. they have just picked up road work which has been very slow because of a full freeway closure and that was a troubled spot just a few minutes ago. also looking at a troubled spot near the interchange and traffic is light on the 101. i want to mention westbound 80 you can see there is a closure on 80 coming out from university avenue. traffic looks like it is narrowing down so if you will be going out any time soon give yourself some extra time.

you see the truck backing up this will be gone soon. we are following developing news out of tehran. word came overnight all the necessary signatures have been obtained and two american hikers jailed in iran may finally see freedom after more than two years behind bars. we have been following this story. >> reporter: there have been several new developments, it appears they are several minutes away from their freedom. lawyers entered the compound about an hour ago and two swiss embassy cars were seen entering and at this point we are waiting for confirmation that they are free. shane bauer and josh fattal were in prison along with sarah shaw who was released but the

two remained in jail.$♪ a couple of years ago they were tried and were sentenced to eight years in prison for those crimes but negotiations to get them out continued and last week the first signs that a release was imminent came when mahmoud ahmadinejad told the u.s. media that shane bauer and josh fattal would be freed as a humanitarian gesture. over the last week there have been some ups and downs. bail was set at $500,000 each and there were reports that somebody put up the money. why they would put up the money is unclear. it's just away for them to ease tensions between iran and u.s. and would also ease tensions. either way the money was posted and there was a delay with the

signatures. two were needed and one judge was on vacation until yesterday. overnight the attorneys said he had gotten all the necessary signatures from the judiciary officials and hoped they would be free today. at this point they are waiting, where they will go upon release is unclear. we are watching things carefully in tehran and we will keep you updated. news news. a woman who worked at the bakery, they found her body inside a bathroom last night. they looked into reports of an argument between a man and woman outside earlier in the evening but they found nothing suspicious. they searched for the gunman who wounded a five-year-

old girl. it happened while the child was walking with her father in the city's bay view district late yesterday. investigators say the little girl got caught in across fire of a gun battle, a stray bullet hit her left knee, she is expected to make a full recovery. police say many people witnessed the shooting and they are urging witnesses to step up. >> if you have seen anything or heard any rumors, please contact the police department. >> investigators tell us that the shootout stemedfrom a water balloon fight between two groups of people but then escalated into gunfire. they are looking for two shooters who fired off at least four rounds. oakland police are looking for your help to find a teen who has not been seen since late last month. she has not been seen since she

left her north oakland school on august 31st. she is described as weighing 120 pounds, black hair brown eyes, police have reason to believe she may be in oakland or berkeley. police now see a grieving mother's rescue dog led to the body of cliff michelle lee. her dog found the missing nursing student's body. she is the mother of a child who was stabbed to death two years ago. her child's body was not found for a year. >> there is such thing as some part of closure. you never completely get it but you get some closure.

>> the medical exam they are is trying -- examiner is trying to determine how she was killed. giselle esteban is accused in her murder. two bloodhounds are aiding in the search for erin bass swindler. he is accused of two murders and the dogs and their handlers will join 50 local officers searching a forest near fort brag where he is believed to be hiding. they have uncovered a trail of evidence left behind by him including campsites and food. oakland police are often too quick to draw their guns. researchers review dozens of cases through january of this year. acted appropriately but did not have to draw their guns in 28% of the incidents examined. the study is part of the fall

out of the police scandal. a man accused of killing a vietnam person, paul castillo is facing charges for kidnapping a woman last friday. he shot and wounded a man pumping gas during a robbery attempt. two people connected with the san jose pop club helped him to allude police for three days. medical marijuana dispensaries lead to more crime. the nonpartisan study shows the number of crimes increased almost 60% once dispeps risk -- dispensaries closed researchers fear it could be tied to drug activity. they are getting ready to walk off the job tomorrow,

nurses in oakland put together picket signs and plan to hold a one day strike starting at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. they will take part and both hospitals have hired replacement nurses to work during the strike. san jose a report to the council found they could have to close all community centers and libraries. the problem is a budget deficit from anywhere from 78 million to $115 million. city administrators suggest they take a look at pension reform and tax proposals. managers of the golden gate recreation area are mapping out plans for the next few years. they want to promote conservation. changes include new trails and

improved facilities along highway one. they will also have access to the beaches and the upgrades will cost $150 million. 4:39 is the time. >> we are looking at all kinds of things and one problem is the east shore freeway and they are picking up road work on 80 westbound. so be careful if you are driving through that area, this is about the time they start picking up a lot of the road work so you could see some detours. you can see as our camera tilts down how the roads open up once the roads are cleared. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza, nice advantage of having a nice commute if you

get on the road now. northbound 208 that traffic looks good getting up to 17. how lot it be? let's go to steve? >> 12 depends on where you are sal. >> oakland? well it is interesting, the oakland airport was 8 degrees warmer than downtown. usually it is the other way around but that was not the case yesterday. yesterday was hot, not like walking on the sun hot but it was hot. we have thunderstorms popping up on the sierra but they fall apart. some fog is there and i say some because it is very shallow right down on the ground, some 50s and 60s, the city is 50s north bay 55. it was 84 yesterday and that's one of the hardest challenges when the fog starts to come

back, yesterday was 86 and i am going 74 today. san jose 64 and 60s for everybody else. southwest at travis, calm san jose calm santa rosa. it is trying to ramp up and so far it is held in check. there are really warm temperatures over us. by the coast, i think peninsular and north bay will cool down a few. inland, to the south bay and to the east bay it will take another day. 90s inland yet over by the coast 60s and 70s and there is a big huge difference if you live in areas if you work near the city you will notice a big drop in the temperatures after yesterday's really warm temperatures it really rolls in friday and with the weekend rolling in it will cool down

dramatically especially on sunday. we have an update on the hikers, the hikers have beenee leased. -- been released. let's check in following the developments in the newsroom, claude dean? >> reporter: word has come that the judiciary that iran has confirmed the u.s. hikers have been released after spending more than two years in prison. we did see outside the presidential candidates son in tehran. there were reports that swiss embassy vehicles had gone into that compound and then came word that also the lawyers for the two hikers also went into the prison and at that point everybody was waiting to see that they had confirmation that they had been released. as you may remember they have

been in prison since 2009. three hikers crossing into iran, the two hikers shane bauer and josh fattal were convicted over the summer of he is among -- he is bee among and trespassing. at this point they are finally free for the first time in two years. where they will go now is still unclear. when sarah shaw was released she went to the embassy and that's because they actually put up her bail money. there are reports they actually put up the money for these two hikers and and it is possible they put up the money for them and they may go publically thank them. we will continue to follow

developments and we will check back in with you in a moment. live k tv u channel 2 news. the storm is bringing heavy rain and winds up to 100 miles per hour. so far four people are dead or missing. more than 1 million people in the central part of the country have been told to evacuate. there is concern about the nuclear plant damaged by the march earthquake and tsunami. the fear is that it could cause radioactive leaks. several scientists are on trial accused of file predict the major earthquake two years ago. it killed more than 300 people in april of 2009. prosecutors say the scientists did not provide adequate warning but many scientists say it is a legal attack on science. they are headed for a

showdown debating legislation providing more than $3 million to help people in hurricane irene and other disasterrers. the dispute raises the possibility of another government shut down. the disaster relief should funds the government through mid-november. a nevada funeral home is offering to bury all 11 victims for free. they heard about the plight of one family and decided to provide services for everyone. new video has emerged from the crash and some of you may find this difficult to watch. it shows the world war two plane making a loop before hitting the ground and disintegrating. it shows the clearest view of that impact yet. organizers are answering more safety questions than normal in light of what

happened in nevada. they say the reason know air races are inherently different than their air show. >> it is a highly core yes graphed is well -- choreographed well scripted show, all of the variables are in control. >> no spectator has been killed in an air show since 1952. organizers expect a few more faa administrators on hand than usual but they are not making any changes to the show itself. president barack obama has added a meeting with mahmoud ahmadinejad to his schedule of meetings today. he will try to talk him out of backing out of a request for recognition of palestinians statehood. the u.s. would veto such a move and president barack obama will try to get the palestinians

leaders and israeli leaders back into peace talks instead. he is accused of over charging an elderly customer and they are wondering if there are other victims. she is the daughter of robert ebert. she said when her father became ill, she took over his expenses and when she noticed some unusual charges. >> astounding to me. when confronted there was no reaction like, i have done something wrong. >> now bank records show honey bear postal charged him more than 32,000 dollars between 2008 and 2011 according to the santa clara deputy d.a. the owner is working to resolve

the case in a fair manner. any other possible victims should contact police. top executives at solyndra will not appear, they are calling to talk about a $500 million loan to the bank result company -- bankrupt company. they are invoking their 5th amendment rights. lawyers have advised the executives to keep quiet during the hearing. president barack obama's upcoming bay area visit will include a town hall on jobs at mountain view based linked in. it is called putting america back to work and people can submit questions for the president to answer and the event will be streamed live. the president's visit includes two fundraising events and there will be a cocktail

gathering in facebook's ceo. ben bernanke and her colleagues wrap up their meeting just a few hours from now. most say ben bernanke will return to a 50 year policy called operation twist when it was first enacted. it involves shifting money from short-term bonds to longer term holdings and it can reduce rates on mortgages and other loans. the two people who lost their homes in the 2009 in the santa cruz mountains are suing. it got out of control and they now claim cal fire acted negligently when it let the controlled burn get out of hand. they plan on seeking money for their losses but they are planning on paying punitive

damages. mayor david glass said some illegal fireworks displays at the county fairgrounds has growing support for who can sell fireworks and reducing the number of sales for permits issued. they have their biggest annual fundraisers and they are asking sales not to be banned. time now 4:50, that space satellite is expected to fall any day now. new calculations on the chances it may actually hit somebody. and the pack 12, decision made about the conference late last night. stay tuned.

. sal, how would they have time to play all of those schools? >> they wouldn't play everyone every year but one of the things is pam, i remember the pack ten, do you remember the pack ten, pam? >> it was not that long ago. >> westbound 80 as you head out to the mcarthur maze, that traffic is moving along okay, all the road work has been picked up and the morning commute is moving along okay in both directions, the road work has been picked up and also 880 so better driving there. if you are driving in walnut

creek antioch pittsburgh, all those beautiful cities, steve? traffic is moving along very nicely there and in brentwood, have i missed anything? i missed a bunch of them. how is the weather, sniff. >> i believe they are -- steve? >> i believe they are playing division. it is there, just really shallow, thick fog right on the coast. yesterday the coast was clear and i tweeted yesterday afternoon or yesterday morning, excuse me, no fog over us it is north and south but it is not here now. yesterday temperatures were really balmy yesterday, santa rosa 53, 55 in the city it is four degrees cooler than yesterday but san jose mountain

view oakland all in the 60s southwest at travis, just a little stronger than yesterday, but just an indication that may be that sea breeze is trying to show itself. the fog is there, it will start to work its way in. high pressure is parked right on top of it and it is not allowing it to do much accept by highway one. afternoon will be cooler coast and bay and that sea breeze does kick in, maybe a couple of degrees cooler and it will still be warm and maybe it will cool off well away from the coast. for others you will drop a good 10 to 15 degrees so 60 to 100 degrees, hot inland cooler coast and here comes that fog for thursday and friday. inland it will still be warm to hot and we will cool down a little our clouds coming in by the weekend. nasa scientists are doing

their best to tell us when and where a plummeting satellite will hit. the earliest thursday, the latest saturday. they don't have any chances of getting hit which is 1 and 32,000. as far as anybody knows, they have never injured anybody nor has significant property damage been reported. the x factor appears tonight, simon says he is looking for undiscovered singers with that spent something. now the x factor have both sinking competitions but there are several factors. auditions are open to individuals as well as groups, contestants can be as young as 12. >> they are the most or again bunch i have ever met in my life. they have all grown up watching

you tube internet they have their own ideas and they were incredible. >> the x factor debutes tonight right here on ktvu channel 2 news followed by the 10:00 news and you can also see our entire interview with simon on our website just look for more video on our front page. it is coming up on 5:00 and we continue to follow that breaking news on the two uc berkeley grads who have been freed after their freedom has paved the way for their return. they accused google of abusing its power stay tuned.

. breaking news out of iran, they have been released, what we are learning and the questions about where they are headed now. in san jose, the city is facing trouble if they don't raise taxes or cut pensions. a five-year-old girl caught in a gun battle, the innocent activity that led up to