the calendar says the end of june. a rather impressive system is moving into the bay area now. >> rain is now falling in parts of the bay area. we'll tell you who can get hit the hardest and how long it will last. walnut creek police arrest two men for a stabbing that happened last night. find out what the wife of one of the men arrested had to say about what happened. also, a new clergy 1y sex scandal that involves a bay area pastor and 7-year-old girl.

good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. our top story -- the rain. we have live team coverage all over the bay area. but first let's check in with steve paulson. >> it's in the north bay and there's really impressive totals towards shelter cove. >> it's starting to enhance a little bit especially off the coast. you're going to have to wait a while. it's moving into the north bay. you can see there are some reports of moderate rain. we've had .3 up in casa zer

row. -- casa 1dero -- casa dero. that low up there will come in late in the afternoon. we have about 48 hours of unsettled weather. temperatures today will be extremely cool for this time 6 year, a good 5, 25 degrees below average. the wind is not a factor. but a few .100 is possible for rain. let's join eric rasmussen. the rain just started, huh? >> reporter: it has, steve. we decided to put on the jacket here. certainly, not pouring but we've been watching the radar on our smartphones here as the rain moves in here in nova dah

-- novato. while most of us in the way could see less than an inch of rain, getting it this late in the year has some people scratching his heads. i've even heard from a roofer in the east bay in agency of this rain decided to reschedule some jobs that were planned for today because of this rain that's moving in right now. we'll keep an eye on it and bring you updates. we're live here in novato, eric rasmussen. >> we have to go to sal. this is gonna affect the commute. it's already piling up there. >> reporter: we have information from one of our viewers. it's already raining pretty

hard, they say, in santa rosa -- the santa rosa commute heading down to marin county will be busy. but as eric mentioned, a little bit of rain in novato. let's go outside. i want to show you southbound 101 in san rafael looks pretty good. not that wet, westbound bay bridge. not that wet but any sort of weather is gonna make the commute slower. this is about a ten-minute delay. in the south bay, it's dry. 237 traffic. it's cloudy but it's dry. 237 is slowing down heading west. let's go back to the desk. bris say -- police say two men attacked three others last night right outside of a car wash on main street near geary. that's where allie rasmus is standing by telling us what neighbors and even a suspect's wife are saying this morning.

>> reporter: well, good morning. all morning long we've seen walnut creek police patrolling the area. it actually happened in the parking lot. it's part of a business, a car wash business. it happened last night at 9:00. business is closed. but they are getting ready to open up this morning. police are still looking for witnesses who may have seen what happened. in the meantime, they've made two arrests. two men were booked into a martinez facility early this morning. one of the two arrested lives in the apartment building right next door to the car wash. earlier this morning we watched two walnut creek patrol cars pull up to the amount -- to the apartment building and ent earn the residence. i talked to one of the wives. she did not want to talk. she did not want to go in scam raw. she said he parked his car in

the spot downstairs and police -- and three men beat him up. police don't believe that and arrested him. some other neighbors say they've never had any problems like this before. >> everything is okay. >> so you are surprised by what happened in that parking lot. >> i surprised, yeah. >> now, the stabbing happened around 9:00 last night. according to police, there was some sort of dispute or fight involving five people that happened in this car wash parking lot, three of those five were stabbed and three of the five stabbed were seriously injured with stab wounds to the torso. they arrived in critical condition. however this morning, police say is their condition is now stable. a third man was stabbed in the forearm and he refused medical treatment. in the meantime, the two men arrested, again, one of the two lives in this apartment building right next door to the

car wash. they both remain in the facility on $90,000 bail. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:06. overnight in concord, firefighters stayed on the scene of a grass fire to make sure it did not reignite. the fire broke out around 11:00 on discovery way near the concord com1 campus. crews managed to put ott the flames. no structures burned but some homes were threatened for a short time. dry grass helped fuel the fire. still no word on what caused the fire. but neighbors say they heard fireworks go off just before the fire ignited. oakland police are asking people to stay alert after two robberies, the first robbery happened yesterday morning around 11:00 on hanover and brooklyn. the victims were robbed of a gold chain and a purse. the suspects were driving a four-door white vehicle with moderate damage to the rear.

about an hour and a half later, another gold chain was stolen near 7th avenue and east 18th streets. the suspects in that robbery were driving a silver nissan. roger rickman was arrested after the mother of a 7-year- old girl called the police. the girl told her mother that rickman forced her to do lewd things in his car when he drove her home from school. a mountain view man is recovering from a shooting during an afternoon robbery in front of his home. police say the victim was in this driveway near alma street, when two man demanded his wallet. when he refused the robber shot

him in the leg and that shooting wound is described as serious. the robbers escaped in a black sedan with a rear spoiler. 7:08. a california man has been killed after diverring from the top of a hawaiian -- diverring from the top of a hawaiian waterfall. the 35-year-old man from irvine -- irvine jumped from the kipu falls from the i -- from the island of kauaiy. rescuers found his body at the bottom of the pool. the water fall is a popular tourist attraction. the oakland city council will discuss tentative agreements this morning with the oakland city council and they start voting on the budget tonight. soak has a $58 million budget

deficit. 7 -- oakland has a $58 million budget deficit. well, iowa is getting crowded with politicians. today, president obama and sarah palin will both be in iowa. coming up for you at 7:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on who else is visiting iowa. round two of the smart meter battle is expected to begin. they are going back to capitola. they've been blocking the gates of the building in which they expect the crews to install the controversial smart meters. the napa county sheriff's

office is crack down on roadside fruit stands. two have been cited. police say vendors did not have the proper county permits. hearings are going on in washington, d.c. for the dream act. under the proposed law they would become citizens. again, these are live hearing going on right now in the u.s. senate. if we get any more developments we'll brink them to you. a new recipe for food safety and with the summer barbecue season starting, the government has four words that make sure your word is fresh and safe.

good morning. rain is about 20 minutes from san francisco. moving in, moderate to heavy rain, bursts up to marin county. it's on its way, cloudy, cool, today. highs, 50s, 60s. early afternoon east bay, south bay. president obama heads to iowa. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the reason iowa is the target for many 2010 hopefuls this

week. >> that's right. a number of the republican candidates are actually pinning their hopes on iowa. as for the democratic candidate, the white house insists, president obama is going there today to talk about jobs, not politics. he's visiting an alcoa victory in davenport. michele bachmann -- factory in davenport. michele bachmann announced her candidacy. earlier she went on television and answered criticism that she's made false statements about president obama. >> of curse, they were misspeakings. that happens. i wish i could be perfect every time i say something, but i can't. >> reporter: another candidate, sarah palin, is generating a a lot of buzz in iowa. she and her huz are going to a -- husband are going to a career direct 1 document --

career documentary. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. okay. alison, thank you. 7:15. well, president obama's campaign staff is working hard to attract big spending coners -- donors for his reelection campaign, you recall back in 2008 about half of the $745 million contributed to the campaign came from small donations. this time around, the president's staff is also going after more wealthy donors. they have also launched a contest for people willing to contribute $5 to the president's campaign. they are entered in a raffle to have dinner with the president and the vice president. and then there was this video. this is all over the internet. this is real. the president invited these two kids to take a look inside his

presidential limousine. this is after a backyard discussion with the children's parents. he gave them a chance to call her mother inside the house. he said, i'm in the president's limousine it's really cool. we first told you about 95- year-old lena reppert yesterday morning. a tsa agent reportedly felt something suspicious while patting her down. that item was her wet, adult diaper. the tsa said she could not board the flight until she put on a new diaper or removed the new one. >> they brought in another team because i had suspicious behavior, and after that i was taken back to the little

glassed-in room and my purse was taken from me and they took everything out of the pocketbook and swabbed it with their swabs. >> 95-year-old lena reppert is in the last stages of leukemia. she was traveling to michigan, where she wants to be buried. the fda launched a new health and safety campaign just in time for the 4th of july. the campaign was launched to remind all of us, clean off service and utensils, war our hands and separate raw meats. it's called the clean, cook, chill separate campaign. >> the trial for the new orleans police officers accused of killing two people and wounding four others during the height of hurricane contract has just begin. you remember flooding

devastateed that area. opening statements occurred yesterday. the attorney prosecuting the case says those police officers were operating under a shoot- first, ask-questions-later attitude. the defense says that statement is a fantasy. one of the ships in a flotilla heading for the gaza strip had its propeller cut while in the hare ber in athens, greece -- harbor in athens, glees. last glees -- greece. egyptian military leaders have promised that the army will no longer carry out forced virginity tests. some allegations first surfaced

after this rally. according to the head of military intelligence, the tests were carried out to protect the army against politicians of race. this is the first the military has add mitted to the practice. today -- admitted to the practice. today, barry zito gets back on the mound. he's been out the past ten weeks. he sprained his right foot while going after a bunt against the diamondbacks. zito was replaced by vogelson has become the hottest man in the giants' pitching rotation. you don't see this every day. watch this. this sh a performer with civic is deso lay --

cirque du soleil. check it out. it was a strike. >> it was right there. >> it was right there. i would like to see barry zito do that on the mound. >> i would like to see sal do that. the man known as the i-5 strangler is helping out investigators. the tip he gave that led to the break of a 30-year-old murder case.

a group of homeowners say

seven homes were damaged from the mudslide. the homeowners say the city should fix the slides and pay for permanent repairs. the city says it's not responsible to damage -- for damage to private property. investigators say they found the remains of luellen bury in a drybed. the strangler is, roger kibbe, said he killed the woman when she was only 21 years old. ky. bbe is serving a -- kybbe is serving a life sentence. china is about to start a once every ten years count with these pandas. dozens of trackers will collect droppings for dna analysis

which will allow the experts to track pandas and accurately estimate how many there are. the last census counted 1600 wild pandas in china. 7:24. let's check in with sal castanedo, keeping a close eye on the commute. some rain, not causing too many problems yet? >> well, in santa rosa it has. northern sonoma county, we've had wet roads. let's go out to highway 24 westbound. it's pretty slow here driving up to the la fayette area and it stays slow all the way up to oakland. this morning's commute in oakland is backed up for a ten- minute delay. but no trouble on the bridge reported -- bridge reported. not showing a lot of -- a lot of activity. a little bit of slowing here and there, but the rest of the roads look pretty good. >> numerous reports coming in from santa rosa, moderate to

heavy rain, also glen ellen reporting some rain. it's really close. not yet. thank you, sid. very, very close. it's just offshore. so it will make it. report rain for san francisco on this date is 22/100thss. -- 22/100ths. there's a distinct pack edge to the system that's -- dash backing that's moving through right now. san jose, 61. but 54 santa rosa. the low, perfect signature on that as it begins to drop south. we get the front and then the low to come in. there's plenty there, though. the system is enhancing. any sun will cloud things up really fast. the atmosphere will be very

unable later on. heaviest rain? the north bay. the possibility of .50 could fall. really cool highs. a good 15, 20 degrees. the good news after wednesday if you want sunshine, it will happen. temperatures start to warm up considerably. all right, steve. 7:26. new information tried -- tied to that new video in the ryan -- bryan stow video case what. we know about that angry fan, right there,

a system is moving through producing moderate rate for some, especially towards the north bay. it's really close to san francisco. it's moving in and it will give, i think, some decent rain here in the next couple of hours. late morning, early afternoon looks to be the best. there's the back edge, then we have to wait for the low to come in. it's moving across marin county, napa county, sonoma county. temperatures today under cloudy

skies will be very, very cool. steve, right now traffic is looking okay. if you are driving in marin county, so far it's dry but as steve mentioned, it could be wet at any moment. one home, several police investigators. a home on whipple road near 6th street has in union -- in union city has been the site of recent shootings, some of them fatal. kraig debro is live in front of one of them. >> reporter: good morning, story. -- tori. the man in this video, before we show it to you, is not a

suspect. in fact, we can't be sure he lives at that home on whipple. now, a few minutes after knocking on the door, this man emerged from the home. he told me he didn't want to say anything. and then after stopping to a couple of men in a car, the man retreated in the house. at 657 whipple road, the problem is worse. two men have been the victims of homicide since last september and on sunday, police got another call to come here. while officers were responding to the house, they learned that an individual had been hit several times. when they arrived, they found a male in the front yard of the residence. >> reporter: now, according to the police, the suspect in this particular shooting walked up, shot the male and then fled on foot. the victim in sunday night's shooting is in critical condition. he's described only as a 21- year-old man but did not live at the home.

last month, ruben bartina was shot. it's not clear if he lived here but he was not -- shot. and then a man following a domestic dispute was shot. police don't know if these incidents are linked. the only thing they seem to have in common is where any happen. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. thank you. 7:32. well, danville police -- danville police are investigating a copper wire theft on harts avenue between noon on saturday and 8:00 yesterday morning. they stole hundreds of feet of copper wiring. last month construction trailers at the site were broken into and tools were stolen. danville police say if you have any information on this, contact them as soon as possible. new details about the big rig driver involved in friday's deadly amtrak crash east of reno that killed at least six

people. lawrence rally racked up a half- dozen violations. investigators also found a cell phone at the scene of the crash that may have belonged to him. now they want to know if he was walking -- talking on that phone and ticketing before his big rig smashed into the strain. he was killed along with five other people on the train which was found for emeryville. one passenger is still listed as missing. there's good news this morning for homeowners in several large cities as crot -- across the country. the standard & poor's case- shiller index show home prices were up in 13 of the largest cities. washington, d.c. had the biggest price jump, with san francisco coming in next. experts say the spring time

usually brings out pricing heights. there is a budget breakthrough in sacramento. coming up, the new budget that lawmakers will vote on today. 7:35. a wildfire near the los alamos nuclear plant has forced thousands to evacuate. it started sunday. it's burned 50,000 acres and destroyed 30 buildings. officials are saying the materials are safe from the flames a lot, and a lot of the people forced to evacuate are staying at an emergency shelter. >> my hearts go out to those people. they had minutes to evacuate.

they evacuated with the shirt on their back and left everything they owned in their homes. now, the los allah mose nuclear weapons lab is famous. that's where scientists tested the first atomic bomb during world war ii. it's run by the university of california. new details are emerging about notorious boston mobster, james whitey bulger, including a bay area connection. court documents say he stashed hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash in a wall in santa monica where he was captured. we're also learning that he spent time in the bay area. in fact, he was sentenced to prison. on alcatraz and reportedly after that experience, he vowed never to go back to prison. we now know the name of the dodger fan in the bryan stow video. the grainy video shows an angry man in a number 23 jersey

pointing his finger at stow -- at stow. tmv 1 z has identified that dodger fan as juan banda. this video took place a few hours before he was attacked. we should emphasize the man in the dodgers' jersey is not geovany ramirez. >> the investigation continues. sal's watching the whole commute and rain is gonna be a big part of our commute. >> right know it's not wet on the san mateo or dumbarton bridge. this morning's commute is going to be slow at the bay bridge although it has improved a little bit. it's backed up below -- just less than ten minutes at the toll plaza as you drive into san francisco. marin county, southbound 101 here in san rafael. we don't have any wet weather but one of our reporters did

see some wet weather in novato and also wet weather. photojournalist sid farhang, still hanging out near the embarcadero. cloudy skies, cool, most of the peninsula, south bay, east bay, you'll have to wait for a couple of more hours. especially the south bay. north bay, the front's been marching through. there it is. there are some breaks behind that towards mendocino county and northwest mona county. shelter cove -- sonoma county. shelter cove. this late season system begins to move in, and there's more to come. not only the front, but also the associated low. you can see how it's just there

inching into marin county. it's so close, jut right off north -- north of pacifica into san francisco. there's plenty off there. it will make it eventually. winds out of the west at 25 miles an hour. that warm weather has been knocked out of here. rainfall could amount to -- not much to really impressive. an inch plus in some of the wettest locations. between now and 6:00 in the morning, 60s and 70s. san jose reported partly sunny. they do have mild conditions with the south wind why advance of it. you combine the cold air with the days being rather long and any sunbreaks will juice up the atmosphere. the front goes through and -- there will be another piece of

that going through. and then the low which will be tonight and tomorrow morning. rain develops moving south. cloudy and cool elsewhere and breezy. 60s and 70s. i think parts of the east bay south bay if you want to try something -- do it in the next hour or two. you will have a chance to get prepared. 60s to the north. some low, maybe mid-70s. >> clouds showers on wednesday and then it's out of here by thursday and then sunshine and much warmer weather takes us into the weekend. thank you, steve. this afternoon, there will be a vigil in memory of a san leandro man shot to death four years ago today. 31-year-old gary jones stopped in hayward to buy gas. he was headed home from a medical marijuana dispensary.

a surveillance video shows two men followed him in a gray or silver van. they were taking the -- taking the marijuana when he returned to the caur and shot him. a marin county judge has denied accused serial killer, joseph nasso's request to dismiss the charges against him. but the judge did grant his request to delay a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for july 11th. nasso is charged with killing four women in northern california. he's exacting as hen o-- as his own attorney. and prosecutors are deciding whether a 91-year-old woman will face criminal charges after her car crashed. this was saturday morning. investigators say she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes. she crashed through a wall of a nursing home, killing two women works were 88 and 100 jeers old.

investigators do believe it was an accident. first public appearance in months. the event, congresswoman gabrielle giffords attended. and she was not the focus of the evening. and what lawmakers are doing today with the latest state budget plan.

some mixed news this morning, impacting the markets. spring buying impact -- boosted home prices in 13 major city, including here in san francisco. consumer confidence is down due to job worries.

there's real hope on wall street to greece's debt crisis. the snack and -- and that's bringing the nasdaq a and s&p up. while people in washington are -- are happy about the housing, others are walking off jobs. they say cost-cutting is necessary for greece to survive. 20,000 protesters say the proposals to increase taxing and limit spending are way too extreme. today, the international ministry fund is expected to announce that christine le guard, replacing dominique strauss-kahn. she would be the first woman to leading the lending

organization. a vote today on the latest budget plan in sacramento. after months of trying to convince republicans to vote for his tax extensions, governor brown decided that a bipartisan deal is not going to happen. without the extensions, it means the governor can proceed without the republicans house he need as simple majority. it also means the state sales tax drops 1%. the vehicle licensing will go up .50. without that tax revenue, the new budget relies on deep cuts. >> we've made some very tough cuts in this budget. it's $650 million -- $650 million to the university, $650 million to cal state, significant cuts. hundreds of millions to the judiciary and all along the line. >> now, republicans defend their stance on tax extensions by saying they list -- they listen to the voters and

californians want to pay less in taxes. we have new details about the weekend beach accident that left a teenager fighting for his life. ryan buchanan remains in critical condition after being buried alive at the beach on saturday. ryan was trapped under seven feet of sand after a cave he was building collapsed. lifeguards say they didn't see him billing it until it was too late. >> certainly, if one of our employees would have seen this, i would suspect they would have contacted these folks and asked them to stop. >> there was no concern. the kids were playing in the sand. that's what you do on the weekend. no one saw it. no one thought that could

happen. >> last night ryan's friends from creekside community church held another prayer vigil. a lot of them were with him during the weekend beach trip to santa cruz. rod blagojevich may soon be headed to federal prison. >> i, quite frankly, am stunned. >> now, blagojevich was found guilt eye on 17 out of 20 counts of his corruption trial e was convicted of all 11 charges related to his attempt to sell or trade president obama's vacated senate seat. blagojevich faces up to three years in prison. but legal parts say he will probably get somewhere between 6 and 15 years. a big milestone for gabrielle giffords. she made her first publy appearance since the january is tucson rampage. she atenned a nasa awards ceremony with her astronaut husband, mark kelly.

reports say the 41-year-old entered the ceremony while being pushed in a wheelchair. she also waved to the crowd and the crowd responded by giving her a stand ocean -- a staning ovation. mark kelly announced he's retiring from nasa to spend more time with his wife. meanwhile, the ruling continues for -- for the man suspected of shooting gabrielle giffords. the issue is whether he can be forced to take medication while in police be. loughner's lawyers went to court last week in order to try to stop the prison from giving him antipsychotic drugs. the river crested in minot 13 feet. 3,000 homes are now under water. now an afghan war veteran and his wife are being forced to

call their rv home. basically, i got back from a year-deployment from -- from afghanistan. and coming back to this is -- honestly, this is worse than being over there. >> concern is growing also about the nuclear rifer -- about the missouri river. a nuclear plant is surrounded by water and crews are doing their best to keep it all out. the united nations says 9 people in east africa need humanitarian aid. they are facing the worst drought in 60 years. the families of coal miners at the upper big branch mine in

april of last year, relatives will be briefed privately this evening. tomorrow, investigators will release their findings to public public. we know the 4th of july will be here soon. a lot of people will head to bay area waterways. but authorities say safety has to come here first. you will see increased patrols after a 7-year-old boy's weekend accident. a plane crash involving a bay area's stunt pilot. the confusion that -- that confiscated the rescue. blah

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he will tour an aluminum factory and it's the president's first trip to iowa since announcing his reelection. he won't be the only potential candidate there in iowa today. sarah palin will be there and michelle bachman announced her candidacy from her home -- from -- from her hometown, water loo. a hearing gets underway about a breast cancer drug. the fda voteed -- against it.

the women who say this drug saved their lives are furious. there are reports that they will did for another -- they will ask for another poll before the drug is pulled. there is the medical helicopter airlifting that 7- year-old to the hospital after he got caught in the propeller of his father's vote. >> as the line and tube got closer to the back of the boat, the child dropped -- jumped off to avoid making contact with the prop. however, he was unsuccessful. >> we can tell you the little boy is expected to survive. now hundreds of boaters are expected toking out on the lake this week. the sheriff's office says if you plan to spent time on the water -- on the water, make sure you avoid the safety

rules. >> speaking of water we have to check in -- >> that's right. it's near the san mateo bridge. we are showing one of the rescue boats arriving in the water here. we're not sure why a person or persons are in the water near the san mateo bridge. we do know that there there is a rescue attempt going on here as they look for someone who is in the water. this is near the high rise section. we did see -- there is the bridge right here. you canty -- you can see traffic is unimpeded by this. but down below they are looking for someone who needed rescuing in the water. we'll continue to follow this story and tell you more about this coming up. breaking news a water rescue in the waters just off the san mateo bridge. that's one of the rescue -- rescue boats in the water. newschopper2 is overhead. we'll tell you more about this as soon as we find out.

about a ten-minute delay at the toll plaza. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. our system is moving into the north bay but it looks like it's kind of lifting northeast and stalling out for some. so clues, south bay, you're fon -- you're fine. in fact, i think there will be partly cloudy skies. system is inching closer but as the low digs, to the left your screen, that kind of lifts the front northward. so there is a fine line here. you can seed line. santa rosa has had about .25 already. things will start to pick up a little the bit later. for some, it will be in the

afternoon hours. the low has to swing in tonight. north bay will take the brunt of this. cool for june. 7:57. a new battle, this one involves netflix. movie lovers who are giving the bay area company some bad reviews. two men are arrested for an attack in walnut creek.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, june 28th. we want to go back to sal about this license of a water

reese you can -- about this breaking news of a ut waker rescue. there is a boat in the water looking for a person. we have errors that person is out there treading water in the water -- off the san mateo bridge. now, the emergency vehicles we have no idea how that person got into the water, why this person needed rescue. but they are out there right now. we will follow this and provide more information. it looks like some of the traffic on the san mateo bridge is beginning to slow down as they are seeing the activity. people driving on this flat span can see the coast guard and just natural curiosity is going to slow traffic.

we're going 20 follow the situation just developing and have more a few minutes away. our other big story is a rare, summer rain storm moving into the bay area. we do have team coverage. eric is out there where they are expecting a lot of rain. but first let's go to steve paulson. >> there is a band that's knocking on the door. same pars -- same for parts of the peninsula and east bay. you have to wait a while. it's there. this is a rather impressive system for this time of year. some record rainfalls. heaviest rains to the north, especially since shelter cove, crescent city. i want to show you the wider view here. there is a couple of parts of the system. the front is going by.

south of that not much is happening. there are definitely some breaks in the clouds. the north bay will take the brunt of this for a while. i know santa rosa's had about .25 as well. some of the highlights will include lesser amounts south. heavier amounts stott north. i now he's been waiting -- now he's been waiting for the rain. here's eric. >> reporter: it's been coming down for about an hour here. we felt it get hef yeah recently. marin county actually issued a summer storm warning just to

warn people. this is the fourth day of -- this the fourth day of rain we've seen. we have heard from people who have told us they've already cancelled these plans and other activities. this is certainly not what they expected to see so close since the 4th of july. is. >> that would be impressive to get rain. >> reporter: the roads are already wet. people are still driving with their headlights on as they make their way through. we're expecting more rain in the north bay. we'll keep you posted. back to. >> you a silver lining. i don't have to water any of my plants today. let's go back in with sal right now. we want to check on any rain issues with the roads but also you are go nab giving us anian date on the water rescue.

>> that's right. we do have the person in the water who was picked up by the coast guard boat. that person is on that boat right now. they are speeding off to a sight where paramedic vehicles are fating -- are waiting. we saw them just off the air. pick that person up out of the water. it took a couple of boats. the helicopter helped locate that person. that boat is speeding off. we assume the boat is going over to the point where they have paramedics and fire crews. that person has now been plucked out of the butter. the track on the bridge has not been affected too much. a little earlier people were slowing down and wondering what -- what was going on. the coast guard ising going -- is going over to the point. you can see the high span of the san mateo bridge. let's go to the traffic now. westbound bay bridge, that's backed up for about a ten-

minute wait. it's been off and on here at the bay bridge. but it's not a huge delay. if you are driving on the peninsula, 101 traffic looks okay. across the bay we have slow traffic in hayward. >> walnut creek police are investigating a triple stabbing outside of a car wash. it happened near main street on geary. allie rasmus has been gathering details all morning long and joins us live with new information. >> reporter: good morning. according to police, that fight ended up with a -- excuse me, the stabbing all started out with a is fight that happened in this parking lot behind us. this is the parking lot of the walnut creek car wash. owner of this business says three of the five people involved were either current or former employees here. walnut creek police vasted two people for suspicion of a sale -- of assault. is we can see walnutting creek

-- walnut creek have been patrolling this area. they are still looking to talk to people about what happened. >> they were all great. >> reporter: when police arrived at the car wash, they found three people had been injured, two seriously with stab wounds to the torso. those people were taken to the hospital. a third person had cuts to his arms and reap fused medical treatment. earlier this week, police the two men. police say the men confessed to the stabbing. but when i spoke to the wife of one of the men arrested, she said her husband was acting in

self-defense. >> as far as the video shows, yes, there were three guys coming at him. they did not run. they confronted them. so they kind of met in the middle. i would really find it hard to believe that the brothers started something. >> reporter: now, the car wash just opened up for business about ten minutes ago. the owner told some of the employees about what happened. we asked the owner if we could see that surveillance video for himselfs. he says he has to give a copy of it to police first before he can show it to us. san francisco police have identified one suspect in a shooting that sent five people to the hospital. this is a police booking photo of 18-year-old blay. he and -- he and a 16-year-old are accused of a shooting on

market on saturday. the five shooting victims were treated for non-life- threatening injuries. 8:08. a group. death activists are launching a social media protest campaign against netflix. the -- the oakland city council will talk about tentative agreements with five city unions. they've agreed to pay 9% of the pension plan. firefighters, professional and technical engineers and other union members are expected to follow suit. now the city council starts to vote on a new budget tonight. oakland has a $58 million budget deficit. the little state of iowa getting crowded with politicians as some key con

tests for the race get closer. today, president and sarah palin will be in iowa today. coming up -- we'll have more on what he else is visiting iowa. round two of the smart meters is expected to begin in a few hours. critics of the meters say they will return to capitola. they've been blocking the gates of a building where any expect pg&e crews to install the controversy meters. the protesters complain that radiation from the smart meters create a public health risk. they also claim that the -- that they rue finally overcharge -- routinely overcharge customers. the operators of fruit stands were cited on saturday and forced to shut down. police say the vendors did not have the proper county permit. overnight in concord,

firefighters kept a really less watch on a grass fire making sure it did not reignite. it started about 11:00 last night here on discovery mail way. victims were robbed of a gold chain in a -- and a purse yesterday. the suspects were driving a four-door white vehicle with some damage to the rear. then about an hour and a half later another gold chain was stolen near 7th onto east 18th. the suspects in that robbery were driving a silver dodge neon. a young tourist visiting california becomes the target of gunfire.

why the teenager victim was skateboarding at 2:00ham. also, the takes are high in that debt showdown, where things down now between the republican and -- between the republican leaders.

good morning. some sunbreaks there. rain may not make it until this afternoon. san francisco clou di waiting

for the rain. it's made it in the north bay. larkspur has rain as well. sebastopol. moderate rain to the north bay. lesser amounts as you go east and south. president obama did not make any great breakthroughs in his first round of talks, aimed at getting republicans to raise the nation's debt limit. he met separately with leaders. republicans continue to insist they will not vote to raise the debt limit unless democrats first agree to substantial spending cuts. well, the presidential candidates are clocking to iowa. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on the candidates, including an embarrassing movement for one of them. >> reporter: that's right, dave. i'm have more on this in a minute. but first, the white house is insisting today that president

obama is going to iowa to talk about jobs, not politics. here's a look at his departure from andrews air force business -- base. he will be visiting a factory in davenport but it's also an important for him to confront the criticism from republicans who have been crisscrossing the state all week. michele bachmann announced her candidacy in her town of waterloo. she's getting heat from saying john wayne lived in waterloo. >> of course, the main point i was making there, are the sensibilities of john wayne which are patriotism, love of one. >> former alaska governor sarah palin has not said whether she will be running. but she's in iowa. she will be going to a premiere

for a documentary that pays tribute to her political career. 8:16. president obama's campaign staff is working hard to attract big spending owners this time for his election campaign. back in 2008, about half of the $745 million contributed to the president's campaign came from small donations. this time around the president's staff is going after more wealthy donors. but they have also launched a contest for people willing to contract $5 to the campaign. cam -- willing to contribute $5 to the cam -- the campaign. the president invited these twins to have a look inside the limousine and they ended up

calling their mother. mom didn't pick up, but the little boy left a message saying he what -- saying he was in the president's limousine and it was really cool. california senator barbara boxer joining me near senators calling for congressional investigation into nuclear power plant safety. this is after an "association the press" investigation on relicensing procedures for aging nuclear plants. the ap story claims the plants are designed to last for 40 years but that many are being relicensed for up to a century.

a teenage ervisiting california from arizona is recovering this morning after being shot in the head. 16-year-old zachary lamb was skateboarding at 2:00 a.m. near a nightclub in san diego county yesterday. zach's father says his son went out at that hour because there would be little to no traffic. a dark-colored suv picked up to zach and a passenger got out and robbed him. one of the thieves shot zach as they were willing -- pulling away. >> and i heard him screaming, "i was shot in the head. i need help. i need help." >> they made off with $2 and a pack of cigarettes. doctors say the bullet barely missed zach's brain. a new inner agency operation center will open soon

on yerba buena island. nancy pelosi is expected to be here. the center was created under the port act. 8:19. testimony has just resumed in the case of a florida mom accused of killing her young -- accused of killing her own daughter. how the defense team tried to bring the trial to a end.

testimony is underway in the casey anthony trial. we've been watching what's happening in the courtroom. casey anthony is accused of killing her young daughter caylee and dumping her body in nearby woods. yesterday her team of lawyers tried to get a mistrial. they told the judge they didn't think that casey anthony was mentally competent based on private discussions. the judge came back, reviewed the reports, and he decided that casey an tony economy tent to stand trial -- casey anthony

is competent to stand trial. we've been bracing for a rainy day. hey, sal, how is the commute holding up? >> is going okay. i just discovered that our newschopper2 is on the san mateo bridge. we've just had an accident reported westbound -- there we go. thank you for getting -- it's a three-car wreck from newschopper2, we were sending it home after it was checking out that earlier scene at the san mateo bridge. these three vehicles, it looks like they are on the shoulder

just past the tollbooth. let's go back and take a look at san rafael. there's lots of rain, rain, rain, in sonoma county. dive carefully. urging all of us driving carefully -- urging all of us to drive carefully. let's go to the bay bridge, it's backed up, about eight minutes. on the nimitz freeway, slow traffic headed south from union city to fremont. >> i guess i should follow the chp then. you can follow me spweather. south bay, i was just looking at the weather at the meteorology department. very sunny down there. our photojournalist has been hanging out in san francisco waiting for the rain the system

is kind of lifting northeast and stalling out. as it does, it will eventually push that east and also south but you can see the dividing line from about marin county, napa county north. our system on the visible satellite, there is a lot of -- there is a lot of holes in the clouds. with this steady rain there could be well over an inch. temperatures will be about 5, 20 degrees below average. there's the low, eventually that will start to push the front east and south. right now it's balmy. heaviest rain will target the

north rain of 60s, 70s. with that south wind. if you are out doing anything, you might say, man it feels tropical here. it is. but to the north bay, it will be a cool day. after wednesday everything is good to go for sunshine. what we know about the angry dodger fan caught on tape. also, copper thieves caught on tape. and as steve told you, the summer rain is moving into the bay area. stay tuned. we'll continue our live team coverage.

parts of the peninsula, some clouds. the north bay has been dealing with rain for a while. a couple of parts of the system. we'll come in tighter. it's still waiting for the system to move south and east. it continues to kind of paint the north bay. it's kind of drifting a little south. the north bay continues to get slammed. there's been some very heavy rain. already .25 to .03. update on the traffic to sal. >> steve, that wet weather you were showing us on the radar has turned into real-life weather. you can see it's snow. we've had several reports of people driving in sonoma county

in heavy weather. the kind of weather you might see in january or february but here it is late june. it's dry at the coliseum. it may not stay that way. the rain may spread. let's go back to the desk. a rare summer rain storm is moving into the bay area. eric rasmussen has been out in novato for a while. what's it like out there now. >> reporter: i can tell you the rain has picked up quite a bit in the -- in about the last five minute or so -- in the last five minutes or so. might not look like much as collected there but the fact that we're getting any rain here on june 28th, certainly has some people surprised. our camera was rolling on the rain as it really started coming down earlier this morning. and it started hitting windshields in novato. this is our fourth rainy day.

some roofers had to reschedule jobs that were supposed to happen today. but mostly people told us they are ready to go -- ready to get into a state of mind for it. >> it's june. are we gonna have summer? >> reporter: you have to wonder. >> i'm going on vacation. i will be dry. [ laughter ] >> reporter: here in marin county, officials actually issued a rare summer storm warning. eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, eric. good reminder to drive carefully out there. danville police are investigating a copper wire they theft at the veterans

memorial building that's currently being rebuilt. thieves broke into the building on hearts avenue between noon on saturday and 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. they stole hundreds of feet of copper buyering. last month, someone broke into trailers and tools were stolen. danville police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious. we're learning more about the big rig driver involved in friday's deadly amtrak accident east of reno. lawrence valley had a half- dozen moving violations since 2008, including four speeding tickets. investigators say they also found a cell phone at the scene of the crash that likely belonged to valli. they are now checking to see if he was talking or texting right before his big rig slammed into the rain. he was killed along with five other people. one passenger is still listed as missing. 8:33.

new this morning, better news for some homeowners in several large cities around the nation. the standard & poor's case- shiller index shows home prices up in 13 in 20 of the largest cities in the month of april. washington, d.c. had the biggest price increase. san francisco reported the second largest price jump. economists say spring time usually brings a flurry of new home buyers out. this year was no exception. and that brought a boost for those areas. the new political boundaries here in california are being drawn by a citizens commission. now, analysts who have studied the new map predicted in the next congressional election. three sits -- seats held by republicans could shift to democrats. and there's a breakthrough on the budget. coming up at 8:45, more on

that. we now know the name of the dodger fan in the grainvy video. it shows stow and an angry man in a number 23 jersey pointing his finger as stow. tmz has identified them as onebanda. we should emphasize, the man in the dodger jersey is not geovany ramirez. a 65-year-old pastor from tracy is scheduled to be alarmed today. -- to be arrested today. a girl told her mother that he forced a girl to do things in the car when he drove her home. he's the founder of the first christian church in traycy. he's being held on $2 million bail. a california man has been

killed after diverring from the top of a hawaiian water -- diving water fall. the 35-year-old man jumped from kipu falls on the island of kauai yesterday. he went under water and never resurfaced. the water fall is is a popular tourist attraction despite being considered extremely dangerous by locals. a group of san pablo homeowners want the city to pay for land slide damage to their homes. the homeowners say the air jaw has a history of land slides. the latest one happened in march after several heavy rain storms. the remains of a walnut crook woman believed to be the first victim of the i-5 strangler,

finally found 35 years later. the i-5 stranger whose real name is roger reese kibbe told investigators where to find the remains. he said he killed the woman in 1977 when she was only 21 years ole. kibb -- kibbe is serving a life sentence. this afternoon there will be -- there will be a vigil in the memory of a san leandro man who was shot to death. a surveillance video shows two men voled -- followed this man in a gray or silver van. they were taking marijuana from his car when he returned to his car and that's when they shot him. they hope today's vigil will help them remember something that could lead to solving his murder. a marin county judge has denied joseph nasso's request to dismiss the charges against

hill. but the judge did front his request to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled for july 11th. new reports that one of the social networks will lay off employees tomorrow. myspace is expected to lay off 150 employees. they've lost ground to facebook and other social media sites and has recently promoted itself for a site for music and other entertainment. we want to check in with sal. sal, eric rasmussen was telling us in his report in the north bay they found a big rig slight around. the rain. stand dan and this is a reminder of when it has not rained for a while.

is -- it's kind of weird to be talking 3 this in june, but you must -- to be talking about this in june but you must have your headlights on when you are running your windshield paperwork dash wipers. the golden gate -- running your windshield wipers. 280 remains okay. the earlier accident on the san mateo bridge is on the shoulder now. let's go to steve. there could be minor street

needing -- flooding. >> there could be. >> yeah, leaves have gaved up and we haven't -- gathered up and we haven't had rain in three weeks. there's some moderate to heavy rain. sebastopol. also had reports moving into marin county. back towards marin county, has barely moved. it looks like they are -- all show no go over napa. that can be very steady. for areas south, what are you talking about? what's going on? partly sunny, muggy, the south wind out ahead of that will make for -- the system is on track. it's moving in as advertised. the low which is back here, you can see a little enhancement taking place. that has to swing in tonight

and the low itself will go over us -- go other -- will go over us. you can see towards the peninsula, south bay, east bay. but the front itself is hanging together very well over the north bay. so today, a couple of .11000. i went 1 point -- .100. i went 1.50, especially if the system just stalls out and sits there. temperatures will be reblow -- below average. front, and then the low. you can see -- you can see the low. any breaks in the cloud cover today -- we're at the end of june. thunderstorms could pop up as that system begins to move in this evening into early tomorrow morning.

cloudy, mostly cloudy, cloudy with rain today. clouds, showers, possible showers tonight into wednesday morning. and then i think by wednesday afternoon, wednesday night. it's gone and then clearing, warm, warmer and then warm to hot as we head into the weekend. >> it's 19 minutes before 9:00. egypt's military, changing some rules. the tests that female detainees will no longer be required to undergo after facing some severe backlash. and this is video. a frightenling -- frightening video. right there off the escalate her. did the victim survive? well you -- we'll tell you about it.

numbers are higher todayen the optimism the greek parliament will adopt a plan easing concerns about a default in the country. also the pace of home prices moderated. there was an increase in san francisco. however, consumer confidence down in june. but the markets are up.

let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now -- the 4th of july just a few days away. we're gonna get ready rain. steve been telling you, it's been falling on part of the bay area. officials in marin county issued a rare storm morning just to prepare residents for what's coming. two young men, brothers they are in -- they are now in custody. however, the wife of one of the brothers said it was self- defense. the owner of the car wash is backing up the claim. he says that surveillance video shows thoughs the -- show the brothers confronted. in started around 11:00 last night. crews quickly responded and put out the -- this started around

11:00 last night. crews quickly responded and put out the flames. state lawmakers will vote today on the latest budget plan in sacramento. it sounds like a done deal because it will be done without the republicans. after months of trying to convince republicans to vote for the extensions. governor brown decided that a bipartisan deal is not going to happen. without the extensions, it means the governor can period without the majority because he just needs the simple a -- the simple majority rather than the two-thirds needed. but without the tax revenue, the new budget relies on deep cuts. >> we've made some very deep caughts -- cuts. 650million to the university. 650million to cal state.

signature cuts. hundreds of millions to the judiciary. they are not cuts that democrats like to make. >> if the economy does not improve enough to bring in the extra revenue, governor brown says there are trigger cuts. now according to the department of finance, californians will save an estimated 5 moi 87 billion a year when those taxes expire -- 5.87 billion a year when those taxes expire. 8:48. san jose is sparting -- starting to see the first effects of the budget cuts. all 18 of the libraryies have cut hours. 30 library workers have lost

their jobs. i feel bad because it's gonna be -- it's gonna be only open for five days. city officials warn there could be more cuts in the years to come. one of the ships in a flotilla heading to the gaza strip had its proteller -- propeller cut in athens, greece. last year the swede esche owner of the ship that was damaged said he believes it's sabotage. the ship from this year has several of the bay area on board. and the army will no longer carry out virginity tests.

this is in that rear square. tahrirr square. 8:49. a wildfire near the los allah mose nuclear lab is -- los allah mose nuclear lab is growing. right now, firefighters are burning some of the areas to try to steal the fuel. the lab contains nuclear material. and officials say the materials are safe from the flames, at least for now. our hearts go out to those people. they had minutes to evacuate. they evacuated with the shirt on their back and left everything they owned in their homes. >> now, the los alamos lab is where scientists tested the first atomic bomb during world

war ii. it's run now by the university of california. new video to show you, incredible this morning. a drunk teenager surviving somehow a 20-foot fall off an escalator. this is massachusetts, wow. he climbed up the escalator's ruling and then fell down to the concrete below. he's 18. shawn o'malley said he was drinking at a concert that night. does not even remember this. it's hard to believe the only injure he suffered was a -- dash injury he suffered was a fractured elbow. barry zito returns. he will pitch against the cubs. ehas been out for three weeks after training that -- after taking care of his -- after spraining his age -- ankle. check out this move.

wow. a member of sir disso lay is -- cirque du soleil. he mackeds to -- he managed to throw a strike. still ahead, some people call did a real life house of crime. several violent incidents.

it is 8:54. union city police say the site of the shooting on sunday is the fourth such incident on the -- at the same home since september. the 24-year-old man was shot sunday night in front of the home on whipple road. that man is expected to survive. the home has been the sight of several shootings including two fatal ones. union city's police community unit has been trying to figure out what causes a problem house. no arrests have been made. 8:55. a danville stunt pilot is alive after a plane crash. jackie was flying home south of burns in oregon. she performed her acrobatics and was able to radio another pilot who sent rescuers to the site. her plane, known as the red

eagle, was not recognizable as an airplane. she says the plane had engine failure. she had been scheduled to perform at the livermore show later this year. researchers at a south african facility are scheduled to open william shakes pierce's gave -- william shakespeare's grave. if you ever wanted it to -- wanted to see what it's like to run at 70 miles an hour, now is your chance. animals at the san diego do -- at the san diego doent, the cheetahs run along -- zoo, the cheetahs run along the pack. the fair for today's ticket

2s day, the fair is celebrating 99 years and there's plenty to do, includeing the rights, the concert, the horse raising and competitive eating. go to ktvu.com, do it before midnight and scroll down to the "right now" tab and put in the secret mass word -- password "fireworks." >> always a lot of excitement there. we want to check in with sal one more time. >> this commute is very unusual for the last part of june --up. we have rainy weather and it's so rainy. let's move along to san francisco. the rain has not reached downtown yet. the traffic is moderate, if you are driving at the peninsula, it tends to be the slowest traffic there. to the south, partly sunny, partly cloudy, to the north there's been moderate heavy rain. santa rosa has had over .3.

it's there. and then through tomorrow morning, the possibility of rain. >> see, tori. >> i'm -- yeah. i'm stunned. i don't have to water the plants but i have to bring in the patio cushions? >> yeah, you might want to bring those in for two days and then you can take them back out. >> okay. >> yeah. >> okay. will that -- that will do it for us, everyone. thanks for watching. >> bye now.