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complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news. well good morning to you, welcome to labor day september the 5th, i am dave clark. >> we could see rain? rain in southern california and up in the sierra but for us it is fog on the go but still a lot of mid-to-upper 80s and plenty of 60s and 70s, santa rosa in 50s and 60s, here is tara. you can see traffic moving nicely towards berkeley, no delays to report and up next a look at the san mateo bridge and no delays as you make your way up foster city. let's head back to the desk.

shedding some light on a growing problem, renovations begin for a computer hub and here is more on the reason behind the makeover, here is more with kraig debro. >> reporter: he said he does not know where the temporary stop is but he just got off vacation and here is the schedule, you can see the northbound bus stops behind the gateway shopping center and this is the secondmost popular shopping center in the golden gate bridge and it also may be the most dangerous. spending a few weeks of summer with 5 attempted robberies, they can do little to improve this hub because it is on private property but the district hired a private security company for that hub. they have been given $100

million and in addition to lighting and visibility, they will have bike racks lighting and better signs. five golden gate bus routes will get temporary locations around the remodeling project and the city routes will also be affected. as i did a half hour ago i want to show you a rough idea where this new temporary hub will be. this is donahue and it will be around the corner on drake. basically it is a county sheriff's office i was talking to a deputy who said it will be a big mess with all the buss. reporting live ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is the last day of business for people who run the concessions at stow lake. allie rasmus is at golden gate park to tell us what will happen next. allie?

>> reporter: people are already saying goodbye and some of these people who posted these signs are not happy about the changes. other signs are criticizing san francisco's parks district for now renewing the family's lease. the current boat house operator is on his way out after a long legal battle with the city on that lease and the park district is bringing in a new company to run concessions here. they will still offer row boat and paddle boat rentels and they will be able to sell park related merchandise as part of their new contract. they will make this -- they are worried it will make this place seem too commercial. >> a local company that has been doing it for a long time, it is something like every other place and every other

park, we lose a little more of something special. >> reporter: they promise to keep some of the old charm, but what you will not find is bike rentals at stow lake, that will be gone and this is the last week you will be able to rent bikes. but if you are in the market for some of those paddle boats you saw, the operators will be selling some of their equipment starting tomorrow and today is the last day you will be able to rent the paddle boats. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. and this morning it has been downgraded to a tropical depression. sustained winds dropped and storms have dropped to more than a foot of rain in louisiana. new orleans they are holding out parts of the state which are flooded. some of the damage came from tornadoes which touched down in

southern mississippi and alabama. the center of lee is now over mississippi this morning and in the next couple of days it will cross tennessee and georgia. now lee could bring more rain still reeling from irene. nearly 4,000 homes along the eastern seaboard still do not have power. clean water is also a concern. they only have enough water in its reservoir to last three weeks. volunteers have come from across the country to help. >> i want to help and i was sitting in ohio trying to figure out what i could possibly do. >> 200 members of the national guard have also gone to vermont to help. california voters show president barack obama has a 19 point lead over his closest republican opponents. it is in the usc l.a.

times poll. rick perry are tied with 22% support. rand paul came in at 11% and michele bachmann has 10%. president barack obama will be addressing thousands of union members during detroit's annual day parade. that is ahead of his job's speech and he will deliver that before congress thursday night. they will be the focus of a california supreme court hearing. they approved the same sex marriage and they are suing for the right to defend proposition 8. they have chosen to stay on the sidelines and once it is decided the case will head back to the federal court. organizers are gathering signatures for a ballot side over california's new gay

history law. that law will require california public schools to include gay history in textbooks. coming up, why they offered to stop the law is proving to be a big challenge. the chp is all over the place. >> yes, and they are stationed right as soon as you get on the bay bridge, definitely stick to the speed limit. you can see -- there are more folks heading in and traffic is picking up no delays at the golden gate bridge and no delays into san francisco this morning. southbound 280 interchange no delays northbound into santa

clara. fog and drizzle by the coast, it does not look like a great beach day, partly sunny skies 58 to 70 and right now that fog bank is thick out there. mostly sunny later on and there are some signs, i mean yes, it will get sunny but i am actually a little nervous about getting on the warm side. gusts at 32 and low clouds made it all the way to live more. -- livermore. something to keep an eye on it will not affect us today. west southwest, 26 gusting to 32 and again that is a howling sea breeze, livermore overcast and west at napa, northwest san jose and everything is in place for a rather cool pattern.

50s for almost everybody gusts at 32 and that's impressive. the system is moving through bah-hah and they are sending in some of that cloud cover and rain. not much has changed on that pattern so low clouds cool by the coast, mild to warm inland and highs will build in tuesday and wednesday and it will allow temperatures to warm up by 10 degrees tomorrow. we will have to deal with some thick fog up there. 50s and 60s up in clear lake and ukiah. 86 in fairfield i mean gusts to 32 and that wind better die down or i will never see that 86. 68 in berkeley, livermore 87, same for santa clara and palo

alto, 50s and 60s on the coast. figure fog tuesday and wednesday inn clouding the fog thursday and friday and some of that rain and tropical clouds may come back by the weekend and we have four or five days to fine tune it. some new video has surfaced ten years after the september 11th attacks. it shows the crash site of flight 93 moments after it went down in a pennsylvania field. and you may be surprised to hear what caused all of this...

is. well,good morning to you. the southern california grass fire which was caused by a deadly plane crash has now burned 3500 acres. it was caused by a small plane crash south of bakersfield. one person died in that plane crash. 600 firefighters are battling that fire now, at least one home was destroyed and some residents have been evacuated. apollo alto -- a palo alto man is accused of setting a u hall truck on fire and eight trucks

have gone up in flames. he is accused of walking out of that facility and 18 gas tanks were found in his car. it may be the first known video right after flight 93 crashed in pennsylvania. it had 46 people on board when it crashed and the man who has taken this video has since died and wants to remain anonymous. we will have a special called 9/11 a decade of change. we will have life reports and it will exam the way we live our lives, our broadcast is at 6:00 p.m. this sunday september 11th. causing widespread panic

through false twitter posts. they say they took children hostage and parents raced to pick up their kids. they are facing 30 years in prison and one suspect denied he started the tweet. he claimed he only tweeted what he was told and they blame drug traffickers for making everyone on edge. 25-year-old oakland man is charged in connection to the shooting. they have not released the person's identity. the driver has been shot several times. the person in custody is denying any involvement in that shooting. time now an effort to stop the new day history law from taking affect is facing an uphill battle. it will include gay history in

textbooks and in lessons. they are facing a ballot referendum and they will need signatures to get the ballot. they have not picked up steam and the effort is upset some who went to this weekend's rainbow festival in sacramento. >> i would have liked to have heard about others who were struggling and not make me feel like i was the only person in the world struggling. >> and however some state educators say it will not be fully implemented until at least 2015. at 6:16 tara is covering a truck accident, how is that looking? >> we had some video from earlier which was damaged and

as you get off the bridge, the driver apparently trying to drive through the tunnel obviously could not make it. the driver's truck had major damage but it's not causing any major damage at this hour. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza and they are cracking down on people speeding and drinking and driving. there have been several stops and they have been making arrest the and it will continue through today so make sure you are safe before you get behind the wheel. finally san mateo bridge, traffic is flowing nicely. 617, here is steve. >> it will be a cloudy morning.

>> fullerton is reporting some rain and once the fog burns back it will be a breezy day, we have a howling sea breeze and the on shore wind is in full force. 50s for almost everybody, there is not much of a difference on these temperatures. also in the sierra valley once the fog burns back it will be sunny and mild so 50s and 60s and 70s and some mid-80s. tuesday and wednesday it looks warmer and then thursday and friday another cool down with more fog. we have some tropical moisture and there is a possibility as we head towards the weekend. this morning nearly 1

million cares world wide, they fit southern compact, they are being recalled because it could melt and cause a fire. the others are compact hybrids and have a problem in the engine control unit. no injuries have been reported from the problem. they are reconsidering it in the u.s. and the movement started when roger published a list of products made in america. they listed 7500 products and it has now grown to 7 5,000. they are looking for a way to keep jobs in this country. sarah palin was busy making a surprise appearance at a restaurant and then spoke at a tea party rally and ended the weekend with a marathon.

she was spotted getting ready for the marathon and finished the 13-mile course in 45 minutes. today sarah palin will speak at another tea party rally and has not said whether she will enter the presidential race. >> you are looking at scary moment for for a man who slumped down in his chair. rafael nadal resumed his interview ten minutes later. it is large to imagine them back in the world series and they need to win big as they go up to the division leader, it

seemed like the giants may be able to do it. >> hit high... it the out of here... [applauds] >> they held up until the 8th inning and that's when the diamondbacks held up the lead and the giants had just 22 games left to play. >> well the commute in downtown san francisco could be a real mess. >> they are planning the next demonstration. plus why labor day is a total washout for this truck driver in long beach. the open coliseum is looking good and we will have a look at your traffic on the bay bridge next. [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves.

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. all right, let's look at the bay bridge, people are warning there are officers ready to hand in a ticket for speeding and they are also doing an area crackdown on drinking and driving and make sure you are safe before you

get behind the wheel. 6:25 let's head back to the desk. he was trying to launch his boat but did not put the breaks on, the truck ended up under water. divers pulled it out of the water and fortunately nobody was hurt. expect a new protest against bart this week. >> [ chanting protests ] >> they will provide details of their demonstration set for thursday. now they have been stages it for two months. it started with a police officer who was shot on a train platform in san francisco. it was an emotional homecoming for aaron heart and

his family. there he is, we were there as last night heart from livermore made it home to his wife and met his daughter mary lynn for the first time. now he is being rewarded a purple heart. >> i received a purple heart for being wounded in combat. i am happy to get it. >> reporter: heart suffered a leg injury caused by shrapnel almost a month ago. he is also recommended for an army commendation medal with valor and he will be home for good sometimes after the first day of the year. -- sometime after the first of the year. it will be the city's most prominent and most expensive

piece of art. it is called champions of humanity. it reflect sacrifice courage and perseverance. the nearly $9 million project was most live paid for by private funding. well the postal service is running out of money and there is a threat it could shut down by the end of the year. what you will not be able to do here after this week. and a transit hub will get a much needed makeover designed to keep people safe.

. >> well good morning to you, it is monday, it is labor day september 5th, i am dave clark.

>> and i am pam cook thank you for join us on labor day and time now is 6:30, changes are coming for stow lake. allie rasmus is there to explain what will be happening for visitors. >> reporter: starting today -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] >> reporter: they are here along with a new concession operator at stow lake. it has been here since 1940 and their lease expired. they will be bringing in a new company to do concessions at stow lake and this company is based out of numb. they will also rain cafe an update a snack bar and bring in a new fleet of paddle and row boats. they are expected to spend a lot and not everyone likes that

idea.$♪ some of the people are afraid new operators will make the place seem too commercial and the historic boat house will lose some of its charm once it changes hands. >> they have obviously stated they want a steady stream of people coming through here. >> now another -- yew. >> reporter: now another thing you will not find is bike rentals and this is the last week you will be able to rent bikes but if you are in the market for some of those paddle boats, you can see there are some signs out here, some saying goodbye to the boat house owners. they are letting people know the equipment will did on sale.

live in sap fran, allie rasmus. a renovation project against tomorrow for one of the area's biggest computer hubs. here is more on the chains that are -- changes that are much more than cosmetic. we spoke to a bus driver and i asked him did he know about the changes and he did not. the golden gate bridge, they say they will change visibility and lighting and this also may be the most dangerous because during a span over a few weeks during the summer there were a few attempted robberies at this very hub. the transit authority said they can do little to improve visibility because it is on private property but there is another area where they hired security to improve security at that hub.

it is funned with money to improve security and they will have new concrete bus parents pads, bike locks and better signage. they will be getting temporary locations and here is the map. so here is where we are right here. there is the temporary hub which is document on drake street, in fact there is a marine public safety of office there so at least for six weeks we will have tougher security out in front of the hub. kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. the u.s. postal service warned they did not have enough money to pay its bills by the end of this month. they are asking congress to step in and help straighten out its finances. right now they are worried and

without help they may be forced to shut down by winter. many california wish they could celebrate having a job. almost 1 out of every 8 californians is out of a job. it is the second highest in the country there have been several proposals to boost the labor force but the biggest obstacle is the housing market. it is also something you need to know if you need to take public transportation. we will have all the details on that in about 12 minutes. with 35 miles per hour winds, tropical depression lee is moving over mississippi, however it dumped more than a foot of rain over the weekend and while the levees are holding up parts of the state and city are flooded.

some of it comes from the tornadoes that touched down in mississippi. >> it got louder and louder and i said it is a tornado and we dove into the closet into the bedroom. >> rip currents caught three teenagers, two kids made it to shore safely but a 16-year-old boy was swept away. in the next couple of days they will cross tennessee and georgia. from one disaster to another, nearly 45 homes are still -- 4 5,000 homes are still without power after irene. it killed 46 people in 13 states. president barack obama saw the damage firsthand in northern

and promises swift work. >> we will make sure we will do what we can to help communities that have been badly affected by the hurricane. >> this hurricane can turn into a major hurricane later today. it has strength thing to the a category 2 with sustained winds at 105 miles per hour. it is hitting many inhibited islands and forecast projectels it will hit north in the middle of the week. five families of the fishermen said they will not stop searching for the second boat despite a sonar search which turned up nothing. a week long search just ended and there was no sign of the missing boat. the seven men, two from tualatin tip county has not been seen since their boat

capsized. the families are talking about the search efforts. >> we are looking for ideal weather conditions and a little more fundraising to do to be able to do the search again as where we stand. we want to fine the boat. >> family members say they will use that money towards yet another sonar search. the hit-and-run of a four- year-old boy, he was killed while walking to soccer practice last month. marcos lopez garcia was driving without a license. he was pulled over for speeding several days earlier and that officer could have i am pounded the car since garcia will not have a license. they are watching for drunk

driving and so far, they have arrested many under the influence of alcohol or drugs. there have been 11 traffic deaths statewide and that's up from 8 last year. time now 6:38 tara is watching that traffic. tonight is the last day for people on their way to work this morning and they are out they are not only looking for people driving drunk but speeders as well. in the north bay, near the 580 split no delays to speak of. north 88 near the coliseum, no morning rush because of the labor day holiday of course. finally the san mateo bridge is

asking you to report drunk drivers. i know somebody who is working hard, his name is steve paulson. thank you. it is a big fog bank and there is some light rain in southern california and there are a lot of things going on and it will be a pattern by the coast fog drizzle partly cloudy skies partly sunny and i don't see that happening. low clouds around the bay and once it burns back 70 to 80 and inland temperatures after everything is said and done, drawing your attention to up in the sierra north of las vegas, you can see clouds and traffic moving in and there is a possibility it might tap into that and we'll see, i am

getting ahead of myself. 50s for almost everybody. everything is stuck as far as temperatures are concerned because now a cloud deck has come in. most of it should push off towards the east and some are dealing with that as well but there are a lot of low clouds and fog and it will head out there for most of the day. big differences in temperatures and sunny and breezy and the high builds in tuesday and it will give us a quick warmup. the coast will not warm up very much but we could see a warmup on tuesday and wednesday and a low will drop in on thursday. i want to show you a forecast model for rain and tropical storm lee is moving through and it looks like the rain is ending in new orleans. it will be a lot of thunderstorms and more tornadoes and the heaviest rain

is mississippi and it will continue to head towards georgia and we will have heavy rain totals. breezy at times, got to 30 at travis air force base that is your sea breeze. a lot of 70s in areas also sonoma, 79 san jose, fremont 76 and 72 san mateo another cool day in the city. tomorrow inland warms up and then we start another cool down thursday and friday and things could get interesting by the weekend. >> all right, 6:41, it was a tight squeeze for the driver of a truck near the golden gate

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look at some of the top stories we are following. today is the last day of business for the family who runs concessions at stow lake. some of the changes include turning the boat repair shop into a cafe and bringing in a fleet of new boats. north bay bus commuters you will soon see a change for the better. renovations begin tomorrow for transit hub, there have been a rash of robberies and the half million dollars worth of improvements include better lighting and visibility. they want to stop service entirely by this winter if it does not get financial help. they are asking congress for help, they want to lay off postal employees and stop saturday delivery to save money. right now presidential candidate mitt romney is sitting for breakfast in new

hampshire. an l.a. times poll shows mitt romney and rick perry are tied. rand paul came in with 3% and michele bachmann with 10 percent. president barack obama leads all candidates with support of 41% of those polls. muammar gaddafi one of his last strongholds after attempts have failed. the rebels have extended a deadline for muammar gaddafi loyallests to surrender giving them until saturday september 10th. >> in the event this peace offer is accepted there will be no more bloodshed and everything will be good god willing but if it is not accepted we will come in with all our power. >> they had lead before the

saturday deadline and reportedly they believe many former officials including two of his sons will come in. tropical storm lee is making this the fasting moving fire many firefighters have ever seen. the fire also quickly went through a row of houses. a woman and her daughter were inside one of those homes and could not get out in time. the overall fire is now contained. as we approach the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks there will be a race this morning to honor away area man who was on united flight 93. the 5k run walks and starts at 5 this morning.

he would have been 72 on august 28th. a free pancake breakfast will be provided following the run. don't forget this sunday k tv u will run a special program called a decade of change. we will have live reports from new york washington d.c. and pennsylvania. we will also talk with people who lost loved once that day. a live broadcast 6:00 p.m. september september 11th. many federal offices and buildings are closed schools and credit unions, they are all closed. post offices will also be closed and mail will not be delivered today. if you are taking bart, they

are all running on sunday schedules. now as for parking meters in san francisco will be enforced. residential parking restrictions will not be reinforced pam, there is no street sweeping unless there is a street sweeper sweeper that says seven days a week. traffic center is open, tara moriarty has more. very foggy along the coast in san francisco it is terribly foggy and i can't show you anything. a bit hazy down in the south this is a look at 237 not many folks on the road and the mcarthur maze, it is right before the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic is going well in all directions.

finally a semi truck was damaged in a tunnel and it happened around 4:00. the driver was trying to drive through the tunnel and the truck was seriously damaged not causing any traffic problems to speak of. 650, let's check in with steve. >> we already might have clear skies, fog bank once it burns back it will be sunni for most -- sunny for most. thick fog as high pressure builds in and it will squash it and it looks like inland temperatures will warmup. the weekend could get very interesting some high clouds and cooler a possibility. some showers and they are already popping up in southern california. it is evaporating and reporting some rain in the sierra.

do you see tropical moisture screaming into novato as well. it is a very pronounced sea breeze, gusts to 32 into travis and it tells me it will be hard pressed. 50 on these temperatures. northeast california up in yosemite keeping an eye on the sky and high pressure will build after tomorrow and that will allow warmer conditions but today low clouds local drizzle possible by the coast and the breeze should pick up anywhere from 50s and 60s on the coast and a few 90s. temperatures are held in check due to that fog bank. 86 morgan hill and santa clara as well. 72 san mateo and 74 mountain

view and 60 in the city. tomorrow does look warmer away from the coast and about the same on wednesday. another low coming up and we could have partly cloudy skies over the weekend. it is one of the biggest shopping days. anybody who opens a car from another auto maker get the $1,000 bonus. they are also offering more because they are trying to make room for new models. there has been no challenge and they are offer a tablet that runs on the operating system and one big draw could be the $300 price tag it is said to have compared to $500 for the ipad. investigating the death of

a soldier from livermore what happened to him in afghanistan and he was not on the front lines. the action some people are taking against businesses who don't secure their trash.

. a new strategy to cut down

and some of the residents, they are taking pictures of business dumpsters not properly closed as required by a local ordinance and these pictures posted with the offender's names called the lake tahoe wall of shame. a shoulder has died of rabies. kevin r she maker has served in afghanistan from may 200010 to may of this year. the case is still under investigation but a new york newspaper reports he was bitten by a dog in afghanistan. the muscular dystrophy has jump with donations this year. you saw it on our sister station, very generous bay area viewers pledged $2.1 million

and nationwide the telethon took in more than $61 million and that's up 2. 5 million from last year. that is nice, it send a lot of kids -- sends a lot of kids to camp and they have done that for many years here. we have traffic we want to let you know about, near gilmore we have three or four bikes in the middle lane so be careful if you are headed westbound just east of west gillman street. more cars are flowing through and no delays as you make your way to san francisco. steve, how is it going? $70 around the bay 80s inland and a close pattern to what we had on sunday, warmer than what we had on tuesday. thank you steve, coming up

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