is in the southeastern part of san francisco. most people don't live there. but northwest waste runs the recycling facility, a lot of where the recycling is sorted after it gets off loaded from the blue bins into the recycling trucks. the traffic is backed up.

no major problems -- northbound is getting busier driving past the colosseum. 7:39. here's mark. >> tracking low clouds and fog, coast side, pushing back to the bay, looking forward toward san francisco. san francisco on tuesday in the 90s. today barely making it up into the lower 60s. so we've already talked about -- experienced the cooling trend. it will continue, in fact, into the weekend. inland spots today only in the low 80s, and the weekend forecast, only 70s out there in a few locations. a bit of a breeze with wind around 15 to 25 miles per hour throughout the week. here we go with current numbers, santa rosa, 48 degrees, reporting some fog, oakland 59, san jose last check reporting partly cloudy skies and clear skies toward the fairfield area. look what happens. this cool weather system moving in for the weekend. meaning warmest locations inland around 73 to 75 degrees

fog regroups for tonight. a deeper marine layer. you see the fogs painted in. there's a little bit of moisture with the system. there is a slight chance of a few sprinkles. in fact, here is our forecast model. we'll take this into saturday. by 12:00 tomorrow and, the slight chance of a few sprinkles approaching the north bay, as you can see the northern portions of sonoma and napa counties. but for the most part, the bulk of the shower activity should be to the north of the bay area, and then sunday that shower chance moves out you are the the north and east. >> this morning, the fogs a factor as you can see san francisco, oak, hayward, santa rosa, napa and into the afternoon hours, partly to mostly sunny. the fog is back to the shoreline, 60 tole 4 degrees. and the giants playing for tonight. partly cloudy skies, definitely bring the sweater and the jacket with a bit of a breeze out there. and temperatures only in the upper 50s. forecast high this is afternoon, 64 in san francisco,

hayward 69, san jose in the mid 70, and look ahead. temperatures continue to cool off for your saturday with clearing skies on sunday. and a minor warming trend for monday, and into tuesday of next week. torre? >> thank you, mark. >> it is 19 minutes before 8:00. we are approaching the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina devastating the gulf coast. we will go live to new orleans to see how the area has recovered and how much work still needs to be done. . >> a contestant on an idol singing competition is now a suspected islamic terrorist.

a difficult five years for folks who live here. we had a chance to walk through the neighborhood in the ward yesterday where there's many stories of success and many others still where people are struggling. residents talk to us about what this period of time means to them, what the anniversary means to them and how the hurricane changed everything. >> on the corner, the only way in was by boat. floodwaters nearly reached the street sign. that was almost five years ago. neighbors who live in this neighborhood say the upcoming anniversary of hurricane katrina doesn't change anything. the hurricane is still a part of everyday life. >> it's bad, but it's not like it's supposed to be. you know, we're coming along. >> reporter: it took aaron

clark two-and-a-half years and $100,000 from fema to rebuild his home. but down the street, other homes still bear the scars of katrina, plywood, water marks and spray paint from rescuers. >> a bunch of houses just boarded up. some not boarded up. they're just open. >> down the street these volunteers are trying to fix that. >> i feel for most of these people. they've gone through a lot. >> the christian charity samaritan's purse has built 20 homes in just this neighbor, and they're still build. >> people share their stories trying to get back into the houses after five years, so that's a long time. >> stories of patience and persistence for both volunteers and neighbors as they try to turn back the tied five years after the water receded. >> there are several events going on this weekend organize by local parishes to acknowledge and remember the

anniversary of hurricane katrina, some of them more sell bra tori in nature, recognizing the successes of the last five years, and some of them more some number. president barack obama is also scheduled to be here this weekend, and scheduled to speak on sunday. reporting live in new orleans. the director of fema now acknowledging mistakes the bush administration made in the response to hurricane katrina. >> you need to have one person in charge. that person needs to be on the ground with the team understanding what's going on. the minute you try to micromanage that from inside the beltway, it just craters everything. and that was a huge disconnect between fema and the homeland security. >> brown also says the information given out by the administration about the gravity of the situation was accurate, but never put in proper context with how much help people needed. >> by the way, we have a

special section dedicated to the anniversary of hurricane katrina urn the extras section of our web site at ktvu.com. the time now 7:47 hurricane danielle out with the atlantic ocean. it is a category four storm with winds of 135 miles per hour. it is expected to pass well east of bermuda saturday night but large waves and dangerous surf conditions are expected in bermuda over the next couple of days. danielle could bring pretty rough surf to beaches of the atlantic. also this morning, a un official says massive flooding in pakistan has gone from bad to worse there are now 8 million people in need of emergency help, and more rain is on the way today hundreds of thousands of pakistanis fled from water pouring through two major breaks in the south. this comes a day after the taliban made a veiled threat against foreign aid workers trying to help out the flood

victims. >> canadian authorities say a major cell has been broken up after three suspected terrorists are accused of building improvised explosive devices. >> amongst other things, investigators seized more than 50 boards designed specifically to remotely -- >> the suspects, all canadian citizens are also accused of actions in afghanistan to buy weapons to attack nato coalition forces. now, in a bizarre twist, one of the suspects was a contestant on the american version of "american idol." >> so you hail from pakistan, hey? >> yes. >> sure, who moon walked for the show's judges is now facing terrorism charges, along with two others. a state department official says the u.s. has not been

asked to assist with the case so far. all right. time now 7:49. before we go, we just had an earthquake in the bay area, centered in danville, a 2.9 quake. we haven't heard of injuries or damage. 2.6. we're getting more information. we'll pass it along as we get it. >> yeah. usually with that kind of earthquake, you feel it. there's usually not too much damage. just kind of shakes people up a little bit. if you're headed out to school. all right. 7:49. new trouble for a certain news room. find out about the big announcement from a newspaper. >> also what's happening that will clean up a messy problem in the bay area. ññ

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all right. it is 7:04. we want to check in once again with sal, who's keeping a close eye on a number of things out there. sal? >> that's right, tori and dave. we are looking at the commute out of contra costa county at this time. highway traffic still slow, slower in antioch. but here in bay point, also getting slowdowns over to concord. swinging to highway 24 westbound, looks okay. there's only a brief slowdown at the caldecot tunnel. looks okay into san francisco. it's light. on the peninsula, we're looking at 101 and 280. not too bad. highway 92 between highway 101 and 280, slow in the westbound direction. in the southbound direction a few slowdowns into the valley there's also a slowdown an unusual one, southbound 280 from 17 down to 87. 7:55. here's mark de mayo. >> hi, sal. good morning to you. fog across the a good portion of the bay area coastline right

around the bay. partly cloudy skies, and at least the clouds keeping it cool for a good portion of the region. remember, a couple days ago, we had the fog-free weather, temperatures soaring. not the case for today. if you are heading downtown, here's the plan for the week. more clouds, the possibility of a few showers up toward arcadia, mckinleyville, up toward crescent city. the chance for a few showers up toward lake tahoe, forecast highs around 60s, 64. palm springs, plenty of sunshine, temperatures approaching 100 degrees for both days saturday and sunday. we'll start it off this morning in the 40s and 50s. see what happens in the afternoon hours, temperatures ranging from around 60 coastside. warmest locations inland. there's the orange contour in the lower 80s, around 80 to 84 degrees. areas of fog ones again. we do have some partly cloudy breaks down toward san jose, and fairfield, in fact, reporting mostly clear skies. but a bit of a breeze around the delta. into the afternoon hours, partly to mostly sunny. still some patchy fog. no 90s on the forecast maps.

warmest locations inland in the lower 80s, san jose 75, and loss gados tops out at 80 degrees. here's a look ahead. temperatures continue to cool off into your week. a few extra clouds for saturday. a slight chance for a few sprinkles in the north bay for tomorrow, and then temperatures warm up next week, a minor warming trend for monday and tuesday. dave and/or the re. time now 7:56. we will have more on this hour's breaking news. emergency crews investigating this possible hazmat situation at a san francisco pier. we've got a news crew right there at the scene. san jose firefighters are voting today on a critical contract proposal 24 hours after crews scramble to the scene of three early morning fires. also we'll find out where the governor of california is headed with the state still locked in a budget deadlock.

out a break in a tragic homicide case that's getting international attention. friends and family mourn the loss of a young oakland track star who was getting ready to start high school next week. the second hour of mornings on 2 starts now. >> complete bay area news coverage continues this is ktvu mornings on two. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it is friday august. well, a bitter labor dispute between firefighters and the city is raising concerns about public safety. jay hernandez is joining us now with an update. i know you've talked with the union officials. good morning, jane. >> reporter: i did. nora compo spoke to us this morning. she told us she's upset the city decided to lay off 49 firefighters last month, and this morning, she says the mayor is playing political games with firefighters.

we are live in front of city hall in san jose. highlighting this issue, take a look at this. three fires yesterday morning erupting in a two-hour period, leaving firefighters struggling to get to them. response times shot up from 8 minutes to 10 minutes, longer than the department's target time. firefighters say yesterday's strain proves the city is risking public safety. mayor chuck reed defended the city's layoffs and says the residents are safe. the city is willing to reinstate the firefighters, though, if and only if the union agrees to take an almost 9% cut in wages and benefits. a top paid firefighter would lose about 11,000 dollars a year. when they met in this hall yesterday to vote on whether or not to make the concessions, voting ends today. pete constant says the department does not have conquered evidence the cuts are costing the city more than momentarily. >> it took our fire department 12 minutes to respond to a gas line explosion, and in those 12 minutes, what was really sad to

hear is that we were not able to respond in the time that we should have responded, which is within the 8 minute response time. we've learned this morning the firefighter union is holding a press conference scheduled for 11 this morning. when the city made the cuts to the fire department, officials were supposed to install a computer program which would send and divert companies quicker to a dispatch fire also dealing with emergency calls. but firefighters say the program is not up and running yet. another risk when a fire pops up. they'll discuss that at a press conference in a few short hours. reporting live in san jose, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 action news. all right. thank you, jade. it is 2 minutes after 8:00. today san francisco police are expected to announce arrests in the killing of a german tourist near union square earlier this month. a stray bullet killed makle insure royer while taking a

stroll down mason street with her husband. police chief george gas cone is expected to announce the details of a break in the case sometime today. investigators believe the 60- year-old woman was killed by stray gunfire during a gun battle between teenagers outside a private party. san francisco police are trying to find whoever was involved in an apparent road rage incident that left a man in the hospital with life threatening injury is. investigators say the 51-year- old man was bug in the crosswalk at and missouri around 10:30 wednesday night when a small white car nearly hit him. the driver apparently got out and began arguing with the pedestrian. that's when witnesses say, the victim fell and hit his head, and the driver got into his car and drove away. police say the white two-door compact has a license plate that starts with either 5xm or 5fm. the driver is described as white or latino, 25 to 40 years old, and he was wearing a

flannel shirt and blue jeans. time now 8:03. friends and family gathered on the streets of oak last night for a very emotional candlelight vigil. they were honoring a homicide victim who was only 13 years old. jamon clark a middle school track star. he was getting ready to begin high school next week. wednesday night, someone shot him in the head as he walked down bancroft avenue with his twin brother. there is now a $15,000 reward for information in the search for his killer. >> right now by don't have the motive for this shooting, and that's why we have to ask for the public's help to help solve this case. anytime we need to get information, especially in a homicide case, we're going to need the public's help. >> family members say they believe the teenager may possibly have been set up. ktvu's craig deb rewill be back with more details on this coming up at 8:30. 8:04. governor schwarzenegger and legislative leaders have now started meeting about the budget's stalemate. yesterday was the first budget

meeting in almost two months. as of today, california's budget is now 58 days overdue. republicans and democrats are at odds over how to deal with the state's $19 billion budget shortfall. republicans want cuts while democrats favor tax increases. the los angeles times is reporting that governor schwarzenegger plans to go on a six-day three-country trade mission in asia on september, even if the state still has no budget in place. because of the budget's stalemate, thousands of vendors who do business with the state are not getting paid. the checks to help clinics to care for the poor are on hold until a budget is signed. time now 8:05. well, bart riders, you're getting a break. fares will not go up until july 2012. that decision came after bart found an unexpected

multimillion dollar budget surplus. all right. 8:55 is the time. we want to check in once again with sal, who's keeping a close eye on the commute and some other problems out there. >> that's right. we're looking at the news chopper 2 pictures that we have of pier 96, where they recycle a lot of san francisco's recycling. they have apparently a chemical release there that sickened some workers. the fire department and paramedics on the scene. ten people have been evaluated at the scene and refused treatment. one person is being treated at the scene because of something that got into that person's eye. ktvu's claudine wong is arriving at the scene. she'll have more coming up. >> go to live traffic pictures. bay bridge, you'll love it. westbound coming into san francisco looks good. >> this morning if you're driveing into the south bay that's cleared up. earlier there was slow traffic. now looks good getting up to highway 17. 8:06. filling in for steve. it's mark the mayo. >> hi, sal.

you can see behind me the fog is back near the coast and right around the bay. so dealing with some overcast this morning. there's that flag getting a bit of a workout as well with the winds around 10 to 15 miles per hour. the wind speeds will continue to actually accelerate as we head into the weekend. as far as the weather story for today, areas of fog this morning. temperatures inland, no triple digits, 90s, only in the lower 80s. the weekend will continue to cool off. here we go, current numbers out there, san francisco 65 degrees, oak 61. the cloud up toward santa rosa and napa. this was the weather story, pattern a few days ago. remember we were talking about triple digit heat. not the case anymore as the weather system moves in from the north. the marine layer increases tomorrow as well. we, in fact, could have some drizzle out there first thing tomorrow morning. even a few patches this morning, but a better bet they're more widespread for saturday morning, and possibly this as well. the chance of a few scattered

sprinkles primarily for the north bay. in fact, here's our forecast model at 12:00 tomorrow afternoon. not a big deal, but we still could have a few sprinkles approaching the northern parts of sonoma county and napa county. the main action moves out, at least partly cloudy skies on sunday. time now 4:40. noon hours, partly to mostly sunny. the cloud bank goes. still some leftover. the heat wave just a memory right now with temperatures only in the lower 80s inland. san jose in the 70s. here's a look ahead, a little bit of a warm-up for sunday. but winds will continue to be a factor all weekend long. the warming trend will continue into next week for monday into tuesday. tori? >> thank you, mark. eight minutes after 8:00. it was a frightening incident at the sacramento airport where a jetblue plane

made a rough landing and caught on fire. the airline says all four tires of the aircraft blew out as it was trying to land yesterday afternoon. then the brakes caught on fire. ones the plane came to a stop, flight attendants started shouting for everyone to evacuate down the emergency slide. >> i dropped all my stuff, and i was the second person off of the left-hand chute, so got out to the tarmac, ran to the grass, and then turned around and you can see the tires in flames. >> fifteen people suffered minor injuries, five taken to hospitals. the jetblue plane was coming in from long beach. the national transportation safety board is trying to find out exactly what happened. >> okay. the time now is 8:09. new tubs south of the border. we'll tell you how a tv station became directly involved in the growing violence of mexico. there's a major new development in sarah palin's contract controversy at a california college. >> also the u.s. census bureau

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knocked it off the air. that explosion is in the part of mexico where officials are now investigating the killing of 72 migrants. the tv network says although none of its employees were hurt, that explosion damaged their building ben bernanke is sharing his thoughts on how to pull the u.s. economy out of its slump. alison burns is live in our bureau with the latest. >> good morning, tori. that's right. ben bernanke is addressing a fed policy meeting in jacksonville, wyoming. it's off limits to cameras, but these are the words he is using this morning to describe this country's economic outlook. he says, "the economic outlook is inherently uncertain, and the economy remains vulnerable

to unexpected developments." his comments come as another disappointing report is released this morning about the economy. it shows the economy has slowed more than expected. the gross domestic product grew at 1.6% for the second. that is much slower than the first quarter's 3.7% pace. now, this morning, bernanke said the fed has the tools to head off another recession, and he says the fed will, among other things, consider making another large-scale purchase of securities if the slowing economy were to deteriorate significantly. bernanke is under tremendous pressure right now, but he is stopping short, it appears, of announcing any new action today. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 action news. >> all right. thank you, alison. it is 8:14. right now former president jimmy carter is on a plane

flying from north korea back to the u.s. he successfully won the release of a jailed american sentenced to eight years of hard labor for entering north korea illegally. the former president and 31- year-old aijalon gomes are on their way back to boston. we have video of the coal miners trapped underground in chile. what you're looking at was filmed with a camera lowered down through a bore hole. the shirtless men looked slim, but healthy. at the end, the men joined together to sing the national anthem of chile. the miners have been told it will take weeks or months for an escape tunnel being drilled to reach them. we have new details this morning that the film student accused of stabbing a new york city cab driver has been taken to a psychiatric ward. michael enwright is accused of slashing a cab driver after finding out he was a muslim.

an empty bottle of scotch found in his backpack. he's been charged with four counts, including attempted murder and hate crime charges. the victim actually met with new york mayor michael bloomberg yesterday, and publicly called for peace between people of different races and religions. >> now many bay area muslims are concerned hostilities could get worse as their current holy month comes to an end. muslims celebrating the month of ramadan a time of prayer and peace. but the final celebration could fall on the anniversary of the sign attacks. they say it didn't plan it that way. they say the date is determined by nature. >> we base the start and end of the month of ramadan based on the month of moon. this year, just coincidently it will fall on september. in some cases some moss, may do it on the 11th. this is not out of choice. we don't control the moon. >> most moss, in the bay area

are trying to promote good relations. they are opening their doors to non-muslims on the weekends throughout the rest of ramadan. 8:16. complying with a court order sar palin's contract was released from a controversial speaking engagement. the university's nonprofit foundation contracted palin to appear at the event, which reportedly raised more than $200,000 for the school. but when the university initially refused to disclose how much palin was being paid, a lawsuit was filed to force its disclosure. the contract confirms that palin was paid $75,000. it also shows she had an option for two first-class plane tickets from anchorage to california or the use of a private jet. palin's agreement also called for a sweet and two single rooms at a deluxe hotel. we did some research to compare the $75,000 sarah palin was paid for her speech at the stance law event with other

speakers' fees. according to business week former secretary of state colin powell gets $100,000 to $200,000 for his speeches. al gore gets a hundred thousand and rudy giuliani earns 75,000 to $200,000 per speech. time now 7 :18. people are having fewer babies and the recession may be to blame. the u.s. birthrate dropped for the second year in a row to its lowest level in a century. last year there were about 4.1 million births. that is down 2.7% from 2008. now besides the slumping economy, the experts say the drop in immigration also added to the decrease in births. female business owners can get help expanding their businesses at a big event that will be held in san francisco later this year. it helps women by making

connections, learning how to gain confidence in the public eye. business owners can compete to get special coaching in a contest that requires what's known as an elevator pitch. that's how you explain in three minutes or less how your business can help others. the overall idea is to help women grow their business and create jobs. >> we've been particularly working on it during the recession to help women stay in business and, you know, hit the revenue marks and live their dreams. >> now, the judges, with input from the audience, will determine which predetermined finist should be granted awards -- to receive awards is what i'm saying. . this seminar will run november through the in san francisco. and you can get more information on the contest and the entire event by going to our channel 2 web site, ktvu.com. >> sounds like a great event. >> yeah, helping out a lot of people. a national park known for

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maintenance crews spent yesterday cleaning up 5,000 gallons of raw sewage near anchor circles. it leaked into several garages and the redwood shores lagoon. the spill was caused by a pipeline break on went, and it's still unclear when that rupture will be fixed. hundreds of garbage collectors in san mateo county are heading back to work this morning. yesterday they wrapped up a two- day strike acting some 36,000 customers. they will now be busy all weekend long, picking up the trash that has been piling up since wednesday. the 48-hour walkout was to show solidarity with garbage workers in half-moon bay who are in a contract dispute with management. time now 8:23. yosemite, well known for its natural beauty, is also making news now for its connection to

marijuana. two men are under arrest for running a large pot-growing operation right on the border of the popular national park. park rangers seized thousands of pot plants on tuesday. the rangers say both of the men arrested are mexican citizens in the u.s. illegally. more than 3,650 plants and several pounds of processed pot were seized. the marijuana has a street value of more than $14 million, and now there are concerns that the operation caused major environmental damage. 8:24 this morning. the chp will honor a father and son who rescued a driver from a burning car. 46-year-old alfonso rodriguez and his 14-year-old son immediately sprang into action when they saw a car engulfed in flames near interstate 280 in san francisco. the two good samaritans immediately pulled the trapped driver out of the burning car. the chp says their quick thinking and heroic actions likely saved the driver's life.

bravo to them. uh-huh. time now 8:24. sal, everyone behaving themselves on this friday morning? >> well, we are doing okay, dave and tory today. we do have a couple of things we want to tell you about. first we'll check the bay area bridges. i would say it's a nice drive across most of them. as a matter of fact all of them that we see here in these pictures. the westbound bay bridge, san mateo, golden gate and richmond traffic moving well. there is a problem on the peninsula northbound 101 at broadway. word of an injury accident with paramedics and fire crews now arriving. northbound 101 slow. so if you're trying to get to the airport, give yourself more time. you might want to -- if you're trying to catch the flight on time, leave early or use 280 or this will 0 to get to the airport. 8:25. here's mark. >> hi there, sal. good morning to you. the fog is back with us across parts of the bay area this friday morning. we have been talking about a cooling trend. remember a few days ago we were talking about a major warm-up. not the case for today. oakland you can see the clouds in place. currently 58 degrees, and the clouds will continue to be on

the increase ones again as we do head into the weekend. here we go on our maps. you can see the fog showing up over san francisco, heading across the bay out toward oakland. there's the bay bridge; and in the south bay, just partly cloudy skies down toward san jose. in fact, that's wasouth. let's bring that -- sorry for the roller coaster ride there, but you can see some breaks in the clouds for san jose and also will low glenn. up in the north bay, there's a better flight for you, up toward santa rosa, still some overcast there. same deal for napa. if you are traveling heading out of town. you can see this for eureka, mostly cloudy skies, lake tahoe the possibility of a few showers, both days in monterey, patchy fog, 58 degrees. palm springs, plenty of sunshine, temperatures around the 100-degree mark. we start out the day in the 40s and 50s. you can see what happened in the afternoon hours, temperatures ranging from the 60s, 70s, warmest locations inland only in the lower 80s. so here we go this morning. the short-term tracking some fog out there, 48 to 55

degrees. into the afternoon hours, partly to mostly sunny, 60 to 84. so no more 90s to talk about on the forecast maps later on. san rafael 74, and oakland 68 degrees. san jose mid 70s, and morgan hill, 82. a look ahead at your five-day forecast, we have introduced a slight chance for a sprinkle for saturday, but for the most part, expecting partly cloudy skies, some gusting winds, and saturday will be the coolest day of the weekend. a little bit of a bump in the numbers later in the period. dave? now turning to 8:27. still following breaking news from san francisco. we have a news crew headed to the scene of this, a report of a hazmat spill that could be making people sick. and why friends and family of a murdered 13-year-old boy believe he may have been set up to die. and we're going to find out why people packed into this meeting last night and what they were hoping to hear about their commute. south of laredo, there's a place...

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the san francisco fire department plans to be out here for another hour or. so you can take a look behind me and see the fire crew's position behind the plant. new information on what happened out here. apparently the workers were conducting their normal business. the plant operation was underway when a box came under a conveyor belt. as the box was coming down the

belt, somehow it opened, and there was a powdery substance inside. . some had to have their eyes flushed out when the crews got here. one person didn't find much relief with that flushing that they do to kind of clear out your eyes. that person was taken to the hospital for further observation and treatment. the problem now is that that box that had that white powdery substance actually continued its way down the conveyor belt. so what hazmat crews and the fire crews want to do is find the box so it can figure out what the powdery substance actually was. they have been searching for a little while and can't find it. so until they do and can confirm the powdery substance is not a danger, they will stay out here. you have 12 people who suffered an eye irritation, 12 people at the scene, one person who went

to the hospital. this area remains blocked blocked off. they have a police car blocking the area off so no traffic comes through. they have a line of trucks waiting to come through. no one will get into the area until the firefighters can find the box, take a look at it, analyze the powder, make sure there's no other danger to people out here. at this point, estimating maybe another hour or so. so we'll continue to keep an eye on things out here, talking to officials. if anything updates, we'll keep you updated. the fire department is walking over here now. thanks for walking over here. we know you're still looking for the box. any indication by the symptoms of what might have been in it. >> no, some sort of i assistant. the only system people seemed to be experiencing was eye

irritation. >> we know you have the area blocked off, it will still be a while. at what point do you let them back in. i know you guys were having trouble locating it. >> once they test it and determine what it is, they'll be able to determine if it's a safe environment for people to reenter. >> reporter: at this point no concerns that anybody here would be in any kind of -- >> no, no. isolated. everybody has been removed from the area. >> thanks for the update this morning. again, a little bit of standing by while they try to identify whatever was that powdery substance, but expect things to be opened up sooner than later. live, claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 action news. it is 8:33. oakland police are now offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who killed a 13-year-old boy. craig debro joins with us reaction from those who knew the young victim.

good morning, greg. >> good morning, tori. a couple people have been out here this morning. you can see the memorials with the candles out here, outpouring of support for the victim this morning. it was set up in honor of 13- year-old jamon clark. this morning, his track coach came by to drop off a t-shirt and hang it on the fence. it is one he wore at a track festival at his middle school where he went in june. he was headed to skyline high school this year for his freshman year but was killed on wednesday night. he and his twin brother were walking on bancroft avenue between 61st and 62nd at 9:30 wednesday night. friends and family say jamon got a call from someone asking for help. he ran out of gas, needing him to go to the gas station, fill up a can and bring it to him. that's when someone came up on foot and shot him. he died on the scene. his coach out here a second ago says he feels a special connection with the young man. >> not only that, i have an

identical twin. he was an identical twin. i was an identical twin back -- i ail am. but for the most part, i connected with the young man, because i see him and his twin brother. i go, "boy, that was just like me and my twin brother back when we were in middle school and junior high school." >> the coach said jamon picked up everything quickly. they said he was a good track and basketball player. they said they were going to start a hockey league this year. he picked that up easily as well. he had a lot of nice things to say about the young man. as far as the investigation, i called police to try to get ahold of detectives this morning. when i spoke to the coach, he told me that jamon's mom is too distraught to talk. when they were on the phone together, she dozed off. she hasn't slept since tuesday. reporting live, craig debro, ktvu news. officials say a body found

near fremont may be connected to an unsolved mystery. the body hidden off miles canyon road a mile from mission boulevard. investigators waiting for dna identification, but we've been told based on evidence found at the scene, the victim believed to be frankie lopez. the father of two disappeared six months ago after an altercation at a marijuana grow house near hayward. investigators got a tip from someone recently arrested who led them to the body. in livermore, a girl's soccer coach is in jail, accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. plies say during a search of his home, they found several pictures on his computer depicting local children. he coached girls for the

livermore youth soccer league, but he has been removed from the position after league officials learned of the arrest. time now 8:36. we now know at least one of the sources of the small bacteria connected to that nationwide egg recall. the fda confirms the bacteria was found in chicken feed at wright county egg and hillandale farms. the two farms in iowa recalled more than half a billion eggs nationwide. about 1,550 illnesses have been connected to the out break so far including dozens here in the bay area. some worried homeowners are now fighting the plan to extend bart to livermore. last night a standing room crowd jammed the city council chambers. they were hooking for answers in bart's expansion manslaughter in our city. one proposal would add two stations in the downtown area. but some say that st. patrick- mile route could end up costing

them big money. >> . >> i'm concerned that if they debt this right away, that's going to lower the value of my home. >> there is not an eminent domain process. bart is not actively acquiring property. no one is acquiring homes at this point. >> this faces more than just community opposition. it would cost more than $4 billion, and as things start now, bart does not have the money to make it happen. interesting. time now 6:38. sal what happened? >> an injury crash, northbound 101 in burling lane. this is blocking one of the fast lanes along the highway. what i want you to do is if you're taking a flight to fso, make sure you get on the road early or on 280 and use 380 to get over to the airport or take must be transportation and just

plan for a delay on northbound 101. they're working to clear that accident quickly. looking at northbound 101 coming up through san jose. that traffic is moving along very well. if you are driving to the told ms. is a, think you'll like what you see. westbound traffic looks good getting into fran. now here's mark. >> hi there sal. good morning to you. a pretty shot from walnut creek. you can see the fog bank in the distance. framed beautifully a little wind showing up as well. winds around 10 to 20 miles per hour across the bay area. two days ago, we had temperatures around 100 degrees, over 100 degrees. today in the lower 80s. a look at the maps. you can see some of the fog showing up over san francisco, the coast extending across the bay bridge out toward oak. the weather story for today is this, with a cooling trend will

continue. temperatures continue to drop into your saturday. santa rosa reporting visibility and dense fog showing up in the north bay. oakland 61 and san jose reporting last check, mostly sunny in the upper 50s at 57. high pressure moving out of town. as a result the record heat has moved out of town. the complete opposite moving in for today and the week. this area of low pressure moving in from the north. week temperatures the warm range low to mid 70s as we increase the breeze. we have to dust off our forecast model. we haven't used this since may. you can see activity approaching the north bay counties, a slight chance of sprinkles up in these areas for the afternoon. the main impact a few extra clouds, temperatures cooling off into your weekend. still some areas of fog targeting the coast and around

the bay, 45 to 50 degrees in the afternoon hours. partly to mostly sunny, temperatures from 60 to 84 degrees. when the giants play, you can look for partly cloudy skies, a bit of a breeze. bring the sweater and jacket with temperatures in the 50s. here is a look ahead. gusts could be approaching 30 miles per hour. temperatures could be warming up monday and tuesday of next week. thank you, mark. it's 19 minutes before 9:00. coming up on the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina. we'll go live to new orleans next and talk to people who have been struggling to rebuild their homes since the hurricane hit. plus it is not your imagination. there have been more bear sightings these days. we know some of the reasons why and what you should do if you have a close encounter with a bear. air has no prejudice...

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more arrests in the killing of a tourist earlier this month. a stray bullet killed maple insure royer while she was taking a stroll down the street with her husband. today the final day of an operation for several center in oak. the school district says state funding keeps them running, and without a new state budget it can't afford to keep them open. hundreds of firefighters voting on a new contract proposal. it would allow for the rehiring of 50 firefighters laid off recently, but also calls for a pay cut. five years ago this weekend, new orleans was devastated by hurricane katrina samantha hayes joins with us a look at the recovery effort in the years since then. good morning, samantha. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, tori. >> is there any word -- what is your take after talking to some of the residents there?

how are they feeling five years after hurricane katrina hit? i think there's mixed feelings five years or. a lot of people feel like progress has been made and much to celebrate. nevertheless there are residents still not back in their homes. i was talking to the community leader in the lower ward who says 75% of the neighborhood are still displaced. so folks who have struggled to get back here to their homes, rebuild their homes, find they may be successful. they miss their neighbors, miss the community they recognize know and love. five years later there's a lot done. still a lot to do. >> and i'm curious, how safe are the levies now? is new orleans ready in case another hurricane hits? >> that's a great question. city leaders say that the heaven vies are stronger than

they used to be, and new orleans is safer than it was five years ago when the hurricane hit and the levees broke and the city was flooded. the corps of engineers has been working on a $14 billion project to build and rebuild some of the levees; but if you talk to some of the residents -- and you can understand why, they don't necessarily trust the levees, and they don't necessarily trust government officials. if there is a huge storm a category 3 or 4 or 5, experts say the heaven vies could break again. the water could topple over at least. but they're hoping they're at least strong enough that maybe they can evacuate the city before it floods. >> and you mentioned government officials. are we hearing anything from the people in charge five years ago? >> an interesting comment recently from michael brown, who was the director of fema during hurricane katrina. he shared a sentiment.

you'll recall that comment from push where he said, "heck of a job, brownie." he recently told cnn he krinthd when the president made the statement realizing that what was happening on the ground and what the government officials were reporting were not in sync and that the government should have been talking about the information in context instead of simply kind of talking about statistics and numbers. they should have done a better job of explaining why people weren't getting here fast enough, why supplies weren't getting here fast enough. so, you know, a lot of people are looking back on this five- year anniversary. there's certainly a lot of blame to go around. i think many people here hope that if anything like that, a big hurricane cops this way again, that there will be better coordination among local, state and federal officials. >> yes,. >> still a lot to be learn. man that, live for us in new orleans, thank you. time 8:48. meantime hurricane danielle out in the atlantic ocean is now a category 4 storm. with 135 miles per hour winds.

it's expected to pass east tomorrow night. . but big waves and surf conditions expected in bermuda over the next couple of days. danielle could cause rough surf to the atlantic beaches. this morning, u.n. officials say massive flooding in pakistan has gone from bad to worse. 8 million people now need emergency help, and more rain is on the way. today hundreds of thousands of pakistanis fled from floodwater that is pouring through two levee breaks in the south. all of this comes a day after the taliban made a slaeld threat against foreign aid workers trying to help out the flood victims. 8:49. some civil rights leaders are criticizing the timing of a rally tomorrow by conservative talk-show host glenn beck. he is headlineing a rally called restoring honor scheduled on the anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s "i

have a dream" speech in the same spot where king delivered it. civil rights leaders say beck's conservative attack style goes completely against the message of dr. king. time now is 8:49. more than 500 bears live in yosemite national park. this summer there has been an increase in bear sightings and close encounters. park rangers say humans are to blame. they say campers who leave food in their vehicles or their coolers are asking for trouble. this year bears have already caused almost $90,000 damage in property, mostly to vehicles, because people leave food inside. >> one reason that bears can't open it, they can't figure out how. it has lots of space. >> the drivers also oppose a problem to the bears. sixteen bears have been hit so far this year, and six of them have died.

so with the big crowds expected over labor day, the rangers have this reminder for you: properly store your food, drive slow, and keep your distance if you spot a bear. up next, the bay area company that says it plans to go on a hiring spree. >> and a great event this weekend that involves those miniature horses and the kids that need help out of a crisis.

be trying to find a man earlier this week. the suspect, you see him in this photo, has a white baseball cap. the word cow is on it. police say on wednesday this man walked into the bank on tele graph avenue and gave the tell err note demanding money. next week the san mateo based software company looking to hire 150 new workers. the san francisco chronicle says after having its best quarter ever sunset suite is going on a massive hiring spree and hopes to increase its staff of 1,000 employees. zack nelson believes the company is on track to become the next software giant. meantime the nation's second largest newspaper will

cut about 30 jobs this fall. u.s.a. today is shifting its focus to readers and advertisers who use mobile advertisers to get their news. it will affect both the newsroom and business operations. newspapers all over the country have been making cuts for the last couple of years. users are choosing the internet over the print. last than 24 hours after netflix unveiled its long awaited ap for the iphone, twitter users have a win -win. they're going get their free ap. the free ap lets users stream free tvs and episodes to their i phones for no additional costs. the shows can be streamed over both wi-fi and 3g networks. the gates are already open this morning for a massive car show in the east bay. the good guy's west coast nationals is taking place at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasantton. car owners began arriving two

hours ago, and organizers expecting more than 3,550 hot rods and custom cars from 20 states. many are do-it-yourselfers, ready to show off years of hard work. >> i just finished my car in april. i've been looking forward to coming down here for years. this thing took me 7 years and two months. >> 7 years and two months? >> yes, sir. i did it all except for the upholstery in the past, the show only open to 1957 or older vehicles, but this year you'll fine classic american muscle cars from the '60s and early '70s. look at those. the show is open through sunday. well, a bay area organization that helps both children and horses is getting ready for its biggest fund- raiser of the year. the foundation connects children in crisis to rescued horses at its training center. these horses are trained to go

into hospitals, taken to hospice centers to visit terminally ill children. tomorrow's fund-raiser will provide a horse show, auction, lots of wine and beer, food and a good time. happens tomorrow at the charles will help training center in castro valley. tickets are $75 a piece. you can go to our channel 2 web site, ktvu.com. check for the web links if you want more information. hewlett-packard has fired another round the bidding war for a three par. hp is offering $1.88 billion for the software storage manufacturer. that's 300 million more than the latest bid by dell. dell and hp are fighting for 3 john par because they both believe it will help them expand in the fast-growing storage business. >> time now 8:57. let's go back to sal. what's happening out there, sal? >> i wanted to mention if you work or live near the gir a

deli chocolate factory, there has been a gas line break. we'll follow it, have more on the noon news. pier 96, they found what was causing the hazardous odor and determine what it is. they'll have that on the noon news. 880 traffic busy as you pass the colosseum. >> more throw clouds and fog near the coast and parts of the bay. lower 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. the clouds pull back to the shoreline for the week. a slight chance for a sprinkle for tomorrow. the recent -- >> thanks for watching, everyone.