fremont to capitol hill. two egg executives on the hot seat -- two executives on the hot seat right now. what a local minister plans to do to catch more criminals in the act. a surprising morning after the dow plunged. mornings on 2 begins right now. good morning you to. welcome to mornings on 2. it's friday, september 23. we begin with developing news from san jose. an early morning standoff with an armed man at a denny's restaurant is now over. paul chambers is live in san jose to let us know how this all started. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning. we just got here on scene. i can tell you here behind me, this is the restaurant. this is the denny's that was located with the situation. it appears that everything is clear. it was about an hour ago that

police negotiators were able to get the man out and to leave the denny's restaurant. we can take a look at some video we shot from our chopper this morning. it appears right now there are people inside but police say around 4:45 this morning, a man walked into the restaurant believed to be armed with weapons, possibly a knife and a gun. police say the man demanded all the workers and people inside the restaurant to leave. he then lowered all the shades and it's believed he was going to harm himself but police were able to successfully get him to leave without incident. that happened about 6:09 this morning. we can come back out here live once again. you can see the 145euds shades are back open. the restaurant is not open. i asked the manager if they're open. they said not right now. i tried to talk to the restaurant manager or some of 9 workers involved but as of right now we just got here on the scene. it is a clear situation. no one was harmed. the man was taken to a mental hospital for evaluation.

>> paul, thank you. our time is now 7:02. one local minister says if street lights were brighter, the streets of oakland would be safer. ktvu's craig debro is here to tell us about a new plan to reduce crime. >> reporter: the proponents after brighter oakland city want to make changes to a city ordinance in order to better fight crime. the idea came out of the true vine baptist church over there or true vine ministries. people we talked to there this morning say better lighting alone won't solve all of oakland's crime problems, but there is a lot of room for improvement. >> the situation is pitiful. >> reporter: out here is west grant avenue and market street. minister zachary kerry wants to make changes in east oakland too. right now a local ordinance regulates the intensity of street lighting. he wants to have exemptions for that ordinance in east and west oakland. in other words, he wants to be able to have stronger street

lights in east and west oakland he believes -- he believes that more lighting there is, the less likely that criminals are going to commit crime. opponents of the order any nantz as it is -- ordinance as it is written now say energy conservation aside, the dim bulbs are giving crooks a chance to commit crime. >> if a crime is committed in -- and there's no lighting, everybody can get away. but if we have lighting, people don't respect lighting. >> as long as they're in the light, they are subject not to do as much crime. crime, you know, is done in the dark. >> reporter: this isn't their first foray into crime fighting. back a september 17, true vine ministries, they held a march in oakland. about 3,000 people showed up. in addition to better lighting, they want more cooperation on

regulating illegal guns and guns that are used to commit crimes. they're trying everything they can. they say they have split cool support. i talked to -- political support. i talked to people this morning. they're getting positive reaction right now. it hasn't led to a change in the ordinance but they're pushing for that. reporting live in oakland, craig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. a new report says oakland remains one of the most dangerous cities in america. f.b.i. statistics show there were 15 violent crimes for every 1,000 people last year. that's the most of any bay area city. emeryville was number two with 12. the f.b.i. is blaming much of the crime on violent street gangs as well as drug dealings. it is 7:04. we now have a sketch of a suspect who police say tried to kidnap a girl in south san francisco.

he grabbed the 11-year-old girl near a middle school but the girl was able to break free. police say the attacker was wearing an orange hat with the letter "t." he has a piercing in his right ear and two piercings on the left side of his neck. a heads up for hikers near stanford. there are reports that thieves broke in and burglarized six cars. it happened yesterday morning while people were hiking along trails near stanford's radio telescope antenna called the dish. one of the people's whose car was broken into said several laptops were stolen along with hiez wife's -- his wife's purse, passport, keys and at least $1,000 in cash. time 7:05. happening right now in washington, d.c., two top executives from freemont based solyndra on the house seat testifying before a house committee on capitol hill. these are live pictures you're looking at. they're there before the

congressional panel. the chief executive officer brian harrison is appearing today along with other members of the staff. they're not answering any questions. instead they're taking the fifth amendment. the house subcommittee is investigating possible wrongdoing relating to a $528 million federal loan. one of the toughest questions came just about 15 minutes ago. oklahoma congressman john sullivan asked the c.e.o. brian harrison about a meeting they had in july weeks before solyndra went bankrupt. >> i guess a lot can change in five weeks. in our meeting you lied to me about the financial health of your company because just five weeks later your company was bankrupt. what happened? >> make sure you stay with us here on ktv mornings on 2. coming up at 7:45, we'll take you live to our washington, d.c. newsroom. we'll get an update on this morning's hearings. chief financial officer

w.j. stover is no stranger to controversy. the bay citizen is reporting this morning he also served as cfo at micron technologies between 1994 and 2007. that was -- the tenure came at the same time as an investigation into a price fixing scheme with four other computer chip companies. only one micron employee ever went to jail. it's 7:07. tonight there will be a candlelight vigil for a prominent women from campbell who was killed in a violent crime spree. family and friends will gather at the plant mall, the same shopping center where she was carjacked and kidnapped one week ago today. her body was found the next day. the suspect 33-year-old paul castillo is in custody accused of shooting and wounding a man during a robbery attempt at a gas station. time 7:07. let's check in with sal. you've been busy record this morning. >> i have been busy.

this morning's commute has been -- in some areas it's been lighter but in other areas certainly not. let's go out and take a look at some of the pictures now. 680 southbound getting slow traffic as we head south. no major problems heading to that area. we did have a minor accident nearby but it has been removed. also this morning's commute is looking good on 880 so far coming from san leandro on the left toward oakland. and you can see that traffic at the toll plaza is backed up for at least a 10-minute wait. let's go to steve. thank you. some interesting clouds drifting up from southern california. it makes for a beautiful sunrise on this first day of fall. happy friday, everybody. feels more like summer, doesn't it? especially away from the coast. actualactually by the coast. the story today might be some of these tropical clouds with rain already in southern california and along the central california coast. some of that cinching -- that is inches northward and bears

watching. already happening this time in the morning tells me there's a lot of energy there associated with this low. it should generally be a day and a half and then will get bumped inland and that will take care of it. then we'll have to focus our attention on a cold front, the first cold front of the season that will be in here sunday. the lightning or high-based thunderstorms are possible santa cruz mountains south. if you don't get anything like that, will you get tropical feel so the humidity will go way up. it will be hot, muggy inland yet by the coast it will probably be foggy. if not foggy, clear, cool. because of the thunderstorms red flag warning out. you get maybe not so much in the way of rain but you get the lightning, low humidity and high temperatures that creates higher fire danger. again that's monterey county, son bonita county more than us. there's also a cold front stalled out in the gulf of alaska but it will start moving here soon.

50s, low to mid- to upper. cold front running into a lot of resistance. that's in the form of high pressure which also will scawsh some of the -- squash some of the fog. a lot of cold air coming out of alaska. it will modify itself by the time it arrives on sunday. it will bring dramatic changes in temperatures. today a wide variety. if you don't have the fog, it will be nice, mild. if you get the clouds, it will be very hot and humid. if you're stuck in the fog, it's cool. so 60s, 70s coast and bay. 80s as you move inland and 90s, mid- to upper to down right hot, kind of muggy far enough away from the coast up to vacaville, clear lake, maybe towards gilmore, morgan hill. muggy conditions. with your weekend in view saturday will be cooler as the fog gets a little enhancement. sunday partly sunny, mostly cloudy, cooler, possibly rain. tuesday warmer. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:10. stocks are mixed right now

after fears of a new recession caused international investors to continue to dump stocks overnight. wall street started the morning in negative territory. but financial stocks are leading the push there at 1% right now. industrials are also in strong shape. taking a live look at the big board, the dow had peeked in positive territory for a moment. right now it's done at 36. the nasdaq is up 5 and the s&p is up half a point. the g20 nations say they are committed to a strong and coordinated international response to boost the struggling global economy. they released that statement from south korea as global stock markets have plunged amid worries the world economy is heading back into recession. the g20 says the fragility of the financial system, market turbulence, weak economic growth and unacceptably high unemployment all need to be addressed. also new this morning, grease appears increasingly likely to default on its debt -- greece

increasing -- greece appears increasingly likely to default on its debts. more on that coming up later. we're also talking about shortages of critical medication. a hearing happening right now exploring why this is becoming a growing problem and what it means for patients' safety. what's happen drag to the man accused of changing a fake bomb to an australian teenager as part of an extortion attempt. plus, a happy homecoming for this soldier from hayworth. why his stay here will be a short one.

welcome back. governor brown comes to san francisco. he'll be announcing plans for legislation to create jobs in california. the governor will appear at two events today. the first he'll be at gaps

corporate headquarters at 11:30 and then at pier 27 at 1:30 this afternoon. a federal judge gave the city of oakland a deadline of january to make changes to the police department. the reform -- [indiscernible] yesterday the judge criticized the oakland police department for failing to comply with a complete list of reforms. however, he stopped short of placing the department under federal control. an oakland -- oakland mayor told the judge he's committed to implementing those changes. it's 7157 this morning. the -- 7:15 this morning. the coroner's office will release its report of a shooting of an unarmed man in bay point. it's expected to provide critical and new information about the death of 24-year-old johnny achoa in march. investigators say both officers were in grave danger when he tried to speed away from a traffic stop. the sheriff's department says one deputy was briefly trapped

in the car after he tried to grab the keys from the ignition. the car then hit the other deputy. the man accused of changing a fake bomb to an australian teenager as part of an extortion attempt is being extradited back to australia today. 50-yard paul douglas peters has been held in a kentucky jail since his arrest in louisville last month. he introinto a millionaire's home and tape add fake bomb to the daughter's neck. no explosives were found. three men, including one from here in the bay area have been arrested charged with computer hacking. 23-year-old cody creten gur is one of the men. an ohio man and a man from mountain view, they were also arrested. all three have been charged in the hacking attacks on sony pictures entertainment and the san cruz county computer

servers. time 7:15. happening right now in washington, d.c., a congressional hearing is under way. lawmakers are looking into the shortage of life-saving medications all over the country. reportedly the shortage is so severe, people's lives are at stake. according to the associated press, at least 15 recent deaths are blamed on medication shortages. it is 7:17. a hayward soldier is back home this morning after spending the last nine months in iraq. 23-year-old army specialist don teegan was greeted by friends and family at the oakland airport last night. the army medic is home for two weeks and he hopes his next assignment will be to go to afghanistan. >> i want to get out there and help my guys out before we leave or anything like that. >> he says while at home he plans to sleep a lot and eat at his favorite thai restaurant. time 7:17. pakistan's foreign minister lashing out at the united states for accusing pakistan's

intelligence agency of supporting terror attacks on american troops in afghanistan. yesterday during congressional testimony, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff admiral mike mullen said pakistan's intelligence agency played a direct role in supporting insurgents who carried out the deadly attack on the american embassy in kabul last week. pakistan's foreign minister condemned that allegation and warned the united states risk losing pakistan as an ally. the president of yemen is calling for a cease-fire after his surprise return to his country today. he has been in saudi arabia for the past three months. he's recovering from injuries he got in an attack on his presidential compound. protesters demanding the president's resignation have been clashing violently with government troops. it is 7:18. today the nba could announce the cancellation of the start of training camps and some exhibition games after talks to

end the lockout ended again without a deal. meanwhile nba players are making plans to play overseas. kobe bryant could be among them. the laker star has been offered $6.7 million to play basketball for an italian team. bryant helps to speak italian and in fact spent part of his childhood in italy while his father played basketball over there. the team is offering bryant some different contract options including a game-by-game deal. we will know tonight which oakland schools could close as part of a restructuring plan. the superintendent will make his recommendation on which of eight elementary schools will shut down. the school board will then review the recommendations at their board meeting on tuesday. a final decision on school closures will be made next month. happening right now, these are live pictures from the white house in washington, washington, d.c. where we are waiting for president obama to september the outline for an

educational plan that allows states to opt out of part of the no child left behind law. that would essentially end his predecessor's signature accountable measure which basically has defined public school life nationwide for nearly a decade. mr. obama plans to invite states that agree to overall low performing schools and adopt more rigorous teacher evaluations to apply for some relief from the bush era laws 2014 deadline to bringing all students to proficiency in reading and math n. is very important for education and an important change and again the president will be making that announcement shortly. we will continue to monitor that and bring it you to when he does start talking. time 7:20. we've been talking about the san francisco giants. can somebody help them? some are saying it looked like it's finally time to wait until next year. a winning lotto ticket unclaimed. where it was sold in the bay area and how much it's worth.

this morning on 280 northbound you can see stop and go traffic getting into the south bay. we'll tell you more about that and the rest of the commute coming up. ♪

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we're taking you live to the white house. president owe bam on the right on your screen. -- obama on the right on your screen. he's expected to outline some changes to the education plan called the no child left behind that was a big part of the education program set about by his predecessor president bush. he's going to be allowing states to opt out some of the more unpopular parts of the no child left behind law. again, president obama speaking live at the white house right now. let's listen in. welcome to the white house,

everybody. i see a whole bunch of people who are interested in education. we are grateful for all the work you do each and every day. i want to recognize the person to my right, somebody who i think will end up being considered one of the finest secretaries of education we've ever had. [ applause ] in addition to his passion, probably the finest basketball player ever in the county. i also want to thank the governor of tennessee for taking the time to be here today and the great work that he's doing in tennessee. i'm especially appreciative because i found out that his daughter is getting married and he is doing the ceremony tomorrow.

so we've got to get him back on time. and a good friend, somebody who i had the pleasure of serving with during the time that i was in the united states senate, he's now the governor of rhode island, lincoln chafee. [ applause ] and i do want to acknowledge two guys who have just worked tirelessly on behalf of education issues who happen to be in the front row here from the house, outstanding congressman george miller. [ applause ] >> it is an undeniable fact

that countries who outeducate us today are going to outcompete us tomorrow. but today students are sliding against their piers around the -- their peers around the globe. today kids trail too many other countries in math, science, and reading. that's true, by the way, not just in inner city schools, not just among poor kids. even among what are considered our better off suburban schools we're lagging behind where we need to be. today as many as a quarter of our students aren't finishing high school. we have fallen to 16 in the proportion of young people with a college degree even though we know 60% of new jobs in the coming decades will require more than a high school diploma. what this means is if we're serious about building an

economy that lasts, an economy of which our work pays off with the opportunity for solid middle class jobs, we've got to get serious about education. we are going to have to pick up our games and raise our standards. we're in the midst of an ongoing enormous economic challenge. and i spent a lot of my time thinking immediately about how we could put folks back to work. and how we can stabilize the world financial markets and those things are all important but the economic challenges we face now are economic challenges that have been building for decades now. >> you've been watching president obama live at the white house. he is saying that to help states, districts and schools move forward with education reform, his administration will provide flexibility from the law of no child left behind in exchange for a real commitment to undertake change. he's also tying education to the ongoing unemployment

problems saying the two are directly connected. now, education secretary arnie duncan will provide details of the waiver process. that will be sent to state governments later today. the president of a nonpartisan research group center on education policy basically saying this is the beginning of the end of the no child era. president bush signed the no child law in 2002. it requires regular testing in reading and math. critics complain it's resulted in schools focus doing much time and energy on testing rather than educating children. so interesting to see how this will play out. the. saying we need to get serious about education, pick up our game, change our standards so this is his attempt to start that. our time 7:28. speaking of the president, he'll be becoming here to the bay area but we'll tell you what just happened that is very disturbing just before he gets here. we're live at the u.c. berkley campus where a second way of protests are planned.

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day of uc berkley campus. police and students clashed yesterday. this could be just the beginning. >> reporter: that's right. we spoke to a protest organizer this morning and she said in less than three hours, students are once again expected here on campus. they're angry about tuition hikes. yesterday the protests started off peacefully but ended tummously. -- tumultuously. two people ended up getting arrest the. one had a scuffle with a police officer whose magazine clip went flying. police say the other protesters threw chunks of concrete and a chair. the protesters charged into the hall take take over the building. police ordered them out at 9:00 last night, this after nine hours of demonstrations. >> this confrontation with the police might distract from the real message the students want

to portray of the u.c. regents need to keep the u.c. system public. >> reporter: protesters are angry that basic tuition and mandatory fees have soared to more than $13,000 this year, twice what they were five years ago and they are likely to rise again. students say they will now take over the hall to help education students about cuts and hikes till their message is heard. students are not allowed into it. coming up at 10:00, we'll of course be here and load you know how the protests unfold once again. >> thank you. time is now 7:33. this weekend president obama comes here to the bay area. the president will be at two fund raising events in the south bay. on monday the president will take part in a town hall at mountain view's linked in. police right now are searching for vandles they targeted president obama's campaign office in west

hollywood, west los angeles last night. look at glass windows just shattered. the office was empty at the time. luckily no one was hurt. president obama is due to visit los angeles next week for a campaign fund-raiser. it's 7:34. porn king larry flint is willing to pay a million dollars for a a story that will embarrass presidential candidate rick perry. perry. rick took out ads yesterday asking for proof of an illicit sexual liaison about perry. he's interested about knowing any kind of encounter gay or straight and he is requiring documented evidence. the offer is similar to previous efforts by flint to embarrass public figures that he does not like. and the republican presidential candidates go on the offensive in their latest debate. nine candidates took the stage last night in orlando, floartd. coming up at -- florida. coming up at 8:15, we'll talk with a political analyst about

how the newcomer managed to steal the show. a federal judge is expected to issue an injunction by monday against five suspected gang members in oakland. the order would prohibit them from congregating in parts of the fruitvale neighborhood. they would also be abandoned -- banned from carrying guns and meet a curfew. a hearing for the other 35 departments is scheduled in december. our time 17:35. -- is 7:35. the oakland mayor is firing back now, days after a city resident, one of her neighbors, complained that her front yard is a mess. that neighbor kenneth pratt went before city council tuesday. he claimed the mayor's home does not comply with the fire code because of overgrown vegetation. he also says the city selectively enforces code violations. however, the mayor says she is subject to the same rules as

everybody else. i'm saying no preferential treatment. we have all the fire inspections on record two years ago. they tell us to get rid of certain edges and certain trees and we did that. >> ktvu asked the assistant fire chief about the mayor's property and he told us her property has been in compliance. it 7:36. a six-ton satellite is expected to hit somewhere on earth today. reporter chris gutierrez is live in houston with when the impact may happen and where. chris? >> reporter: good morning. to be honest with you, your guess is as good as mine. nasa officials here at the johnson space center, there's this whole time of orbiter scientists that are looking at that right now. they're following this satellite with radars, thanks to the department of defense. but where and when this thing will land we still don't know at this hour. we'll probably know better when we get closer to the two-hour frame from two hours out or so. we do know thankfully that this

satellite will not reenter the earth's atmosphere over north america. so that means those of us who live here in the until, those of you out in the bay area -- in the united states, those of you out in the bay area, you are in the clear according to nasa officials. however, other parts of the world, major chunks of the world are still owe tensionally at risk -- still potentially at risk of seeing at least 26 chunks of metal. right now it's essentially the size after school bus but when it reenter's the earth's atmosphere, it will break into chunks. it will be as small as ten pounds and as large as 300 pounds and where and when they land is still anybody's guess. back to you. >> thank now that live update from nasa. time 7:33. the giants baseball defending world champs, they've got a must win game tonight. the jiefntles lost to the dodgers 8-2 last night. yeah. -- giants lost to the dodgers 8- 2 last night.

yeah. tonight the giants open a three- game series against the first place arizona diamondbacks. the numbers don't look good. the giants have six games left. they're six back in the division race, four behind in the wild card. the giants, though, refuse to give up. they've won nine of the last 11 games so it's not over till it's over. last year remember it came down to the very last game of the season for the giants to get in the playoffs. who knows. let's check in with sal. >> they were playing better last year although they could still do it. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is moving along okay here on highway 24 driving up to the last lafayette bart station and beyond that to oakland. no major problems there. also this morning we're looking at the oakland bay bridge toll plaza. westbound there's at least a 10 to 15-minute delay there. let's take a look at the south bay where north 101 is busy.

so is northbound 280 approaching 17. 85 slowing in saratoga and up to cupertino. as we move the maps over to the peninsula, 101 and 280 looks good. you can look at half moon bay. remember, we had an earlier crash in half moon bay. it has not recovered. that crash was there a long time ago but still very heavy traffic in this area and right now this is a look at 880 in hayward, union city. that's moderately heavy. let's go to steve. >> thank you. great tweets coming in this morning. frank from san jose said hey, some interesting skies down here. and jessica from beautiful pinal set this picture. some clouds coming up from southern california. they are producing rain showers down towards central california. a lot of these are streaming up, especially towards -- well, they start south, head north but they're covering most of the bay right now so this will add not only clouds to the mix but a tropical feel today. so thank you, jessica, one of the couple of photos i've seen

coming in on twitter this morning. sp weather by the way if you want to take a photo. the information coming in today also talks about kind of mild or cool conditions depending where you are and shows clouds associated with it coming up central california highway 1, maybe 101 as well. monterey, salinas valley, but can take cruz mountains to san jose in line for some possible showers. right now they're just missing us. it's this close. you can see it's all coming around a lull. that will be there around 24 hours. then it will get kicked in by that cold front right over my shoulder. but today that's what's producing those mid and high level clouds and gives us that tropical feel. the low just formed the last 24 hours. it's been drawing up moisture. it will fire up thunderstorms over the sierra too but possible lightning, and a hug gi, hot -- muggy, hot feel inland. first day of fall. because of the thunderstorm, it's usually not so much the rain. it's the lightning. a red flag warning out.

monterey county, higher hills, the national forest, low humidity, hot temperatures. 64 already in livermore. i think they were 98 yesterday. i'm going for the same today. sonomo county airport, santa rosa 51. concord, fairfield 59. at last check there was no wind at all at fairfield or travis. calm, zero. another hot day. the low will eventually get bumped out of here and a pretty good system coming in here. this is your sunday cooldown right there. it's still a couple days away but there's looft cold -- a lot of cold air for this time of year bottled up in there. the high pressure is squashing the fog so it could be low and thick. by tomorrow i think it will lift and by sunday morning it will be up around 2,000 feet and even well inland. we'll cool down with the system coming in. but until then plenty going on. a mix of sun and clouds. 90s inland. very muggy. 60s, 70s, 80s to near 100 degrees for antioch and again a possibility of maybe a few showers popping up later o. all we need is a trigger mechanism

in the atmosphere w. your weekend in view, it will be cooler on saturday and a lot cooler on sunday. possible rain in men seen know county and -- mendocino county and lake county. it is 7:42. what's happening on wall street after two days of giant sell- offs? and why this morning's hearing on bankrupt solyndra is already over. the shake-up of super bowl surfing. it's going old wave. it feels like help is never far away. it feels like you're protected against life's little mishaps.

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it is 7:44. welcome back to mornings on 2. wall street taking a little bit after breather of two days of huge sell-offs due to concerns

that the global economy is slipping into another recession. there was a lot of selling off overseas in markets overnight, but right now the u.s. markets kind of holding steady. the dow down slightly, down 25 to 10,708. senate a zach is -- nasdaq is up 8 and s&p is flat. the moody's rating agency announced its downgrade of eight great banks. it says the downgrade is due to the worsening economic climate in grace and the bank's exposure to government bonds. it comes as greece tries to meet the materials of its international bailout. greece appears to increasingly likely to default on its debts. the fears once again have shaken up international markets. democrats in the senate say they will vote down a bill passed by the house to replenish disaster aid funds and prevent a government shutdown. early this morning the

republican controlled house passed this bill. democrats object to cuts in clean energy programs. the senate will vote on the bill today but time is running out. the disaster aid account could run out of money early next week and without action, a government shutdown is possible a week from today. the two top executives from fremont based solar company solyndra took a lot of heat on capitol hill this morning. we explain why it was a very short hearing. >> reporter: tori, the two men were excused from the hearing room after repeating dozens of times they would not be answering any questions. in fact, the hearing ended less than a half an hour after solyndra's c.e.o. brian harrison and senior vice president w.g. stover were sworn in. they invoked their fifth amendment rights and opted not to testify but congress kept

asking demanding to know how the company that got a half a billion dollars in federal loans collapsed just months after harrison personally assured them it was doing great. >> he looked me in the eye and assured me everything was just fine. and the company was on track to be cash flow positive. mr. harrison told me and other members of this committee that solyndra was continuing to make excellent progress. >> republicans asked the executives if they had something to hide. >> i want to ask mr. harrison if he thinks the american people who invested over half a billion dollars deserve to know what happened to that money. >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded to me by the fifth amendment of the comu and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> republicans also used itself hearing to accuse the obama administration of rushing loans to solyndra to make it look like president obama was helping to create more green

jobs. democrats say republicans were badgering the executives this morning. i'll have more on what's next in this investigation during my next update in about an hour. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. facebook is getting a facelift. founder mark zuckerberg unveil add new timeline yesterday at the conference in san francisco. the feature will be kind of like an online scrapbook. users can add music and other content to customize it to their liking. you can also add a large cover photo. >> you can use your cover to express a unique moment from your life, something you're interested in. it's just a great way to learn about who a person is without having to read anything about them at all. >> partnerships with the netflix and hulu were also announced at the conference. texting is gaining ground as the preferred way to communicate for americans. according to a new survey, 31% of americans now text instead

of making phone calls. 53% say they still prefer a phone conversation. the study also shows no big surprise here that younger adults are more likely to text. >> that's true. time 7:49. things really heating up now in the patent battle between apple of cupertino and samsung of south korea. samsung will be more aggressive in taking on apple. the samsung executive accuses apple of free riding samsung technology but apple disagrees with that and sued samsung back in april saying that samsung's galaxy devices are copies of the iphone and the ipad. meantime mastercard and visa expected to raise debit card fees that businesses pay for small purchases. the fee on a $2 purchase would go up from 8 cents to 23 cents. that's the maximum allowed under government rules implemented in june. analysts say this move could eventually discourage many

businesses from accepting debit cards for small purchases. ten minutes now before 8:00. the mavericks surf contest in half moon bay is back in the hands of the man who started it all. the san mateo county harbor commission picked jeff clark and his mavericks international incorporated to run the contest. clark hopes to create a more festival like atmosphere with the help of an entertainment company. the contest never happened last year because there really were no big waves. the year before, though, a rogue wave sent some spectators to the hospital and caused some real concerns about safety for those watching from the shore. time 7:50. he's an incredible man known for his great witness, wisdom and it made him a tv legend. and journalists everywhere and his family here mourning the death of ktvu's bob mackenzie. plus, a scientific discovery that could challenge the genius of albert einstein.

this is a sad day for all of us at ktvu. veteran bob mackennedy lost his long battle with cancer. he was -- mackenzie lost his long battle to cancer. he was 75 years old. he had the incredible talent to see the ordinary and make it extraordinary. he also had a knack for story telling that delighted bay area audiences for more tan 30 years and he clearly -- than 30 years and he clearly loved his work. >> you know the idea there are six million stories in the naked city. i think if lieu into anyone's life past the surface, you find drama. you find comedy. you find the essence of what it is to be human and we've all got a story. all you need is somebody to let you tell it. >> bob earn adjournallism degree from u.c. berkley. he then went to work as a tv critic for the oakland tribune

and "tv guide" before joining ktvu in 1977. he went on to win 13 local emmys as well as many other awards. time 7:54. they may have to rewrite some of the high school physics books. scientists in switzerland say they have found something that's faster than the speed of light. what it is subatomic particles. scientists say they managed to isolate those particles and record them moving faster than what they thought was physically possible. and they say it's been done and repeated thousands of times. a lab in chicago is right now trying to replicate those results and if they can prove it right, it's -- its discovery would undermine some of the theories of albert einstein. our time 7:54. let's check in for your commute. sal is watching things out there. dave, good morning. right now traffic is doing very well. if you are driving in some areas and not so well in others, we're going to start with the not so well part.

unfortunately 880 northbound you're going to see slow traffic for the last few days coming out of san leandro and getting into oakland has been a chore. not only on 880 but also on 580 westbound coming up past high street and getting out to fruitvale. let's take a look at westbound bay bridge. once you get past the 15-minute delay or so at toll plaza, that looks pretty good getting into the city for this time of the morning. this morning's drive on the san mateo and dunbarton bridge, that's a nice drive. southbound at 92, there's a new crash heading south. watch for extra time there. 7:55. let's go to steve. thank you. if you're just waking up and you're not in the fog so speak, you might want to take a look out. we do have high clouds up above. they're coming up from southern california. some rain down the coast. they throw a tropical feel into the weather forecast. if you're inland by the coast it won't matter but inland

maybe more of a hot and humid forecast which is not something we usually say. some of those showers are getting closer. highway 1, 101 heading up. so they'll be with us today interest tomorrow. the low -- into tomorrow. the low responsible for it will get kicked to the east by an incoming system on sunday but until then, maybe some possible lightning high based up toward san jose. 50s and 60s for us. already 66 in livermore. there's no wind at all towards fairfield which ch tells me it's going to -- which tells me it's going to be hot. the system will plunge our temps on sunday and give some rain to the north bay and some drizzle to the coast. sun and clouds, thes on inland -- 90s inland. very muggy. almost 100 degrees. eight going to be hot out there. clouds and sun. more fog, cooler on saturday. much cooler on sunday. i think light rain makes it to the north bay. we rebound on monday and warmer on tuesday. >> thank you. it is 7:58.

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good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm tori campbell. we're starting with developing news out of san jose. almost a two-hour standoff between police and an armed man is over. ktvu's paul chambers is there telling us how it started and ended. >> reporter: it was about two hours that police negotiators got the man to successfully leave the denny's restaurant behind me. the man was held up inside the restaurant alone for an hour and a half. >> at about 14:-- [indiscernible] the male entered the restaurant with a knife, ordered everybody out and threatened to kill himself.

officers responded out there and negotiated with this individual and eventually were able to get him to surrender peacefully. >> reporter: here's a view from chopper 2 as police surrounded the rest strawntsdz and closed down -- restaurant and closed down this busy area. he was transported to a mental hospital for evaluation. the restaurant post add sign opening in -- posted a sign saying it will open in about an hour. we tried to talk to workers inside and others as they left but they refused. live in san jose, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. it is 8:00. one local minister feels brighter lights could make the streets of oakland safer. craig debro tells us about a new plan to reduce crime. craig joins us live in oakland. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the true vine ministries is at market and west graham. the people with the ministry want to shine a bright light on people who want to commit crime but right now the law says they

can't shining a brighter light. mr. zachary kerry wants to make changes in east oakland as well as west oakland. opponents of the current ordinance say energy conservation aside, the dim bulbs are giving crooks a chance to commit crime. >> at certain areas there's not enough light and there's a lot of crime in certain areas where there isn't enough light. >> reporter: is this one of the areas? >> this is one of the areas. >> reporter: in september earlier this month, part of the same group of people, minister kerry among them, he also lead as group called save soldiers against violence everywhere. they marched from the baptist church in east oakland to city hall. part of the purpose of that march was to call attention to the 75 homicides that happened in oakland between january and

august. last count there is 85. it's not just about stronger lighting. they're also trying to make changes in local gun laws and in local parolee movements. reporting live in oakland, craig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:02. oakland remains one of the most dangerous cities in america. f.b.i. statistics show there were 15 violent crimes for every 1,000 people last year. that is the most of any bay area city. emeryville was second with 12. richmond was third with 11. the fbi blames much of the crime on violent street gangs and drug dealings. time 8:02. we now have a police sketch after suspect who police say tried to kidnap a girl in south san francisco. police safe the suspect grabbed an 11-year-old girl but the girl broke away and escaped. police say the attacker was wearing an orange hat with the letter "t" on it. he has a piercing in his right

ear and two piercings on the left side of his neck. time is now 8:03. it's a warning for hikers near stanford university. there are reports thieves broke into and burglarized six cars parked in a dirt parking lot at alpine road and peers lane. it happened yesterday morning while people were hiking along the trails near stanford's radio telescope antenna called the dish. one of the people whose car was broken into says several laptops were stolen along with his wife's purse which had her passport, her keys and at least $1,000 cash. it is 8:03. convicted murderer yousef bay iv may be allowed to represent himself in a kidnapping and torture case. he and four others kidnapped two women in 2007 and tortured one of them to extort money. this is not connected to bay's conviction in the murder of oakland post editor chauncey bailey. but a decision must be made in the torture case before he can

be sent to prison. the judge is expected to make a decision within the next several weeks. today federal investigators will release a preliminary report on last week's fatal crash at the reno air races. they are trying to determine how a vintage world war ii plane suddenly plunged into the tarmac at the reno airport just feet away from the v.i.p. box seat. 11 people died. dozens of others were injured. investigators say veteran pilot jimmy leeward was likely unconscious when his plane smashed into the ground and he was among the 11 people killed. your time is now #:04 -- now 8:04. the republican presidential candidates went at it again last night in their latest presidential debate. this one happened in orlando, florida. make sure you stay with us here on ktvu mornings on 2. coming up at 8:15, we'll take you live to washington to get analysis and also show you the moment that had the audience there erupting into laughter. back here at home, someone

here in the bay area may be waking up this morning $200,000 richer and may not even know it. the lone tree way chevron station in antioch sold a winning lotto ticket. so far no one has come forward to claim it. the fantasy five drawing was on tuesday. take a look at the winning numbers here. 12, 34, 27, 32, and 24. oh, well. >> good luck to someone out there. it is 8:05. we want to check in again with sal to see how the friday morning commute is shaping up. things are actually doing pretty well in many areas. but not so well in others. we'll start with one of the traffic trouble spots of the week, not only of the day but the week. that would be northbound 880 getting out of san leandro and driving into oakland. it's been very slow. this reminds me of what it might look like on sunday as the oakland raiders take on the visiting new york jets sunday

at about 1:00. the game is sold out. that means that a lot of people will be there at the oakland coliseum. let's move along and take a look at the westbound bay bridge. that traffic is backed up from the maze. it's about a 15 to 20-minute delay. no major problems. contra costa county better than usual. anxiety okay, they -- antioch, they are singing the praises of good traffic. then we are looking at 880 north and southbound in both directions. hey, by the way, are you a facebook person? well, we have our own facebook page. ktvu channel 2 morning news team, you can follow us there. this is different from the ktvu channel 2 news page. there are two pages. i think you should follow us on the morning news team. just saying. just one man's opinion. 8:06. let's go to steve. >> you're in fine form, sal. we have higher clouds up above. partly sunny, partly cloudy. throwing a lot of humidity into

the mix. along maybe some thunderstorms, maybe, probably south starting to come up from san joaquin valley and southern california. it's early in the morning and they're already beginning to pop up. you can see some towards santa barbara and all the way up. now just south of monterey and salinas and heading northward. it's starting to fire up near bakersfield and south of fresno. so some of these could wrap back in. we already had the clouds. probably not, probably not but it's going to be close. all coming around a low off southern california which will sit and spin. then it's going to get kicked along by our first cold front of the season. first day of fall. sunday will be our first cold front. temperatures will go from way up on inland temps. they'll go way down on sunday. there will be a good 25-degree drop on some of these temps as we head towards sunday. because of those showers, high base showers and possibly lightning in central california and maybe down towards the santa clara valley or can take

cruz mountains, we have a red flag warning out. some of these can produce some lightning. also up in the sierra valley. 66 already in livermore. it's been a hot week out there. they had two days of 100. yesterday was 98 degrees. napa 59. san rafael, the city is at 54. oakland dipped to 55. what is going on at the oakland airport? they've been running about 5 degrees cooler than downtown oakland for the longest time. now all of a sudden they're running warmer. we have that system coming in. a lot of cold air coming out of the gulf of alaska. this will produce the first rain of the season be it light in the north bay and maybe on the coast as well as we get toward sunday as that moves through. so today partly sunny, partly cloudy. low clouds, some fog. very thick. looks to be hanging out by the coast. 90s inland. very muggy. hot, muggy, humid, not something we say here. 50s, 60s for coast and bay and 80s inland. the trend for the weekend will be to go from hot, muggy, humid

to really cool by sunday. in fact saturday would be the transition day. a lot of clouds. maybe light rain on sunday. clears out monday. tuesday back to sunny, nice and warm. time is 8:09. if you plan to visit bay area pumpkin patches this fall, the pumpkins may look smaller. you can blame the cooler, summer weather. pumpkins are growing at a slower rate. some are reportedly still green. growers predict pumpkins will be 10% to 20% smaller. some are even wandering if the annual giant pumpkin contest in half moon bay will be affected. the father-in-law of a missing utah woman is in custody this morning on child pornography charges. authorities arrested 61-year- old steven powell in tacoma, washington yesterday. his daughter-in-law susan powell has been missing for almost two years. investigators confiscated the images during a search of steven powell's home last month. they say they found more than 2,000 secretly recorded videos

of girls and women, including many of neighbors shot through windows and some of susan. >> there's some pictures of her, susan cox powell that were also taken without her knowledge. it looked like they were secretly taken and inappropriate. >> the only person named as a person of interest in susan powell's disappearance has been her husband and steven powell's son josh. josh claims his wife disappeared while he was on a camping trip with his two sons. time now is 8:10. we were just talking about the republican presidential debate. the sparks were flying at that laits debate. -- >> at that latest debate. >> i think americans just don't know sometimes which mitt romney they're dealing with. >> how are the democrats reacting to all of this back and forth? we'll take you live to washington for reaction across the aisle. muni is calling it one of the strangest accidents ever. now it's at the center of a lawsuit. plus, it's an attack that's often tied to the middle east. wait till you hear about the

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good morning. some very low fog for some. not for everyone. closer to the coast around the bay. up above some sun and also some partly cloudy skies with tropical clouds. so temperatures 60s to 90s today. it 18:13. the g.o.p. candidateses for president once again sparred in their latest debate. for more on that democrat analyst and attorney park levine -- mark levine joins us

live from washington, d.c. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori. >> what did you think last knight's debate? >> reporter: i thought it was interesting. everyone says the biggest issue is jobs. it's the economy. but i didn't hear much discussion about the economy, what they would duly do -- would actually do to fix it. they seemed to say the answers are in the states. i don't know if that's going to win in november. >> sacramento, you know, for example is in terrible shape. >> reporter: exactly. it's not the only state capital that is in terrible shape but they seem to say state capitals have the answer, not washington. it's not just that washington doesn't work but washington can't work. they have eight candidates running saying closed to 2017. it was strange to me. >> one of the more humorous moments last night came from one of the candidates who is very little known across the country. it was a jab at president obama. let's listen to former new mexico governor gary johnson.

>> my next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel ready jobs than this current administration. [ laughter ] >> that got a lot of laughs. who exactly is mark johnson? >> reporter: it's gary johnson. he's the former governor of new mexico. he's a stringent libertarian. he doesn't really have any shot but i was glad to see him up on stain. i think they should all be -- stage. i think they should all be up on stage including the former governor of mississippi who they haven't invited because he want to take money out of elections. i was glad to see him there. he thought he was funny. i would like to see the american jobs act passed so we could get more shovel ready jobs but it was a good line and he took it up. >> two women, not one technically in have seem to have kind of fallen on the wayside. what is your take on michele bachman and sarah palin? >> reporter: well, sarah palin i don't think is going to enter the race. she's a big tease. she loves to say hey to the media, i might do it, i might

not. she's not going to do it. her 15 minutes of fame are over. michele bachman, i think her time is ending too rick perry stole her thunder. she did very well in iowa before rick perry got in the race but there are only so many christian conservatives to go around. >> president obama facing some fallen poll numbers including some from his base. the economy obviously continuing to struggle. what does the president need to do in order to win reelection next year? >> i i think the president needs to make clear the differences between him and the republicans. es he come forward -- he's come forward very nicely on the american jobs act. republicans are saying we're going to stop you. we are not going to allow the economy to succeed. we're going to cut spending. we're going to harm state buckets and we're going to contract the economy. so it's kind of like the economic car is teetering on the cliff with obama trying to rev it forward and republicans trying to push it back. if he can't get the american jobs act passed, i wish key but if he can't because republicans stop it, he's got to do what

harry truman did in 1948 and run against congress and say i want to get this economy moving. the republicans are holding me back. you need to give me another term and get result of those republicans so i can do what you elected know do. >> tall order for the president to try and do that. mark levine joining us live from washington, d.c. this morning. thank you. appreciate it. >> thank you. also we are now learning how the republican candidates are doing in terms of fund raising donations from the bay area. so far mitt romney leads with $56,000 in donation -- $65,000 in donations but the latest fund raising data was reported before rick perry officially entered the race. the major donors in the bay area are linked to companies like cisco systems, goldman sachs, capital group companies and altamont capital. our time 8:17. in other new there is may be a lawsuit in san francisco after a very unusual accident involving a muni bus and a bicyclist. it happened on broadway near columbus last week. the bicyclist claimed she was trying to go around a double parked car when she fell and a

muni bus ran over her arm. the whole incident we're told was captured on a surveillance camera. police are saying it appears the bicyclist was actually at fault for making an illegal lane change. >> apparently the bicyclist was attempting to maneuver around a double parked vehicle that was in the number three lane. however, the bicyclist did so entering a lane that was already occupied by another vehicle which was the muni bus. >> now the attorney for the bicyclist says he has not seen that surveillance tape and is threatening to sue to get it. the bus driver didn't stop after the accident but muni is saying the bus driver probably didn't know what happened. it is 8:18. the u.s.-mexico border in southern california is back open now following a shooting involving boarder patrol officers. it happened yesterday afternoon during a confrontation with a man who was being questioned at the crossing. investigators say the officers opened fire after the man pulled out a gun which was later determined to be a fake. the suspect was taken to the

hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the shooting remains under investigation. in michigan a father and his two sons are recovering after being injured in a car bombing. this is video taken a short time ago -- a short time after their car exploded on tuesday. investigators say someone planted a bomb in the car. it went off while the father was driving his sons to football practice. all three are expected to survive. investigators don't know the motive. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to arrests. time 8:18. we have breaking news. this just came in. the nba, the national basketball association just announced training camps have been postponed indefinitelily. the nba is also canceling 43 preseason games. the nba hasn't been able to work out a new collective bargaining agreement with the players association. nba players have been locked out since july. the regular season is scheduled to open november 1 if a deal

can be reached. again, this is information just coming in and we'll be waiting to see how the golden state warriors and other teams will be affected. >> we just mentioned earlier that kobe bryant is looking to possibly play in italy while the nba works this out. it is 8:20. a local business is actually growing. the record sales for a high end retailer. also, they were once in the hands of nazis. now two paintings are back with their rightful owners. good morning. 237 stop and go traffic. we'll find out what the other ways across the bay are coming up.

in a time when many businesses are cutting back, one business is growing at an impressive pace. we explain how a tech company is managing to stand out in a crowd of struggling retailers. >> reporter: it's not just any retailer. it's a very high end retailer. but it is on a mission to bring luxury to your home. one kings lane considers itself a start-up as much as an online retailer. it has the growth of a start-up to prove it, at least a successful one. the paper says in its second year revenue at the one kings lane site is set to triple from its first year to $100 million.

we sat down with the c.e.o. this morning to find out how in a struggling economy they are doing so well. >> in down times really, consumers do need value and that's what we provide. in addition, our suppliers actually may see their businesses slow a bit so they're looking for new ways to get their products in front after very large membership base. >> reporter: their membership base is large. their audience is already two million subscribers and they've gone from 29 employees last spring to 200 now. you can tell by their lobby they're all about luxury. taking a look at that right now. the executive staff works directly with designers such as ralph lauren and smaller ones like peacock alley. there are 100 to 200 items on their daily deals but you have to get up early. the e-mails go out by 8:00 a.m. and many things sell out. >> so we basically go and prenegotiate these great deals on behalf of our consumers and we bring them back at 50% off retail. >> reporter: he says in these

tough times and rough days on the stock market, they've seen record sales days in the last few months. by the time mornings on 2 ends, it has done the majority of its business for the day. so you can imagine the technical support that they need. they say they are still growing. so like with facebook, twitter and app writing, it's like a second dot-com in the bay area. that seems to be where the jobs are. you can read more about one kings lane in the edition of the san francisco business times. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook. >> that was fascinating. thank you. the time is now 8:25. two paintings stolen by the nazis during world war ii are now back with their right full owners. immigration and customs agents delivered the paintings to the polish consulate in new york city. the nazis stole the paintings from the national museum in warsaw during world war ii and they've been missing for 70 years. but they were found by immigration agents at an

auction in 2006. it is 8:26. we want to check in again with sal. it's a little mixed out there. some heavy to light traffic? >> it is a little bit mixed. we've had heavier traffic i'm afraid for the last hour or so all over the bay area. but we're going to look at the bridges here and take a look at bay bridge. still quiet. a -- still quite a hefty delay. better news for the san mateo and dunbarton bridges. richmond bridge traffic is fine and foggy on the golden gate bridge. at 8:26 let's go to steve. thank you. you're correct we do have some areas with a lot of fog. others have the southbound already. there's a lot of high clouds up above. had a lot of tweets on that by the way. where are the clouds coming from? especially towards san jose. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. those clouds are associated with a low coming up right there. southern california right off of los angeles. it is producing some clouds and eventually some showers are possible. i'll say santa cruz mountains san jose south. 50s and 60s. already mid-60s for some.

it's going to abmuggy, hot day for those -- to be a muggy, hot day for those inland. by the coast you'll have to deal with fog and cool temperatures. everything is going to change as we head towards sunday because of that system right there. right there. it's going to sweep through and i think give the first rain of the season. not a big deal but i think we'll get something out of it by sunday and a lot of drizzle along the coast today. partly sunny, partly cloudy. 50s, 70s, 80s. then you get over the coastal hills and it's hot. mid-90s and upper 90s. it will be cooler on saturday as that systems gets closer. it will be dramatically cooler on sunday. temperatures fall off the table and maybe again our first rain. more likely cooler and a lot of clouds. clearing on monday and warmer on tuesday. time now is 8:27. governor jerry brown is coming to san francisco today. he says he'll have very important news if you need a job. they protested before and say they'll do it again. we're talking about u.c. berkley students. we'll tell you what's got them

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welcome back. it's 8:30. a second weach of student protests -- round of student protests. we tell you why students say they're energized and not planning to stop. >> reporter: that's right. a protester organizer we spoke to earlier this morning says a lot of freshmen participated in the demonstrations yesterday. the issue affects all students and they will not go quietly.

>> reporter: two people ended up getting arrested. one had a scuffle with a police officer yesterday when their magazine clip went flying. police say the other protesters threw chunks of concrete and a chair. the protesters charged into the hall to take over the building. police ordered them out at 9:00 last night. this after nine hours of demonstrations. one of the biggest problems officers said were the signs that protesters used to protect themselves. >> whether they make a shield like this and then attack an officer, that dsm raises our level of concern. >> reporter: -- that definitely raises our level of concern. >> reporter: protesters hope the clashes don't detract from the message that students are angry that basic tuition and mandatory fees have sored to more than $13 240u -- soared to more than $13,000 this year. one student said he may be forced to drop out of school. >> because the cost and the job market right now, it could not be beneficial to get my four-

year degree. >> reporter: in an hour and a half, hundreds of students are once again expected here on campus and we will of course be here to bring you the latest. live in berkley, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. it's 8:32. arson is to blame for a fire that destroyed a concord home earlier this month. the fire started on september 5 at a home on schuyler court that was under construction. it also damaged two other homes nearby. investigators say the fire burned too quickly and all accidental causes have been ruled out. there are no suspects but anyone who saw something suspicious that day should contact the contra costa county fire district. jaycee dugard is suing the federal government saying parole officers failed to properly monitory her kidnapper philip garrido. he held her captive for 18 years. he was fird under -- first

under federal parole until the state of california assumed responsibility in 1988. dugard has already received a $20 million settlement from the state. any money received in the federal lawsuit will go to dugard's nonprofit foundation. time 8:33. three men including one from the bay area have been arrested. they're charged with computer hacking. 23-year-old cody cretten ger is one of the men. he's connected to a hacking group. an ohio man and a man from mountain view were also arrested. the three have been charged in the hacking attacks on sony pictures entertainment and santa cruz county computer service. tonight there will be a candlelight vigil for a prominent woman from campbell killed in a violent crime spree. the family and friends of cindy win will gather at the plant mall in san jose, the same shopping summer why where she was carjacked and kidnapped one week ago today. her body was found the next day. the suspect 33-year-old paul castillo is in custody.

he's also accused of shooting and wounding a man during a robbery attempt at a gas station. it is 8:34. this morning the coroner's office will release its report on a fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in bay point. it's expected to provide critical information about the death of a 24-year-old in march. both officers were in grave danger when he tried to speed away from a traffic stop. the sheriff's department says one deputy was briefly trapped in the car after he tried to grab the keys from the ignition. the car then hit the other deputy. a federal judge gave the city of oakland a january deadline to make changes to the police department. the reforms sterm stem from the 2003 riders misconduct case. yesterday the department was criticized for failing to comply with a complete list of reforms but stopped short of placing the department under federal control.

oakland mayor jean quan told the judge she's committed to implementing the changes. we're going to know tonight which oakland schools could close as part of a restructuring plan. the superintendent will make his recommendation on which of the eight elementary schools will shut down. the school board will then review the recommendations at their board meeting tuesday. a final decision on school closures will be made next month. a federal judge is expected to issue an injunction by monday against five suspected gang members in oakland. the order would prohibit them from congregated in parts of the fruitvale neighborhood. they would also be banned from carrying guns and they would have to obey a curfew. the injunction is part of a lawsuit filed by the city of oakland against 40 alleged gang members. a hearing for the 35 other defendants is scheduled in december. 8:35. within the last 20 minutes, we learned that the six-ton satellite is not falling toward earth as fast as nasa had

expected. experts are now predicting it will crash late tonight or early tomorrow. apparently its orientation has also changed and that is slowing its fall. most of the satellite will disintegrate. it's about the size of a bus but about 12,000 pounds of it is expected to rain down somewhere although nasa says it's unlikely that any surviving debris will land in the u.s. a palo alto lawmaker is holding his 11th and final there ought to be a law contest. state senator joe smitty is looking for proposals for new laws or to repeal or modify an existing law. 18 contest entries have become laws over the years including the law requiring drivers to turn on their headlights in bad weather. the deadline to enter the contest is october 31. if you would like to submit a law, we set up a link to the contest on the web links section of ktvu.com. today governor brown comes

to san francisco to announce plans for legislation to help create jobs in california. the governor will appear at two events today. first he'll be at the corporate headquarters at 11:30 a.m. and then appear -- then at pier 27 at 1:30 p.m. time 18:37. sal is on his job. -- time is 8:37. sal is on his job helping folks all over the bay area. good morning you to. traffic is doing pretty well in some areas but not here on 880. the whole week we've seen slow traffic getting in from san leandro to oakland. about the only good thing i can say is there haven't been a lot of major crashes. we're always thankful for that but the traffic is still pretty slow. let's move along and take a look at the golden gate bridge. i would say this is a traffic trouble spot because visibility is very low. you have to use your windshield wipers. be careful. these are the conditions that may lead to a crash. also this morning we're looking at the san mateo and done burton -- dunbarton bridges. those look good. northbound 101 slow traffic.

southbound 85 and 280, a traffic trouble spot on the right showld near cupertino -- shoulder in cupertino. plenty going on. some clear spots out there. a lot of high and mid-level clouds coming up from southern california and thick fog. so the combination of the three will mean a cool day for some. nice for others and kind of hot and muggy for a few, especially away from the coast and some of these clouds coming up from southern california are starting to pop up a little bit here. so santa clara valley, maybe off towards the east bay, parts of the peninsula, keep an eye on the sky here. it's getting closer and closer. it's starting to line up. so from san jose to santa cruz mountains south, it does look like maybe some high-base stuff. probably won't happen but the mere fact that things are starting to pop up very early in the morning bears watching. all associated with an area of low pressure off of southern california. it will be here till probably about saturday. then it will get bumped in by that system coming in from the gulf of alaska which has a little bit of oomp to it. i think it will give us our

first light rain of the season. until that arrives we have a high fire danger out because of low humidity and associated lightning with the thunderstorm. mainly monterey county but anybody heading up to the seer would where it's possible there as -- sierra where it's possible there as well. some locations especially north bay not as warm but it's going to be kind after mild, muggy day for a while and then hot and muggy inland till we can get this cold front to come through. it will happen. fall will start to be on the increase saturday night as it gets closer and then sunday the system will sweep through. plenty of cold air behind that. looks like it will hold together to give us a rather dramatic change in our temperatures and sky conditions as we head towards sunday. today sun and clouds. 90s inland. muggy. some of these will be upper 90s. 60s and 70s closer to the coast. 70s and 80s around the bay. kind of a pretty sunrise today with some of those clouds around if you weren't stuck in the fog. but mid up toker 90s. one -- mid- to upper 90s.

one more day of that. fog will be rolling in cool us down and a big cooldown with light rain possible on sunday from san francisco north. monday clears out. tuesday nice and warm. >> thank you. time is 8:40. the man accused of changing a fake bomb to the neck of an australian teenager in an extortion attempt is being extradited back to australia today. paul douglas peters has been held in a kentucky jail since being arrested in louisville last month. authorities say peters broke into the home of a millionaire. then attached a fake bomb to the neck of his 18-year-old daughter. it was a standoff with police that lasted ten hours. but that teenager was later freed and no bomb was found. closing arguments started today in the amanda knox appeals case in italy. knox is hoping to have her 2009 murder conl vix for the -- conviction for the death of her british roommate overturned. most of the d.n.a. evidence used to convict knox in her original trial is now in

doubt after the court ordered a review. a verdict in the appeals case could come at the beginning of october. 19 minutes now before 9:00. first it was fire. now there's a water crisis in texas. the state has now declared a drought emergency. more than one million texans will soon face mandatory water restrictions. there have been record high temperatures and very little rain in texas this year. the drought has played a role in the summer's wildfires which have been the worst in texas history. basketball fans are stunned. the announcement came from the nba just 30 minutes ago. we'll have the details. also a rare treat for nature lovers. when you can visit yosemite for free.

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announced its downgrade of eight greek banks. they say the downgrade is due to the worsening economic climate in greece and because of the banks exposure to government bonds. it comes as greece tries to meet the terms of its international bailout but greece appears increasingly likely to default on its debts. european officials have begun to talk openly about possibility and fears continue to shake up international markets. your time 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. a standoff earlier this morning at a denny's restaurant in san jose ended without shots filed. just after 4:30 this morning a man walked into the restaurant with a knife, ordered everybody to get out. after nearly two hours of negotiations, the man surrendered peacefully to police and no one was hurt. can't let another generation of young people fall behind because we didn't have the courage to recognize what doesn't work, admit it, and

replace it with something that does. we've got to act now. [ applause ] >> there's president obama this morning at the white house announcing he's giving states the flexibility to opt out of some of the provisions of the no child left behind education law. the president says the law's intentions were good but the law focused too much on testing. 8:46. new this morning this morning's highly anticipated congressional hearing about the collapse of fremont-based solar company solyndra did not last very long. alison burns covered it for us and the executives called to testify left lawmakers angry and dispointed. alison? >> reporter: that's right, tori. the solyndra executives are also facing a criminal investigation. even though they had originally agreed to testify and answer questions in front of congress, they changed their minds. here is c.e.o. brian harrison and senior vice

president w.g. stover being sworn in this morning. they invoked their fifth amendment rights and opted not to testify but republicans kept asking questions demanding to know why the company that got a half a billion dollars in government loans collapsed just months after executives personally assured members of congress it was making great progress. >> what is your plan to pay back the taxpayers $535 million you owe them and when will you pay it back? mr. harrison? >> on the advice of my counsel, i invoke the privilege afforded to me by the fifth amendment of the united states constitution and i respectfully decline to answer any questions. >> democrats accused republicans of putting on a political show. >> republicans in congress are now dancing on solyndra's grave but they seem to have a case of collective amnesia. it wasn't too long ago they were earning the department energy to award loans and loan guarantees to companies in

their districts. >> this certainly is not the end of the scrutiny for solyndra. the obama's administration of the approval of the loan or the government program that provided the loan, republicans are promising to keep pursuing documents and investigating the company's downfall. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. this weekend president obama comes to the bay area. the president will attend two fund raising events in the south bay on sunday and then on monday president obama will participate in a town hall meeting at mountain view's linked in. police meanwhile are looking for vandals who targeted president obama's campaign office in west los angeles last night. you can see glass windows are shattered. police say someone apparently fired a bb gun through the window. the office was empty at the time and no us with was hurt. president obama is scheduled to visit los angeles next week for a campaign fund-raiser.

time 8:48. this morning many political analysts say mitt romney won last night's presidential debate. nine ever the candidates were on the -- of the candidates were on the stage in orlando, florida. as they did in previous debates, romney and fellow front runner rick perry dominated. they went after each other over books. they both have written. >> there's a rick perry saying, almost quote, that the federal government shouldn't be in the pension business, that it's unconstitutional. unconstitutional? and it should be returned to the states. you better find that reck perry and get -- rick perry and get him to stop saying that. >> your hard copy book, you said it was exactly what the american people needed to have that romney care given to them as you had in massachusetts. then in your paper book you took that line out. so speaking of not getting it straight in your book, sir, that would be a good one. >> later this weekend republican voters in florida will weigh in on who they think is the best candidate.

they'll be holding the florida extra poll. meantime pornography king larry flint is offering to pay a million dollars for a story that would embarrass republican presidential candidate rick perry. larry flint took out ads in a few alternative papers yesterday. he's asking for proof of any kind of illicit sexual liaison involving perry. he says he wants to know about any kind of encounter, whether it's gay or straight and he wants documented evidence. the offer is similar to previous efforts by larry flint to embarrass public figures he does not like. ten minutes now before 9:00. you can visit yosemite national park for free tomorrow. the park is celebrating national public lands day. entrance fees are waived for all visitors but you will still have to pay camping, lodging and activity fees. national public lands day is the nation's largest hands on volunteer effort to

. [ stand by for captions ] joints chief of staff chairman admiral mike mullen said pakistan's intelligence agency played a direct role in supporting the insurgents who carried out the deadly attack on theist embassy in kabul last week. pakistan's foreign minister

condemned the allegations and warned the u.s. that it risked losing pakistan as an ally. yemen's president is calling for a cease-fire after his surprise return to the country today. the president had been? saudi arabia for the past three months recovering from injuries he received in an attack on his presidential compound. protesters demanding the president's resignation have clashed violently with government troops. our time 18:52. this is a very sad day for all of us here at ktvu channel 2. veteran reporter bob mackenzie has died after losing his long battle with cancer. bob was 75 years old. he had a style that was all his own and an incredible talent to see the ordinary and make it extraordinary. bob also had a knack for story telling that delighted bay area viewers for more than 30 years and he clearly loved his job. >> i've always tried to specialize in feature stories.

these are stories that aren't about what went wrong today or even anything that happened today. they're about things that are going on all around us. >> bob earned the journalism degree from uc berkley. then went on to work as a tv critic for the oakland tribune and "tv guide" before joining us here at ktvu in 1977. he went on to win 13 local emmys as well as many other awards. you can see more of bob mackenzie's incredible insightful work at our channel 2 website ktvu.com.

time is 8:56. right now palestinians are gathering as the palestinian president mahmoud abass is about to address the united nations in new york. we're looking inside the united nations imlg building right now before -- nations building right now before he comes up. just moments ago he officially asked the united nations to recognize palestinian statehood. and that is despite opposition from the united states. it is 8:56. we have just learninged that the sixth-ton satellite falling toward earth may in fact hit the united states. cnn has reported that nasa has changed its calculations. previously they said it was unlikely that any of the debris would land in the u.s. it's

expected to crash late tonight or early tomorrow and apparently its orientation has changed that is slowing its fall and changing its course. most of the satellite will disintegrate about about 12,000 pounds of it is expected to rain down somewhere. 8:57. baseball's defending world champions face a must win game tonight. the giants lost to the dodgers 8-2 last night pushing san francisco to the brink of elimination. the giants won a three-game series -- open a three-game series against the first place diamondbacks in arizona this evening. the numbers don't look good. the giants have six games left. they are six back in the division race and four behind in the wild card race. they refuse to give up. sal may help them do it. we think so. >> well, we'll see, dave. good morning, everyone. let's talk about 880 quickly. i want to leave you with how bad traffic is from san leandro to oakland. give yourself plenty of time. fog, clouds, maybe a few

showers especially south toward the santa cruz mountains and san jose. much cooler on sunday. maybe some rain. >> maybe rain. >> light, light. have a great weekend, everybody.