the next steps in the murder investigation and what forensic scientists still need to determine. the battle against urban blight. some say they are being punished for improving their neighborhood. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where some parents think their kids should ride free. and why lady luck was riding -- was riding with a new mom. well, good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, september 20th. four months after disappearing from a hospital, the remains of michelle le have been positively identified. ktvu's allie rasmus is live

with questions still surrounding the investigation. >> reporter: good morning. we're outside the coroner's bureau, where the next step is to determine mish shell le's death. now, her remains were found four mounts after she disappeared and a very long and exhaustive search. she disappeared on may 22nd. she was at kaiser hospital taking a nursing class. she left for a break and never returned. cell phone records show she was in the niles canyon area the day she vanished and that's where a group of volunteers were done -- conducting a search. saturday afternoon, one of the volunteers found the remains on 680 near pleasanton. the volunteer who found the remains is the mother of a murdered teenager. amber dubose was murdered after

disappearing in san francisco. she was leading a search team in her daughter's honor in the niles canyon area and we're told that amber's mother was the first to discover michelle le's remains in that area. now, again, the remains were positively identified as belonging to le. le's family released a statement, asking for private time to grieve, but they also are thanking everybody for their support and searches. they are working on a public vigil/memorial to remember michelle le. aimly rasmus, kut -- allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. police say a man was shot outside the valencia gardens housing protect. the shooting victim reportedly jumped into a car and drove away from the scene. police chased him until he crashed into another car at 20th and fulsom. he was then taken to sf general hospital.

we don't have an update on his condition. 7:03. the military's don't ask/don't tell policy is officially dismissed starting today. the 18-year ban on gays serving openly in the military was repealed at midnight last night. in san francisco today, a news conferenced a -- and -- conference and celebration is scheduled at the state building. gay and lesbian troops say this is an important moment. >> we're excited for the gay and lesbian service members who will no longer have to serve in silence. >> reporter: president obama signed the repeal in december of last year. but the pentagon held off officially ending the pollty until -- policy until new rules and training were in place. coming up at 7:45, pam cook will have right action from people in the bay area about the change to the policy. and president obama is in new york city today. coming up at 7:15, we'll have a

live report from our washington, d.c. a woman on board a flight bound for san francisco from the philippines gave birth to a baby boy. we're told nurses on board helped give birth and passengers cheered. once the plane landed, the ambulance took the mother and the baby to the mills medical center. both mother and baby are said to be doing just fine. the oakland city council will be hearing complaints tonight about what some say are excessive fines against property owners trying to fix up dilapidated homes. people say they purchased fixer- uppers and were quickly fined

for blight fines that prevented them from finishing. also a number of jobs given to one contractor who later reportedly inflated the cost of the work. 7:05. san francisco police are investigating a stabbing. the incident happened on kirkwood avenue near earl street in the bayview district early sunday. the woman told police she stabbed the intruder when he tried to choke her. according to "the san francisco examiner" the woman thought the man fled but she found him lying outside her door later and she called 911. the pleasant was -- the plan was pronounced dead on the scene. police are looking into whether she acted in self-defense. a man accuse of intentionally burning his son will be arraigned today. police say dante robertson will

be charged with child abuse and torture for allegedly bolding the -- holding the boy's hand in 150-degree water. they say the boy suffered deep burns. robertson claims he put his own hand in the water. two years ago, the child accused robertson of abusing the same boy but there was not enough evidence to charge him. 7:06. well, some san francisco parents say it's time to give their kids a free ride on muni. tara moriarty is live to give us the pros and cons of this idea. tara? >> reporter: well, one muni pass costs about $20 a month per child. if you add that up with three kids, that's $600 per school year. a lot of parents are saying that is too much money to get their kids to school each morning. now, they will be pushing for

legislation that would make this free. the plan would cost more than $7 million a year and provide free rides for 12,700 students in the city. some parents say they may be forced to move out of the city or their kids would have to walk several blocks to school. the proposal would create a three-year pilot program. this way muni and the san francisco unified school district could collect more information about student travel patterns. we did speak to some muni riders early this morning and we'll tell you what they found coming up. one person says he thinks it's a good idea, that it would cut down on smog. we're on geary avenue, where you can see a lot of traffic. not too bad, actually. it's a spare-the-air-day. let's check in with sal to see if people are using mass transit. >> good morning, tara. yes, people are using mass

transit. right now traffic is moving along nicely. it's crowded as you might expect from this time of the morning. we recovered from an earlier crash. things are moving, i would say, it's a decent commute being 7:08 and all. this traffic is moving nicely past the coliseum. this commute does not usually get busy for another hour or so. if you are driving on the nimitz, it's clearing up. watch for slow traffic on tennyson. also, slow traffic in contra costa county, antioch, pittsburg, and bay point but it's pretty normal at this time. let's go to steve. clear skies. fog down the monterey peninsula. so far, not much of a breeze at all. until that kicks in we'll have

this temperature. for some it's very mild. for some it's a little cooler. we're losing the northeast wind at the surface, but not aloft. temperatures around 2500, 3,000 feet are already 80 degrees. so there is a lot of warm air and it won't take long to warm up. there could be a lot of temperatures inland. it depends if it will be low, mid or upper. 51 sonoma county airport. mid-60s for some already. fairfield is 58. the only reason they are 58 is they have no breeze at all -- no breeze in cordelia. with that in place, it's just impossible not to warm up. we will rapidly -- that system approaching the pacific northwest should start to turn the wind and pick it up a little bit out of the sea breeze direction later on. but i think for the morning hours it will be still and maybe in the afternoon we'll

get a breeze. stun -- sunny, warm, hot. sunny, warm, hot. sometimes that fog has a way of working its way back. usually it comes up the coast and we have a lot of lead way on it. napa, 92, vallejo 90. 96, fairfield. 99, brentwood. 94, walnut creek. 97, link. same for gilroy. cupertino, san jose, los gatos. some fog close to hem. 60s, 70s, 80s coast, and in the city. on the peninsula 80s to low 90s. temperatures will warm up. i think cooler by the coast. but inland temperatures will be very warm. then we start to cool it down thursday and friday. with your weekend always in view, there are signs after cooldown with some high and mid- level clouds. tori and dave? >> thank you. overnight a deadly explosion near a high school in turkey. what officials are saying about who is to blame. also, how rescuers are trying to reach victims after

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good morning. very calm. 50s and 60s on the lows. not much of a breeds at all -- breeze at all. a lot of 90s inland. >> all right. thank you, steve. 7:13. new this morning, at least three people are dead after a suspected car bomb went off near a high school in turkey. those three people were in a building near the school. 34 other people were hurt in

the explosion. turkey's interior mince industry believes it was a terrorist attack -- ministry believes it was a terrorist attack. but no one has claimed responsibility. right now as we speak, president obama is meeting libya's new leadership for the first time. as alison burns reports, the president is in new york for two days of walks at the united nations. alison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. this is gonna be a big boost for libya's transitional leaders. they are setting up their new government and meeting with president obama. this is some new video we brought in from new york this morning, libya's rebel flag, flying outside the united nations' building. president obama, who arrived last night, will say this morning that libya is a lesson -- lesson of what the international community can achieve when if acts as one. there's another showdown

looming over palestinian statehood. palestinian leader mahedy abecause, is -- maimed abecause mahmoudd abbasss. 7:15, at least one person is dead and three others are missing following several earthquakes in guatemala. there were four quakes in less than two hours. many aftershocks. the biggest was a magnitude 5.8. many homes and buildings suffered damage and people are sifting through the rebel. and rescue -- rescue efforts in india continue two days after a 6.9 earthquake devastated the villages. at least 81 people are confirmed dead. several communities are still cut off by landslides triggered

by the quake. helicopters are dropping emergency supplies in hard-hit areas. 7:16 a new earthquake warning system is being tested right -- being tested right here in california. 30 scientists have been hand picked to get earthquake warnings through their computers. this project is spearheaded by the society. now, japan already has a public warning system and it actually helps save lives during that big quake and tsunami in march. four months have now passed since the may tornado that devastated joplin, missouri. now officials want to know what needs to be done to get ready for the big storm. noaa will release a report today detailing communication efforts moments before the tornado hit. the report takes a look at public warnings and forecast. that tornado killed 160 people.

hundreds more were hurt. 7:17. happening right now, a hearing on capitol hill about the effect of the government's mounting debt on the u.s. economy. are live pictures. republican members of the house and senate called for the hearing, but testimony from -- among them two prominents have warned that gross federal debt can slow economic growth and the creation of jobs. speaking of jobs, job speakers are invited to attend a career fare in south san francisco today. it runs from noon until 4:00 p.m. at the south san francisco conference center on airport boulevard. admission is pre. fed-ex, lawrence lab, afterlack are -- afflack will be there. the bay area's job market is expected to grow, especially

in the silicon valley. that's according to a senior analyst from the -- with the uc anderson system. the south bay added 20,500. the san francisco, and south marin added 12,500. west hollywood in southern california could become the first city in the nation to ban the sale of fir clothing. after a hot debate that lasted well into the morning, the city voted unanimously to support the ban. critics say banning the sale of fir will significantly hurt local businesses. the city council meets again in two weeks. they will work out details of the ban before taking a final vote. this year's grape harvest is expected to be smaller than normal. but wine lovers, you probably

won't pay more for your favorite beverage. wineries predict they will keep close to their current prices and they say they found discounts in an effective way to pull in new customers. despite his party affiliation, governor jerry brown may be saying know to many democratic bills now on his desk. i think we're sighing jerry brown disgusted with the system. >> the governor is faced with 600 new bills. he's already warned there are not 600 problems that need fixing. some political consultants say he's sending a message to lawmakers while many expect the governor to set a new record for vetoes. >> it's always a guessing game. he's not a traditional democratic. he's moderate. he looks at things independent. >> brown recently vetoed three bills. whatever his method, governor brown is getting voter

approval. a new ktvu field poll shows a majority of voters approve of his job performance. 49% have a positive view while 32% disapprove. his approval rating has remained pretty much unchanged since he took office in january. 7:20, the battle over a 6,000-year-old burial site has ended. the agreement ended after weeks of negotiations. and diabetes and a.m.'s. how a new study is linking the -- and alzheimer's's. how is a -- how a new study is linking the two together.

having diabetes may put you at risk for alzheimer's disease. that's according to a new study

in japan. researchers looked at more than 1,000 men and women over the age of 60. they found that people with diabetes were twice as likely to develop alzheimer's within 15 years. but researchers are still trying to figure out why. soon, you'll find smaller sizes of coca-cola. in the store, coke says its new 12.5-ounce bottles will sell for about 89 cents each. coke is catering to customers who don't want to spend a lot of money or are concerned about the number of calories in bigger about theles. a housing developer has agreed not to build on a 6,000- year-old native-american burial site in santa cruz. the developer was getting radio build on that site when several -- ready to build on that site when several remains were found. the other homes planned, they

will still be built. let's check in with sal. >> we have a traffic trouble spot on northbound 101 in the morgan hill area at east dunn, concord area. northbound 101 north of cockerren road. they are able to clear it to the side. but traffic coming toward morgan hill from gilroy is going to be very slow. if this is your commute, please give yourself extra time. as we move the maps up to the peninsula, it's slow near 92. 280 is doing vell -- doing well. the dumbarton bridge looks good. today is a spare-the-air-day. at the bay bridge it's about a 15-minute wait. let's go to steve. all right, sal. it's very shallow fog. those near the coast are doing cartwheels. those inland are saying, oh, my

goodness, it's hot. yes, it's september. i think we expect that. santa rosa is 51. mid-60s, mountain view, 58 fairfield. there's zero breeze. winds are calm at vallejo, cordelia, san jose, if you are looking for a cooler pattern. that system to the top left of your screen might but probably more likely later today -- more this afternoon, i should say, and tomorrow. there's plenty out there. it's just not coming here. 90s. no doubt about it. an afternoon bridge might take the edge off of it nice to very warm today. sunny and warm tomorrow. i think the fog starts to sink back. we'll have a cooldown. it looks like low, high clouds and much on the westerly wind will head back as we -- come back as we head to the weekend.

a deadly mystery in the east bay. a man apparently walked right into the middle of a poorly-lit street. >> reporter: new questions this morning about financial help given to the failed solar company solyndra in fremont. why some are criticizing the state of california. a new development concerning the two uc berkeley grads held in iran and the only thing that's now standing between them and freedom. whoa. you gotta be kidding!

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more criticism this morning about solyndra. this time it involves financial help the failed solar giant got from the state. alex savage is in fremont to tell us the questions now being raised. >> reporter: good morning, tori. in addition to that federal loan that solyndra received from the federal government, solyndra also got a major tax break from the state of california. one state lawmaker wants an investigation. that tax incentive was part of an alternative energy subsidy law that was signed by former governor, arnold schwarzenegger, back in twine. he took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for solyndra. california's alternative energy and advance transportation funding authority gave the fremont company a 34.5 million tax break, the largest given

out in the state. now that the company has folded, the former governor is facing some crit sim. according to report -- criticism. according to the report, the state didn't look into solyndra's financial health and some are saying they should have done their research. >> i think clearly, this was not a good investment. probably should have scrutinized a little better before they chose to do that. >> if he's allowing the large tax breaks for deposits -- companies like this and this is what they are doing with tax payer money, it absolutely should be looked in to. >> reporter: earlier this month, solyndra filed for bankruptcy and then laid off 1,000 workers. alex padilla says he plans to hold hearings on the subsidies solyndra receives. but a spokesman for the former

governor says he believes granting tax breaks to solar companies is a good idea. solyndra also received $500 billion from the federal government. those are being investigated by the fbi. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. it is 7:31. the bail for the uc berkeley graduates jailed in iran has been paid but they are not coming home just yet. the lawyer for shane bauer and josh fattal appeared in court this morning. he was trying to get a judge's signature on paperwork to prove the bail has been paid. court officials said the lawyer, the judge is not back from vacation yet. and it's not clear when he will return. the two men have been in prison since july of 2009. they are charged with spying and crossing into iran a charge

they've adamantly denied. officials met last night on how to keep guns off the campus. students, teachers, parents are invited to share their ideas. this after a student was caught with a gun on campus earlier this month. it's reportedly happening more but often it's not reporting. officials suggest tighter discipline in general, one parent scugged using a hotline for students to report gun incidents. police in antioch investigating the mysterious death of an investigator. police say a man in his 60s was killed while walking on lone tree way last night. police are still questioning licenses -- witnesses to find out what happened. one woman walked right in the middle of the dark street. >> if you look over there, it's dark. he couldn't see him coming. he just got hit.

>> the driver immediately stopped and is cooperating with the police. authority -- officials say he's devastated. water is gonna be more expensive for palo alto homeowners starting next month. the city council approved a 21% rate increase. the average customer will pay about $18 more. the industry expects the costs for delivering water will double and this increase will help cover those costs. it could soon be easier for berkeley residents to opt out of getting phone books. right now, berkeley has a program allowing residents to signed up with a nonprofit agency to stop receiving unwanted mail. but residents have to go through through at&t's website to on the out of their -- opt out of their phone book. >> the cycling lobby in marin county is getting stronger.

the bicycle coalition will hire an offroad biking advocacy director. that director will work to open up more bike trails. that hiring is already raising red flags with the marin conservation league. they say they are afraid of an aggressive approach to open up new trails. we may find out which cities will host the amgen tour of california in 2012. however, the exact route won't be announced until april. race organizers will announce this -- they did announce this past may that the 2012 race will begin here in the bay area in santa rosa. 7:34. today's warm temperatures means high fire danger. this morning, crews are still watching out for hot spots for a fire from chabot park. it started late afternoon on the northeastern end of the lake and shut down a popular

park for several hours. dozens of campers were told to get out of the airport ya. firefighters are hoping the areas remain calm as they watch the areas. the brush is very dry, so it doesn't take much to saturday a -- start a fire. you can find out more by going to ktvu.com. look for the weather tabb. firefighters and two helicopter crews rescued a man who fell from a cliff in sonoma county. officials say the man was on the sonoma coast near shell beach and goat rock road. redwood city may ban medical marijuana facilities. the planning commission will take a look at a memo outlining reasons for the band and make a recommendation to the city council. redwood city has prohibited

dispensaries since 2009 to give staff a time to review league and regulatory issues. the moratorium expireses in december. google is locating to some schools. it's giving two hundred -- 200 used laptop computers. google says it wants the support and these laptops will be for student use only at mountain view and los altos high schools. 7:36. you are being asked to spare the air, once again, today. it's the second day in a row that air quality officials have issued the alert in the bay area. you are encouraged to reduce energy use and use public transportation. air quality officials say conditions will be unhealthy today because of the heat and relatively light winds. and there is a lot of traffic this morning. >> uh-huh. >> sal is watching things.

contra costa county is looking busy. >> it is busy, and we're gonna start there, dave and tori. highway 24 is busy. westbound 24 traffic is busy all the way up to saint stevens. we don't have any crashes on the way to the caldecott tunnel. let's take a look at the toll plaza which has really filled in now. we don't have any sort of a light delay, today is a spare- the-air-day but it sure seems like people are taking the car. sometimes people take public transit and we -- and we know that's doing well. 85 slow through 17.

so the south bay getting a lot of wear and tear. 7:38. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. well, sunshine oplenty, the only foggy i can find is down towards pebble and pb. other than that, the coast is clear. no sea breeze yet. i just don't know see how the temperatures can't rocket up. it's clear. there's no wind. temperatures are about 80 degrees. we're losing a little bit of the easterly breeze. it's not a strong west wind yet. anywhere from 50 to 55 on -- on the warm. by the afternoon, nice to hot. 60s, 70s and 80s. 51 santa rosa. 65, san jose.

low 60s for many or a lot of upper 50s. there's no breeze at all unless that west-northwest 6, you count that. but when fairfield, cordelia don't have one, nobody. it's gone. the system right up here will start to move in probably maybe pick up the sea breeze lit -- later on. but unless the fog is in place, it looks like 80s in the cities. 80s around the bay or 90s. temperatures inland very warm. you know september, we can get hot. it finally kicked in. sunny, warm to hot. sonoma, napa, low 90s. santa rosa is in -- santa rosa in there as well. pinole, rodeo, crocket benicia, all around 90 degrees. vallejo, alameda, berkeley.

castro valley. danville, san ramon, 96. same for morgan hill. milpitas and fremont. woodside checks in there along with redwood city. mountain view. now, the city can go anywhere from 6 had -- 64 to 86 depending upon what city you are in. thursday, friday, saturday, it will turn cooler. temperatures will come sliding down. 20 minutes before 8:00. the crater caused by last year's deadly san bruno pipeline explosion will be filled in today. the milestone in the rebuilding process will be marked this morning with a ceremonial shovel of birth by san bruno's mayor and other officials. eight people were killed and dozens more were injure on the explosion -- in the explosion. 38 homes were destroyed.

in san jose, 11 people are homeless. firefighters rushed to a seven- unite victorian home at washington street in japan town around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. you can see from this viewer's picture, heavy smoke and flames were pouring from the attic -- attic. the home was built in 1892, she says, and that posed some problems. >> it's constructed in the way that the fire runs the walls like the chimney and it was in the attic into the basement. >> the red cross is helping the 11 people displated. investigators are try to determine what sparked the fire. what apple stock is doing after hitting an all-time yesterday. [ rapid footsteps ]

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stocks are up this morning after closing down yesterday by triple digits, at least for the dow. investors dividing their attention between europe's precarious situation and a key federal reserve meeting. right now, the dow is currently up 89, at 11,490. nasdaq is up 4. s&p is up 10. last night, the standards and poor's cut italy's rating to a

from a-plus. the agency cited the company's growing debt and weak growth outlook. the federal reserve's latest meeting is underway. some economists say it could lead to new steps to stimulate the u.s. economy. ben bernanke is not expected to announce a third round of quantitative easing. but some say the fed could start buying intermediate term bonds and sell off the short- term bonds it's bought. that could give high pressures -- homeowners the hope about interest rates remaining low. there's one industry that's growing rapidly and that's the app. at least 100,000 jobs have been creepated. that's -- created. that doesn't include any apps

that can be used on smartphones. keep an eye on apple stock after it reached its highest level ever. it topped 414. slipped below 412 before the close. we did just check. right now it's at 4 -- $421. that still makes it the most valuable company in the world, topping exxonmobil. that move came after a j.p. morgan analyst issued the details of the iphone 5. >> don't ask, don't tell, is no more. as of midnight, service members will have no -- will no longer have to lie about their orientation. pam cook is in the -- is in the newsroom with more. >> good morning. the ban on bays -- gays serving openly in the military was fliply repealed at midnight and there are celebrations planned

today. president obama says today every american can be proud that we've taken another bill step toward fulfilling our nation's founding ideals. the president signed this last year but the pentagon held off on officially ending the policy until new rules and -- new rules and training were in place. we just spoke with people who are up early in the castro district in san francisco. >> i think it's -- you know, it's necessary for the relevance of treatment of sexuality and the opening of doors for getting the government out of -- out of our communities and homes. >> i'm very happy for the folks in the service so they don't have to hide and get kicked out. there's a lot of great service men doing a lot of great things for our country and they just don't need that pressure. >> now, in san francisco today, a news conference and celebration is scheduled at the war memorial building at 12:30

right across from city hall. state senator mark leno and tom you a me you a know will be there as -- amiano will be there as well. we also asked people if they thought this was maybe a step towards getting closer to legalizing california's same- sex marriage and that debate will -- and that adebate, we'll have more on next hour. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. back to tori. >> thank you, pam. in southern california, two marines were killing -- were killed in a helicopter crash in camp pendleton. the military officials say the two marines died at the scene. their names have not been released yet and the cause of the crash is under review. in the meantime, the brush fire is 780% contained. it's burned about 120 acres. firefighters are allowing a large -- the large compost fire

to burn out on its own. the fire chief says it 0 would take too much water to put the -- it would take too much water to put the fire out. 7:49. construction on the new b.a.r.t. connector to oakland airport is now causing a lane closure. a rain on the outside of b.a.r.t. drive between ron parkway and doolittle drive will stay closed until friday. so you drivers are being asked to drive slower through the construction zone and give yourself extra time. the b.a.r.t. connector -- connector should be finished by 2014. a new "sauce today" says

some fees are -- a new "usa today" says some fees are -- pro baseball is coming to san rafael. last night the city council there unanimously approved a plan to allow a minor league team to use the field at albert park. the team is from the new north american league. last night's council decision follows months of very heated debate on this. supporters say minor league baseball would bring family oriented fun to downtown san ralph f.m. critics are worried about traffic, noise, use of alcohol and security among other issues. ten minutes before 8:00. a noticeable change tat local beaches and beyond. the reason the water appears mercy and how it can affect humans and shelters. and the holiday toys are expected to fly off the store

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the ocean and the bay may look a little barker -- darker than norm am that's because there is a red tide which is created by a large growth of plankton and it can make some people very sick. but others say they are willing to risk that for the chance to be in the water during the warm september weather. >> i noticed the red tide a couple of days ago. the water is kind of mercy and their -- murky and their -- mercy and their seen to be a fish smell to it. -- there seems to be a fish smell to it. only 115 shopping days left until christmas. the toy stores want to you start thinking about buying toys. there is a new list out about

the 15 toys predicted to be the most popular this holiday. they include a six-pack of noshiling figures and a $280 child sized dune buggy from fisher-price. today, by the way, could feel like the start of a holiday season for microsoft. the gears of war 3 -- it's "gears of war 3" launches today. the sales have already hit 1.3 -- 1.3 million copies. they are expected to top 13 million when they are done. 7:54. let's check in with sal. i find it hard to believe that you don't play "gears of war" at home. >> i know.

>> another stereotype shattered. >> yep. >> let's take a lack at the commute. >> but dave does, i'm sure. let's go outside. we have some technology at our disposal. our live camera network showing slow traffic. 101 is still pretty slow coming out of morgan hill. 101 is also at 280 getting into the san jose and sunnyvale area. 85 is slow at 17. let's move along and take a look at 880. some northbound traffic slowing down. there is an accident -- there is an injury accident. at the bay bridge toll plaza, in oakland, it's backed up from the macarthur maze. let's go to steve. all right f -- all right. thank you. it's sunny from the coast to the bay. there's absolutely no breeze and temperatures will warm up rapidly. although in the city alone, sunset district. this is near know reago and the

-- for reago -- noriebo. orangely ent went 88 in the city and then i knocked it back to 84. it may hit that in the financial district, that 88. already mid-60s. it's gonna get warm fast. it won't take long. why? there's no delta breeze. that system there, that one, to the top -- to the top left of your screen, 90s inland. hazy, warm to hot. afternoon breeze, will kick in along the coast. a lot of these temperatures near the coast will be warmer. inland, i don't think it will matter t will still be in the low, mid upper 90s. still warm to hot inland. start to cool it down with an increase in the nothing and then the weekend shows signs of being cooler. not only low clouds but high clouds as well. 7:56. a frightening incident happened on a bay area street corner.

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welcome back. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, september 20th. the remains found near sunol over the weekend have now been identified as having belonged to michelle le. allie rasmus is following this story and she will be with us shortly about what the police are now saying and what's next in the investigation. we'll get a report from allie in a few minutes. 7:59. new this morning, a woman on board a plane flying from manila to san francisco gave birth. it hatched on phillippines flight 104. we're told several nurses who happened to be on the flight helped deliver the baby boy and passengers cheered once the new

boy started to cry. once the plane landed. mom and baby were sent to a medical center in burlingame. both mom and baby are said to be doing well. the oakland city council will hear complaints about what some say are excessive owners trying to fix up dilapidated homes. they were quickly fined with blight that prevented them from cleaning up their homes. we have developing news coming in from pakistan. gunmen just opened fire on a group of shiite muslim pilgrims and killed 26 of them. those pilgrims are on the bus. they were headed to the iranian border at the time of the attack. officials say a pickup truck blocked the road and then a

group of eight men forced the passengers off the bus and opened fire. meantime, president obama is in new york city today. he's there for meetings at the united nations. you see him there in the photos. there's sol hillary clinton in the background. coming up for you -- there's sot hillary clinton in the background. -- there's secretary of state hillary clinton in the background. there's word that at 8:45 yesterday morning at the end of kamaritas avenue. the girl told police a man tried to grab her -- grabbed her arm and tried to pull her away but she was able to escape to a nearby school. a man accused of intentionally burning his son will be arraigned. they say dante roberson will be charged for holding the boy's

hand in 150-degree water. they say the boy suffered deep second-degree burns. roberson claims the boy put his own hand in the water. two years ago, the child's mother accused roberson of abusing the same boy but there was into the enough evidence to charge -- not enough evidence to charge them. the era -- the remains found are confirmed to be michelle le. allie rasmus has more on what the police are saying and what is next in the investigation. >> reporter: well, the next step is foreforensic path -- forensic pathologists is to determine the cause of death. lieutenant roger keener is with me. what kind of impact does the identification of the body have on this case? >> well, it has a lot of impact. i think probably the greatest

impact it has is for the family. it does provide the family with some level of closure and will help hopefully move them into getting beyond and moving on and then -- moving on in the grieving process. >> reporter: and a former high schooler friend of le's has been charged with the murder. does the location in the identification of michelle le's body theoretically possibly make the d.a.'s case stronger against her accused killer? >> well, again, being a lay person about what the d.a.'s office office has to do -- i can tell you this -- they no longer have to prove that a homicide occurred because we did find michelle. now there's questions that they have before them, who did it. >> reporter: too it them about four months to -- it took them about four months to find her. she disappeared on the 22nd of

may. a number of searchers were searching for her. it was one of the search organizers who found her. how much did that help? >> i cannot stress enough how much the -- how much perseverance there was. there were 13 searches over the last few months. that's an indicater of how difficult it was to locate michelle. if it weren't for the perseverance of michelle's family and their desire to bring her home, i don't think we -- we would have that piece of the puzzle yet. >> reporter: police thanked volunteers and supporters for their help and they indicated they may be organize -- oaking some public vigil. live in hayward, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:04. some san francisco parents say it's time to give their kids a

free ride on muni. but many are wondering who is gonna pay for that. tara morally artie -- tara moriarty just talked to an official from muni and they are back now. what are they saying now. >> reporter: well, muni will not be raising fares to pay for the free ride but exactly where the money will come from is still up in the air. we did speak to one patternier in the morning. she has ties to the mission district and she says during these tough economic times, many parents cannot afford the bus fare. this woman relies on a kind bus driver. >> he says come on in. she said come -- she said, i don't have money. he waived her on. i know that's wrong but the kids get to school, they have their education. in the long run, it's worth it.

>> reporter: now, at noon, parents along with supervisor david campos will push for -- will push legislation to make the fare free for children who are between 5 and 17 years. coming up in two hours, muni about -- will be holding its own press conference dahling on -- calling on conference to intact one-third of transportation funding. we'll be there. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. well, the busy rush hour commute in american danian -- canyon may soon calm down. city officials say too many drivers are avoiding highway 29 in the area. instead they are taking side streets through the neighborhoods. now "the times herald" reports a traffic calming plan. part of that -- part of that

plan will be handing out tickets to drivers trying to take those short cuts. . let's check in with sal. it's kind of slow? >> yeah, we still have plenty of slow traffic coming around the curb as you move apros the willow pass -- across the willow pass grade. that's very slow and couldn'ts to the concord sign. most of it is slow in pittsburg and bay point. there's one truck, see that one guy there, he's going fast. hey, very down -- slow down. we sh a -- we had a trouble

spot at tennyson. i would call that a troubled spot across the bay around here at san francisco burlingame. a lot of slow traffic there. and then we move to the south bay where i could -- where i would circle this area and call it a trouble spot. the sensors mean traffic is real low, 15 miles an hour or less than 15 miles an hour all the way up into cupertino. let's go to steve. clear skies. no wind. temperatures anywhere from 50s to already mid-60s. i don't think it will take long for inland temperatures to warm up really fast. the city is always a tricky call. the coast looks clear now except right off monterey a little bit and even that looks to be offshore. clear, calm, 50 to 65. but we are warming you. warm to hot by noon and then nice to hot depending upon your approx im-- proximity of the

coast. maybe the sea breeze might kick in later on today. 60s, 70s and 80s by the coast and then a lot of 90s inland to maybe even near 100. it's already 68 hayward. 66 san jose. mountain view, 67. temperatures warming up rap i i -- rapidly. there's no breeze at all, only west-northwest sfo at 6. without the breeze picking -- kicking up. i don't see how we will be warm to hot. i think not before parts of the city hits some 80s. 90s inland, afternoon breeze but i think right by the water's edge. 70s, 80s for some. coast and bay. inland to upper 90s. in fact we'll take that to 100 degrees. berkeley, alameda 84. danville, san ramon, all in there at the mid-90s. san jose, low 90s along with mid-90s, morgan hill and

gilroy. san mateo. >> burlingame, redwood shores, foster city. 60s, 70s and 80s. that's on the coast and also probably in the city as well. warm weather inland t will probably be cooler on wednesday and then we start a cool down. with your weekend in view, it will start to cool down. but it remains to be seen how much. but it will be cooler. san francisco's police chief goes before the people after two innocent bystanders were shot by police. big crowd in north beach listened as the chief defends its officers. [ sound of gunfire ] youtube video capture as political protest, spinning completely out of control. also, a special honor for some very brilliant bay area minds.

skies are clear. temperatures in the city, anywhere from 50s to already 60s in the financial district. it's in the mid-60s already. so 80s and 90s away from the coast. 8:13. new reports from yemen say government forces killed nine people during a third day of deadly violence. [ sound of gunfire ] >> look at the pictures since sunday. at least 60 people have been killed. you are looking at youtube video that reportedly shows government snipers on the

rooftops firing down on people in the streets. a federal appeals court just ruled that the 17-year prison sentence that was given to dirky bomb terror suspect jose a dill -- dirty bomb terror suspect jose a dill ya, the judge said -- padilla. the judge said that sentence was too short. he was arrested before he was to set off a radioactive dirty bomb. president obama is at the united nations in new york this morning. he's been meeting with the new leadership of libya and alsos have a -- has a meeting scheduled with president hamid karzai of afghanistan. we just got word that president karzai will be putting his -- cutting his trip to the united states short. alison burns is live in our

washington, d.c. with president obama's meeting with libya's new leaders. alison? >> reporter: that's right, tori. let's get right to the meeting that's happening right now. president obama is telling world leaders, libya is a lesson in what happens when the international community acts as one. he's praising the libyan rebels and the international support of ousting moammar gadhafi. the group stood up and clapped when the libyan flag was brought into the meeting. president obama met with the leaders of the transitional government for first time early this morning. while there's so much focus on lib latino dash libya, there -- so much focus on libya, there's direct appeal for palestinian statehood. the but the u.s. is trying to encourage to drop that effort.

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. 8:16. well, president obama will be here in the bay area on sunday for a private fund-raising event. the president will be returning to woodside, now, back in february, the president dined with high tech leaders at a private home in goodside. this time the president will appear at a fund-raiser. it will be at the home of john thompson, the ceo of spen tack -- simentack. troy davis was found guilty of killing a police officer in 1991. since that time, many of the witnesses have backed off their testimony. davis's supporters say there's too much doubt surrounding the case. but prosecutors and the slain family of the officer urged the board to move forward with the

execution. >> for someone to say that he's a victim. pea are victims. look at us. we've put up with this stuff for 22 years. it's time for justice today. troy has an understanding that this is bigger than him. this is -- is about a judicial system that may possibly need to change and get better so it this this doesn't happen. >> since the parole board denied the plea for clemency, it's likely davis will be executed tomorrow as planned. her now getting new valve of an explosion at an oil rig in oklahoma. the powerful blast walked the -- rourkeed the city of -- rocked the town of wakana. crews evacuated several homes within a mile of the rig. there are no reports of injuries. it's still not clear what caused the blast. well, san francisco police chief greg sur is defending the

shooting of two bystanders. he told the packed crowd that his police department that they could not feel worse about injure everything those people saturday night. but he adds that the police officers had no choice but to open fire. >> can you imagine if this assault -- assault weapon behind me was to be discharged versus the officers firing a shot to dissuade him? now, the suspect is now facing assault weapons and narcotics charges. 8:18. a poet and a scientist. both from the bay area are among the it 2 -- are of the 22 winners of what's become known as the genous grants. william sele will get $500,000 that he can spend any way he chooses. he's being rewarded by the mccaur ther foundation for his

work at a time of dimension -- at the time -- at a -- dash macarthur foundation for his work at the time of dimension. >> bravo to hem. >> good for them. we'll -- bravo to them. >> good for them. we're still talking about that deadly crash in reno. a man with a message. his unique protest in the skies above city hall.

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a public memorial service will be held this weekend for the vigs of the crash during the annual reno air race. a tree will be planted at a park sunday and dedicate to the all of the victims. ten people have been confirmed dead and 17 are still in the hospital. two people are still unaccounted for. 8:22. well, this is different -- a los angeles graffiti artist protesting a city crackdown on street art by scribbling his messages across the sky. check this out. an artist known as saber hired five pilots to post his comments last night.

among them, end the moral moratorium and "art is not a crime." he said he did it for aware ms.. a two-day -- awareness. a two-day thinkbike summit wrapped up yesterday. dutch leaders shared the way they made biking more popular in their country. in farther, 30% of all bikes were in the netherlands. the summit wraps you at the war members veterans building in downtown san francisco. 8:23. we want to check in with with sal who tells us now it's slow in the south bay. kind. slow all over. in the south bay, he's not being shy about slowness here. 280 is very, very slow.

as we move to another view, 880 has turned deep red. this is not good if you are driving from hayward to fremont. most of this is slow as -- as you approach fremont. 24 is slowing approaching saint stevens and then we go to the east shore. it's backed up to pinole and marin not to be shy getting into the action from near rowand boulevard all the way down to the civic center. so, you see, it's slow all over. let's go to the live pictures. i want to show you that 880 is slowing down past high street. at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a backup that's at least 20 minutes. let's go to steve. a lot of sunshine. usually we have some fog to show you on the traffic shots. that's not the case today.

the only fog, have you to go down to pacific grove or pebble or carmel and look out and you will find some. not on the coast. nothing inland, still conditions already mid- to upper 60s for some only santa rosa will have the same, 69. it's 69 south of the district. temperatures without the breeze, without the fog. there's not a chance that it will be warm for many today. that system moving into the extreme top left of your screen should pick up a sea breeze later on. i don't think it will do much in the fog department. we do have 60s, 70s, 80s, coast and bay and then a lot of 90s, low, mid, upper. some of the ier elevations around 2,000 feet will already -- feet are 80 degrees. some of that fog will work its way back. it will be very shallow. i don't see much of a break and

the fog will return, the question is will we escape high and mid-level clouds. the lack of campus housing has forted a lot of -- forced a lot of students to live in hotel rooms. today, angry students will take to the streets.

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welcome back. 8:29. more criticism this morning about solyndra. this time it involves financial help the failed solar giant got from the state. alex savage is in fremont to tell us about the questions being raised. >> reporter: one state lawmaker wants an investigation. now that the company has folded, former governor arnold schwarzenegger is facing some tough questions. the solyndra tax break was part of an alternative subsidy law signed by schwarzenegger. back in 2009, he took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for solyndra. but according to reports, the state didn't look into solyndra's financial health before giving them some help. this morning, we talked to a man who mass several friends laid off from solyndra. he does not think solyndra

should have received a tax break from california. >> that's some of your money, that's the cameraman's money. that's money from these working people. that's their tax money. they are on their way to pay money for this company that closed up. they are paying money on their jobs for what reason? none. it's a waste. a. >> reporter: earlier, solyndra filed for bankruptcy and the fbi is investigating $500 billion loan guarantee they got from the federal government. at the same time, a democrat, state senator alex padilla says he, says he plants to -- plans to hold meetings. a spokesperson for arnold schwarzenegger says he still believes the tax breaks given to companies like solyndra are the right way to go despite the way solyndra turned out. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2

news. today, the san francisco board of supervisors will vote on whether to change the city's campaign financing. san francisco has the same provision, so some supervisors want to take it out to avoid the risk of a lawsuit. well, starting today, gay and lesbian servicemembers can serve openly in the military. coming up for you at 8:45, pam cook will be back and she has reaction to the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. we're just two deys away from a nurses' strike. on thursday, thousands of thursday -- nurses will walk off the job. kaiser nurses will join the

strike in a show of solidarity. the california nurses association says sutter wants their nurses to pay more. the union also says nurses could be blocked for advocating for patients. some san jose state university students will stage a march and rally today to protest a lack of campus housing. the. you may recall the -- housing. you may recall they bumpedded some to make room for clash rooms. they were sent to a hotel. but students say the hotel is now why the convenient. they plan to make their demonstrations heard today at 4:00 p.m. 8:32. the man suspected in the bay crimes spree that occurred in a homicide is due to ecure in court. paul cass tee yes is arrested sunday night. police say he shot and robbed a man last know at a gas station in san jose and then a short

time later, they say he kidnapped 60-year-old cindy nguen. her body was found in a san jose home. she leaves behind three children. a candlelight vigil is planned for her on friday. a former san ramon police officer already accused of stealing police evidence is now facing domestic battery charges. luis lombardi has opinion held at the contra costa county jail since his last arrest last week. his lawyer said they did have an argument but the incident does not involve battery. san francisco police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death by a woman who says the man broke into her house. that incident happened on kirkwood avenue near earl street in the bayview district early sunday. the woman told police she

stabbed the intro duder when he tried to choke her. according to the san francisco examiner, the woman thought the man fled but then she saw him lying outside her door an hour later and called 911. that's when he was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators are investigating whether she acted in self- defense. fresno county supervisor the have packed -- backed off a plane to legalize an underground needle exchange program. -- program. but that's not stopped volunteers who provide up to 10,000 clean needles every week in exchange for dirty -- for dirty ones.

ed infractions would include -- the infractions for this would include cheating on fares, vandalism and protests that disrupt train service. there was another b.a.r.t. protest last night but it was not as big as this previous protest that you see in this video. b.a.r.t. officials say before they bar any repeat offendersers, the -- offenders, they would have to create an advisory committee to monitor the bans. there's been another crash in oakland. >> yeah. eastbound 580 at golf links road. a car flipped over and wet down the side of the road there. we have it on a map for you. eastbound 580 at golf links. sounds like a pretty serious crash, just reported moments ago. a lot of emergency vehicles arriving on the scene. it sounds like a car flipped on the freeway and ended up on the side down the e bankment.

one -- embankment. one of the cars should down. i want to love the -- move the maps down to freemont. concord to walnut creek, some slow traffic. slow traffic still on highway 4. let's go to live pictures. bay bridge toll plaza still backed up. it looks like it's slowing down here. it's about a 20-minute delay and san francisco getting slow traffic north. cesar chavez. >> let's go to steve. clear skies, no wind at all. if there's any, there's no fog unless you are down towards monterey. but it is sunny down there. temperatures, the orange starting to work its way back in. very warm temperatures will settle in rapidly. 60s. a -- a couple of 50s left over.

it won't take long for temperatures to get in the 70s. the system right here is staying to the north. a lot of sunshine, kind of hazy skies recall warm to very warm to hot. , 90s inland, mid- to upper. afternoon breeze, maybe by the coast. right now it's not happened yet. most locations will be in the low, mup -- mid- to upper 90s. 94 for orinda, walnut creek, into la fayette. and then san ramon warmer towards pittsburg. berkeley, alameda, the 80s. san leandro, 86. santa clara valley.

84 at santa cruz. we will go 84 in the city. the funeral for comedian bob hope's widow is now set for friday. dolores hope was 102 years old when she died of natural causes yesterday at their home near burbank. family and friends say she had been in good health until recently. she began as a singer and her voice captivated the man who would later become her husband. the movie "moneyball" opens nationwide this friday. brad pitt was in oakland for an

early screening last night. >> brad! >> hundreds of fans gathered outside of the theater to get a glimpse of brad pitt. some the got autographs. he plays billby bean who rebuilt the franchise and took the team to the 2002 playoffs and ktvu talked to fans -- talked to fans who played extras. >> they stayed up all night with us. [ inaudible ] >> other cast members attended the premiere. some oakland as players were onhand. a space ship factory in the california desert is now finished and ready to begin production for the first ever fleet shays ship. it's leecated in the -- space

ship. it's located in the mow vauly -- mojave desert. a passenger, that will set you back $200,000. >> i was donder -- wondering. a minnesota farmer is reporting a case of stolen swine. this farmer has 4,000 -- he says the swine were worth about 30,000. apparently the thieves took advantage of an automatic cooling center. >> this is what we found when we started to look things -- look things over. they cut this from top to bottom and got in there. once any were in, they could basically with do whatever they wanted. >> by the way, this isn't the first case of stolen bigs -- pigs in the area. in another case over the summer, someone took 500 picks

from another farm. 8:41. another frightening incident in japan. what happened a month ago that is just now coming to light. also, there is a new craigslist controversy to tell you about. you may not believe what was listed for sale.

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good morning. right now, traffic is affected by a -- by a multicar pileup, eastbound 580 at golf links road. one car has gone off the freeway. westbound traffic is also very slow in this area. i would avoid 580 and try to get on 880 instead. let's go back to the desk. all right. thank you, sal. taking a live look at the big board on wall street, it's kind of interesting looking the -- liking at the board. it looks like it went up and then down below where it start and now back up again. investors are dividing their attention between europe's precarious debt situation. italy's credit was downgraded today. right now, the dow is currently up 112. nasdaq is up 22. s&p is up 12. well, not great news for the housing industry this morning. the number of housing starts fell by 5% last month and that's twice the drop that

economists had expected. hurricane irene is partly to blame for slowing construction in the northeast. we're finding out some new details of the tentative contract between general motors and the united auto workersune -- union. the deal could add or save more than 6,000 jobs and most of those would be hired by gh -- by gm for the first time. workers would receive a $3 an hour raise. they would also receive a $5,000 signing bonus. the workers are expected to vote on the new contract this week. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we are with we're following right now. the investigation goes on into the death of nursing student michelle le this morning. the academy county medical examiner's office positively sided her -- identified her remains yesterday. the suspect is 27 years old and is behind bars.

this morning, president obama met with the new leaders of libya in new york city. after the meeting with the new leaders, the president said libya is a lesson about the international community -- about what the international community can achieve as we stand together as one. the two uc berkeley grads remain in jail this morning. bail for shane bauer and josh fattal has been paid for but a judge signature is needed to sign off on the bail and that judge has not come back from vacation today as planned. 8:46. members of the military will no longer have to lie. pam cook is in the newsroom with the end of don't ask, don't tell. good morning, pam. >> good morning. don't ask, don't tell is mo no more. as of midnight -- is no more. as of midnight, members no longer have to lie -- have to

lie. we spoke with pipe in san bernardino this morning who are hopeful this may lead to other equalities. >> i think once we, you know, we pass don't tell and people see that the armed services aren't falling apart and, you know, that our society isn't falling apart that that will take us one step closer to gay marriage, yeah. give it a little bit of time. in a statement issued this morning, president obama says "this brings us closer to the principals of equality and fairness that define us as americans. the ban on gays opening serve -- serving openly was repealed at midnight and the celebrations will begin today. a news conference and party is scheduled at the war policemen building across from city hall. tom amiano will be there today. the party continues at the lbgt center to celebrate the end of

don't ask, don't tell. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook. let's go back to dave dave. >> all right, pam. thank you. japan telling its biggest weapons supplier to investigate a cyber attack. government officials say that company violated laws. this happened a month ago but it just came to light to the government this week. it's not known if the hackers were able to take control of any sensitive information. five somalis will in a virginia courtroom. they are convicting their -- they were convicted in april of last year. attorneys for the five will argue that the men's actions fell short of the legal standard for piracy. their convictions are the first on u.s. soil in 200 years.

officials are trying to figure out how to keep guns off campus. at a meeting last night, students, teachers were invited to share their idea. this meeting came after a student was found with a gun on campus, last month. officials suggested tighter discipline in general. one parent -- one parent suggested the use of a texting highlight for students to report gun incidents. investigators say a man in his 60s was killed while walking onto lone tree way around 9:30 last night. police are still questioning witnesses to determine what led up to the tragedy but one woman says the victim walked right in the middle of the dark street as a car approached. >> if you look across the street, it's dark. there's no lights there. he couldn't see it coming.

he just got hit. >> the driver immediately stopped and is now cooperating with authorities. police say he is devastated. 8:50. police in phoenix trying to determine if a skull that was posted for sale on craigslist is real or a fake. now, the man who posted the skull for sale did it after bying it at a -- after buying it at a yard sale. the skull alert -- someone alerted the police to the skull. they contacted the medical examiner's office. police told the man he will be able to claim the skull in a couple of days if they determine it was a fake. a family out hunting for alligators in florida, tori, came out with quite a catch. look at this. 19-year-old tim st. ro reeled in a 800-pound gator. tim and his family were in their gator hunting boat on

friday. they potted -- spotted this. >> he came up and he was popping his jaw. he was big. i was a little intimidated. >> despite this impressive catch, florida wildlife says they have seen big ones. the longest caught was 14 feet long. the heaviest weighed more than 1 hurricane -- weighed more than 1,000 pounds. all right. 8:51. a big traffic problem on interstate 580. newschopper2 is on the way and sal will have more next.

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508, golf links, we have a crash where a car went off the embankment here. we have the two right lanes closed. coming up in a few minutes, we'll show you the backup and how it's -- and how it's affecting both sides of the road. 8:54. west hollywood could become the first city in the nation to ban the sale of fur. the city council voted unanimously to support the ban. west hollywood is known for its strong positions on animal rights issues. but officials say banning the sale of fur will significantly hurt businesses. the council will meet again in

two weeks before taking a final vote. this year's grape harvest is expected to be smaller than normal. a uc davis business researchers says -- researcher says wineries predict they will keep close to their prices. 8:55. water is gonna be more expensive for palo alto homeowners beginning next month. the city council approved a 21% rate hike, the average person will pay about $1800 more. they -- $18 more. it could soon be easier for berkeley residents to opt out of getting phone books. right now, berkeley has a system so sign up for the nonprofit agency to stop getting unwanted mail. but residents have to go through at&t's website if they want to opt out of their phone book. tonight, the city council will decide whether to call on at&t

to honor the opt out request from this nonprofit agency. stomp is back. today's ticket 2s-day winners will get to see the shows. five lucky winners will get to see the show on thursday, october 13th. the show has a new more surprises. the eight-member cast uses everything but conventional instruments to fill the stage with music and rhythm. for your chance to win to go -- go to ktvu.com. scroll down and -- scroll town to the secret word and put in "noise." sal, you are busy. have you chopper 2 with you. >> that's right. chomer 2 showing a crash eastbound 580 golf links. car went off the side here. the two right lanes are closed. fire crews are on the scene. i want you to pan to the right. i want to see the backup here. if you can do it quickly. we don't have a lot of time. so go quick here. you can see 580 is a huge mess

in both directions because of this crash but primarily eastbound which is the commute -- look at that backup. oh, my godness! people are not used to this. we've been getting tweets about this this whole morning. give yourself plenty of time. that's miles of backup. let's go to 280 at 880, there is a bus accident. let's go to steve. okay, sal. thank you. if you live along the coast or are in the city, get over to the coast today. the coast is clear. but i don't know if that will be the case tomorrow. it will be warm to hot and then cooler towards the end of the week. it's all good right now. >> and fall officially starts on friday. >> friday at 2:06 a.m. or something like that. for us. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everybody. >> bye, now.

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