"mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, may 24th. we're following developing news in the search for a missing danville teen. just a short time ago, we learned that the search for 15- year-old allison bailess has moved to san francisco. her father tells ktvu that they discovered her bicycle in a parking lot norycy field this morning. family members tell us they went to the area after finding a note on allison's computer with directions to the area. allison's father says he's

asked for all available law enforcement resources to be brought in. >> we've asked for a helicopter. we've asked for water support and other than that, we're just hoping and praying that allison is alive. >> last night, in danville, police and volunteers went door to door handing out fliers with allison's picture. there is a "find alli ebayliss payable -- allie bayliss" facebook. search continues this morning for the two men who attacked and elderly man over the weekend in menlo park. kraig debro is live to tell us what happened and about two other incidents that might be related. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, this all happened on sunday. this is the block.

now, i just found out where the home was. i'm hopefully gonna speak to the man inside. here's what police say happened -- two men came to the house and there is a garage that's attached to the house. so in addition to that, there's a side door. they used that door. they used the kitchen door. they either broke down the kitchen door to get in there. once inside, the men told the victim he had a gun. one of the men hit the man over the head with a gun. they ransacked the house. police are not sure what they gout. two other incidents one took place on central. one took place on laurel. nobody got into the home in either of those instances, police cannot be sure if they are connect. one of the instances, they got

a vague description of what the men looked like. police are taking all of this information. >> we are communicating with other agencies in the area. we're trying to see if they have any other occurrences. our detectives are working tirelessly, as are our patrol officers. >> reporter: i talked to police, and they said the man was gonna be okay. sometimes when you are a little bit older and get hit on the head like that, you can have effects. they don't believe that will be the case here. now, the same thing happened in san mateo to a 90-year-old woman. police are gonna look to see if there is a connection to this crime and the crime in san mateo. we'll have more for you at

8:00. reporting live in menlo park, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 7:04. new this morning, san leandro firefighters rushed to fire in this trailer park this morning. you are looking at video from newschopper2. they were right over it. now, the fire crews got this call around 5:45. there was a smoky fire near blossom way. they had it under control just about 14 minutes later. that's when newschopper2 was flying over. still no word on what caused the fire. no injuries are reported. palo alto police investigating weekend vandalism as hate crimes. someone drew a swastika in the dirt of a car parked at the green meadow community center on parkside drive. it happened friday. the very next day, someone spray painted swastikas owned by the same person. they think the vandalism was

random, probably kids who didn't realize the severity of what they were are -- of what they were doing. the b.a.r.t. board is considering buying more tasers for the force. allie rasmus is live with more about how this is tied to the shooting of oscar grant. >> reporter: good morning. it's something that b.a.r.t. will have to consider at their meeting this afternoon, whether or not to spend $145,000 to buy additional tasers. now, the idea that each police officer should have his or her own taser, is something they are considering. oscar grant was fatally shot by b.a.r.t. police officer, johannes mehserle. now, in the trial that ensued after that, johannes mehserle said he was using his -- he thought he was using his taser, not his gun.

and after that it was recommended that b.a.r.t. use tasers more to avoid confusion here's the problem -- there's not enough taser. they have 60. they would need to buy 130 more so each officer would have his or her own. this is something that b.a.r.t. will consider at their meeting. we've tried to talk to b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson. we're still waiting. we'll have another update. back to you. >> thank you. a group of protesters after the sentencing of johannes mehserle plan to sue. a lawyer has filed claims against 32 police agencies. they were trying to control streets of oakland where crowds gathered after johannes mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison for shooting and killing the unarmed oscar

grant. protesters' lawyer says her clients were arrested and spent the night in jail without being charged. 152 people were arrested the night of johannes mehserle's shooting. more violent weather may hit joplin, missouri. at least 117 people now confirmed dead. the bad weather is still a challenge. two people were actually hit by lightning yesterday as they searched through rubble. so far 17 people have been bulled -- pummed alive. president obama in a news conference in london announced he will be in joplin, missouri on sunday. >> obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with the families who are suffering at this moment. and all we can -- all we can do is let them know that all of america cares deeply about them and that we are gonna do absolutely everything we can to

make sure that they recover. >> the president also says it's critical for people in affected areas to listen to the storm warnings. today, the national weather service reports a 45% chance of yet another tornado in the same area that includes dallas, oklahoma and yes, joplin, missouri. this morning president obama and the first lady received a royal welcome from queen elizabeth in london. coming up for you at 7:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom about what else is on the president's agenda during his three day days in london. a new lunch schedule is now in place at some bay area elementary schoolles. several schools around pleasanton and san ramon are now on the play first lunch schedule. that means students get their recess time on the playground before sitting down to eat their lunch. school officials say too many children why rushing through

lunch just to get out on the playground. billions of dollars of funding for the muni project could be at risk all because of contentious negotiations. the "chronicle" reports they want to hold the funding if they use the prop g in negotiations. prop g says arbitrators must consider how the contracts would affect fares and service. the union says that's illegal. a lawsuit over prop g is pending in state court. let's go to sal. what's the latest on that crash on 280, sal? >> well, they are towing away the last car. our newschopper2 has been watching it. you can see the chp is gonna be stopping the lanes here. one of those fast cars. several other cars involved. but the damage is done. the lanes were blocked for a time and as newschopper2 is

showing us, 280 is pretty slow, although it's recovered now that they've opened some of those lanes. coming out of south san francisco you can see it's slow. this is the way things go. at scene it's beginning to recover. you can see coming out from south city it will be slow. it will be kind of the typical slowdown, just made a little bit worse by the crash. let's take a look at westbound been, backed you for about a 10 to 15-minute wait at toll plaza heading west. and if you are -- and if you are driving in antioch, 680 looks okay. hayward, union city, some slow traffic there and in the south bay we have some low vac there. it hasn't quite woke be up the commute. let's go to steve. thank you -- thank you, sir. we do it have patch. tomorrow we bring in clouds and some rain. so enjoy today.

if you need to get out and do something, for those of you sufficienting from the allergs, you can blame tree -- allergies, you can blame trees and grasses. the beads -- the weeds are -- have not been bad but they are expected to go up. today, temperatures will be the same as yesterday. maybe a degree or two warmer. the weekend does not look very warm. i mean, there will be another system moving in. it doesn't look like a big rainmaker but it documents -- looks like more cold air and wind. today, some patchy low clouds and sunny. the leading edge of that system is just starting to get close to the mendocino coast. 44 at napa. they were 0 last now -- hour. 50 at concord, livermore,

oakland, mountain view. everyone else in the upper 40s or low 50. fremont, 49 degrees. mostly sunny. we'll go sunny, 64 at noon and then a high of 68 degrees. west-southwest wind all the way out to the delta even out towards vacaville and sacramento and -- sacramento and stockton. high pressure is transitoryp it's moving in advance of the system right there. that's gonna sweep in here tomorrow, to give us clouds and rain. today, sunshine after some patchy fog. maybesome higher clouds later in the day. but not before we end up with os, upper 60s and low to mid 7 as again. we're stuck in the pattern. 70 in san jose, 70 in livermore, upper 60s on peninsula. cloudy and rain moves in on wednesday. clear it out but windy on thursday. friday will be all right. but the fog is forming so fast i'm reluctant to go sunny. back to you. >> thank you, steve.

just released -- something every college student will want to know, majors that will earn graduates the biggest and the smallest salaries. the new test results of that six scandal involving dominique strauss-kahn and a hotel maid.

. good morning. it's cloudy. that will burn off. tomorrow looking like cloudy skies and rain moving in. >> thank, steve. 7:16. this morning, benjamin netanyahu will tell the u.s. congress that israel will never return to its old, narrow borders. his address to congress comes

just days after president obama's speech in which he said peace talks between israel and the palestinians should start with the pre-1967 borders and include land swap. at a meeting with thousands of jewish supporters yesterday, prime minister repeated his position. at this very hour, president obama and the first lady are touring westminster abbey in london. alison burns has the very latest details. >> reporter: dave, the president and first lady have spent the last three hours with the queen at buckingham palace. a 6-gun salute could be heard throughout london heralding the obama's arrival. they played the star spanged banner.

president obama and the first lady had a private meeting with the newlyweds and they talked with the british prime minister david cameron, the revolutions in the middle east and the world financial crisis. they will reportedly also announce a joint forum to threats to national security. the obamas return to buckingham palace tonight for a state dinner in their honor. they will spend two nights there. reporting live from alison burns -- from washington, d.c., alison burns. today, robert gates is to give his final speech today before he retires. he's been ordered by president obama to cut another $400 -- $400 billion in defense savings. he says to cut that much, the u.s. will have to significantly reduce their military power.

a report says funding cuts could result in sale sort of intelligence flouriers that led to the -- failures that led to the september 11th attacks. lawmakers say while they are not planning any increases in spending, the budget is still in billion-dollar range for the third year. the reporter accused of getting secret kaye information is scheduled to testify in court. prosecutors issued the subpoena for james risen yesterday. that document says he a ill -- he ill really obtained -- illlegally obtained documents about iran.

new reports say dna taken from former ims leader dominique strauss-kahn matches material on theune form of a hotel maid who claims he -- uniform of a hotel made who claims he sexually assaulted her. that's according to two people familiar with the case who spoke to "the associated press." other women said that strauss- kahn made passes at them and invited one woman to her room while he was on house duty. overnight, nay toe airlines launched 20 air strikes in tripoli, libya. smoke could be rising near

moammar gadhafi's compound. the nay toe attack was one of the heaviest against tripoli. there a is -- there's a new study from georgetown university that reportedly shows what a college education is worth in the real world. the study shows that eight of the ten college majors for the highest earnings are for engineers. the median salary did, $120,000. farther suit cal, computer and math sciences, the other top paying majors. at the lower end was counseling and arts. florida mother, casey anthony is now on trial for her daughter's murder. why the court had to look more than 100 miles away from the trial to find its jurors. also the crash of a tour bus sends about 13 people to

the hospital. what the driver says happened right before that bus went out of control. good morning. right now, northbound 280 in san jose, getting a little bit slow as are our commutes in the bay area. we'll fill you in.

opening statements are underway as we speak. this is the trial of florida mother casey anthony. you can see one of the attorneys speaking right now. there is casey anthony right there. she's charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter. now, casey's daughter, caylee, last seen, june 2008. they found her remains six months later. casey anthony has pled not guilty. she could get the death penalty if convicted. now, the jury in this case had be selected from outside of orlando, florida because after all of the very intense media coverage in this case. again, the testimony is

underway as we speak. the driver of the tour can bus that crashed on 80 between fairfield and vacaville said the brakes went out. thirteen people were taken to the hospital after the bus went off the highway and careened off a grass dirt berm off cherry road. yesterday, the bus came to a stop on a frontage road, 50 people were on board. the highway patrol says 13 people were taken to the hospital in fairfield with minor to moderate injuries. sal has newschopper2 and everything else helping you get to where you need to know. >> that's right. we're looking at highway 101 right near the san carlos airport here. newschopper2 live. you can see traffic is moving along well. that's northbound 101 on your right and southbound 101 coming down from san mateo in the hillsdale area on left.

so bay area drivers can find traffic is looking pretty good here. no major problems. also, the morning commute lookses good at bay bridge. it's about a -- looks good at the bay bridge. it's about a 15-minute delay. witness you get over the bridge, it's a -- once you get over the bridge, it's a decent drive in the city. 7:25. let's go to steve. sunshine for most. although, along the peninsula on san mateo coast, some low clouds want to hang out. so a little bit on cloudy side there. but mostly sunny elsewhere. the system that's coming in later on tonight/tomorrow, might enhance some of that fog a little bit later. we just can't warm up, too much. even though we have more sunshine and less wind than yesterday. 40s, yes, 40s. we get some low 40s, the nights are so short now to get into the upper 30s really deserves a medal. we'll go for a high of 68

today. sunshine, that little breeze in the afternoon. not very warm. there's your wind out of the west or west-southwest from sfo all the way out to the delta and the system tomorrow is looking better and bet he and that will give us -- better and better and that will give us no doubt clouds. sunny, breezy, patchy low clouds, again, mainly the san mateo coast and the peninsula but os, 67 san mateo, 67 reddwood is city. 72 concord. only 70 livermore and low 70s for many inland areas, should be lesser to 80 -- closer to 80. a little warmer on friday. saturday should be okay. another system moves in for cold and breezy weather on saturday. disaster -- disaster down south, as the tornado death toll continues to grow. >> reporter: a statewide effort

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the death toll now has reached 117 from sunday's

tornado in joplin, missouri, making it the deadliest tornado in the, since the 1950s. our reporter, jim spellman, joining us live in joplin now where there's more bad weather and it's affecting search and rescue effort. jim -- search-and-rescue efforts. jim? >> reporter: that's rim they are trying to -- that's rightp they are trying to piece things together before the next storm comes back today. devastation in joplin, missouri. homes obliterated. cars piled up like toys. schools, hospitals and businesses battered. for those who survived a terrifying ordeal -- >> i was very scared. i thought me and my bad were going to be gone but we lived through that terrible tornado. >> reporter: residents of joplin picked through the

rubble of their destroyed homes on monday, trying to to salvage what they had rest -- left. >> it's indescribable. >> reporter: more than 40 agencies and hundreds of national guard members have responded to the call for help. president obama has ordered fema to provided re-- provide reserses. >> the american people are by your side. we're gonna stay there until every home is repaired, until every neighborhood is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet. >> reporter: the top priority searching for victims who might still be trapped. by monday night, 17 people were found alive. >> we believe there's still rescues out there. we want to support the men andwy on ground out there literally searching for foots. >> reporter: rescuers were hampered by storms. more severe weather could be on the way. the national weather service says there's a chance of more

bad weather over a five-state area that includes joplin. in addition to the federal assets, the president will come visit the impacted area on sunday. back to you. >> thank you for the live report from missouri. 7:32. a 58-year-old grandmother is in jail after a bizarre kidnapping attempt involving her 4-month- old granddaughter. rudy and airy -- and his wife are back reunited with their daughter. police say ericka gallegos snuck in and took the daughter. >> you don't want to slander people and make -- they will know truth that this was not a good thing.

>> the grandmother, ericka gallego, is in jail. a grandmare is charged with child -- a grandmother is charged with child abuse. the two here could get life in prison. but a deal would reduce that to life in prison. satu diaz took a plea deal already. several rallies are happening at bay area schools today. it's all part of a statewide day of action to respond to budget cuts. jade hernandez is live in at one of those rallies in la fay yetp -- la fayette. what's happening now? >> reporter: we're at la fayette park where a small crowd has gathered. the student who is speaking is a former high school student

and she's talking about the budget cuts and how they've affected her school over the years. this is a statewide effort. here in the bay area there are rallies in several bay cities planned. others are just getting underway in san francisco, redwood city and burlingame. concerned parents coordinated these efforts to gain awareness the crisis facing schools. taxpayers are helping their schools teachers and programs. but we were told not all school districts will survive if cuts continue to be made on the state level. >> it's hard to imagine that this can continue for five years. we've been cutting our schools short for last four or five years, we're just barely hanging on. we just can't imagine it continuing. >> twenty cities across california plan to hold rallies just like this one. if you missed the rallies this morning, there's one rally

tonight in millbrae. that's scheduled for 5:00 p.m. back to you. >> thank you, jade. today, the santa clara county board of supervisors will talk about how to add a new area code to the silicon valley. the 669 area code is being introduced because there are no more 408 numbers. one option the county is considering is the overlay method which won't require anyone to change the 408 numbers they already have. another choice is a geographic split where people could end up with different area codes for their home, cell and business homes. the jury in the chauncey bailey murder trial will continue this morning. closing arguments wrapped up yesterday. yusef bey iv and anton mackey are accused of playing key roles in the murder of chauncey

bailey. broussard testified that bey ordered him to shoot chauncey bailey. the defense claims brew ard -- broussard is not credible. in just two hours this man, accused of trying to storm the cockpit on a flight on way to san francisco, is due in court. his family members member he has mental problems and is not a terrorist. it's 7:37. this morning, los angeles police are scrambling to limit the potential damage from a leak in bryan stow beating case. late yesterday, some news witnesses in the los angeles area published a mugshot of suspect, giovanni ramirez. coming up in 15 minutes we'll have the reason why police did

not want the public to see that photo. time now, 7:37. well, it's the latest controversy tied to the fatal shooting of b.a.r.t. passenger oscar grant. >> the b.a.r.t. board is considering buying more tasers for its police force. allie rasmus joining us live. she's in oakland. she has the details. >> reporter: right now, had b.a.r.t. police officers don't get their own tasers. take, for example, this officer that we saw pull up to this fruitvale station. he does have a taser. the officers aren't assigned their own tasers. they are -- they have to check them out on a daily and weekly basis. that could change depending upon what b.a.r.t.'s board directors decide later this week. this all goes back to something at the b.a.r.directors meeting. back in 2009, oscar grant was fatally shot by johannes mehserle. now, in the trial that followed

that shooting, johannes mehserle's defense was he thought he was firing his taser, not his gun. since then, b.a.r.t. has hired independent consultants and they've recommended that tasers need to be used more consistently to avoid confusion with potentially fatal consequences. later this week, the board of directors will decide whether to spend $145,000 for more tasers for b.a.r.t. police some say more tasers is a good thing. others say they are only worth it if it comes with additional training. >> that's important. if you are going to be handling anything like that, it's important to have more training. >> i agree with it. >> safe forethem to use -- safer for them to use tasers? >> yes. >> reporter: now, right now b.a.r.t.'s police force only has 0 tasers. officers must check out -- 60

tasers. officers must check them out before duty. they want to buy 10 officers so each officer would have his or her own. we also tried contacting b.a.r.t.'s spokesperson. we'll try to bring you an update later on in the newsroom. back to you. >> thank you. b.a.r.t. will be asking residents of three bay area counties for a billion dollars in form of parcel taxes. voters in san francisco, contra costa and alameda counties will be asked too i prove parcel taxes on november 2012 -- to approve pars taxes on the november -- parcel taxes on the november 2012 ballot. okay. speaking of b.a.r.t., it sounds like there is an injury crash. >> there is, not major injuries. it's there at highway 1 1 at 37 right there near the infineon

raceway turn off. a couple of people are injured there. southbound 101 in marin county will be slow coming from novato to central san rafael. this morning's commute is barked up for about a 15-minute delay. if you are driving in san francisco, northbound 101 traffic looks okay, approaching the 80 split. a little bit busy southbound. steve? >> sal. >> got a tweet that someone likes dave clark's tie. >> our weather will be sunny, breezy, there's more clouds on the peninsula. i want to get to this really click. joplin, missouri right here on kansas/oklahoma border west the springfield. there is a line of thunderstorms a are north of witch chi-to. they are also moving towards

kansas city. if western missouri gets hit, it will be later today but the main action looks to be in the north. these are really severe storms. it's really hot in texas. that's where the high pressure is. you take that warm, air and combine them with the cool lows coming out of california, and they go into rockies. this is unbelievable weather for this. this is setting up to be north of joplin today but they are close, really close for more severe weather today. for those you suffering from allergies, blame the pine and oak. but the trees and the grasses are really high. today's all right. there's just low clouds over towards the peninsula. patchy fog, sunny, breezy, looks like rain for the north bay tomorrow. weekend is looking fair to okay. another system comes in sunday to keep this cool pattern

watching -- marching right along. you can see this and in advance the system, 40s, low, mid, upper to low 50s. temperatures really cool for this time of year. there's our system. it looks like it will drag across some rain for the north bay. south of i would say sfo looks iffy. today after that patchy fog, we stay on the cool side even with the sunshine. maybe just a tiny bit warmer today. a lot low and mid-70s. cloudy, cool he tomorrow and then rain again focusing in on mostly the north bay. today, sunshine, breezy. still on breezy side. can't lose that. not as windy as yesterday. 60s, upper 60s. another system coming in the old pipeline to keep this pattern going right along. sunny, breezy, cloudy. thursday looks clear, cool and breezy. friday looks all right and then friday, partly sunny, partly

cloudy. another system from north on sunday. find out where congress has approved spending $4 million to preserve -- to be preserve open space in the bay area. how lady gaga brought traffic on amazon.com to a crawl.

. taking a live look at the big board on wall street, numbers are pretty flat. there's some mixed news out. some good news for housing market. new u.s. single family home sales rose unexpectedly in april.

gas prices, oil prices, rather, are up $99.50 a barrel. still some concerns about the european debt crisis. the dow is basically flat, up to 12,383. nasdaq down 4. s&p up 1.5. today yahoo! starts moving its $277 million -- 277 million e-mail users to its new format. they say overhaul will let users update facebook and twitter accounts while in yahoo! boxes. yahoo! has been testing the new format for nearly a year. it remains larger than g-mail but google's e-mail service has been growing and has more advertisers. fans of lady gaga are apparently too much for amazon.com. they offered her album "born this way" for 99 cents yesterday in a download only offer. that one-day sale sparked a

huge response bringing traffic on the site to a crawl and leaving some fans without the album. now, amazon says anyone who ordered the album yesterday will still be able to download it for the promotional price. and toyota wants owners and their cars to be friends on facebook. starting next year, owners of plug-in hybrids an electric cars will be able to chat with their cars through a facebook page. owners will be able to check on tire pressure or battery power or issue commends including telling the car to warm up the seats on a cold day. the system is still in the prototype phase while toyota works out some of the details and then it expects to expand it to other cars and other areas of the world. today, california university researchers will release what they've learned about spammers and how they might stop -- might be stopped. the scientists say more than half of all spam comes from one company. they also discovered 95% of all

online sales are processed through just three banks. the researchers say if credit card companies would block transactions with those three banks, a lot of spam would disagree. 7:48. well, this morning, los angeles police are scrambling, they are trying to limit the possible damage from a news link in bryan stow case. pam cook is in the newsroom with more. >> we've all the police sketch that led to the arrest in the bryan stow case. now there is concern of the actually mugshot being released. now, the police sketch was sent out by police but the photo was not supposed to be release to the public. media websites in the l.a. area published the photo of giovanni ramirez saying he's

the suspect in the beating of bryan stow. that triggered auggie -- angry calls from the l.a.p.d. detectives worry that leaking that foe could could dom -- could tom promice their case. the suspect -- could compromise their case. the suspect's mother is angry but for another reason. >> there are a lot of people look like my son. why do they go to my son? he has a record. we're gonna get him. come on! >> the leak may also delay ramirez's arraignment scheduled for today. the ex-con evacuate and known gang member remains in jail on $1 million bail. police are still looking for a second suspect accused of beating brian stow and for the women who drove the two men away from dodger stadium. we also hear from "the l.a. times" that detectives are

preparing for police lineups later this week involving multiple witnesses to the attack. back to you. >> thank you. we'll keep updating this story as it develops. we also have this special section on ktvu.com. it's dedicated to the bryan stow case. you will find it right there on the home page. ten minutes before 8:00, the ash from an erupting volcano in iceland has forced the cancellation of 50 flights in northern ireland, scotland and parts of scanned neighbor vau today. the ash is expected to -- scandia nave vau today -- scandia nave via today -- scandanavia today. social media will be used as part of a disaster drill in alameda county. nonprofit organizations have been asked to post this status update. it says, "please reply to this

message. we're testing our ability to reach out before, during and after disasters." the group putting on the drill says today's exercise will help nonprofits better serthe public in an actual -- serthe public in an actual -- serve in an actual emergency. mildred biana has hired a lawyer. the city of san carlos is searching for a new mayor after the unect xed -- unexpected death of their current mayor two weeks ago. the citi counsel has decided to -- city council has decided to seek applications. the window for applications, opens this morning. it will close june 3rd.

all right. the end of the world part ii. the new prediction from the oakland preacher who had said judgment day would come over the weekend. "american idol" finale kicks off tonight. the reason this year's winner will make show history. good morning. there's a crash now on the san mateo bridge just before the high rise and the traffic is quickly backing up. it looks like they are getting some paramedic vehicles.

good morning. right now, newschopper2 over the scene of a wreck here on the san mateo bridge. apparently the injuries are not as serious as we first thought, which is good news. but that fast lane is blocked. looks like they are getting ready to put those vehicles up on tow trucks. the damage ask done. it's westbound 92, very slow from the hayward toll plaza

heading across the high rise. the oakland preacher who predicted the world was gonna end over the weekend says the world is still gonna end comment it will happen five months from now. he says the world will end all at once on october 21st without the months of earthquakes, plagues and other disasters that were part of his earlier prediction. >> the bible clearly teaches that the world is gonna be destroyed altogether. and -- but it will be very quick. camping is also denying responsibility for his followers who gave away all of their possessions ahead of the may 21st rapture date. he said he never told anyone to do that. that time of year -- it's that time year to watch out for rattlesnakes. a los gatos man found a big one, 14 feet long, 14 rattles.

authorities say they are not common in this area. but most bites do happen between april and october. the cooking time for work has been recommended. it's now 143 degrees. that's a drop of 15 degrees. the temperature is now at the same standard for cooking pork as beef and lamb. they say new reduction methods have reduced the risk of germs. 16-year-old lauren elana and scottie mccreary will each perform two songs tonight on "american idol." it begins tonight at 8:00 and continues tomorrow night right here on ktvu channel 2.

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning.

i'm dave clark. >> it's tuesday, may 24th. well, police in menlo park are busy trying to figure out who is responsible for a violent home-invasion robbery. we just found out minutes ago the man attacked in the home, he's still in the hospital. kraig debro -- kraig debro just talked to police and neighbors on street where all of this happened. he's back now with the details. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. we heard from neighbors that the man attacked on sunday is still in the hospital in the icu at stanford. we're standing in front of the home. it was on sunday here at the house that this all happened. police say people who broke in, they went through the side here, they opened the gate. there is a dear that leads from -- a door that leads to garage. once there, they went through the kitchen. according to police, almost nothing they know of has been takep. that has neighbors really baffled. >> there didn't seem to be really motive other than

breaking into this man's house. >> people here say they were so frightened, they moved to the action immediately. they even started a neighborhood watch program that night. once inside the house. people who did this told the man they had a gun, not to move. they hit the man anyway. according to the neighbor i spoke to the man was hit more than once, several times. the caretaker was here. he said it was a bloody seen. and then still not clear if the men got anything. this has people around here really worried. >> we're pretty upset. we've had -- last year we had some burglaries, some robberies and -- but now this represents a brazen escalation. >> it wasn't just here on windy mere. two other incidents that very same morning. one on laurel that was propertied -- reported around

5:40. the other one was reported around 5:50. the people who broke in there didn't get or tried to break in didn't get anything out of the homes there. in fact, one of the people responsibility for the attempted break-ins was spotted by a neighbor. a vague description there. i don't think it would convict anybody. police are trying to see if this incident is connected to the two others on laurel. we've been trying to call around to police -- because we covered something on may 4th, a very similar incident in vallejo. somebody went in the house and hit a 90-year-old woman in that case. i tried to contact san mateo police to see if they got anybody on that one. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:02. new this morning, san leandro firefighters responded to a fire in a trailer park. this is video from newschopper2. fire screws got the -- got the call at 5:45, about a smoky fire on east 14th street near blossom way.

they had fire under control just 14 minutes later and that is about when our crew was flying overhead. fire officials say there's no injuries and no word yet on cause of this fire. palo alto police are investigating weekend vandalism as hate crimes. they say someone drew a swastika on the dirt of the car parked at the green meadow community center on parkside drive. that happened on friday. the next day someone spray painted swastikas on two cars owned by the same person on on josina avenue. >> your time now is 8:03. right now in la fayette, teachers, students, parents, they are just wrapping up a rally -- rally to protest state education budget cuts. jade hernandez is joining us livep. she's out there. this is about one of 20 rallies happening all over state. >> that's right. dave. this one was going strong for an hour. you could see this is lay fa

yet park. thissal rally start -- la fayette park. this rally started at 7:00. it just wrapped up about ten minutes ago. those who attended, did not leave empty-handed. this is a packet to letters to governor brown, state senators and assembly members. you in in fact, you can see -- take a look at some of the video we shot earlier this morning. these are the rallies in several cities. this one right here in la fayette. others were held in san francisco, redwood city and burlingame. that packet of letters -- dash many of the organization -- many of the organizers hope to gain a little bit of effort and oomph to this movement trying to get more people aware of the problems when there are cuts to education. specifically here in la fayette, taxpayers passed measure b to help their schools

keep teachers and programs. one springdale has already felt the tightening of the belt, a parent says, and the students are affected. >> the music is now gone. we're looking at school he roo ductions. we're looking at really having to be a local fund-raiser for our schools and my primary concern is the inequity that ecures in the -- in sort of the have areas and the have-not areas. >> these days donations are going just to get teachers in the classroom. it's really, you know -- as the cuts go, everything drops. so we need sacramento to not just -- to not just fix it this we are. we need it to be fixed as we go forward. another rally held -- 20 cities across california plan to hold rallies just like this one in

la fayette park. now, have the to 90 people were expected in -- have the to 90 people are expect -- 80 to 90 people are expected. a new lunch schedule is in place at some bay area elementary schools. the contra costa times reports that some of the schools are on the play first. that means the students get their recess time on the pray ground before they eat their lunch. school officials say too many kids were lunching through -- were rushing through lunch just to get on the playground. b.a.r.t. board is considering buying 130 more tasers. that would allow every officer to have one instead of having to economic them out in a common pool. the move is tied to a fatal

shooting in the oscar grant case. a group protesters arrested after last november's sentencing of johannes mehserle plan to sue a lawyer has filed claims against 2 police agencies who were on the streets of oakland after mess was sentence -- johannes mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison. the protester's lawyers says her clients were arrested and spent a night in jail without being charged. johannes mehserle could be out of jail soon. he's skeled for an early -- scheduled for an early release one week from tomorrow and he could be freed by june. muni projects in san francisco may be at risk all because of a contentious contract negotiation. "the chronicle" reports the operator's union wants the federal government to wilt hold

billions dollars in funding prop g says arbitrators must consider how proposed contracts would affect fares and s the union -- the union claims that's ill legal. caltrans will mark open on final section of the carpool lane. there is a ribbon-cutting ceremony that rupps between highway 4 and the carquinez bridge. caltrans says this will make it faster for passengers to get from emeryville to vallejo. they say it should be open in time for commute tonight. less check in with sal. what's happening around the san mateo bridge, cal sal? a. >> we're looking at a bridge -- i want to show you this video. westbound 92, san mateo brim, they were clearing that accident, that crash from the left lane is now oftenning --

is now moving off the fast lane. but traffic here has been very slow heading over to san mateo from hayward. let's take a look at the toll plaza, westbound. that's about a 10-minute to 12- minute delay coming across into san francisco. this morning's commute on highway 37 at 121, the traffic is going to be busy because of a crash there right at the infineon race turn. it's busier on 121, that highway is a big mess in sonoma county. 8:09. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. mostly sunny. low clouds on the peninsula. some patchy low clouds and fog. there's really no sign of warmup here. just a little bit of sunshine. not as windy as yesterday but it looks like a couple of systems will continue to rotate in. mostly sunny, breezy, coal. we had a couple -- cool. we had a couple of breezes this

morning. we'll settle in with low 70s but temperatures should be around 80, 81, 82. 60s on the coast for 50s along half moon bay. occasionally the systems spin in some pretty decent activity. up towards bernie and susanville. our system that's due tomorrow is showing itself to the left your screen. sunny, 50s now. san rafael, santa rosa still holding on to 49. there is he -- there's -- there's the fog.

by the way, lake shasta is 98% full. three feet from the crest. thank bob our observer up there. their high in redding yesterday was 74 degrees. unbelievably cool for northern sacramento valley. there's more rain on the way for that system and probably for us as well. patchy fog, mainly san mateo cote line. staying cool -- coastline. sunny, brooke, we watch the system increase -- breezy, we watch the system increase, from about sfo, oakland, say, from benicia, oakland, north. this is our rain from. here's tomorrow -- forecast. here's tomorrow morning. we go in. it's starting to move in. that's about the line tomorrow for rain. sunny, breezy, patchy fog, high clouds coming in late but not

before late. temperatures 50s, 60s and 70s. we could easily have a 0, 35- degree -- 35 to 35-degree spread. cloudy, rain moves in on wednesday. clear, coal, breezy wednesday. not much warmer friday, saturday, sunday. a another couple of systems will move in to continue to keep us cool. it was meant to an blast from the past. but some heartless thieves took all of the fun out of a local school's time capsule. also, benjamin netanyahu is speaking before congress right now. we'll tell you about his message about how to reach a peaceful agreement with the palestinians. a new study that could have many college students switching their majors.

where are we? berkeley hills. pol -- patchy fog. >> time now, 8:15. right now, as we're speaking, israeli's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is about to address the united states congress. there's vice president biden and house speaker boehner right there. now, net tan -- netanyahu will be telling congress that israel in his mind had never go back

to -- go back to its old, narrow boders. you are looking -- looking at file video of netanyahu. at this time, president obama is meeting with prime minister in brit -- in brynn. in-- britton. the two leaders are scheduled

to meet -- scheduled to meet today about very high-sake issues, including afghanistan, pakistan, tomorrow they meet again and president obama addresses the british parly month. before this meeting the president and first lady spent more than three hours at buckingham palace. here's new video of the queen taking the obamas on a tour of her private gallery. president obama and the first lady had a private meeting with the royal newlyweds this morning. the obamas will be guests of honor at a state dinner at buckingham palace tonight and will spend two nights in a suite there. reporting live from alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. 8:17. well, today, defense secretary robert gates is expected to talk about massive cutbacks in military spending. now, he's set to give his final

policy speech today before retiring on june 30th. gates a been ordered by president obama to cut an -- has been ordered by president obama to cut $400 billion in defense spending. gates says to get to that level of savings, the u.s. will have to significantly cut its military power. he will be replaced by leon panetta, who, by the way circumstances a native of monterey -- by the way, is a nate inof monterey. lawmakers say while they are not planning any increases in intelligence funding, the budget is still above $80 billion for the third straight year. 8:18. "the new york times" reporter suspected of receiving secret cia information is now being ordered to testify in federal court. prosecutors issued the subpoena for james risen in virginia.

the subpoena says he illlegally received documents in iran. prosecutors say he used those writings to write a book and that he tried to avoid testifying. the fbi says it has more proof that al qaeda's top bomb expert is linked to the so- called underwear bombing attempt and two others. they say they pulled a finger-- fingerprint from the bomb in a man's underwear on that flight on christmas day and that that fingerprint matches the suspect out of yellen. they also believe he's -- yemen. they also believe suspects in two other flights. students came back to open up their time capsule, 5 years

later, only to find most of it was missing. that's because what they made was a time box, instead of a capsule. back in 1994, thieves stole much of the context. when they unveiled the box, they found a sony walkman, among other things. by the way, this fall to celebrate the anniversary, students will fill time cap sue. it had be open in the year 2036. and this time they are gonna bury it. >> i remember those ka set tapes, "stray cats" sony walkman. it's happening right now. a mother goes on trial in the death of a -- of her daughter. what that woman just did on the witness stand. the crucial rolling expected -- ruling tomorrow. this one involves the suspect in the tucson shooting rage --

shooting rampage

the florida mother accused of killing her daughter began crying during opening statements today. casey anthony wiped away tears as prosecutors described little caylee anthony's final hours

alive nearly three years ago. casey anthony has pleaded not guilty and said a baby-sitter kidnapped caylee who was missing for a month before she alerted police that her child kiss appeared -- disappeared. an arizona judge will decide if jared loughner is economy tent to stand trial. now, two mental health experts have examined loughner, prosecutors and defense lawyers say they don't plan to dispute the findings. coffee drinkers will have to dig deeper to pay for that morning cup of joe. the company that sees folgers and dunkin' donuts is announcing another price hike. they will be charging retailers another 11%. rising prices are being blamed on increased demand for coffee

after harsh weather in some regions. let's check in with sal. what are you seeing on the roads, sal? >> we're looking okay. we're looking at the bridge this around. i want to he show you the bay bridge is backed up for about a 10, 12-minute delay. but the san mateo bridge on top right, not doing so well. it's taken a way -- a while for the traffic to unwind from that crash. it was there for a while, blocking the fast lane. had a little bit of trouble putting one of the cars up to the tow truck. that could be one of the reasons why it's still slow. richmond bridge, golden gate bridge traffic looking good coming down to those toll plazas. less go to steve. all right, sal. thank you, good morning. mostly sunny, low clouds and fog on san mateo coast. they don't like like -- look like they are going anywhere. we do have patchy low clouds. napa airport, dipped to 38 for about a half-hour or so. so if you thought it was cold out this morning, was some.

system is inching closer, it had be here tomorrow. upper 40s, mountain view says 54. they were down to 48. speaking of the fog, there it is. pacifica, mountain view. and then it pulls off the santa cruz santa cruz coastline. so a cool pattern there. another low digging in. what's new? it looks like this one will give the north bay -- bay some rain. these temperatures are well below average for this time of year. cloudy with rain moving in. especially the north bay. we'll keep an eye on it. mostly cloudy, friday into saturday and probably sunday. it's not looking positive. 8:26. that disaster in the south is now a race against time. we'll get a report from one of the hardest-hit areas as the

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in the search for survivors of that big tornado in joplin, missouri, it continue the today. it was one of the worse tornadoes in american history at least 117 people are confirmed dead. our reporter jim spellman joining us live he's there in joplin with the very latest and you are in the mid of everything, jim.

>> reporter: -- in the mid of the of everything, jim -- in the midst of everything, here. >> reporter: the death toll is now 118. devastation in joplin, missouri on an almost unimaginable scale. homes obliterated. cars piled up like toys. schools, hospitals and businesses battered. for those who survived, a terrifying ordeal. >> i was very scared. i thought -- i thought me and my dad were going to be gone but we lived through that tornado tornado. >> reporter: the residents of joplin picked through the rubble of their destroyed homes on monday, trying to salvage what little they had left. >> it's indescribable. i don't know what to say other than that. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: more than 40 agencies and hundreds of national guard members have responded to the call for help. >> the american people are by

your side. we're gonna stay there until every home is repaired. until every neighborhood is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet. >> reporter: the top priority, searching for victims who might still be trapped. by monday night, 17 people were found alive. >> we believe that there's still rescues out there. we want to support the men and women that are on the ground out there literally going foot by the foo. >> reporter: rescue efforts are hampered by more storms. more severe weather could be on bay -- way. the national weather service says there's a 45% chance of new storms on tuesday over a five-state area that includes joplin. and with more of storms on way here, the city plans to test early-warning storm system momentarily. reporting live in joplin, missouri. back to you. >> thank you, jim. it is 8:31. people who live on one menlo

park street say they are very worried this morning after two people attacked an elderly neighbor in a violent home- invasion robbery. kraig debro is live with what the neighbors are now doing in response to the attack. >> reporter: that very night the neighbors got together and started a neighborhood watch program. i i've just spoken to a couple of neighbors and they say the victim is recofferring and doing a lot better. he's in icu. it happened in this home on the 1000 block of windy mere. police say the thieves opened gate, walked past it. opened the garage door, kicked it in and got into the house. it happened around 5:15 on sunday morning. now, once inside the house they were almost immediately con fronted he boo the man who lives in the housel he's 88 years old. we know his identity. we're not gonna release it to you just yet. don't know what happened. but the victim was told to keep still, keep quiet. they ended up hitting him anyway. nobody seems to know why that

happened. >> we're pretty upset. laugh year we had some burglaries, some robberies but now this represents a brazen exs calation. >> reporter: -- a brazen escalation. >> reporter: that very morning, two other homes were almost victimized. police say a group thieves tried to get into homes there on laurel. ten minutes later on another street, but were unable to get in. there was a vague description given by one of the homeowners during one of the eight tempted break-ins, but it's not really that specific. but the people here on windemere say they are waiting for this man to come home.

they want to welcome him home. one woman and man said they've known him since a child. they say he's always been very nice, very friendly. they are very concerned about what happened here not only because of what happened to the old man bau for their own safety. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. 8:4. a 58-year-old grandmother is in jail this morning after a bizarre kidnapping attempt involving her mother 4-month- old granddaughter. now, rudy and christen reunited with their daughter yesterday after she disappeared over the weekend. now investigators say 58-year- old ericka gallego snuck. her son's home, took baby and headed to southern california. the grandmother apparently introduced the grandchild to some of her friends. and that's when somebody got suspicious and called police.

>> i want to thank everybody for their help. ramey has a facebook. she has more friends than i do. >> reporter: now, ericka gallegos is in jail facing kidnapping charges. this woman is charged with child abuse and false imprisonment of her 14-year-old granddaughter and girl's twin brothers. their father brought them from samoa to live with their grandmother. now, she could get multiple life sentences if the case goes to trial. the deal would reduce that to 14 years in prison. one of the children's aunts already took a plea deal and was sentenced to four years in prison. 8:35. the jury in chauncey bailey murder trial will continue their deliberations this morning. closing arguments wrapped you yesterday after two months of system. yusef bey iv and anton mackey are accused of playing key roles in the august 007 killing

of bailey as he walked in downtown oakland. broussard testified that bey ordered him to shoot bailey and the defense says broussard is not credible. in one hour, the suspect accused of trying to storm cockpit of a jet bound for san francisco earlier this month, is due no court. a judge ordered him to remain -- due in could court. a judge ordered him to remain in jail. his fame says he's suffering from mental problems -- family says he's suffering from mental problems but is not a terrorist. now, police detectives are angered leading the investigation into the bryan stow attack that happened outside of los angeles, late yesterday, some news websites

in los angeles area published a mugshot of the suspect, giovanni ramirez. coming up in 15 minutes we'll tell you the reason why police did not want the -- did not want the public to see that photo. back here at home, this morning, teachers and parents, they are saying enough is enough. now, they are taking part in that they are calling a day action to protest education budget cuts. >> it's hard to black that this can continue for five years. we've been cutting our schools short for last four or five years. we're barely hanging on. >> that was school district's superintendent nickerson talking to us at a budget rally in la fayette. about 90 people were out there with their signs. we want to show you another rally. this one's in downtown redwood city. newschopper2 flew over this scene. this is the courthouse square. this was about 30 minutes ago. as you can see for yourself, several people are out there. they've got their signs, they

are protesting education budget cuts. all about 20 different rallies are occurring all over california today. today, the santa clara county board of supervisors will talk about how to add a new area code to the silicon valley. the 669 abe your -- area code is being introduced because there's no more numbers. one option the county is considering is the overlay method which won't require anyone to change the 408 numbers they already have. another choice is the geographic split where people do end up with different numbers for their home, cell and business codes. 8:38. hey, sal, you are trafficking our commute. you have a lot going on, too. >> yeah. we've had a busy one. newschopper2 took these pictures just a little while ago from the high span.

the left lane blocked. not serious injuries. some people were injuried. that's what the problem was. they had trouble getting the cars out of there and again, these pictures were taken a little while ago. let's go to the live picture of the toll plaza, still very, very slow. i would not recommend you aing san mateo bridge at all. things have improved a little bit but they are not improved that much. let's move along and take a look at the maps here. 880 southbound, people heading down to the dumbarton bridge as an alternative. you will see more crowding there. northbound 101 slow from 280 up no the -- up into the delaw cruise area. he most locations are sunny. from about pacifica down to davenport still low clouds. on the san mateo coast it's sunny for i would say 95% of the forecast area. some of those low clouds are holding on. the pollen count continues to be -- i don't know what's going

on. it's just crazy. so the trees, pine and oak in the high to very high category. grasses are up there, too. the weeds kind of got knock down. but they are expected to go up as well toward the middle/end of the week. so if you are surning, oak and pine, mainly the trees and grasses. it's been bad. patchy fog along with the rattlesnakes have been bad. i saw that one about that big. just let it do its thing. sunny, breezy, cloudy. rain in the north bay. cloud cover will keep us cool in san jose. you know, friday, saturday, sunday, i would love to say it will be sunny and warmer. there will be some sun but it looks like a lot of cloud and continuing cool, mild, breezy. maybe even a strong system digging into north on sunday to really keep us on cool side. we have a few days to iron that one out. the system that's coming out. it's not a whopper of a system by any stretch of the imagination. the mere fact it's on its way for the end of the may -- fog,

from about skyline to pacifica, half moon bay, pulls off from santa cruz. patchy low clouds look like they will get enhanced by that system as it gets closer and closer, already starting to get near the mendocino coast. for may, it's really impressive. patchy fog, but staying cool. temperatures might come up just a little bit tomorrow, we increase the clouds, it looks like rain again. 50s, 60s and low 70s. too much in the way of a locked in pattern. cloudy with some late rain to the north. friday and we stay cool through

the weekend. there's a lot to tell you about. there was an internet standstill and lady gaga, well, she did it. traffic just came to an online standstill. we'll tell you what happened with am ma done.com. and how -- amazon.com.

taking a live look at the big board on wall street. not a lot of movement right now. the big news, new u.s. single family home sales rose in i that's certainly offering some hope for the stagnant housing market. oil is also above 2% trading at 9 62 a barrel and still some -- 9962 a barrel. the dow currently down 1. nasdaq down 6. s&p is up .50. 8:45. let's get you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. as we speak, there you see, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, he's speaking before the united states congress in washington. he's talking about, among other things, the demand by young people in many of the arab

nations for democratic reforms. he says israel already is offering those freedoms. and says -- and he says, israel is what is right about the middle east. and demonstrators arrested in oakland during the protest when the johannes mehserle happened, they are suing oakland police for alleged mistreatment. they claim they were arrested with out -- without warning, detained in handcuffs for hours and then held overnight without charges. johannes mehserle was given a two-year sentence for the oscar grant shooting. also, this week, the b.a.r.t. board will consider buying 130 more tasers for b.a.r.t. police. that will allow each officer to be assigned a taser instead of having to check the tasers out of a common pool. that move is tied to the fatal shooting of as car grant two and a half years ago. this morning, los angeles police are scrambling to limit the potential damage from a news leak in the bryan stow

beating case. pam cook joins us live from our newsroom to tell -- to tell us what happened. >> good morning. the photograph in question was not supposed to be released to the public. we've been showing ut police sketch that led to the -- sketch of giovanni ramirez that led to his arrest. he's accused of beating bryan stow outside of dodger stadium seven weeks ago. how far, he's not been formally charged. his mugshot is at the center of the controversy. it was somehow leaked to the news. the l.a. police is furious. that's because the investigation into the attack outside of dodger stadium is ongoing. and detectives worry that leaking leaking that photo could compromise their entire case, especially if they see that photo before the lineup,

the witnesses. now, the suspect's mother is upset for a different reason. she says police have the wrong man. >> there are a lot people that look like my son. a lot of people look like that picture. why do they go to him? oh, easy. he has a record. c'mon! >> reporter: ramirez remains behind bars on $1 million bail. police are still looking for a second suspect accused of beating brian so and for the -- bryan stow and for the woman who drove away the two men from dodger stadium. the l.a.p.d. says they have 0 detectives on this case, which is considered extraordinarily high. pam cook, back to tori. >> thank you, pam. we also have a special section on our channel 2 website dedicated to the bryan

stow page. you find it on the home page. that ash from that erupting volcano in iceland has forced 250 flights to be cancelled in northern ireland, scotland and parts of scandinavia. that ash is incredible. it's expected to hit airports in great britain but it's not expected to move over continental europe. president obama had to leave ireland early yesterday. he arrived in london ahead of schedule to try to avoid the approaching ash cloud. woman identified as the mother of arnold schwarzenegger's love child now has lawyers representing her. mildred biana hired a los angeles law firm. a goss incompetent website said it -- gossip website has received a letter challenging unconfirmed reports. the city of san carlos is still searching for a new mayor after the unexpected death of their mayor two weeks ago.

andy kline has withdrawn his name after his recent arrest for drunk driving. now the city council has decided to accept applications for a fifth councilmember who could potentially be nominated for the position. time now, 8:49. palo alto's police and fire departments may face budget cuts if negotiation a -- if negotiations with the unions -- unions fail. without givebacks cuts may include shutting down a fire station, eliminating a rescue unit and layoffs. the city council committee will talk about the proposed cuts tonight. the los altos library will be charging a new fee for people outside of the district beginning july 1st, nonresidents will have to pay $80 a year for privilege of using the library. the new fee will be imposed because of state budget

cutbacks. the district had been getting $2 million from the state to help pay for services but budget cuts will eliminate most of that money. a huge stretch of coastal wilderness will be permanently preserved as open space to the national park service. a pretty rugged area known as rancho corral datiera, this purchase is great news if you love to hike, if you are a mountain biker and others who just love the outdoors. nine minutes before 9:00, just a short time argue, we moved -- learned the movie "hangover ii" will be allowed to open in theaters on thursday despite a lawsuit. the man who tattooed mike tyson's face is suing warner brothers. he claims copyright infringement and never on con sented to tattoo to be

produced. clippers show ed helms waking up in bangkok with a tattoo similar to the one that mike tyson has to his eye. a judge this morning said the movie can be released while the lawsuit moves forward. and there was a real chance hoping could have been delayed. a lot people were looking forward to it. there's a new big wheel in las vegas and this one will give visitors a whole new look at the partnership. new information on the doom's day prediction. it really was the end of the world for a tv and radio station.

breaking news. four people have been found dead at a home in san diego. shortly after 6:30 this morning, it was home in the bay terraces area. firefighters apparently found the bodies of a man, woman and a girl in the swimming pool and another woman in a bathtub. he says all four appear to be drowning victims and were pronounced dead at the scene. police homicide detectives are at the location. no other details have been released at this time. once again, water bills are going up in marin county. last night the marin municipal water district approved a fifth consecutive year of rate hikes. the average water bill will rise nearly $4 starting in august. the agency says this latest increase is tie to several

factors including lower water use by its thousands of customers. we now know how much an oakland network spent to promote the prediction of the end of the world. an employee says they spent $100 million advertising the rapture predict ship. now he's saying the end of the world -- prediction. now he's saying end of the world will come october 21st. but this time he, he says, there will be no advertising. a developer is planning on building a 500-foot viewing wheel across the street from the mandalay bay hotel and casino. it's being called the skyview las vegas superwe. the project is inspired by the london eye which has been popular with tourists since it opened in 1999. the wheel would feature 40 gondolas, each holding up to 45 passengers. the project is expect ected to

open -- expected to open in 2013. well, lady gaga is now known as the singer who brought am ma standom to a -- amazon.com to a standstill. her -- price for her album brought traffic to a stop. it's ticket tus -- tuesday day. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight, go down to ktvu "right now." put in the secret password "unique." >> they, they are unique. u -- yes, they are unique. sal, are things still busy out there. >> yes. >> we want to take a look at this live picture. still, not very good. out to the bay bridge.

wa to use that. traffic is actually -- you want to use that. traffic is actually better. once you get into san francisco, crowded but not too bad on highway 101. let's go to steve. well, except for the san mateo coast. it's fog free but there's fog over there. otherwise, it will be sunny today. a little breezy, increasing clouds tonight. it looks like rain in the north bay on wednesday. clearing, cool, breezy, partly sunny, partly cloudy but not very warm as we go into the holiday weekend. >> wow. you've been telling us that. it's been very unseasonal. all right. that will do it for us. thank you for joining us. bye now.