>> reporter: we want to give you a live look at the san mateo bridge right now, where things are slowing down. the morning commute is affected by emergency repairs. we'll tell you what they have to fix coming up. we are just now hours away from a major announcement involving a summertime fire that gutted a bay area school. >> reporter: why the county is getting ready to test hundreds of students on a local high school. one of the republican party's biggest stars makes a

rare trip here to the bay area today. "mornings on 2" begins right now. and good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. tori campbell has the day off. it's thursday, october 14th. well, drivers could be in for a rough commute this morning, especially on the san mateo bridge, where emergency repairs are taking place right now. ktvu's claudine wong is out there at the bridge live this morning with more on what's causing the problem and how the traffic is looking right now. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes. we told you it would be slowing down this morning, and right now it's doing just that. i want to give you a look at the westbound direction of the san mateo bridge. this is where the problem is. you can see that slowdown and take a look at the right, you can see the right lane shut down. the lane is shut down because of the emergency repairs that need to happen underneath.

you are not seeing any caltrans crews right now on this section because there's really nothing they can do at this point because they are waiting for the necessary pieces to fix the problem and that's why this morning the commute is going to be affected so much this morning. let's take a look from above at newschopper2, which is taking a look at the bridge. we can show you the extent of the slowdown as the people start backing up. really, the lane is only shut down from the toll plaza up until that section of the incline and then it opens back up. we know from watching commutes every day that it really doesn't take much to back things up. that's what we're starting to see this morninged a more and more people hit the san mateo bridge. so what the problem? well, there is a 10-inch crack in a 30-foot long wishboned- shaped beam on the upper elevated portion.

that beam was put in nine years ago. >> what it could lead to is long-term is having serious problem. there was no danger of any immediate catastrophic failure. >> the bridges and the freeway, it's always been terribly frustrating. but this is just worse. it just adds -- the whole quality of life, you know, it just -- it affects it all. it's a real pain. >> reporter: back live here looking at the san mateo bridge, you see the cones stretching across the lane. we believe that's where the problem is, certainly some commuters are not happy about their change in commute. but caltrans is recommending that you try to avoid this bridge, try to use the bay bridge or the dumbarton bridge, if possible, because this slowdown we expect to get

slower, as the morning progress sebastian pineiro. we'll continue to watch the situation and -- as the morning progresses. back to you. well, the young fairfield mother accused of a horrifying crime is still in the hospital. police say monica christine mccarrick fatally stabbed her twin daughters and then tried to take her own life on friday night at the apartment, which she is also accused of setting on fire. >> we entered the room and there was so much smoke and heat. there was no use risking our lives. >> homicide investigators believe the twin girls were killed before that fire started. children's mother will be transported to the solano county jail once she gets out of the hospital.

>> a major break in an unsolved arson at trace elementary school, now, the san jose mercury that two teenagers have been arrested in the case but so far police have not confirmed the arrest. a positive tuberculosis test in a local high school and now hundreds of students may have been exposed to that disease. kraig debro is live in union city with all of the details. >> reporter: good morning. students and staff are starting to arrive here at the high school. class starts around 7:39. i did speak with the district spokesperson and he says he's going to be down here to fill in the details. i've learned that the person that came down with the active case of tb is a student here at james logan high school. letters went out to about 4100 parents last week. those letters told parents,

there was an active case of tb. the district is not confirming the identity. the spokesperson did say that 500 letters were mailed yesterday to people associated with the school. those letters tell the recipient they must be tested for tb. the point says the number indicates to attempt to err on the side of caution. in other words, they don't believe there will be 500 additional cases. tb is spread through the air. so coughing, sneezing, those can all spread tb. other symptoms, chills, night sweats, fever. the county says there were 156 cases of tb in 2008 and those are the -- that's the latest numbers that are available. the staff member says he's also had tb in the past and after he tested his blood positive, the

remedy is he had to take one pill for nine months. we have some clues who the student was, junior, senior, sophomore and then in addition to that, we'll be talking with the spokesperson. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. this morning that picket line is still up around san francisco's largest hotel. we're out there, too. these are live pictures right in the middle of the picket line. we have house speakers, bellman, cooks. they walked off the job and promised to continue the strike until tuesday morning. they claim they've worked more than a year without a contract. hotel guests were caught right in the middle of it all. [ inaudible ] >> right now, the hotel is

being run by managers. workers from other hotels and about 400 replacement workers. they say this strike will not resolve any contract issues but he says he will add the union to resume contract talks within two weeks. ktvu has also learned the hilton waikiki in hawaii may be hit by a strike today. that hilton has 1500 employees. it's the largest hilton hotel in the world. all right. there's also some problems here in the bay area. san mateo bridge is probably the major problem in the commute this morning. tara, how does it look right now? >> it's pretty backed up. but the good news is the rest of the bay area is looking fantastic. we're not seeing a lot of accidents or anything like that on the chp report. so that's good news. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge where we've been -- that we have been talking about all morning. they've closed one lane in the weekend direction to repair a

crack they found yesterday. so we don't know how long this lane is going to be shut down. we're hoping by the end of the day, it will be back up and running. as for how, we've noticed a lot of backup. a live look at 280 near san jose, traffic on the right had- hand side there as you make your towards highway 17. give yourself some extra time. at the bay bridge toll plaza, same story. it's bottlenecked to the maze. you will need an extra 15 to 20 minutes to make it across the span in to san francisco. a lot of folks using the bay bridge as a result of the problems at the san mateo bridge. well, look at this. pretty picture. pretty picture. those of you multitasking, you are listening but not watching. san jose looking at the web camera. it has mostly cloudy skies. there is a band of high clouds coming in.

this has retained some heat. napa says clear. the oakland airport, a little north wind at 5. i've seen a little northeast in hayward. the loss be will be warmer and maybe throw some humidity. record highs, maybe the high clouds will take the edge off today, but it will still be warm to hot. sfo, 92. oakland, 92. richmond, 92 and san jose is 93. that tied the record going back to 1901. so another record-setting day. watch the little spin in the atmosphere. can you see it going right up there, right past mendocino. that's just drawing in right there. that's why i show you the satellite because it's cool. this system will bring in cool but probably not until tomorrow. some of the high clouds will probably be in if the morning.

56 at ocean beach in the city. potrero hill, 65. twin peeks. it's still 54. san francisco i will go for 80 with maybe a late sea breeze. things are coming together but it's starting off very mild and very warm. warm to hot, though. 70s, 80s and low to mid-90s. napa, santa rosa, 53. 64 san jose, 59 livermore/concord. it's a mild morning. ukiah was 45 at this time yesterday. sacramento, upper 50s. 45 monterey. there's some fog down monterey bay. that system to the left of your screen, it will get here but more likely tomorrow. so cooler by the coast. but not a lot. very little breeze and some of these higher clouds in place. combination of 60s, 70s and 80s. you throw in these higher clouds. that adds humidity to the mix. kind of fair and muggy. it will be cooler tomorrow. no doubt. we'll carry that into saturday,

turning partly cloudy, much cooler on sunday, monday. pamela and dave? >> thank you, steven. a record was set over the summer. we're not talking about the weather. the surprising and sad news this morning on what happened to thousands of families across the country. we're also getting new details about form earl vice president's hunting accident almost five years ago, the excellent of the injuries suffered by the victim. some of the 33 chilen miners may be -- chilean miners may be able to leave the hospital today.

good morning. a couple of bands of high clouds drifting by. we'll throw some humidity into

the mix. it will be mostly cloudy. some patchy fog on the coast. i believe we're over or near fremont. >> beautiful picture, steve. 7:14. this is not pretty, a record number of homes were taken over by banks during the summer. 288,000 properties were lost to foreclosure between july and september. that made it the worst three- month period since 2006. the housing market topped out and then just started to plunge. the experts say many of those will be challenged in court now because many banks are accused of taking possession of some of the homes without doing the proper examination of the documents. we're learning new details about that hunting accident back in 2006, when then, vice president, dick cheney, accidently shot one of his companions. alison burns joins us now from our washington, d.c. newsroom with new information about the extent of the victim's injuries. >> reporter: good morning.

harry wittington is in his 80s and still lives with bird pellets embedded in his skin five years after being shot by vice president cheney on a hunting trip. he's revealing new details to "the washington post" about what happened on that day. along with a mild heart attack, he also had a collapsed lung and underwent invasive exploratory surgery and that the birdshot barely missed his carotid artery. now, he said he and cheney were not hunting buddies. they were simply acquaintances who met a few times. "the post" asked it if cheney apologized. he would not answer that question, only that the two have exchangessed a few christmas -- exchanged a few christmas words.

7:16. well, sarah palin is macon an a -- is making an appearance in the bay area. she's scheduled to speak at the san jose center for the performing arts at 3:00 this afternoon. that will be followed by a vip dinner. biden says it's time to put an end to the rumors about who will be running with president obama. biden has said that president obama has officially asked him to run again as his vice president for the next election. the deadline to register for the election coming up, midnight on monday. 700million are registered. another 6 1/2 million are eligible. if you are voting by mail, make sure you check your postage.

a lot of voters will had get multiple ballots. alameda county is sending out three ballot partly because of ranked-choice voting. the additional weight means higher postage to pay for. it will had go up to 78 cents. now, in alameda county, they are also looking for people to help out as poll workers on election day. election officials say poll workers are especially needed in the cities of berkeley and in oakland. now, you will be paid between $95 and $180 a day. and they are also paying sometime stipends before the election. some of those miners rescued from the mine in chile may be able to leave the hospital today. [ cheers ] >> there are the years as each

miner was wheeled into the hospital. they are being given a complete health checkup, and so far chile's health minister says they appear surprisingly healthy. one has an pneumonia and one needs dental surgery. one has been offered a trip to elvis presley's graceland. apparently, he led his coworkers in songs while passing the time. while one miner was underground, the mistress and the wife met each other. he said he wanted both women to greet him. only the mistress showed up. you can see more about this on

our website. governor schwarzenegger is in london right now, he's meeting with the british prime minister. the governor was received earlier today. here is a photo right there at david cameron's official residence at number ten downing street. governor schwarzenegger will also see the changing of the guard at buckingham palace. there's a new report out about the turnover rate about the teachers in oakland. and we'll have information about an online diploma program at uc berkeley and why some people don't really like it. 880 near the coliseum is looking good. but we do have a lot of traffic on the bridge ahead.

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launch a diploma is moving forward. school officials now have a time line in place with about 25 lower division courses to begin. online classes could take away from the quality of education and in-class interthe action between students. tara is back. she says we have problem in the south bay. what happened? >> well, i'm really not sure why this backup is happening. if we take a live look here. on the right-hand side that's northbound traffic as you make your way towards highway 17. definitely give yourself some extra time there. we've been talking about it all morning long. the san mateo bridge, we have some repairs that are going to be taking place on the westbound side. traffic on the right-hand side as you make your way towards foster city. one lane is shut down because crews need to repair a crack

they found in the beam. kind of muggy a little bit. there's a weak little system right there. moving south to north and that's dragging across higher clouds. most of those are heading north. it should be more of a morning event than anything else. mostly fair. warm to hot. 70s, 80s. look at mount tam, 77 degrees.

that's 6 degrees warmer than yesterday. that's a sign there is new cooling and very warm air aloft. 50s to 60s. san carlos, 63. la fayette, 55. the system to the left of your screen will eventually get here. that will enhance the fog. partly sunny, barm to hot. kind of muggy. there's hardly any wind. cooler and breezy, sunday monday. a man tries to steal a -- steal a child from her mother a as they walk down a san jose street. now police want your help in catching that man. >> reporter: and a transgender woman says the lpga tournament is discriminating against her. had her story and claims straight ahead.

a positive tb test and students may have been exposed. here's kraig debro with more. >> reporter: parents are dropping off kids here at james logan high school. rick le plant, a spokesman for the district, is here. just yesterday yesterday, the new haven school sent out letters saying parents of students needed to be -- students needed to be tb. this is an bacterial disease. tb is difficult to catch. it takes close contact with an active carrier for an exlend -- an extended period of time. you cough next to somebody, you sneeze, something like that can transmit the disease to something else. according to a teacher, i spoke

to here at the school earlier this week, rather, somebody from the alameda county health department came here and said that about 156 cases were reported in the year 2008, the last year numbers were available. so that apparently isn't that many cases. according to some of the parents we talked to this morning, they are worried. >> i'm scared. i'm scared that my son is gonna get infected with this -- what's going on over here with this tuberculosis here at james logan. >> reporter: the district will not reveal who at the school has an active case but multiple sources tell us, it's a student. the student with whom i spoke this morning said her friends are not that worried about catching tb but some of the parents don't know what's going on. letters went home to parents. parents of some of the students here are first-generation immigrants but don't speak or read english that well. i spoke to a girl who is a

junior at the high school. she said her dad didn't know anything about it. so it's up to the kids to let some of the parents know what's going on here. from my next worst we're gonna hear from rick le plant, the spokesman from the district. reporting live in union city, city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. well. >> traffic is mo everyoning very slow on the san mateo bridge due to emergency repairs on a cracked steel beam. one of the three westbound lanes is closed at this hour, the earliest it's expected to reopen is this afternoon. caltrans discovered the problem during a routine inspection. they found a ten-inch crack just before the incline on a beam that was put in place as part of a seismic retrofit project nine years ago. it's still unclear what caused

it. claudine wong is out there at the bridge keeping an eye on traffic and the repairs. she's gonna have a live report for us in the next half hour. federal investigators just released their first official report on that san bruno pipeline explosion. the ntsb says a power glitch at a pg&e plant in milpitas caused a surge in pressure and that caused a valve system to malfunction moments before that deadly explosion and fire. now, last night, a pg&e representative was in south san francisco and answered some pretty tough questions about last month's disaster. >> the main thing i'm concerned about is upping the pressure and having shutoff valves or some type of shutoff valves that work before this thing blows up. >> we totally understand the concerns that folks have in the wake of this tragedy. >> this is a terrible tragedy. it shouldn't have happened. we're committed to working with the ntsb. getting to the bottom of

exactly what happened, figuring it out and working to prevent any such tragedy in the future. >> and later today, the california public utilities commission will closely examine that ntsb report. you can actually read the entire report yourself by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. oakland is seeking an injunction against a notorious street gang in an effort to crackdown on violent crime. it would cover the area between 21st avenue and high street below brookdale avenue. in that zone, the gang members tacted by the injunction would be prohibited from carrying guns or even hanging out with each other. they would also be under curfew. but one self-professed gang member we talked to said the crack down will make little difference. [ laughter ] >> the gang injunction, it don't matter to me. i don't think it matters to anybody else. it's like they are not gonna stop what i'm doing. >> city leaders say the

targeted gang has been involved in 35 shootings so far this year alone. the injunction still has to be approved by the alameda county superior court. there will be a hearing to review another injunction filed against the north oakland gang in june. that targets 15 known gang members in the area east of telegraph area. some people have been imposed of this injunction calling it racial profiling. they plan to hold a rally outside the hearing. the attempted abduction of a toddler in san jose is under investigation this morning. police say a woman was walking with her 1-year-old daughter on monterey road tuesday when a man -- police say the man pushed her and grabbed for the child. the woman was able to fight him off, though. police describe the man as latino in his late 20s or 30s, about 5'9" and has dark hair. that attacker, according to police, wore a mechanics jumpsuit covered in oil.

he allegedly got away in a red car. well, this morning, some of the world's top female golfers will tee off at blackhawk country club in danville. but one player will not be taking part in today's tournament. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now with the reasons why. jade? >> reporter: good morning. this transgender woman is not asking the lpga to stop the tournament scheduled for blackhawk here today. but she doesn't want any future tournaments to be held in california until this matter is settled. we're live in danville where the tournament is expected to begin later this morning. the lpga is holding the tournament. no men are allowed to play in the tournament. but one man says it's not fair she can't play in today's tournament. even more, the rules are keeping her out. this individual underwent surgery to become a woman. she won the championship.

in the tournament. but when she tried to compete, the rules said the golfers must be born female to compete. she's taking her case to court and is defending -- defending her right. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me. i'm the only professional woman golfer in the united states that's a post-op transwoman. >> reporter: the lawsuit -- lpga officials had had no comment on the lawsuit filed. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, jade. thank you. 7:37. let's see what's happening in the commute. something just happened in berkeley, right, tara? >> that's right. if we take a look at our maps, we can show you we have a big

rig accident. it's blocking one of the lanes in berkeley on -- berkeley on 8 this is at gilman street. so it definitely is causing some slowdown. right now we're going to take a live look at chopper 2. this time over 880. this is in hayward. these are folks that are approaching san mateo bridge. look at that backup. it's just wall-to-wall cars as far as the eye can see. so this lane closure on san mateo bridge, one westbound lane that's been shut down due to cracks and repairs that need to be done definitely causing some congestion. folks want to give yourself some extra time or try to avoid the san mateo bridge this morning. use the dumbarton bridge instead or maybe the bay bridge if that's in your area. here's 101 through san jose. traffic on the right-hand side northbound as you make your way toward the airport. this has been stop and go for the past half hour. here's steve. thank you, tara. well, this is one of those days

when if you're on the coast, you need to look east. the best sunrise is not to the west, to the east. these higher clouds kind of will had retain the heat. 2003 have warmer lows. i was just looking at temperatures in san francisco. oakland beach. fort mason. that'sary no wind at all. any wind there. some of these higher clouds, you can see right there, live stormtracker2, most locations say calm. i mean, even a little north wind in stockton. i've seen a little in hayward. it looks like another warm to hot day. 60s to 90s. there's only some patchy fog. if you are over to the west, look off to this direction. it will be cooler. the fog is coming together it's circling the wagons. a little spin in the atmosphere. watch the curly-q there. that's dragging in some of the

higher clouds. even some partly to mostly cloudy skies being reported for some. it looks like more of a morning event so this afternoon we should have a change in the -- we should have a change. >> i'll go 80 in the city, banking on because i think a sea breeze will come in. right now, very high and still. the only stopping us from warming up more than these temperatures would be the higher clouds. 77 in mount tam. incredible warm air aloft. today will be just as warm as yesterday. mid-50s for some. vallejo, crockett pleasanton, san carlo, 63. they've gone up a little bit. 40s and 50s and 60s from eureka to ukiah. they were 45 at this time yesterday. 49 monterey with some patchy

fog. 80s down on the desert. a lot of fog in southern california. producing some of those higher clouds. that system to the left of your screen will eventually make it by tomorrow. today, mostly fair, warm to hot. also, these higher clouds throw humidity into the mix. 60s, 70s, 80s. by the beaches, 80s, 90, low to mid inland. the fog is on its way tomorrow. we'll see a big cooldown saturday. definitely cooler sunday, monday. new tests are showing, santa clara's county -- santa clara clair county's dam is at risk of collapsing during a major earthquake. anderson reservoir could experience significant slumping, but that's only if a 7-point magnitude quake hit on the fault two kilometers from the dam. that could flood morgan hill and san jose within minutes.

because of these new findings, op -- operators will deep the reservoir no more than -- keep the vesser voyeur no more than 50% full. the area to be sprayed for west nile voyeur is boarded by sunset lane on the west. trigasas road and hillcrest and deer valley on the east and birdwood way. the fogging will start from 6:30 and go in until 9:350 to help the potentially infect -- to help with the potentially infected mosquitoes. there is new takeover talk involving one of the giants in -- one of the giants in the silicon valley. pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd

gm announced california will be the test market for chevrolet's electric car. the volt runs mostly on battery power but does get a boost from a small engine when needed. 7:46. with all of the talk about the iphone moving to verizon, there's word the ipad will be available at verizon stores just two weeks from now.

verizon says it will start selling the ipad on october 28th. it will also offer data plans for 20 bucks a month for the tablet. that breaks the exclusive hold on apple mobile devices. at&t says it will begin selling the ipad for the first time. data plans from at&t are $15 a month. bay area carmaker tesla has signed a deal to help develop an electric version of toyota's rav-4. tesla says it will get $60 million to develop a new power train system for that crossover vehicle. toyota invested $50 million in tesla last july. tesla is taking over part of the former nummi plant in fremont which was partially owned by toyota. yahoo! may be a take jeff target for the second time in less than three years. "the wall street journal" reports aol is talking with potential partners to buy yahoo!. the sunnyvale-based company rejected a $47 billion buyout offer from microsoft two years

ago. since then, yahoo!'s market value has dipped below $25 billion. several items will be pulled from local store shelves after tests showed high levels of lead. now, some of the items came from east oakland walmart, others came from target.com. they include a bag of beans that contains 12 times the amount of lead allowed. other children's toys were higher than federal standards. that has parents and grandparents we talked with very concerned. >> i'm just appalled this is getting through. it can cause lead damage and affect their ability to learn. >> the items were reported to the attorney general, which is contacting the stores. the state department just announced the terror alert for

europe is still in effect. earlier this month, the state department advised americans living or traveling in europe to take more safety provisions. similar to that deadly attack in mumbai, india two years ago. the state department says the government still considers the situation enough of a threat to keep that current travel advisory active. well, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will come within just a couple of miles of the border with israel today. president ahmadinejad is on his way to lebanon. later he will tour the area between lebanon and israel. that's led to speculation that military action may be needed if mahmoud ahmadinejad takes any action threatening toward israel. 7:49 is the time right now. local police need your had to

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healthcare issues are right at the heart of this strike. hospital management says medical costs, they've soared 80% in the last five years. they want nurses to pay for some of their medical benefits. however, the nurses' union says the hospital wants nurses to pay too much. >> these men were arrested in february along with another man, accused of installing credit card skimmers in gas

stations in 212 cities -- in 21 cities. this netted the men more than $150,000. san pablo police are looking for an atm that was stolen from a hospital. a surveillance camera took a picture of a man walking into the lobby of doctor's medical senter with a handcart. police say there were two thieves who made off with the atm. the hospital staff reported it missing a fehours after it was stolen. 7:53. well, today the dalai lama will be visiting stanford university. he cliffed a very powerful message of -- delivered a very powerful message of peace and compaq yesterday -- and compaction yesterday --

compassion yesterday. about 500 students from the ravenswood school district were there at this school. the dalai lama will be giving a speech at stanford. he will will be talking about the centrality of compassion and human life in society. a wildly criticized project at san francisco's city hall is moving forward. the committee set aside $600,000 to build a wheelchair ramp in the chambers. the project has come under fire not only for its price tag but because many say it wouldn't be used very often. the full board will vote on that plan on tuesday. 7:54. the big story in our commute today is the san mateo bridge and tara, what's going on with it now? >> it's really touch and go, at times it seems traffic is fine across the span. if you can use an alternate route, definitely do so. this is where engineers

discovered a crack in one of the beams yesterday. they decided to cut down one of the beams in order to -- one of the lanes in order to try to fix it. it's smooth sailing pretty much until you hit this area. at edgewood road there is an animal down in the roadway and there is a two-car collision, 101 northbound embarcadero road. right now we're going to head to 280 san jose. northbound traffic as you make your away towards highway 17. finally, the bay bridge toll plaza bottlenecked back to the macarthur maze. if you need to make it across the span to head into san francisco, we think a lot of people may have chosen this bridge to go on instead of --

there's the signal -- instead of the san mateo bridge. so quite a few problems. steve, what's going on? well, we have some higher clouds over us. also some partly sunny, partly cloudy skies. beautiful sunrise off to the west. in san jose, some of these higher clouds coming in but there is a band of clouds coming right up south to north. if you are over by the coast, usually you can look west and see a beautiful sunrise. look east because those higher clouds. it's not overcast. calm, calm, calm. livermore, a little north at 5. there's still no sea breeze. temperatures today will start off very mild to warm and might get near records unless these higher clouds hang around. 90s yesterday. sfo, oakland and richmond, all at 92. 93 was the record back in 1993. a little spin in the atmosphere, a little curly-q

there, sending in higher clouds. 80s and 90s. 80s by the coast. 90s inland. higher clouds should take a little bit on the high side a couple of degrees off. 50s and 60s already. a little cold front to the left of your screen, to the west, yes, will eventually get in here tomorrow. but today, mostly fair, warm to hot. hardly any 60s -- hardly any. 60s to 90s. partly cooler and breezy as we go into sunday and monday. a routine check uncovers a big problem on a bay area bridge. there's no quick fix. we'll continue our live coverage.

>> reporter: there are emergency repairs that need to be done on the san mateo bridge. how is that affecting this morning's commute? we'll show you and have

reaction to the potential backup coming up. we're now hours away from a major announcement. it involves a summertime fire that gutted a bay area school. also -- hush dreads of bay area students could be at risk of contracting a dangerous disease. one of the republican party's biggest stars makes a rare trip to the bay area today. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's thursday, october 14th. well, you drivers out there, you could be in for a pretty rough commute on the san mateo bridge. it's all because of an emergency closure due to a cracked steel beam. ktvu's claudine wong is out there. she's got the very latest on the bridge and all of the updates on the possible repairs. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning,

dave. yes, that emergency repair work needs to be done but it is not underway yet -- yet because they are waiting for key components. one lane of the bridge is shut down, in the meantime. we want to show you the perspective of this side, it's the westbound part of the bridge that has this lane closure. there is actually a truck you can see. on the other side is a sign letting people to love over. we were -- move over. we were expecting big delays. really, we haven't too much of a backup because people are heeding the advice and going elsewhere. we do not expect this problem to be fixed until the end of the day. >> it's just inconvenient for me going to work every day and i'm -- me going to work is

sensitive. with the bridge having a crack, you know, i'm where rid because i have to go on the bridge every day. >> there was no danger of any need for a catastrophic failure. there are no unimportant parts of the bridge. so when you find a crack like this, you do have to take immediate action. >> you are taking a live look at the san mateo bridge, take a look at those cones on your screen. there are some cones that go straight across. we're told this is a problem on a 30-foot wishbone-shaped beam that's underneath the start of the elevation of the san mateo bridge. that's what you are look act right now. they -- looking at right now. they found a ten-inch beam while they were doing a routine information. they found that. they said they need to get it fixed.

those steel plates have to be made. those won't be done until later today. that's what led to the emergency closure today. there's no safety issue for the people using the bridge but they do not want to keep that lane open until that problem has been rectified. again, we expect that to happen this afternoon. we've been watching the traffic all morning long. it seems to be moving as slowly. one of the more alternate routes. it looks like people are handling this lane closure. we'll keep you updated. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. time is now 8:03. the young fairfield mother accused of a horrifying crime is still in the hospital this morning. police say monica christine mccarrick fatally stobbed her twin -- stabbed her twin daughters and then tried to take her own life at the

apartments. neighbors saw the smoke and they broke down the apartment door trying to help. we entered the room. there was so much smoke and heat and there was no sense in going in and risking our life, not knowing what was in there or who was in there. >> the homicide detectives believe those twin girls were killed before the fire started. the girl's mother will be transported to the solano county jail once she gets out of the hospital. the fire back in july destroyed 16 classrooms. now, the san jose mercury is reporting that two teenagers have been arrested in the case. but so far, police have not confirmed those arrests. a positive tuberculosis test at a local high school now hundreds of students may have been exposed to the disease. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro joins us from union city. kraig, we understand european learned some new information.

>> yeah. good morning, pam. students are arriving here at james logan high school. we just talked to the district's spokesperson. the district is not revealing who came down with the active days but we've learned there will be testing next week. a spokesman says tear was a case of tb in 2001 as well. last week the district sent out 4100 letters, one for each student. yesterday, the district identified 500 people who need to be tested. >> i'm scared. i'm scared that my son is gonna get infected with the -- what's going on with this tuberculosis here at james logan. part of the fear stems from the fact that because the federal

law reveals not -- does not reveal who the student was. when i spoke to a staff member earlier this morning, the staff member told me testing would begin -- would be begin on tuesday. this is a disease that's difficult to catch. it is communicable, which means that talking to somebody, you know, coughing or sneezing, that can transmit this bacterial disease as well. one of the things the school doesn't have to deal with, that people outside the school would have to deal with is the student, how many activities is the student involved in. did they go swimming, were any involved in different clubs, churches? things like that. in addition to the 500 feel here, the county is also investigating possible contacts outside of the school. reporting live in union city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:06. well, this morning, the pickup

line is still up around san francisco's largest hotel. we're right in the middle of the pickup line. bartenders, cooks and other workers walked off the job yesterday morning. they say they will continue the strike until tuesday morning. they claim they worked more than a year without a contract. hotel guests are caught up in the middle of it all. >> no janitorial tasks, no room service. >> right now, the hotel is being run by managers, by workers from other hotels. they've got about 400 replacement workers. the hilton's general manager says this strike will not resolve any contract issues but he adds he will ask the union to resume contract talks within two weeks. we just had breaking news in. moment ago, union workers in hawaii announced they are starting a five-day strike

against the waikiki hilton hotel. striking workers include housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, food serve, and others. the waikiki hilton hotel has 1500 employees. it's the largest hilton hotel in the world. >> kind of surprising when you head to vacation. we want to let you know about a major backup in the south bay now. >> yes. we've been seeing this all morning long. i don't know what the reason is. we've had had a couple of accidents, fender-benders here and there. but 280, 101 in san jose are an absolute nightmare. solid red, 280. now, we do have an accident a little further along in the redwood city area. this is 101 northbound at embarcadero road. we have a two-car crash. as you can see, that's causing a little bit of slow traffic. to the san mateo bridge, we head, here you go, everything is looking pretty good, according to claudine who is on

the bridge as we speak. it's been kind of touch and go. we've had had had delays. at other times it's been all right had. we were expecting some massive delays because of this lane closure westbound due to a crack found by engineers yesterday. they are making those repairs. we don't know how long it's going to take them. so we'll keep you posted. but it looks like people are handling the situation pretty well. perhaps a lot of people got the word and took an alternative route like the dumbarton bridge. this is a look in san francisco. traffic is slow southbound on the right-hand side right there as you make your way to the airport. but not too bad if you are headed northbound. here's steve. thank you, tara. a few high clouds, kind of drifting by, very interesting pattern. we're waiting for the fog. it's patchy -- there's hardly any wind. overnight low, 50s and 60s. it will be another hot one away from the coast. even on the coast, i can't find a west wind yet. that doesn't mean it won't happen. but just the higher clouds.

60s to 90s t was a great sunrise. we had the higher clouds looking to the west or the east, anywhere you were, higher clouds added a little mix to the forecast. it will be cooler by the weekend. it will be cooler sunday monday. the low is taking its time getting here. the higher clouds are associated with a little spin in the atmosphere. you can see it. it sure held up the overnight temperatures. that's for sure. so far we're waiting for the west wind. it's very calm, very quiet in the city. i will go for 80 today but a lot of locations are sitting at 65. so unless the wind kicks in, it will be warmer than that. it's going to be 70s and 80s by the coast. the higher clouds if they hang around long enough will definitely cut down on these highs. one of the keys is the very warm air aloft from mount tam to mount diablo. it's almost at 80. sitting at 77. that's warmer than yesterday. that's a lot of warm air in

place. la fayette, 54. beltle island -- bethel island, 55. some fog down in southern california trying to work its way up the coast. it's not organized. the system moving in is getting closer. the one to the left of your screen is gonna form a little low and go right up the bay. until then, mostly fair. some of those higher clouds, kind of muggy. 60s, 7 oh, 80s by -- 70s, 80s by the beaches. it looks like the trend will start and it will be much cooler on sunday and -- on saturday and then partly cloudy, mostly cloudy sunday monday. the surprising and sad news in this morning about what happened to thousands of families across the country. and we're finding out more

details about vice president cheney's hunting accident five years ago. the injury suffered by the victim is worse than we thought. and one of the rescued miners is an elvis presley fan. one of the special gifts he's being given.

8:14. higher clouds coming in.

even ocean beach has calm conditions. there's no wind at all. it will be warm and muggy. 8:14. boy, a record number of homes were taken over by banks during the summer. 288,000 properties were lost to foreclosure between july and september. that was the worst three-month period since 2006 when the housing market just topped out and tarted to plunge. experts say many of those will be challenged in court because many banks are accused of taking possession of some of the homes without proper examination of the documents. we're learning new details about the hunting accident back in 2006 when then vice president cheney accidentally shot one of his companions. alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with new information about the extent of the victim's

injuries. weary learning that wittingly was inidea more than we thought. he did an interview with "the washington post." we also reported -- we already reported that he had a mild heart attack but he had a chanceped lung, he says, and went into surgery right after the accident and the rifle from cheney barely missed his carotid artery. >> thankfully, harry wittington is on the mend and doing very well. as to whether vice president cheney ever apologized, wittington won't say. he said the two weren't -- weren't too good -- the two weren't good friends and have only exchanged some christmas cards. well, sarah palin is making

an appearance. she's scheduled to speak at the liberty and forum at 3:00 this afternoon. there were reports that president obama was going to dump biden and choose hillary clinton as his running mate in the next election but those reports are incorrect. biden will be his running mate. the deadline to register midnight monday. election officials say almost 17 million californians are registered. an additional 6.5 million are eligible. the general election is set for november 2nd. in alameda county, they are looking for people to help out as poll workers on election day. election workers say poll need

-- poll workers are especially needed in oakland and berkeley. you will earn between $80 and $190. you will also receive stipends to attend a mandatory training class before the election. some of the miners rescued from the mine in chile may be able to leave the hospital today. one of the miners has a pneumonia and two of them require dental surgery. now, one of the minersers, pena, has been offered a trip to graceland because he's a huge elvis presley fan.

another miner, mario has a few things to straighten out. while he was on the ground, his wife and mistress met each other. he wanted both women to greet him when he came up out of the mine but only the mistress showed you. you can find more continuing coverage about how they are doing this -- doing in their recovery. governor schwarzenegger is in london. the governor was receive the earlier today. here is a snapshot of it. he's with the prime minister david cameron at his official residence. number 10, downing street. governor schwarzenegger will also be seeing the changing of the guard outside buckingham palace. well, studying the turnover of teachers in oakland, the surprising reasons many educators say that they left the district. also today, the bridge over the hoover dam in nevada is named in honor of a bay area

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welcome back. a new report shows teachers hired in 2004 in oakland were no longer in the class five years later. and some of them didn't have a choice. the district talked to nearly 560 teachers and found 160 of them were released after their first or second year.

about 18% of the teachers survey sathey moved out of the area. 13% say works conditions drove them away. a controversial plan to launch an online diploma program at uc berkeley is moving forward, despite the ongoing opposition. school officials have a time line in place with about 25 lower division courses scheduled to begin next fall. critics have been skeptical saying the online classes could take away the quality of education and interaction between students. a little history here, tommy smith is auctioning off the medal he won the at -- won at the games in mexico city. he won the 200 gold medal in world record time but this photo made him famous. he and teammate john carlos were expelled after giving the black power salute during the playing of the national anthem.

that gesture earned him international fame. the hooverrer dam in nevada will be named after tat pill -- pat tillman. he grew up in san jose. he was killed in a friendly- fire accident in afghanistan back in 2004. pat tillman will share that honor with former nevada governor, miles he dally -- miles o'callanannon. we've been watching the san mateo bridge but tara also says there's a pretty big traffic jam in san francisco. >> that's right. we're noticing a lot of slowdown on the 101. 101 southbound right at the

border of san mateo and the alameda county line. two trees are in the roadway. but crews are working to clean that up. we're going to show you the backup at the toll plaza. the san mateo bridge,'s we cedar dash bridge. we haven't really had from there. 8:25. here's steve. tara, thank you. good morning, everyone. a lot of bands of high clouds over us. the fog there is a little bit over monterey. there was a tweet that came by from ocean beach that had one of those rare mornings that usually the sunrise is looking west. the coast is mostly fog-free. especially a little spin in the atmosphere. you can see the curly-q right

there. right there. i love it. it's awsome. >> i'm still trying to figure it out. >> what do you mean figure it out? high clouds, warm, muggy. 64 at ocean beach and calm. financial district, 65. china basin south america at 66. it's very warm, very still, very wall -- very calm. i think the higher clouds will take the edge off. 50s and 60s and sfo is already 70 degrees. they were 92 yesterday for a record high. just nutty. the system to the left of the screen will eventually get here. but today looks like a mostly fair, kind of muggy due to the higher clouds coming up. very still, very quiet conditions. fog is on the way. pretty big drop, i think temperatures saturday and then a low comes right over us for partly cloudy, cooler, breezy.

sunday, monday. 8:26. wild story, a man tries to steal a child from her mother as they walk down the street in san jose. now the police want your help in catching that man.

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you can see the cones off to the side here. the beam is right underneath that portion of the bridge where the elevation begins. caltrans says they were doing a routine inspection of the bridge yesterday or a couple of days ago when they found a ten- inch crack 0 the underside of the bridge. so what they did, is they decided, well, they got the lane closure already in place.

>> this could lead to serious problems. there was no dangerous -- there are no unimportant parts of the bridge. when you find a crack like this, you do have to take immediate action. >> reporter: back live out here on the san mateo bridge, you can see traffic slows down a little bit at that section where the lane closure is in place. the lane closure does end just after that portion, and it opens back up again. caltrans had put out the warning yesterday to morning commuters that they wouldn't want to take the ultimate commute like the dumbarton. overall, it's a pretty good morning. we are expecting -- there will be steel plates put in below

and above the crack. those are expected to be finished this afternoon. hopefully the commute will be back to normal tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you, claudine. federal investigators released their first official report about the pipeline explosion. the ntsb says a power glitch caused a surge in pressure and that caused a valve system to malfunction moments before that deadly explosion and fire. now, last night, a pg&e spokesman was in south san francisco and answered some pretty tough questions about last month's disaster. >> the main thing i'm concerned about is upping the pressure and having shutoff valves or some type of shutoff valves that work before this thing blows you. >> we understand the concerns that folks might have out there in the wake of the tragedy. this is a terrible tragedy. it shouldn't have happened. we're committed with working with the ntsb, getting to the

bottom of exactly what happened, figuring it out and working to prevent any such tragedy in the future. and today, the california public utilities commission will closely examine that ntsb report. you can actually read the entire report for yourself by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. oakland is seeking an injunction against a notorious street gang in an effort to crack down on violent crime. it would cover the area below brookdale avenue. 234 that zone, the 42-gang members, tad by the injunction would be prohibited from carrying guns and hanging out with each other. they would also be under a curfew. one said the crackdown don't make any difference. [ laughter ] >> the gang ing junction, it don't matter to me. i don't think it matter to anybody else. they not gonna stop what i'm

doing, ya know. 15 known gang members will have an injunction, some oppose it calling it racial profiling. they plan to hold a rally later today. one golfer is getting most of the attention. and this golfer isn't even playing. jade hernandez explains why she's out at blackhawk country club this morning. >> reporter: good morning, she's a touring pro but she's also transgendered and because of that she can't participate in the tournament held at blackhawk. and this transgendered woman

does not want the tournament to be stopped. no men are applied -- allowed to play today. she says it's not fair and the rules are stinging to keep her out. she underwent surgery two years ago to become a woman. this all began when she won the long-range championship. she tried to enter again and was informed that the rules say a golfer must be born female to compete. lawless has taken her case to court. she said she's bees dig criminal nateed against. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me. i'm the own will i professional -- i'll only professional golfer in the united states that's a post-op transwoman.

i've stood up for my rights and the rights of others for the rest of my life and i will do that again, to be seen as what we are -- female. >> reporter: lawless is an air force vet. he spent 18 years as a southern california police officer. this lawsuit filed contends that the golf associations all allow transwomen to compete and there's no competitive edge to once being male. lpga officials had no comment on the lawsuit or the story. back to you. >> thank you, jade. very interesting. 500 students and staff members at a union city school are gonna have to be tested for tuberculosis next week. the new haven school district sent out a letter to parents of students at james logan high school, saying someone on campus tested positive for the bacterial disease. the school and the alameda county health department identified the students and staff most at risk.

the district sent out a second letter yesterday to those people would wanted to be tested. >> what's important to us, it doesn't rise to a level of undue concern. and the folks understand what's being taken care of. we want teaching and learning to continue. >> now, those tests will actually begin on tuesday. 8:36 is the time right now. i want to go back to tara who is in for sal. san mateo bridge as claudine was saying, not as bad as expected. hopefully a lot of people were watching the news or listening to the radio and they found out there was a lane closure on the san mateo bridge. and he opted to use the bay bridge and dumbarton bridge. we're not seeing too many delays there. however in the south bay it's a much different story. here is a look at 101 northbound -- 101 traffic. this has been bottlenecked for the past hour or so. definitely give yourself some extra time here.

up north, traffic on the left- hand side, this is another problem, southbound as you make your way toward the macarthur maze. we've been seeing the backup into richmond. at the bay bridge, it is pretty much a nightmare. i hate saying that word over and over. 8:37. here's steve. you threw me there, tara. good morning. some higher clouds up above, partly sunny, mostly sunny, some of the bands of clouds are going south to north. there's no wind at all. it's just unbelievablebly quiet. i've seen a north wind at napa, not much. even hayward a little eastward at 3. even ocean beach right on the coast, it's calm or a little east wind, aeneasing. no -- amazing. no fog either. although the higher clouds might shave some degrees off.

60s 70s, 80s and 90s. it will be cooler for the weekend as a little low takes its time getting there. until then, monday or tuesday, the fog will get there. but 62 to 68. these are all city temperatures. they are all in the 60s. everything says calm. i can't find any wind at all. high clouds, 70s, 80s, 90s. except some of these higher clouds coming in. also in the higher elevations. some of these areas above 2,000 feet are already 80 degrees. mount tam at 77. that's 6 warmer than yesterday. vallejo, crockett. i think crockett dipped to 58. pleasanton, 62 and san carlos at 64. 30s in the mountains. 50 the and 60s in the valley --

50s and 60s in the valley. the system right there will start to work its way in most likely tomorrow. mostly fair, warm to hot. kind of muggy. higher humidity because these clouds are coming in and the wind is not there yet. 6 as, 70s and 80s by the beaches. 80s and 90s elsewhere. the fog will regroup. it's still a day away. some new tifts showed that slay -- tests showed that santa clara county's largest dam could possibly collapse during an earthquake. the anderson reservoir could experience significant slumping but that's only if a 7.2 earthquake hit on the calaveras fault within 2 kilometers of the dam. that could flood morgan hill

and san jose within minutes. operators of the dam are keep the reservoir no more than 5% until the repairs are made. it's not exactly what iphone users have been clamoring for but some say it's a right step in the right direction. ñw?

welcome back. stocks are down after the jobs report. we'll talk about it in just a little bit. a little bit disappointing compared to what analysts are reporting. taking a big board on the stock exchange. all right. 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. the young fairfield mother accused of a horrifying crime is still in the hospital this morning. police say 28-year-old monica christine mccarrick fatally stabbed her 3-year-old twin daughters and then tried to take her own life. san joses may announce an arrest at trace elementary school. that fire in the summer

destroyed 16 classrooms. we're hearing that two teenagers have been arrested in the case. you are looking at live pictures right now downtown san francisco. union hotel workers are on the picket lines for the second day in a row outside the hilton union square. as we look at these live pictures, they say they are not going back to work until tuesday morning. right now the hotel is being run by managers and replacement workers. the latest numbers on the job market were released earlier this morning. they are not as good as analysts expected. 402,000 people filed for benefits. that's up 13,000 from the week before. analysts expected that number to drop. continuing claims dropped. the wall street reports that aol is talking with potential partners to buy

yahoo!. the sunny bail based company rejected an offer from microsoft two years ago. and there's word this morning that the ipad will be available at verizon. they will begin selling it on october 28th. it will also offer data plans for the tablet. that breaks at&t's exclusive hold, data plans from at&t are $15 a month. general motors is getting ready for one of the largest initial public offerings in the u.s. and there's no definite date for the launch of the new gm stock. but insiders say it will probably happen sometime next month. shares are expected to be priced between $20 and $25. that could raise $20 billion. that will be used to help repay those federal bailout loans. gm says repaying its debt is a critical step by customers.

gm also announced that california will be the test market for chevrolet's electric car. the volt runs mostly on battery power but it gets a boost from a small gasoline engine when it's needed. chevy says the volt will go on sale next month with the price tag of about $33,000. palo alto based carmaker tesla signed a deal to help develop an electric version of toyota's rav-4. tesla says it will get $60 million to develop a new power train system for that crossover vehicle. toyota invested $50 million in tesla last july. several items will be pulled from store shelves, they show high levels of lead. some items came from an east oakland walmart, others from target.com.

they include a bag of beans that contain 12 times the amount of lead allowed. other furniture and toys had more lead than federal standards allowed. and that has parents and grant parents we talked to very concerned. >> i'm just aappalled that that kind of stuff is getting through. lead poisoning is serious, it causes brain damage and impedes the ability of kids to learn. >> researchers reported the items to the state attorney general which is contacting the stores. well, the state department is now saying that terror alert for europe is still in effect. earlier this month, the state department advised americans living or traveling in europe to take more safety precaution. concerns have centered around a terror plot using assault weapons on public places just like the deadly attack in mumbai india two years ago. the state department says the government still considers this situation enough of a threat to keep the current travel

advisory active. well, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad will come within a couple of miles of the border of israel today. he's on his way to israel. later he will tour the border area between lebanon and israel. now, that's led to a suggestion by some members of israel's leadership. the military action might be needed if he takes any action that is seen as threatening towards israel. and a former afghan president who heads up a new peace council says he's convinced the taliban is ready to negotiate peace after nine years of war in afghanistan. he says the taliban has not completely rejected the idea of negotiating a non-military solution to that war. sarah palin is making an appearance in the bay area today. the former alaska governor is scheduled to speak at the liberty and freedom

foundation's bay area forum at the san jose center for the performing arts. that's at 3:00 this afternoon. it will be voled by a -- followed by a vip reception. californians have less than a week to vote in the upcoming november election. the deadline to register is midnight on monday. in alameda county they are looking looking for people to help out as poll workers op election day. election officials say poll workers are especially needed in berkeley and oakland. they will earn between $95 and $180 for the day. they are also paid stipends to attend a mandatory training session before the election. stanford researchers actually have good news when it comes to love. tonight, there will be a new round in the battle against

west nile virus. we'll tell you what they are doing.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." mosquito fogging trucks will fan out across southern antioch to help prevent the spread of west nile virus. the area to be sprayed is bordered by sunset lane on the

left, hillcrest avenue and deer valley road on the east and burwood way and burkside on the south. the trucks will be fogging from about 6:30 this evening until about 9:30 to help reduce the number of potentialry infected mosquitoes. today is the third day of the walkout of the nurses at children's hospital. >> and healthcare issues are right at the heart of the strike. the hospital wants nurses to pay for some of their benefits. however, the nurses say the hospital wants them to fay teach. three men have been charged in connection with an alleged credit card scam in the area. the men seen in these mugshots were arrested in february along with another man. they are accused of installing credit card skimmers and gas pumps in 21 cities, including oakland, martinez and sacramento. the skimmers stole the credit card information and then were

able to steal $150,000. they each face up to 31 years in prison if convicted. san pablo police are looking for an atm that was stolen from the hospital. a surveillance photo took a picture of a man walking into e lobby with a handcart. police say there were two thieves who made up with the atm. it happened last monday or tuesday of last week. the hospital staff reported it missing a few hours late sneer today, the dalai lama will visit with scholars at sanford university. this is day three of the visit. he delivered a powerful visit of peace and compassion to school kids in east palo alto yesterday. [ inaudible ] >> about 500 students from the ravenswoods school district and various youth group the interest there at the -- groups

were there at the event. he will be speaking there at 9:30 at, at stanford today. 15 stanford undergrads were tested and find when they experienced moderate pain it was relieved through a feeling of love, euphoria. >> i feel it right about there. [ laughter ] let's go to tara now. we still have some traffic pain this morningle what's happening now, tara? >> a real pain in the neck for people listening up in snow gnaw county. eastbound highway 37, there is a definite traffic hazard. part of the roadway has settled in such a way it's causing a heavy drop. vehicles that are going other are veering off on the side of the roadway. it's causing damage. if you have to use that route,

be aware of the situation, take it slowly until crews can get out there to repair it. right now, we're gonna head south. in san rafael, southbound traffic on the left-hand side, typically sluggish but they are not too bad. southbound as you head towards the airport through san francisco, sluggish due to a car crash. 8:5 6. steve, are you on your toes. >> i don't think so. [ laughter ] we have a mostly sunny day. partly cloudy. there's higher clouds up there. fair, muggy, higher humidity. the fog will get closer on friday. definitely cooler on saturday. partly sunny, partly cloudy, cool, breezy, sunday/monday. >> because probably your e-mail is full of complaints. >> no. people have been pretty nice. >> that's good. >> pretty nice. >> that's nice to have the warm weather but a little unexpected. thank you so much for

watching. we'll continue the news this afternoon, the noon news. so be sure to join us. have a great day. >> bye now.