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good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. august 9th, tuesday. it's been about 30 minutes since the opening bem. the numbers are pretty good, the dow is getting back up to that 11,000 mark. allie rasmus is in the financial district with some reaction from investors. >> reporter: good morning. we were just inside the trading floor -- it's on measure street and they watched the -- it's on montgomery street. they watched the opening bell along with us and they say -- their investors say so far so good. they say there's a couple of positive things going on.

they are expected to make a policy move to help boost the economy. the nasdaq fell also yesterday. but the spokesman for the new york stock exchange in san francisco says because of that federal meeting, he expects things to calm down again. >> you should not get enough volatility today. we'll be keeping our powder dry. not as much volatility as we saw monday or last thursday. >> reporter: in june, the federal reserve bought treasury bonds bonds to boost the economy -- bonds to boost the economy. they should be issuing some sort of statement around 11:00 our time. we'll find out then what they

plan to do. but in the meantime, investors are feeling more optimistic today. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you are absolutely right, allie. many people are waiting to hear. the feds policy meeting. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom the fed is expected to take. you can go to ktvu.com. there are also tools to monitor the markets. just look for the wall street tab. it's a crime that's shocked the country. this morning, oakland police are still conducting a manhunt for the gunman who killed a 3- year-old boy. jade hernandez is joining us live. she's at the command post now at the scene of the shooting. jade? >> reporter: that's right. a few years ago, a 3-year-old

was shot. now a toddler. they are marking the spot where the toddler was killed right here. we're told that's where the boy died. >> it's a very active street. i mean, the people and police need to take up and step up their game and really -- wake up and step up their game and really do something about it. >> reporter: we watched officers from the oakland police department and the alameda county sheriff's office patrol this area along international near 65th. this effort since the drive-by shooting where no arrests have been made. police say a car wizzed by and -- wizzed by and strayed bullet -- and sprayed bullets out. the two men were wounded, they were intentped dash intended

target -- intended target. the little boy, not so lucky. the mayor plans to participate in a vigil tonight. mayor jean quan issued a statement saying gun battles in our neighborhood are not and will not be the norm. the police chief said some of the two will be back out on the streets. they will continue what they are calling a tactical alert on oakland violence. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. a gay couple from san francisco has lost their immigration battle. "the chronicle" reports u.s. services turned down anthony mock. mock is the main caregiver who

has a.i.d.s. he now those return to his native australia. the couple is appealing to president obama. the community is rallying to support a family from richmond whosed to lever drowned in the ball. her mother said she was inside the home with the other children when she realized, she had not seen the girl for ten minutes. police believed toddler climbed steps and fell in. some customers and coworkers of the father have been donating the money -- donating money to help with funeral services. family and friends of that capsized boat off mexico. they are asking for help to pay for a private search and drive -- and dive. for the next few days they will

be accepting donations. . jumping on a san francisco cable car with a card is now a whole lot easier. a ktvu photographer took this video a short while ago. before the readers could not communicate with this. b.a.r.t. is up and running this morning after a shut down left passengers stuck on the tracks lat night -- tracks last night. this is the rockridge and macarthur station. the problem started at 7:30 when the company ut -- when the commuters shut down.

they monitor -- comp outers shut down. >> this happened in march of 2006. that was right at heart of the commute. this was an hour and a half after the commute. >> john sasaki shot these pictures of stranded passengers in orie kin -- in orinda. time resewell -- service resumed around 10:00 a.m. let's go to sal. how are we doing in our commute? >> we've doing okay. dash we're doing okay. i want to show you the traffic on highway 4. it will be slow through that construction zone heading westbound but it's not unusual. the slowdown is in bay point and pleasant hill -- did it again. let's move along -- my hands are too big sometimes. westbound 80 from pinole.

the richmond traffic looks good. you will see some traffic heading up. the road sensors are showing traffic. i want to hive the maps to san francisco -- move the maps to san francisco. there is a surf rescue going on at ocean beach. they found a person who needed assistance. they are out there doing the rescue. so if you are out there driving near the great highway or live near ocean beach, that's what that is about. if you are driving in the south bay, 280 and 17 are off to good starts. let's go to steve. all right, sal. a lot of low clouds. some sun already. low clouds burned back. it willings -- it looks like it

will burn off. too much in the way of fog for temperatures to get out of the 60s. low 50s to upper 50s. still -- i and not much change. sonoma county airport, down to 51. low clouds, though, kind of stop any further cooling. west-southwest, what is that 18? 13? and that's not very strong for travis. it needs to be stronger than that. so that along with a shallower fog bank shows me we'll be warmer away from the coast. for those of you looking for warm weather, there's always another system. so you get a warmup. it gets blasted right out. there are signs that an even stronger system could come in. 60s 70s and 80s.

ukiah and clearlake, 80 napa. kentfield. 84 dan victims. 88 brentwood. probably about 90 towards vac cau ville. but 67 alameda. pleasanton, 84. 76 milpitas. 75 degrees. los gatos, 70sen the peninsula -- 7s on the peninsula. a lot of -- 70s on the peninsula. a lot of 60s. much of the coast except santa cruz and capitola. a little warmer inland for a couple of days but it likes like everyone cool counsel -- everyone cools down. a police officer in chile is angry over a demotion and staged a rather unusual protest. he walked out of the precinct in santiago. there you see him wearing only his underwear. he claims the senior officials

tell lies and abuse officers patrolling the streets. 7:11. chaos on the streets of london to tell you about. in fact, we've got breaking news. rioting that's left part of london in ruins. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals

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will start using plastic bullets to stop all of the rioting that's left parts of the city in ruins. these are incredible pictures. we just got got this video in. groups of young people have set buildings and cars on fire. they've looted stores, they've attacked police officers and just a few hours ago, british prime minister david cameron condemned the violence. scenes of people -- >> these are scenes of people attacking police officers and even fire crews as they are trying to put out fire. >> the rioting all started as a protest about the fatal shooting of a man. police say now the looters are just taking advantage of the chaos. so far, 525 people have been arrested. 7:15. i want to give you an update on the stock markets at the moment. the dow is currently up 181.

nasdaq is up 63. that's over 2.5%. s&p is up 2.1/3. however, around the world, a lot of markets are in a tailspin. in asia they are down. in europe, they are mixed and all eyes are on the federal reserve. the question is will ben bernanke come to the rescue? alison burns is live with more. >> reporter: that's right. the fears of growing certainly of another recession. and the focus turns to the federal reserve. the federal reserve board's policy committee meets this morning -- morning to issue a highly-anticipated statement about the economy. the looming question is will ben bernanke take drastic action to try to revitalize the economy? investors will be closely watching to see how the fed is grading the economy and its

predictions for growth. key interest rates are already close to zero. so the options are limited. analysts say we might see an assurance that the feds will keep the interest rates low for a longer period of time. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news,. >> thank you. here in california, state treasurer bill lightningier -- lockyer says the downgrading of the rating should not have an effect on our state. last month, the standard & poor's changed the rating from negative to sacramento. on our website, we have the latest economic news as well pass tools to monitor the markets. look for the wall street tab. 7:17. the mayor of philadelphia,

imposing strict curfews on young people after several recent flash mobs on strangers. the mayor vowed to counter the violence against the -- with the biggest, baddest police force in town -- police police police officer -- police officers. the mayor blames a lot of the game on the attacks for absentee fares -- and parents. >> parents, it's your responsibility to know who they are with, where they are. they are your children and you need to raise them and be responsible for them. >> the mayor says a strict curfew will take place on the weekends in certain areas. last night a man was attacked and ended up in the hospital with jaw injuries.

hours later, a group was attacked, including an 11-year- old boy. antioch police started cracking down on minors out over -- past the curfew. mayor quan is discussing action. a judge has proposed the city's exit from chapter 9. vallejo declared bankruptcy in 2008. they had to lay off police officers, firefighters. now vallejo hopes to hire back some of those employees and convince voters to approve a 1 cent sales tax increase. we're now hearing reports that texas governor rick perry plans to use his speech in

south carolina on saturday to make it clear he's in the race. according to the political website, perry will disclose his intentions in south sacramento and then make his first trip to new hampshire. after that he's expected to head to iowa. iowa and new hampshire hold the first contest in the race. one. three men on a boat that sank off mother that you's vineyard was age to record the -- martha's vineyard was able to record -- to record it. the men were able to find their waterproof radio floating among the debris so they issued a distress call. another boat, a couple of days -- miles away heard the call and headed over. >> see learn -- ecertainly grateful to the crew. they. >> they are all heroes. they saved our lives.

>> the men spent time in the cold waters before they were pulled out to safety. >> look at that. it's not clear exactly what it was. but most people thought that's a bat. this happened last friday. look at this. after several going up and back and down the cabin, the bat finally flew in the bathroom. >> when the plane landed they tried to catch the bat but it flew out where it was chased out the door. >> no one was able to use that bathroom for the flight. >> no. a deadly e. coli outbreak tied to strawberries. ♪

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. we're now hearing from the napa state hospital worker who became the latest victim in the latest attack. he wants to be identified simply as "jesse" due to safety concerns. he said saturday night a mental patient with a long history of violent outbursts, nearly choked him to death. >> i had him on all fours and he kind of choked me.

i said help! help! i'm choking! i'm gonna die! >> sources tell us that patient has not been arrested and is still in the hospital unit where the attack took place. there have been several serious attacks at the hospital during the past year including the killing of psychiatric worker donna -- psychiatric nurse worker donna gross last year. e-coli has been traced to this strawberry farm outside of portland. an elderly woman died of kidney failure. about 16 others became ill. the health department is still concerned that a lot of -- that a lot of people may have frozen the berries or turned them into jam. you can help b.a.r.t. pick a design for its future fleet of trains. b.a.r.t. wants public feed back on designs.

concept a is similar to the current configuration but with seats that can be more easily cleaned. concept b would have a s-shaped poles for riders to grip and portals for people to to watch the track and tunnel walls wiz by. hey, sal, you fixed everything on butte and now you have -- b.a.r.t. >> yes. thanks to my friends at ocean beach, that person, they went down to find out someone was rescued near terra vail and vicente. they were down there and had to find the person in need of assistance. that's what's going on. traffic is not impacted. we also found out from somebody else who is driving on the

great highway. that puts the end of that. so i do want to mention that southbound 101 this morning in petaluma as we move to the traffic has been -- has been very heavy. i want to move the maps over to the martinez area. we have reports of a fatal house fire. this has been confied to the -- confirmed to the ktvu news cruise. the -- news crews. the crew is on the way. one person is dead at a -- as a result of this fire in the 3800 block of martha's in martinez. westbound bay bridge is backed up for about a 15 minute delay before you get up to the bay. san jose here it's just slow or

crowded as you drive past 101. let's go to steve. san jose has sunshine. now the fog is there but it's not -- i would say the coverage is less. sunday morning is went way out there. 60s there. but plenty of gray. if you already have the sun, well, you are burning daylight. go out and make it a great day. 50s, low, mid- to upper. kind of cool. some fog in the north bay. sonoma county airport. a little warm up today, but another system may be getting a strong reinforcement. we'll start to keep this from getting too strong. 50s, 60s, 70s, a few upper 80s and few 90s if you are really far inland. if no marine influence mangs it to your neighborhood, you will be hot. it does look like a pretty good cooldown is taking place for the weekend.

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what's happening in washington today. >> reporter: good morning. there's a still a lot of uncertainty on the horizon for americans. that's the bad news as we saw the huge dip in the stock market. the good news is that things are trending better today. this is a look at the dow which is now up over 11 points -- 11,000 points. it started well below there this morning. experts say there's still a big element of fear out there in the marketplace because it is so volatile. pie the time marketed -- by the time markets closed yesterday -- investors lost $1 trill yu. but many americans feel largely unaffected. and from what we saw last night, 45% of americans said the stock market decline did not affect their family's

financial position. we saw the president come out yesterday and talk to the nation about everything that was going on. he was trying to quell some fears. he said what's happening with the s&p will not be permanent. he feels that it is certainly reversible, this downgrade that we saw yesterday. >> it's not a plaque dash it's not a lack of plan or policy. it's a lack of political will in -- will in washington. >> reporter: we then heard from the house majority leader urging them to stand firm and not be persuaded to increase taxes as a way to reduce the deficit. we're going to hear from the fed. back to you.

>> thank you. live for us in d.c. the dow is up, as you can see, 232. the nasdaq is up over 3%. 73. thank you. it is 7:33. police in petaluma are urging drivers to lock their car doors and windows. there were four more car break- ins over the weekend, putting the total for the year at 38. most have been on the west side of town and happened late at night or early in the morning. police are asking drivers to contact them immediately if they spot any suspicious activity. 7:34. state regular laters are investigating claims -- regulators are investigating claims by a former pg&e manager who said he was fired for reporting ms. conduct. this is the latest -- reporting misconduct. a former manager said that pg&e refused to fix los angeles.

pg&e, by the way -- to fix los angeles. pg&e is getting a new president and ceo -- leaks. pg&e is getting a new president and ceo. he's the first western to the -- in the company to take over. he's been with dte energy in michigan for 17 years. 7:35. santa clara's -- santa clara's great amusement park is now the target of a sexual harassment incident lawsuit. two san jose men came a -- claim a park employee took a picture of them holding hands while they were riding a little roll -- roll -- riding a roll little. the -- roller coaster. boo men say someone had written a gay -- the men say someone had written a gray slur.

saturday night in the debows triangle neighborhood near market and sanchez. police say three men in their teens hit a man with a baseball bat while yelling homophobic slurs. 7:35. well, san francisco mayor ed lee's campaign for a four-year term is not even 24 hours old but the backlash has already started. >> you didn't throw me out for no reason. absolutely not! >> you see the officers remove the heckler while mayor lee handle the paperwork to start his campaign. the man was heckling because he changed his mind to run for

mayor. there was more backlash for ed lee in the castro district. >> ladies and gentlemen, mayor lee. [ boo ] >> now, ten of the ditts were there in -- of the candidates were there in front of a packed crowd. each had a chance to address issues. but ed lee faced a very angry response when he took the microphone. >> boo! >> boo! >> thank you for the opportunity for ming here tonight. >> boo! >> boo! >> boo! -- >> ladies and gentlemen, please. >> ed lee told ktvu after the debate he expected the boos. make sure you stay here with us on "mornings on 2." ahead in our next hour, at

8350, we'll talk live -- 8:30, we'll talk live -- talk with ed lee. emergency responders will be put to the test today in west contra costa county. the event will be staged at contra costa community college's san pablo campus. more than 100 volunteers are expected to participate. the percentage of bay area homeowners under water on their mortgages is up slightly from a year ago. 22.8% of single family houses had negative equity mortgages during the second quarter according to a report released today by zillow. that's up from 21.1% a year ago. economists say the continuing forbe activity in the bay area, causing housing values to decline. that's responsible for the under water mortgages.

the man accused of driving drunk and hitting a 9-year-old boy who had just left a giants' game is due in court this afternoon. andrew vargas has been charged with two counts of felony drunk driving and one count of felony hit and run. police say his pickup truck hit ryan white. right yin and his family are tourists from philadelphia -- ryan and his family are tourists from philadelphia. they just left the phillies' game. they say young ryan is making improved progress. researchers from san francisco have new and they are saying accurate guidelines for a heart test for young athletes. there's been a controversy about whether an electrocardiogram is accurate enough that it could save the lives of players.

a hearing is scheduled later this month as lawyers for barry bonds have asked the court to throw out his justice for conviction. the jury dead locked on three counts of pergy -- dead-locked on three counts of per -- perjury. an online news magazine has named san francisco the 10th kinkiest city in america. rosoclawn, indiana was number one. 7:40. we'll -- welt, muni is getting high-tech cameras that they say will help make san francisco bus riders feel safer.

the department of homeland security will help pay for new surveillance cameras for more than 350 muni buses. these new cameras -- cameras will watch it -- will allow it to be watched in realtime. 7:40. we want to check in with sal, starting in eastern contra costa county. >> highway 4 getting its share of slow traffic this moving not to be denied, of course. but actually, i made a mistake. i apologize to tori and dave the i stacked my thing the wrong way we're starting in san jose and will get to eastern contra costa county. i have no news. it's notmond. northbound -- i have no excuse. it's not monday. northbound, 880 in oakland, this is very slow. by the way, there is an oakland raider game this thursday. exhibition football is back

this thursday. make plans for 880 to be slow. and in danville -- this is danville, southbound 680 of el sera boulevard. southbound 680 at el sero. this is highway 4 coming up to the women low pass grade. please give yourself plenty of time in eastern contra costa county county and all over the -- contra costa county and all over the bay area. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. it looks like the fog will burn off slower this morning. chilly, low clouds, cool lows again. what's new, fog, sunny, some of that fog will burn back to the

coast much sooner. mostly sunny by this afternoon and this evening. temperatures will creep up to the upper 80s and a few lower 90s. the fog will be back. all it needs is a little kick. 51 sonoma county airport. 59 hayward. also at mountain view, sunshine, 56 degrees. not much wind. the doing is a bigger story than the north bay. the breeze will probably pick up but i think it's about half of what it was a couple of days ago. still, another system doctor drop -- another system will drop in. the high just can't build in. the low pressure to the north is too strong. it looks like every seven and ten-day outlook -- if anything reinforces the low. coast, bay, fog, gives way to sunshine. 80s or 90s. so a pretty big spread between some. a lot of upper 60s to low 70s.

7:43. the push for a new candidate in the race for the white house, this political surprise involves two big names from hollywood. also, how the economic crisis could lead to some good news for drivers. wñ

taking a look at the big board, all eyes are on the upcoming fed statement and that could spark reversal if investors are not con subpoenas -- are not convinced that there is not a plan for a bounce back. right now, the -- a bounceback. right now, the markets are up. the dow, while it is bouncing back a little bit today, oil prices are bouncing back.

you may be seeing a slight dip in the gas prices at your pump because of the recent downgrade. hears he's something different -- here's something different. matt damon for president? documentary filmmaker, michael moore, says that would be his choice. he says democrats need to start thinking more like republicans. the house of representatives is ending the pages program. the program started way back in the 1820s. three they employee -- there were scandals because of

inappropriate diamondbacks, underaged -- contacts underaged drinking. and the u.s. senate is continuing its page program. strong winds have caused damage throughout oklahoma. power lines were down and roofs were ripped away across the state. the wind also flipped a tractor- trailer on a highway overpass. so far, though, no injuries have been reported. 0 new study shows researchers may have a way to reduce the spread of mill lair ya. they've bread mosquitoes that don't produce sperm.

7:49. a new facebook page that was started by a teenager in milpitas is honoring caylee an though. the facebook is asking you right her name on your hand. a woman from vallejo and her son facing felony charges in a very disturbing case. investigators say they physically abused two young girl who were staying at their home. police say the 5-year-old boy

and 4 why girl had rope burns on their arms and other very serious injuries. the motive is not clear. but investigators say the woman had been in a romantic relationship with the children's mother for the past year. ten minutes before 8:00. the person who walked off with a 9-year-old virginia boy's wallet had a change of heart. the boy said he left the wallet on a 7-11 counter. it had more than $300 inside from saving and birthday cards. he posted a -- he posted a letter and then ended the lert by saying whoever has it hopes he need it more than he does. a little guilt there. 7:51. a very somber anniversary in japan. how they are remembering the victims of the atomic bombing later today.

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7:53. verizon employees plan a protest outside the market street store in san francisco at noon today. the san francisco union workers are joining demonstrate es at more than 100 -- demonstrators at more than 100 verizon locations. contract talks between workers and management broke down over the weekend. most u.s. airlines are cutting fares but travelers are unlikely to pay any less. the reason, many carriers are rolling back. now that the tax is back in place, the overall cost will stay the same.

two airlines not involved spirit and alaska that just dropped ticket prices and now just adds the tax back in again. new details this morning about the government computer system in japan, it accurately showed where the radio winds from that nuclear plant were spreading shortly after the big tsunami. however, government officials never told anybody. "the new york times" said that meant people on their own evacuated in areas right in the path of radio active winds. the mayor of one of the towns where the residents evacuated to that was contaminated said they are now worried about the long-term effects to their exposure to radiation. [ tolling ] -- [ bell toll ]

>> thousands of people were killed in the atomic bombing. japan surrender dash surrendered. an engineer says he's developed a plan to tow icebergs all the way from the accusic circle -- arctic circle. he needs $10 million to make his plan a reality. >> that's unique. what's happening out there on the roads? >> right now we are looking at traffic increasing. there's a backup atle toll

plaza. westbound 237 also nearby 808ant the expressway are slow getting into the -- 880 and the expressway are slow getting in. the traffic is backed up to concord because of a three-car pileup. now let's go to steve. thank you, sal. well, sun for some already but low clouds and fog still making a presence every night and morning it seems like here. temperatures starting in the 50s and very thick fog from novato to santa rosa. 360, steve. it looks like a cooling trend will kick in. clearing by the coast. the wind is not too much of a factor. it will probably pick up later

on. 60s, 70s, 80s. i don't see much of a change on wednesday but it looks like cooler conditions will start to carry us into the weekend. thank you, steve. a music star becomes the target of thugs on the streets of new york city. the attack that landed him in the hospital. invest remembers waiting to see what action the federal reserve might take today. the hope is it could calm the markets after yesterday's 600- point stock market plunge. @@

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oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea catalog today. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, august 9th. barken hunters -- bargain hunters are out right know. we're looking at the dow up 200 points. allie rasmus, you are getting reaction to all of the things that are changing. >> reporter: well, dave it's been that way since the opening

bell. the dow was up more than 200 points after the be, the nasdaq and -- after the bell, the nasdaq as well. we signed us is the electronic -- we signed us is the electron -- behind us is the ticker, electronic ticker. we watched as investors began their moving. >> okay. we could see and hear a lot of shouting and activity, the stuff you would usually see on any given day. as one investors pointed out. it's been 12 days more than two weeks of selling. so investors are expecting today's market to rebound a

little bit. >> you shouldn't get as much volatility during the day because of the announcement. not as much volatility as we saw monday or last thursday. >> reporter: now, yesterday was a very bad day on the stock market for a lot of investors as the dow plunged more than 600 points. right now are looking at the stock market ticker. the dow is in positive ter rowry this morning. a -- positive territory this morning. a lot say it depends on what the federal reserve decides to do. they are meeting and are supposed to be issuing a statement at 11:00 our time to see what the plans are to help boost the economy and restore investor confidence. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2

news. >> thank you, and you can still with us all day for updates on the markets. today, oakland police continue their all-out search for the suspects in the killing of a 3-year-old boy. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: [ no audio ] >> obviously we're having technical problems -- >> reporter: international -- [ no audio ] >> we were trying to see if we could establish the microphone there with jade in oakland talking about the federal killing involving a 3-year-old boy. we'll get back to jade in a moment. in the meantime, a court hearing is scheduled in the cold case murder of a pleasanton school girl more than 25 years ago. police did not release the name of the suspect but we've learned the suspect is this man, 43-year-old steven carlson

of santa cruz. he's a registered sex offender and the body of tina was found in a drain age area near the 680. in 1984 she was stabbed to death on her way home from foothill high school. investigators say they got their big break after retesting old evidence using new technology. family members had this reaction. >> he should have turned himself in a long time ago. he needs to serve time. >> investigators say the suspect was 16 at the time of the killing. he's being held at santa rita jail. the thirty navymen who crashed in the helicopter chinook are on their way home. we want to go back to ktvu's jade hernandez who is in

oakland where police don't their all-out search for suspects in the killing of a three -- after 3-year-old boy. this mother could do nothing. today we spoke to the family, obviously they were too upsit -- upset. they are marijuanaing the loss of their little boy. the 3-year-old -- they are mourning the loss of their little boy. he's the latest victim in the violence here. police have not made any arrests. they have said two men ages 37 and 27 years old were walking in front of the 3-year-old and they were the intended targets. more than 15 bullets sprayed near the pizza place. police say the drive-by shooting appears to stem from gang rivalry.

the police say the tactical alert will continue. >> i'm tired at the level of -- at the level of violence and you don't know how tough it is to look at a parent's face who just lost their child. >> this is video near the same spot carlos was shot yesterday afternoon. this along international boulevard near 65th in day-time violence. they survived. jean kwan plans to participate in a vigil at 7:00 along with other city leaders in this area. i want to bring you out live. we're in front of the little caesar's. crime scene investigators are back. that command post and mobile

unit has been parked out there since yesterday. 8:06. this morning, the faa investigating an emergency landing. it happened last night on the grounds of core bill sham -- corbill champagne sellers. investigators say the pilot errorred a small problem -- aren'ted a mall problem with his -- reported a small problem with his plane. new this morning, a san francisco man convicted of intentionally killing a man with his car will be sentenced today. hamilton diaz was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in soon. prosecutors say the two got into an argument in march of 2007. gros smashed the windshield of the car diaz was driving and diaz rand him over -- ran him over. he faces 14 years in prison.

authorities say 19-year-old danny cox died sunday night when his car ran off the road and smashed into a tree. now, cox was paralyzed last year in lake tahoe. he had since learned how to drive a modified car. singer gavin mcdraw is in a hospital hospital after being attacked in the east village yesterday. the worst of his injuries, a broken nose and cuts on his face. he had to cancel a concert -- concert scheduled in saratoga springs, new york. san francisco's police chief will be honored for the city's efforts to crack down ton drunk driving. the city's office of traffic safety -- crack down on drunk

driving. the city's office of traffic partnered with the chp to conduct sobriety checkpoints and educate people about the ding danger of drunk driving. a 2-year-old girl is among three people in a -- kimed in a pileup crash north of sacramento -- killed in a pileup crash north of sacramento. highway patrol officers say five of the six cars involved burst into flames in yesterday's chain reaction crash. it happened near some roadwork. three people were killed. seven others were taken to local hospitals. 8:09. sal i would assume by now traffic's kind of getting heavy out there. >> it is getting heavy. 680 southbound at el sero, if you are driving in from concord, pleasant til hill to walnut creek, the traffic will

not get better until you el sero. getting into walnut creek is also slow. people are slowing down to take a look at the crash. this morning we are looking at san jose that earlier delay we had right throughdown town has cleared up. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. fog, sun, temperatures a little bit warmer inland. not too much. we need a northeast wind to scour that out or a north wind. it will be back. it's still there. so fog -- so fog, clear, cool lows in the morning. no doubt about it. sunny and warmer, especially away from the coast. more of the same tomorrow mild to warm. the weekend is looking cooler. why would that be because the remains of a typhoon which is a hurricane in the western

pacific. if have you an area of high pressure you can really reload that downstream. we haven't had that. we've had low pressure. we'll see. that's the way it's looking. >> today is it's looking warmer. some thick fog especially in the north bay. 51, santa rosa. once that fog burns off. when it is that low and thick. >> -- and low, it's a -- 50s and right around low 60s. we're close. every morning it's the same. a little bit stronger on that fairfield sea breeze but not much. most locations are strong. the fog in the north bay is thick, thick, thick. one system kicks out. settles in. kind of hangs out a little bit. the high builds in but then another one comes back in. the one coming in on the weekend might be rather strong. if you enjoy warmer weather

stay to the east. it will be in the -- warm to maybe hot category for some. it's a lot of 70s and 80s away from the coast. clearing from the fog, i think we know by now what happened. breezy, warm inland. still this time of year clearlake can be hotter than 92. 80 sonoma. fairfield, 86. vallejo, benicia at 85. concord, 84. same for walnut creek, warmer out too berkeley. 10 better for morgan hill and gilroy. fremont, 75. same for menlo park. 60s on the coast. a lot of mid-60s or low 60s in the city. not much of a change on wednesday and then it does look like a big cooldown as we head into the weekend. a former math professor with a bay area connection seems to have amazing lock with

the lottery. also, a new list of the -- list of the g -- geekkiest cities.

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thick. 60s, 70s and 80s. in less than three hours, the federal reserve will issue a statement about the economy that everybody is waiting to hear as alison burns reports, will the fed do something dramatic to stimulate the economy? alison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. this morning some of the top economists are speaking out. they say after all of the volatility that we've been seeing on wall street, the fed cannot just stand by. it needs to try to shore up confidence to head off another recession. analysts say it's unlikely the fed will purchase bonds. they may indicate the fed plans to keep interest rates near

zero for a longer period of time. the chairman, bernanke has certainly pushed the boundaries before to try to rescue the economy and we'll see if there are any surprises in store later today. 8:16. a marin county man has his own plan to raise money to save state parks that are scheduled to be close. dash closed. $20,000 has been donated by putting money in plastic buckets at or near the parks a -- across the state. without the -- with all of those buckets, they will be put in the marin branch's 17 branches. it turns out a 63-year-old woman who won the lotto four

different times is a former mathematician, specializing in techniques. it's suggested the woman may have used agroriyhms to determine the numbers on scratchoffs. later today, the bodies of the 30 u.s. troops killed in the afghanistan helicopter crash are expected to arrive at dover air force base in delaware. but the pentagon is not allowing any media coverage because some of the remains are still being identified. new animation shows saturday's crash. army rangers on the ground in afghanistan say they saw an insurgent with a rocket- propelled grenade bringing down the helicopter. having so many navy s.e.a.l.s on one helicopter appears to be

unusual. >> i've had several military military people who were involved in special operations who have said at no time ever do that many travel in one helicopter. >> the commander of u.s. forces released a new statement this morning. john alan said the u.s. will cherish the sacrifice made by the troops who died. a bay area is among those. he was from angin. his grandfather said benson served in the navy for 12 years and was a navy seal. here is survived by his wife and young son. swimmer diana nyad has been forced to aban den her -- abandon her request to become the first to -- the first to

swim from cuba and the florida keys. she was pulled from the water after pull for 29 hours. san jose is the good eveningkiest city in -- is the geekiest city. i didn't say that. they define a geek as someone with a bachelor's degree, or someone whose john requires some degree of technical training or knowledge. just over 18% of the work force in san jose fits the bill. residents of paris who crave that fresh baguette after a bakery closes, a solution, a french baker has installed a vending machine dispensing

freshly baked baguettes in seconds. the owner plans to expand all the way to new york and even here. >> nothing like a fresh-baked baguette. a warning about kim -- a warning about chemicals many don't know about. also -- how a california winemaker is looking to track comets that may come too close to earth. good morning. traffic is moving along slowly here and very crowded coming into berkeley and heading out to the macarthur maze. we'll tell you more coming up. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]

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in the meantime, they say pregnant women should avoid these. a wave of storms is coming and it could cause global chaos between now and 2013. noaa says solar flares from the sun could knock out satellite communication and take on the -- take down the world's most important power grids. the feds say there's been a few oar -- over the skies. the winery owner named tom, is liening nasa a quarter of his vineyard to et set up cameras to track the meteor showers. >> yeah. i'm willing to help. do you want to put all of your fancy equipment here? >> those cameras are operating every night, the information is downroaded -- downloaded every

few weeks. scientists also get similar information from the lick observatory in hamilton and they figure out if the comets are getting too close to earth. we have a lot of other things to worry -- to worry about. let's check in with sal. we are seeing some slow traffic in contra costa county, we continue to have to go back there. 680 southbound. that crash at el sero has been replaced by a couple of crashes. just when we not things were getting better, the crash was gone. then we have another one southbound 680 as you headed down to the olympic boulevard and then southbound 680 near highway 2 had 2 there's november -- 242 there's another

crash. i had a wonderful couple of tweets and people are calling -- couple of treats and people -- tweets and people are calling to complain about this area. this thursday night, remember we'll have oakland raid -- raiders playing at 7:00 this thursday. san jose getting into cupertino, 101 is slow approaching 880. sal, sunshine for a few. keep the coast on the cool side. not much anything. if anything just an inland warmup. but even that is near average to slightly below. still sunshine out there. i do believe we're at the -- we're at the fairmont. we have -- we have temperatures in the mid-70s. san jose should be closer to 82. i think i went 77 for them. plenty of fog to go around but

there's definitely some breaks in it today. the breeze is not as strong as we've had the -- as strong as we've had the last couple days. a are the of -- a lot of fog booing reported -- being reported. it looks like high pressure will cool us down as we head to the weekend. 60s, 70s and a few 80s. this pattern doesn't change much tomorrow but i think it does. time now, 8:28. a gay couple from san francisco loses a lot, heated immigration battle. how this case is tried -- is tied to the white house. we're live in martinez where we have new developments regarding a deadly house fire. we'll tell you what investigators are now saying about -- are now saying about how it started.

boo! >> one day after getting booed after his first debate. we'll talk live to ed lee about his decision to seek a four- year term.

ed lee is seeing a four- year term and he received a frosty welcome. >> ladies and gentlemen, mayor ed lee. >> boo! >> ten candidates including ed lee were in front of a packed house last night.

some of those candidates came out swinging. ed lee joins me live this morning from san francisco. good morning, mayor. thank you for joining us. >> >> good morning. >> you said in january when you first took this job, replacing mayor gavin newsom who, of course, became lieutenant- governor was only going to be for the one year. so what made you change your mind? >> what made me change my mind, we've been doing really good at city hall. we've been making a lot of good decisions. we have been getting jobs. and we are create -- cre tating a creating jobs. and i want to keep doing that. they urged me and i reconsidered. i want to keep creating jobs.

if you look at everything else that's going on, i think it's worth it. >> "the examiner" says you are the pinata, you are the one that beat with the other candidates. did you feel that way at the debate last night? >> well, i -- i was there on behalf of -- or responding to the eureka and castro valley residents. i was there to answer their questions. i heard some of the boos and some of the things that were said. it's interesting because some of the candidates' comments were that -- comments that were made -- that's a part that i wanted to change. i'm still gonna be out there to talk about the issues. i wanted to answer the questions from the residents last night. i did the best i could. it was my first debate. i'm excited about enter everything the race and i'm

excited about making sure we do our best and to keep creating jobs. >> you had a request of you last night. let's listen in. >> i -- yes, i think he said something about resigning. i didn't hear the whole question that he said you -- but he seemed to indicate that maybe there was another decision to be made. i appreciate senator yee's comments as well as the other candidates' comments. i will respond to the questions from the public. i think that's really important from the public is listening to residents of san francisco, listening to its small businesses and big businesses and responding to their "s. they want to see a city hall that works. i've been trying -- i've been trying to make this government work for years and years. we've seen pension reform, creating jocks. i want to continue -- jobs. i want to continue to do that. >> now, city attorney dennis

herrera have questioned whether you are your own man. how do you -- how do you respond to. >> well, you know, willie brown and rose pack -- also senator feinstein. we had a great talk at the white house. i didn't make -- i didn't make that decision until the last couple of weeks with the family but there is a lot of people that want the city to continue to do well. i've served under four mayors. i've had to be my own person and make my own decisions. one of the things i do, i do -- i make the decision and i make it myself. i'm very independent and all 22 years of my service has shown that. ed lee joining us live from san

francisco. good luck with your campaign. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you, tori. back to dave. >> all right, tori. we're following overnight news from martinez. there was a deadly house fire in martinez and investigators want to know what caused it. ktvu's tara mori aty has just a -- tori artie has just a -- tori -- tara moriarty has just arrived. >> reporter: fire marshals believe candles may be a possibility as to how this fire started. the home actually has no electricity. the homeowner was undergoing some renovation. if you take a look behind me, you can see fire investigators sifting through what remains of that front room. that's the family room where the firefighters found the body of a 60-year-old. they got the call at 4:45. when they arrived, neighbors

said they knew a man lived there and they had seen him earlier that night. we believe there was a delay in detecting the fire. the home was very secure and one of the back doors was -- was screwed shut. so we had to knock the defer down in order to get in -- knock the door down in order to get in. >> reporter: the cause is under investigation. we do not have an official word as of yet. we're live in martinez, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:37. police in london are gearing up determined to stop a wave of violence that's led now to three nights of rioting. coming up at 8:45, we'll tell you the tactic police may use tonight that they have never used before. a gay couple from san francisco has lost their inmy

great lakes battle -- immigration battle. the agency cited the federal defensive marriage act. mac is the main caregiver who has -- for his husband who has a.i.d.s. giants' manager bruce bochy has been in a transthe past couple of months. he is the third oh, to be hip know sized -- hipnytised to quit -- hypnotized to stop his tobacco. mike murphy and bill hayes have also used a hipnotist to get them kick that chewing tobacco habit. climbing onto a san francisco cable card significant just got easier.

the conductors can scan the cards with hand-held readers that are fully functional. in the past, those readers could not connect and communicate with the central computer. so there were a lot of times when the people paid their manners but the scanners couldn't verify that. the riders ended up having to pay the fare with cash. b.a.r.t. is up and running again after a shutdown left passengers stuck on the traffic. the problem started around 7:30 when the computers at b.a.r.t.'s operation control center shut down. those comfooters monitor -- those commuters monitor speed -- commuters montyer in -- they

monitor the speed. >> but if you are on the system, you are not happy. b.a.r.t. resumed service around 10:00 p.m. >> wow. hey, sal any frustration in the -- sal, any frustration in the commute? >> i would is a -- i would say so, if you are driving from danville we've had a couple of different crashes. this latest one being 680 southbound, injury crash blocking several lanes. remember we had an earlier crash in danville. we had a couple of minor incidents. the whole stretch of concord, very slow, northbound 680 coming out of san ramon to walnut creek. it's also crawling along. it's interesting enough. i think most people are stuck on the freeway. traffic is moving pretty well here past the coliseum getting up to downtown oakland. if you are driving this morning

in other parts of the bay, we are looking looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. i think we're going there next or are we done? all right. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up all the way to the macarthur maze. let's go to steve. >> all right. it's still on the cool to cold side. a lot of chilly lows. a little warmer for some away from the coast. by the coast, i don't really see much of a change. plenty of low clouds an nothing -- and fog will regroup. petaluma, santa rosa. it also means it will burn off sooner. you can see it snaking its way around. out to the east bay is -- parts

of skyline is getting squashed and can't make it up the hills. 50s and low 60s, 51. a lot of low 60s. 60 fairfield. concord, hayward, redwood city. don't he see that all of the time that much in a row. another system will come back in and kind of knock it down. the remains of a tie tie -- of a typhoon when they weaken, it's a lot of energy. sometimes our forecast models are like it's august. there's what? it looks like goes to reinforce that area. that will give us a more reinforcement in that area.

88 brentwood, 70 oakland, 85 livermore. drop it 10 for san jose. sunnyvale at 76. same for mountain view. mountain view to san mateo really not much of a spread but 60s on the coast, also in the city. even with the stun. all right. thank you, steve. the opening bell rang just over two hours ago. we're keeping a close eye on wall street one day after the dow tea 600-plus point plunge -- the dow's 600-plus point plunge.

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taking a look at the board. the numbers aren been -- have been up all morning. there is a lot of bargain hunting going on. all eyes could spark a reversal in today's trading if investors are not convinced the fed has a plan to combat a market

meltdown. the dow is down 178. the nasdaq up over 3%. a big jump there. s&p up 27. oil is up and gold hit 1,700 an ounce. here in california, bill lockyer says the downglade of the nation's credit rating should not have an impact on the state but he says california still needs to boost its own economy. the state already has the lowest credit rating of any state. however, last month, s&p did change the long-term rating from anything think to -- from negative to stable. on our website we have the latest economic news as well as tools to monitor the markets. just look for the wall street tab. we're closely watching the federal reserve today, which is meeting this morning, traders speculating the fed may

announce some dramatic help for the economy after today's policy meeting. again, this is after the u.s. stocks suffered the worst drop since 2008 yesterday. police in oakland are continuing all-out search for the gunmen who -- who killed 3- year-old carlos. investigators say the two men who were the intended targets were wounded but little carlos was standing on the sidewalk with his family at the time he was killed. b.a.r.t. service is up and running. last night a computer be problem forced b.a.r.t. to suspend service systemwide for several hours. b.a.r.t. says it was a precaution. it's 8:48. in london, police commissioner says it's possible that tonight police will use plastic bullets for the first time that's stopped the rioting that's left part of the city in ruins.

this is new video showing the aftermath of the rioting. earlier this morning, david commy ran -- david cameron condemned the violence. >> these are sickening scenes, seens of people -- scenes of people looting, robbing, scenes of people talking police officers and even attacking fire crews as they are trying to put out fires. >> the rioting started after the fatal police shooting after man but now they say looters are just taking advantage. 16,000 officers will be on the streets in the capital, almost tripling the number -- the number last night. we're now hearing reports that texas governor rick perry will use a speech in south carolina to make it clear he's in the presidential race.

perry will disclose his intentions in south carolina according to politico and then after that he will go to new hampshire. after that he's expected to go to iowa. now, iowa and new hampshire hold the first contest in the 2012 presidential race. well, voters are going to the polls in wisconsin today for a special election to recall four republican state senators. i'm sure you remember protesters stormed the state capitol in madison t was in response to an -- madison. it was in response to an on tie- union demonstration. the recall -- anti-union demonstration. the recall is from that. it could shift the balance of power in wisconsin to a democratic majority. there's another recall election next week one aimed at recalling two democratic state senators. whatever the result is it's unlikely that any of the legislation that's already passed will be changed. ten minutes now before 9:00. a federal judge is order -- has ordered $225,000 raised in an

auction of unabomber ted kaczynkski's blockings to be -- belongings to be contracted -- drunk drivinged to his -- to be distributed to his victims. onewy doe will receive $35,000 and a wife of a researcher who was severely injured -- injured by a bomb will receive $3300. kaczynkski is serving a life sentence in colorado. today, jurors will start to deliberate the season for warren jeff. the head of the church, the gee safety christ of latter-day saints passes -- faces life in prison. look at officer car throws

repati in -- carlos repati. he claims his senior officers tell lies and abuse the officers who patrol the streets. firefighters in sacramento had to rescue a dog that was left inside of a hot car while its owners were shopping. small surveillance video showed the owners getting out of the suv yesterday. they cracked a window, left a ball inside. but small security found that bug and called firefighters. by the time they did get in, the temperature inside the suv was 135 degrees. >> that's not a guarantee that your animal is safe even if you put water in the car. it makes relatively 20 minutes for it to get -- to get well up to 120 degrees. so no, water is not gonna ensure they are safe -- and as

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get to see sharde and john legend at the oracle awry na -- arena august 26th. if you want a chance to win go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight, scroll down to the right now tab and put in the secret password "operator." >> two fabulous sings. let's check in with sal -- singers. let's check in with sal. >> stop-and-go traffic getting into the valley as is usually the case. also this morning we're looking at the traffic on interstate 880. it look the good here but still very -- looks good here but still very slow. and at the toll plaza, we still have a big backup, 15 minutes or more at the toll plaza. let's go to steve. >> thank you. sunshine for some. that means warmer temperatures. some low, mid, upper 80s inland, maybe a few low 90s.

by the coast 60s and 70s. it's a typical pattern for august. >> yeah. >> so it's just gonna continue that way for the time being. >> i think we might cool down for the weekend. >> okay. well, that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now. ♪

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