oakland where police are investigating a bus crash. we just spoke to the ac transit authority. we'll tell you what they had to say -- coming up. a dog attack at a bay area park leads to gunfire. the search that continues this morning. >> reporter: this oakland school could shut its doors for good and there may be other school closures on the way. the meeting tonight to discuss the changes. newschopper2 looking at a situation that could cause traffic problems in santa clara. find out why fire crews are on the scene. it could cause a delay in your commute. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm corey campbell -- tori cam b it's tuesday, september 27th. only on 2, a ac transit bus loaded with passengers, a woman with a child was injured in the

collision. ktvu's channel 2 report erratum was in oakland with -- reporter tara moriarty is in oakland with pictures. >> reporter: good morning. we just got off the phone with the ac transit company and they said the bus driver took off. he fled the scene. i guess he changed his mind and a few minutes later, decided to return to speak with authorities. we're here where an investigation is underway. the crash happened last night around 9:20 on the corn r of 86th and international boulevard -- corner of 86th and international boulevard. the driver said the driver of the suv ran a stop sign and smacked in the middle of the ac transit bus. the frightening part is the mother. you can see where the glass is busted. she was knocked off her feet. she did suffer injuries, although we're told minor.

she was taken to the hospital. firefighters say that other bus passengers were injured but did not have to be transported and police did question the driver at the scene. we're trying to get ahold of police to let us know where they stand in the investigation. the alameda county sheriff's department as well as the bus low pressure are -- as well as the bus company are vealing the incident. -- are investigating the incident. allie rasmus is live outside one local campus that may possibly be closed. allie? >> reporter: well, the school here behind us is lakeview elementary off grand avenue near 5 -- 580. the average classroom there's one teacher for every few students and that's a good

ratio. there are five schools the oakland school district is thinking of closing along with lakeview, they are also talking about shutting down -- >> reporter: altogether, there are more than 900 students that attend those schools. the school district says closing these schools could save them more than $2 million and that the oakland student population has declined. oakland has about 101 schools for every -- excuse me, 101 schools for a total of 38,000 students. town's board meeting is at 6 -- tonight's board meeting is at 6:00 at the lakeview school. they are not expected to make a final decision about closing these schools until later this month. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. the berkeley college republicans are going ahead with a controversial bake sale. the sale starts in a few hours at 10:00 this morning on

sprowell plaza. originally, they wanted the goods to be baked on the buyer's sex and minorities would pay less than whites. however, we're told the goods will not be sold at different prices. and it appears the government has avoided shutting down, but it was not due to some bipartisan compromise. last night the senate passed a spending measure that the house will likely pass when it returns from recess next week. it droops a provision for $1 billion worth of disaster aid that caused disagreement among the parties about where that money would come from. this was made possible after federal emergency officials announced they have enough money to make it through friday, which is the last day of the budget year. earlier, fema had said it needed an extra infusion of cash just to make it through the end of the week. 7:04.

facebook getting into politics now. it filed paperwork to launch a political action committee. coming up for you at 7:15, we'll take you live to our washington, d.c. bureau. we're gonna find out more about why facebook is looking to make more friends in washington. >> not a bad thing to make friends in washington. >> yes. let's check in with sal who is watching things, including a fire. >> that's right. the fire is out. the county department there, on the scene of this strip mall fire. it went to three alarms. it's on el camino real near the lawrence expressway. there's a fire truck blocking one of the lanes there. it's not causing a huge traffic jam. it looks like two lanes of the el camino are shut down. if it stays that way for much longer, we'll have a little bit of a traffic jam. right now, so far, not too bad. let's take a look at the commute at the toll plaza.

that's really filled in. it's backed up for at least a 20-minute delay. in the south bay, northbound 17 looks good but there is a crash, southbound 17 at 85. also we have a look at the peninsula, 101 and 280 looking pretty good with slowing on 92 near 280. across the bay, we already have slow and go and stop-and-go traffic between hayward, union city and fremont. not too bad. it will probably get worse, unfortunately. and antioch, stop and go. pittsburg, stop and go. big point looks okay. let's go to steve. okay. cover your eyes. here we go. sunshine. sunshine. it will be all right. no fog. we can't find any fog. that's a good sign for the coast as temperatures warm up. a little bit of a north wind. it will kick into high gear and then i think level off as we head into wednesday. enjoy the sunshine. it looks like the changes take us into the weekend and next week. the city will warm up as well.

if you live there, work there, 56, 70. we'll go for a high of 78. that's along the embarcadero, third and king, financial district, maybe a little cooler as you head to the marina district. 49 napa. 59 mountain view. so a 10-degree difference. a little cool morning. hardly any breeze. there's a little bit of a north wind. some of the higher elevations up around 2,500, 3,000 feet. already 12 degrees warmer than yesterday. that's a sure sign we'll warm up, that and the fact there's no fog. high pressure will give us warm weather. a lot going on over the pacific, nothing over us, except for high pressure building in. there's nothing off the sonoma/marin coast. sunny, breezy, higher elevations, north bay. 70s, 80s and 90s.

we'll see 8 sonoma vo -- 88 sonoma. concord, walnut creek, danville, pleasanton, livermore and then 70s to near 80 berkeley, alameda, oakland. 86 san jose. los gatos 87. santa cruz at 80. we'll go 80s -- mid-80s, menlo park, atherton, belmont,woodside, mountain view. south san francisco and even on the coast we'll have some sunshine and warmer weather. so that kicks in for everybody wednesday and thursday. with your weekend always in view, increasing clouds, cloudy with some light rain possible on sunday. >> all right. thank you. 7:08. well, san francisco public schools will be among the first in america with new national math standards. "the chronicle" reports the district volunteered to test this out. the goal is to get more students interested in math by

using real-world situations. the new standards are expected to be rolled out nationwide over the next couple years. police at a college in stockton are -- are searching for two people who breck -- who broke into and stole from the library. police say they stole an apple laptop and several ipods. >> it seemed kind of bold but it seemed kind of stew -- stupid. >> police ask if you snow something to come forward with information. they are also asking members of the community to keep an eye out for anyone trying to sell those items. >> 7:09. san francisco taxpayers could be stuck picking up some of the tab for the 2013 america's cup. right now, organizers still need to raise $10 million by

the end of the year. they will also need to raise an additional 20 million over the next two years to help covered cost of the race. if the money cannot be raised through donations or advertising, the city will turn to taxpayers. beau's dreamliner is getting ready to make its maiden flight to japan. here is a live -- boeing's dreamliner is getting ready to make its maiden flight to japan. here is a live pictures. this is the first 787 dreamliner. the dreamliner is made with carbon fiber, a light weight plastic that improve the plane's fuel efficiency. the plane also boasts larger windows. instead of having a little

screen. they also have bigger luggage storage bins and improved cabin pressure. shark warnings are posted along four central beaches. two sharks were spotted in pise mow. just yesterday saw a shark -- pismo. just yesterday, a shark was spotted. and those warnings will stay up for at least five days. >> be on the lookout for those sharks. >> yes. what iraq is bying for $3 billion and why there may be a change in our military withdrawal plan from that country. and a presidential plane scare here in the bay area. the threat that forced the secret service to scramble the air force jet. hundreds are hurt in a subway crash. we just got video from the accident scene. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show.

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good morning. a lot of sunshine today. temperatures rebounding today. >> thank you, steve. 7:14. in our election 2012 coverage, president obama continues his west coast tour today. he's actually moved inland now to denver after a star-studded fund-raiser in hollywood. the president walked onto the stage last night at the house of blues. guests included eva longoria, danny devito and jackblack. mr. obama will return to the white house today, following his denver event. a local pilot is in trouble for flying too close to the president's plane. air force one deported moffett

field around 12:30 yesterday afternoon. a short time later, over santa cruz, a vintage plane violated the no-fly zone around air force one. an f-15 fighter jet circled the preen as a precaution. we don't know the identity of the pilot but the aircraft is -- aircraft is locally registered. 7:15. well, president obama's possible republican rival is getting ready to come here to the bay area. rick perry will visit the jordan vineyard and winery in sonoma county next tuesday for a fund-raiser. the ceo, john jordan, is hosting the event. guests will pay between $500 and $2500. next tuesday's visit comes weeks after perry stopped in san jose during a west coast

campaign swing. facebook is taking its 800 million users into politics. alley sop burns is live with -- alison burns is live with why facebook is looking for friends in washington. >> reporter: dave, facebook wants a bigger say in who serves here at the united states capitol building, at the white house and in political offices across the country. so it's forming a political action committee. now, just yesterday, facebook hosted a town hall meeting for congressional republicans about technology and jobs. now the company is going to use its new pack to start doling money out to candidates in the upcoming elections. facebook has been ramping up its presence here in dc to influence legislative decisions on issues like patents, internet safety and market monopoly. the facebook pack will give our employees a way to support our candidates who share our goals of promoting the value of

innovation. employees of google contributed more than 570,000 to its pack for the 2012 election cycle. microsoft employees contributed $722,000. the political money tracking site open secrets.org says the google pack contributed more money to democratic candidates. the microsoft pack contributed more money to republican candidates. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> interesting. all right. thank you, allison. 7:17. iraq will buy 18 u.s. fighter jets in a $3 billion deal. the agreement comes as baghdad is considering asking u.s. troops to stay in iraq beyond the december 31st withdrawal deadline. a u.s. army official says american forces or contractors could train iraqi pilots on the f-16 jet. the jets are not expected to arrive in the country until

2013. the push for palestinian stayedhood -- statehood is moving forward at the united nations. on friday, mahmoud ahmadinejad snitted the official paperwork for full membership into the united nations. the u.n. security council met jade to discuss the matter and agreed to meet tomorrow morning. it's all largely symbolic. 216 people were just hurt in 0 subway accident in kline na. one subway -- china. sun subway slammed right into another. china has slowed down rail construction since 40 people were killed in the high-speed crash two montes ago. in shanghai, the rail network has expanded seven-fold in eight years. san francisco police looking for three men and two

women who robbed and kidnapped anotherwomen. this happened saturday night in the ing gelside district. police say the group of five punched the woman and shoved her into her car and then they stole her wallet, cell phone and cash before finally releasing her on russian avenue. three men are described as being in their 30s. the two women are psyched as being between -- described as being between 25 and 30 years old. if you have any information, contact police. the rock n' roll hall of fame will soon have some more members. ♪ i love rock n' roll ♪ so put another dime in the jukebox, baby ♪ ♪ >> this is one of the bands announced. we'll find out who gets in.

welcome back. just this morning, the rockin' roll hall of fame announced the nominees for the class of 2012. they include -- joan jett and the blackhearts. gunsin' roses, the cure and heart. some of the previous nominees up for induction include, the beastie boys, the red hot chili peppers and donna summer. to qualify, they must have received their single or album 25 years ago. 500 critics, musicians and industry professionals will now cast their ballot and the inductees will be announced in late november. opening statements are due to begin today in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. there's dr. conrad murray. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of michael jackson. coming up for you at 7:36.

we'll take you live to los angeles. we'll get much more on the trial and who is expected to take the witness stand today. 7:23. playing golf could soon be limited at sharp park in pacifica to protect endang -- endangered species. draining ponds for the california red leggedded from -- red-anythinged frog laying o- - red-legged frog is prohibited. let's check in with sal. >> right now we're seeing it up for you. we want to show you that traffic is going to be slow in marin county. there is word of a crash. southbound 101 at the freitas parkway involving several

vehicles. i'm looking here. it was in the lanes. you can see traffic is busy coming down from novato to fray tis parkway -- to fray tis parkway -- freitis parkway. traffic is moving alonged a you are driving to pinole and richmond. no major problems on 680. this morning's commute is slow on northbound 280, very slow getting up to highway 17. 85 is also slow this morning. 7:24. let's go to steve. sunny and warmer across the board. it's the fog that's the main culprit for the coast. but that's not the case.

i can only find calm conditions in the city. just a quiet warmer. looks good for tomorrow. sunny and warm as well. but change is brewing. they are brewing for the weekend. kind of like your coffee there, brewing. next tuesday is looking very well. 40s, 50s, temperatures start to rebound here pretty fast. there is a little hint of a north wind. higher elevations. so far not at the surface but we're good to go for sunshine today. sun and breezy later on. it will be warmer after a little chill to the morning air. highs today, 70s, a 80s. some of the higher elevations are running 12 degrees warmer than they were 24 hours ago. 70s, 80s. i'm not really sold

on the rain on sunday but monday and tuesday is looking wet. >> okay. a disturbing case of animal abuse and it involves a suspected drunk woman and a duck. i am a face unclogger.

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7:29. san mateo police say they had no choice but to open fire on two dogs after they threatened a small child. ktvu's kraig debro is live at lori meadows park with details on what happened and reaction from neighbors. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the sun is starting to come up here. as the sun starts to come up, you get more and more people at this park. it's remarkably a large number of people here at the park this morning. i spoke to a woman. she said she came right after all of this happened. see that structure to the right? she said this shooting happened, the shootings happened beyond the structure on the grass. police shot two dogs but one of the biggest surprises for one person is, he says is knowing the dogs that were shot. >> very nice, very nice dogs. >> reporter: mark burston says

he knows the dogs that police shot. they were both boxers. up until yesterday, neither dog proved to be a problem. both dogs were threatening people at the park. police say they first tried to taser the dogs but they were forced to shoot two dogs. >> i think it's shocking. being a park there will be incidents here, kids playing and dogs. but i have never heard of anything like this. >> reporter: taking a live look, you can see people with their dogs. you can tell just by looking at that, there is a bit of a community here. everybody is talking about this. neither of the dogs that were involved in what happened yesterday were on a leash at the time. there is a sign posted here, calling forual dogs, take a quick look at it. all dogs must be on a leash.

ssmc, that's a municipal code. we have to find out where the dogs' owners lives. one woman we talked said she believes she knows the dogs. other people say these dogs are nice and she lets her dogs play with these dogs and everyone is trying to find out what happened yesterday. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. well, it may possibly be a case of animal abuse. authorities in santa cruz are investigating and officers responded to reports of an intoxicated woman trying to strangle a duck with a leash on 41st avenue near puerto law drive. when officers arrived, they say the woman was throwing the duck around. they ended up arresting her for public intoxication. now, the ducks being examined but did not appear to be injured. authorities in mendocino county say they are closing now on murder suspect aaron was bassler -- aaron bassler. this shows bassler holding a

high caliber assault rifle and breaking into a vacation dabben. law enforcement have placed 40 surveillance cameras around to helping -- to try to help catch this fugitive. authorities are investigating several cabin burglaries and break-ins where a shot gun and a rifle were stolen. bassler is accused of killing two people including fort bragg city councilman jerry melo last month. new details are emerging about a medical error that caused a patient's dog at alta bates. judith ming, 66, died on saturday. according to newspaper reports, a nutritional supplement that should have been put in her feeding tube was mistakenly given intravenously by a replacement nurse, who is from new orleans. she's among the 500 replacement nurses sutter health hired when

they went on strike last work. nurses were allowed to return this morning after a five-day lockout. it could be difficult to find a place to smoke in downtown concord. tonight, the city council is scheduled to vote on expanding concord's ban on smoking at a downtown park. if approved -- if approved, it could become illegal to smoke a certain amount of feet near the park. >> we cater to babies, children, families. nobody wants to bring their strollers through a cloud of smoke to have their portraits taken. >> the mayor says the plan was introduced after many complaints from downtown business owners. and teen spoking -- smoking is at an all-time low in

california. on friday, the department of health released their 2011 youth tobacco survey. it shows that teens were able to buy tobacco from retailers, 5.7% of the time. this is down from 7.7% last year. the health department credits a combination of enforcement, education and public opinion toward teen smoking. 7:34. a vigil will be held in oakland tonight for michelle le, the nursing student, who disappeared four months ago today. her body was not found until about two weeks ago in the niles canyon area of alameda county. a former friend of hers has been charged with her murder. tonight's vigil is at 6:00 at samuel merit university, where mush shell le was a nursing student. in just about an hour, opening statements begin in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. our reporter, bob decastro, is live in los angeles with more on the charges against conrad

murray and what's expected today. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah. we'll give you a live look and show you what's happening outside the criminal courthouse in downtown l.a. as you can see, a lot of members of the media have gathered here. the judge running a very tight ship, so we expect this to happen on time. we're told some 80 media outlets around the globe have come here to cover the trial of dr. conrad murray. also, as you might expect, michael jackson fans are here. they are holding signs saying "justice for michael." there are also people here in support of dr. conrad murray as well. we expect members of the jackson family will be here. some of them could be testifying during this trial. there's questions whether or not the children will be testifying during this trial. we're hearing at last word, they will not be testifying. and, of course, the attorneys will be here as well.

a lot of folks waiting for the jackson family to arrive. in the past we've seen all of the jackson 5 here, janet jackson and the parents here, to show their support for the prosecution. they obviously would like to see in their eyes justice for michael jackson. the prosecution, of course, seeing that conrad murray -- saying dr. kwon rad murray administered the propofol incorrectly and the defense will likely say michael jackson administered the propofol himself and that's what led to his death. dr. murray faces four years in prison. back to you. >> all right. bob decastro, live in los angeles, thank you. the vice mayor of sausalito facing possible assault charges. this comes after an incident at a september 13th city council meeting. now, coming up for you at 7:45, pam cook will have a lot more

about the woman pressing charges and what she claims happened. we want to check in again with sal. here we are looking at some of these pictures that are not gonna paint a pretty picture of the tuesday morning commute. tuesday, one of the busiest days of the week when it comes to driving anywhere. we have a 25-minute delay here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it doesn't appear to be going anywhere either. just checking to make sure there are no new crashes reported on that bridge. right now, i don't see anything. but we do see slow traffic for sure. this morning's commute is going to be slow in antioch and pittsburg. southbound 101 we had a crash at freitas parkway. roland boulevard, all the way down to terra linda, we have slow traffic. traffic is very slow from

pinole to richmond. 280 san jose, not to be left out, northbound 280 very slow coming around the corner there to highway 17. we're now getting word of caltrain delays. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. a lot of sunshine for us. although a lot of patchy fog has come back to the san mateo coast. more on that in a minute. if you haven't heard, it's typhoon and hurricane season and a whopper after typhoon hit the philippines. typhoon nast hit this morning. thousands evacuated, 12 fatalities so far. manila was south of the epicenter but it's taking a lot of rain. there's reports of flooding at the u.s. embassy and also the hospital there, reports of flooding. this is a powerful typhoon.

it moid along -- it moved along mainly in the northern part. this is causing a lot of heavy rain. manila sea walls have had a lot of waves. they average about 20 typhoons a year on average. this was one of the strongest to hit in a while. so typhoon nest. our forecast is very quiet, thankfully. but it could get interesting. again, patchy fog, right on the san mateo khost. there's not much there. you can always tweet me. he was fog free until about 20 minutes ago. there it was a little bit of patchy fog. tomorrow looks good, more of the same, changes happening for the weekend. cooler, clouds, it looks like some rain. i'm not really sold on the sunday rain yet. if anything, it would be light. next tuesday looks impressive. today what looks impressive is the sunshine and weather for almost everybody. 78 in the city. almost every location saying calm on the wind in the city.

49 napa but i expect them to warm up. yesterday, they were down to 45. we had some really cool readings. a lot of mid- to upper 50s are coming up. there's hardly any breeze. when sfo is calm, a few high clouds drifting by. it won't matter. it's a beautiful sunrise. only 6 at fairfield. but some of the higher elevations, i've noticed they've jumped 12 degrees. fog just seems to hang around the coast. chilly morning. temperatures starting off, 50, 60s, we'll end up with 90s.

>> then it gets warmer. i did go upper 60s for some om -- for some on the coast. we do have sunshine, warm weather on wednesday. here comes the fog, thursday/friday as well. and -- and with your weekend, maybe some light lane, tori, but more than likely next week. >> thank you, steve. 7:41. today structural engineers will rappel down the washington monument to expect cracks left after last month's earthquake. numerous cracks and ships were found inside the monument after a 5.8 struck the east coast on august 23rd. the maybement has been closed since -- the monument has been closed since that day.

is the 201 healthcare law legal -- is the 2010 healthcare law legal? as the giants wind down their season, the changes being considered for the ballpark.

stocks up sharply on hopes that european leaders are moving closer to a plan to

contain that region a-- region's debt crisis. merkel said her country would do whatever it could to help greece regain their confidence and gold, the biggest three-day drop since 1983. gold is up almost 4% at 1654 an ounce. the dow is up 236. nasdaq up 36. s&p is up 24. warren buffett is doing something he has never done as the leader of berkshire hathaway holdings. he's buying back shares but won't say exactly how many the company will -- how much the company will buy back. there was hints about this but no buy back has happened before now. one member is accusing another in sausalito, of an

assault. >> if you are a parent you probably know that familiar cry from the back seat. she's touching me! this time, that exchange happened in a sausalito city council meeting. >> for us to attract -- >> don't touch me, for god's sake. >> don't touch me. >> don't hit me. >> sausalito council woman ford has filed assault charges against kelly. mike kelly, it's reported, slacked -- slapped carolyn ford's hand. she said it happened when she couldn't hear someone, she hood up her hand and said shhh. kelly said he responded with shhh, don't hit me. and then this follows a pattern abuse. police say it's up the sausalito district attorney's office whether or not to file charges. ford also says in a written statement that she's suffered

constant heckling and belittling from fellow council members. so far, we don't have any comment from any other counsel memorials on the issue but the marin "independent journal" reports that sausalito council meetings have become con ten smiths with council members snapping at each other. back to you. >> thank you. the new healthcare law seems heeded to the it's supreme court. the obama administration will likely ask this to be roomed. the we digs -- the decision will come down in the middle of next year's race. the vote was 2-1 that congress overstepped its authority in passing this act which requires nearly every american to obtain health insurance. california schools could possibly lose some funding because of the new whooping cough rules for students. the new state law requires all

students grades 7 through 12 have to get vaccinated from whoop of cough -- whooping cough. state health officials are telling "the sacramento bee" they are still figuring out how to handle these situations. i. the giants' season is coming to a close. although the defending world champions did not make the playoffs. there's still plenty to cheer about. >> go, giants! >> go, giants! >> that's right, buddy. [ laughter ] >> the giants set a record for the single highest attendance with more than 3.3 million fans. fans and players are disappointed in the way this

season turned out on field but they are already looking ahead to 2012. >> can't win it every year. we have next year to look forward to. >> there's always next year. i will never stop watching. >> the giants started their final series of the season with a 3-1 victory over the colorado rockeries. the two teams play against tonight -- play again tonight and en-- and end the season with a day tame game tomorrow. 7:49. well, something it when to light up the skies. it's a natural phenomenon. where you have to go to get the

best view. plus -- new details about a fatal fire in oakland and one victim's past.

some lucky skywalkers will get a stunning light show sever the next few days. a huge weekend explosion in space blasted particles from the sun down here to earth. scientists say those particles will likely trigger a spectacular northern light show later this week. people living in europe and asia are likely to get the best view, but it's possible some people here on the west coast will also get a glimpse. a first-of-its-kind study on global air pollution shows that cities in iran, india, pakistan, and mongolia ranked the worse. according to the world health organization, the southwest iranian city of avaz has the highest level of airborne particles. cities in canada and the united

states were the least populated due to lower population density, better climates and stricter air pollution rules. 7:53. well, contra costa county firefighters had an unusual challenge when they had to put out a fire on a moving train. now, a train car filled with wood chips caught fire yesterday. fire crews had torque would the -- with the train's engineers so they could get the train to a place where they could -- where they could actually fight the flames. once the train was stopped at howe and martinez, firefighters climbed on board and put out the flames. we now know a man found stabbed to death inside of a bushing home earlier this month was a paroled killer. tattoos helped identify him. he was paroled from prison last year after spending more than 29 years in prison for second- degree murder. renee washington was also found

stabbed to death in that burns house. police are treating both gets -- both deaths as homicides. some san francisco supervisors will announce new legislation today that could cut down on costly disability access lawsuits for small businesses. at issue are claims that mirrors are too high in the bathroom or aisles are too narrow in stores. some businesses have shut down instead of coughing up the amount to settle the claim. let's check in with sal. can you push things along in san jose, sal? >> well, you know, it is pretty slow there, dave and tori. i want to show you that 280 northbound is very slow. it's not -- you know, sometimes you look at a traffic jam and you see it's not moving. now, this is moving, albeit slowly. by the way, we're looking at

the -- at the caltrain tracks. northbound train was cancelled in sunnyvale. the following train number 217 picked up 215's passengers, it's traveling as a local train making everyone involved late. northbound 880 traffic is going to be a little bit slow in some areas approaching hyde street. it's not really filled in. 580 around lakeshore is slow. this morning's commute on 80 westbound from pinole all the way down to richmond, you see some slow traffic there as you drive into this area. also, highway 4 slow in antioch and in bay point. there is a break in pittsburg. now, let's go to steve. thank you, sal. sunshine, a little bit of pog, only on the san mateo coast. that's all i could find. other than that, it will be subny. a few high clouds are drifting by. that's about it. we look forward for temperatures. 40, 50s will give way to a lot of 70s and 80s today.

49 napa, kind of hazy as well. there's not much of a breeze. a little bit of a north- northeast. some of the higher elevations, north and east bay but i can't find much at -- find much at the surface. this will an day where we warm up rapidly here. after that, i think we start to see some changes. today, a lot is out to the west. but not over us. sunny, mostly sunny. warmer after a little coolness to the hour. we should start to lose that now. 60s 70s and 80s. upper 80s to a -- to a few low 90s. temperatures should move up today and then tomorrow and then i think we level off. fog should be back on thursday. mostly cloudy with the fog on friday into saturday. much cooler and then with your weekend always in view. sunday looks cloudy, cooler, possibility of light rain. all right. thank you, steve. 7:56. a street battle is shifting into high gear in san francisco. it involves two different plans

for one valuable piece of land. glass shattered all over the street, nearly an entire city block. we'll show you a bus accident that happened here on this street. you will see it only on 2. a bake sale is about to get underway on the uc berkeley campus. how it sparked a big debate about diversity and political statements. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. only on 2, a bus crash injures a young woman. tara moriarty is live with more. tara, this could have been a loss worse, right? >> reporter: oh, definitely. you can see there's glass all over the city. it stretches nearly an entire city block between 85th and 86th avenue. you can see there's even part of a blinker left over from the accident. we spoke to an ac transit

official and he said that that vehicle hit a vehicle and broadsided the bus. it all started at 9:30. very tense moments when the driver slammed into the middle of the bus and ran off. the video shows where the glass is busted on the door. that's where the mother was standing just behind it. she was knocked off her feet. suffered some minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. she with -- she had her child in the stroller. the baby is fine. berkeley college republicans are going forward with a diversity bake sale despite anger from students and

even faculty. allie rasmus joins us live from the campus to explain why this is all meant to send a message about affirmative action. allie this. >> reporter: well, tori, this is all supposed to get started in two hours, 10:00 on. uc berkeley campus behind us. the uc berkeley campus is hosting today and what's gotten a lot of attention is the price list. let's show you a closeup look from the group's facebook page. the organization originally said they were gonna charge different people different prices depending upon their trace, gender or ethnicity. the group said they were doing this in affirmative action, the bill on the governor's desk. many thought that was offensive and inappropriate they said the bake sale will go ahead but the

group is not going to actually be able to charge people different prizes -- prices. we spoke to the university president about this issue. here's what she said. >> it's a conversation that -- it's been brought out, about mutual respect we have for each other. >> reporter: the bake sale is supposed to start at 10:00. least two other student groups have organized counterprotests and protests that will be held in front of the bake sale. the protests are supposed to happen, again, 10:00 this morning. live on the uc berkeley campus, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. all right. 8:02. well, tonight, oakland school board meets -- meets they will talk about closing schools. tony smith is recommending closing five schools next year. they include lakeview, lazier, marshall, maxwell park and santa fe elementary school. last night, lakeview's

principal met privately with the parents. parented are worried about overcrowding and after-school care. >> what kind of plan are we gonna have in place for these kids? if you are gonna have them in other schools, set up a before and after-school program. some of these schools don't have them. >> tonight's meeting is held at oakland high school. it begins at 5:00. it appears the u.s. government has avoided shutting down but it was -- but it was not due to some bipartisan compromise. this was made possible after federal emergency officials announced they have enough money to make it through friday. the last day of the budget year. now, earlier, fema had said it needed an extra infusion of

cash to make it through the end of the week. 8:03. facebook is getting into politics. it's filed paperwork to launch a political action committee. coming up at 8:15. we'll go live to our washington, d.c. bureau for more on why facebook is looking to make friends in washington. new this morning, there is a lan battle in san francisco. the city wants to convert a parking lot at 17th and fulsom streets into a park with a community guarden -- garden. local business owners tell "the chronicle" they don't want tolus the 220 parking spaces. the board of supervisors is scheduled to vote today about transferring off not. 8:04. let's see if sal's watching -- i know you are watching everything. everybody behaving -- behaving, sal? >> well, not really.

>> ut oh. >> we've had some delays, the big caltrain delay. 217 is now a local train. we've gotten a lot of angry tweets about that. we also got a tweet that there was an earthquake in windsor. we're clerking on it now. it seems to be a small one. the traffic here at the bay bridge toll plaza, it will be slow. tiffany peters, thank thank you for sending that tweet. we're looking at 237. that traffic is slow as you cross 880. let's if to steve. thank you, sal. a nice tweet. a couple them coming in.

angie, she said, steve, it's perfect here in concord. can you please say it's a beautiful morning? >> no, i can't do that. of course i can! happy to do it. also had one from peggy in la fayette. she took a picture. man, it's a pretty morning. there it is. the coast is not clear completely. sunny and warmer for almost everybody. tomorrow looks good. more of the same but changes for the weekend, clouds, cooler -- clouds, cooler rain and if our forecast models are the ect -- are correct, this time next week, i'll be talking about rain. today, though, we're talking about a lot of sunshine.

been a lot of fog. that's not the case today. 55 now in napa airport. they were down to 48. they are warming up. hayward, mountain view, low 60s. everyone is pretty close. when it's calm at fair feel and it's calm at sfo, that tells me it's gonna be warmer. no doubt about it. some of those higher elevations are much warmer. we are looking for upper 90s today. everything is pinting -- everything is pointing in the direction of warmer weather. the systems up in the gulf of mexico. sunny and warmer, mostly clear along the coast except that patch or two on the san mateo coast. let's think positive. it will be sunny and warmer. a little chill is giving way to warmer temperatures. low 90s.

>> 60s on the coast and then 70s, upper 70s, low 80s south san francisco towards millbrae and burlingame. >> thank you, steve. eight minutes -- eight minutes after 8:00. no one has actually seen a bear yet. but the marin water district says it's getting reports of signs of one on mount tamalpais. several hikers and cyclists say they saw bear droppings. the most recent was discovered last month and the last

confirmed sighting of a bear on mount tam was eight years ago. new this morning, boeing's long awaited jet -- is on its way to jamb you have to sigh this video. it shows the 787 dreamliner taking off from evet washington. it's pretty. it's on its way to tokyo. today's flight comes after boeing delivered the dreamliner to the airline. it's made out of carbon fiber. it's a light weight plastic. it improves fuel efficiency by 20%. people who plan to travel this holiday season may into the get hit with peak travel fees. at least we hope. most of the major airlines say they will impose a holiday surcharge on just six days during november, december and

early january. the family of bryan so is falling this a magical time in his recovery effort. the family website says the injured giants' fan is now saying hi and bye to people who visit him. he's recognizing faces and remembering names. this week stow left his hotel room for the first time in six months. his fame says he was brought out of a -- out to a secluded patio area where he soaked up the stun -- the sun. stow described the experience as magical -- magical. >> doctors are encouraged by stow's recent progress. even soy they say he has a long road to recovery and this all started on the first day of the season when the giants were

playing the dodgers. tomorrow is the last day of their regular season. it's really taken a long time for his progress. >> we wish him yell. still ahead -- an actress said she was kicked off of a flight and she says the airline's official reason -- airline's official reason just won't fly. whoa!! the really big chicken sandwich combo is back! and it's as big as ever. i'm gonna jump it! you can't jump that! it's two chicken patties, topped with bacon, and melting cheese plus seasoned curly fries and a drink for only $3.99! what do you know? your only a baby! vrrrrooooom! i'm t-rex and i came out of extinction cuz i heard the combo was back! and that got a million hits? yep. why do we even make commercials anymore? 'cause you like to be in them. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado.

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good me coast. not much wind at all. so temperatures, 80s. 70s towards the coast. facebook is forming a political action committee and trying to make more friends in congress. allison bushes is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with why the social networking site says it's jumping into politics. allison? >> reporter: well, that's right, tori. facebook certainly has a lot at stake with the decisions being made in congress relating to internet privacy, patents, market monopoly issues. so it's forming this political action committee to have more of a say. the company says it will use its new pack to give money to candidates in the upcoming elections. facebook has been ramping up the presence in d.c. and has spent more money than ever in lobbying this summer. i just talked with someone from

opensecrets.org who says it's hard to say whether this will help democrats or republicans. >> the technology industry has donated money. in 2010, they donated more than they ever had before, donating about $5.8 million and that went to both democrats and republican. >> reporter: now, facebook has not revealed what candidates it will be supporting. president obama continues his west coast campaign swing today. he will be in denver after a star-fudded fund-raiser in hollywood. last night -- there's the president -- walking on the stage of the house of blues.

now president obama urged the crowd not to get tired and instead generate new energy for the 2012 campaign. the president returns to the house white house today after that event in denver. over santa cruz, a vintage plane violated not-fly zone around air force one. fighter jets circled that plane, just as a precaution. we don't know the name of the pilot but the plane is locally registered. the faa can suspend the license of -- license of those who fly into no-fly zones. "the l.a. times" is reporting that larry summers and treasury secretary timothy geithner r warned the

white house about -- geithner warned the white house about potential trouble in 2009. 8:1. tomorrow a judge will decide whether to extend mental health treatment for tucson sheeting suspect jared loughner. loughner, who is being held at a missouri prison, has been deemed unfit to serve trial. prosecutors are -- prosecutors are hoping he will be able to regain economy tency so he can assist in his own defense. new video of an interrogation shows joe ren van der sloot confessing that he killed a pew usualian woman.

peruvian woman. he said he did kill her on the tape. van der sloot is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway but has never been charged for that time. police say a man was riding on a trolley yesterday and stabbed one -- stabbed someone. they say after the stabbing, the man took off. a few hours laws -- a few hours later, police found and arrested the suspect. the man is recovering from his injuries. 8:18. los angeles county sheriff lee baca meets tomorrow with the u.s. attorneys after

allegations of inmate beating. the solano county sheriff is investigating the death of an inmate yesterday afternoon. they say 51-year-old dennis brusker told staffers around noon he was having an anxiety attack. about an hour later, he went into medical distress and was pronounced dead at the hospital. the youngs wife of mexico's most-wanted drug lord gave birth to tins -- twins. earlier this month, emma, the wife of joaquin guzman, crossed the bodder into los angeles to deliver the babies. guzman is the head of the drug

cartel and that gang controls the majority of the cocaine and marijuana trafficking into the u.s. guzman has a $5 million bounty on his head. he's known as mun of the most powerful crime people in the world. a lesbian actress said she was kicked off a southwest airlines flight for kissing her girlfriend. she says a flight attendant told a couple other passengers had complained. she said she were accused of excessive afixtion. -- affection. 8:20. it may be taking less time, believe it or not for brier riders to get to work. but that may not be good for people.

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arrived also. it looks like a lot of photographers there. obviously this trial is getting international attention. we are following this and we will be having a live report coming up very shortly. it is 8:24. a small dog caused a big traffic problem on a freeway in portland, oregon. traffic came to a halt yesterday afternoon after mango. drivers tried to catch her. she took off. 8:24. some good news and bad news about bay area traffic. now, we don't have the worst traffic jams in the country but that could be a sign the local economy is still not in good shape. a report says the san

francisco/oakland area was the seventh most congested in the neighborhood. let's check in with sal. >> we had a crash, southbound 101 in san rafael. you could kind of see it on the shoulder. a couple of cars. everywhere is slow. 85 is slow. 280 is slow. look at 101 from blossom hill

all the way up into the santa clara traffic. eastbound san mateo bridge, there was a crash. watch for slow traffic eastbound getting out the san mateo bridge. westbound also a little bit slow there and 680 is a huge mess from about 242 all wait down to danville. you are gonna be in stop-and-go traffic and bay point also slow. >> thank you. we had mostly clear skies. just a little bit of high clouds up there. i can still find a patch or two of fog on the san mateo coast. we're mainly sunny side up and starts to warm up. temperatures in the 50s or low 60s. no wind. some of the higher elevations are really warm ping up -- warming up fast. systems continue to drive to the north. my advice is if you like sunshine and warm weather enjoy it. tomorrow, maybe tours, it looks

like big changes. >> mount diablo is reporting a north-northeast wind. low 9 -- low 90s. many locations warmed up to about 10 degrees. it looks good from alameda. a little tricky object san mateo coast. we'll still -- on the san mateo khost -- warm again -- on the san mateo coast. warm again. with your weekend in view, we will increase the clouds, cool it down, it looks like clouding up on sunday.

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welcome back. a small earthquake shook part of sonoma county this morning. it was a magnitude 2.6 quake. it hit just about 30 minutes ago at 7:56 a.m. now, the u.s. geological survey says the quake was centerrerred three miles north of windsor.

it was about 2.7 miles deep. as of right now, there's no word of any damage. in overnight news for you, there was a three-alarm fire at a santa clara strip mall. now, the mall is located at el camino real and pomeroy. the fire started about 4:00 this morning. now, ktvu newschopper2 took pictures for you flying over the scene. firefighters say the flames came through the roof to a business having renovations right now. luckily, nobody was hurt. but neighboring businesses, they were also damaged by the flames. it took firefighters about a half-hour to put out the fire. kraig debro is live at the park where dogs were shot and people are getting pretty emotional about all of this. >> reporter: good morning. we've spoken to a number of people who say they know the

dogs, they say the dogs are very nice dogs. nobody seems to know what happened. we did speak to the owners of the dogs that were shot yesterday. the owner says their pet escaped their backyard through the open fence. >> we loved our dogs very much. their names were bella and jord be. jord-- jordan. they were great boxers. they wouldn't hurt anyone. >> they were beautiful dogs. >> reporter: the dogs immediately went to the park after escaping the backyard. the park is just a few yards from their home. probably less than 50. the family says the dogs loved to play here. yesterday afternoon several people at the park called 911. they were complaining about the dogs. police say one was attacking a smaller dog, another threatening a child. the woman who showed up after the dogs were shot said there was plenty of fear.

>> they had the kids cleared over here. >> so they basically, had a group of kids -- >> crying, yeah, upset, scared, because the dogs had showed their teeth and come after them. >> now, police say they had no choice but to shoot the dogs. when the animal control officers got here, they had to track down the second shot dog and they soon captured that dog. the family says the dog was euthanized later. we called police to try to get some detail. did not hear back from them by news time. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 8:33. construction on san francisco's central subway system continues but it's becoming a political football in the race for the city's top job. at least eight candidates

support the 1.6 billion project. that includes the incumbent mayor ed lee but city attorney dennis herrera recently promised to cancel the project if elected. and now another candidate says he's found possible mismanagement and fraud by agencies involved. >> it was revealed that ccdc received fees of $750 per hour simply to attend a meeting. $25,000 to hold a community meeting -- >> all of the agencies deny any wrongdoing. let's go to sal. big problems in contra costa county. what's going on? >> we have slow traffic on 680, on highway 4, on highway 24. let's go and talk about some things here. highway 4 has improved in antioch but very slow in bay

point. most of the traffic is here in concord and walnut creek. i want to move the maps over here. there is a crash west 80 at highway 4. also we got a tweet from william tweety from vallejo fire, west 80 at magazine street, a motorcycle crash and the emergency responders have arrived on the scene. so watch for slow traffic in vallejo and also on the east shore freeway. we also have traffic in hayward. most of that is well under the speed limit there. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. 25-minute wait getting into san francisco. so kind of a big one of the and then san jose and the south bay. it's not doing well here as you can see for yourself coming out of downtown san jose. if you look at the bright side, people are going somewhere and i think they are going to work or school. let's go to steve. >> i do know william tweety. he sent me a tweet from vale

saying it's 60 des, calm, that's the case with a lot of people. anna up in sebastopol, a pretty morning. tomorrow looks good, more of the same. it will be sunny and warmer today and tomorrow and then we have some changes coming down the old weather pipeline. clouds, cooler. >> itit looks like flirting with rain. next tuesday, a week from today, looking very bullish for rain. 50s to 60s. temperatures did bottom out. speaking of calm, there it is. santa rosa, vacaville, sfo, only a little southeast there at san jose. but it's mostly hazy, clear, a few high clouds. a patch or two of some fog.

high pressure in for a day or two. well, at least two, maybe two and a half. it will be mostly clear on the coast. mostly clear. sunny, breezy. some of the higher elevations. i don't think so much at the surface but you get up to the north and east bay hills. you can get up from 1500 to 2,000 feet. >> warm weather across the board. take us into wednesday. increase the fog, here come the clouds on saturday and then we

cloud it up on sunday. i went ahead of myself. a cloud-and-rain forecast doesn't show anything now but maybe in a week's time it will. dave and tori? >> thank you, steve. 8:38. san francisco public schools will be among the first in the country to adopt new national math standards. "the chronicle" reports the districts volunteered to test the new standards. they aim to get students more interested in math to use real life situations. the new standards are expected to be rommed out across the country over the next few years. police at a college in stockton are searching for two people who robbed a campus bookstore. surveillance video caught them breaking in to the delta college bookstore. one used a hammer to smash the door and a minute before any ran inside, they ran out. police say they took an apple laptop and several ipods. >> it seemed kind of bold but it seemed kind of stupid. >> i think it's cruel how

somebody could do that to students. >> police are asking students to come forward with information. they are also asking members to look for any one trying to sell the goods. san francisco taxpayers you may get stuck trying to -- get stuck with paying part of the bill for the america's cup. right now, organizers are still trying to raise $10 million by the end of the year this year. on -- on top of that, they need to raise an extra $10 million for caught -- $2 million for yacht racing donations. the president of the bay area's newest pro sports team will meet the media this afternoon. the san francisco bills -- bulls will play double a hockey at the cal palace starting next year. they will be in the pacific position and face off regularly against teams from stockton, las vegas and bakersfield. season tickets will cost

between $600 and $1700. they go on sale next monday. the golden state warriors will introduce their new president and chief operating officer today. this is rick weltz. he will oversee business operations for the team. earlier, weltz became the first in sports. now, at the time he was president of the phoenix suns. he later resigned from the suns and relocated to northern california to be with his partner. twenty minutes before 9:00. approved city council meetings are not always -- >> for god's sake. >> don't hit me. >> don't touch me. >> slap-happy incident captured on videotape. [ cow mooing ]

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jackson case. sandra, our reporter is live outside the courthouse with deday. >> reporter: good morning. opening statements are set to get underway here in los angeles, very shortly afters mu shen under. dr. conrad murray did arrive to this courthouse as well as members of the jack soon family, all gearing up for day one of the trial. michael jackson's personal physician, the day he died, two years ago, now he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges. he's also according to the prosecution supposed to be actually facing charges that he administered the lethal dose of propofol and that is a very powerful sedative that's administered usually in a hospital setting. and in this case, he was giving it to jack soon to treat him for insomnia. now, the defense will argue that dr. murray did not inject him with lethal amounts of that

medication. the jury of 12 people, seven men, five women, will be hearing the case, deciding dr. murray's fate and, of course, this is day one of the trial of dr. conrad murray. >> a story we'll be following. thank you, sandra. 8:45. taking a look at stocks right now, the bill board showing us a big jump. stocks are soaring on a wave of hope that eurozone officials are looking to add measures to cut greece's debt and shore up the region's bank. gold is rebounding. right now, the dow is up 250, at 11,293. nasdaq is up 52.

s&p is up 24. and new this morning, apple is making it official the coop per tee knee company released this invitation today announcing a special event this event will occur in cupertino. in is all the first major event for the individual taking over for steve jobs. apple's stock is up almost 1%en the -- on the news. 8:46. let's brick you up to date on -- bring you up to date on tom of the top stories. nurses are allow -- some of the top stories. nurses are allowed to go back to alta bates.

during the lockout, the hospital says a replacement nurse made a medical mistake that caused a cancer patient's death. a mother is recovering from a bus crash that happened in oakland. the mother and her baby were two of the passengers on board this ac transit bus. our reporter tara moriarty has a lot more and also some pictures you will only see on channel 2. >> reporter: you can see pieces of the car here. there's part of a blinker and other debris. we're told that the suv actually ran a stop sign and then broadsided a bus. the crash unfolded just before 9:30 last night. some very frightening moments for passengers on board when the driver slammed right in the middle of the bus and ran off. video shows where the glass is busted on the door and that's where the mother was standing.

she was knocked off her feet suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. she had her child in a stroller. that baby is fine. leer told that the carriage cover is what protected it from flying grass. the diver of the -- the driver of the suv had a change of heart and did return to talk to authorities. the sheriff's office is investigating. ac transit is also conducting an internal investigation. live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. a sausalito city council woman has filed assault charges against a former councilmember. as pam cook reports from the newsroom, she was apparently reluctant to go public about this incident -- this incident. >> that's right the she says this is embarrassing for the city of sausalito. it's heat and was caught on -- it's heated and it was caught on video. well, that's -- in the picture

there is sausalito -- >> we're -- >> and that's vice mayor mike kelly. they are apparently shhhing each other. ford has filed assault charges against mike kemly. ford said she couldn't hear what somebody was something and put up her hand to let them know that and be kelly said don't touch me. police say -- police say it's up to the district attorney's office whether or not to file charges. so far we don't have any comment from any of the counsel members on the issue. but the -- council members on

the issue. it is 8:49. people charged with a nonviolent crime in one alabama town now have the option to pray their crime away starting this week. "operation restore our community" gives people found guilty of merchandise the choice of jail or jesus. the program is being launched in southern alabama. the city's police chief says this will help save the city money and direct people down the right path. >> we believe it is legal. we believe it's a great program. we're gonna stick with this and move forward with it. >> instead of jail time, convicted criminals have a chance to aten church once a week for a year. they will also have to check in with pastors and the police department once a week. a settlement has been

leeched in charlie sheen's lawsuit against his bosses. he filed the lawsuit against warner brothers and the executive producer of the show. tmz reports that sheen will get $25 million from the lawsuit and over the next seven to ten years, he will get $100 billion in sunday dation profits from the show. -- in syndication profits from the show. a hollywood star played a part in getting the two hikers released from iran. josh fattal and shane bauer came back on sunday but now they are thanking sean penn for their freem. sean penn went to venezuela to persuade hugo chavez, who is an ally of his, to defend the two. the government of oman paid the $1 million bill. the taliban announced they are not connected to pakistan. any issued the statement saying they have no basis there but

the u.s. has maintained the taliban operates several safe havens. now, analysts say that announcement today tries to help the pakistani government which is getting a lot of pressure from the u.s. to take action against insurgents. also nate toe is morning said that 200,000 libyan civilians are still living in fear. the rebels are now a mile from the city's center. in order to end the conflict, they think they have to capture that city. eight minutes before 9:00. a disturbing site and sea. the important warning going out to california beachgoers. new information about a fatal police shooting that happened in oakland. ♪

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more details are emerging about the man shot and killed by oakland police sunday morning. the man lived in union city and was a passenger in a car that was pulled oirin a -- over in a traffic stop. police say he tried run away but dropped a bag of heroin. the suspect's name will not be

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oakland meets tonight to -- "haunted" oakland meets tonight to discuss the closures -- possible closures. we spoke to a former student just moments ago. >> we're all afraid that we're all gonna be pushed and forced and relegated to schools that are in crime-infested neighborhoods. >> tonight's board meeting is at 6:00 at oakland high school on macarthur boulevard. 8:57. let's quickly go to sal. let's see what's happening there. we'll take a quick look at 101 in san francisco. some heavy traffic coming up to the 80 split. sunshine for almost everybody today. i say that because of the fog on the coast. hopefully that will disappear and it looks good for sunny -- it looks good for sunny weather. saturday turning cooler. >> looking for the -- >> sunday maybe rain. but i'm not told on that one.

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