a court appearance minutes ago for the man accused of gunning down a 3-year-old boy. that is one of our top stories. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the man suspected of

killing a toddler in oakland has just wrapped up appearance in court. tara moriarty joins us live to explain what happened. >> reporter: well, lawrence denard was supposed to enter a plea let than 15 minutes ago but hiss public defender is on vacation -- his public defender is on vacation. so it was postponed. denard entered, was ratherring -- was wearing a red jumpsuit. he smiled and nodded at friended and family in the courtroom. now this, was outside the courtroom. the scene was too emotional for one of the denard's supporters. he's accused of killing carlos nava. he and his mother were picking up pizza when nava was gunned down in broad daylight.

denard pulled the trigger. that gunshot was meant for a rival gang but he missed. several people showed up at carlos's funeral and at a car wash to help with funeral expenses. police say the driver willie torrenc will make his first court appearance tomorrow. denard will be back in court to antibioticker his plea monday, september 12th. live in oakland, tear you are mor -- to enter his plea monday, september 12th. live in oakland, tara moriarty. police are looking for a man who killed a man right in front. his 6-year-old son. the manned an his son left the market on international boulevard about 1:00 yesterday afternoon. the gunman approached them and demanded valuables. people were coming by the scene to pay their respects and leave

money for a memorial. investigators are not sure if he lee sis -- resisted but he was shot and killed. his son was not physically injured in the attack. a reward of -- a reward up to $15,000 is being offered. we've learned the victim killed near ol vera road and -- olvera road was shot and they say he's a 27-year-old men who was one of several members after group at the park. b.a.r.t. warns riders, this could be another monday evening at protests in downtown station. over the past few weeks, the group anonymous was proud of the platform leading to arrests, station closures and above-ground demonstrations on

market street. now a group of riders, "take back b.a.r.t." -- >> there's no need for the protesters. nobody is in the station. quite simply, they are inconveniencing commuters when then don't have to. >> people need to get to and from places and so i think there's gonna be a different way to express your opinions instead of disrupting thousands of people. >> the protesters are upset over a b.a.r.t. police shooting in july and by b.a.r.t.'s decision to turn off its underground cell phone antennas during one of the demonstrations. turning now to breaking news. live pictures from newschopper2. an accident on jamison canyon road near napa. it's also known as state highway 12. the highway patrol says this is a fatal accident. details are sketchy but we know

a big rig has collided with at least two other vehicles. you can see newschopper2 zooming in a little bit. you can see a white prius on the right scene and -- screen and then a white van. and then it lookings like a lot of -- looks like a lot of damage has been done and then a bulldozer in the middle and some police -- some crews down there on the side of the road talking about the situation. again, at least one person has died in this accident. both directions of highway 12 in napa, near napa are closed between i-80 and north kelly road. the chp says the investigation will take a long time, in fact, this closure could continue into the evening commute, you can always get updates on your website at ktvu.com. the storm left widespread damage, flooding and power outages in its wake. and hurricane irene is also being blamed for at least 30 deaths now across ten states.

adam haasly has our report on what the storm left behind -- left behind. >> reporter: in hoboken, new jersey some residents are knee deep. north of new york, irene forced water from the sawmill river through jut one neighborhood. and some peer are taking it all in stride. >> something i can could -- nothing i can do. it's mother nature. >> reporter: floodwaters killed rocklin county. >> you can see the massive flood come through here. homes, residents evacuated, 200 residents displayed. >> reporter: the greenville river in massachusetts was flooded washing away cars. >> i think it's the crazy thing i've seen for living in greenfield. >> reporter: the storm left its mark in connecticut. >> they have stairs going down to the beach.

gone! our stairs are floating. >> reporter: in development, state leaders are considering flooding the state capitol on purpose. the utility spokesperson says to protect the integrity of the mar everyonefield dam, extra water may be released. president obama says while irene may have moved on, its effects may be felt for a long time. our response continues. >> reporter: the cleanup continues. a significant number of people are without power and the damage estimates overall are in the billions. in newport, rhode island, adam housley, fox news. new york governor andrew cuomo are surveying damage by the air. they and fema are fly -- he and fema are flying over the areas. president obama has already declared a -- declared an

emergency -- an emergency for new york. the price tag could be in the tense of millions of dollars. irene is still causing more flight cancellations at san francisco international. five departing flights headed to the northeast were cancelled this morning. even though major airports affected by hurricane irene have resumed operations. airplanes still need to get planes and flight crews in place. this is making it tough on some who are scrambling to catch new flights. >> how much of a delay are you experiences? >> about eight hours. >> what's your hurry now? >> try to set -- too try -- try to get out on stand by. >> this morning 26 arriving flights were cancelled. a giant bronze statue featuring over two dozen historic figures is being set in place in oakland today. kraig debro has watched the process unfold and it's attracted a lot of attention.

>> yeah, story -- tori, it certainly has. three pieces of the bronze statue traveled from berkeley on september 6th at the grand unveiling. dependents of fdr and the niece of the individual who inspired the film schindler's list traveled here to see what took a decade to complete. >> i think it's wonderful. >> it's here. it's here. i'm like totally amazed. >> the monument is ten years in the making. artist mario molded 39 international humanitarians out of 61,000 pounds of bronze. the project was inspired by the tragedy of 9/11. >> maybe those who thought they had no hope or fear could do such an act could see similarities and not want to hurt people. >> the grand unveiling is next

week but judging by the crowd at kaiser memorial park, it's already a major attraction. >> it's looking nice. posting pictures on facebook right now. >> reporter: there are 29 humanitarian figures, and 14 local, including the oakland's school chief assassinated in the 1970s. >> some of the people, people totally relate to. some say who is that? >> reporter: that's the head of chief joseph. other than see his tribe aniled by u.s. government expansion, the tribe moved and saved itself. >> the little girl, this was mia. i didn't know bridget. i figure since she stood up for us, going into a segregated community and still coming out on top. the little girl is ruby bridges, said to be the first black girl in a white school in

the south. there is a fourth piece that didn't make the trip. project organizers say it probably won't be until 2012 until they can raise enough money to get it here. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. you can learn more about the 25 humanitarians of the remember them tribute by going to our channel 2 website. just go to ktvu.com and click on the remember them tab at the top of the page. a federal judge is hearing arguments today on whether to unseal videorecordings of last year's trial in which california's ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional. lawyers for two same-sex couples, the city of san francisco and several media groups all want the recording made public. backers of proposition 8 do not. they say it would violate the amendment. with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks just around

the corner, we'll tell you about a special journey for these bay area motorcyclists. >> you can expect some changes in bay area temperature as the work week continues and the month of august winds down. we'll have the latest forecast ahead. a church in antioch may have to resort to six-foot tall fences. we'll show you what some thieves stole from the church this weekend.

it is back to school day in oakland. these children attend franklin elementary school. district officials made a concerted effort this year to make sure every student shows you on the first day. the first day of school has traditionally had high absentee rates in the oakland district. antioch police are trying to find thieves who have hit a roman catholic church there several times in the past month. the church is saint ignacios on contra loma boulevard. as allie rasmus reports, most of the thefts have targeted one thing -- copper wiring. >> we feel violated. >> reporter: that was the father's reaction when he saw what heefes did to the electrical system -- what thieves did to the electrical system. >> they disconnected the conduit. once that was disconnected, it

stopped is the flow of -- it stopped the flow of power and they began to pull the copper out. >> reporter: that's what pureed the church. it wasn't the first time either. someone stole surveillance cameras in the parking lot and then before that, air- conditioning units. >> it's only $39 worth of copper in a $5,000 unit. i know times are tough and people are desperate but to take from a church whose entire mission is to help others and provide a belter quality of life in our city, it's difficult. >> reporter: now the father says he's thinking about putting up a fence around the -- around the church property much like the yoga center did right across the street, a fence tall enough to keep thieves out. but not everyone likes that idea. >> this is a house of worship and you should be able to -- welcomed to go in whenever you want to. >> it would not be very welcoming. >> reporter: antioch police said this city, like many

others across the country, have had a problem with fire theft but the father says he hopes there are witnesses to who -- who will come forward. >> someone had to see what was going on. it's pretty unusual to see people removing copper on the side of a church on a metal thoroughfare. >> reporter: in antioch, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news turning now to the conflict in libya, there's word that family members of ousted libyan leader moammar gadhafi are in algeria. as rebels continue to celebrate and con some date their control over the -- con some date their control over the -- consolidate their control over the capital -- capital, leaders will meet on thursday and discuss the situation now that they've taken control of

tripoli. officials will not extradite the lockerbie bombing. he has cancer and is reported to be near death. 270 people died when the pan am flight blew up over lockerbie, scotland. a cross-country motorcycle trip is underway at this hour to honor those who died on flight 93 during the september 11th attacks. family members and friends began their 11-day ride near the san francisco airport where the plane was headed flight 93 but never arrived. the riders are headed to the pennsylvania field but the plane crashed after passengers overcame the hijackers. it was the reversal from the ride in 2009 that mirrored the flight path from new ark, new jersey, to -- newark, new jersey to san francisco. >> we decided to retrace the track the other way, to reach out to more people, tell the story about flight 93, hopefully raise a little bit of money and bring as money people

as we can to the dedication of the memorial. >> the field in shanksville, pennsylvania, is also the site of the national memorial. a dedication will be held for the first phase of the memorial on the 10th anniversary of the attacks in just a couple of weeks. a bill designed to crackdown on balt salt drugs is going before the senate today. bath salt drugs contain synthetics and can cause paranoia, hallucinationsant other problems. they are sold under a variety of labels. a bill was authored to ban the sale. people caught selling the synthetics could face up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. good afternoon to you on this monday. we are -- we're looking at mostly sunny skies. a little bit of haze out there this morning. some of us dealing with clear skies where we didn't see them yesterday and here's why --

we've got a west novemberly breeze that's helping to clear out and knock out some of that breeze fog. mostly clear and mostly sunny skies in most cases. this wind, 18 miles an hour reported, right around sfo. we'll continue to push this to the south and for the afternoon, we could actually see mostly cloudy skies in monterey, mostly clear skies over the north bay. 74 degrees right now, san jose, upper 70s in livermore, oakland and san francisco checking checking in mid-60s at this time. 65 san francisco, how about the north bay? 73, santa rosa and napa right now, sitting at 66 degrees with calm conditions and a light freeze. let me roll you through the rest of the afternoon when it comes to the marine ar -- marine layer. here we are -- here we are. notice monterey is socked in pretty good, even santa cruz. but for the afternoon, it lock -- it looks like it could be

middle eastly clear -- it could be mostly clear. our pattern will be very similar to what we felt on sunday. high pressure is still in control of the weather pattern. we'll start to see a trough that will set up along the coastline. wednesday looks to be the coolest day, especially the inland areas, by thursday we begin to rebound a little bit as we look forward to the three- day weekend. 85 santa rosa, 86 expected for sonoma. 80 degrees san rafael. east bay, mid-70s. looks like wall knit creek, 89. low 90s concord, livermore as well as antioch. the south bay will see temperatures nice and warm. 82 in san jose. 81 in fremont. and then 73 expected for san mateo today. 63 daily -- daly city. 67 expected in the city. the extended forecast, temperatures beginning to fall temperature. but 83 on midweek on wednesday.

that means we're way below average for late august, thursday and friday, back into the muper 80s. along the coastline widespread 60s expected through the weekend as well -- as well. >> no be a nice -- gonna be a nice labor day weekend. a wildfire near so membertity -- yosemite kents -- continues to burn. the fire has burned more than 4700 acres since it started on thursday after a motor home caught fire on the highway. the fire is 35% contained. it's not expected to be completely under control for more than a week. more than 100 people have been ordered to leave the area and more evacuations are possible. other highways into the yosemite park remain open. san francisco's muni is reportedly looking at a plan that would allow people to board buses at all doors. right now, everyone has to get on at the front door. but a blogger on the san

francisco chronicle website reports that in an effort to speed up the boarding process, would allow back-door boarding. no decision has been made, they say, and the idea is complicated. caltrans will provide a unique opportunity to get a few. bay area from the top of the new bay bridge tower. members of the media have been vine -- invited to go up the tower. tom vacar will be taking part in the afternoon event and heading up there. tune into the news at 5:00 for an update on the size mit retrofit project and a rare view from the top. ahead -- the good news from consumers that has investors smiling on wall street. and the manned president obama introduced to the public -- and the man president obama introduced to the public and how he could be key to helping the nation's economy.

taking a live look at the big board. banks and insurers are the big winners in the rally. mainly due to the fact that irene has not caused as much damage as feared. consumer spending increased, easing concern about a recession. right now, the dow up 236 at 11,521. nasdaq is up 75. that's up over 3%. s&p is up 30. president obama has nominated labor economist allan krueger to lead the -- alan krueger to

replace austan goolsbee. crewer is is a princeton university -- crewer is a princeton university -- krueger is a princeton university graduate. coming up at 5:00, a new threat to sea otters along the bay area coastline. the program that rescues the sea lions has been deemed a complete failure. we're trying to find out if there's any other plan to help the sea lions in the future. that story and more coming up at 5:00. thanks for watching. have a great day.