a fire displaces dozens of people. we will tell you why an apartment complex located right behind with no fire damage has the same problem. >> reporter: two jet skiers had to be rescued after getting rescued on the sacramento river. the advice for people han planning to's out ka cab la 0's out the are is had a is a huh

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>> reporter: for many people this is the perfect kind of weather to go jet skiing. we are standing on the pittsburg marina. the water here behind us is part of the sacramento rushest. this island behind us is called down's island. deputies say it's a virtual maze. you can see some of the grass here where we're standing. it's very tricky to navigate in and out of that island on 0 jet ski. that's exactly where those two jet skiers got into trouble yesterday. we watched as the contra costa county marine patrol units brought the jet skiers back to shore after they had been strand the and stuck on a single jet ski for nearly eight hours. they launched from the marina about 5:30. they got stuck and the grass

plugged up the pumps and knocked out the jet ski engines. one of the jet skis sank. the men didn't have their cell phones or any way to contact anyone on shore. >> we're trying to make it to -- to -- toite i -- to the island. we were kind of pushing the jet ski. >> reporter: did i have cell phones. >> no. this could have been prevented. a lot of this water near the island is two feet deep with heavy grass. a lot of people don't know that. >> reporter: now, the khost guard helicopter spotted the men from the air but the water was too shallow and the sheriffs brought their boat out. the two jet skiers were fine and they didn't need to go to the hospital. deputies say what saved them, it was about 70 degrees

overnight. usually during these water rescues, they say, the people involved are suffering from hypothermia. doubts say if you plan on going -- deputies say it's a good if you plan on going through, it's essential to bring a cell phone or some sort of communication device. if you don't have a storage device, have at least a whistle and at least if you get in trouble you can calm that way. back to you. >> thank you. we're learn about a fire set by an inmate at the sonoma county jail. the "press democrat" reports the fire happened around 5:30 last night. the inmate use at lighting fixture in his cell to ignite a mattress. correctional officers were able to put out the fire with a

garden hose. no injuries are being reported. there's controversy over some recent action over the contra costa county's fire chief. it's report the that darryl louder pill -- reported that the daryl louder billed the commission for harvard. and he lest on the eve of tentative -- left on the eve of tentative cuts or -- cuts for firefighter the. he said he understands the issue of bad timing but says the program will help him become a better leader. a brush fire in benicia over the weekend, is a sign this could be a very active fire season. the flames started yesterday afternoon. now, dry brush helped fuel the fire across two acres fire.

five different fire departments helped get it under control. the fire tu criminal came within a couple of -- the fire actually came within a couple of feet of some homes. people had to evacuate. >> it was crazy. we were in walnut creek. doing some shopping with the wife. the phone rang t was my son saying he -- rang. it was my son saying he was being evacuated. nato is apologizing for an air strike in libya that may have killed at many as nine civilians. coming up at 7:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on the decreasing support on congress for the u.s. role in libya. as the san francisco mayor's race heats up, one local paper took a time at how many times the candidates have gone to the polls -- the polls. according to "the examiner" joanna reeves has missed 24 out

of -- out of 37 elections since 19912. she said she regrets her record. one candidate that's on record, though, for a perfect voting record is leland yee. he vote the in all 39 elections checked by the paper. east paul low alto's police -- palo alto police's chief is vowing to dense mandel the gang of one car -- dismantle the gang of one, a little boy was killed. the police chief says taking down the gangs is the department's top priority. he says they will work with local counties, state and federal law enforcement agencies to dismantle the gangs. well, in just a little while, part of san francisco's great highway will be closed. the southbound lanes between

lincoln avenue and sloat boulevard will close at 8:00 a.m. it won't reopen until about 3:00 friday afternoon. it's all being done to move sand from ocean beach. it piles up in front of the promenade walking path. all right. we want to keep an eye -- check in with sal, who is keeping an eye on the commute. you said it's not quite summertime light. >> normally when we have traffic that becomes lighter, this would be the peak or this -- for this next 20 minute ors so. it will probably be the commute of the -- 20 minutes or so. it will probably be the commute

of the morning. the traffic looks good on 88 northbound as you drive -- 880 as you drive past the scene there. you look on the right there to the livermore valley commute and there is the accident at the very top of altamont pass. center divide, traffic backed up to 205. let's go to steve. thank you. fog is well offshore or way down the coast. south, down to southern california, where it is is a factor. but not over us. we have very warm conditions. i will show you shows in just a second. it's gonna be a day where we start to warm up rather fast. 56 to 64 on the lows. clear and hazy here this morning. and then by noon, 65 to 85. sunny and warmer and getting much warmer as well.

by this afternoon, 7098 degrees. it will be nice to warm -- 70 to 98 degrees. it will be nice to warm to hot. black diamond, 1600 feet on the east side of mount diablo, 74. ben low maund, 70. ben lomond, 70. the fog is out there but it's not even close to being on the coast. high pressure has wiped everything out. we don't really have a north wind unless you are in the higher elevations. calm conditions for almost everybody. there's hardly any wind whatsoever. high pressure here today or tomorrow. i think the fog will be getting

radio come roaring back as we head -- ready to come roaring back as we head into wednesday. it won't an problem hitting the mid-90s for many today. you get up around 1500,,000, it's rather -- 1500, 2,000 feet, it's rather windy for some. is very warm temperatures in areas that we usually deal with a lot of fog. near 100 for some inland. wednesday a little carolina by the coast and then much -- a little cooler by the coast and then much cooler. 7:13. big changes are coming to the

political map of the east bay. what it means for certain regions. election reaching out to the taliban. why robert gates is acknowledging reaching out to that taliban group. a what happened this could. pewter has done that -- and what this computer has done.

good morning. skies are clear. temperatures will range from 70 to 80. inland, no problem hitting a few upper 90s. nato admits a weapons malfunction is to blame for killing civilians in libya. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with this latest complication in the

international fight against moammar gadhafi. >> reporter: er to, i the nato mission is to protect civilians. the gadhafi regime called this a cold-blood the murder. it was a chaotic emergency response over the weekend after a nato bomb hit a neighborhood in tripoli. you can see several buildingindustried. at least nine civilians were killed -- builds destroyed. at least nine civil ones were -- buildings were destroyed. at least nine civilians were hurt. >> this technical failure may have caused a number of civilian casualties. >> reporter: the incident comes as the historic battle intensifies in washington, d.c. about the president's power to wage war in libya. some republicans and democrats say he's violating the wars power act. they are moving into the u.s.

house to try to strip funding for u.s. operations in libya. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:17. well, defense second rob gert gates confirms the united states is involved in peace talks with members of the stan in hopes of ending the -- of the taliban in hopes of ending the war in afghanistan. >> the question is when and if they are ready to talk seriously about meeting the red lines, that president karzai and the coalition have laid down, including totally disavowing al qaeda. >> now, over the weekend, hamid karzai announced this. geovanni ramirez has not been charged in the bryan stow case but has been held on a parole violation.

we'll have more on what's happening coming up. the world's fastest super- computer now belongs to a japanese company. officials say it can perform 8.2 g 1 quadrrian per second. we it uses enough electricity to power 10,000 homes. 7:19. new redirecting boundaries leer in california mean major changes for some bay area cities. some of the changes in a draft plan include the trivalley cities of livermore, dublin and pleasanton. will go from eight congressional and legislative represents to three. and richmond will shift out of the contra costa county to merge with the alameda district, including oakland. for the first time, a citizens

commission instead of poll iticians is deciding -- politicians is deciding the redirecting. the state controller, john chiang, is expected to decide on the paycheck matter this week. proposition 25 requires lawmakers to pass a balanced budget on time to make sure they get their paychecks. they did set a budget by governor brown last week. however, the taxpayers association says they will -- of jarvis will sue. 7 -- 7:20. the first lady is heading to south africa on a diplomatic police that's also designed to inspire young people. michelle obama's visit will begin in johannesburg. we'll talk about the importance

of education and youth leadership. we will also meet with current and former african first ladies, include one of the president of south africa's three wives. michelle obama is traveling with her daughters, mother, niece and nephew on a week-long trip. 7:20. a santa cruz county man is hoping to find the owner after camera that may have spent the last four years floating in the ocean. he's posting photographs on the flicker website of what appears to be a family vacation to monterey in june of 2007. take a look. you see the pictures of a latino girl's birthday party with grandmother and grandpa with the owner and her dog there. the pictures were still inside the pretty beatup camera. he found it with his daughter in late march after two days of heavy rains. but the pictures look great. >> yeah, they do.

>> must be happy to have them back. >> yeah. a san rafael man's claim after a scam that showed a foreign object inside a man's on doe on -- a man's abdomen. plus -- ms. california is now ms. usa. the question she had to answer on her way to getting that crown. good morning. the golden gate traffic looks good. [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session.

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she asks 1 was asked about the legalization of marijuana. she said she was against the full legalization but said it was necessary for people with medical -- with medical problems. a san rafael man is suing a novato community hospital claiming a surgical instrument was found in his abdomen and it's been there ten years. he claims he 4 surgery at that hospital in we and 2004. the song showed up on an -- the song showed up on an -- uponning showed up on a scan. he's now seeking damages for malpractice and the denial of the right to have interty mit relations with his -- intimate relations with his wife. we want to check in with sal right now. >> right now traffic is getting much busier. >> first of all, we'll go to highway 4. it's backed up here in bay point and also antioch. so the whole stretch to concord is slow. golden gate brink traffic has

decreased over the last few montes -- last few months. sunshine, system people are loving the -- some people are love the warm weather. you will have to wait a couple of days in you are by the coast. even foe it's -- though it's -- even though it's clear it won't be that nice. the fog is out there. it won't play into our weather today. 58 in san francisco yet 60s everywhere else. already -- already 675 concord. fairfield, 6 6. san rafael, 62. it won't take long to warm up. and there's nothing out there. sunny, nice for some. warm for others and hot, getting into the 90s.

98 in antioch. summer begins tomorrow at 10:16 a.m. and it will feel like it. after that, it will feel like june gloom. tori and dave. moments ago, the supreme court issued a much- anticipation ruling involving a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against walmart. also, certainly no garden party at one bay area college. >> reporter: we're live in oakland. the loss of libraries in oakland, what does that mean to the community in oakland?

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7:30. the supreme court in breaking news just moments ago has ruled for walmart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who -- who worked there. the court ruled unanimously the lawsuit against walmart cannot proceed as a class action and that reverses the decision by the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals in san francisco. the lawsuit could have involved

up to 1.6 million with walmart facing potentially billions of dollars in damages. now, the handful of women who brought the lawsuit including local walmart greeter, betty dukes of pittsburg, may pursue claims on their hone with much less -- own with much less money at stake. the protest plans to eliminate libraries are happening in oakland right now. jade hernandez has more. she's live. jade? >> reporter: that's right. the read-in is on, dave. we're live at the amphitheater in front of city hall. we're on hour two and each hour is dedicated to if leaders were decided to shut these down. this hour is dedicated to brookfield branch. at the podium is amy. she works at one of the local branches here in oakland. she told us this morning that it's important that the

community come out and be art of the -- be part of the read- in. now, closing 14 libraries in oakland would only leave four oakland libraries remaining. oakland police arrested 16 people at a demonstration on friday. the group which organized that protest bay of rage, offered an alternative to closing libraries. that's cutting police. save oakland libraries another coalition of concerned city residents organized today's read-in and to write the oakland police association. the coalition wants police officers to make a fair share contribution to the retirement in order to save money and lie prairies.

>> oakland has a huge ill literacy -- ill literacy -- illliteracy and that will continue to increase if there are no books. >> reporter: this which 1 chihuahua, books, that's amy's dog. that dog was found at one of the libraries. the protest began at 6 -- began at 6:00, it ends at 8:00. each hour represents one of those branches that would be caught if city council decided to close them. 7:33. police in rohnert park are warning joggers to be especially careful this morning. that's following a frightening attack on the 5 creek path near sonoma state university. investigators say a man grabbed a young woman while she was

running and tried to slash her face with a box cutter. >> reach odd out and she was going to slash her. >> the 23-year-old woman was badly cut on her forearm by defending herself. her injury required a dozen stitches. now, the woman described her attacker as a tall, lean, white nan in his 30s with a goatee and a bald head. the fire department at the center of a controversy helped out on a water rescue. that's after a father's day outing turned into real trouble on the san francisco bay. the coast guard was called in to help his father and two children. the alameda firefighters then helped pull them to safety. at that particular -- that particular fire department has been criticized for watching a suicidal man drowned over the memorial day weekend. the rules have changed.

>> our hands are not tied anymore. a lot of us can. >> they said they didn't take action last month because they weren't properly certified in water rescue. the new rules allow a senior can't ton make a decision on the scene. >> hundreds of firefighters in central california are fighting a fire in the anti, the antelope fire. it started yesterday. it's moved into san luis obispo county. water-dropping planes and helicopters have been called in because of the rough terrain. >> receive, rocky terrain is make -- making accessibility tough at this time. >> the fire is -- the cause of the fire is being investigated. this morning, san francisco

police are investigating a stabbing that has a man in his 20s fighting for his life. it happened early yesterday morning on 4th and harrison near whole foods market. police say the attacker slashed the man's throat during a fight on the street. the victim is now listed in critical condition at san francisco general hospital. at this point, police only have a vague description of the attacker. and novato police are looking for the four or five men who stabbed another men another man over the weekend. it happened on hutchins way. officers say the men suddenly attacked a man walking do you the street. they then left the scene on foot. the man survived the condition and is in stable condition at the hospital. a lawsuit centers around a proposed parking lot at the college of san mateo. opponents are trying to stop construction. they claim the parking lot will

destroy campus greens face. they also say the officials did not go through the proper environment review. but they say a review is not needed because the parking lot is part of an existing project. sh in just about an hour right now, the man spocked of -- suspected of beating bryan so will be back in court. geovanni ramirez has not been charged in the case but he's been held on a parole violation. >> here's more. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. this could be 5 very good day for him or a very bad day. depending on the outcome, he could be set free or going back to prison. now, later this morning, he will face a parole board to determine if he should be sent

to prison. what the parole is looking into is why ramirez violated the conditions of his parole. the day he was arrested, police found a dog hidden in a laundry basket. >> parole hearing are very difficult to -- parole hearings are very difficult to success seat in. you can't associate with other parolees -- they are gonna have to make a decision and hopefully it's the right one. >> reporter: defense attorneys say whether or not ramirez's parole is revoked, their client was nowhere near dodger stadium the day bryan stow was attack the. if the parole board finds there

isn't enough evidence to prove ramirez was in potential of a fire arm, he could be set fry. if that happens, he will most likely be rearrested by police. to keep him behind bars, prosecutors have to file charges within a few days. detectives say they are still looking for a second attacker and the woman who drove the getaway car. that's the latest information. the hearing will be at 8:30. we'll have the latest for you then. >> thank you, gina. as for bryan stow, he remains in a coma at san francisco general hospital. his family told us the stone's children went to see their dad on father's day and spoke for the first time on friday saying obviously it's tough not being with their dad at home. pg&e will be conducting high-pressure water tests on

pipelines in the east bay today. the utility start the questioning its natural -- start the questioning its natural pipelines today. 7:39. let's see what sal is seeing in the commute. how is it looking, sal? >> reporter: well, it's okay, dave and tori. we don't have huge delays but we have tip scal ones out there. let's -- typical ones out there. one of the things that we found out, there is a car accident blocking lanes just around the corner. so this traffic here in bay point looks good. around the corner, there is a big backup stretching all the way back to antioch i have to find out the actual exit.

it's at bally -- bailey road. westbound bay bridge, jam - packed. no summer break here. and this morning, the castro valley commute, there is a crash, 580 east to 680 north. let's go to steve. this is the last full day of spring. tomorrow, we say hello to summer. it will feel plenty warm to many. today it's more of an inland event. it will be warm across the board or maybe just too warm for some of you. we'll see temperatures continuing to climb and then i think we'll top it out. but some of the higher elevations are already really

warm. so with that in place, 74 degrees. mount tam, 71. ben lomond, 70. belmont hills, 67. is from -- fremont hills, 67. you can soot fog is trying, trying. it says -- you can see the fog is trying, trying. fairfield, 66. mountain view says 66. it's already warm for many. a little west-southwest, not much. calm at -- if sfo is calm, that tells you there's not much of a sea breeze. one system, the one that cooled us down has moved out rap i lid. as long as it's here days are long. we have sunshine and warm to hot conditions. a little haze -- haze a little

smaze in the area. clearlake in there, sonoma, napa, petaluma, novato, even fairfield and santa rosa with 80s closer to the bay. 90 martinez and 98 brentwood. 87 castro valley. danville, san ramon, 96. livermore in there. pleasanton in there. sunnyvale, fremont, 94 for morgan hill, to 96 in gilroy. 90 in -- 90 in redwood city. everybody in the upper 80s except right on the coast where it will be nice, but in the 70s. -- 70s. the em and a half michelle l e says they -- the family of michelle le says they still plan to search for the missing student even though a three-day search did not show up any

leads. volunteers joined the search force. her father says the only present he wanted for father's day was miss daughter's safe return. >> every father's day she always calls him and wishes him a father's day. he told me that if she comes back, he will quit smoking. i cares -- he's trying his best to find her. hayward police are investigating le's disappearance as a homicide. a shark sighting is limiting access to part of the water off the stinson beach. a coast guard helicopter spotted a great white shark yesterday afternoon. now because of the possible risk, lifeguards will stop people from going into the water until thursday, this new video into the newsroom shows

some of the area. do you have a food allergy? a new result shows surprising results.

in the last hour, the international monetary fund is warning that europe's debt crisis could have large global spillovers if bull action is not taken. this morning came after greece was given strict pressure. many greeks have been violently protesting the austerity measures being put in place. americans seem to be giving more to charities. the giving foundation said americans donated nearly $219 billion to charity last year.

that's -- $291 billion to chari last year. donations by individuals was up slightly and that makes a difference because 73% of all gifts are from private citizens. expect to see hundreds of new website pages after january. today, the organization voted to add hundreds of new ones and may be categorized by different countries. if you want one, you will have to fill out a 306-page form and also pay -- 360-page form and also pay $180,000. researchers in chicago say about one in twelve kids is allergic to at least one food. that's almost 6 million children. among those with food

allergies, 25% are allergic to peanuts. 21% are allergic it to milk. 76% are allergic to shellfish. other allergies are nuts, eggs, fish, strawberries, wheat and soy. welsh -- well, the marin county -- almost half of the revenue, it comes from milk production. the missouri river is now

at 44.6 feet. that's the highest on record. north dakota residents who left their homes weeks ago are being allowed to return. homeowners have been warned they may have to leave again if the water level rises too much as flood gates are likely to and no rebuilding until after the flooding. search and rescue crews have been looking for this man, george penza. he was hiking on the umer -- upper yosemite trail. he became separated with his group. if were you near that areak contact the yosemite national park search and rescue office. well, police have taken a

look at video of a pharmacy where four people were shot andkied over the weekend. the -- and killed over the weekend. police say the man stole prescription drugs and killed all four people inside the store, including a 17-year-old girl who was about to graduate from high school this week. nine minutes before 8:00. 7:52 right now. actually, happening right now in florida, the fifth week of the kay so anthony -- casey anthony trial is underway. these are live pictures. casey anthony is accused of killing her young daughter, caylee, in 2008. the trial is back in session after a one-day break. on saturday, a forensic pathologist said duct tape found at the murderer scene was not used to strangle caylee.

legal analysts are qualing this significant -- are calling this significant progress by the defense. amy whitehouse was booed off the stage, after stumbling around and forgetting lyrics. she's battled drugs and alcohol. her spokesman says whether she can finish the tour. >> at one point she even threw her microphone away. >> too bad. >> very talented. >> yes. 7:53. ever are been stuck at a red like and it seems like it's never going to change? why nom drivers get stuck more often than others and -- some drivers get stuck more often than others.

welcome back. a simple request by a homeless man in ohio. he wanted to see his dog one more time. the dog eted -- ended up at a shelter after a homeless man became ill with lung cancer. the people who adopted her sheer say she's a dog who has a lot of love and energy and brought it into the home. they cooperated with the paramedic, the shelter anded the hospice -- and the hospice house and granted the dying man's wish. >> the moment he opened his eyes and saw that dog, there was instant recognition. and the dog licked his arms, his face. >> and that was it. >> this was a couple of days later that mr. mcclain passed away. in the meantime, the dog has gone back to its new owners who feel very lucky to have it as

their own. right now, many cyclists around the bay area and across the nation say too often pavement sensors and cameras can not detect their bikes. so that can -- that can leave bikes -- bike riders stuck at lights for a really long time. they've received a grant to determine the best way to detect the problem. >> i still get stuck at red lights. >> me, too. me, too. >> sal does, too. >> no, no, no. we're just gonna do a preview of what's coming up for next hour. if you are driving on the nimitz freeway, traffic is very slow. let's go to steve. we have clear skies, a little haze out there.

but no fog on the coast unless you are watching us from big sur. sunshine, warm to hot, 70s, 80s, coast to bay t will be warm. last day of spring. summer starts tomorrow. all right, thank you, steve. coming up -- a suspect the hate crime outside a -- a suspect the hate crime outside of b.a.r.t. the suspects are due in court in about one hour.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's monday, it's june 21st. topping our news right now, two people were hurt just a couple of hours ago in an early- morning apartment house fire in sunnyvale. this started about 2:00 a.m. not far from highway 101 and most of the people who lived there are now going back to their homes. ktvu's kraig debro has been out there all morning talking to some of those fire victims. kraig? >> reporter: when we said they were going back to their homes,

we meant the fire department and the red cross are trying to figure out who they need to help. about 53 people who live in this apartment complex right there are displace the because of the fire. we're also -- displace the because of the fire. we're also learning that the water damage is -- this area right here, that's causing people to find new lodging. crews had a tough time squeezing between power lines on either end. flareups continued for more than three hours after the fire was first called into 911 at around 1:50 this morning. before the fire was hut 1 put out, four apartments -- was put out, four apartments were destroyed. the building's manage ershut off the power and watt -- manager shut off the power and water and will not allow anyone to live here. for the tenants who were not

insured, there's little that can be done. >> we lost everything. >> do you have renter's insurance at all? >> no. we should have gotten that. >> our grant ma just passed away on sunday, yesterday, we pulled cash out to send back to our home town in mexico. >> reporter: two people were injured in the fire, they were -- we were there and one of the paramedics was taping the forearm of one of the guys injure the. he cut his forearm on -- injured. he without his forearm. -- he cut his forearm. right now, the red cross is trying to help them find a place to stay. reporting live in sunnyvale,

vague debro, ktvu channel 2 news -- kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. police launched a successful operation overnight in contra costa county after two jet skiers got stranded. allie rasmus is live with more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we are standing on the pittsburg marina. the water behind us is part of the sacramento river. from where we're standing, we we have a clear view of the areas where the two jet skiers got into trouble. this island is brown's island. if we zoom in, you can see there's small channels and waterways you can navigate through. now, at low tide, this water can be very shallow. just two feet deep in spots. when you go through it on a set ski, you run the risk of grass getting stuck in the pump and that can knock out the engine. that's exactly what happened to two jet skiers around 5:30. they got stuck and stranded on the water for eight hours

overnight. we watched as rescuers brought the 30 and 20-year-old je skiers -- jet skiers back up. one of the jet skis sank. the two men got on the one jet ski. they didn't have any cell phones or any way to contact anyone onshore to let anyone know they needed help. a coast guard helicopter spotted them from the air and a contra costa county sheriff marine patrol boat brought them back to shore. the two men were not injured and they didn't have to go to the hospital. >> one of the jets broke down. it wouldn't turn back on. >> you had two jet skis? >> yes. >> the one that broke down -- >> one of them broke down and drowned. >> they were very lucky. they weren't wearing wet suits or have any other clothing. they were very lucky it was 70 degrees all night long. >> reporter: deputies say last

year they responded to at least five water rescues. they say during these -- during these rescues, the people involve the start suffering from hypothermia. the deputies say -- the deputies say if you go out, it's a good idea to bring a cell phone with you in a seal the bag along with extra foot and a storage compartment in the jet ski. if your ski doesn't have a compartment, you should at least have a whistle attached to your life preserve. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:05. in an hour from now, two men accused of attacking a transgender woman are due in a courtroom. they are facing charges for an

attack that happened outside the mission b.a.r.t. street station. the victim said the two suspects attacked her just because of her sexual orientation. in morning, police in richmond is fighting for her his life. investigators say the young man was shot several times and he's in critical condition. police are still out there looking for suspects and they have not yet determined a motive in this case. well, this week, a state assembly committee will consider a bill that com1 sam say could reduce officer- involve the shootings here in california. the law enforcement officials say lawyers and complete ton --

community will be safer. critics say the toys look more like guns. nate toe is apologizing for -- nato is apologizing for an air strike? libya that killed as many as nine civilians. we'll have an update from our washington, d.c. newsroom. top homeland security officials are in san francisco this morning. 1 to focus on new ways to make the country safer. they are attending a conference at the union square hel ton which starts in just a few minutes. at about 8:15. fema and the bay area urban area security initiative are co- hosting the event. several elected officials are expected to attend. the conference is not open to the public. a brush fire in benicia over the weekend is a sign that this could be a very act i.v. fire season. the flames broke out yesterday afternoon near interstate 780 and east 5th street.

dry brush helped fuel the fire across two acres. five different fire departments responded to help get control of the blaze. some homeowners had to evacuate for a short time. well, it's pretty crazy. we were over in walnut creek doing some shopping with the wife around the phone rang. it was my son saying he was being evacuated from the neighborhood. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation but crews ii not calling the fire suspicious. if you have one -- if you had one word to describe the commute -- >> busy. >> i would say so. >> dave and tori, let's take a look at highway 24, you can see in la fayette, it begins to slow down. northbound 680 looks good from danville up to walnut creek.

let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza which has been backed up since about 6:45 or so, almost out to the foot of the mack caur ther maze. that's about a 20--- macarthur maze. that's about a 20-minute delay. and the nimitz freeway, it's very slow from hayward to fremont. across the bay a little better. 280 looks pretty good so far. let's go to steve. hazy skies. the fog is off the coast and down the coast. it's not clear -- it's not here. high pressure has deflected everything to the north. cooled us down. today heating up and then i think we'll top out on tuesday with fog coming back. it's close. it's close. can't make it. can't make it.

73, fairfield, already in concord, san jose, a lot of 60s. you can see it around big sur south and also off the khost. it's very shallow. i don't think it will be a factor until wednesday. high pressure is here, it builds in. that means warmer temperatures for everyone. warm to hot. 80s to upper 90s. maybe close to 100. the coast is clear. breezy out of the north. maybe windy at times. sunshine and tomorrow summer begins at 10:16 a.m. it will feel like summer. after that we'll have the june gloom cool off and we'll cool it down as we go to the end of the week. 8:10. coming up -- the early

republican front-runner in the race for the white house is making a stop in the bay area tomorrow. also, we've been talking about the u.s. open tournament and the controversy that nobody saw coming. this one has nothing to do with golf. a little girl's close encounter with a coyote. how a terrifying struggle came to an end. is

skies are clear. it will be a cooker. 8:13. nato now apologizing for a missile strike on a neighborhood in tripoli, libya. alison burns is live. >> reporter: the weapon malfunctioned and hit these bullets in a trip -- buildings in a tripoli neighborhood. 15 civilians were killed, it's now reported, including three children. >> reporter: this incident is

raising the stakes. the house is expected to vote this week on a bill to strip funding for u.s. operations there. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alison. thank you. 8:14. officials in pakistan say a suspected u.s. missile attack hit a house in northwestern pakistan. it happened in the koran tribal area just minutes after another missile hit another car nearby. reportedly five of the people in the car were suspected militants. flooding in eastern china has force the millions of people to evacuate. 170 -- 170 people are dead or missing after the water left farmland under water. the pictures are en-- are

incredible. this is making it hard to get relief supplies to people who need them the most. mitt romney will be in the bay area this week. the former massachusetts governor will appear at a campaign fund-raiser tomorrow. it's being held at the home of scott mcneilly, the co-founder of sun microsystems. romney has events scheduled in sacramento, los angeles and orange county. as the july 1st deadline approaches, lawmakers say they are working overtime on the debt problem. talks are moving into the 8th week on capitol hill. vice president joe biden -- joe biden discussed the issue. he's leading a bipartisan to cut a long-term deal but the parties cannot seem too agree how to deal with entitlement. democrats want to make smaller reforms dash did reforms --

reforms -- >> there's no way on god's green earth until you put on the table things that ronald riggen an tip o'neill it -- reagan and tip o'neill did. reflections cause the by gas windows can confusion some birds' nighttime light. the "examiner" reports that the planning commission whether -- this. a girl in south carolina who survived a coyote attack

survived. the coyote started to drag maggie away. the mother said she jumped on that coyote and used her bare hands to get her daughter free. >> i don't know what i was thinking. i don't. but i know this --ly to get to my baby or she wouldn't be here. >> well, sabrina was able to free maggie but she said the coyote would not leave. she grabbed an ore to keep that coyote away from her daughter. nbc has issued an an -- an on-air apology for omitting the words "under god" during the u.s. open. the words "under god" were left out. the backlash on social meet ya was sick and harsh with critics calling the mission un-

american. nbc said it was an editing error. the real action on the golf course is celebrating one of the most dominant performenses ever -- performances in the u.s. open. >> 22-year-old rory mcem roy is the youngest winner since bobby jones won in 1923. the northern irishmen cruised to an eight-shot victory. mcill roy finished 16 under par. the announce mer, janney miller -- a -- the announcer, johnny miller said one of the reasons for the soft score, it rained. next year is will be here next to the olympic club. >> 22. >> 22. >> a lot of people are saying tiger? were -- tiger who? it's not exactly what san

francisco wants to be known for. what readers of a popular travel magazine are saying about the city by the way -- by the bay. ace

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a new study shows where a lot of trash that ends up in the bay comes from. 68% was used for food or beverage packaging. almost 20% came from mcdonald's, burger king, 7-11, wendy's taco bell and they say there were more cigarette butts than any other single item. in fact, they found so many, it was overwhelming and stopped counting through the process -- count #-g through the process. help could be on wait to clean up san francisco. the "chronicle" reports that ed lee would like to hire back street sweepers. but first, the funding has to

be approve the. >> first things first -- approve the funding. >> first things first. let's go to sal. >> okay. i give it a b-plus today, despite all of the traffic we had -- we have. we haven't had many crashes. we're gonna pinpoint that for you and have it in the very next traffic report which is about ten minutes away. i want to take a look at the bay area bridges. they look pretty good here. bay bridge being the exception. it's backed 7 for a 20-minute delay -- back the up for a 20 -- barked up for a 20-minute debay. san mateo golden gate bridge and richmond, those brinks look pretty good. 8:24. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. we have already sunshine. it's warm for many. it's sunny at the khost and it will be very comfortable with a lot of 70s. a lot 6 hazy san joses.

-- a lot of hazy skies. concord, fairfield, everyone else is rather close. i mean the city, 62. but there's the fog. south of monterey, towards big sur and off the coast as well. it's not a factor today. what is a factor is the big old dome of high pressure. warm to hot conditions away from the coast. nice if you are closer to it. fog's not gonna play in the forecast today. 70s for the coast to near 80. summer begins tomorrow. wednesday a little cooler by the coast and then cooler for all as we head towards the end of the week, dave. 8:25. a big development in morning in a major lawsuit against walmart. what the supreme court has july ruled in the case that

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new this morning, a huge court victory for walmart. the u.s. supreme court has blocked a mass i.v. sex discrimination -- massive sex discrimination lawsuit, a case that began here in the bay area. the high court ruled

unanimously that the lawsuit against walmart stores cannot preed as a class ack -- proceed as a class action lawsuit and women may bring their soughts with much less money on -- with much less pressure on money. it could have involved up to 1.6 million and potentially caused walmart billions of dollars. a very unique protest outside of oakland city hall started about two and a half hours ago. as ktvu's jade hernandez tells us it involves books. >> reporter: that's right. we're in front of city hall and we're in the third hour of this read-in. you can see right here at the podium, there is a person reading out laud. this is a 14-hour protest. each hour represents a library.

this branch is represent -- this hour represents chavez. each hour of this protest represents a library. the first hour was dedicated to the asian branch. closing 14 bly 1 libraries in oakland could -- 14 libraries in oakland would only leave four left in the area. they want the city to make cuts elsewhere and leave libraries alone. the coalition wants police officers to make a fair share contribution to their retirement to save money and activists will be reading until 8:00 tonight. joining us tomorrow is helen block. you work at one of the libraries and you read just a few minutes ago. what is the importance of having the libraries here in the city 6 oakland t seems like

such a mass -- oakland. it seems like such a drastic cut. >> we do think it's a drastic cut. and the libraries a place where people can go, where people can go to get resources. for example, if they are looking for a job. we have computers and internet access. we have programs for the entire program including children without libraries there will be no places to get books, no places to get computer access, there will be no places for legal help that's free. there will be no places for tax help that's free. >> reporter: and helen block, that's the reason why she's out here this morning. this isn't the only protest that's been held to keep these libraries open. oakland police arrested 16 people on friday at the demonstration then.

protesters blocked the streets in downtown oakland. the group which organize the that protest was called bay of rage and we're live back out here this morning. we're in the third hour of this read-in. it will continue until 8:00 tonight. authorities in lake county are searching for a person of interest after the shooting death of a 4 why boy on saturday and -- 4-year-old boy on saturday and five others were also hurt. the suspect is describe the as kevin stone. about 5'5" and the authorities say stone has been arrested several times in the past two years. 8:32. a hearing will soon be getting underway for geovanni ramirez, the man suspect the of beating

giants' fan bryan stow. in the judge rules taught that ramirez is not guilty of the violation. he will be set free if he's not charged in the stow kay. ramirez attorneys say he was with his daughter on the way of the -- on the day of the week. bryan stow remains in a coma at san francisco general hospital. his tome 1 family told us yesterday that his children visited their dad on mother's day. the -- on father's day yesterday. on a flight from dayton, ohio to washington, d.c., a woman at the ticket counter said there was a bomb on the flight. now, when the plane landed at reagan international airport it was sent to a remote runway. the passengers were taken off

the plane and questioned by the fbi. the bomb squad search the through all of the luggage spread all out on the runway. they were very, very kind and helpful. >> i'm glad it's over. gladys over. it was stressful but everybody who helped us out, it was great. >> the fbi said no bombs were found on the plane. the woman taken into cut has a history of -- custody has a history of mental problems. our ktvu cameras captured -- look at this. tori, i -- i doe no. long, long wait for -- i know. long, long wait for passengers friday night. a lot of passengers had to wait until saturday to make their flights. airport officials say there were no major delays yesterday

and none are expect the today. you can, of course, check on your flights and the status by just going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com and scroll right on down to the "right now" oakland section. this section -- the section. cypress semiconductors is giving a food bank one of its building for a donation ceremony. the 75,000-square foot building will be closed too -- will boused to store food. the building is worth an estimated $9 million. new research shows cooling your friend may help you sleep. in their study researchers outfit the 24 people with soft -- outfitted 24 people with

soft devices. the people who were treat the with cold water, had took them about 13 minutes to fall asleep. you know, we never have a problem because of the time we get up. >> right. hey, sal, you are wide awake. how is the commute looking. >> i told you last time i was gonna find out about this truck. i do have it on a map for you. southbound 680 at southbound king road. three lanes are blocked. so pesticide, whenever that happens, they have to take an especially long time to clean it up. they are gonna try to keep it from going into the storm drains. that's gonna cause a long delay on 680. the chp has issued a sig-alert which -- they expect this crash to be there another hour or so,

at least. also we're looking at 880 slow traffic past the coliseum. getting up to downtown oakland. getting up to the bay bridge. we have is a backup that's easing up a little bit. it's 20 minutes there. westbound. 8:36. hazy skies. no fog. it's out there but it's not on the coast. it's not going to play into the coastal forecast except sunshine will. it won't be hot by the coast. inland, it's already very warm for some. we started yesterday. our warming trend continues. first 100-degree afternoon highs of the season should arrive. if they don't today, it will be tomorrow. fog down off big sur. fog off the coast t will be back maybe tomorrow but very,

very, very shallow. i think more likely on wednesday. high pressure is here. it's not going anywhere for about two days. so the coast is clear. a little breezy to windy in the wills -- windy in the hills. is 80s, 90s for many here. south bay, santa clara, 90 degrees. 90 for redwood city. 80 for san francisco. pacifica, and 70 warm degrees. everything is good to go. summer begins at 10:16 a.r.m. for us. wednesday the fog comes back. much cooler and friday and saturday we just level it off. police in rohnert park are warning joggers to be especially careful this morning. that's following a frightening attack friday afternoon near

the university. a man grabbed a woman while she was running and reached to slash her with a box cutter. >> she luckily was able to throw up her hands. >> she describes her attacker as a tall, white, lean ban in his 30s with a -- man in his 30s and he was wearing a shirt with tobacco stains on it. yesterday a father's day outing turned into trouble on the san francisco bay. the coast guard was kaled in. their -- called in. the department's been criticized recently for

watching a spite suicidal man drown during the memorial day weekend. the alameda firefighters say they didn't take action last month because they weren't properly certified in water rescues. the new rules allow a senior fire captain to make a decision on the scene in life-0-death situations -- life-or-death situations. the season may soon be over for the cal bears. >> kevin miller. right. top-ranked virginia beat cal yesterday, 4-1 in the college world series in omaha. the bears must beattal tomorrow to stay in the series.

in brazil, the police and army are cleaning up the site near the -- near the site of the site where the world club will be. the gay marriage battle, 3,000 miles away from here. the very critical dead line lawmakers are basing taught. >> she was in the bay area being -- she was in the bay area last week. the journey for the first lady.

walmart winning a rueing in the scout. that -- a ruling in the supreme court. that stock sun 1%. oil falling to below $92 a barrel amid the stronger u.s. dollar. and some good news that the e.u. is forcing greece to have more austerity measures to get a loan and avoid default.

8:44. two people were hurt in an early-morning apartment house fire near highway 101 in sunnyvale. this started shortly before 2:00 a.m., firefighters have been helping the victims there. they are also trying to find out how that start fire start the. police in pittsburg safely found those two men there, they why stranded overnight after their jet skis gave out in the sacramento river. police say the jet ski engines became clog the by grass because of the low tide. minutes ago, a court hearing started in los angeles for this man suspected of beating bryan stow. geovanni ramirez has not been charged yet in the case but he has been held on a patrol violation. time is running out for supporters of -- of the sakes marriage bill in new york. today is the last day of the legislative session before the summer resers. samantha haze is live in --

samantha hayes is live in washington, d.c. >> reporter: well, it's extremely close. you know, basically the governor who wants to see this passed and has been talking with republican legislators, only needs one more republican senator in order for this to go through. for many years they've tried to pass it but past attempts have failed in new york. same-sex marriage failed in 2009. it was blocked the -- the last three attempts were blocked by the state's leer house to get the proposed legislation signed into law. if new york passes this today, it would be the 6th and largest state to have same-sex marriage. the other states include massachusetts, connecticut, iowa, vermont, new hampshire and washington, d.c. the governor has indicated that he will extent legislative sessions in order to get few a a few other bills passed e wants to this one -- to see

this one passed. back to you. >> thank you. 8:46. a federal judge in georgia now hearing arguments from civil liberty groups aimed at blocking that state's immigration law. they want the judge to block this while a lawsuit they filed can be resolved. a man is dead and at least 20 others are in the hospital after a weekend rave party in texas. paramedics got several calls from this event in dallas. people were reporting -- report thing extreme heat and drug overdoses even though drugs and alcohol were banned from the event. tests were still being conducted to determine what caused caused that one fatality. lighter winds are expected to give firefighters in

southern arizona a much-needed break. the monument fare picked up fan the by wind gusts more than 60 miles an hour. the wallow fire approached the luna town, causing evacuations there. authorities say on friday, a fire started. flames are about 40% contained. dozens of other wildfires are still burning across texas. 8:48. first lady michelle obama is heading to south africa today. it's a diplomatic mission designed to inspire young people. her mission begins in johannesburg. she will #-b talking about the importance of education and

youth leadership. and she will be. there next week. for the first time a citizens commission, instead of politicians is deciding new voting districts. this is basedden on the -- on the any census. john chiang is to decide this week whether paychecks

will be handed out this week. they did sent a message to the go by the deadline. but the -- a popular restaurant chain is about to grow. which part of the world will soon be able to have pancakes by i-hops. and a spectacular sight in florida. an old power plant is brought down. we'll tell you what will be built there instead.

welcome back. time now 8:52. there is a new study out about the death penalty here in california. it says it cost the state $308 million for each of the 13 executions carried out since capital punishment was reinstate the in 1978. the study included the added cost of the legal representation for the condemned inmates. they found that the state's aren't $714 death row inmates

-- current 714 death row inmates cost less with the life without the possibility of parole. 3, 2, 1! [ cheers ] >> it was quite a sight for people in southern florida yesterday. crews used dynamite to blow up the old florida power and light company power plant in riviera beach. $1.3billion natural gas plant will replace that demolished plant. well, the international house of pancakes is responding to the middle east. the cone er-- owner says it

will open up restaurants in kuwait, saudi arabia, jordan, lebanon, qatar. one -- qatar. we just got word that 34- year-old ryan dunn and another passenger were in a car that crashed early this morning in west goshen township, pennsylvania. both dunn and the passenger were cleared. not clear who was driving at the time. alcohol may have been a factor. now, dunn had tweeted a photo just hours before his death that show the him drinking with -- showed him drinking which may have been an alcoholic beverage. a man is hoping to find the oner of a camera that might have spent the last 40 years in

the ocean. this appears to be a family vacation in monterey. there are pictures of a latino girl's birthday party with grandma and grandpa and possibly the owner with her dog. the man found it with his daughter in late marched a hitten beach in aptos after two days of heavy storms. just a few hours from now, ground will be broken on the largest bronze monument in the west. it's right here in the bay area. remember them, champions for humanity is a monument. it was create the by oakland's artist -- created by oakland's artist. the monument will sit in the henry j. kaiser park. check out the "remember them" tab on ktvu.com. >> i've seen it. it's spectacular. part of san francisco's great highway is now closed.

the southbound lanes between lincoln avenue and sloat boulevard closed at 8:00 this morning. in fact, our cameras are out there live. this is a live picture. you are looking at a stretch of it. the lanes will not reopen until 3:00 friday afternoon. the crews will be busy moving sand from ocean beach that piles up right in front of the promenade walking path. if you are driving, use sunset boulevard as an alternate route. if you want any more traffic add vice, let's seek -- advice, let's check in with sal. >> traffic is still back the up at 680 because of that -- backed up at 68 because of that pesticide truck spill. >> we're looking at the golden gate bridge. bay bridge still backed up for at least a 20-minute delay. sunshine, warm to hot, on this last day, full of sprang. -- spring. temperatures in the 70s for

many already. a lot 690s inland. even warmer tuesday. then we start a cooling trend, especially near the coast wednesday and then for everybody thursday and friday. it was hot yesterday. >> it will be hotter today. [ laughter ] >> it's the first day of summer, the longest day of the year. enjoy it while you can. thank you for joining us. >> bye now.