>> reporter: we're on the scene of a shooting investigation in san leandro. we'll have more details coming up, including how it may be connected to an earlier freeway shutdown. it is deadline day for raising the nation's debt ceiling. here is a live look at the floor of the u.s. senate. in two hours, senators are set to vote son a compromised bill. what has to be done to make sure it's a done deal. i can't see any reason why not. >> a registered sex offender is suing. he says he needs to live in a home that's just a few steps away from a playground. >> reporter: an historic ice creamery wants to expand. we have why the obstacle is tied to what you see right

here. "mornings on 2" starts right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday august 2nd. developing news in the east bay. there's been police activity at two crime scenes in san leandro this morning. ktvu's allie rasmus was first at interstate 580. she's now live at a neighborhood minutes away. so are the two crime scenes connected? >> reporter: that's what we're still trying to figure out. we're on east 59th. the alameda county sheriff investigators in the last 15 minutes extended the crime scene. they were doing this to investigate a shooting. they've extended the area. the walgreens store is on the other side of that salmon-

colored house you are looking at. this entire area roped off is all part of an investigation into a shooting that happened this morning. if we pan across the street, you can see some of the evidence markers lining the street. there's also alameda county investigators. we've seen them collecting evidence. newschopper2 was over the scene. we do know one person was shot. we don't know their condition or their involvement in the shooting. we also don't know what exactly led up to the shooting. the officers say they can't release any information to me right now. we're waiting for the alameda sheriff investigators. one thing we're trying to confirm, is the shooting investigation you see on east 14th street is connected to another criminal investigation earlier this morning. that one was taking place on westbound 580 at 150th avenue.

that's where we were just before 5:00 this morning. we know that investigation is also with regards to a shooting. but again, we don't know if that investigation is connected to the shooting that happened in walgreens. we can tell you the two scenes are about a mile and a half apart. earlier this morning, there were two lanes westbound 580 closed off to traffic for about an hour. alameda county sheriff deputies towed away a car as part of the evidence. back out here live in san lee an dre on -- san leandro, we're trying to figure out if this shoot something connected to the crime on westbound 580. we'll continue to gather evidence and bring you more information as it becomes available. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a registered sex offender is suing the city of elk grove right near sacramento so he can stay in his parents' house that's near a neighborhood

mark. the michael escobar -- michael escobar says an ordinance that bans him a certain amount of feet from a park violates his civil rights. he served nine years for sexually molesting a child. as part of his parole, he wears a tracking device to monitor where he is. >> i don't have any problem, you know, with the monitors that we wear. that's great stuff. in fact, the monitor helps me probably more than it helps them because now i know they know where i am all of the time. >> he said he would be homeless if he moves. the city is denying thal gations and are -- the allegations and are asking the court to throw out his lawsuit. 7:04. fenton's creamery, the historic ice cream shop in oakland is considering expanding into la fayette. but there could be a snag. jade hernandez is live to tell

us what might hold up the move. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. parking in this area, plaza way, is an historic area of downtown which was meant for horses and buggies back in the day. not cars. and the number of parking spaces fen ten's would -- fenten's would need needs to expand. city council members and city commissioners are exploring the possibility of a new location along plaza way. the issue, the area has fewer parking spaces for what a city requires for a business these days. they need 15 parking spots. right now they only have 12. there are ways to involve this problem. but city county members and city commissioners are looking to find out how other owners feel about the options.

tonight, first of several meetings will be held at 10:00 -- at 5:00 tonight. la fayette city councilman, mike anderson, spoke with us in the past half-hour and he says he's ready to hear what people think. >> all i've heard is a lot of people were kind of excited about it. but what we have to do is make sure her not going to damage to the other viabilities of the damage in the area. >> reporter: fenten's like the idea of moving to this area. the public is invited to the meeting tonight at the city offices of along mount diablo boulevard. muni ambassadors in the southeast part of san francisco, well, they are here to say. the 12-member team of ambassadors finished a year- long pilot program to improve the safety along the third street at number 9 san bruno

bus lines. now, yesterday mayor ed lee announced a new funding partnership to continue this program. the ambassadors help translate safety information to non- english speaking riders. they are also watching out for a report of any illegal activity to the police. >> just to have the presence of 12 more people arock this coreydy -- along this corridor in areas where people feel a little more isolated is extremely important. >> now, the c.a.p. program is paid for by at&t and the lenar corporation. it's 7:07. we want to check in with sal taking a look at traffic in the east bay. sal? >> that's right. we're looking at traffic in the valley. i got a tweet saying southbound vasco road is a little busier. livermore traffic itself is

busy coming over the valley. by the time you reach the dublin area, the danville, san ramon traffic. as we move to antioch, pittsburg and bay point, there's slow traffic there. extending out to about pittsburg and some more slowing in bay point. 6 0 is okay as you drive from pleasant -- 680 is okay as you drive from pleasant hill to walnut creek. let's go to some live pictures. i want to show you the toll plaza from our emeryville camera. now, pointing down to the very crowded taupe, about a 10- minute -- toll plaza, about a 10-minute wait. metering lights are on. >> let's go to steve. thank you, sal. some low cases in the north bay

dipped in the 40s, especially napa county. we might see a little warmup for some inland areas, emphasis on a little bit. these temperatures are about an hour ago. kentwood, and sebastopol at 49. low clouds, sunny, warmer for a few. not for everybody. there's still a lot of 80s. vacaville, up to lake county, ukiah. that's about it. low clouds, sunny, warm will give way to an increase in the -- in the fog and temperatures will cool down as we head into -- it it looks like thursday and friday. later in the afternoon, thunderstorms pop up south of tahoe and truckee. southern california still dealing with a little. they are decreasing. the air is not really conducive for thunderstorm activity. it's out of the southwest.

west-southwest 22. that's pretty strong for fairfield. that's why i'm having a hard time buying into any warmup. there's too much in the way of low clouds and a sea breeze. 50s, low, muper -- mid- to upper. just a series of systems continues to -- the pattern is stuck. everything is just locked in place. the highs in the middle of the country wind of -- kind. wobbles this way and that way. only minor -- kind of wobbles this way and that way. only mooner -- minor areas affect this. 79 milpitas. 88 morgan hill.

80 santa clara. 60s and 70s along the san mateo coast. santa cruz eeked out a 73. overall, it just doesn't look like much is happening. very quiet pattern. >> okay. thank you, steve. the u.s. senate is scheduled to vote on the debt ceiling legislation in just two hours. that's after it passed in the house last night. emily schmidt is live in washington, d.c. where the down- to-the-wire vote is about to take place. >> reporter: good morning. president obama needs to have a bill on his desk before the end of the day to beat the debt deadline. all eyes are on the senate to try to make it happen. this is the sound of a debt ceiling on its way to being raised. the ayes are 269. the nays are 161. the bill is passed without objection. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner delivered the news last night as the house passed the

the bipartisan. it was a plan with plenty of opposition. >> this is the wrong approach for our economy at the wrong time. it goes against our basic values, but supporters said default for the u.s. just wasn't an 0 option. this -- an option. this would affect all people if we defaulted. >> reporter: one of the yes votes proved especially emotional. arizona representative gabrielle giffords cast her first vote since being shot in the head in january.

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is suspicious. >> until we determine the cause and manner of her death, we are just going forward with a suspicious death but we're treating it as a criminal investigation based on what we know at have juncture. top national security officials could be on a hiring spree this week at a computer hacker conference in las vegas. 10,000 people are expected at the event this year. officials hope to enlist the best and brighters to help protect the u.s. against cyber attacks. it's an odd mix because many of the people who go there might seem like anti-government types. the entrance fee is $150 in cash. there's no registration, no credit cards and no names are taken. a british newspaper owned by rupert murdoch is reporting

a cyber attack. a group is claiming responsibility. hackers took readers' names, addresses, birthdays and phone numbers and also redirected readers to a fake story. some new reports from syria this morning. the government troops are cracking down on protests in the city of hama. [ sound of gunfire ] >> they say government troops are shooting at anybody out in the streets. it appears the crackdown is aimed at protests during ramadan. well, the red cross says it's distributing food to 160,000 victims in somalia but

many more people need help. the people there lined up -- look at these pictures -- lining up for buckets of rice and beans that could last for a month. but the red cross says they are dealing with familiar mon. the red cross -- fact mom -- fathom. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is reportedly ready to have peace talks. back in may, the president suggested a deal be negotiate based on the pre1967 borderline. once the border lines are established, the debate moves on to how to share jerusalem and the fate of the refugees. it's been nearly a month since a fishing boat capsized.

the mexican authorities and the u.s. coast guard have ended their search. they hope to have commercial drivers -- divers search for the wreck. five are from the bay area, the other two are from tuolumne county. their families say they are just hoping for closure. after years of drying -- trying to ease california's marijuana laws. the fight might be shifting to nom new -- shifting to -- shifting now. and did lindsay lohan injure someone at the rehab center? ♪

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of 125 degrees? the forecasters say it could hit 127 by late this afternoon. some members of congress say farm subsidies, defense spending could affect california. 7:23. supporters of legalizing marijuana now say colorado may be a better bet than california. they say they learned lessons and are already gathering signatures in office to get the

measure on the 2010 ballot there. and they say it costs about half as much in colorado to pass it. new troubles for lindsay lohan. an employee of the betty ford center is now sueling the -- suing the actress. dawn bradley says she injured her wrist after she stopped her from going out for a night of drinking. hey, sal, do you have 0 -- have 8780 under control? >> we're trying -- 880 under control? >> we're trying. the heggen bergering exit, northbound and southbound, looks pretty good. 580 looks pretty good. the metering lights are on. this morning if you are driving

from vallejo, pinole, richmond, that traffic has been pretty good as we move it down -- move down to richmond and el cerrito. it's still a nice drive. let's go to steve. a lot of 40s. there's plenty of fog. even though we did have the fog burn off, it came off. thunderstorms erupting over the sierra and southern california, those are decreasing but a few are still possible. upper 50s and low 60s. i mean, fairfield at 54 and the southwest wind at 22. that's a cool pattern for august 2nd. another low moving into the pacific northwest. we might get another warmup inland. temperatures won't go very far. 80s for some.

60s and 70s for others. if anything, i think the trend will continue to be -- to be below average. not much going on on the west coast. it's hot and humid for many years -- many others, though. happening right now, a senate hearing on housing reform. members are focusing on national mortgage services -- servicing standards, something they hope will be able to rectify the problems dealing with -- in the real estate market, of course, in just about an hour ago, the senate will take that very critical vote on the raising the nation's borrowing limits so that the government won't have -- they will -- so they will have enough money. 7:26. another twist in the bryan stow beating case. the death of a key witness who died over the weekend.

in antioch, a 16-year-old boy is released from his captor. how did he get away and where is he now? and a san jose boy credited with saving the life of a little girl who nearly drowned.

7:29. a 16-year-old boy kidnapped during an antioch barbershop

during a day-time robbery is safe right now. kraig debro is live where it all started. kraig, there are plenty of unanswered questions stilled ising this case, right -- still surrounding this case, right? >> reporter: that's right how did he get away? was he let go? did he escape? i called the cell phone number of the business owner that all started here at al's barbershop. we know there was a robbery here and we know there was a kidnapping. but how the kidnapper got away from an armed and dangerous man is still unknown. it all started at 3:15 yesterday afternoon. a man entered al's barbershop but he was not looking for a haircut. >> he entered the business, ordered the owner on the floor

and robbed him of the register and personal blockings, including a -- belongings, including car keys and a cell phone. >> reporter: as ford was returning, the man with the sawed-off shot gun and all of al's money and property was leaving. al spoke with us on the condition that we not record his face. >> at that point, he told the boy to get in the car, start the car up and drive him and he said if i made any move he would kill the son. >> reporter: al describes the son as a little brother and was extremely concerned for his safety. the suspect took off in the yukon. police have the car now and are processing it. the suspect is still on the loose. he's described as a 25-year-old black main, wearing a blue shirt, and a knitted cap.

again, many unquestions -- unanswered questions. one of the key witnesses in the bryan stow beating case has died. mathew lee was with stow the night he was attacked. according to the "l.a. times" lee died sunday from an allergic reaction to getting -- to eating nuts that are in a salad. it's not clear how his death might affect the prosecution's -- prosecution's case. meantime, yesterday, louie sanchez asked for his bail to be reduced. the judge postponed the request. yesterday, the prosecution also released new details of the attack. prosecutors say sanchez surprised stow from behind and punched him in the side of the head. stow's friends told authorities he immediately lost consciousness and fell to the ground. the small community of oakley is sending bills to

drivers who are under the influence and cause accidents that need an -- that need an emergency response. the amounts of the invoices are around $3 0 to $790. the costs are for breath, urine tests, the cost for analyzing the evidence, the cost of removing vehicles and for writing up reports. mills peninsula medical center has notified some of its patients, medical records have

been stolen. the hospital says it has fired an employee that stole the records on 1500 patients. only 15 contains is numbers and addresses. this theft was found in june but it occurred between 2009- 2010. mills says it doesn't appear the records were used to steal identity but they are offering to pay for a year of protection of their identities for anyone whose records were stolen. sergeant william died on sunday when insurgents bombed his vehicle in the province. he immigrated to san francisco from nicaragua when he was 10. he worked with at-risk kids after school. he served in iraq in 2008 before being deployed in afghanistan. a family friend cannot believe

he's gone. >> he was really nice, sweet, respectful person. he will really be missed. i'm to that start crying -- i'm gonna start crying again. >> the family will receive the bronze star and the purple heart, among other posthumous awards. a woman was about to enter a wells fargo bank and that's when a man crossed the street, snatched her purse and ran away. police say two cars need the -- fled the scene at the time and were tracked down. but one passenger got pay way. he's 5'9" a thin build and was wearing a light shirt and light pants. an 8-year-old san jose boy

is being praised this morning as a hero after rescuing a 3- year-old girl. her grandmother was in the -- her grandfather was in the water with her. one minute she was seen on his shoulders, the next thing, they were both under the water. >> i'm kind of proud. my mom and dad are prod of me -- brought of me. >> after that, a woman helped rescue the 69-year-old grandfather. he's still in the hospital in critical condition. the girl is now conscious and talking again. the search continues for sea lions entangled in san

francisco. rescuers have spent the last week looking for them. pg&e is continuing pipeline testing in wake of the san bruno disaster. it will soon take place in burlingame, san mateo and hillsborough. the testing involves filling a pipeline with water to look for leaks. a community meeting about the testing will take place at 5:30 tonight at the crystal springs golf course in burlingame. another meeting is set for tomorrow in san mateo. and "the chronicle" is reporting that a year-end deadline to test all 152 miles of its pipeline may not be reached. in fact, so far, only one- quarter of the 152 miles has been testified or replaced -- tested or replaced.

7:37. you can't miss it. new this morning, an eye- catching, eye-popping clothing drive that kicked off in san francisco just an hour and a half ago. you gotta see this. teams of partially clad men are standing on city streets holding these signs that read -- watch the signs, pay attention, give the suit off your back. this is part of the men's national warehouse drive. now, donated suits will be given to the unemployed to help them look good for job interviews. >> nowadays there's like 9.1% unemployment in america. there are a lot of people who are unemployed and underemployed. it only takes a second to make a really good first impression. the cost of catching a cab in san francisco could be going up. today, the san francisco municipal transportation agency will consider raising rates by

40 cents. that would bump the flag drop rate to $3.50. they will also consider issuing 0 new -- 80 new taxi medallions. some tabbies don't like that. they have -- cabbie the don't like that. they have called -- cabbies don't like that. let's fleck with sal -- check in with sal. >> we do have slow traffic out there already. let's take a look at the very vo traffic we have coming in from the -- very slow traffic we have coming in from the livermore area. if you are living on -- driving on highway 4 and the -- the traffic's been slow. 6 0 from -- 680 from pleasantville we will have -- we have traffic almost the

entire way. this is 880. it's moderately heavy in both directions. let's go to steve. all right. thank you. >> appreciate that. good morning. good morning. >> there's some people who are really sick about the fog. i can't do anything about it. some of you want the warm weather? it's just not happening. no sign of high pressure billing in. if anything, it -- building in. if anything, it weakens. start off rather chilly for some this morning on the lows. 47. yes, we had 40s. clear, cold, clouds. the fog was getting in late and then it expanded and moved in locally inland.

the mere fact that we made it to the 40s on august 2nd, that tells you a little fall feel. if you are well inland, yeah, it will be warm. it could be a lot warmer than that. tropical clouds are pushing off toward the east. they are not really in a favorable position. the high is now going to slide back to the east. you can still see them popping. but nothing compared to sunday. west-southwest, fairfield, 22. southwest 5 at vacaville. still, a delta breeze in place. even livermore has a southwest at 7. 50s for some. low and then upper. upper 40s, low 50s. pretty cool and then the cloud cover kept temperatures from getting much below 59 or 60. another system keeps working its way in. one system comes in, another

one ejects out. so we're in between. everything is stuck. another system will drop in. a lot of fog by the coast. some sun, near 60s. clearing skies. maybe a little warmer inland but not a lot. fog, sun, that retreating should be earlier. 60s, 70s, 80s. it's high. clearlake, 95. 74 oakland. 60s, 70s. lows could -- close to berkeley. morgan hill, 88. 79 sunnyvale. 80 woodside. 70s on the peninsula. but a lot of 60s out the coast -- on the coast. fog will be regrouping as we head towards the end of the week. tori? >> all right. thank you. did the vice president misspeak again? and how much is your --

right now the dow is currently down 43, at 12,089. nasdaq is down 4.5. s&p is down almost 7. one of the reasons, there are new signs americans are spending less and saving more which is actually bad news for the economy. this morning, the commerce department reported spending fell 2/10. that's the biggest drop in two years. it comes as consumer prices are slipping slightly.

personal income inched up 1/10, the weakest increase since last november. in just a few minutes we're expecting to get a first report on july auto sales. we're hearing there will be a slight increase. but most consumers are worried about jobs and economies and are staying out of showrooms. ford is recalling their f- 150, f-250 and the lincoln pickup from model years 1997 to 2004. all of the recalled trucks were sold in cold-weather states where salt is used on the roads and that could destroy the metal strap that hopes the tanks in place. new legislation in congress could help those who have seen

their credit scores drop because of medical bills. a proposed bill would require the three major credit bureaus would remove forwards of medical debt within $2500 within 45 days of it being paid off. currently, a single medical debt can knock about 50 points from an average credit score, even -- even if the bet was paid off years ago. researchers found people with vascular risk factors had smaller brains and diminished brain function later in life. they are hoping the information will encourage people with the risk factors to seek treatment earlier. this morning, family members and friends are mourning the death of a young woman who died after falling 600 feet from

yosemite's half dome. yesterday, haley la flam was trying to climb the hike for the second time with her sister and two friends. park service say the cables out there and the surface was very slippery out there after it rained that morning. >> there are signs up there that advise climbers not to descend or ascend the cables when rain is present. 7:48. because of the debt deal, president obama gets to go home tomorrow to chicago to celebrate his 50th birthday. plans for a fund-raiser for the president's 50th were put on hold during the debt -- during

the debate over the debt ceiling plan. but with the senate expected to pass the ceiling, it's back on. jennifer hudson and herbie hancock are expected to perform at the fund-raiser. the president's actual birthday is august 4th. and vice president accidentally called republicans terrorists. biden says he did not call anybody a terrorist. he just let the democrats vent. and we just got an e-mail from the white house saying president obama will make a statement from the white house rose garden at 9:15 this morning. we's sigh -- ewe -- we assume it's related to the debt ceiling. also coming up at 8:00

we'll have a live report with the last down-to-the wire plan. attacks like the 1995om city bombing have prompted the -- 19 , 1995 oklahoma bombing have prompted proposed

regulations. today's regulation requires anyone who buys 25 pounds of ammonium nitrate to register with the government. that oklahoma city bombing killed 16 people. tensions are escalating between china and the fila peens. it's all about -- philippines. it's all about an island. south of china. it's west of the philippines. beijing government's newspaper warns there will be consequences if the territorial dispute is not resolved. chine now claims the south china sea and all of the islands belong to them. republicans are leading a new surge in legislation for school vouchers. as of mid-july, at least 30 states had introduced bills that would use tax payer bills

that would send kids to private schools. the only one that passed in 2010 was in oklahoma. critics say money spent on voucher programs will hurt public schools. back-to-school shoppers who use their smartphones may get some extra deals this year. american eagle is testing google wallet. it's also offering special discounts to shoppers who use the digital path and pay system. target is sending special back- to-school coupons to smartphone workers. and staple has an app that will let you download a teacher's supply list and tell you the nearest store with all of the items. leonardo dicaprio and john they depp tops the list of the

highest-paid actors, affording -- according to "-- johnny depps tops the list of the high hest-paid act as, a -- actors according to" forbe -- highest- paid actors, according to "forbes." decap pea yoaryed $77 -- dicaprio earned $77 million. johnny depp, $50 million. a new incentive for cleaning up after your dog. how -- how people can turn pet waste into gold.

vladimir putin says the u.s. is living beyond its means like a parasite son global economy. he says if the u.s. were to default on its debt, it would

affect everyone. this story will make you think differently about picking um behind your dog. in taiwan, anyone who picks up -- picks up dog waste, hands it over to the government will get a chance to win gold bars. the grand prize of the bars is worth about $2,000. it could go up with the rising price of gold. this particular city is hoping this contest will encourage people to pick up behind your dog. it is 7:56. sal is encouraging us all to drive carefully. >> that's a good idea. 101, i think should be a pretty nice for you getting into the downtown area. so is the 280 extension.

another home game tonight for the giants at at&t park. again, that's evening. let's take a look at interstate 880. traffic is moving well passing the coliseum. if you are driving down the  peninsula, we have slowing in burlingame and san mateo. also southbound 101 is slow. and if you are driving in san jose, the 85 and 280 are crowded. let's go to steve. not very warm this morning. a lot of cool temperatures. upper 50s, low 60s. after the fog burns back, i think we know the drill by now. i'm really, really reluctant to warm things up. it does look cooler if you can believe that. for inland areas we head towards the end of the week.

7:57. thieves forcing into a store to take drastic action. we have new information on a shooting in san leandro. coming up we'll tell you how it is connected to an earlier freeway closure.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday august 2nd. we begin with developing news in the east ba. police have just informed us that two crime scenes in san leandro this morning are connected. allie rasmus, what have you found out? >> reporter: well, tori the two investigations are, in fact, row -- are, in fact, related. it started at 159th avenue. the area you see here behind this is blocked off. the alameda county sheriff's lieutenant said a man was shot

in this area this morning. he appeared to be running away from the driveway. let's go to newschopper2. what they found was a marijuana grow in the back yard of one of the homes here. now, the man who was shot running away from this home jumped into a car, according to police, three other people inside, and that car was stopped by sheriff deputies about a mile and a half away from here on westbound 580. the gunshot victim was taken to the hospital. he has non-life-threatening injuries. he was hit in the lower extremities. after that car was towed away, sheriff deputies returned to the home where the shooting happened and that's where they found the drugs at the scene. >> there's marijuana found down the driveway. there's marijuana plants growing outside. their relation to the shooting investigation is still unknown.

it's something that we'll be working. >> back out here live, you can see they have closed off a portion of -- i believe in is -- this is 159th avenue. the lott out here says this part of the street is gonna be closed for a while. at this point, they don't know who the shooter was. they have no suspect and no suspect description. they are not sure if the marijuana growing in the back of the home is connected at all to the shooting. they still have a lot of investigative work to do. we'll continue to gather more information and update you as it becomes available. back to you. >> thank you. later today, cities across the country will host national night out block parties. an hundreds will take place in oakland -- and hundreds will take place in oakland. we've learned that oakland will host 550 parties not.

organizers say national nightout lets neighbors get together and the neighbors can be safer. someone gunned down 21-year- old charles smith on 87th and g streets over the weekend. smith's family says he leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter. his death comes seven months after someone shot and killed his 15-year-old brother outside a supermath. crime forces one bay area toy store to take drastic steps. the horse is dahl houses, trains and more. it's in -- doll houses, trains and more. it's becoming a members only store. customers will have to fill out a form and have their driver's license scanned by the machine. new seismic safety concerns, courses normally taught inside 13 classrooms are

being moved outside. the building has a poor seismic rating but now some faculty members are wondering if they are being left behind in one -- being left behind in unsafe buildings. golden gate fields in albany could soon be home to -- could soon be home to a new research lab. an agreement is expected to be formalized tonight in a six- year dispute over 100 acres in the south bay. san jose and campbell have been battling over who will annex and get the tax revenue from the area known as cambrian 36.

it's agreed that campbell will get the land and san jose will get about $1 million. about 1,000 people live in that area. 8:04. very popular ice cream shop is planning to expand. ktvu's jade hernandez is live to tell us where you can find fenton's creamery next and what might hold up a plan to move? >> reporter: that's right. fenton's would like to expand to this location here in la fayette. but the obstacle, parking spaces. plaza way is an historic area of town not meant for a lot of cars. fenton's needs 56 or so parking lots to -- parking spots to open the doors. la fayette council members and the city is exploring the possibility of a new location along la fayette. the issue, the area has fewer

parking spaces. there are ways to solve the problem. other po -- other property members could come to the area. fenton's could also pay a fee in lieu of the parking spot. >> la fay yet city council mike anderson -- councilman mike anderson -- la fayette city councilman mike anderson spoke with us. >> the issue is whether there's an historic district that will give us a chance to allow less parking for the entire area, including the fenton's proposal if it came in. we started our morning out in oakland in front of historic fenton's creamy. we've moved here to the theater. the public is invited to attend tonight's meeting held at city

offices along mount diablo boulevard. reporting live in la fayette, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. it's six minutes after 8:00. starting today, california highway cars will be decorateed with purple ribbons. the campaign was started by the national nonprofit organization for our kids' sake. the group's founder is the mother of a 6-month-old girl who died after being left in a car by a baby-sitter for more than two hours. 8:07. let's see what the cars are doing. how's the commute? >> looking pretty good so far, dave and tori. we're looking at the drive starting in the south bay. we have some slow traffic but the good thing about this commute, we haven't had a lot of major incidents. we've had some fender-benders and a couple of crashes but we haven't had anything major. we do have an accident on the

mowry avenue eastbound bound -- eastbound ramp. the freeway traffic is getting by on 880, getting down to milpitas. this is a look at 880. it still looks okay. there's slow traffic getting up to the coliseum. this morning in san jose, as we were looking at the map system here, the slowest traffic is approaching 880 there. if you are driving in the east bay from hayward to fremont. a lot of it is under the limit traffic which is something that you are probably used to. let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds. there were signs that maybe we would be warmer today. but i'm having a hard time buying into it. low clouds, sunny, a little warmer well away from the coast. 60s, 70s and os. if anything, it -- 80s.

if anything, a little warmer. there's still a decent sea breeze -- still a decency. at this time, fairfield, 57, livermore, 57. that tells me allot with the west wind at 27. livermore finally turned north at 5. i knew there would be a little warming but not a lot. the one system there, another one comes in. it just keeps the west coast under a pattern.

a little bit cooler towards thursday and friday and i think we keep it there for the upcoming weekend. dave and tori? >> okay. thank you, steve. there's one more test for the deal to raise the national debt limit. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us if the senate will pass it in time. allison -- allison? >> reporter: dave, foremonths we've been reporting that the government would run out of money to pay its bills today. well, the u.s. senate vote is now less than an hour away. let's take a live look at the senate floor where debate will be wrapping up soon.

senate leaders are expressing confidence. the bill will pass and get to president obama this afternoon. >> the bill's passed. >> reporter: it was a bigger- than-expected win in the u.s. house last night. a 260-261 vote. nancy pelosi voted yes. she said she's disappointed because the deal does not include tax increases. >> it's hard to believe that we're putting our best foot forward with a legislation that comes before us today. >> reporter: the number of bay area democrats angry about the spending -- spending cuts in the bill voted no, barbara lee, george miller, pete stark, and congresswoman lynn wool say, had -- woolsey, had indicated they would vote yes today.

new rules for birth controls.

this is a live shot. back to the coast, it will go. 6 -- 60s there is.

sunny, breezy, low to mid-80s. a year from now -- a year from now, women around the country will be able to get free birth control under all insurance plans. under federal rules approved yesterday, all forms of birth control, including the morning- after pill will be free. some doctors say this is a major step for healthcare. while most of the women we talked to agree with that. not everyone thinks birth control should be free. >> i think that people should to have birth control. ed cash cash -- should have birth control. >> there's access to it. should they pay for it? absolutely. walking and biking to class will soon be a lot safer for

students at one elementary school in oakley. the "contra costa times" report crews are installing new sidewalks near orchard park elementary. the work should be finished before school begins. the funding is coming from sales tax revenues as well as the city and the school district. more than 50,000 signatures have now been collected calling for san francisco's interim mayor, ed lee, to officially run for a full four-year term. as far as the ed, run, ed, campaign, the group is about to be vented by the county's ethic -- to be investigated by the county's etics investigation -- ethics investigation. a rare plant discovered in

san francisco years ago is apparently thriving. it was discovered in 2009. growing in the wild near the doyle drive project in the presidio. before then, the plant was thought to be extinct. crews relocated the plan to a secret location. one person is dead after eating ground turkey sainted by salmonella. the -- tainted by salmonella. the same strain made 76 other people sick. the cases are spread over 26 states including be -- including california. the cdc has traced this to at least four locations. the government will not release the nail of the retailer or processors. there's no information about the person who died. as of right now, the government has not ordered a recall. but there is a recall of a popular brand of cat food.

salon nell na concerns prompted nestle to take bake three and five-pound bags of the cat food. salmonella can cause him if -- can cause harm if its treated. sergio romo will meet students at a vaccine clinic at san francisco's hospital of -- department of public health. romo is trying to spread the word that all children entering 7th grade have to have a booster shot or they don't be allowed in class. now, giants' outfielder cody ross is joining a team to honor two folks firefighters who died in the line of duty.

-- two firefighter the who died in the line of duty -- firefighters who died in the line of duty. both firefighters died while fighting a house fire in the diamond district last june. 8:19. a little more than an hour ago, three bay area firefighters started a 40-day journey to honor the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. they will be receiving from their firehouse in santa clara and riding their bicycles about 4,000 miles from brook palestinian. next month will be the -- from

brooklyn. next month will be the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. an unwanted visitor. >> don't look, tori. >> the reptile is a burmese python that came from the grenades -- everglades. the family started to know something was wrong when animals were disappearing. >> i told you not to look. [ laughter ] it's hard for her to hide. the reason casey anthony may not be able to avoid the spotlight much longer.

welcome back. in florida, casey anthony has until thursday morning to check in with the florida probation office. jury acquitted her r -- she's been in hiding since a jury acquitted her of killing her daughter. she pleaded guilty to felony

check charge. well, that judge signed a revised order saying he intended casey anthony's probation to start after her release, not while being detained. her lawyer the are fighting that order -- her lawyers are fighting that order. many kids will go back to school without the supplies they need. in san jose, kids signed up for a list to receive free backpacks. sacred heart says they've only received half of the number they need. >> the backpacks are like $35. school supplies with everything, notepads, another, what? $35, $40. >> i need a new backpack. >> sacred heart's campaign and

friday -- ends friday. if you would like to help go to ktvu.com and click on web link the. 8:24. let's check the commute. sal? >> the traffic is getting busy in some areas. we're seeing some slowdowns on 80 coming in from the el cerrito area. it's also slow getting down to berkeley and either. -- berkeley and oakland. when you get to the nimitz freeway, we do have some slow traffic waiting for you. most of it is between union city and fremont and then it picks up on the drive down to the milpitas area. southbound 101, we have slow traffic, burlingame and san mateo bet the -- gets better by the time you reach belmont.

here's steve. we have the low clouds and fog. a little chill in the air. one of our forecast models was going nuts. it said 90. and it was windy, and -- one more system keeps going up to the pacific northwest. one lull moves in. 60s, 70s and 80s. and temperatures look like they will just stay here for a while. if anything, they might cool down a little bit towards thursday and friday, and we'll hold it there into the weekend. dave? >> oh, boy. 7:26. the storm chasers in central minnesota were ready yesterday after heavy rain, hail, lightning hit. that was a good one. a couple of funnel clouds were

seen as well. more stormy weather is expected in that area today. but the skies are expected to clear up. by this evening. tropical storm emily could generate flash floods and mudslides in puerto rico and the dominican republic. emily is expected to get stronger as it moves across the caribbean. in the pacific, hurricane eugene has formed open the -- over the open waters. big boy there. look at this. a pod of more than a dozen whales spotted yesterday. this is right off the coast of long beach. that's beautiful. blue whales usually aren't seen in the area for at least another couple of months. 8:27. police officers now on trial in new orleans. did they take the law too far during the height of hurricane katrina, almost six years ago?

>> reporter: in antioch, we just talked to the business opener who was robbed. we'll tell you why they want to talk to the kidnapped young man this nothing. he's not -- dash this morning. -- young man this morning.

a state-wide amber alert for a boy is over after someone kidnapped him from a barbershop. kraig debro is live outside the barbershop. kraig, i know you talked to the

barbershop owner. what did he say? >> we did. we got more details about what happened. anxious business owners returned -- returned here to west 18th street this morning. for the first time to open his business. al works doesn't want us to use his last name -- al, who doesn't want us to use his last name or show him -- >> i have a lot of questions. what did the guy say? did you do anything to him? did you hurt him? >> reporter: al says he and the boy were in the shop yesterday at 3:15. al was counting money and tolled by -- and told the boy to lock the door. the man name in and stole his money, the boy and personal

items. >> i'm such a big brother to him. i will be talking to him. just, you know, being a big brother and letting him know you can't stop life from this. i'm looking forward to speaking with him about things like that. >> reporter: antioch police issued an amber alert. we dahled police again but haven't -- called police again but haven't gotten a returned phone dahl. they are looking for a -- phone call. they are looking for a black male, about 25, big blue shirt, knitted cap. the robber took al's suv. it's being processed for evidence. a registered sex offender is suing the city of elk grove near sacramento so he can say

in his parents' home that's near a neighborhood park. 45-year-old michael escobar that bans him from living 2 -- from living within 2,000 feet from a park violates his civil rights. he's been living with and taking care of his parents since his release last year. as part of his parole, he wears a tracking device to monitor his whereabouts. >> i don't have any problems with the monitors that we -- that we wear. in fact, the monitor helps me probably more than them because now i know they know where i'm at every time. >> the city is asking the court to dismiss his lawsuit. escobar is also challenging jessica's law which limb ims where registered sex off fenners did -- sex offenders can live. four new orleans' police officers are accused in deading

shootings. four officers are accused of opening fire on a group of innocent people. another officer is trying -- is accuse of trying to cover up the ceiling. police responded to reports after fight on sunny slope road. when they arrived, they found 18-year-old jessie salvador who had been stabbed. he died later at the scene. if you have any information about this, call hollister police -- hollister police. now, mark anderson claims he's innocent and wants to take back his plea and go on trial. he says his former lawyer "threw him under the bus" in recommending that plea deal. the attorney claims his former client is a nar is a cystic --

insurancist liar -- narrcisistic liar. members are meeting in palo alto this morning. the task force allows silly -- will ask silicon valley businesses about suggestions about how the public and private sectors can work together. a bay area man has been tentatively identified as one of two victims in a plane crash

near the grand canyon. arizona authorities say the drivers' and pilots' licenses of the two men were found in the wreckage. the plane was found saturday near the north rim of the grand danian in the di -- grand canyon. in the national forest. it's not known who was flying the plane at the time of the crash. police are looking for a man who stole a woman pea purse containing a sub tax amount of money. police say she was about to go into well -- wells fargo. that's when a man crossed the street, grabbed her purse and ran away. police also say two cars fled the scene at the same time. however, one. pass -- one of the passengers got out and ran off. now, that passenger is described as 5'9", had a thin build, he was wearing a light

shirt and white-colored pants. new this morning, an eye- catching clothing -- group of men holding since that read "give the suit off your back." this is all part. men's warehouse national suit drive. donated suits will be given to job speakers -- job seekers so they -- so they can help job seekers look better when they -- when getting a job. 8:37. pg&e is conducting more pipeline tests in the wake of that san bruno blue line disaster. the test will take place in burlingame, san mateo and hillsborough. now, the test results -- the test involves filling a pipeline with water and looking

for leaks. this will take place at 5:00 at -- 5:30 at the crystal springs golf course in burlingame. another meeting is set for tomorrow in san mateo. as the testing in that continues, pg&e -- so far only 1/4 of the pipeline has been tested or replaced. >> pg&e is blaming permits and endangered species laws for any possible days. we want to check in -- check in with sal. what's going on in san francisco now, sal? >> well, we do have a crash on the freeway. southbound 101 at the 80 split. we're looking at it from our camera in san francisco. it looks like they moved it up to that pullout. you can see some flashing lights there on the curve. it was in the lanes, now they are off in the side area there. and the traffic has become a

little bit -- a little bit better. 15 to 20-minute delay at the toll plaza. of course, we have slow traffic on the peninsula here. as you drive to the south bay, most of the slow traffic has died down now with the slowest traffic being north 101 and 880 sunnyvale. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good porning -- morning. low clouds, gray skies. nothing warm there. possibility. inland lower temperatures. maybe we'll get a bump. low clouds, sunny and -- just a little warmer. not a lot. 60s, 70s and 80s unless you are up to lake county and mendocino. the low clouds will be off in the distance.

southern california, fog free will -- fog-free. yeah, they are, dave. if you want to go to l.a., you can get some sun. just bring it back. 50s and 60s. now, mountain view, that's moffet, they run warm. they run warm. 52 santa rosa. a low drives in. it can't warm up. we're caught in between the high. it kind of builds in for a day or two and gets knocked right out of the day. a little warmup in advance of that. 60s by the coast. clearing skies inrand --

inland. some mid-80s to upper. for most, it will be 60s and 70s. 74 oakland, no big changes, if anything, a little bit more fog and inland temperatures will come down a little bit. we'll just keep it there. 8:40. it was an incredible moment, perhaps the most memorable moment in last night's debt ceiling vote in the house of representatives. wounded arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, surprised everybody and walked in to cast her vote. [ cheers ] >> that says it all. this was the first time congresswoman giffords went back to the -- went back to the capitol since she had been shot in the head in arizona back in january. her colleagues, wind up shaking her hands, hugging her, kissing

her. by the way, she voted in favor of the legislation which passed with a wide margin. now make sure you stay right here with us on ktvu for continuing coverage of the national debt ceiling vote today. if you happen to be a -- away from your television set, you can still watch our newscast streaming live at our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. it is now turning over to 8:42. a tragic twist in the case of the giants' fan who was beaten. a friend of bryan stow who was what him the night he was attacked has died.

. stocks are taking a big hit today about economic -- concerns about economic growth

remaining subdued. and there's word out that americans cut their spending for the first time in 20 months. we're getting our first report on july car sales. general motors says the sales rose nearly 8%. fuel efficiency vehicles helped boost numberer. gm -- numbers. gm sold 25,000 cars in july. delta says it's getting ready to refund the taxes that passengers paid after the faa was no longer authorized to collect that tax. delta already announced it was faking in an extra $4 million that i day -- that day. many airlines raised their base price for the -- so the fares remain the sale. the refunds -- remain the same. the refunds could be as much as

15%. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following right now -- the united states senate will vote on raising the debt ceiling at 9:00. in the past five minutes we've learned this -- 61 senators say they support the debt deal. that ensures it will pass. the bill passed in the house last night. just within the last hour, the white house announced that president obama will make a statement on the debt ceiling legislation at at 9:15 this morning. here at morning -- at 9:15 this morning. the chp cancelled an amber alert. antioch police say someone kidnapped the teenager yesterday afternoon from a barbershop. the search for the alleged kidnapper continues. and a key witness in the bryan stow beating attack has died. "the l.a. times "reports mathew lee who was with bryan stow at the

night of the attack died after an allergic reaction after eating a salad that contained nuts. police are stilt on the scene -- are still on the scene of a shooting. allie rasmus first told us about this three hours ago. she's live. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, the two crimes are definitely connected. it all started here behind us. this is east 54th street. the area you see is all part of an investigation into a shooting. that happened around 4:45 this morning. the alameda county sheriff's lieutenant said the man was shot as he was running out of a back driveway. we can't show you the exact area where the shooting happened because it's set back from the street. but the -- there is a little

alley way that goes back into an open area that is surrounded by mere homes and apartment complexes and duplexes -- by more homes and apartment complexes and duplexes. they found a marijuana grow in the backyard of one of the homes year. investigators say it was pretty small. just a few plants -- we want to take you back out live. we want to show you what's going on here right now. there's someone being arrested. we don't know how this person was involved with the shooting or if this person was involved. all we can tell you is that investigators have been out here since 4:45 this morning. in the last couple of minutes, we saw some of the deputies take this man into custody. he looks like -- it looks like

he's being led away. this is the first person being led away from the scene in handcuffs. this just happened. newschopper2 was overhead. what investigators found in the back area, it was a marijuana grow. it was a small grow, just a few plants. but the man got into a car with three other people and they took off. >> the getaway car or quasi ambulance -- quasi-ambulance. he was taken away and -- their involvement in this, we don't know. >> reporter: the car was stopped by sheriff deputies on westbound 580. we are told the you gunshot victim was taken to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. the other three people in the car are being questioned.

as we take you back out live, this is still an active scene. investigators have honed in on this area this morning. we'll continue to try to -- and try to gather some more information for you. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. time is now 8:41. top national security officials will be at a computer convention in las vegas. they may try to hire a bunch of them. 10,000 people are expected -- expected at the conference. officials hope to hire the best and the biest to help protect the united states -- the best -- to hire the best to help

protect the united states against identity theft. well, that man who threw that plate of shaving cream at rupert murdoch? remember that famous scene? he was sentenced to six weeks in jail. he threw that foam pie at rupert murdoch during a hearing on the phone-ing hacking scandal. after -- phone-hacking scandal. rupert murdoch said it was the most humble day of his life. meanwhile, a british newspaper owned by news corp is reporting a cyber attack. a company claimed responsibility for the attack on "the sun" newspaper. "the sun."

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we're now hearing that an italian parliament commission has approved a draft of a law banning burkas. it would make them illegal in public. anyone who forces women to wear them will be fine and face as year in jail. the draft is forced to parliament for approval. france passed this back in april. new legal problems for lindsay lohan. an employee at the betty ford center is suing her. dawn bradley claims lindsay lohan twisted her wrist after she caught her sneaking out of the rehab center to go drinking. she said that forced her to have surgery. the district attorney is not filing charges. he doesn't have enough evidence. a special ticket 2s-day.

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for most, it's 60s, 70s and low 80s. it's not changing for us. amazingly hot. >> i heard in texas they are starting the high school training. >> severe drought in texas, too. >> yeah. all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. updates -- dash updates on the debt ceiling -- at noon. >> boy now. -- bye now.