in san jose why a group of young people have slept overnight on the steps of city hall. the crowds are already pouring in for san francisco's pride weekend. the big change we will see this year to make sure everyone stays safe. it's supposed to be for california's high-speed rail project but how a new federal grant could mean help for a new way to work.

good morning, thank you for waking up with us it's friday, june 24th i'm pam cook. since it's friday we would like to know what the weather will be like. let's check in with steve paulson. >> i would like to know too. oh that is right we would like to know. we have mostly clear skies. there is patchy low clouds. it will burn off pretty fast. low to mid 80s inland. we will have an interesting five-day. here is sal. traffic is moving well on the nimitz freeway if you are driving north or south near the coliseum. also this morning we are looking at nice traffic on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. back to the desk. topping our news this morning, some young people are waking up on the steps of city hall after staging an unusual march. kraig debro joins us with the

group's message. >> reporter: here in san jose this morning a group of young people slept on the steps of city hall. they are here far meeting scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon. they came out early yesterday because they want to talk to city council members about something we have been hearing a lot about lately called fiscal emergency. it's not the night of the living dead but it looks like from these pictures right here. the plan were that -- >> we are dressed up as zombies because we want the mayor to know that it will be the working dead. there will be no future right here. >> nothing we are doing effects the right to bargain or to negotiate. what we are trying to do is solve a problem. >> reporter: now the idea of fiscal morning has been getting

a lot of scrutiny not only from citizens but the states attorney general. com la harris asked them to look into the phrase. these people will be here until the meeting starts at 1:30. they will be talk together city members about what it means to have a fiscal emergency whether or not it threatens collective bargaining rights. reporting live kraig debro. this morning oakland police are investigating another homicide. police were called to 24th and adaline streets last night. officers found an unresponsive man on the sidewalk. they tell us he had been shot several times. someone was seen leaving the scene in a blue dodge magnum with silver rims. no arrest have been made. three men are said to be okay. that is after their small train crashed near the palo alto airport. it ended up on its roof in a roof near the airports runway

shortly before 8:30 last night. three men on board were able to climb out on their own. one complained of back pain and taken to a local hospital. it appears the plane lost power but the accident is under investigation. the san francisco naacp will hold a news conference this morning over what they call racial profiling by u.s. airways. last week college football player deshawn marman was arrested after he refused to pull up his sagging pant. days earlier a 65-year-old man was allowed to fly on the airline wearing this. skimpy women's clothing. fellow passenger jill took a picture of the man at the florida airport. the man told the san francisco chronicle he regularly flies u.s. airways and wears women clothing to make business travel more fun. pride week is hours away.

it all gets started at 3:30 this afternoon. 1.2million people are expected attend this weekends festivities around the city. ending with sunday's big parade. that number is bigger than the population of san francisco. so cab byes, restaurants, bars, and police are getting ready for the crowd. >> there are a lot more people here and it's just better business in general. it's much better than last year. >> already? >> yes. >> san francisco police are promising to keep the large crowd under control and crack down on outside drinking. for the first time alcohol will not be allowed at the pink sat party in the castro. this after 19-year-old man was shot and killed during the celebration last year. in the past, people were able to bring alcohol in plastic cups. but now police say if they want to drink they should just go into one of the neighborhood bars. for a complete list of pride events taking place this

weekend, just go to our website ktvu.com. look for the right now section right on the front page. barts plan to expand late night weekend service is on hold. the board was considering running trains later on friday night into the early morning hours on saturday. then the start of regular saturday service would be delayed until 7:00 a.m. to allow time for maintenance. but a required civil rights study found that that would cause problems for minority and low income passengers imparticular who often depend on bart to get to work on saturday morning. they will take another look at the plan next month. the federal government is promising $a 16 million grant for a high speed rail program. it will help design a new crash avoided system. it will slow down trains to prevent accidents like one in southern california three years ago. all rail systems will be required to have the system by

2012. cal train is getting federal money because the states high- speed rail project is on track. >> if we don't have high-speed rail planned for this corridor we would have to find other funding sources to make this project happen. we haven't identified any that have the capacity to interpret the cost. >> cal train says it doesn't know where the rest of the money will come from. nascar will make pit stop here in the bay area this weekend with the annual toyota save mart 350 in sonoma. 100,000 people are expected there to pack into the stands for the race which starts at noon on sunday. but all those race fans could slow traffic to a small. if you're not heading to the racetrack, you should avoid highway 137 and 121. stay with us because claudine wong got to go to the raceway this morning. she will bring us a live report

from infineon. let's go back over to sal. traffic in and around the city will be tough this weekend. >> it is. and also in sonoma county, pam. this may not as you mentioned this may not be the day or weekend to wonder up to some of the wineries along highway 121. sunday 5:00 probably not a good idea. keep that in the back of your mind. let's tick a look at westbound 80 as you head out toward the mccarthur maze it looks good getting out to the toll plaza. also westbound toll plaza approach that looks okay getting into san francisco the whole way. if you're on northbound 280 that traffic is fine getting up to highway 17. let's go to steve. happy friday sal. good morning, everyone. we had a cool down yesterday. it looks like we will level off here. dip a couple degrees inland. fog, sun and breezy. the fog is still there but nothing like we saw yesterday. it gets chewed up pretty fast.

breezy and 60 on the coast. 60s and 70s for the bay. it's warm inland but breezy with very low 80s. fog disappeared yesterday. it was a beautiful day. there is still patches of fog around the bay. 49 san rafael. 49 santa rosa. really cool readings here. 52 livermore and 50s everywhere else. your sea breeze is in place. travis southwest 24. west at 10. so now that everything is established itself. cooler air aloft. a little system diving in there. i think we will get a bump up on sunday and monday. in advance of a very interesting system tuesday and wednesday. today sunny and breezy. sunshine for all after the morning low clouds. highs very close to yesterday. upper 70s to low 80s. mid 80s inland. 60s and 70s around the bay. very nice. very comfortable. saturday slightly cooler. and into monday increasing

clouds, pamela, on tuesday. >> okay we will look for that. there are no injuries or damage reported after a strong earthquake shook alaska's islands last night. people say that the ground shook for 20 seconds. a tsunami watch was issued but it was canceled about an hour later. stein son beach is set to reopen today. it has been closed since sunday after a coast guard helicopter spotted a great white shark off the coast. those restrictions could be reinformed again -- reinforced again if there is another shark sighting in the area. the department marine patrol unit will conduct check points and educate boaters about the danger of operating a boat while under the influence.

that campaign lasts through sunday. better late than never. the important communication tool san francisco police are about to get that most of us already have. and why the ongoing east bay police corruption scandal could continue to grow. good morning, westbound highway 4 off to a nice start on this early friday morning. we'll tell you more about traffic and weather straight ahead.

good morning, some patchy low clouds but they will clear off. it will be similar to yesterday. sunny and cool. breezy at times. 60s and 70s. a little on the warm side inland. the house plans to vote on competing measures in the war on libya. one measure gives president obama authority to continue the mission. the other cuts off funding. vote is tied to some anger on capitol hill. republicans and several democrats are upset with president obama for failing to get congressional approval for the three month old war. lawmakers in new york state could vote on a bill today that would legalize same sex marriage. supporters of the bill showed their support at the state capitol last night by singing songs. people opposed to same sex marriage also showed up. lawmakers were scheduled to vote on the marriage bill last night. democrats are blaming

republicans for the delay. san francisco district attorney george gas gone says he will -- it happened april 1st outside the 16th street bart station. a judge ordered the men to stand trial on assault and robbery trials but he downgraded to hate crime laws. saying it does not appear to be in this case. chief greg sur says every person in the department has an account. up until now only is a select few officers had them. the department says the e-mail will be a useful tool for officers to communicate with communities they serve. systems should be fully up and running within a month. in an appearance in san francisco governor brown says he's still pushing for tax extensions to help balance the budget. >> i'm determined to get this

state on a firm financial footing and for however long it takes and for whatever it takes within the law and in an ethical transparent way. that's where we are going. >> if no deal is reached by next friday, july 1st, a portions of the vehicle tax will expire along with 1% of the sales tax. governor brown says if he can't get republicans to agree on the tax extension as part of the budget, he will use california's initiative process to put the tax extension question to the voters. barry bonds is due back in court with lose legal ordeal far from over. >> what do you think happened in court today? >> it will be in the news. you will see it. >> bonds will have to wait until august to find out if he will be retried on perjury charges. yesterday prosecutors told the judge they need more time to make that critical decision. the defense played hardball. they wanted the judge to order a new trial right away or

finally end the long complex case. the judge rejected that request. >> do you think he's been denied a speedy trial? >> i asked the question. the answer that came back was no. >> last april a jury deadlocked on three perjury charges but it found guilty of abstraction of justice when -- with obstruction of justice when he testified he never knowingly used steroids. an east bay corruption case could expand. and it's the subject of a bland jury investigation. there could also be more arrests. we watched as four men were taken to court heading into court yesterday in walnut creek. they pleaded not guilty to 38 felony counts. those charges include sale and possession of illegal weapons. selling and stealing drugs from police evidence. dui setups and conspiracy. another twist in the casey anthony murder trial after the

accused woman's mother took the stand. cindy anthony testified yesterday about questionable searches made on the family computer in 2008. she says results for chloroform popped up while she was looking for information about chlorophyll which she suspected of making her dogs sick. the prosecution contends casey anthony used chloroform to knock her daughter unconscious before suffocating her. old navy is helping out the victims of the san jose fraternity fire. it caused extensive damage to the house. all 28 men escaped without injury but they lost most of their possessions. tonight old navy will allow them to buy new clothes at a discounted price. santa clara grand jury says the san jose unified school district should install automatic fire alarms and sprinklers in all remodels of its schools and offices. the grand jury has been look

into the devastating fire last july. the school did not have automatic alarms or sprinklers. the building was destroyed at a loss of $15 million. today state utility regulators will hold a public seminar on how gas pipelines are inspected. they are responding from demands from the public after the explosion in september. industry experts will explain the tools used, how they work, and what information can and cannot be gained from those inspections. the symposium starts at 10:00 this morning at the commissions head quarters in san francisco. the clock is ticking in the east bay. the deadline one group must meet tea to keep a fourth of july tradition alive. he may be a familiar athlete but why you may not be able to call him ron artist anymore.

832 square miles have burned since the fire started last month. forest managers are telling people that live in the mountain areas to get flood insurance. because summer storms will create severe runoff. people in vallejo have enough money to raise enough money for fire works. they are $7,000 short of the $18,000 needed to put on the show. organizers say if you can't meet the deadline they will keep what they have raised so far and use it next year. a new san francisco grocery store is looking to hire employees today. fresh and easy neighborhood

market is opening up in the neighborhood until august. they are hosting a job fair from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today. fresh and easy say they will bring wholesome food at affordable prices to what they call under served bay view community. sears plans to spin off its hardware stores. an offering is expected this fall. they bought orchard supplies 22 years ago. sears filing with the fcc says it will generate more value for shareholders on its own. it was founded 80 years ago as a farm supply coop. people who drive their own cars for business will get more credit from the irs. they are boosting the mileage reimbursement rate. right now it's 51-cents a file. it goes up to 55.5 cents on

july 1st. en unusual to change the rate for mid year. but gas prices have such an impact on consumers they didn't want to wait until. effecting every part of our economy. >> yes pam. but the irs is being nice. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> good morning, happy friday to you. we will take it. good morning, everyone. let's take a look at the -- i want to mention something here. there will be overnight closures over the weekend here on highway 101 between 680 and the capitol expressway. what is happening they will have some lane closures for road work from the capitol expressway to the 280 connector for three consecutive nights. it's a full freeway closure. it will be going for the next two days after that. of course the ktvu mornings on

2 show will have more on this coming up over the weekend. it shouldn't be a huge delay. there will be posted detours. just wanted you to know it will be happen. westbound bay bridge toll plaza light coming into san francisco. now let's go to steve. happy friday everybody. interesting week. monday and tuesday was hot. very hot. temperatures 80 on the coast. upper 90s to 100 degrees inland. well, we end the week with a cooling tend. water temperatures it's 49. off the golden gate it's 53 degrees. cooling tend. it looks like we will see warmer weather monday. but not much. fog is there. nothing compared to yesterday at this time. there is a little over the bay. little san mateo. but it will burn off. it's cool out there.

48. 48. sonoma county airport. if it wasn't for the breeze napa would be cooler. we had mid 40s for lows yesterday. livermore is down to 52. redwood city 53. san jose 54. speaking of san jose it will be sunny today. maybe a few patches of low clouds in the morning. 56, 70 at noon. and a beautiful 77 sunny and breezy. west, southwest 21. southwest 6 at sfo. that tells us we still have a receive braze -- sea breeze in place. morning fog and then sun. breezy at times. windy and some of the unusual suspects. sunny on the coast after that fog if you have any. low 80s inland. it's warm but we have come way down. 50s, 70s, and low to mid 80s. it will be warmer on sunday.

tuesday clouds roll in. maybe rain. >> wow. the cal baseball team season is over. they lost to the number one ranked university of virginia in the college world series last night. 8-1 loss ended their run where they won five games. uc berkeley began the season by cutting baseball but the team was reinstated after a $9 million fundraising effort. they achieved cal's highest national finish since 1980. l.a. lakers star wants to change his name to meta world peace. if the change is approved artest will likely change the back of his jersey to read peace. meta means loving kindness. the naacp accuses u.s. air ways of racial profiling. the plan used to protest a recent incident. a group of students pulls an all nighter for an unusual

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