summer started yesterday. it felt like it. but today the first full day of summer and look what's returned, the fog. >> reporter: another day without pay for lawmakers. we're getting reaction in san francisco this morning. plus we'll tell you about the proposal governor jerry brown is expected to make today. the family of a missing nursing student goes outside the police department to try and find her. we'll tell you about the new step the family's taking to look for michelle le. one bay area police department is going retro. black and whites ii -- black and whites are back. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell.

we're now hearing that governor brown will unavailable a revised state budget today after he revoked one from law -- after he vetoed one from lawmakers last week. meantime, lawmakers are not getting paid. cot joins us live with more on what some people are -- claudine wong joins us live with more on what -- on what some people are thinking about this. >> reporter: gearing. everyone agrees balancing a budget in these difficult times is difficult. john chiang made the determination yesterday, his

facebook page is exploding with people saying he made the right decision. when asked -- when asked what should be cut. they said they didn't know and they didn't want to make that decision. >> i think they knew what they were doing. i think they put this together. it was incomplete and they put it together to get paid. >> that's fine. if they don't want to do their job, they shouldn't get paid. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is expected to present some type of budget alternative to darrell steinberg sometime today. it's expected to have more cuts but we're not exactly sure what it will include. we don't know at this point if he's trying to get republicans on board. although we do know yesterday he met only with democrats. >> we have been trying to get ahold of lawmakers this morning. we'll continue to talk to people out here in san francisco. we'll check back with you coming up on "mornings on 2." claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:02. family members of missing bay area nursing student michelle le have brought in some extra help hoping 20 find her alive.

ktvu's allie rasmus joins us live to tell us they've hired a private investigator. >> reporter: gearing. michelle l -- good morning. michelle le went missing a few months ago. the family announced yesterday they have hired a private investigator. this investigator will be working completely independently of the hayward police department and the fbi. both of those agencies are also involved in the investigation and the search for michelle le. she was last seen may 27th, leaving kaiser medical center where she was taking classes as a nursing student. now, they organized a volunteer search party. more than 400 volunteers combed through the east bay. they went to niles can up--

niles canyon. hayward police are investigating this as a possible homicide. but le's family says they've not seen any evidence of that. [ no audio ] >> you've been listening to allie rasmus giving us a live report on the michelle le situation. the family has hired a private investigator. we hope to reestablish our connection with allie rasmus and have an update. in a carefully-planned escape, prisoners attacked their guards while band -- while bands of heavily-armed

men. the escapees included al qaeda on prison charges. president obama will make a major speech tonight unveiling his plan about bringing the americans home from afghanistan. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom. we have just learned how many troops are expected to leave afghanistan this year. the white house is now admitting that the president's health care law provides millions of middle-class americans free insurance that was intended for the poor. the obama administration found that loophole after president obama signed that bill. the administration says it is working to fix this. top republicans call that mistake unacceptable and they wonder what other problems may exist. san francisco's care, not cash program, would go through some

changes under a ballot measure that will go before voters. some people say this plan leaves many out in the cold. the chronicle reported that five members of the board of supervisors agreed to put a measure on the ballot that will provide more equal access. but critics call it -- call it a setback. in morning an 18-year-old sonoma state university student will enter a plea for a nate -- for a natal accident she was involved in while texting behind the wheel. she did not see little ling murray and her 2-year-old daughter, callie, in a rohnert park crosswalk. thed tooler was killed. the -- the toddler was killed. the mother survived but was

unconscious for five days. the contra costa county sheriff's office is getting a makeover. deputies currently drive all white squad cars but the department will switch to this more traditional black-and- white scheme. at least 80 cars will have the new sign. you will still see the d -- see the department phasing these out. there's voter approved program meant to train officers by re-- by retaining officers past the retirement age. the officers will still get their retirement pay. but it's departmented into a

special -- departmented into a special -- deposited into a special account until then. the warm weather we have means more people will probably head down to the water to cool off. but officials say some rafters are not tabling the proper precautions. they are leaving their life jackets behind. >> attention, across the river on the shoreline, if your children is under the age of 14, get them out of the water without a life jacket. >> to give you an idea how busy the crews have been, they've had to save 30 people in the last three days. they also say alcohol has been a big problem. california's dmv has announced it has suspended mailing out vehicle renewal notices for july and august. that's because the agency is still waiting to see what

happens with the state budget. the dmv has contacted law enforcement agencies to let them know drivers have an extra 30 days to renew their is registration. dmv is one of the tax increases that the governor wants to extent to help balance the budget. but the republicans have refused. they want this and others to expire. sal's waiting and seeing what's gonna happen with the toll plaza. it's getting busy. >> it is. it's backed up for a 20-minute wait. those metering lights are on. also this morning, we're looking at the traffic on 80ment and southbound. it looks pretty good as you drive up to downtown. ment on the right there. this morning's commute on the freeway, it is getting busier.

big fog bank out there. that was not the case yesterday. inland areas will take another day and if you don't get the sea breeze and get the fog influence, it will take another maybe 24 hours. but it's a sign of things to come. you can see the fog kind of filling 234 along the coast. it's -- kind of filling in along the coast. yesterday we didn't have any fog. there was some down to monterey. it was really thin. we had 90s and 100s inland. but the cooling trend starts today for some and then for everybody tomorrow and that will go right into thursday and friday. already 67 in livermore. no west wind there yet. fairfield has a very pronounced west wind. 50s, low mid for some. 63 already in san jose, there's

the west-southwest at fairfield, yet vacaville is calm. vacaville may be a good 10 degrees warmer than fairfield today. you might get a 9 -- 90 to a 100-degree coverage. the system that i'm talking 3 is comeing right out of the gulf of alaska. you can see it. it has pretty good signature on it. as that moves into the pacific northwest, the leading edge and the first sign of that pattern, and as the system begins to deepen, we'll be 5 to 15 degrees cooler. fog, cool, sun, mild, hot. it will take another day as you see temperatures going from 50s 60s to upper 90s to 100 well inland. a lot of areas will come down. down from the 100 yesterday.

berkeley 70. 68 alameda. we'll go 78 castro -- castro valley. 80s and 90s. a little tricky on the valley. it's close. we'll go 2 sunnyvale. cool -- cooling continues thursday and takes us all the way into the weekend. it is 7:11. 7:12, actually. mexican authorities have captured one of that country's middle east-wanted drug lords. what the country's president says that means in their fight against violent drug cartel also, changing his tune. why al gore wrote a 7,000-word essay and he's blasting president obama. ♪

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president obama will adoctors the names -- will address the nation this evening about his plans to withdrawal the troops from afghanistan. alison burns has more. >> reporter: the bottom line is the president will announce the withdrawal of 5,000 u.s. troops by this summer. another 5,000 by the end of the year and 20,000 next year. but that still leaves more than 70 u.s. forces fighting america's longest war. debate is waging in congress

about the toll its taking. listen to this exchange from last night. >> we can no longer afford to rebuild afghanistan and america. we must choose and i choose american. >> i feel compelled to respond to the statements made by the senator from west virginia. >> reporter: president obama reportedly made his decision earlier yesterday morning. it answers requests of u.s. commanders in afghanistan. they say the progress there is fragile and reversible. unless they can continue to addressively take on the taliban -- aggressively take on the taliban, president obama will make that argument tonight. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the president will outline his plan during a live address at 5:00 p.m. we'll bring you that speech live during ktvu channel 2 news

at 5:00. it will also stream live at ktvu.com. federal agents say they captured one of the most dangerous drug lords. he's best known by the nickname "el chongo." mexican's president says that arrest is a major blow to the drug dealers in mexico. the foreign minister of syria says we will forget europe is on the map. the president blamed foreign infiltrators for the weeks of demonstrations, demanding democratic reform. 7:17. well, an israeli government official has asked apple's ceo steve jobs to get rid of an

arabic language computer app from the stores. facebook removed the page. al gore is criticizing fellow democrat, president obama, for his report on global warming. "rolling stone" is publishing a magazine tomorrow that contains an article that rips on the president by al gore. word this morning that newt gingrich had a second line of credit at luxury jewelry store tiffany. the revelation comes after his wife reported debts up to 500,000 in 2005 and 2006 on

another line of credit. financial reports for the second line are -- are due out next month. president obama who has been criticized for a lot of things is now getting a reputation as someone who knows how to handle crying babies. this video was shot sometime last week just before father's day. first lady michelle obama was holding a crying baby but then she handed the bean to the president -- the baby to the president and guess what. the baby stopped skying. just like that. immediately -- crying. just like that. immediately. look at the first lady -- even the first lady is surprised. indiana police arrested an amish man who they say arranged to meet a 12-year-old girl.

police say 21-year-old william yoder arrived at a restaurant in a horse-drawn buggy for what he thought was a date with a young girl. instead, he was greeted by police. they set up a sting operation last week after the girls' parents say they discovered hundreds of sexually explicit photos allegedly sent by yoder. you hear it all of the time in tennis. the big moan now coming out of wimbledon. good morning. westbound 237, traffic still looks pretty good until you reach 880, we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area coming up.

executives at wimbledon are telling players to pipe down. they say stars are grunting too loudly. tournament officials say the noise is spoiling the enjoyment of the game. noise machines reported -- recorded player's grunt at 95 decibels. herbert todd and taylor, they appeared in court yesterday, they are facing embezzlement and grand theft charges. investigators say they took money 12 times out of broken machines they were supposed to be repairing. caltrain found out about the missing cash after doing an audit. the two men were seen watching suspiciously. both men were paid on add min straightive leave.

leave -- add administrative leave. we want to check in with sal castanedo. things going on? >> i'm just hearing something on the scanner. i'm gonna try to get to that in just a minute. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for 20 minutes. also this morning's commute is gonna be okay on 8 0 northbound and southbound -- 880 northbound and southbound. as we move down to hayward, already some stop-and-go traffic heading down to union city. 7:24. let's go to steve. cooler weather. in fact, fog which was not to be found yesterday. some of it is working its way inland. there you go. san francisco two days ago was 88. today i went 65.

67, livermore, some 60s already. but a lot of 50s more so today than yesterday. that's for sure and the wind has picked up and that's a sure sign that cooler weather is on the way. for some who are well enough inland, it will take another day. it's on the way. fog will hang out on the coast and roar back. cool to mild to warm to hot depending upon your proximity to your fog. 50s, 60s, 70s there. some very low 80s. inland you'll still find some low 90s. a young mother in sacramento accused of a horrifying crime. this is a crime that has shaken

up both people in and out of law enforcement. an overnight fire and what's believe -- at what's believed to be a homeless camp in corte madera sent one man to the hospital. new documents raising new questions about the san bruno pipeline disaster. stay tuned. we have the details.

7:28. well a fight overnight.

2 was believed to be a homeless camp in corte madera sent one man to the hospital. kraig debro is live there now to explain why firefighters are still out there. groom, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. we just got back. i've been able to confirm there is an injury to a man. the burn unit is taking care of him right now at st. vincent's. the fire happened around a quarter mile out there. you can see the large ferry building from here. it started at 12:17 this morning. according to fire officials it was very difficult for them to get to the actual fire because the trails out here are not built for vehicles, much less heavy vehicles. so what they did, they drove in a quarter mile and had to run a hose line from the rest of the

distance in to fight the fire. we're not sure how the details, how it started. clearly, there was a man close enough to be injured by this. i talked to the commander out here. he wouldn't describe it as a homeless camp but it was a camp this person was living in. he's telling me why this was such a difficult fire to fight. >> this pompous grass is pretty thick. we want to make sure it doesn't flare up again. that's our job, to make sure it doesn't flare up again. >> reporter: you've had experience? >> yes. and it stays burning and we have to make sure it is all out. >> reporter: that was basically -- we didn't have time to walk out there, so we just took pictures. you could see the smoldering. i want to show you this hose right now, just to give you an idea of how difficult it was,

the truck was backing out and it broke this hose that was going in there. what they did, they cut it off. water was cut off briefly. what they are doing now, they are using this truck. it's a water tender. and then the water goes to the engine and there are hoses that go back up to the fire area. there are a lot of people that walk their dogs along the trails back here and that's one of the reasons they had to pull the truck back to where it was. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. san jose firefighters were really put to the test after two fires were started within a minute of each other. it was a house fire at north crag mire. just ten minutes later, firefighters rushed to a grass fire. fire officials reportedly had to shuffle their resources making sure the city was

covered while all of those crews were putting out both of the fires. 7:31. a young sacramento mom is in jail accused of a crime that has shocked even veteran police officers. investigators say this woman killed her 6-week-week baby daughter by -- 6-week-old baby by putting her in a microwave. investigators have spent the past three months trying to determine the baby's severe and unusual wounds. the baby's death has created both sadness and outrage. >> this is unique and rare and you don't have to -- you don't have to have children for something like this to happen. it's horrific. >> the woman was arrested at

her home yesterday. at this point, there's no word of any possible motive. this morning, oakland police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. it happened near international boulevard in east oakland. investigators say the victim was shot several times in a drive-by shooting. at this point, it's not clear what led up to the killing. detectives are urging witnesses to step forward. police fot a tape yesterday and they followed -- got a tip yesterday and they followed the blood that led them to the man floating in the water at the fort mason marina. police believe that man may have been stabbed several blocks away. police are focusing on a green volvo. neighbors say two men in their 20s have been camping in that

car for several weeks. in a couple of hours we're expected to get an update on the condition of bryan stow. he's still in a coma. last week, doctors were reportedly reducingly seizure medication. the suspect is the primary system but still he's not been charged with the beating. 7:33. company documents show pg&e and not outside contractors installed the pipes that exploded in saab last september. the "mercury news" reports pg&e first performed the work in 1966. the documents also revealedder -- numerous belting -- welding problems. the blast last year killed eight people and destroyed 38homes. more shakeups at the top for muni. muni's executive director

offered his resignation and will step down in one month. his announcement comes less than a week after his was was asked to resign as the director . at 10:30 this morning, mayor jean quan will introduce deanna santana. she's experienced in oakland government. she's worked with the police, fire and at the city manager's office. let's talk traffic. sal, what are you seeing out there right now? >> well, i'm looking at traffic that's not all that bad when it comes to accidents and stalled vehicles. we can see 880 here. it looks pretty good driving up past the coliseum. so that commute has not take hold yet. moving along and -- taking a

look at the bay bridge, that has been backed up from about 6:30 or so all the way out to the macarthur maze. those metering lights are on. this morning in san jose, we have a crash at the almaden expressway. on the peninsula, 101 and 280 still look good. southbound 208 and 380 there is a -- 28 and 3 0 there is a crash that's on the shoulder. let's go to steve. the fog is going 20 make a big impact on temperatures just 4 hours. inland it will still come down. but they will be 90s. livermore is already 67.

50s, 60s on the coast. this whole system is gonna deepen. one forecast model is extremely bullish for cool weather as we go late into the weekend and next week. we'll see. fog, sun, cool to warm to hot. if you are just -- don't usually get any sea breeze. if you are by the coast, it will be a day with 50s and 60s. now, vallejo is tough. if you are by mare island it will be cooler. so upper 70s to near 80. we'll continue the theme into friday. tori? >> thank you, steve. did illegal immigrants start some of the massive wildfires in arizona? senator john mccain seems to be retracting earlier states he made on this topic.

and the scheduling reason a 7-year-old boy took the family car for a 20-mile drive. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it!

taking a live look at the big board on wall street, numbers have been see sawing a little bit ahead of the federal reserve's assessment on the economy. we'll have more on that in a minute. later this morning, the federal reserve will wrap up its later conference committee meeting but no major changes are expected. economists say the fed is likely to keep interest rates where they are and not expand

the current buyback bond. what -- we'll have an update this afternoon to upgreat the -- update the economist forecast. next week in greece, the prime minister will try to get parliament approve a package of tough austerity measures. they are needed in order for greece to get more loans to -- to avoid defoughting on their -- defaulting on their debt. the chinese government shut down a whistle-blowing suspect because it became too popular. a public relations consultant grew angry, but the beijing government stepped in after the

site is received 200,000 hits -- site received 200,000 hits in two weeks. former massachusetts governor mitt romney made a quick stop in the bay area to pick up some cash for his presidential campaign. romney appeared at a fund- raiser barbecue at the home of scott mcneilly, the co-founder of sun microsystems. we're told meg whitman was there. people we spoke to said they believe romney can defeat president obama. >> he chatted it up with a lot of good friends and supporters. he looks like he's the next president of the united states. >> when romney ran for

president in the united states, he raised more money than any other candidate. michele bachman will officially join the race on monday. she was given pretty high marks for her performance in that debate. bachman, who is a favorite of the tea party will be launching her presidency in iowa. arizona authorities believe either drug smugglers or human traffickers started the fires in arizona. another blaze is the so-called wallow fire.

it has burned -- it has become the largest wildfire in arizona history. the blaze is now forcing the evacuations of homes in new mexico. mccain says illegal immigrants may have started some of the fires but won't specify which ones. he was misgetted, he says -- misquoted, he says. 7:44. part of monterey county will be part of a controlled burn this morning. it will take place at the laguna seca rifle and pistol range between 8:00 this morning and 7:00 tonight. it's designed to clear away some of that brush. it will also be serving as a training exercise from a variety of different agencies.

a new report suggests more college athletes with smoking pot. the national collegiate athletic association conducted the tests at postseason events. the number of athletes testing positive nearly trip. ed from 28 to 71. the ncaa says the figure represents less than 3% of all samples but an expert worries this will mean society will be become more -- will become more accepting. a hot dog venter is suing

for the recipe. the is person being side says his grant father co-founded the beef 18 years ago. a report from paris says parrots -- parrots think like a 4-year-old. and then there's this story. this police dash cam shows the boy swerving. he was going as fast as 50 miles an hour. a police officer eventually caught up with him. no one got hurt.

look at this. investigators say the child's mother was working the night shift at the time and had no idea her little boy and car were gone. child welfare authorities are investigating this incident. the two sides in the nfl lockout appear to be getting closer to an agreement. the owners and players will meet today again. the league commissioner says they will keep meeting until they reach an agreement. >> i speak to fans all of the time. the anxiety dash the anxiety level is very hard. i think the one thing i can say we're working hard as -- as hard as we possibly can. >> and summer training camps are expected to start in a few weeks. 7:47. an 11,000 -- 11,000 people in

north dakota have just a couple of more hours to evacuate. they've been told to leave by this afternoon because of this. the nearest risker is reaching its lowest level in years. >> well, two weeks ago, we had a big crew and moved everything out and moved -- or started moving back in this last weekend. now we're moving it back again. >> it's freights for him. maude the sea turtle is finally back home in the pacific ocean. she was found stranded on a washington state beach two years ago. she was hydrated and had a broken flipper. a sea world rescue team helped her recover and yesterday she was released in mission bay in

san francisco. they say it's hard to see her leave after spending so much time with her. it's got a bay area connection. it will be in the history books forever. now this navy ship that buried the remains of osama bin laden will soon be making sports mystery. and a how a san mateo cat went from homeless to super- star is helping other pets find good homes.

7:51. well, dutch airline, klm, is switching from jet fuel to cooking fuel to make their travel a little greener. now, they will start using recycled cooking oil to power flights to and from france this september. those flights will connect paris to amsterdam. now, officials say they won't need to make any changes to aircraft engines. they are only waiting for

authorization. it's a very unusual exhibit you are looking at. this is made out of 7,000 pounds of ocean trash. coming up at 8:00, we'll have a live sneak preview. this is a project designed to raise awareness about litter. union members with the contra costa county fire department voted to accept what appears to be a 10% pay cut. that means the houses slated to close will remain open. the 300 members fave un-- gave up 5% of their pay and waived raises scheduled to take effect in july and january. and alameda city firefighters have a new contract. the council last night voted 4- 1 for the new deal.

the new contract freezes wages and limits health and retirement benefits. the council also approved a proposal at the animal shelter. a nonprofit organization will now take over the city from the alameda police department. the change can save $700,000. san mateo's most notorious cat burglar will appear at an auction this weekend. it's dusty, the crept toe cat. became a select when animal kingdom filmed it. he's stolen hundreds of items this coming saturday, dusty will go back to the peninsula humane society. that's where he was adopted five years ago. the steal your heart adoption event takes place from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

it bass the battle ship that buried the remains of osama bin laden at sea. nows. uss carl vincent will -- it may be the first navy ship to ever coast a college basketball game. the navy and the ncaa are in investigations to hold the carrier classic on investigates day. you are looking at pictures when it arrived from san diego after several months at sea. we want to check in with sal. i believe you are starting at 280. i heard earlier -- i think it was a different part of 280, there was a cement block in one of the lanes. that would be kind of scary. >> that woulden kind of bad for you to find with your car. let's take take a look -- let's take a look. traffic is looking pretty good, getting up to highway 17 until you reach bird avenue. that's right there on the

right, witness you get past that it will get slow. and the morning drive looks good on the 101. let's take a look at the peninsula now. southbound 280. it looks better than it did. we had an earlier accident in san bruno but the traffic is still lingering there. if you are driving in the east bay, 880 is very slow. northbound at tennyson, there is a crash there. let's go to sal. the fog is back for many. i just tweeted. we could see a 20, 25-degree spread. but the cooler pattern is on the way. it looks like it's coming

through the petaluma back i get a lot of tweets from petaluma but i haven't heard from you. what's going on? shame on you. just kidding. but it would be nice to hear from you. 60s inland. there's the fog you can see it coming in from bodega bay. southeast at santa rosa, that means cooler. weft southwest fairfield, 18. 50s, 60s, 70s, anywhere close to the water. that sea breeze is rarin' to go. cool breeze continues thursday,

friday, saturday. we might see a warmup sunday in advance of what could be a very strong system monday, tuesday. >> all right. 7:56. well, mains -- neighbors accuse him of killing their dogs and cat. we're hearing from the brentwood man himself and what some of the neighbors think he's done now. >> reporter: at this hour, we have new information about what the governor may bring to democratic lawmakers today. we'll tell you what they asked him for. the family of a missing student hires a private investigator to help with the search. we just talked with him. find out why he says he can get more information information with the -- than the police.

welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. >> governor jerry brown will unveil a revised state budget after he vetoed one from lawmakers last week.

claudine wong has more. >> reporter: within the last little while i was able to get some information. there was a meeting yesterday with the democratic lawmakers and the governor and they basically said, hey, you didn't like our budget so the ball is in your court now. the democratic leaders say we did the best job we could with our proposed budget. it fell short. so they want the governor to tell them what they could put together that he won't veto. democratics also want to know if the governor is looking for another simple majority vote or if he will try to get republican support. it seems like he will go for a simple majority. it looks like democrats are saying to the governor, you decide. tell us what you want and that's what he is expected to do today.

people we talked to said they know tough decisions have to be made but -- that's what lawmakers are for. >> you can't put any more from education. education is hurting n. >> social problems, they are hurting. i don't know. i don't know. that's a tough question. i don't know. >> while all of this is being bat the out, there is this pay issue. we've -- we've learned they all got a paycheck. cot, ktvu channel 2 news. the dmv, meanwhile, is also waiting to see what happens in sacramento with the state budget. the agency has now suspended mailing out vehicle register

renewal notices for july and august. the fees, one of the tax increases that governor brown wants to extent to balance the budget. but republicans have consistently refewed to do that. now, the dmv has contacted law enforcement agencies statewide to get them know they are giving drivers an extra 30-day grace period to reflew their -- renew their registration. parking in downtown san jose will start -- will cost more starting july 1st. the city council approved this. the evening rate will go to up $5. it will also be $7 at the garage on market and san pedro when hp pavilion has a major

events. san jose's eliminating 100 police officers jobs and well as other positions. it will shorten hours at libraries and other community centers. hayward police have officially called this case a homicide. but the family is not giving up the search. allie rasmus joins us with why the family has hired private eyes in in case -- in this case. good morning. michelle went missing three weeks ago. shortly after the website, her family cre hated information to gather. the family announce they are hiring a private investigator. and he works for a firm called the foray group. they are in the danville area.

this department will be working closely with the fib and police. we talked to one individual who said he thinks he might have better luck in all of this than the police. >> there is a certain segment of the population that does not have a degree of comfort. >> reporter: michelle le was last seen on may 27th at kaiser medical center in hayward, where she was a nursing student. over the weekend, le's family organized a search party. on friday, 300 -- more than 400 volunteers came through. several end na -- several neighbors and other parts of the east bay. now, hayward police are investigating this as a possible homicide but le's family says they have not seen

any evidence of that. the le family actually contacted the police department and sought out their support and guidance before they hired this private investigator. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:05. well, santa cruz county will not be getting financial help from the federal government to pay for storm-related damage. now, really severe weather in march caused $17 million damage including all of this flooding in capitola and a mudslide in -- in scotts valley. fema rejected the the state's request to cover 75% of the cost. they say the storms weren't bad enough. governor proun has 30 days to file an appear -- brown has 30 days to file an appeal.

in a carefully-planned escape, the prisoners attacked guards while heavily armed mens stormed the prison. well, president obama will be making a major speech to the nation tonight. he will unveil his plan for bringing american troops home from afghanistan. now, coming up for you at 8:15. we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on how many troops are expected to leave afghanistan this year. there's arguments on both sides and making -- >> that's true. >> people are usually -- actually agreeing on this and they don't usually. >> that's true. let's check in with sal. >> for the past two weeks we haven't had any of the summer

dropoff is the commute getting busier? there could be a correlation. we don't know it for sure. in the last year we've seen all kinds of traffic. and -- but there's slow traffic on 880 and look at southbound 8 0. there is a big marker, a big crash on 8 0 southbound just past tenmy son road. watch for very heavy traffic coming out of the bay area area. let's go to steve. some, it will be still warm

to hot. sonoma is getting hot, i just heard from yvonne from up there. temperature, though, look at the fog bank. it's not very deep but it will be. it will start to lift. no fog at all. the coast was clear. 900s 100s inlan. 70 in livermore, 54 in san francisco. 50s, 60s for some. these are running cooler than yesterday. no doubt about it.

once this segment right there, right there, once that gets over us, then for those of you far enough inland, then you will feel it. 30-degree spread. the cooling begins coast and bay and then for everyone tomorrow as the system begins to inch closer -- closer to the pacific northwest. upper 90s to near 100 if you are up in lake county. it could be a pretty significant difference between the airport and st. helena today. as you start to go forth it will get hotter. 60s 70s, 80s, 90s to 100. brentwood, 97. a

cooling continues for everything. i'm leaning that way until another cooldown on month/tuesday. >> thank you, steve. it's nine minutes after 8:00. the brentwood man accused of poisoning his neighbor's pets denies he had anything to do with their deaths. >> i don't like being lie about. i'm gonna talk to the police. >> ktvu news spoke to dave atky son outside of his home. his maybes -- neighbors believe he's responsible for the deaths the -- kaths of dogs and cats. investigators have seized what appears to be pet foot from his home -- in his yard. >> why would he have pet foot is -- in there if he has no pets. >> some neighbors say he's lest town. this morning, we we have a

sneak preview for you. we shot this video this morning. look at this. this is the washed ashore exhibit. it's at the marine mammal center in sausalito. members. washed asore project cre ated all of this. they collected 7,000 pounds to make these sculpture. she said the problem started when she went down to the ocean and needed to be holdby she say more plastic on the street. >> we have too much plastic. by doing these giant skulptle -- sculptures, it shows what's going on. >> the exhibit will officially open to the public at 10:00. sculptures will be on display for four months. add mission, absolutely free.

>> wow. really amazing. >> yeah. it's political show june time in new york. it involves an issue that's well known to everyone near had -- well known here to everyone here in california. the arrest of a tager in lob done is getting -- teenager in london is geting plenty of attention around the world.

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low clouds and fog have worked its way on the cost. some of that fog is very shallow. it won't last too long. inland is still warm to hot. but temperatures are beginning to come down a little bit. >> less than nine hours from now, president obama will make a big announcement. he will reveal his plan for bringing american soldiers home from afghanistan. alison burns has more. >> reporter: enough details about the president's plan have already been leaked out for some on capitol hill to say his plans are not big enough or fast enough. president obama is expected to announce he wants to withdrawal 10,000 troops this year. 20,000 next year. but that still leaves about 70,000 american fighters to take on the taliban and help afghanistan rebuild. lin woolsey took to the house floor to call for a full

withdrawal. i implore the president to listen to the american people. tonight is a moment where he could make history in the war, bring our troops home. >> reporter: president obama is expected to try to make the case tonight that u.s. gains in afghanistan would be compromised. if more troops were brought home sooner. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. now, the president will outline his plan during a live address at 5:00 p.m. tonight. we will, of course, bring you that speech live during ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. it will also stream live on our website. ktvu.com. new figures show the taliban is responsible for the vast majority of civilian deaths in afghanistan. a new estimate shows that the taliban was responsible for 85% of civilian deaths from january to may of this year.

that's up from the united nations estimate last year of 78% of the deaths attributed to the -- attributed to the taliban. jose dejesus mendes vargas, that man is the leader of a powerful drug cartel linked to killings kidnaps and extortion -- kidnappings and extortion plots. this is a huge blow to the mexican drug trade. well, syrian's foreign minister lashed out and the prime minister said "we'll forget europe is on the map. the foreign minister's comments come just days after the president made a speech to the nation. he blamed foreign infiltrators for weeks of protests,

demanding democratic reform. in bahrain, ten supporters were given life sentences accused of plotting to overthrow the government. the activists took part in demonstrations earlier this year. bahrain sunni ruler back by forces crushed weeks of demonstrations in march. mostly by members of the shiite majority. an israeli government official has asked steve jobs to get rid of an arabic language computer app from the itune store the israeli official says he complained to facebook about a similar page that called for an uprising against israel. he said facebook did remove the page. president obama has signed executive orders that lay out how far military planters around the globe can go in using computer-based operations. as part of routine espionage in

other countries. this as police in england ent ent -- england went to the home of a 19-year-old man and arrested him in connection with the cyber attacks on sony and the website. the teen's mother says her son has been obsessed with computers until he was -- since he was 12 years old. state lawmakers are ending their legislative session and taking a summer recess -- the assembly already passed that same-sex marriage bill. it's one vote shy of passing in the senate. well, michelle obama encouraged a group of south african students to become the next generation of problem solvers. now, mrs. obama urged them to be the ones who banish hunger and end the a.i.d.s.' epidemic. the first lady's visit is part of a week-long, goodwill visit

to south africa and batswana. happening right now democratic leaders are holding a meeting on job creation. they want to push republicans to pass a jobs bill that has stalled in the stomach. reid has accused the republicans of wanting the high unemployment rate to continue in order to get a republican elected as president next year. still ahead -- accused of being on the wrong side of the law. the reason a san diego police officer is now on trial. also, long lost know toes discovered near santa cruz. the new development in this incredible story. good morning. went 24. some busy traffic on the way to -- westbound, 24, some busy traffic on the way to the

nimitz freeway.

a former san diego police officer is on trial accused of abusing his authority. prosecutors say he tried to elicit sexual favors from women after stopping them for alleged drunk driving convictions. five women have testified. >> i was on the vern of tears. >> and what -- i was on the

verge of tears. >> and then what happened? >> he told me not to panic yet. that we might be able to work something out. >> she said he asked for her underwear and tried to bribe her. the owner of a lost camera discovered off the santa cruz coast has finally been found. she lass the -- lost the camera four years ago. a man found it and posted the pictures online and that generated a lot of meet ya attention and -- media attention and led to the owner. let's go to sal. >> southbound 8 0 as you drive

down to -- 880 as you drive down to tennyson avenue. this is a motorcycle accident. the two lanes are still blocked. the traffic is backed up solidly. northbound lanes are blocked by emergency crews. this is just a big mess for hayward and union city. northbound 880 a little bit lighter than usual getting up past oakland to downtown. of course there's always a back up at the toll plaza. it's backed up for about a 15 to 20 - minute delay. now let's go to steve. okay, sal, thanks. we have a lot of fog out there. that's gonna be -- that's gonna mean cooler. still kind of a cap with high pressure on it. it's shallow but it's there. i mean, the coast looks to be rather sold out. 50s and os. you can see how -- and 60s.

you can see. 55 san francisco to 70 in livermore. there's the fog. a west-southwest wind at 18, almost 20. that's a sure sign that things will cool down a little bit. inland areas are those who simply don't get the sea breeze. or if you don't, it has to be a really howling one. that system coming out of the gulf of alaska is a big one. a lot of low and mid-90s instead of 100s and then 50, 60s, and 70s for areas that will drop degrees compared to yesterday. the continuing investigation of a gruesome discovery at the marina in san

francisco. one of the big questions that's now been answered. >> reporter: an overnight fire in corte madera it happened eight hours ago -- eight hours ago. a young mother is accuse of a horrific crime. this one has stunned people in law enforcement and not in law enforcement.

we're getting new information now about that fire in corte madera that left one person hurt. kraig debro is out there now. >> reporter: in short, they think it was a discarded cigarette.

that's what the battalion chief from chief -- from the department told me. the crew from tamalpais just came out here. you have san rafael, you've had kentfield respond to this fire. corte madera. they've been out here for eight hours. the fire started about 1:17. that's when a call came in and when the fire department got here. they had a difficult time getting out here. it's not right off the road. this is part of a wilderness area. they had to drive in a little way. once they got to a certain point, they had to -- they had to leave two engines and roll their hoses out to the fire. the reason it's taking so long to put out is the pompous grass. now, those plants are very dense and he are very low to

the ground so the fire department still has to work to put the flames out. the ones that he cannot see. they said it started in the homeless encomp -- encampment an they were injured. >> we have reports that there were four living with pets. one person was injured trying to escape and get some of his blockings and out of the -- belongs the -- belongings. the issue is not getting as much attention as the issue would got hurt out there. the encamp meants with -- encamments are well organizationed for the people who live there. for the people who don't live there, probably not. >> i would say ten people. at least ten people.

you see different people coming all of the time. i'm out here about every day. so far what they are doing out there. they are still continuing their work. >> reporter: they are trying to make sure those last bit of fire are out. they still plan to be out here for a while until they know for sure they won't have any flareups. san jose firefighters were put to the test after two -- after two fires started near each other. ten minutes after the first fire, they rushed to a grass fire near highway 101 near east brokaw road. the department had reportedly rush while crews put out both fires. no one was hurt. we now know the body --

identifity of the man whose body was in the bay. he was dennis notten of washington. police believed a tip. detectives think he may have been stabbed several times -- or rather several blocks away. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. we are getting more information about a deadly shooting near oakland. it happened northeastern international boulevard and east oakland. oakland police just said the victim is 19 years old from san leandro. he had been shot several times still don't know what led up to the killing and police are asking any witnesses to please come forward. family and friends of a popular wine executive are in shock. 55-year-old gary archer tied during a family outs on the

pill the bur -- pills bur you are -- pulls bur -- pullsbury. in just a few hours, we'rary expected to get an update on the condition of injured giants' fan bryan stow. he remains in a coma. stow was severely beaten outside of dodger stadium back in march. the 31-year-old geovany ramirez is the suspect. but still has not been charged with the beating. company documents show that pg&e put in the pipes that blew up vast september -- that blew up last september. the documents also reveal several welding problems on the gas transmission line.

that explosion killed eight people and destroyed 38 holes. one group claims circumcisions are common, medical procedures. the supporters say the ban protects the human rights of young boys. today, governor brown says he has a new state budget to unveil. coming up at:45, we'll find out what's in -- 8:45, what's in the governor's government and what he took out from his previous version. new this morning, the u.s. house prices rose 0 month 8% in april -- .8% in april.

the report was released this morning by the federal housing finance agency. california real estate agents say they are seeing encouraging signs of life. penting home sales are on the rise. the state association of realtors says the numbers from may were up more than 1.50% compared to april. they are up 12% faired to a year ago. that's an interest that's -- industry that's looking for any signs of life. >> needs some encouraging. >> uh-huh. sal, what's happening on the roads? have you that busy shook on your face. >> yeah, we had some breaking news. if -- joe johnson if you are listening, whoever is back there, move the camera from 101 to 280. we have a high-speed chase going on in san francisco.

northbound 280. they are coming up on ocean geneva. police are -- the chp is bying note fight. -- notified. the police chase is coming this way into san francisco. northbound 280 coming up on the alamany exit. we'll keep you posted on this. i want to go back to the map. this crash on hayward is really bad. motorcycle crash it's been out there for a while. the emergency crews were blocking the left lane northbound but the crash was southbound. look how deep let? that means traffic is almost at a standstill as you head out to union stay -- union city. fog on the golden gate bridge. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is backed up for

about a 15 to 20-minute delay. 8:37. let's go to steve. >> don't go anywhere. i have a feeling i'm gonna toss it back. as sal touched on, you can see the fog there. it's very, very thick so coast and bay. yesterday, we had sunshine. sid was out at ocean beach yesterday. the sun was out. we couldn't see five feet for some areas. a lot of thick fog out there. yesterday, there was no fog, no breeze as of date. the dooling -- the cooling trend starts and that will carry us to the end of the week. 55 in san francisco.

fog came up the santa cruz coast, san mateo coast and filled in and now that system will cool inland areas. fog, sun, cool to hot. if you are buy the -- by the coast, not very warm. inland areas anywhere from near 100 to 50s and 60s closer to the coast. >> although tomorrow things will level out and we'll see the cooling trend take us into friday and saturday. a young mother in sacramento is in jail this morning accused of a horrifying crime. investigators say this woman right here, killed her 6-week- old baby daughter by putting her in a microwave oven. it firefighters responded to it. investigators spent the next

three months trying to determine what caused those severe burns on the body -- on the baby. >> it's the pattern of the burns in a microwave -- they are different from say knocking a boiling pot off the stove. >> there's no word of a possible motive. happening right now, the casey dan thoughny murder trial continues. at -- casey anthony murder trial continues. these are live pictures, the defense's first witness is a forensic geologist from the fbi. right now, a forensic toxicologist is on the witness stand. she examined hair, fabric and duct tape found with caylee's remains. an 18-year-old sonoma state university student will enter a plea for a fatal accident that

happened while she was texting behind the wheel. authorities say kate lin dunnaway was so distracted by her cell phone while driving, she didn't see lung murray and her 2-year-old daughter in a rohnert park hospital. the contra costa county sheriff's office is getting a makeover. right now deputies drive cars that are all light. however, the department will switch to this scheme over the next couple of years. now, at least 0 of their vehicles were features of this new design but that seven- pointed gold star. you will see -- you will still see the current vehicle, they will be passed -- phased out when they need to be replaced. is the san francisco word of -- board of supervisors is

allowing a three-jeer program designed to keep police officers on the -- to keep police officers on the streets. the goal is to retrain the veterans past their retirement age. the officers who enter the program still get their retirement pay but it's deposited into a special account and it's supposed to be cost neutral but the city controller says if it continues past june 30th, it will cost $6 million a jeer for the city. 8:42. we've been watching new violence and an old trouble spot. what triggered this rioting

we should hear something from ben bernanke later this morning after that meeting.

fed-ex rose 2.2% after the shipping group reported a strong third-quarter period of time. the dow, well, it's flat and the nasdaq is up 1. s&p is down slightly. it is 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. tonight, president obama will announce a plan to begin the withdrawal of u.s. troops in afghanistan. his nation wide speech begins at 5:00 p.m. the president is expected to say that 5,000 troops will leave afghanistan this summer. 5,000 more will leave before the end of the year. and the family of missing nursing student, michelle le has hired a private investigator now to join the expanded search for her. she was last seen may 7th after taking a break during a nursing class at kaiser medical center in hayward? the budget battle continues in sacramento today. governor jerry brown is expected to come to the table with some ideas. systems say it's clear their budget wasn't good enough.

the greer retoed it and the -- the governor vetoed it and it's costing people their paycheck. claudine wong has more. >> reporter: good morning tori. it's unclear if there will be a formal meeting that take place or if it will -- that takes place or if it will justing the budget analysts talking to darrell steinberg but we know something is gonna happen. they want the governor to come to the table with ideas. the governor is expected to give guidelines about what he should like to see. i mean, at this point it's hard to find people who like the democrats' budget. the democrats insis this was their best effort, they want to know where they should go from here. they also know if the -- they also want to know if the governor wants him to try to get republican support.

it's likely he will go for the simple majority because it doesn't appear the republicans are getting on board and really the governor didn't reach with them. >> i'm not in their shoes. >> and you don't want to be? >> don't want to be. >> and you want them to get the job done? >> absolutely. >> reporter: again, they are losing about $400 a -- a day in pay, that's when you take into account their salary and per diem. they all got a full -- got a full paycheck last friday. the day they will feel this will be june 30th. if they haven't passed a budget that will be one week of paychecks gone for food. the owner of that oil rig that blue up in the gulf of mexico and killed 11 people and also caused an environmental

disaster. they are blaming pb for the disaster. transocean of switser land accusing -- switser land, accuses the operations which they say compromised the integrity of the wheel and compounded the risk. the assessments conducted by the government an bp are spreading the blame around. that explosion as we said last year dilled -- killed 11 people. spewed an estimated 06 million gallons of oil. hundreds of young people wearing masks went on the riots. no this -- this is some of what they d they threw bricks, bottles at each other an then at police vehicles. the violence between -- between these two sides, usually gets stronger to the buildup of the 12th of july. that's when thousands of protty

tans march -- proty sans march in ireland. san francisco's care not cash program could undergo changes under a ballot measure that will go before voters. some say the program leaves some homeless people out in the cold by setting aside too many beds and shelters. the chronicle reports that last night, five members of the board of supervisors agreed to place a measure on the ballot that supporters say will provide more equal access. critics call it a setback saying it would remove shelters from the list of available

benefits. 8:50. pressure growing for mayor et lee to enter the race to become san francisco's next mayor next fall. the group behind the run ed run website now they are planning to open up a campaign office for hill. the mayor has been the interim leader since gashen -- gavin newsom left the city to become lieutenant girl. ed lee has repeatedly said he will not run for this office. meantime 1 while, gavin newsom is dedunking -- debunking rumors that he may be running for congress. garvin newsom's office says he has no intention of running for congress and is submitted to addressing the challenges facing the state in the coming years. former vice presidential gore is crit sighing -- former

vice president al gore is criticizing president obama. he's publishing a 7,000-word essay tomorrow that blasts president -- that blasts president obama. he says the president has made hundreds of small changes concerning the climate issues. nine minutes before 9:00. the lights are back on for 25 -- for 500 pg&e customers. the power outage hit around 2:30 this morning, in an area stretching from east of solano way to port chicago way. it took the crews more than -- more than two hours to restore power. there's still no word on what caused this outage. there may be -- there may soon be an employment boom for airline flights. is the 1 "usa taught" reports -- "usa today" reports they

will knee -- reports they will be needing more payments. increased travel in the asian pacific region are part of what es fueling the -- part of what's calling -- fueling this idea. jack will no longer give toys in foot bags. some restaurants are prohibited from serving toys with meals that are high in calories. did you hear that? at wimbledon, the exectives are telling the player, hey, cut the racket. stars are grunting too loudly. tournament officials say that

noise is destroying some of the the -- is destroying the enjoyment. what reasons people have given president obama a new title. and the actions that one woman took in trying to fight crime in her neighborhood.

:56. president obama is getting a reputation as the baby whisper whisperer. this video was shot sometime last week just before father's day. first lady michelle handed a crying baby to the president. to everyone's surprise, the baby immediately stopped crying. look at first lady's face t seems the baby responded well to the president. a woman in texas, named monique lawless, she saw three men allegedly stealing beer from the store. she followed them to the parking lot and jumped on their car. they still drove off and dragged her for a short distance until she fell off. she was not seriously hurt. police eventually caught those three suspects and arrested them on robbery and several

other charges. let's check in with sal for another update on the commute. >> it's busy in san francisco. they ended up losing sight of that vehicle that they were chasing. they are looking for him. no major problems. well, cooler for some, fog, low clouds, still sunny, warm to hot. temperatures are starting to take a trend toward the cooler side and they will be with us storm through friday. >> all right. sounds great, everybody. >> thanks for watching. have a great day. >> bye now.