san mateo bridge traffic is moving well. let's go back to the desk. new this morning investigation underway into an accident of a transit bus. a female passenger with a baby was injured. tara moriarty is in oakland with the first pictures of this crash, tara? >> reporter: well we are here at the oakland police department where investigators are still trying to figure out exactly how this accident happened. we were at the scene earlier and you can see huge shards of glass scattered all over the street. it was really quite an impact, it happened on the corner of 86 and international boulevard. an suv crashed into the middle of a bus and the scary part, a mother was standing right near the door and you can see where the glass was smashed. she was knocked right off her feet and luckily the baby was

not hurt. the mother suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital but we are not sure about her condition at the moment. firefighters were the first to respond, other passengers were injured but did not have to be transported. they were questioned at the scene but they are not sure if it was the bus driver or the driver of the suv. they say the accident may have been much worse, live in oakland tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. police were forced to shoot two dogs and now the search is on for the dog's owners. two boxer dogs threatening a small child at the meadows park. they cleared the park and cornered the dogs. officers used a taser on one of the dogs but it was still out of control. officers shot both dogs, one was killed the other was wounded. >> it was sad to hear head to put one down and we are glad

they got it under control. it sounds like the police did a great job. >> the peninsular humane society says they have been unable to reach the dog's owner and it is unclear if the owner will face any charges. the berkeley republicans plan to go ahead with the controversial bake sale this morning. the group will start the sale on the plaza. now original little the group intended to sell cookies and cup cakes with different prices based on sex. the group calls it commentary on affirmative action. however the college republicans say they will not actually sell their baked goods at different prices but they will have a sign showing different prices. they will discuss the controversial school closure lists. they recommended closing five schools next year.

lakeview lazear, marshal maxwell park and santa fe elementary schools. last night principals met privately with parents and parents are worried about over crowding and after school care. >> we are worried if we will have a place for these kids. if you want them at other schools set up before and after school programs for these kids because some of these schools don't have them. >> they will safe an estimated 2. $4 million. president barack obama continues his west coast campaign swing in denver after a star studded fundraiser in hollywood. the president walked onto the house of blues to address his supporters. guests included danny devito and john black. he asked them not to get tired

but instead generate new enjoy. he will return following his denver event. mountain view event came the same day gop leaders visited facebook headquarters in palo alto for a discussion with other invited guests. >> they are taking a more active role, actually having candidates come as well as becoming more politically involved. facebook swarmed a pack apparently. >> in a statement facebook said pack or political action committee will allow employees to make their voices heard for supporting candidates for office. they repeated a familiar theme during their bay area visit, cut excessive government regulation. >> congress should see how it

started, how did am start? in a garage, how did google start? in a garage. >> now the stop at facebook submitted questions online and the event was closed off to the press. taxes will be a key issue in next year's presidential election. they actually pleaded with the president to raise the taxes of the wealthy and the federal tax rate has not been this low since harry truman was president. the average pays 15% relative to 1950. >> the problem is not state and local taxes and businesses are overwhelmed with regulations which is a cost and with the existing tax burden. >> now economists say taxes must go up to pay for social security and medicare costs.

a super committee is considering simplifying the tax code as part of a deficit reduction plan. well with just a few days to spare, senate balanced a spending mess to your avoid a government -- measure to avoid a government shut down. they will vote on the measure next week. it goes to disaster aid that goes to filibuster the new regulation. it was made after federal emergency officials told lawmakers that they have enough money to make it through friday which is the last day of the budget year. new details are emerging here that caused a patient's death at a medical center in oakland. judith, a cancer patient died. the nurse who made the mistake is reportedly a 23-year-old from new orleans.

she is among the 500 replacement nurses that sutter health hired when nurses went on strike last week. staff nurses will return to work after a five-day lock out. tonight, city council could ban smoking in a 17-mile area downtown. many are complaining about the current ban on smoking and that has pushed smokers across the street and on to the sidewalks near their stores and restaurants but not everyone thinks expanding the ban is a good idea. >> i to give my people a break and i can't allow them to walk five blocks away. >> we are trying to create a pleasant area downtown and that's not accomplished by people smoking. >> now the mayor says other cities in the county have harsher restrictions and if the

ban is passed it will go into effect in 30 days. now the giants will not be repeating but that's not stopping at&t park for the final hours of the season. at last night's game, the giants set a franchise record for the highest season attendants with 3.4 million fans and while they are disappointed in how it turned out, they still support the team. >> it does not change the fact that i will love orange and black for the rest of my life. >> a victory over the orange and black and then they have a day game tomorrow. 4:38 is the time. i would hope we don't have bandwagon fans that would jump off so quickly. >> well we have, they are

already on to something else. good morning everybody, let's look at what we have now. traffic is doing very well. you can see doing some paving work and on the on ramps between berkeley heading out to the mcarthur maze. also the commute look good on the westbound bay bridge no major problems there. 280 traffic is moving well. remember there are a couple of spots around the bay area where they still have road crews and some of the major roads are rundown and some are being picked up now that it is 4:30 let's go to steve. thank you very much, we have mainly clear skies even on the coast there is fog dancing off the sonoma coast but not much. they are in the cool to mild

category, #0 to 62. usually we don't see that big of a difference and 50 at napa airport which dropped to 45. still a hint of a west wind or a south wind at san jose. we expect a northerly wind which showing itself in some of the higher elevations which is starting to kick in. a chilly morning for some, yesterday was chilly for everybody. inland temperatures hid the to -- mid-to-upper 90l1sl0. it looks like a little bit of fog returns, saturday increasing clouds and cooler. 4:40, 12 people have just been killed by a powerful

typhoon in the philippines. the government has ordered more than 100,000 people to seek shelter. this is the 16th typhoon to hit the philippines this year. mendocino deputies are closing in on aaron basseller. it shows him carrying a high assault rifle and breaking into a cabin. they are trying to catch the suspect. they are investigating a series of cabin burglaries in which a shotgun was stolen. he killed two people including councilman jerry mellow last month. four months to the day that michelle le disappeared. the memorial begins in oakland. michelle le was in the

accelerated nursing parole gram. her body was found in alameda county. a former friend of michelle le's has been charged in her death, giselle esteban . the website is now saying hi and by by, byebye -- his family said he was brought out to a secluded patio area where he soaked up the sun. bryan stow described this experience as magical. >> it is magical for us to see him go through it and it's great. >> doctors are encouraged by bryan stow's recent progress, even so, he still has a long road to recover the are you.

the ntsb said the blame is squarely on pg&e for the explosion that killed several people and destroyed dozens of homes. pg&e vows to follow-through on all the safety recommendationels detailed in that federal report. we now know the man found burned to death was a paroled killer. he was paroled from prison last year after serving more than 29 years for seconds degree murder. -- second-degree murder. renee washington was also found stabbed to death in the burning home. police are treating both deaths as homicides. a car filled with wood chips cause fire yesterday.

they tried to take the train to a place where they could fight the fire and once the train was stopped, firefighters climbed on board and put out the flames. time now 4:44 san francisco's planned subway system is becoming a big part of the mayor's race. the $1.6 billion project has the sue mortgage of at least candidates who want the city's top job including ed lee. now if they say there is a possibility of financial fraud by a non-profit agency they will be investigating. >> i have a request to the city administrator's office to the task force... >> all of them deny any wrongdoing.

and the tunnel boring contract is actually under budget. today structural engineers will repel the washington monument left by the earthquake one month ago. the park service relace dollars this -- released this surveillance video from inside the day the quake struck. you can see debris and people running for the stairs. >> i felt the walls moving and you had debris hit being your head. then i real lized i have to get these people out of here. >> the wash monument has been -- the washington monument has been closed since the earthquake. they are dropping the current rule that requires somebody to be dead for at least five years before they can be honored on a pose taj

stand -- postage stamp. they want to know who you think should be on the next stamp. time now an actress is now calling for a boycott, why she claims flight attendants removed her from the plane. good morning, traffic is moving along well on the richmond san rafael bridge, we will tell you more about the weather and your commute, coming up, stay tuned.

. southwest airlines is responding to charges of kicking an actress off a plane for being a lesbian. she was removed from a baltimore st. louis flight yesterday and multiple passengers were complaining about her excessive affectionate behavior with another woman. hailey said they removed her because it is a family airline and she is now calling for a boycott of southwest. the new president and chief operating officers of the golden state warriors, rick wells will oversee business operations. he revealed his sexual orientation and at the time he was president of the phoenix sun. he relocated to be with his partner. the president of the bay

area's newest professional sports team will meet this afternoon. san francisco bulls will play starting next year in the pacific division and face off regularly against teams from stockton las vegas and bakersfield. tickets go on sale next monday. 4:50 is the time so let's check in with sal to look at traffic this morning. >> traffic will be busy on the golden gate bridge they just started switching lanes over southbound 101, don't worry traffic is moving along nicely as well. westbound bay bring coming into san francisco no major problems onto the upper deck. if you are driving on highway

4, westbound highway 4, this is a good time to get out there, traffic is moving along nicely getting up to pittsburgh, 680 traffic also looks good from the venetia bridge to concord and walnut creek. moving onto the east shore freeway on 80 westbound as you head out to the mcarthur maze, watch for road work along these stretches, we had road work on the dumbarton bridge, these roads are closed for another ten minutes or so. traffic is moving nice in hayward city even over 17 over the santa cruz mountains and even on the cupertino it looks good. we have slowing on highway 1 pacifica getting up to daily city but no fog, 4:51 let's go

to steve. looks like the coast is mainly clear, there is some fog out there, but it is not making much of a surge compared to yesterday. 60s for others, big difference between livermore and concord, a little bit of a breeze southwest 6, that is nothing but it is still a west winds. san jose has a breeze, santa rosa and mainly higher elevations showing a northerly winds and it should take care of any fog trying to hang on, chilly warmer this afternoon, breezy more so in higher elevations everything looks good to go for sunshine wall to wall 60s 70s and 80s and 90s, most of bay area will be fog free but some could be creeping back towards the coast.

friday clouds did i light rain on sunday -- cloudy, light rain on sunday. iraq has agreed to buy 18 u.s. fighter jets in a $3 billion deal. they are considering to ask troops to stay beyond the withdrawal deadline. american forces and contractors could train iraqi pilots on the f-16 jets and jets are not supposed to arrive until 2013. trial is to begin with michael jackson's doctor. he is on trial for the 20009 death of the pop star. coroner ruled jackson died from propofol which is a powerful sleeping aid. they have to prove he had a

minsterred -- he had a minsterred the drug. >> the prosecution must explain how outrageous it was to have this powerful drug in the home. >> now they will focus on his failing minds set in the weeks before his death. they are supposed to call kenny ortega, he was the producer he was working with before he died. on friday the department of health released their new tobacco purchase survey. 5.7% of the time down from 7.7% last year, the health department of credits it from enforcement, education and public opinion against teen smoking for the drop. people charged with crimes

now have the option to pray their crime away. people found guilty of misdemeanor a choice between jail or praying, it will direct people down the right path. >> we believe it is the right program and we will stick with it and move forward with it. >> they have the option of attending church once a week for a year and will be required to check in with pastors and the police department. they should not be combining government and religion. just this morning, rock 'n' roll hall of fame announced nominees for 2012, joan jet, the cure and heart.

production includes beastie boys, red hot chilly peppers and to qualify they must have released its precinctel 25 years ago. new members will be inducted in april at the hall in cleveland. coming up next at 5:00, uc berkeley students are cooking up controversy, the reason they will have to pay more than others at a bake sale today. a car crashed into a transit bus, we will have more. 101 southbound traffic looks good and if you are driving to the golden gate bridge watch out for lane workers reconfiguring the lanes for the morning commute and we will have more weather and traffic straight ahead.

. live in oakland looking at a bus crash that injured one mother and a baby. a new controversy cooking on the campus of uc berkeley

and students are taking affirmative action. and the political move the social network is making still ahead on our ktvu channel 2 news. . good morning, thank you for joining us, let's start with steve paulsen for a little weather. coast looking good, 60s and 70s, everywhere else upper 80s and a few low 90s as we run into fall weather and that means it is summertime along the coast. here is sal. westbound bay bridge moving along nicely if you are driving into san francisco and also looking at the commute on san mateo bridge than is looking nice