tv Mornings on 2 FOX July 16, 2011 7:00am-9:00am PDT
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we're at the scene of a deadly shooting in hayward. we'll tell what you connection this case has with the bart shooting in the sky of 2009 and we're taking care of legal matters in san francisco could become a much longer process come next week. and in unexpected about face dealing with the fan on military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's
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saturday, july 16th. fog and drizzle out there for many of you waking up this morning. let's check in with rosemary on your weekend forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you! and the clouds piled up pretty high. we've got all the way inland, even into the central valley this morning. they're seeing some of the low clouds and fog. we're going to be slightly warmer this afternoon, but that warm-up is going to be so suggested. , some of us may not even really feel it. the inland spots expected to warm just a couple degrees. we'll have late clearing along the coastline, some of the coastline may not clear at all. so i guess to sum it up, more of the same. we'll look at your temperatures outside this morning and what you can expect for the afternoon, coming up. and topping our news this morning, a deadly shooting in hayward. the victim has been identified to ktvu by multiple sources as johntue called well. he was with oscar grant when he was shot and killed on a bart platform. kristin joins us live on more
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with what happened. >> reporter: good morning, i spoke with police about a half hour ago and received this e- mail press release. let's give you a scene, a look at the scene of where that shooting happened. witnesses do tell police the victim was sitting in a cadillac when the shooter approached from the side and fired several shots into the car. police say they were flooded with calls from potential witnesses shortly after that shooting. witnesses tell ktvu the victim in this case was johnt, e called well, a friends of oscar grant, the victim of the bart officer involved shooting in january 2009. caldwell was on the platform when grant was killed and had his own $5 million against bar for allegedly violating his civil rights. this morning we spoke with attorney john burris, he's not representing caldwell but did represented the grant family. >> i have very fond memories of him. he's a positive young man who i thought had a very good future
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ahead of him. of all of oscar's friends, with him that night, i had a very positive impression of him. >> we are looking for an update from hayward police and the court more's office. the latest details indicate that a ward police believe it was in the a random act. we're live in hayward, christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. overnight, oakland police began interviewing a person of interest in connection with the killing of a young woman whose body was set on fire. yesterday the woman was identified as 21-year-old monica rodas, the mother of a three-year-old son. thursday morning police say her body was dumped in the rockridge neighborhood and set on fire. we spoke with her family who says she left home wednesday night with a friend and now they say they're struggling to understand why this all happened. >> monica was always happy. she was a good girl. it was just an injustice what they did to her. >> late last night, police
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began questioning rodas's most recent boyfriend. so far he has not been charged or arrested, and tomorrow a car wash will be held at the east lake ymca. the family is raising money for fun to rational costs and a trust fund for the victim's son. in one hour volunteers will begin another search for missing nursing student michelle le which follows a similar effort yesterday. organizers have been concentrating on rural areas of alameda county, hoping to finds the 26-year-old who was last seen at kaiser hospital in hayward. investigators are treating the case as a homicide, but le's family is holding out hope she may still be alive. the reward in the case now stands at $100,000. you may have felt t a small earthquake shook the bay area overnight. it was a magnitude 3.4, centered around berkeley. the quake struck just before 4:00 this morning and it was
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strong enough to wake up some of our viewers. we did get several calls from the east bay and san francisco. most people describe feeling a sharp jolt. no word of any damages or injuries. the city of vallejo is agreeing to scale plaque plans for a new park after a protest by native american tribes. for the past three months local native american tribes have been camped out in the area. they say the site is an ancient burial ground and must be protected. this week the two sides reached a deal. the city will share development rights with two of the native american groups. in return they have to agree to some of the proposed projects, including rest rooms and hiking trails. in san francisco's bayview district today, supporters of mayor ed lee will be out canvassing the neighborhood. the supporters are part of the run ed run campaign. it has been trying to convince mayor lee to run for election this november. lee says he is not interested. the board appointed ed lee as mayor in january to finish out
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some of gavin newsom's term. today's canvas in the neighborhood starts at 10:00. mayor lee will also be in the bayview today at a separate event for a neighborhood clean- up. the wheels of justice could soon spin slowly in san francisco. the bay citizen reports the city's superior court will announce deep cuts on monday. 25 of 63 courtrooms could close almost all in the civil division. two hundred employees could also lose their jobs. a spokeswoman predicts it could take a year and a half to receive a divorce or a child custody order. less state funding, san francisco support court faces nearly a $14 million deficit. a socially conservative group is preparing to take action trying to overturn the new state law requiring public schools to teach gay history. senate bill 48 was signed by governor jerry brown on thursday and will be implemented beginning january 1. yesterday afternoon, the sacramento based group capital resource institute filed
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documents to start a voter referendum. if they can collect about 434,000 signatures, the law could be rejected. the group has a long history of opposing california's efforts to expand rights to the gay population. responding to the request from the obama administration, the military has been ordered to temporarily continue its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the ruling came down late yesterday afternoon based on new information from the government. it says dismantling the program suddenly could be problematic. instead, the government says all of the facts need to be considered and the policy needs to slowly be rolled back. and that ruling is not going to stop hundreds of active duty troops and veterans from showing their support for gay rights. in san diego, a former navy specialist is organizing what is believed to be the first military group to lead a gay pride parade. participants are being warned that marching in the parade could be a risk for their military career, but supporters
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say it's time for gay service members to stop living in fear. that parade is set to begin at 11 a.m. this morning the debate over the debt ceiling rages on. in his weekly address, president obama targeted the issue both sides need to compromise on. >> the truth is you can't solve our deficit without cutting spending. but you also can't solve it without asking the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share. >> the president says we need to cut spending on domestic and defense programs and rework programs like medicaid. he also says the biggest challenge seems to be taking on the tax code. he says we need to cut the tax breaks and deductions for wealthy americans and big corporations. republican leaders continue
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to disagree with the president's stand on tax breaks. they say the government should focus on bigger spending cuts. >> our stands on the debt limit has been clear. there can be no tax hikes because tax hikes destroy jobs. we need real spending cuts. and real spending cuts that will exceed of the amount of increase in the debt limit. >> next week republicans say the house will vote on their bill. they call it cut cap and balance. they say it will balance the budget. it will also include a live in the debt ceiling. good morning to you! waking up with gray skies out there. live look at the city and the bay bridge. even a little bit of drizzle around the bay area so if you're going to be outdoors early this morning, maybe a hat. temperatures this morning running a couple degrees warmer than yesterday. but with all that gray sky out there, and a little bit of a breeze, it's going to feel cool. mid-50s san francisco right now, 57 in oakland. upper 50s concord. 57 in livermore. the north bay looking at 55. napa as well as santa rosa. for the afternoon, it's going to be a mild one inland it's going to be cool along the coast. more of the same. your fog forecast here, we are expecting clearing once again but take a look at how widespread it is this morning.
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all the way into the inland areas, making it into the central valley for some spots. and through the delta of course. we are here about noontime, still around the bay area. looks like oakland along the estuary, the water front here still in gray. and that will be at least until the early afternoon. meanwhile, the peninsula, san francisco going to be gray as well. takes late in the day. we're talking 3 or 4:00 in the afternoon before we get a better clearing, but still with a little bit of patchy fog, low clouds right there along the golden gate bridge, parts of san francisco and as far north looks like to about san rafael. so we can expect that for the afternoon. your satellite view, this trough pattern right off the west coast going to stick around for the weekend. we are looking at just a very slight warm-up for the weekend and then better warming into next week. so the patchy fog, the drizzle, the cloud cover going to be with us through the morning hours. partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. late day clearing. highs expected to be upper 50s, a low 60s along the coastline. and widespread 60s and 70s for the bay area and the warmest,
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good morning to you! a live look at bay appoint this morning, starting in the upper films a great sign. mix of sunshine and clouds for the afternoon. information seized from osama bin laden's compound shows he was targeting president obama. american forces stormed in his hideout in may. it found documents bin laden wanted to attack the united states on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. plans included killing general david petraeus and shooting down air force one or the president's helicopter with a missile or rocket grenade. other documents show bin laden
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was pushing for a stronger terrorist presence in europe. separate blasts in iraq has killed nine people, including an american soldier. the u.s. says the service member died while conducting operations in southern iraq. meanwhile, several car bombs killed shiite muslim pilgrims. an additional 70 people were injured. a san francisco native missing in action for more than 60 years is now back home in the bay area from a german battlefield. private first class edward o'toole received full military honors at golden gate national cemetery yesterday. his remains were located two years ago in a forest in germany. they were later identified as the 23-year-old from san francisco. natives from the city and other veterans paid their respects to the man they never knew. >> he did serve his country, gallantly, and honorably. >> to the honor and the memory of this man here is -- there's no words for it.
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>> edward o'toole's great grand nephew is the only known living relative and yesterday he accepted on behalf of the family the flag from the casket. supporters of president obama will fan out today to sign people up to vote. the obama re-election campaign plans nearly a thousand event in more than 40 states. the day of action has been heavily promoted through social networking sites, grassroots event including volunteer drivers. the campaign has already opened 60 field offices. on the republican side, g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney has a war chest larger than any other republican. campaign finance records show the former massachusetts governor has a $12.7 millions in cash reserves. that is 3 times more than his next closest rival, congresswoman michele bachmann. romney raised more than $18 million in just the months between april and june. texas governor rick perry remains tight-lipped over
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whether he'll run for president. he signed three bills yesterday, but uncharacteristically dodged questions from the media. in fact, perry has not answered questions from texas reporters for more than six weeks. political analysts and politicians believe he is going to toss his hat into the ring. >> this would be the best chance he'll probably ever have, and people are still locking for a candidate to run. >> washington insists on this new layer of bureaucracy, layers that are going to cost jobs. >> perry assumed office when then texas governor george w. bush resigned to become president. last month, perry said he was thinking about running. even though it is unclear whether congresswoman gabrielle giffords will ever return to work, people continue to send her campaign contributions. federal records show she received more than $280,000 between april and june. her 2012 re-election campaign has collected about $780,000.
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giffords continues to recover from injuries after being shot in the head on january 8th. an aide says her friends are making sure she has the resources so she can return to capitol hill. people here in the bay area who are struggling with their taxes can get help from the i.r.s. today for free. the i.r.s. will hold an open house today at two locations. agents will be standing by to help people sort out their tax issues and get back on the right track. although the event is to help tax delinquents, anyone can show up to get answers to their tax questions. no appointment is necessary, and the services are free. the open houses go from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in san francisco. it's being held at the golden gate office and in san jose at the i.r.s. office on south market street. up next, a potentially deadly illness found in a posh las vegas hotel. and why you may see west beach if you travel to lake tahoe
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that's quite an alarm clock! the astronauts woke up overnight to beyonce, followed by a message from the entertainer. beyonce praised the astronauts, especially the mission specialist for inspiring everyone to live their dreams. the crew this morning is continuing to move cargo to and from the international space station. they want to ensure operations aren't disrupted if two american companies developing cargo vehicles delay deliveries next year. >> we have ignition of the main engine. and we have liftoff of the launch! >> while nasa was waking up the atlantis astronauts, the agency
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also successfully launched a delta 4 rocket from cape canaveral, carrying a navigation satellite for the air force. this satellite should have a longer life span while enhancing military signals and are more resistant to jamming. bp hopes to win back the confidence of regulateddors. the oil giant says it will impose new safety standards that drilling project in the gulf of mexico. the safety measures exceed federal requirements. bp pledges better supervision and improved drilling practices aimed at preventing blowouts like the one in april of last year. the explosion killed 11 rig workers and released nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf. a potentially deadly disease has surfaced in one of las vegas's most glitzy hotel and casinos. the aria sent letters this week to 18,000 former guests, exposed alerting them they have been exposed to the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease. tests of the water supply there
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show high levels of bacteria between june 21st and july 4th. >> most people who get exposed to this are fine. but there's no reason to take any chances. >> i'm okay with it. i think we're more likely to win in gambling than to get that. >> although no one adds reported -- guests of the aria during the last two years contracted it by inhaling mist from the water supply. symptoms of the disease include headaches, muscle aches and chills. and people with weak immune systems such as the elderly and children are most vulnerable. lake tahoe beach-goers have less area to sun faith in this summer. the snowpack this month is more than double the normal size and water levels have risen 5 feet this year. about 20 feet of sandy beach that was around the lake last year is now under water. >> it's not that abnormal to have small beaches. however, it is abnormal to have sump a large rise in one year. >> water officials say lake
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levels should start slowly dropping in the coming weeks. >> i was just there. the water was really cold! it was high, but also really cold. and when you can still see the snow in the mountains, it's a pretty awesome sight. >> must have been a beautiful scene. and around the bay area today, it's going to be a gray scene. late day clearing especially on the coastline where we may not even see the coastline. a live look at all that game low clouds, even some drizzle this morning so perhaps a wet start outside your door. sitting in the 50s right now. low, mid and upper 50s. by noontime, partly cloudy skies, around the bay. we will have a still partly to mostly cloudy skies. oakland as well as san francisco and the peninsula. upper 50s for the coast. low 70s inland. and then for the afternoon, just a tad warmer. talking two to three degrees perhaps. 59 degrees the average for the coast. upper 70s with only a couple of us maybe hitting 80 degrees or so for the afternoon. take a look at this map, morgan
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hill the only one showing 80 degrees for the afternoon. 78 for antioch. head north, 74 expected santa rosa for the second half of the day. widespread 60s for the bay area and again upper 50s for the coastline. southwesterly winds picking up 10 to 15 miles per hour or so for the second half of the day. this morning they're generally light. extended forecasted here, we're not going to change for the weekend. by monday, we do begin to see temperatures warm, especially the inland spots. back into the 80s. upper 80s for tuesday and the 90 degrees on wednesday. it's going to be a slower warm- up for the coastline sitting in the low 60s tuesday and wednesday. back to you. >> thank you, rosemary. for some harry potter fans the magic is not there. why police had to be called to one local theater during a movie. >> hayward police investigating a deadly shooting with connections to a high-profile bay area case. we'll have details for you coming up. >> so, ah, your seat good?
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>> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. an overnight shooting in hayward leaves one man dead this morning. we're getting reaction to the death of johntue caldwell, one every oscar grant's closest friends. good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. johntue caldwell was on the platform when oscar grant was shot and killed. this morning investigators are searching for the gunman who fatally shot caldwell at a
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hayward gas station last night. christian kasdin is live with more on what happened and reaction. christian. >> reporter: just called the sheriff's office about 15 minutes ago. they're still not officially releasing eye deputy of the victim but multiple sources have confirmed for us that the victim was johntue called well, a longtime friend of oscar grant. let's give you a look here at the scene of where that shooting happened at 5:30 yesterday afternoon. police don't have a motive but they are telling us it appears to have been a targeted attack. witnesses tell police the victim was sitting in a gold cadillac when the shooter approached from the side and fired several shots into the car. hitting the victim in the head and chest. police say they were flooded with calls from potential witnesses shortly after that shooting. witnesses tell ktvu the victim in this case was johntue caldwell, a longtime friend of oscar grant the victim of the
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bart officer-involved shooting. he was on the platform the night grant was killed and had his own $5 million lawsuit against bart for allegedly violating has civil rights. earlier we spoke with his attorney who was not representing caldwell but he did represent the grant family. >> this is just a tragedy. you know, this case is like -- tragedies just keep unfolding. and it's just -- terrible to think that johntue is now gone. >> he told me caldwell's death does not mean the ends of the lawsuit against bart. his family members can sue in his place. investigators here in hayward are looking for any witnesses who have any information about this shooting to come forward. christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. a memorial service will be held this morning for the victims a plane crash in watsonville. david houghton took his wife and their sons on a trip to yosemite. he was piloting the plane when it went down in a fiery crash. an investigation into the cause is going to take months to
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complete. this morning's service is at 10 a.m. at the twin lakes church in aptos. witnesses say hospital shuttle bus in a deadly crash may have run a red light. the shuttle was headed to san francisco general when it cloyded with a big rig on thursday morning. the impact ejected 52-year-old psychiatrist dr. kevin mack. he landed under the big rig and was pronounced dead at the scene. witness reports suggest the driver may have run a red light on oak street. the intersection of oak and octavia boulevard is known as one of the most dangerous in the city. cars headed down a popular san francisco can soon make room for bike lanes. the city agency is considering biplanes for fell and oak streets. 67,000 vehicles combined to use the two roads each day. the pros bikeway would have a buffer zone and be wider than standard bike lanes, but to do that the city is going to have to remove travel lanes or street parking spaces. residents of a san bruno neighborhood are looking into
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installing security cameras for lighting following a string of recent car vandalisms. the latest incident was reported on thursday morning. 29 cars were damaged on evergreen drive. maywood and oakmont drive in the rolling woods neighborhood. vandals caused thousands in damages. neighbors believe kids are stake, out their neighborhood to make sure no one is around before they strike. san bruno city leaders are questioning the findings of a state report regarding last fall's pipeline explosion. state panel blamed a 2008 sewer project for weakening the pipeline. san bruno officials call the report poorly researched and they blame pg&e for the explosion. the city wants the national transportation safety board to be the ones who determine the exact cause of that blast. almost two dozen san jose firefighters are a job again after being laid off due to butt cuts. at yesterday's ceremony, the
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chief returned the badges of 22 firefighters who were among the 49 laid off. the rehiring was possible thanks to a $15 million grant from the federal emergency fund. >> you can't even explain it in words. it's a great feeling. this morning putting my uniform back on was just amazing. smile from here to ear, and i just can't wait to put the badge on now. >> the other 27 firefighters who were laid off will not be coming back. they either were hired on in other cities or chose not to return. their spots will be filled by new hires. police have uncovered a million dollar worth of marijuana plants. officers say they found the plants in the regional wilderness near san ramon yesterday. during the raid officers uprooted 3300 plants. police say the growers had tapped into the park's water supply and used various poisons and pesticides. so far no one has been arrested. it looks like opponents of a target store in san rafael
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have fall on a few votes pass to pass a referendum that would stop a store's development. the group keep it local needed about 2700 signatures. earlier this month, county election officials rejected some of the signatures leaving the group 37 signatures short. when the group contested, five of the names were valid but it's still 32 signatures short. the group will continue to fight against the target store. a judge ruled san francisco has the right to ban the sale of tobacco at the city's pharmacies. the suit was filed by safeway. it challenges city law that forbids selling tobacco in stores with pharmacies. the measure had an exemption for stores and big box stores, but that exemption was removed after a california appellate court found it violated a guarantee of equal protection. san francisco lounges are going in smoke and owners say they are being unfairly targeted. yesterday the dream hookah lounge was the latest to be shut down by the health
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department. 17 other hookah lounges are also told to shut down for allegedly violating the city's and state's bans on smoking indoors. another 20 are being investigated. o.j. simpson say the charges don't make sense. >> the city allowed us to open up a hookah lounge and now they're saying you can't smoke indoors. >> but they might have -- not have to close their doors permanently. the department of small businesses is working with some lounge owners to operate in a smoke-free environment. and anyone in a commercial building built before december 21, 2009 can apply future a license to allow smoking in and enclosed space. the new jersey man accused of stealing a picasso from a san francisco art gallery is scheduled to return to court next month. a judge ordered us not to show his face as he appeared in court yesterday. he pleaded not guilty to stealing a quarter million dollar sketch from a union square art gallery. police say security photos show him with the sketch. new jersey authorities say a raid on had been his apartment
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in new jersey uncovered 11 stolen artworks, including another picasso. >> all the things that were taken were apparently taken in the last 45 days. and that speaks more to a first of compulsive energy than someone who has the ability and the sophistication to go out and fence these paintings. >> the court has seized his passport and denied a defense request to reduce his $5 million bail. lugo also faces charges of shoplifting three bottles of wine worth $6,000. the opening weekend of the final harry potter movie is off to a magical start. the film has not even been out for 24 hours, but it has already brought in $90 million. and analysts are expecting more people to line up to say good- bye to the boy wizard. they say the movie is on track. it will score the biggest worldwide opening of all time.
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it's also setting record at the international box office earning $82.5 million so far. the harry potter movie was not such a spellbinding experience future some people in watsonville. during the final screens, the screen went black. the audience became upset and the police were called to defuse the situation. some people were then caught vandalizing posters in the lobby, but no one was cited or arrested. eventually, the problem was fixed and the movie continued. good morning to you. a live look from our roof cam this morning. you can see we're waking up with a gray sky once again our weekend weather pattern relatively unchanged. we may see just a little bit of a warm-up, especially for the inland spots. and when i say little, i mean just a couple degrees for today. giving you a look at the winds, generally light. southwesterly breeze santa rosa westerly in san francisco. with southwesterly and oakland seven miles per hour.
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fairfield blowing pretty strong and that delta breeze helped carry that marine layer into the central valley. let's talk about what is happening right here at home. cup see it's very widespread by 9 or 10:00 we want to begin to burn off the north bay, far east inland, concord, livermore, south bay looking the mostly sunny skies. but still around lunchtime or so we've got it around the bay area. out bay area cities will continue to see this. looks like san rafael into san francisco at your lunch hour just clearing the oakland water front there. so we will be in between the partly cloudy skies and then for the late afternoon, it looks like it's going to just continue to hug the coast. may not see a lot of sunshine for the coastline today. it's the trough hanging over the west coast that will continue to bring us the onshore flow, that southwesterly breeze, and will continue to bring us the cooler air mass. for anywhere from five to 10 degrees below average for the bay area and inland from 10 to 15 degrees cooler than what we should get this time of year. right now temperatures not too bad but with gray skies, light
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breeze it does feel cool, 58 in concord. 57 in oakland. 55 san francisco. mid-50s santa rosa as well as napa. and your afternoon highs for today, look at actually pretty nice. that zoomed right by but we're looking at widespread upper 60s, for most of the bay area. inland spots will actually feel good and we'll continue to see the afternoon highs along the coast. a cool one. so upper 50s, low 60s coastside, inland spots mid and upper 70s from mid-july. wow. you might be saying keep this coming. it feels pretty good with le see changes. tomorrow temperatures warm slightly then a bigger bump by monday. inland spots at least looking at 84 degrees and then upper 80s tuesday, 90 degrees on wednesday. so you see the gradual warming trend there. meanwhile, on the coastline it will take longer. we'll still be in the low 60s tuesday into wednesday. we've got your day planner coming up in just a little bit. time is 7:41. we'll take you outside for a live look at the bay bridge
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toll plaza. look at that, looks like a little bit of a slowdown for folks who are not going through fast track lanes. so if you have to pay, it may be slower four this saturday morning. the bay area has some 474 miles of carpool lanes with more on the way. but the percentage of drivers who carpool is falling. only 10% of commuters in santa clara county carpooled last year, compared to 14% in 1980. however, carpool lanes do remain busy because of the number of cars in california has nearly tripled in the last 30 years. on average, people who carpool in the bay area travel about 19 miles an hour faster than solo drivers. striking down on immigration is not quite working out the way it was planned. why a new law in one state is backfiring on some businesses. and a new trend is filling up the stomach with happy commuters in marin county. but why some business owners aren't smiling.
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good morning to you. another gray start to the day. partly cloudy skies, temperatures slightly warmer for the afternoon. as president obama deals with the debt crisis he's taking time out today to host the dalai lama. the spiritual leader is in washington, d.c. for an 11-day visit. president obama last night visited in february of 2010. that meeting angered chinese officials. the country accuses him of pushing for tibetan independence. today's meeting will take place in the white house map room. it's closed to the media. a strong earthquake struck off the coast of chile.
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the magnitude 6.0 hit yesterday near the third largest city. themers were felt in the capital of santiago, 75 niles away. there are no reports of injuries or damage. chile is on the so-called ring of fire and arc of fault lines prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. the death toll from the bombings in mumbai, india is now at 19. no group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. authorities have not named any suspects. but this morning we are learning police have spanned out to at least three different cities there to look for terrorist groups that may have connections to the attack. the three bombs went off on wednesday during the evening rush-hour. venezuelan president chavez is become to cuba. he made the announcement yesterday saying he needs a second round of cancer treatment. last month he traveled to the communist country to undergo surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and just returned home last week. it's not clear how long he will stay in cuba this time around. a member of casey anthony's legal team was spotted at the
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jail where she is being held just one day before she is set to be released. this is attorney mason, seen yesterday at florida's orange county jail. he would not say who he was there to see, but people are speculating that it was anthony. he also would not say what time she will be released tomorrow. anthony was found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee. de sure manman removed from a u.s. airways flight recently found out the charges against him were being dropped. >> i was ecstatic. i just -- so many emotions came through me, but it was basically a sigh of relief for me. >> he was taken off the flight from sfo for refusing to pull up his baggie pants. he was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, battery of a police officer, and obstruction. but the district attorney says there is not enough evidence to support those charges. a protest for prisoner
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rights tied up traffic in downtown san francisco last night. a handful of marchers went down market street from u.n. plaza. they are raising awareness of inmate hunger strikes at pelican bay and other state prisons. the protestors claim inmates are subjected to inhumane treatment such as long confinement in windowless rooms, lack of health care, group punishment, and poor food. >> prisoners have had enough. and they're courageously going on hunger strikes, coming together from across racial barriers to say that enough is enough. >> prison officials say they monitor the health of inmates closely while they have treated a few inmates for dehydration. they say there have been no serious health issues with other prisoners. local families in need are going to receive some help today. six by area food banks will send volunteers it safeway stores throughout the bay area. they'll collect cash and food
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donation. people can help by buying a specially produced $10 background of groceries. the food will go to needy families and bay area food banks say bay area demand has risen by 45% since 2008. a new trend is moving to marin county and is causing some concern for restaurant owners there. five gourmet food trucks from san francisco set up shop in the parking lot of the larkspur fiery and now the event will happen weekly. some are enjoying the new trend. >> any sister works in novato so she is talking about this so we request get -- all about [audio not understandable] >> it's a great idea. fabulous. >> while those working at restaurants in the area are not as fleesed, restaurant owners tell us the transit authority should have notified local businesses about the new concept and should have also asked them to participate. san jose police have recruited two federal immigration agents to fight
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gang violence, but the effort may be backfiring with the public. >> our message is clear, we don't want ice here. >> yesterday community groups held a rally to express their anger about two ice agents. community leaders say they believe ice is just look to be round up undocumented workers. they also say the presence of the agents will make people less-likely cooperate with police and report crimes. >> word spreads like wildfire in the community that any contact with the police could lead to deportation for themselves or their family members. >> speakers at the rally want the ice agents to come forward and introduce themselves to the community. police say the agents are focusing only on gang-related crimes, a community meeting is planned so both sides can address their concerns. georgia's controversial new immigration law is creating a problem for some business owners. the law that went into effect on july 1 allows police to check the immigration status of
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criminal suspects. it also includes a provision making it a felony to provide false information when applying for a job and that's where business owners say the problem is occurring. a lot of their jobs are filled by immigrants. >> this will cook all this food, who will peel the potatoes? who will wash dishes? that's are questions that we have to answer. >> a survey of georgia restaurant association members finds that almost half are already experiencing a labor shortage, and 27% say they have noticed a decline in job applications since the immigration law went into effect. the restaurant association says the labor shortage will driver up prices and that means bad news for customers. the hollywood power couple that is calling it quits. plus cheating at the women's world cup. the doping scandal uncovered this morning that is being called the worst in almost 20 years. >> it's a dreary start to the morning outside our doors. mostly gray skies. coming up when you can expect
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it will land in san francisco a little earlier than expected. the award winning musical will be rule and from orpheum theater about a month earlier than its original end date. sales are not strong enough to keep the show in the theater. if you already have a ticket, you can exchange it for an earlier showing or get a full refund. "american idol" judge jennifer lopez is back on the market. after seven years of marriage, lopez and husband marc anthony have decided to part ways. they released a statement saying it was a joint decision and is going their privacy. the couple has two children together, this will be the third divorce for lopez and the second for anthony. time is 7:54. are you ready for some football?
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the nfl and its players are making progress on a new deal. sources say the contract could run seven to 10 years. boeing sides will meet through the weekend. they have addressed key issues, including rookie contracts and a salary cap. this lockout has already lasted four months. on the over of the women's world cup final, news of the worst doping scandal in a soccer tournament in two decades. five koreans have tested positive for steroids. north korea says the athletes accidentally took steroids as part of a traditional chinese medicine. north korea was eliminated in the first round after losing to the united states and sweden. if you've caught world cup fever, reinvited to watch the u.s. women play in tomorrow's final. stars such as hope solo and abby resume back will battle japan on a giant screen at civic center plaza. the city has been holding free viewing parties throughout the
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tournament. at&t park is traditionally the home of baseball, but today it is all about soccer. the stadium has been turned in a soccer field for a soccer match between england's man chestedder city and mexico's club america. park officials say this is the sixth socker game held at at&t park. the game is part of the herbalife challenge. it begins at 5 this afternoon. immediately after that game, the park will be transformed back to its original look in time for monday's home game. let's check in with rosemary real quick on that weekend forecast. hey, rosemary. >> good morning to you. more of the same, about sums it up. we'll be just slightly warmer future today. our inland areas may warm a couple degrees. we remain cool for this time of year and you can just see the cloud deck there. about 3,000 feet this morning. your forecast for the afternoon, we will see the late clearing along the bay area, perhaps the coast no clearing at all for the afternoon. we're sitting in the mid-50s to low 60s around the area, by
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9:00 or so. heading out to the farmers market, even a little drizzle this morning may need a hat if you're heading out towards berkeley, the oakland area. noontime, numbers 59 degrees for the coast. 70 inland. and our valley spots, for mid- july not bad at all. upper 70s, even some low 80s out there although it will be tough to find those low 80s and we could be a little breezy at times. winds between 10 and 20 miles per hour coming in from the southwest. 73 expected for napa. 76 in concord. mid-70s in livermore. 70 for fremont. 66 in oakland. if you're heading out to the doubleheader, oakland a's here on ktvu. 61 degrees san francisco. and 59 the afternoon high for pacifica. so along the coastline could be a little miserable. little cool inland and it will be quite pleasant. tomorrow temperatures will warm just a tad and then a bigger warm-up monday, tuesday, wednesday. finally bounce, back to the upper 80s, low 90s tuesday and
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wednesday. along the coastline, remain cool but not too bad. mostly sunny skies, 64 degrees by mid-week wednesday. back to you. did it wake up up? the overnight quake jolting some bay area residents early this morning. and rupert murdoch under fire, the new apology from the media mogul as a hacking scandal continues to grow. and the online deal too good to be true! the unbelievable cheap price for apple's ipad 2. go! go!
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. 48 ahead, did you feel it? the overnight earthquake jolting people out of their beds across the bay area this morning. we'll have the latest details on a hayward shoot that has ties to a high-profile bay area case. >> low clouds, fog and drizzle this morning. what you can expect for your saturday, coming up! and the 405 freeway is shut down. but will southland commuters be able to avoid karma get on? that's coming up on mornings on two. >> let's go over to rosemary
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who is watching the chilly morning. >> good morning to you! our temperatures not too bad but when you add the clouds, maybe a little breeze, just cool this morning. and a little foggy to add to that. we've got drizzle falling over parts of the bay area. that will be with us to the morning hours. we are going have the afternoon sunshine with us, the inland areas will clear first and afternoon breeze expected, and we will begin to see a slow warm-up starting today, but it's going to be very subtle. we'll look at the temperatures outside your door this morning, what you can expect for saturday afternoon, coming up. well, you may have felt it, it was a small earthquake but it did shake the bay area overnight. the magnitude 3.4 quake hit just before 4:00 in morning. it was centered around berkeley. it did wake up some of our ktvu viewers because we got several calls from the east bay as well as from san francisco. most people describe feeling a sharp jolt. this point no word of any damages or injuries. continuing coverage now of the hayward gas station shooting.
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we have been following since the 10:00 news last night. ktvu has learned the man killed is johntue called well. he was a close friend of oscar grant and at the scene of the shooting offer the bart platform in 2009. christian kazdin joins us live now with new details on what happened. christian. >> reporter: mike, in just the last half hour we've moved to the hayward police department looking for an update to the shooting. the police and coroner are not releasing the identity but multiple sources say the victim was johntue caldwell. police say it appears to have been a targeted attack. witnesses tell police the victim was sitting in a gold cadillac when the shooter approached from the side and fired several shots into the car, hitting the victim in the head and chest. police say they were flooded with calls from potential witnesses shortly after that shooting.
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witnesses tell ktvu the victim in this case was johntue caldwell, a friend of oscar grant. caldwell was on the platform the night grant was killed and had his own $5 million lawsuit against bart for allegedly violating his civil rights. we've spoken with caldwell's mother in june in los angeles, while she was takenning the johannes mehserle case. she told ktvu the young people on the platform that night center had a tough time processing all the they've been through. >> we love our son. we love our kids. we love our nephews. we love them! and no one knows what they're going through. no one is helping them. no one seems like they care about the boys. they just seem like they all care about this cop. >> investigators are looking for anyone with investigation about yesterday's shooting to come forward. christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news.
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oakland police are following several leads in connection with the killing of a young woman whose body was set on friar. yesterday the woman was identified as 21-year-old monica rodas, the mother of a three-year-old son. on thursday morning police say her body was dumped in a rockridge neighborhood and set on fire. we spoke with her family who says she left home on wednesday night with a friend and now they say they're struggling to understand why this happened. >> monica was always happy. sheriffs a good girl. it was just an injustice what they did to her. >> late last night, police began questioning rhoda's most recent boyfriend some far he has not been charged or arrested. tomorrow a car wash will be held at the ymca. the family is raising money fortune rational costs and a trust fund for the victims fund. volunteers are beginning another search for missing nursing student michelle le, following a similar effort yesterday. our cameras were at the search command center in hayward just before it got underway. organizers have been concentrating on rural areas of
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alameda county, hoping to find the 26-year-old last seen at kaiser hospital in hayward. investigators are treating the case as a homicide, but the family is holding out hope that she may still be alive. the reward in the cass now stand at $100,000. in response to a request from the obama administration, the military has been ordered to temporarily continue its "don't ask, don't tell" policy. that ruling came down late yesterday afternoon and based on new information from the government. it says dismantling the program suddenly could be problematic. instead the government says all of the facts need to be considered and the policy needs to be slowly rolled back. that ruling is not going to top hundreds of troops and veterans, however, from showing their support for gay rights. in san diego a former navy specialest is organizing the first mill gary group to lead a gay pride parade. marching could be a risk for their military careers. but supporters say it's time for gay service members to stop living in fear.
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the parade is set to begin at 11 a.m. and a socially conservative group is preparing to take action. they are trying to overturn the new state law requiring public schools to teach gay history. senate bill 48 was signed by governor brown on thursday and will be implemented beginning january 1. yesterday afternoon the sacramento based group capital resource institute filed documents to start a voter referendum. if they can collect about 434,000 signatures, the law could be rejected. the group has a long history of opposing california's efforts to expand rights to the gay population. the city of vallejo is agreeing to scale back plans for a new park after a lengthy protest by native american tribes. they were planning to redevelop parts of the glen cove waterfront. but for the past three months, local native american tribes have been camped out in the area. they say the site is an ancient burial ground and must be protected. this week the two sides reached a deal. the city will share development
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rights with two of the native american groups, in return they have to agree to some of the proposed projects, including rest rooms and hiking trails. in the bayview district today supporters every mayor ed lee will be out canvassing the enable, as part of the run ed run campaign. the campaign has been trying to convince mayor ed lee to run for election this november. he says he's not interested. the board of supervisors appointed him as mayor in january to finish gavin newsom's term. today's canvas starts at 10:00. the wheels of justice could soon spin slowly in san francisco. the superior court will announce deep cuts on monday. 25 of 63 courtrooms could close, almost all the civil division. 200 employees could lose their jobs. a court spokeswoman predicts it cook take a year and a half to receive a divorce or a child custody order. with less state funding, san francisco's superior court faces nearly a $14 million deficit.
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good morning to you! another gray start to the day. we've got gray fog and talking a little drizzle right around the bay area. if you're out and about early, you may have the windshield wipers going at times. we've got a light breeze in most cases southwesterly in santa rosa, san francisco reporting westerly breeze, oakland 7 miles per hour and san jose northerly at the moment. fairfield really blowing throughout the overnight hours and this morning. blowing that marine layer all the way into the central valley. meanwhile, we're dealing with this widespread gray and it's fairly thick. it's going to stick around, especially along the coast. our inland spots will begin to clear this morning. 54 degrees right now in oakland, 57 san francisco. upper 50s redwood city. palo alto down into san jose reporting 59 degrees. mid and upper 50s livermore and concord. you get east of pittsburg, antioch dealing with partly cloudy, mostly sunny skies at this time. fairfield also looking at partly cloudy, mostly clear
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skies. napa and santa rosa with the clouds overhead, mid-50s outside your door so feels a bit cool out there. temperatures are actually running from two to three degrees warmer than yesterday. but still, with the clouds it's going to feel a cool. fog forecast for are here, become up by 10:00, north bay begins to clear. santa rosa, napa, concord, livermore, free month still dealing with partly cloudy skies, mostly cloudy. san jose, the south bay looking good through the bay area, and we will begin to see it actually burning off better by about lunchtime so it looks like along the oakland waterfront your lunchtime hour will be a clear one along the coastline, though, it will take most of the afternoon and here we are 4:00, still looks like parts of the north by dealing with some fog there. san rafael, sausalito, may be gray all day. your satellite view a little toes see that trough pattern here. it will hang off the coast the entire weekend so our pattern not going to change a lot. we're expecting temperatures to warm just a bit but will be with the a.m.
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fog, clouds, drizzle, partly cloudy in the afternoon. and our highs reaching into the 70s, perhaps an 80-degree out there somewhere. we're looking at 74 santa rosa this afternoon, 72 in son a. widespread 60s berkeley into oakland, as well as san leandro. inland, we are looking at 76 for walnut creek, 77 in pittsburg. south bay widespread 70s today, 74 expected san jose, and cool on the coast. 59 pacificca, 59 half moon bay. 61 in san francisco. partly cloudy skies at mostly gray on the west side of the city. extended forecast, gradual warm- up into tuesday, wednesday. finally beginning to feel like summer again, at least inland. 87 for tuesday. 90 degrees on wednesday. we got your lunchtime numbers coming in just a little bit. time now for your drive time traffic, let's take you outside to the bay bridge toll plaza. and all looking smooth as you make that approach to the
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incline. move to the west and give you a live look at the golden gate bridge and there she something, still wrapped. in that morning blankets of fog. but traffic seems to be okay right now. but of course that could change later in the day as crews begin the next phase of repairs on doyle drive. beginning at 8:00 ton, both directions of highway 1 between parker city will shut down. roads should be back open by 11:00 tomorrow morning. detours will be in place during the closure. right now the 405 freeway in los angeles is closed, and people are wondering if they're in going to survive. let's show you a live look. this looks like -- okay. earlier they were shutting counsel the freeway. you can see it the one chp patrol officer going down the very, very empty freeway, very different scene than what it usually looks like at the 405, almost at any point in the day. the freeway will be shut town
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for 53 hours and rehope on monday morning. >> if people don't meet the call to plan ahead, stay at home, get out of their car, there is going to be gridlock like we haven't seen, maybe the mother of all gridlock. >> let's hope not. but look at that picture. that's what it usually looks like on the 405. we should tell you that 10 miles stretch is being shut down because crews need to demolish part of the mulholland bridge. this is all part of a $1 billion project that will widen that freeway. an online mistake now has an online retailer trying to make things right. the unbelievably cheap price for apple's ipad and what is happening to the customers who managed to get that deal. >> you also can't solve it without asking the wealthiest americans to take their fair share. >> and president obama makes another push for tax increases, as the debt showdown continues. i tell ya, i work a long day, every day.
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my ears flop around too. check it out. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. it's hard work; i need a nap. good morning to you! wow, take a look at that, socked in by fog over san francisco this morning. temperatures sitting in the 50s. new this morning, rupert murdoch is saying sorry for the phone hacking scandal threatening his media empire. he has full seven page ads in seven newspapers in britain today saying news corp is sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. he closed his news of the world tabloid last week after
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accusations of phone hacking. the media mogul also apologized publicly yesterday in london. >> find out what happened, i apologize and have nothing further to say. >> two of his top executives resigned yesterday in response to the scandal, including dow jones sri jones hinton. this morning the debt showdown rage on. president obama targeted the issues both sides need to compromise on. >> the truth is you can't solve our deficit without cutting spending. but you also can't solve it without asking the wealthiest americans to pay their fair share. >> the president says we need to cut spending on domestic and defense programs and rework programs like medicaid. he also says the biggest challenge seems to be taking on the tax code. he says we need to cut the tax breaks and deductions for
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wealthy americans and big corporations. republican leaders continue to disagree with the president's stand on tax breaks. they say the government should focus on bigger spending cuts. >> our stand on the debt limit has been clear -- there can be no tax hikes because tax hikes destroy jobs. we need real spending cuts, and real spending cuts that will exceed of the amount of increase in the debt limit. >> the house speaker yesterday on capitol hill. next week republicans say the house will vote on their bill. they call it cut cap and balance and say it will balance the budget. it will also include a rise in the debt ceiling. as president obama deals with the debt crisis, he's taking time today to host the dalai lama. the tibetan leader is in washington, d.c. for an 11-day visit. president obama last met with the dalai lama last year in february. that meeting angered chinese officials. the country accuse the spiritual leader of pushing for
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tibetan independence. today's meeting will take place in the white house map room. it is closed to the media. information seized from osama bin laden's compound shows he was targeting president obama. american forces stormed bin laden's pakistan hideout in may. in it, u.s. officials say it found documents bin laden wanted to attack the united states on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. plans included including general petraeus and shooting down air force one or the helicopter with a missile or rocket grenade. other documents show bin laden was pushing for a stronger terrorist presence in europe. bp hopes to win become the confidence of federal regulators. it will impose new safety standards at drilling projects in the gulf of mexico. the safety measures exceed federal requirements. bp pledges better supervision and improved drilling practices aimed at preventing blowouts like the one in april of last year. the explosion killed 11 rig
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workers and released nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf. in our economy watch in morning, we're learning more about the takeover deal targeting oakland based clorox. billionaire carl icon announced yesterday he is offering $10.2 billion for the company. however he feels he shouldn't, the only bidder for clorox. he said shop around it get the best deal. the company could get offers more than the $10.2 billion he is offering. cruise lines wants to go public. that's according do a regulatory -- thing filed yesterday. it expects to raise as much as 250 million by selling an unspecified number of shares. the honey would be used to help reduce its more than $3 billion in debt. they did not say when it plans to go public. and president obama is choosing someone other than controversial consumer advocate elizabeth warren as head of the
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new consumer protection bureau. the white house source says the president is expected to make an official nomination sometime next week. president obama appointed warren to help set up the bureau last year but never named her director. the bureau will enforce regulations covering mortgages and credit cards. an online mistake let some shoppers buy apple's ipad 2 for quite a bargain price. sears.com accidentally sold the 16 gigabyte version for only $69 yesterday afternoon. the regular price is $745. it's not clear how many people actually bought the ipad for that cheap price, but sears says it is not honoring the deal. the retailer said last night it is canceling all the orders and refunding its customers. did a glitzy vegas hotel and casino give guests a potentially deadly disease? the bacteria found that could give defendants legionnaires
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followed by a message from the entertainer. beyonce praised the female specialist for inspiring everyone to live their dreams. the crew is continuing to move cargo to and from the international space station. they want to ensure operations are not disrupted if it two american companies delay deliveries next year. nasa was waking up the atlantis astronauts, the space agency successfully launchrd a delta 4 rocket from cape canaveral. >> we have ignition of the main engine. and we have liftoff. >> there it goes! that rocket is carrying a navigation satellite for the air force. that satellite should have a longer life span while enhancing military signals had are more resistant to jamming. the fog is in for a lot of people here in the bay area. let's check in with rosemary. >> our inland areas will be sunny and pleasant day for the valley locations. so if you like it nice and mild
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and warmed, that's where to head on the coast it will be gray and cool. giving you a hive look from our roof cam, heading up to the coliseum to see the oakland a's play this afternoon. you can watch it right here on ktvu. the big bay area barbeque championship going on there this morning starting in the low 60s by about 9:30, and then warming into the mid-60s for the afternoon there in oakland. right now our temperatures are from 56 degrees to 60 degrees outside our door. plenty of gray, even a little bit of drizzle out there. partly cloudy skies for your lunchtime, still cool by the coast. upper 50s. but low 70s inland. widespread 60s around the bay area for the afternoon. take a look at hayward, 66. 70 degrees for fremont. and the further inland you go, the warmer you get. 76 concord. 77 in fairfield. if we head south, 74 san jose. 80 degrees in morgan hill. it's going to be a slow, warm- up. a little bit of warming today, just a two to three degrees or
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so all we're expecting. tomorrow a little more, and then monday into tuesday, bouncing back into the mid and upper 80s for the inland spots. reaching 90 degrees by wednesday. so we again will feel like summer by midweek between now and then it's going to be very pleasant inland and cool along the coast. back to you. >> thank you. lake tahoe beach gophers have less beach to sunbathe on this summer. the snowpack this month is more than double the normal size, and water levels have risen 5 feet just this year. about 20 feet of sandy beach that was around the lake last year is now underwater. >> it's not that abnormal to be this high and have small beaches. however, it is abnormal to have sump a large rise in one year. >> water officials say warmer weather will cause lake levels to drop more in the coming weeks. we are learning more about the potentially deadly disease that is surfaced in one of the most glitzy hotels in las
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vegas. the aria says guests may have been exposed to the bacteria that spreads legionnaires disease. the hotel has sent letters to former guests. officials spoke out yesterday about the outbreak. >> most people who get exposed to this are fine. but there's no reason it take any chance. >> i'm okay with it. i think we're more likely to win gambling than to get that. >> six guests over the last two years have contracted legionnaires by inhaling mist from the water supply. symptoms include headaches, muscle aches and chills and people with weak immune systems such as the elderly and children are the most vulnerable. the man accused of walking away with that picasso piece from a union square art gallery says he is not guilty. the court appearance he made as his legal troubles build up on the other side of the country. >> we'll have the latest details about the hayward homicide with ties to a high- profile bay area case.
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a deadly shooting at a hayward gas station. the connection the victim has with a fruitvale bart shooting death of oscar grant more than two years ago. welcome back to ktvu mornings on 2. the shooting at the gas station happened last night and we now have learned the victim is johntue caldwell, a friend of the late oscar grant. christian kasdin is live with what we're learning about caldwell. christian. >> reporter: good morning. just before the break i was on the phone with the coroner's office, they're still not officially releasing the
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identity of the victim of yesterday's shooting and we have moved here to hayward police department and they are not releasing the official identity of the victim. but multiple sources have told us the victim was johntue caldwell, a longtime friends of oscar grant. police say they don't have a motive, but they have told us this appears to have been a targeted attack. witnesses tell police the victim in this case was sitting in a gold cadillac when the shooter approached from the vied and fired several shots into the car hitting the victim in the head and chest. police say they were flooded with calls from potential witnesses shortly after that shooting. witnesses tell ktvu the victim in this case was johntue caldwell, a friend every oscar grant, the victim of the bart officer-involved shooting in january of 2008. caldwell was actually on the platform the night grant was killed and had his own $5 million lawsuit against bart for allegedly violating his civil rights. early this morning we spoke with attorney john burris by phone, who is not representing caldwell but did represent the
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grant family. >> this is just a tragedy. you know, this case is like tragedies just keep unfolding. and it's just terrible to think that johntue is now gone. >> in the press release from police this morning, they have said they're looking for any witnesses in the case to come forward. christian kasdin, cut channel 2 news. senator. new this morning, federal agents have pulled the curtain on a counterfeit movie ring in san jose. yesterday the agents arrested the alleged ringleaders of the operation at mia's fashion store on alum rock avenue. this store was the center of the operation. in a series of raids, agents seized thousands of dvdss, pinners, duplicators and 53,000 dollars in cash. all five of the people arrested are being charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute illegal copies of copyrighted movies. a memorial service will be held this morning for the victims of a plane crash in
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watsonville. david houghton took his wife and their sons on a trip to yosemite. he was piloting the plane when it went down in a crash. an investigation into the cause will take months to complete. this morning service is at 10 a.m. at the twin lakes church in aptos. the new jersey han accused of stealing a picasso from a san francisco art gallery is scheduled to return to court next month. he plead not guilty. yesterday to stealing a quarter million dollar sketch from a union square art gallery. police say security photos though show him with the sketch. new jersey authorities say a raid on his apartment in new jersey uncovered 11 stolen artworks, including another picasso. >> all the things that were taken were apparently taken in the last 45 days. and that speaks more to a burst of compulsive energy than someone who has the ability and the sophistication to go out and fence these paintings. >> the court has seized his
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passport and denied a defense request to reduce his $5 million bail. leukoalso faces charges of shoplifting three bought, of wine worth $6,000. a state plan blamed a 2008 sewer project for weakening the san bruno pipeline. the report is called poorly researched and blame pg&e for the explosion. the city wants the national transportation safety board to determine the exact cause of the blast. san jose police have recruited two federal immigration agents to fight gang violence but the of the may be backfiring with the public. >> our message is clear, we don't want ice here. >> yesterday south gay groups held a rally to express their anger about the two ice agents. they believe ice is just lock to be round up undocumented workers and the presence of the agents will make people less likely to cooperate are police
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and report crimes. >> word spreads like wildfire in the community that any contact with the police could lead to deportation for themselves or their family members. >> speakers at rally want the ice agents to come forward and introduce themselves to the community. police say agents are focusing only on gang-related crimes. the community meeting is being planned so both sides can address their concerns. a protest for a prisoner rights set up traffic in downtown san francisco last night. a hand full of marchers went down market street from u.n. plaza. they are raising awareness of inmate hunger strikes at pelican bay and other state prisons. protestors claim they are subjected to inhumane treatment such as long confinement in windowless rooms, lack of health care, group punishment, and poor food. >> prisoners have had enough and they're courageously going on hunger strikes, coming together from across racial barriers to say that enough is enough. >> prison officials say they monitor the health of inmates
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closely and while they have treated a few inmates for dehydration, they say they have been no serious health issues with other prisoners. almost two dozen san jose firefighters have a job again after being laid off due to budget cuts. yesterday the chief returned the badges of 22 firefighters who were among the 49 laid off. the rehiring was possible thanks to a 15 million-dollar grant from the federal emergency fund. >> you can't even explain it in words. it's a great feeling. this morning putting my uniform become on was just amazing. smile from ear to ear, and i just can't wait to put the badge on now. >> the other 27 firefighters who were laid off will not be coming back. they either were hired on in other cities or chose not to return so those spots will be filled by new hires. police uncovered a million dollars worth of marijuana plants. officers say they fun to the plants in the regional wilderness near san ramon yesterday. during the raid officers uprooted 3300 plants.
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police say the growers had tapped into the park's water supply and used various poisons and pesticides. authorities destroyed the plants and so far no one has been arrested. a federal judge has ruled that san francisco has the right to ban the sale of tobacco at the pharmacies. that suit was filed by safeway. it challenges the law that forbids selling tobacco in stores with pharmacies. the measure had an exemption originally for stores and big box stores. but that exemption was removed an it violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection. for hookah lounges are going up in smoke as owners are say they're unfairly targeted. yesterday the dream hookah lounge was the latest to be shut down by the public health department. 17 other hookah lounges are also being told to shut down for allegedly violating city and state bans on smoking indoors. another 20 are being investigated. hookah lounge owners say they -- charges do not make sense. >> the city allowed us to open
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up a hookah lounge and a year later now they're saying you can't smoke indoors. >> but they might not have to close their doors permanently. the county's department of small businesses is working with some lounge owners to plate in a smoke-free environment and anyone in a commercial building built before december 31, 2009 can apply for a license to allow smoking in an enclosed space. looks like the opponents of target store have fallen a few votes short. they needed about 2700 signatures. earlier this month county election officials rejected some of the signatures leaving the group 37 signatures short. when the group contested, five of the names were determined to be valid but that still leaves 32 signatures shorted of what they needed. the group says it will continue to fight against the target store. a new trend is moving to marin county and is causing concern for some restaurant owners there. five gourmet food trucks from
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san francisco set up shop in the parking lot of the fehr building last night attracting commuters and some residents. the event kicked off earlier this summer and now happens weekly. those who visited the lot said they are enjoying the fairly new trend. >> my sister lives in novato and is talking about that. so we can get -- all about. i think it's a great idea. fabulous. >> those working in the area say they're in not as pleased. owners say the transit authority should have notified local businesses about the new concept and also asked them to participate. good morning to you! a dreary start to the day. take a look at all that cloud cover out there. it is well inland this morning, and it will begin to burn off over the next couple hours along the coastline may linger and hang around all day long. the winds light across the area from the north bay. along the peninsula down into the south bay from five it 10
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miles expected to pick up in the afternoon. 10 to 15 miles per hour and it will be an onshore southwesterly breeze. a fairfield with a pretty good brose blowing some of that marine layer inland. we've got to get on the other side of antioch and fairfield before you finally see some clearing. vacaville mostly clear but fairfield mostly cloudy. and you can see just how widespread it is across the bay. we will again watch it burn off in the morning hours. the north bay and south bay looking good. partly cloudy skies, mostly sunny concord livermore, inland we are looking at the temperatures beginning to warm by then, but around the bay area along the coast, peninsula, and oakland looking still pretty gray. it takes until noontime before it starts to pull back burning off but still right here inside the bay. you can see and even for the second half of the afternoon it looks like it's going to be hanging tougher right around san rafael, sausalito into san francisco. going to be mostly gray and on the coastline we're not looking at much sunshine at all we have
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a trough pattern that will continue through the weekend and our pattern not going to change at least until monday, tuesday when the trough finally movers out of here. meanwhile we're dealing with guess outside our door. slightly warmer than yesterday. 59 in concord. 57 in oakland. 56 san francisco. so the farmers markets this morning will be a busy and around oakland if you're heading that way, bring along a jacket. we've gone at little drizzle out there this morning. afternoon highs for today, we're looking at widespread 70s. for our far inland areas, 74 for santa rosa, 70 expected in novato. 73 in napa. 76 in concord. so actually a nice day for the inland spots. 75 expected in livermore. 75 san jose. and sunny skies and 70 degrees may actually be perfect weather for you. meanwhile on the coastline it will be a chilly one. upper 50s, low 60s and we'll continue this all the way into midweek wednesday. finally beginning to see a warm- up for the tuesday, wednesday time frame. we're looking at 63 degrees along the coast. mid 3 upper 80s monday and
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tuesday for the valley spots and then finally getting back to summer-like weather. 90 degrees expected for your mid-week wednesday. we'll lock at your afternoon day planner coming up. a wounded congressman gabrielle giffords is swept with cash. the donations pouring into her bank accounted as she continues her recovery. and a volcano quiet for 20 years is suddenly making some noise. tens of thousands of people now being forced to run away from their homes. and a loevy look at the sunol grade. things are moving very smoothly out there. you're watching mornings on 2.
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good morning to you! a blanket of low clouds and fog over the bay area this morning. temperatures from 5 do 15 degrees below average for the afternoon. time is 8:45. in news of the world this morning, venezuelan president chavez says he is on his way back to cuba. he made that announce and yesterday saying he needs a second round of cancer treatment. last month he traveled to the communist country for surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. he just returned homing last week. it's not clear how long had will stay in cuba this time
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around. we have new video from indonesia which shows a large volcano blowing its top. it's happening in the province. the volcano began spewing ash on thursday night. news reports from that area say more than 4,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. there are no reports of any injuries at this point. but authority are still assessing the damage in the immediate area. this is the first eruption since 1991. a strong earthquake struck off the coast of chile. the magnitude 6.0 hit yesterday near the third largest city. tremors were felt in sant yankeeee, 75 miles away. there are no reports of injury or damage. chile is on the so-called ring of fire, which is an arc of fault lines that are prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. blasts if iraq killed 9 people, including an american soldier. he died while conducting operation in iraq. several car bombs killed shiite muslim pilgrims near the holy city of karbala. an additional 70 people were
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injured yew a san francisco native missing in action for more than 60 years is now back home in the by area from a german battlefield. private first class edward o'toole received full military honors at golden gate national cemetery yesterday. remains were located two years ago in a forest in germany, and they were later identified as the 23-year-old from san francisco. dozens of veterans and some san francisco natives paid their respects to the man they never knew. >> he did serve his country, gallantly, and honorably. >> so the honor and the memory of this man is -- there's no words for it. >> edward o'toole's nephew is the only known living relative and yesterday he accepted the flag from the casket. time is 8:47. g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney has a war chest larger than any other republican. records show the former massachusetts governor mass a
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$12.7 million total, three times more than his next closest rival, congresswoman michele bachmann. romney raised more than $18 million from april to june. texas governor rick perry remains tight-lipped over whether he'll run for president. he signed three bills yesterday but dodged questions from the news media. perry has not answered questions from texas reporters for more than six weeks. with a wide open republican field, analysts and fellow texas politicians believe he is going to toss his hat into the ring. >> this would be the best chance he'll probably ever have, and people are still looking for a candidate who run. >> washington insists on this new layer of bureaucracy, layers that are going to cost jobs. >> perry assumed office when then texas governor george w. bush resigned to become president. last month perry said he was thinking about running. even though it's unclear
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whether congressman -- congresswoman giffords will ever return to work, people continue to contribute to the campaign. federal record show she received more than $280,000 between april and june. her 2012 re-election campaign has collected in all about $780,000. giffords continues to recover from injuries sustained after being shot in the head back on january 8th. an aide says her friends are making sure she has the resources so she can return to capitol hill. a member of casey anthony's legal team was spotted at the jail where she is being held just one day before she is said to be released. this is attorney cheney mason. he was seen yesterday at florida's orange county jail. he would not say who he was there to see, but people are speculate that it was anthony. he also would not say what time she will be released tomorrow. anthony was found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee. are you ready for some football?
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the nfl and its players are making progress on a new deal. sources say the contract could run seven to 10 years. both sides will meet through the weekend and recently they have addressed key issues, including rookie contracts and a salary cap. a lockout so far has lasted four months. the opening weekend of the final harry potter movie is off to a magical start. the film has not been out even 24 hours, but it's already brought in $90 million. analysts are expecting more people to line up to say good- bye to the boy wizard. they say the movie is on track to score the big evidence opening of all time. it is also setting records at the international box office, earning $82.5 million so far. the harry potter movie wasn't such a spellbinding experience for people in watsonville. during the movie's final scenes, the screen suddenly went to black. the audience quickly became upset and the police were
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called in to defuse the situation. some people were caught vandalizing postedders in the lobby but no one cited or arrest and eventually the problem was fixnd and the movie continued. "american idol" judge jennifer lopez is back on the marketed. after seven years of marriage she and her husband decided to part ways. they released a statement saying it was a joint decision and then requested privacy. the couple has two children together. this is the third divorce for lopez and the second for anthony. billy elliot will end its san francisco run earlier than expected. the award winning musical will be pulled from the orpheum theater on august 21st, about a month earlier than its original end dated. producers say sales are not strong enough to keep the show in the theater. if you already have a ticket you can can exchange it for an earlier showing or get a full refund. at&t park gets transformed. the soccer game taking place
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see still blanketed by fog out there. but things are moving slowly. later this evening, a closure will happen overnight and that closure will stay in place until 11 tomorrow morning. local families will receive help today. six bay area food banks will send volunteers to safeways throughout the area and collect cash and food donation. people can also help by buying a specially produced $10 bag of groceries. the food will go to needy families. bay area food banks say bay area demand has risen by 45% since 2008. people are struggling with their taxes can help get help from the i.r.s. today for free. two bay area i.r.s -- offices will hold an open house today. agents will be standing by to help people sort out their tax issues and get back on the right track although the event is to help tax delinquents, anyone can get answers it their tax questions not appointment is necessary, and the services
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are free. the open houses go from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in san francisco it's held at the golden gate office and in san jose on south market street. at&t park is home to the world champs of major league baseball but today it's all about soccer. the field has been turned into a soccer field for a match between england's manchester city and mexico's club america. park officials say this is the sixth soccer game held at at&t park. it begins at 5 this afternoon and immediately after the game the park will be transformed back to its original look in time for monday's baseball game. here are the top stories we're been following for you this saturday morning. we're continuing to gather new information about a fatal shooting in hayward happened yesterday at a 76 going station. johntue caldwell was in a cadillac when someone shot him and we've now learned he is of course one of the people in the
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fruitvale bart shooting of oscar grant. the debt showdown rages on. president obama said we cannot cut spending without asking wealthy americans to pay their fair share. republicans say the government should focus on bigger spending cuts. right now the 405 freeway in los angeles is closed and people are wondering if they'll survive. this is a live look at an area of the freeway -- that's 101 so that's one of the areas people are moving around. crews began closing the 405 last night. it will be shut down for 53 hours, reopening monday morning. people are being urged to stay off the roads. there are other ways to get around but your best bet is trying to stay off the freeways. rosemary, you mentioned napa valley may be a good place to go for folks this weekend. >> it's going to be mild and warm for our inland areas. it will be gorgeous on the coast. it will be chilly through the 9:00 hour. mid-50s around some of our bay area spots. inland areas warming to low
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60s. then for the lunch hour, most of us will be partly cloudy, especially the north inland spots east inland, and south bay. a ride on the peninsula will be foggy and cloudy and 59 degrees expected right along the coast if you are inland upper 60s, low 70s for your lunch hour. then in the afternoon, 59 degrees is what we'll see remain over the coastline and widespread 70s perhaps low 80s for inland areas. a detailed look around your area again some wine tasting in the napa valley this afternoon, going to be just nice. 76 expected in concord. 70 for fremont and your extended forecast, we get become to summer-like weather. it takes about five days. by wednesday we'll be sitting in the upper 80s or 90s. >> thank you. thank you for --
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