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good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. hundreds of bank of america branches could close. we have the impact on customers and employees. alex? >> it could be a big blow. bank of americas could be closing all over the country. this is a bank of america branch here in oakland this morning. this all has to do with recent moves made by the ceo, a shake-up at the company. the charlotte, north carolina, bank splitting into two units. one will be serving consumers, the other commercial clients. the b of a announced layoffs

later this month. analysts believe it could signal more reductions, as much as 30,000 being let go. 600 branches may be closed down across the country. one woman said she's not all that worried. >> actually, i'll be honest. i never use a branch. it doesn't affect me. i go into the atm regularly. i do online banking and everything else through the atm. >> reporter: so the latest moves could involve layoffs potentially and the closure of roughly b of a branches across the country. i put in calls with media relations with the company but have not heard back from the people. we will trito get more information for you. we're live in oakland, alex

savage. later today president obama unveils what he is calling the american job act. coming up at 7:15 we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on what we're hearing about the plan and what some tea party members are planning to do in opposition to the president's proposal. firefighters kept a close eye on a fire near the oakland zoo. oakland firefighters had an engine in the area of 98th and stan limit firefighters spent about 45 minutes putting out this two acre fiermt investigators believe a homeless camp sparked it. firefighters have been standing by watching for possible flareups. we're learning that a jet that had taken off from sfo was

forced to make an emergency landing in colorado. it had mechanical problems from san francisco to new york city yesterday afternoon. the jet landed safely and the 111 passengers were put up in colorado hotels. a break in the case of missing nursing student michelle le. a childhood frand is accuse -- friend is accused of her death. police arrested 27-year-old giselle esteban for murder at her union city home yesterday morning. le vanished may 27th while walking to her car in the parking garage. dna links esteban to the case. court documents indicate esteban has a history of troubling behavior. we'll have more at 7:30.

san francisco police warning cab drivers about a gunman who has been robbing tax sis. there's been seven robberies since july 17th. in three have them the robber asked the driver to drop hem off at the same intersection. in all cases he pulled off some kind of weapon. he also held a knife to the cab driver's throat. the man is described as an african-american about 5'10", about 220 pounds. as we move from that, we'll check on traffic. sal's watching our commute. it's early. how is it going? >> it's early. we have people who are already out there on president roads -- the roads. watch for the commutes. northbound 20 up to highway 17. this morning's commute in the

east bay is busy in livermore, lever more to the main part from thal tap month pass to greenville and picks up to castro valley. slow at 880 and 92. westbound highway 4 getting slow traffic. the east shore a little slowing in richmond. marin county from highway 37 to about marin woods, some slow pockets in woods. the bay bridge is backed up for about a 10-minute delay. let's go to steve. yesterday we had fog way down there. it's starting to move locally around the bay. the sea breeze is picked up from the golden gate to the delta. looks like things are changing rapidly here today. it will still be sunny. it will be cooler for many. there will be 90s. it will dep back into the 70s

and 80s. mostly sunny. there's the potsibility of very warm temperatures from mendocino north. looks like high clouds will be rolling in. coast and bay fog is on the move. by the coast today 50s, 60s to 70s, but temperatures will be coming down. it's too much fog and it's starting to ramp up. we did get 70s in the cities. so two days have warmth and out of here. a low towards northwest nevada will head back towards california over the next 4 hours and set up over central california. today we have more 40s for lows in the north bay. napa 47. ken wood, cal stow gay. west southwest 15.

it's op the move. lots of sunshine with more of a definite westerly breeze. highs, 60s, 70s. you'll drop compared to yesterday. pet lym marks 9 fairfield. 6al med da. hayward 78 and 6, out of the 90s from yet. a lot of low to mid-80s on the peninsula but a lot cooler than yesterday. 60s for much of the coast. 60, 70 down to burlingame. cooler on friday. we'll ease into that forecast. then a lot of high and mid-level clouds look to be moving in to

continue this cooling trend. later today another bart protest planned in downtown san francisco. but this time there will be one beg change. ktvu's kraig debro has the detail of the plans to give some bart rider as free ride. >> reporter: the protest is set for 4:30. inside the bart station that is part of the new tactic. bart says it has a plan to meet that new tactic and the riders who got stuck in the mess have a similar attitude. the walk through the paid turnstiles fairly unobstructive. that may change this afternoon. no justice, no bart is one of the groups planning to protest bart shootings and tactics. they will block pay dates not trains. the changes are calculated to hurt bart administration and not

bart passengers. >> the last time i had to catch a cab it cost me $60. >> going back to london today so that could be a problem. >> going to be in my way. so they're going to disturb my transportation of getting home. >> reporter: even some of those people were upset. >> the deference between the recent protests and august 11th, on august 11th, the protesters were clear on posting on their websites the fact that they would use cell phones to conduct their unlawful activity. >> bart says it may still shut down cell phone service. reporting live in san francisco,

kraig debro, ktvu, channel 2 news. a new poll shows mayor ed lee with a big lee. the poll shows lee winning under the city's ranked choice voting system with 51% of the vote. the three closest runners are leap yand yee with 14%. dennis herrera at 13% and jeff adachi with 12%. gee an sibley believes the egging of her own was politically motivated. it happened after a political forum war she sparred with her rival ossie davis. she reported the ins depth to -- incident to police. all right.

the new weekly jobless numbers just came out what they are and the extreme some job measures are taking. dick cheney's troubles on the road. plus the security at bart after 9/11 and how that affected bart bathrooms.

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good morning. a lot more clouds. it will be cooler, 60s, 70s, low 90s, but more of a sea breeze. the labor department just announced that the number of people filing new unemployment claims went up slightly last week.

414,000 americans filed for first time jobless benefits. that's up 2,000 from the week before that may be a sign employers are not significantly increasing layoffs. however, they're not hiring either. economists say first time clime -- claims need to stay below 375,000. some job seekers in western new york are turning to prayer to find a job. this who normally be a healing service at the blessed sacrament parish. last night the priest focused on those looking for jobs and collected resumes in a basket for a special blessing. >> it's always turn people back to their faith. >> now the father encouraged everyone to rely on their faith during these tough times. president obama's poll

numbers have been dropping and unemployment remains high but tonight he will try to turn things out to gain new momentum with a major speech to congress. alison burns has more on why some republicans will not be there. >> a handful of republican tea parties said they are expecting a rehash of the same old ideas and will not be in the chamber to hear this. president obama is putting the finishing touches on the speech that outlines a $300 billion plan. it includes tax cuts, infrastructure and benefits for the unemployment. republicans are calling it deja vu. >> we have to pivot and focus on jobs. this is my administration's

everriding focus. my singular focus is jump starting the economy. the president's spokesperson is making the rounds insisting many of the ideas are new, especially relating to tax cuts and rebuilding schools. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> you can watch the president's address right here. our coverage begins at 4:00. local teenagers will definitely keep an eye on what the president says. a federal report shows the youth unemployment rate was more than 18% in july. the bay area job outlook is bleak. about a third young people have no jobs. former vice-president dick cheney ran into two separate

demonstrations last night. >> candidates -- >> the woman protester fell backwards. dick cheney was promoting his new book. that woman was eventually led away by security. she said dick cheney should be arrested for war crimes. cheney shrugged off both incidents. security measures that started after the 9/11 attacks are still in place. restaurants at a dozen underground stations remain closed. initially after the attack bart closed all of them. street level bathrooms have opened. bart said the situation is not

likely to change. a navy medic in camp pendleton is under investigation for a bomb threat. it was at san clem men ti. officials were notified after a note was found. they conducted a search of the barracks. that's when daniel morgan failed to show up for work. he surrendered. a fire comes dangerously close to gnome calaveras county. >> dozens of members of a hockey team killed in a horrible plane crash. there's a bay area connection to at least one of the victims.

northbound 280 getting slow traffic. we'll tell you more coming up.

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evidence of a super nova in space last night will be visible on earth tonight and tomorrow night. this galaxy is only 21 million plight years away. astronomers said that's like income our backyard. it's the closest super nova in 25 years. you can see light exploding in the big dipper constellation. the best time to look is after sunset and when the moon is visible. in california firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a wildfire in calaveras county. the blaze is burning in an area between the towns of an andreas and mountain ranch.

it's 14% contained. the fire came close to about six homes. in kern county evacuation orders have been lifted as firefighters get a handle on it. it's more than 80% contained and burned 15,000 acres. 12 homes and outbuildings have been lost. returning residents are told to check their homes for gas leaks and hazards. investigators start searching for flight recorders in the remains of that jet that crashed in moscow yesterday. members of the russian hockey team were onboard. 43 people were killed including a recent draft pick of the san

jose sharks. two players with the red wings also died. >> it's a tragedy for all the hockey world. >> the president of russia was also there visiting the crash site. he is calling for changes in russia's airline industry, including sharply reducing the number of airlines. want to check in with sal. sal, you have breaking news. san francisco police and bart are working together to find out more. want to bring in jim allison. what happened? >> we have 61 trains and there's no delays. we know that at 6:10 this morning there was a stabbing

near the fare gates. and bart and the police are investigating and looking for a suspect. >> do you know anything more about the condition of this person? was it a man or woman. >> the man was rushed to the hospital and i don't have a condition on him. >> this is not affecting the trains. i suppose you are getting red of the action. what are you telling bart riders to expect? >> we're taking steps to make sure the trains are on time and safe. that includes bart police. it also -- we will have our volunteer staffers out in yellow vests assisting customers, so we hope everything goes well and people who want to express themselves will do so lawfully. they don't block the fare gates

and everyone can get home safely. >> no delays for the trains. we will continue to follow the story. the toll plays descra is backed up for 10 to 15 minutes. northbound traffic is busy on the way up to downtown. let's go to steve. yesterday at this time we were hard pressed to find fog. it's going to be a cooler day. it's spinning in a lot of clouds. more on that later. 48 on santa rosa and nap amount of 57 livermore and mrs -- also

san jose. it should start to head back towards central california. we are looking at an increase on the fog. it will be sunny but it will be cooler for many, good five, 10 degrees and as advertised, we topped out. 60s to 90s. in between a lot of 70s and 80s. we're dropping on those temps. we'll continue that for friday unless there's a fly in the ointment. looks like a lot of high clouds will wrap in for a mostly cloudy weekend. here's developing news from downtown san francisco what hundreds of hotel worker vafs just done -- have just done. we're loof in hayward where the woman -- live in hayward where the woman accused of killing a nursing student is making a court appearance.

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a suspect arrested for the murder of missing nursing student michelle le is due in court this afternoon.

tara moriarty will tell us of the possible conflict between le and the suspect. >> reporter: there's word that giselle esteban is pregnant. she is now in jail but is expected to make her arraignment has 2:00 this afternoon. police made public her arraignment yesterday at a press conference after arresting esteban at her union county condo. her former boyfriend said esteban had a history of disability. her ex-boyfriend filed restraining order saying he is was stalking him and his mother. esteban reportedly told friends she hated le and believed le had come between her and the child's father. >> it seems surreal like i can't believe it, like a movie.

i'm not exactly scared. i feel safe knowing that something has been resolved. >> reporter: le's blood was found in her abandoned car. cell phone records and other dna evidence found in esteban's home linked her to the crime. again, esteban is pregnant but no word on who the father is. investigator -- there is a reward for le's return. we're live in hayward, i'm tara moriarty. >> overnight the police in fairfield started looking for a suspect in a triple shooting.

a gunman inside a black sedan opened fire on the three victims while they were standing outside an apartment building. the victims then drove themselves to the hospital in one car. they're all expected to survive. investigators say this was not a random shooting, but at the same time they don't believe it is tide to gangs. police are searching for a burglar who threw a brick through a window and stole a child. a priest said the suspect may have been at the suspect earlier in the day. he returned later when the church was empty. police have not released a detailed description of the thief. the city of san francisco will be monitoring more state pin mate. the public safety realignment program shifts supervision from the state it local districts.

san francisco tracks about 100 criminals a day, but next month the city will start monitoring an extra 6436 prisoners -- 646 prisoners. tomorrow marks one year since the san bruno pipeline disaster. we did find construction crews out there busy building the house. one of the neighbors showed us her backyard. it overlooks a now exposed canyon. she said loud noises still make her nervous but the quiet of the neighborhood makes her nervous, too seven houses are under construction. 12 others are in the planning stages. the owners of 13 lots are undecided. happening now in san francisco, workers at grand hyatt and hyatt regency walked

off the job just hours ago. this is new video from the picket line. union leaders have been without a contract since 2009. they're also upset about wages, benefits and work loads. >> bet per pavement pretty -- better pay. pretty much everything is sky high. >> we said yes to the exact same deal that the local signed with the other hotels, including wage and back pay, so we don't know what it is that is an economic ish you here. >> this protest is part of a nationwide week long strike. a union rep tells us there will be 24-hour picket lines through wednesday at midnight. >> new front-runner rick perry found himself under attack at his first presidential debate.

>> i feel like a pinata here at the party. coming up in 15 minutes, the sharp exchanges between perry and romney. >> the principal of a sacramento school is in jail. police in citrus heights arrested robert adams after a lengthy investigation. he is accused of fondling at least seven young girls over the past 15 years. he would often take them into his lap when they visited his office at his creative frontiers school. the damage caused by those catastrophic wildfires in central texas keeps grow. this morning 1400 homes have been destroyed, 800 in the bastrop, texas area. that's where we go live.

what's it like this morning. >> reporter: we know the fire is 30% contained. we could learn in the next few hours that that number rises. we're here at the convention center in downtown bastrop. you've heard the saying the worst of times often bring out the best in people. that's what we're seeing. all of this water was donated by people throughout the greater austin area. you see these handwritten cards and letters? these were written by children staying at a local middle school. firefighters from across the country have responded to the fire, including out in california. this one will touch your heart strings. this here is a list of homes that keeps being updated by

county officials. if upfind your address on this list, that means your home is now gone. it is a sobering reality for the folks in bastrop county. take a look at this video. this puts the fire in perspective. this is video captured by the lower colorado river authority. it is a patrol car helping on sunday. this is the that heetion village neighborhood where people are not allowed because authorities are still going from one house to the next looking for potential victims. back to you. >> thank you for the update from texas. well, record drought, the deadly tornadoes, destructive hurricanes and tropical storms. when we talk about weather disasters, 2011 will be one of the costliest years. there are at least 10 separate

natural disasters of a billion dollars or more. natural disasters before hurricane eye reason totaled $35 billion. 2011 is already in the top five among the costliest years. meteorologists are tracking three major storms barreling towards the east coast. the strongest is hurricane katia. the category one storm is in the atlantic. large swells could reach bermuda and the u.s. and tropical storm nate has formed in the gulf of mexico. mexico's eastern coast is under a storm warning. in pennsylvania, flooding brought on by tropical storm lee, that's prompting evacuations of residents in the northeastern part of the state

and is also being blamed for two deaths. it sent rivers over their banks. in some areas emergency crews are using boats to get to people trapped in the rising floodwaters. things could get worse today. in derry township, things could get worse. >> i've lived here all my life. i went through the 72 flood and this is going to end up beating that. >> one of the people killed in the flood was a motorist trapped inside his car. the other person was inside his home when it collapsed on him, so a very serious situation. it is amazing to watch. >> all right. let's check in with sal. let's get you to where you need to go. sal? we are looking at a bunch of slow traffic. let's start off and take a look at the commute on 280

northbound. traffic is going to be very busy as you drive up to highway 17. it's not as bad as it has been the last few days but certainly slow traffic. the morning commute looks good fur a driving on interstate 880 and oakland driving past the coliseum. when you get to the toll plaza, no major problems. let's go to steve. >> a lot more low clouds. yesterday it was mostly clear. the fog is on the move. as it does, it's lifting. still sunny, but when fog makes it to san jose, that tells me we're in for a cooler pattern. a low bears watching as we head into the weekend. 40s for much of the north bay and also san jose even though already overcast skies. that low in northeast california

will put on the air brakes and head back towards central california. today sunny after the morning fog. i think it will be on the tonight pretty fast. cooler. a westerly breeze more so pronounced. 60s to 90s. 80s in locations that were in the 90s. we'll bring those temps down. cooler into friday. with your weekend in view, fog, sun and high clouds. >> all right. thank you, steve. we will go live to a hearing in washington, d.c. on homeland security 10 years after 9/11. as we approach the 10th anniversary, the increase in sales of flags. plus, the attack that happened during a football game at candlestick park.

taking a live look at the big boompletd number -- board. numbers have turned around. not as good as analysts had expected. however, there's good news coming out of europe, escalating the hardline talk on greece today. that is helping scone certain about the european debt crisis. the dow is up 32. s&p is up one and a half. the european central bank announced it will leave banks unchanged. it kept the benchmark interest

rate at 1 1/2%. they say the ongoing european debt crisis is cutting the risk of inflation. in washington, d.c. the special congressional super committee meets for the first time. the committee has until november 23rd to find ways to cut $1.3 trillion. if they cannot agree on a plan or if congress does not approve a plan by december 23rd, automatic cuts would kick in affecting hundreds of federal programs. the committee includes six republicans and six democrats. one of the items the congressional committee will start deciding to cut is the nation's transportation spending. california has already approved $9 billion in funding.

in the current economic climate, even supporters believe federal money will dry up. the house homeland security is looking into how well the u.s. is protected today 10 years after the september 11th attack. the witnesses scheduled to testify include lee hamilton, the former vis chairman of the 9/11 commission and tom ridge, the first homeland security secretary. the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks is actually boosting the sales of american flags. a homeowner in redwood city swapped out his old flag for a brand-new one. he is one of many who plan to fly the flag. in belmont, they have seen flag sales triple. some of the popular flag sizes sold out. one customer said she loves what the flag represents.

>> it's an important anniversary. we have to rededicate our self-s to supporting our country. >> the flags also -- flags are not supposed to touch the ground or fly in the dark or be draped on vehicles. if they're torn, they should be taken down. fading nags, they're -- flags, they're lock because it shows duringibility. >> the defense has increased security at paul bases. the pentagon says the decision to raise the security level was not prompted by any specific terrorist threat. officials say it was done because not past al qaeda has indicated plans to strike again on september 11th. sporting events in the bay area seem to be getting more dangerous for fans. pam cooks a word of another

attack at candlestick park. >> reporter: we're getting word about a pretty big fight in the parking lot. it happened just after the kickoff. witnesses said two groups of fans of opposing teams started yelling at each other. police said when officers arrived, a 26-year-old man was found beaten unconscious. witnesses identified one man as the attacker. the bay city news said the man has admitted to the attack. this comes after the -- there was a fight during the preseasons game august 20th. if you're headed to the game between the niners and seahawks at the sticks you will see extra security. that's because the fbi will

assist the security since it's the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the fbi plans to help with security at all 13 nfl games this sunday because of 9/11. we'll see what kind of extra security will take place at candlestick throughout the season. i'm pam cook. let's go back to dave and tori. two of the candidates overshaddowed all the others in last night's presidential debate at the ronald reagan presidential library in southern california. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. >> george bush and his predecessor created jobs faster than you did. >> the other candidates tried to get a word on and they criticized the policies of president obama. >> obamacare is killing jobs. we know that from the

nonpartisan congressional office but i know it firsthand from speaking to people. we see it this summer. >> this economy is on life support. we do not need a solution that just trimmings around the edge z-trims around the edges. the 9/11 tapes of a tragedy. >> in the i-hop. >> the chilling emergency calls from a carson city pancake house. plus the bizarre and disturbing story.

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>> in the i-hop. cco listen -- ktvu listened to them. one witness frantically called emergency dispatchers as he watched everything happen. >> five or six people. >> are they all inside? >> authorities said the gunman, eduardo sencion killed four people with an ak47 and then killed himself. three national guard members were killed along with a civilian caught in the cross fire. investigators said the killer had a long history of mental problems and they ruled out terrorism as a motive. arkansas authorities say they may file crlg charges in the case -- criminal charges in the case of a television weather man who woke up next to a friend who was dead.

he is a little rock meteorologist. they found him sleeping next to the body of direct ter williams. it happened inside the house. the home owner said they had all been drinking and williams face was discolored and had a dog collar around his neck. >> we are awaiting the crime lab results, the autopsy to ascertain the manner of death. >> although police have questioned cummings several times they have not made arrests. the tv station said he is off the air. oprah will take part in a life one-our discussion with facebook's chief operating officer. you can watch it between 1:30

and 2:30. oprah reportedly is in silicon valley looking for ways to boost traffic to her own oprah website. >> kind of wonder what oprah's been doing. let's check in with sal. we know he's busy following traffic. >> we're looking at ways to get around the bay area. because of today's bart protest, it's possible some people may be driving instead of taking bart but we don't see anything different. also, this morning's commute looks good on the san mateo bridge but chp is running a traffic break. you see the police car, the chp cruiser doing a snake. that is slowing things down to get thingings off the bridge. obviously, that's going on right now. this morning's commute is going

to be okay in the south bay. we have slow traffic. 280 is backed up. 101 is backed up from the expressway. let's go to steve. yesterday we were mostly clear. the fog has come back. there will be areas still in the 90s. also, a low has developed in northwest nevada. it's going to head back towards central california, so we'll have to keep an eye on that. 40s, 50s and 60s. from cool to mild to warm. that low will put on the brakes and start drifting back toward us. it has picked up the fog is. more fog, sunny. this will be cooler. a westerly breeze is in place.

that spells cooler conditions, still low 90s. 60s and 70s closer to the west. cooler weather on friday unless you're up near the west coast. we have a -- well, i don't want to say interesting, a lot of high level clouds could be drifting over us. more on the developing news, violent lay tack at a -- attack at a bart station. >> news that bank of america customers may not like to hear. there's a protest planned for bart. how a change in tactics could help protesterses with -- protesters with some of the

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good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's thursday, september 8th. we have new information, bank of america responding to reports it will close up to 600 bank

branches. a representative painted a much different picture. >> reporter: he certainly did, dave. the bank of america representative i talked to disputes the report about bank closures. he said it's inaccurate and that the company has made no new announcements about bank closures. according to a report from cnn up to 600 branches could be closed done not near future. this is stemming from recent moves mid made by -- made by the ceo of the bank. they are quote streamlining the company creating two distinct units, one that will serve commercial clients and one that will help consumers. one customer that we talked to said it won't be an issue for her. >> don't need to see the teller. everything can be done online or

through the phone. >> reporter: there will be job losses. the announcement came down. 3,000 people will be let go later this month. i asked representative about future layoffs. he said he can't comment. we're live in oakland. >> all right. thank you. we've got breaking news just coming in from washington state. a labor dispute that turned violent. police said 500 long shoremen stormed the port of long view. the workers overpowered security guards and we're told that six security goreds were held hostage for several hours. reportedly the union is angry that the feed company there as hired a contractor that's staffing a workforce of nonunion employees. a break in the case of missing nursing student michelle

le. a childhood friend is accused of her death and is in due in court. police arrested 27-year-old giselle esteban for murder at her home yesterday morning. le vanished the night of may 27th while walking to her car at the kaiser hospital. court documents indicate that esteban has a history of troubling behavior. coming up at 8:30 we'll have reaction from le's family. prosecutors in hawaii have filed murder charges benefits the boyfriend of a deputy city attorney in santa cruz. celestial cassman was killed while vacationing with her boyfriend in hawaii. her body was found in maui. they say her boyfriend jumped from a cliff when they

confronted him about her death. he survived and will go on trial. a man from oakland is accused of stealing mail from at least a dozen homes in belmont. police got calls from residents on mon it crest, plateau and lower lock. when police arrived the suspect was gone. he was spotted later driving. police say they found stolen mail in the car. police are advising residents of belmont to put a lock on their mailbox. at&t said it will be easier to get online in downtown palo alto. the company has released what it's calling the wi-fi hot zone. customers will have unlimited access between cal pers and bryants streets. san francisco police will

conduct an internal investigation of its officers who helped apple search for a missing iphone. the iphone 5 protoe top was lost at the restaurant. it was tracked to a home in betterle heights. apple investigators searched the person's house, car and computer but found nothing. later today president obama will announce what he is calling the american job act. coming up at 8:15 we'll bring you a live report on what we know already about the president's plan to increase hiring. the number of people who are self-employed as dropped down more than 2 million from the peak five years ago. economists call it troubling trend because people don't have the confidence to start their

own businesses. a former san mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting his patients is being sent to napa state hospital. a judge ordered william ayears to spend six months in treatment. last month he was deemed mentally unfit. he suffers from demen sha. he faces charges from the early 1990s and is free on bail. a palo alto restaurant worker who attacked a man with meat cleaver has received a prison sentence. he will be deported to china after he is released according to palo alto online. police say he slashed his coworker at the jade pal last

following an argument. the victim survived. court documents showed that cline was tortured in china for years before fleeing the country. there's good news to report about the theft of a little alameda girl's walker, the walker was custom billed for the 2-year-old who has a rare genetic disorder. the special walker was taken from outside her home. we heard that joel rice bart saw the story and is now buying a replacement walker. it is going to be delivered to her in two weeks. >> bart protesters are planning another demonstration in downtown san francisco this eveing? but this time there will be one big difference. kraig debro is here to tell us about the plan to give bart commuters a free ride. >> reporter: it's a difference that was calculated with riders in mind. you might recall the plerl

protesters -- earlier protests in july and august. the protests start at the palace street station at 4:30 this afternoon. they're protesting a july police shooting and bart police tactics overall but on august 11th, they had a new cause. that's because bart shut down cell phone service during protests. they will be out here again this afternoon. they will block the pay turnstiles. either let people in for free or close the station. one thing they're not going to do is troy to slow down passengers or slow down trains. there are a lot of riders still riled up from last time. >> i come to work and leave late. when i'm trying to rush home -- it takes a toll on you. it costs a lot of money to catch a cab. >> the difference between the recent protests and august 11th,

on august 11th, the protesters were clear on posting on their websites the fact they were going to use cell phones to conduct and coordinate their disruptive activity. >> reporter: the protesters have changed tactics and bart has changed tactics. they shut down cell service. the protests will be at 4:30 at the pal last street station. the protesters say if bart shuts down this station, they will move to another station. i know there's a problem at another station. what's up? >> we spoke to barts spokesman jim allison about not only this morning but what will happen this afternoon. this is new video. police, along with san francisco

police, bart police are investigating a stabbing that happened gist at the -- just at the fare gates at balboa station. they say one man was stabbed. bart said that man was taken to san francisco general hospital. the station is still accessible but some of these fair gates are not. a couple of them are cordoned off. a sparks -- they're being helped out by france police. let's take a look at bart. i want to mention this afternoon we will be having special coverage. we'll have more on this bart protest and how it may affect your commute. let's go to contra costa county. if you're taking highway 4, traffic is busy. southbound 242 at 680 there's a crash. 80 from pinole to richmond going to see slow traffic, down to union city it clears up.

one more live picture, interstate 880 in oakland. that traffic moves along nicely. actually, we have two more. southbound 101 is slowing down near the civic center. >> mostly sunny. some fog does increase rapidly. that's going to allow cooler weather to spill in over, not only today but into tomorrow. low cloud deck was really down on the deck yesterday but that's not the case. the high pressure system did build in. it dave everybody a pretty good -- gave everybody a pretty good warmup. it will come down three to five degrees and will be cooler for most, plus, more of a westerly breeze today. so coast and bay forks mainly just the coast. very little made it inland. we'll see fog and sun. i think a lot of 60s after a couple of days after the city

hit 70. a low in northwest nevada. believe it or not it will go to the four corners and head towards us. partly cloudy skies by the weekend. today we start off with 40s, 50s and 60s. that west, southwest at 5, west northwest san jose. all signs that it will be a cooler pattern as the high gets bumped out of here. fog, low clouds, sun. survive to 10 degrees cooler. areas that were in the 90s yesterday, santa rosa, also san jose will go back into the 80s. that slides back to central california. there will be thunderstorms. some may wrap around. we'll fine tune that tomorrow. more fog, sunny, cooler. westerly breeze, so highs 60s,

70s, 80s, 90s. but 93 pittsburgh -- pittsburg. 86 san jose. 86 santa clara. cooler on friday. some sun but a lot of high and mid-level clouds. >> thank you, steve. tonight president obama will try to convince americans he has a plan to bluest employment, what a bay area congresswoman wants to hear from the president. plus two businesses on the waterfront scrambling to find new places to relocate.

it will be cooler for many, still low 90s. all right. time is 8:15. pob makes another big -- president obama makes another attempt to try to jump start the economy. the white house said the president's plan will create jobs. >> the white house revealed the president as plan is called the american job act. he will be delivering it before a joint session of congress in less than eight hours.

while most polls show americans believe the presidents has mismanaged the economy, he will attempt to make the case that he has the right ideas. his plan includes new tax cuts, infrastructure spending and aid to states. oakland congresswoman barbara lee spoke on the house floor 20 minutes ago calling for a big bold plan. >> we look to president obama to present a bold package of direct investment aimed at the nation's most vulnerable. >> a handful of republicans say they will not be attending. they say president obama is making a political speech. it's also a rehash of old ideas alison burns. >> you can watch the president's address right here on ktvu

channel 2. our coverage starts at 4:00. about 0 businessessing -- 20 businesses along san francisco's waterfront are furious the cities a red tagged their businesses. the city cites electrical, plumbing problems and fire code violations. shop owners said they have previously passed inspection. >> they've had contractors come in, run the specs. all those things have passed. >> some business owners wonder if the port is trying to make room for the america cup race. the port denies that charge. officials would not aper on camera but said they are trying to find new locations for the businesses. firefighters in texas finally gaining dprund on one of the most destructive wildfires

in texas history. more than 170 fires have erupted in the past week. the biggest concern is in bass interest county. that fire killed two people. two others died in fires in other parts of fires. the bastrop fire is 33% con -- 30% contained. here's an incredible story. look at this gentleman. a 101-year-old man in oklahoma survived the fire. look at what was left of his house. ac job son built his home. when the wildfires hit the area, he didn't leave. his friend and caregivers convinced firefighters to let them in to get him out. >> it's a tragedy for an old man. >> the care give by the way was

able to help mr. johnson out because he is only 85 years old. over 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate northeastern pennsylvania. the susquehanna river is expected to crest this afternoon. parts of new jersey is still flooded. residents must deal with a new round of storms. >> reporter: they have suffered a great deal of flooding. now the latest has done this. this is the downtown area. i dare not step off the curb because the water is coming under my knees about two feet

deep. we're about one block from the passaic river. you can see some of the homes that have been evacuated. there are some people who have remained here. they rather not be in the shelter, a few stragglers still here. the situation is expected to get much worse sometime tomorrow. the passaic river is expected to crest at about 12 feet, five feet over flood stage and also compounding the misery here. the latest flash flooding as caused electrical outages, there are about 2,000 plus people in the state of new jersey once again without power this, new, as more rain is expected. back to you. >> hard to believe. live in paterson, new jersey. thank you. some disturbing mistakes involving bay area hospitals. what happened that may have put lives in danger. >> also a close call for one of

hollywood's biggest stars. >> good morning. traffic in san jose is recovering. another update straight ahead.

four bay area hospitals will be fined for medical mistakes that in some cases put patient's lives in danger.

the fines were issued for errors ranging from leaving a sponge inside a patient to delaying the use of a cardiac monitor which eventually resulted in a patient's death. >> reese witherspoon is recovering from minor accidents after being hit by a car. it happened yesterday while she was out for a run. the woman behind the whole was an 87-year-old woman. let's see what the bay area cars are doing. sal, what are you seeing? >> we're looking at slow traffic everywhere. you will see traffic that will be slow on interstate 880. it's in the as bad as it normally s when you get to the toll plaza, it's backed up for a 50-minute wait. 880 southbound as emproved.

southbound, not really as bad as it has been the last few days heading down to fremont. it's slow coming down thal tap month pass. we will be watching bart. no delays. police activity continues at the balboa park station as they do an investigation of an earlier stabbing. let's go to steve. >> we have sun courtesy of david. san jose is overcast, so a different pattern today. some locations getting the sun. others have the low clouds and fog. so it will be cooler. we'll -- it will be warm temperatures. >> 40s, 50s and 60s. a low up into northern california,ed it will dep towards the four corners.

that may produce a lot of high and mid-level clouds tas wraps around from beg thunderstorms. but that will be on the weekend. low 90s you more 80s around the bay. 50s and 60s by the coast. cooler on friday. with your weekend always in view some sun but a lot of high and mid-level clouds will be filtering in. a construction crane crashes done at washington's national cathedral. how this will affect a 9/11 memorial this weekend. >> we're live in emeryville getting ready to talk to michelle le's family. >> and gumby in a crime.

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firefighters kept a close eye on a fire that broke out around the oakland disoo. fire stations had one of their engines in the area. they spent about 45 minutes putting out the fire. they think a homeless camp triggered it. firefighters have been standing by they've been keeping an eye for possible flareups. this morning police in fairfield are looking for suspects in a triple shooting. it happened shortly after 9:00 on bana drive. a gunman in a black sedan

started shooting, aiming at three victims. the victims then drove themselves to the hospital in one car. all are expected to survive. investigators say this was not a random shooting, but at the same time they don't think it's connected to gangs. police in daly city looking for a burglar who threw a prick through a wen dope and stole a guitar. the priest believes suspect was at the service earlier in the day. so far, police have not released a detailed description of that thief. san francisco police warning about the robberies of taxi drivers. the robber asked the driver to drop him off in the same location.

every time he pulled out some sort of weapon. one case he held a knife to the throat. the robber is described as an african-american man weighing about 220 pounds about 5'10". right now on capitol hill, the homeland security committee is looking into how well the u.s. is protected today, 10 years after the september 11th attacks. the witnesses expected to testify include the former vice chairman of the 9/11 commission and tom ridge, the first homeland security secretary. we just received an email from the white house detailing some of president obama's plans to commemorate the anniversary of the september 11th attacks this sunday. the president and michelle obama will fly to the world trade

center and then travel to shanksville, pennsylvania. no word if the president will also attend commemoration events at the pentagon. a new study shows the war on terrorism is a top priority for voters. four fifths of resmond didn'ts believe the need to come pat trem is the same. only 13% think the need has gone down. half think the government has struck the right balance between restricting civil liberties and keeping the nation safe. a third said the u.s. has gone too far. we're just getting word the collapse of a crane at washington national cathedral has forced a change. president obama is due to speak at the e haven't. organizers say it will take

place at the kennedy center. the crane fell over. an arraignment is scheduled this afternoon for the woman accused in the dis' porns of michelle le. >> reporter: joining me live is her cousin to talk more about the arrest made of giselle esteban. i can imagine you're feeling a lot of emotions. >> it's been a crazy 24 hours. after we were asked to come to the listing station, our harts fell to -- hearts fell to our stomach. our goal is to find michelle. until then we can't let

ourselves rest. >> reporter: so you are going to be holding a search effort next weekend. tell me about that. are you going to be focusing on the same areas? >> the same areas but hopefully get more information from the u.s. we will be focusing on rural east bay. we'll be hopefully scouring that again and finding evidence of michelle. >> reporter: as we all know, michelle disappeared the night of may 27th and last seen heading to the parking garage of kaiser. police found her car a mile away and have leveraged dna in that -- linked dna in that car and investigators have cell phone information and other evidence. if you can sayian this morning to esteban, what with you say?

>> to please have the compassion, empathy and heart to give her back to us. it's been a long three months. she's been going along living her daily life. our life stopped three months ago. if she wants to think about with's great in her life that she wants to keep, to take that into consideration, to give our family back what we want the most. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. i know it wasn't easy for you. again, that arraignment is supposed to be happening at 2:00 this afternoon. esteban has not been formally charged but is expected to be. >> thank you. former vice-president al gore is criticizing president obama for his recent retweets.

he writes president obama apers to have bowed to pressure from polluters. many have spoken out against the president's action including robert red ford. chevron could pay $24 half lafl million to settle environmental complaints. california accuses chevron from failing to maintain and inspect ground ground gas tanks. the charges are from the last 13 years. officials at chevron are not commenting. a judge must still approve a deal. well, a bay hear plant that was thought to be extinct may soon be added to the endangered species list. it was spotted growing near the golden gate bridge two years ago. they moved it to an undisclosed

location. scientists thought the last of the floury bushes died out 60 years ago. the public is invited to a free concert today. the symphony will be playing the outdoors today. the concert at the civic center plaza begins at noon and there will be musical surprises, treats and a lot of activities. >> a lot of activity all year to celebrate their centennial. want to check in again with sal. we've had a lot of slow traffic. today seems to be the best day of the week. we still have a lot of slowing. let's take a look at livermore. 580, traffic is busy getting

into dublin. the road at allen they're clearing up a crash involving a police motorcyclist. the person riding the motorcyclele has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries, we're told. i want to move to the until nimitz. 101 is slow from broadway burlingame. the bay bridge is getting better. it's the best day of the week coming up to the pay gates. the drive will be slow from pleasanton. sunny for some but a lot more in the way of low clouds. yesterday was low. some locations like oakland and san jose, the fog, others towards the north don't. there's a big increase in that

fog bank all helped along by that system. a lot of cloud cover over tahoe as well. that helped lift the fog. 40s, 50s and 60s. yesterday i know fairfield, concord, san jose, livermore all around 64 degrees, 62. we're cooler. this low will head towards the four corners and start heading towards santa barbara, santa maria. if you have the fog it will be cooler. there will be areas warm to hot. we have a big increase in the fog. a lit cooler with more of a westerly breeze. 60s, 70s, two days where you hit 70. then a lot of 80s in locations that were in the 90s. still low 90s. the trend is to bring those

temps down. a lot of high to mid-level clouds will be filtering in from the east. san diego police are offering a $1,000 reward in connection with a bizarre holdup at a convenience store. the suspect was disguised as gumby. he started fumbling with his costume. the clerk thought it was a joke and gumby left with nothing. >> more word of trouble at candlestick park. also, the protest tied to a sad anniversary here in the bay area.

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new jobless claims are up, but the trade deficit narrowed a bit and 30-year mortgages at a record low. the nasdaq is up 13. the s&p is up three. in washington, d.c. the

congressional super committee met for the first time. the committee has until november 23rd to find ways to cut $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. if they cannot agree on a plan or if congress does not approve a plan by december 23rd, automatic spending cuts would kick. the committee includes six republicans and six democrats. in developing news a labor dispute turns violent in washington state. police said 500 long shoremen stormed the port. the workers overpowered security guards and damaged railroad cars. the international hall long shore union is angry the feed company hire lad contractor that's now staffing nonunion workers. there are reports the united auto workers and two of its

biggest employers romaine far a-- remain far apart. ford and chrysler have just started negotiating while talks with general motors are negotiating. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. president obama makes a televised speech this afternoon at 4 p.m. before congress about creating jobs. among other things he's expected to call for, tending payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits and spending more on repairing the nation's infrastructure. >> an atrainment set in hayward for the woman nonpartisan accuse -- accused in the death of michelle le. michelle le's bodies a not been found. family members tell ktvu they're

planning another search next weekend. bart riders in san francisco could be in for another disrupted come put for this evening's rush hours. protesters plan to block the fare gates. tomorrow there will be another protest in downtown san francisco. this one will mark the first anniversary of the san bruno popeline disaster. members of the green party and others want to express their outrage over the deadly explosion and fire. moammar gadhafi is denying that he has fled libya. on a newly released audio recording, he said he will never leave the land of his ancestors. it has been months since gadhafi has been seen in public.

he claims he is still in libya. authorities in libya have contained three people in connection with a deadly bombing in new delhi. one of those in custody owns an internet cafe in which extremists may have used to send an e mai. authorities received another email threatening more attacks. well, the defense department has increased security levels at all military bases nationwide in advance of the 10th anniversary of september 11th. the pentagon said this was not prompted by any specific terrorist threat. they said it was done because not past al qaeda has indicated plans to strike again on september 11th. there will be,stra security at the 49ers game because of 9/11 but fans are calling for more security because of the

rest of the year. a lot of fans may not feel safe. pam? >> reporter: the atmosphere at candlestick park has changed over the last few years. over the last few weeks it has become violent. we're learning of another fight between fans. it happened after the keekoff between cam and frees foe state. the two groups started yelling at each other. when police arrived a 26-year-old man was found beaten and unconscious. bay city news reports the suspect has admitted to the attack. this comes after the 49ers front office offered better security at candlesticks after fights shooting during the raider's preseason game. if you're headed to the game between the 49ers and seattle

seahawks you will see extra security. that's because the fbi will assist since it's also the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we have learned that the fib plans to help with all 13 nfl games this sunday but we do not know about the rest of the season at the stick. reporting live from the newsroom. most fans have forgotten about the off season lockout. tonight the 2011 season kicks off in green bay, wisconsin, the green bay packers will host the saints. and you can watch the 49ers host the seattle seahawks right here on ktvu channel 2. the day after reviews are coming in after the republican

presidential debate. political analysts are calling it the mitt and rec show -- rick show. this was perry's first debate. he's getting a lot of attention because he didn't back down on calling social security a ponzi scheme. >> it is a monstrous lie, a ponzi scheme to tell kids you're paying into a program that's going to be there. >> perry and romney attacked each other. they each claimed to have the most success in creating jobs. we are following breaking news in free-- fremont. we'll tell you what agents are

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we want to check in with sal. sal? >> still busy, but i would say that today is sleetly better than other days when it comes to driving around the bay. we have slow traffic here in lafayette and 680 is slow from pleasant hill to danville.

there's a delay of eight to 10 minutes coming into san francisco. this morning if you're driving in oakland past the oakland coliseum it gets better after high street. >> it will be warm to hot if you're well away from coastal influence. we'll continue the theme friday and all the way into the weekend. >> all right. time now 8:54. we have breaking business news. we just got word that dog bought zagot. they started out rating restaurants. now it offers recommendations on hotels, shopping, movies and airlines. it's stock is already dunn 7% on this morning's news. the city of soup teen know

will -- cupertino will hold a meeting. it will be located at the former hewlett-packard site. the 176-acre complex will house up to 13,000 workers. tonight's meeting starts at 6:30 at the coop teen know community hall. apple is expanding so fast it's working on a third campus even before the second one is built. gap opened its first banana republican store in russia. gap has seen a drop and hopes going global will help. this week the burling game city council approved a moore

tore rum on cell towers. tonight the daly city council will reconsider a previous vote rejecting section new towers. we have breaking news right now involving feb agents at the bankrupt solar plant in fremont. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we're gathering information from the fbi. from what we understand the fbi is serving search warrant warrants at the salindra facility. this comes one week after the plant was closed down. more than 1,000 workers were laid off. they filed for bankruptcy and received $500 million in tween to build a second factory.

as we bring you back out here live, the fbi is inside this factory in free month. they're executing search warrants. we expect to talk to the fbi to get more ants investigation. we'll have more for you at noon. for now, we're live in fremont. >> alex, have you been able to see anyone? i know some people were let go but they had a few workers left. >> reporter: we have not seen much activity, but we are being -- we're a good distance away. we're across the road. we just arrived on scene. we're hoping to get closer to the building and see what kind of activity is taking place. >> we will have much more on this story coming up at noon and

of course on our website. that's all the time we have. thanks for watching. >> bye now.