. inland temperatures definitely jump up and we will ease in with those temperatures. we will have a warmup after some dense fog and we will have a high and the sea note will be up around ukiah but for 60s and 70s and mid-90s and san jose and santa rosa at 98.

here is your traffic. traffic is moving along well at the bay area and we will look at the commute on highway 4, it looks like a nice drive with no major issues if you are driving on interstate 680 so far it looks pretty good. on interstate 880 and oakland traffic is looking good in both directions and finally for the support you can see san mateo bridge traffic looks good and traffic is smooth in both directions on highway 101. let's go back to the desk. they continue to investigate a fire that destroyed one home and damaged two others. live in concord with a look at the damage, good morning alex. >> reporter: good morning. this three story home that was under construction is a total loss. for a time several other neighbors homes in this area

were also threatened. look at this place next door. this one had a few windows blown out from the fire. it happened last night in concord. they call under for extra firefighter and one home was damaged by this fire. that homeowner we are told was out of town. gasoline and power lines they had to deal with and as the firefighters try to help people save their places one woman told us there were embers raining down on this neighborhood. >> it was flying all over and was burning on my dad's shirt and on my hair and my step mom's shirt and with all the big embers, it was catching everything on fire. >> because so many other homes were threatened from this fire

it turned into a two-alarm fire. >> reporter: it is standard procedure for arson investigators to look into the cause of the fire but at this point they do not think the fire was intentionally set. live this morning in concord news news. a fire started. people in 170 homes have been evacuated and several more have been told to leave. strong winds helped to fuel the fire from tropical storm lee. right now there are 60 wildfires across the state.

this is the largest fire east of austin. it is also the most destructive fire in the state's history. so far it has burned more than 2 5,000 acres and destroyed more than 500 homes. >> land is valuable in life it is not the stuff it is the people in your life and what means something to you. >> firefighters say the dry weather is making the flames hard to contain and forecasters do not see any relief in sight. governor rick perry returned home to texas and said this is the worst fire his state has ever seen. we are a few days from the one year anniversary of the deadly explosion. what is happening today in the fight to increase pipeline

safety. no standing for prop 8 protest comes just a few hours before a state supreme court hearing on the issue. at 10:00 this morning california supreme court will hear arguments over whether sponsors will hear the protests. >> it is just that way in california to have marriage haves and marriage have nots. >> he said the justices already have a draft they are willing to prepare and will allow supporters to defend prop 8. he said the earlier prop 8 will be resolved is likely 2013. new this morning santa rosa police say a man robbed a cash for gold store. police received a call from the

business of 4th avenue. the member told officers he was letting a customer out of his shop when a man came in with a gun and demanded money. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. both men ran from the store but it is not known if they were working together. police across the country are seeing an increase at the gold stores. they are warning thieves are ripping necklaces right off of people's necks. the suspected killer is still believed to be hiding in woods. authorities chased down a lead in the manhunt for a man who is accused of killing someone, they say he may have also

killed someone on august 11th. >> they are reaching out and the last thing they want is anymore violence. >> deputies spotted him on sunday near his mother's house but he was able to escape into the woods. his parents say he is mentally ill and authorities warn he is armed and dangerous. they are completing the third homicide in the mission district. they showed us this picture. a man around 45 years old a was shot and killed just after 2:00 yesterday morning. police do not believe his killing was linked to two other homicides. a man is facing child cruelty charges after he left his son in a hot car while he drank in a bar. he was arrested at the iron spring pub and brewery

yesterday afternoon. witnesses confronted him and he rolled down the windows a little before going back into the bar. the child did not need to be hospitalized and was picked up by his mother. bart protesters are gearing up for what they call a mass action in san francisco. a handful of protesters gathered last night and making sure nothing happened but above ground demonstrators stood silently holding signs. they should not be angry at them. >> we don't think we have anything to apologize. we think bart should apologize for running a police force for 4030 years -- for 30 years has been a disgrace. >> bart says nobody was arrested at last night's demonstration and train service

was not disrupted. the hurricane turned into a hurricane category 3 storm last night. winds at 125 miles per hour and it is 130 miles south of bermuda. it could reach the antilles and east coast later this week. georgia is still under a tornado watch. tornadoes strong winds and heavy rains have damaged several hundred homes across the state. up to four inches of rain are expected to fall. how does traffic look, sal? traffic looks good around the bay area. it is a nice looking drive heading out to the mcarthur maze and a lot of people will be back after the holiday and

so far not huge crowds everywhere. you can see it is pretty light here, a couple of cars are coming into the pay gates. it looks good a long 280 getting up to highway 17. at 439, let's go to steve. once we get rid of that thick fog, the rain in southern california moving off towards four corners, things will quiet down and on the desert yesterday, there is a possibility another low will drop in by the end of the week and we will have to keep an eye out but that thick fog and sunny and warm, now to 50 it tells me there is fog moving into the area. the city 52 and that's your

morning forecast. the sea breeze is there but nothing compared to yesterday. alongside higher elevations, high pressure means it will burn off sooner and warming up and there will be some dense fog a few locations inland and also along the bay peninsular and the coast. once it burns off we will be out of the gate and warming up fast. still too much fog, we need a north, northeast wind. 60s and 70s compared to where we are leaving. we will not be surprised a couple of locations check in at 100 degrees. moving into wednesday, the low drops in and we'll see an increase in the cool down. partly cloudy to partly sunny as we head to the weekend. a security breach the staff

calls extremely dangerous. plus honoring bay area soldders, one man pushed to make sure they are remembered. good morning traffic on the san mateo bridge, it looks good, we will tell you more about the morning commute.

. time now 4:44 parades has been marched by deadly violence and a shooting a few blocks from the west annual parade in brooklyn. they also saw fatal shootings in 2004 and 20005. they celebrate the music of the caribbean islands. only on 2 has security breach, staff is demanding all the locks be changed. hospital police confirmed that a patient stole keys from a staff member on sunday. the patient is described as extremely dangerous. now police say they can prevent a dangerous patient even one with keys from escaping from a secure part of the hospital but neighbors are worried.

>> there is a reason to be very concerned because i have kids. i wouldn't want the keys to fall into the wrong hands so i would hope they would bump up security and everything. >> they were able to reach any napa state hospital officials for comment. saturday marks the deadly explosion in san bruno. san bruno mayor will be at the site of the explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. hill will be advocating for legislation he introduced for safety standards for gas pipelines. they are expected to vote on the bill by friday and the state of bruno will vote and hold a vigil to remember the victims. a series of miss steps, to read that full report you can go to our website and click on

the san bruno tab. nearly ten years to the day after the collapse of the twin towers on september 11th, construction of the new world trade center is moving at 1 story a week. >> it is moving to being the world's largest building. >> they are looking to a safe tribute and the floors were made with reinforced concrete and covered by glass to guard against a truck bomb attack. and $15 million has been spent for security at the golden gate bridge. they have been at heightened state alert every day since 9/11. a group including the coast guard and chp meets to discuss security issues.

airing a special program on september 11th, it is called 9/11 a decade of change. since the attacks we will have live reports from new york, washington and sharingville pennsylvania and that's at 6:00 this -- shanksville this sunday. many who died in iraq and afghanistan, they are letting everybody get to know these young men and women. kevin graves arranged to have 26 banners hang a long discovery bay in the county. they have a quote from a fallen member of the military and his son who died said it was a personal memorial. >> if you can connect with them, it will tend to give you more of a reason to remember and that's really what we talk about here is never forgetting.

>> graves said there are actually hundreds of banners including some that are displayed in other communities. he fought to have every soldier sailor or other air men who has died in middle east wars. tomorrow the republican presidential candidates will be in california for a debate at the residential library. five of the main republican contenders were seen at a forum and took turns attacking president barack obama's policies. >> i don't think i have ever seen an administration who has gone far a field than the obama administration. he is the most affective food stamp president in the history. >> one candidate missing from the forum is texas governor rick perry. he planned to attend but had to deal with the wildfires raging

in his state. there has been a shake up for michelle bachman, her deputy campaign manager and manager are leaving. they say at 68 years old he does not have the stamp what to -- stamina to work the hours needed. they were filing for bankruptcy and laid off all 1100 employees. the company violated the law that requires 60 days notice for laying off more than 50 people but they say they were seeking financing and that is an exception to the law. after months of negotiations today is the day. we will learn a secret trait people have been fighting to save. >> when the sheriff got there

he reported it as burglary? >> it was not an ordinary burglary, what was the damage to this person's car?

. preliminary totals indicate law enforcement made more apprehensions and it is 29 more than last year. and back in to check on traffic, any problems, sal? >> not anything major, pam. first let's start off with live pictures and you can see traffic is moving along nicely

if you are driving in oakland. it is a nice looking drive getting all the way to the downtown area. this morning's commute looks fine if you are driving on the sunole grade all the way to san jose. traffic looks good driving to 237 and in the south bay, there is a crash on the right shoulder but there is not much of a back up at this point and you can see the indicater at the bottom right of your screen and no major problems. this is a look at the peninsular and highway 101 looks good from san mateo down to red wood city. 4:53 let's go to steve. we have some thick fog but it is not the coverage we have had the last couple of mornings and fog is reported from san jose to santa rosa and high pressure is building in from southern california and we will have a rapid warmup and we will

have a few high inland temperatures 3 to 5 by the coast and there is a lot of fog as the rain has moved off. the rain in southern california had measurable amounts and it has not pushed off to the east. red wood city and 52 in oakland, that is cool. napa and santa fe, sea breeze not really, can't hold a candle and lost the higher elevations are already in the mid-70s. that is a sign a high is building in and the cloud deck is more of a fog bank which has come down to the ground. 50 and sunshine, it has jumped 5 to 10 degrees and upper areas are near 100 degrees. yes, sir, up there near 100. hot for inland areas and by the coast 60s and 70s and we will

not have to go far mid-90s to upper 90s as well. the same on wednesday and we will ramp up the fog for thursday and friday and spin in high clouds as we head to the weekend, pam? time now 4:55 today is the deadline save this oak tree. nickname under granny, the tree is sitting in the path of a water pipeline. the utilities commission wants to cut it down but if a park is created around the tree they will tunnel under the tree instead of through it. they are in favor of creating a fence in part limited to class and field trips. a pleasantton family said a bear stole their car. they were spending time at their lake tahoe cabin and a bear had managed to get inside

the car and tore up the car's interior while trying to get back out. he pulled back the gear shift which is a hard task to do. >> well the car then rolled down the mcarthur's driveway and the bear managed to get out before the sheriff's deputy arrived. the deputy did write it up as a burglary by a bear. a pod of blue whales came within a mile of shore at the beach. the whales are within 80 and 100 feet long. biologists believe there are more than 1,000 blue whales in the world of the they have been on the endangered species list for five years. in san francisco, the overnight incident that has

police worried about their safety. prop 8 goes back to court, the issue at hand and the unique way protesters will be dealing with the hearing.