>> reporter: i'm tara moriarty live at sfo where we have new information about what might have caused the emergency landing of a flight bound for australia. we'll also have reaction from passengers. there are real concerns that two men from the u.s. arrested at an airport overseas may have been making a dry run for a terrorist attack. >> reporter: and is a shark sighting at a popular pacifica beach enough to keep people out of the water? we'll tell you what surfers are saying this morning. "mornings on 2" starts now. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark.

>> good morning. i'm tori campbell. we are learning more this morning about what led up to an overnight air emergency. a packed quantas flight took off from sfo last night and was over the ocean when one of its engines exploded. ktvu's tear -- tara morey artie is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. we also spoke at a mechanic here at the airport. he had a chance to look at the engine. he believes it was simple wear and tear inside the engine, causing the propeller to snap creating sparks and flames. the faa still has to conduct its investigation. here's what we know -- passengers on board quantas flight 74 bound for sydney, australia actually saw fire coming out of that engine. we have some pictures of the aftermath. it looks like a huge gap on engine number one.

230 passengers were on that flight when it departed at 11:00 last night. they say the crew remained calm and the pilot decided to turn around back to sfo once problems were detected with the engines. passengers say it is an experience they will never forget. >> the -- very uncertain for a period of time until the captain announced what was going on. we had an engine that blew out. >> reporter: the emergency landing happened around 12:5 this morning. no one was hurt -- 12:45 this morning. no one was hurt. passengers are staying at nearby hotels. faa investigators should be arriving here within the hour. the plane has four engines total. we're told a 747 can fly on two to three engines but in this

case, the pilot was so close to where he had taken off from, he decided to turn back to sfo. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> tara, 200 passengers, how are they gonna get them all from sfo to sydney? i thought quantas may not have a flight from sfo to sydney? what are they gonna do? >> reporter: well, some of the passengers were told it may take them a few days to get back to sydney. some passengers may have to do is catch a flight down to l.a. and from there they can make it back to sydney. >> all right. ktvu's tara mori tara moriarty. thank you. we're getting new details about two men arrested in the netherlands when their flight landed from chicago. there are concerns that he may have been making a dry run for a terrorist attack.

suspicious items were found in their luggage, including a cell phone taped to a bottle of pepto bismol, watches attached to shampoo bottles, $7,000 in cash. the investigators discovered the luggage with the suspicious item that they went to dulles airport near washington, d.c. while the men went to amsterdam. that's not supposed to happen. >> rule number one, passengers and travelers go together. >> now, authorities are concerned those men were checking on the effectiveness of u.s. airport security. 7:0. some sufferers are ignoring shark warnings this morning posted at a popular beach. a great white was spotted yesterday from miramar beach. claudine wong is li vg with

home video and -- is live with home video and the surfers are out there. >> reporter: good morning. they have signs up warning surfers about what happened yesterday. if you take a look look in the water, you can see there are plenty of people out there. you see the parking lot filled up. people don't seem to be that concerned about these signs. the people we talked to this morning, don't seem to think it's serious enough to keep them out of the water. we want to show you this video. it's off in the distance. that was according to witnesses right after the shark rose out of the water and attacked a sea lion yesterday afternoon. it's estimated this was about 200-yards off the shoreline. one uferrer said he doesn't plan to head that far out. a couple of surfers, one said he might be a little more

cautious today. a. >> a little -- a little concerning. i think i will keep my eye out. if i see anything, i will rush back in. you know they are out there. i always keep my eye out. if i see anything, you usually -- i usually come back inside. >> reporter: so it looks like, at least for a handful of surfers out here, it's business as usual in lindamar beach. not sure if it will affect beachgoers, especially over the holiday weekend. the locals will say this beach is absolutely packed on the weekends and especially on holiday weekends. it is supposed to be a little warmer. you know, we're gonna continue to chat with folks out here, talk to some of the surfers, see what they say about being out in the water. we did talk to the gentleman that we talked to, as he came out of this water. he's a teacher in east palo alto, they don't really see

anything that concerns them to keep an eye out. they are really intent on getting a few waves in before heading to work. back to you. >> thank you. 7:06. we're just finding out this morning, the contract dispute between a.c. transit and its riders is leading to more service cuts. a.c. transit plans to announce proposed budget cuts tomorrow. that will probably slash weekend service in half, eliminate all but two overnight bus lines and shorten service hours on all of the routes. the previous plan called for a 7% reduction. it is 7:07. we want to check in now with sal castanedo, see how things are moving on this tuesday morning. speaking of public transit. the public transit agencies are telling us they are on time. but sometimes word doesn't get through. so i checked twitter. if you are taking public transportation and you are on as havele that's not moving

correctly. i will tweet it. and we'll get to the bottom of it. let's take a look at the commute on the bay bridge. you drive up to the tunnel. traffic is moderately heavy. we had a stalled vehicle in the tunnel. they had to get out and move it. the bridge traffic seems to be recovering. this morning, a live picture of interstate 880, not too bad, the traffic northbound looks pretty good. if you are driving in the santa cruz mountains. new accident in redwood estates. an accident with a motorcycle there. slow traffic in that area. here's steve. thanks, sal. a lot of fog to go around. some location, about a half- mile visibility. up above. >> sunny. the fog once it gets over the deck, burns off. we do have hurricane earl which is now a category 4. the reason

we are bringing this up now, it's moving away from puerto rico but the path that it takes will be a big determination on if the outer banks of the carolinas, also cape cod, new england, whether they see some of this or not. if it takes a far left turn, it will clip right along the coast by the weekend. if it just starts to recurve, no big people. but a category 4, moving along at 0 miles an hour -- 120 miles an hour. for us, fog, sunny, warm. san francisco, 55. 59, 64 at noon. we'll go for a high of 67. highs today -- now, mainly inland are gonna bump up a little bit. santa rosa did hit 80. 85 today. 67 in the city. walnut creek to 84 from yesterday's 78. 74 in downtown oakland an 80 in san jose after yesterday's 64. 60 at mount tamal pius.

60 degrees warmer. we've seen upper 60s to low 50s. 33 in tahoe. 48 in reno. 28 at truckee. it's cold. 50s, 60s, up and down the coast. one more system kind of has to clip the pacific northwest. we're on the southern edge of all of that. we'll see more of a north, maybe a slight northeasterly wind. warmer weather is on the way. by the weekend, what's now? another low digs into the pacific northwest. that will usher in the cooler patterns. low clouds and fog. sunshine today. warmer, bay, inland. coast will probably take another day. but 60s there, 70s. after that fog. 70s and mid-80s. tomorrow inland areas hit the

mid 90s. that would be vacaville, cloeverdale -- cloverdale. that from montpolice officer injured in the line of duty is -- that police officer injured in the line of duty is expected to have more surgery. it's reported that he's doing better. his condition was upgraded from critical to serious. at 39, the veteran police officer was shot and critically wounded while trying to arrest a man on domestic violence charges. the union city man who police say has confessed to shooting officer young is still in jail in san diego. an dree barrientos was expected to be transferred here later this week. court documents show he has a history of resisting arrest and running from the police.

on saturday, police in san diego arrested him just a couple of feet from the mexican border. a 23-year-old man who was arrested with barrientos at the border, also faces charges. and a third suspect in this case is scheduled toen arraigned later -- scheduled to be arraigned later today. he was arrested on -- she was arrested on saturday. prosecutors say she also tried to help barrientos flee the country. she's in jail in dublin. tonight, the president makes a rare otherral office address -- overall address. meg whitman had to take a break from the campaign trail because she was required to show up to court.

five american troops have been killed in attacks in afghanistan. four of them died in a roadside bomb explosion. the last couple of days have been particularly deadly for american forces in afghanistan. just since saturday, 19 u.s. service members have been killed. the total number of american troops killed in afghanistan this month is now 55. 7:5. today marks the official end of u.s. combat operations in iraq. right now, president obama is on his way to address u.s. troops personally at an army base in texas. this evening, he will address the rest of us.

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, tori. that's right. president obama is on his way right now to fort bliss, texas. here he is at andrews air force base about an hour and a half ago. he's going to fort bliss to thank u.s. troops for their service. while ther are still 50,000 troops in iraq, tonight, president obama will use his second oval office address to mark the formal end of operations there. he's cls making clear to americans that he made good on his prom -- he's also making clear to americans that he made good on his promise -- >> he will talk about the fact that we've made a determination that in july of 2011. we will begin to transition our mission in afghanistan. at the same time, vice president joe biden is in iraq. he's meeting with iraqi leaders

urging them to put aside their differences and make more progress in forming a functioning government. president obama is planning to call his predecessor, george w. bush, for his speech tonight. otherwise, the white house is not detailing what he will say. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:16. some critics say the 50,000 american troops remaining in iraq really are still combat troops. they've just been renamed "the washington post" says the units still in iraq will no longer be called brigade teams. they will be called advisory and assistance brigades. >> we're all still here. >> the troops say their mission means they are still on --

going on patrols and are on convoys. you can watch president obama's speech at 5:00. it will be streamed live at ktvu.com. back here at home, there are more police patrols at san francisco's golden gate park after yet another fatal attack. last saturday, police found the body of a homeless man near keyser stadium. an autopsy shows that michael podder was beaten to death. last march there was another vicious attack. police say the attacks don't seem to be connected. the people we've talked to said this -- >> i don't take it as an indicator of general conditions. >> 14,000 people visit the park every year and they should feel safe, it's reported. palo alto police are continuing their patrols after a strik of car burglaries.

28 break-ins have been reported in the last two weeks. most were in the downtown area and at the stanford center. those thieves have been stealing laptop computers, gps units, cell phones and other electronics. drivers, don't leave any valuables visible in your car. construction crews will break ground on a new affordable peninsula on the -- development on the peninsula. the project is about eight miles from google headquarters it will provide 124 new rentals for low and very low-income seniors. it's expected to open by next summer. word is leaking out about what steve jobs is likely to announce at tomorrow's apple event. itunes customers will get more time to sample songs they are considering buying. right now the samples last just

30 seconds. and it reports that apple will not start a service to let users store their music on apple servers and access it on their iphone. republican candidate for governor meg whitman had to add one more thing to her already busy schedule this week. jury duty. meg whitman has been out on the campaign trail. on monday, she was called for jury duty in san mateo county. she was asked along with the other potential jurors whether there was anything that would prevent her from serving. she told the judge while she's been pretty busy running for governor. the judge kept her right in the jury pool and she may have to report again on thursday. kind of interesting to have her sitting on the jury. >> yeah. 7:20. it's a case that stunned parents across the bay area. there's a new development now in the case of a petaluma toddler found wandering the streets alone. also cars and trucks could soon be sporting a letter grade

while they sit on a dealer's car lot. we'll tell you more. traffic on 237 moving along pretty well as you cross 88 o we'll tell you more about the morning commute -- straight ahead.

7:23. well, how noisy can motorcycles be here in california? now it's up to the governor to

decide. state lawmakers just approved a bill to punish riders whose motorcycles exceed the federal noise standards. the law will apply only to motorcycles built in the year 2013 or after that. violators will be fined. the governor who owns several motorcycles himself has not said whether he's gonna sign that bill. for the first time in 30 years, the cars on car dealer lots could offer new information to possible buyers. the epa wants cars and trucks to have new stickers and letter grades like this. a through f. that would indicate fuel consumption and emissions. the idea is to get buyers more information about fuel cost and how it affects the environment. those new labels could be on car windows by late 2011. it is 7:24. we want to check in with sal now, would is telling us it's pretty busy in eastern d.c. d.c. county.

>> d.c -- in east contra costa county. >> it's busy in contra costa county and keep in mind -- this a peek of the -- the peak of the commute there. we're watching public transportation. so far we haven't had any word of delays on the system. as i mentioned, we keep an eye on that because sometimes things are going well and then all of a sudden they go bad quickly. this is a look at the bay bridge. traffic is backed up to about the foot of the macarthur maze. we had some earlier problems as you -- there was a stalled vehicle up on the upper deck. and we have a look at northbound 17, southbound 17, there is a problem in the mountains. southbound 17 in redwood estates a minor crash. it looks like we have a few minor caltrain delays on one of the bullet trains. very minor. that's all we have. here's steve. good morning.

we have a lot of areas of fog out there. in fact, some visibility restricted to about a half-mile or less for some. over the bay, it's very mild. 50s to 60 degrees. alameda, they are 60. san jose has nothing and 60 degrees. there is a lot of locations that are calm because of the fog but that little west at 5. that's at fairfield. they can get 35, 40 miles an hour. so when they are only a little puff west at 5. there's not much of a sea breeze. once the fog burns off, there's plenty of indication that we'll warm up today. everything continues to go right down the coast. that north wind is beginning to show itself, fog, sunny, warmer. 60s, 70s. the biggest jump will be inland areas. yesterday we had lows in the 40s. today they are in the 50s. one more system goes by and then the high kicks in. i will show you real quick. this is a temperature map. by noon, yellow, 70s, 80s in

the orange and then we'll hold it there. 80s. watch what happens tomorrow. tomorrow morning we'll start off with 50s and 60s. watch by noon as the 90s start to creep in. that will be tomorrow. today, 80s inland. tomorrow 90s. low clouds, sunshine, warmer bay and inland. 60s to 80. some upper 80s for a few. we'll have warm-to-hot conditions wednesday/thursday. cooldown starts friday/saturday. there was some horrifying moments for passengers on an overnight flight out of sfo. >> [ inaudible ] >> we're gonna let you hear from passengers who found themselves right in the middle of a plane emergency right over the pacific ocean. >> reporter: and in hercules why police want to talk to the son of a man found murdered here on saturday. those details ahead when "mornings on 2" continues.

sess at sfo passengers are speaking out this morning about a frightening air emergency overnight on a quantas flight. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us with more on the investigation into what caused the engine to explode. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning, tori wha. investigators may be zeroing in on here is the propeller located inside of that malfunctioning engine.

we spoke to a mechanic who had a chance to look at the plane and he telling us this was an older model 747 and that simple wear and tear may be to blame here. now, passengers, there were 231 of them total on this flight, it was very scary moments. they saw sparks and flames, visible out of the window on one side of the plane. the explosion left a huge gash in the engine. these are photos taken once the plane had had taken -- once the plane had made the emergency landing. now, the plane took off last night at 1:00 o'clock. and some passengers said it was the most nerve-racking experience they've ever sper yunlsed. >> we were about an hour into the flight and there was a very loud shudder on the right-hand side of the plane. it wasn't turbulence. it seemed to be pretty serious damage. >> reporter: we spoke to the airport duty manager who says more than 200 passengers were

on the flight and they are staying at nearby hotels unsure of how long they will be here before they can catch another flight. >> they are gonna probably rye to get -- try to get them down to l.a.x. where there's more flights to sydney. so quantas is gonna do their best. >> reporter: sfo only has two flights a day to sydney. l.a.x. has three or four. we just spoke to a passenger on her way to l.a.x. to make her way home to sydney. faa investigators should be arriving within the half hour to try to find out what exactly went wrong with that engine. this plane had a total of fewer engines but the pilot obviously made the decision to turn around, seeing how it is a 14 1/2 hour flight to sydney. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. the faa is investigating another overnight air emergency involving a flight out of a major california airport. this one was in los angeles.

anan alaska airlines flight returned to l.a.x. after the pilot reported a bird hit the jet. the flight had just taken off for vancouver. into one was hurt. there was apparently -- no one was hurt. there was apparently no major damage to the jet. police are out there searching for a man this morning after his father was found dead in his home in her hercules. kraig debro has the latest on the investigation. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. just a dpum of -- couple of seconds ago, i talked to a neighbor. people are getting up and getting ready to go to work. neighbors say on saturday, the day the body was found, police had people outside and handcuffed. not sure if that's a person of interest or a witness. you can see a lot of police tape is still up. before daub, the lights were on inside the house. police clearly not done. both the victim and the missing

man lived in this home. and this morning, the county coroner could be finishing an autopsy and possibly releasing the cause of death in the homicide. police say the victim's son, 35- year-old frederick salas is not a person of interest in his father's homicide. a woman reported the man missing on saturday. police say the son could help in the investigation. >> we definitely would like to locate of him. it is of concern. he's reported missing with his father. so we would definitely like to locate him. >> reporter: a couple of hours following the missing person's report police found the body of the older salas inside the hole. they didn't say if there were signs of forced entry but police say there did appear to be a physical confrontation in the hole. neighbors say this has sent a chill in the air. >> the people living there are

easy going people. it's concerning. >> reporter: the victim is ricardo salas. a man who didn't want to be identified said he thought only the younger salaa lived here with his girlfriend and right now it's not clear if that woman is the same woman who reported both men missing on saturday. we got a call in to police to see if we can get an update. nothing so far on whether or not they have a suspect finally in this case or if they've caught up with the missing man, the san of the -- the son of the homicide victim. 7:35. a vallejo police sketch has been released now of a man who may be connected to a deadly shooting. the man is described by police as a person of interest in last tuesday's killing. 39-year-old corey dunn. the person of interest is african-american, between 30 and 40 years old, between 5'9" and 6 feet tall and weighs

about 200 pounds. police say he may be in a black full-sized van like the one you see her. it has a tan or light-colored horizontal stripe around the body of the van and a very loud exhaust. if you have any information, contact vallejo police. 7:35. negotiations between allied waste and garbage collectors in san mateo county are set to resume today. in the meantime we've learned last week's strike has been expensive for allied waste. trash collection for 36,000 residential customers was pushed back two days after 250 employees walked off the job. to catch up, workers made rounds this past weekend and were paid overtime. an allied waste spokesman said they receive time and a half pay for saturday and double time on sunday. we have information on last weekend's sewage spill in redwood city. officials now say 48,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled

into redwood shores la boon when an -- lagoon when an underground pipe ruptured. the new tests the lagoon still has high levels of e. coli. people are being advised to stay away from the water. the only fire station in the marin headlands may be closed soon to save some money. frills are considering -- officials are considering station 42. the area is -- areas is service are -- now, an efficiency study -- federal officials are negotiating negotiating with the southern marin fire district about providing that service. in san francisco, the clock is ticking on the jobs now

program. about 122 workers help keep the city parks clean. but that funding runs out at the end of next month. that could put those workers in hundreds -- and hundreds more back in the unemployment line. mayor new some and his staff are pushing for a funding extension. we want to check in with sal castanedo keeping a close eye on a number of place out there -- places out there, including the bay bridge toll plaza. tori, you are absolutely correct. dave, you're creecket even though you didn't say anything. westbound bay bridge is doing anything. we got some good twitters. some delays, southbound train 312 late. about five minutes. we keep track of b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. says they are on time and no major delays on muni yet.

so again, your tweets do help me. it's cal underscore sal -- it's sal underscore castanedo. santa cruz mountains has been kind of a tough one. 17, redwood estates clearing up a minor accident. but 17 is in bad shape coming over the mountains getting into the valley. here's steve. and sal i'm also on the tweet thing that you introduced me to. >> know i know sp weather. >> sp weather. fog, what have you, always good to hear from people, it really does help because you are closer to it than i can get. we have a lot of fog for some. but not for all. it will burn off. stratus or low clouds made it well inland coming down the coast. it's a north wind that will take it and continue to usher it right on out of here. before that hasn't -- happens,

fog. yesterday, we had a couple of upper 30s yesterday in the russian river. a lot of 40s. today it's in the mid-50s to mid-60s. san francisco's 55. we'll go 67 today. temperatures are coming up a little bit especially inland. santa rosa, 80 yesterday. yes, santa rosa did hit 80 yesterday. 85 today. walnut creek from 70. we'll go 84. and san jose a little cool there yesterday. 74, but we'll go 80 today. 61, mount tam which is 12 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. that's a huge jump and the overnight lows instead of being 44 in sonoma. it's 54. north napa was 54. 44 yesterday. they are now 56. those are big jumps. once that fog burns off we're already 10 degrees ahead of where we were. 32 in tahoe. 28 in truckee. a chill up there in the mountains. 53 ukiah. they were 48 yesterday.

they are already running 5 degrees warmer. 47 up in upper lake. in lake county. looking for upper 80s to near 90. the big warmup will kick in. it's right here. it will move in. it will kick in. it's already kicking in today. warmer, takes us tuesday, wednesday, thursday. but like a broken record another low will drop in. that will start on friday. it will start to intensify as we get towards the weekend. it looks like a repeat of more as the temperatures cool down. the 80s will hold through the interior today. then tonight we go back in the 50s and 60s. we'll start off tomorrow and then here come the 90s in fairfield. watch how inland areas will hit the 90s. low clouds, fog, sunny. warmer, bay and inland. mid-80s. >> umer 80s by the coast --

upper 80s by the coast. tomorrow we'll see more fog, necessary sunshine, warm to hot conditions and then the cooldown for the weekend. >> thank you, steve. nineteen minutes before 8:00. the governor will be in the bay area today.

the governor is coming to the bay area to talk about the budget. it's part of the tour of california so the governor can give his perspective on the budget impasse to various cities. in sacramento, today marks the official end of the state ledge lative year -- legislative year. lawmakers have scheduled votes on two competing proposals but neither is expected to pass. the governor has threatened to call legislatures back to sacramento for a special session to continue work on the budget. foothill deanza community college district say they expect to end this school year

with just enough money to prevent layoffs as long as there are no major sur -- surprises. the district already cut $10 million including more than 34 full-time and 39 classified hourly positions. officials say they hope to bring in additional $7 million a year by passing a $69 annual parcel tax in the november election. 7:45. more than 44,000 kaiser permanente employees are getting ready to vote on whether to stay with their current union or join a new one. kaiser employees have from september 13th until octoberth to cast mail-in ballots. their current union is one of the most powerful in the country and represents more than 2 million members all over the nation. the new union represents 6,000 and gaining the kaiser employees could be considered a huge victory. 7:46. the school day is now three

hours longer for hundreds of students at two oakland middle schools. this year students at the united for success academy and the elmhurst community prep school are going to school from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. district officials hope it will improve test scores. a nonprofit group is providing the extra hours of instruction which costs about $2400 per student. the federal government will cover the majority of the costs. 7:47. well, federal health officials are promising they are gonna inspect all 600 egg production facilities covered by new rules by the end of next year. that announcement follows fda informations of nine iowa farms connected to that recent salmonella outbreak that led to a half billion eggs being recalled. investigators say they found

rodents, -- rodents, piles of manure, several flies. they say that puts in place new federal rules for egg production. for more information on the egg recall, go to ktvu.com. just click on the egg recall tab. it's right near the top of the page. 7:47. it's a controversial issue. the effective immigration on the united states. now a new study by the san francisco federal reserve bank suggests our economy benefits from immigrant workers. researchers say they have expanded productive and boost incomes. the study found little evidence that immigrant workers displaced workers born in the u.s -- born in the u.s. police in concord want your help to try to identify victims that -- items that may be stolen. take a look at these brass fixtures. they were recovered at a local

recycling center. some of them are stamped with the ford brand. police say they appear to be new. if you recognize these parts get in contact with concord police. police are trying to figure out who mailed a wallet stolen from a crime victim four years ago. someone mailed this individual's black wallet to his mother's house in orinda along with a note that said the person had found the wallet in berkeley. his wallet was stolen when he was attacked. in fact, he was stabbed more than 25 times back in 2006. he did survive, though, but suffered severe injuries. two suspects were arrested. prosecutors say if they can figure out who sent that wallet it may help them with their case. 7:49. authorities in california central valley are investigating a horrific case of domestic violence tied to facebook. they say a hanford man tortured

and imprisoned his girlfriend for four days. the reported attack took place inside the couple's home while their children were inside. investigators say 36-year-old anthony lozano flew into a violent rage after reading a message his girlfriend had sent on facebook. trial lawyers have a new place to look for juror opinions -- social need bra. earlier this month, a judge removed a ror who wrote on her facebook page, "it would be kind of fun to tell the defendant they are guilty. but the trial was not over yet. >> that's a blatant violation, and if they do that, it could be a contempt violation or a mistrial at a minimum. >> to prevent that from happening, many judges instruct jurors not to talk about the nas or post any -- case or post

any posts on facebook, twitter. a man out performing for kids.

welcome back. 7:52. a magician in san lorenzo valley will spend six years in prison for child molestation. 27-year-old shane wright met a 12-year-old girl wheel he was performing at a birthday party last year. police say the two exchanged text messages and then became sexually active. wright was arrested last september after the girl's mother found inappropriate text messages on her daughter's phone. 7:53. a bill sent to governor schwarzenegger would permanently seal the autopsy reports of murdered children. it would allow family members

to request reports and ear evidence be kept private if their child was killed during a crime. the request would only be made after a conviction. in sacramento today, the state senate will take another vote on a bill that would make it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public. yesterday's vote fell one short of the majority needed. the measure would make it a misdemeanor to openly carry a handgun in any public place. the bill comes in response to recent demonstrations by gun rights groups here in california. expect a lot of company on the road during the long weekend. aaa of california says more than 4 million californians will travel 50 miles or more from home or for the labor day weekend. that's an 1% increase from -- 11% increase from last year's number. aaa says gas prices are slipping.

we know where a lot of bay area people will be headed for the holiday. according to trip adviser, monterey is the number one place for those traveling to california. for bay area residents who plan to get away by plane, we're told san diego is the top destination. >> all wonderful places to go. >> all wonderful places. let's check in with sal. just telling us now about a big slowdown leaving san francisco. sal? >> that's right. southbound 101. if you are trying to get to the airport or go down the peninsula, southbound 101, there's an accident in south san francisco near south airport boulevard. the problem is it's -- it's actually near grand heavy. the problem it's really blocking traffic. it was blocking the lanes. they moved it to the side but 101 is terrible. i would use 280. a lost people are on 280 as well, heading down to 380. so both ways are kind of slow.

at this point i would use 280. live pictures now show you the traffic on 280 northbound is slow getting up to highway 17. and this morning's drive at the toll plaza is backed up after earlier problems. here's steve. thank you. >> a lot of fog. overnight lows 0 degrees warmer than yesterday. some of the higher elevations running much warmer, too. that's kind of squashed the low clouds. some of the visibility has been reduced. it will burn off sooner today. a couple of systems continue to clip us. but when you get it out of the north, it also means it will get wiped out sooner. temperatures are starting to warm up. the reason why i bring this to your attention, category 4 moving away from puerto rico. 35-mile-per-hour winds. it's -- 135-mile-per-hour

winds. these 80s will start to get into the 90s tomorrow. 54 to 60. san jose is at 60 degrees. and livermore concord, 57 degrees. 59 oakland, berkeley. 55 san francisco and palo alto 56. i'm stuck. i'm not gonna lie to you folks. the computer is not moving. >> every once in a while it sticks. >> i want you to look at these temperatures. >> there go. >> it will start to clear out. it gives us sunshine and then warmer conditions. bay and inland. nelson and myself are clicking this 400 times to get it to move. warmer weather thursday, and cooler as we head to the weekend. >> add another dime in the machine there. >> yeah, rye. [ laughter ] the faa is investigating an overnight air emergency involving a flight out of sfo. coming up, terrified passengers describe what happened when the jet moved out over the pacific.

tara moriarty is live at sfo where the faa is to arrive shortly. >> reporter: they are trying to figure out what happened this to engine on quantas flight 74 bound for australia last night. now. these were some very tense moments for the people on board. 231 people in total. they felt a strong shudder and heard a thud, we are told. some say they saw sparks and flames shooting out one of the engines. this is the engine that blew out and all that's left is a huge gash in the side. the pilot got on the intercom shortly before midnight, made the announcement they were returning back to san francisco as a safety precaution. now, the emergency landing was made at 12:45 this morning. joining me live is mcdonald's karen -- is mike mckaren, a

spokesman for sfo. do we know why this happened? >> there's a hundred reasons why this could have happened. the investigators are gonna strip the engine down to find out exactly what happened. >> reporter: a lot of sparks. >> that's not uncommon. blades, metal on metal. >> reporter: this plane has four engines. i'm told a flight of this size can fly on three or engines. why did the pilot make the decision to turn around? >> you have three engines, you are on a 14, 15- 1/2 flight over the ocean. >> reporter: there were 231 people on board the flight. all of the passengers are being put up at hotels.

what is the point now? >> the airlines are trying to rebook them, either through here, l.a.x. or new zealand. they are looking at other options right now. summer travel season, not a lot of extra seats available. it could be more difficult. but they will do whatever they can to get them to their defendant initial. >> you have two or three flights out a day -- one flight out of here a day. and l.a.x. has two or three. so some passengers are going to be heading to l.a.x. once they investigate this and find out the cause of the engine failure we'll bring it to you. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. we have an update on the arrest of two men suspected of testing a terrorist attack on an international flight from

the u.s. pam cook is in the newsroom with more on the new information we've just learned. good morning. >> good morning. and more information continues to come in. this is what we know so far, the fbi is investigating to investigate the case but a u.s. government official is now saying that it is unlikely that the two men detained in amsterdam were planning or testing a terrorist attack. red flags were raised when the two men boarded a plane from chicago to amsterdam, their luggage headed to a different location contained what homeland security calls suspicious items. the u.s. officials said both men missed their flight from dulles to chicago. so united airlines booked them on a flight to amsterdam but their luggage didn't make the flight. and that's what twig -- triggered concern. one of the men started in

alabama, the other in detroit. both ended up in chicago. one man was reportedly to travel outside of washington, d.c. and go to yemen. both men missed their flights and were on the flight for amsterdam. one of the bags did go on to the dulles airport. one other thing that caused concern were the items found in the men's luggage which included a cell phone taped a medicine bottle. we're now getting word those items were purchased for friends of one of the travelers back in yemen. they were apparently taped together to keep track of what each friend requested. information is still coming in. there is a u.s. government official, remains anonymous. says that the investigation continues. but they do not believe this was a planned terrorist attack. we'll continue to update this story as soon as we get more information. let's go back to tori. >> thank you, pam. five minutes after 8:00. we're following a major new development in a mysterious

development. a man's body was found in a home. authorities have identified that kim as 73-year-old ricardo salas. his body was found inside his home. his adult son is missing. a source has just told kraig debro how the older man died. kraig is still talking to investigators and will have a live update for us at 8:30. the fremont police officer shot and wounded in the line of duty is expected to have more surgery very soon, maybe even today. doctors at oakland's highland hospital say there are signs officer todd young is improving after his latest surgery. his condition was upgraded from critical to serious. on friday, the 39-year-old veteran police officer was shot and critically wounded while trying to arrest a man on domestic violence charges. the man who confessed to shooting the officer is still in jail in san diego.

20-year-old andrew barrientos is expected to be transported here later this week. court documents show he has a hisly of resisting arrest and running from the police. on saturday, police arrested him just a couple of feet from the mexican border. now, the 23-year-old man arrested with him at the border also faces charges. and a third suspect in this case is scheduled to be arraigned later today. 40-year-old antoinette abadoka of on -- of union city was arrested. right now he's being held at the santa rita jail in dublin. we're just learning the contract dispute between a.c. transit and its drivers is leading to much deeper service cuts. ac transit plans to announce proposed budget cuts tomorrow. those cuts will likely slash weekend office in half eliminate all but two overnight bus lines and shorten service

hours on ul routes. previous plans called for a 7% reduction. it's the opposite situation from muni riders in san francisco, starting this saturday. 61% of services cut back in may will be restored. sal, any good news in our commute right now. we do have some improvements out there. some of the accidents we've been talking about have been cleared. let's go outside and take a look at some of these pictures 237 getting into the valley is going to be slow. as a matter of fact, if you are driving on 880 heading down to this point, it's going to be slow as well. this morning's commute is okay on 880 northbound, a little bit of slow traffic coming up past

the coliseum. there are no major problems. as a matter of fact, traffic is moving along okay getting up into downtown oakland. westbound bay bridge backed up for a 15 to 20-minute delay. we had some earlier problems. that's the reason for the slowdown. as we look at the accident list, the latest one is in san francisco, southbound 101 at grand avenue. i told you about that last time. the accident has been cleared to the shoulder but southbound 1011 very -- 101 is slow slow. we have low clouds but more fog today. temperatures will start to warm up over the next couple of days but all signs point to cooldowns as we head to the weekend which would put us in september. i can see the fog there, the visible satellite. we're getting daylight. only west at 5 at fairfield. that's nothing. nothing. you can see the fog in the valley and also -- i love it

when napa valley sneaks up there, it burns off but it's there. some of the low clouds and fog. everyone should get in on the sunshine. it's always tougher on coast. with the north wind and warmer temperatures aloft. we're seeing the leading edge of a warmer pattern. 50s, 60s, 80s today. i think inland will take the biggest jump. 50s to 60s. some of these lows, san jose is at 60 degrees right now. we're starting 10 to 12 degrees warmer. one other system will hold us in check a little bit today, then the high builds in. low clouds and fog. it's down on the deck. sunshine, warmer by the way -- by the bay. temperatures there will warm up tomorrow. today we'll go 60s, 70s and then over the hills. mid-80s to upper 80s with

fairfield west at 5. 86 should not be a problem. warm to hot on thursday. here comes a little cooldown. back into another cooldown. speaking of the weather, this morning, reports from the northern caribbean say hurricane earl did not cause major damage as it roared by the area. earl is a category 4 storms. it's about 175 miles north- northwest of puerto rico right now. the national hurricane center says it's just too early to say how hurricane earl will affect the east coast of the united states. but residents along the atlantic coast between north carolina and maine, they are being advised watch this very closely. >> uh-huh. 8:11. president obama is parking a turning point today in the war in iraq but find out what the white house says the president won't say when he speaks to u.s. troops and the nation. apparently even running for political office will not get you out of jury duty. we'll afind out which major

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fog has made it up almost to the altamont pass. once that burns off, it will be warmer. here's tori. thank you, steve.

8:-- 8:14. new this morning, five american troops have been killed in attacks in afghanistan. now of them died in a roadside bomb explosion. the last few days have been particularly deadly for american forces in that country. since saturday, 19 it's service members have been killed. the total number of u.s. troops killed in afghanistan this month is now 55. 8:14. well, today marks the official end of u.s. combat operations in iraq. just a little while from now, president obama will address u.s. troops personally. the an army base in texas. this evening he'll talk to the rest of us. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on all of this. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, to you dave. let's get right to a look at andrews air force base. president obama left just a few hours ago for el paso texas to thank iraq war veterans of fort bliss for their service. the president will follow the visit with an oval office address tonight, form mally

marking the end of operations in iraq. even though 50 50 -- even though 50,000 troops remain there, veterans say he should declare victory on the war. but the white house press secretary said that's not gonna happen. >> i don't think -- there will be no surrender ceremony on a battleship out to sea. but there's no question that today marks a significant transition in our relationship with iraq. in just the last few hours, he indicated in conversations with iraqi leaders, he thinks reports of increased violence have been exaggerated. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. some critics say the 50,000 american troops remaining in iraq are combat troops they've

just been renamed. "the washington post" said the units will no longer be called brigade combat teams. they will be called advisory and assistance brigades. >> it's a misnomer, it sounds like we all went home. we're all still here. >> the troops say their new advise and assist mission means they are still going out on convoys and are still out there on patrols but they are following the iraqis not leading them. you can watch the speech this evening right here on ktvu channel 2. it's set to begin at 5:00 p.m. it will also be streamed live at ktvu.com. 8:17. there are more police patrols in san francisco's golden gate park after another fatal attack. last saturday, police found the body of a homelessman at keiser stadium. an autopsy determined 53-year- old michael ponder was beaten to death. back in july, another homeless

man was stabbed to death inside golden gate park. official ls say the attacks do not appear to be connected. park visitors don't seem too fazed. i've been coming through the park for so long that i don't take it as being an indicator of general conditions. officials say 13 million people visit golden gate park every year and that they should feel safe. palo alto police are increasing patrols after a string of car burglaries. 28 car break-ins have been reported in the past two weeks. most were in the downtown area and at the sanford area. these have -- these have been -- thieves have been stealing laptops, gps units and cell phones. parkers are warned to the no -- not to leave any valuables in their car. construction crews will break down today on a new affordable housing development on the peninsula partially paid for by google. >> google is investing about

$19 million, or half of the money needed, for the fair oaks plaza. this plaza is about eight miles from google headquarters. it will provide 124 new rentals for low and very low income seniors. it's due to open this summer. word is look -- word is leaking out about what will happen at the event with apple. right now, itune samples last 30 seconds. there are reports that apple will not start a service to let users store their service on their stoivers. republican candidate for governor, meg whitman, had to add one more thing to her already busy schedule. jury duty. yesterday whitman was called for jury duty in san mateo county. she was asked whether there was anything that would prevent her from serving. she told the judge that she was

pretty busy running for governor. but the judge kept her in the jury pool. she may have to report again on thursday. 8:19. still ahead -- it's a case that stunned parents all over the bay area. there is a new development in the case of this petaluma toddler found wandering the streets all alone.

the young mother in petaluma's wandering child case are not be charged with a felony. yesterday the judge said there's not enough evidence to charge her with felony child endangerment. the woman is scheduled to go on trial next month on a lesser child. last february, her 2-year-old was found crying and alone in a downtown street about a mile from home. police say they attacked down her mother at home. she was at a boyfriend's house sleeping off a night of drinking. awm mule -- a museum expert says he's changing his mind about garage sale photo negatives. he thought were taken by ansel adams. the former curator is one of a

panel of experts that declared the photographs were authentic and worked up to $200 million. but after examining four photos by another unknown photographer earl brooks he says he's decided that some of those garage sale photographs were taken by brooks and it was brook's news who helped solve the mystery. howzy with motorcycles be in california? now it's up to the governor to decide. state lawmakers just approved a bill to punish riders whose motorcycles exceed the noise standard. this would apply to motorcycles made in 2013 after and after. the governor, would owns several motorcycles, has not said yet whether he will sign that bill. in san francisco, muni frills -- officials will unveil

the new set of bike lanes today. the judge issued an order that are connect the embarcadero. officials plan to i install 23 new lanes. we want to check in with sal who is keeping a close on eye the lanes. richmond bridge, book -- looking good. bay bridge backed up for at least a 20-minute delay. here's steve. we do have fog there. you can see plenty of fog on the traffic cameras other et -- over the bridges. but there is a thin layer. well, there's some very air aloft. live stormtracker2, show us the fog and where it's naking --

and where it's snaking around. a sign of things to come. rather solid from the marin headlands and inland. but what's inland will burn off. we'll get there. temperatures today will start to come up. high pressure is building in. still everything comes down right out of the north. the wind, we're not much in the way of any wind. 55, much milder, warmer today than we saw yesterday. 64, we'll go for a high of 67 in san francisco. inland temperatures will come up the most today. we'll go 85 in santa rosa after yesterday's 80. 67 in san francisco, walnut creek, 84, 74 in downtown oakland. here's one reason why mount tam is 12 degrees whammer than yesterday. that's a huge jump from 50 to 62 in 24 hours and then the lows at the surface in the 40s are 50s to 60. gilroy and vallejo now 60 degrees. 50s, 60s in the valley. 50s and 60s up and down the

down the coast. one more system has to move into the fash north but after that high pressure comes in tomorrow. today, fog, sunshine, warmer, bay side, inland. coast still 60s. we'll take that into 90s. here comes the next cooldown by the weekend today. a mystery surrounds the first homicide of the year in one east bay city. coming up, kraig debro just received some important information about a father found dead in hercules. south of laredo, there's a place...

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the faa is investigating an air emergency overnight. quantas flight 74 from san francisco to sydney, australia was forced to turn around over the pacific ocean after losing an engine. that jet had about 231 passengers. it did land safely back in san francisco a short time later. and into one was hurt. ktvu's tara moriarty has been talking to airport officials. she will tell us why they say that pilot made the right decision. she'll have an update in a

couple of minutes. the faa is also investigating this -- another overnight air emergency. it involved a flight out of a major california airport this. one was at l.a.x. in los angeles. an alaska airlines flight returned to l.a.x. when the pilot reported a bird strike. it hit the windshield. the flight had just taken off for vancouver. again, no one was hurt. there was no major damage to that jet. it is 8:30. police in hour due reese are investigating a mysterious killing. investigators found a man dead inside his home and now the man's son is missing. kraig debro joins us now with new information on this case. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. i did just get new information, quite a bit of it, about this

case concerning the cause of death and how many people lived inside the home. and that's important because it could increase the number of people of interest and/or suspects in this case. now, right now, there are no suspects, just people of interest. but law enforcement are working on that right now. now, according to a law enforcement source, the 73-year- old homicide victim had at least one gunshot wound in his body when they found him on saturday afternoon. that doesn't necessarily mean ricardo salas died as a result of a gunshot. the coroner is conducting an autopsy to determine that. he was found inside a home on myrtle drive on saturday, around 5:00 in the afternoon. >> we do have persons of interest that we are trying to

locate. however, you know, we want to make sure that we're able to let police do their job without releasing too much information. >> reporter: police say the victim's son, 35-year-old fredrick, salas, was reported missing on saturday. the woman who filed the report -- filed the report reported two men missing. a neighbor said four people lived in the house, the owner, her boyfriend and two young men. police say the younger salas is not a person of interest in his father's homicide. police didn't say this if there were signs of entry. but they did say there appeared to be a physical confrontation in the home. 8:32. police in vallejo have released a sketch. it's about a man who may be connected to a deadly shooting. and take a look at this.

the man is described by police as a person of interest at last tuesday's killing of 39-year- old corey dunn. the person of interest is in african-american between 30 and 40 years old. between 5'9" and 6 feet tall and weighing about 200 pounds. police say he may be in a black full-sized van similar to this one. it has a tan or light-colored horizontal stripe around the body of the van and a very loud exhaust. if you have any information, contact vallejo police. warning signs are posted after a shark was spotted. claudine wong is at the beach where some people arignoring shows warnings this morning. goornl, claw teen. >> reporter: good morning. good morning. wewe're in the middle of a conversation with one surfer here who doesn't really want to

go on camera. she was here yesterday when all of this happened. you were actually out in the water? >> i was out in the water. i was like 125 yards aways from the lineup. i saw something and i wanted to know -- >> reporter: what did you see? >> well, with i went and paddled, it was paddle. if i would have stayed there 10 or 15 minutes longer, i would have been attacked. >> are you concerned? >> no. it's the time of the year. but what i did yesterday, was stupid. >> reporter: just so we know, it was -- >> reporter: it was away. we were surfing in front of the pumphouse and it happened like straight from the pumphouse and when i finally -- and you could see the blood.

and when i finally paddle away from the spot, i caught a wave. i was at the north end. and when i paddled back -- >> reporter: you actually saw blood in the waters? >> yeah. a big blood of waters. it was like wow. i wasn't scared at all. i was there. that was my reaction. if i would have stayed ten minutes i would have gotten attacked because i was in that spot. >> what amazing me you are back today. what's your name? >> tana. >> reporter: okay, tana. be careful. there you go you have it from someone who saw it out there. i'm gonna tell you. she's actually a perfect example of a surfer because she's back out here today and says she doesn't mind at all.

we did talk to some folks out here who did not know or see these signs that said there was a shark sighting and they said they are gonna get back in the water anyway. there's home video we've been showing you. you can see the fin but tana gave us the best indication of really what happened out here and how far it was out here. 200-yards out there as she's running out there now. so there you have it from someone who saw it. but again, people out here staying a smaller crowd this morning, but still determined to get out there and catch a wave. live here in pacifica, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. negotiations between allied waste and garbage collectors in san mateo county are about to

resume tau. in the meantime we've learned last week's strike has been very expensive for allied waste. trash collection for 36,000 residential customers was paushed -- was pushed back after 250 employees walked off the job. in order to catch up the workers made rounds over this weekend and they were paid overtime. an allied waste spokesperson said workers received time and a half for saturday and double pay for sunday. snee we also have new information on last week's sewage spill in read wood city. it turns out it was a lot bigger than first thought. they say 38,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked when an underground pipe broke last wednesday. new tests show the lagoon there still has high levels of e. coli. residents are advised to stay away from the water. 8:37. the only fire station in the marin head rands -- headlands may be closed to save money. officials at the golden gate

national recreation area are considering closing station 52. an area serviced by that station include bodega beach, and a survey showed service for the headlands and baker would save about $750,000 a year. federal officials are negotiating with the southern marin fire protection district to provide that service. in san francisco, the clock is sticking -- ticking on the jobs now program which is paid for by federal stimulus funding. about 122 workers helped keep city parks even -- clean. that funding pies their paychecks. it runs out at the end of next month and that could put those workers and hundreds of others back in the unemployment line. according to officials, there's push for this. according to aaa monterey is the number one destination for those traveling by car this weekend. and for the bay area folks who plan to get away by plane, they say san diego is the top destination. all right. 8:39. we want to check in with sal. some delays on b.a.r.t.? >> yeah, they had to take one, maybe two, but we know for sure, from hayward to san francisco and richmond, there are 15-minute delays and those delays could filter into the arrest of the system -- into

the rest of the system. let's go out and take a look at westbound bay bridge. that's backed up for about a 20- minute delay at the toll plaza before you pay the money. and this morning's commute is going to be okay on 880 north and southbound. 280 kind of slow this morning in san jose, you can see in both directions. remember, san jose state is now back, 280 northbound is now slow getting into the valley. here's steve. good morning, good morning. low clouds, fog, have some reduced visibility slowing off. decent fog bank here. it's been this way for the long time. there are some signs that it will burn off. you can see along the sonoma coast. it's kind of thin. marin headlands south. you can see it over the bay. up napa, santa rosa, santa clara valley. higher elevations are already in the sun, a sign that more fog is being squashed coming right down at the -- right down from the north.

there's also some very warm temperatures, not only at the surface compared to yesterday. today, 50s to 60. 59 at 9:00 for san francisco. 64. we'll go for a high of 67 today. 60s object coast. 70s around the bay and mid- to upper 80s well inland. 54 san rafael napa. yesterday at this time it was about 44. and san jose sitting at 61 degrees. so i mean the forecast high is 80. all i need is 19 degrees. 37 up in tahoe. they were down to 32 this morning and i know truckee was 28. reno was 38. it's cold up in the mountains. 56 ukiah. we did have a 47 up in lake county. there are a few locations still a little cool but for many around the bay it's much warmer. you can see the high beginning to build in. one more system will drive into oregon. we have fog, then sunshine.

so warmer, bayside and inland. coast, probably about the same. but the fog should scour out. 60s there. 70s around the bay. tomorrow we we'll get a bigger jump get into the warm to hoot category for those away from the coast. it looks hot inland on thursday but then cooling trend starts friday and takes us right into the weekend. dave and tori. 8:41. some major new developments in the fbi investigation of what was first believed was a dry run for a terrorist attack. >> reporter: i'm live at sfo, where airport officialings are now offering new perspective as to what went wrong aboard a flight to australia. we'll tell you more about the emergency landing coming up on "mornings on 2."

wi sh's learning more about what led up to an overnight -- we're learning more about what led up to an overnight emergency. a quantas flight took off from sfo and was over the engine when one of its engines exploded. tara moriarty is at the airport with an update on the investigation and what's happening to all of those passengers. >> reporter: one of the four engines blew out aboard this plane. so the pilot made the decision to turn around above the

pacific ocean and head back to san francisco. now, airport officials here at sfo tell me that was certainly the right call to make because we're talking about a 15-hour flight to australia and if something happened to another engine, that could have spelled disaster. the flight left last night around 11:00 and within a half hour, the 200-plus passengers felt a strong shudder. they say they felt short of a swerve and heard a loud noise. some said they could see sparks shooting out of the engine. you could see the huge gash there coming out of the metal. around 12:45 in the morning. the captain made an emergency landing out of sfo. and faa investigators will try to figure out what went wrong. >> there's anything from blades cracking, wear and tear. they will hook at maintenance records to see if the aircraft was maintained properly. until we can see what caused the engine to fail, there is a

lot of inspection. >> reporter: no one on board the flight was hurt. there were 231 people total. kwan kniss has put -- qaufn tis has pull automatic of -- qaufn tis has put all of them up. l.a.x. has three or four flights. so a lot of these folks may be catching a flight there before making it to their final destination in australia. live at sfo, tara moriarty, kit kut. >> thank you, tara. 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we are ally foaling for you right now. a u.s. government official is now saying the two men who were detained in amsterdam after landing on a flight from chicago were most likely not a test run for a possible terror attack. there were concerns because the luggage belonging to the man contained suspicious items and the luggage ended up on a different flight than the one they were on. president obama is marking the official end of the u.s.

combat operations in iraq today. this morning the president will personally thank troops during a visit to an army base and then tonight he will address the entire nation. and this morning, governor schwarzenegger comes right here to the bay area. he will address the san francisco chamber of commerce about the california budget crisis. today in san francisco lawmakers will be voting on two budget proposals but neither one is inspected to pass. the debate on capitol hill whether to do tax cuts for the wealthy is becoming controversy. barbara boxer says to continue tax cuts for all but the wealthiest of americans. that defines exiles who make more than $250,000 a year or individuals who make more than 200,000. but carly fiorina is against

this barbara boxer and carly fee or renonwill -- fiorina will face-off tomorrow. you can watch it live only on ktvu channel 2. 8:48. there is a new government reform on home prices t slows a slight increase but the experts don't expect that to continue. the stan poord and poors -- standard & poor's posted a 1% increase in june. those gains were weaker than in previous months, including those in san francisco, leaks and san diego. the experts attribute the gains to federal tax credits which have now expired. they say home prices will probably fall again for the rest of the year. san francisco-based yelp is launching a new program today

to offer deep discounts at bay area businesses. people who sign up get an e- mail. it's an effort too compete with sites that offer similar deals to about 15 million subscribers. some of the discounts could get you as much as 50% off at some businesses and restaurants. that has some business owners, though, worried about their bottom line. >> i think it just needs to be handled in a way that works with the consume irs and businesses. right now -- >> usually, like you save up to 50% off. there's really no catch. yelp is testing the service for the next few weeks. if it's a success, the company plans to offer it in in other cities. there is a new online example of if you can't beat them, join them. myspace has introduced sink, a way for users to send their status updates to their

facebook profiles and pages. myspace says this will let other users share content with their friends on facebook. myspace says it's not competing with facebook and the two sites leally -- really do have complimentary offerth. and east bay middle school is warning parents to be on alert after a man was spotted approaching a student. we just got off the phone with the officials.

a waferning for parents in wall -- a warning for parents in walnut creek. we just got off the phone with school officials who confirmed a strange man approached a student at buena vista elementary school. the incident happened on friday at 5:00 as the girl was heading home from an after-school program. she was not harmed and ran home and told her parents. the man is described as caucasian, 55 years old with blond hair, he drove a white convertible. police are urging students to walk in groups. well, for hundreds of students at two oakland middle schools, the school day is longer. classes will start at 8:00 a.m.

and go until 5:00 p.m. district officials hope it will improve test scores after the schools wound up on the state's list of underachieving schools. a non-profit organization is providing extra hours of instruction. the federal government will pick up the majority of the costs. 8:54. we have new information on a fatal motorcycle crash in santa rosa. the chp says a man died yesterday when his motorcycle collided with the car near the cotington mall. we've now learned that the motorcyclist was a young entrepreneur. friends say 29-year-old mathew dietman was working with a business in india to promote electric motorcycles in that country. investigators are still trying to determine who was at fault in that deadly accident. federal health officials promise to inspect all 600 egg production facilities covered by new rules by the end of next year. that announcement follows fda

inspections of nine iowa farms linked to the recent salmonella outbreak that led to a half billion eggs being recalled. nmders say they found rodents, piles of manures, numerous flies and uncaged birds while examining the facilities. for more information go to the website at ktvu.com. click on the egg recall tab near the top of the page. the vatican confirmed the pope has granted a series of rare one on one interviews for a new book. pope benedict xvi was interviewed last month by a german journalist. the book will be push accomplished in german and italian before being printed in other languages. it's expected to be out by the end of the year. and the author of the harry potter books has given $15 million to help treat multiple sclerosis. she made the announcement in scot land. that's where the center will be

based. they say this is the largest sickle donation it's ever received. her the author's mother died from multiple sclerosis. today, one lucky viewer will win a pair of tickets to see willny nelson. the tickets are good for monday, september 13th in livermore. you will os enjoy a meal at the restaurant where the concert is being held. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight and cut in the secret word "country." >> good luck. since we're on the road again -- let's go to sal, and see what's happening in our commute. what's happening with b.a.r.t.? >> yeah. we still have the delays. they had a couple of trains out of service. so there are delays from hayward and -- hayward and fremont to richmond and san francisco. you can see 280 traffic is going to be busy here getting up to the 17 area. 880 traffic is also kind of slow this morning and at the bay bridge, traffic is recoving

on the bridge. still kind of a big backup at the toll plaza. here's steve. a lot of fog. we're starting to see some thin break through. it will be sunny and warmer today. more so bay side and inland than by the coast. warmer for all, wednesday, thursday, in fact, hot inland, a little cooldown starts friday and then we'll take that right into saturday. can i enter the willie nelson thing? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> that would be good. >> that is a great place to see a concert. okay. that will do it for us, everyone. thanks for watching. >> bye, now.