an eight foot section of a pg&e gas pipeline has been removed but the investigation into it continues. we'll explain how that pipe that was here is connected to the one that exploded in san bruno. >>ly left -- he left me. >> farewell to a good samaritan that was gunned down in front of his family.

and good morning, everyone. welcome to county v mornings on two. i'm congress congress. >> and i'm mmm and i'm mike. >> then for the afternoon slightly cooler than what we saw for your friday. with mostly clear skies. the extended forecast shows us a forecast that is below average for this time of year. we'll explain that and take a look at temperatures for the time of day. excavation work in san bruno continues this morning. overnight pg&e unearthed a pipeline as part of the investigation into september's deadly explosion. crews remain on the scene this

morning. ktvu allie rasmus joins us live from san bruno. >> reporter: the crews haven't arrived just yet. we are told they will be arriving here shortly. they have ordered pg&e to do this excavation work. it's part of their investigation into what may have caused the pipeline disaster. but the pipeline they want to take a closer look at is right here next to us. under ground behind this fenced off area. we have a closer up look of who it looks like down here. you can show you that video. this is where they removed an all the foot section of pipeline. this particular pipeline you are looking at hasn't been used in more than 50 years. it's not the pipeline that ruptured in the explosion. this one has been connected to the one that exploded. investigators plan to run a camera through the old pipeline. they are going to take a closer look at it to see if the way it may have been welded or cruxed

may offer clues to the san brew knee pipeline ex-- san bruno pipeline explosion. it destroyed 38 homes. many people in the area had months of counseling. it's expected to complete its investigation into what happened later next month. and back out here live once again you are taking a look at the area where they removed an eight foot section of pipe here. and we are told that crews will be back again this morning. sometime in the next hour or so. we will be here on the scene. we will be gathering more information for you and check back with you in a half hour from now. live in san bruno allie rasmus. new this morning the two uc berkeley graduates could soon be on their way home. shane bauer and josh fattal have a court hearing tomorrow. the fact the hearing coincides with the second anniversary of their arrest is a good sign. they could actually be free. he says prisoners are also

usually pardoned during the holly month of ramadon. it starts next week. the debt show down continues in washington, d.c.. senate democrats blocked the plan last night less than two hours after its passage in the house. harry reid is trying to get a vote on his own proposal some time tomorrow. lawmakers are working to avoid a potential federal default next week. stay with us right here on ktvu mornings on 2 coming up at 7:15 we will go live to our washington, d.c. newsroom for a preview of what you can expect this weekend. time now 7:04 oakland police hope you can catch those responsible for killing a good samaritan. clarence powell was gunned down after attributing food to the homeless. this is a mini van detectives are look for. powell's widow says the van drove up next to his car.

there is a $25,000 reward in the case. powell's wife was overwhelmed with emotion during last nights vigil for her husband. she was barely able to speak. a church leader lead dozens of people in prayer and powell's realtives wore white t-shirts baring his photo. they can't believe that someone would take the life of a man that put himselfs in front of others. >> he would come out here and give. he gave three days a week. ministered to them. talked to them. >> ktvu viewers are coming to the families aid. lone tree cemetery is offering a burial plot. powell's family has expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and donations from the community. for the first time the man wrongly accused in the beating of giants fan bryan stow is going public.

they exonerated giovanni ramirez. he released a statement saying he's upset about the grief and embarrassment his family has been put through. >> the country has learned a lot of lessons in the arrest of giovanni ramirez. >> los angeles police arrested ramirez in may and found a gun inside of his apartment. it was a violation of his patrol. as a result a judge sent him back to prison for ten months. earlier this week his attorneys filed a request to get him released. bryan stow still remains hospitalized at san francisco general. a ct scan shows excess fluid building up around stow's brain. they are waiting to see if he can absorb the fluid of his own. hikers that went over the yosemite park water fall is having their own safety check. they slipped and fell more than

300 feet to their deaths. the families claim the guardrail and warning signs are not enough to keep people safe. yosemite park officials said last week they do not plan on any safety changes. a health alert regarding tainted turkey meat. they have found salmonella in ground turkey. investigators have been unable to track down the specific food company or brand. people have suffered abdominal cramps or fever within three days of eating the food. internal temperatures must reach 165 degrees. new this morning a plane from new york crash lands. the caribbean airlines jet overshot the runway and snapped into two. the plane carried 140 passengers. there are no reports of any deaths. the cause of the crash is under investigation but it was rainy at the time. an investigation is under

way into a collision between two delta planes at chicago's o'hare international airport. i want to show you a picture taken after the incident. you can see a dent on the left side of the plane. they were getting ready to take off when they clipped each other. nobody was hurt. all passengers were placed on different flights to their destinations. democrats are calling on airlines to give the money they have been pocketing during the parable shut down -- partial shut down of the aviation administration. many airlines raised their rates. two groups of senators sent groups to the airline ceo's yesterday demanding they return that money to passengers. good morning, to you. waking up with gray skies. a live look at the bay area there. a little bit of fog out there as well. temperatures slightly warmer than yesterday. see that flag blowing there. high up above. we have the westerly breeze down right at the ground level.

this morning your current temperature is 57 san rafael and santa rosa. upper 50s san francisco. 60 degrees in oakland. concord checking in at 59 degrees. livermore outside your door 59 degrees as well. i want to show you this wide view of the satellite and radar. a couple things to talk about. the moisture that is migrating north. more so tomorrow. may see a little bit of a cloud pile up over some of our southern mountains. we are talking south eastern monterey. & curran county may see some of this. meanwhile we have the trough sitting here. it will deepen over the next couple of days. we know trough means cooler air. we are expecting temperatures to cool slightly for today. more so by monday. your forecast here first i want to point out the clouds over us. this morning burning off by 10:00 or 11:00 looks like backing off along the coast. could hang tough through parts of the afternoon.

partly cloudy skies expected for the second half of the day. i also want to point out the moisture you see here. it looks like yosemite south is where we will see the possibilities. as we move through sunday even waking up sunday morning we have clouds over us and we've got that moisture. dancing around it looks like again south eastern monterey. seeing some of this and then that will pretty much be about it. could be a little muggy in some areas. especially for the south bay. today we have the morning clouds. we have the afternoon sea breeze. temperatures very similar to yesterday. slightly cooler in some spots. take a look at this 75 expected for nevada today. 68 in borkly. upper 60s and low 70s. 75 for fremont. mid 80s livermore concord. 78 expected in san jose. another cool day for the coastline. half-moon bay 69 degrees. 70 san mateo. low and mid 60s for the city of san francisco.

your extended forecast there temperatures don't budge a whole lot. we cool a little bit monday into tuesday. and it looks like our inland spots will continue with this nice warm yet unseasonally mild weather as we roll into the first half of next week. we'll have more on the thunderstorm risk over the sierra. even a flash flood watch to talk about. time now 7:10. let's give you a live look outside at some of the traffic. that is 101 in marin county. things looking smooth both north and southbound. ther up north on 101 we are getting a report of a grass fire near dry creek road. and also a report of a collision in the northbound direction of east baker aver in santa rosa. chp is responding to both of those incidents. a portion of 101 in san jose will be shut down tonight for overnight construction starting at midnight. two lanes of the north and southbound directions will be closed between mclaugh lin

avenue and tolely road. highway patrol is assigning more officers to catch drivers speeding on the bay bridge. i want to give you a live look at the span right now. chp says its sensors have detecting more and more drivers speeding up as they approach the s curve. officers say they are seeing an average increase of ten miles an hour. especially during off peak times. cal tran tends to schedule its maintenance work during off peak hours. that is creating concerns for the workers out there. the crack down is expected to last through late august. ac transit bus fairs are going up on monday. they need to generate more money due to the tough economy. fares for seniors and those  that are disable willed incross for a nickel. the adult fare will go up 20- cents to $4.20. putting the nation's debt problems into perspective.

the bay area company that has more money than the federal government. an east coast school gets raided. the reason why some of the students are under federal investigation.

good morning, to you. a live look over bay point this morning. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies to start your day. in a few hours congress will convene in what is promising to be another round of debate. just three days remain before some say the country runs out of money to pay its bills. washington bureau reporter carroll han is joining us. >> reporter: you can expect more fighting today. not only between republicans and democrats but also between the house and senate. >> bill is passed. >> reporter: in the u.s. house last night every single lawmaker from the bay area all

democrats voted against a republican debt ceiling plan. it wasn't enough to stop the gop from getting enough votes to pass it. the plan raises the government's borrowing limit in two stages. the second contingent on congress passing a balanced budget amendment. >> this house has acted. and it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle put something on the table. tell us where you are. >> reporter: and shortly afterwards the senate did just that and rejected the measure. democratic leaders introduced their own plan which calls for a larger debt limit increase giving the government enough cash to pay the nation's bills through the end of next year. >> the american people want us to work this out and we have tried. we have given. we have compromised. it was just no give on the other side. >> reporter: in three hours the senate begin debate on the democratic proposal. the house has already vowed to vote it down. for now, the deadlock continues. live in washington, carroll han

ktvu channel 2 news. >> and so we wait. time now is 7:16. the sign of the times apples has more cash than the u.s. government. in its latest earning statement the cupertino based company says it has more than $76 billion. apple ceo steve jobs says last year he likes keeping lots of company cash on hands for strategic opportunities in the future. the debt show down in washington, d.c. is continuing to cause wall street worries causing the worst week for the markets in a year. the dow jones dropped 96 points yesterday to close at 12, 143. that was the sixth straight decline. the nasdaq fell nine points to 2,056. they are wondering whether they should move their money out of stocks and mutual funds. many are afraid the government could default. the debt crisis on capitol hill is weighing heavily on troops in afghanistan.

they are wondering if they will get their paychecks. during a visit to afghanistan today the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told a group of soldiers he doesn't know. he says he believes troops will eventually get paid but acknowledges waiting for that money would be difficult for troops which live paycheck to paycheck. california presidential primary is moving from february to june next year to save the state money. governor brown signed a bill yesterday making that official. it's expecting to save california $100 million. the move means a statewide primary will take place on the same day back in 2008. california tried to increase its political cloud by moving its presidential primary to super tuesday in february. a new political ad targeting identity theft is hitting bay area radio and already generating controversy. >> i just got back from the super market and the pushy signature gathers are back. >> i even read the names and addresses on petitions were sent to other countries. including india.

>> who know what is they did with it. >> that radio ad is from californians against identity theft. they are warning the public about -- keep some issues away from voters like antiunion measures. >> what you are being asked to sign is your name and address. for many people that is in the phone book already. >> the man behind the ads say they are designed to stop antiunion initiatives. u.s. immigration immigrants have raid the the university of northern virginia. northern virginia is an unaccredited for profit college with mostly students from india. the school has 30 days to conform with federal rules over student visas. no one has been arrested. and northern virginia remains open. last january immigration agents rated a school that had a similar business model.

the government called trivalley university sham university. authorities accused schools admitting foreign students and collecting tuition while not requiring them to attend classes. the school was shut down over allegations of visa fraud. someone has stolen a cash say of high power weapons. the atf says 24 assault rifles were taken from a supply warehouse. they have recovered one weapon and made few arrests. the government is offering a $10,000 reward leading to additional arrests. the army private facing federal bond making charges remains behind bars this morning after an outburst at his first court appearance. it happened yesterday in waco, texas. 21-year-old abdu refused to

stand when the judge entered the room. time now is 7:20. one of california's famous parks gets a makeover. the changes you may notice. they are only two months old but today is graduation day at the san francisco zoo. mostly cloudy skies outside our doors. the clouds just as thick as yesterday. when we expect for those to burn off and what you can expect for your afternoon highs.

yosemite national park is getting a makeover. the park service approved plans to thin out some of the trees that obstruct views of the water falls. no rare trees are going to be cut. park officials point out the valley floor actually has more trees than when it first became a park in the 19th century. in the end tropical storm don petered out.

they hoped don would bring much needed rainfall but they received less than an inch of rain. dop never turned into a -- don never turned into a hurricane. while mother nature spared the south, it has pounded the midwest. entire neighbors had to evacuate. it's dejaw view for residence there. >> it's nice to see the residence joining together to help out. borrowing each other pumps and flashlights. >> town leaders say they are worried about the frequency and location of the flooding. 7:24 cal fire son -- fire is on the lookout for lightning strikes. it could ignite wild fires. they can smolder for several

days before erupting into major flames. cal fire is moving some of its resources around to the eastern side of the sierra for increased protection just in case. lightning always a concern up there in the sierra. >> a possibility of thunderstorms. especially for tomorrow. it will be southern portions of our area. that threat will be there. giving you a live look outside our doors where we've got great skies in most areas. our inland spots seem mostly cloudy. most of us will be once again sunny by late morning early afternoon. let's talk about what is going on out there because we have going to see just a little bit of change in our neighborhood where the bigger change is going to come over the sierra. afternoon thunderstorms a possibility and yosemite even with a flash flood watch that will start at noontime today last through sunday. i also want to mention curran

county. a possibility there with we could see heavy downpours in some areas. again, that is why you have the flash flood watch. the forecast highs around the area today. 76 down in santa row. so while it doesn't change a whole lot. the inland yarens enjoying great weather this morning. 70 for hayward. mid 70s fremont. for the beach not so nice. 60 degrees expected this afternoon. in pacifica mostly guy skies -- gray skies. your extended forecast not going to move much. take a look at that. low 60s for the coastline all the way through about tuesday. finally building a little bit on wednesday. and inland areas remaining below average. if you are heading out to gilroy this afternoon for the garlic fest, it will be a great day. enjoy. back to you. time now 7:26. the san francisco zoo newest

penguin chicks will go on display today. they hatched in may. but they are now ready to join the other zoo's penguins and that brings the total there to 49 which is the largest group of penguins of that kind in north america. a daughter fighting for her life after a car accident. >> i still cry every day it has been two years. i cry every day. >> this mornings young woman's mother is asking for help to keep her treatment going. and an 11-year-old crime fighter helps stop a group of crooks in the middle of a crime. why police say he may have stopped a nation-wide crime spree.

digging down to take a closer look. the work in san bruno as the search for answers for the deadly explosions continues. the focus is on a section of pipe once connect to the same pipe that exploded last september. we have more from the site. alley, is there any signs of the crew? >> reporter: no, the crews have not arrived yet but because they have not arrived we can give you good look at what they are looking at. you can see the hole in the

ground where crews have removed an 8-foot section of old gas line. they did that removal work yesterday around 7:30 and the crews will be back to do additional work, investigators had planned to use an older pipeline that hadn't been used since 1956. they are being ordered to do this investigating work and it is part of the investigation into what might have called the pipeline explosion. investigators want so see if the old pipe may offer them any clues. the explosion killed 8 people and destroyed 38 homes and maybe neighbors that survived have gone through months of counseling and therapy to deal with the trauma. natsb is supposed to complete their investigation next month. to recap, we know investigators have removed the section of pipeline that they have been

working on for the last day or so. we don't know if they have run a camera through the old pipeline, second component of the work. that's one of the things we will ask crews when they arrive. we will have another report for you at 8:00. a san francisco man accused of set fire to another man's body remains behind bars. david munoz diaz pleaded guilty to murder and arson. he says the man died doing sex and he panicked and torched the body to hide the evidence. the coroner has yet to determine the death. the victim worked in a restaurant. police say his phone and wallet were missing. a millionaire accused of serial murders will have to pay for his own lawyer. the judge turned down his request for a public defender.

he said he couldn't access money but prosecutors argued that he has a million dollars in liquid assets. he decided his first lawyer and decided to defend himself and later requested a lawyer to help him because he can't do the legal work from jail. a fundraiser is scheduled today for missing nursing student michelle lay. she was last seen two months ago at the kaiser hospital. proceeds will be put in a reward fund. a mother is helping the public to help in her daughter's help to survive. a fundraiser will be held for 20-year-old jessica hughes. two years investigators say someone slammed into her bw beetle as she was driving to church in san jose and suffered a traumatic brain injury and nearly died. she is a special rehab facility in new jersey. although jessica cannot speak right now, her mother says she

is still hopeful one day her daughter will talk. i know the statistics and i know all of that but it's like you do whatever it takes to give her the best chance possible. like i said she is my daughter and my best friend. a fundraiser last year raised enough money to pay for her first year of treatment and today's walk-a-thon raises money for another year and registration is at san jose valley christian school and you going to ktvu.com and clicking web links near the bottom of the home page. well, it was a send off for one of morin county's finest. yesterday in san ra fell, close to 2000 people attended the memorial for jim mateson, he was killed while helping a friend. friends and family says was

cherished by all he touched. >> if you needed anything you would do it for you, if you needed a fence, he built it. >> i think the reason why jim was such a good friend is that he did what his heart and gut told him to. >> deputy jim mateson is survived by his wife and two sons. a man has died, john timmy's body was found in a residential hotel on market street. he worked as santa claus at macy's square and was hired to play santa claus and raised a record amount of money for a good cause. he was 69. a sales clerk is accused of defrauding the store of $3000,

david surgeon worked at the macy's police say he stole $3000 in the months he worked there, they say he faked returns and put the money into gift cards. an 11-year-old boy is being credited for helping bust a coast to coast crime spree. four people stopped on the street yesterday afternoon lifting their car hood making it appear they had engine trouble and they approached a 93-year-old woman and asked for help. >> they said our car is broken down, can we get a glass of water and as they distract the woman the two men slip in the house and grab a pillow case and load with it jewelry. >> the 11-year-old saw it and told his grandfather and told police and they have performed similar robberies across the country. good morning to you. a live look at the bay area this morning and outside of your door, the possibility of

this, we got gray skies once again and it is inland. going to burn off early especially at the valley locations, let's take a look. 7:00, widespread out there and by 9:30 or 10:00, most of the inland areas, north bay and east bay and south bay dealing with partly cloudy skies and we have the low cloud and deck along the coast and by 11:00 mostly sunny skies will linger along the coastline and the coast could see partly to mostly cloudy most of the day. your satellite view, take a look at the moisture, this wrap around and high pressure sitting over most of the u.s. we are getting this. and it is going to continue for today. today primarily the sierra, in fact yosemite into king's canyon, we got a weather watch, a flash flood watch lasting through the afternoon and here along the coast and inland for

us, we got the possibility of partly cloudy skies drifting our way and sunday that poke may be stronger and we will be tracking it for you and today, we got the fog out there and slightly cooler temperatures in the afternoon and subtle changes and for sunday, we have got the scattered high clouds and the better possibility and southern and southeast portions of monterey and san ber ninda county won't notice. san francisco low 60s and 53 in conquer and san jose, the afternoon highs, another fabulous day, 76 and berkeley into haywood, 80s and walnut creek and danville 88 and antioch a warm one but below average. upper 70s and low 80s and san jose and morgan hill 86 expected for the afternoon and

then right around redwood city and palo alto low 70s and partly cloudy skies and not a lot of change so if you are enjoying weather, it will continue and if you can't stand it, we got a few more days before it will change. if you are going to be out today we have a timeline planner for your day coming up. the leader of libya's rebel forces is a victim of mutiny. the funeral for commander general abdul honas was held yesterday, he and two aids were gunned down. his family was accused of having ties to libya leader ga da fi. a murder suspect, amanda

knox. a police detective that conducted the investigation can testify in the appeals case. court appointed experts had contested her findings claiming investigation committed glaring errors such as using dirty glove and possibly contaminating evidence. knox was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering british student amanda coucher. the media is under scrutiny, murdock is saying to preserve and maintain any documents related to phone hacking or bribery. the directive came down yesterday. murdock closed down his world of the news tabloid in britain earlier after it was hit with phone hacking and bribery accusations. a southern california congressman says the noise in la is bad enough and howard burrman props a limit to chopper traffic.

he has received complaints from constituents. the television man says helicopters hovered over charlie sheen's home annoying neighbors. there's a prohibition under 1000 feet. the four dollar a gallon gas prices had people staying off of the road, they used four percent less in the month of april, in 2010 it was 3.14 and this year it was 3.21 a gallon. prices have fallen since then. ed lee may be entering the race and controversy is already brewing. and let's look at interstate 880 and things look pretty good at this hour on this saturday morning.

time now is 7:41 and you are

watching ktvu channel 2. good morning to you. a live look from our cams in oakland. low clouds and eventually giving way to the sunshine once again. well san francisco ed lee has said that he is not interested in running for mayors but it appears he has had a chance of heart and he is not only unifying supporters but his potential candidates appears to unify forces and here is political reporter carla. good morning. >> good morning. >> do you expect this announcement to come and say i'm in? >> this is the drama in san

francisco. san francisco mayor race is always a drama and ed lee has until august 12th and it looks like the honeymoon is over for ed lee, his rivals are sort of ganging up questioning some of the campaign issues going on with his supporters. ed lee has very high profile supporters, rose peck and the chinese chamber of power house and she has been doing work behind the scenes call progress for all and that has raised questions or allegations that she has been pressuring people and one of the city contractors employees to work on behalf of ed lee. some of the rivals are already working to get some answers to these questions and ed lee is getting pressure to run and he would be the front-runner and a lot of people think he will jump into this one. >> you have this run ed run campaign where they have been

walking around getting signatures and senator finestine. this is not a not crowded field. you got a lot of people running for mayor of san francisco. is this more people feeling the threat of his campaign or do you think this is something going on that wasn't up to par? >> there is a lot of questions here absolutely but you are absolutely right, this is a crazy race. you got 30 candidates, about nine of them being considered top tier. certainly ed lee is the top of the tier if he gets in and there's a lot the stakes for other candidates. city attorney ed reverera, there's a lot of names. this is always a drama and more so and with the progress for

all and with the ed run ed campaign, that has created more news. people think ed lee would be the strongest candidate and he said he wouldn't run and his rivals would use that against him. >> i do want to ask you one last question on the debt ceiling, do you think this will come down to the 11th wire or do you think we will spill over the edge. >> one trillion dollar question. republicans and the tea party are just throwing this into a total tizzy. so much is at stake for california when you are talking billions of dollars in federal funds and everyone is holding their breath and it is hard to predict. the tea heart has conducted how it will come out. >> we could talk about everything going on around the

country. thank for joining us. newsome introduced a plan saying that the state must make itself competitive to stop businesses from shipping jobs to other states. >> the state of utah opened up an office in the state of california to recruit businesses. austin city in texas is opening up an office in california to take jobs and we are sitting here getting poached. some of the goals for the next 180 days is to create a model for state issues and rejuvenate manufacturing and bolstering education and to have action teams to follow through. the city of alelo, after three years of cuts and layoffs, the u.s. bankruptcy court gave approval to their plan to exit court protection and it includes cutting

interest payments and reducing benefits to retirees. they declared chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2008 after tax revenue plummeted with the housing crash and some people are hoping for a treasure start. the city leadership, they still have tough decisions to make but i think they are trying to do the best they can, especially in the area of public safety. the bankruptcy judge is expected to sign off on the final agreement next week. a second target store is coming to san francisco. the san francisco planning commission has approved a new store, target plans over to take over the site of the former mervin store. the 120,000 square foot space will open in august of 2012. washing machines continue

to gather dust. the department received five new industrial spaced washing machines but they spin so fast they have cancer causing particles but the washers are sitting in a warehouse because of the electrical wiring in the firehouses can't support them. >> it is frustrating and i want to get things going so we can have the washing machines. i never thought about cancer in washing machines. firefighters currently send their dirty gear to a service in lodi. the city will renovate many of san francisco's firehouses and improvements will include upgrading the wireing to accommodate the washing machines and that could take at least two years. the special deal a world- famous band is now offering to

bay area fans. and an expensive beverage and the reason why one businessman paid ten thousand dollars for a cup of lemonade. mostly cloudy, mild start to the day giving you a look at some areas dealing with the sunshine this morning and afternoon highs will click a little bit and we have the numbers for your neighborhood coming up.

a glass of lemonade cost a kansas businessman $10,000. it was all for charity. george holland passed off a giant check to children running their own lemonade stand in wichita in hopes of raising money for tornado victims in missouri. beside the $10,000 donation the stand has managed to raise 3400 extra dollars. san francisco will celebrate the grand opening of a new library.

the visitation valley branch will open at rutlan avenue news before the new 9000 square foot branch was expected it spent 75 years in leased or temporary buildings. the grand opening celebration is at 1:00 this afternoon. for this weekend, it is your last chance for a nostalgic spin around a 1970s era skating rink. cal state opened 34 years ago and tomorrow is the last day of operation. brother and sister chris and trace germane own the rink and the father started the business and passed away and now the family says it is time to say goodbye. i saw some kids saying why is it so busy and the other kids said this is where it is happening and hearing the kids talk like that will be what i miss the most. the cal state property has been sold. the single-family homes will be

built on that site. mattelca fans are getting an early christmas present. the band is going to play for four nights at the built more in san francisco and the tickets are six bucks, the deal is only available to mattelca club members but they have to act fast because it expires on august 8th. two movie changes have pull a documentary about race. police in riot gear were call to the premier of the carnival experience. they tossed bottles and damaged squad cars. the showings will be canceled. the film promoter is disappoint

the but the movie can be seen in hundreds of theaters across the country. the garlic festival will have more than one hundred thousand people to attend. everything is touched by garlic challenging the palate. >> i like garlic and watermelon and we will sprinkle the garlic on top and ice cream and watermelon and the traffic will be in and out of the festival and there's no train service so you can expect gridlock. the event will go until 10:00. garlic and watermelon. >> i don't know. probably taste good to some. or to rosemary maybe. >> what is happening rosemary. >> some years it could be

intolerable but it could be nice. if you are looking for a place to go. perhaps gil roy is your spot giving you look where we are dealing with mostly cloudy skies and upper 50s and widespread low and mid 60s by 9:00 and noontime numbers mostly sunny skies and partly cloudy and 60s for the coast and widespread low mid-70s for our valley locations. afternoon highs for today, mid upper 80s will be some of the warmest areas and meanwhile along the coast we will be warm and cool and 60s for pacifica and widespread 70s for that area and mid-80s fairfield and upper 80s for antioch and the extended forecast, not a whole lot, i can say that. we do cool and heading into monday we remain mile to warm and tuesday and wednesday we rebound just a little a little

bit. the photographer captured the kiss in 1945 when world war ii ended, the sailor gives a smooch to a nurse, this iconic image is a 3d sculpture and is on display at tier 45 in san francisco next weekend and displayed throughout the country to commemorate the end of that war. 7:58, a plane crashes and amazingly no one was killed. a collision on the tarmac. an investigation is under way at one of the country's busiest airports.

work continues into the investigation of the san bruno pipeline. what crews will do to the old pipe you're looking at and help find clues about the disaster. more meetings on capitol hill this morning, as the president and congress try to avoid a government default. remembering a good samaritan gunned down in oakland.

good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. >> we start the hour with a check of your forecast with meteorologist rosemary orozco. >> we're beginning to see a gradual burnoff, temperatures cooler for the afternoon, and some of us may even notice a few clouds creeping our way. starting with overcast clouds, temperatures slipped a little bit for the second half of our day and in the extended forecast, we remain below normal. we'll talk more about those clouds and even the possibility of maybe thunderstorms in our area, at what point and what you can expect for your afternoon, coming up. continuing coverage now of the debt showdown in washington, dc. three days until the debt ceiling must be raised, and still no deal. john boehner's debt plan was blocked last night, less than two hours after its passage in the house.

democrats did not like boehner's bill because it only raised the debt ceiling until early next year. this morning in his online video address, president obama urged both sides to come together to raise the debt ceiling for a longer term before the tuesday deadline. >> all these needed is a simple vote the democrats and republicans have taken for decades, including all of the leaders in congress today. it was done 18 times under president reagan, 7 times under george bush, and it must be done again now. >> senator majority leader harry reid is trying to get a vote on his own proposal and that's expected to happen sometime tomorrow. you can keep up with the debt debate on our website. we do have the latest information on the debt crisis tab of ktvu.com on the politics page of our website. you can also check out the clock, counting down to tuesday's deadline. of course stay with us here on ktvu mornings on 2. we'll have a live report from washington on the debt showdown, coming up at 8:30. overnight, a caribbean

airlines plane broke on landing in gyyana. the plane overshot the runway in rain early this morning, barely missing a 200-foot ravine. several people were hurt, but the extent of injuries is not clear. the plane left new york late last night and made a stop in trinidad before flying into guyana. at least four people are hurt in oakland after four separate shootings. one man was shot in the foot just after 8:45 last night, then walked to a dui check point to get help. around 9:15 last night, police found a male juvenile with a gunshot wound at east 15th street and 12th avenue, and then just before 2:00 a.m., two gunshot victims were found near fenom and 65th avenue. no one is in custody for any of the shootings. last year's deadly pipeline explosion continues. that is where ktvu is live this

morning, and where pg&e crews unearthed an 8-foot section of pipe overnight. >> reporter: 10 minutes ago, i heard a pg&e spokesman who said work crews will start arriving in the next 20 to 30 minutes. this is where they will be working, all happening in this hole you see in the ground right beside us. yesterday, work crews removed an 8-foot section of pipe in this ground that you're looking at. that pipe had been connected to the one that exploded back in september. now, that 8-foot section was taken out yesterday around 7:30, but crews will be back this morning to break off the seal of an old pipe that hasn't been used in 50 years. the pipe you're looking at, you can see the seal on it looks pretty old. they will break that open and then run a camera through it inside the pipeline to see how it was constructed or welded, to offer any clues about the san bruno pipeline explosion. workers got here on thursday. they have been doing the excavation work since then. people living in the area say they don't mind the construction

and excavation work. they just want investigators to figure out what went wrong. >> i think maybe they are trying to narrow down who exactly is doing the work, who did the work to begin with, and that's a valid point, because then they can track it down to other pipes in other areas. no one wants to see this again. >> reporter: now, the san bruno disaster in september killed eight people, destroying 38 homes. pg&e is doing the work this morning, but the california public utilities has asked them to do it the. the cpu c is doing the investigation to find out what caused the san bruno pipeline disaster. according to the spokeswoman i talked to this morning, crews will be out here probably about 8:20, 8:30. we'll check back with you then. ktvu, channel 2news. oakland police hope you can help catch those responsible for killing a good samaritan. paris kyle was gunned down on wednesday while distributing food to the homeless. take a close look at this photo. detectives are looking for a

2001 or newer turquoise ford windstar similar to this one. the sliding door of the van opened up and someone started firing at kyle and his wife. powell's wife was overwhelmed with emotion during last night's vigil for her husband. church leader led dozens of people in prayer. powell's relatives wore white t-shirts, bearing his photo. they told us they just can't believe someone would take the life of a man who always put others before himself. >> he got people to donate gifts and he would come back out here and give himself and he gave three days a week, ministered to them, fed them, talked to them, took them to his home. >> lone tree cemetery in heyward is offering powell's family a burial plot. powell's family has expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from the community. for the first time, the man

wrongly accused in the beating case of brian stow is going public. last week, geovany ramirez was exonerated. two other men face charges. ramirez released a statement yesterday through his attorney, saying he's upset about the grief and embarrassment his family has been put through. >> l.a., if not the country, has learned a lot of lessons in the arrest of geovany ramirez, one, we live in a society in which a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. >> earlier this week, ramirez' attorney filed a request to get him released from prison on a parole violation. a ct scan this week of brian stow shows excess fluid building around his brain. doctors are waiting to see if he can absorb the fluid on his own. three hikers are having their own safety review of a

site -- slipping, falling more than 300 feet to their deaths. families claim the guardrail and warning signs are not enough to keep people safe. yosemite park officials said last week they do not plan on any safety changes. new this morning, a health alert regarding tainted turkey meat. the department of agriculture has found salmonella in ground turkey. so far, about 77 people in 26 states have become sick, but investigators have been having trouble tracking down the specific food, company or brand. people suffered abdominal cramps and fever within three days of eating the food. consumers are urged to cook all the turkey to 175 degrees. also new this morning, an investigation is under way into a collision between two delta planes at chicago's o'hare international airport. this is a picture taken right after last night's incident. you can see the dent on the left side of one of the planes. officials say the jets were getting ready to take off when

they clipped each other. no one was injured and all passengers were placed on different flights to their destinations. good morning to you. a live look outside our doors. we've got mostly gray skies out there this morning, folks, although beginning to see some burnoff. take a look at what's happening here. storm tracker showing you we've got mostly sunny weather, dealing in areas around south san francisco, san bruno, on the east side here of the peninsula. we're dealing with mostly sunny skies. san jose, i should say, reporting partly cloudy skies at this time. winds generally light outside and temperature is slightly warmer than yesterday. we do have a pretty robust delta breeze through fairfield. winds 20 to 25 miles an hour. 59 in san francisco. you can see a little clearing back off the coast at half moon bay and pacifica dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies. 63 degrees down into mountain view. widespread 60s in and around san jose. 60 degrees for concord.

north bay still dealing with mostly gray skies. 58 for napa, 57 in santa rosa. this, again, will burn off, very similar to what we've seen over recent days. satellite and radar, a nice view here of this trough that will continue to deepen into about monday. our temperatures will continue to fall. we'll remain below average, also dealing with this monsoonal moisture, and that's going to creep our way today, a little bit more so in time for sunday. first, cloud cover over the bay area by about 10:00, 11:00, burns off pretty good. coast may continue to see the clouds. most of us will enjoy blue skies for the late morning, early afternoon. you notice some of this moisture here continues to ride up over the sierra right about yosemite for the afternoon. the possibility of thunderstorms. by tomorrow morning, notice the cloud cover reaching some of us and by the late morning, early afternoon, even the possibility of clouds and a thunderstorm or two over southeast portions of monterrey as well as san be knee

toe. some of us may feel muggy because of the weather. today, widespread 70s. santa rosa expected to hit 76. mid 70s for fremont. 86 expected at pleasantton. cool day by the coast, low 60s half moon bay as well as pacifica with partly to mostly cloudy skies. extended forecast shows very little change. the warmest day will come on wednesday. 64 for the coast, 90 degrees expected for our inland areas for the afternoon. those thunderstorms over the sierra actually triggering a flash flood watch. we'll talk about that coming up in just a little bit. >> thanks, rosemary. the california highway patrol will be increasing its presence on the bay bridge as part of a crackdown on speeders. the chp says its drivers have detected drivers speed up into san francisco, as much as 10 miles an hour during off peak times. cal tran plans to schedule maintenance work during off peak hours, creating concerns for workers.

the chp says its patrols are also for the well-being of motorists. part of 101 will be shut down overnight for construction. starting at midnight, two lanes will be closed between mclaughlin avenue and telly road. the road should be back open by 7:00 tomorrow morning. well, the appeals trial of the american student convicted of murder in italy continues this morning. the piece of evidence that's at the center of debate today. plus, a controversial political ad hits the airways, but it doesn't involve a single candidate or initiative. and a live look outside at the golden gate bridge on a saturday morning. traffic moving smoothly in both directions. the time is 8:12. you're watching mornings on 2.

good morning, san rafael. a gloomy start to your morning. afternoon sunshine expected for your neighborhood. well, in the end, tropical storm don just petered out. south texas farmers and ranchers hoped don would bring much-needed rainfall. instead, the area received less than an inch of rain and strong breezes. don never did turn into a hurricane, just becoming a weak cluster of storms. while mother nature spared the south, it pounded the midwest. torrential rains triggered flooding in savanna, illinois. entire neighborhoods had to evacuate. it is deja vu for residents there, as powerful storms flooded that town last year. >> it's so much, and then to have it wiped out last year and now basically start over. >> nice to see the neighborhood joining together to help each

other out, borrowing each other's pumps and flashlights. >> leaders say they are worried about the frequency and location of the flooding. some homes were foreclosed and others remain vacant after last year's floods. the army private facing federal bomb-making charges remains behind bars this morning after an outburst at his first court appearance. it happened yesterday in waco, texas. 21-year-old naser abdo refused to take the stand -- refused to stand, rather, when the judge entered the room, then yelled a reference to the army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at fort hood two years ago. someone has stolen a cache of military weapons. the atf says 26 ak-74 rifles and sniper rifle were taken from a supply warehouse two weeks ago. so far, investigators have recovered one weapon and made a few arrests. the government is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to additional arrests.

the atf won't say whether those already in custody are military or civilians. the trial of casey anthony cost florida taxpayers almost $700,000. that's according to new calculations from the agencies involved. prosecutors are now seeking reimbursement from anthony. a hearing is scheduled for late august where a judge will decide how much of the bill anthony must pay. she was acquitted earlier this month of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee, but she was convicted of lying to detectives about her missing daughter. casey anthony was released from prison two weeks ago. her whereabouts are unknown. today, prosecutors at amanda knox's appeal trial are dealing with forensic experts who say some of the key dna evidence to convict knox was unreliable and possibly contaminated. knox was convicted in the 2007 death of her roommate meredith kercher. much of today's debate centered around a kitchen knife

prosecutors believed was the weapon. they maintained knox's dna was on the handle and kercher's on the blade, but independent experts told the court this week the knife was not properly kept, saying the dna on the blade was below the minimum necessary for tests to be considered reliable. california's presidential primary is moving from february to june next year to save the state money. governor brown signed a bill yesterday, making it official. it's expected to save california $100 million. the move now means the state-wide primary and presidential primary will take place on the same day. back in 2008, california tried to increase its political clout by moving its presidential primary to super tuesday in february. a new political ad targeting identity theft is hitting bay area radio, and it's already generating controversy. >> i just got back from the supermarket and those pushy signature gatherers are back. >> i even read names and addresses on petitions were sent to other countries, including india! >> who knows what they did with it! >> that radio ad is from

californians against identity theft. they are warning the public about signature gatherers for ballot measures and propositions. critics claim the ads are a move to keep some issues away from voters, like antiunion measures. >> you're being asked to ask on a ballot measure is your name and address. for many people, that's in the phone book already. >> the man behind the ads denies they are designed to stop antiunion initiatives before they ever make the ballot. california's political districts have been redrawn. the california citizens redistricting commission finished its work yesterday. redistricting takes place every 10 years to reflect changing census data. this year, changes will likely eliminate some republican legislative seats, which is causing some controversy. the commission will accept public comment for the next two weeks, when minor changes can be made. the final vote will be taken on august 15. you can take a look at the maps for yourself to see how the redistricting impacts where you live. just click on the state politics tab of ktvu.com.

u.s. immigration agents have raided a virginia college. a government is threatening to strip the college the right to admit foreign students. the school has 30 days to conform with federal rules over student visas. no one was arrested and northern virginia does remain open. last january, immigration agents raided a pleasantton school that allegedly had a similar business model. the government called tri valley university sham university. authorities accused the school of admitting foreign students and collecting tuition while not requiring them to attend classes. the school was shut down over allegations of visa fraud. time now is 8:20. it's an unusual dress that made headlines last year. lady ga ga's meat ensemble at the mtv music awards, and how it's going to be preserved forever. planning your day? we have your numbers for you, coming right up. a live look outside our doors,

mostly cloudy skies burning off to mostly sunny.

welcome back. look at that! turn around and look at the screen, because check out this giant jelly fish found on a beach in washington state. look at that! a father and son came across it on a walk this week in the puget sound. they say it's a lion's mane jelly fish and it has now washed back out into the sound. some of the trees that

struck views of yosemite's granite falls will be thinned. the park service approved the plans this week and no trees will be cut, but park officials point out the valley floor has more trees than when it first became a park, because of the attempts to prevent forest fires. lady ga ga's raw meat dress is now on display at the rock and roll hall of fame. she wore the dress last year at the mtv awards. a taxidermist worked on the dress for more than three months to preserve it. time now, 8:24, and it's going to be warm today. sort of a cooldown? >> slightly cooler in some areas, well below average for this time of year. and more of the same really. we do have subtle changes that will begin maybe today, more so for tomorrow. giving you a live look, the sun beginning to burn off clouds. we are dealing with monsoonal

moisture and eventually may feel a little muggy in our neighborhood. but for today, possible thunderstorms and a flash flood watch for the sierra. are you going to be heading that way maybe to do some camping? this will last through sunday for the southy era, yosemite, kings canyon. kern county also dealing with flood watch for the afternoon and tomorrow as well. meanwhile, here at home, we may see a drift our way, southeastern portions of monterrey. tomorrow will be the better bet. mid-60s san francisco today, 69 in oakland, upper 60s for berkeley at the kite festival this afternoon. 75 in napa, afternoon winds pick up. windiest spots, shouldn't be bad, 85 for concord, 88 expected in antioch, one of the warmer spots. extended forecast here, starting to sound like a broken record. i know this, but not a lot of

change! upper 80s, finally nearing low 90s by wednesday. it's going to take a few days before we get there. meanwhile, along the coast, it's been cool and will remain cool, partly cloudy skies in the afternoon and low 60s all the way through tuesday. a little bump there come wednesday. 8:25, and it's all about the garlic in gill roy. tens of thousands of people are flocking to the south bay this weekend for the games festival. >> dave: the throngs craved anything garlic. over three days, 100,000 people are expected to attend what parade magazine has ranked one of the premier food festivals in the u.s. jennifer and her friends prepared by not eating breakfast. >> we had garlic kettle corn earlier. we'll probably get the frog legs later on, turkey leg over there. >> reporter: it's a garlic lovers dream. all the dishes are fresh and much of it is being prepared

behind the scenes at gourmet alley. organizers say they will go through 4000 pounds of garlic, 1000 pounds of butter, and 10,000 pounds of meat during the three-day event. >>it's a lot of work, but it sure smells good! we're having a lot of fun, though. it's working out well. >> reporter: people waited in long lines to try garlic seafood, garlic pasta and garlic corn. >> unbelievable, seriously! >> reporter: others tried garlic ice cream and even garlic-sprinkled fruit. >> i like garlic and watermelon, so i decided to try it. we'll sprinkle some garlic on top! >> yeah! n]♪ >> the festival continues today and tomorrow and you can find more information on our website by clicking on the weekend extra tab on ktvu.com. two u.s. berkeley graduates still jailed in iran on charges of espionage go back to court.

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the search for answers continues nearly a year after that deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. welcome back to mornings on 2, everyone. this morning, crews will be focusing on a section of pipe that was once connected to one that exploded last september. >> we'll have that story coming up in about two minutes and a live report from san bruno. but first, continuing coverage of the debt showdown in

washington. just three days remain before the country runs out of money to pay its bills. ktvu's carol hahn is live in our washington, dc newsroom, as lawmakers remain deadlocked. carol? >> reporter: good morning, claudine. let me take you live to the u.s. capitol right now, where you can see for yourself it's been a fairly quiet morning. that's about to change. in half an hour, lawmakers in the u.s. house head back to work after the drama last night. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: that's when every single lawmaker from the bay area, all democrats, voted against the republican debt ceiling plan, but it wasn't enough to stop the gop from getting enough votes to pass it. the plan raises the government's borrowing limit in two stages. the second contingent on congress passing a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. shortly afterwards, the senate rejected it and democratic leaders introduced their own plan. it gives the government enough money to pay the nation's bills through the end of next year, and republicans are already panning it. >> our democratic friends here in the senate have offered no

solutions to this crisis that could pass either chamber, not one. >> reporter: in less than two hours, we'll see if he's right when the senate begins debating the democratic proposal. the u.s. house has said it will already vote it down. the drama there begins in about half an hour. live in washington, carol hahn, ktvu channel 2news. the debt showdown in washington, dc is continuing to cause wall street worries, causing the worst week in the market in a year. the dow jones dropped 96 points yesterday to close at 12,143 and was the sixth straight decline. the nasdaq fell 9 points. brokers have been busy all week taking phone calls from anxious investors, wondering if they should move their money out of stocks and mutual funds. many are afraid the government could default, sending stocks plunging. this morning, the investigation continues into last year's deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. that's where alli rasmus is live this morning, where pg&e crews removed an 8-foot section of

pipe. >> reporter: crews are back here this morning to resume their work. [ background noise ] >> reporter: -- what they are doing here is all connected into the kegs of what caused the san bruno pipeline explosion. [ no audio ] >> it appears we're having some problems. we'll get back to the story in a moment. the lawyer of two usc berkeley students thinks his clients could be released tomorrow. shane bauer and josh fattal are scheduled for another hearing tomorrow, the second anniversary of their rate. their lawyer indicates he believes they will be freed. ramadan starts next week. the two, along with sarah shourd were detained two years ago on allegations they illegally crossed iran's border. showered was released last year on bail and said she will not return for the trial.

an update to the overnight plane crash good guyana. this picture is just into the ktvu newsroom. the crash happened after the caribbean airlines plane couldn't stop for some reason. we're now being told 157 passengers were on board the plane. there were no fatalities, but several are hurt. the extent of injuries is not clear. the plane left new york city last night and stopped in trinidad before flying to guyana. a millionaire accused of serial murderer in the bay area will have to pay for his own lawyer. a marin county court turned down his request for representation. the 77-year-old fired his first lawyer and decided to defend himself, but he later requested an attorney to help him because he says he can't do the necessary legal work from jail. the man accused of setting fire to another man's body at a san francisco park has pled not

guilty to murder and arson. a public defender representing 22-year-old david munoz diaz says the death of frederic willow was an accident. the body of the 23-year-old restaurant worker was found in buena vista park in june. diaz' lawyers says willow died of he rottic asphyxiation during section. diaz says he panicked and set fire to the body to hide the evidence. the coroner has not announced a cause of death. close to 2000 people said good-bye to one of marin county's finest. n]♪ >> memorials for deputy jim madison was held yesterday. the 49-year-old north bay native was a man who friends and family say was cherished by all he touched. >> he was the guy that would do it for you. you needed a fence built, he built it. you needed your car washed, he would wash it. >> but i think the main reason

jim was such a good friend is that he did what his heart and gut told him to. >> deputy matson is survived by his wife and two sons. right now, we're going back to san bruno, where p g&a crews are working on the investigation into the deadly pipeline explosion. >> reporter: well, mike, the crews out here got here about 20 minutes ago. you can see they have taken down the fence. the work going on here this morning is all connected to the investigation of what caused the san bruno pipeline explosion. now, we can't get up close any more, because we don't want to get in the work crews' way. let's show you video of the site they are working on. in this hole in the ground behind us, there are two pipes. you can see that video on the screen. the two pipes, one on the right is an old gas pipeline that hasn't been in use in 50 years. now, this morning, crews are going to break open the seal of that old pipe and run a camera

through it. >> pg&e crews this morning will be taking a camera and putting that through a piece of 1948 pipe that was abandoned in 1956, in addition to the work we did yesterday, where we cut out an 8-foot section of 1956 pipe. >> reporter: cpuc representatives are running the camera through the old pipeline to see if they can find clues about what may have caused the explosion in september. pg&e is doing the physical work, but it's at the request of the california public utilities commission in the investigation of the san bruno disaster. back out here live, what you're looking at is a welding crew. welders here will do the work to break open the seal of that old pipeline. again, a little later on this morning, they will start running a camera through it to see if there are any clues as to what may have caused the pipeline explosion in september. live in san bruno, ktvu, channel 2news. the city of vallejo will

emerge from bankruptcy after three years of cuts, layoffs, and uncertainty. u.s. bankruptcy court gave approval on thursday to vallejo's plan to exit court contention, including cutting interest payments and reducing benefits to retirees. vallejo declared bankruptcy in may of 2009 after tax revenue plummeted with the housing crash. now leaders hope for a fresh start. >> city leaders have tough decision comes to make, but i think they are trying to do the best they can, especially in the area of public safety. >> the bankruptcy judge is expected to sign off on the final agreement next week. good morning to you. the clouds beginning to break up just a little bit. mostly sunny skies in store for your saturday. temperatures remain unseasonably cooler. storm tracker showing you it looks like mission bay down into burlingame, all the way down into san jose, we're beginning

to see some clearing there. meanwhile, west side of the coast, still dealing with the clouds. 61 right now in san jose. temperatures anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees warmer than just yesterday. a slight little bump there. 61 in liver more, low 60s san francisco, as well as oakland. north bay still dealing with mostly cloudy skies, upper 50s in areas around napa. 57 in san rosa. we'll watch the clouds burn off this morning by about 10:00 or so, retreating back to the coast. for the afternoon, we may see partly to mostly cloudy skies hugging the coast. that's not going to change a whole lot. most of us will be dealing with mostly sunny skies, while temperatures in the afternoon continue to cool into monday and tuesday. we'll also be dealing with this. we've got monsoonal moisture pulling in from the desert southwest. as it does, the sierra will see thunderstorms for the afternoon, even a flash flood watch for the sierra later today. we will not see much of it today. we could see a little bit more

tomorrow. so for tomorrow, the possibility of maybe some clouds, even thunderstorms for southeast portions of monterrey, as well as san benito counties. you may notice we're a little muggier tomorrow. this morning, we've got fog, slightly cooler for the afternoon, then scattered high clouds in the forecast for sunday. your highs this afternoon, 76 in santa rosa, mid 70s in napa. beautiful in the inland areas. temperatures while warm, areas like concord, 85, below average by 5, even 6 degrees. 88 for antioch. 84 expected walnut creek. closer to the bay, we've got upper 60s, berkeley, oakland, into heyward, south bay locations looking at 78 for san jose, 86 morgan hill, upper 80s for gilroy if you're heading to the garlic festival. low 60s for the coastline, cool day there. bring your jacket. mid-60s san francisco. and the extended forecast, i could wrap it up by saying not a lot of change. more of the same all the way

into tuesday, wednesday, before we slightly warm a little bit there. if you'll be outdoors, we have your lunchtime forecast, coming up. >> thanks, rosemary. san francisco will celebrate the grand opening of a new library today on lee lan and rutland avenues before the 9000 square foot building was constructed, the branch spent more than 75 years in leased or temporary buildings. the grand opening celebration is scheduled for 1:00 this afternoon. time now is 8:41. coming up on mornings on 2, oakland police chief an those bass joins us live. plus, how you can help a young south bay woman continue to recover from a brain-damaging accident. and how an 11-year-old boy spoils a cross-country crime spree. and we'll give you another live look outside. there is fremont, traffic moving smoothly in both directions. the time is 8:41. you're watching mornings on 2.

good morning to you. live look from san francisco there, dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies. mostly sunny and mild for the afternoon. the san francisco man who made national headlines after being fired from his job as santa claus has died. a neighbor found john cooney's body yesterday afternoon in a residential hotel on market

street. he delighted children for 20 years at macy's union square, but the store fired him last year for making an inappropriate joke. he played santa down the street to raise money for a toy drive. john cooney was 62 years old. he died of natural causes. he was the leader of the police department, chief anthony bass joins us this morning. thank you for joining us. i want to talk about the former interim police chief over in san francisco. you brought him on board recently to be your deputy chief. was he knocking on your door? were you knocking on his? you've taken a little heat from the union regarding the process you went about this. >> it was a mutual agreement or attachment. i asked jeff to come over and i've known him for a number of years, asked him to look at our crime analysis. we don't have a system that is

as efficient takes should be. he said he was open to it. i was open to it. we went forth. we obeyed all the policies and rules. i think the union wanted to have more influence. >> because of his total in san francisco, he was the interim chief there. is there any reason you're bringing him over, possibly setting him up to be the next chief of the oakland police department, whenever you may depart? >> no, not at all. jeff has no interest in being chief. if he wanted to be chief, he would have done that in san francisco. he has an interest to stay in law enforcement. because of budget cuts, he was reduced to civilian supervisor in san francisco. he wants to come back to be an officer. his family is here, rooted in the bay area. he wants to get back into a police department and we can use him. chief, i want to take you back to march 2009, when the department lost -- six, seven months later, you decide to become the chief of the department out of really what you said was that story of that day at the funeral, you felt the department needed someone to be there, to lead them at the time.

here you are. october of 2009, almost two years from when you actually were hired on. do you still feel that passion and that's the reason why you're staying in oakland? >> the passion is not only for the officers, but for the residents and the citizens. here in oakland, you have some of the nicest people, some of the most wonderful people. i spent last night out at the event and people were talking, and this town, this city deserves a lot better, so we're going to try our best to make it a good place. and you talked about the people of oakland and the community. do you still feel there's a disconnect between your department, the officers, and the community from when you took the job in october of 2009 and today? >> i think we have work to do, but i think the gap has been closed. we are working very closely with the community. we're taking steps to get closer. i think what you're seeing is people are giving us better information, coming forth, and that's trust. i think we continue to build trust in this community, but we do have ground to make up. >> you recently reorganized the department. quickly, how's that going so far? >> i think it's not a pansy yeah

for the organization. we're making the organization the most efficient way we possibly can and to build capacity in our homicide unit, capacity in our property crimes unit, and to make sure that we have more supervision on the streets and to have more folks, efficient approach to solving crime. you thought about heading down to san jose-- >> why do you have to bring that up, mike? >> well, it's kind of my job. i'm sorry. >> san jose is in the past, in the rear view mirror. my focus is here in oakland and staying through the life of my contract and doing a good job for oakland. >> and looking forward to the raiders season. >> amen, mike. >> thanks for taking the time. >> thanks, mike. a fund-raising car wash is scheduled today for missing nursing student michelle lay. she was last seen two months ago at heyward kaiser hospital. the car wash will begin at noon

at the sizzler. proceeds will be donated to the reward fund, which currently stands at $100,000. a south bay mother is asking the public to help in her daughter's fight to survive. a fund-raiser will be held today for 20-year-old jessica hughes. two years ago, investigators say someone slammed into her vw beetle as she was driving to church in san jose. she suffered a traumatic brain injury and nearly died at the scene. jessica is currently at a special rehab facility in new jersey. although jessica can't speak right now, her mother says she is still hopeful one day her daughter will talk. >> i know the statistics, i know all that, but it's like you do whatever it takes, and to give her the best chance possible, you know. like i said, she says my daughter, she's my best friend. >> today's walk a-thon raises money for a year of treatment. registration begins this morning at 9:00 at valley christian school. find out more information at our website and clicking on web

links, near the bottom of the home page. only on 2, specialized washing machines designed to prevent cancer among firefighters continues to gather dust. last december, we reported the san francisco fire department received five new industrial strength washing machines. they spin so fast, they push out toxic particles from firefighters' clothing. cancer prevention foundation for firefighters donated the money, but the washers now sit inside a warehouse because the electrical wiring in the city's aging fire houses cannot support them. >> it's frustrating, and i want to get things going so we can have those washing machines. when i was swearing in -- i never thought about cancer until i was in the oncology waiting room. >> firefighters currently send their dirty gear to a cleaning service in lodi for decontamination. the city says it will renovate many of san francisco's 43 fire houses. improvements will include upgrading the electrical wiring

to accommodate the washing machines, but that could take at least two years. time now, 8:50. an 11-year-old boy is being credited for helping bust a coast-to-coast crime spree, stretching from los angeles all the way to new jersey. wharton, new jersey police say four people stopped on the street wednesday afternoon and lifted up their car hoods, making it look like they had engine trouble. the group then approached a 93-year-old woman and asked her for help. >> two females approached her, said, you know, our car's broken down, could we get a glass of water, something like that. as they distract this woman, the two males slip into the house, grab a pillowcase, throwed with jewelry. >> the 11-year-old saw the robbery and told his grandfather who called police. investigators say the group had pulled similar robberies across the country. the world champion giants are looking to bounce back after an extra inning loss in cincinnati. eli whiteside got the 8th inning double. aubrey huff came around all the way from first to tie the game at 3-3. giants did have a chance to go

ahead in the 10th. bases loaded and two outs, but there's mike font know at the plate, swing and a miss, as he did a lot last night. reds had a chance to win in the bottom, but nate schierholtz guns down joey vat toe to end the inning. reds were eventually able to capitalize in the 13th, when last year's world series mvp rent ria took that pitch down the right field line for a game-winning single. oakland a's are at home this weekend taking on the twins. gio gonzalez was looking for his 10th win of the season, but gave up 5 runs on 9 hits, including this 2-rbi double in the 1st inning. the twins were up 6-2 in the 8th, when they extended their lead with a 3-run shot to deep left center. twins won by a final of 9-5. game 2 of the series, tonight at the coliseum. it's 8:52. thousands of people will be running through san francisco

tomorrow. it is the 34th running of the san francisco marathon. the loop course starts at the fair building, goes along the embarcadero, over the golden gate, all the way back to -- it is the 13th largest marathon in the country. the elite runners begin at 5:30 tomorrow morning. there are a few new additions at the san francisco zoo, but the penguin chicks were born two months ago. why they are just now joining their feathered friends.

two popular visitors to san francisco's pier 39 may be in serious trouble. tourists certainly loved to snap pictures of sea lions, however, pictures recently taken show a pair of sea lions tangled in fishing lines. you can see the lines appear to loop around the necks of a 400-pound adult and a 200-pound juvenile. the marine mammal center has been looking for those two sea lions for weeks. searchers plan to wait until the two wade ashore, and then they will rescue them. 25 sea lions last year with caught in fishing lines or nets. penguin chicks will go on display today at the san francisco zoo. the baby penguins were taken to fish school so they could learn to swim and eat from a human hand, but now they are ready to

swim with the other penguins, bringing the total to 49, which is the largest group of penguins in north america. today's your last chance for a nostalgic spin around a lapides skating rank. the rink opened 34 years ago, but tomorrow will be its last day in operation. a brother and sister own the rink, but sold the property after their father passed away. single-family homes will soon be built on that site. a nice day to get outside, nice day to roller skate. rosemary, one last check of our weather this morning? >> good morning to you. we'll be unseasonallably cool once again, which is good news for some of you. clouds beginning to clear as we move through the late morning hours. 50s, mid-60s through 9:00. 50 degrees for the coast. 70s for inland areas. nice lunchtime, going to be great. 60s for the coast for the afternoon. widespread upper 60s, low 70s around the bay area.

warmest spots will hit mid to upper 80s for the afternoon. extended forecast, more of the same. not really going to see a lot of change. talking a little bit of monsoonal moisture this morning. better chance foam to southeast portions of monterrey, san be knee toe, but many of us feel a little muggier. >> and in the sierra? >> flash flood watch in the sierra, very ripe for thunderstorms. >> firefighters will be on standby. >> absolutely. don't forget, ktvu.com will be up and running all day long for you. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye-bye.