today's street close ires and funeral precession will have huge -- will cause huge delays in san francisco and on the freeways. we'll give you an update. and overnight news from san francisco, a gruesome discovery at a popular park. a double stabbing in a san jose mc donald's parking lot.

is it gang-related? well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. it's friday, june 10th. it is a day of mourning in san francisco an estimated 5,000 people are expected to attend today's funeral for two fallen firefighters. ktvu's tara moriarty is at saint mary's cathedral and begins our coverage. tara? >> reporter: well, this will be a very jam-packed church this afternoon. as you mentioned, thousands of people will be -- will be here. the media has taken up a full block of parking and the police are here. if you are planning on attending, you might want to take mass transit. many dignitaries, including governor brown and nancy pelosi, will be attending. last night was the rosary here at geary and goff.

many watched as they loaded the draped caskets inside. they did pass by their firehouse in diamond heights. vincent perez grew up in bernal vites. bernal heights. anthony valerio grew in the area and he loved to surf and bake san francisco sourdough bread. >> what i would attribute to the firefighters, their families will know how much we appreciate their sacrifice. >> reporter: now, all week people have been bringing flowers and cards -- cards to station 26. firefighters have nobody in from all over the country to support their -- thrown in from all -- thrown -- have flown in

from all over the country. they died in what is called a flash fire. you can expect this service will be twice as long and then you will be hearing bagpipes. there will be a lot of traffic as we mentioned, in and around this area. some street closures, we want to make sure you are aware of those. let's check in for sal. sal? >> tara, unflint -- i have -- unfortunately, i have witnessed these events. coming here, just is not practical in your car. geary will be closed the entire

way. that's because they need to park all of the fire trucks and police cars that will be attending. westbound will be closed between goff and webster. the 38 geary will be one. muni lines affected. the 38 is still the best way to get there, especially if i are coming in from, let's say, b.a.r.t., get off at montgomery and powell. get off to geary and take the outbound. it will take you very close to saint mary's cathedral. we don't recommend going into that neighborhood around the cathedral and trying to find parking. that could be very rough -- that would be very rough for you. the muni lines affected on the -- affected are on the screen. a bunch of other lines as well. you can also if to ktvu.com. we have that information for you -- you can also go to ktvu.com. we have that information for you as well. as we mentioned, thousands of people will attend the

funeral, they include governor brown, congresswoman nancy pelosi. some of the speakers include joanne hayes-white, the captain of fire station 46 as well as vincent perez's brother and one of anthony valerio 'long-time partners -- anthony valerio's long-time partners. we'll be streaming this service live on our website at ktvu.com. 7:05. just about two hours ago, san francisco emergency crews rushed to a fire in the haight district. that's where they found the body. the body was found in buena vista park. now, police and arson investigators are still there at the scene. there's no information about that victim. we'll bring you additional information as it comes in. 7:05. right now, police are investigating a stabbing that left two people injured near san jose state university.

kraig debro joins us live now with more on what led up too this it -- up to this attack. kraig? >> reporter: forming, claudine. behind me is one of the scenes that we showed you earlier this morning. just spoke to the cops this mo -- this morning. they say they were driving by when a group of 50, 60 -- 60 people were standing in the parking lot of this mcdonald's. one of the individuals was stabbed and at the entryway. you can see clearly that the emt and the paramedics are there, there's signs of a person bleeding. police say a 17-year-old and 19- year-old were stabbed at this mcdonald's. if he become back live -- that's the that's the parking lot right there -- that's the parking lot right there. take a look at this video. wrappers on the ground. same situation you saw on entrance to the driveway there. we've been talking to a lot of people and they say they heard

sirens, a lot of commotion. police say the injured demanded -- police say the suspects demanded -- >> i haven't seen any trouble. there were a lot of people out last night, though. so i don't know what that was about. >> reporter: big festival downtown san jose. a lot of the people spilled out close to san jose state. a school is in the summer session right now. there's no information to suggest or other -- or -- from police or otherwise. police say one of the people involved in the fight had a gang-re-- had a gang affiliation. but they don't know if this is gang-related. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. it's been one month since two students were shot and killed in a parking lot at san jose state university. coming up at 7:20. we'll tell i how the university is making changes to its safety

alert system. 7:07. authorities in tracy say they've dealt a big blow -- dealt a big blow by arresting 30 suspected gang members. more than 200 officers from federal, state and local agencies were involved in the raid. it was called "operation gateway." because of the city of tracy's position. those arrests follow the arrest of 75 others on tuesday in merced and madera counties. well, there is a new twist in the controversial plan to build a park around a native- american burial ground in vallejo. protesters have occupied the site of the glen cove park project. now, bay trail project has suspended a $2,000 grant. the head of the vallejo parks warns that could drastically scale down the project. those funds represent roughry a -- represent roughly a fifth of

the project. we want to go back to sal castanedo. sal? >> that's right. as firefighters begin to arrive, we'll keep you up to date on that. a lot of them are already in city. but there's some backup at the toll plaza that you have to deal with getting into san francisco which is somewhat surprising. it's back up -- barked up like any other days. there are a lot of people coming in today and it's backed up at least for a 15-minute wait and the traffic is okay on the bridge. northbound 880. that traffic looks good driving past the coliseum. if you are on the peninsula, so far no traffic delays on 101 or 280 in and out of san francisco. >> on this friday, a lot of low clouds, there are some breaks in the clouds, the fog bank is going to get helped along with cooler air spilling in. last weekend, it was officer turn. seattle and portland were pretty nice.

it's gonna be the flip-flop this weekend. we won't really have that much warmer. the end result will be a stronger sea breeze. low, overcast, fog. cooling continues into the weekend. it does look warmer as high pressure builds in for two days. the poll count allergy sufferers. trees -- trees are held in check. the grass is very high. and the first two systems has picked up the fog and picked up the sea breeze, west-southwest out to vacaville, travis. swore says calm. but east-northeast san jose, even though they are cloudy. 49 sonoma county airport. that's a chill in the warning -- morning air. 50s, low to everybody. mountain view says 58. san jose, 57.

the little system spinning by portland. you can see the system, but the stronger one there translates to cooler air for us. that will filter all way down to san francisco. an increase in the mountain fog. cooler today after a little warmup. 50s, 60s, 70s. a few will hold on to an 80. livermore was 80. we'll go 78 today. low 70s on the peninsula and then on the peninsula, just too much fog. so 60s there for almost everyone. more fog. cooler as we go into sunday. and then a rebound on the temperatures monday and tuesday. 7:11. dozens of people in the south are suffering from salmonella poisoning. the mail order business that officials believe caused the

issues. and anthony weiner's decision to stay on the job.

good morning. at least some sub there. a lot of -- some sun there. a lost low clouds. it will be cooler. temperatures will be in the 60s, 70s for many. maybe a couple of 80s. new signs that moammar gadhafi's days are numbered. carol han is live with more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: claudine, this

morning, a nato person said the coalition is not looking to assassinate gadhafi. they are not targeting him but the u.n. resolution is giving him the green light to be used to attack civilians. allied nations have pledged more than a billion dollars to help libyan rebels. word leaders including secretary of state hillary clinton and abu dabi say time is running out for -- for the dictator. >> there's only one way forward for libya. attacks against civilians must stop. gadhafi must go. >> reporter: but gadhafi refuses to step down. in a live brat, he said he will not -- in a live broadcast, he said he will not surrender. so far, more than 1,000 people are believed to be killed since fighting began. carol han, kut -- carol han,

ktvu channel 2 news. robert gates is in belgium. in a speech at the european think tank today, gate said the penny pinching and the lack of political will on supporters could mean the end. he's retiring at the end of the month as secretary of defense. 7:15. japan says survivors of the march 11th earthquake and tsunami will need long-term mental health care to help prevent suicide. the government says the sur vibers may suffer shock, depression -- survivors may suffer shock, depression, and they may even feel guilty for surviving. japan already has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. we now know what may have been the source of that deadly

el -- deadly e. coli outbreak. it's been tied to the german sprouts. no tests have been done yet. but the pattern allows them to point to this source. the cdc say 9 people have become ill from a salmonella outbreak spread to the handling of baby chicks -- chicks or ducklings. cases are spread through 15 states mostly in the east. there were no cases reported in california and no deaths have been reported. there is a new poll suggesting constituents of anthony weiner want him to stay in office. when the congressman came back home to his new york apartment yesterday, look, the reporters were waiting for them and -- for him and there have -- there have been a lot of calls for an ethics investigation. weiner continues to insis he's

not resigning. -- to insist he's not resigning. it appears gop presidential candidate mitt romney does not need iowa. the -- the former massachusetts governor will not tweet in the straw poll in las vegas. why change of heart? well, aides say he needs to just gain name recognition. 24,000 of sarah palin's e- mails will be released today. she said some were not to be made publy -- made public. ford says it will triple the amount of green cars it makes in the next two years.

that will add about 220 employees. ford says it wants one quarter of all of the sales to -- to be coming from the hybrid and electric fleets by the 20 -- 2001 year. 7:18. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will join nancy pelosi for a visit to secretary-general today. they will meet with doctor, nurses, patients and healthcare advocates this morning. this partnership was launched on april 12th to stop injuries and complications during hospital visits. the program is expected to 60,000 lives and up to $30 million for the next three years. the planned collapse of a power plant goes terribly wrong. also, a leader from south of the bord he will be down on the -- of border will be dunn on the -- will be down on the farm.

still no word about a missing contractor trapped at an old power plant in florida. look at these pictures. the company tore down, demolished a boiler, one that's big enough to make up about a fourth of the plant. but there was a 67-year-old employee inside it when it collapsed. crews are bringing in k-9 units searching the rubble. deputy sheriff warren sneak lewis shot and killed during a manhunt for two teenaged murder suspects. he was serving a warrant when there was a gun battle. five people have been taken into custody, including murder suspects. hit colleagues describe lewis as a gentle soul. one month after two students were shot and killed in a parking garage at san jose

state, the university says it's making changes to its safety alert system. many student criticized the university for waiting 90 minutes before sending out the first emergency alert. the university was a delay because the police were sending alerts from their home. they will now use laptops to send the information. >> i think that's great. >> the two were found in the parking garage. police say the woman's husband shot and killed the two before turning the gun on himself. we'll hear from mex dan president -- mexican pred felipe calderon on sunday. students asked him to give the speech and send the message the need for social justice.

stanford's president praises calderon on the university website for his work on several issues including the war against drug cartels and immigration reform. by the way, calderon has three degrees from harvard. a nasa mission to explore a climate change is underway. we want to show you a live picture. there it is. the that's the aquarius, it took off from the launch site about 7:20 this morning. that launch went from the air force base in santa barbara county. now, aquarius will spend the next three years capturing images. and that information will be used for the climate changes and weather changes such as la nina and el nino. let's see if traffic is moving that fast on the road. >> not a chance. not a chance. good morning. as a matter of fact, we're going to one of the slowest commutes. that would be looking at the

bay bridge toll plaza. it is barked up -- backed up for a 25-minute delay. northbound 880 past the coliseum with no major problems. if you are driving on 237, that's lighter than usual, we usually see some stop-and-go traffic here. 7:25. let's go to steve. warmup yesterday will give way to a cooldown today. we're back into the fog and june pattern. now, there are some breaks in the fog. the systems moving into the north are going to usher in cooler -- cooler air. there are some areas -- it's not on the sonoma coast but it's in sonoma county.

about point reyes south. san mateo, santa cruz. there is a no doubt about it west-southwest or a westerly breeze all the way out to the -- all the way out to the delta. that was not the case. temperatures warmed up. 49. there are a lot of upper 40s, i may add, on peninsula, especially in the higher elevation. i've seen woodside and up along skein line -- skyline. 50s for others. redwood city, 51. the system morning into the north. there's one there's another one heading there as well. low clouds, sun, breezy. it will be nice if you are far enough away.. we'll see an increase on the -- in the temperatures on monday and tuesday. today, we'll get a first look at map with plenty of

political power. >> reporter: and volunteer firefighters are making their way across the city. we'll have the details of this organized effort coming up. also, b.a.r.t.'s plan to different some comfort to the firefighters heading to today's funeral.

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are expected to attend the funerals for the two fallen firefighters. the funerals will be held at saint mary's cathedral. last night hundreds filled the cathedral for the wake. there was a lot of emotion. but there was also laughter. mourners learned vincent perez's first rescue might have been his brother who got stuck in the mud. ktvu's tara moriarty is outside of saint mary's cathedral had morning and she will update us for the final preparations. now, geary boulevard will be closed between vizadera office and golf. and then later, all lanes of 280 will be closed off to the ceremony exit as the precession makes its way to kolma.

as you might expect, these changes will have a huge impact on traffic. 7:30. as we've been telling you, firefighters from all over the nation will be at today's funeral service. ktvu's jade hernandez has more on today's massive show of support from the visiting firefighters and from firefighters right here at home. jade? >> reporter: the briefing here at station 30 just wrapped up. that means that the firefighters who volunteer that their -- who volunteer their time to city are making their way across the city. we listened to the fire chief as he addressed the firefighters just about 30 minutes ago. >> half of our on-duty crew today will be at the service. they can only do that because you guys stepped you and game here to support us. this morning -- stepped up and came here to supporting. >> reporter: this morning, the firefighters met for the coordinated effort. it's taken days to get all of

the details ironed out. today, 150 local firefighters will stay on duty and work with the crews. also here, crews from outside the bay area, we watched as firefighters from los angeles county drove in last night. they are just one of the crews housing their engines in a warehouse at pier 50. representatives from fire stations all over personally sent their own condolences. we spoke with one firefighter who worked in -- who worked under vincent perez. >> it's a way of life. it's a second family. when i heard that lieutenant perez had passed away, i felt like a family member had died. to come up here, i don't think

i had to, it's something you to for your family. >> we've been watching the fire enjoy -- engines and trucks leave. each volunteer crew will have a local crew assisting them to help them navigate san francisco. we're headed to 19th and if yousome and we'll follow firefighters' volunteer efforts and we'll bring that to you later on. b.a.r.t. is providing special service for the hundreds of bay area firefighters attending the funeral. those firefighters will gather in a special car in the back of every -- of every b.a.r.t. train headed to san francisco. they will -- they will arrive from the station which is about a mile from the ka she dray. we'll provide live coverage at 12:30 right after -- right after the news at noon. we're also going to stream the service live at ktvu.com.

7:33. overnight san franciscos -- san francisco firefighters raced to an early-morning apartment fire several people were treated for smoke inhalation. no serious injuries. the apartment building did suffer some major damage. you can see that the firefighters were quite busy bringing out some of the residents. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. all of the lanes on highway 880 reopened this morning after a big rig and several cars crashed. it happened right near the oakland station. the chp reports only one minor injury. a stunning new revolution and the tragic drowning at alameda beach. several firefighters watched as the man drowned. the fire chief -- apartment -- the department fire chief said

they could not go in because they didn't have the money for training. 7:34. another vigil planned tonight for missing nursing student michelle lele more than a thin -- more than 100 people were out for vigil for her last night. a second visit will be held in san francisco -- in san diego. that's where she gray up -- grew up. the police believe she was murdered but -- but her family is not giving you up hope -- giving up hope. >> i'm gonna do what i can until this is resolved. they did find blood at kaiser permanente which they believe he she -- is -- is where she may have been killed. the reward money is up to

$65,000. an independent panel said construction work was most likely caused by increased stress by a nearby pg&e stress line. 16 montes before the pipeline exploded, a new sewer line was installed. the report from the independent panel reviewing the explosion, says the ground shaking the sewer could have -- could have damaged the pipeline. 7:36. we'll -- well, later this morning a group of activists will announce their plans for responding to the upcoming release of the officer accused of killing oscar grant. the coalition of justice for oscar grant has called for a news conference at 9:00. former b.a.r.t. police officer, johannes mehserle, is scheduled to be released from prison on monday.

the two men convicted of killing oakland journalist chauncey bayly face a life in prison with no possibility of parole. bay -- bailey's friends and family say the bailey verdict gives them grief. >> they will return to sentencing on july 8th. >> an independent collision will release a set of redirecting maps today. the california citizens redirecting commission has held

-- has held 21 public hearings betting input on these drafts. california lawmakers will be working through this weekend trying to hammer out a new state budget deal. their deadline is next wednesday, june 15th, to pass a new budget. democrats and republicans are still split over tax extensions. those taxes expire june 0th. the governor warrants to extent them until september. that's when the governor is hoping voters in a special election will approve another, tension through 2016. the 9.6 billion budget gap still has to be closed. :38. let's head right out to sal --

7:38. let's head right out to sal castanedo. things have been busy. >> yes. i think a lot of it could be because of the firefighters' funeral and then the precession to saint mary's cathedral. geary boulevard will be closed eastbound between -- between -- eastbound between vizaera and geary. a lot of police cars -- that he need places for people to park. they also have some of the bus lines rerouted in the area the 38 gary is still the best way to get there if you are coming in the city and you doesn't want to bring your car, take b.a.r.t. town to montgomery or paul, walk up to geary and get on 38. it will get you close. let's take a look at traffic pictures. been -- you can see -- you doe want to be in this. these are people coming into

san francisco right now. 5-minute delay at the bridge. moving along -- 25 minute delay there at the bridge. 580 looks good eastbound and westbound. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. happy friday, everybody. had a little warmup yesterday, about 3, 5 degrees. a lot of 70s and 60s by the coast. we'll carry that into the weekend. monday/tuesday cooler. west coast -- west coast sits there below average temperatures, a lot of fog all the way to southern california, it's been hot in texas and the

great lakes and much of europe is very cool from the u.k. down to spain. temperatures have been very cool. i think the high in paris is like 60 something. if you are locked into that pattern, it's really hot or it's cool and below average. on the pollen count allergy, the grasses, they've been front and center. today is no deposition. they are way up there -- there's no exception. the system that is just clipping -- there it goes. there's a strong one that will move into the pacific west. santa rosa, 49. there are a number of 40s, especially in the higher elevations. i saw some on skyline. 48, 49. around la honda for some areas it's really cool for this time

of year. 50s. mostly cloudy observations, one little low spinning into oregon. there will be another one heading into seattle. that all tells us the combination of the two means high pressure doesn't have a chance. friday and saturday, we'll continue this cooling spend. cooler today, fog will hang out by much of the coast. not sold out. 50, 60s, 70s. too much of a sea breeze for fairfield -- to fairfield. livermore, 83 yesterday. 78 today. morgan hill, 84 yesterday. 80 today. mountain view, 72. redwood city, 70. 60s on the coast. san jose mid-70s. should be warmer than that. we'll carry that into sunday and then we see warmer weather on monday/tuesday. a bay area man is sentenced after a big scam what he and three other men told that made them millions and why some are calling their sentence a slap on the wrist. and the sweltering heat in

the east -- on the east coast. and kurt is back in session in the casey anthony trial. who is on the -- and court is resuming in the casey anthony trial.

all right. you are taking a inlive look at the big board. that's not good news -- a live look at the big board. that's not good news. we did break a six-day losing streak yesterday. but we may still not get out of the sixth week losing streak if things don't get better. that would be the longest streak since 2002. all this, a result of a series of weak economic news. eight people are reported dead after record-breaking temperatures across the eastern half of the country the

temperature hit 102 in washington, d.c., matching a 137-year-old record. similar high marks were hit in new jersey and other northeastern cities. some classes were cancelled so stunts -- students didn't have to sit in the hot classrooms. thunderstorms came about last night and could continue today. the winds not as hot or fast today in arizona. that means thousands forced out of their homes earlier this week may be allowed to go back tomorrow. the fire has burned more than00 square miles. that's about the -- 600 square miles. that's about the size of santa cruz county. firefighters say they have just 5% containment so far. >> we're not gone be out of here any time soon. there's a lot of work to do. >> some experts predict this fire could be -- this fire could still be burning the rest of the month and beyond. the murder trial continues

for casey anthony. this is the defendant, casey anthony, arriving to court this morning. the trial recessed earlier yesterday because anthony fell ill. but before that, an expert had pictures of -- had pictures of the skull of caylee anthony. over here, there are several pieces of silver -- silver or gray-colored tape. there was also hair that you can see that is extending over the top of the skull. >> prosecutors argue casey anthony used chloroform to subdue caylee and then suffocated her with duct tape before dumping her body. the defense says caylee drowned in the family pool. if she is found guilty, she faces the death penalty. well, rod weather is facing

20 political charges related to political corruption. in the closing arguments, his lawyer called him courageous. we're now hearing the 911 tapes from the day the -- from the day the man fired -- >> oh, my good. he just -- god. he just fired. >> police showed up moments later and shot and killed the man with a gun. police say miranda pad-locked the doors, took the gun from the display case and fired several shots. veries say it's unclear what led to the violence. 7:48. consumer advocates are calling it a slap on wrist for ticket scalpers who ripped off consumers. two los angeles men who ran one of the largest scalping businesses in the country as

well as a bay area employee received only probation yesterday. the owner of wise guy tickets received two years and an amendment employee joel steve beson got one -- got one year. that company used sophisticated programs to buy large tickets. they resold the tickets and made more than $25 million in profit. 7:48. three southern california members of congress had appeal to governor jerry brown to opt out an immigration enforcement program. 7:49. well, the high school class of 2011 at vallejo's hogan high is the end of the line. [ cheers and applause ]

>> yes, they are cheering. it's a bittersweet moment. they know they are the final class to get high school diplomas from hogan. two-thirds of the remaining teachers and staff and students will move to bethel high and some others will go to another school. >> i think we were the best class. seriously. we were like a family all 700 of us. >> and school will still be there, too. next year. it had reopen at springstown middle school. officials at one contra costa county school district say they will be able to balance their budget this year than more easily than thought. liberty high school in eastern d.c. d.c -- contra costa

county, is about to approve a $50 million budget or the -- million budget for the upcoming school year. 7:50. it's the ultimate power time. and tonight's party for people who love b.a.r.t.

look at this. the u.s. geological survey released spectacular new video. this is the volcano in hawaii. wow! bright orange images of that molten rock is scary just to look at. it's flowing into what geologists are calling lava lake. now there's a real concern that volcano may overflow as the

lava rises towards the rim, the top of the crater. the temperature can reach 1800 degrees. well, that famous plane that danville hero pilot sully sullenberger landed in the hudson live -- river two years ago will arrive at its new home today. we're looking -- we're looking at it live. we're following -- we're following camera. it's following the route that tractor-trailer is riding along -- there it is. now, that u.s. airways plane will go on display at the carolinas aviation museum in north carolina. we're trying with the chopper, too. people have been riding along the route. they want to see firsthand this plane as it traveled from new jersey to its final location. this year's ebay on thetion for a power lunch with famous warren buffett could top the bids last year for $2.6

million. the auction wraps up tonight, 9:30. just a couple of minutes ago, the highest ride was $2.3 million. all of the proceeds go to the glide foundation. the winning bidder along with seven friends will have a chance to have lunch/dinner with warren buff -- ware ren buffett -- warren buffett on a mutually-agreed upon date. 7:55. let's check in with sal and see what's happening on the road. >> we're watching a very busy bay bridge toll plaza. a lot of people coming into san franciscoing. it's the busiest day of the

week which is unusual for friday. the best way to get in is to take transit. travel is backed up all the way to the maze. all this morning's commute is go na be busy on 880 but not all that bad as you pass the coliseum. but there's some slowing. if you are driving 0 the peninsula, we see traffic getting busier on 101 and 280 but not a huge delay along the route. let's go to steve. >> thank you on this friday we're gearing up for what looks to be a better -- a better weekend than last saturday. we have sun out there for some. fog for others -- fog for others. if you have the sun today, it will be nice but not as warm yesterday, where temperatures creeped into the low 80s. there you can see from -- again, the marin coast, the santa cruz coast looks to be socked in. 58 mountain view, barmest --

the warmest. one little low springing into portland. 50, 60s, 70s. ma init might disrupt the banks. temperatures, if you are well enough away from the coast, low os. if you are closer to it 50s and 60s. not much change for weekend and then warmer monday/tuesday. in overnight news from san francisco, a gruesome discovery at a popular park. what we've learned during the past hour. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty live in san francisco, where 5,000 people are expected to attend today's funeral. we'll tell you more about the two firefighters who lost their lives.

well, good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's friday, june 10th. it's a day of mourning for san francisco's two fallen firefighters. thousands are expected to attend the funeral for vincent perez and anthony valerio.

-- >> reporter: we're here on geary and goff street. if you take a look around, there is virtually no place to park. this entire area is reserved fot -- reserved for media and then you can see no parking signs. these spaces are for police and fire crews. services start at 12:0 this afternoon. many dignitaries including governor brown and newsom will be attending. hundreds watched as the caskets were taken inside. they did a pass -- pass by their firehouse one more time. vincent perez grew up in bernal heights. friends say he was funny, loved to restore vintage cars and cruise them down mission

street. anthony -- anthony valerio loved to surf and bake san francisco's sourdough bread. firefighters from all over have flown in. >> there will be five of us from the boston fire department. typically ---we can make it, we try to make it to -- to send off a fallen -- rather -- it's not a trip that we like to make. now, all week they've been bringing cards and flowers. the fire scene heated you to 18 1800 degrees. when you factor in remembrance speeches, the farewell, the eulogies, and then of course we'll be hearing the bagpipes,

it will be double the time. back to you. >> thank you. today's funeral will have an impact on san francisco in san francisco. coming up -- sal will be back. he will run down the list of road closeures and detours. >> as we've mentioned roads are closed. >> reporter: the hayward fire department is volunteering services so the crews can attend the funeral. 11 volunteers and each task force includes a ladder truck, two fire enjoin. each manned by about five

firefighters. the fire department usually has 299 firefighters staffing the city today. 150 local firefighters will stay on duty and work with the crews from outside the city. the deputy fire chief addressed firefighters this morning at a briefing. >> it's been a tough week. if you guys can step up so our members can get taken care of, it really means a lot. so on behalf of the chief, i want to thank you. >> reporter: crews from outside the bay area, we watched as firefighters drove in last night. they are just one of the crews housing their engines in a warehouse at pier 50. representatives from fire station -- fire stations sent their condolences. we started -- spoke with one man who started his career under vincent perez. he said he had to come here today because as a firefighter, he's lost a brother. reporting live in san

francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. thousands of people will attend today's funeral and the list of dig naker to -- dignitaries including jerry brown, nancy pelosi and some of the speakers include joanna heys -- hayes-whital well as vincent perez's brother and one of valerio's long-time ambulance warters -- partners. ktvu will provide live coverage of the funeral beginning at 12:30 right after the news at noon. we'll also stream the service live on our website at ktvu do. new this morning -- at ktvu.com. new this morning, there is a body that was found in buena vista park. within the last hour -- within the past half-hour, it was

confirmed some of the pars of the bodies were still on fire. overnight an apartment fire that started here on mcallister, right near the civic center. several people had to be treated for smoke inhalation. but no serious injuries have been reported. as you can see, the apartment building sufficiented some major damage and they had to help some of the residents out. the cause of the fire still under investigation. authorities in tracy say they've dealt a big blow to a dangerous central valley gang by arresting 350 suspected gang members. more than 200 officers were involved. there is a new twist in the plan to build a park around a native america burial ground

the nonprofit san francisco bay trail project suspended a $2,000 grant. the head of the vale's parks -- park wants that could drastically scale down the project. a project to hyden -- to widen highway 4 has been halted, at least for now. a judge issued a temporary restraining order for work object highway. caltrans has been planning to widen highway 84 for more than a decade. okay. we have to go to sal. >> one of the things i've noticed after watching traffic for so long, on fridays we usually have traffic that's good, coming into -- coming into san francisco. let's go right to the bay bridge because it's not good there are so many people

expected in san francisco today . the people are coming in early. they want to get a seat. this is mixed in with the other commute. we go to san francisco, it looks okay, northbound 101. but if we go to other commutes, like 237, for example, where it would be slow, it's only slow -- it's ownly slow at zanker. we're not getting that much of a fill-in there. highway 4 is beginning to calm down. san francisco is not. i would advice you if you are coming to san francisco today to strongly consider using public transportation. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. temperatures did warm up. today they had kind of ease

back a littleby. the fog has returned. it's really another of the -- more of the sea breeze which has cranked up a little bit. we'll carry that into the weekend. this weekend will be much better than last weekend. remember last weekend? it rained saturday. breezy, cooler, but next week early looks worm and then we'll cool it down in the next seven to ten-day outlook keeps the pattern going which is a brief warm up and then right back up to another cold pattern. very high on the gases -- grasseses. a little bump up in the weeds in the trees. today's forecast, mostly cloudy, partly sunny in the morning 48 to 5. a lot of upper 40s, especially in the higher elevations. temperatures are very cool for june. sometimes in june you can walk out and say it will be warm. you walk out and it's cold out. a lot of fog will give way to mostly sunny skies because we'll see the breeze starting to pick up later on. fock, sun, cooler today. windy at times especially

through -- through usual areas. little systems moving into the north. you can see there's plenty there along san mateo-santa cruz coast line. 5 fairfield. 59 concord. 5 for san jose. but still low 50s for some especially in the northern north bay. temperatures will come down in a minute because that system and that system it's their -- it's their turn to get a system, not ours. some fog will be on parts of the coast. it might take a long time to burn off. but 50, 60s, 70s. ly hold onto a few low 80s. it looks like further cooling will take us into the weekend and then a rebound upon the afternoon temperatures on monday and tuesday. and new information on a deadly attack in the afghan war zone nearly two years ago. also, another long-term tragedy tied to this year's

disastrous quake and tsunami in japan.

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this -- 8:12. this morning, signs in libya that moammar gadhafi's days in power are numbered. carol han joins us from washington, d.c. to tell us how nato is openly targeting him with more air strikes. carol? >> reporter: dave, this morning a nato spokesperson said that he are not looking to assassinate gadhafi. they are not targeting him individually but a u.n. resolution gives them the green light to target military capabilities that could be used to attack civilians. allied nations have pled more than a billion dollars to help. >> we have very good -- we have very good reason to believe that time is on our side so long as we sustain the pressure. >> reporter: but gadhafi refuses to step down. in a live audio broadcast this week he says he will not surrender and went on the

offensive shelling the rebel city as misrata. so far a thousand people are believed to be kill since the fighting began. carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. new this morning -- new this morning a report that blames top military expose -- military. the u.s.ment investigation blames officers for -- u.s. independent investigation blames officers for putting them in an indefensible position without adequate support. four commanders, it's recommended, are to be remanded . robert gates is in belgium.

during the speech today, he said the penny pinching and the lack of political will of nato workers could mean end of american support. he's detiring as defense secretary at the end of the month. japan says surviver of the march 11th earthquake and tsunami will need long-term mental 'em had -- mental health care. entire towns are washed away. japan already has one of the highest suicide rates under control. the cdc says 39 people have become ill from a salmonella outbreak spread through the handling of baby chicks. there were no cases reported here in california, no deaths at all have been reported. we do now know what may have been the cause of that

deadly e. coli outbreak that killed 29 people, sickened 3,000 more in europe. earlier this morning, health officials announce the outbreak has been tied to german-grown spout -- sprouts. no tests have been performed. they say a pattern of the outbreak has allowed them to pinpoint the source. because of the outbreak, growers have been forced to throw away produce. a poll suggests that constituents of anthony weiner want him to stay in office, despite the sexting scandal. this is video of weiner leaving his apartment. he didn't say anything to the media other than have a good day. there are calls for him to give up his seat but he insists that nice hot resigning. and the poll shows that 54 in his district show that he should stay on the job. it appears that rit romney thinks he doesn't need iowa.

he won't compete in the straw poll. that's something he spent more than a million dollars four years ago. why the change? his aides say he no longer has to spend money to win that pool. he just needs to gain recognition -- to name recognition. certain everybody -- seven of newt gingrich's aides have quit. the departing staff members say they felt he wasn't fully committed. gingrich says he still plans to table part in the debate in new hampshire on monday. alaska is about to release thousands of e-mails sent by sarah palin while -- while she was governor. she's touring the country and may run for -- run for president. palin says some weren't meant to be public but the state

released them anyway because the media asked for them. stanford university's graduating class will here from mexican president, felipe calderon. the students asked for him. stanford's president raised cal delon on the -- calderon on the website including the bar against cartels and on immigration perform. by the way, three president cal le done has three awards -- cal delon has three apardons. -- a program was launched on april 12th to stop millions of complications and injuries during hospital visits. the program is expected to save 60,000 lives and 4 million over

the next three years. nearly three years in san jose, a lot of -- a lot of voters are still waiting for the votes to be resume. the planned collapse of a power plant goes terribly wrong. what was inside the building as it was demolished. also, one american car company's plan to go green is really shifting into high gear.

crews in florida are -- crews in florida are using k-9 units to find a worker trapped in rubble. yesterday, a plant was demolishedby a 67-year-old man was inside when it collapsed. crews say they hope the man is inside one of the voids there. a manhunt turned into a deadly gun battle in north

carolina. the victim, deputy sheriff warren lewis was tracking two suspects. the teens opened fire when the deputy was trying to serve a warrant. about an hour ago, we showed you live napa's launch -- nasa's launch. once in orbit that satellite will record salt levels for next three years. that data will help pinpoint climate changes. time now, 8:23. well, ford motor company, increasing the number of electric and hybrid cars it makes. it's adding 220 jobs to help triple the number of green cars it makes over the two years. right now, ford sells about 37,000 hybrids a year. they are hoping to top 100,000 by the end the year 2013 and they are designing the first

american car that had be offered only as a hybrid or plug-in. the sea max is expected to go into production next year. toyota has enough information to forecast how much it will make this fiscal year. they predict profits of $3.5 million in the period that ends march of this year. that's down 31% from the previous year. toyota said it couldn't make the forecast earlier because it needed to find out how long it would take the supplier to recover from the march earthquake and tsunami. if you are headed out on the roads, sal's watching things because it's been a very busy morning -- especially if you are headed into san francisco. gary boulevard will be closed all the way to golf, starting at 9:00. now, the 38 geary is still the

best way to go to -- to get to the cau she drawl if you are -- cathedral if you are coming down -- downtown. it will get you close. you don't want to try to park your car in this neighborhood. it's already tough on a normal day today. you can imagine it would be -- this will be that much cooler. between 3:00 and 7:00, avoid the precession. it will make its way down to holy cross cemetery. that's the big offramp that they can get all of those cars through. i would use 101 to get out of the city and to come in between 3:00 and 7:00. ktvu will have complete coverage all day long of the expected delays and of the funeral. let's go back to steve. sal, thank you. follow fog solid from about san francisco south, yet mostly free. inth -- in fact, point reyes

has a northeast wind at 40 miles an hour. that banks it up on san mateo coast and a -- and also over the bay. a couple of things going on. a few series of systems will head into the pacific west. there's more fog in sonoma county than there is on the coast. 58 concord, fairfield, san jose. still mostly cloudy. a much systems come roaring into the north and that will keep us from -- a couple of systems will come roaring in the north but that will keep us from warping u 50s -- warming up. 50, 60s, and os to a few low 80s. i don't see this changings at all. we'll rebound with earlier temperatures. this is a sad day in san

francisco. we'll bring you had much more -- much more on today's public funeral for the city's two fallen firefighters. >> reporter: two people stabbed, three others injured in a melee -- melee

welcome back. our time, 8:29. this is a day to mourn the loss of san francisco's two fallen firefighters. ktvu's tara mori harty is at saint mary's cathedral. she'll betying us about the -- telling us about the final

preparations underway for the memorial. but let's go to sal now. the commute will be affected by an awful lot that's happening about what's moving around on the roadways today. >> yeah, dave. it already has, really. we've seen a lot of people coming in and we've seen equipment coming in. we want to remind you that geary boulevard will be closed starting in about a half-hour. it will be closed for most of the day to facilitate parking for the fire engines and fire trucks and for the police cars and for everyone else really who is gonna be going to the -- going to the st. mary's. and after, that the funeral precession will head to 280 and go to the holy cross cemetery. these are the noonny bus lines that will be affected.

now, we have tara moriarty -- now let's go to tara moriarty. police crews are arriving, and they are getting people out of the area. it's gonna be so packed here that they've put in 20 porta- potties. there's a parking lot. it's very small. it doesn't fit very many people. we have a lot of family, police, media. definitely table mass transit if you want to get here. services start at 12:30.

in the hour before the wake, they passed by their fire house one more time. vincent perez grew up in bernal heights, went to riordan high school. friends say he loved to restore vintage cars. anthony valerio, had a fantastic sense of humor. he loved to bake sourdough bread. all week people have been bringing flowers and cards to station 26. the two men died last week in what is called a flashover. a house fire that heated up to 1,000 degrees. now, this afternoon's mass will be a long one because it's a double funeral. i expect it to run at least two

hours. there will be remembrance speeches, firefighter badges and a helmet presentation as well as the fare well. we're live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty. back to you. b.a.r.t. is provideing firefighters for the precession. there will be firefighters in the back. they will arrive about a mile from sal. firefighters across the country are attend the memorial service. ktvu news was there when one crew from los angeles county arrived we spoke to one firefighter who currently works in west hollywood. he has direct highs -- ties to the -- >> i actually worked for the san francisco police department i got hired in 2001. i was activated by the air force reserve. and then when i came out, i got

back to work. station 26 with lieutenant perez. some california firefighters will staff fire stations across texas. ktvu will provide live coverage of today's funeral beginning at 1:30, right after the news at noon. we will also stream the service live on our website at ktvu.com. your time 8:33. overnight this moving an investigation continues into a stabbing that happened outside of a mcdonald's in san jose. kraig debro is here to tell us this happened right near san jose state university. kraig? >> reporter: yale -- well, about a block away in the parking lot pea hind -- in the parking lot behind me. there's cameras at each of the door. those could help police identify who they are looking -- who they are looking for. police say this happened last night around 9:50. that's when a patrol car passed

by this mcdonald's on east san carlos and south third. 56 people here appear -- 56 people appear to be here and there appeared to be a turns -- disturbance. one of the injured was either stabbed in the driveway or collapsed there. it's all gone now but the ground was dover -- covered with dis-- covered with gauze wrappings. >> it could be a lot of things. people could be finally upset about their jobs and stuff like that. some other people could be coming into the air you -- coming into the area. >> in addition to the two stabbing victims police say

three -- police say three other pipe showed you. police believe those three people are also injured in the melee. police say one of the people involved is connected to a gang but that doesn't mean this is hang related. they are still investigating that. no suspects have been apprehended. >> thank you. 8:35 -- in a stunning new revolution, we go to the drowning case. alameda fire's chief said his crew could not go into the water because his crew didn't have the training and they didn't have the training because there was no funding. 8:36. the two men convicted of killing oakland journalist face a sentence of life in princen without the possibility of parole. an alameda county found yusuf bey iv guilty of ordering

bailey's killing and antoine mackey guilty of driving the getaway car. bailey's family and friends say that guilty verdict gives them some relief. >> it's been a long journey but justice has finally -- has finally been done. it's over. it's over -- it's over. the family is so thankful, thankful to god, to the jury, to everybody. >> bey was found guilty of two other killings. mackey for gun other killing. they will go back to court on july 8th for that sentence. and because the killing, they face a life prison -- life without the possibility of parole. starting june 1 the in

culver city, they will travel around the state. the commission was cre tated by voters to redraw state congressional assembly, senate and board of equalization experts. california lawmakers plan to work through weekend had to hammer out the deal. democrats and republicans remain split those taxes expire to june 30th. the governor wants to extend them until september. let's talk traffic. sal, you still have big backups at the toll plaza. >> we do. i believe that some this has to do with today's events in san francisco. there is -- obviously the there's the firefighter funeral. there have been stall vehicles

as well. it's just a morning -- it's just a typical morning commute and you add everything and tu --ed a you turn this into a -- into a 25-minute, 30-minute backup. this is subpoena almost like an accident to back up. that should give i a taste of was going on today in the city. it will be very crowd. you should take in mind if -- take that in mind if you are coming into san francisco. also the morning commute is going to being in hayward, down from a street to union tree. the south bay, 101 northbound has been the bus set. it's within the delay -- delayed bear that's of a crash. on the peninsula we're looking at 101, 280, eastbound is pretty slow. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir.

if you add the sub, it's not bad. the fog though is not a factor or marin coast. mostly fog free with a northeast wind for tomorrow. on the san mateo coastline. there is a lot of fog. over the bay, fog has returned, sunny, breezy cooler. the weekend looks like more of the same. very low 80s but early this week, monday and tuesday, high temperatures building in. we might even see the warmert temperatures in a while as we get towards tuesday. a couple of systems moving into the north. one of them will be rather strong.

that stronger system will kind of spill over while giving us clouds on saturday. in the fog, morning low clouds and fog, burning back to the coast. sunny, nice, comfortable for some but that wind is definitely showing signs of being closer than it was. it will be cooler. low cloud, sun, breezy. some clouds on coast. mainly south of san francisco. 70s for some, upper os and low 80s. a lot of low 80s by the -- by the way. . itit looks like we'll have cooler weather for the weekend but then a rebound on monday/tuesday -- monday/tuesday. there's really weird weather 1600 miles away from

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. there is a live look at the big board this morning. the dow jones falling below 12,000 for the first time since march. the nasdaq also gave back all of this year's gains in late morning trading. this morning, it looks like we could be headed for a sixth straight loss, the longest streak since 2002. 8:44 let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. at least 5,000 people are expected to be at today's funeral for san francisco's two fallen firefighters. fire crews from all over the country will be at the service for vincent perez and anthony valerio. bay area firefighters from throughout the area will take over the dieties at san francisco stations so the san francisco firefighters can be there for the funeral. san jose police are investigating a fight in the michael jackson parking lot that left -- in the michael jackson parking loot -- in the

mostly cloudy parking lot. 50, to 60 team scattered when the police arrived. they don't know it -- they don't know yet if this was gang- related. and a body was on fire partially when crews arrive the -- arrived at another fire. no word on how long the -- on how the fire started. michelle le was last seen on may 27th at kaiser hospital in hey war. her honda suv was found a day and a half away. police believe she was murdered right away. hopefully we can find michelle alive. we all miss you.

>> police believe they found blood evidence at kaiser, where they believe michelle le was killed. the reward is now up to $65,000 -- $65,000. on the east coast peel may get some relief from that deadly heat wave. temperatures have been in the high 90s. the low 100s the past three days. today the highs could drop as much as 10 degrees if they are lucy. so far, at least eight deaths are blamed on the heat that's baked the eastern part of the country. a freak temperatures spike made things worse in parts of the midwest. there was a heat burst that scorched the wichita -- wichita, kansas area. turns jumped 20 degrees from 85 to 102. that really strange weather continued with winds just tearing through that city. 8:47. a blame game is emerging in arizona this morning in the middle a fire that could become the largest in the state's

history. casey seagal is in springerville with the latest on the firefight and the controversy. >> reporter: yeah, claudine. in fact, we have good news to report to you. we're getting containment numbers finally. 5% containment. it doesn't sound like a huge number but according to the u.s. forest service, that's certainly a large feat for the firefighters on the ground, considering more than ten days this thing was burning at zero- percent containment and out of control. it is still out of control and it's getting closer and closer too the new mexico state line. so people in those communities are now bracing for the worse. but when we talk about the square miles of this fire -- of this fire that it's damaged, more than 500 square miles. that's roughly the size of the city of los angeles. you can believe that? it really puts things in perspective. a little bit of controversy here because there have been a number of lawsuits filed in the

state of arizona between victimmallists and the u.s. forest service in terms of thinning out the brush of these national forests. some are saying if those lawsuits hadn't been filed that the brush wouldn't have been as thick and therefore, this fire wouldn't have been as bad. so there a little bit of a blame game -- of a blame game going on right now between some of those villal groups and state leaders here in arizona. but the resources don't to -- continue to pour in here. more than 3,000 firefighters from all over the cut have converged -- all over the country have converged. some 7,000 people from this community, still out of their homes this morning. dave, that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you for the live update, casey. thank you. back here at home an independent panel says construction work to replace a

sewer pipe in san bruno probably was the cause of increased stress on a nearby pg&e gas line that eventual slip blew up. now, 16 months before the gas pipeline explosion a new sewer line was installed on earle avenue that crossed 10 inches beneath the transmission line of glenview drive. this report says the ground shaking from the sewer park could have damaged the pg&e gas line. that -- that panel criticized pg&e for not properly inspecting the pipeline during that sewer work. three southern california members of congress will appear to -- appeal to jerry brown to opt out of an immigration program. under that program, the fbi shares the fingerprints it receives and those prints are used to identity people here

illegally. massachusetts, new york, and ill lee have already opted out. them -- well, this is day 15 of the casey anthony murder in trial. it's continuing after taking a short break. casey anthony is on trial. there she is right now. there's -- she's on trial for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. you see her aliving in court just a short while ago. the trial recessed early yesterday because casey anthony became ill but before that group, a medical examiner took the stance, testified about a series of photos taken of her daughter caylee body and her decomposing skull. >> in the lower portion of the skull over the law an lower portion of the facial baines is a -- are several pieces of silver or gray-colored tape.

there's also hair that you can see that is extending over the top of this the skull. >> now, prosecutors are arguing casey an know they -- anthony used cloe raw home to knock out her daughter and then sufficient knowcated her before dumping her body in a wooded area the defense says caylee drown in her family swimming pool -- swimming pool. if convicted -- if convicted, she faces the death penalty. a new law is targeting pet owners. and the garbage cans of the future.

the usgs released this spectacular video. this is the volcano in hawaii. those orange images of rock, you can imagine what is throwing into what the experts call a lava lake. there is a concern now, the volcano may overflow as the lava rises towards the rim of the crater. now, the temperature can reach 1 -- well, 1800 degrees. there is a new law in parts of australia that has cat lovers pretty upset. a suburb of sydney is imposing curfews on cats. they have to stay indoors from dusk to dawn.

now, local officials -- local -- local officials say there have been00 reports of cats attacking possums. a city in ohio is testing some high-tech trash cans that can tell the city crews when they need to be dumped. dayton public works departments has installed ten trash cans with stole ar powered compacters that allows them to send more -- allow them to be more full. then they are full, a message goes to the website. >> this is full. yellow, you need to schedule this. half gray green, are good to go. >> the only drawback is the $4,000 price tag. this year's ebay luncheon for a power lunch with warren buffett could top last year's auction. the highest bid this time, 2.3 million. all of the proceeds go to san

francisco's glide foundation. the winning bidder and their second friends have a chance to have win -- have a chance to have winner with -- warren buffett. there's the u.s. airways plane the it will be on display in north carolina. people have been lining up for the past week to see that plane as it traveled from new jersey to its final destination. >> our destination is sal. he's gonna tell us what's happening in the commute. >> well, today's commute is gonna be all day long for san franciscans i'll afraid and that's because of the services planned for the firefighters. we have the -- the bay bridge has been slow since about 7:00 in the morning. it will continue to be slow all day long in parts of san francisco. plan ahead. this is a look at san francisco 101 is moderately heavy approaching downtown. this morning's commute on the

peninsula is okay. sunshine or fog will give way to sunshine for almost everybody expect maybe along the san mateo coast. temperatures, 60s 70s or low 80s. cooler in the weekend and then warmer early next week. >> okay. that's gonna do it for -- that's gonna do it for us on "mornings on 2." we have a lot of news today. we continue to follow the services for the firefighters -- for the firefighters and we'll have the coverage of the funerals at 12:30 -- at 12:30. >> thanks for watching.