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deputies say they spotted him. the latest in the search for the man wanted in the killing of a fort bragg councilman. what you will no longer be able to doe at stow lake -- to do at solake -- to do at so stow lake. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. renovations for a popular hub begins tomorrow. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning. the reason is two-fold. one is security. one is just upgrading an old,

old bus stop. you see a couple of buses out here now. the changes start tomorrow. today is labor day so not a lot of people are catching the bus this morning. according to people we spoke with, they would like more notice. the bus the stop behind the gateway transit center -- buses stop behind the gateway transit district and they will do that at a different location tomorrow. the changes will include improvement visibility and lighting. even drivers we spoke with this morning say they knew little about the changes. >> i work downtown and usually i take the bus just from near

the house. i can walk. >> reporter: but because it's labor day you can't? >> and it's a holiday schedule. they are not running the regular buses. >> reporter: suppose today was tomorrow and you didn't know about the temporary stop? >> i still wouldn't know about it, actually. >> reporter: it's the second most popular transit hub in the county. it could also be the most dangerous. there were five -- at least five robberies and attempted robberies at or near the hub. the transit authority said they could do little to improve security. they could improve security there by hiring a private security force. here is the sign you will see. you can see the changes here starting tomorrow -- here is the sign you will see. you can see the changes here starting tomorrow. this is a map. it's around the corner from donahue street. you go down there and you make

a left at drake. when you get down there, you see the marin public safety center. right there, that's exactly where it is will -- where it will be up the road near the sheriff county's office. back to you. >> thank you. 7:03. a man wanted in the shooting death of fort bragg councilman jerry melo eluded authorities over the weekend. aaron bassler was spotted near his mother's home but he escaped in the woods. he's also suspected in the killing of mendocino land trust employee, manage out coleman, -- mathew coleman. police are hoping to hear from more witnesses now regarding the fatal is the shoot -- fatal shooting of a cabdriver. >> family members were looking

for clues yesterday after 44- year-old luis palma was gunned down. the only thing missing was his cell phone. >> the initial 911 call reported seeing a group of adults, mostly females, i believe, and one male as they described it, fleeing the area. >> this happened just before 2:00 in the morning yesterday about a mile from his home. he had just started his own shuttle business after working ten years for other cab companies. a woman from oakland accused of abusing her two elderly schnauzer dog face animal cruelty counts. she brought the dogs to the groomers with hair that was extremely matted and had foxtails. the friends for animal services paid for the services and the

dogs are up for adoption and the animal shelter. the issue of who can defend proposition 8 in federal court will be the focus of a haring. supporters on the voter ban on sake 8 are suing for the right to defend 8 in court. they want to do this because others have decided to stand on the sideline. organizers are gathering signatures for a ballot fight over california's new gay history law. the law requires california hub pick schools to include gay history in lessons and textbooks. coming up at 7:15, why the effort to stop the law is facing an uphill battle. 7:05. a new poll of california voters -- came voters show president obama over a-boyd lead over --

president obama has a 19-point lead over rit romney and perry and paul are died -- are tied. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, 10%. president obama will spend this labor day in detroit. he will be addressing thousands of union members during detroit's annual labor day parade. all of that is ahead of the major speech which he will deliver before congress thursday night. 7:06. it's the last day of business for the people who currently run the concessions at san francisco's stow lake. allie rasmus is in golden gate park with what visitors can expect to find now at the lake. >> reporter: good morning. i want to show you some of the signs here at the old boathouse. you can see some of them are not too happy about the changes that will be happening here.

another sign out here, criticizes san francisco's recreation and parks district for not review -- renewing that name's lease. the current boathouse operator is on his way out after a long, protracted legal battle with the city over the lease and san francisco is bringing in a new company to run concessions here. that new company is based in ortega and they run the concessions at near woods. know, here at stow lake, they will still offer paddleboat and rowboat rentals and they are expected to open up a cafe here. they are expected to spend $40 million renovating here. and they will have permission from the city to start selling park-related merchandise. fans worry these new operators will seem too commercial and it will lose some of its charm. others say it's definitely time to get an upgrade.

>> look at it. the paint's peeling. it's a dump. the food was stale. the popcorn was crappy. >> reporter: now, the new boathouse operators have promised to keep some of the historic charm here. one thing you will no longer be able to find are bike rentals. as part of the changes, the new on latesters will not include -- operators will not include that. if you take a look at the sign, you can see that the current owners are gonna be selling their equipment starting tomorrow. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:08. well, the deadline is tomorrow for saving an old tree named granny in menlo park. it's a 300-year-old oak. it's in danger of being put down because it's right in the path of a waterline project. the group fighting to save

granny sent an official proposal to the san francisco utilities commission. it outlines turning the area into a park. they say the park needs to be created to justify the extense of digging and tunneling under the tree instead of cutting it down. it's 7:09. we want to check in with tara. >> we just had one of our coworkers from here at ktvu to let us know about the traffic hazard. the chp is reporting three to five bicycles. cars on the right hand side -- on the left-hand side, no problems. and 280 near the 880 interchange are folks driving on 280 towards santa clara.

finally some -- finally some video we shot earlier. this is on san francisco's side. it happened around 4:00 this morning. the truck had major accident but luckily, it's not causing any traffic delays. 7:10. here's steve. thank you, tara. we do have a lot of low clouds around. big, big fog bank around, maybe some local drizzle as well. a rather strong breeze. so temperatures really hard- pressed to warm up today. very similar to what we had on sunday. tuesday it looks like high pressure will build in. a lot of fog and low clouds and most of that is gonna be there by the coast. 52 to 60. fog or sun by noon and then warm inland. gotta go far inland to get the warmth. some clearing, that -- some clearing will get the sun. look at the rain down in southern california. all of that reaching -- not all

of that reaching the ground. but some of it has. as that line streams from l.a. just north of las vegas and up to northeast, california. so september things usually start to change. 50s on the temperatures except mountain view. most of these are stuck. they really haven't moved. 53 fairfield with a west- southwest wind at 25. yet, vau cauville, calm. calm, san jose. but overcast conditions there. calm, santa rosa -- va ka ville,.com. calm, san jose. but overcast conditions there. for today, after that fog burns back, low clouds and sunny and breezy. cool by the coast. mild around the bay and then warm inland. the high is on its way in for about two days. that will give us a warmer pattern away from the coast tomorrow. today, i don't think much. i think it will be a push.

tuesday/wednesday look warmer. if you are up towards ukiah, warmer. 50s closer to the coast. pretty big spread. alameda 66. brentwood is 88. hayward, 74 degrees. 79 san jose to 87 gilroy. 76 in frommont. mid-70s for palo alto, menlo park and then 50s, 60s, 70s along the coast, in the city and also south san francisco. redwood shores. fog tuesday then warmer inland temperatures. we'll carry that into wednesday. that low drops in. and then maybe some partly cloudy skies on saturday. >> really? >> all right, thank you, steve. 7:12. two educators are facing 30 years in prison because of what they posted on twitter. also, losing steam. we're gonna check on the path of the storm calmed lee this morning and some of the damage

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>> reporter: yeah, steve we are. it's dry at the moment. but about 15 minutes ago or so, it was really coming down. that's what we've seen as we've been here all weekend. sometimes we have heavy downpours and then it will taper off. the city of new orleans faring quite well, after receiving quite a bit of rain. the primary concern, flash flooding. not the wind so much. we did not have very heavy winds with this particular storm. jefferson parish, water covering some of the roadways there and then about 40 miles north of there on the other side of lake pont -- pontatrain, a lot of people are familiar with with from

hurricane katrina. the rain is supposed to taper off today after this thing continues to move inland, which welcomed news as the pumps continue to work and the water recedes. obviously, this is a holiday weekend. the big easy. this morning we did an interview with the marketing corporation who told us that typically on a labor day holiday about 250,000 people actually knocked to the big easy and believe it -- knocked to the big easy and -- flocked to the big easy. >> the economic impact of a weekend like this can run $100 million to 250 million. we saw a relatively good number of business. we don't have the exact numbers. if you look around the city was very busy. most attractions stayed open. all of the restaurants were busy and sure, there was some cancellations here and there. but for the most part the city was in good shape this weekend.

>> we understand that hotel occupancy rates are right where they should be for the holiday weekend. it's been very busy here. people are taking this in stride. they have their panchos on and umbrellas. it's kind of quiet right now because it's still early in the morning, although this city doesn't seem to sleep. when you look at hurricane irene, had to shut down all of its casinos in its final moments of summer and not too much of a huge impact -- economic impact here. we're live, that's the latest from here casey stegal. tropical storm lee could drop more areas already devastated by hurricane irene. on the east coast almost 40,000 homes and businesses almost have no power. in development there's only enough water in the reservoir

to last three weeks. volunteers across the country are helping to help out. >> we were given so much and now that they need -- are in need, you want to give back. so i was sitting in ohio trying to figure out what exactly i could do. >> about 200 members of the maine national guard are in development to help out. we're now seeing what may be the first known video of the moments right after hijacked flight 93 crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. the plane was found for san francisco with 40 passengers and crew on word when it went down. the unidentified man who took this video has since died. his family wants to remain anonymous. two people are in a mexican prison charged with causing widespread panic through false twitter posts. the suspects are accused of tweeting. the gunman had taken school children hostage. there were more than two dozen

car accidents last month as terrified parents raced to pick up their kids. the two defendants, both educators, face 30 years in prison for terrorism and sabotage charges. they deny originating the tweets, claiming they only the tweet what they were told. supporters blame this on drug trafficking. an effort to stop california's new gay history law from taking effect is facing an uphill battle. the law requires -- rather, the law requires california public schools to include gay history in lessons and textbooks. critics are gathering signatures for a ballot referren dem dumb -- ref endumb -- referendum. political analysts say the campaign has not picked up steam. the effort has upset some who attended this weekend's rainbow festival in sacramento.

>> i think people are looking at it wrong. i think they are looking at being gay something dirty and provided. it's not. we're just people trying to live a happy, whole som, normal life. >> the new law was signed by governor brown in july. it's set to take place in january. but most say it won't probable -- probablibly won't be implemented until 2013. the fbi has a new warning about a possible terrorist attack. the damage done in upstate new york after a tornado blows through. here is a look at highway 24 through la fayette. [ screaming ]

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by an amateur. the national weather service confirmed it is a -- was a tornado. 7:24. we're just days away from the 10s anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. now the fbi and the department of homeland security says terrorists may try another attack, this time with a small plane. yet today we talked to pilot jenna wells as she prepped her plane at the san carlos airport. she says she's taking the warning seriously. always watches out for anything unusual when she flies. she questions anyone hanging around the airport. >> what is going on? what are you training for? if you did hear something suspicious, maybe that would be something you bring up. >> private pilot says there are a lot of security procedures in place to keep terrorists out of

flight schools. all right. 7:25. we want to check in with tara in for sal today. an accident in the south bay. >> that's right. we do have an accident in the south bay. it was a vehicle versus a center divider. here it is right here. this is highway 17 northbound at east hamilton avenue. it's causing a little bit of a delay there. up next we do want to show you -- let's see highway 24, this is through la fayette. pretty good as you make your way through the caldecott tunnel. and 880 near the oakland coliseum. it kind of looks like those cars are crawling along there. 7:25. let's check in with steve. all right. thank you. we do have a little bit of sun breaks here and there. but you have to go far enough inland. otherwise by the coast, it's a lot of gray. local drizzle as well. for others it won't be a bad day for others you will struggle to get out of the low 50s and 60s.

look at the rain in southern california. streaming just north of las vegas, also up in the sierra nevada. a lot of this will push off to the east. a few high clouds might make it to the santa clara valley. 54 seems rather popular here. napa in there. san rafael, san francisco, oakland, concord. upper 50s and low 60s. but west-southwest 25 at fairfield. even down towards san jose and also livermore picking up a west or northwest. the clouds and fog not going anywhere. it will get compressed. today i don't see much of -- much after change compared to sunday. 50 -- much of a change compared to sunday 50s. local drizzle -- local drizzle. breezy at times. kind of cloudy and cool for others. it's been this way for the longest time. usually september we can get the coast to get some sunshine. but so far it's been a tall order. it looks like another regrouping of that fog

thursday/friday. another low drops in and some of that rain that's visiting southern california, there might be a little hint of that visiting us as we head towards the end. week. we shall see. 7:27. we're talking about yo -- yosemite again. a saddening in the search for a missing hiker. we have the details. why people who catch the bus will be catching it somewhere else tomorrow. and the grass fire continuing to grow in southern california. the surprising event that started it.

7:30. bus commuters in the bus area will soon notice changes for tomorrow. kraig debro is live in marin to explain why the changes are much more than just cosmetic. >> reporter: good morning. we just talked to a transit supervisor who was driving around. he told us part of his job today is to let people what changes will and where they need to -- what the changes are and where they need to go tomorrow. here is the sandwich board telling people what's gonna happen and where, september 6th, tomorrow, november 22nd. we're here right now. the new transit temporary hub

will be around the corner. that's it right now. i want to show you where it is. just in case you are down here. that's where the new transit hub will be around the corner on drake. the buses stop at the marin district, they will stop somewhere else tomorrow. the golden gate highway district will start changes tomorrow. riders and drivers who i spoke with this morning say they knew little about the changes. >> i knew about the crime. i had read about the crime. and we don't we dent -- we don't normally come to this bus stop after certain hours. >> reporter: and because it's labor day that woman and her son had to come here today. had they come here tomorrow, they wouldn't have known about the changes. it might have been lost. this is the second most popular hub might be the most dangerous. there were five robberies and

attempted robberies near the hub. the transit authority said they could do little to improve security around here because the hub is on county property unlike the san rafael hub which is on district property. they hired private security guards over there. they are still not gonna hire anybody for the district hub. but they will be able to make the changes, including the lighting, the sidewalks. they hope it will make things look better and also improve security. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. 7:32. a petaluma man is in jail after allegedly trying to lure a teenaged girl into his car. police say 59-year-old siad pulled up to a 13-year-old girl saturday morning. the girl ran away after he allegedly opened the car door and waved for her to get inside. an off-duty sergeant said he saw it all and reported it. the man was arrested for annoying a child. police say they don't believe he's connected to an attempted

kidnapping earlier that same morning of a 23-year-old woman. the hit-and-run death of a 4-year-old santa rosa boy is causing a debate about police policy. little christopher rowe was killed last month by a hit-and- run driver while walking to soccer practice with his family. authorities say the suspect, marcos lopez garcia, was driving without a license. a santa rosa police officer actually pulled him over for speeding days earlier. that officer could have impounded the car since garcia didn't have a vammed i license. 7:33. a wildfire sparked by a deadly plane crash has burned least 3300 acres. the canyon fire started around 11:30 yesterday morning after a small plane crashed into south of bakersfield. one person died in the crash. about 600 firefighters are on the scene right now. people who live near the fire have been evacuated. at least one home was destroyed.

a wildfire that burned more than 1100 acres in san bernardino county is now fully contained. it started on friday and the cajon pass on interstate 15. about 1500 homes were evacuated. but everyone has been allowed back. two mobile homes were destroyed in that fire. 7:34. an in -- in contra costa the community is hanging banners to honor american troops iraq and each of the bannersers features the photo of a soldier. the nonprofit founded by a discovery bay man whose son was killed in iraq paid for the flags to be installed. well, the army is investigating the death of a livermore schedule who contracted rabies. 24-year-old kevin shoe maker served with the -- shuemaker

served with the military company in afghanistan from may 2010 to may of this year. he died last wednesday in america -- in new york, where he was stationed. a report says that he was bitten by a dog in afghanistan. 7:35. the u.s. postal service says it may not be able to stay in business. the agency says it may have to default on a $5 billion payment to its workers' healthcare system before the end of this month. coming up at 7:45. pam cook will explain what steps the postal service wants to take to keep operating and why it cannot just do what it needs by itself. this wednesday, the martinez city council will consider a proposal to advertise city events on an electronic billboard. the giant digital display would replace a weathered old billboard near interstate 680 south of the benicia/martinez bridge. under the new agreement, the city would be one of six to eight advertisers and could change its ad up to 24 times a

year. the city would also get 11% of the ad revenue or as much as 160,000 a year. 7:36 an investigation continues -- continues into the death of a washington state man at yosemite park. this man appears to have died from natural causes. his body was found in his tent near fletcher lake say afternoon. he was -- saturday afternoon. he was reported on thursday after not coming bash from -- after having not come back from a backpacking trip. over the weekend, a sleepmy driver crashed through the good night inn. the driver told police he fell asleep while he was parking. the car ran over a curb before hitting the wall of the motel's laundry room. no one was inside at the time. but guests in some of the nearby rooms were moved to another part of that hotel. police say the driver was

not intoxicated. damage estimated at $10,000. the lab just passed a safety inspection in march. 56-year-old adrian martin was killed in the blast last friday and membrane technology. another scientist was hurt. investigators say martin was transferring a mixure of gases including methane from one can ster to another -- canister to another when the gases explosioned. a -- exploded.

happening right now, texas governor rick pervy holding a town hall meeting in south carolina. it's part of his bid as a republican presidential candidate. but we're now hearing if problems back home mean perry will not participate in a forum this afternoon in south carolina of the republican candidates as he planned. cnn is reporting that the governor just announced that the governor will head back to texas after the town hall because of the massive wildfires burning in his state. you know this is labor day, which means several offices and government buildings are closed. federal and state courts, government offices, schools, most banks and credit unions. they will all be closed. post offices will also be closed. mail will not be delivered

today. the chp will continue its around the clock dui checks until midnight. over 1,000 people were arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. that's up from last year. 7:39. we want to check in with tara. other than keeping an eye out for the chp, it's a rather quiet morning so far. >> yes. but make sure you don't need. we're gonna take a look at highway 4 through bay point in the pittsburg area. westbound traffic are the headlight us see through concord and 680. the san mateo bridge evidence of that chp/dy crackdown. the sign there asking you to report drunk drivers. no delays on the span although it is foggy. finally, 280, san jose, traffic moving right along.

we were seeing some slowdowns here highway 17 but that seems to have picked up. good news, here's steve. thank you, tara. some areas already have a little bit of sun but there is a lot of fog out there. in fact, it's a big fog bank. it's been there for -- it's been there for the longest time. we get a little -- a little warmup and then it cools down. areas of fog, some clearing, 50s and 60s. by the coast, there's too much fog out there after that clears some areas -- out there. after that clears, some areas will get some sun. you can see some of that rain in southern california helping the fire down there. now, not all of this is reaching the ground. the air mass is still relatively dry. so some of it evaporates before it hits the ground. there are some reports.

that line there will stay south. for us, it's the fog. if you don't have that, it will be sunny. 52 santa rosa, 54 seems rather calm in here. concord, oakland, san francisco, san ralph tell and napa. a little bit warmer towards the peninsula, 57, 59 to 60 san jose. west southwest fairfield, 25 gusting to higher. you can see a lot of the rain popping up. northeast california, sierra

nevada. the fog will go from about 2,000 feet dunn to about 1,000 -- feet down to about 1,000 tomorrow. after that burns back, sunny for tomorrow but it will be hot. injust heard from greta up in middletown. she says it's a low -- it's been cool. fairfield, 86. with a gust of 31 i'm that tad nervous about that -- i'm a bit bad nervous about that. a little warm out there. but 86 morgan hill to 79 san jose, santa clara and sunnyvale, 76. daly city, the city, south san francisco, 50s and 60s. low to mid-70s on the peninsula. just too much going and -- just too much fog.

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global investors are slipping back into a pessimistic mood. this morning, the major european markets have been down more than 2% since the start of trading. south korea fell more than 4% with hong kong, australia and taiwan all down more than 2% analysts say it's mostly a reaction to last friday's u.s. unemployment report for august.

investors are worried the lack of trying -- hiring could translate into less buying and that could plunge the u.s. back into a recession. the u.s. markets are closed today for labor day. the floor of the new york stock exchange is looking emptier lately. the number of trade others the floor has dropped to 1200. that's down from 3,000 ten years ago. the company that owns the exchange says 20% of the revenue comes from stock trading. and last year only 5% of stock raids were handledled -- handled on the floor. the rest came from electronics. 7:46. businesses shutting down. it's becoming a regular occurrence in hese -- in these tough economic times. but pam cook is here to tell us about a possible closure that will probably surprise a lot of people. >> why he, it will. the u.s. postal service is asking congress to take emergency action. the agency warns it's never been close to the -- closer to the end. it does not have enough money

to make a $5.5 billion payment its workers' healthcare system. they have proposed closing thousands of post offices, laying off workers and ending saturday mail delivery. they say without some of those changes, it may have to shut down entirely by this writ -- by this winter. now with the expansion of e- mail and online services, the businesses are down 22% in the last five years. there is a government hearing on this issue tomorrow. we will cover that tomorrow morning. reporting live in the newsroom. i'm pam cook, let's go to dave. thank you. 7:47. right now they are cleaning up in western japan after a deadly typhoon that killed at least 235 people. most of the storm moved across the area saturday. it rained a lot for three days.

56 people are still missing. the japanese have set up an emergency task force for search and rescue operations. houston texans' defensive end antonio smith had about 100 people over to his richmond, texas house saturday night. investigators say the body of a name friend was found in the pool the next day. the man was apparently dad for more than five hours before someone found him. police do not suspect foul play. massachusetts police are looking for the people who pummed off a bold jewelry store heist. the robbery involved a group of three men, two men and two kids. they distracted the storeowners and one woman went back to the safe. when she returned, another woman held up her skirt to shield her so the employees couldn't see what happened.

>> my son was -- they are shook up. they are shook up. >> there's been a recent string of robberies at the shopping center. there is a new strategy to help reduce the number of problems with bears in north lake tahoe. some of the residents who live in incline village, they are taking photographs of pictures of dumpsters, not properly closed as required by a local ordinance. these posters are posted with the offenders' name. it's calmed you the lake tahoe wall of shame. ranchers are saying the return. toole elk at the national sea shear has worked too well. they are often wandering on the

land leased to ranchers. they are eating and drink, and those items are meant for the dairy cows. ten minutes before 8:00, a bay area soldier wounded in afghanistan returns home. and ktvu was there for the emotional reunion with its family and a first -- special first meeting. and what you will need to know if you are using public transportation on this labor day holiday. f

it was a warm welcome for army specialist, aaron hart. >> there he is! [ cheers ] >> we were at the airport last night as hart, who lives in livermore, came home to his wife and met his adore

daughter, marley lynn for the first time -- adorable daughter, marley lynn, for first time. he is home after being injured in afghanistan. >> i'm kind of shocked. i'm very, very proud of him. he's a very, very -- just a really good kid. >> hart suffered a leg injury caused by shrapnel and is being recommended for an army commendation medal of valor and the purple heart. 7:53. well, joey jaws chestnut had a good chance to win the wing eating contest in new york. but he came up nine wings short. this is a chicken wing industry super bowl. sonya, the blackwy doe thomas, right there, broke her previous world record and -- black widow thomas the, right there -- thomas, right procedure --

thomas, right there, broke her previous record. look at the crowd there. government offices, post oses, schools, most banks and credit unions are closed today for labor day. if you are taking public transportation, muni, b.a.r.t., caltrain, they are wondering on caltrain schedules. as for parking, those parking meters in san francisco will be enforced. residential parking permit restrictions will not be enforced. there's no street sweeping unless the sign says they will -- they are sweeping seven days a week. we want to check in with sal. are it we -- are we having any problems? >> everything is looking good. we have no delays to report -- to report. a little bit later in the day, you will see the roads definitely congested. this is a look at highway 4. no

delays. and the east shore freeway, we had a little slowdown earlier due to some debris in the roadway. it's been cleared. everything is back on track as you make your way to the maze. 237 near milpitas. you can see there's barely anybody out there on the roadway. 7:55. here is steve. >> thank you, tara. we have a few areas of low clouds and fog. temperatures a big spread anywhere from about upper 50s to upper 80s. even low and mid-90s if you are far enough away and you hardly get any rain increase. yes, that's rain. not all of it reaching the ground. but there have been a few reports. 50s on the temperatures. everybody is stuck on the temperatures. overcast skies for some everyone. a few showers popping up along the spine of the sierra. it looks like the fog is not going anywhere except down as high pressure builds in tomorrow that. will give a warmup for inland

areas. today i thinkis very close to what we had yesterday. so 50, 60s, 70s, 80s. unless you are well aware from any influence -- from any influence. thick fog, warmer inland temperatures, tuesday/wednesday. another low drops in and maybe even more than fog as we head towards the weekend. possibility of partly cloudy skies. have to keep an eye on that. 7:56. why some california beaches are dangerous this labor day. at least one surfer has died. we have details on what's causing the high surf. we'll tell you about some of the changes coming to stow lake at golden gate park. why you will soon be able to buy some of these paddleboats here and some of the other changes in store. strong winds from lee triggered wildfires in northern texas. at least one of them was deadly.

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the renovation project begins for one of the busiest commuter hubs. kraig debro is live in marin now to tell us what you are gonna see. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. you will see improvements in lighting and visibility. this is the marin city transit hub. it's the second most popular in the county. now, the changes are gonna start tomorrow. starting tomorrow, there will be a new stop. i talked to a lot of people this morning. so far, not a lot of people we spoke with said they knew about the move and said they would have liked more notice about the temporary move. the buses that stop at the marin city center will stop somewhere else tomorrow. the golden gate bridge highway transportation district will begin construction on a remodeling project. the district says the changes include improved visibility and lighting. riders and some drivers we spoke with -- riders and drivers said they knew little about the changes. >> we didn't know about the changes about the stop. i heard it first from you.

>> reporter: would you like better notice? >> that would be really cool. >> i work downtown and usually i take the bus from near the house. i can walk. >> reporter: but because it's labor day, you can't. >> because it's labor day, not -- not a regular schedule -- >> reporter: suppose today is tomorrow and you wouldn't know about the temporary stop? >> i still wouldn't -- i still couldn't know -- wouldn't know about it. if you come back out live, i can show you this picture. we just found this poster. it's about 50 miles authority of the northern-most point. what it is supposed to look like, following the completion

of construction. you see that public safety health clinic sign. that's drake. you go to the left. therethere is a marin county public safety office. it will be up there for the next sick weeks until november 22nd i talked to a sheriff's deputy this morning and he said it will be crazy up there with all of the buses. back to you. >> thank you. 8:0 1. well, i changes are underway at san francisco's stow lake. allie rasmus is live to tell us what visitors can expect. >> reporter: well, dave, after today, these paddleboats that you see here will no longer be here on stow lake. they will be replaced by a brand - -- brand-new fleet to start doing concessions and rent at here -- rentals here. >> not everyone is happy about the changes. this is the old boathouse, where they had been running concessions. you can see there's signs back here saying goodbye to the family that has run concessions here for nearly 70 years.

after a long legal battle with the city, the man who runs this place lost his lease. the new company the city is bringing in is based in new mexico. according to their website, they also run concessions at mere woods. here at stow lake, that new company is expected to spend nearly $250,000 updating the place. we don't know what that update will look like, whether they will renovate the boathouse here or if they will tear it down completely. we've put in calls and sent e- mails for the company asking them for the details on that. they are expected to brick in a new calf -- bring in a new cafe. some people we talked to worry about all of the changes, they worry it will erode the charm of this old boathouse. >> it might i don't know how much upgrade will, you know -- will be -- that's going to make it completely fun. that's the problem. we like it the way it's been. >> reporter: but other them we

talked to this morning said it's time for an upgrade. >> look at it. the paint's peeling. the paint's peeling. it's a dump. the food was stale. the popcorn was crappy. the dogs were rancid -- rancid. >> reporter: as part of these changes, the new company doing concessions will no longer offer bike rentals. if you take a look out here live, the company that's run -- the family that's run the concessions here for the last 70 years. this look the like they are selling some of their equipment. if you the happen to be in the market for an old -- if you happen to be in the market for an opened bicycle, that day is for you. back to you. >> thank you. powerful waves are being blamed for the death of a surfer in san diego county. russ ama dah was found unresponsive in the ocean at

san onofre state beach. forecasters predict hurricane katia could turn into a major hurricane by tomorrow. she's weakened sitely date dash weakened slightly this morning. but it's still a category 2 storm. she's currently in the atlantic ocean. a forecast map projects the storm will head north in the middle of the week. the storm known as lee is losing steam this morning. it's been downgraded to a tropical depression. sustained winds have fallen to 35 miles an hour. but look at the damage. it is not more than -- it's dumped more than a foot of rain in louisiana. while the levees and new orleans are holding. parts of the city and state have been damaged.

>> we had a foam mattress in there. when it tipped over, the bottom folded up. i couldn't move my arms. >> now, rip currents caught three agoers -- tasers in gulf shores alabama. two -- teenagers in gulf shores, become b. two made it. a 15-year-old boy was swept away. in the next couple of days, it will go across alabama and tennessee. it should reach the appalachians by the end. week. from one natural disaster to another, almost 40,000 homes and businesses along the eastern seaboard, they still have no power this morning, a week after hurricane irene hit. the storm killed at least 46 people in 13 different states. you can see president obama there seeing firsthand some of the damage in new jersey. he promised flood victims, federal help will come quickly.

>> a tornado in joplin, or a hurricane that swept the seaboard, we come together as a country and make sure those people get the help they need. >> hurricane irene has caused $7 billion. the joplin tornado killed and caused some $2 billion in damage. right now a wildfire is burning southeast of austin texas. in the past 20 minutes we've learned it has destroyed about 300 homes and it is moving quickly. this comes after another wildfire in eastern texas killed a woman and her 18-month- old daughter trapped in their home. firefighters say the high winds caused by tropical storm lee made this the fastest moving fire they've ever seen. they say the fire quickly consumed a row of houses. the woman and highway daughter were inside one of those homes and were unable to -- the woman and her daughter were inside one of those homes and were unable to escape in time. this is video from a fire in north texas.

this burning train tressel is located in navarro county. firefighters say at least five fires -- five fires were reported burning in this area. at least eight structures were dedestroyed. and there were evacuations. a popular beach in australia is closed. authorities are searching for a shark that killed a 29-year-old man. the man was boogie boarding when the shark attacked. we want to check in with tara in for sal. a quiet labor day on the roads. >> why. it's been rather nice -- yes. it's been rather nice. no metering lights on at the toll plaza. traffic looking great. let's take a live look outside. 101 through san rafael at the

580 split, traffic looking good, a little bit hazy out there. no delays to speak of. here's the shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see a couple of straggle stragglers. heading in. here's steve. thank you, tara. well, a lot of gray, a lot of low clouds, fog, plenty to go around, although some breaks already inland getting some sun. now, tomorrow looks like a warmup. but there is a very interesting satellite. some rain has popped up down there. also up in -- also up in southern nevada. 50s on the temperatures. they've been stuck i think almost everybody says cloudy except for concord and buchanan. if you already have the sun and it's already burning off, you will have a -- i won't say hot day because the sea breeze has

really been clouding. the forecast models indicate another hint of a low dropping in on thursday. for us, after that fog heads back to the coast, then it's going to be a sunny day inland but rather foggy and cool by the water's edge and the beaches. some areas get a little bit of a break. some upper 60s and low 70s down to santa cruz. even they've been running on the cool side. local, drizzle, breezy. sunny. mid-80s, upper 80s. 90s if you are well inland. thick fog tomorrow as high pressure builds in, we get a little warmup for inland temperatures tuesday/wednesday and then they will cool right back down thursday/friday. then we'll have to keep an eye on the sky there. maybe partly cloudy skies will develop by the weekend. >> all right. 8:10 -- 8:10. some frightening moments in southern california what the

police disconferred -- discovered what they found -- when they found gunmen on a roof. and the last supporters of moammar gadhafi have been given a day to surrender. and a celebration for two babies.

good morning. sunshine inland. temperatures there, 70s and 80s. just too much fog. 50s and 60s closer to the coast. all right. 8:13.

in libya, rebel forces have now surrounded one of moammar gadhafi's last strongholds after attempts to negotiate a surrender failed. the rebels are waiting outside after town. the deadline for gadhafi loyalists to surrender has been extended to this saturday. >> translator: in the event this peace offer is accepted, there will be no more bloodshed and everything will be good, god willing. but if the offer is not accepted worksary ready with all of our powers. >> there are indications that the rebels may went -- enter that town before the deadline. reportedly, many rebels think many government officials, including two of gadhafi's sons are in that town. libyan rebels so newly- discovered stocks so that chinese -- that the chinese government offered to sell large weapons of power in during his last week in power. they offered to sell more than $2 million of weapons in --

weapons. the trial of hosni mubarak has resumed in a cairo courtroom. four policemen will take the stand to testify against him and his officials. outside the court, police clashed with teams -- families of the protesters who had been killed. the families tried to push their way into the building where the trial was being held. but police used batons to beat them back. he could receive the death penalty in convicted. today, the u.n. announced that famine has spread into another region of somalia. and that 4 million somalis now need eight. that's about half of the population. officials say many are

suffering at the hands of insurgents. several young people shooting bw -- bb rifles off a -- rifles off a roof cause -- caused quite a scare. look at this. police 0 are on the building arrest -- police are on the building arresting young people. police recovered three bb rifles. luckily, no one was hurt. oakland police arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with 0 shooting over the weekend. police have not told us the person's name. an suv crashed into a pole on 73rd in oakland around 7:30. the driver had been shot several times and is in critical condition at highland person. the person who has been arrested denies any involvement with the shooting. dozens of people gathered --ed in oakland to remember the

city's homicide -- dozens of people gathered in oakland to remember the city's celebration of lewis. they gathered at the corner of athens and san pablo. the group joined a vigil and lit a candle for each person killed in 2010 and 2011. the foundation also helps the young relatives of relatives -- of -- young relatives of young children. the appeals trial of amanda knox in italy resumed today after a summer break. the 24-year-old man from seattle was convicted in the 2007 death of her british roommate. independent experts have questioned much of the dna evidence used to convict knox. an appeals verdict is expected by the end.

month. our time is 8:17. well, labor day weekend is one of the biggest car shopping times. if you buy a chrysler town and country van and you on the a car from another automaker, you get a $1,000 bonus. car dealers are trying to clear their lots to make room for new models. bmw is experimenting with what it calls the next logical step after l.e.d. headlights. it's now trying out laser headlights. bmw says they are about 1,000 times more popular. they use energy and they say fuel, bmw ads the bright white lights are safer than what's currently used and they claim these are not the kind of lasers used to vaporize anything. 8:18. this is national coupon month. a retail organization says spending 20 minutes a week,

flipping and dialing -- filing coupons could save the average shopper $1,000 a year. most shoppers say coupon clipping is annoying. many are turning to online coupon codes. 70% of the of all adults say they've used an online coupon site in the last year. there's been no real challenger for apple's ipod but now amazon could be stepping up to the plate. there are reports that amazon could run a tabloid on google's -- operate on google's system. the price could be $300, compared to did the 500 from apple. two giant panda cubs passed a very important milestone in china. they are twin babies. look at that -- that yawn right here. they turned 1-month-old yesterday at the panda research center. their fans came out to help celebrates the birthday -- celebrate. some of them dressed up for the

location. the pear of pandas were born on the 4th of july as the fourth set of twins for their 12-year- old mommy. >> boy they are so little and cute. sarah palin makes another surprise appearance in iowa. plus -- why labor day was a total washout for the driver of that truck in long beach. >> reporter: here's a look at the golden gate bridge. a little bit foggy. we'll take a look at all of the other bay area bridges -- coming up. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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as we approach the 10th anniversary of september 11th, right now in portola valley, people are getting together gathering for a memorial run to honor a bay area man who was on united flight 93. it's the 10th annual andy garcia memorial 5-k, run, walk and bike, starting at triangle park at 9:00. gather see ya was one of the -- garcia was one of the 40 people on the flight 93 that was hijacked headed to san francisco when it crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> every person on that flight gave their lives for us and our freedom. it's my hope no one ever forgets that. the run commemorates his birthday. woe have turned 72 on august 28th. a free pancake breakfast will be provided by the woodside

fire department following the run. this sunday, ktvu will air a special program calmed "9/11 -- a decade of change." we'll have live reports. we'll be talking to people at -- to people who lost loved ones. it was a busy weekend for sarah palin who made a surprise appearance at a restaurant in iowa, smoke at a tea party -- smoke at a tea party rally and ran a marathon. she finished the 13-mile course in 1 hour and 45 minutes. she's stilt not said whether she -- still not said whether she will enter the presidential race. a man in long beach is lucky to be alive and checking out the damage to his truck after it ended up in the harbor. look at this picture. the driver was apparently

trying to launch his boat from the launch a.m. ramp but didn't put the -- launch ram but didn't put the brakes on. drivers hooked the truck to a towline. they pulled it out. luckily, no one was hurt. >> very lucky. how are the bridges looking, tara? >> everything is looking good so far. we have no metering lights on, nothing of that nature. on the upper left-hand corner there is a look at your bay bridge. so far so good you can see we have a lilt about of activity at the -- a little bit of activity at the going bridge -- golden gate bridge. here's steve. a lot of gray on those traffic stops. there's some sun. temperatures kind of held in check. tomorrow they could rocket up about 10 degrees as high pressure builds in. that would be inland not so

much the coast. today, 50s and 60s. yes, that's rain on southern california and also scooting into parts of nevada. there is a possibility we may see something similar to that by the weekend. we'll see how that takes shape. temperatures have been stuck due to the cloud cover, mainly. the system producing that cloud cover should push over to the east. as the high builds in tomorrow, we'll see a warmup. we had gusts to 30 out at travis this morning. that's that rip-roaring sea breeze. 50s to 80s. 60s and 70s if between tv can -- in between. tomorrow if your high is 86, it may check in at 96. we'll have thick fog. then another low drops in thursday/friday to ramp up the fog bank and cool us down and tap into some tropical moisture. we will see how that develops by the weekend. an oakland woman who took

her dogs to a pet groomer is now charged with animal cruelty. we'll tell you about some of the changes coming to an attraction at golden gate park. what you no longer be able to do here after this week. plus -- a taxi driver -- driver funned down in stockton what investigators are able to find out from a 9/11 call.

welcome back. this is the last day of business for the family that runs concessions at stow lake in san francisco.

allie rasmus. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen runners, jogging by this morning. there is a group of people here who gather regularly to have their morning coffee. but after today, the -- an today, the paddleboats, the old paddleboats will be gone -- will be gone. according to sit's plan, by the end of the month, a new company will be doing all of the rentals rentals. the new company coming in is based in new mex doe. the new company is expected to spend nearly $250,000 upgrading -- updating the place. we're not sure what that update is gonna look like. we don't know if they are gonna tear down the old boathousor just renovate it. we called e-mail representatives to try to get more information but haven't

heard back. some people worry this will erode the old charm. but others say it's time for an update. >> there's people looking for a nostalgic memory that was never really there. the place is a dump. >> it should stay the same but upgraded. the people who have the concessions should have done that and i wish they would have. >> this will also be the last week you can rent bikes here. as. >> reporter: you can see from the signs, they are selling some of the equipment back to

you. a man who eluded authorities caulked -- accused of killing a councilman was spotted yesterday near his home -- near his mother's home. but they -- bassler is suspected in the killing of mathew coleman last month. stockton police are hope fog hear from more witnesses in the fatal shooting after cabdriver over the weekend. >> he would just help anybody. >> worry about his family. >> relatives were looking for clues yesterday, just hours after lewis palma was gunned down in his car. police say he was shot three

times in the head. the known i-- the only hung -- the only thing missing were cell phones. >> the shooting happened just before 2:00 a.m. yesterday about a mile from the driver's home. he had just started his own shuttle business after working ten years for other cab companies. an oakland woman is accused of abusing her two elderly schnauzer and faces two counts of animal cruelty. police say the woman brought her dogs to a hayward dog groomer with fur that was severely matted and full of foxtails. they say the dogs were emaybe rated -- emaciated and had dental problems. staffers say they've recovered and are now up for adoption at the animal hospital. the u.s. postal service has always been there. but now officials warn that may change as soon as this winter.

the postal service warns it do default -- it could default on one of the biggest pavements as early as this month. pam cook will be here and she will explain what the postal service wants to do to avoid disaster and the approval it will need to make it happen. the issue of who can defend proposition 8 tomorrow goes before the california supreme court. supporters of the voteert approved ban on same-sex marriage are sue for the right to defend -- are suing for the right to defend prop 8. they want to defend the ban because governor brown and the state attorney general chose to stay on the sidelines. one this is decided, the case will head back to the federal court. an effort to stop california's new gay history law from taking effect is facing an uphill battle. the law requires california schools to require gay history in lessons and in textbooks. the critics are now gathering signatures for a ballot

referendum that will repeal this law. they need more than $500,000 -- 500,000 signatures by july 12th to qualify for the ballot. the effort has upset some of the people who went to this weekend a rainbow festival in sacramento. >> i think people are looking at it wrong. i think they are looking at it -- at being gay is something being -- is something diverted and it's nod -- it's not. >> some state educators say this probably won't be fully implemented until at least 2015. 8:34. thousands of people celebrateled gay pride in oakland this weekend. ♪ in the second annual oakland pride festival, an estimated 150 vendors were there, offering food, souvenirs and free h.i.v.

screening. oakland's assistant chief said there were no be problems at the event. keeping the family -- >> it can get raycy. we wanted to -- racy. we wanted to have a place where people could bring their kids. >> sometimes we can't get to san francisco. this is one is tiny and right here. we've put together a slide show of some of the highlights from the oakland pride celebration. you will find it by going to ktvu.com and clicking on the tab near the top. a new poll of california voters show obama has a 19- point lead over his closest republican candidate,former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. romney and perry tied with it 2

-- with 22%. ron paul came in third with 11% and michele bachmann had 10% in the california poll. right now, president obama is on his way to detroit to address thousands in the annual labor day parade. this is ahead of the report he will never on thursday to congress. and we'll have highlights of his comments in detroit on the noon news. let's check in with tara. you've done a great job controlling this traffic on this labor day. wait a minute. >> accept the like -- expect the mic is not on. >> that's okay. it happens every once in a while. and then you get it back on. >> reporter: that's right. labor day, it's a great day to be driving out there, no one out there, except for the chp

cracking down on drunk drunk driving and speeding. oakland, 880 near the tunnel -- near the tunnel, the truck did not clear the clearance. let's go to steve. temperatures won't be that warm. in fact, tomorrow looks a lot warmer inland but not by the -- by the coast and yes, some rain down in southern california, starting to filter in. not all of it reaching the

ground but under cloudy skies and some occasional light rain. 55, 56, santa rosa at 53 and -- because of the cloud cover they haven't really moved much, the temperatures. northeast california, for us it's just the fog bank. it's just not going anywhere. it's way out there. it will get compressed. tomorrow's high does build in. today low clouds build in, already had gusts to 30 out in the delta. mild around the bay and then warm inland. that high builds in for two days. i don't -- i don't think today is a warming trend. low clouds, sunny, really local drizzle but most of that should be ending. cold and breezy, if you are stuck in the cold. it's hot in mendocino county. 70s for many which should be a lot warmer than this. santa rosa 78. 85 walnut creek.

danville, 86. hayward, 74. 846 morgan hill. coupe her tino at 81. 72 san mateo to 77 woodside. but half moon bay, pacifica, daly city. 50s and 60s. tomorrow thick fog will give way to warmer temperatures. another low -- a cooldown on thursday and friday. another low will drop in for the moisture as we go into the weekend for partly cloudy skies. 8:39. ten years after september 11th, now we're seeing -- look at this -- this may be the first known video of the moments right after flight 39 crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. it was found for san francisco. had 40 passengers and crew on board when this went down. the unidentified man who took this video, he's died. his family wants to remain anonymous. 20 minutes now before 9:00.

a motorcade travels to the richard nixon library carrying remnants from the world trade center as well as a damaged fire truck. this will be on display as part of a week manufacture long remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. it's expected to arrive for an 11:00 a.m. ceremony that will include 60 members of the navy sea cadets, the tolling of bells and the presentation by local high schools. this sunday, ktvu news will air a special program calmed "9/11, a decade of -- called" 9/11, a decade of change." we'll have reports and we'll examine the way the attacks have changed our lives. our live report starts this sunday, september 11th. 8:40. there's been another death in yosemite. this time we don't know where the -- whether it was an accident. details of where the body of macing hiker was found -- of a missing hiker was found.

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include turning the area over and bringing in new boats. and renovations begin tomorrow for the marin city transit hub. crime in the area has been on the rise and the $500,000 project includes better lighting and visibility. and the u.s. postal service says it may not be able to make a $5 billion payment due later this month. that would put it in default. postal service executives say if they don't get some kind of -- some kind of help from congress, they may have to shut down. >> pam cook is in the newsroom with a look at why the postal service is in such dire straights. topping the list are the cost-cutting measures that the workers are rejecting. the agency warns it's never been closer to the end. and it does not have enough money to make the $5.5 billion

payment to its workers healthcare system. the postal service has helped push the agency's deficit, including closing thousands of post offices, laying off 120,000 workers -- workers and ending saturday mail delivery. it says without some of those changes, it may have to shut down entirely by this winter. the internet certainly has changed the way people do business and correspond personally as well with e-mail and electronic bill paying. online shopping often used as u.p.s. and fed-ex because they've stream joined their -- streamlined their operations to meet demands while the postal workers have a contract that does not allow for layoffs. le -- 80% of the of the costs are payroll. now, president obama is working closely with senators to try to find a solution to this

problem. there is a committee hearing on the issue tomorrow. we'll cover that tomorrow as well. reporting live in the newsroom. let's go back over to tori. it is 8:46. a california man is hospitalized in hawaii after being hit by a boat propeller. the 42-year-old was taking part in a swimming race from lanai to maui when he was hit saturday afternoon. police say the boat was a rescue boat that drifted into a restricted zone. they say thement is suffering from life-threatening injuries. it's not known where he is from in california. 8:46. a palo alto man was arrested. he's accused of stealing gasoline from u-haul rental trucks. jecy is accused of setting a u- haul truck on fire last july and eight trucks went up in flames. he was reportedly spotted sneaking out of the facility last week. police say 13 ety gascon tapessers were found in his

car. -- gascon tapers were found -- gas containers were found in his car. deputies responded to a domestic dispute and say 43- year-old andrew harper had a handgun and barricaded himself in an apartment in el sobrante about 7:00 p.m. saturday night. three children were inside at the time. a whom was -- a whom woman who was there got out in time before deputies arrived. negotiators spent several hours trying to get them to surrender but about 3:15 yesterday morning, deputies went inside the apartment. they found harper dead inside. the cause of death has not yet been released. well, this wednesday, the martinez city council will consider a proposal to advertise city events on an electronic billboard. a giant digital display would replace this old weathered billboard near interstate 680. this is just south of the benicia martinez bridge.

under the agreement -- under the new agreement. the city would get one to six advertisers and could chance its ads up to 24 times a year. the city would also get 11% of the ad revenue or as much as $160,000 a year. 8:48. an investigation is underway into the death of a washington state man at yosemite national park. park rangers say 69-year-old gene hall appears to have died from national causes. searchers found hall's body in his tent near fletcher lake saturday afternoon. he was reported missing on thursday after he did not return from his backpacking trip. his death is the 18th this the -- in the park this year. over the weekend, a sleepy driver crashed through the walls of the good night inn in rohnert park. the 57-year-old driver told police he dozed off while working -- while parking which caused him to push on the gas pedal. the car ran over a curb before

it struck the wall of the motel's laundry room. no one was inside but guests were moved to another part of the hotel. police say the driver was not intoxicated. damage is estimated at $10,000. we're learning more about the menlo park research lab where a scientist died after an explosion. the lab just passed a safety inspection in march according to the meant low park fire didn't. 56-year-old adrian martin was killed in the blast last friday and membrane fig. another -- membrane technology. another sign was -- scientist was injured. 8:49. a recent power surge that caused dozens of smartmeters in east palo alto to burn off. well, they raise questions about how safe are those devices. 80 smartmeters caught fire. they burned out last month during the electrical surge that lasted for several hours now, city officials in neighboring palo alto say they are con -- they are conducting

a thorough investigation. pg&e says a voltage surge can also damage an analog meter. >> this year's record crowd could get organizers in trouble. close to -- close to 54,000 people were at the event in the northern nevada desert. that's about 4,000 more than the number allowed by federal land managers. the bureau believes organizers sold thor man 50,000 tickets, assuming not everyone would show. they will -- sold more than 50,000 tickets, assuming not everyone would show. and there was no evidence of a recession during the multiple sclerosis telethon. >> we have $25 donated -- >> the telethon aired on our sister station. 0 we raised $2.1 million and

that helped boost total to $65 million, which is the most since 2008. it is labor day. today many californians wish they could go back to the original meaning of labor day, a day to celebrate having a job. right now, not one out of every californians is out of a job. that 12% unemployment rate is the second highest in america. analysts say there have been several job proposals. but they say the biggest hindrance is mixing the housing market. well, about 20,000 people attended this. a two-day expo featuring marijuana in downtown oakland. organizers say that's a bit more than previous years at the cannabis and hemp expo. it featured booths promoting medical marijuana and hemp industries. there was also a special location for medical marijuana use es -- marijuana users to

smoke outside of city hall. organizers say it was a problem- free weekend. tomorrow, a bronze statue will be unveiled in oakland. it will be the stitch's most prominent and most expensive piece of art. the four-piece sculpture is called "remember them" champions of humanity. it reflects 25 people the artist thought reflected sackry fight, courage -- sacrifice and courage. the nearly $9 million project was mostly paid for by a private -- by private funding. 8:52. you will like this -- cruising down the freeway will soon be a lot smoother. a very large repavement project that a lot of people are looking forward to. and the leg cramps that bring a tennis champion to his nees after the match. state farm. this is jessica.

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welcome back. 8:55. this week there will be two b.a.r.t. protests. >> no justice! no peace! >> now, a website connected to the activist group "anonymous" they will hold a protest at the san francisco civic center b.a.r.t. station at 5:00 this evening. meantime, another group calmed "no justice, no b.a.r.t." they've scheduled a news conference this afternoon to announce a demonstration for thursday. it could soon be a smooth ride on bay area roadways.

that's because caltrans has been repaving roads. "the oakland tribune" reports sections of nearly every bay area freeway are being resurfaced. the increase is because of stimulus money and money approved from state bonds. a scary moment for rafael nadal but it came off of -- but it came after he won his match. nadal was holding his news conference and he started to slump down. he resumed the interview about ten minutes later after being given ice. >> great match. enjoyed watching the watch. >> glad he's better. sal, traffic is better, right? >> tara is in for sal. [ laughter ] >> tara, you knew what i meant. [ laughter ] >> it's been a great morning trafficwise. still clear on your bay area roadways. later we'll see congestion on

80 -- 80 westbound and there is a live look at one of those freeways right now. also, a bit foggy, 880 near the oakland coliseum. traffic looking good in both directions. finally we have the san mateo bridge. there is that fog again. chp is out in full force for labor day, make sure you don't drink and drive or speed. tara, a lot of fog that you just touched on. already the sun. now, tomorrow, tomorrow into wednesday, the inland -- tomorrow, into wednesday, the inland temps will rocket up. that's not a typo for saturday there. there's the possibility. showers. there's some in southern california. we'll see. that will do it for us. have a great labor day, everyone. >> bye now.

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