>> reporter: after two years in an iranian prison, two u.s. hikers could be coming home this week. the details of their release and the price tag for their freem. >> reporter: what happened after this contra costa county juvenile facility that triggered a shelter shelter in place for two east bay communities. the string of events that led to a police cruiser crashing into a liquor store. and a desperate search for

an autistic boy missing in the mountain, why this is a tough one. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 13th. we begin with the potential release of two uc berkeley graduates arrested in iran. some international diplomacy and a million dollars could set them free. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus is in berkeley with word of this bail for freedom deal. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning. those three hikers were uc berkeley graduateses. the details of the possible release of shane bauer and josh fattal are now in the hands of the swiss embassy. the u.s. and the iranian

government do not have diplomacy. now, shane bauer and -- now, if the two men are released on thursday, the bail is set at $500,000 each. their attorney says bauer and fattal's family are trying to come up with the money to secure that release. the two have been in prison for two years. just last month it appeared there was a setback. an iranian court sentenced the men to eight years each for espionage after being accused of spying for the u.s. the three hikers said they crossed over accidentally and they had firmly maintained their innocence. spying charges against them. sarah shourd was released in prison one year ago on humanitarian grounds. her release was with a price tag. the iranian court ordered her to pay $500,000 in bail before she was freed.

and it appears these two men's relies are part of a similar agreement. now, the spokesperson for the families said the families are not yet ready to comment on the release. the government has not cleared them entirely of those charges. but if they could come up with a million dollars, they could be freed by thursday. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:02. developing news, out of afghanistan where there's been a gun battle in downtown kabul near the us embassy. we are hearing reports that gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles in the direction of the u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other official buildings. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. people inside the embassy were hiding under their desks. there are no injuries reported at the embassy.

they only have until november 23rd to cut $1.5 trillion from the deficit. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on how president obama's jobs bill may make the committee's work even more difficult. time, 7:03. an overnight shelter -- shelter- in-place warn something now after for:00:00 county after four. now for contra costa county after four teenagers escaped. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: all they will say is that a spokesperson will be here. in the meantime, we're still trying to get more details from the sheriff's office. just about a half-hour ago, 45 minutes ago. i did speak with someone who

identify themselves. she said by the description, she recognized at least two of the four days. i said are they troublemakers? she said, no, this is a camp. i think what she meant is by that is this facility is not that secure. you could walk out any time you wanted to. getting in and out of the building might be another person. people were told to stay inside and not go outside, not even to use their phones, unless there was an emergency. at the same time, they mutt out a description. four boys who are now on the loose here. two of them black male, two of them historic males. the black males one 6'3" -- the

6'3" boy is 300 pounds. the 6'4" is 200 pounds. more activity behind me, but no official word from the sheriff's office this morning as to whether or not they've apprehended these boys and they are at another facility. i'm gonna walk to see if any residents heard anything from the sheriff's office overnight. reporting live from byron, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 7:05. just hours ago a pedestrian was rushed to san francisco general hospital after being hit by a car. this happened after midnight and haight street. police on the seen stay the -- say the driver of the car did stop and is cooperating. there were four people in the car, none of them were hurt. police say the driver did not appear to be imbared -- impaired but it's possible the

person hit was. police towed away that car. some pretty stunning pictures after san leandro police car that crashed into a liquor store. that police car rammed into the three-ring liquor store about 10:00 last night smashing the store window and crumbling the frame there. the officer is responding to an armed robbery on hesperia boulevard when according to reports, he hit the curb and went straight into that store. neither the police officer nor anyone inside is hurt. we've been told the police may have detained a suspect in connection with the robbery but another person got away. the spirit of cheerleaders at piedmont hills high school is down over a -- the principal of the san jose holiday says cheerleaders have to wear sweat pants under their skirts while they are at school. this is because the skirts violate the dress code which says hem lines have to be at

least -- they have to at least hit mid thigh. the leaders say the rule is not fair and makes them feel like outcasts. >> that's a tricky one, tori. >> i know. i guess the rule has been in place for some time, but never enforced. sal is enforcing our traffic commute. how are we looking out there? >> it's good. i think everybody here at ktvu dresses very conservatively. so we don't have to worry about that. traffic is -- i would say it's moderate in our theme of less is more. you can see westbound 80. it looks pretty good. there's more crowded conditions in el cerrito and richmond by the time you reach berkeley, it does even out. when you get to the toll plaza, it is backed up for about a 15- minute delay. slightly better but not much. once you get on the bridge it looks good into a foggy san

francisco. hayward traffic looks good with a little bit of slowing at the 92 interchange which is usual. across the bay 101, bayshore freeway, still looks very nice between burlingame and san mateo and so does 280. let's go to steve. mostly sunny, partly sunny for inland areas. the thunderstorms are in the sierra and also in southern california continue to fire up associated around an area of low pressure which is going to move today. as it does, this will -- it will be replaced in the way of fog and low clouds. inland will be warmhot, muggy. clouds, fog, we'll have a cooling trend into friday and saturday. sunday/morning looks warmer. there are some hints that maybe the coast might get into the sunny and warm category. the low down in southern california very active. it's been there since last friday. the low is just hanging out.

it doesn't do much for us. it did last friday. there's still the possibility of this. you can see, i mean, when you get a little bit of heating and lift, they really explode. there's just not enough to maintain them overrous -- other us. 55 is popular. just came across on twitter, flight adviser is what i follow. there are 15 to 30-minute flight delays at san francisco. you are saying what the -- there you go. that's why. thunderstorms have erupted there as well. it's not only near us. it's also down there. if you have any travel prance -- travel plans, business or pleasure, you are saying why am i delayed. there is a lot of activity in california. again the higher clouds are all that makes it -- are all that make it over us. more in line it will probably start to push off to the east.

but thunderstorms up in the high country. a few high clouds up for us. yet by the coast, it's -- it's all go and plenty of fog to work with. so cool temperatures, and it does look like that starts to cool us down later on. 60s to upper 80s to near 90 degrees. we'll go 85 concord, dna ville, 86. 75 hayward and then some upper 80s for morgan hill -- danville, 86. 75 hayward and then some upper 80s for morgan hill. menlo park, 75. men le park, mountain view, 76. a lot of 60s close -- menlo park, mountain view, 76. a lot of 60s close to the coast. saturday looks to be the tweener day and then sun any and warmer on sunday -- sunny and warmer on sunday. an 8-year-old autistic boy is missing in the san bernardino mountains and there's a desperate search to

find him. 8-year-old joshua robb ran away from his elementary school in arrowhead yesterday and ran into the woods. the police arrived in minutes. but they couldn't find joshua. he's autistic. he doesn't respond well to voices or noises. coming up for you at 7:35, we'll bring you a live report from that search area. also, just outside boston, new questions about the death of a toddler left inside of this hot van outside of a daycare center. the boy may have been in that -- in that van for six and a half hours. temperatures were as high as 120 degrees. the toddler was not registered at the daycare center. but the van driver delivers children to several daycare centers. it is -- coming up on 7:12. what al qaeda has just done to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. also -- another outbreak of violence at a sports event and

there was real concern because of one particular person who was there at that time -- at that game.

good morning. we have areas of fog. it is 7:14. more fan violence at a sporting event. a 59-year-old man fired a stun gun at sunday night's game between the dallas cowboys and the new york jets. the whole incident was captured on a cell phone. three fans were shot but not

seriously. there are now questions about stewart since former president george w. bush attended the game on 9/11. inspectors want to know why baseball-sized rocks fell at the amphitheater near denver, colorado. seven people were injured. one woman remains in intensive care with a skull fracture. authorities don't know if the rocks fell naturally or if someone knocked them loose. our time now, 7:15. the congressional supercommittee which has to cut a trillion dollars from the federal budget will meet this morning. president obama's new jobs plan is making their work even harder. allison? >> reporter: that's right. the committee meets in a few minutes, the stakes involved and the challenges are enormous, especially now that president obama is insisting

congress pass his $450 billion jobs plan. he wants more spending on roads, schools and struggling communities. but the committee is in charge of cutting 1.2 trillion from the federal deficit. the president says his plan will be paid for through tax increases mostly on the wealthy. but republicans are mocking his approach. >> this promise that you will cut another $450 billion over ten years, and i will spend $450 billion now. that's the way we're heading down the road. >> reporter: the head of the nonpartisan congressional budget office is the only witness testifying this morning and he's expected to deliver a warning that the country's date is un-- debt is unsustainable and huge changes will have to be made to get it under control. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison.

7:17. well, al qaeda is marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a new video, one that features its leader, ayman al-zawahiri. they released this yesterday. it's also an audio speech. and we're learning that the pentagon is going to cutback. this would reduce the annual spending from almost $13 billion to less than 6 billion by 2014. 7:17. the department of agriculture is expanding its e. coli testing in meat. the usda will now test for seven strains. health officials say the

additional strains caused 100,000 illnesses. a senate subcommittee holds a hearing today. it's all about anti-terror protection for america's food supply. now the hears wag called in response to -- hearing was called in response to a watchdog report that the government has spent more than $3 billion on food protection programs. however, the key programs have been bogged down and multi- agency bureaucracy. no one is really in charge. there's no way to determine if cattle or crops are safer. this year's olive crop in sonoma county will be a lot smaller in the past. late rains disrupted the pollination process. as a result, the trees out there produce little or no fruit. the smaller crop is expected to create a shortage of locally produced olive oil. one owner of a company is warning buyers to expect a shortage. jail overcrowding is forcing san mateo county to

look at building a new maximum security facility. the board of supervisors will hold a workshop this afternoon to discuss building a jail at a four-acre site on chemical way in redwood city. one proposal calls for a new facility that would hold $832 -- 832 male and female inmates and cost up to $165 million. the current jailhouse has nearly 1,000 inmates at a facility intended for less than 700. mothers with less than two years left behind bars could be allowed to serve the rest of their time at home. the women could be released as early as next week. they will have to wear gps tracking devices and check in with parole officers. only mothers convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes will be eligible for this early

release. transportation secretary ray lahood will hold an afternoon news conference at the oakland airport to push for more money to keep the faa running. one of the projects in jeopardy is building the new air traffic control to your at the oakland airport. congress reached a tell -- tower at the oakland airport. congress reached a temporary extension but that extension runs out this friday at midnight. according to a new report that's out to today, the number of people with college degrees filing for bankruptcy went up by 20% in the last five years. filings among those who earn more than $60,000, that's also up. analysts say the very heavy mortgages and falling house prices are partly to blame. money troubles could likely lead to high tuition increases at the -- at the university of california system. coming up for you at 7:34,

we'll tell you how much more students may have to pay for a good college education and those numbers may shock you. some homeowners in virginia have been forced to evacuate. the problem they are dealing with is in their own backyard. at least six people have been convicted of posing as victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest person charged and the sentence she is facing. good morning. if you are driving on highway 4, we do have slow traffic to tell you about and also other areas in the south bay where traffic is slowing down.

boy, look at what happened in stafford, virginia, all blamed on tropical storm lee. a sinkhole forcing evacuations -- look at under those balconies now. two homes have actually sunk 10 to 12 feet since friday. and it's getting worse every

day. this is the third time this has happened to these residents there. 7:24. a san francisco woman is the latest person convicted of posing as a victim of the san bruno explosion. on friday, 26-year-old nisha taylor pleaded no contest to charges of second-degree burglary, offering a forged document, and identity theft. after the explosion, taylor and her boyfriend told government officials all of her belongings and identification had been destroyed. they told police they rented a room from one of the owners of the burned homes. taylor faces up to two years in state prison when sentenced in november. 7:24 let's go to sal. >> we have an unusual situation, southbound 17 in the santa cruz mountains. right here -- actually, it's really not in the santa cruz mountains. it's in campbell at hamilton. there's some sort of police

action going on, southbound 17, the right lane is closed. northbound traffic is getting by. it's not a huge deal but police are there. let's move along to live pictures there. i want to show you that highway 4 is coming down to the willow pass grade. traffic is going to be slow, pretty much from antioch. this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a 15 to 20- minute delay. today's weather. here's steve. mostly sunny, partly sunny, have a bigger fog bank today than we had yesterday. it looks like it will be increasing over the next couple of days and usher in a cooling trend. we still have to deal with occasionally higher clouds, the blowoff is what we call it, from the thunderstorms which -- which erupt over the sierra nevada, sacramento valley and also down into southern california. but for us, there's nothing to support them, at least not now. but there could always be a stray shower, too. but more likely north and east of us. 50s and 60s on the current temperature. there is a delta breeze but it's not that strong.

west-southwest 12. san jose has a northwest wind. some of the low cloudiness is really starting to thicken up in advance of a system that's on its way up. before we get there, we have to deal with muggies and fog on the increase monday, tuesday -- wednesday, thursday, friday. saturday looks 0 tosh the day when things start to turn -- looks to be the day when things start to turn. he's accused of killing a man over a stolen ipod. the trial underway right now for a fatal bay area shooting. >> reporter: we're live in santa clara where some silicon valley leaders are using these signs for jobs, coming up. and a man who supposedly posed as a doctor and scammed

patients learns his fate in court.

7:29. happening right now, a conference is underway to discuss the future of silicon valley. tara moriarty is live in santa clara to explain why this conference is such a unique -- has such a unique name and i'm curious about that placard you were holding earlier. >> reporter: i'm gonna get to that in a second.

this is called game changer 2012. that's because organizers are hoping it meets up to its name. this meeting of the minds, so to speak, the common goal torques create jobs. this is green on one side, and red on the other. if the audience agrees with what is being said, the audience will flash the green. but if they want to challenge it, they will flash the red. this is all to create communication and get the conversation going about the 10% unemployment that plagues the area. lieutenant-governor gavin newsom will participate. >> we're hoping that game changes will happen in all clusters of the economy, in silicon valley, the drivable energies include biotech, life sciences. >> reporter: breakfast is now

being served. and in a half-hour, opening remarks will begin. chuck reed will be one of the first people on the panel and newsom will appear after 9:00. this will last until 1:00 this afternoon. coming up later we'll let you know who some of the ceos are who will be appearing here this morning. back to you. . we have breaking news just coming in right now from st. louis, missouri. officials confirm that this u.s. airways flight, 457, that was bound from j.f.k. in new york city to phoenix has been diverted to lambert field in st. louis for a security- related incident. passengers were taken off the plane immediately. federal authorities have been notified. there's no word yet if police have taken anyone into custody. passengers are apparently waiting in the concours to reboard the plane. it has been inspected and will

continue to phoenix today. there has been a number of heightened security issues because of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. we don't know what the cause of this particular security issue was. but this is u.s. airways plane that was heading from j.f.k. in new york, to phoenix, stopped in st. louis. they did a search of the plane. it seems that they have gotten the green light now. passengers will be getting back on and resuming their flight to phoenix. these are live pictures from st. louis. if we get any more information on this story, we will bring it to you. our time now, 7:32. well, today kicks off national preparedness month. officials from fema and the red cross, they were at oakland's jack london square yam track station this morning -- amtrak station this morning. they were telling passengers how important it is to be prepared for any potential disaster. >> we want to remind people that this is a 24/7 operation.

it should not be limited tony time of the year. >> now, fema and the red cross items will show the items of what you need for emergency kids -- kits. fema officials say this year while being prepared is on our minds more than ever because of the september 11th anniversary. 7:33. a south bay construction worker is recovering this morning after being buried up to his neck in dirt for almost four hours. soil at the surface shifted and filled up the hole before he could get out. rescue workers stabilized. soil around him. they cleared away the dirt. he was not happy, we're -- he was not hurt, we're happy to tell you. but he was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. a phony san francisco doctor who treated patients without any sort of a medical license was sentenced to six

years in prison. 68-year-old timothy anderson was known to dr. syad to his former dermatology patients. there were 30 victims treated out of a home office in the sunset district. he pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and scamming patients out of $150,000. with time served, he will probably be out of prison in a few years. a trial is underway for an oakland man accused of killing another man over a stolen ipod. in opening statements yesterday, prosecutors claim that 22-year-old pierre rushing got out of the car on international boulevard and shot 25-year-old ja'wan taylor on april 15. defense attorneys say there's really no direct evidence and the case is shaky because it's based on testimony from drug users and prostitutes. 7:34. well, the regents for the university of california meet thursday in san francisco. they will consider raising

tuition. "the chronicle" reports that fees could go up at least 8% or as much as 16% every year through the year 2016. the annual undergraduate tuition would rise from possibly 12,000 right now to 22,000 in four years. that doesn't even include books, room and board. uc says they need the money to cover state budget cutbacks and a growing enrollment. town, the mount diablo school board is expected to decide whether they will convert clayton valley high school to a charter school. the board will approve the petition or deny it. if the board votes to approve the condition with conditions, those conditions will have to be met by february 1st. if they approve the charter tonight, it will be in place for three years starting in the fall of 2012. 7:35. hatching now in southern california. >> the search is on for an 8- year-old boy described as severely autistic. the boy ran away from his

elementary school near big bear nearly 24 hours ago. lin net romero is live in -- lynnette romero is live in twin peaks to tell us why this search is different from other reasons. >> reporter: one of the reasons, the autism. joshua is very afraid of strangers and loud noises. so there's concern that he might run away from help or run away from the helicopters. they are concerned about that. the other thing that's going on this morning,s sheriff's department here, one of the things that's happening is severe weather. we've had a couple of big downpours. a lot of thunder and lightning. that's really impacting this search. let me tell you a little bit more about 8-year-old joshua rob. he disappeared while on the playground at grandview elementary school. it was about 11:00 yesterday morning. he was apparently known to be a flight risk because of his autism. somehow he got out. his parents tell us they haven't seen him for at least a

week, maybe longer. they recently lost their home to foreclosure. this son was placed in protective custody. they are very concerned about his son -- about their son being out there in this terrain, it's rugged terrain. it's wilderness area. it's cold. now it's wet. he's been out in the wilderness all night long. the hope from searchers here is he's been able to find some shelter and he's hunkering down and he's waiting for help. i can tell you a few minutes ago, we saw a helicopter go overhead. we do know they've begun the air search. there are at least 60 searchers on the ground and other locations at the command post as part of their search. so they are definitely increasing their searches now that the sun is up. back to you. >> as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. let's check in with sal. see how your commute is going. sal? >> you know, traffic is actually moving along pretty well if you are driving let's

take a look at 280. that's beginning to slow down. if you are driving up to the silicon valley, you will see some slow traffic there. also, the morning commute is gonna be slow on 17 and 101. this is 880 in oakland. that traffic is moving along very nicely this morning. and if you are going to the bay bridge toll plaza, threw be waiting for 15 -- you will be waiting for 15 to 20 minutes. we had some earlier wind advisories. those have been lifted for bay area spans. let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds and gray around. sun already for some inland. it will be a muggy day. cool, closer to it as the fog is getting together. the weekend starting to look warmer, especially sunday and then carrying over into monday.

the low down off point conception, santa barbara, l.a. continues to come pump in a lot of moisture. not only in southern california. there's flight delays out of san francisco believe it or not. also in the sierra nevada, sacramento valley, maybe lake county and there they are. i mean, there's plenty there. they -- they erupt and then fall apart when you get to sunset. we just wend to get some of the -- some of the higher clouds. occasionally something could move in. that's why i mentioned it. that fog by the coast is gonna keep temperatures held in check. there are components of an onshore wind. it's not howling or anything. but it's there. i think it will ramp up tonight into tomorrow. you can see there's some really good bumpers in the high country. some of that could produce heavy downpours.

the low will kick in, being replaced by a cooler pattern. thunderstorms, a few high clouds for us. if you are in that kind of weather pattern, you also have some tropical muggy conditions to deal with. morning, fog, clouds. mostly sunny. it will be warmer for some. for others, it will be gray and cool and that fog looks to be lifting a little bit. coast and bay on the cooler side inland. we'll deal with warmer temperatures. anywhere from the upper 80s to 90 inland. sonoma county will go 90 degrees. concord, pleasant hill, 86 livermore. oakland, 70. 67 alameda, 68 berkeley. low 80s los gatos. and then 70s on the peninsula. belmont, atherton, woodside, puerto low valley, all of the 70s. but 60s closer to the coast t looks like a big -- coast. it looks like a big-time

enhancement. wednesday, thursday, friday, we go into a cooling trend. but we have saturday being the day where things start to turn around and high pressure means warmer temperatures by sunday/monday. it's 19 minutes before 8:00. some heated moments at the latest presidential debate. >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having it right now, governor. >> which issues got the most attention among the public contenders -- republican contenders?

taking a live look at the big board on wall street, numbers have turned around now

in positive territory, led mainly by large banks. j.p. morgan especially is rising nearly 3% right now. analysts put a rating on j.p. morgan saying the bank was overvalued after falling 25% in may. there's still some ongoing concern about the european debt crisis. the nasdaq is up 6. nasdaq is up 24. s&p is up 5. new this morning, about 20 minutes ago, the census bureau reported that americans living in poverty jumped to a 27-year high. in 2010, almost one in six people were living in importanterty. that's up 14%. the number of -- living in poverty. that's up 14%. the number has been up. analysts say higher gas prices are to blame for the excess spending and they say

prices should drop between now and mid-october but will likely climb back up to nearly $4 a basketball gallon by spring. you may see some of your favorite local spots in the movies. that's because san francisco is playing a big part on the big screen. what's bringing in some much- needed cash to our local economy as well -- and that's bringing in some much-needed cash to our local economy as well. "planet of the apes" and "contagion" was filmed here. it's estimated that will bring in $56 million this year and it is doing whatever it can to keep it that way. >> our permit office is really working hard to -- working hard to continue to get permits done smoothly and continue things

here. >> this is also putting local production crews to work. there were some verbal punches shown last night at the debate, mostly at the front- runner. rick perry was criticized by the other candidates for being soft on illegal immigration and for an executive order he signed in texas requiring girls to get the hp vaccine. do you still believe social security should be ended as a federal program as did six months ago when your book came out -- >> i think we should have a conversation -- >> we're having it right now, governor. >> the candidates face off next week in orlando, florida. here in the bay area, activists of the tea party gathered to watch it here at home. for them it's not about right wing or left wing, it's about

finding a candidate they can trust. >> i'm looking for someone who is constitutionally sound, who wants to actually cut spending, not limit government growth but cut spending. >> this group said they do not support rick perry or mitt romney, saying they both represent the political establishment. they like michele bachmann followed by ron paul. if you missed the debate, go to our home page. we have video of it. 7:47. last night's protest against burp in san francisco did not shut down b.a.r.t. stations this time -- b.a.r.t. in san francisco did not shut down b.a.r.t. demonstrations. >> the datesters faced off with -- demonstrators faced off with police in riot gear. the demonstrators never got past the fare gates allowing the b.a.r.t. station to stay open. b.a.r.t. it selling us the pricing to to

respond to pond -- to respond to this is running out. >> we're spending money on protests, not things like repairing the tracks. >> last night's protest also attracted term attention. our camera captured images at the scene and b.a.r.t. says they are working with the fbi as well. a local tv comment tear iter -- a local tv commentator apologizes for cussing on the air. [bleep] >> he quickly apologized on the air saying he hope he didn't offend anyone. and in the other night football game, the raiders gave hugh jackson his first win. on sebastian janikowski tied the nfl record for the longest field goal ever with a 63-

yarder. last night's win ended the -- ended the team's streak of losing openers. police say ramirez and his wife, julieann na were arguing in his -- julie a na were arguing yesterday. he struck her and that forced her to hit her head. she refused medical treatment. manny ramirez retired after a second positive test for performance-enhancement drugs. how about some good economic news in the bay area? the tech conference startups and the jobs that may be created.

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an amazing rescue in utah. police say a car hit a motorcyclist. he became trapped underneath. you can see several people rushed to push the car up on its side. the motorcycle rider was pulled out from underneath and taken to the hospital. he is said to be in critical condition this morning. the driver of the car was not hurt. the power is back on for nearly 3,000 nevada residents who lost power last night. we talked to pg&e earlier. they say an underground equipment failure caused the outage. about 3500 customers in southern nevada were affected but by 1:15 this morning, service was back on for everyone. the labor department says job growth in the bay area is

flat. 1.8million jobs were available in july. also, there are 4200 fewer government jobs this year. that's the biggest drop for any sector. the number of tech jobs, they are growing. dozens of new startups are launching this week at the tech crunch conference in san francisco. products include, music apps and social gaming. organizers say participation doubled from last year. the economy is now moving towards much more high-tech jobs, creating bigger companies that can become worth billions of dollars. that can create great revenue and great jobs as well. coming up on 7:54. today, microsoft is kicking off another attempt at a comeback. >> the company will be landing

out a preview version of windows 8 and their touchscreen fablets at a four-day conference in anaheim. microsoft is hoping to woo software analysts to write windows 8. products using the new software are not expected on the market until next year. there could be a biological explanation for the sudden appearance. a man's soft side when they become fathers. the study shows that men's testosterone levels fall by about a third in the day and months after their partners give birth. i can believe that. >> yeah, exactly. >> i can believe that. >> yeah. dad taking good care of their little kids. 7:54. hey, sal, are you taking tear of the commute? and what's going on with

b.a.r.t.? >> ut hoe -- uh-ho. >> we had some delays on the tracks. there was some covers that came off the tracks. i just got off the phone with b.a.r.t. and they say there's still a pretty delay from san francisco to richmond. 30-minute delays sf to richmond. 17 northbound, slow traffic, 87 northbound. we also have slow traffic getting into downtown san jose. 17 near hamilton, some slow traffic. i want to show the traffic here on 880 is moving along pretty nicely massing the coliseum. when you get to the bay bridge, we're starting to see some big- time traffic here as you drive, for about a 20-minute delay. let's go to steve. we have a big fog bank inland. it's already cleared for some. a few high clouds will drift over authority and east of us. but so far, next friday, they haven't made it here.

they try and try but they just fall apart. the conditions are much better for the formation in the country. tom from blossom hill seeing overcast as well. upper 60s to low 50s. 55 san rafael, napa and santa rosa. it looks like a lot of clouds and then they just dissipate and fall apart but we could see some of that wraparound coming in. at the surface there's plenty of low clouds and fog around. that system to the left of your screen is going to cool us all down. starting -- for some today, but more likely for everybody tomorrow. 60s closer to the beach. some of the higher elevations are running warmer today than yesterday. i expect that to cool down and change on wednesday. we'll keep that cooling trend going thursday and friday.

saturday looks like the day where things start to turn around. and the weekend is looking warm to warmer. 7:57. why a u.s. airways jet that bass on its way from new york to phoenix is -- that was on its way from new york to phoenix is sitting on the runway in st. louis. they is spent two years in iran. now they could be coming home this week. >> reporter: what happened at a juvenile facility in contra costa county that forced a shelter shelter in place in two hb communities. that when "mornings on 2" continues.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, september 13th. we're following developing news for you right now. this is coming from st. louis this morning. a u.s. airways flight from new york to phoenix was diverted to lambert field in st. louis. these are live pictures. there's the plane right in the middle of your screen. the transportation security administration says there were three passengers on board this plane acting suspicious. the plane landed safely.

everybody got out. this is the latest in a series of security scares around the 10th anniversary of september 11th. 8:00. international diplomacy may finally win the release of two uc berkeley graduates caught hiking in iran over two years ago. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus joins us now with new comments from the obama administration just within the last half-hour. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, secretary of state, hillary clinton, just spoke about the possible release of the two u.s. hikers who have been imprisoned in iran and they could be freed by this thursday. >> we are encouraged by what the iranian government has said today. but i'm not going to comment further than that. we obviously hope we will see a positive outcome from -- from what appears to be a decision by the government. >> reporter: now, just last

month, an i rin yun court -- iranian court convicted the two men for spying. that was more than two years ago that they went on the hike. earlier this morning, the iranian court had agreed to set bail for the two men at $500,000 each. if they can come up with that money, the plan is they will be freed on thursday. sarah shourd was the third hiker. she was released last year on humanitarian grounds. all three are uc berkeley graduates. students reacted to this news. >> surprised, yes. >> good! >> that's great. that's awesome. like i said, i hope -- it's been a -- especially around campus, it's been kind of a tough subject. nothing surprises me. their detakement does not surprise me nor -- detainment does not surprise me nor does their possible release. >> reporter: why? >> because this is the nature

of politics sometimes behind the scenes. >> reporter: i also spoke for the spokes -- spoke to the spokesperson for the family. she said the family is not ready to comment. the plan is, according to their defense attorney, if they can post this $500,000 bail they will be released on thursday. we're told that the details of that release are being worked out by this swiss embassy because the u.s. and and iran don't have diplomatic relations. so the u.s. state department is in touch with the swiss about this possible release that could happen this next thursday. live in berkeley, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:02. right now, a search continues for the four escaped teenagers who got away from a contra costa county youth detention facility. ktvu tea kraig debro is live -- ktvu's kraig debro is live outside the ranch to tell us how this escape is making people nervous. >> reporter: you may have just

seen that sheriff's office car just roll by here a second ago, dave. they slowed down right at the entrance. they apologized for but did not stop. i want to show you something behind me really quickly. it's not with how this had anything to do with the way the boys got out. but if you look behind me, you can see it just stops there is -- it just stops there. it doesn't mean that's how they got out but i wanted to show you how easy it might be to get out. still waiting for more details by the sheriff's office. last night the sheriff's office reported not only the media but the people around byron and discovery bay that four men had escaped. they say don't use your phone unless you absolutely have to while the boys i are -- while

the boys are still listing -- missing. as far as we know, the boys are still out there. i spoke to a woman who teaches at this facility. i described what two of the boys looked like. she said, yes, i do believe i know them. i said are they troublemakers? she said nobody here is a troublemaker. it's a camp p. that's what she said. here is a description of the boys. two of them are described as black boys, black men. ages 15 both of them one is 6'3", 300 pounds. the other is 6'4" and 170 poundses. the other boys are hispanic. not much is known because they are juveniles. but the official word from last night, these boys escaped from the facility. we do have confirmations they've been apprehended. we're still working on that. reporting live from byron, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2

news. 8:05. well, a political campaign treasurer already in jail charged with officials may have wifed out senator fine tine's reports. this individual was arrested earlier this month accused of taking money. today new york voters will decide who will take over the congressional seat vacated by anthony weiner. voters seem to be decided between bob turner and david weperen. turner is running as a republican, weperen as a democrat. he resigned -- this is him right here -- an admitting to sending sexually explicit messages to women online.

dallas dash -- messages to women online. the saint mare -- a saint mare yes's student has been arrested -- st. mary's student has been arrested yesterday around noon. he's suspected of raping another student in a dorm room early sunday morning. police say the victim was able to provide them with critical information and identify the suspect. he's being held on $100,000 bail. the san jose state university campus is on alert after two sexual assaults in just one week. on sunday, a female student reported being sexually assaulted. then on labor day, another student said she was sexually

assaulted in anally -- in an alley near campus. now campus police are increasing patrols and encouraging students to be cautious. >> we're always concerned when anything happens to our students. we've hoping the campus community can help us in solving these crimes. >> reporter: campus police do not believe the two incidents are related. they say the two are different. san jose police have also joined the investigation. fairfax police are looking for whoever -- are looking for whoever stole five high-end bikes. police say the bikes are valued between 1700 and 3,000. if you have any information you are asked to call fairfax police. 8:07. over the past year, california's crime rate has dropped in every category. the state department of justice says violent crime is down 6.9%

including homicides and rape. robbery is down 10%. motor vehicle theft, down 7.6%. the state's total arrest rate almost 6% lower than last year. the number includes both juvenile and arrest rates. all of this information is based on information from police and sheriff departments from all 58 counties. redevelopment projects in pittsburg are getting the credit for the crop in -- for the drop in crime there. last year, the city had reported its crime rate had fall ton a 58-year low. pittsburg has not had a homicide this year. since 1985 they've had two ayear -- two a year. the drop in crimes revammening the project downtown being stopped and that includes restaurants and specialty stores as well as townhomes. parts of concord are scheduled to be fogged for

mosquitoes today. the affected area is around treat boulevard and oak grove. the fogging will begin at 7:30 tonight, weather permitting. so far 15 bird have been found with the west nile virus. there are no reported human cases. san francisco's ocean beach is at risk because of rising he sea levels -- rising sea levels. that's according to a new report that came out today. it's predicted the waters off the ocean beach could raise 4 to 6 feet. that could lus damage to land and womennings. womennings -- to land and buildings. activities are set to take place all across the bay area for the cleanup day. you are looking at video at some of the work that took

place last year. in that rin county alone, 30 -- in marin county alone, 30 scheduled events are scheduled to take place. ette we want to check in with -- we want to check in with sal. >> there is a trouble spot on holy yet -- holly street. northbound 101 at holly street there is a crash blocking the two left lanes coming up to the san car less airport. be careful of that. i didn't what -- i did want to move the map to oakland. 580 is a met. beyond that all the way out to lakeshore. pretty slow traffic and 880 traffic is slow as well. i want to take a look at highway 4. we have a mine off spot on highway 4. watch for some slow traffic. okay. now we did go to some live pictures and take a look at interstate 880 northbound. you can see -- you can see stop and go traffic here. >> at the bay bridge -- bay bridge, it's been steady.

not as bad pass yesterday but 15, 18 minutes here before you make it ton the span. thank you, kindly. -- low clouds and fog covering the bash the peninsula, some inland areas. possible showers, i will say lake county maybe out towards sacramento county, monterey county. it will be a little warmer inland. but this will be the last warm day until about sunday. there's plenty of thunderstorm activity. plenty of moisture there. but it need the a little lift. and it gets to that with afternoon heating in the valley. so far, all we get is some of the higher clouds drifting in and they just fall apart. 50s and 60s, starting to warm

up a almost bit. that thunderstorm activity complex will develop again today but probably again off towards the east and north and south of us. occasionally something could wrap back in towards lake county or maybe even contra costa. the system coming out of the gulf of alaska is gonna pump that -- bump that pesky low out of the way and then things will calm down statewide and we'll go into a cooling trend. 79 novato, 68 richmond. 85 concord. 86 san ramon, danville. 90 antioch and brenwood. 68 berkeley. 75 for hayward. up earl 80s morgan hill to gilroy. santa clara, san jose at 78. sunnyvale, los altos, woodside,

palo toe, cooler, but not bad. 60s on the coast. fog will cool everyone down wednesday, thursday, friday and then with the weekend in view, saturday we start to turn around a little bit and it looks sunny and warmer. maybe much warmer by sunday and monday. our team is -- our time is 8:13. a plan for a parenthood clinic has ended. but there's still a twist. there may be a controversy afterall. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion.

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good morning. a big difference in temperatures today. inland, mostly sunny, probably kind of tropical like, muggy, hot, 80s to near 90. over by the bay, there is a lot of fog. 60s and 70s. the congressional committee is meeting right now on capitol hill about cutting the deficit. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. noom newsroom with the somber warning -- newsroom with the somber warning they are getting about the debt. >> reporter: that's right. and this committee is also drawing battlelines today. in just the last hour we've heard a lot from democrats and

republicans demanding more spending cuts. let's take a live look now at the hearing. the head of the nonpartisan congressional budget office is the only witness this morning. he's delivering a sobering warning that the country's debt is unsustainable. and big changes are needed to bring it under control. the committee must find $1.2 trillion in deficit savings and the political divide was clear in the members opening statement. we have a spending driven debt crisis. the deficit reduction will be a jobs plan. we need to ask ourselves, was it the senior citizen, the student or the wall street banker who received the benefit of this spending binge? when we have our answer, we should ask the appropriate answer or group to pay their fair share to right the -- right the wrong of oning of you the government's debt -- right the wrong of -- wrong of running up the government's debt. >> reporter: president obama is asking for more win for --

money for roads, schools and struggling communities while the committee is struggling finding places to cut. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 8:18. new reports of a safe, simple and cheaper way to treat alzheimer's' disease. researchers of washington state say the results of a small study, it's a small one, indicates that inhaling insulin twice a day may stop or even reverse early alzheimer's '. patients in this study inhaled specific amounts of insulin through a special device that took the spray deep into the nose. researchers say you should not try this at home. the sugar industry wants to stop the term "high fructose corn syrup" and want to be

rebranded as "corn sugar." the plaintiffs say it's not natural and it's false advertising. the defendants say they need to change the name because high fructose corn syrup turns off weight watchers. at least seven people are known to be dead. more than 160 were hurt after a crash between a bus and two passenger trains in argentina. police in buenos aires say the bus driver drone around barriers trying to beat the trains across the track. that bus was hit by an oncoming train. that train flew off the tracks and hit another one. >> an eight-month batel is suddenly over for a new planted parenthood clinic in reddwood city. the women's health organization rescinded its application yesterday and instead opened a new facility in san mateo the

same day. anti-abortions picketing the plant say it's good and bad news. voters in mississippi will define a new voting measure defining personhood beginning at the point of fertilization. opponents argue it could eventually outlaw everything from abortions to birth control and even stem cell research. the vote is scheduled for november 8th. 8:20. an interesting first of its kind survey that -- to take pictures of every living creature. we'll tell you why amateur photographers are a big part of this.

8:23. amnesty international is accusing both sides in the libyan war of tar crimes. a -- of war crimes. a three-month amnesty conducted claim rebel forces unlawfully killed a dozen gadhafi forces. it also alleges that rebel soldiers shot and hung soldiers. however, they added that the gadhafi forces committed far

worse crimes both in the number and magnitude. won't get bugged out. but uc berkeley and stanford researchers are helping launch the second phase of bioblitz. it's a race to photograph every amphibian and reptile species in the world, all 16,500 of them. oakers tell the "contra costa -- oakers tell" the contra costa times "-- earthquakers tell" the contra costa times "they are being encouraged to take picture the. let's see the picture sal is taking of our commute. >> we do have some things out there. the first trouble spot on the peninsula, northbound 101 at holly street. they are clearing a crash in the left two lanes. they are trying to get it over to the side. but traffic is busy in both directions. as i move over to the oakland

view, 580 has been slow. it's backing up almost all the way into san leandro. so people have started to avoid 880 and they think 580 will be better. don't think that. because it's not much better at all. if you are driving on highway 4, it's improving but 680 is backed up from near 242 to concord through pleasant hill down to walnut creek. let's go to a couple of other things. bay bridge backed up for about a 15-minute wait. slightly better than yesterday. and this morning, if you are driving in the south bay, 237, some stop-and-go traffic, crossing 880 out to zanker road. >> let's go to steve. a lot of gray around the bay. but inland, temperatures will be mild to warm. some very warm readings already in the higher elevations. i think inland temperatures, 80 to near 90. it looks like a few high clouds. but they simply fall apart and collapse. there's plenty of thunderstorms in the sierra nevada, sacramento valley, also in southern california and a lot of fog on the coast even though it's kind of held in check for

another day. 50s and 60s. some of the fog is producing flight delays at sfo. some of those thunderstorms has also produced flight delays at san diego, believe it or not. 15 to 30 minutes. that low responsible is sitting right off los angeles. you can actually see it spinning. it will get bumped in. mostly sunny inland, warm to hot. but kind of breezy, muggy at times because of -- because we're getting that tropical cloud. so it will occasionally filter over. over by the coast, around the bay, 60s and 70s. there's too much in the way of fog and hope clouds. fog and low clouds will get -- and low clouds. fog and low clouds will get a big push. as we go to the weekend, saturday looks to be the day when things start to burn. high pressure building in. sunday will be getting warmer. there is not a consensus but one forecast model is very warm to hot for monday. we'll see. we have a miniskirt

controversy in san jose. why high school cheerleaders are hopping mad at their principal. >> reporter: we're live in santa clara where some silicon valley leaders are trying to create jobs. we'll show you how they plan to do it -- coming up. and look at this picture where bay area police are filing an accident report on the police. ur

right know as we speak, a special silicon conference called game changers is on our way in santa clara. tara moriarty is -- good morning. >> reporter: the big question of the day is how to improve

the economy. this is the brochure that we have -- brochure of some of the panelists. speaking right now is the ceo of a better place. here are some of the others as you can see. san jose mayor chuck reed just took the stage and he told us the key is to get back companies, get them back here to the south bay. >> congress needs to make an adjustment on the tax rate on a temporary basis for the moneys to come back.

>> reporter: gavin newsom will appear as a panelist in about an hour. game changers will last until 1:00 this afternoon. live in santa clara, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. right now one person is in serious condition at a san francisco hospital after being hit by a car. the collision happened just after midnight at haight. >> police on the scene say the driver of the car is cooperating. police say the driver did not appear to be impaired but it's possible the person who hit the -- it's possible the person hit was. police towed the car as part of the investigation. stunning pictures of a police cruiser that slammed dash crash crashed. the officer was responding to an armed robbery on hesperian

boulevard when he hit the curb and went straight into the curb. we're told the police may have obtained a suspect. but another person escaped. cheerleaders are pretty angry at piedmont hills high school in san jose because of a dress code ban that affects theirune forms. the principal at the san jose high school says cheerleaders -- cheerleaders have to wear sweat pants under their skirts while at school. that's because those schools violate the dress code which says the hem lines have to hit at least mid thigh.. the cheerleaders say the rule is not fair. officials from fema and the red cross were at jack london's square amtrak station this morning. they were telling passengers how important it is to be prepared for any potential disaster. we want to remind people

that this is a 24/7 situation. that prep mation should not be limit -- dash preparation should not be limited -- that preparation should not be limited to any time of year. >> the red cross is demonstrating what kind of kits are needed. 8:33. a south bay construction worker lucky to be alive after being buried up to his neck in dirt for almost hours years. he was working on a home remoldling project in northern saratoga county yesterday morning. he was in a trench when soil shifted and fill under the hole before he could get out. rescuers stabilized the soil around him. we're told he was not hurt but taken to the hospital as a precaution. 8:34. a phony san francisco doctor who treated patients without any sort of medical license was

sentenced to six years in prison. 68-year-old timothy anderson was known as dr. syed to his former dermatology patients. there were 30 victims treated out of a home office in the sunset district. he pleaded guilty to 64 felony counts, including practicing medicine without a license and scamming patients out of 150,000 -- out of $150,000. with time served, he will probably be out of policen in a few years. a trial is underway for an oakland man accused of killing another man over a stolen ipod. in opening statements yesterday, prosecutors claim that 21-year-old pierre rushing got out of a car on international boulevard and shot 21-year-old j juan a. taylor -- ja'wan a. taylor. 8:34. well, the regents for the university of california meet thursday in san francisco.

they will consider raising tuition. "the chronicle" reports fees could go up 8%, as much as 16%, every year through 2016. the annual undergraduate could rise from 12,000 as it is right now, to 22,000 in four years. that doesn't include books, room and board. tonight, the mount diablo school board is expected to decide whether to convert clayton valley high into a charter school. the board can either approve the petition, deny it or approve it with conditions. if the board approves the transition with conditions. those conditions will have to be met by february 21st. if they approve it tonight, it will be in place for three years starting in the fall of 2012. a santa cruz man is set sfo appear in a hawaii courtroom later today to face charges he

killed his ex-girlfriend from santa cruz. 38-year-old jury ed galloway -- jared galloway faces sexual assault charges. he has hospitalized when heuped off a cliff to avoid the police. but he's now behind bars. 35-year-old woman was found dead along a maui highway minutes after witnesses reported seeing her in a fight in galloway. a ktvu viewer sent us a -- sent us a picture of flames shooting out of the building. the fire started around 8:30 last night on newton avenue between lester and assle avenues. fires had the fire under control in less than 45 minutes. one man was hurt but firefighters say his injuries do not appear to be serious. officials say a man and a woman found dead inside 0 burning home -- burning oakland home were stabbed before the

fire started. the firefighters found the bodies after responding to a fire early sunday morning at a building near coolidge and nicole avenues. investigators believe the victims were stabbed and the fire was started to cover up the crime. a witness reported several people running away from the building after the fire started. jail overcrowding forcing san mateo county to consider building a new maximum security facility. the board of supervisors holds a workshop this afternoon. they will talk about building a jail on chemical way in redwood city. one idea calls for a new facility that could hold 832 male and female inmates t could cost about 165 million. the current jail houses almost 1,000 inmates inmates in a facility that was intended for less than 700. well, california plans to release some female inmates who are mothers. it's part of a plan to ease prison overcrowding.

the mothers with less than two years remaining behind bars could be allowed to serve the time at home, according to" the l.a. times." a correctional spokesperson says the women could be released as early as next week. they will have to wear gps trafficking devices and check in with patrol officers. only mothers convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes would, eligible for possible release. 8:38. we want to check in with sal on this tuesday morning. >> alimany boulevard in seneca, in the outer mission, excelsior district, there is an accident. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well getting up to cot low see yum and then it slows down for the trip to high

street. this is a look at the san mateo bridge. there's no more wind earlier, we had warm frontgy winds but now it's almost according to a few people who have sent me tweets. no major problems. if you are driving again, we are looking at just a bunch of slow traffic all over the east bay, 680 from concord all the way down to alamo. a little bit of sun here and a few high clouds. plenty of low clouds around. many -- not making too strong of a push inland. there's some towards the north bay and south bay as well. those higher clouds are just remain from thunderstorms which were blown up up in the sierra nevada. also the west slope of the sierra. sacramento valley, northeast california, big boomers down in southern california. flight delays at san diego because of the thunderstorms near the area. how about that? >> 59 livermore, 61 fon core cord. 62 fairfield. there is an onshore breeze, not

a wind. it's a breeze. it's only 12 miles per hour. for inland temperatures to really cool down, it needs to be 20, 25 at travis. that's not happening. west at 10, sfo northwest 5. san jose. when that happens, that's a cooler direction for them coming over the bay. you can see there's plenty of action up in the high country. i will mention a stray possible is possible but it will probably be off that way not here. the system is starting to cool us down. as it does, that's bum everyone the low down in santa barbara -- bump the low down in santa barbara/lash. with it, it will take -- santa barbara slash l.a. -- santa barbara/l.a. hoop is going to build in for some, but it's only for about a dey. because then lower pressure will come in and kick it out of

here. it does mean an increase in the morning clouds and fog. it will be sunny, warm, to hot for some. kind of cool and gray and cloudy for others near the coast and bay. 60s, 70s and 80s inland. maybe 82 yards, 90 to antioch. 67 alameda. temperatures in the santa clara valley, 70s to low 80s. san mateo millbrae burlingame, a lot of 70s or 60s for many if you are stuck in that gray. it looks like the fog and low clouds is really going to enhance a cooling trend. >> all right, steve. 8:4 is -- 8:41. a gun battle near the u.s. embassy in kabul, afghanistan. what they did inside the embassy to stay alive.

and why target's website crashed this morning.

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that's what it feels like to be a member. numbers still a little mixed right now. again, some concern about the european debt crisis.

the german chancellor is hoping to calm parks today saying that germany will step up to lep out the situation in greece. also, an uptick by analysts for j.p. morgan is helping the debt crisis. less than an hour ago, hillary clinton said she's encouraged to hear iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, that detained uc berkeley graduates josh fattal and shane bower may be released by -- shane bauer may be released by this week. their families may have to pay $500,000 a apiece. and the head of the u.s. budget says he will tell them tough measures will be necessary to cut $1.5 trillion.

but they -- that they are supposed to come up with. and developing news coming from afghanistan this morning. there was a gun battle right near the us embassy. we're hearing reports that gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades as well as assault rifles in the direction of the u.s. embassy, nato headquarters and other official buildings. the taliban claimed responsibility. now people who were inside the american embassy were told to hide under their desks. so far there's no word of any injuries at the embassy. 8:46. breaking news, target's website crashed this morning. it's all because of a popular designer. pam cook's in the newsroom with more on exactly what's going on. >> the discount retailer is dealing with the good and the bad of having a high-end designer on board. if you haven't heard of missoni, you will now. it's a high-end fashion house.

it's pretty expensive. they made the debut -- their daewoo at target.com. the look book cover and luggage was so popular, the website was so bogged down, people can't get in. i just tried to log in and it has a message on there that says, sorry, we're extremely popular today and you can't get in right now but please try again. no, i did not find out the story because i was sitting at my desk doing online shop. i was on twitter and it's going crazy. target's busy tweeting apologies to customers promising that they have their best people on it. and they are gonna fix their website and missoni's website -- is flooding. people actually got up in the middle of the night to try to take advantage of the much lower prices at target.com. they got in. a lot of people are upset. some people are saying that they got in. they are tweeting that they did get in but some of the things

they wanted were already sold out. so a pretty big story. missoni at target, maybe you can get in later today. i'm pam cook, back to dave and torpry. -- dave and tori. a search goes on for the four teenagers who escaped a youth facility. kraig debro is live outside the byron boys ranch. i understand up just spoke to the mother of one of the teenagers who escaped. >> reporter: i did, dave. i just spoke to one of the boy's mothers who escaped. this is called the or ren allen youth -- or recommend allen youth center -- orem allen youth center. a probation official told me it's a minimum facility. you can see why he says that if you look at this fence.

the woman we spoke with said she had no warning her sign might leave and sheep was completely surprised when he called her overnight. not once but twice and told her he had escaped. >> at that minute, i told him what were you thinking? what is wrong? you need to go back to the ranch -- go lack to the ranch. you are making things worse for you. if there's danger out there, you could get hurt. >> saul he -- all he said, i can't get back there, they are treating me badly. we're not using the woman's name or her son's name, but if we use the women's last name, some people may try to figure out who it is. but so we're not doing that either. we tried to reach a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. have not been able to do that. but the woman over the phone

told me her son had been hurt. he was not quite sure. he had been claim egg was hurt overnight. she's concerned that had -- that it might get worse and the other boys to turn themselves in. back to you. ten minutes before 9:00. hatching right now, a coffee -- happening right now, a coffee with the cops event at a san -- at a bagel shop. there is an informal meeting at main street bagel. this is the first of what they hope will be monthly get- togethers with residents as part of the department's commonny outreach program. the chief says there are two main themes that usually. usually things people want to talk about. crime and traffic. >> what's happening in the neighborhood. not only how can we prevent crimes but how can i feel safer in my community. >> and traffic has been an issue in every community i

work. >> this meeting began at 8:00 a.m. and is supposed to raft for an hour. the next meeting is next tuesday at dick's. the head of the zito group was arrested sunday in the northern city of monterrey. the same city where the recent firebombing of a casino killed at least 52 people. now, she's the first female to heed up the cartel, believes she took control after the former group's leader was arrested last month. the department of homeland security started using a system that automatically checks several data basis. no -- now, until recently -- officials say this new policy has already identified dozens of people who could possibly

pose national security or public safety risks. eight minutes before 9:00. president obama has nominated more women and minorities to become federal judges than any other president. more than 70% of president obama's confirmed traditional nominees in the first two years in august were not white peace -- males. that compares to 39% of george bush and 31.1% bill clinton. there was another security scare on a plane just hours ago. what happened on this plane bound for phoenix that made authorities divert that night. and a frantic search in southern california for a boy missing in the woods you, how this search is different from others.

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we're continuing to follow developing news of a flight diverted to st. louis this morning. the u.s. airways flight from new york to phoenix was diverted to lambert field in st. louis when three passengers on board the plane began acting suspiciously. a spokeswoman for u.s. airways say the plane was checked and cleared along with the 128 passengers. the plane will resume its flight to phoenix lateert this morning. this is the latest -- later this morning. this is the latest of security scares around the 10th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. a desperate search is happening right now for an 8- year-old autistic boy missing in the woods near big bear.

8-year-old joshua rob ran away yesterday from his elementary school during recess and went into the woods. now, helicopters are searching for him from the air while about 60 volunteers are spreading out on the ground. there's extra concern because autism makes joshua afraid of loud noises and strangers. on top of that, the weather's bad. thunder and lightning rolled into the area this morning. 8:56. talk's ticket tuesday day -- today's ticket tuesday day winners will take home tickets to great america's halloween hunt. the event runs friday, saturdays and sundays, starting september 30th through october 30th the for your chance to win go to ktvu.com. before midnight, scroll down to the "right now" tab and put in the secret word scare. actually, it says hunt on the screen. we'll get that figure out. you can always purchase ticket

the at -- tickets at livenation.com. good morning, everybody. traffic is moving along slowly in some areas northbound 880, you will see some slow traffic getting pass the coliseum. it's becoming rather typical. today at the bay bridge it's been slightly better than that. you can see just a bunch of room here. it will about a ten-minute wait before you make it on the span. let's go to steve. some low clouds and fog near the coast, it will be mostly sunny and warm to hot inland, kind of a muggy feel. maybe a few high clouds. it looks like a cooling trend takes other r tomorrow. that will carry us -- over tomorrow. that will carry us into friday. but all signs point to some kind of warmup on sunday and monday. we'll see it looking warmer. i have gotten confirm mation it from my ear, our ticket tuesday -- confirmation in my here from our producer, the secret word is "scare".

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